it's just that simple. >> reporter: doreen's need for bone marrow is particularly dire. years ago doctors told her the best chance for jordan was a transplant from a sibling donor, so doreen and her then husband turned to invitro fertilization to conceive a healthy child who could be that match, but in a cruel twist of fate twins georgia and julia now 7 were born with the same deadly disease as their sister. >> i was so upset. i blamed myself. >> reporter: why? >> we chose to bring them into the world and all i did was bring in two more sick kids. >> reporter: according to the world's largest bone marrow registry there is no shortage of people willing to donate for free. >> we have 9.5 million people on the u.s. registry willing to be that match for that patient, so we are not in a situation where we need to ask somebody to go the extra mile by paying them. they are ready to go if they match that patient. >> reporter: well, not always. >> this is your donor card. >> reporter: the alarming fact is that according to nationwide estimates nearly half of those who sign up to

. >>> and i'm doreen gentzler. the wife of jerry sandusky took the wins stand to defend her husband against dozens of sex abuse charges. the defense focused on the former penn state football coach's mental state. brian mooar joins us live with today's developments. brian? >> reporter: doreen and jim, today the defense tried to turn the tables on jerry sandusky's accusers. and of the many witnesses, there was one headliner, dottie sandusky. the wife of jerry sandusky took the witness stand today to defend the former penn state football coach against charges he abused ten boys over a decade and a half. dottie sandusky has emerged as a key third-party witness. perhaps jerry sandusky's best hope of an alibi. several accusers say she was nearby when sandusky abused them during sleepovers at the family home or on trips. the wife denied there was any inappropriate contact. she said she never saw or heard anything. earlier, a defense expert said sandusky suffers from an obscure mental disorder. forensic psychologist elliot

but doreen continues fighting for her other daughters.their promises to donate bone marrow and save lives. >> oh, man, this is a tough one. dr. nancy snyderman here with us. first of all, how is jordan doing up to now? >> she's had a couple of bumps but she's doing all right. the bone marrow transplant seems to have taken and right now she's staying put in new york city. we have posted new pictures and an update on the website so people can check in on her. >> i also presume we're going to get people who say i want to help. i know you're a doctor, not a lawyer. and it was admirable to watch your control sitting across from mr. boo. where do you think this goes? >> i'm not putting my doctor hat on. i think this was a well meaning law, but the technology has now improved such that if you can get bone marrow stem cells out of blood by doing a blood stick, why not help people and compensate them for a day's work or with housing vouchers. the reality is the no-show rate of over 50% is astonishing. and for people of mixed race, a bone marrow ma

. >> doreen via weighed 379-pounds but it wasn't until her cardiologist recommended barattic surgeryd how serious it was. >> i said i will think about it after christmas and he said you might not be here for christmas. >> unlike the lap band that surges part of the stomach off and can be reversed doreen chose to go with the sleeve where the majority of the stomach is taken out through the belly button and all that is left is this section here, a pouch that is about the size of a small banana. >> it was pretty safe when we first started doing it but probably over a five year period safer than lap band at this point in time. >> the chief of minimally invasive surgery at california pacific medical center in san francisco. >> the real reason people choose this operation is they realize they don't have to have an intestinal bypass is to get 100-pounds of weight off and improve or cure the diabetes. >> so far the long-term results are promising. >> the five year weight loss results around 60% to 80%. at five years you would til have 60 to 80-pounds off. >> for doreen after one year she had

. >> reporter: doreen flynn is a mother on a mission. her three daughters all suffer from a disease called fanconi anemia. a genetic disorder that destroys bone marrow and increases the risk of cancer. the only treatment is a bone marrow transplant. >> as a mom, i'm willing to do whatever it takes to help make that possible. >> reporter: whatever it takes, including changing the law. >> you only need to register one time. >> reporter: to encourage more people to donate bone marrow, doreen wants them to get paid. but that breaks a longstanding law that makes it illegal for donors to profit from their gift of life. >> for any family out there that has a sick child, parent, brother, sister that is awaiting a donor, they find out they get a donor, and then all of a sudden that donor pulls out for some odd reason. that's heartbreaking. >> reporter: to minimize the chance of heartbreak, she sued the federal government in a landmark case. and yesterday she got the news that the u.s. attorney general will not pursue the case with the supreme cou

