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the tagger in a big way. find out what the markings on the car mean and why the guy says he did it. >> a huge storm blows through scotland. but it's the name of the hurricane that's making headlines. now officially, the storm was called hurricane freed him. but people started calling it a pregnant injure raf can't get out of a swimming pool. >> you would think it wouldn't be that hard. >> oh, but it was. see the gruelling rescue effort. >> the crazy target lady is back for the holidays. millions love her but few know who she really is. we'll reveal the real lady behind the laugh. >> and bar stools are not just for sipping beer. we're riding in style all the way to number one.
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we begin our count down and you can have it for us. >> he noticed somebody spray painting his car. >> i would imagine it has something to do with pearl harbor. >> safe guess. the car is a mitsubishi. he caught the guy doing this to his car. when he approached the guy, he started yelling racial slurs, and nicholas claims the guy put his hands on him. he fought back. this is very graphic and full of foul long waj. the guy is saying, you're right.
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i'm sorry. now a lot of the online forums and comments are saying things against what nicholas did. if i see somebody spray paint my car i'm not going to give a handshake. >> you call the cops. >> the guy did wind up going jail. >> and it is the name that is getting the headline. yesterday a huge storm hit the northern part of the uk, particularly scotland.
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here is video shot by a guy who was waiting out the storm. >> what? now officially the storm was called hurricane freed helm. but people in the twitter world started calling it hurricane balding a. >> why? >> why wha do you mean why? >> bob ag is a spottish term meaning the male private area. >> i'm no doctor but i believe you're referring to the scrotum. >> like a ball in a bag? >> it's not ball bag. it's baw bag. >> this whole time we thought you were saying ball bag.
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>> no. baw bag. at first the bbc welcome back site, the harold major news sources wouldn't touch the term. then the daily record gave it a whirl and it became one of the top trending terms on twitter in the uk. >> our next video, images of bravery under fire. >>wahthis. it is up close and personal footage of the u.s. fire fight in afghanistan. >> they will crawl in and engage
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us from there. >> this video was taken by a marine photographer. and this particular battle which we are right there in was one that we didn't see coming. >> there were a couple casualties in the fight. almost like a huddle discussing strategy. rarely do we get to see what battle is really like from the perspective of these men and women. >> daily experience. >> another day.
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>> on our way to number one. but before we get there, a brief step into the future. wouldn't it be cool if you could talk to your mirror and it would talk back? >> i talk into the mirror all the time. >> show me. >> here i can get here. you can also show me what it looks like. >> this is an interactive mirror. it was created using the command technology by microsoft. it reflects real world so you see yourself. but around you it will reflect
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high contrast images. that's how you can see the different things. >> it is a "new york times" device. it will give you different headlines. if there is one you like, tap your phone to the mirror. when you leave, you can have it to read. it will sense that you haven't moved when you have not exercised enough. i do not need my mirror to tell me i'm fad. >> if you have a prescription it recognizes when you refill. >> you are supposed to brush your teeth two to three minutes. it will automatically give you content. if someone else that you know has the same mirror, you can interact with them. if you are both brushing your teeth you can be like sup dude.
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>> if it is motion activated. he raised his hand and the city skap came over the mirror. what if you are drying your hair. >> still to come on our count down, a new video sparks an age old debate. >> can you really be friends with the opposite sex? >> we're all friends here. >> cut. >> this couple just got married. why shouldn't he carry her? >> oh. >> what he should have done is went with the piggy back method. >> and it's a new day in japan. see how the recovering country is thanking the world for caring.
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>> we could only fit the top 20 videos into today's show. >> but there are so many more to see. you just have to go the right place to find them. >> that place, right this minute.com. now number 16. i love when holidays roll around for many reasons but one reason is this lady. >> i'm at target with thedeals. i record this months go.t magic. >> she's like the perfect depiction of the stressed out to the max, high strung mom who is trying to get all the gifts and the sales. it is great. >> what we wanted to reveal because people are so fascinated by the target lady, who is she
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really? >> maria bamford. she is an actress and comedian. she has a website where you can learn a little bit more about her. see her without the crazy side pony tail. >> a lot of times because i do the different characters, people will introduce me on the stage and say this lady is crazy. >> this is my favorite. she is doing a news report. >> this is carolyn smith with a special r team report. >> funny. >> it's so great. >> her headings are comedian, actor, and nice lady. that makes me like her. and the target lady is not a real person. >> she plays that target lady amazing. >> that's how you win christmas.
