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>> shark!is is the terrifying moment a great white attacked steve robliss out in the water for an early morning swim. >> you could hear everything crunch. i was staring at the shark eyeball to eyeball. >> reporter: swim withers rushed him to the shore on this blood-stained surfboard. >> it is the most frightening thing anyone could experience. >> we talk about shark interactions between people and these animals. we are basically invaders in to an environment that we haven't evolved in. >> reporter: i saw firsthand how sharks can quickly misinterpret our actions. >> we are simulating a normal person dumped in shark infested waters. the difference is we have chain mail to protection us. don't try this at home. ready? >> no. >> off we go. i just landed on one. we jump in and are immediately swarmed bay frenzy of sharks. >> they are bumping us right and left. most over ten feet long. experts say while sharks hunt humans for food sometimes we can be mistaken for it. >> top of the water, that's food.

hooked were 11 sharks.cut them all loose, eight were dead. >> this is such a rare place in the world to actually be able to see large schools of fish. >> it's not like that everywhere? >> unfortunately not. it is so overfished the world over. this is really really amazing and precious. we are lucky here it is actually a protected area. although there is a lot of illegal poaching that is something that you would want to bring future generations back to be able to see. >> i want to come back and see it. >> exactly. within our lifetime at the rate of their declining, we're not going to get to enjoy thissen enin a couple years. >> reporter: without sharks in our oceans the rest of marine life too will be threatened. >> i am hoping people have an opportunity to live vicariously through our journey and hope that they're inspired enough not only to do their part to help protect the oceans, get riled up get mad enough about what is happening within the big industrial fishing industry it's just entirely decimating t

kill sharks.ation of sharks passing through all along georgia and north carolina right now. and the chance that they're actually going to find the sharks or the chances that it's going to be indiscriminate. it's really low they'll find them and it's a high chance they're going to be killing different species of sharks that had nothing to do with this. >> when you talk about a migration swim we just mentioned the kid in florida. why are the sharks coming so close. if you hear about they're in just waist deep water. is that odd to you? >> well any enkaurnt with sharks and people people are mostly in waist deep water. they would see them at that time. but sharks go into shallow waters ol of the time to forage for food. there's a lot of shark tas that are not dangerous to people that will come in to shore and do things and forage for food and people will see a shark and automatically respond. but there's a lot of species of shark and very small percentage of them are considered to be dangerous to peop

shark-infested waters. two teenagers more than an hour apart more than a mile apart suddenly became shark bait off the carolina coast this happened. tonight the terrifying moments captured in these horrifying 9/11 calls. >> 911 what your emergency? >> oh my god. >> hello? >> my son just got bit by a shark. >> we need an ambulance now. >> blood in the water coming over with the white wash. the kid was in shock. >> 911 what is your emergency? >> we have somebody shark attack. >> hi, we're on island. a girl whose hand has been bitten off by a shark. 14th street beach access is. 16th street southeast. we need an ambulance right away. >> are any of the fingers completely amputated? >> it looks like her entire hand is gone. >> 911 calls chilling. fox reporter joins us from oak island, north carolina. joe, what happened? >> greta just a horrific situation i'm told by eyewitnesses. that the 12-year-old girl was in the ocean directly behind me there are no lifeguards at this beach. she was only in the water up to he

that maybe this is a rogue shark one shark doing this. there is very little evidence that such things exist. this may have been separate incidents. random events that happened. close together in time. jonathan: there are so many questions to ask. what should the beach-goers do to protect themselves. should they close the beaches as a result of a rogue shark? bob: i will emphasize the rogue shark hypothesis something that the movie "jaws" has never been proven by scientific fact or to be a scientific fact. i say it's probably spark for the local officials to do what they have done be cautious and get people out of the water for a while until they assess the situation and make sure there aren't large sharks that we are not aware of that are feeding. they are not there looking for us. people are in the water everybody year by the millions. around the world there are only 72 incidents that happened last year. only three were fatal and none in the country. we have to stay calm but practice smart beach-going safety. that includes perhaps lookin

