>> yeah. >> reporter: before the shooting, miracle maddy was a basketball player... >> come on, maddy reporter: ...and an "a" student with dreams of becoming a doctor. her physical recovery was grueling, but there are also scars no one can see. >> especially when school started, i didn't feel motivated to do anything. i want to move forward. i want to do all these things, but it's like, my gears are stuck. >> reporter: what is it that is holding your gears in place? >> dealing with the fact that i basically died. >> i feel bad, because i've been maybe trying to pretend that it's not... as bad as it is. >> reporter: the entire family is in therapy for trauma. anya, maddy's new service dog, is another comfort. >> don't rush it! >> reporter: maddy has made progress. she's coaching basketball, and began an internship at the same trauma center that saved her life. you have a very resilient >> yeah, way more than people ever realize. >> reporter: she'll need that resilience today to raise hope and quiet those flashbacks. >> so happy. >> reporter: mark strassmann, cbs news, parkland, florida

>> yeah. >> reporter: before the shooting miracle maddy was a basketball player. >> come on, maddy. >> reporter: and an "a" student with dreams of becoming a doctor. her physical recovery was grueling but there are also scars no one can see. >> especially when school started, i didn't feel motivated to do anything. i want to move forward, i want to do all these things, but it's like my gears are stuck. >> what is it that is holding your gears in place? >> dealing with the fact that i sically died. >> i feel bad because i've been trying to maybe pretend that it's not as bad as it is. >> reporter: the entire family's in therapy for trauma. anya, maddy's new service dog, is another comfort. >> don't rush it. >> reporter: maddy has made progress. she's coaching basketball and began an internship at the same trauma center that saved her life. >> you have a very resilient daughter. >> yeah, way more than people ever realize. >> reporter: she'll need that resilience today to raise hope and quiet those flash backs. >> so happy. >> reporter: mark strassmann, cbs news, parkland, florida. >> and

maddie, break-in victim:"since i've been having like pieces of clothes missing.ts etc."items disappearing, and prints left behind.maddie, break-in victim: "i have a hand print on my bathroom wall like and on my mirror."but it wasn't until saturday that maddie - a junior at u-n-c-g - uncovered a mystery she and her roommates thought was a ghost. maddie, break-in victim:"i just hear rattling in my closet. it sounds like a raccoon in my closet. put my hand on the knob and i'm like 'who's in here.' and somebody answers me. and he's like 'oh, my name is drew.' i open the door and he's in there wearing all of my clothes. my socks. my shoes and has a book bag full of my clothes."police say that was 30-year-old andrew swofford - the same man you see appearing via video conference from the guilford county jail.maddie, break-in victim:"he had these pants on, like, actually on his body." maddie called her boyfriend and as she calmly waited for help - she talked with swofford to keep him distracted.maddie, break-in victim:"he tries on my hat, goes in my bathroom and looks in

now, how useful did you find this was, maddie?ite cool that you could play music and still hear stuff from the outside world at the same time. the phone's microphone picks up the ambient sound and, from there, the machine learning and artificial intelligence isolate the elements. that could make it possible to, say, make speech louder and the sound of an air conditioning unit quieter. people with worse hearing, it would be much more useful. because it just boosts that noise around you. so when you're less comfortable with your hearing it gives you that little bit of security that you could have that little bit of extra volume. it took be a good half—an—hourjust focusing on the app, playing with all the toggles, it builds into the settings on your phone, so it took me a while to find the right settings for me. these are what i would call accessibility first applications, in that we're not taking an existing product and making it more accessible, we're making, in both cases, the real world more accessible using these technologies th

now, how useful did you find this was, maddie? it was quite cool that you could play music and still hear stuff from the outside world at the same time. the phone's microphone picks up the ambient sound and, from there, machine learning and artificial intelligence isolate the elements. that could make it possible to, say, make speech louder and the sound of an air—conditioning unit quieter. for people with worse hearing, it would be much more useful because itjust boosts that noise around you. so when you're less comfortable with your hearing, it gives you that little bit of security, that you could have that little bit of extra volume. it took be a good half an hourjust focusing on the app, playing with all the toggles, because it builds into the settings on your phone, so it took me a while to find the right settings for me. these are what i would call accessibility first applications, in that we're not taking an existing product and making it more accessible. we're making, in both cases, the real world more accessible using the

