ramos.up until a few months ago, ramos had been selling drugs since he was ten and had been in gangs.he decided to turn his own life around, and dedicated it to god saying it's important to lead by example. 3 3 time/temp ...still ahead ... it's national mentor month.so share the biggest influence on your life on the local12 facebook page.plus ...people were getting pelted with snow in our nation's capital.a look at the fun-themed snowball fight that drew a huge crowd. next, on good morning the difference between it's a person who surrounded and supported by others-by us- who believe it, too. u.s. bank -- the 3 hundreds of people filled dupont circle in washington d-c this weekend for some in a giant snowball fight ... with a star wars inspired theme.after a blizzard left the d-c area resembling hoth, the minds behind washington d- c snowball fight association chose an appropriate name ... snow wars ... the snowball strikes back. participants were encouraged to dress up in star wars get-ups.costumes from other sci-fi franchises were also welcomed.and prizes were awarded for the best dres

i sat down with comedian michael kosta and nina parker and asked a style producer anthony ramos

here's michael george. >> it broke me. i was totally broken. >> reporter: hilda ramos says her son was taken away and now she's fighting to get him back. this is 14-year-old duane. we're not showing his face because he's a minor. they're not related by blood, but to hilda that doesn't matter. >> i am his mother. i am the one that loves him. comfort. >> reporter: as a baby duane was placed with hilda's mother as a foster child. but after she died, duane's biological father got custody. hilda claims he is in an abusive home. >> when he is screaming to me to stay with him, to help him, and i'm walking out a door and leaving this child screaming once again feeling abandoned. >> reporter: now the ramos family has taken the fight to facebook. they posted his story online. it went viral. and now thousands of people across the world have offered support. >> this is giving me that little bit of hope that i needed to just keep on fighting. >> reporter: new york's administration for children's services told us, quote, we're deeply tr

stephanie ramos. >> you can catch the state of the union at 9 o'clock. our senior political reporter, michael putney will cover all angles. >> the man that carried out the suicide attack in istanbul is a member of isis. the 28 year-old syrian national planned the attack that happened in a popular tourist area. 10 people, mostly german visitors were killed and 15 others wounded. the white house is pushing to pass legislation that will last testing. they will vote on the sanctions today. it would deny north korea the money they need for further testing. >> and staying at home. let's check out our stocks. the d dow is up. the nasdaq is nice and positive. almost 29 points up and the s&p is up almost six points right now. >> the count down is on until the next power ball drawing. we are just one day away. wednesday until those record breaking numbers are announced for that jackpot. and this is just in to the news room. it's at $1.5 billion after no one hit all six numbers. local 10 is the only station to watch the power ball drawing. have your ticket ready an