from ludlow, massachusetts please welcome alyssa fialho! [cheers and applause] hi, alyssa.? come on over. wow. >> [exhales] >> now, alyssa, i heard you got lyrics. you got, like--what? >> yeah. >> you got skills. >> i actually wrote a rap for you today. >> okay. >> would you like to hear it? >> i would love to hear it. >> all right. ♪ this one is for the people ♪ ♪ here at millionaire ♪ ♪ comin' to you from the girl ♪ ♪ with the long brown hair ♪ ♪ when i go to answer ♪ ♪ questions, i'm not ♪ ♪ freezin' up ♪ ♪ tryin' to win some money ♪ ♪ i don't need any luck ♪ >> yeah! [cheers and applause] give it up! that's hot! that's hot! i'm like... >> thank you. >> [beatboxing] [laughing] okay. great job, alyssa. >> thank you. >> well, are you ready to get some money for that rap?

this is what alyssa now looks like. alyssa, you look fantastic. was it scary? >> a little bit. you did a great job! rebecca: and it was a good cause. >> yes, very good cause and you can see some of the real benefits here at georgetown university. dr. jareski is a pediatric an kolgist here at the medical school and he's received a grant from st. baldrick's for some of the work he's doing. >> we're studying a rare cancer in children and adolescents and they gave us a grant to help develop a new drug for this. we're very excited. rebecca: hopefully they can find some kind of treatment or drug that works. in the meantime people like christian and some of the other students this is another student from the virginia theological seminary. and the men are getting their haircut just to show shol dart with people with cancer. meantime, the women are doing it not only to show shol dart for people with cancer but also literally to donate their hair for wigs for children who lose their hair during the treatment. it's all going on right here at georgetown university medical school. toss it b

abc 7 news reporter alyssa harrington is following the story.in a live report in just a few moments. >>> we'll check in with amy ro batch. >> the latest from baltimore a new report from another prisoner suggesting that freddie gray may have intentionally hurt himself in the police van. and robin be speak with stephanie rawlings-blake getting her take on the allegations against police and on keeping peace in her city. all next on gma. >>> cycling is a very popular mode of transportation especially here in the bay area. but a with all of the traffic the risk of a crash is very real. >> we've partnered with consumer reports for exclusive coverage of these bike helmets to see which one stacks up best for your safety. >> good morning. 90% of the bicyclists killed in the past two decades were not wearing a helmet. consumer reports just tested 23 mel mets. joseph cologne never rides a bike since a helmet especially after a serious accidents two years ago. >> broken my collarbone and punctured by lungs. i'm luckied hayed the helmet. >> consumer reports

live in the newsroom, alyssa haring ton, abc7 news. >> alyssa >>> if you own a vehicle that's high off the ground, look out. thieves are targeting trucks and suvs in the east bay for their catalytic converters. in the last week, there have been eight thefts on five streets, just in the city of hercules. thieves appear to be targeting toyotas because of their high ground clearance. all the thefts have involved 1990 to 2005 dack comas, sequoias and 4 runners. catalytic converters contain precious metals thieves usually try to sell them for scrap. >>> a bay area teenager has been reunited with her expensive cello, stonen from her mom'some uv in san francisco earlier this month and this week, someone mysteriously returned it. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has the story. >> reporter: the bartender was closing tuesday night when a man in a black hooded sweatshirt rushed in. a guy walks in and just something huge and called the police. >> reporter: it is an $8500 cello stolen from an suv in a garage near union square april 11th. but he didn't know that at the time. >> i went back home and

. >> it wasn't just me because alyssa ingram she brought it up, in the middle of the morning meeting.he goes oh, my gosh did you see what hughe dillon posted today. the phone started going around. oh, look at it. >> so we don't necessity what day this was, the sun was out. well it was raining, maybe take before yesterday. >> it could have been over the weekend. >> yes good it was sunny yesterday afternoon. >> we talk about it in the morning meeting. >> it had to be, probably over the weekend because, saturday was beautiful. >> it the must have been saturday. >> so, if you saw the dude over the weekend on the art museum steps, if you know this dude easily recognizable please tell what is alyssa's handle. >> it is a ingram. >> we should get to know our co-workersy talk to her i don't tweet her it is a ingram. hold on. >> she might be frick now. >> that is true. >> at alyssa fox 29. >> al-i s-s-a fox 29. >> 2s's. >> alyssa fox 29. >> hold on isn't she married. >> she is. >> yeah. >> she married a guy name frick. >> yes, that is right. >> her maiden name is fr a ck. >> i will say this but

