. >> it was an opportunity for past sra scholars to say thank you for everything the organization has done. >> former nfl fullback eddie williams tonight is a homecoming, is he about to deliver the key note address for the students rising above gala at the ritz-carlton in san francisco. >> it's kind of surreal, to be honest. >> 14 years after he was an sra scholar sitting in the crowd dreaming of a brighter future. >> i'm so honored to be here with you, guys, thank you so much for having me. >> the room he will address is full of young people who survived turbulent lives, tax and come out on top guided by their mentors at students rising above. da month hartnet is one of them, in 2014 he was president of the black student union at santa clara high school and captain of the basketball team, his mother was struggling to pay the bills. >> it was not easy at all. i pushed through it. i strived. >> right into franklin marshall college, now 5 years later he takes the stage at the students rising above physical a with an update. >> after graduation i received a full time offer at the new yor

. >> 14 years after he was inn an sra scalare dreaming of the future.ight the room he will address is young people who survived push length lives too and guided by their mentors at students rising above. he is one of them. when we met him in 2014 he was president of the black student union at santa clara high school and captain of the basketball team. >> what many of his classmates didn't know then, his mother was struggling to pay the bills. >> it was not easy at all. i pushed through it. >> right into franklin and marshall college and now five years later, he takes the stage at the student's rising above gala. after i got an offer at the new york times and i'm the first in my family to graduate from college. >> students rising above says these are the success stories that have fueled sra over two decades. >> we have alumni that are change makers, data scientists. we're celebrating a lot tonight with our students. >> on this night 75 students stand waving pennants with the names of the colleges they will attend next fall. when eddie williams takes the

the executive director says that these are the success stories that have fueled sra over two decades.makers and were celebrating a lot tonight. >> reporter: 75 students stand with pendants of the names of the colleges they will attend. and when eddie takes the states, he has these words about the power of their stories . >> wield your story as a weapon against justice and perspective brokenness and other people's lives with grace and with peas. >> reporter: kpix5 . >> to learn more, head to our website, www.kpix.com . >>> meet the ball guy. cvs pharmacy. ed gets copays as low as zero dollars on medicare part d prescriptions.l. and, lily.... lily gets anything she wants. ed knows he could just have us deliver his prescriptions. but what's the fun in that? switch to cvs pharmacy. >>> spring has officially sprung. it is a favorite time of year for one guy in san jose, the ball guy. he planted more than 11,000 bulbs in his garden and they bloom into a colorful garden. he invites the public to tour his backyard for a week every year. >> i just love the looks on people's faces when they see

crew sra put that run into trouble and rough seas off the coast of norway on saturday has finally reached ports half of the passengers on board the viking sky were airlifted to safety after the luxury of the luxury liner encountered engine problems and at least twenty people are being treated in a hospital sanya gago has more i. a terrifying view from inside the cruise ship. before the alarm went off. the mayday call was put out on saturday as the vessel drifted in the norwegian see more than thirteen hundred passengers and crew were aboard the viking sky with the luxury cruise line as engines failed during stormy weather it was battered by eight metre waves just off the coast of norway here the weather is known to be fierce and the shallow waters are renowned for their reefs. the rescue of the passengers began on saturday evening with the evacuation of the ship continuing throughout the night most of those on board were elderly tourists mainly from the united states and the u.k. a few escaped with light injuries many traumatised by the experience. or. so. or. from. tug boats one in front

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