heard about the dolls and decided to help. >> reporter: she knows how much an american girl doll can mean to a young girl. >> they are not regular dolls. they are just, you can have a very close bond with the dolls. >> reporter: she sells them and uses the money to buy american girl dolls patients at children's hospital. fire, she wanted to do something for her. she paid her a visit. >> who is it mommy? sdwroo the new doll named sage was a great surprise. her room was trashed by efforts to fight the fire, so her dolls. >> they were in my room and they were on my bed and the smoke damage got on them. >> she looking forward to getting to know sage. >> i like they are name she is fun. i don't want to mess her hair. >> it feels really good because, you know it was just a good thing to do for someone who you know lost something. >> reporter: she didn't just but it is really nice when we can see some good news. >> is the family okay? >> i think they are doing okay. you can imagine that they lost everything. but they are doing okay. they do have insurance which is good. >> rob: great story

is the doll scary when you're acting with the doll or is it like oh, it's just a doll? >> it's kind of funny because he takes on this life of his own. he literally became another actor in the film. >> jimmy: you're calling it he. it is not a he. [ laughter ] you might have gotten -- >> don't tell him, that jimmy. >> jimmy: some kind of stockholm syndrome when you're shootg this thing. >> it -- >> jimmy: it's an it. not a he. >> it's a doll. it's just a doll. >> jimmy: brahms, as he's known. >> he would be on set sometimes after lunch and you'd go back to set and turn on the light and go, oh, sorry. i don't want to disturb you. >> jimmy: yeah. >> yeah. >> jimmy: well, there's really no explaining what goes on in this movie, but it's very weird and it's very entertaining. it's called "the boy." if you like scary dolls, it's a scary doll movie for sure. lauren cohan. very good to see you. we'll be right back with music from lanita smith. [ cheers and applause ] >> announcer: the "jimmy kimmel presented by samsung.tt2w!tw((i% :s/#`jhwp >> announcer: the "jimmy kimmel live"

she's calling on the american girl doll company, with a history of embracing diversity, to make a doll with a chest scar for her and hundreds of others like her. (christen sakales, lamaya's mother): "one with congenital heart defects, so that's a lot of children who have a scar from that." starting this change dot org petition lamaya and her mom christen already have 16- hundred signatures in less than a week. (christen sakales, lamaya's mother): "i would say that 90- percent of the signatures are from other congenital heart defect families and people who would like to see that doll made for their kids." just last week the popular brand started selling a doll with a diabetic kit. all thanks to this 11-year- ol in wisconsin getting more than four- thousand signatures on her petition. lamaya hopes hers will do the same. (lamaya sakales, heart surgery patient): "if they're feeling overwhelmed they can look at their dolls chest scars and feel like they're awesome, they're brave, they're cool" a counselor we spoke to says dolls that look like children with illnesses help them be more comfor

after she made a new years resolution to collect one thousand barbie dolls for one thousand girls in shelters and foster homes across hampton roads. 4:30:15 shocking and happy at the same time originally -- graham said she hoped to achieve her goal in two months -- but in only two weeks she has gone from 5 barbie dolls to more than 500. 4:28:34 i have had a lot of help reaching my goal. some of that help -- is from facebook posts like this one from ashton kutcher. 4:20:40 i didnt know it was that far i didnt even know that he was going to see it i was like how? most of the help has been from people donating barbies at one of the many area drop off points or shipping boxes of dolls to graham s house through-p&their website. 4:34:46 are living in a whole house full of barbies and while barbie dolls now line nearly every surface of their home -- the family says they don t mind. gianni )s sister 4:37:10 this is what my sister doing and i want to do it too because while they are a bit cluttered now -- they know it will be worth it when they can bring some comfort to one thousand girls in

