shapell holmes is donating a year of rent. >> we're all sponsoring ryan. >> you may think, this is tough. but you've done tough things in your life and i've gotten through it. >> i know that a brain injury takes a lot of hard work but it can be overcome. >> reporter: sykes says while relearning to walk, he plans to go to college. reporting live in san ramon, health and science editor john fowler. >>> and we have more now on that developing situation at san francisco airport involving a us air jet that had to make an emergency landing just a short time ago. the plane was in route from phoenix to hawaii with 175 passengers on board and six crew members. we are told that an emergency developed about a thousand miles offshore when smoke filled the cockpit, forcing the pilots of that plane to make an emergency landing at sfo. the plane did land safely and we are now being told that airport officials are arranging for another aircraft to take the passengers to hawaii. >>> a palo alto family says they have an idea of what might have sparked a two alarm fire that seriously damaged their home. jo