Two arrested after scaling Empire State Building in daring stunt

PLACE? AND IS THIS ALL JUST ONE BIG MARKETING. ONE BIG MARKETING STUNT? VALERIE E CASTRO IS AT. STUNT? VALERIE CASTRO IS AT THE EMPIRE STATE. THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING AS IT ALL PLAYED OUT AND STARTS. BUILDING AS IT ALL PLAYED OUTUT AND STARTS US OFF TONIGHT. HT. US OFF TONIGHT. >> Reporteter: TONIGHT TWO CLIMBERS UNDER. N. ARREST AFTER AN ALARMING SECURITY BREACH AT THE EMPIRE. ALARMING SECURITY BREACH AT THE E EMPIRE STATE BUILDING. BREACH AT THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING. >> OH, MY GOGOD. STATE BUILDING. >> OH, MY GOD. >> Reporter: A. >> OH, MY GOD. >> Reporteter: A JAW-DROPPING MIDDAY. JAW-DROPPING MIDDAY STUNT HAPPENING AT ONE OF AMERIRICA'S MOST. STUNT HAPPENING G AT ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS LANDMARKS. OFOF AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS LANDMARKS. LAW ENFORCEMENT. FAMOUS LANDMARARKS. LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCES SAY ANGELA. SOURCES SAY ANGELA NIKOLAU AND IVAN KUZNETSOV WERE FIRST. KUZNETSOV WERE FIRST SPOTTED CLIMBING TO THE SPIRE AROUOUND NOON. SPOTTED CLIMBING TO THE SPIRIRE AROUND NOON SPARKING A FLURRY OF. THE SPIRE AROUND NOON SPARKIKING A FLURRY OF 911 CALLS EVEN ALERTS. 911 CALLS EVEN ALERTS TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FROM PILOTS.

TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FROM PILOTS. >> TWO GENIUSES. FROM PILOTS. >> TWO GENIUSES CLIMBED TO THE TOP OF. >> TWO GENIUSES CLIMBED TO THE T TOP OF THE EMPIRE STATE. THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING. >> Repororter: LATER. BUILDING. >> R Reporter: LATER OVER 1,400 FEET IN THE. OVER 1,400 FEET IN THE AIR THE PAIR UNFURLING A BANNER WITH A. AIR THE PAIR UNFURLING A BANNER WITH A MESSAGE ABOUT T LOVE AND. A BANNER WITH A MESSAGE ABOUT LOLOVE AND PEACE AND THEN --. MESSAGE ABOUT LOVE AND PEACE AND THEN -- >> LOOKS LIKE THE MAN. PEACE AND THEN -- >>>> LOOKS LIKE THE MAN IS PROPOSING TO HER. >> LOOKS LIKE THE MAN IS PROPOSING TO HER. >> Reporteter: IN A. IS PROPOSING TO HER. >> Repeporter: IN A BIZARRE TWIST, ONE THE. >> Reporter: IN A BIZARRE TWIST, O ONE THE CLIMBERS APPARENTLY. CLIMBERS APPARENTLY GETTING DOWN ON ONE KNEE. GETTING DOWN ON ONONE KNEE. THE PAIR POSTING THESE. KNEE. THE PAIR POSTING THESE IMAGES FROM THE TOP OF. IMAGES FROM THE TOP OF THE BUILDING. DOWN BELOW POLICE. THE BUILDING. DOWN BELOW POLICE E RESPONDING AND PEOPLE. DODOWN BELOW POLICE RESPONDING AND PEOPLE GATHERING TO WATCH. RESPONDING AND PEOPLE GATHERING TO WATCH. THISIS HAPPENING ON A. GATHERING G TO WATCH. THIS HAPPENING ON A HOT SUMMER DAY IN THE.

