responsible management of coastal environments one hundred forty countries wild wild participate robert beach in south africa is one of many that have blue flag accreditation and a group of local volunteers has set out to make sure that it stays that way. the beach clean which to me for that old. fall off the corner of a. four and a half out of five not bad. this two it's are asking beach goers around plain birthday to write how clean the beaches are. with quite a visit to survey which we do ask the visitors that on the beach it's got a like time date and location so it gives exactly the location where we get in and then we just have right from five from one to five what they think about the beach the visibility of signage the toilets. the two young unemployed women come from nearby black townships and a part of a group of nine volunteers who care for the beaches here a local n.g.o.s employs two hundred young people in three coastal provinces on behalf of the tourism blue flag project. to stewards get nine euros a day for their efforts that all of this towards is to ensure that the beach boys

a 12, maybe 14 foot shark just swimming along the beach under the pier for hours. robert handa continues our cover a coverage from pacifica. >> reporter: police did alert beach goers but it didn't cause any kind of a panic. the unexpected guest made it a day for human visitor. police say the shark which observers say they believe was great white, was first reported around 12:30 this afternoon and generated a mix of excitement and a little bit of fear. >> he was real close. he was right next and under the pier. it was kind of scary. i saw his jaws. >> reporter: some visitors pulled out their phone cameras and started images. >> i start holding it over the edge and he comes up the surface right under us. he's a huge scary looking thing. >> it was really large and you could hear the do, do. >> what were you thinking? >> cool. i'm in a nature show. >> looked like he was cruising. it was just cruising. it just came along and went under the pier. >> reporter: well, where to? who knows. police are asking visitors to be cautious and stay aware of their surroundings. we want to ma

robert handa, nbc bay area news. >> there's beach goer behind you enjoying the sunny temps. >>> warm temps have raised concerbodanger. a fire broke out this week. that was wednesday. alameda county says we're not currently under a red flag warning. there's still the potential for trouble though. >> the grasses are in a condition they would burn. we declare wild land season. that increases the number of apparatus of an incident. >> crews are carrying their wild land personal protective equipment now. they are beefing up the high dwrags syst -- hydration system in field. they've been taking a number of preventative steps including crews working on wildfire hazard. >>> let's give you a look at the bay from above. >> high pressure is just starting to build in right now. it's going to keep hot temperatures around for the next two days. the problem we're looking at is hotter temperatures which would lower the humidity. we're taking a look at the humidity for tomorrow. remember with humidity the closer the number gets to zero the drier the areas and the faster a fire could get sparked. lowe

can imagine robert kennedy walking and seeing that wreck as he was on this beach. county,out to baker , and this is an iconic photo of him on the runway with the mountains in the background and with his dog. there is a version of this picture that ted kennedy gave to me a month before he passed away. you can see here the snow-covered mountains in the background and walking down the nway, and one of those few moments of peace and reflection senator kennedy, when he gave me this picture, he wrote me a in july, onewas month before ted kennedy passed away. onsaid, i have alwaysfreckles y may 22, 1968. he said he has a copy of it hainin his office. and he knew a little bit from our conversations that bobby had been an inspiration to me, and he wrote, i know that bobby played an important role in shaping your views, i thought you would like to have a copy of the photograph for your senate office as well. i only wish i could give it to you in person. he wrote. photo proudly displayed on my senate office wall. of the verye special feelings that we have in vietnam ingwe had

during vacation in the early 1940s, robert relaxed with the family at their winter home in palm beach, florida. strolls here with sisters jean. and he entered harvard in 1943, but left shortly after to his the navy where on request he served aboard the newly commissioned destroyer named for his brother joe in action the year before. in 1946,arvard robert posed on the steps of the varsity club with three fellow members of the team.ll he played end that year and 1948, heduating in entered law school at the university of virginia. in 1950,age came in a ceremony at st. mary's roman catholic church in connecticut. mrs. robert f. kennedy. at right.nedy is robert received his law degree in 1951 and became known in the years immediately following. counsel for senator mccarthy's committee.ve they began raising a family years.his one of the most controversial episodes in kennedy's career, a subject often brought up by opponents over the years, was his service as assistant council to the mccarthy committee. this was 1953 when mccarthy after rocking the nation with charges of communism in high pl

during vacation from massachusetts milton academy in the early 1940's, robert relaxed with the family at their winter home in palm beach florida. he strolled here with sisters units and jean. he entered harvest in -- entered harvard but left to join the navy. his brother joe, killed in action the your before. 1946, robertrd in posed on the steps of the varsity club with three fellow members of the football team. he played and that year. in 1948, heting entered law school at the university of virginia. his marriage came in 1950 and a ceremony at st. mary's roman catholic church in greenwich, connecticut. mrs. robert f kennedy. eunice kennedy is at right. robert received his law degree in 1951 and became widely known in the years immediately following. first is a counsel for senator joseph mccarthy's subcommittee in the senate. later as chief counsel for the subcommittee. he and ethel began raising a family in those years. one of the most controversial episodes in his career, a subject often brought up by political opponents, was his service as assistant counsel to the mccarthy committee. 1953 when mccarthy, after rockin

