he was having difficulty. >> reporter: we contacted the company where la vern did the sky dive.at the video is over a year old and would only say no one got hurt abe the landing was fine. as for la vern, she says at the time of the dive, she didn't even know exactly what happened because her shirt had covered her face. and now she's seeking another adventure. >> i have never ridden in a race car. >> reporter: while la vern moved on, the faa is looking in to the dive and the california company behind it since learning about the video late last week. separately, faa says that it's already proposed $900,000 in civil penalties against the parachute center for violations unrelated to the dive. when asked about the fines, the company said it had no comment. mary snow, cnn, new york. >> i like her style. what a brave and courageous woman. wow. >>> the next hour of "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> good morning to you. i'm carol costello happening now. mitt romney not backing away the birther accusations. romney says he believes president obama was born in hawaii so why woun't he pub

. >> this videotape of la vern everette sky diving was taken over a year ago.ently now one of her sisters post it it on youtube. >> it started off with smiles. >> it's my birthday. >> happy birthday. >> thank you. >> is this something you all wanted to do? >> for years. >> reporter: but things took a dramatic turn after that and is shrugging off parts of her -- she told station kobr, that wasn't the case that, her bad knees gave out. >> some people look at that video and think she's being forced out of that plane. >> no, i don't look at it that way. he knew how bad i wanted to jump. >> once la vern and an instructor did jump, it was clear something went very wrong. >> the upper harness came off, it slipped down, i didn't know anything, only to hold on, that's all. >> reporter: the parachute opened and she landed safely, but that video has taken off, going viral. >> this is just a second? >> as an outsider, he says it's hard to know exactly what went wrong, but it appears that the harness wasn't secured properly. and he says, while scary, this kind of thing happ

fortunately, she's a tough old girl and didn't get hurt, but listen to la vern everett: >> i did.anding. i just held on. you did -- what i got to do, you know. see yourself in my position. i think you'd be holding on, too! >> man, have you ever seen anything like that? here it is again, where she's just kind of dangling out there. the faa is investigating this parachute center in northern california, because they know this center well. four people have died skydiving there in the past three years and the faa has already levied $900,000 in fines against this company because of violations in mechanical problems, and this was one of them megyn. megyn: omg! the part that's the most horrify to go me is when she's clearly holding on to the door and the guy is like prying her fingers off! i mean, that's like the international symbol for i don't want to! and you have the right to refuse, don't you? it's not like -- you said you wanted to come up here, you took somebody's spot, now get off, la vern! >> she doesn't blame him. she said look, i wanted to go. she clearly changed her mind, but

. >> reporter: the daredevil herself, 81-year-old la verne everett.s she craves a little bit of excitement once in a while, so last year for her 80th birthday, she decided to jump out of a plane. >> when you're telling your family you want to skydive, what's their reaction to you? >> oh, they thought i was very brave. but it's just something i've wanted to do for a long time. >> reporter: so last may lavern did just that at parachute center in ecampo. >> the upper harness slipped down. >> reporter: she said her shirt flew up over her face so she couldn't see a thing, and didn't realize what was happening until she saw the video for herself. >> i didn't know anything, only to hold on, that's all. >> reporter: now she says it's time to cross out another item on her bucket list. >> i never have ridden in a racecar. >> god bless her. honestly, have you ever done skydivi skydiving? >> no. >> i'm a fraidy cat, there is no way i would do that. >> good for her. she seems to have good humor about it. >> you're watching a lot of severe storms, but beryl in part

la verne everett wanted to go skydiving for her 80th birthday but did not expect her knees to give outt the last second she dangled hundreds of feet in the air, like she might slip out of the harness. the instructor and camera man grabbed her clotheheld on. >> well, i kind of froze i guess you would say. i just held on. you do what you have to do you know. put yourself in my position. i think you would be holding on too. >> yes, i would. she says she had a rough landing but credits her instructor for gain holding on. >> close call for her. she is a grave lady. >>> if you and your guests plan to usher in a cocktail for the summer season, i have your covered. >>> if you are looking for fun summer drinks to serve a thirsty crowd we have the expert, derek brown, coowner of columbia room, and mixologist yourself, dr. of mixology. >>> it is not a professional degree. >> sounds official. >> i have earned it through drinking quite a bit. >> here is the thing a lot of people will have their summer barbecues, get togethers over the summer you want something a lot of people will enjoy. you have a

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