<p><pi><b>This package/segment contains third party material. Unless otherwise noted, this material may only be used within this package/segment.</b></pi></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Supers/Fonts: </b> Jay Heday/Witness</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Jesse Singh/witness</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>OFFICER RJ McPartland/Woodbridge Police Dept.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Mayor John McCormack/Woodbridge Township</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Story Location: </b> Woodbridge</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>State/Province: </b> New Jersey</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Shot Date: </b> 06/14/2023</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>URL: </b> https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/woodbridge-township-n-j-employee-struck-by-lightning-then-saved-by-police-officer/</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Notes and Restrictions: </b> This package/segment contains third party material. Unless otherwise noted, this material may only be used within this package/segment.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Newsource Notes: </b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Story Description: </b></p>\n<p>Elements:</p>\n<p>3rd party video of lightning strike, interview with first responder and witnesses</p>\n<p>Wire/StoryDescription:</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>There were terrifying moments on Wednesday when a man was struck by lightning in the middle of a soccer field.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>As tragic as the experience was, officials say the man was actually lucky that the responding police officer happened to know CPR and saved his life.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The dramatic video shows the moment a bolt of lightning fires down from the sky, striking town employee Eric Baumgartner at Iselin Middle School in Woodbridge at around 12:15 p.m.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>"I was in my living room. I saw the lightning first. It was like a bomb. Then I look out the window and the guy is right in the middle. He went down," witness Hay Heday said.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Baumgartner was painting lines on the practice soccer field when he was struck. Witnesses told CBS2 they assumed the worst.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>"He's lying flat on the ground. We called the police, police did come, and that guy no moving," Jesse Singh said.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>"As of right now, I have every reason to believe R.J. McPartland saved Eric Baumgartner's life," Woodbridge Mayor John McCormick said.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Responding Police Officer McPartland is a former firefighter. He said he jumped into action when he realized Baumgartner didn't have a pulse.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>"We were able to see some burn marks appeared on his hands, so that was how we were able to determine what happened. And we knew we needed to start compressions to get his heart started again," McPartland said. "We were trying to talk to him the whole time. Once we were in the ambulance and did he get a pulse back, he did slowly begin to regain consciousness.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>"It's what we're trained to do. Luckily, we are trained in that and were able to provide that to someone who needs it," McPartland added.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Baumgartner has been a town employee for 18 years. He's a husband and father. At last check, he was in stable condition at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital. Doctors expect him to make a full recovery.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Station Notes/Scripts:</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>INTRO </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>THE VICTIM WAS A LONGTIME TOWN EMPLOYEE PUTTING LINES IN THIS SOCCER FIELD WHEN HE WAS struck.</p>\n<p>THE MAYOR SAYS THE ONLY REASON HEs alive is because a hero officer was at the right place at the right time.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>NATS LIGHTNING STRIKE</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>T1: Dramatic video shows the moment a bolt of lightning fired down from the sky, striking town employee Eric Baumgartner on the soccer field around 12:15pm.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>(Jay Heday/Witness)</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>13:10:44 it was like a BOMB. And the guy went down.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>(BUTT)</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>(Jesse Singh/witness)</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>13:24:25 hes lying flat on the ground. We called the police but hes not moving.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>T2: RESPONDING POLICE OFFICER RJ McPartland was just leaving his shift at the nearby high school.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>13:39:34 just before the call came in, I saw the lightning and said wow that seems really close.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>T3: McPartland says Baumgartner was unconscious and didnt have a pulse. The former firefighters paramedic training immediately kicked in.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>13:39:47 we saw burn marks on his hands, and we knew we needed to start compressions to get his heart started again.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>(BUTT)</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>13:39:03 we were trying to talk to him the whole time. In the ambulance he slowly regained consciousness.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>(BUTT)</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>(Mayor John McCormack/Woodbridge Township)</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>13:36:53 as of right now I have every reason believe RJ MacMartland saved Eric B life.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>(BUTT)</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>(McPartland)</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>13:38:36 hearing that hes doing well is a good feeling. Im just happy I was close and able to get to him in time.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>TAG</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>BAUMGARTNER HAS BEEN A TOWN EMPLOYEE FOR 18 years. Hes a husband and father. At last check he was in stable condition at Robert wood Johnson hospital.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SUPERS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VIDEO SHOWS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VO SCRIPT</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--LEAD IN</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SOT</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--TAG</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--KEYWORD TAGS--</b></p>\n<p></p>

Storm Chaser Scott McPartland talks on camera about his experience with Hurricane Sandy, as well as the profound effects of the aftermath

MARIAN MCPARTLAND - AFTERGLOW

Queens, New York - June 26, 2024: Sheets of wind driven rain race down Woodhaven Boulevard in Queens, NY during a severe thunderstorm.

