so, gabe, tell us more about the diversity of your membership. gabe morgan: well, 32 bj, which is the largest private sector union in philadelphia, and as you said, the largest private sector union in the world, has--we have members who speak 17 languages. we represent the majority of workers who clean and maintain and guard buildings from providence, rhode island, all the way to northern virginia, and out west to pittsburg. so, we're really a union that looks like americans look in cities throughout the northeast. rosemary: derrell, you are a security officer at a local university. how has being in the union impacted your life? derrell gibbs: being in the union is much better than not being in the union. i mean, wages, healthcare, a voice that allows for you to impact your future. i mean, it's way better. rosemary: seiu has been very vocal, politically speaking, most recently during international worker's day on may 1. what did you hope to accomplish, and did you achieve that goal? gabe: you know, our goal, as always, is to try and figure out ho

on camera)) google lens camera)) ((gabe on ((gabe on camera)) google lens will be coming out later thisthe combo of google assistant and google lens that's going to make for a powerful artificial intelligence tool in your pocket google also showed off new features for their voice activated assistant wifi speaker called google home..and new features to their free google photo app.some cool new stuff for that.i'll show you coming up on kron 4 news at 6pm back to you (grant) coming up, the dubs winning ábig during last nights game. but the series now moves to san antonio... mark carpenter gives us a preview - after the break. (vicki) we are learning much more about the man police arrested for a series of car fires in the east bay. pam moore is here with what we are working on for kron 4 news at six. pam? (pam) vicki... as we brought you live at the top of kron 4 news at five... police announced ... they arrested james bishop of pittsburg. they say, he is responsible for a number of car fires around contra costa county last week. tonight we'll tell you how they caught him... and details of

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kron 4's tech reporter gabe slate talked to cyber security experts and they say.. it's only going to get worse. ((pkg)) varun badhwar /cyber security expert - ceo and co-founder of redlock says:<" i think this will go down as one of largest cyber attacks of all time ">cyber security expert "vah-roon; bahd-wahr." with redlock cloud security based in menlo park, has been tracking this massive ransomware virus spreading across the globe. varun badhwar /cyber security expert - ceo and co-founder of redlock says:<" we are seeing 99 countries and over 70k machines affected, hospitals shut down, people will die, unprecedented scale"> when ransom ware infects a computer it instantly encrypts all the files it freezes the computer. locks it up. and you can longer access any data you have stored on that machine. it's terrifying an immediate loss of everything this is the pop up screen victims saw when they were hit with this virus. demanding $300 to be paid through bitcoin for their data to be released.and if they don't pay by a certain time the data is deleted varun badhwar

we begin with gabe gutierrez outside dallas. gabe? >> reporter: kate, good evening. authorities here spent the day urgently searching for more victims. thousands of people are still without power. and as we take a live look from the air, you can see the mangled debris. incredibly, everyone inside this event venue survived, but if the tornado had struck just an hour later, this building would have been packed with high school students. in east texas, the wide path of destruction stretches for 35 miles in van zandt county alone. in the small town of canton, at least four people were killed. more than 50 were hurt. >> i don't know how we got out of the house. >> reporter: larry birdsong and his wife barely survived, huddled in a hallway, as their home collapsed around them. their daughter found them among the debris. >> my only concern is that they were okay. everything else can be replaced. it's just material stuff. >> got out of there just in time. >> reporter: the national weather says there service says there were four tornadoes that sliced through several counties.

kron four's tech reporter gabe slate talked to some experts.usand hours of video a minute are shared through social networks.what makes one video go viral?and another a dud?i visited youtube's headquarters in san bruno to find out. kevin alloca, who is based in new york, oversees the trending tab on youtube that features the videos getting the most buzz. the videos that land in this sacred section are chosen by software.. an algorithm identifies the uploads getting the most views, buzz, and shares. kevin says to go viral a video has to inspire participation from the viewer.

