bernice king spoke to reporters a short time ago and gave her side over this disagreement over her father's historical items. what did she say? recap for us. >> well, michael, suzanne, bernice king said if she were willing to sell her father's nobel peace prize, it would haunt her conscious for the rest of her life. we learned this started january 20th when miss king says she was contacted about selling those two items. now, in the lawsuit there's no mention of selling them. we've reached out no fewer than half a dozen times to get the brothers' side of the story. we have not received a response. we can also tell you that we've learned today that there were conversations according to miss king between the 20th and the lawsuit being filed on the 31st to try to resolve this issue, but those were unsuccessful. we also heard today from miss king that she's actually thanking people and media to refrain from grouping her with her brothers because they're different people with different perspective and says this is not a sibling squabble although there have been several over recent years. their fa

i'd be on the right side of history, so 20, 30, 50, 100 years from now, it will be known that bernice a. kingdoes seem all very tawdry. can you tell us where the items are now and where you think they should be? >> at the vice of legal counsel, i'm not able to say where they are, but my brothers are aware of where they are and you know, it was my hope even when the bible returned from the inauguration that it could have been on display at the king center just as a footnote. that particular traveling bible had been on exhibition at the king center for years. and so, you know, it's my hope that one day, it can be on display again. >> and the medicial? >> the medal's a little different. i mean, it's you know as you know, those medals are 23, 24% gold. it requires extreme security. as you can imagine. i'm not sure of many medals that are displayed consistently, but at some point, you know, it would be my hope that for a limited time period, but we do have just so you know, we have a replica of the nobel peace prize here at the king center on display. >> and reverend king, i know you mentioned bef

we have this response from bernice king. we will read a couple of sentence. e future of the king center, i would not support the sale of most of the memorability listed in the 2007 e-mail. she goes on to say i have and always will object to the sale of the nobel peace prize. i believe the sale of the items is sacrilegious of my father's legacy. the fighting continues. >> it's just sad with all of this fighting. we now have news here at cnn about the deaths of two former navy s.e.a.l.s on board this ship in alabama. traces of narcotics and hypodermic needles have been found next to their bodies in a ship cabin. this suggests that both of these men died of a drug overdose. the ship name sounds familiar, it should. this was targeted by somali pirates and made famous boy the film, captain phillips. coming up, have you heard about this app, what's app? facebook paid $19 billion for this company and why are they worth so much money? unlimited text... and 10 gigs of data to share. 10 gigs? 10 gigs. all for $160 dollars a month. you know, i think our family really nee

more than once to try and get a comment, are you trying to sell the nobel prize medal and the bible. no-no response yet. we know we will hear more tomorrow from bernice king1:00 a.m. eastern, where she will i guess flush out more of what her allegations are and why she is holding these items and refuse to go turn over. >> it's very strange the two brothers are not speaking, though. nobody representing them to at least say what it is they're trying to do here. we are really just seeing one side of this story. >> considering all of the emotion around dr. king and especially these two items, you would think that dexter and king iii would want to say something. thus far, they have not responded to our questions. >> we'll keep trying. thank you. >> certainly some spat in the part of the family. seems unseemly, doesn't it? >>> dogs dying in the streets of sochi. is the russian government trying to rid the city of stray animals ahead of the winter olympics by poisoning these dogs? well, that is the accusation from activists. we've got the details, up next. welcome back. how is everything? there's nothing like being your own boss! and my customers are really liki

yesterday a judge ordered bernice king to turn over both items so they can be put in a safe deposit box. the items will remain there until the dispute is settled. lawyers for both sides said that idea is fair. a pizza hut employee has been fired and the restaurant shut down after he relieved himself in the kitchen sink. the incident happened at the pizza hut in kermit, a town in west virginia on the border with kentucky. a video of the man urinating was posted on you tube. in a statement, pizza hut said it does not tolerate violations of its operation standards. prosecutors say since no food was involved, the man cannot be charged with assault. >> i guess we didn't show the video. that's probably the best. >> i see that pizza hut still gets us hungry at this time of the day. but let's talk about the flood watch already in effect. this is through noon. we are on bill look out for flooding. a high possibility. we will get about 1 in. or more of a train coming through. add that to the water that is already in the snow and ice pack and that's where we have the potential for flooding. right

