she was 22 when son joshua and later daughter kelsey came along. >> it was one of those, i'll go back and get it some day before the kids get their pieces of paper. >> reporter: but life got in the way. so just 13 credits shy of an undergraduate degree in fine arts, heather put her college studies on hold to raise a family with her husband, jeff. when their son joshua was already in college at montana state university in billings, and kelsey was getting set for her freshman year, heather decided it was time to finish what she started decades earlier. the timing worked out because kelsey graduated high school early and finished college in three years. making it possible for heather to graduate with a masters degree on the same day as both her children. dad couldn't be happier. >> the timing all coming together, it wasn't the plan by any means. it just worked out that way. >> reporter: the kids admit they were uneasy about having mom in the same college class. >> it was weird at first. but, i mean, it was easy to adapt. >> it was still good because she made sure i didn't fall behind. >>

more than 140,000 high school athletes suffer these injuries each year, players like kelsey douger. >> i don't remember anything else apart from waking in the hospital with icepacks, and waking up with a bad headache. >> it was more than a month before kelsey felt normal. >> what we don't know is whether for some individuals there's a lasting effect of these injuries. that's where research really needs to go. >> the president announced more than $80 million in budget, much to support the critical research, including: >> last august the n.f.l. agreed to pay $750 million to settle concussion claims brought against it by players. it's awaiting a judge's approval. is it enough to change the better. it's teaching kids better techniques to tackle. in football you have other injuries, it's a collision, not a contact sport. >> on that front it's a collision sport. is it really possible to make the game truly safe from concussions. i don't think so. the way the game is, it's played, and the way it's been played there are going to be concussions, unfortunately. the good thing is that we have be

kelsey admits her fiancee was a serial horn blower. he did as a teenager. >> reporter: and then, she says the honkers flowed them when she had them over for her son's birthday party. >> we had drivers driving past my house, beeping at this man's truck as i'm standing in my drive, enjoying my son's birthday party. >> reporter: that story brought kelsey back to the microphone, in a different frame of mind. >> i would just like to say that it is very apparent that there is a problem. if somebody drives past your house and honks at somebody's car at your son's party, we can all feel for them. >> reporter: and there was this moment, when rick's mom got a little overwhelmed. >> it has been hell for seven years for my son and his wife. and they're good people. >> reporter: a neighbor who came to complain ended up showing compassion. >> let's hope it all stops. >> i hope it stops. >> i don't like what happened. >> i know. >> reporter: maybe this wasn't the discover light & fit greek nonfat yogurt.eal pleasure? irresistible flavors, like toaste

and hid date, kelsey, couldn't find wheelchairs and when she couldn't, the fire department stepped in and gave the two a lift to the big dance. >> isn't that neat? >> that is my favorite story of the day. >> we love it. all right, that's going to do it for kpix 5 at noon. >> enjoy your monday, everybody, and we're back here monana. >> bill: you kept these? >> brooke: [ chuckles ] i'm a hoarder. >> bill: i thought you got rid of them. >> brooke: apparently, so did katie. >> katie: [ sighs ] [ sighs ] >> ridge: hey. what's going on? you tell me to pick up your son, and then you call me -- tell me not to. why? >> katie: bill has equal custody. >> ridge: no, he doesn't. >> katie: yes, he does. an

kelsey, it's -- >> oh! >> is that a stripper saxophone player?how the sexy solidify. >> a cereal junky this sounds like the best thing ever. >> chelsea's 30th birthday there really was only one way her family thought they could celebrate for her. >> oh, my god, chelsea. sexy gram. ♪ >> is that a stripper saxophone player? >> that's sergio, known as the sexy sax man. ♪ >> what made him super famous on-line was this video of him going all over the place from laundromats to fast food restaurants to malls playing "careless whisper." >> the girl whose birthday it was chelsea liked this guy so much they hired him? >> they hired him. all pitched in to pay for him to come to the restaurant where she was having dinner at in glendale, california. >> this is fantastic. >> the original video, he got kicked out of a bunch of places and in this one, he walks out like he was being escorted out as well. >> that's a great birthday surprise. >> yes, it is. >> wonder how much that costs? >> you can e-mail him if you would like. his e-mail is there for hire. >> i wo

ballantyne the oyster is so odious decreasing kelsey incompetent onto the baking sun. it's the menu is a calcium content of the few trees poles respect lost. i wanted to use to make georgia. i did. so one of japan's most famous exports designed by women all over the well. isn't it with its beautiful city teeming with life. in the ancient eastern kingdoms truck. i say she marries this saturday too hot and when i was trying to tempt us the shelf additionally because of the faith. and so it can be examined. isn't the apples and has a granny flat. golden delicious at court. i think that adding some dried cranberries. both of them so itchy. and someday you'll read to them using the new oprah to continue to grieve with you but if you prefer in the fall. he was. and to my survey bow. anything apple cranberry wind meaning one who will win. this program is brought you by. her group we'd from norway's mainstream cruise lines to her. exploring one thousand miles of norwegian coastline the report include counters and access to wilkinson the artistic range investigate the deadly na