alyssa harrington, abc 7 news. >>> a rescue team from china pulled a quake survivor from underneath aollapsed building yesterday. the man had been buried under the rubble of a five-story building that came down during the shaking. the task was made more difficult, because of repeated aftershocks in the area. the chinese government has offered more than $3 million in humanitarian aid to nepal. >>> a sacramento area structural engineer will be on his way to nepal today to help with relief efforts. kit miyamoto runs a nonprofit that responds to quake-ravaged areas. he brings expertise and technology to red tag and keep people out of vulnerable buildings so the should aftershocks happen, there will be fewer casualties. >> it's so easy to fix. this knowledge and this expertise and this technology we can share. >> miyamoto says he plans to work with nepal's government and private sector to improve infrastructure. >>> as we said help is pouring in from around the world. the u.s. is sending cash and a 70-member team including search and rescue crews. poland, germany, israel and belgium are al

the group has even featured alyssa in a new music video. that's wonderful.er to weather now. lots of change going on, drew. >> have to watch this roller coaster ride of temperatures. next week we see temperatures cool off and then a big-time warmup for near record warmth. live doppler 7hd showing you it's nothing but clear skies. from our sutro tower camera, it was busy around the bay with temperatures well above normal, sunny skies, blue as far as the eye can see. outside right now, comfortably mild. 79 currently in concord, 80 warm degrees in antioch. oakland, 672. san francisco, 67. san jose 75 degrees. satellite and radar shows you the warmth and sunshine is brought to you by three areas of high pressure supplying clear skies across much of california but waiting in the wings the change we're caulking about. a cold front moves through late monday and tuesday and bring cooler air with it on the way. so future weather tomorrow will go through you hour-by-hour. in the afternoon temperatures five to ten degrees cooler ahead of the cold front. clouds increase

alyssa: we have not received any assurance and i don't think they can give that answer yet.until i think that comes up, and they will probably want to increase those dollars that come in almost like a property tax, and that is a great way to do it, and to get the money from them or to look at other ways that people might be able to increase such advertising on the site or there are some other areas that i am a little bit has a tent about that might change. alix: thank you so much alisa -- alicia chamber -- cheaper. -- schaefer. coming up next on "street smart ," can webtv keep up with changing trends? ♪ alix: a big week for must-see tv, the final seven episodes of "mad men" kicked off last night and viewers will have to choose between march championship games and "debtor call saul," and "game of thrones" fans are gearing up for the premiere of that season. we are joined now by an expert on television viewing. what happened to sling tv? what where wrong? porter: when you get an event like the ncaa and the kentucky finals game, everybody around the world is just watching and i

alyssa harrington is live with more. alyssa?cer dickinson got in touch with as dad to let him know he is safe. he called other family members with the good news. watch their emotional reaction. >> spencer just called. >> spencer's cousin said tell mama i'm okay. family and friends had been desperate to find him. they were at a prayer vigil when his dad called saying spencer was able to make a quick call on the satellite phone. >> where is he? >> right here at the >> spencer a graduate of petaluma high school was at mt. everest when it hit. it triggered a series of avalanches. at least 18 people died on the mountain. he told his dad he is being airlifted back down. his family updated a website posting information thanking people for support and prayers. abc 7 news. >> thank you. as you heard from them a man was one of 18 people killed at base camp on mt. everest. friends say the 48-year-old was an afvid hiker and that was always on his bucket list. strong was an ic consultant. friends are planning a memorial hike in his honor. >>

alyssa (voiceover): i'm alyssa. michelle (voiceover): my name is michelle.ckaway, new jersey. my daughters are-- alyssa is my oldest. she's 16. she just had her sweet 16. and my younger daughter is jenna, and she's 12. my daughters-- for the most part, they get along pretty well. i think there's always sibling rivalry, especially with girls. and i don't think it matters the age difference at all. they're still going to fight and bicker. but in the end, they really are, i think, very good friends. after my dad passed away, i know

