eunice kennedy shriver founded the games. >> robin roberts sat down with shriver's daughter maria shriverk about the games' remarkable evolution. >> reporter: this year it will be the largest sporting and humanitarian event on the planet. 7,000 extraordinary athletes competing in the 2015 special olympics world games. >> what does this say about your mother's legacy? >> this population of people really needed something like the special olympics and they needed a champion like mom. >> reporter: the year was 1962 maria shriver's mother, eunice kennedy shriver, opened a summer camp for children with intellectual disabilities right in her own backyard. as seen in maria's new documentary, brave in the attempt. >> mothers came to her and said we have nowhere for our children to go in the summer, no camp will accept our kids no school will accept our kids. she's, like, bring them here. >> reporter: just six years later the very first special olympics world games were held at chicago's soldier field. eunice kennedy shriver center stage at the opening ceremony. >> let me win, but if i cannot win,l

known as the shriver family. headed by george shriver, was actually away fighting in the union army. he is not in the battle of gettysburg. and so, left behind is his wife and their two daughters. they are ages eight and five. and so the mother, the husband not being there, gradeschool aged daughters, what is she to do? the big question that falls upon her. she determines that the safest place to go is to get out of town. unfortunately, she goes to the south of town and the battle essentially follows them. they go from one bad spot to an even worse spot. when the shrivers come home, their house is ransacked and has been trashed by the confederates. two confederate snipers were killed in their attic and they are never truly able to rebuild their lives. things get worse later that year when the husband, while away in the union army, is captured by confederate and is taken to a rather unpleasant place called andersonville, the most infamous southern camp. and he will die of disease and never to see his family member

. >> reporter: holy kissbias general manager of shrivers and said weather has not been kind to her bottom line. >> if you have a day of back to back rain, storms it can really hurt business a little bit. >> reporter: and hers is not the only one in a shore town good weather matters. july 4th weekend more than most. >> this weekend looks so good for us. bookings look good. rentals look g we're all set. >> reporter: good news for business owners that could use some good luck, although, back at shriver's a business around since 1898, they have seen worse. >> i think everybody expects the ups and the downs. this is more down then we're used to but i think everybody expected it to recover. >> reporter: other bit of good news this year july 4th falls on a saturday, historically a good thing for both bash cues and for business. we're in ocean city, matt rivers cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> well speaking of ocean city, the jersey shore town earning high praise today. the new jersey sea grant consortium releasing results of the annual public poll of the best beaches in the garden state, so let's ju

maria shriver took center stage to say how important this would be to her mother. eunice shriver. >> we always knew that special olympics was my mother's sixth child and maybe her favorite one as that. >> stevie wonder and avra lavigne performed and first lady michelle obama made an appearance. 480 athletes in the game this year including a competitor in the swimming in the special olympics since she was 13. five other athletes from northern california competing in the game. good luck everyone. still to come on abc 7 news at 11:00 -- dramatic fire, and a scare for tourists at the strip's popular hotels. and the biggest teams square off in the south bay. later, check out this rig. what is >>> scary moments at the cosmopolitan hotel in las vegas after a fire ] out on one of the pool decks. abc 7 news reporter matt keller was there and tweeted this video of black smoke billowing into the air. fire crews evacuated the hotel and shut down streets around the hotel for several hours. abc news reporter alex perez has the latest. >> a towering inferno on the las vegas strip

shriver who founded the games. >> we always knew the special olympics was really our mother's sixth child and maybe her favorite one at that. >> entertainers performed and first lady michelle obama made an appearance. the u.s. has 480 athletes participating in the games this year. including sarah from novato. she's been compete as a swimmer since she was about 13. five other agent heats from northern california will also be competing in those games. we wish sarah and all the other participants good luck, right? >> ya, definitely. and especially for the san francisco marathon runners this morning where it's 58 degrees in san francisco. here's a live view. we have the overcast skies to contend with. i'll let you know when they will clear and how hot it's going to get midweek >> all right. thank you, frances. also ahead, a terrifying site at a luxurious hotel in las vegas. what officials believe set off this raging fire at the cosmopolitan. and silicon valley, the two best teams treat local s. >> a chaotic screen in a quiet tokyo neighborhood after a plane crash. three people killed an

