THE VEHICLE ON WET ROADS.
THE FOUR PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO
ESCAPE
BUT THE DRIVER WAS TRAPPED. AS
THE SUV BEGAN TO CATCH FIRE, THE
POLICE
OFFICER AND FIREFIGHTER WORKED
TO
GET INTO THE VEHICLE TO REACH
THE TEEN.
SECONDS BEFORE THE FIRE SPREAD
TO THE
VEHICLE'S CAB, THE TWO PULLED
THE DRIVER TO
SAFETY.
COLLEEN:
A MEDICAL MARVEL AT THE
CLEVELAND CLINIC. SURGEONS AT
THE HOSPITAL HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETED SURGERY ON A FETUS TO
REPAIR SPINA BIFIDA.
MARK:
IT'S THE FIRST TIME IT'S EVER
BEEN DONE THERE,
AND NOW THE CLEVELAND CLINIC IS
ONE OF ONLY 20
HOSPITALS IN NORTH AMERICA THAT
CAN DO
THE OPERATION.
IT TOOK A TEAM OF SURGEONS AND
SPECIALISTS MORE THAN A YEAR TO
PREPARE TO DO
THIS KIND OF SURGERY.
DOCTORS SAY IT'S EXTREMELY
RISKY.
BUT WAS SUCCESSFUL.
DR. DARRELL CASS, CLEVELAND
CLINIC FETAL CENTER DIRECTOR:
"IT HAS TO BE STITCHED VERY
CAREFULLY AND COMPLICATIONS CAN
DEFINITELY HAPPEN DURING THIS
ENTIRE COURSE."
DR. CASS: "THE OPERATION WENT
PERFECTLY, AND IN FACT, THE
REPAIR ON THIS BABY'S BACK IS
THE BEST THAT I'VE SEEN IN THE
LAST 20 YEARS."
MARK:
SPINA BIFIDA HAPPENS WHEN A TUBE
THAT
PROTECTS PART OF THE SPINAL CORD
DOESN'T
FORM IN THE WOMB, AND CAN LEAD
TO MANY
DISABILITIES INLUDING BEING
PARALIZED.
BECAUSE OF THE SURGERY, THE
HEALTHY BABY GIRL WAS BORN JUNE
3 AND SHE AND HER
MOTHER ARE DOING WELL.
COLLEEN:
