route diameter did not. >> the aorta route diameters actually reached a plateau. so no matter how big you get, there was a certain limit. >> reporter: isaiah won't be able to play in the nba. >> i miss it every day. it was my first love. >> reporter: he pours his competitive spirit into a new sport. you golf? >> i do, yeah. >> reporter: how are you? >> i'm actually pretty good. >> reporter: and he uses his foundation toeducate other waco, texas. >>> a little girl in washington is getting support from around the world as she battles cancer. 3-year-old eli walton has undergone 17 surgeries since the tumor was discovered on her brain as a baby. she's spent most of her life in the hospital so her mother put out a call a social media to bring post cards to eli and her. they have received 151 from as far away as belgium. >> now she is getting, through a picture, experience a little bit about every place. >> ellie's latest scan showed that her cancer is improving, which is great news. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," johnson & johnson fighting b

was not proportional. >> the aorta reaches a plateau, so matter how big you get, there was a limit. >> reporter: and isaiah will not be able to play in the nba. >> basketball is my first love. i am golfing. i'm actually pretty good. >> reporter: he is using his foundation to educate other athletes. >> imagine how long those clubs are. >>> many parents and educators are resigned to the idea that homework is part of learning. but when is it too much? clinical psychologist are saying that younger children should have no more than 20 >> their attention span is short, and they need to be doing other things. they need to be mastering test, task like being with their friends and family. >> the great homework debate, and we will tell you what the national recommendation is. >>> despite the cloud cover, we managed to see the temperatures pushing into the lower 40s, and i believe things will get could see some snow "first alert weather with siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell." 3 3 3 3 chad, diana and larry talk about today's weather and the upcoming >>> it is one of those days that

>> aorta. no-- >> no. no, that's a-- the-the or-- >> upper ventricle, lower ventricle, and there's-- four-- am i right, with four? that was the only thing you asked me. >> well, it has four chambers. >> yeah. >> but also two bedrooms and a den. [ laughter ] >> the right ventricle, the left ventricle, the-- what's-- >> aorta! >> the aorta? [ overlapping chatter ] >> right. oracle. all right. [ chuckling ] >> no, no. that's in greece. >> the delphi. yes, of course. all right. what is first-aid treatment for frostbite? if you were frostbitten-- well, i know what you would do, but what should you normally do? [ laughter ] >> same thing you do for heat -- >> i think -- i'll take-- i'll take a guess at this, 'cause i think i heard-- is it cold-- something cold-- you put on something cold? >> what do you mean, "something cold?" >> i mean, like, some ice, or-- you have some ice around. something to take-- >> well, you would always have ice around. [ laughter ] >> you actually immerse in water. >> right. >> it does

he had a genetic condition that leaves part of the aorta abnormally large and puts patients at risk of sudden cardiac death. >> accepting in that in life and health is more important than the game. >> reporter: researchers at university of medical center have released a new study that for the first time examines the hearts of nba players. >> we have provided a frame of reference that all physicians can use to help decide what is normal and what is abnormal. >> reporter: researchers analyze 500 nba players. >> the aorta route diameters actually reached a plateau. no matter how big you get, there was a certain limit. >> reporter: isaiah won't be able to play in the nba. >> i miss every day. it was my first love. >> reporter: he pours his competitive spirit into a new sport. you golf? >> i do, yeah. >> reporter: how are you? >> i'm actually pretty good. >> reporter: he uses his foundation to educate other athletes. omar villafranca, cbs news, waco, texas. >>> a little girl in washington is getting support from around the world as she battles cancer. 3-year-old he will li walton has gone 1

