cancer institute in green brea also recommended chemotherapy. >> chemotherapy will target rapidly dividingells which cancer cells are the and that should take care of it. if. >>reporter: after riding more than 300 miles she arrives at her mother's news san anselmo. from there a short rid to the first chemo appointment. during the 7 day trip she was able to raise 5000 dollars for marin general center for interest great i have health an wellness. place that offers massage therapy, acupunctures your and council cancer paishlts. >> all those things plus exercise which of course she's done. actually reduced the risk of her reoccurrence even further. >>reporter: one of her doctor doctors. tv chemo treatment will continue through november. >> i have these 2 beautiful children and i just have to have this positive attitude of do the chemotherapy. do the radiation and have the attitude of of course i'm going to make it. the. >>reporter: in green brea, abc 7 news. >>> remarkable attitude e.we have a link to her blog and information on how to donate to the center. go to our web site and click on see

. >> she underwent a mastectomy to remove the tumor, doctors recommended chemotherapy. >> the chemotherapy will target rapidly dividingel dividingels -- dividing cells. that should take care of it. >> and she arrived in her mother's house from there, it was a short ride to her first appointment. and she was able to raise $5,000. there is a place offering massage therapy and counsels cancer patients. >> this is all of the things plus exercise reduce the risk of recurrence further. >> one of her doctors here we go. >> okay. good. >> there is treatments will continue through november. >> i have beautiful children. i have to have a positive attitude. and that is the attitude of of course i'm going to make it. >> amazing woman, we have a link to her blog and information on how to donate to the center. >> students returned to glass clas today off a noro virus outbreak sickened 100 students. some are still home recovering and both schools remained opening during the outbreak but health department directed the staff to disinfect facilities. >> there is a new study finding the number of u.s. teenag

and apparently you didn't listen very carefully i was talking about how my wife is going through chemotherapy right now and was googling wigs on line because her hair is going to fall out and then discovered that if she goes to any other computer and logs into her or her g. mail account and then just does any kind of you know look at the new york times ads for wigs are popping up and the point was that you could go to work and if you logged in to check your e-mail or if you log in to anything that identified you you as. google and all these other companies are tracking you across the internet and they throw those ads out so i mean louise isn't embarrassed about the fact that she's looking at wigs and she's doing chemotherapy but what if she had been googling porn or what if she had been googling hiv and she didn't want people to know or whatever and shouldn't we have a right to privacy and should corporations be able to cyber stalkers i don't think so. i don't think they should be able to cyber stalkers i do think we should have a right to privacy our final comment the night comes from report

the disease usually responds to a harsh chemotherapy regime, but at first zach got better, but the cancer returned. >> he would literally sleep all day. he had a constant fever. >> his bicycle, leaning against the barn. i just thought, you know, he might never ride that bicycle again. >> doctors administered an even stronger combination of drugs, but they didn't work either. then suddenly, there was a glimmer of hope. doctors here at children's hospital of philadelphia realized zach's tumor had a genetic mutation and that was the target of a drug that was already on the market to treat lung cancer. that drug only helps about 10% of lung cancer patients. >> can i feel your tummy? >> this doctor and her team were already using it to treat another rare childhood cancer. they got funding to try it in eight lymphoma patients, including zach. three days into the treatment, a remarkable change. >> he ran down the hall to the playroom. i stood there like, i can't believe this. >> all of the black, which represented the cancer cells, is completely gone. >> scans show the cancer had disappeared in

. >>> hair loss used to be one of the side effects of chemotherapy for cancer patients.'s a relatively new technique called cold cap therapy changing that. debra ferguson explains. >> two things stand out as she jumps off the elevator. the blanket in her bag. >> somebody asks me when i'm in here. why do you have an electric blanket. >> and err destination, the oncology clinic. >> they can't believe i have cancer because i don't look like a cancer patient. because i have my hair. >> 26, 24, 23. >> that's too warm. >> okay. >> this is really cold. >> this is what debbie goes through to have her hair. it's the penguin cold cap. debbie will sit with this helmet-shaped ice cap chilled to minus 22 degrees fahrenheit on her head for seven hours as she gets chemotherapy. that explains why she brings that electric blanket. >> when you put them on for the first minute is the worst. once your head is frozen, it's really pretty comfortable. i know it looks funny. >> it takes a support team to use. her husband and sister help her change the cap constantly checking the temperature to

