. >> d.j. does?m congo cash all the time. >> i saw you do something goonies related. >> had nothing to do with him, man. >> nothing to do with him? >> no. >> you're from belgium. >> yeah, from belgium. >> did they watch you there? did they watch the series? >> of course. just like pau say, they were watching. it was late over there, but people did watch. >> and do you know these guys are screwing around with you? do they do it because of your accent? [ laughter ] >> we just don't know where he's from. >> you don't? i have seen a lot of belgians. you don't look like one of them. [ laughter ] >> that's what we said. >> you know what? >> what? [ laughter ] >> get this man a waffle. >> i know. that's what we do all the time. sometimes if we have a bad game, we lose a tough one, we get on the bus, we mention our d.j., man. we get him going, get him going. >> after you guys lost the game three, coach jackson took you guys to the movies. >> yeah. >> why did he take you to the movies? >> i have no idea. i sa

at that time i entered the vehicle and i saw d.j. you could see him at that time he was okay, but everything around him is burning and he's just screaming. >> you've got a screaming 4-year-old. john, i take it it's hot. let's be honest here. that doesn't register, huh? you guys are thinking, let's rescue the kid. >> correct, correct. when we first arrived and i was able to actually visibly see the child or look into the vehicle, i couldn't believe how clear it was. typically in our experience once there is fire, there is smoke. our visibility is down to nothing. in this case, visibility was fantastic. that aided in the speed of the rescue because we knew exactly where d.j. was. we knew where the straps were. even though we initially tried to pull him out and couldn't find the release, that's when i had -- we had to call for the knife. >> are you guys panicking at all or calm as this was unfolding? >> i think you can tell, there is definitely a sense of urgency there. our tone of voice, needing a any of. when you have a 4-year-old boy

but you know, our thoughts and prayers, please send them to d.j.his family because he's the one that's a trooper that's going through the pain and is going to be going through the surgeries to make that full recovery. >> yeah. he's going to go through some recovery here. some severe burns for him, correct, guys? >> yes. >> all right. well, it's been an honor to talk to both john and joel rechlitz. thanks, guys, thanks for your story and thanks for doing the right thing. >> thank you. >> it's just a great story we can all revel in. guys, appreciate it. >> thank you so much. >> coming up a story we're not reveling in at all. it's horrifying. espn reporter erin andrews secretly videotaped in her hotel room. the video gone viral. so some creep violating her privacy and then sending it out on the video for all the world to see. how can we catch these people, and how can we get that video shut down? we'll be talking about that, taking your calls, 1-877-tell-hln. >>> this story just sick. some peep show pervert filmed a female sports reporter with no clot

. >> reporter: 4-year-old d.j.harper remains in critical condition, badly burned. >> you can imagine with a 4-year-old, it's very scary. burns hurt. >> reporter: just over a week ago, d.j. and his mother and sister travelled to milwaukee to tennessee, when their suv hit a tree, flipped on its side and burned. it trapped them inside. in a remarkable rescue caught on tape, two brothers, off-duty firefighters, risks their lives to free d.j. from his booster seat, pulling him from the flaming wreck with their bare hands. >> for that minute and 17, that was my son when i see the little boy and i hear the screams, and we were just acting on what we have been trained to do. period. >> reporter: it has what happened since the rescue they have not been trained for. d.j.'s family, uninsured and cash-strapped need help. and so john and joe and their families are leading fund-raising efforts to lend a hand. there is a website fund to help with medical bills, and d.j.'s family has been flooded with everything from clothing and

. >> reporter: 4-year-old d.j.r remains in serious condition at a milwaukee hospital, battling burns to some 30% of his body. >> burns are very painful. and we have to do dressing changes on his wounds, and you can imagine, with a 4-year-old, that's also very scary. >> there's a baby in there! >> reporter: just over a week ago, d.j., his mother, and sister had traveled to milwaukee from tennessee. >> did someone call 911? >> reporter: when their suv hit a tree, flipped on its side and burned, trapping them inside. >> whoa! >> reporter: in a remarkable rescue, caught on tape, two brothers, off duty firefighters, risked their lives to free d.j. from his booster seat, pulling him from the flaming wreck with their bare hands. >> you know, for that 1:17, kind of timed it out, that was my son. i see the little boy. i hear the screams. we're just acting on what we've been trained to do. period. >> reporter: it's what happened since the rescue they haven't been trained for. d.j.'s family, uninsured and cash strapped, need