. >> good evening, everyone, i'm doreen gensler. >> doug, hour nine, is that right? tracking the storms? >> yeah, started after the 2:00 hour. nonstop from that point. the best news of the night. just about done. everything its moving out of the area. we continue to watch as the storms move on through. we talked line number one. line number two. line number one across delaware, and ocean city, getting hammered. line number two coming through. we saw a few storm warnings with this. but not nearly as many as what it was looking like a little earlier. very good news coming out of this storm. we'll take you in, show you what is happening now around the area. anne arundel, prince george's county, fairly heavy rain right now. around bowie, crofton, southgate, annapolis, you will see fairly heavy rain continuing on through out the evening. something else to mention. notice the yellow shaded counties here. those are where we still have a tornado watch in effect. in effect until 2:00. but they continue to shave this back. so i expect these to be dropped at any time. we do how

doreen gentzler explains. >> i'm not a fellow who gives up.aven't given up yet. >> reporter: bob sessions is 86 years old. he's never had a sip of alcohol in his life, but now he's hoping that red wine will be the key to stopping his always hypers disease. >> i'm buying time, prolonging my life. >> reporter: he recently enrolled in the red wine study at georgetown university medical center, where doctors are investigating a compound called resveratrol can stop the progression of alzheimer's disease. >> this is a totally new approach. >> reporter: neurologist dr. raymond turner is leading the study at george town. he says researchers don't know exactly how it works but they believe it can activate a gene associated with the brain's aging. >> and of course aging is the major risk fartheror for alzheimer's and diabetes, cancer and heart disease. so we think if it really does target these genes that regulate the ages process, that we may have a potential benefit in many disorders. not just in alzheimer's, but also diabetes, perhaps other diseases

doreen gentzler breaks it down on how to keep your skin safe. >> being in the sun makes you feel goodu know, it kind of gets the endorphins going. >> amy wall drop loved to be tan as a teenager, between lying in the sun and using tanning bets, she said she always maintained a glow. >> i, you know, didn't think twice about it. i thought, you know, it can't be doing too much harm. so little did i know. >> that's because years later she developed melanoma on her back and arm. she underwent surgery to remove the tumors, but it let her with deep scars. dr. siraj vana says the best way to prevent skin cancer is by using sunscreen, yet it can be confusing. >> there's a large electric con, and there really hasn't been any bona fide testing. >> for example, many sun screens boast they're waterproof, water resistance or sweatproof, yet the doctor says those things don't mean anything, because manufacturers haven't done any testing to determine how long a product will actually last on the skin when it comes into contact with water. >> and so the problem with waterproof is that every time you go

it's just that simple. >> doreen's need for bone marrow is even more dire than you think.octors told her the best chance for jordan was a bone marrow transplant from a sibling donor, but her two brothers weren't a match. desperate to save her daughter, doreen and her then husband turned to in vitro fertilization to conceive another child who would be that match. in a cruel twist of fate, the twins were born with the same deadly disease as their sister. >> i was so upset. i blamed myself. >> reporter: why? >> because it was my fault. >> reporter: why? >> because of the way that their father and i had them, we chose to bring them into the world and instead all i do was bring in two more sick kid. i wish i could donate my marrow to them but i can't. i'm not a match. >> reporter: i'm sure you wish could you give your life for them. >> i would. but i have to rely on somebody else. >> reporter: luckily a match was found for jordan. she had a successful transplant on may 8th. but her another, doreen, still has two girls who are going to need bone marrow transplants in the future.

