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Here's abc's john donvan. >> asher. >> reporter: it was futile calling his name because asher goldberg, 2 years old, was born deaf. his own big voice among all the sounds he never heard. it's not that asher sensed anything missing. he didn't know what sound was, but his parents suffered the loss for him. >> hey, asher, i'm daddy. >> it was difficult. >> reporter: they decided to give asher some shot at hearing and went with a cochlear implant, a device that turns sound into electric impulses in the brain. when it was switched on for the first time it worked. >> asher. >> reporter: that little ...

>> you are still figuring out, how do i get out of this. >> the next thing is how do i survive? i didn't know if i'd be able to withstand another hit like that. >> where is your gun? >> i keep it on my hip. i said, "the get back, or i'm going to shoot you." his response, he immediately grabbed the gun and said, "you're too much of a [ bleep ] to shoot me." i can feel his hand trying to come over moon and get inside the trigger guard and shoot me with my own gun. that's when i pulled the trigger for the first time. >> what happened? >> it didn't go off. the gun was being jammed by his arm on to...

It. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> unbelievable. >> i'm sure you've got a great future ahead of you. >> gives you chills. something you take for granted. you see kids dancing. my daughter dances like crazy all the time. these parents, that moment, oh, my goodness. >> people don't realize cochlear implants aren't a cure. it doesn't cure your deafness. it helps you communicate but it's a miracle for so many families who are struggling with this. >> that is a great story and to be able to see that reaction. do your thing, asher. coming up, we know we're just a day away from turkey time. ...

Michael brown were white, this would have gone down in exactly the same way? >> yes. >> no question? >> no question. >> the interview that george did took place in a secret location. he's a man who still probably worries about his own security. but what really struck me is that he is so young. it was the first time he'd ever actually fired his service weapon. >> and that has been a part of the story as well. do these officers get enough training to know how to not use deadly force? is there anything -- he says absolutely not. he would have done it the exact same way. no way he could have preve...

He starts charging me. >> pretty powerful hearing it straight from his mouth. and when george sat down to do the interview, he said nothing is off limits. he was willing to talk about anything. >> we have some of the testimony we read through. it's one thing to read it. it's another thing to hear it actually come from him. this is the first time we've heard anybody, only two people really know what happened. one of them is dead. and we have shown this picture. everybody was upset. the body laid out for four hours in the streets. this is the only other person. take it or leave it, believe it or...