well our tech reporter gabe slate is showcasing a new app tonight that can avoid costly tickets. gabelate /tech reporter says: <"the creators of this new app spot angels developed an app to help people avoid costly parking tickets because they got one themselves and wanted to prevent it from happening again"> aboud jardaneh / spotangels says: <"we were parked on pine street in san francisco and went out to get our car and it was gone. it was towed from a street cleaning issue, cost us over $500. spotangles works very simply, we know when you park and once you do we will let you know if it becomes not safe by alerting you, we analyze the data on your phone to see if you have parked, "> spot angles has the city mapped.. san jose also it knows where you are parking and what the rules are. with this information besides helping you to avoid tickets they can help you park safely without having to worry. aboud jardaneh / spotangels says: <"we can show you where to park green is all safe no pay parking blue is metered pay parking.. and we show you garages and how much they are." gabe slate /t

finals is set for thursday at oracle arena and it is not too late to get tickets.( mark ) kron 4's gabe slate shows you how to find the cheapest seats. ((pkg))if attending an nba championship game is on your bucket list. now is the time this thursday and sunday the warriors take on the cavaliers at oracle arena in oakland for game one and two of the finals.here's a look at ticket prices right now. if you just want to get in the door. for the experience and you're ok way up in the rafters. you can find tickets under $500. the official warriors website, which is uses ticketmaster has the cheapest seats right now. for decent seats mid level.

with your tech report gabe slate still ahead.w movies will challenge guardians of the galaxy for the top spot at the box office. we have a preview coming up after the break... ( marty ) here's a live look at yosemite this morning... ( marty ) for the weekend: it's the 150th festival and flower extravaganza in redwood city. check out the fashion show, art and more. it's all happening in downtown redwood city from noon to 9:00. it's free to attend. ( marty ) in entertainment news. three new movies will try and knock "guardians of the galaxy" from the top spot at the box office this weekend. rick damigella has a preview. "you've all sacrificed so much to be here, and be a part of this thing we're doing."the xenomorphs might take a bite out of the "guardians." "alien: covenant," the second of ridley scott's "alien" prequel films, is projected to bring in between 40 and 50 million dollars in its opening weekend, according to variety. that may be enough to knock "guardians of the galaxy volume two" from the top spot at the box office."

i'm tech reporter gabe slate. that's comin up on kron4 news."(gary sports tease))"coming up a little bit later in this broadcast. of course, first and foremost, we update you on the warriors and utah. the giants and dodgers. we'll have some a's highlights coming your way. bus night in sports. and kaepernck continues to do good work. a little bit later in this broadcast." this is neat you can meet your pet soul mate and rescue an animal from a local shelter that's what a new app promises using artificial intelligence and chat bots to match people with their perfect dog or cat. kron 4's tech reporter gabe slate shows us how it works shelterpal is kind of the "tinder for soon to be pet owners" a new app texting app can help you meet your pet soul mate and at the same time rescue a dog or cat from a local shelter. jarod reyes /twilio developer says: <" every year there are 6.5 million pets that ">jarod reyes is with twilio, a tech company based in san francisco that is hoping to make a dent in those numbers with their new artificial intelligence app

kron4's tech reporter gabe slate talked to some experts about what it takes to make a video go viral.rs of video a minute are shared through social networks.what makes one video go viral?and another a dud?i visited youtube's headquarters in san bruno to find out. kevin alloca, who is based in new york, oversees the trending tab on youtube that features the videos getting the most buzz. the videos that land in this sacred section are chosen by software.. an algorithm identifies the uploads getting the most views, buzz, and shares. kevin says to go viral a video has to inspire participation from the viewer.

and you can see more of gabe's tech reports... on our website kron 4 dot com. six months ago jonathan gaurano, an uber driver, outfitted his car with cameras, and surprised passengers with cute puppies.. he posted that video and it went viral. within days of it taking off agencies started contacting him to license his video he was and ever since then he has steadily received $200-$300 a month in royalties for that one video.licensing agencies work to get videos onto every online platform and also shop it around to tv shows, blogs, news agencies, and entertainment websites. every time someone watches it you get a cut it depends on the contract you sign but on average

kron 4's tech reporter gabe slate is here..gabe what is facebook doing? ((gabe on camera))facebook is hiring 3,000 people to monitor the social network for offensive or violent videos and remove them when found.that is in addition to the four thousand five hundred people they already employ for this. so they are really trying to throw resources at this.. here is what mark zuckerberg said about this new innitiative. in a post on his feed mark zuckerberg said facebook recently helped stop one facebook live user from committing suicide by acting quickly. but in other cases, they weren't so fortunate," he wants to be able to act quicker and save lives or get these violent videos off the network immediately so people are not using it to get their 15 minutes of sick twisted internet fame like the recent incident in clevland when steve stephens posted a video on facebook of him shooting and killing an elderly man. mark zuckerberg recently addressed that the companies annual developer confernce. mark zuckerberg / ceo, facebook "we have a lot of work to do.. we wi

