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Civilized human beings. is that davy crockett? >> you should read all day long about the people if you still dont know how to be with the people. youre just a punk. that is slander. >> you tell him! >> fitzgerald, you called me a liar. any man that calls me a liar is going to get a beating. >> hes got a gun! [ laughter ] >> oh, dont worry, folks. hes harmless. >> ladies and gentlemen, the famous david crockett.

Location that seems to epitomize the expression, an accident waiting to happen. its hard to predict where an accident will occur. they are accidents, after all. but there is one place where crashes are almost as regular as the months on a calendar. >> 31 crashes in, what, 36 months? >> durham, north carolina, the home of duke university. its also home to this low railroad bridge. a clearance of only 118", which is clearly marked here, and here. >> some of the trucks, when they pull up, they look...

Customers in the store fight back. >> they came into our place and tried to kick us around. i dont like being kicked around. >> plus -- >> he was outside of the car hanging on and his caretaker was hanging on with every ounce of strength she could to make sure he didnt fall. >> when "caught on camera: to the rescue" continues. uh oh. oh. henry! oh my. go, youre good. back, back, back. (vo) according to kelley blue book, subaru has the highest resale value of any brand. again. you might find that...

Ankle locked around the pole at all times. you keep your gloves and your helmet? >> yeah. >> reporter: as for the scaffolding, you make it look so easy. its held together with simple knots made of nylon strips. maybe you can finish this one for me, because ive ruined it. i should probably stick to my day job. it goes up like that. the people who do this work are proud of their craft. bamboo scaffolding is an art, the scaffolder says. a chinese traditional art that can be traced back thousands of...

The sears tower there also known as the willis tower in chicago, so when you think of skyscrapers and what goes into building them you probably dont think that bamboo can be involved but in hong kong, builders are using bamboo. cnn correspondent ivan watson has this very interesting story. ♪ >> reporter: 30 stories up, hanging on a bamboo pole, this is how they build and repair skyscrapers in hong kong.

Arms of friends and family, it turns out kevins little tire snag probably saved his life. >> you know, i would have to say that if kevin had cleared that cable and hed sailed on out of the racetrack, he probably had a 20 or 25-foot drop to the other side. with that momentum and that speed, it is quite entirely possible that he could have made the parking lot and it could have been a much worse accident than it actually was. >> after kevins out of the car, its no small affair to untangle the mess...

Their pointing, i noticed at the top of the ferris wheel what was going on. and there was a man who looked like he was about to fall out of the ferris wheel out of the seat. >> the man is 31-year-old caleb hill, who has special needs. hes literally dangling from atop the ferris wheel. >> apparently the ride had been going and it stopped because they were at the point where they were letting people off. so they could let more people on. >> and only five feet tall, hill is able to work his way ben...

>> a lot of people turning up for the fair. >> a weatherman at the local nbc television station is preparing to do a live shot for the newscast. >> the kick-off day was special needs day. and it was where they invited people from around the region with special needs to come and join the fair with their ca caretakers. for us, as a tv station, we like to get there and do our newscasts on the first day it opens. >> when the newscast takes a commercial break, maitland stands by, going over his notes...

Thats the term i would like to use. and i feel that there is purpose as to why im still alive. i truly believe that. >> parker is arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder. he is convicted and sentenced to ten years in prison, immediately followed by ten years of probation. despite experiencing the worst in human nature on that day, professor hill knows he also experienced the best, the kindness and strength of strangers saved his life. >> shows me that there is true mankind still ...

Horrifying accidents. >> one scream rose above the rest, a real scream of terror. >> brutal beatings. >> i was saying oh, my god. oh, my god. i can remember doing that all the way. >> terrifying moments. >> i just waved my hands back and forth. >> in the face of danger. >> we all figured something is happening. we have to do something. they didnt stand silently by. >> im a mother. thats my instinct. >> instead, they placed themselves in harms way. >> just wanted the baby to be fine and okay. a h...