douglas kennedy said his newborn son needed some fresh air. camera as he tries the elevator. the nurses stopped him saying he did not have the doctor's ok. kennedy heads for the stairwell in stead. that is where it gets physical. he lists eightfts a leg and a nurse falls on the ground. according to the lawyer, he twisted the arm of one nurse. mr. kennedy kicked the other nurse. rubbish, says kenny's lawyer. >> one of the nurses goes to grab the baby. at that point douglass raises his knee only to protect his baby. -->> an emergency room doctor saw the fight and size of the nurses were the only aggressors. kennedy has pleaded not guilty. >> ok, thank you. coming next, some new hopes for women battling infertility. >> it is good news for peanut allergy sufferers. >> a new therapy is helping some people overcome their peanut allergies. but it is not for everyone. >> mary scott follows her pediatrician's recommendation and waited until giving her son henry, peanut products. >> they told us to wait until he was a year. >> when he tried peanut butte

including the harassment and child endangerment case involving douglas kennedy. st son faces misdemeanor charges for allegedly clashing with nurses who tried to stop him from taking his newborn son out of a new york hospital. we're going to hear from the attorney representing the nurses who were involved. >> then we're going to preview the golden globes -- the golden globes already happened. so let's preview the oscars instead. we're going to do that. >> you know who won the golden globes. >> what to expect on the red carpet to the night's potential big winners. and he's got his ticket but will sashcha baron cohen, aka the dictator, be allowed in tonight's ceremony. he threatened to dress up as the dictator. the oscars said, don't come. now they're saying okay, fine, come. >> today's "life illustrated" we received thousands of photos from you showing special life moments. this morning we'll show some of your favorites. yes, it is your birthday. >> yeah, it is. >> you know what i got you? what i was trying to get you today was a very special little tweet, video twe

douglas kennedy, son of robert f., and reporter, denying changes he put his newborn son in danger and attacked two nurses began when he tried to take his son bo for a walk while he and his wife were still in a new york hospital last month. according to reports, the nurses called a child abduction alert and attempt today stop him from leaving the award. the nurses claimed kennedy attacked him. and he calls the allegations absurd and sickening. an emergency room doctor and friend of the kedds who witnessed the whole thing, claims the nurses were the aggressors. fox news chairman and ceo roger ailes said today in a statement, quote, i have known douglas kennedy, his wife personally and professionally over 15 years, he tells the truth and his calm and gentle demeanor always impressed me. he is the definition of a great father and it is a role he cherishes over all others. i support douglas as do the independent witness accounts of the event. it's unfortunate that what appears to be a father's defensive maneuver to protect

douglas kennedy, son of the late robert kennedy, said that he was trying to take his 3-day-old son out for some fresh air. when nurses tried to stop him. one nurse said she called two codes. code pink, child abduction in progress and code purple, a combative party. but nurses hold the door and determined he heads to the stair. one arm holds his son and the other, trying to open the door. that's when nurses claim a verbal argument turned physical. on the tape, you see kennedy lift his leg and a nurse falls backwards on the floor. in court documents obtained by abc news, the nurse claims that kennedy attacked her. as my hand touched the shoulders of the baby, douglas kennedy raised his right foot and with tremendous force kicked me in the left side of my pelvic area. but kennedy's lawyer says that's not what happened. >> douglas begins to move back and one of the nurses actually goes to grab the baby, how dare she does that? at that point, douglas leaning back like this, raises his knee only to protect his baby for no other reason. sxwlr kennedy is now pleading not guilty to two charges.

kennedy is a reporter at fox news and the tenth of 11 children born to robert and ethel kennedy. douglasy they're angry and upset over the child endangerment and other misdemeanor charges. they say it's wrong in making a crime out of a father protecting his baby. >> he's not the aggressor. these nurses, they are the ones who are guilty of endangering the welfare of a child. >> reporter: kennedy's lawyer showed nbc news this letter from the nurses' attorney that suggests a lawsuit is likely. >> you should contact your insurance company. what's this case really all about? money. >> reporter: important to note the baby was not injured. as for kennedy, this week he pleaded not guilty to the charges, one misdemeanor and and carry a maximum one year term in jail. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> elliott cobb is the attorney representing the two nurses in this case. thank you. >> we did invite doug and molly kennedy as well as the kennedy's attorneys. they both declined to come on. they released a statement saying, quote, the nurse had no right to attempt to grab our child out of his fa

