a rough year for a fifth grader who beat swine flu only to be diagnosed with the rarest form of leukemia but a big surprise helped make this a christmas he will never forget. we'll show you nicholas queen's story next. ,,,,,, hours away from home today's being treated at stanford for a rare form of leukemia. elizabeth cook us the holiday s >>> a sick fort bragg middle schooler is being treated at stanford for a rare form of leukemia. elizabeth cook shows us the holiday surprise from his classmates. >> and then i got this gigantic thing to wear it on my face. >> reporter: for the queen family, this will will be a christmas unlike any other. >> that's for sure. the greatest gift is nicholas still here with us. >> reporter: nicholas was a perfectly healthy fifth grader until january, when he contracted the h1n1 flu virus. he was rushed to the bay area where doctors struggled to beat back sepsis and pneumonia a battle that took months to win. >> we turn around and began planning our vacation, we're so excited, and then he was diagnosed with the mds, which is the rarest form of leukemia. >> r

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children who died, most often from leukemia. 58% increase.ou will see many cancer survivors around the thanksgiving celebrations that you will enjoy it next month. i hope the you give thanks to the innovation and help to save their lives. the commitment that this nation has made to animation, there are now more than 1000 medicines and development for cancer. i would maintain that the right product to the right patient for the right outcome __ saving money as well. as nancy mentioned, we lose sight of the fact that 23 million years of life has been granted back to cancer patients. $1.9 trillion in an economic perspective has been given back to society. this is a large measure funded by the united states government. with all these positive outcomes, lives saved, and improving care __ the spending on cancer medicines represents less than 1% of overall health care spending. the spending on cancer medicines represents only 20% of cancer treatment. also, if you look at the average __ it is less than medical inflation. today's insurance also covers

gibson, also fighting leukemia, slam dunking with the utah jazz. >> he rises to the rim and hammers! >> reporter: while 8 million shared kelly gunderson's joy as her mom, suffering with alzheimer's, suddenly recognized her again. >> well, i love you, kelly. >> i love you, mama. >> reporter: casey the schnauzer a woman's best friend fainted with excitement. viewed 38 million times. and tara is no scaredy cat. she came to the rescue of a young boy attacked by a dog. >> those are tickets to trinidad. >> reporter: who says the internet is all frivolity? 18 million shared as a canadian bank machine dispensed airline tickets so a mom could visit her sick daughter. >> thank you for your service. >> reporter: and charity runners paused to honor a 95-year-old veteran. >> you're doing a good job. >> reporter: mining the web for a few hidden gems can sometimes remind us of who we are and the wonderful things we're capable of. >> you can be brave also. >> reporter: kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> that is our broadcast on this tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian willi

gibson also fighting leukemia slam dunking with the utah jazz. >> he rises to the rim and hammers!uddenly recognizes her. >> i love you, kelly. >> i love you, mamma. >> reporter: casey the schnauzer, a woman's best friend, fainted with excitement. viewed 38 million times. and tara is no scaredy cat. she came to the rescue of a young boy attacked by a dog. >> so the tickets to trinidad. >> reporter: who says the internet is all frivolity. 18 million shared as a canadian bank machine dispensed airline tickets for a mom to visit her sick daughter. >> thank you. >> reporter: and charity runners pause to honor a 95-year-old veteran. >> you're doing a good job. >> reporter: mining the web for a few hidden gems can sometimes remind us of who we are and the wonderful things we're capable of. >> you can be brave also. >> reporter: kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >> imagine how many he had to go through just to pick those. >> some of them i hadn't even seen. we show them all the time daily. >> pets, got to love it. >>> now time for a look ahead. today in the u.s., postal service's busiest

children that died most often, especially in leukemia. increase.ow there are almost 15 million cancer survivors. you will see many of them around the thanksgiving celebrations that you will enjoy next month. i hope that you give thanks to the innovation that helps to save these people's lives. the investment to courage and commitment, there are now more than 1000 medicines in development for cancer. the promise offers new hope for cancer patients the unlocking of the human genome project. i would maintain the right product for the right patient for the right outcome saving money as well. as nancy mentioned, you lose sight of the fact that since 1988 to 2000, 23 million years of life is granted back to cancer patients. $1.9 trillion from an economic perspective has been the improvement based upon cancer treatments. this is a global health success story funded by the united states government. world-class cancer research and development centers, the biotechnical industries. with all of these positive outcomes, some facts are neither good -- heard nor

