and autism-friendly metropolis in the world. in which-- everywhere denise pointed when we rode the light rail around downtown together-- there was a business employing autistic people. >> and this is cvs pharmacy. >> reporter: or a school with classes designed with autism in mind. >> you can see a.s.u. >> reporter: or research centers investigating treatments. >> st. joseph hospital and medical center. >> reporter: sarrc now has literally dozens and dozens of private and public partners energized about supporting autism in real ways-- not just with money, but with jobs, access and housing. some of it captured in the story we told last night about that pilot program preparing autistic adults to live on their own and hold jobs. and also this pre-school, which mixes classes of autistic with non-autistic children because-- because, and its with that mission in mind again-- consider what happens when those kids grow up. >> they are inclusive of kids that are different, or that have autism or that have disabilities out on the playgrou

las vegas a local charity that helps kids with autism-- and their families -- is starting from scratch tonight after a fire ripped building before dawn. i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. the warehouse belonged to the people's autism foundation and was filled with school supplies ready to be given to students struggling with the disorder. fox5's eric hilt talked with the charity's directors -- and has a look at the damage. directors here at the people's autism foundation say the building and everything inside is a complete loss... but that doesn't stopping with their mission. piles of burnt backpacks and charred clothes... all that's left after months of work -- went up in flames. fire nats "you work so hard to help so many children around the valley and to come and in one second have it be gone." the people's autism foundation had collected hundreds of backpacks, school supplies, and clothes all as part of it's annual back to school drive. workers were in delivering the supplies to families of children with autism when the fire broke out. "all the hours that i put in at night, it w

with the people's autism foundation..... to help them raise money to replace they're volunteers are in our newsroom.... right now. they'll be manning our special phone bank.... between now and -7- pm. you can reach them..... at 702- 368-2255. thousands of people across phone bank.... between now and -7- pm. you can reach them..... at 702- 368-2255. indiana are surveying the damage after they were hammered by severe weather.. including 8 tornadoes. dozens of homes and businesses across kokomo were damaged. meteorologists say the strongest of the tornadoes was 200 people were left homeless. tonight.. early storm warnings are credited with saving lives. mainly sunny skies will be common along with highs featured around normal values for this time of year. expect around 100 degrees valley wide with a bit of a breeze coming out of the south we will watch the skies friday afternoon for a few clouds and a slight chance of valley rain. right now las vegas sits at a 10 percent chance of rain friday with a better chance into the weeke

they created autism friendly places at burger center. >> it is just meaning so much to families.s there something for kids that need a lot of activity and something for those with little activity. >> reporter: is there visual stimulation like spin pin wheels and activities like squishy floor tiles that light up. >> up, up, can you hop. jump. >> yes. >> so now this is floor tiles, are going on all floors. >> reporter: amy is family consultant at chop and has an autistic child. she says even placement of elevators way from doors was a special consideration. >> would i like to say they speak autism language now, very unique. >> family and friend. >> but we have given and it has made it so much more friendly for the kid. >> reporter: children treated here nearly 18,000 a year have big visions in what they are able to accept, annie was diagnosed early and has had therapy. she's able to communicate with a ipad. >> my daughter brought me the greatest moment in my life, and you to have look for silver lining, it is hard journey but teaches you to appreciate the small things. >> yes. >> a

the warehouse was packed with school supplies for a local autism foundation. we go right to fox5's alyssa deitsch live from the scene of the massive fire yeah, families were supposed to come here to the people's autism foundation within the next couple of days to pick up the school supplies. overnight, which you could see burning from our strat cam. one woman who works for the people's autism foundation told me they've been collecting backpacks and school supplies for children with specials needs and their siblings for months--getting everything they need from recent school supply drives. but after a fire was reported here around midnight... all those school supplies are gone. and now they're in desperate need of collecting more before school starts monday. = "there were hundreds of families coming for supplies they needed for their children and now its just gone." we still don't know what caused the fire, but the foundation has just days to replenish their supply for kids. if you want to help we've thrown up links to their website and facebook page on condole

