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>> it's probably only maybe a minute, maybe two minutes before the first person was like, did you get all that on film? and, of course, you know -- in my 20 years plus of boating, it is the most spectacular whitewater wipeout i've ever seen. >> i show the video to people and they say, god, how can this cameraman be doing that? and i just laugh because we all go, how can you not? we had figured out everybody's job, we had everything covered as best as we could. but even just watching the tape for the first time in a long time, it just brought chills because it could have gone much worse. thankf...

>> there was a lot of gasps, a lot of horror. people were staring out at the street saying, no, no, no. >> heather works on the 18th floor. >> at one point it was swinging out towards the street. and it actually went up vertical like this. i think that was the scariest point for me because i was thinking for sure somebody with fall out. >> it really had kind of an apocalyptic feel to it. >> photojournalist kirby howell works only a few blocks away and gets to the scene quickly, capturing it all on camera. >> the scaffold swung out halfway between these two buildings here. my biggest fear was t...

Started we tried to hold on to the cables on the building, but our arms got too tired. we lost energy, it was so cold. so we let it loose. >> everyone involved agrees the situation could have been catastrophic if not for the experience, skill and teamwork of the firefighters and for those window washers who managed to hold on tight. coming up -- a kite surfer hurled through the air. >> we saw him go up about 40 feet at least, and then slam to the ground. plus a mother's desperate attempt to save herself and her little boy. my doctor told me about eliquis. and three important reasons to tak...

That's not a bad idea. people won't forget us. >> and that was how the window washing company men in kilts was born. wearing a kilt that his wife made him, nicholas went door-to-door offering his window washing services. right away, his outfit was an attention grabber. now, you can see kilt-clad window washers and tartan vehicles at work in all the major cities in canada. and seattle. one of nicholas' business partners was vice president of operations with 1-800-got-junk and during her time there she saw the company go from 40 franchises to 350. she sees the same growth potential for men in ki...

Cloud the issue. the plan ultimately fails. amid the chaos the treaty is ratified. >> when you think the political climate is crazy here just look at the people overseas. it makes you feel much better. a scaffold careens out of control with two window washers trapped on a platform. downtown denver november 30th, 2005, a news catches a high-rise scaffold swinging 12 floors above the ground. >> you can see the metal twist when it hits every time. you never know with each time it strikes the building if it is going to fail or not. >> the scaffold comes loose when high winds snap holding it in p...