nate thurmond died today at age '4 after fighting leukemia for years he contributed to our "after the game" basketball show alongside larry beil. larry join us now to talk about this friend, nate. i know nate's illness kept hmm from working the find but he wented to do the show despite how sick he was. >> we were all hoping throughout the playoffs that somehow, some way nate would be able to come back. he loved to game so much and we talked basketball. it seemed like all the time we were talking about the warriors and this great season, and i would say with springtime when the diagnosis came in, leukemia, and nate had been faced with a number of serious health challenges in recent years itch thought he would beat it. he kept saying, save my seat for the finals. i'm coming back, and we were all hoping that, okay, well, maybe it might not be the start of the finals, maybe game six or seven but the combination of unfortunately the leukemia and the chemotherapy left him too weak, and unfortunately we have this outcome that we we knew was coming but i was overwhelmed when i got the nose. h

nate thurmond died today at age '4 after fighting leukemia for years he contributed to our "after the game" basketball show alongside larry beil. larry join us now to talk about this friend, nate. i know nate's illness kept hmm from working the find but he wented to do the show despite how sick he was. >> we were all hoping throughout the playoffs that somehow, some way nate would be able to come back. he loved to game so much and we talked basketball. it seemed like all the time we were talking about the warriors and this great season, and i would say with springtime when the diagnosis came in, leukemia, and nate had been faced with a number of serious health challenges in recent years itch thought he would beat it. he kept saying, save my seat for the finals. i'm coming back, and we were all hoping that, okay, well, maybe it might not be the start of the finals, maybe game six or seven but the combination of unfortunately the leukemia and the chemotherapy left him too weak, and unfortunately we have this outcome that we we knew was coming but i was overwhelmed when i got the nose. h

he has battled acute leukemia and survived three times. it is a cruel coincidence his favorite class in medical school was where he looked at leukemia slides under the microscope. he loves his work. i think i would be a leukemia doctor even without personal experience. you can diagnose a patient's cancer just by looking at the blood smear or bone marrow under a microscope. there is something satisfying by being able to diagnose cancer by directly looking at it rather than just by taking care of patients. he has been at washington university most of his career. washington university also saved his life against all odds. in children, all is treatable. but it is often fatal in adults. survival rates for first relapse are slim. and data for double relapses don't even exist. so when wartman developed all for a third time in 2011 when he was 33 no known treatment could save him. his colleagues at washington university g eshenoic institute the odds were not good. they decided to sequence the dna and rna from wartman's cancer tells and sequence dn

it's a coincidence that his favorite class in medical school was hematology where he looked at leukemia slides under the microscope. i think that i would be a doctor even if i had n have no personal experience. you can diagnose the bone marrow under a microscope. there's something very satisfying being in this position by directly looking at it rather than just taking care of patients. workman has been at washington university with college medical school at st. louis university washington university also saved his life against all on. in children it is treatable but it's often fatal in adults. survival rates are slim and the data for the bubble relapse don't even exist. so when he developed for a third time in 2011 no that could save. his colleagues at the genomics institute knew the odds were against him surviving but they wanted to do something, anything to save their colleagues. they sequenced the acid and then sequenced dna from the skin sample so they could compare between his healthy cells and leukemia cells. the dna becomes damaged three times or inherent genetic makeup or enviro

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nate thurmond died after a short battle with leukemia. he was voted one of the 50 greatest players in nba history. nate thurmond was 74. a minute of silence was held at san francisco city hall for the 84 people killed in a terror attack in nice, france. the countdown to cleveland. the gop convention gets underway on monday and could be the most controversial in years. >> a homecoming in indiana for governor mike pence. >> i am here to announce that today in new york city i accepted donald trump's invitation to run and serve as vice president of the united states of america. >> the republican nominee announced his running mate insisting he never waivered in his decision. >> indiana governor, mike pence, is my first choice. now, i think if you look at one of the big reasons that i chose mike, one of them is party unity. i have to be honest. >> 50,000 travel to cleveland for the republican national convention. >> once and for all a possibility you would have an anti-trump rebellion. >> outside of the convention peaceful protests blocking off

thurmond just 74 passed away this morning after a bout with leukemia. the hall of famer is selected as one of the #r50 greatest players. he played 11 of his 14 seasons with the warriors. he played with and against will chamberlain. he said no one guarded him better than nate thurmond. some of you might remember big nate's barbecue. and as i remember he was always dressed clean. from that to the british open. guess what? there's a new sheriff in town. after three rounds the troon in scotland taking to the big boy course. hold on to something. some anger is coming. that's rory mick ill roy so upset at 16 he slammed his club which snapped in two. tied for 18. phil mickelson came into the round with a one-shot lead had it going at 13. birdie effort here and a two- shot lead over henrik stenson. but stenson was on fire early. birdie three for the first four holes. and a crat was on target -- cat was on target practice. he ties mill lson for 2 lead. -- mickelson for the lead. set him up for birdie and he retook to lead. at 17 it's stenson. bang. to at least t

