fdny managing to get those two folks off that scaffolding, those two window washers off that scaffolding, into the 69th floor of the building. three floors -- three floors from the top, we're told. three floors near the top part of that portion of the building, the building itself, as you know, 1776 feet in height. the tallest building in the western hemisphere. and these two folks, no doubt, not just these two folks, lots of folks breathing a heavy sigh of relief as we watch them get dragged to safety. they cut a hole out of the window. it's difficult to tell from this vantage point but it looked like they cut a window to pull them in. >> i want to talk to ziad, an nbc produce other the ground. any word from what happened down there? did any glass fall? are people close to the building? what can you tell us? >> we can't see any glass fallen on the ground here, but what we can see is a big open section of window. appears the glass was removed. we see at least a dozen fdny and emergency vehicles here on the ground. the scaffolding itself, i'm sure you have the live picture, is swaying a l

they're on that scaffolding.jor effort now, the fire department of new york under way trying to rescue these two individuals, these two workers who are hanging there. and it's obviously a very ominous-looking situation. let's hope for the very best. we're trying to connect with the public affairs officer from the fire department of new york and get some information. two workers are on that scaffolding outside the 69th floor of the world trade center. we'll get more information to you shortly. >>> other news we're following, that developing story out of turkey. look at this video. >> go home! yankee, go home! yankee, go home! yankee, go home! yankee, go home! >> you hear them shouting. that's a u.s. navy sailor being attacked by members of the turkish youth group called the turkish youth union on the streets of istanbul. they were shouting "yankee, go home." a total of three american sailors were attacked. they were all hit with objects and then bags were placed over their heads. the sailors are all safely back ab

we're not sure if that top piece of scaffolding, two pieces of scaffolding now. the camera pulls out. you may be able to see -- you may be able to see at the top of the building. once again, this gives complete perspective about how high this is, and imagine if you are one of these two workers trapped right now on that piece of scaffolding. now, if you can see towards the top of the believe now in this shot, i don't know if you can see it or not, but there's another piece of scaffolding now that apparently may be used for some sort of a rescue mission. or it may have been just associated with the window washing that was going on. fwot to wrnd, building just opened. they needed their windows cleaned right away, i guess, and now two lives waiting there literally in the balfour some sort of a rescue mission to happen. our own david lee miller from fox news is making his way down to the scene right now, and he joins us now on the phone. where are you? what is your perspective? what can you tell us? >> i am at the base of the world trade center. i am looking up, and i

they have three rescue workers on one scaffolding and they don't want to put too many people on one scaffolding. >> we're getting a shot that's wider. there is another scaffolding toward the top of the freedom tower. they were trying -- authorities, fire department -- trying to cut the glass and get to the men on the 69th floor but they were unable to do that. it turned out to be too give. they had two layers of glass. glass was thick. plan a scrapped and they're now onto plan b to bring down another scaffolding. they are doing it slow and steady. we want to listen back in now to our affiliate wabc also covering this story. >> reporter: folks gathered around this corner. word has spread quickly as to what's going on here and people just coming by and snapping pictures and asking us what's going on and trying to give them the latest. all eyes 68 floors here on 1 world trade center. that's the latest live on the scene. >> i was going to ask you. as we showed your live shot, you could see people beginning to gather behind you. what is the mood down there as people sit here watch this drama unfold?

at the scaffolding hanging. can you imagine two people are stranded on this. >> my dad was a construction worker. worked on the original trade center. went up on scaffolds, maybe not that high, but fairly high. i will say this, when we sit around on this network and talk about unions, denigrate all unions, there is a reason why there are unions for jobs like this. these are very, very, labor intensive scary jobs. you need some sort of a way to make sure your workers are not taken advantage. i'm not saying these guys were. that's why there are coal miners worker unions. my dad was iron worker union is you get a union lesson out of this. >> this is why, because that is the work they do, that the private sector unions are starting to get so angry with the public unions. >> you're right about that. >> who don't -- get more benefits and more job security. >> i agree. >> we all agree. >> that is definitely it. my old man, my dad was a democrat but was a reagan democrat. why was he a reagan democrat? he saw the way the

