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Back at the station -- >> i walked in the door and i had a big grin on my face and i said, you guys have to see this. >> the footage rob shot goes viral, garnering more than 1.5 million hits on youtube. the ramp has been redesigned to ensure truck driver safety. rob still marvels at how he wound up at the right place at the right time, even though it was the wrong place and the wrong time for the driver. >> the fact that i had my camera set up and pointed towards the ramp when the truck was coming down. i can't imagine -- i am speechless. the timing couldn't have been more perfect. you never t...

Room 817, which is 817 feet. has a really flat takeoff. drive right to the exit point and pretty much just run off the top of this thing. >> let's go! >> ted is a seasoned base jumper, with more than 600 jumps under his belt, not even a number of nasty crashes have deterred his enthusiasm. he makes sure to stay focused on his number one priority. >> not dying. challenging base jumping to be able to do it successfully and safely and wake up and do it, again. incredibly dangerous sport and there are a lot of risks and only experience safety and making smart decisions. lets you continue on in the...

>> december 2010 a veteran base jumper is about to jump off a bridge in big sur, california. a friend records the base jumper who's prepped for the big jump by downing some liquid courage. >> ready? >> he's had a couple of drinks at this point. a few vodka cranberries were but as the repairs to sglung a california highway patrol officer drives up. >> don't even think about it. put it up right now. >> options are a get in the back of a cop car with a guy that looks pretty pissed over a base jump. i'm going b, any day.

Awesome. take my picture quick, i'm doing it. >> ah, dude, thanks a lot, man. geez -- i'm trying to jump off this -- >> i'm a base jumper and i jump off of bridges and antennas and parachutes and now i am sitting on more base jumps than anybody on the planet. >> but dasher takes it to the next level when a buddy of his makes a unique request. >> a friend of mine makes packing movies, and he asked me if i could jump out of the plane with a kayak. >> he loves skydiving kayaking is a different story. >> and kayaks and river is a scary sport, because your legs are locked into the boat, and as soon...

Keep the government open. the other thing is a farm bill. less optimism it can go through because of fight over food stamps. some are saying they'll get a smaller bill done that will address milk subsidies but these are the big issues. immigration does not look likely. >> 179 hours left. nice to see you. thanks. coming up bill karins and richard lui will join us for "first buzz" a b.a.s.e. jumper's brush with death. also miley cyrus brings remember wrecking ball to the jingle ball. we'll tell you all about it next. and compare costs. it doesn't usually work that way with health care. but w...