by her side is a doll that looks like her. this doll didn't come from friends or family. it was the work of complete strangers. >> she is being thought of for special things. >> reporter: getting the doll to the patients all started with a simple post on social media. this is melissa who worked for a local cancer organization. she and a co-worker started a personal gofundme page to raise money for the dolls. >> i had no idea we raised $2500, which is more than double our goal. >> reporter: american girl heard about the effort on social media and donated five dolls. the money raised will go toward more dolls in the future. >> this is special and it will make the journey easier. >> reporter: when elsa goes into remission she'll be able to take her doll to american girl and pick out a hair style. >> i'll get clothes and hair for her. >> reporter: she has a message for everyone who donated and helped make her hospital stay brighter. >> thank you. elsa is scheduled to undergo a bone marrow trance plant using the cord blood from her younger brother. >> her parents are hopeful f

so that's my girls are barbie girls they like american girl dolls and label is in this doll that has science experiments. >> how about petite and kirby. think. you can tweet at us. darcy and andrea at tran21. >> you have probably not have a >>> welcome back. >> richmond county executives hi5 and detectives major help finding a suspect in a shooting at a circle k. 1 am 19-year-old shot the victim in the upper body. the victim has recovered. we are told investigators identified the suspect from outages at the location. deputies considered armed and dangerous. if you know where he can be found call crimestoppers. >>> the state law enforcement division has investigated law enforcement officer shooting. a man was killed during an encounter with the sheriff's deputy. they are conducting an independent investigation. this makes the fifth officer involved shooting this year and >>> deputies looking for three shoplifting suspects who stole from a department store. the trio is accused of stealing $1000 worth of merchandise from the bulk store. it happened at 1 am last friday. take a good look

she s calling on the american girl doll company, with a history of embracing diversity, to make a doll with a chest scar for her and hundreds of others like her. christen sakales, lamaya s mother : "one out of every 100 babies are born with congenital heart defects, so that )s a lot of children who have a scar from that."starting this change dot org petition lamaya and her mom christen already have 16- hundred signatures in less than a week. christen sakales, lamaya )s mother : "i would say that 90-percent of the signatures are from other congenital heart defect families that doll made for their kids."just last week t popular brand started selling a doll with a diabetic kit. all thanks to this 11-year-old in wisconsin getting more than four- thousand signatures on her petition. lamaya hopes hers will do the same. lamaya sakales, heart surgery patient : "if they )re feeling overwhelmed they can look at their dolls chest scars and feel like they re awesome, they re brave, they re cool"a counselor we spoke to says dolls that look like children with illnesses help them be more comfortable

mattel just lauched it's new line of the popular dolls with different body types. news 19's loren thomas has more on how the toy company is looking to change an image that it's had for more than 50 years. 3 "it's nice that these dolls 3 are different and show that it's okay."since her creation more than 50 years ago, barbie has gone through many looks, but never quite like this. matel now says that barbie can now come in different body shapes...curvy, tall, petite and the original barbie. "it kind of broadens what we consider culturally appropriate or the ideals out there."jennifer barnoud, campus dietitian at the university of south carolina, says body image plays a big role in today's society....and by simply changing the shape of a doll, young girls can begin to be more comfortable with their own bodies. "81 percent of 10 year old girls are afraid of becoming fat. so one of the things that's great about these new barbies is bodies. the proportions are closer to what a normal human looks like."nat: there are several different skin tones right there...barbie isn't

there is a new doll launched with a different body type >> the company is looking to change the image. >> it's nice these dolls are different. >> reporter: since the creation, there has been many looks but not quite like this. mattel says she can come in different shapes from curvy, tall and petite. >> it broadens what is culturally appropriate. >> reporter: campus dietitian at the university of south carolina says body composition plays a big role. by changing the shape of a doll, young girls can be more comfortable. >> 81% of 10-year-old girls are afraid of becoming fat. >> proportions are much more closer to what a normal human looks like that >> reporter: barbie isn't the first doll to adapt a real luck. please doll has catered to ethnicities and personalities. >> there are three different skin tones. >> reporter: wilson says sometimes parents may be more concerned than the children pet >> the moms don't want kids seeing this perfect image of women. we don't know how it will respond with the case. >> reporter: along with different body types the new barbie comes in seven different

