seven year old aiden, has had leukemia since he was one.tly took a turn for the worse so the washington township fire department which made aiden a firefighter for day one year ago stepped back into action. these local firemen launching campaign called no one fights alone. >> he's a fighter and that's what we do. we fight fires. the police fight crime. this is what we're doing. we're helping little boy. we want to fulfill his dream. >> coming up tonight at 6:00 dawn timmeney with what fire companies in all 50 states and overseas are doing so that little aiden knows he's not fighting this fight alone. >>> things are getting a lot more comfortable on your fox 29 weather authority. chief meteorologist scott williams says we should enjoy it while we can. >> yeah, iain, temperatures above average. we're talking 70 degrees today in philadelphia for november 4th pretty good. 65 degrees right now. but it's all because of the wind. it's out of the south right now at about 8 miles per hour. keeping us with those temperatures above average. mid 60s ri

. >> her effort comes ahead of this week's leukemia lymphoma light light the night walk.nette wilson. >> i wasn't really sure how to feel it was all like mixed emotions i guess. >> reporter: 12 year old lucy is talking about the moment she found out two years ago that a doctor during her dad tim sullivan at 50 years old with a form of leukemia. it's called ccl or chronic lip faux site tick leukemia. >> it was sort of sad because it was cancer i really didn't know how to feel. >> reporter: what lucy did know is that she wanted to do something. >> we bought the lollipops foe the candy company and sold them for like a boscov's thing we sold cookies, and brownies and cake pops. >> yeah. >> reporter: this bright seventh grader came up with the idea last year to fundraise. making some things and buying others. she sells them at different places including the light the night walk held every year to raise awareness and money for leukemia. >> sounded like really fun and i did want to like help people like not only my dad but other people find a cure. >> reporter: lucy has a suppor

. >>> still to come, this little boy is battling leukemia.e wants nothing more than to be a firefighter. tonight evident spreading nationwide to make that dream come true. >> howard? >> tonight the celebration of an incredible moment in philadelphia sports history. head coach still coaching at 80. that would be rolly massimino. hear from him coming up in sports. >> coming up in weather right now above average temperatures and it's dry but coming up we're looking at some rainfall and also below average temperatures - ( helicopter whirring ) - ( roars ) ( siren wails ) ( pop music playing ) ♪ when you're ready ♪ ready, ready, ready ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na... female announcer: it's a great big world and it can all be yours. here and only here. ♪ come and get it. ♪ >> no one fights alone much that is message a new jersey fire department is spreading far and wide. >> it's all in a show of support for a seven

100,000 in toms river, the toms river core and also to new jersey's statewide rate of childhood leukemia. what you see is the toms river freight is very high and then it drops into things happen when the rate drops. this plant closes down and the other thing that happens about the time the rates begin to decline is that another superfund site in town, very important is contaminated via illegal dumping contaminated oval different set of water wells and those wells were finally properly filtered. again, it could be coincidental, but simultaneous to those been solved, you see leukemia declining significantly in toms river to the point it is actually below the state average. so that is good manners and it shows that if we are aggressive and they've been willing to take action, even in the face of incomplete evidence because we will never know for sure, but if these are commonsense, we can protect public health. we can intervene appropriately. i think in this country, we expect too much. you know, we assume that we can get certain information and have certainty. but we don't always have certa

river core, and also the new jersey statewide rate of childhood leukemia. and what you see is that the toms river rate is very high, and then it drops. and two things happened when the rate dropped. this plant closes down, and the other thing that happens at about the time the rates begin to decline is that another superfund site in town -- very important -- that was contaminated via illegal dumping, contaminated a whole different set of water wells, and those wells were finally properly filtered. and again, it could be coincidental, but simultaneous to those environmental problems being solved, you see leukemia declining significantly in toms river to the point that it is actually below the state average. so that's good news. and it shows that if we are aggressive and proactive and are willing to take action even in the face of incomplete evidence, because we will never know for sure, but if we use our common sense, we can protect public health. we can, we can intervene appropriately. and i think in this country we expect too much, you know? we assume that

is accused of shaving her son's head every day to trick people into thinking that her child had leukemia. >> and as we report now, the sentence is in for sandy newan. but there is one mystery that remains for this colorado mom. >> she said nothing, nothing to explain why for two years she faked her son's cancer, collecting thousands in donations. her defense attorney called it a misunderstanding. sandy's friends, the boy's teacher told the court for two years the mother got details of 6-year-old's illness, his fight with leukemia, the organized fundraisers did everything they could to help. and still today in unison, they said they couldn't wrap their minds around what happened. >> who does that? who makes their child believe they're dying of cancer? who does that? who makes the entire family believe that their son, their grandson, their nephew, their brother is dying? that, to me, is not a mentally stable human being. >> a judge sentences sand dwroi 90 days of work release and five years proef bags. for the people's trust she broke this is punishment enough. even though this was a bust,

