i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." it's the stuff of nightmares. you're on a plane, in a car or on a boat when suddenly you find yourself in a terrifying life or death situation. in this hour, you'll meet people who face their biggest fears and oop lived to tell the tale. their stories are real, and they're all caught on camera. just minutes after takeoff from burbank, california, the crew of jetblue flight 292 discovers a problem and prepares for an emergency landing. >> brace, brace, brace. >> a terrified passenger films the entire ordeal and records what could be his final good-byes. >> just thought i'd leave a message just in case that i love you. >> normally dave is a light-hearted guy, a comedian from southern california. >> you were filling the gas tank you would never leave. >> but on september 21st, 2005, he's in no mood for a long cross-country flight to new york. >> i woke up early and i woke up tired because my girlfriend and i had been in a big argument the night before. >> i

i'm contessa brewer. that's it for this edition of "caught on camera. >>> chaos in the streets. >> the crowd was chanting burn it up, burn it up. >> a bridal alteration altercation. >> he is the guy who throw us out. you need to kill this guy. >> a video vigilante confronts a cop in a no-standing zone. >> what are you doing? >> what are you doing? >> you can't touch me. >> i can do whatever i want. >> and -- >> show me which one. >> bullies scared straight. >> i'll " -- everybody. >> and a case of sticky fingers. devastating day care and a battle for the space. >> she managed to actually move the car completely out of the space. >>> "caught on camera -- bad behavior." welcome to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. bad behavior can sometimes seem like an epidemic, from road rage to bullying over the internet to fist fights on reality tv. our first video is a prime example of bad behavior. a man erupts in violence and not out of anger or frustration, but to celebrate the home team's victory. [ chanting

i'm contessa brewer. that's it for this edition of caught on camera. >>> we have the facilities. >> brave responders. exploding projectiles. >> it was just like a rocket coming down. >> massive flames. >> it was hairy. it was hairy. >> i just closed my eyes and clench and go oh, boy. >> enormous fireballs. >> we just had a huge explosion. >> i thought, this is it. i better at least catch it on tape. >>> caught on camera, boom! >>> welcome to caught on camera. i'm con testa brewer. just going through our daily routine, we can be surrounded by dangerous materials and equipment and not even be aware of it. normally we have nothing to be afraid of, because 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 25, 2007. this is no ordinary fire. on the lot are several hundred tanks filled with gases. >> acetylene burns at about 3400 degrees. it's used, as far as what the

i'm contessa brewer. 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 p

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to caught on camera. each year, fire kills more americans than all natural disasters combined. and yet we may not think about the things that surround us as potential threats, gas lines, tanker trucks and even the electrical wiring in your car. when you least expect it, a fire can happen. and when it happens on a large scale, whole neighborhoods can go up in flames. a massive explosion turns a california town into hell on earth. >> what the -- is that? >> september 9, 2010, it's just another quiet even, but then at 6:11, disaster strikes. this gas station surveillance camera records the edge of a massive explosion a quarter mile away that rips through the neighborhood. startled drivers abandon the pumps and begin to drive away. a woman flees, clinging to her baby. residents grab their cameras and begin filming seconds after the blast. >> holy [ bleep ] holy [ bleep ], holy [ bleep ]. what the -- is that? >> their videos capture the unthinkable. a terrifying 100 foot tower of f

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 b

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. [ laughter ] >> 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 old 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 school, and how do they intermingle? and so eventually the issues she was h

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to caught on camera. the courtroom has always been a place for high drama. the suspenseful long awaited scene in so many movies, novels and television shows but the next hour is not about theficational courtroom, it is about the real one whether it is a victim about's family coming face to face with the man who threatens a beloved family member. a suspect who grab's a deputy's gun or a man who tries to escape. you will witness reactions that aren't scripted or rehearse. >> chaos erupts in an ohio courtroom. >> i was shocked. i couldn't believe this was happening right in front of me. >> november 16, 2006. warren, ohio. a small town two hours northeast of columbus. 24-year-old jason howard is about to be charged with aggravated murder for killing a man and shooting at two others. but it is the family of the victim in another murder case that suddenly charges into the courtroom in a raw and emotional outburst. five months earlier, howard's ex-girlfriend and her three children are found dead in their columbu

