. >> while punk cat seems to belong to everyone, her real caretaker is joseph hill. >> she got that nickname. somebody got stabbed in the cell house. i had lieutenants and captains and everybody on the range yelling at me to get her in. she decided she didn't want to go in. i got a little aggravated and told her to get her punk ass in the cell. so she kind of looked at me and went "meow." i said, "punk ass, get in the cell." that's how she got her name. >> he's kind of a rebel, i would say she is. everybody else, you're supposed to keep your cat on a leash, whatever. well, you sit out here and look out the window around 2:00 or 2:30, bringing his big old fat butt out here, going down the street, hanging out. >> she's kind of known as the only person that can run around all day and night long without getting a charge. >> punk ass, come here. come here, mommy. come here. what's wrong? what your ears doing sticking up like that for? >> when you're walking through here at night, he will get an ankle or two. he loves to get the moths and the butterflies. he goes all over this institution. >> but

in the opening seconds of this game, in the final weeks of her life, mount saint joseph university freshman lauryn hill 'round the world. >> and the lay-up is good! >> reporter: the story of her terminal brain cancer and her in spite of it has been told all over the world. >> we will remember that lay-up forever. >> reporter: but while most news cameras were either focused on the celebration at center court our the crowd of 10,000 cheering fans, our cameraman noticed something else remarkable. he zoomed over and caught the reaction of the opposing team, a reaction that went so far beyond good sportsmanship, he just had to meet them. >> i can't even really describe it. i don't know, i was just overcome with happiness, really. >> most happy feeling i've ever felt of an opponent scoring. >> reporter: they are the hiram terrierfrom hiram, ohio, and what they showed on the court that day surprised even their coach emily hays. >> i have my girl inbounding the ball wiping her eyes. i was just like, oh, my gosh. the thing is, i didn't teach them. i can't prepare them for that. it just shows the kind of people

. >> lauryn hill and her mount st. joseph university -- >> a few hours ago here in cincinnati, hi owe the mount st. joseph university basketball team took to the floor in their season opener, all eyes on a starting forward, who may just be the most devoted player this game has ever seen. >> number 22, lauryn hill! >> 19-year-old freshman lauryn hill was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer about a year ago. from that moment to this, her main goal has been to play in just one college basketball game. >> i wanted to wear that jersey and feel like a superhero again because that's how i feel when i put on the jersey and number. >> for weeks, lauren has been waiting for and working for that first game. since practice began last month she has been training with her team, getting up at 5:30 a.m. fighting back unimaginable headaches, in utter defines of her cancer. >> when i am not there, i feel like i am letting people down. >> lauren has weeks to live at best, and here she is worried about letting other people down. >> why does it

joseph freshman lauren hill made two baskets in what was her first and likely only college basketballge along with her campaign to raise awareness about her rare form of brain cancer has resonated nationwide. hill says she's not giving up even though doctors have only given her weeks to live. >> i don't want it to be my last game and i don't plan on it being my last game and even if i can't play, you know, if i'm in a wheelchair by then or anything that happens, i'm still going to try to be there with my team and be there to support them, because they have always been here to support me. >> the ncaa allowed the schools to move the game up two weeks to allow hill to play. her story helped raise money for research of her rare form of pediatric brain cancer known as dipg. >> she is so brave. >> certainly is. >> so young. it's awful. >>> let's turn our attention to the weather forecast. nice and crisp out there. >> that's right. spencer christian's here with the latest. >> it's getting cooler by the moment, after bright skies today and relatively mild conditions, temperatures are settling

