illness, your own chemo, your own treatment, and still taking care of your son and his chemo and trying to live a "normal life." >> yeah. >> that was amazing. so, is that what inspired you then to put this all in writing? >> i think what inspired me the most was to hopefully provide some support and encouragement to other families dealing with childhood cancer or other women battling breast cancer or any type of cancer. you know, our family knows what kind of emotional toll it takes to take care of a child in treatment because we lived it. and i know the pain and suffering that chemo causes because i went through it. and it's there to tell people that they're not alone, that they can get through it, that they can be strong. >> what do you most appreciate today now that you're both cancer-free, you're both off chemo, and you're both living a "normal life"? >> gosh. you're right -- in a lot of ways, we had to relearn to be normal after we finished our treatments, and i think we just appreciate the littl-- it sounds clich\d, but we just have such a greater appreciation of the little things

. >> had chemo for to years. two years in a row. 77 doses. >>nd a showed up in hypothalamus and it looked bad. >> and the measurements were alarming. the chemo worked six months. >> i tried to be positive. i just feel like, needing for the other shoe to block. >> new area that popped up you could see here. >> second tumor. resistant to the therapy, one tumor dying, one growing. a new kind of chemo was needed. same weekly process. monday night perhaps. >> doing an awesome job. >> nurse to the house, to access the port, luke's chest, 3-5 hours of chemo every tuesday. until last october, one mri, doctors gave luke something he never had, a break. let's stop chemo and see. what happened was luke became like the other 5-year-old he lived with. >> he was playing with his brother. he was participating in activities outside. he was never jumping. he was never running fast. he was never climbing on furniture. he never did that. doctors, he never felt good. >> so this access from nurse jenny, flush the lines of anesthesiologist. maybe, both tumors are

let's stop chemo..and see. and what happened.. was luke became like the other 5 year old he lived with.(00;17;16;02he was playing with his brother participating. nver jumping running jumping on bed.. he's never felt good.;35) so this 3 access from nurse jenny, is to flush the line for the anestesiologist.. for tomorrow's mri..to see if just maybe, both tumors are now stable and dying,.people call it scanxiety.. from scans.. i'm short.. i'm totally stressed.)(nat luke at hosptial) which carries thru to the morning arrival at children's.. the scan will take about an hour..then hours of waiting to hear from doctor chow...praying for tiny measurements.(02;16;51;04just a little hint of darkness right here.. but you would :58)(as long as it remains the same size it's my assumption the cells are dead)(luke screaming somehow)the sound of success. no more chemo. for now. and the chances for more tumors decreases as he ages. as far as developmental delays.. too early to tell. luke was given a cape from his hero...and he promised to continue

through donations, local ovarian cancer patients are during chemo at novant health. this shirt has easy access to the port. her dignity still in tact. >> i unzip. they access me and we're done. and i feel a little bit more private. >> look closely on the shirt, live fiercely, live completely. the way she did for the time she had. wores he live by everyday to honor his dearest. >> in some small way i hope it keeps katherine's memory alive. >> in charlotte, stephanie maxwell, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> a wonderful story there. hong's 100 love photos got attention from abc news and people magazine and all around the world. we posted a link on our facebook page about the love photos and a link to donate so more cancer patients can get those chemo shirts at wsoctv.com. it's all inside stephanie's story on the home page. >>> there's a recall tonight that parents will need to pay attention to. even flow is recalling 56,000 this covers transitions three in one combination booster seats made from december 2014 until january of this year. the company says children can reach

but through donations, local ovarian cancer patients are getting these shirts to wear during chemo. this shirt has easy access to intact. >> i just unzip. they access me and we're tone. and i feel a little bit more private. >> reporter: look closely. on the shirt the words katherine ann zenga live piercely, live competely, the had. keeps katherine's memory alive. >> great idea. his 100 love notes got attention from abc news and people magazine. we have posted a link to our facebook page about the love notes and at wsoctv.com where you can donate so more cancer patients can get a chemo shirt. >>> taking a live look outside from our charlotte cam. you have a beautiful sunday afternoon ahead. meteorologist vicki graf has a look at these spring like temperatures and when we'll need to have that umbrella ready this week. hey, guys! if weekly groceryshopping at other stores is taking a big bite out ofyour budget, just look at these savings atyour local walmart. charlotte the total amountsaved at walmart vs bi-lo was $27.02 on this week'sgroceries - that's 20%. why shop anywhereelse? try s

