a 60-year-old man killed. it's also happening to jeep liberties, hit from behind and catching fire. this 13-page letter sent to chrysler from the national highway traffic safety tomorrow night i sit down administration, states that 1993 with christine quinn, who's through 2004 grand cherokees and hoping to make history as new 2002 through 2007 jeep liberties york's first female and openly gay mayor. contain defects related to motor that's christine quinn on the grill tomorrow. vehicle safety, and that the that's all for us right now. anderson cooper starts right now. government is asking chrysler to initiate a safety recall of these vehicles. good evening, everyone, it's 10:00 on the east coast. the danger? fires. breaking news tonight. a little girl's battle for a letters detail an extensive investigation by the government life saving lung transplant just got some help, not from a with graphic pictures and doctor, but a judge. according to nhtsa, the also ahead tonight, only on cnn, government agency, the result exclusive video showing the has been tragic. first lady, michelle obama there have been at least 32 fatal rear impact crashes involving grand cherokees, the handling a heckler, how did she handle the heckler and what government writes chrysler, resulting in 44 deaths. happened? the white house gave her high and at least five fatal rear marks. the moment you helped make impact crashes involving the possible. your viewers a hero today reunited with a woman whose life liberty that have resulted in she helped save in the boston

bombing. we begin tonight with breaking seven deaths. nhtsa tells chrysler, the grand news, a story we've been cherokee and liberty are poor following closely. a 10-year-old girl's battle to live. performers. nhtsa says the chrysler vehicles are twice as likely to burst into flames when compared to other vehicles in their same peer group. the problem, according to the government, is the integrity of her name is sarah murnaghan. the fuel tank system, which when doctors say she will die hit from behind, rupture, leak possibly within weeks. sarah has been waiting for more and lead to an eruption in flames. than 18 months for donor lungs clarence ditlow with the center for safety has repeatedly from another child. reported to chrysler on horrific it's a fact that pediatric lungs are scarce, scarcer than lungs accidents, where especially from adult donors. here is another hard fact. small children in the back seats children younger than 12, of these vehicles are including sarah, no matter how vulnerable. sick they are, face a steep >> we have never seen a fire hurdle when it comes to getting adult lungs. defect like this where children the current transplant rules prevent them from being in child seats are being burned prioritized from being on the to death because the parents waiting list for adult lungs. sarah's parents filed a lawsuit. can't get them out of the and a judge signed a court order removing that hurdle for sarah for the next ten days. vehicle fast enough after the rear impact that causes the here is exclusive video of sarah reacting to the news. fire. >> woo! woo! i mean, it's a horrible death. woo! and if for no other reason woo. >> she's a very strong little

girl. jason carol joins me now. what does this ruling mean? alone, chrysler should do a recall to save the kids. is this the last roadblock for >> reporter: chrysler's response to the recall request? her to get a new lung? >> it may be the last legal in a word, no. in a rare move, the car company hurdle for sarah. but certainly she has a lot of is basically denying all the research that has been done by challenges still ahead of her. the federal safety experts, first, it's this legal releasing this white paper in response. challenge, and now that this judge has lifted that and said, stating the grand cherokee and you know what, children like sarah should be put on this adult list, they should have jeep liberty "meet or exceed all access to adult donors, as well. applicable, federal motor safety in fact, let me read you part of standards. the vehicles do not have any fuel tank design defects. the order here, because i think and on the conclusion that the it spells out. grand cherokee and jeep liberty it says, "to immediately cease have a higher frequency of fires application of the under12 rule than other vehicles in its peer as to sarah murnaghan so that group, chrysler says the she can be considered for receipt of donated lungs lungs government got its peer group from adults based on the medical wrong." chrysler group believes nhtsa used an incomplete and severity of her condition". so anderson, a huge emotional unrepresentative group of comparison vehicles to determine victory for the family. although the secretary of the its peer group. and, no, chrysler says, it will health and human services not recall the vehicles. department points out that there >> what it is is really a are still 40 other adults who corporate ego here. are very sick in the region. this is a six-state region,

