Two young girls saved their families from the flames of a neighborhood fire, middle school student prevented his friend from choking on his lunch in the cafeteria, and a young cancer patient, Delilah, gets the surprise of a lifetime when Plain White T’s frontman Tom Higgenson serenaded her in her hospital room.

On A Positive Note: Young People Who Saved Lives, Plain White T’s & More

Coming up on a positive note, she's my hero. She woke up, she got us out safe. Uh The important part is that we're okay. Eight people are alive today all because of the quick thinking actions of two young girls. Now we're hearing for Those little heroes over on Long Island. A 6th grader saves his best friend's life. It was scary. It was very scary. I saw him and he didn't hesitate. He just did it how by using a lifesaving technique he learned in school. Plus this one year old owl is recovering after being hit by a car, meet the officer who gave enough of a hoot to save his life today. Good news does exist and you've come to the right place to find it. It's time for on a positive note. Hello again, I'm Jordan cuisine. And you're watching on a positive note. If you're looking for your daily dose of feel good, you've come to the right place to find it. Here. On a positive note, we highlight the most heartwarming stories from all around our area. There's stories that will move you and inspire you their stories that'll feel like a hug and who couldn't use a little more of that. Well, on that note, let's jump right in Over in Middletown, New Jersey. eight people are alive today. Thanks to the quick thinking actions of two young ladies, two homes went up in flames in the middle of the night. And now those girls are being praised as heroes after potentially having saved the lives of six people. Take a look. I woke up because I know I started hitting the fire alarms and I guess my mom didn't hear it. So what I did was like, I screamed for her telling her that we need to get out the house and you know, she got up and we grabbed what we could and we got out a terrifying way to wake up Gianna and her mom, Andrea surrounded by flames. She's my hero. She woke up, she got us out safe. And the important part is that we're okay. But the home, a total loss including a beloved pet lizard when I, I turned and I was like, right here, I've seen the whole air conditioner like blow up out of the window. And that's when I knew my lizard was gone as flames destroyed the home in the rear. They began to damage the home in the front. Six people were home inside five of them asleep, all except 11 year old Tamara. I looked out the window and then it was this big, it was a big fire. So I ran down the stairs to go get my parents because I didn't really know what to do at the time. So I just went to go get them and then I woke up my siblings And that's all crews put a stop to the fire in about 90 minutes saving the home where Jumeirah and her family lived, but Andrea and Jonah were left with nothing except the clothes on their backs. We're just gonna have to start over from scratch and just, you know, anybody that could help us would just take any type of help. Right now. There are a lot of big hearts out there in Middletown. Many donations have already been set up for the families of those young heroes tell us that things to fire safety lessons they learned in school, they knew just what to do in the case of a fire. Well, from one story of young heroes making an impact to another. Let's head on over to Long Island for our next one. Thanks to 1/6 grader, his best friend is alive. This thanks to yet another very important lesson the boys learned in school. Check it out. It was scary. It was very scary. I saw him and he didn't hesitate. He just did it. Anthony a grillo panicked when he began choking on his lunch in the school cafeteria. I turned to him and banging on the table and he did the heimlich maneuver on me like God and I see it like really fast. I looked around to see what was happening and I just started to do it. Anthony's best friend, Daniel. Kelly jumped into action and gave him the heimlich. Within seconds. Anthony's airway was clear and he could breathe again. Daniel was taught how to give the heimlich by his dad when he was younger and was just officially trained in the lifesaving first aid procedure at the Howard Middle School in his health class. It is the most amazing feeling to know that we empowered our students to be heroes in the moment and that they actually applied what they've been learning. All students in Farmingdale is middle and high schools received the training for the first time this year. It was such a relief and it was, it was such a proud moment of the health department and our students. It's a very simple procedure that saves lives. Administrators tell me they feel it's important for the students to be prepared for any emergency situation. Good afternoon staff and students. Since the principal made an announcement about Danny's good deed on Tuesday, he has become known in the school as the how it heimlich hero, lots of people just like see me in the halls like random people and say, oh my God, you're here. And Anthony is grateful