4 news and if you'd like to connect with gabe slate...m on facebook, follow him on twitter. or email - slate-at-kron4-dot-com. (jrstone) in cleveland-- you can now spend the night at the house where ralphie shot his eye out in "a christmas story."(justine) for under 500-dollars a night, you can sleep in the bed of one of the most iconic holiday movie characters of all time! jeremy roth has today's take a look at this! for fans of the holiday classic "a christmas story" ... christmas came early this year the cleveland, ohio house from the iconic film is now offering overnight staysguests stay on the third floor in either a queen bed, a queen sleeper ...or even ralphie and randy's own twin bedsno word on if the bathrooms come with lifebuoy, thoughnats- yuck!) guests get full run of the house from an hour after closing until morningrates start at $495 a night, and shoot to a hefty $1995 during the holidayswe triple dog dare you not to book a stayin the return of the jedi, the plot thickened ...when yoda told luke there was "another skywalker

kron4's tech reporter gabe slate talked to some experts.r a thousand hours of video a minute are shared through social networks.what makes one video go viral?and another a dud?i visited youtube's headquarters in san bruno to find out. kevin alloca, who is based in new york, oversees the trending tab on youtube that features the videos getting the most buzz. the videos that land in this sacred section are chosen by software.. an algorithm identifies the uploads getting the most views, buzz, and shares. kevin says to go viral a video has to inspire participation from the viewer.

that's where we find nbc's gabe gutierrez.abe, get us up to speed. >> reporter: hi, katy, good afternoon. michael slager is upstairs in the federal courthouse entering a guilty me as we speak. we just got our lands on the document. in the key line it says, "the defendant used deadly force, even though it was objectively uncleanly under the circumstances." pleading guilty to one federal count. that still carries the possibility of life in prison. let's back up here a little bit. you recall that slager shot and killed walter scott in april of 2015. and that he said during his state murder trial a few months ago that he feared for his life and he did so in self-defense. of course, walter scott's family has said all along that this video that got national attention showed that walter -- that michael slager kill walter scott in cold blood, the family says. they say -- we just spoke with their attorneys a short time ago. they say they feel excited by today's developments but say they won't feel that justice has been served until mic

guys, back to you. >> hear more from them and gabe on the "today" show. gabe gutierrez in dallas.>>> on capitol hill they're working to get the votes they need to pass their health carey placement bill. >> leadership trying to convince a dozen lawmakers to vote yes on a plan that president trump says will cover pre-existing conditions. but what's on the table now could allow sick patients in some states to be charged more for health insurance. so far 20 republicans are planning to vote against the plan. they can only afford 22. >>> breaking news overnight, a deal reached between tv and film writers. they say the tentative deal will cover its television and film righters for three years. the agreement averted a costly strike that would have sent several popul immediate reruns. >>> last night jimmie kimmel took off his comedian hat and shared something very personal with his entire country of viewers. >> he and his wife welcomed a baby boy two weeks ago. their joy was interrupted by the reality that their son needed immediate open heart surgery. >> a sonogram of the heart and found

and you can also see more of gabe's tech reports... on our website as well. (jr stone) in tonight's newscheck around the bay... the barge that sunk near yerba buena island .. is now upright. according to coastguard officials-- "vengeance" is still under the water near the transbay tube... overnight the coastguard successfully turned the barge. and divers have plugged all the oil leaks. now teams will create a plan to make the barge float again. coastguard officials say it is not harming the under water train track. winds may have knocked the barge over last month. (jr stone) tonight, we're following yet another attack on the stanford university campus. this comes just less than 24 hours after we told you about an attempted burglary at a stanford university freshman dorm yesterday.. and prior to that police have investigated a sexual battery and indecent exposure case. this latest one happening just before one in the morning on the east side of campus. police say the suspect was being escorted out a party at a student residence when he punched the victim. the

with your tech report gabe slate kron 4 news. (steve) san francisco is suing uber to force them to disclose information about their drivers. the city attorney is seeking the addresses and names of drivers. saying that uber needs to comply with city registration rules. uber says it wants permisson from drivers to give the information to the city. the company also wants assurances that drivers' addresses are kept off a city website. ahead at eight.. airlines preparing for the possibility ..... the electronics ban could expand. which flights it would impact. plus. a mother's six month old baby dies. now she's suing t-mobile saying the phone carrier had a role in her son's death. and next. president's trump new and surprising explanation ... of why he fired the f-b-i director ((brittney tease))i'm kron 4 meteorologist brittney shipp. coming up, i will take a look at your 7 day forecast.details are right after the break. "look he's a show boat, he's a grand stander, the fbi has been in turmoil. you know that, i know that." ( steve) pr

