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You just never know each time it strikes is the building if its going to fail or not. >> high winds snap a support line holding it in place. stranding a pair of window washers hundreds of feet above the ground. >> how do you get them? how do you stop this from happening? >> firefighters man the windows broken by the scaffold hoping to grab it when it comes near. after 15 frightening minutes, the scaffold lines up with one of the windows and firefighters are able to secure it. the two workers jum...

Minutes. i will be calling both of you as my lawyers. >> she was in -- is in charge of the tax exempt division of the irs. a big position. >> sean: unbelievable. they are now claiming it is low level people. throw them under the bus. they probably wont even fire anybody as a result until we push for an investigation. thank you. good to see you and we do need that as well as everybody else. we will have more reaction to the unprecedented scandal regarding the irs targeting conservatives. breaking...

The bombing scene. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. three weeks after his death, tamerlan tsarnaev has finally been laid to rest. cemeteries in several states and familys ancestral home of chechnya had all refused to accept his remains. his body had been kept at a funeral home in massachusetts. police say, an anonymous person stepped forward to help and tsarnaev was buried yesterday in an unknown gravesite. daring rescue from the top of a high rise building in l.a. two window washers wer...

Treaty with russia. when the opposition party tries to disrupt the vote. >> instead of handling it diplomatically, they use fists instead. >> the weapon of choice? eggs. >> where do they get the eggs? im just going to bring eggs to parliament today and throw them at everyone. >> also been thrown, plenty of punches. >> this isnt happening at a sporting event. this isnt a bar fight. this is a governmental meeting. >> the opposition sets off several smoke bombs. to further cloud the issue. the plan...

30th, 2005, a news camera captures a scaffold swinging 12 floors above the ground. >> you see the metal twist when it hits every time. you just never know each time it strikes is the building if its going to fail or not. >> high winds snap a support line holding it in place. stranding a pair of window washers hundreds of feet above the ground. >> how do you get them? how do you stop this from happening? >> firefighters man the windows broken by the scaffold hoping to grab it when it comes near. ...

When the opposition party tries to disrupt the vote. >> instead of handling it diplomat lyi lic diplomatically, they use fists instead. >> the weapon of choice? eggs. >> where do they get the eggs? im just going to bring eggs to parliament today and throw them at everyone. >> also been thrown, plenty of punches. >> this isnt happening at a sporting event. this isnt a bar fight. this is a governmental meeting. >> the opposition sets off several smoke bombs. it fails. amid the chaos, the treaty is...

Bigger hole in the glass to give the window washers more room, but theres no time. when the scaffold collides again with the building, at the precise spot where firefighters are waiting, the two frightened men seize the moment. >> they didnt wait. they were so afraid that they literally just dove through that small opening. >> after their 15-minute terrifying wild ride, oscar gonzalez and hector estrada break down. they are grateful to be alive. >> translator: we really thought the cables would ...

Hello. im milissa rehberger. hamid karzai is accusing the u.s. of cooperating with the taliban. chuck hagel strongly denies that as does the taliban. cardinals gathering in rome took a conclave break to hold mass today. the first meetings to elect a new pope will happen tuesday. nelson mandela has been released from the hospital. now back to "caught on camera." welcome back to "caught on camera." im contessa brewer. ever look up at the window washers working on high-rise buildings and wond...

Chair lift ride. >> we make sure we dont have any loose straps, loose gloves. we used to take it for granted, oh, you just get off the ski lift. but we make sure were ready to go. coming up -- an out-of-control dump truck tearing down the street. >> oh! >> a driver tries to fend off a vicious attack while steering a bus. plus two window washers hold on for dear life. when "caught on camera: wild rides" continues. dad, id put that down. ah. 4g, huh? verizon 4g lte. 700 megahertz spectrum, end...

I think that was the scariest point for me because i was thinking for sure somebody with fall out. >> it really had kind of an apocalyptic feel to it. >> photojournalist kirby howell works only a few blocks away and gets to the scene quickly, capturing it all on camera. >> the scaffold swung out halfway between these two buildings here. my biggest fear was that the cables supporting it were going to snap and it would come crashing down to the street. >> the window washers are wearing safety harn...