. >> i had chemo last time i was very chemo intolerant. i'm told this is a totally different kind of chemo i'm hopeful for the best. >> it is so empowering thaw are here today tomorrow you start these treatments and yet you are here today knowing that tomorrow your starting another journey but you look at that as i'm starting the journey of getting rid are of this for the second time. >> more than a journey a battle really. eight years ago today i was in the hospital bed recovering from a mastectomy, watching the race for the the cure. i'm glad to be here today and, the journey starts again tomorrow, but i'm in it with a good partner. >> how is it for you what can a spouse do because usually the other way, husband supports the wife, you guys have had to do it back and forth. how do you support him differently then the way were you supported by him. >> i don't know if it is different. i will say you are there for him. you try to figure out all of the comfort things you found were helpful and arrange them for him, you know. >> what about you

. >> reporter: chemo? >> yes. >> reporter: you made chemo fun. >> yes. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: tonight, the seasons are colliding. there's a tropical storm warning in the carolinas, and in the southern plains, it's tornadoes. 63 twisters reported so far this week. this is what it looked like from inside a storm shelter north oklahoma city, ferocious winds catapulting debris all over a farm. tonight, with round three coming storms are pummeling texas east of lubbock. adriana diaz is in north texas. >> all right. this one means business. >> reporter: all week, this has been the scene-- funnel cloud filling the sky high winds and heavy rains have spawned multiple it it tornadoes throughout the night. authority says flash floods wiped out the train tracks derailing 17 cars of this freight train in valley view, texas. >> oh, my god a fire. >> reporter: a lightning strike caused this gas well to ignite and burn for hours near denton texas. mark fox with the national weather service says the damag

. >>> for patience fighting cancer hair loss is one of the many devastating side effects of chemo.a simple device could offer a solution. the results of the clinical trial were presented at a major cancer research conference taking place today. anne thompson takes a look. ♪ >> reporter: married for three decades. the life they built together was suddenly threatened when donna was diagnosed with 2013. >> i just envisioned me very skinny with no hair going through chemo. >> what was it about losing her hair that you feared? >> voila. >> that is an incredible head of hair. >> i was really scouring books and the internet trying to learn as much as i could about what she might face. >> two fellow musicians in europe he learned about scalp cooling systems. he found a clinical trial for one cap. >> i wrote a letter to some of the doctors conducting it. >> a wonderful letter. >> donna has a head of beautiful white hair. >> donna got in. she was treated at a new york hospital rugo's goal to give back to breast cancer patience some control. >> you didn't chose to get your cancer you can't af

i had had my treatment chemo, radiation. and we have been out here doing walk for three years. >> unbelievable at 28, why would you even look, how would you even know to look at that point. >> i a had my daughter, she was two. i finished nursing. i went to get it check out. >> your friend i just talk to a woman was 36 she was pregnant three years ago she found out she was breast cancer. are you finding that a trend with a lot of woman or is it still fairly rare. >> woman are being diagnosed. my grandmother was in her 40's as well. it does run in my family but a lot of women are younger. it is important to get checked. >> so you are walking proof of. that you look phenomenal. it is just amazing what you do when you come down here and inspire people and tell your story publicly on television. >> my family is here to support me each year. >> absolutely makes a huge difference. i want to span out and show the crowd again. this i crowd that is actually unbelievable. we will go over to pat ciarrocchi, who has a survivor with her a

. >> reporter: chemo? >> yes. >> reporter: you made chemo fun. >> yes.tioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: tonight, the seasons are colliding. there's a tropical storm warning in the carolinas, and in the southern plains, it's tornadoes. 63 twisters reported so

