i'm contessa brewer. "caught on camera: surprise." >>> hello, i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." when it comes to sky diving, you may want excitement, but you don't want surprises. certainly not at thousands of feet in the air. but surprise is what one instructor gets. not once, not twice, three times in one day. all while heading straight for the ground below. >> pull down. [ screaming ] >> it was really not my day. i should have stayed in bed that day. >> oh, my gosh. >> adrian "wildman" thuma is a skydiving instructor who takes adventurous people on jumps in australia. on january 12th, 2007, he's getting ready to head up again and joking from behind the camera with his next passenger scott. >> ready to go? >> i'm set. >> did you see my last one? >> no. >> good. >> good because it hadn't been perfect. that was when thuma got the first surprise of the day. his main parachute developed a tension knot in the lines as it unfurled. >> so the lines have slack in some stage. so they went throu

i'm contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera." \ s \ e >>> fists flying at traffic stops. >> your body just goes into survival mode. >> cars careening out of control. >> something out of "dukes of hazzard." >> there's somebody in that car. >> and a plane in trouble landing on a highway. >> i was waiting for the impact. the crunch. >> some of the most dramatic, electrifying, unbelievable moments. >> i didn't do anything. >> oh, yes you did. and it's all caught on dashboard camera. >>> caught on camera: dash cam diaries." hello. i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." police officers have a lot of equipment to help them fight crime. guns, tasers, cuffs. but many departments also have another powerful tool. the dashboard cameras installed in police cruisers. as you'll see, they are often the silent partner that can speak volumes. a cop battles for his life in a roadside rumble. >> he was out to kill me. all bets were off. >> until he finds help from an unexpected source.

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." water is a force to be reckoned with. we learned as children never to turn our backs on a wave. but there are countless other ways to be caught unprepared. in our first story, a burst water main wreaks havoc on a cold winter morning. motorists trapped in their vehicles when a flood turns roadways into rivers. >> could have killed many people. >> the waters rise so quickly that drivers are unable to escape. among those stranded in the current are a mother with her 9-year-old son. >> i can't see anything! i need help! >> ma'am, we're on our way. >> december 23rd, 2008. an ageing water main ruptures in bethesda, maryland, sending a wall of water down a busy road and turning the commute into a nightmare for drivers. firefighters at station 10 are just pulling out. unaware of critical situations nearby. they immediately get stuck in traffic backed up from the flood. >> we actually thought we might have had a trash truck or something on fire. that's when we we

i'm contessa brewer. 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

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." hundreds of thousands of videos hit the web every day. but only a select few really grab the public's attention and go viral. if you watch like me, sometimes these videos seem a bit suspicious. in this hour, we'll watch some of the web's most popular videos and uncover if they're works of fact or fiction. >> hey. sheri here, obviously. >> in august 2010, a mysterious video purported to be a piece of courtroom evidence starts to circulate across the web. it's dubbed exhibit b-5. >> it has an element of where did this come from. that you're really curious about. >> i am recording this so you can share in this amazing step-by-step process of my brilliant practical joke. >> the video is about an attractive young lady who is setting up a friend of hers to be pranked. >> you need to water this. you making a movie? >> she gets ready with one of her friends who dresses up like some kind of criminal intruder. >> this is a classic surprise prank. >> okay, that's h

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." u.s. troops in the wars in iraq and afghanistan have had some of the most high-tech fighting gear but they've also brought something else to the battlefield like never before. their cameras. the images captured have changed the way people back home see and hear what the troops are going through, thousands of miles away. a terrifying ied attack. >> combat patrolling at that time was hours upon hours of complete boredom punctuated by single moments of sheer terror. >> in the wars in iraq and afghanistan, by far the most common and deadly weapon against u.s. troops has been the improvised explosive device or ied. also known as roadside bombs, ieds have claimed the lives of 65% of all u.s. casualties in both wars. >> the improvised bomb is the signature weapon of both the iraq and of the afghanistan war. it's the number one killer of soldiers. it's the number one weapon of insurgents. they're also scary as hell. >> whoa! holy -- >> sometimes the difference between life and death is just second

