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daredevil nik wallenda conquers the chicago skyline.e tightrope walking between two skyscrapers blindfolded. what did he say the scariest part was? we will tell you next. rop n, we ways been on the forefront of innovation. when the world called for speed... ♪ ♪ ...when the world called for stealth... ♪ ♪ ...intelligence... endurance... affordability... adaptability... and when the world asked for the future. staying ahead in a constantly evolving world. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. ñzóó >>> an apology this morning from kaci hickox. although maine, the maine nurse has a court order blocking her quarantine she still plans to stay away from her neighbors until the 21-day incubation period expires. >> i understand the community has been through a lot the past week and i apologize to them for that. i will not go into town and crowded public places. i have had a few friends come visit me in my home and that's absolutely fantastic. >> hickox says her goal all along has to make the debate about science and not politics. >>

for nik wallenda, the moment is almost upon him. and he's fully aware 7 family members have lost their lives performing stunts. nothing is left to chance. >> luck? >> i don't believe in luck. no, absolutely not. i believe that -- i believe in training, preparing properly and knowing i have the safety of the wire underneath mean and if anything goes wrong, i can reach down and grab it. >> reporter: and the streets are close add long the river where he is doing his walk. thousands are expected to turn out to view the stuntman high in the sky and of course he will be highing a bird's eye view of all of them down here on the ground. my feet, lester, are going to remain on terra firma. >> i can imagine that. nbc news is producing the broadcast of the event, skyscraper live with nik wallenda. it airs at 7:00 p.m. eastern, 4:00 pacific on the discovery channel. >>> a community facing potential disaster on its (woman) the constipation and belly pain feel tight like a vise. how can i ease this pain? (man) when i can't go, it's like rocks pil

nik wallenda has done it again. setting two world records.ing stunt walking a wire at the 15 degree upward angle between two skyscrapers going without a net and harness wasn't enough, thomas. the seventh generation pressurer completed another walk started at the same sky skroper and ending at the different one. this time he was blindfolded. >> halfway there. two steps. [ cheers and applause ] one more step. >> talk about us is sensuspensi. the second for the highest blindfolded walk ever recorded. there was practice involved according to the chicago tribune. he rehearsed falling and he was rescued by his crew within 90 seconds. he's praying and thanking god throughout the entire walk. i'm sure that help. that's unbelievable. >> amazing to watch and all the spectators that were around on the balconies and below on the street. >> you don't want to move. you are transfixed by it. >> are you doing november shave november? >> i am. >> i'm trying. it's very hard for me. takes a lot of time. >> nick woo nik wallenda will b morning show. >>> we asked

nik wallenda last night did what few others would even dream of attempting.sed from one skyscraper to another along a steel cable the width of a nickel without a net, without a harness. oh, did i mention one of the times he was blindfolded. >> up until recently i thought it was impossible to walk a wire without vision. my parents always taught me to focus on the other end, that was the solid rock, focus on that, you'll make it across to the other side. to take that important element out was extremely challenging and really it was challenging -- i learned that wire walking was definitely second nature to me. seven generations and 200 years, it's in my blood. i started walking at two years old but definitely challenging mentally. it was very, very draining. that's why once it was go time, there was no time to think about it. i knew i had to get over that wire. >> of course it was all broadcast live on the discovery channel. joining us to talk about this, professor robert thompson, the director of the center for media studies at syracuse university. professor, i

daredevil nik wallenda makes a pair of tightrope walks between a pair of skyscrapers. captioning funded by cbs for monday, november 3rd, 2014. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, november 3rd, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning the decision of aid to dying is being rekindled for a 29-year-old woman determined to take her own life. we learned your night that brittney maynard, the terminal cancer patient who was the face of the right to die-movement, chose to take a lethal dose of a drug ore the weekend. >> i'll die upstairs in my bedroom that i share with my husband, with my mother and my husband by my side and pass peacefully with the music that i like in the background. >> that is how brittney maynard died on saturday. according to a statement from compassion and choices, a right to die advocacy group, maynard passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends. last month she went public with her battle against brain cancer and her decision to die on her own terms. >> i can't even tell you the amount of relief i