. >>> there is douglas kennedy, the youngest son of robert kennedy, trying to take his 3-day-old sonalk. the nurs get in the way. there's a scuffle. kennedy facing child endangerment charges. is it fair? dan and nancy will be with us. >>> now i want to go to robin. at the el capitan theater. a huge announcement. >> a huge announcement. and we want to talk about striking a pose. angelina's pose has struck a chord online. >>> how do you follow up the academy awards? >> we have the graphic arts department here at "good morning america" has really outdone themselves. give it up for robin. as we get ready to unveil our season 14 cast with you. >> and, you so made that. ky tell you made that sign. >> and i've been sniffing paste all morning. >> do you roll with your own deejay? we have dj kiss here. >> that goes very well. >> no telling, george, what is going to happen here at the el capitan theater this morning. >> what a ride you're having this morning. looking forward to that. >>> the new developments in the case of douglas kennedy. he's charged with child endangerment after scuffling w

douglas kennedy is the son of the late robert f. kennedy. susan candiotti has more on this.while to piece together, so what do you know? >> reporter: absolutely, richelle. it's strange and in many ways sad, too. what you have is a father, in this case a son of robert f. kennedy facing criminal misdemeanor charges after trying to take his newborn baby from a maternity ward outside for some fresh air. this is a family photo just given to us by a kennedy spokesperson. according to court documents, the baby was almost 3 days old when this happened last month. douglas kennedy was visiting his wife recovering from a c-section. he was holding his baby boy swaddled in a blanket and cap. nurses told him he needed permission to leave the maternity ward. his lawyer says trouble started when another nurse told kennedy he could not go outside. in sworn depositions to police, the nurses said they talked kennedy out of an elevator, but then he headed into a stairwell with the baby. a nurse tried to stop him from leaving. here is the nurses' attorney. >> this particular father grabbed her w

douglas kennedy was visiting his wife molly in the maternity ward two days after his c section and saidd to take his baby outside for fresh air. it was about 7:30 on a saturday night last month. it was in a hospital in a new york city suburb. baby beau was swaddled in a blanket and cap. kennedy says some nurses were willing to let him go. but when others disagreed, things took a nasty turn. nurses convinced him to leave an elevator and took him to a stairwell and that's when things got physical. >> the father grabbed her wrist and arm and twisted it so severely she had tremendous pain in her arm. she then backed off with the other nurse standing right there. the gentleman proceeded to kick her so hard with so much violence that she flew through the air and landed in the middle of the corridor. >> kennedy's lawyer says he was trying to protect baby beau and used a knee, not a foot to stop the nurses. who were grabbing for his baby. >> the only aggressors were the nurses and the nurses said he could go outside and it only changed when another nurse and another nurse after that became aggr

douglas kennedy is the son of the late robert f. kennedy.'s susan candiotti has more on this really unusual story. so i know you've been doing some digging. layout the deails for us as you know them. >> to call this strange is an understatement. what you have is a father in this case a son of robert f. kennedy facing criminal misdemeanor charges after trying to take his newborn baby from a maternity ward outside for some fresh air. this happened last month. according to court documents, the baby was almost three days old. douglas kennedy was visiting his wife who was recovering from a c-section. he was holding his baby boy swaddled in a blanket and cap. nurses told him will he needed permission to leave the ward. trouble started when another nurse old kennedy he could not go outside. if sworn depositions to police, the nurses said they talked kennedy out of an elevator, but then he headed into a stairwell. a nurse tried to so that him from leaving. here's their attorney. >> the only aggressors were the nurses. and in fact initially the nurse

