born with a rare form of leukemia "it's a day i'll never forget."life for him is room 435 ... at children's hospital.brittany self/jett's mother"multiple, multiple rounds of chemo that makes him very sick, gives him mouth sores that makes it difficult for him to eat." doctors say they've done what they can.renee gardner/atten ding physician"this is very difficult to treat form of leukemia.""to see him not going into remission like this, or at least to go into relapse, full relapse, has been very difficult.""jett hasn't responded to treatments here at the children's hospital. his parents though have found a trial that's unfortunately more than 1100 miles away, in baltimore."3 getting there isn't easy."we couldn't go commercial because his immune system is very low and being around the holiday being around is very low and immune system is very low and the holiday public airports are so crowded. just a simple common cold can be fatal for him."before the trial starts ..."it's a blessing." a stranger from north louisiana gives hope."davison trucking is offering his personal jet." "

. >> to leukemia and one from a society spent three quarters of its budget on charitable programs. the childhood leukemia foundation spends one quarter of charitable programs and it is a great time of year to do good. just make sure you're smart about your giving. finally, a heads up about it is the most common new year's resolution, to lose weight. research shows good intentions are to enough. a survey finds overweight or obese adults average six unsuccessful attempts to shed pounds.the biggest roadblocks are hunger and difficulty with making healthy food choices. reed: time to get a look at what's new now. next, a local mother remembering her daughter murdered and why police say it was a terror -- terrible act of domestic vivience. and are you paying too much for rent? price for rent is in the valley and how much we shelled out make rural or straighten your hair for them -- hair. marie: and finally, a reporter doing an average day on the job, it turned out to be a special occasion. reed: she got a marriage proposal on air. a santa claus was wondering why and interrupted the inter

now, when eric was 17 in 2006, i was unfortunately diagnosed with leukemia. after four years, four rounds of chemo and bone marrow transplant, unfortunately he >> the first thing my dad said -- >> last wishes. his younger brother jason would continue along the path they've gone, continue with the passion that they were all passionate about. five years later, jason was at a pretty low point. he decided he needed to do that. >> we decided to do something local. he said, you should do something more epic, a skate trip. >> he quit his 9 to 5 job, jumped on a skateboard and decided he was going to skate from manhattan to the camp in new hampshire, 450 miles to remember his bro. >> that's how you honor somebody's legacy. >> while they're doing this, they're using it to raise funds for the same camp that they go to to give other kids who don't have the money to get the same opportunity that he and his brothers had. even stopping off in boston and up. like, do you want to come in and have a look around. >> eventually reaching the camp. you can see his parents pretty

we first met emily 3 years ago, when she was diagnosed with an acute form of leukemia. the cancer was growing out of control and doctors were out of options. desperate, her parents turned to an experimental treatment that had only shown promise in a few adults. how sick was she? was she so sick that you were frightened? at one point the doctor came in and said, 'you need to call your family, you know, because emily's not gonna be here tomorrow.but emily fought hard .. becoming the first child in the world to test a revolutionary technique ...changing a cancer patient's own dna. it started with doctors at the university of pennsylvania and children's hospital of philadelphia. i think if you asked people back in 2000 and 2002, some of this would have sounded a little bit like science fiction. looking at the slides.here's how it works. own immune cells are separated out, and then injected with a de-activated version of hiv. the virus genetically changes the cells ... turning them into super fighters that hunt out and destroy cancer cells. she's cancer free. and i couldn't

this north carolina teenager facing leukemia for the second time.y getting inspiration from his heroes, he's getting the chance to join them as well. fox's sam smith has the story of the newest navy seal. >> he's fighting his second battle with leukemia in his young life. bj correll's mother says he wanted to join the navy and become a navy seal ever since a middle school project. the seal swim charities group heard about the 14-year-old's story. and wanted to honor him. >> he shows the character of what a seal,, what seal would be like. he's very strong. he's gone through so much. so much pain. just not physically but menta mentally. he stayed strong through it. >> he lives every day and has since throughout the struggles the last 3.5 years. >> the group of retired seals surprised bj in his hospital room. naming him an honorary seal. >> you are now an a navy seal. bj told the seals thank you and told them it was an honor. they replied saying, it was their honor and they would would be proud to serve with him. >> it took my breath away. he's having

