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it's december 22nd. time for new viral videos "right this minute." a scared little boy is pulled from a reservoir after -- >> some police officers heard his cries. >> the story of how he wound up in the water and the stroke of luck that saved his life. a dance troupe is up on stage -- >> and their getting jiggy with it, just going to town. >> how it all leads to the big show stopper, literally. family video of an angry grandpa finally getting his dream car recently went viral, but they just dropped a new video. see the crazy twist after somebody made a sweet trade. >> no, grandpa! we're breaking down the best on the web, especially if you're looking to be entertained.
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>> seek and you shall find. >> how some guys traded the soft shuffle for the snow shovel and came up with a mega viral hit. >> no wonder they're dancing. that's one way to stay warm, right? those are the cries of 2-year-old brandon. he is in kenya. he is being rescued because some police officers heard his cries. >> whoa! >> oh, my gosh. >> he's being pulled out of the water. his mother threw him from a dam into the reservoir. a female police officer saw what was going on, jumped in the water, swam 500 feet, and pulled him out of the water. police say his screams and his jacket are what saved his life. his jacket acted as a flotation device. now, i know you're wondering, why in the world would his mom do this? court records say she's so poor, she'd just given up hope of taking care of him.
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>> that is so tragic. >> and not a very good reason to go to this extent. >> and his little cries, his screams, they send chills through your body. but it's those cries and that jacket that helped save his life. there's a good end to the story. he's okay. there you see him in the hospital, where he's being cared for with the officer who helped save his life. you can see just the smile on his face. they say he's a sweet, happy little toddler. the mom is going through the court system. what those consequences are still have to be determined. but the good news is that this little boy is alive and well. and there you can see he's got lots of love to give. >> he's a survivor is what he is. >> oh, yeah. and one and two and three and four and five and six, seven, eight. >> i suck at this. ♪ >> this dance troupe is at a performance in the city.
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they're getting jiggy with it. they're going to town. the steps are on point and everything is going as planned. >> whoa! >> this is what you call bringing down the house. >> yeah, but not in a good way. we have it in slow-mo. as they go into that last step and lunge forward, the stage just goes. >> is everybody okay? >> how are they? >> fortunately, all the members of the group are okay. but some of the stage hands who were actually employed by the company who built the stage were injured. >> was it weather related? did somebody just not build the stage properly? >> there was no obvious thing that went. >> there are a lot of questions for this company. they're the same company who builds the structure each year. they've done other events for the city. the company is saying it might have something to do with the foundation and not the stage. >> so wherever they set the stage up wasn't stable enough, the ground was soft. that's weird. >> so strange. >> it's still all up in the air, but this is a scary, scary
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situation to be in. now, there's few things that turn angry grandpa's head as quick as a '55 chevy belaire. this guy is normally filled with bleach and vinegar, but today this car turns his attitude right around. >> oh, it's a christmas miracle. >> michael, that's the same car we saw at the pigly wiggly. nothing but tears. this breaks him down. >> i told you, dad. one day i'm going to get it for you. >> like, he is seriously in tears over this. he cannot believe that his son did this, got him his dream car. he's so overcome with joy and pride. now, angry grandpa got this car earlier in december. they just dropped a new video. [ honking ] >> michael's girlfriend bridget also has a dream car. it's a brand new chevy tahoe. but it ain't hers.
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>> that's cool. >> how the hell did you get that? >> i traded it. >> what the hell did you have to trade? >> '55. >> no, grandpa, no. >> not only did i trade the car, i'm going to need about 10k to coff cover the rest. >> i need you to write me a check. >> what do you think, bridget? >> can we go inside real quick? >> bridget is like, can we talk inside, please? >> are you going to cry, dude? >> i'm thinking about it, michael. do not film it. >> she's crying. super upset. cannot believe the dream car of grandpa's has been sold. >> why are you filming this? this is not good. >> i'm filming it for legal reasons. >> michael asked bridget, compose yourself, be happy for grandpa. >> i'm happy. >> could you at least pretend to be happy for him? >> i'm happy. >> my dream car is the '55. and i got me a '55. this ain't my car!
