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t as he shares with sherry hu, >>> it was one tragedy after another for today's young students risingcholar. >> as he shares with sherry, he's determined to turn those tragedies into opportunities. go to college and make a better life for myself. . >> reporter: with a big time love for rock music, antonio is teaching himself how to play it. antonio has had to learn a lot on his own for a long time. his dad died when he was only 6 years old. >> i asked, i asked my mom, when was my dad coming, she said he's not coming back. he's gone. he's in heaven. that's when i started crying. >> within five years, antonio's heart was broken yet again. after cancer took his mother. >> i felt like i grew up in that instant and that i needed, i had a goal that i wanted to complete to make my parents proud of who i am. and to live a life that would be successful. i remember i had a humming bird. >> once his mother died, antonio's older sister became his legal guardian, a decision mom and daughter made together. >> we knew that, you know, she was going to go, and we both loved my brother, and we wanted h

. >> as sherry hsu shares with us tonight, the young person overcame the hard things in his life withp of his grandmother. >> reporter: middle school was a turning point for both jesse hernandez and his grandmother. he battled depression and hopelessness. moving in with her became his lifeline. >> just knowing that somebody loved me was the moment that everything became more clear. >> got up and made sure he went to school every day, something he didn't always do at home because i wanted jesse to make something out of his life. >> reporter: jesse is solemn when he explains that his mom and dad didn't know how to parent. >> i don't want to bash on my parents like they were bad people, but they were going through the wrong times and dealing with their own addictions and they're trying to overcome them today, but i believe both my grandmothers and my surrounding family are the reason why i'm still alive. >> reporter: and the reason why he's not only still in school -- >> i normally work hard because i have nothing else to go to. it's either education or nothing, you know. >> reporter: bu

es with sherry >>> it was one tragedy after another for today's young students rising above scholars.as he shares, he is determined to turn the tragedies into opportunities. go to college and make a better life for himself and others. >> reporter: with a big time love for rock music, antonio is teaching himself how to play. he has had to learn a lot on his own for a long time. his dad died when he was only six years old. >> i asked when dad was coming and mom said he is not coming back. he is in heaven. >> reporter: within five years his heart was broken again africanser took his mother. >> i felt like i grew up in that instant and i had a goal i wanted to complete to make my parents proud of who i am and to live a life that would be successful. a light switch had a hummingbird on it. >> once his mother died, his older sister became his legal guardian, a decision mom and daughter made together. >> we knew that she was going to go. we both love my brother and we wanted him to be with someone. >> she's like my mom really. she's always been there with me since i was little. she's raised

sherry tate. this is just the beginning, but clearly 17 counts of murder await this young man. >> yes. and clearly the judge indicated that she's going to keep control over this case and very clearly meant to send a message to both sides to say how she wants to proceed and that they will proceed in accordance with her wishes. and that's quite appropriate. we have seen cases which have a televised aspect to them, such as the o.j. simpson case, rock out of orbit. this will not, in my view, be such a case. the state's attorney, mr. sachs, is a very complicated and experienced man, and i'm sure this judge will also maintain control of the courtroom. >> the state attorney, michael sachs, did say in a statement on saturday. let me read part of it to you. this is certainly the type of case the death penalty was designed for. this was a highly calculated and premeditated murder of 27 people and the attempted murder of everyone in that school. clearly they're going for the whole thing, murder and the death penalty. >> well, it would seem as such, but we will await, of course, medical evaluation

but as sherry hu shares with us today, this s-r-a scholar overcame his struggles. all with the help of the one stable force in his li >>> as a child one young man battled depression and lost people in his life he loved. >> this sra scholar overcame his troubles all because of the one stable force in his life, his grandmother. >> here's all of his report cards since 7th grade. >> middle school was a turning point for jesse hernandez and his grandmother. he battled depression and hopelessness. moving in with her became his lifeline. >> just knowing that somebody loved me was the moment that everything became more clear. >> i made sure he got up and went to school every day. something they didn't always do at home. because i wanted jesse to make something out of his life. >> jesse is solemn when he explains that his mom and dad didn't know how to parent. >> i don't want to bash on my parents, and say they were bad people, but they were going through the wrong times, and dealing with their own addictions and they are trying to overcome them today. i believe both of my grandmothers and my surrounding family are the reason i'm still alive. >> and