reporter: annabelle got best in her. annabelle and jean were headed to best in show. >> what is it like when they point at you? >> wow! it frswas an unbelievable feeling. i never won the group at the garden before so i was very excited to win. barbara: that was anna laurel. annabelle is still on the road riding her wave of success and going to other shows. she will be back next month for the north carolina show. john: it is 4:58. a dress code battle heating up why parents are arguing t after trying brookside chocolate, people talk about it online. love at first taste. i would liquefy it and bathe in it. curse you, brookside! your nefarious plans have succeeded. nefarious? are we still talking about chocolate? barbara: big changes to the weather. say goodbye to the 70's. john: breaking results from vote 2016, the winners from such tuesday and what it could mean for our primary two weeks away. good morning, carolina, welcome on wednesday march 2. 5:01 and 54 degrees. i'm john clark. barbara: i'm barbara gibbs. a cooler day

we were with the family as they were getting ready for the big event including 13-year-old annabell whom is about. >> i'm excited for it and i want to take a lot of pictures so i can remember it. >> annabelle kept a diary of her adventures for us. the best part, all this. >> you're all dolled up, on the red carpet, how -- i mean what has been your favorite part so far? >> i think it's cool. >> what an amazing night. for the family. they walked that red carpet like -ppros. before we met them at their hotel room they stopped by "e.t." so we could really talk about their daughter's miracle and how they feel about jennifer garner bringing their story to the big screen. >> met jennifer garner and she's really >> we met the very first time as she had my book and she had read "the miracles from heaven" from cover to cover and she'd underlined and highlighted and dog eared. >> i was definitely inspired by who kristi is as a mom. >> jen was always the first choice to play christy in the true story that's well a miracle. it made headlines when it happened in 2011 playing with her sister annabelle

anna: annabelle won best in breed. and then the judge pointed at her. annabelle and jean were headed to best in show. >> wow. [laughter] it was an unbelievable feeling. i had never one at the garden before, so i was very, very excited to win. very excited. video is another one of the championship dog's because annabelle is not home right now. she is still on the road. she will be back in a few weeks for the north carolina dog show. anna: annabelle did not have time to be interviewed by you, huh? anna: she's a very busy dog. tisha: first is 6:00 -- residents taking to the streets. steve: the shooting death of akiel denkins remains a hot topic. chopper hd 11 a read. protesters gathered in downtown raleigh. we are breaking news coverage coming up. tisha: the shooting on the minds of city leaders. what mayor mcfarlane is saying about the shooting. steve: as the wake county's school systems preparing to change rules for several students. tish>> see what's happening this instant --abc 11 eyewitness news starts right now. tisha: raleigh residents taking to the

it made headlines when it happened in 2011 playing with her sister annabelle fell 30 feet into a hallow tree. while unconscious she says she went to heaven and met jesus. the accident seemingly cured anna from h and fatal >> heaven was bright and peaceful and no pain and that's why i want this day and sat on jesus' lap and i asked him i could staa and he said no, annabelle, i have plans for you on earth, you cannot in heaven, whenever the firefighters get you out there will be nothing wrong you. >> the words i sat on jesus' lap, it el tell me more. what did he look like? >> he had brown hair a beard and he had like a white -- like what they wore back then, not like adress, but -- and then a purple sash. >> the inspiring movie is about family and having hope in the mids hardships but what scenes really happened and didn't. >> i'm not leaving this hospital until i know what's wrong with my daughter. >> this scene when jen yells at thedoctor, that's real. and so is this family reunion in the hospital but there was a change to this rescue. >> i know that l when they she was like not awake a

>> the real-life family inspired the film, christy and kevin beam and daughters annabelle, adelynn and abbie. >> hi. >> so good to see you all. story for quite a while, but to make you feel awesome. >> so grateful. >> i watched the movie last night and when finished i was sobbing my eyes out but when you -- you were so determined to help out your little girl that you actually, you drove to boston when -- when doctors wouldn't see you because there was such a long waiting list. no other choice for you. was there? >> well, that's a little bit of a dramatic license. we did have to wait six to nine months to get in to him, but we had some serious miracle take place to get into him to begin with. >> dramatic license. still happened, just not that way. >> right. right. yeah, so -- >> for people who don't know the story, tell us what your little girl was going through. >> annabelle was diagnosed with something called pseudo obstruction motility disorder, meaning that her stomach and intestines didn't work. she couldn't process food, and things didn't work their way out. >> agonizing. >> agoni

