." >>> rescue workers battle to save a man teetering at the brink of niagara falls. >> i said we've got to go. we've got to go get him. >>> a daredevil attempts a stunt that goes up in flames. >> my life was in perilous danger. >>> this guy pummels his own lawyer. and a twist in the story an investigative reporter never saw coming. >> you hear him scream to his wife, honey, get the gun. >> videos that don't get any more shocking -- >> video shows i pushed your kid. what are you going to do about it? >> -- or more strange -- >> i remember standing there in disbelief. >> or any more sinister. >> the puppy could have died, he could have broken the dog's neck. >>> "caught on camera: sinister, strange, shocking." >>> journalists are taught to stay objective, to avoid becoming part of the story. john mattes is an investigative reporter in san diego, and he's not afraid to chase down any lead. but in trying to expose a bad guy, he found himself smack in the middle of an unbelievable story. his cameraman captured some shocking video, and it was all the evidence the cops needed to throw someone

the flames lit up the night sky near niagara falls.filled the sky overly the niagara river. one firefighter was injured battling the blaze. >> a 1-year-old maryland boy tried to keep his little sister calm as he called 911 trapped on the second floor always the fire burned on the first floor of the home. three adults escaped the fire. the boy remained calm as he described where they were located to the 911 operator. firefighters broke the window and rescued the children. >> wow! >>> hundreds of people are believed to be dead after a smugglers boat sank after leaving libya for europe. the italian coast guard search for survivors. 24 bodies have been pulled from the water. one survivor said there were 950 people crammed on the boat with 300 locked in the holed of the vessel. the prime minister said the european union should stabilize the situation that is forcing so many to free libya. >>> a discovery at a canadian chicken farm that prompted health officials to put it under quarlessen -- quarantine. >>> "action news" continues in just a

shoshone falls, known as the niagara of the west. we are in our "focus on favorites" exhibit. these exhibits -- fine art anthropological, archival -- represent the masterworks within the collection. i would like to point out part of our collection that i think is often overlooked is the anthropological collection. by "anthropological," i mean objects of human culture that help us understand people of the americas that have lived here for thousands of years before europeans ever set foot into what they thought was a new world, which in fact was a very old world. in the case to my right, we have objects rom -- from this part of the united states. items from the mississippi culture, represented in oklahoma by one of the most significant archaeological sites in all of oklahoma. these would be the pottery pieces that you see. very sophisticated knowledge of pottery. they are incised or decorated with images, iconography that speaks to what was important for this culture. then my favorite piece is this a very small beaver effigy. it's about 2000 years old. looking at the carvings, t

. >> that looks like niagara falls from this angle almost.his guy went over in a tiny plastic boat. >> first kayaker goes down rights himself back up. no big deal. want to see what it looks like from the first-person perspective? here he goes. >> oh. >> wow, that looked really painful. >> like head butted the kayak. >> yeah. >> he made it out just fine. watch this. also rights himself. >> wow. >> wow. >> you can hear the other kayakers around him cheering. because he made it out alive. >> yeah. didn't die, buddy. >> this is in -- yep in ontario, canada, in case you want to go. >> quite often we get inspirational videos on "right this minute" and this is one of those that will tug on your heartstrings. right here at beginning of the video you see adam merit and his 6-year-old daughter brianna in lansing, michigan. and they're about to get a big surprise. they've been told you guys are getting easter baskets. they walk out to a group of people who belong to homeless angels people highlight the problem of homelessness and try to help out. this w

owners is nonprofit and developers are coming in and taking over the housing authority me as a black a niagara go we were in a state of emergency any of those developers you've got going on we're not involved there this is a a an a mechanism i respectfully represent this to is city is blacks are gone let's get 5 thousand black families some of them might be in jail but 5 thousand families and follow them for 10 years and put them into the housing and study address 10 years come back and say oh they talked the developers in 2015 and now it's 2025 let's elevate it that's example mr. ace is on is case i'm going to be training some of the young interims but it's a new era i hope we can get together. >> thank you. >> i also another one. >> i just want to say i've known bill whitney for quite a few years i want 0 support what he's doing as well as don he's involved with us in the rosa parks and loot problems hoping to iron out this is the way of the times so i'm just going to support thank you. >> thank you. >> any other speakers i see dr. jackson. >> good afternoon dr. espanola jackson i didn't com

he did niagara falls. now this looks easy. him. >> so easy that you would try it? >> let me see how much he got paid for it. >> nice t.j. nice. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >>> stay with us for "good morning america." everybody, have a great thursday. >> good morning, we are following several breaking stories on thursday, april 30th. police have recovered a car they think this is the vehicle that slammed into a temple university student leave her fighting for her life. we're live with the details. >> protesters take to the streets of philadelphia today in support and solidarity of the demonstrations in baltimore sparked by the death of freddie gray. >> a 125-year-old has been found alive in the earthquake in nepal

