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. >> reporter: for years she was a familiar face on cnn, but tonight former news anchor lynne russell says she was nearly killed in a wild robbery tempt and shoot-out. >> motel 6, husband has been shot. >> reporter: russell was on a trip with her husband, former cnn anchor chuck de caro. >> he's my hero he saved my life. >> reporter: she said she stopped for the night at this motel in albuquerque when a strange man approached her in the parking lot. >> he gave me a good shove and i was airborne and into the room and he closed the door behind me. >> reporter: she says the man demanded money. what he didn't know, both russell and her husband have concealed weapons permits and were armed. he turned around and began firing on chuck, and chuck returned fire. >> reporter: the alleged robber was killed. russell's husband chuck was shot three times but survived. police are still investigating. >> thanks to him, we'll have a one-year anniversary this week. >> our thanks to neil for that. >>> when we come back the health stunner in the west the deadly case of measles. >>> and the close call in