scars ♪ >> reporter: but the real buzz is not about the tenor trio but about this little ballerina alyssand only has one leg. she says the lyrics moved her. >> it's about someone who dares to dream. >> reporter: and daring to dream is how little alyssa has gone through life since her accident. last may she was hit by a truck. her leg had to be amputated below the knee but didn't let the operation keep her off the stage. >> we've been getting feedback saying how inspiring she's been to other kids and other people. >> reporter: and less than a year into her new life alissa delivered a showstopper at her dance studio's recital and performed an original piece and if you think the dancing is brave, watch this. alissa removes her prosthetic and doesn't miss a beat. i asked why she did it. >> show i was still me without it and to be myself. >> reporter: a ballerina whose moves show grit and grace. what's your dream? >> to become an awesome dancer. >> reporter: tom llamas abc news new york. >> already there. incredible. her moves and can you believe, it was only in september when she had a prosst

it's about this little ballerina, alyssa sizemore dancing in the video. years old and only has one leg. she says the lyric moved her. >> it's about someone who dares to dream. >> and daring to dream how little alyssa has gone through life since her accident. last may she was hit by a truck. her leg had to be amputated below the knee. but she didn't let the operation keep her off the stage. >> we've been getting feedback saying how inspiring she's been to other kids and other people. >> and less than a year into her new life, alyssa delivered a showstopper at her dance recital. she performed an original. if you think the dancing is brave. watch this. she removes her prosthetic and doesn't miss a beat. i asked her why she did it. >> to show them i was still me without it and to be myself. >> a ballerina whose moves showed grit and grace. >> what's your dream? >> to become a dancer. >> tom llamas, abc news, new york. >> that's incredible. can you believe it was just september when she got a prosthesis. >> it's amazing. before she received her artificial leg,

live in the newsroom, alyssa harrington abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> 5:35 now.posed as escorts to lure victims online is under arrest. and now, police are looking for more people who have may have been robbed by them. the two are sect connect told at least two cases in pleasanton and santa clara county a cooper team know man was terrorize and says the couple stole $7500 worth of stuff, including computers. >> the female put a knife to the victim's throat, made threats of great bodily injury. the male suspect then pepper sprayed the victim and then they proceeded to steal several items from the residence. >> police believe there may be more victims along the 880 and 680 corridors. >>> if you own a vehicle that's high off the ground look out. thieves are targeting trucks and suvs in the east bay for their catalytic converters. in the last week, there have been eight thefts on five streets just in the city of hercules. thieves appear to be targeting toyotas because of their high ground clearance. all the thefts have involved 1990 to 2005 tacomas, sequoias and 4 run

alyssa harrington, abc 7 news. >> thanks alyssa. >>> 5:04. a rescue team from china pulled a quake survivor out from under a collapsed building late yesterday. the man had been buried under the rubble of a five-story building that came down during the shaking. the task was made more difficult because of repeated aftershocks hitting the area. the chinese government has offered more than $3 million in humanitarian aid to nepal. >>> a sacramento area structural engineer will be on his way to nepal today to help with relief efforts. kit me moto runs a nonprofit that responds to quake ravaged areas. he brings expertise and technology to red tag and keep people out of vulnerable buildings so if aftershocks should happen, there will be fewer casualties. collapsed buildings, he says do the most harm during earthquakes. >> it's so easy to fix. this knowledge and this expertise and this technology we can share. >> me owe moto says he plans to work with nepal's government and the private sector to improve infrastructure. >>> help is pouring into nepal f

it's 8:00 a.m., and real-life drama for alyssa milano.s are rushing to her defense this morning. >>> and she's the former teacher who made headlines around the world for her love affair with a student. she went to jail twice. now, barbara walters sits down with the couple after ten years of marriage. her abc news exclusive. [ playing the theme to "star wars" ] >>> i find your lack of faith disturbing. >> and "star wars" taking over times square. >> laugh it up, fuzz ball. >> we'll reveal the secret behind this famous scene and so much more. c3po and r2d2 live this morning. >>> that's not all this morning. look at those girls go. a double dutch team from newark, new jersey. >> yes! >> all right. and they're going to try to get ginger into the action in just a little bit. >> that is one of the things that i'm afraid of. >> have you ever -- >> because i'm not a double dutcher. >> oh, look at that. oh. >> kind of psyched. >> very good. >> so, if i learn from anybody, it'll be from those girls. >> they know how to double dutch in newark, let m

