christopher jones joins me now. first of all, i'm so glad you're okay.hrough what happened? do you know how long after you jumped that you actually started to have a seizure? >> it was about 15 20 seconds after i jumped. i jumped out of the airplane at 12,000 feet. i remember checking my altimeter at 12,000 feet. thankfully sheldon pulled my rip cord and i wake up at 3,000 feet under a perfectly inflated parachute. >> can you tell a seizure is coming on before it happens? >> no unfortunately in my case i can't. i had no idea what was happening. after i wake up i didn't know whether it was a seizure. i thought i may have just blacked out, or something else. >> so you don't remember anything you're completely unconscious during the seizure. >> completely unconscious. but i can remember everything up to the point and everything after i wake up. >> i'm amazed that your instructor had the presence of mind i mean he rockets toward you, as anna said he's able to grab you, deploy your parachute. he saved your life no doubt about it. >> yes, yes, he did. having s

skydiver christopher jones loses consciousness and suddenly has a seizure 9,000 feet in the air. moments before, the 25-year-old jumping out of the plane at 12,000 feet. but, for jones, this routine training dive is anything but routine. for 30 terrifying seconds, he plummets toward the ground falling atmore than 100 miles per hour. he falls further and further from his flight instructor. a midair rescue. the instruck to have catches him and releases the divers parachute just in time to save the skydivers life. christopher jones suffers from epilepsy but had a doctors note saying he was clear for sky diving. diving. >>> the calendar may say march, but that's not stopping this lousy winter weather, another, yes, another winter storm ripping through the region. >> we have that cold air sinking southward from canada, where it feels like 19 in chicago, that cold air sinking as far south as -- in towards the central u.s. the good news here they need the moisture in southern california and across the southwest so they'll take whatever they can get. there actually should be four feet of

12.000 10 de altura, un lindo dÍa en australia que puede terminar muy mal para christopher jones.erra sin sentido y permanece en caÍda libre unos 30 segundos sin saber lo que pasa. su instructor se lanza para ayudarlo y en el primer intento falla. christopher parecÍa ajeno con lo que sucedÍa en las alturas. cuando volviÓ en sÍ se hallaba a 3000 pies de altura descendiendo lentamente, agradecido a su instructor. gracias, le repite, pensando en lo cerca que estuvo de perder la vida. hacia como cuatro aÑos que christopher no sufriera un ataque epilÉptico y Éste no pudo ocurrir en peor momento, dice que al menos por ahora no se tirarÁ en paracaÍdas. bÁrbara: es una oportunidad de vida, gracias. yo me quedarÍa tranquilita, pero cada loco con su tema. gracias y nos vamos con mÚsica, me despido de la gran ciudad de nueva york, pamela. pamela: yo me despido desde los Ángeles con el ritmo latino de espinoza paz. ♪ >> familiares de internos se manifiestan para exigir el cierre de las instalaciones. la tuta se escondiÓ en un lugar...

christopher jones was making his 5th solo sky dive jump in western australia. everything was going to according to plan until he suffered a seizure midair. he was unconscious and spiraling out of control. his sky diving instructor came to the rescue. >> he flew to me like superman and grabbed me and pulled the chute and i'm here to tell the tale. he probably saved my life. >> reporter: it did save his life. after the parachute was released. he regained consciousness and glided to safety. >>> he attempted to throw a brick through a window only to have it bounce back and hit him in the face and knock him out. the suspect then tried to claim that the pub owner attacked him. after he came to the police station with the footage, officers had a good laugh and the suspect was locked up. swift justice there. >>> still ahead on wusa 9 news, polar plunge. vince vaughn and lady gaga take a dip in lake michigan. >>> enjoy today because more wintry weather approaches tuesday afternoon and that's not the end of it. two chance >>> it was an act of charity in chicago. a frigid