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-- a renewed bout of chemotherapy and radiation treatment-- because she concluded that the side effects and the pain of all of that, with the very low likelihood that it was going to be effective, was just something she did not want to go through. there are patients that i see who don't want any intervention, any medication, any surgery in their lifetime, and i greatly respect that philosophy. i'll be there to support them, to inform them of what's going on so that they can handle their health in the way they choose. another concern is who controls access to health care in any given situation? the classic example is, of course, the artificial kidney, the dialysis process, where there were initially very few of the machines, and they had to establish the so-called "god committee" made up of people-- worthies from the community-- who had to decide which of a number of patients would get access. and the pressure there got so bad that the answer of the congress eventually was to say we want to make this a medicare entitlement. so we will pay for this treatment, and, of course, then the trea

she told us that with chemotherapy, it can be cured. as a team, we made friendship bracelets. even though we do not know you, we want you to know that you will be in our minds. we asked our principal at school if we could start a new book drive. she said yes. the team held it -- had a lemonade stand on game day. the money we collected was donated for more research and even though it is not much, we hope it will help. with the medicine and treatments, we hope that you will get better soon. i know that you will when i guess this illness and we hope to see you running around real soon. remain strong and know that my team and i will be scoring goals with your name on them. we will always be thinking of you and our friendship. sincerely, your friends at e.o. taylor. >> and as a reminder that sometimes, just a letter can be something that really bryan's of their day and brings them hold. they also had a lemonade stand, did a toy and book drive. let's have another hand for e.r. taylor. bell was a beautiful letter and we appreciate it. working on a similar topic, the lady jaguars. the

. >> david just completed his first round of chemotherapy and after three months of treatment david willave surgery to replace his knee and tibia. head coach david taylor rescheduled team photographed day so that he could join them in between his chemotherapy sessions. >> i don't want to get special treatment from my teammates. or my friends. i want to be the same david to them. >> he lives in daly city with his guardian family. >> i still, every once in while we're doing fine and having fun and then i think " he has cancer ". it's still hits the because this is so new. >> the coach has set up a fund to help defray medical costs and to fly his biological parents in to be with their son. over $9,000 has been raised so far. >> i tried to think positive as much as i can. i will be ok. this is just a small little fight that i have to go through. but i'm going to be fine. >> it looks like his parents are be able to make that trip. when he is able to and feels well enough, he keep score in the dugout. so that is a remarkable young man. >> he teaches us all an awful lot. bless his heart. switch

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eight-year-old leaven has spent four years battling chemotherapy.e got to watch five blasts on friday. the family will spend the next few days in california before heading home to texas. good for him. >>> beautiful weather here. >> yeah, it's been really nice out there today. >> think it's going to stay? >> it is going to stay. it's going to be really nice in to tomorrow and monday. temperatures will start to cool as we head toward the latter half of the week. here's a look at our extended forecast. a little windy for the overnight hours. we'll see the winds pick up in east bay hills, north bay hills and delta. should die down tomorrow afternoon. hello? the words are going this way-there's no way. oh, the lights came on. isn't technology supposed to make life easier? at chase we're pioneering innovations that make banking simple. deposit a check with a photo. pay someone with an email. and bank seamlessly with our award-winning mobile app. take a step forward... and chase what matters.