approximately, that sarah has to they have drawn a line in the now compete with, with other sand, and they said we're not sick adults, other sick going to do a recall. and unfortunately for chrysler children. and the public, people are going approximately three children who are also sick who may also need to die in the meantime. a lung transplant. but chrysler's image is going to be damaged. but at least when it comes to this legal hurdle, at least for this next ten days, she has people are going to stop buying chrysler, because they'll think crossed that hurdle. now the problem is, trying to find a match in time. they're an ill responsible >> but this only -- this company. exemption for kids only applies >> so drew, what happens now? the government says these to her. vehicles are dangerous, wants them fixed and chrysler just so other kids who are in need of says no? transplants, they're not able to >> that's what happened. get adult lungs. the next move is with nhtsa now, could hold public hearings, make >> but potentially, when you the findings public and actually listen to what her team is label these particular vehicles saying, what her family is saying, what her attorneys are as defective, somewhat damning saying, the implications here label for chrysler. i don't know what chrysler is are very grand. doing, quite frankly. because if a good rules in this way, in this situation, it could when this has been tried in the past, the car companies, quite possibly open the door for anderson, never win. >> but what about -- i mean, other children who are in a there's 2.7 million people similar, desperate, critical driving these grand cherokees situation, as well. and jeep liberties right now. what are they supposed to do? you talked about the health and >> that i don't know. human services secretary, i'm glad i don't have one. you can either believe the kathleen sebelius. her parents had asked her to intervene yesterday. government that says your she essentially said her hands were tied in this case. vehicle is in danger of potentially fatal fires if now, any response from her? struck from behind and then >> well, we tried reaching out decide to keep driving that or to secretary sebelius several not driving that, or you could

times throughout the day. yesterday was interesting. she attended a budget hearing in washington, d.c., and, of believe chrysler, which is telling you, hey, nothing to worry about here. course, all the questions turned it's a very odd situation. and we don't have any resolution for the people who are driving to poor sarah murnihan, her these. >> it's incredible. situation, what was being done. from the secretary's point of view, she feels as though the drew, we'll continue to follow this one. guidelines are in some ways -- thanks very much. she feels her hands are tied, for more on the story, go to cnn.com. just ahead right now, the basically. she says, and i'm going read you part of a quote of what she said yesterday. heckler and the first lady. who got the best of this awkward she said, "i suggest that rules moment? we're going to show you are there because the worst of exclusive video, actually, of all worlds is if some individual what happened. picks who lives and who dies." also tonight, an amazing story. you've got to stick around for this. sebelius also pointed out she a hero meets a survivor. erika brannock and our viewers feels for the murnaghan family, but feels as though rather than doing something right away without proper checks and helped locate amanda north, she balances, that might hurt people who are also sick, and who are helped save erika's life. also on a list. so what she did was, she ordered a policy review, but murnaghan's it's the only toothpaste that combines family basically saying we don't the freshness of scope have time for a policy review. with the cleaning power of crest. something needed to be done now, life opens up when you do. and legally, at least for now, that's what they got. >> obviously this story has with the cleaning power of crest. but i see a world bursting with opportunity,ople nervous. generated a lot of public with ideas, with ambition. support.

a lot of people are rooting for i'm thinking about china, sarah tonight. brazil, her father, fran, joins me and india. the world's a big place. i want to be a part of it. her aunt. ishares international etfs. fran, how is sarah doing today? how are you all doing? emerging markets and single countries. find out why nine out of ten large professional investors >> we're doing well. choose ishares for their etfs. sarah has declined slightly in the last two days. but we're very excited with the ishares by blackrock. news today. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus, that she will have the which includes investment objectives, opportunity to be equally judged risks, charges and expenses. and have the opportunity to read and consider it carefully before investing. receive lungs. risk includes possible loss of principal. >> so what does today actually mean for sarah? you say she has the opportunity to be equally judged. what exactly does that mean? >> so from the very beginning, and anyone who is on the lung transplant list has to have allocated to them a lung allocation score. so her score today is actually 78. so what the judge is allowing to happen today is allowing her to be on equal grounds with the other folks, the adults. so her score would actually be taken into account. so we have never, ever asked that sarah get special attention or be placed in front of anyone

more severe than her. so if there is -- if there is another adult who is more severe, who has a higher lung allocation score, they will still get their lungs first. it's just now sarah will have an opportunity to not have to wait for every adult, no matter what their score is, to pass the lung and then it be offered to the pediatric patients. >> do you have any sense of what her chances of getting a donation are in the next ten days? >> at the -- that's a tricky question. because obviously for sarah to get the opportunity to have the gift of life here, another family has to go through what would be probably their worst day in their life. so it's impossible to really tell. what we do know is, over the last 18 months, we've gotten to know a lot of individuals across the nation who have had lung transplants. and we do know most of them, the majority of them, when they received their lung transplants, their lung allocation scores were actually in the mid 40s. so her score being 78 is