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christopher jones posted this video on youtube. he starts at a freefall but then something goes wrong. he's having an epileptic seizure and was unconscious hurdling through the air. his instructor rorkted over to him and tried twice but pulled the cord and jones came to and landed safety. >> i was shocked and i knew something had gone on. but i didn't know what. >> jones adds he had not to a seizure for forethan four years and had gotten a doctor's's proifl to jump -- a -- doctor's approval to jump but these things happen. >>> a see if you can spell the winning words in this spelling bee. hydrofoil and paucity. the 9-year-old took the stop spot at the event in long beach. she won $1,000. >>> san francisco general hospital getting a big infusion in cash. some are asking does that new money need to come with a name change? tonight at 5:00, the deal that could put mark zuckerberg's name on the hospital. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. you can follow us on twitter and facebook. have a great day. - [joe] : in the new wor

christopher jones, less than 30 seconds into the jump, he had a seizure. his instruct ear was able to -- instructor was able to release his parachute. he did land safely. >>> well, the u.s. stock market is higher this afternoon as deals and economic news gives stocks a lift. the government report that consumer spending dipped in january is actually helping the rally. it showed income edged up. the dow is currently up 124 and the nasdaq, it was just over 5,000. it's dropped down to 4,999.85. up 36 right now. and the s&p is also up 10. >>> well, some major changes coming to the costco checkout counter. it has struck a deal for city to be the exclusivish a youer of the -- exclusive issuer of the credit card. costco is subject to them buying the credit card portfolio. costco and american express parted ways after failing to reach an agreement on renewal terms. costco says the deal with visa and citigroup would take effect the next day. >>> ikea is unveiling a new line of furniture that will do more than test your assembly skills. it will also charge certain mo

. >> reporter: jumping from a perfectly good airplane christopher jones begins a perfectly good freefall 12,000 feet above western australia. but seconds later he suffers a midair epileptic seizure. >> he started going into the de-arch position, almost like a fetal position, rolled over onto his back and started spinning. >> reporter: the unconscious 27-year old plummets to 4,000 feet only 22 seconds from hitting the ground. that's when his instructor swoops in. >> i was just glad to get to him stop him turning and make sure he had a parachute above his head. >> the next thing i know i wake up at 3,000 feet and thankfully underneath a fully inflated parachute. >> reporter: jones apparently had his doctor's clearance to jump but his skydiving days are now over. at least he's alive, he says, to thank the man that saved him. >> he's a hero, yup. he's a massive hero. >> reporter: clayton sandell, abc news denver. >>> and now to the end of an era in washington. barbara mikulski saying she will retire. 4'11", but on both sides of the isle aisle, they know she's tall in spirit. saying she just

. >> reporter: 12,000 feet from the earth, the only thing between christopher jones and the western australian ground, the courage to jump. as he had so many times before. but 22 seconds into this dive he says he was suddenly paralyzed by a seizure. unconscious and falling at 120 miles an hour. instructor sheldon mcfarlane shot towards him not wanting to rely on the automatic emergency chute. it took two attempts to grab jones and pull the rip cord. with 10,000 feet to go jones regained consciousness and managed to make a controlled landing. >> i said thank you very much, i think that's what i said. i said thank you for saving my life. yes. he couldn't have done a better job. it was just amazing. >> reporter: now mcfarlane is being hailed as a hero. >> just doing my job. doing what we train other people. >> reporter: 22-year-old jones took up sky diving when his epilepsy ruled out his dream of becoming a pilot. seizure-free for four years, his doctors gave him the go ahead. >> i've always wanted to fly planes or i just wanted the feeling of flight. obviously, with my condition i can't stay a p

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>> reporter: free-falling at 12,000 feet when all of a sudden disaster strikes. 22-year-old christopher jonesseizure at 9,000 feet, his eyes rolling to the back of his head, his body convulsing. >> my arms go back and i roll onto my back, and, yeah basically for the next 30 seconds i'm freefalling and unconscious. >> his instructor has jumped over 10,000 times. his rescue using every-inch of experience. >> yeah. he started dearching. his feet started coming down and he rolled into a fetal position. i wasn't quite sure what he was up to at the time. >> reporter: sheldon reacts calmly under pressure. he hangs onto him with one hand and pulled his parachute. >> i wanted to get him underneath a parachute sooner than later. >> sheldon realizes, dives in like superman grabs me and thankfully pulls my string and i'm here to tell the tale. >> reporter: remarkably he lands safely. all are fitted with computer-generated parachutes that are set off to go off at certain heights to come to the rescue in case there isn't a quick-thinking instructor like sheldon. the amazing rescue video has gone viral with

