of smoke. this was smoke real thick. >> in that split second most of us would face two options. back out and call 911 or run head-on into the fire. >> help went up the steps yelling for him. help finally called him and reached down and grabbed him and pulled him out of the house. >> that still wasn't enough for kevin. he knew his neighbor clifton reed had medical equipment inside the house so help went inside for it. >> when help went in to get the oxygen bottles, the smoke was too much. he fell down and collapsed. >> reporter: when the 27 firefighters arrived, kevin and clifton were in the yard suffering burns on parts of their body. they came over to see what was going on. what they saw was a lot to take in. >> all i saw is my dad was -- i saw that he was coughing. i saw that he was hurt.

i started crying. i didn't know if he would be okay. >> yeah, it was scary. he was laying on the ground. >> kevin's family looks at him in a new light now. >> i'm very proud of him, very proud of him. >> yeah, he's now a hero. >> never really expected him to go into a burning house and i was just really scared for his wife. i didn't know if he would be okay. i think he's a hero. >> in brooklyn park, don harrison. >> kevin was taken to the hospital, treated and released. he is in critical but stable condition. >> 35 years in prison. that's the sentence for the teenager who pleaded guilty for the shooting inside a -- on a perry hill high school. >> take a look at these three

still photos. they're taken from the surveillance video -- cameras. that's robert gladden, jr. he's holding the shotgun. five seconds later show staff members trying to subdue him. it looks like gladden being held up by snack machines. in court today the attorney said gladden had no reaction to the sentence. he agreed to a maximum of 40 years in pries son. the judge came back with 335-6789 the mother of the victim, daniel borowy said there's no sentence that would help her family recover. >> everybody lost. i mean, he needs to be punished, but i'm a person. my heart goes out to him, too.

>> after the sentencing the prosecutor released video of robert gladden. that happened shortly after the shooting. we'll show you more at 6:00. 3345 years in prison for robert gladden, jr. >> while the shooting was tragic, the potential was there that it could have been much worth. 26 people were killed at sandy hook elementary. it has reignated the gun debate. tonight at 11:00, kelly swoope will take a look at the firefighter from a very different perspective. all new tonight at 5, you won't find this in any police training manual. two officers crawl into burning wreckage to save a teenager's life. jeff? >> police officers risk their lives every day, but not many of them crawl into a burning car,

knowing it could explode any second. an early morning head-on crash set stage for a pair of officers to become heroes. >> ran to the burning vehicle and observed the critically injured woman who was screaming and suffering from agonizing pain. >> trapped inside her hangfulled overturned toyota corolla, casey stood little chance of survival. >> it was scary. it was the worst accident i've probably seen in my career. i think it was, you know, unfortunate that i was able to have the -- >> he followed his fellow officers from howard county into the burning car. for the bravery they received the highest honor bestowed upon

officers, the medal of valor. >> they put themselves in harm's way. you can't put into words how thankful you are. >> the corporals called the decision a personal one that goes beyond any order. >> i know what i'm going to do in a situation and so does officer better. >> there were three other people standing on the side of the road watching us. they didn't do anything, so we helped out. >> it's not their job. it's our job. >> and there's a burn teen still fighting to overcome her injuries pause of them. >> she can't speak yet because of certain issues she has. she can mouth words.

she did say thank you. >> to be lost in this is 16-year-old christine whose car was struck head-on when the car crossed the line. jeff hager, abc2 news. >> give me a second. that mother, jeff -- >> bring as tear. something you wouldn't cry about sunny, bright. >> here we go. you know what? i'll take the rain over what was coming. let's check in now with meteorologist wyatt everhart with the most accurate forecast. >> like that dry beautiful monday? sunshine. great day to maybe eat lunch. things change by tomorrow, especially tomorrow night. in the meantime, highs reaching close to 50 at bwi 47, getting

