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Workers got him to the hospital, doctors realized he was in far worse shape than he appeared. jonathan hunt is here. tell me what happened to him? >> reporter: well, this is the kind of trick that he has performed many times before in practice and in competition. but frankly, this time, he simply got it wrong. take a look in slow motion. hes trying to do a back flip here. but he gets the landing wrong, coming up short. the skis dig into the slope there, he goes over the front and then that machi...

Emergency responders could do and that security guards briefly tried to block patrons from leaving the club, fearing they were trying to skip out on their tabs. officials say a banned pyrotechnic display may have started the fire and the town in brazil is preparing for hundreds of funerals. well eextreme sports are known for high flying stunts and big crashes and yes, sometimes injuries. this time its a fan who gets hurt. australian athlete jackson strong was performing a back flip at the x-game...

Jonbenet ramsey. were learning a grand jury did vote to indict. the district attorney did not prosecute. jury members spoke to an online colorado newspaper under the condition that they remain anonymous. police are investigating singer chris brown for his possible involvement in a fight in west hollywood parking lot. witnesses say he was arguing over a parking space when he alleged punched the victim. brown has a history of issues including an attack in 2009 on his then girlfriend rihanna and ...

Alex estimates the 600 foot drop will last eight seconds, giving him a four-second freefall before he has to pull the rip cord. >> if you dont pull the chute in time, you are 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. ...

This is my third year doing it. so were getting kind of the hang of it. i will tell you every time you go over, it seems unreal and it seems like it shouldnt be the case. a little rope about the size of your pinky is holding you up. its very nerve racking. however, because we have to try to make this up the stakes a little bit, at the bottom of the hour, we have all agreed, brian cashman and another brian will up the stakes and learn some tricks on the rope. so well maybe try to learn stupid rop...

>> 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 of 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. >> by that time i was very physically tired and mentally tired. i had to stay focused to made sure i had the shot. he just kept doing it over and over again. >> you have to be 100% committed. >...

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 of 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. >> by that time i was very physically tired and mentally tired. i had to stay focussed to made sure i had the shot. he just ke...

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 the four second time limit and...

>> hit romney and his newly announced running mate arent wasting time hitting the campaign trail. just a few hours after introducing wisconsin congressman paul ryan as his vice presidential pick, the presumptive republican ticket is making its case to voters in virginia. romney introduced paul ryan this morning as, quote, an intellecta you will leader of the republican party and a person who will help lead the country to, quote, widespread and shared prosperity and then ryan told his o...

>> hello. thanks for being with us. lots to get to today including new technology that can help you separate the real from the fake when it comes to photos. we want to see if you can spot the difference. also well meet the first ever blind olympic athlete now helping visually impaired children to get in the game. but first, a look at something i find fascinating under the microscope. a new vaccine used to treat brain cancer is showing promising results. it was back in march that layla ...