caller: i believe camera should be in the court. -- cameras should be in the court. one, was it would be too political, and the court is becoming too political. the company currently, according to courts are facing crimes against humanity and involved with terror groups -- host: bring is over to the issues of cameras in the court for health care. caller: i am a medicare recipient here yet cos. they are the ones that have unlimited campaign contributions, which is basically you get people like that. this guy is running military operations and other countries. you need to put a check on these people. we need to see what is going on camera. host: here is what one that you says on twitter -- in addition to our main web page where you will see the letter we sent to the chief justice yesterday, there is a separate page c-span.org /courts/camerasinthecourts. if you go to that page, you will find lots of resources. you can find the timeline of key developments in an effort toward cameras in the courts. articles on this issues and the polls we have taken in recent years, whic

and even with a camera, it depends on the type of the video camera. we are not saying that the police are prohibited from having individual video cameras or several video cameras to surveil people. what we are saying here is this device, this device that enables limitless, pervasive, indiscriminate --justice kagan: what is the difference really? i'm told -- maybe this is wrong, but i'm told that if somebody goes to london, almost every place that person goes there is a camera taking pictures, so that the police can put together snapshots of where everybody is all the time. so why is this different from that. mr. leckar: it's pretty scary. i wouldn't want to live in london under those circumstances. justice scalia: well, it must be unconstitutional if it's scary. (laughter.) justice scalia: i mean, what is it, the scary provision of what article? justice breyer: and in fact, those cameras in london actually enabled them, if you watched them, i got the impression, to track the bomber who was going to blow up the airport in glasgow and to stop him before

welcome to "caught on camera." dangerous materials are used every day, usually without incident, because safeguards are in place to minimize risks. but natural disasters and man-made accidents happen all too frequently, and when highly flammable materials are involved, an emergency situation can become a fireball. may 15th, 2009. firefighters in texas are battling a blaze at a tank facility that stores oil, gas and sea water. just when they think they have the fire under control, a flare erupts from the tank on the right. it's not a good sign. and in a matter of seconds, the tank launches into the air like a rocket. >> everything went bright. the heat was real intense. >> a ball of fire races toward firefighters who are forced to run for their lives. >> you just think this could be the day for all of us. it was a violent, violent explosion. >> seconds later, another tank explodes. >> when the second tank exploded, and that's when the debris was flying everywhere and about a ten-foot piece of pipe took the fence out

the first camera traps were equipped with regular film now digital cameras are used to capture footage every leopard has a unique pattern of spots the markings help researchers identify leopards each animal caught on film is given a name. and you need two of these cameras to get snapshots of a leopard that is because the spots on one side differ from those on the other consequently you need to make sure that the leopard is in full view from every angle. to camera traps are lined up on both sides of the trail special care is taken to make sure they are at the same level above ground so they knows of several instances of leopards taking a camera away therefore he uses steel wire to keep it in place. if you will we are going to identify the liberty by most of the spots on its body. so what we are going to do is make sure that the cameras are placed at the right level i mean . if we were leopards on a trail we would realize that this twig stands in our way for me. these unique shots were taken by the world wide fund for nature before camera traps were installed emigrated from their african

welcome to "caught on camera." you're about to see some incredible stories of courage under fire as we explore one of the most dangerous scenarios a person can face. a close encounter with a gun. we must warn you. many of the images you're about to see are violent and disturbing. a disturbed man unleashes terror on a school board. firing on the group from point blank range. >> this is a -- >> please don't. please don't. please. >> december 14th, 2010, the bay district school board in panama city, florida, is in the middle of its regular meeting. >> we'd been talking about head lice. some of the mundane things we have to deal with. >> we were making really bad jokes like, this is nitpicky or this bugs me. i mean, we made really bad jokes. >> but the lighthearted mood is about to change. a man walks over to the wall and spray paints the letter "v" inside a circle. at first, the board members aren't quite sure what's happening. >> we were just all kind of in shock. i mean, we -- i didn't know what to think. >> but whe

welcome to "caught on camera." we all fear it, that one deadly moment of inattention, the simple but potentially fatal miscalculation, the sudden bolt from the blue we are helpless to avoid. in an instant, everything changes. but in the stories you will see this hour, situations that look like certain death end with a miraculous escape, or amazing rescue. in our first story, a rock climber nervously begins his first 300 foot rappel while his friend videotapes the achievement. then something goes horribly wrong. in a utah canyon, a man rappels down a towering cliff but loses control and falls 100 feet to the bottom. >> i thought for sure that my life was coming to an end. >> hey, you okay? >> in the summer of 2009, eric shrever and david cardona are hiking through utah's zion national park. they're both experienced canyoneers, skilled at getting through canyons by any means possible. that includes climbing, rappeling or even swimming. >> i've always loved the outdoors. i've been an avid hiker. but this canyoneering