if they wanted to say shark they would spell shark.han: you should just know that more people are killed by deer than by sharks. maybe three or four or five a year i'll over the world. butch: if they want to stay safe and ocean city they should use the crosswalks on coastal highway. that is dangerous. kimberly: captain butch argo, think you so much. jonathan: coming up at 4:00 -- reporter: -- begin summer jobs on monday. >> you're watching abc 7 news at 4:00 on your side. jonathan: the big story is more chance for storms heading our way. the d.c. region could be seeing heavy rain. kimberly: doug hill will explain. it is not as bad as what we thought. doug: the reason why is because all the -- the huge complex of storms was to the mountains. the upper-level winds hasn't blown blowing some of the cloudiness overhead. that is get things cooler and more stable. a little further south where it is been sunny all day, that is where the big boomers are breaking. let's look at the stormscan. this is st. mary's elementary school in annapolis. 80

most of the attacks from sharks are people see the shark, can you see the shark, people get out of the water. i'm sitting right here in pensacola, florida. we had a shark attack here i think, what two years ago, and that was the other one. people were all over the beaches out here. it's not affecting anything. >> we'll leave it right there. coming up the massacre was senseless and pure evil as -- good-bye to nine christians who just wanted to worship in peace. >>> i want to say thank to our cashin in crew. head over to fox news.com and see stock picks. time to wake up america. what the hell is happening in america? 21-year-old man walks into a church and executes nine god-worshipping people. a pastor who is also a state senator and eight parishioners. by all accounts pastor clementa pinkney was a great man a great dad, and what a tragedy for those two little girls positive to lose their dad just before father's day. he wanted the world to know his hate. he spared one victim so she could tell everyone what he said just before killing the church goers. according to witnesses, he declared

but nothing happened, the shark went about its business. the scary news is yes, there are sharks out there, sometimes we share the habitat with them, but rarely does that result in injury. jedediah: a read somewhere that 93% of shark attacks are against men. i don't know if that is accurate, is there a truth to that? and why if so? >> you know, that is news to me. i don't think they are that selective with who they decide to bite or not. jedediah: they are not gender selective. >> no, but, you know -- a lot of times, someone is bitten it is what we call a test bite, he is testing it, he is not sure if it a shark or a prey to eat, he will take a test bite, sometimes they are dangerous, the average bite of a shark can pull away 5 pounds of flesh, you may not like it, but, if yo if you if he wanted to eat you, he could do it, or she good with ease. they are really selective, and we don't have to be as scared about them, that is little comfort for these victims unfortunately. jedediah: yes, thank you so much, for joining us, steve corwin. >> my

we're talking everything from tiger sharks to bull sharks to great white sharks. i talked to dr.orida, and skds him about this belief of a so-called rogue shark like you see in the movie "jaws." he says there's no scientific evidence of a rogue shark out there. no clear indication that rogue sharks even exist, they're out there attacking people. so at this point, they don't know what type of sharks attacked the people out here. and frankly, there are sharks here all the time. the swimmers aren't aware of it and very unusual for there to be shark attacks, particularly three shark attacks in just four days. thomas? >> more common than we know they're in the water and don't realize how close they are. dave wagner in north carolina thank you. >>> and political news for you, jeb bush is in miami at this moment and coming up in the next hour he will finally take the official plunge into the 2016 waters. early excerpts of the speech have been released and like several campaign videos released this weekend, the speech will tout the record as govern nor of florida. it's an optimistic spee

and because most sharks don't attack people, the shark may have seen you but you didn't see the shark the water has been within five or six feet of a shark sometime in their life. >> within five or six feet, really? >> yes. >> i hope that doesn't freak people out. i hope that comforts people to know they have been close to a shark and nothing has happened. >> if sharks wanted to attack humans every time they saw one we would be doing this interview thousands of times. >> george, i'm glad to talk to you, i'm glad we don't talk thousands of times because it is so rare. and i proosh you taking the time. thank you. >> good to be with you. >> well, that does it for us tonight. thoichbs. cnn tonight starts now. >>> this is cnn tonight. i'm don lemon. breaking news tonight. law enforcement admits the trail goes cold ten days after the spectacular prison break they have no idea where two escaped killers are. this as sources tell cnn the prisoners planned to kill the husband of their alleged accomplice. joyce mitchell is facing years behind bars after a court appearance today. >>> and what is

