i'm contessa brewer. >>> i hit the ground like a meteorite. >> they're pushing the limits. >> nobody knows what happens when you fall from 180 feet. >> climbing higher. speeding faster. >> everybody move. >> and falling further. >> oh, my. >> never turning down a challenge. >> the whole crowd was into it. everyone was egging me on. >> they take on the unknown. >> oh, my god. come on, buddy. >> and disaster is never far away. >> one of the problems in setting records is you know you're going to experience things that other people have not. >> oh, we have an accident. >>> "caught on camera: full throttle." hello, i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." remember when your mother said "if at first you don't succeed, try, try again"? we're not sure what your mother would say about the people in this next hour. they take that to heart, even if it means breaking bones along the way. as you watch their spectacular feats, remember, do not try this at home. not that you could, even if you wanted to. a h

i'm contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera." >>> massive waves take out surfing fans. >> everybody look out! >> we're hearing this crowd yelling run, run, run! >>> a bull charges into the stands. spectators attack. >> what happened there? one of the fans came in! >> he came at me with two fists, right to the chest. >>> bleachers collapse. a plane crash lands at a baseball field. >> desperation set in at that point. i'm about to die. >> an off-road vehicle veers off track. >> something had gone seriously wrong but i had no idea what. >> it's not always fan appreciation day. "caught on camera: watch at your own risk." >>> welcome to "caught on camera." 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 t

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." a police officer's working day may include violent confrontations, touching human >> hello, i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." a police officer's working day may include violent confrontations, 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 started hearing we have an officer 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, new mexico, is the first backup to respond to an incident that begins

i'm contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera. >> from pie to eggs to shoes. >> look at that. that is quick. >> politicians show they can dish it out and they can take it. >> he didn't think he just went back. >> from a slap in the face -- >> i couldn't believe what i was seeing -- >> to chewing over a piece of legislation. >> there were people pulling her hair trying to get her to spit it out. it was unbelievable. >> lawmakers engaged in all out brawling. >> nothing's under control. just violence. just rage. >> and which of these slipups gets your vote for most embarrassing? >> uh-oh, you hate it when that happens. >> what is your name? >> emcee rove! i. >> politicians like you've never seen them before. caught on camera, politics gone wild. hello, i'm contessa brewer, welcome to caught on camera. once upon a time, politicians were revered, after all, they have the ability to pass bill, create laws and govern entire countries. but sometimes they're the subject of ridicule l. taunt

i'm contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera." >>> war caught on camera. correspondents in the heat of battle. >> i remember hearing it, bing, bing, bing, as the bullets are hitting the side of the humvee. >> troops recording the danger they face every day. >> oh! >> my first instinct was that i just lost three soldiers and a vehicle. >> come on, fire. >> and a classified military video that stuns the world. in this hour, troops from the front lines to their front lawns. >> i think he remembers you. >> war, up close. "caught on camera: combat." hello. 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

i'm contessa brewer. that's it for this edition of "caught on camera." >>> paralyzed with fear in the raging waters. >> i wanted to scream, i wanted to be off my car, but i couldn't move. >>> stranded on a frozen ocean in a sinking ship. >> i knew this was the end. i knew i was going to die. >>> trapped in a burning car with young children inside. >> there's a baby in there. >> i was terrified when i couldn't get her seat belt undone. >>> falling to earth in a deadly spiral. a bad dream with no end in sight. >> oh, my gosh, i'm so scared. >> complete, absolute, utter terror. >> then, out of nowhere, a chance. >> and we all just erupt. >> stories from those who made it out. >> you can always replace stuff, but you can't replace yourself. >> we were all crying and just glad to be alive. >>> hello. 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

i'm contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera." >>> a kid coming home from the dentist. >> is this real life? >> a piano-playing cat. >> i'm like, oh, my god. oh, my god. look at this. >> artwork made with ketchup and fries? >> i couldn't believe that it was real. >> they are videos so original, so funny, so bizarre, you just have to pass them on. they're viewed by millions. >> owwww! >> what's their secret formula? ♪ "caught on camera: viral videos: millions served." >> hello. i'm contessa brewer. welcome 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

