i'm a paraplegic, i had fun before in my life. this new life has to be fun as well., it is. >> reporter: where is the nerve system that gets severed. >> it's right in here. >> reporter: spinal specialist mark jefferson is amy's doctor. he also had a medical reality check. >> she can't necessarily effect that by just her own sheer will. if she could, her spinal cord would be healed by now. >> reporter: she would have walked out already? >> i think she could. if it were that simple. >> reporter: already paraplegics have sent messages saying she is an inspiration to heir own healing. she hope os walk one day, some day. >> i remember my old life and being able to walk and run and wear high-heels and be fabulous. you know what, i can still wear high-heels in this chair, they just won't hurt my feet. >> reporter: and you'll still be fabulous. >> i will still be fabulous, absolutely. >> reporter: and fabulous, she is. >> i did it! yea! >> reporter: barry petersen, cbs news, denver. >>> well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," new video of osama bin laden

. >> a paraplegic mack shoots and kills his brother. he claims he pulled the trigger to protect his sister. joining us now from police headquarters with more on the morning. >> reporter: good morning, erika, ukee, this investigation is ongoing. no arrests at this point. in the meantime there is family is trying to figure out what went so wrong so fast this weekend. police say one man, a paraplegic, shoots and kills his very own brother, claiming in self-defense. now, take a look at this picture, victim, john matthews, 40 years old, police say he was shot early sunday morning, around 4:00 a.m. in the 5800 block >>> he doesn't know exactly what happened. he was upstairs sleeping with his children when all of the commotion unfolded. meanwhile, police believe that this dispute started with some sort of family issue, again, this investigation is ongoing. no arrests at this point. reporting live outside the police headquarters, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> thank you, jan. >> rescue workers locate another 21 bodies near the downed airlines fli

i'm a paraplegic. i had fun before in my life. this new life has to be fun as well.o fun, fun it is. >> reporter: where did the nerve system that gets severed. >> it's right in here. >> reporter: spinal cord specialist mark joe hansen is amy's doctor. there may be improvement in the months ahead, but he also had a medical reality check. >> she can't necessarily affect that just by her own sheer will. like i said, if she could, her spinal cord would be healed by now. >> reporter: she would have walked out already. >> i think she would. if it were that simple. >> reporter: her goal now is that her new life helps others. already paraplegics have sent messages saying she is an inspiration to their own healing. she hopes to walk one day, some day. >> i remember my old life. and i remember being able to walk an run and wear high heels and be fabulous. but you know what, i can still wear high heels in this chair, they just won't hurt my feet. >> reporter: and you'll still be fabulous? >> i will still be fabulous, absolutely! >> reporter: and fabulous she is. >> i did it! ya

the confrontation happened when the paraplegic told matt to stop beating their sister. police have not filed charges. homicide detectives are still investigating. >>> philadelphia police were on the scene of a deadly stabbing in the city's point breeze section. officers were called to the 3100 block of tasker street 4:00 this morning where 41-year-old man was found stabbed in the mouth he was rushed to the hospital of e l a driv thandpened efore 9:30 st night high and north 27 theooper university medical center withsg rt of the pennsylvania turnpike this week. starting wednesday, signs for the new 70 mile an hour speed limit will go up on 100 mile stretch of turn frik morgantown blue moun taint changes and most of that is flat and straight however some curve as long the way well have lower speedlimits. turnpike officials say more speed limit changes will be announced this week. >>> today hundreds of philadelphia area athletes are taking part in what can only be described as walking contradiction even though they're running. they participated in the third annual ice crea

a paraplegic man kills his own brother all to protect their sister.fficers are investigating this deadly shooting. i'm nat is brown. it witness news reporter elizabeth hur is tracking the latest developments and joins us live from police headquarters much liz? >> reporter: natasha, homicide detectives are investigating right now. but on their end police say they are still trying to sort out all the details. but in the meantime, as you mentioned, the alleged shooter has already talked to detectives and he is telling investigators he did it not only to protect his sister but also himself. >> trying to make sense of the senseless. >> i love him. >> is how brian lee describe the loss of his brother-in-law john map shot and killed allegedly at the his younger brother who police say is a paraplegic who claims the shooting was in self-defense. >> there's nothing in the world that they wouldn't do for me i wouldn't do for them. they're really genuinely great people. >> reporter: it was early sunday morning police respond to do a report of a shooting in the 58

