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>> 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 tumble in the sky, the team reaches 5,000 feet and bland signals to pull their parachutes, unsure if everyone is acco...

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 large risk whenever a stack goes wrong. >> but all seems okay on exit. team leader scott bland points the flock towards the...

>> 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 important person in the flock is the base. the person flying out front, guiding the team toward their targe...

Shadow, which means six more weeks of winter. and you can choose. and overseas, across europe, the deep freeze is going strong, still, in serbia, where temperatures dipped to 22 degrees below. at least 11,000 villagers trapped in a remote mountainous area, under banks of snow as high as 16 feet. food and medical supplies are being delivered by chopper and by sled. but more snow, more blizzards, are on the way. and we told you last night about the big news affecting american troops in afghani...

Explain to the hundreds of faith leaders gathered in washington was his controversial decision to demand church affiliated employers such as catholic hospital, cover birth control and health plans. john boehner, who is catholic, demanded it be reconsidered. >> i think this mandate violates our constitution. i think it violates the rights of these religious organizations. >> white house aides shot down any idea of a redo and welcomed the endorsement of a key catholic democrat. >> im going to stic...

Republicans, for conservatives, this is nothing to joke about. this is a year that many thou t thought, you know, this was the republicans year to beat barack obama with all the economic problems. but theyve got mitt romney who just keeps shooting himself in the foot. after winning a huge victory in florida, he goes out and makes another one of these, "i like firing people," "im not worried about the very poor" statements. whats happening? >> well, what aive been stunne at, there wasnt this floc...

Co-founded the manatee county tea party soon after president obama took office. >> i am at times blisteringly overy at my government. >> reporter: anger over spending and the national debt turned the oea party movement into a major orce in the 2010 florida election propelling rick scott into the governors office and marco rubio to the u.s. senate. benedinedict says today theres frustration among the faithful over what happened after the 2010 election. ction.a party helped get povernor scott into...

>> its spooky, like something out of that movie. >> reporter: experts say there is no reason to think this flock will attack. >> we had no snow cover this winter. its been below freezing only a few times. the birds are probably right here this year because of mild weather. >> reporter: darlene arms is fighting back. >> beat my hands. i was furious with them. it didnt work. i went and i got a pan and i just started beating it. if it had worked, they would have left. my husband said if you used a ...

This was the gulfs best tourism season in years. all because so many people wanted to visit us... in louisiana. they came to see us in florida... nice try, they came to hang out with us in alabama... once folks heard mississippi had the welcome sign out, they couldnt wait to get here. this year was great but next years gonna be even better. and anyone who knows the gulf knows that winter is primetime fun time. the suns out and the waters beautiful. you can go deep sea fishing for amberjack, grou...