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. >> $55 million for a child with cerbeal palsy.the problems inside the delivery room coming up. >> a demand that charges be filed against an off duty county cop. i'm mike schuh, the story coming up live. >> the mayor of baltimore says she's fed up with the conditions of city schools. find out what she plans to do about it coming up. >> i'm sharon gibala with traffic control. no delays just yet but still that accident on 295. an update many just a few -- in just a few. >> she's still one of the biggest names in modelling, nicki taylor joins us on coffee with talking about the importance of blood donation. it's the morning edition and we'll return right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 6:30. it is one delightful day start. actually the second of two. sharon has traffic and some problems, marty is in the weather center. >> let's take a look at the numbers. it's actually -- it's now down to 61 on tv hill. it's 3 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. humidity still not a factor nor will it be through the day. a high of 88 deg

. >>> a baltimore jury gives a worker award to a family of a child with cerebral palsy. tonight adam may has the family's reaction to this landmark ruling. >> reporter: the two-year-old cannot speak, walk, or even set up on his own. in 2010 is mother tried giving birth at home with a midwife on the baby got stuck she rushed to john hopkins and then waited two hours for a c-section. >> they said they were waiting for blood test results coming back. i remember waiting and waiting and thinking, where are the blood tests? i remember i just couldn't believe how long it took. >> rebecca and her husband sued hopkins after an expert concluded that delayed c-section deprived their child of oxygen leading to cerebral palsy. the jury of worth and $55 million in a record-setting malpractice lawsuit. >> the expert testimony was that this c-section should've been performed within 30 to 45 minutes. the jury got it right. >> in a statement, hopkinson says while we certainly sympathize, we are friendly stand and surprised that the jury found the plaintiff in this case. we strongly deny t

i'm going to be supporting them. >> you know, he's walking with cerebral palsy. he does it every single tour stop all four rounds. you're walking 12 miles a week. >> brian, we appreciate you stopping by. and best of luck tomorrow. >> thanks a lot. >> guys, back to you in the studio. >> all right, we'll try not to worry about that community towel out there. thank you gentleman. still ahead, problems bring part of the red line to a halt this afternoon. we're going to tell you when it was and what happened. >>> a suspicious package brought part of the red line to a stop today. it was found in the 4800 block of fort cotton road, not far from the tracks. turned out to be nothing. but buses were carrying passengers between the rhode island avenue and the stations for about two hours. >> after months of debate, congress gave final approval to a massive transportation bill today. the measure approves $105 for transportation projects in over the next 27 months. lawmakers say it will create or save about 3 million jobs. the bill also includes the nation's first federal saf

video of young boy, special needs boy with cerebral palsy. she not being bullied. his classmates. he is cheered on in a race and it got a million hits on youtube. >> go. >> go, matty! >> c'mon! ♪ ♪ [ cheering ] >> andrea: now that is how you treat your fellow classmates. that is 11-year-old matt woodrow of ohio. bob is tearing up. i know. >> bob: that is a wonderful thing to show. it also shows when you say what kids learn from watching their parents, the fact is that the damage is done to the kids by bullying. the reason i went after the kid's old man much more damage will be done than that to the kid if he allows him to be a bully himself. >> andrea: they have it hard enough already. the more you gang up on them, the kids have it harder than anybody. they go to school and they have more courage than any of them. all right. coming up, does the punishment if it the crime? schools are coming down hard on the high school students pranks and teachers who underperform are getting off scot-free. is it time for schools to get priorities straight? we'll debate it next. ♪

matt has cerebral palsy. his brain struggles to coordinate his muscles. matt's mom shot this video of the 400 meter race, a quarter mile, a race matt wanted to run. >> that's matt. he wants to do the biggest thing. it's go big or go home with matt. he is always trying to do everything that every other kid can do and he gives himself a challenge. >> less than a minute into the race, it's clear to see that matt is struggling. some muscles can barely move. but somehow, matt keeps moves them. for a moment, it looked like he might give up. but around the track he goes. matt's gym teacher, john blain, began to walk alongside him. he asked matt if he was going to stop? no way, matt said. as matt crossed the halfway point, something amazing happened. other kids who have already finished the race and some who never even took part began to join him and cheer him on in a spontaneous act of kindness. >> whew! >> it's when those kids came out that i did start to cry a little bit. it was just really beautiful to see them supporting my son. >> reporter: matt crossed the