battling a pretty big fire at the peoples autism foundation. ((kirsten joyce)) >> 8 news now reporter michael stevens is live on scene near polaris and harmon with the very latest. >> per clark county fire department: - the fire started just after midnight inside of a warehouse near polaris and harmon. - the address matches up to the people's autism foundation. - upon arrival firefighters the warehouse portion of the building. - they quickly called in more crews to help out. - in fear of the fire spreading to a local pet hotel they broke into the neighboring building to get all of the animals out safely. - crews were able to put out the fire. - right now, they're working inside to put out any hotspots. - we are told there was a lot of clothing burned in the warehouse. but don't know if they were materials collected during a recent back to school drive the people's autism foundation held. started. - no word on the estimated damages. per clark county fire department: - the fire started just after midnight inside of a warehouse near polaris and ha

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while reporting the history of autism if their book "in a different key: the story of autism," the coauthors found a program in phoenix, arizona, that expands options for people living with autism. this is the first of two reports. >> reporter: so why is it a big deal that josh kluger gets up every morning, makes his ownes breakfast, straightens up the place a little, and remembers belatedly to go back and grabo his lunch before he heads off to work, which takes a quarter mile hike to reach the bus stop and a 45 minute trip with one transfee along the way? because until last year, josh had experienced none of this. no apartment. no paying job. no bus pass even. a ctually he'd never ridden a bus on his own before last year. how old are you now?e're >> i'm 36. >> reporter: so you only began to really ride the bus when you were already over 30? >> i think so, yes. >> reporter: and though he's not the chattiest person around, except perhaps when he's texting...pe you can tell from his stride and from his air of confidence about where he's heading that josh really likes the life he has right now.

to "the peoples autism foundation"... they're collecting them..... at "big frog custom t-shirts and more"..... on southern highlands parkway. and.... we've made it easy for you to donate.... without leaving home. we are partnering.... with "the peoples autism foundation".... to help them raise money..... to replace school supplies.... lost in the fire. just call 702-368-2255.... to make a donation. we have people waiting..... we're taking donations... until - 7- tonight. a bicycle rider is in critical condition and a motorist facing charges after a collision early this morning near arville and harmon. police say the car hit the bike at a high rate of speed.. slamming the rider into the windshield.. then the driver kept going. a witness followed the driver and stayed there until police arrived. police tell us the driver failed field sobriety tests and bill survivors of the pulse nightclub terror attack have one less thing to worry about tonight. 'orlando health and florida hospital' says they won't have instead.. it will bill health insurers for insur

those supplies belonged to a local autism foundation... fox5's alyssa deitsch has been live on this breaking story all morning... and alyssa these supplies were supposed to given out to hundreds of families. yeah, families were supposed to come here to the people's autism foundation within the next couple of days to pick up the school supplies. here's a look at that fire overnight, which burning from our strat cam. one woman who works for the people's autism foundation told me they've been collecting backpacks and school supplies for children with specials needs and their siblings for months--getting everything they need from recent school supply drives. but after a fire here around midnight... all those school supplies are gone. and now they're in desperate need of collecting more before school starts monday. we've been packing backpacks for months...and within seconds i see it all disappearing in front of my eyes they had between 3 and 400 backpacks filled with supplies in the warehouse. we still don't know what caused the fire, but the

. >>> coming up on the news at noon, a discovery that could help children with autism lose weight. we tell you why that's a common problem and why a drug used for another condition could help. >>> and a hot start to the weekend. we take a look at when we could finally see relief from the 90s in just a few minutes. >>> in case you have forgotten, today is national dog day. a picture of my little best friends, kiwi and chloe. >>> and, we have lots of adorable pictures of your dogs. take pictures. post them to our facebook page or attack us on twitter using the hashtag, #wakeupwash. p?p?o?gv >>> welcome back to 9 news. in today's health alert, the rate of children with autism inspect term disorder has shot up a staggering 119% since 2000. many kids take medications to control symptoms, but they often cause considerable weight gain. that can leave parents torn over how best to treat children. a new study is giving parents another option. >> reporter: it has been 10 years since the fda approved medications to treat irritability in children with autism. so far, two drugs have been approv

