luis rodriguez works for the horticulture company in las vegas. they saw firefighters rushing by. >> one of the guy from the fir department, we asked if we can help. >> firefighters were called to crescent and oakey, a tree trimmer was stuck. >> when they get up in the tree, they have a harness that goes tree, their upper torso gets stuck. >> reporter: he was having trouble breathing. rodriguez's crew had a bloom lift that was used to get to the worker after the heavy fronds >> it was difficult. it was really dusty. >> reporter: luis rodriguez says tree trimmers need to be extremely careful. >> we start from the ground, smaller trees, bigger trees. the one guy that had to go up there, he -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: firefighters say the tree trimmer was trapped in the tree for about half an hour. once they were able to relieve the pressure off his chest, he was able to start breathing he's doing pretty well. sergio avila, news 3. back to you in the studio. >> all right. glad it worked out that way. thank you. >>> we're getting a clear view tonigh

luis rodriguez: he looked like he was in a very hard situation trying to get down. rodriguez lent his company's man lift to fire officials and a few short hours later he was rescued. fire chief (deputy) eddie vigil vee-hil says the fire department sees at least 12 tree rescues each year...many of them involve landscapers for hire. eddie vigil,fire chief: they're reaching up and cutting and those fronds slip down, or it breaks away and comes down on their chest because they're attached to a tree with a harness..theyre upper torso gets bent backwards and they have all this weight on their chest and they cant move vigil says even if you're a professional... deputy chief eddie vigil veehil: it can happen. usually the company that come out do a very good job. very professional about trimming the trees, but its very common for us. at f5n llv man was in and out of consciousness... but he became alert once the fronds were removed. he was taken to u-m-c... and is expected to be okay. it's going to get much hotter tomorrow... and through the weekend. let's check in with chief

luis rodriguez: he looked like he was in a very hard situation trying to get down. rodriguez lent his company's man lift to fire officials and a few short hours later he was rescued. fire chief (deputy) eddie vigil vee-hil says the fire department sees at least 12 tree rescues each year...many of them involve landscapers eddie vigil,fire chief: they're reaching up and cutting and those fronds slip down, or it breaks away and comes down on their chest because they're attached to a tree with a harness..theyre upper torso gets bent backwards and they have all this weight on their chest and they cant move vigil says even if you're a professional... deputy chief eddie vigil veehil: it can happen. usually the company that come out do a very good job. very professional about trimming the trees, but its very common for us. at f5n llv rescuers say the man was in and out but he became alert once the fronds were removed. he was taken to u-m-c, but he is expected to be okay. three suspects now arrested and charged with the gruesome murder of two people in an east las vegas neigh

it's difficult to breathe up there because it's really dusty 23 it's really, really dusty 24 luis rodriguez schilling horticulture rodriguez says he was not familiar with this other crew, but that this has never dangers for tree trimmers and what homeowners should know on action news live at 11. right now...metro needs your help tracking down this man! police say.... he threatened to shoot a worker....if he didn't hand over the cash! it happened last week near spring mountain and las vegas boulevard. the fled in a taxi. a 13 action news update this afternoon. a judge postpones the first court appearance of a suspect in a brutal double murder! malik watson was supposed to but that's not going to happen until his two co-defendants join him. those men... arein federal custody in phildelphia. watson was extradited earlier this week.... he's accused of killing mario and angelica jiminez. police say the victims were tied up and left to die in a burning home in november. watson is due back in court on tuesday. chopper 13... fast and first over the scene a driver kills a pedestrian... takes off. bu

we saw the fire department drive by 23 and then one of the guys came by with the manlift 26 lr luis rodriguez says he's never seen this happen before. 17.41.40 it's very important that if we want to climb trees we need to know, experience, and we need the right equipment to climb 47 and we have to know what we're doing 49 lr tree trimmers need a license to operate legally... something a homeowner should look for. but even with the best training, licensing, and equipment, trimmers know every job and every climb comes with as a precaution. we've seen dramatic rescues.... play out... like this before. in southern california... firefighters had to cut the fronds.... while -30- feet up in the air... to get to a man.... who was trapped inside.. when the fronds finally came tumbling down... the tree trimmer.... nearly went down with them... as well. he was lowered to safety.... and taken to the hospital. new tonight.. we are getting our first look at the man who managed to sneak a monkey on board a las vegas bound frontier airlines flight from ohio. and carried it through their detector. the problem

it's difficult to breathe up there because it's really dusty 23 it's really, really dusty 24 luis rodriguez schilling horticulture rodriguez says he was not familiar with this other crew, but that this has never

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. >> reporter: luis rodriguez works for shilling had horticulture. they saw firefighters you aring by. >> one of the guys from the firefighter department asked if we can help. >> reporter: a tree trimmer was trapped and hanging from a tree. >> when they get up in the tree, they have a harness that goes from their waist around the tree, if the skirt of the palms, if they break, their upper torso bends backwards. >> reporter: he was pinned down estimated 500 to 1,000 pounds of fronds. they had a boom lift to get to the worker after the heavy fronds were cut away from him. >> it's difficult to get up there. it's dusty. >> he says treatment trimmers need to be careful. >> we start from the ground and start climbing and that one guy that has to go -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: he was taken to the hospital. we hear he's doing well. >>> a massive tornado tore through parts of connecticut yesterday and it was caught on fire. check it out. storm and doppler radar predicted debris in the clouds. amazingly, there were no reports of injuries or significant prope