total, 75,000 pieces of scaffolding were used totaling approximately 52 miles of scaffolding. in addition, with flaking is laid down on the scaffolding allowing workers to safely access the dome without wearing safety harnesses. 25total the scaffold has levels reaching up to the base of the statue of freedom. this restoration is the start of constructione its in 1855 to 1866. the capitol dome was constructed with 9 million pounds of .ast-iron the dome itself is made of cast-iron plates ranging from 3/8 of an inch to half an inch thick. the total surface areas are 100,000 square feet. you will note there are 36 columns around the peristyle, 138 windows on the dome, and thousands of decorative elements, some of which we will show you this morning. much of that restoration work includes repairing more than 1300 cracks, as senator hoeven mentioned. this is the first time the layers of lead-based paint will be completely removed and remediated. we arest time documenting every crack and defect in the dome. the first time we are using a specially adapted process to repair the cracks

in total, more than 75,000 pieces of scaffolding pipe was used, totaling 52 miles of scaffolding. in addition, would planking is laid down on the scaffolding, allowing workers to safely access the dome without wearing safety harnesses. in total, the scaffold has 25 levels reaching up to the base of the statue of freedom. the first ofion is its kind in the history of the its construction in 1855 to 1866. they capitol dome was constructed with nearly 9 million pounds of cast-iron cast at the new york foundry of james fallow -- james fowler kirkley company. the dome itself is made of cast-iron plates ranging from 387 inch to half an inch thick. the total surface area is about 100,000 square feet. that there are 36 columns around the peristyle and eight total of 108 windows on the dome and thousands of decorative elements, some of which we will show you this morning. much of that restoration work includes repairing more than 1300 cracks, as senator hoeven mentioned. this is the first time the layers of lead-based paint will be completely removed and remediated. the first time we are d

on that scaffolding has snapped. people are on the scaffolding. we believe they are in, somewhere in the 60s in terms of floor location, at freedom tower. the new york fire department is on the scene. they are trying to strategize about what is the best approach to get these two people off of the tower. very scary, very dangerous situation for the people and everyone on the ground who is watching. everybody is holding their breath. one cable has snapped. two people suspended somewhere in the 60s at the freedom tower. we will continue to monitor this developing story for you. let's go to dominic chu for a "market flash." certainly a scary situation there. >> obviously scary, something we are watching closely. >>> turning back to the markets. alibaba shares at session highs. remember it is singles day, the sales day that it had sored 56%. the chinese e-commerce giant has a market cap around $295 billion. shares up 4% since it reported earnings last week. if it was a member of the s&p 500 it would rank among the index's

the scaffolding is trapped around the 69th floor. as you were saying it is really important to note that the fdny is in communication with those two workers and that they are secure and harnessed. there is no imminent danger but it is important to note that what we are seeing is live pictures but a seven second delay so god forbid if anything happens. >> i have to bring in a guest on the phone with us. what can you tell us about the situation there? >> it's a very, very scary sight. there are so many people hovering around. i just spoke with a person who was in the building inside the museum. they evacuated everybody out of the museum. they are evacuating everybody out of that building, as well. helicopters are hovering around here. i just spoke with a world trade center police officer who did say those people are trapped up there. port authority police not saying much else but a lot of people here, people are shocked and it is a very scary sight. helicopters are still hovering around. >> interesting guys. i was just hearing from one

when you see a scaffold at a 45-degree angle and two workers lying on the bed of the scaffold, it's a frightening situation. >> are the workers themselves attached to the scaffolding or attached to separate cables? >> they have body harnesses and a laniard and they attach it to a rope that should be tied on the roof. >> is it a metal cable or actual rope. >> it's actual rope. >> and then is it what's attaching the actual scaffolding, is at a cable or a rope. >> it's a cable. >> do you know how it broke? >> i'm not sure yet how it broke or what caused the problem for them. one of the workers mentioned to me that's one side of the scaffold actually stopped at one point. it stopped winding. it's only a matter two of seconds before something like that can happen because you h e have -- they can go sideways on you. >> does this happen a lot? >> it doesn't happen a lot. we train our window cleaners. we have an apprenticeship program that we teach window cleaners every facet of window cleaning and safety is our number one priority. >> how do you train for something like this. are you suppose