mcfarlane's helmet camera was rolling as christopher jones suffered a seizure and passed out at 9,000s in freefall at more than 100 miles-per-hour. mcfarlane grabbed jones and opened his chute. jones woke up and landed safely. >> thankfully he was there and what he did probably saved my life. >> rose: jones had not suffered a seizure in years and had been cleared to jump by his doctor. in a moment, we'll probe the mind of a comic genius. comic genius. for continuous relief. 18 days! 12 days! 24 days of continuous relief. live claritin clear. every day. when the moment's spontaneous, why pause to take a pill? or stop to find a bathroom? cialis for daily use is approved to treat both erectile dysfunction and the urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed b

take look at this. 22-year-old christopher jones started convulsing about 9,000 feet above western australiahis instructor sheldon mcfarland is in the air with him. he doesn't panic. it took him a couple of tries but he eventually is able to grab a hold of chris and activate his parachute. >> i wasn't really concerned about him hitting the ground without a parachute. i wanted to get him underneath the parachute sooner than later. >> sheldon grabs me and thankfully pulls my chute and yeah i'm here to tell the tail. >> yes, he is. the video that amazing rescue has gone viral now. gotten more than 2 million hits in less than a day. >>> wow. >>> three stolen 110 million-year-old fossils have now been return to the brazilian government by the fbi. >>> shadoof the fossils in wilmington. ancient fish were unearthed in the northeastern region of brazil and at some point they were stolen. thieves tried to sell them on the black-market. one was even priced at 700 to us san dollars online. the fbi says arrests are possible but so far they don't have anyone in custody. the bureau also has not revealed h

christopher jones has jumped 12,000 feet over perth when he suffered an epileptic seizure. his instructor realized something was wrong and dove towards him in midair able to pull jones' rip cord at about 4,000 feet. right there, the images were captured by the instructor's helmet cam. jones says he regained consciousness and then landed safely. >> i'm so thankful. thankful he was there. and his -- what he did actually probably saved my life. >> i would say. the instructor sheldon mcfar lane says heps just doing his job. >> wow. >>> all right, another slick morning commute in the northeast today. a winter storm yesterday and overnight it dropped snow and left behind yep. ice. in new england firefighters braved the cold while fighting a fire near providence, rhode island. crews had a hard time finding hydrants buried in the snow. in boston, another round of snow could make this the city's snowiest winter ever. also a storm system over the weekend brought snow to parts of san diego county. this is mount laguna with an elevation of 6,000 feet. so it actually does occasionally g

12.000 pies de altura y movilidad linda de australia que puede terminar muy mal para christopher jones y tira del cordel que activa el paracaÍdas. christopher permanecÍa ajeno a lo que sucedÍa. cuando volviÓ en sÍ se hallaba 3000 pies de altura descendiendo. por siempre estarÁ agradecida su instructor. >> fue por un pelo que me salvÉ, le dice.. gracias le dice pensÁndolo cerca que estuvo de perder su vida. alejandro: pero sufriÓ _ hace como cuatro aÑos que no se tiraba por paracaÍdas. dice que no lo harÁ por lo menos por cuatro aÑos. bÁrbara: gracias ricardo. no es para menos. yo me quedarÍa tranquilito pero cada loco con su tema. nos vamos con mÚsica ♪ ♪ ♪ ilia: muy buenas noches, les saluda ilia garcÍa, bienvenidos a esta ediciÓn de noticias univisiÓn 65. comenzamos de inmediato con las noticias. residentes despertaron esa manera para encontrar sus autos, y acera cubiertas por hielo, las condiciones heladas provocaron que cientos de distritos escolares atrasaron su horario de entrada como medida de precauciÓn, hasta un cuarto de pulgada de hielo se acumulÓ en pensilvania, delaware, y

