all the folks who live in western australia are very comfortable knowing this is an area great whitesin. we know great white numbers have dropped over time. but this is it a large coastal area and since 2000 there's only been seven fatalities, this is the seventh in the whole western australia in 11 years. you really need to look at risk. it's far more dangerous to drive to the beach, risk of fatality in a car accident than it is to be involved in a shark bite incident at a beach. >> wow, i guess final question. is there really any way to prevent shark attacks? >> there's certainly some things we do recommend. we recommend that it people don't swim at dusk and dawn, the peak shark feeding times. also be aware of your surroundings. if there's a lot of marine mammals or bait fish in the area, beware and get out of the water. discretion is a better part of valor. we do know the first attack that happened in western australia in september, it's right around the corner from a very large seal area. be wise with what beaches you're going to. >> andy dehart, thank you so much for talking shar

leaders at the commonwealth heads of government meeting in western australia have vowed to increase the effort to eradicate polio. this comes amidst a rash of issues up for discussion, including whether or not to appoint a commissioner for human rights and democracy. has the world prepares to welcome its 7 billion and hair -- and have a debt, we have been looking at population growth. today we report from zambia, where we investigate private equity firms buying up vast waves of farmland. there is money to be made from buying parts of the world once seemed unprofitable. but at what price? >> it is not what we have come to extract from africa. the imagery of plenty, offering a tantalizing visions. the idea that africa might provide the answer to the world food problem. >> if you increase the yields in africa to 80% of what the world averages are, africa would become a net exporter of food. >> this private equity company aims to maximize yields and make a profit for investors. they are modernizing farming methods and investing in better irrigation. it can mean producing 30 times more per a

was 33 years old. >>> and american diver is dead, the victim of a shark attack in western australia.entified. a great white shocked -- shar attacked him. he suffered injuries. it is the second one in the past 12 days. >>> the calendar is set. the nevada republicans will push back their presidential caucus early february. politicalallow tradition to continue. new hampshire is expected to later.s primary a week nevada wanted to push it to a move that upset new hampshire. >>> the eldest daughter of john married in north carolina today. married her longtime boyfriend at a church in chapel hill. he walked -- john edwards walked her down the aisle. the newlyweds will live in d.c. >>> today group of high-school students took part in a project called sticker shock. is aimed at reducing teenage drinking and targeting adults. >> one alcohol purchase by one led to her daughter's debt. can have all of those pictures but those last photos scene and the view of her in her casket, that of drunknsequence driving. >> students are targeting the source, the adults to buy them alcohol. visiting stores s

. >> reporter: in the skies near purth in western australia, day one of a helicopter patrol on the look great whites. the aerial surveillance, the state's best hope of keeping divers and swimmers safe and preventing yet another deadly attack after three so far here. the latest, this weekend, killing american diver thomas wanewright. >> to have had three fatal shark attacks in just the last few weeks is an unprecedented situation. and it does call for urgent action. >> reporter: but what's behind the surge in shark attacks this year? both here in australia and else where? >> generally speaking when we have the rash of shark attacks in a short time frame, there is some weather pattern going on that is bringing the prey items like the bait fish and sea lions closer to shore that also brings the sharks closer to shore. >> reporter: like these whales off the coast of western australia making their annual migration. prime prey for great whites. >> when they attack humans, a case of mistaken identity. someone on a surf board or boogie board might look like a sea lion from underneath. >> or som

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the 32-year-old texas man was in waters off the coast of western australia. officers say the man had been diving alone when his friends who were not in the water noticed a lot of air bubbles followed by a plume of blood. then the man's body rose to the surface. the victim was living in western australia. his name was not immediately released. we'll be right back. stay with us. [ sam ] my first ride lasted just 30 seconds. another reminder of what i couldn't do. ♪ the accident could have been my excuse to quit. i made it my reason to go even harder. ♪ [ male announcer ] helping people achieve without limits. at the hartford it's what we do... and why we're the founding partner of the u.s. paralympic team. show your support at facebook.com/thehartford. with advanced power, the verizon 4g lte network makes your business run faster: smartphones, laptops, tablets, mobile hotspots. but not all 4g is created equal. among the major carriers, only verizon's 4g network is 100% lte, the gold standard of wireless technology. and while other carriers may have limited lte

