. >> reporter: her parents, layla and alex, took her to the emergency room just in the nick of time. she arrived and went into cardiac arrest. her. >> yes. >> her heart wasn't doing anything? no. >> reporter: doctors performed cpr on jenna for 45 minutes. >> the doctor said we have to look back and appreciate the four and a half years we had with her. >> reporter: doctors put her on life support and sent her to a transplant center thinking she'd need a new heart. >> that was friday. saturday her heart wasn't doing anything absolutely no pulse. >> reporter: the sunday before christmas, her parents asked friends around the world to say prayer force their daughter at mass. >> argentina and brazil and italy and one in miami at 11:00. >> everyone did a mass at the same time. >> yeah. >> reporter: and that's when layla and alex say they got their christmas miracle. >> she starts to bounce back. >> all of a sudden on sunday, beat again. can you explain it? >>> sometimes we don't understand everything that happens in medicine. >> had what's jenna's prognosis. how's she gonna do? i think she'

>> i cannot with you. >> so, you know, she is super sweet. >> foster care. >> layla was in foster carersche, guess who we saw last night kobe bryant was in philadelphia and we spotted him, he had a philadelphia eagles jersey on. >> this was after the game, we took a picture with some fans. >> yes. >> yeah. >> so they don't have a teammate. >> yes good eagles/sixers, on his instagram but that is an eagles shirt he is wearing. they are talking about he doesn't represent philly enough but he is wearing an eagles shirt. >> that is right, he he gets to do what he wants to do now he business to retire and enjoy the rest of his life. >> porsche, we will see you this afternoon on dish nation. >> all righty. >> and tonight as well. >> have a good one. >> see you later. >> when you talk to him he wishes philly loved him more. when he dedicate that had gym in lower merion, no one knew about it. he knows how they feel about him. i'm upset for both of you guys for not mentioning something in your coverage. 1996. >> 1996. >> first year he played. >> he took brandi to the prom. >> yes. >> listen, i c

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at academy award winning actress adopted a little girl from lou san a layla is three years old. she has already bonded with five-year old louie whom she adopted in 2010. fifty-one year-old ago rest hopes to call attention to the hundreds of thousands of children in foster care in the united states. the that is just so nice. >>> well, two popular chain restaurants are removing soft drinks off the kid menus. applebees and ihop said they will serve them by request. movies late toes turn back on soda consumption by kid. many school districts have pulled soda machines from school cafeterias and menus. cdc reports childhood obesity has more than doubled in the last 30 years. >>> how about skipping the coffee and just brushing your teeth to get a caffeine buzz. i don't know about this but, power energy tooth pass has created a toothpaste loaded with caffeine. company has set up a crowd funding page on indy go go to launch the product. it is slightly less caffeine then a 8-ounce cup of coffee. >> i don't know, katie, what do you think bit. >> for me part of the wake up process is just t

on the floor there that is lay layla. one is shy and one is an extrovert. miniature pinchers are all enter entertainment. >> thank you, gus. it is just about that time where we go across the street and domestic with erica and craig. >> hey. good morning. nice to see you pat. >> good morning. >> just ahead here on a saturday morning on today we're all enjoying this beautiful weather outside here on the east coast. boy, is there a lot of strange weather around the country. a severe storm threat in the plains and a powerful winter storm out west. >> also divers search for more clues in the san bernardino attack. we are live there this morning. >> and then it is the holiday season so we all know that can be full of rather sticky social situations. we're going to take the sticky out of these for you. holiday gift giving this morning. >> have you ever dreamed of retiring young, really young? we're going to meet a couple planning to identity in their early 30s. the secret to their success. >>> i'm about 20 years too late. >> not true. >> thank you, folks. we'll se

ta 9 nothing leadand they were in the spirit of giving as well - - linden runels -- running pass -- layla sellers banks it home for two of her 13 points then later in the quarter -- sydney hayden dials s long distance and connects -- she had a game high 18 kennedy crusies -- 77 to 34 the final. and still to come on fox 28 david johnson -- was running wild on sunday -- while the cardinals don't look at the former panther as a rookie anymore -- more sports after anncr: when the attacks come here... ...the person behind this desk will have to protect your family. will he be impulsive and reckless, like donald trump? will he have voted to dramatically weaken counter-terrorism surveillance, like ted cruz? will he have skipped crucial national security hearings and votes just to mpaign, like marco rubio? 27 generals and admirals support jeb bush. because jeb has the experience and knowledge to protect your family. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. david johnson made his third cardinals and ran his team to a division title while running over the eagles defense on

in the spirit of giving as well - - linden runels -- running the break -- we'll call it a pass -- layla sellers banks it home for two of her 13 points then later in the quarter -- sydney hayden dials long distance and connects -- she had a game high 18 kennedy crusies -- 77 to 34 the final. iowa state couldn't stop the flat top -- and the missouir valley took notice -- as wes wasphun was named the conference's player of the week for his career high 28 points and career high 11 assists in the panther win over the 5th ranked cyclones -- and not to be out done -- nicholas baer's 13 point, 7 rebound, and 6 block performance against drake -- earned the hawkeye forward -- the big 10's freshman of the week.marcus paige and north statethe marion native is known for his scoring -- but he can play d too - check out paige climbing the latter for the block -- but as he lands -- he injuries his ankle paige would leave the game for a while -- but he'd come back in and do this -- a quite night for the preseason all-american -- just 9 points in 17 minutes due to the ankle -- that the team is calling ja

. >> and that's when layla and alex say they got their christmas miracle. >> she bounced back on saturdayl the sudden on sunday gemma's heart started to beat again. can you explain it? >> sometimes we don't understand everything that happens in medicine. a month from now this is going to be a bump in the road for her life. >> no one can explain why some healthy children get so desperately ill from the flu. >> did gemma ever get a flu shot? >> never. >> because? >> i didn't think of the flu as that serious. >> now they do. the parents of this little girl who dreams of being a doctor when she grows up have a message for other parents. get your child vaccinated for the flu. >> gemma is not out of the woods yet. unfortunately, children die of the flu every year. it's not too late to get a flu shot this season. >> thanks so much there. we have much more just ahead in the news room and it all starts right now. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> hello and thanks for joining me. i'm deborah farik. police say an unnamed intelligence service has been warned of a terrorist attack on some european citi

oscar winning actress has adopted a little girl from lou san a layla is three years old and she had beenstering her. bullock said she has bonded with five-year old louie, the 51 year-old actress hopes to call attention to hundreds of thuses of children in the poster care system here in the united states. >>> take already swift will wrap up december 12th and then time for a little r and r but she won't be vacation ago loan. the pop star shared a post on instagram saying as a thank you to her band and her crew she's treating everyone to a vacation, in australia to hamilton island. how amazing is that. her team of 125 people deserve the trip after all of their hard work. >>> i want to work forte lor swift. >>> here's something else star wars fans can geek out about. verizon is giving out guying car for viewers. you have to be a verizon customer and supplies are limited. there are four designs to the platform that acts as a map for a cell phone as well. dual purpose there. star wars hits theaters december 18th, and, speaking of guying out, to you geek out about anything. >> i do, i don't hav