and gina was born with congenital birth defects she had. her. purse her abdomen was open from the sternum to the pubic area. she had all of her internal organs on the outside of her body and they were enclosed in a sack she didn't have a uterus while her uterus was split its heart shaped her bladder was the same way heart shaped. she didn't have a anus she didn't have a vagina. her hips were out like this and her it proved rib cage was too. and she was deformed in the genital area you couldn't tell what issues male female or why they couldn't tell that she was female until they got her to children's hospital and they found ovaries and they said well girl then i had family members that had been to the hospital to see her that were telling me and i hadn't been released from the hospital yet while you know the baby doesn't have the baby doesn't have that it was born with and pretty soon i'm not thinking that i had a baby a beautiful little baby anymore in my mind i had something and i didn't know what it was so when i first saw went to the hos

have friends she you know she wanted all the things any girl that age wants i think gina. blamed me many times for the way she was born actually i was in therapy. and the counselor told me one time gina has so much anger at you and she said you having been the woman that gave her life and she said she has so much anger at you she blames you. when i watched her die. even if you don't even though she was going to be there anymore i thought i want somebody to know i want somebody to know what you lived through. if they could have seen her life if they could have seen my life and to think you know just if you have children imagine your child in that life you really imagine that sit all those days in a hospital not knowing if they're going to live or die look at their bodies and know what they're going to live for the rest of their life and then think again before you pull that out spray that i mean really think about it because you disprove by that my daughter's life you destroyed my life. and i get angry about it i get so angry about it because i don't think anybody thought i

mona edwards who lives in texas lost her daughter gina to cancer in two thousand and eight. gino was thirty eight years old. i met. kenny in the summer of one thousand nine hundred sixty seven and he had just came back from vietnam we were together about three years and we got married and the following year we had our first child and that was gina and jim was born with congenital birth defects she had. her. purse her abdomen was open from the sternum to the pubic area. she had all of her internal organs on the outside of her body and they were enclosed in a sack she didn't have a uterus while her uterus was split and i say oh it's heart shaped her bladder was the same way heart shaped. she didn't have a anus she didn't have a vagina. her hips were out like this and her it through a rib cage was two. and she was deformed in the genital area you couldn't tell what issues male female or why they couldn't tell that she was female until they got to children's hospital and they found ovaries and they said well girl then i had family members that had been to the hospital to see her

more news >>> that's gina o'toole. you're not going to take it.s the mother who became a global sensation. the hockey mom who stormed the ice during her son's game. her pink coat and purse. gina o'toole is here live to tell us what made her do it. >> she's giggling right there. i giggle every time i see that tape. >>> and i hold my breath every time i see that tape of nik wallenda, walking into history friday night, as he made his way across niagara falls. the heart-pounding walk on the wire. he's here, live, to tell us all about it. and you will not believe what he is planning next. >> and some of the visuals from friday night were just spectacular. >>> have you heard? jack osbourne, two weeks after welcoming his daughter, pearl, his shock of being diagnosed with m.s. >> a real surprise. >>> you talked to anna nicole smith -- the father of her daughter, 5-year-old, dannielynn. that will be coming up. >> talking with larry berkhead. that's ahead. >>> we begin with the hockey mom, charging on to the ice at her son's game. we're going to talk to gin

that's exactly what gina o'toole did at her son's youth hockey game.l started when a fight broke out in the middle of this game, between the boston raptors and the connecticut tribe. watch as the ref blows the whistle. but doesn't intervene. the players continue to tussle. >> ref's just standing there. >> reporter: a second ref skates over to break it up. while his partner fires off another whistle. that's when a finger-wagging gina o'toole, mother of 16-year-old mark, seen here, takes matters into her own hand, shouting at the ref. she tells the ref to get the game under control. >> get off the ice. >> reporter: the video instantly went viral. and got so many people talking. >> one hockey mom took matters into her own hands. >> the hockey mom takes her anger right to the refs when a fight breaks out. >> so mad, she actually walks on to the ice in the middle of the game. >> reporter: the fight broke up as gina left the ice. but one question still remains. what did her son think about his mom's scolding? >>> and gina o'toole joins us live, now, for an e

