after it was determined his relatives were not compatible for a transplant, kevin's new coach, tom walter, stepped forward. he was a match. >> i didn't ask. he kind of asked me. he volunteered. so, i'm thankful for that. >> reporter: recovery time for both is expected to be several months. kevin jordan could be swinging a bat again in six to eight weeks.

an outfielder recruited to wake forest university by coach tom walter.at was before kevin's kidneys failed. >> at the time i didn't know what it was. i just -- i thought i was out of shape, and i kind of knew it in the back of my mind, i wasn't. >> reporter: he had a rare disease that caused kevin's immune system to attack his own body. just months after he was diagnosed, kevin was on dialysis and needed a kidney transplant. average wait time, three years. >> my initial thought was that there's no way that kevin jordan should have to go through what he's been through for another three years. >> reporter: there was a way out. find a volunteer donor. the coach was a match and that's all he needed to know. he decided to give his player his kidney. >> i never asked. he volunteered off the bat. and i don't know if i would have asked. >> it was a clear-cut decision. it was, i had the ability to help kevin jordan have a normal life. >> reporter: it was no small gesture. it involved major surgery. two, actually. one to remove the kidney from coach walter. anothe

tom walter donated his kidney to a player, a freshman named kevin jordan.e got sick last year and his kidney function grew worse and worse. no member of his family were a match but the coach was. he called ate no brainer saying he would do anything to help a player. the baseball coach at wake forest donates a kidney to one of the freshman players. >>> a big party in green bay. lambeau field, 50,000 folks. they charged $5 a pop to sit in 10-degree weather and scream for the world champs. what a 24 hours for aaron rogers. he had disney world. he had letterman and this morning back at lambeau. there is mike mccarthy with the trophy. >> until two days ago the greatest day of my sporting career was april 23rd, 2005 when i was picked in the draft and we did it together. we brought the title back home. we love you. >>> for those who you who worry about individual problems like the kids are having problems at school. your job is difficult. think what alex rodriguez had to go through. he is upset at the fox network for showing him being fed popcorn by cameron diaz.

on monday wake forest coach tom walter donated a kidney to one of his players, freshman outfielder kevinare recovering at an atlanta hospital. >> even when i woke up the day after surgery, it was like, wow, this is how i used to feel before about february of 2010. >> reporter: last winter as a high school senior in georgia when kevin had a hard time shaking the flu. the diagnosis, an autoimmune swelling disorder that can lead to kidney failure. kevin wound up on dialysis three days a week at first and then daily. >> i don't consider myself a hero in any way shape or form. it's been about doing the right thing. >> reporter: after it was determined his relatives were not compatible for a transplant, kevin's new coach, tom walter, stepped forward. he was a match. >> i didn't ask. he kind of asked me. he volunteered. so, i'm thankful for that. >> reporter: recovery time for both is expected to be several months. kevin jordan could be swinging a bat again in six to eight weeks. >> the generosity of one individual changed circumstance from being really quite devastating to one that is really q

wake forest coach tom walter and one of its players kevin jordan are both recovering this morning after major surgery. walter donated a kidney to his freshman outfielder. he has been undergoing dialysis 20 hours a day all the while attending school. none of his family members were a donation match but his coach was and stepped up to the plate. jordan calls it divine intervention. he just wants his player to lead a normal life. >> generous gift. meteorologist mike nicco with his forecast. >> show you what it looks like as we come up on 11:15. plenty of sunshine. notice it isn't nearly as breezy as yesterday and colder nights on the way and taking the rain out of the forecast but it may dampen your valentine's. >> girls with dangerous eating disorders.  ♪ >>> consumer news. tens of thousands of hoover wind tunnel canister vacuums are recalled because of fire and shock hazards. the power nozzle and the wand connector can short circuit. officials say that can happen even if the vacuum has been turned off but left plugged in. the vacuum was sold between march 2003 to dece

wake forest coach tom walter and one of its players kevin jordan are both recovering this morning after major surgery. walter donated a kidney to his freshman outfielder. he has been undergoing dialysis 20 hours a day all the while attending school. none of his family members were a donation match but his coach was and stepped up to the plate. jordan calls it divine intervention. he just wants his player to lead a normal life. >> generous gift. meteorologist mike nicco with his forecast. >> show you what it looks like as we come up on 11:15. plenty of sunshine. notice it isn't nearly as breezy as yesterday and colder nights on the way and taking the rain out of the forecast but it may dampen your valentine's. >> girls with dangerous eating disorders. [ female announcer ] to do well, kids need to eat well. aneating well means getting enough whole grain and calcium. and general mills big g kid cereals can help. did you know it's the only leading line of kid cereals with at least 8 grams of whole grain and a good source of calcium? cereals they already love, like lucky charms and cinnamon

. >> reporter: when a donor couldn't be found in his family, his coach, tom walter, stepped up to the plate and scored. a perfect match. >> you know, baseball is not the number one priority in our lives. this whole process has never been about getting kevin back on the field. this has always been about kevin having a chance at a normal life. >> reporter: kevin is not giving up on returning to his field of dreams, no matter how tough the recovery might be. in fact doctors say he could at least start swinging again, though probably not playing, in about eight weeks. for kevin, those eight weeks can't get here fast enough. >> definitely going to play hard. whatever he asks me to do, get the bunt down, make sure i've got to do that. i couldn't see myself saying no. i've got a part of his body in mine. >> reporter: a coach going to bat for a player. >> eight weeks swinging a bat. >> reporter: winning more than just a game. ron mott, nbc news, atlanta. >> how about that. that's our broadcast for this wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you r

