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. >> the glassboro native was born at 29 weeks with cerebral palsy and he decided to prove them all wrongeing told he would never walk. >> felt like the heavy weight champion of the world like i competed in a title fight and when i got to my mom my exact words were, it took me 28 years but i finally did it. i accomplished the biggest goal i ever wanted to achieve in my life. i wanted to walk on my own two feet since i was a little boy and i thought what would i do next. >> matt decided to sign up for a 5-k race, my brother andrew said to me you want to walk the last ten yards without your crunches i said yes lets do it. >> he has competed in several races and improved his time. on this day, matt decided to wear the jersey of raven's quarterback, joe flacco matt is trying to land on a national tv show and the native has take and to twitter to support him. >> how does it make you feel that a super bowl winning quarterback is taking up your cause. >> it means a lot that he took the time to do that. when he did that, it caught everybody's attention. >> that is all matt is trying to do, captur

last june, hunter carried braden for 40 miles to raise awareness about cerebral palsy.t wasn't easy for braden. sore with blisters, hunter had to cradle him in his arms. but they made it to that finish line. how much has changed since that day? >> a lot. >> reporter: braden threw out the first pitch at a detroit tigers game. they stood in front of more than 100,000 fans at the university of michigan's home opener. and a team of engineers designed a better walker he can be strapped into to go hands-free. >> i can play catch with my friends out at recess. >> reporter: braden has been trying out all kinds of sports. this winter it was sled hockey. >> there it is. there we go. >> reporter: and now he's taking on his brother's sport, wrestling. >> i want you to try as hard as you can, okay? do the best as you can. >> reporter: the last-minute advice braden crawled out on the mat for his first match on sunday. this time it was hunter cheering his little brother on, and braden did better than anyone expected. >> good job, guys! >> i know i did my best. >> yep, you did. >> repo

. >> this 16-year-old has cerebral palsy, but with some help she is able to ride a horse. it is a therapeutic riding program for children and adults with physical and cognitive disabilities. the therapy comes in the form of a horse. >> every horse has its own distinct personality. you start to see how they really do put the boundaries because they want to do it so much and they want to improve and excel. >> as the riders get stronger and learn new skills, parents see other benefits. >> they are happy and excited to come. it really improves their self-confidence. >> it is what we focus the week around. >> she absolutely loves it. >> katie was 4 and wore a leg brace when she started coming to lift me up. after one year she was able to walk without the brace. now, she and her horse vinny took first place at a therapeutic riding competition. and when she heads to college in the fall, vinny is coming, too. >> he is my whole world. >> they love the horses and the horses love them back. >> leon harris, abc 7 news. >> lift me up adapts the riding program to each student and they c

. >> translator: in human terms, milky has cerebral palsy. the right and left sides of her body are growing unevenly. her growth rate is extremely slow. >> she also tends to use her left hand. he has come to have rectified it. for the first time, milky uses her right hand to grab the toy. >> translator: her desire to grab the object was so great, she moved her right hand. it's the first time and it's so good to see that. >> he has begun giving milky rehabilitation exercises to develop her right arm. >> translator: milky is very motivated and we're quite optimistic. i know this is going to take a long time. but i intend to stay positive and keep taking it one step at a time. >> she is now very popular and many visitors came to see her grow strongly. >>> and now let's take a look at the extended weather forecast for selected cities around the world. >>> and that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo and from all of us here at nhk world, thanks for joining us. x n earthquake. many of the disaster victims are still

. >> translator: in human terms, she has cerebral palsy, the right and left sides of her body are growing unevenly. her overall growth rate is extremely slow. >> reporter: she always uses her left hand. for the first time she uses her left hand to grab the toy. >> translator: her desire to grab the object was so great she moved her right hand. it's the first time and it's so good to see that. >> reporter: they have begun giving her rehabilitation exercises to develop her right arm. >> she is very motivated, and we're quite optimistic. i know this is going to take a long time. but i intend to stay positive and keep taking it one step at a time. >> reporter: she is now very popular popular. nhk world. >>> and now here's the weather forecast. >>> some people in the japanese capital of kyoto kicked off their new year the traditional way. they took part in a calligraphy event and they wrote down their wishes for 2015. kitano tenmangu shrine hosts the event every year. the shrine is dedicated to the scholar sugawara michizane who is a master calligrapher. young and old wrote words such as new s