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." a crash can happen just about anywhere. sometimes the impact is no more than a minor inconvenience. other times it is a life-changing or even a life-ending event. while crashes are often accidents in our first video, you'll see a one-man wrecking effort that is anything but accidental. june 4th, 2004, an irate man in a bulldozer wreaks havoc on the small town of grandby, colorado. >> the vehicle was going in and out of this, basically, a big concrete warehouse, that was made out of prefast concrete. and what he would do is fall forward until the wall would collapse on top of him an then he would pull backwards and he was just going from one end of the build to the other doing that, causing the building to collapse on itself. >> glen trainor is the former undersheriff of grand county, colorado. when the call first comes in that a bulldozer is on the loose, he isn't overly concerned. but that changes after a report of shots being fired. it turns out, this

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." a day at the beach, a night out to see your favorite band, a hike in a beautiful state park. sometimes even the most enjoyable activities can suddenly take a turn for the worse. and when they do, who will come to the rescue? for one utah motorcyclist trapped beneath a burning car, the answer is not necessarily who you'd expect. a motorcyclist is trapped underneath a burning car as bystanders rush to try and save him. >> oh, my gosh! >> i did see the flame, and i thought the car had potential to blow up. >> logan, utah, is a quiet college town home to utah state university. but right outside campus on september 12th, 2011, a car and a motorcycle collide, and the bike bursts into flames. the unfolding scene is captured from the ninth floor of a nearby building by university videographer chris garth. >> i was setting up for a lecture. i noticed smoke outside the window. that's when i started videotaping. >> flames are spreading to the front end of the car.

i'm contessa brewer. no matter the job, it's bound to have some pitfalls. but certain careers come with real hazards. some are expected. others turn out to be quite a surprise. in our next hour, we'll meet people faced with some incredible situations that happened on the job, like the referee we meet in our first video. he makes a call during a high school wrestling match, and then he goes down for the count. for referee bob west, it starts off like any other high school wrestling match. two opponents, locked in a fierce battle. one is pinned. and he doesn't like the call. that's not unusual in a heated sports competition. but watch what happens next. bob west lives in spokane, washington, with his wife and daughter. in 1996, he's caught on camera making a routine call one second -- >> completely blindsided me. >> knocked unconscious the next. >> it was a wrestling match between kolville high school and west valley high school. >> chad hildebrand is on the left, representing coleville. on the right, the o

hello, i'm contessa brewer and welcome the "caught on camera." breaking the law is one thing, but fighting the law is another. in this hour, you will meet people who challenged authorities, and some used guns, and some used fists, and one even used an 18-wheeler, but no matter the method, they all have one thing in common, somebody was there to capture it on camera. a desperate man takes on federal agents in a dramatic four-day standoff. >> "ai'm a cowboy and i'm comin out like a cowboy. >> before coming out in a hail of gun fire. september, 2004, bowling green, kentucky, a barn burns to the ground and four horses die. an investigation by the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms or atf, points to arson, and the main subject is russell sublet, an ex-con who works tending horses in the area. during the investigation special agent hayes learns that sublet may also own a sawed off shotgun, another possible charge against him. >> i made contact with russell sublet, and he agreed to meet with us. >> on the afternoon of september 29th, sublet is at a

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." there is no place like home. the video you are about to see, gunman try to invade a home, but what they don't know is this homeowner has firepower of his own. four robbery suspects run for cover in a rail-life wild west shootout that takes place in broad daylight. it's the afternoon of february 5th, 2009, in tucson, arizona. a home surveillance camera captures a chrysler 300 driving leisurely along this quiet street, but the occupants of the vehicle are not out for a casual drive. they're out for something more sinister. detective e.j. gueron. >> you can see the suspect's car drive by the house, by the resident. >> instead of proceeding down the block, the car stops abruptly. >> you see it stop as if it's casing the place. the garage is open. it appears the suspect sees this and sees it as an opportunity to commit the crime. >> within an instant, the car screeches around the corner and pulls into the driveway. four men jump out and guns draw. >> the home

