hi. >> maddy, can you talk about how a seizure feels for you? um, um, pretty i usually tell my mom that i'm having a seizure good life with a and medication is helping me. >> dara, can you talk about what that trajectory is from having gone through the seizures and then ultimately coming to colorado, the drugs used before and what you're using now? summer, basically, last the medication she was on, by the end of last summer, she was on three medications. she was kind of like what i would call a zombie. she was a shell of a person. there were times when she couldn't even find the bathroom in the house that she grew up in. that is how bad things were during that time. whether that was from pharmaceuticals or seizures, we are still unsure. i think the pharmaceuticals seizures ander made her worse. when we saw this video about medical marijuana and how it was helping children with seizures, we decided the best thing for madeleine was we needed to move out to colorado. my mother joined me out here in colorado. when we came out here and madeleine star

salvatore maddi: you start with what we call situational reconstruction. this is a technique that asks you to become a kind of novelist about your own life. just let your imagination go and think of a way in which the stressful circumstance could be even much worse than it is. feeling as though i don't have any help... support from other people. salvatore maddi: the next step is to think of how the stressful circumstance could be better than it is, and the same thing there. you make up a story about it-- what would have to happen? having done that, you step back from your efforts and ask yourself whether... you've been able to put the stressful circumstance in a broader perspective because of this kind of spading up the ground. see, what you're looking for is deeper understanding. that's all mental. and if the answer is yes to both of those, then you transcend the mental approach into action. you make a plan of action that can carry out what you now know, and you act on that plan. and then when you get feedback from that, you use the feedback to recognize

it's from the duffield family. >> it's in the spirit of maddy.he was a miniature schnauzer that came into their lives 15 years ago. they fell in love with her and she gave them so much joy, they were playing with her and he said if i am ever to collect some wealth i want to give back to you, talking to maddy, and her kind. he basically started a foundation, $300 million foundation to basically help create a country that guarantees that all the dogs and cats that go into animal shelters will find a loving home. this weekend is an example of that because if people go down to the shelters, if they go to the rescue groups, they'll find wonderful dogs and cats. >> she obviously had a very, very rough life and so a lot of people think brie ends up in the shelter, they're mentally messed up and will not make a good pet but that is clearly not the case. >> brie is an example of a tragic beginning but a wonder end. what is usual is there's no fault of the animal, the animal is a victim of a breakup in a home, of lose are their job, a foreclosure, the anim

maddie is mine. we're going to test your trivia. >> we love having fans of all ages. i wrote for hoda for her birthday last summer and can you sing it for us, please? ♪ i want to hoda on your kotb >> ♪ on the back of my jalopy yeah yeah ♪ >> we're going to tell you where you're going. you've been invited to the beautiful gahamina lodge in phoenix -- >> not sure. who knows. >> it's four days, three nights. you'll stay in the river view suite. enjoy breakfast, daily dinners, and the river rock lounge. >> you'll also be embarking on a whitewater rafting excursion and breathtaking tour of mount st. helens. airfare and accommodations by galamnina lodge. >> thank you so much. >> you guys are so cute. >> i can't wait. thank you so much. >> love you. >> give maddie a smooch for us. >> all right, golden globe and emmy winner toni collette gets lucky. >> she'll explain after your local news. >>> we are back on this memorial day monday with more of "today" and emmy and golden globe winner toni collette. >> she is terrific. she became a household name in her breakout role in 1994

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you can find out more information on the maddie's fund and which shelters are participating on this on kpix.com. sports is next. ,,,,,,,, gridlock. teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar budget deficit. that's what john perez faced when he became speaker of the california assembly. so he partnered with governor brown to pass three balanced budgets, on time. for the first time in thirty years. today, the deficits are gone and we've invested an additional 2 billion dollars in education. now john perez is running for controller, to keep fighting for balanced budgets. democrat john perez for controller. in every life, there are when you know, you know. the all-new volvo v60 sportswagon. the s60 sedan and the xc60 crossover. test drive one today. model year end sales event. the s60 with 0.9% apr and up to $2500 in allowances. . >>> well, good morning, everybody. how are you all doing? let's talk about last night. giants -- no buster posey. they placed matt cain on the disabled list last night with a strained right hamstring. in st. louis it was a good team. madison baumgardner strike out