seven year old aiden reible had leukemia since just one.ecently took turn for the worse, so washington township fire department which made an are him a firefighter for a day a year ago stepped back up and into action again is a campaign, no one fights along. >> we fight fires, the police fight crime, this is what we're doing, we want to fulfill his dream. >> fire companies wanting to send well wishes can go to myfoxphilly.com. clinic on the seen on tv tan for ways to send your messages. >> all right, two years old, and already making a huge career for himself. one little pup taking advantage of snowy utah, and lending a paw, you could say, what he's doing, that's making him ♪ with the card most accepted in the philadelphia region, you have the compassion and security of blue cross. giving you the power to do more. independence blue cross. live fearless. ( siren wails ) ( pop music playing ) ♪ when you're ready ♪ ready, ready, ready ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na

batkid and miles scott and his battle against leukemia. >>> uc students face a new round of tuition hikes. one plan has some paying a lot more than others. >> you are looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. we will keep it up throughout the entire commercial break so you are in the me as you begin you are in the me as you begin your >> covering los altos, antioch, petaluma and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> good friday morning. it is 4:42 on the morning news. a look at embarcadero and the bay from the rooftop. it is a clear start to the morning and i am sure we will find clouds. meteorologist mike nicco will have a report. >> state lawmakers are trying to come up with a land to avoid tuition hikes at the university of california system. new senate pro tempore from los angeles is urging the officials to boost tuition for out-of-state students and says the current tuition plus the proposed 5 percent increase a year over the next five areas will put california at a disadvantage compared to nonresidents including international students. the emergency of uc freeway man from out-of-stat

, it could be coincidental but simultaneous to those environmental problems being solved you see leukemia declining significantly in toms river to the point that it is actually below the state average. so that's good news and it shows that if we are aggressive and proactive and willing to take action, even in the face of incomplete evidence because we will never know for sure, but if we use our common sense, we can protect public health. we can intervene appropriately. and i think in this country we expect too much. we assume that we can get certain information, that we can have certainty. but we don't always have certainty so we need to learn to live with evidence that is less than certain, and to take sensible action even if we can't say for sure that it's going to help. >> host: how did winning the pulitzer for this book change your world, change your life? >> guest: it's been great in the sense that i think more people have discovered the book, many more people have discovered the book. it's a wonderful thing because i spent six years on this book that i want people to read it. so tha

with leukemia. wanted to do something to help. she began a fund raising project. tim's disease will likely progress so her fun raising helps them to remain strong. >> it sounded just really fun. difficult want to help people, like not only my dad but other people find a cure. >> i do get choked up because for somebody that is 11 or 12 years old when she started this a at 11 years old it just took my breath away. >> so lucy and her family will be walking this weekend in the leukemia, and lymphoma society light the knight walk. fox 29 will be there as well. this starts at 2:30. this is this sunday, november 9th, at eakins oval. that is right there in front of the art museum steps, rocky steps, long ben franklin parkway. >> very good. fantastic turnout last year. >> i saw list of who will be here this year. you are on the list for that. >> welshing thank you, chris. i'm not going to that one i'ming to the the alzheimer's walk. >> in the morning. >> out there at the ballpark. >> 4:57. do you fly southwe

you leukemia and lymphoma society. bundle up. glenn was showing us a chill in the air. >> we have been doing this for years. >> you won't be there in the t-shirt. have some sleeves. best of luck with the event. >> thank you very much. >>> you are going to have to be ready for the cold for any kind of walks tomorrow morning or sunday morning or next weekend is going to be even colder the way it looks now. a few showers around during the day today. we have some now. a windy day getting even windier this afternoon than it was this morning. a chilly weekend, especially at the start. we have a mix of clouds and sun, more clouds than sun at the moment. a lot of wind. 20 mile an hour sustained wind. 51 degrees. we are right around the same temperature that we had yesterday. but it's not going to feel the same, because the temperature going down. we were 71, 72 earlier in the week. 56 yesterday. 54 today. 50 degrees for the high temperature on saturday. then we start going back up. the average high is 60. right now we see temperatures in