he died after a battle with leukemia after spending more than a decade with the warriors. he was known as a defensive force and is one of only six players to have his number retired by the warriors. fellow teammate rick barry released a statement saying, quote, nate was one of the greetest centers to ever play the game and i was privileged to call him a teammate and dear friend. he battled his illness until the very end, like a true warrior. more on that coming up in a little bit in sports. >>> next at 11:00, a campaign to get russia out of the olympic games, coming up. why several countries are now banding together in a move that could shake up those games. >>> then, outrage. after the pokemon go players are invited to play at an unusual place. >>> plus, a new park shut down by a judge and it's only been open two months. >>> a lot of low clouds, 59 degrees and low clouds, the story of tomorrow morning. we expect fog ask drizzle to start the day. how long will these cool temperatures stick around? yore oki atidejusin thnewoom.. e the officer rammed the suspect's car to try

he died nine days ago after a short battle with leukemia. >> the funeral was held at provident baptist church in san francisco's bayview neighborhood. ktvu's tara moriarty was there. nate was remembered as a true warrior. >> reporter: on his bitter day, seven-time all-star warrior center nate thurmond was remembered as a gentle giant both on and off the court. >> he was sort of a powerful, humble human being. >> reporter: steve kerr said is thurman visited his team last year to share old warrior stories. >> we live a much better life than they did. they kind of set the table for us. so we all look up to the guys who kind of he is stab is lished the foundation of the nba. >> reporter: thurmond lost his battle with leukemia after several months. he played 11 of 14 seasons with the golden state warriors and in 1986 was voted one of the nba's 50 greatest players. thurmond once made 42 rebounds in a single game but he wasn't a dunker. >> once in awhile he did dunk if he really got him mad. >> kareem abdul-jabbar called thurmond the best defender he ever faced. >> kareem came up and played n

he died in san francisco after a short battle with leukemia. he was 74. the warriors said he represented the franchise with class both of the player and community relations ambassador. he is one of the most beloved figures to ever wear a warriors uniform. tonight steph curry said this. rip big fella. warriors head coach said it so sad to hear of his passing. he was a great warrior and frequent visitor at games and practices. >> there are only 3 guys that call me vernon. nate was one of them. the other 2 were willie mays and willie. there are only 3 guys in the nba to have 40 rebound games. he was one of them. it is great to hang out with him. he took me to the cal palace. that is where the warriors played a lot of games. he was taking me to the locker room where they had the regular size showers and he showed me had -- how they had to get on their knees to get a shower. it wasn't custom. it was drafted in 1963. a man was so nice and be known for such a defensive terror. will chamberlain created, me -- mate moved from power forward to center and did not mi

hoff the 50 greatest players in nba history but this morning nate thurmond lost his battle with leukemia. he was 74. this morning the between tweeted we're sad 'ed be the passing of a true carers legend help was also a fixture her on "after the game" working with larry beil. larry has a look back at the life of an nba legend. >> standing 6'11", and weighing in at 235 pounds, nate thurmond had no trouble living up to the nick nick, "big nate. "born in akron ohio in 1941, nate thurmond was a fours in college at bowling green. drafted third by the warriors in the 1963 nba draft. a big man with a penchant for rebounds and blacked shots. d blobbed shots he played alongside rick barry and wilt chamberlain. >> incredible defensive basketball player. >> and more than held his engage kareem abdul-jabbar. >> if you look at what he was able to give to teams he played for, he is one of the greats ever played the game. >> a seven-time all-star, thurmond played 14 seasons in the nba and tallied more than 14,000 rebounds. became the first player to ever record a quadruple double. 22 points, 14 rebounds

an area toddler fighting leukemia has two police officers to thank for making her days brighter, theittle girl plays on an ipad to help her through rigorous medical treatments but when it got taken her parents were at their witts end and action reporter dan has more. >> reporter: this is 21st month old stricken with a rare form of leukemia she is at children's hospital under going rigorous treatments to ke her alive. >> hard to look at her everyday and see her struggling, knowing there is nothing we can do. >> reporter: her parents matthew and katrina say the real sense of joy their little girl gets is from her ipad. >> face timing our family and face timing our dog to remember and meant a lot to her. >> reporter: being moved from one room to another it went missing and cooper and james tried to track the ipad through the internal tracking device but it was to no avail. >> heartbreaking to see what the child was going through and we have to do something better and i agreed and we got together and made it better for her. >> reporter: jamega little girl his own personal ipad and gave i

