michaela was playing near a pack of kangaroos.one went for her. >> it jumped on her back and started jumping up and jumping up on top of her and scratching her. >> reporter: the animal pinned her down. michaela's stepdad, mitch mcgovern jumped in to help. >> to get rid of the kangaroo. all i could see was she was lying head down on the ground. >> honestly, i thought she was dead. she didn't make any noise. didn't scream for help. >> mr. mcgovern struggled to fight it off. >> he came back and jumped and kicked me in the back of the leg. >> reporter: they rushed mckenna to the hospital, where she was treated for cuts. >> reporter: the park management wouldn't comment. but when the family contacted them, they were less than sympathetic. this afternoon, the pack agreed to put up warning signs. they all also need to be cold. because the numbers are too many. >> reporter: amazingly, this terrible attack hasn't changed michaela's dream to be a vet. >> because i love animals. >> and that was jessica turner reporting. wildlife officials in

to thank former supervisors sophie maxwell, evan dufty, and michelangelo alioto-pier for your -- michaela alioto-pier for your support and trust of me. i am grateful and inspired by that show of support. but more importantly, i was inspired by what it portends. a new era of trust. a shared sense of purpose and commitment to this city that we all love. a sense of unity. i may be your interim mayor, but i intend to utilize this year and office to tackle our problems with resolve and seriousness of purpose. this is an unprecedented opportunity and perhaps it is just what san francisco needs at this time and in our moment of history. ness an opportunity to come together -- this is an opportunity to come together, to roll up our sleeves and go to work on the significant challenges we all face. for the benefit of all san franciscans. i hope to move us past the labels that have pigeonholed us at city hall or at least to not be bound by them. because if you're a so-called moderate, then i'm a moderate. i've spent the past two decades trying to make this city work, to work for all of us. for its e

but her age is what attracted michaela and margaret here to take her picture. >> the carousel is likeld. just reminds you of, like, the past. >> and fun. >> yeah. >> no fun for its owner, when this letter arrived. >> i thought it was a kick in the teeth. >> it terminated 31 years of lease renewal. >> is this it? >> no. it's not it. the people won't let my carousel go. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: rimpard-- richard knight mortgaged his house to put this here. >> reporter: the city has noted that the number of days and hours of this carousel has dropped and the ridership is down from a high of 100,000 to just 10,000 a year. >> reporter: they cite reduced hours, sporadic rent payment, no financial statements or proof of insurance as reasons for the eviction. but to these local tourists, the carousel is baltimore, warts and all. >> we walked by a bunch of things that just got built. and we walked right past them and to this because this is beautiful. >> reporter: beautiful or not, the city says the lot needs to be cleared by march 31st, or they'll clear it. >> i don't believe that. [ laughter

first up michaela from florida with a new york city question. >> this is for both of you.in high school considering moving to new york city. what advice would you give to someone like me from florida moving all the way here? >> besides packing warm clothes for the winter time, bring a lot of money. it's an expensive city. >> give it time to adjust. i moved from new orleans and it was a big and scary place. you realize the city is divided up into neighborhoods. you'll get to know your newspaper delivery guy. all within the three-block area don't be overwhelmed by how huge it is. >> that is great advice. >> next up john from chicago. >> how you doing, kathie lee and hoda? >> hey. >> how do you feel about "snl" skits portraying you guys? >> if only they were funny. we don't mind being parodied, but make them funny. unfortunately, everybody who plays hoda gets fired. >> i like the last one. i think she is going to make it. >> thanks, sara. >> thank you, guys. >> still to come, those amazing transformations, our ambush makeovers are coming up. >> another story of reinvention pr

but her age is what attracted michaela and mark here to take her pictures. >> carousel is old. just reminds you of the past. >> no fun for its owner. when this letter arrived. >> i thought it was a kick in the teeth. >> it terminates 31 years of lease renewals. >> is this it? >> no. it's not it. the people won't let my carousel go. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: richard knight mortgaged his house to put this here. >> reporter: the city has noted that the number of days and hours that this carousel has consistently dropped and the ridership is also down from a one-time high of over $100,000 to $10,000 per year. >> reporter: the baltimore cites reduced, sporadic rent pavement, or no insurance as reasons for the eviction. but to these local tourists, the carousel is baltimore, sports and all. >> we walk by them. and right past them into this. because this is beautiful. >> reporter: beautiful or not, the city says this lot needs to be cleared by march 31st, or they'll clear it. >> i don't believe that. [ laughter ] i think they'll change their mind. i really do. i -- i feel it in my hear

