just seconds before the rope snapped. >> we looked back up and saw that the rope was on fire and we savedda guy's life. a group of guys work together in a seamless fashion and saved this guy's life.>>reporter: that feeling came again when the firefighters met the man that they saved. jim duffy.>> i said, thank god it was a miracle. i called it a miracle on 93rd.>> that's a catchphrase.>> we deal with a lot of tragedy in this job and through the course of a career, more tragedy then you would like to ever see. this is definitely a win.>> wow. how about that. the fire was caused by an overloaded electrical cord. building will have to be torn down. the firefighters had send out a fundraising site for mister duffy wants his rehab is is competent. he is accused of a june 2015 shooting death of nine people at the african methodist can start -- church. the judge called the jury selection so we could undergo a complete competency evaluation. jury selection will begin monday. >>> march come this half-hour, >>> the search to find a suspect accused of scamming a business and mesa county. this man walk

as you saw in the photo, there was no rear fire escape. >> grabbed the rope, dumped the rope under the roof and that's when andy and steve came up and show and we just went to work. >> reporter: a rope rescue is a dangerous technique which hasn't been attempted by this department in five years because it's considered a last resort for they knew they had to do. within seconds, jim lee was being lowered down, scaling the burning building. >> go to your right, jimmy. go to your right. >> he was burning. at one point you could hear him yelling, i'm burning. i remember him seeing him looking at me with the hood up and i said to him, let's go. >> reporter: with the rope holding them, beginning to burn -- >> lower down. nice and easy. >> reporter: the team of firefighters successfully >> we're down. >> reporter: seconds before the rope snapped. >> looking back up and seeing the fire and the rope was on fire. the reality set in that we -- we saved a guy's life. i mean, legitimately a group of guys worked together and saved his life. what a feeling. >> reporter: that feeling came again. >> you

, dumped the rope on the roof and that's when andy and steve came up and joe and we went to work.a rope rescue is a dangerous technique which hasn't been attempted by this resort by firemen's standards, but one they knew they had to do.within seconds.. jim lee was being lowered down- scaling the burning building. nats: go to your right, jimmy, go to your right.james lee, fdny / rescue 1: he was burning at one point and you could hear him yell, i'm burning. i just remember sort of seeing him, looking up at me with the hood up and i just said to him, lets go.with the rope holding them, beginning to burn..nats: nice and easy.. lower him down.the team of firefighters successfully lowered the two men to safety.. nats: he's down.seconds before the rope snapped.james lee, fdny / rescue back up and seeing the fire out the windows, the roof was on fire and the reality really set in that wow, we really just, we saved a guy's life. legitimately, a group of guys worked together in seamless fashion and saved this guys life. what a feeling.that feeling came again..nats: well you look familiarwhen man

the rope line gets snagged. cespedes must tug on the line which in turn sends debris straight down on them. >> the hard part is getting him down, all the loose dirt and all the loose rocks just hitting us. i was talking to him, just keep your head down because there's a lot of loose dirt and loose rocks. certain points i had to look up just to make sure what kind of debris was going to fall on us. >> cespedes also struggles with the loose ground which disintegrates right under his feet. >> that mountain was very steep, loose dirt, rock, very uncomfortable. so that kind of always is a hindrance of trying to do a rescue like this. you think you're placing your foot or hand on something that is stable or secure and that's not the case. >> the two safely reach the bottom of the hill and ivan is reunited with lola and his family. but admits he was worried the outcome could have been much different. >> he told me that if we weren't there we would have been able to hold on for about 20 more minutes. >> rescues can be a

so we started scrambling around looking for a rope.'t know exactly where he found it, but emily's uncle john found a rope that was perfect. it was about 50 feet long, it was about half an inch in diameter. we got this rope and then tied it to the railing, just basically like that. but then to give us a way to climb down more easily, we made loops in the rope and then twisted those loops into knots like that to give ourselves something to hold on to. so we made a series of these loops and once we had done that, probably ten of these loops, we took the whole rope and we threw it over the railing and then we climbed over the railing and started making our way down the loops. >> the plan was that we should get as close to the water line as possible so when we have to jump, we would be close to the water line. >> we're looking out at the open water. we didn't know that we were close to land because the land was on the other side. >> i remember thinking repelling down the side of the ship that's slippery with just one rope and no help, i don

