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This is what the performer sees during the act. while there are no harnesses or safety nets, that doesn't stop them from jumping. the wheel of death had been removed from the show until espinoza returned. >> we have huge safety routines we go through. artists, staff. >> reporter: cirque du soleil says safety is a priority. and family and friends of espinoza say he is doing well. rina ninan, abc news, washington. coming up, not everyone can pull in a half million dollars for a yard sale. >> unless, of course, you are oprah. some big surprises yesterday at her auction in santa barbara. and a...

Be arrested. abc's gio benitez has more. >> reporter: a startling accusation that one of the workers at the north carolina state fair tampered with the ride. >> it makes me mad to think that anybody would put people's safety in danger like they have. and i'm not mad, i'm furious. >> reporter: 49-year-old tim tutterow seen here was charged with three felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious bodily injury. the ride called the vortex twists, turns and flips, and thursday it suddenly restarted as riders were getting off. their harnesses not in place. five people were sent t...

>> the decision is made to lower carella and moriarty into the water. these two men, who'd met only in passing before, know they'll need to trust each other. >> we shook hands and looked each other in the eye and i think we understood, i'm there to save your life and you're there to save mine. >> as they're lowered into the water, they both have two ropes attached to their harnesses. one ties them to a small shrub on the shore, and the other is controlled by about 20 rescuers. they will use all of their strength to keep those men from getting swept over the falls. >> the water going at such a ...

And his dog from a nearly 200-foot fall. helicopters make the first attempt. a rescuer is lowered down a safety line and tries to attach harnesses to both ivan and the dog. >> the reason why we decided or the department decided to go with the helicopter first, i guess that's how our procedure works, our protocol. we figured that would be the easiest way, the safest way. to rescue ivan. >> but the wind and noise generated by the chopper causes lola to panic. and ivan scrambles to cover her with his body. >> during their attempt, the roteo wash was so great that it was blowing rocks and debris a...

The computer to go into safety mode stopping the ride, leaving the passengers, three of them young children, stuck. >> not knowing, not understandings why you're in that position. you're going to be a little bit upset, but once we got up there and the guys were able to talk to them, calm everybody down -- >> reporter: getting the riders down took more than two hours because they say universal studios had to get the cars in a locked position which takes some time. >> then our guys can go ahead and put the victims in the harnesses and then we were able to walk them off the ride. >> reporter: thi...