this is one of our new cameras on the rooftop in roslyn. we will have a little bit of sunshine but mainly cloudy skies. temperatures are in the 50's already an hour average height is 59 degrees. -- high is 59 degrees. the cloudiness will continue so it will be partly cloudy and mostly cloudy at most times and we are watching for showers to the north and west of the metro area. we expect a cloudy and very mild day with temperatures climbing to 71 degrees briefly in a few spots. the showers will be toward the mountains and will be in a southwesterly direction. there will be re in the forecast during the week it will give you that in our next forecast. >> thank you. >>> we were looking at 66 earlier from newschopper7 and are looking at 66 traffic slowing in manassas and centreville from route 50 to the beltway. we will give you a glimpse of 270 traffic southbound out of frederick into montgomery county which looks good at 121. delays are downstream through germantown to get to 128. i-395 northbound will slow down past duke st. 2 seminary rd..

even with a camera in depends on the type of video camera. we are not saying the police are prohibited from having individual video cameras or several video cameras. what we are saying is this device that enables limitless pervasive -- >> what is the difference? i am told if somebody goes to london almost every place that person goes there's a camera so that the police can put together a snapshot of where everybody is all the time. why is this different from that? >> i would not want to live in london -- >> must be unconstitutional if it is scary. the scary provision of what article? >> cameras in london enable them to track the bomber who was going to blow up the airport in glass go and stop him before he did. there are many people who will say that kind of surveillance is worth while and are others who will say that is a bad thing but that isn't the issue exactly in front of us. >> what we have here is -- >> why not? >> you have physical invasion of property. >> i had that expression. the existence of a physical trespass is only marginally

>> well, the cameras have been there. so, we're not adding cameras. what we're doing is, helping with employment and keeping businesses afloat. >> reporter: and the cameras aren't just catching turkeys. it's oh, so many things caught with the help of these cameras and his software which is seeing an 80% increase in thefts around the holidays. billions in stolen and sweethearted goods. >> there's the turkey coming up. >> reporter: stuffing ingredients. so, you get a readout on what she just bought. carrots got scanned but this target says she's stealing the turkey. >> yeah. and there she goes. she may have seen the bar code on this part of it, i'm going to face it the other way -- >> reporter: so, she was saying happy thanksgiving. >> basically. they have to sell 50 more turkeys to make up for the one that was given away for free. >> reporter: i asked maureen about what happens to the people that get caught. while she was reluctant to talk about insider theft in her establishment, she said everybody is told when they start here, yes, they are on camera

now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. so far this hour we've seen average people going about their everyday lives when danger strikes unexpectedly. but, in our next story, we'll see what can go wrong when thrill seekers take a leap of faith. las vegas, nevada. a fun-filled weekend becomes a life-and-death struggle when a bungee cord becomes a noose. >> i definitely wasn't breathing. i was unconscious. >> whoa! >> it's may 2001, and these friends are looking for a thrill ride. >> it was my 21st birthday so my brother and i and my best friend vernon decided to go up and celebrate, and bungee jumping was one of the few things we with wanted to do. >> atop a 170-foot crane suspended over the las vegas strip, malu feels no hesitation. >> i consider myself somewhat of an extremist so i had no thoughts of anything bad going on. you sign a waiver and i didn't think twice about signing my name and jumping. >> there's malu out there on the edge. >> yeah! >> his first jump goes off without a hitch. >> the first jump went great. free

in all, there are nine new cameras. the district's speed camera program has taken in more than $30 million over the first seven months of the year. >>> a hearing on media efforts is under way in england's highest court and it's not a pretty picture. it was triggered by the phone hacking scandal. the mother of a missing girl said she felt "mentally raped" when the paper published parts of her personal diary. >> i felt violated. i've written these words at a desperate time of my life. >> a front page modeling with the headline she's dead. >> celebrities like hue grant and jk rowling are testifying about their problem with the press. >>> three american college students, one of them from georgetown, remain in custody tonight in egypt. they're accused of throwing fire bombs during a protest. those students are being held at the prosecutor's office in kiro as the diplomatic efts to get them free -- efforts to get them freed continue. the mother says she actually got a call from her son this morning. he is a bit shaken up but

