Southwest hero: I felt a calling to help
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- Опубликовано: 18 апр 2018
- Southwest passenger Andrew Needum, a Texas firefighter who was one of the men who pulled Jennifer Riordan back into the plane through the broken window, speaks about the accident.
He's a good man! Well said.
God bless him.. hope if I’m ever in that situation there will be someone like him around. Thanks for being such a kind person.
supernumery white men are at the hero thing again.
The others on this comment r just ignorant aholes who just want to be negative and bash people's religion
When we are all very scared，I witnessed him leaving his seat with another passenger wearing a black cowboy hat. They struggled to pull Jennifer Riordan in. They were real heroes! 👍👍👍
Im mexican , and since I was a little girl my parents always like USA, always talk good.bout. americans, on my experience my son was born here in USA, all I can say is that now that I know doctors and firefighters and police offivers who actually take care of their people and its country , Americans should be proud of their heroes no matter if they saved her or not ....... in mexico the police officers and so on arent that prepared so professionally ...... I wish we had these kind of heroes in mexico so be proud of them !!!!!
It's people like this that give you hope we all can get back on the right track of being better Americans and stop the hateful division between all of us. Bless all involved in this terrible event.
onefatstratcat • Amen!
Why I hear that people from united states are conceited and pride . Whether when I see this good man is totally different. Well you know. In every single country there are both good and bad people. Regards
Wow! His entire family was on that flight! What an absolutely wonderful man...God bless you all...Blessings and Aloha.
God Bless these people and God Comfort the family of the passenger who lost her life
Thank you so much,Sir,for everything you did to try to help that woman.God bless you and your family.Kind regards from New Zealand.
This is what humility looks like. God Bless you and yours! God does work in ways we do not always understand. May the family of this poor women find some peace in knowing a Godly man who has respect for life and the creator who gives and takes was with Jennifer in her last moments. Prayers for Jennifer and her family.
Humility? Seriously??!? This is the blatant and obvious definition of arrogance and hubris. This asshat thinks God chose him for some kind of action. Action that turned out to be FUTILE ANYWAY.
God chose him... Lol It's a monumental display of arrogance.
Shaun Keefe you are a sad person. Thankfully you were not the person in his place.
"You are a sad person"
You have no idea who or what I am. How are you going to judge me as a person based on one logically-based comment? You are arrogant too. You are arrogant to think you can summarize my character based on a single comment.
Here's a fun fact. You can't. I bet you are just projecting your life onto me. I am a really happy, outgoing caring person. I am charitable and try to help my fellow man.
But I also call out bullshit when I see it. And you, sir, are full of it.
I found it strange that he repeatedly emphasized that he was somehow chosen by god to do something, but never really described what he did that was above and beyond.
People's like this are an invaluable human asset for the USA. Sent from Canada.
Great job! We need more people like this! So humble💜💜
May Jennifer Riordan rest in peace and God bless her family 🙏🙏🙏
can even imagine sitting on plane just relaxing reading the in flight material then in a split sec you head is being suck out the window at 35, 000 FT.. Dam.....what a way to go RIP
Death is a part of life, a hard part but when it’s our day we will go. We may not understand it but the creator has a reason and as hard as it may be we must go forward. Thanks for your service
Are we ever going to find out what happened to the poor woman? Bless her poor family.
Thank you for your bravery and your heart felt message to the family and friends of Jennifer.
Chief Day..
WHVFD..
Is It just me or can anybody else see this!! Why does it seem like Its always the people with the brightest lives get taken away from us far too soon??? God Bless this Beautiful Lady and her family
So glad they’re Christians and especially that he didn’t give any details that would have disrespected Jennifer or her family.
Praying for God’s healing to this family and Jennifer’s as well.
Thanks for your service. God bless you.
Thank you for being who you are! All of you!
What a wonderful Christian man. God IS so good, and its amazing what can happen in a split second.
