>> reporter: todd insists he's no hero. >> i was just out to help somebody. i ain't -- i don't want a title or anything. i just -- i was just out there to help. >> reporter: but for mark and chris, he was the miracle they hoped for. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >> he found them. >> way to go, todd. >> his wife is the one that said, get out there and find these guys. >> cowboy route out of central casting, wasn't he. he looked really cool. >> by the way, they didn't have cell phone service which is why they were penning these notes to their family. they were cold and hungry. otherwise they had done a good job of keeping themselves healthy for six days. the police say they were lucky, also, that their car had fuel. they turned on -- >> thank god they ragsed it every four hours. who would think you would be out there for six days. smart that they didn't leave it on. >> very smart. coming up, poking fun at dolly parton at the cmas. >> celebrating a superstar with a doll. that's coming up on "the