roxanne black is a pioneer. 1988 when roxanne black launched a support group for patients with chronic illnesses. >> its was a basic concept based on my own need to find a friend. >> reporter: at the age of 18 she was dyiiagnosised with lupu >> i felt that nobody could relate to me, because they did not have the illness. they had empathy, but they could not truly understand. >> reporter: back then, she had handwritten index cards and her old old computer system, and she would group people together. >> i would put all of the breast cancer together, and the diabetic patients togetherb. >> from the humble beginnings in the dorm room, it has expanded to be a global health network. >> we provide information without barriers of transportation or anything, and then we have virtual support groups. >> reporter: black is thriving as the executive director of the organization and a wife and proud mother now to her little daughter anna lease. >> my illness has empowered me to say, i want it all, but i ant what really matter

roxanne's family met mike in 2005. they hired him to manage their new york city property.nowingly giving him the per nekt opportunity. >> everybody adored him. he did wonderful things for surely and i relied on him completely. >> this was a guy you trusted. >> totally, totally. >> when aunt shirley passed away, he promised roxanne that the vast art collection was safe but he had a plan. >> i had been in the studio with him. i said, where are all the paintings cataloged and everything? he said, oh, roxy, they're all done in that room in the cellar under lock and key. >> what roxanne isn't know is that he's a career con man with previous arrests in florida and new york. two weeks after their meeting, he went missing. >> i was worried sick about him. although people kept coming forward and saying, $50,000 of my jewelry missing or $40,000 of my jewelry or $65,000 of my jewelry. people were starting to question. i was like, not mike. no, not mike. >> reporter: when she took the lock off the cellar door, it was empty. >> it's devastating to have her work that she gave her life t

summit roxanne just all in black helmets the gas mask blacked out they did not see anything but the person dies and is there is a gas canister is the audience behind me. many in the theater were confused they thought the smoke and shooting was part of the movie. juliet and her friends say this as i said nothing as he randomly fired shots in the crowd. the open fire. he started shooting people they're trying to escape. jennifer was near the gunman. steve poisner then read my face is about 3 ft. away from you the gun in my face at that point i was just in a panic. 315 for shooting at century theater 911 is a lot of calls. the equates of the issue in the auditorium hundreds of few people leave for their lives. the police dispatch channels exploded with emergency calls. they're responding to the theater. peppers police officers arrive within 90 seconds. give us some gas masks. dirichlet's among growth bull was in the leg. giveaways all over thought i don't ever want to seize on like that again. dirichlet's including a three month old as you saw this fall. did waves is as god watching over us.

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before we get into this storm, we're going to bring in roxanne. she is the one that just brought ice water to everyone. these are the kinds of conditions that you have to look out for others. because bge cannot be everywhere. so what are you seeing? >> my husband and i both have brought in the berths to sleep in at night since we have air- conditioning and the neighbors across the street don't. we have neighbors that don't have freezers. so we've been bringing in their food, keeping it cold. taking care of our elderly, making sure they have water and making sure that they are cold because that's what neighbors do. >> reporter: that's very, very true. you are having a big old party at your home aren't you? >> yes. >> reporter: making the best of the situation because there are so many people without power. because you are fortunate, and if you are seeing that, try to help. as we all well know these are all very strong winds. this is historic outbreak. the line of damage started in iowa and illinois and it took down a lot of people in its path. we'r

roxanne was driving home when the storm struck. she said it was frightenning on the road.s soon as they reached the house, they ran inside for cover. >> i got here and i was shivering. i was so nervous, i didn't want to move, just get to the basement. and, you know, as a town around 11:00 or so, then we made it upstairs. and looked around. yes. >> and so a stick is poking through the ceiling? >> yes. practically a stick and, of course, you couldn't see anything else outside. we had no clue what was happening here and we went to the basement. we didn't know if like the whole, all of the trees were bouncing, two of them were down and we know we had a lot of the back, so we had no clue that a whole bunk of trees were down, you know, on the roof. the first thing we did -- . >> someone could have been sheep hearing here. >> yes -- sleeping here. >> yes, she's here tonight and it could have been quite the disaster here. >> reporter: we're actually seeing some trucks arrive, possibly to help clean up here in the area. the family has said that they haven't seen much of that yet, s

mason has been charged with the murder of 18-year-old roxanne rogast h-back in 1987. during a preliminary hearing a criminalist who processed and examined the pantyhose said that semen came from two men. the trial is expected to start in november. >>> decision 2012, contrary to national opinion in california, president obama is running away from mitt romney in the race for the white house. a new california field poll shows the president with a large lead of 55 to 37%. the growing segment of californians with no party preference strongly support president obama by 60%, compared to 30% for romney. >> still ahead at 6:00, it's not a hitchcock movie, it's just a stay in the light for one bay area neighborhood. the bird bullies and how people are trying to defend themselves. >>> and a family accused of abusing a dozen vulnerable adults in their east san jose home had allegedly been running a care operation unlicensed for years and it was totally legal. i'm stephanie trong. >>> we'll tell you about the new plan at facebook. >>> and good evening, i'm jeff ranieri in the nbc