when erica brannock left the hospital she said she wanted help finding the woman who saved her life at the finish line. mary bubala reports her wish has come true. >> erica brannock and her sister were waiting for their mother to cross the finish line when the bomb went off. erica said she would have died if it were not for a good samaritan. a stranger who she recalls having the name joan made a belt. her left leg was blown off. after her plea was broadcast her hero was tracked down. he name is amanda north from the bay area of california. >> i didn't think it would happen that quickly. i was amazed that it did happen that quickly. i'm so grateful to the viewers of the show and finding her so quickly and getting in touch with you guys. >> north said she's been thinking of erica since the marathon and didn't know her name. >> it's almost like there was a cord between us. since then every day i've thought about her. i've prayed for her. i've wondered what happened to r . i've tried to pour energy into her. i had no idea what happened. i felt like i could channel energy to her. >> north s

. >> erica brannock was transported home 50 days after the attack. she said she wanted to meet the woman she said came to her aid after the blast. late this afternoon, she met with her hero, amanda north. cnn viewers helped locate the north carolina -- north california woman. we will have much more on this tonight at 10:00 and 11:00. >> now your 11 insta weather plus were cast with meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> one of the things that made this weather pattern so with the cool nighttime. summertime around here it is hard to get temperatures below 60 many nights. six degrees below the average at bwi marshall. we were a few degrees short of the normal high. 78fficially at the airport. triple digit heat in june of 1925. one hundred one degrees. 44 for the record low in 1997. parkton is on the edge of 77 degrees. gaither's work -- gaithersburg, 75. maybe little more human toward the shore of the day, but still a nice 79 degrees. we did see a few showers try to sneak into garrett county out west, but very little rain threat in our region for the evening

the last victim, 29-year-old erica brannock, lost a leg and returned home finally today -- yesterday, rather. both she and her sister were injured in the attack. they were there to cheer on their mother running the race. >>> today a new assertion from the russian government about the boston bombing suspects. the speaker of the russian senate said the attacks if they had taken the warnings of russia in 2011 that tamerlin tsarnaev planned to join insurgents in chechnya. >>> today the movie theater suspect pled not guilty by reason of insanity. james holmes is accused of opening fire in a colorado theater last summer killing 12 people injuring 70. his lawyer says he is mentally ill. a judge accepted the plea. it's widely viewed as a strategy to avoid the death penalty. >>> in your health stories this noon sticking to a vegetarian diet helps you live longer apparently. researchers in california looked at 70,000 people and found that death rates among vegetarians were about 12% lower than nonvegetarians. the study also notes that vegetarians are older more educated drink and smoke less and

when erica brannock left the hospital on monday, she said she wanted help finding the woman who savede at the finish line. as mary bubala reports, that wish came true today. >> reporter: erica and her sister went in boston waiting for the mother to cross over the finish line when the bomb went off. erica says she would've died from severe injuries were it not for a good samaritan. in all the confusion at the finish line, a compassionate stranger who she recalls having the named joan made a tourniquet out of a bill to stop her bleeding. part of her left leg was blown off in the blast and her right leg was broken. after error codes story was broadcast on cnn monday, her hero was tracked down, and today she flew to baltimore for an emotional reunion with erica. her name is amanda north from the bay area of california. >> i didn't think it would happen that quickly. i was amazed that it did happen that quickly, and i'm so grateful to the viewers of the show and finding her so quickly and getting in touch with you guys. >> north says she's been thinking of erica since the marathon but didn

. >> it was an emotional homecoming for erica brannock this week. she was the last boston marathon bombing victim to leave the hospital. she came on 50 days after the attack and was greeted by her inner circle of friends and loved ones. she asked the media for something. help her to find a california woman named joan who helped her after the blast. >> she actually took her belt off to use as attorney get on my leg. i do not not for her, think i would be alive. >> asking you shall receive. her name it turns out it is not joan. it is amanda north. brannock meetlped north who was visiting baltimore. we will have much more on that tonight at 10:00 and 11:00. >> cannot wait to see that seared -- that story. i towson university student has been in a coma for the past 10 weeks as the result of a rare condition he was born with, but never knew he had. his family is trying to raise awareness of avm. >> back in march, thousand freshmen gilad nissim called his father complaining of a headache. 40 minutes later, he collapsed. >> he had a classic headache, what

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. >> reporter: it's almost time for erica brannock to leave the hospital.last pedicure from her nurses. above the bed, a dragon fly hangs. >> it had the saying on it it was a symbol of strength and courage and getting through hard times. so it's been my mascot. >> hard times is an understatement. on marathon day, her brother, sister, and brother-in-law had gone to see her mother run. they were standing near the finish line when the bomb went off. >> i fell backwards. i could hear people screaming and crying. >> erica was also screaming for help. the lower part of her left leg had been blown off. her right blown broken. >> this woman crawled over to me and grabbed my hand. she had heard me screaming for help. and she said my name is joan from california and i'm not going to let you go. and she stayed with me the whole time. >> joan used her belt as a tourpb kit on erica's leg. she never got her contact. but she swears the woman in the yellowjacket with brown hair saved her life. she desperately wants to find her and thank her. >> she would pick up the elevat

. >> reporter: her name is erica brannock. gs to be discharged. they were two strangers who met in a moment of terror. erica was gravely wounded losing one leg and breaking another. as xilai on the sidewalk in agony, she remembers this woman in the yellow sweater with the brown hair coming out of nowhere to help her. her name is amanda north but erica didn't know that at the time. >> i do remember moving over and crawling over and reaching out to her because she was conscious. >> reporter: amanda was the first to hear erica's screams. she saw erica's lower left leg had been blown off and yelled for help. amanda took off her belt, which was used as a turn any cut. a photographer for the "boston globe" captured the moment. when we visited with erica on monday, the day she was released from the hospital in boston, we showed her the photo of the woman she so desperately wanted to find. erica thought she had said her name was joan and she was from california. >> that's joan right there. and then she's holding my hand right there. an

the 29 year-old preschool teacher erica brannock was at the finish line waiting for mom to cross the0 days in beth israel deaconess medical center received to before injury before leaving the facility on monday. she is now determined to find a woman who said her life. she says this woman jonah from california grabbed army stayed with her the all-time while medical groups helped her. erica's left leg was blown off the glass in her right leg was broken. she said she would die if it wasn't for the good samaritan kantor aide to stop the bleeding. >> boston's party is stepping down following criticism how he handled of the boston marathon bombings. the problem made the announcement on twitter. more than a dozen that the parties signed a letter saying steve abraira failed to show any leadership at the apple 15th attack and that he had and that they had no confidence in him. in his resignation letter, he blasted the deputies for leaving that letter to the media. he also said that baseless attacks made apostle for it to continue the job. he says he called national standards and felt his staf

brannock returned home to baltimore. she met the woman who helped save her life. man erica was the seriously injured at the finish line in boston. i cannot believe i had a chance to see her. >> i was amazed that it happened that quickly. >> she originally thought her heroes name was joan. a man that lives in the california bay area. >> the senate is getting ready to deal with immigration reform. .he compromise has hit a snag the deal could be losing some steam. >> i don't think there's any chance that comprehensive immigration will pass. >> lawmakers sound less optimistic. >> let's bring people out of the shadows. rubio. was senator marco >> a deal to put 11 million immigrants on a path to citizenship. now the bill cannot pass the house. >> i think it will struggle in the senate. >> the senate will take up immigration next week. upess lawmakers toughen border controls, they may not get 60 votes. another house realizes key initiative may be in jeopardy. this work is far from done. >> i think it will be successful. >> but then he dropped out of the compromise group. the press