Lifting boats out of the water, tossing them like toys. Mother of an american journalist held hostage by isis is pleading for his life. I want what every mother wants, to live to see her childrens children. I plead with you to grant me this. The fbi and secret service are investigating data breaches at american banks, including jpmorgan chase. A tragic case of friendly fire. Police say a crew member of the show cops was killed by an officers bullet as they filmed a robbie. Have you ever had an incident like this . There has been yet another one of those swatting episodes. An online gamers video shows the moment armed officers burst through the office in littleton. Get your hands up josh shaw has been suspended indefinitely from the ucht sc football team. He lied about how he suffered his ankle injuries. Angelina jolie and brad pitt are now husband and wife. A hollywood power couple tied the knot saturday. All that and every radical islamist like you will be wiped off the face of the earth because you have no respect to women, you have no respect oh she got her racket caught in her hair. Oh, my goodness. It almost took my head off. I decided to laugh. And all that matters. Hello, friends. So good to see you. The women of friends back together at last at night. What happened to joey . Wheres chandler . Theyre not in the script. Theyre dead. On cbs this morning. Id like another drape. There we go. By the way, this is the only thing on cbs right now. This mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. Captioning funded by cbs only dave can welcome to cbs this morning. There is Something Else on. Charlie rose and Norah Odonnell are off but we are in good hands because Anthony Mason is here and you look ready. Theyre off, were on. We are very on. We begin with the weather where major storms are creating dangerous conditions along both coasts this morning. Hurricane cristobal is causing deadly rip currents in the east. And Tropical Storm marie is battering Southern California with gigantic waves. Oh oh just fell. It just fell overnight in malibu a historic lifeguard house that served as a backdrop in movies and tv shows collapsed into the ocean. Teri okita is in seal beach where the big waves are still coming. Teri, good morning. Reporter good morning, and good morning to you here in the west. The waves have been spectacular. Theyre calming down but still dangerous with swells as high as 25 feet in some areas. Thats led to more than 230 rescues since tuesday. One death is being investigated as surfrelated and the highrisk show isnt over yet. Along the Southern California coast, nature is treating wave watchers to a show unlike any they have ever seen. These guys getting crazy rides and people cheering on the beach. Its a good show for free. Its exciting to see this much surf. I dont think weve seen a swell like this in a decade or so. Reporter the massive waves were relentless from newport beach, where this boogie border was thrown sky high to catalina island, where two piers were destroyed and boats and vehicles were tossed ashore to malibu where water threatened multimillion dollar homes and damaged the pier. Its all because of Tropical Storm marie, 800 miles west of mexicos Baja California peninsula. Even surfers like Laird Hamilton couldnt resist caught in this video riding directly under the malibu pier. Hamilton not only surfed he saved. He assisted in a rescue. His eyes were big and he was appreciative that he was back on the land. Reporter one of hundreds that kept lifeguards busy up and down the coast. Lifeguard jacob reed says he rescued one man caught in a powerful current. He was panicked he was very scared. He said i went in way too far over my head. Reporter bulldozers were called in to beach up the shoreline and protect expensive beach homes. Thousands of spectators stayed out of the water, but not necessarily out of harms way, snapping pictures dangerously close to the crashing waves. The surge comes up it wraps around the back of them and then can pull them back out to the water, out to sea. Reporter the Seal Beach Pier behind me is closed until safety inspectors can get in and check it and give it the all clear to reopen. As for the high surf its expected to last until at least tomorrow late afternoon, maybe early evening, and then it will die down making the beach much safer for beachgoers through the long holiday weekend. Thanks, teri. It will be another day of high surf along the east coast as hurricane cristobal passes far offshore. In ocean city maryland an 18yearold swimmer from virginia drowned in a rip current wednesday. The beach patrol saved dozens of people. And big hail hit limon, colorado, thats southeast of denver. Millions could see more Severe Weather there today. Meteorologist megan glaros of our cbs station wbbm is tracking the storms. Good morning, and good morning to our viewers in the west. Marie may just be a Tropical Storm at this point but big waves will still be a factor across portions of Southern California today. We are looking at 10 to 15 foot breakers especially across portions of los angeles and ventura counties. Coastal flooding will be a factor and any south and southeast facing beaches will be the hardest hit. There could be isolated sets with 20foot breakers from marie that should begin to subside going into friday. The High Temperature in las vegas today, 101 degrees. 90 in los angeles. 