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hem oh, everybody. i'm beth troutman. we found some fantastic videos and we have the stories behind them, "right this minute." lightning hits a utility pole. >> but then, watch what happens next. >> so if lightning doesn't strike twice, what was that? >> he thinks his tracker's sexy. too badt ain't stet legal. >> ograss. cop have mow the his wa toy walgreen's. >> hear how he tried to talk his way out of this one. it's a compound bow converted to a shotgun. >> you just don't see something like this every day. >> and there's a reason for that. [ laughter ] >> that is completely useless. and this guy's about to be
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get pumped by a guy disguised as a waiter. >> that's his brother. >> a freakout before the family reunion. >> you see this manly love! it's time to kick off our show, and steven has our first video. >> violent storms passed through the pittsburgh, pa area yesterday, 60 mile-per-hour winds, quarter-sized hail, more than 7,000 ku6789 mers without power at one point, but check out what a news crew from wpxi caught on camera. at the scott township police station actually covering another story. started rolling on the storm, and look at this. that's a lightning strike hitting a utility pole that severed the power line. they were 40 feet way from this lightning strike when this thing happened. of course, they kept rolling. next you'll see scott township police chief jim out there in the middle of this busy road. this is greentree road. he's out there directing traffic, trying to get people to
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steer clear of this downed power line, and you can actually hear him shouting to cars. >> back! >> then, watch what happened next. >> oh, wow! >> see that big flash of orange. you see smoke. the coil line it wasn't another lightning strike. some sort of explosion happened with the coiled line that was down there on the line. >> he wasn't still standing in the street, i hope? >> you see him run out of the shot. >> the very loud vibration -- caused me to run straightaway from it. my instinct told me it was powerful voltage. >> fortunately because of his actions no drivers were injured in this incident. you can see the road's all dug up. that could have been this guy's foot or leg. he was standing right there. amazing how white hot it got, and the whole picture kind of got blown out because of how white hot that explosion was.
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this is a high-speed chase caught on dashcam because this tractor was only going about five miles per hour. this officer is driving down the street. wait until the minivan pulls around this tractor. >> traffic with a lawn mower. we're going to continue rolling approximately 5 miles an hour. >> he stops, asks the man what exactly are you doing? >> what are you doing? >> [ inaudible ]. >> well, you're not supposed to be operating this vehicle on a public road here. >> i want to give this guy a little credit here. instead of getting to a 4,000-pound vehicle, at least he chose to take a small lawn mower konch . >> could have avoided the entire situation. plenty of grass. could have mowed his way to walgreen's. >> this is his fourth drunk driving arrest. you know something's wrong because he's having a little bit of trouble with his phone
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number. >> 51. -66 -- no. that's not right. 662 -- >> if you can't remember your phone number, you probably shouldn't be driving your tractor on the road. >> what did you have to drink tonight? >> one beer. >> just one beer? >> one beer. >> put your arms to your side. >> why are you -- >> okay. you've been drinking and operating a vehicle on the roadway. >> once again, asked about the numbers and once again he's having a problem. >> count from the 69 and stop at 47. >> 69 it 68, 64, 65, 66. >> man, he's going up, he's going down. >> finally the cop is like, look, blow into this little device. >> you've had more than one beer. you're 2.19! >> that's a big beer. >> [ inaudible ]. i'm going to take you to malaysia for footage outside a guard stand at a gated community. the condo complex, it's a
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high-end condo complex that offers all kinds of amenities including a gate and guard. the guy who posted this individual joe a residevideo is a resident. his wife -- >> is she getting mugged? >> yes, she is. you see two different individuals taking her belongings. this is the guard that comes out of the guardstand. as he sees the commotion happening. watch what the guard does. >> geez, looks like the guard's doing nothing? >> what? >> i see one of the two muggers point a gun, did i see that? >> it looks like he points something in this direction. >> in the middle of date, walking back to your gated community with a security guard in the booth, you wouldn't think this would happen right in front of the place. >> in broad daylight. >> what do you pay your hoe fee for? keep your house straight. proip security then provide security. don't make me paper for it and do nothing. >> hard for urs to say, though. we can't hear what's being said here. we don't nope if the guard was
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threatened with a weaponi imagine he's not a trained police officer. he's a guardsman. >> this video was just posted but has already gone viral in malaysia and people are pretty upset about this. evidently this happens more often than the citizens would like it to happen. >> the argument will always be it was woman and the guy should have come out there, risking his life doing that, but also signed up to be a guard. >> did this guard do enough or too little jl want to know. facebook.com/"right this minute." >> you be the judge. does this video show a lack of compassion or a drunk gip getting exactly what he deserves. you see him running along a car here trying to either get the driver to stop or give him a ride. it's hard to tell. >> now, information 30e679 post guys.com, the guy you see playing in traffic is intoxicated. >> what is he -- >> oh, man. >> he steps in front of this car.
