- WELL, WASN'T THAT
YOUR LUCKY DAY THAT HE WAS NEARBY. - ABSOLUTELY.
- OKAY. SO, FIRST OF ALL, MARK, TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED. - I WAS RESPONDING TO A PERSON
WITH A WEAPON CALL-- MY LIGHTS AND SIRENS GOING. CAME INTO AN INTERSECTION, WAS INVOLVED IN
AN AUTO ACCIDENT. NEXT THING I KNOW IS, MY VEHICLE'S CLOSE
TO A SIDEWALK, MY AIR BAG'S BLOWN,
AND THERE'S A FIRE RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD A-- - SO YOU DON'T REMEMBER IMPACT? - I DON'T.
I DON'T REMEMBER IMPACT. I--I JUST KIND OF WOKE UP,
BASICALLY. STILL, I KNEW
SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I COULDN'T MOVE AROUND TOO MUCH. JOE CAME OVER,
STARTED "YO. HEY, YOU KNOW,
YOUR CAR'S ON FIRE." [laughter] I WAS--
AND I WAS KIND OF OUT OF IT. LIKE, "WELL, THANKS." I TOLD THE RADIO,
"THIS IS WHERE I'M AT. I NEED HELP."
AND-- - SO YOU DIDN'T KNOW
THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. - I DID--I DID SEE
THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE, BUT IT DIDN'T REGISTER ENOUGH
TO KNOW THAT I WAS IN DANGER. - THAT YOU SHOULD GET OUT.
- EXACTLY. - YEAH,
THAT'S MY NATURAL INSTINCT WHEN THE CAR IS ON FIRE IS,
LIKE, NOT JUST TO WATCH IT, BUT CLEARLY YOU WERE, LIKE,
OUT OF IT. SO WHAT HAPPENED? SO WHERE WERE YOU, AND HOW DID YOU KNOW
THIS HAPPENED? - I WAS ACTUALLY VISITING
MY SISTER IN SOUTH PHILLY, AND AT THE TIME,
WE WERE WATCHING TV, JUST HANGING OUT,
AND WE HEARD THIS LOUD BOOM. AND I WAS LIKE, "WHOA,
WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT?" SO WE ALL GOT UP,
RAN TO THE DOOR, LOOKED OUT,
AND IT WAS KIND OF SMOKY, BUT RIGHT AWAY,
I KNEW IT WAS A COP CAR. AND I'M A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER
FOR 3 1/2 YEARS, SO... - LOOK AT THAT. [cheers and applause] SO WHEN I REALIZED
IT WAS A COP, KIND OF HIT HOME
A LITTLE BIT FOR ME. SO INSTANTLY I JUST RAN UP
TO THE CAR--RUN UP TO HIM. I WAS LIKE,
"HOW ARE YOU?" AND HE'S--
HE WAS ALL DISORIENTED, DIDN'T KNOW WHERE HE WAS. AND I SAID,
"YOUR CAR'S ON FIRE." AND HE'S LIKE... JUST STARING AT ME. I WAS LIKE, "UH,
I'M GONNA HAVE TO GET YOU OUT." AND I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR,
AND THE DOOR WASN'T OPENING, SO I'M LIKE, "I'M GONNA HAVE TO
GET YOU OUT THROUGH THE WINDOW." AND HE JUST THREW HIS ARMS OUT,
AND JUST DRAGGED HIM OUT. - BUT THAT'S LIKE--
LIKE JUST DEAD WEIGHT, BECAUSE HE WASN'T REALLY MOVING, SO YOU HAD TO LIFT HIM
OUT AND OVER THAT DOOR, RIGHT? - CORRECT, YEAH.
HE WAS HEAVY. - WOW, YEAH.
[laughter] IT'S ALL MUSCLE. THAT'S WHAT--
IT'S ALL SOLID MUSCLE. SO, YEAH, THAT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE
THAT YOU COULD DO THAT. AND OBVIOUSLY, YOUR TRAINING
AS A FIREFIGHTER COMES IN HANDY RIGHT THERE TOO. - YEAH, SOMEWHAT IT DOES,
KIND OF, BUT MORE OR LESS, THE INSTINCT
TO GO AND HELP SOMEBODY WAS FROM MY DAD. HE PASSED AWAY TWO MONTHS AGO. AND HE GAVE ME-- HE INSPIRED ME
TO DO GREAT THINGS. HIS FAMOUS SAYING TO ME WAS, "IF SOMEONE NEEDS HELP,
HELP 'EM. "DON'T MATTER
WHAT THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES ARE. "IF YOU HAVE $10, "AND A GUY ON THE STREET
WHO NEEDS HELP NEEDED $10,
GIVE IT TO 'EM." AND THAT'S SOMETHING--
EXACTLY WHAT HE WOULD DO. SO I--HE TAKES--
HE INSPIRED ME. - HE SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT MAN.