>> whitaker: kaden erickson is fighting a deadly type of leukemia.interview as a potential recipient, he thought his wish was a longshot. >> kaden erickson: my number one wish choice is to go to australia. >> whitaker: folks here make granting the wish a big surprise. months after his interview, kaden thought he was getting this plaque just for being a make-a-wish volunteer. >> erickson: "make-a-wish, october 11, 2014. kaden erickson, your wish has..." ( applause ) "your wish has been granted!" >> hey, kaden, you're going to australia. ( cheers and applause ) >> whitaker: his mother jeanne. >> jeanne erickson: he was just shaking the plaque. and his little legs were just doing a little happy dance in the chair. and it was... it was something pretty special. >> whitaker: you must have been surprised? >> kaden erickson: i was the most surprised i've ever been in my life. >> kendra street: i'm so excited for you, you know it? >> whitaker: kendra street choreographed kaden's surprise. when not playing fairy godmother, she's teaching at marmaduke elementa

nate thurmond died today at age '4 after fighting leukemia for years he contributed to our "after thery beil. larry join us now to talk about this friend, nate. i know nate's illness kept hmm from working the find but he wented to do the show despite how sick he was. >> we were all hoping throughout the playoffs that somehow, some way nate would be able to come back. he loved to game so much and we talked basketball. it seemed like all the time we were talking about the warriors and this great season, and i would say with springtime when the diagnosis came in, leukemia, and nate had been faced with a number of serious health challenges in recent years itch thought he would beat it. he kept saying, save my seat for the finals. i'm coming back, and we were all hoping that, okay, well, maybe it might not be the start of the

the boy is in remission after battling leukemia.. stone reports from the sonoma race way after the boy got a chance to drive inside a race car. the 7-year-old was out at the sonoma race way. >> i just want to race. >> reporter: guy was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of three. today it was all about being a race car driver, courtesy of the make a wish foundation. you can't see him now but he is in the race car. >> he loved it. never wanted to wear his ear muffs. always taking them off, i want to hear it. it was great to get him out here. >> this was a great time for him out here. >> reporter: guy took a drink of the mellow yellow. we asked the little guy how it felt. >> it felt good. >>> fossil experts believe a bone discovered belonged to the carvadasaurus. >>> the texas police officer and little girl celebrate the anniversary of the day he saved her life with a tea party. the two first met just over a year ago. the girl now 3 years old had choked on a coin and the officer got her breathing again. her mother never wants to forge

jack has a rare form of leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. >> because jack was adopted fromussia, we have they don't blood relatives, and we're not exactly sure his exact ethnic match-up. >> jack and catherine were adopted from the same or fine inch in see beer array. they're not blood relatives but have been inseparable since adopted. >> when we brought them home after a 30-hour journey we put them down in cribs side by side and grabbed each other hands. >> catherine takes pride in being her brother caretaker, she helps makes sure he's comfortable. talking to him like she's his nurse. the creed ens started their search in march with they don't luck so far, an international search is now underway. >> i said to jack, i was like, you know, you know i would much rather be the one getting this, it's not you. and typical jack fashion, he was like, well, i wouldn't want you to do that because i'm used to it at this point and i know what it's like. >> reporter: there are heartbreaking moments, but they say jack is inevitably the guiding light. >> in the end there's going to be a po

to raise money for leukemia research, here they are crossing the golden gate bridge.diego and alaska. eight days to make it here to the by area. organizers say it is worth it. >> we wear these dog tags and they have the names of people that we ride in honor of, folks that are survivors or battling sanitary or memory of those folks who passed away. all we have to do is ride a bike, those folks battle egg cancer would trade places with us any day of the week. >> raised $5.99 million for leukemia and lymphoma foundation. >>> from 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. lyft riders from different cities can to go he will into ghost mode and get a free ride in the ghost busters car. passengers will have the chance to take home prizes such as ghost busters coolers and key lime slime twinkees. everyone else the popular reboot of that movie is going to be hitting theaters on july 15th. >>> we are following that breaking news we brought you from the capital of bangladesh, nine gunman have taken hostages in the neighborhood of dakka. >> they are trying to actually end this hostage crisis peaceful