. >> alyssa harrington has more now. >> reporter: church goers headed to morning mass have called for the removal of the archbishop. >> i think that's pretty serious, i don't think it's necessary to do. >> more than 100 members of the catholic church signed the appeal. calling on pope francis. they say he's mean spirited and fosters an atmosphere of intolerance. among those who signed the former executive director of catholic charities. the school board members, professors donors and tom brady senior. the father of new england patriots quarterback, tom brady cortoleone has been a con electroverse yalg figure since his arrival in 2012 he appointed a pastor at one church who won't allow girls to be altar servers and distributed a pamphlet to elementary school students that warns about masturbation and abortion. >> it's pretty sad, it's giving so much attention to something that is a very small minority of catholics. >> supporters say he goes by the book and traditional doctrines. they want him to say. . >> he's standing up for what the catholic church believes. >> the archdiocese was no

live in the newsroom, alyssa harrington abc 7 news. >>> more than 2,000 people have plelk to meet forup at 7:00 a.m. they say they have a fan ready to take all the trash to a recycling center. >>> about 100 protesters took to the streets in oakland in support of the protests in baltimore. the group moved from the downtown area toward interthe interstate. the california highway patrol rushed the protesters to keep them from getting on to the freeway. police made no arrests. >>> we'll have continuing coverage of the baltimore riots on air and on line. our coverage continues now on twitter at abc 7 news bay area. >>> and just about 20 minutes the u.s. supreme court will hear a landmark case that could decide the legality of same-sex marriage once and for all. the case is being closely watched across the country, especially in san francisco's castro district. amy hollyfield is live with the story. >> reporter: a lot of eyes will be watching this today. this is a long time coming. think about massachusetts becoming the first state to allow same-sex marriage all the way back in 2004. this h

. >> so actress alyssa milano went into a fury when they say they made her take the breast milk out of her bag this happened at lon on's heathrow airport. you know her from whose the boss and starring in the mistresses. she was traveling without her baby. she had the pump. after she did she detailed compactly what happened on twitter. >> so heath row airport just took my pump breast milk away 10 ounces gone, not the okay. then another one they said they would let milk through if i had babe which me. why would i need pump if i had babe which me. she tweeted directly to heathrow's twitter account and they had a bit of the back and forth. >> in response the the airport says unfortunately without a baby present the government requires all liquid in carry ons to follow the 100-milliliter rule. heathrow referred milano to an outline of the policy on line with a link after milano kept coming back at them. here's a link to make you feel better. it is interesting. i know which me wife would pump, sue that stuff is precious. it takes forever. >> yes, a lot of work initial to that. >> how many ou

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abc7 news reporter alyssa harrington is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: this was a terrifying waylebrating '80s rock music. a group of students was dancing on the stage when it gave way. [ screaming ] >> oh, my god. >> move! move! >> reporter: more than a dozen people were hurt. this happened at central indiana's westfield high school about 20 miles outside of indianapolis. the students were dancing during the grand finale of a concert called american pie, which features other students and staff musicians. they are seen jumping and clapping during a cover of journey's "don't stop believing." the floor then collapses beneath them. a couple students who were on the stage but not injured say they were shocked but tried their best to help. >> i was just a few inches away from the pit for the orchestra. i was actually about to like, step on top of the pit and when it all of a sudden collapsed. >> as soon as it fell i -- i just didn't know what happened. and then i saw that people's feet were stuck under a lot of wood and i lifted a lot of wood off of a lot of people. >> reporter: the w

alyssa? >> spencer dickinson was on mt. everest when the earthquake hit. a family member tweeted a quote that said i'm being helicoptered off the mountain. tell mom i'm okay. his loved ones have spent the past few days worried sick and have not heard from spencer, but knew he was on the way up to the base camp before the 7.8 magnitude quake. they offensed a social media campaign. tuesday they got the call they had been waiting for, letting them know that spencer is safe. watch his mom and grandmother's emotional reaction. >> spencer just called. >> they got the news while attending a prayer vigil in san diego for those missing. it killed at least 17 people attempting to scale the world's highest peak. many others are still trapped. er was able to make a quick phone call to his dad and he is on his way to kathmandu. >> thank you. wish everyone's story can end that well, but a sunnyvale man was one of 16 people killed at base camp. friends say he died doing what he liked. he was after avid hiker and mt. everest was on his bucket list. he was hiking when the

return to index of >> catherine:oakland a's catcher stephen vogt and his wife alyssa have lent theirhe school of imagination in dublin. >> catherine:the school provides an early school experience for children with special needs. after taking batting practice with vogt on a baseball themed morning they sang take me out to the ball park for the athletic's star. >>for it's one, two three strikes you're out at the old ball game. >>my wife and i have always had a special place for kids with special needs and we want to help them out as much as possible because a lot of time they don't get the same opportunities as kids without special needs. for us we were looking for a place to get involved with this type of community work. we're just so fortunate to have found the school of imagination because we just love it here. >>to have someone that's in the media and in the community that's caring and bringing awareness we can help more kids and that's what i want to do. >>we just love it here and we possible. steven and alyssa vogt were introduced to the circumstances of special needs children wh

