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michael. >>> now, travis pastrana, the man himself, he's joining us for his first interview since thosed, not even two records. you had to go all out and break three records. we all watched that and you make it look so easy but at the same time i wonder, do you think you have to be a little crazy to try this? >> oh, without a doubt you have to be a little crazy but definitely the coolest part was to be able to have the entire evel knievel family out here and honor a legend and live a day in my hero's boots. >> let's start from the beginning. 52 cars. so we'll play this video and walk us through what was going through your mind when you're getting ready it hit that ramp and jump over 52 cars. >> well, i had jumped these jumps on a new modern motorcycle but to do it on a motorcycle that weighed that much with only three inches of suspension, i knew it had to be spot-on with the speed. luckily there was a great crew with the nitro circus that set everything up so well and really hit the marks and it was amazing. it is a super fast motorcycle double the horsepower of anything i've ever ridd

crowds cheering on travis pastrana he's a beast. and make history. >> the motor sports all-star paying tribute wearing an all american leather suit and cape. 0 in the blink of an eye, one jump down over 52 crushed cars more than 140 feet long. >> my heart was rocking. . >> it's exciting. >> then an even bigger leap of faith. [ cheering and applause ] he makes it look easy flying over 16 greyhound buses nearly 200 feet. he says this isn't about him or trying to set records but to honor the legend evil knivel. >> he had an open door policy. we have seen nigh troe circus and his stunts. you go home and you can't believe what you have seen. >> pretty cool there. to best stimulate he wrote a custom built american motorcycle with a v twin engine, much more modern bike than the one knivel rode ofrjts the city of oakland back on the big screen. the new movie that hit theaters this weekend and how it fared at the box office. at ikea, we believe your perfect student deserves the perfect room for the perfect price. so she can afford to feel at

stuntman travis pastrana is going the attempt to make history. >> he's aiming to pull off a trifectaformed by the legendary ginger zee went behind the scenes to see how he's aiming to do it. >> reporter: it's the sunt that kick-started evel knievel's career. and nearly killed him. tonight american motorsports icon travis pastrana will dare to be the first person to jump over the caesar's palace fountain. >> he's the crazyst man i know. >> reporter: the two before that include 16 buses. he has to use the huge ramp to jump those and then 52 crushes cars. that's three jumps in three hours. on the same type of bike evel used. obviously, it's hot in vegas. they brought me in because the wind could affect the jump big time. the wind, monsoon flow. yeah, they need a meteorologist. the heat could play a huge part in the success of the jump. >> they just tested it. it's 134 degrees on this blacktop. if that bike is idling, it could overheat. cause the engine to seize or not perform. >> reporter: we got a sneak peek of the action. just one day before the big event. >> this is about honoring th

travis pastrana channels his inner evel knievel. those are some of our top stories on this monday, july 9. >> from abc news, this is world news now. >>> we're going to start with the excruciating wait for the boys trapped in the cave. >> the same divers who rescued the first four are set to go back in because they already know their way around the dangerous tunnels. >> so each person brought to safety wore a full face mask and was escorted out by two divers. one in the front with an oxygen tank and one behind for support. >> now rescuers are facing another race against time to get nine others out before more monsoon rain hits the area. julia cho has the latest. >> reporter: the first critical stage of the dangerous rescue operation a success. we see the wild boars the governor announcing. the divers making their way through the flooded passageways. the first of the boys finally freed from the cave where they have been trapped for more than two weeks. >> how many are you? 13. brilliant. >> reporter: arriving at the hospital with a mi

. >>> travis pastrana has made history by doing thee stunts made famous by evil knievel. >> he will gooh! >> little room to spare, too. the 34 year old flew over the mountains in vegas 50 years after knievel famously crashed trying to do the same thing. he also broke his hero's records by clearing 52 crushed cars and 16 greyhound buses. >> that's impressive to do that, especially the suit in vegas. never mind the feat. >> it was 106 degrees when he did it, too. made it looked easy. >> maybe it is. you want to try it? >> you first. so the week ahead forecast. we're still looking very warm throughout the west today, 106 in vegas, phoenix 103. you got some clouds and moisture to help you out. by the time we go through wedne monsoonal moisture and the heat really continues all week long in interior sections of the northern rockies and even the northwest. more "early today." we'll be right back. jimmy's gotten used to his whole room smelling like sweaty odors. yup, he's gols toss... luckily for all your hard-to-wash fabrics... ...there's febreze fabric refresher. febreze doesn't just mask,

