a decade ago jeni stepien's father gave a stranger the gift of life. lifetime. here's jim axelrod. >> reporter: to make her wedding day perfect, jeni stepien had man walk her down the aisle she'd met first time just the day before. >> hi! >> reporter: but jeni was positive she could trust arthur thomas's heart. >> thank you so much. >> are you kidding? >> reporter: after all, it belonged to jeni's dad michael stepien was killed in a robbery near pittsburgh ten years ago. hundreds of miles away in philadelphia, arthur thomas's failing heart had him on a transplant waiting list but hope was slipping away. >> i was on death's door when he was murdered, and i needed a within the next few days. >> reporter: fast forward a decade to a letter jeni mailed to arthur thomas. >> and she said, "dear tom, i'm the daughter of the man whose heart is inside you, would you walk me down the aisle?" >> reporter: which is how jeni stepien's got to have her father's beating heart with her for the biggest moment of her life. >> it's like having my dad here, even in just... and better

. >>> a decade ago jenny stepien's father gave a stranger the gift of life.hat stranger has returned to give jenny a gift of a lifetime. jim axelrod reports. >> reporter: to make her wedding day perfect, jenny stepien had a man walk her down the aisle she'd met the first time just the day before. >> hi. >> reporter: but jenny was positive she could trust arthur thomas' heart. >> thank you so much for coming. >> are you kidding. >> reporter: after all it belonged to her father, michael. jenny's dad michael stepien was killed in a robbery near pittsburgh ten years ago. hundreds of years ago in philadelphia arthur thomas' failing heart had him on a transplant waiting list but hope was slipping away. >> i was on death's door when he was murdered. and i needed a heart or i was going to be dying within the next few days. >> reporter: fast forward a decade to a letter jenny mailed to arthur thomas. >> she said, dear tom, i'm the daughter of the man whose heart is inside you. would you walk me down the aisle? >> reporter: which is how jenny stepien got to have her fa

on friday jeni stepien felt her father's heart and arthur walked her down the aisle. telling me she was the daughter of the man whose heart was inside of me. she asked me if i was willing to walk her down the aisle. >> it's like having my dad here and better because we get to share the story and other people see that organ donors do matter.>> she was the first person arthur ever walk down the aisle his own daughter gave her blessing. >>> as homer simpson endless fries. in the series finale the diamondbacks broke out the long ball and its game week for the arizona cardinals tuning up with the preseason opener friday against the raiders. we have football with the i'm sorry we don't, the nfl messed >>> a look at your day in detail hour by hour so you know what to expect temperature- wise. sunny skies will start off at 86 degrees and in the 90s by eight a clock. triple digits by the lunch high, 81 four show low, 93 in sedona and 110 for bullhead city. >>> i would like to show you a hall of fame highlights but because the wrong paint was used in end zone turned it into cem

and he got it from michael stepien who was killed around the same time. now... stepien's daughter jeni.. reached out to thomas... asking if he would walk her down the aisle. thomas happily agreed... and called it quote "the greatest honor"./// ((nia wong)) >>> another incredible story... this one in utah. a 7-year-old is being called a hero for saving a toddler from drowning. cesar galeana when he says he heard a splash. a 2-year-old boy had wandered away from his family while they were taking groceries from the car. fortunately cesar quickly pulled the boy out.. and took him to the complex's front office to call 911. the toddler is expected to make a full recovery./// ((nia wong)) >>> monsoon season hits the southwest hard. where folks were washed out over the weekend... thanks to torrential rain and flooding. ((good morning we're tracking drier conditions across the valley with a break in the monsoon...for now -- we'll talk about your extended forecast coming up.)) ((nia wong)) >>> welcome back to the valley's news leader... severe flooding in scottsdale, ariz

. >> maggi hagerman reporting that the trump team is hiring bill stepien, fired by chris christie and two sources telling her another controversial person could be joining. robert, what with you hearing? >> bill stepien, somebody implicated in the bridge gate scandal for governor christie but remains a confidante. deputy chief of staff for the new jersey governor. as he tries to reemerge on to the political scene it would be a natural fit for him to go with the trump campaign. >> and quickly going back to steve and the rhetoric here. i get it, steve, you're not a fan of donald trump, you're not a fan of hillary clinton, but this does and has come down according to people like "morning joe," for example, joe scarborou scarborough, it comes down to your moral compass here, and your compass may put you in the middle or far away from both of these people. nevertheless, you sound like rudy guiliani when i ask you about donald trump, pistons instantly to hillary clinton. he's a part of your party, tried to identify as a conservative, right now winning in your state of iowa. is he hurting yo