children that died most often, especially in leukemia. a 58% increase.nd now there are almost 15 million cancer survivors. you will see many of them around the thanksgiving celebrations that you will enjoy next month. i hope that you give thanks to the innovation that helps to save these people's lives. the great news is, based upon investment encourage and commitment there are now more , than 1000 medicines in development for cancer. the promise offers new hope for cancer patients the unlocking of the human genome project. i would maintain the right product for the right patient for the right outcome saving money as well. as nancy mentioned, you lose sight of the fact that since 1988 to 2000, 23 million years of life is granted back to cancer patients. $1.9 trillion from an economic perspective has been the improvement based upon cancer treatments. this is a global health success story funded by the united states government. also, the world-class cancer research and development centers, the biotechnical and pharmaceutical industries. with all of these p

motivator and a cleveland community building a winter wonderland for a 3-year-old girl battling leukemiahe shows us how neighbors made her christmas wish come true. >> the star of the show is behind this window three-year-old jiana thinks her parents are just outside doing yard work. she has no idea. >> every year there were a couple houses all decked out. can't wait to build a house be around a lot of people. >> we should put the bows on first. >> all of these people family friends and neighbors all come together for the treatment gigi undergone leukemia has weakened her i immune system. it started with a mention by social media by her parents and it took off. >> the word ogot out we ended u with so much more than we were expecting. >> we have 14 of these blowups. they just showed up. people just donated them. it has been amazing. >> the idea was simple if gigi couldn't go out to enjoy christmas they would bring it into her backyard. ornaments displays all were donated. >> incredibly humbling. it's emotional, yeah. >> makes you feel love. >> look what they did together. >> now when you

diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia 2011 and expected to survive but now he's intermission.g trip oakland's to hang out with a sitter clear if the team and andrew but as fantastic >> : at an all-time hurt his story his outlook and it was given a wartime. obviously still here it's great it's bigger role model than any of us i think >> : the team scored eight points and pulled down 11 rebounds as the lawyers there culkin hundred 1285. tune and all the sports highlights in discussion with the kron 4 sports night live showing every sunday did this and applebaum will be doing interview with andrew bowden as a matter of fact also talking 49ers raiders all highlights analysis this tiger woods not o'clock every sunday night >> : i've been babysitting these kids for years. there's like eight of them - eight? maybe three. i don't know whatever. it's like really hard to keep track of them. it's a pretty big house. anyway, that's why i really love this nest protect smoke and carbon monoxide alarm. it tells you which room the smoke is in and tells you when things are getting bad. heads u

came together to build her a winter wonderland. >> three-year-old giga was diagnosed with leukemia inune system is weakened she can only leave the house for doctor visits and her mom mentioned the winter wonderland idea donations came flooding in, the familiened up with more donated christmas decorations than they knew what to do with. >> each year we see a couple of houses decked up and now we cannot take her out of the house and we are trying to bring it to her. >>> her parents say gigi loved the surprise and said all the dough anyways and help made them feel they are not alone. >> it is 6:25, the morning news continues at 6:30 with the top stories. >> the effort to honor robin williams in marin county take as new step today and we will tell you what is happening. >> a in you clue if bay area police after a daytime shooting and what investigators have recovered. >> good morning, at sfo, look at traffic, cars are pouring into the airport. what does that mean for flights, delays, and chance vacations? i have the latest numbers coming up. >>> we have a few scattered showers and more we

he has leukemia. thanks to the -- thanks to the warriors and the make-a-wish foundation his dream of attending a nba game is coming true. today the warriors signed him to a special one day contract. he first met him a couple years ago and then stayed in touch with him. >> inspirational story. back then he wasn't given a lot of time. >> loss for words. i don't know what to say. very excited. >> they got to attend the team's practice today and they sat down for lunch with him and they have been invited to the game tonight against the pelicans. nice story. >>> nasa calls off plans to launch the next generation rocket. the set back orion spacecraft had and when they will -- and when they will try again. >> the chain of events that sent a bay area officer into surgery. >> and the next james bond movie. the title and what it represents. ♪ with kaiser permanente, you'll connect with your doctor any time, anywhere. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. ♪ become a member of kaiser permanent

