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Manning also joins who was shot not less than six times by nadal hasan. weve been trying to get this to happen and you guys made it happen. sergeant ray, what are your thoughts today? >> well first of all, good morning to you, and thanks for having us. this means an incredible lot. fox has been there for us all the way, and all the way through this purple heart process. this is an outstanding day for us. its certainly not the end of all trials in regards to the ft. hood shooting. but it certainl...

Heart to be awarded the president has signed it the policy call still remains to be made. for example, catherine herridge from your own news network has reported today that a sergeant manning has been denied benefits with his physical identification board. we would hope the army would turn that around but candidly, theres a policy call the secretary of the army can make to use extraordinary and emergency expense authority to provide additional financial support. general keane has already indicat...

Able to come to conclusions that, do you know what, were not going to get our brothers and sisters in arms back. were not going to get our family members back. and, you know, that never -- that obviously never goes away. and so this is just outrageous in my opinion. >> sergeant manning, with sick bullet holes in you right now, i have a question for you. what is non-combat about that number one? and number two do you understand its going to be more than just you thats going to have to fight for y...

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 filming the incident. >> after the collision, i realized i was okay. i was looking around at my other fellow police officers, making sure everybody was all right. >> incredi...

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 some area where you can funnel the suspects car into and still provide yourself with some cover, should the c...

>> 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...

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...

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...

>> still on the beat, sergeant manning has a new outlook and some sage advice for his colleagues out on patrol. >> exercise extreme caution when youre in a situation like this, where youre deploying the spike strips. make every effort to get yourself some cover and do it in a safe location. >> weve seen what happens when drivers get distracted. air shows go awry and when people get reckless on the road, many of the crash victims you saw in this hour were left with only cuts and bruises. some suf...

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 some area where you can funnel the suspects car into and still provide yourself with some cover, should the car try to go a different direction. >> each steel spike is two to three inches long. if driven over, the spikes pierce through and quickly deflate...