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Daring rescues: Inside the elite team training at major landmarks

Earlier this month, the nation watched live as a protester scaled the Statue of Liberty, and it was the New York Police Department's elite Emergency Services Unit that had to retrieve her. How did they do it? The team gives TODAY national investigative correspondent Jeff Rossen an inside look, demonstrating what goes down during a real-life rescue scenario.
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Earlier this month, the nation watched live as a protester scaled the Statue of Liberty, and it was the New York Police Department’s elite Emergency Services Unit that had to retrieve her. How did they do it? The team gives TODAY national investigative correspondent Jeff Rossen an inside look, demonstrating what goes down during a real-life rescue scenario.