i'm contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera." >>> a hungry eel. >>> raging fires. deadly flames. a massive explosion rips through a california community. >> oh, my god! ah! >> highways become infernos. >> this is one of the most dangerous areas of interstate 40. >> firefighters face death in the line of duty. >> the closest i ever want to come to near death experience. >> go, go! >> and a day of celebration descends into chaos. >> at one point the fireworks were going 40, 50 feet up in the air. >> it's not my time to go, that's all i can think of. >>> caught on camera: up in flames." hello, i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on cara." 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.

i'm contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera." >>> violence erupts in a courtroom. tempers explode on a bus. teenage girls beat each other bloody. >> we want to see more of this. >> and customers attack a restaurant staff. when tension, anger, and fear boil over -- >> he's not even resisting! >> -- it can turn into uncontrollable rage. >> let me go. let me go! >> stop. >> move! >>> hello. 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 smal

i'm 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. almost every day across the country, someone is staring down the barrel of a gun. and somewhere, somehow, the cameras are rolling. >>> 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 lice. some of the mundane things we have to deal with. >> we were maki

i'm contessa brewer. 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 finals, they compete in a class called country pleasure driving. videographer rick is there to capture the event. >> it's a very neat class. 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. 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 so you really don't control as much as when you are riding. >> the competition begins as planned when paul drives his horse into the ring with the others.

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

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." 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." dangerous materials are used every day, usually without incident, because safeguards are in place to minimize risks. but natural disasters and manmade 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 pi

i'm contessa brewer. welcome 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

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 alfred-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 braccing backing into the freaking ditch! 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 driv

i'm contessa brewer.elcome to "caught on camera." a crash can happen just about anywhere. sometimes the impact is no more than a minor inconvenience. other times, it is a life-changing or even a life-ending event. while crashes are often accidents, in our first video, you'll see a one-man wrecking effort that is anything but accidental. june 4th, 2004, an irate man in a bulldozer wreaks havoc on the small town of grandby, colorado. >> the vehicle was going in and out of this, basically, a big concrete warehouse, that was made out of prefab concrete. and what he would do is pull forward until the wall would collapse on top of him, and then he would pull backwards. and he was just going from one end of the building 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,

i'm contessa brewer.h welcome to "caught on camera." according to youtube, more than 24 hours of video are uploaded to the site every minute, and that's just one of the many websites you can view videos these days. that's a lot of funny, cute, or disturbing moments you can pass along to friends. how do we know if we can believe what we're seeing? the clips you are about to watch have all had people wondering, are they real or are they fake? ♪ imagine your wedding day has finally arrived after months, if not years, of planning. the sun's shining. your dream dress is perfectly steamed. your hair and makeup are flawless. you're staring into the eyes of the man you love and then -- >> oh, my god, oh, my god. >> a wedding disaster. >> there's always that fear that one little thing will just ruin everything. >> that's what happened in this video. >> one little tumble turns it from perfect to a calamity. >> it has awesome shock value. >> if this was my wedding, my whole family would be like, that guy would be in

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

i'm contessa brewer. the power of the natural world surrounds us. though it can be awe inspiring, it can also be deadly. disaster can strike without warning and leave behind uer 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. something kind of end of the world moment. >> and though you can see it coming from miles away -- >> look at the size of this [ muted ] 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 haboob is a

i'm contessa brewer. they are everywhere. on websites like youtube, embedded in blogs, even in your e-mail and chances are, you've watched them and maybe even forwarded on one or two along to someone else. the videos you're about to see were all popular. some are funny and some are poignant, all amazing clips but they may have left you wondering, are they'll or are -- are they real or are they fake? ♪ ♪ >> wait, did someone just spray paint graffiti on air force one? ♪ ♪ >> in this video, a couple of guys essentially climb a fence, elude the secret service, run up there and put a graffiti tag on air force one while it's all being videotaped. >> you're like, wait a minute. are they doing something to air force one? what is going on here? this is crazy. >> did someone really break into andrews air force base and spray paint or tag the president's plane? >> i think people really want to believe it's true. >> the video hit the internet in 2006. quickly it became a sensation. >> the first reaction is, always, is this real? and if

