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First major carrier to offer direct flights from new york since restrictions were lifted. and shopping online first take a selfie, master card consumers may soon be able to secure purchases by verifying their identity with a facial scan. the company is testing the new app. this fall on 500 people expand research if successful. i know that excites clayton because he loves selfies. clayton. >> can't stop me. thanks elizabeth. the shark attack surge this summer has many beach goers on edge this fourth of july weekend. 11 people bitten since mid may. what's causing this bizarre spike and what do w...

Ruin somebody's vacation. >> i meant other swimmers. >> all right. melissa, thank you very much for joining us on that. so just how safe is the beach? what explains this surge in shark attacks? the virginia pilot's lee tulliver joining us from virginia right now. awhat you are seeing there, lee, as far as the shark bites, these attacks taking place? what is causing all of this? >> well i think it's just a matter of numbers. there's more sharks in the water earlier. it got warmer and more people in the ocean and just when you add those two up the possibility just in creases. we've had seven in ...

There have been a series of gruesome attacks that have officials and beachgoers worried on one of the busiest beach weekends of the year. cnn meteorologist jennifer grey with more. she's in wrightsville beach, north carolina. >> reporter: new video out of florida shows a kayaker fishing for grouper and getting a bigger bite than he bargained for, a bull shark. then frantically swimming for safety as he says others circled nearby. close encounters with sharks have holiday beachgoers on alert especially on the east coast. >> saw about a five-foot sand shark. it was within eight feet of me. >> th...

Distance. you look over here there are some families also in the water. just from talking to beachgoers yesterday and today, it seems like they are thinking about these shark attacks. it's definitely on their minds, but they're not fearful because obviously they are getting in the water. if anything poppy, niece attackthese attacks have been heightening their awareness of the fact sharks are in the water. >> and alina, one other question for you, when you look at sort of what can be done i know some of these tips seem sort of obvious, like look around you, but what else are they saying? >> you...

Alyson? >> jean it will be interesting to see all the changes he implements there. meanwhile, beach goers are on high alert after a seventh person was attacked by a shark in north carolina. this is just in the last few weeks. the victim airlifted to the hospital and said to be recovering this morning. but what is behind this sudden rise in shark attacks at popular beaches? and how will it affect the holiday weekend? we are live at wrightsville beach, north carolina good morning to you, elena. >> reporter: good morning. the 67-year-old man said he felt the shark right before the attack sugges...