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Part of my gear could have been opened and i might not have been aware of it. i could see from his face looking straight at my face that nothing else was wrong. so at that point, i knew i was okay. >> bland immediately turns his attention to the safety of his team members who start reforming around him. >> i need to make sure i am aiming myself back towards the drop zone to make sure im safe and to make sure everybody else gets back. i consider that my responsibility as the person on the bottom....

Thats just about something to put me to sleep. >> but the greater the thrill, the greater the danger. >> i would say the most dangerous thing is the risk of collision. if you lose sight of somebody else that youre flying with, you can wind up with closing speeds in excess of 200 miles an hour. >> the main fear with being hit is to be knocked out or killed. >> the biggest risk for collision comes when wing suiters fly dangerously close to each other in formations called flocks. and the most impor...

Opposition leader ahmad al- jarba, declaring the u.s. is at a moment of increased effort from his group. >> obviously, in light of what has happened in iraq, we have even more to talk about in terms of the moderate opposition in syria. >> reporter: congressional leaders in both parties say they believe the funding request can pass if the administration has a convincing strategy for spending it. and administration officials tell cbs news, look, congress wants us to do something. let them pass thi...

Ron claiborne, abc news, new york. police in vermont are investigating a reported bear attack at a campsite. two cousins claimed they survived the attack by setting fire to their campsite. in order to scare the bear away. fish and wildlife officers were not able to find any signs of that bear. federal investigators will be in huntsville, alabama, later this morning at the scene of a small plane crash. authorities say the west wing 2 aircraft was taking off from the airport when the pilot rad...

Ron claiborne, abc news, new york. police in vermont are investigating a reported bear attack at a campsite. two cousins claimed they survived the attack by setting fire to their campsite. in order to scare the bear away. fish and wildlife officers were not able to find any signs of that bear. federal investigators will be in huntsville, alabama, later this morning at the scene of a small plane crash. authorities say the west wing 2 aircraft was taking off from the airport when the pilot rad...

>> reporter: its natural to see california gulls by san francisco bay, but not in the numbers seen today. >> its just an absolutely amazing increase, from 20 to over 53,000. >> reporter: and thats still growing? >> it is still growing, absolutely. >> reporter: catherine burns of the san francisco bay bird observatory oversees all the available food in the bay area. like people moving to california. the gulls are now moving to california? >> the word is out. theyve discovered the bay area, yes. >...

Sued see the giant hole? it was caused by a flock of birds flying in mid air. speaking of flying your flight may cost more than you thought. tricky matt charging you more. adam joins us to explain. >> right now they define round trip as any trip leaving and returning from the same spot. they charge 2.50 for a nonstop flight so the round trip journey would cost you 5 bucks in tsa fees. congress agreed to raise tsa fees as part of the budget deal. the agency wants to charge a

Smart and well organized, believe it or not. >> reporter: using flares, they frighten the gulls away. on the ground, they unleash the dogs. in the air, they employ falcons to keep the gulls from congregating. it costs this one dump $300,000 a year to control the gulls. >> and theyre pretty determined. but so are we. >> reporter: so far, its a stalemate with scientists unable to say whether its climate change or a shortage of predators or just plentiful food helping the gull population explode. b...

>> axelrod: >> axelrod: we have a major upset to report at the world cup tonight. costa rica defeated heavily favored uruguay 3-1. now, this is hardly the first upset at a world cup match in brazil. hardly the first one involving uruguay, for that matter, although, last time they were the underdogs. as elaine quijano reports, more than six decades later, the country uruguay beat is still trying to shake the loss. >> reporter: this is the most famous stadium in brazil, rios maracana. its where th...

In france today, a spectacular end of the commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of d-day as almost 900 paratroopers reenacted the aerial part of the operation in normandy. they were from the u.s. and countries throughout europe. as weve been reminded throughout this past week, the sheer magnitude of the task that faced the allies is still difficult to comprehend. tom brokaw caught up with one d-day veteran small in stature but full of courage, though he would be the last one to say so.