stay with us. >> jeff widener is here. he is an award winning photo journalist who has worked in more than 100 countries. on june 5, 19 89, he stood on the balcony in bag and took one of the most famous photographs in the 20th century. it is the picture of a loan man facing down the tanks in tianamen square. it captured bravery and tragedy of the chinese movement in one single image that appeared on the front pages of newspaperaround the world. this day marks the 25th anniversary of that moment so i'm very pleased to have jeff widener here. welcome to the program. >> thanks for having me. >> i think how close i came to losing that photograph. because i kind of botched the exposure on it. it taunts me to this day. i don't even have it on my wall in my apartment. >> rose: really? >> no. >> rose: because of how close you came to not having it? >> it would be like the kid in the basketball championship game know-- he's got to get that winning point. if he had missed that point and lost the game he would have been scarred for l

on the 25th anniversary of that moment, i am pleased to have jeff widener here. >> when you see that,at do you first think? >> i think how close i came to losing that photograph. i botched the exposure. it taunts me to this day. i don't even have it on the wall of my apartment. >> because of how close you came to not having it? >> it's like being vacated a basketball game. if you missed the winning point, you would be scarred for life. when i look at it-- >> only you would've known. >> no, i think everyone would've known. i had been in beijing for about a week. i had covered the events of june 4. that night i was hit in the face with the rock. the camera saves my life. my head goes back, boom, the rock went through the mirror. then i started asking people around me if anyone had a flash. i have no camera but a flash on. i went to rich paramedics situation, got back to the ap office, they ran my images, then i went back to the hotel. mark avery said, "they're killing people, don't go back out." i went back, and it was one of the most difficult decisions i have ever had to make in my li

. >> jeff widener is here.is no award-winning photojournalist who has worked in more than 100 countries. stood on the89, he balcony in beijing, and he took one of the most famous photographs of the 20th century. it is a picture of a lone man facing down the column of tanks near tiananmen square. the photograph captured the bravery and the tragedy that the chinese democracy movement -- of the chinese democracy movement in one image. this year marks the 25th anniversary of that moment. i'm very pleased to have jeff widener here. welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> when you see that, what do you first think? >> i think how close i came to losing that photograph because i kind of botched the exposure on it. it haunts me to this day. i don't even have it on my wall in my apartment. >> really? >> no. >> because of how close you came to not having it? >> it would be like the kid in the basketball championship game, and you got to get the winning point. if he had missed that point and lost the game, he would have been

. >> jeff widener took the photos of the man believed to be a 19-year-old student whose identity andfate rebates i don't -- remains unknown. >> this is a man who shot it. he was in beijing on assignment when demonstrations escalated. amid the confusion, one man stood out when he stepped in front of a column of tanks. jeff was taking pictures from a nearby hotel when he first caught a glimpse. >> well, i was shocked, like anyone else was. i just assumed he was going to be killed and i was waiting for the exact moment he was going to be shot. when he was it, that is when i went to get a lens that would double my focal length. the event was happening so far away but i thought it was an amazing event and i really wonder what his thoughts were and why he did it. we will never know. >> although the protests were ultimately triggered by the death of a purse high-level official, tensions had been mounting for months. he can only sit at it about the reasos behind his actions. >> yes, i'm sure he was courageous. if he was emotionally distraught from his friend and girlfriend or someone else wh

federal former prosecutor and widener law professor jeff molten will lead the investigation.ne says corbett may have had motives for delaying the investigation. governor tom corbett maintained it was a swift investigation saying his prosecutors needed extra time to develop reluctant witnesses. reporting live from the digital operations center, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >>> also happening today, a presidential mediation board will hear both side in septa's ongoing contract stalemate with two of its unions. jesse gary is live with this story this morning. >> reporter: this is an opportunity for the board to feel out concerns for all the parties involved. let's take a look at our video. this is the first time since both sides have met since a one-day work stoppage earl this month. issues at hand,ion increases and four years worth of back raises. the presidential board will report back to the president july 14th with nonbinding recommendations. reporting live, jesse gary, nbc >>> good morning as weroac 7:00, heavy volume onhe pages in the normal spots. 76 eastbound is heavy right