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Now to a scandal that has rocked the american sports world. the former doctor for usa gymnastics who treated many olympic athletes. in a michigan court doctor larry nasser was ordered to stand trial for allegedly abusing a family friend going back decades. one of dozens including an olympic athlete who has accused nasser of abuse. and michigans attorney general says more are still coming forward. nbcs stephanie gosk now with the latest. >> larry nasser, the former head doctor for usa gymnastics,...

>> reporter: todays guidelines say the first line of therapy should be non-drug treatment for pain lasting less than three months, those include heat wrap, pussage, acupuncture and spinal manipulation. the authors stress that clinicians should avoid costly and potential harmful treatments like narcotics. for pain lasting more than three months, treatments include stretching and strengthening exercises, tai chi, yoga, acupuncture and mindfulness techniques like meditation to relieve stress. if th...

>> he said if anyone takes anything away from this, if you have a family history and you look like me and you, talk to your doctor and get tested. hell go back to md anderson this weekend for another checkup. he goes every two weeks to get chemo. hes had eight rounds so far and five more until another scan and our hope is that we get another great report next year. >> please send him our regards. youre 37 and youre going for a colonoscopy? >> next month. >> all right. thanks. well take a break...

>> pelley: we end tonight at the vepire state building where many a love story has been set but few as remarkable as this. heres tony dokoupil. >> reporter: for months roseann sdoia and mike materia have been training for the empire state building run-up, a race to one al the top of the tallest buildings in the world. how do you feel when you come up l that observation deck? >> ill probably cry.

>> its a whole new world for me in learning how to pick one, and ounny enough, we agreed on each and every one of them. >> reporter: in december mike surprised roseann with a ring, and tonight to raise money for other challenged athletes, theyll be racing up those empire state building steps together. >> i had a good life before all this happened, and i still want a good life. >> reporter: not long after her run up the stairs, shell be walking down the aisle. tony dokoupil, cbs news, new york. >...

>> jaime is the biggest success story of my entire life. jaime means 100 times more to me than winning a national title. >> reporter: hes cocaptain of the team this year. when he graduates in the spring he wants to work with kids like him. >> my message is theres going to be a way out and your life isnt determined by your circumstances. >> reporter: jaime has learned it helps if you have a whole school cheering for you. >> lets go jaime! lets go jaime! >> reporter: harry smith, nbc news, pella, ...

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There is news tonight, a chance of coming to the westminster kennel club. its almost time for annual dog show. this year three new breeds will compete for best in show. they are the sloughi, an arabian greyhound, the american hairless terrier, relative of the rat terrier, and the pumi, a hungarian breed used for herding. theyll face off starting february 13th in new york. when we come back here tonight, he went from homeless to heavyweight. the college wrestler whos inspiring america. next at ...

A dynamic personality for both. >> reporter: and certainly if you can feign injury, that helps, too. steve got his degree in ryementary education back in 2011. he applied to a dozen schools, but no one wanted him, until he got a call from three oaks elementary. did you just not put the wrestling on the resume? >> i put the wrestling on the resume, and thats what got me the job, because they said, wow- - >> reporter: no, no, no. >> yeah. >> reporter: all they needed to tar was hes a professional ...

Professional wrestler by the name of syther is about to take on the dreaded southern hangman. this is the minor leagues of the onofessional wrestling world. >> ring the bell! ep reporter: almost all these guys have day jobs, in mostly manly-man professions with the hitable exception of this little green angry bird. when sythers not wrestling villains, hes singing the days of the week: ♪ sunday and monday and tuesday >> reporter: yes, this is his kindergarten class in fort meyers, florida. >> c...