and one in five survivors who got leukemia also tested positive for the mutation of the brca breastancer gene. >>> there is a new way to lower the risk of flu in people with certain cancers. the standard flu vaccine doesn't provide enough protection for patients with multiple myeloma or cancers of the immune system but researchers say a high-dose vaccine followed by a second high-dose shot a month later lowered infection rates to just 6%. >>> babies who gained too much weight could be at an increased risk for type one diabetes. researchers tracked 100,000 children from birth through their preteen years and those kids who gaped weight more quickly during their first year of life had a higher chance of developing diabetes. more studies are needed though to confirm that link. >>> and your kids may need new tests during their next well visit. the american academy of pediatrics just issued new recommendations of screenings. a cholesterol test will be added for kids 9 to 11 years old. the group of doctors also recommends a depression screening for ages 11 through 21. and an hiv test will

but nine years later, sadako was diagnosed with radiation-induced leukemia. in order to help herself, she followed a japanese tradition that says if you foiled 1,000 origami paper cranes you are granted a wish, good life, a long life. she folded about 1500 cranes during her month in the hospital but died of leukemia in october of 1955. her friends and family, schoolmates raised the money to build a monument to her and to all of the children who had been killed, wounded and sickened by the pom. it stands today in hiroshima's peace memorial park. that it w that was the first human story i had ever seen out of hiroshima or nagasaki, and i remember telling wesley that i thought it was important for him to understand his great grandfather's decision but equally important to understand the price that was paid in hiroshima and nagasaki. wesley said i liked the book, and he liked it for an unusual reason i thought for a 10 year old. he liked it, because it was realistic. it didn't have a happy ending. but his teacher did not just give him the book. she didn't just te

marcus: carson, now 12, was diagnosed with acute leukemia when he was eight. with the water, be make-a-wish foundation was forced to have only half its run. at that point meeting only half its goal for 40 wishes. >> they grant wishes to these it is a matter of making a horrible situation -- you know, giving them something to look forward to, and to see that was just devastating. marcus: carson is also disappointed that mother nature cut jolly holiday lights short, but he stays positive. >> not being able to grant 20 wishes is sad, but they are still granting 20 wishes. that is still a lot. it is really amazing what they do. marcus: in september, he was one year posttreatment, and his prognosis looks positive. he will never forget his trip to hawaii. stacey: and donations happen streaminin such since the shutdown, and they are raising enough to fund 40 wishes and then something in the extra will go towards making any repairs due to damage caused by phone number and website are on your screen. >> merry christmas, everyone. stacey: a surprise visit from santa for

a little girl who was facing leukemia appeared to be dying, leukemia appeared to be dying, and a new technology that essentially changes the dna saved her life. we're going to talk about that and how it could have an impact on other patients going forward. we'll see you tonight. >> thank you. >>> moving now to an i-team exclusive. >> disturbing hidden camera video of a home attendant and an elderly woman. a new jersey family is sounding the alarm about the loophole in the law. >> reporter: their plea has gotten the attention of a senator who is now calling for sarah with her exclusive report. sarah? >> reporter: check the bottom line. if you work in a profession licensed by the department of consumer affairs, you are allowed to work even if you have been charged with a crime. the agency couldn't tell us the number of people who have been granted licenses with pending criminal charges. but one family says there's one too many. >> i'm so stunned about what my mother had to go through. if my mother were here, she would say i don't want anybody else going through this. >> reporter: claud

tonight, it saved the life of a little girl dying of leukemia. a revolutionary treatment with the power to change human genes. can it work on other cancers too? >>> and a car spins out of control on a high-speed chase and you can't believe who the wheel. >>> we're back with what could be a huge a treatment that changes the genetic makeup of your cells and turns them into cancer-fighting weapons. it brought one little girl, who was the first child to receive the treatment, back from the brink of death. nbc's rehema ellis has more in our series "target cancer: chasing the cure." >> reporter: emily whitehead is like most fifth graders, full of energy. but this 10-year-old is also a pioneer. we first met her three years ago when she was diagnosed with an acute form of leukemia. the cancer was growing out of control and doctors were out of options. desperate, her parents turned to an experimental treatment that only showed promise in a few adults. >> how sick was she? you were frightened? >> at one point the doctor came in and said you need to tell yo

