Salesforce Tower stair climbers conquer 47 floors (1,054 steps) to fight lung disease

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*BRENN*) HAPPENING NOW:
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE
GETTING READY FOR INDIANA'S
BIGGEST CHARITY STAIR CLIMB.
"FIGHT FOR AIR" HAS PEOPLE
RACING UP 47 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS
AT THE SALESFORCE TOWER TO
HELP FIGHT LUNG DISEASE. NEWS
8'S JULIA DENG JOINS US FROM
THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE TOWER
WHERE PEOPLE HAVE JUST BEGUN
CLIMBING....
*JULI*) BRENNA, NOT ONLY
ARE THEY RUNNING UP 1,054
STEPS.. SOME PEOPLE ARE DOING
IT IN FULL FIREFIGHTER GEAR..
WHICH ADDS ABOUT 50 TO 75
POUNDS. THE MASK IS OPTIONAL
BUT THEY'LL HAVE A TANK AND
BOOTS. CHECK IT OUT, WE HAVE
SOME VIDEO FROM PAST EVENTS..
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DRAW
ATTENTION TO FIRST RESPONDERS
AS WELL AS LUNG DISEASE. ONE
PERSON PLANNING TO RACE IN
FULL FIREFIGHTER GEAR IS A
FORMER COLTS PLAYER.. WE'LL
HAVE A LIVE INTERVIEW WITH HIM
IN OUR NEXT HOUR. WITH ME NOW
IS JIM SORGI AND JOEY VANDEVER
TALK TO ME ABOUT HOW THIS IS
RAISING AWARENESS AND MONEY
FOR RESEARCH.................
.. ............. EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS TO HELP CHILDREN
MANAGE THEIR ASTHMA... FREE
PROGRAMS TO HELP PEOPLE QUIT
SMOKING... .............. MORE
THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE IN
INDIANA SUFFER FROM LUNG
DISEASE... INCLUDING MORE THAN
4,500 WHO ARE BATTLING LUNG
CANCER. THE STAIR CLIMB BEGINS
AT 7:00. YOU CAN REGISTER ON
SITE BEGINNING AT 6:30. YOU
CAN PARK IN THE TOWER GARAGE
OFF PENNSYLVANIA. THE
FUNDRAISING GOAL IS $320,000..
THEY HIT THE 300,000 MARK THIS
MORNING. COMING UP.........
BRENNA...
*BRENN*) HAPPENING TODAY,

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Salesforce Tower stair climbers conquer 47 floors (1,054 steps) to fight lung disease

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