. >> the boys in remission after battling with leukemia.ut at the sonoma raceway and inside, a drag car.>> his name is, and the seven-year-old was out at the sauna my raceway saturday. >> i just won a race. >> reporter: he was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of three. he is in remission after finishing his treatment last december. more than three years later. the state it was all about being a real racecar driver. courtesy of the make-a-wish foundation. you can't see them inside, but guy, is actually in this drag car. he's been coming to the track with his family for years. >> he just loved it. he never wanted to wear his air muff, he always said i want to hear it. getting him out here was a big deal.>> this is a life-changing day for us. >> reporter: upon winning the race, high, took a swig of mellow yellow set upÃsoda and was given a special trophy. we asked him how it felt.>> it feels good.>> so cute. we are following breaking news on kron four, crews are battling a 100 acre grass fire in santa clara county. we have a reporter on the

we here at fox5 are gathering u for the 2016 leukemia lymphoma society light the night walk.the three annual walks which sarah and i are both involved in are coming up october 1 in rest to. >> i'm at that one. > also october 8 in rockville and then the 15th at plaza in northwest.nort if you want to register a teamt or you want to register to walk, just go to light the night.t. org black slash nca. it's great inspirational walk. it becomes a very emotional one for people, too. it really does touch your heart. that's for sure. let's hope we can find a match for jack. that's our mission. > coming up tonight, d.c. mayor muriel bowser takes her stageer hood dreams to the rna convention. fox5 teamed up with the mayor.r. a dramatic entrance, donaldnce, trump entrance last night causing controversy between the music industry. how the group queen is firing back for using their song without permission.ssi melan yeah's trump biography and kansas avenue laid it her with having something they s never attended. 100 record deal break this week. hey, tomorrow brady, deflate this football at

. >> who would steal an ipod from a 21 month old girl with leukemia? that happened in philadelphia this week, but it may have a happy end, katrina and matt were happy when their baby girl was born. she was just passed her first birthday, doctors diagnosed her with a rare form of lou keep les it is very aggressive, she is 21 months old, and sent half of her life in the hospital. you can imagine medical bills filing up. -- piling up, aryan is did not have a link to the outside world, she could not go outside, she did love was her ipad. it was her link to the outside world. it was generously donated to hish, however wheher, whoever wt the hospital room one morning for an appointment it disappeared. it was stolen. >> she had her shows and games and we do face time with the family all of the time. she has not seen the family for 5 and a half months, and dogs at home, it was huge for her. reporter: they used the app, find my ipad, and pinged a location on campus of upenn. it of raining but they went out, they spoke with two upenn police officers, officer rya

the five-year-old boy has leukemia and is being treated at ucsf. earlier this month the owners of american truck and trailer in tracy paid $108,000 for a donated take named courage. the money from the auction is going to the family to help with rising medical bills. an extra $50,000 poured in after the auctioneer asked for more donations from the crowd. the boy's mother said they were amazed and never thought people would be so generous. >>> coming up, we have been on the scene of it overnight grass fire in san jose. in the past half hour we have learned that fireworks may be the cause. we will have for on the investigation in a live report coming up. >>> what will he do? who will he pick as his running mate looks more about the possible vice president of candidates who may join donald trump on his ticket in the race to the white house. >>> learning more about what may have caused the fire to start. >> all right. >> all right. >>> we're going to get more details about a brushfire that broke out this morning in san jose. ktvu's janine de la vega is

he has been battling leukemia.tional speech thanking all those who supported him in his fight. >> if we don't have hope and faith, we have nothing. whatever i might have imagined a terminal diagnosis would do it my spirit, it summoned quite the opposite. the greatest appreciation for life itself. >> president joe biden presented him with the award. his son died last year of cancer. >>> police in east lancing, michigan released a report shedding light on draymond green's arrest over the weekend. this is his booking photo from early sunday morning after he was arrested for misdemeanor assault. a police officer says he witnessed him slapping edmondson. edmondson said he was at the end of a two-day feud that began the night before when green bumped into his at a bar and did not apologized. he said two of green's associates choked him and his girlfriend at the bar. the two saw each other again the next night when the alleged assault took place. after green was taken to jail, a preliminary breath test indicated he had a

and the money will benefit a young boy with cancer. 5-year-old keegan is fighting leukemia. his family's billion topped $12 million. friends decided to train and auction off a prized pig to help. a tire shop in tracy won the bid. after words, they asked for and received thousands more in donations. >>> let's go to the hard court now from the pig pen. >> that pig is worth almost as much as kevin durant. the warriors will lose two of their starters so they can pay the price for durant. both are heading to dallas. that's coming up next in sports. >>> oklahoma city's all-star kevin durant shocked the nba today, agreeing to a two-year, $54 million deal to join the golden state warriors. after nine years, an mvp trophy and seven all-star appearances, durant said he's ready for a new chapter his life and career. we welcome his change of heart. but it will be costly. the warriors have agreed in principle to trade center andrew bogut to the dallas mavericks and his $11 million salary so they can sign durant. the splash brothers will miss his ability to screen defenders and his rim pr

