The look of determination on the face of Fernando Marquez says it all, as he drives in the ball for Hanna Center. His dad is in prison, he worries about his mom who has difficulty on her job cleaning houses because of a disability. But Hanna Center and Students Rising Above have helped him turn his despair into hope, and he is at the top of his class.
Click here to view:
Watch his story, on KPIX5:*
Fri., Feb 19th on KPIX 5 News at 6:00pm
Sat., Feb 20th on KPIX 5 News at 7:00am
Mon., Feb 22nd on KPIX 5 News at 12:00pm
*airdates subject to change according to news events
His story will also appear online here.
Wendy Tokuda, CBS News anchor and Fernando Marquez pose for a photo after the emotional interview.
The interview took about 4 hours to shoot, here Fernando and a CBS camera-man stop for a bite of lunch.
