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File reports 20 confirmed shark attacks in new yorks recorded history, but 8 happened last year, and officials say this years attacks prove a new reality. >> reporter: last summer was not an aberration, but that what were looking at is likely a new normal here. >> reporter: linsey, officials say those drones will go on multiple daily sweeps, and theyre also going to have life guards on wave runner to keep a closer look. >> linsey: trying to keep swimmers safer. trevor, thank you. a new headlin...

New York will purchase up to 42 drones to monitor beaches in New York City, Westchester and Long Island.

Very dangerous. >> linsey: mona, thank you. new york is launching a new shark patrol program. drones will be taking to the air to watch swimmers on the coast. heres trevor ault. >> reporter: tonight drones are ramping up their search of the new york coast, patrolling for any sharks dangerously lurking in the atlantic ocean and long island sound. governor kathy hochul announcing plans today to deploy dozens of those new shark monitoring drones, potentially tripling their fleet, after an unprece...

To mourn. 31-year-old joseph wamah loved art. >> i really loved him. and the fact that you did this to us, like, for your own agenda and own reason is really pissing me off. >> reporter: today the city of philadelphia filed a lawsuit against some of the largest suppliers of ghost guns and ghost gun kits that describes that type of untraceable weapon that the shooter was carrying. >> jericka: lilia luciana in philadelphia, thank you. and swimmers on high alert following an uptick in shark attacks...

Go in the water today. >> reporter: today state officials returned to the shoreline patrolling from above with drones. >> that gives us the best opportunity to see sharks or other dangerous marine life before it actually becomes a problem. >> reporter: two teenagers suffered suspected shark bites at separate beaches monday. and three adults yesterday were injured, none of them serious. so far this year there has been at least 23 reported shark attacks across the country. compared to 51 in all of...

Shark sightings and attacks have been increasing in New York in recent years, prompting concerns and patrols on Long Island's beaches.

The idiot that went in the caves with them, and im literally staring this thing face-to-face. >> but you did it for science. youre a scientist. >> yes, i did it for science. >> what causes more fatalities? >> you know how many average people die per year from shark attacks? >> im guessing six. >> in the united states, its just one. >> oh, really? >> one per year in the united states. >> i was talking globally. >> in the united states its just one. bees, hornets, or wasps kill 62 people. >> peopl...

Shootings at last years independence day parade that left seven people dead and dozens injured. here in philadelphia authorities say the shooter was firing randomly into vehicles and at pedestrians, the district attorney says the suspect will face multiple counts of murder and is expected in court sometime tomorrow. >> jericka: ryan hughes in philadelphia, thank you very much. on this fourth of july more reminders of the potential fireworks dangers, a fireworks accident killed a woman and left n...

Long island. lilia luciano reports two more shark bites happened just this afternoon. >> two more shark attacks on new yorks long island, the fourth and two days. in separate incidents, a man and woman were a bit this afternoon near fire island just a few miles from where two teens were bitten yesterday. none of the injuries are life-threatening. drone video taken this morning shows a school of about 50 sand sharks in the same area. >> very concerned. if im not concerned i wont go in the water. ...

New York police say there were 3 shark attacks over the holiday weekend. The first happened to a 15-year-old boy on Monday, followed by two more attacks on Tuesday.