TODAY   |  August 20, 2012

Car ad shows highway high-wire stunt

TODAY’s Natalie Morales takes a look at a heart-stopping stunt to sell Volvos in which tightrope-walker Faith Dickey has minutes to walk a wire strung between two moving trucks racing down a highway in Croatia.

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>>> a halt stopping video from volvo as world record holder skyliner faith dickey takes her girl on a wire on the road literally. she has mere seconds to make it across the road electric there across two trucks speeding down the highway before a double barrel snaps the cord. she makes it. scary to watch that.

>> that is cool.

>> looks like something out of a hollywood movie .

>> okay. what did you do this weekend. that's amazing. natalie, thank you.

>> pretty cool.

>> we want a first check of the weather from stephanie abrams . are you too speechless.

>> i'm speechless.

>> al's birthday.

>> yes, it is al's birthday today. so al, happy birthday from the entire family here at the "today" show. let's