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Bridgel bloomenthal on saturday. he was close to the edge of a train station when an amtrak swept by and nearly clipped him. he was making a statement on rail safety. and his brush with death is a reminder to all of us to stand safely away from the platform edge. next up, weve seen how republicans nationwide are scrambling to outdo one another in their opposition to the affordable care act. some have literally shot holes through a copy of the health care law. but if republicans think that tough ...

>> shepard: 24 minutes past the hour. a 63-year-old man tumbled off a subway plalt form into the tracks minutes before a train was set to get there. transit police are calling the recovering heroin addict who saved his life a big-time hero. it happened yesterday afternoon in north philly. surveillance video here shows one man walking right up to the platform edge. see here? oops. one step too many. the man in the hoodie hops down into the tracks. watch here. he helps the stranger. he said he cou...

>> he was killed. whether he had official protection is something i cant tell. >> what do you think? >> really difficult to say one way or other but where he was, how could he have been without some knowledge. >> thats what a lot of people suspect. all right. lets talk about u.s.-afghan relations. right now youve had some successful, i think, meetings with the president of the united states. but a lot of americans as you know, and you look at american public opinion polls, theyre conce...

why some cuban-americans are furious. were going in-depth. first the secret service and now dea agents are under investigation for allegedly hiring prostitutes in colombia. im wolf blitzer. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> the high-powered campaign surrogate is on the hot seat for going off message after newarks democratic mayor cory booker spoke about the attacks on mitt romneys old firm bane capital. he had to struggle to do d...