. >> reporter: just hours after the mission back in october, rescue swimmer, daniel todd told me howd to calm the survivors. >> i pretty much hopped in, i said, "hey, i'm dan. heard you guys need a ride. need some help." there was the juggle between them as well. >> reporter: survivor doug fott was the second to be rescued that day. >> they did an amazing job. they were calm. they had it together. like angels come from above to save us. >> reporter: to get a better measure of the selfless heroes we returned to coast guard air station elizabeth city where every week they respond to calls. >> come around to you, the lineup is in the wind. we joined a training mission, crewed by veterans of the boundy bounty rescue. it is a virtual wave top symphony of coordination between the pilots, the flight mechanic who mans the hoist, and the rescue swimmer who will lead the survivor to safety. the rescue swimmers considered among the coast guard's most elite. >> once the swimmer is in the water radio communication become difficult because of the noise, ocean and the chopper. he will use hand sign

is danielle, todd, and o'neal.arely escaping a car barreling down the sidewalk and high speed in reverse. this would have been a tragic story rather than almost tragic one. >> i think the dog looked and i don't know what the dog would have done if i didn't grab danielle that. something they'll never know. >> the driver was a 93-year-old woman. it remains unclear how they lost control. the car broke a window and somehow squeezed through the street. >> no. it didn't. >> hardly. the organization breeds puppies then trained them giving 300 dogs a year to needy blind people. >> we had just done that. that same route. >> there is a subtle twist of what happened. it's only a 10-week training. after that, the dog goes into the real world. this happened in week 8 meaning after all they went through in two weeks, they must say goodbye. >> he from day one was special. >> now, not just a guide dog but a life saving one, too. >> a true super hero. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now

that's daniel, todd and o'neil barely escaping an out of control car that barreled down the sidewalk at high-speed in reverse. if not for the dog that alerted todd that then pushed the blindfolded daniel, this would have been a tragic story rather than an almost-tragic one. >> the dog looked before i did. i don't know what the dog would have done if i didn't grab daniel so that's something you never know. >> the driver was a 93-year-old woman in the car with her husband. it remains unclear how she lost control. the car broke a window, squeezed all the way to the street. >> didn't seem like a risky job when you took it, did it. >> no, hardly. >> the organization breeze puppies and trains them and gives 300 dogs a year to needy blind people across the country. >> i had just done that exact same route two other times with o'neil. >> there's a subtle twist what happened in the twist because it's only a ten week training program. after that the dog goes off into the real world. for daniel and o'neil, the incident happened in week 8, which means after all they went through, in two weeks th

if not for the dog that alerted todd who then pushed the blindfolded danielle, this would have been a tragic story rather than an almost-tragic one. >> i think the dog looked before i did. i don't know what the dog would have done if i didn't grab danielle, so that's something you never know. of. >> in my mine it seemed forever. >> the driver was a 93-year-old woman in the car with her husband. it remains unclear how she lost control. the car broke other window, it left skid marks along the side of the building and somehow squeezed all the way through to the street. >> didn't seem like a risky job when you took it, did it. >> no, hardly. >> the organization breeze -- breeze puppies and trains them and gives 300 dogs a year to needy blind people across the country. >> i had just done that exact same route two other times with o'neil. >> there's a subtle twist what happened because it's only a ten week training program. after that the dog goes off into the real world. for danielle and o'neil, the incident happened in week 8, which means after all they went through, in two weeks they mus

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. >> reporter: supervisor todd then pushed danielle around the nearby corner with the 18-month- old yellow lab not missing a step. >> thank god the corner was close enough because i did not know if i was just going to have to squeeze along the building line and hope the car would miss up but the corner was there so we were lucky enough to round it. my food was going by as the vehicle went by. >> he came right into my lap and licking my face and he just sat right on my lap and we watched the whole thing together. >> reporter: the video made o'neil a local celebrity. he got a peanut butter kong as an award. don't send flowers. make donations in his name at guidedogs.com. sue kwon, kpix 5. >> adorable dog. the elderly driver won't face charges but will have to retake the driving test. >>> san francisco giants fan bryan stow is out of the rehab hospital and at home. but not by choice. a new youtube video shows bryan stow at home for the first time since 2011. stow was severely beaten causing permanent brain damage outside l.a. dodger stadium more than two years ago. his family says they were f

. >> reporter: supervisor todd then pushed danielle around the nearby corner, with the 18- month-oldw lab not missing a step. >> thank god he was close enough. i did not know if i was going to have to squeeze along the building line and hope the car would miss it. but the corner happened to be there. i think you see my foot in the video, just leaving around the corner, when the car passes by. >> as soon as i knew we were safe, i sat on the ground. and i just loved him up a little bit. he just came right up into my lap and he was licking my face and he just sat right in my lap and we just watched the whole scene together. >> reporter: the video has made o'neal a bit of a local celebrity. he did get a little reward. you can make donations in his name at guidedogs.com. >> what a guy! the elderly driver won't face any charges but she will have to retake the driving test. >>> coming up, what does "made in america" really mean? >> the local exhibit that's putting products made here in the spotlight. how buying american-made can also equal better opportunities for everyone. >>> and why the

. >> reporter: supervisor todd then pushed danielle around the nearby corner with the 18-month- old yellow lab not missing a step. >> thank god the corner was close enough because i did not know if i was just going to have to squeeze along the building line and hope the car would miss us but the corner happened to be there so we were lucky enough to round it. if you see the video i think you see my foot just leaving around the corner when the car is passing by. >> new jersey i knewas soon as i knew we were safe, i sat on the ground. and i just loved him up a little bit. owe just came right into my lap and licking my face, and he just sat right on my lap and we watched the whole thing together. >> reporter: the video made o'neil a local celebrity. he got a peanut butter kong as an award. don't send flowers. make donations in his name at guidedogs.com. sue kwon, kpix 5. >> peanut butter is the best part. the elderly driver won't face charges but will have to retake the driving test. >>> the inaugural flight for a new airline landed in silicon valley today making the commute to los angeles se

i was outside the supreme court todd when the court issued these rule i guess and just like danielle, crowd just went wild with glee about these rulings. the gay men's course of washington broke out into the national anthem. it was a really beautiful moment. what this means for couples in states that have established marriage equality is that they will no longer be treated as second class sit accepts by the united states government. just as justice anthony kennedy said in his decision striking down doma, the purpose of the so-called defense of marriage act was to write inequality into the u.s. code. with the ruling today that inequality is now wiped off the federal law book. unfortunately, we have many states that have not recognized marriage equality. in those states, the fight will continue. although there are encouraging words injustice kennedy's doma opinion this morning noting that laws that are just intended, that are based on a bare animosity hostility toward gay and lesbian couples those are constitutionally suspect and will help states that have not yet fully recognized the c

daniel and dina, thank you very much. >>> well, this sad note today. one of his proteges, chuck todde great visionaries of the political world. chuck is describing a man we all learned from, the founder of the hotline and a top consultant to gerald ford's 1976 campaign. doug bailey and his late partner created the world political consulting. not the way we know it now, perhaps, but the way they practiced it, it was in every respect a truly honorable profession. doug mentored our friend chuck and generations of reporters who admired him for his gentlemaner of practicing this art of politics. doug bailey died in his sleep monday night. he was 79 years old. [ ship horn blows ] no, no, no! stop! humans. one day we're coming up with the theory of relativity, the next... not so much. but that's okay -- you're covered with great ideas like optional better car replacement from liberty mutual insurance. total your car and we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. learn about it at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> that does it for