the movie is based on the true story of now-13-year-old annabelle bean. when she was 6, she suffered from a rare illness making it difficult to digest food known as pseudoobstruction mow tillty disorder, she needed feeding tubes for nutrition. >> i'm scared, mom. >> me too. we're not giving up. >> annabelle's young life changed dramatically when she fell head first out of a tree 30 feet down. she landed inside the hollow of the tree where she had to wait five hours to be rescued. here's how the film portrayed >> you're telling me that when this baby girl fell 30 feet, she hit her head just right, and it didn't kill her, and it didn't paralyze her, it healed her? >> yes. >> well, that's impossible. >> annabelle says something happened to her while she was waiting to be rescued. inside edition recently interviewed the real annabelle. >> i went to heaven, and i sat on jesus' lap, and he solid me, when the firefighter gets you out, there will be nothing wrong with you. >> after the fall which could have killed her, annabelle's condition baffled doctors and he

anna: annabelle has one 57 specialty bulldog shows. the judge pointed her to go to >> the way she walked and looked up, some people were yelling. she was looking around. anna: what is it like when she points at you? [laughter] anna: annabelle is not home right now. she's on the road going to other shows. she will be back in town for the north carolina dog show. coming up, details on what it is like to show a dog and what dog owners and handlers are like backstage. steve: live in the breaking news center, coming up at the top of the hour, new details about the police shooting. a 24-year-old man was shot and killed by a police officer. driver caught in the mass. and a major cool down on a windy afternoon. chris: it is breezy. still very mild. we are in the 60's and 70's. much cooler air. we tell you about chilly temperatures. joel: happy tuesday. big news from the stones. the rock band will play a free concert in havana march 25. the biggest act to play there since the 1959 revolution. the concert is expected to draw a massive audience i

. >> annabelle was diagnosed with something call the motility disorder meanering that her stomach and intestines didn't work, she couldn't process food and things didn't work their way >> agonizing. >> about gonizing. she lived on the sofa in a fetal position with a heating pad on her stomach. that was her life. >> doctors misdiagnose, as often happens. you lived in a smaller town and they didn't have that kind of expertise. what were you going through as a dad? >> so challenging. you would see your daughter, you know, hurting and there was many times we actually would literally put her to bed and kind of say, hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. >> yeah. >> and, you know, christy was such an advocate to her to continue to say we've got to find something. we've got to have an option. something. the desperation parents know when their child is chronically ill is devastating. >> a point, annabelle, you were in the hospital. a touching scene. you had gone through so much pain you were just saying to your mom, mom, i want to go home and i want to see jesus. i mean, do you remember tha

the desperation parents know ill is devastating. >> a point, annabelle, you were in the hospital. a touching scene. you had gone through so much pain you were just saying to your mom, mom, i want to go home and i want to see jesus. i mean, do you remember that, that time or was it such a painful time for you? >> yes. i do remember that time, and i had grown up and i knew about heaven. i knew that in heaven everything is pretty much perfect. so it was like, well, if i'm here suffering why don't i just go to heaven with the logical assumption i made. >> in the movie you basically do go to heaven but jesus tells you, there's still work for to you do here. tell us a little about that without giving away the movie. the whole movie. >> so whenever i went to heaven, i asked jesus if i could stay and he said, no, annabelle, i have plans for you on earth you cannot complete in heaven but whenever the firefighters get you out there will be nothing wrong with you and then he sent a guardian angel to light the tree. >> wow. >> you guys have to go see the movie to see the end of it. pretty spe

. >> and zack and katie, celebrates every day with annabel. she's now 6-month old. >> and it's been quite a journey to get her to the place. the family had a whole lot of help and some special medical people, who made her feel really welcome and really wanted, huh. >> my life, as a child, i was always told, it's kind of iffy, >> by the time katie was referred to bill shepner, who heads a team here from internal cardiac care. she knew the odds of having a healthy baby were not in her favor. . >> basically, they came from the right ventrical. that was surgically corrected as an infant. could pose problems. >> and she gave the go ahead for katie and zack. with careful monitoring, during the pregnancy. >> there's situations, even in the stable setting of a mom who is doing relatively well for baby, it may not be getting enough blood supply. >> katie admits, she had to take it wuj day at a time. >> and the specialist at the they give mom careful honoring and sure enough for annabel. >> katy is so great, her heart appears to have no additional damage. >> looks like she's a success story. >> i w

