mcdonough made his way out of the path of flames. been forced to deploy their emergency shelter fire shelters, a last ditch step. >> it is not something you want to hear. there were a lot of cases that people survived, so there was hope. >> reporter: but the fire was incredibly intense, flames 50 feet high with thick smoke and the radios were now silent. what were you thinking what you heard that? >> why wasn't i there with them? and to pray. for their safety. and to pray that they would be able to see their families again. >> reporter: once the smoke began to clear, the paramedic found what he later called a moon scape appearance, as he got clos closer, i could hear voices, i yelled up to the shelters repeatedly, but received for response, as i approached the shelters, i observed multiple firefighters who were obviously deceased and burned black. i walked up to the shelter deployment site and determined that the voices i heard were the firefighters. the paramedic radioed in all the discoveries. >> i need you to contact -- advise the

jeremy paul on behalf of the mcdonough family. if i can go to the overhead, i'd like to show you some slides -- excuse me, not the overhead, the computer. thank you. this is part of a cluster of fairly uniform facades of arts and crafts home on a lovely block of 17th avenue. there is a shared driveway between these. there is no uniformity that can be described at the rear. it's kind of difficult to make out, but i think this is an important angle to see these houses. and the lower right-hand corner of the screen, you see the two garages at the rear. that is the subject property in the center where the pink dot is. with the roof line extending beyond it on both adjacent properties. like so. the existing section is a sense of what this, what the mcdonough family is currently living with. the front living room is about 12 feet wide. there's little space for more than a sofa in the middle of the room. there is not much family living space. the upstairs, the mcdonoughs share a bathroom with their kids. the overriding desire of this fam

mcdonough made his way out of the path of flames.ery bad news, his team had been forced to deploy their emergency shelter fire shelters, a last ditch step. >> it is not something you want to hear. there were a lot of cases that people survived, so there was hope. >> reporter: but the fire was incredibly intense, flames 50 feet high with thick smoke and the radios were now silent. what were you thinking what you heard that? >> why wasn't i there with them? and to pray. for their safety. and to pray that they would be able to see their families again. >> reporter: once the smoke began to clear, the paramedic found what he later called a moon scape appearance, as he got clos closer, i could hear voices, i yelled up to the shelters repeatedly, but received for response, as i approached the shelters, i observed multiple firefighters who were obviously deceased and burned black. i walked up to the shelter deployment site and determined that the voices i heard were the firefighters. the paramedic radioed in all the discoveries. >> i need yo

i couldn't think. >> mcdonough has been to 19 funerals trying to put on a brave public face and stay strong for the families. >> on the heels of mcdonough's first funeral we have found that 13 of them are fighting for death benefits. they were classified as seasonal workers, making them ineligible. >>> it's the first time an amber alert has been issued to all cell phones in california. >> police are hoping the public will help them in the frantic search for a 16-year-old girl whose mother and possibly brother were found dead. >> we have the latest on the race to find this little girl who they believe was kidnapped by the man suspected in her mother's death. >> reporter: an international manhunt is underway for james dimaggio. he kidnapped hannah. hannah's father made this plea to dimaggio, someone he had considered a family friend. >> let my daughter go. you've taken everything else. hannah, we all love you very much. if you have lap chance, you take it. you run. >> reporter: amid the ashes detectives found the body of haah's mother, christina, along with the remains of a child close

the team told mcdonough to get out. captain said, i'll see you soon. said okay. >> reporter: that was the last time mcdonough talked to them. a short time later, the bodies of his 19 brothers were discovered. >> i sunk. i mean, i was still with our vehicles in one of the buggies. and i can hear whoever didn't bring their phone, i can hear phones ringing, knowing it was their wives, their family. i sunk. sunk into my seat. i sunk into myself. i couldn't think. bless my hot shot crew, my family, one and all. >> reporter: mcdonough has been to 19 funerals, trying to put on a brave public face as the lone survivor. >> thank you, and i miss my brothers. >> reporter: brian ross, abc news. >> oh. and brendan mcdonough is here with us this morning here in the studio with us. brendan, we wanted to say we have been thinking of you and the other families. and just, we want to thank you. thank you so much for your service. thank you. >> will be in our thoughts and prayers for some time. >>> we want to turn to the deadly hot air balloon crash. the father of a promi