in the eye and said let's be aggressive right back >> she got it all, three and half months of chemotherapy, a mastectomy and the amount of radiation. she says the experience has given her life a new meeting. >> is been an eye opening experience, i've seen beautiful things and difficult things >> she is in remission and her mission is to educate others >> we have no ability to predict at this point whether or not she will be cured of her disease and that is scary for her as well as it is for all patients who have been treated with cancer so for her to be able to take that and be able to run with it and be selfless about it is very unusual. >> i have goals and it is critical for me, it feels more important to reach those goals sooner than later >> topping the list is time with her daughter >> she obviously wants me around for as long as possible so that is what i plan on doing >> unlike most breast cancers were there may be a lump or changes on a mammogram, these cancer cells block the lymph vessels in the skin. if you notice a rapidly expanding rash on your breast, redness or tenderness, se

in the "medical alert," women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer should undergo an mri to make sure the treatment is working. researchers found mri images were able to be more accurately predicted of out the tumor was responding to chemo than a clinical exam. experts say that it can show whether blood vessels are forming in the tumor and it is shrinking. a new technique gives women a larger breasts without the long recovery. it is not for everyone. >> to undergo what is called slash breast augmentation, he is one of the only surgeons in the nation performing it. only certain qualify. another big selling point -- >> the procedure happens to be quick because i am not catching up with a bleeding control. >> no bleeding, and no narcotics, or downtime. >> she will be able to go out to dinner with in a couple of hours. >> a quick final check, and into the operating room she goes. we followed right along to witness at all. once under anesthesia, her surgery goes by fast. >> i have not touched the cage at all. >> meaning little to no recovery. the surgery lasted exactly 24 minutes. now

. >> that included fillers and liquids two are chemotherapy. >> for the nurses, the next few weeks ands will be a learning curve but they say the ultimate result will be a system with built in redundancy to make sure every one of the 10,000 doses is correct. >> it's definitely going to take stress off you to know you have extra safety checks in place. >> eric: up next, san francisco's long lost pipe organ. >> to have an idea what the instrument can do. >> where the musical treasure is and one man's effort to >> eric: chances are you keep all kinds of old stuff in your garage because some day you might need it. san francisco has a room like that and it contains a magnificent instrument. wayne freedman explains why it's so special. ♪ >> in the timeless environs around the palace of fine arts, with imagination they here residual organ music. >> it will bring out emotions you didn't think you had. ♪ >> for organist michael it comes from the same place where hundred years ago san francisco hosted the panama pacific exposition. it's the sound of a mythical pipe organ, 40 feet tall and 4 feet

etheridge, a breast cancer survivor, talks candidly about using marijuana every day during her chemotherapyre's the drug that you take for the pain, but that constipates you so you have to take that drug but that gives you diarrhea so you need a diarrhea drug. instead of taking five or six of the prescriptions, i decided to go a natural route and smoke marijuana. i was doing a lot of it at the time for my pain and for my symptoms and the minute i didn't feel it, i stopped. >> do you worry at all that talking about this from a medicinal standpoint might encourage recreational use? >> do i worry that that will be abused? yeah. i mean, vicodin's abused. everything that brings pain relief is abused. but does that mean, because vicodin is abused do they keep it away from people? no. they prescribe it. put the laws on it. prescribe it. >> it's an argument that's gaining ground across the country but in a place like california where dispensaries advertise in magazines, access to marijuana is easier than ever. >> medical marijuana recommendations to have this as opposed to pharmaceuticals and that'

you would understand that mind over matter, i had chemotherapy, radiation, but i still pitched in myoftball game. it was not fun. i would not recommend it but i had wonderful doctors. to be honest, with cancer, you have to get the best machine. it is the machines that do the radiation. i had great people. tavis: i raise that because i am glad you are still here. >> i am still here. and i can still play ball. tavis: when you look back on the conversation we had, i had no idea. nobody around had any idea you were battling given the attitude you had. >> they told me a lot of it is attitude. i have a wonderful wife. you are supposed to be fed through your stomach because you cannot eat. it is painful. my wife says he does not need a tube. i will get him to eat. a lot of the grounded up a few -- food, purred became a word in my house. praying is not a bad idea at either tavis: what is the trick, what is the secret, a better word, and to king married to the same woman? this book says a written with your daughter. >> my oldest daughter. kathy, scottie, lauire. i know is say the key is separ

