. >> the autopsy revealed the cause of dusty's death was a single stab wound to his aorta, the largest artery in the body. >> just one stab wound and it went in four inches into the body and sliced the aorta. >> dusty's girlfriend, sky flanders, didn't see everything that happened, but she was certain david genzler was a killer. >> he looked kind of crazed. he looked like a wild animal. really. he had like a crazy look in his eyes and got in his car and left. so he didn't say anything. >> eventually, an eyewitness came forward. his name was scott davis. he said he was driving by and saw two men fighting and stopped to try to break it up. >> scott davis was a first class petty officer with the navy who was moonlighting as a bouncer at a local bar. and he drove up just as this was beginning. and what he said is as he drove up, he saw the beginning of the confrontation and he saw the defendant take a hard swing and hit dusty on the left side of his head and that dusty went down on his back, that the defendant jumped on top of him, straddled him, pulled out a knife with his right hand and

>> he's extending a tear that he had from his aorta. and he feels cold.rst thing, because they're dying. >> you have to get here like now. >> hello. this is dr. oz, how are you? it's your mom. >> mom, you need to get here now. mom, this is no joke. you have to get here now. mom! >> i'm putting the oxygen on his face. it's hard to talk. he will has an aneurysm. we think it may have torn. so he's got pain consistent with that. >> reporter: dr. oz orders a cat span to be performed immediately. >> he tore right there. >> all that agonizing page was his aorta being sheered in 456. i'm worried his vital organs aren't getting enough blood. if true, he's going to need emergency surgery now or he'll die. >> he's dissected all the way down. >> all right. i'm going to come to 21. >> my colleague is one of the best in the world at repairing these. he's going to hook at the scan and see if his vitals are getting enough blood. >> you tore the aorto. >> my dad died the same way. he was 21. >> you never knew him, obvious hi. >> i want to be a dad. i want to be healthy en

the tear in her aorta stretched a foot long. her chest, drained the blood pooling around her heart then placed her on a heart lung bypass cooling down her body and with his wife still on the table ken held their baby for the first time. >> thinking about the baby. this should be a joyous occasion and now you still -- your mind goes to s she going to make it. the whole night was up and down. >> edyta made it. the next day woke up in the icu where they brought her array bella. >> it was great feeling to know that the baby was alive. >> what a great feeling to be able to save a mom's life and to ensure that that baby will be in the arms of her mom for the rest of her life. >> reporter: she's expected to make a full recoveries. during are trying to figure out what called her aorta to bulge and then tear. they think she might have had a spike in her blood pressure. i'm karen hepp, fox 29 news. >> remarkable story there. now, on to your fox 29 weather authority. what can you say about today? >> well -- >> i mean it was a little bit cl

the tear in her aorta stretched nearly a foot long. her chest, drained the blood pooling around her heart then placed her on a heart lung bypass cooling down her body and with his wife still on the table, ken held they are baby for the first time. >> she'll be our joyous occasion and now you still -- your mind goes right back to she's going to make it. the whole night was up and down. >> she made it and the next day woke up in the icu where they brought her arabella. >> it was a great feeling to know that the baby was alive. >> what a great feeling to be able to save a mom's life and to ensure that that baby will be in the arms of her mom for the rest of her life. >> she's expected to make full recovery. doctors are trying to figure out what caused her aorta to bulge and then tear. they think she might have had spike in her blood pressure. that's a condition called i clam see ya. i'm karen hepp, fox 29 news. >> happy ending there. yeah. good story. >> let's check in with scott williams and we are getting steamy here. >> yeah, hazy, hot

