that's jordan allen of san francisco's city college. his road to the happy moment was not an easy one. >> eric? >> reporter: that's jordan back there. this was a full house at solano christian academy. friends, well wishers, fans, wishing him all the best. this is more than just a football story. a very talented young man with a bright football future ahead of him. he's also been through a lot. his mom has been through a lot of health scares. his grandmother fought cancer twice. so he says a lot of this is about perseverance and about choices. >> 6'5", 230 defensive end jordan allen is a converted wide receiver. in one season he's gone from making quarterbacks look good to making them run for their lives. he red shirted his freshman year at uc davis. then switched to city college when the coach who recruited him was let go. he became one of the most highly recruited football players in the nation with size and for you.5 speed. >> i come really well off the edge. that's good. >> as proud as best the announcement, jordan says the day is re

that's jordan allen of san francisco's city college. his road to the happy moment was not an easy one. >> eric? >> reporter: that's jordan back there. this was a full house at solano christian academy. friends, well wishers, fans, wishing him all the best. this is more than just a football story. a very talented young man with a bright football future ahead of him. he's also been through a lot. his mom has been through a lot of health scares. his grandmother fought cancer twice. so he says a lot of this is about perseverance and about choices. >> 6'5", 230 defensive end jordan allen is a converted wide receiver. in one season he's gone from making quarterbacks look good to making them run for their lives. he red shirted his freshman year at uc davis. then switched to city college when the coach who recruited him was let go. he became one of the most highly recruited football players in the nation with size and for you.5 speed. >> i come really well off the edge. that's good. >> as proud as best the announcement, jordan says the day is re

. >> abc 7 news was in fairfield when jordan allen took the next step in his college football career.llen said that his success is dedicated to his mother, neys b after giving birth to him, and she had a transplant. he said that her grit and perseverance allowed him to believe to get to the next level. >> i heard had my whole life, you are not that good, you are not going to make it. you are stupid. but i believed in myself. >> we of course are wishing jordan all the best. exciting. a defensive end now being recruited to play, but he started as a receiver. >> he was a wide receiver. i talked to him on the phone, and -- >> did you know he was going to pick tennessee? i had intuition. >> i was trying to get him to go to colorado. he will love the s.e.c., and go get alabama. okay? the warriors they had five guys out tonight and a nine-game winning streak to protect. have no fear klay is >> good evening, the shorthanded warriors put the nine-game win streak on the line against memphis. no steph, andre, liveri i-- liv and zaza. klay thompson came out on fire. he was feeling it. a deep thre

. >> abc 7 news was in fairfield when jordan allen took the next step in his college football career.llen said that his success is dedicated to his mother, ney after giving birth to him, and she had a transplant. he said that her grit and perseverance allowed him to believe to get to the next level. >> i heard had my whole life, you are not that good, you are not going to make it. you are stupid. but i believed in myself. >> we of course are wishing jordan all the best. exciting. a defensive end now being recruited to play, but he started as a receiver. >> he was a wide receiver. i talked to him on the phone, and -- >> did you know he was going to pick tennessee? i had intuition. >> i was trying to get him to go to colorado. he will love the s.e.c., and go get alabama. okay? the warriors they had five guys out tonight and a nine-game winning streak to protect. have no fear klay is [ splash ] [ horn sounds ] dang! ok, i gotta run. hey, wait, there's something i need to tell you- dang. dang! dang! dang. dang. see zero in a whole new way. get zero down, zero deposit, zero first month's p

you're not gonna make it you're stupid but i always believed in myself.and right now 19 year old jordan allen'se to be found. allen is a defensive end at city college san francisco. he attracted the attention of major college football programs across the county this year. but football isn't his only focus. his mother has been in and out of the hospital for most of his life due to kidney failure which led to an eventual kidney transplant.sot if she can go to work for 8 years on dialysis every day non stop then i can go to practice and go to class and get what i have to get done. and he has gotten things done.allen who was once at uc davis wanted more and believed he could do better, he left uc davis and took extra courses at city college while playing football. his hard work led to recruiting trips to tennessee, colorado, tcu, michigan state, and arizona state. due to a recent surgery his mother missed one of the trips but was able to go on the other four. something that has been a motivation as she battles new health issues with her colon. sot he feels like he's paying me back because i get all

