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Welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. so far this hour we've seen average people going about their everyday lives when danger strikes unexpectedly. but, in our next story, we'll see what can go wrong when thrill seekers take a leap of faith. las vegas, nevada. a fun-filled weekend becomes a life-and-death struggle when a bungee cord becomes a noose. >> i definitely wasn't breathing. i was unconscious. >> whoa! >> it's may 2001, and these friends are looking for a thrill ride. >> it was my 21st birthday so my brother and i and my best friend vernon decided to go up and celebr...

Nature. she dishes out what she wants. you never know what you're going to get. a dance floor, crowded with wedding guests, collapses. may 2001, a young bride and groom enjoy what should be the best day of their lives. 700 guests share in their wedding celebration, held on the third floor of a jerusalem wedding hall. >> everyone is having a good time. a guy is filming it with his camcorder. >> friends and family pack the dance floor. >> in the blink of an eye, the floor goes down. everything just erupts into total chaos. you just see people screaming and people running around. it's horrifyin...

Camera." i'm contessa brewer. so far this hour we've seen average people going about their everyday lives when danger strikes unexpectedly. but, in our next story, we'll see what can go wrong when thrill seekers take a leap of faith. las vegas, nevada. a fun-filled weekend becomes a life-and-death struggle when a bungee cord becomes a noose. >> i definitely wasn't breathing. i was unconscious. >> whoa! >> it's may 2001, and these friends are looking for a thrill ride. >> it was my 21st birthday so my brother and i and my best friend vernon decided to go up and celebrate, and bungee jumping was...

. >> in may of 2001, republicans barely had control of the senate. it was split down the middle. vice president dick cheney was president of the senate tie breaking vote, that was the month may 2001 when vemplt's jim jeffers announced he was leading to become an independent and would then caucus with the democrats, meaning they suddenly had control of the senate. this was a few months into the george w. bush presidency, a few months before 9-11 and the disputed election of 2000. it was a huge deal, a big blow to the white house. a huge boost to democrats, who have been completely locked out of...

For those proceedings. now we'll take you back to "caught on camera." welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. so far this hour we've seen average people going about their everyday lives when danger strikes unexpectedly. but, in our next story, we'll see what can go wrong when thrill seekers take a leap of faith. las vegas, nevada. a fun-filled weekend becomes a life-and-death struggle when a bungee cord becomes a noose. >> i definitely wasn't breathing. i was unconscious. >> whoa! >> it's may 2001, and these friends are looking for a thrill ride. >> it was my 21st birthday s...