. >> including the attention of the disco queen, gloria gaynor.ep her motivated. here's tom yanez. >> reporter: for graduates, the evidence was right there in front of them. anything is possible. >> it was difficult. when i was starting to apply to college, i didn't have an address to apply to. >> reporter: that's because she along with her mother and sister lived in this beat-up chevy cavalier. imagine seeing life through that back broken window. >> i was trying to pin down my homework with my books and it started raining on my homework, and i was like, this can be the end or the beginning of me fighting on. >> reporter: and fight, she did. >> the first semester, i was taking four ap classes, and the second semester, try ap class, and during the time i was also council and the president of the literature club. >> reporter: when times were really tough, disco. >> i took like song lyrics, like "i will survive" by gloria gaynor. i listened to that song when we had internet access, keeping myself going, like i will survive this. >> reporter: megan no

gloria gaynor armed with a microphone, spotting megan. ella, treating megan to a private performance and then that hug. >> how are you? >> reporter: the grammy winner admitting she was the one who was touched. >> just so amazed at the strength of character of this young lady. and then she said she used my song to help her, and i thought, this is the purpose of my song. >> and we wish good luck to megan at stanford. our thanks to our affiliate in raleigh for that story, and thank you so much for watching on a tuesday night. life. intelligent technology can help protect it. the all-new audi q5 is here. [vo] the grille is distinctive. but it's usually seen from the rear. the all-new audi q5 is here. this is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants -- a cashier from mars, pennsylvania... a civil servant from arlington, virginia... and our returning champion -- a student from provo, utah... whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny gilbert. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. gosh,

>> reporter: well gloria gaynor heard about megan's story and wanted to meet her. d her family set out on a road trip. megan bringing her bookbag which sometimes she used as a pillow. gaynor's lyrics written all over it. and then came that moment. gloria gaynor armed with a microphone, spotting megan gaynor acapella, treating megan to a private performance and then that hug. >> how are you? >> reporter: the grammy winner admitting she was the one who was touched. >> just so amazed at the strength of character of this young lady. and then she said she used my song to help her, and i thought, this is the purpose of my song. >> and we wish good luck to megan at stanford. our thanks to our affiliate in raleigh for that story, and thank you so much for watching on a tuesday night. i'm >>> we haven't been able to do it, honestly, consistently in the last few years. >> it's a shame because the swimming season and the warm air -- weather is actually just starting now. >> stay out signs dot the shoreline as two popular east bay lakes closed to swimmers because of something i

>> reporter: well gloria gaynor heard about megan's story and wanted to meet her. d her family set out on a road trip. megan bringing her bookbag which sometimes she used as a pillow. gaynor's lyrics written all over it. and then came that moment. gloria gaynor armed with a microphone, spotting megan. ♪ the disco queen going a cappella, treating megan to a private performance, and then that hug. >> how are you? >> reporter: the grammy winner admitting she was the one who was touched. >> just so amazed at the strength of character of this young lady. and then she said she used my song to help her, and i thought, this is the purpose of my song. >> and we wish good luck to megan at stanford. our thanks to our affiliate in raleigh for that story, and thank you so much for watching on a tuesday night. i'm tom llamas. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow night. for david and all of us, good night. >>> silicon valley steps up as hackers hit computers from around the world. >>> searching for a motive in the disappearance of an uber driver. the new details from the man

gloria gaynor armed with a microphone, spotting megan. ella, treating megan to a private performance and then that hug. >> how are you? >> reporter: the grammy winner admitting she was the one who was touched. >> just so amazed at the strength of character of this young lady. and then she said she used my song to help her, and i thought, this is the purpose of my song. >> and we wish good luck to megan at stanford. our thanks to our affiliate in raleigh for that story, and thank you so much for watching on a tuesday night. i'm from sony pictures studios, it's american's game. wheel... of... fortune! ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of our show... pat sajak and vanna white. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] thanks, everybody. that was jim thornton. thank you. have a nice trip to the puzzle board. hey, how y'all doing? get ready. if you want to win money, now is the time. our first toss up -- "fun & games," the category. all yours, vanna. [ bell chimes ] pete. hitting the road?

