connect to the internet. in a few hours, the showdown over texas attempt to require that voters have a state issued photo i.d. before they vote is going to head to federal court. texas says it s a simple and legal way to make sure only eligible voters vote. but attorney general eric holder trying to prevent that. he said it s unfair to hispanic voters but his claims come from the research firm operated by a liberal agency which republicans say makes it highly questionable. holder also fighting florida s efforts to remove ineligible voters from its voter list. take a look at this shocking video. blindfolded chinese tightrope walker slips off the high wire during a competition and plunges into a gorge. the wire was 650 feet above the water. luckily, he was toward the end when he fell so it wasn t as steep. about a 132 foot drop, though. amazingly, he walked away from the incident. that s because he s gumby.
decades. it s one of the reasons they overthrew gadhafi s dictators p dictatorship, the chance for democracy. they will form a transitional government. they face a tough job, of course. we all know that. it must reign in those responsible for a wave of lawlessness to unify the country. if you are suffering through the recent heat wave, a cold front, yes a cold front is forecast for parts of the country. the national weather service says the front will move through the upper midwest and the great lakes today. ohio will get a bit of relief tomorrow. some 25 states faced heat watches, warnings or advisories affecting more than 115 million people. well, all is well that ends well. thomas lopez, florida life guard credited with saving a life then getting the boot for his rescue is getting the keys to the city. yes, the mayor will honor lopez on monday. the 21-year-old also declined an offer to get his old job back. he would rather focus on his school and career. we are 90 mi
chosen by car & driver as the best luxury sedan in a recent comparison test. see you guys. on a new mexico bridge, a base jumper s ambitious attempt at acrobatics spins out of control as he crash lands on the bottom of a rocky gorge. he just died. they say if you start base jumping, you re going to die base jumping. it s only a matter of time. in 1998, base jumper alex walkling attempts his 98th base jump off the rio grande gorge bridge in taos, new mexico. his brother ralph is there to film it. alex estimates the 600 foot drop will last eight seconds, giving him a foursecond freefall before he has to pull the rip cord. if you don t pull your chute
and he took the picture, he turns around almost happy that he got this great shot. but at that moment, i think the woman realized that they were about to get wet and she kind of crouches down but the gentleman just turned around and had no idea of the water that was about to come over the rocks. i informed one of the people near me to get ready to call 911. and just a few seconds after that, the waves came up over the rocks and took them right off the rocks. the wave comes up over the rocks with incredible force throwing the pair down a 12 foot drop. oh, jesus. when the wave hit him, it took him out basically from behind and knocked him across the sharp lava rocks and actually sent him over the ledge head first backwards. the woman being a little bit more prepared ended up in a seating position and sort of skipping across the rocks and down the ledge in a seating position the whole time. the conservation group watches helplessly. my initial concern was that the guy who went
church, you must do this or that that contradicts your teaching. we re ordering this to do that, you re violating religious freedom. in new york, archbishop and cardinal timothy dolan will say his first fortnight for freedom mass in about 30 minutes. a woman loses her footing while fishing in vermont and falls into a fast moving sack the fast moving river. her husband jumping in, as you see in after her. the current swept a couple over a waterfall which is about 20 foot drop. the daring rescue caught on camera as crewed used a ladder to pull them to safety. aside from some cuts and bruises, believe it or not, they are ok. they are lucky, too! meanwhile, we have an update on that story we told you about yesterday. a 68-year-old bus monitor bullied by middle school students in new york who were absolute monsters. we warn you, the video is brutal. you re fat!