5 Viral Videos That You Need to See: Sept. 1, 2015

Necn.com's compilation of the day's must-see videos

Today's top viral videos include two animal related clips, one an encounter with a bear and the other a breaching humpback whale:

#1: Six workers were injured Tuesday morning when a building that was under construction collapsed at Bryant University in Rhode Island. Check out this aerial video of what remains of the building.

Six construction workers are hurt after an athletic building under construction collapsed at Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island

#2: Milford, Connecticut, resident Mark Tutino captured this incredible footage of what appears to be a humpback whale breaching on Long Island Sound.

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#3: Also in Connecticut, state officials closed some trails after a hiker came dangerously close to a brazen black bear.

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#4: A county clerk in Kentucky who invoked "God's authority" Tuesday for defying the U.S. Supreme Court on gay marriage has been summoned by a federal judge to explain why she should not be fined or jailed for contempt. You can watch her confrontation with one of the people who came to get a marriage license.

Anne Hathaway, who announced this week she was expecting her second child, says she came forward about her struggles with getting pregnant because infertility can be deeply isolating. "I think that we have a very one-size-fits-all approach to getting pregnant," Hathaway told The Associated Press on Saturday. "And you get pregnant and for the majority of cases, this is a really happy time. But a lot of people who are trying to get pregnant: That's not really the story. Or that's one part of the story. And the steps that lead up to that part of the story are really painful and very isolating and full of self-doubt. And I went through that."

#5: And finally, there were a few tense moments on Tuesday afternoon when a plane experiencing mechanical difficulties had to make an emergency landing at Beverly Airport in Massachusetts. You can watch that landing below.

A plane that reported having gear issues landed safely at Beverly Municipal Airport in Massachusetts Tuesday afternoon.
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