the sharks came up to say what's up, homies?t was the first sighting of a shark, it's quietly and peacefully swimming. there were about three sharks in the water with us and never was it scary. this one takes a little turn and it's like oh i'm going to say hi to this girl. >> that was a lot bigger than expected. >> we believe they were small reef sharks. these aren't as scary as we think. it was awesome to have a better understanding of sharks and leading up to world ocean day there's another film released called "extinction soup" and that tries raise awareness about the use of shark fins in soup believed to be a delicacy in many countries. the film is going to premiere on june 8th on world oceans day. as a good reminder sharks aren't as scary as we think. they're very important and we need to do whatever we can to take care of them. >>> older brothers you either love them or you hate them but you love to hate them. for reasons like this. >> this is why mom doesn't [ bleep ] love you. >> ten seconds of internet gold. >> this is

a bull shark circles a fisherman because he's trying to hand feed the bull shark. >> he takes his chances with the kayak. >> when a guy at a party gets angry, see how a 35-year-old mother who had nothing to do with the incident ended up getting beaned with a bottle. >>> plus why these suspenders could change your shape. and a rare look at snakes being born. they're freaked out. how they slithered into the world, not an egg in sight. >> that's really cool actually. >> dangerous rescue caught on camera in china. man swept away by a fast-moving swollen river and in this moment you see him on some debris in this river. according to reports he was taken down the river almost two miles. >> that must have been the longest jushy of his life. >> and it's only this debris that stopped him. >> what luck. all those people on the side of the river helping, they can't do anything. >> firemen showed up on scene to perform this rescue. they create a pulley system in order to try to get this man back. here is the rescuer, they hoisted out through this area of debris on what looks like a small. once the re

they're not aggressive sharks. >> they say it's not uncommon tore sharks to be close to shore. >> noto scare anybody but white sharks are there and tiger sharks are there. >> a b seven news. >> still ahead on washington weekly living in the clouds, the woman who made her livelihood by flying since 1957 and the incredible changes she has seen over the last six decades. >> take a look at this. this is an eight foot whirling vortex in texas right near the oklahoma border. it comes after days of intense rain and flooding. the flood gates to a reservo were open to lower the water level. safety signs are posted warning people to stay away. >> for very good reason. that's scary. very cool to look at. >> it reminds me of clay. >> we are looking at a nicer day tomorrow in terms of sunshine and little bit warmer temperatures. nothing to complain about. we hit 82 degrees. i'll take below average for this time of year. i would normally see a high of 88. the record 104 back in 2012. it's now 73 at reagan national. a measure of moisture in the atmosphere now in the fifties. by this time tomorrow ni

these are shark sightings. thankfully there have not been any shark attacks. the beach does remain open and it will be up to the public to decide whether or not they'd like to go in the water. at sea cliff state beach devin fehely, kpix 5. >>> over the weekend there was another shark attack off the coast. a teenage boy was bitten while swimming. it was the sixth shark attack in the state this month. usually north carolina only gets three shark attacks a year. >>> a brush fire in gilroy stopped short of burning several homes. chopper 5 shows how close those flames got to several structures. firefighters even dropped red retardant directly on top of one home and an rv. the fire quickly blackened 20 acres. crews attacked this one from the ground and with water drops from the air. >>> meanwhile in san francisco a home went up in flames, killing two pit bulls inside. six other dogs were safely rescued from the engelside home. a kpix video sent us this instagram video. thick black smoke pouring from the top of the building. flames shooting in to the sky. the fire st

experts will tell you, a hammerhead shark is one of the most docile types of sharks. they're scary looking, but they're not aggressive sharks. >> okay. that shark, 8 feet long, 300 pounds. she says it's very rare for a shark to be swimming so close to shore and for that reason it's likely the shark is either sick, maybe hurt or get this, even pregnant and preparing to give birth which means, of course, more sharks. >>> hundreds of mourners turn out to see a slain pastor return to his church. i'm marley hall ♪ ♪ (vo) you can pass down a subaru forester. (dad) she's all yours. (vo) but you get to keep the memories. love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. >>> in south carolina people are paying their respects to those murdered in bible study last week in church. >> marley hall reports from charleston. >> reporter: the body of state senator reverend clementa pinkney has returned to emanuel ame in charleston. of his death. pinkney and eight others were gunned down last week during bible study in what prosecutors are calling a hate filled massacre. mourners came by to pay

