this is the 8-year-olds little girl, this is her work, sapphire terry lost her family in the fire in december but still wanted to get christmas cards and they came in from all over the world. >> from iceland, australia, russia. just about everywhere big that you can think of, we have stuff. >> sapphire says she can't believe so many people showed this kind of compassion for her. she's in boston now for reconstructive surgery. one of many she will undergo until she stops growing. her aunt says this entire experience has taught sapphire no matter what you go through >>> 5:25. coming up -- an arrest overnight after a gun goes off at a tampa neighborhood. too close for comfort to a tampa police officer. authorities now trying to uncover if that shot was fired at the officer. live report from lindsay logue, checking with authorities about what they know. then flames consuming several condos overnight leaving families without a home. we're looking at the scene as firefighters try to fog out

. >> reed: after one vegas local heard about the plight of a young arson survivor named sapphire terry, he did something. he saw her face and sa h to act. local artist keith decided to create a very special christmas card for her. and had all of his co-workers sign it. of little sapphire posing with the card. he said seeing her holding this very special card in the photo made tears flow. beautiful. >> marie: such a touching story. >>> a twin cities great grandfather getting a lot of attention for a video that showed him helping out a neighbor. >> reed: what a guy. he is 101 years of age and has a lesson for all of us. kate has his story. >> i was born in 1914. that makes me a little over 101. >> reporter: richard mann has learned a thing or two about work ethic over his long life. >> i was the only boy and it was an automatic thing for me to more or less do a man's job. >> reporter: after his father died when he was four, he took care of work around the house to help his single mom. including shoveling snow. >> we always had four or five feet of snow. >> reporter: the job never got him

eight year-old sapphire terry now has mountains of card, piling up at a local warehouse in upstate newook the at all of those. a fire in 2013, killed her father, two brothers and her sister. it left her in critical condition with severe burns. in one expected her, simple request to make it around the world. >> to see the hope that she has given me and now she has given the world. that is all we want is people to believe that no matter what you can get through anything. >> so true. volunteers already sorted through nearly 2 million pieces of mail. just wonderful. >>> with toys for tots asking for more volunteers. great to see that. >>> another inspirational girl she's collecting 1,000 barbie dolls for a great cause. nine year-old guillen i graham of virginia made it her new years resolution to collect the dolls to donate to 1,000 young girls. she started with five but then in just two weeks she has accumulated 500, there is more pouring in. she shares her message to those in need. >> unaudible. >> her mission went viral and has been shared by ashton kutcher on line. the donations have b

. >>> like any 8-year-old, sapphire terry enjoyed opening presents. she has mountains of them as people sent christmas cards. >> we don't want people to pity her. she's go getting. nothing stops her. >> and fire killed sapphire's dad, two sister. left her in critical conditions. that's why she expected a card. it around the world. >> have stuff from iceland, australia, russia. just about everywhere big you could think of, we have stuff. >> she comes to the warehouse with her aunt, who she now calls mom. >> and on this day, liz dollton is getting ready to take sapphire to boston. this is one of the many procedures she will continue to have until she stops growing. >> you want to check at the hospital. >> you could check at the hospital. >> i recently checked for a little more, a little girl. >> absolutely. >> from china to australia. people have found at least one thing in common. compassion for a girl in connecticut and new york. >> and she's not only given me. she's given the world. all we want is people to believe that no matter what, you could get through anything. that's our whole m

. >> catherine: sapphire terry burned in asked for cards and got so many and many from here in massachusetts. sapphire's angels helping other kids and helping get donations for two other families who lost everything in recent fires. >> sara: when we get a a lot of snow dumped on us, but what if looks like so much fun, project designed by skiener kazakstan and get pru in boston. >> catherine: absolutely. urban sledding. >>> catherine: police kicked in man's door after getting reports someone screaming in pain. turns out the man was in his apartment with headphones on singing along to an oprah song, man in amsterdam preparing for a show and good laugh. found out parents neighbors used to hear me. i'm sorry, neighbors, and fortunately nobody called the police. >> sara: little vivian fell asleep, riding on big brother's she is so cute, has no idea she is being recorded. her parents posted the video on youtube, her dad says she went to check and realized vivian became very quiet and found her fast asleep like this. how many times went around and around and around and 50,000 people viewed this thi