>> reporter: which is how jenny stepien got to have her father's beating heart with her for the biggest moment of her life. >> it's like having my dad here. and better, we get to share this story with other people and people see organ donors do matter. this wed saturday and filled to the brim as well. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >>> here's another look at the morning's top stories, donald trump introduces revamped economic plans that proposes tax cuts but it's short on specifics. trump says his plan will revitalize the u.s. economy. hillary clinton said the plan benefits the rich. a new national poll shows clinton with a double digit lead and senator collins of maine said she won't be voting for trump. >>> at the olympics in rio, american lilia king won gold in the 100 meter breaststroke. american ryan murphy won the 100 meter's men's back stroke. and the american team rallied 117-69. the u.s. women's pounded spain 103 to 63. >>> coming up on your local news on "cbs this morning," more from doping against a russian swimmer to got a silver medal plus charlie speaks with former cia d

at the same stepien who will do what the boss tells him to do. and kellyanne conway is a getting a pass, but this is a woman who -- >> kellyanne conway? >> sorry, fitzpatrick was the name before. and you've got mike pence who blew up his entire state's economy with an anti-gay bill that would allow discrimination against gay people. and gay people is the one group of people that donald trump hasn't gone out of his way to insult, and you didn't even mention the fact that his personal physician seems to be the alien studies guys from independence day. >> i'm glad you bring up dr. harold bornstein, i have no independent knowledge about whether he's a good doctor or not and i don't want to cast aspersions on him. but when his later about donald trump's health circulated, it raised eyebrows. "if elected, mr. trump, i can state unequivocally will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency." which seems a difficult claim to verify. today we caught up to him and he talked about the conditions under which he wrote that letter. take a look

jenny's dad michael stepien was killed near a robbery in pittsburgh ten years ago.of years ago in philadelphia arthur thomas' failing heart had him on a transplant waiting list but hope was slipping away. >> i was on death's door when he was murdered. and i needed a heart or i was going to be dying within the next few days. >> reporter: fast forward a decade to a letter jenny mailed to arthur thomas. >> she said, dear tom, i'm the daughter of the man whose heart is inside you. would you walk me down the aisle? >> reporter: which is how jenny stepien got to have her father's beating heart with her for the biggest moment of her life. >> it's like having my dad here. and better, we get to share this story with other people and people see organ donors do matter. >> reporter: and that's how both hearts were both breaking at this wed saturday and filled to the brim as well. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >>> here's another look at the morning's top stories, donald trump introduces revamped economic plans that proposes tax cuts but it's short on specifics. trump says his

when jeni stepien's father michael was killed in a robbery in 2006, his heart went to a man jeni and arthur met for the first time today... and arthur will play a big role in the wedding: (( jeni stepien, daughter: "we've been talking to him, writing letters and calling and receiving flowers and gifts for the past 10 years and he's finally here. i feel like my family's complete." )) ((christianne klein)) >> arthur will walk jeni down the aisle tomorrow./// ((dave courvoisier)) a new campaign rolling out this week wants you to get involved in making nevada greener. "rn 9 non-profits aimed at creating a grassroots effort that doesn't just talk about change. sharie johnson shows us: << ((genevieve sanchez i think we need to protect our natural resources and we need to find alternative ways to have energy )) ((sharie johnson)) we all want a more renewable nevada, but what steps can ordinary people take to achieve that goal. that's what "renew nevada" wants to educate people on. ((annette magnus, exec dir. of institute for progressive nevada once you get involved with one of these organiz

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bride dw jen stepien, bride "it was the best day of my life..." despite the fact that her father could not walk her down the aisle, jeni stepien says her father was very much there. he was murderd 10 years ago but the man who recieved her father's heart in a transplant walked her down instead. (emotional moment: meeting and tears) jeni crying into her hands: jen: "thank you so much for coming?" arthur: "...are you kidding?" jeni happened to meet arthur for the first time the day back here at home.. a man made a stop at the las vegas sign over the weekend. he's running across the country to show his support for police! billy richards says...he was tired of seeing officers portrayed in a negative light! so he left his home in new york ...running west. so far... he's hit up 27 cities... sometimes...he's running alone... but often... officers run alongside him.... richards says...he hopes to boost the morale of departments across the country. sot 145613 billy richard i've been doing. i've also gotten a lot of positive feedback from the community as we