but maddie was told she couldn't do so on campus. she was also told she could not wear a trump hat with school colors on it, because of the school's dress code. but the clis unified school district's dress code does not specify if politicial hats or shirts are allowed. a former federal district judge says the student's first amendment right is being stripped... but the district may have the right to do so. ( robin ) maddie says she's had problems previously involving the dress code, for wearing t-shirts that say build the wall. ( robin ) the dress code for the clovis unified school district is available online. it states that no hats or caps may be worn inside school buildings. it also bans many logos..

se third time a row maddie has won at the hockey trophy.eally made a name for herself back in 2016 at the rio olympics. made a name for herself back in 2016 at the rio 0lympics. it was thanks to her and her brilliant saves, that meant gb, team gb ended up as 0lympic meant gb, team gb ended up as olympic gold medallist and her wonderful performance has really continued since 2016. this is the third time she has won it, she has w011 third time she has won it, she has won it every year since then. 2018, isa won it every year since then. 2018, is a bright yet again. it started but on the gold coast of australia, the common wealth games as she helped england get a bronze medal. but later on, it was a huge moment for team england again as they hosted the women's world cup in london. no medals for england, they went out in the court of the quarterfinals. it had been tipped as one of the favourites, but she pulled off some very good performances, hence the fact she has once again nominated and has won this award. she takes away the trophy, one play

but maddie was told she couldn't do so on campus. school colors on it, because of the school's dress code. but the clovis unified school district's dress code does not specify if politicial hats or shirts are allowed. a former federal district judge says the student's first amendment right is being stripped... but the district may have the right to do so. and here's why... ( darya ) maddie says she's had problems previously involving the dress code, for wearing t- shirts that say build the wall. (álandingá)( darya ) the dress code for the clovis unified school district is available online. it states that no hats or caps may be worn inside school buildings. it also bans many logos.. and specifically b

now, how useful did you find this was, maddie? from the outside world at the same time. the phone's microphone picks up the ambient sound and, from there, machine learning and artificial intelligence isolate the elements. that could make it possible to, say, make speech louder and the sound of an air—conditioning unit quieter. people with worse hearing, it would be much more useful because it just boosts that noise around you. so when you're less comfortable with your hearing, it gives you that little bit of security, that you could have that little bit of extra volume. it took be a good 30 minutes, just focusing on the app, playing with all the toggles, because it builds into the settings on your phone, so it took me a while to find the right settings for me. these are what i would call accessibility first applications, in that we're not taking an existing product and making it more accessible. we're making, in both cases, the real world more accessible using these technologies that exist on a smartphone and in the cloud today. t

but maddie was told she couldn't do so on campus.told she could not wear a trump hat with school colors on it, because school colors on it, because of the school's dress code. but the clovis unified school district's dress code does not specify if politicial hats or shirts are allowed. a former federal district judge says the student's first amendment right is being stripped... but the district may have the right to do so.

but maddie was told she couldn't do so on cmapus. when she asked if she could wear any trump hat with school colors on it, she says she was told no, citing the dress code. the clovis unified school district's dress code does not specify if politicial hats or shirts are allowed. a former federal district judge says the student's first amendment right is being stripped... but the district may have the right to do so. (grant) maddie says she's had problems previously involving the dress code, for wearing t-shirts that say build the wall. the dress code for the clovis unified school district is available online. it states that no hats or caps may be worn inside school buildings. it also bans many logos a

but maddie was told she couldn't do so on campus.p hat with school colors on it, because of the school's dress code. but the clovis unified school district's dress code does not specify if politicial hats or shirts are allowed. a former federal district judge says the student's first amendment right is being stripped... but the district may have the right to do so. ( darya ) maddie says she's had problems previously involving the dress code, for wearing t- shirts that say build the wall. ( james ) coming up in the next hour...we'll show you how nba all star draymond green will be be honored this afternoon at the oakland ymca. ( james ) kron4 has been featuring a hidden history series during the whole

