matt is off. >>> coming up, nancy tyler was kidnapped at gunpoint, held hostage by her ex-husband for 12 hours and once tyler managed to escape, her ex lit the house on fire. just ahead, nancy tyler will be with us for her first live interview since that awful ordeal. >>> we'll see you some home video of a remarkable rescue. a mother and her two young children trapped inside their burning suv. as you can see, bystanders raced to save them. we'll have more of this dramatic video and an exclusive interview with two brothers, off-duty firefighters who happened to be just around the corner, raced to the scene and came to the rescue. >>> a reminder, later this week, a worldwide exclusive. i sat down with susan boyle, the sensation from britain's got talent and we talked about everything from her wild ride to stardom to her time in a mental clinic following the show and then what the future holds. can you see susan boyle "daring to dream" a special edition of "america's got talent." at 9:00. we'll also have a preview wednesday morning on "today." there is also an exclusive clip posted on ou

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as nancy tyler is held hostage, her ex-husband richard schenkman talks. >> to me a success this would be the ultimate success, i get my 12 demands, nancy walks out of here. the cops change me and tryo -- try to take me and, you know, six to eight cops lose their life. s that -- and of course i die. to me that would be the ultimate success. >> reporter: to a local report ir, to the police he makes demands including a priest to read last rites to his ex-wife. >> how about the priest, you're really -- off on the priest here. that was my first demand. what's going on? tell them to get the [ bleep ] out of the yard. shut up, you listen to me, pal. you listen to me, pal. i want the manual within ten minutes. >> reporter: tells the reporter he's prepared to lose his own life in addition to taking the life of his ex-wife. >> i've lived in this house for 35 years. i'm leaving it in a body bag. >> reporter: later he puts her on the line forcing her into the role of captive, conciliator. >> i don't want either of us to be hurt. i want both of us to come rough this and move on. >> i don't want to

most emotion, and the most raw, and the most dangerous, is divorce court. >> reporter: thanks for nancy tylerr experience in divorce court, he hours of terror did noent >> that's true, andrea. thank you. >>> coming up, the mom struck by lightning. she wasn't outside. she was in her own kitchen. this is a history of over 50,000 crash-tested cars... this is the world record for longevity and endurance. and one of the most technologically advanced automobiles on the planet. this is the 9th generation e-class. this is mercedes-benz. why not? have you ever climbed a rock wall in the middle of the ocean? or tried something really wild? why not? it's all possible in the nation of why not. royal caribbean's floating nation where you are free to do anything you want. which may be nothing at all. royal caribbean international. call 1-800-royal caribbean or your professional travel agent today. >> this is an abc 7 news update. >>> good morning. i am alison starling. 722 is your time. let's begin with traffic and lisa baden. >> 8210 accident is causing a complication for drivers -- a 210 accident is caus

. >> his ex-wife nancy tyler had escaped after more than 12 hours in captivity.itter divorce dispute and abducted his estranged wife. a local newspaper reports shenkman asked for the judge who presided over their divorce to remarry them and at one point asked a priest to come tohe t house to give his ex-wife the last rites. police tell us richard shenkman is still in the hospital and if he is still in the hospital later today he will be arraigned there. charges include reckless endangerment, kidnapping and arson. russ, back to you. >> tina martin of wffb in hartford, appreciate it. >>> new study finds for a second straight year americans are spending less time stuck in rush hour traffic. it is the first ever two-year decline. high gas prices and the economic do downturn are being blamed. >>> los angeles has the longest traffic delay, 70 hours a year but this one may surprise you. washington, d.c. is second with 62 hours. the national average is more than 36 hours. >>> it is now 8:04 on this wednesday morning and dave is out on the plaza with another check of the

nancy tyler's day of terror at the hands of her armed ex-husband richard shenkman ended shortly afterer being held hostage for more than ten hours, police say tyler escaped from a basement bucker where she says she'd been handcuffed to a bolt in the wall. an hour after tyler was wheeled away on a stretcher tuesday night, police say shenkman torched the couple's old home, then with fwlams raging, police say shenkman fired shots at them, but stayed inside. >> our message to him was simply that we wanted to help him. that we wanted him to surrender himself. we wanted him to come out peacefully. >> reporter: shenkman and tyler's explosive divorce was finalized last year after a bitter 12 years of marriage. he was already facing arson charges for allegedly burning down the couple's summer house in 2007. authorities say shenkman, an advertising executive whose former media firm produces tv shows for oprah's best friend gail king abducted tyler tuesday morning. during the standoff, shenkman made four calls to karen florence, a local reporter at the day newspaper, threatening he'd blow up the

that's what nancy tyler is saying about the day her ex-husband held her hostage at gun point. shankman accused of handcuffing her and lighting the house on fire for the first time. nancy is talking about that horrifying day. >> what i was able to do was to talk to him. i talked all day because that kept him calm. but when he got angry and enraged, that's when the gun went to my head. and there were several instances where there were count downs if the police didn't do something. >> it was only when shankman got distracted that nancy was able to break free and run from the house. shankman also survived by hiding in the basement. he is now being held on 12.5-million-dollar bond. imagine going an entire year without throwing anything in the trash. that's what one oregon couple is doing. instead of going to the garbage dump, everything they buy is either recycled or reused. >> as long as you approach this from the mind set that when you go to the store you don't buy something you know will have to be thrown away in the first place and you just buy something that you know is recycla

his wife nancy tyler escaped after the fire started, and believe it or not this wasn't the first timeuse on the day he was ordered by a court to get out. brian. brian: it was a chain reaction like nothing in history. surgeons from across the country coordinated a procedure called a domino transplant. they swapped eight kidneys and performed 16 surgeries. the lead surgeon says it's the largest chain of donations ever performed and hopes it serves as a model for the future. one donor describes her experience. >> i talked to my recipient this morning, and she's doing fantastic, so it's like i've hit the maryland jackpot. brian: patients can find a match donor who may live thousands of miles away. it could mean an additional 1,500 transplants a year that may occur. gretchen: these two army buddies separated during battle in vietnam. each thought the other had died, but they found each other 42 years later. the soldiers shared their incredible story with us earlier on the show. >> when i answered the phone, he says paraconi, and i said yeah, and he said ken thompson. i jumped out of bed, a