this should be one of the happiest times of his life but douglas kennedy's wife gave birth to a son but the surveillance cameras captured what the nurses claim is a violent act by the kennedy. when they saw kennedy headed for the elevator, they tried to stop him. on the video you see his leg raised and one of the nurses falls. kennedy said he was trying to take his son outside for some fresh air. >> you ever hear of a two-day old being taken outside because they want fresh air. >> reporter: the nurses have hired an attorney. the attorney said he has two other eyewitnesses to support his claim. the nurses said kennedy was acting strange, although nobody can offer any proof. >> more on that to come, i'm sure. >>> monster trucks are supposed to crush cars but not like this. coming up why this truck driver is now facing charges and one teenager is emotionally crushed. >>> a trip to the convenience store left one girl covered with cuts and bruises after an unexpected encounter. i have copd. if you have it, you know how hard it can be to breathe and what that feels like. copd includes chronic

douglas kennedy said he simply wanted to take this 3-day-old boy douout for air. > good morning to you. agency you know, the kennedys have a knack for making headlines both for public service and scandals. in this case, it's playing out in both the tabloids and the courts. >> reporter: the whole ruckus unfurled right here on this surveillance video. you can see douglas kennedy walking down the hallway of this maternity ward with his newborn baby named beau swaddled in his arms. stepping back for a moment douglas kennedy is tenth and youngest son of robert kennedy. his wife molly had a c-section two days before this incident january 7th. the new father had decided that his baby needfresh air. he goes first for the elevator but the nurses on the ward stop him from leaving. arguing he doesn't have the doctor's permission to leave. meanwhile, kennedy heads for the stairwell. this is where it gets ugly. just watch. you can see kennedy lifts a leg and the nurse falls back on the ground. look at it again. the nurse falls flat on her back. according to a lawyer for the nur

douglas kennedy carried his three-day-old baby into a hospital elevator to try to go outside for a walk, but nurses say they tried to stop him because they say kennedy was not allowed to take the newborn off the maternity ward floor. the argument escalated and kennedy is seen heading to a stairwell trying to get outside. one nurse claims he then twisted her arm and soon another is seen being knocked to the ground. douglas kennedy raised his right foot and with tremendous force kicked me in the left side of my pelvic area the nurse claims in sworn testimony. out of camera range kennedy, too, fell down, but baby bo was not injured. the lawyer for the nurses says kennedy was out of control. >> they called what's called a code pink. that is it looks like there's someone trying to abs connko ab the hospital. >> kennedy, a fox news reporter, and the son of ethel and robert kennedy, was arrested after several weeks of investigation. this all happened back on january 7th inside northern westchester hospital. kennedy and his wife molly issued a statement, claiming it was the nurses who attacked

douglas kennedy was trying to take his newborn son out for a walk when somebody tried to stop him.y say he became violent. he was arrested on thursday and this -- he was a arrested on thursday. him and his wife called the charges and absurd. >> what are these wins going to calm down? >> give us until about 8:00 tonight. you will notice a big difference. a lot of people this morning walk up to snow. about 10 or 15 minutes, these are the snow showers traveling across the great lakes into western maryland. it did not amount to a whole lot. now our skies will turn clear for the overnight hours. you can still see the flag blowing on top of the white house. in another two or three hours things will settle down. temperatures up to 47 degrees at reagan national. look at the record. 84. that is how hot it can get one back in 1930. the wind chill factor at 31 degrees with wins out of the north or northwest at 18 miles per hour. the highs for the most part in the upper 30's. 45 degrees and manassas. it is 36 degrees. rock vill had wind gusts at around 35 miles per hour. our final stop takes u