. >> the search is on for the shark or sharks that bit two teens in north carolina. >> keeping your feet in the sand. i'm scott broom in ocean city maryland. coming up, why some beach-goers are reacting to news of shark attacks in north carolina by staying out of water here. >> rachel dolezal stepping down but a lawsuit she once filed might get you fired up all over again. >>> first tonight at 7:00, taking a live look outside. pretty good right now as the latest round of rain and storms is making its way out of the metro area but we're not in the clear just yet. thank you for joining us. i'm lesli foster. >> i'm derek mcginty. we're still under a yellow alert for tonight and tomorrow. our chief meteorolo -- chief meteorologist topper shutt is tracking storms. >> bad news, big storms, storms intensifying off to the south. we talked about this at the end of the 6 p.m. broadcast. big storms in colonial beach front royal. numerous lightning strikes. there were at one time severe thunderstorm warnings on these storms. right now they're not. they go off at 7:00. not to say you're still not goi

people are not the prey of sharks, so they're not hunting us. but sharks do -- they're a predator.hey're going into areas where fishing can be occurring or schools of fish may be traveling through there. in the shore, that's an area where because of the turbulence, it can be murky water, so there's more likely for there to be a case of mistaken identity there. individuals being by themselves or splashing at the surface, that sort of thing, these are animals that prey on sick, weak fish, and when somebody is splashes at the surface, that may be something that to a shark seems like their prey items which would be like a sick or a weak fish. so that's generally where sharks are going to be hunting and looking for food. >> we fully understand the importance of shark conservation. kate feels very passionately about this, too. shark attacks are rare. they're generally not any kind of serious threat to human. if anything sharks are at greater risk in the sea than almost anything else. if there's one shark that attacks two people, they wonder is a shark who develops a taste or has done it

and thresher sharks stricken by disease. >> i found out the last time anybody died from a shark bite was seaside heights in 1926. >> reporter: been awhile. he's extremely saddened by the teens who lost their arms sunday while swimming in the north carolina surf but says right now, the sharks stay south until the water warms here in late august. he says guards are trained to be vigilant looking for single fins. >> if we saw something we thought was really dangerous, if it was a huge shark or anything like that, which it's not going to be, we would definitely call the marine police or coast guard. >> reporter: families on vacation aren't changing their plans to hit the beach. >> then you hear something like that, your heart just breaks. it's so rare, thank god. that doesn't typically happen but i look at my kids and they're in the ocean all the time. >> more likely to get hit by lightning rather than a shark attack. >> reporter: marine biologist ted heim says it's possible the north carolina shark bites could have been a shark that became trapped in between the sand bar and beach. >> t

says it is not uncommon for sharks to be close to shore. >> white sharks are there, tiger shark's are there. reporter: off and on today, the beaches were shut down from about 30th street on down. tonight, officials believe the shark swam this way into a bay where it may be pregnant and about to give birth. reporting live in the newsroom tom roussey. leon: still ahead, out of the ocean, closer to home. poolside health alert tonight. that burning in your eyes is not chlorine. and, the video that caused this huge leon: another jurisdiction removing its confederate flag. pensacola's mayor once the symbol to be taken down. no vote is required. this comes as the nine victims are being laid to rest. tomorrow, funeral services are being held. president obama will be giving the eulogy. new developments in the new york prison break. investigators are looking into whether prison guards were asleep during their evening shift. it has been 20 days since richard matt and david sweat escaped. 7 on your side now with health matters. an alert for your next day at the pool. your eyes may burn a little.

