we attached the two ropes we jumped onto webbing to attach to the five anchor points. >> a rope couldbolt might come loose, and a slight misstep could land someone over the edge, onto the unforgiving rocks below. >> if i would have slid maybe another foot and a half, it's 150 feet straight down. >> it's a close call. >> i got careless, i wasn't thinking, and i made a mistake. lucky i just brought brand new climbing shoes with rubber on the bottom. i was able to recover like a boss and live to do the rope swing. >> everything is in place for the moment of truth, with devon's cameras poised to record, austin clips in for a wild ride. >>> you have about three or four second fall before the rope catches. and the whole time you're just thinking, i really hope the ropes catch, i really hope the ropes catch. >> it looks astonishing and scary. >> you can't really think about what you're doing, you just have to do it. it doesn't matter how many times you jump it, it is still so scary >> to maximize on visuals this compelling, devon uses a variety of camera angles, which means he meets a lot of

to grab the man. >> part of my equipment was the roof rope.i brought it up, i would use it. it had to be by rope because the ladders wouldn't reach him. >> lieutenant patrick patty brown is in charge of the risky operation. he knows if the rope frays or gets burned, it could snap and anyone hanging over the edge could plummet to his death. as brown leans over the edge to assure the trapped man that help is on the way, barr creates a harness with the rescue rope and climbs onto the parapet wall. the man is now standing on the window ledge of the 12th floor, looking like he's ready to jump to escape the growing heat and smoke. >> people will not burn to death. if they can jump, they'll jump. it's that painful and it's like you're drowning in smoke. >> barr is not yet anchored to anyone or anything. but he kicks his legs over the edge almost 200 feet above the ground to reassure the man in the window. >> barr is already hanging over the roof without having a rope attached to anything, letting him know not to jump, we were on our way. >> quickly s

me the rope from under the seat now!rter: that's the voice of michelle's husband mickey. >> i undid the rope and threw i. >> give me the rope from under the seat now! >> reporter: that's the voice of michelle's husband mickey. >> i undid the rope and threw it out, it's 25 feet long but was seven feet short of getting him. at that point we noticed this guy can't swim. he observed him going under three times. call 911 now! >> reporter: more people went on to the fragile ice including children. then another rope attempt. another one in, then the man who tries to save him, as well. inner tubes and sleds. finally -- >> get it, come on, go! >> reporter: rope to pull them to shore. >> in southern california, it just doesn't get cold enough for anybody to be out on the ice. they're very fortunate that everybody came out alive. it was very hard to watch. [ screams ] >> that was robert kavasek reporting. >>> moving to sports, sunday night football, cowboys/redskins. washington captured the nfc east division title for the first tim

he cut the rope? >> the rope comes back again and looks like it gets hooked almost in a sensitive region, i must say. that area -- >> rope burn right on the jewels. watch it again. >> oh. ouch! >> you can hear everybody scream, you can hear him react. you can't even really call it a fail, because he swung, he did a really nice dismount. that was just -- bad luck. >> oh! >> ah. >> ooh. >> that hurts. >> the more you watch it, the more painful it become, because you start watching that rope, and you see exactly where it goes, and it becomes -- it become as wedgie. he was looking so good, too. good form. good speed. good dismount. and then -- >>> the first big snow this season in minnesota.wh do you d? >> so -- i just texted all the guys and we're going head out and see how big we can make a snowman. >> see how big the snowman gets -- next. >>> from tons and tons of garbage, music instruments from trash. >> you're marking a flute out of trash? no way. >> see the story of the recycled orchestra on "right

we got a good throw on the rope. >> the rope worked. victim was pulled to shore. ladder brought in and the man climbed out to safety. with refer running so high firefighters knew there was no time to wast waste. in sonoma county high water is still a big issue. the intersection of highway 12 and 121 was under water yesterday when sonoma creek overflowed its banks. today the water is still spilling into nearby vineyard. >> looks like the ocean. is throughout right now. the only nice thing is it's all the vines are dormant so no harm

