braden suffers from a form of epilepsy called doose syndrome. can you talk about what it's like for you? >> well, it is kind of like closing my eyes sleeping, except i'm talking in my sleep, feels like. >> yeah. >> good job, buddy. >> desperate for help they can only get in colorado, the flemings came here for one thing -- a rare type of medical marijuana. and remarkably, they don't even know if it will work. so, you moved your entire family, changed everything in your lives to come here to get this medicine that you haven't even tried yet? >> both: right. >> that's a big hope. >> yeah, but it's hope. >> it's hope. >> braden's parents -- terry and wendy fleming. how old was braden when you began to realize he had some problems? >> he was 15 months old, and he was walking past me, and i saw his head drop, and he went... and then he just kept walking, and i went, "oh, that's not good." >> we really didn't start to notice a lag until he started kindergarten. that's when we really started getting concerned and saying, "well, maybe he's not gonna gro

so big that it's almost like, "braden, come on, get real."see your kids go further. and i think chess can be a vehicle to take them there, you know? this gives them a window at a young age, that, "hey, there's a whole world out there. i don't need to set my goals at making $8 an hour, i need to set my goals at whatever i want them to be." >> alfonsi: chess has filled a social void and given main street a pulse. last fall, a new chess center opened in the middle of meadville, the county seat. do you feel like chess has made the community more hopeful? >> bulington: certainly parts of it, yeah, right. i mean, this flower hasn't bloomed yet. it's just starting to, right? there's a lot yet to come. >> alfonsi: the chess center has become like a beacon in the county. each day after school, kids who have the desire and aptitude receive more instruction from bulington. >> bulington: so, what does black do? >> alfonsi: they've become so immersed in the game, with its infinite number of possible moves, that when these students finish playing chess, th

braden holtby would stop it, but the rebound comes out and a score. the hurricanes top the caps, 3-1. college hoops, the terps on the road taking on ohio state. driving in for the two-handed jam. this was not maryland's night. down big in the second half, the steal, cannot get the shot to go, but jack terpso state leaves the shellshocked. celtics-lakers come in london. the crowd makes him think he made the shot. nancy: oh, no. robert: so he is happy, until he finds out he did not make the shot. when he finds out, poor jack. aw. sad. oh, well. and the 11th-ranked maryland women's basketball t alison: 60-something degrees? josh: mid to upper 60's is not out of the question. the prime time to enjoy it will be late afternoon, early evening. a good shot at rain tomorrow. friday night into saturday morning. the short trip to spring goes quickly back to the brutal weather. nancy: i thought >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight, annette bening, director paul thomas anderson, "this week in unnecessary censorship," and music from sylvan es

. >> all right talout eagles spirit. 2-year-old braden from north philadelphia is busy singing the fighth help from his mom of course. he is telling everyone that the eagles are going to win a super bowl. be sure to share your team spirit with us use #6abcaction when you post on social media. >> are there any -- i checked in with her agent. >> all right look for your coat that noon we'll hold on or aboutg and below it in the northern and western suburbs. tafternoon. windchills in the 20s that goes for philadelphia and the i-95 corridor and down the shore milder but not bikini weather just yet. >> okay taking notes. >> hold on to that thought. thanks david. that does it for "action news" at noon don't forget to join us for "action news" at 4:00 5:00 and can have. for david murphy and rick williams i'm sara bloomquist have a great afternoon. eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. l

this next cutie pie is 22-month-old braden. he's our director todd's son.ed responses, well -- it's the simple things, ladies and gentlemen. >> todd lives in arizona so they probably never see those. >> it rained recently. todd turned on the windshield wipers and brady flipped out going whoa! got to get this on video. >> big sister cannot be any less amused. she's like, you have so much more to see. >> well he does have a lot more to see because the is his playground, christian. is at the skate park. >> >> he's so happy about life. >> wow! >> it's cute! >> yes, i need him on my cheer squad. >>> this artist is causing quite the stir on social media, especially to people that have already spotted him in china. and that is because this guy is using a pressure hose to carve out calligraphy in the cement squares of this patio. do you see that? >> yes. >> so traditionally they do it with a brush dipped in ink. the cool part is it's done in one flow and that's so cool. >> he's using the water to remove the dirt, the buildup, the moss perhaps that has grown on this

braden holtby invited to the all-star game yesterday. pass from john karlsson leads to a breakaway from jordan staal. that's ovechkin trying to catch up. they take a 1-0 lead. later in the period caps answer. lars eller with three goals in his last five games, that made it four in his last six. eller, nicknamed the tiger, pounced on this one. and caps even things at one. a delayed penalty on the capitals. here comes carolina trying to stop the puck. faulk with the shot. brooks orpik swats at it, but there to bury the rebound. capitals thought the play should have been blown dead but the canes cash in. they get an empty netter and end the capitals home streak. they can't linger long on this one. they play at carolina tomorrow men and women's basketball team, struggling also in conference play tonight. on a 13-game winning streak but at the same time tonight the men own the road. the terp men have only found success away from home in conference play once this season. it was just one of those kind of nights for mark turgeon. not a good show

other's throats just because our political parties i don't not positive note we'll leave it jennifer braden attorney specializes in foreign policy international law and religious terrorism thank you very much indeed thank you thank you. groups from all sides of the conflict in the syrian war have been involved in a heated day of talks during the peace summit in the russian resort of sochi and it seems they have produced a tangible result what i guess day of reports. first of all they've agreed on twelve points twelve points along which a future syrian state will be built it's it's a guideline the document itself made the rounds at geneva multiple times but ultimately it got nowhere it was finally side here in sochi and it's a road map that governs everything from syrian from syrian government itself to syrian sovereignty to how the military will be overhauled the other big thing that was agreed on is a constitutional reform committee to amend or rewrite the syrian constitution the interesting thing here is that seats on it will be saved for those that were unwilling and able to attend these