it's actually a scaffold. a window washer scaffold.iding the scaffold up and down cleaning the glass on the big manhattan skyscrapers and other cities as well. they are stuck there. can you see that the moerts apparently have misfired. these are pictures that we understand came in from the fdny. the fire department here. they say the two men on board or two people on board this scaffold, they are safe for now. they are tethered to the scaffold, and firefighters are undertaking the job of trying to rescue them. i imagine they'll have to pull some window glass out and get the two people out of there. they are going to try to get the scaffolding secured and get the two people on board inside and into safe safety. 69 stories up. imagine that. you can see it shaking in the wind just a little bit. 69 stories. almost 700 feet in the air. two people stuck there at one world trade center, the nation's tallest building. >> so frightening to look at, though. take a look at that. there is that shot you were talking about. to pull back and give us

. >>> high drama at the newly opened world trade center, a scaffolding faile, workers are trapped as it all played out on live television high above manhattan. >>> and are we witnessing the end of black friday? the news that could be a relief to all those who've had enough. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. and we begin tonight beyond the wild blue yonder. the news today that reminded americans and people all over the world what it feels like to dream and explore and what can happen when science and brain power and engineering combine to take us places far away. after traveling through space for ten years and doing five laps around the sun, a small spacecraft has landed on a comet and both are now hurtling through space at 40,000 miles an hour, traveling somewhere between mars and jupiter. think of it this way, tonight as we come on the air there are american footprints on the moon, a rover driving across the surface of mars, now a spacecraft the size of a washing machine hanging onto a comet for dear life. we begin tonight with nbc's katy tur at the european space agency

the two work the scaffolding. one by one they were brought to safety after hanging among the clouds for over an hour. video showed them being taken away in an ambulance. they are being treated for mild hypothermia. >>> folks in europe celebrating what may be one of the most fascinating stories in a very, very long time. they're celebrating a billion dollar achievement after they successfully landed a spacecraft on a comet for the very first time ever. the european space agency did it. this mission started ten years ago with a launch of a spacecraft called rosetta, which traveled 300 million miles caught up with a comet that was traveling 40,000 miles an hour and has been for many years. then they released a smaller craft which drifted down to the comet. the lander first of all landed successfully and didn't bounce all over the universe. then it is now sending back data which could help to uncover secrets about the very beginning of the universe. >>> an arctic blast is moving across the country, denver is under sie

two window washers dangling 68 stories high after their scaffold collapsed. the firefighters cut through the glass to pull them to safety and one firefighter said that was not their only problem. >> the biggest concern we had was the scaffolding was movementing a bit. once we cut the glass out and some sharp shards of glass. for a lack of a better term, the guys were stepping from the scaffolding to the building over a lot of sharp glass and that became an issue. once we got past that we were confident we were successful. >> unbelievable. the workers were treated for hypothermia but since released from the hospital. cnn's anderson cooper has more. >> reporter: about 12:40 this afternoon, the first sign of an emergency at the newly opened one world trade center. >> breaking news right now. crews are on the way to one world trade center that is scaffolding dangling from one world trade center. >> reporter: two window washers are trapped on the scaffolding. >> i'm see two heads dangling over the scaffolding. >> reporter: the two men ages 41 and 3, were headed to

thank you. >> after a cable loosened on their scaffold, clenching it into an almost vertical position, firefighters used diamond cutters to saw through a window and pull the men to safety. before that, they admit, it was touch and go. >> i got my phone, i called my and said i'm ok. >> in the beginning, it was panic. survival, for a few minutes. >> combined, the men have more than 15 years window washing experience, but will have to think long and hard about jumping back on a scaffold. >> there are a lot of ground floors out there that we might want to clean for the moment. >> officials have not determined what caused the problem, and perhaps if the design of this guys never constituted things. because thes says men were professionals and follow protocol, no one was injured, not one piece of agreement fell off the scaffolding. john gonzalez, abc 7. >> john, i cannot imagine. wow. pastor donahoe is stepping down after leading the troubled agency for four years. he will retire on february 1. he made the announcement at the board of governors meeting this morning, as protesters rallied ou

