3 million american citizens. irizarry tries to keep a safe distance. can you please get away from me? can you please get away from me? can you please get away from me? if you re an american citi n citizen, you should not be wearing that in america. can you please get away from me? reporter: the verbal attack finally ends when other cops arrive and arrest the man, tim trybus. the officer who stood by without helping now under investigation. the officer should have stepped in and he should have done something. and i think that s the reason that we re here today. reporter: david, that man has been charged with assault and disorderly conduct. the officer in question is now on desk duty, pending outcome of the investigation. david? alex perez with us. thank you, alex. when we come back, nearly a dozen firefighters under arrest tonight. we ll tell you why. and more on that american tourist, the wife killed while celebrating her wedding anniversary. the u.s. warning tonight
the rescue above and beyond. here s david wright. reporter: at the pasco county firehouse today in hudson, florida, gene work and his family dropped by for an unusual thank you. we re so glad to see that you re okay, man. thank you, guys. reporter: thanking them for saving his life and his lawn. this saturday, gene was in the middle of laying down sod when he suffered a massive heart attack. firefighters rushed him to the hospital. but my sod! my sod! yeah, we saw what was laying out there. let s go and do it, knock it out. reporter: six of those firefighters took it upon themselves and finished the job. today at the firehouse, he confessed he s not sure which rescue he appreciated more. i was just so thankful for the grass, i didn t even think about you guys saving my life. reporter: david wright, abc news, new york. thank you for it all. and we ll see you tomorrow night. good night. yeah, it s scary. it really is.
reporter: the mass separations, a result of the president s zero tolerance immigration policy. today, he was asked about his administration missing the tell people not to come to our country illegally. that s the solution. don t come to our country illegally. come like other people do, come legally. reporter: nearly 3,000 other children, 5 and older, remain separated from their parents. including this man, whose son turns 7 next week. hi says he can t sleep, all that is a big question. tom with us tonight. his son is 6 years old, right, and a lot of people are asking, what about the children that are older than 6, thousands of them still waiting to be reunited. reporter: well, the rest of the children are under court order to be reunited with their parents by july 26th. but in some cases, and we saw this today with about two dozen kids, something comes up in a background check or for logistical reasons, their parents have been deported, they can t be reunited. but the judge w
join the fight at alz.org/walk. we turn next here this evening to that new video sharking outrage in chicago. the man accused of harassing a woman wearing a t-shirt with the puerto rican flag. and there are now new questions about a police officer also seen in that video. here s abc s alex perez. you should not be wearing that in the united states of america. okay. reporter: in the disturbing to watch, now gone viral video, this man can be heard verbally assaulting mia irizarry because she s wearing a t-shirt with a puerto rican flag. my point is, why are you wearing that? because i can. reporter: as the barrage of insults continues at this chicago forest preserve, irizarry pleads with a nearby officer to help. officer, i feel highly uncomfortable, can you please grab him? are you an american citizen? please, officer? reporter: puerto rico, a u.s. commonwealth, is home to nearly
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