Buford Lets News Today

>> buford lets go with one hand, leaning out over the water. >> dont jump! >> police and firefighters are lining the bridge, but strangely, theres no rescue boat in the water. >> a mile down the river. >> but so far nearly 20 minutes have passed and no rescue boat has been able to make it there yet. >> whoa. >> the situation appears to be getting worse. >> oh, come on, buddy. dont jump. >> if buford does jump, he might survive the 50-foot fall. but no one knows if he can swim.

Bridge. >> howard gillam works for a local cable station and just happens to be driving by when he notices some commotion. >> so im, like, hey, ive got the camera in my car. lets get out and videotape it. >> gillam estimates by the time he starts taking this dramatic video, the man, matthew buford, has already been on the bridge for ten minutes, maybe more. >> the leg up. >> buford lets go with one hand, leaning out over the water. >> dont jump! >> police and firefighters are lining the bridge, ...

>> so im, like, hey, ive got the camera in my car. lets get out and videotape it. >> gillam estimates by the time he starts taking this dramatic video, the man, matthew buford, has already been on the bridge for ten minutes, maybe more. >> the leg up. >> buford lets go with one hand, leaning out over the water. >> dont jump! >> police and firefighters are lining the bridge, but strangely, theres no rescue boat in the water. >> a mile down the river. >> but so far nearly 20 minutes have passed an...

>> howard gillam works for a local cable station and just happens to be driving by when he notices some commotion. >> so im, like, hey, ive got the camera in my car. lets get out and videotape it. >> gillam estimates by the time he starts taking this dramatic video, the man, matthew buford, has already been on the bridge for ten minutes, maybe more. >> the leg up. >> buford lets go with one hand, leaning out over the water. >> dont jump! >> police and firefighters are lining the bridge, but stra...

Police on the bridge. >> howard gillam just happens to be driving by when he notices some commotion. >> so im like, hey, i got the camera in my car. lets get out and videotape it. >> how long he been up there? >> he estimates by the time he takes the dramatic video, the man has already been on the bridge for ten minutes. maybe more. >> the leg up. >> buford lets go with one hand, leaning out over the water. >> dont jump! >> police and firefighters are lining the bridge, but strangely, theres no ...

>> ive been in the water at least 100 times. >> by now, more than 50 policemen and firefighters are on the scene, and couples assumes that with so many rescuers around they wont need his help. and up on the bridge, negotiators make contact with the man on the ledge as a crowd of onlookers gathers below. >> i see the big rescue truck there. i see police all along the bridge. >> howard gillam works for a local cable station and just happens to be driving by when he notices some commotion. >> so im...

The camera in my car. lets get out and videotape it. >> gillam estimates by the time he starts taking this dramatic video, the man, matthew buford, has already been on the bridge for ten minutes, maybe more. >> the leg up. >> buford lets go with one hand, leaning out over the water. >> dont jump! >> police and firefighters are lining the bridge, but strangely, theres no rescue boat in the water. >> a mile down the river. >> but so far nearly 20 minutes have passed and no rescue boat has been abl...

Policemen and firefighters are on the scene, and couples assumes that with so many rescuers around they wont need his help. and up on the bridge, negotiators make contact with the man on the ledge as a crowd of onlookers gathers below. >> i see the big rescue truck there. i see police all along the bridge. >> howard gillam works for a local cable station and just happens to be driving by when he notices some commotion. >> so im, like, hey, ive got the camera in my car. lets get out and videotape...

Has already been on the bridge for ten minutes, maybe more. >> the leg up. >> buford lets go with one hand, leaning out over the water. >> dont jump! >> police and firefighters are lining the bridge, but strangely, theres no rescue boat in the water. >> a mile down the river. >> but so far nearly 20 minutes have passed and no rescue boat has been able to make it there yet. >> whoa. >> the situation appears to be getting worse. >> oh, come on, buddy. dont jump. >> if buford does jump, he might su...

Has already been on the bridge for ten minutes, maybe more. >> the leg up. >> buford lets go with one hand, leaning out over the water. >> dont jump! >> police and firefighters are lining the bridge, but strangely, theres no rescue boat in the water. >> a mile down the river. >> but so far nearly 20 minutes have passed and no rescue boat has been able to make it there yet. >> whoa. >> the situation appears to be getting worse. >> oh, come on, buddy. dont jump. >> if buford does jump, he might su...