The road's cut off. The message we got, she said, life or death situation and we jumped into action.

The baby's skin color was blue. We threw that baby in the helicopter as fast as we could.

It looked like something from a movie. They just took over and they said we're here. I got you.

If you guys hadn't done what you did, that baby wouldn't be alive today.

Staying on the air, disseminating information, so critical.

We were able to reunite 148 families. Come on out. It was

just Americans helping Americans. We are talking about a special kind of strength, the kind that emerges in the face of devastation.

When hurricanes Milton and Helene ripped through communities, lives were forever changed.

But amidst the chaos and destruction, ordinary people rose to the challenge, becoming heroes in the truest sense.

From rescuing neighbors trapped in floodwaters to organizing relief efforts

when everything seemed lost.

These unsung heroes didn't wait for recognition.

They acted with heart, courage, and compassion.

And tonight, we honor their stories and their unwavering spirit.

I had the privilege to meet some of these heroes when I travel to North Carolina

to help with relief efforts.

This is a thousand-year storm?

Yes, sir.

They talk about the storms that happened in the early 1900s here,

and this has surpassed that.

When I saw that the media was not paying attention to this,

and it didn't seem to me that the government was paying much

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