during vacations in the early 1940's, robert relaxed with the family at their winter home in palm beach, florida. he is shown here with his sister eunice and jane. he entered harvard in 1943, but left to join the navy where he served aboard the newly forissioned destroyer named his brother joe killed in action the year before. back at harvard in 1946, robert posed on the steps of the varsity club with three fellow members of the football team. after graduating in 1948, he entered law school at the university of virginia. the at aage came in 19 ceremony -- his marriage came in 1950 at a ceremony. eunice kennedy was to marry sargent shriver is that the right. robert received his law degree in 1951 and became widely known in the years immediately following, first as a council member investigating subcommittee in the senate, and later, chief counsel for the subcommittee. he raised a family during the years -- during those years. one of the most controversial was his in his career service as assistant counsel to the mccarthy committee. ,his was 1953 when mccarthy after rocking the nation wit

robert frank flies to the beach as the second hour of "squawk box" begins right now. ♪ >>> live fromeating heart of business, this is "squawk box. >> good morning. welcome back to "squawk box. we're here at the nasdaq market site in times square brian sullivan has made his way from hq to times square. welcome to you >> thank you >> u.s. equity futures it's been a wild ride all week dow looks like it would open up on the morning about 97 points higher and the s&p 500 looking to open about eight points higher. helping drive the rally this morning, big gains in nike here's what happened beat estimates on both the top and bottom lines also reported, the first north american sales increase in a year then the federal reserve has approved capital return plans for 34 banks that's the good news the one it did not approve, deutsche bank. had material weaknesses in the capital plan u.s. shares are moving higher. there's an interview coming up later today with the ceo of deutsche bank. and the government will be out with may personal income and spending numbers both expected to post increases of

robert. >> reporter: i did, carl it's a perfect beach day in the hamptons, which means a lot of helicoptery quiet now later this afternoon there could be 20 to 30 helicopters taking off and landing per hour that's one every two to three minutes. that's because the whole business of ride sharing in the sky has exploded it started here about four years ago when blade came in, offering the ability to go on their app and book a single seat to the hamptons there are now six or seven companies offering that type of service to the hamptons. this summer there's a new type of perfect called blackburg. they started on the west coast in l.a., offering service from silicon valley to tahoe. this year, they are now doing service to the hamptons, nantucket, martha's vineyard what they do is act as an expedia of the skies you can type in east hampton friday at 2:00 and find all the operators, all the helicopters and sea planes that could take you here this afternoon. the flight we took this morning was on a company called foxtrot booked through blackburg, about $100 cheaper than blade. we talked to rudd d

beach towns around the country. new technolgy making it easier and cheaper to book, andat th yuld mean less headaches for residents in thears to come. robertnk is in new york for the battle brewing over helicopters. >> reporter: it's a picture perct day here in th hamptons, which means cocktail paties and noisy helicopters.ss the busineof ride sharing in the sky has exploded across the country as companies make booking a seat onpe a chop as easy as booking on uber. here in the hamptons, the pioneer. offering seats for $700 from t manhattan tohe hamptons, turning a three tofour-hour wait in traffic to quick 40-minute chopper ride. this summer a new competitor h landed. blackbird. founded by a techeuropntreprene they are more like a seat in the sky. they already he more than 100,000 people on their app and they've flown 4,000 people to the hamptons just since memorial day. we booked a flight today on blackbird and flew on a called fox trot. we are just landing in east hampton 42 minutes after takeoff from manhattan. >> we are like airbnb for flights. most private flights only have about 16% occupancy on those flights. tons of open seats. tho

ago today, allied forces stormed the beaches of normandy in northern france to liberate the world of nazi aggression. also today, marks the 50th anniversary of robert

robert rine smith who posted all that stuff. south carolina's seventh district is in the eastern portion of south carolina. it includes myrtle beach held by a republican incumbent named tom rice. it's currently an r plus nine. district which means it's republican plus nine points. it's atight end outer edges of what is winnable, he our plus nine might conceivably be possible for the democrats o flip it if the democrats have a good year and if they a good candidate. only two dells left in the running to win that seat. the other candidate is mall hyunman. who ran for that seat in 2016 and lost. or there's this guy, robert williams, the state rep with his campaign manager. when we saw these online posts we reached out to the democratic congressional campaign committee for a response. they told us they were unaware of all this before we asked them about it. and then they told us this, we strongly condemn the disgusting and hateful comments and encourage the williams campaign to take immediate action to remove him from their operation. the candidate himself, stet republican williams told us he hasn't seen these posts from his campaign

beaches of normandy. and i think that is something we should keep in mind today. and it's the 50th anniversary of the assassination of robert kennedy. both of these events bring to mind the sacrifices that americans have made for our country and the common good. and it's important to remember that social security is a program that is embedded in american culture. it's about far more than numbers. not simply -- social security is not about the finances or how it impacts the federal budget or beneficiaries make ends meet. it helps families protect themselves against impofferment whether disability or inability to work or death of a bread winner. it units by strengthening the common wheel and all of us pay into. it's a shared system and it strengthens american civil society. that said, social security does face financial challenges and it's important we talk about those. the national academy of national insurance, people from the right, left and center can talk about our insurance program in a civil discourse and also to -- and social security is the most important of those programs. with that i would like to ntroduce our spea