is this shark fully awake, or is it sleep swimming?answer i think we'll let someone else find out. from animal science, see ya next time. o?oowq >> because the temperatures are down relatively speaking. the size of the galleries are up. as you look at the people that are filed in trying to catch a glimpse of the 65-year-old tom watson who comes into today tied for the lead. going to be a fun afternoon of golf on fox.

she is talking about real sharks. few years ago conservationist ocean ramsey had an idea to introduce people to the anals she loves. today she's got a thriving business. ♪ the idea of getting this close to a shark might be a nightmare for most people but for ocean ramsey, the co-founder of hawaii based one ocean diving it's a dream come true. >> the first time i ever saw a shark i was really young and i remember seeing it and thinking wow, this animal is so beautiful and so graceful and i actually ended up following after it. i think i've been in love with them ever since. >> ocean has been called the shark whisperer, called crazy. that's ocean swimming with a great white. what makes you love this animal that so many other people fear? >> i get to see them on a day-to-day basis, and it's inspired me to speak up for them. >> ocean and her fartherer in had created a nonprofit called water inspired to study sharks but quickly learned that they needed to do more, so they came up with a plan start note company, a for-profi

that causes a migration of sharks.are migratory animals some of them are going to migrate this far and stop. >> do we need to worry about warm water? >> i think really the thing is to really look out for as far as like sharks in general is to not go into swimming at night or swimming in really murky water. avoid dusk and dawn. avoid those areas where you know sharks may be feeding on food prey items. if you see a lot of bay fish jumping around. a seal colony around those are usually -- >> we don't have any indication any of that was happening on the stretch oaf beach. >> also fisherman. i heard there were fisherman nearby possibly catching sharks. if they were baiting the water, no one can smell the water, really the sharks are the ones doing it. there's a lot of bait going into the water and a lot of scent going into the water. i think swimmers need to be cautious as to how close they get to them. >> this is two hours, young kids waist high water, is that unusual, waist high water? >> it's not unusual, that's where mo

what was done to these two unfortunate children. >> so bull shark or tiger shark. you also say it's unique that these attacks happened the way they did, and by that i mean it was really only about an hour apart. >> uh-huh. that has occurred several times historically in the past. it's not that unusual, but what is unusual is the proximity. the fact that it was just a couple of miles apart. we've had attacks in california where we have one in the morning in los angeles area we'll have another one up in monterrey bay area. the same day. but that's separated by hundreds of miles. this was a distance of about two miles. >> and this beach is still open. would you stay away from it? >> i would think twice before going in the water. and i would also talk to the life guards and other individuals there to see what other activities are taking place. do they have a lot of bait fish in the area? did that attract the sharks? are they doing excessive fishing in the area? there are all sorts of numerous things that can lead up to attracting the animals into that location. >> all

two shark bites in one day. the lifeguards in ventnor are on the alert. >> did tell them to keep a little extra vigilant eye out there, look out a little further, keep an eye out in between beaches and just be a little bit more aware about what we're hearing on tv. >> reporter: bill howard has been a lifeguard for 47 years and has never seen a shark attack here. there were no shark bites in new jersey last year. there was one in 2005 and one in 2006 but it's been almost 90 years since someone was killed by a shark here. that's because the experts say they don't hunt humans. they like to sample their food first. >> a lot of times when sharks bite it's just by accident. they're just checking to see if you're food and then normally they let go. if a shark really wanted to kill you it would be able to kill you. >> reporter: the attacks in north carolina may be unnerving but it's not keeping beachgoers away from the water here. >> we keep an eye on things. so, just stay say. hasn't discouraged you from coming to the

the head of the beach patrol shark attacks are extremely rare. something that causes more casualties on the beach is lightning. brad bell abc7 news. maureen: right now the search for a driver who struck a child on a bicycle and left the scene. this happened near orr elementary school in southeast washington. a parked car was also struck. neighbors say drivers often run a nearby stop sign and speed in the area. the child suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries. a budget battle is underway in prince george's county. the county council delivered a budget to county executive baker two weeks ago. baker has since vetoed a 1.5-cent tax hike only have to them override the veto. they are questioning the vality of the budget revision. >> the changes they approve in adopting the budget reduced the estimated revenue by 2.5%. that is more than allowed by the charter. maureen: baker says he will not sign it and he will veto certain items. they have until june 26 to approve a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. still ahead, two escaped convicts are