officials say at some point a table that holds the scaffolding up came loose, and left the scaffolding tilted precariously 68 floors above the ground. after a couple of failed efforts, the fire department made a daring decision to break open a window to get to the workers. both of them were pulled to safety. >> we had trouble getting through that layer of glass, but the operation went fairly smooth. >> neither worker was seriously hurt. the investigation into exactly how that line came loose does continue. 776 feet, the new world trade center is the tallest in the country. we found out the company that designed that scaffolding rig has had other problems. i now they are not commenting on this latest accident. >> fears over the dangers of ebola in america has prompted nurses across the country to walk off their job, including at providence in northeast washington. the group that represents the lack ofays there was a safeguards against ebola. strike comes as the family of the only person who died from ebola reaches a compromise with a dallas hospital. thomasne month after ericuncan's dea

now the scaffolding has been secured at the top of one world trade center.his brand-new building? it's been repaired with tape and some plywood. back to you guys. >> that sounds like mcgyver. how did these workers who were trapped on that scaffold, manage to stay calm during the incident? >> well, the big thing was is that the fire department was able to get a rope down to them, a single half-inch rope from the very top of that all the way down to them. it held a radio at the very end of it and two knots on there where they could secure themselves into. so if the scaffolding went, they would at least be on a completely different system and safe. the fire department says if these guys are trained up. they're used to handling this sort of stuff. they were on the radio with them the entire time and they were good sports about it. amazingly enough, a little bit of hypothermia. >> it was a really complex coordination they had to do from the first responder standpoint. is it true, miguel, they had been training on how to do this, just like ten days ago? >> they ha

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foling. >> i see who heads dangling over their scaffolding. one guy just keeps looking down. >> the two men, ages 41 and 33 were headed to the roof of the freedom tower when something went wrong. their scaffolding dropped from horizontal to nearly vertical. >> firefighters went to the 68th floor. from the roof, they dropped rope down to additionally secure the workers. >> there was a decision to make. send down another scaffolding or cut a hole through the window and haul them out. >> if they ran into complication from the inside, that would be an option, remove from the victims from there. >>> there are three layers of glass, two inner layers were cut first with diamond saws. when they were finished with that, they then cut the outer layer of glass. >> with an opening now on the 6th floor, firefighters attached what appeared to be a safety line to the first window washer and slowly bring him inside. one minute later, attach a second line and bring the second man inside. both men were taken to the hospital with mild hypothermia, lucky to survi

two window washers are trapped on this scaffolding. it's dangling almost vertically at the 68th floor of the freedom tower. this is the moment rescue workers broke through a window bring the men to safety. reporter alison harmelin takes us through the rescue that captivated new yorkers. >> reporter: tense moments for two window washers working on the nation's tallest skyscraper. a table on the scaffold malfunctioned standing the workers more than halfway up the building -- stranding the workers more than halfway up the building. >> it went slack putting them in that position. >> reporter: a second scaffold was lowered while new york city firefighters worked to remain a window from the 68th floor. >> the wind was blowing as well so it must have been terrifying for those men. >> reporter: about 90 minutes into the ordeal, firefighters were able to pull the window washers to safety very slowly one at a time. visitors to the september 11th museum and memorial were moved back in case glass or debris fell. >> when i see something like that,

scaffold collapsed.son cooper has more on what turned out to be a dangerous rescue. >> reporter: at about 12:40 this afternoon, the first sign of an emergency at the newly opened one world trade center. >> we have breaking news we want to let you know about right now. crews are on the way to one world trade center. that is scaffolding dangling from one world trade center. >> 68 floors above, two window washers are trapped on the scaffolding. >> i'm seeing two heads dangling over their scaffolding. one of the guys, seem to be looking down. >> reporter: the two men ages 41 and 33 were headed to the roof of the so-called freedom tow er went something went wrong. slack developed on one side of the scaffolding, dropping it from horizontal to nearly vertical. authorities were on the scene within minutes. >> firefighters went to the roof and the 68th floor. from the roof they dropped rope down to secure, additionally secure the members that were the workers on the skrafcaffold. >> reporter: there is a critical