the only location we provided that stretch was at the rope, the rope grommets. of ouranother picture test. we wanted to make sure it would work before we reached the real artifact. we were pretty happy. one final image i wanted to share before i handed over to virginia. we did an analysis of the stresses within the sub-tent. we wanted to make sure when we stretched the fabric which we chose to be led in that did the fabric would not rip. to make sure it would not stretched too far. as we put in the tension into the lenin, it stretched about an inch or so. we wanted to make sure that we could make up for that difference in length and the nt's pot structure -- tet structure. in this diagram, areas are red indicate high levels of tension and blue would-be locations that would feel compression or be naturally draping. with that, i'm going to turn it over to virginia to talk about the conservation and the preservation of the artifact is self. thank you. [applause] virginia: good evening. i am very honored and happy to be part of this team. .t was an amazing process w

no ropes. >> watch and see if the two can make a smooth pass. ? ? i never over think it do what i want ? ? and i do it my way (okay) ? ? we live the life we want to live ? about a good life ? ? you won't believe until you see this ? ? is gonna be a fun ride ? ? yeah we're all about a good time ? ? yeah we're all about a good life ? ? good energy come follow me oh ? save on butterball turkey for only 99? a pound at target. come into olive garden now for our never ending pasta bowl starting at $9.99! endless combinations of your favorite pastas, sauces and toppings. now including chicken alfredo. plus unlimited salad and breadsticks. arden. you know your heart loves megared omega-3s... but did you know your eyes, your brain, and your joints really love them too? introducing megared advanced 4in1... >>> closed captioning provided by -- >>> the >>> these videos leave you with lots of questions. why? how? huh? the first one in taiwan. >> what? why? >> that woman jumped out in front of a train to cro

inner tubes and rope. p inner tubes and rope.ree feet of where they were, but i think the cold weather and the hypothermia was affecting their body movement. >> you're out of the water on the lip of the ice. what now? p what now? the shore. p the shore. b, lie flat and roll the ice hole before standing up. up. or c, get on all fours and your way to shore. sledding at jackson lake on the mountains of southern california. >> we noticed that the guys taking the tubes were going up a lot higher in the hill, which resulted in them going out much further onto the lake that was frozen and getting very close to the part that wasn't frozen. >> look at that crack. >> then a sledder overshoots the ice and lands in frigid water. if you're a bystander and see people fall through lake ice, first call 911. what should be your next split second decision? a, slowly walk out onto the ice to pull them out. b, stay as close to the shore as possible and throw out some sort of lifeline. or c, form a human chain from land to pull the person out. >> if

the guy with all the ropes and stuff gets passed by this guy right here. gear. no ropes. he's free soloing, as it's called. >> i know how i would feel about that if i was the guy on the rope. >> you should give way. the guy is moving faster. it's not like they can just stay there. >> you're right. politely, may i get past? if you look at the beginning, you'll notice he passed david's buddy as well. he was about 275 feet up on this 5.8 climb. this guy just went right on by. >> busy day out there on the wall. >> if you're curious, this was on the dark shadows route at red rock in nevada. >>> a sky diving adventure turns into a big surprise for this >> next "right this minute." >>> still to come, little ashton comes home to a surprise. >> you hear little hints of what the surprise might be. >> sea why this adorable reunion is extra special. >> just beaming. >>> plus, it's almost time for a bonus giveaway. don't miss thursday's buzz word for your chance to win an ipad mini or a flat screen tv. are we on? ahem. ginger breadington here for target's 10 days of deals. look! it's

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inner tubes and rope. >> when they're throwing the rope out there, it was landing within two to three feet of where they were, but i think the cold weather and the hypothermia was affecting their body movement. >> you're out of the water on the lip of the ice. what now? a, stand up and walk slowly to the shore. b, lie flat and roll away from the ice hole before standing up. or c, get on all fours and crawl your way to shore. >> once you've got yourself up onto the ice, don't stand up. you want to stay prone on the ice, just start rolling away from the edge, get as far from that as you can. if it feels unstable, keep rolling. you'll slowly get to where it's thicker and thicker to where you can stand up and walk off the ice. >> the answer is, b, lie flat and roll away for a safe distance before standing and walking to shore. finally, the last survivors catch the rope and they're dragged to safety. >> they need to take his clothes off. >> but once on land their troubles aren't over. >> the first thing they did that was great was getting all the wet clothes off the guy. removing that, wra

