erick munoz didn't wish to speak to the media. his attorneys issued a statement saying the munoz family will lay marlise munoz to death and grieve over the lose. on friday a judge ruled jps hospital in fort worth texas had until tomorrow to remove marlise munoz from life support, which the family said she would have wanted. the family wanted the machines turned off the by texas law the hospital couldn't do ta because she was pregnant. it gendered a great deal of attention on both sides of the debate. activists were outside the hospital much. >> we are disheartened that the hospital pulled the plug on a 22-week old baby. >> jps issued a statement saying the hospital's role was not to make or contest the law. erick munoz is focussing on the new changes of being alone as he raises their young son, who is a little over a year old. >> i walk in the door, and he's waiting for mum to show up somewhere. that's the hardest. >> people close to the family say they must find the strength to complete a long and arduous journey. >> the fort wor

. >>> later, my conversation with erick munoz. about the wife and mom he loved and whose wish not to be kept on a ventilator he finally got to honor. >> i promised her, i told her, i will honor your wishes for me and your dad. that was the hardest. we looked her in her eye and told her, and for the state of texas to not let us go that was hard. you know, you want to keep your word to your loved one. [ male announcer ] here's a question for you: when electricity is generated with natural gas instead of today's most used source, how much are co2 emissions reduced? up to 30%? 45%? 60%? the answer is... up to 60% less. and that's a big reason why the u.s. is a world leader in reducing co2 emissions. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. ♪ it's been that way since the day you met. but your erectile dysfunction - it could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet appro

it's an affidavit that erick munoz, the husband of marlise munoz, has given to the judge that will be hearing this case tomorrow afternoon in ft. worth, and it really details the sadness and the horrific scene inside that intensive care unit where marlise munoz's body has been since november 26th, the night she collapsed of an apparent lung clot, blood clot in her lung. in it, erick munoz says "when i bend down to kiss her forehead, her usual scent is gone, replaced instead with what i can only describe as the smell of death." he goes on to say "one of the most painful parts of watching my wife's deceased body trapped in a hospital bed each day is the soulless look in her eyes. her eyes, once full of the glimmer of life are empty and dead. my wife is nothing more than an empty shell." and erick munoz just also goes on to say that all he wants to do is be able to put his deceased wife's body to rest. there is no mention in this affidavit of the fetus, anderson. >> so, the emergency court hearing that is request and and set for tomorrow afternoon, what do we know about the judge in the

erick munoz and his wife are paramedics and end-of-life issues is something they talked about often. >> we've seen things out in the field, and you know, we both knew that we didn't want to be on life support. >> reporter: officials at john peter smith hospital here in ft. worth will not say if marlise munoz is brain-dead, but in a statement, hospital officials said that the hospital will follow the law as it applies to health care in the state of texas and that every day, "we have patients and families who must make difficult decisions. our position remains the same, we will follow the law." >> i think they got it wrong. >> reporter: tom mayo was one of the advisers who helped write this law 15 years ago and which was signed by then texas governor george w. bush. the southern methodist university law professor says if munoz is indeed brain-dead, like her family says, then the hospital has the law all wrong. >> if she is brain-dead, she's already dead, so letting her die isn't really the concept, but can he say take her off the ventilator? i believe he can. surrogate decision-makers

. >> un caso sin precedente llega a su fin en un comunicado los abogados de erick muÑoz quien interpuson que la instituciÓn acoto la orden quien el viernes ordenÓ retirar el respiraciÓn al cuerpo de ella, u cuerpo de ella fue desconectado y la familia de muÑoz prevan a empezar con la tarea que ella descanse en paz. >> vamos a seguir luchando para salvar la vidas. >> varias personas llegaron de diferentes partes para esquÍ correr al presidente del hospital apelar, pero en un comunicado dijeron que su rol era solo seguir las leyes y alegaron que seguirÍan la orden del juez durante la rÁpida audiencia del viernes el hospital se aferraba al cÓdigo de salubridad pero los abogados de ella tenÍan la postura que esta ley se referÍa solo a mujeres embarazadas en estado viejo ta tivo o en coma no en muerte cerebral, quedÓ en ese estado despuÉs que sproi una embolia personulmonar. >> ella le dijo a ellos en varias ocasiones que no querÍa mantenerse por vida. >> los abogados dijeron que una mujer muerta no deberÍa ser una incubadora para el bebÉ. >> los mixto de ella quien hoy cumplÍa 23 mansa de 2

this was very difficult for erick munoz to relive. -- as he left the courthouse yesterday. reel really now, it's just a weight and see. although the judge did give this order, the hospital has until 5:00 p.m. on monday, it really is a weight and see -- wait and see. they have that window until 5:00 p.m. on monday to appeal. >> interesting. all right. keep us pothsed on that -- posted on that thank you so much. >>> all right it was a pretty rough week on wall street. the dow plummeted nearly 600 points in total. that a 3 1/2% drop. investors have been worried by weak corporate earnings and concerns that china's economic growth may be slowing down. >> they are meeting in geneva. the talks are aimed at ending nearly three years of violence that has claimed more than 100,000 lives. how are those talks going? >> reporter: well, the first session seemed to go off fairly well this morning. a very brief meeting. we're told that lakhdar brahimi really just gave both sides an address of what to expect of how things would go. now they were all s