. >> for doreen the results were even more remarkable. after one year she lost 239 pounds.es more than what the doctor had predicted she would be able to lose. her diabetes gone. >> pretty soon no one was more surprised than me that i could walk for an hour and want to keep going. >> doreen is quick to point out the surgery is not a magic bullet but a tool. six years later she's mindful of everything she eats and still keeps a daily diary. high protein, small meals are key and so is daily exercise. >> that patient that follows the rules that we give them will probably get all their weight off and have a great goal weight and stay there indefinitely. >> for doreen, less is more. >> life is very good, very full, very busy, very active all the time. >> carolyn johnson, abc7 news. >> summertime for a lot of people means ice cream. 7 on your side's michael finney has some tips on finding the best frozen treats. >>> hey, guys, i have ice cream. who wants floats, who wants sandwiches? >> summer is here is what better time to stock your freezer full of grab and go treats. >> while

. >> for doreen the results were even more remarkable. after one year she lost 239 pounds. times more than what the doctor had predicted she would be able to lose. her diabetes gone. >> pretty soon no one was more surprised than me that i could walk for an hour and want to keep going. >> doreen is quick to point out the surgery is not a magic bullet but a tool. six years later she's mindful of everything she eats and still keeps a daily diary. high protein, small meals are key and so is daily exercise. >> that patient that follows the rules that we give them will probably get all their weight off and have a great goal weight and stay there indefinitely. >> for doreen, less is more. >> life is very good, very full, very busy, very active all the time. >> carolyn johnson, abc7 news. >> summertime for a lot of people means ice cream. 7 on your side's michael finney has some tips on finding the best frozen treats. >>> hey, guys, i have ice cream. who wants floats, who wants sandwiches? >> summer is here is what better time to stock your freezer full of grab and go treats. >> wh

>> well, doreen, a potential big threat for not only storms but maybe some severe weather too. out in right now storm 4 radar we are high and dry across the area but just down to our south and west we are starting to see some showers in through portions of virginia, even some thunderstorms down around charlottesville, down around richmond, and then farther to the south and west big-time thunderstorms still developing here. and all of this will make its way our way overnight tonight in through tomorrow morning. tomorrow you definitely want to stay tuned. we'll have the latest for you right here on nbc 4 all day. but tomorrow could be a very severe weather day. we'll talk more about that in my full forecast coming up. >> thanks, doug. nearly 1,800 people ride on those affordable bus lines they call them every day. many of those people are picked up and dropped off right here in the d.c. area. but today the government shut down several of those operators. it's the biggest bus crackdown ever. richard jordan has our report. >> reporter: buses can be a cheap way to travel. but the fe

>> good evening, doreen and jim. as you said, a downed tree just outside that is disrupting service on the orange line, in particular. services temporarily suspended between stadium armory and sheverly with shuttle bus service provided between those stations. i do want to advise customers waiting for those shuttle buses that their arrival has been delayed as a result of the traffic conditions throughout the county and the western, the eastern part of the district of columbia all as a result of the severe weather and flooding and that type of thing. stay in a safe location if you're waiting for alternate shuttle bus service. the other thing to note is because the blue line overlaps with the orange line for its entire trip through downtown d.c., blue line service is affected with congestion delays as a result of this orange line disruption. if you're traveling anywhere on the blue and orange lines tonight, give yourself plenty of extra time and travel only if you absolutely have to. >> dan, what's happening to all thos

initially doreen sanchez was arrested as an accessory after the fact but has been granted immunity in exchange for testimony. >> louie come back saying he was just in some type of pushing shoving match he came back to the car. said man those guys were talking. i said yae. i know they walked by here, too. it wasn't a big deal. it wasn't like i was egging them on or anything like that. >> and she maintains she did not see the actual altercation she seems her brother seemed in a hurry to leave. >> he told me let's get out of her. >> her fiancee got into the car doreen says she saw blood on his hands. >> he didn't say anything. just said just drive. drive, babe drive. >> until today none of the other witnesses have been able to positively identify norwood and sanchez. mary donnelly testified this morning identified the two defendants as the men she saw beating stow in parking lot c. >> where i seen a sound i never heard before. and at that time that is when mr. stow went down and seeing an individual taking -- kicking them. >> defense attorneys pointed out donnelly misidentified giovanii