the tear in her aorta stretched nearly a foot long.ened her chest, drained the blood pooling around her heart, then placed her on a heart lung bypass cooling down her body and with his wife still on the table, ken held their baby for the first time. >> thinking about the baby. this should be joyous occasion and now your mind goes right back to she's going to make it. the whole night was up and down. >> reporter: edyta made it and the next day woke up in the icu where they brought her array bella. >> it was great feeling to know that the baby was alive. >> what great feeling to be able to save a mom's life and to ensure that that baby will be in the arms of her mom for the rest of her life. >> reporter: edyta is expected to make a full recover reach doctors are still trying to figure out what caused her aorta to bulge and then tear. they think she might have a spike in her blood pressure. i'm karen hepp, fox 29 news. >> all right. it is the hottest day of year. scott are we going to flirt with a record today? the record high for philade

you see that graph sown to the large artery that leaves the heart the blood will then go to the aorta and feed the rest of the body all the organs so it's under the... okay now let's... i want to bring the two of you in here this has got to be i'm thinking this through now for joe okay improved the quality of his life but aren't there other people involved that have to be helpful whether it's joe or anyone else who's living with vad right? jump in when joe was first identified by his medical team he had to meet a group of multidisciplinary practitioners so surgeons and cardiologists and nurses nurse practitioners therapists physical therapists occupational therapists nutritionists so he had to meet a whole team of people just to and that's why you're a vad coordinator? correct which i didn't think that title existed but go ahead oh absolutely but it needs to exist? it needs to exist talk about that to support the patient and the caregiver along the continuum of their care from the time that they're first identified for this particular therapy for example? give a concrete example as to

. >> part of the fix, donated baby aorta and three of them, three families donated. make awareness about what people can do to get through it. one, accept the help that you -- your family and friends give, accept it. make sure you're healthy. you're not good for anybody if you're not healthy. and think about the other end of the story. for us, it was the power of prayer, for others, just think about what it is like to get to the light at the end of the tunnel and that's -- he's doing great. >> so happy. >> all the proceeds are going to be given to various organizations that help with this problem, right? >> thank you so much for coming to see us. >> i love all the baier hair. >> all right. >> we're back with a live performance by o.a.r. and more of "today" on nbc. >>> the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> o.a.r. has been selling out arenas all over the world for nearly two decades. for the past hour, they belong to us. >> we loved it. their journey started at a garage in rockville, maryland, and their latest album out next week takes us ba

which meant she would have been partially paralyzed, and stab wounds to her pectoral muscles and her aorta led the medical examiner to conclude she was unable to write anything on the wall. >> she would not have had enough blood pressure and enough blood volume to repeatedly dip her finger in repeatedly because her fingers aren't a fountain pen. her finger wasn't bleeding. so, she was already dead when those were written. >> and blood spatter experts found evidence that whoever wrote on the wall did so long after the attack. >> there are some pieces of the letters that are actually written over impact spatter. and the impact spatter that is underneath the letters is not disturbed. >> that's because the blood which spattered on the wall during the attack was dry before the letters were written. and karen's family pointed out the last inconsistency. the blood was on karen's right hand. >> we found out from talking to karen's family that karen was exclusively left-handed. we did not find any blood of any volume on her left hand. >> she never would have written any clue on the wall using her r

the aorta of course the blood that from heart it the rest of your body.rs say she didn't even have much time after that discovery. they race today air lift her to another hospital. set up two surgical teams, one to help deliver her baby, the other to help save her life. >> just a great feeling to know that the baby was alive. >> what a great he is feeling to be able to save a mom's life and to ensure that that baby would be in the arms of her mom for the rest of her life. >> it was really touch and go though in when this first happened. there is the baby, absolutely amazing, allari bella, so cute, several weeks after the whole ordeal, back at home, the baby and two year old daughter salve and a she is expected to make full recovery. doctors are still trying to figure out what caused her ayotte a to buldge and burst. they think she may have had spike in her blood pressure known as eclipse ya. but absolutely amazing, guys. >> you know, it is, that's why this call it the miracle of childbirth of the amazing sometimes. >> thank you, karen? 7:36ment time comin

