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Family of baby given 40 percent chance to live looking to give back

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Family of baby given 40 percent chance to live looking to give back

Family of baby given 40 percent chance to live looking to give back

While the world was changing due to COVID-19, the Srokas world changed as their 24-week-old son was admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Sister's of Charity Hospital.

THURSDAY STARTS OFFVERY COOL WITH AFRESH DEW AND 50S,BUT WILL OFFER UPMORE SUNSHINE WITHDAYTIME HIGHS RISINGTO THE MID-UPPER 70S.FRIDAY WILL REMAINMILD WITH INCREASINGCLOUDS FOR ALL OFWNY AS RAINSHOWERS SLIDENORTHWARD INTO THESOUTHERN TIER OUTOF PA THROUGH THEDAY.

THE HEAT WILLINCREASE OVER THEWEEKEND WITHDAYTIME HIGHSRETURNING TO 80 ONSATURDAY AND MID-80SON SUNDAY WITH A MIXOF SUN & CLOUDS.NEXT WEEK STARTSOFF WITH MID SUMMERHEAT AND ELEVATESTHE HUMIDITY AS WELL.BREAKING OVERNIGHTIN PORTLAND OREGON--PROTESTS AGAINSTSYSTEMIC RACISM,AND POLICEBRUTALITY,GREW VIOLENT.YOU SEE THERE APICK-UP TRUCKDRIVING THROUGHTHE CROWD OFPROTESTERS.SOME ALSO SETSEVERAL GARBAGEFIRES,AS DEMONSTRATORSMARCHED TO THEPORTLAND POLICEASSOCIATIONBUILDINGTHIS IS THE 68-THNIGHT OF PROTESTSIN PORTLAND,STEMMED FROM THEKILLING OF GEORGEFLOYD BACK IN MAY."IT WAS PAINFUL.

ITWAS JUST PAINFUL TOKNOW THAT I'M SITTINGHERE RIGHT NOWCOMFORTABLE WHILESOMEBODY'S FAMILY ISGOING THROUGHTRAGEDY."A U-B WOMEN'SBASKETBALL PLAYER --BORN IN LEBANON --SPEAKING OUT THISMORNING.SHE'S HOPING HERLOVED ONES AREOKAY --AFTER THAT MASSIVEEXPLOSION THATSHOOK BEIRUT ANDKILLED AT LEAST 150PEOPLE.ZENAELIASHAS FAMILY ANDFRIENDS IN THE CITY.SHE BELIEVESTHEY'RE SAFE - BUTISN'T SURE - BECAUSESHE'S ONLY BEENABLE TO SPEAK WITH ACOUPLE FAMILYMEMBERS.CREWS ARECONTINUING TO SIFTTHROUGH THEWRECKAGE...AND WE'VE NOWLEARNED AT LEASTONE AMERICAN DIEDIN THE BLAST.LEBANESE OFFICIALSSAY ABOUT FIVE-THOUSAND WEREINJURED--AND MORE THAN AQUARTER OF AMILLION PEOPLE ARENOW HOMELESS.INVESTIGATORS ARENOW TRYING TOFIGURE OUT IFNEGLIGENCE AT THEWAREHOUSE CAUSEDTHE NEARLY THREE-THOUSAND TONS OFFERTILIZER TOEXPLODE.THE LOCALGOVERNMENT HASORDERED PORTOFFICIALS IN CHARGEOF THAT WAREHOUSETO BE PUT UNDERHOUSE ARREST.HERE IN THE U-S --MAJOR CITIES ON THEEAST COAST,INCLUDING NEW YORKCITY,IN A STATE OFEMERGENCY,AS THEY PICK UP THEPIECES FROMTROPICAL STORMISAIAS.SIX PEOPLE WERKILLED,INCLUDING A 60-YEAR-OLD MAN,WHO WAS IN HIS CARWHEN A TREE FELL ONIT.AUTHORITIES SAY ITWILL TAKE DAYS TOREPLACE POWERLINES ANDTRANSFORMERS FORSO MANY ALONG THECOAST,HIT BY THE 70-MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS.SHERIFF'S DEPUTIESIN ORLEANS COUNTYARE INVESTIGATINGAFTER A TODDLERDROWNED IN A POOLYESTERDAY.DEPUTIES SAY THEYRESPONDED TO AHOME IN THE TOWN OFBARRE-AFTER THE 16MONTH-OLD FELL IN APOOL.THE CHILD WASRUSHED TO THEHOSPITAL AND DIED.AT THIS POINT NONAMES HAVE BEENRELEASED.THIS MORNING WEHAVE OUR EYE ONEDUCATION FOR YOUAS SCHOOLS LOOK TOREBOUND FROM THECORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC.COVID-19 MAY BEACTUALLY ADDINGTO YOUR KIDS'COLLEGE BILLS THISYEAR.AND ACCORDING TOONE STUDENT --A LOCAL COLLEGE ISHITTING HER WITHFEES SHE CAN'T DOANYTHING ABOUT --WITHOUTWARNING.SEVEN EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTERGILAT MELAMEDCAUGHT UP WITH HER--SHE SHOWS YOUJUST HOW MUCH IT'LLCOST STUDENTS --AND WHICH STUDENTSIT'S AFFECTING.CAITLYN MCDOLE WILLBEGIN HER FINAL YEARAT NIAGARA COUNTYCOMMUNITY COLLEGEIN JUST OVER THREEWEEKS.BUT SHE SAW ANUNEXPECTED ITEMWHEN SHE GOT HERTUITION BILL."THERE IS AN ADDED$188 FEE FORDISTANCE LEARNING."A FEE MCDOLE SAYSSHE WAS NEVERWARNED OF.ALL OF HER CLASSESWERE SCHEDULED TOBE IN PERSON WHENSHE REGISTERED FORTHE FALL SEMESTER AFEW MONTHS AGO.MCDOLE SAYS THESCHOOL SENT THEMSEVERAL EMAILS TOKEEP CHECKING FORSCHEDULECHANGES.

