Skip to main content

tv   Right This Minute  FOX  February 24, 2012 9:30am-10:00am PST

9:30 am
hello, everybody. i'm beth troutman. it's friday and time for the "rtm" top ten countdown "right this minute." it's a sunday motorcycle ride along a winding road. >> that has some pretty major canyons. >> see the panic as one rider flips right over the railing while his horrified buddies watch. this some kind of sign that -- >> we are not alone. >> so, is it something from a ufo or something else altogether? >> god blowing smoke rings. a tv host wears a boa around her neck. but not the feathery kind. >> he's in her shirt.
9:31 am
>> and down her sleeve. >> get me out of this. >> okay. wait. and meet the mom who had a baby stuck in new york traffic. >> did you ever think oh, my gosh, not in a cab? >> no. i was like pull my pants down, there's a head there. it's time to get our countdown started. we begin with our number ten video of the day and christian has it for us. >> a group of buddies enjoying a nice motorcycle ride on a sunday afternoon, pretty awesome. this is on mulholland drive or highway in the los angeles area. very curvy road and this video comes from a gopro camera from the helmet of one of the riders. quite the uneventful ride. >> perfect road. no cars in your way. >> and then there's this turn. >> oh, boy.
9:32 am
>> whoa. >> oh. the motorcyclist in front of the person taping this video goes over the guardrail, but this is an area of mulholland drive that has some pretty major canyons. >> considering we can't see past the guardrail there, this has to drop down pretty steep. >> the rider on this bike pulls over, gets off and immediately turns around to see what happened to the motorcyclist. >> he climbed back up. >> he climbs back up. another video with a different vantage point of the same incident taken by a photographer that was just there to take the ride. he didn't hit an area of this canyon that was deep right off the back. there was just enough to catch him. the rider finally takes his helmet off and you can tell he's really disappointed at what just happened. >> i would be thrilled that i was back up on the ground. didn't do 74 cartwheels down the edge of this hill.
9:33 am
number nine, real simple. do not ever try this at home. >> this next video is a perfect example of what not to do with a handgun and some body armor. this guy has got a vest on. he's holding a glock 10 millimeter. he describes he has a hallow point round in that glock. our fearless demonstrator here takes the glock. >> why would you do this? >> and pulls the trigger. >> oh, boy! >> why would you do this? >> [ bleep ]. >> in your house too, like in your living room. he says he fired from about an inch away at a level two pound made by second chance body armor as a backup he also had a kevlar panel. there was somebody standing in the room because listen. >> see if you can find the shell. >> on that close-up you can see a shiny bit in the hole of the
9:34 am
vest. heis the casing that'she slug and he's hurt. that was body armor self-test two. here's body armor self-test video one. is he not ruining his vest now? >> in the video i showed you first, you notice a patch. that was from this initial shoot. >> i have a feeling even the pros that are testing these are not testing them against themselves. >> no. they're testing them on like test dummies. >> i don't think we need to say, but we will say it, don't do this. >> we're at number eight on the "rtm" top ten countdown and here's the security cam evidence. one thing we've learned surveillance cameras are always rolling. that was the case at the ben bridge jewelry store in houston, it texas, on february 15th. some hooded guys come in with hammers and just begin busting open all of the glass counters.
9:35 am
it's basically a smash and grab operation. >> looks like it's in the middle of like a mall, all sorts of other people around. >> very good observation. it is in memorial city mall, and there are people around. this happened during business hours. >> did you see how the drawers, they -- you see how they hit the counter so hard the drawers behind opens. >> you also see how hard they have to hit this glass to get through. >> in this robbery they actually stole nearly a quarter of a million dollars worth of high-end rolex watches. crimestoppers is offering up to a $5,000 reward for any information that leads to an arrest. two videos at number seven this week and seeing is believing. >> check this out and tell me what you think you're seeing. >> looks like these weird sky tornadoes that are connected to each other. >> god blowing smoke rings. fast-moving jets writing notes
9:36 am
in the sky. >> what is this. the guy who shot this says, i don't know what it is. put your guesses below on youtube. so, some of the responses people had. i think it's a ufo smoking. i never saw something like this. >> we saw a plane. >> somebody said, you can see the source at 30 seconds. if you go to 30 seconds, that little plane could not do that. there's no way. >> i think it probably could. >> you think that little plane could do that kind of air nottics. >> this is something natural. >> maybe some weird weather pattern. >> if you think you know what it is go to our facebook page and tell us at facebook.com/rightthisminute. >> that's not all i want to show you. some other stuff was spotted in the sky over copenhagen. what do you see to the right of the screen near the top? >> the moon. >> that is not the moon. >> no. it's the death star. >> the question is, is it fully operational. >> oh! >> well, actually this is an ad
9:37 am
for toys r us. >> well done ad. >> you are the biggest nerd on set. >> what? >> i'm going to say on staff. >> what's wrong with that? >> nothing wrong with that. nerd is in these days. nerd is chic. this car is not where it should be. >> it looks like they don't even know that they're on the wrong side of the road. >> what could possibly go wrong. see what happens next on the countdown. and a snake and an anchor woman. that's good tv. >> he's in her shirt. >> see just where the snake ends up on the "rtm" top ten countdo