you can see douglas kennedy and his three-day old son walking down holloway.said he was taking the newborn outside for fresh air. two nurses blocked him, arguing he did not have permission to remove the child. he ignored the women and forcefully push past them. >> douglas begins to move back in one of the nurses actually goes to grab the baby. how dare she does that and at that point, douglass raises his need to protect his baby. >> the nurse as attorney makes a different claim. they claim that he kicked her arm and character in the pelvis. kennedy has pleaded not guilty to child endangerment and two cases of harassing nurses. a bad case of bad annunciation caused a scare and southwest airlines flights. passengers panicked after they thought the pilot warned of a bomb on board the plane. it turns out the pilot was wishing a happy birthday to a mom board. flight attendants and the pilot quickly cleared of the mistaken two passengers filed complaints when the plane landed in the york and the faa says it will not bother to investigate. still i had, adam caskey wi

surveillance video shows douglas kennedy trying to take his 3-day h of old son beau on a walk back in january. nurses there, though, tried to stop him for taking the newborn off the maternity floor too soon. kennedy got into a confrontation with the nurses. one says he stwised her arm and another says she was kicked around. kennedy says the nurses started it. >> nelson mandela was admitted for an undisclosed stomach problem. mandela spent 27 years in prison for fighting racist rule in south africa before becoming that country's first black president in 1994. >>> coming up, how you can be denied a job or a loan all because of your name. ben & jerry's is accused of racism in a flavor created for jeremy lin 37. >> and a viral web series celebrates uncomfortable situations. >>> pakistan is tearing down the compound where osama bin laden hid for six years. it's also where u.s. forces killed the al qaeda leader back in may. a senior back stanny government official tells nbc news 80% of that compound is gone. demolition started after dark. ben & jerry's is feeling the heat for a new frozen y

. >>> the new developments in the case of douglas kennedy.d with child endangerment after scuffling with nurses when he tried to take his 3-day-old son outside. dan harris is here with the latest. the e.r. doctor said she saw this. you spoke with the nurses' attorney. they claimed otherwise. >> reporter: this is the first time we're hearing from the attorney embroiled in this battle. this interview is intense and emotional and a sign this fight is unlikely to relent any time soon. the attorney for nurses ana lane and kerry luciano say their movements were by the book. douglas kennedy is trying to take his son off the maternity ward, she says, for fresh air. the nurses block him from the el variety. he goes the stairwell. a controversy ensues. the nurses' attorney says they're trined to stop people from taking newborns without permissi permission. and kennedy had no reason to lash out. >> they did the job. they daid a darn good job. they were injured. now people with casting blame on them. shame, disgusting. >> reporter: kennedy's lawyer is ma

. >>> douglas kennedy, the son of the late robert kennedy is facing charges after his arrest at a newce video from last month shows kennedy carrying his 3-day-old baby into a hospital elevator trying to go outside for a walk. nurses tried to stop them. they say kennedy twisted the arm of one of the nurses, and knocked another to the ground. his lawyer denies that. >> mr. kennedy was acting very quietly, politely, calmly. the only reason why anything happened here was because of the misconduct of two nurses. >> a spokesperson for the westchester county district attorney says charges have been filed against douglas kennedy for child endangerment and for allegedly attacking those nurses. >>> big changes are coming at the post office. the u.s. postal service is planning to make massive cuts to try to save money, including closing some 223 mail processing centers around the country. they hope to eliminate 35,000 jobs. mostly through attrition. the plan would also end saturday and next-day deliveries. joining me now from washington is ed o'keefe who writes a blog for "the washington post."

soon what should have been a time celebrating a birth instead turned ugly. >> douglas kennedy carriedhis 3 day old baby into a hospital elevator to try to go outside for a walk. but nurses say they tried to stop him. because they say, kennedy was not allowed to take the newborn after the maternity ward floor. the argument escalated. and kennedy is seen heading to a stairwell trying to get outside. one nurse claims he then twisted her arm and soon another is seen being knocked to the ground. douglas kennedy raised his right foot and with tremendous force, kicked me in the left side of my pelvic area nurse cari luciano claims in sworn testimony. out of camera range, kennedy too fell down but the baby was not injured. the lawyer for the nurses says kennedy was out of control. >> they called what's called a code pink. that is it looks like there's someone trying to abscond from the hospital with the a newborn. when it escalated they hit what's called a code purple which means there's someone a danger in the hospital. >> kennedy a fox news reporter. >> three against one. >> and the son of

