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>> reporter: the chief of surgery at columbia university warning in a memo to staff the hospital is burning through 40,000 masks every day. on a normal day, they use 4,000. cornelia griggs is a pediatric surgeon at that hospital and a mother of two. >> were running into potentially crisis situations, having to make the split-second decision. am i going to run into this room to save this patient, or am i going to take the time to scramble and find a mask? >> reporter: governors calling on the fed...

About what he had to do. and were learning more about the gunman who did not survive the attack. abcs marcus moore is on the scene. >> reporter: tonight, six seconds of terror capturing the moments lives were shattered and dozens more saved. jack wilson, seen here firing a single shot, killing the gunman before he could harm anyone else. >> i dont feel like im a hero. i was doing what i needed to do to protect the people of the congregation. and i, you know, in the same scenario, i would do it a...

Integrity should not approach holy communion that implies you are in line. if you are not. integrity better not approach holy communion. thats always preferable than making a split second decision of denying somebody. brian: have you ever done that. >> i never have. i have never had what you might call the opportunity or said should i give him or her holy communion. its never come up. sure could. brian: even in new york city with all the celebrities pro-choice or against -- you never looked at t...

It was an expression of profound grace and self care. >> danny, from a legal perspective there has been a lot of mixed reactions to the sentence, does ten years surprise you? >> they have a sentencing scheme that gives five to 99 years. plus with this defendant, you look at the traditional factors, she doesnt have a criminal history. this was a split second decision that was a bad decision and the jury decided it was murder, but when it came time to sentence, they decided for whatever reason she...

Of linemen in training ran to find all ten people onboard walking out of that plane. >> they were pretty shook up at that point. kudos to the pilot for getting everybody off the plane. >> reporter: of those onboard, two pilots and the ceo and team members of a fortune 500 company, all now safe at home. >> im amazed that somebody got out of it alive. it was fully engulfed in flames and just pure black smoke. >> reporter: so, the big question is, why did the pilot abort his takeoff? the ntsb crews...

Sitting in the interview room, wrapped in codys dog blanket, lars took them through what happened, step-by-step. he said he was awakened around 4:00 a.m. by strange noises in the house. >> i hear the front door or the door squeaking, and i hear the grumbling, and i hear the dog growling. >> reporter: he said hed never heard cody growl before, so he was instantly on alert. >> did you think they were male voices or female voices or -- >> i believe they were male. >> lars says he moved towards the ...

Raising campaign cash off mr. trumps insults in japan. calling the presidents remarks beneath the dignity of the office. ill speak with a member of the house intelligence committee and our con respondents and analysts are standing by. lets go to alex field. shes in ohio for us covering the storm devastation. alex, whats the situation on the ground tonight? >> reporter: wolf, the heartbreak is heavy in this neighborhood. signs of destruction as far as the eye can see. sheet metal twisted up in a ...

Lot of people had to make a split second decision to determine whether their families lived or died. they had a plan like this woman. >> i told my son and grand daughter to get in the bathroom. we pulled the mattress in. we heard a boom boom boom. probably lasted 30, 40 seconds. i had a pine tree in my front door. >> were hearing a number of stories like that. people that had a plan and have been through the tornadoes. they know what one looks like. they reacted quickly to save themselves and th...

Behind. a prisoner hitting her in the head, knocking her to the ground. deputies restraining the inmate. chase was taken to the hospital and released. authorities say there was no motive for the attack. to mexico, and the explosive volcano erupting for the second time in less than a week. outside mexico city, plumes of ash and smoke there in the sky. debris scattered for nearly two miles. visitors warned to keep at least seven miles away. no one was injured. and, have you bought your tickets...

>> harris: in virginia, two firefighters came to the rescue of an american flag. flames tore through a moose lodge in hopewell. the firefighting duo couldnt save the entire building but lowered the flag as a third workday hose to protect them. one firefighter said the split second decision felt like the right thing to do. the flag was returned to the governor of the lodge. it has been called a miracle. two california girls who went missing for two days in the wilderness rescued. 5 and 8 years ol...