12.000 pies de altura y movilidad linda de australia que puede terminar muy mal para christopher jonesolviÓ en sÍ se hallaba 3000 pies de altura descendiendo. por siempre estarÁ agradecida su instructor. >> fue por un pelo que me salvÉ, le dice.. gracias le dice pensÁndolo cerca que estuvo de perder su vida. alejandro: pero sufriÓ _ hace como cuatro aÑos que no se tiraba por paracaÍdas. dice que no lo harÁ por lo menos por cuatro aÑos. bÁrbara: gracias ricardo. no es para menos. yo me quedarÍa tranquilito pero cada loco con su tema. nos vamos con mÚsica >> el salario mÍnimo subiÓ en oakland. noticias univisiÓn 14 comienza ya. presentador: que tal buenas tardes, les saluda leÓn felipe gonzÁlez. beatriz: segÚn nos dijeron son mÁs ingresos para quienes ganan lo bÁsico, por otro lado mÁs desafÍos para los negocios que deben adaptarse a las nuevas planillas de pago. desde hoy los trabajadores recibirÁn mÁs por cada hora cumpliendo labores. organizaciones comunitarias salieron informar de los cambios. >> eso va a ayudarme a poder ir a la escuela y ayudar a mi familia. beatriz: se darÁn dÍas

. >> unbelievable. 22-year-old christopher jones started seizing seconds after jumping out of a planelia. his instructor was able to fly to him and pull the rip cord. he made an amazing landing after gaining consciousness 3,000 feet from the ground. he had been seizure free four years until now and does not plan on skydiving again. >> don't blame him for that. >> now it is time for your monday motivator if you are waking up with a cup of coffee here's another reason to celebrate. a brand new study says drinking four or more cups a day could reduce your chances of getting multiple sclerosis. people who don't drink coffee are 1 and a half times more likely to develop ms. the caffeine helps protect the central nervous system. >> 26 minutes after the hour the isis fight takes a new turn. >> the gloves have come off. >> jordan's king not holding back for the first time since the pilot was burned alive. before larry instantly transferred money from his bank of america savings account to his merrill edge retirement account. before he opened his first hot chocolate stand calling winter an "un

it happened during this sky driving training course in november. 22-year-old christopher jones jumped out of the plane. looked like he was enjoying himself. but watch closely. less than 30 seconds into the jump, he had a seizure in midair. now, luckily, after two attempts his instructor was able to release his parachute. shortly after that, jones came out of his see chur -- seizure. he did land safely. >>> a midair incident temporarily delayed a flight from oakland to mama -- maui. the hawaiian airlines flight was still gaining altitude when the plane hit a flock of sandpiper birds. the pilot told passengers what was happening and as a precaution, he turned around and went back to oakland airport. >> any type of bird strike is a serious event. you want to check out any type of damage to the control service, enjen before you go on -- engine before you go on. >> the flight did resume. passengers made it to safe to maui. they are investigating the cause of what happened and where the birds may have been heading. >>> well, i filled up my car and you probably noticed like me that gas price

christopher jones says he became unconscious and was in a free-fall 30 seconds during a 12,000-foot jump. skydive master shearden mcfarland saw something was wrong, tried to reach jones. on the second try, mcfarland pulled his rip cord only 4,000 feet 20 spare. jones regained consciousness and landed safely. mcfarland says he's not a hero. just doing his job. >>> and senator barbara mikulski is not seeking re-election. the 78-year-old maryland democrat announce read tirmt a few minutes ago in baltimore. the longest serving woman in the history of wong . of congress. >>> d.c. mayor bowser announced this man will be the fire chief. right. coming this may. dean was with the seattle fire department for more than 40 years. he's going replace interim chief eugene jones. he's led since embattled chief elsersby resigned. >>> federal inspectors checking metra today looking at train and bus procedures to ensure your safety. we are told the analysis will not affect your travel plans. the federal transportation will deliver recommend angss to metra a few months from now. a time for a final check of