BUTNEVER MENTIONED ADISTANCE LEARNINGFEE.TWO OF HER CLASSESHAVE MOVED TOHYBRID OR ONLINE.AND NOW SHE WANTSTO KNOW WHY SHE'SBEING CHARGEDMORE.

FOR HAVINGLESS ACCESS TOCAMPUS."WE'RE NOT CHOOSINGFOR THIS TO HAPPEN,WE WANNA BE HERE INOUR SCHOOL, WITHOUR TEACHERS, WE'VEBUILT A RAPORE WITHOUR TEACHERS."IN A STATEMENT TO 7EYEWITNESS NEWS NTRIPLE C SAYS THE $26PER CREDIT FEESUPPORTS THEDEVELOPMENT ANDDELIVERY OF ONLINECOURSES.ADDING STUDENTSMAY BE ENTITLED TO AREFUND IF THEYORIGINALLYREGISTERED FOR INPERSON CLASSES."I DON'T HAVE ENOUGHMONEY TO PUTTOWARDS MY SUMMERTUITION FOR NEXTYEAR IF I DON'T HAVETHAT $188 TOWARDSTHAT TUITION BECAUSEI CAN'T TAKE OUT ANYEXTRA STUDENTLOANS.""STUDENTS ARE ALSOCHARGED THE NORMALRECREATIONAL FEEWHICH INCLUDESTHINGS LIKE THE GYMWHICH MIGHT NOT BEOPEN THIS SEMESTER.""I DON'T SEE THE POINTOF US HAVING TO PAYFOR SOMETHING THATWE'RE NOT GOING TOBE USING AT THSCHOOL."N TRIPLE C SAYS EVENTHOUGH THERE WILLBE NO SPORTS ORGYM THIS FALL.THE $54 FEE WILLCOVER OUTDOOR ANDVIRTUAL FITNESSACTIVITIES.THE X-RAY TECHNICIANSTUDENT SAYS SHEWOULD'VE TAKEN OUTA LARGER LOAN ORSAVED MORE.

