samantha didn't make it to the final round of the science competition. as she waits to hear from colleges, she is convinced now more than ever education will change her life. >> i had all these amazing opportunities. just the fact i was able to apply to this competition, had other people acknowledge my research and see what i've done is winning in itself. >> reporter: one talented young woman's story of turmoil turning into triumph. rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >> great story to end on for a thursday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. of course, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, and thanks for joining us. >> stunning statements from a disgraced east bay cop, caught in the dirty deal. the scandal rocking his police force. former san ramon police officer confessed to nine counts that could

samantha belongs to two shoe clubs. and she shops at home for just $40 a pair. >> i was worried at first about the quality because of the price range usually when you get a cheaper shoe, the shoe tends to not be a good quality. >> reporter: but she says that's not the case with her shoe club just fabulous and shoe dazzle and even better, these shoes are only sold here so it's unlikely she will see them on someone else. >> i definitely get a lot more compliments on my shoes than in the past. >> reporter: samantha gets an email every month with a selection of shoes that match her style and if she likes a pair shipping is free. >> sometimes i'm good and i only buy one or two and sometimes i buy five or six. >> reporter: but if she doesn't see anything she likes, she only has a few days to opt out or she will be charged for a minimum purchase. on these sites, $40. the prices vary depending on the club. e shoe club offers two for $30. sole society two for 50 and shoe mint which some call the cream of the crop but is more pri

. >> reporter: 17-year-old samantha garvey is trying to grasp the news. >> it's unbelievable. it doesn't seem like it could happen to someone like me. >> reporter: this high school senior is a semi finalist in the intel science competition, with a shot at the $100,000 prize. >> she says, oh, i feel great, mommy. i feel wonderful. you feel better now? you know why? because i won, mommy. >> reporter: samantha's achievement is stunning because it comes amid family turmoil. her grandmother died, her parents were in a car accident, and while on disability fell behind on the bills. then on new year's eve, the whole family was evicted from their home. >> i'm homeless. i live in a shelter. this is the second time in my life, but this has always been a motivator. >> reporter: was there ever a time when you wondered, can we get past all these tough times? >> of course. there are times you sit there and wonder, are things going to get better? in the long run, you have to be optimistic. >> reporter: she stays optimistic by staying busy with advanced biology, calculus, statistics, italian

today at the high school where samantha garvey worked over a marine biology project for 2 1/2 years, officials from suffolk county social services showed up and offered her family a three-bedroom single-family home. most announcements are not publicized, but the county regularly provides affordable housing for families in shelter, about 40 families each month. even though samantha's parents work, the garveys fell on hard times and were evicted from their home new year's eve. samantha continued to work hard despite the trauma of being uprooted. >> we had to leave everything behind at the old place, so this is, to have everything given to us -- this is completely amazing. thank you. >> an incredible story. i understand the good news didn't stop there? >> reporter: it didn't. in ten days they get the keys to the new house and they get their dog back which they were not allowed to have in shelter. >> talk about quality of life, that is important. rehema ellis, thank you very much. we'll stay on this story. what an interesting young woman. >>> up next tonight, a giant milestone for our fr

samantha, thank you. ahead including martha stewart after your local news. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am lisa robinson. let's get a final check of the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> we are waiting for delays to clear out but a lot of volume out there. jessop, 175, selma road, still clearing there. loch raven boulevard, a vehicle with entrapment there. j.f.x. is pretty much maxed out from the beltway. 22 miles per hour ron average from white marsh to the 895 split. 12 on the west side outer loop. exceptionally heavy approaching 795 down to edmondson. 29 minutes to get you through the outer loop stretch. if you apply to head out in the area of 95 towards the 83's, six minutes to get you through the stretch on the outer loop. you can see ever the traffic on the west side, making your way all the way to edmondson. we will switch over to a life of traffic in fort mchenry. saw and delays towards the harbor tunnel -- outbound delays towar

and we're currently living in a homeless shelter. >> reporter: samantha, her two younger siblings andts, a nurse and a taxi driver, were forced to give up their home, and even their family pet, when the bills became too much. and it wasn't the first time. >> it hurts leaving everything behind and having to be rushed out of your home. your home, you know? it's just -- >> reporter: not your home anymore. >> basically. you don't have a home. >> reporter: but what she does have is grit. without even a desk on which to do her homework. you have nearly a 4.0 gpa. you're number four in your class. how do you do that with all of the stress you have outside of school? >> i don't even know, to be honest. i want to do better for myself. you know? i want a better life. so, that's why i try so hard. that's why i work so hard. >> reporter: if she wins an award of $100,000 will be hers. there are so many kids in this country right now who, through no fault of their own, find themselves homeless. >> yes. >> reporter: what would you say to them? >> that i totally know where you're coming from. i'm rig