. >> chemo? >> you made chemo fun?yes. >> >> osgood: they say laughter is the best medicine, and laughter is definitely the medicine of choice for a mother and daughter steve hartman want us to meet. >> when 67-year-old carla wilson found out she has terminal cancer and the treatment would only prolong her life, not save it, this divorced mother of four was understandably depressed. >> and ready to give up. >> until one day her youngest daughter robin suggested an unconventional treatment, not to cure her cancer just her attitude. >> yeah, she was very confused like why are we doing this? >> i didn't want to. i thought it was silly. her daughter's idea? a nose job. >> they wore these to chemo one day. >> and that started the ball rolling. >> we started making it fun. >> chemo? >> yes. >> you made chemofun. >> yes. >> after the nose to noses. >> every time they came here to the mckee cancer center in colorado she convinced her mother to wear a different costume from tie-dye dies to tutu is to bumbling workmen to bumblin

. >> reporter: chemo? >> yes. >> reporter: you made chemo fun. >> yes. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: tonight, the seasons are colliding. there's a tropical storm warning in the carolinas, and in the southern plains, it's tornadoes. 63 twisters reported so far

then you go after it with radiation and chemo. we have special treatments coming out. cuts off the blood supply to the tumor. targeted therapy like vaccines or polio virus has been useful. it's in the pipeline. very exciting therapies out there. >> is it possible to survive after having a brain cancer lesion found? >> look at the statistics. you had five years. survival is about 30% so the odds are against anybody that gets this kind of diagnosis and on a good day with all the immune therapy and all the advances made you talk about an extra two or three months so we're a long way from knocking out brain cancer. it depends on the location and et cetera whether you can get to it or not but what do i want people to learn from this, and i think his celebrity status can change the research. if you get a headache that doesn't go away, especially morning headaches, don't ignore it. i don't want everybody out there to get mris and cat scans but headaches that goes away with vomiting is early sign of some of these. if you have visual changes out of the blue or you see a family

. >> reporter: chemo? >> yes. >> reporter: you made chemo fun? >> yes.sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. tonight the seasons are

after chemo she picked a -- complained. after chemo she picked a dress that would cover her scars and went out new year's eve. after surgery left her on crutches she went to a party. >> she taught me to really be positive in every situation. >> even the reminder of her just makes you want to do better and live life like clair. >> reporter: most of clair's classmates never knew she was sick. clair drew, painted, applied to colleges, got accepted and lived life to the fullest. see the title of her journal? >> i wish i could just be on an island by myself where time stood still so i could feel bad for myself for a few days and waste no time while i do that. >> reporter: clair knew how precious time is even though she never thought she'd have so little. >> clair teaches us all that there is beauty in every single day, that no matter your circumstances, you can have something wonderful, something to laugh about and something to be joyful for. >> marianne says people thank her for bringing teen melanoma to light and because of he

the chemo nurses i saw at memorial sloan kettering became my friends., katie hambright and mary shannon mcguiness, understood where i was coming from. >> i realize that my day ends and your day never ends with cancer. you go home with it. you're probably constantly thinking about it. whereas i go home and i can go for a run or do something with my friends and try to get it off my mind, where you guys live and breathe it every single day. >> as the snow fell outside our apartment overlooking central park the view from my living room changed, cancer got in the way. >> i used to love to go in there and have a fire, and have a drink, and pick off a history book. and then when i was diagnosed, i'd go in there, and this screen would come down. and the screen would be cancer. and that's how i saw the world, was through the prism of cancer. and until you get it, you can't understand that. that winter, my family was experiencing what millions of other families are going through every day dealing with the fear, anxiety, the daily realities of a cancer fight some

now i ask what kind of chemo to give and it points to a chemo regimen, two different drugs. if i want more information about exactly why this decision was made, there's a little button right next to this chemo choice that takes you to the medical literature and some key publications about this regimen, the benefits it can give, and why that choice was made. >> sreenivasan: but, wachter >> the computers will probably be best at low-level simple also rhythm i have a low-grade fever, what should i do and very high complexity stuff like i have an unusual form of lung cancer and i have these genetic mutations and what should i do? >> but where computers and a.i. still struggle is in the middle. >> a lot of medicine sort of lives in that middle ground; where it's really messy where someone comes in to see me and they have a set of complaints and physical exam findings and it could be if you look it up in a computer; it could be some weird; the bubonic plague, but it probably is the flu. >> sreenivasan: wachter is also concerned about fatal implications that can result from an over