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. >>> also coming up, maddie mccann's parents opening up this morning, revealing why they refuse to give of finding their daughter alive, seven years after she vanished. >>> and another setback for miley cyrus. forced to cancel more shows on her sold-out tour. why she is now back under a doctor's care again this morning. >> a whole lot coming up right now. >>> we begin with the latest on a los angeles businessman, on trial for trying to hire a hitman to kill his supermodel wife. he says he's innocent but secret tapes pose a big challenge for the defense. cecilia vega has the story. >> i'll ask you a simple question. you're positive? >> that what? >> you want her dead? >> oh, i'm -- >> 100%? >> why wouldn't i? >> reporter: it was a fairy tale romance that prosecutors say turned into a murder-for-hire plot. and out this morning, these secret recordings of a husband allegedly caught hiring a hitman to kill his wife. >> you're never going to hear from her again. >> reporter: monica olsen was the bombshell model. her husband, dino guglielmelli, sang in a rock band and made millions selling he

. >> maddy from michigan, only 18 years old. she's here with her mom. maddy, what's your question?my first year at michigan. as a college student, i'm wondering is it too early to start contributing to a retirement plan or if not too early, what one? >> i love what you're doing, if you take $2,000 a year right now into a roth i.r.a., a retirement account. do you know 40 years from now, you would have $90,000. that's just with $2,000 investment with 8% annual interest return. >> look what happens if maddy puts $2,000 per year, after 40 years, she'll have $603,000. after 50 years, $1,000,3,000. >> right. >> it's a $400,000 difference. 20,000 squalls 400. maddy, do it every single year and put more if you can. >> short answer is, yes, start now. maddy, thank you very much. next up, alison from utah. she just bought a home and she still has car and student loan payments. alison, what's your question? >> my question is, we want to start a college fund for our 1-year-old son. we don't know if we should contribute less to our 401(k) and start now or the student loans? >> it's very fortuna

. >> reporter: maddie was told about the threat yesterday via another parent. they're concerned. >> on one hand it's worrisome and on the other it's hard to say. >> reporter: that's why the school district is not taking any chances with the threat saying people will be harmed on thursday, may 8th. >> we have to reason to believe any students are in danger. >> reporter: the threat in the form of grafitti is real enough for the school district and police to take action. >> there are students who saw the grafitti and started circulating rumors about it and things like that. >> reporter: it was spray painted on a bed of rocks underneath a bridge near charlotte wood middle school. it did not say who would be harmed nor a location. the principal is concerned. >> we had a lot of questions. do you think it's a hoax, a throat? it realldoesn't matter when you have a threat that's school safety we have to take it as seriously as we can. >> reporter: parents have taken to twitter weighing their options. their asking should i send my child to school on thursday. this parent

if you've ever considered adopting a pet, maddie's free adoption days is this weekend and the fee is waived at oakland animal services. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. they also get a donation and it's a really, really great event. i have a shelter dog, i know you've got one as well, peggy. >> i've got two at home. that's right. i would probably have more if i could, but then i'd be, you know, one of those. >>> well, history was made at this year's spelling bee. >> we'll tell you all about it, coming up next. gridlock. teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar budget deficit. that's what john perez faced when he became speaker of the california assembly. so he partnered with governor brown to pass three balanced budgets, on time. for the first time in thirty years. today, the deficits are gone and we've invested an additional 2 billion dollars in education. now john perez is running for controller, to keep fighting for balanced budgets. democrat john perez for controller. >>> 11:23 now. for the first time in more than 50 years, two boys took home the top prize at this year's national spelling

