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Change will make flooding much worse. they drew up a map to illustrate the expected flood risk along floridas coastline in 2060. the color red meantime underwater. and president ben kirtman of the university of miami says the long-term projections look much worse. >> by twen00, when sea level rise has been a full foot, i would say that 10 to 5 million people in florida would have to be relocated. >> reporter: thats why floridas top scientists and environmentalists sent this letter to both presid...

>> they look to me for the point of reference. i have to go a rate and a speed and hold it there no matter what happens. >> if he falters in any way, his flock could be thrown into a state of chaos. >> if were all going in the same direction, if were all doing the same thing, the chance of collision is fairly low. but that can change. >> and it can change in an instant. like it did on a clear day two miles over puerto rico. bland is struck by another wing suiter and starts spiraling out of contr...

>> their team has been jumping out of planes all morning. on their fifth jump of the day, they decide to ratchet up the adrenaline to try one of the most dangerous formations a flock can perform. its called the stack. >> its when you get a number of wing suiters actually flying one over top of the other. you can only see whats in front of your eyes. so you have a hard time seeing the people behind you. you have to rely on those people to do the right thing and not fly into you. definitely, a lar...

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. >> but as quickly as bland reorients himself, unbelievably, it happens again. another pocket of dead air, and another midair collision. this time, two different wing-suit fliers. as they tumb...

Roller coaster for a thrill. 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 call...

Making, they hand raised snow geese and a vulture to fly with cameras for this film. >> how did they keep it on? how did you get them to keep it on? >> we basically developed harnesses and the way it was so carefully positioned, it didnt disturb their flight. >> reporter: he also used spy cameras. hidden in mud or behind faux flamingos. it took more than 100 days of shooting to get this spectacular scene. using human ingenuity to give this long dreamt-of perspective in all its wonder. anne thomp...

And fast the snow goose has to flap to stay aloft. >> reporter: in "winged planet," a new documentary by john downer, we get as close as weve ever come. >> the story we set out to tell was a birds eye view of the continent, but i think it told a lot more of that. you understand the world is much more interconnected than you think. >> where did they take you that you didnt expect? >> wed heard about this incredible thing, where these huge rays, these fish, jump out of the sea and fly. theyve neve...

Weve put some of his reporting on our website tonight. still ahead as we continue, new research this evening about a chemical we all come in contact with that has raised questions before. this time, the concern is about mothers and their babies. and later, an extraordinary view of the world like weve never seen it before.

>> bill: factor tip of the day. why i have to get up at 5:00 in the morning in a moment. first the mail. italy, bill, over here it is illegal to publish political opinion polls 15 days prior to the vote. the day before the election, theres a total news blockout. didnt know that, rabbi. thank you. carissa, lafontaine, indiana. mr. o, where i come from, if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it is a duck. the president is a socialist. where i live, it would be foul of me to label anyone anyt...

>> bill: factor tip of the day. why i have to get up at 5:00 in the morning in a moment. first the mail. italy, bill, over here it is illegal to publish political opinion polls 15 days prior to the vote. the day before the election, theres a total news blockout. didnt know that, rabbi. thank you. carissa, lafontaine, indiana. mr. o, where i come from, if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it is a duck. the president is a socialist. where i live, it would be foul of me to label anyone anyt...