this is in wei, where the baby with the spina bifida was treated by vietnamese doctors. they were very helpful. we used students that were to beng in the hospital translators. it gelled together. their villages are closer to vietnam then it would be to transport them to the capital of laos. constantlyhat we look for as we go through the villages is where are they getting water supply? we take a look around. we take her out where there might have been areas sprayed in the mountains. we are particularly concerned in a place like this where the water supply is coming into an area that is a bomb crater. here, we have to ask ourselves, is there a contamination. in this particular village, we with 30 cases of people relationship to agent orange dioxin. 30 cases. the population is only 300. that is a lot of cases for a village. it puts a big question mark. this will be one of the target places for us to go and do testing for dioxin. what we aress of doing, we are always trying to set with villagers and have them relate their story about what happened during the war. how was the

spina bifida, it is hard to get out of the va the real details of how much money is going to spina bifida or to a veteran with parkinson's like my father had. they don't break down their records that way. it is hard to know those numbers. vietnam era veterans have so much money going towards the population. but it's not broken down by condition. each time they find another condition that they believe is associated. think stroke was added fairly recently. another heart condition was added. hypertension was added. you are talking about a population of 3 million veterans who served. i don't know how many are alive today. they are in their 60s and 70s. my father was in his 80s when he died. chances are a lot of them -- part of it is financial, but also, the va is careful to say people who talk about why veterans in america to fit as opposed to vietnamese at the same condition. we are going to support our veterans but that doesn't mean we will go and do the same in a country that was our former enemy. so if there is a use of poison gas in world war i and i believe there was some rules of war.

and one young boy compete in the games one day. 12-year-old travis beckler was diagnosed with spina bifida before he was born.he uses sports as a way to overcome the challenges of his disability.travis has met many paralympians at the whitewater wheelchair camp and sees them as a source of inspiration. if i work hard and i try to build up to it and work for it programs for athletes with disabilities... like the ones travis participates in... by checking out the links section of tmj four dot com. in a season of heated rhetoric and divisive issues, a young girl is doing something special to spread a little kindness.now, her humble movement is going global. 10-year-old leah nelson's vision is simple... to find peace... by getting people -- to pay it forward with kindness. using an old birthday gift -- a bracelet- making kit -- she started making them by the dozens... and handing them one request..if you take one... you have to do something nice for someone else. said "dad i wanna hand out some bracelets and people are going to have to be kind./////"my dad just tells me to be me and that's wha

when the baby was born it had spina bifida. it was a hard life.e extreme, now i o own business, from one extreme to another. i can relate very, very well. it is good for the education process. as a woman, you have rights, yes, you can have a bill and get the baby out. it is the bonding. that is what god has given us, it is a nature, a process, that is how the relationship is built. as a mother, you have the deep feeling and that will never go away. when i had the child and she is dead, i still remember what i went through and the faces in front of my eyes. if you talk about abortion, of course it is a person's right as a mother, as a woman, it is a very special thing. it will never go away. again we all go to god. it is nature. god has created everything for a reason. if you strongly believe in it. it is the >> if i just may, i am not convinced people look at abortion just like a pill. i lost a child in utero at nine months. from the first moment you know you are pregnant, there is a bond. i don't think it is my business to tell somebody else what

he was diagnosed with spina bifida before he was born. 14 surgeries later he hasn't let anything. >> facing those challenges in sports has helped him build his confidence and push his nervous parents out of their comfort zone >> you know, want to take his tippy bars off or the seat belt off his wheelchair. but he wants to be like everyone else. >> he's met many para olympians and wants to be just like them >> if i work hard and try to build up to it and work for it, i can see myself in there. >> that anything is possible. >> he's my hero. i tell everybody that >> reporting at the lake front, today's tmj4 >> you can learn more about local programs for athletes with disabilities like the ones travis participates in by checking out the link section at >>> schools will be bust ling this thursday. >>> brewers came up short >>> the pirates got out of town with a four game sweep over the brewers. crew could only muster up five pitch and sends it out of the park for the 11th home run of the season. 1-0 brewers. anderson pitching well. a strike out the side. percy going to get mercer, and the

muskego has plans to compete in the games one day. 12-year-old travis beckler was diagnosed with spina bifida before he was born.he uses sports as a way to overcome the challenges of his disability.travis met several paralympians at the whitewater wheelchair as a source of inspiration. if i work hard and i try to build up to it and work for it i can see myself in there you can learn more about local programs for athletes with disabilities... like the ones travis participates in... by checking out the links section of tmj four dot com. a seven-year-old boy in green bay is working to raise money for the green bay police department to get a new k-9 officer.the department "cops" to serious medical issues.when ethan engum heard about their loss he started a go fund me page to raise money. ethan say one day he'd like to be a k-9 handler, which is something one officer sees as a definite possibility. "you can see his passion and his enthusiasm, and i think it was contagious. you know, i got roughly 14 years left, and in 14 years, he'll be 21. maybe he'll be starting when i'm finishing. we can work t

fibromyalgia and spina bifida keep stacy in constant pain. she says marijuana is her only relief but every time she buys it she worries. >> it is a matter of being afraid that i am going to get put in jail for using a natural medicine. >> reporter: she and others came to lakeland city hall to ask commissioners to de-criminalize pot. they're not taking the issue lightly. they just got report on the pros and cons. lakeland's police chief says he has made up his mind. his stance? keep things the way they are. especially for the sake of young people. >> it's important we send the right message but not ruin their lives. >> reporter: he has the backing of the mayor. >> i can't think of anything that would change my vote. >> reporter: one of the biggest points of discussion: is pot the first step towards using other drugs? anti-drug agencies say yes. alcohol automatically becomes an addict. it means that the propensity is stronger. >> reporter: commissioners kicked around what if. you get caught with a small amount of marijuana within city limits yo