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we've got great videos and the stories behind them, "right this minute." >> dash cam video shows this state trooper ought to be a stunt man. >> what was going through your head? >> please don't hit me in the door. >> now hear how he used his mad skills to stop a wrong-way driver. it looked like your average car fire. how that all changed when -- >> whoa! >> oh, my goodness. >> wow! >> an accused thief stages a
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brazen attempt to try to steal a bike. >> see why he wasn't expecting to get a couple of bats too. and some scuba divers get a terrifying surprise. >> it looks like a big dust storm underwater. >> why they never thought they'd see this down there. there's a car in the southbound line of i-295 and main except the car is headed north in the wrong direction. on the call is maine state trooper doug cropper. this is trooper cropper's dash cam. you've got to point out first the man is driving like a stuntman. he's weaving between traffic, trying to catch up with this guy. he's got to figure out where he is on the highway. eventually you see him on an on-ramp. he's got lights and sirens going, speeding up the on-ramp. now, this is the northbound
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lane. as you can see trooper cropper is headed in the flow of traffic. the guy he's looking for is in the other lane going the same way as trooper cropper but that way is the wrong way. but watch what he does next. >> oh! >> whoa! >> he crosses over to the other lane and just heads this guy off, runs into him on purpose. >> and he had to make that decision in a split second because that guardrail was open in just that exact spot. >> to tell us all about this, we've got trooper doug cropper joining us right this minute from maine. you had to make this split-second decision to sort of cut this guy off. what was going through your head? >> the last thing going through my head is please don't hit me in the door. we've lost too many police officers who have been involved in crashes where the other vehicle hit them in the driver's side door and they didn't survive. >> so what did end up happening once you did make impact with
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the other driver? >> his front passenger tire deflated, his car stalled out, went another 15 to 20 feet and came to rest. >> now, both you and the driver, an 88-year-old man named kenneth gill, were not injured in this accident. did he say how he ended up in that position going the wrong way? >> no. we just suspected he got on one of the exit ramps the wrong way and just started driving north. >> help us understand the feeling that you have to go through to realize you're putting yourself directly in the line of harm. >> you join the force to protect the innocent, and in this case i was protecting the innocent motorists who didn't know this car was going the wrong way. if it meant putting my life on the line for it, then i did my job. it's a warm, summer afternoon in suburban chicago. sitting at home with your friend watching the live feed from your surveillance camera.
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>> always exciting. >> but these guys saw this happen. >> a friend coming over? >> this is not a friend coming over. this is not someone that the guys who live in this house even know. this is just a brazen, tempted thief. so fence. he's going around the little stairwell here to try to steal a bike. >> oh! ow. >> baseball bats to the dome. >> oh, ouch! >> two back to the dome? >> they just stand there and look at him. the guy rubs his head and they're like just get out. just go. >> did they bring the bike inside? >> no, just walked back inside with their bats. my first thought when i saw this video, was this set up? >> you've got to have an apartment weapon or house weapon. >> i'm glad they didn't continue on the guy because they could have done more damage. they gave him a really good scare and sent him on his way.
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>> they continue to stand and watch and then goes back inside to finish his afternoon. >> he had some batting practice. i've got a quick compilation of some crazy accidents on, of course, russian highways. a tank slapper to start off with. this is a small tanker up ahead and traffic coming the other way seems to get him out of shape. just misses crashing into that van that was coming the other direction, but does hit that car. the truck erupts into fire. the camera doesn't show it, but a kind passerpasserby runs over pulls the driver from the cab. the farmer was concerned his milk would go sour. >> good thing it was a milk truck and not a fuel truck. that would be worse. over to moscow where this was caught on fire. a car fire.
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other cars going right around like nothing is going on, until -- >> oh! >> oh, my goodness. >> let's watch that in slow motion. that little white chevy just scooting by this hollywood-like explosion that just lit up the whole area around it. unbelievable. wow, that white car just missed getting toasted, man. if it would have tapped its brakes for one second before that, oh, wow. >> i'm surprised the windows in that white car were blown out from that explosion. >> reports say the driver of the car that's on fire attempted to put the fire out with a fire extinguisher. that didn't work so i don't think there was anybody inside at the time of the explosion. this is really not how you want to spend your family trip to glacier national park. heavy rains caused several rock slides in the park and this is video of one of them. >> gee. >> kind of a big deal. >> did it hit a car?
