Make-A-Wish

Zoo Miami welcomed a 17-year-old with a critical illness to ensure she got the coolest behind-the-scenes tour of the zoo. NBC 6’s Victor Jorges reports.

“I’ve been unbelievably blessed,” Katie Vandrilla said. That blessing, found on one of the first few pages of Vandrilla’s book, “Thumper’s London Adventure,” is a foreword by none other than actor Johnny Depp. “He found my first book that was dedicated to him and he was very touched by that and then when the second book was getting ready,...

NBC 6’s Jessica Vallejo has more on how this teen’s dreams were able to come true.

A 16-year-old from Alabama got the chance to experience Miami by visiting places where his favorite movie “Bad Boys” was filmed. “It has Martin Lawrence in it,” said the teen. “He’s my favorite actor.” The Make-A-Wish Foundation, the City of Miami Police Department and the CPR Foundation headed by Al Eskanazy joined forces to make the teen’s wish come...

A critically ill teen from Alabama gets a behind-the-scenes look at his favorite movie. NBC 6’s Claudia DoCampo reports