- HE WAS. - I'M SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. AND YOU'RE A GOOD GUY, JOE. - THANK YOU. - FIRST OF ALL,
WHAT HAPPENED TO-- WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
WHAT'S-- - THE LEG, IT'S--
YOU KNOW, IT'S STILL BANGED UP. I STILL HAVE TESTS AND DOCTORS
I HAVE TO GO SEE ABOUT IT. I'M JUST--
I'M LUCKY THAT JOE WAS THERE, 'CAUSE OTHERWISE, I'D STILL
BE SITTING IN THAT CAR, AND... - BECAUSE, I THINK,
AFTER YOU GOT HIM OUT, IT KIND OF--THE WHOLE CAR
CAUGHT FIRE, RIGHT? - WITHIN A MINUTE, YEAH. - CRAZY.
- JUST LIKE IN THAT VIDEO. I MEAN, THAT VIDEO WAS--
OH, I'D SAY TWO MINUTES AFTER WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
GOT THERE. BUT IT WAS BURNING FOR A GOOD--
- SO HE SAVED YOUR LIFE. - ABSOLUTELY.
- THIS GUY. - THERE'S NOTHING LEFT
OF THE CAR. - AND YOU'RE PALS NOW, RIGHT?
- ABSOLUTELY. - WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO
AFTER YOU GRADUATE? - I'M MORE OR LESS
THINKING ABOUT THE MILITARY SERVICE
RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. I DON'T KNOW WHICH BRANCH YET,
BUT-- AND THEN AFTER THE MILITARY
SERVICE, I WAS THINKING ABOUT A FIREFIGHTER
OR A POLICE OFFICER. - WE CAN'T LEGALLY GIVE YOU
A GIFT. - THAT'S CORRECT. - WE CAN'T DO THAT BECAUSE
YOU'RE AN OFFICER OF THE LAW. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT LAW,
BUT-- YOU KNOW, SEEMS LIKE
WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING, AND YOU WANT TO HELP SOMEBODY-- YOUR GIRLFRIEND'S
IN THE AUDIENCE, AND SHE MUST BE EXHAUSTED
FROM TAKING CARE OF YOU ALL THE TIME AND... - YEP. [cheers and applause] - HI. SO BECAUSE
I THINK SHE'S EXHAUSTED FROM TAKING CARE OF YOU...
- PROBABLY. - SHE DESERVES A VACATION.
- ABSOLUTELY. - SO SHE'S GONNA GET
A SIX-NIGHT STAY FOR TWO AT THE CEBLUE VILLAS
AND BEACH RESORT IN ANGUILLA. SHE'LL STAY IN
A THREE-BEDROOM VILLA WITH ITS OWN POOL. SHE'S GONNA HAVE A PICNIC ON A PRIVATE ISLAND. [laughter] AND SHE'S GONNA GET
A COUPLE'S MASSAGE, SO... [laughter] I DON'T KNOW WHO
SHE'S GONNA BRING... - YOU COULD TAKE ME.
- BUT THAT'S WHERE SHE'S GOING. [cheers and applause] ALL RIGHT. YOU COULD BRING--
YOU COULD BRING JOE. JOE, WE HEARD THAT YOU RIDE
YOUR BICYCLE TO WORK A LOT, BUT YOUR BIKE HAS A FLAT, SO-- IT ALWAYS HAS A FLAT TIRE, SO WE GOT YOU A NEW BIKE RIGHT HERE, AND... [cheers and applause] [both laugh]
- YES. YES. - THAT'S AWESOME. - AND...
- I LIKE IT. - WE KNOW THAT WHEN
YOU AREN'T WORKING AS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER,
YOU LIKE TO PLAY VIDEO GAMES, SO WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU
THIS BRAND-NEW ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM OVER HERE. [cheers and applause] - A PS4. - [laughing] OH, [bleep].
YOU GOT BOTH, MAN. CONGRATULATIONS.
- THANK YOU. THANK YOU. - YOU'RE WELCOME.
- THAT'S AWESOME.
reacted same way the cop did. love that "holy shit, you got both man"
What the hell? You can't give a police officer a gift?