christopher jones says he became unconscious and was in a free-fall for 30 seconds during a 12,000 foot jump. his sky dive master says he could he see something was wrong. he tried to catch jones. he didn't do it the first time. at about 9,000 feet. on the second try, mcfarland pulls jones' rip cord with only 4,000 feet to spare. jones regained consciousness and landed safely apparently. he says -- jones says this was literally the scariest moment of his entire life. >> i can't anything scarier. mcfarland says he was just doing his job apthank goodness he had the jump master to spot him and to see, to be aware in a something was going on. and then to go after hill. >> and to pull his parachute. very fortunate. >>> putting metro under the microscope. the work taking place in the day ahead to make sure the agency is doing itd can do all it can to keep you avenue. >>> this is the kind of stuff you'll find outside your home this morning. not that guy doing the scraping. that will have to be you. but the ice. you'll see ice as you leave for work. we're watching for dangerously slick conditio

just after jumping out of the plane, christopher jones had a seizure. his instructor was able to grab hold of him and deploy the chute. jones shared this with the world by youtube on sunday. the instructor joins us on the phone. thank you for being with us. how did you know christopher was in trouble? did you realize he was having a seizure? >> caller: hello. i didn't realize he was having a seizure. the aircraft he was facing me and it was supposed to be the first part of the turn. his shoulders went forward, he rolled onto his back and i wasn't sure what was going on at the time. i thought he was using incorrect technique or suffering from a little bit of sensory overload and was trying to give him every opportunity to correct his position. but at that point, i was completely unaware of what was going on. >> then you realized something's not right and you decide you need to get over to him. how does that process work? and how much time did you have to reach him before it was beyond the point of no return? >> caller: well there's not really a point of

christopher jones suffered a seizure and lost consciousness after jumping from a plane.ortunately his instructor noticed he was in trouble, and pulled his rip chord. he landed safely. he later described the free fall as possibly the scariest moment of his life. >>> death valley has one of the harsh harshest habitats on earth but it is also a place of extreme beauty captured by a photographer. he tells us about his breath-taking photos in tonight's first-person report. >> the thing that is really cool about the valley is it is always changing. every time you go back they have a different look. i call it "are we still on earth," because it's one of those landscapes that make you feel like you aren't here. death valley is a huge huge national park, so it really takes some exploring to find these patterns these shapes these massive cracks in the earth. so it's like a living breathing environment there. one of my favorite shots is bad water basin from this last trip. it looked like they had gotten some fresh rain not too long before we visited, and the patterns was in really

christopher jones experience was captured from the instructor's camera at 9,000 feet from the ground,to an unconscious agree fall. thethe instructor comes to t rescue and releases the chute. >> i am on medication and under control and have not had a seizure for over four years and my doctor signed me off on the jump and everything and i as fine so you cannot hold back if these situations. >> conference said high is grateful to be alive calling his instructor a massive hero. >> in business news this morning the nasdaq is starting the day above 5,000 for the first time in 15 years. >> if you are a 30-something get ready to pay up on the dating app. >> here is the money report from jane king. >> good morning we will be further away from that 5,000 level this morning. the dow is down by 70s points and the s&p 500 is lower by eight and the nasdaq is down by 20. as you mentioned the nasdaq is a different company that when it closed with 5,000 the last time which was march of 2000 15 areas taking it to get here microsoft was the leading tech company and now it is apple which believe it or no

christopher jones posted this video on you tube shows the jump back in november.lready been viewed by more than 7 million people. he starts out in a free fall but then something goes wrong. he starts having an epileptic seizure and was unconscious hurdling through the air. but his instructor rockets over to him and pulls his the cord. the only person unphased by the whole thing seems to be the instructor who said if he hadn 't reached jones a remote device would have automatically pulled that rip cord. that is just -- >> to see him going through the air like that just unconscious. he came through just before he landed. >> you see the guy rocket over to him and be able to pull. just amazing. >>> bee keeping. the bay area city poised to end a 90-year-old ban and the buzz it's causing around town. >> and bill martin will tell us if we're going to see any wet weather this week. >> the ruling that rolls back the rules on where sex offenders can live in california. bulldog: you don't need superpowers to help someone. sometimes, all it takes is a warm heart and a cold no