douglas kennedy tried to take his newborn son out for a walk last month. the nurses try to stop him. they said that he became violent with them. he was arrested thursday and charged with harassment and endangering the welfare of a child. he and his wife called the charges absurd. >> the michigan and arizona republican primaries are only three days away. mitt romney appears to have momentum on his side in michigan and a comfortable lead over rep santorum in arizona. the latest polls indicate that roomney is ahead of santorum by 3-6 points. newt gingrich and ron paul are trailing in both states. >> veterans returning from overseas often have a tough time finding a job when they get home. >> today they tried to help address the problem, top companies in bethesda offering jobs on the spot. ou>> i got the job. >> this air force veteran just became jpmorgan's newest employee. >> they asked me when i could start. i cannot believe it. but it happened and i'm excited. >> more than 1000 people packed the job there, set up exclusively. for veterans and spouses but wa

. >>> douglas kennedy, the son of late robert f.nedy is facing charges for trying to taken his newborn son out of a hospital. he's right there cradled in his arms. the nurses said they were attacked. kennedy said he was only going ought for some fresh air. but an attorney for the nurses said what father takes an infant outside at 7:00 at night in the middle of winter. >>> doctors are recommending boys as well as girls get the vaccine for h.p. howeverable 30% of girls received the required three shots. the american academy of pediatrics say all 11 and 12-year-olds should be vaccinated. >>> time for highlights from the nba all-star game. we'll get those from our friends at espn news. >>> good morning, and welcome to the espn news update. i'm zubin mehenti. 12 years after the all-star game at the home of the magic, the festivities returned to orlando. west and west. lebron in transition. he had 30 assists. blake griffin had 16 points on dunks. third quarter, kevin durant with the steal ahead to kobe. and with that dunk, he breaks the r

it started when douglas kennedy tried to take his 3-day-old child outside for a walk. nurses say they tried to stop him because he wasn't allowed to take the newborn off the maternity floor. one nurse claims he twisted her arm and another is seen on the surveillance tape being knocked to the ground. kennedy says it was the nurses that attacked him. >>> and john hinckley, the man who tried to kill president ronald reagan three decades ago, has a request. he says he'd like to be known as something other than reagan's would-be assassin. as an artist, for example. hinckley spends part of his time painting at a washington mental hospital. he made the statement to a doctor who interviewed him in the last year in connection with his request to spend more time away from the hospital. >>> up next, as we continue to hear tonight, alicia keys helping to make this broadway season like no other. >>> finally tonight, there's something happening on the broadway stage here in new york that a lot of theater watchers say they have never seen before. the current crop of shows includes th

douglas kennedy, who was a reporter for fox news says he was trying to take the baby outside for fresh air. the nurses tried to stop him, saying the baby was supposed to remain inside the ward. surveillance video shows one nurse falling to the floor during the struggle. the hospital security later stopped kennedy from leaving. >>> and in afghanistan, a gunman who shot and killed two american military officers today in kabul is still at large. the victims, a u.s. colonel and major have not been identified. they were reportedly shot inside a secure compound inside kabul. that comes on the fifth day of unrest over the burning of the copies of the quran. the taliban has claimed responsibility for the shootings. >>> and today, civilians being evacuated from the city of homs. two western journalists are reportedly not among those rescued. the united nations estimated that forces there have killed 5400 people since january in a crack down against political protests. >>> and relatives of nelson mandela say that the former south africa president was hospitalized for hernia surgery, he had been

our sister station shows douglas kennedy attempting to take his three day old son, bo, for a walk in nuary. but nurses tried to stop him, saying kennedy wasn't allowed to take his newborn off the maternity ward floor. that's when things escalated with one nurse claiming he twisted her arm and another says that she was kicked and knocked to the ground. kennedy's attorney says it was any nurses. >> he was acting very quietly, politely, calmly. the only reason why anything happened here was because of the misconduct of two nurses. >> a doctor and friend of kennedy's present for the confrontation say the nurses were the only aggressors. kennedy, a fox news reporter and his wife issued a statement calling the charges sickening and saying the incident was, in their words, warped. >>> president obama is receiving some big-time support from a man who makes a living making fun of the whole political process. political satirist, bill maher donated a million dollar to a super pac that supports president obama. mayer announced a donation to prioriti priorities's action on a yahoo webcast. the sup