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. >> we're talking act autism. how one man with autism is working to raise awareness and make cleveland a better place. >>reporter: hi, everyone stephanie. our digital team has been working on our cleveland rising project where we're trying to tell the story of clevelanders working to make a difference and improve our city. i was lucky enough to meet a man name john who's working to raise awareness to autism in downtown, check it out. if you've been to a major event in downtown cleveland, you may have seen john. he stands on various street autism because he has autism and wants people to have a better understanding of it. he pays his own bills, does his own shopping, and works for than 40 hours a week at dave and buster ands a car details company. he has autism but it does not have him. >> once i began doing this, people have asked me, you're really autistic? my response is, yes. they say you don't look autistic. my response is what does an autistic person look >>reporter: it's taken flight on social media using th

the study could help identify autism early and give kids the resources and intervention they need.he study was published in the journal of scientific reports. >> the next store is sweet, about a little boy in florida starting middle school and he has autism. >> his mother worries because he almost alwayses eats lunch alone but he does not process feel lonely and sad and then they photo, her son on right, eating lunch with, who? florida statewide receiver travis rudolph. players visited yesterday and rudolph decided to eat lunch with this boy. the more post on facebook calling him a hero and said she does not have to worry that day and now they are fans for life and hopefully she will not have to worry after that, because other kids see this and they sit next to him, as well, no one should have to eat alone. >> i bet he is popular today. anknows how it feelsiabetes to see your numbers go up, despite your best efforts. but what if you could turn things around? what if you could... love your numbers? discover once-daily invokana®. it's the #1 prescribed sglt2 inhibitor that works to l

boys are four-and-a-half times more likely than girls -- to be on the autism spectrum. a lot more news coming up on 13 a texas student claims discrimination at school -- only -- he wasn't even there when the incident happened. plus -- stumping for trump. why donald trump's campaign -- is relying on this 12-year-old -- to help win the presidency. and -- don't forget to download the all-new 13 action news app -- featuring live streaming -- video on demand -- and incredible weather radar. it's free in the app store -- and in google play. and remember -- you can watch 13 action news -- anytime. we're streaming our newscasts at ktnv.com -- so you can stay informed -- on any computer -- smartphone --or tablet. we'll be right back. stabbing -- near charleston and nellis. 13 action news reporter -- gina lazara -- there now with the latest. gina. we're tracking the chance for rain -- as storms make their way into the valley. let's check in with 13 first karla. chances for rain are looking rather bleak for tonight. we are very dry at the surface which means we probably won't see

the donated school supplies for children with autism. the organization said the school supplies were set to head out to valley children with autism-- right before the first day of school. they would have had to start from scratch- if it werent for peoples donations. clark county firefighters-- and the holiday emergency assistance team-- will be chopper 13 fast and first to a mess along the 95 yesterday afternoon that shut down the freeway for hours. fire engulfed a large utility truck near lee canyon road. investigators are still trying to figure out how all of this started. the truck was gutted, but forturnately there were no reports of anyone being hurt. traffic moving just fine this morning. a henderson woman says she's worried her children's safety as they he she reached out to 13 action news..and when you ask, we investigate. melissa boyd says her kids have to cross busy las palmas entradas at glendive in henderson, to get to their bus stop. it's been their assigned stop for the past few years, but each year the transportation depar

of donated school supplies for children with autism. the organization said the school supplies were set to head out to valley children with autism-- right before the first day of school. they would have had to start from scratch-- if it werent for peoples donations. clark county firefighters-- and the holiday emergency with school supplies. mk-- 13an. high pressure begins to move to the east as dry air continues to filter in off the southern california coast today. thanks for watching good morning las vegas.. good morning america is next... we'll see you back here for >>> good morning, america. storm watch. a tropical storm warning for the carolinas. one of three big systems growing in the atlantic. florida's gulf coast also on alert for heavy rain, rip currents and dangerous winds. out west, two hurricanes could be heading for hawaii. >> scandal in the clinton campaign. hillary's closest adviser huma abedin now separating from her husband anthony weiner after that new sexting scandal. donald trump already on the attack calling it a nat