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." it's human nature to get angry, and sometimes emotions boil over. when they do, situations can spiral out of control. in this hour, you'll see people who lash out in frustration, despair and rage. >> oh, hell, yeah. >> it's a scene that would shock any parent. two middle school girls beating each other in front of dozens of their peers. and the whole bloody battle is caught on an iphone camera. >> we want to see more of this. >> one of the girls involved is 13-year-old sierra spencer. she has just switched middle schools in the small suburb of marysville, washington, after being bullied in her own school. at first, it feels like a good fit. >> it was perfectly fine. like i had no problems. i loved it. >> but sierra is bullied in this school, too. sierra's mother, kenice watson is frustrated the problems she thought she had fixed is continuing. >> there's three middle schools and how do they intermingle. and so eventually the issues she was having at the

i'm contessa brewer. when you buy a ticket to a sports event or a comedy show, you expect a couple hours of entertainment, a chance to sit back, relax and enjoy. but the spectators you'll meet in this hour got much more than they bargained for. they thought they were watching for their own amusement. instead, they were watching at their own risk. >> everybody look out! >> fans run in fear as monster waves take down everything and everyone. >> damn it, look at these people! >> there was no control. you didn't know which way was up and you didn't know what was going to happen next. >> it's february 13th, 2010 and it's the maverick surf competition known as the super bowl of big wave surfing, for good reason. >> the condor looking solid. >> the competition is held only when conditions are just right, to create the most incredible waves on earth. some as high as 50 feet. and only the best surfers are allowed to ride these giants. >> the mavericks event itself attracts 24 of the biggest names in big wave surfi

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." a police officer's working day may include violent confrontation, touching human dramas and even comic relief. for an officer in a patrol car, the dashboard camera is the silent witness capturing the action and preserving some hair-raising stories. our first video begins in new mexico with an amazing high-speed chase and a shootout caught on multiple dash cams. with their dash cams rolling police cruisers chase after a 22-year-old man through highways and country roads in northern new mexico. the pursuit is not only dangerous, it's violent. >> shots fired. shots fired. >> i heard an officer was injured. that's when i noticed sergeant faulk had blood coming from the area of his face. >> in may 2007, sergeant jackie bud in aztec, mexico, is the first backup to respond to an incident that begins in a nearby town. that's where lionel gets into a confrontation near a laundromat and local police are called. >> he and his party were trying to leave in a vehicle

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." with security cameras, cell phone cameras, and surveillance cameras working 24/7, it seems like every experience these days is captured by someone somewhere. in this hour, we'll show you situations that are a little unusual, off the beaten path, or, as we like to call them, "bold, brazen, and bizarre." you may ask yourself more than once in the next hour "what were they thinking?" if you do, don't worry. we thought the same thing. two teenage girls go at each other in an after-school brawl while dozens of classmates stand by cheering, recording it all on their cell phones. at first, i had to ask, is this real? did they stage it? but this school fight is real. in the end, a strange twist. a mother would be arrested and charged with third-degree child abuse for egging on her daughter and failing to stop the vicious fight. >> we were appalled. it becomes that much more shocking when you see the parent of one of the children involved in this, right there. >> less than an hour south of tam

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." in this hour, through the unblinking eye of the lens, you'll witness people engaged in reckless or criminal behavior. sometimes these incidents involve the unlikeliest of suspects, those whose demeanor or occupation offers no forewarning of their outrageous behavior, as you'll see in our first video when a trusted school bus driver jeopardizes the lives of dozens of children. may 8th, 2009, alford, new york. it's the end of the day at alford almond central school, and 15-year-old grace scherzer and 14-year-old chelsea are eager to head home. but today's trip on their school bus will be a ride they'll never forget, and it's all caught on the bus surveillance camera. >> you're making the little kids die! no, stop! you can't move. stop the bus! >> when i first got on the bus, the bus driver wasn't on the bus like usual. >> it took her about 20 minutes to get on the bus, and she was escorted by another bus driver. the bus driver asked her if she was all righ

