gallon nationally. what an lists are saying about where those prices are headed ass we move into the summer travel season. are headsed as we move into the summer travel season. good morning, welcome to this monday morning on monday, january 13th, i m jonathan lemire. thanks for joining us. following the massive spate of shootings across the united states, a bipartisan group of senators says it has reached a deal for the framework on a new set of gun violence prevention laws. after weeks of negotiation, the ten democrats and ten republicans announced a break through yesterday writing in part this. families are scared. and it is our duty to come together and get something done that will help restore the sense of safety, and security in their communities. while sources say the final bill has not yet been done, the agreed-upon proposal would provide democrats with many of the gun safety measures they have long sought fof, those include significant funding for states to implemen
he s lieu gehrig. they win 18-4. the nhl stanley cup finals are set. the new york rangers were unable to stop the tampa bay lightning in the eastern conference finals, falling 2-1 in game six on saturday. the lightning extraordinary. and now going for the third straight stanley cup title. that begins wednesday night in denver against the colorado avalanche. lightning/avalanche. and the nba finals resume in san francisco for game five tonight. the golden state warriors and boston celtics each with two wins a piece, steph curry absolutely brilliant and the celtics lost control down the stretch and missed a chance to gain control of the series. michelle grossman has the forecast. how is it looking out there? dangerous heat. record-breaking heat in the next few days. temperatures in the 90s to 100s. going to feel like 115 in some spots. so we have heat alerts
this, too, and they can definitely be in my shoes, and that anything that they want to do is possible and there are no limitations on their dreams. well, i know they look up to you, i know we look up to you. cadet nikia comber, thank you very much for being with us today, and congratulations. thank you, sir. what a marvelous young second lieutenant to be able to speak to. meanwhile, a young woman is fearlessly pushing back against lieu gehrig s disease with style. her story is today s turning point. i m lauren spencer and i m a disability lifestyle influencer. i m on instagram and also have my youtube channel called sitting pretty. i like to focus specifically on things for people with disabilities, i give dating advice, life advice. at 14, my body started having weird changes. we started going from doctor to
lateral close refuses. lieu gehrig s disease. neurodegenerative disease. essentially nerves start dying we know it assay sending paralysis, meaning it starts in your peripheries, legs and hands and works its way centrally. some people present with weakness, picks things up, tripping over themselves and eventually comes to difficulty breathing. the problem is your brain stays intact through this entire process which is very difficult. about 5 to 10% of the population has it that s not insignificant number. 5 to 10% inherit from their family. the rest we don t know. have a lot of research into it and working on it of the this is a devastating diagnosis and there is some promise. dean: that s a rough one. rachel: people want to know how long does the flu last? dean: that s very topical. rachel: we had a friend of our show bre payton passed
with als. it kills off motor cells taking away a person s ability to move, eat, breathe or move on their own. right now there s no cure. scientists are getting there. i met augie nieto a year and a half after my mom was diagnosed with als. he was the first person to give me hope. here s story. reporter: once an overweight teen became the face of fitness. he started selling stationary bikes out the back of his fan. he went onto create life fitness. at age 39 he sold it for more than $300 million. young, rich and athletic. he and his beautiful wife and their four children thought they had it all. your legacy lives forever. reporter: at age 47 he was hit with the shocking news. he was diagnosed with als or lieu gehrig s disease.