this time for acute myeloid leukemia.ancy trade off trips to the hospital and taking care of the boys. >> she just says i want to kill this, beat it, get home and be the mom i want to be to my beautiful boys. >> reporter: j.p. is an instructor at a dance studio. her students took this picture of them all dressed in orange, the color for leukemia awareness, and posted it on the studio's facebook page. the morgan hill community has rallied around the murphy family. the fitness group moms run this town has organized a 5k fun run for this saturday. >> we can only do so much. we can't take the cancer away but we can raise awareness and we can raise some just money to help in whatever way we can. >> reporter: j.p. is going through chemo and radiation with the hopes of beating cancer again. but she will be in the hospital for at least another two weeks and eventually she will have to return for a bone marrow transplant. her message isn't about the struggle, but about the courage to fight every day. >> this is the hardest journey

was diagnosed with the chronic lymphatic leukemia.e began a fund raising project. her family says tim's disease will likely progress so her fun raising helps them remain strong. >> this sounded really fun and i did want to help people, you know, not only my dad but other people find a cure. >> i did get checked up because for somebody that is 11, 12 years old. she started this at 11:00. it took my breath away. >> lucy and her family will be walking in the leukemia and lymphoma society light the night walk. fox 29 will be there as well. it begins at 2:30 sunday november 9th at eakins oval right in front of the art museum on the ben franklin parkway. >> i was there last year. pretty night. right as the sunsets, y'all head out and last year was cold, but a beautiful evening. it was great to see everyone. >>> this septa officials facing serious charges, how the transit company's own social media team busted him and what this guy is accused of doing. >>> then our steve keeley is following the abduction of the germantown woman, steve, the s

and meeting all the amazing teams that came out to raise awareness about leukemia and lymphoma. there were 7,000 people that came out for the walk. wonderful afternoon all kinds of children's crafts and activities. family and friends working to raise money to fight blood cancers. fox 29 is a proud sponsor in this battle and together today we raised nearly a million dollars. $900,000. money that's going to go to helping children like brook our chris o'connell spoke with this amazing eight year old who was diagnosed a year ago. >> reporter: why do you want to walk for the cancer walk? >> so i can raise money. >> reporter: why do you want to raise money? >> so i can get better. >> reporter: how do you feel now? >> i feel better. she's still here. god is good and she's surviving this. i'm surviving this, and everybody here today is walking for a great cause. >> every person out there had a story that's our whole gang taking a picture with little brook right there. she's getting chemotherapy and she's doing much better. cease such an inspiration to all of us. i a friend um up to me g

catherine tramell's freshman-year roommate died of leukemia 2 years ago. here's her death certificate. what about salinas? uh, hold on. jack! jack, did you check nilson's office for files on beth garner? no police report from berkeley. nothing at all about salinas. i'm back. yeah? great. ballistics says the .38 in her apartment was used on nilson. no registration. the ice pick was the same brand and model as the boz weapon. checked the tape machines in garner's apartment and office. there's no message from gus on any of them. the tape in her apartment was unused. boz's psychiatrist thinks he remembers dr. garner and boz meeting at a christmas party at his house a year ago. just can't tell about people, can you? even the ones you think you know inside and out. congratulations, curran. hi. i heard about what happened... on tv. i can't allow myself to care about you. i can't allow myself... to care. i don't want to do this. please, i don't want to do this. i... i lose everybody. i don't want to lose you. i don't want to lose you. what do we do now, nick? rais

how batkid is doing in his battle against leukemia and all of the good that comes from the big wish.w round of tuition hits with some students paying a lot more than other students. >>> a picture of 680 with >>> a picture of 680 with traffic okay. >>> covering fremont, palo alto, north bay, by bay. >> lawmakers are trying to come up with a plan to avoid tuition hikes. the senate pro tempore from los angeles is urging the officials to boost tuition for out state constitutes saying the current tuition and the proposed 5 percent increase a year over the next five years will put california at a disadvantage compared to nonresidents including international students. the percentage of uc freshman from out-of-state hasrien from 6 percent in 2009 to unprecedented 20 percent. >>> san francisco was preparing >>> san francisco was preparing to become got hero for a day and fought off villains like the penguin. the men would played penguin and batman will get together with miles and his family tomorrow to mannering the day. miles is six now. his leukemia is still in remission. >> seeing mile tak

