joe dimaggio heart transplant program marking five years. stephanie bertini live to show us how they're marking the occasion. >> reporter: well, apanniversary celebration wrapped up about an hour ago. we were there and met a very special girl who just became anan adult. after a very difficult childhood, she says her life was forever changed here at the joe deimagine i don't dimaggio chchdren's hospital. >> year too young to die. >> reporter: standing before this crowd was emotional for anna. she just turned 18. an accomplishment for a girl who >> i was going to be born with heart defects. >> reporter: during her early year, martinez remembers battling the heart issues. and doctors got her and her family options were thin. >> they told me i would need a heart transplant. joy dimaio children's hospital. >> reporter: that was five years ago. since then, hospital leaders say 21 children have been given a second chance at life, including anna martinez, who spoke tay to help the hospital celebrate the transplant program and close by, the mother of

. >> joe dimaggio at bat.ankee clipper swings for a home run. >> it was the game that every boy played. and every town had its own team and the minor leagues were thriving. >> reporter: john thorn is major league baseball's official historian. >> baseball was it. >> it's a home run. >> reporter: the game was going strong. but war was brewing across two oceans about to change everything in america, even our leisure. but there were 500 major league players who served. >> yes. almost everybody of consequence did serve. either they were stars before the war or they were stars after the war. >> reporter: and yet you read some of the names of those who served. ted williams. joe dimaggio. hang greenberg. peewee reese. yogi berra. bill dickey. biggest names of their day. >> the biggest names of their day in some cases were drafted rather than enlists. that's not true of greenberg. >> reporter: detroit slugger hank greenberg left first base for the army, served his time, and then went back in. >> greenberg who had been

pat riley was awarded the joe dimaggio american icon award. >> i happen to be a a ach who coached a lot of icons. i'd be someonon on the screen computer that you can hit. not screaming and yelling all the time. >> big congrats to the grandfather there. last night nhl was not the best of nights for their referee including scary hit in calgary. take a look at the defensive end decide for some reason to cross check linesman don henderson viciously into the boards. it happens right between the teams inches. shocked at the hit there. . shoot free throws. check this out here. at arizona state they have the curtain of distraction. tonight against oklahoma state, fell 18 time olympic gold medallist made an experience behind the curtain. there he is. his little speedos and all. see if it helps >>> all right. after a nation wide search, the trix rabbit is replaced with a real bunny. cinnabon will appear on the box. >> the rabbit beat out 75 others. celebrate the removal of all

hollywood at the diplomat hotel being recognized as an american icon all durg a fundraiser at joe dimaggio's children's hospital. before the rallye shot down a report that lebron james had asked him to fire head coach eric spoelstra while he was here in miami.. >> you know, so, you know, i've been in that situation, younow, twice. i left los angeles and a lot of stuff followed me out the door to new york. and obviously when i stuff followed me down through miami. it took ten years to sort of get out of that story line, and so a lot of stuff is following him out the door. whether it's right or wrong, it's just the nature of the game. >> meanwhile the nba make it official last night. well-deserved honor for chris bosh. bosh's 11th all-star selection and this game will be played in toronto where cb playeded his first 11 seasons. all of the heats games he's played this year averaging more than 19 points a game. >> i would have broken a few lommer room doors. he's the best big man in the eastern conference. i think he's had the best season. >> versatile, dependable, durable. there's a couple othe

. >> clay: after being ords an american icon by did joe dimaggio foundation. he also spoke highly of chris bosh. let's just say it's a good thing bosh was named an all-star as well. >> i would have broken a few locker room doors if he had not gotten named. he's the best big man in the eastern conference. i think he's had the best season, the most efficient, versatile, you know, dependable, durable big in the east. too, but i think he has been that and i think he's deserving. >> clay: it is nhl all-star weekend on the ice. e of the biggest stories panther star jag jar. es at 44 he is thest star. this the league but today at media day he shed he's not slowing down at all. >> i think it's funny everybody saying i slow down. i don't think i slow down but everybody else get quirk and faster. it's in my opinion. it's went i was 20 years ago but, else they're a lot, lot, lot better. >> clay: i think we can all relate as we get older, everybody else gets a little faster. >> calvin: that's my excuse on the weekends. theseuys beat me on the basketball court, absolutely.