. >> my two older sisters are both disabled, my oldest her name is stephanie she has cerebral palsy my second older sister liliana has cerebral palsy quadriplegia which also comes along with asthma, scoliosis, epilepsy she feeds through a g-tube. >> reporter: in addition to the linked learning approach, life academy also created a student- centered learning environment, which means the school work is collaborative, challenging relevant, and connected to real life situations. >> when he was deported, i never really had a chance to say goodbye. happened in the morning when he was going off to work. the stories that he was pulled over and they took him. >> when you engage kids into what's happening now it's more real and live and makes them excited about politics rather than talking about something three years ago i developed in my teaching. >> it's health careers that struck pearnl cord with junior. >> my mom is an alcoholic and she's been an alcoholic for her whole life and she's been hospitalized. i would love to help people who struggle with that, too. >> the studies have shown linked

the 54-year-old jones is accused of stabbing 24-year-old samantha palsy and jones pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault. jones harassed the victim and a friend repeatedly causing the pair offensive names. when they got off the bus jones stabbed her several times and is held on $2 million bail. >>> 13 former united airline flight attendants are filing a whistleblower come payment because they were fired because of security conditions and they want their jobs back refuting to fly out of the sfo after seeing this drawing script belled on the boeing 747 bound for hong kong last july. someone wrote "bye bye," and the flight attendants said they would only work if united replaced the vandalized jet and mechanics found nothing suspicious and the airline fired the flight attendants. >> we are less than two days away from the closing of the golden gate bridge to install a movable median barrier. >> this is the bridge right now that will close for 52 hours over the week from 12:00 a.m. on saturday until 4:00 a.m. monday morning and trains will operate the machinery that moves the

ivy hadz cerebral palsy and can't sit up on her own. she needs to sit on her parent's laugh for support. on a flight home they demanded she sit in her own seat and refused to accommodate her. >>> a dad who wanted to discipline his 12-year-old daughter calling police officers to supervise him thanking her telling the sheriff's office that he didn't want to break the law. sure enough a deputy showed up to the house and over saw the spanking. this happens more often than you might think. the sheriff's office says they have supervised 12 other spankings recently. >> well, parents, if you like your sense of hearing never buy your teenaged daughter this gift. (screaming) >> that will wake you up. what was in the box? tickets to see her favorite band one direction. >> she calms down enough to thank hem for the tickets for the best christmas present ever. >> can you image how she will be at the concert? >> he said he would only scream like that if he won the lottery. >> he is not a teenaged girl. >> chaos and brand new information about why the

a glassboro man living with cerebral palsy he took his first steps a few years ago and look at what he is doing now. he will inspire you to believe anything is possible. that is coming up tonight at 6:00. >> thank you jaime. >>> the diocese of philadelphia is launching a project to help the homeless and disadvantaged in philadelphia. archbishop charles chaput is launching the effort to collect donations from the faithful and it will benefit local programs from senior centers to food banks, the catholic charlt appeal is the large effort in the archdiocese. i know grandma's house isn't the most exciting, but it's only for a few hours. look what i've got. when you get verizon fios, you get beautiful hd picture quality, super fast internet, and america's most reliable network. so you won't miss a second of that movie that game they love, or those moments with family. can we sleep over? please! come on! see why fios is rated #1 in customer satisfaction in hd picture quality based on customer satisfaction studies. call today to make your house, the house. the world is filled with air. but fo

she has cerebrals palsy. >> united air appliance flight. boarded flight from punta cana to newark with her family including three year old daughter ivy, stroke survivor. now, in tumbler the mom said she bought economy seat for ivy, that's the rules but but the the daughter on her lap because it prevent her from signature on her own. now, she says one flight attendant insisted ivy sit in her own seat, and even argued with the family and other flight attendants. and her husband finally talked to the pilot who said ivy could lay across their laps, buckled in, for take off and landing. >> so okay being good, somebody had some common sense, the pilot comes out and said she could lay across the family's lap. >> so the family asking for apology from united airlines for the way they were treated on this flight. started hashtag on twitter united with ivy, which is generating a lot of comment. the family said they traveled before with no issues. just the fact the flight attendant arguing with others, with them, the pilot just humiliated. >> so the fl