maria shriver took center stage expressing how important this was to her mother.river, who founded the games. >> we always knew the special olympics was really our mother's sixth child, and maybe her favorite one at that. >> entertainers performed and first lady michelle obama made an appearance. the u.s. has 480 athletes participating in the games this year, including sarah from novato. she's been compete as a swimmer since she was about 13. five other agent heats from -- athletes from northern california will also be competing in the games. >> this is the case of the so-called new economy gone wrong. a local woman came back from a trip to discover a nightmare and the headaches were only beginning. john bloom has a story you will see only on abc7 news. >> the concept is simple you get free parking at the airport, they get to rent your car out to other drivers while you are away. >> i was one of their first customers. the first couple of years it was fine. >> but misty now calls herself a former customer because of this unpleasant surprise. >> i was told the perso

maria shriver took center stage, expressing how important this was to her mother.nnedy shriver who founded the games. >> we always knew the special olympics was really our mother's sixth child, and maybe her favorite one at that. entertainers like stevie wonder performed. and first lady michelle obama also made an appearance. the u.s. has 480 athletes participating in the games this year, including sarah from novato. she's been competing as a swimmer since she was about 13. five other athletes from northern california will be competing in the games also. and here's a live look from our san mateo county bridge. it is going to be rather temperate today, but wow a heat-up is on the way! frances dinglasan along shortly with a full accuweather ♪ ♪ ee-e-e-oh-mum-oh-weh ♪ ♪ hush my darling... ♪ ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. ♪ [snoring.] ♪ hush my darling... ♪ [snoring.] ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. ♪ [snoring.] take the roar out of snore. yet another innovation only at a sleep number store. >>> recalled tires known to b

she got the chance to sit down with maria shriver and her brother tim about the woman who made it all. >> one, two, three. usa. >> reporter: what does that say about your mother's legacy? >> it tells me that this population of people really needed something like the special olympics and they needed a champion like mummy. >> reporter: the year was 1962. maria shriver's mother eunice kennedy schriever opened a summer camp for children with intellectual disabilities right in her own backyard. as seen in maria's new espn documentary "brave in the attempt." >> mothers came to her and said we have nowhere for our children to go in the summer. no camp will accept our kids. no school will accept our kids and she's like, bring them here. >> reporter: just six years later the very first special olympics world games were held at chicago's soldier field. eunice kennedy shriver center stage at the opening ceremony. >> let me win but if i cannot win let me be brave at the attempt. >> it's great about sports. something about that unifies us and brings us together somehow. >> i think she felt if she

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it's a movement founded in 1968 by u euniece shriver. >> we have this report from los angeles. >> reporter: athletes who com ped from 174 countries, welcoming their competitors to the 2015 special olympics world summer games. different nations, different languages, nearly 7,000@lease with one thing in common -- adults and children with i.d. intellectual disabilities, and a will to take on the world. >> the adversity how they overcomes things and the passion to do their best and getting up and keep going is powerful. >> from canada to africa to the far east the opening ceremony here at the historic los angeles coliseum, the biggest sporting event this venue has seen since it hosted the olympic summer games back in 1984. los angeles international airport welcome athletes with the special colors on the l.a.x. pylons. and the torch traveled through every u.s. state, over 46 days this flame originated oceans away. >> i went to greece to actually lift the flame of hope for us. >> reporter: in a ceremony that was unforgettable for athletes who were there. >> it just motivates me to compete, sprea

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in the crowd, police chief cathy lanier and a whole bump of really luckyq0 girls, like tee annie shriverbly when the lights came on the stadium was going right wythe and red and everybody was just loud. >> people don't realize how div cut is to be the child of a police officer. >> reporter: for lanier it is two fold, opportunity to acknowledge her staff and families but chance to mentor these young women. >> so, for mom or dad to come home and say, i got you taylor swift tickets, oh my god how great is that? >> he said haveie you ever -- do you listen to taylor swift and all this stuff, i said, yes he is like, chief lanier got us tickets and i started doing cartwheels and stuff around the room and stuff. it was fun. >> reporter: 168 girls and more than 20 chaperons. it was a party. today, they relived the best aaiqmand, of course, said thank you to the chief. reporting in northwest d.c. zachary kiesch news4. >> what a night for those young ladies. hey, if you're wonder hog paid for all the ticket, it wasn't the taxpayers, they were donated. >>> still ahead at 6:00, new calls for change a

maria shriver there as well.ekend, and robin roberts kicked off espn's coverage of that. >> robin was one of the torch bearers, and came by the set to discuss the games and other big news headlines. >> at the espys, caitlyn jenner. you talked to her backstage. what was the moment like? >> i tell you, nancy, when she came off stage, there was a huge sigh of relief from her, and the fact that not only backstage, but did you notice the athletes, there were no snarly looks. there was no -- such respect and hanging on every single word. >> we actually have a clip from her new show "i am cait" debuting sunday. without makeup. take a look. >> it's, like, 4:32 in the morning. god, i look in the monitor, i look like crap. anywayings i just hope i get it right. >> shements to get it right. she knows a lot of people are watching, and this is a moment that could change the narrative. >> i want to take a left turn for a second. your sister was your bone mar e row donor, and you said you got her sweet tooth now. is that true.

