that's contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera." >>> brave officers caught in the line of fire. desperate criminals creating chaos. disturbed minds seeking vengeance. disturbed minds seeking vengeance. almost every day across the country, someone is staring down the barrel of a gun. and somewhere, somehow, the cameras are rolling. "caught on camera. shots fired." >>> hello. 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 li

i'm contessa brewer. that's it for this edition of "caught on camera." >>> when disaster strikes, every second counts. >> get out. somebody grab him. >> and every decision matters. >> hey, we need a medic! that's a little girl! >> daring rescues from land, air, and sea. lives on the line with only precious seconds to spare. >> "caught on camera nick of time." hello. i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." a day at the beach, a night out to see your favorite bands, 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 flames and i did think that the car had potential to blow up. >> logan, utah is a quiet college town, home to utah state university. but righ

i'm contessa brewer. >>> a man trapped in a burning car. >> i didn't know if the engine itself was going to explode. >> crashing to earth in a helicopter. >> i thought he perished, he died. >> clinging for life to a tiny tree. >> all of us were shocked to see just how many people were in peril. >> flipped upside down on the runway. >> i was terrified there was going to be fuel out there, and fire. >> sent flying by a truck. >> it knocked me out of the street into the curb. >> thrown from a moped. >> i just hit the ground before i knew it. >> plummeting down a rocky canyon. >> i thought that i was going to die, for sure. >> but a miracle or a lifeline, or a good samaritan appears -- >> i just yelled out help me, help me out. >> and they make it out alive. >>> "caught on camera, cheating death." hello. 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 avo

i'm contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera." >>> it's a heart stopping, high-altitude horror as a skydiver becomes a human bullet. >> he was so hard. it crossed my mind that maybe it hit a plane. >>> and a base jump goes horribly wrong. >> the ground was coming at me incredibly fast. i was pretty sure this was going to end badly. >>> on the ground, an unexpected encounter between buck and biker. and a rescue that just barely gets the job done. >> slipped out of one knot and that was enough for it all to come apart. >>> a truck dips, a race car flips -- >> it looks like a model car out there coming apart. someone stuck a fire cracker in it or something. >>> moments so jarring they take your breath away. hear from those who saw it, filmed it and lived to tell the tale. >>> welcome to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. collisions, calamities and car wrecks. these types of incidents can be scary enough to make you feel like your heart is skipping a beat. our first video is a h

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>> glor: contessa brewer.thanks very. >> glor: there was a dramatic rescue operation off the massachusetts coast. marine experts fought off a hungry shark to free a humpback whale that was tangled helplessly in a rope. julianna goldman reports. >> reporter: the teenage whale was essentially hog tied and probably had been for a couple - - making it unable to defend itself against predators like this great white shark. that had already attacked it. >> we've been disentangling whales since 1984 and never seen -- never had a shark around us. >> reporter: the 15-foot shark was still circling when scott landry and a group of marine biologists discovered the whale just floating a few miles off the northern coast of cape cod. >> we made a simple cut that allowed the whale to resume its normal posture. >> reporter: by the time they were finished, the shark had retreated, and the whale swam away. there are usually between 20 to 30 cases of entangled whales per year in these waters, often caused by fishing rope, a partic

i'm contessa brewer. sometimes all it takes for one tiny detail to be off and in a split second, a routine event can escalate into a life or death drama leaving folks to wonder what went wrong. it can happen at work or at play or as these people found out, during a leisurely day at a horse show. an official at a horse competition gets trampled by an out of control horse. may 2nd, 2001, springfield, illinois, at the arabian breed regionals, drivers move the horses into a ring to compete in a class called country pleasure driving. videographer rick is there to capture the event. >> it's a very neat class. the drivers are to be a pleasure. it should look like a pleasure to drive. >> one of the riders here to compete on this day is paul hyman. >> riding a horse, you sit on top of the horse, on the saddle. in stirrups and the reins, and you really control the horse with your legs and with your arms. it's much easier to control them that way. when you drive, you only have reins and the horse is way up in front

i'm contessa brewer. thanks for watching. >>> here we go.ng to take you on a ride. >> stunts too insane to believe. >> it's just crazy. that must be fake. >> do not try this at home. >> i would like maybe to crash this car. >> animals acting like humans. >> not once does the bear hit himself in the face. that's really impressive. >> it's impossible not to join in. >> and pranks that push the limit. >> yeah! [ screaming ] >> it took my breath away. >> we were both really scared. >> i'm like, oh, this is bad. >> millions of clicks, butt