alyssa here with me and he's basically limited in his english but here to say that he was told to move out rent is not collected since december of 2014 and he's been told that his partner is fidgety and should move out and the rent will remain the same glenda a has lived in the property for the last 3 years we have behavior including not accepting rent consistent with the letter that was sent by the other lawyer stanley chin to move out by march 31st we're in favor of the unit remaining in how's we reached out to john chow the partner to try to work something out first of all, we're not aware the unit a one illegal the no notice of violation the ceilings are high everything shows the unit is legal the concern what was happening if you're trying to do capital improvements great we're not in favor of the preventing owners from making improvements but the question if you're claiming to legalize a unit that's not designated as legal by removing the kitchen and converting it into a laundry facility that's illegal the tenants can agree to save living without a kitchen or move out that was on

alyssa? >> police just closed eastbound lanes of mckee road and an armored vehicle pulled up. they do have this apartment surrounded. they say a man has barricaded himself in a unit. officers tried using a bullhorn to negotiate and nonlethal bean bag rounds and flash grenades to get him out but nothing is work ing. >> come out. now. on the front door. >> they let family members talk to the man but not even his mother could convince him to leave. police are calling this a family disturbance. they say after 4:00 a.m. a woman called 9-1-1 to report that her cousin showed up at her san jose apartment off mckey road and would not leave. family say he might have been drunk or on drugs. when police ran the man's name they discovered he was wanted felon and violated his parole regarding robberies. there was a warrant out for his arrest. his aunts identified him as 27-year-old tyrone bear rot and is upset by the armed police presence. >> right now tyrone probably has some issues going on but the police, to me are over here in everload. it does not take 30 cars to get a 5' 5" guy at 150

abc 7 news reporter alyssa harrington has more. >> reporter: it is rumored that the announcement will be posted on social media. political strategist kate mader has an i'm ready for hillary mug. >> i have been ready so long, i'm ready to swap out my signs. >> reporter: the ready for hillary grassroots organization has been holding rallies and raising money. now it appears clinton is ready to officially announce a 2016 presidential run. >> we are really excited. we have been waiting for years. many people have been waiting since 2008 for this to happen. >> reporter: the former first lady and secretary of state lost back in 2008 but has hinted she would try again. she visited bay area several times. in march, she made a surprise appearance at an e-bay conference talking about gender and equality in silicon valley. in october, she held a fund-raiser with nancy pelosi. pelosi spoke in san francisco this morning. honoring the national coalition of 100 black women. >> in terms of hillary clinton running, this is connected. it is about empowering women. we are eager to see the rollout of her

for a fremont couple following abc 7 news reporter alyssa harrington's story earlier today. it's a stolen van needed by a woman who is quite ill. the van has been recovered thanks to an alert abc 7 news viewer. david louie is joining us now. >> we're sitting inside the van that has been recovered. it was stolen monday evening from the thomas family. from their driveway at free monday. it's now here in heyward. we have a happy couple grateful for a very alert abc 7 news viewer. this underscores how a news story has incredible reach because a man living about two and a half miles away saw her story on our midday news. >> he walks out of his house and looks at the license plate and immediately called the police. if it wasn't for the news segment this morning, we would have never found the car. >> the $65,000 van especially equipped for his wife kay. ch police told thomas it appears the van may have been used to transport stolen goods from a burglary. the inside is a bit trashed. there are remnants of a fast food burger bun in the back and plastic bags they don't recognize. the

live in cupertino alyssa harrington, abc 7 news. >>> a 7-year-old boy is in the hospital with a life threatening injury after being hit by gunfire in va lay yeah. the gunfire broke out outside a gathering of 40 people attending a wake. the boy was standing on the sidewalk and was hit by a stray bullet. police think five people were involved in the gun battle. they recovered at least 20 shell casings. investigators are asking anyone with information to contact vallejo police. >>> a wild chase in sonoma county with a wrong-way driver on highway 101, ends with the driver in the hospital. >> it started in windsor and ended in sebastopol at gravenstein and 117. amy holly looet field has more. >> reporter: the woman is alive, in the hospital with life threatening injuries. look at the scene behind me. it is still very active. police are waiting for a search warrant so they can get inside the suspect's car. they're also checking all these businesses here in this area to see if any surveillance cameras capture the incident. these businesses inside the crime tape on old gravenstein highway wi

