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will carr has more from our west coast newsroom. will. reporter: hi, mole, hi, gregg. the more we learn about these three americans and the decisions that they made in just a matter of seconds, the more that you realize that these three who were vacationing in europe and grew up as childhood friends are really heros and why so many people are calling them heros. on your screen going from left to right, they are spencer stone, a u.s. air man and we do have a picture of all three, anthony sadler, a senior at sacramento state university and then alex scarlotto, a specialist in the national guard from oregon returning from a deployment in afghanistan. now, authorities say that a passenger ran into this suspect on the train holding an ak-47. the suspect has been i.d. eid as ayoub el khazzani. he has a accomplish cough, ak-47, a pistol and a box
bear with me. i ll get it to you as quick as i k.please identify yourself, state your question, direct it to one of the gentlemen, if you like or they can decide who will take it. may i have a show of hands. maggie, can we start with you. my question is for spencer. can you describe the sequence of events from the moment you left your seat and what prompted you to react the way that you did. it s kind of a long story, but i kind of just woke up from the middle of a deep sleep, and my friend antley alex was sitting next to me. anthony was across to my right side, and i turned around and i saw he had what looked to be an ak-47 and it looked like it was jammed and it wasn t working and he was trying to charge the weapon and alec hit me on the shoulder and said let s go. ran down and tackled him.
heros. president obama said during his phone call with president hollande last night these three brave young americans, along with the french and british passeng passenger, demonstrated remarkable bravery and acted without regard for their own safety in order to subdue a heavily armed individual who appeared intent on causing mass casualties. when most of us would run away, spencer, alex and anthony ran into the line of fire saying let s go, and those words changed the fate of many. i also, of course, commend the other passengers, french and british, who displayed equal
that is something anyone can relate to and yet, janet, you just put yourself in a situation based on what we do know about it. a lot of people look up and see an assailant, they wouldn t know what to do. let s listen back in. we got him on the floor and i tied him up while alex went to look for other terrorists. what were you doing on the train no, i tied him up with a tie. [ speaking in french ] he was saying it was a survival instinct. quite honestly, i think that s wonderful. i don t know that everyone has that quick thinking ability combined with the agility to go when you re unarmed and confront someone holding an automatic