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PHOTOS: Nik, Lijana Wallenda cross Times Square on a tightrope

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Monday, June 24, 2019
Lijana Wallenda and Nik Wallenda walk a high wire over Times Square during the Highwire Live In Times Square With Nik Wallenda on June 23, 2019, in New York City.
Lijana Wallenda and Nik Wallenda walk a high wire over Times Square during the Highwire Live In Times Square With Nik Wallenda on June 23, 2019, in New York City.
Lijana Wallenda and Nik Wallenda walk a high wire over Times Square during the Highwire Live In Times Square With Nik Wallenda on June 23, 2019, in New York City.
Aerialist Nik Wallenda walks on a high wire above Times Square, Sunday, June 23, 2019, in New York.
Aerialists Nik Wallenda, top, steps over his sister, Lijana, bottom, as they walk on a high wire above Times Square, Sunday, June 23, 2019, in New York.
Aerialists Nik Wallenda, right and his sister, Lijana, left walk on a high wire above Times Square, Sunday, June 23, 2019, in New York.
Aerialists Nik Wallenda, right and his sister, Lijana, left walk on a high wire above Times Square, Sunday, June 23, 2019, in New York.
Aerialists Lijana Wallenda walks on a high wire above Times Square, Sunday, June 23, 2019, in New York.
Aerialists Nik Wallenda, top, steps over his sister, Lijana, bottom, as they walk on a high wire above Times Square, Sunday, June 23, 2019, in New York.
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Lijana Wallenda and Nik Wallenda walk a high wire over Times Square during the Highwire Live In Times Square With Nik Wallenda on June 23, 2019, in New York City.
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