i'm contessa brewer. every day we go about our daily routines never thinking that at any moment we could suddenly find ourselves in harm's way. not much feels as ordinary as a trip to the convenience store, sightseeing in the park, or even filling up your gas tank. but as one ohio man discovered, trouble could be lurking just around the corner. a carpenter filling up his gas tank suddenly finds himself pinned to the ground, surrounded by flames. >> it was the lunch hour. so i'm more so on the cashier's desk, and that time is pretty busy. >> laura works at the sunmart gas station in munson township, ohio, and loves her job. >> we're smiling at 6:00 a.m. and smiling at 9:00 p.m. when it's time to close down. so we have a lot of regular customers. >> one of those regular customers is jim, a building maintenance supervisor. >> i come to this gas station every day for lunch during the workweek. >> october 9, 2009, is as routine as any other day. laura behind the counter. jim enjoying his lunch. >> it was towar

i'm contessa brewer. when people commit violent crimes, they put themselves and others in serious danger. the outcome is never certain, and police officers who respond are faced with the tough challenge of dealing with a threat while protecting the lives of innocent bystanders, often caught in the middle. a bank robber walks out after a heist, thinking he's scot-free and is instantly blind-sided by an undercover police officer. the officer comes out of nowhere, and the dramatic takedown is over in seconds. the boy's identity is obscured because of his age. the police officer's because he's undercover. the incident begins nearly an hour earlier on a cold, snowy morning in toronto, canada. a 16-year-old boy walks into a bank on february 26, 2008. he says he has a gun and demands $150,000. well trained bank employees take their time, complying with the robber's demands and alert authorities by silent alarm. the city's emergency tactical force responds. sharpshooters take up positions outside the bank and out

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." from an early age we're told never to play with fire. maybe that's why we're so fascinated by people who dare to get close to the flames. our first story is about a fire breathing performer. as you'll see, years of training aren't enough to avoid a terrifying accident. we want to warn you about everything in this hour, from beginning to end. don't try any of it at home. or anywhere for that matter. a fire breather performs a move she's done hundreds of times before, but this time, in the midst of her act, she sets herself ablaze. hudson, quebec, is 40 miles from the french canadian city of montreal. it's also home to a summer music festival that draws thousands. >> the hudson festival is very, very popular with the town. everybody comes out. it's a very festive atmosphere. >> the best place to watch the performances is the stage by cunningham's restaurant and bar. >> we luck out every year. we get the stage right in front of our pub. >> july 31st, 2010,

i'm contessa brewer. 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 rapels 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, rapeling or even swimming. >> i've always loved the outdoors. i've been an avid

i'm contessa brewer.atural disaster are caught off guard or simply going about their routine. others look tor for danger andd it. >> we are in a tornado watch issued until 8:00 this evening. >> this is starting to drop down a little bit. >> what happens when the storm turns around and chases them? >> oh, oh, my god! the car was just struck by [ bleep ] lightning. oh, my god! >> may 7, 2000. under bright skies, storm chaser john person begins to record his experience. >> welcome to kimball, nebraska. just inside the nebraska border. we are not sure if we are at ground zero or not. >> typically during a storm chase the skies will be really sunny and clear and look very safe but then all of a sudden in the afternoon the clouds just start boiling up out of no where and then the action quickly begins from there. >> okay. as we can see things are start to fire p. we have good convection here. >> he makes the risky choice to chase alone today. he does, however, make sure to stay connect. >> over here is the ham

i'm contessa brewer. professional rescuers try to train for every scenario. but by its nature, a rescue usually involves some element of danger. so what happens when things go horribly wrong, when things are turned upside down and it's the rescuers who need rescuing? a deadly accident. nine mountain climbers tumble one after another into a crevasse at mt. hood in oregon. a helicopter swoops down for a daring rescue into thin air, 11,000 feet up. >> it is amazing that we have the kind of folks that will go up on a mountain like this and put their lives on the line. >> but the situation quickly goes from bad to worse. >> oh, that's horrible. good lord. oh, fellows. my goodness. you're watching this live, folks. if you know a prayer, say it. >> and now it's the rescuers who need help. just moments before the rescue chopper came crashing to the ground, its arrival was the most welcome sight to selena maestas, one of the climbers waiting on the ice, hoping for a miracle. this is her first trip to mt. hood. and just before the climb that morning, she has an uneasy