now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. a powerful witness, its record can back up an officer's testimony, saving court time and keeping everyone honest. but, in our next story, some officers forget the camera is on while they engage in what appears to be a shocking distortion of the truth. it's a drama straight from hollywood. hollywood, florida, that is. >> andre, come here a minute. >> heard on camera, four police officers and a civilian staffer appear to conspire to frame a young woman for an accident one of them caused. >> i'm going to put words in his mouth. she went to accelerate, a cat jumped out. >> midnight, february 17, 2009. this "caught on camera" catastrophe starts with a cat. after having a few beers with friends, 23-year-old alexandra torrence vilas has just rescued a stray. >> i went over my friend's house who lives on 95 and sheridan street. he had a cat that he was going to surrender. and i said, no, no, i'll take the cat home with me. >> but driving home the georgetown university student leaves the car w

now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer.different kinds of occupational hazard. but certainly, one of the most dangerous jobs is that of a police officer. cops never know what to expect when they arrive on a scene and you're about to see two officers who learned that the hard way. a wild animal's on the loose, terrorizing a neighborhood. >> he opens it up and starts doing this. >> and becoming an occupational hazard for one unfortunate cop. >> i'm just thinking how long's this going to go on? >> october 2010. suko the chimp or sue, as she's called, escapes from her owner and is making all kinds of trouble around a kansas city neighborhood. >> he opens up the door and he's like there. he's a smart monkey, starts smiling, laughing, pointing at us, ha-ha. >> the chimpanzee comes out of nowhere and i'm just thinking get to the house. >> sergeant john bloomquist is on routine patrol when he gets the strange call. >> when i rounded the corner, there were a couple of work trucks out there. i think they were stunned. they were watch

they now have speed cameras up near schools. the goal is to change driver behavior when kids are just trying to get to school. >> reporter: if speed cameras were enforced about a month ago, howard county would have made about $26,000. police officers passed out about 30 warning ticket as day during the trial period. and officers say this shows how much the speed cameras are needed to slow drivers down in areas where there are children. the little white vans are ready for anyone who goes 38 miles an hour or faster in a 25 mile per hour zone. howard county says they're not trying to surprise anyone with this. they have signs on the road talking about the speed cameras. howard county authorities say years of traffic surveys found that people were speeding in many school zones and despite critics' complaints that this is an attempt by the county to make money, thorpts say the money -- authorities say the money raised does not go to the county. officers say it's about changing driver behavior in zones where children walk. >> we don't

they actually have signs posted on the road about the cameras. howard county authorities say traffic surveys found people were speeding in many school zones and despite critics' complaints that this is an attempt by the county to make money, authorities say the money raised does not go to the county. officers say it's about changing driver behavior in zones where children walk. >> we don't expect driver behavior to change overnight but it is certainly something we hope over time people will start to think to themselves there are cameras in those school zones in howard county. we better slow down. >> reporter: if you want more information on the speed cameras, you can go to abc2news.com. click on the home page where we have a story. you click on the link in the website and you can find out where the van and its twin will be on a daily basis. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> an unusual police check and a decision to -- [indiscernible] dozens of angry demonstrators showed up outside the board of trustees meeting room. at least three people were taken

some do not want to show their faces on camera. they all seemed to know about the disappearance of the colonel. turkish police keep an eye on us, although in the and they let us go on filming. the turkish army makes it hard to contact the leader of the syrian rebels who has come across the border. he, and all of the defecting soldiers, are now held in this camp. while we were filming, the turkish army came in and arrested us and a judge had to get us free. the only way we could interview the colonel was through the internet. it was all done very much at the last minute and was pretty bizarre. we set out in a nearby farm yard and the chief of the free syrian army appeared. we assure everyone, he says, the president of syria is finished. the syrian nation is determined to bring this dictator down. will it happen? god willing, doblin, very soon. the system is rotten to the core. underneath, it is week. inside syria, the free syrian army would be more important as the situation gets worse. it is not civil war there yet, but it seems to