more information we are learning now from the cerebral palsy on this fatal accident. >> good morning. we are -- from the chp on this fatal accident. >> good morning here. southbound 101 is moving along 580. it is moving okay but there is traffic in the east bay for you. >> and still fog and cold temperatures. a lot of 30s. but half-moon bay airport is already 57. yes, it looks to be a very warm weekend, but not so much today. at subway, a great meal starts with a great sandwich on the new "simple 6 menu." with six of our best six-inch subs, like the tender turkey breast plus any bag of chips and a 21-ounce drink for just $6 every day. . >>> welcome back. you are looking live at castro valley eastbound lanes of interstate 580 blocked right now because of a deadly crash. you can see a very active scene. it looks like a tow truck is moving in to start to clear some of this. coming up in two minutes, ktvu brian flores will have the latest on the investigation, including what caused one of the cars to burst into flames, as well as the latest estimate of when the freeway may reopen. >> what

. >> melvin has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and does well in his special education classes. he does not let anything slow him down. >> melvin does everything for himself. he can dress himself. feed himself. shower. he likes to brush his teeth. really clean, handsome guy. >> he also has a passion for sports. >> he likes all sports. he can shoot hoops really well. >> and the eagles. >> that's his team. he spells out eagles all day. >> somebody has to have time for him, take him on outings, he likes to go out. >> he's ready to be part of a large family. >> likes to be family oriented. more children the better he'll have someone to play with communicate with. >> say ben fm. >> ben fm. >> melvin is this week's wednesday's child. >> so nice to see melvin with ben fm's marilyn russell there. you can make the dream of a forever family come true for melvin or any wednesday's child sponsored by the dave thomas foundation. go to our website, nbc10.com and search wednesday's child. oregon call the national adoption center at 1-866-do-adopt. >>> later this week a memorial service will be

. >> melvin has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and does well in his special education classes. he does not let anything slow him down. >> melvin does everything for himself. he can dress himself, feed himself, shower. he likes to brush his teeth. he's a clean, hands-on guy. >> he also has a passion for sports. >> he likes all sports. he can shoot hoops really well. >> and the eagles. >> that's his team. he'll spell it out, e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles, all day. >> the ideal family would be active and provide structure. >> someone that has time for him, take him on outings, he loves to go out. >> he's ready to be a part of a large family. >> he likes to be family-orientated. the more children, the better. >> say ben f.m. >> ben f.m.! >> melvin is this week's wednesday's child. >> you can make the dream of a forever family come true for melvin or any of our wednesday's children. call 1-866-do-adopt. >>> in the wake of the latest sex abuse allegation against bill cosby, the comedian's attorney says cosby has an alibi. the details are next. >>> i'm keith jones for nbc 10 @issue this sunday

. >> reporter: melvin has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and does well in his special education classeshe does not let anything slow him down. >> melvin does everything for himself. he can dress himself, feed himself, shower, he likes to brush his teeth. he's a really clean, handsome guy. >> he also has a passion for sports. >> he likes all sports. he can shoot hoops really well. >> reporter: and the eagles! >> that's his team. he will spell it out, eagles all day. >> reporter: the ideal family would be active and provide structure. >> someone that really has time for him and take him on outings. he loves to go out. >> reporter: he is ready to be a part of a large family. >> he likes to be family oriented. the more children the better so we'll have someone to play with and communicate with. >> say, ben f.m.! >> ben f.m.! >> melvin is this week's wednesday's child. >> and you can make the dream of a forever family come true for melvin or any wednesday's child sponsored by the dave thomas foundation. just come to our website, nbc10.com, and search "wednesday's child," or call the national

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the three-year-old had cerebral palsy and she can't sit up on her own.rom their family vacation a flight attendant demanded the child sit in her own seat. the family posted this tweet, when united finally did apologize more than five days later and they are thanking the airlines for their apology. >>> how much do you think it would cost for a brand-new iphone 6? two price is right contestants took a stab at it and they were both very, very wrong. >> 7,500! >> 7,501! >> i hope the market people in apple are watching this. >> $7,000. they are pricey but not that much. the actual retail price without a contract is about $2,,000. and those are your headlines. >> what? >> that's without a contract. >> that's not right either. >> the unsubsidized price for an iphone is 808. >> they were very wrong. >> they were just taking the average of the iphone with a new car. >> how much is it on the couch with maria molina? it is priceless. maria molina, how are you feeling? >> good morning. i'm doing good. it's a little chilly out here in new york city. it is winter aft