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we hope the chemo works well enough for him to beat the leukemia. today, broward-today of having sex with her client as he waged an attempted murder trial. she claims of sex allegations were made up at the jail. the guards god's word that he was acting as an informant working on a corruption investigation. he remains locked up tonight since the judge denied that request for bobby to make experts say you have been lied to today. not by us, but research shows that most of us are lied to santana 200 times a day. some account. can you tell us someone is less than honest? elliott rodriguez shows you what you think you know about spotting a liar is probably wrong. >>reporter: can you tell us someone is lying? meet pamela meyer, an expert at detecting deception. they talk on the subject is popular. she wrote a book called live spotting and runs a company called calibrate that helps down on fraud. smith there are lots of things that people do with their life. >> forget the idea that wallet- -liars fidget. smith, a freeze. >>reporter: forget the idea that th

or excuse me, did you just go through a chemo treatment? no, you didn't. you can do it if she just did it. >> the real inspiration the class learned this year. >> you never know how strong you are until you have to be strong. always showing up. >> now stacy has a really important doctors appointment tomorrow she's playing for a clean bill of health and a regular scan for the follow up in the next couple of months. we're going to continue to share her journey and bring you the latest as she continues to have success. >> she says she'll continue to share the journey with us as well, and be back at cross fit as soon as the appointments are over. >> a local woman hits the court to turn her life around and she has gone from prison to playing college basketball. the miami university lady thunder hawks are having a great season and amber tori is a part of that. she joined the team last month but the coach had actually seen her play for several years. she played on a team in prison. she was sent to the dayton correctional institute after getting in trouble as a te

we hope the chemo works well enough for him to beat the leukemia. today, broward-today broward attorney who is accused of having sex with her client as he waged an attempted murder trial. were made up at the jail. the guards god's word that he was acting as an informant working on a corruption investigation. he remains locked up tonight since the judge denied that request for bobby to make experts say you have been lied to today. not by us, but research shows that most of us are lied to santana 200 times a day. some account. can you tell us someone is less than honest? elliott rodriguez shows you what you think you know about spotting a liar is probably wrong. >>reporter: can you tell us someone is lying? meet pamela meyer, an expert at detecting deception. they talk on the subject is popular. she wrote a book called live spotting and runs a company called calibrate that helps businesses reach outlying a cut down on fraud. that people do with their life. >> forget the idea that wallet- -liars fidget. smith, a freeze. >>reporter: forget the idea that

how long was that battle with chemo and radiation? >> as far as the entire battle just finding out it has been a journey over three years now. the chemo and radiation was only the past six months. now i'm in remission and doing better. caitlin: that is wonderful news. because of what you have been through that is how the organization chose you. what was your reaction when they contacted you? >> i was just full of excitement. i was completely could not believe i was nominated for something like this. find out it means a lot, it means the world. caitlin: is one of them to thank thank? we have a gentleman who nominated you. way to go. this organization fill your bucket list foundation contacted you, said they are making this possible and you have to talk one person. who are you taking? >> my mom because she dropped everything to be with me for 24 hours a day for the whole chemo treatment. it is not even close to repaying her but it is a chance to spend time with my mom. great you are making me tear up. that is so sweet. what a great gift

to get radiation with chemo which might actually start today w. means a lot to us, the thoughts and prayers, he cannot really tell you, but you probably read it that when he was diagnosed he said thatou i just have some extremely bad luck but i'm ready to fight, god he'll heal the he'll be less less time and he can heal me again and this time i'm old enough to tell the story . . >> are so thankful to st jude the support of people rolled ro country that supports st jude so that we can get this amazing treatment.at >> two top off interview he showed us his woollybear t-shirt that we said two him and he shared a big thank you.llat >> thank you for buying the supporting st jude. >> that's right, thank you to all who support this cause and campaigned. >> he is such a positive attitude and is an inspiration, he spends his daystu reading books because he loves to read. >> if you like to send him a card, to share your support, go to fox 8.com.ha story of a police officer with a secret scary life. isom with more. it was after midnight, she was on her way h

so i called them back and said i will do the chemo and that's when we went a little bit further and found out about this." ("two more times.") ((paula francis)) for joseph, the key to successful treatment may lie in personalized diagnostics. marcia brose, md, phd "so for patients it's exciting because if they have finished the standard therapies and there are no other possibilities for them they can have their tumor tested." ((paula francis)) joseph did just that.and found out that his tumor had a mutation that made him a candidate for what's called a "targeted therapy." marcia

her. >> reporter: and she was in for a fight. >> they told her she was going to have to go through chemo. they told here she might lose i knew they wanted to help people who were going through something like that. >> reporter: she found a way to help. >> it was weird because a lot of people, they didn't know what was it was. that's why i do it. like i said me doing this, it had a lot to do with my grandmother. >> rob: well the brows come in different colors and can be shaped to a clients preference. >> cammy: what a great idea. that no other t >> i would like to apologize to the community and people who felt the fear and felt it necessary to leave their homes or their community because of the escape. >> rob: the mastermind behind last years prison escape apologized today. >>> you might remember he had richard matt busting out last june. they spent three weeks on the run before matt was killed. they got help from a prison seam stress. >>> i philadelphia judge isn't his sexual assault case will go forward. kas by's lawyer say the da made the deal a decade ago. it stem froms a2005 depositio

