this process is essential in what we do. charges were dropped against the driver who told one salt lake city tv station she doesn t remember what happened. to north carolina now. things in life happen you can t do anything about and you have to pick the pieces up and keep walking. ronny presnell doesn t let his blindness get in the way. an auto accident left him blind but it doesn t stop him from what he loves to do, restoring this camaro or building birdhouses. a carnival cruise ship to the rescue. home video of a cruise liner rescuing three americans adrift in a boat off the coast of cuba. the trio and the cat were brought aboard. karl ray calls this rescue a near miracle. the 9/11 memorial at ground zero pulls in donations from all
were adrift off the coast of cuba saturday. the trio and a cat were brought aboard. passenger carl ray who shot the video calls the trio rescue a near miracle. big stars, big premieres and big protests. there s a lot to talk about as sundance wrapped up its first weekend. our brooke anderson is in park city, utah, with all the sundance scoop. good to see you, brooke. you too, randi. it certainly has been an eventful time, an eventful weekend. i m at the treasure mountain inn in park city, utah. i want to talk about the coming chaz. it had its world premiere last time. that s the documentary about chaz bono s transition from female to male. this is the film oprah winfrey balked before the festival
jenna: welcome back, everybody. here at media desk we have a lot of great video coming into our newsroom today, including this one an amazing rescue by a good samaritan. mark is being hailed a hero after he helped rescue a driver from a wrecked car in minnesota. as they were pulling the drive out from behind the wheel they noticed smoke and moments later the car burst into flames. a spinal cord doctor from the mayo clinic was nearby. they say if it weren t for him and the police officer the driver probably would not have survived. a man burning and a guy unconscious, you get them out. jenna: it s that simple. the doctor says he s no hero he just did what anyone else would.
transportation and industrial network. if you do a lot of driving chances are you ve been through nashville. three major interstates converge in the city,i-24, i-30 and i-65. there is a lot of commerce traveling on those roads. the tennessee capital is home to 140 freight carriers and 150 truck terminals. it is also a major rail center. it s a csx hub with connections to 20 states. some dramatic life-saving efforts during the massive flooding in tennessee. the president of tennessee state university, his name is melvin johnson, is being hailed as a hero. he helped rescue a faculty member. he spoke with me last hour. conditions, as you can well imagine, are pretty soggy at this point. the farm area where the faculty member was stranded is still flooded. the campus is right at the on the shores of the cumberland river. of course, when it rose to its crest, we got so much water that
university, his name is melvin johnson. he is being hailed a hero. he helped rescue a faculty member and he joins us now from nashville to talk about wand. the good to see you, sir. thanks for your time. thank you so much, tony. i would certainly like to say that our hearts go out for the individuals and their families who have lost their lives in this tragedy, but i also want to assure the parents of the students at tennessee state university that all are safe and we ve got their best interests at heart. melvin, you mentioned that all is safe right now. as we continue this conversation i want to show everyone some of the flooding on your campus right now, if you would, and some of the pictures are up right now. if you would, talk to us about conditions on campus right now. well, conditions, as you can well imagine are pretty soggy at this point. the farm area where the faculty member was strand side still flooded. the campus is right at the on