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Right now, but i think everyone, stephanie, is in assessment mode trying to figure out exactly how this bill works. theyre not done yet, so out of fairness youve got to give the senate a chance to work. >> as we -- moments ago former president trump put out another statement pushing against this bipartisan hard infrastructure bill. do you think he has influence over fellow members of congress? >> you know, theres no question there are strong supporters of the president in the house and the senat...

Hook knife and i think alan had a knife that was already in his rig. it was kind of like on his harness right here. but it was plastic. i bought him a better knife. it was just a present to my buddy the day before. >> with his new knife, alan finally frees himself of both chutes. now in free fall, he has less than ten seconds until impact. >> we were under 1 rk,000 feet. then i saw the pilot chute come out. he pulled out of that at about 700 feet. >> with little time to spare, he coasts to a lan...

I went, oh, no. dont do that. >> hes dropping like a bowling ball and slams right into the back of blands legs, sending the base of the stack into a free fall. its a scary moment, but bland recovers quickly. scotty burns, with his camera still rolling, dives to check on his friend. >> i flew over next to him and gave him an okay signal. he had a big old smile on his face and kind of a look like what the heck was that? >> and i know what he interpreted as a smile was a grimace, but that i said ou...

>> hes dropping like a bowling ball and slams right into the back of blands legs, sending the base of the stack into a free fall. its a scary moment, but bland recovers quickly. scotty burns, with his camera still rolling, dives to check on his friend. >> i flew over next to him and gave him an okay signal. he had a big old smile on his face and kind of a look like what the heck was that? >> and i know what he interpreted as a smile was a grimace, but that i said ouch. >> bland is hurting, but h...

Before he has to pull the rip cord. >> if you dont pull your chute in time, youre going to hit the ground. that will make it dangerous. >> simply jumping off a bridge isnt insane enough for alex so he decides to make things a bit more interesting. >> i tried to do a front flip half twist into a back flip for my first jump at like 5:00 in the morning. i was barely awake and just not coherent with myself. >> alexs fancy flip work costs him more time than he can afford. he cant deploy his chute in ...

Knife, which he wouldnt have been carrying that day if it hadnt been for his friend brian scott. >> the day before, i went to the pro shop and bought him a metal hook knife. and i think allen had a knife that was already in his rig. it was kind of like on his harness right here. but it was plastic. and i bought him a better knife. just a present to my buddy the day before. >> with his knew knife, allen finally frees himself of both chutes. now, in freefall, he has fewer than ten seconds until im...

Another fliers wake. >> i started to see zach slightly move backwards. i went, oh, no. dont do that. >> hes dropping like a bowling ball and slams right into the back of blands legs, sending the base of the stack into a free fall. its a scary moment, but bland recovers quickly. scotty burns, with his camera still rolling, dives to check on his friend. >> i flew over next to him and gave him an okay signal. he had a big ol smile on his face and kind of a look like what the heck was that? >> and i...

>> if you dont pull your chute in time, youre going to hit the ground. that will make it dangerous. >> simply jumping off a bridge isnt insane enough for alex so he decides to make things a bit more interesting. >> i tried to do a front flip half twist into a back flip for my first jump at like 5:00 in the morning. i was barely awake and just not coherent with myself. >> alexs fancy flip work costs him more time than he can afford. he cant deploy his chute in the four-second time limit. and now ...

>> if you dont pull your chute in time, youre going to hit the ground. that will make it dangerous. >> simply jumping off a bridge isnt insane enough for alex so he decides to make things a bit more interesting. >> i tried to do a front flip half twist into a back flip for my first jump at like 5:00 in the morning. i was barely awake and just not coherent with myself. >> alexs fancy flip work costs him more time than he can afford. he cant deploy his chute in the four-second time limit. and now ...

Before he has to pull the rip cord. >> if you dont pull your chute in time, youre going to hit the ground. that will make it dangerous. >> simply jumping off a bridge isnt insane enough for alex so he decides to make things a bit more interesting. >> i tried to do a front flip half twist into a back flip for my first jump at like 5:00 in the morning. i was barely awake and just not coherent with myself. >> alexs fancy flip work costs him more time than he can afford. he cant deploy his chute in ...