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Hughes crawled around in the walls and ceiling for those who would try to approach. No way to fight of fire that hughes started. It was rapidly filling with smoke and concern of the fire spreading to adjacent buildings. The Fire Department could not get on neighboring roof tops. And as a result the adjacent buildings were undertaken and it appeared that the fire would spread. Due to the circumstance and the casualty of the event an order was presented to aim and fire at a known target. And likel...

Back to officer and hes the mayor, we will fix that. And this box is passed around after the presentation of the captain, and then vote. You need to get twothirds of a marble of a certain color to achieve a medal. If you do not get twothirds that is somewhere around 28 votes. It diverts down until you get to the medal that is appropriate. So i know tonight we dont have a gold medal. Gold medals are rare. They are really rare. I have been on the Medal Committee since 1997, and i can tell you that...

Yes, even boardedup buildings. Now, some of that is a vestige of a very painful and violent summer, but obviously, the vast majority is all about the defense of an inauguration still days away. As we show you some of the pictures in terms of what we have seen as a buildup over the last several days, you really do get a sense this is, without doubt, the largest security presence in d. C. s history. Were talking about up to 25,000 National Guard troops, were talking about up to 4,000 u. S. Marshal...

Contact with the woman and spoke with her and get a kind of story or rapport with the woman, and the woman told her life story. Why she was on the roof and why she was going to jump. I want to emphasize that then officer mcmahon was able to establish and maintain a rapport with her and the issues and homeless and wanted to end her life as others looked on at the christa hotel. Throughout the conversation the woman told the officer that she didnt want to live anymore. And wanted to jump. And asse...

Commission complementary. And i want to thank the commission, and the mayor, if you think you have a busy schedule, it doesnt compare to his. I assure you. And the police of honor and these awards is not on the way to anything. He came here for you, and he is our mayor. And back to the story. These three captains then will make recommendations and come back and forth and certified before the medal of Valor Committee. The medal of Valor Committee is by rule and commission only the captains of the...

Remaining officers behind him. As they entered, they identified themselves as officers and advised hughes they wanted to talk to him. Officer roberta took a few steps to his left in the hallway and heard the sound of gunfire coming from inside of the apartment. He identified that hughes was firing at them out of view. And they took up positions of concealment on both sides of the front door. A call for additional officers were made and the officers before you responded to assist the officers on ...

Achieve a twothirds vote. And to get the twothirds we do that with marbles. I am not kidding. We have a box over 100 years old that dates back to the turn of the century. And inspector monroe is demoted back to officer and hes the mayor, we will fix that. And this box is passed around after the presentation of the captain, and then vote. You need to get twothirds of a marble of a certain color to achieve a medal. If you do not get twothirds that is somewhere around 28 votes. It diverts down unti...

Bravery, he risked his life to save the life of a person that he did not know and a life that she was about to end. His actions exemplified that of a San Francisco Police Officer and one that is extraordinary. Thomas mcmahon which he received a bronze medal of valor. Thank you, sergeant, one round of applause for the sergeant, please. [applause] thank you, now i would like to call up captain mcfadden to read the citation for lieutenant chaplin and Sergeant Mcdonald. Tony, and deon, you can come ...

Christa hotel. Throughout the conversation the woman told the officer that she didnt want to live anymore. And wanted to jump. And assessing that situation, then officer mcmahon now Sergeant Mcmahon realized this would not go well, and edged closer to the woman. On this narrow fire escape on a building that was built in 1926. During that course of that conversation, the woman began to edge to the very end of the fire escape and suddenly jumped. Officer mcmahon with both arms grabbed her around t...

On new years day, january 1, 2012, officer mcmahon responded to the Crystal Hotel at the tenderloin. To a distraught woman hanging on a fire escape near the top of the roof of a sixstory building, between the roof and the upper floor. Officer mcmahon assessed the situation and responded to the top of the building. And once there made verbal contact with the woman and spoke with her and get a kind of story or rapport with the woman, and the woman told her life story. Why she was on the roof and w...