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Technology changed everything. jihadist groups began to connect directly with their audience, with a increasingly polished videos they produced themselves. >> fast forward to islamic state, they went on steroids. they got the cgi, the professional editing equipment, the professional camera shots. >> now jihadist groups are releasing ever-more sophisticated videos, month after month. their main goal -- recruitment. pulling young people to their cause. >> peter, doesnt this come down to the tech c...

>> all right, man. you are going to be going first. >> david teases his friend as he hesitates at the edge of the cliff. >> the moment weve been waiting for. >> im a little nervous. >> its a big drop. youre on the right one, right? >> yeah, thats right. i checked it. >> all right, man. >> 300 feet! >> its almost immediately apparent theres reason for his caution. >> when he started rappeling, i just noticed it wasnt that smooth. >> eric knows everything is not okay, but he still thinks he can co...

>> i couldnt get the loop up high enough on my leg. i thought if i let go now im going to be dangling by my ankles upside-down. >> with the harness wrapped loosely around her legs, rochelle takes a leap of faith. her head bangs against the ledge on the way up but she holds on for her life eyes closed, never looking down. >> four hours after the fire erupted. rochelle and sana are finally safe. >> i recall a huge sense of relief. i just felt well, ive been brave long enough and i collapsed. >> co...

>> but what theyre about to record is their worst nightmare. eric is planning to rappel 300 feet into the beautiful but dangerous englesteed canyon. >> you cant really see the bottom of it. it kind of blows your mind away, just the scenery of it. >> they choose a spot and david helps eric set up for the rappel. >> i quickly noticed how tall, how far 300 feet is. i was very, very nervous. there are all sorts of factors that can lead to death and injury, as you rappel. >> they seem to have all the...

So he would stop, adjust it. >> im fighting for control, and usually, on a normal controlled descent, they can stop me at will, i can hang out on the side of the ledge if i want to. here, im doing everything i can to keep myself from falling. >> eric has to undo the knots. fortunately, hes able to find a tiny ledge to brace himself. >> nice. >> he was able to kind of maneuver his way over to it, then totally adjust the rope. >> i thought that with only 100 feet left, i could basically force my h...

Moment. abcs eva pilgrim is in florida. >> reporter: tonight, those new warning signs at disney world grand floridian resort. "danger. alligators and snakes in the area. stay out of the water." workers putting up temporary barriers at the same beach where 2-year-old lane deprave graves drowned by an alligator. disney now saying its working on permanent long-term solutions at the resort beaches. "we are reinforcing trains with our cast for reporting sightings and interactions with wildlife and ar...

Such a miracle that we were able to finish this hike. >> as he hobbles through the canyon, eric keeps thinking of how differently this story might have ended. he especially thinks of his children and his wife, sunny. >> she was pregnant at the time. my wife was two weeks from giving birth to my baby boy. i shouldnt even have a relationship with him. >> despite this brush with disaster, eric is still rappeling with one big change in technique. >> i thought i was experienced enough to do this with...

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Into the trees is no easy feat. as he drops down, one big risk is jason nelson will get tangled in the trees himself. slowly, patiently, deputy nelson works his way toward mccabe. >> it looks like it happens pretty quick. it was probably another good 20, 30 minutes just to get him. >> mccabe is buffeted from the wind of the helicopter. just as nelson reaches mccabe, the exhausted rafter almost lets go. >> he slipped and kind of swung around to the opposite side of the tree. i was thinking hes ab...

>> i just yelled out help me, help me out. >> and they make it out alive. "caught on camera, cheating death." hello. im contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." we all fear it, that one deadly moment of inattention, the simple but potentially fatal miscalculation, the sudden bolt from the blue we are helpless to avoid. in an instant, everything changes. but in the stories you will see this hour, situations that look like certain death end with a miraculous escape, or amazing rescue. in ...