to ledge to ledge, down through cracks and narrows, chimneys leading down step by step. until you get to this arch. it's a small arch, it's only about this tall. the photograph is a little -- well, size, scale dimension, they all kind of leave out there. right inside of this arch way there is a bunch of broken pottery so you know this was a used route a thousand years ago. and the arch leads down into a canyon that opens up and you go up a side canyon into this little alcove where a piece of the ceiling has fallen just slightly. and i found this place. the first time i found this was on the 27th day of a back pack and i got up to this spot and i took my hat off and i stuck my head in the crack, which is something that i do frequently out there, because i know every once in a while you're going it see something back inside one of these cracks. and back in this crack there was a basket about 1500 years old that had been turned upside down so it wouldn't collect anything and it was way back down in the crack so that no light or wind would touch it. and it was in perfect con

it's still under that ledge. i hope.

they aren't always a ceramic vessel under a ledge. sometimes they are huge. sometimes they are 3-story dwellings built up into the cracks. they are buildings that they made in the 11th century ad, that the anastasi, the pueblo people made, that a base 5 stories tall. they built at least 400 miles of roads are documented in the four corners area. when i'm saying roads, i'm saying swaugts cut across the desert that are 30 feet wide that have berms about this high on both sides and run absolutely straight. and if they hit a landmark of some sort, they don't around it, they go up and over it or they go down a cliff and when you are on one of these roads and you get to the edge of a cliff, you can see that it's easier to go down maybe 20 feet over to your left, but they go right down the cliff. and you look down the cliff and there are stairs carved into the cliff face so that this road stays absolutely straight. my take on this is that out in the desert, the ultimate commodity besides water is visibility. and if you set a line across the desert, you are going to

her country's economy drove her out on a ledge. elizabeth palmer reports on the crisis that may threaten the ..s. recovery. as china's next president visits the u.s., bill whitaker investigates whether china is undermining our industry. and his supreme court appeal cannot be denied, but jim axelrod will talk to the coaches who passed on jeremy lin. captioning sponsored by cbs s this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. much of the world is lined up leainst iran's nuclear program, israel is threatening to go to war over it, and the u.s. is pushing for extreme new sanctions. so you might not expect the manians to go on tv to brag about their nuclear achievements, but today the iranian president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, claimed that his anntry has made an important advance in the process of enriching uranium, which is necessary to make the fuel for a bomb. we asked david martin to find avidwhat the iranian development means. >> reporter: iran's president hay have impressed his own people by showcasing his

as he steps off the ledge, shay hugs lewis close.y're lowered down to the floor below where more firefighters pull them in. >> relief came when we got pulled in. >> both giagos and lewis are taken to the hospital and treated for smoke inhalation. it takes the fdny another hour to control the fire. afterwards, they talk to a local reporter. >> you're looking at two guys, high profile. it could be anybody. it's a lot of guy, the whole team. >> he was first. i'm just fast. it's nothing that anybody wouldn't have done. >> is this the reason you became a firefighter in the first place? >> no. it's the whole reason. a whole reason. >> an exhausted but happy patty brown weighed in. >> so proud of these two guys. these guys hanging 13 floors. >> in the decade that follows this amazing rescue, the men of rescue one and the fdny continue to serve the city of new york. but sadly three of the firefighters who came to the aid of jose and peter in 1991 that day are killed at the world trade center on september 11th, 2001. patty brown promoted to c

her name is lambrousia harikleia, the mother of a handicapped child, she perched on the ledge of her office building, one of the ones slated for closure. her rescuers promised problems could be solved. she accused them of lying. one of the things that has forced the people of greece to the precipice is the corrupt and inefficient government that everyone agrees must shrink. for decades, politicians have been handing out jobs with generous benefits in return for votes, and now the country is broke. apostolos apostokakis is one of greece's hard-work young entrepreneurs. >> we all know what needs to be done. the problem is who will take the political risk to do it? we, obviously, need people who will place the country above their personal interests. >> reporter: apostolakis is part owner of an internet trading company. this crisis has already forced him to lay off 240 people. that's almost half his workforce. how painful was it to let them go? >> it was very difficult. >> reporter: we stood in front of what was once his flagship store and spoke of a possible future. so you're seeing thi

off the balcony in protest against these austerity measures she was eventually talked down from the ledge but still it seems that's kind of representative of what's going on there the greek people in despair at these never ending cuts do you think the government fully understands the extent of that despair. i don't actually because i do if i thought they did i think they would have already defaulted i mean the fact of the matter is that as you suggested that woman is a perfect metaphor for the greek economy i mean they're there at the cliff and at the cliff face and they're being told to jump to get a little bit more help with it after the fall and about several hundred feet below and there's no light at the end of the tunnel well there is it's an on rushing train but the absolutely no growth component in the latest package it's more of the same thing and things are going to get worse if the the package now the european commission says if greece leaves the eurozone it'll be a disaster while the german finance minister admitting that the monetary union is now better prepared for this than