extremely high. >> she's at the top of the list or very close to the top of the list so it's highly likely she'll get lungs in the next ten days. >> have you heard -- has anyone in your family heard from secretary sebelius since today's ruling or at any point, really, during this process? >> actually, my wife janice spoke to the secretary last thursday. and she had a short conversation with her. and at the time, she did seem quite compassionate. and then on friday, when she gave her ruling, we did receive an e-mail through someone at her office. we did request to speak to her, but we were told she was busy and she could not speak to us. and then yesterday we were actually scheduled to speak to her at 1:30 eastern time, but then her office had cancelled that, and rescheduled for 3:30, which was then cancelled and rescheduled for 5:30, which was then cancelled and they said that they would see if she could speak to us today. but we did not have the time for

that. every day is critical for us. and other children, too. we do not have the time to wait. real politics tonight. so that's when we moved forward with the suit. a crying baby briefly interrupted president obama >> i've talked to medical today as he was paying tribute ethicists about this. to his outgoing national security adviser. and a number of them i've talked the moment got laughs. no such luck last night when an to said they don't really understand why kids wouldn't get activist tried to speak her piece when michelle obama was priority, actually, for lungs. speaking hers. what, if anything, her handling because kids have their whole of the heckler says about her political savvy and her lives ahead of them, and really abilities out on the trail. but first, an exclusive look at can benefit hugely from being on equal par with adults. >> yeah, unfortunately, the kids the incident, video you'll only are put at the back of the line. so not only don't get let see here on cnn. here's erin mcpike. preference, they don't get equality. >> reporter: these are exclusive and that's what this has been about for us. images of michelle obama tuesday we were stunned when we learned night, speaking at an exclusive it and can't believe it. and it's just not right. and that's why we fought for fund-raiser hosted by a lesbian sarah and for other kids. so the ruling today applies for couple at their tony, washington, d.c. home. sarah, but it's -- really, there she was given an impassioned speak on one of her favorite topics, children. >> because they are counting on us to give them the chances they is another child at chop that it will apply to very quickly. and we think that on monday, the need for the futures they optn is having an emergency deserve. meeting to discuss the under 12 >> reporter: but one woman in rule and hopefully decide to set it aside, we hope. the crowd wanted to talk about so we're hopeful this will impact all children.

that this is a first movement that they're making, and that it something else. gay rights. will impact all children. >> i need your husband -- >> and fran, we saw sarah's >> reporter: it's hard to hear, but that's ellen sturtz. sturtz is from the activist reaction to hearing this ruling today. group, get equal. she interrupts the first lady to obviously, she is excited about ask her why the president hasn't it. signed an executive order that what has this whole process been would bar a company that does like for her? business with the federal government from discriminating i cannot imagine the strength she must have had, and still have right now to endure all for sexual orientation or gender this. equity. it didn't go over well with mrs. >> she's always -- i mean, she's obama, or the crowd. always been a role model for me. i mean, she has had cystic >> and i don't care what you believe in. fibrosis her whole life, she has struggled her whole life. we don't -- wait, wait, wait. and she always does it -- she's one of the things -- one of the so more mature than her age. things that i don't do well is she knows that we've been just this. >> i can take the mic, but i'm talking to the government and leaving. the media. so you all decide. >> no, no! she is not fully aware of all of the conversations we've had. >> i need your husband -- so she understands that there >> no! has been a ruling that will help >> no, please don't leave. her, hopefully get her lungs sooner rather than later. >> no. but she has always been -- i mean, she is so strong.

it's amazing when you get to speak to her how strong and positive she is. >> well -- >> reporter: she made her way >> she's a fighter. back to the podium to make her point. >> yeah, she's a fighter, no >> so let me make the point that doubt about it and will continue to be. i was making before. fran, i know your wife is by your side right now, i know you we are here for our kids! will be right after this is >> someone in a sense verbally done. i appreciate you being on tonight, sharon, as well. got in her face, and she didn't like it. and we wish sarah the best and all of the other kids out there >> reporter: lynn sweet is the and all the folks out there who washington bureau chief of the "chicago sun times" and has need some sort of transplant. covered the obamas for years. thanks for being with us. let me know what you think about this on twitter @andersoncooper. next we take you to the flood zone, live pictures. >> i think mrs. obama is very two of america's mightiest rivers doing an awful lot of damage in alton, illinois. disciplined, she rarely goes and "360" investigates a recall for jeeps they say can be off-script. she rarely puts herself in a position where she could have deadly and the car maker can say something happen unexpected. no, thanks, we're not going to >> reporter: the first lady's do that. nearly 3 million jeeps, many unscripted response was bought especially to be family-safe. different than how her more practiced husband tends to how can you get back pain relief that lasts up to 16 hours? handle hecklers. like he did just two weeks ago during a major foreign policy speech at national defense university. >> now, this is part of free