a 40-year-old paraplegic earning $70,000 a year, married, no children, paraplegic, $6.6 million out of the fund. again, the reason i can just project these numbers is it's based simply on national averaging. it is just like 9/11. it's the bureau of labor statistics providing us the data. any individual family member or victim who doesn't like this track a presumptive model and would rather have a tailored track v consideration of extraordinary circumstances, glad to do it. in 9/11 we had a series of track v extraordinary circumstance cases. mr. feinberg my daughter was going to be married next week. she was her only daughter and she died at the world trade center. we recognize that as track b. mr. feinberg we lost both of our children in the world trade center or onto airplanes. we recognize that is track b. mr. feinberg, in the general motors matter, i represent a client who 10 years ago was driving when her boyfriend was killed and for 10 years she thought she was the reckless driver. it destroyed her life. we want to go track b, of course, of course track b. we will work with indivi

situations where they may suffer from concussions or becoming paraplegic is this on the way do you think dad to a union and i'm going to union you know you can call it whatever you want as long as the athletes are together as long as they have a platform to voice their thoughts their opinions and concerns i think that's important. thus far the athletes weren't able to say anything and you know if you're if you're planning whatever sport you're playing you're playing and participating in you're told to keep your mouth keep your head down and be happy with what you've got and unfortunately it has been that way but. you know i think we're entering a phase now an era now where players can kind of stand up for themselves and voice their concerns and i love it i love the fact that they can do it now how come this is never happened no one's ever challenge this before this is it was the same for example with curt flood even got a group of athletes who are focused on being athletes and not raising a voice in the organization which seeks to suppress that voice so it takes no pun intended a big man

irk -- paraplegic, $6.6 million under the fund. again, the reason i can just project these numbers is it's based simply on national averaging. it is not -- just like 9/11, it is the bureau of labor statistics providing us the data. any individual family member or victim who doesn't like this track a presumptive model and would rather have a tailored track b consideration of extraordinary circumstances, glad to do it. in 9/11 we had a series of track b extraordinary circumstance cases. mr. feinberg, my daughter was going to be married next week. she was our only daughter, and she died in the world trade center. we recognize that as track b. mr. feinberg, we lost both our children in the world trade center or on the airplanes. we recognize that as track b. mr. feinberg, in the general motors matter i represent a client who ten years ago was driving when her boyfriend was killed, and for ten years she's thought she was the reckless driver. it destroyed her life. we want to go track b, of course. of course. track b. we will work with i

his brother-in-law, had been shot allegedly by map's younger brother, who police say is a paraplegic, when realized what happened, lee says, it was too late. >> nothing in the worlds they wouldn't do for me, i wouldn't do for them. really genuinely great people. >> police say the shooting un happened folded here, 5800 block of filbert street in west philadelphia. when police arrived, they found 40 year old john map, lying in the middle of the street shot once in the chest, rushed to the hospital where he later died. lee says, he has no idea what happened. >> according to police, map's younger brother told investigators, map was physically abusing him and his sister after attacking his sister, map came after him. that's when the 34 year old says he shot, he says, it was self-defense. >> i wasn't there, but at the same time, i knew that this is a tragedy, that is going to rock the family forever. >> police say this seems to have started over some sort of family dispute. police are still investigating this morning, at this point, no arrest, reporting live outside of police headquarters,

after the break the new suit that's giving wheelchair bound paraplegics a shot at lives they've onlyamed of. had you ward? >> open practice today by the eagles right across the street at the linc and the fans got to see a little bit more today. it was a skirmish, another one, between two eagles players. we >> tragic story out of florida. a small plane crash landed in venice beach and hit a man and his daughter just walking down the beach. the father was killed and his daughter was left in critical condition. officials say the pilot made a distress call saying he had to make an emergency landing. pilot and his passenger were not hurt. >> not something you see every day. i was not expecting to come to the beach and see a plane on the ground. propeller was bent pretty bad. there was some dents on the wings and stuff. >> the incident is under investigation and the man who was killed was enjoying beech day with his family on his wedding anniversary. >>> earlier that day he posted on facebook wishing his wife a happy anniversary saying he couldn't wait to see what the next 100 years had in

