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Bullet penetrating the passenger seat could have hit his head when he leaned over. unarmed, edward floors it and dials hoffmeister to report the incident. but now he's got another problem. because the wheels of his tow truck were pointing left when he hit the gas, he was forced into a dead end. to exit the complex, he must first circle past the place where the shooter tried to kill him moments earlier. luckily, the armed man has already fled the scene in the f-250. edwards' luck holds out. cameras that capture the entire incident, including the pickup license plate, help police identify the sh...

At him and being experienced with him being in the industry for so long actually saved him life. lifms life. not just that, but in the rear, or in the back end of his driver's seat, there's actually a cross bar that's only, say, 2 inches wide in that whole seat, and the bullet did hit that cross bar and ricocheted down. so with that bar being in place, i would say that also saved his life, right there. >> also, if edward had been just a few inches taller, a second

I'm craig melvin. here's what's happening. crews are working to restore power to residents in the midwest and northeast after a winter storm left hundreds of thousands in the dark. those outages could last through the weekend. the egyptian government is accusing the muslim brotherhood of carrying out a suicide attack on a police station yesterday. 16 people were killed. and president obama and the first lady delivered their christmas message, asking americans to think of u.s. troops and those in need this year. back to "caught on camera." in texas, a tow truck driver and young father-to-...

Don't [ bleep ] truck [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> when the bottle thrower gets inside the ford f-250 and starts it, edward lifts the pickup off the ground. then, without warning, the man opens his door, aims a gun, and fires at edward. >> four shots, all four hitting the tow truck, two of them actually penetrating the cab, the back of the cab, and almost hitting edward. he was, he was not shot, you know. i mean, thank god. he was very lucky, i would have to say. i mean, obviously, someone was looking over him. >> losing no time, the veteran driver is able to release the truck using the remote cont...

Actually saved him life. not just that, but in the rear, or in the back end of his driver's seat, there's actually a cross bar that's only, say, 2 inches wide in that whole seat, and the bullet did hit that cross bar and ricocheted down. so with that bar being in place, i would say that also saved his life, right there. >> also, if edward had been just a few inches taller, a second bullet penetrating the passenger seat could have hit his head when he leaned over. unarmed, edward floors it and dials hoffmeister to report the incident. but now he's got another problem. because the wheels of his ...