he lab fighting leukemia since the age of 1. his name is in the roster of fire departments all around the world. "action news" has learned he'll be given the honor of a firefighter funeral next week. >> our thoughts are with aidan's family. >> 4:53. we have a developing story at 5:00. police are looking for the killer who gunned down a man and shot another man sitting in a minivan. >>> police officer turns the tables when he is called in for a case of shoplifting, we'll a touching uplifting story for you when you "action news" comes right back. # ♪this holiday season, my good friend gave to me♪ ♪7 powerball tickets ♪6 match 6 chances ♪5 cash 5s ♪4 big 4s ♪3 daily numbers ♪2 mega millions (joe) happy holidays, rita. (rita) thanks, joe! (man) what a great gift! (announcer) pennsylvania lottery tickets make great gifts, like the new $1 million peppermint payout. (joe) happy holidays! ♪and best wishes from the lottery♪ >> a man has admitted to hiding cameras in the woman's bathroom in the university of delaware.ng he pleaded guilty

childhood leukemia. and it still effects him deeply to the point where recently asked to the preacher do you think that i will see robin in heaven? in other words, he thinks about her a lot. her final words to him was i love you more than tongue can tell. which is something a line that he has been using. as a matter of fact, used it in a letter to me when i had written him about the decision to go into iraq. and he wrote back and ended his letter i love you more than tongue can tell which was a very emotional moment for me. he is a sweet man and considerate man and a man who endured a lot of heartache and became stronger for it. >> the former president takes inside his childhood home in midland, texas. it is an upclose and personal tour that you do not want to miss. up next, why president bush 433 says his parents are the perfect couple. >> in terms of politics, you never -- he never had to worry about whether or not she could handle the wife of a dip -- diplomat or the wife of a president. because mothe

this is video of aiden rival being sworn in, aiden had lost his battle with cancer and was fighting leukemia since he was 1 years old. they learned of his dream of being a firefighter and his name is on rosters of fire departments around the world and today he gets the honor of a firefighter's funeral. >>> "action news" was at the salvation army community center where volunteers from the radio station mor fm guided parents through a treasure trove of gifts, even small gifts mean so much. >> a secret santa is making this a special christmas for 100 central pennsylvania families. >> my name is keesha calling from wal-mart -- >> workers from this wal-mart near harrisburg, were busy letting people know that someone paid off their lay away. the man only known as santa, pay $50,000 on lay aways due. some were going to drop it, because they didn't have the money to pay for it. >> feel like a million pounds of stress is lifted off my shoulders. >> i am grateful for whoever did it, it's nice. >> some how santa b knew how much to donate. but wal-mart insists this was not an inside job. >>> and there i

the fact they are getting involved in leukemia. that's near and dear to my heart.d. >> jim cramer puts celgene at the top of his biotech list. >> you have some other names. >> i think i lean towards the big cap biotech names, specifically like an amgen, where you have a late stage pipeline chucked full of great potential sitting there. i also love that merck ac significance today as well. let's talk about a company that got late stage drugs. look at the way merck traded. it was virtually unchanged for the balance of the day. it fits very, very well. that tells you what the street thinks about this. >> or you are seeing the street coming out this afternoon and earlier today with the numbers coming out, upgrading it and saying these guys have 29% over the next five years. the question is, does that price into the stock? so much good news has been priced in. granted, the last $40, they have been wrong. at this point, you can't tell me that these guys aren't saying the next $20 is going to be easier to get. i'm not sure. >>> still ahead, lulu lemon prepping for its ear

been a rough year for a fifth grader who beat swine flu only to be diagnosed with a rare form of leukemiabig surprise has helped make his christmas one that he will never forget. we'll show you nicholas's story at 5:00 tonight. >>> and to switch gears, donkeys aren't too common around here but they are all over egypt and they line up for the services of that guy, his family in the donkey barber business for generations. a haircut runs about 5 bucks. they will even shave initials into the coat for no extra charge. >> that's it for kpix 5 news at noon. it was nice spending christmas with you. >> yes, have a good one. we'll be back here tomorrow. >> merry christmas, everybody. thanks for watching. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com ,, ,,,, [ "o little town of bethlehem" plays ] >> eric: [ sighs ] [ glasses clink ] merry christmas, my love. your mother would be so happy knowing you're here.

