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>> reporter: tonight, swimmers urged to be on high alert at the most popular beaches in the new york city area. >> there was a fish that jumped out the water today and everyone kind of had a little look to the side thinking it was a shark. >> reporter: park officials shutting down some areas to swimmers for a second day in a row after shark sightings on long beach. on tuesday similar sightings at other beaches too. >> it was five to six feet, 25 yards out. and it definitely had the triangular fi...

Happen in other cases with kids who arent famous. >> reporter: childnet is the private foster care agency that, according to the lawsuit, knew full well that the people in this new home were unfit to be foster parents, "because they had a prior history" of abusing children in their care. a spokesperson for the county says they have not seen the lawsuit, so they have no comment. we reached out to childnet and did not get a response. but last year, they told abc news that they could not comment on...

Meeting demanding the police chief resign by noon today. well take you to the latest of what he said. plus, he rose on president trumps coattails for nomination in pennsylvania. but now dr. oz is telling the supporters, the maga movement is dying. plus, a rise in shark attacks. just what you want to hear. so whats behind it?

Upon five shark incidents in the previous two weeks, surfers on New York's Long Island are on the watch for sharks.

Theyll see more of this as the summer goes on? >> possibly so. and i think its really a function of what the sharks, the juvenile sharks are eating. typically, the sharks that bite people by mistake, what we call shark attacks are the result of mistaken identity. the sharks are at shore, very shallow water, eating small fish, typically, known locally as bunker, bunker has come back in great numbers after conservation and protection of those animals after numbers of years after overharvested for ...

>> reporter: scientists believe the 1975 movie "jaws" caused a generation of people to develop galeophobia, an irrational fear of sharks. >> it greatly perceived how people perceived sharks. >> reporter: there is even a term for it, the "jaws" effect, a belief that sharks intentionallat hum >> wh so med, it inflncattudes extes thdang tha these animals pose. >> i think what were starting to see is that "jaws" mentality slowly going away. >> shark bite. >> shark attacked. >> reporter: media covera...

Got a live operator told them the situation. i did find out later on that they dispatch atlanta police department at 3:53 p.m. mind you i called them at 2:378 p.m. dispatch at 3:53 they came to my house at 4:12 if yapght get a police officer to come to my home when a perpetrator is in my home what is more urgent than that thats when it comes down to basic needs of what a human being needs to feel safe and secure for their family. >> you dont want any special treatment you all want security. >> i...

Lave county officials have turned to new measures to keep beachgoers safe from shark attacks. >> one of the new things were doing is deploying our drones of we have four drones if one of them is the largest drone most capable one that weve been using most often. >> but describe to me what these drones do. >> so this particular drone has different capabilities they have thermal energy high-definition cameras really just -- it is a good way for us to cost effectively get aerial to see if theres ma...

Summer. suffolk county new york five shark attacks have been reported in just two weeks. i went out to smith point beach to see how some experts are dealing with this rise in attacks. watch. >> long island is new yorks doorstep a get away future and surf spot of sandy beefs that attract residents and tourists but this week officials urge swimmers to be cautious after multiple people injured from shark attacks. >> sir about how many people visit the beach each summer? >> well tens of thousands th...