live in colorado springs, gina kim, nbc bay area news. >> gina, thanks so much. >>> back here at home, the clock is ticking, the deadline for governor jerry brown to sign a balanced state budget is less than seven hours away. lawmakers in sacramento finished their work today on a $92 billion spending plan that got no republican support. governor brown has until the end of the day today to sign or veto it. and the budget is dependent on voters passing the proposed sales and income tax increases in november, which recent polls show less than half of california voters support. >> his message right now is very much focused on this vote on taxes in november. so it has to be things are bad. otherwise, why would i raise taxes on myself if things are great? things would have to be really bad for people to agree to that. >> the current budget deal on the governor's desk includes significant cuts to child care coverage, college aid and health insurance for low-income children. if voters reject the measure, it will include cutting three weeks of instruction for public schools and even more drama

gina, it's interesting.ou look at the japanese stock market first quarter of this year a long with the dax, one of the best performers in the world. >> right. >> i suppose if this turned around temporarily, would it outperform again? >> that outperformance was probably on the back of stimulus, because of the reconstruction post-fukushima, so i wouldn't necessarily expect that to happen again. in fact, we're underweight japanese equities currently. >> to what extent -- this is a classic political gam but. you increase sales tax. how is the effect from that spending likely to stack up against the rebuilding sxh reconstruction effort n your view? >> it's hard to say. i mean, i think that you always have to be aware of equivalence to the extent people know taxes coming down the road. you wonder to what degree they'll save. this is i nation of savers naturally. i think there's a challenge. they've been pushing -- the japanese have been pushing on a string for some time to try to create demand or even inflation. y

and said call gina. she will help you. >> reporter: in time, he did call.f that connected both of them at first. but that changed to love. and gina, well, matt had actually given her permission. >> if mom respected somebody and loved somebody enough to marry them after i've passed away, i want you to expect that i love and respect that guy, too. >> reporter: but michael still had that contract. so, he asked his kids' permission to remarry. and the response -- >> my three kids ran off to try and tear up the contract. they were so happy. >> reporter: and that is how this happened. and today, they like to say that there are nine people in this family now. the seven of them, and the two who have gone ahead. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> that story should get you on this weekend. that was nice. >>> and that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us

gina he gina says her monthly bill -- >> we were go to checkout. >> there are moms and grandmothers doingor years. seems like it has turned out more people are using coupons. >> certainly a little cooler. >> reporter: a penny saved is a penny earned. >> savings, $38.61. >> reporter: for gina a good day on the job. >> all right. lisa sylvester joining us from washington. how do you get started? can it be as simple as cutting the coupons out of the newspaper? >> a lot of the stuff is intuitive, yet so many of us do the whole thing throwing thing ngs cart. i have to say, there aren't many stories i walk away from saying, wow, fred, i've learned something, but in this case i really learned so much and tell you the first thing you want to do start with this. this is your coupon insert. essentially the stuff the grocery store puts in a newspaper, sends it in the mail. this is chock full of savings. plan ahead. you want to actually look at this, see what is on sale. another great tip is, you should pretty much know one store. get to know one store well. when they're promotions are happening. the

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gina, first to you. bottom line, are we going to get, as john wrote in the journal today, top line, big font, front page, the possibility of more fed easing here? >> well, this is interesting. i mean, we're a little surprised by the results of the beige book. we would have expected it to come out a little weaker given a lot of the data in recent weeks has actually been pretty weak, especially you know auto sales came out weak in may. so we're a little confounded. now, this could be interesting going into the fomc, but we don't think the beige book necessarily matters that much in the broad scheme of things. >> what would you be looking at instead? if we should be putting aside the beige book for a second, what would you say is the most important indicator right now to give the true picture of what's going on in the u.s. economy? >> well, we're watching the data. you look at the restatement of q-1 gdp, it was restated from 2.2 to 1.9. we also have seen some weakening in the labor markets. we have seen wea

for gina it's been a good day on the job. >> by the way, before gina was a stay-at-home mom she workedgrant administration at university running budgets of millions of dollars. >>> the woman knows her role as the nosey neighbor has died. katherine houston died after a long battle with lung cancer. she was known for playing karen on desperate house wife's. she was 72 years old. >> and berkeley's own andy sandberg is moving on. the comedian that brought digital shorts like lazy sunday is leaving saturday night live. he tells the "new york times" he will not return for another season. he has been on the show since 2005. >> justin beiber fans, if you shall hoping to get tickets to the u.s. tour, sadly you are too late. see the screens all the little girls and entire tour sold out in 60 minutes. one of the fastest selling concerts in history. two shows in madison square garden sold out in 60 seconds. it goes 50 cities in five months. >> i know shu is heartbroken. [ laughter ] >> he is. >> how about you? >> i'm okay, but then my daughter is heartbroken. just getting to that age, justin -- ma