> i undid the rope. it out. it's a 25-foot rope but seven feet short. at that point we noticed this guy didn't know how to swim. we observed him go under three times. >> call 911 right now. >> reporter: more people went on the that fragile ice including children. then another rope attempt. another one in and then the man who tries to save him as well. inner tubes and sleds. finally -- >> get it. come on. go! >> reporter: rope to pull them to shore. >> in southern california, it just doesn't get cold enough for anybody to be out on ties. they are very fortunate everybody came out alive. very hard to watch. >> moving on to some entertainment news. "the hobbitt" continues to rule them all at the box office. the lord of the rings people earned $32.9 million this weekend making at any time film's third week on the. "django" came in at two. and les mis came in three. kate winslet's wedding gift is taking her to the moon. she has a ticket on one of the upcoming virgin atlantic space flights. >>> hulk hogan's ne

people there had rope. they should have gotten the rope. easy for me to say now.to go out on the ice, as you saw. one person goes in, if you have rope, go for that immediately. that's the lesson. >> thank goodness they're all alive. >> good news that everyone's safe. >>> a lot of news this morning. you have the headlines, too? >> oddly enough, i do. how did you know that? >> somebody told me. >> the fiscal cliff hanger in washington, d.c. is our lead item here. with just three days before the deadline. senators working on an 11th-hour deal to try to avoid middle-class tax hikes and deep spending cuts that go into effect on the 1st of the new year. president obama is pushing lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to reach an agreement. >>> and help may be on the way for victims of hurricane sandy. the senate approved a spending bill worth $60 billion. the measure heads to the house where some republican lawmakers are hesitating to approve the bill in the final days of the current session. >>> and in maine, the first same-sex couples are legally exchanging vows today.

and that they even tried to snag that branch with their ropes. >> reporter: the man was standing waister and managed to tie that weight around the tree, pulling it towards him. >> in this type of weather, you know, it could be very hyperthermic they won't have a lot of strength or energy and just for him to be able to, you know, tie that rope around the branch, it is very good. >> reporter: as soon as he was pulled to the safety of the raft, he collapsed. >> and he had no energy left. and he just laid down on the bottom of the boat. >> reporter: they believe that the man was homeless, living in an encampment of the brush, which is normally dry, trapped, firefighters said for hours and with the water temperatures so cold, they say that it is a christmas miracle he made it out alive. >> he's pretty beat up and he looked hypothermic. he'll probably be in the hospital a couple of days getting hot chocolate. >> rescuers say that the water was up to their hips. but if they stood in it, the current was so strong that it would have swept him away. >>> pope benedict xvi celebrated christmas eve

get the rope! get the rope. go get the rope. ♪ bring it here, boy! come on, bring it here!mack> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ whoa trigger, now. easy, boy. ♪ ♪ ok trigger, take it away, boy. ♪ ♪ ♪ nice going, fellas. ♪ rogers walked right into it. i put him to sleep in a cell. nice going, sam. with him tied up, we can take our time. it's them same varmints. well i'm ready for them this time. jewel! jewel! get back on down before you get hit! ♪ jewel! don't waste your shot, stupid! she ran right into it! jewel! you cowardly murderers! hey, coming down the road. i've seen that thing before. sure, it's the gal from the lunch room. the old boy thinks a lot of her. he told her about the gold. come on, i got an idea. ♪ this is as far as you go. get down. come on. you too. over there. come on. move! hey, scotty! i got a friend of yours here! remember what happened to your mule? the same thing will happen to

