out of options, he was being treated for leukemia, a rare and often fatal disease in adults. when chemotherapy failed, doctors turned to an experimental treatment. robin roberts went to visit him in december. i think i am on the right road. i think i am on the right road. reporter: doctors took out millions of david s disease fighting white blood cells. then used a retro virus which is great to getting into human immune systems to turn the cells into targeted cancer fighters. david s cells went back in and destroyed the cancer. acting like a living drug. the first patient to have similar treatment was 7-year-old emma whitehead. she is in complete remission. she has a ton of energy. she is doing wonderful right now. reporter: researchers report on the safety of the treatment in five more patients. what we saw just blew us away. the cancers went away in a matter of weeks, even days. reporter: days? days in one case.
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promise of new jobs and more revenue is simply not panning out. we showed you one chapter of the story that played out on friday. a world war ii plane raised from the bottom of lake mesh gan. michigan. what is happening now new next hour. jon: mexican american singing sensation jenni rivera is confirmed dead after the plane she was using crashed in mountains in north mexico. six other were killed. they are searching for wreckage in the plane. she sold millions of records and won all kinds of awards. jenna: well a young lukemia patient is now in full remission after a experimental new treatment that some say may change the way that we treat cancer. doctors using a disabled form of hiv altered 6-year-old emma whitehead s immune cells. her parents agreeing to the
what that could mean for an already unstable region. parts of the nation dealing with blizzard-like conditions. heavy snow and plummeting temperatures. meteorologist maria molina will bring you the forecast. a little girl once on the verge of losing her battle with lukemia is now in full remission. we ll tell you what doctors did that the could change the disease forever. it is all happening now. jon: we begin with some sad news today. a u.s. navy seal killed during the daring rescue of an american held captive in the heart of afghanistan. good morning i m jon scott. jenna: i m jenna lee. when we talk about the american captive, we have a picture of the doctor whose live was saved. he is dylan joseph, a native colorado. he was in afghanistan for humanitarian work when i was kidnapped by the taliban in a province east of kabul. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is live at pentagon with more. jen, do we have any details on the american who gave his life to
0 when we talk about the american captive, we have a picture of the doctor whose live was saved. he is dylan joseph, a native colorado. he was in afghanistan for humanitarian work when i was kidnapped by the taliban in a province east of kabul. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is live at pentagon with more. jen, do we have any details on the american who gave his life to save this doctor? reporter: they re waiting to contact the family so the military does not release the identity of the seal killed in that rescue attempt. we know he was a member of seal team 6 . not necessarily a member of the same group that carried out the usama bin laden raid. there are about 200 members of seal team 6 . this man, as you said, gave his life for his fellow american. here is a statement that was read by the spokesman for isaf today. it has been decided to start the operations since the assessment there was from the white house and pentagon as you expect is very somber because th