IF SHEKNEW ABOUT THENEARLY $200DISTANCE LEARNINGFEE SOONER."I DON'T WANT ADISCOUNT I JUST DON'TWANT TO PAY A FEETHAT I DIDN'TANTICIPATE HAVING TOPAY."IN SANBORN, GILATMELAMED, 7EWN.ANTICIPATE HAVING TOPAY."IN SANBORN, GILATMELAMED, 7EWN.STATISTICALLY YOU'RELOOKING AT WHAT'SHAPPENING IN THEMARKET, 32 PERCENTOF AMERICANS LASTMONTH COULDN'T PAYTHEIR RENT ORMORTGAGE.MANY FAMILIES ARESTRUGGLING TO MAKEENDS MEET DURINGTHIS PANDEMIC --AND TODAY IS THELAST DAY TO APPLYFOR NEW YORK'SRENT RELIEFPROGRAM.THE PROGRAM GIVESHOUSEHOLDS ARENTAL SUBSIDY,THAT WILL GO RIGHTTO THE HOUSEHOLD'SLANDLORD.BUT AFTER TODAY,MANY WILL BE LEFTWITH NOTHING.THAT'S WHERE ALOCAL COMPANY ISSTEPPING IN TO HELP."WHOSE YOURLANDLORD" IS AMOBILE PLATFORMINTENDED TO INFORM,AND EDUCATE THERENTAL COMMUNITY.IT PROVIDESLANDLORD REVIEWS,AND OTHERRESOURCES.CURRENTLY,IT'S TEAMING UP WITHWALMART,FOR A RENT RELIEFPROGRAM."FOR WALMARTTHEY'RE PROVIDING$25,000 IN GRANTFUNDING TO BLACKFAMILIES THAT ARE INNEED.