. >> stephen: exactly, and then they use the stinger to spread disease like leukemia and... [laughter] >> they suck blood with their mouth. >> stephen: what diseases do you get from that? >> as far as is known, they don't transfer disease at all. >> stephen: at all. are they good? some bugs are good. ladybugs are terrifying, but they also are good in the rose garden. >> bedbugs are out there doing their thing. >> stephen: but in our beds. that's not their thing. when we're doing our thing, they're also doing their thing. you know what i'm talking about? by the way, do they do their thing down in there? >> they mate, just like any other bug, yes, but they suck blood. that's all they eat is blood. so that's the problem. >> you're saying that like it's perfectly normal. >> well, sure it is. that's what they do. >> stephen: we eat barbecue. they suck blood. >> that's what they do. >> stephen: is there anything we can do to top this rav video infestation that seemed to come about during the obama administration. >> i don't know anything about that. >> stephen: can we make a conne

at this free camp, women are lining up to be screened for leukemia, cervical and breast cancer if there is a rush or something, we tell them to get investigated. and if it is positive we help them to get it treated. >> researchers warn that the number of indians diagnosed with cancer is said to increase over the next two decades. and they say the country desperately needs to invest in early detection and treatment. >> nasa's new orion spacecraft is still on the launch pad. the launch was pushed back 24 hours after a series of problems including high winds. this first mission is unmanned and will go into orbit for a few hours for tests. a lot more on our website, aljazeera.com. in this this this. >> it themselves equip and train people to document abuses. the renowned musician reflects on a life event that infliences his work now. >> i was bullied by a group of kids. they took my clothes out and

aiden had been fighting leukemia since he was one.his condition worsened other fire departments learned about his dreams of being a firefighter. his name is now on the roster of fire departments around the world. aiden will be given the honor of a firefighter funeral in gloucester county this morning. >> mcdonald's just put some hamburgers on the chopping block and u.s. airlines absolutely loves it when passengers forget to pack light. maribel aber is live at the nasdaq if times square. good morning, maribel. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you and those baggage fees at airports are big bucks for airlines. u.s. airlines wake in almost $1 billion from the fees just last quarter. that's a 9 percent gain over the third quarter just a year ago and this is according to the department of transportation. talking stocks, stocks tumbled monday as the falling price of oil dragged energy shares lower. right now futures pointing to a higher open and housing numbers in focus today. mcdonald's is testing its new smaller menu in some markets. the

>>> a 20-year old man from australia with a form of life-threatening leukemia is part of the warriors today. >> this is a picture of the 20-year-old signed for a one-day contract with the warriors to fulfill the wish that he attend an nab game for the first time and will attend the practice shoot around at practice facility and shooting baskets. >> he and the family will have lunch and later they will attend the game against the pelicans of new orleans. the warriors will go for the 11th straight win. new orleans jazz, i can say, but they are not in utah but pelicans ... >> the new orleans pelicans. >> pelicans. >> all of the other animals they could pick... >> crawfish. >> that is a good one. muskrat. muskrat. >>> okay, moving incredible rainfall deficit, this year, finally, we fine. that is just this year. it could be temporary. but the next 8-14 days will be wet. conserve although we have a surplus for the rain, in santa rosa, the ron you are not here is because your rain page is not working not because we don't love you. as far as winds, they coming from the south which is a moist

he has been fighting leukemia since he was one-year-old.e, other firefighters learned about his dream of being a firefighter. "action news" learned that he be give the honor of a firefighters funeral next week. >>> just in time for the holidays, these playoff puppies are ready to be adopted. their other than was charged with -- owner was charged with crueltity to animals. since they have rescued they have doubled in size. they are read to have fun and ready to start on a new life. if you're interested in adopting them go to the spca on erie avenue or pets plus natural in lansdale. >> there's a new five thousand reward to catch the man behind three armed robberies in theand suburbs. first the suspects held up the police plymouth tire last tuesday. they stole a customer's honda on sunday night. now investigators say they have connected the same men to the third robbery at the l up k oil station -- luk oil station on december 13. anyone who recognizes the men should contact police. >> we're following a developing story, gunfire erupted leaving

