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Overseas trip after an earthquake. this hour, 246 people are confirmed dead. officials fearing that number will rise. more than 2,500 people were injured when the quake levelled hundreds of buildings near ecuadors central coast. in politics less than two days to new yorks primary. donald trump and hillary clinton still ahead for tuesdays contest. now back to "caught on camera." welcome back to "caught on camera." im contessa brewer. were watching adventure seekers, but why do they do it? wha...

Buried. 100 miles outside of the nations capital of quito, the frantic search for survivors is growing even more desperate every hour. a crowd trying to save this driver of this car, only to realize later there was nothing they could do. the massive quake jolted ecuador saturday night, sending thousands into the streets. ecuadors largest city, guayaquil, is in ruins. bridges have collapsed. roads have crumbled. entire neighborhoods are flattened. juan fernando rojas shot this drone video today. ...

Christian skoue is balancing above a fjord, attempting the highest slack line walk, when suddenly -- its august 3rd, 2006, christian is atop kirad mountain in southwest norway. hes strung the nylon cord himself, testing each screw, and edging along the wire checking it inch by inch. his only protects if he falls will be a safety harness attached to the line. if the cord or screws break, christian will plunge to his death >> translator: there are a lot of things that can go wrong. for example, yo...

I was so focused on trying to grab anything i could, that i guess i wasnt thinking about how much it hurt. >> but miles will have plenty of time to feel exactly how much it hurt. once his makes it back to the path, he must bike in horrible pain back to the trailhead more than ten miles away. >> my right hand was broken, left wrist was very badly sprained. it was hard to hold on to the handlebars. it also broke my glasses and im fairly nearsighted, so it was hard to see where i was going. but the...

Little high. >> nothing that says no? tyler has a different take on waterfalls than your average sightseer. >> dude, lets do this thing, man. i think this needs to happen. >> tyler and russ call in their support team. it looks like tomorrow will be the big day. >> in doing something like palouse falls, you cant practice for it in any other way than mentally preparing, running it over and over in my head. >> maybe so. but theres a big difference between visualizing going over a waterfall and actu...

Ripped the balloon to shreds. >> its tearing. >> when it happened, of course, our first thought was, will the balloon fall from the tower? will the basket fall from the tower? will it stay intact? >> i hope that thing dont rip and let the basket fall. >> bill and his young passengers have only seconds to act. >> we could see that the tower had a ladder inside it, and there was room for us to climb out of the basket into the tower. the two boys, well, they both were very brave. >> from the specta...

>> hes made it. >> yeah! >> immediately after the stunt, christian tries to go explain why he took on the challenge. >> translator: we create contrast in our lives, so that for things to be really great, we must also experience hell. standing on that line is hell. its damn good to come home and sit on the sofa and relax. >> be careful. oh. oh, no. a mountain biker plunges head over heels down a rocky cliff. >> its a hard experience you think you see another human being in the process of dying....

The 12 hour pain relieving strength of aleve. im back. aleve pm for a better am. i think we shouldve taken a tarzan know where tarzan go! tarzan does not know where tarzan go. hey, excuse me, do you know where the waterfall is? waterfall? no, me tarzan, king of jungle. why dont you want to just ask somebody? if youre a couple, you fight over directions. its what you do. you fiif you want to save. fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. oh ohhhhh its what you do. ohhhhhh! d...

>> anthony: but centuries of strict social and religious values keep some things solidly the same. alcohol, for instance, is strictly forbidden. men and women follow hierarchal roles as before. since the revolution, theres a tug-of-war over what is acceptable. [singing] >> anthony: outside a mosque in the medina, men fill the narrow street to celebrate muhammads birthday. [singing] ♪ >> anthony: snacks are passed around. [singing] >> anthony: women watch and record from the rooftops. [singing]

272. the strongest quake in decades. searching for survives are struggling following heavy rains and land slides. >> the fate of president barack obamas immigration policy now hanging in the balance. the supreme court will hear the case against the legislation in a lawsuit filed 26 states. ladies and gentlemening the president acted like a dictator enacting the border enacting millions of deportation. >> a ruling is expected by the end of june. >> hot one today heather. pack your umbrella. heavy...