se third time a row maddie has won at the hockey trophy. it was thanks to her and her brilliant saves, that meant gb, team gb ended up as olympic gold medallist and her wonderful performance has really continued since 2016. this is the third time she has won it, she has won it every year since then. 2018, isa won it every year since then. 2018, is a bright yet again. it started but on the gold coast of australia, the common wealth games as she helped england get a bronze medal. but later on, it was a huge moment for team england again as they hosted the women's world cup in london. no medals for england, they went out in

well now with me is maddie mueller want maddie, your school says the rules about hats are clear wanta big one for hats indoors period. i don't like hats indoors. i think if your he'll at a baseball game or in the sun -- hats indoors, i don't care what hat it is, i'm in a big fan of it. this says this has nothing to go do with stifling your political beliefs. do you agree with that? >>> i would have to say i wholeheartedly disagree. >> what evidence do you have that the school is discriminating against your political belief? >>> currently on campus as of today i checked today, i saw four hillary clinton t-shirts, one obama shirt, a bernie sanders hat and about seven lgbtq rainbow flag hats on campus today. >> laura: were they in classrooms? >>> yes. >> laura: okay. well >>> they were. >> laura: that's pretty good evidence. okay. so it looks like, if that's accurate, and i don't have any reason not to believe you. if that's accurate then people can kind of wear what they want to wear, i see kids coming out of school they're wearing short shorts and my mother would have freaked out. the

now, how useful did you find this was, maddie?d make it possible to, say, make speech louder and the sound of an air—conditioning unit quieter. people with worse hearing, it would be much more useful because it just boosts that noise around you. so when you're less comfortable with your hearing, it gives you that little bit of security, that you could have that little bit of extra volume. it took be a good 30 minutes, just focusing on the app, playing with all the toggles, because it builds into the settings on your phone, so it took me a while to find the right settings for me. these are what i would call accessibility first applications, in that we're not taking an existing product and making it more accessible. we're making, in both cases, the real world more accessible using these technologies that exist on a smartphone and in the cloud today. the big game—changer was back in 2014, when the first hearing aids with the ability to communicate with an iphone came out. that then opened up a lot of possibilities because you've not

alex wilkes is here along with kclarissa maloney and maddie dupler.hey've got all of their guns trained on joe biden right now and he keeps rising to the top. the name recognition, but also he's really the only person right now who can beat the president. what's important for democrats. >> the democrats in 2020 can have a candidate who can essentially beat trump or they can have a candidate that appeals to the base. that's why you've got kristen gillibrand talking about how she's going to to preach interseconpreach.can you imaging that's my woman. that is not an argument that resonates with a midwest voter. that's why trump was able to pick up the voters who hadn't been listened to by the washington elite for many year. kennedy: and the president has a lot of work to do to carry those voters into 2020. those are not the most secure voters of his base. >> what map is going to work for them -- kennedy: where do they go? do they go full progressive? it feels good and people seem to be excited and energized and agitated. is that enough in. >> i think they

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thousand of the opposition supporters are gathered in check out one of them mostly maddy points to protests from opposition not only to celebrate the use day but also to comply with the calling of one white oh to call upon the armed forces to stop supporting me to last my tour and join the venezuelan people say to keep inviting soldiers of the country to join us we'll keep inviting the humanitarian aid to enter. because it will answer in venezuela no matter what because usurper will have to leave when a swale no matter what. during his speech one way to call upon the armed forces to join the venezuelans to stand by their close to sion and to please allowed their humanitarian aid to come into the country also the government supporters and you cause my daughter had a march today on the other side of the so when i want to unite venezuela around one goal of peace i want peace for venezuela we all want peace for venezuela but the drums of war go away but the threats of military intervention go away let me on his way list saying one chorus with a single voice we want peace we've heard very strong

think for a long time after he became president his advisors were holding him back particularly jim maddis being the voices of reason but i think the real tipping point was when john bolton entered the cabinet he likes international agreements.

