she's been undergoing chemotherapy for hodgkins. >> he missed his mom, she missed him and this moment is just pure love. >> o >> and look at the look on her face. keeps looking back at a camera overwhelmed by how much love is coming from her son. >> this alone has to feel so good for her recovery too. you got stla love. you can't just rely on medicine. >> talk about the positive mental attitude and stuff like that. absolutely helping in the body and healing and everything to do with this. it's part of her heart coming back to her. >> and laura will tell you, and her friends will tell fighting this fight with a huge amount of positivity. >> i'm here! >> this video is getting a ton of atte of how special that moment is and people are now contributing to laura. she has a gofundme page to help with some of her medical bills, you can imagine. treating hodgkins lymphoma a very expensive thing. >> hoping to raise around $30,000 and getting very close to that goal because so many are inspired by her positive attitude and her willingness to battle this he [ laughter ] >>> what's up? web wizard

first, non-hodgkins leukemia. she wants to control how, when and where she dies. >> what i'm working for probably won't help me but it's going to help those who come behind me. >> reporter: the 53-year-old woman is a plaintiff in a lawsuit today challenging california law that her attorneys say dates back to 1874. that makes it a felony to help someone commit suicide. this case is about letting the patient, the individual script the last bit of their journey through life. >> reporter: attorney kathryn tucker says it's a right of privacy, autonomy and liberty. it comes after brittany menard moved from the bay area to oregon where she received the drugs that peacefully ended her life. but opponents believe there's too much room for abuse. >> where assisted suicide is legal, an heir can steer them toward assisted suicide? >> i say wait until you've been diagnosed, and you'll strongly change your mind. >> reporter: but critics say christi white and others should rely on sedation to ease their pain. some states allow p

camille strong is for 19-year- old camille chabot with stage for hodgkin's lymphoma the tri- valley community rallied around her using the phrase camille strong on social media. we brought you her story in december when some special scarves were returned to her and her mother. the box stolen was found on the railroad tracks in oakland. the scarves have the slogan camille strong on them and were gifts to thank those who supported her. camille just recently completed her 8th chemotherapy treatment. >>> final preparations are taking place for music's biggest night. what we can expect to see during tomorrow night's grammy awards. >> and here comes that rainy day feeling again. we live in a pick and choose world. choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime? ...why settle for this? enter sleep number, and the ultimate sleep number event, going on now. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. you like the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! now we can all choose amazing sleep only at a sleep number store. right now save 50%

his stock picks is this week's market monitor, eric marshall president and portfolio manager of hodgkin's capital management runs more than $2 billion. welcome, eric. good to have you with us. how do you explain the market turnaround these past couple of weeks? >> well i think it's really been a response to the commodity and some of the volatility that we've seen in currency markets and so forth. just kind of settling down. we've gotten into earnings season corporate earnings and the outlooks that we're hearing from companies are relatively positive and i think it's been a normal, you know, one step back two steps forward. >> what is it like down there in dallas not really the epicenter of the energy world in texas, i guess you'd say houston is but you're very close to it. a lot of the economy is dependent on it. what are people saying? >> well you know, in dallas and in north texas, we really haven't seen much of an impact of lower oil prices. if you look at the texas economy, it's much more diversified than it was back in the early '80s when we had the big oil bust. and so in dallas, we

becca was diagnosed with hodgkin's lymphoma a year ago but with hard work an lot of support from her family and friends she's won her battle to get back on the court. >> they taught me to not take any for granted and be thankful for those that you have with you. it feels great just to know that i -- they were the ones that helped me and now we're playing for the people who can't. that's what this game is for much that's what this day is for for. >> last november doctors told becca the news that she had been hoping for. after months of radiation treatments, she was officially cancer free. >>> well, it is a big celebration in east falls tonight. philadelphia's university legendary basketball coach herb magee reaches a huge milestone. "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers has all the exciting details. >> reporter: a countdown 48 years in the making. >> four, three two one! >> reporter: with that buzzer herb magee got his 1,000th victory as the head basketball coach at the philadelphia university. >> i never really thought about it until just now. 1,000 wins much that's a lot. >> report

she's been battling aggressive cancer first non-hodgkin's lymphoma, then, leukemia. >> it's time for to get out of the way and let qualified patients like me make our own decisions . >> the 53-year-old is challenging california law that her attorneys say dates back to 1874, making it a felony to help someone commit suicide. >> the case is about letting the patient, the individual script the last bit of their journey through life. >> attorney catherine tucker says it's a right of privacy and liberty. five doctors are part of the suit including bob linerd diagnosed with stage four lymphoma. >> i want to stick around for the duration, but should have a choice. >> this lawsuit after a 29-year-old brain cancer patient moved from the bay area to oregon to legally receive life-ending drugs. >> when assisted suicide is legal, an heir, or an abusive care giver can steer them towards this assisted suicide >> a bill was introduced that would have california following in footsteps of oregon and four other states. now, courts will take it up too. president obama asked for formal animalingry sayin

