. >> when we come back, we'll take you to a place that's like the ronald mcdonald house in lima, peru meet carmen cortez, the woman who created a home away from home for families living with a medical crisis. >> he was born with a bad deformation. >> a deformed hand? >> yeah. >> and later on, you'll meet a man rescuing children who are literally thrown away or even attacked just because they were born with disabilities. what is her name? >> lucia. >> lucia. and lucia's father tried to kill her? >> yeah, he tried to kill her, but she's already healed. ♪ >> welcome back to our program on vida usa, a bay area nonprofit helping millions of people in some of the poorest countries in the world. it ships surplus medical supplies and medicine overseas. those are supplies that would have ended up in our landfills. the co-founder of vida was born in peru and lives in the bay area. the charity is based in emeryville and is marking 25 years of service. vida usa invited me to travel with them to see where those supplies are going -- to hospitals and programs helping families with disabled children

. >> the ronald mcdonald house just announced the latest effort to raise money for cancer and urgingnization to sign up fort farry night 5-k at the navy yard. it supports research into 100 types of childhood brain tumors. >>> september is suicide prevention month and because of that a well deserved honor was given to a retired member of the delaware national guard. john young received the award for preventing suicides among military veterans. it was presented during a resources fair. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com we sip, we peel, -and we slide! -whoo! nah. like this.

. >>> the ronald mcdonald house in philadelphia is spreading the word about a major fundraiser the organizations urging people to sign up for the starry night 5-k schedule november 4th at the fivy yard. the race will support reef citizenship in 100 typed of child hood brain tumors and local families affected were on hand for the announcement. >>> a local pharmacist is facing charges for allegedly trying to kill her own mother. but the pharmacist's attorney says that she was doing for her mother's own good. rick has the details on this one today. >> that is rightment donna says her mother was chronically hill dealing with pain and suffering. tonight she stands accused of trying to overdose her mother on insulin in hopes of letting her go peacefully and now her mother is recovering in the hospital and she is facing jail time. more on the investigation coming up tonight at 5:00. >>> also, in health check. a revelation from pop star, selena gomez the secret surgery she underwent and the friend she says may have saved her life. back to the studio. >> thank you rick. >>> there is a new vehicle in vil

aarp is sponsoring a room for caregivers at the ronald mcdonald house in wilmington. be able to stay there free of charge while the children are cared for at delaware hospitals. the nonprofit helps more than 2,000 families a year. aarp staff and volunteers also took time this morning to make breakfast for everyone who is already using the facility. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com >> meteorologist adam joseph is here with a nice week and if we can continue that streak. >> not so much. >> we'll be right back. >> you may not want to hear what i have to say

aarp is sponsoring a room for caregivers at the ronald mcdonald house in wilmington.ients' relatives will be able to stay there free of charge while the children are cared for at delaware hospitals. the nonprofit helps more than 2,000 families a year. aarp staff and volunteers also took time this morning to make breakfast for everyone already using the facility. >> the new miss america is enjoying her first day with that coveted crown. cara mund of north dakota took part in that traditional dip in the ocean this morning after winning the title last night. she then mostly sunnyd for a crowd of photographers there to catch shot of her on the beach in atlantic city. the 23-year-old went to brown university and is headed to law school. she also happened to go to high school with philadelphia eagles quarterback carson wentz. another connection here to the delaware valley. >> there you go. all right. and she was there to put her toe in the water and the water temperature probably wasn't that great. there's been some past septembers where -- >> september is really nice you g