the toy maker introduced the new dolls to a group of four and five-year-olds. >> they don't look like barbie. >> they don't look like barbie? >> the girls immediately noticed some changes. >> some of them have brown skin and white skin. >> but the new body type wasn't one of them. >> why did you choose her? >> my favorite color's blue. >> the next step for mattel is changing parents' perceptions. >> laura: interesting one there. hey, i love tall barbie. i am quite tall. >> "q": six feet if you didn't know. >> laura: it's great to do the image thing for girls. >> "q": think it's about time. because -- now everybody can buy a doll that maybe resembles them if they want to or, they can find a tall one or a short one -- >> laura: different sizes, different sky colors, eye colors. >> "q": we have the whole gang know they are the same doll. >> laura: and this, too. students were sent home from mayfield high school due to two separate bomb threats. we are just getting this in. one was called in to the board of education. the district went through security protocols with police and the threat

goon is the doll as you know her. it is the body that has everyone talking. >> anchor: our correspondent shows us. . >> reporter: since 1959 barbara mallicent roberts better known as barbie has been a household name. at 11.5 inches tall, barbie has had more than 180 careers. she's a pop culture icon. but after decades of dominating the doll world and just weeks short of her 57th birthday, barbie's getting a makeover. >> we were hearing that, you know, many thought that barbie was out of touch. >> reporter: as a typically white doll with unrealistic proportions, some parents thought barbie was sending the wrong message about beauty. >> there were people who turned wanted dolls that more resemble themselves. more in terms of their body type and more in terms of their skin tone. >> reporter: last year mattel introduced 23 new dolls with different skin tones and hair colors. now they're adding three new body types, curvey, tall, and petite. the toy maker introduced the new dolls to a group of 4 years old and 5 years old.

by her side, a doll that looks just like her. this doll didn't come from  friends or family. it's the work of two women who started a go fund me page to raise money for the dolls. american girl heard about the effort on social media and donated five dolls. the money raised will go towards more dolls in the future. >> she's being sought of for special things and it gives back a little bit of the childhood she's missing. >> when elsa goes into remission, she'll be able to take doll to american girl and pick out a hairstyle. >>> it's never too late to chase your dreams. >> for a local retiree, even terminal cancer couldn't stop him from doing just that. take a look. >> this is the hardest part, frank. >> that's frank mccole, gearing up for the ride of a lifetime at heritage field in pottstown. he has been fighting stage four lung and brain cancer. it's been his dream to get a birds eye view of all the places he has ever lived over the years, like his hometown of bristol. with the help of twilight wish foundation yesterday frank's wish came true. >> how are you feeling right now,

and would buy the new dolls for their daughters. sot: perry (pink shirt dark hair)-- i get people are complaining but it's your choice, pick one of these or pick the thin one. char's daughter: it's better for everyone to know that you don't have to be the same to be beautiful. for good morning america, ab, abc news, la." amanda coming up on local 5 news midday... it's friday! which means it's time for local 5 at the movies! amanda next.... last night was the last republican debate before caucus night. we'll take a look at who did best, who didn't show " you're watching hd. we are iowa" amanda and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm amanda krenz. amanda: election headquarters now-- amanda: a busy night here in iowa last night as candidates make the last big push before caucuses. who performed best on the stage and what effect will donald trump's decision not to participate have on his results in the iowa caucus? karl is here with the details. " megyn kelly sot: "before we get to the the elephant not in the from the st