after her second chemo. she had her cad log and kids in the classroom were helping fehr pick a wig. we're praying for her. >> absolutely. we're sending her prayers and strength. she's inspired so many for the last 29 years. coming up next on friends at 5:00. mocha during the day, do you hmm hmm hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm-hmm let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together [ cheering ] i've got some real estate here in my bag counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike they've all come to look for america [ cheers and applause ] all come to look for america all come look for america all come to look for america >>> more than a one third of americans are not getting good night's sleep. that probably doesn't come as a surprise. sleep experts recommend adults sleep seven hours a night. anything less is linked to obesity, abetes, heart disease. >> now to a health alert for new moms. doctor say your child could be at risk of vitamin d deficiency if you're breast feeding after a year. they have a higher risk of a bone disorder called rickets. alternating with milk. >> bad new

i'll just leave it at that. >> is it a combination of surgery and chemo? >> they'll be no chemo.iliar -- >> that's between me and my doctor how i treat this, but it's going to be a routine treatment saying very optimistic. >> what are they saying about surgery? >> i'm not sure what you call it. it's a fast quick in and out so i'm not going to be in a hospital as far as i know any period of time. yeah. again, it's treatable and controllable. i'm not sure when you talk about cancer you go into remission, cure comes at some point later. i'm not sure how they would characterize it. [ inaudible question ] you get a number that says maybe you ought to check this out further. that happened in the fall. did the checks and biopsies. i don't know what you call the different, you know, x-rays and all that kind of thing. and each one of those stages to confirm and actually understand better what the nature of the disease is. and so -- but the first step was just a very general routine test. so it took some time to get -- where we knew exactly baht problem was, what the treatment would be and

there's hope and happiness.3 it's a welcome distraction from chemo and hospitals.dawn norman, nathan's mother: (00:00:11- 00:00:18) "we want nathan to just enjoy life, this just allows him to enjoy it a little more." that's the magic of belonging to a team. thanks to team impact, an organization that matches up child superstars battling illnesses. and i'm no football expert, but it sounds like the liberty flames recruited a real star today. live in the studio, marissa parra, abc13 news. 3 mark tomorrow -- it's expected to be rain boot weather. and some areas could even see a flood warning. but chief meteorologist george flickinger is tracking it all..next. so, let me get this straight -- u.s. cellular has the phone you're looking for, a network that's built to give you coverage way out here where the other guys don't, and 6 gigs for only $40 a month. that's a lot less than verizon and at&t. so, why on earth would you ever go switch to u.s. cellular now and get 6 gigs of data for $40 a month plus get $300 back. 3 mark plasma it's a habit many of us wouldn't be able to quit..once you rem

mylow is getting chemo but she does in the know if the the three capsules she gives him or the drug orlacebo. >> we won't know until the entire study is done. >> but he is much improved living the life. >> the fact that he is now gone past, the typical window, of what hemangio sarcoma has been seen it is like a winning lottery ticket for us. >> booth is seeing a amazing results. he had his spleen removed last february and has been taking only the drug for nine months. he is doing fantastic especially considering golden retrievers and german shepherd are predisposed for this ugly cancer. >> one of the major problems is they can have bleeding from their tumors either from the main tumor in their spleen or they have spread of tumors. small tumors can bleed, as well. >> and that is what ultimately causes the dog to succumb to the cancer. my golden bode lived for 38 days after the dreaded diagnosis. taking nine capsules a day. >> he just kept a big ice cream cone. >> he likes that. >> we considered those 38 days, a gift. >> it is such a devastating disease and we have so few effective treat

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so we are worried about that but he's starting radiation and chemo therapy. we are just hope for best. >> cancer may have affected him physically but the disease is no match for his outlook on life. awaits. it is cool. there has been a lot of history at that track, and hopefully get to see another driver get his name on the trophy. >> he has a prediction for who that will be. won a daytona 500. favorite driver. he will chair for the young up >> i like the noise. sometimes i don't wear head sets because i like the rumble. more people goes today tina ahundred than the super bowl. >> and it will be a 12-year-old boy seeing his wish come tree. -- come true. >> i hope they get him on the national broadcast. daytona 500 this weekend, pictures and spring is very close. we have a supersun set. it doesn't quite feel like spring but that's going to change too. it is still 45 degrees, and if you have been putting off washing that car after the salt and mess the last few weeks, you have a few dry days, i would say those are good days to get the car washed. as you can see