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 blind-sided me. >> knocked unconscious the next. >> it was a wrestling match between colville high school and west valley high school. >> chad hilderbrant is on the left in maroon representing colville. his opponen

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. in this hour you'll see the most incredible video of collisions and meet survivors who were lucky to walk away alive. you might envision a racetrack or highway. but in our first story the scene of the accident is about the last place you would expect. imagine you're sitting outside your home enjoying a quiet family barbecue when a military plane swoops in and explodes in your backyard. it's a sunday picnic one family will never forget. air shows, exciting displays of the best in flight, held all around the world. a showcase of the rare and classic. an exhibit of thrilling tricks and intricate maneuvers. but at 10,000 feet, even the smallest mishap can result in disaster. september 1997, mark mcdonald and his family are visiting relatives in essex, maryland. nearby, hundreds gather on a warm, sunny day to watch the chesapeake air show. >> i was aware of the air show, and they did have quite a few planes that came in and made some very low fly-bys as they were making their landings. i c

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." from politicians to police, sports stars to security guards, seems almost everybody gets out of line sometimes. and 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 was not your typical sports altercation. >> it's an international basket brawl and the entire scene is caught on camera by fans in the bleachesrs. >> i was fearing for my physical well-being. >> august 14th, 2011, the georgetown university hoyas arrive in beijing for an 11-day exhibition tour of china. "the washington post" reporter jean wong 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 and pride. >> but the hoyas are not the only high-pro

. >>> 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. [ screaming ] >> it was really not my day. i should have stayed in bed that day. >> oh, my gosh. >> adrian "wildman" thuma is a sky diving instructor who takes adventurous clients on tandem 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 his last jump helicopter 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 through themselves and created a knot like this. >> you're always prepared for your mai

hello, 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 zookeeper 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 gentle, many of them. it wa

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

that's contessa brewer.on of "caught on camera." >>> brave officers caught in the line of fire. desperate criminals creating chaos. disturbed minds seeking vengeance. disturbed minds seeking vengeance.

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." water is a force to be reckoned with. we learn as children never to turn our backs on a wave. but there are countless other ways to get caught unprepared. in our first story, a bursting water main wreaks havoc on a cold winter morning. motorists are trapped in their vehicles when a surprise flood turns roadways into rivers. >> basically, could have killed many people. >> the waters rise so quickly that drivers are unable to escape. among those stranded in the fast-moving 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 aging water main ruptures in bethesda, maryland, sending a massive wall of water rushing down a busy road and turning the morning commute into a nightmare for drivers. firefighters at station 10 are just pulling out, unaware a critical situation nearby. they immediately get stuck in traffic backed up from the flood. >> we actually thought we might hav

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 mob erupts in violence, and not out of anger or frustration, but to celebrate the home team's victory. >> light it up, light it up! >> mayhem in the streets of los angeles. june 2010. 19-year-old student and part-time graphic designer jun gatuna ducks into a downtown bar to watch the last moments of the nba finals. the los angeles lakers versus the boston celtics. >> i just wanted to see what was going on, see if the lakers won or not. and if they did win, i just wanted to see how the victory celebration went. >> we won, baby! >> the final score, lakers 83, celtics 79. in game seven, the lakers clinched the title, and gatuna heads toward the arena. >> the atmosphere was very energetic. a lot of people were shouting celtics suck, lakers won, lakers won. i headed to staples center because i heard from a lot of

>>> hello, i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera."undreds 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 purporting 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, okay, okay. that's her. hide! >> get