9:38 am
9:39 am
welcome back to the show. but don't forget to check in at rightthisminute.com. great videos all day long. >> welcome back to the "rtm" top
9:40 am
ten countdown. at our number six video. however well you drive feel good about yourself right this minute. feel very good. >> well, this is never good. a couple guys traveling down the b 767 in scotland, they look to the right and notice -- >> oh, my [ bleep ] god. >> there's a dude going the wrong way. this guy is flying, going up to 100 kilometers per hour which comes out to like 62 miles per hour. >> was this an american by chance who just was like wait a minute, i'm on the wrong side of the road and don't know how to get back. >> possibly. >> he's got to [ bleep ]. >> looks like they don't know they're on the wrong side of the road. >> i think these guys get parallel to this driver and maybe trying to get this person's attention to know avail. >> you're going the wrong way! >> remember that. from "planes, trains and automobiles." >> you're gng the wrong w!ll th
9:41 am
from both lanes having to swerve. you can see smoke. >> no. no. >> what is going on? he changed lanes. >> i know, like he doesn't even care what lane he's in. he's moving back and forth. >> [ bleep ]. [ inaudible ]. >> i love the accent. >> the accent is pretty good. >> dude, can you believe this. he's on the other side of the lane. >> eventually this car just keeps speeding up so much it actually loses these guys who are shooting this. and goes off around the corner in the distance until they're gone. quiet on set. >> owl massage. ♪
9:42 am
♪ ♪ >> all right. everybody, top five time. how do you beat a tv host taking on a snake? >> this i'm not that scared of. >> he's really going to give you a nice hug. >> nice hug. >> james sparrow has volunteered to hold a boa constrictor. >> right. >> not trying to constrict you. only contriktss his prey. >> on the wciu website, a station in chicago. this is from their morning show you and me this morning. >> why is he going like -- >> he's -- oh. this is g >> what is this? >> this snake has decided to steal the show. >> he's been the facebook
9:43 am
profile pick of -- >> okay. oh, god. you're crazy for putting that on. >> he's in her shirt. >> he's in her shirt. and this is all on live tv. what are you going to do? >> what do you do to the snake in your sleeve. >> cancel the commercial break that's about to come up and stick with this. people want to see what's going to happen next. >> it gets better. >> get me out of this. get me out of this. >> he's going to come out. >> look his head is coming out of the end. >> relax, melissa. >> do the weather. >> i guess the producer of this show is no dummy. she's like you, christian. this is good tv. she says the cameraman back stage -- >> junior on tv said be careful once you pull that shirt off. >> seriously. >> that's funny. >> she was more scared about the cameras back there. >> you're watching "you and me this morning" on the u. ♪ a train, a car, oh, dear.
9:44 am
>> he stayed in the car. >> see the train a man stops with his hand. so a monkey playing on a power line. good thing or bad thing? >> poor guy. >> see what happens to the crazy little monkey. fast! from here?
9:45 am
where is her cord?! we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless access. no more cords. wireless, okay, honestly, can i just get a cord, please? dad, the cord's invisible. [ female announcer ] call at&t today to get high speed internet for just $14.95 a month for 12 months with a 1-year price guarantee. it's the fastest internet for the price. oooh. videos online? here? how much is that? nothing. at&t high speed internet at home includes access here. our invisible cord is really long, dad. oooh. [ female announcer ] get access to the entire national at&t wi-fi hot spot network for no extra charge. so call today to get high speed internet for just $14.95 a month for 12 months with a 1-year price guarantee. aren't you glad we switched to at&t? yes...but i want my own invisible cord. you already have one. oh. ♪
9:46 am
welcome back to the rtm top ten countdown. it's number four, train versus car. guess what happens next.
9:47 am
>> this guy is lucky to be alive. train crossing in baton rouge, louisiana. the gates are down. there is a car on the tracks. look how close this train gets to the car. >> within like two feet of smashing this car on the tracks. >> he stayed in the car. >> what is going on? >> that's the funny thing. we talked to the person who shot this video. they said, the guy never made any attempt to get out of the way of this train. >> you guys look close, watch the driver. he puts his hand out the window, like, stop. >> he's obviously superman. he obviously stopped it. why he wasn't worried why he parked on the tracks in the first place. >> a conductor gets out of his cab, comes down the stairs of the locomotive and yells something. drer still doesn't really acknowledge. >> wow. amazing that conductor was paying enough attention that far back because it's nighttime and this car looks like it's black.
9:48 am
how did the conductor even notice to start stopping. >> i imagine the conductor in there like yanking on the brake, you know. >> now at times today there was talk that this next video might actually be number one. but when the smoke cleared, turns out the monkey comes in at number three. >> guys. i think i found video of the world's toughest monkey. this is a monkey in south america and you see him, what is he climbing on? >> power lines. >> right. there is a big-time generator connected to these power lines so you can imagine what happens next. i have to warn you, what you're about to see is pretty graphic. watch. he gets caught up in these power lines and as you can see one is very close to his body, starts to smoke and sizzle. >> god. >> poor dude. >> run. >> he's trapped. >> watch chaeps next. what happens next.
