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Over the years he read something he would like, out of a magazine or heard somebody is a told him a joke. he also had a lot with just with rubber bands around them, stacks of them. if he knew he would have a speech to give to a group of firemen in california and had a joke about a fireman, he would rifle through, get it, and stick it in that pocket. its what i think all politicians speak, when you call the rubber chicken circuit, but reagan was good at it, because he always delivered humor and a...

Come peopling enough choice for them in this mix. so, they are looking outside of that box, they are looking to chris christie as a popular governor, someone who has a dynamic presence on the stump and all of this talk has taken on a renewed urgency in the past week with the successful operation against osama bin laden. theres an increasing sense that president obama is going to be harder to beat next year. so, you look at people like chris christie. now, as you show, christie says hes not runni...

>> you were having dinner. you get a text that says, bin ladens dead. >> yes. >> whats the first thing do you? >> well, i went down to times square because i got -- i just had a sense that people would be gathering and sharing this moment in history. and when i got there, a fire truck was just pulling up and people broke out in spontaneous applause of the firemen. not so much of the bin ladens death, more a celebration of our heroes here. and i shook the firemans hand and he said, its good to se...

>> jamie: this is incredible. looking at it, you can imagine the property damage, but on top of that, you have the health concern about standing water. do the people heed the call, and leave? and are they getting the help they need? >> rick: yes, for the most part, they have left, this -- obviously they are gone and couldnt be here but i talked with one fireman who said yesterday he was having all kinds of people who were trying to get back in, still to rescue their family members, where the wor...

>> tower 2. tower 2. >> the south tower. >> oh my god. oh my god, oh my god. >> we set up to go live. within a minute or two after he got the camera hooked up and we set up to go -- start reporting in the street, thats when the first tower fell. >> we heard the rumbling thunder but it wasnt as loud as i expected it to be. >> holy [bleep] dude, get the camera out there. what shot mass cam? look dude, look, point that way. oh my god. >> just as i was about to come up -- as i was going up the stair...

Have you been doing your pullups? >> i have. >> reporter: training, and even today is guided by what that firefighter who told him when he was just 4. >> and so we choose brook peters. in the last week, hes gotten standing ovations, but he says the biggest honor will come in three years, when he becomes a fireman. thanks for watching. you can always watch the latest on abcnews.com. and dont forget, that special edition of "20/20" tonight. david muir will be here all weekend. ill see you monday o...

Whats the first thing you do? >> well, i went down to times square, because i got a -- i just had a sense that people would be gathering and sharing this moment in history. and when i got there, a fire truck was just pulling up and people broke out in spontaneous applause of the firemen, not so much of bin ladens death. more a celebration of our heroes here. and i shook the firemans hand and he says its good to see you, get up on the rig with the boys. so i went up and shook their hand as well. ...

I was glad personally that i was in new york to be able to share in this citys spirit. this citys spirit is unbelievable, as you know. >> so you were having dinner. you get a text that says bin laden is dead. whats the first thing you do? >> well, i went down to times square, because i got a -- i just had a sense that people would be gathering and sharing this moment in history. and when i got there, a fire truck was just pulling up and people broke out in spontaneous applause of the firemen, no...

Usama bin laden. a fireman who hrurbd to ground sister owe on that faithful day joins us live. he has some unbelievable reaction from 9/11 families to this visit when we come back. [ female announcer ] its new, and its the most delicious thing thats ever happened to cinnamon. introducing cinnamon burst cheerios. 20% daily value of fiber bursting with the delicious taste of cinnamon. new cinnamon burst cheerios. prepare your taste buds. constated? phillips caplet use gnesium, an ingredient that w...

And heading around the country today, we have news of floodwaters rising fast in the midwest. but most of the town of cairo, illinois, appears safe tonight. a levee there was deliberately breached to ease the pressure. officials who blew a hole in the levee decided to sacrifice about 100 homes in a controlled area in order to spare the homes of about 2,800 other people. and a new week, a new wallop for drivers. the average price of gasoline soared to $3.96 a gallon. up another 8 cents in a wee...