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>> its probably only maybe a minute, maybe two minutes before 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 th...

>> there was a lot of gasps, a 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 ...

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 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 s...

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, nicholas went door-to-door offering his window washing services. right away, his outfit was an attention grabber. now, you can see kilt-clad window washers and tartan vehicles at work in all the major cities in canada. and seattle. one of nicholas business partners was vice president of operations with 1-800-got-junk and during her time there s...

Cloud the issue. the plan ultimately fails. amid the chaos the treaty is ratified. >> when you think the political climate is crazy here just look at the people overseas. it makes you feel much better. a scaffold careens out of control with two window washers trapped on a platform. downtown denver november 30th, 2005, a news catches a high-rise scaffold swinging 12 floors above the ground. >> you can see the metal twist when it hits every time. you never know with each time it strikes the buil...

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 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....

Im milissa rehberger following breaking news. we have this video in from indiana where darkness is hampering the efforts where they cannot identify the damage. illinois appears to have taken the worse. four people are dead and tlooe in critical condition. the storm continues to move quickly eastward and the threat of more tornados diminishing but the dangerously high winds remain. more information as we get it. right now, back the our program. im contessa brewer. ever look up at the window washe...

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. its a stationery and gifts store. anything we purchase for the paper cottage goes on our ink card. so you can manage your business expenses and access them online instantly with the game changing app from ink. we didnt get into business to spend time managing receipts, that...

The obvious question was someones going to get seriously hurt and someone could die. something had to be done quickly. >> crews rush inside the building, hoping they can catch the scaffold the next time it hits. >> we started running down the hallway. i was in the lead. 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 firefight...

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 to snap and it would come crashi...