incllding a brain tumor and non-hodgkins lymphoma.no word on his condition this morning. an iowa woman takes police on a wild chase... after her accelerator gets stuck on a highway.the police car's dashboaad camera captures the after stopping for gas... lauri ulvestad says her car started speeding... and wouldn't stop.that's when she called 9-1-1... in desperate need of help. ::9 "it was accelerating faster and faster. and i was looking at my gps, and the number was going up and up and miles-per-hour. -butt to-20 :50"my foot isn't even on the accelerator. the emergency brake is on, all the way... i'm trying to move the brake, but it's not working." working."after barreling through the median... and blasting through onstruction zones... lauri ssent several more minutes trying to avoid disaster. finalll... the car slowed ddwn enough for her too jump out.she says she then went over and huggeddthe officer... thanking him for helping to save her life. think marijuana doesn't have long term effects on your brain? prain?well, think again.the research that says... smoking it... c

the 82-year-old didn't give details but he has beaten two bouts of hodgkin's.his cancer another battle he intends to win. the longtime republican turned democrat pennsylvania's longest serving senator with a 30 year career. >> here's josh elliot on what is coming up. >>> great to see you on this tuesday, great to see everybody in the bay area hope you join us today for good afternoon america. we are asking an important question: should your significant other have a say in your wardrobe? yes they should let's just answer it. also a fashion relay, recycling, reusing a summer wardrobe take night the fall with you carson kressley is here with his tips. can we take the weather as well in the fall? well in the fall? modern family star is here so [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options, reliability and wi-fi hot spots than ever. call at&t now to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a mon

abby has been looking for ward to trying out after missing a year while she battled through non-hodgkinsymphoma and chemotherapy. >> i would peel so sick that i just wanted to lay in bed. >> meanwhile, mom, sally, a was fighting breast cancer. i always said, i can do it. as long as my kids are healthy. hen she got diagnosed, it was very difficult. >> during the darkest time, make a wish granted abby and her mom a trip to the olympic and tickets to the see passion -- volleyball. knowing if i had to go through all of this i would get have this amazing trip at the end. it made it a little bit easier. timing-wise, it really helped get her through the worst part of the treatment. they beat cancer together. although, they have checkups they can get back to making memories. >> incredible. incredible feeling. just to see her smile, the big smile on her face. >> she makes me very proud. >> they are coming in waves. that way they get a chance to see event of this their dreams. wbal-tv 11 news. >> quite inspirational story. most of the wish kids picked gymnastics of their sport. many had to give it

the 82-year-old didn't give details but he has beaten two bouts of hodgkin's.calls his cancer another battle he intends to win. the longtime republican turned democrat pennsylvania's longest serving senator with a 30 year career. >> here's josh elliot on what is coming up. >>> great to see you on this tuesday, great to see everybody in the bay area hope you join us today for good afternoon america. we are asking an important question: should your significant other have a say in your wardrobe? yes they should let's just answer it. also a fashion relay, recycling, reusing a summer wardrobe take night the fall with you carson kressley is here with his tips. can we take the weather as well in the fall? modern family star is here so yes, straight ahead . >>> coming up a new report on flu shots and pregnancy. then at 5, the song that is about to make its worldwide debut as it launches from the rover on mars. those stories and more later today at 4 and 5. >> that's the way to make a debut. >> for all of us here at abc7 news thanks for joining us today. >> who wants to

in 2005, specter was diagnosed with hodgkin's disease. the cancer returned in 2008 but was detected early. >>> time for the weather on this tuesday. isaac, dumping heavy rains in the southwest. morning showers from boston to d.c. scatter thunderstorms in the carolinas. >> 80s along the entire east coast. 90s from new orleans to dallas. and much of the rockies. phoenix, though, hitting the triple digits. just 70s in the pacific northwest. >>> coming up, the isaac effect. we're all going to feel it at the pump. >>> and the decision on using electronics during takeoff and landing is on the way. those stories in your business news next. >>> and say it ain't so. lindsay lohan, could she be in more trouble? is it possible? thanks to some jewelry. stay with us.ñ!ñcús >>> welcome back, everyone. there are growing fears this morning that isaac will send gas prices even higher. almost 80% of oil production has been shut down in the gulf of mexico, as the powerful storm moves in, cutting about 1 million barrels every day. gas, now averaging $3.78 pe

