ed lavandera, thank you. ed kaplan is head of medical ethics at new york city's langone medical center, and sunny hostin, former prosecutor, mark geragos, criminal defense attorney. you believe not only is the hospital making the wrong decision, but the law is ethically wrong. >> i think the law is completely wrong, anderson. it basically is saying an individual who has clear-cut values and choices, a paramedic, made it obvious that she didn't want to be on life support. her husband agrees with this. the fact that their family backs them up. the state of texas is basically saying, you know, we're going to treat her as an incubator. if she was awake, she certainly wouldn't have this happening to her. she could actually have an abortion at the age of this fetus. asleep, she's being ignored. it's unethical. the law also says anybody who's pregnant from one day pregnant all the way out to where she was when she had the incident at 14 weeks, today we're at 20, that law is just too broad. it's out of control. >> ha

here is ed lavandera. >> reporter: sporting pink tennis shoes, filibustering a controversial abortionlature. it was a wild, rowdy night inside the texas capitol. she emerged as the great hope of texas democrats to reclaim the governor's seat, which republicans have controlled since 1994. >> i was raised by a single mom. >> reporter: davis' personal journey of struggle and hard work seems tailor-made for a campaign, a young divorce ohhed single mother, a rise out of the trailer park to harvard law school and on to a legal and political career. but then some discrepancies in the stouffer uncovered this week by the "dallas morning news." while the basics are true, davis, a poor single mother, working multiple jobs, graduates from college and harvard law school. but a closer look suggests the exact details are more elusive. for example --. my mom started out like many folks do in a very tough spot. she was raised by a single mother with a sixth grade education. >> reporter: now davis says her mother dropped out in ninth grade. >> by the time i was 19, i was a single parent. and i was livi

you did see a representative who was in ed lavandera's piece.o have a live discussion with the representation of those who are supporting this auction as well. wayne, thanks so much for saying, yes. >> thank you so much. >>> you know him as the rough and tough patriarch of the orange county choppers family, but what you may not know about paul is that he's a recovering addict. dr. sanjay gupta brings you his story in this week's "human factor." >> reporter: grinding -- blowing things up -- and building bikes. it's what paul tuttle senior, star of the hoe does best. there was a time his future didn't seem so bright. >> back in the day i kind of started early drinking and getting high and, you know, black then you think that that stuff's going to go away as you get older, and what it does, it gets progressively worse. >> reporter: as a younger guy, tuttle and his buddies hit the sauce early, and auv. >> i could drink a quart of whiskey and lunchtime and then go back to work. >> reporter: after years of giving everything to alcohol, he realized it

ed lavandera has the latest. >> reporter: marlise munoz's husband and parents say she never wanted ton life support. the family says they've been telling the hospital exactly that since marlise collapsed of a blood clot in her lung on november 26th. >> we've reached the point where you wish that your wife's body would stop. >> reporter: so now family has filed a lawsuit in hopes the courts will back them up. in the suit, lawyers for marlise's husband say what's being done to the brain-dead pregnant woman is quote nothing more than the cruel and obscene mutilation of a deceased body. the lawsuit demands that marlise munoz be immediately disconnected from ventilators and that her body be turned over to the family for proper burial. >> we were told she was brain-dead november 26. >> reporter: marlise munoz's body is still in the intensive care unit in the john peter smith hospital in ft. worth. with a lawsuit now filed, hospital officials have said they're encouraged by this development because the courts are the appropriate venue to provide clarity, direction and resolution in this matt

cnn's ed lavandera live in dallas with more on this.llas safari club, they are getting death threats because of this action. >> reporter: they have been receiving death threats. all of that information has been turned over to the fbi office here in dallas. we're told by the fbi that they're looking into those threats as well. the story has really sparked a fascinating debate over efforts to save the black rhino in namibia, the country on the southern african continent. what's fascinating about all this is both sides are essentially arguing they're trying to do what is best for the black rhino. there are only about 5,000 left in the world today, about 1,700 of those are in namibia. the namibian government for the first time has given a group outside of its own country the ability to auction off one of these permits. this will be done tomorrow night. the dallas safari club is holding a convention here in dallas at the convention center, tomorrow night they will auction off this permit from the namibian government. as you might imagine, it