the 32-year-old texas man was in waters off the coast of western australia. officers say the man had been diving alone when his friends who were not in the water noticed a lot of air bubbles followed by a plume of blood. then the man's body rose to the surface. the victim was living in western australia. his name was not immediately released. we'll be right back. stay with us. at regions, we're committed to helping small businesses find new ways to optimize their cash flow. so, stop in and ask for a regions cashcor analysis and see how easy it is to get your cash flow (whistles) heading in the right direction. let's talk. i tell you what i can spend. i do my best to make it work. i'm back on the road safely. and i saved you money on brakes. that's personal pricing. >>> many libyans felt the revolution wouldn't be over until moammar gadhafi was dead. now that he has been killed, they're turning out in droves to see the body of the tyrant who ruled their nation for 42 years. cnn's dan rivers looks at the mystery over how gadhafi died. >> reporter: deb, controve

great white shark that killed an american over the weekend is somewhere in the ocean off of western australiaew miles from the city of perth. this is the latest in a series of attack. >> reporter: 32-year-old george wainwright was diving alone off a boat on saturday in western australia when he was fatally attacked by a shark. two of wainwright's friends who were on the private boat saw bubbles coming from the water and called for help. police say the shark, a 10-foot great white, surfaced and even nudged the dive boat as wainwright's friends retrieved his body. >> he floated to the surface and they say as they were coming back. >> reporter: the local government set tuna baited hooks in the water. >> the shark was as quick as could be humanly possible. >> reporter: wainwright, who grew up in panama city, florida, moved to australia six months ago to work for a marine company. his family said wainwright had a passion to be on the water. >> he just loved it over there. he said it was just amazing. it was just beautiful. the water, the fishing and the people he said everything was just fantastic

. >> queen elizabeth has landed in western australia at of the summit for leaders there to officially open the meeting on friday as to attend a tour of australia comes to an end. on wednesday, hundreds of people lined the streets of mel bourne to welcome the queen. >> even after nearly 60 years, it was a day to savor. in the center of mel bourne, the queen came across an endless line of people wanting to meet her. so many flowers that the british detectives had to lend a hand to gather them. one little girl had to make sure she did not misspell the queen. they went to a hospital where the nurses war i-catching pink. -- wore eye-catching pink. he was not quite sure whether she wanted to give the queen her posey of flowers. these former conjoined twins, who were separated two years ago, are now doing well. then it was onto a ride on one of mel bourne signature vehicles, a tram. a good crowd, a warm welcome, a successful visit. the character will change on friday when the queen steps into her role as head of the commonwealth to open the commonwealth heads of government conference. the se

three people in the last two months, and the hunt is on for a great white shark off the coast of western australia. duncan kennedy reports. >> george was a 32-year-old man from texas who had been living in the area. but his passion for diving these exquisite waters this weekend cost him his life, the victim of a shark attack. the attack happened just 500 meters from the beach. it was over in a few seconds. the authorities have issued a rare catch or kill order to try to find the shark. sharks like the great white are species that can't normally be tracked down. but so serious with these triple fatal attacks being taken, the government here says it must act. >> within an hour of this, the minister issued the order to allow them to try to catch or destroy that shark. >> shark conservationists say the government is overreacting, especially as it's impossible to tell which shark carried out the attack. but with three deaths in two months, almost triple the average annual rate for the whole country, the view here is that, for now, public safety has to be put above the protection. dunn condition den de,

in western australia the government announced it will have a private helicopter patrolling the coast,n the wake of an attack of a great white who killed american diver thomas wright. >> there will be a helicopter off the beaches tomorrow, a temporary arrangement until surf life savings arrives in november. >> reporter: after the third fatal shark attack off western australia in a matter of weeks the state premier ordered fisheries to hunt and kill a great white. this shark seen in the area shortly after the attack could be the very one who killed thomas wainwright. he had come to texas to work in oceaneering. >> people don't realize they're trying to fly something around the size of a car. >> reporter: seen here in this corporate video from his previous job with bp oil company, wainwright explains how he worked with rovs to help cap the well at the heart of the april 2010 oil spill in the gulf of mexico. >> growing up where i did and i spent a lot of time enjoying the gulf, and to be able to know we're going to get that under control and get things cleaned up and back to, you know, so