All glory to the living God
Gee, I think the female pilot deserves some credit too!
He did give her credit.
She was given Plenty of Credit in numerous News Casts. Those who never ever get credit are all the MEN who built the Aircraft and been building Commercial Aircraft for DECADES and have continually been improving them. AND the Thousands of other involved in the Commercial Aircraft Industry. And NUMEROUS other aircraft related services people who are NEVER given Credit for anything they ever done other than given a paycheck. And are silently ignored by the narrowed minded people who NEVER acknowledge THEM!!
T-J was the key - she had it under control, which in turn set the tone for the entire action grouping all round. Powerful stuff, and extremely inspirational. Perhaps T-J’s steely and calm Prof behaviour just found its way everywhere, which made it such a great action collective. Superbly executed. Far reaching...and everlasting in many ways.
Thank you for giving God glory and thank you for hearing his calling. His peace will get you through. What a testimony!
May God give you comfort and may God please bless the family of the victim
Dom_90 it's not God's fault that the wonderful lady died so horribly, we live in a sinful where good and bad things happen
Brian Abisdid do not blame God because it is not his fault, we live in a sinful world where good and bad things happen
Brian Abisdid ° You're blaming the wrong God! It's your god who rules this earth. Don't blame my God for this. My God is going to fix the horrible messes that your god makes - he's out to lie, deceive, kill, and destroy. Jesus is coming soon! Maranatha.
Dom_90 • oops you're blaming the wrong God! My God does have a divine plan, that's true. But the god of this world is satan, and it doesn't take long to see what a horrible mess it's in. Jesus will be coming soon to fix it like it was originally intended to be. Make sure you're counted as worthy (saved by His grace and blood from what He did for us on the Cross)!
Dom_90 yesterday I made a statement that my father has terminal sophical cancer but that God is always good.
Today has been a very sad day unfortunately my father passed away late this evening but God is still always good!
Thank you for everything you did.
God bless this family and the family that lost their wife and mother this man is a hero in my eyes so was the two pilots and the nurse that helped and the other gentleman good job to everyone involved 👏😍😇
Very emotional. Praise God that there are good God fearing people out there who are willing to trust God in situations like these. This is truly a selfless act. Thank you Lord for this family. Amen
What a man! His wife, what a woman to send him to help others in her family's moment of need. Thank you!
Wow, I can't believe how many people here in the comments are using this opportunity to disrespectfully bash this man for his faith and to promulgate whatever pet theory they themselves have about spirituality and God's existence. Regardless of what you may or may not believe, this is not the place to let it out in a crappy little heap on the head of someone who has just done what he did, simply because he himself believes that God helped him. Like, seriously, there's a time and a place and this not it.
Its what Atheist do. Atheist attack other people of other religions. Hell, look at what the Atheist did to people of faith once that got all the power in the Soviet Union. Most Atheist sadly are bigots. They seek to destroy religion, brain wash those he practice religion, muzzle people who openly speak of their religion. When people go to church, they say prayers and worship their God. When atheist gather for a meeting, convention, etc, they spend their time attacking other people who don't share their beliefs.
To understand this man one must know where he comes from. A very isolated small town in Texas, Celine it is called. Usually, in those towns, their only distraction is to go to church on Sundays, which afford people the opportunity to listen the Gospel and after the service, to mingle together. We must understand they are not contaminated with the ideas of progress of urban areas, which by the way, turn people into bad apples.
No! And shame on you, too! He said he thanked the “killer” so he could be given a platform! Give us a f’in break!
Heather Mimi Wahlquist I have no idea what you heard.him say, but I did not hear whatever you think you did.
supernumery Wow, you are rude in the extreme. Go back and read I said: it's not what you think I said. And way to make wrong assumptions about my belief system.
great job andrew..
He said the truth. God gave him the strength and the courage in the face of a dangerous event.
Thank you so much andrew for showing respect to the family by not giving bloody gory details!