the 10-year-old has spent most of her life in the hospital, battling leukemia and other cancer treatment. memorial sloan-kettering after a two week stay and is seeing her new bedroom in her new home for the very first time. >> now open your eyes. >> wow! [laughter] >> do you like? >> it's beautiful. >> casey's room is perfectly pink with hello kitty and princesses, but as of last month, tracy and her daughters were homeless. after our original story, the support poured in. >> if it wasn't for the donations, i do not know where i would be. >> enough money was raised to help tracy pay rent for this two-bedroom apartment in valley stream, long island. now casey can cruise around with her sister lily, a major upgrade from the new york city shelter they once lived in. >> no roaches, very clean building. the tenants are very friendly. it's beautiful. i feel at home. relief as she watches her daughters play in their room in a place they can really call home. >> it's good to have a home, really good. and i would like to say thank you to everyone. >> from valley stream, long island, liz dahlem, f

now, when eric was 17 in 2006, he was unfortunately diagnosed with leukemia. after four years, four rounds of chemo and bone marrow transplant, unfortunately, he lost that fight. >> first thing my dad said, let me have it, not him. >> last wishes, his younger brother jason will continue along the path they've gone, continue with the passion that they were all passionate about. five years later, though, jason was at a pretty low point and decided he needed to do that. >> i remember we had talked about doing this, something local not like anything like that. he was like we should do something more epic like a skate trip. >> quit his 9 to 5 job got together with his brother from another mother tommy decided he was going to skateboard from manhattan to the william lawrence camp in new hampshire, 450 miles, to remember his bro. >> that's how you honor somebody's legacy. >> while they're doing this they're using it to raise funds, raise funds for the same camp they go to give other kids who don't have the money to gets the same opportunity that he and his brothers h

helping to raise money for english teacher mike, his daughter willow diagnosed with leukemia just five months after being born and then after chemo treatments the cancer went into remission but two years later, the leukemia returned and is now spread. that's why his students are walking it out and showing their support for willow and her dad. >> and the medical bills are just going to be outrageous. so for the first time i saw there was something i can do to help. and i joined my friends over there and we started the walk for willa campaign. >> we're hearing 500 students came out to participate in today's walk-a-thon. altogether they helped raise more than 2,000 bucks all of it going to help the family. >>> protesters hit the streets issuing strong demands towards wilmington's police department. >> it all has to do with a controversial police involved shooting. next at 6:00, how the protests in chicago had an impact in our area. >>> sean? >> dawn, temple getting ready to take on houston for the american conference crown. talk around matt ruhle looking for better coaching job. the respo

one company potentially making huge strides against leukemia. meg, over to you. >> that's right, kelly. treatments for leukemia and making headlines was a company called selective which has tried its new therapy in one patient so far. check out that story. >> one-year-old baby lela had been battling an aggressive leukemia for more than half her life, a few months ago the doctors ran out of options for approved therapy to so he turned to an experimental testing. lela was the first human to try this new therapy. it appears it may have worked. her doctors say lela is now cancer free. the treatment is a form of immunotherapy designed to harness the immune system to fight cancer. treatments being developed by novartis, geno therapeutics and others take a patient's own t cell out of their bodies, modify them to better detect and kill cancer and reinfuse them. lela didn't have enough of her own t cells so her doctors worked with celectis to try its method. celectis uses gene editing technology. lela's doctors say while her results are staggering it's t

we first met her three years ago when she was diagnosed with an acute form of leukemia. the cancer was growing out of control and doctors were out of options. desperate, her parents turned to an skpar experimental treat pr iomise in a few adults. >> how sick was e? >> at one point the doctor came in and said you need to tell your family and because emily won't be here tomorrow. >> reporter: but emily fought hard. becoming the first chamild in the world to test a revolutionary technique, changing a cancer patient's own dna. it started with doctors at the university of pennsylvania and children's hospital of philadelphia. >> i think if you ask people back in 22,002, some of this would have sounded like science fiction. >> here is how it works frxt a blood sample, a patient's immune sells are separated out and injected with a deactivated version of hiv. the virus genetically changes the cells turning them into super-fighters that hunt out and destroy cancer cells. >> she's cancer-free. and i couldn't believe it. i just -- i thought it was a dream. >> reporter: today more th

