in response to a brief filed by dassey's attorneys, judge william duffin ruled that brendan dassey's ntary." with that, the judge overturned his conviction and ordered dassey to be released from prison. >> what was that like for you, hearing that news? >> mixed emotions. i know we did everything above board. one magistrate rules that it isn't fine, in his opinion, which is all right because that's the system. >> are you okay if he walks free? >> i'm not okay if the family's not okay. i believe brendan was involved in this, that he was there and he was involved in it. >> reporter: brendan dassey is now 27. his release is pending an appeal from the wisconsin attorney general, which was just argued in federal court this week. meanwhile, the other half of this saga is playing out in state court, and steven avery's attorney is leaving no stone unturned. coming up, the latest. i'm out of data again! i can't work out without my music! you need to switch to sprint. i got unlimited data, talk and text for 50 bucks a month! (vo) get unlimited data, talk and text. first line is $50/mo, add a sec

the case of a inmate in the making a murderer brendan dassey is serving life in prison after admittingves that he helped his uncle steven avery kale wisconsin woman. a judge overturned his conviction saying investigators forced that confession. an approaching storm threatening to bring catastrophe to northern california racing around the clock to repair the oroville dam. national security advisor toll president trump michael flynn said he inadvertently mislead about his calls to the russian diplomat. kellogg has been named acting reiner. >> now time for good, the bad, and thing you. fedex driver saved two american flags burned by protesters being honored by veterans. american legion post in iowa presenting matt urine with a certificate of appreciation. he said it was something he simply had to do. >> a lot of people see it as a flag. to me i see it as my brothers and sisters who never came home. heather: flag burning is not illegal it's protected under free speech. the makers of mike and ike's candy only filled up halfway. only 46% full. the manufacturer says the accusations are basele

brendan dassey was sentenced to life in prison for killing a photographer.tigators he helped his uncle rape and kill her. in august...the ruling was overturned. the judge said investigators were able to force a confession out of him because of his young age. dassey was 16 at the time. he is now pursuing his own appeal after he was sentenced to life in prison in a different trial. mark adlib big board. and here's a live look outside... golden gate bridge... take a look at this dog enjoying the winter weather. this is in maine .... this is in weather. this is in maine .... as soon as the door opens...he runs out and disappears in about 17 inches of snow. you can see him trying to run in the huge pile of snow and sticking his head out. the dog's owner posted this video on instagram with the caption: "making the most of this blizzardy, day!" coming up in the next hour on the kron 4 morning news... we are following the latest out of oroville... thousands of people are still out of their homes this morning as the spillway at the dam. we have the latest on the effo

brendan dassey is serving life in prison after admitting to detectives that he helped his uncle stevenwoman in wisconsin. a judge overturning his conviction saying investigators forced a confession when he was 16 years old at the time that the mental capacity of a 9-year-old. all right. ainsley? ainsley: our nation in grips of a deadly opioid obsession. numbers revealing just how deadly it can be. in 2015 alone, more than 33,000 people died from opioid overdoses. but how do we stop this growing epsd which is clearly a problem? well, a new d.n.a. test explores the genetics of addiction and it actually might hold the key to figure out if you and your family members have problems. here to tell us more about it is dr. human, mela med. is he a spinal surgeon in california. thank you so much for, with us. >> sure. absolutely. ainsley: tell us about this d.n.a. test. >> d.n.a. test approved opioid test assesses a patient's risk of developing addiction, abuse to narcotic medication he is. and there is activity with psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia and test genet