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>> reporter: bill stepien is a political operative that does have experience behind him.n i spoke to people within the campaign today and asked them about this, when they found out about it, they called it ai bit of a dumb move because he is as we know embroiled in the bridgegate scandal. i think this is an indication that the trump campaign is having a hard time hiring qualified and well-respected republican operatives. we have known this for quite some time. they aren't getting the pick of the litter because so few people respect donald trump's candidacy in republican leadership. this was something they didn't have much of a choice on in terms of they didn't have like a wide range of other options out there. but we are told, nbc news' kelly o'donnell reported from two sources that jared kushner was behind this push. that's interesting given the history between jared kushner and chris christie. is it great optics? no, especially since there's the trial for bridgegate is imminent. but when it comes to the everyday voter out there, this idea that bill stepien has come on b

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jenny's father, michael stepien was murdered in swissvale back n 2006. tom received michael's heart after his death. when he was murdered, and i needed a heart, or i was going o be dying within the next few das . >> so jenny asked tom if he woud do the honors in a letter. >> i'm just so thankful that my dad could be here with us today in spirit and in a piece of his physical being as well, that was really really special for us. >> i w emotions when i finally saw her walking down, the most beautiful woman in the world that i have ever seen before. >> what greater honor could a person have than walking the daughter of a man who has given his heart to him, i can't imagie a greater honor. >> and right there, why organize donation is so important. no one is too young, no one is too old to give the gift of lif. and find out how you too can be an organ and tissue donor. >> touching story. coming up on cleveland 19 news t 6:00, we're getting answers aftr a boy indicted at a water park. just how often are amusement parks inspected and are they by empire window co

the bond between a father and daughter is still strong -- jeni stepien's father was killed in a robbery in 2006. his heart went to arthur-- a man who desperately needed a transplant. jeni and arthur met for the first time friday-- the day before her wedding. arthur walked jeni down the aisle on saturday. how's this for a twist on the a-l-s ice bucket challenge. larry kaplan is traveling to 50 states in 30 days to raise money for a-l-s. road. but instead of buckets of ice water-- larry is filling his buckets with state-specific foods. so naturally in wisconsin-- he stopped at the mars cheese castle in kenosha. "taking the ice bucket challenge to the new level. so everything from clam chowder to here we are in wisconsin and we did 24 lbs of melted cheese. and wisconsin eats chip that's some good stuff." are in wisconsin and we did 24 good stuff." if you want to see more of kaplan's challenges-- we've posted a link to his website on ours-- fox6 now dot com. pitcher who becomes the first woman to play major league baseball premieres next month. "pitch" premieres september 22-nd. "pitch" pre

he just flat out lied about senior staff and stepien not being involved. after another aide responded, rena texted again: yes, but he lied. and if e-mails are found with the subpoena or uncovered in discovery, it could be bad. >> she said expressly she knew nothing about anything surrounding bridgegate. >> reporter: governor christie is sticking to his had no involvement or knowledge of the lane shutdowns. anthony johnson, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> a night of vandalism and property damage on long island. more than a dozen cars and a home damaged and spray painted with what appears to be gang tags. >> it happened in two locations in the nassau county village of farmingdale and corham. police don't think they're connected, so what's going on? here's tim fleischer. and even this house. the tags of a gang known to suffolk county police. >> whenever you have gang signs like that, it could be initiation. it could be basically a night out creating some mayhem in the neighborhood. >> reporter: under the cover of darkness early wednesday morning, the gang memb

jenny step in -- jeni stepien's father died in a heart attack. jeni and arthur met for the first time on friday. the day before her wedding. >> we've been talking to him and writing letters and calling and receiving flowers and sending gifts for the past 10 >> jenny got married on saturday and arthur walked her down the aisle. >>> a florida father credits his now 9-year-old son with saving his life when sammy was just 11 months old his mother took this photo. sammy used as part literally to help save his father's life. his death justin suffers from chronic any disease and got the call he had been waiting for for years. his insurance company would could prove he could pay for the medication. so the family set up a go fund me website. they raised more than $100,000 >> i posted it to flickr and immediately it was just a hit. >> it is a game changer to see and stuff. >> is about a wonderful story? his dad said he feels like he needs to buy his son everything he wants because he owes it to him. >> i like how he calls it a game changer. >> he is so ado

renner texted it to another campaign staffer for the lawyer for more of the senior staff members bill stepien said once again his client was unaware of the lancashire's. alison: a force. a pattern of baltimore police officers making stops in poor black neighborhoods in the mouth lawfully arresting citizens through the police commissioner says six of the officers have been fired but the feds say the department needs to reform its policies to stop these disturbing patterns of policing. >> it undermines community trust. >> i have no tolerance for any person who is privileged enough to wear this uniform if they chose to engage in racist, sexist, discriminatory or biased based policing. reporter: the federal probe was launched last year after freddie gray's death. his neck rope while he was left unrestrained. steve: a police officer filmed stopping on a suspect's head. he was sentenced to two years probation. spotting him drinking and smoking pot even though the suspect was handcuffed and under control. alison: abrons cabbie charged with assaulting -- has to wait another month to find out if the c