two window washers getting the scare of their lives when a cable on their scaffolding suddenly gave way new york city's one world trade center. >> this is scary. i can only imagine the worst scenario. guyshing is to get these out of there before something else happened. >> for nearly an hour and a half they waited, staying tethered to that scaffolding so they would not fall as rescuers worst -- rushed to the scene. finally the dramatic rescue. firefighters inside that iconic tower, which just opened last week, using diamond song to cut through three thick layers of the glass. moveey were able to safely that into the building. >> pulling one worker and then the other out the window to offty, both men and taken to a hospital to be treated for minor hypothermia. we are told they are otherwise ok. >> of rescues could not get through that glass, the other options were lowering a second scaffolding from the top of the building are getting firefighters to rappel down the side of the building. this is something that rescue teams do practice for. the last drill for a situation like this was just

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a cable on the scaffolding the window washers were standing on, snapped. department are on the scene. on the phone with me now is former new york fire department commissioner, who served under mayor bloomberg. nick, tell us what's going on at this moment. >> well, it's hard for me to tell you from behind my desk, but typically what will happen now is that the fire department that has tremendous experience tease in dealing with collapses like this, scaffold collapses, will, obviously, will obviously try to secure those two people. i understand they may be hanging -- i mean, that is that they have a capable someone told me earlier, they're not in danger. i don't know that for a fact but it's a dangerous situation, obviously, and i think the fire department

a scaffolding collapse led to a terrifying ordeal for some window washers.lison harmelin reports. >> reporter: tense moments. it stranded the workers more than halfway up the building. >> the cables did not break. they're slack-developed on the west side of the scaffolding, causing it to go to that position. >> reporter: crews made a number of attempts to rescue them. firefighters worked to remove a window pain from the 68th floor. >> the wind was blowing as well, so it must have been terrifying for them. >> reporter: after about 90 milktss firefighters were able to pull them to safety through the window one at a time. visitors were moved back a safe distance from the billing in case glass or debris began to fall. >> reporter: one world trade just opened for business last week. it's 1,776 feet high. it's made with steel reinforced concrete and dense fireproofing. the window washers are said to be in good position. investigators are said to examine the scaffolding to find out what went wrochlkt alison harmelin, cbs news, new york. >>> straight ahead, twitter

for the last six months, the scaffolding was strategically constructed. 75,000 pieces of equipment in . >> it1 million pounds actually hangs from the dome instead of sitting on the roof will stop >> the architect was by some ofhe roof the same crews repairing the 150-year-old landmark, detailing the intricate work to restore it to its original luster. >> this is the first time the makers of lead -- the layers of lead based paint will be removed. >> workers will repair the more than 1300 cracks in the dome using methods designed specifically for this job. >> using two magnetic rods based on either side, he will sprinkle the shavings over the crack. exterior isn the expected to be completed by this time next year. that means work will continue no matter what the weather is like out there. >> we will be working all winter. there are plans for keeping the enclosures will stop >> you can see the lights are on and we were told little earlier that there were some 750 lights attached to the scaffolding so that the crews can continue to work even at night. the press conference was on the fourt

the port authority which owns the building says it appears a cable broke on of scaffolding. the brokers were stuck and dangling for more than an hour. they were tethered and communeny kay kateing -- and communicating with rescuers. they had to cut a hole in the glass windows to pull the workers to safety. >>> we're learning new details about the investigation into a hit-and-run crash that killed a 14-year-old in the east bay. it happened last night on east 14th and ashland in san leandro. and that's where we find ktvu's mike mibach who talked to friends of the teen and has news about an important new discovery by police. good afternoon, mike. >> reporter: good afternoon, toeshry. good news, chp confirming with us that it has found the car, although it did not say where it was located. the bad news, the driver has not been found. what we found here at the intersection of east 14th and ashland, a balloon, teddy bears and flowers, a small group of friends, mourning the loss of someone they call their brother. >> ivan, he was a good kid. >> reporter: friends say he's 14-year-old