VS PRESS BRIEFING BY REAGAN ADMINISTRATION AIDES. VS FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR ROBERT MCPARTLAND DISCUSSES NUCLEAR ARMS BALANCE AND THE START (STRATEGIC ARMS REDUCTIONS TALKS) NEGOTIATIONS. WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF JAMES BAKER DISCUSSES THE BUDGET AND TAX PACKAGE TO REDUCE ESCALATING BUDGET DEFICITS. CI: PERSONALITIES: BAKER, JAMES. PERSONALITIES: MCPARTLAND, ROBERT.

Queens, New York - June 26, 2024: Wind driven torrential rain races past a streetlight on Woodhaven Boulevard during a severe thunderstorm in Queens, NY.

PATRICE RUSHEN, MARIAN MCPARTLAND, JOHN LEWIS, BILL EVANS - BILLIE'S BOUNCE

TAPE: EF02/0631 IN_TIME: 22:13:35 DURATION: 2:30 SOURCES: APTN/NYSE/NASDAQ/ABC RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: New York - 26 July 2002 SHOTLIST: NYSE 1. Wide shot, New York Stock Exchange trading floor 2. Med shot, closing bell NYSE 3. Close up, NYSE sign NASDAQ 4.Wide shot, interior, NASDAQ trading board 6. Med shot, NASDAQ trading board ticker symbols (Imclone, Intel) 7. Pan right, Tyco to Motorola on NASDAQ trading board 8. Wide shot, exterior, NASDAQ building ABC file 9. Med shot, Adelphia Communications CEO John Rigas taken away in handcuffs, Timothy Rigas taken away, Michael Rigas taken away APTN 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Walter Murphy, Senior Market Analyst, Merrill Lynch: "I think most of the market's reaction was just the fact that it was so, so, so, so, so sold out. In need of a bounce, markets don't go down for ten weeks in a row without having some sort of at least natural reaction. I believe it was a market move, I don't believe it was an event driven move." NYSE 11. Cutaway, NYSE trading floor APTN 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Walter Murphy, Senior Market Analyst, Merrill Lynch: " The techinical condition of the market now is as good as it has been at any other recovery attempt this year. That's a good thing, the momentum is oversold, the sentiment is excessively bearish, that's a good thing. So I think the pre-conditions for a good rally are in place." 13. Wide shot, people on street in Times Square 14. Med shot, people on the street in Times Square 15.SOUNDBITE (English) Joel Kronfeld, Larchmont, New York: "I think that American companies have value and that with accounting scandals and all the problems there cycles and if you read the last twenty years, you're going to see this goes up and down." 16. SOUNDBITE (English) John McPartland, Queens, New York: "I think it's going to come pretty soon. I think it's more or less at the bottom now, I'm staying put, I'm not doing anything, taking my money out or anything like that." 17. Tilt up, exterior, NASDAQ building STORYLINE: Wall Street finished a tumultuous week on an upbeat note on Friday, with stocks posting a solid advance and raising hopes that after more than two months of selling, the worst of the market's decline might be over. The gain helped the Dow Jones industrials achieve their biggest weekly advance in 10 weeks. The week, which saw the Dow make its second largest one-day point gain, also marked the first time since July 1-5 that the Dow, the Nasdaq composite index and the Standard & Poor's 500 index all had two winning sessions. The Dow closed up 78.08, or nearly 1 percent, at 8,264.39. The blue chips ended the week up 3 percent, their best showing since they rose 4.2 percent the week of May 17. The market's other major indexes also advanced Friday. The Nasdaq rose 22.03, or 1.8 percent, to 1,262.11. The S&P 500 advanced 14.16, or 1.7 percent, 852.84. But the week was mixed for the broad market with the Nasdaq falling 4.3 percent and the S&P 500 rising 0.6 percent. The three indexes have not all had a weekly gain since May 17. The week also contained some substantial progress toward rebuilding sentiment for investors, among them the arrest of the founding members of Adelphia Communication's Rigas family on Wednesday, for alledgedly dipping into the company's till. House and Senate negotiators on Wednesday agreed on legislation that would create tougher penalties for corporate fraud. But some analysts say despite the government crackdown, the market was due for a rally anyway. Analysts said investors - both individual and institutional -are beginning to feel more at ease after driving prices to five-year lows over the past 10 weeks. But investors are still tentative as the market's steep declines are still fresh. Investors are expected in the coming weeks to do more buying, enticed by lower stock prices after more than two month of heavy selling brought issues to values not seen since 1997.

