is nikki haley getting thrown under the bus by the administration because she gets a lot of bipartisan support? i think what has happened and not just this time but before with the expulsion of the diplomats is president trump is oblivious to the details and he agrees to something in general and he agreed to expulsions of 60 russian diplomats and he realizes that france is only expelling four. then he lights into his aides and denounces them. he agreed to something in general and mnuchin and haley ran with it and he pays attention and decides no that s not his policy. the same way he was giving a speech the other day and he tossed the paper out because he didn t like it.
i jumped in the back with her and we left the venue on our way to the hospital. i just got word from her stepdad who actually is one of my brother s on the clark county fire department, that she stood up for the first time yesterday. so that was a really, really cool, uplifting moment. i cried but not because i m sad. it s because i m so, so proud of her for being that strong. reporter: it s hard not to be moved every time i hear that and haley put it the best, his wife saying that some people needed to be heroes and some people needed heroes that night and i ve talked to so many first responders and they all hate the word hero. they all hate it. no doubt about it, travis was cool, calm, collected in that moment and without him that 18-year-old, whose name is riley goldcard, without him, she might not have made it.
moved every time i hear that and haley put it the best, his wife saying that some people needed to be heroes and some people needed heroes that night and i ve talked to so many first responders and they all hate the word hero. they all hate it. no doubt about it, travis was cool, calm, collected in that moment and without him that 18-year-old, whose name is riley goldcard, without him, she might not have made it. but she s on the path to recovery, don. how are they dealing with the trauma, steph, after all of this? reporter: the one thing i can tell you is that they have each other and seem to have a very strong bond. the time that i spent with them today, and that s very helpful. they ve got family here around them, the firefighting family around them as well and talking about it has really helped them and that s something they feel very strongly about, that the people that were there at the venue, that they talk to somebody, find a way to heal, to get it out and speak about it.
i want to bring in cnn s stephanie elam right now. live for us in las vegas with an incredible story of a hero in the midst of sunday s massacre. good evening to you, stephanie. you spoke to an off-duty firefighter who was at the concert, jumped into action to help save people. what did he tell you? reporter: you know, don, you hear these stories and we know that there were a lot of off-duty first responders that were there. but getting to hear their stories, you just feel it in your chest when you hear what they were going through. clark county firefighter travis haldeman was there with his friends-w his wife, haley. enjoying the concert. they re big country music fans, having a good time when they first thought it was fireworks like many other people did. when they heard the gunfire start off. and then they realized it wasn t that. and so travis knew he had to get his wife to safety. haley ran, but he stayed and he
what did he tell you? reporter: you know, don, you hear these stories and we know there were a lot of first responders that were there but you just feel their stories in your chest when you hear what they were going through. clark county firefighter travis haldeman was there with his friends and wife haley having a good time when they first thought it was fireworks and then they realized it wasn t that and so travis knew he had to get his wife to safety. haley ran but he stayed and he stayed and while there were still bullets being rained down on that concert venue site, he managed to pull three people to safety and bring them into the medical tent and there s one in particular that he bonded with, this young woman who was shot in the back. take a listen to what he told me. the three i was taking care of, the most severe was the