i'm contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera. >>> sit down, right now! >> in the halls of justice, they have seen it all. >> i thought this is the one that is going to run. >> from the unbelievable. >> just down on all fours to scramble away. >> to the shocking. >> oh, my god. >> courtroom deputies caught by surprise. >> he swung his body away, towards me, swinging, making contact to my face. >> victims' families lashing out. >> i said the hell with it i tried to reach him. >> even judges pushed too far. >> you shut your damn mouth, sir. >> action that literally rocks the courtroom. >> it's okay. everyone get under the desk. "caught on camera: chaos in the court." hypothetical, i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." the courtroom has been a police for high drama. it is the suspenseful, long-awaited scene in so many movies, novels and television shoulds, but this next hour is not about this fictional courtroom, it's about the real one, whether it's a victim's family co

i'm contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera." >>> set your vcr to record. >>> this late night talk show host, these intrepid reporters, this politician, and this city bus driver may seem to have nothing in common, but they all share a common bond. embarrassing, funny, scary. and unbelievable scenarios that all happened on the job. "caught on camera: a hard day's work." >>> hello, i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." one of the most embarrassing moments ever at the worst possible time in the worst possible place, on the job. in this story, you'll see professionals doing what they do best until they trip up or slip up and then go with the old saying, laugh at yourself and the world will laugh with you. >> this is fashion week over in paris. there was a problem out there today. a model fell down twice. >> it looked so funny. like i'm still laughing when i see this video. how is that possible to fall like that? >> you're just tickled over that. aren't you? >> it was cl

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." the courtroom has been a police for high drama. it is the suspenseful, long-awaited scene in so many movies, novels and television shows you about this next hour is not about the fictional courtroom, it's about the real one, whether it is a victim's family coming face-to-face with a family who threatened a beloved family member, a suspect who grabs a deputy's gun to or a man who tries to escape. you will witness reactions that aren't scripted or rehearsed. chaos erupts in an ohio courtroom. >> i was shocked. i couldn't believe this was happen-ing right in front of me. >>> chaos erupts in an ohio courtroom. >> it's november 16th, 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's the family of a victim in another murder case that suddenly charges into the courtroom in a raw and emotional outburst. five months earlie

i'm contessa brewer. the power of the natural world surrounds us, and though it can bey inspiring, it can also be deadly. disaster could strike without warning and leave behind other devastation. when battle lines are drawn between man and nature, frequently, nature has the upper hand. it's like a time lapse movie scene. >> this looked like something apocalyptic. some kind of end of the world moment. >> and though you can see it coming from miles away -- >> look at the size of this thing. oh, yeah. >> -- you can't escape it. hot, dry weather is the stuff of legend in the sprawling metropolis of phoenix, arizona. here in the valley of the sun, summer temperatures can exceed 100 degrees for weeks on end. being surrounded by desert only makes things hotter. on july 5th, 2011, the combination results in a spectacular phenomenon that fills the sky. >> the storm spanned from one side of the horizon to the other. >> this time lapse must be seen to be believed. the storm is called a haboob. >> a an haboob is an e

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. [ screaming ] >> it was really not my day. i should have stayed in bed that day. >> oh, my gosh. >> adrian "wildman" thuma is a sky drive instructor who takes 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. >> so the lines have slack in some stage. so they went through themselves and created a knot like this. >> you're always prepared for your main parachute to go wro

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. [ gunshots ] >> 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, w

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 seems 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 in town and they intermingle. and so eventually the issues she was h

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. throughout history humans have looked for ways to soar, if only for a little while. flying, floating and even free-falling, as you will see, a lot can go wrong high up in the air. some of the stories are about dreamers who find new ways to conquer new heights and others are about daredevils who relish that trip down. but our first story is 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, but the job could always go very wrong. >> august 10, 2011. detectives james cole and sean solar of the new york city police department's 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 ch

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." when dealing with dangerous people out on patrol or inside prison walls, members of law enforcement know never to let down their guard because the minute that happens, something terrible could unfold. one ohio officer learned that lesson the hard way. a late-night arrest leads to sudden violence. >> this was a person whose intent was clearly to hurt someone. >> this came out of the blue. he did not see it coming. >> and a fight for his life. >> you don't know how it's going to end. >> may 15th, 2011. elyria, ohio, 3:00 a.m. in a small town 30 miles west of cleveland. police are called to the house of 29-year-old anthony thomas whose girlfriend calls 911 after a fight. officer william whit arrests thomas when he realizes he has an outstanding warrant for contempt of court. thomas doesn't resist, and the drive back to the station is uneventful, except for one brief exchange. >> at some point in that time frame, mr. thomas made the comment, i can smell the

i'm contessa brewer. have you ever witnessed a crime, a scary accident, or someone in serious peril? all of the people in our next 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 bring