. >> reporter: 21-year-old brendan mcdonough was the lookout the day the fire swept over his team. this video interview was shot by "the daily courier" newspaper in prescott, arizona. >> my captain reached me on the radio saying that we're going to expect 180-degree wind shift and that we can expect gusts up to 50 to 60 miles per hour. and once i heard that, i knew the fire was going to change rapidly and he understood that, too. as i looked back to see how they're going, i turned around and i could already sigh that the wind had shifted. i turned around and i looked back at the fire and i can just see a huge -- just the smoke building, it's starting to gain a lot of potential to move towards us. >> reporter: mcdonough had to move from the fire being pushed by gusty winds. >> i relayed this information back to my captain and he told me "i can see what's going on, brendan, just make sure you're safe, make sure everything's good for you." >> reporter: radio traffic made it clear: his friends were trapped and deploying their fire shelters is a desperate move to protect themselves from

mcdonough family is here, and we'll make some comments to you. i really appreciate the time that the staff has taken and the commission has taken in evaluating this. i want to be clear. we tried very hard to make modifications to this to accommodate the interests of the d-r requestors. when i spoke to mr. zucker a couple weeks ago, we provided a detailed elevation facing him so he could understand what it was we were proposing, but it really came down to whether we were willing to agree to reduce our extension to the rear. and we need to extend to the rear if this is going to be a feasible project. it really just doesn't make sense for this family if we can't get that family room. thank you very much. >> thank you. is there public testimony from supporters of the project? the other mic. >>> i'm susan mcdonough. i'm an owner at 133 17th avenue. and i would like the commission to approve this project so that i can increase the square footage for my family. i have an 11 year old son and a 9 year old girl and i'd like to add a second bathroom and wou

brian mcdonough lost 19 brothers in june. he would have been with the other 19 that died in the fire but the captain made the decision that saved his life. he was put on look out assignment which spared his life but had to look on from the distance as his fellow firefighters were swallowed byte fire. after the fire swept over his team. he started to here phones ringing. >> i sunk. i was still with our vehicles in one of the buggies and i could hear whoever didn't bring their phone. i could hear phones ringing. knowing it was their wives, their family. i sunk. sunk into my seat. i sunk into myself. i couldn't think. >> mcdonough has been to 19 funerals trying to put on a brave public face and stray strong for the families of his fallen brothers. >>> the latest for the search of a 16-year-old california girl. the friend of hannah anderson told the teen he had a crush on her. the fbi has started the for him. he is accused of killing the teenager's mother and the 8-year-old brother. he followed the teen after a deadly confrontati

dennis mcdonough as the new chief of staff is getting really high marks. hardly a day goes by which when someone swsh someone from the hill doesn't say to me what a great job he's done and in reaching out to the members. they want to talk to him but is he going to be able to bring anything in from them? we're running out of time to just have conversation. gwen: and we see what the president is doing is going throughout the country and he's going to be traveling again next week and we all keep track of these public disapproval numbers, which are abysmal for everybody involved. do they? are they tracking this? >> they're aware of them but don't think they're that meaningful because the republicans in the house held the house in the last election despite some of the lowest approval ratings of any party in congress in years. and they always say of course, the president is higher. and frankly, while the president's numbers are significantly higher than members of congress are not that strong at this point. he's below 50%. in the early stage of the second term t

. >> let the mechanic mcdonough. echanic. >> the highway patrol also released the 911 calls from the scene of the fire and we listened and found it disturbing and decided not to air it. you can go the our website and look for the link of the top story tab on www.ktvu.com >>> police are looking for a man who tried to set a homeless person on fire. our police say no one ever reported to them, the san francisco's police says robbery and aggravated assault in the mission and they say arrests are also up. >>> one of the bay area's best known cold cases is back in this news tonight of the disappearance of the 27-year-old girl named garcia, today would have been amber's 33rd birthday. today kim says she never believe the 2009 confession of the death row, he claimed to have killed amber but died before he can take a polygraph test >> as long as we found nothing negative, we have not found any bones and we should proceed if if she's still out there and we should be still looking for her. >> kim says she found new hope and the