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>> in the area there were about 12 different rock slides. most cars were able to get away unharmed, but one of them did sustain pretty serious damage and the people inside did suffer minor injuries, but for the most part treated on the scene and were okay. >> i'm pretty panicked because you see what's going on up ahead. who knows when another one will start. >> there was a five-mile stretch of road that was closed for a really long time until all the debris was picked up. >> how do you get out of the way? you've got cars bumper to bumper. it's so hard to turn around and maneuver. >> even if you do get to turn around, there could be another rock slide right behind you. >> you could be trapped between two rock slides. >> from the description of this video, it seemed like it was taken from inside of a bus, and it seems like they were stuck inside this bus for about five hours. >> that thing will not be able to turn around like these cars. >> but at least everybody was okay. a race that is not for
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sissies. >> no planned route, no backup, no support vehicles of any kind. >> hear what keeps one guy racing toward the finish line. >> when do you give up? >> we will not give up. and a sheep that almost becomes a lamb chop. >> oh, no, no! >> see what happens when the wild and woolly hit the road. rk [ 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 for 12 months with 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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on some workers at the big box warehouse store. he's trying to find appliances that run on human gas. >> on what kind of gas? >>fart gas. >> one store worker seems to think they do. it's hysterical. to see these videos, just head over to rightthisminute.com and all you have to do is? >> click on best of rtm. crossing the street is always a risky maneuver. crossing the street in russia? >> that's what we live for. >> yeah. crossing the street on four legs, even more dangerous. this one is a little tough to watch, but i assure you guys the sheep was not hurt. >> oh, no, no! >> i thought he was -- and he walked away. >> and he walked away. >> i wouldn't show you this video if i was showing you a sheep getting smushed. he was okay. he got maybe a bit of a
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headache. the car coming in the opposite direction saw the car slow down in front of him and he thought, screw this, i'm going to pass. you see him lock up the wheels and just misses creaming this sheep. you see the little sheep has no idea. >> it's hard to watch. >> this sheep was going too slow trying to cross the street. as soon as he got hit by the car, he's like maybe i need to run faster. >> he did loiter and linger a bit. a grocery store is offering $50,000 because somebody broke in and stole something from them. this is at the virginia store and these look like self checkout lines. >> they do. >> in this video you see the first guy. he's busting into them. he's opened one already and has the second one open. here comes another guy. did you see something in his hand?
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>> he was holding a gun. >> yes, he was holding a gun. they got an untold amount of money, but it looked like they easily broke in and took this stuff. >> these guys knew what they were doing. they got in there really quick. >> and it seems like they had the right tools, they knew where to go, what to open, how to set it up. >> there was no struggle at all. it was like they were supposed to go in there and take the money. >> what you don't see on camera is that one of the employees at the store was pushed down but uninjured according to the lo loudoun county sheriff's office. but this happened very early in the morning, like 2:20 a.m. >> you know these guys came in and did a test run and probably bought something from those self checkout machines and probably cased the joint. >> i'm thinking this was not their first robbery. i'm thinking they're professionals. the guy video that's got it all. >> there's one thing missing. >> see it next, "right this minute."
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this gopher just moved into a high rent, high-tech hole in the ground. >> he'd look really cute in a space suit with a helmet. >> see why this guy could be the first gopher in space. not likely. and it's csi miami, exempt it's not. >> and it just keeps getting -- >> more inappropriate? >> it's got us laughing. see the spoof on
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remember, "right this minute" is all new, all summer long. travelinges for sissies. >> what? >> that doesn't sound like you. that's the tag line for the rally that is an incredibly crazy adventure race started off in europe headed to mongolia. their capital. it's about a 10,000-mile race. and the people that do this, about 870 people that do this, take on this crazy adventure race in the dumbest possible cars they can get their hands on. >> so basically their tag line should be comfortable traveling. >> they head off on this crazy adventure with no planned route, no backup, no support vehicles of any kind. it is pure chaotic racing and i love it. >> that sounds like an old
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ambulance or old ice cream truck. >> this year's rally just kicked off at the festival of speed in the u.k. one of the guys that is racing this yearleon. he's joining us "right this minute" via skype from i don't even know where. i guess the obvious question is why put yourself through such a crazy, dangerous adventure. >> unfortunately we crashed in romania. for some reason i'd like to do it again because i have this urge to do it again. >> tell us about the vehicle you're in because we're seeing some strange stuff in this video. >> mine is one of the less strange cars. in fact we get lots of waves and lots of honks. >> when do you give up? >> we will not give up. we are going to reach mongolia. >> where are you right now?
