even ron powell's. >> after they wiped all the blood away it was just superficial scratches. i'm pretty blessed and lucky to be able to walk away from something like that. >> at the station afterwards, the woman who officer eagler saved gets her chance to thank him. >> she just gave me a hug. that was a very neat moment. >> as brief as it was, their miraculous escape from the violent crash made a lasting impression on everyone involved. >> when i saw the videotape, wow. how lucky am i. >> i did break down finally and start crying and realizing that i could have been killed very easily. but you know, god still wanted me here for something. >>> coming up -- another officer makes a dramatic save. and an ambulance pulled over on the way to the hospital. >>> caught on camera, a heated >>> caught on camera, a heated argument between a state trooper and a paramedic on his way to the hospital with a patient. may 24th, 2009. dash cam video shows oklahoma trooper daniel martin trying to pass an ambulance that is slow to let him by. the trooper scolds the driver over his radio. >> you g

now 79 to ronned a miscavige declined to comment. as for powellnot be reached for comment. when arrested they found numerous weapons in his car. powell said they were for sport shooting. >> i just follow the old man. i don't intend any harm to him ever. >> reporter: he was charged with one federal count for obtaining a silencer. it was dismissed based on him taking a special program. what powell told police two years ago is bringing more attention to the church of scientology. >> all right. we will turn now to dylan dwyer and get a check of the weather. >> along with severe storms we could see flash flooding. keep in mind we are looking at downpours with these storms that could produce a couple inches of rain in a short period of time. from st. louis, into charleston west virginia. look at the northeast, where we have winter weather advisories in effect through today, especially this morning portland is seeing snow right now. it will accumulate a little bit, especially on the grassy surfaces, but this is the area we are focused on. there are flash

who identified himself as david miscavic he said if it was ron's time to die, to let him die and not intervene. the story was repeated by powell's by police. >> reporter: but the church of scientology says no conversation everyone took place. adding he's already taken care of his father and continues to do so. ronald miscavige, now 79 declined to comment. as for powell, he could not be reached for comment. when police arrested him in 2013 offers found numerous weapons in his car but powell said they were for sports shooting. powell was eventually charged with one federal count for possessing a silencer. the charge was dismissed contingent on him completing a special program. but what powell told police nearly two years ago is bringing more attention to the church of scientology. joe friar, nbc news los angeles. >> tony ortega is a journalist who has written extensively about scientology. she'll join the discussion next. escape has every feature you could even imagine. i just opened my trunk with my foot. i prefer, without a doubt, the escape over the cr-v. my opinion of ford has dramatically changed. take the ecoboost challenge

identified himself as david miscaviger saying if it was ron's time to die let him die and not intervene in my way. that story was repeated by powell's got a call from david miscavige who said don't intervene if he starts having a heart attack. >> reporter: the church said that never took place adding it's ronald miscavige declined to comment except to tell nbc news that he was troubled to learn of the investigation in question. >> i just follow the old man. i'm not intending any harm to him ever. >> reporter: powell was eventually charged with one federal count for possessing a silencer. the charge was dismissed contingent on him completing a special program, but what powell told police nearly two years ago is bringing more attention to the church of scientology. joe fryar, nbc news los angeles. >>> up next, a lightning bolt blew a hole in a plane, but no one, even the pilot, knew about that damage until the plane landed. one of the stories we're following across the "newsnation" and meet the woman just named the nfl's first full-time female official. her message to the people who believe that her hiring is just a publicity stunt. >

david told him that if it was ron's time to die to let him die and not intervene in any way. that story was repeated by powell's call from david miscavige. he said, don't intervene. >> reporter: but the church of scientology said no such conversation with mr. miscavige ever took place. it is unadulterated, expletive, adding mr. miscavige has always taken care of his father and continues to do so. ronald miscavige, now 79 declined to comment, except to tell nbc news he was devastated to learn about the events in question. as for powell, he could not be reached for comment. when police arrested him in 2013 officers found numerous weapons in his car but powell said they were just for sport shooting. >> i just follow the old man. i swear. i'm not intending any harm to him, ever. >> reporter: powell was eventually charged with one federal count for possessing a silencer. the charge was dismissed contingent on him completing a special program, but what powell told police nearly two years ago is bringing more attention to the church of scientology. joe fryer, nbc news los angeles. >> joe thanks very much. that's going