. >> reporter: and single mother alyssa o'neil can now buy a house. >> it just means stability, confidence life changing. >> reporter: to help pay for it, price is dropping his salary from about 1 million to 70,000. >> i would like to have this spark a conversation, and basically have people start to think about a different way of doing business. >> reporter: the income gap might feel bigger than the grand canyon, but inside one company, it just got a lot smaller. >> thank you. >> reporter: joe fryer, nbc news, seattle. >> now, that is a good day at the office. >>> that's going to do it for us on this tuesday night. i'm le right now at 6:00 protesters on the street and on the move. blocking traffic and in some instances highways to get their message across. good evening everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >>> i'm raj mathai. a new wave of protesters across the nation and across the bay area. their message. black lives matter. these are live pictures from the chopper over the mission district in san jose. you see below, relatively small group. blocking streets and vandalizing a san francisco pol

mommy melt down alyssa milano has her breast million confiscatedded at license on's airport. her twitter tirade. >>> a young with man in need of the bone marrow transplant. she's taking her story on a year long road trip across the country. how you she hopes to turn regular people into heroes. blank. >>> it is national sibling day. we are seeing great pictures here. this is from sophia. >> yes. >> and this is the new digs lincoln. >> send us your pictures using hash tag fox 29 good day. lets see some embarrassing pictures. those would come from the good day staff. find me in this picture. just a couple of years ago. there we still actually look like that my brother, michael will my sister ann marie and my sister beverly with my mother, this is just last year on her 80th birthday. so i have embarrassed just about all of us right now, happy national sibling day. i hope you guys are not mad at me for showing that picture. they are all in baltimore. maybe they didn't see. spring fling is today. we have seen lauren johnson, scott williams, quincy and bill anderson. it is only 40 d

. >> alyssa thank you. >>> bay area tech giants have been quick to step up in the wake of the disaster. google's person finder aim to help people check on the status of their loved ones and apple is making it easy for itunes users to donate to the american red cross. >> the red cross has set up a website with a status update. you type in the person's name and it says missing or i am alive if they have checked in since the disaster. we posted a link on our website. >>> if you'd like to help the victims in nepal, we have a list of organizations that are accepting donations. head to our website, abc 7 news.com and you will see the information on the home page. >>> we'll have continuing coverage of the nepal earthquake on air and online at abc 7 news.com and you can get the latest on twitter. >>> now to other news, new information on the little boy from discovery bay who was stabbed to death yesterday. sadly authorities say it was at the hands of a family friend. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield has the latest. >> reporter: laura, this community is hurting. look at this memorial outside

alyssa? >> spencer dickinson was on mt. everest when the earthquake hit.ily member tweeted a quote that said i'm being helicoptered off the mountain. tell mom i'm okay. his loved ones have spent the past few days worried sick and have not heard from spencer, but knew he was on the way up to the base camp before the 7.8 magnitude quake. they offensed

. >> and single mother alyssa o'neil can now buy a house. >> it just means stability, confidence life to help pay for it price is dropping his salary from about 1 million to 70,000. >> i would like to have this spark a conversation and gasicily have people start to think about a different way of doing business. >> the income gap might feel bigger than the grand canyon but inside one company, it just got a lot smaller. >> thank you. joe fryer, nbc news, se >> now, that is a good day at the office. >>> that's going to do it for us on this tuesday night, i'm lester holt for all of us at nbc news thank you for watching >>> tom hanks' wife rita wilson battling breast cancer. >> why she says trusting her gut saved her life. now on "extra." >> one of hollywood's happiest couples rocked by cancer. ri ka wilson going public about her double mastectomy. >> my aunt died of b died of breast cancer. >> how rita discovered the disease after mammograms missed it. and -- >> what she's urging women everywhere to do for their own health. >> dennis quaid totally melts down. >> don't [ bleep ] dennis me.

