hi, everybody. i'm beth troutman, and it's time for the best videos of the day and the stories behind them "right this minute." a man fleeing from police falls into a frozen pond. as a dive team works to save him -- >> he disappears. >> the unexpected ending you won't see coming. >> a ski resort gets shaken up when strong winds trap nearly 1,200 skiers on top of this mountain. why it took 13 hours for

rescuers to get the skiers down. a girl rocks out at the airport, but -- >> angela wasn't there to fly to or from anyplace. she literally just went down to l.a.x. to -- >> we have the reason behind her funky moves. and some dudes get their friend to try out a dog shock collar. >> you ready? >> see sid sit on "right this minute." >> large crowd gathered around this frozen pond in champagne, illinois, on new year's day. here's why. 20-year-old kenneth brown out there on thin ice. he is in the water at this point. according to police brown was bothering customers at a nearby restaurant when he was confronted by police. he took off, ran to this thin ice, and it cracked. the champagne fire department and champagne police are there. they have rope that is they're trying to throw out to this guy. that's not working. eventually brown disappeared. he is under the surface.

these initial first responders don't necessarily have the equipment to make an underwater rescue, so that's when you have to call in a dive team. the dive team came to the scene. they were able to pull this guy out in a few minutes, but unfortunately he was unresponsive and passed away wednesday morning. there entire thing only took a half an hour by the time he went out to the ice from the time the dive team was able to pull him on the water. >> i thn guy was running from police, but it's so heart breaking to see these people just inching closer and inching closer, and you think they're going to get to him, and then you just see him slip down below the surface of the water. disturbing. it's disturbing and unsettling. >> some people are saying, hey, you guys didn't do enough to rescue this guy, but wcia and the cornbelt fire chief -- >> they did exactly the right thing. they stayed on shore and kept talking to the individual. doing everything that they could do encourage him to stay on the surface of the ice. >> tough way to bring in the new

year even though the guy may have been doing something wrong, it's definitely a sad moment. this video comes to us from the an bani dougherty drug agents chasing after this guy in the 2013 dodge cha evade. he is driving over the curb and getting out of the way. he drooichz through a parking lot of some bess. he drives on the opposite side of the road. this chase lasts about five minutes in the albany area in georgia. >> they reached 85 miles per hour during this chase. >> this is terrifying. i mean, look at these cars having to just pull over to get out of the way of this guy. >> he is treating its car like it's a monster truck. he is driving over all kinds of stuff. >> what's interesting is that the only thing that is hurt in this whole thing was this 2013 challenger. no people were hurt. watch what happens after the guy gets out of the car. this is the suspect. 43-year-old gregory green. he throws something in the water. >> i'm sure you are guessing what could that possibly have been? >> i would guess drugs. >> yes. drug agents say that was cocaine, but here's the thing.

they were able to fish it out of the water. >> unbelievable. the guy didn't even stop to put his car in park. >> this is coat contain. let me tell you how it's wrapped up. addu xhabder major bill barry says this was so sealed up that they were able to fish it out just like this from the flint river. this is wrapped in plastic wrap, plastic bags. and bees wax. >> it was so well sealed you couldn't even get any kind of odor from it and that also prevented it from taking on water and sinking. >> they got a boat in the water and fished it out. this is one kilo of cocaine worth about $120,000. >> whoa. >> the suspect is behind bars. >> here is a video of a gas station in tennessee, and you see the van back up and smash into a store and, of course, they're after the atm. >> when are these store owners going to learn to not put the

atm right next to the windows? did they actually get away with it? >> they did get away with the atm. >> police are looking for these guys. they don't know who they are, and there isn't really a very clear picture of them. you can see some marks on the van. it looks like initials, part of a license plate, but nothing very clear. fortunately, there was no one at the store at the time, so nobody was injured. >> these guys at least were smart enough to use a van. most people have a pick-up truck, and then you have an atm in the back of your pick-up truck. at least this way they are kind of hidden. >> i love that now that -- there's nothing better than if you want to corps your face, get a van. while you're at it, you might as well fill the van with -- >> the smart thing to do would be to get a job and don't steal people's money. >> i like that better. whatou're seeing is a ski resort in spain and