. >>> we have seen nick wallenda crossing niagara falls on the high wire or riding a bike off a sky scraper but this morning wallenda will attempt his latest stunt. he will walk on top of this 400-foot ferris wheel it is orlando eye observation wheel in florida. wallenda plans to do this walk untethered so no safety net if he falls. he got the idea while on the wheel during vacation, with his family. i would be thinking, nice view. >> exactly. it is in his blood. >>> coming up at 54:00 3a nice day to walk a ferris wheel. >> sure. >> nice day to do something outside. okay guys, lets check with our eyewitness weather watchers. they have been out and about reporting for us. we will go to a couple of these 40 plus degree temperatures. barbara lane send nothing clear skies at 46 degrees with virtually no wind. we will go to one more 49 sent in from lynn springer. the nice clear sky in cherry hill and she did have a comment lunch outside, you said it, my goodness. we have absolutely beautiful weather unfolding. the let's switch gears here. this week is air quality awareness week. while air qualit

this seventh generation tightrope performer has a history of big stunts including walking across niagarafalls, the grand cannon and the treats of chicago. >> seven generations. >> for that view it's scary. >> yeah. i've got that heights feeling in your legs it's like -- >> i'm shaking already. >> yeah. >> can we do anything nowadays without taking a selfie? he had to take a selfie. >> i did get that selfie stick so that would have been perfect for up there. >> there's no ropes. >> he can use it -- the bar to help balance, the selfie stick. >> that's pretty cool. >> one programming note we are counting down towards the giants right here on nbc bay area giants at dodgers stadium game time on nbc starts at 7:00 make sure you tune in. >> and the weather is going to be nice. >> 70s down there across l.a. for tomorrow if you're looking to go to the beach, 80 degrees and look for low 90s potential inland. crazy. >> thanks for joining us right now lester holt joins us next with nightly news. >>> on this wednesday night, to the streets. massive crowds on the move in baltimore again. police at the

he has braved niagara falls and the grand canyon on a tight rope.rida and he'll walk untethered on top of a 400-foot observation wheel. it's called the orlando eye. it's going to be moving as he's walking on the top that of. >> you're kidding. >> it officially opens in may. he'll do this in a couple of weeks on april 29th. thus far he's been able to do all these feats so i'm saying i think he's going to get it done. >> let's hope he does. >> 5:27 and there are new charges in connection with an undercover police sting that spiraled out of control in oklahoma and left an unarmed suspect dead. >> also tempers flare at a delaware county borough manager is officially ousted. those stories and more when "action news" continues. >> now faces charges. the incident has some wondering why he was on the call in the first place. >> storm tracker six is watching out for rain. ooh, there it is during the morning commute. we have accuweather and traffic updates to help you through it. >> good morning, it's 5:30 on this tuesday april 14th. dave murphy i left the um

meanwhile, firefighters in up-state new york bat almas i have fire at a marina, just southeast of niagara falls. waterfront restaurant was spared, but at least dozen boats in a storage facility were destroyed. witnesses say the fire was so strong, that the boats inside of the storage facility there began exploding. no injuries and no word on what caused that fire. >>> warning for parents who use baby monitoring, growing number of cyber criminals are hacking into them. one couple who use a monitor in their son's bedroom say their three year old began complaining about being afraid of the monitors, saying, someone was talking to him at night. the couple wasn't sure what he meant, until they heard someone talking about them when they walked into the room. >> my wife walked in, and i heard the exact words look, someone is coming or someone is coming into view. >> as with most internet capable devices experts suggest using a strong password and changing them often to prevent hackers from accessing your devices. how frightening is that? >> and reminded you of scary movie? >> i think it was when