nd perebral palsy. his pprenns blame the hospital. the mother sayy she arrived by ambulance for an emergency c- section but the operation did not take place for almost two hours. now... enzo needd round he clock care. (three shot)"i think that that mmney is never goiig to do think it will enable us to hope for the future."(voice only over sons face)(mom)"i just hope this never happens ag" agaan" johns hopkins administrators issued a statementt.. ddnyyng any wrongdoing. they plan to appeel the ruling. more videoois being eleased after he admitted o killingg the video was released tuesday by sanford, florida police. it shows the neighborhood watch volunteer with bruises and bandages over cuts on his nose ann head. in the video, zimmerman says trayvon "wass just focused on my head." pimmerman is charged witt maatin's deaah. he told police he fired in self defense. he's friday foo a bond hearing. sad news out of hollywood this morniig... writer nora ephron has died,,after a battle with leukemia.she's the writer behind several popular movi

the difference was matt had cerebral palsy.s they're taught to accept any outcome that comes. you're not always going to cross the finish line first and sometimes you may cross last. but if you give it your best, then you ran with honor. >> all right. well, we're really excited you joined us this morning. and anne, clearly you've done a great job with that young man. congratulations to you, as well. and matt, are you running another race? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> lots of them. >> a young man of few words. but clearly a huge impact. thank you so much, matt, john, and anne for joining us this morning. we appreciate it. good luck to you, matt. >> thank you. >> ashleigh, back to you. >> christine romans and i were over here listening to your interview and both of us were tearing up. it's an incredible story. >> it's incredible. and for a mom to be able to witness that with her child. >> that's human nature. and the parents of all those kids at that race, you're raising good kids. honestly, that's what you want to see. >> so nice to see

we're doing a trial as you mentioned in people with cerebral palsy, which is a terrible condition, andards the end of the year in that condition as well. >> dr. cohen, it sounds like a very exciting story. thank you so much for coming on the show. >> thanks, jim. >> guys, profitable biotech company, multiple different uses, potential for a very big drug. you should check it out. this has nothing to do with the economy. today the economy seemed okay, but we know better when the economy once again rears its ugly head in the next couple of days. stay with krarm. >>> in business there are a lot of ways to win. you can outexecute your competitor and sometimes you win by doing nothing. nothing but going against flailing and faltering competitors who are floundering in unfathomable ways. to put it another way, you're lucky to compete against jcpenney and walgreens. they announced the departure of michael francis to help ceo ron johnson turn the company around. francis was part of the dream teams that johnson put together to reinvent jcpenney in a fresh, imagine active way and wean its custome

and cerebral palsy. his parents blame the hospital.her says she arrived by ambulaace for an emergency c- section but tte operatton did not take place for almost two hours.. now... enzz requiies (three shot)"" think that that money is never going to do anything for the past but think it will enable us to have plans for the future and hope for the future."(voice only over sons face)(mom)"i just hope this never happens ag" again" johns hopkins administrators issued a wrongdoing..they plan to appeal the ruling. four bel air firefighters ddsciplined over what they posted on facebookk.. lose &ptheir appeaas. appeals.earlier this mmnth.... one of the firefighters "sonic" restaurant on facebook... or not giving him a discount.other volunteers chimed in.... suggesting the department shouldn'' respond to calls here.four firefighters were suspended or demoted as a result....and the chief has denied their appeals. a fifth firefighter facing termination is still waiting to hear about his appeal. tenn of thousands of people are evacuating near color

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james parkinson in 1817 described si families that had what he called shaking palsy. the three defining features of the disease are that they have a tremored rest. they have an abnormallal posture and they have muscular weakness. this description was so detailed and so excellent that physicians soon were able to characterize the disease and see exactly what parkinson's saw and they renamed the disease from shaking palsy to parkinson's disease. but it was a long time before we began to understand what some of the mechanisms underlying the disease was. it was only around 1960 we began to realize the disease is caused by the fact that there is a depth of dope minnick neuron, dopamine is a mad you la tore system in the brain that affects the striatum which is a key structure involved in motor coordination. we now know that a lot of the treatments that are available for it are based upon this initial deep insight. huntington's disease was discereddi0 years later,er about 1870. george huntington a columbia trained physician, very astute had the insight looking at families i

michael has cerebral palsy and his dad had never seen him walk. talked to them on "right this minute," one of the things the staff sergeant said is that michael was able to get as far as he is in terms of his development because of his teachers. well, we got some video that shows us how michael is doing in schoolp. this is michael getting off the bus, grabbing mom's hand. >> he looks so snooip cool to see he's developed so much that this has become an everyday thing. >> he's moving too, he's walking fast down the hall. >> here he is with the rest of the kids learning how to read, learning how to write and hold his pencil. >> we see him change almost daily. you're starting with a child who had no interest in walking, he had no interest in school, he had no interest here other than to play and he went from that to what you see today. >> this is the progress he's made in a year. >> my favorite part about watching these videos is that you see him partaking like any other kid in the classroom. >> but you guys haven't seen the best of it. nick, you're r