samantha barbican believe it when a worker in marine biology put her in the running for an intel sciencere her family including her little sister in parents had to move into a homeless shelter when they couldn't pay their rent due to work trying up in the car accident samantha's parents have taught their children to take nothing for granted. both my parents have always said there is work out there there are people who have it 10 billion times worse and if you feel that you have the butcher had up and keep on going. some of them has a 3.9 gpa is president of the national honor society and a science teacher says that the passion she devotes her research is unbelievable but her little sister says that it's for a huge part that makes her such a role model. her little sister says it's her huge heart that makes her such a role model. i don't want my family in the future to be on the street. i want for them to look at me and say my mom is a scientist and she has a beautiful house for us that's what i work so hard, i want things to be better. a dream she is well on her way of achieving. >> she i

but samantha got the exciting news at a homeless shelter.d from their home december 31st. >> it's worrisome, you know? it's really worrisome. you think, where i am a going to be? if something doesn't come through, am i going to be in a homeless shelter? >> reporter: her parents were both injured in a car accident last year which caused them to fall behind on bills. as the family struggled, samantha said she got her inspiration from school and her science teacher, rebecca, a two-time breast cancer survivor. >> she told us her story. i thought, wow! that is amazing. and i took that from her. >> how does it feel to hear this? >> it works both ways. what i take from sam is her humbleness, her ability to reach out to others, to give effortlessly. >> reporter: samantha's story grabbed the attention of new york's suffolk county. they are now providing the garvey family with public housing. >> this is the most amazing thing you could ask for. we're all in tears here. like we can barely compose ourselves enough to speak. >> reporter: with the tears t

. >> reporter: 1994, samantha was 12, her brother adam 13, they huddled on the staircase overlooking the front door wenchtsz heard my dad collapse and scream "no, not bonnie." and i remember thinking, please let her be in the hospital and let her be okay. >> reporter: bonner was elder sister, bonnie craig, 18 years old. >> i remember my dad dropping to his knees crying on the front deck. and that was about the first time i've ever seen that happen. >> reporter: their mother karen was on vacation, was on a sailboat off the coast of florida, four time zones away. it was 2:00 a.m. when she docked, t the news, bonnie would not be okay. >> alaska state troopers had called and said that bonnie had died in a hiking accident. and you're thinking they're nuts. what's going on? why? why would you say something like that? >> reporter: but it was true, at least that bonnie was dead. it was a hiker who found her body floating in mchugh creek a few miles from anchorage. at first they didn't know who it was, no i.d. on the body. alaska state troopers finally figured it out from the class ring she w

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. >> samantha? >> samantha. >> how old is samantha?ought she was 18 or older. >> 18 or older. what made you think she was 18 or older? >> just by the way she talked and acted and -- >> a lot of these guys will do anything they can to try to wangle the way out of the predicament they're in including saying, hey, look, i thought the girl was 18. and they don't know that i've already got the transcript where it says a.s.l., age, sex, location. truth is always the best here. so why don't you start over again and tell me how old did she say she was in the conversation? >> 13. >> 13. >> yes, sir. >> how old are you? >> 31. >> you thought it was okay for a 31-year-old man to come to a home where a 13-year-old girl was alone because why exactly? >> i didn't. >> then why did you do it? >> stupidity. honestly. i was -- pure stupidity. >> i think there's a good chance that greer is in that one group of these guys who probably wouldn't be involved in this sort of activity had it not been for the addictive nature of the internet. the access to chat

financial planner sam that that joins us with -- samantha trainer joins us with information on finances. i think a lot of women think this is for the man to take care of, but you say, first, take the driver's seat. what do you mean by that? >> well, you know, unfortunately, what i find is so many of my female clients do great at managing the finances, but they tend to leave longer-term investments to a father figure, maybe a spouse. what we're finding is women are out-living men or relationships don't last as long as we hope they would. it is important that you get informed and participate in that process so later on when you have to make that decision by yourself, you have a level of comfort and piece of mind about the decisions you are making. >> i remember my mom was like, i have no credit card in my name. what am i going to do if you die, she said to my father. think about an emergency. what type of immediate or long-term emergency? what do you mean by that? >> 2008, 2009 was a great example. unfortunately a lot of people lost their jobs. if you have emergency funds you will be more

samantha garvey now joins us.our hand still a copy of the president's speech. >> yes. >> he's signed it for you? is that right? >> yes. >> want to show us the signature? >> yes. >> a speech from the state of the union address. you carried this, driving all night to get here. are you tired this morning? >> definitely pretty tired. >> what's it like for you to have been there? what's the strongest memory you have of that last night? >> just being there. it was the craziest feeling. being behind the scenes you get a perspective you would never dream of having. this was once in a lifetime. just standing there and you see the first lady come out and you're just struck, in awe, like frozen. all you want to do is gaze at her. she's beautiful. the president comes in and you're clapping and clapping. i don't know how long i clapped. that was the longest i have ever clapped and i didn't mind. everything was so amazing. having these historical figures, people so prominent standing right in front of you. >> a lot of people li