you can see the time lapsed vehicle of the scaffolding up.hen since 1960 they have needed to work on the dome. >>> there were at least five confirmed tornadoes since sunday night. an ef-1 twister touched down in twigs county, georgia. strong winds tore right through mobile homes. you can see debris scattered everywhere in that area. >>> and in the northeast, people are dealing with snow there. take a look at part of western new york. you can see the lake-effect snow there. the hamburg area is expected to see up to two feet of snow. the snow along with gusty winds, man, it makes it tough for drivers to get around. look at that snow. with these temperatures and the winds, that scene is feeling like it's not far from our area. i don't want to think about it. >> it's a couple up miles away. >> but stay there. >> just hold your blowdryer out the window to keep it away from us. >> can we start chanting? >> whatever works. >>> we have a wintry cold morning. what a tremendous drop overnight. i've been forecasting this but -- it came through. and ther

their broken scaffolding hanging sideways from the tallest building. then it was new york's finest to the rescue. nbc's stephanie gosk has more. >> reporter: the tallest building in the country, 68 floors up, and one side of the scaffolding gave way. two window washers left dangling. both experienced workers, seen earlier in the day in pictures posted on social media. at 12:42, the call came in, more than 100 new york city firefighters responded. the department tweeted this photo from inside, an up close look at the terrifying angle of the scaffolding. the first priority was to secure the two workers. . >> they dropped rope down to additionally secure them. >> reporter: then rescuers, had a choice, try to raise it through the roof or cut through the thick glass with the saw. they chose the safest option. but not an easy one. >> are you worried about anybody below? >> the guys up there are secure, not going anywhere at that point. >> they're going to take worker number one into the building. >> reporter: they brought them inside one at a time. >> okay.

what happened to that scaffolding?ently what i understand happened and this still has to be further investigate side that the coil that the cable wraps around malfunctioned which caused the cable to then slacken and cause the scaffold or the rig to slant downward on one side. >> how unusual is this? >> i think pretty unusual. we really haven't seen an accident like this happen, but, you know, it's fortunate that it did not end tragically. >>. >> and so then all of a sudden these guys are hanging there on the scaffolding and it seemed like forever until they were rescued and i guess they had to make a decision how they would be rescued and walk us through the process of what they did. >> um, well, you know, i can't speak to the rescue itself, but what i can say is that, you know, these guys are highly trained to do this work. it's very dangerous work, but you know, these are union contractors. these are union workers and because of that they get a high level of training and they take all of that -- we ensure that they t

a cable broke on scaffolding as they were operating the platform.terilo, was one of thousand who stopped to watch. >> would be in a panic if i was them, but i think they kept their calm. >> reporter: two units worked simultaneously to rescue the men. rescuers lowered cables from the roof to secure the window washers as their scaffolding dangled near the 69th floor of the 104-story building. they were also given a two-way radio so rescuers could make sure they weren't injured. >> we reassured them we're working deliberately and in a positive direction to gain access to them and they had they were fine. >> reporter: it two crews 45 minutes to cut through two layers of glass. a diamond saw was used to cut a six-foot hole big enough for the men to climb through. >> it was a floor still under construction. there were no walls, or partitions or any furnishings on the wall so there was plenty of room for the units to operate up on that floor. >> reporter: the two men had mild hypothermia and are in stable condition. 1,176 feet this building is the tallest

so we are on the south side, the scaffolding is compromised. florida it is on and our access and best area of recoil at that point. one would be lowering a scaffolding down to the guys and they would transfer over. the other option would be to cut the glass on the floor to best access them, which ultimately wound up being most successful. >> so talk to me about that. because that image, when you cut through the glass, is pretty incredible. this is a building we've been told and you mentioned its significance, the new world trade center building, the tallest building in the united states, a building where the windows are supposed to be impenetrab impenetrable. how did you do it? did you cut or smash? >> no. it is a diamond blade and you cut it in sections. you cut it small and add on from there and you peel each piece back. you put some lamin apt on it and put some -- imlan anton it and suction cups and pull everything back one section at a slow. very slow and very calculated. we were worried about the pressure in the building being off-set and

the scaffolding was secure. >> it was a floor still under construction.e no walls or partitions or any furnishings on the wall so plenty of room for the units to operate up on that floor. >> thank you both. >> you're listening to the new york fire department talking about a safe recovery for the two people that were hanging, washing windows on the world trade tower. they are now back on the ground and safe. we are going to transition now to hacking. the chinese government might have hacked into close to a million members of the united states postal service. talk about a special delivery. let's face it these kinds of e-crimes are nothing new. russia iran even the united states have spied in high-tech ways. here's the thing pg, no one actually likes the idea of hacking until it benefits them. case in point, it was the nsa's best hackerings called the tailored access operations group who were responsible for the worm that disrupted iran's nuclear operation and aided in the counterinsurgency in iraq and helped in libya. this is the hidden war being fought on