skills and can scale the side of the tallest structure suspended only on ropes and a harness.n for these experienced climbers, stepping out on to the monument for the first time isn't easy. >> as you're getting out through the window, you're feeling a little nervousness. once you're out there, it's the awe of realizing that you're sitting on ropes, that there's nobody up there with you and that you're on the national washington monument. nobody gets to be up there. that's just an awe-inspiring moment. >> they have a rare bird's eye view of the nation's capital. >> one thing we got to watch was the president flying through. we all waved at him. >> but eric and his colleagues don't have many time for sight-seeing. they have work to do. they analyze the marble with ipads to compare it with a survey of the monument done in 1999. down below tourists and assembled media can't stop staring at the climbers. >> it must take a lot of guts. >> amazing, fascinating, a piece of history. >> the on-lookers watch an alarming moment when eric is caught by the wind and slammed 30 feet off the w

to cut the rope -- u.s. standing with someone else and you say, cut the rope at the top. he says, cut the rope at the bottom. you stand there arguing. meanwhile, the man is struggling on the cliff -- let me down. would it not be the smart thing to do -- would it not be smart to cut the rope with in the middle? and save the guy? you can argue later -- should i cut the rope at the top or the bottom? cut it in the middle, save the man. that is a pretty simplistic example of where we are. but i have the privilege of knowing that we can get it done when we work together. i was so proud to bring to the senate a highly bill, a transportation bill. millions of jobs were at stake. our states were worried they would stop kidding highway funds. we would have to stop road products in the middle and would not have project funds for ctransit. we sat in a room -- you could not find people more divergent. a progressive republican and a liberal -- a conservative republican and a liberal progressive. he said i want this, i sa

tried to something a branch with one of our ropes. >> the stranded man standing waist deep managed to pull the rescue team towards him. >> this type of weather patients can be really hypothermic. they will not have a lot of strength or energy. just for him to be able to tie the rope around a branch is good. >> as soon as he was pulled to safety of the raft he collapsed. >> he had no energy left. he just laid down. >> firefighters believe this man was homeless and living in the brush which is normally dry. he was trapped for hours they say. the water temperatures were so cold they say it is a christmas miracle he made it out alive. >> he was pretty beat up. he will probably be in the hospital a couple days with hot chocolate. >> rescuers say the water was up to their hips. if they tried to stand in it the current was so strong it would have swept them away. >>> another dramatic rescue overnight mere livermore. a man's pickup truck drifted into the creek. he was rescued and treated for hypothermia. >>> many of these dangerous situations are results of the weather we had over the past fe

as others throw ropes and inner tubes. nicky her man you can hear him call for someone to bring a rope. >> nine minutes in the ordeal on ice, everyone somehow manages to scramble out. this escapade on highs happily. everybody is just fine. >> ama: that is frightening. leigh glaser is off and lisa argen is in checking our weather. >> all the cold weather. clearing skies and nice break from the rain and as we look outside this evening, in fact temperatures are very chilly. view from mount tam, numbers dropping into the 30s and n some of our valleys. we are going to have wait couple days. live doppler, nice and clear right now. we do have a couple weak weather systems that will travel down the shoreline and want to give us a few showers but it doesn't look likely at this point. right now, high temperatures that were pretty chilly and 57 in oakland with the warm spot and mid 50s in san rafael. 52 in santa cruz. upper 30s, 37 in napa and 39 in fairfield and 40 in mountain view. numbers will slowly drop. skies will continue to c

to cut the rope -- u.s. standing with someone else and you say, cut the rope at the top. he says, cut the rope at the bottom. you stand there arguing. meanwhile, the man is struggling on the cliff -- let me down. would it not be the smart thing to do -- would it not be smart to cut the rope with in the middle? and save the guy? you can argue later -- should i cut the rope at the top or the bottom? cut it in the middle, save the man. that is a pretty simplistic example of where we are. but i have the privilege of knowing that we can get it done when we work together. i was so proud to bring to the senate a highly bill, a transportation bill. millions of jobs were at stake. our states were worried they would stop kidding highway funds. we would have to stop road products in the middle and would not have project funds for transit. we sat in a room -- you could not find people more divergent. a progressive republican and a liberal -- a conservative republican and a liberal progressive. he said i want this, i sai