. >> she did chemo for four years is. >> only half of the population screening. >> maybe more people would get screened if it were easier than a colonoscopy. a test will develop here at the clinic promise to do it. it works by looking for cancer dna in stool samples. it's quick and private and there's little access. it's catching on and has been prescribed 100,000 times. >> it's equivalent to colonoscopy in terms of early stage cancer and in perspective of 100,000 tests to detect 500 new cancers. >> but not all doctors think it's accurate enough. >> one out of five people are going to get the wrong answer when they do that test. >> sarah has been through 71 rounds of chemo and it's a battle she doesn't want anyone else to share. >> you can prevent going through everything i've been through by going to get a test done. >> the draw back is the color guard does suggest you may still need it and if it finds as well. it costs $600 and covered by some insurance plans. other this weekend. john? >> dangerous if folks aren't ready for it and uncomfortable obviously but be mindful of the mecha

. >> everything changed about me on chemo. i did think that i didn't want i didn't want to eat. >> the changes coupled with treatment helped save her life. today a little over a year after being diagnosed, tiffany is cancer-free. and ready to ride. she'll join thousands of cyclists saturday for the dolphins cancer challenge. a bike ride designed to raise sylvestor comprehensive cancer center. tiffany says she's riding for her grandmother who battled breast cancer for 13 years and a friend, another young woman who was recently diagnosed. >> since being diagnosed, i've kind of taken something negative and turned it into something positive. i started speaking out more. i actually met more young women who were effected by the disease. >> she says her experience prompted her friends to ask for mammograms but many were denied because of their age. she hopes they never wind up on a similar path, but if they do, she has a lesson on surviving. >> i'm not going to say getting through chemo or getting through the mastectomy, i just think

ryan's not strong enough to get the chemo. he needs the chemo to get him ready for the transplant, but his body's too weak to handle it. no, no. he's a tough kid. i know he's a tough kid. mr. hall, the cancer cells are multiplying too rapidly. your son'sot gonna make it. i know that he is a tough kid, so when is he gonna get out of here? jimmy, are you listening? ryan's dying. ok? he's gonna die. if tony is the unsub, why would he ransack his own place? it was someone else, but he knew him. there's no signs of forced entry. maybe someone knew he robbed bookie, so they came here and robbed him. it doesn't look like anything's been taken. the tv's still here. except maybe tony himself. look at this damage. as if someone was holding on. if it was for retaliation, they would have killed tony right here. maybe we got it wrong. maybe tony didn't kill the bookie. lou was a small-time thug and he would have had lots of enemies. who would have had a motive to kill lou and abduct tony. the unsub could be one of tony's fighters. he'd def

so i went through three months of intense chemo. one month of intense radiation therapy which killed my right lung. i only have one fully-functioning lung. then i went through ten more months of chemo, and the crazy part about it my cycle was monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday. that was half a cycle. i was in the hospital, i was let out to recover, i'd go back in friday, saturday, sunday, monday. and the treatments were so harsh, the doctors put me in medically-induced coma. i don't remember being 16 years old. >> how long did you have to undergo the second treatment? >> about a year and a half. >> about a year and a half. so you're 17 going on 18, and you make some declarations about your life. tell us about that. >> well, initially i decided, you know, i had my life back again. you know? i was back being, quote-unquote, normal for a teenager. i was normal, and i was living this great life, and i wanted to push the cancer back. i went to college, it turned into a great party for me. i was belushi from animal house, [laugh

other person's life. >> until she finds a donor she's tied to thee lines fighting her cancer with chemo. >> she wants to go home every day here. >> fortunately for dad and daughter, this time they don't have to fight the battle alone. an entire army is out there ready to wage the war with them. >> it's choosing between the what do you choose? there's still a road ahead. >> reporter: susan tran, nnz. >> kris: what a sweet little girl. we wish her well. a group of superheroes are running in the name of martin richard. they will dress in their favorite superhero costumes and run 17 1/2 miles of the marathon's course. it helps these charity runners, most of them first time marathoners, by the way, get ready for the longest race of their lives. they're doing it for a wonderful cause. >>> coming up on "7 news today in new england," an iconic newport mansion burned to the great. who officials say could go to blame. >>> a high school senior proves that hard work does pay off. how he uses his experience to help out his classmates. the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. let hand-crafted l

i underwent aggressive chemo, double mastectomies and radiation. because of my age and the type of cancer i had, i had genetic testing for the brca genes and was found not to have them. because of this my mom and i started to research other breast cancers within our family. the chart shows the number of breast cancers identified in three generations. so understanding your family history is very important. we had no idea that there were that many breast cancer diagnosis in our family. the dry winter air is no friend to our skin and friend to our winter air is no to our skin and hair.... but there is hope out there.here to tell us the best way to take care of our selves is thomas dunn the owner of can you find these products? (vo) with thousands of quality pre-owned vehicles... and exceptional customer service, head to your neighborhood enterp and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... kd >> welcome back to "good day, virginia". we promised a jam packed 8:00 hour and by golly we'll deliver! and you recognize these guys from black dog sal

