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Feel that pressure or the pain. >> he gets ready to make the jump. >> it was a leap of faith, pretty much, yes, definitely a leap of faith. >> a leap of faith, maybe, a dangerous jump, definitely. he flies down the ramp and misses the landing. but danny takes the old saying to heart. if at first you don't succeed, try, try again, no matter what. >> i went back up there, 10 stories to get to the top of that thing. a fractured ankle in the hot humidity, construction all the way to the top of this thing. i had to hike that thing. >> he gets into position to make another attempt. and lands success...

>> he puts the bike back in gear and that's all he remembers. the jump and its horrifying results are caught on camera. >> i don't remember getting closer to the ramp. i don't remember shifting the motorcycle. i don't remember getting closer and closer and positioning myself for the jump. i don't remember any of that stuff. and i certainly don't remember the helicopter ride that, you know, sent me to scripps memorial hospital, which is where i woke up a day or two later. >> bubba breaks a lot of bones, not to mention a state of the art helmet. >> that is a $1,000 indy car helmet.

Already accomplished my goal, to have a western come to china, an american kid from california and jumping the great wall in a country like china. i never thought in a million years that would happen. >> but big projects can sometimes mean big problems. >> some of the things did come out a little wrong, like the design of the ramp was not perfect. there was a couple flaws in it which i found out about the hard way. >> the day before the big jump, danny checks out the setup. i went up there and looked at it. everything looked pretty good to go. >> it may look good to go. when he makes a test ru...

>> it's not as glamorous as it looks. you do get hurt a lot, which is a big part of what i do. >> i have four fractures on my left knee alone, elbow, ankle shoulder, i have an unstable vertebrae and serious damage and serious neck injury and paralysis in my arms. >> along with serious injuries, danny has racked up multiple records and first in skateboarding. >> the world record jumps i've achieved and records i set have been not so much about the record itself versus the opportunity to push skateboarding to a certain point. my whole deal is trying to one-up the things i've done in the past. >>...

Final number. 24 points on the session is gave us that big jump, and jump in consumer spending to the highest level since 2008. that gave the boost to the down and s&p and nasdaq. s&p closing above 1370. nasdaq is nearly their level. dow, 13,000 level. some of the stocks leading the gains, mcdonald's, home depot and microsoft and johnson & johnson hit 52-week highs. microsoft it was unchanged for about ten years. it was big winner and got gains. lots of credit cards companies, visa and mastercard. and gold also rose about $12. there are green arrows and finally we did it.