has a big announcement about the future of agt. >>> let's begin this half hour with the stunt by nik wallenda>> right there that is the first wire that nik will walk later on tonight. we've got a nice day here in chicago, although it is cold. while nik has performed many death defying stunts before, this could be his most challenging yet. >> in a career filled with gut wrenching aw-inspiring moments, nik wallenda is pushing the boundaries again. in chicago, a trying two walk hundreds of feet in the air. >> i wanted to do a major walk in a major city between two sky escapers. >> it's an unprecedented double dare in the art of the windy city. a grueling walk from marina tower west to the even taller, leo burnett building. a punishing 15 degree incline. a second even more terrifying walk, from marina tower west to east. this time blind folded. all without a tether or safety net to catch him as he falls. >> as i step on the wire, every single step is either life or death. >> walking the wire up high is a mental game. your brain is screaming don't do this. this could be fatal. >> wallenda trusts t

nik wallenda is certainly not afraid of heights.t night he completed two death-defying stunts in chicago, first walking between two skyscrapers over the chicago river, then he walked between two towers blind hole folded -- blindfolded 600 feet up in the air. >> unbelievable. >> nik wallenda is nuts. >> it will be nice tomorrow, sunshine, warmer temperatures, the high of 70 degrees. the southwest at five. the upcoming weekend, boy, it will get cooler, middle 50's. a mixture of sun and clouds. tomorrow looks fantastic. jacqui jeras is here tomorrow morning with the rest of the forecast. >> have a good night. delaney: in my house i'm outnumbered 5 to 1: four daughters and my wife, april. she's spent years empowering women economically, and working to protect children online. i've learned a lot from her - and from my four amazing girls. new to congress, i've worked tstrengthen anti-violence laws and for equal pay for equal work - when we lift women up, we strengthen families. grace: thanks dad. anti-violence laws and for equal pay for e

this is what i was >> reporter: >>:"god is in control." >> reporter:7th generation daredevil - nik wallendattempting not one but *two hair- >>:"what an incredible city at night chicago is, absolutely beautiful." >> reporter:his first walk ending nearly that's over two football fields high! wallenda teetering 450 feet across while climbing over eight stories. >>:"definitely can feel the incline yea it's a work out." >> reporter:the wire quivering beneath his feet from the windy city's nearly 30 mile-per-hour gusts." >>:"that wire was shaking underneath me and i just other side" >> reporter:upping the heart stopping ante with his second walk. >>:"i need everybody to be nice and quiet for me ok!" >> reporter: walks between two skyscrapers almost 600 feet high in the sky. >>:"one more step grab it!" >> reporter: than a nickel was the only thing separating wallenda. >>: roar." >> reporter:and the thousands of anxious of about 8 minutes. >>: >> reporter: "he starting walking so fast to award you with not one, but two guinness world records certificates." >> reporter: alex from target has become t

that is what daredevil nik wallenda is doing tomorrow.in chicago with that story. >> reporter: good morning, guys. a lot of thing to consider. this morning, 39 degrees. tomorrow at walk time, temperatures notice in the low 40s. the winds about 20 miles an hour. gusts tomorrow are bigger. all that as nik navigates the wire atop the leo burnet building. he comes across there, comes back down and does a second more daring walk between two buildings while blindfolded. from the moment he stepped off the wire at the grand canyon, he said he wanted to do a skyscraper walk. that brought him here to chicago. part athlete, artestiisartist. nik wallenda has built a career on the unthinkable. >> these are things i was born to do. that's why i am here on this earth. to do what i'm doing. to walk these wires and push these limits. >> reporter: in chicago, it is not one, but two death defying walks more than 500 feet in the air. first from marina tower west to the leo burnet building. then, a second walk from marina tower west to east. this time, blindf