she's been battling aggressive cancer first non-hodgkin's lymphoma, then, leukemia. >> it's time fortate of california to get out of the way and let qualified patients like me make our own decisions . >> the 53-year-old is challenging california law that her attorneys say dates back to 1874, making it a felony to help someone commit suicide. >> the case is about letting the patient, the individual script the last bit of their journey through life. >> attorney catherine tucker says it's a right of privacy and liberty. five doctors are part of the suit including bob linerd diagnosed with stage four lymphoma. >> i want to stick around for the duration, but should have a choice. >> this lawsuit after a 29-year-old brain cancer patient moved from the bay area to oregon to legally receive life-ending drugs. >> when assisted suicide is legal, an heir, or an abusive care giver can steer them towards this assisted suicide >> a bill was introduced that would have california following in footsteps of oregon and four other states. now, courts will take it up too. president obama asked for formal

hodgkin's disease. the lymphoma. if we borrow from each other and learn from each other. >> is there enough talent in the field? >> there is enough talent. it is getting the talent to talk to each other and look at the problem from a different way. >> one thing about cancer centers, they are designed to be think tanks for all aspects of cancer from the molecular biology to the immunology.help ow a person gets back-and-forth to the hospital. in the context of a human suffering and doing things that will relieve it bike your -- relieve it bike your taking care of them. >> take you for coming in. ♪ >> there is no more important economic and political debate in america than what to do about the struggling and shrinking middle class. central players in the race will be -- david brooks calls him the preeminent young conservative policy individual. he is an advisor to paul ryan, marco rubio, and recently consulted with jeb bush. and hillary clinton's recent advisor. and then a top eight in the obama white house. now running

. >> reporter: so far 125 patients with the w accute or chronic leukemia or non-hodgkins lymphoma have this experimental therapy, and more than two thirds of them have gone into a full or partial remission including 36 chin, scientists at the university of pennsylvania school of medicine are reprogramming billions of a patient's cells to fight off their own specific cancer, and much of it is credited to the hiv virus. researchers are only using the part of the virus that allows it to sneak into and infect t-cells or white blood cells. >> in this case we're using it to bring in genetic material, not from an hiv virus but bring in genetic material that will reprogram the patient's t-cell to fight their cancer. it is not hiv patient can't get hiv from this. >> once reprogrammed the lan, the new cells are put back into the patient's body, where the cancer fighting cells reproduce, in some cases offering an alternative to dangerous bone marrow transplants. >> one of the patients is doctor doug olson he's had four cancer treatments since he was diagnosed with chronic leukemia in 1996. in 201

becca was diagnosed with hodgkin's lymphoma one year ago. we spoke with her about the experience. >> the holy grace taught me to not take anything for granted and just be thankful for those that we have. it feels great just to know, that they were ones that helped me and we are just playing. >> such an inspiring well spoken young lady. last november doctors told becca the news she had been waiting to hear after months of radiation treatments, she was officially cancer free. loved that. >>> happening today, it is last day to visit the the philadelphia auto show. doors opened up at 9:00 o'clock at the pennsylvania convention center. offeringers expected american 250,000 people to attend, that show runs until 8:00 o'clock. >>> well, from cars to boats today is also the last day for atlantic city's boat show, a chance to think about the warmer days of summer amid this winter weather. doors opened up at 11:00 o'clock and it goes until 5:00 o'clock tonight. >>> and it is 7:09. we are hearing from authorities about a crash involving olympian bruce

were very pacific in melanoma and now in lung cancer and then most recently very dramatic effect in hodgkin disease limb to marks lymphoma so i think we borrow from each other .. we learn from each other -- >> this goes back to your point earlier of is there another talent in the field. there is enough talent that is giving that talent to look at each other and look at the problem from a different way. i think both is the cancer centers that is one of the special things. they are really designed to be think tanks for all aspects of cancer from the molecular biology to the immune immunology to the care to how a person gets back and forth to the hospital what their life is like. it is really to see it in the context of a human suffering and doing those things that will relieve it either by cure or by taking good care of them. >> rose: here is what you wrote. there are few among us who have not experienced loss of a friend or a loved one often without warning or like those of us who hear of people of cancer after a link everything illness. it is a time when emotions run high and deep and as ti