add son will have to continue going for chemotherapy for one more year. >> wow. >> he did say he misseshere when he's getting his chemo. one of my favorite parts of this story is at the very end. >> like, one of my old sayings, if it's one of your worst feared place, make new friends and it will be your favorite. >> oh, man. >> they're going to get through this together, no matter what. >> i hope we end up 20 years from now seeing their wedding video. >> yeah, because that would mean they beat it. >> best friends forever. >>> last time i saw a video like this on our show, i think it was a bear in the water. this time, it's something that you can approach without fear of getting clawed. >> is that a deer? >> she is taking a swim in dale hollow lake in tennessee right on the northern border. >> good swimmer, too, because the water is running. this isn't a very peaceful body of water. it's moving. >> i think she is training for the olympics or something, maybe wants to swim from one side of the lake to the other, be the first deer to accomplish that? >> maybe in ten years, deer will start

. >>> but two months ago her dad was told a chemotherapy drug was running a house. >>> see you just pray that that stuff is handled by the professionals and that people do their jobs and get done. >>> but it's not getting done. dozens of cancer drugs are running out. the reasons include manufacturing problems and reduce production due to lower profits with generic drugs. the industry has not be afraid to let the fda no it they had a problem so we can get in there and work with them to fix it before a results showed up. the fda says the two bills that have been languishing in congress will help to fix the problem. >>> your sink in that sponsors of legislation. >>> if you have some industry life-saving if both parties agreeing and yet it cannot get to vote to a vote i'd never seen a congress where it's more difficult to pass legislation i think you should call the leadership so we did. we set up at the weekly press briefing. the congress is getting ready to move the bill. but i will also last where is the administration? whereas the president and is said to talk to about leadership. >>> th

. >> it's just as useful to me as chemotherapy. >> reporter: 22-year-old phillip weaner is battling af stage four cancer, the symptoms are brutal. >> what does the marijuana do for you? >> help me with appetite, nausea, sleep. >> reporter: so you're fighting this? >> with everything i have. >> reporter: he loved snow boarding, hiking and photography. an eagle scout he was the last person you would expect to break the law. but cancer changed that. >> reporter: is it difficult for you to make the decision to purchase it and to use it? >> absolutely. it scares me every day to have to -- go out on the black market and look for it and be have the possible threat of arrest. >> reporter: last december that's exactly what happened. officers searched phillip's car and found marijuana and a pipe. >> i can't even imagine what going to jail will be like. >> there's no reason that someone like phillip should have to spend a night in jail, hire an attorney and go to court simply to use his medicine. >> reporter: since medical marijuana is illegal in maryland it's hard to say how many people use it.

my number was 15 so it was good and what that did was number one it said i didn't have to have chemotherapy. that's good. and number two, that my chances of having the cancer return was going to be less than 20%. so i'm real happy about that. >> that's really encouraging. >> the only thing about this is this test is very expensive and a lot of insurance companies don't approve of it. >> not all women get it because it's specifically for your type of cancer which was the invasive duckal carcinoma and primarily for women who are postmenopausal. >> you had to put that in didn't you? postmenopausal? >> aside from being expensive there are specific parameters. so that's good news. that means though you still will have to have radiation? >> i will have radiation. i will start that -- i will start that. my doctor, victoria cruz is about this size. she looks like she's in junior high school. at sick lee hospital. she told me that i only needed four weeks of radiation. and guess what i told her? bring it on. uh-huh. i want all my radiation. i want six weeks. she said okay. all right. so i'll have si

