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Hospital. >> i have been a state trooper for 21 years and this situation was definitely one of the most intense ones ive been in, certainly one of the most amazing videos. quite spectacular. im just happy that it all turned out. >> minutes after he escaped death, manning and the other officers gather round to watch the dramatic video playback from the police car. >> when i saw the video, i realized how close the situation was and how fortunate i was to be alive and still able to walk around afte...

Judge in the case to hold up proceedings on whether the accused gunman nadal hassan should be forced to shave his beard. his trial was supposed to begin this week, almost three years after he opened fire according to authorities at the fort hood army base and killed 13 people, wounding 30 others. one of the wound was staff sergeant sean manning who was shot times by this man. he joins us live by phone with his reaction to the delay. thank you so much for being here. these are pictures of you. no...

With. i think he doesnt have any -- there is no exception to him versus any other soldier. its sad to say that hes still a soldier. but he still is in the army and still being paid by the army. so i dont think we should make an exception for him. megyn: sergeant manning, you have been through a lot. we appreciate you being here and we appreciate your service, sir. we are taking your thoughts on that story. follow me on twitter and let me know what you think. the judge said you are in the army, y...

>> sergeant manning, seen here on the right, waits for the fugitive to arrive, but not for long. >> i move toward the back of my police car, as i see the suspect vehicle has crossed the center line now, aiming right for my car. i didnt want to run out to the left or to the right and get run over, so i just waited till the suspect vehicle was committed in one direction. >> the van is barreling toward the officer at a tremendous speed, showing no signs of slowing down. with the vehicle right in fr...

An idaho state trooper, attempting to stop a car chase in progress, narrowly escapes death on the side of the road. >> just looked at my car and it was completely demolished and i was just relieved that i was alive and still in one piece. >> sergeant matt manning thought hed seen everything in his almost 25 years in law enforcement. but a call to the fort hall indian reservation almost becomes his last. >> i was at the state police office in pocatello and we received a call requesting assistance...

>> we heard on the radio that the pursuit was headed back toward our direction. at that point, we positioned our -- our police cars in sort of a gauntlet for the approach of the suspect. >> the suspect is racing toward them at more than 80 miles an hour. manning and his fellow officers are in position and after waving through another driver they lay spike strips down across the highway. >> in the ideal situation to deploy the spikes is in an area where you have guardrails or bridge abutments or ...

Quite spectacular. im just happy that it all turned out. >> minutes after he escaped death, manning and the other officers gather round to watch the dramatic video playback from the police car. >> when i saw the video, i realized how close the situation was and how fortunate i was to be alive and still able to walk around after the crash. >> in a surprising twist to the story, the crash is not mannings last run-in with the suspect, who was later convicted of aggravated battery. >> we stopped a c...

Bang and i saw it out of the corner my eye, my car just going up and back and it felt like it was traveling right over my head. it was an eerie feeling. >> the speeding van crushes mannings police cruiser, car parts and glass flying in every direction. the car is sent spinning out of control, into the middle of the road, barely missing the other cruiser recording the incident. >> i was looking around at my other fellow police officers making sure everybody was all right. >> incredibly, no office...

That maybe, you know, for a second, i thought it might be some sort of training thing. >> the staff sergeant sitting across from me, he was crawling on the ground, his left shoulder was limp. i reached down toward him to ground him. i was kneeling and pulling him towards the door, i look up and i turn around to look behind me and there is mr. asawn. as soon as i looked at him, first magazine dropped out of his weapon, he pulled the second one out. put it in his weapon and then he looked at me an...

That maybe, you know, for a second, i thought it might be some sort of training thing. >> the staff sergeant sitting across from me, he was crawling on the ground, his left shoulder was limp. i reached down toward him to ground him. i was kneeling and pulling him towards the door, i look up and i turn around to look behind me and there is mr. asawn. as soon as i looked at him, first magazine dropped out of his weapon, he pulled the second one out. put it in his weapon and then he looked at me an...