so we cross-clamp the aorta, stop the bleed, and keep his brain perfused. how many times you hit him? five. what meds? epi, naloxone, vasopressin, an ocean of lidocaine. can someone say something that makes this not a lost cause? if we can get his volume up, he'll go. he's still here. he wants to go. can someone say something medical? (whispers) what? and holding. flair for the dramatic. all right,'m starting to see what you guys see in this guy. page dr. kendall. dr. reid, put your toys away. we're gonna do a thoracotomy. (maggie) retractor. (sighs deey) cutting it awfully close, my friend. okay. well, this is where i tap out. hey, reid, make me a promise? what's that? if my heart ever sto, be nearby. (alex sighs) that sounded vaguely romantic. i had my dad try it on tofu. i'd eat a piece of bark if you put sabra hummus on it. -really! sabra hummus... made with simple, fresh ingredients that bring people together. you know what it would really be good on? meat! sabra. now try sabra our delicious guacamole. i've been coloring since i was 19. my hair showed

dawn: okay, it's a torn aorta. i'm trying to locate the hole. suction? i'm woing on it. [ suction gurgles ] all right, we're gonna have to go on pump to fix this. let's go on circulatory arrest. you want to freeze and flatline her? yeah. kill her to save her life. puher in a hypothermic state, stop her heart, drain her blood. gives me a clear view of the tear, gives her a shot at living. could work, but... could also cause brain damage if we don't work fast enoh. also, we don't have a perfusionist. wh? larry's kid has heatstroke. he's at home with her. you got to be kidding me. yeah. no, this is part of my stand-up routine. how's my timing? we can't run a bypass without a perfusionist. okay, so, aside from the patient bleeding to death, does anyone se have an alternative? bonnie: [ scoffs ] but [chuckles] i have never had a rush like this. i'll run the pump. seriously? yeah, hell, why not? larry can do it. how hard can it be? [ cellphone buttons clicking ] hey, larry, it's charlie. yeah, how's the kid doing? good. listen, um, i'm going to use the pump to

that diagnosis give >> reporter: its like this one >> it basically reroutes around the heart into the aorta . >> reporter: many patients wait for a heart for more than a year. he and his wife got the call with in six months. >> said this -- he is a walking miracle. he is. >> reporter: recovery was tough but he is doing well and hopes to get back onthe bike soon. he wants others to learn from his story >> watch your body. you know your body better than anyone else. don't let these warning science go by like i did. >> reporter: wral health team. >> they say one day they would love to meet the family of the heart donor. that person saved the lives of at least three other people with the gifts of two kidneys and a liver. >> heart transplantation has been going on for over 50 years. i'm still just astonished that a heart can go from one human being to another and beat and -- what an amazing story. >> and the technology to help they get that heart too. >> it's just amazing. >> great to see. thank you for the advice too. >>> some middle school students in wake county have new computers because of

he had marfan syndrome..a genetic condition that leaves part of the aorta abnormally large.and puts patients at risk of sudden cardiac death. (isaiah austin/baylor university) you know, accepting it and accepting that life and health is more important than a game. researchers at columbia university medical center in collaboration with the nba have released a new study that for the first time examines the hearts of nba players. (dr. david engel, ny presbyterian/colu mbia university medical center) we have provided a frame of reference that all physicians// can use to decide what is normal and what is abnormal researchers analyzed the echocardiogram s of more than 500 nba players. they found while the heart increased proportionally with their size, the aortic root main blood vessel was not proportional. (dr. david engel, ny presbyterian/colu mbia university medical center) aortic root diameter reached a plateau so no matter how big you get there was a limit. isaiah won't be able to play in the nba (isaiah austin/baylor university) aw man, i miss it every day. it's my first love basically. he p

. >> he had a collapsed aorta, and he's still in critical condition. >> reporter: mohan has a long history of driving of violations and he was supposed to surrender his license next week, and itt has been suspended. diana diez, 7 news. >> danielle: coming up at 4:00, a close call for a highway patrol trooper when a semi sideswipes his cruiser. >> lynn: and it's a sight that many won't forget, whenn unicorn is wandering the streets. >> phil: the weekend is here, and if y like cold weather, this is the weekend for you. south florida standards, we he a high pressure dome come missing, and it will stick around at least through summed. temperatures right now, in the 70s along the eastoast, 72 in fort lauderdale. miami, 70 . 69 in marathon. check out naples, a temperature of 67 . now, the stormtracker is showing you everything is d@y. and the atmosphere will remain dry at least until maybe the middle of next week, when we're going to s another front moving in, and another chance of showers by then. so we do have cold air coming in. it's going to settle across south florida tonight. now, it's alw