nik wallenda completed two more heart stopping stunts. this 35-year-old walked from chicago skyscraper to another on sunday without a harness or a net below. the wire was strung and he was able to talk to his dad and to "today" show anchors who hosted the skyscraper walk. >> how are you doing, willie and natalie? >> nik, you look amazing. i can hardly hear you. i'm so blessed for these opportunities. god is so good. you guys watching think i'm crazy but this is what i was made for. >> scary! and he did not stop there. he turned around and did it a second time. this time he was blindfolded. in an interview he said he was shaking. he said he would have walked a little slower had the wind not been blowing in his face. >> this morning we're a little closer to finding out what caused the deadly accident. federal officials are starting to put together a timeline. the ntsb acting chairman said a device called the feathering system was activated before the experiment experimental reached the speed. they used one of the camerased in the cockpit to

last night, nearly 7 million people watched daredevil nik wallenda calmly walk across a pair of tighticago and chatting with his dad as he did it. the man was blindfolded for the second of those walks, which tells me wallenda is both amazing and completely out of his mind. he's taken his family business to new heights, literally and figuratively, even though some in his family are less than impressed. my favorite anecdote from last night's telecast on discovery is nik saying his grandmother watched him practice and said, eh, can you do it backwards or something? geesh, talk about a tough crowd. my grandmother would have said, boy, get your butt down before i whoop it. we're glad to have nik wallenda with us. congratulations. >> thank you very much. i'm thrilled to be here. >> so, when i look at what you did, i think it is -- the success is a tribute to good engineering, good family, great preparation and faith. and you kept talking about jesus and your faitd while you were on the wire and afterwards and before as well. can you talk about how your faith helped you get across that wire?

>> right. >>> nik wallenda's walk into the record books, we'll talk to him in a minute. . it was cold but incredible. nik proved once again why he is the king of the high wire. conquering gusty winds at times and, of course, that cold, incline and then the blindfolded portion, once again making history on live tv. >> all right, chitown, let's do this, baby! >> sunday night, nick walled enda didn't just walk a tightrope, he joined the chicago sky line to defy death and gravity 14 stories up on a wire the width of a penny. nik was walking the distance of two city blocks and up eight stories with 65,000 people gathered below, holding their breath. the dare devil taking in the scenery. >> what's the view like? >> it's unbelievable. absolutely stunning. >> and while a sometimes shaky wire didn't quite let him do everything he wanted. >> unfortunately i planned on doing a selfie right about here but i don't lieke this movement so i don't think i'm going to. >> under seven minutes later, he was on solid ground, kissing family and, yes, taking selfies. followed by a few quick ele

. >>> and we are going to move on tonight and to that history-making walk by nik wallenda overnight. and this image saying it all. it was in the dark, hundreds of feet up, balanced on a cable no wider than a penny. abc's matt gutman this evening with what we didn't know. >> reporter: nik wallenda tiptoed into history sunday night. first, conquering the burnett building for the highest incline tightrope-walk ever. 600 feet up. that rise, 19 degrees, equivalent to climbing an eight-story building. all on a three-quarter inch cable, about as wide as a penny. moments later, the highest blindfolded walk ever. 50 stories up, between chicago's iconic marina towers. what tv cameras didn't capture, spectators' phones did. wallenda seeming to walk right out of residents' balconies. and what you don't see at home -- hundreds clinging to the railings for each heart-thumping step. you can hear the wind howl. whipping wallenda nearly 30 miles an hour. i recently spent some time a few hundred feet up with a wind doe-washing crew, terrified. still got a white knuckle grip. but as 50,000 gathered in

a jaw-dropping stunt by nik wallenda. >> get ready for sweaty palms. before a crowd of 50,000 spectators and millions watching around the world on television, the 35-year-old daredevil braved high winds to make not one but two skyscraper crossings without a safety net or harnett. wallenda first walked at a 19-degree incline to the top of a building on the other side of the chicago river. >> as you can see there, just to make this more difficult, or a little more, you know, this is good live tv, right? he put a blindfold on as he walked between the marina city towers. his stunt broke two world records. the high wire acts, these have been around forever but they keep us captivated. we can't help but watch these things. and that scene over chicago, you can't help but watch. >> i can't help but get the sweaty palms. and it's actually illegal to do that kind of a crossing without a safety net in illinois, but they waived the state law because clearly he wasn't being forced into the stunt. he did it of his own free will. it's to protect people from taking ri

