oh, my god. this guy is on the freaking ledge. oh, no. >> ah! >> moments -- >> get that car out of the way! >> -- that terrify you. >> come on, baby. >> he's right there! >> moments that inspire you. >> you got it, baby! >> and moments that move a nation. >> my name is pete brady. i was recently diagnosed with als.

>> moments like these change lives, and when they're caught on tape, they can even impact the world. i'm kyra phillips. come along with us as we share the extraordinary stories of ordinary people who made these videos go viral. >> look at this. oh, my god. >> i was thinking, this is where they're going to find me. and i said, god, you've got to get me out of here. one of the workers came in and said there's a fire in the building. i grabbed a fire extinguisher off the wall and headed up to the roof. >> but construction superintendent curtis resig quickly figures out a fire extinguisher isn't going to cut it. >> while i was up there, i noticed that the wind had shifted and it had picked up speed. i thought at that point, this is bad, this is real bad.

>> within minutes, houston fire station 18 is on the way. >> we could see smoke from probably a mile away or so, but it didn't look that bad. >> but by the time they reached the scene, the fire is out of control. >> i was on the fourth floor. >> karen jones works next to the construction site. she caught it all on her phone. >> i got back from lunch and there were people gathered around my work area. >> oh, jesus. >> someone said there's a guy out there. i turned around and i saw curtis on the ledge. >> we couldn't see curtis from our side of the building. as we were all going up the ladder, then it kind of changed in the middle of it when curtis popped out on the balcony to the rescue. >> but he's up one floor too high. and the ladder can't reach him. >> you could tell that he was

kind of planning in his mind, looking one side, looking the other side. >> and i could see the speed that the flames were moving that i was going to have to do something. otherwise i was going to cook like a marshmallow out there. >> oh, god. >> with his skin burning from the heat, curtis does the unthinkable. >> oh, no, oh, no, oh, no. oh! >> a circus act to save his life. but there's still too much weight on the ladder for it to even reach curtis. watch as captain brad hawthorne screams at the other firefighters to get down. >> back up! >> when they got far enough down and spun around, i told curtis to come on, like, he was cool and calm. he come across, and i told him, just hang on. >> but keep watching. seconds after stepping onto the ladder -- >> look out! >> as it collapsed, it missed us by a few feet. you could feel the push of heat.

you could hear the pop, the cracking and stuff falling. it was close. >> whenever i watch this, it just kind of -- i tear up, so i'm trying not to do that. >> a couple hours later, i see the video and realize how close the wall comes and how big the fire was. >> and how close curtis comes to dying. >> i'm amazed at the speed of the flame and how fast they spread. the bravery of the firefighters, running away from the flame. >> good job. >> i decided to get ready to go to bed in the back of the house and heard a big noise i can't quite explain. an impact.

then it was dead silence. >> utah resident has no idea what he heard the night before would become a national story all caught on tape. >> i knew that there was something wrong that i couldn't identify. >> 25-year-old jenny gross beck and her 18-month-old baby lily are on the way home from a family party. gross beck loses control of her car and hits this bridge and flips over. her car is partially submerged in the icy waters of the spanish ford river overnight for 14 hours. the next day a local fisherman calls 911. >> there is a car in the river off main street and there is a

person inside. >> you see the person? are. >> i see a hand. >> the first responders arrive. not sure what they will find. >> i'm not seeing movement. >> jenny didn't survive. as rescuers work to flip the car over, a startling discovery. a baby strapped in the car seat just inches above the water line hanging upside down for 14 hours is alive. >> pass her up! >> lily is unconscious, but in the arms of officer jared warner. >> she's breathing. >> i ran up to the child. >> for the next ten minutes it's a fight to save lily's life. >> come o sweetie.

>> a faint sound from lily. >> days after the accident, lily and dad are reunited. >> she is doing all of her nursery rhymes and no more monkeys on the bed and wheels on the bus. >> as for neal sorenson and the rest -- >> i know it's a miracle. she has purpose that we don't understand. >> coming up -- a dramatic rescue even a super hero would be proud of. and later --

>> i'm telling you. >> i'm pregnant. >> what were you thinking?

