. >> steven lloyd is a 46-year-old registered nurse, but unlike garrett couples he's not a lifeguard. says he hasn't been swimming in ten years. >> he's trying to do something. >> i just asked him, do you have any training? >> and i gulped on water and i said i'm exhausted. >> i said okay, well, grab him under his arm and we're going to tow him to shore. >> it's been more than four minutes now since matthew buford went under when garrett couples reaches the shore. but if he expects help to be waiting, he's in for another surprise. >> come on. come on. get him over. >> i expected them to have everything possible to save this gentleman set up and ready to go. at the very minimum the bag masks they use to ventilate somebody and oxygen. i mean, that alone does worlds of good. >> get down there! >> already should have been down there. >> keep the camera rolling. >> out of the way. >> but as the videotape shows, only now are authorities pushing spectators back, scrambling over the railing down to the river. >> i gave him two breaths before i handed him over and they pulled him on shore and

. >> reporter: steven lloyd and his 6-year-old daughter milan woke up to a real-life nightmare. this tree crashed through their bedroom window, nearly toppling on top of them. >> it was like a loud crash, a loud boom and everyone just jumped up. >> he jumped on top of our stopped he pulled her out. >> reporter: the headboard may have helped save will lives. her aunt, a double amputee lives in. the apartment below. >>, i screamed, and my granddaughter ran in and started pulling stuff off me. >> reporter: the tree landed on power lines, knocking out electricity to the home as well. but the damage from this storm goes far beyond newark. while police in newar responded to more than half-dozen calls, rare tan was hit especially hard. >> for at least six blocks or so have been affected by whatever it was. >> reporter: debris left scatteren across yards and homes torn apart. the winds so strong jose rodriguez could barely open his front door. >> the second i opened the door, i flew back. i weigh about 230 pounds. everything was spinning in my my lamps broke. >> reporter: residents spen