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They had to use a pry bar and an act to pry parts of the windshield away from woods and get him out of there once the paramedics arrived. then he said he had to be packaged or put into a package, explain what that means, sanjay. >> first of all, with regard to not standing, that doesnt surprise me at all. i think in these types of trauma situations, you have to basically treat the patient, the passenger, as if they could have all sorts of different injuries. so, you know, you have to anticipate,...

Thats all part of this sort of packaging and getting him ready for transport. they may have put these compression devices even on his legs, so as to try and, you know, slow down the bleeding, if there was active bleeding that was going on. these are the sort of things that go on. its a scoop and run sort of men mentality with these kinds of situations. you need to do what you need to do at the scene but the goal is to get him to the hospital for more definitive care as soon as possible. but with...

Abcs, airway, breathing, is there something life threatening we have to address? are they breathing on their own, is their circulation good at the moment? then a head-to-toe survey. even if it may look obvious -- in this case, it sounds like there are substantial leg injuries. even though it looks like theres leg injuries, you dont want to miss other injuries there as well. are there head injuries, spinal injuries, are there also damage to the chest or the abdomen? usually we do an ultrasound at...

Condition and abcs chief national correspondent matt gutman leading us off tonight from the scene in california. >> reporter: tonight, those gutting images. >> now we are getting some confirmation from the sheriffs department that it was tiger woods that was involved in that accident. >> reporter: a one-car rollover accident just after 7:00 a.m. near los angeles. the car flipped over and crushed. first responders reportedly used an axe and another tool to pull out the windshield. it took first r...

Thank you to chronicle columnist ron kroichek. well see you a tonight, the breaking news as we come on the air. what authorities have just revealed after tiger woods was badly injured in that major car accident in california. the images all day today of tiger woods car off the highway in l.a. county. the car found flipped on its side. the only vehicle involved. reports firefighters juiced an axe to rip open the windshield to get tiger woods out. tonight, his agent saying he suffered multiple l...

Side. authorities say there were no brake marks before the vehicle rolled over several times. firefighters using an axe to break the windshield to get him out, saying they got to the scene in six minutes after a neighbor called 911. the investigation, of course, is now under way tonight, but authorities did say just before we came on the air that they did not see any evidence of impairment at the scene. of course, fans across the country tonight paying for tiger woods. his agent earlier saying w...

Authorities a short time ago now revealing what tiger woods told the first officer orn the scene. so, lets go back to matt gutman tonight. what have you learned? >> reporter: that deputy, david, went to the crash site, the victim said, "im tiger" and thats exactly when the deputy recognized him. he said that tiger was calm and lucid and that because he had been wearing a seat belt, he believes that saved his life. david? >> matt gutman on the scene for us tonight. thank you, matt. and well have ...

Again? will we see you back for the masters? tiger played a little bit coy on that. hes definitely been making the rounds. tiger is someone who cant avoid the spotlight. and so there definitely has been a push that hes been doing the last few days. >> certainly with the pressure on him to get back to the sport, because people wanted to see him play. he still had a profound impact and continues as we just heard from mike tirico with his foundation and the various events that he participates. he i...

Hi there, everyone, its 5:00 in new york. we begin the hour with an update on the breaking news weve been covering throughout the afternoon. golf superstar tiger woods injured in a one-car accident today. rescue crews used the jaws of life to get him out of his wrecked vehicle. he was taken to the hospital, where his agent says he is in surgery after suffering multiple leg injuries. the los angeles county sheriffs department will hold a news conference exactly one hour from now. well bring that ...

New york daily news columnist and best selling author. mike, just jump in on this. i was thinking tiger woods has also been a business, a brand the world over and i heard eamon talk about being abroad and there was tiger mania everywhere. i met him, i dont know, 20 years ago when the nike i am tiger woods ad campaign was out and i uttered it under my breath. i worked for jeb bush, his 25-year-old press secretary, shot me a nasty look but that was not just an ad to some nike sports gear. it was a...