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Like to share the video on facebook page along with other b.a.s.e. jumpers. jester prepares to plunge. >> i was in the middle of the bridge. getting a twist out of my canopy and the police officer pulled up. >> dont even think about it. >> pull it right back up right now. >> were so busted. >> i think i said a four-letter word at that point. i stopped for a few seconds. said im going to do it anyways. >> im going to do it anyways. >> really? >>. >> yeah. here i go. >> ill be down there waiting f...

Camera company go pro which called it possibly the most difficult base jump ever. the daredevil says he spotted the hole three years ago and has been training to do it of since and he made it through. >> awesome. thanks for watching everyone. my weekend starts now. im errol barnett. >> going to do a little base jumping. im natalie allen. join me for the next hour of "cnn newsroom." ill be right here. see you soon. ♪ [music] ♪ jackies heart attack didnt come with a warning. today her doctor h...

He pushed speed climbing and many of the different aspects of climbing he brought them to sport. >> how conscious do you think dean was of the risks? i mean, you know, theres some people who say they dont feel fear. was he someone that felt fear and was able to do it anyway? >> dean definitely felt fear, thats what made his climbing and base jumping so impressive. was that he cared so much about his arts that he was able to overcome that fear. there are a lot of quotes from dean about how he wou...

You dont base jump does something like what happened does it make you rethink anything? as someone who climbs and climbs intensely, does it give you pause at all? >> yeah it certainly gives you pause, i spent most of the day yesterday reflecting on this i was just biking around by myself pondering, its heavy questions for sheer. anyone whos doing these kinds of sports thinks about it you cant be willing to risk your life without constantly evaluating what is it worth to you, whats the appeal all...

The train, playing in this field, train comes by throwing rocks, playing on the track. >> often? >> yeah, often. >> reporter: if train 188 was hit by something did it disorient the engineer who was new on the route as he was supposed to be slowing down not speeding up? >> we obviously had an incident that occurred that has shaken the nation and we are going to get to the bottom of it working with our colleagues at ntsb. >> tom costello thank you. well continue to watch developments in the crash ...

The 04, 06, 08 elections turned on iraq and its not gone away as a major issue. >> to the extent that hillary clinton has competitors this time in democratic primary, they are staking their campaigns on the iraq vote she made more than a decade ago. it is fascinating to see. she has not answered many questions about this lately. she hasnt answered many questions at all lately but that could change very soon. great to have you with us today. thank you so much. a hacker says he took control of a...

Intuition of the way its going. a lot of fluctuation over 15 minutes. yes about 60% male, 40% no. no is the same for female. we see a lot of change on the female responses to this question. when we look at party and response to the same question democrats almost 100% -- these numbers are real time, saying yes it will influence. republicans saying no. the most influence in change here to the question has been here on terms of independent vote. give us your thoughts at pulse.msnbc.com. back to you...

We were just talking before the break about extreme sports legend dean potter who died over the weekend while base jumping in yosemite. he and a friend graham hunt were attempting which is illegal, an aerial descent into yosemite. a day later their bodies were found during a search. joining me now is a dear friend of deans. im so sorry for the loss of your friend. i was just told that you were in touch with him as recently as a week a week and a half ago. when you heard this happened -- and you ...

Illegal. that doesnt stop people from doing t. because they love it. >> reporter: saturday shortly before sunset potter and 29-year-old graham hunt attempted a base jump from a cliff with about a 3,500 drop to the valley floor. friends reported the two were missing that night. on sunday a helicopter spotted the bodies of the two men. they reportedly jumped together but were found at different locations. neither man had deployed his parachute. photographer sean rieder knew both men and said hunt ...

I think any airplane manufacturer and the united states government and so on and so forth, it would be prudent to look into that. >> has it ever come up in training or communications with you? >> between co-pilots, you know, perhaps weve discussed it over our coffee. it never really took any focus for us either. >> interesting. les, great to see you. thank you very, very much. coming up for us at yosemite national park, an illegal base jump goes horribly wrong. two men are dead including an extr...