police are saying a paraplegic man in wheelchair shot his own brother dead in an apparent dough mysticispute early this morning. now, police are trying to figure out whether the fatal shooting was murder or self-defense. >> i love him to death. i swear to god i love -- report brian lee says he saw his brother-in-law john a couple of hours before he was shot and killed about 3:30 sunday morning on the 5800 block of filbert street. police say map began beating up on his own sister. they say another brother who was paraplegic and use as wheelchair shot his own brother in the chest. police believe he was trying to protect his sister. map died early sunday morning at the hospital of the university of pennsylvania. family members say the brothers have had issues in the past but nothing like this. >> they're siblings. you grow up sand box you hit me in the head. not issues as where it's like issues like that. >> reporter: brian lee says he doesn't know what led up to the shooting. but now his brother-in-law is dead and his family is in turmoil. he says map may have had his problems, but didn'

thank you david a paraplegic man killed his brother in west philadelphia the shooter opened fire because his brother was attacking their sister it happened early sunday morning. john map was rushed to surgery at a nearby hospital where he died a short time later. map's brother confined to a wheelchair, admitted to the shooting and claimed it was self-defense. no charges filed and the investigation is still going on philadelphia police can release more information as early as today in straw beforey mansion. detectives questioned two perpetrates of interest. the 79-year-old man and 66-year-old wife were found dead in their home in the 2500 block of north spengler thursday morning. sources tell "action news" is looks like gladys was suffer indicated and time now is 4:5 3 coming up in the next half hour. your friends not your friends by accident. in fact your dna may have led you to pick them. we'll breakdown a new study. >> neighboring on the loose in new jers what can i get you? [customer] oh, sorry. i was daydreaming. [server] dreaming about your wedding, huh? [customer] yes! actually. [s

his own brother, who is paraplegic, pull the trigger. investigators say he was beating up his sister when map was shot by his brother confined to the wheelchair. map died a short time later in the hospital. family members said brothers have had fight before but nothing like this. >> just you grow up from the sand box and you sit there you hit me in the head. you are the older brother. but not issues as to where there is issues like that. >> so far no charges have been filed, and depend ing on the circumstances, police say it could be a case of self-defense. >>> a little later today we could learn identity of the the person whose body was found in a northeast philadelphia creek. the body found in the creek at penny pack park near 3100 block of rhawn street yesterday. the body is that of a white male. investigators are trying to figure out if the discovery is connected to a missing teen. >>> minivan is gone but damage remains outside a southwest philadelphia row home, this, after the driver jumps the curve, and then slams that car right on

. >> a paraplegic man killed his own brother in philadelphia today. the shooter opened fire because his brother was apparently attacking his sister overnight on the 5800 block of filbert street. 40-year-old john map was rushed to the hospital. his brother confined to a wheelchair admitted to the shoot ebb and claimed it wasself defense. no charge where filed tonight but the investigates is ongoing. >> the humidity will make an unwelcomed come back for the start of the workweek and you might want to keep your umbrella. >> hi, walter, as you said we have changes on the way for the start of the workweek. not a bad finish to the weekend with brighter skies returning for second half of the weekend. satellite 6 and action radar earlier today couple showers across coastal new jersey with disturbance that stayed offshore it's currently moving off north and east for the rest of tonight. one thing to keep in mind easterly winds they're coming in out of the northeast and northeasterly wind having impact on temperatures. you check out the numbers across the delaw