highwire artist nik wallenda defied death twice in one night.stunt in chicago last night, in case you didn't see it, walking a wire between two skyscrapers that span the chicago river. as if that wasn't good enough, he did it again, and this time, on the return trip, he did it blindfolded. no net, no harness, apparently, no fear. wallenda is a member of the famous flying wallendas, a family of circus and daredevil performers. >>> still ahead, it's that time of year when a road block could be lurking on the side of the road. well, those creatures there will tell you the local counties where the deer danger is worse than others. >>> and decoding baby talk. new research points to whether moms or dads are better at that and who needs to be speaking up. ♪ music ♪ it's so important to make someone happy ♪ ♪ make just one heart to heart you ♪ ♪ music ♪ you sing to one smile that cheers you ♪ ♪ one face that lights when it nears you ♪ [ male announcer ] play the monopoly millionaires' club lottery game. making more and more millionaires. >>> 4:55, and b

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nik wallenda, amazes once again. completing two heart-stopping tight rope walks between skyscrapers in chicago. >> it's unbelievable. absolutely stunning. >> what is he going to do now? he will join us live, monday, november 3, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer along side al roker, natalie morales and after 12 weeks, she's left the baby vale in the good hands of her husband mike. and savannah is back from maternity leave. >> i thought you were going to say samantha godfrey. >> i can remember the name. how did that alarm clock feel? >> i'm goed to 3 a.m. but it sounds like a baby crying. it's great to be back to see everybody and all of our friends here behind the scenes so it's fun. but you may have water works. >> sun's out on the plaza. women welcoming you back from maternity leave. look at that one. >> i was up all night working on that. >> eve

center. >>> daredevil nik wallenda wowed chicago and the world with two hair-raising stunts last nighte 35-year-old walked the stretch from one building to the another over a river. then wallenda walked blindfolded 94 feet and 543 feet from the ground between two towers. he performed both stunts without a safety net or a harness. >>jefferson:checking wall street. the dow is down 25 points. the nasdaq is up an eight and s&p is down today. >>> the world trade center was welcoming the first commercial tenants. condÉ nast moved into the building this morning. the publishing giant said that 1 world trade center will house 3400 of its employees early next year. condÉ nast, c.e.o. called it the most secure in it america. it took eight years to build and 60% leased. >>> if you are dreaming of becoming a millionaire who isn't. no one won the saturday drawing. the jackpot is $321 million. you can watch the mega millions every tuesday and friday night on "action news" at 11:00. >>> today peco and homeless advocates teamed up to get one step closer to gaining employment. the project help people pr

>> daredevil nik wallenda did it again.completed a tightrope walk in chicago not us i wouldn'ting a net or -- not using a net or a harness and did it blindfolded. he is truly born to do it. >> the blinds -- the blind fold is a bit much. >> reporter: let's check out the roads in the west chester area this is 202 northbound it's looking good, but it will be closed at paoli pike from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. they are removing the overhead bridge beam. take paoli rye or 35 -- road or 352 instead. northeast extension is looking good. the ben showing no problems, no restrictions that's good. that construction is long gone and malice transit all on time as you head out the door on a monday morning. way to start the week. >> reporter: my twitter follower peggy in conshohocken reports 35 degrees in conshohocken right now. as we take a look at numbers around the region. a lot of numbers in the 30s. 39 in wilmington. 37 in trenton and 38 in millville. a little bit of a breeze kicking around, too. definitely think about puttin

