Train cabin. Alex gave the initial command that thwarted terror on a train. I said basically, lets go. Heeding those words, his friend and airman spencer stone. Spencer ran a good ten meters to get to the guy, and we didnt know that his gun wasnt working or anything like that. Here he is walking out of the hospital, having survived those injuries. I showed up and grabbed the gun from him and weve basically started beating him in the head until he went unconscious. Passengers on the paris bound train helped tie up the 26yearolds moroccan gunman, later sur rounded by authorities. Spencer and alec were on vacation with anthony sadler. In the aftermath, we saw that a mans throat had been slit and he was bleeding profusely and sponsor who has some paramedic training just clogged up his neck, so he wouldnt die. The gunman had an assault rifle, knife and close to a dozen additional cartridges. I talked to spencer he said i would have been killed if it werent for alec. I talked to alec, and he
Bay area communities in the line of fire. Tonight, how the wildfires in the west are putting a strain on resources here at home. Good evening, im juliette goodrich. Im brian hackney. Kpix 5s Christian Hartnett is live in san leandro where the Alameda County Fire Department has been busy this summer. Reporter they are one of the many local agencies with firefighters and fire engines out in Northern California near fresno battling fires away from home and it isnt even considered peak fire season right now. But cal fire says this summer has proven to be one of the more difficult summers across the state when it comes to wildfires. A lot of help has been called. As of yesterday, 12,000 firefighters were battling 17 wildfires in california. Half called in from fire districts across the state. Alameda county fire says its all hands on deck during these times. So were daily evaluating our capability, were going to take care of our homes, communities and the state of california. Sometimes we h
Way the next several days. Ill detail that coming up. Care lip. Lisa, thank you. This morning sharp questions are being asked about how a man flagged with terrorism charges in france was able to border a train. Three american men stopped the attack and he this are International Heroes. French Authorities Say if not for the action of these three men, who grew up in sacramento, many people would have died. With he have the latest. Injured, but not defeated. Airman Spencer Stone waved to photographers as he left the hospital. Spencer is one of three men being called International Heroes for thwarting a terror attack on a parisbound train. Sacramento state senior Anthony Sadler is another, although he still questions the title. I would say my friend spencer is a here rowand. I really just followed his lead. Once he got up, we just followed him. The third Army National guards man, alek skarlatos, who said tackling the gunman was instinctual. I didnt even have time to think. He shot this vid
Attack. Those men are sharing just how close a call it was. Kpix 5s mark kelly with their accounts of what went down. Reporter these are the moments just after passengers scared for their lives took down the suspected gunman before he could kill. Take a look. The suspect face down on the train, hands and feet tied. He went unconscious, i think. Reporter these three men tonight heroes, helped stop the shooter from left to right americans Anthony Sadler from pittsburg and now a senior at sacramento state. Alek skarlatos who served in afghanistan plus british businessman chris norman who jumped in to help american Spencer Stone tie down the gunman. He cut spencer behind the neck. He nearly cut his thumb off. Spencer held him and we eventually got him under control. Reporter stone, an air force serviceman also from sacramento, was seen here leaving the hospital for a hand injury having been the first to risk his life and tackle the gunman. Reporter if anybody would have gotten shot it woul
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