reporter: so far the experimental therapy has been used to fight acute and chronic leukemia and on hodgkin'sa. since 2010 of the 125 patients who have received the trials, more than 2/3 have gone into full or partial remission including 36 children. dr. doug olson has had four cancer treatments since he was diagnosed with chronic leukemia in 1996. in 2010, half his bone marrow was cancerous and he was running out of options so he signed up for the therapy and in less than four weeks after treatment he was in full remission. >> literally, it was the income week dr. porter's exam room and he said they couldn't find a cancer cell anywhere. >> reporter: dr. olson bought a sailboat immediately after and has been cancer-free four years now. he even ran his first half marathon with his son. >> it's a wonderful feeling of accomplishment to get across the finish line. >> reporter: still, this is experimental. questions remain. how long will remission last and can this work for other cancers? for now, this fuels another cancer fighter and that's hope. >> that is great news. cancer-free for four years.

. >> senior eye of high school good hodgkin's lymphoma. >> you went through chemotherapy. >> yes. >>that what you called chemicals that provide chemotherapy. >> joy joyce. >> the day i walk out my door my parents were saying it is time for my joy joyce. that is my nickname and it stuck you are fine now. >> totally great. >> amazing. >> best and wheres experience i have had in my life. >> i will try to explain and see if i'm's on track here. >> sure thing. >> you are going through this as a teenager. >> yes. >> sometimes you felt better if you just looked physically better, better clothes, took care of yourself, got your hair done and stuff like. that you felt better. >> sometimes i remember getting all dressed up to get the my chemo. i would show up. he said where are you going. >> i came to see you. >> lou good, feel good. >> you are right, danny, i apologize. it did work. the little things you are trying to spread that message if you look good, you feel good to other people. >> absolutely. the journey is an interesting one to put it mildly. so to be able to spread that joy and brin

well so far 125 patients with acute or chronic leukemia or non-hodgkins lymphoma have gone into the fullhildren. scientists at the pennsylvania school of medicine are reprogramming billions of the patient's cells to fight off their own specific cancer and much is credited to the hiv virus. researchers are only using the part of the virus that allows it to sneak into and infect t-cells or white blood cells. >> in this case, we're using it to bring in genetic material not from the hiv virus, but bring in genetic material that will reprogram the patient's t-cell to fight their cancer. it is not hiv. patients can't get hiv from this. >> once reprogrammed in the lab, the new cells are put back into the patient's body where the cancer fighting cells reproduce. in some cases offering an alternative to dangerous bone marrow transplants. one of the patients is dr. doug olson. he's had four cancer treatments since he was diagnosed with chronic leukemia in 1996. in 2010, half of his bone marrow was cancerous and he was running out of options. he signed up for the therapy and in less than four weeks

he had hodgkin's disease, he survived that.you know he -- he was an amazing guy. >> he said i now inhabit a life i don't deserve but we all walk this earth feeling like we are frauds. the trick is to be grateful and hope that the caper doesn't. end soon. >> i just had that quote cued up to read. unbelievable line he wrote in his book "the night of the gun." >> the commencement address last year where he was talking about being a journalist and he said -- do you have that bite? >> uh-huh. >> go ahead. play the bite about being a journalist. >> if i told you that i was a drug addict who sobered up got custody of his kids got them off welfare, survived cancer and went on to become a columnist for the "new york times," would you like my story? you bet. what if i told you i was a fat thug, sold drugs, beat up women, terrorized children and maybe not so much. >> i work at the "new york times." we have 17 million people that come to our website. we put out 100 videos every month. we have 80 blogs. we are fully engaged in the revolutio

it was given to her by her teenage daughter who died of hodgkin's lymphoma two years ago and had hernd. in the sea of humanity in new york, freddie and emily ortiz bent down to pick up his toddler's sock and saw the necklace. they connected on facebook. here's vicki's reaction. >> it's just incredible. it really shows what can happen when a bit of positive thinking and love comes together. we found it. it's amazing. thank you. >> so true. positive thinking and good will and people all-around. they came together. >> and social media now. allowing people that opportunity. >> every parent's nightmare. here's your sock and here's this necklace. >> in time square in the snow. there it was. >> incredible. hats off to the people who turned that in. a lot of people can relate to this one. we often moms and dads have a hard time getting it done. here's why moms get nothing done. esther anderson is showing us how she tries to get things done with her baby daughter. >> and i'm going to pick these up. >> that's the cutest thing. >> so true. >> no sooner you put it away. >> nice work there. >> un