people who are leukemia,immuno . the virus would be in the nerve along the path of the muscle. when it acts up, all these little bit offers and rash will be around the same area. once it is gone the pain may stay there for months after that. that is extremely painful. that's why we recommend that you get this vaccine. >> are some people more likely to get it than others? >> most people who have had chicken pox probably are covered. but as marc mentioned, 99% of the people who may or may not think they've had chicken pox, they probably have had it. >> we think stress increases your risk of getting it and other illnesses will bring it out. if you're bombarded with some other infection or stress, you can get it. >> well, it can be triggered by all sorts of things, especially stress. speak something of, but there is a wrong way and a right way to deal with it. listen up, because coming up we're going to talk about what not to do during a panic attack. ♪ ah, push it. ♪ ♪ push it. ♪ p...push it real good! ♪ ♪ ow! ♪ oooh baby baby...baby baby. if you're salt-n-pepa, you tell people to

a portion of the proceeds go to the elliot corner leukemia foundation. >>> and californians are cleaningr a storm that brought heavy rain and flooding. this was the scene in redwood city where residents were forced to evacuate two mobile home parks. ñ hours knee deep i water trying to save their belongings. 63%. winds out of the west/northwest at 10 miles per hour. it still feels like 40 degrees. we're not dealing with that much of a windchill tonight which is good news. the rest of our region, 30 degrees in the poconos. 37 in potts town. 39 degrees in wilmington. mid 30s in atlantic city. temperatures in milville at 37 degrees thrn this evening and we're at 37 in dover. we're typically in the mid 40s for our daytime high, so we were below average once again today. satellite radar track shows those clouds moving in from the northwest and one place we have a concern for tonight, the polk nose where patchy freezing drizzle is a possibility. if you live in the polk nose, just be careful with that and as we head to the rest of tonight, we clear up. mostly sunny conditions into sunday. temper

. >> reporter: she launched the pajama drive in 2010 after a brutal year of battling leukemia. >> whenere going through treatment, you found comfort in pajamas? >> i spent a total of 12 weeks in the hospital. for those 12 weeks the only thing i could wear was pajamas. >> reporter: jackson wanted to make that christmas extra special for her three adopted children. they came to her home three years earlier with trash bags full of clothes that didn't fit and she remembers how excited her son tyler was the first time he got his pjs. >> he was running around his apartment, i love my pajamas. >> reporter: from 352 pairs that first year the drive has snowballed. >> now you're in your fourth year. >> we're in our fourth year. last year we got over 1,500. >> mississippi, this is maryland. >> reporter: this year she expected even more. with sets from all 50 states. jackson says it's her way of fostering as many children as possible. >> it's kind of overwhelming when you start thinking about kid after kid after kid opening up christmas presents and it's just -- it's great. it's great. hey, tyler,

holiday pajama drive in 2010 after a grueling year battling leukemia. >> when you were going throughatment, you found comfort in pajamas. >> yeah, i spent a total of 12 weeks in the hospital and for those 12 weeks the only thing i could wear was pajamas. >> reporter: jackson wanted the make that year's christmas extra special for her three adopted foster children. they came to her home years earlier with trash bags of clothes that didn't fit. she remembered how excited her youngest tyler was when he got his first pair of p.j.s. >> he was running around the apartment, i love my pajamas. >> reporter: from 350 pair the first year, the drive snowballed. now you're in your fourth year. >> yes, we got over 1500 last year. this is mississippi, this is maryland. >> reporter: this year she expects even more with sets from all 50 states. jackson says it's her way of fostering as many children as possible. >> it's overwhelming. you think about kid after kid after kid opening christmas presents and it's great. it's just great. hey, tiler look! avengers! >> reporter: a different kind of superhero

