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Clayton sandel has the story from denver. this is really scary. >> reporter: 21-year-old lexi deforest was climbing with her boyfriend when -- >> i probably just shouldnt have jumped those trenches. its something im not good at. >> reporter: she tumbled eight feet down, ending up stuck at the bottom of a dark trench, injured and alone. >> you know what i was thinking? like how close is the nearest anything? >> reporter: with the sun setting, the college student begins documenting her ordeal in...

>> yeah. ten deaths in the last two weeks alone. >> you dont know who to trust. it must be unbelievable. also this morning, the freak accident on the nascar track. look at this. the driver who is counting his blessings after his car literally could have been sliced in two. mark martin coming just inches from almost being impaled by that wall. he is counting his blessings today. >> more on that. later this half-hour, a young woman who videotaped her own ordeal while trapped on a mou...

3,700 homes are threatened. this morning 41 major wildfires are burning across eight western states. >> there was fire everywhere. i turned around and it was on all sides of you. outrage this morning, todd akin was asked about abortion and whether it should be allowed in cases of rape. >> if its a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> the comments run a quick rebutte from mitt romneys campaign. >> he later said he misspoke. tony scott ...

nearly 11 square miles scorched so far. 3500 homes are threatened. are burning across eight western states. >> theres fire everywhere. turn around, everywhere, its on all sides of you. >> causing outrage, todd akin is asked about abortio and if its allowed in rape. >> the female body has ways to shut that down. >> the comments brought a review from mitt romneys campaign. >> ache kin said he misspoke. >> scott ridley directed blockbuster movies, top gun, beverly hills cop ii. >> i love ...

>> look for the stickers on the cantaloupes. ask if they are from indiana. very interesting. such a dry summer, so many crops are suffering and there was a bumper crop of cantaloupes. you cant win for losing. >> one of the ways to prevent it is to wash the layer of skin. >> the outside layer. >> yeah, the outside layer, because its so porous, its a haven for the bacteria to stick. but one expert said its almost impossible for consumers to adequately wash cantaloupes at home, because wh...

and why the disturbing video is a lightning rod for debate. a flat liner tries to walk between two speeding trucks between a tunnel. >> she doesnt finish her walk in time -- >> she the shaky start that will make your palms sweat. and its the great golf pong challenge. >> we need to get a golf club somehow. >> ive got some. we begin our countdown with our number ten video and christian has it. >> check out this supercell in texas. the weather basically conspires to create this for...