MUSICIANS JIMMY MCPARTLAND, BUD FREEMAN, PEE WEE RUSSELL, GENE KRUPA, EDDIE CONDON, JACK TEAGARDEN, JOE SULLIVAN, BOBBY HAGGART

Queens, New York - June 26, 2024: Wind driven torrential rain falls during a severe thunderstorm in Queens, NY.

WAVES CRASHING ROCKS. ROCKY COAST. SEAGULL. BOATS IN HARBOR. FEATURING BILL EVANS, CHUCK MANGIONE, DIZZY GILLESPIE, BOBBY BLUE BAND, BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS, ETTA JAMES, PAUL DESMOND, MARIAN MCPARTLAND, HUBERT LAWS, SVEND ASMUSSEN, JOHN LEWIS, CLARK TERRY, CAL TJADER, TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI & LEW TABACKIN

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 15: Demonstrators hold a banner which reads "Korea For Palestine" and shout "We Want Justice You Say How, Release Mahmoud Khalil Right Now" during a protest in Times Square on March 15, 2025 in New York City. The protests were in opposition to Israel's continued bombing of Gaza, as well as the arrest of former Columbia University student and activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) and faces deportation for his role in past protests at the university. (Footage by Scott J McPartland/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 15: Demonstrators hold signs, some of which read "ICE Off Our Campuses, Hands Off Our Students" and listen to a speaker reacting to the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil during a protest in Times Square on March 15, 2025 in New York City. The protests were in opposition to Israel's continued bombing of Gaza, as well as the arrest of former Columbia University student and activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) and faces deportation for his role in past protests at the university. (Footage by Scott J McPartland/Getty Images)

WITH JIMMY MCPARTLAND, PEE WEE RUSSELL, WILLIE "THE LION" SMITH, GEORGE WATLEY, DANCERS LEON JAMES AND AL MINNS. AT THE CENTRAL PLAZA DANCE HALL IN NEW YORK CITY, 1954. GREAT JAZZ CLUB SCENES CIRCA 1950s DIXIELAND JAZZ, TRADITIONAL JAZZ CIRCA 1954. NYC JAZZ CLUB CIRCA 1950S. SOCIAL JAZZ DANCES. CONGA LINE. *NOT SURE OF SONG TITLES*

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 14: A Demonstrator holds up a sign which reads "Another Jew For Mahmoud Khalil Free Palestine" as other demonstrators repeat the words of an activist using a megaphone, including the phrase "Columbia We Know You, You Arrest Your Students Too," during a student protest outside Columbia University on Broadway at 116th Street on March 14, 2025 in New York City. The protests were in opposition to Israel's continued bombing of Gaza, as well as the arrest of former Columbia University student and activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) and faces deportation for his role in past protests at the university. (Footage by Scott J McPartland/Getty Images)

SEP 29, 2994 4000 BOTTLES OF BEER OFF THE WALL 9 PRECINCT, MANHATTAN, EAST VILLAGE -CASES OF CANNED BUDWEISER BEER, BOTTLES OF AMSTEL LIGHT, COLT 45 AND OLD ENGLISH, HOLSTEN BEER, HEINEKIN, ON DISPLAY IN PRECINCT -STATEMENT BY LT FRANCES MCPARTLAND ABOUT STING OF STORES SELLING TO UNDERAGE MINORS -EXT OF 9 PRECINCT STATION HOUSE

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 14: Demonstrators, some holding signs which read "Release Mahmoud Khalil" repeat the words of an activist using a megaphone, including the phrase "From The River To The Sea Palestine Will Be Free, From The Sea To The River Palestine Will Live Forever", during a student protest outside Columbia University on Broadway at 116th Street on March 14, 2025 in New York City. The protests were in opposition to Israel's continued bombing of Gaza, as well as the arrest of former Columbia University student and activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) and faces deportation for his role in past protests at the university. (Footage by Scott J McPartland/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 8: Demonstrators march behind a banner that reads "Women Of The World Unite" on University Place near East 8th Street during the International Women's Day march on March 8, 2025 in New York City. The march focuses on recognizing women's rights and achievements and promoting gender equality globally. (Footage by Scott J McPartland/Getty Images)

WATERTOWN, NEW YORK - JANUARY 21: Heavy snow falls past the First Baptist Church clock tower as cars drive along Route 12 on Mill Street on January 21, 2025 in Watertown, New York. Towns and villages east of Lake Ontario were buried under very deep snow totaling over 4 feet in some locations, during a major lake effect snow event that brought with it temperatures in the single digits, and windchills well below zero. (Footage by Scott J McPartland/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 23: A major storm surge inundates Crossbay Boulevard (near 164th Avenue) in Howard Beach on December 23, 2022 in the Queens borough of New York City. A powerful coastal storm caused widespread coastal flooding during the morning high tide cycle in and around the New York City metro area. (Footage by Scott McPartland/Getty Images)