speech, is you being able to with thermacare heatwraps. speak, but also you listening. the only wrap with patented heat cells that penetrate deep and me being able to speak. all right? to relax, soothe, and unlock tight muscles. >> reporter: a softer touch, maybe, than michelle's tough talk. and now, introducing but today the white house gave reusable thermacare cold wraps. pain relief without the shock of ice. her performance a rave review. >> it's my personal opinion that [ engine revs ] she handled it brilliantly. >> reporter: president obama has ♪ been saying for years that michelle obama is one tough cookie. but this fund-raiser is one of [ male announcer ] just when you thought the first times that americans you had experienced performance, really got to see it. a new ride comes along and changes everything. ♪ erin mcpike, cnn, washington. the 2013 lexus gs, >> well, few people know what makes the president and first with a dynamically tuned suspension lady tick better than my next and adjustable drive modes. guest, jodi kantor of the "new york times" has written a book because the ultimate expression of power is control. on it, "the obamas." she joins us tonight. this is the pursuit of perfection. i don't recall seeing a first lady being heckled before and i'm very excited about making the shrimp and lobster pot pie. we've never cooked anything like this before. the first lady's response was [ male announcer ] introducing red lobster's seaside mix & match. interesting. combine any 2 of 7 exciting choices what do you make of how she on one plate for just $12.99! handled herself? like new cheddar bay shrimp & lobster pot pie, >> the funny thing is, this has and new parmesan crunch shrimp. happened to michelle obama

before. plus salad and unlimited cheddar bay biscuits. not in this role. combine any 2 for just $12.99. but a few weeks after she started her job at university of [ stewart ] for the seaside mix & match, chicago, an event was heckled we're really mixing it up. really over the same issue. it was about contractors for the there's just so many combinations to try. hospital. i'm stewart harrington, red lobster line cook, and in that case, minority and i sea food differently. contractors. and she was not in charge of the event, but she actually took the initiative on her own and shut the hecklers down and told them she was willing to do business with them, but not if they were going to be rude and interrupt the event. and that -- her actions became kind of legend at the university of chicago hospital. so she has some experience in this area. >> that's really interesting. i never heard that before. when it comes to being heckled, it obviously happens to the president with some regularity, to congress people. but is the first lady usually a target of that sort of protest? i mean, she doesn't make policy, it's not her decisions. >> pretty rarely. the other thing is that michelle obama has been a pretty big advocate of gay rights in this

administration, which is what the heckler was complaining about. it's pretty well-known that she helped bring her husband to the decision to issue his support for gay marriage. and so you can sort of see that between the lines in the exchange, you know, not only does she seem upset about being interrupted, but one reaction that both obamas frequently have to critics from the left is to say kind of don't you know who you're talking to here. don't you know that i've been fighting for you. >> in your reporting on the obamas, did you get a sense that the first lady actually enjoys the events she is called upon to go to, the political events? obviously no one likes to be heckled. but generally speaking, campaign stops, fund-raising? are those things that she relishes? >> i don't think there's anyone who has worked with michelle obama who thinks that she is a giant fan of the fund-raising circuit. but not what she has wanted to do since she was young was hit up donors for cash. you know, people say she does it with more conviction, that she

has become more sure-footed at political events. that she was extremely motivated for her husband to win re-election. but you know, she is pretty honest in interviews about how politics was never her first choice of a way to spend her time. >> it's also interesting, because i've never seen somebody, you know, often you'll breaking news tonight, where the mississippi meets the see the president respond to hecklers or from the podium. missouri river, north of st. louis. but i've never seen somebody, floodwaters that have taken down you know, kind of get face-to-face with somebody like levees and defeated other that, and certainly not a first lady. efforts to keep them in check >> well, the way she turned the situation on its head was might not be through yet. fascinating. she basically gave the crowd a gary tuchman is on the mississippi in alton, illinois, choice. seen a lot there today. she said only one of us is going to speak, either the heckler or me. who do you want. gary, explain where alton is, so, of course, the crowd chose her. and what the situation is. she was the person they had paid quite a lot of money to come >> reporter: anderson, right now hear speak. i'm in downtown alton on the corner of state street and so even though she was clearly reacting very instinctually, you broadway, 15 miles north of the get the sense she has witnessed city of st. louis. and analyzed these situations before. >> and certainly seemed to deal and this city's past, present with this one effectively. and future directly connected to the mississippi river. it's fascinating. jodi, thanks so much for being on. behind me, the mississippi >> thank you. just ahead, what do you say river, adjacent to the city, to the person who saved your life when you're finally which is now in this city. reunited? a boston bombing victim, erika