the fix, brian, in order to make it work was a donated baby aorta. it was sewn in. the right ventricle of his heart that enables the blood to flow in that way. and because that part did not grow with him it that's get changed out. so he got changed out when he was 10-month-old and again last september. those are donated organs. so the power of that. there were three families who lost their loved ones so that my son, our son, could live. we were fortunate enough to write thank you letters. they had this program to the families who donate organs from lost children. you know i think about that all the time. those three families. >> when you first found out paul had a heart problem and somebody recommended dr. jonas to you, where was he? >> he was overseas at some conference. i think it was in europe. he is from australia. but he was overseas at the time. and that was the dilemma. how long could we wait for him to get back. without having to transfer paul to boston or philadelphia, the other really good childrens' hospitals on the eastern coast. >> boston accent with a

a broken vertebra stopped within millimeters of rupturing her aorta.n the gold twice more in sydney, four years later. the olympian's family said her attitude has been positive and optimistic. though she has a long trying road ahead of her, her unparalleled mental strength will propel her. she tweeted a picture of a drawing from her niece and nephew saying it made her smile. #hospitalssuck. when you read the word severed spine, you think the worse, paralysis, you think she's going to spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair. >> he is a writer for swimming world.com. he trained with amy for years. >> every swimmer knows what it's like to put in the hard work. her goal is to walk again. i have every belief she will do everything in her power to reach that goal and make sacrifices and push hard. i believe everything is going to come through for her. >> police are not sure what caused the crash. they consider it to be an accident. she had not been drinking prior to getting on the atv. she will likely stay in the intensive care unit for a few days as she

at the t11 vertebrae but miraclely a broken vertebrae stopped within millimeters of rupturing her aortame the first u.s. female athlete to win four gold medals in a single olympics. she went on to win two more in the 2000 games in sydney. usa swimming released a statement saying amy is a champion who has proch throughout her life she is a fighter who takes on challenges and comes out on top. we know amy will tackle her rehabilitation with vigor and be back on her feet sooner rather than later. in a statement by amy's family on her verified twitter account they state that doctors say she did not suffer any head trauma. they also say that amy has conquered many obstacles before, including battling lifelong asthma shand she is a six gold medal champion. >> millimeters from rupturing her vertebrae. >> she is strong of character and hopefully get her through this. >> that is what her family was saying. >> everybody is thinking about her and we will stay on the story and let you know. hopefully, another tremendously recover to tell you about. >>> 80 to 90 people within the administration knew

right now i'm going to go in for yearly heart checks to see if my aorta artery is enlarging each yearht now they are saying that my health is steady. >> take this moment and just appreciate that you're here. >> yes. >> thank you so much. it's so great to meet you guys. thank thank you so much. >> and you got the best medicine you have going, a family that loves you and a faith you're going to be okay. >> thank you. >> as big as he is, he's still a little baby. >> exactly. >> a seven-foot baby. >> big seven-foot baby. >> i look forward to the next chapter and hopefully tell about it here on "new day." >> thank you. >>> coming up on the show, a major shakeup never night at e "the view." who is in, who is out? the longest running talk show is making changes. what's going ohappen? okay, listen up! i'm re-workin' the menu. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams of protein. [ bottle ] ensure®. nutrition in charge™. [ bottle ] ensure®. mom has a headache! ha

and the doctor was telling you how close he was going to have to go to your aorta and you might not surviveeason what jumped into your mind was tom. >> yes. yeah. i wanted to tell him that if i don't make it, live your life and, you know, move on. >> reporter: and for you what was it like to hear those words come out of her mouth at that particular time? >> it was tough. and one of the things that i told her was if she wanted to -- if all this was too much and she wanted to go, she could go and i'd understoand. >> and that was tough to hear but it was also a challenge. >> reporter: here we go with the challenges. >> don't tell me i can't do something. don't tell me to give up. >> reporter: amy says she's found strength in her parents who have been by her side every day. at some point i would imagine the thought crossed both your minds that if anybody can get through this, it's our daughter amy. >> she's a strong girl. she's a really strong girl. >> she came out of surgery, we were there in the recovery room when she came out. she woke up and she saw us and she said, dad, now i can race you