as she neared the police car, dawson collapsed. >> in this police dash-cam image you can see dawson's hands cuffed. after 18 minutes in the parking lot dawson was taken back inside the hospital. she was dead. the medical examiner says it was a blood clot in her lungs. the chief of police says the responding officer acted the hospital says it is now conducting an internal review but cannot discuss more. >> we cannot answer questions that relate to an individual and their health care. >> reporter: family attorney benjamin krum. >> the federal law says you can't dump patients out just because they, they don't have sufficient insurance, socioecomonic status, that you have to make sure they're stablized. >> reporter: barbara dawson's brother. >> you could take the same situation and put a dog in barbara's spot, and i guarantee you, those individuals wouldn't be still working. >> reporter: hindering the investigation, missing security camera video. the hospital says 13 cameras including the one pointed at the park lot malfunctioned. those broken cameras since replaced too late to help expla

: in this police dash cam image, you can see dawson's hands cuffed. lot, dawson was taken back inside the hospital. she was dead. the medical examiner says it was a blood clot in her lungs. the chief of police says the responding officer acted appropriately. the hospital says it's now conducting an internal review, but cannot discuss more. >> we cannot answer questions that specifically relate to an individual and their healthcare. >> reporter: family attorney benjamin crump. >> the federal law says you can't dump patients out just because they don't have sufficient insurance or their socioeconomic status, that you have to make sure they are stabilized. >> reporter: barbara dawson's brother. >> you could take the same situation and put a dog in barbara's spot, and i guarantee you, those individuals wouldn't be still working. >> reporter: hindering the investigation? missing security camera video. the hospital says 13 cameras, including the one pointed at those broken cameras have since been replaced, too late to help explain what happened to barbara dawson. carey sanders, nbc news, mi

patrol car, dawson collapsed.he officer's heard saying he thinks dawson fell to the ground as a way to stop from being taken to jail. but within a few minutes, hospital staff came outside and here's what happens next. >> check her real quick. >> yes. >> come on now. ain't nothing wrong with you. she's not -- >> -- the staff the whole time she's here -- >> she's fine. >> miss dawson, we need you to get up, okay? >> miss dawson, get up. there's nothing wrong with you. and i know you can hear us. >> now, dawson was eventually taken back inside the hospital where she later died of a blood clot in her lungs. the hospital says pulmonary embolisms are very difficult to detect and can be impossible to treat. dawson's family intends to file a lawsuit against both the hospital and the police department. we don't know yet when that will happen. but we do know there are several agencies investigating, including the florida department of law enforcement. calhoun liberty hospital says they received a copy of the dash cam video

>> barbara dawson anguished, insisting she can't breathe. >> i can't breathe! >> put your hands behind your back. >> i can't breathe! >> you can't see her but can hear the pain in her voice picked up on dash cam video. >> please! god, help me! help me! >> reporter: the video is from the early morning of december 21st. police were called to calhoun liberty hospital in blunt town where 57-year-old dawson was begging to stay after being discharged by doctors. an officer unplugs her oxygen hose, walks her outside in handcuffs where she collapses to the ground. >> she's falling down and just laying down. ms. dawson, falling down like this and laying down won't stop you from going to jail. >> it would be 18 minutes on the pavement before dawson is >> when people go to the hospital, it's a place for sick people to get help. why didn't she get the benefit of the doubt? not just the benefit of the doubt. the benefit of humanity. from the hospital and from the police officer. >> we want justice for barbara so this will not happen to anyone else. >> laurie: the spital say

today it was barbara dawson.on't speak to this, it will be someone else tomorrow. >> the medical examiner determined she died from a blood clot in her lung. hospital staff said they had not discovered that problem when they discharged her. state and local authorities are investigating. >>> the restaurant chain chipotle is promising to cooperate with a federal criminal investigation into the safety of its food. the probe focuses on a norovirus outbreak at a restaurant in california. the company is reeling after it was linked to outbreaks of food born illnesses in at least nine states last year. >>> police are asking for the public's help in finding a pair of jewelry store robbers who have been terrorizing the south. investigators believe they've hit half a dozen stores in five states. mark strassman reports from just outside of atlanta. >> reporter: this mall is where this string of robberies began last april. these thieves have a plan and they stick to it. find a jewelry store near a highway and hit the store whe

today it was barbara dawson. if we don't speak to this, lit be someone else tomorrowow >> the medical examiner determined she died from a blood clot in her lung. state and local authorities are investigating. >>> the restaurant chain chipotle is promising to cooperate with a federal criminal investigation. the probe focuses on a norovirus outbreak at a restaurant in california. was linked to food born illnesses in nine states last year. >>> police are asking for the public's help in finding a pair of jewelry store robbers. investigators believe they've hit half a dozen stores in five states. mark strassman reports. >> reporter: this mall is where this string of robberies began last april. these thieves have a plan and they stick to it. find a jewelry store near a highway and hit the store when it first opens and there are no customers. the surveillance video shows one of the brazen thieves pulling off the latest heist earlier this week. the woman, believed to be in her late 20s or early 30s, locks the front door