and i'm walking through it, not brannock, their emotional reunion. and michael jackson's 15-year-old daughter paris just for exercise on this watery rushed to a hospital after an apparent suicide attempt. street, but to show you, this isn't a puddle. we're hearing about this latest between my knees and waist and crisis for the jackson family. behind me, up to my shoulders. this is a very serious flood situation here. it's a painting easel! the mississippi river's flood stage here is 21 feet. this week, they reached 34 feet. it is the fifth-highest level the tide's coming in! ever in the history of illinois and across the river in west alton, which is just two miles from here. lots of damage -- the mill is closed here. businesses behind me are closed this is my favorite one. and also big money-maker, the river boat casino is closed. it's upside down. but this is not the worst they oh, sorry. have ever seen. that was 20 years ago, the great (woman vo) it takes him places he's always wanted to go. flood of 1993. i was actually here in alton, covering it. that's why we bought a subaru. i was a child then. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. relatively speaking. but it was much more serious. 42 feet. and that was the highest flood level they've ever had here in alton. so far, the most important news, no casualties whatsoever. but right now, they're waiting to see what happens. they expect these levels to go down. this really is a fascinating place, alton, very historical. back in 1858, the last lincoln douglas debate was held here. and for those of you who are fans of the guinness book of

world records, the tallest guy who ever lived, robert wadlow, 8'11" tall, born here and buried here. >> and his dad was the mayor. >> exactly right. how did you know that, anderson? >> i have friends in alton. i've been there many times, actually. >> reporter: that's really fun. well, it's an historical town, but nothing more important to the people here than the mississippi river. it's an economic engine. and they're always scared of floods here and they have one right now. >> and a lot of beautiful antique shops right near where you are that i hope -- you know, i hope the businesses there aren't flooded as well. how much longer is it going to be before the waters are below the flood stage, do we know? >> reporter: yeah, we're doing a mathematical interpretation here, and it looks like it will be between eight and ten days before it's below the 21-foot level. what's really important, it's at its highest point right now. it's not expected to get higher than this. there is some damage, but nothing like it was 20 years ago. >> all right. well, we wish everyone the best. gary, appreciate it. if you drive, we hope you pay attention to this next story.

not just if you're a driver of one of the 2.7 million jeeps, the federal safety officials today said were unsafe. but any driver, because the particular danger, those officials say that the jeeps present. it's pretty scary stuff. but comes with a twist. namely that chrysler completely disagrees with the findings and says they have no plans to change or recall the vehicles. here's drew griffin. >> reporter: this, federal regulators say, is not an isolated incident. a jeep grand cherokee hit from behind catches fire.

welcome back. the story you're about to see is not strictly speaking a good news story. it may, however, be the best story you see in a very long time. for weeks, erika brannock wondered who helped save her life as she lay badly wounded near the boston marathon finish

line. on that terrible, terrible day. who was her anonymous hero? with your help last night we identified and located her. today, survivor and savior met. here's randi kaye with a 360 follow-up. >> reporter: this is what someone looks like waiting to meet the person, a stranger, who saved their life. >> i told my cousin last night that it's kind of like the night before christmas, where you're so excited but nervous at the same time, and you can't sleep. >> reporter: her name is erika brannock. just two days ago, she left a hospital in boston, the last victim of the boston bombings to be discharged. they were two strangers who met in a moment of terror at the finish line. erika was gravely wounded in the bombing, losing one leg and breaking another. as she lay on the sidewalk in agony, she remembers this woman in the yellow sweater with the brown hair. coming out of nowhere to help her. her name is amanda north. but erika didn't know that at

the time. >> i do remember moving over and crawling over and reaching out to her, because she was conscious. >> reporter: amanda was the first to hear erica's screams. she saw erica's lower left leg had been blown off, and yelled for help. amanda took off her belt, which was used as a tourniquet. a photographer for the "boston globe" captured the moment. when we visited with erika on monday, the day she was released from the hospital in boston, we showed her the photo of the woman she so desperately wanted to find. erika thought she had said her name was joan. and she was from california. >> that's joan right there. and then she is holding my hand right there. and then this is my right leg. >> reporter: monday night after our story aired on "ac 360," we found erica's joan who we now know is amanda north. we arranged for her to fly from california to meet erika in baltimore, where she is in rehab. what did erika think when her mom told her the good news?