a 15-story rope made out of bed sheets. a manhunt for the dangerous bank robbers who escaped. >>> and watch this. an eagle swoops down on a family. a christmas tree bursts through the roof of a house. are these real? we find out the answers tonight. >>> good evening. we begin with the promise of action in the wake of tragedy. president obama saying today he will use all the powers of his office to help americans work together to end an epidemic of gun violence in this country. so, what will the president do first? abc's jake tapper was there and questioned the president today. jake? >> reporter: good evening, diane. after years of what critics charge has been not much discussion and even less action on the issue of addressing gun violence, today, president obama said that the tragedy at sandy hook changed everything, and now focusing on these issues will be at the forefront of his agenda. the president promised action. >> so, i will use all the powers of this office to help advance efforts aimed at preventing more tragedies

. >> by through the rope out. it was about 7 feet short of getting to him. we noticed he did not know how to swim. we observed him go under three times. >> more people went on to the fragile ice, including children. then another attempt. the man who tried to save him as well. inner tubes and selds. finally, rope to pull them to shore. >> it does not get cold enough for anyone to be on the ice. they are fortunate everybody came out alive. it was hard to watch. >> still ahead on 11 news, the countdown is on for the big new year's eve party. baltimore is getting ready for its fireworks show. >> it was windy and cold. we do have rain and snow in the forecast. we will show you that in a few minutes. partly cloudy skies, 36 of the airport. stay tuned. the weather is next grade if you have high blood pressure and get a cold get coricidin hbp. the number one pharmacist recommended cold brand designed for people with high blood pressure. and the only one i use to relieve my cold symptoms without raising my blood pressure. coricidin hbp. >> less than 30 years -- hours

i helped pull up the rope from behind.n the fawn was on the ground with us. >> you uploaded a version of this video and turned it into really a movie trailer. >> right on the road when we were driving, that's kind of when i was assembling it in my mind. >> if it's a white christmas, that means people are probably out and about on the slopes hitting up their winter sports. we've got a couple of videos of winter sports follies. guys down skiing on the slope here. got himself a camera. just as he turns the camera on himself, what's the matter? >> i hate to laugh. i hate to laugh. i hope the guy is not hurt. it's funny because he takes the camera, puts it on himself, gives a smile and obviously didn't see where he was going and tumbled over. >> whoever the person in red was who he hit, they were in for a rude awakening. >> maybe she had a camera, too. the next one we got is another mix-up. this one is a motorized version. out on snowmobiles going over jumps. the first guy goes. when he lands he sort of shoots back this wave of

he has rings, ropes, bars. he is swinging from one part of his bedroom to another. types of different strength maneuvers. watch him here. he is on that bar swinging and then moves the bar up. >> this is pretty cool but it would stink to be this guy's room mate. think about the noise. he would have to pay more rent. >> he does get out of his bedroom. here he is practicingt at an actual jgymnasium. >> i thought there would be like throwing stars on the wall. >> and black masks and shoes with just the big toe. >> that's it. >>> well, it is time to get into the holiday spirit. what better way to do so than singing old fashioned christmas carols with dmx. ♪ you know dasher and dancer and prancer ♪ ♪ do you recall the most famous reindeer of all ♪ ♪ rudolph the red nosed reindeer ♪ ♪ had a very shiny nose >> i'm impressed that he knew all the reindeer names because i don't think i know all the names. >> he did get the lyrics right. ♪ then one foggy christmas eve santa came to say ♪ ♪ rudolph with your nose so bright won't you ride my slay tonight ♪ >> won't you guide my s

a great big lengths of rope lying around in the way of the ship. is a section. we couldn't have picked a better conditions to head out in but you always have to be on your toes out here . for right now the weather is come with lots of sunshine but it may change at any moment the northern seas are no one for the magnificence you know the water appears to be black now but it will turn yellow when it's stormy our yard is well equipped to face icy conditions. and apparently it's a certain type of person that wants to explore these waters mother became of them two people sailing through the arctic are adventurous by nature but of course there are some tiny risks. one of them is the fact that the temperature of the water is always plus four degrees if you spend more than fifteen minutes and there you should probably call your wife to say goodbye. as valeri had warned the temperature dropped quickly and we moved into the cabin to take a look at the instruments. they were heading almost directly north zero degrees compass points here my current job is to make sure that

