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I was terrified then and i knew that john liked helicopters and he'd get excited and flap his arms and the first thing i asked is, can you ask the helicopters to back off a little? >> he'd be excited now then by the helicopters, the crowd, all the attention he was getting. no, he was not afraid. >> the lines carry 230,000 volts, enough juice to power a small town. the authorities cut the electricity but they warn there may still be 20,000 volts of residual power. captain terry self of the mesa fire department harnesses himself to the tower and leads the rescue. >> get higher and higher and bef...

I was terrified then and i knew that john liked helicopters and he'd get excited and flap his arms and the first thing i asked is, can you ask the helicopters to back off a little? >> he'd be excited now then by the helicopters, the crowd, all the attention he was getting. no, he was not afraid. >> the lines carry 230,000 volts, enough juice to power a small town. the authorities cut the electricity but they warn there may still be 20,000 volts of residual power. captain terry self of the mesa fire department harnesses himself to the tower and leads the rescue. >> get higher and higher and bef...

That john liked helicopters and he'd get excited and flap his arms and the first thing i asked is, can you ask the helicopters to back off a little? >> he'd be excited now then by the helicopters, the crowd, all the attention he was getting. no, he was not afraid. >> the lines carry 230,000 volts, enough juice to power a small town. the authorities cut the electricity but they warn there may still be 20,000 volts of residual power. captain terry self of the mesa fire department harnesses himself to the tower and leads the rescue. >> get higher and higher and before you get to the top, some poi...

Myself into this? >> the plan -- terry and firefighter jeff mitchell will harness the boys and rappel down the tower with them. with night falling and temperatures dropping, it's becoming a risky operation. >> james had john's hand clamped down on to the little 3-inch angle iron girder there. he had a death grip on it. his brother's hand was blue. >> it's been two tense hours since the crisis began when another option makes a dramatic entrance. a special utility truck called a condor equipped with a 150-foot boom. by coincidence, it had been undergoing repairs just a few miles away. >> they on...

Races home. sandra gets alerted at work by police. >> as i was driving from work home and could see the boys on the tower and the helicopters circling like birds above them, i was terrified then and i knew that john liked helicopters and he'd get excited and flap his arms and the first thing i asked is, can you ask the helicopters to back off a little? >> he'd be excited now then by the helicopters, the crowd, all the attention he was getting. no, he was not afraid. >> the lines carry 230,000 volts, enough juice to power a small town. the authorities cut the electricity but they warn there may...