. >> everything changed about me on chemo. i didn't want to eat. >> those changes coupled with treatment helped to save her life. today, a little over a year after being diagnosed, tiffany is cancer free and ready to ride she will join thousands of cyclists for the cancer challenge, a bike ride designed to raise awareness and money for the cancer center. tiffany says she's riding for her grandmother who battled breast cancer for 13 years and another young woman who was diagnosed >> since being diagnosed, i have turned it into something positive i started to speak out more. i actually met more young women affected by the disease. >> her experience prompted her friends to ask for mammograms, many were denied because of she hopes they never wind up on a similar path. >> i'm not going to say getting through chemo or getting through the mastectomy, i just being a survivor is standing and fighting for your life. >> she says positivity was great medicine for her. the american cancer society guidelines encourage women to if (donkey so

i'm dealing with the chemo solution. ask me who i have taken the chemo or not. of course i would.hink if i were in their place and i was living with the lower, maybe the higher risk of inflation and bubbles, but the lesser consequence of that compared with going over the ledge and dipping into inflation which there are very little tools especially now in this environment where there's no fiscal policy and there's limited opportunities in that case, i would do what they are doing. i would take the pledge and this is what i would do. again you have a lot of pressure. it's baked in the cake that whatever they do someone will criticize them after the fact, you should have gone earlier. how do you know? >> 50-50 hindsight. >> arm chair quarterback. >> arm chair halfback. >> a lot of times -- look the difference in acsecond guesser and learning from experience, being a good manager or bad manager, good motivator or not how much you let after acquiring information seep into assessment much other people's performance. people who manage the crisis do a good job or bad job. people up at har

there's hope and happiness.3 it's a welcome distraction from chemo and hospitals.dawn norman, nathan's mother: (00:00:11- 00:00:18) "we want nathan to just enjoy life, this just allows him to enjoy it a little more." that's the dream come true was all made possible thanks to team impact, an organization that matches up child superstars battling illnesses. 3 whit still to come on good morning virginia... believe it or not snow can actually be beneficial for explains in today's gardening.3 pattie3 and... right when you feel a cold sore, abreva can heal it in as few as two and a half days when used at the first sign. without it the virus spreads from cell to cell. only abreva penetrates deep and starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. you could heal your cold sore, fast, as fast as two and a half days when used at the first sign. learn how abreva starts to work immediately at abreva.com don't tough it out, knock it out, fast. 3 3 3 your morning commute will again be soggy as light to steady rain continues for the heart of virginia. heavy rain remains throu

so then i did for more rounds of chemo and they shrunk a little bit.of radiation and take five days.o along with chemo what might actually start today it means a lot to have that prayers and thoughtsye pages have extremely bad luck and i'm ready to fight god healed me last timedy and this time i'm old enough to tell my own story. and to top off our interviewer here's the woolly bear sure thatsu we send them in a big thank you to all. home ticketou al that's right bigig thank you to all who supportup lou maglio, fox 8 news.pa it's truly an inspiration. i'm glad he's doing good.go hopefully he continues to do well. please keep him in your prayers.o you can find out about the credit youin could be owed. what did you give up for at length you better not give up any rocco whalen suit. on friday rocco's got some delicious seafood for lunch. we'll talk about that when we 3 million suvs being recalled worldwide. a flock could cause them with seatbelts to fail. most are built between 2005 and 2014 they say they will fix thate problem at no cost to thest consumer. you'll get a credit to your bi

and with her own chemo battle behind hershey is enjoying having her life back. >> i am a survivor. they use the word cure and i will believe. >> abc7 news. >> low tech versions of the cold caps that use dry ice rent for $500 a month. they expect pricing to be competitive once the machine is widely available. >>> in san francisco, some of the best bartenders were raising money for breast cancer research. abc7 news was at the competition in san francisco's mission district tonight. 20 female bartenders stirred and shook cocktails against the clock. it targets breast cancer survivors and people who know someone with the disease. >> they gave their time and they raised $450,000 to fight cancer. >> they competed to make rounds of cocktails. judges were on hand to prep the drinks on prep time and ago -- accuracy. >> abc7 news anchor ama daetz finds out why tens of thousands of viewers are playing along with this popular reality show. the more drama the more you score. go to abc7 news at 11:00 to see how it works. >> let's see how the weather is working for us out there. >> you like the s