WE WANTED TOFOCUS IN ON THEPEOPLE THAT WEREMOST AFFECTED BYTHIS."THE MONEY IS GOINGTO 50 HOUSEHOLDS --WITH EACH FAMILYGETTING 5-HUNDREDDOLLARS TO COVERRENT.FAMILIES IN NEED CANAPPLY FOR RENTRELIEF THROUGH"WHOSE YOURLANDLORD'S"WEBSITE.WE HAVE A LINK TOAPPLY RIGHT NOW ATWKBW DOT COM.AN UPDATE ON THECOVID-19 VACCINEFRONT --AND IT'S GOOD NEWSFOR YOUR HEALTH --AND YOURWALLET."MODERNA" SAYSWHEN ITS VACCINEBECOMES AVAILABLE --IT'LL COST YOUBETWEEN 32 AND 37DOLLARS PER DOSE.THE COMPANY SAYSITS ON TRACK TOBEGIN PHASE THREEOF THE VACCISTUDY BY THE END OFSEPTEMBER.MODERNA IS RACINGAGAINST NOVAVAXAND PFIZER --WHO HAVE ALSOSEEN PROMISINGVACCINE RESULTS SOFAR.BUT WE KNOW IT WILLTAKE TIME BEFORE AVACCINE IS AVAILABLE-AND THIS MORNINGTHE CITY OF NIAGARAFALLS SAYS IT NEEDSMORE TESTING KITSFOR THE FIGHTAGAINSTCORONAVIRUS.THE MAYOR'S OFFICESAYS NIAGARA FALLSHAS ESSENTIALLYRUN OUT OFTESTING KITS.NOW, THEY'RE TRYINGTO USE "COMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT BLOCKGRANT FUNDS" TO BUYMORE COVID-19 TESTKITS.THEY WANT THE NEWTESTS TO BE MOREACCURATE AND HAVEA REDUCEDTURNAROUND TIME.NEW THIS MORNING --THE CORONAVIRUSBRINGSUNCERTAINTIES FORALL OF US --BUT FOR EXPECTINGPARENTS,THERE'S MANYCONCERNS ON WHATCOULD POSSIBLYHAPPEN,GIVING BIRTH IN A7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER JEFFSLAWSON,TELLS US THE STORYOF ONE COUPLE,WHO HAD TO GOTHROUGH THUNTHINKABLE.IT'S A REALITY MANYNEW PARENTS HAVEHAD TO FACE -- GIVINGBIRTH DURING THEPANDEMIC -- BUT FORONE FAMILY THEY HADTO DEAL WITH ALL OFTHAT WHILE THEIRCHILD WAS GIVENJUST A 40% CHANCETO LIVE.NOBODY TRULY KNOWSWHAT IT IS LIKE TOHAVE A BABY IN THENICU DURING THEPANDEMIC LIKE NOONE-- NO ONE KNOWS!ITS A CLUB DANIELLEAND RICK SRIKANEVER THOUGHTTHEY WOULD BE APART OF -- HAVINGTHEIR 24 WEEK OLDSON JACKSONCLINGING FOR LIFE INTHE NEONATALINTENSIVE CARE UNITWITH COVID-19STOPPING THEWORLD.BASICALLY THEY TOLDUS THE ODDS WERENOT IN OUR FAVOR FORHIM AT ALLFORTUNATELY --AFTER 120 DAYS INTHE SISTERS NICU --JACKSON IS HOME --AS FOR THE SRIKAS --THEY HAVE ADVICEFOR PARENTS GOINGTHROUGH THE SAMETHINGTHIS IS VERY TABOO TOTALK ABOUT BUTSEEKING MENTALHEALTH THROUGH THEHOSPITAL... THATSWHAT KEPT US SANETHROUGH EVERYTHINGTHE SRIKAS ALSO SAYTHAT ACCEPTING HELPFROM FRIENDS ANDFAMILY HELPED A LOT-- AS FOR BABYJACKSON -- HE ISDOING VERY WELL ANDDESPITE STILL BEINGON OXYGEN IS ACTINGLIKE A NORMAL 5 ANDA HALF MONTH OLD --AND COMING UP INTHE NEXT HALF HOUR-- WE'RE TELLING YOUWHY THE SRIKASHOPE TO GIVE BACKTO THE SAMEHOSPITAL THAT SAVEDTHEIR SON... LIVE INBUFFALO JS 7EWN.ALL NEW THISMORNING --BLUECROSSBLUESHIELD OFWESTERN NEW YORK,IS THE LATEST MAJORCOMPANY,ANNOUNCINGEMPLOYEES WILLWORK FROM HOMELONGER.THE BUFFALO NEWS ISREPORTING THEHEALTH INSURERNOTIFIED EMPLOYEESTHAT IS EXTENDINGITS WORK-FROM-HOME POLICY UNTIL ATLEAST JANUARY 4-TH.ORIGINALLYALL NEW