. >> it has been an agonizing weekend for the munoz family, as well as for erick munoz whose anguish evident on his face in yesterday's court proceedings. he had to hear a lot of very graphic and gruesome details and he himself bringing out some of the most graphic details saying his wife is, when he looks in her eyes she's soulless, she's no longer there. every time he touches her her bones crack and that he can smell the decaying organs coming huh of her flesh and it's a very graphic situation for the family and to have to relive these very painful details in the courtroom. erick munoz isn't commenting to the media but early on he was talking to the local media and he was very upset. he doesn't understand why the hospital has up until now refused to take his wife off that ventilator. he says, in his words, that the hospital is conducting a science experiment. miguel? >> just horrific. nick valencia in ft. worth for us. thank you very much. >>> now, lawyers for marlise munoz' family and those representing ft. worth's jon peters hospital scared off in court on friday making their cas

earlier erick munoz and marlise's mom told me they want their story to be heard to save other familiesthe same nightmare. here's our exclusive interview. >> let's go back to when she first had the embolism. she was at that point 14 weeks pregnant >> yes. once we got to the hospital, and after the doctors do their initial procedures that they do to try to determine what's causing the problem, see if they can fix it, they showed us a c.t. of her brain. and i'm not a doctor, but you take enough stroke patients to the hospital and you see their c.t.s. because we see the c.t.s. we see them. i knew -- i guess i can't tell you exactly what i was looking at but i knew it was wrong. >> and even then, even in those early days, you were all on the same page. you felt you knew her wishes that she wouldn't want to be kept alive artificially through extreme measures >> yes. yes. we've known for years. we've known for years. i knew that it was over for her when they brought us back to the e.r. i don't have anything scientific to back that up. it was just -- i walked in. she had already coded. her hea

erick munoz says he and his wife marlise munoz made it clear that neither wanted to be kept alive by machine. doctors declared the wife and mother clinically dead. friday a district judge sided mun oz. a family's private tram di gont be more tragic. marlise munoz, mother of a 16-month-old, was 14 weeks pregnant when her husband found her unconscious. doctors believe she suffered a pulmonary embollism. she was rushed to john peter smith hospital in fort worth and has been on life support since. her husband and parent went to court asking to let her die with dignity. the hospital argued texas law will not allow it because she was pregnant: >> if a doctor declares a person to be irreversally brain dead the patient was dead. the judge was abbinged to darm a law less than clear. the attorney spoke briefly to reporters after the ruling. >> this is the decision we sought there's nothing happy about today. it's a sat situation all the way around. we are relieved this erick munoz can move forward with the prospect of burying his wife. >> a sad story compounded by the constitutional rights tra

erick munoz filed an emergency motion to take his wife, marlise, off life support. he says his wife made it very clear she did not want to be kept alive in that state. now, the hospital says it cannot do that, citing that a texas law prohibiting hospitals from withdrawing or withholding life-sustaining treatment from a pregnant patient. the hospital can detect a fetal heartbeat, but it does not know how healthy or viable the fetus is. but mr. munoz argues the law does not apply to his wife's case since she is dead and not a patient. marlise munoz was 14 weeks pregnant when she was found unconscious in november. doctors believe she suffered a pulmonary embolism. >>> it is being called a big win for supporters of marriage equality. a federal judge yesterday ruling oklahoma's ban on marriage equality as unconstitutional. same-sex couples won't be able to say "i do" right away, though. the decision was stayed pending appeals. now, the judge says the ban went against the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. republican governor mary fallon said she is disappoint

we are relieved that erick munoz can now move forward with the process of burying his wife. >> erick his point what he said is that the hospital is essentially, in his words, conducting a science experiment on his wife and he doesn't understand why they refuse to remove her from the ventilator. victor, christi? >> all right, nick valencia for us in ft. worth, thank you, nick. >>> still it come on "new day" declining approval numbers and now the president is hoping to win back some support as he prepares to address the nation and lay out his priorities for 2014. >>> justin bieber dominated the headlines this past week after his arrest, but was all the media coverage necessary? [ garner ] there's a lot of beautiful makeup out there, but one is so clever that your skin looks better even after you take it off. neutrogena healthy skin liquid makeup. 98% saw improved skin. does your makeup do that? neutrogena® cosmetics. of the dusty basement at 1406 35th street the old dining table at 25th and hoffman. ...and the little room above the strip mall off roble avenue. ♪ this magic moment it is