. >>> nik wallenda has completed that record-breaking stunt. we'll give you a first look at the high wire act over the streets of chicago. >>> we're looking at cold temperatures to start off the day we'll talk about that coming up. >>> we have several areas of slow traffic already this morning around the bay area including this one, an slowing down the commute. we'll have the latest after the break. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it was art that brought us together in the first place. and it's working its magic once again. here it means more than lines or pictures on a page. it's a way of life. it's music and color. the more we give in to the magic of this place, the more we'd like to stay. oaxaca. live it to believe it. forecast in just a utes. happening today... . >>> welcome back this morning, the sun coming up early. a few high clouds over head, some chilly temperatures outside, we will be warming things up nicely coming up. >>> happening today, one world trade center finally open for business in new york, it's of course at the twin towers that were de

this seemed like a nail biting experience for everybody, except nik wallenda. the daredevil successfully walked across a tightrope strung between two chicago sky scrapers. he was battling 20-mile-per-hour winds. he was 65 stories above the windy city. no safety net, no harness. he did it a second time blindfolded. wallenda said he had some problems with the wind. >> i was ready to take a selfie. i was so bummed that i dn. but there were some strong winds hitting me in the face to the point where i was like, two you. i tried to lean in uphill. and it stood me up straight. >> nobody likes an overachiever. trying to take a selfie. this latest act puts him in the record books for the highest walk wearing a blind fold. >> wow. >> crazy enough on its face. but no net, no harness, in chicago. >> he said the most difficult part of it all was putting the blindfold on. in the camera angles where you look down, it's almost better to be blindfolded because then you don't see it. fascinating with a guy that can die any second. >> that's the reason to do it for him. we want

. >>> mystery drones - unmanned aircraft flying over nuclear sites in france >>> nik wallenda walks over chicago. we talk to him about his famous walks. he doesn't consider himself a daredevil >>> by this time tomorrow the balance of power may have changed in this country. millions are expected to turn out for the midterm elections. some went to the polls for early voting. the races matter, so do issues like health care and jobs. >> we are told early ballots add up to 18 million. it could determine which party takes control - in georgia and north carolina. democrats are trying to flip georgia and turn it from red to blue. the ballots cast by african-american in georgia is 33.1%. larger than with the presidential election and 13 point higher than the early viting georgia in the 20 -- voting georgia in 2010 midterms. promising news for michelle nunn. she and her party counted on a strong get out to vote to get past david prideaux. it seems to be a similar story in north carolina. look at the numbered of registered democrats as a whole versus registered republicans. in north carolina, there

fourthdaredevil nik wallenda completes *two historic tight- rope walks over the chicago skyline. we are *live with highlights and reaction. the public face of the "right to die" movement ... brittany maynard has ended her life, after a terminal diagnosis. and, both candidates for governor made their way through chicago ahead of tomorrow's say. good morning. i'm dan ponce. and i'm lourdes duarte. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. to do as watched the tight rope walker? >> i stayed up late. i was nervous. >> too much buildup. >> the actual walk was a short. but there was like an hour of graphics and packages just get to it. >> and to the gaza people were waiting. >> tom murray beat peyton manning. that's all you need to know. sorry, i woke up this morning and said he's alive? let's check out the highlights. ticket look at our day, let's look at the last night. >> it was supposed to start at 6:00. >> it was the first quarter. increasing clouds. high temperature will be above the average. warmer than normal after the

but nik wallenda took his tightrope walk very much in his stride.edevil walked 600 feet in the air watched by an estimated 65,000 people. but he didn't have a harness or even a safety net. he took two walks. the first saw him walking at a 19-degree incline across the chicago river. that's a world record. for the second, he was blindfolded. >> i need everybody to be nice and quiet for me, okay? >> reporter: nik, a member of the flying wallendas family, is certainly not new to such extreme feats. he has already walked across the niagara falls and the little colorado river gorge. however, he claimed that this walk was a challenge. >> i think you probably saw me shaking like a leaf. that wire was shaking underneath me and i just wanted to make it to the other side. just getting on there and going. >> reporter: in fact, he has been walking tightropes since before he was born. his mother walked a high wire when she was 6 months pregnant with him. wallenda won two world records for his efforts in chicago. one was for the highest tightrope, the other for th