to 530. winter advisories up. central maryland. the threat is heavy rain and the possibility of even some localized flooding as we could pick up an inch and a half of precipitation out of this thing in the form of liquid. it's a lot of rain. two different weather systems inbound. a quiet cool dry evening. big rain maker by this time tomorrow night. we'll have much for a few minutes away. >> this happens every 600 years. got a pope stepping down. >> in a move to ensure that the church won't stay leaderless for long, pope benedict changed the rules for the next conclave. cardinals can begint process of electing a new pope immediately. they're fighting stories that he's stepping down because of

gay prests. we may never know what the document contained. >> most of them are not true. >> analysts believe a strong hand is needed to lead the church through the scandals, a job that will be even more difficult because the church is split by birth infighting. gun control will be up for debait. the bills were sproatd out of the committee last thursday. it could come up for a vote as early as this coming wednesday. a huge rally in annapolis to drum up support for a plan to renovate dozens of baltimore schools. the plan would set aside a block grant each year in the budget for city schools. spores say it would create more than $1 billion to remodel some schools. cheryl conner is following the

story and will have a live report at 6:00 from annapolis. good-bye baltimore. for a few months, the ship will be part of the navy's continuing promise. during her five-month trip it will visit five countries. the doctor and medical personnel will provide medical care. we'll be talking to them tomorrow morning. it's light out at orioles park. we're not talking about a power outage. the maryland stadium authority announced this was banning smoking of any kind. the orioles and ravens are expected to create policies that would acome date smokers at the game. people on facebook are fired up on this one. >> you'll like this one. do a little dance, make a little

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february is heart health month. abc2 is partnering with the university of maryland to take your heart health calls. thank you for joining us. trant plans cardiologist. let's talk about heart failure. how do you note difference between heart failure and someone who need as transplant. >> when your heart is failing, your heart gets weak. many of the symptoms are fatigue, shortness of breath. your lung starts to fill up with fluid. it starts backing up. you can get swelling in your

legs, swelling in your belly. those are the main symptoms. >> treatment options. >> there are a lot of different treatment options. we start with medical therapy. there's something called ace inhibitors, beta blockers. we also use diuretics to get the fluid off. >> you brought some props. >> theft are called l vades or left ventricular assist devices. this are pumps that support the heart when people get sick with heart fai little devices that are surgically implant here. there are a couple of different types. they're so small. they're put in by a surgeon, a cardiothoracic surgeon that works with our team. they essentially pump the blood out of the left ventricle or the main pumping chamber of the

heart into the circulation. a person who is very sick can get extra support from these devices. >> obviously, you have to be monitored how frequently? >> we see these patients very regularly. initially when they come out of the hospital they're seen weekly and monthly when they get better. >> the doctor will be with us for the next hour. we're taking your calls at 410-481-2222. you see an operator standing by waiting for your call. let's send it back to jamie. >> all right. your child has an ear infefntle what are you going to do? antibiotics? some doctors shy away from them. if a baby between the ages of six months and two years has a temperature of 102 and or acute pain in the ear, they should take antibiotics. we know tanning beds raise the risk of skin cancer.

now a brand-new study finds tanning parlors are fighting back. researchers surveyed tanning salons in missouri. 65% would allow children as young as 10 to 12 to attend. only 19% advocated the use of sun screen and none asked if a patient had skin cancer or took light sensitive medcations. maybe the greeks and romans had it right all along. a study shows that a mediterranean diet reduces heart problems by 30%. those who ate a diet full of nuts, extra virgin olive oil and fruits had few are health

problems. >> not a bad deal. sunny skies. beautiful, beautiful weather. lots of bright skies. temperatures feeling warmer than they were. direct sunlight can make it feel 15 degrees warmer. that's what we had going out today. let's take you to maryland's most powerful radar. we're all clear but there are winter weather advisories posted for tomorrow into tomorrow night for the mountains. we're talking elevations over 2,000 feet. we're going to get weather in here for sure. it's going to be rain, dealing with a much more spring like go around. you see the deep moisture through florida, despite clear skies over maryland. there's a tremendous area of moisture that will intensify. right now temperatures well into the upper 40s, slowly falling through the 40s this evening. initially we're down around the freezing mark. this is after we touch 50.

