dr. mark siegel. we love having you with us. what do you think of this study?two studies published in the journal of the american medical association, 100 georgia, one out of kentucky and if we prescribe marijuana for pain in the nerves, pain from other diseases, the chances that i would reach for the pen and describe opioids is less, the chances of prescribing opioids is less. heather: where it is legal. >> 20 million states and the district of columbia. we 20 pool this up i think. >> not the same as mainstream media drawing a message from this, let's legalize it and recreational use. the problem with recreational use is 3 times more likely to end up on heroin according to the centers for disease control. we 20 it can be a gateway drug. let's pull affected by the numbers because it is a fact what dr. mark siegel is talking about. 64,000 americans killed by drug overdoses in 2016, 21.5% spike in overdose deaths in 2016, but according to the cdc, 3.7 fewer daily doses of opioids with pot dispensaries where it is legal. >> i also want doctors, what am i prescribi

dr. mark siegel, a family friend of the bushes, you have some insight into her final days, the last two dayswas going on. >> the day before yesterday taking phone calls all day, jim and susie visiting her, jim baker, president bush 41's chief of staff, secretary of state record tumbler, yesterday she was sitting with the former president holding hands -- heather: the past year, some insight into the health issues. >> looking at diseases like cancer that is terminal, and more crime diseases we need to talk about. copd, emphysema, heart failure, she kept having recurring visits to the hospital and she needed antibiotics, and a lot of that lung damage is not reversible, very progressive. this involved a lot of hospitalization while he was being hospitalized as well. heather: tough for anyone to make. comfort care, and she was going to stay at home, explain to people what comfort care is and how her decision can help others make this decision. >> comfort care, you're not going to go on a ventilator or respirator or have emergency cpr, bring you back in an emergency but doesn't mean withdrawing f

dr. mark siegel is a family friend who described her final days. >> yesterday she was sitting with the formerresident all day, holding hands. he was with her when she passed. she was strong and courageous to the end. >> reporter: the funeral is scheduled on saturday. it will be a private funeral in houston. there will be a public viewing on friday. >>> let's go to sal castendo. >> traffic looks pretty good. northbound 101, if you head out to the gilroy area, you will see traffic is moving along relatively well. let's take a look at that commute from gilroy to san jose. some people take this ride all the way to san francisco or perhaps i get on the train to do that. traffic looks good right now. as you drive into the valley, no major problems. this is a live look at 280 in san jose. traffic is looking good. at the bay bridge, it looks like the metering lights have been put on. this is about a five minute wait. what you get on the bridge, it looks pretty good from oakland to san francisco. >>> it gets harder and harder. getting dressed in the dark, watching high death tv is great, being on it,

dr. mark siegel joins us for this tough case. thank you for being with us. we are in this case. >> this is a shocking case. so many are conflicted but it is not just a rationing case, not just a case where the national health service is not surprisingly very unpopular coming out of a recession with rationing going on they could decide to save money by cutting back and saying what about quality of life, the child had so many infections, seizures, that is the rationing part but parents are saying we want to take the child out of the hospital, taken to another country which accepted. notice a moral issue where the government is superimposing their judgment on the parents, the child and using a 1989 child abuse act designed to present -- prevent parents from abusing children which is clearly not the case here. the legal aspects of this are fouled up in the medical aspect. in my entire career i never had the government ordering me to stop taking care of a patient, not once. shannon: aisha king, the nhs was treating him for brain cancer and he wasn't getting the c

dr. mark siegel is a family friend who do -- described her final days. >> yesterday he was with her whenrter: there will be a private funeral for barbara bush on saturday in houston. >> we will talk about the week about the different public memorials. >>> a woman was killed on board a southwest airlines flight. up next, the horrific incident in the investigation into what went wrong when the planes. >>> a growing problem in california waterways. these giant rodents are being spotted. >>> we see a commute that is not very eventful, which is what we like. congestion here on highway 24. >>> a lot of cloud cover, but no rain yet. maybe later. >>> welcome back to "mornings on 2". we have a live look at the dow jones up about 18 points, 24,000 804. the s&p 500 also gaining ground. the nasdaq is down a little bit. analysts and traders predict the markets will have back higher throughout the morning. good earnings continue to come in. we will continue to watch business for you. >>> taxpayers have one more day to file tax returns. yesterday the irs's e-file system crashed. a lot of people were he

dr. mark siegel is a lifesaver.annot thank him enough. >> this is the best picture of the morning. >> there's this. last night griff and i stayed at a hotel last night for the show today. >> pete is cutting pizza for griff. >> he couldn't cut his pizza. >> we posed for the photo to do it as a joke. but watching griff, he can't cut his pizza. i had to cut his pizza for him. it's not fake news. >> this is what friends are for. in real life recome together and help each other outside. no one would have handled it the way griff did and came on the next morning saying i'm still here to work. >> i wouldn't mepsz it for the world. it's the bromance, pete cutting my pizza. i'm endeared to him. >> a good man. >> telling me i got to keep this thing in there to keep this thing from falling out. pete also, by the way, had his young daughter. he's tending to the elderly. >> did you cut the bites for both of them at the same time? >> both small bhiets. >> griff, we're thrilled that you're here this morning. >> we'll be poking fun

dr. mark siegel next.le gym... and a baseball diamond... ...a mythical castle... and a grand banquet hall. this is not just a yard. it's where memories are made. the john deere x350 select series with the exclusive one-touch mulchcontrol system. nothing runs like a deere® save 200 dollars on the x350 select series tractors at your john deere dealer today. retail. under pressure like never before. and it's connected technology that's moving companies forward fast. e-commerce. real time inventory. virtual changing rooms. that's why retailers rely on comcast business to deliver consistent network speed across multiple locations. every corporate office, warehouse and store near or far covered. leaving every competitor, threat and challenge outmaneuvered. comcast business outmaneuver. this wi-fi is fast. i know! i know! i know! i know! when did brian move back in? brian's back? he doesn't get my room. he's only going to be here for like a week. like a month, tops. oh boy. wi-fi fast enough for the whole family