hill. returns to tell us the other half of the story. >> last sunday in the opening seconds of this game, in the final weeks of her life, son st. josepheshman lauryn hill made the shot heard around the world. the story of her terminal brain cancer and her celebration in spite of it has been told all over the world. >> we will remember that layup forever. >> but while most news cameras were focused on l celebration at center court or the crowd of 10,000 cheering fans, our cameraman noticed something else remarkable. caught the reaction of the opposing team. reaction that went so far beyond good sportsmanship we just had to meet them. >> i was just overcome with happiness, really. >> the most happy feeling i ever felt. >> they are the hiram, terriers from ohio. what they showed on the court that day surprised even their coach emily hayes. >> >> i was like, oh, my, gosh. i can't prepare them for that. just showed the kind of people that they are. >> no one deserves more credit for making lauren's moment possible. this team not only to move the game up to weeks they surrendered their home court advantage they wanted lauren to be able to p

hill got to live out her dream of playing college basketball playing for mt. st. joseph cincinnati in over 10,000 fans. hill scored the first basket of the game and the place went nuts. doctors said her brain cancer was terminal and the school moved the season up two weeks so she could play. lauren practiced through chemotherapy is not giving up. >> i don't want it to be my last game and i don't plan on it being my last game. even if i can't play and i'm in a wheelchair by then i'll still try to be there with my team and be there to support them because they have always been here to support me. >> wow. lauren's outlook through the journey has been nothing short of amazing. and the game that started with her scoring the first basket ended with the crowd chanting loudly we love lauren. back to you, john and christine. >> this is why sports is so much bigger than the game. teamwork and teammates. >> look at that. so much courage. that woman showing so much courage and the support she has around her is wonderful. >>> new polls this morning bringing the clearest sign yet the

joseph freshman lauryn hill perform. she was presented with the most courageous award. this could also be her last season. doctors say she only has months to live. >> i don't want it to be my last game, and i don't plan on it being my last game and even if i can't play, if i'm in a wheelchair by them, or anything that happens, i'm still going to try to be there with my team. >> she scored four points during the game. she did have to sit out most of it. her team did beat xavier 66-55. >> reminds you of the gayle sayers story. >> switching gears, parts of the south getting badly needed rain today. >> nicole mitchell has more. >> california's gotten attention because of the drought, but the southern plains has had similar conditions. that's where we see the core of the heavy rain today and into tomorrow, as well, as this next system moves along. a closer look at all of that, already seeing this push into oklahoma, the northern part of texas, and then behind that, a little snow for higher elevations, parts of colorado. here's the drought. especially oklahoma into texas righ

hill. >> secret service agencying director joseph clancy who you saw there said training and morale were hurt all because of budget cuts. he also said that was no excuse for these mistakes. >>> 7 after the hour. a canadian woman is the proud new mom of a million dollar baby. >> and you will never believe how some local teachers are using nascar to get their students excited about stem education. wusa9 is back right after this. >>> a cool sky shot i want to share. look at the tv if you're just listening. we have the waning crescent moon in the eastern horizon and a little color ahead of the sunrise which is still 45 minutes away. a nice looking morning but bundle up. we're in the 30s which is better than yesterday. still chilly but warmer, breezy, highs mid- to upper 40s. cold tomorrow but warmer over the weekend. right now beverly and timesaver traffic. >>> some snags. 66 eastbound with a crash. sky 9 is showing it to us heading east of nutley street before you reach the beltway coming in from the metro to get to falls church. stacked up because of this crash that's now blocking the righ

. >> lauryn hill owned the basketball court for sunday's in craa division game, hit her school mount st. joseph college against tierum college. >> the ball goes down to lauryn hill, and the lay up is good. >> we will remember that lay up forever. >> i've never felt so good in my entire life. >> just a year ago, lauren was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer and given only months to live. the former high school star's final wish, was to play in the collegiate game, ncaa rearranged its schedule so she could play before her condition worsened. seventeen seconds into the game, lauren used her non-dominant left hands, to shoot a lay up. her tumor has necessaried when her coordination, she gets dizzy when she moves her head, and needs sunglasses, because of headaches. hill ' only ever played in front of about 80 people. sunday, thousands packed the sold-out xavier university arena in cincinnati. millions more watched as the game was streamed on line. and shown on regional sport networks. >> i'm always had a never give up attitude about everything. i've always like to challenge myself. >> let's not