they just hired bill stepien, who was fired during the bridge gate scandal under chris christie. lots truck on, move on, and get rid of these controversies. >> we are having before it of technical difficulty with john so i will pose this to you. john wrote a column that cites a new poll suggesting most americans are not on board building a wall. for you, kate, is it clear what trump's position is now? >> donald trump's position has moved back and forth. we saw him go 360--degree turn and then stepping up. trying to soften a built to say, hey, come to our team even if you have been a little uncomfortable at the campaign. we see hillary clinton go after donald trump and try to say, hey, you may have been voting republican your life. it's okay to vote for hillary clinton. we are just seeing a little bit of back and forth and seeing him try to soften it. if he's go to become a flip-flopper, wee not alter his position. so i'm trying to soften a little bit, appeal to more voters. >> yeah. put it out there and see what happens. there was an exclusive interview with hillary clinton on on

some of the conversation right before arthur thomas walked jen stepien down the aisle. her head to thomas' chest to listen to his heartbeat because thomas' heart came from jen's father. jen's father was shot to death ten years ago. his family decided to donate his organs and thomas received jen's father's heart so she asked thomas to walk her down the aisle on her special day. >> i was so thankful that my dad could be here with us today in spirit and a piece of his physical being as well. that was really, really special for us. >> the bride said it felt like her father was with her spiritually and physically on her wedding day. thomas said there could be no greater honor than to be asked to step into the place jen's father should have been. >> you can't come behind that. >> i know. >> what a story. >>> it is 7:46. sal will help you get where you need to go today. >> that's right. we are looking at a commute where traffic is going to be busy, dave, and gasia, at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is going to be slow. it's about a 15 to 20-minute delay at the toll plaza here b

just part of the conversation here right before arthur thomas walked jen stepien down the ride.he bride put her head to thomas' chest to listen to the heartbeat because heartbeat came from jen's father. he was shot to death ten years ago and the family decided to donate his organs. thomas received jen's father's heart. she asked him to walk her down the aisle on her special day. >> i was just so thankful that my dad could be here with us today in spirit and a piece of his physical being as well. that was really, really special for us. >> the bride said it felt like her father was with her spiritually and physically on her wedding day. thomas said the day stirred up emotions for him as well. he added, there could be no greater honor to be asked to step into the place jen's father should have been. >>> the united states leads the medal count in the summer games. the u.s. has earned 12 medals from these games. three gold. five silver. four bronze. italy and china each have eight each. and three gold medals italy has one more silver than china. >> alexander masalis of san francisco

jeni stepien's father died in 2006.. and shortly after.. his heart was given to arthur thomas. just a day before jeni's wedding.. she finally had a chance to meet arthur.. and hear her dad's heart beat one more time. "we've been talking to him, writing letters and calling years and he's finally here. i feel like my family's complete." to complete jeni's wedding.. arthur will walk her down the isle. with a heart full of love for the family that saved his life. if you've ever thought tom haverford from 'parks and recreation' would make a great nature documentary narrator, it turns out you were absolutely correct... how it came to be.. and the hilarious screen shots that came from it. in 1803, a man bought the territory of louisiana for 42 cents an acre. that was the greatest deal ever. until i made this one. now you can get my jumbo breakfast platter for just $2.99. take that history. scrambled eggs, eight mini pancakes, a hash brown, and your choice of bacon or sausage. it's the greatest deal since the louisiana purchase. sort of. uploads.. they made a critical error in a b-b-c

stepien and no one in his office being involved. when asked about it, christie said nothing about it. >>> there's a new king on the basketball court, the knicks own carmelo anthony. he became the all-time leading scorer ahead of lebron james. record and took the shots as they came. he saved the u.s. from being upset. they came back on won 98-88. >>> for the first time in 112 years, an american is bringing home a medal in the american's sabre competition. daryl homer who grew up in the bronx fought his way to the gold medal match but he lost to his rival from hungary. back in 1984. congratulations, daryl. katie ledecky proved once again she's the fastest in the pool. she anchored the weapon's 4x200 meter free. when she hit the water she was trailing by a body leapt but quickly caught up and left everybody behind and won by a body length. nathan adrian found a spot at the podium in the men's 100 freestyle. he won 0.27 the difference between first and third. tonight with the final olympic race between rivals michael phelps and ryan loc