christopher jones has a seizure while sky diving.e suffers from epilepsy but had been cleared for this jump. he and an instructor describe the situation in the sky. >> i'm spinning out there and i'm thinking something is untoward here. >> he tried to roll me back onto my front, but obviously that didn't work. goes across and grabs my parachute. >> it was all a bit confusing not knowing what was going on there at the time. >> jones regained consciousness around 3,000 feet and landed safely. >>> we love hearing from our viewers. our first question comes from thomas o'hara. will netanyahu's visit help or hurt the republicans? i don't know. i know this. i believe that president obama is going down the right road trying to get some kind of agreement with the iranians. we have to exhaust every effort we possibly can. it's unfortunate that netanyahu and the white house are at odds on how to get there. netanyahu doesn't seem like he wants to trust anybody. we have gone down that road and we haven't had fruitful discussions in the past. the q

it shows christopher jones jumping out of a plane in australia in november. just 22 seconds into his fall he suffers a seizure. the skydiving instructor grabbed him. the two tumbled around thousands of feet in the air. this is incredible. finally the instructor was able to get jones' parachute string pulled. >> i wake um in the parachute. my thoughts when i regained consciousness of what were the steps to go through. relieved and also obviously amazed at the reception that it's gotten. >> amazingly he landed on his feet. he regained consciousness just in time. at the time jones was in training to be a skydiving instructor. he says after his midair seizure he doesn't plan to make any more jumps. >>> how much do you know about your teenager's love life? a new study reveals alarming rates of abuse in high school relationships. one in five teen girls say they've experienced dating violence just over the past year. that's according to the centers for disease control. about 8% say the violence was sexual. for boys one in ten reported dating violence. the cdc found

at first skies diving session, caught on helmet cam appeared to be going as plan. 22-year old christopher jonesump more than 2 miles above the earth in western australia. but at 9000 feet jones who was diagnosed with epilepsy as a child says he passed out. >> my arms go back and i role on to my back and basically for the next 30 seconds i'm in free fall and unconscious. >> he said he was suffering a seizure midair trying to make a left turn. the his instructor shell den mcfarland tried but failed to grab him as jones continues to plumet out of control and unconscious. >> he started dearching and his knees coming down, and fetal position, he was not aware he was having a seizure. >> reporter: mcfarland who has had 10,000 jumps tries again and this time reaches him pulling his rip card and releasing his parachute with little time to spare. >> he grabbed me and thankfully pulls my shoot. he has a tail to tell. >> jones regain consciousness at the 3000 feet before gliding to safety unharmed. he had this message for the man who saved him. >> very thankful, very thankful, what he did, actually, saved

this is not christopher jones' first sky dive. through his accelerated free fall training meaning he can jump alone and not in tandem but only at the same time as a highly qualified instructor. that instructor sheldon mcfarland. with a camera strapped to his helmet the two take the plunge. at first it all seems normal at around 9,000 feet mcfarland instructs jones to make a left-hand turn. suddenly he turns over on to his back and begins to spin something is wrong. jones who reportedly has epilepsy is having a seizure. he told local media he had been seizure free for years. he spends the next 30 seconds in free fall. completely unconscious. when sky diving a parachute is typically deployed at around 5,000 feet. running out of time mcfarland rockets through the high winds to his student and pulls the rip cord. at 3,000 feet jones regains consciousness, just in time to make a safe landing. although this dramatic rescue took place in november jones just shared it with the world via youtube on sunday and in just 24 hours, the video ha

. >> reporter: this video just posted to youtube on sunday shows sky diver christopher jones jumpinga plane last november. >> started off as a regular jump. i got into the -- maintained a steady position. >> reporter: about 22 seconds after jones makes the jump something goes wrong in midair. jones is seen flipping on to his back into a fetal position and struggling. the 22-year-old, who has epilepsy, says he blacked out. >> my shoulders went back, and yeah i had a seizure and i don't remember anything. >> reporter: sky dive instructor sheldon macfarlane, who was wearing a camera helmet filming jones, said he noticed something was wrong with the sky diver and tried grabbing hold of him as the pair tumbled through the sky, thousands of feet above the ground. watching the video with a local reporter macfarlane says at first he couldn't reach jones. >> a bit confusing. i'm wondering why he's stopping. >> reporter: macfarlane was then able to grab jones and pull the rip cord on his parachute. >> wanting to make sure his parachute was open and get him safely to the ground. >> reporter: jo

