missy pendleton's family says it took nine surgeries to save her. >> i miss waking up in the morning and going to see all the animals. >> 12-year-old missy pendleton won't be working the farm for quite a while. she just spent a month in the hospital fighting a flesh-eating bacteria. she got it at home in the barn. >> i tripped backwards over a sheep skin and i fell. i cut my knee open. >> a doctor stitched her up. her mom says it wasn't unusual. >> but two days later, her leg was changing color. a trip back to the er started the fight to save her life. >> we were told that if they didn't take her by ambulance to the hospital, she wouldn't have the leg today. >> crews air lifted oakland to oakland children's hospital where surgeons operated immediately telling michelle and tom pendleton, the seventh graders life is on the line. >> he basically said, look, i'm not going to sugar coat this. she is not just fighting for her leg, she is fighting forher life right now. >> this is the scariest thing i've ever gone through. >> doctors performed nine surgeries in one month, trying to cut the

missy pendleton cut her knee after bumping into a metal sheep stand. the cut was small but required six stitches. two days later she had to be air lifted to children's hospital after getting pain and swelling in her leg with a fever. >> it was all the way up to her thigh and almost to her ankle. >> after i got to the hospital i didn't remember anything. >> missy had nine surgeries and spent almost a month in the hospital. she is now in physical theory and hopes to build enough strength to walk again without crutches. if you want to help missy, you can find out how to help her on our website just scroll down the web links on ktvu.com. you can find a link to a facebook page with a list of upcoming fundraising events. >>> a plan to expand west county jail in richmond will be announced today. the county wants to use $2 million to add 150 beds for inmates. the expansion will accommodate a growing inmate population and help them separate inmates that are in rival gangs. opponents say the money would be better spent on programs that deter people from committi

missy pendleton cut her knee when he bumped into a sheep stand. that cut was small. only needed six stitches but two days later she had to be air lifted to children's hospital after the pain and swelling in her leg and she had a fever. >> by the time she got to oakland it was all the way up her thigh and down to her ankle. this was in a matter of hours. >> after i got to the hospital i don't remember anything. >> missy had nine surgeries almost spent a month in the hospital. she is hoping to be strong enough to walk again without crutches. now if you want to help missy you can find out how you can do it at our channel 2 website. go to ktvu.com scroll down to the web links and find a link to a facebook page with a list of upcoming fundraising events. >>> 6:26 is the time right now. sal people are getting ready to head out the door, what do they need to know? >> traffic is not that bad. we are doing pretty well looking at the south bay. starting out with interstate 20. you can see traffic is moving well. yesterday we had a little bit of a slow down through here. especi

missy pendleton cut her knee after bumping into a sheep stand. the cut was small but it did require six stitches. two days later she had to be air lifted to children's hospital after pain and swelling in her leg and a fever. >> i knew i had to move rapidly to keep her from having a fatal outcome. >> missy had nine surgeries and spent almost a month in the hospital. she is now in physical theory and hopes to build enough strength to talk again without crutches. if you wants to help missy you can find out how you can on our website just scroll down to web links on ktvu.com to find a link to the facebook page with a list of upcoming fundraising events. >>> some businesses in beckly counting -- berkeley counting on off the grid foot trucks to help boost their foot traffic. they will be serving food on thursday nights. the telegraph corridor has been struggling mainly because a lot of people no longer are out there buying books or music in the brick and mortar stores. last november a big fire put three very popular restaurants out of business. >> i th