to maddy! congrats on paying off all those student loans! finally! right?at, anyway? i started tracking my spending... changed a couple habits. wow, i'm kinda living paycheck to paycheck right now. i don't even know how i'm doing it. well, have you tried saving a little? [laughs] i want to, but where's that money gonna come from? [phone rings] bill collectors. they're the worst. am i right? [laughs] announcer: when it comes to financial stability, don't get left behind. not home. announcer: get tools and tips for saving at feedthepig.org. john: if you are annoyed by political correctness that discourages you from saying what you really think, take heart. it could be worse. you could live in canada. one gentleman lives there and he hosts a political talk show and he wrote a book called shakedown. so what is your point? >>ell, yes, in canada we have all sorts of insertion of laws and who could be against that. >> and you used to publish a magazine that reprinted the cartoon because riots in various parts of the world discuss where we draw the line. so what ha

. >> maddie, would you go to prom with me? >> guess what maddie said? she said yes.ple and their families to new york for an all expense paid trip and got to see him perform in "lbj" on broadway. we love him. >>> the wreckage from a blackship vessel may have been found off the coast of haiti. they used columbus' diary to locate the remnants of the ship. the santa maria hit off the coast. the nina and pinta made it back but disappeared. >> "think like a freak" offers to retrain your brain to tackle problems in a fresh way. stephen dubner and steven levitt join us. what is different in this book? >> the first two were us describing the world in our weird way, fun way, we like to think. then we thought, wouldn't it be nice to help people, whether it's families solving their problems or governments which god knows need as lot of help these days. we tried to put our thinking in rules and parables to live by. when i stay steven, how do you know who i'm talking to. levitt and dubner. >> okay, levitt, what do you mean by think like a child? >> we start to think about what ma

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his family lives in san diego and his daughter maddy plays bolli ball. >>> giants down 2-0 but not for long. hunter pence fires a shot to the deepest part of the yard and gone. tying the game at 2-2. bottom of the sixth giants 7-4. ninth of the year, 8-4 g-men. how about brandon crawford. his send of the season, his fifth long ball of the queer. giants roll 10-4, showing lots of muscle. >> we had some good swings today. a lot of the guys in the lineup are taking some pretty big hacks. that's why you're seeing the homers you're seeing this year. >>> white socks and a's, donaldson blasts andre's pitch to the opposite field and gone. his send homer of the series, 2-1 oakland. now top of the eighth. the dangerous jose, the pitch crushed deep left and out of here. the major league fifth home run this season. white sox win 4-2. johnson has played six seasons in the nfl, caught over 300 passes and has 28 receiving touchdowns. the newest 49er is also a san francisco native. >> it's a good feeling to be home, obviously, growing up around these parts and being able to play for the home team is s

maddi does not understand why, their argument is that took guts and briefly you said that took neither>> this is a washington award, rather than looking at merits of, whether decision was right, what they are talking about republican who bucked party lines, bucked his voters, and said this is a mark of a good leader, president bush was a phenomenal lead or a lot of areas but this decision of very bad, he went to the table with democrats, aed for a deal on spending and taxes, taxpayers carried brunt of that decision, all those tax hikes were real, and came into effect, none of spending restraint materializeed. neil: what bothers me about the committee's definition of bravery, that there are other areas to give that award to president bush senior. but this is not his most shineing moment, to say she was stphaoubgers by democrats on a deal that would call for twice as many spending cuts as tax hikes but that is me. >> you hear everyone in washington today talking about a grand bargain, when president obama stands up and said that it is republican's fall fo fault fr not able to reach a dea

he took photos with his wife margo and his daughter maddie and as it turns out they were a big reason he is here. >> to steal a line, king of the hill, top of the heap -- why california? >> it was two unbelievable opportunities. new york was intriguing because of phil jackson and the knicks brand. there was nothing negative about new york. it was just the positives that were here. the rosters the location, family from california. >> your daughter is over our shoulder here right now holding court with tom colbert. >> that's right. >> that had to be a factor. she is a freshman at cal. >> she is a volleyball player and the proximity to the campus, i mean, i'm going to be able to see her play from time to time which is huge. i can't ever get that back and i wouldn't have probably seen a single match if i had gone to new york. >> the warriors don't have a pick in the draft tonight. the cavs go back to back years with number one picks followed by the bucs, the sixers, magic, jazz, all five expected to get great players. it's loaded. >>> simple why the a's are the second best team in the big