my name is alyssa and the community educator with san francisco against rape. part of my role is to do presentations, support groups, peer education, assemblies and tablings for youth in our city including the school district. to me this topic is very important because it's estimated that one in three girls and one in six boys are raped before 18 so youth are dealing with these issues whether or not we're providing the tools for them to have those conversations to support their peers and it's our responsibility to provide the tools and respond to this as a community with the youth and prevent this and create a culture of connection without violence. why this is important i had the opportunity to talk about this issue directly with middle school students and high school students and i had middle school stiewnltses since seventh grade in sex harassment and sexual assault presentations and where do you feel safe and they tell me they don't feel safe anywhere, not in home or schools and it's important to address this as early as possible so students are not interna

. >> and single mother alyssa o'neil can now buy a house. >> it just means stability, confidence.g. >> to help pay for it price is dropping his salary from about 1 million to 70,000. >> i would like to have this spark a conversation and basically have people start to think about a different way of doing business. >> the income gap might feel bigger than the grand canyon but inside one company, it just got a lot smaller. >> thank you >> now, that is a good day at the office. >> i'm lester holt for all of us at nbc news thank you for watching . >>> lights camera access. >> what the [ bleep ] keep going? i am acting here and this [ bleep ] -- >> no question it's a world-class meltdown but is

hallie jackson ha >> reporter: it's hard enough for anyone to master moves like these. 8-year-old alyssa sizemore doesn't miss a beat even on a prosthetic leg. but it's what she does next that has everyone on their feet. did you think it was going to be a big deal when you took off your leg? >> no. ♪ you don't have to ♪ >> reporter: after all she'd been practicing for months ever since a truck crushed her foot in an accident just last year. her right leg amputated to the knee. but even after her third surgery, this budding ballerina only dreamed of one thing. >> she actually wanted us to record her on a video to send to her dance team. >> i can't wait till i go home because then i can dance again and see all my friends. >> reporter: four months later she had a new leg and a new routine. >> it felt pretty awesome to learn how. >> reporter: and pretty awesome to see the response after her mom posted video online of that first solo. >> it was like 5,000 views within a couple hours. and so it was like holy cow. >> reporter: did you ever think it would be this big? >> i never even imagined it

liz: we are watching the rally alyssa. it is an all right rally. any of you know her.t attorney here in new york. she has been watching very, very important cases. wait until you hear what she has to say. the verdict. the conversation still going on. what does star jones think about that. watching all those people. counting them as they walk in. as they test watch. does he change his opinion of the stock? of course, we have the guy who is beating buffet over 14 years. he is here with. melissa: liz claman, that stuff. the u.s. is giving a clear sign of power to vladimir putin. the fighter jets arrived there today. carrying out three months of military juice. the u.s. says that it is committed to native allies in standing up to russian aggression. across 11 networks were brought down in the blackout. around three hours. websites were also taken on. landing in the uk where folks are bracing. storms in the sahara desert are moving 2 million hours. it is very bizarre. tuning and before. a contribution world new channel. heading to a tv near you. at the end of the day it is

. >> new get alyssa too. >> i'll send my real tweets. >> push her down. >> fun and games with tv cameras> i have had an ice cream float in a beer. >> really. >> it was good. >> vanilla. >> beer fleet do you think ice cream and beer go together. >> ben and jerry's are hoping your answer is yes. they have partnered with new belgium beer to create this craft beer calling salted carmel browny brown ale. so marketing in the fall. you might be excited but kid worry that kid they think ben and jerry's is ice cream and they will want to be drawn to the beer. >> i didn't even think of that. >> who thought ben and jerry's makes beer. >> did you know that sue. >> new that you mentioned it if it is in the refrigerator with the familiar ben and jerry's logo. >> i want some ice cream. >> usually beer is in the different section. >> if you have it in your refrigerator at home. >> we worry too much about this little stuff. >> the word controversy seems a little will much, that they are making beer. >> i'm not a fan of ben and jerry's ice cream. you know where i stop yesterday. >> dairy queen. >> i go, o

jonathan: thank you, eliza martin is he -- alyssa martin is he. -- elisa martinuzzi.u.s., a deal is on the cusp of falling to pieces. sources told us that comcast is planning to drop a takeover bid for time warner cable. we are joined now by matt campbell bloomberg reporter at large. matt, 12-14 months ago it was all going swimmingly. over the last couple of days, it seems to have broken down. matt: this transaction hit an enormous regulatory iceberg in washington. i think it was always seen as able to move to combine the company to control 57% of the cable television subscriptions in the u.s. it was always going to be a tough sell. it seems like word came down from the regulatory agencies in the u.s. that this is just not going to happen. it was threatened with an fcc administrative hearing, which is basically a rejection. it appears that comcast are going to pull the bid. jonathan: we talked last year about consolidation. what is next for this sector? matt: this is pretty fascinating. this opens quite a few possibilities. certainly, the sector is consolidating other