christopher jones 10-year-old daughter harmony invited her closest friends to a birthday party fridayht. what happened just before devastated harmony and her family. handwritten letter written by a girl in her class. she said her dad wouldn't let her attend the party because harmony is black. >> something along the lines of, you know, i can't come to your birthday party because my father won't let me because i'm black. you would think in the 21 the century people would be judged strictly on their character or their personality. knot on the color of their skin. >> jones said he'll use the incident as a teaching moment for his daughter. he said her initial disappointment faded away because she had a great party with her other friends. >>> a brawl erupts outside a popular burger joint ending in murder. why police are searching for the victim's friend who just took off. >> and a pageant bombshell scarred and burned. the big mistake she made to look her best and the warning for anyone with darker skin. scott? >> lucy there's snow on the way fort first day of spring. find out where it is mo

christopher jones training to become a skydive instructor last november. and he suffered a seizure moments after jumping from the plane. he was at 12,000 feet with this happened. jones' instructor noticed something was wrong and pulled his rip cord. next thing you know i wake up at 3,000 feet underneath a fully inflated parachute. very lucky to be alive. >> unbelievable. jones was diagnosed with epilepsy but he was given the all clear by his doctor to skydive. he had been seizure free for four years before this incident. jones' instructor says he does not consider himself a hero. he said he was just doing his job. >> i don't know what he considers himself. we consider himself a hero. >> so alert to be able to jump in like that and handle the situation. >> that doctor has to re-evaluate whether or not that was a good idea. boy, oh, boy. glad it had a good ending. let's see if this week will have a good ending. steve rudin has not been our friend of late. >> by the end of the week, it's looking a lot better around here. it's between now and thursday afternoo

christopher jones had just jumped at 12,000 feet over perth when he suffered an epileptic seizure. his instructor realized something was wrong. and dove toward him. he was able to pull jones' rip cord at about 4,000 feet. the images were captured by the instructor's helmet cam. jones says he regained consciousness and landed safely. >> sol thankful. thankful he was there. and what he did actually probably saved my life. >> the instructor sheldon mcfarlane says he was just doing his job. >> he did it very well. >> yes he did. >> i goes. amazing. >>> it is 6:52. a texas nurse who contracted ebola is now suing the hospital where she was exposed to that virus. why she says her employers put her life at risk. >> and i'm kiet do, we're live in livermore, police got a big break in that very unusual and rare double homicide. this is the "name your price" tool. it gives you options based on your budget -- it's a piece of cake. i was told there would be cake. get a free quote at progressive.com. >>> five things to know now at the :55. israeli's prime minister netanyahu addressed the annual c

. >> reporter: 12,000 feet above the earth, the only thing between christopher jones and the western, the courage to jump, as he had so many "times" before. but 22 seconds into this dive, he says he was suddenly paralyzed by a seizure, unconscious and falling at 120 miles per hour. instructor sheldon mcfarland shot towards him, not wanting to rely on the automatic emergency chute. it took two attempts to grab jones and pull the rip chord. then with 3,000 feet to go, he regained consciousness and a managed to make a controlled landing. >> i said thank you very much. he couldn't have done a better job. >> reporter: now mcfarland's being hailed as a hero. >> just doing my job. what we train other people. >> reporter: 22-year-old jones took up skydiving when his epilepsy ruled out his dream of becoming a pilot. seizure free for four years, his doctors gave him the go ahead. >> i've always wanted the feeling of flight, and obviously, with my condition, i can't be a pilot. so i thought, the next best thing, i can fly myself. >> reporter: about 5 million people have clicked on the death-def