>> some of the most dramatic rescues caught on tape are by

those who have never agreed to and everybody protect. when a friend is caught between two rocks, a friend's determination and quick thinking break him free. >> i've got him. >> in floater, a broken water pump is sending a deadly electric current through the water. shocking two girls before they are pulled to safety. swimming can be exhilarating or lethal. with only a breath separating the two. >> imagine a river that flows two directions. it will suck you into the cave and out of the cave. it's like a big washing machine. in a washing machine you can't get above it to catch your

breath. >> inspiration point, palos verts, california. it lures romantics for its beauty and thrill seekers for sava savagery. >> caves go underneath everywhere we are standing and tides and currents and razor sharp rocks. we are standing on them. >> rob and his two kids are sightseeing. >> we are at the beach and it is another adventure. >> hillary swanson is with them. >> the current was so high, all the waves coming in and people cliff jumping. >> how's the water? >> people like their friend gar whoa also came to the cove. >> the water is nice. >> that's him doing a

somersault. >> woo! >> hillary and i are gearing up the camera and someone yells oh, [ bleep ], he's in the cave. i turn around and take off the camera and hand it to her. >> a teenager swimming in the cove is drowning. gary tries to reach for him, but a surge of water sends him tumbling into the cove. >> i remember thinking we were going to watch this kid drown. >> gary makes it to the other side. rob has one last chance. >> he's right there! he's right there! >> hillary pointed him out and rob had the perfect opportunity to save the kid's life. i got to him and he was totally unconscious. >> go, go, go!

>> rob drags the teen to the rocks and he and gary begin cpr. >> we were pumping out bloody foam. every time we got hit by waves, we got rocked around and we were bleeding. >> at this point it doesn't look good. >> his eyes were rolling in the back of his head and he wasn't breathing. unresponsive. >> rob said to me he's dead. he's gone. i said we are not going to let this kid die. at least 10 or 15 minutes of speddy compressions before he moaned. >> lifeguards arrived and the teen is airlifted to a hospital and makes a full recovery. >> you are a hero. >> back at the beach, rob's kids remind him of how precious life is. >> your dad is a hero.

. >> he was literally down in a burning car. he was the only person who could have done it. >> i couldn't believe it. >> durham, north carolina. a windy stretch of road notorious for speeding. >> i heard the explosion. i knew it was a bad car accident immediately. >> two cars collide head on. three people are trapped. bill is working in his yard panics when he sees the suv on fire. >> there was nothing i could do. i didn't have the upper body strength to get the guy. >> lucky for the neighbors, army

captain steve is there to help. >> the car was upside down and spoke was going in and i reached in and touched him. he was hanging on the seatbelt. >> he reaches down and yanks him out. we carried him down the road. >> so you hear an explosion. the first car is up in flame, but you run back into the fire to go to that second car. why? >> there was two more people there. >> so steve and a chatham county deputy improvise. >> we have to break out the windows with the fire extinguisher. one side of the car was there and it was locked. >> steve drags a second person to safety and the jaws of life rescues the third. a heroic act indeed, but what

steve is wearing that trigger this is internet sensation. >> why do you think this video went viral? >> because of the t-shirt. >> not because you saved people from the burping cars. just the t-shirt? >> i think it was the a t-shirt. >> he was wearing a captain america t-shirt. >> it was just a funny coincidence. you can't make it up. >> it is the perfect story. >> it is. >> so is the ending. >> captain america. >> to the people of durham, captain will always be their captain america. >> it's the heroic selflessness and rushing into danger you see in the movies. that's what he did. he was a hero. >> i have something to give you.

