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Basically we're expecting unsettled weather throughout the day today and over the next several days across the northeast, parts of the center of the country, also expecting unsettled weather and even across the rockies. that's really because the jet stream well off toward the north and that's keeping the storm system at a very -- moving at a very slow pace. temperatures, warm in texas. upper 80s for dallas. 60s over here in new york city. back inside, steve, gretchen, and brian. we have the rain boots on out here, our umbrella, geared up. >> steve: she's ready. >> brian: the question is, is te...

>> i looked at the camera guy and said i could use a hand here. the leg straps were coming up past the knees. we were able to get the leg patches below the knees again. >> once her knees are secured in the harness, he pulls the rip record, thousands of feet sooner than anticipated. they grasp on to each other the entire time down. locking hands for more than five grueling minutes. meanwhile back on the ground, everyone who's jumped after laverne has already landed. >> that was great. >> and then i looked way over to the right and i see somebody coming down really slow with their bottom hanging...

>> ambushed. a reporter gets caught in a snowball storm. >> i'm going to actually grab on here and hold myself in position. >> weather reporting can be hazardous for a tv correspondent. just ask al roker. during a "today" show report on hurricane wilma in 2005, a colleague has to hold him down to keep him from blowing away. >> i can hear you now, matt, just for a brief moment. the winds are -- cornell, pan down. this is how i'm staying out here 7 mike, our camera guy, is holding on. >> it doesn't work. our truck operator tom bare said, don't you wish you had your weight back. right about now, ...

>> anybody that does surveillance knows it's sit and wait. ten seconds of action, four hours of boredom. >> people were getting a little cagey inside the house, wondering what was going on, how badly was it compromised? you know, how far out did people know what was going on? there was a lot of pacing going on. a lot of nervous energy. >> do we have eyes on the green van? >> no, he turned off. we're not sure yet. we're just determining that. >> oh, no. >> who is it? >> it's the camera guy. >> yeah, it was one of the camera guys. >> we went nine hours without anybody showing up at this house. w...

Wreckage to see how he can help. fortunately, the plane crashes in only about four feet of water so it doesn't sink. >> i got there very fast. there was already people in the water calmly bringing the people out. >> bystanders are able to rescue the two injured passengers from the wreckage, but they need help with rappoport. he's still inside the cockpit and bleeding from his head. >> the camera guy, he got a little squeamish about the whole thing. so i grabbed the camera, and i started shooting after that. i was more concerned about making sure i got the scene on tape. >> sergeant john hollan...