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In the wake of a moment anything can happen, so it's important to know what to do in the event of an emergency situation because your actions can save a life.

Tune in this Sunday 7/3 from 6-8 am to listen to CPR Specialist Cherie Garrison of 'Hands On CPR Training' based in Toms River, and Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer on 'Shore Time with Vin and Dave' on 94.3 The Point and 105.7 The Hawk!

Cities across Hampton Roads are making adjustments to their lifeguarding schedules due to a shortage of trained lifeguards.

Is it posted no life guards and theres a procedure if somebody is trouble -- theres the sign right there. all right. i guess you swim at your own risk there. >> thats pretty much what it looks like. me and my fiancee went after the incident and talked to the operations manager and his response was -- i was shocked. you know, i had to step out of the room with the lack of sympathy he had. he said well i have 400 personnel here who are cpr certified. i asked him where was that person who was cpr c...

He heard the mother crying for help. he happens to be cpr certified. he gets it every year. he rush into the home and immediately started chest compressions. >> slowly after i started, the baby coughed up water. i tilted her side ways and kept doing cpr. more and more water came out of her nose and mouth until the ent showed up. >> the baby girl is expected to be okay. what are the chances of. that those are headlines. he happened to hear it, run inside and save the babys life. >> what a respons...

Statements in the aftermath of the shooting? that possibility will be examined by the state agency now conducting the investigation. at the end of the news conference the north charleston mayor was asked one more question about cpr. >> not every officer is cpr certified. >> and why not? >> reporter: and with that the mayor and the police chief left the podium. and still ahead, for decades, the u.s. and neighboring cuba looked at each other with an icy gaze. but now president obama and his coun...

Place there. >> but you dont know if cpr was performed? >> i do not know -- i was told that life saving -- that they tried to save his life. >> reporter: the investigation has been handed off to the south carolina law enforcement division, known as s.l.e.d., but the north charleston police department does say there may be more video to examine. so did any of the officers give inaccurate statements about the aftermath of the shooting? thats a possibility that will most certainly be examined by th...

Was what i believe to be the police officer removing the shirt of the individual and performing some type of life saving -- im not sure what took place. >> you do not know if cpr was performed? >> i do not know. i was told life saving -- they tried to save his life. >> the investigation has been handed off to the south carolina law enforcement division known as sled. without elaborating, the police department says there may be more video to examine. do other officers give inaccurate statements a...

He grabbed my taser. >> reporter: north charleston patrolman michael slager is charged with murder, trading his uniform for jail stripes. he said scott grabbed his stun gun after an argument over a traffic stop. in the revealing video the unarmed father of four is running away after apparently hit by the stun gun and the cords of the weapon are still attached. after scott is down, police are seen dropping an object near his body, whether it is the stun gun or another object, authorities cant say...

Subject is down. he grabbed my taser. >> reporter: north charleston patrolman michael slager is charged with murder, trading his uniform for jail stripes. he said scott grabbed his stun gun after an argument over a traffic stop. in the revealing video the unarmed father of four is running away after apparently hit by the stun gun and the cords of the weapon are still attached. after scott is down, police are seen dropping an object near his body, whether it is the stun gun or another object, aut...