. >> reporter: this video just posted to youtube on sunday shows skydiver christopher jones. >> it startedeady position. >> reporter: 22 seconds after jones makes the jump something goes wrong in mid air, he's seen flipping into his back on a feetal position and struggling. the 22-year-old with epilepsy says he blacked out. >> my shoulders went back and i had a seizure and don't remember anything. >> reporter: sheldon mcfarland wearing the helmet camera he noticed something was wrong and try the to grab hold of him as the pair tumbled through the sky thousands of feet above the ground watching the video with a local reporter mcfarland said at first he couldn't reach jones. >> i'm wondering why he's stopping. >> reporter: mcfarland was able to grab jones and pull the rip chord. >> able to get him safely down to the ground. >> he ren gained consciousness 3,000 feet before hitting the ground making a controlled landing. no ambulance had to be called. >> my thoughts when i regained consciousness, go through the steps what i need to do. >> reporter: jones had medical approval clearing him for t

christopher jones just jumped 12,000 feet when he suffered an epileptic seizure.uctor realized something bug i don't think and dove -- was wrong and dove towards him in midair. he was able to pull jones' rip cord at about 40,000 feet. the images captured by the instructor's helmet cam here. jones said he regained cobness and hasn'ted safely. can you imagine? >> i can't imagine. >>> all right, let's check in on the traffic. busy morning. >> busy morning especially trying to get into san francisco. the delays continue on northbound 101ling and they're still waiting for -- 101 and they're still waiting for sweeper crews. in the meantime the backups because a truck it actually spilled a bunch of diesel fuel into the roadway. about is a gallons -- 15 gallons. still got to get the truck out of the way actually. tow crews haven't taken the truck out of the gore point yet. northbound 101 the connector is shut down to northbound 280 and the backups on 101 itself extends to about paul. may want to consider riding b.a.r.t. if you're heading into the city or use 280. the bay

christopher jones had the midair scare of his life. 22 seconds after free falling, something goes wrong and flipped over on to his back. having a seizure. it was 9,000 feet in the air. and blacked out. eventually the instructor was able to grab him and release his parachute. jones regained consciousness about 3,000 feet above ground and remarkably landed safely. josh have you ever seen anything like this? >> well i have been sky diving in australia, and doing it once is enough for me even in the absence of being epileptic and having a seizure. i would just say if you are epileptic, maybe don't go sky diving. i don't mean to be callous, but probably foolhardy. >> tara? >> this is the reason i would never go sky diving. it was something that i considered at one point and i am now -- i know know that i'm of my right mind to not go sky diving. >> scary. jamila? >> i'm keeping my feet planted firmly on the ground forever. >> apparent there was a remote control thing. they have a backup here. it is possible once people see that this is happening to trigger it. >> it was quick thinking by the

that is 22-year-old christopher jones.ds after he jumped out of his plane in western australia. his instructor was able to fly over to him and pull his parachute. he was able to make a shave landing after he regained consciousness 3,000 feet from the ground. he says he hasn't had any seizures in four years. >>> a war veteran has had enough of bullying at his school. he is comparing bullies to terrorist. saying their cowards worse than insurgents. the veteran made the comments after finding out that high school students are using the internet to bully other students. some say they support his efforts to combat bullying. he's considering suspending anyone who makes hate filled threats. those are your headlines. >> thank you. >>> thanks so much. let me tell you what's coming up next. hundreds of thousands of online accounts get hacked every day. now it just happened to me. how did i get my -- how do i get my information back and how did they get my e-mail to begin with? the cyber guy is here to help. >> is president obama try

one sus trailian man incredibly still alive after falling unconscious midair. 22-year-old christopher jonesat 9,000 feet. you can see his body kind of go limp. he curls up right there. 30 seconds free-fall, totally unconscious after a failed attempt to reach him the jump master bolted down to him. >> can you believe this? >> and grabbed him. pulls his rip cord and saves him. jones says he regained consciousness at around 3,000 feet and then able to land safely on the ground. they didn't have to dall ambulance. he had a seizure. bullets down and pulls the rip cord and gets a landing. >> the guy who jumped to save him -- >> the guy who was behind him. >> how does he -- >> this happens all the time. do not see james bond? >> how does he get to him? >> bullets down. >> you take all the resistance out and turn yourself into a bullet. >> you need to watch james bond more. extraordinary. >> and he's fine. that guy -- what a hero. >> can you manling racing the earth that quickly as a jump master putting your own life at risk? >> there's no guarantee you're going to get to him. >> i'm thinking maybe