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>> reporter: that determination was sparked in part by another patient at walter reed who almost didnt make it off the battle field himself during world war ii. >> from where he was back then to being, you know, possible president of the united states at one point, that gives me a huge inspiration. >> you voted for him. >> i did. absolutely. >> reporter: 86-year-old bob dole is at walter reed for physical therapy connected to double knee replacement surgery. but a bout with pneumonia lengthened ...

I couldnt move. i was in a body cast. thats all behind me, but it does give you pause. i think, was i ever as bad as chris. >> reporter: lee langley, 26, was hit by an improvised explosive device in afghanistan and marvels at doles determination. >> he got hurt a long time ago. and now hes fighting another battle. hes at an older age and a lot of people would have give up but he didnt. >> reporter: levi crawford, 23, was badly wounded in afghanistan and has now bonded with dole whose own right a...

>> he went from being like that to possible president of the united states. >> you voted for him? >> i did. >> reporter: bob dole is at walter reed for physical therapy connected to double knee replacement surgery, but a bout with pneumonia lengthened the stay for the former senate majority leader. he passes the time listening to sinatra, watching cable news, and just like the old days, wisecracking with new friends like curtis. >> first thing out of his mouth is i voted for you in 1996. real sm...

It was sand but it was just, you know, bits of the building coming down. i could hear people screaming and this woman was screaming help me, jesus. help me, jesus, and then i realized it was me screaming. >> i couldnt see anything. i couldnt move. i couldnt hardly breathe. i felt gods presence and i felt peace and i knew i was going to be ok. i truly did not know i was going to live. but i was ok with -- i was ok with dying. >> later this morning, department of homeland security secretary janet ...

Him getting caught up in the tail rotor blade. that could have brought the helicopter down. i instructed tim to just keep his arm over the buzzard so he couldnt move. >> the amazing thing is because as a helicopter pilot, that gizmo in front of you that keeps the craft in the air in the right place, had, you know, you gone left or right or something else like that, that could have been devastating to you and your passenger. >> yeah. for a good part of the flight, he was actually -- he was on my ...

And then seemed like they lost power and couldnt move and the train conductor came on and said emergency crews were on the way. the train, we are told by passengers, was quite full because of the fact that we have this delayed opening for work today with many federal employees allowed to show up late because we are dealing with so much record snow here in the d.c. area. again, this is an underground metro train. in other words, a subway here in the d.c. area, in the heart of d.c. it is below gro...

Sultan ahmed district is a must see for every tourist coming to istanbul each day visitors from all around the world are crowding here and it was no different on the twelfth of january twenty sixth times. city gaieties in cousin bobo will never forget that day she was then when a suicide bomber blew himself up among a group of german tourists in the colony i just stood there and couldnt move his bizarre level but the little boy they learned about and i go to that his work in song a lot of people...

Reigned down all around her. she said a stranger came to her rescue. >> i dont know his name and barely what he look like. he completely covered me. he covered my face, he said, ive got you. its truly incredible a stranger jumping over me to protect me. >> reporter: 18-year-old addison short was among those running for cover but couldnt move fast because she was shot in the leg. from her hospital bed she tells the story of a good samaritan who used his belt to wrap her in a tourniquet and carry ...

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