>> barbara dawson anguished, insisting she can't breathe. >> i can't breathe! >> put your hands behind your back. >> i can't breathe! hear the in in her voice picked up on dash cam video. >> please! god, help me! help me! >> reporter: the video is from the early morning of december 21st. police were caed to calhoun liberty hospital in blunt town where 57-year-old dawson was begging to stay after being discharged by doctors. an officer unplugs her oxygen hose, walks her outside in handcuffs where she collapses to the ground. >> she's falling down and just laying down. ms. dawson, falling down like this and laying down won't stop you from going to jail. >> it would be 18 minutes on the pavement before dawson is readmitted and later dies. >> when people go to the hospital, it's a place for sick people to get help. why didn't she get the benefit of the doubt? not just the benefit of the doubt. the benefit of humanity. from the hospital and from the >> we want justice for barbara so this will not happen to anyone else. >> laurie: the hospital says a blood clot in he

today it was barbaba dawson. if we don't speak to this, it will be someone else tomorrow. >> the medical examiner determined she died from a blood clot in her lung. hospspal staff said they had not discovered that problem when they discharged her. state and local authorities are investigating. >>> the restaurant chain cooperate with a federal criminal investigation into the safety of its food. the probe focuses on a norovirus outbreak at a restaurant in california. the company is reeling aftert was linked to outbreaks of food born illnesses in at least nine states last year. >>> police are asking for the public's help in finding a pair of jewelry store robbers who have been terrorizing the south. investigators believe they've hit half a dozen stores in five states. mark strassmsm reports from just outside of atlanta. >> reporter: this mall is where this string of robberies began last april. these thieves have a plan and they stick to it. find a jewelry store near a highway and hit the store when it first opens an

today, it was barbara dawson. if we don't speak to this, will be someone else tomorrow. >> reporter: barbara dawson was uninsured. a medical examiner found she died from a blood clot in her luold police, dawson was okay and had been discharged. two florida agencies are investigating. gayle? >> very disturbing story. much, elaine. >>> new dietary guidelines released minutes ago could change the way some of us eat and drink.e this morning including how much sugar and coffee you should have in your diet. the guidelines could have a big n two-thirds of americans are overweight or obese. the recommendation. what is the big recommendation? >> i think the most radical change this year had to do with sugar intake. now, excess sugars have always been discouraged. but this year, thetook it a step further and they actually put an upper limit on how much excess sugar we should have which is less than 10% of our daily calories. thatuffle 10 to 12 teaspoons of added sugar a day. when you put it in context one has more than 10 t

today, it was barbara dawson. will be someone else tomorrow. >> reporter: barbara dawson was uninsured. a medical examiner found she died from a blood clot in her lung. hospital staff told police, dawson waskay and had been discharged. a big impact at a time when two-thirds of americans are overweight or obese. dr. holly phillips is here with the recommendation. >> good morning. >> what is the big recommendation? >> i think the most radical change this year had to do with sugar intake. now, excess sugars have always been discouraged. but this year, the guidelines took it a step further and they actually put an upper limit on how much excess sugar we should have which is less than 10% of that translates into ruffle 10 to 12 teaspoons of added sugar a day. when you put it in context one soda or sports drink has more than 10 to 12 teaspoons sugar a day and takes those things off the table.e. >> this is big because they have never gone specicically after sugar in this way. >> right. they have always said limit added s

>>reporter: barbara dawson anguished, insichting she can't breathe. you can't see her but you can hear the pain in her voice picked up by video on dash cam police. to the hospital where 57 yearly dawson was begging it statement an officer unplugs a hose, walks her out in handcuffs.. it would be 1 minutes on the pavement before dawson is readmitted and dies. >> when peopleo to the hospital, it's a place for sick people to get help. >> why didn't she get the benefit of the doubt, not just the benefit of the doubt but the benefit of humanity from the police officer. >> we want justice for ibraihim so this will not happen to anyone else.$& >>reporter: a blood clot in her lung which was very hard to detect. i'm janine s snwood, >>> a texas state trooper who arrested sandra bland last summer fired yesterday after being indicted for allegedly lying to a grand jury. brand was pulled over for an improper lane change and then she was arrested for assault. her case attracting nationwide atttion after she was found dead in her jail three days later. the official

today, it was barbara dawson. if we don't speak to this, it will be someone else tomorrow. uninsured. a medical examiner found she lung. hospital staff told police, discharged. an explosive device cholesterol intake daily. limits. but they are not saying have a high fat, high cholesterol diet. they want the focus to be on the bad fat, saturated fat and make up less than 10% of our daily calories and if we do it replace the bad fats with polyunsatututed fats we will take in less cholesterol and fewer total fat calories. >> what did it say about coffee? >> good news for java drinkers. i'll throw myself in this camp. they offered very strong evidence that moderate coffee consumption, three small cups, three to five small cups a day, they saw no link with chronic diseases and actually cited some could decrease the risk of didietes, and cardiovascular disease. these are three to five small cups and not talking about the large mocha frosty drinks with the whip cream on top and the flavoring. even though they are ight back. announcement: this storm promises to be the biggest of th