Tightrope walker tempts fate above Baltimore's Inner Harbor

Patrick Semansky / AP

Daredevil Nik Wallenda walks on a tightrope past masts of the USS Constellation above Baltimore's Inner Harbor.

Patrick Semansky / AP

Daredevil Nik Wallenda walks on a tightrope above Baltimore's Inner Harbor on Wednesday. Wallenda, who holds five Guinness World Records, is a seventh-generation member of the Flying Wallenda family.

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