dillon lowe came into this world sick, diagnosed with diamond black ban anemia, a rare genetic disorder. so what you're looking at right there is exactly what dillon needed. blood. transfusions, nearly every day for six years, until he was able to get his bone marrow transplant back in may. what he never did, though, was get a chance to meet that core group of people who donated blood, that is until today. >> thank you so much! >> reporter: here at the red cross in oakland, young dillon met gale, harold, joseph and mark, and so, too, did his grandmother. >> you saved his life! thank you! >> reporter: you see, the blood within this group of four was the lifeline for a young boy they only knew as the john muhr baby. [ applause ] >> reporter: the red cross recruited the donors and they said yes. >> they couldn't travel, couldn't get tattoos, couldn't do any of the number of things that could get you deferred. >> reporter: today for the very first time-- >> to see them makes it all much more real. >> reporter: they set their eyes on the baby. >> they makes a difference -- sorry. but anyhow,

dillon lowe was diagnosed with rare genetic disorder that required monthly blood transfusions. the anonymous blood donor who helped turn his life around. lee ann has the story. >>reporter: 6-year-old dillon lowe has a life long connection with this group of people he's never met. men and women in this room have waited 6 years to see what he looks like. >> just very happy to meet this kid. you know. which i knew as the john muir baby when i first was giving blood for him nishtion 2006 dillon was born with diamond black fan anemia rare genetic disorder that kept his bone marrow from producing adequate supply of red blood cells. >> without adequate transfusion support yes certainly they could die. >>reporter: doctors quickly recruited small group of blood donor to support dill lop transfusion needs. his transfusion required day long trip to john muir medical center. >> every 4 weeks we planned it. we colonels tell as it got closer to transfusion time that his lip would say turn color. pail. lethargic and irritable. >>reporter: finally in may of last year he received a bone marrow

i hope dillon leads a full life. i know he will. >> the loweillon is healthy after receiving a transplant and no longer needs blood transfusions. >>> today, the san jose shark fans can show their support for their team, by giving some blood. a blood drive is happening right now at the pavilion in san jose, the hp pavilion and it is put on each year by san jose sharks and last year the fans donated 295 units of blood. fans to who donate can watch the sharks at 10:30 this morning as they do a warmup for tonight's game. the event runs lieu 2:00 this afternoon. >>> the san jose is rolling out the red carpet for the film festival. and glee actress walked the red carpet last night at the premiere of the film "sparks." and tomorrow, harrison ford will be presented with the maverick spirit award. >> when are you in hollywood and you want to make the art films and nobody sees them and they won't make money, but here in san jose, everybody is wanting to come out and see them. >>> arnold schwarzenegger is returning to a job that stirred up controversy whi

low 30s. if i point you to santa rosa and areas to the northwest of dillon beach reporting a mix of clouds outst a very leading edge of the system that will bring us rain by tonight. here it is here. sweep through this evening and then we will remain with scattered showers wednesday/thursday. the center of this storm needs to move through as well. going to take a couple days. i see from a quarter inch of rain to three quart ears. as we get through the 5:00 hour, beginning to see light rain. by 6:00, it's now shifting maybe down into san rafael. by 7:00, into the peninsula, the bay, south of i 80 maybe into concord and oakland. 9:00 or so, san jose, fremont still mainly dry. through the evening hours will continue to progress. wake up tomorrow morning, scattered showers remain in the forecast. so again, we're looking at a decent amount of rain. we will continue to see scattered showers through thursday. temperatures will be cool. snow levels down to 3,000 feet. ourr local hills may pick up a little bit of snow. to the sierra, we are looking at half foot to a foot and a half of fresh snow. . >>