gabe gutierrez nbc news, charlottesville. >>> delta plans to test new technology at minneapolis/st. paul, that would allow people to check their bags by scanning their faces. no agent necessary. if the pilot program goes well, the airline plans to roll it out across the country. >>> when we come back, he rose from poverty to play college football. perhaps his most amazing achievement happened off the field. inspiring america is next. the reason bay area lawyers say low income drivers are unfairly punished. ===jess/take vo=== plus: a familiar face at practice. but when can we expect steve kerr back on the bench for the warriors? ===next close=== the news is next. ==jess/take vo== right now at 6: >>> finally tonight, a remarkable story of perseverance. the young man you're about to meet concurred every obstacle in his path to achieve the dream of playing college football. nbc's ron mott has more in our inspiring america report. >> kylan lewis moore. >> reporter: the way he reads it, his life doesn't make much sense on paper, but it's unfolding as planned. >> i like to dream dreams so

i'm tech reporter gabe slate, that story tonight on kron4 news at 10.nd nb 880 at 5th ave has several lanes closed. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) some of your favorite shows could be impacted over a looming strike. members of the writers guild of america might be going on strike tomorrow.( mark ) this could affect production of shows like "walking dead," "jessica jones," "american horror story," and "ray donovan." the late night shows like "jimmy kimmel live" and "the late show with stephen colbert" are also impacted.( darya ) the writers are still negotiating with hollywood studios over issues like health care and compensation. last week...the guild overwhelmingl y voted to allow a strike. ( mark ) the kron4 morning news wants to send you and a guest to see hamilton!( darya ) keep watching the kron4 morning news and we will give you the secret word of the day. then go to kron4.com and enter the word for a chance to win a pair of the hottest tickets in town! ( mark ) keep watching every day for a new word and anothe

kron 4's tech reporter gabe slate met with one mountain view tech company that is working on technology that could solve those issues. he got a demo and found out when autonomous vehicles are likely to land in our driveways. ((pkg)) right now a dozen tech companies are driving around their self driving cars collecting data for their sensors and software so that one day these will be safe for people to take a nap in during their morning commute.racking up all those miles is good to teach cars about staying in lanes and the signs.. but what about when things go wrong? laszlo kishonti /aimotive says:<"with our simulations we try to recreate accidents like children running out, drunks, things like that"> gabe slate /tech reporter says: <"ai.motive is using simulation technology to teach self driving cars how to handle accidents and extreme weather conditions">in the same way pilots learn how to deal with unpredictable incidents in the sky through simiulations.. aimotive is teaching self driving artificial intelligence software how to properly handle anything that happens around the car lasz

gabe gutierrez has that story. >> reporter: two years after the dramatic cell phone video shocked the nation, today former north charleston police officer, michael slager pleaded guilty to a federal charge of using excessive force. >> michael slager admitted what he did. >> reporter: the family of walter scott cried as the plea was read in court. the defendant use the deadly force even though it was object testifily unreasonable under the circumstances. shot was shot five teams in the back as he ran from a traffic stop. in a written statement, slager's defense team said we hope that michael's acceptance of responsibility will help the scott family as they continue to grieve their loss. slager's federal trial had been scheduled to start in a few days. he faced civil rights charges, lying to investigators, using a firearm in a violent crime. even with this plea, he still faces life in prison but could get much less. >> the victory was in him admitting what he did wrong. >> reporter: he told the court he was in total fear for his life when scott grabbed his stun gun during a struggle. >>

we called gabe cohen from our seattle station for the story. >> reporter: a ghost story in tacoma asis house is where ted bundy infamous serial killer grew up. last year it was purchased to be flipped. and chase's company extreme >> didn't go normal. >> reporter: on the second visit casey showed his daughter the home. she starts crying. chalked it up as girl scared of the dark. got weirder, hear jiggling door jobs and mysterious footsteps, arrived to open drawers and cup boards and found unplugged electric fireplace letting out heat then the dresser built into the wall. >> also, big bang. i'm look what the heck? it was tipped over. moved over. across the hall a little bit on its face. mes.g christian music at all i told anybody that come into the house. turn it up or turn it down but you can't turn it off. after that things calmed down. the project took four months more than expected the house sold last month. made this contractor rethink what can lie between four walls. >> there is something else o there, man. what i think it is. gabe cohen, komo news. >> i wonder if the buyers that