doreen has become the lead plaintiff in a landmark case that challenges the law that makes the buyingnd selling of bone marrow illegal and punishable by up to five years in prison. >> is a major federal law. has never been tested before. >> bone marrow is just like anything else in the world, it is valuable, and if you compensate people for it, you will get more of it. it is just that simple. >> you can yurt doreen's full story tonight on rock center with brian williams right here on wbal-tv. >> it turned out to be a nice day today and it does not look like the weather will change much for the next several days. one interesting feature, you see this big swirl in the atmosphere. there is baltimore over on the left side of the screen. this will be a major player in that weather scenario. we just happen to be under a good spot, so the nice weather is going to stick around for a while. you can see the cloud cover coming off the water. that will be around again tomorrow and it looks like it will dissipate after sunset, but that set up will be with us tomorrow and for the beginning of the w

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. roger clemens has been acquitted on all six counts of perjury in his performance enhancing drugs retrial. the verdict was returned after ten hours of deliberation. pete williams has the latest. >> this is a huge victory for roger clemens and a big setback for the government. it's telling the trial dragged on for nine weeks. the jury took a day's worth of deliberations to find him not guilty on all counts. >> i put a lot of hard work into that career and, so, again, i appreciate my teammates that came in and all the e-mails and phone calls. >> now, we don't know exactly why the jury reached that conclusion. there were problems with the case, mainly the main witness, his former trainer. he's the only person who claimed to have seen roger clemens take steroids and human growth hormone because he claims he injected him with the drugs. there were a number of problems with his testimony and credibility. he's been found to have lied in the past. the jury may not have believed him. some juror

doug cammerer joins us. >> those temperatures doreen definitely heated up. we start

we are expecting to hear from doreen sanchez, louie sanchez's sister and marvin norwood's girlfriend. the hearing may stretch into friday. live in los angeles, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a small crowd is gathered at the exact spot where a boy was shot and killed by police and in the crowd is the mother. ktvu's john sasaki is live where he spoke to the boy's mom. john? >> reporter: look behind me, 40 people are still left behind from the candlelight vigil. 75 people came here to pay tribute to derrick gaines, he was shot and killed last night be police. >> reporter: derrick gaines is dead and police say they had no choice put to shoot him. >> they didn't have to do that. killed a 15-year-old. >> reporter: investigators say last night derrick gaines and another teen were working through this gas station which police believe were suspicious so they chased him and derrick gaines pulled a gun. >> our officer in protection of his own life discharged his weapon. >> reporter: police did not say why the officer found the boys suspicious. >> i cannot be more expect for reasons o

doreen gentzler has details. >> i would go through five to six shirts a night, drenched to the bone. >> reporter: it wasn't until recently that kevin davis could stand in the sun, that's because he had a problem with excessive sweating that left him soaked. >> it's embarrassing. it is. it is unsightly. >> is perfectly normal for any of us to presnir hot environments or under stressful conditions but some people, even with a little bit of change in temperature or when they are under stress, they go through a very vivid percent spir racial crisis. >> for years, hyper hydrosis has been treated with clinical strength anti-perspirants and more recently, botox injections but neither of those treatments is very effective for long periods of time. now, a new fda-approved procedure is giving patients long-term relief. >> this is very exciting because this is something you can do twice and get rid of 90% of the perspiration permanently. >> reporter: a d.c. dermatologist says mira dry uses microwaves to go deep in the skin and kill sweat gland on the outlet's. most patients need two treatments

doreen liebowitz says she is not giving them up. >> i have heard and read things good about it. continue it. doesn't seem to be harmful. >> reporter: doctors say diet and physical and mental activity will go a long way to keep the mind young. dick brennan, wjz eyewitness news. >> fish, rich in omega 3 fatty acids include mackerel, tuna, salmon, herring and trout. >>> and burger king is unveiling a new summer treat. your eyes do not deceive you. that is vanilla ice cream, topped with bacon. aptly-named bacon sundae will start appearing on the menu tomorrow. just one of these treats packs 510 calories, 18 grams of fat and 61 grams of sugar, in case you're wondering. >>> a pleasant, mostly sunny day today. a perfect afternoon to see the tall ships. bob turk will update your first warning weather forecast next. , >>> that's a live shot. that's not a postcard. absolutely spectacular, gorgeous weather. that's going to continue for the rest of the week, into the weekend. it just looks really, really nice. take a look at temperatures. all day, it's been in the mid- 70s, upper 70s. just