. >>> hello, i'm contessa brewer. welcome to caught on camera. from poll significances to police, sports stars to security guards. it seems almost everybody gets out of line sometimes. in a world full of cameras, those moments can live forever. in the case of our first story some poor judgment even becomes an international incident. a goodwill basketball game takes an angry turn when players stop passing basketballs and start hurling chairs. >> quickly you realize this is not your typical sports altercation. >> it's an international basket brawl and it is caught on camera by fans in the bleachers. >> i was fearing for my physical well-being. >> august 14, 2011. the georgetown university hoyas arrive in beijing for a tour of china. a reporter and an entourage of more than 200 fans and school officials accompany the team on the trip. >> they wanted this to be a goodwill tour to expand georgetown's brand abroad. >> but the hoyas are not the only high profile americans in china. >> there's a little bit of tension between united states and china. joe

i'm contessa brewer. when i look at the web's most popular videos, the ones that go viral, my favorites get me going back again and again to try and figure out the method behind their madness. in this hour, we'll take a look at some truly unique, brain-twisting videos to see if we can unravel their magic and mystery. we all want to know what on earth made them try that and how did they catch it all on camera? >> a few people have tried it. nobody has ever managed to get anywhere close to what we got today. >> have you ever witnessed a miracle? >> you have to believe you can do these things. it's not, like, impossible. me, my boots and i, we're going to make it. >> in april 2010, an incredible video hits the web making millions believe in the impossible. >> i definitely think it's going to be the next big thing. >> a new sport is introduced called liquid mountaineering, essentially running on water. >> could it ever happen? >> who doesn't want to believe that you can actually run on water? >> and you see t

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." we've all had bad days at work. stressful deadlines, demanding bosses, boring paperwork. but for the people we meet in this hour the daily grind becomes a once in a lifetime nightmare. earthquakes, run away cars, and armed robbers turn nine to five into run for your life! and while you might think your co-workers are grumpy, it could be worse. at least you don't work with an angry elephant. i hope. >> a zoo keeper crosses paths with a 10,000-pound rampaging elephant. and finds himself fighting for his life. it's january 31, 1989, at san diego wild animal park. and young keeper david salmarcus is preparing to clean up the elephant enclosure. for david, then 20 years old, working with elephants is a dream job. >> it was a really good feeling when you would come into the barn in the morning to greet the elephants, and they greeted you back. it made you feel great. you can call them by name and they would walk over to you and rub against you. and they were s

i'm contessa brewer. the story took the country by storm. teen lured to a house of horror while two teenage boys stand as lookouts. the girl is badly beaten. but if that isn't terrifying enough, the attackers videotaped the assault, hoping to post it on the internet for their 15 minutes of fame. well, they got fame all right, and some may even get a jail sentence to go with it. this is what the world saw, 16-year-old victoria lindsey, or tori, as her friends called her, being punched, kicked and cursed at in the home of her friend, mercedes nichols. >> ooh, yeah, baby. ooh, yeah. >> the beating is an ambush. tori had spent a week at nichols' place in lakeland, florida, because she allegedly is having problems at home. so why would mercedes and five other girls turn so viciously on tori? polk county sheriff grady judd. >> this all erupted as a result of our victim supposedly trash talking these other girls on her myspace account and through text messages. >> you can hear one of the girls talking about the myspace messages. >> no, you said tha

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." if you're like me from time to time you look around your home and think, what a mess. maybe some dirty dishes in the sink, a pile of laundry on the floor or a big stack of papers on the kitchen counter. eventually most of us clean, fold and file our way back to at least presentable. but for hoarders clutter crosses a line from untidy to out of control, and the mess becomes a monster taking over their lives. from the outside it looks like a typical home in an ordinary suburban neighborhood, but go inside and you'll witness a shocking sight. rooms stuffed to the rafters with clutter and debris. >> it's very, very chaotic and stressful. >> in california 27-year-old jessica, who asked that her last name not be revealed, lives with her mother, an admitted hoarder. >> i would describe it as bad. it's not an environment that's comfortable to be in. >> after living on her own for more than a year, jessica moves back home to save money and help her mom with her worsening condition. the transit