. >> baylor needs a bone marrow transplant and his sister, maddie is not a match.r parents are japanese and german, so a mixed race donor would be ideal. but so far, even a worldwide search has come up empty. >> there's over 10 million on the registry today, on the national registry today, only 400,000 are of mixed race and that's mixed race of everybody. >> for two decades, jonathan leon has tried to encourage people to step up. >> the number one thing doesn't pertain to me, i don't have a family member, i'm not affected. it doesn't hit you until it hits close to home. that's the sad part. >> it's turned our world upside-down as a family. >> ralph frederickson is baylor's dad. his son endured chemotherapy two years ago, that they thought cured it. now only a bone marrow transplant will do. and he said baylor knows finding a donor is a challenge. >> he has spoken to us about you know, the possibility that he may pass away. is he well aware. he's fully aware of his own situation. >> but at the same time, the family is not giving up hope. there are two drives schedul

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maddie, would you go to prom with me? bad" star brian cranston, asking teen steffen montana. his date said yes, thank goodness. it gets better. recently the couple got to meet the star in new york city. >> even though he has clothes like that jacket, you still -- [ laughter ] >> she doesn't love him for his sense of style. so cranston sent the teen on an all-expenses-paid trip to the big apple and met him back stage at a broadway show >> that kid obviously has some major connections to pull that off. >>> check out this photo, the california highway patrol in contra costa made an unusual rescue yesterday. a little dog found on 680. the chp tweetd this photo of the rescue. that little dog is doing just fine. >> i don't know what that is, but it's cute either way. >>> that is all we have for you today. hope you enjoy the rest of your sunny saturday. >> yeah. thank you for watching kpix 5 news this morning. we'll be back here with phil matier starting tomorrow morning, so enjoy the rest of your saturday >> have a good one. ,,

day he's in a cell, it is time, long past time for iran to do what's right and to release amir heck maddyhe can come home and be with his family. >> the congressman joins me now. thank you very much. we wanted to talk to you about this and especially going into memorial day weekend. here's a man served as a marine and is accused of espionage, what are the facts? >> he went to iran for first time in a transparent fashion, disclosed that he had been a u.s. marine because he wanted to visit his grandmother whom he had never met before. he was born and raised in the united states, grew up in my hometown of flint, michigan, he was there to visit family and retrace his roots and because of his background apparently the iranian government apprehended him, initially sentenced him to death and now that sentence has been set aside but he still langishes in evan prison. >> the notorious prison, the hikers were there and finally got out. what is the u.s. doing? i hear we have direct negotiations which we didn't have. >> i spoke to the president and secretary kerry, every opportunity for discuss with

we've got a wonderful guest us withew maddis joins his resilience optimism. julia emanuelwith at ubs investment bank. i was thunderstruck yesterday by what the equity markets did. i did not realize -- is this a surreptitious equity market? why are we creeping up and we are not noticing it? >> it's because everyone is looking at it within the context of 2013. you had this roaring market up almost 30% and what we have seen so far this year is moderate by most standards. it's despite the fact that we are at new highs but if you look at the challenges, you had this terrible weather in the first quarter holding back gdp as we know, you had emerging markets concerned with the beginnings of the taper, you had russia and the story that won't go away, you have continuing concerns about chinese growth prospects. the markets are really taking it in stride. slope matters. this is the great boom through the 1980's and 1990's and then we break out. that thepredicted markets would predict what would be a good economy. toant you to state right now the worrywarts out there wh

