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Not being on this phone call sounds good. its not muted. was that you jason? it was geoffrey! it was jason. it couldve been brenda. a fox report now and more headlines. the fuselage of the airasia plane that crashed in december is now in the hands of investigators. crews recover the wreckage over the weekend. the plan to call off the search operation. no word on why the plane went down. a huge wildfire destroyed at least five homes in capetown, south africa. no reports of deaths or injuries ...

Bill: some tense moments as a woman falls three stories from a zip line. happened on new years eve. watch here. >> to it for me mama. [screaming] bill: that was tabitha baker. she is a mother. she fell 30 feet to the ground. she suffered a broken foot, crushed heel and some back injuries doctors say it could be several months before she walks again. all this could have been a lot worse too. near dothan, alabama. no word exactly why that line broke. martha: all right. you saw a little bit of this...

American hiker has been found. authorities say it appears he fell off of a cliff. and in cleveland, the investigation into the fatal police shooting to the 12-year-old boy has been shifted to the county sheriff. the transfer was made to insure impartiality. and then little jimmy dickens passed away yesterday at the age of 94. he stood just 411" and performed almost continuously since 1948. a rider on a zip line in las vegas has a story to tell got stuck 80 feet above the street and he dangle...

A man of vegas getting more than he signed up for. he got stuck on the zip line, dangling above sin city for more than an hour. emergency crews were finally able to get him down and the zip line company, well they gave him a full refund. >> oh, man. >> see this is why i dont do the zip lines. i went to costa rica. i dont do the zip lines. im chicken. >> thats vegas. under some rapids or -- >> doesnt matter, im not doing it. >> no zip line, thats fine. we wont do it on vacation. >> exactly. com...

Now its time for "the mix." this totally gave me the heebie-jeebies. a 2,000-foot zip line. panama city. 2,000 feet up in the sky, they launch parachutes four seconds into the zip line, going all the way down. 31-year-old devin graham decided to do this. it got 390 million -- look at that scenery! i mean, i -- >> sweaty palms. i cant imagine. apparently seven seconds to the bottom and they had to pull the chute four seconds in. no room for error. >> it does look gorgeous. got to say. got a great...

Where wie have these holes. >> this is the electronics in the equipment bay. >> you can tell that by looking at it. >> not this, but the next ones tell why that is. you can see here that clearly something was going this direction. thats something that happened in the air. you can see again these per foreated holes are all deproo from the missile. you notice these are all in line, here, here, here and what that does is create a zip line, called a zip line. what that means is that the structural i...

Jorge, david, dana, thank you. >> set your dvr to watch 360 when you want. more on the human factor behind the wave of immigrations. a rare look at a spot on mexicos board we are guatemala, where coming north can be as simple as taking a zip line or rope ferry. youre looking at live pictures there. rockets fired by hamas as air strikes pound the gaza strip. signs that an israeli ground seven could come soon. were there on the ground when we continue. you drop 40 grand on a new set of wheels, t...

Wonderful platform for him to broadcast to the world, just as, you know, we had a kennedy who went to the wall in berlin and reagan went to the wall. i think the responsibility of a president is to take the moral high ground and do it from a really important platform. and thats at the border. >> we have to leave there it. jorge ramos, david gergen, dana bash, thank you so much. a quick reminder, set your dvr so you can watch "ac 360" whenever you want. coming up, a rare look at a spot on mexic...

♪ ♪ ♪ viva las vegas ♪ viva las vegas ♪ viva las vegas >> i always feel like i should be on a horse. ♪ viva las vegas there are a lot of ways to get your thrills in las vegas but the newest one lets you fly over the sunset strip on a zip line. >> get strapped in to an amusement ride sort of seat. you see the contraption. you take off from 50 stories up. >> oh, no. >> our reporter brian callahan from las vegas was there when the first intrepid rider got on. >> reporter: the high rolle...

The high-flying ride atop the rio is the latest attraction to open in las vegas this year giving adrenaline junkies the chance to launch from the 50th floor of the masquerade tower to the 20th floor of the tower. its all done at 30 miles an hour. hour. many options of entertainment. this is another unique entertainment experience for folks. >> reporter: before they sent anyone down the zip line they made hundreds of tests to make sure it was safe to go 30 plus miles an hour from roof to roof. >>...