why don't we go on a ledge now with bob pisani and rick santelli. all right. bob, stocks have been on a big run for months, but volume as you know better than anybody is exceptional exceptionally anemic. the whole theme of this program is basically when do we get people to take a chance on stocks again? in other words to quote the red sox i guess, when do retail investors cowboy-up? >> i think the problem is going to be -- you'll see that change when we get more certainty on the global economy and more certainty on the u.s. economy. what's going on in europe, the clients in europe aren't trading because of the uncertainty here. the retail guys here aren't trading because of the uncertainty here. and the high frequency guys aren't even trading for even sake because the volatility is so low. i think this will change when we get more certainty on the global economy. brian, meanwhile the s&p just hit a three and a half year high. i know the volume we'll see. i know the price action isn't particularly fantastic. technology's up. energy's been a great performer. mat

the cumulative effect of the fresh cut with the debris sitting on the ledge, luckily we have a chance there to protect us from rocks going on the street. >> this is one type of rock salt and we will look at a few others. what will we see? >> i think it would be appropriate. we have been talking about rock salt. there is instability that occurs at telegraph hill. this was more in the earth flow and debris flow kind of movement. this moves downhill as a result of the rations from the earthquake. that is where we are headed next. >> here we are on the next stop of our landslide for parent though this is the lagoon ouna a area. this is different from where we all were just add on telegraph hill. this is a whole different concept. tell us what we have to. we have the big hill behind us, what kind of formations do we have? >> this part of san francisco, we are out in the dune sands which makes up the hill to my right. a crusty old drainage that we are standing is bedrock, 160 million year-old sandstone. the project right in the hillside over there and then farther down along the path that g

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rock ledge to get back onto northbound 270. there is also the option.out to falls road back over to 270. if you are not that familiar with the area, i strongly suggest you stick with the beltway and take rockledge over to 270. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the entertainment world is mourning the loss of soul train haute don cornelius this morning. he was found dead in his l.a. home yesterday. police say he shot himself. he was 75 years old. the tv host was considered a cultural ground breaker showcasing black music and artists for decades. cornelius later descended into marital trouble and also illness. stay tuned to fox 5. coming up in our 8:00 hour, we'll have much more on his legacy when we sit down with the deputy director of the museum of african-american history and culture. >>> angelo dundee passed way at his home in florida. he is best known for working with mohammed ali and sugar ray leonard. ali has said that dundee, quote, allowed him to be exactly whoa wanted to be. angelo dundee was 90 years old. >>> coming up income, we

today the issue grabbed attention of state ledge slayors and shows students are paying up yards of -- upwards of $1200 per year on tex books. now, legislateors want to put textbooks online or in electronic form. a bill would require publickers to put top 50 textbooks in e book form or online for free. this is an idea considered ground breaking. >> students no longer can afford to continue to opt out of classes and not take classes or buy the books five weeks into the course. >> so why are the books so expensive? they found costs go up because publickers revise textbooks each year and each year, price goes up about 12%. and there is a marketing operation fined for deceiving customers about freed paid cards and said that the calling cords were marketed to immigrants trying to call home. and the cards provided fewer than half of the promised minutes and much value was wiped out by hidden fees. and marketing operation did not respond to our requests for comment. >> and the hint giant home alarm company adt will pay $950,000 to settle a lawsuit over unfair business practices. the suit said

. >>> you're about to see the circle of life on a ledge. this is in woodland hills, california. what somebody reveals behind the venetian blinds. >> a parking desk. >> no, that's a paragrin falcon. can you tell what he's doing? >> eating something. is that a rat or a bird? >> it looks like an egg of some sort. >> oh, it's not an egg but it came from one. look at the venetian blind as it is slowly rolled up. >> oh. >> he's eating another bird. >> he's chewing on a little dove or something. >> i learned that paragrin falcons can go up to 200 miles per hour and can grab another bird from midair. they prey on flocking birds. that's probably what happened to that little guy. >> i think if i ever came back as another animal, i would w wn. >> isn't this a little cannibalistic? a bird eating another bird? it would be like watching a bear eat a bear. do bears eat bears? >> i'm amazed at how this falcon can grab another bird mid flight and eat it? that's the circle of life right there. >> what comes and eats the falcon? >>> this is how you crush the ego of a good surfer. ♪ >> is that a mo