pier. >> we have had unconfirmed reports of chumming for sharks and shark fishing. at this time we don't believe we can actually stop that. >> reporter: bringing sharks and beachgoers closer together. >> we can't control what's out, you know in the ocean. the beaches are open. >> reporter: open but for some, too ominous to venture back into the water. we should mention here that this particular part of the atlantic is kind of like an interstate for sharks. they see everything from bull and tiger sharks to hammerheads even great whites. at this point though, we still don't know what type of shark attacked these kids. that is the latest from oak island, north carolina chris, back to you. >> thanks, dave. >>> a full-service on-site hotel maybe coming to bwi marshall airport. the go sell to provide easier access to the terminal as well as meeting space, restaurants and other amenities. it would be located near the hourly parking garage, according to the capital gazette. the airport is now seeking proposals from design and construction firms to both pay and operate that

. >> more people hurt sharks than sharks hurt people. >> reporter: ted heinz oversees atlantic city aquarium say make owe thrashers and blue sharks are common off jersey shore but they are in the looking. >> they grab a human thinks it is a fish and realize it is no the what they want to eat and then they let get. >> reporter: sharks are common as ocean warms up. best beat to avoid a bite is staying out of the water around and after sunset when thermos active. in ventnor, cleve bryan cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> one new jersey town has you get out its sorry we're closed sign after an event proved to be too popular this happened at the jersey beach town of bellmawr monmouth county. more than 200,000 people were there for the new jersey boat festival. when crowd got too big the mayor stepped in and said perfect storm of good things, led to an influence of visitors. >> we were at maximum capacity of cars we could have in town. so for public safety and folks who were here and all the people that wanted to come here we decided to close down avenues coming in for all vehicle traffic. >> new jersey

this shark entered the be bay last year. satellite tagged white shark cruised offshore last mark. this one was offof the coast of delaware last night. >> there is a lot of sharks here. every kind here. >> for decades, former abc7 news man has been an avid ocean city fishermen and thinks a shark bite could happen here. >> i shot a 500-pound shark a few years ago. >> but so far ocean city has been spared. there has never been a shark bite in maryland. experts believe it has to do with the ocean bottom contours the gulf stream is far offshore and the lack of the bait fish near the beach. that is just fine with those swimming here today. >> i never think they are coming close. >> back live and look to the people on the water. we stalk to butch, a lifeguard here for 43 years who says he has never seen a shark from the lifeguard chair. he points out every year in the united states tragic incidents in north carolina are, more people die on the beach from the lightning strike and sand collapse when they dig in the sand. that is a greater risk jonathan: other facts this is worth noting tha

. >>> shark attack. two young swimmers in waist-deep water both lose limbs in attacks just an hour apart. tonight, shoulthat stretch of beach still be open? >>> making his case. a fiery jeb bush comes out swinging against hillary clinton, president obama, and his republican rivals. >>> calling it quits. the naacp leader whose family said she's pretending to be black resigns her post as we learn more surprises from her past. >>> and cutting the fat. from microwave popcorn to frozen pizza, what's on the banned list as the government gets ready to announce some tough new rules for the foods so many of us love. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is nbc "nightly news." reporting tonight, savannah guthrie. >>> good evening. there is a storm coming tonight. and for the parts of the gulf coast in the bullseye there may be no more frightening words to hear. this is the giant rain-making system heading at this hour toward texas, louisiana, and the ozark