the event was organized by the kisses founded in memory of a toddler who lost his life to leukemia in98. a family in montgomery county is savoring a surprise visitor in time for christmas. look at this. greg is a volunteer in africa and wasn't supposed to be home for a year. when he found he was coming back early he decided to surprise his parents and as you can see he pulled it off. and his mother who is battling cancer says this is one holiday she won't soon forget. >> it's something i just have to you know, my goodness. it's probably going to take me an hour to realize he's home. >> the excitement, the adrenalin pump. saw my dad's face. he started crying. went for a hug. and it was just pure enjoyment. pure joy, you know. >> his work involves irrigation, bee keeping and gardening. >>> it's a cold start. 37 degrees in philadelphia. and we have clouds overhead. if you look for rain you have to wait at least 24 hours. when things will be changing. the temperature has been dropping, the time moving along, we're now coming up on 4:27. katy is in the traffic center. >> bill, you may know

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the scientists, the molecular curing chronic myelogenous leukemia with a targeted drug that's called imatinib or gleevec. it was marketed in 2001, and i remember, i was in the clinical trial, $28,000. we thought that's too pricey. we have heart and we supported the concept that they have to recover the cost. today, same drug, more people are using it. in a chronic use, is more business. if you take an antibiotic, you take for fourteen days, but if you take antibiotic year after year, year after year, it's a different profit. we're selling this drug to $98,000, so please, i want to hear what research has been done more for a drug that was discovered in 2001. then, you know, we feel that competition, if you have e similar drugs, the price would five similar drugs. the price of the other drug has gone up to $130,000. we are creating g lot of new drugs, a lot of new drugs, a lot of good treatment but we are pricing out the patients' care.let me tell you the published study shows that the outcome of chronic myelogenous leukemia in united states is poorer than in european country. we have

i talked about the leukemia and the diseases like breast cancer and prostate cancer.t know if you sure this. you can make it a chronic disease. there is more behavioral moonshotd it is not a .live forever" type why is that? do both.e to -- wheren cases like we are trying to cure cancer in those companies, it is a step at a time. there is definitely a moonshot idea with digital health. we are trying to transform the entire way health care is administered to get health care on the smartphone. we are doing all sorts of investments. >> what is something that is not in the portfolio that is under the radar and we should pay attention to? think -- you know, talking about disrupting health care, companies that are changing the way insurance is administered, whether it is , thesecloverhealth companies take the old-fashioned that anhinking executive is putting together a plan that is right for you and that is not the case. you need technology and analytics. these are companies that are going to transform and a lot of what we think about as health care. >> i want to talk about

is fighting his second battle with leukemia. the seal swim charities group heard about the b.j correll's brave struggle - and wanted to honor him. the group of retired seals surprised the boy in his hospital room in north carolina - naming him an honorary seal. "he shows the character of what a seal would be like. he's very strong. he has gone through so much. "it took my breath away. he's having a hard time right now. we are on our amazing for him to have what he's wanted to do for his life." b-j's mother says he wanted to join the navy and become a seal since putting together a middle school project on the elite unit. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty showers end this evening, then northwest gusts to 25 mph overnight and through saturday. we'll see a high of 55 on saturday afternoon. sunday we'll see light breezes for most of the day. we'll gusts in the late evening to 40 mph with area showers overnight and the first half of monday. after a high of 58 on sunday we'll see a high of only 52 monday. cold a

victoria enmon was a typical energetic 11 year ololbefore she was diagnosed d th acute lymphoblastic leukemia and passed away in 2008 2008sot "she was the kind of kid that you could hear her coming long before she got to yoursoundproof studio"radio host and gamer jeromy adams, or "doc", befriended victoria during her treatmentand took her story to the gaming communitysot "it just occured to me that gamers should be able to do the things they love to helplpck and injured kids as wewe, and so extra life was born."extra life has a global community that benefits local hospitals through the children'smiracle networka& networka& to help children like victoria head to extradashlifedotorg. ..and that's your chideo honest tea is removing a donald trump quote from its bottle caps capsit reads: "if you're going to think anyway, you might as wewe think bigighonest tea says it has no problem with the republican presidential candidate. the company updates its quotes every 18 months. vetailers are happy about the holiday shopping season. season.a mastercard survey showowretail sales grew by almost eight per