went on a walk with his chief of staff, denis mcdonough. they do that that, particularly on 48s. about three hours after john kerry did his remarks about why the u.s. was about to embark using mill force, that's when they decided, you know what? maybe we should go to congress. so the president voted it friday night. last night to his national security team. the national security team all essentially argued against him. talked about the various precedents, that it wasn't necessary. this fell well within the war powers act. he had executive authority to do this. they slept on it. this morning, again, the president didn't waiver. he believes this is the right course of action. the national security team all fell in line. and then from there on out he made the phone call to the leaders, the four leaders saying this is what he would propose and this is what he is going to do. it was extraordinary and it is clear. the one thing that apparently had the biggest impact was what happened to john cameron over in parliament -- david cameron, excuse me. >> david gregory, what happened to davi

farley mcdonough showed us where the flood line reached two feet. >> this is what all of the professionals have been telling us could happen so we've been work very hard to be ready but you can only be so ready when something like this happens. >> reporter: just an inch and a half of rain triggered the mudslides in an area scorched by wildfires last year. the dry soil is unable to absorb as much water as before. flash floods damaged dozens of homes and sent cars floating. a 53-year-old man drowned, buried under debris on a flooded highway. 5,000 people live in this tourist town at the foot of pike's peak, six miles west of colorado springs. mark snyder is the mayor. >> we didn't have a lot of warning last night. this really came upon us quickly. >> reporter: rescuers spent the day looking for three missing people, include one woman last seen clinging to a tree. with volunteers helping clean up the owners of this mountain cafe hope to be back to business before the summer ends. for cbs news, i'm heather burke nmanitou springs, colorado. >> axelrod: the storm is in the process of moving on d

debate about syria has developed over month, national security adviser susan rice and and denis mcdonough have urged aggressive action. dempsey expressed reluctance. secretary of state john kerry initially aggressive and softened until the latest pictures emerged and today is advocating an aggressive response. but nothing happens until there are two things that are determined. number one, that the u.s. gets actual proof that assad used chemical weapons. they're trying to do that and, second, they need to have a legal justification. lester, for instance, in libya, there was a u.n. resolution to enforce. here in syria right now, there is nothing like that on the table. >> all right. chuck todd leading us off tonight. thanks. >>> now to the war at home and the shifting battle front in this season of wildfires. tonight, the massive mobilization of equipment and manpower we have been witnessing across the west the last few weeks is on the move to california and what has now become the country's most dangerous wildfire. officials say the blaze being fought at the edge of yosemite has taken top

brendon mcdonough spoke at a fund-raiser in phoenix this weekend.he 100,000 dollars raised will go to the families of the 19 granite mountain hot shots who died june 30th fighting a fire near yarnell. >> the money put forward is not going go to waste there are a lot of children there are unborn children. it's going to help a lot. we can't bring them back but we can remember them in an amazing way. >> for the second time in a week police in the french riviera are investigating a july heist. police say robbers in a town near nice stole more than $50,000 from jewelry in two saves inside guest rooms at a luxury hotel. last week an armed robber stole $136 million in gems from a hot nell cannes. an american swimmer made off with a record haul today at the world championships in barcelona. 18-year-old missy franklin swam her way to a record 6th gold, the final gold coming in 4900 meter medley. the previous record at the worlds was five golds set by an american in 1978. and equaled by an australian in 2007. and tiger woods is a step closer to becoming the w

thomas mcdonough and his family enjoyed the well deserved special treatment. >> and i'm proud. it's great that everybody in america loves our military, it's really good to be honored, especially on the -- at the football game when we've got all these stars like joe flacco, ray rice, everybody is great. >> reporter: ravens players get back to work tomorrow preparing for their next preseason game against the atlanta falcons on thursday. at m&t bank stadium, preston mitchum, abc2 news. >> a new addition to the champs tonight. they added another wide receiver to the roster and his name might sound familiar. brandon stokley drafted by the team. he helped the ravens win their first super bowl and he spent last season with the denver broncos. his deal is just for one season at this point. >>> talk about other birds tonight, the orioles picked up a win on the road in san fran. j.j. hardy hit a home run in the 7th inning to put the os ahead for good. and after that, the runs just kept on coming. by the end of the eighth, 7-2, then adam jones, a 3-1 homer in the ninth capped it off. the