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it was an area where there was ledge. just nothing but ledge. and moss was growing on it.was so quiet in there, i thought i heard something called the children of the woods. and it was my first spiritual -- all jokes aside here, you know, moment. and i've always been write songs that try to get back to that moment. >> jimmy: and have you heard the children of the woods since? >> i've heard them in my songs for sure. >> jimmy: but you've not heard them in the woods? >> you know what -- >> jimmy: you should probably call the police. >> -- it's in the silence. that's happened too. got to sit down, you know, with me i mean you saw it. >> jimmy: i did. you got out of bed, you jumped right in the water. is that something you did for the waters or that's something you do all the time? >> i said, this is how i'm going to wake up. be standing right there at 6:30. the alarm went -- and i walked down the steps and dropped the robe and jumped in. >> jimmy: didn't even stop to to the bathroom. you probably used the lake for that. >> in the lake, yes, i did. >> jimmy: i wanted to ask yo

but then, he approaches an outcropping of rock, a ledge, marked here by these helium balloons. he misjudges it, slamming the lower part of his body into the rocks. you can see him bounce off and go tumbling through the air, spiraling, struggling to pull his emergency parachute. and then, landing in the bushes. look at it again in these still pictures. you can see his body hitting the rocks. a team from hbo's "real sports with bryant gumbel" was on the scene. corliss was air-lifted to the hospital, where he has spent the last five weeks. >> i have to be honest. when i impacted, i really thought i was dead. when i hit, i didn't think i could survive a hit like that. >> reporter: we reached him by phone in his hospital bed. >> so, one part of my brain is just going through this concept of fly, fly, fly, fly, fly. you know? keep going, keep going. and the other part of my brain was going, well, why even pull at all? you're basically -- you're dead, dude. >> reporter: doctors say it was a miracle he survived. as it turns out, his wounds weren't actually that bad. only broken toes, a

. >> reporter: after eventually reaching a ledge, another surprising answer from a man who insists he'sthrill-seeker. everything you do every day is terrifying to the average person. what is terrifying to you? >> just normal stuff is harder for me. i'm definitely struggle with everyday stuff like balancing my checkbook or paying my taxes on time. >> reporter: potter says, he is an artist. and as strange as it sounds, coming from a guy with nonexistent safety gear, he says he's incredibly cautious, often turning back on climbs or jumps, rather than pushing the edge. do you think about death? do you think about your mortality? >> i'm forced to think about my mortality. i don't want to die until i'm an old man. i absolutely don't want to die falling. i am very afraid of that. but somehow i have even a deeper draw within me to keep going towards my fears. >> reporter: his climbing partner and friend, dean fidleman, says there's not another athlete on the planet who can climb, fly and balance like dean. and yet, he doesn't boast about any of it. >> dean's looking for the experience. he's loo

. >> next one is sleeping on a ledge fail. oh!you know that feeling you get in your dreams when you're falling? >> yeah. >> i think he definitely got that. >> looks like his head hit the railing too on the way down. that -- >> yeah, i don't think you could fake that kind of fall on your back on a set of stairs. >> no. >> so we all say this is real? >> from the set-up, i wanted to say it was fake, you know, because it's just like i'm going to film this guy sleeping. but that fall had to be real. >> all right. >> true. >> our last video, brutal yoga ball fail. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, my god that hurt so bad. >> oh, my goodness. >> yeah. >> they didn't knock heads. >> i have a feeling this might be a fake. because there's no melon >>> got a video for you guys called shots and -- [ speaking german ] >> oh, yeah. >> you guys know what that means? you speak dutch? >> shooting pigeons. >> drinking during a thunderstorm. >> i you guys are so bad. i'm really cold so i'm wearing this really ugly hat. >> close. it stands for skating advance.

fortunately, he's able to find a tiny ledge to brace himself. >> nice. >> he was able to kind of maneuver his way over to it, then totally adjust the rope. >> i thought that with only 100 feet left, i could basically force my hand to, you know, control my descent. >> but at this point, everything goes from bad to horrifying. >> now everything's out of control and i slam from one side of the canyon to the next. >> as eric falls, his life really does flash before his eyes. >> my thoughts go to my life, what i had accomplished, what i had done, my thoughts go to my family, you know, thinking i shouldn't see them again. >> hey, you okay? >> and he's feeling a searing pain. >> what caught my attention was the sound of the rope. >> at this point, i can feel the burns on my hands as i'm trying to stop. i hit the side of the wall with the back of my head right here, and i believe that that knocked me out. >> you hear one hit, you hear the second hit and then you hear the final thump. in my mind, i'm just wondering what just went on, what happened. >> david scrambles to the canyon's edge and peers

made flying suit that lets him foul about 125 miles an hour but during this jump he got to close to a ledge, hitting it and then falling through the area. he barely got his emergency chute open before landing. he was taken to the hospital and spent five week there is with broken bones throughout his legs. one lucky guy. >> when oil and gas prices go up slight costs go up too. we could see fewer people driving. >> you don't normally see a car crash live but that is what happened behind the reporter covering gas prices. it wasn't until the anchor mentioned crash that she said it. probably shocked by the gas prices. >> the crash looked sounds bad the drivers of the two cars only suffered minor injuries. >>> have you bounced a check in it can be expensive. coming up why a new government agency plans to investigate how much and why banks charge overdraft fees to possibly save you more money. . >> the fight moves the debate stage to the campaign trail. i'm in mesa arizona where the attacks continue. . >>> there may be help for people looking to loose weight. a new diet drug could be available soo