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 9:00 to 5:00 into run for your life. 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 gentl

i'm contessa brewer. the most ambitious 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

i'm contessa brewer l) >>> criminals are everywhere, but so are cameras, watching their every move. >> i ripped his hat off, pulled the mask off his face. >> recording antics that will stun you. >> there were four guys in here. >> catching crimes that range from cold-blooded -- >> it was very brutal. >> to ridiculous. >> the subject was described as being dressed like a tree. >> they had garbage bags on their heads. they had these eyeholes torn out. in this hour, "caught an camera: criminals they've captured in some of what you see may leave grandmother you're about to meet who fends off a violent attacker this hotel clerk knew working the night shift might mean dealing with some strange >> i had an elderly gentleman try to convince me the invisible >> but she wasn't prepared to wrestle thieves with a harrowing experience caught on excuse me, can you tell me where of the counter and he said give not my property, i can't give it so i told him, no, he can't have level when you're standing next instantly comes up with her own because he wasn't going to get the purse, he wasn't go

i'm contessa brewer.thrillseekers don't just put their own skills to the test, they challenge the laws of nature, too. in our next story, a kite boarder 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 o

i'm contessa brewer.n you attend a fireworks display, you expect fireworks but not like this. what went wrong? in southeastern pennsylvania, a holiday celebration goes from festive to fearsome in the blink of an eye. >> oh, my god. >> what the -- what the -- >> july 4th, 2010, the town is celebrating more than american independence. they are also celebrating their home town's big birthday. lifelong natives look forward to the evening festivities. palmyra was celebrating and it was a big deal for the community. >> the night will be topped off by a fireworks display at the buck swank football field, a first in the town's history. >> i was hanging out with my girlfriend all day. we met up with my mom right before we watched the fireworks. >> the lawn is crowded with scores of spectators but she and her kids find a spot in the grass upfront. they sit just behind the tape separating them from the fireworks launch site, 220 feet away. hundreds more get a view from farther away. >> about 10:00 the fireworks star

i'm contessa brewer. that's it for this edition of ♪ jesus. >> he can't go up. >> i'm trying t really hurts. >> and they can't get down. >> in that moment, i just knew that, oh, my god, we're gonna die. >> 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 -- trauma center. >> i'm pretty ecstatic. >> it's a miracle, actually. it's a miracle. >>> "caught on camera: trapped!"

i'm contessa brewer.ost ambitious 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 t

i'm contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera." >> he said, you're not going to walk out of here alive, unless you tell me where those drugs are. >> i did 500 doses of lsd. i had started something that i was going to regret. i was scared out of my mind. i had this one chance and i just had to take it, no matter what. and we were fugitives on the run. just struggling to survive. the only way i was going to get out of there was to escape. ♪ >> i was just going south, down through mexico, down through central america, and into south america. i was 24 years old, in santa barbara, california. my girlfriend at the time was crystal. we had been together probably three or four years at that time. i mean, she was the first love of my life. but crystal had got involved with someone that i knew and i was heart broken. so i just took off. i didn't foresee that it would eventually lead to my being imprisoned and forced to run for my life. i ended up in lima, the capital upon peru. most the peop

i'm contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. ♪ >>> an online post 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. >> the trannic -- tragic shooting lees one inmate facing 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 leads 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 inmat

i'm contessa brewer.t on camera." >>> from the startling -- >> if i did that i would be arrested or shot and then arrested. >> -- to the silly. >> you're like, wow, that kid's got some -- to get up there. >> -- to the sublime. >> why do they think they can get away with this? >> they're viral video, short moments, caught on camera that we can't stop watching. and like a virus, pass it along. >> first thing you do is send it to ten of your friends. >> people flood the internet with videos hoping they will go viral. >> everybody is making videos now. i can put my kid on there and get a million views and be on david letterman? >> you're competing with a guy that put a cat down his pants. >> why do people love cats so much.