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But certainly a lot better than what we've had. many people dealing with dog days. rob, thanks so much. this morning's top stories just minutes away now, including an "a.m. original." the new bin laden, a man being called al qaeda's heir apparent. he was born right here. a radical cleric with american roots and how much more dangerous that makes him. also sharks getting a little too close for comfort for swimmers in massachusetts. swimming banned on miles of beaches after great whites spotted off of cape cod. where are they coming from and why are they so close? we'll be speaking to the ha...

Veterans affairs, rick shinseki. huge sharks spotted in the area. john roberts spoke to chatham's harbor master about the recent sightings. >> we think it's a combination of things. this year, the sharks arrived disabled american veterans, i rather early. last year, we spotted them close to shore in september. valued your advice and counsel and this year, they're here in when i was a senator and when i july. the sharks are really after the seals, but you know, cosponsored the post- 9/11 g.i. occasionally they have made bill and you were one of the mistakes. and struck a person in the water. fi...

Peaked. five great whites were spotted in recent days, some as close as 100 yards from the shore, it prompted the harbor master to close the beach to swimming and prompted the state to take action. >> the goal was to get out and tag the white sharks. >> and it didn't take along for the biologists to find what they were looking for, with a spotter in the sky, they found a total of eight great whites near monomoy bay and the crew was able to tag one shark a half mile from south beach. they're spiking because of the population of seems. >> it makes sense that they're increasing in the area becaus...

Got a little something brewing in the tropics. we'll highlight that in about 30 minutes. coming up now on eight minutes after the hour. coming up on the most news in the morning -- you know what that music means? yes. in 1975 they were talking about sharks off of amity island, fictional island off the coast of massachusetts which was actually martha's vineyard. well, guess what's happening off of cape cod? it is a sighting that is sending chills into the hearts of some people. great white sharks just off the shore in chatham, massachusetts. five miles of beach has been closed. in about 30 mi...

Jenna: heading to the beach? you're not alone, scientists tagging eight great white sharks in the waters off cape cod over the weekend. marine biologists spotting one of them one hundred yards off the shore of south beach. they say more seals are in the area now and sharks are never too far behind. >> i love it, very exciting. i love sharks. >> i kind of freaked out. >> we were like watch out for the sharks. i think it's all the buzz that is going on. jenna: the beaches remain open right now but the harbor master is patrolling the waters and authorities are also advising swimmers to avoid thos...