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Generally speaking, people who balance on a bar usually take it between the legs. lets be honest. >> it was more a case of just trying to get on it and try to focus on getting to the end. i would make it two thirds of the way down, maybe 60, 70 times. >> danny attempts the most difficult and dangerous trick the last day of shooting. >> dannys been off a little bit of metal, six feet off the ground. landed on concrete. by that time i was very physically tired and mentally tired. i had to stay foc...

Hear that guy talking about decisions hes made. i still believe the republican party is dying for a midwest governor whether its walker or him, they want a grown-up. they have to carry ohio. >> they do. you are going to be working all day today on capitol hill, the senate. how did mitch mcconnell get himself in a position like this where he had no plan b or is he just convening the senate to give rand paul campaign a boost? >> its surprised. mcconnell strategizes, hes always got a plan. this is ...

Him, they want a grown-up. they have to carry ohio. >> they do. you are going to be working all day today on capitol hill, the senate. how did mitch mcconnell get himself in a position like this where he had no plan b or is he just convening the senate to give rand paul campaign a boost? >> its surprised. mcconnell strategizes, hes always got a plan. this is unusual because he stuck his neck out on this issue. he sits back, lets the caucus debate it and decide which way to go. he really does not...

>> when you are reaching speeds in excess of 200 miles an hour on the water, anything can happen. >> and it does. >> the nose started coming up, and i knew he was in trouble. he did a complete back flip, and then his nose hit the water. and thats when he got really high. >> oh! >> we have -- >> i was immediately in shock. and i was scared. >> he had to be up there at least 50, 60 feet. >> the power boat slams into the water, upside down, and flips back right side up. spectators are holding their...

Captured at the beginning of their first speed run in the new carbon fiber boat named no stress. >> were looking at the monitor, and its like the boat is on rails. it is a perfect 10 out of 10 run at this point. >> corey phelps has a different vantage point. >> we were anchored a few hundred yards from the finish line. thats where we like to be because they are hitting top speed. i grabbed my camera. and when i saw it, it was running 180 miles an hour. >> and firefighters are standing by to make...

Miles an hour. >> firefighter jonathan rudea is standing by on make an emergency rescue, just in case. >> when youre reaching speeds close to 200 miles an hour on the water, anything can happen. >> and it does. >> the nose started coming up, and i knew he was in trouble. he did a complete back flip, and then his nose hit the water and thats when he got really high. >> whoa! >> i was immediately in shock. and i was scared. he had to be up there at least 50, 60 feet. >> the powerboat slams into th...

Before he has to pull the rip cord. >> if you dont pull your chute in time, youre going to hit the ground. that will make it dangerous. >> simply jumping off a bridge isnt insane enough for alex so he decides to make things a bit more interesting. >> i tried to do a front flip half twist into a back flip for my first jump at like 5:00 in the morning. i was barely awake and just not coherent with myself. >> alexs fancy flip work costs him more time than he can afford. he cant deploy his chute in ...

Communities. but the controversy is far from over. >> reporter: a stunning reversal. governor mike spence asks his own legislature for clarification of the religious freedom law he signed. what he got? more back flip than backtrack. >> how big a deal is that? >> i think its huge. >> reporter: for the first time in indiana history, the conservative state is including sexual orientation and gender identity as part of statewide legislation to fix the religious freedom restoration act. one of the la...

Their religious bill. what a turn-around miguel marquez. >> more of a back-flip. the republicans lawmakers say they have the fix, at 9:00 theyll talk about it in a press conference. and at 9:30 eastern theyll go into debate with it and theyll probably be done with this by the end of the day. fair to say they think that no one is going to be happy in indiana with what they come up with. the "indianapolis star" saying theres language in the new fix that would recognize same-sex couples. that will ...

>> if you dont pull your chute in time, youre going to hit the ground. that will make it dangerous. >> simply jumping off a bridge isnt insane enough for alex so he decides to make things a bit more interesting. >> i tried to do a front flip half twist into a back flip for my first jump at like 5:00 in the morning. i was barely awake and just not coherent with myself. >> alexs fancy flip work costs him more time than he can afford. he cant deploy his chute in the four-second time limit. and now ...