in this case, the waterfall, the falls, known as the niagara of the west.hese are fine art, anthropological, archival, represent the masterworks within the collection. i would like to point out part of our collection -- the anthropological collection. by anthropological, i mean objects within the culture that help us understand people of the americas who have lived here for thousands of years before europeans and went to what they thought was a new world which was in fact a very old world. the case to my right, we have objects from this part of the united states. we have items from the mississippian culture, which is represented here in oklahoma by one of the most significant archaeological sites in all of north america. and these would be the pottery pieces that you see. the bowls. very sophisticated knowledge of pottery. they are incised or decorated with images, iconography, that speaks to what is important to this culture. my favorite is this very small effigy type. this piece is about 2000 years old. look at the craftsmanship, the carving the detail. i

so you did niagara falls, chicago, all the rest. did you just look up at this big structure in florida and say, you know what? that's going to be the nex >> you know it's funny. i was in orlando with my wife and three kids on vacation and as that structure was being erected and i told my wife i wonder if that's something i'd be able to walk on one day. lo and behold within a couple weeks i got a phone call asking if i would do an appearance for the grand opening. >> i'm a little fuzzy on this whole while it's rotating part here. so exactly where are you going to be and how is the rotation of that wheel going to affect your walk? >> well you know i will be -- i'll actually ride a capsule to the top of that wheel. i'll get out, climb down the ladder that kerry showed you there and i'll stand on that rim as it's spinning. i'll do my best to stay at the very apex of that wheel as it's spinning. it's very unique and adds more risk and danger. normally i'm in control of my pace and speed. now a machine is in control of that. >> when you l

and then we came to niagara falls. >> reporter: it wasn't until they got here their expectations were dashed. >> cher blossoms. >> reporter: but there are florets. >> i hope to still see the cherry blossoms. >> reporter: they plan to take in festivities tomorrow a big day with music and fireworks on the southwest water font andfront. and this bodes well for the beauty yet to come. >> definitely see it will be good, i guess. >> reporter: now those festivities get under way at 1:00 tomorrow afternoon. the fireworks kick off about 8:30. they're advising you take metro. get off on the l'enfant xags or waterfront station to get there. >> did you say padunkel elongation? is that really a thing? >> indeed it is. we're talking about this in the barber should be the other day. >> said in the barber shop it's definitely a thing. thank you, derrick. >>> vcu soon begins searching for a new code. shaka smart decided to leave for the university of texas. he met with officials from ut yesterday and broke the news to his team last night. tears shed i'm sure. not just from aaron gilchrist, he led them

niagara falls. thanks for joining us. "making money" with charles payne is next. ♪ charles: breaking news, the national guard continues to enforce a 10:00 p.m. curfew in baltimore, you can see right now crowds are beginning to swell there. in fact, police expect more. this crowd is interesting. extraordinarily organized. a lot of signs. a lot of different types of people. not just black youths. in fact, look at them. they're marching in unison like a military column. no doubt this is organized. you have to wonder, as we approach that deadline. as we approach that curfew if this can get out of hand. this is a different sort of protest we've seen over the past couple of days. perfect unison. a lot of signs. a lot of different types of people. there are protesters gathered here in new york city as well. those protesters tonight are organized by millions march. this is it in new york city. same sort of thing. a lot of signs. different kind of people. well-organized. financial backing behind this. i think the idea behind both

risking his life on television is our hold your breath theater, with walks across the grand canyon, niagara and between chicago skyscrapers he set world records. but nick's next stunt won't involve a wire at all. on the orlando eye under construction as he explained to matt here on today, nick turned to his three kids with this thought. >> i said i wonder if that's something i'll be able to walk on some day. normally i use a balancing pole when i walk. for this particular walk i won't be able to use a balancing pole. >> reporter: nick will now walk on a beam only six inches wide 400 feet up where gusty wind could make the dangerous stunt potentially deadly. >> very unique and of course asked more risk and danger. now a machine is going to be in control. >> reporter: from down below for most the orlando eye is -- >> huge gigantic. >> reporter: for nick it's the perfect place to stake a stroll. for today, kerry sanders, nbc news. >> you can see nik walk on top of the orlando eye life on today. that's coming up this wednesday. it gives me chills just looking at that. >> he likes to pause in th