in his last radio call with them, mcdonough says his captain told him to get out. >> there is nothingomeone else been in my position to have been with them and died in my boots with them. >> reporter: when the bodies of his 19 firefighting brothers were discovered, some were found in protective cocoon shelters, others burned beyond recognition. >> i sunk, i was still with our vehicles in one of the buggies i could hear whoever didn't bring their phone. i could hear phones ringing. knowing it was their wives. their family. i sunk, sunk into my seat, sunk into myself, i couldn't think. >> reporter: the official investigation is still under way. seeking answers that might prevent another tragedy of the kind that happened here. brian ross, abc news, yarnell, arizona. >>> and now to the alex rodriguez scandal. major league baseball players union has now formally appealed a-rod's 211-game suspension. rodriguez was back on the field in chicago last night in another loss by the yankees. his suspension supposed to take effect today. but with his appeal, rodriguez is likely to play the rest of

the team told mcdonough to get out., i said, okay. >> a short time later the bodies of his 19 brerjs were discovered. >> i stopped. i was with the vehicles i can hear whoever didn't bring the phone i can hear phones ringing. knowing it was their wives. or family. i sunk. sunk into my seat, i sunk into myself. i couldn't think. >> bless my hot shot crew, my family. >> highways now been to 19 funerals trying to put on a brave public face as the loen survivor. >> thank you and i miss my brothers. >> brian ross abc news. >> and brian ross will have more on the exclusive interview with the surviving firefighters coming up at a5:30. >> checking healthy living news researchers reporting the first case of a strain of bird flu spread from one human to another. a 32-year-old in china was infected after caring for her father. they want to create muant strains more deadly so they can better study the threat. the viruses will be kept inside labs. consumer advocates challenging claims some apps can make babies smarter. they filed a c

. >> mcdonough told his hometown newspaper he doesn't know if he will rejoin another crew in the futured official report is due out in coming weeks. >> the navy says lit scrap the u.s. s. miami, because of the combination of fire damage and sequestration. a worker at the shipyard in maine, set fire to a sub last year. the navy planned to repair the sub, but now says a the $.5 million in repairs. the worker was sentenced to 17 years in prison. >> actor thomas geary faces a charge after allegedly head withouting a police officer. united airline employees called police after they refused to let him board the plane. they say he was too drunk. the responding officer responded geary, he allegedly tried to kick him in the face. gary is best known as smalls from the cult classic movie the sand lot. all right, 73 degrees, 520-0124 your time. >> overnight, an apartment fire sends several people to the hospital, a live report from the live, and in h.d., this is "good morning washington." on your side. >> there are three winning power ball jackpots tickets. you really didn't win the big prize, but

mcdonough says marilyn needs the statue to enhance public safety. >> we're going to introduce legislation in the gnu recession of the general assembly to create a stand your ground law in maryland which is the strongest form of protection for crime victims and potential crime victims. >> he concedes his proposal has no chance of getting out of committee. he says he hopes to at least have a debate on the issue. >> there appears to be new life at the old gm factory. a dev of our wants to convert the site into a massive distribution center that would employ 2600 workers. according to the baltimore sun, the city council approved a measure that would reduce costs associated with construction. the state is kicking in more than $.5 million to develop it. >> collington road trip go together like peanut butter and jelly. president obama took advantage of those topics today. he kicked off a bus tour, talking about the cost of tuition. the president unveiled a plan for a rating system or colleges. the department of education would rank schools based on financial value and use the ratings as a basis

in his last radio call with them, mcdonough says his captain told him to get out. >> there is nothing i could have done beside been up on the hill with them, had some one else been in my position to have been with them and dieden my boots with them. >> reporter: when the bodies of his 19 fire fighting brothers were discovered, some were found in protective cocoon shelters, others burned beyond recognition. >> i sunk, i was still with our vehicles in one of the buggies i could hear who ever didn't bring their phone. i could hear phones ringing. knowing it was their wives. their family. i sunk, sunk into my seat, sunk into myself, i couldn't think. >> reporter: the official investigation is still under way. seeking answer that might prevent another tragedy of the kind that happened here. brian ross, abc news, yarnell, arizona. >> now to the alex rodriguez scandal. major league baseball players union formally appealed a-rod's 211 game suspension. rodriguez was back on the field in chicago last night in another loss by the yankees. his suspension supposed to take place today with his appe