little gabe lays there, motionless, at least ten students walking past. after 3:30, three students appear to taunt and kick him. then, adult help finally arrives. two days later, the 8-year-old committed suicide. his mother says she was only told gabe had fainted, but never about the alleged incident. >> the school had told mom, your son was assaulted, she would have immediately taken him to the hospital. >> reporter: authorities first suspected bullying after a detective obtained the video. the school says, our hearts are broken with the loss of this child, and i are not supported by the video. police have not filed charges. the coroner's office plans to re-examine the circumstances surrounding the boy's death. >>> and jeff sessions directing the most serious charges. it reverses obama administration policy that encouraged prosecutors to consider individual circumstances. >>> and a massive cyber attack under way at this hour. 74 countries, and right here in the u.s. even hospitals among their targets, computers frozen, surgeries halted. and u.s. companie

gabe, almost nobody has done as much reporting on roger ailes and on fox news as you. put this into context for us. his firing from fox dramatic downfall for this icon of conservative politics. any reaction you're hearing from sources? >> hallie it's a tragic end to what one fox executive described as a complicated man. his imprints on american life far exceeds his public profile. he was the quintessential man behind the curtain. he was the maker of presidents, the shaper of the republican message for the last four decades or so, so his passing is really a generational shift in the republican party. the news is shocking to many inside and outside of fox news, who knew him. he was a larger than life figure. he commanded a tremendous and utmost loyalty amongst his staffers but also fear and he ruled fox news with an iron fist, and that wall of silence and that secrecy about the treatment of women at fox news really broke last summer with the filing of gretchen carlsson's news. while ailes denied the allegations it led to a floodgate of allegations and his legacy will be

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, texas. >> in pennsylvania this week, jury selection begins in the criminalrial of bill cosby, who is charged with sexually assaulting a woman at his home near philadelphia, charges the entertainer denies. nbc's ron allen has those details. >> reporter: while bill cosby said in a radio interview last week he wants to be back on stage -- >> i want to get back to the laughter. >> reporter: -- he is facing the start of a criminal trial this week that could make that dream impossible. cosby has pleaded not guilty to three counts of aggravated indecent assault during a 2004 encounter at his home with andrea constand, an employee at temple university where cosby was a trustee, who claims cosby drugged and molested her. >> reporter: in the jury selection process it will be almost impossible to find people who haven't heard about these allegations. >> reporter: national headlines starting in 2014 as more than 50 women accused cosby of inappropriate conduct up from touching to rap, the allegednents spanning decades. kate snow interviewed 27 of the women on "dateline"

tonight nbc's gabe gutierrez has more from the dramatic rescue. >> reporter: with the flood waters raging, panic set in. inside this overturned pickup truck, the family with two young children. >> i need a knife. a sharp knife. come on! >> reporter: half a dozen good samaritans, strangers frantically trying to free them. >> oh, my god, it's a baby. >> reporter: among them corey prox. >> i could hear someone screaming from the inside, and when i heard that, i went in panic mode and jumped in and i helped, you know, to the best that i could. >> reporter: 4 month old marshall pulled out unconscious. tom mitchell who shot this video puts the phone in his pocket and starts cpr. >> it was like i've got to do something to save this kid. >> reporter: a woman over his shoulder prays. >> let him breathe, lord. let him breathe, lord. >> reporter: the baby breaths. rescuers like martinez working to resuscitate the boy and his sister, 18 month old addy strapped in a car seat. >> there she goes! >> i did what i had to do and i don't, i don't know. >> reporter: the strangers also rescuing their parents,