the games will be played at al lang stadium and the joe dimaggio sports complex in clearwater. it's a win-win situation... the rowdies will take on the challenge of playing some of the top teams in major league soccer... and those teams have somewhere warm to get ready for their own seasons. 3 (walter) dogs could be the best medicine for veterans with post traumatic stress disorder. but sometimes it can take awhile for a vet to get a service dog... three to five years. (vanessa) well now, one veteran in polk county is making that wait time much shorter... in become certified p-t-s-d service dogs, in just 30-days! fox-13 photojournalist lucas bogg shows us how he does it. 3 (sorry, no verbatim script available) 3 3 dissellehas training sessions every thursday at 1:30 at the american legion post in lake wales.(walter) the classes are *free to veterans and their dogs. 3 ((vanessa)) there's much more to come on good day. ((walter)) let's turn it over to russell and jen - to find out what's ahead in our 6 o'clock hour. 3 coming up ... police search for several stolen guns. they say

therapist whitney chambers works with young dancers through a special sports medicine program at joe dimaggio children's hospital. >> the vast majority of dance injuries tend to be related to overuse and its related to volume of training and the types of skills they are >> it's estimated that 20 percent of student dancers are dealing with some kind of injury at any given point among the most common injuries, snapping hit syndrome. that's the snapping of a tendon over a bony bump on the outside front of the hip. also, impingement can happen when the toe is fully appointed and may require susuery. dancers are susceptible to stress factors of the lower back. >> the biggest thing as assessment and making sure we are identifying areas of opportunity to improve and where the imbalances lie so we can improve the efficiency of their body . >> gabby is glad to be back in the studio teaching again, taking each day one dance move at a time . >> it's frustrating but i have learned to take time off knowing that if i take time off now i get to do it more later . >> that was kristi kruger reporting. physica

the games will be and the joe dimaggio sports complex t is a win-win. rowdies play some of the top teams in soccer. they have somewhere warm to get ready for their own seasons. >> it is great to watch them on tv on saturday and sunday but to see them live, that's a different experience. ky -- i can guarantee that. i'm sure the fans will love ever riff minute of it. >> and serena williams needed 20 minutes to win the first set in the match in the australian open. she is on the doorstep of history a win in the finals will give her 22 grand slam wins, >>> so, going, she is awesome. >> she is so on fire. >> she is getting older and she is not old i'm not saying that but she is successful. >> she is not young. >> we can say that. >> right, exactly. >> great to watch. >>> still ahead here the last republican debate before the iowa walkous. you heard about that. and craig patrick will give us the latest on trump and what is up next. >>> we'll tell you about the mystery illness that grounded a flight last night and our consumer report ser here. chris? >> kelly

. >> at thee diplomat hotel being recognized an an arican icon during a fundraiser for joe dimaggio hospital. riley shot down the report that lebron asked him to hire head coach eric spolstra. he compared the waves of lebron leaving miami to when he left the heat himself and the lakers and the knicks. >> not from him today, never. you know, so -- you know, i have beeeein that situation, you know, twice. i left los angeles and a lot of stuff followed me out the door to new york and obviously when i left new york, a lot of stuff followed me down here to miami. took about ten years to sort o@ get out of that storyline. and so a lot of stuff is following him out the door, whether it's right or wrong. it is just the nature of it. >> eric: the nba is making it chris bosh will be a reserve for the all-star. hihi11th all-star selection. the game being played in toronto where he played his first seven seasons. you can expect emotions to be running high. he played in all 46 of the heat's game and averaging 19 points a game. >>> and according to coach spoelstra, alhl indication that dragic will return

riley was honoreds an american icon last night by the joe dimaggio, and he talked about a lot of things including former at star lebron james. rile said among other things he never tried to get head coach erik spoelstra fired, and riley compared lebron's current situation to his own when hee left la and new york. >> from from him to mever, no. you know, so, look week i'veve been in that situation twice. i left lososngeles and a lot of stuff followed me out the door to new york, a a obviously when i left new york, a lot of stuff followed me down here toiami, and it took about ten years to sort of get out of that storyline, and so a lot of stuff is following him out the door, whether it's write right or wrong it's just the nature of the game. >> clay: and it's media day at the nhl all-star came. jaromir jagr of the florida the oldest player in the league and still playing in his tenth all-star game. we will hear from him at 6:00. >>> and a great gesture by dee gordon, giving out food at the ronald mcdonald house all for seriously ill children and their families. gordon just signed a big c

jeremy frank is an orthopaedic surgeon at joe dimaggio's children's hospital. >> i think crossfit can build up strength and strengthening as long as there is proper supervision and training and you need to protect kids from having injuries to their growing health plates and growing bone. >> reporter: kids are learning technique and their bodies at the same time. is that a concern in crossfit? >> absolutely not. i think when they are learning the right technique, kids are sponges. >> reporter: this past weekend, downtown miami hosted water palooza, a crossfit style competition. 1,350 athletes, including kids as young as 10. they both told us they expected to win. as a licensing company, crossfit inc. has nothing to do with water palooza and believe some kids may be too young to compete. the company told us in a statement, crossfit inc. does not agree with woda pa look is a's sanctioning. the youngest age that crossfit inc. will allow in the crossfit games is 14. steve suarez cofounded wadapalooza years ago. >> they may not be okay with it but we believe functional movement is okay with

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jeremy frank is an orthopaedic surgeon at joe dimaggio's children's hospital. >> i think crossfit can build up strength and strengthening as long as there is proper supervision and training and you need to protect kids from having injuries to their growing health plates and growing bone. >> reporter: kids are learning technique and their bodies at the same time. is that a concern in crossfit? >> absolutely not. i think when they are learning