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merry christmas. >> what? >> good for them. she was about to be the new angry grandma. >> no way angry grandpa was letting that belaire go. it's a double christmas surprise. cars for everybody this year. it's a time of celebration for just about everybody, but -- >> oh, the t-rex. >> yes, the wonderful, wonderful t-rex. great big jaws, strong leg, teensy little arms, which make all the christmas chores just that much harder. trying to hang up his christmas lights. >> that's how you get out of it. you know i can't. >> he honestly -- his wife said she'd let him go extinct if he
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didn't hang up the lights this year. climbs on the ladder and it's just -- well, it does look like the t-rex is going to win this one. but there are others out there. they decided, you know what, why decorate the house when you can go out and have some fun. see, a lot of people didn't know, this but t-rexes were around during the ice age. they injured themselves sledding, and that's how they died. the pitch in this story may not be historically accurate. >> the scary thing is, you had to say that. >> in today's society, you do. michelle doesn't know it, but she's getting an extra special present. >> the box is open, and all is revealed. >> see why for her christmas definitely came early. and rock climbers take their holiday decorations to new
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it's the holiday season. that means people are getting all kinds of big boxes and surprises. let's see what michelle's getting. >> thank you! >> so she's waving thank you because they're videotaping the opening of the gift. her thank you already before she's even opened it. the person who posted this video is steve. 's captured something pretty special. so the box is open. and all is revealed. >> this was awesome. when they first opened the box, i thought, oh, it's not a person. i thought for sure it was going to be a person. but the peanuts covered it up and made it a better surprise. great job. >> the shock factor with his head coming out. j.j.'s in the army. he's been in europe for the last 2 1/2 years. so it was time to come home and surprise mom.
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then there's that one relative who has this to say every time. >> i knew about it. >> not the only one to give somebody a surprise. check this out. santa shows up. >> santa claus is here. >> it's not santa who's the surprise, but he's got one. >> i know there's someone very special to you. >> yeah, he's asking her, i know you believe in miracles. this is the season of miracles. well, i've got a miracle for you. santa goes out to check his sleigh, and the present kind of just walks itself in. that marine is home from being 2,000 miles away. as we like to say, it never gets old when they come home.
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it's hard out there, man, making ends meet. even for rats in new york. see, this rat already riding public transport, riding the subway, trying to save money. i think also on the lookout maybe for some bills to make it rain. >> oh, no. it's got kids to raise. it's working its way through college. >> it's one of the most new york videos i guess you can get. there we have the rat. i'm not sure if it's pizza rat. it's deciding maybe after all that viral video fame hasn't paid off, doing some live pole dancing on the subway. >> it is pizza rat working it off. everybody's doing that pole dancing exercise now. so pizza rat's got to lose some calories. >> that's it. that's what's going on. >> that's a nice tail. for this next video, can we all just hope that at one point in our life we can be this happy. it's a pangolin just submersed.
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yeah, this just feels amazing. >> that thing is cool looking, man. i want it to jump up and start the boss battle in a video game. >> right. it kind of looks like a pokemon. lexy loves her ball. ♪ we got a truckload of christmas decorations. >> literally. >> yeah, exactly. the l.e.d. lights, the reindeer, all this beautiful stuff is going to be used to decorate. of course, most people decorate christmas trees or a house. if your nickname is sketchy andy, then you take all that stuff with your buddy scott rodgers and some other friends and go decorate the ancient art
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tower just outside of mo utah. >> that's not sketchy at all. it's going to be cool when they're done. >> you said ancient. i'm sure there are people at home going, don't trash it. the thing is people climb this all the time, and it's pretty solid rock. they're not doing any damage. >> no, you're right. this is a very popular climbing route. andy's been out there many times, as has his buddy scott. it's about a 300-foot drop straight down. >> significantly harder to get down. >> that looks incredible. >> it's cool. who's going to clean all this up? >> these guys will clean it all up. they respect nature very, very much. these guys and gals rock climb all over utah. this is their backyard, so they're going to make sure it stays as pristine as possible. >> woo! police christmas pranks.
