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The club was packed at the time. margaret brennan has more. >> the nightclub in santa maria was packed when the fire broke out. it took only minutes for the blaze to race through the crowded venue sending a stampede of about 2,000 party gers most of them college students looking for the exits. but there was only one way out, and no emergency doors. the chaos lead to confusion. security guards blocked the exit fearing that customers were fleeing their bar tabs. some panicked patrons mistook the b...

Rescue beacon when she did not answer his cell phone call. >> backpack off and got my beacon off and turned it on andism immediately picked up a signal. again that reaffirmed that she was buried somewhere. >> said a few things to myself like its not time for me. this isnt it im going to breathe really slowly and adam will find me. i just had that feeling that i was going to be fine. >> at the same time she was apparently slipping in and out of unconsciousness. thats how the boyfriend says he fou...

Take each step, will the floor give way? >> if youre not safe, you cant really do a good job for the people yourself supposed to be helping out. so, thats always in your mind, your own safety. >> reporter: for a full year, 27-year-old scott ziegler filmed his day job, with a camera mounted on his helmet, capturing blaze after blaze near detroit, michigan. >> that could be on any firemans helmet. >> reporter: hes been a firefighter since he was a teenager. he says his mother worries about him. he...

Understand. >> i gave him a second look and i noticed that now his lips were getting blue and i knew at that point its -- you have to make a decision. >> this is a very difficult decision for couples to make. to prevent the spread of aids and other diseases, modern rescue crews carry plastic equipment so they can give emergency breathing without direct mouth-to-mouth contact, part of whats called universal precautions. >> i knew that it was probably going to be a couple minutes before i could ge...

>> i need a brig! >> but authorities dont seem to understand. >> i gave him a second look and i noticed that now his lips were getting blue and i knew at that point its -- you have to make a decision. >> this is a very difficult decision for couples to make. to prevent the spread of aids and other diseases, modern rescue crews carry plastic equipment so they can give emergency breathing without direct mouth-to-mouth contact, part of whats called universal precautions. >> i knew that it was proba...

The fact that its taken two days to mull whether or not this is a wise policy. >> they say they may not give the answer as to whether they will sue in a month. while these ads saying thank you to america are airing, thank you for your money we paid you back with interest. back to what they are claiming here is unfair treatment. this is like a fireman saving someone and -- >> doing mouth to mouth resuscitation. they sue the lifeguard. thats a hilarious column and the absurdity. >>. >> 80 cents fo...

>> got to be a little conversant with the wolf man. i know im getting stares. lets just start. do you think christies weight will matter if he decides to run for president? >> no. >> bill: no? >> first off isnt president the ultimate flat job? you dont fly coach. you host a bunch of dinners. and even your office is oval shaped. its like you have a fat office. its not like the president has to get up on extension ladder and clean the gutters or anything. you can be fat and be the president. you c...

>> got to be a little conversant with the wolf man. i know im getting stares. lets just start. do you think christies weight will matter if he decides to run for president? >> no. >> bill: no? >> first off isnt president the ultimate flat job? you dont fly coach. you host a bunch of dinners. and even your office is oval shaped. its like you have a fat office. its not like the president has to get up on extension ladder and clean the gutters or anything. you can be fat and be the president. you c...

>> got to be a little conversant with the wolf man. i know im getting stares. lets just start. do you think christies weight will matter if he decides to run for president? >> no. >> bill: no? >> first off isnt president the ultimate flat job? you dont fly coach. you host a bunch of dinners. and even your office is oval shaped. its like you have a fat office. its not like the president has to get up on extension ladder and clean the gutters or anything. you can be fat and be the president. you c...

Building. i could hear the guys telling me to be calm, be calm, were coming for you. i didnt want to move until i had the other firemans hand. he said, come on, big boy, were going to get you down. as i grasped his hand, i felt safer. i knew that he wouldnt have let go of me no matter what. >> if anything, the ordeal has strengthened their commitment to firefighting and to each other. >> i trust these guys with my life every day. i knew they were going do whatever it took to get me. if it took a...