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And her three children. the woman who picked up 10-year-old lashawn armstrong after he escaped from the sinking manny van. the fire chief of newburgh, a 10-year-old child taken to his fire station. his team, his firefighters, responded to his horrific scene on the hudson. michael vatter joining me by phone. we heard from meave ryan, what we didn't hear that is she really has commended your fire department for getting to the scene so fast but there wasn't much your firefighters could do. >> you know, it was a tough situation, you know. we're very grateful for ms. ryan and absolutely amazed at t...

Reaching out. we have had people just coming to us and what can we do to help? and we're still organizing that, you know? and it's -- it's a bit of an undertaking and it's hard. but i think, you know, this is a tough town. it's a small town. it's seen its share of tragedies but nothing on this scale. >> that's what the mayor said. that's what you say. out of to use your word a very shattered newburgh, new york. chief michael vatter, my thanks to you. president obama is heading home tonight to chicago. but he's got much more on his plate than relaxation. we're going to tell you why he's headi...

Who had come to show support offer a prayer in the middle of investigative work. it meant so much to us and people in law enforcement and people that are first responders to know that we're not alone, that they're not alone in such a sad situation. with that, i am going to introduce and have him speak for the fire department, chief michael vatter. >> thank you. >> good morning. i am the fire chief in the city of newburgh. my role in this press conference is to give you the basic facts, as we understand them, as they occurred last evening, with respect to the emergency services response and sub...