hill. acting secret service director joseph clancey testifies before the house judiciary committee. clancey's testimony comes a week after a report by the department of homeland security found lapses more than e greejous than previously thought. in september white house breach. clancey called the fence jumping incident simply inexcusable and outlined changes made in the wake of that breach in other security failures making headlines this year. >> without question, the agency has been severely damaged in recent years by failures ranging from disgraceful misconduct, on the part of some employees, to operational break downings that undermine the trust and confidence that previous generations worked so hard to establish. the department found the level of training likely contributed to gonzales' ability to reach the white house. and documented there was confusion regarding the various roles and responsibilities during the fence jumping inciden incident. >> clancey also expressed concerns shared by some lawmakers over local morale in the agency particularly given the number of agents have

lauren hill a freshman at mount st. joseph college raid in first and final game.cancer and scored first and last buckets of the game and afterwards celebrated with team and opponents and then offered a tearfull heart felt thank you. >> today has been the best day i've ever had [ applause ]. >> thank you so much. >> she received warm hugs and support from the whole family and meantime her story has drawn national attention leading for a fundraiser drive for brain research. so many wanted to be there for the big moment the game was moved it a larger venue. >> what a story. jeff here with sports now and the eagles injury report unfortunately including big players and we're waiting on prognosis. >> nick foles will have more test tomorrow. if it is a broken collar bone looking at 6 to 8 weeks possibly with nick foles out. big wins for eagles today but comes at cost. starting linebacker demeco ryans is expected to miss rest of year with torn achilles and quarterback nick foles may miss significant time with a shoulder injury. eagles quarterback goes hard on left non-thr

hill. she goes to mount st. joseph's. she is terminally ill. dead in a few weeks.% she played in a high school basketball game. stuart: lauryn hill? charles: yes. beautiful, beautiful scene. >> what does the church of england say about this? >> i honestly do not know, judge. i suspect it is very similar. just some crazy parts of northern europe. stuart: i think that this is the time of question that we deal with a location only on this program. >> i commend you..3 it is good to do with these issues from time to time. charles: i think it is good to talk about staaes rights. for me, tomorrow is election. 2015 is about state rrghts. stuart: hold on a second. let me show you the video. >> my dad is a brain tumor survivor. i would say life as long as possible. stuart: that is the young lady that played basketball knowing she will be passing. >> life is the greatest gift that god has given us. wants us to go. >> i would want her to stay alive as long as possible. stuart: another trend that does not bode well for mcdonald's. healthy fast food. [laught

hill friedman world academy. suburban pennsylvania schools include merion elementary, mt. st. joseph academy, nazareth area middle school, new hope-solebury high school and norwood font bon academy. >> we appreciate the recognition and we love the fact that we have been so successful, people are starting to take notice that charter schools are really starting to develop in the country and that charter schools can be successful. >> the principal of franklin towne charter speaking there. he said his school's small size and community support are what set it apart. >>> well, dozens of people who are homeless and living in a tent community in bucks county have one day to get off that property. with colder weather on the way, about 30 people who set up camp on private property near bristol pike in bristol are being told to leave or they will end up in jail. but some say they have nowhere to go because shelters are full. >> trying to figure out where to go. now it's up in the air. they can't get housing, can't get help. it's hard to get help 37. >> community organizations say there just are