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mcdonough said his times with that crew were both the best and worst memories of his life.he widow of one of those deceased firefighters say she is fighting back after the city of press cot, arizona, reportedlyenied her lifetime health and pension benefits because they said her husband was not a full time employee. the families of 13 part-time firefighters were reportedly receive a one-time payment of $328,000. the nation's military suicide rate has spiked in recent years from 18 to 22 on average each day. that's according to the department of veterans affairs and they are very concerned. officials say they don't know exactly why the numbers have grown so much. but researchers say they are now able to rule out one possible factor. exposure to combat. researchers at san diego's naval health center surveyed more than 145,000 current and former military personnel. they concluded that some of the strongest risk factors for military suicide are similar to those in the civilian world. including mental illness, substance abuse and financial problems. but they say deployment to a w

i suspect that people like chuck hagel and the department of defense, denis mcdonough, his chief of staff, barack obama himself, have no enthuse wrachl about going to war again in the middle east. that makes us more compelling. iraq had an administration that wanted o run into war without evidence. this is a presidency reluctant to do this. but feeling not responding when such an international norm is collapsing, to take his back to the nightmares that used to be commonplace in world war i is something that the nation and world can't countenance. i think when people hear this and weigh the equities, they'll be more supportive of where the administration is going. >> a lot of questions are still being raised whether the administration handled the buy-in properly. now we have the poll, 79%, nearly 8 out of 10 people question, believe that there should be congressional approval. chris, the president did not get on that call last night. he delegated his national security team. but a lot of the members, some members were supportive afterwards. but a lot still are questioning why they have not

about the white house and congress, because the "wall street journal" has a profile today of denis mcdonough and the outreach, and it is very clear that the new chief of staff, the newest chief of staff is really working very hard to try to make deals. unclear as to whether it is going to work given the pushback from congress. what if this has happened from day one, from to get go, what if there had been more outreach to the republicans? >> well, andrea, it is a fabulously good e question, and history will have some time to chew on that. i'm -- i think that the one thing that if i know denis and i know him fairly well, he is dogged, and he is a believer in what he is doing. he is not going to be dissuaded into not doing it. he will go the extra mile in making sure that people understand how important it is to him, and i think that he'll have people that will listen on the other side. as you said the sort of $64,000 question, if you will, is to what end. it is clear that you have got some people in the senate that you can work with who can understand compromise meaning both sides getting some

brandon mcdonough was serving as a lookout when the flames forced him to retreat. says he thinks of good memories with his team, but it still hurts. >> even from the first day i just told myself, if i sit here and think what if, it's going to eat me alive. it was a hard struggle at first, but really quickly i was able to transfer over the good memories, but even good memories make me still miss them. >> the yarnell fire burned 8,400 acres and destroyed more than 100 homes. it's going to be tough. >> facebook is updating privacy policies to better explain how the company uses you to advertise. >> scott mcgrew, more clarification and a major change. >> that's right. if you get an outraged posting on your facebook wall later today angry about the changes, you can point out most of this was really under way already. facebook has been using your postings and likes and other data to support its advertising all along. it's making the policy a bit more clear. facebook just settled a privacy lawsuit, probably doesn't want another. facebook shares could jump to record highs

the other side of the building from where i am standing now with chief of staff denis mcdonough and floated the idea he thinks it would be better to go to congress, get a debate in the house of senate and get authorization from both chambers before the president moved forward with unilateral action. we're told there was division, controversy. the president went the in to a two-hour oval office meeting with aides. some thinking this was a bad idea nap congress might vote this down. congress out on recess, not even back to worth until september 9th. there's going to be more delay. although the president in the rose garden insisted he's intent on holding assad accountable. take a listen. >> -- endangers our friends and partners along syria's borders including israel, jordan, turkey, lebanon and iraq. it could lead to escalating use of chemical weapons or proliferation to terrorist groups who would do our people harm. in a world with many dangers, this menace must be confronted. >> a menace that must be confronted, but not yet. shortly after the president and vice president were in the rose gar