the whole henever i went to heaven, i asked jesus if i could stay and he said, no, annabelle, i have plans for you on earth youete in heaven but whenever the firefighters get you out there will be nothing wrong with you and then he sent a guardian angel to light the that time it was dark. >> uh-huh. >> so he left you with an angel. >> wow. >> you guys have to go see the movie to see the end of it.l. >> we don't want to give it away. >> you are spectacular sisters. i have to say. you want to be a part of your, that's how cool you are. >> god bless you and happy holy week. heavy easter to you. thanks so much. we appreciate it.m heaven" is in theaters now. >> right now. plus, kathie lee's israel they'll always be our babies. so there will be things to keep us up. but tonight johnson's can help with a bedtime routine. to help them fall asleep faster. and stay asleep longer. tonight, we sleep. only kraft natural cheese has a touch of philadelphia cream cheese, so whatever you make, >>> it is funday, monday and every year more than 3 million people visit many a trip that happens once in a

annabell munoz, a"abc7 news." >> what an amazing story. >> that's going to do it for this edition of 4:00. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm larry beil. "abc7 news" at 5:00 beginnings right now with dan and kristen. >>> can you tell me how you're doing? >> this is the first time we're seeing a man at the center of a law enforcement scandal. what he's telling only "abc7 news." plus -- >> after all the talk about el nino, we find out how much snow we received. >>> a bizarre pool accident takes the life of a bay area father. experts tell us whether your pool is ever completely safe. >>> also, one county's new plan to go after speeders on two wheels. >>> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. fog increases overnight tonight. i'll let you know if it will burn off tomorrow afternoon, coming up. >>> live, from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is "abc7 news." >> can you tell me why you're here today? >> around the corner, "abc7 news" tracks down this car chase suspect and what he's saying after being beaten by sheriff's deputies. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen

and then out of the blue there is a big miracle and sweet annabel is, you know, spoiler alert, but you might as well know there's a happy ending. she's cured. >> jimmy: yeyeah. it's almost, you can't believe it's real. >> you can't b believe it's real until you sit with the real little girl and you sit with christy and annabel and their family. and you see how honest and americans, what an amazing american family they are. and it just makes you realize, oh, they're e not messing around. this really happened t to them. >> jimmy: and if you have kids, you're just gonna lose it. you're just gonna lose it. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you're fantastic in it. >> thank you. >> jimmy: but it's great. it's fun. i wanna show a clip. here's jennifer garner in the new film "miracles from heaven." take a look. >> this is our fourth time here. >> this isn't acidid reflux. her throats sore, because she's been throwing up for weeks. >> well, ma'am, i'm the doctor and that's my diagnosis. so if you'll excuse me, i have other patients i need to see. >> excuse me, this is not acid reflux. she's not lactose intole

>> annabell suffered only a few scratches from the accident. but her mother noticed something more remarkable. >> i noticed right away that she wasn't asking for pain medication as often. >> you went back to the doctor. he said what to you. >> she is released from his care. >> she was cured. >> she was cured. >> you are telling me when this baby girl fell 30 feet it didn't kill her, it didn't paralyze her, it healed her. >> yes. >> that's impossible. >> do you consider it a miracle? >> absolutely i believe it's a >> today annabell has no trouble eating and digesting food as she digs into a chocolate brown any. >> what is it like to -- brown any. >> what is it like to eat whatever you want. >> tastes good. >> now the miracle of her cure is being played out for all to see. >>> deborah: when we come back, unforgettable wedding dance. >> closed caption sponsorship for "inside edition" is brought to you by: >> it's a wedding show stopper next. >>> deborah: finally today some really cool moves. >> two groomsmen took to the dance floor to surprise the

>> jen plays mom in the film based on a true story. 12-year-old kylie rogers plays her daughter, annabelith an incurable disease. >> it's the real anna, guys! >> favorite moments from being on set. >> favorite moments, most of them are definitely with jen because we did a lot of arts and crafts. >> through it all, jen has never lost her sense of humor, even playing the saxophone and telling off-color bedtime stories in these viral videos. >> i've got to ask you about the funny youtube story, the bedtime story which i hope you have not seen, young lady. no. hysterical. >> now, go [ bleep ] to sleep. >> i hope my parents don't see it! >> well, jennifer gets to lighten things up and go for laughs in her next movie. she plays the wife of kevin spacey who finds himself trapped in the body of their cat. >> the best gift i ever got. >> just drown me. >> it's called "nine lives" and it opens august 5th. >>> still to come tonight, we are with megyn kelly. we get to know the softer side of the fox news host. >>> and then kate hudson talks about the sexy instagram, showing off her backside. >> it's