my name is maddie scott, i'm for the brady campaign and mothers in charge across the nation. i lost my son 22 years ago to this epidemic. i lost a nephew in 2007, lost a niece in 2011. just recently lost a dear young man from the bayview, mr. powell, to this epidemic, as well, representing a lot of mothers and fathers who could not be here today. tso i'm grateful and thankful fr you all having this hearing and allowing us to speak our peace about this, that we're totally against sfpd with any relationships with the nra and i just got back from d.c. with the families and friends from around the country and young men and women from all over who helped support the bill, hra. so i'm just glad that shamam is here, who has been at the forefront supervisor, from district 10, who we all know seriously affected by this epidemic, where most of our homicides occur and for you supervisors for being at the forefront always, as well as you supervisor valley brown. so i definitely appreciate your support in this and not allowing our sfpd to become members of the nra. thank you. >> thank you

the coast guard reuniting with maddie at her maryland school after spending 7 months on active duty.udents thought their apartment was hunted by ghosts, turned out it was something much more frightening. >> sounds like a raccoon was in my closet. who is in here? somebody answered me, my name is drew, open the door. he was wearing all my clothes. >> reporter: police arresting the man who is facing felony charges. finally the ugly. a woman arrested for throwing a frozen pork chop at her boyfriend. her meet throwing attack hit a man in the face leaving him with the cut over his eyebrow. unclear how the fight started. phil in the blanks. what do you think? that wraps up this hour of "fox and friends first," thank you for joining us, don't forget special coverage of the state of the union all day and all night. "fox and friends first" continues, goodbye. >> i don't want to mess with that woman. it is tuesday, february 5th and this is a fox news alert. while you were sleeping thousands of migrants arriving at the southern border ready to cross into the united states. rob: that many will cl

. >> maddie's parents support her mission but she says her mom believes the school could prevent her from graduating. >>> meanwhile on to the 2020 campaign, bernie sanders is joining a list of growing presidential candidates. we asked willie brown if sanders is in it for the long run. >> he is in until the end. bernie has no other place to go. has nothing else to do. and he has no friends. so he is this. >> but that first day haul of his just outstanding. >> you journalists are all referencing that. you forget that this guy has been working for five years. five consecutive years doing the same thing. >> more on that tomorrow morning with melissa at 6:00 right here on kpix 5. >>> a group of young activists confronted senator diane feinstein this her bay area office. saying she should support a green new deal that other democrats have proposed. >> we're trying to ask you to vote yes on the green new deal. >> okay. i'll tell you what, we have our own green new deal. >> the government is for the people and by the people. >> you me what is interesting about this group? i have been doing t

kron4newshaaziq madyun in pinole here">in pinole haaziq madyun kron4news (lawrence bay area weather) <maddieller/senior, clovis north high school: "i'm not caring if i offend anybody i'm just showing support for the president and what i believe."> (grant) new tonight at ten... a teenager on the verge of graduating may not be able to walk the stage-- and it's all because she refuses to take off her "maga" hat on school grounds... her attorney says her first amendment right is being stripped... but we'll explain why the district may have the right to do so...that's coming up new tonight at ten... (sports tease) just ahead in sports, quick update from oracle... the warriors with the final 25-games of the regular season... hosting the kings. and also, in the wake of the zion williamson injury, boogie cousins offers him some advice and rails against the structure of the ncaa. ♪ [baby crib musical mobile] millions are still exposed to the dangers of secondhand smoke. and some of them can't do anything about it. but you can. protect your family. visit tobaccofreeca.com. starting tonight with the wa

it is maddie -- i do not understand how you begin to propose paying for this stuff. what has to happen to the corporate tax rate, to the sales tax and expenditures in other areas? >> listen, the only reason bernie sanders is going full throttle on ideas is because he has realized they no longer had to explain how to pay for them. that's one of the things that aoc has done. she's made it seem fantastical that you would even try to make this math add up. because it doesn't work. >> if you had asked how much something works. >> they say this will cost over $32 trillion over the next 10 years. some of the proposals like elizabeth warren tax, the 70 percent marginal tax rate by aoc, number those things even come close to raising that type of money. a little time to hear from bernie and other politicians about how well other countries do this why can't we do this? why can't the united states? what they are not telling you the other countries levy huge tax burdens on their middle class to pay for them. they do so in the form of consumption tax or national sales tax.which wo