go to be the match.org and we're gearing up for 2016 lymphoma leukemia rest tin and rock jill freedom north west. fight the night.org? ncaa. >> i will be at the one for 8. the league will imbed data chips in footballs to game fieldgoals. the chips will measure how close each field goal sl to up right and then the nfl can decide whether to make a change. with 80% of fieldgoals made they're considering narrowing space between up rights is it funny we're talking about football and showing tom brady and we're talking about -- are we really talking about the --. >> we're talking about deflated football. >> just app observation. >> department more is testing a tool that answers question. shoppers might have about the store they're in like where a wrapped is located or what's in stock. questions they would normally ask a sales person they would though it a mobile companion. >> or elimination else of people's jobs. >> it could be that, too. >> say hello to the face back fan of the day and today it's erin jean and her adorable daughter olivia. >> eastern says she wake up every single morning u

he died this morning after battling leukemia.nducted into the basketball hall of fame in 1985 and was named one of the oflt( 50 greatest players of all time. his number 42 is retiredñr byÑi+ warriors and clevelad ambassador for the golden state warriors. thurmond's teammate, fellow hall of famer rick berry, hadçó thiso say. quote, nate was one of the greatest centers to play the game and i was privileged to call him a teammate and dear friend. he battled his illness to the very end like a true warrior. his legacy is one of passion, fierce competitiveness, a love of basketball and selfless devotion to others. my heartfelt prayers go out to his family, friends, and fans. today we say goodbye to one of the greatest ever to play the game. nate the great thurmond was 74 years old. >> thank you, nate thurmond. >>> still ahead, donald trump issues his new vp pick as his campaign back tracks on another decision that led to an internet backlash. >>> plus a major payout by a california health company, that after federal regulators say th

sager is battling leukemia.n for his outfit, brightly colored wardrobe, and last night's outfit did not disappoint. as you can see. he did get serious in his acceptance speech delivering a message of hope and determination. >> i will never give up. and i will never give in. i will continue to keep fighting, sucking the marrow out of life as life sucks the marrow out of me. >> it was a colorful speech. a full name of the award is the jimmy v award for perseverance. jimmy v is a former college basketball coach who delivered probably one of the more memorable speeches there while battling cancer in 1993 at the espys. last night sager said he listens to that speech to keep him going. >>> talking about politics now. the world will have to wait one more day to find out who will join donald trump's presidential ticket. >> trump tweeted last night he will announce his running mate tomorrow morning in new york city. the finalist for the vp job huddling with trump and his family in indiana yesterday. yesterday and last ni

jack has a rare form of leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant but his case is especially unique because jack was adopted from russia we have no blood relatives and we're not exactly sure of his exact ethnic makeu makeup. >> jack and katherine were adopted from the same orphanage in western siberia born twelve days apart they're not blood relatives but been inseparable since adopted. >> when we brought them home from siberia after 30 hour journey we brought them down in kids side by side and reevrpd out literally and grabbed other's hands. >> katherine takes pride in being her brother's caretaker flushing his lines and makes sure he's comfortable talking to him like she's his nurse. >> push the air out. >> yep. >> the creedens started their search in march with no luck so far and interactional ser search now underway. >> i said to jackie was like you know, you know i would much rather be the one to get this not you. and in tape call jack passion he was like i would not want you to do that because i'm used to it that point and i know what it's like. >> there's heartbreaking moment

he died just over a week ago after a short battle with leukemia. ktvu's tara moriarty was at the memorial where nate the great was remembered as a true warrior. >> reporter: on his birthday, seven-time all-star warrior center nate thurmond was remember's as a gentle giant both on and off the court. >> he was a powerful, humble human being. >> reporter: he visited his team last year to share old warrior stories. >> we live a much better life than they did. they kind of set the table for us. so we all look up to the guys who, you know, kind of established the foundation of the nba. >> reporter: thurmond lost his battle with leukemia after several months. he played 11 of 14 seasons with the golden state warriors and in 1986 was voted one of the nba's 50 greatest players. former teammate jim barnett explained how thurmond was made 42 rebounds in a single game, but he wasn't a dink. >> once in awhile he would dunk if you really got him mad. >> reporter: kareem abdul- jabbar called him the best he ever faced. >> is nate held him to 15 points which was ka