high winds forced the ski lift to close down. look at this. you can see the snow blowing. you can see the ski lift chairs just blowing to and fro in the wind. these winds were so high that it trapped nearly 1,200 skiers on top of this mountain for nearly 13 hours. >> oh. >> they couldn't get down. they all had to end up staying inside the cafeteria area of the lodge on top of this mountain. it took rescuers hours in what they called snow grooming machines to get up to these people to bring them down some small groups, which is why the wait was so incredibly long. >> it was too windy for them to even ski down to the bottom. >> some expert skiers were able to get down on their own, but most people, can you see in this video, were just stranded. there was no way down. the wind got so high they were up to 70 miles per hour, and this is a mountain. we're talking 6,500 feet above

sea level. they're high up in the air. crazy high winds. look at these crowds of people. these were all holiday skiers. people on holiday. >> 13 hours. what do you do? you can only drink so much. >> they're all stuck in the ski resort. >> sharing hot cocoa and a warm snow bunny suit. >> i love it. >> that's a true love story. how did you meet? in a lodge in spain. >> stuck because of some winds. >> heavy winds brought us together. >> he saved my life. >> a new documentary showcases reporters who put themselves in danger to expose cartels. >> i can't imagine, you know, trying to fight this problem with a pen and paper. >> now meet the man who found out first hand just how tough it is. >> there's always a concern that something could happen.

>> and it's something we've all suffered. tax grief. >> get some drinkies. >> you start worrying. >> see all five stages right this minute.

many of us have leared the phrase dance like nobody is watching. this is "the telephone" by the black angels. ♪ >> middle of l.a.x. this girl just shakes it down. her name is angela trimber, a california actress. she's in short films and tv shows such as californication, the community, and the league. she wasn't able to go home for the holidays, so she brought cheer to those that did get to see their families at the

holidays. it's the only music is the music that's in her headphones. she's really dancing no no music what soar. >> she's got a whole crowd of people, but only one or two people is looking at her. >> it's l.a. they see this stuff all the time. >> all you're doing is waiting for the dumb bag to get out of the dumb chute. you probably don't care about anything else. she wasn't there to fly to or from anyplace. she went down to l.a.x. she's got the moves. >> 1960s moves. i feel like she's dancing on "laugh in." ♪ >> i feel like she's on "giget." >> i love her sense of pride at the end. sort of the gymnast stand. she was so proud of herself for dancing like nobody was watching. >> nobody was watching.

[ speaking spanish ] [ bleep ]. he is the subject of the new pbs documentary called "deportero." he is a reporter. [ speaking spanish ] >> for many years it has been a target of cartels because their dedication and their commitment to the integrity oftheir work and reporting about corruption. >> according to reports, since

2006 about 48 journalists have gone either missing or have been murdered. >> wow. [ speaking spanish ] >> tell us a little bit more about why this documentary is so important. we have the director via skype right this minute. >> tell us why you created this documentary. >> i was working on an immigration film, and i really felt like i needed perspective, and i asked around for reliable journalists, and that eventually led me to auto, the protagonist of the film, and after meeting with him it became clear to me that his story and the story of this newspaper were much more urgent than anything i had originally conceived of. >> do you worry for the safety of the journalists featured in this film? >> of course. there's always a concern that something could happen. while we were filming, the

editor of the newspaper, who is an outstanding editor and journalist, received death tletsz not for her participation in the film, but for her newspaper's continued aggressive coverage of organized crime and political corruption on that side of the border. >> what kind of impact do you hope this documentary has? >> really i think what's important, the film provides a platform for the journalists. they've been working hard and not really getting the respect they deserve. [ speaking spanish ] >> you can watch the entire documentary on pbs monday, january 7th. cat and dog love.

>> guys, we know it. we're a texting society. but if you send a text message that sounds something like this. >> have to get some drinkies this week. >> you may begin to go through the five stages of text grief. >> she usually gets back to quickly. she must not have gotten it. something must have happened. >> the first stage, denial. you start worrying. did she get the text? maybe her service is bad. maybe her phone is did. then you get to the second stage, anger. >> lol. lol. >> you start second guessing all the things you wrote, all that weird stuff. now she's not texting back. now you are thinking i've blown it. >> i said drinkies. >> what sounds good to you in your head never translates. >> can you recall the text like an e-mail. >> they go on to bargaining where maybe just follow it up with the jk or unsend the text. then depression.