travis pastrana has spent his life pushing the limits.is place in the history books, 34-year-old action sports athlete travis pastrana is ready to tackle his biggest challenge yet. >> i never attempted as far as i'm going to have to jump on the day. >> reporter: on july 8th, in a three-hour special on the history channel, called "evel live" travis will attempt to break the record established by world famous daredevil evel knievel and successfully jump over 52 cars. >> well, what would evel have done? he would have pushed it adds far as he could absolutely have gone. that's kind of what we're doing. >> reporter: that stunt followed by a second one in which he'll try to fly over 16 buses. >> it's really the first time in -- since evel's day that anyone has tried this. so it will be fun, but scary at the same time. >> reporter: all culminating in a live grand finale. >> no one has jumped caesars. or successfully. >> reporter: landing a jump over caesar's palace, a stunt that nearly killed evel knievel when he tried it. >> his wardrobe, outfi

. >> this weekend, travis pastrana is attempting some of his stunts, even one that evel could never pull. abc's kayna whitworth has a behind the scenes preview. >> reporter: trying to solidify his place in the history books, 34-year-old travis is ready to tackle his biggest challenge yet. >> i've never jumped it as far as i'm going to have to jump today. >> reporter: in the three-hour special, he will try to break the record established by evel knievel and successfully jump over 52 cars. >> he would have pushed it as he could have absolutely gone. that's kind of what we're doing. >> reporter: that stunt followed by a second one in which he'll try to fly over 16 buses. >> it's the first time since evel's day that anybody's tried this. >> reporter: all of it culminating in a live grand finale. >> nobody's successfully jumped caesar's. so definitely more and more nervous. >> reporter: landing a jump over the fountain at caesar's palace, a stunt that nearly killed evel knievel in 1967. >> i'm doing everything as close to evel did as closely as possible. his wardrobe, his outfit, whatever you

. >> yeah, travis pastrana performed a triple tribute to the legendary evel knievel.d three of knievel's famous jumps all in one day in las vegas. in the first, he stuck the landing over 52 stacked cars. >> next up for pastrana was a leap over 16 greyhound buses, and he nailed it. and then the third was considered the most dangerous, pastrana jumped over the fountains at caesars palace. knievel suffered multiple fractures and a concussion whenh fountainba >>> well, next up, the life-saving actions of two quick-thinking jetblue flight attendants. >> yeah, on a recent flight from florida to massachusetts, a french bulldog named darcy started having trouble breathing when her tongue started turning blue. a flight attendant got an oxygen mask. >> so, i called the captain and told him i think i need to use some oxygen. and he said, go ahead. and right then and there, placed the oxygen on the dog. and the dog revived. >> the flight attendant says he also has a french bulldog and knew how prone they are to respiratory problems. happy ending. >> so it worked out. >>> finally

. >> customers are not happy. ( cheering ) >> travis pastrana completing three death-defying jumps, made famous by his idol, evel knievel. >> he just nailed the jumps and made history at caesar's palace! >> glor: good evening, i'm jeff glor. this is our western edition. in just a few hours, divers will resume rescue operations at that cave in thailand. more than half the kids are out. now we will go there in just a moment. but we do begin here in washington, d.c. tonight with another big piece of news just hours away, as well. sources tell cbs news that president trump has made his decision. he'll introduce his second supreme court nominee to the if confirmed by the senate, he or she will fill the seat being vacated by the retiring anthony kennedy, a reagan appointee who has often been a swing vote on the court. jan crawford begins our coverage. >> we're very close to making a decision. >> reporter: heading back to washington sunday, the president continued his deliberations. monday afternoon he had made his decision. in the eleventh hour, white house sources said the president had a sho

here we go, travis pastrana. >> an extreme sports ssr p tribute to evel knievel in las vegas, nailing three of his most famous jumps. >> look at that. >> and prince louis big day. the royal family stepping out for the christening of its newest member, today monday, july 9th, 2018.ro >>m nbc news, this is," "tod with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." nice toave you with us bright and early on a monday morning. >> we have aet lot to to. we want to get right to that risky rescue mission in thailand watched by the world. >> so many peoplre wondering what is going on. as we mentioned, new operation to rescue the boys is under way. theory maining boys and their coach are trapped in the cave, but just this morning, an ambulance with a boy inside was seen leaving the site. >>today's mission led by the same group which conducted sunday's rescue. each boy wearing full-faced oxygen masks and tethered to two divers guiding them through miles of twisted passageways and flooding chambers. adding to the urgency i

