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breaking down the best on the web, including some beloved puppy dog pals. now harland williams talked about his journey from iconic movie characters to those furry friends. >> why do you think we're so into it? >> i think puppies are universally loved. everyone loves a puppy unless you're a cat. they hate puppies. have a pair of funny cars at the perth motor plex in australia. the black car driven by matt abel and doing its burnout to warm up those tires. followed in the near lane by anthony begly. they inch up and get ready to pull that trigger. >> oh! >> immediately. >> how the heck did that thing just explode?

>> the fuel is known as nitromethane. essentially liquid dynamite. if you thought that was dramatic and incredible, we from this an. >> oh! >> it happened to both? >> yes. at the finish matt's car disintegrates into bits. >> i don't know about this. >> i know. i'm wondering what the logic is about a sport that is going to explode. >> the cars are tuned to ride a razor's edge of performance. sometimes if you dial it up too far -- >> it's a thousandths of a second. >> and the safety features built into the cars help keep both of these drivers injury-free. there's a giant firewall. the fire suit. their helmets are equipped with oxygen so they can get out.

>> do they call it like a draw? >> right. who wins in this one? >> i guess they both win because they both survived. ♪ look at this classroom at pla plano senior high school. >> luke here? >> what did i do? i didn't do it >> it's an officer. >> come here for a second. >> look at his face. >> no good news came from the door opening in high school and your name being called. >> where is your bag at? >> oh. >> he's not going back to class. what are you doing? >> look at his eyes. his body languagement >> he's so puzzled. >> at this moment he's running through all the things in his head. he's wondering did i get caught

for that? no. that? no. >> something you need to tell me? >> oh, come on! >> we're all feeling it. >> give him a break. ♪ >> you sure? anything in your bag? >> no. >> now they take him out of the classroom. they start to walk to the office, then he comes to the door. he has no idea what's around the corner. >> oh. ♪ >> that's his brother sean who is a u.s. navy sailor. he has been away for quite some time but decided to stop home to surprise his brother. boy, desurpriid he surprise him. ♪ i think you would like jared's job. this guy wouldn't because he's an undersea photographer. but he was on the beach when they spotted this. he's like, oh.

that looks like maybe i should go in the water. he put it in the water an observed something super, super cool. maybe squid. they were being born out of that sack. >> that's cool. i have never seen that. looks like a weird coral at first. >> i thought it was a piece of yarn or something. he was aware enough to know this goes back in the water. check it out. in this one section he zooms in on it, one of the little squids slowly breaking free out of the egg sack. look at that. >> our planet is so unique. >> but just amazing to see how life -- >> finds a way. >> yeah. okay, thank you, doctor. >> at such a young age, they're already changing color. >> yeah, man. >> wow. >> that really is -- there's some amazing life under the sea, if we could just keep it clean. it's meto give away another ipad mini.

to enter you need thursday's buzzword, be at least 18 years old and a legal resident of the u.s. the rtm buzzword is coming up in a bit. >> stand by for the rtm ipad mini giveaway. ♪ >> one for me, zero for you. >> a situation between a teacher an student rapidly approaches a boiling point in capetown, south africa. the student just honestly isn't doing what she's supposed to be doing. doesn't have the book she's supposed to have. >> you don't have the book. >> at that point, that's when the student just looks away from the teacher and picks up her cell phone. she draws attention to the code of conduct. how this is not what you're supposed to be doing. >> you though what i say about phones. >> at this point she's like you're done. get out. this is where i believe the student in another dialect actually does swear at the teacher. >> you're swearing at me. >> well, the teacher knows

what's up. >> you're searching. >> she's giving her cell phone back. saying get out of my class. it just keeps ramping up. >> whoa. >> it's an absolute monster. >> you can just see this escalating. >> yeah. >> that's why the student started rolling. >> you are hoping this whole time it didn't tip over to the physical side. because, you know, the teacher was right, up until that point. >> the south african government would agree with that sentiment. the nec of education says the actions of the educator are unacceptab unacceptable. any form of corporal punishment in our school will not be tolerated. the students held a peaceful protest. >> teachers find themselves in all sorts of situations, but maybe she should have called

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person who will be rescued. he starts verbal communication. she starts responding to him. letting him know she is fine. this is the part where things go wrong. he's instructed to just stop. the exercise is now over. >> i missed it. i don't see what he did wrong. >> as it turns out, she's not there to be rescued. >> his eyes got so big. >> did you hear that gulp of air? >> she had told him she would be the one to approach him. >> she's burning up for his love. >> baby, i could find you in a burning building. >> where there's smoke, there's fire. ♪ >> players going to play, haters going to hate, surfers going to surf. >> mistaken this for --

