this is a building in christchurch that we've seen implosion from the outside, we've seen a controlledmplosion. >> many times. >> in this video you get to see it from inside the building. >> what? >> and if you want to see that, you have to go to our website. just head over to rightthisminute.com and click on -- >> best of rtm. how did they get the camera back? >>> you have to admire this guy's passion. >> look at that, a 1953 e-8. woo-hoo! oh, yeah, listen to that bell. >> this is steve tirico and he's just getting started. >> oh, my gosh! whoo! listen to that horn! oh, my god, she's beautiful! oh, no, it's a bl-2 too! new york central diner, 448? woo-hoo. >> the first video excited train guy new york has blown up on youtube. has more than 800,000 views. >> is this a put-on? >> i do not think so and we can find out because joining us right this minute we've got steve tirico hanging out with us on skype. steve, we love your videos. you've got your serious passion for trains. where did it come from? >> i originally saw this guy named mark, a 16-year-old train fan where he got all excite

. >> patti ann: an incredible sight in christchurch, new zeala zealand. >> patti ann: incredible.igh rise damaged in last year's devastating earthquake is taken down by explosives. hundreds turned out to watch the implosion. the office building suffered serious damage from the 6.1 magnitude quake. the building's owner says it was cheaper to take it down this way than piece by piece, 185 people died in the earthquake last year. >> kelly: all right, three months to go until election day and the national unemployment rate is 8.3% and fox news sunday, david axelrod, campaign strategist sits down with our own chris wallace and saying the policy plans from governor romney will not help america, get back on track. >> the real question for voters is going to be, what is the choice on the other side? this week we learned that governor romney's tax plan would raise taxes for the wealthy and, would cut taxes for the wealthy, a windfall for the wealthy and raise taxes by $2,000 on the middle class. >> kelly: that is david axelrod and joining me is the anchor of fox news sunday, chris wallace,

an american has been picked up from the mcmurdo research station in antarctica, arriving in christchurch the mission considered very difficult because it is winter in antarctica right now. the rescue flight was timed so it arrived during a narrow window of daylight yesterday. we don't know the patient's name or nature of the medical emergency. but the person is said to be in stable condition and will be treated at a hospital in new zealand. >>> public health investigators in minnesota expect to confirm today that an amoeba killed a 9-year-old little boy. jack aronburg taken off life support tuesday after suffering from a rare brain infection. doctors believe he was infected while swimming at a lake near the twin cities. a girl actually died from that very same infection two years ago after swimming in that same lake. >> for it to happen twice in the same lake in minnesota. my theory is they should fill the damn thing in with dirt. >> the amoeba enters the body through the nose and attacks the brain. the swimming area at lily lake in stillwater, minnesota, is now closed. for it to happen,

the team through the -- flew the man to christchurch new zealand. >> as the air bus jet touched downit appears a rescue operation at the bottom of the world was a smashing success. to save an american stranded with a medical emergency at the research station in the dead of the an arctic winter. >> it's dark. the sun never comes up. if it does, maybe just for a couple minutes. the wind is houling. temperatures are minus 40, 50 and 60 degrees. so it's a truly dangerous place to land. >> and only that the person, an american is in stable condition and may need immediate corrective surgery. renee suffered a stroke at the south pole in august and had to wait six weeks to be evacuated. >> it's always a concern time is ticking away. and how much more damage may be going on. and if your conditions are unknown. >> and it's the driest and windiest place on earth. there are temperatures this week just nine degrees below zero. the plane had to carry enough fuel to keep engines running. and this is dark nearly 24 hours per day. dr. ronald shaminski was part of a team in 2001 you didn't know what

at this hour this individual is now in christchurch, new zealand. they were brought there about eight hours ago. they are getting the necessary medical treatment. they are at a hospital in cries church. underscoring how difficult the evacuation was. there were no scheduled flights from to october. that is mid winter in antarctica at the research center. this special evacuation had to take place. jenna. jenna: we mentioned that runway made of ice. that doesn't sound like a runway you or i will ever land on, maybe in our lives, we'll see. sounds a little sketchy, doesn't it? do we know details about the rescue and how it all went down? >> reporter: indeed. complicating things they say no u.s. plane was available. that's when the australians stepped in. an australian rescue team said they were willing to take part in the rescue effort. they flu in an airbus a-319. they landed on the airstrip made of ice. this was a very dangerous mission. we have a file photo shows a similar aircraft at the research station and you can get a sense of just how difficult

