the shark bit tarantino on the neck, barely missing his jugular vein. the shark also bit his right forearm. tarantino's friend helped him out of the water, then other surfers used beach towels to help stop the bleeding. when paramedics arrived, they called in a hell continuer to fly him to san jose's regional medical center. >> fortunately, he didn't hit any of the main arteries of his neck. he did have some muscular damage of his neck. >> the surgeons say he should fully recover from the attack. meanwhile, local officials will keep an eye on the waters for the next seven days. postings went up at area beaches warning people not to get into the water. experts say it is hard to tell whether the shark that attacked tarantino is this one, which was spotted off sea cliff state beach near santa cruz on wednesday. >>> a hells angels biker was buried peacefully after he was shot and killed at the funeral of another biker at that very same cemetery. many san jose police officers were called in earlier on their days off to cover that funeral for former marine an

tarantino is in good -- condition expected to be released today. when released, he will tell his story because we are anxious to hear what happened and what it was like in his own words. what we do know he has said, since this happened, is that he will most likely return to the ocean and continue surfing. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> 5:3 now. occupy oakland protesters and police can agree on one thing this morning.ág that the demonstrators should get back the medical supplies swept up in last week's police raid. they may not agree on the general strike protesters are calling for later this week. amy hollyfield live is -- is live told us more. >> reporter: the city bracing for the strike. it is gaining momentum this group is calling for a general strike wednesday. protesters held a few planning sessions over the weekend. the strike is beginning momentum. union members are threatening to shutdown the port of oakland wednesday night. the group of occupy oakland held a march saturday, mostly peaceful one person broke out at a window at the police rec

missing from tarantino's red surf board was more proof of the shark's power.bled from his neck and arms. >> he actually said it felt like a car or truck pulling him along. it had his arm in its mouth and it was pulling him under the water. >> reporter: now tarantino escaped. they swam to shore. >> a waver came and i got up on top of the wave. he just started yelling shark, shark, shark. >> reporter: it's the second attack in four years at the same spot but the beach won't close. orange warnings posted. the gashes on his neck and arm are closed and doctors can't emphasize how lucky he is. >> full use of his arm and no residual with regards to his neck. >> reporter: eric tarantino may have been this close to death but doctor say he'll be released tomorrow and will he surf again? well. if he wants to. in san jose, linda yee, cbs 5. >>> other bay area headlines, air travel is back on track tonight at sfo. the east coast snowstorm cancel self-flights yesterday -- canceled several flights yesterday and a handful this morning. three to the new york city city area and

which also took 19 inches off tarantino's surfboard. doctors say if the bite was just a little closer to his scene, it could have been fatal. >> right here. along the neck. right along what we call the sterno cleido mastoid muscle, the bite missed the carotid artery and jugular scene by about two millimeters. >> warning sipes are posted throughout morning -- signs are posted throughout northern california. this is high season for sharks and shark experts call it shark-tober and a warning for surfers heading out this week. tear tino is expected to make a full recovery and possibly be released later today. unbelievable. >>> the state is not taking any chances with sex offenders tonight, halloween night. homeless sex offenders across california, will be required to show up to the parole center, it is being dubbed operation boo. while at the parole center, officers will watch them to make sure they don't have any contact with any trick-or-treaters in the state. and registered sex offenders living at home will have to stay inside and turn of

tarantino was bit on the neck and right arm. the shark also took a 19-inch chunk from his surfboard. >> the wave came. and i piled up on top of the wave. and when i came over the top, he just started yelling shark, shark, shark. >> tarantino's friend pulled him out of the water. fellow surfers used beach towels to help stop the bleeding. he was air lifted to san jose regional medical center where he is expected to recover. beach goers are urged to stay out of the water for the next seven days. >>> i'm mark sayer in san jose. wherefore the second time in as many weeks, members of the hell's angels have buried one of their own. we will take a look at the extraordinary security. >>> most people probably just believe the garbage lands in the landfill. >> potential dangers in your home. and what is in a bag that people turned into law enforcement. >>> snow flying across the northeast. out here on the west coast, we languish under lovely fall weather pattern that looks like it will continue through the week. the details in a few minut