it's a big helping hand, to families dealing with autism. her david was proud to be an american soldier. and i know i'm prejudiced because he was my son, but i don't think he had a mean bone in his body. there is not a day that i don't think about david. when i saw donald trump attack another gold star mother, "she was standing there, she had nothing to say..." if donald trump cannot respect a gold star family, then why would anyone in america think he would respect them. (vanessa) it's an agonizing problem for parents. they want to expose their children to as much joy as possible.(wally) sensory issues can make that hard... but it looks like... the world is catching on. russell's here with a new opportunity for family fun. (russell) for children living with autism, going to crowded, bright, busy places can be an ordeal. it's just too much stimulation... over the summer, some movie theaters here in the bay area, offered special viewings for kids with sensory issues. now some amusement parks are getting in on it... (russell in may, dolly part

with autism, i have a son with a.d.d., which we did not know until he was diagnosed. and i became an expert on a.d.d., as his mother did too. and we were told that this tends to be hereditary. and my wife said is oh, not in my family. so i checked myself out. and guess what? i got a.d.d. i scored remarkably high. and this helped me to answer a great question i've had for many years, as many newsroom people have. why do newsrooms attract so many weird people. and this isn't as true in this generation, by the way. you young people are so darn bright in this digital age. it's not nearly as much fun as it was in the days of the front page, if you know that wonderful play and movie. but we used to wonder why newsrooms attract such a menagerie of characters. i was talking to a harvard psychiatrist who studied a.d.d. through this theory of mind that a.d.d. people like the route of least resistance. are also very much into becoming experts on something immediately, making their deadline and then forgetting all about it and moving on. it's perfect for daily journalism. so i br

between autism and vaccines. as a result that we will rate this internet image as follows. on your side i'm investigator sarah buduson news channel 5. >>> and they just learned that three existing drugs when combined could be useful in counterreacting the effects of the zika virus. and infections that will still remain unclear if the drug unborn child. that more than 2,500 cases of zika have been reported in the united states. all right. >>> and this summer because we have had so much dry hot weather that i would think that the mosquitoes would be a little less than usual? >> it depends on where you are if you go down to a lot of their natural areas in the metro parks like the valley you will be getting it is feast or if you are in those natural areas you'll get bit up. otherwise it is a moderate risk. 86 in canton and showers and thunderstorms are here, building out of ft. wayne. but they will be showing you the signs of weakening. watch them fade away, which is what we would expect these storms to fade away ove

children with autism get to see what flying is like before the wings of autism event. they check in, go through security and ??board a plain an simulates the flight. people with autism can have a hard time with new situations and loud noises. >> it's flashback friday, you know what that song is, you are looking at vintage video of arizona state university. we pulled from the youtube page, sun devils started the school year this week. asu has a long history and the legacy is growing. if you want to see the rest of the clip it's on >> we'll come back the school -- welcome back to school. the first football game at asu -- your tall. >> i know. my chair is high. >>> the first football game is september 3. that's exciting. >> sunny and nice in september. >>> temperatures are going on >>> cam will back -- camelback mountain. love the pictures. let's talk about the forecast. a few stray choosers this morning. see the -- showers this morning. you can see temps dropping to 83. payson 84. 103 in phoenix and 73 in flagstaff. >> different looks and different personel. the cardinal

they teamed up for the wings of autism event. families check in and go through security and board a plane and simulate the flight by taxiing around the airport. this is not just great for kids but for the parents as well. >> it makes it easier for me as a parent to know what to expect so i can help prep her. autism has nothing to do with parenting. it's not bad parenting. our children are having a difficult time coping with the world around them. >>> a bigger problem is developing in florida. health managers say it's impossible for them to spray for zika near south beach. it's filled with high-rise buildings and faces strong winds which doesn't allow the senator harry reid is calling on congress to return to washington, d.c. to deal with the spread of zika. they want a funding bill for $1.9 billion. that money would go to developing a vaccine and controlling mosquitoes. >>> onion dip with no date mark, toxic substances not labeled. not all restaurants keep a >> off warner road in chandler, four major violations. the health inspec

