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Two daughters, i thought, i need to do everything that i possibly can to go home and see them. so thats really what kept me in the shelter. >> 19 firefighters will never see their families again. incredibly tough training for one of the toughest jobs on earth. we want to take a look now at the hotshots, the people who risk their lives to help us all. more now from randi kaye. >> reporter: when hotshots get the call, they head to the center of a blazing wildfire. an inferno that often times only ...

The fire is going to put out embers, and some of those embers actually do cross the line, the hotshot cue or any of our crews will patrol the line and they look for those embers and try to get to them. >> seger likes his hotshot teams to military special ops units. they are the best of the best in wildfire suppression. highly motivated and highly trained. which is why they get the toughest assignments. >> their physical fitness training prior to the season and if its a slow season during the sea...

0 tonight in arizonas deadly wildfire still burning out of control. 19 bodies have now been recovered, 19 heroes now identified. the first two people to question george zimmerman take the stand for the prosecution. question once again, did strong cross-examination turn their testimony to the defenses advantaging? another compelling day in court. well tell you about it. and later to egypt, a leading newspaper saying egypt is on the edge of a volcano. thats what it looks like tonight. millions pro...

we begin with the breaking news. all 19 firefighters killed in the yarnell hill fire still burning out of control north of phoenix. they have been identified and taken to the maricopa county medical examiners office in phoenix. every member of that team but one perished. its the deadliest single day that firefighters and their loved ones have endured since 9/11. more on how we came to this terrible day. >> reporter: it began as a simple ordinary act of nature. a lightning strike at 5:3...

one perished. its the deadliest single day that firefighters and their loved ones have endured since 9/11. more on how we came to this terrible day. >> reporter: it began as a simple ordinary act of nature. a lightning strike at 5:36 friday evening, igniting a 500 acre blaze. there were twin problems, scorching heat and low humidity, the combination the fire exploded into a monster, devouring acres that had not burned in 40 years. first a few dozen homes. then 200 scorched. firefighter...