THISMORNINGORIGINALLY,THE COMPANY TOLDEMPLOYEESSEPTEMBER.RICH PRODUCTS,M&T BANK,AND INDEPENDENTHEALTH HAVE ALLALSO RECENTLYEXTENDED THEIRWORK-FROM-HOMEPOLICIES UNTIL ATLEAST THE START OFTHE NEW YEAR.HAPPENING TODAY --SOME BUSINESS THATARE STILL CLOSEDARE BANNINGTOGETHER TO TRY TOREOPEN.THE OWNERS OF 15FITNESS CLUBS FROMBUFFALO TO NEWYORK CITY WILL HOLDRALLIES ACROSS THESTATE TO PUSH FORGYMS TO REOPEN."CATALYST FITNESS" ISHOSTING THEBUFFALO RALLY AT ITSLOCATION IN AMHERST--THAT'LL START SAYTHERE ARE A NUMBEROF HEALTH BENEFITSOF EXERCISE --AND THEY HAVEPLANS IN PLACE TOBRING MEMBERS BACKSAFELY.IT WAS DELIVERED TOCUOMO'S OFFICE, THEYTHOUGHT THE PLANWAS FANTASTIC, ITWAS WEEKS AGO, ANDWE STILL HAVE NOTHEARD ANYTHINGGYMS IN 43 STATESAND WASHINGTON D-CHAVE BEEN ALLOWEDTO REOPEN.STRAIGHT AHEAD --CALLING FOR BIKESAFETY.HOW ONE LOCAL BIKECLUB,IS TURNING TRAGEDY--INTO A POSITIVECHANGE IN THE CITYOF BUFFALO.PLUS --A HOLIDAY TRADITION,CUT THIS YEAR DUE TOCOVID.REBECCA THORNBURGHAS THAT STORY ANDMORE,IN YOUR RISE ANDGRIND.TODAY -- PEOPLE INBOTH THE U-S ANDJAPAN--ARE REMEMBERING APIVOTAL MOMENT INHISTORY --75 YEARS LATER.THAT'S BECAUSETODAY -- AUGUST 6TH-- MARKS 75 YEARSSINCE THE FIRSTATOMIC BOMB WASDROPPED ONHIROSHIMA, JAPAN--DURING WORLD WARTWO.THAT BOMB --AND A SECOND --DROPPED ONNAGASAKI THREEDAYS LATER --WOULD BRING AN ENDTO THE MOSTDESTRUCTIVE WARTHE WORLD HAS EVERSEEN.AND USHER IN BOTHTHE ATOMIC AGE --AND THE COLD WAR.THIS IS WHAT THESOLEMN CEREMONIESLOOKED LIKE IN JAPAN--AS PEOPLE THERECOMMEMORATED THEANNIVERSARY.ALL NEW FOR YOUTHIS MORNING --YOU MAY SEE A LOTOF CYCLISTS OUT THISAFTERNOON --ALONG BAILEYAVENUE IN BUFFALO.THEY'RE HOPING TORAISE AWARENESS--ABOUT A LACK OFSAFETY MEASURESFOR BIKES--AND PEOPLE WHOWALK THERE.ACCORDING TO THEBUFFALO NEWS --THE "EAST SIDE BIKECLUB" IS PUTTING ON ARALLY --CALLED "HEELS ANDWHEELS."THE GROUP SAYSTHERE IS NO STRIPINGON THE ROADS TOHELP KEEP CYCLISTSAND PEDESTRIANSSAFE.THE RALLY COMESNEARLY TWO MONTHSAFTER A MAN WAS HITAND KILLED--ALONG BAILEY--WHILE RIDING HISBIKE IN THE MIDDLE OFTHE NIGHT.THE RALLY IS SET FORFOUR THISAFTERNOON.THE PUSH TO BRING"MORE AFFORDABLEHOUSING" TOBUFFALO--CONTINUES IN THERIVERSIDENEIGHBORHOOD.CONSTRUCTION HASBEGUN ON TWO NEWHOMES--ON CROWLEYAVENUE.THE HOMES AREBEING BUILT ONVACANT LOTS--THAT HAVE BEENPROBLEMATIC OVERTHE PAST SEVERALYEARS.AN ORGANIZATIONCALLED "THE LANDBANK"--INVESTED 400-THOUSAND DOLLARSIN THE PROJECT.IT WILL PROVIDE"FIRST-TIMEHOMEOWNERS"--AN AFFORDABLEOPTION IN THAT PARTOF THE CITY.THE CITY GETS BEATUP FOR ONLY CARINGABOUT DOWNTOWN,AND ONLY CARINGABOUT BIGBUSINESSES, ANDTHAT'S NOT THE CASEAS CAN BE ATTESTEDTO BY THIS SMALLPROJECT THAT ISGOING TO HAVE SUCH ABIG IMPACT.THE TWO, SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES AREBEING BUILT BY "ONYXGLOBAL GROUP" --WHICH IS A MINORITYAND "WOMAN-OWNED"DEVELOPMENTCOMPANY.CONSTRUCTIONSHOULD