with the kids and him if he was going through chemo and radiation it would really changed our lives forlly. >> the doctor who says it was very fortunate that i had been screened early because had i waited until i was 50 years old thing could have been much different for me. >> reporter: those polyps are now gone. doctors snipped them off during the scam. meaning paul and kristen can focus on more happy times. >> let's go. >> reporter: whether it be run running lapse more travel or just taking care of the boys. >> he is kind of the best dad ever. >> i feel very fortunate to have seen your story and made the right decision to go get screened. >> reporter: paul said he had to jump through a lot of red tape in scheduling his colonscopy because he's underred recommended screening age of 50 despite having a family history. he would like to see more insurance companies pick up the tab for situations like his. in the meantime a recent study says that colon cancer on the rise in young adults between 20 and 49. >>> in the studio, dave kinchen fox 29 news. >>> a new hole opens up on a golf court i

afterwards they heard from victoria marsh the delaware teen is undergoing chemo therapy and she can't go to swift's concert next month. so the department has created a new video and hopes swift will meet this special fan in person. >>> if you combine the mega million and the powerball jackpots, the meg do a millions has ballooned to 213 million. you can see the drawing on tuesday night after 11:00 p.m. 154 million is on the line in the powerball. you can see that on "action news" at 1 >> princeton university's john nash is gone, his story of adversity ending in tragedy next. >>> firefighters had to rescue riders on rollercoasters those stories when "action news" comes right back. >> reporter: well, howdy i hope you had a nice weekend. 42 is light people will be heading back later today, this morning there's hardly anybody out and about. you can ahead -- head out to your neighborhood to honor and thank our veterans and remember those who perished in service to our country. kings highway and chestnut street proceeds to haddonfield memorial high school. main street and bud town road. to

. >> it helped steve manage his pain from chemo therapy. >> we're made aware of what our bodies are doing and we can control that pain. >> there's less pain, you relax more. >> the nurse practitioner peggy said that veterans are turning to yoga than pain meds. >> i was taking pills every six hours and i'm down to twice a day. >> they were yoga with giving them coping skills. chelsea edwards, cbs news in long beach california. >> yoga can improve sleep and blood pressure. >>> new studies shows higher altitudes may increase sudden infant death syndrome. researchers at colorado found the rate of babies dying after the first month was twice as likely at altitudes at less than 8,000 feet. that's conducts in the -- the study appears in the -- >>> formula government researchers say hospitals are cutting the practice because it discouraging breast feeding. 2007 close to 73% of us hospitals handed out formula packs. several studies shows that breasted babies are healthier and bond bet we are their mothers. >> i didn't use my windshield wipers today -- >> i used them as well. >> we had heavy drizzl

ibm said watson can only do chemo and traditional radiation. there's over two hundred thousand students in philadelphia. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i think they're both wrong...it's making sure they all get a good education. teachers should have their contracts respected. they also should be held accountable. and it's wrong philadelphia gets less school funding than other parts of pennsylvania. i'll work with harrisburg to change that. but if they refuse i'll take them to federal court. as mayor i'll do what's right for them. >> good saturday morning to you, sky6 live hd taking a live look for us over penns landing. we are waking up to fog in many parts of the delaware valley. 65 degrees right now. 5:55. jet blue airways is partnering with a charter company to offer weekly flights to new york and cuba. it will travel from jfk international airport to had a vanna international airport. the move comes as u.s. and cuba normalize diplomatic relations. >>> in addition to the flights there will be a

now leah is at the start of her treatment not through chemo and now she is starting radiation.d for voice because of the radiation she is doing. >> a better look on life than most people. i'll notice of the somewhere in some almost care of my bald head and knowing that's what your concerned about. most people just don't like about the way we do. >> she had to the radiation because they can't these lumps late. >> she had wants which would have brought the attention of doctors and everything but she kept it hidden because she was scared. she did not show anyone until she couldn't hide it anymore. she went for annual physical and broke the news to the dr. the dr. spoke to my wife and i got a call at work. >> a lot of the girls in my school leave school early and go and get the hurt and together. so i kind of want her for the dance. >> awake i want to go pick out with her was donated by here to share foundation at the split and so on england. basically they basically they made her feel like a queen going to the ball. she noticed a way that to the dance. she sent us pictures of addr

