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>> i was just worried, like, his head. that was my concern. >> then a bystander takes action. risking his own life and the deadly third rail. >> you touch that, you would be a fatality instantaneously. >> august 22nd, 2012. cambridge, massachusetts. its just before 6:00, and the evening commute is in full swing. a security camera at kendall station shows the platform filling up with passengers waiting for the next train on the redline. at this time of day, they dont have to wait long says the tr...

>> at the turnstile in kendall station, meera is carrying krish. her mom is lagging behind. she sees a train in the station. >> i was all excited. oh, my god, the red train is right there. why dont we just go on this one. >> she doesnt realize the train is on the opposite tracks. mira tells her mom to hurry. then walks ahead to hold the door. >> i was in my own world. >> in an instant, she was off the platform. >> i just walked straight down there. >> krish hits the ground hard. >> i saw my son ...

Other issue. vast vast majority for continuing net neutrality against this fast lane slow lane paid pryor tieization. >> are we at the point where the internet is the third rail of american politics like social security you cant touch it because americans care about it too much? >> i think we saw that here. i think a lot of people were surprised by this overwhelming public opinion for preserving that neutrality. i think there was an attempt to say, oh this is too complicated. this is very techni...

Negotiated bay union. the right to work laws weaken unions. supporters say having the laws on the books attract companies and boost revenue. governor walker says bring it on. if the bill make s it through the state assembly and lands on his desk hes promised to sign it. a few states away unions are giving another republican governor labor pains this week. new jersey governor chris christie first won national republican hearts when he enacted pension reform. he bragged about his success during hi...

I wanted this series to look at things social change overhunting, over fishing through the eyes of people who are seeing it beneath their feet. >> its interesting you can go to a tiny island and talk about climate change in an intelligent way and you cant do that in the united states. >> its so politicized. such a third rail right now. but when you look at the fact that human beings have been on this planet for just a blink in time and just a tiny second. in that time weve managed it. cut down h...

Do we have the comment he made on trayvon martin? >> were getting them. he said today on the third anniversary of trayvons death. its important to talk and basically say that black lives matter and its a difficult day for the martin family. im paraphrasing wildly. well get that sound soon. but its a day thats very important to those who care about racial justice in america. were you surprised. >> a little. >> a little. heres the thing. president obama, the moment when he most stepped on the thir...

Young back women finding themselves in the same positions. im wondering what you expect to hear today from the president. he did touch the third rail twice when it came to trayvon martin saying if he had a son, he would look like trayvon, which seemed self-evident enough, but it ignited this huge conflagration. now we come to this third anniversary. hes making remarks later today. what do you expect to hear and what would you like to hear? >> well i think that what i expect to hear and what id l...

Unilateral action teams to go beyond what the law allows you to do. thats an issue which is now in the courts. thats a perfect opportunity for both sides to say, its going to work its way up to the fifth circuit and maybe the supreme court. lets put that to one side and lets let the rest of the department function. and i hope thats what common sense whether prevail. >> catty kay, you have a question? catty from london. >> reporter: yeah michael ketteroff. i was wondering, did you say there was a...

>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good friday morning to you. im reena ninan. >> im t.j. holmes. it is friday. we made it. >> we did. today is national wear red day to remind people especially young women about the risk of heart disease and strokes. one in three women, can you believe, will suffer from heart disease or heart attack or stroke. this is to remind people there are things you can do to make sure you dont reach that point. >> too often it is a worthy cause. we ...

Train. she died, along with several passengers. the railroad confirms the train left grand central terminal 45 minutes earlier heading north. >> the third rail went completely through the entire front car of the train. it must have been an absolute horrific scene when that first happened. i am amazed that anyone got off that train. >> reporter: the evacuated survivors went to a nearby gym for shelter. the trip home cut tragically short. aaron katersky, abc news, new york. >> we are keeping a clo...