. >> reporter: the grateful father of young d.j.arper wanted to thank those that saved his son's life. >> first i want to take a minute to thank the firefighters and brave citizens that helped get my son out of the vehicle. >> it was a horrific inferno, the suv carrying d.c. and his mother and sister flipped and burned on the streets of milwaukee. neighborhoods and two off-duty firefighters rushed to the scene. and the mother and little girl were pulled three. 4-year-old d.j. was trapped until the brothers risking their own lives cut him loose. the brothers dowsed the flaming clothes with the garden hose from the neighbor. >> one of the main stays of early burning is to stop the burning. they put him on the ground and smothered out the burns which was appropriate. >> they describe the fiery scene that faced them. >> it was horrific. the car was engulfed in flames, and the child was just, you know, inside there screaming. all i could see was the child's face. >> reporter: while each brothers suffered burns, their bravy is now rewarde

a neighbor's garden hose cooled d.j. harper's seared skin. >> we knew we were going to get burned and get cuts. yojust focus on the child. >> reporter: d.j.'s father shared his incredible gratitude. >> angels all around us, and i would like to thank everybody. >> reporter: the spunky 4-year-old is severely burned, in serious condition, but doctor's expect he'll make a full recovery. >> i don't like to look as us being heroes. we were in the right place at the right time. >> reporter: at the scene of the crash today, scorched pavement is the only reminder of what could have been. >> there's a baby in there! >> reporter: had strangers not acted more like family. barbara pinto, abc news, milwaukee. >> beautiful people there in milwaukee. we put the video from that rescue on our website. and you can watch it at abcnews.com. >>> and that's "world news" for this tuesday. i'm charlie gibson, and i hope you had a good day. from all of us at abc news, have you had a good day. from all of us at abc news, have a good night. caption

. >> reporter: the grateful father of young d.j. harper wanted to thank those who saved his son's life. >> first, i want to take a minute to thank the firefighters and all the brave citizens that helped get my son out of the vehicle. >> reporter: it was an horrific inferno, the suv carrying 4-year-old d.j., his mother and 2-year-old sister flipped and burned on the streets of milwaukee sunday night. >> did someone call 911? >> reporter: neighbors and two offduty milwaukee firefighters who were brothers rushed to the scene. the mother and little girl were pulled free. 4-year-old d.j., strapped in his booster seat, was trapped. until the brothers, risking their own lives, cut him loose. >> five, ten seconds made a difference between this boy living and this boy dying. >> reporter: the brothers then doused the boy's flaming clothes with a neighbor's garden hose but d.j. suffered burns to 20% of his body and remains in serious condition in a milwaukee hospital. >> one of the main states of early burn resuscitation is to stop the byrning

tonight, friends and family remember baltimore d.j. cay swift by awarding a memorial scholarship. >> this young man was the lucky winner, earning -- excuse me, aaron saunders. tonight, he received a $12,000 scholarship. it is in memory of kia edgerton. she died a year ago after breaking her neck in a pool. >>> well, drowning is how dozens of marylanders die every year. in children 14 and under, it is the second leading cause of accidental death. tonight, we investigate why and what a family is doing to prevent it. >> i kissed him good-bye, told him i loved him. >> it only takes a moment. >> i got a call. an accident. >> in that moment. >> they've on the floor and working on him. >> young life was lost. >> silent, not kicking and splashing. >> he was 5 years old when he drowned at the country club, with family friends being with him. >> maybe five minutes went by. >> then child spotted conner. >> did con know how to swim? >> yes, he was very good. >> another patron went and performed mouth to mouth on him. then cpr was performed. >> . s

because we knew exactly where, where d.j. was. we knew where the straps were. even though we, we initially tried to pull them out and we couldn't find the release. that's when i had to you know, we had to call for the knife. >> you guys panicking at all? or were you guys pretty calm as this was unfolding? >> i think you can tell, there's definitely a sense of urge sevenseven urgency there. we need a knife, when you have a 4-year-old boy screaming for his life and he's literally on fire, there's a sense of urgency, but you're focused enough to know what has to be done. john had the presence of mind to call for the knife and he went in and got it done. >> your feelings when you were able to cut that seat belt and free little dj? >> i tell you, i cut the seat belt, and again,dy get everything that i needed? when i started really feeling relieved at that moment, inside the vehicle was when i was able to pull him forward towards me. and then i basically i rolled out of the vehicle with him in my arms. and you see me with him on the street. >> joil, your emotions as