park staff even agreeing to through training led by autism cares. >> so that they knew what to expectum, how to handle certain situations, and just be prepared to have everyone have wonderful time. it's amazing. it's so exciting just to see their faces light up that they're getting to come out and participate in something they might not normally be able to do. >> reporter: and the park even reduced ticket prices for those families that were here tonight and $5 from each ticket will go to the autism cares foundation. lucy? >> can't beat that. wonderful stuff. thank you shawnette. >>> you're showing us what's happening in your neighborhood. this time a botched burg. two guys after prescription drugs. what stood in their way. >>> and incredible little boy who made history right here in philadelphia is back. a year after he had a double hand transplant at chop. the one thing he's exciteed to now that has his m ♪ >>> break to go night we're getting a look at the damage in rome after officials say 6.1 quake struck central italy but definitely also rallied rome. it happened in the middle of

the wings of autism event. they check in, go through security and ??board a plain an simulates the flight. people with autism can have a hard time with new situations and loud noises. this helps them prepare. >> it's flashback friday, you know what that song is, you are looking at vintage video of arizona state university. we pulled from the youtube page, sun devils started the school year this week. asu has a long history and the if you want to see the rest of the clip it's on our web site. >> we'll come back the school -- welcome back to school. the first football game at asu -- your tall. >> i know. my chair is high. >>> the first football game is september 3. that's exciting. >> sunny and nice in september. >>> temperatures are specialists focused on the disease. we have all of the specialists involved in a seamless fashion so we can discuss cases. whether we talk about chemotherapies, immunotherapies, or even clinical trials... we have tremendous technologies that allow us to treat patients in a very accurate fashion. it's the essence of the lung

the warehouse was packed with school supplies for a local autism foundation. we go right to fox5's alyssa deitsch live from the scene of the massive fire... on polaris and harmon... and alyssa these supplies were supposed to be donated this week? yeah, families were supposed to come here to the people's autism foundation within the next couple of days to pick up the school supplies. here's a look at that fire overnight, which you could see burning from our strat cam. one woman who works for the people's autism foundation told me they've been collecting backpacks and school supplies for children with specials needs and their siblings for

cai, regional technology, three percent of their employees will be people with autism. companies like microsoft and j.p. morgan chase and bank of america are embracing this and there is nothing more meaningful than to go to the office , see the young people they trained can relate with such pride the fact that they now got a job and are considering. these are quotes with incredible talent and ability but who have difficulty perhaps in the interview or indicating their passion for the business and now they are employed though i think this can take place across a range of disabilities and this is why i say once again and david said as well when you focus on the ability rather than the disability it's amazing what we can all accomplish together. >> i'm going to take moderators privilege and ask a question which is that people with disabilities really want to be seen as equal and really want to gain political power. each of you really understand what political power takes on advice you have to the disabilitycommunity writ large, no matter what the disability is, physical, m

. >> autism is one misunderstood types. i think they are perfect the way they are. it's much awareness. >> how adoral is ms. little covington on her surf board doing her thing. >> it's great. seals like she loved it. >> and a great weather to be at the beach. pretty hot yesterday and toned the week here, unfortunately, temperatures climbed to near not so great outside because the current temperature is 77 degrees. even thoit was in the upper 90s yesterday, we did not get much relief from that heat but at least we are seeing a look from the camera here, towards the east, sky is getting brighter ahead of that sunrise which is 6:44 this morning. nothing popping up on the radar here. satellite looks pretty clear. a few clouds out there this morning. hazy. that will be the story for the rest of the few clouds moving around as we head into the afternoon. temperatures in the mid-70s. some spots in the lower 70s. 77 in raleigh. 73 in durham, 75 degrees outside in fayetteville. these temperatures will be climbing into the 90s again.