he has leukemia and recently spent four months in the hospital. tonight we asked to speak with him about the scam he fell victim to and but that wasn't >> reporter: it's not just the appreciates. it's everything. an 11-year fight with cancer has taught him in life there are no guarantees. >> when i was 9 i used to be in the 200 point range but after the lengthy hospital stay i dropped over 125 pounds. >> reporter: friends are hard to come by in a hospital bed or at home feeling hill. his dog breaker passed away a few years ago from old age. >> i love dogs. >> reporter: when chris saw this little guy for sale online he couldn't resistant, wired $250, all the money in his bank promised the husky pup was on the way. the dog never arrived and chris was told he'd need to spend $1200 more if he still wanted it. >> i wasn't going to ask anybody to borrow it. i just said forget it. i guess, you know, they were only in it for the money and i guess there was no dog. >> reporter: on tuesday chris went to the revere police department to alert them of the scam

. >> the leukemia society spends .75 on charitable charges, the childhood leukemia foundation spends .25 on charitablecharges. >> they will be happy to get your contribution after have you hung up and checked out the charity. and you can claim it on your taxes even if you don't pay your bill until after the new year. >>> and finally animal loves in north jersey are breathing a sigh of relief people were worried about a brown bear that wondered around west milford from time to time. someone spotted the bear called pedals, she walked upright on two paws because of some type of injury, check that out. "action news" told you about pedals when she gained a following on social media. >> that is it for "action news" at 4:00, for adam joseph, alicia vitarelli join me tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17. here is monica malpass with a look at what is coming up next on "action news" at 5:00. >> coming up more than 1,000 workers in delaware are losing their jobs in the coming months we are live in wilmington with the major cuts just announced at dupont. an

of course, your sister died of leukemia in 1953, he is standing there and the press is behind him, all the cameras and microphones, he realizes where he is. he starts to cry. he will not turn around because if he turns around with tears in his eyes the story becomes about him not about them. now, i know a lot of politicians and there are not a lot of them who would not have turned around. i tried to create some kind of moment. he says, this for the kid has this old man crying over him but i just hope he knows that i love him. that is george herbert walker bush, and that is the george herbert walker bush as a biography i believe, is a sweet and noble man. far sweeter, fart nobler than the country appreciated at that time. i think it is changing and i hope this book helps change that. >> thank you. [applause]. may be far sweeter than mother. [laughter] and you have access. >> it forgets to houston, he said it. [laughter] >> the reason i mention that as you read her diaries. >> i did. >> i knew she was a diary keeper, of course she did not let any of us read her diaries. what did you lear

unexpected christmas gift to help their ill son. 8-month-old jett self is fighting a rare form of leukemia. his mother says multiple rounds of chemotherapy isn't helping either, and nurses say its upsetting to see the eight month old not going into remission. but doctors remain hopeful... and jett has been accepted into a trial treatment in baltimore, but jett's family says traveling with the infant isn't easy because of his weak immune system. so good samaritan james davison came to help... and donated his personal jet to the family so they can comfortably make the trip to baltimore. ((james davison/owner, davison trucking - "my congressman abraham called me and made me aware of it. we're happy to help this child at this time and where we can so we're glad to do it and we wish for good results for him.")) ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) after celebrating jett's first christmas at home... the family will make their first trip to maryland today./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > while many children opened new toys on christmas morning... one california boy was enjoying an unusual gift. the parents of fo

he is actually a leukemia patient. his wife died of mouth cancer a few years ago and he decided that this was the best way he could honor her memory. >> my daughter said, mom would have been proud of what you have done. so i said, yeah, it's a shame she is not around to see it. she said, dad, if mom was around, you wouldn't have done it. >> they decided to host a christmas party for a special announcement. >> the pink and blue light. >> that's what is going to tell you what it is, ladies and gentlemen. >> why charity shouldn't be invited to your holiday party. >> girl. >> oh, wait. i already know, huh? >> plus, when a snowmobile right takes a wrong turn. >> oh! soil is the foundation... just like gums are the foundation for healthy teeth. new colgate total daily repair toothpaste. it helps remineralize enamel and fight plaque germs for healthier teeth and gums. for healthy teeth. breathtaking peppermint... rich dark chocolate... york peppermint pattie. >>> sdwrun >>> jon stewart, we feet juried his christmas lights bef