. [ cheering ] that was the eruption of applause that broke out for lauryn hill as she played the first game at mount st. josephs given a month to live. the ncwaa was moving up the game two weeks for a chance to play. she scored the first and last points of the game. they plans to play again. >> don't plan on it being my last game. if i can't play, if i am in a wheelchair by then or anything that happens i am still going to try to be there with my team. >> as she says the team was there for her. pat summit was on hand to present the most courageous award that is reserved for the final four tournament. no sense on waiting. that was the best day that she ever had in her life shirleen. >>> if we can have a fraction of the strength and courage that those women have. thank you, brian. and matt pellman has an update. any changes? >> no. back on i-95 channel 6 hd is high in the sky. in the northbound lanes near philadelphia international airport. the accident that proved fatal this afternoon on northbound i-95. you see the crews on the scene. it has to funnel into the outer lanes. that is the on-ramp from philadelphia

a magic night for 19-year-old lauryn hill, a college freshman with an inoperable brain tumor whose dream was to play college hoops at mt. st. josephknowing hill has weeks to live, the ncaa moved up the date of her team's opening game to last night in hope she'd be healthy enough to play. she scored four points. here is hill after the game. >> i just feel so blessed that this is all happening. just really happy. this is a really good day. and it just makes me so happy. >> beautiful. ncaa did good. >>> still ahead on "morning joe," kaci hickox is apologizing for her actions. >> i like her. she goes a little too forward that way. she goes a little too forward this way. >> -- during he mandated isolation, but not before taking the shot at the man who put her in that isolation. you put me in a bubble. you don't put baeb in a bubble. >> i think she said something like that. >> plus, bo, incredibly ow obedient. we'll explain. >> first, here's bill karens. >> what a weekend we just got done with. winter just like that. first off, we're down in the appalachians. this dumped heavy snow up to a foot in the mountains. and then outside of colu

this coincidentally came on the same day acting secret service director joseph clancy testified on capitol hillut the searries of security scares. he told nbc's kelly o'donnell his agency is well the confidence in it is rattled. >> do you think there's a morale problem that is making the president more vulnerable? >> there's no excuse for us having a more morale. we have great people. we're going to let them shine. >> the president is no longer vulnerable thanks to new security upgrades. >>> protesters are set to take to the streets over the apparent massacre of 43 college students that disappeared 26 of september. the group disappeared after they were agreed to be attacked by local police during a protest. prosecutors say the prosstudents were turned over to a gang by police who killed them. revolution day parades have been canceled in several mexican cities. police say the boyfriend of miss honduras' sister has confessed to killing her and the 19-year-old beauty queen, maria jose alvarado. the sisters bodies found yesterday near a spa in honduras where they disappeared last week after a birth

hill freedman world academy. suburban pennsylvania schools include merion elementary, mt. st. joseph school, new hope-solebury high school and norwood fontbon academy. >> we appreciate the recognition and we love the fact that we have been so successful, people are starting to take notice that charter schools are really starting to develop in the country and that charter schools can be successful. >> now, as the principal of franklin towne charter said, his school's small size and community support set it apart. >>> good morning at 6:25. i want to update you on some of the volume out there. this is 95, the southbound side crawling along at girard avenue. you can see your drive time indicating that delay, about 24 minutes is what we're seeing from woodhaven down to the vine. no problems to report on the northbound side of 95, but we have been following two serious accidents this morning, one out of bensalem, one out of northeast philadelphia. we'll get you updated on both of those problems, get you around them coming up in just a second, but for now, let's take you to a live look outs

should have been just the beginning for 19 year old lauryn hill, the start of her college basketball career. but instead, sunday's game at mt. st. joseph university marks the end of a mission that lauren had been on for more than a year, getting to step onto this court before she died. it was while playing during her senior year in high school that lauren started to experience headaches, dizziness. an mri revealed an inoperable brain tumor. but even through radiation and chemo therapy, lauren remained strong. >> never give up. motto's never give up. not that she ever did before. so i wouldn't imagine that it would change now. >> it hasn't changed much, but. >> but she never gave up. >> i never gave up for a second even though they told me i have a terminal diagnosis, and i never for a second thought about sitting down and not living life anymore. >> reporter: to lauren, that meant keeping the college commitment she made before the diagnosis. she still wanted to play. but this summer, crushing news. her tumor was advancing quickly. doctors didn't expect her to live past this december. >> there's nothing you can really say, because i can