the people's autism foundation had collected hundreds of backpacks, school supplies, and clothes all as part of it's annual back to school drive. workers were in the middle of delivering the supplies to families of children with autism when the fire broke out. "all the hours that i put in at night, it was worth it to see those children faces light up, they come here, their parents can get the resources they need, and now its starting from square one" next door, workers another non-profit -- mondays dark -- rushed to make sure their building was safe. "firemen all over the place, water everywhere, the flames were i think 30 forty feet high" the organizations as a community space to hold fundraisers for non-profits -- but now it's one of the many groups reaching out and hoping to help the people's autism foundation recover. "we've already started collecting school supplies and things that they lost in this fire...the space is going to be an amazing community center and we're obviously going to partner with them immediately to help them get back on their feet" "im so thankful for all th

if you look tat tragic of people with autism or in so many instances being shot and killed by police, in almost every case, in almost every case it's a family member calling for help and what they get is a loved one who is shot. what we know as we get more of those stories out there is that crisis intervention training makes a dramatic difference, that for so many people with mental disabilities and particularly true of those with autism but true of so many others, the standard police procedure of giving an order and a command and increasing the level of intensity has exactly the worst effect and as you get people trained, there's a judge in florida who has tone miraculous -- done miraculous things. it's hard to do because you have to go away a week to get the training and a lot of police think they know what they are doing. when they get the training, they now understand and cut the violence incidents dramatically, and if we could get more on that, it would help. the biggest problem we have is not getting the coverage of these issues, it's the larger reality that in congress now even

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how the popular game is helping one boy with autism. and taking a live look after a rainy, warm and humid morning, yesterday afternoon was sunny, warm with highs in the lower 80s, and low humidity as dropped behind a cold front. last evening and this morning are beautiful with lows near 60 in milwaukee and mid 50s inland under a clear sky and a light breeze. today is another perfect day with sunshine, low 70s...it is a top 10 weather day. clouds increase tonight with scattered t'showers after 2am and lows in the mid 60s. aftershocks are adding to the anxiety and despair in central italy as crews continue to search frantically for survivors.wednesday's quake killed 267 people and leveled three small towns.firefighters escorted their homes.. temporarily.. to gather things that were left behind when the shaking started. a church in louisiana is partnering with a north carolina-based charity to provide aid to flood victims. "hearts with hands" has delivered critical supplies to centeral baptist church in baton rouge.some people waited three

he's the author of the right stuff, from msnbc to autism. >> thank you very much, chris. >> you're a citizen and you've had great responsibilities running this whole network. what do you think of what we're talking about, of trump, you know him from the apprentice, what do you think about this choice and what we have as a choice, hillarier o hillary or ? >> i wanted to announce that i'm running for president of the united states, the main stream republican ticket, which is a center right party and i'm running against the progressive party, democratic party, and the moderate democratic party. and my christian -- conservative christian party, which is also a republican party, but somewhat different, i think you've seen what donald is, i've known him a long time. and he's a person with a lot of capacity, and he's got himself in a really tight spot here, there's no question. he appeals to an awful lot of people, but this is what's happened to our politics, both with both parties. he's trying to deal with what i'll call the christian conservative

we have partnered with the ...people's autism foundation to help them raise money... to replace the school supplies... you can see... volunteers are here today... that could save you some serious cash. "uber plus" will roll out in 6 cities next month. it allows customers to pay a monthly fee for cheaper rides. depending on the city.."uber plus" rates go for 30 to 50 dollars a month with rides costing as little as 1- dollar. no o will be available here in nevada. amazon is stepping up its grocery game. it's now planning to open drive-up hubs where customers can pick up grocery orders placed online. amazon will still deliver groceries.. but the "click and collect" approach eliminates the need to deliver perishable items. a big honor is ahead for henderson olympic gold medalist connor fields. next tuesday.. he'll receive the key to the city and have a day proclaimed whitney mesa bmx track. fields won the gold medal in men's bmx in rio. he plans to take a month off before training again for next year's world championships. in today's healthy living.. social media reveals