. >> reporter: hello, doreen. we have a lot of work to do. these folks right here work reelly hard in the sweltering heat. they have to walk around and they get on their bikes and they take tourists all around the d.c. area. they're not the only ones working hard. we also came across some construction workers. let's take a look. >> it's very hot right now. we're working on a new museum for african american history and culture. >> adam and his crew repair a water line. >> it's still very humid out here. it's still very hot. >> reporter: temperatures reached a 99 degrees and it feels like the entire d.c. metro air ya is roasting. >> it's de ee's definitely not . >> some local business owners are also busy, but they welcome the het heat. >> in there. >> reporter: sales are soaring as smoothie king. >> you've got people coming in starting at 7:00 a.m. we open up. >> craig smith co-owns ace hardware. he sold out of fans when the heat wave hit. >> folks traditionally wait for the heet to hit before buying their fans. >> but it's tough to try and co

if you would like to join doreen, check it out.ou got your money's worth, colleen. >> never going to happen, jeff. i'm not politically correct enough. but i don't care. "killing lincoln" has been on the best selling list for nine months. thank you all. >> from north carolina. >> that's because they aren't as smart as you are, josey. thank you for watching me. and finally tonight pinheads and patriots. our pals, regis and kathy lee, together again on nbc. >> it's wednesday, june 20th. >> it's always wednesday around here. >> let's go back. let's go back. >> you have to say please. >> get me through the show. >> having a good time? >> fair. just fair. >> come on, who is better, betty white or me? >> oh, let me tell you something, don't overlook betty white. you have to be a man to handle betty white. >> you have to come back. >> nice being with everybody. >> phil looks like 80, right? 80 years old. it's always wednesday on this show? that's a great line. the guy is still right there. when i'm 80 i'm going to be in some kind of oxygen

good evening i'm doreen gentzler. >> and i'm jim rosenfield in for jim vance. police say these robbers will break in even if you are inside. jackie bensen reports. >> reporter: imagine the creepy feeling of knowing someone came up on your porch at 4:00 a.m. tried the door handle and walked away. that's what happened at a home on wheat ridge drive the night of may 23nd. the would be burglar who broke into a car in the destroy realized a security camera was mounted on the porridge. since the end of april that there have been a series of 18 break ins to homes in this neighborhood. some have occurred while residents were asleep inside. cars have been broken into or stolen. >> this is a spree of crimes of opportunity. many of these if not all could have been prevented had the homeowner or vehicle operator locked the car door, put the garage door down or locked the door to the homes. >> residents are on edge. >> we heard a car alarm go off and my husband was like go look out the windows. our cars were fine but we heard the alarm go off. >> reporter: police say with c

the witness doreen sanchez is the sister of one defendant and the girlfriend of the other. prosecutors gave her immunity in exchange for her testimony. yesterday she testified one suspect had blood on his hands after stow was beaten. stow continues to recover from severe brain injuries. >>> novato police looking for whoever stole a $30,000 picasso lithograph from a private estate after a group of 100 teenagers threw an illegal party at the mansion of former ukrainian prime minister on may 27th. he's in jail and his house has been empty ever since. the lithograph went missing with $5,000 in silver candlestick, leather coats and laptops. >>> the wait will soon end for people who spent days camped out on the sidewalk waiting for nike's newest shoe. rapper kanye west helped inspire the shoe. we asked one young man how long he's been waiting. >> we've been here since monday afternoon. waiting and waiting. finally we are 24 hours away. >> one of the people we with didn't know how much the new nikes will cost or if they will have his size. but he's there and the shoes go on sale s

