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♪ good evening. thank you for joining us. tonight, we're going see people confronting their deepest fear, flying. more americans die driving, but there's something that sets us

off before takeoff. so, are you doomed with a crippling fear of flying? not if a man named the plane whisperer has his way. >> reporter: for many, it's a terrifying experience. >> been 35 years. >> reporter: the mere thought of being trapped in a plane at 35,000 feet, it's terrifying. fear of flying, caught on camera in this documentary. and that's why methese men and women are here. this retired pilot is now a plane whisperer. this is captain ron nielsen's new class at the airport. they have one week to overcome a life of anxiety and for many, a

deep sense of shame. >> time for me to get on a plane. >> reporter: it's estimated 25% of fliers have some type of fear. and your chances of dying in a crash are 1 in 60 million, no matter how frequently you fly. but hollywood has made a profit off these fears for generations. >> for some reason, my brain attacks my body and tells me i'm going to die. >> reporter: sue is a real estate agent by day. member of a rock band by night and weekends. this mother of three with an mba is fearless in most phases of her life. but put her on an airplane -- >> i'm scared. >> go on and pretend like you own this thing. >> reporter: this is the fourth time she's taking this class.

part of what they'll learn, face your anxiety head on. >> how about a big cheer for all of us who made it? >> reporter: information the captain tells them is key to overcoming fear. >> most people, the first thing they need to do is give themselves permission to be afraid. >> reporter: in seven days, they'll go from a classroom to a real flight. sue will be taking a different flight. to las vegas. >> no matter what it takes, i'm going to keep putting myself on the plane. if i embarrass myself, so be it. >> reporter: it's saturday, the third and final stage of the class. graduation day. but who will pass? >> this is something i put off for a long time. why didn't i go to my parents'

burial? >> reporter: it's very painful. >> it's shameful. >> reporter: why? >> because everybody does it so effortlessly. >> reporter: for jessica, it will take a team, her, her husband, and children. they're given tips. distract your mind, and breathe. >> go past the food court, grab a straw. and get on, restrict your breathi breathi breathing through the straw. then you have 90% of the battle won. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: jessica forgot her straw. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: she took a pill to

take the edge off. what happens when you take that much medication, you end up inducing some anxiety. self-medication may just add to the anxiety. >> the thing you should be focusing on is you. okay? >> i know, but i don't want to die. >> reporter: minutes later, much to our surprise, jessica is calm. actually enjoying herself. >> just getting over the hurdle, it's actually beautiful. >> reporter: the landing was as smooth as the flight. jessica spoke, or should we say, screamed for the class. everyone was ross. although he kept quiet the

entire flight, he was horrified. he decided to drive back to phoenix. alone in the car for six hours with more regrets and shame. but remember, it's taken sue four classes to get to this point. it wasn't easy, but she made her flight to las vegas. and as for the other students, captain ron rewards them with a certificate. >> once again, you cheated death by flying with me. >> reporter: but the real reward is traveling from fearful to fearless. >> i think the best part is not having the control. just letting it go. next, life aboveground here

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we're about to enter a world normally hidden, a true subculture of people living almost entirely underground. the comforts are few and far between, but tonight we're meeting their leader. here's bob woodruff.

>> reporter: look close there, at the bottom of your screen. an entrance to a world most never see. hundreds of people live in the s sewers. do you speak english? >> yes. >> reporter: do you live in the sewers? why do you do that? you don't have anywhere to live? >> it's a hard life. >> reporter: but the most startlining sewer dwellers, the kids. an estimated 1,100 of them, homeless. his name is robert, living underground since he was 9. he tells us the people in the tunnels are his family. generations of people like robert have grown up in the sewers. since 1989, when the communist

regime was ended, and the lost boys and girls now joined by a new generation of kids like robert. can we go down in the tunnel with you? he tells us it's too dangerous to go down there. addicts ten feet below injecting heroin. aren't you afraid? >> no -- it's no problem. >> reporter: but that was just a glimpse of the subculture. to see more and do it safely, they would have to find and get permission from their leader, an elusive man named bruce lee.

