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I was screaming, make a hole, make a hole. we were trying to judge exactly where it was going to hit. we knew we had one shot. we knew it was coming in, we just didnt know which window it was going to come in at. >> the firefighters reach a broken window and prepare to grab the safety ropes to pull the scaffold into the building. now theyre eye level with the scaffold, close enough to see the fear on the faces of those two men. >> they were terrified. they didnt think they were going home that d...

They are grateful to be alive. >> translator: we really thought the cables would snap and the scaffold would crash down. thank god it didnt. >> translator: when the wind started we tried to hold on to the cables on the building, but our arms got too tired. we lost energy, it was so cold. so we let it loose. >> everyone involved agrees the situation could have been catastrophic if not for the experience, skill and teamwork of the firefighters and for those window washers who managed to hold on ti...

Cables supporting it were going to snap and it would come crashing down to the street. >> the window washers are wearing safety harnesses, so presumably if the scaffold falls, the men would be left hanging from the top of the building. thats probably little comfort to them as the scaffold flies through the air thrashing violently. its already plummeted about 15 feet and shards of glass from the buildings windows are raining down on the street. >> to get a visual of this. you arrive on scene, you...

500 others injured. still, the head of the association of american railroads tells abc news that the fear is largely unfounded. and that 99.998% of all hazmat shipments reach their destination safely. alex perez, abc news, columbus, ohio. in other news this morning, a frightening scene on the streets of new york. two window washers dangled for almost an hour outside the 42nd floor of a manhattan high rise. all that after their motorized scaffolding broke down. fire crews had to cut through gla...

500 others injured. still, the head of the association of american railroads tells abc news that the fear is largely unfounded. and that 99.998% of all hazmat shipments reach their destination safely. alex perez, abc news, columbus, ohio. in other news this morning, a frightening scene on the streets of new york. two window washers dangled for almost an hour outside the 42nd floor of a manhattan high rise. all that after their motorized scaffolding broke down. fire crews had to cut through gla...

Window cleaning business. we were trying to come up with an idea. a name. and met with a couple friends having a couple drinks got drunk, and one of my buddies blurted out, we should wear kilts and be scottish. at first we all had a laugh and then thought thats not a bad idea. people wont forget us. >> and that was how the window washing company, men in kilts, was born. wearing a kilt that his wife made him nicolas went door-to-door offering his window washing services. right away, his outfit wa...

In my 20 years plus of boating, it is the most spectacular whitewater wipeout ive ever seen. >> i show the video to people and they say, god, how can this cameraman be doing that? and i just laugh because we all go, how can you not? we had figured out everybodys job, we had everything covered as best as we could. but even just watching the tape for the first time in a long time, it just brought chills because it could have gone much worse. thankfully it didnt. coming up -- >> sweet water oak l...

>> at one point it was swinging out towards the street. and it actually went up vertical like this. 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 ...

Of the firefighters and for those window washers who managed to hold on tight. coming up -- a kite surfer hurled through the air. >> we saw him go up about 40 feet at least, and then slam to the ground. plus a mothers desperate attempt to save herself and her little boy. we know a place where tossing and turning have given way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, dont drive ...

Differently on that routine 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. toothpaste is the wrong thing to use on a denture, ...