. >>> they're saying it was a faulty brake cable that caused scaffolding to come loose in new york city. when that happened, two window washers were left dangling from one of the tallest buildings, stranded nearly two hours up there 68 floors up the world trade center. >> firefighters were able to cut through the windows. the men were tethered to a rig and the firefighters cut through the nearly inch thick window to get to them and get to them inside. police also had an extra scaffold from the top for precautions. >>> legislators back in session and making big changes. tonight, they're denouncing president obama's climate deal with china and slamming nuclear talks with iran. jay is live at the capitol with the latest. >> hi. clearly, there is a sense of change here but plenty of work that must be done before the new men and women move in here. >> we will come to order -- >> reporter: as the lame duck session began the outgoing senate majority leader called for compromise while his republican counter-part called for change. >> there's absolutely no reason why we can't work together. >> l

. >> two window washers stuck in scaffolding hung dangerously on the outside of the building severaled feet up in the air. we showed you the rescue live on abc 7 news at midday. >> the new york fire department tweeted out this picture showing what it looked like inside the building. much better to be inside than outside as the rescue was going on. abc news reporter marcy gonzalez with more from the scene in new york. >> reporter: 68 floors up, dangling along the side of the country's tallest building, two window washers getting the scare of their lives when a cable on their scaffolding suddenly gave way along new york city's one world trade center. >> the cables are supposed to come down at the same speed and slack developed in the cables that were on the west side, and the scaffold, of course, went from a horizontal position which is the safe position to what you see up there, the vertical position. >> reporter: for nearly an hour and a half, they waited, staying tethered to the scaffolding so they wouldn't fall as rescue teams rushed to the scene, clearing the plaza below, making s

unbelievable moments as cleaning crew is stuck on scaffolding, and not just any building, by the way. this is the tallest building in the western hemisphere, yes, we will take you to new york city. my goodness. stuck up therefore hours. >> hours. sixty-eight floors above. >> sue, yesterday, was it winds any new york? thankfully they weren't blowing around up there. >> no it, wasn't excessively winnie. you're right, thank goodness, that could have made the situation even worse. but, yes, that was real life drama up there. today, our drama how much colder it was than yesterday, 20 degrees temperature drop, the possibility, later on, of some rain n and yes maybe snow showers tonight, early sunshine, though, and not too windy today either. we'll have enough to deal with with the temperatures colder than yesterday. 41 degrees in philly, 26 degrees in mount pocono, brr, 31 in lancaster, 35 wilmington, 37 degrees in dover, and 43 degrees right now in wildwood. these are temperatures as you can see that are much, much colder than yesterday. so today, high temperature of only 49. we actually d

. >> reporter: the only thing to get an up close inspection is to put scaffolding around the dome. scaffolding is expensive upwards of $1 million for city hall. >> the best inspection we can do at the moment is from the ground. we have to take a closer look at it for now. and that's what we'll have to do before the scaffolding is in place. >> the rest of the inspection will be done in 2015. inspectors will then be able to see if it's gold coming off the dome or something else. >>> greg suhr set to hold a town meeting tomorrow to discuss a shooting that happened last week. police say the two plain clothed officers were patrolling the area as part of a crime suppression program. when they encountered five suspicious men. that suspect was wounded with nonlife threatening injuries. that meeting is scheduled for tomorrow night at 6:30 at the potrero hill house. >>> when you go to a football game you expect to see all kinds of fans. some drunk, a little annoying, maybe a little crazy. but fans got up close to something a little bit different. the story behind this hawk landing on a fan's

