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Shipman gives no explanation for his wild ride, which snarls task in both directions on i-40 for seven hours. >> thats it. coming up -- >> stay calm. >> drunk and disorderly diner puts mayhem on the menu at this subway. and -- >> dont even think about it. >> a base jumper on the edge. >> were so busted. >> find out if he lands behind bars. when "caught on camera: they fought the law" continues.

Stocking stuff. >> this, i can confirm this is ten hours of conversations between dick cheney and me, no subject off-limits, if you love dick cheney or hate dick cheney, read this book. youll understand how his mind works. >> james, thank you. speaking of doing business, the u.s. and cuba have agreed to allow up to 30 regular airline flights per day. its the biggest business deal since relations between the two were restored a year ago. officials say it will take months before the first flight...

>> basically the whole underside of interstate 40, the bridge and things was covered up with flames. in my 30-year career ive had now, ive never seen anything of that magnitude of flames. >> large plumes could be seen from miles away, probably initially like 60, 80 feet around the bridge and a large area around the bridge. extreme heat. totally unsafe area and volatile. >> some kind of chemical is burning down there, and you can smell it up here in the helicopter. fire and rescue personnel are o...

But many drivers dont realize these snake-like curves near connolly springs, north carolina, can be difficult to navigate. even deadly. fire and rescue crews race to the scene of a tanker truck that has spun out of control and slammed into a bridge. as they get closer and closer, a thick billowing cloud of black smoke looms ominously on the horizon. >> weve had a lot of wrecks, single vehicle and tractor trailer and small passenger vehicles. this is one of the most dangerous areas of interstate ...

Route. >> a few minutes after the collapse, the remaining gasoline burns off and the flames begin to diminish. once the blaze is under control, firefighters can assess the damage in terms of material and lives. >> there was only one fatality which was the driver of the gas tanker that lost his life. i thought there would be worse. that time of day on the interstate, 12:30 on a friday afternoon, july, vacation to the mountains, i figured there would be three or four cars underneath it. >> the int...

To expand his own power on the basis of this guys death. >> more details emerging about this guy. more on hopefully what authorities will be able to uncover as to what his motive was. well have more on that throughout the show this morning. >> five minutes after the hour. now to extreme weather exploding. a storm blamed for deaths in the part of the country rising. floodwaters killing eight people in texas. and a coat of ice on kansas highways causing at least six fatal crashes there. >> out in ...

Wrecks. this ice and snow hitting on one of the busiest travel days of the year. i know that so many of you are trying to get home from the thanksgiving holiday. lets bring in meteorologist allison chinchar. wondering what the impact is for all of those folks today. >> its not just ice but freezing rain and fog and the whole gamut to talk about here across much of the country. it is very nice across much of the southern portion of the southeast, including florida. a little bit farther north and ...

A wo winter storm warning. and a deep shading of purple is an ice storm warning for the panhandle of texas. that is an area that were focusing in on for the potential of some serious problems across that part of the united states. in fact, i want to take you into the temperatures here. you can see the dividing line between the cold air to the north and the well, warm and humid air to the east. we have a tale of two seasons across the united states. and it is significant. were talking nearly a 40...

Crash on interstate 40. a vehicle carrying migrant workers from michigan to texas ran off a highway and hit a bridge. six people were killed, six others injured. and this is a live look at miami from our fox affiliate, wsvn. the big story there tonight, man overboard, the coast guard is searching for a cruise ship passenger who reportedly jumped from the seventh deck into a lifeboat and fell into the ocean. its not known why the 35-year-old man from brazil jumped from the royal caribbean "oasi...

A lot going on and there are other developing stories we are following for you. in arkansas, state police say six people were killed in a charter bus crash on interstate 40, this happening near little rock. >> a bus slam right into an overpass. it was headed from texas to michigan. no word on a cause. there was light rain falling at that time. >> the california fish and game commission has voted to delay the opening of crab season after increased levels of toxins were found in the water. that me...