remember sapphire terry, the little girl that touched the entire world with a simply request. the 8-year-old severely burned in an arson fire in 2013. she wanted christmas cards, enough to fill the christmas card tree. since then she received more than 2 million pieces of mail. volunteers sort through it all reading each one. the family set up a trust because she has received so many donations from around the world. >>> a reason to like firefighters. facebook because of the awesome story behind it. this is one of the firefighters from riverside, california that gave him his own shoes. he spotted him having difficulty walking. when he stopped to check on him, he realized he didn't have shoes. they could barely reach him with the traffic but they took care of the homeless man and gave us another reason to say thank you to the guardian angels of engine number 6. that will do it for eyewitness news. i'm david novarro. >> i'm lauren glassberg. check back at "first @4:00." have a i drive a golf ball. i drive to the hoop. i drive a racecar. i have a driver. his name is carl. but that

we told you before about the new york earl sapphire terry shoes badly burned in the arson. she asked for cards for christmas and received millions from around the world including so many from massachusetts. supported her called sapphire's angels is now helping other kids right now the helping get donations for two other families who lost everything in recent fires. >> more than a week until super bowl l but police department and the fbi have been working from months to get ready for this big game the fbi says it is on guard for an active shooter or a loan will protect agents have set up a joint operation center on the secret spot near the stadium to monitor threats and coordinate response they also have 80 bomb explosives faa is also joining in the team to watch for road drones. >> this piece of security equipment also sparking a buzz around san francisco. mysterious metal box showed up earlier this week without any markings on it except homeland security department sign that says do not unplug. turns out to be an air sniffer. put in place by the department of homeland secur

eight-year-old sapphire terry was severely burned in an arson that killed her father and sibles in 2013. she only asked for a few cards for christmas and that went received more than 2 million pieces of mail. reporter theresa weekly. >> we can't get over how many countries are represented. from iceland, australia, just about anyone r anything you can think of. >> they're in charge of an operation that looks like a post office or a company's sorting facility all for one girl, sapphire terry. we wanted to do something for her and her family. we figured it's the least we can do, right. >> diane and other volunteers read each and every card they open. >> my name is rachel block, i hope you had a very merry christmas, i live in colliers, tennessee, i hope you write back, love rachel, isn't that adorable? >> for others, it's the first volunteer experience. >> what are you expecting coming here? i wasn't really sure what to expect because i'd never done anything like this before. >> with the horrible ordeal she went through, the people here now to help her see the messages in all of the letter

there filled with toys to sapphire terry after she requested christmas cards. she was left badly burned in an arson that killed her family members. now the little girl is helping others after two fires near her home left several children without homes. volunteer firefighters are bringing the gifts to those in need. >> sweet kid. nice thing to do. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news this morning," a group of church workers experience a close encounter with a tornado and it was caught on a surveillance video. >> we have snow flurries on the way a little later this morning. meteorologist bill evans will be back with another look at forecast. meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and as you can see, we need an internet that can do more. we do more games, and more streaming. so we need more speed. that's why we switched to time warner cable. now we can connect more devices, at the same time. hi grandma and grandpa! ha, look at that! [laughs] time warner cable even has an internet plan for us. get 50 meg internet for $39.99 per month and ask about free installati

. >> all these hundreds of thousands of letters are addressed to one person, sapphire terry. she survived the arson attack that killed her father and three siblings. the letters pouring in from around the world are just a sign of how very much she has touched people's hearts. >> so many good people in the world. we are seeing it with all these people and with all these millions of cards that she has received not counting gifts. that is a lot of love. >> that love for sapphire has come from some pretty big names as well. dolly parton and katy perry. >> she really wanted katy perry. >> huge fan. as you can see, it's not too late to send her a card. we put the post office address on our facebook page so you can send her a card or share the story with friends. >> what a special story. >> it is. >> that's great. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news this morning," the accuweather alert in effect. >> a blizzard watch has been issued for new york city, long island and parts of new jersey for the weekend. meteorologist amy freeze is in for bill. she will be back with another accuweathe

we told you about new york girl sapphire terry and she received millions from across the world including so many from massachusetts. group that supported her called sapphire angels is now helping other kids. right now helping donations for two other families that lost everything in recent fires. what incredible gesture. >> catherine: we have a one of anyone miss. students at arizona state michael pepps comes behind a curtain, rips off shirt with his gold medals and oregon state player couldn't keep it together he missed both. >> sara: how could anyone keep it together. >>> sara: super terrifying. trying to take on a wave called jaw's. good sense to bail out early. forcing him to free-fall quarter of way down the 40-foot wave. watch that. because of el nino. >> catherine: we have all been there, sitting around the house which wine to pair with thin mints. we have an answer. taken guesswork out of things. >> sara: thin mints with pino noir. >> catherine: pair anything with any sort of wine. >> sara: would you take my order, please, shiri. >> shiri: sure. all right, girl, got you covered go