. >> on the williamsburg bridge, ava is one of a few people with a camera on that bridge. >> a friendf mine e-mailed me the day of her performance and said come out today to the bridge. something amazing is going to happen. i brought my camera with me not knowing what to expect. >> sharp and a fellow performer scale the tower in about seven minutes where she attaches her silk cloud swing. >> it's a double trapeze made out of silk. it opens so you can twist, spin side to side, it basically gives an incredible versatility. >> once the swing is securely rigged, sharp begins her dance. >> as soon as i got there, she was sort of enrobed in the silk. that's when i started shooting. and i just thought, i'm committed to keeping the camera on her as long as my arms can hold it steady. >> i had choreographed this scene as a duo. but at the last minute, my partner decided he didn't feel comfortable doing it. i did a solo instead. >> it was stunning to see this massive structure and this tiny fairy-like creature suspended from these silks. the perspective was incredible. >> there's a moment where

of foot traffic on the williamsburg bridge. >> no, you don't see a lot of foot traffic. >> reporter: religious experience. ♪ >> reporter: rollins music has endured seven decades of popularity and he has long enjoyed critical praise, but awards came late in his career. he won his first grammy in 2000. his second, four years later, the album "without a song" inspired by the event of september 11th. when 9/11 happened, i know you told me you heard the first plane. >> i was there. >> reporter: you were there when it all happened? >> that's right. >> reporter: blocks away? >> i was in a high-rise building. i had to be evacuated. i walked down a lot of steps and -- you know, we had to be bussed through another area out of the zone, and that was really sort of mad, in a way. then i realized that this is the way life is. i don't know why -- i don't know why this happens, i don't know why people kill each other, hate each other, but it's part of life. i don't know why, but it's part of the way the world is. so i had to accept it and that then helped me to accept and learn a lot about life. >>

instead he took to rehearsing atop new york's williamsburg bridge. ot traffic. >> it must have been so freeing. i bet it was a great experience. >> it was a great experience. almost a religious experience. >> rollins music has endured seven decades of popularity and he's long enjoyed critical praise. but awards came late in his career. he won his first grammy in 2000. his second four years later, the album without a song inspired by the events of september 11th. when 9/11 happened, i know you told me you heard the first plane. >> i was there. >> you were there when it all happened. >> that's right. >> blocks away. >> i was in a high-rise building. i had to be evacuated, walk down a lot of steps, had to be bused to another area out of the zone. i was really sort of mad in a way. then i realized this is the way life is. i don't know why. i don't know why this happens. i don't know why people kill each other, hate each other, but it's part of life. i don't know why but it's part of the way the world is. so i had to accept it. that incident helped me to a

bridge. coming up, another look at the accidents at 6:58. >> monika, you should be jealous. this is really cool. we're talking with our friends at busch gardens williamsburg about their annual christmastown event. it involves some animals. joining us is anita jackson. this is greer, the barn owl. check this out. i can pet him. he's beautiful. er. >> so, he is the ambassador to the park? >> he's the very first animal ambassador you're going to meet. when you first come in through england, you'll end up in scottland. he will meet. then you have to come into the highland stables which is a wonderful scotland farm. and you get to meet our clydesdales all dressed up for christmastown. the whole park looks amazing. so, once you come into the park, you have a choice to make. you can either go left which usually would take you to escape from pompeii but that entire area has been transformed. >> oh, wow. >> now there are millions of lights that have made -- been formed into a big iceberg with a waterfall and it is one of those things -- i can't even describe to you what it looks like. it is one of those -- it is that beautiful. the farther in you go, the more amaz