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>> it would be and i'll tell you a person that i sogreatly admire is maria shriver who has been very vocal about her father's fight with alzheimer's. i remember when she testified it was so poignant because she said that he remembered every word of the hail mary the prayer, that we catholics say and yet couldn't remember her name. and when i heard that, it was so heartbreaking. but having people like maria come forward and tell their personal stories or their family's stories is very important. but it's very hard because sometimes those family members still want it not to be known. so part of our job is to do more forums like this and to encourage people particularly celebrities to tell their stories. we had glen campbell come and testify before us. he played some of his music for me before going on with his daughter's help and music had stayed with him. i've seen that with members of my family struggling with alzheimer's that music seems to still stay with him. >> you had richard gere up there playing an elder man who was homeless as well. so there's an element of homelessness being

nbc's special anchor maria shriver, has more on all of this.u genuinely be a happy person? is this something you can learn? well back in 2012 the u.s. ranked 23rd in the united nation's world happiness report. well that, ranking led two film makers on a journey to find out the secrets of the happiest people in america. happiness. a feeling. a smile. a laugh. a moment in life. >> happiness is impacted by the way we're raised. some of it is genetic. it has to do with the circumstances that we are currently in. but ultimately happiness can be generated from the inside of us. >> filmmakers adam shell and nicholas kraft created a kickstarter campaign asking for referrals for their film "pursuing happiness." they traveled across the country, and interviewed more than 400 people. and along the way, found some happy people. ♪ why is writing and selling joke books a happy thing to do? >> because it makes me happy. >> every day i wake up and think what's going to happen today? >> i look for the funny. i think life is too short. >> bye. what are we going

>> it would be, and i'll tell you a person that i so greatly admire is maria shriver who has been very vocal about her father's fight with alzheimer's. i remember when she testified, it was so poignant because she said that he remembered every word of the "hail mary," the prayer that we catholics say and yet couldn't remember her name. and when i heard that, it was so heartbreaking. but having people like bea smith, like maria, come forward and tell their personal stories or their family's stories is very important. but it's very hard because sometimes those family members still want it not to be known. so part of our job is to do more forums like this and to encourage people particularly celebrity, to tell their stories. we had glen campbell come and testify before us. >> oh right. >> and that was wonderful. and he played some of his music for me before going on with his daughter's help. and music had stayed with him. i've seen that with members of my family struggling with alzheimer's that music seems to still stay with them. >> i don't know if alzheimer's was part of it but you had

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host: our guest is no shriver -- noam scheiber.aller: i cannot help but notice that this is an example where a democratic legislation has been put forth to protect workers that are being exploited. it was mentioned previously that bush had rolled back those protections and yet so many of the callers that call in on the republican line seem to be misinformed. one of the comments i want to make is that they need to get out of their media bubble. so many of the comments characterize the president as a tyrant versus putting forth something that protects workers. i do not understand how it is that they could continue to listen to fox news and these talk radio hosts and continue to vote against their interests. guest: as i mentioned there has been a 75 year tradition of presidents addressing this law in one direction or another. bush used the same power. the bush's labor department used the same power in 2004. i do think people who think this is a technical move or -- a tyrannical move our misinformed about the origins of the law. host:

our great friend nbc special anchor maria shriver is with us. >> good to see you this morning.piness in our daily lives. but are they just temporary fixes? is happiness sustainable? according to one expert yes is the answer if you are willing to work for it. this morning we are putting her theory to the test. what's happiness? is it a state of being? >> it's something you feel. >> ignoring other people's judgments and just being me. >> a rewarding circumstance. >> i think money can buy you happiness. >> opportunity brings me happiness. >> or a relentless search. >> it's a dream to be happy for sure. >> we spend much of our lives casing happiness. there is growing research for what makes the meaning of happiness vary. >> happiness isn't just how you feel in a particular moment but how you are doing in life. >> it's a come thags between meaning and pleasure. >> those micro moments of feeling inspireded grateful. >> happiness is internal. >> this psychologist conducts happiness intervention studies. >> you are a firm believer that we can affect our own happiness. how do you do it?