it's the third fatal shark attack off western australia in 12 days.tate government says it will consider increasing aerial shark over the next couple of days. >>> three days after an animal owner in ohio set dozens of exotic animals free and committed suicide, public safety issues are rising. >> reporter: when public safety officials had to shoot and kill dozens of animals, released by a prieftd owner who then committed suicide, it showed a disturbing relief the ohio governor says will be addressed. we will be looking at what authority can be bring in to clearly put ourselves in a position of determining whether anybody out there is qualified and whether they have the ability to even hold these animals. >> kasich ordered that all wild animal permits will be newly reviewed. and wild animal actions will be sharply restricted or shut down. but animal rights activists say tuesday's headline making horror show was only the latest of dozens of dangerous incidents in ohio involving privately owned exotic an males. terry thompson had 35 tigeres and cheetahs i

. >> reporter: after the third fatal shark attack off western australia in a matter of weeks, they ordered and kill a rogue great white. >> there will be a helicopter in the air as of tomorrow. that will be a temporary arrangement until a helicopter arrives. >> this shark seen in the area shortly after the attack could be the one that killed thomas wainwrig wainwright. he came to work in ocean engineering. he hailed from the florida panhandle. he was a man with a passion for life and for the ocean who also adored australia. >> the day before, he sent us an e-mail about coming over to australia for christmas. >> reporter: on saturday, wainwright and two american friends took a boat to a picturesque island offshore from the city of perth. some fear there could be one predator responsible for three deadly attacks. scientists say it's more likely there were three separate sharks trailing the whales migrating through the area. authorities are doing everything they can to prevent another attack like this one. back to you. >> sarah james. that does it for news 4 at 4:00. >> news 4 at 5:00 starts

australia in less than two weeks. a 32-year-old american scuba diver was killed today off the western coast of australia by what was described as a ten-foot-long great white shark. a shark roughly the same size that killed a swimmer 11 miles away last week. police could not say if it is the same shark that killed the american diver. >>> and libya's transitional government will declare liberation tomorrow, after months of war, that ended in the death of moammar gadhafi, the dictator of libya. the declaration will allow the country to transform into a democracy, hopefully. the victory is still overshadowed by questions how gadhafi was killed after he was captured alive. >>> and republican presidential hopeful herman cain is amending his 9-9-9 proposal that helped him surge to the top of many polls. cain is abandoning his pledge to allow for no exemptions for the plan. which calls for 9% sales, income and corporate tax. he's now proposing no income tax for americans living at or below the poverty line. his plan is criticized by republicans and some democrats. >>> and cain rival michele bachmann appears to be losing support in n

supernova research team, australia national university, western creek, australia.fessor adam riess, supernova search team, john hopkins university and space telescope science institute, baltimore. >> the nobel committee in stockholm announced the winners on tuesday. two americans, saul permutter and adam riess and an australian, brian schmidt were awarded the top award in the field. the committee said they're studying dozens of exploded stars, called supernovas led them to conclude that the universe is continuing to expand. the study surprised the world, the expansion of the universe had thought to have been slowing down. >>> in the second part of our series on refugees, tonight we take a look at people from myanmar. currently, half a million of them are thought to be displaced, both inside the country and around the world. some ended up in japan. last thursday, 18 refugees from myanmar left for japan under its pilot scheme to resettle displaced people, now in its second year. the four families fled myanmar and had been living at a camp in northwest thailand. in ja

. >> george wainwright was diving along a boat in western australia when he was fatally attacked by a shark. two of wainwrights' friends saw bubbles coming from the water and called for help. police say the shark, a 10-foot great white surfaced and even nudged the dive boat as wainwright's friends retrieved his body. he floated to the surface and the shark was seen as they were leaving the area to come back into tompson's bay. >> we try to pride ourselves in collecting data to predict these animals. >> he has made a career of swimming toward these dangerous sharks. he says shark attacks like this one are all too familiar. >> i think of my own accident that happened a long time ago, but it was provoked. i hope the story that comes out is filled with accurate information. >> it's said it's important to understand shark behavior before determining whether there's a shark problem for if this was just an unfortunate incident. >> sometimes -- i hate to use this -- but it's just bad luck. he may have been in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> he moved to australia to work with a marine co

