. >> jasen's best friend joe chasny works as his emcee.s the day clearly. >> we were out on site really, really early. we had to run through so many things with so many people. >> jasen's entire family is in attendance. >> how do you feel about your brother performing? >> very, very calm. >> they filmed the events of the day from a distance. the local news is there to cover jasen's story. as jasen gets ready to take the stage, the weather begins to turn. >> you maybe can't see, but there's a huge storm blowing in here. the wind is majorly picking up. and it's raining. >> night falls and the crowd is filled with anticipation. >> we were so concerned with putting on an entertaining show -- i'm telling you, it never occurred to us at any moment the rain would be a factor. a hurricane could have come to michigan, wouldn't have stopped us. >> but as the rain began pouring down, they need to make adjustment. >> because of the rain we wanted to put a bit of extra fuel on the platform and on the rope. i knew the fire would burn through the rain as

. >> but then slowly joe chasny sees signs of life in his friend.s out the platform hung only centimeters from his body. >> the only bruise i got was to the ego of a perfectionist who wanted to finish a stunt the way he wrote it on paper. >> ladies and gentlemen, let's give a big round of applause to jasen! >> i was so emotional. >> do you want to say anything to the fans? >> yeah. >> and now ladies and gentlemen, jasen magic. >> i took a big swallow, thanked everybody for being there. apologized to everybody. >> whatever you do, don't hang upside down with a burning rope. you'd be an idiot to. thanks again. >> jasen may have failed to complete the stunt the way he imagined it, but he does get the attention he had hoped for. and the entertainer in him will never let one disappointment stop him from going even bigger the next time. in fact, he performs this stunt again a year later over a bed of fiery nails. >> i think everybody enjoys just a little more. just give it an extra little kick. i think that's what the audience wants. i believe the next st