my name is sydney hodgkin's in.ave been a victim in this city, and i've been at a few of these hearings. with ethics selling question, such as been the ethics of ross mirkarimi, i do not see how we can be an adequate representative of our city. it is hard for me to speak to you all, but coming from the perspective that i do, as people mentioned before, when it is something such as coming forward about what has transpired, there should be no question at the head of our police department what the ethics of that person are. thank you for evaluating this case closely, and please consider that. >> good afternoon. my name is orchid. i'm here with some of my co- workers from the women's shelter behind me. i want to thank you for your work. i also want to say that i want to offer you the opportunity with arms open, and in part, pleading with you to restore my faith and trust in the city of san francisco. i want to let you know that i will and we will lose our pride in the city if the person who is the key figure for public

the officers also indicate jonathan hodgkin and the county human resources director knew what was going on. >> everyone knew. every gun -- everyone was talking about me. i knew from the day that i got there that i would not be hired for this position. and that is really humiliating. >> the councilman or is that the county may face a huge payout. if anything, the burden should be leopold. >> if the county is made to pay the plaintiff in this case, i think it is reasonable to look to mr. leopold himself for financial redress that he would have to pay back the county. >> along with the civil case, leopold faces criminal charges, accusing him of misusing his security detail. leopold has denied any wrongdoing. >> police say a 3-year-old boy accidentally shot himself with a gun he found in a parking lot just after 11:00 a.m. this morning in hagerstown investigators say he was playing with his 7-year-old sister when they found a handgun and started playing with it. at some point, the gun discharged and struck the boy in the chest. the investigation is ongoing. >> a man is -- james farmstead wa

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he has overcome go battles with hodgkins disease since 2005, brain tumor and cardiac arrest. bypass surgery he switched parties and lost his last race. back to the convention, thanks to partnership between fox news and twitter viewers at home. will get a chance to have say on the performance of the big speakers at the republican national convention. starting tonight. stirewalt is here to tell us how it works. >> twit her monitor the rest of the convention. this is unique technology and analyzes the sentment of twitter user it. gives them a chore. positive or negative tweet about them. for example, look at ann romney who has her big speech tonight. mitt romney tour going in today is 49 out of 100. that means out of all of the opinions expressed on twitter about public figures, ann is doing better than almost half. good snore the rough and tumble world of the twitter verse. today she is four points below the average score. new jersey governor chris christie score. he is there 47 out of 100. but seven points behind today. democrats sounding off before the rnc party kicks off ton

of chronic long-term marijuana smokers over the non-smokers and there is a reduction in lymphoma hodgkin's disease. so this supports the activity that we've seen. now the other area that is fascinating with regard to marijuana is a neurological disease. specifically alzheimer's. and researchers have found that cannabinoids worked to reduce inflammation in the brain and prevent the accumulation of the plaque that is alzheimer's. alzheimer's is a disease that injured ribs the flow and communication in the brain and it interrupts the nerve pathway so the communication doesn't work. and thc goes and eradicates the plaque and also seems to affect how which is another agent that causes the degeneration of brain cells and even more fascinating thc triggers the mirror genesis the production of calfee functional brain cells. this is pretty amazing because we have been told that marijuana kills brain cells on the brain degeneration when in reality the studies were done by suffocating monkeys with marijuana smoke and they actually have oxygen deprivation. but when you look at the introduction of the

and there is a reduction in lymphoma, hodgkin's disease. and so, this supports the activity we have seen. now the other area that is really fascinating with regard to marijuana is neurological disease, specifically alzheimer's. researchers have found that cannabinoids work to reduce inflammation in the brain and to present the accumulation of the plaque that is associated with alzheimer's. alzheimer's is a disease that interrupts the flow, the communication in the brain. and the plaque that forms in roads the nerve pathways to this communication doesn't work. anti-chico zen in and eradicates the plaque, and also seems to effect how, which is another agent that causes the degeneration of brain cells. and even more fascinating, thc triggers the production of healthy functional new brain cells. this is pretty amazing because we've been told that marijuana kills brain cells, causes brain degeneration. when in reality both studies were done by suffocating monkeys with marijuana smoke and actually have oxygen deprivation. but when you look at the