assassinate an inmate who is a fellow gang member. >> i had a braided rope in my pocket.at down next to him on his bed and i talked to him, and when he turned his back to me i stood on the bed and i put the rope around his neck and i killed him. >> how long did that take? >> five minutes. >> those five minutes must have been a very long five minutes. >> very long five minutes. he fought me. he threw me around the room. surprisingly strong. i guess when you're fighting for your life you have strength, you know? i was curious. i had never seen death before. in person, and so i wanted to see. so i watched his eyes change from the white. they became red. they started popping out of his head. he urinated all over himself, which obviously is a sign that it's over. his tongue swelled up. his ankles swelled up. um, it was very intimate. like you see on the movies how guys so cavalierly kill people. it wasn't like that for me. it was a thrilling thing because i had just earned my bones. i had just accomplished an assignment that was given to me and i prevailed. now morally, obviou

you know, they tried to rope jesus into this thing, right? here's a guy who in a culture that virtually demanded marriage, a single guy spending most of his time with 12 men singled out three of them for leadership. one of them is known in the bible as the one whom jesus loved. now i'm not saying jesus was gay. but let's be careful to rope this guy in for a husband-wife and 2.2 children as a model for families. he knew about families of choice. and so do l.g.b.t. people >> jon: i've heard some say it was a last brunch and not a supper. some have said. >> that would have made it really clear. wouldn't it? >> jon: i want to ask you about sort of the pushback you faced in the community of faith and all this sorts of thing. the book is called "god believes in love" it's on the book shelves now. we're talking to bishop gene robinson. we'll be right baba

and that means becoming a dab hand with a rope. we usually catch the ones we think are ill or the reindeer that are going to be used for work. and once it's cold up and ready. here's another. go to him. too small for you that's over i got close but close wasn't going to pull all sleigh but if it first you don't succeed. yes yes yes yes yes. can i bring you down. ah some real reindeer rustling. so that was a little odd as well if i were there. thank you very much you would make a good reindeer herder. with all reluctant recruit thomastown paul sleigh was ready to go about if i was going to get to my next destination before nightfall i needed something a little bit faster. i think driving one of these might be the most fun you can have in conditions are. some pretty serious weather back there. think of that and a bit of the rest. this is supposed to be a hotel with a different. switch that welcome to the snow than it should if. i was desperate for something to eat and drink but nowadays on your way through this place is a bit of a ch

, cutting the ropes to the least of their problems, started firing down on these rangers with and keep 42 machine guns that fire at a rate of 1500 rounds a minute. one of the first books that had the german side of pointe du hoc. these german machine gunners change out there beryl's because the n g e 42s were working. many of these were hit. 68 men in "dog company" and 67 overkill the next couple days. as they climbed the top of the cliff the germans were throwing potato masher grenades and the cliff was rained with 4s in today's parlance. they told french artillery shells and suspended them on wires around a cliff as these men climbed up. the climb wasn't even hardest part. on top of the cliff practically a gun situation, the place was a fortress. there were told everywhere, bunkers, minefields, barbed wire. these men had to fight for all that. the main character of my book was shot through the side with a machine gun bullet as he climbed to the top of the cliff, got to the top, took out a machine gun bunker and they moved forward. everyone of these rangers had an objective. there wer

