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>> kimberly, from what you were watching, he would almost certainly be dead. >> there is no question in my mind. my husband ran over to him, and the front end of the car was already burning. he opened the car door, and tried to assist the gentleman, and in the time that he was just standing at the car door, the entire front end of the car was in flames. i was shocked. i was absolutely shocked at how quickly that entire car was engulf in flames and terrified for my husband, but he was really amaz...

The front end of the car was already burning. he opened the car door, and tried to assist the gentleman, and in the time that he was just standing at the car door, the entire front end of the car was in flames. i was shocked. i was absolutely shocked at how quickly that entire car was engulf in flames and terrified for my husband, but he was really amazing. he got the gentleman out of the car. of course, we had no idea who was that. you know, coaxed him away from his car. >> jason, how do you fe...

Car burned. >> how long -- >> it was gone. >> minutes. >> kimberly, from what you were watching, he would almost certainly be dead. >> there is no question in my mind. my husband ran over to him, and the front end of the car was already burning. he opened the car door, and tried to assist the gentleman, and in the time that he was just standing at the car door, the entire front end of the car was in flames. i was shocked. i was absolutely shocked at how quickly that entire car was engulf in flam...

Hoping that theyve seen the worst. >> gary tuchman joins us from hailey, idaho. there are more than 1,000 fire personnel fighting the fire. some of them are private firefighters, right, who were hired? >> reporter: well, thats right. when you get your insurance for your home in this day and age, you can buy a rider that includes private fire protection for your home. where you have successful businessmen, they pay the extra money and then train firemen to come to your house and they guard it. no...

For your home. where you have successful businessmen, they pay the extra money and then train firemen to come to your house and they guard it. now, they have to work in cooperation with the city, county, and state officials. its not only to the benefit of the homeowner, its also to the benefit of the insurance company because by spending a few thousand dollars to save an 800,000, $2 million house, the insurance companies can save a lot of money and meanwhile the homeowners can save money. thats ...

Idaho are still nervous but are hoping that theyve seen the worst. >> gary tuchman joins us from hailey, idaho. there are more than 1,000 fire personnel fighting the fire. some of them are private firefighters, right, who were hired? >> reporter: well, thats right. when you get your insurance for your home in this day and age, you can buy a rider that includes private fire protection for your home. in areas like sun valley idaho, they have celebrities and successful businessmen, they pay the ext...

>> timothy mcveigh believed that he was going call his people to rise up and rebell against the government. this was going to be the start of the revolution. what happened was the tone. you saw a community in total support of its law enforcement, of its firemen, of its government. it shows that when we put our hearts and our minds together, we can make something good happen out of something terrible. s continue to -- the tragic bombing that killed three and injured 250 at the 2013 boston maratho...

Greater voice to the victims and families left behind by attacks like the oklahoma city bombing. >> timothy mcveigh believed that he was going to cause people to rise up and rebel against their government. this was going to be the start of the revolution. and what happened was the total opposite. you saw a community in total support of its law enforcement, of its firemen, of its government. it shows that when we put our hearts and our minds together, we can make something good happen out of some...

>> timothy mcveigh believed that he was going call his people to rise up and rebell against the government. this was going to be the start of the revolution. what happened was the tone. you saw a community in total support of its law enforcement, of its firemen, of its government. it shows that when we put our hearts and our minds together, we can make something good happen out of something terribl terrible. s continue to -- the tragic bombing that killed three and injured 250 at the 2013 boston...

Allowed in the vicinity and setting up barbed wire, as well. what some of the local papers are running, this is the government owned newspaper citing again the cabinet saying a criminal plot to undermine state institutions and showing a picture of firemen trying to put out an inferno at one of the government buildings. on the right, an interesting column theyre writing that the war will be more won with the foreign world than one thats fought domestically. that shows you the importance of this t...