the owner of the venice beach freak show just shelled out that princely sum for this two-headed albino medusa proving two heads are certainly more expensive at least than one. >> can you imagine what else is at the venice beach freak show? >> i don't want to imagine, that actually. be sure to tune in to "squawk on the street" at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. ge chairman and ceo jeff immelt will join the squawk family live in a cnbc exclusive. must-see tv. time for the final trade. let's go around the horn. we'll start off with a special guest here, karen finerman's son jack. >> i'm proud of you, melissa. i want to talk about united rentals. they made some positive statements at an rbc conference. >> all right. >> they did. >> i tell you what. freak shows are also -- think of oil, think of the commodities market. watch oil tomorrow because today i think gave you some clues. watch the energy stocks because a lot of them are trading fine in this volatility. >> pete. >> i've been to the venice beach freak show. >> no, you haven't. >> yes, i have. >> thanks a lot. >> you know what's a freak show?

we got video out of venice beach, may be more his speed. my speed for sure. rip currents there. a beach has been closed because of the dangerous rip currents, so that's a huge concern. heat out east is going to be building. the ridge begins to nudge up toward the north. so, a ver mraz sant day today and tomorrow across the northeast. on the opposite side of the coa coast, mt. rainier, washington, snow level is about 6 feet. strong cold front coming through. frost and freeze advisories out. with temperatures dropping down into the 30s. here's your labor day forecast. we'll watch this line of thunderstorms getting into chicago tomorrow. southeast will see some thunderstorms, too. that's a q >> more on tropical storm grace out there in the atlantic and we'll talk more about the atlantic beaches. did you two to venice beach back in the day? . >> i went to venice before it was venice. >> referring to the stone age or -- now both ron and i are in trouble with rob. >> at least i'm not getting the tweets today. >> right. >> exactly. >> for what? >> it does happen. it does happen. >> than

we got video out of venice beach, which may be more his speed. my speed for sure. rip currents there. that's an issue. as a matter of fact, a beach has been closed because of the dangerous rip currents, so that's a huge concern. big swells out of the south and southwest. if you are going to the beach, to cool off there across so cal and even in san francisco, be careful out there and pay attention to the lifeguards. heat out east is going to be building. the ridge begins to nudge up toward the north. a pleasant day today and tomorrow. there are rip currents out there. you want to go out there and be careful as you enjoy the last weekend of summer. on the opposite side of the coast, mt. rainier, washington, snow level is about 6 feet. so a few inches of snow there. strong cold front coming through the pacific northwest. they'll take the rain and whatever they can get. frost and freeze advisories out. with temperatures dropping down into the 30s. here's your labor day forecast. we'll watch this line of thunderstorms getting into chicago tomorrow. sout >> more on tropi

will carr in venice beach. thanks. >>> drones causing some major drama at sporting events this week. yesterday a student crashing an unmanned aircraft into the university of kentucky's football stadium. officials confirming that no one was hurt in the incident which happened moments after kickoff. this is days after a drone caused a security scare here at the u.s. open in new york city. the drone plummeted down into empty seats during the women's single's match. they arrested a high school teach charging him with reckless endangerment. >>> there are new concerns about standardized testing. the college board reporting this week that the s.a.t. scores have sunk to their lowest level in a decade. lauren gra lauren green has that story. >> the sat measure college readiness scores. but the scores have been steady dropping. according to the college board that ad ministers the test, the averag score for the class of 2015 was 490. that's down seven points from the previous year. college board saying this is a call to a

. >> reporter: a 28-year-old man drowned after being pulled out to sea in the waters of venice beach,ifornia, by a powerful rip current. >> are you okay? >> reporter: leading in the long labor day weekend, lifeguards urging swimmers to be vigilant. so far this year, 112 people have drowned on beaches on both coasts. >> a lot of times, if people panic, they perfect common sense, and what they've learned. if you swim parallel, you can survive. >> reporter: lifeguards say, check in with them before swimming. >> thank you. >>> when we come back, the tiger cub, and why they this this is someone's pet tonight. >>> and the island for sale, right off the american coast. can you guess where this is, and what they believe pirates may have hidden on the island? >>> and the abc news exclusive, coming up later tonight. it's back to school time you think your car smells fine, but your passengers smell this eliminate odors you've gone noseblind to for up to 30 days with the febreze car vent clip break out the febreze, and breathe happy. r minor arthritis pain. plus, just two aleve can last all day.

