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That john liked helicopters and hed get excited and flap his arms and the first thing i asked is, can you ask the helicopters to back off a little? >> hed be excited now then by the helicopters, the crowd, all the attention he was getting. no, he was not afraid. >> the lines carry 230,000 volts, enough juice to power a small town. the authorities cut the electricity but they warn there may still be 20,000 volts of residual power. captain terry self of the mesa fire department harnesses himself t...

Myself into this? >> the plan -- terry and firefighter jeff mitchell will harness the boys and rappel down the tower with them. with night falling and temperatures dropping, its becoming a risky operation. >> james had johns hand clamped down on to the little 3-inch angle iron girder there. he had a death grip on it. his brothers hand was blue. >> its been two tense hours since the crisis began when another option makes a dramatic entrance. a special utility truck called a condor equipped with a...

Out protesters opposed to the prime minister. now in the streets around the park protesters are setting fires while the sound of chaos echoes all across the city. i want to get to the thick of things. what are you seeing right now? >> reporter: well, don, were down on one corner of the square and down this street about 200 yards down there there are still large groups of protesters in the side streets that lead to the square and they continue to fight running battles with riot police. that white...

Somebody today described him as a cornered cat, that hes desperate and you dont know how he will strike out. so theyre trying to proceed with as much caution as they possibly can to take him alive, but also to make sure theres no loss of life, and were told that right in the vicinity of where theyve got him, theres also sort of a 40 gallon tank so they will be very careful about that as well. they dont want to fire a random shot and have something happen there. >> but at this point, john king, w...

Poultry plants and other small businesses. against provisions that let the cops check the immigration status of people they stop for suspicious behavior. and allow school officials to verify a students legal status and make it a crime for illegal residents not to carry registration papers. supporters of this measure say the crackdown will help legal residents find work. people all around the world had trouble with their email today. well see what triggered a global blackberry problem and why it ...

children inside was swept away. flooding was so bad, rescuers couldnt see the vehicle until the water receded. >> we were right over top of the vehicle that unfortunately the victims were in and never knew they were there. the bottom of the boat would scrape against the top of the car. >> another person is still missing. police say 11 people climbed trees to escape rushing water that was nine feet deep in some places. in wisconsin, strong winds flipped cars and big trucks on to their...