. >> that was her partner gina. >> gina has her blindfold on.. wow! >> all right, ready for a gander? take a gander. >> oh, my goodness. >> your turn, betsy. turn around and look. >> oh, gosh. it's beautiful. i love it. >> the big kick here, if you noticed before, she has beautiful hair. it emphasized her forehead. so we gave her these bangs and it diminished the height of the forehead. >> it's incredible. >> all we had to do was cut layers into her hair. it has natural body. this is another wash and wear. you look gorgeous. >> thank you so much. >> gina, what do you think? >> who is that lady? it's great. >> she actually told me what she was wearing. she saw things on the rack. this is a great leather jacket from andrew mark, great jeans, not your mother's jeans and they fit her perfectly. >> let's bring jenn out here. jill, thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >>> up next, some things you need to know before you make your summer travel plans with your family. how longlast? is one going to forty-five minutes? an hour? well... listen. 5-hour

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>> well, gina was rite ght on i because houses are being burned down. watched this from the colorado springs tv stations and also ksua out of denver. we are not talking about some wildland fire with trees in some national forest, but talking about a fire that was blown over a ridge because of the thunderstorm that gina was just talking about. this is i-25 and colorado springs right through here, and the western edge of colorado springs. there's the air force academy right there, and don, there is the fire. let me tell you what happened last night. there was a thunderstorm on up into the jefferson county and farther to the north, right there. and that thunderstorm eventually died and put out outfull boundary which is a gust of wind, and blew the fire down the canyon. there was no fire in the canyon yesterday. it blew it straight down, and the wind continues and that is the flying w ranch. it is no longer there, and it is comple completely gone. the firefighters tried to save the structures, but blown around by 60-mile-an-hour winds and the flames and the

. >> and she grabbed my hand just a little bit and looked me in the eye, she said michael, call gina,'ll help you. >> reporter: in time, he did call. and it was grief that connected both of them at first. but that changed to love. and gina, well, matt had actually given her permission. >> if mom respected somebody and loved somebody enough to marry them. after i'm -- i passed away, i want you to expect that i love and respect that guy too. >> but michael still had that contract, so he asked his kids' permission to remary and the response -- >> my three kids ran off to try to tear up the contract. they were so happy. >> reporter: and that is how this happened. and today, they like to say that there were nine people in this family now. the seven of them, and the two who have gone ahead. the chemistry that makes this one family out of two. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> the contract, a video left behind and a family to celebrate this father's day. i'll see you tomorrow night. good night. [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighb

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live in colorado springs, i'm gina kim. back to you. >>. >>> in florida the rem that's of tropical storm -- but concerns about flooding remain. the tropical storm dumped more than two feet of rain. dozens of roads across the state are still closed. coastal areas could see even more flooding. from floodwards to excessive heat, we're expected to get another dose of dangerous heat later. doug kammerer joins us with more. dew point only 50, that puts our humidity at only 28%. that's not bad at all. over the next couple days, it is going to be rising quickly. a beautiful, beautiful wednesday afternoon. i think tomorrow leg okay. it's going to be hot tomorrow, but here's where we start to see our problems. it's going to be on friday with an excessive heat watch. this area in red could see a heat index approaches 110. so over the next couple days, we are in for serious heat. we'll talk much more about how long it sticks around and what to expect next. >> on a metro bus in northwest d.y., witnesses say -- and the suspect were fight

our last question comes from gina in rockville, maryland. she wants to know, what's the difference between an oven-safe thermometer and instant real? >> two different kinds the dust september of agriculture says it measures the temperature of food, designed to be used at the end of the estimated cooking time and should be inserted the side of the food. an oven-safe thermometer, they're designed to rye main in the food while it's cooking in the often. these should be used for thick foods like roasts and not propose to measure the temperature of any food that's less than threne inches thick. if you have a question you would like you to consider, send it to us. you can connect with me on twitter. and on facebook by searching liz crenshaw's consumer watch. >>> should you store your dvds upright or late them flat? how effective you are hand sanitizers. >>> and what's important to remember when displays the american flag? more at 5:00. >>> when we return, a husband's frantic call when his wife goes into labor. >>> and a breast cancer survivor [ mo

