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Here and hold myself in position. >> weather reporting can be hazardous for a tv correspondent. just ask al roker. during a "today" show report on hurricane wilma in 2005, a colleague has to hold him down to keep him from blowing away. >> i can hear you now, matt, just for a brief moment. the winds are -- this is how im staying out here. mike, our camera guy, is holding on. >> it doesnt work. >> our truck operator tom said dont you wish you had your weight back. right around now, i do. >> are yo...

Happening. i looked over at the camera guy, hey, i could use a hand here. we were able to get the leg pads down below the knees again. >> once her legs were harnessed, dennis pulls the rip cord thousands of feet sooner than anticipated. dennis and laverne grasp on to each other the entire ride down, locking hands for more than five grueling minutes. meanwhile back on the ground, everyone whos jumped after laverne has already landed. >> thats great. and then i look way over to the right, and i se...

To the united states. >> i know he damaged the country. the obama administration will deal with it. >> do you think its possible for one man to really damage the security of the nation? >> i think he damaged the security of the country. i put the program in place to protect the country. one of the certainties is civil liberties were guaranteed. >> by the way, president bush met with president obama to lay a wreath at the u.s. embassy in honor of the victims of the 1998 terrorist bombing. just ...

Oshkosh, wisconsin, when the engine suddenly fails. >> and it is about 800 feet the engine began to sputter. and i figured that landing in the water with my gear up was probably the best choice that i had. gomez speeds over to the wreckage to see how he can help. fortunately, the plane crashes in only about four feet of water so it doesnt sink. >> were getting you help. >> i got there very fast and there was already people in the water calmly bringing the people out. >> bystanders are able to ...

For help. >> i looked at the camera guy and said i could use a hand here. the leg straps were coming up past the knees. got got them below the knees again. >> once her legs were harnessed, he pulls the rip cord thousands of feet before anticipated. they grasp on to each other the entire time down. locking hands for more than five grueling minutes. meanwhile back on the ground, everyone whos jumped after laverne has already landed. >> that was great. >> and then i looked way over to the right and...

Basically were expecting unsettled weather throughout the day today and over the next several days across the northeast, parts of the center of the country, also expecting unsettled weather and even across the rockies. thats really because the jet stream well off toward the north and thats keeping the storm system at a very -- moving at a very slow pace. temperatures, warm in texas. upper 80s for dallas. 60s over here in new york city. back inside, steve, gretchen, and brian. we have the rain bo...

>> i looked at the camera guy and said i could use a hand here. the leg straps were coming up past the knees. we were able to get the leg patches below the knees again. >> once her knees are secured in the harness, he pulls the rip record, thousands of feet sooner than anticipated. they grasp on to each other the entire time down. locking hands for more than five grueling minutes. meanwhile back on the ground, everyone whos jumped after laverne has already landed. >> that was great. >> and then ...

>> ambushed. a reporter gets caught in a snowball storm. >> im going to actually grab on here and hold myself in position. >> weather reporting can be hazardous for a tv correspondent. just ask al roker. during a "today" show report on hurricane wilma in 2005, a colleague has to hold him down to keep him from blowing away. >> i can hear you now, matt, just for a brief moment. the winds are -- cornell, pan down. this is how im staying out here 7 mike, our camera guy, is holding on. >> it doesnt w...

>> anybody that does surveillance knows its sit and wait. ten seconds of action, four hours of boredom. >> people were getting a little cagey inside the house, wondering what was going on, how badly was it compromised? you know, how far out did people know what was going on? there was a lot of pacing going on. a lot of nervous energy. >> do we have eyes on the green van? >> no, he turned off. were not sure yet. were just determining that. >> oh, no. >> who is it? >> its the camera guy. >> yeah, ...

Wreckage to see how he can help. fortunately, the plane crashes in only about four feet of water so it doesnt sink. >> i got there very fast. there was already people in the water calmly bringing the people out. >> bystanders are able to rescue the two injured passengers from the wreckage, but they need help with rappoport. hes still inside the cockpit and bleeding from his head. >> the camera guy, he got a little squeamish about the whole thing. so i grabbed the camera, and i started shooting a...