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>> this next video is all about women which really means that it's all about men. >> you have guy friends and girlfriends that are just friends. >> i think you can. i have got plenty of girlfriends. >> young film makers hit their campus to ask thaur counter parts. >> if they believe that they can be good friends. >> a lot of the answers are yes. some guys say no. >> it's pretty clear that girls are like sure and guys are like
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no, not really. >> i don't know. i mean if this theory were true, then a man's friends are only men and women's are only women. >> it means that men can say they that are friends but it dun keep them from wondering what it would be like to sleep with them. >> what happens when the line fuzzes. >> of the guy friends do you think any of them secretly like them? >> probably. >> if you wanted to hook up -- >> i tint think she was serious. >> what's stopping these hook ups from happen something the girl's idea that men and women can be friends. >> we all have these thoughts. >> we're all friends here. >> oh. >> it's getting weird. cut. >> i would totally do you.
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>> cut. >> okay. our next video is number 14. have you ever felt like you were maybe in the wrong place? >> a little mishap to show you guys on the set of the television show. this is a drama about a game park going sbits seven season. this is lucy, one of the stars of the show. this video is coming to us from company pictures. she decided to take a dip in the pool in the leopards den. lucy couldn't get out of the pool. she is 14 months pregnant. 14 months. they can be pregnant between 400
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and 500 days. i don't know if she got in the pool because she is hot. just trying to cool off. >> maybe she was practicing for a water birth. >> yeah. >> i think she is confused. maybe her legs are not long enough. they drained the pool and made makeshift steps. that didn't work. they had a demolished part of the pool. >> look at her. finally three hours later, get herself out of the pool and into safety. >> you would think with the huge, tall legs it wouldn't be that hard. you said they put steps in. how did that work? >> she's pregnant. maybe she can't balance. >> injure rafs are top heavy.
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the only one that didn't get the me memo. >> please do not be alarmed. >> we're at number 13 in the count down with a wedding video. it's a wedding fail video. it is actually the groom's son shooting the video. >> they were very excited about the moment. he is romantic and wanted to carry his new bride aocross the flesh hold. son is saying don't pick her up. toent pick her up. >> oh my good. >> he should have gone with the piggy back. that would have worked.
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that's the same evekt, right? >> now if you get married are you going say i don't want to carry you across the threshold this way. >> you can already see the trepidation that the man is casing. he is already thinking my knees, my hips, my back. she can't wait. i can't let her down. i can't let her down. he couldn't pick her up. >> do you think this maybe messed up the wedding night? >> a little bruised hip. maybe. >> let's get to it. >> in a world of conventional weddings, i want to show you a video of a unconventional
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wedding. >> the video does start like any other conventional wedding. >> there was the one guy with the cool beard. >> the real party starts right about here. they all hit the beach. she is not going to have to worry about what to do with her wedding dress. >> this makes it memorable for everyone. >> you will never forget that you are at bob and judy's wedding.
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>> i guess this is the trash the dress trend. >> people have been doing that for a while. they jump in the ocean in their dresses or roll in mud. it has been fun for people to do instead of saving the dress they trash the dress. >> would you trash your dress? >> i have my preserved. >> what if your daughter wants to trash it? >> i'm fine with that. >> and this brings us to our number 11 video which maybe should have come before all the talk about weddings. >> you should think about getting a pree nup. >> kevin is suggesting why people should get a prenup. >> you got to get a prenup. you can't let your guard down ♪
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♪ ♪ >> all right. so in real life i want to know is kevin married? >> let's find out. kevin, welcome to "right this minute". >> thanks for having me. >> are you married? >> i'm not. i have never been married. >> good man. >> told you. no way. there is no way he was ever married and writing a song like this. >> why areou y so iopate? >>important. i think a lot of people believe it's only for rich people. if you have a million dollars in the bank. but really for people that have large amounts of debt it is something that should be considered. >> what i think i hear you say something why should you be saddled with someone else's sad decisions. >> when you marry somebody you say for better or worse, for ritcher or poorer. >> let's say i marry my girlfriend and she had lot's of
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debt, maybe credit card debt she built up from vacations or shoes and let's say that she were to pass away. then i'm responsible to pay off of her shoe and vacation debt that i had no part of. >> a man pays the price when he doesn't pay attention. hear the possible reason why the jaywalker cut it too close. >> and how many necks do you see here? >> playing the guitar like real far away? >> see how far this moves up the count down.