he also walked on a tightrope over niagara falls and the grand canyon. we watched those as well. >> makes my hands sweat watching it on tape. >>> you can watch the giants beat the rival dodgers tonight right here on nbc bay area. our coverage starts at 7:00 right after our 6:00 news cast. >>> a widow's crewsusade results in changes for workers. >> it's sad because i can imagine him fighting for his life. >>> would you call 911 even if you might get fired? the national changes prompted by our investigative reports. mack asooeb. mack asam publish >>> so calling 911 is no longer off limits to postal workers. it is a critical change taking place across the nation all prompted by our local investigation. >> a controversial 911 policy gets updated. this can save lives. our investigator reporter is here with the details. >> reporter: a management alert from the office of inspector general for the usps. in it the oig cites our report is it changing national policy instructing employees to call 911 immediately when there is a medical emergency. call 911 in case o

niagara falls. thanks for joining us." with charles payne is next. ♪ charles: breaking news, the national guard continues to enforce a 10:00 p.m. curfew in baltimore you can see right now crowds are beginning to swell there. in fact, police expect more. this crowd is interesting. extraordinarily organized. a lot of signs. a lot of different types of people. not just black youths. in fact, look at them. they're marching in unison like a military column. no doubt this is organized. you have to wonder, as we approach that deadline. as we approach that curfew if this can get out of hand. this is a different sort of protest we've seen over the past couple of days. perfect unison. a lot of signs. a lot of different types of people. there are protesters gathered here

seventh generation member of the flying wallenda family wallenda has also walked on a tightrope over niagara and a grand canyon gorge. >> he's good and makes you nervous. >>> an amazing night last night for the fans of "dancing with the stars," the show marked a tenth anniversary with a spectacular celebration. memorable mishaps were shared and laughed at again and there was a show-stopping number featuring this season's contestant patti labelle. judge carrie ann i nabba says a lot has changed but -- >> the heart of the show is the same. >> my expectations is this will be fun for six weeks and it was, but none of us expected that it would take off the way it did or that i would be sitting here talking to you a decade later. >> congratulations to ten years and absolute ratings gold. >> fantastic. nearly 8 million viewers tuned in every week for the abc's "nashville," now it's your chance to see your favorite country stars when nashville comes to the bay area next month. this is the series first concert tour of this magnitude stopping at nine cities across the country including san francisco.

you can see walenda -- he walked across the grand canyon niagara falls. the wheel is 400 feet tall. walenda won't be able to use a balancing pole on the top. and the wheel will be moving. >> normally i'm in control of my pace and my speed. well now a machine is in control of that. >> did i tell you this is on live television? okay the orlando eye isn't open to the public yet. it opens next month so nick walenda is going to try it out for us. >> his mother didn't hug him enough. these are the things -- don't ever do that. and then here you go. >> he's a thrill seeker. he's an expert. apparently he practices and practices and he must have incredible balance. i bet he'd be a good yogi. >> we'll all be watching. >> i would watch across the anchor desk. i could do that. >> i bet you could. >> wow. that is incredible. well wind is going to be a big factor there too. you know, for them for that event. so that's going to be a critical thing. we don't have much wind yet here but we will later on after the sun comes up. we'll have a few clouds coming through. our storm team 4 skycast showing

niagara falls.etween chicago's skyscrapers, he's set guinness but nik wallenda's next stunt won't involve a wire at all. when this florida native saw an observation deck called the orlando eye under construction as he explained to matt here on "today" nik furnitured to his three kids with this thought. >> i said i wonder if that's something i'll be able to walk on one day. >> reporter: who would expect less from a seventh generation member of the famed flying wallendas. >> normally i use a balancing pole when i walk. well for this particular walk i won't be able to use a balancing pole. >> reporter: nik will now walk on a beam only six inches wide. 400 feet up where gusty winds could make the dangerous stunt potentially deadly. >> very unique and of course adds more risk and danger because normally i'm in control of my pace and my speed. well now a machine is going to be in control of that. >> reporter: from down below for most the orlando eye is -- >> huge. enor gigantic. >> reporter: and yet for n

to fill the dallas cowboys stadium, no offense to the 49ers, and 1170 days worth of water flow at niagaraat can you do about it? >> well i think our snow pack which is a big source of spring runoff for the state, is at 8% of what it should be. that is an historic low. i think it's very serious. we have you know close to 38 million people in this state. it's going to mean mandatory rationing. it's going to mean the fouling of large amounts of agricultural land. it's going to mean to being able to try to work our systems more efficiently, and it's a very very serious problem. we're trying to put together a bill now that would deal with working the system more effectively and efficiently, and that's a very difficult thing to do. so it remains to be seen if we can do it. >> are we talking about federal relief that will be needed funds that will be needed for california? are we talking about a drought bailout? >> well the governor has just put forward some portion of a billion dollar drought bailout in terms of supplemental commodities, food stuffs purchase of water, that kind of thing. >> i w