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. >>> poor kid. geez. >> he can't go up. >> i'm trying. >> and they can't get down. >> in that moment i just knew, oh, my god. there's a fire. >> people trapped in extremely tight spaces. and the most unusual places. >> i was like, how in the world did this person get in here? >> when escape seems unlikely -- >> i couldn't figure out what was on top of my head because i couldn't get it off of me. i was trapped. >> and the hope for rescue is remote. >> we have no idea if we'll even come close to getting her. >> with cameras rolling, tales of heroism. >> we weren't stopping. no matter how much he screamed, he was coming out. >> tragedy. >> i don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. i just think it's important for people to realize how precious their time here is. >> and triumph. >> this is rescue 104. need transport to medical center. >> i'm pretty ecstatic. >> it's a miracle, actually. it's a miracle. >>> "caught on camera -- trapped!" welcome to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. >>> an esti

i'm contessa brewer. there are no retakes, special effects or quick edits with police dashboard cameras. still the footage can be more compelling than any action movie. and it couldn't have gotten any more dramatic for the officers in our first video who have a violent confrontation in broad daylight. a peaceful town in ohio is turned upside down when two brothers, admitted white supremacists with criminal records, roll into town with guns blazing. >> don't shoot! >> february 15th, 1997, wilmington, ohio. state police trooper john harker is on highway patrol. with 11 years on the force's drug interdiction unit, harker has been involved in some of the riskiest and most high-profile arrests in the state. >> we worked in southwestern ohio with the intention of apprehending folks engaged in criminal activities, felony activities, drugs, stolen property, that type of enforcement. >> trooper harker's day starts off like any other, with a traffic stop. he pulls over a driver who's going under the speed limit and

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.es and jimmy justice use their video cameras out in plain sight, looking for that big "gotcha" moment. but the savvy woman you're about to meet never wanted to catch anything like that. and hers is a very personal story. jackie taylor installed a security system, so-called granny cams, in her house when her elderly father became bedridden. the cameras were meant to give her peace of mind. but what they recorded did anything but that. 90-year-old john taylor, a stroke victim, lies defenseless, as his nurse repeatedly beats him over and over again. >> she just was angry right from the beginning, shaking her finger at him, and just pounding him in the chest and his stomach. >> reporter: john's daughter, jackie, catches it all on a security camera, she installed in her home to be her eyes and her ears while she's away. this was a woman she trusted. a woman she considered a friend. >> she would say, jackie, you're like a daughter to me. you know, mother's day, i bought her flowers, things o

i'm contessa brewer. >>> rescue workers battle to save a man teetering at the brink of niagara falls. >> said we've got to go. we've got to go get him. >>> a daredevil attempts a stunt that goes up in flames. >> my life was in perilous danger. >>> this guy pummels his own lawyer. >>> and a twist in the story an investigative reporter never saw coming. >> you hear him scream to his wife, "honey, get the gun." >> videos that don't get any more shocking -- >> video shows i pushed your kid. what are you going to do about it? >> -- or more strange -- >> i remember standing there in disbelief. >> or any more sinister. >> the puppy could have died. he could have broken the dog's neck. >>> "caught on camera: sinister, strange, shocking." >>> journalists are taught to stay objective, to avoid becoming part of the story. john mattes is an investigative reporter in san diego, and he's not afraid to chase down any lead. but in trying to expose a bad guy, he found himself smack in the middle of an unbelievable story.

i'm contessa brewer. anyone who watches the news knows iraq is a dangerous place.refights are daily threats to u.s. troops and iraqi civilians. it's no surprise, then, that some of the most dramatic video we have comes from that war-torn country. hershey bypass, iraq, september 9th, 2007. a group of soldiers from the 144th military police company, a michigan army national guard unit, are traveling from tikrit to mosul. as they often do throughout their deployment, they videotape the journey. specialist ron dickinson is driving the armored humvee. it's a trip he'll never forget. >> nobody would believe us if we didn't have it on tape. >> three other members of his unit are inside the vehicle, including sergeant jason daw. >> if you slack off and don't pay attention, that's when they get you. >> they've been in the country for several months and seen their fair share of improvised explosive devices, or ieds. >> ieds are the number one threat as far as i'm concerned because you don't know where they're going to be, what they look like or when they're going to go off.

