Incredibly dangerous. A Good Samaritan risks her life to race into a burning home and rescue a victim trapped inside. And i dropped my phone right here, and i just i just went in. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Im eric thomas. And im dion lim. It certainly took a lot of courage and some brute strength to get the man out before he was overcome by smoke and flames. Abc 7 reporter with the story. Reporter firefighters wear protective gear to clear this burned antioch apartment on peppertree way but moments earlier samantha saved a mans life with her bare hands. Samantha and her family stepped outside around 11 00 to head to the park and thats when she saw smoke. She looked around to see if anybody was responding and when she realized she was the only one there to help she ran across the street. The fires roaring and everything. And then she said i cant, shes crying at me, i cant, my roommate, hes paralyzed. He cant get out, i cant get him out, you have to help me. Samantha ran pa
, the job they have done is incredible and i want to congratulate everyone. Reporter as the president grieves with the community the fbi is admitting it made a huge mistake how it handled a tip about the suspected gunman last month. The fbi stays a person close to nikolas cruz contacted the fbis tip line with specific concerns about husband gun ownership, erratic behavior, and his desire to kill people. The fbi had been alerted in september by a video blogger concerned that nikolas cruz left a troubling comment. Jeff sessions ordered a review. And a senator, marco rubio said it was unacceptable that the fbi mishandled their calls. Dont tell me there is no such thing as done violence. It happened in park ald. Reporter both florida senators are here in parkland today. Bill nelson had a message for the president. He said listen to these students, these kids. They are speaking out welly like they never have before. Maggie rulli, abc news, parkland, florida. A local lawmaker is reintroducin
Temperatures as much as 15 degrees colder with blustery winds for thesecond half of the weekend. I will have a look at the week ahead, which looks wintry like coming up. Breaking news outs of San Franciscos richmond district. Water gushing from a water main break is flooding great highway. This is near balboa street. The water main burst at around 3 00 this morning and nearby residents lost their water service. Officials are currently working to stop the flooding and clean up the street. This morning, a call for action following a difficult week in parkland florida. Just absolutely unacceptable and its embarrassing to work there. A former fbi agent is talking to abc7 news about how the department failed to act on tips about the Stoneman Douglas High School Shooter. Its been three days since a gunman killed 17 people. Last night the president and first lady visited the Sheriffs Office and hospital. They did not visit the community of parkland. Maggie rulli has the latest. Reporter the p
So far, no major damage has been reported. Several aftershocks have been reported the largest a magnitude 5. 8. You recall a power of power ofl earthquakes struck the country in september killing more than 300 people. Good evening. Im dan ashley. Im kristen sze. The president is in florida right now to meet those affected by the School Shooting that left 17 people dade. An hour ago he and the first lady praised the first responders. Two of the victims were laid to rest today. Seven are still in the hospital. The president said he visited with some of them. He has not announced plans to visit parkland where the shooting took place. The fbi admitted it made a major mistakes. Lets begin with maggie rulli in parkland. What if that was your child that was shot three times in the heart n the head n the hand . Think about it. Reporter the first of 17 funerals begins today for the victims of wednesdays mass shooting. My home away from home was attacked brutally and tragically. Reporter just ho
Mid flight dropping more than 12,000 featset. And courage controversy. The special honor being awarded to Kaitlyn Jenner and why some say its undeserved. This is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. We have willie in for matt. The very moment that el chapo disappeared. Here it is, inside the prison cell, makes his way to the shower and disappears through a hole in the floor going through that tunnel weve been talking about all week, that elaborate tunnel with a train system inside. Well go in the tunnel with mark potter. Why wasnt anyone watching that video at that exact moment. Now the question is will they ever find him . More on that in a moment. We have a top story first. President obama is facing a tough sell over the deal that he says will prevent iran from building a nuclear bomb. Were going to talk about all of this with u. S. Senator and president ial candidate Lindsey Graham in just a moment but firs