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proceeds benefit the le leukemia foundation holidays are going to the dogs.itness news" at the santa paws event today. yes, even dogs have a christmas wish list for san today. he's going to be on the naughty list. some of them weren't too sure about sit on santa's lap though but it made for great photos. donations accepted for a local no kill animal shelter. >> so, cute. we love it. let's start things off by taking you to our eyewitness weather watcher network. we are generally still finding temperatures coming in from the weather watcher network within the mid 30's, upper 30's range. >>> we'll take you to a couple more specific ones and start things off smack down in the middle with hal he sent in 38 degrees in collingswood new jersey. he had a comment saying the winds have finally died down and that's pretty much the case all around the board and he had an excellent picture that i had to show you, seasons greetings from collingswood, this is the downtown area, a cold night just 12 days before christmas. count down continues. feels like it's flying by this m

he was newly diagnosed with leukemia and not expected to live. >> pretty inspirational story to outlook. he's a bigger role model than any of us. >> i can't thank these guys enough. they have gone above and beyond with the one-day contract that they set up. >> reporter: frost was signed to a one-day deal. >> we are privileged and honored that you are a member of our organization officially now. >> reporter: although they could not guarantee they would play. >> he said it would come game time. he said i'm happy with that. happy to watch. >> reporter: basketball isn't nearly as big in australia. frost played before his illness but his sister calls him a teenage surfer dude. >> to see his smile, it's the best thing ever. it makes me smile to see him smile. >> reporter: a month ago frost beat the odds and went into remission finally allowing him to travel to watch the man that kept tabs on him all along. >> he would be laying in bed and say i got a twitter from andrew. he was so excited. >> you have to do what you've got to do. >> reporter: introduced with the players frost was humble about

people who have leukemia or h.i.v. should stay away from the vaccine.e 50 percent lower chance of getting shingles and 67 percent of those getting this will have the virus in a nerve ending along the path of the muscle and the rash will be around but once it is gone the pain could resist and stay there for months after that. it is painful. when you get the shingles at older ages it is extremely painful and that is why we recommend to get this vaccine. >> are some more likely to get it than others? >> most who have had chicken pox are covered but 99 percent of the team who may or may not have had chicken pox have had it. it is safe. >> stress increases your risk of getting it and other illnesses bring it out. if you are bombarded with another infection or stress you can get it. >> very good. it can be triggered by all sorts of things especially stress but there is a wrong way and a right way to deal with it. coming up we will talk about what not to do during a panic attack. so you can see like right here i can just... you know, check my policy here, add

he's about halfway through a grueling three-year treatment regimen for leukemia. is it tough being you sometimes? >> sometimes. >> reporter: yeah? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: what's the hardest part? >> well, just like sometimes i have to be stuck in the hospital. it's not very fun. >> reporter: but this sure is. carter has fans in the stands as he warms up for the big game. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: and there he was for the tipoff. and look who scored the first basket. james is a team captain. >> he's bringing us perspective. he's bringing us a smile. and he's just bringing us a new way to look at life. a better way to look at life. >> reporter: carter's mom, kelly, says all of this has been a blessing for her whole family. >> giving us something to do that has nothing to do with cancer. it's just fun for everyone. which is something that we need. >> reporter: that night the tigers came back from 11 points down to win the game. do you think you help the team? >> yeah. >> reporter: how? >> because they say i'm their good luck charm. >> reporter: quite hones

. >> we just shared a full screen saying they'll present on two different ones, one for leukemia, one for anemia. the double chance -- >> that could be a big opportunity for agios. the 221, the one in lieu yeeuke partnered with sellgene. >> agios. >> win for pop and drop. on november 19th, got to correct me if i'm -- it was the 19th, the stock traded 4 million shares, huge run to the upside. too much too fast, big volume day, should pull back. it did in the next couple of days, but off to the races since. huge short interest in this name. it is one actually -- i was probably right but not for long enough period of time if that makes sense. it goes higher for me. >> sellgene. >> i love that name. i think it is a great name. other names are actually also going to be involved in that. you brought it up, but this is one of the two big conferences out there that exist in the year that are huge triggers in this industry. >> have we seen the moves in advance? that's always a concern. >> yes, as they move -- one of the other names presenting there, i don't know what their data will be, but an