. >> 6'5", 230 pound defensive end jordan allen is a converted wide receiver. in one season gone from making quarterbacks look good to making them run for their lives. >> he's better at touchdown than me. >> he red shirted his freshman year at uc davis and switched when recruit was let go and became highly recruited players with his size and speed. >> i can bend really well it's good because the tackle can't really touch you. >> as proud as he is about today's announcement he said today is dedicated to his mom lisa whose kidneys started to fail during child birth despite that was perseverance are for her kids. >> she never stopped working. how could i stop working. >> no matter if you are a single mom or health issues the best revenge is success. >> she had a transplant eight years ago but has been stricken with add igszal problems making michael jordan an work harder and says his message is aimed at other young people. >> really i want people to believe in themselves. there's going to be a lot of people tell you you can't do something and you're not good enoug

you're not gonna make it you're stupid but i always believed in myself.and right now 19 year old jordan allen'se no where to be found. allen is a defensive end at city college san francisco. he attracted the attention of major college football programs across the county this year. but football isn't his only focus. his mother has been in and out of the hospital for most of his life due to kidney failure which led to an eventual kidney transplant.sot if she can go to work for 8 years on dialysis every day non stop then i can go to practice and go to class and get what i have to get done. and he has gotten things done.allen who was once at uc davis wanted more and believed he could do better, he left uc davis and took extra courses at city college while playing football. his hard work led to recruiting trips to tennessee, colorado, tcu, michigan state, and arizona state. due to a recent surgery his mother missed one of the trips but was able to go on the other four. something that has been a motivation as she battles new health issues with her colon. sot he feels like he's paying me back because

you're not gonna make it you're stupid but i always believed in myself.and right now 19 year old jordan allen'sers are no where to be found. allen is a defensive end at city college san francisco. he attracted the attention of major college football programs across the county this year. but football isn't his only focus. his mother has been in and out of the hospital for most of his life due to kidney failure which led to an eventual kidney transplant.sot if she can go to work for 8 years on dialysis every day non stop then i can go to practice and go to class and get what i have to get done. and he has gotten things done.allen who was once at uc davis wanted more and believed he could do better, he left uc davis and took extra courses at city college while playing football. his hard work led to recruiting trips to tennessee, colorado, tcu, michigan state, and arizona state. due to a recent surgery his mother missed one of the trips but was able to go on the other four. something that has been a motivation as she battles new health issues with her colon. sot he feels like he's paying me back be

you're not gonna make it you're stupid but i always believed in myself.and right now 19 year old jordan allen'sno where to be found. allen is a defensive end at city college san francisco. he attracted the attention of major college football programs across the county this year. but football isn't his only focus. his mother has been in and out of the hospital for most of his life due to kidney failure which led to an eventual kidney transplant.sot if she can go to work for 8 years on dialysis every day non stop then i can go to practice and go to class and get what i have to get done. and he has gotten things done.allen who was once at uc davis wanted more and believed he could do better, he left uc davis and took extra courses at city college while playing football. his hard work led to recruiting trips to tennessee, colorado, tcu, michigan state, and arizona state. due to a recent surgery his mother missed one of the trips but was able to go on the other four. something that has been a motivation as she battles new health issues with her colon. sot he feels like he's paying me back because i

allen branch's daughteras diagnosed with life threatening food allergies. look at dale worley's cleats. he's from philly and has close friends and family that have been victims of gun violence. lastly buffalo bills jordan is supporting sickle cell disease association of america. he says his nephew right there in the picture has been in and out of the hospital since he was diagnosed with sickle cell as a kid. he says that's the reason why he plays so hard on sundays. >> here's something you adopt see everyday in the chiefs jets game after a penalty. chiefs quarterback marcus peters chunks the flag right there into the stands. i mean i've never seen anything like it. check out this one fan, yeah he's going home with a souvenir. for peters and the chiefs they have now lost six of their last seven games. >>> this just went final maryland blew a 22 point against illinois. game went into overtime. the first free throw is good to give maryland the lead that's all she wrote. head coach said we don't always play smart but we play with great effort. >>> so check this out, the wizards boarded a plane for utah for their game against the jazz on monday. but what the heck is he wearing? he's rocking a purple shimmer

allen into this. ron, the president has either talken to today or received warnings from saudi arabia, jordan, egypt, the palestinian authority, all of whom have said -- no one has said this is a non-starter entirely. they are all saying this would be a very delicate time the do it and could unleash violence. >> oh, no, no, they are saying this is a non-starter entirely, period, declaring jerusalem the capital of israel only. remember, this is happening because there is this law that requires the president to sign off on whether or not the embassy here that's in tel aviv along with every other foreign embassy -- whether that should be moved to jerusalem. and every american president before him since 1995 delayed that decision because of security concerns. we understand that president trump may also delay that decision, but say that he wants to progress to move forward in the planning and development of all of that. and at the same time, say that jerusalem is the capital of israel only, something that theis reels are demanding, something the israelis long wanted because they truly believe jerusalem is