doreen sanchez is the sister of suspect louie sanchez. she says she may have egged on those two men to go after stow and was then waiting in the getaway car with the car running. then they ran to the car shouting, drive, let's get out of here. more than a dozen witnesses have testified so far. only one has been able to identify sanchez from a photograph. >> the lack of a really positive id isn't really a problem at this stage. these guys are almost certainly going to get bound over for trial. but at trial with a higher standard of proof, the district attorney better have more solid eyewitness evidence. >> prosecutors contending their case will be built on admissions by the defendants not on eyewitness identifications. >>> there is a growing memorial at the scene of an officer-involved shooting that left a 15-year-old boy dead. nbc bay area's christie smith reports his family is angry and confused and wants to know why police used deadly force. >> reporter: this memorial has grown quite a bit overnight from a couple of stuffed animals yest

i'm doreen gentzler. >> and i'm jim handly in for jim vance. doug kammerer is out in the heat in the front lawn where it still feels like it's 90 degrees at 11:00, doug? >> this does not happen very often even in the summer months to get close to 100 and be over 90 at 11:00 with the heat index. look at the current conditions out there in the area. 86 degrees at the airport right now with winds out of the south 5 miles an hour. but that heat index at 91. temperatures around the rest of the region in the 70s right now. 7 in -- 73 in winchester. tomorrow it's about the heat. the heat advisory all across the area. the index could be between 100 and 105. some areas could be warmer than that. we'll talk about that coming up later on in my forecast and how long will this heat last? that too in my forecast. now we go to northwest where shomari stone at one of the pools staying open longer this week. >> reporter: it was sizzling so much today i was constantly washing my face with this wash cloth. this pool has been staying open throughout the week. a lo

. >> >> doreen sanchez was arrested as an accessory after the fact but given immunity in exchange for her testimony. >> supporters of 29, the cigarette tax believes they can still win. >> it is losing by less than 53,000 votes. >> the difference is it it was 63,000 on the night. >> they would fund cancer research. there is still 1 million ballots left to count. >> they have until july 1st to continue safety training ordered by the state. >> the art act is aimed at spreading the disease and infection. >> tattoo artists must complete registration. >> and show proof that they are vaccinated against hepatitis b. >> live exhibition may not make it on to the november ballot. the city clerk told measure supporters the wrong number of elections. >> it thought it needed 19,000 qualified names and it turns out. the group has more than 267 signatures. the city has apologized and they call it an egregious and negligent mistake that could under mine their effort. >> they will under go major changes and the city wants to become more efficient with its resources. >> there are more medical than fire

she has not been charged in the crime witnesses say doreen may have egged her brother on to the attack. prosecutors say she drove the getaway car after the beating. stow suffered major brain injuries and is now undergoing rehab. >>> defense secretary leon panetta is in afghanistan this morning. he's delivered a warning to pakistan. katie marzullo is live in the breaking news center. >> reporter: not 15 minutes ago we learned there was a bomb blast outside a seminary in pakistan, six were killed, no one has claimed responsibility yet from time to time afghanistan defense secretary panetta just told report there's u.s. officials, here's your warning, are reaching the limits of our patience. he wants leaders in pakistan to crackdown on terrorists operating out of their country. here's video of panetta's arrival in afghanistan. he will meet with commander allen and find out how confident he is about nato's ability to handle threats from taliban and other groups, safe havens in pakistan. two deadly events, nato airstrike killed 18. afghan officials say the victims were civilians, women and

