gabriella miller, absolutely precious child.ctober just ten years old, of a brain tumor. so i know what you're thinking, why are democrats trying to kill this bill? this is an amazing story. they say it's a ploy by republicans to make it look like they are fighting cancer, when actually they have cut funding for cancer research by more than a billion dollars. as i said, amazing story. here is cnn's dana bash. >> everywhere 10-year-old gabriella miller went, she brought a frying pan to smash a walnut. even at the eiffel tower in paris. it started when gabriella's father broke the news to his young daughter that she had a brain tumor. >> they told us it was about the size of a walnut, so we would take a few walnuts outside and give them a good whack with a frying pan. >> she became a warrior against cancer. hers and others. >> it's not fair, just because, you know, we don't know as much doesn't mean we're not important. >> the millers quickly learned how little was available for kids with cancer. >> gabriella questioned all the ti

it is named for this little girl, gabriella miller, an activist for cancer patients up until her death in october. the legislation has strong bipartisan support. >> general motors has made history by naming a woman as its new ceo. she'll be the first woman to read -- lead a major automaker when she takes over next month. she started as an intern is now the head of product development. another first, the kennedy center made history by naming its first female president. she will become president in september. she will succeed michael kaiser after 13 years in the post. she's a present of the chicago symphony orchestra a sexy asian. next, for many ndc, and expected day >> morning snow close schools across our area. allow storms'impact people a lot of free time as sam ford shows us. they use that time in different ways. fell so heavily the dome was just a shadow. >> i am from minnesota. -- this whole concept of closing down is silly. >> workers enjoyed it. home depot was a busy place. rock salt and christmas decoration were popular items. we solve this trio walking a tree home. >> we got th

she, like gabriella miller, who has overcome, and gabriella miller really won her fight. my daughter continues. it reminded us that you can help, and when you can help you should. when you can make a difference no matter how small it still matters, it's still worth doing. i'm a freshman here and as previously been said, what amazes me when you take a step forward and putting something productive on the floor and which it makes it at least a small statement and congressman harper brings forth that with others, when you put a small step forward you are brought down to this floor and ridiculed and say it's window dressing, i am sorry, this is not window dressing. it's a step to being the government we're asked. that is putting faith back into a system in which peach lost faith and on the floor today it is no wonder that they've lost faith when a good faith effort is put forward and it is criticized in light of children and research to make other political points. that's what's truly appalling today. that is what's bad. this is a simple step that was brought forth in good fai

. >> pam: this ten-year-old girl, gabriella miller, may have lost her battle with cancer. t for cancer research carries on. and inspires members of congress. dana bash has gabriella's remarkable story. >> reporter: it started when it gabrielle fathered broke the news that she had eight brain tumor. >> but they told us it was the size of a walnut. >> reporter: became a warrior for fighting cancer hers and others. >> it does not mean that we are not important. >> 3 palo question all the time why would they not have a real drug that would help children. >> once you get cancer you kind of have to be all grown up. hong (crying) >> stopped talking and start doing! >> reporter: republican rick harper and peter welch will like to take millions of federal research money and directed to pediatric research. after meeting parent and named the bill after the gabrielle law. it could be a really inspiring story for people. >> shouldn't we have asked our priority monochord research for children patrick >> >> reporter: >> if there is some way you can do it why not do it? >> as a mother and

gabriella miller is who the bill is named after. if you have not met her parents, hearst or he is quite inspiring. she is a young girl, 10 years old, who actually died about a month ago. county,rom loudoun virginia. about a year ago she was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. if you have seen anything that she has said, or her parents have indicated, when a child of nine years old is diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, that child becomes an adult party quickly. she is a terrific inspiration to all of us. her parents are fighting hard. they have asked to be a heart of this process. they will be here in the gallery today, hopefully to move the ball forward on cancer research, medical research, especially for pediatrics. in thanking join our budget chairman for coming to an agreement. paul ryan again shows that looking at the numbers, we will reduce the deficit and not raise taxes. it has been a goal of republicans as we continue to move forward. we have lower spending for the first time since the korean war, year over year.

the bill is used for 10-year-old activist gabriella miller, who before she died urged congress to workher to support child cancer research. >>> pope francis has been named with an eclectic group, including miley cyrus and senator ted cruz. >> i don't know if those two names were said in the same sentence. >>> up next, "crime and punishment," day three of the newlywed murder trial, a woman accused of pushing her husband off a cliff just days after they were married. a friend on the stand said she may have blindfolded him on that day. >>> in "crime and punishment" tonight, day three, the trial of the woman accused of killing her husband, just eight days after they were married. she was accused of killing her husband, cody, the defense says it was an accident, the prosecution says it was murder. graham changed her story about what happened. the prosecution's theory was that graham blindfolded her husband on that cliff. today, several of johnson's friends took the stand. kyung lah has more. >> reporter: cody johnson's friends arrived for the third day of his murder trial, with their grief

gabriella miller, at the eiffel tower. she got to go to paris, thanks to the make-a-wish foundation. is that a big part of what you do at make-a-wish, when you get people's donations, you use it to send these kids on trips that they want to go on? >> we do. we ask these children a very simple question, if you could wish for anything, what would it be? and what it does is it helps them think about the future. it helps them think about something besides their illness. these are kids that have been going through months, if not years of chemotherapy, radiation, surgeries, hospitals, doctors. and it's just trying to think about the future. and so in some cases, their wish involves travel. but in some cases, it doesn't. it could be something as simple as a puppy, or -- the point is, whatever the kid's wish is, that's what we try to do. >> for people who might be tight on cash, because you do a lot of funding travel, people can donate miles, too, frequent flier miles? >> they can. we have a need for over 2 1/2 billion miles. one

the bill is used for 10-year-old activist gabriella miller, who before she died urged congress to dorch for cancer. >>> and an eclectic group, including miley cyrus and senator ted cruz. >> i don't know if those two names were said in the same sentence. up next, "crime and punishment," day three of the newlywed murder trial, a woman accused of pushing her husband off a cliff just days after they were married. a friend on the stand said she may have blindfolded him on that day. >> when we were coming up in the late '70s, ron burgundy got the lead anchor position because his mustache was bigger than mine. people found comfort in the mustached man delivering the news, i love my beard, but i would trade it for ron burgundy's mustache in a heart beat. treatment options and cost estimates, so we can make better health decisions. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. you stand behind what you say. there's a saying around here, around here you don't make excuses. you make commitments. and when you can't live up to them, you own up, and make it right. some people think the kind of accou

we also have up on the floor this week greg harper's and gabriella miller's children first research act think it's also worth noting before we go to the news feed that john boehner, we had been waiting for him to speak, and he did come to the microphone but he only talked about obama care. he did not talk about the budget deal. interesting, given the fact that a number of conservatives in his caucus have already said that they're not going vote for this so we'll keep our eye on that. >>> now, checking the news feed this morning, a wild and remarkable survival story. a family of six expected to go home from the hospital today after being stranded in subzero conditions for three days and two nights. james glanton, his girlfriend and four children went to play in the snow sunday but their jeep overturned in the backcountry. they kept warm by heating up rocks in a campfire and putting those rocks inside the jeep. >> he's one hell of a guy, that's for damn sure. he kept them alive and he kept them warm. my hat's off to him because not a lot of people are capable of that. >> i remained optimi