this is daredevil and annapolis native travis pastrana who made death-defyingthree jumps in las vegas, jump over 16 buses, 50 crushed cars an it was tribute to the evel knievel events. pastrana cleared the cars at 140 feet. he's an 11-timex game gold medalist. initiative 77 has sparked a ton of debate in the month leading up to the d.c. primaries and even though voters approved it, the council is now prepared to reject it. that initiative requires employers to pay all employees cluding tipped workers a $15 minimum wage by the year 2020. a lot of public restaurant workers campaigned against the measure argng it could lead to increased menu prize, fewer tips and lowere their t home pay. >> tped employees at a minimum are making whatever the minimum wage is in that market. the language was so confusing that if you are not really familiar with this industry, you're going to go in and you're going to vot let mow vote yes for higher wages. >> reporter: council chairman phil mendelson will oppose legislation to stop there will be no hearings or votes until fall. >>> attorneys general from 11

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stuntman travis pastrana will attempt three unbelievable motorcycle jumps in three hours all happeningweather for that show. it is called "evel live" on history and i want to make sure you come and tune in. it's going to be wild. >>> and now to our "gma" cover story. a new social media trend using instagram to adopt instead of going through a traditional agency. and abc's paula faris is here with one family's success story. good morning, paula. >> good morning. this is fascinating. not just using instagram. hopeful parents are turning to twitter, facebook and even craigslist in an effort to adopt. because it's free and it's accessible. in this case, they used instagram to expand their forever family. for married couple jamie and brian, instagram isn't just the go to place for adorable family photos, it's also the place that helped them extend their blended family. >> we have this wonderful family but we just never felt that we were complete. sweet potato for my sweet potato? >> reporter: after struggling with infertility the couple started pursuing adoption. but decided traditional ado

. >>> that is daredil and annapolis native, travi pa stranny, ma pastra pastrana. he closed over 15 buses, with a tribute to evehoknievel w made the jump 50 years ago. he cleared the cars at 122 feet, which is longer than knievel's jump. >> y just fountain in. pastrana is an 11-time game gold medalist. i would like to know how many injuries he suffered from practicing and getting to the point he can doing in like that. >> justin bieber is back in the news this morning but for a good reason. he proposed to his girlfriend, hal haley baldwin over the bahamas. th have not confirmed the news. but several outlets are reporting that it's true wald w p baldwin wtured with a huge enbeigement ring. >> for a second, i thought he and selena gomez were going to get back together. >> what do you mean? >> i know. i'm out of the loop. >> we're going to get a mess with a bear's craving. >> it's tough to make out, but that's a bear, chomping down on a bird feeder. the pictures over the weekend. as for the bird feeder, you see it did not survive. >>> coming up next -- continuingovage

and travis estrada making history, the first in full evil costume jumping over 52 stacked cars, landed the jump but pastranaed the best for last pastrana clearing the fountain outside of cesar's palace, knievel tried the crash and broke 40 bones, he didn't do that and made successfully the three jumps. st. jude family schooled critics upset that she thanked eric trump for generous donation. >> you can put half of trump's sporters into a basket of deplorables, right? [laughter] heather: hillary 2020 not so farfetched after all, we will explain heather: time for fox business alert for you, elon musk may have perfect device to help save remaining boys stuck in the cave in thailand. tracee carrasco from sister network fox base is here with more on tesla's ceo kid-size submarine, good morning, tracee, sounds like it would makeceps on some levels. tracee: if anyone can do it is elon musk in spacex company work to go come up with kid-size submarine to help free boyed trapped in thailand. elon musk tweeted about this. so if everything goes well this could be placed on a plane 17-hour flight through thailand hopeful

legend travis making history overnight, recreated 3 of iconic knievel stunts, in evel costumes, by the way, the stunt that knievel landed in '73, but pastranaast. cheryl: yeah, he cleared the fountain outside of cesar's palace in vegas, knievel crashed and left him at the time with 40 bones, the toughest part of the night was getting the costume on which i don't buy but, okay. but there he is in the costume. yeah, that was the tough part, buddy, all right. pretty fun stuff coming out of vegas. maria: it is, cheryl. thank you so much. evel knievel quite the character in the 70's? >> i used to love prime time saturday night. maria: 70 broken bones. [laughter] >> also fonsie started to jump the shark. [laughter] >> what are your thoughts on motorcycle, are you for it, against it, are you scared? >> i'm for riding bikes, i'm antimotorcycles, they terrify me. last night driving in traffic, you know, the motorcycles cut in and out and it seems too dangerous. >> the guy in the motorcycle going 60. >> totally. exactly what happened. >> my bicycle. [laughter] maria: we will take a break. when we come back fake news purged, twitter dropped 70 million