back to you. >> gina kim, this is a nightmare, doug. are they goods to get any relief? >> they need lower temperatures, but they're still in the 90s. they're in the 90s right now. they need higher humidity so they are getting some relief, but in the same respects, that same area will come with -- and some lightning. i'm going to show you the radar, and what we're going to see, first off, our view, showing no scenario problems here. we have no problems today. that's not the concern. out there, it is the fire activity. take a look right now. storm4 radar, showing you those storms down towards the denver area. right on down i-25 here. i-25 is really like colorado i-95. the fires right now, the biggest one, that's exactly where these fires are. this is pike's peak, but here is i-25. under the west of i-95, a possible evacuation, including the air force academy, located right in this area here. take a look at the rain. the thunderstorm activity right over this area, so very good news, they are going to get some rain out of this, but it will not be a lot. once again it's goin

in colorado springs, gina kim, nbc news. >>> the recommend nands of debby have moved offshore into the atlantic. the tropical storm dumped mohr than 2 feet of rain on much of florida, leaving severe flooding in its wake. forecasters warn it could still pose a risk. coastal areas could be flooded by the storm surge during high tide. tens of thousands remain without power. debby has been downgraded to a tropical desuppression. >>> pepco says it's working to restore power. pepco tells us workers are getting better training and doing more preventive main fans. >>> but emergency management agencies and the red coals say customers should also prepare. they suggests an emergency kit of items you might need in case you're without resources and a well-rehearsed plan. >>> the thing to plan for the next couple days -- the heat. the national weather service has issued an excessive heat watch for friday. >> doug kammerer joins us with the sizzling details. we're talking sizzling. >> we really are. we just went through a heat wave where we reached around 100 degrees. this one will be worse. this eve

gina kim, news4. >>> wow. when "news4 at 4" continues, a teacher called her students loathsome lazy and rat-like. for those kinds words, she's out of a job. what finally let to her termination. >> plus ann curry's tearful exit from "today" her new role at nbc coming up. >>> while you'll see oprah on "keeping up with the kardashians." ♪ >>> and ladies, listen up, look up, "magic mike" is about to hits theaters. georgia >>> with us is somebody who has already seen this flick, georgia alfred alfredas. cohose of the russ -- >> i can't give a real review, but i have three words for the ladies -- go see it. when i say you're going to see it, my, are you going to see it. >> that could be interpreted as four stars. >> but of course i can't give a review. look at this man. look at his body. >> i heard you say you were going to see this again. >> probably. probably. >> she invited you, pat. >> by the time we get through today, ten tars. >>> let's talk about austin mahoney, is this the next justin bieber? >> i think he i

thank you, gina. >>> that certainly puts or weather in perspective. we complain about the heat, you about you know what? it is just heat. we can handle this. this is sort of washington in the summer, isn't it? >> reporter: yeah, we'll get through this. hot outside right now, but the humidity not quite a factor. we are live right now in alexandria, in fairfax county, in the backyard, obviously with a beautiful pool. say hello, guys. they're enjoying the pool. this is the home of a retired police officer, and breast cancer survivor. >> 15 years last saturday. going strong. >> you have some family and friends from puerto rico. [ speaking foreign language ] >> this is my partner lucy. this is my friend cynthia, christy. mary ann, rosalie, and my sister from puerto rico. >> reporter: there's neighbors and friends. got to love the weather here. trust me, by the way, is it does not get as hot in puerto rico as it will get here. all across the area, temperatures in the 90s. that's what we're going to be seeing through the rest of the evening. humidity of 22%.

gina says her bill is about $450 to feed five. >> there are moms and grandmothers who have been doinghis for years. it seems like it has trend a little more lately that people are interested in coupons. certainly gotten cooler. >> your total saves is $38. >> when it comes to sales at the grocery store, you may find good bargains on meats for the grill. it's also national dairy month so you could see deals on milk, eggs, cheese, ice cream, yogurt, other dairy products but expect to pay a premium on seasonal items like sunscreen, bug spray and allergy medication. >> didn't you tell us that the retailers are also fighting back on some of these extreme couponners by limiting the coupons so we've got to jump on them. >> absolutely. you need to be careful to not do too good a job but try to maximize the savings. obviously it takes a lot of time to do so-so you have to invest some time or think seasonally. >> it could be a part-time job. that's a lot of time consuming stuff. thanks, jess. >>> there's something happening in the sky tonight. if you miss t you'll have to say alive for another 1