(mark / and a teen with autism.. wants to let others into his world. see what 14-year-old "michael" is >> okay, developing right now, brazilian police have charged olympic swimmer ryan lochte with filing a false robbery report. police announced the cartridges chargesthis ink. evening. >> br disi brazilian authoritiey charges and then he has to decide if he will go to brazil to answer them. he admitted lies when he and three fellow swimmers were robbed at gunpo gu gunpoint in t this security video shows that the men they were talking about were security guards confrenting them after the swimmers vandalized a gas station bathroom. but until brazil i can't law, the crime has a maximum penalty of 18 months in prison. he could be tried in absentia, but the united states and brazil do have an extra addition treaty although brazil has a long history of not extraditing its own citizens to other nations. if lochte is found guilty. but this raises questions about his future. he is planning to take time off from swimming right now but also wants to compete in the

state-approved private school located in denville, and it serves a diverse range of students with autism and other challenges in relating and communicating. the students range in age from 3 to 21. joining us in our studio from celebrate the children are monica osgood, the co-founder, and cuong do, the retired board chair. also with them is dr. serena wieder, who is the thank you so much for being with us today. >> thank you. >> well, tell us the difference between this school and other schools or other programs. >> well, as you know, children on the autism spectrum and some with other special needs often have a difficult time engaging, sustaining attention, relating to others. so the first thing that we do at our school is to really develop a meaningful relationship with the children and really understand who they are from the inside out, find out what their passions are, and weaknesses are. and then we use that relationship and that understanding of what we call their individual profile as a platform for learning. so a quick example -- a young man who needs to move and loves trains, we

has autism. >>> fairfax county has joined for music dystrophy.he effort helps money for those battling als and other disease >> what you got to do to help him and many others go to camp, have fun and develop that community and family that went think we had when we started the journey >> more than 1,000 members of the fairfax public safety is team will spread out with boots that hands asking motorists to last year, the campaign raid $613,000. >> keep an eye out. >> amazing how much money they can raise. >> amazing how humid it is. sue, what are we looking at the next couple days? i know lots has been changing in the weather department, you guys have been busy >> we're very busy because of the 5:00 track of tropical storm hermine, as you saw, the beginning of our broadcast. it might be impacting our area saturday and sunday as the national hurricane center did shift that track into virginia for saturday, sunday, still some time to change-in the short term it is another hot day. we're at least 91, that means we have broken the record for august, aug

hasrter: the girl who autism has been attached to the shirt since kindergarten.er favorite shirt, her pink flowers are. she is on her fourth one. reporter: the shirt purchased at target has been out of reduction since 2012. deborah posted this picture on facebook. maybe friends of friends could say, oh, yeah, i have that shirt. my daughter used to wear that shirt and maybe we would get a few backups. reporter: soon, the pink flower print blouses started pouring in. >> so far we have about 12 that have arrived at our house. 140 morerobably about on their way. reporter: she was overwhelmed by the kindness. >> it's overwhelming how kind people are. reporter: deborah got a call from the people that target. they have sourced the fabric and are making sure that it is available in different sizes that tammy can wear into us toy don't ever want have to scour the internet to find something that our daughter love so much. and of course i was crying again. reporter: and just like that, a little girl with autism is happy, thanks to a lot of people and a picture. >> we are al

. >>> researchers are developing a new test for autism related genes. they say they can identify 25 different genes with possible links to autism. they believe that could pave the way for pastor and last -- less expensive autism research. >>> if you have a consumer problem or question you can email hour hotline or you can call the hotline. the numbers 888 five helps you. ,,,,,,,, you're making this up! no, no, no she came on to you? i was walking down the street and from the other side, "hey! hey! who is that? she just...she cat called you? no. he was just friends... he was friends with my pavlik. and that's a different story. oh, you stole her from her boyfriend? and since then i'm suffering. they lived happily ever after for how many years? 15? 130. no, contenders. singer has sold over fifty million albums... in the la eight years. >>> happened in's night adele takes the stage at oracle. her first three bay area dates sold out completely. she says that stage fright does not rattle her anymore. she has not canceled a single to her -- show on her tour.

