ashtyn was a high level athlete. she was even at five., your world flips and your healthy five-year-old competitive cheerleader/softball player has a brain tumor. my thoughts were, i'm going to lose my daughter. and the physician was like, "your best option is st. jude." coming here and receiving treatment that was life saving for our child, and knowing that that treatment would be of no cost to us, was a huge weight lifted. you can be present 100% here for ashtyn. that meant the world to us. (singing and cheering) we're very, very thankful for the fact that we have st. jude and to get a second chance with ashtyn. >> todd: fox news alert, a manhattan grand jury could begin to hear marine veteran daniel penny's case early as today, he faces manslaughter charges in connection with jordan neely's death. you are watching "fox and friends first"s, i'm todd piro. >> ashley: i'm ashley strohmier. penny's legal defense raised 2.7 million, second highest fundraising total in the site's history and penny is speaking out for the first time saying he