- 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.