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of the rtm top 20 count down. >> these are bullets flying up in the house. >> bullets fly and neighbors run as a guy holds up in a house and tries to burn it to the ground. >> another person is hit by a train in canada, leaving police frustrated. >> they don't know what else to do. >> the stupid reason the accidents may be happening that landed this video on our count down. >> he's not your ordinary rescue monkey. >> he really looks a lot like andy warhol. he can pain and his art work is fetching big bucks.
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>> we're at our number ten video this is video of a house fire. >> wednesday morning about 8:00 a.m., a house caught fire. a guy named travis starts filming in a close by yard this is what he saw. what does that sound like to you? gunshots coming from inside the house. >> that's a guy shooting. >> fire crews rush to the scene. they backed off because somebody is shooting. a swat team was called to the scene.
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witnesses say the guy let off 100 rounds. >> so what actually happened? what's going on? >> what happened was the house burned to the ground with the man inside before firefighters could put the blaze out. >> where there any reports of anybody seeing him shooting? >> he did hit a patrol car, shattered the window but only one officer was slightly injured. only a shed was left on this guy's property. >> okay. we're at number nine with video of something you can truly say that you don't see every day. i have a rare treat for your eyes. this is something that people don't get to see a lot.
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it's rare to see them because they are nocturnal. they don't come out. it's a marsupial native to australia. >> how cute are these little guys. >> he will ner tell your secret. >> it's in the kangaroo family. >> do you know if it's related to the honey badger. >> i would ask him but he is see kretive. it is a carnivore.
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they have all declined in number owing to habitat loss. >> the builders were like he's going to fence himself in. they didn't get a chance to move in time. >> right this minute we have our number eight video which is tragic footage caught by a security camera. >> the last week, two people have been struck by trains because they are not crossing in front of the train this is of a main on a train platform. you see the people getting off the train. you will see the train come up and he is wearing a white hooded sweatshirt. you see a red light showing the train is approaching. he opens up a gate.
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walks right in front of the train. >> how did he not hear that? >> police believe that both instances may have been related to cell phones. >> it got the gates and warning light there for a very specific reason. for these people to ignore that. >> if police are so frustrated. they don't know what else to do. look both ways and be aware of your surroundings. >> we move on to our number 7 video and it's attracting global
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attention in the art world and in the monkey world. you'll see what we mean. >> there is a cute monkey that is recently becoming the talk of the town. what do you think he looks like? >> andy warhol. >> he does have that look and that is why his name is pockets warhol. >> this is his real hair. >> this is his artistic head shot. he lives in canada where they rescue monkeys and one of his caretakers realized he really looks a lot like andy warhol. so she got this idea to give him paint.
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>> was that you that realized what a talented monkey pockets was? >> no. it was a volunteer. it started with her bringing in some paint and trying to paint with the different monkeys. it was pockets who really enjoyed the painting. >> people are really spending hundreds of dollars for pocket's paintings? >> they are. we have art work going to israel. we have art work going to holland. it's going all over the place. i'm wowed by it. >> pockets is doing better selling his art work than a lot
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of human artists. >> you always hear like starving artists trying to make a buck. pockets is like raking it in. >> and he has no idea. >> blake griffin playing a new game with a different competitor. >> does he have what it takes to win at the table? >> and remember that terrible day in japan? >> everybody. >> a video you should see that is about a whole new day.