with the kids and him if he was gone through chemo and radiation it would really changed our lives for really. >> the doctor who said that it was very fortunate that i had been screened early. had i waited until i was 50 years old things could have been much different for me. >> reporter: his polyps are now gone. doctors snipped they have during the scam meaning they can focus on more happy time. >> let's go. >> reporter: whether it be running lapse are for travel or taking care of the boys. >> he is the best dad ever. >> i feel very more than at to have senior story and made the right decisioning to get screened. >> paul says he had to jump through a lot of red tape in schedule link his colonscopy because he's underred recommended screening age of 50 despite having family history. he would like see more insurance company pick up the tab for situations like this. recent study says colon cancer is in the rise between young adults between 20 and 49. dave kinchen fox 29 news. >> thank goodness he saw dave's story last year. >>> exactly. >> eyes mag. >> you know him as the no holds bar alw

. >> if gnaw chemo he would be out of work and that's difficult forme because i'm a homemaker.winner. with the kids and him if he was going through chemo and radiation it would really changed our lives for the worst really. >> the doctor who said that it was very fortunate that i had been screened early. had i waited until i was 50 years old things could have been much different for me. >> reporter: those polyps are now gone. doctors snipped them off during the exam mean paul and kristen can focus on more happy times. >> let's go. >> reporter: whether it be running lapse more travel or just taking care of the boys. >> he is the best dad ever. >> i feel very fortunate to have seen your story and made the right decision to get get screen. paul says he had to jump through a lot of red tape in schedule link his cole low scope because he's under the recommended screening age of 50 despite having a family history he said he would like to see more insurance companies pick up the tab for situations like his and in the meantime a recent study says that colon cancer is on the rise in you

. >> dominic went through three and a half years of chemo and didn't cry and he started to cry that night and he showed me what he posted and it went viral and they invited dominic to the eagles practice facility. >> thank you for come to practice today. >> dominic who is also in remission learned a few drills. >> put your arm down and let me see you do it. >> i'm 6'6" tall and i am looking up to a 10-year-old kid it's awesome. >> it's awesome i got to see them practice and i got signatures and everything. very cool. >> aside from the autographs and his own personalized jersey meeting one of his favorite players running back derek sproles who grew up being told he was too short. >> that is not right. >> kids like him are who inspire us. finally a big day for this eagles fan. >> that smile right there is priceless. thank you ducis. >> we are just days away from the aberdeen dad vail regatta, but the fun started today. some former philadelphia sports stars had a row today at boathouse row. world be free and former flyer brian pop and former eagle, greg barnett. took part in a friendly rowin

they heard from victoria marsh who is undergoing chemo therapy for of the sarcoma -- osteo sarcoma andr because she can't get to the concert. >>> susan sarandon is appealing to tourist to keep coming to nepal. discover brookside and discover an exciting combination of tastes. rich, dark chocolate covering soft centers. flavored with exotic fruit juices. it's chocolate and fruit flavors like you've never experienced before. discover brookside. we snap it. we stack it. we smoosh it. we love it. hershey's makes it a s'more... you make it special. hershey's is mine, yours our chocolate. >> witnesses in south jersey say a driver was drag racing when he lost control and hit a woman with two children in her car. both the drivers in this instance were killed. the children were rushed to the hospital. one had to be airlifted. >>> police say a teenager was shot one time overnight in camden. he was rushed to cooper university hospital in critical condition. >>> you're taking a live look at the korean war memorial in penns landing. it's one of many places holding an memorial day event of those who