that is alyssa sizemore dancing in the video "dare" from gentry. her leg after being hit by a truck, but she has not let it keep her off the stage. her dream is to become an awesome dancer. mission accomplished. she looks great. good for her. another great accomplishment in sports today. >> it wasn't done by me, that's for sure. >> i wasn't gesturing to you. >> another 21-year-old. the a's and the giants unable to hold their leads in their respective series finales today. no such problem for that 21-year-old, jordan spieth. ♪ with kaiser permanente you'll connect with your doctor any time anywhere. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. ♪ become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪ >> i think -- i picked jordan spieth in my fantasy golf league. spieth winning a masters is not a surprise. the manner in which he did it is. the last one on the driving range prior to teeing off in today's final round. rose putting the pressure on him with a birdie on one. spieth though answers with a birdie of his own to go t

. >> coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00, we will have reaction from bay area lawmakers who spoke to alyssa harrington. >>> vice president joe biden gave no indication he will run for president. he toured a pg&e facility. the vice president was there to learn about the utility's pathway job training program. half of the workers trained have been military veterans. >> if you can command a platoon in battle you can manage a crew. if you can run a sophisticated weapons system worth tens of millions of dollars, you can program a computer. >> pg&e hired 50% of those who took part in the program. they will fill a great need for the utility. 50% of pg&e workers will retire in the next five years. >>> for the first time ever, thousands of people are trying on the apple watch. it appears they like it. it took ten minutes for versions to sell out with pre-orders are available this morning. they are available in san francisco and eight other major cities around the world. you can check them out and try them on but you cannot buy them on the store. you have to order online. shipments start april 24th.

but the the other side of this gym, this high school gym is filled with people and they cheered as alyssa sizemore here, did cart wheels with that prosthetic leg, later on in the video but when she took it off to complete her performance there was not a dry eye, in this gymnasium. the doctors could not save her food and ended uptaking part of her leg. it took months to raise money for this prosthetic leg. once she returns to walk on it she got to back to work in the dance studio. she was dancing most of her life. she's back to dancing again. >> really sweet. >> she received a standing ovation. >> yeah. >> she did cart wheels on that prosthetic leg. >> wow. >> and then took it off and finished her performance on her one leg. >>> lets go to that little will story, dominic. we want to say thank to you brandon mcmahon us, this guy right here. he is the the kicker for denver broncos. he will have dominic to his football cam this sum inner june. >> he has ties to our area they went to the same elementary school. >> he went to the same grade school as little dominic, and then he went on to play

. >> this is the funeral for eli and -- >> alyssa katz, elijah stai's mother, doesn't understand what negotiate. chinese factories are making a fortune, she says, selling poison. >> what would you like to say to them? >> how dare you come into my country and sell drugs to our children? >> do you think they care? >> no. they don't care. >> cnn has learned the synthetic drugs that killed melissa's son, elijah, and christian bjerk were most likely made in china. and so far there appears to be no movement by the u.s. to find and prosecute the manufacturer of this synthetic poison. chris myers, the federal prosecutor in this case, will not discuss the source of the chemicals. and that is not good enough for debbie and keith bjerk. >> i would like to know the name of the factory where these drugs were manufactured. >> you don't know the name of the factory? >> no. i have not been told the name of the factory. >> do they know it? >> i'm sure they do. and i would like to -- you know, i said what can i do? write letters, whatever. and i've been told that -- >> it's like -- >> it would be sort

advantage of the thawed relations between the united states and cuba by opening shot in the i'll -- alyssa>> this is the first day and more than a thousand listings a significant expansion for airbnb one of the first united states businesses to operate in cuba since the government eased trade and travel restrictions. here is a look at a few of the homes and rooms available to book in havana they are going for an average price of $43 a night, including maid service, and the average price for the island, the average price is $36 with a thousand home rentals posted on the island and a lot of places were already being rented out as best and breakfast for foreign tourists and company is taking advantage of the loosened restrictions on travel to the island. before you book obtain a special license from the u.s. government and accommodations are only available to american citizens who fall under one of 12 government approved categories of legal travel to cuba, including name visits, religious anists -- activities and education. airbnb operates in 190 countries >>> thank you. 5:35. water agencies