gilbert gottfried! >> and found a way to talk to the world. >> what was mufasa teaching simba? >> now spreading his message on the radio, and in a new movie. that your life can be animated. no matter how it starts. >> you're the greatest. >> i am the greatest. >> you are the greatest. >> finding owen, a boy's story. >> hello everyone, i'm david muir. and happy thanksgiving. >> i'm elizabeth vargas. while so many of you are still gathered with your families right now, the story of one family, how they say characters in disney movies, our parent company, spoke to their little boy, and helped him to speak, literally. >> owen's story is told in the award-winning film, "life animated." here tonight, debra roberts. >> daddy and owen. fighting with swords in the leaves. >> reporter: a dad and son playing make-believe in a massachusetts suburb. >> it's a video like every family has a zillion of at this point. leafy backyard. it's autumn. we're running in the crunching leaves. >> reporter: a treasured moment in time, a backyard recreation that appears unremarkable. >> thank you. thank y

his old pal, gilbert gottfried. then you become the sultan? >> i become sultan? the idea has merit. >> he actually knows it better than i do. >> reporter: and paige o'hara, the voice of belle from "beauty and the beast," here at the virginia film festival. >> i just want to give you a hug. >> it's a pleasure to meet you. >> you are so wonderful. >> thanks. >> reporter: oscar winning composer of "little mermaid" and many other classics, alan menken, happy to simply accompany his friend on the keyboard. ? under the sea ? [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: what do you want people to learn about you, owen, and your life, by watching the film? what do you hope other people will learn? >> will understand me. >> reporter: understand what? >> how many people here like disney, show of hands. >> i love disney! >> reporter: at uva, owen and his dad meet with students studying autism, and a few nonverbal people with autism from the community. >> it's great to meet you. what's your name? >> i'm ron. >> reporter: using a letter board, a student joins owen's quest to not be f

his old pal, gilbert gottfried. then you become the sultan? >> i become sultan? the idea has merit. >> he actually knows it better than i do. >> reporter: and paige o'hara, the voice of belle from "beauty and the beast," here at the virginia film festival. >> i just want to give you a hug. >> it's a pleasure to meet you. >> you are so wonderful. >> thanks. >> reporter: oscar winning many other classics, alan menken, happy to simply accompany his friend on the keyboard. ? under the sea ? [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: what do you want people to learn about you, owen, and your life, by watching the film? what do you hope other people will learn? >> will understand me. >> reporter: understand what? >> understand my way in the disney, show of hands. >> i love disney! >> reporter: at uva, owen and his dad meet with students studying autism, and a few nonverbal people with autism from the community. >> it's great to meet you. what's your name? >> i'm ron. >> reporter: using a letter board, a student joins owen's quest to not be forgotten. >> i'm inspired to know

his old pal, gilbert gottfried. then you become the sultan? >> i become sultan? the idea has merit. >> he actually knows it better than i do. >> reporter: and paige o'hara, the voice of belle from "beauty and the beast," here at the virginia film festival. >> i just want to give you a hug. >> it's a pleasure to meet you. >> you are so wonderful. >> thanks. >> reporter: oscar winning composer of "little mermaid" and many other classics, alan menken, happy to simply accompany his friend on the keyboard. ? under the sea ? [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: what do you want people to learn about you, owen, and your life, by watching the film? what do you hope other people will learn? >> will understand me. >> reporter: understand what? >> understand my way in the >> how many people here like disney, show of hands. >> i love disney! >> reporter: at uva, owen and his dad meet with students studying autism, and a few nonverbal people with autism from the community. >> it's great to meet you. what's your name? >> i'm ron. >> reporter: using a letter board, a student jo