i'm contessa brewer.s sinking, the maritime rule is the captain goes down with the ship. but in our next story, the captain of the oceanos cruiseliner 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 hills is on the ship's entertainment staff. he stumbles into leading a desperate rescue effort when it's clear none

here's contessa brewer. >> reporter: it looks like carrying some serious weaponry. a retired police officer snapped the pics yesterday. the response was analysissive with check points and searched cars. friday exrush came to evening rush came to a standpoint. fort wadsworth stand downs for a couple hours on the lookout for individuals armed with what appear to be assault rivals. investigators acknowledged they might be paintball guns. >> if they turn out to be a terrorist act at least people will cause some tremendous damage. we want to try to stop them. >> reporter: staten island private investigator mike gaynor spent years. >> from a ralph you're not able to tell for sure. >> reporter: an m16 23r top a paintball marker officially known on the bottom. bb guns, water guns, toy guns. even iphone cases. the look alike sometimes sparks deadly consequences. november 2014. cleveland ohio 12 year old tamir rice toys with a pellet gun in the park. an officer shoots and kills the boy. 2014, beaver creek, i don't. a sharp handles a bb begun in wal-mart. someone calls police

safety commission found 21 instances where people got hurt when decks collapsed, jeff.e >> glor: contessa brewer, thank you very much. there was a crash landing on ath crowded beach in california. this happened in carlsbad, the pilot struggled to find a spot to land, as you can see here before then dropping.as one 12 year old boy on the ground was sent to the hospital with a gash on his head.is again the pilot okay. at least two people are deadat after a boating accident on the ohio river. officials say a pontoon carry being ten people hit a bridge and then capsized late last night. three others from the boat are still missing. just days before the adjusted deadline for a final nuclear se deal with iran, secretary of state john kerry says those talks could go either way. margaret brennan is covering the talks in vienna. >> reporter: secretary kerry warned iran that if it does not bend on the most difficult issues remaining, he'll leaveaini vienna without a nuclear deal. >> if there is absolute intransigence, if there is an unwillingness to move on the u things that are important,th president oba

contessa brewer has more. >> reporter: we see for the first time vice president dick cheney in his westke rising from the world trade center. in a florida classroom, president george w. bush got the news. back at the white house, cheney staff photographer snapped away as the vice president realized the nation was under attack. in 2002, cheney told "60 minutes" a secret service agent had rushed in. >> he said, sir, we have to leave immediately. >> reporter: in the bunker because of the president's absence, the vice president was in charge. he led the white house team including then national security advisor condoleezza rice. these are the photos a front line producer has been trying to get for more than a decade but says her requests were repeatedly denied. after 14 years we finally see the toll of that arduous days. you also see when cheney and first lady laura bush in the bunker for their own safety. >> we watched the buildings fall and, you know, it was just an unbelievable sight. >> reporter: photos show the president back at the white house that evening meeting his inner circle. the

but as contessa brewer tells us, gay rights advocates see it as an incomplete victory. >> reporter: zack wahls is a proud eagle scout but as the son of two moms, he's got a problem with the scout's ban on gay leaders. now as the executive director of scouts for equality, he is fighting hard. >> discrimination is wrong and it has no place in scouting. >> reporter: but in 2000 the supreme court ruled the scouts could fire gay leaders. that sparked a massive movement. corporate sponsors fled, membership declined. just last year the boy scouts voluntarily began allowing gay kids to be members. still, it kept out gay leaders. this april, the new york chapter rebelled. it hired a young eagle scout to be a camp counselor. pascal tessier happens to be openly gay and ready to sue. it didn't come to that. in may at the annual meeting former defense secretary now boy scouts of america president bob gates lead the charge to change. >> we must deal with the world as it is, not as we might wish it would be. the status quo in our movement's membership standards cannot be sustained. >> reporter: this mo

i'm contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera." \s > defiant, dangerous, and desperate. they are suspects who won't go down without a fight. whether riding down the road in a fiery truck -- >> don't even think about it. >> -- or jumping off a bridge. each in their own way, defied the rules, clashed with police, and paid the price. >> shots fired. >>> "caught on camera: they fought the law." >>> a gunman goes on a deadly rampage in the heart of hollywood. >> i saw a guy coming on the street in his car go by. he start shooting at him. >> i figured he had blanks. i thought it couldn't be real. it became real when i heard a window shatter. >> i hadn't heard any gunshots. there was no fore warning. there was nothing to tell me that i was driving into danger. i was within half an inch of death. >> he was right there. i kind of just shrug off to the side and make myself a tiny target. hear the gunshot go off. [ gunshot ] >>> los angeles, california, december 9th, 2011. it's 10:19 friday morning and chris johns is working out of his home o

