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>> 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 that the cables supporting it were going to snap and it would come crashing down to the street. >> the window washers are wearing safety harn...

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. thankfully it didn't. coming up -- >> sweet water oak loses the rider. >> a jockey hanging on for dear life. >> oh, my gosh. >> a boy dangles from a cha...

>> firefighters try to make a bigger hole in the glass to give the window washers more room, but there's no time. when the scaffold collides again with the building, at the precise spot where firefighters are waiting the two frightened men seize the moment. >> they didn't wait. they were so afraid that they literally just dove through that small opening. >> after their 15-minute terrifying wild ride, oscar gonzalez and hector estrada break down. they are grateful to be alive. >> translator: we really thought the cables would snap and the scaffold would crash down. thank god it didn't. >> trans...

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Set of anchors on the roof that exist for the window washers so we know it will support us. it's a very safe setup. >> you saw the video of a santa claus in a mall that got his beard stuck in the rappelling device. >> right. right. >> that won't happen? >> it won't happen. we learned that the hard way several years ago and it was also on live tv where i got stuck half way down with a wig that got caught in the blade of ice. so we know better now and we've changed the whole rigging setup so that cannot happen. >> we have one other great guest with us. we had him here last year, brian cashman, g...