No negative comments in regard to this video please!? For God sakes viewers...leave be. Are you all serious. This man assisted. End of story. Thank you Firefighter and his spouse. 😇 Christ was present with you. You absolutely did the right thing and
God Bless You for doing so.
You the right thing sir,God bless you and your family to.
Amen, God bless you dearly!!!
Props to you Sir.
He's the only one I have seen show some type of emotion. He's awesome!
God bless that poor woman. May she rest in eternal peace....I pray that God took her quickly and that she suffered no pain and was unconscious immediately.
God bless you! And may God reward your good heart. It must be traumatic event you tried to save her while putting your life at risk truely a good man.
They dont make'em like Andrew Needum anymore. Good man.
Bless you all.
What about the cowboy? This dude didn't act alone.
I live in the same town as him he is so caring and kind in real life I have met him!
Can you imagine the unbelievable nightmare it would be to be sucked out of an airplane and then freefall to your death? I'm so thankful she knew people were trying to save her. She wasn't alone. She had caring humans putting themselves at risk to save her. You have your right
to not believe in God. In this country, he has his right to believe differently.
What a kind soul, love that he gave all the glory to God!
I totally agree with this mom. God prepared their hearts for what was to follow in days to come. God permitted them to be on that plane that day. To those saying that God caused this to happen is a very untrue accusation. God prepared for the rescue of this woman. Sometimes allow certain things to happen, although it’s not his will. It was southwests fault for not keeping their engines up to date and on top performance
Thank God for all the other lives that were saved that day. .
RESPECT to Mr. Needum risking his life trying to save Mrs. Riordan from this unfortunate event. My heart and condolences goes out to Mrs. Riordan's family and friends.
We all care for one another, no matter how ignorant we are.
God is always good whether we live or die.
He said it correctly in the beginning... The Lord did give him a platform for such a time as this that young man just allowed the Holy Spirit to minister to millions watching his testimony. Rip to the victim this could have been prevented
thank you Andrew Needum and everyone involved. Praying for the Riordan family.
thank you CNN good job
This doesn't make sense. There is always a hero.
What an awesome young man. There are a lot more people like this than we see. Perhaps not as religious but just as good.
Andrew is a Godly person, not a religious person. You will do well to learn the difference.
The real hero is the pilot. Without her, no one would have thank god now.
Wow, incredible. Truly a miracle that they all survived and the Pilot was beyond words. Yes God was protecting this plane, no God dint cause the engine to blow... God stopped that engine from blowing the whole side of the plane up. This is a miracle and everyone needs to pray for Jennifer's family and every single person that was on that plane.
Amazing.
It wasn't a calling, it was you being a conscience being with empathy. Don't thank God, thank the pilots who trained hard for years and kept their nerve and the engineers at Boeing that designed and built a plane that could survive an improbable failure.
i blame the shitty engineers for not making a better plane.....boo
Amen 🙏🏻
Thank You Lord Jesus
Now, this is a real man.
I love that he isn't afraid to give GOD credit and the Glory!
me me me i i i JUST SHUT UP AND TELL WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LADY
All thanks go to God, We as a nation must pray for the family that lost their mother, daughter, and sister. But God bless you for your courage.
Dom_90 please don't millions fly everyday, the lost of a mother and wife is so sad.
Actually we are to pray for our president and leaders and all in authority.
Dom_90 • You know God isn't to be referred to as a she, as you're trying to get attention with that. Don't know where you get your info, but it's certainly not Biblical. God, in His omniscient omnipotence, does know the future, but it's completely changeable because we have choices and free will. He loves us as His children and sacrificed His own Son to save you and me and even the worst terrorist or child abuser. Yes, all because He loves us that much. The "god" you're referring to is satan the devil who is the god of this world and loves it when he knows he has people like you in his grip. Get down on your knees and confess to Christ before it's too late! He will loose the chains that bind you. You'll taste the freedom you've never known. If you're born again, you'll be assured your place in Heaven where there's no pain, no mourning, no more crying. Read the gospel of John in the Bible to start with. That tells you who Jesus is, and go from there to dig into the Good Book and discover it's treasures. God loves you so much. Overcome! Because the wages of sin is death.