last night in chicago, a daredevil named nik wallenda of the flying wallendas walked across a steel cablet a 19 degree angle more than 600 feet above the chicago river. 600 feet. and then he walked another 600 feet between two skyscrapers, blindfolded. and while texting. [ laughter ] they showed the stunt live on the discovery channel. it was -- i thought it was interesting, discovery used a ten-second delay so that producers would have time to cut away in case anything went wrong. thereby depriving viewers of the reason they were tuning in. i have to say, i hate this kind of stuff. i don't have the stomach for it. i i'm more nervous than the guy on the rope. listen to how casual he is. he's walking between two sky scrapers, blindfolded and he manages to have a very relaxed chat. >> a lot of people down there, nik, cheering for you. >> oh, yeah, it's amazing to hear that roar. pretty unreal. pretty unreal. what an incredibly beautiful city at night chicago is. absolutely beautiful. >> jimmy: what? [ laughter ] that's how they should do field sobriety tests. wallenda style. he's so calm. t

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>> i knew you were going to take it there. >> maybe nik wallenda -- >> i will say -- >> for nicoik wallenda's in hand. >> if i could do anything i would probably either go on broadway which i'd love to do or be a chef. what would you do? >> when i was young i always wanted to be a diplomat. we were talking about this in the office today. one time i was in a job interview at an education company and they were like what is your dream job? i was like i don't know, to maybe be a diplomat. i was young enough i just answered the question. they said are you sure working at this education company is right for you? i was like, i guess i'm not supposed to answer truthfully. it felt like a real bummer. what about you? >> i would love to be an industrialist, make something. bub i would think that would be amazing to really understand machinery and mechanics. >> look at that. >> there will be blood. >> when i was a teenager i wanted to be a high level government bureaucrat. i wanted to run omb. >> you knew what omb was? >> i totally believe all of this. >> my feeling was whoever controls the money control

. >> daredevil nik wallenda, breaking a new record with his death-defying tight rope walk high above chicago. walking 671 feet on a rope no wider than a penny. >>> and look at this mission impossible. superstar tom cruise clinging to the side of a plane soaring 500 feet above england. >>> and good morning, america. happy monday. how about that tom cruise, still doing his own stunt. we showed him on the plane there. lara, you're bringing us that in a little bit. >> that and dressed in a suit. >>> and nik wallenda, every time he tries to top himself. blindfolded this time. >> with a stiff wind. >> crazy. >> that's so easy. >> so glad he made it. >> oh, my gosh. i can't look that. >>> the wintry blast. frigid temperatures across the country. ginger back there chicago. >> i got to feel the frigid temperatures. north carolina, tennessee, record snow in the one to even almost two-foot category. parts of tennessee, more than 22 inches. i want to show you the deep freeze in place from parts of mississippi up through pennsylvania. warnings and advisories everywhere. the temperatures in the no

. >>> nik wallenda successfully walked across a tightrope between two chicago sky scrapers.his the guy. i'm telling you. 65 stories above the windy city. no safety net, no harness. if that wasn't enough he did it a second time blindfolded. you know, i'm not even going to -- >> it's just chilling to watch. and if you look at the people below, thousands of peopl turned oufothis the scene was this. >> they can't belive it, right? >> people were in awe. he said the next time he does this he wants to do handstands on it. which i think he couldo >> but why is the question? >> this is the legacy, part of his family. it is what he believes he was meant to do. it was quite chilling to do. >> great granddad has different -- anyway. it put them in the record books for the highest walk wearing a a blindfold. there's part of his legacy, right? >> yeah, it is. it is exciting to watch. they say it's live but they do actually have a 10-second delay. >> just in case something goes wrong. and a lot of people watch for that. it's the way our brains work sometimes. >> doesn't make sense. stay w