his leukemia still in remission.miles grow over the year is all that any of us are in it for. >> it was an opportunity to allow people to see the magic all the time that make a wish does. >>> the event went viral around the world and make a wish greater bay area has seen increase in pending wishes. if you would like to help grant more westerns go to our website at abc7news.com and you will find the link to the organization's ways to help. >> we can still feel the buzz in the city from that special day, people are more willing to help people and be part of a movement in the bay. >> i got to hear the bat phone ringing. >>> hopefully the donations will match the need that went up 45 percent. >> that is good news. >>> whether it is make a wish or food drive...a lot of need as we head closer to the holiday. >>> it will be cooler and rains are coming back. it will take a while for dry weather to get rid of the fog and it is thick to north, santa rosa is quarter-mile and three quarters at half moon bay and 2.5 visibility at

seven year old aiden hribal has leukemia. since he was just one year old kid, he recently took a turn for the worse. so the washington township fire department, which made him a firefighter for a day one year ago, stemmed back up into action. these local firemen launching a campaign called no one fights alone. >> 's fighter. what's we do. we fight fires. the police fight crime is what we are doing, we're helping a little boy. we want to fulfill his dream. >> fire companies want to go send well wishes can go to myfoxphilly.com, click on the seen on tv tab, for ways to send your messages. that's a neat story. >> two years olan already making huge career for himself. one little pup is taking advantage of snowy utah, and lends ago hands, or a paw. what's' doing that's making him the bark of the town. >> an utah dog, making big career move. >> now part of the avalanch search and rescue team at snow bird resorts. >> beautiful resort, by the way. >> have not yet been. the german shepherd in the early training process, but this winte

where we take very sick cancer patients with leukemia, certain type of leukemia.e take their blood sample, we % reprogram their t-cells to go after the tumor, and then we reinfuse their own t-cells back into their body and the t-cells seek out and we're seeing very, very exciting results. so we're investing and we're trying to bring this therapy to market as quickly as we can. liz: and your heart disease drug, you should call it heaat failure. i wake up, front page of the "new york times" on the weekend, and says even haters think this thing is working. i don't mean haters, but doctors are skeptical because things don't often work, you don't have a large enough sample, lcz. talk about this drug, when will it hit the shelves? . >> heart failure is a horrible disease. over 25 million people in the u.s. and europe with heart failure and cost, beside the pain and suffering of the patient, they cost the health system over $100 billion a year. we've developed a new drug that in a phase 3 clinical trial has shown a 20% reduction in death, due to cardiovascular effects an

within months she said two neighbors developed breast cancer and a third had leukemia.hey awld awl liv all live withf two wells. >> too many of us in our 30s, getting cancer, too many animals getting cancer right in the vicinity of these wells. >> there is too little to know but the perceived threat the nuisance and the fact that 98% of denton's mineral wealth belongs to out of towners turned into widespread support for the fracking ban. whether the ban will be in force though remains to be seen. both an industry group and the state of texas have sued denton arguing the state's privacy law trumps, and it should be invalidated. >> we have been using hydraulic fracturing to recover oil and gas for more than 60 years. there is no evidence of rising morbidity or higher mortality rates in here more than anywhere else. >> edwin glen says it leads him to think no matter what voters say at the polls, oil and gas will win. >> you can't stop them. you know? you cannot stop these people. they have more money and time and lawyers. you just don't amount to anything. >> heidi zhou-ca

seven year old aiden, has had leukemia since he was one year old.recently took a turn for the worst. so the washington township fire department which made aiden a firefighter for the day one year ago stepped back into action. these local firemen launching a campaign called no one fights alone. >> he's fighter and that's what we do. we fight fires. the police fight crime. this is what we're doing. we're helping a little boy. we want to fulfill his dream. >>> fire companies wanting to send well wishes can head to our website myfoxphilly.com. click on seen on tv tab for ways to send your messages. >> aiden the firefighter. wonderful thing. >>> a postal worker in hot water tonight. he was supposed to deliver these political flyers. where investigators say they found them instead. >> and dramatic dash cam video shows a car in flames on a injuries see road the moment the driver new something was terribly wrong. >> plus, the cowboy that will have every eagles fan laughing. you trial vol to see this one to believe it. they're new social media blitz they pro