. >> everything changed about me while on chemo. i do things i do not want to do. a not things i do not want even treatment helped save her life. today over one year after being diagnosed she is cancer free. and ready to ride. she will join thousands of cyclists saturday for the dolphins cancer challenge. a bike ride designed to raise awareness and money for the sylvester cumbre hands of cancer center. to be says she is writing for her grandmother. the battle breast cancer for 13 years. and a friend of the young woman who was just recently diagnosed. >> since being diagnosed i've taken something negative entered into something positive. i started speaking out more. i met more young women who were affected by the disease. >> her experience a better friend to ask for mammograms but many were denied because of their age. she hopes they never wind up on a similar path but if they do she has a lesson on surviving. >> i'm not going to say getting through chemo or getting through survivor is being -- standing in the paint and fighting for your life. >> she's a beautiful w

. >> last october an mri showed that one of his tumors was slinking, so he got a break from chemo to see what would happen. >> he was participating in activity outside, but he was never jumping, never running fast. he was never climbing on furniture. jumping on his bed. he never did that. and it's like he never felt good. >> luke just had another scan, and it shows that he is still stable, which means he doesn't have to do chemo for now. decreaseses as he ages, and what the doctors explains, brad johansson, and what he d it looks like the tumors are dead. >> if it doesn't grow, you have to assume the cells are dead, and as you noted, as he gets older, the chances for redeveloping. >> that kid has so much personality. >> i know, you just want him to be okay. >> everybody is rooting for luke. >> hope that the next scan will be better. >> yeah. >> you can follow him on facebook, too. shopping for a car for a teenager, not an easy thing to do, and expert are weighing in on the best deals. >> super adorable and want to >>> a new top >>> welcome back. everyone, new this morning, four u.s.

russell wants to make special headbands decorated with hand made bows to give to patients undergoing chemo therapy at children's hospital.a close family member had lost all her hair during similar treatments, so remie knows first hand what a little cheering up can do. <"i saw how hard it was for her, and i was thinking to myself that it would probably (pause)) one second. (cries)."> (cries).">after consulting with childrens hospital, remie will be making the headbands out of nylon, because it is easy to clean and won't irritate sensitive skin.she is trying to raise enough money to make two hundred and fifty headbands to give to the young patients. six madeira high school students are all 20 thousand dollars richer tonight! tonight!the students won the "h and r block" budget challenge.it helps teach students how to start managing their money from a young age. we talked to a student today - who already has big plans for her 20 grand. <"its really nice because i would like to go out of state and a lot of the schools are more money out of state so winning twenty thousand dollars made it a lot

so i called them back and said i will do the chemo and that's when we went a little bit further and found out about this." ("two more times.") ((paula francis)) for joseph, the key to successful treatment may lie in personalized diagnostics. marcia brose, md, phd "so for patients it's exciting because if they have finished the standard therapies and there are no other possibilities for them they can have their tumor tested." ((paula francis)) joseph did just that.and found out that his tumor had a mutation that made him a candidate for what's called a "targeted therapy." marcia brose, md, phd "so it really is the possibility of one, really personalizing it to the patient's tumor and two, giving them a therapy they wouldn't otherwise have and that's hope." possibility here. i'm not going to say that this is a guarantee that it's taken care of, but it's longevity the longer i can stick around the better i think all of us feel." ((paula francis)) and now the italianos are confident they will enjoy many more walks together. ''''''''''''''''' ((paula francis)) penn's center is one of just a ha

. >> reporter: he went through chemo and a bone marrow transplant but his body rejected the first attempt. >> it's critical and he will have to have a second was unsuccessful. >> reporter: his support base is doing whatever they can to find that perfect merrill -- merrill match -- bone marrow match. if somebody here is a match, he could be saved. >> only one in 900 people will ever be a potential match. >> reporter: it is a numbers game. he says all of the samples collected will be put into a database. if they don't match billy, they could match someone else. >> that is why it's so important to have community drives like this because we can save the lives of other patients. >> reporter: i found out it only takes a couple of minutes and anybody can do it. >> if we do not find an exact match, it's very critical for him to survive. peterson, abc action news . >>> you can still send in your sample. just send in this story and we will give you instructions. >>> all eyes on south carolina for the democratic primary as hillary clinton and bernie sanders battle for the african- american vote. vot

david is still receiving chemo... george, who has liver cancer, has refused treatment. he says the radiation made him too sick. george says he has no regrets. he doesnt regret ending treatment... and he doesnt regret committing the crime that resulted in a 45-year sentence. he says she abused him... broke his legs when he was a toddler... and told him hed never amount to anything. he says hed do it again if theyd let him. david is serving a life he says he was ready to die behind bars when he walked into prison 36-years ago... and he still is. 'just ready.' .so is george. theyre well aware most people want nothing to do with them. their own families have shunned them. not kim jeraco. she oversees the hospice program, which was launched in 2002. it is funded through donations and she views herself as a facilitator between staff, in charge of things like security and administering medications, and volunteers who provide emotional and physical comfort. jon schiefer is one of those volunteers, all of whom are doing time themselves. the volunteers dont get paid prison jobs..

