kabc's leo stallworth has the story. >> reporter: meet mooda, an 11-year-old potbellied pig.is wife say he's part of the family, a pet. but ventura county says he's a farm animal who doesn't belong in a neighborhood like la conchita. the rowlands lost their battle to keep mooda and their three other potbellied pigs in their home. >> honestly, it's a defeat. we thought the information we presented was going to allow them to present pigs as pets. >> well, our ordinance is specific and it lists which animals are considered to be farm animals, and it doesn't say a potbellied pig should be treated differently than a normal farm american grown pig. >> reporter: the rowlands argue they've had their pigs since they were babies and the animals are like therapy pigs. stephanie rowlands says she suffers from mental illness and the pigs keep her calm. >> they are our children. they are our life. i mean, how would you choose, you know -- sorry. i actually have tourette's. so that's what the ticks are. >> reporter: the ventura county board of supervisors did take rowland's health issues in

. >> reporter: leo stallworth, reporting for abc news. >> he is incredible. so impressive. the girls of our staff. >> yeah. >> i missed one of them -- ♪ let's hear it for the girls >> reporter: geri, wave to them. she does a lot of the heavy lifting around here. >> what about me? >> and there's tony, right behind you. who does "atm," america this morning. >> that's coming up. that's the news for this half hour. >>> this morning on "world news now," campus revolt over racial tensions. >> students, faculty and the football team demand changes at missouri. the top administrator stepping down. and the impact on campus. >>> extreme weather. the floods in the southeast. and a snowstorm barreling through the west. the warnings from accuweather. >>> under pressure. sweeping changes to seaworld's controversial killer whale shows. what the park is promising. and why activists say it's not enough. >>> and tasty airplane food. you don't have to leave your taste buds behind on your next flight. an airline meal that's a memorable one, in a good way. that's in "insomniac kitchen" on this

. >> a southern california couple's wedding celebration had to be called off, kabc's leo stallworth has the rest of the story. >> reporter: the venture county rescue mission feeds men, women and children each year. on any given day or night the homeless partake of a meal here inside of the dining hall. come saturday night 150 of the homeless will not be eating at the mission and the dining hall. they will be here partaking in an elegant meal. why? a father paid thousands for his child's wedding party to dine at the hotel but the wedding has been called off. given there was no refund the father decided to donate the wonderful meal and beautiful venue for the homeless to enjoy. >> have you ever had that happen before. >> never. this is a first for us and called us. we talked to them on friday and then they said we want to provide up to 150 gourmet meals at the embassy suites in mandalay bay. >> reporter: the mission is scrambling to ensure transportation for clients like duncan. he is a gulf war veteran and plans to put on his best attire >> we eat really good here, but we don't get a cha

this is one, smart kid. a story that only kabc's leo stallworth can tell. >> reporter: there's nothing ordinary about this 17-year-old. by age 7, he was whizzing through trigonometry. at 15, he earned a bachelor's degree from ucla. his written a book. he is almost finished with his master's degree in cyber security. and for extra money, he works at nasa. >> i was quick to catch on to math. >> reporter: this engineer says the minute he spotted moshe, he snapped him up quickly for a special project. >> i saw he had a nasa application in for -- his expertise was in software. mathematical algorithms. and he also had a pilot license. >> reporter: moshe worked with nasa engineers. >> i'm developing the automatic surveillance broadcast. it replaces radar, what air magical screen. >> reporter: i found moshe to be very humble. >> i don't often compare myself with others. i try to be the best that i can be. >> reporter: moshe loves martial arts, piano, reading and he's a movie buff. >> i'm like any other kid in a lot of respects. going to see the new "star wars" movie. >> reporter: what's next f

reporter leo stallworth has his story " there's nothing ordinary about 17 year old moshe cavalin. by age 7 he was whizzing through trigonometry, by 8 he was in community college and at 15 he earned a bachelor's degree in math from ucla. he's written a book. he's almost finished with his master's degree in cybersecurity and for extra money he works at nasa. (moshe cavalin/nasa engineer) "i was quick to catch on to math especially but the other subjects like english, physics i wasn't that good at." ricardo arteaga spotted moshe he snapped him up quickly for a special ricardo arteaga/nasa engineer) "i saw he had a nasa application in for his specialty in mathematically algorithms and he also had a pilot license." so, instead of playing video games, moshe works with running simulations to keep airplanes and drones safe during flight. moshe "i'm helping to technology it system what air kind of see on that magical screen." i found moshe to be very humble. "i just try to be the best that i can be. i guess i've only seen how special or other people when i angeles college or be curious and

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. >> a southern california couple's wedding celebration had to be called off, kabc's leo stallworth has the rest of the story. >> reporter: the venture county rescue mission feeds men, women and children each year. on any given day or night the homeless partake of a meal here inside of the dining hall. come saturday night 150 of the homeless will not be eating at the mission and the dining hall. they will be here partaking in an elegant meal. why? a father paid thousands for his child's wedding party to dine at the hotel but the wedding has been called off. given there was no refund the father decided to donate the wonderful meal and beautiful venue for the homeless to enjoy. >> have you ever had that happen before. >> never. this is a first for us and called us. we talked to them on friday and then they said we want to provide up to 150 gourmet meals at the embassy suites in mandalay bay. >> reporter: the mission is scrambling to ensure transportation for clients like duncan. he is a gulf war veteran and plans to put on his best attire for the elegant night out. >> we eat really good h