search is on for the perp who stole an i-pad from a little girl getting treatments for leukemia at chopright? however, two local police officers who took the report went way above and beyond the call of duty to get her an i-pad yet again. fox 29's shawnette wilson reports. peek a boo. where is the baby. >> reporter: at just 21 months old, ariana may lewis spent half of her little live at chop she was just over-year-old doctors diagnosed with herry a rare form of leukemia last december. her mother katrina knot says that meant countless hours of chemo, blood transfusions and eventually a bone marrow transplant for her baby girl. >> four to six hours that's not including being there for the chemo several hours. >> reporter: someone donated an i-pad to ari nan to help get her through those tough times. >> between face timing familiar, face timing our dog, you know, doing her games the apps that she loves, the videos. >> reporter: sunday the i-pad was gone from the room they were in at chop. she eventually tracked it to the university of penn campus but when she got to the location, the i-pa

and the money will benefit a young boy with cancer. 5-year-old keegan is fighting leukemia.y's billion topped $12 million. friends decided to train and auction off a prized pig to help. a tire shop in tracy won the bid. after words, they asked for and received thousands more in donations. >>> let's go to the hard court now from the pig pen. >> that pig is worth almost as much as kevin durant. the warriors will lose two of their starters so they can pay the price for durant. both are heading to dallas. that's coming up next in sports. aha! oof! weee! slurp. mmmmmm. cinnamon. milk. cinna-milk. cinnamon toast crunch. crunch! crave those crazy squares. cinna-milk! they don't help single moms. hi. hi. what happened to our house last year? it flooded. and the water flooded out. yeah. the red cross arranged the hotel for us. they gave me that break, that leverage, to be able to get it together and... take care of them, you know? i feel like we've come full circle. like that! this is how i'll do it. sarah: there you go. you're in a group most likely to develop skin cancer, including

at the baptist church in san francisco he was 74 years of age when he passed after a battle with leukemia>>gary: this is a fair thing to save he announces he wants to come back and pay to men and one of the great prizes of the nfl is being cleared by in tennis elbow late in investigative committee who says they checked everything and according to them he did not use performance enhancing drugs and when you have something beguin important you close with the here is a man receiving garbage on his head while he slept during in england pakistan cricket match he slept revolting and they built a pile of food and drink on this and and as you can see there was some dripping drawn the reports of his reaction upon wicking a we will have rahv headed overseas to see what happens. >>grant lodes: in the area one was recently spotted they think it might be the same one from 2008 a picture the first time overland has been documented in this area since 2008. >>reporter: to this is will start to cool down that is that and for the news that endicott state connected and hope to see you later on tonight. narr

hall of famer nate the great died after battling leukemia. he was inducted in the basketball hall of fame in 1985 and named one of the nba's 50 greatest players of all time. itrits his number is retired by the warriors and the cleveland cavaliers and was an ambassador for the golden state warriors. rick berry had this to say. "quote he was one of the greatest sinners to ever play the game and i was privilege to call him a teammate and dear friend. he battled his illness to the very end like a true warrior. his legacy is a fierce competitiveness, love of basketball and selfless devotion to others. my heart felt prayers go to his family, friends and fans." today we say good bye to one of the greatest to ever play the game. nate the great theurman was 74 years old. >> we'll have more on thurman's life and death in a few minutes. >>> you see it right there. this opened up yesterday and it is big enough to swallow a car. lanes are closed for the repairs. likely all the way through tomorrow. a new park shut down by a judge anderat it's only been op

the 5-year-old has leukemia and is undergoing treatment at ucsf. much of it in isolation.en a long scary road for the little boy from livermore. diagnosed when he was just 21 month old. the community has rallied behind keegan and his family throughout his cancer fight. but what happened earlier this month left the family speechless. a 12-year-old boy came up with the idea to raise a pig and auction it off at the alameda county fair. with the proceeds going to help the family with mounting medical bills. the 270-pound pig was named courage and when the donated animal hit the auction block, the bidding sword. $50 a pound, 100, 200, before topping out at $400 a pound. >> [ cheering ] >> the crowd was on its feet cheering, clapping and surprised. the owners of american truck and trailer paid $108,000 for courage. the auctioneer then asked those in the crowd for donations in any amount an additional $50,000 poured in. for a family, this generous gesture gave them hope. keegan's mom said they were amazed and never thought people would be so generous. while keegan has a long way

meadow has complications from a stem cell transplant to treat a relapse of leukemia. >> are you having fun right now? >> yup! >> it gives me joy to see her happy, as well. it helps up lift my mood when she is in a good mood. >> how does that make you feel? >> awesome. it's special to watch. >> reporter: veronica mejia says kids use them for creative expression before and after surgery. >> we can do a lot of our stuff with kids by what they are coloring and doing. >> reporter: thousands of schools and individuals are sending bryan their used crayons. this is typically what you get in about three days. >> say thank you. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. thank you. >> reporter: so for coming up with a greenway to bring art therapy to children, this week's jefferson award winner in the bay area goes to bryan ware. sharon chin, kpix 5. >> now, to support the crayon initiative, you can connect with brian using the link in our story at cbssf.com/hero. we'll be right back. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, officer under arrest... what he's accused of doing that just landed the former cop -- in up later >>>