God killed a woman so what can happen??? A man can act in instinct that others could know huh??? God makes you people say stupid sh**
Good job. True Texan Sir.
Thx bro:)) If I were in your position, I don't know what I would have done:)... I was worried of you, too, hope you did not get suck out too:)....
Tammie Rocked It! Go Navy!
GodBless u
Atheists in the comments mocking him and Christianity.
How sad are you people really?
Try doing something positive in your lives .
Rip
True American hero.
I thought hero's save people, not dead bodies.
So what did he do
👍👍👍
ok... so... where was god for the woman who got her head sucked out of a jet????????
Gd job man👍👍👍
With all respect to that guy but shouldn t that behavior be normal? Specially for a professional?I would rather see people be punished who didnt help.
Glory to god, someone died. WTF
They better not use that plane for flight anymore, this is the saddest development...can't imagine how terrifying this shit was. Life is so unpredictable & short, you just never know what's about to happen next & to who. That's why it's so important to live each day as if it were your last because one day it really will be. I am really sorry this happened to you Jennifer Riordan, rest in peace.
Yes All Glory to Christ Jesus and further to God our Heavenly Father.
Was she about to fly out the window? Edit: Did she fly out the window?
what he felt is called am urge. no more.
So this guy puts on his mask, helps his family with their masks, gets up a couple of times to help the "young female" behind him
( that he somehow knows is traveling alone w/ the baby) checks in w/ his wife and - after all that - finally heads for the back of the plane to be Mr. Hero... I guess it took quite a while for that woman to get sucked out the window. Do you people really believe this! wake up. BTW - he fogot to mention the extreme cold that must have occurred with the window missing at that altitude and the overwhelming ear pain that must have occured because of the loss of pressure.
This is a bit tough to hear. While we all should deeply appreciate the braveness and courage of firefighters (or all professional first responders in that respect) for all that they do to save people's lives in situations where they risk their own lives, Mr. Needum's response to this emergency situation is equally as commendable as that of any other first responder on that plane - trained or untrained - who did the right thing. And he says that, he doesn't pretend to be a better human being than anyone who is ready, willing and able to do his or her part in trying to prevent injury, pain and avoidable suffering from happening to those who are in need. The world desperately needs this kind of humanity being bestowed upon us all - instead of peple who indulge in livestreaming their dispair which is to no help whosoever and who make all things just about themselves.What gets me though is the frequent reference of how God was involved in a - presumably, but we will have to wait for the results of the NTSB's investigation - uncontained engine failure and subsequent rapid decompression on a B737-700 during a commercial flight. That logic would implicate that God had wanted a shrapnel to inject, through a window of the plane, and injure this unfortunate - and as one can read - beloved mother and respected member of her community, to whose family millions of people, myself included, want to express their heartfelt condolences. No, this was not an act of God. If at all, it was his perfect timing of having the perfectly well trained, professional and experienced crew gather on that flight who managed to solve mutiple problems that are rarely (if at all) trained in conjuction, handling the situation and saving 140+ lives. But it doubt even that. It was just what we generally should be much more appreciative of: Having professionals who perform to the optimum of their capacities when needed. Flight crews, cabin crews and capable first responders in time of need. That's not a lucky coincidence, that's what professional training is for.Just my 2ct.
topofdescent Actually I find it interesting that people who don’t believe in Him are always blaming God for everything that goes wrong. If you read God’s book you would quickly discover that human beings decided a long time ago that they would be on Satan’s side. He loves it because you all blame his enemy. This means that the only ones he has to work on is believers in God. Makes it easier for him because everybody else are believing in something that is not God. It’s a win for him. God on the other hand has offered a solution to what Satan did and does. But most people don’t want to risk letting Him into their lives and want total control. Funny that when that control is not there, it’s God’s fault and not the fault of the “prince of the world “. Maybe you should actually read a Bible and open your mind and self up to see what you can learn if you actually study the Bible instead of ignoring or cherry picking bits and pieces.