. >> they are going through a lot with branden and his leukemia. not only the stresses that it takes but the financial burden on that it is. i am in a position to be able to help them. >> everyone is waiting to see how the eagles responded after the worst loss in the chip kelly era. espn's ron jaworski has more. >> one thing that every player and team must have to become the world champion is amnesia. you have to forget. they have shown the resiliency. they have shown that consistency. they have so show that now. forget what happened in green bay. it's about the tennessee titans. and fran dunphy admits it's scary going up against duke. the blue devils don't have a weakness. like the sixers drexel is looking for their first win. they have taken them down to the wire. 32 seconds left. drexel gets within 1. drexel down 2 for the win. drexel loses 72-70. it 0-4 the worst start in 24 years. it's not always sunny. they are trying to avoid to fall to 0-12 to the phoenix suns. ststarted to weigit started on . chris hoover is out of his mind pumping up the

the then five-year-old had spent much of his life battling leukemia. he instead fought off villains like the penguins and even rescued a damsel in distress. the carefully-orchestrated event brought approximately 20,000 people out to the streets of san francisco on friday, november 15, 2013. millions watched online and shared the event on social media. our city truly felt like the center of a very positive uplifting universe. chants chants now, a year later, the men who played the penguin and batman, remember what a remarkable phenomenon it was. >> it's truly insane. [laughter] >> only you would pull this off. >> they will get to see miles tomorrow again to mark the anniversary. >> we are getting together, a small event with the family and all the kind of major players and people who helped out on the day. >> mike is a computer graphics engineer at industrial light and magic. but on bat kid day he was the penguin. you might have guessed that by his purple shirt. e.j., erik johnson, is an inventor and acrobat. he played batman and thinks of this weekend'

the then five-year-old had spent much of his life battling leukemia.lains like the penguins and even rescued a damsel in distress. carefully orchestrated event brought approximately 20,000 people out to the streets of san francisco on friday, november caught, 2013. millions watched online and shared the event on social media. our city truly felt like the center of a very positive uplifting universe. now, a year later, the men who played the penguin and batman, remember what a remarkable phenomenon it was. >> it's truly insane. [laughter] >> only you could pull this off. >> they will get to see miles tomorrow again to mark the anniversary. >> we are getting together, a small event with the family and all the kind of major players and people who helped out on the day. >> mike is a computer graphics engineer at industrial light and magic. but on bat kid day he was the penguin. you might have guessed that by his purple shirt, e. j., erik johnson, is an inventor and acrobat. he played batman and thinks of this weekend's private ceremony as an expression of

more than 7,000 people took part in the leukemia and lim lymphom society event. the lanterns carry meaning for the walkers. white are carried by survivors. red for supporters. gold in memory of loved ones. the goal of the walk is to build awareness of blood cancers and raise money for research. >>> stolen seafood. this man has been targeting a specific type of seafood. this isn't first time he tried to steal it. >>> the fight over a ride sharing season is escalating. the action the philadelphia parring authority is threatening and what the company has to say about it. ♪ with the card accepted by 90% of doctors in the philadelphia region you have the freedom to relish right now. independence blue cross. live fearless. pfrj >>> police in chester county are on the hunt for a seafood thief. this picture was snapped on friday. investigators say the san gme g did the same thing before but ran off before he took anything. >>> it's an anniversary 25 years in the making. we will take you to germany where crowds have been celebrating the fall of the berlin wall. >>> i'm tr

there and then upper 40's for our light the night walk at eakins oval and that is to benefit the leukemia and lymphoma society. so two big events on sunday and we got rid of the rain. forty-two in bethlehem. forty-four in allentown. 47 degrees in philadelphia we will notaries too much. that chilly air moves in meaning a high of 53 degrees today. is 50 all we will get for tomorrow and 54 on sunday. >>> good morning, everybody. port richmond right here at allegheny after have knew on ramp with the headlights bumper to bumper here from bridge street on down, coming into center city philadelphia so rush hour is underway. is there wet leaves, still going to cause havoc and slippery spots in the neighborhood and then here in mt. airy, lincoln drive right here near johnson street watch for a crash at lincoln drive is tough too with the wet leaves. then we can even work in king of prussia, heads up, heading to the mall, they will be working on the ramps from 202 to the skew you kill, and 202, to 422, this entire area, it will be in grid lock, all day tomorrow, and all day sunday, and it is all pa

it says that danny's leukemia is back. [ tapping in distance ] >> ava: morgan, is that you? >> nina: ava... it isn't morgan. it's me. >> julian: you didn't call me here to discuss my social calendar. so, why are you looking for ava, anyway? she's kept her hands relatively clean as of late, to the best of my knowledge. >> anna: ava's a suspect... in a.j. quartermaine's murder. >> ava: [ sighs ] what are you doing here? >> nina: we need to have a chat. >> ava: what could you and i possibly have to chat about? >> nina: there are a couple scores we have to settle. so, buckle up, bitch. showtime. >> franco: it's showtime. come on. we have a wedding. why aren't you dressed? >> carly: can i speak to you alone, please? >> franco: yeah. okay. >> michael: well, that didn't sound good. >> kiki: no, it did not. >> franco: what's going on? >> carly: i know about the recording. >> franco: what recording? >> carly: the recording that proves sonny killed a.j. >> morgan: you gonna answer me, or are you gonna keep playing with your phone? >> sonny: you don't want to push me on this. >> morgan

