lyanne melendez is here to explain why. >> reporter: one in ten americans has diabetes. the number will likely triple by 2050. we are talking about one third of the population and obesity is driving those numbers up. obesity is a major contributing factor to diabetes. both conditions are on the rise. but many doctors never imagined that in the next 40 years one in three americans may have diabetes. that according to the cdc. it is a disease that leads to other complications. >> problems with the heart. problems with your brain and speak. kidney problems. nerve damage in the feet which needs amputations. problems with your vision. >> reporter: graciela lives with di diabetes. she says once you have it you never know if it will get worse as you get older. the reason diabetes is on the rise is because as americans grow older they are more likely

lyanne melendez reports on one man's fight with leukemia and how what he did is now helping others. >> it's been only a year since his son died of cancer. his efforts to find a bone marrow match was posted on every social networking site. the fact that nick was part caucasian and part japanese made it nearly impossible to find someone with similar dna markers. >> after word got out and people started registering we found two perfect matches. >> but his leukemia came back. like nick there are many people in similar circumstances. >> when you mix caucasian and -- when you mix two races together, finding your match is more difficult. >> so caucasian the chance of finding the match of 85%, someone of mixed race, 30%. and you have to hope he or she is still on board. >> nick and family and friends managed to get 3,000 mixed rather people on the bone marrow registry. >> we to have get more people. >> a swab is all that is needed to register and if you are matched with a patients, 785% of the time, stem cells are collected through a nonsurgical procedure pretty much like donating blood. rece

lyanne melendez reports on one man's fight with leukemia and it's now helping others. >> it's been onlyr since her son died of cancer. the effort to find a bone matching went around the world. it made it nearly impossible to find someone with similar dna markers. >> after word got out and people started registering, we found two perfect matches. >> but his leukemia came back. like nick, there are many people in similar circumstances. >> when you mix caucasian and you mix two races together, it makes finding your match. >> so caucasian, it's 85%, but for someone of nick's race, it's much less, 30%. once you find the person you have to hope he or she is still on board. they managed to get 3,000 mixed race people on the bone marrow registry. >> we have to get more people of mixed race. >> a swab is all that is needed to register and if you are matched with a patient, 75% of the time the stem cells are collected through a nonsurgical procedure pretty much like donating blood. the governor signed legislation for employees to take time off. they say there is a lot more to do to raise awarenes

here is lyanne melendez with more. >> governor swarzenegger and apple's ceo steve jobs have become powerfulocates for organ donations. >> when you sign up as a donor you are armed with at power to save up to eight lives. >> and jobs is living proof of that. he received a liver transplant last year. >> as a transplant recipient i know how precious this gift of life is. >> here is what the governor's signature did. first california will have a living donor registry meaning anyone can sign up to donate to donate their kidneys. and workers need to don't have to take time off to make an organ donation. >> provided employers to provide five days and after 30 days for transplants. >> they say knowing that one can still get paid serves as an incentive for people to sign up. meg an williams lost her daughter michelle because she couldn't find a match within the asian community. >> according to the u.s. department of health and human services 6.3% of the candidates on the waiting list for transplants are asian-americans but in 2009 they made up only 3% of organ donations. ten-year-old was fortunate.

latino students represent 25% students of all america and in california it's more than 50% so as lyanne melendez explains, if they don't catch up the consequences could be serious. >> an elementary school in oakland comprised mainly of hispanic students. when it opened in 2003, 10% of students were perfect pro fish enter in language and arts, today that number is 60%. it's this kind of achievement that president obama wants to have for all hispanic students. data is collected on every student in order to monitor progress. >> we know where every single child is. >> tomorrow the president will sign a new executive order focusing on helping latino students close the achievement gap. something president george w.bush tried with the no child left behind act. despite all the billions of dollars the government has spent to close it, for example here is how fourth graders performed. in 2003, the achievement gap was 35 points, seven years later, it dropped to only 28 points. today according to the california department of education, 52% of all students in our public schools are hispanic. >> the future th