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it has been a good day on the job for gina. >>> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecastertified most accurate. >> we had a beautiful day. take a look. a little time lapse photography. a lot of people soaking up the sunshine. low humidity. temperatures around the seasonable average high of 79. the same deal there, a lot of clouds moving in, but fair weather clouds not with any precipitation or storm else. here is a live shot and right now, it is as of 6:30, 78 degrees. still bone dry humidity at 36%. >> we have some new warnings that just popped up over our three counties. this is going to be around until 7:45 the these storms we're going to show you is not really producing much in the way of the severity levels we saw with the friday storms but we're seeing these hugging between the maryland pennsylvania line so there could be a quick wind gust with these and dangerous clouds to ground lightning. here is a planner through 8:00. showers and storms, 72 degrees. we'll clear everything out around 11:00. tonight going down to 56, back up to 61 by the drive time tomorrow morni

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now, someone has leaked intimate e-mails he exchanged with "wall street journal" reporter gina chan in8. they are raising questions about whether he revealed secret information to chan. or if he is disciplined enough to run the largest embassy in the world. >>> republican challenger mitt romney raised more campaign cash last month than the president. the romney campaign brought in 76 million bucks in may, compared to $60 million for the president. romney's earning more now. he, of course, will be the nominee. but it he's expected to benefit from super pacs, more than the ones favoring the democrats. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton holds high-level meetings in washington today on the worsening violence in syria. they have come under fire after they went to the site of a massacre. witnesses say 80 people were found shot and stabbed in that mass killing. >>> and politics in greece has turned violent. take a look at this drama that unfolded on live morning television. a politician lunged at two left-wing politicians. throwing water at one. smacking the other across the face several

according to reports when the two were married to others, mcgurk had an affair with gina chong. they are now married. >>> word leaders in mexico appear to have a plan to help europe's economic problems from spreading to the rest of the world. >> susan mcginnis has more on that and growing tensions between the united states and russia about syria. >> reporter: fireworks lit up the skies in mexico where the g20 summit is being held. they were being set off as word spread that the group will announce today a plan to fight the economic crisis in europe. it calls for government spending to create jobs and growth, something president obama has been pushing for. >> so that the economy grows, the situation stabilizes, confidence returns to the markets. >> reporter: this comes amid concerns that spain may need a bailout as a result of high interest rates on money it borrows. >> they really can't afford to borrow. >> reporter: a separate discussion took place at the summit between president obama and russian president vladimir putin, this one lasted far longer than expected. >> the fact t

according to reports, he had an affair with wall street journal reporter gina chon. the two are now married. >>> president obama and other world leaders are in mexico tonight for the g-20 summit. the economy clearly the number one issue. but putin and he are trying to come to an agreement about what to do with the chaos in syria. >> we agree we need to see a cessation of the violence, that a political process has to be created to prevent civil war. >> back to the economy, sunday's election of a pro bailout government in greece has averted immediate disaster but spain and italy are in serious debt and threatening to throw the entire continent into chaos. >>> closing arguments in the jerry sandusky trial could begin as soon as thursday, according to the judge presiding in the case. testimony ended early today because of technical issues involving witnesses, but before that, friends and family of the former penn state assistant football coach testified on his behalf. sandusky is accused of molesting at least ten boys over a 15-year period. >>> a canadian porn actor accu

joining us is the woman who spearheaded the reform, gina raimondo.> good morning. >> this was a tremendous problem facing the state of rhode island, facing many states in this country. can you put this in perspective in terms of how big the problem is nationwide and how tough the decisions are going to have to be in order to tackle it? >> well, it is a tremendous problem nationwide, depending on the estimates you look at, there's anywhere between $2 and $4 trillion of unfunded pension liability nationwide. as you know, the t.a.r.p. bailout, the nation was prepared to spend $700 bill or $800 billion. it's one of the greatest financial issues our nation has to face. here in rhode island prior to the reform, our state was one of the -- had one of the worst funded pension systems. it was really a broken system that didn't provide retirement security for our public workers. it was time to fix that system that we had. >>> part of the reforms was decreasing the assumptions when it comes to the investment assumptions for the pension funds and also forcing pe

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