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Saving his wife. and shielded her from the bullets. keep in mind, you know, when you see the total number of people who have died, 59. that is such a big number there are 59 stories. and as the names come out, we would like to tell you folks as much as we know about the victims. ainsley: this family, this couple right here have just been married a year. they got married in 2016. so it might not have even been a year. he is a nurse and she is an orthopedic surgeon. and they are from tennessee. she practices at a hospital in paris, tennessee. she was running and he stood behind her, hold are her waist. he was shot in the back trying to shield her knowing that the gunman was behind them. so they were running away, and she said he lost his life to save mine. brian: all right. another story is mike mccurdy. he is an l.a. fire captain. is he a dad. he has young children. he saved his sister-in-law jesse presston. ....
Mountain hot shots who perished this weekend in the yarnell hill fire. i just can t imagine how the families and the friends that knew these individuals feel. our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the brave firefighters who were out there. this is one more reminder our first responders put their lives on the line every single day. reporter: we learned all of their names, their next of kin having now absorbed the terrible news. the average age, just 27. young men like kevin woyjeck, whose dad is an l.a. fire captain. wade parker, engaged to be married. sean misner s wife is pregnant. andrew ashcraft has four little kids. his wife is doing her best to keep strong for their kids. she is the best person i have ever met. and reporter: the nightmare began friday evening when lightning ....