attacked a 64-year-old swimmer just 11 miles away this is the fourth deadly shark attack off western australia in just over a year. >>> libya's interim prime minister wants a new election held within 8 months the concern is one of gadhafi's sons escaped capture he and his fighters may continue to make trouble for transitional leadership. >> thousands of libyans are lining up to see the body of gadhafi the display is in a refrigerated storage room. >>> video surfaced that shows gadhafi wounded and beaten by captors after he was found in his hometown of sirte there are questions whether his captors executed him. >>> the president says he campaigned on a promise to bring it to a responsible end he is following through. >> we have already removed more than 100,000 troops iraqi forces have taken full responsible for security of their own country thanks to sacrifices of our men and women in uniform, iraqi people have the chance to forge their own future the rest of our troops will be home for the holidays. >> they could not come to an agreement on legal profession for american soldiers stationed in

. >> reporter: 32-year-old george wayne wright was diving alone in western australia when he was fayefatally attacked by a shark. they saw bubbles coming from the water and called for help. a 10-foot great white surfaced and nudged the dive boat. as wainwright's friends retrieved his body. >> he floated to the surface and the shark was seen to come back into thompson's bay. >> we try to pride ourselves in collecting enough dat to be able to predict behavior of these animals. >> he's an underwater film maker who has made a career of swimming towards these dangerous sharks. he says shark attacks like this one are all too familiar. i think about this accident of mine. it was provoked. i hope the story that comes out is filled with accurate information. >> it's important to understand shark behavior before determining whether there's a shark problem or if this was just an unfortunate incident. >> sometimes -- i hate to use this, but it's just bad luck. he may have been in the wrong place in the wrong time. >> wainwright moved to australia six months ago to work for a marine company. his f

it's the third off the western australia coast in two months. >>> 14 jewish chaplains who gave theirves to save others are being given special recognition at the arlington national cemetery. the dedication ceremony was held today for a new memorial honoring those chaplains. that memorial sits side by side with the other memorials. this is the first time that fallen rabbis have been honored in one place at the cemetery. >>> coming up on 9news now, comedian will ferrell tries to pick up the pieces of his broken mark twain prize at the kennedy center. up next though, the first authorized biography of apple cofounder, steve jobs, hits the bookstores. don't forget, we're always on at wusa9.com. we'll be right back. >>> fans of the late apple cofounder, steve jobs, can now learn even more about his life. a new biography about jobs hit bookstores today. written by walter, the former managing editor of time magazine. the book is based on numerous interviews by jobs. jobs died october 5 after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. he was 56 years old. >>> martha stewart thinks her new daugh

. >> reporter: he was from texas, he was living in the western australia city of perth on a work visaesses on the boat described the shark as ten feet long. >> this is a tragic situation. >> reporter: less than two weeks ago, a 64-year-old was killed by a great white during his morning swim. authorities are now trying to figure out if the same animal killed both men. >> the shark population is increasing. >> reporter: australia has some of the most shark-infested waters on earth, as i found out when i motored off the coast with government officials, it is so bad here that government actually sets up shark nets unsettlingly close to popular beaches. >> it's amazing that you got sharks this close to the beach. >> reporter: great whites can be more than 25 feet long and 5,000 pounds and they have the perfect set of jaws to cut you and they're not just lurking in australia, just days ago off the coast of oregon, a surfer was thrown into the air by what his friend said was a great white. he wasn't hurt. but it was the second shark encounter off the oregon coast in about a week. sharks have

in the skies overscenic beach near perth in western australia, day one of a helicopter patrol on they sign of great whites. this aerial surveillance the state's best hope of keeping divers and swimmers safe and preventing another deadly attack after three so far here. the latest this weekend killing american diver thomas wainwright. >> to have had three fatal shark attacks in the last few weeks is an unprecedented situation and it does call for urgent action. >> reporter: what's behind the surge in shark attacks this year? both here in australia and elsewhere, including back-to-back attacks near south afri africa, where an eyewitness captured this dramatic video of a great white. we asked u.s. marine biologist andy dohart. >> generally speaking when we have this rash of shark attacks in a short time frame there is some weather pattern going on that's bringing the prey items like the bait fish and the sales and sea lions closer to shore which brings the sharks closer to shore. >> reporter: like the whales off the coast of western australia making their annual migration, prime prey for