after she made a new years resolution to collect one thousand barbie dolls for one thousand girls in 4:30:15 shocking and happy at the same time originally -- graham said she hoped to achieve her goal in two months -- but in only two weeks she has gone from 5 barbie dolls to more than 500. 4:28:34 i have had a lot of help reaching my goal. some of that help -- is from facebook posts like this one from ashton kutcher. 4:20:40 i didnt know it was going to get that far i didnt even know that he was going to see it i was like how? most of the help has been from people donating barbies at one of the many area drop off points or shipping boxes of dolls to graham s house through-p&their website. 4:34:46 sister on nat mic its like we are living in a whole house full of barbies and while barbie dolls now line nearly every surface of their home -- the family says they don t mind. gianni )s sister 4:37:10 this is what my sister doing and i want to do it too because while they are a bit cluttered now -- they know it will be worth it they can bring some comfort to one thousand girls in need. 4:24

you can buy a seat for the doll. the flight attendants will serve the dolls snacks and drinks and must be buckled in just like a person. they say they're doing this because some think the dolls are more than just a toy. >> they go through a ritual apparently with the dolls, believing they bring good fortune. if you don't have a ticket for % the dolls, they'll be stowed during takeoff and landing. >> if they're going to bring you good fortune, it better, fortune on their plane tickets. >> strange but true. >>> nice days in store. pretty quiet. satellite radar showing off to the north of us a little rain and snow. we're going to stay dry across the state today and it will get pretty warm. low to mid-50s by 3:00. denver, 52. fort collins, 48. in sterling 45. heading up to the mountains, no fresh snow until friday. 3 you're going to find the roads are dry. we haven't seen any big issues along i-70, which is nice. >> that's right. we're looking at i-70 now at the eisenhower tunnel. looking at some of the hazardous materia

by her side -- a doll that looks just like her. (nats) "i think it's amazing" but, this doll didn't come from friends or family -- it was the work of complete strangers. (sot: adrienne wiemerslage, mother) "she's being thought of for special things. it gives her a little bit of the childhood she's missing" (reporter standup: marianne martinez) "getting the dolls to the patients all started with a simple post on social media" this is melissa hanstein, who works for a local cancer organization she and a co-worker started a personal gofundme page to raise money for dolls. (sot: melissa hanstein, organized donation) "i had not idea in 24 hours we raised more than double our goal" then, american girl heard about donated 5 dolls. the money raised by melissa will go toward more dolls in the future. (sot: melissa hanstein, organized donation) "it's a special way to make the journey a little easier" when elsa goes into remission .. she will able to take her doll to american girl and pick out a hairstyle. (nats) "get some hair for her" and s

by her side -- a doll that looks just like her. "i think it's amazing" but, this doll didn't come from friends or family -- it was the work of complete strangers. "she's being thought of for special things. it gives her a little bit of the childhood she's missing" "getting the dolls to the patients all started with a simple post on social media" this is melissa hanstein, who works for a local cancer organization she and a co-worker started a personal gofundme page to raise money for dolls. "i had not idea in 24 hours we raised more than double our goal" then, american girl heard about the effort on social media and dolls. the money raised by melissa will go toward more dolls in the future. "it's a special way to make the journey a little easier" when elsa goes into remission .. she will able to take her doll to american girl and pick out a hairstyle. "get some hair for her" and she has a message for everyone who's donated.. and helped make her hospital stay ... a little brighter. "thank you" teases are done! there are two democrati

. >>> the iconic barbie doll is getting a makeover and not the way you might think. reporter mariah villareal takes a look at the changes. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: since 1959, barbara millicent roberts, better known as barbie, has been a household name. at 1 1.5 inches tall, barbie has had more than 180 careers. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: she is a pop culture icon. but after decades of dominating the doll world and just weeks short of her 57th birthday, barbie is getting a makeover. >> we were hearing that, you know, um, many thought that barbie was out of touch. >> reporter: as the typically white doll with unrealistic proportions, some parents thought barbie was sending the wrong message about beauty. >> there are people who had turned away from barbie because they wanted dolls that more resembled themselves, more in terms of their body type and more in terms of their color. >> reporter: last year, mattel introduced 23 new dolls with different skin tones and hair colors. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: now they are adding three new body types. curvy, tall, and petit. the toyma