. >> and i'm doreen gentzler. the national weather service issued heat advisories from vermont to virginia. we have team coverage tonight on the heat and begin with chief meteorologist doug kammerer. >> tomorrow temperatures will be 20 to 25 degrees warmer than yesterday. looking outside right now the temperature is very warm, 80 degrees with winds out of the south at 6 miles an hour and the dew point at 73. the humidity up to near 80%. feels on the warm side out there tonight. outside today, high temperature of 88 in washington, 09 in leesburg, 9 in charlottesville. that heat will make its way into the region. still warm. 76 in fredericksburg. it will be a warm and humid morning tomorrow. tomorrow afternoon a heat advisory for a heat index between 100 and 105 and that is just getting things started. we'll talk more about the heat coming up. >> reporter: right now in chinatown in d.c. and i tell you as doug told you it will be very hot over the next couple days. health experts recommend that you be careful. >> it'

the witness doreen sanchez is the sister of one defendant and the girlfriend of the other. prosecutors gave her immunity in exchange for her testimony. yesterday she testified one suspect had blood on his hands after stow was beaten. stow continues to recover from severe brain injuries. >>> novato police looking for whoever stole a $30,000 picasso lithograph from a private estate after a group of 100 teenagers threw an illegal party at the mansion of former ukrainian prime minister on may 27th. he's in jail and his house has been empty ever since. the lithograph went missing with $5,000 in silver candlestick, leather coats and laptops. >>> the wait will soon end for people who spent days camped out on the sidewalk waiting for nike's newest shoe. rapper kanye west helped inspire the shoe. we asked one young man how long he's been waiting. >> we've been here since monday afternoon. waiting and waiting. finally we are 24 hours away. >> one of the people we with didn't know how much the new nikes will cost or if they will have his size. but he's there and the shoes go on sale s

but doreen sanchez testified that after the giants fans left, she told her brother she heard them trash-talking and her brother ran after them. when they returned, they told her to drive. >> before you say anything about this, don't say anything to your mother. >> reporter: in los angeles, patrick healy, reporting for nbc bay area news. >> dorian sanchez, the final witness in the preliminary hearing to determine if there's enough evidence against the two men to proceed to trial. she testified for two hours today and is expected to continue tomorrow. >>> candid answers tonight inside the mind of an american icon. >> how does the secretary of state talk to the u.n. and be misled? >> i don't like the word misled. we didn't think we were being misled. >> we sit down with general colin powell, as he talks about one of the big mistakes in his life. >>> and eight lives forever linked. an emotional reunion today that came with the surprising twist. >>> and it's officially open for business. facebook rolling out something new for its users. >>> good evening. i'm jeff raineri in the weather center. warme

doreen reports. >> if you want to live, you do what it takes. >> reporter: when 50-year-old jan bellamyas diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, she didn't feel much time feeling sorry for herself. she got angry. >> i said i won't let this beat me. >> reporter: doctors told the 242-pound germantown woman she needed to make some major lifestyle changes. >> to lessen my chances of having a recurrence, i needed to lose weight, exercise, change the way i was eating. >> there's always been a thought that weight, physical activity would have an impact but now there's evidence to support it. >> reporter: according to the american cancer society's latest guidelines, to reduce the risk of recurrence and increase survival rates, cancer patients should maintain a healthy weight, get adequate physical activity and eat a healthy diet. cindy clark is the oncology nutrition coordinator at shady grove adventist hospital. >> previously i think a lot of people when they go through treatments, they've been sort of told to take it easy, to rest. and this is different. this is saying no, we don't want you to

doreen sanchez said she did not see a fight but later saw blood on norwood's hand as they drove away. >> did you ask mr. norwood where he got the blood from? >> yes. >> and was anything. >> objection. >> overruled. >> kind of just shook his head and said he didn't want to talk about it. >> the judge could rule as soon as tomorrow if this case will go to trial. go it ktvu.com to view more video from that pretrial hearing in los angeles. you'll find a link at the very top of our home page. >>> oakland police today released details what led up to an officer involved shooting last night. a 22-year-old parolee was shot after he reached for a gun during a scuffle with an officer. the suspect was wounded but is expected to survive. this morning, oakland's assistant police chief said officers regularly run into suspects who are armed and prepared to shoot. oakland has had the same number of officer-involved shootings so far this year as it did in all of 2011. >>> fire investigators in richmond say that fireworks may have sparked this small grass fire near hill top mall. six engines responded