that is what it looks like right now, and here is mcmurdo, and christchurch up here where they have stationedond, and they are going to fly here for a ice field, and why is vfr a problem? well, it isn't in the united states if you have lights on the runway and you could see and they wouldn't have to do vfr with the clear skies, but when you have a runway built on ice and kind of volcanic rock, but ice right there with no lights, you have to be able to see it. they can't light it up and if you can't light it up and can't see it there is no beacons and you have to see the runway and line up, and in the dark, you can't do that. kate? >> talk about treacherous conditions, and treacherous flying conditions, and i can't believe this. we will follow this one closely. >> it appears that it is easier to land on mars than antarctica. >> and that tells us something. chad myers, thanks for being with us. ♪ this is the sound of my soul ♪ ♪ this is the sound... you feel that? no. the eassist is working. right now. that's spandau ballet, man. you did this all the way to the restaurant. yeah. we were going u

reasons authorities are not revealing the identity of the patient but he or she is in a hospital in christchurchew zealand reported to be in stable condition. this patient was working at the research station in antarctica run by the national science foundation. though there is a medical facility there, this individual needed treatment that cannot be provided. the police reported this individual about hours ago arrived in new zealand and is getting the treatment that he or she needs. patti ann: what more details can you provide about the rescue? >> reporter: this is the type of stuff you see in the move why is. the united states could not provide aircraft for this rescue so an australian rescue team decided to step in. they made the 5-around flight landing an airbus on an icy air strip and it had to be timed to coincide with the narrow sliver of daylight because it' the middle of winter in antarctica. this photo was taken at the mcmurdo research station. you can see in the photo a similar airbus 319. this is one of the few air strips in antarctica that can accommodate aircraft. the new zealand ai

a 14-story office tower in christchurch new zealand is no more it came tumbling down in the country'shigh-rise implosion. the building was badly damaged during earthquake last year that killed 185 people. hundreds of people turned up to watch the building come down sunday. it's one of 1,400 building that were seriously damaged. a jewelry store owner took action against thieves who tried to rob her store. >> reporter: you talk about a bold robbery. this happened at 5:30 last flight. they back up their suv in front of this jewelry store. two guys get out with guns. ers have pillow case. the guys with pillowcases start asking for money. they go through the store. little did they know the store owner the 65-year-old was packing heat. she fired two shots at these guys. they could not get out of the store fast enough. here are the police. listen. >> she held her life and the lives of the people in the store were in jeopardy. she took an action that maybe isn't the best course of action. but she took an action that she felt was appropriate to protect the people in the store. >> reporter: she

the medical team will head to christchurch new zealand today then fly to the station when weather andn an alaska airlines flight took this photo after she looked out the window to see what looked like a damaged area of the plane with a note on it, we know about it. maintenance actually wrote the note and the airline says the plane was safe to fly but they apologized. the spokeswoman saying a maintenance technician who wrote that was not approved to do so and it was an approved trim repair to the wing. but they didn't follow policy by writing that. >> good gracious. hillary clinton showing off her moves yet again. look at her go. the secretary of state mixing dancing with diplomacy during her tour. she danced at the dinner hosted by her south african counterpart, even did a little bumping and grinding. it followed her busting a move in malawi as announcing that they will strengthen that agriculture system. >> it's nice to see her chill and relax a little bit. john berman and brooke baldwin are doing starting point this morning. >> she was getting down. good morning, how are you? >> goo

. >>> a building in christchurch, knew seal lands is now a -- new seal lands is now a new seal lands is now here. >> they were brought in to set off the explosives. >> they will find the images in the next story disturbing. this is animal cruelty in australia. they cut the locks to 35 cages and released dozens of animals. >>> they killed a dozen birds. one of which is on the endangered list. >>> they say the loss is heartbreaking and many of them are in captivity for a reasonnen they will not survive on their own. >>> interesting exhibit it features a sea creature that has scientists stumped. >> this is a rare jellyfish. it is called black jellyfish. they are potted more in san diego bay. between monterey bay and mexico. they say these sea creatures are still a mystery. >>> group of skydivers set a new world record. yesterday. 138 people jumped from six planes flying at 18,500 feet. they flew head's down and made a formation known as a snowflake. it took 15 attempts and three days to set that record up and a lot of courage. >>> they ride from alaska to south africa for a bay area non

. >>> and a plane lands in christchurch, new zealand, returning from dark, winter-bound antarctica.w window of twilight to land on a runway at a research facility to pick up a person in need of medical attention. the person is believed to be an american citizen. >>> and the latest rover pictures from mars include a 360-degree color panorama of the planet's surface. engineers say they boosted the brightness to compensate for the dimness of the afternoon. the colors are untouched. nasa says the rover is performing flawlesslism keep those pictures coming. >> love those pictures. love the rover. how cool is that? >> a great thing. i think is fun. >> manipulating it from here. thank you. >>> there are wild claims and name-calling going on, presidential attack ads, they seem to be getting nastier and nastier. some say they are already over the top. so, what happened to all the key issues? we are going to debate it, that's coming up at the half hour, next. >>> and at 50 past the hour, a front-row seat as a plane goes down. we have the dramatic moments all on video. stay with us here in the