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Consider that to be a positive thing. this speech needed to be given. it was the right thing to say and plays respect to those who serve and credence to their sacrifice and perseverance. >> there are people serving jail terms now. clinton morantz is one name that comes to mind. and before he was a platoon leader he was tasked with dealing with a platoon in the prior week or two lost people that were their brothers literally right before and guys on motorcycles charging the troops, wouldnt listen...

>> this is the first time ever. >> jag and his sons worst fears come true. she mows down a man who is crossing the road and never slows down. >> he was looking to his left-hand side. and he didnt expect a vehicle to be coming from the wrong side of the road. >> oh! my god! >> jag and raj make a split-second decision to get involved even further. >> you want to chase her? >> yeah, i got the number. >> raj jumped out to help the victim and call an ambulance as jack drives off, he believes the man ...

Attacked anymore. thats what happened. do i think that the officer -- i think the officer could have evaluated that if he had paid attention a little bit. >> reporter: so you can understand how looking at it at different angles, that perhaps he could have been perceived as a threat and the police officer had to make a split-second decision? >> its easy to see on the video. hes like this. thats a defensive posture. thats not an attacking posture. hes bleeding from the mouth. obviously somethings ...

Point where your skin starts to blister. >> so while experts say you should drop to the floor and cover your skin if youre initially trapped in a fire, those decisions arent effective when time is running out. >> dropping to his belly really wouldnt buy him much more time. however, what you can do, as low as you get, you always have more moments of a little more safety than you would if you were standing up. >> the correct answer is a, if you can, lower yourself to another floor. with only secon...

>> musto shadows him for about five miles up an off-ramp to a red light. >> he never knew he was being followed until i pulled up alongside of him. i got out of my vehicle as quickly as i could. >> as he approaches the suspect, deputy musto senses something was going to happen. >> i could see the way he squinted his eyes and stared a hole right through me. i could see the hatred in his eyes. >> what happens next literally blows musto away. >> i saw him reach for the clutch on the motorcycle. i g...

Too, want justice for tamir," then suggested going through the civil system. how common is that for a prosecutor to say go the civil route? >> this is a prosecutor who made it clear from the start he didnt think it was a crime. if thats how he feels, he shouldnt have presented the grand jury in the first place. what if they did return charges? he would say thanks, but i disagree with this. this is why people are losing faith. it seems like a charade where some prosecutors, not all, are pulling i...

Sides ill tell both sides. when it is what it is, ill tell you. that is a comparison of the toy gun to the real gun. if we go back to the video of that incident there, it is not clear. it is a couple of seconds. it is a 12-year-old boy they say looked older. whatever. the officer pull up and shoot him down. i think the prosecutor give away his bias saying its undisputed. i think its a tough call. in this case, they are saying when you look at the other image it did look like a gun. the officers ...

But i feel like im making progress. i would like to come back to work eventually. its up to the doctors, really. i dont know how long i can sit in a car anymore. i dont know if i want to work nights anymore. but i liked being out on the street. >> for any late-night drivers, ogrady has one tip. >> keep your doors locked and keep it in drive. thats all i can say. thats what saved me. coming up, a split second decision with everything on the line. >> i was not going to let this guy die. look at ...

Dairy queen capture the scene that unfolds. for almost five minutes, this customer paces around. he leans against the counter, next to the trash can, and jokes with sarver and the store manager. he even looks through his wallet. apparently, he realizes hes short on cash. >> he went into the cash office right behind the manager, asked her for a job application, and thats when he grabbed that money bag and turned and tried to run out. >> sarver springs into action, and turns out, its lucky sarver ...

Shes at a pedestrian crosswalk. >> oh! >> never experienced anybody drive on the right-hand side on that road ever. >> oh, shes going to hit! >> this is the first time ever. >> jack and his sons worst fears come through. she mows down a man crossing the road and never slows down. >> oh, my god! >> he was looking to his left-hand side. and he didnt expect a vehicle to be coming from the wrong side of the road. >> oh! my god! >> jack and raj make a split-second decision to get involved even furthe...