he's been jumping rope for half an hour. how about some action? - [yerby] hi, lamont. ht promoter, got your fight canceled. - he did what? where is he? - [lamont] in the house. - fred, what did you do? - shh! yerby, i'm concentrating on the schedule for junior's personal appearance tour. - tour? - right. i figure we can cover uh, 37 cities in four days. and then if we carry along a rock group, (audience laughs) - but lamont just told me that junior's fight was canceled. - yerby, next time a little bird whispers something in your ear, make sure it's not a looney bird. - then the fight's back on. - 99 and 44/100's back on. see, now clancy's coming over here later on to watch junior fight, and if he likes what he sees, we back in business. - watch him fight? - [fred] yeah. - well, who's his sparring partner? think i'd leave out the most important detail, do you? see, i plan ahead. lamont, put your gloves on, son, and go on out there and get ready to box three or four rounds with junior. - you must be crazy. i ain't gonna fight nobody. - son, don't lo

>> there were 940 teams in the roping and we roped from 10:00 a.m. until midnight. >> no kidding. >> were you afraid that he was pursue rope full-time? >> tell me about it. >> we start at 9:30. there's a rodeo all weekend, too. it goes hand in hand. the grand view lounge is where we'll be playing and they did redid that room. boofl, great sound and new lights and everything. >> we were touched last time. you sang that song that you had written "remember love". that was a tribute to alzheimer's. >> it is. >> such a touching tribute. are there >> i will sing remember love, because i have to sing it. it is close to my heart and a few of my other originals well. >> we're going to do amy winehouse "valerie". >> loretta listening to amy winehouse on her headphones. if she lasted more years, the music she would have made, it is >> we're about to hear you perform it. >> no pressure. ? and in my head i paint a picture ?? ? cause since you i've come on home, well my body's been a mess ?? ? and i've missed your ginger hair and the way you like to dress ?? ? won

>> give me the rope from under the seat. under the seat. now.now. >> grab that rope. >> he's got it. >> and soon several more would-be rescuers are flailing for their lives in the icy cold water. >> despite the fact that it is human nature to go help your fellow person, stay back. it's in. you have the override that instinct. >> the situation is getting worse by the second. five people are fighting for survival. >> when the other guys began falling in the water, it just totally turned into chaos and panic. >> now if you're the one breaking through the ice, what's the first action you should take? a, kick your legs and move your arms to improve circulation and stay warm. b, take off heavy winter clothing to stay afloat. or c, swim to the edge of the ice and pull yourself up. >> if you're frantically kicking your legs and moving your arms, all you're doing is wasting energy. >> so how about ditching heavy clothing? >> don't worry about removing your clothing. rather than expending your energy on that, focus your energy on trying to rescue yourself

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. >> i grabbed the rope, dumped the rope onto the roof and that's when andy and steve and joe came upjim lee was being scaled down scaling the burning building. >> go to your right. go to your right. >>. >> i remember seeing him looking up at me with that hood up. i said let's go. >> with the rope holding them beginning to burn -- >> they successfully lowered the two men to safety seconds before the rope snapped. >>. >> the rope was on fire and reality set in that wow, we really squlus saved -- we saved a guy's life. we let jit matly, a group of guys worked together in seamless fashion and saved this guy's life. what a feeling. >> you look familiar. >> the firefighters met the man they saved, jim duff fi. >> i said thank god. it was a miracle on 93rd. >> this is definitely a win for everybody. >> cnn new york. >> thanks so much. >>> at this hour the president-elect is on his way back to new york city where he plans to meet with more potential cabinet picks. we'll continue to follow this at the top of the hour. in the meantime that's going to do it for me. thanks for being with me toda

window, the rope was on fire.set in that wow, we really just -- we saved a guy's life. legitimately group of guys worked together in seamless fashion and saved this guy's life. what a feeling. >> reporter: at feeling came again. >> you look familiar. >> reporter: when the firefighters met the man they saved. jim duffy. >> i said, thank god. it was a miracle. i called it a miracle on 93rd. >> well that's a good catch phrase. i like it. >> we deal with a lot of tragedy in this job. and through the course of a career, more tragedy than you'd like to ever see. and this was definitely a win for everybody. >> reporter: cnn, new york. >> a great moment. >> all right, president-elect donald trump transition team very, very publicly feuding over the top contenders for secretary of state. >> publicly? >> publicly. very. trump senior adviser kellyanne conway stirring the pot with some tweets, want to discuss this with cnn political commentator, former national press secretary for bernie sabders symone sanders and cnn politic