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throws himself on the hood to get the guy to stop. >> he's crazy. >> not only is this alleged drunk guy holding this car up, he's holding a whole line of traffic up. >> what? >> the second car that this guy jumps in front of -- >> what the -- >> not so much patience. huh? >> not the guy with the sandals. >> with a rolled up -- >> yep. these two guys get out and immediately shove this guy, punch him, throw him down on the ground. kick him, push him. >> i feel sorry for this guy. there's something wrong. whether he's intoxicated or has an actual problem i feel like he needs help. >> he continues to the play in traffic, but eventually a few other good samaritans try and get this guy off the ledge, so to ep him on the curb, out of the way, and even the nice guys have to get a little physical. boom. >> oh. >> dropped him. >> punched the throat and drop him. and they even got tired of trying to be nice to the guy. >> how does this video end? >> the good samaritans who just knocked him out, picked him up,
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dragged him and put him underneath a tree that will keep him out of traffic, at least. >> well, for now. some hairsometime hairsome- bananas. >> we'll explain what these looks are all about. and -- >> watch the person on the bike. and -- >> watch the person on the bike. >> see [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options, reliability and wi-fi hot spots than ever. call at&t now to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as 14.95 a month a one-year price guarantee. it's the fastest internet for the price. our newly expanded advanced digital network gives you more of what you enjoy online. and with at&t, our wireless gateway turns your home into a private wi-fi hot spot that connects your wi-fi devices and can even save on your smart phone data usage at home.
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car with a dashcam pulling out into the a crosswalk and watch the person on the bike. >> oh! >> man. >> gets speared by a guy on a motorcycle. >> well, the bicyclist doing something he/she shouldn't have? >> a tough call. the car with the dashcam stops at the crosswalk. the guy to the right goes once the biker passes. so i would venture a guess that maybe you have to stop at this
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crosswalk. >> but it looks to me like it's only two lanes and it looks like the motorcycle passed on the left on the shoulder. >> yeah. right. >> could it possibly be a motorcycle lane? a bicycle lane? >> even if it is, these other people are stopping at this crosswalk and this motorcycle. is just barreling through it, and the guy who's also crossing the street just walks right bay. this accident happens right in front of him, and he doesn't even -- >> yeah. >> show down to help. try to see -- >> his pace, just keeps walking. >> and as is tradition with a lot of these dashcam videos you see stuff happen right in front of him, and the car just goes around. >> even though it does look like it was the motorcycle. 's fault in this situation, it is nices to see him stop and check on this guy. you've haerpd the saying. it's so easy, a monkey can do it.
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>> this video project seeks to prove the opposite of that. >> so -- >> difficult monkeys can't do it. >> oh. >> so in this particular project, they took six different kinds of animals, and they paired that animal up with a synthesizer. listen to what these little creatures get up to. ♪ >> of course. this is what it looks like when i try to play the piano, because i don't know how to play a piano, and neither do these monkeys. >> exactly. ♪ >> this video was put together by a festival. sweden's finest festival for music and art. starts june 9th. they're hoping to get people around the world out to sweden to see some of their amazing artists. >> be really cool if they
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brought the monkeys to the art festival and watched them play. ♪ >> well it did take some humans ton kind of put together a compilation, a little clip of the monkeys. >> yeah. mashed them up to make music. >> ah. got it. ♪ >> good. but i -- i didn't need this video of monkeys failing at playing a synthesizer to know not just anybody can play a synthesizer. this guy made a .12 gauge compound bow. >> that is completely useless! >> yeah. >> so he sawed the butt off of a shotgun. >> seems like it. >> and mounted it somehow on a bow. >> uh-huh. >> so when he releases -- >> yeah. don't vnt to pup the trigger. tull it like bow and arrow you don't have the to get all your
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arrows back. just fire a bullet. >> i'm sure is hinders your accuracy with the actual gun and makes the gun harder to shoot. >> but the effectiveness of the shotgun is not what it committee d -of--of-can do. it's just the sound. >> notice we're not seeing the target here. i think the thing just shoots. i don't noknow if this guy actually hit what he was aiming for. >> i think i'd like one of those. >> there might be one on the planet. you'd have to papy this guy a lt of money. >> you just don't see something like this every day. me of year to fly that certain something. >> something known as the red bull -- >> crazier than effective. >> question is, can this thing fly? see for yourself -- next. and a gardening granny and high-powered race car to get a video like this. >> most people would just -- >> yeah. >> is it over yet? >> not until you see it, and that's coming up, "right
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these sweet honey clustery things have fiber?