her mother doreen. >> it must be days when it feels like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. >> yeah, today is one of those days. >> reporter: now she is fighting to make medical history. you have now found yourself in a very unusual spot. you're a single mom, and you also have become a very public face for a very public campaign to change a law. >> yes. yes. >> reporter: to encourage more people to become bone marrow donors, she wants them to get paid. >> as a mom i'm willing to do whatever it takes. >> reporter: she's become the lead plaintiff if a landmark case to challenge the law of buying and selling bone marrow illegal. >> it's a major federal law, never been tested before. >> her attorney is with the institute for justice. bone marrow is just like anything else in the world. it's valuable. if you compensate people for it, you'll get more of it. it's just that simple pinches you can watch more on the story tonight at 10:00 on nbc's "rock center." the story is raising some interesting questions. >> yeah, it is. >>> turning back to our backyard were summer series, what

. >>> jim, doreen, back to you. >>> an incredible sight. a ship carried four massive cranes that barely made it you said the bay bridge. a gonzales was at the park with thousands of others who showed up for a firsthand look. >> reporter: thousands of people set out for fun. >> we just were going to have a day at the beach. >> reporter: they witnessed a sight unlike any other. through the chesapeake bay. it's not obvious you get to see something like this. >> once in a lifetime. >> reporter: traffic backed up for miles as the bridge closed for about 45 minutes. conditions were more than favorable for the daring attempt. >> we have a whole burch of smart people taking a look at data seven as the water levels, the tides, the currents, the wind. >> reporter: the clean of just ten feet made spectators second-guess. from here the ship will slowly make its way to the terminal where folks are anticipating this to be a lot of kruns shuck and new jobs. it will take ten days to get the cranes onto the berth. >> norfolk and -- is the only port that can

. >> reporter: hello, doreen, this happened fast and it was just horrifying. it was so hot out this afternoon, we understand four children, ages 4 to 10 were playing in one of those plastic baby pools you can buy at any discount store in the front yard of their home. they're playing in the water. all of a sudden a toyota four runner swerves to avoid a car that was stopped in front of it. the toyota glances off that car and loses control, goes right into the yard and into the baby pool where the children were playing. we're told the youngest child, who's a very small 4-year-old, was actually pinned again the side of the baby pool which are flexible, actually folded office where the tire hilt the pool. that child and three other children in the pool were taken to local hospitals. they are listed in stable to good condition right now. no life-threatening injuries, thank goodness a child in the suv was injured as well as two adults. they were also taken to the hospital. so a total of seven people taken to the hospital. we can tell you the driver of that toyota suv

me welcome some of my guests, maureen wallace, owner of 876 cafe, her brother michael is chef and doreenmpson the founder of caribbean heritage month. welcome. >> good morning. >> happy caribbean heritage month. >> thank you. >> can we get to the good stuff first? let's talk about the food and why it is sort of native to the caribbean. so why don't we talk about the soup first. >> for the soup, it is what we call pepper pot soup. it is our version of collard greens but tastes more like spin niche. very good, healthy, it is wildly grown. >> it is like a blender almost like a ground zero pa cho. >> yes. >> do i get to try it? >> big budget forks instead of spoons. my word. oh, it is so good and smooth. >> let me add that, it is an ancient green, one we use in jamaica, very ancient. 7,000 years old. tracing back to the as techs. so it is actually a combination a mixture of indigenous indian population, in jamaica and the african, enslaved africans who came and created the soup. >> talk about the caribbean population in the district and metro area, we have quite a significant caribbean popul

>> there you go, doreen. happy birthday. see you a a >> good morning and happy friday to everyone.. thank you for joining us. this is friday june 22nd. thank you for watching "fox & friends first". it is time for your 5@5:00. an assault by the taliban on a lakeside hotel in kabul ending overdmiet leaving 17 people dead. >> security forces and gunmen armed with rockets exchanging fire after dozens of people taken hostage. the standoff lasting over 12-hours. the five taliban militants also found dead including 3 homicide bombers. >>> it is dangerous and deadly conditions there. the rain washing out a highway

>> there you go, doreen. happy birthday. see you a a