tarantino did tells did he thinks the shark was nine feet long. even if that shark is gone there could be others late summer to early fall is when shark activity is at its peak in the area known as the red triangle. 27-year-old eric tarantino lives to tell about his narrow escape from the jaws of what might have been a great white shark. he could be walking out of the hospital this morning. we hope he does talk with the media we would love to hear what happened in his own words and share that story with you. katie marzullo abc7 news. >>> 6:03. another victor -- another victory he for occupy protesters in oakland today. the occupiers plan to flex their muscle wednesday with an event that could have significant economic impact. amy hollyfield is live at frank ogawa plaza. >> reporter: the mayor jean quan is going to give them back their medical supplies that were taken into custody when police came into this camp. she is also allowing this camp to be here again. you can see tents are here. it looks like it did a week ago before police moved in. the

and going into the water around him. >> reporter: 27-year-old eric tarantino lived to tell the tale of being attacked by a nine foot shark. lucky is almost an understatement. >> it missed the carotid artery and jugular vein in his neck by two millimeters. >> reporter: they were tempting fate just by income the water at marina beach this is shark season the so-called red triangle is their ever. >> more than half of all attacks of white sharks the only species who attack human beings in california have occurred within this 100 mile stretch of beach. more than half of the attacks have occured during august, september, october. >> reporter: a fact not lost on one surfer who witnessed saturday's attack. >> it could have been me or any one of our other friends. >> reporter: scary. picture this, eric was airlifted to the hospital saturday morning. it looks like later today he could walk out of here under his own power. he has told one hospital administrator that he plans to surf again. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> investigators are trying to determine the cause of a motor home fire that lef

take a look at eric tarantino's surf board. his doctors say he will fully recover from the attack and may be released tomorrow. they say he's the luckiest unlucky guy they've ever met. at marina state beach, the shark bit tarantino on the neck, barely missing his jugular vein. >> they rate this beach a 7 out of 10 for the risk of seeing or coming close to a shark. if you're surfing in northern california, you pretty much know there are sharks out there and just a matter of time whether you see one, i think. >> parks and recreation workers say they plan to keep an eye on the water out there for the next seven days or so. >>> halloween is tomorrow, of course, and as you might have guessed, it is big business as well. the national retail federation says americans are expected to spend -- are you ready for this -- more than $6.5 billion on halloween. around the bay area, many had a chance to get a head start on the celebration and the spending this weekend. nbc bay area's kimberly is at the winchester with more on that. hello, kimb

. >> eric tarantino and his friends spotted the shark about 7:15 this monk, they turned around trying to get away. it was too late. >> he had been hit. i saw his arm was bleeding pretty badly. he was in shock. a number of us ran down to the beach, picked him up, brought him up here on the sidewalk. and immediately wrapped him up with blankets. called 911. >> karen tino was bitten on his right forearm and neck. paramedics treated him on the beach and then he was flown to san jose. >> fortunately, he didn't hit any of the great muscles of his neck. he had some muscular damage of his neck. we were able to close the wound. >> reporter: he is expected to make a full recovery. >> it shakes me up. >> one of his friends knows all too well what his buddy is going through. the last shark attack was four years ago. todd was attacked by a great white shark. >> it happened right there, in the same spot as eric just got attacked. >> reporter: postings are going up on beaches in monterey county, warning people not to get in the water. >> it's a big ocean, there are a lot of sharks out there, they mo

and going into the water around him. >> reporter: 27-year-old eric tarantino lived to tell the tale of being attacked by a nine foot shark. lucky is almost an understatement. >> it missed the carotid artery and jugular vein in his neck by two millimeters. >> reporter: they were tempting fate just by income the water at marina beach this is shark season the so-called red triangle is their ever. >> more than half of all attacks of white sharks the only species who attack human beings in california have occurred within this 100 mile stretch of beach. more than half of the attacks have occured during august, september, october. >> reporter: a fact not lost on one surfer who witnessed saturday's attack. >> it could have been me or any one of our other friends. >> reporter: scary. picture this, eric was airlifted to the hospital saturday morning. it looks like later today he could walk out of here under his own power. he has told one hospital administrator that he plans to surf again. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> investigators are trying to determine the cause of a motor home fire that lef

