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>> the opposition sets off several smoke bombs. it fails. amid the chaos, the treaty is ratified. >> whenever you think the political climate is crazy here, look at the people overseas. >> a scaffold careens out of control with two window washers trapped on the platform. downtown denver on november 30th, 2005, a news camera captures a scaffold swinging 12 floors above the ground. >> you see the metal twist every time. you just never know each time it strikes is the building if its going to fail ...

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 day. >> firefighters try to make a 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 d...

Rest of my life. >> but vaughn says after witnessing anthonys ordeal, he cant help but feel a little 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 lif...

The first person was like, did you get all that on film? and, of course, you know -- 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...

Catastrophic if not for the experience, skill and teamwork 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.

Lot of horror. people were staring out at the street saying, no, no, no. >> heather works on the 18th floor. >> 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 swun...

30th, 2005, a news camera catches a high-rise scaffold swinging 12 floors above the ground. >> you can see the metal kind of twist when it hits every time. and you just never know with each time it strikes the building, if its going to fail or not. >> the scaffold comes loose when high winds snap a support line that holds 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 ...

Are voting on a controversial treaty with russia, when the opposition party tries to disrupt the vote. >> instead of handling it diplomatically, they instead decide to use violence. >> 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 being thrown, plenty of purges. >> this isnt happening at a sporting event. this isnt a bar fight. this is a governmental meeting. >> the opposition sets off several smoke ...

Mild injuries while leaving the building. welcome back to "caught on camera." im contessa brewer. ever look up at the window washers working on high rise buildings and wonder, how can they do that? this is one dangerous job. the work requires no fear of heights, nerves of steel and, as our next story shows, a tight grip. downtown denver, strong winds sends a scaffold careening out of control with two window washers holding on for dear life. >> everything just happened quick, man. >> we turned ...

Loving skiing as much as he did before the accident. >> i love to ski as much as i can, and i plan to do it the rest of my life. >> but vaughn says after witnessing anthonys ordeal, he cant help but feel a little 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! >> ...