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Her 10-week-old and her 10-year-old was trapped. >> we could hear her 10-year-old sort of groaning, and so that was a big moment, a real relief to know that she was still alive. i remember saying we need to be strong and that these children need your strength. >> but kelly's strength is fading fast. she's crushed against the driver's side window while at the same time reaching behind to hold up her infant daughter in the car seat. the rescue team gets a harness to kelly but it's little comfort as she stares through the gaping hole beneath her feet. greg knuckle stands by, but feels helpless. >...

Californi california. >> they were pushed into the center of the bridge. at that point the tractor went over and then the trailer and crushed the car as it went over the bridge. >> the 18-wheeler plummets 100 feet and explodes instantly killing truck driver charles allison, jr. but amazingly, kelly gropes and her two daughter, ten-year-old sage and ten week old my lo mil safe inside the car. a firefighter greg knuckles is first on the scene. >> we didn't know we had a tractor-trailer rig on fire and basically went over the car and crushed the car. >> you could tell from the radio traffic just ...

Top that they were using, and basically a bunch of bars that we weave the rope through. and acts as a frictional device. >> and once that was all done, which took an 30 minutes, we had placed a firefighter into the harness and we lowered him off the side of the building. >> gero carefully descends and reaches the two men clinging to the platform. he determines the worker on the top end can hang on for a little while longer, but the other one gives him cause for concern. >> the first victim was actually standing on scaffolding. he was hanging on pretty tight to the building but seemed okay. was...

To get out. >> on this line, this side of the ladder. >> you've got to move this line underneath the ladder. >> i'll get you out of this. >> we're getting to the end of this here. we're getting close. we're running out of time. and the last thing i want to do, after being successful three other times is leave a firefighter trapped in a culvert at the end of the day. >> russo realizes the boat can provide extra strength to pull jay out of the tunnel. precious seconds tick away as rescuers attempt to maneuver the boat into position. >> be right there. >> the boat pulls jay to the opening of the ...

Was a big moment, a real relief to know that she was still alive. i remember saying we need to be strong and that these children need your strength. >> but kelly's strength is fading fast. she's crushed against the driver's side window while at the same time reaching behind to hold up her infant daughter in the car seat. the rescue team gets a harness to kelly but it's little comfort as she stares through the gaping hole beneath her feet. greg knuckle stands by, but feels helpless. >> she wanted a net. greg, can you give me a net? it was just, having to tell her, i can't. i don't have a net. i...