with chemo. he is surviving because of you and the resources. i want to thank you. i can hear the dedication and commitment in your voice. and what you do. you care about the community. so i thank you for being there. and servicing the community. and doing what you do. >> thank you. i do love what i do. thank you. >> from the chair? >>i have seenher name for quite a few years. i knew it was going to be dynamic. the story she told about the gentlemen she helped. is the core of the thread of who she is. i wanted to tell rowena you guys are very lucky to have her. >> thank you. boss. >> and she still calls me boss [laughter]. >> some things you just never forget. >> and through the chair. i would want to thank both of you. coming today. to tell us more about your program. it sounds like it is an incredible resource. to supplement some of the program. our seniorses. have in san francisco. i had a quick question about funding. should i assume the program is funded by the department of aging and adult services? >> yes. >> there have been so many budget conversations. taki

supporting the chemoing us connects campaign. community living campaign is working with other senior. and disability organizationses to help expand opportunities for computer access and learning. high on the list is to hire more seniors. and adults with disabilities to be trainers. tutors. and volunteer coordinators, learn what you can do director, community living compaign and jennifer walsh, community connector, community living campaign. agenda item number nine. information item. report from the director of the mayor's office on disability. agenda item number ten. public comment. items not on today's agenda. but within the jurisdiction of the m d.c. each speaker is limited to three minutes. agenda item number 11. correspondence. number 12. discussion item. council member comments or announcements. agenda item number 13. adjourn >> thank you. next up is public comment. when making public comments. we ask that you do a could you tell me of thingses. please be respectful to presenters and do not ask questions. directed at present

fun. >> chemo?yes. >> you made chemofun. >> yes. >> after the nose to noses. >> every time they came here to the mckee cancer center in colorado she convinced her mother to wear a different costume from tie-dye dies to tutu is to bumbling workmen to bumbling bees on this day they went as alice and the mad thatter. >> they always bring little nurses for the nurses and other patients and they say this has had a profound effect on carla's attitude. >> yes, it was like a switch. >> the mood changed. >> it changed dramatically. >> what started with a costumes has now spread to all aspects of their lives, a phenomenon they have dubbed operation juice joy. >> we couldn't stop it and we couldn't contain it and it hasn't been put down since. >> of course laughter and a positive attitude can only do so much. >> the cancer will eventually take her life, but when that time comes, this alice in wonderland says she will look back on her mother's cancer fight through a truly unique looking glass. >> i think that i

you were going through chemo in that moment and working on this special. >> the 50th anniversary of thenation of john kennedy and we needed it promoted. i was at home and meredith said, i'm not sure this is a good idea. i reminded her ego was a very strong drug and i was appearing with you and i needed to do it but also it's what i do so i wanted to come here and do it. >> jon: you are in remission officially. >> i am (cheers and applause) >> jon: that's wonderful news! so the treatment of it, how intensive was this? you're writing the book, you actually made out a bucket list. >> right. >> jon: you thought to yourself i should -- although in your life, what haven't you done? >> oh, there are very few things i haven't done but one of the things i would like to do is do more writing. i would like to get a short story published. i don't think i'll learn to play chess but i always put that on there. >> jon: this process was a painful one. how does it feel now? does it still limit the things you do? are you able to basically -- you're a stoic individual, always have been. >> i'm kind of try

he went through three and a half years of chemo and didn't cry.e started balling his eyes out that night. he showed me what he posted. i started crying. i said you wrote this are you another just. >> reporter: message went viral and so inspired eagles defensive end brand on bear invited dominic to the eagles practice facility to lift his spirits. dominic, hoist in remission also learned a few drills. >> you come and aim it there. >> i'm 6 feet six and i'm looking up to a ten year-old kid. it is awesome. >> it was so much fun. i saw them all practice. i got signatures, and everything. it was really cool. >> reporter: maybe coolest part a identify from the autographs and his own personalized number 93 eagles jersey meeting one of his favorite players pro bowl running back darren sproles who also grew up, being told that he was too short. >> for somebody to bully him like that, that is in the right. >> kid and people like him inspire us all. >> reporter: finally a perfect day for this big eagles fan. >> what a day at team headquarters. dominic brown