more from lyanne melendez. >> the repercussions of the with when it man housekeeper allegations madeir way to mission contradict. they called for domestic workers bill of rights. >> it could include domestic workers in overtime protection and occupational safety and health violations. >> sick time and vacation time would be included. the scandal is being used by immigration advocates to push for better conditions for undocumented workers. whitman's camp maintains the republican candidate went through the proper channels and was drugs tinge an agency when she hired nicky and had to follow the law when it became clear that nicky was an undocumented worker. >> whitman shot back saying after con suggest an attorney there is nothing she could have done for her. >> she had lied to us for nine years. she had misled us for nine years. it breaks my heart to say that but that is the truth. >> people are talking about the discrepancy between the perceived family relationship that whitman talks about, sake that nikki was like family and how it was handled. bruce cane says it is a problem. >> the

more on start to for lyanne melendez. >> the repercussions of the allegations made their way to missionct today. they called for desk workers bill of rights. >> to clear domestic workers and include them in occupational safety and health regulation. >> the so-called whitman housekeeper scandal is being used by immigration advocates to push for better conditions for undocumented workers. whitman's camp maintains that the republican candidate went through the proper channels and was trusting an agency when she hired her and had to follow the law when it became clear that nicky was an undocumented worker. whitman fired her. >> from now on, i don't know. >> you whitman shot back after consulting an attorney there is nothing she could have done for her. >> she had lied to us for nine years. she had misled us for nine years. it breaks my heart to say that, but that's the truth. >> they are talking about the discrepancy between the perceived family relationship saying nicky was like family and how the termination was handled. a political consultant says it is a problem. >> there were a lot of

more on this story from lyanne melendez. >> the repercussions of the allegations made their way to san francisco's mission district immigration advocates called for domestic workers bill of rights. >> we can include them in overtime protection, include them in occupational safety and health regulation. >> so-called whitman housekeeper scandal is being used by immigration advocates to push for better conditions for undocumented workers. whitman's camp maintains the republican candidate went through the proper clamps and was trusting an agency when she hired nicky and had to follow the law when it became clear that she was undocumented worker. she fired her. >> you don't know me and i don't know you. >> whitman shot back, after consulting an immigration attorney there was nothing she could have done for her. >> she had lied to us for nine years. she had misled us for nine years. it breaks my heart to say that, but that is truth. >> people are talking about the discrepancy between the perceived family relationship whitman talks about saying nicky was like family and how the termination wa

in the newsroom, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> back out to larry beil at at&t park for game one oferies in a little bit. major league baseball is dedicating game one of the world series to the fight against cancer. today, giants legends gaylord perry and vita blue signed autographs and handed out gear. the visit is part of a standup to cancer campaign an initiative created to raise money to accelerate ground-breaking cancer research. >> something special in my heart, visiting the soldiers and also visiting the young kids and just let them know that we are pulling for them and praying for them and look for them to be back 100% soon. >>> major league baseball has been a leading partner to the stand up to cancer campaign, donating more than $10 million to the effort to date and those giants legends made a big impact on those kids today. >>> a new store is coming to the san francisco bay view districts offering residents something they haven't seen in their neighborhood for many years. something most of us take for granted. leigh glaser has the story. >> we have been talking about the

here is lyanne melendez to explain. >> surgery performed is about 30 minutes.goal was to repair two holes that was done by a single bullet. here is what he looked like. the large hole is where the bullet came out. a doctor flew in from washington, d.c. to perform the surgery. >> we rotated it over, flat flap and close and plulgd the home. >> the operation was done to repair his nasal passage. >> he can dive underwater. you usually seal the nasal cavity. >> he lost a lot of weight but after being rescued and brought here, he gained about 310 pounds. >> now she up to almost 700 pounds which is average for a big male, very healthy male. he is being hand fed. he is probably liking that a lot. >> everybody that participated in the procedure did so for free. a doctor is with marine mammal center in sausalito. >> this animal was wronged by people. there is no doubt that. is a gunshot victim and that is wrong. >> now he will be watched carefully by the staff at six flags. >> couple weeks he'll be out with his girlfriend. >> once again he'll assume the leading role. >>