it says, our client erick munoz authorized us to give today at 11:30 a.m. central time marlise munoz body was disconnected from life support and released to mr. munoz. they will proceed with the somber task of laying her body to rest and grieving over the loss suffered. went on to say, may marlise munoz rest in peace and the family find the strength to complete what has been a long and arduous journey. it's been eight and a half weeks since she was legally pronounced brain dead. an hour before we got this statement from the attorney, munoz family, we heard from the hospital. jps, john peter smith hospital behind me, this is what they sent to cnn. from the on set jps has said its role was not to make nor contest law but to follow it. on friday a state district judge ordered the removal of life sustain treatment from marlise munoz. the hospital will follow the court order. they have maintained they were following state law and did nothing wrong. that state law requiring a pregnant woman receive life sustaining treatment. all along they said she wasn't alive,

john peter smith hospital took marlise munoz off life support and released her body to her husband erick munoz. he did not wish to speak to the media. his attorneys issued a statement saying: >> op friday a judge ruled jps hospital in fort worth texas had until tomorrow evening to remove marlise munoz from life support, which her husband said she would have wanted. the hospital had countered allowing texas law wouldn't allow her to take the action because she was pregnant. the case generated a great deal of attention from both sides, with some anti-abortion activists arguing that the foetus should have had a chance to be born. demonstrators were outside the hospital. >> we are disheartened that the hospital chose to pull the plug. >> jps issued a statement stating that the hospitals role was not to make or contest the law. they focused on the new challenges as they raced the couples young son, a lit of over a year old. >> i walk in the door, he's waiting for momma to show up somewhere. that's the hardest. >> people close to the family say they must find the strength to complete an unbearably l

erick munoz, the husband of marlise munoz, he has not spoken publicly. we did hear from the family's attorney. at approximately 11:30 a.m. central time marlise munoz's body was disconnected from life support and released to mr. munoz. the families will proceed with the task of laying her to rest and grieving over the great loss that has been suffered. this has been an 8 1/2 week journey for the family. the hospital say they were abiding by state law which requires them to give life saving treatment to a pregnant woman. they said they had no legal precedent to go off of. john peter smith hospital released a statement to the media that read in part from the onset, jps has said its role was not the make nor contest law but to follow it. on friday a state district judge ordered the removal of life sustains treatment for marlise munoz. the hospital will follow the court order. miguel? >> nick, do we know how long it will be now before she expires now that she's been taken off of the respirator and ventilator? >> reporter: we believe that she has expired. she

the world, but they say that in this case, because of all of the talk surrounding whether or not erick munoz, the husband of marlise munoz, wanted to have this baby come to term, if there was any hope for this baby, but they have been saying all along that they did not think this fetus would be in any kind of condition. despite all that, these attorneys are saying that it does not matter, marlise munoz is dead, and because she is dead, they should have honored her husband's wishes back in november when she collapsed. >> now, i mean, her husband has filed an emergency motion. where does that stand? because obviously, the clock is ticking on all of this. >> well, they did that about a week and a half ago, i believe, and we just found out today as well that the emergency hearing has been scheduled for this friday afternoon in ft. worth, and this is an emergency motion. the family wants marlise munoz disconnected from the ventilating system there at the hospital at john peter smith hospital in ft. worth. they go on to say in this statement also tonight, anderson, that "quite sadly, this informat

debate all across this country, some pro life supporters have taken to the internet and called erick munoz a murderer. others have not been as harsh but protested outside the hospital in recent weeks, arguing to give this baby a chance, saying miracles happen every day. but again, just about 40 minutes ago, a tarrant county district judge siding with the family and ordering that marlise munoz be removed from life support at the request of her family by no later than 5:00 p.m. on monday. >> casey with the breaking news out of dallas. thank you. >>> republicans meeting this week here in washington are doing everything they can to learn from the mistakes of recent presidential campaigns and chart a different course for 2016. they voted today to condense the primary season and expand the general election calendar to try to avoid what rnc leaders called an intramural blood bath that leaves the nominee battered and bruised in the fall. mike emanuel tells us how they plan to do it. >> historic day for our party. >> rnc chairman reince priebus made that declaration after they voted to adjust the 2

