i just was shocked. >> rhonda may be one of the few people diane talks to about shaun's death.or him, there is no funeral, no memorial, not even an obituary. like his father, shaun is quickly cremated. >> i'm like, oh, my god, this -- this mother must be devastated. she lost her husband, now she loses her, her son? >> now only the staudte women are left. diane, her darling rachel, 12-year-old brianna and sarah living their secluded lives. >> i think they closed the doors even tighter, because you didn't see them outside. i don't know how they even got their mail, because we didn't see them at the mailbox. >> then the following june, could it be true? the staudte plague strikes again? this time it's sarah. diane has seen this end badly before, so she takes her 24-year-old daughter to the emergency room. sarah is sick, goes to the hospital gravely ill. >> sarah's in very grave condition. it does not appear that she is going to survive. >> sarah's kidneys shut down. the pancreas and other organs failing. worst of all, her brain is hemorrhaging blood. diane turns to facebook, maybe

[ light laughter ] then i got to have a talk with rhonda.he might come dabble over at your window when he gets lonely, but he always comes back to me. [ laughter and applause ] that's my man. i have a very hard time dating, because i have a great father. [ laughter ] you don't normally hear that, do you? what you normally hear is women complaining about how hard it is to date when they don't have a good father. because they don't have that role model to look up to and they don't know how guys are supposed to treat them. but on the flip side, when you have a great father, you know exactly how you're supposed to be treated and it stinks. [ light laughter ] because now you have standards. and every guy lives in the shadow of my amazing father. and just to give you an idea of what i'm talking about, my father is so great that he has never let my mom pump gas. true story. truery they've been together for 40 years. and in 40 years, joyce thompson has never touched a gas pump. [ light laughter ] meanwhile, i'm dating guys that siphon gas out of my

rhonda winegarden. george k. gresham. daniel don hew. stewart apple balm. gary s. labarbara. lovely a. warren. stephanie a. minor. atherine m. sheehan. anastasia semosia. hazel l. ingram. rachel d. gold. thank you. let us proceed to the next order of business which is the filling of the vacancies created by the absence of electors this echair will entertain a motion to fill the vacancies. the chair now recognizes the honorable kathy sheehan of albany county. >> madam secretary, i move that the following substitutions be made. aaron stevens of kings countor for george gresham, meredith shepard of new york county for daniel donohue of saratoga county. theresa schwartz of nassau county for eric schneiderman, and eve gillergan of queens county for sandra young of queens county. >> thank you. the chair now recognizes the honorable scott stringer of new york county. >> madam speaker, i second the motion that the substitution be made in the manner described. >> thank you. are there any our nominations? none being offered, the nominations are now closed. i ask those in favor of the s

and rhonda florida is the ceo of the creative class group of global firm with clients like converse and. good to have you both. >> glad to be here. >> alexa, when we first met you, learnvest was tiny. and how long ago? >> started about seven years ago, got acquired two years ago. >> okay, in a big acquisition. you've seen it all. what's one tip you have for people? >> so, for all entrepreneurs, regardless of the industry or company, focus on marketing and customer acquisition. most importantly, your customers are your lifeblood. you want to talk to them, listen to them, understand. that is the road to better product development, and i think often as entrepreneurs, you're focused on business model, finances, how do you get the company up, technology. you have to focus on how to talk to more customers, how you're going to get this into people's hands and get their feedback. if you listen to them, what they hate what they love, you'll build a better company, and it has to be from day one. >> i like how you cloout include -- when you're talking about marketing, i was thinking about outward

. >> in the morning buzz, 2017, not off to such a good start for women's ufc fighter rhonda rouse z vandalse former champ's home. the incident comes a few weeks after rousey suffered a devastating 482nd knockout at the hands of reigning bantamweight champion amanda nunez. no arrest yet or leads on a motive. >>> think your band has what it takes to open for bon jovi the new jersey based platinum selling rockers are holding a contest to choose bands or singers to open for their upcoming tour. artists will up load video and live nation will select 10 finalists many bon jovi management will pick the winners from finalists for 30 shows including the one happening at the wells fargo. i hope a local band called the whack abouts. i like the drummer. i know him very well. >> they can't afford us. >> all right. i told you who i think should open. well, the force it seems was with los angeles. "star wars" creator george lucas and his team have chosen the a california city to be the home of an epic new museum. the lucas museum of narrative art will showcase his life's work along with history on film hi

. >> bill and rhonda have electric car that's limited. >> can't go tahoe, too difficult. >> but bolt could get others to take the plunge. >> something we've been thinking about. >> designed to feel like driving a regular car but had you drive it differently. real possibilities. >> there's a paddle that drivers will learn to love. >> way to slow down and recharge the battery. >> slowing down, the paddle. >> as you brake, get kinetic energy back to the battery. >> do it enough and get more than 238. or if you want to reduce, go fast. just don't run a stop sign. wrong turn, don't worry. >> nice turning radius. >> our batteries are along the bottom of the entire vehicle. >> has a trunk to match the length of the road trip. >> basement, first floor, second floor. >> in san jose, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >> preparing for worst but hoping for best >>> u.s. park officials say this weekend's heavy rain may force them to close parts of yosemite park. >> concerned rain could overwhelm the river. >> abc7 news reporter visited today. >> she has the story from mariposa. >> yosemite national park

rhonda rousey feeling the sting of defeat after losing her fight.he fell to amanda nunez in the first minute of the first round. it was called 48 sunday seconds. they do it for million. erousy protested and this was her first fight since taking a year off. she hoped to redeem herself. how much money does the winner get? 3 million. that's why you are kicked in the face. russian president failing to acknowledge president obama in the statement to foreign leaders. and comes after the u.s. expelled 35 russian operatives and levelled new sanctions against russia for interferrance in our presidential election. kevin cork joins us live. and i love how you celebrate new year's in warmth while the rest of us freeze our butts off. we'll get the latest reaction to russia. >> reporter: i am a lucky man. happy new year to you and it is interesting, a lot of people were surprised that vladimar putin decided against retailing against president obama. administration officials said it is not novel and they are not surprised because it is part and parcel of what vlad

. >> the news almost killed rhonda's appetite. >> no, way! i'm sorry to hear that. >> it's going to the highest bidder january 138. the owner has days to work something out with the bank. we caught up with him who took over the grill several years ago. >> i will talk to you off the record. >> he didn't want to talk about the current situation and the efforts to come to an agreement with the bank. some in the neighborhood wonder what will happen if he loses the grill. >> i would just hope that whoever takes over the establishment on this corner will keep the tradition alive to provide a quality >> this is a prime location in a bustling neighborhood. if he fails to work something out the grill may go away. stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: wow! we'll have to see what happens there. we'll keep you posted. stuck in his stomach. find out how long a man had a pair of scissors in the digestive track. larry: later, five years after the tax started why are the people using more plastic bags in montgomery county? sam: as work continues for inaugurati

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