. >> like venice beach there. thank you, rob. let's check in with sade on what is coming up on eyewitness news at 11. >> hot there. >> surprising findings on how to treat an alzheimer's disease. can it be transferred person to person? plus, a house ransacked and robbed but the crooks left behind one major clue. those stories and much more on "eyewitness news at 11:00". >> we hope you join us. that's it for now. thanks for watching. i'm bill ritter. >> i'm liz cho. world news is up next with david muir. eyewitness news returns at 11:00.

mourning the loss of a 28-year-old man who drowned after being pulled out to sea in the waters of venice beachlifornia, by a powerful rip current. >> are you okay? >> reporter: leading into the long labor day weekend, lifeguards urging swimmers to be vigilant. >> okay. >> reporter: so far this year, 112 people have drowned on beaches on both coasts. the national weather service says that rip currents can move as fast as eight feet per second. >> a lot of times, if people panic, they forget common sense, and what they've learned. if you swim parallel, you can be okay. for the inexperienced person, it can just be a dangerous situation. >> reporter: lifeguards say, check in with them before swimming. they'll point out the safest places in the water. and you should keep checking in with them, because conditions are always changing. >> kayna, thank you. >>> when we come back, the tiger cub, and why they think this is someone's pet tonight. >>> and the island for sale, right off the american coast. can you guess where this is, and what they believe pirates may have hidden on the island. >>> and the

will carr is live from venice beach, california, cali, cali with all the details. hey, will. >> reporter: hey, there, arthel. it's only 9:00 a.m. or just after 9:00 a.m. here, so the waves aren't as strong as they are going to get throughout the day. already seen some pretty big ones and if that's any indication of what's to come it could be a dangerous day and with that in mind lifeguards here are on high alert, especially after a man drowned not too far from here on thursday. he was swimming about 200 yards away from the shore and was pulled under by the rip currents and when lifeguards got to him it was too late. also the national weather service issuing a warning this holiday weekend saying there are strong rip currents until tuesday. waves up to 7 feet tall and then there are the sneaker waves which are much larger and come without warning, those are quite dangerous so lifeguards up and down the coast of california are asking for beach-goers to be safe. >> the type of swells with the beaches that we have, the high tide tends to be when we have the most dangero

. >> a southern day in venice beach turned to chaos. >> it felt like being hit over the head with a heavy metal object. >> she was one of a dozen people struck by lightning on the beach. she was lucky, but the lightning killed a 20-year-old who was killed nearby. >> lightning is incredibly dangerous and it's nothing to mess around with and worse than that, you can die. you can die from it. >> and across the west, lightning is also one of the main causes for wildfires. in a year when more than 16,000 fires have scorched 7.8 million acres, a single strike threatens not just people outside, but entire communities vulnerable with every passing storm. gadi schwartz, nbc news, los angeles. >>> beyond the thunderstorms and lightning, the heat is reminding many on this labor day weekend that it's still very much summer. for more on the holiday forecast we check out nbc meteorologist dylan dwyer. >> it will be hot stretching up into new england. if you e squeezing out one more beach day, keep an eye on both coasts and we're looking at currents and in the west on labor day, it will be another chill

entire venice beach area was under water. other coastal area show up water locate.ntain view company says a glitch in the system mapping parts of the state. some people thought there was more to it than that with public person is with rising sea level. another joke last hit no message in there. just illness. if not the ones drew uses. >> sometimes. >> you should say him work. >> today is the day we have been waiting for. it's definitely all right 5 day feel better out here. 88th uses for sat we show quite adjust at line picking up on some showers heated to the quarter this is left over of what was hurricane linda. most if not all the stays certainly over the weekend and talk about that in a sex. cooling effect t.charges are afork keeping most areas rather comfortable it's not hot but it goods truly tropical most from what was next week though. really feeling lake fall around here. 24 hour temperature change are 5 degrees or cooler than he with you temperature wise we are not owe him play she have zapped fremont napa at 67 degrees. so here's the set up. we see the bi

and i found myself ambling along the venice beach courts where billy ho, woody harrelson's character in "white men can't jump." >> jimmy: right, right. [ cheers and applause ] >> for those who don't know. kind of wins the -- upsets wesley snipes' character. and i was kind of -- i was down in venice for an audition, one of my first-ever auditions in the los angeles, and i sat as billy was sitting like a goofy white guy waiting to be called into the game, praying he was going to be called into the game. his secret was he was a great basketball player. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and i found myself kind of live this will dream out. and i eventually was called in. me? you want me in there? i kind of strutted out onto the court. the only english white person there. and i played one game. and i was really terrible. like really. i'd be like -- more nervous than i am now, shaking head to toe. >> jimmy: really, sure, yeah. >> because it was all self-inflicked. >> jimmy: you had no business being on a basketball court. >> absolutely not. and i ended up getting so exhausted after the first game. they we