. >> local toddler fighting leukemia back to smiles thanks to police officers. 21 month old plays on to help her through regular medical treatments. but it went missing on sunday. university of pennsylvania officers gary cooper and ryan james were unable to locate the ipad through its internal tracking device so officer james gave arianna his own personal ipad with one condition. >> to come return that to me when you turn 20 and she got a kick out of that, so hopefully i'll see her when she's 20 and she'll bring it back to me. >> arianna's parents say they were moved by the officers' generosity and kindness and thanked them for going above and beyond. beautiful story. >> good to be able to be able to be featuring that. 4:57. still ahead, the latest internet sensation. he is a police officer dancing his way to unity. >> the man whose love for comedy and romance led to a string of hits on the big and small screen has died. today we're remembering di >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david

the sudden death of his father from leukemia, when he was just 17 months old. >> he didn't really show any sickness, signs or symptoms prior to that, and he just kind of was diagnosed. three weeks later he's gone. >> reporter: his mother made the difficult decision to send him to live with his grand parents in india for the next three years. to this day, he still remembers the lesson his grandmother in particular taught him. >> she was always involved in the community. she was always involved in the underserved areas. >> reporter: he said she was the reason why he decided to travel back to india. this time as a volunteer for a medical group. one child in particular with spina bifida touched him so much, he decided to raise money for a life-changing surgery. life changing, it turned out to be not just for the child, but for him. >> a kid from hayward, california can have an impact in india on somebody's life. i think that really is what drove me to continue. >> reporter: he used money left over from the fund-raiser to start a nonprofit helping poor communities with whatever they say the

and the money will benefit a young boy with cancer. 5-year-old keegan is fighting leukemia.amily's billion topped $12 million. friends decided to train and auction off a prized pig to help. a tire shop in tracy won the bid. after words, they asked for and received thousands more in donations. >>> let's go to the hard court now from the pig pen. >> that pig is worth almost as much as kevin durant. the warriors will lose two of their starters so they can pay the price for durant. both are heading to dallas. that's coming up next in sports. ♪ ♪ the disneyland resort diamond celebration. it's been 60 years in the making. don't miss your chance to see it all dazzle. come celebrate new beginnings like hyperspace mountain... and premiering this summer, frozen, a musical spectacular... plus an all new soarin'. so come to the place where summer dazzles. aha! oof! weee! slurp. mmmmmm. cinnamon. milk. cinna-milk. cinnamon toast crunch. crunch! crave those crazy squares. cinna-milk! ♪ ♪ you live life your way. we can help you retire your way, too. financial guidance while you're masteri

. >>> nba hall of famer nate thurmond has died after a fight with leukemia. known largely for his punishing defense, thurmond dominated at the center position mostly with the golden state warriors back in the 60s and 70s. he was a seven-time all-star, was voted one of the league's 50 greatest players of all time. nate thurmond was 74. >>> tonight, police in some communities are benefitting from a new ally on the streets, dogs abandoned by their owners now getting a second chance and a new mission. anne thompson introduces us to the rescue dogs making a difference. >> reporter: canine rousey on patrol with officer chris shelton in rocky mount, virginia, using her nose to track people and sniff out drugs, a rookie earning rave reviews. but unlike most police dogs specifically bred in europe to do this work, rousey's origins are much humbler. this was her a year ago, a street dog in the shelter, a skinny dog with bald patches and sores. >> she just had such great potential and i said i will take her. >> reporter: it is the mission of the throwaway dog project. c

then who is from oklahoma was diagnosed with 3b acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2013. now he three years later she delivered the good news that she's good to go. his first question was she wanted he wanted to go to camp and. >> toys to go to camp? >> i'm standing in front of new hope baptist church with a funeral service for chris, 4-year-old boy who was shot in the head and asked only killed by his 5-year-old brother is being held. family members and friends have been printed to the church behind me, many wearing shirts with captain america on it as well as a picture of chris. i spoke to his aunt's. >> he loved superhero. >> i spoke with maia that his cousin and they love to play basketball together. >> i bet you are better. to play basketball? you know what he wanted to do and he grew up, what did he want to do? >> she showed me -- sorry one more time. >> take a minute, you're okay. >> the little girl when she said that just killed me. she showed me the shirt that she made up her and chris on it and her mother was also wearing a button that said chris chris on it. i

