the door to disguised euthanasia. you can read about it in la pari sien. >> what do you have for us? >> french papers are focusing on the problem of drinking and driving. too many french people do not choose between drinking and driving, according to la croix. a road safety association with a new report. the results are concerning, 30% of french people admit they have taken the wheel after having too much alcohol. half of french people admit that they do not know what the legal limit is. 0.5 grams per liter of blood. about 2 small glasses. important issue to keep in mind as we approach new year's eve. >> definitely. walking us through today's press. thank you for that. time for business. i'm joined by kate. hi. we're going to start in the u.s. lawmakers in the house of representatives managed to barely avoid a government shutdown bypassing a federal spending bill. that is to move forward to the senate. >> coming down to the wire as they pass that late thursday night. the house of representatives approving a $1.1 trill

assisted suicide. 12 years ago, belgium became one of the first countries in the world to legalize euthanasia. supporters of the law say it allows terminally sick people to die with dignity and without pain, but many are now getting worried about how euthanasia is being broadened out to be used in other areas. earlier this year, a law was passed allowing assisted dying for children, and now, a man convicted of rape and murder has just granted the right to die instead of serving a life printed -- a life sentence in prison. >> for more than 30 years, this sex offender has been held at the psychiatric wing of a belgian prison. he raped several women, killing one. he says he cannot control his sexual urges and is a menace to society. >> this compulsion is simply inside me. when i am stressed out or tens, i no longer know what i'm doing. i simply cannot control myself anymore, so i have to stay here inside. >> a life outside prison is out of the question for him. he is in preventive detention at his own request and will probably spend the rest of his life there, but he says he cannot take it anymo

assisted suicide. 12 years ago, belgium became one of the first countries in the world to legalize euthanasia

if you want information to contact, you can contact linda coleman, the anti-euthanasia coalition. please take the opportunity to spread the word to your friends. study the issues because they are complicated because it seems very reasonable on the is surface, but when you look behind it, for those people who do not have support, it can be very very devastating. i know from example. thank you. >> thank you. is there anymore public comments not on today's agenda for today? >> any on the bridge line? okay. seeing none, we'll move forward to agenda item no. 4. information item: report from cochair zarda. today is actually kind of a special day as well for myself. it is actually going to be my last meeting here as the core -- cochair. i will be moving on overseas for other opportunities specifically in the country of taiwan. i have been there twice and had some presentations with the independent living centers there in taipei and i'm looking forward to continuing some of those efforts personally. i wanted to take this time to kind of address the council itself and some of the members t

. >> euthanasia is not a correct word. that means a mercy killing because an animal is in pain.o have a healthy life. and there are many people out there who are ready to adopt this dog. so a judge stepping in can say -- and it's important for animal rights across the country -- that we recognize dogs are not just mere property. they are living beings. maybe it's not the same standard as children, but it's certainly not the same standard as a basket on a table. >> there are many people today breathe ago sigh of relief knowing she has a good shot of living. thank you both for being here. >> thank you. >>> coming up, a controversial theme park is about to open where you can shoot automatic weapons. is this a good idea? >>> good morning. today is friday, december 19. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. a fox news alert. new clues about who is responsible for the massive hack attack against sony. not only north korea, but russia, china, maybe iran, too. and the white house wants to think twice before we react. a live report on that straight ahead for you. >>> after all the fallout in hollywoo

she was headed to a municipal shelter where they do euthanasia.d. >> so you have six talks. what are the advantages to getting an older dog? >> they've already been usually accustom to do a family. they're much calmer. they don't need as much exercise as maybe a younger dog does. they don't need as much training. many of them are house broken already. >> look how calm they are. we had two puppies on yesterday, we still haven't recovered. these dogs actually know, hey, these people picked me. in my opinion. >> exactly. >> so you opened up a new center. if people want to say this is my dog, i want lady or the other dog, what do we do? >> we have a phone at the center. and our phone number i guess you would put it on the site? >> yeah. >> on our web site. then we have e-mail that people could contact us that way. >> and you'll do a home study and make sure that they're good. >> absolutely. >> thank you so much for coming. good luck. hopefully that will be a christmas present for somebody. >> we appreciate you getting up early. for more, check out our