>> this is funny. >> there you go. congratulations. >> that is funny. >> just ahead -- llamas, lunacy and a lasso. of course this went viral. [female announcer] if the most challenging part of your day

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>> the great thing about being live on television, you never know what's going happen. >> the fire truck just left. >> like a surprise visit from a unicorn in a tutu. >> coming up, more problems. >> a sudden natural disaster. or simply an awkward moment? >> people having a great time here. >> what else can happen on live tv? how about a retirement community overrun by llamas? >> the llama is gentle and easy

to work with. >> i didn't know they were those animals. >> their fur is so thick. it's very soft. >> they were having a ball out there. >> llamas. the perfect pets. >> they are quiet and clean. >> wait a minute. they are quiet and clean. they were on national television for three hours running through sun city. >> they were doing it quietly. >> meet kanita. she looks innocent. but there is actually another side to her. >> kanita has an attitude. she is smarter and a little -- how would you describe her? >> more of a pain in the back side. >> this is lainy, her partner in crime and everything kanita is

not. >> she the smallest who gets picked on. >> an ought couple, but it becomes obvious they are in cahoots and on the way. >> they petted them and walked them in and out of the rooms and up and down the hall ways. >> i saw a picture of you with the llamas and you were looking them in the eye. >> they brighten up the place. >> they have other plans. >> somebody came up and asked me if they can touch them. they do not like their heads touched. she touched her on the chin. >> she breaks free. >> we said let her go. we will get her back. famous last words. >> the llamas are on the land. for the next three hours, it's llama lunacy. >> people out there in walkers and motorized wheelchairs trying

to help us. it was terrible. >> one of the residents is janice pledger. >> i was in my scooter. my good old scooter. >> ready to take back her city. >> one went to this side and the other went to this side. >> here he comes with the truck and trailer and news crews and the sheriffs. >> sun city's finest are under siege and at the top of every newscast. >> not kidding. this is a pair of llamas on the loose. >> not sure what the strategy is here. >> it appears that we have got a zone defense working on them. the man to llama defense is ineffective. >> this is bigger than the jodi arias story. all these outlets called about lamas. >> they are now footless and

famous. llama drama was an international sensation from sun city to social media to selfies. >> the only second this sheriff wants is a mug shot. >> how do they compare to the fugitives on the run? >> they are going through a medical strewning. >> why go by the book when you have a mangler to the rescue. >> a cowboy jumped out of the truck. >> that's how it ended. >> i don't know his name. we said thank you and appreciate it, but we haven't -- >> he saved the day. >> he put an end to it. we didn't see in sight.

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comes pretty funny stuff. mixed in with attitude, you have yourself a viral video. take rose. looks like she is having trouble with her seatbelt. maybe her dad should help. >> you drive. worry about yourself. go drive. >> i said i am going to kick his ask. >> that's not nice. >> he's going to kick my ask. >> she is talking about monsters. >> then there kids like paige who feel like they have outgrown childhood and are ready to move on. >> i have been in this house way too long. >> how long have you been here? >> like five years.

>> don't run into anybody. >> i think we may have found the perfect thing for sage. he defines cool. >> what do you talk to your girlfriends about when you take them out? >> i tell them what i want to tell them. >> like i love them. girls like me so much. >> he's a first greater turned chick magnet. it's not his car that makes him so popular. >> i'm pregnant. >> it's what he did in his mom's car that drives him to viral video fame. here's the back story. trey is a very loving big brother now, but back then, he just wasn't ready for the competition. >> oh, my gosh. i'm telling you. >> because of maya, she cried a

lot and he was like no more babies. >> when mom told him he was getting another sibling, he was not thrilled. >> what were you thinking? why you have to just get another baby? you just had two! this is exasperating. >> exasperating? do you have any idea where he got that word? >> he could have got it from his uncles or grandpa? he's like a sponge. >> can he spell it? >> that is so -- e, oh, my gosh. e? izprd? i don't know how to spell it. >> why do all the girls like you? >> because i'm famous.