. >> who may never have to have chemotherapy? >> it's certainly a very realistic possibility, and that's our vision. >> doctors have been working for years toward gene-based personalized cancer treatment. zach who is now riding the bike that once sat idle, is at least one dream come true. robert bazell, nbc news, philadelphia. >>> up next here tonight, another reason for coffee drinkers to embrace their daily addiction. >>> and in the agony of defeat, a gleaming father/daughter moment emerges. >>> there was not a dry eye in the east room of the white house today. it's always the most emotional of white house ceremonies when the president awards the medal of honor. made worse today by the facts it was posthumously awarded to sergeant leslie sabal jr., who died fighting for his army comrades in cambodia in the vietnam war. his widow accepted the medal, delayed 42 years because the paperwork was lost. the room was filled with current officers, fellow veterans from the 101st airborne and fellow medal of honor recipients from the viet

when his mother was diagnosed with cancer and is seems that is her granddaughter's could make the chemotherapyasier to take. i wanted to pre smaller phase i looking at the photos and i think it's this kind of grew from there the pictures posted online on the flow block where originally for family and friends but as what happens on the internet toward start to spread that these were more than snapshots. suddenly kristen ann kale were making people smile and around the world. i would love to just to a book just to tell the story and to share the photos but it's not really a balanced and money. it's more of a personal satisfaction. did police christening caleb's grandmother is doing fine now laughing a loss jason says that he has no plans to stop sharing the fun ends in may to in the [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a

the treatment doesn't replace chemotherapy or radiation. goal is to prevent breast cancer from returning in women who have already undergone treatment. >>> it's one of the most prescribed antibiotics on the market. a new study finds that a widely used antibiotic known as erithomycin. >>> what do they say, don't judge a book by its cover. at first glance, the sleepy college town of moraga might seem far from a hotbed of international finance and business. >> but what is going on at st. mary's college right now may one day influence how business around the world is done, or at the very least how it's taught. garvin thomas is here with our bay area proud series, a story about doing good while doing business. >> we're talking about the transglobal executive masters of business administration, and its director. shawn is a fascinating man, a businessman, author, consultant, educator, even a former shakespearean actor. he is passionate about this idea that the business person of the future wants to do more than just make money. and he wants to sho

they found the antipsychotic drug killed cancer cells without the toxic side effects of chemotherapy. doctors are now planning trials to test the drug on leukemia patients. >>> vitamin d may help lower the risk of stroke. researchers at the university of hawaii followed more than 7,000 japanese american men and found those who consumed the least amount of vitamin d had a 22% higher risk of stroke. sunlight is a good source of vitamin d. it can also be found in supplements, fortified milk, fatty fish and eggs. >>> scientists believe they know why a spice found in curry dishes is healthy. researchers in oregon found true merrick affects a gene -- tumeric affects a gene boosting the immune system. it has been used as a medicine in india for more than 2500 years. >>> time now for the question of the morning. >> who tops the list of the person who received the most mail in the world? is it a, the pope, b, santa claus, or c, the president of the united states? >> it has got to be the pope. i would be surprised if it was anybody else. log on to wusa9's facebook fan page. we'll have the answe

. >>> there's a new way to protect brain cancer patients from chemotherapy side effects. chemo shrinks brain tumors but can also damage bone marrow. in a new study seattle researchers genetically modify the bone marrow stem cells of three patients giving the marrow cells a protective shield. all three patients were then able to tolerate team mow much better -- tolerate team mow much better which allowed them to -- chemo much better which allowed them to live longer. >>> one out of every five pregnant white women smoked. 14% of black women and 6% of hispanic women admitted to smoking during pregnancy. the report also found around 12% of moms drank alcohol while pregnant. >>> and the food and drug administration says cut back on radiation when it comes to children. the fda is urging manufacturers to design new x-ray and ct scanners with children's safety in mind. the concern is too much radiation exposure may increase the risk of cancer later in life. the agency is also telling parents to ask doctors if there are radiation free alternatives. >>> it is 4:54. here's the quest

lung and she has to take all of this medicine 25 times a day to survive along with undergoing chemotherapy in philadelphia. >> it is very, very difficult. >> reporter: xiu san had to stop working as a teacher adding to the family's financial strain. >> it is amazing how quickly everything adds up between all the visits and going to the clinic two and three times a week. >> reporter: as you can see the hess family is having an uncertain financial future. you can help gianna by going to the 5 k run hosted by the joe cosella foundation. around 800 people already signed up. they're expecting at least 1,000. >> the foundation was started and run by joe's family. he died of cancer three years ago. the 5k is on sunday at 7:00 in the morning at the great falls village center in virginia t costs $30 to register and organizers say all proceeds go to gianna. >> we feel we're blessed in this situation. >> they have faith gianna will recover with your help. in fairfax, news 4. >>> take a look outside tonight. it is a beautiful friday evening. doug is watching a coastal storm off in the distance. what's

