thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell has more news right now. right now on andrea mitchell report, ukraine s president zelenskyy is in washington in a last ditch effort to persuade reluctant lawmakers for billions more in aid. republicans are tieing it to more money for the border. also, president trump reverses course at the last minute and says he will not testify as a closing defense witness in today as new york civil trial despite previous claims that he would. this is our new nbc des moines register poll shows president, former president polling higher with iowa caucusgoers than any previous republican at this stage. steve kornacki will break it all down at the big board. plus, the recognition of penn s president shifts the attention to harvard and mitt after last week s testimony by the presidents of all three universities. leaders of harvard are meeting today. and the abortion debate heating up in texas with a state supreme court court now bloc
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women athletes. is this anything like that? was this her being targeted? was it a crime? how bad are the injuries? first a new hampshire teenager with a rare genetic disorder is not letting his small stature block his shot. tristan is dribbling right past his hardship. dr. sanjay gupta has his story in turning points at 3 5 , 15-year-old tristan is not your typical basketball player. on the first day of tryouts when i saw tristan come in i thought he was somebody s little brother. reporter: tristan is now playing in his high school basketball team for a second year. making a basket was my goal in each game. reporter: tristan has an extremely rare chromosomal disorder. it s a form of dwarfism that impedes growth and also affects the muscles, liver, brain and eyes. it can lead to premature death
extremely rare chromosomal disorder. it s a form of dwarfism that impedes growth and affects the muscles, liver, brain and eyes. it can lead to premature death in patients who experience severe complications such as a heart infection. he was small. they found it by accident. reporter: by that point tristan was in a fight for his life. his mom had prepared him for the worst. they had sat me down and said i need to look at quality of life versus quantity. reporter: but then he turn a corner after what should have been the last trip of his life. they really i don t think gave him a few months so we did the make-a-wish trip to florida and he really hasn t been sick since. reporter: now ten years later tristan credits his grit for helping him soar. i wouldn t give up. turning points, brought to you by cancer treatment centers of america. care that never quits. i was diagnosed with endometrial cancer.