that was kelsey mays of cars.com. he adds drivers bought bigger cars in april. pickups and suv sales were up as demand for fuel efficent models ticked down. in today's cover story---the international distress call "mayday" may apply to america's middle class during events to celebrate those who work for a living. with wages flat and a greater distribution of wealth going to top earners, the american institute of c-p-as says more americans are accepting financial difficulty as a way of life. "i ain't got a dollar bill, ain't got a cent..." while demonstrators showed their may day support for immigration reform and workers rights, recent surveys say middle class americans are no better off than they were a year ago although more are trying harder than ever. "actually, in the last two quarters, we're seeing more people than in the last two years." among the reasons, she says--- people who gave up looking for work and were no longer counted in the unemployment rate are starting the cycle of looking all over again. "i think we're seeing a lot of long-term uinemployed

kelsey freyer and her newborn daughter made it out of their mobile home alive. after high winds tore it to pieces. the poor baby was left with a scratch on her nose. >> it scared me. she is only a month and a half. >> reporter: the severe weather continues east through the weekend. most of what you'll need to look out for, damaging winds and isolated tornados are possible, but the bigger story across much of colorado. a major snowstorm could bring up to a foot in places, slowing travel down. >> thank you so much, steve. >>> and now, the outrage reaches a new fever pitch about a health care system that failed some men and women that served this country. and tonight, a doctor comes forward exclusively to abc news to tell us what he saw firsthand. here's abc's jim avila. >> reporter: on display at this phoenix open meeting today, open pain and anger. from families who lost loved ones waiting for v.a. doctor appointments. >> my dad is no longer here. and i know there was something done wrong. >> it took months for them to see him. >> they kept telling him, be patien

kelsey recuerda ese dÍa con dolor. >> fui a casa y no sabes cÓmo sentirte porque... no sÉ. pero aquÍ en los Ángeles no saben la felicidad que nos ha dado el que hayan venido y todo el mundo estÁ hablando del gran equipo y de verdad cÓmo le dio gusto a la gente de los Ángeles que todo el equipo de despierta amÉrica estuvieran aquÍ con nosotros. en verdad, se los hago saber a ustedes. me han dicho: diles a tus compaÑeros de despierta que regresen pronto. >> mÁs que contentos estamos nosotros porque la pasamos maravilloso. le queremos dar las gracias a toda la gente de los Ángeles que se dio cita en la plaza mÉxico tarde tuvimos la oportunidad de estar dos dÍas pasÁndola increÍble. >> y estamos sÚper felices porque nos han dicho que nuestra audiencia sigue creciendo en los Ángeles, en california. esperamos volver muy pronto. gracias a todos los que fueron, que llegaron de madrugada, que estuvieron lunes y martes. se los agradecemos de mucho corazÓn, de parte de todo el equipo de despierta amÉrica. >> habÍa gente que llegaba mÁs temprano que nosotros. los amamos, los queremos y

theressman dan kelsey -- chairman of the ways and means committee and senator danforth were not friends. senator rostenkowski was chair of the group that put together the house bill. jimmy carter described the internal revenue code as a disgrace to the human race and soposed it be sunset every often so congress would have to reenact everything. congress been wafting caskey -- congressman rostenkowski proposed that maybe we should use that r&d credit as an experiment on how sunsetting the code would work. it was enacted and became effective in june of 1981, expired at the end of 1985. and it has been temporarily extended ever since. interestingly, over those 30 years, the treasury department has completely changed its view. if you look at the studies out of the treasury department, they conclude that the research and develop a tax credit is very beneficial and encouraging businesses to maintain technological advantage. host: to get there is still concern about the research and development tax credit from groups like citizens for tax justice. i want to get your thoughts on what they wrote

athletes suffer these head injuries each year, players like 18-year-old kelsey. >> i remember wakingwith icepackion in the hospital with a really bad headache. >> it was more than a month before she felt normal again. >> whether we don't know is for some individuals there is a more lasting effect of these injuries. >> the president announced more than $80 million in budget witness much to support that critical research, including $30 million for the most comprehensive clinical city by the ncaa and defense department into concussion and head impact exposure. another $16 million project by the national institutes of health studying the chronic impacts of repetitive concussion and supporting youth sport safety projects. the nfl agreed to pay more than $760 million to settle concussion claims brought against it by former players. that settlement still awaits a judge's approval. is it enough to change the pattern and behavior of athletes, parents, and coaches? what's needed, the president says, is a shift in attitude towards concussions. >> we have to change a culture that says you suck i