. >> if you don't like it, you can always cut my ropes. >> cut the rope with what, my teeth? >> there you are. you can cut my rope with that piece of glass. >> i don't want anything to go wrong with this job. >> it's gonna take a little while. >> come on, pancho, hurry up. >> hey, i'm takin' my time to hurry up. >> it feels more like you're taking a siesta. come on. >> i can't cut good with the glass-- it ain't no knife. >> haven't you ever cut rope with glass before? >> no, i shaved with it lots of times, though. >> now i'll untie you, pancho. >> yeah, now i know what he's tied up in the corral. >> buck, you better stand guard at the shack. >> don't forget, cisco, they got four men and they got four guns. >> yes, they have four guns, but we have four hands. here, help the lady. say, that chain's in the barn. >> hey, vic, look in the barn. >> well, wheel's ready. judd, you better have a look. >> hold it, cisco. >> (screams) oh, i'm sorry. i didn't know it was you. andale,come on. pronto. andale. go ahead. whoa, whoa, whoa. what's the matter? come on up. get up. you sleepin',

your neck is meant for a hangman's rope, be that as it may. tell me, what have you brought me this time? >> oh, here we are. exquisite. look at it. glowing with inward fire. >> that's quite a collection of jewelry, toby. aren't you ever going to sell any? >> someday, perhaps. but what is money compared to the joy one gets from such beautiful --, right? nothing. >> if i didn't know you better, i'd think you were going balmy. >> who k? perhaps i am. here. count. >> by the way, toby, the cisco kid is in town. i think he's after you. >> good heavens. you mean they suspect me? >> not yet. and they won't, if it's up to terry and i. i advise you to keep your back >> yeah. >> let's wait for them over here. >> hey, cisco, it's wonderful to get out of those monkey clothes. >> there they are. >> cisco, look out! >> go after him, pancho! hold it. all right, mister. come down. >> hey, cisco. the bandito leader, he get away too. >> how do you know it was the leader, pancho? >> his pantalones. i recognize him. >> well, we know one thing for sure anyway. >> w

electrical rope. >> see why speed counts in one dicey rescue. >>> a man with no arms decides that is no obstacle. >> if he doesn't inspire you, i don't know who or what will. >> a story behind a life being well lived. >>> plus, bonus give away day means the buzz word for your chance to win a new ipad mini or flat screen tv. and they are taking a bow -- >> into the world of karate. >> see the kids with the moves making them a western >> he's built for the wwe. >>> make you never want to ride or walk across the street ever again. the first video takes place, the car has been driving along the road for quite some time and you see several pedestrian crossing signs. here's another one right ahead. >> oh! >> why would that person do that? >> not paying attention. stopped, but the other car continues going, hit those people, and slams right into the car we're riding in. >> d he hit the people or just miss them? >> no, he hit those people. takes them right out. the camera slips and now we see inside of the car, where it comes to a stop. >> i'm not sure that was somebody not paying attention.

you ha$e tom ce lowered in by a rope, trying to steal something without being discovered. the intern isdille with people recreating scenes from a mo?? tha -- whldat couhey be lking for? >> neither. >> there are two cups in there. they sd they don't have a icg enough, soy the decided to just get one of the workers all touched up and lower him down like tom cruise. >> let me get this straight -- >> if your boss was fun, you time, right? will they succeed? cherry pickers suspended. let's see how he does. >> i hope the rope snaps. >> you don't have to hope that. >> that's why you weren't invited over. look how effective this is and he's not going to get there. >> doesn't get the first piece. but there's one more to go, you , does he do it? pieces auman machine. all you guys are. >> iik >> honestly, i think ts is quite a ea bri >> does he get it yes. but he dropped the first one, is he able to it, hold on? ey no. allyng with him. >> and the boss is laughing h >> only thing missing is 20 minutes of sprinting. there you go, done. on the mannequin challenge. >> you ruin it. >> see