and they heard i'm a superstar. they saw the video. >> for made it all the way to kuwait where his dad, army sergeant said his son's exasperation is much needed entertainment. >> everyone is looking at his videos and laughing and saying i can't believe that's your son. i say i can't believe i'm his father. >> trey is loving the lime line too. his mom is trying to keep him grounded. >> come back down to earth. >> i have to remind him. i don't want him getting cocky about it. >> cocky or confident. one thing's for sure. trey will never have a problem saying what's on his mind. >> anything you want to say to your dad? >> don't ever have another baby

until your wife will stop having babies and stuff. s. >> meet 10-year-old lacey parker. >> how big is your heart? >> it's huge. >> it's huge. >> pretty remarkable for a little girl born with five heart defects and given just ten days to live. until mom and dad, chris and renee were given an option. a risky ten-hour surgery that can save her life. >> chris and i knew the only thing we could do is put our faith in god and hand the baby over. we did. >> lacey survived. a miracle of sorts. with downs syndrome and several surgeries later, she is fulfilling her biggest dream. >> we will check it and see if you made it. >> lacey has her heart set on

being a cheerleader. when she finds out she made the school squad -- >> i made it! >> you are a cheerleader! >> it went viral. more than 35 million views. >> when people see your video, what do they tell you? >> it touches their heart. >> what are else? >> it gives them what? >> hope. >> that's when we decided to do something special for lacey. behind these doors, a surprise tryout with the atlanta hawks cheerleaders. >> ready? >> you get to tryout for the cheerleading squad!

are you excited? >> yeah. >> give me an a. give me a t. give me an l. >> lacey is an honorary member of the atlanta hawks cheerleading squad and of course still touching every heart. >> when you think back to that day when the doctor said this baby probably only has ten days and you look at the ten years she has lived, how does that make you feel? >> unworthy. unworthy. because i look at her and i think, you know, what did i do in this life to deserve such a blessing and of all the people god could have given her to, he chose us. >> next, inspiration of another

kind get this soldier across the finish line. >> you got it!

>> heart warming. triumphant. inspirational. >> i had!

hi! >> there is a reason these videos go viral. >> pi think he remembers you. >> a student with cerebral palsy was told he would never walk across the stage at his graduation. he proved them wrong. sometimes you just need a little boost like this opposing team carrying an injured batter after she hits the game winning home run. the power of the human spirit we can never get enough. >> i will have you step up for me. good boy. >> sarah loves animals. so it's no surprise she is an army veterinarian. >> good boy. >> but there is also something

else this army captain loves. a challenge. >> woo he to wake up at i think 3:00 in the morning. i laid in my cot and i thought oh, my gosh. >> oh, my gosh because the captain is going to attempt a gruelling 12-mile march. the final warrior skill that will earn her the expert field medical badge. one of the army's highest honors for combat survival. so intense, 80% of those who try to earn it fail. but what captain cud is about to do will make her a viral sensation and an inspiration. >> you got it!

>> just to give you an idea of how much weight she was carrying that day, she had a flat vest, her sack, her helmet, boots, and camo and finally her weapon. in all, the captain carried about 50 pounds for 12 miles. so take me back to the beginning of the race and how you were feeling? >> exhilarated. when the race started, i started out at a faster pace. i stayed that way for more than half the race. >> then mile 11. she starts to crash. >> you are feeling all the weight. about 50 pounds and then you drop to your knees. >> i couldn't stand up straight. i kept falling forward. it was like my back was rubber.

>> everyone around her refuses to let her fail. >> i initially didn't recognize her and i said oh, my gosh, that is her. my heart just dropped. >> jacqueline is cud's commanding officer. that's her recording cud on her phone. >> i just screamed at the top of my lungs so she could hear my voice to keep going and she could do it. to encourage her to finish. >> i loved seeing not only your commanding officer in your grill, but i loved seeing all these big burley men get down and in your face. you got it, pam, get up. >> what was wonderful about that is there was no judgment and she's a girl. i'm a fellow soldier. i will see you succeed if it kills me. >> only five feet short of 12

excruciating miles. captain sarah cud shows all of us what never quitting looks like. >> that's why that whole video went viral. not because of me struggling and falling, but because of the support i got. >> when we come back, one man's challenge to change lives becomes a viral sensation. is your head so congested it's ready to explode? you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec®-d to powerfully clear your blocked nose and relieve your other allergy symptoms. so, you can breathe easier all day. zyrtec®-d. at the pharmacy counter.