. >>> secret service in the hot seat on capitol hill today, acting director joseph clancy will answer questions about a string of recent security lapses at the white house. some lawmakers have expressed concerns over the secret service's ability to protect the first family. >>> they haven't heard the last of the keystone xl pipeline, nearly fell short in the senate tuesday night. all 45 republicans backed the controversial project but only 14 democrats voted yes. senate republicans say they will bring the bill back up for a vote in the next congress when they will have the votes to pass it. >>> and playing in the snow just for kids or polar bears anymore. this is da mao, one of the two pandas at the toronto zoo on loan from china. catching him sledding down the hill over and over again. hey, we all love that. da mao will stay at the toronto zoo for a few more years so a few more days of playing in the snow in his future. >>> natalie, thank you. lot of snow for dae mao and other pandas across america. >> a lot of weather going on, too. cold weather to talk about in the next half hour.

joseph women's basketball team took to the floor in their season opener. all eyes on starting forward who may just be the most devoted player this game has ever seen. >> number 22, lauryn hillr-old freshman lauryn hill was diagnosed with brain cancer about a year ago. from that moment to this her main goal has been to play in just one college basketball team. >> i wanted to wear the shoes and wear that jersey and feel like a superhero again because that's how i feel when i put on the jersey and that number. >> reporter: for weeks lauren has been waiting for and working for that team. for the last month she's been training with her team, getting up at 5:30 a.m., fighting back headaches defying her cancer. >> when i'm not there, i feelic let people down. >> reporter: lauren has weeks to live and here she is worried about letting other people down. >> why does that matter to you? >> because i love them. they're like my family and they keep me going. they make me see positives. >> reporter: but it took more than will to get lauren to this moment. because time was so short, the ncaa allowed mt. st. joseph to move their season opener up two weeks and they had to change the venue

hill as the police took a man into custody an hour ago. >>> nefertiti jaquez joining us on the ground. >> we know a man by the name of joseph smith is now in custody after police say he fired off nine to ten shots at police while in his apartment. this unfolded at the lansdowne towers apartment complex, when police say the 80-year-old called 911 and told the operator that he had a ton of guns and he planned on using them. seconds later a massive response. we're talking 50 cops and the s.w.a.t. team. police evacuated the area and his building we're told with no regard for residents or cops he fired off about a dozen shots and at one point while skyforce 10 hovered over the scene police tell us that he told them he was going to blow our chopper out of the sky and that's when they moved in. >> so we lobbed three canisters of tear gas into the rear end of where he was firing shots from. and then the s.w.a.t. team forced entry inside the apartment itself. and he was in a second bedroom with the handgun. >> reporter: as you saw there smith was taken into custody. you saw them put him on a stretcher. we're told he was rushed to the hospital fo

the secret service in the hot seat on capitol hill today acting director joseph clancey will answer questions from lawmakers about a series of recent security lapses at the white house. some lawmakers expressed concerns over procedures regarding the secret service's mission to protect the first family. >> republicans in the senate are promising democrats they haven't heard the last of the keystone xl oil pipe line, a vote to approve the project fell short in the u.s. senate tuesday night, all 45 republicans backed the controversial project but only 14 democrats voted yes. senate republicans say they will bring the bill back up for a vote in the next congress when they will have the votes to pass it. >> and playing in the snow not just for kids or poler bears, this is one of the two giant pandas at the toronto zoo on loan from china. might not be used to all of the wintry weather but seems to love every minute of it. the zoo cameras catching him sledding down the hill over and over again. hey, we all love that. he will stay at the toronto zoo for four more years so a few more snow days in his