one of robert f kennedy's sons arraigned on endangering the welfare of a child saying douglas kennedycused of clashing with two who tried to stop him from taking his newborn son to a new york maternity ward. and kennedy is a reporter for fox news channel. now, back to john stossel's special report, "illegal everything". legal everything. >>> our government adds thousands of new laws ever year. the feds added 80,000 pages of laws. and state and local laws we're drowning in rules. >> this could lead to the police locking me up. given the police have the power to lock me up, or shoot me, it's important that we be able to keep an eye on them. >> fortunately that is easier today even our phones have cameras and camera is a powerful tool, watching the watcher. >> you are going away. >> the problem is that often the watchmen don't want to be watched. >> a highway patrol told pete stop your rv. pete is an activist to that likes to videotape encounters with authorities. >> turn that camera off, please. >> how come? >> turn it off for me. >> he had broken no traffic laws but he was suspicion of

kennedy's son douglas is facing child endangerment and harassment charges accused of knocking down aonfrontation over his newborn son. our national correspondent susan candiotti has the latest. >> deborah, good morning. was he defending his right as a parent and protecting his child, or refusing to follow a nurse's order? douglas kennedy was visiting his wife molly in the maternity ward two days after her c-section and said he wanted to take his baby outside for some fresh air. it was about 7:30 on a saturday night last month in a hospital in a new york city suburb. baby bo was swaddled in his blanket and cap. kennedy says some nurses were willing to let him go, but when others disagreed, things took a nasty turn. in sworn depositions to police, nurses say they convinced kennedy to leave an elevator but then headed to stairwell. the nurses say that's when things got physical. >> in this particular father grabbed her wrist, her arm, and twisted it so severely she had tremendous pain in her arm. she then backed off with the other nurse standing right there. this gentleman proceeded to

douglas kennedy reportedly kicked one nurse to the ground when they tried to stop him from carrying his newborn son from the maternity ward. >>> finally, taylor swift had to turn down an offer to go on to the prom with a new jersey teenager who is fighting cancer. she had a better invitation for him. to be a guest of hers at the academy of country music awards. the sister started the campaign. >> i think they had 100,000 people on that thing. >> she's a class act, that taylor swift. >>> now to the gas prices fueling anger and outrage from coast to coast. the national average pushing $4 a gallon. the most expensive it's ever been this time of year. prices already higher than that in many places. expected to continue to climb. gas is like like window gold for some drivers. they're going all out to get it, even stealing it. mark greenblatt is at a gas station in manhattan with more. >> reporter: most bank robberies involve guns, masks, and confrontations. now the most sophisticated gas station heist can go off leaving the retailer high and dry and the station doesn't have a clue. gas price

douglas kennedy reportedly kicked one nur to the ground and twisted another one's arm. he was charged with child endangererment and harassment. he and his wife call the allegations absurd. >>> finally, taylor swift had to turn down an offer to go on to the prom with a new jersey teenager who is fighting leukem leukemia. she had a better invitation for him. an invitation to be her date at the academy of country musing awards. kevin's sister started that campaign. >> taylor swift is class act. >>> now to the gas prices fueling anger and outrage from coast to coast. the national average up to $3.64 today. well over $4 a gallon in some big cities. the most expensive it's been at this time of year. the prices are expected to climb. drivers are going to extremes to get gas. some are stealing it. mark greenblatt is at a gas station in manhattan with more. >> reporter: most bank robberies involve guns, masks, and confrontations. now the most sophisticated gas station heist can go off leaving the retailer high and dry and the station doesn't have a clue. with gas prices this hig