but we're doing radiation and chemotherapy at my house i am flying back and forth the coalition and kept me up there. three-year four days a week. i would be up at 5:00 a.m. with the call and radio program, a tv spot and heading republicans as well as democrats. the ledbetter act is bipartisan. the fundamental right to to be paid we are legally entitled to. when i walked off the stage i could see the tears on the women space and then then it got it. reporters said when did you endorse obama? i said tonight to. i knew john mccain said the women's problem we did not have enough education training. i could not let that go. it was a record deal. it took 18 months but it failed by two boats. of republic day show democrats and republicans if that was the law i would no was getting shortchanged and could have done something about it. i have learned leon 12 and then there the imams cannot make ends meet they are not home to prepare meals. they're not there to go to conferences. we have to get the country turnaround. sell many are underpaid. the benefits the community and the state and the nation

. >> who may never have to have chemotherapy? >> that's a realistic possibility and our vision. >> doctors have been working toward gene-based personalized cancer treatment. zach who is now riding the bike that once sat idle, is at least one dream come true. >>> up next here tonight, another reason for coffee drinkers to embrace their daily addiction. >>> in the agony of defeat, a gleaming father/daughter moment emerges. ready? gleaming father/daughter moment emerges. nin the agony of defeat gleaming father/daughter moment emerges. d in the agony of defea a gleaming father/daughter moment emerges. but not since i learned i have... postmenopausal osteoporosis and a high risk for fracture. i want to keep acting but a broken bone could change that. so my doctor and i chose prolia® to reduce my risk of fractures. prolia® is proven to help make bones stronger. proven to help increase bone density. i take prolia®. it's different. it's two shots a year. [announcer:] if you take prolia® (denosumab) you should not take xgeva®. prolia® can

winters recently finished a year of intense chemotherapy for a cancerous brain tumor. >> it happens to be a small percentage of people who get deathly ill and needed to be hospitalized for about a week every month. >> reporter: the school district released a statement on its reverse of the decision, saying this is a "unique situation." winters plans to finish those last credits over the summer and get her diploma in the fall. >>> start of the hurricane season is still a week away but we've already seen our first tropical storm. hurricane bud churning now off the pacific coast of mexico tonight. today forecasters gave us an idea of what the rest of the summer may hold. mark barger has our report. >> reporter: last year it was one of the busiest hurricane seasons ever. 19 named storms, including irene, which caused balances of dollars of damage in the northeast even after it weakened to a tropical storm. >> there's no such thing as just a tropical storm. >> reporter: that's why the national oceanic and atmospheric administration tempered today's forecast of a normal hurricane season. the

reported shortages of 231 drugs, including a number of chemotherapy medicines. in the last six years, drug shortages have quadrupled. gone up 400%. now, congress can't solve every problem in this country, we know that but this is one problem we can solve with cooperation from the drug manufacturers and it will come about much more clearly if we pass the bill that's before the senate now. the food and drug administration safety innovation act, the one i've talked about several times already today, will help establish effective lines of communication between drugmakers, the food and drug administration, and doctors. when the f.d.a. gets early warning from manufacturers, that shortages are coming, it can act quickly to find alternative sources of medication and ease supply problems by taking, for example, one place where they have a lot of medicine and move it someplace to where they don't. drugmakers averted 200 shortages last year by voluntarily notifying the f.d.a. of trouble on the horizon. but many shortages, perhaps all 231 last year could have been prevented

she and hundreds of children are running out of chemotherapy drugs.ills to help fix that problem had been stalled in congress, so dr. lapook pressed the question with the leaders there, including the house speaker, john boehner. >> so the senate is getting ready to move a bill. the energy and commerce committee is getting ready to mark up a bill. in early may. but i would also ask, where is the administration been? where's the president of the united states been. >> reporter: when we spoke to the legislator, they said to talk to you about the leadership. >> i respect the committee process, and the committees have their work to do to investigate this. >> pelley: things started moving after jon's report and we can tell you the house passed the bill last night. the senate last week. now the two versions have to be reconciled before going to the white house. a day at the beach with a very famous family when we come back. with wholesome noodles and bite sized chicken, nothing brings you together like chicken noodle soup from campbell's. it's amazing what s