i'm contessa brewer. dashboard cameras are an important policing tool that can bear witness to details missed by the human eye and reveal invaluable lessons for law enforcement. in this hour you'll see compelling situations caught on dashboard cameras from getaways gone awry to ruthless gunmen firing at will. a routine traffic stop turns into a roadside shootout when troopers unknowingly pull over an armed and dangerous escaped prisoner. >> i'm thinking already i shouldn't have stopped this car. >> october 26, 1998. tyler, texas. trooper barry goins an 18-year veteran of the force is assigned to train trooper jasmine andreesen, a rookie six months out of the academy. >> barry was not my fto, he was not my field training officer. i was riding with him that night because my fto had other arrangements and had something else to do that night. >> no. no, we don't go out with a rookie very often. >> they're at the tail end of a particularly busy night when they decide to look for an easy way to finish their shi

i'm contessa brewer.s hard to capture crashes on camera because generally they come without warning. but what if you knew where one was going to take place? this next story takes you to one location that seems to epitomize the expression, "an accident waiting to happen." it's hard to predict where an accident will occur. they are accidents, after all. there is one place where crashes are almost as regular as the months on a calendar. >> 31 crashes in, what, 36 months? >> durham, north carolina, the home of duke university. it's also home to this low railroad bridge. a clearance of only 11 feet, 8 inches, which is clearly marked here. and here. >> some of the trucks, when they pull up, they look like sardine cans that have been opened, so we call it the can opener. >> ever since jurgen henn moved to durham from germany in the 1990s, he's been fascinated by the city's history, and the bridge at the center of so many accidents. >> the buildings here were built around the early 20th century. the tobacco wareh

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. welcome to "caught on camera." you see a crime unfolding before your very eyes. the law breakers 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." fasten your seat belts. in this hour we'll be going on wild rides with men and women who never expected to find themselves in such dire situations, facing some daunting questions. will they have the strength to hold on? the will to survive? and the luck to be saved? >>> a whitewater raft capsizes in class five rapids, leaving one woman struggling for survival in the raging water. >> tell her to let go of the boat! >> when she's sucked down and disappears under the raft, i am petrified. >> burnt ranch gorge on the trinity river in northern california is a challenge to the most accomplished whitewater rafter. and commercial river guide john lane is just that, an expert with more than 20 years experience. >> there are days when you just feel invincible, your crew is firing on all cylinders. then every once in a while, you get this feeling that things just aren't happening right or maybe there's just something inside you that worries a little bit. >> on this

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." there is no place like home. until your home is invaded by burglars. 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 real-life wild west shootout that takes place in broad daylight. it's the afternoon of february 5th, 2009, in tucson, arizona. a home security 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 residence. >> 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 me

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." we 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 in to 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.we've seen everyday people willing to risk their own lives willing to save a stranger. we've seen neglect toward a dying woman recorded by surveillance cameras in a psychiatric emergency room. in the next story, people in a pizza parlor are faced with another daunting decision, that tests their willingness to step up when they see something bad going down. >> it is perhaps one of the most unexpected and brutal knockout punches ever caught on camera outside a boxing ring. >> got the concussion right when he hit me the first time. >> but what is even more shocking may be what happens next. july 31st, 2004. da vinci's pizza parlor. akron, ohio. it's 2:00 in the morning and joseph is about to have a really bad day. it begins slowly when ms. pristina enters and cuts in line. >> when she entered the pizzeria, she went to the front. i wasn't paying attention to what she was doing. >> joseph gets a call from his wife, waving in the car outside. >> my wife was asking how much longer is it going

i'm contessa brewer. police have come to rely on video as an important law enforcement tool.ystanders have camcorders. and that video catches criminals in the act, helps prove cases in court, and then sometimes is used as training video to help prepare cops for the dangerous situations they'll face every day. the cameras can also catch cops behaving badly. police officers are expected to uphold the law. so these images can be especially shocking. >> how old are you? >> in baltimore, maryland, a 14-year-old is skateboarding illegally and is confronted by a cop who doesn't like the boy's attitude. >> i'm not your father. you give that attitude to your father. you give it to me, i'll smack you upside the head. >> i don't have a father. >> shut your mouth. i'm talking. >> a friend captures the argument on a cell phone, as the officer becomes enraged because the boy, eric bush, calls him dude. >> give me that skateboard. >> the officer puts eric in a headlock and wrestles him to the ground. >> sit down. >> dude! >> sit down! i'm not a dude! >> he takes the skateboard. but then eri