braden point shoots and scores for the lightning. they get on the board first one to nothing.ampa bay scores. shorthanded goal no less. flyers had a tough time tonight. andre saved 36 of 37 shots on goal tonight. as the flyers fall five-one. >> honest until lot of ways we played a more complete game tonight than we did the last couple, um, you know, you went up with this result like i said it's not a great way an great feeling to going go not break. >> you know what, guys, we are getting down to single digit count downs on the super bowl clock. nine tomorrow. >> i know. you get to go. >> i do. >> i wish -- >> heading out sunday. > you got to look for eagle one that big rv bruce gordon did. >> that was a awesome. >> take trip to through the twin cities. >> pretty awesome. >> that does it for us at 10:00. thomas drayton has got you covered on the other side of the break with of course fox 29 news at 11:00. >>> we begin tonight at 11:00 with breaking news. congressman pat meehan deciding not to run for re-election this fall. thomas drayton. great to have you with us. iain page is

gordon stall on the break away beats braden hol pee tj consecutive goal. the caps give up two more. the streak is over losing three to one. the oakland raid ers in this collection of bad haircuts to determine if they violated the rudy rule when hiring head coach john gruden. the rudy rule head coaching jobs. oakland came to an agreement with gruden before any minority candidates were interviewed. >> is that the real hair. >> that is the real hair. good luck tomorrow night. this is my favorite story of the night. to 41 year old local boxer tornado watch i nelson. she is set to box peculiar wrist a shields. she's been boxing professional since 2010 and this is her biggest fight on tv for the womans super middle weight titles. fighting an opponent the same age as her son, 22. the best part, nelson is a grandmother. she used that in trash talk . peculiar wrist a is going to get that booty spanked by a grandmom. she trains over in ashburn, virginia. good luck >> thanks, broked divment next at 11, people across the world are bidding on a once worn wedding dress. why the bride says the dre

. >>> the oakland athletics announced today former a's pitcher dallas braden joined their broadcast teame 2018 season. david cavill's club is take a second look at three previously considered sites for a new ballpark for the a's in oakland. he is looking after his plan to build one near laney college was ended. he discussed the plan this morning on "the 9." >> the key thing is we are 100% committed to an option in oakland. we are going to find a place here that the community at a's can partner and find a way to make work. we're valuating the final three sites, the terminal, peralta, to find the best location and we want to be thoughtful before we make another announcement. >> the a's have set up shop in the new state-of-the-art headquarters in oakland's jack london square >>> still to come, opposition is growing to the plan to expand offshore oil drilling. in a moment, the latest state that wants the same coastal protections that were just given to florida. >> a robbery an shooting caught on camera. the surveillance video just released. >> dozens of sick dogs all rescued from a pet shop

turning back, braden point, the accuracy competition had timing. targets in just 11 seconds. he was five seconds better than anyone else.>>> some hotspots after a three alarm fire. we'll have more. >>> that and more coming up after the break. stay with us, we'll be right back after this short break. even if no one in your home smokes, secondhand smoke can be closer than you think. secondhand smoke from a neighbor's apartment can enter your home through air vents, through light fixtures and even through cracks in the walls and the floors. secondhand smoke is toxic. especially to children. protect your family. visit tobaccofreeca.com. >>> this is daca , we can.>>> take a look. no one is surfing right now.>> the ocean would be called. only two foot waves. we need them a little bit bigger. it's going to be a nice though -- day though. >> we will take a look at some news headlines before we get over to rosemary. there we go. we will take you live to santa clara just a few minutes. we are getting the latest information on a fire in the south bay.>> one p

train to braden, glioblastoma, they are extremely deadly than we have in seeing those steps forward on. maria: there is an oncology at merck. we'll talk to ken frazier tomorrow. almost more consolidation in this area. for merck to compete with some of the other major cancer operations out there, it could mean an acquisition in the future. i want to get your take on this other story today. two major apple invest there is calling on apple among children, teenagers. the california state teachers retirement system cajoling about $2 billion in apple stock and they are the ones to develop more sophisticated parental controls to study the impact of overuse of mental health. here's the first, sean parker had to say about this last fall about the impact of social media and children's mental health. >> god only knows what it is doing to our children. exactly the kind of thing that a hacker like myself would come up with because you are exploiting vulnerabilities in human psychology. >> pretty interesting and unusual that this is the kind of campaign that is coming out now from apple shareholders

dallas braden joining us. thank you for coming down this morning.day. it's got to be fun seeing the fans. but before we get to that, let's talk about your transitioning and your role here for the a's. we'll still be seeing you. >> i get to see more baseball. i get to see more baseball with you folks at home. that's exciting having the opportunity to be part of the organization in a different capacity. it all feels the same in green and gold to me. i'm very excited. >> a lot of fans will be excited meeting you. mr. perfect game. it's got to be awesome that the fans get to meet with you. you get to meet with the fans. >> that's the best part. it's the gift that keeps giving. i had one good day at work. not many people get to remember one good day at work. for me, it's something that a lot of other people, it resonates with as well. i hear the stories, i meet the fans, they tell me where they were and what was going on in their life today. for that opportunity to present itself through the course of the season, i'm a baseball lover. i couldn't be in a