. >> chemicals contribute to the incidence of leukemia. >> breast cancer, infertility. >> alzheimer's, parkinsoson's. >> people are more obese or higher weight than they were 10 to 20 years ago. >> childhdhood cancers aree going up. >> we're seeing effects on sperm count in men. um, the catch line is, you know, memen today are not the men their grandfdfathers were. >> there are more of these bizarre birth defects, particularly around male reproductive development. >> if i i were a parent..... i would be very concerned. >> they were meant to make life easier, and they do. >> better things for better living through chemistry. >> chememicals fight disease, bolster food production, and support manufacturing. they're big business, a keystone of the u.s. economy. from consumer goods to high technology, almost all aspects of m modern life depend on the chemical industry. chemical production in the united states has grown 25-fold since world war ii. with sales of over $763 billion in 2011, the chemical industry supports over 3 million u.s. jobs and invests billions into research and developme

award for perseverance to tnt sports reporter craig sager, he has been fighting on going battle with leukemiand he is known for his loud jackets on the sideline of the basketball court, he finally had to cover his first nba finals and you can see the mutual respectwe beten him and everyone in the room. >> the truth is, the turner family is just part of bigger family, all of you, the sports family. sports are who i am in my soul, they have guided my life, and i have had the good fortune witness all of your amazing fetes. >> he said something last night that if we don't have hope and faith, we have nothing. >> an incredible speech, all about living in the moment. >> he was enjoying every second. >> that is it for us at know you can keep your financial big picture under control. know you can see how much you have to spend and whether you should transfer funds. know you can easily keep track of what you're putting away. and know you're budgeted for the great escape. thanks to virtual wallet by pnc. ♪ >>> tonight, dr. phil fights back against

sager, has continued to work as he faces a recurrence of the leukemia he has been battling for the past few years. time now for weather it's the dog days of summer! the humidity remains in the oppressive range, so this is definitely weather you can wear. high temperatures will soar into the mid 90s, but with the humidity it will feel between 100-105 during the afternoon. that is why the national weather service has issued a heat advisory for parts of the area from noon through 8pm. an isolated thunderstorm can't be ruled out, but more likely than not, you'll be storm-free where you are. tomorrow will be another hot day with highs, once again, in the low to mid 90s. it will be very humid through midday, but then the humidity will start to drop off a bit, making it feel a bit more manageable. an isolated storm is possible tomorrow afternoon, but, again, it won't be anyth the weekend will be pretty typical for this time of july. highs will be around 90 degrees both days with moderate humidity. isolated thunderstorms will be possible, but otherwise it will be dry for all of your outdoor pla

. >> my life started out okay until i was around 2 years old and was diagnosed with leukemia which went on for quite a long time. and luckily i pulled through. by the time i was 14, i had an echo done on my heart and came out i had a problem with my heart then. >> the walls of lee's heart were too thin and his heart was failing. it had to work even harder to pump blood through his body. doctors in the hospital in london implanted a mechanical pump but these devices are not typically long term solutions, lee would need a new heart. >> it was on the urgent waiting list for a heart transplant. >> dr. andre simon is the director of transplantation. in the united kingdom, the biggest issue is a shortage of suitable donor hearts and aging population. >> the current situation in the united kingdom, we have only very, very few hearts. and you're only transplanted when you're on the urgent waiting list. no one really gets a heart on the normal waiting list unless you're small and in a specific group. >> there's been a lot of focus on helping transplants succeed after they were complete, getting

. >> ariana is battling a rare form of leukemia. something to smile about for ariana and her family. that ipad is a great escape for her. so glad she has that. >> she's a cuty pie. >>> going to get hot as we go into the weekend. so remember that tomorrow, we're going to get hotter, more humid, 92 degrees. friday, saturday and sunday, even monday, no rain relief until maybe monday. chance of scattered showers or storms. this is a prolonged heat wave. dangerous heat. we'll talk more about it tonight and tomorrow. >>> "nightly news" is next. we'll see you at 11:00. >>> tonight, taking the fall, after 38 hours of trump campaign denials, a trump staffer comes clean publicly over the melania plagiarism bombshell after the campaign takes a dark turn, repeated calls to put hillary clinton in prison, even li linking her to the devil. tonight, trump's running mate overshadowed steps into the spotlight. >>> for many people, the heat is a matter of life and death. >>> downfall of a tv titan, roger ailes will soon be ousted in the wake of a sexu