76 degrees in seattle. And if youre heading into the center part of the country, watch out for the potential for flooding from the great plains today working into the great lakes as we move into the Labor Day Weekend. Gayle, anthony . Megan, thanks. Reports this morning say computer hackers may have hit several major american banks. The Security Breach apparently exposed account numbers at jpmorgan chase. Bob orr is in washington where the fbi is on the case. Bob, good morning. Reporter good morning. Well, these latest Cyber Attacks happened earlier this month and apparently were aimed at stealing checking and savings account information from a number of major u. S. Banks, including jpmorgan. Law enforcement sources tell us the fbi and secret service now are working to determine the overall scope of this breach, which apparently involved a series of coordinated attacks. Its not clear at the moment how much data may have been taken. A report by bloomberg says the attacks appear to be the work of sophisticated russian cyber thieves, well beyond the capability of amateur hackers. And reports suggest the data theft may be in retaliation for recent u. S. Financial sanctions on russia. While the targeted banks are not confirming these specific attacks, a spokesman for jpmorgan gave us the following statement. Companies of our size unfortunately experience Cyber Attacks nearly every day. We have multiple layers of defense to counteract any threats and constantly monitor fraud levels. To this point jpmorgan has not seen any unusual fraud activity. The fbi is not commenting. Gayle. Thank you, bob. Wee hearing from the first time from the family of Steven Sotloff, an american prisoner in syria threatened with death. In a message released yesterday, his mother begs the leader of isis to set her son free. Margaret brennan is tracking developments from the state department and she joins us this morning. Margaret, good morning. Reporter good morning. And good morning to our viewers in the west. The video produced by the sotloff family was released in both arabic and in english around the world. Its an 11th hour plea for help since all u. S. Efforts and other diplomatic channels failed. I am shirley sotloff. My son, steven is in your hands. Reporter the mother of kidnapped journalist Steven Sotloff made an impassioned video plea for help. We want to see him home safe and sound and to hug him. Reporter Steven Sotloff has been held captive by isis since last august but the world first saw his face last week. Thats when isis released this video showing the beheading of fellow journalist james foal owe. The same executioner threatened to kill sotloff next unless the u. S. Calls off air strikes in iraq. On wednesday his mother directly addressed the isis leader an bu Bakr Al Baghdadi and begged for his mercy. I want what every mother wants, to see her childrens children. Our thoughts and prayers are with mr. Sotloffs family at this very difficult and trying time. Reporter another american hostage, Peter Theo Curtis was released on sunday. He was reunited with his mother at bostons Logan Airport on wednesday after 22 months of captivity in syria. I had no idea that so much effort was being expendinged on my behalf. Reporter curtis had been held by a different terror group known at jubhat al nusra. Outside his mothers house in cambridge, massachusetts, on wednesday, he told reporters how thankful he was to be free. I suddenly remember how good the American People are and what kindness they have in their hearts, and to all those people i say a huge thank you from my heart, from the bottom of my heart. Reporter as for the three other Americans Still being held by isis its not clear whether that group is motivated by ransom or the pr Strategic Value that comes from Holding Americans hostage. Margaret thank you. Were learning this morning about another american reportedly killed in syrias civil war. U. S. Officials say theyre trying to confirm the report but friends and family say a man from the minneapolis area died last weekend fighting with isis forces in syria of the the man came from the same region as 33yearold douglas mccain, who also was killed last weekend fighting alongside isis. Back in may, another american from florida carried out a suicide bombing in northern syria. A sister of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect is due in Court Next Month after being arrested for an alleged bomb threat of her own. Ailina tsarnaev turned herself in to new york police yesterday. She is charged with aggravated harassment. She allegedly threatened to bomb a woman who was romantically involved with her boyfriend. A new refined search is in the works for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370. The boeing 777 vanished over the indian ocean in march with 239 people aboard. Investigators now say the jet may have left its course earlier than thought. Theyre bringing in a Dutch Company to conduct a new massive underwater search. It will start next month and could last a year at a cost of about 50 million. This morning ukraines president says Russian Troops are in ukrainian territory. The russians and heavily armed separatists are advancing down the coast of eastern ukraine. Our u. S. Ambassador to ukraine wrote on twitter that an increasing number of Russian Troops are fighting in ukrainian territory. Overnight city officials in donetsk say 11 people were killed. Ukrainian forces are retreating. This new offensive appears to be aimed at creating a land link between the crimean coastline and russia. A texas father accused in a revenge killing is free this morning. He was acquitted of murder charges after prosecutors argued he shot to death a drunk driver who had killed his two sons. Man well bojorquez say prosecutors had a weak case. Reporter it all came down to evidence and in the end the prosecution did not have enough to convince the jury that David Barajas pulled the trigger in an act of revenge. They also could not overcome the sympathy many felt for the fathers loss. David barajas who was facing life in prison walked out of court with his wife by his side. Prosecutors argued the