. >>> "caught on camera boom." >>> "caught on camera boom." welcome to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. just going through our daily routines, we can be surrounded by dangerous materials and equipment and not even be aware of it. usually we have nothing to worry about because compressed gases, high-powered machines and blasting materials are safe when used and stored properly. but if one little thing goes wrong, the consequences can be disastrous. a fire breaks out at southwest industrial gases in dallas, texas, on july 25th, 2007. this is no ordinary fire. on the lot are several hundred tanks filled with compressed gas, including oxygen, helium and one of the hottest burning gases of all, acetylene. >> acetylene burns at about 3400 degrees. it's used as far as what the common purpose knows mostly in welding and cutting. >> local tv news cameras record the blaze as it burns out of control. >> we didn't, of course, realize the scope of what the fire was going to be. >> the fire begins during a delivery of tanks to the refilling station. >> the delivery driver comes r

the cameras could cost hundreds of dollars per bus. county officials are hoping to get the best deal possible. many taxpayers save a child's life is priceless. >> if i have to pay a couple of dollars more to save a child's life absolutely. >> the committee will have a chance to weigh in on this proposal at a public hearing that will be held on january 24. officials said they hope it will pass. as in is that happens, they will install the cameras on the school buses right away. >>> park police plan to keep closer tabs on occupy protesters here in washington. this data will increase patrols such freedom plaza and mcpherson square after complaints from neighbors about illegal drug use, public urination and assaults. the park service has on discarded trash has led to rodents as well. >>> to the war in afghanistan there is word that more than 40,000 foreign troops will leave that country by the end of 2012. today, at a u.s.-led international policy and announce a decision to shrink the foreign military. 33,000 of those soldiers will be amer

be on the lookout, city's installed several new speed cameras. shawn yancy has that in your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight, brian, some d.c. area airports made the list of the worst in the country. no. 5, according to the airports council international when it comes to delays, holiday performance and security wait time dulles is known 13 on the list. bwi marshall 15, reagan national 23rd, o'hare is the worst on the list. no. 4, eating canned food every day may raise the levels of bisphenol-a in your urine more previously than thought. a new study compared people who ate canned and fresh soup daily. bpa was detected in 77% of the people who ate fresh soup and in everyone who ate canned soup. no. 3, here's something to think about before your big turkey day meal. heart-related deaths increase 5% over the holiday season. overeating combined with traveling and entertaining, increased stress leading to heart problems. so eat right and exercise over the holidays. no. 2, it may taste good, but don't deep fry your turkey at home. deep fryers are res

welcome to "caught on camera." police dashboard cameras capture the ultimate reality show, vivid stories of life and death, pursuit and rescue. the dash cam dramas in this hour feature a fleeing killer, a suicidal mom, an out-of-control semi, and a host of officers willing to risk everything to keep citizens safe. a six-hour manhunt for a killer on the run comes to a dramatic end at the montana/idaho border. it's the morning of june 14th, 2003. earlier, over the radio, deputy sheriff david conway gets word that an officer has been shot. >> officer is down. >> conway races toward the scene when suddenly, a gold ford taurus crosses three lanes of traffic, nearly running him off the road. >> he tried to ram me. somebody gets a chance, take him out. >> inside the ford taurus is george davis. he not only shot an officer, he killed a man and left six others wounded the night before in a bar in ennis, montana. michael carroll was there. >> he had ran up a tab of 12 or 14 drinks, didn't have the funds to pay for it. it see

particularly when you pull out a camera. it's one thing to walk through the camp without a camera.ou pull out that camera and sometimes that can get a negative reaction and that may have been the case here. also, something else here just to consider, is how this will play now with city leaders. mayor jean quan has come under a lot of fire with how she has handled this situation here with the camp site. one of their concerns was safety concerns. regardless of whether this had anything to do with the occupy camp or not, city leaders say this is just another reason why this camp has to go. >> when you think of all the people involved in what just happened, the occupy oakland protester, the people who were bystanders. the businesses that line 14th and broadway. the oakland police department we have not been able to hear from directly yesterday. the mayors office we're trying to get in contact with. there's a lot of people who have factored into what happened and we're bringing you the information as soon as we can get it. we're going to keep the chopper over scene. we're going to bring

is open for speed camera. now anywhere -- now anyone speeding could get a $40 ticket in the mail. >> we would much rather have people slow down and get a citation. there are speed camera is and we hope they will slow down. >> the county has a two dance with a speed camera is that will move it around to different schools zones on weekdays during a trial. >> during the time we spread ourselves out throughout the county to assess each location and make sure the equipment worked properly. we do not think that is reflective of what we start to see now in the coming months because we intended to focus on areas where we see the biggest speeding problems. >> one of them is a long centennial land. they know that all too well. >> i don't think people pay attention. i think there are already going that fast. ago with the flow of traffic. >> speeding cars are a bit concerned. it will let people play in the front yard as well. they hope it will slow drivers down. >> once somebody gets the first ticket, i know if it were me