he scaled the building with a rope and grabbed the 80-year-old and landed to the ground where the rope broke. >> one person died in the fire. 15 others were injured including 11 firefighters. as for duffy, he's in a rehabilitation facility but once released, he has nowhere to go. his apartment he lived for 50 years is now gone. the firefighters set up a fund so duffy will once again have a place to call home. >> it was a busy evening for holiday attractions. lots of people came out to check out the light show and a special guest came by to meet and greet fans, santa took special order from kids excited that christmas is almost here. we asked them what the spirit of christmas means to them? >> happiness and joy. >> snow. >> giving presents and getting presents. >> good answers. santa told us he received a lot of requests for ipads and laptops but he told each child he can't always give them what they want but he will give them what they need. you can catch the light show every evening at 4:30. still to come on "action news" tonight, a group of inmates stage a daring prison break in cali

she was on the ropes all afternoon. had old barb on the ropes, huh? while she's "on the ropes," she's positioning. had old barb on tpositioning.h? yes, getting you to compromise without you knowing it. when i make you think you want one thing when you want something else entirely. are yo mwith me? yeah. okay. for example, last night. no, you wanted italian. i said italian. if i said mexican we'd end up with burgers. so what did we have? mexican. mexican. you take care of this. i did that last night. yeah, but i got something you want. ride back to the office. that's cute. for being a little late. a little late? i was a little late two hours ago. thank you. i'm sorry i yelled at you. hey, johnny. hey. one of your personal errands? can i buy you a beer? you already did. a little. like paul newman played a little. come on. how about a buck a ball, huh? $2 a ball. oh, yeah? that's what i love to hear. i remember when we struck in '76. i used to clean up at this table. you weren't carrying a sign? are you kidding? we had five guys all from the 77th. one gu

you have tom cruise lowered in by a rope, trying to steal something without being discovered. the internet is filled with people recreating scenes from a movie. >> is that -- >> yes, that is. what could they be looking for? >> neither. >> there are two cups in there. they said they don't have a stick long enough, so they decided to just get one of the workers all touched up and lower him down like tom cruise. >> let me get this straight -- would show up for work all the time, right? will they succeed? cherry pickers suspended. let's see how he does. >> i hope the rope snaps. >> you don't have to hope that. >> that's why you weren't invited over. look how effective this is and he's not going to get there. >> doesn't get the first piece. but there's one more to go, you guys, does he do it? >> men are pieces to a machine. all you guys are. >> i like that. >> honestly, i think this is quite a brilliant idea. >> does he get it? yes. but he dropped the first one, is he able to do it, hold on? >> no. they are totally messing with him. >> and the boss is laughing his booty off. >> onl

the dogs, brian enjoys walks, spacious yards and rope toys. what dog does not like a rope toy? >> you could have guessed that. >> it sounds like a singles rope toys. >> also likes pin ya coladas and walks in the rain. brian will find a home. >> that is a guilt trip face. >> brian will get adopted. the latest on the pop -- pipeline protest in south dakota. >> how one restaurant got people i... i... i wanted those... no you didn't... hefty slider bags cost less than ziploc. you'll thank me later. oh... several protestors at the >>> several protesters at the dakota access pipeline filed a lawsuit claiming their civil rights were violated during a clash with police. they pelted officers with rocks and burning logs and the officers responded by firing rubber bullets and water cannons. one officer was injured. 17 protesters were taken to the hospital. >>> a phoenix restaurant no stranger to fundraisers is facing a backlash after its last event. >> last week the coronado raised money for people protesting the pipeline and ever since then the attacks have been coming. matt rodewall liv

, the rope was on fire.he reality really set in that, wow, we really just -- we saved a guy's life. legitimately group of guys worked together in seamless fashion and save this had guy's life and what a feeling. >> reporter: that feeling came again. >> you look familiar. >> reporter: when the firefighters met the man they saved, jim duffy. >> i said thank god. it was a miracle. i called it a miracle on 93rd. >> that's a good catch phrase. i like it. >> it was. >> we deal with a lot of tragedy in this job. through the course of a career, more tragedy than you would like to ever see. and this is definitely a win for everybody. >> brynn gingrass, cnn, new york. >> definitely a miracle on 93rd street. >>> donald trump, as we know, won the election. why is he alleging millions of people cast illegal ballots? the president-elect argues a recount would be pointless. we are live in the cnn newsroom. >>> you're live in the cnn newsroom. >>> president-elect donald trump making an allegation, claiming without any evide