>> no, there you go. >> okay. >> i was about to call you out. that's technically body boarding. >> there was no surf. the ocean didn't produce. instead they got some snow. they're like, hey, let's go. let's get it. >> i think the ocean may have produced, but if it's snowing out there, there's no way i'm going in the water. >> you know the irish, they'll surf no matter how cold it is. >> they didn't need water. >> technically that is water. >> okay. okay. okay. >> let's head over to southern california. >> less snow. >> no snow at all. that's a pair of trapeze artists. >> is this one of those things where people can sign up and experience this or is this some sort of people circus? ysc f tito schrall they'rear trap

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pals" on the disney channel is such a success. it's a cool show telling the story of bingo and riley. >>entine's day. >> you see once bob goes off to work, that's when the puppies go off on an adventure. whafrn what is surprising to me is the name behind it, the creator, harland williams. some people may know him from movies. when he was serial killer with the sales pitch in "something about mary." >> listen to this, seven-minute an abs. >> or the state trooper from dumb and dumber. >> you keep your mouth shut if you know what's good for you, buddy. >> i do that sound effect all the time when i eat something weird. >> that's scratching the surface. he has his own podcast.

he does stand-up. he's on tour now. i thought we should talk to him. so, live, we have harland. yeah! you got a lot of fans in the studio. not just of your work with, but puppy dog pals. we have kids who love to watch your show as well. >> yeah. >> >> there they are. >> it'sugely popular. my niece loves the show. a lot of the rtm kids love the show. why do you think they're so into it? >> i think puppies are universally loved. everyone loves a puppy, unless you're a cat. they hate puppies. people love puppies. they love adventure. they love comedy, just rolling it all into one is like a puppy granola tree. >> i saw the valentine episode coming up first. is that sherry o'terry's voice i recognize? >> yes, sherry does the reoccurring character, one of

the humans that works throughout the series. when we started the series, she was my fist pick. i went to disney, i said could we please get sherry for this character? >> all right. >> can you tell me about the moment and how you developed this, what made you come up with this idea? >> yeah. i had two real puppies. when i went for meetings i put a newspaper down, i would say while i'm away, you guys make sure you do your business. i would close the door, as i was driving to my meetings, i would think what if the puppies thought do the business is solve the headlines on the newspaper. the titanic is missing or big foot is spotted. so i was at a meeting, they snuck out the door, they figured out the mystery and always back in time to get home. >> i see you still have a british accent as well. >> you use a funny word to say good-bye.

cheery-o. so i'll do what the americans say, i say look, you guys, i had a great time, count chocula. >> make sure you catch his stand up and if you want to see puppies and pals, it's on disney jr. and you just got commissioned for season three. congratulations. ♪ it's time to give away another ipad mini. to enter you need the buzzword, be at least 18 years old and a resident of the u.s. >> head over to rightthisminute.com and hit win ipad, enter the buzzword. >> thursday's buzzword is streak. >> get over to rightthisminute.com and click on win ipad and enter thursday's body. he's handcuffing himself to a blind date. >> oh, boy. >> for 24 hours.

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>> first episode? >> wow. >> starting at kidnapping. >> this is a little presumptuous. >> hi. >> we're together for the next 24 hours. >> are you excited about jonathan? >> i'm excited. i'm excited to meet him. >> so much that can go wrong here. >> yeah. what if you don't like each other? >> yeah. chewing off your arm. >> hey. >> hi. >> he's like, yeah. you're pretty. >> yeah. she's not amused. >> you know you laid also tell a friend to call me in 20 minutes to see if you can bail me out of this. what do you do in this situation? >> tiffany, bring the bolt cutters. >> we're halfway through the video. there is a little bit of chemistry. >> they're getting along great. >> surprisingly well. >> yeah. they work well together. they're laughing and flirting.

it's actually kind of a good idea. if at first you're not attracted to the other person but you're stuck with them, at least there's an opportunity to show them your personality. >> here's the thing, jonathan doesn't drink. but she'smojitos, so he goes head first and does shots. >> great. so he does drink. >> tonight he does. >> they go to the bathroom, then he uncuffs her. [ laughter ] >> okay. we'll move on. >> would i go on a second date? i would say yes. >> what? >> without the handcuffs? >> yes. >> okay. >> you do, boy. that's all for now. did you catch the buzzword? if so, go to rightthisminute.com to enter. we'll see you next time on a brand-new rtm.

tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the flight to the u.s. bound for philadelphia grounded before it could take off. abc news learning just moments ago one of the american airlines pilots was arrested. what we're learning right now. also breaking, five reported tornadoes at this hour. the deadly storm moving across the country. 20 states from the dakotas all the way to the northeast expecting snow, ice and flooding. whiteout conditions, cars swept away. tonight, the rescues, you'll see them. and rob has the new track. the political crisis in virginia. unbelievably growing yet again tonight. first, the governor, then the lieutenant governor, then the attorney general. and tonight, another top state lawmaker now facing serious questions. the murder mystery outside new york city. the woman's bodice covered in a suitca