ohio, midwestern america, this is not to say that there are lots of other people from elsewhere that n't give up. harry truman never gave up. midwestern american, from very humble origins. they have purpose, charlie. they have a purpose in mind. probably sounds like a bad pun -- high purpose that they were determined to achieve, no matter what. every time either of them went up in one of their experimental planes and flights, he was risking his life. it took tremendous courage and character. surprisingly for me was to see to what extent their use of the english language was of major importance in their success. they were raised by a minister father, who insisted that they learned to use language both on paper and on their feet. you read their letters, and you think that neither one ever finished high school. it is humbling, their use of the language. their humor, their foresight, everything. they grew up in a house that had no running water, no indoor plumbing, no electricity, no telephone, but it had books. and the father insisted that they read and only read what he felt was of impo

america's cities. correspondent adam may on the challenges they find in the security of midwestern u.s.a. at's next week on "america tonight". >>> don't go near the water if you are worried about the sharks. a study finding more sharks than ever along the eastern sea board. why is one of the sharks' secret. could climate change play a role, or is there another reason why. most of us are fascinated, some afraid of sharks. "america tonight"s adam may on the fascination with the scientists and sportsmen who get up close and personal. >> oh, my god. >> biggest one ever >>> elliott is known as the shark wrestler. reeling in the naturally jumping giant sharks. some more than 7 feet long. >> caught maybe 500. videos like this made him a social media sensation. exploits viewed by millions. but this fisherman is putting his lobby to good youse. pushing it through. he's one of thousands what tag and release mysterious sea creatures as part of a programme to learn about them. >> they have been studying sharks since 1982. up one of the researchers for noah, charged with managing fish res overseeing a

. >> maybe it's the nice midwestern part of america, right, except for miami.upset about it? >> that doesn't really work out when you look at those least optimistic fans with the sunshine, the san diego chargers are the least optimistic along with the new england patriots and the pittsburgh steelers. >> why would the patriots be pessimistic? >> maybe it's that new england pessimism. >> it must be. >> what does that mean? >> i don't know. we're just -- we don't have that southern like optimism. we're just kind of expecting things to go poorly. look at new york fans. >> bitter cold, right? i mean, that's -- i don't know, they have no reason to be sad in boston, so that is a very convincing. >> san diego, i get, they get -- they get close but never win. pittsburgh i get. i went to the school of university of pittsburgh. it's the second-most overcast city behind seattle. >> it all goes back to the weather. >> yeah, it does. as you can tell, we're continuing the science here. a little pop psychology. your theories for why these teams are the most and least optimist

america. ohio university is number one. the midwestern school has been on the list four times now.halloween party and a popular spot on campus known as bong hill. nice. bong hill. rounding out the top five. university of iowa, florida state university tulane and the university of illinois. those are your headlines. write those tuition checks. >> as i was dropping my son off at syracuse. the rankings came out as number one. >> in party school? >> yes. >> i don't know how they did that calculus. >> your son found out about it a couple of months earlier, immediately dropped out of the top five. they're happy to be out of that list. >> the extreme rankings to extreme weather. searches to continue today. 16 deaths in utah. >> oh, my goodness. went over the fence. oh, no! >> 12 people died after those two vehicles were swept away by raging water. another search for hikers there. >> a fast moving wildfire destroyed 233 homes near the sierra, nevada, foothills and thousands more at risk at this hour. rain today could give firefighters much-needed help. >>> where is it going to rain? we hav