tonight on huckabee, their daughter justina is held by the state. the family converts massachusetts governor patrick and te mands action. >> can you help and you are not doing it? >> you are better off. and family lives and doing things or are they doing subsidies. the government reacts to the comments. and greg on who is cool and what is not cool ♪ ladies and gentlemen, governor mike huckabee. >> thank you. thank you very much. great audience. and welcome to huckabee from the fox news studios in new york city. few stories disturbed me as the tragic story of 15-year-old justina of connecticut. kidnapped from her family from her fam by the boston hospital for 15 months. the alleged reason was that the parents of justinna were unfit despite the fact that massachusetts never intrude or made a home visit with the pelletiers. and the state of connecticut did not dome them unfit. i have spent more time with lou than officials in massachusetts and he didn't so many dangerous. i was impressed that he was rational as he was. if the government took my child f

continuing our discussion on the justina case with justina's father, lou, and their attorney, presidentberty council. we were talki ining about thing that happened in the past week. one of the things, let's clarify, massachusetts has said connecticut really doesn't want the case. they don't want it. connecticut has said, i've read their statements, that they disagree with boston, or with massachusetts' assessment. is that correct, lou? >> that is absolutely correct. number one, massachusetts had no jurisdiction in the first place. we're connecticut residents. we had been connecticut residents the past six months. that judge on february 15th, judge joseph johnston never should have taken the case in the first place. if there was any case at all, he should have passed it on to state of connecticut. state of connecticut has been to our house unlike the state of massachusetts and passed us with flying colors. >> they did not try to take justina way from you. which means they've been in your home and thought she was being neglected or abused, they would have tried to intervene. they did not

how about the case of justina pelletier. a bill was filed to return custody of justina to return to her family. does it have a chance of passing through the massachusetts legislature. >> it is facing a steep climb. there is supporters of the bill mostly republicans in the house, but the leadership and the governor have not shown interest. the governor doesn't feel it is an issue to step into. it is a decision made by the courts, and it would be violating the separation of powers. unless something dramatic shifts. i don't see that happening in the legislature. >> michael, your reporting on this is insightful and you have taken a great deal of time to get the indepth story of the bigger picture of what is going on in massachusetts. thank you. >> i will continue to update you on the justina pelletier story. they were able to secretly record video. and in the video you can see justina wants to be home with her family and doesn't want to be in custody of the state. >> i want to go home now. >> it is a quick piece of tape. >> i wi

on tuesday, justina loves stuffed animals. we're going to be putting them on the statehouse steps in massachusetts. we're going to debate this legislation. governor, i think it's critical and everyone in the audience has to understand if it can happen to this family, it can happen to anyone in america. we need to stand now. and that's what we're doing. >> before i close it out, we just have a few seconds. legally what are the steps you are taking on behalf of the pelletier family? >> we filed a habeas corpus, to get her out. to let her go. we've also filed an appeal as well. we are also filing civil rights claims against those responsible. we will hold them accountable for this. they are not going to get away with this kind of abuse. and we will do that against boston children's hospital and dcf and anyone else who has been involved in this absolute atrocity. we're moving in multiple different levels, state and federal to make sure she gets home quickly. >> thank you for your efforts you've put torth forth. i'm grateful for my

even if justina is returned to connecticut and her family.ne glaring truth remains, in america parental rights ought to be protected unless there is facts to believe that a child is in imminent danger. the burden of proof lies with the state to prove that the child ought to be taken from the family. and if our bringing the case and she is reunited with her family, let me be clear. i apologize for nothing. i hope the state will apologize to the family and justina. they have enough on their hands to attack care of their own child without fighting bureaucracy and state. joining me to react to the statements that we received from the state of massachusetts. justina's father and the president of the liberty council. lou and matt, thank you for coming back. lou, i read through the documents and everything that the state of the massachusetts said referring to neglect on the part of you and your family and form was abuse, have they specified what neglect and abuse that you gave to your father have they ever spelled out to you and in a court of law pr

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. >> a case now in the spotlight is that of 15-year-old justina. doctors at boston's children reported her parents on suspicion of medical child abuse. the persons and a doctor insisted justina needed treatment for mitochondrial disease. doctors at children'ses believed the illness was in the teen's head, worse by her parents. >> massachusetts officials took custody of justina. her mother was recently overcome after a failed attempt in court to win her daughter back. >> it's almost never black and white in complex cases. >> knew burger consults and says he has seen an alarming number of instances where he believes parents are wrongly accused and the system is not set up to protect children who are being harmed, as well as families who have done no harm. >> the overworked child protection workers don't have the time to diligently review the case and don't have the money, much less the will to get independent outside console tags and as a consequence, tragic errors occur. on both sides. >> as for gabriel. he's being treated for mitochondrial disease.

massachusetts officials took custody of justina more than a year ago.r was recently overcome after another failed attempt in court to win her daughter back. >> it's almost never black and white in the complex cases. >> reporter: new abouts burger consults occasions nationwide he has seen an alarming number of instances where he believes parents are wrongly accused hes the system is not set up to protect the children who are being harmed as well as families who have done no harm. >> overworked child protection workers don't have the time to diligently review the cases and most importantly they don't have the money much less the will to get independent outside consultation. and as a consequence, tragic errors occur. on both sides. >> reporter: as for gabriel, he's still being treated for mitochondrial disease given the family history of the disorder, there is not one definitive test for all patients so hilliard is still worried she could face another investigation. >> to be accused of hurting our children was like a punch in the gut. it was, you know, unf

tonight on huckabee, their daughter justina is held by the state.he family converts massachusetts governor patrick and te mands action. >> can you help and you are not doing it? >> you are better off. and family lives and doing things or are they doing subsidies. the government reacts to the comments. and greg on who is cool and what is not cool ♪ ladies a

tonight on huckabee, their daughter justina is held by the state. the family converts massachusetts governor patrick and te mands action. >> can you help and you are not doing it? >> you are better off. and family lives and doing things or are they doing subsidies. the government reacts to the comments. and greg on who is cool and what is not cool ♪ ladies a

. >>> tonight on huckabee, as their daughter justina continues to be held by the state, the pelletierly confronts a politician. >> are they better off enslaved, having family life and doing things or are they better off with subsidies? >>> greg gutfeld on who is cool and not cool. >>> ladies and gent

tonight on huckabee, their daughter justina is held by the state.amily converts massachusetts governor patrick and te mands action. >> can you help and you are not doing it? >> you are better off. and family lives and doing things or are they doing subsidies. the government reacts to the comments. and greg on who is cool and what is not cool ♪ ladies a

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we have been following the justina case girl kidnapped by the people's republican of massachusetts 14er family. not allowed to see her doctor and have religious services. we are going to bring it up. michael levinson has reported the dcf that has taken justina has bigger problems, a 5-year-old boy they can't find in their custody. and he has been missing since september. and presumed dead. >> oh my god. >> it's a serious issue. and we're going to stay on this because for somebody to be taken away from their family for no good cause that they have been able to present is an outrange. it just to me eclipses everything. what we are seeing across the country where government is just going crazy. >> thanks, governor. >> thank you. >> thanks so much. let's head over to like reichmuth now who is standing by with a look at the first alert forecast. are rick? >> you know another outrage is how cold the winter has been in chicago. really really bad. yesterday first 70-degree day of the year. another one today. enjoy today. spectacular. more showers in the afternoon and then take a look at that