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. >> he surgery to repair a collapsed diaphragm and aorta. he is still in critical condition at this time. >> reporter: mohan caught on video taking a sobriety test after the crash and falling to the street. >> he then began to ask what was going on and stated that he had no recollection of the crash or why he was under arrest. >> i feel sick. sick over the whole thing. >> reporter: his mother tells me she's thinking about the victims of her son's alleged drunk driving and those who could have been visibilities. >> i'm sick and worried about the other person, you know. i'm so worried. i mean, god,. >> reporter: police say mohan was drunk just after noon monday when the van he was driving ran into a pickup truck and then ran down a 39-year-old man. prosecutors say mohan broke his pneumonia keeping him in the hospital but not keeping him from facing charges. >> he was just going through a lot of depression, you know. just -- he was going through a hard time, family issues. >> and a judge be set the bail at $15,000 in connection with the acciden

for baylor found out *he suffered from marfan syndrome - a genetic condition that leaves part of the aorta abnormally large.hehe was heading to the n-b-a draft - but had to give up basketball instead. "you know, accepting it and accepting that life and health is more important than a game." game."doctors hope the findings will help the medical industry better care for players of basketball *and other high cardio sports. an olympic gold medalist is stepping away from the game. became a gymnastics phenomenon during the 20-12 olympic games in london for her reaction to taking a silver medal in the vault competition. apparently she was expecting a gold. gold.now, she's stepping away apparently she was expecting a gold. now, she is stepping away from the uneven n bars and stead talking about her struggles with depression and the toll getting ready for a 2016 bid has taken on her body. she said her training lifestyle was unhealthy and while she didn't know how okay with no longer being a jimmy, she decide it was time to move on. >>> plenty of experts offered tips on getting the best out of our w

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your aorta is a big, very important blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to your organs. so the fingers are gonna have to wait. no, they can't wait. life over limb, joel. we have to go in now and together. both surgeries at the same time? yes, sir. (sighs) (wheels clacking) look, i can't risk those fingers becoming garbage waiting for you to be done. fine. stay out of my way. triple a is a time bomb. (wheels clacking) i bet this isn't what you had in mind when sonja said, "come meet this guy." she didn't say that. oh. sorry. that's the worst. but i think we can turn this around. (sighs) (machinery beeps) (turns faucet on, both scrubbing hands) hey, i apologize, by the way. honestly, i had no idea that sonja was gonna be bringi a friend. so you and sonja are back together again then? well, we're trying. you know, it's complicated. (sighs) we have a problem. (turns faucet off, water gurgles) another problem? i-i can't put him under. he's too high-risk. what more can happen to this guy? his mallampati score is 4. he has a malformed airway. it's like a fusilli in there. and h

. >> reporter: in addition, they found that the aorta, the major artery leaving the heart, is also bigger in these athletes and knowing that will help with future diagnosis. scott, dr. engel says this is now a model for evaluating athletes in other sports. >> pelley: jon lapook, thank you very much, jon. well, soccer's biggest star came through with heart today for his biggest fan. murtaza ahmadi, a five-year-old from afghanistan was photographed wearing a lionel messi shirt made from a plastic bag. it went viral so messi sent him an autographed shirt from argentina's national team. the bag has been retired. up next, a math teacher's formula for success against the >> pelley: we end tonight with a solution to a math problem that has stumped the best minds for centuries. how do you get school kids to succeed at calculus? here's mireya villarreal. >> reporter: from the outside, lincoln high school does not look like a place that inspires greatness. old, with gates on the windows, in a tough east l.a. neighborhood. >> today is all about making your life easier. >> reporter: but look beyond a