and then go all the way up to, for example, a 10-year-old paraplegic who became a paraplegic because of a terrible car crash. talking about the high single digits to double digits in terms of millions of dollars. it is a sliding scale. and then he will also take into account extenuating circumstances, whether that's the number of dependents, maybe one of the dependents of a person who died, maybe that dependent has cerebral palsy or something. >> and today, more recalls. >> well, talking specifically about gm, you know, it really is staggering. we are now up to 25 million in the united states alone. the names and there are too many to name, frankly. too many models to name but they include the cadillac, the camaro, the malibu, the cruz, the sonic, the tracks. it is this long, a long list and i think the problem is at a certain point people are beginning to ask, is it a problem with the systems, plural, as gm that have contributed to so many recalls over the course of this six-month period? if there's not a significant structural problem going on within the company, or as mary barra,

the owner, judy, the day ricochet first jumped on a board and helped steady the ride for a paraplegic teenager. she posted a video and 4.4 million views later, ricky was a start. >> i thought, we're getting all this attention and we certainly don't need it for ourselves. let's use it as a platform to help other people. and that's how it started. and it's never stopped. >> reporter: a website later, and ricky and judy were a fund-raising colossus, raising money for scores of charities benefiting both humans and animals. ricochet's friends are all kids or dogs. her unique calm and empathy have helped soldiers like army medic randy dexter emerge from the depths of ptsd. his hellish 27 months in iraq leaving him awash in booze and despair. >> i was very suicidal, just at my wit's end. i had tried everything. >> reporter: everything but this. that four-legged celebrity -- >> ricochet. >> reporter: -- who can plow the road for an anxious soldier, or ride the surf with 2-year-old ka lob aboard. or take one more ride, just the two of them this time. the longest they've ever had together. all

topping a paraplegic in a wheelchair.er the cops had asked him to leaf school property because he told employees he had a gun. in doing so he ran over the officer's foot. the policeman pushed him and will now serve a 30-day suspension. >>> the vatican is now officially acknowledging the international association of exorcists. it's made up of 250 priests across 30 different countries. they aim to expel demons from the faithful. >>> this video of a japanese politician bursting into tears is going viral. the politician is accused of misusing funds. in the video he is seen sobbing, yelling, and banging his fists on the table. he tried to apologize for his role in the expense scandal. >>> now it is time to get down to business with cnbc's morgan brennan. good morning, morgan. >>> thanks. hiring is expected to have remained strong for if the fifth straight month in june. we get the jobs report today. the forecast calls for companies to have added 215,000 jobs which will mark the fifth consecutive month of gains above 200,000. u

. >> a paraplegic man said he shot his brother to keep his brother from beating up a woman. he wounded his brother when his brother refused to stop hitting the woman. the brother is in surgery at the hospital of the pennsylvania. the woman is being treated for injuries at the same hospital. police have not filed any charges. >>> philadelphia police were on the the scene of a stabbing in point breeze section of philadelphia. a 41-year-old man was found stabbed several times. he was rushed to the hospital of the university of pennsylvania where he later died. police are looking for the suspects and have no motives. >>> police arrested a man after crashing into a business in camden county, overnight in east belmawr. it housed a gym called sleek and slernld. residents escaped without injuries. the red cross is assisting them. police have taken the driver into custody. officials still need to inspect the buildings. >>> in center city be, a biker lost control of his motorcycle and hit a car at broad and walnut at 2:30. the impact of the crash sent the motorcycle careening on to th

investigators say it was a paraplegic man intervened his brother charged at him. that shooting happened after 3:30 in the 5800 block of fillburt street. the 48 year-old man was taken to the hospital with the gunshot wound to his chest. he died from his injuries. police are now questioning his brother and there is no word on any charges. >>> well, a van crashes through a building in bellmawr, new jersey, camden county emergency officials responded to the scene in the 100 block of browning road. the the work van belongs to a paradigm hvac company. the authorities are trying to determine if speed played a role in the crash and there is no word on any injuries at this time. >>> well, investigators are trying to figure out how a four year-old boy fell out of the second floor window in a king sessing home. he is in critical condition but also stable at children's hospital this morning. "eyewitness news" reporter syma chowdhry is live there now with the latest, syma, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, nicole. while police are investigating this case neighbors are p