Study it as you would a science book on a new discovery.
Good morning Barbara (the sun's already up here on the other side of the pond and we're expecting a lovely spring day). Thanks for taking the time to let me know your thaughts. Maybe I got you wrong, but actually never blamed "Him" - my point is the exact opposite (or so I thaught). While in this aspect we may be on the same page, we're probably having different approaches to life in general and that's perfectly ok. I for one just can't indulge in the constant devision between devine goodness and satanic evil. In my view it's rather love and compassion, the lack thereof or anything in between. But this will lead too far and this is not the right place to lead this discussion. I know you mean well when you suggest I should read the bible (although it comes across a bit like "let me help you to become a better person", but I don't get offended that easily. And, as I said, I'm sure you didn't want to offend me). Now back to why I felt like writing my above comment in the first place: 1st: From an aviator's point of view, the outcome of this incident (technically it's an accident since there have been injuries an a fatality - the first in the last 9 years in the U.S. btw.) is the best example for how extremely safe commercial aviation has become - not just because of the stresses modern aircraft can withstand but especially because of the proficiency level of the crews who operate them. 2nd: This is not in any way downplaying the great effort Mr. Needum took to help, save and, by doing so, comforting those around him. Too many people just look, stand in the way and take pictures when others need help. Not Andrew Needum. He acted and his human instinct for compassion and helping others kicked in within the blink of an eye. He deserves our gratitude greatly. And if he feels about it like he does, that's totally fine. I would just like to point out that this behaviour is also in the toolbox of non religious people and I oppose the notion that only God-loving people can be good human beings. He never said that, but many of the comments here suggest that. Peace, Daniel
topofdescent Good morning from the other side of the pond. Mr. Needham did not leave us in any doubt about what his motivation was for doing what he did. He told us outright that God motivated him to do what he did. Why do you find it necessary to ignore what he said and replace it with humanist attitude?
I have seen instances and read of them as well, where nobody helped. In New York there was an apartment building where a man beat a woman and left her behind to die. Hundreds of people sat on their balconies and watched. The man drove away and came back 20 minutes later to finish her off. Not only did nobody call the police while the first attack was happening, they didn’t call during the 20 minutes he was gone and the danger was gone. Nor did they do anything to help her. They didn’t call 911 when he came back to “finish her off”. There was no human instinct for compassion in that situation in any of the hundreds of people watching it all as it happened. They could have saved her at no risk to themselves, but didn’t.
When I suggested you read the Bible it was only to say that you have not likely done so and so don’t really know what God is really about. It was a comment on educating yourself. As far as trying to get you to believe,that isn’t up to me. As far as i’m concerned, you will believe what you want to anyway. It was the suggestion that you read with an open mind instead of with preconceived ideas. People can be moral but that doesn’t mean necessarily that they are good.
