near that area right now. it doesn t look like baltimore is completely calmed down yet. by no means are we meaning to suggest that it is a calm situation. i want to go to the chopper pilot who can give us more details. one officer was hurt and hurt badly. they actually had to carry him out. they actually ended up lobbing tear gas canisters or pepper spray or cs gas to disperse the crowd so they could get to the officer and rescue him and protect themselves. in fact, as they were carrying the officer to put him into the peace keeper they were still being pelted by rocks and bricks.
direction because we re somewhat close to police. right now it looks as though they re still holding the line. haven t seen as many projectiles thrown, we have seen police holding canisters of different sizes, we ll leave our pepper spray. saw them shoot something in the air. some wearing gas masks but haven t seen anything that is obviously tear gas. athena i want to interrupt. reporter: it s not i want to interrupt, athena. one second. we re looking at some looking at images right now that it s a police car appears to be a police car on fire. let s take a listen to the police to the chopper pilot. i m sure the officer that was in there is out. you re watching a police car on fire in baltimore. the department of transportation police vehicle. two of them down there. this is not the first first police car that s we saw another one earlier.
missouri and iowa getting their first look at towns and lives devastated in the wake of those deadly tornadoes. listen to how a chopper pilot describes the destruction below him. dressers chairs and in the center of your screen even a piano. all of it exposed. the contents of countless homes on full display. the town about eight square blocks and every home in every direction has been touched in some form or fashion by this storm from blown off roofs to homes that were simply blown away. those homes were blown away by this massive tornado that could be seen for miles with storm chasers following its every move. it s going to hit those cars. [ bleep ]. oh no. get closer get closer. [ bleep ].
straightened out. the suspect later pleads guilty to charges of endangerment and aggravated assault and is sentenced to 16 1/2 years in prison. with the suspect in police custody, chopper pilot joe hans turns his attention to the crushed white car in the middle of the intersection, and his heart sinks. one of the first things that came out of the car was a baby seat. miraculously, the women and children in that car walk away with only minor injuries. it s a comforting end to an adrenaline pumping morning. but for doug click, the story doesn t end there. his bravery and quick action captures the media s attention. doug click, good morning. good morning. man, what a morning you had. it s been a heck of a 24 hours. but for the son of a police chief and brother of four police officers, doug s response, he says, was nothing more than being brought up with that old-fashioned sense of responsibility. i remember back when i was a kid, you know, if anybody had done anything like
airborne attempt is the only way to reach the top of the crane. the plan calls for firefighter matt moseley to dangle 80 feet beneath a helicopter, through the heat and smoke, then be lowered onto the burning hot crane and attach himself to ivers. i can remember just seconds after being lifted, this calm came over me. you were done hearing opinions, done hearing all the ideas, it s time to go to work. there was nothing else you could really do. moseley s calm doesn t last for long. the pilot fights to keep the helicopter steady against the powerful winds and updrafts from the massive fire. but it s moseley who must endure and protect himself from the extreme heat. i was getting nervous because it was getting very hot. my ears were starting to burn. i tried to tuck my head down into my collar because it was getting a lot hotter than i expected. fighting the wind, the chopper pilot maneuvers moseley directly onto the arm of the