i'm contessa brewer. highway patrol officers know to expect the unexpected whenever they stop a vehicle. our first story pits an armed felony suspect against u.s. border patrol agents. the tense situation at the mexican border grows worse when officers make a crucial discovery about who else is in the car. a burglary suspect speeds toward the mexican border with a 1-year-old child as a hostage. >> he was holding the baby to his chest and the knife to the baby's neck. he told me they were not going to get him alive. >> one lane, 89 miles an hour. >> monday morning, april 20, 1998. a car tears down interstate 5 south of los angeles, hitting speeds up to 95 miles per hour. >> okay. they're passing eltoro now. >> as it hurdles toward the sex kan mexican border, officials get a heads-up. >> we got a phone call probably from the california highway patrol letting us know there was a southbound pursuit. >> probably heading for the border. >> the suspect, eddie price, is fleeing from l.a. police who tried to arres

i'm contessa brewer.elcome to "caught on camera." once upon a time, politicians were revered. after all, they have the ability to pass bills, create laws and govern entire countries, but sometimes they're the subject of ridicule. taunted, heckled and harassed by the public, under constant fire from their opponents and even their own parties. this hour is all about what happens when politicians are pushed too far. >> i think it was lyndon baines johnson, the u.s. president who said, if you want a friend in politics, get a dog. politics is all about adversity, whether it's psychological or sometimes even physical. >> in britain, this is just how the public showed their disdain. physically. politicians are routinely subjected to egging, custard-throwing, flour-pelting, and paint-hurtling. >> we in britain have been brought up on pantomime in which chucking custard pies is seenz perfectly harmless fun. a way of expressing irritation, anger. it's become a quite common practice to show things that are colored,

i'm contessa brewer. highway patrol officers know to expect the unexpected whenever they stop a vehicle. our first video is a tense situation at the mexican border. it grows worse when overs make a crucial discovery about who else is in the car. a burglary suspect speeds toward the mexican border with a one year old child as a hostage. >> he was holding the baby to his chest and the knife to the baby's neck. he told me they were not going to get him alive. >> monday morning, april 20, 1998, a car tears down interstate 5, south of los angeles, hitting speeds of up to 95 miles per hour. as it hurdles toward the mexican border, officials get a heads up. >> we got a phone call probably from the california highway patrol letting us know that there was a southbound pursuit. >> the suspect is fleeing from l.a. police who try to arrest him for burglary. he's armed and dangerous, and he's not alone in the car. he's got a baby on board officials at the border brace themselves. >> the port of entry, if something's g

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 surf

i'm contessa brewer.elcome 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 th

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 4, 2004. an irate man in a bulldozer wrecks havoc on the small town of granby, colorado. >> the vehicle was going in and out of this, basically, a big concrete warehouse, that was made out of prefab 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 is n

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. have you ever witnessed a crime, a scary accident, or someone in serious peril? hour did, and though they could have shied away from danger, each of these ordinary citizens chose the opposite, to step in and help out. a fire rages through an apartment and trapped inside the inferno is a terrified 4-year-old boy. cory owns a variety store on the first floor of the building. after hearing someone scream, a little boy is in the building, he grabs a ladder from his store, climbs the fire escape, and is first on the scene trying to rescue the child. >> i was trying to make my way inside. i couldn't. the smoke was way too much. >> stuck outside the window, he can't reach the child and with smoke enveloping them he knows the boy desperately needs oxygen. >> i told him, just breathe. breathe outside and make sure you keep breathing. >> things aren't looking good. but to his relief, firefighters soon arrive on the scene. >> i see a ladder setting in place and bringing up one of the firefighter

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." you see a crime unfolding before your very eyes. the lawbreakers are armed, so what do you do? run for help? call 911? or would you try to stop the bad guys yourself? it's one thing to get involved if you are young and able. but in the story you are about to see, one of the unlikeliest of people says not on my watch. northampton, england. it's a bold and brash robbery in broad daylight as three sledgehammer-wielding thugs wail away at this jewelry store front. and three getaway drivers on mopeds rev their engines. it appears no one can stop these helmeted hooligans from their brazen afternoon heist. that is, no one except for super granny. >> i'm exceedingly feisty. i know how to smack your hand if it's in the wrong place. >> reporter: her name is ann timson. and cloaked in red, flying down the street with the greatest of ease, the 71-year-old british granny vigilante decides to take justice into her own hands. beating the armed bandits with the only wea

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, runaway 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 31st, 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 so

i'm contessa brewer.d thrillseekers don't just put their own skills to the test, they challenge the laws of nature, too. in our next story, a kite border stakes his life on the fickle wind, and it lets him down hard. a pro kite boarder soars into the air and slams into solid steel. >> oh! >> oh, oh! >> i just saw my life flash in front of me. i started kite boarding 11 years ago when it first started. >> dimitri lives to fly. for wings he uses a kite in a relatively new sport called kite boarding. >> the appeal about this sport is the freedom. it's just like jumping and pure power house, but you are using nature to do that. >> the greek-born dimitri also flies to live. he's a pro and owner of a company that manufacturers and sells kite boards. >> i was very lucky to get into kite boarding. i did it for myself and got sponsored by two different companies and finally started my own kite company. >> kite boarding combines the appeal of boarding, riding the waves, with the pleasures of flying through the air

i'm contessa brewer.elcome to "caught on camera." have your friends ever e-mailed you a video that's so funny, so unique, or so completely absurd that you felt like you have to send it to everyone you know? if you've pressed "send," you've had a hand in spreading a viral video. it's not big budgets or great production values that make these videos so compelling. in this hour you'll see some of the most watched viral videos. each video has more than a million hits online. but why? you be the judge. ketchup and fries make a great snack, but can they make a work of art? using about ten packets of ketchup and a carton of fries, artist jason baalman proves, well, yes, they can. >> when i first saw it, i watched it a few times. i couldn't believe that it was real. >> it was very impressive and edible. >> in march 2007 jason posed a time-lapsed video on youtube, which shows him using french fries and ketchup to paint a picture of mcdonald's icon ronald mcdonald and "super size me" filmmaker morgan spurlock. >> t

that is all for this edegrees -- i'm contessa brewer. that is all for this edition of "caught on camera." >>> stop banging on the cage. >> hands behind your back. close the gap up. >> deputies shake down a housing unit and hit a contraband jackpot. >> liquid courage. >> lying is not the answer. >> i'm to the lying. >> okay but i'm not go to sit there and say your mom stole drugs and robbed people. >> an jen mate learns addiction and motherhood do not make a good mix and two other inmates are left wondering which is the father of her child. >> police and everything. >> when a feud from the streets boils over in the jail, deputies are forced to respond and -- >> i can get into the hair cutting business. >> another inmate trains for better days on the streets. >> get a lot of clientele. surround by the foothills outside oakland o, california, the santa rita jail could be mess taken for an office park if not for the mile and a half or so of razor wire lining its perimeter. most o of the roughly 2700 male inmates and 300 female inmates are on

i'm contessa brewer. thanks for watching.ature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> a female inmate's outgoing personality comes in handy for shopping with other people's money. >> what girl doesn't love to shop. i love to shop. i was just going about it the wrong way. >> a gang member's injuries leave him especially vulnerable. >> there have been some issues in the past of

i'm contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera." >>> he's a very dangerous person, and he needs to remain detained. >> that's some [ bleep ] man. i swear to god, man. >> i am telling you that that is the option. >> i'm telling you if i go back to that school i'm definitely going to violate my probation. >> what is that supposed to mean? >> he reaches over the seat and pulls out a gun and had it aimed at my chest. it hit me in the arm. >> if two years in placement didn't help you change your ways, i'm not certain any more time here is going to do anything for you. today what i'm going to do is -- >> i've got a lot of years to live. if i keep messing around with this i'm going to end up dead or in jail. >> i want to go home. i want to go home. i can't do it. i can't do it. i can't do it. i can't do it. >> you made a wrong decision. okay? but it's not the end of the world. you'll get over this, you know? you're not supposed to like it here. this isn't the hilton. unfortunately what he