i'm contessa brewer.ught on camera. >>> politicians riot. >> i saw a smoke grenade explode and the whole parliament was covered with smoke. >>> two young boys fight inside a cage. >> i think everybody's sighing enough now. >>> and an angry driver plows through a crowd. watch what happens when people behave wildly. >> oh, my god! >> what's your emergency? >> we've got a mass, mass riot. >>> our caught on camera acting inappropriately. >> all the way t

i'm contessa brewer.for this edition of "caught on camera." >>> msnbc takes you behind the walls of america's most notorious prisons, into a world of chaos and danger. now, the scenes you've never seen. "lockup :raw." to their victims, they were the epitome of terror. >> i throw my hooks and snapped his neck. you can feel it right against here. pop. >> the face of their nightmares. >> he was crying, begging for me to stop. >> started sawing away, tried to cut his head off. >> they have robbed, murdered, and kidnapped.

i'm contessa brewer. throughout history humans looked for ways to soar if even only for a little while. as you will see a lot can go wrong high up in the air. some of the stories are about dreamers who find a way to conquer new you heights and others about daredevils who relish the trip down. the first story about a man at a low point in his life and the effort high above a city street to save him. >>> 70 stories above the streets of new york, a desperate man contemplates ending his life by jumping from the top of one of the city's landmark skyscrapers. >> obviously something has brought him to the edge and we want to figure out as quickly as possible. the job could always go very wrong. >> august 10, 2011. detectives james cole and shawn solar are the new york city police department emergency services unit are on duty when the call comes in. >> we started our shift at 3:15 that afternoon. and almost immediately as soon as we finished loading up and checking our equipment a call came over there was a jump

." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera i'm contessa brewer.saster strikes a lakeside resort, no one is prepared for the tragedy that unfolds. june 9th, 2008. a massive flood destroys a community and washes homes down the wisconsin river. >> i thought, there's just no way. can't hit my yard. i remember when the rooftops went through, it was surreal. i couldn't believe it. >> almost like it was a nightmare that we were pinching ourselves hoping we would wake up. i mean, we were in a state of shock. we just gould could not believe it was happening. >> it's the height of summer tourist season in a mid-western resort area famous for water parngs and boating. >> since i was a kid, we had been grand jury to the dells, big chiefs, all those water parks. >> they attract people in search of a quieter pace year round. >> we wanted to find the perfect setting for a home which we did. >> tim and liz fromm built their family's dream home on picture efx lake dellton an raised their three young children on the shores. >> the entire family absolutely loved boa

i'm contessa brewer. that is all for this edition of "caught on camera." >>> there are two million people behind bars in america. we open the gates, lock up. >> it was like out of a movie and something i have never seen before or thought that i would be a part of. >> kind of depressing. this isry he is son. this is the first time i have ever seen it, so, i'm kind of nervous about it. >> if somebody commits premeditated first-degree murder tells you they are remorse, they are a liar. how are you going to be remorseful about something you intended to do. >> my whole life was criminal. i wasn't out a month and caught new charges. >> i escaped from a secure compound northeast correctional. i packed myself up in boxes and shipped myself out. >> nothing to lose and they would rather die trying to escape than to stay here. >> just keep your eyes open and all your facilities working at the same time because anything can happen in the any time. >> we don't want what happened to one of the mess of if heer s here to

i'm contessa brewer, that's all for this edition of "caught on camera." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> there are 2 million people behind bars in america. we open the gates, "lockup." >> i report out front and i seen that 35-foot brick wall, and it's like a reality check, you know. >> this place is full of snitches running around thinking they're cool. >> monday, i was totally discharged. and i got tickets to see the minnesota twins play the kansas city royals thursday. >> i shot three people. he cut up two. >> and i made two knives. >> you know, they trusted me with their daughter. i ended up killing her. >> how can you put a padlock on? >> i saw it was a weapon, a class "a" violation. >> okay, i have a life sentence. >> life sentence. >> life without parole. >> i'm doing a life sentence. >> i have a life sentence. >> life sentence. >> no parole. >> anamosa state penitentiary is a maximum security facility located in eastern iowa. home of some of the state's most violent offenders. one would think that the overcrowded conditions would lead to a consta