. >>> the two months ago her dad was told her chemotherapy drug is running out. >>> he does prey that stuff is handled by professionals and that people do their jobs and get done. but is not getting done. dozens of cancer drugs are running out. the reasons include manufacturing problems and reduce production due to lower profits with generic drugs. >>> the industry has not be afraid to let the fda noted have a problem. so that we can get in there and work with them to fix it for results and a shortage. did police the fda says the two bills that been languishing in congress about the fix the problem. we met with sponsors of the legislation. he have something that is truly lifesaving. yet both parties agree and yet it cannot get brought to a votes. >>> i don't know what has to happen for people to recognize that this has to happen. >>> i've been in congress 16 years. i've never seen a congress where was more difficult to pass legislation. i think he should call the leadership and asked white haven't brought the bill up for votes. so we did we showed up at john banners weekly press brief

she's one of hundreds of children whose chemotherapy drugs are running out. four weeks ago, dr.ed senate majority leader harry reid where the bill, which has bipartisan support, has been stuck more than a year. >> reporter: when is that going to happen? >> well you're asking me to look into the future and try to pinpoint a time. we're going to do it as soon as we can. >> reporter: next two weeks, next two months? next year? >> i hope to get it done some time before the fourth of july recess. >recess. >> pelley: and sure enough, today, the bill passed the senate, 96-1. there's no word on when the house will consider it. today may be a milestone in the transition to the digital age. the only daily newspaper in new orleans announces that it will publish on paper only three days a week while it publishes online every day. "times-picayune" won two pulitzer prizes for its katrina coverage, published daily since pulitzer prizes for its katrina coverage, published daily since 1837. circulation has been falling. the staff will be cut back. during katrina, those employees refused to evacu

and when i was losing my hair to chemotherapy, and she was stirring her famous collard greens and keeping me at bay because she didn't want my hair falling in but still hugging me and stirring the collard greens, oh, baby, it's going to be ok, it's going to be ok. but she also told me about going public that to be of service, and that is something that she writes in her book and that's what she is so important to our family is to be of service to find the message in everything that you're going through. make your mess your message. and my mother really showed me that. through her love. and she loved me through cancer. and taught me that god was there, too. that there's a reason and purpose for everything. and to find that meaning and to find the lesson and to share that lesson. tavis: i can't do justice to had book in the time that i've had tonight with robin roberts. but it's a wonderful read. and thankfully, just in time for mother's day it's called "my story, my song -- mother-daughter reflections on life and faith." robin writing this with her mother. ms. roberts down in mississippi.

>> reporter: but two months ago her dad, mark schoneveld, was told her chemotherapy drug methotrexate running out. >> you just pray that stuff is handled by the professionals and that people do their jobs and get it done. >> reporter: but it's not getting done. dozens of cancer drugs are running out. the reasons include manufacturing problems and reduced production due to lower profits with generic drugs. f.d.a. commissioner dr. margaret hamberg. >> the industry has to not be afraid to let the f.d.a. know if they have a problem so that we can get in there and work with them to fix it before it results in a shortage. >> reporter: the f.d.a. said the two bills that have been languishing in congress would help fix the problem. you're saying... we met with sponsors of the legislation, republican senator susan collins democratic senator amy klobuchar and representatives diana degette, a democrat, and tom rooney, a republican. can you explain this to americans? you have something that's truly life saving. you have both parties agreeing on it yet it cannot get brought to a vote. >> i don't k