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Stage set for Nik Wallenda's Niagara Falls stunt

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    Daredevil to walk tightrope over Horseshoe Falls

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For the first time in seven weeks the average rate on fixed mortgages is rising.

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate on that thirty year loan is now at three point 71%.

Up from three point 67.

Last week.

Despite the -- mortgage rates are still near historic lows.

We -- and -- -- tomorrow night's -- the majestic Niagara Falls will play host to a high flying feet.

Nick will lend a member of the daredevil -- the flying -- Latin does we'll attempt to become the first person to walk over those fears falls.

On a tight rope.

-- is here with more on the man US too much had a chance.

Trace -- nickel -- -- 33 years old -- he's the seventh generation of the flying lenders and as you said tomorrow he will do what nobody's done before.

He's gonna walk on a tight rope.

-- -- actually through the two most fierce of the Niagara Falls the horseshoe falls.

The tight rope is 1550.

Feet across it's a 173.

Feet up.

The concern here is the weather isn't.

Good and bad so what they're doing is having him practice.

In 55 mile per hour winds using -- wind machine and they're also having firefighters come out spray water on to make sure that he can handle.

-- kind of water that sprays on him -- now here's the catch.

He's gonna do this right you see -- practicing the right hand side of the screen ABC is televising this and ABC -- said that he has to Wear.

A safety harness as he goes across and the rope that he's walking on.

Is twice the normal -- that he normally walks on slow.

Exactly the dared -- -- and -- mean.

Yeah I mean it's easier there's no change has been dying at a get fed.

Good -- call now.

But eagle can be -- would be rolling it is great I mean come on evil jumped over those buses would no safety harness and others saying this guy is guys latched up even he said I don't wanna Wear -- -- -- -- like no way.

We gotta have in a harness because we don't want kids.

Freaking out -- -- happens and you and -- -- ever happening evil people.

He died right he died of natural causes after the prosecuted -- -- everybody's body.

Yeah thank you for that -- but it is it's never been done before did have reason for that.

We'll be right back that's.

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