king jr. is asking a judge to force the civil rights icon's daughter to relinquish her father's nobel peace prize and traveling bible. in response, berniced only living daughter of the late civil rights icon held a press conference just moments ago, defending her rights to the items and not allowing them to be sold. >> this is not simply about me, the baby girl who has grown up to a woman in her own right. it's really about a righteous cause. it's not about another sibling rivalry. it's about standing on principle. it's important that i am on the right side of history. when the record books are written, let it be said that there was at least one heir who tried to further the legacy left by her father. >> now, this squabble is the latest pitting bernice against her brothers dexter scott king and martin luther king iii. joining me jonathan capehart. hi there, jonathan. >> hi, betty. the siblings have been at odds for decades. what is the latest fight about? >>le yes, they have been at each other's throats for decorates. a lot of it is sibling rivalry but also about the leg gaegs of the legacy of their great father. what's happening here th

the third and dexter king control his estate and have now filed a lawsuit against their own sister, berniceof their father's nobel peace prize and travelingg bible. it says that bernice has the peace prize and traveling bible in violation of a property agreement. mrs. king who is the ceo of the king center has not publicly responded. >>> you know, tony, the story that i am amazed by, that one in southeast, michigan they were terrorize ed by this guy firing shots and it turns out that he was having delusions and whatnot. i mean, it is a miracle that nobody was injured in that. >> absolutely. thankfully. all right, david, appreciate it. david shuster with us, thank you. >>> the debate over evolution and creationism is front of and center in kentucky tonight. two men about to battle it out. jonathan martin is live for us in kentucky. who were tonight's combatants? >> reporter: one of the people i am sure you have heard of bill y even the science guy will be did debate odd the evolution side of things and facing off with ken hamm founder of the creationism museum in kentucky. this debate gets s

king's estate, controlled by his sons filed a lawsuit against their sister, bernice king demanding sheurn the items. today, bernice king said she will not hand them over because the brothers plan to sell them. >> because he save my bible and my medal are never to be sold. >> over the years the siblings sued one another multiple times over dr. king's legacy. >> coming up on abc7 news at 4:00 heads will roll, again. efforts to restore popular symbols of san francisco's past. >> i'm spencer christian. dreary looking sky over the bay. we expect our next big rain storm, i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> and another look at traffic this afternoon. this sat approach to the golden gate bridge. you can see you've got drops on the lens and a cloudy, foggy day. traffic northbound heavier than it is coming into the city. back with more on abc7 news at 4:00 in just a moment. covered california is howt californians can take advantage. we can help you get quality health insurance right now. to sign up, call 800-787-9159 or go to coveredca.com. you can also use our website to find loca

the latest round of a family conflict, but my reality is that if i willingly sold my father's bible and nobel prize, my conscience would haunt me for the rest of my life. >> bernice king said that her father would not want those items sold, and the king children have been in and out of court for a number of years over a variety of disputes involving their father's estate. >>> 2013 was a record year for the hotel estate. it totaled over $6 billion in the year, and the city took in over $232,000 in room sales tax, and last year's presidential inaugural helped with that number, but it still achieved despite the government shutdown. >>> today would have been ronald reagan's 103rd birthday. today, a group in his home state of illinois placed a wreath outside of his statue at the airport which was named in his honor in 1988. >>> the i-team is investigating a theft. >> have you done anything crazy that you don't know what to do anymore? well, that is what i am doing right now. >> and what facebook agreed to do after a grieving dad's appeal went viral. >>> and we will look for icy spots and a little bit of snow coming into the area, and the snow is expected saturday and even

and they have now filed a lawsuit against their sister over control of their father's nobel peace prize and traveling bible. the lawsuit says that bernice king secreted and sequestered their dad's peace prize and traveling bible in violation of a property agreement, mrs. king who is the ceo of the king center has not responded and tony, always so unfortunate when you see family squabbles especially related to mat tin luther king. >> there have been a few over the years. >> that's right. >> appreciate it. >> a new storm is making its way across the midwest as we speak from arkansas to iowa. is adding insult to injury, classes canceled and more could come by tomorrow morning, dave warren is tracking the system for us. >> the big thing will be the ice here with this storm. we are talking about cold air at the surface. you have rainfalling into snow, or cold air, that's where you get this mixing and ice and look at where it is headed. the storm intensified brings up the warm air, a large area of sleet and freezing rain. from washingtondc up through baltimore. watch the temperatures closely, it may fall as rain but it can freeze once it hits some

