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. >>> there has been an outpouring of support for the 85-year-old marion and vivienne brown. a fund-raiser will take place for them tonight that. is where care quo lynn tyler is with the story. >> this fund-raiser starts at 8:00 tonight, marion brown says that is a little bit late for her, but she hopes to attend. marion brown is a vip guest m a fund-raiser for her and her twin. >> how is your sister doing? >> she's being taken care of. and i hope they cure her alzheimer's. i never would have expected her to get it. >> the 85-year-old marion and vivienne are famous more than four decades for being identical twins with a flamboyant style and personalities to match. but now, marion is living alone and for a while, worried she p her sister would have to eleven the -- leave the city to find affordable care. but bare area stepped up to make sure that that didn't happen. >> this is heart warming to see them sending in checks and going online, making donation autos they're using donations to pay for the assistive living facility in san francisco. care like that can cost up to $7,000
. >>> there has been an outpouring of support for the 85-year-old marion and vivienne brown. a fund-raiser will take place for them tonight that. is where care quo lynn tyler is with the story. >> this fund-raiser starts at 8:00 tonight, marion brown says that is a little bit late for her, but she hopes to attend. marion brown is a vip guest m a fund-raiser for her and her twin. >> how is your sister doing? >> she's being taken care of. and i hope they cure her...
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the twins made money over years doing commercials and making appearances but marion brown says as they've gotten older jobs dried up. just being a san francisco institution doesn't pay bills. >> it's no advantage. you can have a reputation. you can have everything. but if you can't afford it, you can't afford it. >> the sisters are a piece of san francisco. if we can't help them, the rest of us are in trouble. >> david is a health care consultant working with the city's department of ageing and adult services. he says san francisco is a good place to grow old. >> this city has been incredibly innovative. they're willing to put general fund dollars into programs other cities may not have money to do. >>' agrees most of the assistive living facilities target wealthy or the poor. the twins feel trapped. now, their dilemma has come to the attention of jewish family and children services operating apartments. >> our emergency assistance program accepts donations from the bay area which is a very generous if providing for this very frail and needy segment of the population. >> marion brown is h
the twins made money over years doing commercials and making appearances but marion brown says as they've gotten older jobs dried up. just being a san francisco institution doesn't pay bills. >> it's no advantage. you can have a reputation. you can have everything. but if you can't afford it, you can't afford it. >> the sisters are a piece of san francisco. if we can't help them, the rest of us are in trouble. >> david is a health care consultant working with the city's...
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very frail and needy segment of our population. >> marion brown is hoping she and her sister will be and be together again. >>> it's been very lonesome without her. >> the donations are pouring in for the brown twins. everything from dinners for marion and car rides and living facilities. everything is being handled through the jewish family and children services. if you would like to donate, we have a link on our website, abc7news.com. we will definitely let you know what happens with those twins. right here right now, jeff martinez is in for lisa argen with a preview of the accuweather forecast. >> the fog is rolling in, especially on the bay bridge. it's signed of socked in, as you see. foggy conditions to start your day but not as bad toward berkeley. i-80 moving along pretty good on this sunday morning. traffic pretty light. look for foggy conditions throughout the morning hours. the forecast coming up. >> thank you, jeff. also coming up, helping children with life-threatening illnesses. we will take you inside a bay area camp where children good morning! wow. want to start the
very frail and needy segment of our population. >> marion brown is hoping she and her sister will be and be together again. >>> it's been very lonesome without her. >> the donations are pouring in for the brown twins. everything from dinners for marion and car rides and living facilities. everything is being handled through the jewish family and children services. if you would like to donate, we have a link on our website, abc7news.com. we will definitely let you know what...
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very frail and needy segment of our population. >> marion brown is hoping she and her sister will be ty and be together again. >>> it's been very lonesome without her. >> the donations are really pouring in for the brown twins. they are being handled by jewish family and children services. if you would like to donate, we have a link on our website. abc7news.com. they do bring a smile to your face. >> they are adorable. bless their hearts. what a good story. good they are back together again. >> yeah, yeah. jeff martinez is here with a preview of your accuweather forecast. >> we are looking at some fog. you see the bay bridge. foggy conditions to start your day in most areas. emeryville cam in high definition. looking back toward the city you can really see the fog on the horizon. kind of a cloudy start to your sunday, but things will clear out, kind of like yesterday. we will see a little sunshine and temperatures a little bit cooler than yesterday, as well. i'll talk about the cooling trend in just a few minutes. >> thank you, jeff. also ahead, helping children with life-threatening
very frail and needy segment of our population. >> marion brown is hoping she and her sister will be ty and be together again. >>> it's been very lonesome without her. >> the donations are really pouring in for the brown twins. they are being handled by jewish family and children services. if you would like to donate, we have a link on our website. abc7news.com. they do bring a smile to your face. >> they are adorable. bless their hearts. what a good story. good they...
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. >> marion and vivian brown are identical twins. colorful knashgh san francisco. since they arrived here in michigan more than 40 years ago. >> the city of san francisco, oh yes. i don't want to move out of here. >> that prospect has worried the 85-year-old sisters since vivian has alzheimer's. they are searching for an assistant living facility in san francisco. experts say the cost range from $3500 a month to $7,000. the twins made money over the years doing commercials and making appearances but marion brown says as they gotten older the jobs have dried up. just being a san francisco institution doesn't pay the bills. >> that no advantage. you can have a reputation. you can everything but if you can't afford it, you can't afford it. >> david is a health care consultant who works at the city's department of aging and adult services. he says san francisco is a good place to grow old. >> this city has been incredibly innovative. they put general fund dollars in many programs that many other cities may not have the money to do. >> but he agrees that most assisted l
. >> marion and vivian brown are identical twins. colorful knashgh san francisco. since they arrived here in michigan more than 40 years ago. >> the city of san francisco, oh yes. i don't want to move out of here. >> that prospect has worried the 85-year-old sisters since vivian has alzheimer's. they are searching for an assistant living facility in san francisco. experts say the cost range from $3500 a month to $7,000. the twins made money over the years doing commercials and...
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marion, a pleasure to talk to you. thank you so much. >> thank you, piers. enjoy your time in london. >>> tomorrow my interview with veronica campbell brown, three time winning gold medal sprinter, now having to smash records in london. she has competitive spirit as a child as i found out. here is a preview. you're one of nine brothers and sisters. i imagine it was very competitive when you were young, right? >> absolutely, yes, a lot of us, and so i learned to be competitive from a very young age. >> and you used to run barefoot, is that right? >> absolutely. you're correct. i actually used to race boys on the street, barefoot. i actually completed at national stadium barefoot. so yeah, that's true. >> did you beat the boys? >> i do. i used to race boys and i used to beat them as well. >>> coming after the break, i reunite two old friends. want to say friends. they tried to beat each other into submission twice in world heavy weight boxing bouts. lennox lewis and evander holyfield. round three. ding ding! >>> okay. now i'm going to get very overexcited. i am being joined by two of the great heavy weight boxing champions in history. america's pride, evander
marion, a pleasure to talk to you. thank you so much. >> thank you, piers. enjoy your time in london. >>> tomorrow my interview with veronica campbell brown, three time winning gold medal sprinter, now having to smash records in london. she has competitive spirit as a child as i found out. here is a preview. you're one of nine brothers and sisters. i imagine it was very competitive when you were young, right? >> absolutely, yes, a lot of us, and so i learned to be...