we don't know if it is two sharks or one shark in this attack. with that limited information.ay to know what we are looking for in the water? >> unfortunately there is not enough information to make a description that would allow us to identify the specific shark. we have ten species that are in the area and there are probably about five that can grow to that size and damage. and i know that it is a warm period here in north carolina. and there's plenty of people and sharks in the water moving north. at this point there is not enough information. >> and we are looking at the story. and you hear this. what do you think. why would a shark attack. >> this is a tragic event. and we really don't know why the sharks attack. this is a mistaken iowa identity event when a shark is actively feeding and grabbed a hold of a swimmer. it had to be a large animal and probably several would be capable offing to this sort of damage and unfortunately the individuals have received a good amount of damage to cause theamitation of the arm. >> you think about the tone agers in the beach and hate to

people at the shore worried about shark sitings. they aren't rare in our area, but they do happen. "eyewitness news" new jersey reporter, cleve bryan, spoke with shark experts about what we can expect this summer. >> i'm highly concerned. >> some jersey shore beach-goers are little worried about going in the water after learning of multiple shark attacks in north carolina. >> the waters here are quite dark dirty and you can't really see what's out there. definately freaks you out, makes you nervous to go in the water, but that's why i like to stay in the water where a lot of people are. >> in ventnor, shark siting or two in summer normal. but captain bill howard said it doesn't usually amount to any harm. he said about every beach patrol expects them to have an eye out and have protocols. >> any shark siting at a certain beach, that beach automatically just blows their whistles and tells the people to come in, you know, you don't go crazy, just tell them to come in out of the water. we notify the other beaches just to keep an eye ou

>> do you have whether it was one shark or multiple sharks? >> we can't confirm that. chief, you want to address that? >> [inaudible] >> we can't size and we can't confirm whether it was one or two. just no way of knowing that. >> question here? >> in regards to the fishermen on the pier. martha: we're watching this newser in north carolina where stunning events took place over the weekend t was a beautiful summer weekend. two teenagers lost arms to shark attacks. the girl, according to the report we just got also lost some lower extremity area as well as you heard there. they are saying they can't identify one shark or more than one shark with the two attacks. we're watching this very closely. big story today. bill: they were swimming near the pier. there might have been bait in the water. jonathan serrie out of the atlanta. big story. what more can we report? >> reporter: very big story and unusual story shark attacks in general uncommon particularly for this part of north carolina, much less two shark attacks in the same day. what is unclear whether this is a single

pier. >> we have had unconfirmed reports of chumming for sharks and shark fishing.this time, we don't believe we can actually stop that. >> reporter: bringing sharks and beachgoers closer together. >> we can't control what's out, you know, in the ocean. the beaches are open. >> reporter: open, but for some, too ominous to venture back into the water. this particular part of the atlantic is kind of like the interstate. imagine this is i-95. sharks traverse this area going from the northeast united states all the way to the southeast, down to places like florida. we are talking bull tiger sharks, hammerheads, even great white around here. at this point though, jim, they really don't know what type of shark attacked these kids. the latest from this area tonight. people are concerned but i think people are taking caution and not getting in the water. >> sounds like a good idea. thank you. >>> we asked a question earlier if you like to go to the beach, are you more or less concerned about shark attacks this time of year? here is a look at the results of our flash survey.

people freaked out about the shark attacks and went out to kill sharks. defining aggressive behavior as darting in and out of the surf line or swimming within 100 feet of the beach. is that aggressive behavior? >> every day, there's thousands of sharks that are swimming in and amongst swimmers along beaches from miami up through north carolina. if that's the case, essentially, all sharks are eligible for shooting. >> that's one of the things you and i talked about last night in the wake of the shark attacks. most people have actually had encounters with sharks. you said most people have been -- if they've been swimming in the ocean, they've been within six or seven feet of a shark and didn't know it. >> the fact of the matter is most of the encounters don't result in any bites to humans. the sharks recognize humans as being a non-normal prey item and move away. that doesn't mean that bites don't occur, and obviously, on occasion, a series of bites do. we certainly feel bad for the victims. >> is there anything that can be done? i mean, is there anything y