. >> reporter: friendses helped pull eric tarantino out of the water. his board had a 19-inch gash. air lifted to a hospital in stable condition. >> i think he's going to be okay. we got him to the beach. he was still there. and we stopped the bleeding immediately. >> he had significant injuries, but, fortunately, didn't hit any major vessels in the neck, where one of the bite wounds was, and also bite wounds in his right arm. >> reporter: the surfer had been in the water only minutes before the attack. witnesses say he spotted the shark, but couldn't get out of water fast enough. throw though encounters like this are rare, at this very same beach, tarantino's friend and fellow surfer was attacked by a great white. >> i started sweating. >> reporter: this weekend's attack is the latest in a series of dangerous or deadly great white encounters. the hunt is on for a great white in australia after three recent attacks. in oregon, this surfer far role escaped a great white encounter last week. he may have been inches from losing his life. experts say beachgoers are more likely to drown

a friend helped tarantino out of the water. there were several other surfers using beach towels to try to stop the bleeding and he was flown all the way to regional medical center of san jose where doctors say the bite wounds were very close to being fatal. >> right here, along the neck, right along what we call the sterno cleido mastoid muscle, the bite missed the carotid artery and jugular scene by about two millimeters. >> the state is posting warning signs of beaches of monterey bay from moss landing to fort ord. >> what is crazy, a lot of times, the surfers go back. just weeks. you were in hawaii and that happened more. >> a scary thing but they loved to surf. nothing will keep them out of the water, right, lawrence? lawrence will be back in the water. >> i used to surf there. in the past tense now. not any more. folks headed around the bay area, dense fog out at the coastline early on. and it is thick. right at the surface. and be very careful on highway 1. and parts of 280 as we're seeing thick fog early on. 40s and 50s

>> it could have been me. >> eric tarantino's injuries were considered not life threatening.a full recovery. but park rangers are urging people to stay away from the water, although they haven't closed down the beach altogether. >> it's really horrifying story. >> it is. what's most surprising about this, they don't shut down the beach. because the ocean is so big, because at this point, it's probably gone away to somewhere else. >> dan, thank you. appreciate it. >>> coming up next -- an elevator that plunged. it took a terrifying free fall. one of party goers talks to us about it. >>> and then, we're going to a real-life haunted house. we'll meet a family who claims they live with ghosts year round. we're sending a ghost buster to get the truth. >>> and the youtube sensation, the party rock house america can't get enough of it. but how do the neighbors feel? are they sick of this song yet? we'll talk to the family live. >> we're not. >> we're not. fresher less processed foods introducing freshpet recipes so fresh the only preservative we use is the fridge freshpet fresh food

friends helped pull aaron tarantino out of the water. condition with wite wounds to his neck, shoulder and arm. >> i think he's going to be okay. when we got him to the beach he was coherent and we stopped the bleeding immediately. >> he said it was incredibly strong and he doesn't know why it let go, whether it was because he kicked it or not but it did let go. >> reporter: friends say around tarantino paddled into the ocean the great white was spotted but the surfer couldn't get out of the water fast enough. though shark attacks are rare, just four years ago, todd endris, tarantino's friend was also attacked by a great white >> shakes me up. i started sweating this morning at like 7:50 when somebody called me about it. >> reporter: today tarantino is lucky to be alive. friends and family say he will surf again. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >> miguel, thank you. >>> now for a look at "what's trending today" the blogosphere is buzzing with steve jobs last word, according to the eulogy delivered by his biological simpler mona s

. >> a hospital spokesperson did ask tarantino if he will ever surf again. all indications are he will. he will be expected to be released from the hospital as early as tomorrow. lilian kim, abc7 news. >> thank you, lilian. >>> on to the occupy movements and the city leaders are turning the other cheek on the newest occupy camp in the bay area hoping to avoid a confrontation. health and safety issues are the biggest concern, but the violence in oakland on tuesday seems to have had some influence. >> it was best to avoid a so-called showdown that was not in our interest their interest. >> i am somebody who can see their point of view because i am living in it. pretty soon i may not be here by choice, but by force because i will have nowhere to go. >> they will discuss it at their next council meeting. they are working with a group to avoid a confrontation like last week's flare up in oakland. >>> and it was a day of planning for the occupy oakland demonstrators today. a city wide general strike is planned for wednesday, and now it appears they have a list of

first this is eric tarantino, he was out surfing in california.t in the neck. he managed to get away, though. we'll talk to somebody who was in the water can him coming up in just a few seconds. >> if that doesn't stress you out enough, a claustrophobic's worst nightmare. an elevator suddenly drops eight floors, the door is open, so you're seeing yourself whiz down the shaft. this one was packed with stars and partygoers attending a movie premiere here in new york. and we'll hear from one of the people who made it through that truly terrifying ordeal. >>> now, though, now that we're in the halloween spirit, we are going to take a look at the spirits haunting the viewers of one of our homes. we put out a call to ask people if they feel like their homes are haunted. one guy said yes. we sent a paranormal expert over to check it out. we'll give you the results in just a few seconds. >>> but we're going to start with the latest on this massive pre-halloween nor'easter where lara makes sound effects in my ear. at least three victims of this storm, more