gladys knight, another ledge yend britany spears one of the newer entertainers to join the scene andy bennett and the list goes on and on and the red carpet is abuzz as everyone is talking about this. i have a tweet from one of our viewers saying that maybe it is not fair to describe it as a party-like atmosphere. i don't know that it is party-like. i am sure that all of the people that are coming out for this event are inside, talking about this news, that broke. but again, i want to set the scene for you outside of the beverly hilton hotel, there are so many people out here, just general members of the public that came out here. they have iphones and cameras around their neck and snapping photos to document the moment in history. i hate to make the parallel of michael jackson and i covered that after the news of him passing away and funeral and court proceedings when dr. conrad murray was on trial a few months back and there are eerie celebrities to this. the news is so shocking. michael jackson the king of pop. whitney houston was the queen of pop if you will and the news is reall

. >> his ledge on of fans calling this lynn-sanity. >> a lindrela story. >> everybody loves a liner. >> hey, i got one, you're killing me. this is more painful than a lin grown toe nail. here's a great one. i hate jeremy lin. >> jon: now wait, you're up set because an asian person, an asian american is excelling at a traditionally african-american sport. >> jon, no, i'm not the only one who is not happen. look at carmello an thonnee. he can't even bring himself to put on his uniform. >> jon: he's hurt. he's hurt. >> jon, i would be hurt too. have your job outsourced to asia right in your face. >> jon: no, they, they don't even play the same position. and jeremy lin has had to overcome a great deal to get where he is. i thought as an african-american, that you of all people could appreciate that. >> no, jon, don't reduce this to a discussion about my race. this is about his race. okay? and you know, okay, he's had some struggles. >> lin majored in economics, graduated with a 3.1 gpa. >> seriously, 3. -- that's an asian f. (laughter) >> jon: i didn't realize that. >> i get it, i get it

ship that ran aground. 32 people died when the costa concordia capsized after hitting an under water ledge last month. and there are more problems for that cruise line. a sister ship is a drift now in the indian ocean. the engine room fire broke out an the costa alegra and all passengers are reported to be okay. they are send ago motor boat, a plane, and two tug boats to the scene. >>> caught on tape, something being talled a dolphin stampede. hundreds upon hundreds of the sea mammals were caught breeching the water near a whale watching boat. experts say this rare sight was probably the result of something that scared them. it was wednesday, last week, when the people realized they were in the middle of a megapod, a pod being a group of dolphins. a thousand of them raced along the vessel with speeds up to 20 miles per hour. >> topper has your forecast just ahead. plus, call it a high-tech wedding. a gas station stands in as an alter. the two newlyweds will tell you why and how come their honeymoon is on hold. >>> this is the kind of weather that makes you think winter is done. >> i conque

drivers called the police after seeing the woman on the ledge of a bridge with the child. the officer goes up on a bike and up to the woman and just like she is about to jump he rushes in and pulls her back toward the road. the mother and child were taken to a police station for questioning. family problems sparked the attempt. >>> a horse in a sticky situation. a mom and her daughter were riding along avalon beach when the horse started sinking. it's a race against time to get him before the tide came in. they had it sedate the horse th tractor. took three hours, the 18-year- old horse was not hurt. >>> a basketball player helped lead his team to a big win with a great shot and it was caught on camr. its right there. they were tied at 83 with rival north central with four seconds left. the guard gary harris shot the ball from 40 feet away. banking it in for the win just as the buzzer sounded. the final score, 86-83. he is going pro. >>> when it comes to get age good night's rest for many it seems impossible. forgetet about the screaming children and the snoring husband, h

how long does it take to get up to the ledge where you go from?es: this one's about an hour and a half. but, you know, some of them are up to four, five, six hours for the big, big mountains around here. >> kroft: there are no chair lifts, which explains why j.t., julian, and tom erik are members of such a small and exclusive club. you have to be a skilled climber, an accomplished skydiver, and an experienced outdoorsman to even attempt to do this. >> holmes: you know, it... that... it's that first view, looking over the edge that really hits you. you're like, "whoa, cool. this is an amazing spot to fly." >> boulle: money can't buy you this experience. you've got to have the passion to do your time. if you haven't done the time, you just can't get there. you can't arrive with, like, $10,000 and buy a wing suit experience. >> kroft: what do you have to know? what kind of skills do you have to have to be able to do what you do? >> holmes: you need to just have some mountain sense. you know, what... how long am i going to be? what if that... somethin