henry went through ten days of testing, five rounds of chemo and a nine hour life saving surgery. he spent seven and a half weeks in the hospital, battled complications and other surgeries. @32:19 "it's not anything i'd wish on anybody." @35:43 "the support has been overwhelming. we expected it from close friends and family that we knew really well. but, just getting the support from people we don't even know." standup@34:56 "and the family is getting help from the community. the style bar boutique in ankeny has been helping families in time of need since it opened in august." @27:00 "i decided once a month, i'll pick a family and donate 10% of sales to that family, which i'll also take donations as well." the style bar boutique hosts a monthly shop for a cause. the store gave five hundred forty dollars to the johnsen family in january. @27:54 "they are most appreciative because every not only financially, but also getting the word out, awareness, you know what disease they've had, and also the prayers, most families are like just send prayers." @27:19 "is this thomas?" it's somet

i don't think that's a positive chemo type thing., but it's not helpful. >> do you like the words trump used? >> yes, i think he's misogynist, racist, anti-immigrant. who in their right mind would criticize the pope and get away with it. there are 35% of the republican party that will be for donald trump no matter what. that's clear. the question is, are the american public going to want somebody who just attacks as compared to give real solutions. >> you don't buy the fact that he'll do well by hispanics or african-american voters? >> i do not believe that at all. >> i have hispanic friends who are all for trump because they feel they're getting a bad rap on the illegal people who are here. as opposed to those who came the right way, built up their businesses, have, you know, everything going for them in our country. the country isn't going with them the way they thought it was going to go. >> this is why donald trump is so much more of a threat to hillary clinton if she's the nominee, is that he cuts across existing coalitions. >>

she and i have been friends now for almost 8 years and she has seen me through chemo and all of that stuff, and everything beyond." "when i go home i know that the people that i saw.. that they are in their houses or out to dinner with their husband or wherever.. and they feel like nevada's cameron oliver has been named the mountain west conference player of the week he averaged 14.5 points, 17 rebounds and 2.5 blocks during the pack's two wins last week... that included a 20-20 game against fresno state.... he scored a career-high conference record with 24 rebounds against the bulldogs... oliver is avergaing over 11 points, 8 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots... the wolf packs at san jose state tomorrow night. the spartans have the worst record in the conference nevada's evan mcmahan has been named to the award he is one of 70 pitchers in the county up for this honor, which goes out to the best relief pitcher in college baseball... mcmahan pitched in 19 games last season, going 5-0 with three saves and a 2.32 era... he was 3-0 in conference play, with an era of just 1.27... final week

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we have been friends for almost 8 years and she has seen me through chemo and all of that stuff. >> i know that the people i saw that day and they feel like themselves. i feel so in -- blast. >>> we have a couple of quite days ahead of us but a winter storm is starting to make itself known on the seven-day forecast and in the last few minutes a winter storm watch has been issued for the sierra crest. it goes from 2 pm on wednesday until 4 pm on thursday. it will take a couple of more days to get here and in the meantime we have sun and clouds in the forecast with warm temperatures. earlier this morning the hayes was prevalent -- haze was very prevalent. 55 degrees in town cloudy skies winds are called -- calm. western nevada. a mix of sun and clouds nothing showing up for radar. no precipitation and we will stay that way for today and then one more day before we watch the arrival of our next winter storm. it will arrive on wednesday for the sierra but for those of us in western nevada ballet the will take until about wednesday afternoon or evening. until then we are still dry and quie

. >> jones is currently on medical leave and also taking chemo pills at home. the benefit will be held on april 10th, in emerson, nebraska. >> those in siouxland got a chance to compete. the annual competition is part of the entrepreneur week. this week seven businesses pitched their ideas to local business experts hoping to win a $4,000 grant. >> this is a tailgate game indoor and outdoor. the best part is it takes up less space and when not in use hang decorative item for the team or whatever image you want to put on the board. >> tonight's events was sponsored by the active team. >>> sioux city police have identified 24-year-old joes ef is one of two men who broke into the home on may 16, 2014. tying up the manager of a local bank. a band worn by one of the robbers was sent to the lab for testing. that testing identified him and now he's charged with first degree burglary and robbery. >>> a man is also behind bars tonight after he broke into an apartment on summit street stealing from homeowners and forced to leave the apartment. he was still in possession o

she and i have been friends now for almost 8 years and she has seen me through chemo and all of that stuff and everything beyond. >> i go home and i know that the people that i saw that day are in their house or out to dinner with their husband or whatever, and they feel like themselves. it is, like i said, i just feel so incredibly blessed. >>> why not have students help problem solve? >> tammy: in never stop ambassadors >> darcel: students at vance elementary are showing leadership. >> tammy: in my never stop learning, ambassadors of peace. >> we have another student coming next week from italy. >> tammy: all the way from italy. and that new student can look at the vance ambassadors for guidance and friendship. students and help resolve conflicts. >> helping people solve their problems and not doing it for them but helping them. because they can maa a peaceful solution to their problems. >> just don't let people get on your nerves. be calm with it. go with the flow. >> tammy: i like that, darcel. don't you? >> darcel: i love that. >> tammy: go with the flow. the students also got t