hill's dream of suiting up for a collegiate game came true yesterday in cincinnati. former high school star scored the first and last basket for her school, mount st. joseph college, in their game. lauren said, quote, i've never felt so good in my entire life. >> that's great. got a nice ovation, that's fantastic. >> man, what a cold weekends, hoping, katy? >> so i went out with my twin nephews first birthday party in western pennsylvania. snow, snow on the highways, flurries at the truck stops. i was losing it. >> how about it? >> too early, katie. >> hey, it snowed up in new england yesterday. >> did they. they had serious snow. remember last week we told you we would dodge a bullet on this one it, could have been so much worse, right? but it is still chilly, i'll give. that do you still want to bundle up walking out the doorment can't make light that far. definitely got cold outside, specially yesterday. my one pumpkin blew away, not sure where it went. not my cat pumpkin, a actual pumpkin, but gone when we got back from pittsburgh, that much i know. meanwhile, storm scan3, see retreat of the large storm, still brinking in strictly snow to new england,

joseph women's team took to the floor, all eyes were on the lauren hill, quite possibly the most devoteden hill ran onto the basketball court with a smile, wise as a three-point line. for the past year this is all she's been thinking about. ever since she was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. lauren's goal has been simply to live long enough to play in her first basketball game. >> i wanted to wear the jersey and feel like a super hero again. that's what i feel like when i put on a jersey in that number. >> to prepare herself, lauren went to practice with everyone else. at 5:30 a.m. never mind she couldn't do most of the drills anymore. never mind the baaheadaches. she refused to lie in bed. >> when i'm not there, i feel like i'm letting people down. >> lauren has weeks to live at best. and here she is worried about letting other people down. >> why does that matter so much to you? >> because i love them. they're like my family. they keep me going. >> but it took more than will to get lauren to this moment because time was so short. the ncaa allowed mt. st joseph to move their ev

hill hit the basketball court to make her college basketball debut in cincinnati. scored the first and last baskets in the ncaa division three game, pink her school, mount st. joseph college against heream college. >> i've never felt so good in my entire life. i've always had a never give up attitude about everything, i've always liked to challenge myself. >> and to top all of that off, lauren given not one but two awards for courage. >> beautiful. >> well, talk about nerves of steel. nick wallenda sets two new records while pulling off his latest high wire act. >> now the stunt man talks about the one thing that really scared him during this risky walk. plus: thought it was a prank, because it was halloween. >> talk about a nightmare crews. halloween theheme trip tunes into real horror. hearing about the people stranded on the ship. we'll n back -- be in macarthur's world, he opposes new laws to ensure women receive equal pay for equal work. and macarthur opposes a woman's right to choose backed by a group that would outlaw abortion even for rape and incest. for us in the real world, aimee belgard. aimee will fight for equal pay and protect a woman's right to cho

joseph women's basketball team took to the floor for the season opener all eyes were on lauren hill quitet been more brazenly snubbed as it was yesterday afternoon when freshman lauren hill ran onto the basketball court with a smile wide as a three-point line. for the past year this is all she's been thinking about. ever since she was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, lauren's goal has simply been to live long enough to play in a women's college basketball game. >> i want to wear the shoes and the jersey and feel like a superhero because that's how i feel when i put on the jersey and that number. >> reporter: to prepare herself, lauren practiced with everyone else at 5:30 a.m. never mind that she couldn't do the drills anymore, never mind the debilitating headaches. she refused to lie in bed. >> i feel like when i'm not there, i'm letting people down. >> lauren has weeks to live at best, and here she is worried about letting other people down. >> why does that matter so much to you? >> because i love them. they're like my family. and they keep me going. they make it positive. >> re

