dan sweeney saw the branch fall and ran to help. kimberly, my photographer and i were sitting at a red light on ninth and constitution when we saw the branch fall. traffic stopped and the drivers got out of their cars to help, running to that branch that you see on your screen. all the pedestrians began running, and they were asking, is anybody under there? there were hundreds of tourists around, and nobody had any idea how many people were trapped under the limb. >> it came right down, and everyone tried to lift the branch off of her. sam: it took only seconds for the massive limb to fall in the height of the afternoon tourist rush, and only seconds after that, this is what it looks like, doesn't of good samaritans rushing in to help. washington state firefighter >> we saw a lady trapped by a big branch, and her legs were caught. she was bleeding from the head. sam: before firefighters arrived, onlookers encircled the tree on both sides, and on the count of three they lifted the fallen limb. >> we lifted the branch. my daughter is