9:49 am
as you can see there's a spark, a flame shoots out and the monkey falls from the top of this utility pole. >> wow. >> poor guy. >> i don't like this video. >> have no fear, beth, there is, in fact, a happy ending with this video. this video is part of a short documentary series that a guy in and his wife put together in south america be called "the backyard wild." the man shooting this comes across the monkey and as you can see when he's on the ground he still has life left and he takes him home and begins nursing this monkey back to life. >> oh. look at his face. he's so scared and so upset. wait until you see what happens next. hours later, they have this monkey tied up outside and he's definitely got a lot of energy. they have a little leash attached to him there so they can keep an eye on him the next couple days.
9:50 am
moving around pretty good, right? >> he's back up. >> the craziest part the guy that shot this video, he went to check on the monkey who they named bernie. he went to check on bernie the next day and look what he found. >> he ate his supper, did a big houdini trick and was gone. good for him. >> he monkeyed his way out of there. now bernie can go back and tell his monkey friends, probably shouldn't climb on the power lines. ♪ >> two videos, two very unexpected outcomes. a safe landing, oh, wait. >> the thing literally shook into pieces. >> then, a baby who says, mom, deliver me now. >> that baby was like hurry up and get me out of here. >> which one will land in the number one spot, find out, next. owed us a cool
9:51 am
9:52 am
9:53 am
video of urban downhill racing this week. and we talked about how dangerous it looks, right? i have one from the downhill race that happened this last weekend. this is one of the racers on his bike. [ inaudible ]. he's going down pretty quick. of course, as is expected, a lot of fans watching the race. and then -- >> oh! >> hit that person that was like kneeling on the ground. >> yes.
9:54 am
>> a photographer, yeah. >> a crash. he's a photographer. ♪ >> apparently they both survived. only minor injuries and, of course, gets back on his bike and keeps going. ♪ >> i wonder if the cameraman got like a cool picture a close-up of the guy's tire coming at his head. >> i hope he at least got a good shot. >> a reminder, you can find all the stories on "right this minute" today on rightthisminute.com. >> plus lots more. >> lots and lots more great videos. >> all day long, 24/7. >> rightthisminute.com. >> all right. erybody,e're dn to the last two videos and two, just watch and wonder. >> this is not how you want to see a rescue helicopter come to a landing. this video comes to us from the telegraph of the uk. this is in northern brazil, just
9:55 am
the other day this helicopter comes in for a landing. >> gosh. >> goodness. >> what? >> and it shakes apart. >> holy cow. >> i've never seen anything like this. >> they say that this is probably the result of ground resonance. it happens when the aircraft's rotor isd. now i did a little research. that rarely happens, but when it does, it causes the helicopter to shake apart. >> oh. >> not to sound insensitive, didn't it look like the helicopter was dancing on the ground there, back and forth. >> doing a break dance. >> oh! >> there were four people on board and they were injured, but as you can see the pilot walked away. that is not what you expect to see of a helicopter. >> the whole tail is cracked off. >> the front is gone. the tail is cracked off. i mean the thing literally shook into pieces. >> it did.
9:56 am
>> got to hope these guys had helicopter insurance. >> all right. everybody, it's the moment we've all been waiting for and this little one was in a great big hurry to make it to our number one video. you'll see what i mean. >> babies are awesome but they're also as unpredictable as they are awesome. like in this case, where this little baby girl was born in the back of a new york city taxicab. >> oh. >> you see the new york city fire department take the baby, take it into the ambulance. the baby is mila [ inaudible ] jones. >> she got a lot of hair too. >> wow. >> look at her, braid that hair. >> then mom joins them. she said from the beginning of her contractions until baby was born it was 45 minutes. >> that baby was ready to get
9:57 am
into the world. 45 minutes. that's awesome. every mom wishes she had a 45-minute labor. >> that baby was like hurry and get me out of here. i need a hair cut. >> to tell us about this experience we have my la's mom from new york city. >> hi. >> when did you realize we're not going to make it. >> we got all of two blocks from our house and i was like stop the car this is happening now. >> did that scare you? >> no. i mean, you're -- i didn't even really need to push. she was ready. and my husband was in the back seat and he delivered the baby. >> did you ever think, oh, my gosh, no, not in a cab, this is not the cleanest environment in the world? >> no. i was like pull my pants down, there's a head there. planning in a couple days to go visit the nypd and the police department and the cab driver so they can meet the baby that they helped bring into the world. >> can we meet her? >> this is mila. >> oh.
9:58 am
>> very cute. >> there's her head of hair. >> oh, man. so much hair. >> has she got an hair cut yet? >> no. >> that's it for the "rtm" top ten countdown. thanks for joining us. we're going to leave you with one more look at the strange formations in the sky. what do you think they are? think about it over your weekend. we'll see you monday, everybody.
9:59 am

69 Views

info Stream Only

Uploaded by TV Archive on