bigad: but lieutenant saade is concerned about her trainees, who were just issued the same type of standard clothing she's worn for decades. her fight for safer gear, she says, is for them, so firefighters can focus on saving lives instead of worrying about their own. magaly: this would affect the future, and if it changes, and legislation goes forward, then, yeah, then it was all worth it. bigad: with the investigative unit, i'm bigad shaban. candice: if approved, the ban on fire gear made with pfas will go into effect in two years. coming up, was an accused rapist let off the hook? prosecutors offered a plea deal despite a confession and an apology, we investigate.