samantha, thank you. ahead including martha stewart after your local news. >>> 8:26 is your time now on this wednesday, january 25, 2012. i'm eun yang. let's go to storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein for a look at the forecast for today. hoping for a repeat, tom. >> yeah. not quite as warm as yesterday, though. we are off to a cold start. many of the rural regions of west virginia, virginia, and maryland, are at or below freezing this morning. montgomery, arlington, prince george's counties, right near the freezing mark. 37 at reagan national. late mere the 40s. increasing clouds. cloudy tomorrow and rain developing mainly during the afternoon and evening and lingering into friday midday. then sun returns friday afternoon and in place saturday, cloudyi sunday. turning chillier. >> tom, thanks so [ kimberly ] when i was 19, i found myself alone with two children and no way to support them. people told me i wasn't going to do anything. and i just decided i have more to offer than that. i put myself through nu

. >> with her precious daughter samantha. we are wishing them a speedy recovery of samantha. she's been in the hospital since before christmas eve. we are going to visit her. you already did. i'll go in a little bit. and we've been praying for the little one. we hope to have good news for you soon. >>> next we'll catch up on the celebrity buzz you missed while you were celebrating, cooking and cleaning and keeping your family's busy. we have rob shuter. >>> it is time for your weekly dose of "today's" buzz from the latest on katy perry and russell brand's split and beyonce's baby rumors. >> the one and only, ladies and gentlemen, give it up for rob shuter. >> hello, ladies. >> it's the b-12 she gave me. i'm out of control. >> let's start off with katy and russell brand. what's the real story? >> sad news. they announced they are separating after only 14 months. katy was out over new year's partying in l.a. she was at the soho house in west hollywood dancing and having a great time. she spent a long time talking to a handsome chap with long hair that looked like russell. russe

>>> first, we want you to meet this person, samantha gar bee. she may look like another 17-year-old. looks like it, right? but look again. because samantha is showing us all what it means to be extraordinary. i like to say extra-ordinary and resilient. she was named a finalist in a scientific experiment. she spoke with jane velez-mitchell. >> i was ecstatic. i was in complete disbelief. it's the most amazing feeling. you just can't believe it when it's happening. >> you know what? what's amazing, samantha, you see, she is homeless, her family lost everything and has been living in a homeless shelter but dispute all of that, samantha has not only survived, she has excelled and achieved beyond anyone's belief. and that's what makes her today's rock star. i'm really glad we took this last minute trip! you booked our room right? not yet, thanks for reminding me. wait, what? i have the hotels.com app so we can get a great deal even at the last minute. ah, well played sir. get the app. hotels.com. one chance to hunt down the right insurance at the rig

>> samantha. >> which was 65? >> will partake in your reindeer games. >> i for one have built a homemade countdown clock out of discarded swim wear and rat bones. i have it up next to my bed. it doesn't move. i have to move it with my finger so i have to use a real clock. i will close things out with a post game wrap up with andy levy. to see clips of recent shows go to fox news .com/red eye. >>> i will see you back here on monday at 5:00 p.m. eastern for "the five" and a new" red eye" returns on monday. guests are ann coulter, jesse joyce and sherrod small. back to tv's andy levy. >> before i get to your question, in that car ride, it was joe and bill, right? >> you were too. and if i remember correctly you were thinking about it. >> i actually tweeted that i couldn't -- i wanted to kill myself because i was in the car. >> we are never talking again. >> >> remi ihear that monday is a big day for you? >> yes, thank you. and i am very excited to uh thowns that the new jersey scream court is going to be publishing t

. >> una de las otras invito dada samantha g.donde se dio a conocer a nivel nacional, la joven cientÍfica ha recibido un sinnÚmero de reconocimientos acadÉmicos. >> esta noche pueden ver el discurso del presidente obama sobre el estado de la naciÓn en vivo a travÉs de mun2 y la puede ver en la cadena telemundo esta noche a las 11:35-10:35 centro. >> el nÚmero de republicano a la nominaciÓn presidencial ha ido disminuyendo pero en el debate de anoche fue evidente que la agresividad entre ellos estÁ aumentand aumentando, en los temas que mÁs im po impacto tiene para el votante hispano. >> en la medida que olos aspirantes republicanos cruzaban la florida en bÚsqueda de apoyo, en este barrio hispano de tampa desilusiÓn despuÉs del debate de anoche, parecÍa ser el comÚn denominador. >> o sea, estÁn hablandole a su grupo de arriba. >> por primera vez los candidatos se dijieron a los mÁs de 400.000 hispanos que podrÍan votar. >> no creo que el debate de anoche haya tenido algo especial, que haya conseguido la conexiÓn, que estÁ haciendo