check out the regional view right now, some mid-level cloud cover. that's going to clear briefly before we bring in the main weather event as we go into the day tomorrow. dry morning commute might be sunny. things change dramatically by tomorrow afternoon. expect to use the umbrella. this is 3:00. heavy rain, steady rain moves. this is fairly intense. this band corks in fact provide an inch or more of rain from that one center wave. the total storm totals could get to two inches of rain by the time this clears out. wednesday looks dry and breezy and actually relatively mild against the big wave of rain overnight. take a look at temperatures. overnight will be near freezing. then we'll be into the milder condition. 40s with all the precip. so no winter weather threat east of hagerstown.

hagerstown west, your travels take you to i-60 west. you'll hit winter weather. one area, secondary system in texas. the whole thing could burst on us. 44 as the rain moves in, gets pretty heavy and steady. the main threat is going to be the flooding as we go through the overnight into early wednesday. wednesday clearing, 57, mild. thursday 50. as we look to the weekend, not much in the way of new storm systems but we will get some cold fronts. that will ramp up the winds friday into saturday and sunday into monday. no big warmup in sight except wednesday when we get to the upper 50s. 40s and sun, that's not bad. >> it's going to be early rain and late. >> we'll get an noon in there and then colder this weekend. >> you want to pitch in and help

the chesapeake bay? >> why not make it a family project. that's the idea behind the reclaim the bay earth day. they're encouraging kindergarten through eighth grade students to make a poster. the deadline is monday, april 8th. you still have a little time to do that family project. coming up now, doctors using drugs accused of sexual misconduct. >> and still seeing patientings -- patients. seat change thalts state made and whether they'll make you safer when you visit your doctor. >> learning to snowboard before learning to run? stick around. you've got to she this story he were we come back.

our house call segment. doctor, can heart failure be reversed? >> it can be especially when people seek medical treatment. we mentioned the ace inhibitors and beta blockers. frequently we can have it reverse itself but patients have to be good about going to their doctor and we're good at tie traiting the medications. >> being proactive. >> absolutely. >> we have experts. you'll be answering the phones as well. we'll be on the air until 6:30 taking your calls. the number to give us a call is 410-481-2222. again, our operators and our doctor will be in studio b

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caught on camera. this is actually mercury, the planet close to the sky. scientists from nasa and hopkins treat it like a paint by numbers piece of art. the people are smarkts aren't they? >> another blizzard bearing down on kansas. check out what happened last week. a cnn eye reporter caught it. people inside said the entire office building just shook. how about this. we're supposed to learn how to walk before we run, right? how about snowboarding. this one-year-old is on the slopes. >> with snowboarding, we always want to get on the first run.

we get up at 5:30. as soon as we mention snow, she's all excited about it and knows she's going to the mountains. >> pretty soon she will have competition. her mom just gave birth to a little sister. >> wow. all right. politicians are playing high stakes, playing chicken. >> what it will mean for maryland if no deal is reached before that march 1st sequester deadline. >> we're searching for the next kelly swoope. >> and grading the oscars. what critics are saying. poor seth macfarlane. that's coming up.

a family is seeing their dad in a new lie.

kevin fuller ton made a decision that may have saved his neighborhood. when a man was trapped inside, help ran in to help and then ran in inside to get the medical equipment. kevin was treated and released. from a burning home to a burning car. two policemen who crawled in to save a teen crash. the early morning crash trapped the 18-year-old girl. the two pulled her from the wreckage, giving her a chance at life. both men received the medal of vaf valor. >> the only smoke you see rising from camden yards is from bruce barbecue. there's a smoking ban. the royals and ravens are both working on policies. almost feeling like baseball weather out there today, temperatures pushing 50, had a