becky crawford is receiving medical treatment for her injury. doctors do expect though that she will make a full recovery. it is friday night and it is 53 degrees. let's check in with eric thomas to find out if it will get any better over the weekend. i think that's kind of chilly. >> eric: yeah, it is a little cool, maureen and we will start embarking on a warming trend as we take you through the weekend time frame. we will take you to the scott clark toyota weathernet and maureen just showed you a live shot. it is gorgeous. look at the sunset. this is from cpcc and 51 degrees there at the community college. the number officially at the airport is 50. we are in the fasts across the i-40 corridor and boone and blowing rock, there you go. out the door, hour by hour, 43 at 11:00. so if you're taking your family out, make sure you bundle them up and it will be chilly. we are heading into the 30s thereafter. wrmer weather on the way. it is not much of a rollercoaster. wait until you see the numbers in the first alert forecast. >> up next on "primeti

." >> reporter:with flames spreading fast-- the officer ran to 60-year-old becky crawford's totaled hondailled from its ruptured tank. >>"i knew i had to get her out of there because of-- i've worked probably a thousand plus accidents in my career catches on fire, the time pretty quick." >> reporter:with at least a half dozen broken bones including back crawford laid helpless in her car. >>"climbed inside. undid her seatbelt. asked her if she said i know you do but we got to get you out of here." >> reporter:less than ninety seconds away from the scene the car explodes. >>"when you watch the video what's that like a little surreal?" >>"it is a little surreal. its-- you know-- its not something you capture on your own camera very often. everything just happened so fast." >> reporter:the 19-year veteran says he didn't do anything that any fellow officer wouldn't have done. >>"there he is." >> reporter:but the victim's husband called thuss-- >> reporter:a genuine hero. thanking him in person. (male announcer): it's now time for gary radnich with sports!. >> gary:the golden state warriors kee

a speeding driver at 100 miles per hour slams right into the 60-year-old becky crawford's car. unbelievable. the trooper watched the smoke intensify. >> i knew i had to get her out of there. i've worked probably a thousand-plus accidents in my career and, you know, you know once a car catches on fire, the time they take to go up is pretty quick. >> ginger: the 19-year veteran climbed into the car, takes off the woman's seat belt and pulls her out. tonight, she is still receiving medical treatment, but doctors the man accused of causing the crash faces several charges, including resisting arrest. thank goodness for that trooper. >> lisa: right place, right time. >> ginger: exactly. >> lisa: chief meteorologist tom sorrells is joining us. i want to mention we're all wearing blue for a purpose today. >> julie: yes, colon cancer awareness month. today is wear blue today. >> ginger: in case you're wondering. tom's wearing it as well, so thank you. >> tom: we all are. >> ginger: usually we talk about the ladies. i'm so sorry. >> julie: i texted tom a reminder this morning, if we're a