. >> tonight's half time report is sponsored by jump rope, the rope with handles on each end. thanks jump rope. >>> let's go to andy levy. >> how are you? >> the question i wanted to ask you i saved it. you talk about candidate tees top of the show. any relation to seth kansas? >> seth as you know left the job under mysterious circumstances. >> absolutely. >> and hasn't been heard from since. >> it was a strange thing. it happened on a cruiseship. >> i returned with kurt. >> i did not know that. >> they look remarkably similar. >> yes, they do. i made sure of that. >> kurt i am guessing a little more morally pliable? >> and he is terrified. >> always a plus. i guess you won the lottery. >> i won something. >> nudity ban protest. lori you said public nudity is a distraction. >> to me at least. >> well, the ban was passed by the board of supervisors of san francisco by a vote of 6-5. but according to cbs san francisco it was a 7th vote in favor of the ban, but she later took back her vote saying she accidentally voted yes because she was distracted. i think you are right. >> tha

all right, that's why we have a rope. i have to get my head up. well. that was fun. there. okay.do i get down here? well, at least i know who to call if i need help. i'm jeffrey kofman for "nightline" on the glacier in iceland. >> well done, jeffrey. thanks for that. thank you for watching abc news. we hope you check in for "good morning america." they're working while you're sleeping. weaver alwa we're always online at abcnews.com. jimmy kimmel is next. have a great weekend. >>> up next on "jimmy kimmel live" -- >> when the food comes out on thanksgiving, i eat like the cookie monster. i don't eat. i just grab the hafood with my hands and smash it all over my face. >> tim allen. >> we had an aunt that would come to the kid's table and say, you know, your uncle george? never touches me. >> manny pacquiao. and "unnecessary censorship."

. >> out of nowhere, it seems, a rope dropped in front of our window. >> but the rope is just out of her reach. she searches for anything to help and grabs the closest thing. sona's teddy bear. >> that teddy bear extended my reached and we used the teddy bear's arm like a bow hook to pull the line in. >> the line seems anything but secure, but with no other options, rochelle nervously slips sona's legs into the harness and makes her daughter promise to hold on tight and then let's go. >> the moment i let her go i was scared that she would slip through the ring and i would see her go down 16 stories. >> but sona keeps her promise. she holds on as tight as she can as rescuers on the roof pull on the line with everything they have. a few minutes later the rope reappears and now it is rochelle's turn. >> by that time everybody was really anxious because the smoke was very, very thick. there really wasn't much time left at all. >> barefoot, rochelle carefully climbs out the window. >> i couldn't get the loop up high enough on my leg and i thought if i let go now, i'm going to be dangling

but they finally got the rope off. you can see the scar there. but he just went off and said, thank you, in his own little way. >> flad they got that off. no kidding. >>> 6:14. let's check the roads with gianna. >> it's getting busy out there. the morning commute heating up at the bay bridge where they have just turned the metering lights on. you can see traffic is now slow- and-go as you work your way towards the toll plaza there, slow up the incline, improves on the upper deck towards san francisco. we have street problems in san francisco. cate caugiran has been covering this at essex and folsom due to an accident that took out a fire hydrant. essex closed at folsom access to the bay bridge on the east side closed use 1st as an alternate and may affect treasure island bus 108 outbound. they use that ramp as well so they will use 1st street as an alternate. bart, ace, muni, caltrain and your ferries no delays. accident clearing westbound 580 at airway in the center divide but traffic still slow-and-go a backup there slow anyway as you work your

this is, at this point they're trying to tie the rope to the van hoping to gelt get any survivors out. now, three of the children did die on scene. 12 were take ton a nearby hospital and eight of those children died while receiving treatment at the local hospital. >> why is anybody ever in so much of a hurry with 15 kids in a van that they have to speed and you know when you have a van and that many people in it you have to be careful. >> now, according to government reports, the driver of this van survived the accident. he has now been detained by police while they investigate. >> also as a result of this accident, they've suspended 12 officials. according to a local citizen, they say that the police were slow to respond to this accident. >>> it's safe to say that this woman probably won't dou what se did anymore. >> this is in china. watch what she's doing. put something on top of the manhole and then starts to mess with it. watch what happens? >> what just happened? >> it exploded. >> what exploded? the thing she was or the manhole cover? >> the manhole cover. >> holy -- >> you can