ago today, allied forces stormed the beaches of normandy in northern france to liberate the world of nazi aggression. also today, marks the 50th anniversary of robert f. kennedy's assassination. he was celebrating a win in the california democratic primary, at the ambassador hotel in los angeles, only to be gunned down moments later. welcome to this special edition of "morning joe," it's wednesday, june 6th. with us we have veteran columnist and msnbc contributor mike barnicle. your piece in the "daily beast" is amazing, we'll be reading from it. nbc news national political reporter, heidi przybilla is with us. and author and nbc news presidential historian michael beschloss joins us, the author of the forthcoming book "presidents of war." out this october. also with us, columnist and associate editor for the "washington post" david ignatius. good to have you all on board on this special morning. joe? >> so much to talk about today. these two days always obviously collide together on our calendars. this year, a bit more focus on what happened ondown the 6, 1968. but let's start with what happened, on this day in 1944. it is true and it is beyond di

spilled onto the beaches of normandy, france, in an unprecedented military operation that began the liberation of western europe from adolph hitler and the nazis. in our sunday closer jimmy robertsxtraordinary link to the day when general eisenhower told the troops the eyes of the world are upon you. >> reporter: everyday a 75-year-old ship peacefully chugs back and forth across long island sound living an inglorious but purposeful existence. >> ladies and yes, welcome aboard the cape henlopen. >> it has ferried vehicles and passengers from new london, connecticut, to new york and back. 74 years ago this boat had a different name and a different job. back then it was the "u.s.s.lst 5 510" a landing craft that participated in the landing on normandy on d-day. >> i've been riding this for 30 years and never knew it. >> i like the ferry and now i like it more. >> one man traveling this late spring day though knows the boat's history well, he lived it. >> it's so peaceful right now, isn't it? >> it wasn't peaceful then. >> reporter: jim lee joy was there in brooklyn on these decks during the normandy invasion. they ferried troops to france and returned to england with the wounded an

robert, can you hear me with all of that noise? >> reporter: i can, michelle luckily, it's in the aircraft not a helicopter it is famous for its pristine beachesce and quiet. but now the boom in air taxis from helicopters has made it a virtual battle zone from manhattan. last year there were 6,000 takeoffs and landings from this little airport it worked out to be in a busy day in august about 100 per day. for the people who paid $700 to $800 per seat, that means two or three extra hours on the beach instead of sitting in traffic. for people all throughout long island, they say they have had enough of the noise. >> it's very loud. it's stressful it's distracting you could be on the phone, you could be reading, you could be having a meal with friends, you could be sitting on the deck just trying to relax oren joy the peace and quiet of your home, which you should be entitled to do and it's constantly disrupted. and sometimes they're only separated by a minute or two >> now, blade, the leader in this industry says, look, they're solving the problem. they're getting quieter aircraft and diversifying so they don't just rely on one airport they are

roberts . (ken)still ahead... a new warning out of the east bay about west nile virus. how officials are working to prevent the spread of the deadly disease. (pam) if you are heading to the beachkend ... you might want to keep an eye out for sharks. where warning signs are now being posted. (ken landing/vo) another shark sighting in the waters of monterey bay near aptos, south of santa cruz has beach-goers on alert. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports,sharks sightings are on the increase because there may be more sharks to see. shark alert signs like these are now posted here at seascape beach where some people were heeding the warning to stay out of the water.maxine dumas/beach goer "....we have little kids so they're not going in the water but the biggerkids are going in as you can see, i guess they're not worried..."the alert effects a stretch of beach a mile in either directionfrom where the sighting occurred on thursdayjust below theseascape resort.lt. jim ross/santa cruz sheriff's office "....the reporting party said they spotted the shark about 30 feet from shire and described it as being about 5 feet long...."it may have been a yong great white shark, perhaps one of th

pretty much rusted into the sand and disappeared, but i can imagine robert kennedy walking and seeing that wreck as he was walking on this beach. and he went out to baker county in baker, oregon, and this is an iconic photo of him on the runway, with the mountains in the background with his dog. there is a version of this picture that ted kennedy gave to me the month before he passed away. and you can see here the snow- covered mountains and walking down the runway in one of those few moments of peace and reflection in his speeches all across the state. senator kennedy -- ted kennedy, when he gave me this picture, he also wrote me a letter, this is in july, the month before ted kennedy passed away, and he said, i always loved this photo of bobby an his dog freckles, taken in bakers city on may 22, 1968. he said he has a copy of it hanging in his office. and he knew a little bit from our conversations that bobby had been an inspiration to me and he wrote, i know that bobby played an important role in shaping your views, and i thought you'd like to have a copy of the photograph for your senate office as well. i only wish i could