his friend was surfing with tarantino 150-yard offshore. >> came down on the wave, saw him screaming shark, shark, shark. at that point i didn't know what was going on. >> taryn teen know had gashes in his arm and neck, nearly missing his jugular. when he got to shore he was in shock. his board was badly damaged with a 19-inch gash. >> much more ahead this evening. up next, so where is the treat? the halloween trick played on the east coast this weekend. >> also ahead, herman cain talks about the ad. >> not a cool thing to do. >> the message he says this campaign commercial intended to convey, a little later. >> leigh: i'm leigh glaser. what a terrific day. it has been a terrific fall weekend. i hope you enjoyed it because some big weather changes dinner? candles? i wanted it to be special. oh, what's this? it's progresso's new loaded potato with bacon. mmm, it's good. honey, i love you and... oh my gosh, oh my gosh.. look at these big pieces of potato. yeah but honey, i love you and... is that what i think it is...it is... it's bacon. honey look. [ male announcer ] progresso rich an

. >> brandon mcgiven was surfing with his friend, eric tarantino, 150 yards offshore, when a shark snuck up and attacked eric. bleeding and in harm's way, eric paddled for show. brandon swam ahead to get help. >> i looked over and i saw quite a bit of blood coming out his arm, and going into the water around him. >> amazingly, eric managed to get himself out of the water. other surfers forced him to the ground and tried to stop the bleeding with towels. he had gashes in his arm and his neck. with a narrow miss to his jugular artery. still conscious, eric was starting to slip into shock. >> a lot of people around just trying to keep him calm. tell can him it was going to be okay. >> he was airlifted to san francisco medical center. his friends stunned, and his board left with a 19-inch chunk removed. >> i have been surfing there for 15 years. i do have a friend who was attacked there four years ago. >> it's been a bad year for sharks. with sightings up and down the west coast. putting beach-goers on edge. in oregon, one man was thrown from his board after a shark took a huge bite. and las

the shark attacked the 27-year-old eric tarantino saturday. he managed to get away and started to slip into shock when he got to shore with bite wounds to his arm and neck. the board was badly ganged with a 19 inch gash. paramedics air lived him to san jose medical center where doctors say he was very, very lucky. >> he had -- to be bitten a shark is obviously unlucky but it missed the main carotid artery by two mill peters. >> officials have -- millimeters. >>> officials have posted signs warning about the attack. >>> 9er fans there's a possibility the new stadium could open a year earlier than planned. the san francisco chronicle reports the 49ers are telling city leaders to expect a financial plan for the billion dollar project soon. santa clara city councilwoman gilmore says the council is hoping to approve the finances by the end of the year. the team is confident it has the money lined up and wants to plan for an opening date in 2014, instead of 2015. >>> if you are looking for a party tonight, don't look in the castro. for the fifth str

eric tarantino of monterey was attacked saturday while searching off marina state beach. a friend helped him out of the water. doctors say the bite wounds were very close to being fatal. >> right here along the neck. right along what we call the external clyno mastoid muscle. it missed his jugular vein by two - >>> doctors planned to separate conjoined twins. angelina and angelica were born in the philippines, joined at the sternum and have organs fused together. liver separation is riskiest because of the potential for blood loss but doctors are hoping for a great outcome. it looks pretty good. we wish them the best. >>> happy birthday to the world's 7 billionth baby. if and more than just a craze over the living dead. how the popularity of zombies are helping the economy? we'll explain. >> zombies, pretty big day for them. and folks around the bay area wanting to do a little trick-or-treating. will it be nice? chosen to be the seven billionth human on earth.... this,, [ male announcer ] if you're ready to get more from your tv service, now's a great time to get at&t u-v

are particularly in demand for films that during the second world war, such as one from clinton tarantino even had a street named after him at the studio. >> we thought long and hard of it, but now we are glad he is there. >> he clearly had a great time shooting its film here, and its success has given this another boost as well. it was nominated for eight oscars, winning for best actor. and now it stands in for wartime paris. word has got around that they can provide big outdoor sets, one of the reasons another chose to shoot his latest film here. the full-scale replica of a theater is another set. it is speculated that shakespeare's works were actually written by somebody else. >> we are doing well. we have won a lot of trust from the industry. all of the famous actors and directors right in the book, and they say what an amazing history and that they want to make films here. >> and here is where we have to stop filming. this is the top-secret area where they are shooting a new film in cooperation with the brothers of "the matrix" fan, coming soon to a theater near you. >> a century of