. >> reporter: attorneys for erick munoz tell cnn legal action is expected this week. raged by this development, because the courts are the appropriate venue to provide clarity, direction and resolution in this matter. marlise munoz is now about 21 weeks pregnant. it is hard to know if the fetus can survive. >> the same as saying things will be well. you can have important effects from situations like this that aren't manifest as things that can be seen on ultrasound or mri. >> reporter: marlise munoz body remains inside this hospital while the debate over what should happen to her rages outside. ed laugh endara and lisa blooms. there is so much at stake in this case. there are so many critical details in this case. lisa, let me start with you. as i was looking through the laws in texas, what stood out to me was the fact that a person may not withdraw or withhold life-sustaining treatment. but life-sustaining treatment would suggest there is life. the doctors, according to the family, have declared this woman dead, brain dead. so how does that square? >> well, you're re

erick munoz and his mother-in-law spoke with anderson cooper about what happened when marlise munoz wasthe hospital after collapsing. officials there argued they had to keep her alive because of a state law, even though doctors said she was brain-dead. >> when she first had the embolism, she was at that point 14 weeks pregnant. >> yes. once we got to the hospital and after the doctors do their initial procedures that they do to try to determine what's causing the problem, see if they can fix it, they showed us a ct of her cranium, her brain. like i said, i can't tell you exactly what i was looking at, but i knew it was wrong. >> some of the doctors initially didn't even know about this -- >> no, actually, we were called back into her room in icu, and the doctor told us about this, and of course, we're like, no, we want to disconnect her, and his words were -- you know, we were asking for an explanation. in his words, he's like, i'm sorry, i just found out about this law five minutes before you did. i've been told to notify you of it. >> what goes through your head when a doctor says we'

erick munoz says his wife would not want to be be on those machines. >>> and deputies in los angeles have seized hard drives holding security video from justin bieber's mansion. detectives are now looking at the video to see who threw eggs at the house next door, causing $20,000 in damage. justin bieber has not commented. >>> and on the five-year anniversary of the miracle on the hudson plane landing, passengers were reunited with members of the ferry crew that rescued them. hero pilot captain sully sullenberger said everyone survived because of the efforts of the flight crew, rescuers and also first responders. and it's still amazing, anderson, to see that landing and see that video. >> i can't believe it was five years ago. >> i can't either. >> susan, thanks very much. >>> coming up, new york is full of surprises, and some of them are downright terrifying. the "ridiculist" is next. the projects will be doneert in a timely fashion and within budget. angie's list members can tell you which provider is the best in town. you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare

we are relieved that erick munoz can now move forward with the process of burying his wife. ♪ i once hospital sunday to pray for the unborn fetus, saying the decision to take munoz off a ventilator was wrong. the family and doctors both say, however, that the fetus was not viable. >>> a dangerous situation for thousands of natural gas customers in canada this morning. they are waking up without heat again in minus 18 temperatures after this incredible pipeline explosion in manitoba. that explosion cut off gas service to more than 4,000 people, who now can't heat their homes in minus 18-degree weather. it may be days before any repairs can be made. >> wow. >>> all right, let's take a look at what's coming up on "new day." chris cuomo with us this morning. hey, chris. >> happy monday! >> happy monday, my brother and sister. how are you? we're going to be digging into sochi this morning. why? you know, it's interesting. there's been some pushback from our friends down in washington that the media's picked up, but really, the issues have always existed. have they? have they? we're going

something erick munoz has been fighting for since late november.n hooked up to machines - despite being ruled brain dead. >> catherine: the hospital argued it 'had' to do so -- because of a texas law protecting the fetus. tests have shown the fetus is abnormal. the new ruling says that law does not apply to munoz since she's clinically dead. >> catherine: eric munoz says his wife - a fellow paramedic - had made her end of life wishes clear. they have a young son. the hospital has until monday to comply with the ruling. >>the supreme court has sided with a religious group on the issue of providing birth control coverage to employees. a catholic-affiliated group had argued against the coverage for religious reasons. >>today - the supreme court offered a short-term compromise that will exempt the group. the case now goes back to a lower court for review. >> catherine: the group in question is the "little sisters of the poor" - an order of nuns in denver. >>in world news. >> catherine: president obama will be meeting the pope at vatican city in march.

in an emergency court hearing scheduled for this afternoon, erick munoz will find out if a judge willish. >> you reach the point where you wish that your wife's body would stop. >> reporter: her family degrees and says that the pregnant mother is brain-dead. we see the sad scene inside john peter smith hospital in ft. worth. she collapsed of a lung clot on november 26th. he says there's a soulless look in her eyes, adding that his wife is nothing more than an empty shell. the case has sparked a passionate debate over end-of-life decisions. >> we just don't want the hospital to forget that there is a child involved. >> we don't feel it's right for the state or the hospital to force this on her. >> reporter: hospital officials say they're following texas law by keeping munoz on ventilators in hopes of saving the baby's life. the fetus is now about 22 weeks old and doctors can still detect a heartbeat. but the munoz attorney say, the fetus is suffering several an normalities. they also argue that if munoz is brain-dead, then the hospital is wrong. >> i don't see how we can use a provisio