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for my addiction and depression. and with the help of my family and recovery support community... ...i am whole again. join the voicesor recovery. it's worth it. for information on prevention and treatment referral, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. wow. college already. ( chuckles ) yeah. - we gotta go. - yeah. - ( engine starts ) - ( door shuts ) ♪ for all those times you stood by me... ♪ and remember the-- seatbelt. drive safe. call when i get there. well, i-- i love you. ♪ for every dream you made come true ♪ ♪ for all the love i found in you... ♪ i love you too, daddy. ♪ you're the one who saw me through... ♪ - and thanks... - ♪ through it all... for everything. ♪ you were my strength when i was weak ♪ ♪ you were my voice when i couldn't speak... ♪ - ( woman speaks ) - ♪ because you loved me. a message from the foundation for a better life. >> it's one thing to play a video game, but it's a whole different learning experience to be able to create a video game. diyu met some students who are doing just that. >> well, my game is, basically, this guy has been r

join the voices for recovery. for information and treatment referral for you or someone you love, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. [music] the national center for state courts is a private, nonprofit corporation created to promote the rule of law and to work with the state courts in improving the administration of justice. to provide them with information that's going to be helpful to them. we first conduct research of issues that affect the administration of justice. hopefully, we develop some solutions. we pilot test those solutions, come up with best practices. different kind of scans of the brain. we have an educational arm that we use to produce training programs that we share what we've learned with the leaders in the court field. the translating drug court research into practice initiative is part of a general trend in recent years towards more and more emphasis on what does research have to say that can benefit the person who's on the ground? so inste

recovery was even harder. she was in a coma for more than a month. rehab for several more. eventually she made it back to the stage sharing her voice lincoln center. ♪ >> i went on stage, and i sang, and it was everything that i imaged. >> the euphoria didn't last. >> i didn't to reject my lungs just a little less than two years ago. >> reporter: her doctors said finding a second lung donor would be even harder. fortunately, charity got that second chance. >> i knew that there was no way that i got those lungs if they they weren't going to make me sick. >> reporter: and music they made. charity is able to sing again, and on this day she's performing for a very special audience. it's her doctors and fellow transplant patients at the cleveland clinic. ♪ >> it's such a honor to sing for people that may have the same challenges that i have. >> reporter: dr. sanjay gupta, cnn. >>> thanks for starting your morning with us. we have much more ahead on "cnn sunday morning" which starts right now.

voice of the people pledging support to the coalition. division in its ranks. and reporting to the. cherished aaa credit score ratings agency. recovery. very good evening for me kevin though in this is r.t. coming from moscow the top story this israel has reportedly warned all gaza residents to stay inside or risk becoming a target the death toll from israel's bombardment of the region has already exceeded one hundred victims now around a quarter of them children. israel's assault has continued it's now day seven of operation pillar of cloud israel has over these last few days used naval and land attacks on the gaza strip so far today those attacks have been through and means only least four palestinians have been killed alone today including one fifteen year old boy his name is in the north of the strip israel continue to target almost every population center in the gaza strip from in the south which has been heavily pounds over the last couple of days particularly the beit lahia area in the north of the gaza strip as well as gaza city and khan yunis the middle area of the strip in the beginning of the morning israel said that no one should leave their ho

recovery was even harder. she was in a coma for more than a month, rehab for several more. but eventually she made it back to the stage, sharing her voiceat lincoln cente center. >> i went on the stage and i sang and it was everything that i imagined. >> reporter: but the euphoria didn't last. her doctor said finding a second lung donor would be even harder. fortunately, charity got that second chance. >> i knew that there was no way that i got those lungs if they were not going to make music. >> reporter: and music, they made. charity is able to sing again. and on this day, she is performing for a very special audience. it is her doctors and fellow transplant patients at the cleveland clinic. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> it is just such a blessing and a joy to be able to sing for people who have had the same challenges that i have, and who might be facing the same challenges that i have. >> reporter: just imagine a singing -- after two double lung transplants. just a remarkable woman. and still ahead, find out what was once the fattest city in the country and what they're doing to get their waistlines and their wallets back in line. a tem in brazil. the

voice of the people pledging support for the coalition despite a dangerous division in its ranks. and france again loses its cherished aaa credit scores ratings agency sound the alarm over a threadbare euro zone recovery. hello and a very good evening for me if you just joined us i'm kevin though in this is our first this hour the status of a potential cease fire between the two warring neighbors is a matter of debate tonight hamas has claimed an agreement has all been reached while israel's hinting that bargaining is still in full swing paula slee reports now on just where the cease fire starts. on the one hand we are hearing from a hamas spokesperson who says that the two sides have agreed to a cease fire he says that both hamas and israel agreed to this cease fire that was mediated by cairo but we're not hearing the same from the israeli side in fact they deny this they say that no cease fire has been agreed to they say that the ball is still in play but details are still being hammered out and in fact we even hearing from some israeli officials who have said that they first want to see a period of twenty four hours of calm before they can give the nod to any kind. truce agreement and as if this is

voice of the people pledging support for the coalition despite a dangerous division in its ranks. and france again loses its cherished aaa credit score his ratings agency sound an alarm over a red bear eurozone recovery. very good evening for me kevin owen here r.t. tonight and a busy news night it is israel has reportedly warned all garza residents to stay inside tonight or risk becoming a target the death toll from israel's bombardment of the region's already exceeded one hundred around a quarter of them children journalist terry fears in gaza with the latest must warn you may find some images coming up in this report upsetting. israel's assault has continued it's now day seven of operation pillar of cloud israel has over these last few days used naval and land attacks on the gaza strip so far today those attacks have been through and and means only least four palestinians have been killed today including one a fifteen year old boy his name is in the north of the strip israel continue to target almost every population center in the gaza strip from rafa in the south which has been heavily pounds over the last couple of days particularly the beit lahia area in the north of the gaza strip as well as g

voice of elmo stop toy sales this season? >>> and a tough holiday season ahead for hurricane sandy victims. we'll talk with bill pascrell about that next where the recoverytand right now. into their work, their name on the door, and their heart into their community. small business saturday is a day to show our support. a day to shop at stores owned by our friends and neighbors. and do our part for the businesses that do so much for us. on november 24th, let's get out and shop small. >>> it's been 25 days since hurricane sandy made landfall devastating parts of new jersey. recovery efforts are under way as families try to rebuild their lives. joining me now is congressman bill pascrell of new jersey. welcome to you, sir. thank you for joining us. i hope you had a good thanksgiving. >> happy holiday to you. >> thank you so much. let's talk about sandy and the recovery. how is it going? >> moving along slowly. most people have had their power returned and, of course, if you don't have a house, it doesn't matter whether you have power in the neighborhood. a lot of folks are out there working in a voluntary capacity. and i have to tell you, alex, the local co