. >> a man is dead after police say his paraplegic brother shot him to save his sister. 40-year-old john map was found lying on the stwreet a gun shot wound to the chest on the 5800 block of filbert over nights. his 34-year-old brother told police he shot map who was attacking their sister. so far no arrestsch the investigation continues. >>> a family from chester county along with fire fighting community endured another tragic loss tonight. west bradford volunteer firefighter ryan miller was killed 234 a motorcycle crash overnight happened along the 1100 block of hourton road and west chester and ryan's older brother robe also a volunteer firefighters was killed in it a motorcycle crash as well this past may. >>> more to come on "action news" tonight, several wrong moves send a work van into the side of a building. what police think is behind this. >> he was one of the most be loved, leading men in hollywood. we're mourning the death of james garner. >>> jeff skversky is here with phillies, braves, highlight, eagles news and the british open phillies, braves, highlight, eagles news and

toppling a paraplegic in a wheelchair. >> he told employees he had a gun and in doing so he ran over the officer's foot and the police then pushed him and will now serve a 30-day suspension. >>> the vatican is now officially acknowledging the international association of exorcists. it's made up of 250 priests across 30 different countries and they aim to expel demons from the faithful. >>> just ahead, russia says nyet to russia's "house of cards." plus this video of the crying politician goes to tears. find out what brought him to tears in scrambled politics, next. [[[jçj)yq >>> now here's your first look at the pre-4th of july helping of scrambled politics. 2012 gop presidential candidate mitt romney insists he won't be making a bid for the white house in 2016. he made a statement while campaigning for scott brown. >>> rick berry has decided to stop wearing cowboy boots because they cause him back pain. jerry patterson is calling that a lame excuse. in an e-mail to the states man he wrote, tell rick that boots can be purchased with normal heels. i lament the fact that our governor c

a police officer in indiana has been suspended for pushing a paraplegic man in a wheelchair. take a look at. this nicholas kinkaid runs over the officer's foot and then thrown to the ground by that offense. this took place outside a school last october after he told cops he had a gun. he was unarmed, however, he was arrested for battery. the charge was thrown out. >>> inspectors are looking into what caused a section of facade to fall from the brooklyn bridge in new york city. a 25 foot section of the underpassed collapsed around 8:00 last night during a thunderstorm. five people were injured. all of those injuries were minor. >> target is asking customers no to the bring fire arms into its stores even in states where it's allowed by law n a statement yesterday, the company said those weapons create an environment that is at odds with the family friendly atmosphere. the request is not a ban on firearms and no signs will be posted at the stores. >>> facebook is now facing backlash in the united kingdom over privacy rights after manipulating users fees for a psychological exper

philadelphia police are investigating whether a paraplegic man who shot his mother during family disputecou. that man told authorities he did it to protect his sister. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo has more on this case, jan, good morning. >> reporter: erika there is investigation is still underway this morning. and at this point police have not made any arrests, meanwhile there is family is trying to figure out exactly what happened. what went so wrong, so fast, this weekend? police say that one man in a wheelchair shot and killed his very own brother, claiming it was done in self-defense. this is a victim. this is 40 year old john map who say he was shot early sunday morning around 4:00 a.m. in the 5800 block in west philadelphia. now, police were called to the area for a shooting. when they map lying in the middle of the street shot once in the chest. he was returned to the hospital where he later died. according to police map's younger brother in a wheelchair told investigate that's map was physically abusing him and his sister, he says, after attacking his sister, map started

. >>> also police say a paraplegic man shot his brother to death to try to stop him from beating theirister. this shooting happened about 3:30 this morning on filbert street. investigators say when the 34 year old parapreach psychiatric intervened his brother charged at him. john mapp was slot in the chest and later died from his injuries. >> like i said i wasn't there but i know that this is a tragedy that's going to rock the family forever. >> police are questioning the brother right now. he told them mapp was physically abusive toward him and their sister. >>> also the united states is now urging palestinian militants to accept a ceasefire agreement with us roll hoping to end nearly two weeks of fighting. the israeli army continued to send rockets into gaza 13 of their soldiers were killed on the ground and dozens more injured in the deadliest day since the fighting began. the death toll continues to rise on both sides. health officials in gaza say at least 65 palestinians were killed and another 300 wounded. president obama says secretary of state kerry will soon travel to egypt to