. >> reporter: just up the town in bowly, michaela mitchell's mother was the first to read the flyerarrived on her doorstep. >> she was a little upset about it. >> we're not a hate group. >> reporter: these are some members of the group that descrblght distributed the flyers. they say they're not the violent kkk of the past. and that's of the one of the messages they trying to get out. >> it lets them know what we're about. and gives like-minded people to know they're not alone. >> reporter: they also wanted people to know that kkk is still around. they never intended to offend anyone. >> obviously some people do get offended. and like i said, it's not our purpose. we do apologize for that. >> but lorna says this is not what she wants to find on her property, and even called the klan to let them know. >> to be racist is one thing. to be idiots is another. and these are idiot racists. >> the group says it picked those towns because people there contacted kkk members saying they needed to make their presence known out there. police are investigating the incident to see if there was any

. >> a little girl is attacked by a kangaroo and lives to talk about it. 7-year-old michaela mcelvoyrecovering. she has bruises and scratches all over her body. her family was on vacation. and she was playing near a pack of wild kangaroos when one went for her. >> very, very scared. i thought i was going to die. >> wildlife officials say it's very rare for a kangaroo to attack a person. >> i've never heard of it before. wow. >>> here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. not yet. i want to buy used but how do you know what you're really getting. check out carmax. all their used cars are guaranteed. that's where henderson found the one for him. way to go, henderson. finding the perfect car is easy at carmax because each car is carefully selected, inspected, thoroughly reconditioned and backed with a five-day money back guarantee so come find the one for you today, at carmax. way to go, neil. >>> it is another chilly night on tap. about what we should be expecting this time of year. meteorologist bernadette woods is in the first warning weather ce

. >> reporter: despite the attack, michaela says she still loves animals and wants to be a veterinariane grows up. >> check in for these stories and more. >> of course we will keep you updated on the breaking news we have been telling you about. major problems on roads across the region. complete coverage continues next at 6:00. >>> wal-mart chemical fight. more than a dozen people sickened when women tossed chemicals at each other. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. back to you. >> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. will this be the last chance for some ravens' veterans veterans to win at super bowl? >> mark has the latest on the status of edreed coming up. ,,,, i just had it with cable. it just got more frustrating and frustrating. a lot of times, the picture would break up. for the amount of money that i am paying, my cable company should take care of me. [ male announcer ] stop paying for second best. move up to verizon fios tv, internet and phone for our best price online -- just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years. first time we saw tv on

i had 26 years with jennifer, 17 with haley and 11 with michaela. we were robbed of this for what? money. we will hear more of his words in court in a few minutes. >>> twitter played a critical role but they could soon be sense what exactly does that mean? twitter will begin deleting users' tweets in country that require it. until now, if twitter deleted your post, it would be erased globally, meaning nobody could see it in any country. >>> if silly string teaches you anything, let it teach you to do not do this. a boston bruins fan and bosses from the tampa bay lightning got wind of it and according to the tampa bank time rge the woman got for this but the silly string incident wasn't the only reason for firing frank. cnn has calls out to frank but we haven't yet heard back. >>> we all know the x-games are extreme but what happened in aspen left many horrified. before we show you this, be warned, this is a freestyle jump on his snowmobile when, just watch, amazing stuff. moore is okay and walks away. not only that he advanced to the finals and won the gold. set your watches becaus

little michaela faith is suffering a liver transplant but too small to take part of someone else's liver. she must have transplant in someone her own size. her parents say because they are uninsured, they may be passed over if a liver becomes available. a family friend raised a line of shirts, sweat shirts, sweat pants on say available at basde.net or calling 650-355-1001. >>> an occupy protester could end up occupying a jail cell for life. a dispute over a blanket on december 16th landed 38-year-old marcell johnson in a santa rita jail. once there, he got into a scuffle with a prison guard and faces a felony assault charge. his attorney says he is homeless and mentally ill and deprived of his psych medication while in jail. he has a prior criminal record. now, the prosecutor could decide to charge johnson with his third strike, which can carry a life sentence. >> then, because he doesn't have his medication, gets into a fight with a guard and now faces three strikes. i think that's not only terribly unjust to mr. johnson but it is terribly unjust to all of us. >> critics of the current