residents not allowed back into paradise but shayla was. for madison, putting out food and water where andrea's house once stood just in case. >> it was very comforting to know you were making it in even if i couldn't. >> reporter: then just days ago this moment, shayla pulls up to find madison alive, protecting his owner's property and waiting for his family to return. >> it was an amazing picture. it was just like there he is. >> reporter: andrea and madison finally reunited. and miguel, too. >> you are the best dog. >> reporter: adrienne bankert, abc news, new york. >> wow. >> how did that dog survive? >> this is amazing. they were concerned the dog might not know if the family was still alive so they actually left a piece of clothing at the site of the home with andrea's scent on it. >> such a smart pup. quite the guard dog, i'd say. don't miss our updates o facebook at wnnfans.com. >> we've got more news next. stay with us. >> this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >>ma >>> making news in america this mor

residents not allowed back into paradise, but shayla was.he posted pictures on social media looking for madison, putting out food and water where andrea's house once stood just in case. >> it was very comforting to know that you were making it in even if i couldn't. >> reporter: then just days ago this moment. shayla pulls up to find madison alive, protecting his owner's property and waiting for his family to return. >> it was amazing. it was just like, there he is. >> reporter: andrea and madison finally reunited and miguel, too. >> you are the best dog. >> reporter: so sweet. shayla actually posted parts of the story on facebook.nethe dog coming back, so she left a piece of clothing at the site of the home with scent on it and that's when madison returned determined to see his owner again. >> he smelled her. it's crazy. >> it's a sweet story. >> both on the human side and the canine side. >> it's all in the family. >> he looks like my dog, nemo, too. so, you know, i don't know if nemo would wait for me, though. but cute story. thank you, a

dogs went missing miguel and madison, and amazing miguel was later found 87 miles away thanks to shaylalivan and other pet rescue volunteers. >> i have 181 phone calls on my cell phone from this gal helping us to find our dogs. >> reporter: but for weeks no sign of madison and residents not allowed back into paradise, but shala was and putting out food and water where the home once stood just in case. >> it was comforting that you were make it in even if i couldn't. and then days ago this moment, shayla pulls up to find madison alive and protecting the property waiting for the owners to return. >> it was an amazing picture there. he is. >> and they finally reunite and miguel, too. >> you are the the best dog. >> andrea bankert, abc 7 7 >>> tonight, stevie wonder's annual convert to raise money for firefighters and those who have been fortunate to do something for those less fortunate. the toy collection has collected hundreds of thousands of toys for people with disabilities and families in need. it will be held in staples center in los angeles. >>> for the first time the wife of bay ar

and you know for some time i could visualize shayla or walking through a door squawking in the house and walking through a door saying aadhaar and she told me. she was so kind and generous and loving and helpful and she always come to us and say mom dad i have to make a difference. shannon was. really many things but she had a tremendous appetite for learning everybody loved shannon everybody loved her she was an extremely loving daughter. in their grief vicki and still turn to each other and reached out for support. it just takes time and doesn't you know everybody goes down a different path in a different time line to this journey toward healing they begin attending support meetings for families of murder victims. there they saw the devastating toll of sorrow and anger. the father of one of the murdered daughters we know well took a first drink and he never stopped for a year and she lost his job in a marriage. but well just daughter was one of one hundred sixty six people killed in the timothy mcveigh bombing of oklahoma city. one night about a year later he woke up in the morning

. >> reporter: andrea is grateful to shayla sullivan, an animal rescue volunteer who had been leaving food and water on the property just in case. >> i figured, if they are there, they won't go hungry. >> reporter: a marvel one dog was found. turns out volunteers rescued the second one, miguel. >> things are right again. >> reporter: a family separated by flames reunited by devotion. joe fryer, nbc news. >> that's why we love our little friends. >>> up next, the good samaritan and a first class fate. area. the uber app is back up after being down for hours. now the question is... what went wrong? plus dr. christine blasey ford makes headlines again. because she )s on the short list for a prestigious honor. next. right now at 6 >>> in this busy holiday travel season, we have a moving story of a good samaritan and what he did for a mom and her baby on a flight. rehema ellis has our "inspiring america" report. >> reporter: kelsey was flying from orlando to philadelphia so her 11-month-old daughter lucy could be treated for a chronic lung disease. with baby and oxygen machine, it was a co

shayla would call andrea, the owner, every day. >> her voice would just be happy to hear from me, so,make sure i called her every day. >> reporter: even if she had no news. and just last week, andrea pulling up to her house and right there waiting, looking into the window, was madison. >> there's our dog, waiting, and i -- this -- you are the best dog. the best. >> he was. >> reporter: madison, loyal as ever, sitting right there, keeping watch over what was left of the home. >> imagine the loyalty of staying in through the worst of circumstances and being here waiting -- it was so emotional. >> reporter: and watch this. over the weekend, both dogs were reunited. >> there's your buddy. >> reporter: wagging their tails, two dogs surviving and coming home. madison, right there waiting for his owner. doesn't get better than that on a monday night. thank you for starting another week with us. i'm david muir. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow. have a good evening. good night. >>> leave >>> live where you live, this is "abc7 news." >>> almost 80% of oakland high teachers walked off

she got a call from animal rescue volunteer shayla sullivan, who heard about her dogs and was leaving them food and water. >> if it's there, they won't go hungry. >> reporter: it wasn't until a month later that andrea was finally let back on to her property and received a miracle. there was madison, sitting next to her burned out home, waiting for her to return. >> there is a higher power. it's like a sigh of relief. it was like an affirmation that these dogs are survivors. >> they don't see it as ashes. they see it as their home and those dogs protect the flock and these people are the flock. they love those people. >> reporter: then, more good news. andrea's second dog, miguel, was found by volunteers and reunited with his brother. >> they were wagging their tails, and so happy to see them together. things are right again. all right, what a good boy! >> reporter: andrea knows, paradise will recover and homes can be rebuilt. but nothing can ever replace the love of a pet. always there when you need it the most. >> really sweet. that dog state there. amazing. >>> coming up, the former

shayla: it's a family business. we take it very seriously. lemonis: and how much money do you have invested in this location? randy: $150,000. dawn: and the equipment is probably $80,000. lemonis: so you have $230,000? dawn: at least. lemonis: that's a lot of money. dawn: it's everything we have, so it has to succeed. lemonis: so, what type of revenue will this store do? randy: it's averaging about $28,000, $29,000 a month. lemonis: how much gross profit will there be? dawn: we're not making a profit. lemonis: look, the store's brighter than colleyville, and there's much greater attention to detail. there's a lot of thought being put into it. for me, that means there's passion for the business. i think what's most disappointing is that with everything this family's put in, they're still not making money. i learned that there was another franchise location not too far away in fort worth, so i wanted to drop in there, as well. how are you? i'm marcus. ernie: yeah, ernie. really nice to meet you. lemonis: this is a really nice store. ernie: than