>> she said do you want to meet joan tomorrow and i started crying. >> reporter: within 24 hours, the two were set to meet. >> i really just want to thank her for helping me and, you know, being there for me and holding my hand the whole time. >> reporter: are you nervous as we head inside here? >> i really am. it's a strange thing, because in a way she is a stranger to me. but when you share things like this, you feel like you've known someone your entire life so i'm looking forward to meeting her. but i'm a little nervous. >> reporter: moments later, raw emotion. >> oh, my god. look at you. look at you. >> i'm so glad we found you. >> i have thought about you every moment. >> me too.

>> since the marathon. i didn't know how to get ahold of you or what had happened to you. >> reporter: like old friends, the two exchanged gifts. erika gave amanda a necklace with a dragon fly on it to match hers. >> i wanted you to have one too. >> reporter: amanda brought erika her favorite scarf. >> and i want you to just think of me whenever you wear this and know that i'm always there for you. this never goes away. we're friends for life. >> we are. we're always going to be connected. >> yeah, we will. i'm never going to stop holding your hand, no matter what happens. >> reporter: both suffered serious injuries. >> they started wrapping my leg, so they have it wrapped up really tight. >> reporter: including perforated ear drums. but today they laughed about getting each other's names wrong. >> you thought my name was joan and i thought your name was irene. >> i know. i was telling so many people, i

don't know how we could have gotten them so wrong. >> reporter: finally together, they relived that terrible day. >> i had this horrible feeling that i was going to die. like i could sense that something was really wrong. and right away, you came right up to me, and you grabbed my hand and you told me that you weren't going to let go. and you didn't. >> i felt like there was a reason i was there. i just felt this compulsion to go over to you. >> reporter: erica's extended family all thanked amanda for helping save erika that day. but it was this moment between amanda and erika's mother who had been giving erika's belongings at the hospital that said so much. >> i was just thinking, i could be holding these and she wouldn't be here. and i'm so thankful to you she's here. >> reporter: to erika and her family, amanda is a hero. but amanda just wants to be known as a friend, a new friend, for life.

randi kaye, cnn, baltimore. >> and amanda north joins us now. it's so great to see you. that -- i haven't cried on a story in a long time. and i know you're crying, as well. what was today like? >> i wanted to thank you so much, anderson, for the chance to have us come together like that. i didn't think it was going to happen. the last i saw of erika, she was lying gravely wounded on a sidewalk in boston. and there was a swarm of emergency responders trying to help her and carried her away, and that's the last i saw of her. >> what i think is so amazing about what you did and what other people did, as well, and carl, the guy in that photograph did for jeff bowman. you're not a trained doctor or anything, you just saw somebody in need and you went and saved a life. >> well, i didn't think of it that way at the time. i honestly felt like some other person took possession of me. and i just was drawn to her, and i did what i could. i couldn't do much, but i knew

that i just wanted to keep her alert and conscious until people could come who could really help her and i held her hands. >> you had every reason for not doing something. your daughter was running in the race, you had no idea what had happened to her. and even for a long time while you were helping erika, you had no idea what happened to your daughter and yet you did something for someone else in her time of need. >> i didn't even think about it. i wish i could say it was conscious, but there was a person who needed my help and it was the reason i was there. i felt i was meant to be there, to help her and thank god i did. thank god she is here to talk to us today. >> yeah. what did you say to her when she was down on the ground, and what did you do? >> i told her to hang on, and i told her help was coming and i called for help. and i said "just hold on to me and i'm not going to let you go." >> and one of the things you said to her today is "i'm always going to be holding your hand." >> that's right. and, you know, i was thinking about it today, and it's almost like there was an umbilical cord between us and since then every day i've thought about her and prayed for her and wondered what

happened to her. and i've tried to pour energy into her. i had no idea what happened but i felt if i could keep channelling some energy into her, maybe it would get to her. and i see her today, and, you know, i see her doing so well and being so strong and recovering so well. >> you and i were talking right before we went on-air and i think one of the things you said that really struck me, you didn't want the kind of contact the media, because you were afraid of this becoming about you and you didn't want it to be about you. and so you wanted to see her all this time. did you know her name was erika by this point? >> no, i didn't. >> you still thought her name was irene. >> yes. >> and that's because you had perforated eardrums, and she had -- so she thought your name was joan and you thought her name was irene. >> exactly. there was no way to pursue her. i did think about contacting the media, but i thought it would be misinterpreted so the fact you found me was a miracle and i'm glad you were able to reunite us.