the then 5-year-old had spent much of his life battling leukemia but on this day, he instead fought off rescued a damsel in distress. the carefully orchestrated event brought approximately 20,000 people out to the streets of san francisco on friday, november 15th, 2013. millions watched online and shared the event on social media. our city truly felt like the center of a very positive, uplifting universe. now, a year later, the men who played the penguin and batman remember what a remarkable phenomenon it was. >> it's truly insane. >> good job. >> only you would pull this off. >> this weekend, you will get to see miles again to mark the anniversary. >> we are getting together just a small event with the family and all the major players, people who helped out on the day. >> mike is a computer graphics engineer at industrial light and magic. but on bat-kid day he was the penguin. you might have guessed that by his purple shirt. e.j., eric johnston, is an inventor and acrobat. he played batman and thinks of this weekend as an expression of gratitude. >> it was everybody doing everything th

this time for acute myeloid leukemia.f the boys and taking trips to the hospital. >> i want to be the mom i want to be to my beautiful boys. >> reporter: j.p. is an instructor at lana's dance studio. her students took this picture of them all dressed in orange, the color for leukemia awareness, and posted it on the studio's facebook page. the morgan hill community has rallied around the murphy family. the fitness group moms run this town has organized a fund-raiser, a 5k fun run, for this saturday. >> we can only do so much. we can't take the cancer away but we can raise awareness and money to help in whatever way we can. >> reporter: j.p. is going through chemo and radiation with the hopes of beating cancer again but she will be in the hospital for at least another two weeks and eventually will have to return for a bone marrow transplant. her message isn't about the struggle but about the courage to fight every day. >> this is the hardest journey i have ever been on but i can tell you that with the love and support from

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it is used for treatment of leukemia, but now it's approved for this disease. it's antibodies that slows down the immune system so it doesn't eat up those cells. a better treatment would be to use stem cells and prevent this from happening. if there are any companies that are working on this, i would love to hear from you. it's mostly used for relapse. unfortunately, it's not the biggest news we can bring to you. >> how do you know if you have it? >> because it's called the great imitator, it's another great imitator like sif lus. it's hard to know if you have it. it can present with a lot of different things. usually the first stomach is a vision change. that's something that could really be multiple sclerosis. fatigue, spasm, tingling in fingertips and loss of sensation, very, very common with ms. it's an autoimmune disease. our own immune system is attacking our nerves. prior to this, we used autoimmune treatments that stopped the immune system from targeting the nerve cells. what's interesting about lemtrada, it's a very targeted treatment that stops these

that has no other options to kill the leukemia cells. can i tell you the impact is clearly tangible because one of the patients sitting in this audience and there is also made impact in children at chop hospital we have now treated over the 90 patients on this clinical trial that just received a break through by the fda. we are really thanking the fda for watching over this to get this innovation. i also have to mention at this particular example has also made an economic impact because it allows us for a private public partnership with novartis pharmaceutical company that want to take the technology and get it out to treat other cancer patients who have no other options. i want to appeal to you and the u.s. government that congress to really invest in research so we can on pain innovative edge. and make an impact. you know better than i do that for every dollar you invest in research, there's at least $2 in return on economic impact with over 20,000 people in this state. employed because of research. so thank you very much for the oppor

i've been fighting leukemia for the past eight years, and now i just got a text-- i'm cancer-free., man. it's... oh, my god. (chuckles) i've been on hold for almost half my life. no more. no, i'm going to travel, i-i'm going to sleep with exotic women in exotic places.