joseph's has inoperable brain canser and months to live. despite a condition that required her to sit on the bench wearing sun glasses and headphones, hill scored two layups and inspired more than 10,000 people in the crowd to stand up and cheer her on. >> today is the best day i've ever had. thank you guys so much. [ applause ] the legendary pat summit paid a surprise visit to the game to give hill a courage award. the ncaa rearranged its schedule so that lauren could play in the game before her condition worsened. >> wow. she is such an inspiration to so many people. >> oh my goodness. wow. >> she can't use her right side much. >> but just to see her get those few moments of joy. touches you. >> yeah. okay. well let's move on. we'll talk about election day weather, it can snow, it can sleet, it can do anything. it's not going to. so there's no reason not to get out and vote. it's our live michael and son weather cam. it's very nice right now. no complaints. 62. wow. look at the dew point. wow. 20. okay. relative humidity is 20%. that's coincidental. that is some dry air. winds out of the south, southwest at 6. so, i will be watching the low t

hill. >> pelley: today the acting director of the secret service did his best to explain how an armed fence jumper made it into the white house. bill plante has his testimony. >> reporter: acting director josephgized for the mistakes that allowed a fence jumper to get all the way into the white house in september. >> i found the findings devastating. what hits the hardest is the range of shortcomings that ultimately allowed omar gonzalez to enter the white house practically unencumbered. >> reporter: uniformed officers on duty outside the white house saw gonzalez started over the fence but couldn't stop him. >> as he started to make a move for the fence, they shouted verbal commands, sprinted to mr. gonzalez, and they were about an arm's-length or two arm's-length short of reaching him. >> reporter: members like democrat steve cohen reacted with both sarcasm. >> would a moat, water, six feet around be kind of attractive and effective? this guy got further in the white house than some of my republican colleagues have ever gotten. >> reporter: and with outrage over initial reports that gonzalez was unarmed and was arrested immediately inside the white house door when, in fact, he had a knife an

hill. if you haven't heard her story, lauren was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer this year. her dream was to play college basketball for mt. st. josephshe realized that dream this past sunday in front of a sold out crowd. she will not stop living life to the fullest and she will continue to live for a cure. >> there are kids living through this and going through this. they're who i'm fighting for. i'm not fighting for myself. i'm fighting for little kids because one of the tumor symptoms is that it takes their voices away. >> you can catch that whole interview tonight at 10:30 eastern on "unguarded with rachel nichols." such a touching story. it is awesome of devon still. he friended lauren hill and what she is going there. >> a lot of courage there, andy. >> we have a lot of work to do to kick cancer. thanks, andy. >>> 26 minutes after the hour. in hours, president obama meets with the republican leaders of congress. this the first time since tuesday's bruising mid-term elections. is there any hope for any middle ground? we will give you a preview next. >>> beginning in just hours, president obama meets with the new leaders of the n

now lauren hill who is suffering from terminal cancer has land on the front of a wheaties cereal box. lauren brought thousands of feet to her feet as she scored four points for mount st. josephniversity in cincinnati last sunday. the ncaa moved up the game by two weeks to allow hill a chance to suit up for her team as she deals with an inoperable brain tumor. >> "the washington post" the president is now firing back at michael jordan. >> good for him. >> yeah. >> you got two heavy weights. michael jordan and the president of the united states going back. the president firing back. remember michael jordan went after president obama for his golf game. >> i never played with obama but i would. but, no, that's okay, i would take him out. he's a hack. i would be all day playing with him. >> you want to say that to the president of the united states he's a hack. >> i didn't say he wasn't a great politician. >> well, in a radio interview with earl scopes the president responded. >> but there is no doubt that michael is a better golfer than i am. of course if i was playing twice a day for the last 15 years then that might not be the case. he might want to spend more time thinking ab

hill, the start of her college basketball career. but instead sunday's game at cincinnati's mt. st. josepharked the end of a mission that lauren had been on for more than a year, getting to step on to this court before she died. it was while playing during her senior year in high school that lauren started to experience headaches, dizziness. an mri revealed an inoperable brain tumor. but even through radiation and chemotherapy, lauren remained strong. >> never give up. motto's never give up. not that she ever did before. so i don't imagine that it would change now. >> it doesn't change much. >> but she's still never giving up. >> i never gave up for a second even when they told me that i have a terminal diagnosis and i never for a second thought about sitting down and like just not living life any more. >> reporter: to lauren that made keeping her commitment to the college team she'd signed with before her diagnosis. she still wanted to try to play, but this summer crushing news. her tumor was advancing quickly. doctors didn't expect her to live past this december. >> because i can't do an