we are told he is in stable condition, will likely make a full recovery. 27-year-old eric tarantino was bitten in the neck and right forearm. nine miles north of monterey. his friend reportedly helped him out of the water, and other surfers used beach towels to try to stop bleeding until the paramedics were able to get there. he was then treated on the beach for injuries and flown to the regional medical center of san jose. >> freaks me out. i started sweating at 7:50 when somebody called about it. >> reporter: what is believed to be a 15 foot long shark was spotted yesterday a quarter mile off sea cliff state beach, that's 28 miles north of where this shark attack happened. it is not clear what type of shark wept after him this morning. shark researchers say there have been a lot of sharks spotted near beaches south of capitola. the last shark attack in the area was four years ago in the exact same beach he was surfing at this morning. that surfer also injured, but also survived. live in san jose, kimberly terry, nabs bay area news. >>> in the meantime, in san francisco today, occupy d

the shark bit tarantino on the neck and took a 19" chunk out of his surfboard.e was flown to regional medical center of san josi. state park officials on the scene say his injuries did not appear to be life-threatening. >>> at least 17 people are dead tonight after a suicide bombing in afghanistan. officials today said a taliban suicide bomber rammed a car full of explosives into a nato convoy in kabul. most of the victims were americans. three civilians and a policeman were also killed. experts say today's attack is a major setback for nato as it start withs to drawdown combat troops. >> republican candidates for president tries to make their case in the crucial early state of iowa. former pnc senator santorum and congressman ron paul were in des moines. polls show a majority of voters there are still undecided just two months before the presidential caucus. >>> and n-his weekly address president obama blamed republicans today for failing to pass the jobs plan that he says will boost the economy. >> the truth is that we can no longer wait for congress to do its

it happened at the marina state beach at monterey. 27-year-old eric tarantino and a friend were surfinghen a shark appeared. he was bit on the neck and right arm. >> he said call 911 and at that time i looked over and he was a couple of feet away from me. i could see his arm was bleeding pretty badly. >> his friend pulled him out of the water and fellow surfers used beach towels to stop the bleeding. he was airlifted to san jose regional medical center where he is expected to recover. beachgoers are urged to stay out of the water for the next seven days. >>> an attack in afghanistan killed 17 people including a dozen americans. randall pinkston reportings the deadly incident comes as military leaders talk about more pardon me by afghan -- participation by afghan security forces. >> reporter: a suicide bomber rammed a car into a military convoy. thick black smoke poured out of the wreckage along a highway in the southwestern section of kabul, afghanistan's capital. minutes after the blast, coalition forces surrounded the scene carrying victims to safety while hell continuers airlifted --

patients who might say we are moving in a cum tour where we have -- culture where we have gwen ten tarantino and his blood-soaked films, ghoulish crime scenes, hannibal lechter, big screens and tv screens, and twin peaks. >> to be honest, those influences are comparatively trivial. the world health organization emphasizes that in the year 2020, untreated depression is going to be the leading cause of impact on quality of life worldwide. this is not the kind -- this is from the world health organization. >> is there anything in the culture, in society that is different from before that is creating an alteration of mental outlook? >> sure. i think that the heightened security in the united states after the terrorist attacks. >> not in the world of entertainment? >> it is them as well as everybody else. >> we have the next generation of psychiatric drugs coming along. what do you see there, dr. brian doyle? >> i see medications that are going to be at least as effective as the ones we have now, if not more effective, with more favorable side effects. >> have you heard of free gavelin? >> yes. >

the shark attacked 27-year-old eric tarantino this morning at moreno state beach. it's believed the great white shark bit him on the dismek forearm and left a huge bitemark in his surf boardle he swam back to shore where fellow surfers tried to stop his bleeding with talls. >> he said call 9-1-1. he was a couple feet away from me and his arm was bleeding badly. >> he ran up the beach right here and stopped at the bottom of the sand dune and then four or five of us -- we're all friends -- we went down and picked him up and brought him actually right where we're filming right here on the sidewalk. >> tarantino is expected to recover and now state park rangers are keeping a close eye out for the shark. >> san jose police tightened security around the funeral of a hells angels biker who was buried. he died after being shot at a funeral for jeffrey pettigrew. police continue to search for the many suspect. here's the story from san jose. >> reporter: it was the second massive hells angels funeral in two weeks. another roar of motorcycles along the street in san jose. th