the day ricochet first jumped on a board and helped steady the ride for a paraplegic teenager. posted a video and 4.4 million views later ricky was a star. >> i thought well gosh, we're getting all this attention. we certainly don't need it for ourselves. let's use it for a platform to help other people. and that's how it started. and it's never stopped. >> reporter: a website later and ricky and judy were a fund-raising company. they raised more than $300,000 for scores of charities benefiting both humans and animals. ricochet's friends are all kids or dogs. her unique calm and empathy helped soldiers like this army medic randy demste emerge from the depths of ppd. >> i was very suicidal. i thought i tried everything. >> everything but this, that four leg celebrity. >> it is ricochet. >> who can plow the road for an anxious soldier or apply the surf with 2-year-old caleb aboard or take hunter for one more ride, just the two of them this time, the longest they ever had together. >> i absolutely love it. >> reporter: all the way in, a boy and a dog. would they do it again? >> ye

his brother-in-law, john map had been shot by his younger brother who say is a paraplegic. when he realize what happened, lee says it was too late. >> there is nothing in the world that they wouldn't do for me, i wouldn't do for them, really generally great people. >> police say the shooting around 4:00 sunday morning on the 58 and block of filbert street west philadelphia. when police arrived, they found 40 year old john map lying in the middle of the street, chest. he was rushed to the hospital where he later died. lee says he has no idea what happened. >> i'm not going to say anything to damage anyone's integrity or anything. other than that, i have no idea. >> but according to police, map's younger brother told investigators, map was physically abusing him andsistes sister map came after him. and that's when the 34 year old says he shot. he said in self-defense. >> i wasn't there. but at the same time, i knew that this is a tragedy that's going to rock the family forever. >> now, police say, preliminarilly it seems like this all started over some sort of family dispute.

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i'm a paraplegic. i need to learn how to sit on a sofa without falling over. fun before in my old life. this new life has to be fun as well. so fun, fun it. >> reporter: she took up swimming as a child to overcome her asthma and ended one six olympic gold medals. >> people don't realize that it's hard to balance. >> reporter: now, a new kind of training but with her same olympic focus. and a word for the wise don't count her out for anything. >> as i look in and the only thing she probably can't do is golf. that's about it. >> reporter: is she any good at golf. >> she had a hole in one about five weeks ago that absolutely almost made me quit the game. >> i will get another hole in one. >> you see the fracture in this location. >> reporter: spinal cord injury specialist dr. mark johansen is her doctor. she has extraordinary will does that affect the physical reality of what has happened to her and will it affect her ability to walk out of this hospital which is her goal? >> i think if she could will herself to walk then she would be walking already. >> reporter

. >> he was paraplegic. he could not walk.e had an accident. >> even though he was quadriplegic, he found a way to invent this. he has one that works. a remarkable story in that he was able to invented in addition to how well it works for individuals. >> how does it work? you should drop it on, almost like a cage. , you attachour feet it on each side. -- a small a strong structure that fits around your waist. gears, butotors and it relies on two major new areas. theis motion sensing and other is the computer algorithm. it knows to stand up. when you move your arms forward, the software tells it to take a step. how does it get its power? is it a battery of some kind? >> yes, it is about it -- battery powered. you can wear it all day. you can wear it to work in the morning and it will run for three hours of constant walking. is designed for everyday life. >> what about the technical aspects of this? do you have to learn anything if you're going to use this? do you have to become rehabilitated physically or mentally in some way t

i gave a couple of examples a 10-year-old pai paraplegic witho earning capacity, a young kid will get a million more than a 40-year-old whose earning capacity is something like, 75,000 because the 10-year-old will live, as you component out that much -- as you point-out that much longer in a very catastrophic state. neil: a lot of people weighing whether they should be part of this or go outside your thoughts? >> program a as you know, it is voluntary. no body has to come into this fund. so. neil: if they do they can't go the other route. >> right but they don't have to make that decision until they know how the claim will be treated and how much money they will receive. neil: interesting, they can go into process, not sign. give away their legal options just entering into this. >> pre-preview. you find out how much you gottenly then do they take -- get, then only then do they make that decision to take funds and opt out of program and lawsuit. neil: company indicateed, that you are on your own after, that not you, but potential victims it would be a bankruptcy thing, it happened preb