they also wanted their american girl dolls to represent a big part of their lives... living with type one diabetes. 11:28:02 "i put a little pocket in it to put her fake diabetic pump in there." 11:09:24 for rebecca she was already pretending that they had diabetes. she had made little pumps from paper and whatever little things she could find around the house." 11:18:35 "samantha has been taking paper shots and like fake shots." 11:29:02 "put the cap back on. doesn t prick. there s your fake pricker." the girls moms signed anja busse s petition on change dot org... diabetes care kit. a request that became reality... 11:33:21 our social media page went crazy. families were sharing saying they were ordering the kits for their daughters the kit comes with.... a blood sugar monitor... insulin pump... glucose tablets and other items. 11:10:20 "i was just really really excited because i was able to have something to have actually play and not have paper instead." 11:16:24 "when i have it in my hands, i m going to do everything i do exactly." farrah hilton hopes this will h

the real test will be when the new dolls hit the shelves later this year.wshour, i'm william brangham. >> sreenivasan: now, how shortages of some prescription drugs are forcing doctors to make difficult-- often ethically fraught-- decisions. in some cases, choosing one patient over another to receive a much-needed drug, or splitting a single dose between two, even three, patients. for a look at what's behind the rationing, how doctors and their patients are coping, and what might be done to correct the problem, we turn to sheri fink of the "new york times," who has been reporting on the story. in addition to being a reporter, she is also a medical doctor. dr. fink, what's interesting is, you're talking about some of the best hospitals in the country that are going through this. not a small far away hospital where you might expect there would be a shortage. this is, payment us a picture of how wide spread this issue is. >> the shortages are affecting all types of hospitals, clinics. broad range of medical specialities. it has touched in recent years, this pr

toymaker mattel says the new dolls reflect changing times. mireya villarreal nats - 1959 barbie commercial, 0:00-0:04 "barbie, you )re beautiful..." narr since 1959, barbara millicent roberts... better known as barbie...has been a household name. at 11 and a inches tall... grx of career pictures barbie has had more than 180 careers. 16;22;34;09 "i )m a barbie girl, in a barbie world." narr she )s a pop culture icon... narr but after decades of dominating the doll world...and just weeks short of her 57th birthday...barbie s getting a makeover. sot - evelyn mazzocco- global brand gm of barbie 14;34;52 "em: "we were hearing that many thought that barbie was out of touch." narr as a typically- white doll with unrealistic proportions, some parents thought barbie was sending the wrong message about beauty. sot- jim silver, edidir-in-chief of toys, tots, pets and more 12;18;30;25 there are people that are turned away from barbie because they want dolls that more resemble themselves, more in terms of their body type and more in terms of their skin to

she's calling on the american girl doll company to make a doll with a chest scar for her and hundreds of others like her. >> one out of every 100 babies that's a lot of children who have open heart surgery and a scar from that. >> reporter: starting this petition, they have 1600 signatures in less than a week. >> 90% of the signatures are from other heart defect families and children that would like to see that doll made available for their kids. >> reporter: last week the brand started selling a doll with a diabetic kit, all thanks to a girl in wisconsin. >> we can look at the doll's chest scars and feel like they're also like you. >> reporter: dolls that look like children with illnesses help them to be more comfortable with their own condition. >> if it's not handled in a healthy way, they tend to act out, be angry, suffer from anxiety, depression or social withdrawal or problems in time for something new and her wish come true. and let you know what the company says. >> hope she gets that. >>> the ringling brothers circus is in tampa this weekend. >> and it's the last chance to se