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, virginia. >>> there is a new way to check bags.elta airlines plans to test new technology at minneapolis st. paul international. that would allow people to check their bags by scanning their faces to identify themselves. no agent necessary. if the pilot program goes well, the airline plans to roll it out across the country. >> he rose from poverty to play college football but perhaps the most amazing achievement happened off the field. inspiring america is next. k. i take movantik for oic, opioid-induced constipation. my doctor prescribed opioids which helped with the chronic pain, but backed me up big-time. tried prunes, laxatives, still constipated... had to talk to my doctor. she said, "how long you been holding this in?" (laughs) that was my movantik moment. my doctor told me that movantik is specifically designed for oic and can help you go more often. don't take movantik if you have a bowel blockage or a history of them. movantik may cause serious side effects, including symptoms of opioid withdrawal, severe stomach pain and/

kron 4's gabe slate explains. a very familiar sight for parents these days..'t you put down the screens and go outside" " nooooooooooooo" whether we like it or not this is the new kid passtime. they are drawn to the portable devices they can watch hours of video like it's nothing keeping them from using these devices can be a uphill battle. an easier strategy can be managing their time online. and making sure they are watching age appropriate material. if they have free reign on the web with a tablet they can easily run across scary or adult videos. that's where amazon's free time unlimited app can be an asset for the parent in the modern digital world.. it creates a kid friendly eco system.. thousands of kid safe videos, games, and books hand picked by parents. including over 40,000 videos from youtube. and parents can add apps or videos to the freetime app they want in there. there are different age group settings for the content to suit your child and the nice thing is the interface makes the kid feel like they have control. instead of browsing the web or a

gabe gutierrez is covering the story from atlanta. gabe, what do we know about this?> reporter: hi, ali. good afternoon. tiger woods was arrested around 3:00 this morning by jupiter police in florida. he was taken to the palm beach county jail and released just before 11:00 on his own recognizance. he's been charged with driving under the influence, and police have not said whether driving under the influence of drugs, alcohol or both. lots of questions we have right now. you're seeing his mug shot just released right there. it's a holiday so police aren't releasing a lot of information. there are questions if it was alcohol, what was his blood alcohol content, and what were the circumstances of how police pulled him over in the first place. we have reached out to a representative for tiger woods and have yet to hear back. of course woods was a golf prodigy. he was just 21 when he won his first major tournament in 1997. he dominated the professional golfing world throughout the early 2000s, 14 major championships all before the age of 32. he hasn't won a major tournam

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, baton rouge. >>> in washington it's vote by vote tonight in the battle to win support for the latest version of the republican bill to replace obamacare. with the president personally involved, two more republicans said they would back the bill. but strong opposition remains. we get more from white house correspondent kristen welker. >> reporter: tonight two republican lawmakers may have revived the effort to overhaul health care reform. representatives fred upton and billy long met with president trump at the white house today to discuss what they hope will be a new break through plan. >> we have been working day and night. >> reporter: the new amendment would provide $8 billion over five years to reduce payments for those living with pre-existing conditions. the move aimed at resolving concerns the initial bill wouldn't sufficiently cover pre-existing conditions. >> can you say definitively that no one with a pre-existing condition will pay more? >> i think we have done everything we can. >> can you guarantee it? >> with all due respect to answer a respect, t

app developer, gabe zimmerman said we don't have to feel tied to technology. onward is a new app designed to help us break our addiction to our smartphones. users are assigned a coach to give daily break downs on screen time, and check ins help folks stay on track and there is an option to put blocks on problem apps or sites, limiting screen time to 15 minutes a day. it's a behavioral change. data shows we. up our phones over 100 times a day. >> what is crazy about that, as few as 10 years ago we didn't have this device at all. it's an entirely new habit created since the introduction of the smartphone. the habit of pulling your phone out of your pocket. >> reporter: a social media psychologist said an app like any other tool is only as good as how you use it. >> compliance, in any behavior change, is the key. if we don't follow through, it doesn't matter how good the intentions are. >> reporter: taylor wanted to use his phone less, so he used onward for one week and didn't like it. >> there was nothing about the app that made me feel like it improved the use

nbc's gabe gutierrez spoke with one family with a lot on the line. >> reporter: emerson fuller is 18 months old, full of energy. and he has his parents scared to death. >> it's so helpless that you almost have to just let it go. >> reporter: three weeks after emerson was born, he was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. >> how tough it is to keep him alive? >> it's a lot of work. i know that never in a million years did i think i would have a kid with a fatal disease. and then it happened, and i had to handle it. >> reporter: one medication alone is $1200 a month. >> if i don't have access to insurance to keep my son alive, i need to find a job where i make a million dollars a year. >> ready? >> reporter: elizabeth fuller says after she heard about the house vote, she cried. >> i just hope that absolutely none of them have a child or a grandchild or a family member born with a preexisting condition. >> reporter: republicans say their plan will cover preexisting conditions. >> if you have a plan today and you have a preexisting condition, under our bill, you'll be protected forever. >> rep

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