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Breathing. >> reporter: but just two blocks away, mechanic jeff olsen heard an alarm go off on his phone. he registered his phone with app pulse point. alerting people who know how to do cpr with local emergencies. >> i looked at it. it said cpr needed. and it gave the address. >> reporter: with first responders several minutes away. olsen arrived and immediately performed a life-saving service. >> this guy came out of nowhere. and scooped the baby up and really knew what he was doing. which was just such a blessing to all of us. >> i don't think i have ever done cpr on an infant before or res...

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Phone got a pulse point alert. said a man nearby needed cpr. he followed the map provided and found drew bass in less than a minute. bass was slumped over in his car in cardiac arrest. he performed cpr until paramedics arrived. the doctor who later treated him said those early minutes were critical in saving his life and health. >> there's very few things that the general public can do in their day-to-day lives where they can make such an impact in one of their fellow citizens. >> and later got to meet the man whose life he saved. >> it was really emotional. i met him a week ago and i've been ...

Arrives. brian has his phone in his hand right now in the new york city news room. >> the pulse point app was loun launched in 2012. this is how it works. those trained in cpr are encouraged to download the app on their smartphone. then when a 911 call goes out for a victim of cardiac arrest, a simultaneous notification alerts anyone within a quarter mile and guides them to the victim as well as the nearest locations of any public automatic external defibrillators. alerts are only made if the victim is in a public place bringing people help while the ambulance is on the way. >> if we wait, you...

It's worth something but is it a free app? >> it's free to users. the county is paying about $5,000 its first year and it's being funded by federal grants. it's worth every dime to save the lives they can, harris. >> absolutely. remember, i got you. >> thank you. i'm glad somebody does. >> thank you, brian. well, terrorists have tar g getted a team of medical volunteers on their way to deliver life saving supplies. this is as we go around the world in 80 seconds. >> pakistan, police say two roadside bombs exploded minutes apart killing at least 11 people including a child. the first bomb hit...