. >> gary tuchman is in central park with the running shoes on and along with his daughter, samantha, another new year's tradition. >> and how many years are we going to say that. >> he and his daughter is going to do the midnight run which is a tradition here in new york. and we will show you in egypt how they celebrated new year's eve and london and around the world. >> that is edgy, but especially the reporters and their families running in central park. way to go, cooper. that is nice. >> but what you missed is justin bieber singing "let it be." >> i am traumatized and justin bieber with a skull cap and scarf, because he is chilly and then carlos santana gave him some weed and i don't know, i didn't know because i didn't have the glasses on. >> and he was thinner than i anticipated. >> and he got the heck out of dodge, and boom, in and out and the same with pit bull who has impregnated seven women since the song. >> you cannot say that. that is not true. that is just not true. >> allegedly, and i believe that there is a baby mama on the riser with me. >> okay. all right. so this i

you will have unprecedented choices from ford. >> samantha, thank you for showing us a brand new sneakk at this vehicle. again, only made its public debut at the detroit auto show two weeks ago. so, this will be on sale next year. i'm going to send it back to you guys in the studio k. >> that's a sharp-looking car, jess! jess is live at the convention center. thanks, jess. >> again, it is open to the public tomorrow and open through sunday, february 15th. tickets for adults are $12. kids age 6 to 12 are $5. $2 off for seniors or military personnel. get $4 off tomorrow only with any printed page from autotrader.com. >>> our time right now is 6:19. ahead in sports. renewed rivalry between maryland and duke and the wizards try to get a win for their new head coach. >> right now, another check of the question of the morning. on average, this only lasts four days. is it... >> facebook friend mary uses some logic. food is only good in the powerless refrigerator for about 24 hours, i believe and a common cold lasts longer. >> i know that part to be true. >> keep your guesses coming. we'll hav

my daughter, samantha, 14 years old, she's run with me for four years.tart the new year. we're here to help everyone start with the right foot. >> this is the largest turn out i've seen. there are thousands of people running. behind me, the dashing whip its. they've run in races all over the new york area. the reason i want to feature them, they have two very special people. one guy whose birthday is today. he's the king because it's his birthday. he's 83 years old today? >> i'm 84. >> he's actually 34. >> everyone ignores his birthday, you see, but we are telling the whole world about it. happy birthday to you. >> thank you so much. >> and one other person you're celebrating, a man going back to finland tomorrow. he's finished and he's going to finish the race. get the joke? [ laughter ] >> i know, we stopped. we're just shy of the finish line now. but have a good trip back to finland. >> a great way to celebrate new year's, 2012 in central park. my friend, brook, back to you. >> apparently having technical problems and not running. yeah, i guess i'll b

. >> samantha watched firefighters work on the home she had grown up in. she could not believe it could be destroyed in a matter of minutes. >> my mom was out with my son and she came home to this. >> thankfully, her grandmother got out ok, but they're not sure about the family dog. >> we're just worried about her right now. >> the montgomery county fire department said the fire started in either the basement or the garage. it burned so hot that for a time it was too dangerous for the firefighters to go inside to fight the fire. the neighbors say it is scary how fast the house burned. >> it is scary. there are a lot of trees around. >> inside the front door of the house, three hours after the fire started, still a lot of smoke. a lot of damage to the inside of the home. we are told this is about a 4000 square foot home, pretty much destroyed. fortunately, no person was hurt. it still not sure if the dog made it out. the woman that we talked to said the grandmother left the doors open in the hope that the dogwood run out of the house. -- that the dog would

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samantha bee, wyatt cenac, al madrigal.hey have all watched the state of the union address last night. >> yes, we did. >>. >> jon: and you watched it with the sound off. >> jim. >> airport. >> through a best buy window on the street. >> jon: all right. let's get your takes on the speech. al madrigal? >> my first thought was "what the hell was in joe biden's mouth?" look at him working it. is he trying to get peanut butter out of his gums? >> that's how they get horses to talk. >> i think it was a pubic hair. i hate that so much. >> well, pubic hairs they stick to peanut butter, right? >> oh, yeah, they do. believe me. i know. (laughter). >> jon: i think it was probably just like a lozenge of some sort. >> something he can chew on so he doesn't shout out "mother (bleep)er" for no reason. (laughter) >> not that you could blame him because that room is full of mother (bleep)ers. >> jon: why? did anything strike you? >> yeah, what the hell was that monster plant on that lady's jacket? i think it's the top of her head. >> i can'

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