i'm contessa brewer. >>> whether you're ready for it -- >> one mistake and you're done. >> or you're not. >> i definitely do not want to burn to death. zma li >> life can get treacherous. >> the scariest thing i've ever seen in my life. >> and fast. >> immediately i started spinning out of control. >> how do people react when a normal day -- >> i thought i was going to die. >> takes a terrifying turn. >> i started praying because that's what i know to do. >> if i'm going to die, i'm going to die trying. >>> "caught on camera: brace yourself." a small plane struggles to stay aloft. and a pilot desperately looks for a safe place to land while the lives of everyone on board including a 7-month-old baby hang in the balance. ♪ february 2nd, 2013, logan, utah. kara fielding gets into an airplane for the first time in her life. >> the flight was a birthday present from my parents. i had just turned 22 years old and they arranged this with a family friend of ours who agreed to take me up. >> since the single-engine cessna seats four, cara brings along her mother and her husband jonathon. he

i'm contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera." >>> action packed. dramatic. and, well, what can we say about this? you may think the u.s. is the caught on camera capital but check out what the explosion of cameras in cars and all over the place has meant to russia. >> when i see a new video from russia, it's a little bit like christmas morning. you never know what you're going to get when you open that box. >> intense crashes that will make you do a double take. wild road hazards. dangerous heights. and shocking sights. >> russia just keeps on delivering the craziest, most unbelievable videos you've ever seen. >> videos that americans can't stop watching. >> "caught on camera: eyes everywhere." a violent blast. >> it exploded with the force of several nuclear bombs. >> shakes a city to its core. >> i'm up on the 23rd floor, and i could feel the building swaying. >> chelubinsk, russia, about a thousand miles southeast of moscow. it's february 15th, 2013, and the sun rises at 9:17 a.m., but minutes later, something very different is lighting up the sk

i'm contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera. >>> they came to america hoping to improve their lives. >> i was supposed to go to virginia beach for work as a waitress. >> but from the moment they arrived, they became captive property of dangerous men with horrifying plans. >> translator: he said look, fresh meat from el salvador. >> forced to work under threat of death in america's booming sex industry. >> these are slaves, but it's the most egregious kind of slavery, it's sex slaves. >> it's a billion dollar industry thriving in the heart of our cities. >> it's living quarters. >> how many people do you think live back here? >> i would say about four or five of them. >> where young women and girls find themselves trapped with no way out. >> this is a multi-billion dollar industry. >> msnbc goes undercover to investigate "sex slaves in america." >>> hello, i'm meredith vieira. every year human rights advocates estimate almost a million women worldwide are illegally bought and sold

i'm contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera." >>> this masked gunman was on the loose for more than a month, targeting 15 fast food and convenience stores. >> a young couple comes to jail after a crime spree but their stories don't add up. >> i would never throw her under the bus for any reason. >> when i walked out the courtroom, he was there in front of my face and i said [ bleep ] you. >> one of the jail's most prolific contraband smugglers makes her return. >> they did a good search. >> it was in me. i always do it that way. >> that's your m.o. >> but staff cracks down in the contraband pipeline. >> she started reaching her hand in her bra to take out balloons that she had of marijuana, heroin and tobacco. >> the visitor placed under arrest and her fate could lie with what her boyfriend tells authorities. >> i've been a con artist all my life. why am i going to be honest? ♪ >>> 70 miles from new york city, the small towns of eastern long island suffolk county provide an escap

i'm contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera. >>> there are 2 million people behind bars in america. for the next hour we open the gates. "lockup." >> it's not our job to extract justice. it's our job to keep these people in these cells here. >> pretty rough, you know. >> you eat yourself. >> it's an adventure every day. >> you can't let your guard down for a second. >> you know where mommy is? and he says, yeah, in jail. >> nobody plans on coming to jail. i don't think they do. i don't. it just happened. >> how come you're all in there? are you having a party in there? >> as you can see, i've got concrete bars. i don't have any place to expand. i can't make another cell. >> i'm not a very violent person, but i can be violent when i want to. >> a lot of people in here with hiv. >> the first one looks like a wire shank. >> a stabbing. knocking a guy down and just kicking him until he's bleeding. >> these kids don't know how to act like proper gangsters anymore. >> los angeles count