martial arts center in venice beach, callus offering this self-defense class. it is called extreme kane defense, or kfu, i like that. senior students are taught to use their kane to tea fend and when necessary, attack. >> i love this idea. i love this idea, kane fu, i love that. that is amazing. >> that is it, kyla. that is it for "eyewitness news" at 7:00 here's what you have at 8:00 a big birthday concert for concert goers at made in the america festival but excitement is not over. a look ahead at big performances from yesterday and today's line up. >>> staying connect on the road growing push to give access to wifi behind the wheel, also potential risk, associated with it. and a beautiful take yesterday, today will be really nice, too but the heat is making its way back, we will give you all of the details when kyla comes back in a couple minutes, s go get help, boy. go get help. go get help! right now! if you're a cat, you ignore people. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. go

beaches we have. >> a man drowned in venice down in southern california last thursday after being pulled under by aip current. extra life guards will be on duty. they are telling people to stay near the life guard towers. never swim alone. if you're caught up in a rip current swim parallel to the shore. so again beautiful weather just be safe. pam. >> all right thank you janine. >>> police say the victim was in the campus bathroom one week ago when a man appeared and assaulted her. they say there was another woman in that bathroom washing her hands just before the attack and police want to interview that woman if they can. now police did release this sketch. this is the suspect. he has blue or light colored eyes and wavy light brown hair. police also want to know if that napa assault is connected to a similar attack in a bathroom at santa roe sam junior college last month. >>> a las vegas police officer is recovering after being shot in the hand during an ambush. it happened yesterday at about noon and two officer were an their way to a disturbance call when a gunman walked up to their patrol car w

nice beach back in the day? . >> i went to venice before it was venice. >> referring to the stone age or -- now both ron and i are in trouble with rob. >> at least i'm not getting the tweets today. >> right. >> exactly. >> for what? >> it does happen. it does happen. >> thank you, ron. thanks, rob. >>> coming up on "good morning america" -- house of horrors, two sons allegedly tried to kill their parents in this fancy home. the mom's shocking message to 911. >>> and how the abc news fixer brought a woman who was thought to be dead back to life. >>> and a weird beer competition, we'll show you the winner up ahead in "pop news." >> is there such a thing as a beer competition that's not weird? >> nope. >>> "good morning america" is brought to you by bush's beans. what is your favorite flavor? vo: today's the day. more and more people with type 2 diabetes are learning about long-acting levemir®. as my diabetes changed, it got harder to control my blood sugar. today, i'm asking about levemir®. vo: levemir® is an injectable insulin that ca

>>grant lodes: a fisherman's wharf in north beach and borders the marina district or talking from venice to columbus north went to broadway back in july reported on enormous spike and car berkeley to the russian hill of 88% from last year of luggage and the cars and distracted by the sight common targets just last tuesday a much more disturbing crime all lombard mid jones to the block from a cardboard lombard he stole his camera and shot him in the shoulder and prompted the police chief in the local supervisors to assure residents of the russian hill is still a safe place. >>james: he made a public plea for forgiveness you hear from him coming up next there's a live look outside the bay bridge termer some of the ride on westbound 80 heading from oakland into san francisco as it to see them moving at the limit we will be right back. we live in a pick and choose world. choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime? ...why settle for this? enter sleep number... right now all beds are on sale. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. you like the bed soft.

beach. >> reporter: a man drowned in southern california in venice after being pulled under viral current. lifeguards recommend to swim in tears. try to be in front of the lifeguard stand and be sure to keep your eyes on the ocean. currents are expected to be strong, and extra lifeguards should be on patrol because this warning is in effect throughout this evening. and even though i'm still wearing my jacket, it is still a little chilly, it is expected to get up to 90 in santa cruz. we are expecting to be just to fill up.>> we have viewers asking if you're wearing flip- flops. maybe not yet, because it's chilly. >> -- >> reporter: not yet. i am and flats. i have my flip-flops in my car.>> good girl. you are going to be the layering as the morning goes on. it will get warm out there. thanks for the warning.>>> we are hearing now from the chp about a woman who was killed last night by a suspected drunk driver as she rode her bike in brentwood. the chp says it happened about 6:40 as the will 54-year-old woman was driving her -- riding her bike east of sellers avenue. the car was driven by a 2