. >>> annabel beam was 5 years old when she was diagnosed with two incurable disorders.rred when she fell 30 feet from the tree, miraculously annabel suffered absolutely no injuries. and symptoms from those incurrable diseases totally disappeared. now her story is hitting the big screen in the movie "miracles from heaven." >> this is not acid reflux. she's not lactose intolerant. you find me another doctor, you run some more tests, i'm not leaving this hospital until i find out what's wrong with my daughter! >> here to talk about the incredible story is annabel beam, her mother and father and her two sisters. thank you so much for being with us. so good to see you here. how are you feeling about this? the movie is made about your life. >> yeah. >> tell us for those folks who aren't familiar the story. >> well, annabel at 5 had tummy troubles and she was diagnosed with an incurable digestive disorder. she spent her life in and out of hospitals, on ten medications to make her system work poorly at best. lived on the couch in a fetus position with a heating pad on her stoma

reporter: what happened to annabelle is a miracle. but they say that they just know the truth for their family and don't spend time trying to make others believe. steve: beyonce using her star wheelchair-bound model shine. this is not her first time in the limelight. the new york native signed with img models last year and she says she loves being a role model for women with disabilities. dari: as teenagers hoping to be the world's first ballerina to achieve this. she's back on her toes, hoping to break stereotypes and become the professional dancer while wearing her traditional head scarf. and she's actually on her the way to healing. she has received a scholarship and is raising money to attend a full-time ballet school. and. steve: a busy day. it's match date where medical students learn where they will do residency after graduation. work alongside licensed doctors were at least the next three years. this was the scene at mount a lot of excited faces. dari: legendary rockers are showing their generous side. they were raising awaren

joining big sister annabelle, who was born on february 29th... four years ago. "i think we should play the lottery. laughs yeah, it's pretty crazy, we had no idea. when we first found out that we were expecting with abigail we started figuring dates and everything and it was like 'no way there's no way it will happen' and here we are." the ellison's say that they plan to celebrate both of their daughters' birthdays on the same day, at least for now. adlib 4shot frank marzullo joining us now with today, an area of low pressure will swing through the region. we will see some light snow during the morning hours and a rain and snow mixture during the afternoon and evening. we will start to dry out tonight into tomorrow. temperatures are going to warm as we head into the weekend. our next chance of wet weather will be on saturday. single lane closures in the left lane of north and southbound i-71 at socialville- fosters road bridge mile marker 22 to 23 beginning at 8 p.m. wednesday, march 2 through friday, march 4, followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m. work wil

. >> she and her husband zack welcome this healthy boy, her name is annabelle, and now they're a part of a team to support, we have a link if you want to support them or join the team at local12.com. >>> megan moore is right here right now. i think a lot of people would agree after a long workweek, popping a bottle of bubbly doesn't sound too bad. >> yes, especially over do it for a good cause. event has raised $5 million for local charities and it's recognized as one of the midwest annual wine events. tonight many will take part in winery dinners, taking the food, and they will get to hear from on friday, the grand tastings begin, and tickets are still available, but you have to act fast, because today is the last day to purchase them. the grand tastings will be at the duke convention center so you can purchase 700 wines from around the world, and you get to enjoy the wine. this year's honorary chairman, it's a great opportunity for the wine make makers as well. >> there's no right or wrong about what wines are the best. everybody is different. it's good to see that the people enjoy

and i sat on jesus' lap, and i he said, no, annabelle, i have plans for you on earth that you cannot complete in heaven, but whenever the firefighters get you out, there will be nothing wrong with you. >> i sat on jesus' lap. what did he look like? >> he had brown hair, and a beard, and he had like a white, like what they wore back then, not really like a dress, but, and then a purple sash. >> the inspiring movie's all about family and having hope in the midst of hardships, but what scenes really happened and what didn't? >> i'm not leaving this hospital until i know what's wrong with my daughter! >> that scene is real, and so is this family reunion in the hospital, but there was a change to this dramatic rescue. >> i know when they picked up kylie out of the tree, she was, like, not awake, and she had, like scratches that were all bloody all over her face, but she pushed her hair behind her ear. >> another hollywood change. queen latifah looks nothing like the real-life character she plays, angela camino, and that's okay. >> she goes, does she know i'm white, catholic and irish? and

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