former teacher she ran for office initially to deal with the loss of her teenage son to leukemia. she was a moderate who worked with president clinton to pass the family medical leave act. split with her party on guns and abortion. marge roukema was 85 years old. >>> the american people feel they have lost control of their personal information. the latest pew survey shows over 90% don't trust companies with their data. 80% express concern about the government monitoring their communications. put another way the numbers show the people feel their right to privacy is fading quickly and there's nothing being done to stop it. >>> and somewhat related, drone sightings near aircraft especially are now almost a daily event across the u.s. sometimes several times a day. as one veteran commercial pilot put it, so far we've just been lucky that an unauthorized drone hasn't collided with an aircraft. >>> when we come back here tonight, making a difference. 60 patients, one doctor. those are the odds one american is up against in the fight against ebola. >>> it was just yesterday the u.s. was

his parents say his leukemia is in remission. and they plan to have a private celebration with people who organized the event last year. donations jumped after bat kid's wish. >>> new details after ray mcdonald was arrested and then cleared of domestic violence. his parents were irresponsible in the way they handled the case -- the parents say the police were irresponsible. >>> we're always here for you on www.ktvu.com and follow us on twitter and facebook. have a great weekend. - ( helicopter whirring ) - ( roars ) ( siren wails ) ( pop music playing ) ♪ when you're ready ♪ ready, ready, ready ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na... female announcer: it's a great big world and it can all be yours. here and only here. ♪ come and get it. - [voiceover] today on animal science, the raven is a bird but it's certainly no bird brain. it is considered one of the smartest animals on the planet. (raven caws) and

one day i got so frustrated because i brought her to the hospital, they said she had leukemia, they wantedo admit her because the fever would not go down. but it has been 23 hours on the internet trying to figure out what was wrong with my daughter. the more i keep going through it, the name celiac keeps coming up. i found out the doctor that put it in the books in 1999. so i drove 180 miles in my rv with my daughter, and i had a baby at the time, a little one, about three weeks old. i said i think my daughter has celiac but doctors don't believe me. she took one look at my daughter, she said oh, my god, postponed her meeting, took her straight to surgery. she came out of biopsy, said you were 100% right, she has celiac. she has damage to the small intestine, she had, sorry, it is kind of hard for me, had a tumor in the stomach created by celiac. she said if i had not done that, my daughter would not have lasted a month. then she told me let me have the baby. i am like why? because siblings will have it. if one has it, the other will have it. she took the baby in for surgery, she had the b

. >> the gingerbread house is part of a campaign to attract donations for the leukemia and lymphoma society. >>> rain in the bay area meant snow in the sierra. this is a look from our tahoe cam about two hours ago. northstar says it is expecting up to 6" today alone. kirkwood got 4" today. more snow is expected throughout the week. >> that's the good news. it's way up top they have the snow but the snow levels are way up at about 6,000 feet. light snow down to about 5,000 feet but it's a fairly warm subtropical moisture air for this so not a lot of punch to deliver snow down to the lower elevations. to rewind all this back to where we were chatting a few minutes ago you can see that there's just widely scattered streams of moisture over the state not focused on the bay area right now just a few light echoes offshore. down to the south bay a few cells over mount hamilton and a little bit down there in the santa clara valley but there's just not much tonight. we have the initial burst go through early-morning hours and last night more in the south bay than in the north bay for the most part.

the gingerbread house is part of a campaign to raise money for the leukemia and lymphoma society. >>ust want to know if some kid walks through and takes a bite. it's all candy. >> i would be one of those kids. >> just look. just look. >>> hey, two weeks left in college football's regular season. play-off still up in the air. after the fourth ranked team has struggled, the first ranked team number one team is struggling. at uc-berkeley the bears bowl hopes rode on one throw today. bulldog: bulldog: oooh! mattress discounters' $197 mattress sale! television announcer: get a serta mattress, any size, for just $197 each piece when you buy the complete set. the $197 mattress sale... bulldog: oh boy! television announcer: ...ends sunday, thanksgiving weekend. >>> cal byu an exciting game down to the finish. >> you have to root for cal. being in college football persian gulfer purgatory. on the brink of doing something something. four quarters. one goal. win. and win big. that was in the face of cal football program today. that and possible bowl eligibility all that on the line if they do d

he has battled leukemia most of his life but on this day he fought off penguin and rescued a damsel int brought approximately 20,000 people out to the streets of san francisco on friday november 15 if 20 tlechbility millions watched on line and share the event on social media. >> our city truly felt like the center of a universe. now year later the men who played the ping begin and batman remember what a remarkable phenomenon it was. >> truly insane. only could you pull this off. >>reporter: this weekend they get to see miles again to mark anniversary. >> we get together jaws small event with the family and all the major players of the people who helped out on the day. >>reporter: mike is a computer graphic jerry at industrial late and magic but on bat kid day he was the peping wing airng johnson is an inventory and alaska row pwachlt he played batman and think of this private ceremony as expression of gratitude. >> it was everybody doing everything they could including a news anchor. >>reporter: bricking news from san francisco hall of justice. >> san francisco opera. circus center. p

