to some degree, blanked my left hearing, hearing from my left ear to some degree that's when i thought i was going down. >> i got two good-sized lacerations on the back of my head. smaller one at the front stab wound in the back of my leg. my back is -- looked like a piece of modern art, black and blue. >> he went down. >> tripped over twice and on the ground and looking up and seeing people's feet around you. i thought, i've to get myself off the floor. if i stay here, i'm dead. because if you -- people start kicking you, you know you really are finished. >> again and again and again, the head was the target. in that crowd of thousands there were a couple who said no. it is not a fantastic idea to kill a foreigner in cold blood right here, right now. we are going to help and be a