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7.8%. getting into the 7's is very important for him. so that's very good news for him. unfortunately it doesn't really describe the state of unemployment. and real pain in the country. 23 million americans remain unemployed or they have given up hope of being employed. >> and one big issue, of course that mitt romney talked about during the debate the other night was the deficit. the scrocketting deficit under president obama. remember, that the total federal deficit under president obama is still at $5.2 trillion. >> that's the debt that has been added, i think. the deficit right now it was ...

My ankle. it was the most devastating moment ever. i'm laying at the bottom of the ramp going, no-no way, this is over. >> danny is determined that the next day he will make the jump. >> i didn't know if i was physically going to be able to accomplish it. i mentally was there and would do whatever it too to get over the wall. i didn't know if my ankle would give out. i was ready to go but is this thing going to last? i don't know. >> the next day, danny and his broken ankle make it to the top of the ramp, determined to go through with the jump. >> it was such a hot day. really hot day and humi...

Translating correctly from standard to metric and when i actually got there and saw this thing getting constructed, i felt like i had already accomplished my goal. to have a westerner come and jumping the great wall, in kurnt tree like china, i never thought in a million years that that would happen. >> but big projects can sometimes mean big problems. >> some of the things came out wrong. like the design of the ramp was not perfect and the day before the big jump, danny looks at the setup. >> everything looked pretty good to go. >> it may look good to go but when he makes a test run, danny re...

Attempted before. >> i just saw a picture of the great wall of china. we just have to fly over it at the same time. that would be pretty intriguing to jump the great wall. >> the great wall of china, which goes back to the fifth century b.c., stretches more than 4,000 miles and spans about 20 feet high and 30 feet wide. >> it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. it was so out of the box for someone to jump the great wall. so many things that motivated me to want to do it. the biggest challenge was that i get permission to do this. >> danny manages to get permission and then starts building the ...

It is now like running in sand. i'm in fourth gear, i'm going to the ramp, the engine is -- you know, it sounds good, i'm in a high rpm, the bike is not fishtailing, i must be good. i lift my visor up and put the bike in neutral and bow my head and say a quick little prayer. >> he puts the bike back in gear and that's all he remembers. the jump and its horrifying results are caught on camera. >> i don't remember getting closer to the ramp. i don't remember shifting the motorcycle. i don't remember getting closer and closer and positioning myself for the jump. i don't remember any of that stuff...