...to talk about the iconic doll and her latest transformation? sot: (girl 1 (braids & glasses): mackenna: seeing these changes, it really makes you think. (sooo cute!) sot: ab: when you compare this curvy barbie with the original barbie which one would you choose? (girl 2 (grey sweatshirt): this one bc it's different. //ab: would you rather play with a doll that looks a little bit like more you?(girl 2 (grey sweatshirt): yes!! dr stacy kaiser says this makes sense... sot kaiser: tbd: these dolls will allow girls to embrace their outer beauty?.this is a good thing. sot: mom: collette (short hair): a barbie doll? i don't know anyone that looks like that. i think it will help girls a lot to feel better about themselves. sot: mom: shari (curly hair - grey shirt): it's okay that we all don't look the same, we are all different and we are all beautiful. it doesn't matter the shape or size, we are all beautiful. (graphic) and mattel agrees?telling abc news? that? barbie is the number one fashion doll in the world." (graphic cont.) but not everyone is on

all for diversity and positive body image, but that is not rv, is a different doll. >> barbie is more than a brand. barbie is a character also. >> reporter: the mom say they are happy with the changes and will buy the new dolls for their daughters. >> it's your choice. >> beauty comes in a lot of different packages and it is not just blonde, or tall and thin. >> reporter: abc news, los angeles. >> mona: now they have to get rid of ken's sixpack. we will tell you how >>> a forecast you can count on from ababc 13 weather experts. >>> abc 13 giving away good food for free. today at monday, log on to wset.com for your chance to win.if you scroll down the home page, the link is on the trending tab. you can also find it on our facebook page. we're giving away a $50 gift card to charlie's today. we wish you the best of luck. >>> i stepped outside and man oh man was it wendy. >> will: a little breezy today. when could be 30 miles an hour. that goes away tomorrow and it's going to be a calm day. >> mona: tell me more about monday. >> will: here is look outside. you can see the camera bobbing u

for generations, barbie dolls have presented an image of perfect beauty. for many, that's exactly the problem. but now as nbc's erica hill tells us, barbie is getting a whole new look. >> reporter: since barbie debuted in 1959, she's tried just about every job. but one thing that never changed, her figure. until today. when toy maker mattel introduced three new body types to better represent the shapes and sizes of real women. petite, tall, and curvy. >> i think it's about time that they changed shape. >> reporter: critics had long complained barbie's body was an impossible ideal, and there was growing pressure for more realistic dolls. mattel west back to the drawing board, and diverse options. >> society felt that barbie needed to be more in touch with the times and a better reflection of the world we're living in today. >> reporter: while barbie remained a best-seller for mattel, 92% of american girls 3 to 12 have owned one of the dolls. sales plunged 20% from 2012 to 2014. a slide that continues into 2015. >> more and more brands are recognizing that w

for the first time, the dolls will come with their own clothes tailored to their body. mos says: "it's time to change with the times." mos says: "it gives young girls a better image of themselves instead of having to look like a perfect model of some sort." mos says: "everyone's different and allowed to be different, it's okay." on-cam you won't be able to swap shoes either - barbie will have different size shoes. according to mattel, more than 30 of these new looks will be available in stores in march. in carle place, jodi goldberg, fox 5 news. frank gfx coming up on fox19 now tonight at 8... its "masterchef junior" then it's "hell's kitchen" at 9 that's followed by the fox19 now news at 10 and the final quarter copyright sot erisrsimmy dean delights, made with real egg whites, lean cut meats, and whole grain eellent source of protein, ituels her up with energy top power through her morning. wiim dean delights, good

she and her family knit hats and sell them to raise money to buy american girl dolls. those dolls are given to girls at children's hospital. 3 the past 3 meets the present at a new exhibit celebrating cincinnati's history."look of over-the-rhine.70 black and white photos are strategically placed around the neighborhood. . so you can compare what the buildings looked like decades ago to how they look today.the woman behind the exhibit is a grad student at u- c.she wanted to share her love of o-t-r with the public. 3 *anne delano steinertorganizer 01:42 i'm from cincinnati, i've loved over-the-rhine pretty much my entire life :45 and as i see this neighborhood sort of grow and change there are sort of these echoes of the past that are getting lost 01:53 and so i wanted to do something to kind of call people's attention to the history of over-the-rhine 1:58 the exhibit runs through march. there's a map of the photo locations on our website.. local-12 dot-com. 3 amsoil arenacross is back in cincinnati and they're kicking off their season at us bank arena this weekend.local