>> going to be alone again. >> the fifth set, acceptance. >> never meant to be. >> until possibly this happens. >> oh, hang on. she was just eating lunch. she would love to have drinkies this week. >> to see if you were suffering from the five stages of text grief, head to our website and head to best of rtm. you think bigger is better, wait until you see this. >> i think if you have one of those, like, 20 foot long sandwiches, this would be -- you could use this to, like -- >> it may look like a joke, but trust us, it's real. not everything is as it seems. gather around. it sure looks like a winning lottery ticket. [ bleep ]. [ screaming ] >> there's a reason for that. brother, beware.

there's no better way to start this video than the old cliche, that's not a knife, this is a knife. >> i like crocodile dundee. >> this is the microtech halo 5 t is a real knife. >> for what? what is it used for? >> there you see it placed up against the pocket size halo 5. it's finely made. it decided to up it a bit.

>> i think if you have one of those 20 foot long sandwiches, this would be -- you could use this to slice it up and put mayonnaise on it. >> you thets that's what it's for. >> the girl was holding it like it's light as a feather. this thing has to be heavier than a pocketknife. >> it's pretty heavy, and the pitch video for this knife is kind of funny. listen to the commentary. >> it is better known as the barring ant wan beast, and it's three times the size of a normal halo. it weighs nearly the quarter of a weight of the small school bus. it's slightly larger than a graphite pencil. >> the video is tongue in chief, but the knife exists. it sold out on their website. we saw it on a different resaler's website for as much as $10,000. >> i think this is for display only because it looks a little unwieldy in a knife fight. >> yeah. >> it would be fun as heck to have this. you got home eh home intruder and you come out, get out of my house, and you press the button, and the giant blade shoots out. >> the knife will knock your

socks off every time it's fired. >> he thinks his new bed is a toy. ♪ >> all right. you probably shouldn't try this for yourself video of the day. let's go to these guys' driveway. it looks like this guy is named sid. sid is gearing up to put this dog shock collar on his calf. going to try to give this thing a whirl to see if it maybe works. >> it's good enough for a dog, it should be good enough for you. >> are you ready? >> the guy asks if he is ready.

sid just kind of smiles. >> i guess that's yes. [ laughter ] >> it looks like an invisible man comes on and hits him in the leg with a crowbar. he quickly is removing the shock collar from his leg. >> you know, we're laughing, but this is kind of sad. people put these on their dogs? [ laughter ] >> he should have put it around his neck if he really wanted to feel what a dog is going through. >> i don't know what they're exactly training sid to do. maybe here trying to get sid to stop smoking. >> i think it's obvious. they're training sid to sit. >> yes, or lay down. he did both in this one. >> some may think this is a beautiful sight. not steven. >> no way, man. i would think apocalypse for sure. something is going wrong here. >> find out if something is

>> somewhere in the skies of washington state this little girl caught some air. ♪ >> she caught major air. ♪ >> she sticks it. i mean, she's nails the landing. >> she just kept on going there. whatever. did y'all see my trick? >> at the end of that jump they she could have rolled over, freaked out. no, instead she gathered her

composure and kept going. >> retiring medals. [ bleep ]. [ laughter ] >> this family that you're seeing that you are seeing they have a tradition. they scratch a lottery ticket. th year was mom said if anyone gets the really cool prize, i'll do you believe it. >> if anybody wins, i'll double it. >> if somebody wins $10,000, mom is going to have to give them another $10,000. >> yep. if you notice this video is very focused on this family member right here. he is scratching away. he is starting to get excited.

then turns out -- [ yelling ] >> he just won $5,000. you have to double it. that's the rule. [ bleep ]. >> he takes off celebrating throughout the house, freaking out, but notice how everybody all of a sudden has their cameras out. >> are you okay? >> it's a fake ticket. it's a prank lottery ticket. it's not real. >> oh, i feel so bad for brian. >> he flipped everybody off, and i think they all deserved it. >> mom just got a big fat chuckle out of it. [ laughter ] >> i have to say, steven, this is a video of a flock. >> a large flock.

>> bird. >> yes, these are crows. i'm talking black out the sky. >> there are so many crows. this is in vancouver in british columbia in canada. >> this is at night too. >> i thought maybe these were bats at first. >> listen. you can hear them crowing. >> no way, man. i would think apocalypse for sure. something is going wrong here. they're crows? that makes it even creep wrer. >> crows creep you out. they're scavengers. what are they doing? i don't like seeing stuff like this because then you hear about all these fishes wash ashore, and then this happens. no. something is up. something freaky. >> where are they headed and why are they all going at one time? >> that's going to do it for us here at rtm. thanks for joenks, and we'll see you on monday, everyone.