. ♪ it's beginning to look a lot like ya burnt ♪ [ laughter ] oh, hey nik wallenda, could you not?is and ebola on tv, now i have to watch you risk your life voluntarily? also, no offense but daredevils used to be cooler. they had motorcycles and fireworks. now it's just a middle-aged man shuffling between two parking garages in chicago. nik wallenda, on behalf of everyone in chicago, da -- burnt. [ laughter ] hey, kenyan marathon runner wilson kipsang. you ran the new york city marathon in two hours, ten minutes, and fifty-nine seconds. or as i call it, two hours and eleven minutes. [ laughter ] you know what? i can't do it. your athletic achievement is one that deserves only praise. and because of that, wilson kipsang, you are this week's "unburnable." now go stretch those hammy's my my man, you earned it. [ applause ] hey,sea salt. why are you so expensive? you're not diamonds. [ laughter ] the earth is 75% ocean. i shouldn't have to pay $10 for something i can scrape out of the crotch of my bathing suit. [ laughter ] pass me some regular salt and get back where you belong in the

nik wallenda completed two walks above the windy city first across the chicago river and then he walked between two apartment towers, and did not wear a hard mess and there was no net. palm all over the city came to watch. >>> get to be crazy. >> amazing. it is inspiring. >> i am so proud. he is following his dream. >> the craziest thing, the second time he was wearing a blind fold. the previous feats include walks over the brink of niagara falls and across the little colorado river gorge. his great grandfather fell to his death during a tightrope stunt in puerto rico in the 70's. >>> if that does not stop you, nothing will. there is the blind fold. >> i wonder if closing your eyes actually helps because you just rely on feel of your feet on the cables. >>> when it is dark at night rather than keeping my eyes open because you see things i close my eyes because i feel i am not looking at things. >> they say it could increase your concentration. >> and decrease my chance of stepping on a lego in the middle of the night. >>> that could happen with two little ones. >>> we will try to keep t

. >> daredevil nik wallenda did it again, he successfully completed a tightrope walk in chicago lastt a harness. he walked over niagara falls. >> let's go outside and check out exton, chester county. route 100 at sunrise boulevard. looking good 9 to 3 north of here and route 100 we have road widening construction that will block a lane, watch for that. the delaware overview the majors are showing no problems i-95 4 minute road from i-95 to 495. mass transit is on time. >> reporter: we're chilly to start out. in philadelphia by 9:00 we expect to be up to 45. 55 degrees by noon. 59 by 3:00. this will be the high this afternoon. and 51 degrees by 6:00. of course the time has changed and at 6:00 that temperature will be lower we'll see a plunge from 3 to 6:00. the winds will be a factor but not as strong as yesterday. probably running 10 to 20 miles per hour through most of the day. on the big board at the airport, all green aircraft and no hint of rain in all of our most frequently traveled destinations. >> a new study finds that mothers contribute to a child's language developments mor

. >> nik wallenda completed not one but two tightrope walks across the windy city between the two ofe put on a blind fold and walked between two apartment towers. >> he does not wear a harness. there was no net. his previous knights include high wire walks over niagara falls and across the little colorado river gorge. >> his great grandfather fell to his death during a stunt in puerto rico in the 70's. you would think that would be something that would keep you from getting on a tightrope. there you go. >> it impresses everyone so much more when his eyes are covered but i wonder if that increases his ability to sense what is under his seat using his sense of feel with no distractions. >> thanks for joining us. here is a look outside. have a great day, [dramatic music] ♪ >> yeah! [laughs] oh! oh! oh! welcome to millionaire. i'm so glad you've joined us because all this week, we've got america's best and brightest young people playing for big money. it's millionaire: whiz kids. today's whiz kid was student of the year, takes all a.p. classes, and has an i.q. in the top 0.1%. it's safe