hill. if you haven't heard lauren's story, she was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. in september doctors gave her a few months to live. her dream was to play college basketball for mount st. joseph university and she realized this dream in front of a sellout crowd. lauren sat down with rachel nichols and said despite her diagnosis she won't stop living life to the fullest and she will continue to fight for her life and you can catch that at cnn's "unguarded" with rachel nichols. >> those are two wonderful stories to hear. see you in a few. >>> the next hour of "newsroom" begins right now. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm poppy harlow in for carol costello. thanks for joining me. police call him a vicious predator and the length and depravity of his alleged crimes is shocking seasoned detectives. this morning, dell vin barns awoke in a virginia stale cell after being whisked to the state to face new charges. he is accused of attacking a teen with a shovel and stuffing her into a car trunk. police say that was just a month before he violently snatched another woman off a philadelphia street in this surveillance video that ultimately helped lead to his capture. our alexandra field i

. >> reporter: freshman lauren hill playing the first and likely only game after her college basketball career. scoring the first points of the mount st. josephng diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. >> i wanted to wear the jersey. >> reporter: doctors told her she would have a few mononths t live. the ncaa agreed to move the game up two weeks. the game was moved to cincinnati's xavier university. more than 10,000 seats selling out, all to see hill play. and play she did. despite her condition leaving her sensitive to light and sound and preventing use of her dominant hand, she still scored the first and last points of the game. >> i've never felt so good in my entire life. >> reporter: eliciting a standing ovation and a group hug from her team. it's the ah she's inspired across the nation since her story of courage went viral. >> you can do layup for lauren. >> reporter: pat summitt presented her with the pat summitt most kram use awartd. an award usually reserved for the women's final four stourmt. >> today has been the best day i have ever had. >> reporter: similar to the ice bucket challenge, there's a layup for large challenge. cele

hill hit the basketball court to make her college basketball debut in cincinnati. former high school star scored the first and last baskets in the ncaa division three game, pelting her schoolmate st. josephgainst tyrone college. >> i've never felt so good in my entire life. i've always had never give up attitude about everything. i've always liked to challenge myself. >> oh, hugs for all. blessings, young lady. to top it all off, lauren given not one but two awards for courage. >>> good to see that you. still ahead this morning, search for answer asks on after that crash of a virgin galactic rocket over the week end. >> also ahead, halloween crews takes frightening turn. somemething goes terribly wrong, and chaos breaks out. when passengers are forced to evacuate the ship. >> first here's what's coming up tonight on the "cw philly". sometimes, caring for your neighbors means going the extra mile. when our patient, susan, mentioned her dad couldn't make it in to pearle vision to get his eyes checked... we went to him. and we realized, if he had trouble getting new glasses... he probably wasn't the only one. to us, eye care is about living dr. pearles legacy. building a trusting relationsh

hill. the start of her college basketball career. but instead, sunday's game at cincinnati's mount st. joseph mission that she has been on for more than a year -- getting to step on to this court before she died. it was while playing during her senior year in high school that she started to experience headaches. dizziness. an mri revealed an inoperable brain tumor. even through radiation and chemo therapy, she remained strong. >> motto is never give up. not that she ever did before. i wouldn't imagine it would change now. >> hasn't changed much. >> but she's still not giving up. >> i never gave up for a second even when they told me i have a terminal diagnosis and i never for a second thought about sitting down and like just not living life anymore. >> that made keeping her commitment to the college team she signed with before her diagnos diagnosis. she still wanted to try to play, but this summer crushing news. her tumor was advancing quickly. doctors didn't expect her to live past this december. >> something they really do say -- because i can't do anything. >> while her cancer was incurabl