it's part of her make-a-wish foundation reveal -- after fighting leukemia for a year. sarah and her mother say they were overwhelmed by all the what got me emotional because "i was just shocked...i knew it was a flash mob right when the music started." as part of sarah's wish...she's going to disney world along with her family for christmas. she says she's doing a lot better now -- compared to the beginning of the year. coming up on kwwl. we head to dubuque where kwwl shares the christmas spirt. meanwhile -- the cedar valley turns out to support a great cause. but first -- here's a live look doppler radar. "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered, with macleod hageman, meteorologist kyle kiel and sports with mark woodley. this is the kwwl news at ten." "now your storm track 7 from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen weather information. here is additional forecast 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: welcome back and good evening i am met

he is actually a leukemia patient. his wife died of mouth cancer a few years ago and he decided that this was the best way he could honor her memory. >> my daughter said, mom would have been proud of what you have done. so i said, yeah, it's a shame she is not around to see it. it. she is out there shining down on me. >> they decided to host a christmas party for a special announcement. >> the pink and blue light. >> that's what is going to tell you what it is, ladies and gentlemen. >> why charity shouldn't be invited to your holiday party. >> girl. >> oh, wait. i already know, huh? >> plus, when a snowmobile right >> oh! >>> sdwrun >>> jon stewart, we feet juried his christmas lights before. he has been a fan of star wars. he said, he thought, my christmas lights will celebrate this. this was the lights on the house. he says, the hard work was done by his 14-year-old daughter. she did the timing grids. she is a musician, in the band and she is a little engineer too. >> because those are synchronized perfect. >> i just

a little girl, he invited haley before they lift in metlife, she is in remission after fighting leukemia for a second time, his dad wrote, it awesome. duke: a great story. coming up on "sports extra" presented by toyota, jets and patriots game, a great game, a huge win for the jets, we talk about the coin toss with shawn landeta. we knows i a thing or two about special teams. antwan: talk about peyton more. duke: duke: outwe we'll be right back, but first what you need to know about tomorrow's commute. >> with her toyota traffic bays boulevard, that take out two lanes until 5 a.m., street cleaning rules are in effect. tune in to "good day new york" at 4:30 in the morning for all your traffic updates. it's like candy cane lane. i know. oohhh. oh, holiday ferris wheel. i kind of love it. quiet back there. i was just thinking... maybe it's time we finish this test drive and head back to the dealership? that is so jeffrey... soooo jeffrey... so jeffrey... oh. elves.. it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. nthe volkswagen sign nthen drive event. p zero due at signing, p p z

dollars from more than 160 people during several charity events, since claiming to be diagnosed with leukemia in 2013...even going so far as to shave her head...have family members drive her to fake doctors appointments...and create phony medical bills. but officials say she faked it all for the money...allegedly shopping. stacy parks miller/centre county district attorney for some of the individual people who gave the money, it was a great deal of money for them. // we didn't learn that she was impoverished or needed it for bail...and has been stripped of her crown and sash, grfx pageant organizers telling abc news "...we will not tolerate those actions. our hearts go out to those affected by cancer and to those who were taken advantage of..." mara schiavocampo, abc news, some advice on feeling healthier in the new year. and.. across the nation, there's a spike in emergency room visits on new year's eve. and, too often, alcohol is to blame. how to safe during the celebrations. eport.. new year's eve is a time to celebrate.. but unfortunately.. a lot of people end up in the emergency room. ab

ward and, of course, your sister died of leukemia. all the press is behind him and he realizes where he is and he start to cry. and he won't turn around because if he turns around with tears in his eyes the story becomes about him not about them. now, i know a lot of politicians and there are not a lot of them who would not have turned around and tried to create some kind of moment, and he says, this poor little kid that has this old man crying over him but i just hope he knows that i love him. that's george herbert walker bush and that's the george herbert walker bush that i believe was a sweeter man, far nobler than the country thought at the time. i hope this book helps change that. >> thank you. [applause] [laughter] >> if word gets to houston, he said it. [laughter] >> the reason i mentioned that is that you read her dairies. >> i did. >> i knew she was a dairy keeper, of course, she didn't let any of k us read her dairie. >> that was why. >> what did you learn in that? >> i learned that this is an amazing historical document, it