bernice suing. a change in leadership at the king center ended that dispute. >> bernice and i understand to differ with who would sell our father's legacy and barter our mother's vision, whether it is for 30 pieces of silver or $30 million. >> reporter: representatives have not returned calls for comment. this is the latest battle among siblings fighting over money and their father's legacy of peace. there is no specific mention of selling the medal and the bible in the lawsuit filed. if that allegation is true, that when king won the nobel prize, he donated the money. so not even dr. king himself profited financially from winning that award. >> i think we can all agree, you can sure hope that work this out. >> no family is immune from these types of emotional battles. obviously we're going to pay attention to this one because the legacy is so important. >>> coming up next on "new day," we're going to talk about hotel horror stories from sochi. wait until you see what reporters and visitors are finding as they arrive. >>> plus, this very well may be the most awesome mother-son wedding dance ever. you b

last week they filed a lawsuit calling for bernice king their sister, to turn over the items. extremely troubling. >>> and then in an effort to bring better technology to classrooms, the president visits a school where kids were assigned ipads to do their work. he decided to try one out. >> give me an ipad. this is kevin. say hi kevin. >> hi. >> kevin has done an outstanding job filming today, and he looks sharp in the tie, also. i have been recording this -- i thought you had it on record. we have to do it all over. this is kevin, and he looks sharp in his tie. >> the president announced yesterday american companies are donateding $750 million in products to bring high speed internet to schools. >> yes, you have to hit the record button mr. president. happens to the president, too. >>> members of the chilly hot red peppers are giving away a secret, they faked playing guitars and base during the super bowl's half-time show. ♪ >>> anthony sang live but the bands mimed playing their instrument because they did not have time to set up. >> the base player said quote, we thought it

bernice king to turn over the items. bernice king says that her brothers only want the items so they can sell them for profit. in ay, she said she is disassociating herself from her brothers. >> it's not about another sibling rivalry. it's about standing on principle. it's important that i am on the right side of history. when the record books are written, let it be said that there was at least one heir who tried to further the legacy left by her father and mother. >> dr. king's traveling bible was used in president obama's second inauguration. >>> still ahead, our "newsroom" gut check. it has to do with this sign, this sign that tells people guns are banned, and why some school officials don't want to post it as required by illinois law. >>> plus -- >> probably when the sitting president came on, when barack obama came on. i mean, the actual president of the united states. i'm sure that was pretty amazing. >> one last might. we'll take a look back at jay leno's time on "the tonight show" as he prepares for his final show. [ male announcer ] this man has an accomplished research and analytical group at his disposa

a validation of his theory of nonviolence. >> that's the significance behind these two pieces of history. you just came back from ebeneiser baptist where his father preechd. bernice king and held a news conference. >> she said there is no way, not on her watch will the bible or nobel peace prize be sold. if she willingly participated in the sale, it would haunt her for the rest of her life. i don't know if it's irony or coincidence, but she was contacted by dexter king and martin king iii about selling the items. they are in her possession, she she is not going to give them back to the estate. that led her to say this. this is the first time i heard this. listen. >> i wish to ask my friends and the media and all the people of good will respectfully from this point on, i would appreciate it if you would refrain from grouping me with my brothers. >> wow. >> when you say that king's children or the family, she doesn't want to be lumped in with dexter and martin iii. we reached out to them several times and there is no mention of the sale in the lawsuit. we haven't heard from them directly that that's what they are going do. they want them so they can sell. >> thank you.

king jr. are locked in a legal dispute this morning. bernicet would be martin luther king iii and dexter king of trying to sell his bible. it was used at president obama's inauguration last year. they're also accused of trying to sell his 1964 nobel peace love/hate begin wech >> so what was the deal. >> that presented the speculation that she must have something to hide so they went through digging up every possible scandal and rumor and publishing under cover of this might have been in the "vanity fair" story. i don't think it might have been published otherwise. but graydon's letter makes him a sean man in an insane world. he's like how did this get to this point? >> with us the article and completed and cement to vani"va fai fair"? >> yeah. the writer wrote her story, the love/hate essay which was never going to be about skeletons nguyi nguyenein gwyneth paltrow's story. nguyenein gwyneth paltrow's story. it tells the story beautifully. ♪ ♪ ♪ guy 1: i'm glad i got it while it's still around. with 30 ingredients to choose from, you can't go w