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i just spoke with nick wolinda's cousin. standing next to me, pulling on the rope, to pull it taut. he explained to me, of course as nick starts walking, the rope will sag a little bit. he says nick always starts on his left foot. certainly a crowd pleaser. nick wolinda knows how to warm people up. people have pulled boats up. they're sitting, taking photos, video. here you go. let's take a look, as he raises his pole and he begins. we'll see if he steps out on that left foot. and here we go. >> and we'll just given a few facts about this walk. it is 300-feet long, the wire is. it's supposed to take nick about 15 empties -- 15 minutes. he is up 90 feet now above brick. but he will be over the water now in just a moment. he wears leather moccasins that his mom made him that are specially made for this type of dare-devil stunt. as jess said, he started off with his left foot. it's one foot in front of the other. >> he's over the -- he's actually over the cement portion or brick portion of the harbor right now. he hasn't gotten

and nick wolinda is going to be 100 feet up, rain or shine. take a look. >> reporter: for seven generations, the wolingda family-- wolinda family has performed death-defying stunts. >> are you nervous? >> excited. >> reporter: now, we'll meet nick wolinda, for his next challenging stunt. a walk over baltimore's inner harbor. >> when you are up there now, walk me through. what is it going to look like? >> the capable will be mounted in this area. it will start here. and picture a huge barming with a-- barge with a crane on it. >> reporter: wolinda's walk is a tribute to his great grandfather carl, who died while performing in puerto rico in 1978. >> my grandfather said it best. he said life is on the water. for us, that's what we love to do is to be on a wire. >> reporter: 4:30. what's going through your head? >> you know what? i will -- it will just be like you and me talking right now. and it will be time to go. and i'll say, excuse me for a minute. and i'll go and walk. >> reporter: wolinda, who walked the length of a football field, without

nick wolinda is getting ready, as we speak. he's checking things out at the inner harbor here. it's all part of the opening of riply's believe it or not in baltimore. >> for seven generations, the wolinda family has performed death-defying stunts. >> are you nervous? >> excited. >> now, we meet nick wolinda, as he prepares for his next challenging stunt, a walk over baltimore's inner harbor. >> when you are up there now. walk me through. what is it going to look like? >> this will actually be mounted in this area. it will start here. and picture a huge barge with a crane on it, out about 300 feed out that way. >> reporter: wolinda's walk is a tribute to his great grandfather carl, who died while performing in puerto rico in 1978. >> my grandfather said it best. he said everything is on the wire. and the rest is just waiting. and that's what we love to do best. >> reporter: in 1973, carl wolinda walked over the harbor on a rope. >> is very special. because he had walked here almost 40 years now. it's exciting to come back and recreate something that my great grandfather had done

missouri is switching from the big 12 conference to the s.e.c. >>> tight rope walker nick wolinda is cross niagara falls without a safety device. he is scheduled to cross the falls on june 15th but sponsors are threatening to pull out if he doesn't agree to tie himself to the wire. he crossed baltimore's inner harbor last week without a net or harness and his managers hope the niagara sponsors will change their minds. wolinda's great grandfather died during a tight rope stunt in brazil in 1978. >> sponsors have to pay the insurance on this. >> yeah. he's got a lot of nerve. >> he does. >> and a lot of skill. >> in his little finger more than we have together. >>> still ahead on news 4 at 4:00 a guy gets arrested five times in just five weeks. >> plus a second woman is battling a flesh eating disease. >>> for the fifth time in as many weeks, police stopped a new jersey man suspected of dwi. officers pulled over anderson sotomayor yesterday after they spotted him driving err at cli. they say he admitted to illegally using oxy codeine without a prescription. he has been charged with dwi

you can see nick wolinda do this, coming up. he's a 7th generation acrobat. >> his grandfather carl did a big walk here. >> okay. >> way back when. i think 1973. this will be very interesting. >> it will be interesting. >> he says he trains not to fall, he just trains to make it. >> and we'll talk to him about the stunt new at 5:00. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. in the grass of a gumball machine. the unusual situation. a boy gets into. and how he gets out. >>> dangerous stunt. a student climbs onto a roof and attempts to jump into a pool. see what happens next. >>> he made the wild things come to life. remembering a popular children's book author. >> outside now. it's raining. could we see these storms? meteorologist bernadette woods has your updated first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 68 degrees with light rain in some places. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. >>> sad news today about a popular children's book author. an illustrator, maurice sendac passed ars way are

now, nick wolinda, a seventh seventh gennation member of the flying wolinda family, wants to shock charmity, with another incredible stunt, where he will literally walk over the inner harbor. >> big circle. >> reporter: his tightrope walk will start here at the ripley's believe it or not auditorium. >> reporter: and will end 300 feet into the water. he'll do it without wearing a safety harness, or without a net. and he'll be 100 feet above the water. >> i think it's awesome. i'm glad like dare daredevils are making a comeback. evel knievel when we were kids. and you don't see it too much anymore. >> when it comes to hair- raising stunts. you know what we're talking about. >> i guess if we're making puns. >> reporter: wolinda's walk on may 9th, comes just one month, before he takes a tightrope over niagara falls. >> i remember at 6 years old, thinking, i'd like to be the first person to ever do that. >> reporter: wolinda, who holds five world records says he isn't worried about falling into the river here in baltimore, which has been considered unsafe for swimming. >> it's exciting. other

a member of the world-famous wolinda family-- wallenda family walks across a high wire. wjz has reaction from nik wallenda. >> well, vic. nick walinda -- nik wallenda is the 7th ins in his family to do so. he did the entire act in just over seven minutes. >> reporter: it took nick nik wallenda, just over seven minutes to walk the inner harbor. crowds watched in silence, as he put one foot in front of the are the, pausing twice. his walk was a tribute to his great grandfather carl, who in 1973, walked over the inner harbor on a rope between two cranes. at 100 feet above the water, wallenda took a knee just before the happened of the walk. >> i always get comfortable when i am almost done. and i talked to my friend in the basket. and he freaked out and turned pale white. he was like, are you okay? are you okay? and i'm okay. definitely shows that i need to not lose focus. and that's when i lose focus. >> reporter: as you can imagine, these are wallenda's close family and friends working as his crew. hely is out there-- he is out there, hammering things in. yesterday, he asked me where the closest home depot was. have no idea w