that he has such a loyal friend that knew exactly what to do. It felt good knowing that I had a friend that would be there for me. Wow. Well, that school tells us that it wasn't until after one of their teachers aides saved another one who was choking that they decided to teach their students how to perform the heimlich. Thank goodness, acts of selflessness are in no short supply. Here. On a positive note today over in Levittown, 19 year old cancer survivor was just reunited with the blood donor who saved his life. That little one King Singh was born with a rare blood disease and diagnosed with leukemia. At just two years old, he underwent 3.5 years of daily chemo treatments and eventually a blood transfusion that changed his life. Check it out here. He is at the Levittown Fire Department. Now sing is thanking his donor and Levittown firefighter Ronald the Wadi for his selflessness that saved the little one's life. Why it's so important for them to give blood is because a blood donation saved my life and one pint of blood can save up to three lives. And that brings us right into today's. Did you know, did you know that? Just like sing says just one pint of blood can save three lives that according to Four Hearts organization and get this. They say that every two seconds, someone in the U S is in need of a transfusion. So get up and donate. You could be the reason someone sees another day and that ladies and gents today's did you know, coming over to Connecticut with me. Now, as we turn our focus just a little bit to saving the lives of animals. 11 year old owl is on the mend after a Westport police officer rescued him now because one man gave a hoot. Let us introduce you to this lucky bird. He suffered a concussion. This barred owl was hit by a car in Westport Thursday night, discombobulated, concussed, you know, the blood you see on the beak was just broken blood vessels. So the owl according the bloody nose, he's very alert. Um And structurally is fine. Westport police officer, Dominique car who responded to the scene, found the owl in the road and wrapped it in a towel. He's a kind hearted guy who, who, who's, who's doing right by the animal that night and, and wanted to help where he could be the most common mid sized owl. Peter Reid with wildlife in crisis. Then brought the bird to their location in Weston where there are others just like it. Reid says the rescued owl is the third to be hit by a car in Westport over the last month. He says we are seeing more owls because the warmer winter is bringing out more of their prey hunt along the roadside because its edge habitat. So they find rodents there and they're very focused on their prey. So once they start their glide path, they don't have that much peripheral awareness the owl is recovering and will be released in the same area where it was found because one man gave a hoop. Well, speaking of first responders giving a hoot. Let's head over to Brooklyn for our next story where some special first responders are making her story. After weeks of intensive training, more women are taking up the F D N Y ranks than ever before Family and loved ones of this graduating class. Cheering as these probationary officers or probies made their way across the stage to be recognized by fire commissioner Laura Cavanaugh and check this out. Seven of these graduates are women bringing the total number of female firefighters in the FDNY to 148. You've learned about the commitment we make to one another in order to run into those emergencies. When everyone else is running out, you stand today prepared to protect your fellow New Yorkers and honor the oath you swore when you began your training at the academy, the oath was the beginning of a road to noble and brave work. It was the start of a career that many people dream of, but very few can do. Those graduates are now waiting to be assigned to firehouses around the city and we are wishing them the best of luck. Well, we've got lots of feel good happening in our area. There's also lots happening around the world too. So now we'd like to take a moment to share one good thing happening nationally in this episode. So, is there a celebrity you absolutely love, like so much so that you might even go as far as calling it a mild obsession. Well, what have you got the chance to meet them in real life? You're about to see that dream become a reality for one young cancer patient named Delilah. Like, oh my goodness. That is plain white T singer Tom Higginson meeting Delilah with a surprise performance. He showed up and sung her favorite song. Hey there, Delilah in her hospital room. According to People Magazine, Delilah listened to the band's hit song every day during her four years of treatment. It, of course, didn't take long for the whole hospital room to start singing the classic chorus. What's Up, Delilah? It's Tom from plain white Tees. I hear you're a big fan of our song. Hey there, Delilah. So figured that I would play for you right now. So, here we go. Actually, you know what? I got a better idea. Hang on a second. Oh, my God. Hi, Delilah. There it like 1000 tonight. You look so pretty as you do. Okay? Are anyone else's eyes watering?