jordan was a promising baseball player, an outfielder recruited to wake forest university by coach tom walter. that was before kevin's kidneys failed. >> at the time, i didn't know what it was. i just... i thought i was out of shape and i kind of knew in the back of my mind that i wasn't. >> reporter: he had a rare disease that caused kevin's immune system to attack his own body. just months after he was diagnosed, kevin was on dialysis and need a kidney transplant. average wait time: three years. >> my initial thought was that there's no way that kevin jordan should have to go through what he's been through for another three years. >> reporter: there was a way out-- find a volunteer donor. the coach was a match and that's all he needed to know. he decided to give his player his kidney. >> i never asked. it was... he volunteered off the bat. and i don't know if i would have asked. >> it was a clear-cut decision. it was i have the ability to help kevin jordan have a normal life. >> reporter: it was no small gesture. it involved major surgery-- two, actually. one to remove the kidney from coach

wake forest coach tom walter has an incoming freshman, kevin jordan, who had not yet played a game. needed a kidney transplant. the coach stepped forward. today they had a successful transplant surgery in atlanta. very nice story. and those two will be linked forever. not just in baseball but in life. >> that's a stunning show of grneiousss. graciousness. that's great. >> we're back in a moment. [ male announcer ] breakfast for breakfast. breakfast for lunch. breakfast for dinner. with three new breakfast lovers dishes, who needs a break from breakfast? denny's. america's diner is always open. >>> thieves armed with sledgehammers were no match with a granny with a handbag. >> you see the man trying to smash windows of a jewelry store in england. notice on the right side of your screen, you'll see a 75-year-old woman run into the picture. >> here she comes. >> with that red dress. i guess we can call her super granny. she starts beating the men with her purse. police eventually turned up on the scene and arrested the four men thanks to the grandmother who says she's a regular shopper

tom walter has a lot more than that.seball coach of wake forest donated his kidney to freshman kevin jordan. none of jordan's relatives were a match to he volunteered to be tested. once it was learned that he was a suitable match he did not hesitate to help a player that was getting suited up. >> i was on board with the idea that if i were a match i was going to do it and i have been pretty comfortable with that decision ever since and the only thing that would have stopped that is if somebody in my family or from wake forest or the team had a serious objection or concern. >> good news. the surgery was a success. both men expected to make a full recovery and kevin could be playing baseball by this summer. >> amazing gift. >> good for the coach, good for kevin. >> all right, coming back at 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. see you then. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. [ female announcer ] starbucks via is

on monday, wake forest coach tom walter donated a kidney to one of his players, freshman outfielder kevin jordan. both are recovering at an atlanta hospital. >> even when i woke up the day after surgery he was wow, this is how you feel. >> it was last winter as a high school senior in georgia when kevin had a hard time shaking the flew. the diagnosis an autoimmune swelling dishard tha disorder d to kidney failure. >> i don't consider myself a hero in any way, shape or form. all along it has just been about doing the right thing. >> after it was determined he wasn't compatible for a transplant his new coach stepped forward, he was a match. >> i didn't ask. he asked me. he volunteered. and so i'm thankful for that. >> reporter: recovery time for both is expected to be several months. kevinor dan coul jordan could g a bat again in six to eight weeks. >> the generosity of one individual changed the circumstance from being really quite devastating to one that is really quite hopeful. >> reporter: another incentive for kevin to play ball again. he was the 19th round draft pick of the new york y

tom walter and kevin jordan are both recovering from transplant surgery in atlanta. walter recruited jordan last year but before school began jordan was diagnosed with an immune system disease that attacked his kidneys. his rare good type make it tough to match. >> i would do it again. >> doctors say with medication, jordan should be just nine and walter plans to be ready for the first game next witness. >>> we understand that that guy is a pretty good player. the yankees contacted him. >> really? >> yeah. >>> a daring robbery in the middle of the day. it's all caught on tape. the reason police say this was not a random act. you have to see this innerveddible -- incredible act of bravely. look at the red. grandma became a hero because of what she did with her purse. >>> san francisco police are looking for this man shown in the video robbing a woman in broad daylight. this is home video taken by a concerned citizen. you saw the robber throwing the woman to the ground in an alley and running off with her wallet. police say that man and that woman met earlier in the da

such is is the case with wake forest university baseball coach tom walter this week, coach walter, in an act of profound personal sacrifice, doe thated one of his kidneys to kevin jordan a freshman player on his team. kevin jordan suffered with failing kidneys and a donation was his only hope far normal life. before he even had a chance to swing his bat for wake forest, his coach stepped up and changed his life by offering one of his own kidneys. this is not your everyday take one for the team story. rather, this is the story of a man of great character and generosity taking initiative to improve the life of a promising young man like kevin junior dan. i want to wish both kevin and coach walter a speedy recovery from their transplant surgeries and hope to see them soon on the ball diamond winning gapes for wake forest. coach walter's example is more than inspirational, it's the very image of a life lived well of course putting others first, his family, his players, his friends and his community could not ask for a better man to call their own. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: fo

wake forest baseball coach, tom walter, just donated a kidney to freshman outfielder kevin jordan, a 19-year-old he recruited last year. jordan desperately needed the transplant, but his relatives were not combatpatiblecompatible. walter turned out to be an ideal match. the surgery was a success. and both men should recover fully. >> going the extra mile for his team. that's fantastic. >> thank you, juju. >>> let's get another check of the weather now with sam outside. >>> good morning, robin, george juju. good morning, everyone. let's talk a little bit about the cold in the northeast. we've shown you the arctic pocket that opened up throughout the country. but in the northeast and the mid-atlantic, the temperatures are 10 to 15 degrees below normal. duluth, with your windchill, at 25 below. boston feels like it's 3. if you're stepping out in new york or washington, d.c., you're in the single digits and teens. put that extra lair on. we show you on the west coast, that things are dry and mild in the west coast. temperatures will be five degrees above normal in these areas. l.a., 73.

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