we have clients under going chemo therapy, radiation. we wouldn't take them out after 2 weeks. >> i thought one of benefits of the stabilization room program was to help them build capacity to transition into a more permanent housing environment and be able to function and thrive to sort of regain some skills that have gotten rusty while living on the streets. >> when is client are on list, when their name is going to be coming up, it could be like 2 months from placement, then we'll put them in a room so we can see whether they are going to need ihs or care, there are all these issues that come up. we'll address them in the end n our capacity we have like 120. so, it's, you know, it's hard to say who you will give that room to. they all deserve to have a long term room. >> and the business model from one to the better description has changed was with the organization last year for a way to trying to do for everybody which is not realistic as you focused on what is for the high user group. do you have a sense of what is, what are the res

we have a doctor discovering cancer, radiation and chemo.eat with heavy doses, but as they get better, they use the dose. as a patient the minority got better. the doctor, a police department administered larger and larger doses and the patient was getting sicker not from the original cancer, but sicker from the new disease, and the disease in new york was unnecessary levels of enforcement. >> was racism behind na? >> federal court found that. i don't believe that. i'm sorry. i'm proud of my profession, that department. >> you don't think it's apples. >> i don't think it's systematic by any stretch of the imagination. this department is not a racist police department. almost 50% of what happened is minority. uniformed officers. over 50%, 70% is minority. over 50% of the cops in the city live in the city. sorry, people can think what they want. i don't believe it is. i have to deal with a perception or reality, and the way to deal with that is constantly seeking to reach out. i used the expression for the two murdered detectives, about other.

. >> reporter: she underwent nine months of chemo and radiation. unable to cope some of her friends disappeared and well meaning people said cringe worthy things. >> my uncle's girlfriend had that, ending the story with "she passed away." >> reporter: now the experiences are reflected in the card. i'm sorry i haven't been in touch. i didn't know what to say. in remission, mcdowell put her cancer experience away until her best friend amy died of the disease. she quit her ad agency job to eventually write cards. what began with a valentine two years later is now a los angeles based business with cards and gifts in 1500 stores and growing. >> we are swamped which is fantastic. >> yeah. >> reporter: what's been the most emotional part for you? >> reading stories. i found myself in tears as you -- >> beautifully described your experience, the motivation behind the line. when i read emily's cards i thought this is what we need. we need an opportunity to start the conversation. >> reporter: finding funny, honest words to acknowledge the pain of disease an

i take daily chemo. load dosage, but that i will do it as long as it takes. you are highly aware you are tom brokaw and not the average american. you have advantages most do not have. there is it luck -- a lot of advice in the book to normal people on how they should approach the medical system what are the lessons you have learned everyday americans could learn from? tom: do not walk into a doctors's office and think it is a mayan temple speaking things you do not speak. do not be afraid of asking stupid questions. it is your right to do that. the other thing you need to do which happened in my case, our eldest daughter is very smart and a very aggressive er physician. she was there to take notes and ask questions and the medical teams all came to life and like her a lot because she was so helpful telling them what was going on with me. she could read me in many ways better than i could at that point. so you get somebody who could do that for you. then, these days, you could go on google, not read everything but go on the good sites and they have got every c

know all these people love me and so i knew i needed to be here from that time till now, operations, chemo therapy, surgery i've been good. so i'm good to go. >> my friends and family decided to participate in the race for the cure as a way to kind of stand behind me and support me during my fight. i'm happy that i am okay now, but we are continuing it walk this race for all of the people who are still fighting. >> doctors recommend men and women do regular self-exams and of course contact a doctor if you find a lump. >>> severe weather could hit parts of the great plains again this weekend. >> large hail, flash floods, tornadoes all potential threats as the line of thunderstorms moves over the region. don champion reports tonight. >> a huge wedged tornado on the ground. >> reporter: a storm chaser shot video f a tornado touching down near cisco west of dallas. it ripped apart a tree as a tornado watch was issued for nearly 50 counties in texas as severe weather rolled through the region for the fourth straight day. >> the threat was high in northern oklahoma earlier in the day. but that i