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Apparently hes going to stay out on the stump. >> forever. >> privatizing social security and privatizing medicare, whatever they are going to do to medicaid as fixing it, making it big, better, bolder, i dont know. he can get away with a lot. >> the third rail for republicans since the new deal. very popular, particularly with white working class voters who benefited the most from those programs. is it no longer a third rail to talk about privatizing medicare and social security. >> when you to...

Weve heard it certainly, but maybe we didnt understand what it is. the third rail on a subway is a bar through which electricity passes and that is the electricity that powers the train motor. on a subway the third rail is next to the two rails that the train is going to ride on. >> a.j.s partner joins him on the tracks, even though just one move in the wrong direction could mean a lethal shock from the third rail. >> my main concern was our safety first. just dont get too close to him. he was p...

Immediately. >> every platform has an emergency call button. push the button and someone is on the other side of that and says, what is your emergency. you tell them someone has fallen on the track. >> here in bostons north station the warning strip has no effect on this man. he walks right off the platform and is knocked unconscious. in this case, subway worker a.j. hears bystanders cries and runs over to investigate. >> we just heard a woman screaming. a woman and man came running down the tra...

Push the button and someone says what is your emergency? you tell them someone has fallen on the track. >> here in bostons north station the warning strip has no effect on this man. he walks right off the platform and is knocked unconscious. in this case, subway worker a.j. hears bystanders cries and runs over to investigate. >> a woman and man came running down the track like this, theres a guy that fell on the train tracks. at that point we hadnt seen the inspector come down yet so we didnt kn...

But maybe we didnt understand what it is. the third rail on a subway is a bar through which electricity passes and that is the electricity that powers the train motor. on a subway the third rail is next to the two rails that the train is going to ride on. >> a.j.s partner joins him on the tracks, even though just one move in the wrong direction could mean a lethal shock from the third rail. >> dont get too close to him. he was pretty close to the third rail. if he had fell six inches more to his...

Him, but he knows he would do it again. >> i couldnt live with myself if i let something happen to somebody and i could have made a difference. >> they made a decision on the spur of the moment that turned out very well and were all thankful for that. >> even though everything turned out for the best this time, remember the following split second tips. if youre called into action on the subway, notify any station employee. they can stop inbound trains. if you decide to jump down, look for the em...

Him, but he also says hed do it again. >> i couldnt live with myself if i let something happen to somebody and i could have made a difference. >> they made a decision on the spur of the moment that turned out very well and were all thankful for that. >> even though everything turned out for the best this time, remember the following split second tips if youre called into action on the subway, notify any station employee. they can stop inbound trains. if you decide to jump down, look for the emer...

To safety. a.j. knows he took risks to save him, but he also says hed do it again. >> i couldnt live with myself if i let something happen to somebody and i could have made a difference. >> they made a decision on the spur of the moment that turned out very well and were all thankful for that. >> even though everything turned out for the best this time, remember the following split second tips if youre called into action on the subway, notify any station employee. they can stop inbound trains. i...

>> i think a lot of us understand a term a third rail, weve heard it certainly, but maybe we didnt understand what it is. the third rail on a subway is a bar through which electricity passes and that is the electricity that powers the train motor. on a subway the third rail is next to the two rails that the train is going to ride on. >> a.j.s partner joins him on the tracks, even though just one move in the wrong direction could mean a lethal shock from the third rail. >> my main concern was our...

Inbound train. >> i think a lot of us understand a term a third rail, weve heard it certainly, but maybe we didnt understand what it is. the third rail on a subway is a bar through which electricity passes and that is the electricity that powers the train motor. on a subway the third rail is next to the two rails that the train is going to ride on. >> a.j.s partner joins him on the tracks, even though just one move in the wrong direction could mean a lethal shock from the third rail. >> my main ...