a shark?it bit his arm off. >> he has three people around him that's holding pressure to his arm. >> tell them do not use a tourniquet. listen carefully to make sure we do it right. tell them to make sure they have a clean, dry cloth or towel and place it right on the wound. if you can, tell them to let him rest in the most comfortable position and keep reassuring him that help is on the way soon okay? >> both victims were airlifted to a local hospital. both in critical condition. >> they said the head was about that big, i think the kid said and estimated six to eight foot -- seven to eight. blood in the water coming over with the white wash. kid was in shock. he was still coherent. lost -- took it clean off. >> you saw that? >> right. i saw what was left of what he had. >> this beach is not only a popular swimming spot but also the site of a busy fishing pier. that means a lot of bait in the water and a lot of fish to draw sharks in. authorities do believe one shark was responsible for both

shark experts are now talking about the shark sighting today. ocean city's most popular photos right now. sharks along the shoreline. social media sites from twitter to facebook are lighting up with images of the fish which of earned a notorious reputation. >> it is obviously a hammerhead. reporter: aquatic marine life entertains crowds. shark expert says it is not a come for sharks to be seen close to the shore, especially during the summer. >> not this scare anyone, sharks are there. reporter: experts say they follow the suit -- food supply. if food in fisher knew the shore, so are the sharks. while shark attacks are rare -- >> keep your eye on it and get out of the water as calmly as possible. bright colors, sometimes it is a contrasting color that might draw their attention. flashes of jewelry will sometimes draw them in. they will also be looking for bluefish and barracuda because they think it is a fish. reporter: linda now lives next to the seashore. she said she will not let jaws scare her from a given the seat. >> it's going to happen a

could be one shark or sharks. as many as eight were spotted yesterday afternoon.e closed there. two beach goers in north carolina were mauled this weekend. they don't know if it was one shark or two different sharks that mauled these two victims. matt gutman reports on the tension there. >> reporter: the chopper skimming the water hunting a silent predator blamed for two horrific maulings in waist-deep water. the first happened off a pier on oak island beach. >> there's a girl whose hand's been bitten off by a shark. >> reporter: that 9 10-year-old girl bitten in her arm and hip, bystanders dragging her to the sand helpless furiously trying to save her life. 90 minutes later, two miles up the beach and another frantic call. >> 911. what's the address of your emergency? >> oh, my gosh! >> hello. >> someone's been attacked by a shark. >> reporter: this time a 16-year-old male victim also air lifted to a nearby hospital. he lost his arm. both are in stable condition, but the horror of the twin attacks even stunning authorities here. have you ever encountered an incid

most of the attacks from sharks are people see the shark, can you see the shark, people get out of theer. i'm sitting right here in pensacola, florida. we had a shark attack here i think, what two years ago, and that was the other one. people were all over the beaches out here. it's not affecting anything. >> we'll leave it right there. coming up the massacre was senseless and pure evil as -- good-bye to nine christians who just wanted to worship in peace. you probably know xerox as the company that's all about printing. but did you know we also support hospitals using electronic health records for more than 30 million patients? or that our software helps over 20 million smartphone users remotely configure e-mail every month? or how about processing nearly $5 billion in electronic toll payments a year? in fact, today's xerox is working in surprising ways to help companies simplify the way work gets done and life gets lived. with xerox, you're ready for real business. >>> i want to say thank to our cashin in crew. head over to fox news.com and see stock picks. time to wake up america. w

this a group of sharks were spotted this weekend and these weren't just any sharks.> reporter: the view from sea cliff state beach was picture postcard perfect, a day to enjoy the sun, surf and sand. just offshore and visible to the make eye are several sharks believed to be -- naked eye are several sharks believed to be great whites, one of the ocean's most fearsome predators. there's whales, fish, dolphins, seals and great white sharks. there are aerial tours of the coast low pressure -- coast almost every day and shark sightings have become increasingly common. >> they're looking for meals or in the water warmers. >> reporter: chris pointed out nearly a dozen sharks patrolling near sea cliff's stone ship pier and said last thursday he saw 15 or more. >> i think it's scary. i wouldn't go out there. >> reporter: over the weekend the junior lifeguarding competition was canceled because of the sharks. marine biologists say the public should exercise caution because it's difficult to predict if or when the sharks might attack. >> sharks have adapted over their lifespan