aiden had been fighting leukemia since he was a year old.condition worsened other fire departments learned about his dream of being a firefighter. his name is now on the roster of fire departments around the world and today he will be given the honor of a firefighter funeral. have his story on my facebook. >> yes, i'm sure a lot of people want to read it on that. so, it's 5:08 right now and dave murphy is here with talking some rain later on today. >> yeah, we have it coming in probably during the afternoon for most of us. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you we're dry this morning. as we take a look outside we have sky 6 and we are looking at dry conditions although somewhat cloudy conditions. there could be a bit of sunshine breaking through at times this morning but i think generally speaking we'll look at mostly cloudy skies. there's atlantic city looking north along the coast. right now in philadelphia we are at 33 degrees, close to the freezing mark, 36 degrees in allentown. just 31 in trenton. 36 in wilmington. that's a nice lit

south jersey, provided a fitting and emotional trin boot to a young boy who lost his battle with leukemiaven year-old aidan rival was laid to rest at st. agnes church today. aidan's dream was to become a fire fighter and last year his home town of washington township made him an honorary fire fighter. soon departments around the world did the same, with the motto, no one fights alone. >>> these are just a few of the dozens of dogs and puppies rescued from a home in lancaster county. there were 62 in all. they were found inside the house, garage and in vehicles the scattered around the property in lit it z. the owner is expect to face charges. got news is the dogs are now at the pennsylvania spca headquarters and will soon be ready for adoption. >>> ♪ >> students from the chester community charter school today kick off their first ever holiday concert series tonight. this is a four day event starting with this performance at the east campus. similar concerts will take place over the next few days. it will incorporate student art, dance, and, of course, more music. >> ♪ >> pop super star ju

we have claims from young guys who just have diabetes or have lymphoma or leukemia. >> reporter: representing1 year odd rodney a specialist who lived a quarter mile from the largest burn pit in iraq at joint base valad and that burn pit covered several acres, evening, plastics, human wastes and tires and batteries and old fire. >> they would use jp 8 fuel, jet fuel to set it on fire. there was always a yellow haze over that base. and everybody that you talk to had some type of respiratory issues with it. >> reporter: doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong until he had a lung biopsy. >> i showed that i had a titanium, alluminum, chromium, steel, silica in my lungs. slow down, there is no where else i could have got metal in my lungs. i never worked in anything that would have exposed me to that. >> reporter: he was diagnosed with constrike -- disease. straw. >> reporter: shortness of breath following service in iraq and afghanistan. >> reporter: the doctor miller is a pulmonologist at vanderbilt and saw people with breathing problems and to solve the mystery he performed lung biopsies on p

>> at age 17, darren's son, joe, was diagnosed with leukemia. kaiser permanente would become the family's next three homes for three years. it's certainly, hough, they were given their very first night that stuck with darren, a care package of snacks for new patients and their families thanks to an anonymous donor. >> it's the coolest thing that somebody you don't know is thinking about you. sorry. so i got to thinking at that point what could i do? and i paint so i figured that's what i could do. >> and that is just what darren did. he took three weeks off from his job at the water treatment plant and working day and night covered an entire wall and the ceiling of the pediatric family waiting area. >> because you see the people there with little kid and people getting worse diagnoses than we got. and if there was some way to take somebody's mind off of that and just get them out of the moment for ament, that's worth a lot. >> darren says the mural is also a way to say thank you to the nurses and doctors who eventually safd his son-- saveds son'

he died on december 10th after an all lifelong battle with leukemia. >> to go what he was going through at such a young age and he never missed a beat. >> he treated us like he was one of us. and to see that passion in such a young boy, you wanted to be a part of it. >> when they heard of aiden's dream of being a firefighter, they made him an honorary member last year, his gear didn't quitd fit and word spread through social media and departments from all over the states and countries were sending patches and helmets to aiden using the motto, no one fights alone. >> it's unusual to hear of a 7-year-old that loves the fire department at such a young age. >> aiden's fight is over now but in his short time here he managed to such so many, a little kid from south jersey that won the hearts of firefighters all over the world. >> he had a smile on his face every day and did a great job of bringing everyone together. he inspired all of us. >> aiden is survived by his parents and four brothers and sisters and the firefighters that lined up his trucks to he is court his hearse to the cemetery. o

