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What we can expect today. eric: and making her first comments since she was fired as editor of "the new york times," causing a firestorm in the heated debate over whether she was treated differently because she is a woman. >> they are complaining about a fact some people referred to her on background is being pushy. something you don't hear being said about men. i make a lot of purchases for my business.

>> with seconds counting down until the rope burns through, jasen begins to break free. >> he's got one arm. he's got his arms. come on! >> go, jasen! >> after three minutes in the air, jasen escapes from the straight jacket, and the crowd goes wild. >> he's not done yet. he's got the rope. he needs to make his way to the safety rope in time before the rope burns through. >> now i'm really relieved. all he's got to do is get the clip off of the harness and man, we're good to go. we're free. we're home free. and he starts pulling on the thing and tugging on it, you know, twisting it around. wha...

Meanwhile, jasen's sister in the audience can barely watch. >> oh, god be with you, jasen. i've got the hugest lump in my throat. >> the crane lifts jasen upside down 50 feet above the river. >> so jasen's job was to get out of the straight jacket, detach himself from the harness. he'd be free and clear from the rope. and with any luck as he's being brought down, the rope burns through showing a dramatic finish to a successful stunt. >> but things don't go as planned. immediately, joe sees jasen struggling with the straight jacket. >> the canvas that these straight jackets are made from will s...

Thin rubber mat leaving them and a male performer below with multiple broken bones and in one case internal bleeding. >> shock. they didn't expect their equipment to fail. >> reporter: officials are focusing on the attachment point where the rigging was connected to a cable affixed to the arena's rafters. the providence fire chief said a single carabiner clip about a half inch thick designed to hold 10,000 pounds broke. sending the performers plunging about 35 feet. >> when you get into those kind of heights with people, that's dangerous. it's a dangerous occupation. >> reporter: authorities s...