. >> reporter: great grandmother linda russell is also here to give a kidney though no one she knows needs one. she's flown in from st. louis simply to donate. >> it's a beautiful thing. and like i said, it's a blessing for me to be able to do it. >> reporter: people like daysha pinker whose father gave her a kidney 14 years ago, but now that kidney is failing. >> it's very draining. it's no kind of life at all for anyone. >> "x" marks the spot. >> reporter: and jordan is here also donating a kidney simply

. >> reporter: linda russell is here to give a kidney though no one she knows needs one. >> you are helpingo save many lives. >> reporter: she has flown in from st. louis simply to donate. >> to think that people, thousands of people die every year in need of a kidney. that's why. >> reporter: people like daisha pinkard whose father gave her a kidney 14 years ago but now that kidney is failing. >> it is very draining. it's no kind of life i wish on anyone. >> x marks the spot. >> reporter: jordan bro is here, donating a kidney simply because he can. >> if i have two and somebody can use one. makes me uncomfortable for a little while. seems like it is worth it. >> reporter: there is craig, dominique, olarmi, laurie, terry, brian, jacqueline, sean and elaine. >> 15 -- >> reporter: in all an unprecedented 14 surgeries over four days with ambulances rushing kidneys between georgetown university hospital and washington hospital center. dr. keith bolanson is director of kidney transplants at georgetown. dney disease in this country of especially in the big urban centers. >> reporter: diabetes and

linda mccray. she's russell's mother. all right, linda. let's start there. you know, because a lot of people hear this and go, okay, what was mom doing? did you monitor his internet use? how are things going on that front, linda? >> actually, his internet use is always monitored. i have my computer locked with passwords that i change every single month. on top of that i have a slide door in my room that does not lock. so on the outside of my room when i leave i padlock it with a combination lock. >> wow. >> russell did not view this at our house. >> so where did he see it? >> he had went over to a friend's house. i guess those parents, you know, are okay with their kids watching these things. and he had seen it a couple days prior to the incident that happened. >> okay. so he sees it. did he do this by himself? was he in cahoots with another kid? the kid that he was watching this online with, did they work together to pull off this stunt that went bad? >> actually, no. he had watched it online with another child at the other child's house. >> okay. >> a coup

. >> reporter: great grandmother linda russell is also here to give a kidney though no one she knowst. louis simply to donate. >> it's a beautiful thing. and like i said, it's a blessing for me to be able to do it. >> reporter: people like daysha pinker whose father gave her a kidney 14 years ago, but now that kidney is failing. >> it's very draining. it's no kind of life at all for anyone. >> "x" marks the spot. >> reporter: and jordan is here also donating a kidney simply because he can. >> i've got two and somebody can use one and makes me uncomfortable for a little while. seems like it's a -- like it's worth it. >> reporter: alsos there craig, dominic, terry, lori, brian, jacqueline, shawn and elaine. in all an unprecedented 14 surgeries over four days. with ambulances rushing kidneys between georgetown university hospital, and washington hospital center. dr. keith balonson is the director of kidney transplants at georgetown. >> kidney disease is epidemic in this country at present. but especially in minority communities and most especially among african-americans. >> reporter: d

this morning russell is joining us along with his mom, linda, along with carol, whose house russell was leaving when the burning took place. also joining us this morning is the executive director of wiredsafety.org. good morning to all of you. russell, i want to first talk to you. i know that you suffered a lot. this hurt a lot. when you saw this videotape, what made you want to mimic it? >> i didn't really want to mimic it because my friends told me that i should mimic it. i said no. but -- so i walked out into the garage. so he -- i was helping carol with the laundry. i turned -- she went inside, i turn around and he poured gasoline on me. so i ran out of the garage, and then he tossed me a lighter, he told me to light it. so i went like this and lit it thinking the fumes wouldn't get me, but it caught me on fire. >> so you didn't think it was going to actually hurt you. but you guys had seen the video -- we have the video but we're sort of debating about whether to show it at all because it is pretty graphic. you saw this video, russell? >> yes. >> you did. okay. and so i know that t