inspector over came hodgkin's disease, a cancer that strikes the hlymphatic region. >>> using electronicadget before bed can cause major sleep problems. researchers say staring at the display screen for two hours can suppress melatonin by about 22%. melatonin is a hormone that helps regulate your sleep psychologistl psychologicycle. it's include with insomnia, diabetes and obesity. if you have trouble staying asleep, turn off all elect trop anything devices 20 minutes before bed. i thought it was going to be all text messages and e-mails come in, the little ding. >> turn off your phone. don't even look at it. >> it's the screen itself. >> yep, i think so. >>> time for weather and traffic on the ones. storm team4 meteorologist here with the latest on isaac. >> isaac continues to churn over louisiana and unloading torrents of rain. over here we have got clear skies, low humidity, a sdlithful day delightful day under way. low 60 nasdaq mons in montgomer. reagan national, 70. most of the district of columbia is in the mid 60s. near the xhchesapeake bay. low 60s. charles, st. mary's, anne aru

in 1979, tragedy struck our family when our youngest son, david, was diagnosed with hodgkin's disease was a cancer. >> over a period of seven months, he was in and out of chirp's hospital in boston for treatment. throughout that agonizing period, mitt took time from his busy schedule to visit david. they developed a loving friendship. on one of his visits, mitt discovered that david was very fond of fireworks. he went out and bought a box full of big-time fireworks. they had o sit on the closet shelf because they couldn't be set off in the city. we waited until we were able to go to maine where we set them off on the sand dunes with permission from the fire and police departments. [ laughter ] through that simple but thoughtful gift, mitt brought joy to a young boy who had experienced any -- had not experienced any for too long. he also gave the rest of us a welcome release. on another visit, david, knowing mitt had gone to law school at harvard, asked mitt if he would help him write a will. he had some prized possessions he wanted to make sure were given to his closest friends and fa

the story says -- he announced in 2005 he had hodgkin's disease for which he underwent chemotherapy. friends declined yesterday to comment on the nature of his own this. he was scheduled to appear as a surprise guest at last wednesday's candidate, the night, but his secretary canceled his appointment citing personal reasons. his son declined to comment for this story. senator arlen specter republican for many years to eventually switched his allegiance. he was voted out of the senate'. from go to our next call, leesburg, va., on our independent line. caller: how are you? i am not watching any of these conventions. i am an independent and i am just going to wait for the debate been bee. i went to an obama rally and a mitt romney rally. all this is a platform to tell me what i want to hear. for the last two callers, all politicians are liars. i am waiting for the debates to see who is going to do what they say they do or at least attempt to. i will tell you this. when i went to the -- both rallies or nothing but noise. the differences between the two -- i have a problem when i went to

the 82-year-old diagnosed with hodgkin's disease in 2005 and it returned again in 2008.itching his party, leaving the republicans to become a democrat in 2009, a swap that would later crush his hopes for reelection. >> steve: a school in new jersey is making it easier for kids to get passing grades by lowering the cutoff. starting next year, the passing grade at the schools will go from 70 to 65. the school says it's part of a three-year pilot program that will help students achieve their goals since only students with passing grades can take part in sports and clubs. however, critics of the plan say it will keep students from working harder. as they lower the standards there. >> gretchen: president obama now saying that he's ready to make concessions with capitol hill lawmakers if reelected. listen to this. >> for me to be able to say to the republicans, the election is over, you no longer need to be focused on beating me. what you need to be focused on and what we should have been focused on from the start is how do we advance the american economy? i'm prepared to make

in 1979, our tragedy struck our family when our youngest son david was diagnosed with hodgkin's diseasenon-- it was a cancer. >> over a period of seven months he was in and out of children's hospital in boston for treatment. throughout that agonizing period, mitt took time from his busy schedule to visit david. they developed a loving friendship. on one of his viftz mitt discovered -- visits mitt discovered that david was very fond of fireworks. he went out and bought a box full of big-time fireworks that had to sit on the closet shelf because they couldn't be set off in the city. we waited until we were able to good to maine where we set them off on the sand do you do you dh permission through the fire and police depps. through that sim but thoughtful gift mitt brought joy to a boy who had not experienced any for too long. he also gave the rest of us a welcome relief. on another visit, david knowing mitt had gone to law school at harvard asked mitt if woe help him write a will. he had some prized possessions he wanted to make sure were given to his closest friends and family. the next