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In total. and this is the fifth acting oscar nomination for dicaprio. >> i am the one who runs from both the lefing and the dead. >> oh deals are "the martian" and matt damon is nominated for best actor. also best equipment "root" "brooklyn" "the big short" and "spotlight." many are blasting the oscars after no ethnic minorities were nominated for the second consecutive year. and the hashtag oscarsowhite is trending. sylvester stallone was nominated

Firie ining back in these debat. he pulled up short on the e-mail question. there have been other invitations to go after her where he stopped short of being really, really pointed with her. will that change now especially given the tone that shes taken? >> i think they both have to be careful. the truth is they are enormously popular with democrat, whenever wins and i suspect it is going to be hillary clinton is going to have to put the party back together after that process. so you want to be ...

>> reporter: all three advances have made more people want to take up the sport. and as its popularity rises, so does the death toll. in what was already perhaps the worlds deadliest pastime. >> almost eight or nine out of ten b.a.s.e. jumpers who would die in b.a.s.e. jumping would be -- that would be associated with wings of flight. >> reporter: adrenaline isnt the only thing propelling some b.a.s.e. jumpers. theres also the lure of big money. from corporate sponsors. companies like brightling...

>> reporter: b.a.s.e. jumpings wing suit. >> you wear it almost like a coat? it looks like that. >> reporter: the wing suit gives modern b.a.s.e. jumpers more maneuverability, transforming what was once just falling into flying. >> youre flying at 100 miles n hour down through the trees and over the ground and out into the beautiful swiss valley. theres nothing like it. >> reporter: all three advances have made more people want to take up the sport. as its popularity rises, so does the death to...

With jumping, driving this popularity. >> you can do the uniform camera, there is a poll so you can film your head and body flying through stuff. >> relatively inexpensive minney cameras supervisors groeps allow base jumpers to capture their stunts and thanks to the internet they share their video with the world. base jumps wing suit. >> and you wear it almost like a coat. the wing suit gives modern jumpers much more maneuverability, transforming what was once just falling into the flying. >> yo...

Extreme sort soaring in popularity thanks in large part to breathe taking videos like these. base is an acre numb from what you can jump from, base, antennas, spans and earth. no time for a reserve chute. its fly or die. >> once you step off, nothing in the world matters. you are, i think, thats the only time that you are 100% free. >> reporter: base jumping may be thrilling but also killing enthusiasts at an incredible rate. something that dr. madoff, yes, hes also a surgeon knows well. he wrot...

I need the finest in turkey-killing couture. i want to be ninja-like and i want to be cool. >> camouflage is the standard go out wearing south carolina, so -- >> im bringing that look to new york. the cool, clear morning and i do what any sensible charlestonian would do on a day like this, look for turkeys to kill. pants, need those. >> all right. you know, in south carolina, our state bird is the mosquito. >> right. so i want to be covered head to toe. >> next thing, we need to get

Incredible rush, but its also extremely dangerous. cnn correspondent mamartin savih a look at the worlds deadliest sport. martin, explain to us why would someone do this when theres clearly so much risk? >> right, jim. good to see you. i mean, this is the question i asked b.a.s.e. jumpers over and over. why in the world do you do it? two reasons, youre either crazy or an adrenaline junkie. turns out theres a lot more to it than that. >> lets do this. >> reporter: b.a.s.e. jumping is the worlds m...

Dove from a cliff in yosemite. >> back in the day, you know, you jumped this on your head. >> reporter: three things are fueling the sports popularity, two of which had nothing to do with jumping. >> now we can put forward facing. you can do whats called the unicorn cam where theres a pole you can film your head and body flying through stuff. >> reporter: relatively inexpensive minicameras allow b.a.s.e. jumpers to capture their stunning death defying stunts. and thanks to the internet they shar...