. >> 35-year-old daredevil nik wallenda braved high winds to make not one, but two high wire crossingsout a safety net or harness. first, he walked with a 19-degree incline. then, just to make things interesting, he walked it blindfolded. >>> dads are apparently not pulling our weight when it comes to daybaby talk. >> oh, really? mothers contribute more than fathers to baby talk. when babies make sound, 70% of the responses come from mom, and 20% come from dad. >> does that mean we're ignoring the child? prior studies have shown that academic success is directly linked to verbal interaction with bay bbies at a young age. >>> looks like tom cruise is putting more hollywood stuntmen out of work. >> he was spotted performing what may be his most dangerous stunt yet. hanging from the side of an airplane for "mission impossible v." he's seen clinging to an air bus over the british country side. >> there are a couple of safety harnesses. his previous stunts included scaling the world's tallest building and climbing colorado's canyons. >>> not much fun flying these days. a couple from indiana

pleasant and less life-threatening way to spend a sunday, but do not say that to nick will end up -- nik wallenda. >> he is a tightrope artist and professional daredevil. he had millions of spectators looking up and collectively holding their breath. take a look. >> chicago by night. >> listen to that roar. >> 200 meters high without a safety net. >> there are an awful lot of people down there, nik. >> the end of his journey included climbing a steep incline, something never before achieved at the site. but wallenda was not done. he headed back onto the high wire blindfolded. >> one more step. >> you know what? i think you probably saw me shaking like a leaf. i just wanted to make it to the other side. i was not going to think twice. i was just getting where i was going. >> tv networks broadcasting the event with a 10-second delay, just in case anything went wrong. the boat just want to make it to the other side, sure. >> no safety net, no harness. incredible. >> thanks for watching. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accur

i know nik wallenda did it with no net.s a different condition and he almost fell. >> we do it better here in america. >> you just wanted to say that. >>> it was a big weekend at the box office. "big hero 6" took the top spot. it was the first time in 12 years one of nolan's movies did not open at number one. i enjoyed it. it was long, but i enjoyed it. nicki minaj hosted the european awards. ariana gran day snagged two awards. >>> he's not dead, just look at the picture. he posted two pictures of himself over the weekend looking like the '80s classic "weekend at bernie." he pretends to be dead in the arms of a band mate. >>> and talked about the odds of winning the lottery last night. >> what are the real chances of winning? a lousy is 1 in 176 million. >> winning the mega millions is akin of getting struck by lightning at the same time you're being eaten by a shark. >> that's an amazing pitch for a movie. there's this guy. he's getting eaten by a shark see, he switches minds with the shark, the shark wins the lottery. i'm

. >> reporter: nik wallenda worked without a net or harness 61 stories high. feet above the windy city sunday night. >> it's all about pushing myself to become better at what i do. hoping to inspire others to do better at what they do. >> reporter: he kissed his wife and kids before walking uphill on a wire the circumference of a penny. wind gusts hit 122 miles an hour as he walks from the iconic twin towers to the other side of the river. >> to god be the glory, amazing jesus. you kbies watching think i'm crazy, but this is what i was made for. >> reporter: 6 minutes and 52 seconds later he finished. i was feeling pretty good. >> then showing nerves of steal he raised the stakes even higher. >> reporter: wearing a blindfold he listened to his father direct him on a walk between the maria twin towers and then arrived 90 seconds later. >> there's no time for fear to enter into your mind. >> reporter: wallenda was imtim dated by the wind. >> reporter: wallenda set two world records sunday and he's already planning his next stunt bigad shaban, cbs news. >> i can'

lara, you're bringing us that in just a little bit. >> that and dressed in a suit. >>> and nik wallenda, every time he tries to top himself, blindfolded this time. there he is. >> with a stiff wind. >> crazy. >> that's so easy. >> so glad he made it. >> oh, my gosh. i can't even look at that. >>> we're going to begin with the wintry blast. frigid temperatures across the country. ginger back from chicago. tracking it all for us. >> i got to feel the frigid temperatures. north carolina, tennessee, we're talking record snow in the one to even almost two-foot category. parts of tennessee had more than 22 inches. i want to show you the deep freeze in place from parts of mississippi up through pennsylvania. there are warnings and advisories everywhere. the temperatures in the northeast, subfreezing for pittsburgh. and look at this, 25 boston. a foot of fresh snow in bangor, maine. gio benitez is right there. how is it feeling, gio? >> reporter: oh, it's cold. ginger, good morning to you. this is that heavy, wet snow. it's taken down power lines. and take a look at that massive tree down. 130,

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