that scaffolding still poses a danger to people on the ground below. for these firefighters especially is hallowed ground. >> we're in the shadow of those guys forever. the best way we can honor their memory is to do the job right. >> you did it right today. >> that's what we did. >> reporter: the firefighters train every day for this. we're told at this particular building they trained for this scenario just ten days ago. david wright, abc news, new york. >>> high-profile pathologist michael baden is expected to testify today before a grand jury. baden was hired by michael brown's parents to conduct an autopsy on their son. he concluded that michael brown was shot six times and there was no sign of a struggle. this contradicts police and eyewitness accounts which describe a physical confrontation between brown and ferguson police officer darren wilson. brown's parents were in switzerland where the united nations committee against torture is hearing testimony this week about u.s. policies. the testimony took place behind closed doors. outside the heari

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there was representatives from the scaffolding company on site once this happened. they've actually had a prior incident, this scaffolding company. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: it's a company that does a lot of this stuff designing this apparatus and one in june of 2013 where it was a similar incident. they were taken off and okay as well. it's not clear whether or not they designed the entire system both here and at the tower but both incidents will now be studied very carefully. the window -- your heart has to go out. i've seen them go into other buildings here. it's harrowing work. they are way up there. to look up at this building and realize that they are just over halfway up of the freedom tower, a brand new building, and to have that gig as a window washer, there is probably no better gig in the world for a new york window washer than to get up on a brand new system like this and wash this. so for this to go wrong so early in this building's life is going to be questioned heavily. >> the views are amazing and the risks should be very small bu

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they were trapped on their scaffolding 68 stories up after a cable malfunction. men were harnessed in and stuck for 90 minutes before firefighters could get through the glass on the inside to pull them safely through a window. >> one mistake, no story here, a lot of ground floor jobs we might want to take. >> safety no. 1. yup, a ground floor job, not a bad idea. the scaffolding company says they're still trying to figure out how it all went wrong. >>> always watching always tracking wusa9 first alert weather. >> it's kind of deceiving right now when you see the sunshine because it doesn't feel like it looks, right? >> it will look nice tomorrow, too until you step outside. >> and the wind hits you. >> we're looking at temperatures another 15 degrees below average, a little better sunday but less sunshine on sunday. let's start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, it was 45 today, remember average high 59 and we're finally in the 30s even into national. burbs have been in the 30s for hours. relative humidity very low at 36%. we have a p

capital dome is wrapped in a web of scaffolding, upped going a $60 million restoration. nbc's kelly o'donnell gives us a rare look at this spectacular proje project. >> reporter: have you noticed the change? the u.s. capitol dome is slowed in medal and mess. we got a rare close-up view from the rooftop. the dome dating back to the days of abraham lincoln is ritualed with 1300 crack, made of cast iron but meant to look like stone, the shell is worn by weather, water damage and history. >> 14 layers of paint. some of them with upwards of over 150 years old. everything will get completely remov removed. >> reporter: right now the dome is surrounded by 52 miles of scaffold pipe. the whole structure weighs more than 1 million pounds. the idea is to give the dome another 50 to 75 good years and yes the hats and glasses were required. the last dome facelift happened when dwight eisenhower was present. this time it's a construction zone in the sky. >> it frees spans without touching the skin of the doem were with a 60 million budget, the capitol makeover will take another year,

. >> scaffolding gave way.e okay, they were kind of still tied off, but now they have no options. >> reporter: the two men were left hanging, 69 floors up. for two long hours, they hung on, clinging to the cable as 100 firefighters mapped out the rescue operation. those emergency workers ultimately cutting through the double-paned glass. >> they then cut, finally, the outer layer of glass. when that was open, the workers were safely brought in and were transported to the hospital with only mild hypothermia. >> reporter: just after 2:00 p.m., the two window washers finally back on solid ground. despite safety precautions, window washing can be a dangerous job. >> one man fell from more than 30 stories up. >> reporter: to get a sense of what it's like to be suspended hundreds of feet above the ground as a window washer, i spent a day with this duo in florida. this is where jesse and eddie punch in for the day. fresh air. an office as big as the sky. and the chance for the unexpected. dress code very office casual