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. >> maddie from the university of north carolina in greensboro said items had been mysteriously disappearing from her apartment and used to joke about a ghost haunting her place until she came face-to-face with an intruder wearing her clothes, socks and even the shoes. the man is now facing misdemeanor charges of breaking and entering. i don't get that. >> no. >> i don't understand it. >> huh-uh. >> when she yelled out, hey, who's there. >> oh, it's drew. >> just drew. >> terrifying. >> this after actor kevin hart stepped down in december after homophobic tweets from eight years ago resurfaced. a diverse array of presenters will present the oscars. it's getting close. >> they could have gotten us. they really could. we are available. >> we would have been so much fun. >>> coming up, we are hitting the rink. >> our own will ganss is checking out a retro workout as we launch or sweat series. you are watching "world news now." workout as we continue our sweat series. you are watching "world news now." all mask, no mess. olay hydrating facial mist. for hydration on the go. and our breakthrough b

robbie: this is maddie, our store manager. lemonis: nice to meet you. how are you?: doing well. thanks. lemonis: who do you report to? madison: there -- it really is both of them. julie: i would say me, yeah. robbie: yeah, julie. lemonis: okay. i'm marcus. allyson: i'm allyson. lemonis: nice to meet you guys. so, when people walk in here, do you have any repeat customers? madison: oh, 75% is regulars. lemonis: and do you know exactly what they're gonna buy or not buy? madison: yes. lemonis: okay. madison: i know their style. i know their kids. lemonis: that's clienteling. like, "oh, my gosh. this came in. i know suzy's gonna love this." and then you're putting it in a box. you're calling her up and be like, "i know you're a working mother. i'm sending you the most amazing box, and you're gonna love everything. you're gonna wish i sent you more." julie: i never thought of that. that's a good idea. lemonis: do you have a database that puts people's information in? julie: no. lemonis: how do you communicate with them once they leave? brenna: i tell them -- i say, "hey,

well, i'm joined in the studio by maddy thimont jack, who's the parliamentary expert on brexit for theent. good to see you, thanks for coming in. three crucial dates and three crucial votes. let's go through each one. the first, 12 marks, a vote on theresa may pause ‘s deal. at the moment she doesn't seem to have the concessions of those who feel that the deal isn't up to much. but she is still working hard on the enter of taking it all away. but if she does not come back with a kind of concession that some in her party in a few others in the labour ranks want, then is it her deal? the biggest challenge for theresa may is when the deal was defeated in january, for the first time it was put to a vote, it was defeated by 230 mp5. put to a vote, it was defeated by 230 mps. she has to convince over 100 mp5 that this 230 mps. she has to convince over 100 mps that this time the deal is worth supporting. and i think that is her ultimate challenge, and 118 conservative mps voted against her deal, so even if some of them change their minds, it is likely she will have to convert quite a signific

and my father and maddie, you know, came up with this document 48 hours before the swearing in. and i remember being in the green room right before we walked out to the steps to the capitol to witness him be sworn in. and my father handed him a copy of the document. i knew what it was. he did not yet know what it was. he had been obviously consumed by the events leading up to the swearing in. and my father said just put it in your pocket. don't ask any questions. when you take the oath, i want you to have that. so he did it. and he took the oath of office. it was a frigid morning. january 2018 in richmond. and he was sworn in as only the second african-american statewide elected official since reconstruction with his great great grandfather's man mission in his breast pocket. so pre severance perseverance indeed. >> now we want to hear from you. do you have questions foreour panelists. >> yes. i know you're familiar with this. >> barbara. yeah. >> i've been reminded that i need to say my name. i'm robert harris i'm from cornell university and a former president of asala. and i k