>> reporter: or just not a safe place for a girl with cerebral palsy like riley. >> oh, you are happybut under the right conditions, well, what you see on the kids' faces you also hear in the parents' voices. >> it's huge and there's not much of it around you so this is a gold mine. we're loving it. >> that's the best part for me. it -- sorry. >> if jerry gets emotional about the subject, it's understandable. he is not only helping parents of special needs children, he is one himself. his middle son, now 17, has asperger's syndrome. it is so hard to be a parent of a special needs kid, and i understand that. any happiness or any time off from that that i can give them that makes them feel good about it, i'm all for that. >> what i love about the story is success in a couple of ways and not just what he's doing for the families and business success as well. if you have a story you'd like to share with us, very simple, go to bay area proud.com and if you're feeling down and it's a great place to spend a couple of minutes. >> let's get a check of the forecast with relief on the way. >> th

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flying manes provides riding therapy to children with special needs like owen who has cerebral palsy. >> an opportunity to help him get through the hard times. >> reporter: and mark teixeira is trading his gold glove for a day in the saddle, stealing home and hearts. seniors at east haven nursing home were stunned. these long-time fans treated to makeovers and manicures. folks like 100-year-old selma filed, buffed, and polished by none other than right fielder nick swisher. >> just to be able to spend time with somebody like that and hear some of the stories they have to tell. that's what it's all about. >> reporter: finally, my special hope week buddy 5-year-old andy fess who has a condition which usually keeps him out of the sun and has left him legally blind. but like any little boy, he dreams about playing baseball. and now that dream has taken him all the way to yankee stadium. throwing the first pitch, high fiving the team after the victory. >> the easy way is to give money but people that give their time i think is cherished more. >> reporter: even when it's giving a 5-year-old

he was born with cerebral palsy. he is wheelchair-bound. he has limited use of his two hands. he comes to the center twice a week and does part with us. he draws pictures of his church. his church has stained-glass doors and palm trees. we have several hundred pictures of this church because he draws it again and again, he loves it so much. his state is so great. his friend is roberts yip, a san francisco transplant, a merchant seamen. he had lived in the richmond district for 30 years, owns a house about two blocks away from the senior center. he takes care ofinsun. insun takes medication. robert helps them. he always make sure that he has a chair and makes sure that he has a napkin and silverware. this is how the two men take care of each other. it is a lovely french ship, and it happened in the senior center. that is what your money does. thank you. [applause] >> we have a person from huckleberry house, patrick. i want to tell you, huckleberry house save my family, so i really want you to speak. >> my name is patrick. i am a case manager at huckleberry house, in the fifth d

melissa weiss has cerebral palsy and keeps her wheelchair outside her condo on 6th street northeast.sday her husband discovered it was gone. >> i can't figure out what they would use it for because they didn't take the charger with them. they must not have known much about it. you can't use an electric wheelchair after the battery's run down unless you have a charger. >> weiss says the wheelchair was worth about $5,500. homeowner's insurance won't pay to replace it because the wheelchair was parked outside the condo. >>> maryland police also trying to smoke out whoever stole a giant cigarette. this ten-foot-long, 150-pound cigarette was in the front yard of a silver spring couple. the owners say the thieves would probably need a truck to carry it off. it used to be a telephone pole but was painted to look like a cigarette. >> why? >>> if maryland decides to expand gambling, current casino owners would likely have little say. the "washington post" has obtained a confidential letter between a state lawyer and lawmakers. it says that the general assembly is on strong legal ground to add

street and ask folks what's the most significant disability, you get mental retardation, cerebral palsy, autism and all sorts of things, but it is in pack, head injury and head injury is such a disability because it's cradle to grave. it affects people in all age categories and as a result, individuals with this type of disability have to interface with a lot of different governmental programs over their time as a survivor of brain injury and as someone on the panel has already -- someone on the committee has already mentioned, individuals with brain injuries are, in fact, surviving and they are thriving to the extent that they can get services that they need. in the early '80s, families began advocating for states to provide rehabilitation and other services and there are so many different needs for people with brain injuries. there really are no two individuals with brain injuries who are just the same. we also have the mild, moderate and severe classification of brain injury, which makes it in my experience a little less clearcut and many other forms of disability we can quite clearl

he faced homelessness, a bad breakup, and the death of his son from cerebral palsy. >> it's really sad