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Attention of arch rival india. In the next few hours, india schools observe two minutes of silence. Solidarity with pakistan after the assault that is now taken at least 140 lives, most young lives. School kids ages 12 and up. It happened in pa shower. The Pakistani Taliban was behind it and this is how the horror unfolded. Reporter First Responders desperate to save young lives rushed children to the emergency room. The latest casualties in pakistans war with the taliban. The siege on the Army ...

The death toll rising in an attack so heinous its drawn the condemnation of the taliban in afghanistan and pakistans arch rival india. All across india schools will be observing two minutes of silence, solidarity with pakistan after the assault thats taken at least 140 lives. Most young lives. School kids ages 12 and up. It happened in peshmerga, the Pakistani Taliban was behind it and this is how the horror unfolded. First responders rushed children to the emergency room. The latest casualties ...

Decided we were going to deploy fire shelters. >> their small tents to hope lock enough oxygen for you and block out the fires deadly heat. 19 firefighters in arizonas yarnell fire of 2013 deployed theirs but didnt survive. >> when it comes time to do it yourself, it really seems surreal because it is your last option. >> the call kevin eventually got out despite dying batteries and a spotty gps to indicate his location. >> el dorado, were in a safety zone for shelter. >> helicopter pilot gary d...

Control a rapidly expanding forest fire. helicopter pilot gary donilon was aware of the losses as he hustled in september of 2014 to help 12 men trapped by a wildfire in placerville, california. >> only, gary, because he was flying high above the fire could see the way out. this rescue would require good flying skills, his reassuring voice from the guy that someone later regarded as their guardian angel. >> the el dra doe national forest, picturesque, tranquil. not this past september. >> the fi...

>> helicopter pilot gary dolen heard the call from dispatch. >> what did you hear on the call? >> all available helicopters prepare for an emergency launch. id been doing 28 years and never heard that terminology before. so i just jumped in and started it up. >> with that, gary was on a tear to get to the trapped men ten miles away. >> on fire. the smoke all over 30,000 feet. okay, were right over the fire there with the guys. >> we got in our fire shelters right over here and then we heard the ...

Welcome back to extraordinary people. you may remember back in june of 2013, 19 hot shot firefighters were killed near prescott, arizona. a horrific tragedy, trying to control a rapidly expanding forest fire. helicopter pilot gary donilon was very much aware of the losses as he hustled in september of 2014 to help 12 men trapped by a wildfire in placerville, california. >> only, gary, because he was flying high above the fire could see the way out. this rescue would require good flying skills, h...

>> i said to him, i said you guys are the luckiest sons of bitches on the planet. >> back on the base, the team could contact loved ones. he dialled his wife christina. >> it was scary. he didnt want to die like that. and that he just wanted to tell pages daughter he loved us. >> garys bravery that day in september of 2014 didnt impact just the 12 people caught in the king fire. so we have a little surprise for you and that is that we have a letter that the wife of one of the people in the crew ...

Right over here and then we heard the helicopter. >> i saw the fire shelters below me and looked out this way and i just saw the wall of fire coming. >> you could tell that if they stayed in those fire shelters -- >> i knew if they stayed there, they were going to die. >> from his birds eye view, gary could also see a possible escape route. he radioed to kevin what was a risky recommendation. >> i estimated they had about three minutes to run about 200 yards. i told them, you need to get out of ...