good evening, i m diane dwyer. labor day weekend is a popular time to head to the beach, of course, and apparently that hasn t changed a whole lot despite two recent sightings of great white sharks here in the bay area. add to that a close encounter just a couple weeks ago, and you might wonder whether this is unusual for this time of year. nbc s bay area monte francis is on the lookout for us. you can take a look and see that there are surfers and swimmers out in the water and a few hundred people are out here enjoying this labor day weekend. warning signs are no longer posted here saying there was a sighting of a great shark out here attacking a sea lion. last thursday, same thing, an 18-foot great white eating a sea lion. experts say there have been more sightings of great whites along the california coast than usual, but we spoke to an expert today. he said it s not uncommon to see a variety of sharks along the coast, andveinn the bay, particularly between august and de
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good morning. still a threat. that california wildfire has now burned more than 125,000 acres. and while officials say they are making some progress, they have a long way to go. this morning, al takes us right to the front lines. just not true. the husband of the woman who was high and drunk when she killed herself and seven others in a wrong-way crash speaks out and delivers a message to the victims families. a drunk driver did not do this to your family. this morning reaction from those families. and vegas vacation. michael jackson s three children enjoy a weekend on the strip. and an nbc reporter witnesses a strange event while paris gets her hair cut at a hotel salon. what she saw today, wednesday, september 2nd, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome to today on this wednesday morning. i m meredith vieira. and i m lester holt. finally getting good news from southern california. they re