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>> standing up to bullying. coming out to your family. >> we have come out to everyone except our dad. >> powerful messages that take courage to deliver. and patience to see them through. >> i'm gay and austin is too. >> that's how social change happens. >> i love you both and that will never change. >> the videos are strong, impactful, and when they touch a nerve, they go viral.

for shoshanna roberts, getting cat called is nothing new. >> i smile at someone and they think i want to have sex with them. >> is that fair? >> no. >> it happens to her and so many other women all the time. >> people are addressing you with their eyes. they are turning around to stare at me. >> rob bliss came up with this idea. >> give people the ability to see what it looks like. >> he and shoshanna show it in this video. ten hours walking the streets of new york city. they cruise tribeca to harlem just to see how many times she gets harassed. >> how did that feel? >> i felt like crying, but i had

on my mind the message that i wanted to get across. i wanted to propel the conversation and i did that. >> ten hours and more than 100 cat calls later the video goes viral. the conversation is controversial. >> critics say that's not harassment. i'm saying hi. how are you doing? what do you say to them? >> they are singling me out. they are not saying hello to anyone. just people like me. are parroties are posted. buy a lat we that gift card. >> and shoshanna even gets death threats. >> people said everything from wanting to slit my throat to wanting to put me on a cross

because i'm jewish. >> the guy that followed you silently for minutes, how did that make you feel? >> i was scared. i felt the need to scream. i kept reminding myself i'm doing this for a purpose and i want to get the message out. >> they got the message out already. more than 40 million views. >> when it was released, you can see the tsunami in the distance. i think we got something. something is happening. >> what's your message to men who think it's okay. >> whether you are on the street or at work, just interact with respect. speak with respect. observe with respect. >> i'm sure by now you have heard of or done the ice bucket challenge. friends, celebrities, even irish

nuns go viral. but exactly why it went viral? you have to first understand the man who helped inspire the challenge. >> for those of you who don't know me, i'm people and 27 and diagnosed with als. >> i walk into the room to see him for the first time and the first thing i see is this little smile. where does that come from? >> he's doing just fine and feels great. >> a lot has changed in two years. but his eyes and expressions haven't. pete may lock like he needs your sympathy, but pity drives this fighter, this game changer crazy. >> what do you want to say to the people who come up to you

and say i'm so sorry? i know you are thinking something different. >> using a device that translates eye motion into speech, he said i tell them i have a wonderful life full of love and laughter. people dying in accidents and soldiers giving the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. those are tragedies. i am lucky. that's why the ice bucket challenge works. >> in this moment right now, what inspires you the most about your son? >> for me, it's all the joy, all the gifts that he has given us. in 26 years. we have no choice in our mind but to be his arms and legs for the cause.

what he said in his early stages of the diagnosis, what he wanted. >> and that's how the freight train got moving. nearly 20 million people have taken the ice bucket challenge in the past two years. >> you're the man. >> viewed online 10 billion times and raising more than $220 million. >> what's your favorite ice bucket challenge to this day? >> he said yours? >> i'm months pregnant. it's interesting. >> he proves when it comes to taking on a brutally under funded disease, everyone loves a challenge. >> they remember exactly where they were. who was doing it.

because it was love. they loved the people they were with and loved the fact that it was something greater than them. >> and for pete, there is now something greater than the challenge. greater than the cause. he's a dad. >> what's it like to feel her and touch her and have her crawl across your tummy? >> pete told me it's the greatest joy in his life. >> what do you want lucy to remember most about you? >> peto response, how i died in my sleep on my 100th birthday. for all of us, pete brady's story is about this movement. but for this family, it's all

about this moment. >> that's what inspires me every day. knowing that pete knows what plan he was given in his life. and enjoy did he carry that out. >> he did. he's still doing it. >> llama drama was an international sensation. >> llama drama was an international sensation. you are laughing. i'm sorry. >> ready? 2, 1. >> that's the shot. >> okay. i'm starting to sweat.

ready? >> llama drama was an international sensation from sun city on -- from sun city to social media to selfies. russia commemorates people who died on a plane that crashed in egypt. the latest on the investigation and possible cause. terror in somalia. gunmen opened fire at a mogadishu hotel killing at least 15 people, including a parliamentari parliamentarian. new zealand clinches the rugby world cup. from here if atlanta, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. "cnn newsroom" starts right now.