they treat him like a king. >> he's our leader. >> reporter: to report the story, we hit the streets with a charity group. the only organization in romania working with the sewer people. why are they in the tunnels? >> they have no other choice. >> reporter: can they live in some kind of shelter? >> no. >> they're like a family down there. >> reporter: this is a doctor and a social worker. feels like it's about 75 degrees down here. and it's wet. we're on the lookout for bruce lee. with silver hair, jingling medals, and dogs, we'll know it's him. only one guy down here, in bad shape. strung out on drugs.

this is where you actually live down here? it's unbearable. i would say this is probably about 95 degrees. with the humidity, it's about the worst, about the hottest, most uncomfortable place. >> oh, my god, unbelievable. >> reporter: they provide some medical assistance. >> the veins were broken. >> reporter: what kind of drugs? >> heroin. it's like a methamphetamine. >> reporter: they have little support from the government. have you witnessed many people die? >> yeah, yeah, yeah, a lot of people die.

>> reporter: all taking place just steps from the avenues of power. the prime minister goes to work here -- >> they don't do nothing. >> reporter: this is where i went in. the tunnel goes along, there's mcdonald's. this tells the story. the poverty, people living underground. it's stunning, i have to say. we visited several tunnels looking for bruce lee. rotting clothes serving as beds. how long have you been living here? one year? >> yes. >> reporter: the police have tried sealing the sewer entrances, but they find another way in. it will never go away? >> no. >> reporter: finally at dusk, there he was.

the man we were looking for. bruce lee. his large pack of dogs and jingling medals giving him away. why do children live down here? >> translator: they have nowhere to go. here, they have food and water and heat. >> reporter: do you know everybody down here? >> translator: i know them all. i control everything down here. they didn't have anyone to guide them to do good before me. >> reporter: he paints his hair. making you look more crazy gives you more credibility? >> translator: they leave me alone. >> reporter: you don't have

shoes. >> that's the way i walk around all year. >> reporter: what's in the bag? they tell us drugs are a comfort for them. what does it feel like? if you didn't have the bag, do you think you would be able to survive out here? >> translator: yes, no problem. >> reporter: how much would it cost me to buy the bag of drugs? $2? and you just get -- really? do you like it? [ laughter ] this guy shows us how it's done. with that, he told us we could go underground. this time, it's very different. going to go all the way to the bottom.

oh, my god. lined with people, sitting on the hot pipes. robert is our guide. this is your home? you live down here? the subway? watch out for syringes. he leads us to the back, where bruce lee is holding court. this tunnel has electricity, a fan, even a christmas tree. >> translator: we steal it from the city. otherwise, we would die on the streets. >> reporter: are there many children living down here? >> translator: yes. during the day, they go in search of the trash for food and whatever they need. >> reporter: bruce lee told us he's raising money to build a

new community, a home for all his people. >> translator: here, we're treated like animals. i promised myself if i ever leave the sewers, i would bring them with me. >> reporter: for young kids with no prospects and no home, even a dream can be something to cherish. for "nightline," i'm bob woodruff. >> the many who live in the tunnels with bruce lee don't want to live. when we come back, what happened on black friday? and it wasn't all pretty.

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♪ >> welcome continue on side the eagles i'm your host jon dorenbos and i'm here with donnie jones and trent cole. we are here this week to be bless on one of trent cole's many farms. there is hunting. we have chicken coupes. we have tractors. we have christmas trees. but trent, how many acres are we on right now and what exactly does this farm mean to me. >> this is my home base here. thinks 120 acres. i have butt are not suburb, beans, christmas trees as well. >> what do you mean weans, you harvest beans. >> well, you see right here out on the told that looks brown? that is how you see everything when you run out t