he was scuba diving off on area of western australia which is very popular. it's a tourist spot. very, very unlucky. there are investigations taking place, but we understand it was a great white shark. that's what the the investigators think carried out the attack. it shocked everyone in australia but no one more so than his family. here are his two sisters speaking. >> i think it was just the wrong place, wrong time because he was very wise. i would trust him with anything to do with being on the water. always had complete confidence in his skills. >> he was an extraordinary person. he was one of a kind. like my sister said, he's more than just a quick news spot, he was our brother. we loved him. he will be missed. >> reporter: the body is, kyra, on the way back to the united states, as we understand it. a big debate right now in australia starting this course for a call of great whites off the coast of australia. something very difficult to do but people are m calling for that in a serious way. others say if you're going to dive in these waters you're taking a risk and you need

. >>> and the american killed by a shark off the coast of western australia has been identified as georgeinwright of texas. they say it was a shark that attacked him. they say he was diving alone when his friends who were not in the water noticed air bubbles floating from a plume of body. they say his body is to be returned within the week. >>> a demissioned german satellite entered the earth. up to 30 pieces of space debris could hit land or water, depending where it broke and europe, africa and australia appear to be safe. and it did enter the atmosphere and we are going to see ail s d alexandra steel has been following this. it reentered. >> it entered at 10:00 last night when we were on the air. it was pretty exciting. in southeast asia. no word on debris. it is in the indian ocean or china. there were two big cities along the flight path but of course if there was a populated area and debris we would know about it. as of not yet nothing has been spotted but interesting. it may be cold where you are watching us but hot in the tropics. td 18 just deemed such in the western caribbean. g

. >>> an american is dead this morning after another shark attack off the coast of western australia.olice say the 32-year-old man was diving in a popular spot off rottnest island in overcast conditions. witnesses on his boanoticed a flurry of bubbles right before he surfaced with fatal injuries. the diver had been living in perth off a work visa for about six months. he has not been identified. his death comes less than two weeks after a man was killed by a shark near perth out for his morning swim. >> they say with overcast with the clouds that's when the sharks like to come out. >> when you see the big shark flag flying, maybe that's your clue not to get in the water. you know, it's a sad story. you can't blame the shark. he's just looking for lunch. >> don't say that. >> positive news here. good weather. >> the world's most awkward transition is now over. we'll talk about the weekend forecast. >> just do a fist pump. >> you left me hanging. didn't you? >> oh! we got it this time. >> outside a little bit of cloud cover this morning. it's going to be a rain free weekend, everybody.

in western australia today, a massive search is under way for a mammoth shark. a 10-foot great white, similar to this one, spotted in the vicinity, shortly after the attack that killed an american diver. >> some pretty massive injuries. >> the young man's friends and family, obviously a horrific ips dents. >> reporter: authorities scrambled to get swimmers and divers out of the water after the attack, which happened around 1:30 in the afternoon, in the picturesque stretch of ocean near the city of perth. george thomas wainwright, out with friends on a boat, went for a dive. but a trail of bubbles indicated something was wrong. then -- >> he floated to the surface, and the shark was seen as they were leaving the area. >> reporter: wainwright's horrified friends, both also from the u.s., tried to help, but it was too late. >> this is a tragic situation, and it's the third shark fatality we have had in only a matter of weeks. >> reporter: the first, a surfer, grabbed by a great white on september 4th. the next, october 10th, a businessman out for a morning swim, an

reporter: the 32-year-old was diving alone off the boat on saturday near the island here in western australia, when he was fatally attacked by a shark. two of his friends saw the bubbles coming from the water calling for help. police say that their shark, a 10-foot great white, surfaced, and as he writes that friends retrieved his body. >> yes, they floated to the surface, and the shark, they were saying, as they were leaving the area to come back and see that there. >> reporter: the local government said that they hook baits in the water in order to protect the public. >> yes, the action taken was as quick as could be humanly possible. >> reporter: he grew up inpanama city, florida, grew up two months ago from there. he had a passion for being on the water. >> he just loved it over there, saying, you know, it was just amazing. just beautiful, the nature of the water, the fishing, the people. he said that everything was just fantastic. i think that it was just, you know, a wrong place, a wrong time. there could be a rogue man- eating shark in the water. they are saying it is more likely that

