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Swamp land to farms and homes and buildings. you see landmarks appear like the trinity church and the brooklyn bridge with a time clock rolling through the years and a floor counter that whips higher and higher. when you reach the 1970s the twin towers appear and disappear. then you see the construction begin. 102 floors and 500 years in 4seconds. >> the building itself is unique and special. we wanted to, to do something that was in concert with that where people would come away and say, wow that was a whole experience. we really had a great time. >> reporter: the ride down, bill, is just as ...

Experienced anything like this. a nearby instructor is shooting the action. a desperate mcglynn hails him for help. >> i was aware of what was happening. i looked over at the camera guy, and i said, hey, miky, i could use a hand over here. the leg straps were coming up past the knees. came in, we were able to get the leg pads down below the knees again. >> once laverne's knees were secured in the harness, dennis pulls the rip cord, thousands of feet sooner than anticipated. dennis and laverne grasp on to each other the entire ride down, locking hands for more than five grueling minutes. meanwh...

Phone from pasadena. joan i understand it was a cold but beautiful day yesterday in pasadena. how was that ride down colorado boulevard? >> oh it certainly was. it was very cold. so unusual for new year's day in pasadena. but, you know we dressed for it and it couldn't dampen the festivity. it was a beautiful, beautiful day. >> it was a beautiful day and a beautiful ride in so many ways. after all these years, you got an apology from officials in pasadena. what was it like to finally read those official words "we're sorry"? >> well it meant everything. because all the -- all the media blitz wa...

They need to look for any clues that are out there on the water. but it's just -- the sullenberg style save of that plane on the hudson river literally was one in a million or one in a 100 million event. and they were both trained for it. they had both been trained in water landings. and that's not training that you get typically. so i think it's a weather situation. and in this kind of situation, not saying that's what happened here, but often we see a stall, meaning that the air flow over the rings is disrupted, the pilots don't realize the situati situation. and then you know, the plane can...

A desperate mcglynn hails him for help. >> i was aware of what was happening. i looked over at the camera guy, hey, i could use a hand here. the leg pads were coming down below the knees. we were able to get the leg pads down below the knees again. >> once her legs were harnessed, dennis pulls the rip cord thousands of feet sooner than anticipated. dennis and laverne grasp on to each other the entire ride down, locking hands for more than five grueling minutes. meanwhile back on the ground, everyone who's jumped after laverne has already landed. >> that's great. and then i look way over to the...