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welcome back, everybody. we're at our number six video with two words and steven's got them. >> the nba is on its way back. we know that by now. but in their time off a lot of players develop some extra hobby, special skills. take blake griffin, for example. nba rookee all star slam dunk champion. she decided to dabble in a little -- >> is that tennis? >> ping-pong. >> i have been looking for different things to keep going and ping-pong has been one of them. one of my first match -- >> winning my first match at age
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22. >> he's age 22. >> i am focused on myself more than any other poen. >> in this video he has his first ping-pong competition and he went up against some pretty tough talent. that is sue i don't think lee. she is a professional ping-pong player. not too bad to look at. >> i think the magic makes it look like he is actually hanging with her. as the video goes on she begins to get rid of him quickly. looks like she gets bored, too.
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>> this next one is for you, our number five video. >> the national guitar museum liked the idea of art guitars but they want to be able to play it, too. they created this mons tronsty. an eight neck guitar. >> so you see these guys that have like a double guitar, right? >> it has 154 frets, 51 strings. it's 40 pounds. it's like a game of twister. >> you can't see that guy. have to make room for all of the
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other bodies playing the guitar. >> i brought you this video before. >> he made that weird noise. >> sounded like he was coughing. he is back with another video. now teddy bear has a new treat. >> this is teddy bear. your favorite porcupine. we know he likes corn but i thought we would see if he likes pumpkins today. >> pimp kin? and listen to teddy bear get so
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excited. >> what is it? >> when a little kid gets a treat and they go yummy yummy. >> how good is it? >> is it good. >> the university is in dallas and they bring the zoo to you. allison rescued him and allison is also shooting the video. you hear her voice behind the camera. check out the front teeth. he doesn't care. but the lady behind the camera starts reaching. watch. >> he sounds like gizmo. >> no count down is complete
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>> another day, another whacky water sport. this guy has got a speedboat. normally you have a tube and like a water ski. you will notice he also has a bar stool. as he is riding this disk thing he manages to stand the bar stool up and he is now sitting on it. he is just at the pub having a pint. >> watch this. this guy is standing on the stool and manages to turn around 360 style. >> and then he busted. >> victory plunge.
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this guy didn't like fall in the water once. >> can i just say, though, what's the point? >> that surprises me coming from this guy. he likes extreme outdoor stuff. >> he would be in the boat. >> you twoont drive. >> at number two, a heartwarming story. >> nine months ago japan experienced one of the worst natural disasters in history. the earthquake that hit on march 11. >> this video ask a tribute showing some of the devastation and some of the hope that has
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come out of this in the last nine months. the video is almost eight minutes long. if you want to see it go to our website, right this minute.com. >> almost brought me to tears. >> what i find super endearing, we thought all hope was lost but we know it's not. >> from military to medical, food, clothing, they wanted to say thanks for all the international aid. >> looks like from different backgrounds, different jobs. this thing affected everybody.
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>> pretty cool to see the before and after pictures. but what is so moving is the smile on everybody's faces. >> all you need is a hand. >> at the end there is a baby who was born on march 112011. and she is nine months old now and doing really well. beautiful. >> yeah. >> it's so close. just on the other side of the break. you know we chal
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>> who knew that pranksters could be little tiny animals, too. irt's surveillance video of the kitchen area. what do you see there? >> a bird? >> no. that is a squirrel. watch what he does. he climbs up the cover and the little guy hangs on it and pulls the fire alarm. now stuns in florida had to be evacuated. there is no fire here. they questioned the kitchen staff. they had no idea what caused this until they looked at the surveillance video. now this video is from last year. but they just arrested the squirrel? >> reports say they gave the squirrel a stern talking to. that's actually what they said. >> actually? >> in the report that i read,
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this week this video was used in a school board meeting in the district because they were using it as evidence to say that the district maintenance department needs a fund because anything can happen. in florida they said there could be a lightning strike, a hurricane, a squirrel could pull a fire alarm. >> the only way out of here. >> we're going to leave you with a video called timescape. enjoy it and we hope you have a fantastic weekend. see you monday.
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a 16-year-old girl is killed crossing the street in baltimore county, how her classmates are dealing with the loss. investigators piecing together the details of campus shooting at virginia tech. where the investigation stands now. extreme makeover home edition is about a family from the eastern shore. a look at the town they call home before you see the transformation. a baltimore county high school is mourning the loss of a student after she was hit by a car and killed yesterday evening. the accident happened near app annapolis. >> bridget harold was struck and killed before 5:00 last night. news many of her classmates
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