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Anteffort to try and take control of the truck before it pulled away. >> the truck driver ends up jumping from the truck. in spite of the locked rear wheels, wilson can still operate the big rig. he pulls out, but within minutes, thanks to a 911 call from the trucks driver, police are on wilsons tail. >> the individual i was associated with said he wanted to buy some lumber. i was going to his house. >> he dwroef through yards, across medians. he crossed highways. he got on the wrong side of the...

Gas pump. the average price of gas has dropped just over a penny to $3.59 a gallon. now back to caught on camera. an out of work ex-con leads police on a wild ride, driving a stolen lumber truck, its flatbed in flames. >> it cant get much more dangerous. he was on an open road with a 18 wheeler that was on fire. it was a true wild west chase and shootout. >> dallas, texas, nbc news correspondent jay gray is always on the lookout for the next big scoop. >> im a news guy. i always like to see a ...

Most pronounced. they had to be outside of that perimeter. the pastor delivering the sermon from the flatbed of an 18 wheeler. west coast bureau right now, the man was mentioning who had a home to go back to, what are the conditions of those and what about that apartment building that we saw? >> i will come to that in just a second. a fair number of them. we got a map just where the frirsz dents were able to get back to. it is a block to the southwest of the blast site itself. roundabout the 150...

Most pronounced. so they had to be outside that perimeter. the pastor delivering a sermon today from the flatbed of an 18-wheeler. you bet. dom, for the fortunate few that that man was mentioning, who have homes to go back to, what are the conditions of those? and then what about that apartment building we saw? >> yeah, incredible pictures. finally residents managed to get in, and a fair number of them, we can show you on a map, just where the first residents have been able to get back to, a blo...

I was in shock. i actually froze. i thought he was dead. i really did. i -- my heart was in my -- i thought the man was dead. >> the worker is pinned against the junction box, but alive. >> with the suv still attached to the flatbeds winch, the tow operator slowly pulls the vehicle off the man. the man gets to his feet, but has trouble standing upright. he uses another utility box to brace himself. then, miraculous, he limps away on his own. >> i mean, hes got an angel on his shoulder. he has to...

$529 million from loans from the energy department. apparently close to 200 million of that has already been paid. fisker makes a luxury electric car the problem is it doesnt work very well. >> this is "consumer reports" fisker karma it costs us over $100,000. thats right we bought this car from a dealer. this is not a press car. its an electric car that also has a gasoline engine much like a chevy volt. and it looks awesome. it is lo. it is sleek. it is sentous. its also broken. right here in t...

$529 million from loans from the energy department. apparently close to 200 million of that has already been paid. fisker makes a luxury electric car the problem is it doesnt work very well. >> this is "consumer reports" fisker karma it costs us over $100,000. thats right we bought this car from a dealer. this is not a press car. its an electric car that also has a gasoline engine much like a chevy volt. and it looks awesome. it is lo. it is sleek. it is sentous. its also broken. right here in t...

Review. >> we have the vehicle which have-- do not realize this is a tesla owned vehicle and the log shows when he says he was doing 54 miles per hour, he was actually doing 80 miles per hour. when he says that he turned off the heat off, he actually had the heat blasting at 74 degrees, the press has been tremendously positive, but writing one more article that reaffirms that doesnt get any, any attention, but writing an article with a picture of a car on a flatbed. that gets attention. >> jon: ...

He got on the wrong side of the highway and drove against the flow of traffic. >> soon the friction from the trucks locked rear wheels ignites the rubber tires. those flames set fire to the rigs flatbed, a forklift, and the load of lumber. >> once it caught fire it burned uncontrollably. you see this truck with a huge ball of fire in tow. not only the bright orange flames but the huge plume of black smoke from the truck, as well. >> in spite of the flames and the sea of police behind him, wilson...

>>trace: and a horrific train wreck involving military veterans yesterday evening in midland, some 300 miles west of dallas-ft. worth. investigators say a freight train slammed into this flatbed carrying the vets and their families to a banquet. four servicemen died and more than a dozen other people got hurt. one of victims, army sergeant michael, his mother-in-law says the purple heart winner pushed his wife out of the way possibly saving her life. other witnesses say they saw folks panic and ...