suburban houston man shot and killed a drunk driver after his two sons were hit on a roadside near their home. The jury disagreed. I give all the honor and glory to god. Reporter the 32yearold cried when the not guilty verdict was read. The jury deliberated for less than three hours. Its a weight off my back. Reporter the couple witnessed the death of their sons in december 2012. The family was driving down a dark rural texas road when their truck ran out of gas. 12yearold david jr. And 11yearold caleb got out to push. Sometimes i wish we would have all been taken together but theres no going back. I have to live with the fact and my husband has to live with the fact that we did let our kids off that truck. Reporter they were less than 100 yards from their home when 20yearold jose banda jr. , who was drunk, plowed into them. Tests later showed that bandas blood alcohol concentration was twice the legal limit. He was shot in the head. I respect the jury system. Reporter the District Attorney insisted investigators correctly pointed the finger at barajas and that the actual killer was not at large. The Sheriffs Department did a fabulous job. I think circumstantial evidence cases will always be difficult. Reporter while barajas says he is not sure who killed jose banda, his attorney called it an unsolved crime. So were not sure who killed mr. Banda, but somebody killed mr. Banda and it wasnt mr. Barajas. Reporter bandas family did not speak after the verdict. There was little physical evidence tying barajas to the killing. Ammunition and a holster for the type of gun used in the murder were found in the barajas family home but the gun used was not found. Gayle. Thank you manuel. A tv crew recording an episode of cops documented the death of their own sound man when they got caught up in a Police Shootout in omaha. Jim axelrod is here with how the reality show production turned very tragic. Jim, good morning. Good morning. Investigators say it was Police Gunfire that actually killed the crew member. The suspect, it turned out, was only armed with a pellet gun, but police say it looked like the real thing. Suspect wearing a black hoodie, white bandana. Reporter it was supposed to be just another episode of the longrunning tv show cops. Cops is filled on location with the men and women of law enforcement. Reporter a production crew embedded with omaha police was at the scene as three officers responded to a robbery in progress at this wendys. The witnesses described hearing the suspects handgun being fired and seeing the slide recoil with the shots. Reporter omahas chief of police says the suspect, a parolee with a long criminal history, was armed with a type of pellet gun that looks and sounds like an actual firearm. It became a chaotic scene. The cameraman made his way into the eating area and was able to get down and hold the camera up. Reporter Police Released these images from the cameramans foot annual showing how the crews audio supervisor bryce dion got caught in the crossfire. When they encountered the suspect and gunfire ensued and its a very traumatic video, the officers are returning fire. Bryce is in that vestibule and gets struck by a round. Weve got a cops cameraman hit, white male. Hes not conscious. Hes slightly breathing. Reporter dion a sevenyear veteran of cops was wearing a bulletproof vest but was hit in an unprotected area and died. Cops truly is a reality show. Its not manipulated, its not managed, its not staged its real and it happens as it happens. Reporter the robbery suspect was also shot and killed. Omahas police chief says the officers involved are on the standard paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation. Jim axelrod, thanks jim. A disturbing hoax with roots in Virtual Reality becomes all too real in a colorado town familiar with gun violence. Michelle miller shows us the latest result of a scam called swatting. Reporter wednesday morning, jordan mathewson was Live Streaming while playing a video game called counter strike. He plays a gunman on a mission to take down imaginary terrorists. Theyre clearing rooms. What in the world . Reporter but the fantasy quickly became a reality as mathewson himself became a target of police. Get your hands up get your hands up get on the ground. Reporter s. W. A. T. Teams burst into the office their weapons drawn and aimed at him. Police ordered him to the ground and placed the gamer in handcuffs. Local schools and businesses were on lockdown for more than an hour. After finding no Threat Police realized the 911 call was a prank known as s. W. A. T. Ing. Its when someone reports a fake emergency causing police s. W. A. T. Teams to respond to the scene. Law enforcement says theres nothing funny about it. As you can tell theres a lot of resources here so a lot of taxpayer dollars going to work here. Its incredibly dangerous. Reporter they have also targeted hollywood celebrities, including Justin Bieber ashton kutcher, and the kardashians. There isnt just one car that goes to this it may be 10 cars it may be 20 cars. This is not a game this is real life. You are taking real resources away from people that need them. Reporter and after the incident matheson tweeted with other users about the prank so it was unclear if he was anticipating the s. W. A. T. Team but Littleton Police are saying they are still investigating. Thank you michelle. It is now 7 19. Ahead on cbs this morning, the grandmother forgotten by an we are starting out with a few more clouds around the bay area this morning into dublin we go. We have some patchy fog there early on. But by the afternoon, lots of sunshine. And starting to get hot in some of the valleys. High pressure still sitting overhead. It will likely pick up a little subtropical moisture and bring it int