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Killing 13 men and burning 3,200 acres. wag dodge survived, nearly unharmed, in his escape fire. it's just tragic to think of the answer being there but just in the moment not able to see it. that's how embedded people get in the status quo. they can't recognize an invention when it's among them, and they can't give up their old habits. we're in mann gulch. health care, it's headed for really, really bad trouble. the answers among us, can we please stop and think and make sense of the situation and get our way out of it? it's the same challenge. >> we have had enough! >> what do you want? >> h...

Pepsi and gordon remain mum on that. we thought it was cool enough to be our moment of the week. that poor guy. i'm don lemon at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. thanks for watching. good night. good evening. i'm dr. sanjay gupta. up next, cnn films presents "escape fire: the fight to rescue american health care." stay tuned. afterwards, we're going to have a very important discussion on what we can do to live longer and healthier lives and avoid unnecessary costs and procedures. and now, "escape fire: the fight to rescue american healthcare."

In 1949 a forest fire broke out in mangulch, montana. smoke jumpers were parachuted in a team of 15 headed by a foreman named wag dodge. the fire exploded. it was moving over 600 feet a minute. faster than most people could ever run. and so 15 firefighters were trapped. wag dodge had an idea. he knew that they would lose the race back to the top of the ridge, so he suddenly stopped, he lit a match, and he lit a fire at his own feet. and the fire spread around him. i imagine the other smoke jumpers thought the guy was crazy, but his idea was this -- if i burn the fuel around me, when the fire c...

Also making sure that my family is there to take care of my sons at home and so mance if he would christian school is an amazing place to work and i have no worries there the teachers will smooth things over for my sub and also my own son there is so i know they will be hugged on and loved on all day and throughout my recovery. >> we wish you the best and your sunshine girl the best as well. thank you so much. that was easy, right? >> that was. thank you. >> thank you, wendy killian, we appreciate it. we know there are a lot of problems with the u.s. health care system. tonight at 8 eastern cn...

Out in montana. smoke jumpers were parachuted in a team of 14 headed by a foreman named wag dodge. the fire exploded, moving over 600 feet a minute, faster than most people could ever run. so 15 firefighters were trapped. wag dodge had an idea. he knew that they would lose the race back to the top of the ridge, so he suddenly stopped. he lit a match, and he lit a fire at his own feet. and the fire spread around him. i imagine the other smoke jumpers thought the guy was crazy, but his idea was this. if i burn the fuel around me, when the fire comes and overtakes me, i'm safe. i'll be in what ca...