the cookie dough, oh, will be supplied by doubletree hotels.th the nuts in them too. sometimes i literally just want to stop at doubletree hotels just to get the cookies. >> to get those little -- delicious. >> we're staying in a hotel, i try to get a doubletree, just for the cookies. >> i love the chocolate chip cookies. >> so good, and they keep them wa. >> they sure do. >> love you, doubletree. >>> coming up, one little boy's struggles that inspired his dad to run a marathon. >> the 1-year-old who had his first operation before he was even born. ♪ ♪ >>> so here in new york, crews are cleaning up after last night's halloween parade and they're getting ready for sunday's big marathon. >> among the tens of thousands of runners is a 35-year-old teacher from martinsville, new jersey, who had a very special inspiration for getting in the race. here's abc's anthony johnson. >> reporter: this is the face of pure inspiration. hunter turned 1 in september. but a story of overcoming a challenge goes back before he was born. during pregnancy, doctors di

among the supplies, an oven astronauts will use to bake chocolate cookies from hilton's doubletree hotele cookies will be baked inside a prototype oven made by santa clara-based nanoracks and zero g kitchen. scientists say the ability to bake in space could make long travels to places like mars a lot more feasible and enjoyable in the future. let's be honest. you want cookies anywhere you can go. >> of course. >> today's delivery also includ 1 bottles of fine french wine. the wine will age for a year before returning to space cargo unlimited. researchers will study how weightlessness and space radiation affect the aging process. the goal is to develop new flavors and properties for the food industry. >>> since we can't enjoy cookies in space, how about a car ride with "sesame street's" cookie monster? in honor of his birthday last saturday, waze brought back the character's scraggly voice to guide you through traffic. it's available for a limited time. waze tweeted a video of cookie monster arrives to a sweet treat that is a virtual cookie. what else. >>> finding information about your a

i've actually got some of those cookies right here that we got from doubletree, the company that is sponsoringthey will taste in space, we don't know. it is an experiment. it is a good experiment. why we are doing this is because we want to bring the comforts of earth up to space. the astronauts will be up there for quite a long time. they don't want to eat reconstituted food. it is nice to have fresh food. was this a request from the astronauts themselves? that they wanted chocolate chip cookies to bake themselves? i don't think it was a request but the astronauts are always looking for improvements to the menu. what happened in this case was actually, the zero—g kitchen, they mentioned it to nasa, who gets very many experimental proposals and they said that they would work with the team to make these zero—g cookies. so there was a suggestion from the outside that the astronauts are always looking for something good to eat, just like you and i. i bet they were! how important is good food to astronauts in space? i'm glad you asked. it is critical. do you want meals ready to eat every day? not

. >> reporter: on halloween night, john pulled over to spend the night at the doubletree in pleasanton came out the next morning, the u-haul was stolen, with all their life's possessions inside. sofas, tvs, beds, chairs, picture frames, pasta maker, dishes, wine glasses all gone. including the bronze star he received while serving multiple

. >> reporter: on halloween night, john pulled over to spend the night at the doubletree in pleasanton. when he came out the next morning, the u-haul was stolen, with all their life's possessions inside. sofas, tvs, beds, chairs, picture frames, pasta maker, dishes, wine glasses all gone. including the bronze star he received while serving multiple combat tours overseas. >> i think i still have a lot of hate in my heart for that individual right now. >> reporter: for sandy, her own anger, sadness, and disappointment turned to action. she posted on their facebook page, with 3,000 members. u-haul donated the space. >> more donations. thank you so much. >> reporter: and neighbors filled it up. >> the motivation is to show there are good people in the world even though bad things happen to some people at times. >> a winter coat. thank you so much. >> reporter: jonathan says it took a while for the kindness of strangers to sink in. >> extremely grateful. it's the one bright light we have looking forward and it's honestly the happiest part about going back because of this drive. >> i know th