beverly kelsey, mom of three, spent years yo-yo dieting and real estate appraiser luanne yost hoping is going to help them. three, four weeks now? >> third. >> how are they doing, madelyn? >> they're doing very well. on track, monitoring portions and beverly is down three pounds for a total of five pounds. and luanne down three pounds for a total of seven. this is hard work. slow, steady change overtime. >> good for you guys. >> doing really well. >> we're going to play a game and mix it up. this time kathie lee are on a team together. >> i'll be over here. >> ryan is with the ladies. >> this is a game called innocent eats. all the things we do, every day that are mindless that have your weight creeping without you knowing. you can pack on the pounds. we'll test your knowledge on team "today," kathie lee and hoda, and then i'll give you something to do. true or false, this is team drop a dress size. i'll set up the scene. you tell me if the statement is true or false that i read and then i'll tell you how many calories this adds up over time. >> okay. >> the first one. you are making

. >> it was more than a month before kelsey felt normal again. >> what we don't know is whether for some individuals there is, though, a lasting effect of these injuries. that's where our research needs to go. >> the president announced $80 million in pledges, much to support the critical research including $30 million for a clinical study by the n.c.a.a. and defense department into concussion and head impact exposure. $60 million by the national institutes of health, studying the croppingic effect of -- chronic effects of concussion and from the n.f.l. to support youth projects. the n.f.l. agreed to pay $76 p po -- $756 million to settle claims by old players. it's awaiting judge's approval. it it enough to change the behaviour of athletes, coaches and families. what is needed, says the president, is a shift in attitudes. >> we need to change a culture that says you suck it up. identifying a concussion and being able to self-diagnose that this is something that i need to take care of doesn't make you weak. it means you are strong. >> al jazeera's neil scarborough joins us. this is a big

. >> now he says it is all for chloe and his wife, kelsey. >> look at this technology, how neat is its and still walk, i'm running today, i snow board, go down hill biking. it is wild. >> travis also recently jumped out of an airplane with the army golden knights parachute team. he insists despite three tours full of fire fights and his injuries he does not have post traumatic stress but he has a rare determination. >> it is where the rubber meets the road. i put personal friends in body bags and they're not here. i am. and that is just, how selfish would it be if i gave up? >> head down, head down. >> travis is doing more than just living life. he is trying to buy a camp in maine for wounded troops. and he knows public support for the war itself is in decline. but he wouldn't talk politics. >> i know what i did over there it meant something, the first time you go, you want excitement, the second time, you know they got your back, the third time, i called up, had them cancelled so i could go for the third time because i had a great group of guys. i did not want to leave them stranded.

. >> reporter: now he says it's all for chloe and his wife kelsey. >> look at this technology. use both arms and legs and you can still walk, i'm running a 40 later today, i snow board, i go downhill biking. it's wild. >> reporter: travis also recently jumped out of an airplane with the army golden knights parachute team. he insists, despite three tours full of firefights and his injuries, he does not have post traumatic stress, but he has a rare determination. >> where the rubber meets the road. i put personal friends in body bags. they're not here. i am. you >> head down. head down. >> travis is doing more than just living life. he's trying to buy a camp in maine for wounded troops and he knows public support for the war itself is in decline but he won't talk politics. >> i know what i did over there meant something. my buddies didn't die in vain. the first time you go, you go for excitement, the third time you go, you go for your buddies. i went for the third time because i had a great group of guys and i did not want to leave them stranded. there was no way. >> and no way d

. >> it is a story that kelsey manders can paint a picture of. >> i'm leaving with 27,000. >> 27,000nored it. looking at it was kind of a shock. >> 70% of this year's college grads have got loans. only one political party in that state wants to do something about it. it is obvious there is a division. the latest marquette university law school poll shows republican scott walker now in a dead heat with mary burke tied at 46%. in the latest walker was up 48-41. you have to be on the right side of the issues. mary burke is the first gubernatorial candidate to back a plan to combat student debt. burke and many democrats want to allow students to refinance their college loans the same way homeowners can refinance their mortgages, car loans at a lower interest rate. now, whether or not students decide to vote could determine the outcome of this very close governor's race. and i'm curious as to why scott walker wants to stick it to the kids? why doesn't he want to give them a break? i thought he was for that generation. joining me tonight editor and chief of "the progressive" magazine and l

glaser also actually defended kelsey grammar. a grand jury refused to indict the frazier star in 1995 after he was accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl. >> he doesn't want to be treated specially because he is a celebrity, but he doesn't want to be penalized for it either. >> reporter: and glazer also successfully represented conan o'brien in 2010 during contract talks when he left as host of "the tonight show." >> how can i get nbc to screw me over? >> if she comes in there and represents the interests of the trust, i think she is on much more solid legal ground than if she comes in and just represents sterling. >> reporter: and it's not just glazer. cnn has learned sterling is talking to a number of high profile lawyers. one of the first orders of business for any lawyer sterling potentially hires in the nba action will likely be figuring out whether the tapes were recorded legally under california law. secondly, whether it's legal to force the sale of such a valuable team. >> the players association for the league nee

