the breakfast shop hosted ava conklin day. she was diagnosed with a brain tumor in october. she underwent successful surgery to remove the tumor but caught meningitis and had been placed in a medically induced coma. suffered a series of strokes and was left only with the ability to bring. today was a celebration of most of fundraising. her father says he was humbled to received more than $6,300 in donations. >> she will have many years of therapy. this allows us to pay for the different types of therapies so she can walk. these donations are really important to us. >> in october, the breakfast shock teamed up with tony pann to create the panwich. donations were collected by patrons that attempted to eat the monster creation. still ahead, a well-known woman is joining in the political discussion in anne arundel county. we will tell you who could be interested in the vacancy. >> we will find him. make no mistake about that. >> words from the mayor of los angeles as authorities searched for the former police officer accused of the west coast shooting spree. dinner's ready. [ fe

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