last year nicolas smith went into cardiac arrest and doctors gave him a one percent chance to live. smith beat the odds and credited the first responders who rushed in to help him. today smith had a chance to say thank you to the crews of the sun star paramedics and the clearwater fire department. >> the 9-1-1 operator and pinellas county fire department did an amazing job. if it wasn't for them i would not be standing here today. i would not have kiss my stepdaughter good-bye this morning. >> today the first responders they should be awarded each and i do everything on the internet but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (husband) we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be better around here. (husband) i heard that. switching to better internet is now easier than ever. internet available, with uploads up to 5x faster than cable. get 100 meg upload and download speeds, plus tv and phone for just $69.99 a month online with no annual contract. switch to better.

((mark--vo-)) this man is not supposed to be alive. 99-percent of the people in nicolas smith's situation die. 3 ((mark--2sht)) last year, his irregular heart rythymn triggered a cardiac arrest.... and first repsonders helped today he got to thank them >>> the first responders helped him beat the odds. this is very special. >> when nick smith went into cardiac arrest he was lucky his girlfriend gave him cpr. >> she administered cpr for over six minutes non-stop not just the act but she was able to keep up six minutes of cpr. >>> i had never done cpr he was face down they said i had to roll him over. and a paramedics administered magnesium sulfate to regulate him. >> and they met with the fire department and for the first time since it happened in november. >> and are you a special case not very often to we get to meet our patients after the fact especially in the situation, at he had a 1% chance to live and thanks to the acts he beat the long odds. >> that's an amazing story and it shows you how important cpr is. >> and what a job the paramedics and sun star did, they saved his life. i ap