already paraplegics have sent messages saying she is an inspiration to their own healing.k one day, some day. >> i remember my old life and i remember being able to walk and run and wear high heels and be fabulous. but you know what? i can still wear high heels in this chair. they just won't hurt my feet. >> and you will still be fabulous. >> i will still be fabulous. absolutely. >> and fabulous she is. >> i did it. yay. >> you've got to admire her attitude. >> we live lives within lives. >> all the power of positivity. she's supposed to be an inspiration to us all. >> thank you dr. jon lapook. thank you, dr. holly phillips. >>> what's the drug enforcement administration doing in the nfl locker room? you're watching "cbs this morning: saturday." you read the labels on the foods you eat - but do you know what's in your skincare? neutrogena naturals. a line of nutrient-rich skincare with pure naturally derived ingredients, carefully chosen and clinically proven to cleanse, purify and moisturize... and you'll never find any harsh chemical sulfates, parabens or unnecessary add

. >>> get this h a paraplegic porcupine has a new way to get around thanks to a wheelchair made out of plumbing pipes. take a look. zoo keepers in brazil say the disabled animal was going to be put down when a worker suggested trying to make the chair after seeing a similar one for dogs on youtube. zoo officials say it cost less than $5 to make. it has a sling and wheel to help take stress off the animal's back. the porcupine has been in the zoo in brazil ever since may. he was rescued from a nightclub. >> i can't say i've ever seen that. a little porcupine rolling around. or a porcupine at a nightclub. >> he got the help he needs. that's great. >> it's good. >>> a major grass fire has forced the evacuation of some homes this holiday weekend. the big challenge firefighters have as they try to bring flames under control. >> once in a lifetime opportunity and, you know, so many special moments. >> back home after a trip to brazil for the world cup. how the appearance is helping to drive up soccer sales here in the bay area. >> i'm tracking a warmer afternoon for your saturday. we'll chec

>> i got shot in north carolina, so i was quad and then paraplegic, you know.his helmet, i'm epileptic. you know, which i have grand mal seizures. so, i wear the helmet to protect my head because the bullet is still in my head. >> bennett is only two months away from completing his sentence of seven years for burglary and grand theft. but neither that nor the fact that he's in a wheelchair will deter officers from scrutinizing him as much as any other inmate. >> you need any help doing that. or can you get it yourself? >> while bennett undergoes a strip search, all his possessions, including his helmet and wheelchair, are thoroughly inspected. officers quickly discover that a religious booklet contains more than one revelation. >> upon opening the book, i noticed that he had some pornography that he's had for quite some time. you can tell because he's laminated it or stuck it inside this book. >> they found some pornography. >> uh-huh. >> that they took out. >> oh, those was in a book. i know about those. i know about those. i got them in confinement. i am not

the owner, the day ricochet first jumped on a board and steadied the ride for a paraplegic teenager.illion views later, ricky was a star. >> i thought, gosh, we're getting all this attention and we certainly don't need it for ourselves. so let's use it as a platform to help other people. and that's how it started and it's never stopped. >> reporter: a website later and ricky and judy were a fund-raising colossas. raised money for scores of charities benefiting both humans and animals. ricochet's friends are all kids or dogs. her unique calm and empathy have helped soldiers like army medic randy emerge from the depths of ptsd. leaving him in booze and degs spare. >> i was at my wit's end because i thought i tried everything. >> reporter: everything but this. four-legged celebrity. >> it is ricochet. >> you're kid meg. >> who can plow the roads for a soldier or plow the surf with 2-year-old caleb aboard, also a spina bifida patient, or take hunter for one more ride, just the two of them this time. the longest they ever have together. >> hunter would absolutely love if ricochet was his

