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At have a no smoking policy and i was almost going to go over there and tell her theres no smoking. but i stopped and thought better of it. >> as the train begins pulling into the station sophia moves dangerously close to the edge of the platform and appears to try to put out her cigarette. bill is watching her closely. >> she wavered back and forth and ended up going into the tracks. at which time i went over to her and i tried to yell to her to get up but she didnt move. i really wasnt sure wh...

The woman on the train tracks so shed get some idea of what we were doing. i dont think she would have been looking for anybody in the middle of the tracks. >> sharis lewis is driving the train when she sees bill waving at her. >> as im coming in i notice a lot of people on the platform but particularly this one guy thats really frantically waving and he was really on the edge of the platform. im like, okay. you really need to move or youre going to fall in so i initial liam slowing down because...

Ourselves. but what happens when a typical trip turns into a life or death situation? in our next stories the people youll see may have surprised even themselves with their quick reactions. a woman falls from a subway platform and bystanders wave frantically to try to stop the oncoming train. >> i was just too scared. you dont want to take anybodys life. >> its november 6th, 2009. bill lynch waits for the train at bostons north station after leaving his job as an usher for the boston celtics. >>...

A father gets the scare of his life when he is accidently separated from his 3-year-old son on a portland, oregon train platform. its all caught on the stations security camera. november 16th, 2009, aaron bailey and his son aden are on the way to adens school when the train stops at the main street platform the doors open and little aden clutching his fathers hand steps out on to the platform and thats when the terrifying ordeal begins. >> i had him in my hand such as this and he exited first an...

Its a train wreck of a different variety when a vicious personal attack plays out in a very public setting. >> oh, my god. >> i had no intention that she was going to hit him, spit on him, kick him. all that stuff. >> oh, wow. >> for millions of commuters, riding the rails is a time to sit, kick back and enjoy the peace and quiet. but on november 29th, 2011, a new jersey transit river line train all comes to a screeching halt. its late afternoon and college student and restaurant employee casand...

Its a train wreck of a different variety when a vicious personal attack plays out in a very public setting. >> oh, my god. >> i had no intention that she was going to hit him, spit on him, kick him. all that stuff. >> oh, wow. >> for millions of commuters, riding the rails is a time to sit, kick back and enjoy the peace and quiet. but on november 29th, 2011, a new jersey transit river line train all comes to a screeching halt. its late afternoon and college student and restaurant employee cassan...

Its a train wreck of a different variety when a vicious personal attack plays out in a very public setting. >> oh, my god. >> i had no intention that she was going to hit him, spit on him, kick him. all that stuff. >> oh, wow. >> for millions of commuters, riding the rails is a time to sit, kick back and enjoy the peace and quiet. but on november 29th, 2011, a new jersey transit river line train all comes to a screeching halt. its late afternoon and college student and restaurant employee casand...

it is deadly. the u.s. agriculture department announced that a case of mad cow disease has been confirmed -- confirmed in a dairy cow out in central california. lets bring in lisa sylvester. shes working this story for us. lisa, what is the department of agriculture saying. whats going on? >> reporter: wolf, the usda just released information within the last hour and what we know is that it is a dairy cow from central california that has tested positive for bse or commonly known or ref...

Lets watch? >> in my travels throughout my history, one of the questions is, do you think the president is safe? i got to tell you, this puts a big question mark on that very issue. >> they were very swift in saying the president was never put into danger. there was never any threat to the president. i beg it differ. if you have secret service agents there and theyve had their room compromised, youve had guests in your room, let alone prostitutes, they have ammunition, weapons. they have credent...

Approval. next week, the rose supper club is holding what is called food stamp friday. remoteers have been circulating this flier that says the attendees only have to pay a $5 cover charge if they show a food stamp card. one club employee tells the daily caller the club has received complaints about the partys theme. do you want the government to shut down your cell phone in the event of an extreme threat? precise definition of "extreme" and the possible free speech violations are just two examp...