little too late. tomas joined us on fox & friends yesterday and he says everything he s gone through was worth it to save a man s life. well, i had a guy yelling at me saying go, go, so i started running and i finally found the person being dragged up out of the water and i jumped in the water and grabbed him. good instincts there. nine of lopez s co-workers quit in solidarity off were fired for supporting him in public. well, they ve been offered their jobs back, too. we re told only some of them accepted. mitt romney s wife letting the country in on a little secret as she continues to look at possible running mates. ann romney revealing that her husband is thinking about picking a woman for the number two spot on his ticket. new hampshire senator kelly ayote, south carolina governor niki haley and former secretary of state condaleeza rice have been rumored as possible options. former first lady nancy reagan getting a very special
massacre at fort hood and that apparently will call for sweeping changes at the f.b.i. the judge says the report will be submitted by next week. webster says there will be 18 recommendations that range from changes at the f.b.i. policy and operations to changing the computer system and also training. army major nidal hasan is accused of killing 13 people and leaving more than 30 wounded in that 2009 rampage. warning for you the next time you fly, the t.s.a. may want to test your drink after you ve already cleared the security checkpoint. new report says agents may select passengers for random testing either at the checkpoint or at the gate. critics say the move is another example of the t.s.a. taking their power too far. watch your iced tea, heather. a florida lifeguard who was fired after saving a drowning man outside his designated watch zone has now turned down an offer to get his job back. tomas lopez says that the company s change of heart is too
lifeguard, was fired for leaving his assigned area but he could get his whistle back. on monday, tomas lopez ran 1500 feet south of his zone after he was told a man was swim at your own risk. dolphin like dude helped rescue the guy but he was met with a pink slip. he has a policy toted to rescue someone outside their jurisdiction. in response to public outcry they offered his job back. they said to take the job and shove it. actually he humbly declined saying he needed to focus on his school work. for more, let s go to this.
reporter: 21-year-old tomas lopez says he got an apology and had a cordial talk with the lifeguard company that the fired him earlier this week. but when he was offered his job pack, he decided not to take it. i prefer not to work with the company. there s no malice or any i m not upset or anything like that against the company. it s my own personal preference to not work there. reporter: lopez was fired for leaving his assigned lifeguard area here after a beach gore told him a man was struggling in the water in an unguarded swim at your own risk area hundreds of feet away. lopez ran to help the man, and said when he got there, other swimmers were pulling the victim out of the water. we met about half way in the water, i grabbed from under him, the other guy grabbed him by the feet and we lifted him out of the water. reporter: when lopez was fired, two other lifeguards were also fired after telling managers they would have done the same as lopez. in protest, four more
rules in advance of the episode? had they said to you as part of your training, tomas, if something happens outside the area we don t want you to respond. or did this come as a shock to you? no. we were full aware. they made it clear. what did they say the rationale was? they said someone in your water could be at risk if you leave to help someone else in the unguarded area. which does make sense in a way. but at the same time we are trained that someone else will watch your water. another guard on duty will watch your area while you go out. which you did. you made sure to let them know. yes. i m positive i let them know and i told me to go back to my tower which i didn t listen to them. okay. we wish you all good things. we re glad you saved that guy. thank you. okay. tomas lopez, thank you very much. when we return, i have some thoughts i want to share as to why i don t have a problem when presidents or presidential candidates for that matter relax