and diagnosed with leukemia. 47 days later... jackson died. "his cancer came on quick, strong and the poor kid.. he didn't have a chance." when jackson started his treatment at the university of iowa children's hospital.. he hoped to meet one of iowa's football players. and it happened. "jordan ade one of jacksons very last adventures for him so, it was wonderful." jackson passed away two days later. but the family's relationship with "canzeri" is everlasting. "he's just been with us, probably, since that very first visit." the ertz's gave "canzeri" a bracelet, it says, "i'm with since day one and he never takes it offf" so the couplpl made a sign to hold up during the big ten championship game. it says, "i'm with jordan." "it's the best thing that we can do for him." "jackson was a hawkeye fan and i thought, how are we ever going to go to a game again knowing that jackson was in iowa city, that he passed away in iowa city. just didn't know f i wassoing to get that magic back." they say "canzeri" brought the joy back into iowa football, for th

the childhood leukemia foundation spends one quarter of its budget on charitable programs. it's a great time of year to do good, bus make sure you're smart about your giving. also, really have a heads up about the telemarketers when you pick up the phone. fh are high pressure, sometimes they have overly emotional appeals. legitimate charities will be just as happy to receive your contribution after you've hung up and checked out the charity and for all of you procrastinators, you can key your 2015 tax return even if you don't pay the donation until 2016. >> dana: let's go live to the floor of the nasdaq in midtown manhattan. jane king joining us. this town known for a lot of things, gambling, drinking, smoking, but it turns out, las vegas doing pretty good when it comes to life expectancy. >> the reporter: in fact, las vegas has the longest life expectancy in the state. now, 20% of wall street says the life expectancy locally is 78 years. it is a little bit less than the national average which is 78 1/2 years. carson city had the shortest, 706.4 years and they did this all

reporter: he is fighting the second battle with leukemia. >> i do not think he understands he takes the punches like nobody else can. reporter: there are 400 beds with children and it is estimated most of those beds will be occupied christmas week. there' s plenty of hollywood cheer. home depot has donated trees for patient rooms and the holidays store is stocked with toys, crafts, and games, free of charge for parents. polar express, pajama day, all kinds of fun things. reporter: there is good news for patients. santa knows every one of the room numbers at the hospital. >> what are you going to bring? >> an airplane. reporter: do you think you are going to get it? are you on the nice list? reporter: if you would like to send a letter to him or one of posted that on our twitter page. erika: they do such phil: -- they do such a spectacular job for the kids and families. re looking for a better? phil: i think that surprised. i' s talk about what is happening in terms of rainfall. we picked up half an inch along the pike, then added more today, still a little more over southeastern mass an

in iowa city, brady today 14-year-old leukemia patient sarah pieterek thought she was g gng to clarke univivsity to discuss her wish with the "make a wish fountain". little did she know, she would walk into this she always wanted a flash mob, and the organization granted that wish, along with a trip to disney world. more than 100 people showed up to dance and cheer to surprise her. sarah's classmates and members of a "jazzercise" studio made up thehe group. she said today's surprise made her feel so incredibly happy... "it was shocking, i've always seen that stuff on tv and i never thought that it would happen to me." her family will leave for disney world after christmas. meterologist chris havely is alert forecast... chris... stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9. during our saturday will become more organized into showers by the mid- evening hours as a warm front lifts north into the area. along with this influx of warm air will also come the possibility of a few expected, however. a steady rain will ensue through our sunday morning and last into the afternoon. temperatures