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fiber one. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? uh, try the number one! i've never heard of that. [ wife ] it's great. it's a sweet honey cereal, you'll love it. yeah, this is pretty good. are you guys alright? yeah. [ male announcer ] half a days worth of fiber. not that anyone has to know. fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. it's that time of the year where people start trying to launch their backyard flying creations off a 30-foot deck. something known as the red bull scoop dog. >> love it. >> this is crazier than effective. >> it's crazy, and this particular video feature is from
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germany. we're watching a new world record for distance. >> whoa! >> ah -- >> yeah. thez guys landed in 69 meter, mother than 2726 feet and it appears as though they didn't break any rooms. they had one pilot. they had four people aiding in the takeoff. they had a maximum span of 30 feet. max weight of 450 pounds, including the pilot and complete with human power. >> cool. even though they stuck with the rules, seem to be cheating. these are usually cardboard and duct tape and all kinds of goofy stuff. this guy took a hang glider which is meant to fly. >> i think it's cool. especially because most people literally fall off as soon as they reach the end of this platform. >> i like the launching device. it's almost like a big, extended high chair, or like if a giant
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pt a baby. f ful it would be like ap giant baby high chair. >> now some giant baby has a chair. >> not a giant baby. >> it's a baby. >> well, yeah. it's a baby giant. >> a giant baby would be a giant baby. >> or a baby giant. >> or a baby giant. one or the other. it's graduation time around the country. [ playing pomp and circumstance ] >> shoreof course, with graduat come some surprises and in georgia, his brother came from california to surprise him during his graduation dinner. >> what would you do when -- >> see that guy wearing that funky looking wig holding a water jug? >> uh-huh. >> that's his brother. he's pretending to be the server. [ laughter ] >> he reacts like a girl.
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he must really love his brother. i love to see this manly love. >> obviously, very excited to see his brother. >> a graduation, kind of a big deal in someone's life. >> i like the welcome home things we see from the troops coming home. this guy is stoked. tom see his brother from california on his graduation danchts i'm thinking he hasn't seen him's in a while toll have his brother be that surprised. >> when i come home haven't seen my brother, he's home. all right. what's so funny is, like, he sees him and walks away across the room like i don't believe what i see. oh, my gosh. >> nice brotherly love. >> what's your favorite thing for graduation? >> the waiter. [ laughter ] check out this beauty contest in a city in colombia. this is extreme hairdressing celebrating their roots. braiding and weaving hair and
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you are seeing some fascinating hair-styles. >> yeah. i was going to say, a lot of those dos are quite intricate. are those bananas? >> yes. those are bananas in there. >> real ones? >> real ones. this one hairdresser puts bananas, to symbolize her ancestors were slaves and had to steal and wom pputs fruit in ha tell the story. >> that girl's hair looks like a hat. >> looks like they took, thelib and made it oval. >> it really is an art form to put something doeg like that. >> does it hurt? >> depends on how tight they braid it. it's a cat on a mission. >> this one -- decided he was going to try to jump from that shelf on to a fence. >> ah. he's never going to make it. >> see what happens when the
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[ bleep ] hits the fan. that's a cat. what did you think i said?
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if i were to tell you guys that i have a video of a guy eating a burger with the wrapper on in 30 seconds or less, you'd probably guess that guy is -- shoenice. >> shoenice 22. >> thanks a lot, man. >> this time he's in public, not his creepy abode. he actually goes in public.
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>> did you ever see a guy eat a cheeseburger wir the wrapper on it? oh, my god. damn. [ bleep ] i can do it. >> nice, bro. >> oh, my god. [ bleep ]. >> you're the man. whew! >> what? >> i'm glad she -- walking around, turning off the calorie, crayons, electrical tape and all that other weird stuff. >> i thought he was interacting with humans. i thought he was just stuck in that basement. cats are very luck toy have nine lives because they can get themselves into interesting predickments and this one decided he was going to jump from that shelf on to a van. fortunately, it wasn't moving. >> what did this cat think is up there, other than dust and
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probably some, you know, dead flies? >> i don't know, but look at the cat. he is really concentrating on the mathematics of this jump. >> he's never going to make it, though. >> oh, he makes it. >> wow. >> he's going -- then fall. >> the other than didn't even care that my van might be ruined any second here. ♪ >> it's a -- everyone, i wouldn't feel that bad. >> what's the condition of his feelings, never mind feeling bad. >> i don't think he cared that much. >> right. >> oh, man. >> probably doesn't think that that van was going to move as much as it did, and pivot as much as it did. >> i didn't think it was either. >> what? over a seesaw. >> i'm not even there! >> how do get your teeth dipping
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gardening granny to get into a sport you like? >> yesterday gardening and now, how are you feeling? >> good. >> this is australian v-8 super car. a popular sport in australia and frnl this granny will ride with a professional race car driver. >> might be a tad bit nervous. >> that car hasn't gotten rolling yet. >> grandma got a helmet on. >> there she goes. [ laughter ] >> you know it impresses me, that she keeps opening her eyes. most people would just -- is it over yet? she's like trying to watch. >> they should have given her the courtesy of a facemask, thing like the driver has, so we couldn't sit here and laugh at her. >> ruins the surprise. i can't tell if the screaming is from the engine or from her. >> how about cursing. you can read her lips. >> do you think this
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hair-raising experience made her a fan or not? >> oh, yeah. she's a fan. >> she looks like she conquered it. so, yes. >> here comes. >> looks like she's on drugs now. there it is. thu thumbs up. she's a fan. >> probably hasn't had something this exciting happen for awinchts her next day will be boring. when shep goes back to gardening. but she'lling watching the race. thanks so much for joining us, everybody. that's it it's for "right this minute." we'll see you tomorrow. have a great re689 st of your d. -- captions by vitac www.vitac.com
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