. >>> it is not a barrel over niagara falls, but the next video comes close.kayaker not only sails over a giant waterfall in nothing more than an 8-foot boat, he appears to land head first. ben stukesberry has always been drawn to extremes. >> it is just in my dna. from a very young age, i enjoyed pushing myself whether it was long-distance running, skiing, rollerblading, mountain biking and then the sport i've been doing for the last decade which has been kayaking or extreme kayaking as we call it. >> make no mistake, extreme kayaking is no day at the beach. >> what we are doing is really on the far end of the sport. it is the most advanced, the most dangerous and arguably the most rewarding as well. what we are doing out there is really a different sport altogether. it is extreme and it is dangerous. >> today the professional kayaker has turned his eye to the camera and shoots footage of his co-extremists. >> we go out all over the world and find the toughest, most dangerous, most difficult rivers to access all over the world and then we film tell process of

." >>> rescue workers battle to save a man teetering at the brink of niagara falls. >> i said we've gothim. >>> a daredevil attempts a stunt that goes up in flames. >> my life was in perilous danger. >>> this guy pummels his own lawyer. and a twist in the story an investigative reporter never saw coming. >> you hear him scream to his wife, honey, get the gun. >> videos that don't get any more shocking -- >> video shows i pushed your kid. what are you going to do about it? >> -- or more strange --

the closest airport was in buffalo and niagara in new york when the trouble was reported.ording to officials a dozen passengers reported feeling lightheaded and austin nauseous. one of them actually lost consciousness. when the plane fly nearly landed the said the captain pressure was lost. but the airline denies that. >> pam moore: a big decision was made in against the class-action lawsuit against concussions. thousands of former player sued accusing the nfl of hiding the dangers of concussions. the settlement applies to all players to retire before july 7th of 2 to out 2014. and the family of pliers to die before that day. >> pam moore: the vatican has come from that " pulp france's will visit cuba. kansas the first pontiff from latin america is earning praise from the united states and cuba for playing a key role in starting the diplomatic communications between the countries. he will be the first pope to visit cuba and the last time was 1998 with st. paul. >> pam moore: still had a wedding rings stolen either the east bay that all mattel's kron 4 why was so important

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of the structure before beginning his walk it was in november he led a similar type grow crops and niagarad add another half will to break back with more and a moment we do come back we will have of this on weather and traffic films with live look outside the bay bridge approach camera off a lot of sunshine come down it is critical to what we had yesterday but will get the official story with the weather with michelle just a minute. >>james: we've been following this story since the fire broke out teresa has been our reporter on the same what is the latest tear at your location. >>reporter: the fires started over here at liverpool is a very popular spot and local favorite for lot of people who lived in this area traffic adjutancy is really been impacted about this we just spoke with a firefighter they said it was important for them to go into and assess the damage listen and as they spoke with the fire chief who talked about what they notice so far. >>reporter: it was pretty much secluded and we were on able to really access said the fire had extended bed area from the unit above. there ar

grand canyon niagara falls. we saw the records i broke in chicago on the discovery channel.t's not just about nik wallenda but it's about all of my family. we perform together. we perform the seven-person pyramid together. comd why we do what we do. but this is in our blood. this is what we've done as a family. when we get together we play on low wires in the yard and have chicken fights. r life. my great grandfather said everything is on the wire and that's way we live. >> did i see you take a selfie whe we were chatting here? >> you're right. i did take a selfie. >> can you send us the selfie? we'd like to see that view. >> i would love to. i'll send it to you as soon as i get down on the ground. >> all right. >> all right, dad. we're ready to roll. >> thanks for sharing it live with us here on today. >> thank you, guys. >> he did it. we'll talk to him when he gets back on solid ground in just a few moments. we look forward to that. >> and we're going to hear what people online have been saying when we check in with dylan in the orange room. >> how you doing? >> i don't li

