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And then it was there. >> george, if you will, tell us more. that is selfless. he got everyone to safety except for himself. >> yes, ma'am, he did. he did exactly how he was trained. and he did the one thing that as i've said many times before, that all of us in law enforcement think about, you know, if we have to pay that ultimate price, there's only within one person that i know of that's ever given their life for me, and that was jesus christ, and here we have this selfless individual who was a standup individual all the way around. he went and done it. for seven people that he barely even ...

Supervising these inmates in the work release program? and i understand he was excited about this position? >> yes, he was very excited about it. this was his fourth night. the picture that you have of him smiling was because he was on his way for orientation out at the candle factory, and the deputy that took the picture was kidding with him and said something along the lines of you're on your way to your first day at school, and he kind of -- he always had this thing where he'd smile and wave at you like get out of here. that's kind of what he was doing there. he was very excited about it. >...

One of them was robert daniel pictured here with the big smile. he was a deputy jailer who was supervising inmates on a work release program at a candle factory when the tornado hit mayfield and levelled the factory. as you see there, the entire building just was decimated, and daniel died inside. not before leading all seven of his inmates, he was responsible for to safety. today he is being hailed as a selfless human being and hero. i want to bring in two people now. robert's brother, alonzo daniel on the left of your screen and robert's boss at the county jail george workman. i see you're s...

The program had started only three days before the tornado hit. When it happened, Robert Daniels let the seven inmates he oversaw go ahead of him.

The program had started only three days before the tornado hit. When it happened, Robert Daniels let the seven inmates he oversaw go ahead of him.