Dearest! I hear you. And I have hoped you would care to read my reply and I thank you very much that you did. I have to accept that we both are going to veer off the original topic which I originally wanted to talk about (i.e. a professional view on what is likely to have happened on this flight), knowing that that's probably not going to lead to any satisifying conclusion to either you or me. But something in the strength and persistance of how you place your argument got me hooked. So here I go.Before I refer to what you have stated about the probability of me having read the Bible or not, let me try to make it - yet again - as clear as I can be: I have absolutely no doubt that Mr. Needum (or Needham, as you write?) sincerely feels that God has motivated him to do what he did. Not only do I accept that, I also deeply respect him for that. In no way would I ever deny the validity of his motivation, let alone the good he did for his fellow passengers. Bottom line is: Peolple on this SWA Flight were lucky to have him and his good heart on the plane.Now to the tricky part. Firstly, I have read the Bible, mutliple times. Not only by myself but also with the added insight, guidance and interpretation of the Pastor of my rather large congregation at the time. I've also been in choir for 10+ years and served as a substitue nurse in a church-funded special-care home to finance college. So I'm not blowing wind into the sails of those who say religion and/or church is a hoax. Secondly: While I am not a pilot any more, I have been, some 20 years ago, fully trained and certified to fly (an older Version) B737 ("calssic", if that tells you something). So I can - with relative authority - judge what the crew in charge of this flight had to face and appreciate the way they did it. Lastly: I am a German citizen, so your language was taught to me by teachers in school, aviation and the songs of Frank Sinatra - as well as many extended visits to the great Country of yours (assuming that you are from the U.S.). So I think I can make an educated guess that it is unlikely that - as you wrote - "hundreds of people" were sitting on their balconies in NY when the dreadful deed you describe happened. Rarely are there ever any people on their balconies, let alone hundreds of them at the same time who can witness something that happens in a single apartment. But since we can not prove it either way, we just leave that aside. Lastly: I have been born, raised, socialised and still live in Germany with all the darkness of history we (rightfully so) will continue to bear, and keep being conscious of. So I am very much sensitized to people who seem to have no doubt about their perceived right to tell others what's right or wrong based on the teaching of large organizations that they feel secure and superior to others in, just because they are the (assumed) majority. That explicitly includes religions and their tendency to deny dignity, honour and reason to those who are not part of their team and who do not appreciate or encourage or engage in discourse and diversity. Probably something that you would accuse other religions of, but not your own. But since I don't know you and thus can't (and shouldn't) judge, I'm looking forward to your reply an wish you a very nice and relaxing weekend.Cheers,Daniel
topofdescent topofdescent Hello Daniel, I see that you have indeed spent quite a lot of time reading and studying the Bible and so I accept that. I have lived and worked in and with the Salvation Army. Even so, I believe that faith is an individual relationship between the worshipper and the worshiped. This means that whatever a person’s faith and we all believe in something, even atheism is a belief system, I respect them and hope that their faith sufficient for them. I believe that people will respond and rely on that system.
It is interesting that you also have spent time as a commercial pilot and so have a very special vantage point for understanding the difficulty involved in dealing with the situation. I cannot be qualified as a pilot due to physical limitations, even though I would have loved to fly had it been possible.
As far as the story in New York City, I am Canadian but distinctly remember the newspaper reports and how appalled people were when this event happened. The woman was raped and murdered at the front door of an apartment building. Her screaming attracted “hundreds of people “ who lived in and around the building.
We were shocked that all those people who heard her scream and came out on their balconies, not only did not call the police during the attack, they didn’t call while the woman laid bleeding to death at the front of the building for 20 minutes, when he came back and finished her off. He stabbed her numerous times to do so. While this happened when I was a teenager, the case was used as an example during my training with the police when I spent over 10 years as a Victim/Witness Assistance program. Dealing with victims of violent crimes. I was on duty from 6pm. to 6 am. approximately once a week. Since I was single at the time and really enjoyed the challenge involved, I did extra shifts.
Okay it was not hundreds but 38 people. To me the number of witnesses was way too many for people to not call the police. I have always reported anytime I think a crime is being committed, particularly because of this event. I have never forgotten the horror I felt and still feel as a result.
Here’s the news report from the paper. The rest of the story is online :
March 13, 1964 | New York Woman Killed While Witnesses Do Nothing
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On March 13, 1964, a 28-year-old woman named Catherine “Kitty” Genovese was raped and killed in two separate late-night attacks near her home in Kew Gardens, Queens. Police found that at least 38 people had seen the attacks or heard Genovese scream, but no one intervened and just one woman called the police.
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Heard nothing about how he was a hero.
Wow, Andrew is CUTE.