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>> in crack ou, poland. for every moving mile i will donate a book to an underprivileged child in the u.s. >> when you watch this video, you're not going to be surprised that i call him rocket. that is a gopher. do you see where he's made his home? he has made his home at the cosmodrome. that's where the russians send up their space station stuff. >> oh, my gosh. he's right at the launch pad. >> a space agency official left this camera rolling on the ground. when he picked it up, he found this video and this is only meters from where the spacecraft take off from. >> i think this is probably a good home for this guy. he probably likes a nice massage and he gets in his little house down there and lays back and the ground shakes. it's like one of those cheap massages you get at a motel for a quarter.
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>> i feel official word from his representative he wants to be the first gopher in space. he says, look, they sent up a chimp, why can't i go. >> i think he came back to be with the people he likes. the energy is good around these scientists. >> do you think the space agency is concerned about him being there, like would he chew wires and damage anything when people aren't looking? would he start tearing insulation off the ship? who knows. >> he's got a good view, that's for sure. >> and maybe all this commotion with rockets and stuff keeps the predators away. >> he'd look really cute in a space suit with a helmet at zero gravity. cool video from the mountains in georgia. that jumper is about to get in his wing suit and jump. >> my main idea for this project was to make the first jump ever from one of the most beautiful
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mountai mountains. it's a very special area for me. >> i don't know how you choose the spot. like that's the spot i'm going to jump from. like two little steps down to nothing. >> he picks the tippy top. >> it was the tippy top of the mountain. once he couldn't go any higher -- >> oh, boy. >> what always amazes me is that they don't crash against the mountains, especially because he was flying through some fog. like how did he know there was no rock on the other side of the fog? >> that's a long journey for a very quick fall. it was a boys trip to mexico. >> these guys, about six guys, were scuba diving. all of a sudden -- >> see how the unthinkable happe de
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i don't know if these dogs are powering the bike or if this is this guy's way of walking all the neighborhood dogs. but it's some sort of machine with wheels. there's a guy on top pedaling. >> what are the dogs connected to? >> it looks like the dogs are leashed in underneath this thing. i don't think they're pulling him. >> no, because they're walking along very leisurely. it doesn't look like they're struggling in any way. >> i think this is just his way of walking all the neighborhood dogs. this might be the best invention
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i've ever seen. you've got to hold ten leashes, you get all tangled up. now he's got this wei cart and you crui the dogs are still getting exercise. you know what's back here? that's the poop bin. >> it looks like he used bike tires. it's a pretty legit piece of machiny and it's not small either. that van passes by and it's almost bigger than the van. it looks like there's a second seat for passengers to cruise around. if anybody has information on where to get one of these, please let us know asap. owen weber is back with another parody. >> from the creators of csi, csi new york and csi miami -- >> this time, he's spoofing the csi franchise. >> csi miami, where they take off glasses in every scene. >> that's a lot of blood. >> looks like one of my heavy flow days.
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>> csi miami, it's too hot, it's too sexy, it's too much information. >> and it just keeps getting -- >> more inappropriate? >> yeah. he's dead. kind of like my passion for my wife. >> murder? >> i thought about it, but i just don't have the guts. >> no, the body. >> terrible body. it's like a melted mannequin. >> oh, man! >> oh! >> that's another brand of pmi. >> it just gets wrong and wrong. some of it we just can't show on our show. >> part of this video is set too. you won't get fooled again by the who. >> there seems to be a strange clue in the victim's hand. >> what is it? >> yeah, that's [ bleep ]. >> looks like this evidence will
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come in handy. >> it's inappropriate on so many levels but owen weber, the guy always makes us laugh. we've seen many avalanches on the show, but not many under water like this one. >> what is that, sand? sediment? what is that? >> a combination of all the above. >> sand, soap, sediment, socks? >> a combination of all of the above. these guys, about six guys were scuba diving off the coast of los cabos, mexico, and all of a sudden an avalanche happened. >> it's like a big dust storm underwater. >> right. >> i would be freaked out. imagine you're scuba diving and you can't see through this stuff, i would imagine. >> in the camera, we do see the skies, they're really enjoying it because one of them does a
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little thumbs up. an underwater thumbs up. >> everyone knows this means we're cool. >> yeah. >> underwater avalanches are linked to rapid sea level dmangz deep water so that's probably what happened. >> that's really neat. i wish i could step back and see how big this whole thing was. >> can you imagine being one of the divers? i think if that was me, i'd really freak out. >> definitely something you don't see every day. that's our show, everybody. we'll see you for the next edition of "right this minute." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
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