had the unfortunate news to break that their child had leukemia. dad had quit his job a month ago to start a new business. guess what, doesn't have insurance. now, instead of the first question is my child will be okay, his question was how do i pay for cancer treatments? stossel: what do you say to people like that? not everybody can afford health care. >> free market advocates have advocated just that kind of a system. where instead of getting insurance through your employer, you own that tax break yourself and you can shop for whatever plan you want and you can take it wherever you want. the problem with obamacare is that actually the story you described is the exception. the much more common scenario is the law discourages people from staying in the work force. in order to maintain those benefits, their income has to be low that they can't seek work. >> i was there in 2007. i was living in massachusetts. had my own practice. romney stood up with the heritage foundation, when the individual mandate was a wonderful thing. stossel: came from a rep

little girl is battling couple lymphoblastic leukemia to make the the holiday brighter, snyder, lanceacme and bringing hope home, worked to fill that space, beneath her christmas tree to daze. we have much more to come in the next half an hour tonight at 10:45 we will take you to one town that is absolutely, busting at the seems, this time of the year, as we count down to christmas. we are making the trek to bethlehem. >>> and after the break, the battle heat up between 21 year-old new jersey college student hoist taking her parents to court, because they refused to pay for her tuition. >> announcer:"action news at 10:00" 30 with phl1"action newst continues. >>> the police in trenton or investigating a threat in the wake of the cop killings in new york city. the department reissued the order for all patrols to wear body armor on the job. two officers were gunned down in brooklyn by a man that was seeking revenge. >>> a search continues for a gunman. one man was shot on newkirk street. it went through the house hitting the boy. he is in stable condition. >>> donating items are pouring

after the tests had unfortunate news to break whthat their chil had leukemia. what they didn't know is dad stop kwit his job month ago to start his own business. now they don't have insurance. instead of is my child going to be okay, his question is how am i going to pay for cancer treatment. >> what do you say to people like that? not everybody can pay for expensive healthcare. >> they have advocated just a kind of a system. instead of getting insurance for your employer you own the tax break yourself and you can shop for whatever plan you want and you can take it whenever you want. the problem with obamacare is the store you described is the exception. there are people who stay in the work force because in order to maintain the benefits their income has to be so low they can't seek real work. i was there when romney stood up with the heritage foundation when the individual mandate was a wonderful thing. >> came from the republican think tank. >> the average price of an individual health insurance plan is 48 percent higher than today. they mandate aged regulat

a 20-year-old man from australia with a form of life threatening leukemia is part of the warriors todayned to a when day contract, part of make-a-wish foundation, meeting a warrior player and attending a game. he will shoot basket with the player and then he and the family will have lunch with the player and they will attend a game against the new orleans pelicans at the arena. the warriors will go for the 11th straight win. >>> in sports, you have tigers, lions, and warriors and...pelicans. it doesn't fit. which these doesn't belong? >>> pelicans. >>> hope the warriors win again. >> the transition has been very good, ball movement, just beautiful to watch. like the college games. like the college games. it is fun to watch. >>> here is a look at our surplus for the rain gear that began july 1 a surplus so far this year but it could change. if, say, the rest of december, january and february are not wet. enjoy the 1-2" we have above average right now. santa rosa is not displayed because the rain gauge is having issues with it. it is underreporting the rain. we will be sure to update you.

frost was newly diagnosed with leukemia and not expected to live. >> it's a pretty inspiration no story to see the outlook. he wasn't given a lot of time and fell through and obviously still here. he's a bigger role model than any of us. >> i can't thank those guys enough. they have gone above and beyond. with the one day contract that they set up. >> reporter:s from was signed to a one-day deal. >> we are privileged and honored. >> reporter: although they couldn't guarantee he would play. >> he said it would come within game time. i said i'm happy with that. i'm happy to watch. >> reporter: and watch he did with his mom and grand dad and brother and sister all traveling with him. basketball isn't nearly as big in australia. >> to see his smile. it's the best thing ever. it's just -- it makes me smile to see him smile. >> a month ago frost beat the odds and went into remission. finally allowing him to travel to watch the man that kept tabs on him all along. >> he would be laying in bed saying i got a tweet from andrew. he was so excited. >> you have to see what you've got to do i guess.