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Today the case begins against james "whitie "bulger for murder and mayhem. how many crooked fbi agents are being brought to justice? hi, everybody. im jake tapper. welcome to "the lead." peel begin with two window washers who are trache in midtown manhattan. their scaffolding collapsed, buckling in the middle, leaving both men straded hundreds of feet in the air. rescue crews are already on the way to the scene. you can see the men are wearing harnesses, they appear to be okay. in fact we saw ...

Elevator doors and dropped a 35-foot ladder down the dark shaft to the car below. four firefighters wearing harnesses descended on to the car, attached ropes to the one helped them up the ladder. it took 45 minutes to free everyone. but then a second emergency. 28 people stuck in another elevator at the same hotel. >> normally we get -- you know, we probably get six to ten of those types of calls a year. but weve never had one back to back like that. >> reporter: still these things can happen. f...

Elevator doors and dropped a 35-foot ladder down the dark shaft to the car below. four firefighters wearing harnesses descended on to the car, attached ropes to the passengers and one by one helped them up the ladder. it took 45 minutes to free everyone. but then a second emergency. 28 people stuck in another elevator at the same hotel. >> normally we get -- you know, we probably get six to ten of those types of calls a year. but weve never had one back to back like that. >> reporter: still thes...

White helmets bobbing during the accident. the race cars steel safety cage and harnesses acts like a cocoon and saves jeremy and yuris lives. amazingly jeremy suffers only a few bruises. yuri, a dislocated shoulder. as frightening as their accident is, it cant take away the racers itch and the dream of one day going pro. >> by the time the race comes up next year, ill probably be ready for it. >> ill be right up there with him. from one airborne race car to another. no wrong turns here, just f...

>> and now, you voted for it. the number one fan favorite video. a man takes himself and rescuers to the edge of death. march 19th, 2003. niagra falls. a suicidal man decides that he wants to live, but it may be too late as he stands in frigid water at the lip of a 180-foot drop. >> i dont know theres been many people that have survived that fall, if any. >> rescuers arrive on the scene. two brave men attached to harnesses go into the water. >> that water is traveling one way and the only way is...

>> we waved at everyone on the beach. really didnt know that anything was wrong. i only learned later that an engine went out. >> first to arrive on the scene are forsyth and his band of rescuers. they fear theyre already too late. >> we couldnt tell if everybody was out of the plane. >> you got anymore? theyre all out? where they at? in the rescuers go. full speed ahead. >> we swam as hard and as fast as we could. >> holy. >> andy and the pilot have gotten free from their harnesses and bring je...

Vigilante here. hes doing great work. and giving these guys an ex-lax attack along the way. >> and now, you voted for it. the number one fan favorite video. a man takes himself and rescuers to the edge of death. march 19th, 2003. niagra falls. a suicidal man decides that he wants to live, but it may be too late as he stands in frigid water at the lip of a 180-foot drop. >> i dont know theres been many people that have survived that fall, if any. >> rescuers arrive on the scene. two brave men att...

Attack along the way. >> and now, you voted for it. the number one fan favorite video. a man takes himself and rescuers to the edge of death. march 19th, 2003. niagra falls. a suicidal man decides that he wants to live, but it may be too late as he stands in frigid water at the lip of a 180-foot drop. >> i dont know theres been many people that have survived that fall, if any. >> rescuers arrive on the scene. two brave men attached to harnesses go into the water. >> that water is traveling one w...

Perez is a strong advocate for the doctrine. >> new this morning a call for reform at our nations pharmacy. pharmacy yoer sioversight board in 50 states are unable to prevent disease out breaks because they dont routinely inspect them. the probe after a meningitis outbreak at a massachusetts pharmacy last year. 17,000 con dam nated drugs were shipped out killing 50 people and affecting over 7800. >> a riye -- 700. >> a risky rescue as crews used ropes and harnesses to bring the two down safely. ...

Its a miracle. a new procedure from switzerland allows once paralyzed lab rats to walk and run again, using robotic harnesses and electrical/chemical stimulation, they learned to move and within week were voluntary moving. human trials are expected to begin in the next two years. hillary clinton supporters are feeling good this morning. a new quinnipiac university poll shows she has an enormous advantage in a hypothetical 2016 presidential race against some big contenters. let me bring in vice...