>> your daughter, by the way, was okay. >> yes, it was a shocking experience for her. she was between the two bombs when they exploded so she was very close. we the day before decided where i was going to be standing so she knew where i was and saw the fireball go up into the air and knew that's where i was standing so i don't think that's a memory that will ever be erased from her mind. >> you used to have longer hair, but your hair was singed. >> it was. i was facing up the street to see my daughter come and so the right side of my head was facing the explosion. and it got singed. and became -- well, you can see in the pictures, very much like a brillo pad and bits of the material of the bomb became fused to my hair. >> really? >> yes. and so i cut it off and i think erika has shorter hair now too. so i think a number of us, that's what we did. >> and erika gave you the t-shirt you're wearing.

>> she did. and she actually gave me this lovely necklace and this is a dragon fly which she has chosen as her symbol because it stands for strength and resilience and i would also say loveliness and she is just a beautiful person. and so she gave me this to remember her by, as well as the shirt, which i wear proudly. i really will be thinking about her. >> has this changed your life? i mean, has it -- it's something you still think about all of the time. >> all of the time. yes, and only the most positive ways. i was so fortunate myself to walk away as well as i did. so the things i think about are gratitude and the gratitude for the many people who helped me on the scene in the days that followed. just total strangers who came out of nowhere and helped me and the people in the hospital, and even -- our government officials, they were real human beings reacting to a problem. so gratitude and gratitude for

family and my friends, my co-workers. and really also a sense of purpose. seeing that we don't know what's going to happen in our lives, and that we need to really understand what our passions are, and what our gifts are, and apply them to something important. >> our time is short and things can change in the blink of an eye. >> exactly. >> it's such an honor to meet you. i'm so glad that our viewers helped locate you. >> thank you so much for having me here tonight and erika, i love you. >> thanks for being with us. we appreciate it. amanda north, amazing. one last thing. >> friends have set up a fund to help erika pay her medical bills. go to www.thebrannockfund.com. or you can check the link at ac360.com. not only that, but amanda north's daughter, lilly is running in next year's marathon and raising money for erika's honor. a horrible development for the jackson family, rushed to the hospital, an apparent suicide attempt according to a source close to the family. details ahead. la's known definitely for its traffic,

congestion, for it's smog. but there are a lot of people that do ride the bus. and now that the busses are running on natural gas, they don't throw out as much pollution to the earth. so i feel good. i feel like i'm doing my part to help out the environment. just like a tablet. so easy to use, it won a best of ces award from cnet. and it comes inside this beautifully crafted carrying case. introducing the all-new 2014 chevrolet impala with the available mylink system. ♪ [ beeps ] ingeniously connecting you to your life and the road. that's american ingenuity to find new roads. [ whirring ] [ dog barks ] i want to treat more dogs.

♪ our business needs more cases. [ male announcer ] where do you want to take your business? i need help selling art. [ male announcer ] from broadband to web hosting to mobile apps, small business solutions from at&t have the security you need to get you there. call us. we can show you how at&t solutions can help you do what you do... even better. ♪ can hei am an americanou do... i'm a teacher. i'm a firefighter. i'm a carpenter. i'm an accountant. a mechanical engineer. and i shop at walmart. truth is, over sixty percent of america shops at walmart every month. i find what i need, at a great price. and the money i save goes to important things. braces for my daughter. a little something for my son's college fund. when people look at me, i hope they see someone building a better life. vo: living better: that's the real walmart. for all those who sleep too hot or too cool, for all those who sleep and struggle to sleep comfortably together,

now there's a solution. introducing sleep number dualtemp,the revolutionary temperature-balancing layer with active air technology that works on any mattress, including yours. whether you sleep hot or cool, sleep number dual temp allows each of you to select your ideal temperature. and it's only at one of our over 400 sleep number stores nation wide. sleep number. comfort individualized. if you have high cholesterol, here's some information that may be worth looking into. in a clinical trial versus lipitor, crestor got more high-risk patients' bad cholesterol to a goal of under 100. getting to goal is important, especially if you have high cholesterol plus any of these risk factors because you could be at increased risk for plaque buildup in your arteries over time. and that's why when diet and exercise alone aren't enough to lower cholesterol i prescribe crestor. [ female announcer ] crestor is not right for everyone. like people with liver disease or women who are nursing, pregnant

or may become pregnant. tell your doctor about other medicines you're taking. call your doctor right away if you have muscle pain or weakness, feel unusually tired, have loss of appetite, upper belly pain, dark urine or yellowing of skin or eyes. these could be signs of rare but serious side effects. is your cholesterol at goal? ask your doctor about crestor. [ female announcer ] if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. tonight the jackson family is dealing with another crisis. paris jackson, the 15-year-old daughter of the late michael jackson, was apparently rushed to a hospital early this morning after cutting one of her wrists. that's according to sources close to the jackson family. miguel marquez joins me from los angeles.