Seems like a good guy, but this really seemed like it was way too much about him and the fact that he was a firefighter. I'm a regular Joe schmo, and you can bet your behind I would have given all I had to help pull that poor lady back in the plane. This was a tragic situation and unfortunately a lovely lady lost her life.
In some respect it was about him! It was about a horrible incident that happened on a plane that cost a woman her life but it was also about a firefighter who was on the plane with his family and parents and was not just strong but trained to do what many others were not. He is a man who pushed his fears aside and got out of his seat to try and help even though many on the plane thought that they would never see land again alive. Now this bave man was answering questions as best he could without having a script in front of him. He not gave the glory to God but he refused to answer any questions that pertained to what exactly happened in the back of the plane. All people heard from him was what they had heard from someone else when it came to this lady's last minutes! Someone will always have things to say about someone if it's not someone that they know and love ... today one of those someone's are you
He certainly is a brave man and truly appreciate his recognition of God, I just think he could have displayed more humility and deflected some of the focus off of him. Brave yes, hero, I don't believe so. In the end, nothing brings this poor lady back and lessens the pain for her family.
uret7 Just curious but exactly how could he have displayed "more humility" than he already was? He is an average man who finds himself in an unusual situation that he did not seek out or create. Perhaps a little less critiquing and a little more understanding would be nice. Jeez...
He is a hero. Out of all the passengers in that plane, everyone was overcome with fear but Him! He is a firefighter, he's trained to save people's lives.
You're the cancer in this world
I seriously don't know who wouldn't have reacted to a woman being sucked out of an airplane window. It's virtually instinctual, whether you have the holy spirit working in you or not.
Perhaps! But only the Godly would acknowledge it was God who led them to it and give Him all the Glory. Think of the times people ignore these prompting from God and turn a blind eye to a situation where they could have made a huge difference if they had been heedful. Like for instance, in the case of young James Kruger. Too many folks were given the opportunity to do the right thing by him and yet didn't!
why did god let the plane blow up in the first place?
God is in control. We don't always understand his ways. But hating on God is hating on yourself. Don't do that.
Ok I just stop the video, but..... why didn't he explain what happened
when he tried to help her? don't tell me for the respect of her family bye
anything from cnn will always get a thumbs down from me however the subjects being interviewed were great with zero credit to cnn.
well said my friend... firefighter his name is jesus christ... omnipotent the one true god... no other worldly cults please?
So CNN is now again producing true news stories?
shit happens....these companies are multi million dollar they will settle and to n next one
They gave this guy way too much time and should have coached him just a bit before speaking...
And he's not a hero...sorry. Courageous but not a hero...
He is a hero without him she would have been sucked out and on the ground dead before they knew it! Yed the cowboy helped but he was the last person who was needed to pull her back in!
Well wouldn't u be shooken up if that happened to u and if u were invloved in that! Think of other and what they are going through NOT UR SELF THX HAVE A GREAT NIGHT!
Too bad Trump wasn't flying the plane. We all know he know more about airplanes than any one else.
I’m grateful for the firemen and women but it looks like every time one of them does his job now, they’re on a campaign to promote their heroism. I love the false humility. If he was truly humble, he’d make the entire conference about the woman that died and the pilot that was the true hero. In a situation as bad as it was, she remained calm and landed that plane like a boss. And stop giving God credit. What the hell did he do?
Go to hell and find out...
2:25-2:40 = this guy is media trained. He has all the little idiosyncracies of someone who has been trained to speak and act in front of the media.
The Godly are used to speaking or testifying to God's timely interventions, Grace & deliverance in their life all the time - oh yes even publicly whenever opportunity presents itself.
Bravo to a stand up, decent American! One thing I think is interesting to consider is that this is a man of faith. Nothing against atheism, but I think there's an argument to be made that this man's compassion, humility and courage is intertwined with his spiritual worldview. I'm not saying an atheist wouldn't act this bravely, I'm just saying to all those passionately anti-religious atheists: don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.