we are thrilled about that. >> we have leukemia, lymphoma society walk called light the night happeninge okay, cloudy but dry. >> yes. >> but you temperatures are mostly in the 40's. thirty's in the mountains. 58 degrees in wildwood. it feels chillier because of the win. we expect a high of 53 degrees by end of the day to day. seven out of the ten. autumn chill tomorrow gives us another seven. temperatures below average. average high is 60. we don't get back there until monday. by tuesday, veterans day looks fantastic sunny and milder and then bottom drops out after some rain on wednesday morning when we will get a big chill will by next week but bob kelly, you have been warn. >> nice cup of hot chocolate will do you you some good this morning. >>> tgif, curb side on the 42 freeway. we are dealing with wicked sun glare this morning. in complaints today, because after all that rain yesterday but coming in towards philadelphia, stop and go, tighter working your way in towards that walt whitman bridge. you will feel win coming over that bridge. walt whitman, ben franklin both hand on the w

. >> these sailors have come down with leukemia, testicular cancer. >> reporter: charles bonner has filedlion dollars lawsuit on behalf of over 200 of them. under federal law, he can't sue the u.s. government: but he says the case is clear against the tokyo electric power company. >> they didn't have any fire trucks, no batteries to pump water into the reactors which at the time were melting down. >> reporter: after 16 years of service, lieutenant simmons was able to retire with full benefits this year. he hopes the lawsuit will help younger sailors who have had to retire with no pension or medical coverage. >> one of the things they always taught is first, last, and always. take care of your sailors no matter what and we are not doing that now. >> reporter: we asked the tokyo electric power company for comment. they referred us to the final report that finds it implausible that low level doses of radiation are the cause of the sailor's illnesses. we posted their statement and the navy's statement on kpix.com. >>> tomorrow, bart's new connector from the coliseum station to the oakland air

he has battled leukemia most of his life but on this day he fought off penguin and rescued a damsel inistress. ork stated event brought approximately 20,000 people out to the streets of san francisco on friday november 15 if 20 tlechbility millions watched on line and share the event on social media. >> our city truly felt like the center of a universe. now year later the men who played the ping begin and batman remember what a remarkable phenomenon it was. >> truly insane. only could you pull this off. >>reporter: this weekend they get to see miles again to mark anniversary. >> we get together jaws small event with the family and all the major players of the people who helped out on the day. >>reporter: mike is a computer graphic jerry at industrial late and magic but on bat kid day he was the peping wing airng johnson is an inventory and alaska row pwachlt he played batman and think of this private ceremony as expression of gratitude. >> it was everybody doing everything they could including a news anchor. >>reporter: bricking news from san francisco hall of justice. >> san francisco

our daughter is sara basio was diagnosed with leukemia. was such an incredible little soul who taught me about the power that's inside of ourselves. are you ready? >> yes. >> okay. begin. >> after our daughter passed away i started a program that provides classes to children who are sick to teach them the martial arts -- good -- to make them feel powerful. every single types of martial arts uses breath to gain control. i'm a black belt. hold it and release. we use the martial arts as a platform for meditation, for relaxation to allow children to gain these tools. you're totally in control. to really face down so much of the fear, the anger that accompanies pain. breathe in. and you can see that light on their face. they feel like their souls are shining. hey, you did it! >> i do have the power to make the pain go away and nothing's impossible. nothing. >> rabbi goldberg is just one of our top ten honorees who will receive $100,000 to continue his or her work. who will it be? you decide. go to cnn.com/heroes. could save you fifteen percent

fox four college football player now battling leukemia. i feel sick to my stomach that the artificial turf can have so many chemicals. >> the biology of cancer varies between different cancers. our own genetics vary and both of those have a big impact. >> the doctor said in all of my years of medical practice this is the worst x-ray i have seen. >> hodgkin lymphoma, stage iv. >> you ingest it and it's unavoidable former reality star ethan has been keeping his own list. >> at four times a week i was on it for hours, sweating, bleeding, everything. >> she says i think it's something with the field turf. >> the [tpo-efbg/] husky goalkeeper was diagnosised with non-hodgkin lymphoma in college when doctors discover a larger deadly tumor. >> it was about the size -- a little bigger than a softball in the center of my chest. >> the pain is fresh for june, her daughter a star goalkeeper died a year and a half ago. in 2008 we told you about a terrorisming stadium high goal keeper's battle with hodgkin lymphoma. back then luke and his family wondere

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