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>> finally, howe is able to take the hill, but at such a cost -- about 1,000 british soldiers dead or wounded. more victories like that, and the british would have lost the entire enterprise. >> the americans suffer tremendous losses, as well, with more than 400 patriots killed or wounded, including dr. joseph warren, who gives his life for the revolution he helps to create. you do what it takes to be healthy.

She wanted off that cliff in a bad way. >> within seconds, theyve reached the helicopter. the crew pulls the woman in followed by demarto. >> she was thanking me before i was even able to get the rescue strope off. >> only later does the sheriffs department find out she was anemic and close to losing consciousness. >> she said she was trying to think of a way to stay conscious. she started singing songs trying to not lose consciousness. as she started singing these songs about being rescued, she...

The sheriffs department found she started climbing down without ropes or climbing gear before realizing it was too steep. now she cant get back up. the department has blurred her face because she asked not to be identified. >> she was at a pretty steep angle tucked away in a little ledge. below her was probably a 500-foot drop. straight down. on the rocks. so she was definitely in a situation that i wouldnt want to be in. >> the womans been frozen in this spot for nearly two hours. her climbing ...

And widespread with nearly 300 reported injuries. >> i dont know how you quantitate violence, but for me that was the most id ever seen at one time in any place. >> in the end, the district attorney convicts the leader of the southern hispanics, jose luis sanchez, of riot, voluntary manslaughter, and attempted murder in the death of miguel sanchez, a member of his own gang. after this, the second incident in six months, pelican bay is put on lockdown and remains that way for years to come. no mo...

It was like an angel. >> barr tells gallegos to grab on to him. >> when he jumped onto me, he felt very weak and wasnt holding on to me too tight. so i grabbed him with my arms and legs. i didnt want to lose him. >> with barr holding tight to gallegos, the pair is lowered to the floor below. where they spin and wait. >> there was so much going on in the building that no one realized i was out there. so thats when i hit the windows to alert them i was outside. and finally somebody noticed i was o...

War caught on camera. correspondents in the heat of battle. >> i remember hearing it, bing, bing, bing, as the bullets are hitting the side of the humvee. >> troops recording the danger they face every day. >> oh! >> my first instinct was that i just lost three soldiers and a vehicle. >> come on, fire. >> and a classified military video that stuns the world. in this hour, troops from the front lines to their front lawns. >> i think he remembers you. >> war, up close.

So were really concerned. weve got to get this done quickly before the rope goes. >> with one eye on the top of the door, shay tells lewis to wrap his arms around his neck and his legs around his waist. as he steps off the ledge, shay hugs lewis close. theyre lowered down to the floor below where more firefighters pull them in. >> relief came when we got pulled in. >> both gallegos and lewis are taken to the hospital and treated for smoke inhalation. it takes the fdny another hour to control the...

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