he just happens to have autism. kate snow has his story. >> reporter: mikey brannigan simply loves to run. his biggest issue? sometimes he wants to go too fast. have you had to train yourself >> my teammates have been teaching me that. >> reporter: for mikey and his family, the road to rio goes all the way back to when he was a toddler and diagnosed with autism. >> he went from crawling to running, and he would be running right into the walls. >> reporter: you were afraid he would be hurting himself? >> he had to hurt himself. >> reporter: his parents worried about his future. but when mikey was 7, his dad found a running program for kids with special needs called rolling thunder and something just clicked. the running calmed him and with the support of his we first met mikey two years ago on new york's long island. do you think autism makes you a better runner? >> a better person. >> reporter: a better person. >> every time i brought him to a race or a practice, he was just a regular kid. no all the other stuff tha

to the peoples autism foundation. nichol zamora, peoples autism foundation it's hard to focus on the negative and what we lost when there's so many people giving back to us. following the fire... 13 action news helped raise..... nearly -7- thousand dollars.... for the autism foundation now... it's your turn to help. locations.... accepting donations.... on k-t-n-v dot com. a piece of las vegas history is celebrating -70- years..... downtown on fremont street. the golden nugget hotel and casino opened today.... in 19-46. the current owners.. landry's incorporated.. gave the hotel a facelift.... about -6- years ago. the golden nugget is the largest hotel.... downtown. if you're away from your tv right now.. you'll want to see this. up next.. a ten car chain-reaction we'll tell you how the people involved are doing. plus... troubled olympian ryan lochte is opening up for the first time..... since being charged by brazilian police... what he says..... he lied about! a large, pacific system is moving down the west coast an

my son has autism and so between autism speaks on one hand and the self advocates on the other hand, there's tons of controversy but those issues don't necessarily bubble up to the political level on the outside because they are seen as internal issues. which to some degree they are and they wish they didn't exist. i'm not sure i'm not optimistic about huge change in terms of disability issues in this campaign. i'm more optimistic about policy changes, if any on who gets elected and i won't get into that. but i don't see that much of a change from this year compared to past years in terms of the level of interest in disability. again, the main reason think it's just not a controversial issue. i would not expect, unless you do this, to hear a question about disability because those folks are in the debates would think that's a wasted question. we would get a lot of nodding and winking and smiling and not necessarily the type of brouhaha that helps ratings. >> thank you, jennifer. norman and i were just talking about everything that's wrong with the media. nobody criticizes the media a

autism speaks has committed more than $570 million to research the caus autism. she was 69. >>> to politics now and the powerful and deep pocketed kok brothers who over the weekend, rejected pressure to back donald trump. the republican presidential candidate. the rejection deprives truch of a major source of funding. john harwood joins us from washington. was this a surprise that they decided not to back trump and what are the implications? >> i don donald trump does not share their free market views on trade, for example. on limited government. reforming entitlement programs, so they had signalled some distance from trump before. but it is a rebuff that stings at this point in the campaign because donald trump and the republican party are trying very rapidly to raise money behind. they're working it. they've made some progress, but they need more and because donald trump is not indicated resourc into his to put the campaign, you need to compete with what hillary clinton's got. >> from one billionaire to is is that really impactful to her campaign? >> i think it

a fire tore through the "peoples autism foundation" last thursday... destroying hundreds of backpacks and other school supplies.. as well as clothing collected during its annual back to the founation held 2 supply drives over the weekend to restock. and today at noon.. local firefighters are teaming up with operation fire h- e-a-t to donate backpacks filled with school supplies. the galleria at sunset is also making a donation to the "peoples autism foundation today." they collected around 30 backpacks filled with school supplies during a supply drive over the weekend. the science behind how emotions affect our bodies is now on display at bally's hotel & casino. it's an exhibit that uses 20 dead... but well preserved bodies. we want to warn you -- it may be graphic. fox 5's mike doria is there live ready to give us a preview life by displaying more than 20 real, perfectly preserved human bodies and more than 200 anatomical specimens. more than a simple display of human specimens, real bodies at bally's will connect audiences to a deeper sense of what i