new depth defying stunt from nik wallenda he crossed the grand canyon and left us speechless over niagarag on con quering or orlando eye, the largest observation wheel on the east coast. it is planned for april 29th. let's see if he can nail that one too. >> so speaking of tight rope walking, we're seeing a lot of the political contenders now officially entering the race to walk the tight rope trying to make it to 1600 pennsylvania avenue. for hillary clinton's second run at the oval office the former secretary of state is taking a new approach to that campaign, riding across country in what has been dubbed the scooby van and tweeting as she surprises people along the way to iowa. we're seeing a lighter side to hillary. [ laughter ] >> do i really laugh like that? >> well yeah. >> in her twitter bio, she tries to keep them laughing describing herself as not only a wife and mom, first lady and secretary of state, but also a hair icon and pantsuit afigs nad do. >> i have pants suits in nearly every color, except purple. >> i love your outfit. >> well, i love your outfit. >> but i do want th

i mean grand canyon niagara falls. why orlando?g orlando about a year ago and while we were here with our children i saw a new structure going up right here on i drive, it is an awesome observation wheel, but at that time i didn't know what it was. i told my wife i wonder if there's an opportunity to do something unique there. i saw a huge structure in the middle of an open area if you will, so about three months after that the phone rang and it was the people of i drive and wanted me to be a part of their grand opening, they didn't know how i'd walk where i'd attach and as i came out with my team i decided, you know what i think it would be very cool for me, as well as the viewers, to do something on top and actually walk as it's moving. >> you know i can picture you and your family anywhere you go any place, the kids are looking, look a big structure, dad's going to think he can put a cable. traveling with you must be kind of a nightmare as a kid in a positive way. how is this different from all the other things that you've done

you write that niagara falls is offering up to $7,000 in reimbursement for student loans for the younginancial assistance in exchange for residency. can that sweeten the deal? do you think it will be effective? >> absolutely. i mean we know that student loan debt has become exorbitant. for young people that are fresh out of college that are working jobs where they're spending the vast majority of their income on housing and student loan debt it gets to become untenable after a while. trying to think of your quality of life and the idea of getting some reimbursement, having your student loans reimbursed will be attractive. >> interesting story and i'm sure a lot of people are paying a head's up attention to it. thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> coming up the new documentary that highlights just how much food is waste in this country. you're going to hear how the filmmakers went to extreme lengths to tell the story. ♪ ♪ you're only young once. unless you have a subaru. (announcer) the subaru xv crosstrek. symmetrical all-wheel drive plus 34 mpg. love. it's wha

we are calling for the niagara falls air reserved station to be one of those sites. this program creates jobs, fights climate change and provides economic opportunity to returning veterans. i call on congress to support our veterans, support clean energy and support american jobs by supporting the solar ready vets program. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from new hampshire seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to honor jeff engels, a granite stater, american hero and former prisoner of war. this week he's being rightfully recognized in the prisoner of war medal ceremony this friday. he grew up in north woodstock, new hampshire, and enlisted in the navy in july of 1978 where he served as a member of an elite unit of highly technical divers. he served in missions that were not only incre

>> my team does more than me i haven't watched the niagara walls. >> you didn't?ok at buildings? >> i walk out here. where can we do this next time? that's the way my mind works. this is what we have done over 200 years as a family. >> you mentioned something. you were giving us a tease, we asked you what's next. you mentioned the petro na s towers in malaysia. you have never been there? >> no it's something i looked at many times. i had my research team go there. >> where would you gow? >> from the top of the spirals. >> what if your kids want to do this? >> actually all my kids are incredible 17 14 12. never once have i told them get on the wire and practice. it's what we do as a family. however, none of them want to carry on the tradition. however, my 17-year-old getting recalled to go to the naval academy says he wants to do one performance. >> is there anything you won't do? >> that's again what my entire team makes. >> if are you a risk taker, will it's sue you walk that line. i don't know. >> i feed something to drink, i guess. >> it was amazing, thanks, so

. >> reporter: so how will the man who's conquered the grand canyon and niagara falls fair in the sunshiner friends at discovery for some of that remarkable footage. if nik completes 30 meters or more he will hold the guinness world record for the greatest distance walked at the top of an observation wheel. >> and we've got nik wallenda joining us along with the director for the orlando eye. gentlemen, good morning to you. >> nik how are you feeling looking at that big wheel? how does it feel this morning? >> it feels pretty good other than all that wet stuff coming out of the eye right now. >> this is going to be different. first one without a pole. and two, the structure is moving. tell is how that plays out. >> it's much more of a challenge for sure. the fact that as you mentioned i will not have a balancing pole. a balancing pole takes the center of my gravity and casts it to the end of the pole and helps me buy time if there's a gust of wind or if there's a movement in the cable or in this case the wheel. i'll have to react within a split second because i don't have that pole and the