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d.j. when inick, abc news, washington. >>>> authorities say that jai and his 5-year-old brother, jordon, were home alone when the fire broke up. both boys were found unconscious. jordan died on friday. it has been ruled accidental. >>> a new court date -- love on taylor was originally scheduled before a court date but -- the deadly accident happened ilast year. >>> expect more redline delays for most of this week. metra says you can attack on an extra 30 minutes to your trip while the ntsb continues to investigate last month's deadly crash. the ntsb spent most of last wee simulating the crash conditions outside the takoma station. trains will be running slower and one anytime between takoma park and fort patotten. if you had outside today, keep the umbrella handy. keeping an eye on our chances for a little bit of rain. >> the fully much read rain -- definitely much-needed rain. it is hard to believe it is already the middle of july, and r. fee likeptsebe em take a look at whsat ingoi g on

the mother and her 2-year-old daughter were saved first, but 4-year-old david harper, d.j.as trapped inside the vehicle. that's when two firefighters, two off-duty firefightered rushed rush ed in to rescue the boy. james -- chris, rather, it's great to talk you this morning. how is d.j. doing this morning? >> well, he's stable right now. he's still, he's been upgraded. he's had his first surgery last night, first skin graft surgery, and he's got a couple more surgeries, but right now he's stable. he's heavy live sedated. and he's very comfortable right now. >> oh, my goodness. yeah, he was burned, i guess, over 20% of his body, second and third-degree burns just to tell folks at home, and his face, his arms, scalp, his back, as well. any idea, you know, you said it's his first surgery. what were they operating on last night? >> they were doing skin grafts on his arms and his shoulders las vegas nigh last night. >> oh, goodnd, he came through that surgery okay? >> yes, sir, the doctor said he did really well in surgery. right now they have him covered up -- like i said, he w

d.j. hackett and drew bennet. they've had their own moments. mark clayton, number one receiver because his goff game is horrible so it's good. casey cares golf tournament. he's been in contact with derrick mason and feels there's a chance mason could play this season. >>> did you know shaquille o'neal coming to abc? the nba superstar will star in "shaq versus." it's a series where the all-star center will challenge top athletes in their respective sports. during one episode which debuts on august 18th shaq is going to swim against our own michael phelps. that will be interesting. i would like to see shaquille o'neal in the pool. >> better be the deep end. >>> drivers saw flames and smoke and then they ran. >> but little did they know this crash was just the beginning of a mission to save several lives. an incredible story with amazing video. >>> we've heard of snakes on a plane but what about scorpions? >> gross. all right. we're going to go outside and sit on that plane. 72 degrees. we'll have a full check of the forecast coming up. >>> here's

money, a move that apparently angered some, like rafer producer jermaine dupree, who took over the d.j. >> all right, listen, we're going to show you all how to make it rain. i'm jermaine, dupree, right. you all are here to dance. don't bend down and try to get your money. all right. don't try to get the money until i tell you all to get off the stage. you all just keep [bleeped] dancing. >> not long after dupree scolded the dancers, the amateur video abruptly stops. what happens next depends on who you ask. according to court document, jones became enraged when a dancer continued to collect the money he'd thrown on the stage. then jones grabbed dancer by the hair and hit her in the face with his first two to three times. two minx security staffers told outside the lines the same story. jones denies hitting the woman and says bouncers attacked him and he confronted a club promoter who snatched his bag of money. what's not in dispute is that minutes after jones and his entourage were forcibly reproved from the club, a lone gunman stepped from behind this palm tree and opened fire, injur

as the flames spread, two firefighter brothers managed to rescue d.j. harper from the melting car seat today. and his father talked. >> first want to take a minute to thank the firefights and all the brave citizens helped get my son out of the vehicle. and especially john and joe, the brothers that got my son out of the vehicle. >> reporter: doctors said today that the boy has been upgraded to serious but stable condition. he suffered severe burns on 20% of his body but doctors say they pekt expect him to recover well. >>> on wall street today the closing bell has sounded. preliminary numbers show the dow gaining 60 points. nasdaq is up about four points on the day. and the new york stock exchange closed two points higher. >>> and as congress and the obama administration figure out how to get the economy back on track, we are hearing about huge numbers being spent on banks, mortgage programs, and more. how much of your tax dollars have been spent? who is keeping track of it all? sit making a difference? tracy pots has answers now from capitol hill. >> r

and the 77-year-old d.j.listeners this past weekend on america's top 20, it was going to be his last. they launched a billboard for them on top 40 on july 4, 1970. and he later went onto host two spin-offs. when he took over the original show, five years ago. >>> and now she is sparkling a little more brightly than usual. that is the tennis star, long singer out there for them. showing up for last night's world team tennis match with the huge diamond on their left ring finger. when asked the significance of the ring by the associated press reporter, she replied, and i quote, i thought you were the good press. okay. she then put her hand behind her back and she did not elaborate further. >> and that is a great nonanswer. okay. stkh-frpblgts nine news now is 16 minutes away and a look at what we have here for you tonight. the youtube video of the metro that got some people raising their eyebrows. plus, find out what ignited the tempers of several dozen protesters in d.c. >>> and the online tributes, to michael