surfer eric tarantino just entered the water when a shark bit him in the arm and neck. he made it back to the beach and was air-lifted to the hospital. he is expected to survive, but that shark did get the teeth right there on that surfboard. picture showing the story. >>> scott dixon will mark a huge moment taomorrow. take a live look tonight as the world's population gets closer to that 7 billion mark. the number going up there on the screen. every one of those a baby being born. think about this, at the time this next story is done, another 375 babies will have been born after this story is done. and just where do they think the 7 billionth baby will be born? scott dixon say odds are it'll be india. they point to the math. every minute in india 51 more baby, nearly 1 baby every second there. the fastest growing country in the world. but don't be thrown, china still has the most people. >> welcome to our world. >> reporter: diane welcomed this little baby into the world when "world news" went to china. more than 1.3 billion people in that country but india growing fas

. >> somehow tarantino escaped.he and a surfing buddy swam to shore. >> a wave came and i piled on the top of the wave and when i came over the top, he started yelling shark, shark, shark. th second attack in four years at the same spot and the beach won't close and only warnings posted about a shark attack. the gashes on tear tino's neck and arm are closed and doctors can't emphasize how lucky he is. >> full use of his arm. and no residual with regards to his neck. >> in san jose, linda yee, cbs 5. >>> millions of people are waking um without power, all along the east coast this morning. the snow piled up quickly over the weekend. a camera in new jersey took a photo. once every minute. as the snow fell on saturday. this is pretty cool, they got more that two feet of snow in some areas, and four states have declared states of emergency. and it is a snow day for hundreds of schools. much earlier than school years than normally happen. some local officials have canceled or postponed halloween activities. in the northe

tarantino was on the surfboard. his freed feet away. suddenly, out of in where, a shark took a bite out of tarantino's board. leaving behind this 19-inch-wide gash. the great white turned on him. biting his neck and arm. >> i looked over. i saw quite a bit of blood coming out of his arm. >> reporter: both men frantically paddled to shore. >> he was able to paddle in on his own. he ran up the beach right here. >> reporter: the surfers, using towels as tourniquets, helped stop the bleeding. he was air-lifted to a nearby hospital. he remains there today. >> he's doing well. it missed the carotid and the main jugular vein in his neck by about two millimeters. >> attacks are very rare. >> reporter: for now, leery swimmers are staying out of the water. not taking any chances of coming face to face with a shark. for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. >> so glad he's okay. >>> coming up, details in the case of baby lisa. >>> and keeping up with the kardashians marriage. are kris and kim on the rox? >>> and part te ro

eric tarantino was flown there over the weekend.county. >>> and overwhelming stench in san francisco is becoming a growing problem at the park where occupy protesters are camping out. the cause of the smell are the portable toilets that are overflowing and now unusable. >>> the 49ers are reportedly aiming for a 2014 opening for the new football stadium in santa clara, a year ahead of the current team date. and team officials say they will soon submit a financial plan to the city. >>> and some breaking baseball news out of st. louis. tony la russa has just announced he is retiring. this after managing the cardinals to a world series championship for the second time. he was also manager of the world champion oakland a's back in 1989. >>> and we will get a check of the traffic and weather on this monday morning coming up in a moment. ♪ ♪ ♪ a couple years of up all night ♪ ♪ and a few thousand diapers later ♪ ♪ oh, yeah ♪ ♪ he loves that little girl ♪ [ male announcer ] all her life she's been coming toward you. now that she's driving,

the shark bit tarantino on the neck, barely missing his jugular veins. >> that rate it has 7 out of 10 chance of coming in contact with a shark. if you're surfing in california you know there are sharks out there. it's just a matter of time whether you see one, i think. >> that is some scary stuff. parks an recreation workers plan to keep an eye on the the water for the next seven days. hopefully longer. >> no kidding. stay out of the water. but it's been so gorgeous across the bay area a lot of people are drawn to this the coastline. want to check in with christina lauren. >>> especially with the sunshine. coming up, i want to know what you two will be for halloween. plentiful sunshine later on today. tuesday into wednesday. an offshore flow pushes that out to scene. we are on a fire weather watch for tuesday and wednesday. dry and breezy. by the later section of this week, we're talking showers. thursday into friday. a really cold air mass moves in. not only brings us rain, but temperatures in the 30s. the coldest air we've had in months. we're going to keep watching this for you. de

