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steven romo talked to this little hero about his very special day. >> what's going on? >> reporter: the first six years of life have already been tough for little kejuan. >> when he was born, seeing what he was going through, i was thinking he wasn't coming out the hospital no time soon. >> reporter: born with a heart condition which affects cardiac blood flow, he spent his first few years in and out of the hospital. >> 15 to 20 surgeries, but procedures of going under and everything, over 58. >> reporter: how has this been for you guys as parents to deal with all this? >> honestly, it was a really rough journey. we're all sleeping in pull-out beds and waiting surgeries. we just turn around and go home, you got to rush right back. >> reporter: despite the hard road he's already faced in his young life, his family says his passion has always been to ease the pain of others. >> i want to help people. >> reporter: after hearing his story, the village of lynwood police department near chicago decided to make his dream come true, making him an honorary officer. >> how does i
steven romo talked to this little hero about his very special day. >> what's going on? >> reporter: the first six years of life have already been tough for little kejuan. >> when he was born, seeing what he was going through, i was thinking he wasn't coming out the hospital no time soon. >> reporter: born with a heart condition which affects cardiac blood flow, he spent his first few years in and out of the hospital. >> 15 to 20 surgeries, but procedures of going...
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steven romo has the story. >> reporter: when long beach california resident phillip o bondo realized his bmw had been stolen, he decided to take matters into his own hands with the help of this, an apple air tag he had hidden in the car for exactly this situation. dash cam recovered from the stolen car capturing the overnight adventure the thief took through long beach, appearing to smoke inside the car before evidently falling asleep until dawn. he even picked someone else up. and he stops at a car wash. but while the thief was on a joyride, obondo and his wife were getting to work. they called police and were following the bmw, using the air tag's gps, finding out it had not gotten far. >> my wife said, there's the car. and the person is gassing the car. fueling it. she said debget out of the car go get it. >> reporter: video from his wife's dash cam shows him running toward the gas station and confronting that suspect. >> i said hey, this is my car. the guy replied with, no, this is my car. and i said really? i had an extra fob, clicked it. car beeped. that's when the guy said, oh
steven romo has the story. >> reporter: when long beach california resident phillip o bondo realized his bmw had been stolen, he decided to take matters into his own hands with the help of this, an apple air tag he had hidden in the car for exactly this situation. dash cam recovered from the stolen car capturing the overnight adventure the thief took through long beach, appearing to smoke inside the car before evidently falling asleep until dawn. he even picked someone else up. and he...
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our steven romo has the nuts and bolts. >> reporter: when the atlas robot first arrived on scene in 2013, its futuristic look wowed tech enthusiasts all over the world. over the years, boston dynamic releasing clip after clip showing the hydraulically-powered bipedal robot running, dancing and doing so much more. including parkour. but, now, as this generation of atlas goes offline, a brand-new fully-electric version is rising to take its place. >> every roboticist that i've spoken to about this, thus far, they've all been incredibly impressed by just that really short video. >> reporter: this atlas has a sleeker design. a new round head and is stronger with a broader range of motion, according to the company. the movement and look immediately drawing comparisons online to the killer cyborgs from the "terminator" movie franchise. but unlike arnold schwarzenegger's iconic character or this talking robot from uk company engineered arts. >> i'm good. >> reporter: today the atlas models aren't used to simulate human interactions using a.i. but instead are intended for manual labor. they were
our steven romo has the nuts and bolts. >> reporter: when the atlas robot first arrived on scene in 2013, its futuristic look wowed tech enthusiasts all over the world. over the years, boston dynamic releasing clip after clip showing the hydraulically-powered bipedal robot running, dancing and doing so much more. including parkour. but, now, as this generation of atlas goes offline, a brand-new fully-electric version is rising to take its place. >> every roboticist that i've spoken...
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steven romo has the latest. >> reporter: haley jaffe is on a mission to slam stereotypes and pin down new opportunities in the world of wrestling. for years, without a league of their own, many of the opponents these girls faced were boys. stricklin, who has been wrestling since she was 7 says the training started at home. were you wrestling with your brother a lot and honing your skills on him? >> we would work on moves we learned on youtube in the basement. i remember the first one i learned was a head lock, and i would do it on him, and it worked. >> reporter: how did your brother like being in a head lock? >> i think he was happy to help. >> reporter: my sister never put me in a head lock. >> it literally took off. the numbers just started exploding. >> reporter: as recently as 2018, there were only six states that hadofficially-recognized girls wrestling programs. now there are 45 states with campaigns to grow even further. >> at the youth level, yjunior h high high high, high school level. >> reporter: there are groups trying to get the sport recognized. the group garnering more
steven romo has the latest. >> reporter: haley jaffe is on a mission to slam stereotypes and pin down new opportunities in the world of wrestling. for years, without a league of their own, many of the opponents these girls faced were boys. stricklin, who has been wrestling since she was 7 says the training started at home. were you wrestling with your brother a lot and honing your skills on him? >> we would work on moves we learned on youtube in the basement. i remember the first...
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nbc's in-house trekkie steven romo has that story for us. >> reporter: when this grainy "star trek" intro first boldly aired on nbc in 1966, few could have predicted what a cultural juggernaut this series would become. but one iconic piece of the show'slegacy went missing in the 1970s. the original three-foot model of the uss enterprise seen here in the show's credits vanished. its mysterious disappearance almost worthy of a "star trek" plot itself. >> i have vague recollections of it being on my father's desk. >> reporter: rod roddenberry, ceo of roddenberry entertainment and son of "star trek" creator gene roddenberry says it is priceless. >> this isn't one of three or one of two, this is the original enterprise model that was made. >> reporter: it went missing after his father lent it to the makers of 1979's "star trek" the motion picture. but then last fall, a plot twist. >> risk is our business. >> reporter: the model turned up online for sale on ebay, with a starting bid of a thousand dollars. causing quite a stir among fans, but, at the very least, clearing up rumors that rod was t
nbc's in-house trekkie steven romo has that story for us. >> reporter: when this grainy "star trek" intro first boldly aired on nbc in 1966, few could have predicted what a cultural juggernaut this series would become. but one iconic piece of the show'slegacy went missing in the 1970s. the original three-foot model of the uss enterprise seen here in the show's credits vanished. its mysterious disappearance almost worthy of a "star trek" plot itself. >> i have...
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nbc's steven romo has that story. >> reporter: at the georgia state capitol -- >> is this body the house of the people legally entitled to amend, circumvent, or repeal federal law? >> i don't know about that, but we're getting ready to do it, if that's what you think. >> reporter: that was the question seconds before state lawmakers voted to push a controversial immigration bill to republican governor brian kemp's desk. >> the house bill on 1105. >> reporter: the measure passing on the last day of the legislative session amid ongoing fallout from the death of 22-year-old lakin riley. the university of georgia nursing student who was found dead after going for a jog near her campus in athens. undocumented immigrant jose antonio ibarra from venezuela is charged with her murder. he had previously been arrested in 2022 for entering the u.s. without authorization, but was released on parole, according to immigration and customs enforcement. he is currently being held without bond. house bill 1105 would require local law enforcement agencies to check the immigration status of people in their c
nbc's steven romo has that story. >> reporter: at the georgia state capitol -- >> is this body the house of the people legally entitled to amend, circumvent, or repeal federal law? >> i don't know about that, but we're getting ready to do it, if that's what you think. >> reporter: that was the question seconds before state lawmakers voted to push a controversial immigration bill to republican governor brian kemp's desk. >> the house bill on 1105. >> reporter:...