. >> just 49, bill caleb had lived through his son, relishing his every success on the court. for match, the memories are countless. >> my dad worked really hard. he was tired everyday, and he still got by. time to hit the arena again. he played all right normally a 12-point scorer, he decided he needed to do more. >> they chanted my dad's name. it was touching. >> i just tossed it to him. >> caleb dropped 6 2nd avenue three-pointers on his way to 26 points. >> i was just letting it go. >> this is not hollywood. his team still lost the game. cape fear showed their support in a handshake line. >> everybody had their arms around matt. it was just special. >> with this season at it end, real-life, number than ever that he will meet his friends and teammates. trey knows the pain, having lost >> god gives the strongest soldiers. everything happens for a reason. it is part of god's plan. >> i will keep making my dad proud. >> and he is undoubtedly doing that. he wants to go on and play college basketball. if you go to our website at abc11.com, you can find a link to this story, and

. >> just 49, bill caleb had lived through his son, relishing his every success on the court. >> my dad worked really hard. he was tired everyday, and he still got by. >> to top -- two days later, time to hit the arena again. he played all right normally a 12-point scorer, he decided he needed to do more. >> they chanted my dad's name. it was touching. >> i just tossed it to him. >> caleb dropped 6 2nd avenue three-pointers on his way to 26 points. >> i was just letting it go. >> this is not hollywood. his team still lost the game. cape fear showed their support in a handshake line. >> everybody had their arms around matt. >> with this season at it end, real-life, number than ever that he will meet his friends and teammates. trey knows the pain, having lost his mother at an early age. >> god gives the strongest battles to the strongest soldiers. everything happens for a reason. it is part of god's plan. >> i will keep making my dad proud. >> and he is undoubtedly doing that. he wants to go on and play college basketball. if you go to our website at abc11.com, you can find a link to this

>> whitney: these parents and others like caleb gathered in richmond to ask for a bill to be approved in richmond to allow the oil to be crossed in state lines. the bill was passed 37-2. as the bill goes through the house, these parents are hopeful their children won't have to suffer in silence much longer. >> we need to have options. please help our children and >> whitney: and once it gets through the state level, they're hoping at the federal level to see medical marijuana reclassified so it could be researched. what's going on in the sports world? >> reporter: the men and home >> reporter: hi there, everyone. lynchburg and randolph laid it all on the line today in the o.d.a.c. tournament final, and it's a game that people will be talking about for years to come. lynchburg going for first title since '79. randolph, their first ever. corey brown gets the ball and goes downtown for three. and brown for 14. and randolph takes the lead by two. it's a 5--point game with 1:15 and austen arnold with the foul and the bucket. and burnette makes them both. and last chance. and we are headed

bill. that was my dad's name, so. half court year and i passed it to him. >> caleb dropped six second-half three pointers on his way to 20 points. this isn't hollywood, unfortunately. matt's team still lost the game. they showed their support in the handshake line. >> everybody was in tears. everybody had their arms around matt. it was special and much bigger than the game. mark: with the season at an end, real life is settling in for matt and now more than ever he'll need his friends and teammates. trey dowdy knows his pain having lost his mother at an early age. >> god gives his strongest battles to his strongest soldiers. it happened because he's strong. everything happens as a part of a reason, it's god's plan. just continue to make my life good and my dad and brother proud. mark: and they surely are. and if you want to check out more on matt's story, head to there's actually a go fund me page he's set up to help fund his college education. lots more hoops later today, guys. we'll have all the highlights here on abc 11. back to you. caitlin: kind of an emotional story watching that. that poor young man, we're cert

bill a priority and carried it over the finish line in the senate. thank you, senator. thank you, mr. chairman for that. s professional staff, caleb, counsel sarah, showed remarkable dedication and persistence through multiple interagency negotiations. his chief of staff, ted, and rob skillfully guided the bill through the process on the senate side. and i can't thank them enough. i also want to thank my good friend, ben cardin. ben and i served and have served for decades on the hel sinky commission for his support and his efforts. i'm grateful to senator shelby and senator mikulski for their ssistance in providing angel watch center with the sex offender targeting center. they will be required to vet names sent out by the angel watch center and in order to maximize expertise, avoid duplication of efforts and ensure accuracy of international notifications. i would note that senator shelby also championed the passport provisions that will ensure sex offenders with crimes against children cannot end run the system. i'd like to thank his professional staffer, shannon hines, who was extraordinarily smart and creative during this proc