i will survive this. >> reporter: well, gloria gaynor heard about meagan's story and wanted to meet herics scribbled all over it. and then came that moment. gloria with a microphone, spotting meagan, the disco queen going a cappella, treating meagan to a performance, and then that hug. the grammy winner admitting she was the one who was touched. >> just so amazed at the strength of character of this young lady, and then she said that she used my songs to help her, and i thought this is the purpose of my song. >> so she was so obsessed with gloria gaynor, that gloria gaynor serenaded her at the airport. showed up at the airport, ♪ walk out the door ♪ ♪ because you're not welcome anymore ♪ >> no. >>> this morning on "world news now," president trump trying to close the deal. >> but the republican health care bill gets put on the back burner. the fast track to a vote this week falls through even after the president made a direct pitch to senators. so can he turn the tide of republicans opposing the bill? >>> and panic under ground. the country's busiest subway system coming to a halt. smok

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. >> i took song lyrics like "i will survive" by gloria gaynor.that song whenever we had internet access, to try and keep myself going, like, i will survive this. >> reporter: megan not only survived, she thrived. head of the class. her story taking off, and stanford university taking notice. >> i got a note in the mail from stanford saying they were interested in me and they hoped i'd apply. >> reporter: next fall, meghan heads to stanford, to study education and teach the lesson she lived. >> you can push your limits and you should always push yourself because you can do things even if you don't think you can. >> so tonight we salute meghan for being "america strong." thank you for watching on this friday. i'm tom llamas. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow. this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are -- a retired software engineer from sunnyvale, california... an esl teacher from tucson, arizona... and our returning champion -- a lawyer from pittsburgh, pennsylvania... whose 2-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopa

megan wrote the words to gloria gaynor's "i will survive" on her backpack. r mother and sisters all lived inside their family's chevy. gaynor heard about her beating the odds and the disco queen recently surprised that young scholar. ♪ i will survive >> just so amazed at the strength and character of this young lady, and then she said she used my song to help her, and i thought this is the purpose of my song. >> i wish we could have heard a little more singing. >> i love this. >> a scholarship will cover much of her tuition at stanford, and, of course, we wish her all the best. >> megan, welcome to the bay area. i can't wait for you to contribute to our community. that's awesome. >> and we know she will. >>> back with another full 90 minutes of news, including the reason street trees in san francisco are no longer the property owner's problem. >> plus, the reason behind that warning for visitors to a very popular outdoor spot in the east bay. bay. >>> and where [ light music playing ] you've wished upon it all year, and now it's finally here. the mercedes-ben

gloria gaynor presented megan farecloth with $2,000 in scholarships from our i will survive foundationnth that her family struggled with homelessness while she was in high school. faircloth said she would listen to gaynor's 1979 hit i will survive to help her get through those tough times. >> just so amazeed at the strength of character of this young lady and then she said that she used my song to help her and i thought, this is the purpose of my song. >> even if you're in a bad situation there's always blue skies ahead. >> faircloth graduated high school at the top of her class and i am proud to be able to call her a fellow cardinal. she's been accepted to stanford. >> do a meet and greet show her around campus. always great to visit california right. >> any excuse i can find. >> time right now 6:47. a live preview of "gma" is next plus an nfl player from camden county helps his brother tackle student debt. david. >> beautiful day across the region with low humidity, temperatures looking pretty good. and right now we're comfortable with a lot of neighborhoods in the 50's. philadelphia

gloria gaynor a boat show later this summer but of course chris and dawn, we are not looking to rush summer. let us get through july 4th and hopefully as scott was saying pretty nice weather here through the weekend here in ocean city, new jersey. beautiful day today, guys, back to you. >> sure looks that way. my daughter is there, brad. make sure she's behaving. [ laughter ] >> reporter: okay. [ laughter ] >> all right. checking out center city right now for latest forecast right at your fingertips this holiday weekend be sure to download or fox 29 weather app. >>> switching gears following breaking news out of new york city right now. at least one person dead and six more injured in a shooting at a hospital. now this happened just before 3:00 o'clock at bronx lebanon hospital. police sources say the gunman was wearing a lab coat and hid a rifle in it. they say he was a former hospital employee. the gunman is believed to have killed himself. the 120-year-old hospital is one of the busiest in new york city. >>> now on to a developing story out of chester county. a manhunt continues f