. >> but harry who also has down syndrome has two more years of chemo to endure. the money raised by the marathon team will support his research and care. here he comes to the clinic every week for that care, sometimes with his twin and older brother. >> i think it's great because they are running this entire marathon just to raise money for cancer. it's amazing to us because he would do this just for harry. >> we are all very excited about it. he gives us an opportunity to do some payback. we've always wondered what we can do to help, and this is our way. >> we did the marathon. [ cheering ] >> don't you love them? and we were talking yesterday about why people run marathons. $12 million to fight cancer. >> harry and his family will be at mile number 20 to cheer on his runner. >> a switch whites out the and if anyone was hanging in an emergency. >> potholes seem to be everywhere. we are finding out why and what to do if your car gets damaged. >> a fire sparks in a church filled with people. how they get out alive and how the community is starting to rebuild. >>>

with her tumor gone and end in sight to chemo, she may start kindergarten in the fall. >> she has come a very long way. and to see her being able to find a creative outlet at that young age. i love being able to give you the good news. >>> good afternoon. i'm dion lim. >> i'm courtney robinson. hunters are trying to thin out the python population and protect the everglades from the nonvenomous species. is the challenge making a dent in the population? 2,000 burmese pythons have been reported in the everglades and surrounding area. hunters caught 106. that's 5% of the estimated python population. we want to know is there a isabel mascareas is getting answers about what else can be done to protect the everglades. >> look at that. >> reporter: florida's second python challenge in the everglades captured 106 snakes. >> you can barely see that. >> reporter: deep in the brush pythons easily camouflaged. when caught can put up a fight. that's what the snake in this bag did. >> it kept wrapping up trying to twist out. >> reporter: the last challenge was in 2013. >> i love it. i like competitio

. >> alex is in the hospital, quarantined for more days of more chemo. the hope is little alex won't need a bone marrow transplant. >>> the sole kardashian brother is popping up more in public these days. rob kardashian's girlfriend, black china posted this snap. his sister chloe posted this on instagram of her and her brother. we don't have the picture right now. turns out black china is rapper tyga's ex and tyga is linked to kiley. bond if the price is right. his car was auctioned for $3.5 million. chris citi's auction house did not identify the new owner. the cars were created without any safety features or certifications to be street legal. >> if you can afford $3.5 million for the car you can add a racetrack to your house. >> hopefully the drivers on all the south florida roads have all the safety specifications. >> reporter: i think people here think they are james bond. i-75 drivers luckily right now we are just talking about construction, so we can avoid that. eastbound 75, right before the palmetto, the ramp was shut they just cleared it up. you

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he will not need chemo therapy but do treatment over the next coming weeks. >>> a republican lawmakers proposing lowering the state's drinking age from 21 to 18. don't line up at the bars so fast, the legislation is unlikely to pass since new jersey would lose millions in highway funds if it changed the age. >>> three pregnant woman tested positive for the zika virus in florida. while the virus is largely harmless for adults. scientists are studying the connection to babies being born be unusually small heads. 32 cases have been reported in florida. >>> happening today, space x will attempt to launch a falcon 9 rocket from cape canaveral. they called off yesterday's attempt after an abundance of caution. they will attempt to land the rocket on an ocean platform. they want to be able to reuse the rockets that will make the cost of launch more cost effective. >>> reaching for the phone while driving, an alarming number of people admit to doing things behind the wheel they should not. >>> scientists have calculated how much money you would kneed to purchase every single product on amazon

with her own chemo battle behind her, she's enjoying being a mom and having her life back. >> i am a cancer survive. they use the word cure. i believe. >> low-tech versions of the cold caps rent for a little more than $500 a month at dignitana. expect it to be competitive once their machine becomes widely available. >>> time for ask finney. 7 on your side's michael finney taking your questions sent to him via facebook and twitter and e-mail and michael, first up, leslie d. asked via facebook if you have a very fogood or high credit rating what will be the impact on your score? >> okay. the rules sound counterintuitive but want you to have a whole ton of credit cards now. basically it's your debt to credit ratio. so the more credit you have out there, the more debt you can have without it looking like you're at risk. so if you have one credit card with $1,000 and you owe $500 on that, that doesn't make you look good because you're using half the amount of credit. if you have two $1,000 credit cards and $500 debt, look at that, he's keeping it up 25%, you look like the great deal. i ch