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 manufactures and sells kite boards. >> i was very lucky to get into kite boarding. i did it for myself and got sponsored by a few 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. the story took the country by storm.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 that, tor

i'm contessa brewer.s down with the ship. but in our next story, the captain of the oceanos cruise liner decides he has other plans, and it's left to a group of untrained, unqualified entertainers to pull off a dangerous rescue. off the coast of south africa, the 12-ton oceanos cruise liner pitches and rolls wildly in a storm. 571 people are aboard the cruise ship, and the situation is even worse than the terrified passengers realize. their captain is missing, and their fate is now in the hands of a bunch of inexperienced staff members desperately radioing for help. >> we were asked how long have we got left to float, what's your position. >> can you give a free channel? over. >> we'll tell you one. >> he would say, what rank are you? i was saying, well, i'm not actually a rank. i'm a guitarist. my job is to rock and roll, not to rescue. >> moss hill is on the ship's entertainment staff. he stumbles into leading a desperate rescue effort when it's clear none of the ship's officers are taking charge. >> i

i'm contessa brewer.bitious fishermen are always pushing the limits, trying to reel in that big one, scouring the oceans for the most exotic and elusive sea creatures. in our next story, a young angler battles a giant black marlin. and what happens next is no fish tale. 30 miles off the coast of panama, a family fishing vacation turns into a desperate fight for life. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. >> i didn't really think it was happening. i thought it was a dream. and then when i woke up, i was on the ground, being pulled into the corner of the boat, spitting up blood. so then it became real. >> 17-year-old steven schultz, his dad, bob, and his sister allison are on a fishing trip in the deep blue tropical waters near panama. it's one last summer trip before both kids go off to school. >> my brother was leaving for college, so we were going to be going separate ways again, and i was excited. >> spirits are high. it's the threesome's first deep sea fishing adventure together, and it's a chance for bob to shar

i'm contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera." >>> when it comes to viral videos, seeing isn't always believing. fantasy football league. >> man, did he really do that? >> no way. >> treacherous trick shots. >> bigger and bigger and bigger and bigger. >> it would be very easy to fake this. >> parking pandemonium. >> i'm the crazy guy who cuts off parking meters. >> it feels real. >> breathtaking biking. >> this is exactly the kind of place that your mother told you not to ride your bike. >> insane inventions. >> so this is a shaving helmet. >> sometimes we like to see bad things happen on the internet. >> that's 7,000 degrees. you're going to blow your skin off. >> i can't believe i'm capturing this on camera. >> neither can we. so let's investigate. caught on camera, viral videos, bogus or bona fide. watch out, kids. >> nfl players are some of the most skilled athletes in the world. >> pull. ready? go. but is this even humanly possible? >> we like to imagine our professional athl

i'm contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera. ♪ >>> nothing is easy about going back to colombia. you could hike and bleed all day and cover just a couple of miles. it didn't really occur to us how dangerous it was. four soldiers just materialized out of the bush. we're surrounded, and it's just crazy. >> they were going take me into the jungle and put a bullet in my head. ♪ >> i was 21 when i went to the university of colorado. i really wasn't doing very well. i wanted to leave. i was thinking about what i was going to do next. i was from colombia. when i was very small, two months, i was adopted by an american couple. and it occurred to me that i should go back to colombia. i think it's important for people that have grown up somewhere else to go back. it would be an adventure. i figured i would grow as a person, and then everything would make sense. i kind of road tripped down from colorado. that was an important part of the trip was to really get off the tourist track. i wante

i'm contessa brewer. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. ♪ >>> an onlineost from a die hard dodgers fan leads to his arrest at a reds game. >> he had made some failed threats online about shattering lives. >> nobody can read that quote that has a reasonable mind the think i was there to shatter lives. they don't gave a [ bleep ] this could destroy me, my kids, my wife. they don't care. >> one inmate has prison time. >> for me to shoot in the air and accidentally hit my daughter is the worst feeling in the world. >> outrage over his punishment leaves to more arrests. >> we feel like there was no justice. >> i know, i know. >> she in jail, i'm in jail. that ain't no good, man. >> i'm still grieving. >>> cincinnati, ohio has been going through a revitalization. with the two towers that make up the city's jail serve as a reminder that it can still be a dangerous place. most of the 1,300 inmates at the hamilton county justice center are only accused of crimes and awaiting time and the resolution of their cases. and many say there is one factor that ties cincinn