police say his own brother, who is a paraplegic, pull the trigger.nvestigators say map was beating up his sister when map was shot by his brother who is confined to a wheelchair. map died a short time later at the hospital of the university of pennsylvania. family members say that the brothers had fights before but nothing like this. >> just you grow up, you know, from the sand box you sit there and you hit me, you are the older brother, but not issues as to where it is like issues like that. >> so far no charges have been filed. depending on the circumstances police say it could be a case of self-defense. >>> 5:09. later today we could learn identity of the person whose body was found in the northeast philadelphia creek. body found in the creek at penny pack park mere 3100 block of rhawn street, this was yesterday. it is that of the white male. investigators are trying to figure out if this discovery is connected to a missing teen. >>> the minivan is gone, damage, however remains outside of a southwest philadelphia row home after the driver jumped t

the tumors invaded his lower spine so that he became paraplegic, so at this time it was very difficulthim to travel to boston for treatment. we live about 25 miles west of boston and the amulet is right-- cheryl: you decided to seek care at the va, which makes sense because it's closer. what kind of response did you get from the va hospital? >> we had gone-- i had gone actually over to the hospital with an application in hand and i was told that at that time they were backed up and that i would have to expected weight, but i was hoping because my husband was in such critical condition that maybe he could be seen in a timely manner. cheryl: that didn't happen. >> it didn't happen and as he got sicker and sicker and his care became more critical i didn't have the time or energy to pursue the va, so i took care of him i saw that home and eventually i did get power of attorney so he could have hospice care at home. cheryl: so, he dies for months, i believe, after you have rechecked the va and then much much later you finally get a letter from the va saying they scheduled an appointment for

owner, judy, knew that the day ricochet first jumped on a board and helped steady the ride for a paraplegiceenager. he spoeftd a video and 4.4 million views later, ricky was a star. >> i thought, gosh, we're getting all this attention and we certainly don't need it for ourselves, so let's use it as a platform to help other people. and that's how it started and it's never stopped. >> reporter: a website later and ricky and judy were a fund-raising colossas. they raised money for scores of charities benefitting both humans and animals. ricochet's friends aren't just kids or dogs. her unique calm and empathy have helped soldiers like army medic randy dexter emerge from the depths of ptsd. his hellish 27 months in iraq leaving him awash in booze and despair. >> i was very suicidal, at my wits end, because i thought i had tried everything. >> reporter: everything but this. that four-legged celebrity who can plow the road for an anxious soldier and fly the surf with 2-year-old caleb ward, also a spina bifida patient, or take return for one more ride, just the two of them this time, the longest th

i spoke with one 16-year-old, you know, who has cancer in her spinal cord and is paraplegic.s paralyzed from the waist down who was at the hospital in eastern gaza last night when it came under attack by the israeli military. her and executive director of the hospital said the top floors of the hospital were shelled and they were forced to carry out the patients in their arms in stretchers, medical staff, and evacuate them under fire. i also spoke to a journalist working for a tv production company, a local one, where at 7:00 a.m. this morning, there was a triple apache helicopter strike on the eighth floor of the building where 30 of these media workers were sleeping. where they spent 24 hours a day for the past 11 days covering the conflict. miraculously, no one was hurt. these are the kind of stories you come aro roscross in gaza e day and the casualties continue to rise and this past night, eight members from a single family reportedly have been killed when a tank shell hit -- >> is there any way from the first-person perspective of someone in gaza who only intermittently

they're alleging, i'm extremely reluctant to speculate about deaths or catastrophic injuries like paraplegics or brain injuries. we'll have to take a look at each file. >> >> brown: one issue it seems as though you batted away quickly is this contributory negligence. that's whether a person, for example, was drinking when this happened. >> that's right. >> brown: you're taking out as factor? >> absolutely irrelevant, drinking, speaking, texting on a cell phone and not paying attention, contributory negligence. a big issue in the courtroom. here under this fund we have no interest in looking at that... >> brown: why? >> this is a program designed to compensate victims with an automobile defect they didn't know about at the time. and whether they contributed to the accident or whatever is really irrelevant to the issue at hand -- did the defect cause the accident. >> brown: so people could get from a few thousand dollars perhaps to millions? you've done this so many times. what's the formula in a case like this? >> the basic formula is the same formula you see every day in the courtroom, at lea