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after bakely going on basically going on a walk, his advisers say, with his chief of staff alex mcdonough, and basically hashing it out with his security team, going over there was a robust debate about the president's decisions, because in the words of one senior administration official, this is a decision that is not without risk, because obviously they can't foresee what might happen in the congress, they can't foresee what might happen in syria with respect to the assad government and what they might be doing with their temperature cal weapons. but needless to say, wolf, the president was wrestling with the idea of seeking congressional authorization with senior officials. he didn't really share that with anybody. he was wrestling with this inside his head, and then started going to his chief of staff, his other advisers, with this decision he wanted to make. and just a number of things to note here, wolf, one being that according to senior administration officials, they weren't really talking about seeking congressional authorization up until the point the president brought up this i

design system veteran house for himself and his famous friends like elton john mcdonough.is our room, which features the only bathtub. despite the ocean drive address, citing a sense of seclusion. the pool party potential, come on, 54 feet long, thousand imported mosaic tiles including 24 karat gold and my. outside his nonstop tourists taking photos. the mansion is infamous where in 97 serial killer shot and killed of the designer and his front steps. >> with all the interest you're getting from people that have high egos and a lot of money, the sky's the limit. >> reporter: on the roof, your own private observatory. the three story building. this is the courtyard. $3 million down payment of scourges to get in and then you have to prove him 40 million in capital ready to hand over a few of the winning bidder. back to you in new york. lori: i think this to turn it into something similar to the getty villa. but an art collection and then open to the public. thank you so much. it will be a shame not to let everyone enjoy it. tracy: i'm with you. i've never actually. lori: it

white house chief of staff denis mcdonough, national security adviser susan rice, secretary of state of defense, chuck hagel, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey so a lot of people at that meeting sat down to assess the latest information and the risk and then after that, the president was briefed by susan rice and lisa monaco. i expect there to be more briefings and meetings that occur today. president obama due back a little bit later on this afternoon. but, alex, one of the reasons that lawmakers are so concerned, you heard them talk about it, the threat is specific, it is credible. u.s. officials telling me they are bracing for what could be a large attack that has been planned. take a listen to what one lawmaker had to say this morning. >> obviously we don't know where the location is. that's part of the problem, but what we have heard is some specifics on on what's intended to be done and some individuals who are making plans such as we saw before 9/11. whether they're going to be suicide vests that are going to be used or whether they're planning on vehicle-bo

the only survivor of that hotshot crew, brandon mcdonough, talked to abc news about losing the men hethers. >> i asked a million times, why am i sitting here and why isn't someone else? why aren't they sitting here with me? i was still with our vehicles. in one of the buggies i can hear -- whoever didn't bring their phone, i could hear phones ringing. knowing that it was their wives, their family. i sunk. sunk into my seat. i sunk into myself. i couldn't think. >> now one of the victim's widows is also speaking out. she says she's being denied the city's lifetime benefits she needs to raise her four children. juliann ashcraft spoke with cnn's jake tapper. >> i mentioned to the hr department that my husband tid work full time. that my kids and i sent him off to work 12 months a year for the city of prescott. her response to me was that it must be a marriage issue. that perhaps we had bad communication in our marriage is why i did not understand his employment status. >> so seasonal, says the city of prescott, arizona. not full time. families of the six firefighters deemed as full time

dennis mcdonough, the chief of staff, is one of the finalist public servants i've worked with.he's very, very committed. i think one of the reasons there have been ongoing discussions with members of congress and the white house staff, he's been the point person on that. so, you know, dennis is there. and the president has a great cabinet. he's got -- you know, i'm not worried about him not getting the advice he needs. and he does reach out and speaks to peek outside of the white house, including old advisers, from time to time. so i don't think the problem is he's too insulated and he's not getting advice. i do agree with what joe said. i was getting at that before. you do have a structural problem. it's one that we're going to have to address i think as a country, which is if you have districts that are so hodge mojness that you only have to worry about the strident voices in your own party, it makes it harder to get things done. even people in your own party are frustrated with the lack of progress and enough of them agitate that members begin to say -- you hear republican l

brendan mcdonough was assigned as the lookout on june 30 while the rest of the elite fire team battledmes. >> i sunk. i was still with our vehicles in one of the buggies. i could hear whoever didn't bring their phones, i could hear phones ringing, knowing it was their wives or their family. i sunk. sunk in my seat. i sunk into myself. i couldn't think. >> steve: he says he can't figure out why he got the lookout job that day, but he did. he's alive because of it. >> clayton: american family on vacation in switzer lands in a hot air balloon tragedy. the family of four from california was on a tour when the balloon hit a power line. the balloon bouncing and plunging 165 feet to the ground after it hit that power line. the father was killed. his wife and two daughters were air lifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. the pilot of that balloon, also hurt. >> gretchen: the son of usher in the hospital this morning after nearly drowning. the drama began when the boy ended up at the bottom of the pool. he became stuck in the drain. he was simply trying to get a toy when he was f