we're getting more details about what exactly happened, why she went to the hospital. what do we know? >> reporter: the bottom line at the moment, anderson, she is doing fine, according to a family lawyer. we know that she was taken to the hospital for a cut to one of her wrists, and also a possible overdose. there are some reports that she took several pills of motrin last night. a family spokesperson refers to this as a cry for help, not a serious suicide attempt. but she is in a facility at the moment. she does seem to be doing well. just a few days ago, she released a video on her youtube channel, sort of a makeup tip sort of youtube video, where she gives literally for 20 minutes, goes on about how one can do her makeup. and how she does her face up. and, you know, at times she is funny, she is silly in the video, but she also is a 15-year-old girl that comes out very, very clear in this video. clearly she and her family all suing aeg at the moment, the

concert promoter for wrongful death of her father, michael jackson. that has taken a heavy toll on this young woman. she has been deposed twice by their lawyers, both times she has broken down into tears, and she may have to testify in the trial itself. anderson? >> wow. we wish her the best, certainly. miguel, thanks very much. now let's check in with susan hendricks. susan? >> anderson, tonight, a second body was pulled from the rubble of the building collapse in philadelphia. authorities are searching for another body that might be there. at least 13 others were injured after a vacant four-story building being demolished collapsed on to a thrift store. connecticut's legislature has approved a bill that would seal some documents and graphic photos from the sandy hook shooting investigation. the governor is expected to sign the bill later this week. 20 students and six staff members were killed in the attack last december. the transportation security administration is dropping plans to allow small knives on planes. the change came under heavy criticism from congress,

airlines, flight attendants and also pilots. and the holder of the only winning ticket in the # $590 million powerball drawing last month has finally come forward. 84-year-old gloria mckenzie of florida will pocket nearly $371 million before taxes. >> wow. >> apparently someone let her go in front of them in line. so i don't know if that person realizes that yet. the verizon share everything plan for small business lets you connect up to 25 devices on one easy to manage plan. that means your smartphone, her blackberry, his laptop, mark's smartphone but i'm still on vacation. still on the plan. nice! so is his tablet, that guy's hotspot, the intern's tablet-- the intern gets a tablet? everyone's devices. his, hers-- oh, sorry. all easier to manage on the share everything plan for small business.

connecting more so you can do more. that's powerful. verizon. get the blackberry z10 for $199.99.

time for the ridiculist. we have a small town from oz. an artist who recently moved to arizona put up one of his prized works, a nine-foot-tall metal gargoyle. it has a wing span of 19 feet and a lot of meaning for the artist, david smith. >> it kind of symbolizes fire, because i work metal and fire has its own spirit. >> the fire symbolism is not what some in the community -- is not what got them hot and bothered. it's actually reporter william pitts of kpnx does a good job of describing what the controversy is about. so i'm going to let him tell you about it. >> reporter: it's not the size

of the whole statue that has the county up in arms. it's the size of something else. and let's just say it is in proportion to a man nine feet tall. >> it just seemed like it needed to be there. i don't like ken dolls. >> okay. i'm going teach you a little news jargon here. this is what we in the business call an affiliate package. the gargoyle is anatomically correct and in proportion, apparently. so some people have a giant problem with it. here is a county official. >> the frontal nudity of the statue was offensive, and they were concerned their children were walking by it. >> the artist says it was not his intention to disturb anyone. >> it wasn't put on there to offend anybody. that isn't the reason. everything has a sex. >> everything has a sex. i'd say he should take this up with some sort of artist union, but i have no idea if he's a member. ps, can we just take a moment and acknowledge the extraordinary camera work in this package? and i use the term "package" carefully. this is some really creative shooting here. by the way, they never do show the offending appendage.

it must be too graphic. but they really do manage to get the point across. the county says the artist has to take down the gargoyle or get it out of public view or he has to pay a $1,000 fine, which is not fine with the artist, who says he is getting the shaft. >> i thought i was living in a free country. if they don't like it, don't look. if this is incompatible, i'm incompatible. i honestly thought i had freedom of speech, and i will fight this. i won't let them take it away fr.