when they had larry bird, parish, mchale and danny ainge and d.j., you know, reggie lewis was an up-and-coming star, and his tragic death -- he was there trying to revive him and save his life. >> so that's the problem. it's a really unfortunate choice in terms of how this enter down, that the president ended up making these comments about this particular officer. so that's why i'm saying it just begs the question -- where's the teachable moment or the lesson here? >> that's the teachable moment. i think the president needs to realize he's in an incredibly influential position and he should think before he speaks. >> well, now we know he's human and makes mistakes. >> i think we knew that already. sean: well, his poll numbers have been going down. he lost, really, his push to get health care before the politicians go on recess, the house and senate go on recess. so the question is what part did this play in his declining numbers? >> well, i think that this did not help. if you look at the poll numbers on this, the majority of the people, 47%, were dissatisfied with the way he handled this part

dautder to safety as the flames spread two off duty firefighter brothers managed to rescue 4-year-old d.j. harper from his melting car seat. today his dad says thank you. >> first i want to thank the firefighters and alltle brave citizens that helped get my son out of the vehicle. especially john and joe, the brothers that got my son out of the vehicle. >> reporter: doctors said today the boy has been upgraded to serious but stable condition. he suffered severe burns on 20% of his body. doctors expect him to recover well. >>> president obama vowed today to in his words get the job done on health care reform but the president and house democrats got slammed by a health care heavyweight. the mayo clinic says the current health care plan would lower the quality of care and raise costs. more now from steve handelsman. >> reporter: out in public on the issue again, president obama admitted winning health care reform is proving tough. >> make no mistake, we are closer than ever before to the reform the american people need and we are going to get the job done. >> reporter: but in the battle ove

zach moss otherwise known as d.j.s who won a ticket to the jackson memorial service. he joins us from los angeles this morning. good morning to you. >> good morning. how are you doing? dave: good. thanks for being here. why was it so important for you to be there as oppose to the hundreds of millions of people who watched this on tv it? >> was really important to me because being in the music industry and being a d.j. and being able to play his records day in night in and night out, to be there and kind of experience his last hurrah per se was pretty important and, you know, definitely wanted to be there and experience that with all his fans and family. brian: you said the high moment was not caught on camera. you took it, in tell us about it. >> the high moment for me seeing at the end michael jackson's song was playing, just the instrumental. spotlight on the microphone and nobody there. i don't know if it was because the speaker was late to the stand or it was intentional but it looked like they were playing his mu

a quick look at the national map >>> this morning, our weather brought to you by hey, mom, dad and d.jd alex in new jersey. now back to our weather forecast. that's a quick look at your weather. russ, over to you. >> very nice. thank you so much. good morning to you at home. they're cleaning up this morning in west-central minnesota where a tornado sent the turkey feathers flying. two twisters struck yesterday, downing trees and power lines and destroying two turkey barns. one tornado was said to be about a quarter-mile wide. >>> president obama hosts a white house event today to push his health care reform initiative. >>> tv ads paid by by the democratic national committee make their bedue. >> when i lost my job, i lost my health insurance too. >> my father-in-law walks with a limp because he didn't have health care. >> house democrats unveiled their $1.5 trillion health care reform bill yesterday. >>> inflation is up but it may be temporary. the consumer price index surged 0.7% in june. >>> a woman in fresno, california learned the true meaning of easy come, easy go. >> july 13th, a

d.j.wley, assistant secretary of state for public affairs says that was a mistake. >> i think a large respect because we put too much emphasis on the program agents to police themselves and we recognize that has not worked properly. >> reporter: dan yell, who has been tracking exchange student abuse for years says the typical scenario is kids complain, the state department does nothing and agencies around the country keep recruiting students. >> it's self-regulated, unmonitored and underreported and students becoming raped, placed in the homes of convicted felons and placed in the homes of registered sex offenders come to the united states and lose 20, 30, 40 pounds. >> reporter: despite the living conditions, he's loved his time in the u.s. >> all the people are good. >> reporter: he plans to come back, but next time, he says, not to a home where he needs to wonder where his next meal is coming from. >> boy, oh, boy. what a story. drew griffin joining me now to talk more about this. first

>> senior black correspondent was d.j.y show the first thing you think of steve cobert who was the best ever. and you're trying to find what your own thing is. i was going to do a bit that finally you had a black correspondent and d.j. thought it would be funny to be the senior black correspondent, you know, we really own that title and it just kind of took off from there. >> what were you doing prior "the daily show"? >> guest: it marked a turn before performing. i was known mainly as a writer and producer for a number of years. the thing that probablyxs( was most well-known was the bernie mac show which i created and executive produced and i come three years from "the office" and i came off of being a stand-up comic and i stumbled into "the daily show" i guess you could say. >> how often do you appear? >> guest: it's one or twice a month and because of reruns and cable and the internet it seems like i'm on a lot more than i am. i give the allusion that i'm on the show more. >> host: we're going to put the numbers up on t