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Melted the tubing and allowed the gas to escape. >> the holes are caused by electric current passing through the stainless steel tube which has a very high resistance and acted like an electrical fuse, basically melting. two houses next door to each other, both with gas meters on fire, unusual for sure. it gets more unusual from a firefighters point of view. >> the fires developed in such a way that two smile fires are being dealt with. then within a few minutes the third house up, the door is s...

Suit as a barrier between himself and the electric current. >> wow. >> that explains why when i kept making my microwave meal it kept flickering. thanks, david blaine. >> i got it in the dressing room. i will wear it in the 8:00 hour. well, she claimed that spontaneous protests sparked last months attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. now, u.s. ambassador to the u.n. susan rice is firing back over criticism that she mislead congress. >> peter doocy is live in washington following this story for...

For a barrier to the electric current. i remember when he was in the water bubble for how many days? it was right at lincoln center, that one when he was inside the bubble under water, i guess, for a couple days. >> steve: i think hell be okay as long as somebody doesnt go to shake his hand and complete a circuit. >> brian: im worried about the fans. straight ahead, it was a huge week, a huge part of the debate. president obama claiming mitt romney wants a $5 trillion tax cut. but romney denied ...

Electric current passing through the stainless steel tube which has a very high resistance and acted like an electrical fuse, basically melting. two houses next door to each other, both with gas meters on fire, unusual circumstances to be sure. but from there it gets even more unusual from a fire investigators point of view. >> the fires developed in such a way that two small fires are being dealt with. then within a few minutes the third house up, the door is slightly open. and all of a sudden,...

>> the effect of that explosion is like a bomb. >> retired fire investigators chris clark is called to the scene after the the fire is extinguished. he quickly discovers the chain of events that led to the blowout. what was brought to the fire service as a gas meter on fire. we could see there had been some electrical activity in and around the corrugated steel supply kit with the gas meter. if we look closely at this particular one, you can see the small holes in the tube where the electrical o...

politics in washington could push america over a fiscal cliff and quite possibly into a recession if congress doesnt act. economists now say that the so-called fiscal cliff has now overtaken europe as the biggest threat to the u.s. economy. in other words, our homegrown storm has a bigger chance of causing a hurricane here than the actual hurricane thats blowing our way from europe. now ive been bee rat berating on this show to head off a series of tax increases and spending cuts manda...

Break records with temperatures close to 100. phoenix cooler than usual at 97. phoenix and other cities in arizona and new mexico are bracing for the annual monsoon season. outside albuquerque, they placed sandbags in and around homes as a precaution. and the national guard is there as well. just in case. there is a big risk of flash floods after recent wildfires burned off all of the vegetation. and now we turn to some holiday outings that turned to tragic freak accidents. a 10-year-old boy...

Attending physician of e.r., emergency medicine in st. barnabas hospital in new york. this is something you see. coming into the e.r. with batteris. >> both children and adults sometimes ingest these accidentally. i actually brought some along to show you the different sizes of some of these batteries. there are small disk or button batteries and theyre in practically everything we have today. car keys. one of the remote controls from our kitchen. you know and you can see it is easy to open the ...

Jenna: let me ask you the big picture. look in 2008. there was electricity around the campaign. there was that current for hope and change. the president played on that and here he was elected. in 2010, we saw electric current as well, the tea party. bringing america back to what it really was all about. im curious as we look at 2012 where is the electric current? we dont feel it yet. someone who seen the campaigns what do you make of that? >> people are still waiting to see who the nominee in t...

Reprieve. a pentagon investigation clearing him of any wrongdoing of an alleged drunken episode in paris where he freely criticized the u.s. it cost him as job as top commander in afghanistan. >> thank you. amazing rescue at an atlanta area subway station. take a look. the man in the red shirt lying flat on his back is being repeatedly shocked by the electric current from the third rail. he couldnt get up until that man, a complete stranger risked his own life and pulled him out into safety befo...