the 15-year-old is a leukemia survivor who, along with his family, dresses up like star wars charactere a trip to the children's hospital of stanford. brian, in this photo, is the smaller storm trooper. he survived a cord blood transfer. he was just a year old when that happened. he has now been cancer-free for 13 years. good for him to continue to remember all of the other kids. >> thanks for watching tonight >> thanks for watching tonight abc 7 news at 9:00. - approved. - chef from south park. it's genius. - just some chef. - i've decided to pre-screen all of the halloween costumes this year. i have three simple rules-- don't be offensive, don't be cliche, and don't take the first two rules too seriously. - the gorilla from rise of the planet of the apes. huh? the one who sacrifices his life-- - whoa! oh, spoiler alert. - it's been out for ages, man. - costume vetoed. [shudders] it's, uh... somebody's already called that. - who? - kevin has a gorilla suit you could borrow. - this is ridiculous. why can't there just be two kate middletons? - guys, i know. i mean, i wish there could be

and diagnosed with leukemia. 47 days later... jackson died. "his cancer came on quick, strong and the poor kid.. he didn't have a chance." when jackson started his treatment at the university of iowa children's hospital.. he hoped to meet one of iowa's football players. and it happened. "jordan made one of jacksons very last adventures for him so, it was wonderful." jackson passed away two days later. but the family's relationship "he's just been with us, probably, since that very first visit." the ertz's gave "canzeri" a bracelet, it says, "i'm with jackson." "he's worn this bracelet since day one and he never takes it off." so the couple made a sign to hold up during the big ten championship game. it says, "i'm with jordan." "it's the best thing that we can do for him." "jackson was a hawkeye fan and i thought, how are we ever going to go to a game again knowing that jackson was in iowa city, that he passed away in iowa city. just didn't know if i was going to get that magic back." they say "canzeri" brought the joy back into iowa football,

and diagnosed with leukemia. 47 days later... jackson died. "his cancer came on quick, strong and the poor kid.. he didn't have a chance." when jackson started his treatment at the university of iowa children's hospital.. he hoped to meet one of and it happened. "jordan made one of jacksons very last adventures for him so, it was wonderful." jackson passed away two days later. but the family's relationship with "canzeri" is with us, probably, since that very first visit." the ertz's gave "canzeri" a bracelet, it says, "i'm with jackson." "he's worn this bracelet since day one and he never takes it off." so the couple made a sign to hold up during the big it says, "i'm with jordan." "it's the best thing that we can do for him." "jackson was a hawkeye fan and i thought, how are we ever going to go to a game again knowing that jackson was in iowa city, that he passed away in "he's reminded us that man." eric and anna also brought some "he's reminded us that there is still good in our lives and he's been a godsend, for we're kind of biased, he's o

that money goes to help the iowa leukemia and a buffet and beer in a commemorative cup comes with the ticket. and then there's lefty's. the music venue will switch out its normal tunes for the sounds of the rose bowl. they'll have a bloody mary bar and free shots for everyone in hawkeye gear when iowa scores a touch down. jack: if you're still looking for new years eve events, there are plenty around the metro. let's take a look at a few. des moines' biggest new years eve event for kids -- imagine eve -- will have inflatables, carnival games and more. the confetti drop is planned for 8 with a fireworks show at 8-15. that's at hy-vee hall starting at 4. noon year's eve celebrates the new year early with a balloon drop at noon. there's also face painting, balloon animals and a magician. it's at the science center starting at 9 a.m. if you're looking for something a little more traditional -- there's the downtown countdown at there's a dinner and live music -- with a champagne toast and balloon drop. the festivities kick off at 7 at the downtown hotel. jack: for a complete list of new ye

. -- leukemia. >> just to see him mention her name was an amazing thing for us. >> reporter: brady did more her family to am and meet on foxboro before the team left for new york. she couldn't help but gave her hero a hug. and watch out. you might have some competition. >> gave you a big kiss? >> yeah. never washing that side ever again. >> reporter: she had a tough time telling tom how much this meant to her. >> and it's hard to say anything. but i couldn't say a thing. i was so shocked. >> reporter: but also grateful that he took time for her just to sit and talk. taking a little girl's mind off everything else going on in her life to make her holiday dream come true. >> when you're going through what we're going through you feel alone sometimes and it's really hard. and you need strength to keep pushing and for people especially tom brady to acknowledge what we're going see us -- it gives us more strength to keep going. >> reporter: lately it's been way too mild to support snow but this is the best block of all. it's like candy cane lane. i know. oohhh. oh, holiday ferris wheel. i k