gilbert gottfried! >> and found a way to talk to the world. >> what was simba? >> now spreading his message on the radio, and in a new movie. that your life can be animated. no matter how it starts. >> you're the greatest. >> i am the greatest. >> you are the greatest. >> finding owen, a boy's story. >> hello everyone, i'm david muir. and happy thanksgiving. >> i'm elizabeth vargas. gathered with your families right now, the story of one family, how they say characters in disney movies, our parent company, company, spoke to their little boy, and helped him to speak, literally. >> owen's story is told in the award-winning film, animated." here tonight, debra roberts. >> daddy and owen. fighting with swords in the leaves. >> reporter: a dad and son playing make-believe in a massachusetts suburb. >> it's a video like every family has a zillion of at this point. leafy backyard. it's autumn. we're running in the crunching leaves. >> reporter: a treasured moment >> thank you. thank you. >> we're doing a sword fight. peter pan sword fight. owen, who are you? >> i'm pet

gilbert gottfried! >> and found a way to talk to the world. >> what was mufasa teaching simba? the radio, and in a new movie. that your life can be animated. no matter how it starts. >> you're the greatest. >> i am the greatest. >> you are the greatest. >> finding owen, a boy's story. >> hello everyone, i'm david muir. and happy thanksgiving. >> i'm elizabeth vargas. while so many of you are still family, how they say characters in disney movies, our parent company, spoke to their little boy, and helped him to speak, literally. >> owen's story is told in the award-winning film, "life animated." here tonight, debra roberts. >> daddy and owen. fighting with swords in the leaves. >> reporter: a dad and son playing make-believe in a massachusetts suburb. >> it's a video like every family has a zillion of at this point. leafy backyard. it's autumn. we're running in the crunching leaves. >> reporter: a treasured moment in time, a backyard recreation that appears unremarkable. >> thank you. >> we're doing a sword fight. peter pan sword fight. owen, who are you? >> i'm peter pan, and y

. >> gilbert gottfried! >> reporter: the surprise guest gilbert gottfried brings the house down. >> i just don't believe it. out of that stupid lamp. [ laughter ] >> reporter: it is graduation day on the cape and owen suskind has a cheering section worthy of the red sox. >> every single member of our family came to that graduation. it was an extraordinary day. it really was. >> and there he was with this mortar board on. and holding up his arms saying, "i made it." i'm so proud of you. you're the greatest. >> i am the greatest. >> you are the greatest. and that was i think maybe the most beautiful part of that day, the pride he felt. look at me. >> here we, owen. >> yes, here we are. >> reporter: months later, another "first," when owen moves into his own apartment. taking up residence here in a supported community but living on his own in a condo. and just as he imagined, his dream girl is living right upstairs. >> in a million years i would never have imagined that owen would be where he is today. never. >

. >> gilbert gottfried! >> reporter: the surprise guest gilbert gottfried brings the house down. >> i just don't believe it. we're never going to get a hold out of that stupid lamp. [ laughter ] >> reporter: it is graduation day on the cape and owen suskind has a cheering section worthy of the red sox. >> every single member of our family came to that graduation. it was an extraordinary day. it really was. >> and there he was with this mortar board on. and holding up his arms saying, "i made it." i'm so proud of you. you're the greatest. >> i am the greatest. >> you are the greatest. and that was i think maybe the most beautiful part of that day, the pride he felt. look at me. look at what i've done. >> here we, owen. >> yes, here we are. >> reporter: months later, another "first," when owen moves into his own apartment. taking up residence here in a supported community but living on his own in a condo. and just as he imagined, his dream girl is living right upstairs. >> in a million years i would never have

gottfried" is performing at sidesplitters in tampa. and tonight in clearwater... one of the best rock bands of the 1970s. "kansas" is on tour, celebrating the 40th anniversary of their breakthrough album, "left overture" and during this tour, they are playing the album in its ?entirety for the first time ever. the show is at ruth eckerd hall, ((//2shot)) toss to dave... ((vanessa tossback... coming up in the 5 bay: a family fued ends in death.. and a deputy pulled the trigger. fox 13's shayla reaves is live in polk county... also ahead in the five o'clock hour of good day: a bay area teen... who has fought back against bullying. and it's earned him nationwide acclaim. we'll meet this hometown hero... in developing this morning: a deadly deputy-involved shooting. we're live with the series of events that put officers in harm's way... and cost a man his life. ((jen chaos, coast to coast. a second night of anti-trump riots, damaging businesses, starting fires, even shutting an interstate down. ((walter thank you to a veteran today? a look