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he's in the christmas spirit, but not the kind that give you visions of sugar plums that dance in your heads. >> well, she never does. she unsettles us every time she gets her makeup brush out. >> but i love it every time. >> they're amazing. >> get ready. this video is inspired by "the nightmare before christmas." she blacks out her eyes. then she works on her eyebrows. as we know, she pays attention to detail. she shades all that in. now she starts to work on her mouth. >> this is crazy talent. >> then she starts messing around with that black, the negative space, and it all gets weird. >> here's where it gets freaky. after she finishes her neck, she starts in on her body and started to do a skeleton around her chest an arms. as she draws in the costume and shades all of that green, she outlines her arms in red, and then she goes in with the white paint. >> wow. >> oh, yeah. >> wait until the shoulders disappear. >> she fills in the white with red and colors all of that in.
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now she goes in with her black paint. this is the part where your eyes start to play tricks on you. >> it's like a body eraser. just a big giant eraser. >> it's like she's photoshopping herself in real life. >> here's the finished product. >> look at that. it's brilliant. >> and the fact her eyes are such crystal clear blue makes it even creepier. it's absolutely amazing. cat attack. ♪ ♪ lots of household traditions around the holidays, some include the tradition of building a gingerbread house. we do it in my house. i love it, one of my favorite things to do. the folks at the thread banger
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youtube channel are building their own gingerbread houses. they go to the store and buy a ton of gingerbread kits. they're not just going to build what's on the box. >> i'm going to be making the burrow. >> what is that? >> the weasley's house. >> that house wasn't exactly up to code. >> so she uses the kit pieces and sets off on her engineering endeavor. then rob gets to building his own creation. >> it's like a hodgepodge of piec pieces. an industrial state is what i'm calling. there's a skylight, fan, shade structure. >> already it's looking like rod's about to get his butt kicked. >> i'm starting to think i have a little problem right here. >> uh-oh. >> doesn't let that slow her down. it's fine, it's fine. keeps building. rob, he didn't build a
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gingerbread house. >> this is the gingerbread bar. >> hey! this is really my style. >> i see a winner, winner, chicken dinner. >> corinne not discouraged. she finishes up. >> all right. so i've used about ten packages of white icing to achieve this amazing winter wonderland that you can see here. >> lacks wonderful. >> here's the finished product. it does actually smoke, trying to compete with rob's christmas lights. >> they've both done a heck of a lot better than me. >> if you look at it from the perspective of the weasley's house after a snowfall, i'd say she did pretty good. >> rob, what do you think? who crafted the cooler gingergrade house? go to facebook.com/rightthisminute. tell us what you think in the comments below this video. >> post your own as well. it's cold outside, but the temps won't keep this trio down. >> they're heating up the streets with their dance the water.
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that would be a good decision. once the ice is completely melted, you can still do it. subzero beagle. >> okay, oliver. it's really cold outside. are you sure you want to go out there? are you sure? okay. here we go. ♪ >> okay, oliver. here's a toy to play with. yes. well, it may be freezing outside, but this group is heating up the streets with their dance moves. the video opens up and they're shoveling snow. they hop right to it. ♪ >> i love this stuff.
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>> i love it too. everybody on social media does as well. this video has gotten millions of hits. >> if you're looking for fun in the snow, then you shall find it. >> oh, very clever. >> they live in canada. they say this is their way of showing love to the community that's shown them love for so many years. >> i love these guys. i love what they're doing. we need more people to do fun stuff like this on the internet. >> if you love it, there's one more layer to all of this. they want you to donate to the a.l.s. society of new brunswick. it's a neurological disorder. it got very popular through social media and the ice bucket challenge. a lot of money and awareness was raised. hopefully the same will happen. did i mention it's negative 15 degrees outside? >> how much is that in american temperatures? >> 5 degrees fahrenheit. >> no wonder they're dancing. that's one way to stay warm. >> they're canadians. they're used to it. that's it, that's all. we'll see you on the next "right this minute." alexis is waiting.
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come on. yes, sir. [ sighs ] what? i cannot believe you are actually going through with this. well, i thought you'd be happy. you know, you wouldn't have to cross paths with alexis anymore. that is a silver lining, i suppose. mm-hmm. but when i said alexis shouldn't be here, i didn't mean that you should be there. it just makes sense. no, actually, it doesn't, julian. why on earth would you want to move in with the woman that ran you over! it was an accident. an accident -- right. of course. i know it was an accident. because alexis had been drinking, right. which leads me to my next point. she can't possibly take proper care of you. the woman is a hopeless drunk. because of me. [ sighs ]
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