HOT SUMMER DAY IN THE CITY, BUT NOT STOPPING THE CROWDS FROM. THE CROWDS FROM GATHERING HERE TO WATCH THE SPECTACLE UP. GATHERING HERE TO WATCH THE SPECECTACLE UP ABOVE. WATCH THE SPECTACLE UP ABOVE. >> HOW YOU DOING? ABOVE. >> HOW YOU DOING? >>>> Reporter: IT LASTED. >> HOWOW YOU DOING? >> Reporter: IT LASTED ABOUT 30 MINUTES. >> Reporter: IT LASTED ABOUT 30 MINUTES. >> YOU CAN'T B BE UP. ABOUT 30 MINUTES. >> YOU CAN'T BE UP HERE. >> YOU CAN'T BE E UP HERE. >> Reporter: NYPD. HERE. . >> Reporter: NYPD RELEASING THIS BLURRED. >> Reporter: NYPD RELEASING THTHIS BLURRED BODY CAM OF OFFICERS. O. HAVING TO CLIMB UP TO DETAIN THEM. >> I'M OKAY. DETAIN THEM. >> I'M OKAY. >> Reporter: THE. >> I'M OKAY. >> Reporter: T THE COUPLE NOW CHARGED. >>>> Reporter: THE COUPLE NOW CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE. COUPLE NOW CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE FELOLONIES, INCLUDING. WITH MULTIPLE FELONIES, INCLUDING RECKLESS ENDANANGERMENT. RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT AND BURGLARY. STILL UNCLEAR HOHOW THEY. AND BURGLARY. STILILL UNCLEAR HOW THEY MANAGED TO GAIN ACCESS. STILL UNCLEAR HOW THEY MAMANAGED TO GAIN ACCESS TO SUCH A HEAVILY. MANAGED TO GAIN ACCESS TO S SUCH A HEAVILY RESTRICTED AREA WITH. .

RESTRICTED AREA WITH MASKS AND GEAR. EMPIRE STATE BUILDINING. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING OFFICIALS ONLY CALLING THE INCIDENT. OFFICIALS ONLY CALLING THE INCIDENT UNAUTHTHORIZED WITH. THE INCIDENTNT UNAUTHORIZED WITH VISITORS QUICKLY. VISITORS QUICKLY EVACUATED. >> I LOOK OVER AND SEE. EVACUATED. >> I LOOK OVER AND SEE SOMEONE ON TOP OF THE. >> I LOOK OVER AND SEE SOMEONE ON TOP OF THE BUILDING. BUILDING. IT WAS SCARY. >> Reporter: THE. IT WAS SCARY. >> Reporter:r: THE COUPLE WELL KNOWN FOR. >> Reporter: THE COUPLE WELL KNOWN FOR GRAVITY-DEFYING STUNTS. COUPLE WELL KNOWN FOR GRAVITY-DEDEFYING STUNTS PART OF A DOCUMENTARY. GRAVITY-DEFYING STUNTS PART OF A DOCUMENTARY. >>>> MORE THAN JUST. PART OF A DOCUMENTARY. >> MORE THAN JUST DAREDEVIVILS. DAREDEVILS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT THEY ARE IN NYPD. >> Reporter: TONIGHT THEYEY ARE IN NYPD CUSTODY. THEY ARE IN NYPD CUSTODY. >> VALERIE IS S AT THE. CUSTODY. >> VALERIE IS AT THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING TONIGHT. VALERIE, WITH SO MANY. TONIGHT. VALERIE, WITH SO MANY PEOPLELE WONDERING HOW. VALERIE, WITH SO MANY PEOPLE WONDERING HOW THESE CLIMBERS MANAGE. PEOPLE WONDERING HOW THESE CLIMBERS MANAGE ODD GET PAST SECURITY, ODD GET PAST SECURITY, YOU HAVE NEW REPORTING ON THAT TONIGHT?

YOU HAVE NEW REPORTING ON THAT TONIGHT? >> Reporter: YEAH, ON THAT TONIGHT? >> Reporter:r: YEAH, HALLIE, WITNESSES. HALLIE, WITNESSES TELLING NBC NEW YORK THEY SAW THE COUPLE. TELLING NBC NEW YORK THEY SAWAW THE COUPLE BREACH A BARRICADE ON. THEY SAW THE COUPLE BREACH A BARRIRICADE ON THE 102nd FLOOR AND.