eric tarantino was in in the neck and arm at marinas state beach in a moderate. can see the 19 in. by marks in this picture. experts say the sharks could be as big as 20 ft. long. >> he started yelling shark. agassi that his arm was bleeding badly. >>mark: this is the second shark attack in four years. >>darya: thank you for waking up this halloween morning with the kron4 news. we are back with more in a couple of minutes. morning, qantas airways is up ed running after a labor dispute to ground its entire fleet over the weekend. an australian government for ordered the airlines and its flight--2 and its fight with unions that kept more than 400 flights on the ground. travelers are being told to expect delays. the labor dispute has been going on a for more than a year. >>mark: libya says it is officially ending its bombing missions to. the u.n. security council authorized the mission back in march to protect civilians caught in the civil war. >>darya: countries of around the world are celebrating the world's population reaching several billion today.--7 billion to

joining me from san diego is tom tarantino.. >> your reaction to the president's decision to bring the troops home? how do you feel about it? >> i mean as an iraq veteran myself, i feel good. you know, basically iraq veterans and veterans of afghanistan, they've met every challenge both personally and operationally throughout this entire war. unfortunately when they come home, those challenges aren't over. right now veterans in iraq and afghanistan are coming home to record-high unemployment levels and record levels of suicide in the military. so i think it's time that we as a country take this announcement as a call of action to step aunld serve those who have served us through this last decade of war. >> you make a very valid war. of course, we don't want our troops to have to come home and fight other battles on the homefront. with regard to the pullout, you have senator john mckane saying commanders are against this. how about the troops on the ground? you always hear that the concern with departure is things will slide bac

. >>> a great white shark attacks a surfer off the california coast saturday. 27-year-old eric tarantino and the neck, but he managed to swim to shore and he's recovering in the hospital. and doctors say he's expected to be okay. >>> a new concern for flooded thailand. officials fear the widespread flooding could cause water and insect-borne diseases like malaria. so far, more than 370 people have died and flooding damages could top $6 billion. >>> a symbolic birth in the philippines. a baby born overnight may have been the world's 7 billionth person. u.n. officials say it took just 12 years for the global population to go from 6 billion to 7 billion people. >>> the president kicked off halloween a little early. a few lucky kids got a chance to trick or treat at the white house on saturday and meet the first couple. the u.s. census bureau estimates there were nearly 41 million trick-or-treaters across the united states last year. that's news you need to know to start your day. "american morning" is back after this. >>> it's 52 minutes past the hour. welcome back. this week we're reportin

. >> tarantino was bit 10 on the neck and arm expected to make a full recovery. >> incredible. >>> presidenteek to help tackle the nation's soaring student loan debt. americans currently owe one trillion dollars most going to theç government for those government loans. the pay as you learn plan could qualify seven million to lower rates and consolidate loans. in today's consumer protection segment we wanted to look at what it takes to qualify and what it means if you do and what if you don't. joining us president and founder of i am peer ran -- imperian wealth management. kimberly good to see you. what about the those that don't qualify, who is that? >> those folks are people who have the private loans. private loan sector is the ones where you go to the banks and usedç to be sally mae, those are folks that are not going to get qualified. and this government program only starts in 2012. if you have debt prior and you are a graduate, that's bad luck. >> if you do qualify what some of the benefits that the president laid out? >> if you do qualify, basically, your income based loan will reduc

but iraq combat veteran tom tarantino says statistics don't show the real problems after a decade ofnk it matters if 2%, 50% or 10 % say it's not worth it. that's largely irrelevant. the fact is we have 2.3 million combat veterans and we're still making new ones that need better services. they're coming home to an america that increasingly doesn't understand their service, their issues and the needs of their families. >> reporter: if there is good news, it's that 90% of americans still say they're proud of the troops. >> all i ask is that you continue to believe in them. continue to look for ways to reach out to them and to their families. >> reporter: while many americans, of course, say they admire the troops, about half of the americans answering in this survey said they would not want their son or daughter or someone close to them to join the military. wolf? >> barbara, thanks very much, disturbing news there. >>> we also have new information coming into "the situation room" that most of the improvised bombs or the ieds killing americans in afghanistan are made from material that