. >> maddie, will you go to prom with me? >> she said yes. cranston, who is playing lyndon b.her. he flew the couple and their moms to new york for a special meet and greet with the show's cast, giving them a weekend and a prom they'll never forget. >> i knew i liked him. what a nice story. >> it would be fun to see him do that as lbj, too. >> not a bad idea. >>> if you're looking for real estate, count dracula is pulling up stakes. thank you. legend has it, the blood-sucking vampire lives in a castle in the transvainian alps of romania. that castle is on the market for $80 million. it dates back to the 1200s. it's called bram castle. and the outlying region. you get it all. it would be part of a the haunt, by vlad the impaler. it's romania's biggest tourist attraction, getting 500,000 annually, which is always a treat. >> get in there. come on in. >> fun to see those pictures. i do love my real estate. >>> finally, people everywhere are over the moon for luna. this video has gone viral in a big way. i promised simone i would share it with you. she has a favorite snack. and it

maddie is man.whitewater rafting excursion and breathtaking tour of mount st. helens. airfare and accommodations by galamnina lodge. >> thank you so much. >> you guys are so cute. >> love you. >> give maddie a smooch for us. >> all right, golden globe and emmy winner toni collette gets lucky. >> she'll explain after your local news. [ male announcer ] when your kids aren't muddling through allergies, they have more time to travel back in time. try new children's zyrtec® dissolve tabs. children's zyrtec® is clinically proven to relieve kids' allergy symptoms for a full 24 hours. new children's zyrtec® dissolve tabs. ♪ well-a, well-a, well-a, uh! tell me more, tell me more... ♪♪ twizzlerize your summer fun with twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. >>> you're watching "today in the bay." >> good morning, everyone. 10:26. i'm scott mcgrew. walnut creek police on the lookout for a gunman that opened fire on a car as it left a concert at concord pavilion last night. the suspect fired at least a dozen sh

. >> i'm maddie. >> and this is alex h. >> i don't know my whole name. >> reporter: alex is working one and his kindergarten classmates have a bigger task at hand. is this your card? can we see your card? they've got cards to make as special as their moms. >> when i think about my mom, i think about chocolate cake. >> when i think about my mom, it makes me happy and warm inside. >> reporter: my mom is very nice and loveable. >> i like her face when she puts lipstick on, and makeup. >> reporter: they also have plans to arrange. >> we would make breakfast for her and we would bring it in to her bed. >> wash the dishes for her. i love washing dishes. >> i am going to make my mom a special dinner. >> reporter: somehow the card making turned into something silly. imagine that, with 6-year-olds. i can get lost in a sea of children. this is the best part about a mother's day, when you get smothered by children. right? in the end, every card, beautiful, unique and full of gratitude. >> thank you for always getting me breakfast. >> for letting me watch movies a lot. >> for cooking dinner. >> fo

just days after a full scale assault on another city gripped by a desire for autonomy in that of maddie up all their citizens put up makeshift roadblocks as they try to stop the army's advance. directive indeed the government launching itself into the town with tanks and troops and paramilitary groups as well a twenty people killed forty two injured some of them civilians now this footage we received from the city clearly showing locals who were protesting against the assault being shot despite being unarmed state forces have since withdrawn from the city. and the ukrainian government says the self-determination referendum in the east of the country is illegal kiev's backers in the u.s. have also refused to recognize that the state department spokesperson called it an attempt to deepen divisions in ukraine but this week the assistant secretary of state came under fire in congress really having a tough time trying to defend washington support for those behind the current kiev government we did have a legitimate look before. the elected president was removed after we had major street viol

pleasanton based maddie's fund will donate up to 2 you this dollars $2,000. aside ten million dollars for this year's event a founder said the goal is to find a home foreevery animal. >> facebook's founder is give away millions to schools. just how far the money will go golden gate. >> golden go. >> and what san francisco is being recognized for when it comes to people being fit. >>> apple stock continues to do well. shares at $633. the high tech giant just bought beats electronics for three billion dollars. >>> apple is -- it's product revealing for the conference but analysts are suggesting possibilities that could include the next i-phone or smart home system which controls lightning, appliances and security. >> facebook founder and his wife are donating $120 million to struggling bay area schools. the money will go to help under privileged schools in san francisco, redwood city and east palo alto. they say they felt moved to make the donation. they wrote an open letter stating education is worth investing in and it'll make all of our lives better. >>> som