. >>> in western australia, police have identified the american victim of a shark attack. 32-year-oldeorge thomas wanewrite of texas was killed by a great white while scuba diving. friends say he whiz in the water alone when they noticed air bubbles and blood rushing to the surface. this was the second fatal shark attack in the past two weeks near the city of perth. >>> now to that devastating earthquake in turkey. the 7.2 magnitude quake struck eastern turkey in a poor section of the van province. that's close to turkey's border with iran and ar mania. it is the most powerful quake to hit turk dmi a decade. at least seven powerful aftershocks have rattled the area already. it is nighttime right now there, and many of the rescuers are relying on flashlights and shovels to dig through piles of rubble searching for victims. it is feared that there could be between 500 and maybe even 1,000 deaths. two doctors are feared to be buried in the rubble of a medical building. some of the victims are getting basic medical care right in the streets. freelance journalist andrew finkel is in istanb

. >>> we learned the identity of the texas man killed by a great white shark in western australia. police say 32-year-old george thomas wainwright was scuba diving alone when he was attacked. this was the second fatal shark attack in the past two weeks near the city of perth. his body is expected to be returned to the us th.s. this w. >>> another satellite came crashing down to earth last night. this one, a german satellite that entered the earth's atmosphere somewhere over southeast asia and took only 15 minutes to hit the ground. most of the satellite burned up during re-entry, but 30 pieces may have survived. the biggest concern, a one-ton mirror that is heat resistant. the debris may have crashed over the indian ocean or as far inland as china. >>> now to that desperate search in the dark through the earthquake rubble in eastern turkey. rescue crews are using flashlights and shovels to look for survivors after a 7.2 magnitude quake knocked down dozens of buildings. at least 65 people have been killed. freelance journalist andrew finkel is in istanbul. what more can you tell me

. >>> the american killed by a shark off the coast of western australia has been identified. inwright of texas. police say teeth marks show it was a great white shark that attacked him. wainwright had been working in australia. investigators say he was diving alone when friends who were not in the water noticed a trail of air bubbles followed by a plume of blood. >>> a powerful piece of evidence may have emerged in the case of a missing baby girl in missouri. cnn has learned this

george thomas wainwright of texas was killed while scuba diving in western australia, near a popular tourist spot near perth. they said the bite marks on wainwright's body indicate a great white shark probably attacked him. his sister spoke with a cnn affiliate wnbb. >> i think it was the wrong place, wrong time. he was very wise, i would trust him with anything to do with being on the water. i always had complete confidence in his skills. >> he was an extraordinary person, he was one of a kind. and he, you know, like my sister said, he's more than just a quick news spot. he was our brother. and we loved him. and he will be missed. >> wainwright's death was the second fatal shark attack near perth in the past two weeks. >>> let's go 0 our friend, meteorologist rob marciano in atlanta. what are we expecting in terms of flight delays. >> a little bit. a weak storm moving across the great lakes and what's shaking in the tropics, still hurricane season. so what's happening down there is certainly of concern to us, we may something that's going to be making its way in our direction. first

malaysia there's a huge processing plant by an australian company that didn't want to put it in western australia nothing but wallowbies there. >> not a lot of good choices in this world where we sit. we're sitting in oil in the context of 9.1% oil in this country. brent oil is at $110 a barrel. if you ask any economist worth his salt 12 years ago, 9.1% unemployment in the usa, zero growth in the zur zone, what's the price of oil, he would have said $10 or $15. it's sitting at $110. there's not a lot of good choices, but the point is in this country, even if you got around the refining problems, even if you wanted to dedicate an island to refinement, we don't have the still sets to do it. this ore is radioactive, et cetera. we don't have the skill sets. >> i'm sitting here amazed by what i'm hearing, and a little frightened by what i'm hearing. >> you should. >> you actually should be. >> and is the problem -- what can the united states do? you just said we don't have the -- the united states doesn't have the talent. we don't have people -- >> we have the talent. we just don't have the education.