the man left for dead is 78-year-old angel torres. >> he was bleeding on the back of the head. g through his eyes, through his mouth, all over the place. >> immediately after the accident, angel's son appeals for help. >> my father is fighting for his life. i just would like the public right now to help us. >> information about the gentleman that got hit by the car. >> if the guy is out there listening to police, you know, turn yourself in. >> known in the community as upon say, angel is a retired forklift operator, a huge yankees fan, a fisherman, and a wizard at dominos. >> he was one of my best friends. to me he was a good man. he and i, we get together almost every day. we play dominoes. he helps everybody. he was a person that if you need help, he is there for you. he never say no. he never back out. he was there. >> my father is the man i always want to be and the man i pretend to be. a good father. who could have asked for a better father? good grandfather, great grandfather. >> angel is an active member of the community, someone who looks out for others. >> in seven year

angel's chest. with it came a recommendation from torres' doctor to terminate the pregnancy. >> she said that kids likedidn't make it through to teenage years, or if he probably wouldn't even make it to birth. and my life would be at risk. >> it was so large -- >> reporter: torres didn't want to believe it. she sought a second opinion which led her to a maternal fetal medicine specialist who believed her baby could be sglaefd we didn't know if it would be a success. we did everything according to plan. >> reporter: that plan included a dual operating room strategy one for the delivery and the other for the immediate removal of the mass. torres gave birth by c-section at 34 weeks back on december 6th. >> this mass was impinging on both the heart and lungs and preventing them from functioning normally. >> reporter: angel is healthy. doctors say all is well. his older brother anthony, himself a cancer survivor, can't wait to hang out with him. >> and now i can change his diapers, and be his best friend. >> reporter: a mother's love rewarded with a second chance. >> i wake up and i just come to him, thanki

and i, phil torres, am an ento meteorologist. tonight - los angeles builds for the future, but discovers a secret deep under a subway line. >> i was the first person to ever see that. >> reporter: ever see what? >> a rare fossil. see. >> that's our team, now, let's do some science. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >>> hello, welcome to "techknow". i'm phil torres. joining me today is kyle hill, dr shini somara, and dr crystal dilworth. we have great stuff coming up. we'll start with you crystal dilworth - you have a new look at cancer. >> all of us know one person affected by cancer. i had a chance to go into the operating room and look at a new technique allowing surgeons to actually see cancer. let's take a look. >> reporter: during the gulf war soldiers used night vision goggles that allowed them to see in complete darkness. now, at barnes jewish hospital at washington university school of medicine, besides a mask, surgical scrubs and gloves, this doctor will wear the same technology for her next surgery. this is a 72-year-old woman who noticed a lump, had a biopsy b

angel gomez is here at all. after a routine ultra-sound discovered a large mass or tumor in his chest his mother, yesenia torres advised to consider terminating the pregnancy. >> pam:torres than sought a second opinion from doctors here at lucile packard. dr. jane chueh was part of a team of doctors who studied on going ultra-sound and advised >> pam:torres to try and carry the child to term despite risks. >> pam:ultimately born premature, by c-section, angel was then rushed into surgery where the mass was successfully removed. that was the hardest part of all, says mom. >> pam:it would be three weeks before yesenia could actually hold her baby who appears to have a big appetite and his brother anthony has big plans for him. >> pam:his doctors are now tackling got bigger and why it didn't make angel sick. but they agree he is a fighter and his mom has some advise others who might one day face something like this >> pam: children's hospital in palo alto rob fladeboe kron 4 news. (male announcer): now, the orchard supply sports report with gary radnich. >> gary:good evening! >> gary:harrison barnes. on with jason

torres of oakland. she had her 4-week-old son angel. they are both recuperating at children's hospital in palo alto. >> initial ultrasound said her baby had a large mass or humor in his chest. that left her to consider the options. >> they said. it was pretty unusual. big mass and better if i term nated my pregnancy. kids like that wouldn't, don't make it to teenage years or don't even sometime make it to bert. and when i found that out. i decided to get a second opinion. and i came to stamford. >> angel was born on december 1st. and rushed into surgery where they successfully removed the tumor. angel now weighs in at six and a half pounds and will be going home and is very appropriately named. >>> the faa has issued a ban on the commercial use of drones. that would allow farmers to use droap it is to monitor crops. and some action cultural businesses are checking out the recreational drones. now, they can hire outside companies to perform unmanned flights as a commercial service. use of droap consist means they can control farm land in

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four week old angel gomez is here at all after a routine ultrasound discovered a large mass tumor on his chest his mother with advice to consider terminating the pregnancy. >> reporter: torresn sought a second opinion from doctors here at the parker dr. jahan was part of the team who studied ongoing ultrasound and advised tourists to cry and to try and carry the child to term despite the risk. >> this was the largest mass i had seen in a fetus. with a case like this we were kind terribly concerned. >> reporter: ultimately born premature by see section angel was then rushed into surgery or the mass was successfully removed. that was the hardest part of all, says mom. >> ibm everywhere--iv everywhere. >> reporter: it would be three weeks before she could actually hold her baby, who appears to have a big appetite and his brother anthony has big plans for him. the doctors are now tackling cautions about what the mass got bigger and what it did not make angel sick? but they agree he is a fighter and his mom has some advice from others who might one day some think like this. >> do not give up. >> reporter: at lucille packard children's hospital in palo alto rob fladeboe kron 4 ne