BE FINISHEDBY THE END OF THEYEAR.MEANTIME --"KODAK," BASED OUTOF ROCHESTER,IS NOW UNDERINVESTIGATION BY THES-E-C --FOR POSSIBINSIDER TRADING.WE TOLD YOU LASTWEEK HOW THECOMPANY GOT A"765-MILLION DOLLARLOAN"--FROM THE FEDERALGOVERNMENT,TO LAUNCH A"PHARMACEUTICALDIVISION."THE NEWS SENT"KODAK'S" STOCKTHROUGH THE ROOF.TURNS OUT --THE COMPANYRELEASEDINFORMATION ABOUTTHE DEAL,A DAY BEFORE THEOFFICIALANNOUNCEMENT --AND SOMEEXECUTIVESRECEIVED STOCKOPTIONS.KODAK SAYS THETIMING WAS"COINCIDENTAL"--AND THE EARLYANNOUNCEMENT WASJUST AMISCOMMUNICATION.THIS MORNING ONEORGANIZATION ISSAYING YOUR KIDSMAY NEED SOMEHEALTHIER HABITS.DOCTORS FROM THEAMERICAN HEARTASSOCIATION SAY 60PERCENT OF KIDSNEED BETTER HEARTAND LUNG FITNESS.THEY ALSO SAY THEHEALTH OF CHILDRENAROUND THE WORLDIS DECLINING --MOSTLY BECAUSE OFELECTRONIC DEVICESKEEPING KIDS FROMPHYSICAL ACTIVITY.DOCTORS SAY MOREPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INKIDS IS HELPSPREVENT CONDITIONSLIKE DIABETES --HEART DISEASE --AND HIGH BLOODPRESSURE LATER INLIFE.BLUESHIELD ISBRINGING BACK FREEOUTDOOR FITNESS.FOR THE LAST EIGHTWEEKS THE CLASSESHAVE BEEN VIRTUAL --BUT NOW THEY'REGOING BACK TO LIVEAND IN PERSON --WITH SOCIALDISTANCING OFCOURSE.MASKS WILL ALSOHAVE TO BE WORNWHEN COMING ANDGOING --THE OUTDOORCLASSES WILL BEGINTHIS SATURDAY --BUT SPACE IS LIMITEDIN THESE CLASSES --SO HEAD TO W-K-B-WDOT COM -- WE HAVELINKS TO SIGN UPTHERE.ONE THING YOU MIGHTGET MORE THANANYTHING ELSETHESE DAYS--IS A GOOD ARMWORKOUT--WHILE YOU'RESCRUBBING THEHOUSE--OR USINGDISINFECTANT WIPES...BUT GOOD LUCKFINDING THEM.REBECCA THORNBURGIS DIGGING IN, FORTHIS MORNNG'S RISEAND GRIND.HEY ED!THERE ARE MANYTHINGS THAT HAVEBEEN HARD TO COMEBY THE LAST FEWMONTHS, AND THEHARDEST WOULDHAVE TO BE CLOROXWIPES.CLOROX IS THEWORLD'S BIGGESTCLEANING PRODUCTSMAKER BUT SINCE THEDEMAND HAS BEEN SOHIGH-- WIPES WILLNOT BE FULLYSTOCKED UNTIL ATLEAST NEXT YEAR.WIPES ARE MADEFROM THE SAMEMATERIAL THAT MASKSAND MEDICAL GOWNSARE MADE OF.IT'S ONLY AUGUST BUTWE HAVE SOMEHOLIDAY NEWS THEROCKETTESCHRISTMAS SHOWHAS BEEN CANCELLEDTHIS YEAR BECAUSEOF COVID-19.THE ICONICCHRISTMAS SHOWWILL BE CANCELLEDFOR THE FIRST TIME IN87 YEARS.

IT'S AHOLIDAY TRADITIONTHAT MANY FLOCK TONEW YORK CITY TOSEE.

MADISONSQUARE GARDENSAYS ALL TICKETSALES WILL BEREFUNDED.MOVIE PREMIERESARE ON HOLD.

ONE OFDISNEY'S MOSTANTICIPATED MOVIESOF THE YEAR-- MULANWILL NOW DEBUT ONDISNEY PLUS.NATSDISNEY'S LIVE-ACTIONFILM MULAN WILL AIRON SEPTEMBER 4TH.YOU CAN BUY IT FOR30 DOLLARS AND IFYOU HAVE A DISNEYPLUS SUBSCRIPTION.YOU WONT GET THESURROUND SOUNDFROM THE MOVIETHEATER BUT YOUCAN WATCH THE EPICSTORY OF MULANRIGHT FROM YOURCOUCH.I DOWNLOADEDDISNEY PLUS THISWEEKEND AND I FEELLIKE IM LIVING MYCHILDHOOD AGAIN,ALL THE CLASSIC THATI LOVE ARE ALL RIGHTTHERE!




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