. >> reporter: now he says it's all for chloe and his wife, kelsey. >> look at this technology.rms and legs and can still walk? i'm running for you later today. i snowboard. i go downhill biking. it's wild. >> reporter: travis also recently jumped out of an airplane with the army golden nights parachute team. >> here he comes. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: he insists despite three tours full of fire fights and his injuries, he does not have post traumatic stress, but he has a rare determination. >> it's where the river meets the road. i put personal friends in body bags. they're not here. i am. wro you know, that's just -- how selfish would it be if i gave up? >> head down. head down. >> reporter: travis is doing more than just living life. he's trying to buy a camp in maine for wounded troops. and he knows public support for the war, itself, is in decline, but he won't talk politics. >> i know what i did over there meant something. i know my buddies didn't die in vain. the first time you go because you want the excitement. second time you go because the guy you trained to your righ

she also successfully defended kelsey grammer. >> he doesn't want to be treated specially because he's a celebrity but he doesn't want to be penalized for it either. >> and glazer successfully represented conan o'brien during contract talks. >> how can i get nbc to screw me over? >> if she comes in there and represents the interest of the trust, i think she's on much more solid legal ground than if she comes in and just represents sterling. >> and it's not just glazer. sterling is talking to a number of high profile lawyers. one of the first orders of business for in lawyer sterling potentially hires will likely be figuring out whether the tapes were recorded legally under california law, second, whether it's legal to force a sale of such a valuable team. >> the players' association for the league needs to start thinking about the contingency plan. what are you going to do for those clippers players who no longer want to play for a man profiting off of their skills and talent. >> lawyers could hire investigators to dig up dirt on the opposition. one time friends, now potential enemies.

. >> reporter: kelsey and her newborn daughter, inside the mobile home when the high winds tore it tohreds. little alexis suffering only a scratch on her nose. and yes, there is a threat today. the severe weather risk area stretches from indianapolis all the way south through parts of arkansas, mississippi and back through almost the same parts of texas. this would be this afternoon and evening. usually kicks up after 3:00 p.m., you guys. until 7:00, 8:00 p.m., that's the heart of it that you need to be on alert if you're in the orange. >> that's a big slice of the country. thank you. >>> we're going to turn to a growing scandal at v.a. hospitals, after at least 40 veterans died while waiting to see doctors at a v.a. facility in phoenix. there are new charges this morning about a possible cover-up. and new questions about the future of the official in charge of veterans affairs. that secretary facing calls to resign. >> reporter: he sure is, george. the allegations here are explosive. not only have veterans died waiting for medical care. but that the v.a. hospital in phoenix was alleg

theressman dan kelsey -- chairman of the ways and means committee and senator danforth were not friendssenator rostenkowski was chair of the group that put together the house bill. jimmy carter described the internal revenue code as a disgrace to the human race and soposed it be sunset every often so congress would have to reenact everything. congress been wafting caskey -- congressman rostenkowski proposed that maybe we should use that r&d credit as an experiment on how sunsetting the code would work. it was enacted and became effective in june of 1981, expired at the end of 1985. and it has been temporarily extended ever since. interestingly, over those 30 years, the treasury department has completely changed its view. if you look at the studies out of the treasury department, they conclude that the research and develop a tax credit is very beneficial and encouraging businesses to maintain technological advantage. host: to get there is still concern about the research and development tax credit from groups like citizens for tax justice. i want to get your thoughts on what they wrote l

we will speak to da fa kelsey.gns moveing forward into the second quarter, all tow, business trends were soft in january through march improved in april now that 60% number was up 9% over last year. so we'll talk more about this and find out how the margin number was. the company seized same store sales for the year up 2.15 to 3%. that's how much the weather affected the quarter. they are seeing it up for the full year up 2.5 to 3 it's impressive to an industry bucking serious trends. if you think about the long-term trend towards electronic markets and having companies like sear's and pennies, everybody else struggleing, seeing macy's at least hanging in there, it's pretty impressive. >> it's not a zero ends game with the internet. with macy's, it kind of hits. penneys is taking advantage. sears years ago. even at other mall-based retailers, macys initially he consolidated them. he had a movie about macy's, miracle on 34th street. they had a parade every year. >> i thought you were taking about tom hanks. >> when