. >> ed lavandera, thanks so much from dallas. we're not done talking about this topic.l talk to the executive director of the dallas safari club. he'll be joining us to talk about the auction and the notion of conservation next hour. >>> all right. the super bowl, it is the game to go to, right? if you can afford the tickets. one says price gouging has gone syfertly way too far. coming up we'll tell you what he's doing about that. next you're supposed to be looking out for us, ordinary americans. most members of congress can't really relate to our money worries say many. we'll tell you why. farmer: hello, i'm an idaho potato farmer. and our giant idaho potato truck is still missing. so my dog and i we're going to go find it. it's out there somewhere spreading the good word about idaho potatoes and raising money for meals on wheels. but we'd really like our truck back, so if you see it, let us know, would you? thanks. what? over the pizza place on chestnut street the modest first floor bedroom in tallinn, estonia and the southbound bus barreling down i-95. ♪ this magic m

more now from ed lavandera. >> reporter: her husband and parents say she never wanted to be kept on life support. they've been telling the hospital since her lung collapsed. >> you wish your wife's body would stop. >> reporter: the family has filed a lawsuit in hopes the courts will back them up. in the lut they say what's being done is nothing more than crew aenl obscene mutilation of a deceased body. lawsuit demands that she be immediately disconnected from ventilators and her body be turned over to the family for proper burial. >> we were told she was brain dead. >> reporter: her body is still in the intensive care unit of john petersmith hospital in fort worth. with the lawsuit now filed hospital officials say they are encouraged by this development because the courts are the appropriate venue to provide clarity, direction and resolution in this matter. a hospital supposed woman said this is not a difficult decision for us. officials at john peter smith hospital said they are following the texas law that overrides a woman's end of life wishes if she's pregnant. the family calls that

here's ed lavandera. >> he says he cares so much about the black rhino that he's willing to spend $350,000ney, which is being doe thated to conversation causes, for the chance to hunt one, but still, to some, this seems totally illogical. this was the scene inside the dallas safari club auction hall when he dropped $350,000 for a hunting permit issued by the government of namibia to hunt a black rhino. it didn't take long for him to get outed on social media and for the death threats to pour in. >> i had no idea it would be this visceral. i had no idea that they would be attacking my 2-year-old daughter and my 7-year-old daughter and they'd want to kill us all and burn us. >> he has hired a private security team while the fbi investigates the threats against him, but instead of hiding, he says he wants to convince his critics that this hunt will actually help the black rhino population thrive in namibia. >> it's a belief in conversation for me. >> he started hunting as a young boy. he hosts hunting shows on the outdoor channel and organizes high-end hunting adventures around the world. he

our ed lavandera reports. >> coming this close to a black rye nos ras is rare in south africa, therey 1,700 still alive. thousands of miles away in this convention hall in texas, the dallas safari club says they have a way of helping save this ancient beast. the group will auction off a permit from the government to hunt and kill one. ben carter says sacrificing one animal is smart and good. >> it's going to be able to raise more money than any other way you could do it to help provide for all the conservative vegas needs we need. >> it has sparked death threats, which the fbi is investigating, along with a vicious debate over how to save this species. critics call the auction a sad joke. tell us what you're joining us from. >> namibia in africa. >> marcia works with the nami a namibian government to save the rhinos. do you agree? the hunting permit will be auctioned off saturday night. it's a closed event. you have to have a special ticket to get in. no cameras allowed inside. organizers say it's to protect the identity of the bidders. the permit could sell for as much as $250,000,

ed lavandera has late details and joins us now. what have you heard now from the attorneys representing the family of marlise munoz? >> anderson, just a little while ago, we had this statement. it's a lengthy statement, but in part, it reads that "according to the medical records" that the attorneys received "we have been provided that the fetus is distinctly abnormal. even at this early stage, the lower extremities are deformed to the extent that the gender cannot be determined." the lawyers also go on to say that they have information that suggests that the fetus is also suffering from hydro cephelus, which is abnormality on the brain, and other abnormalities, including a heart problem that cannot be specifically determined because they're unable to move marlise munoz's body. so, all of this going on, and this is exactly the kind of situation and details that the family says they do not feel like they should have been compelled to share with the world, but they say that in this case, because of all of the talk surrounding whether

ed lavandera, thank you. sunny hostin and mark geragos are completely divided on this. also ob/gyn dr. lisa masterson and also attorney and children's advocate areva martin. areva, this affidavit the husband filed with the court tonight, obviously incredibly emotional stuff. what effect could it actually have legally, if any? >> i think it's going to just bolster the argument from the husband that his wife has been determined brain-dead and to continue to force her to jestate this fetus is just cruel, not just to the wife, but the family as well, and i hope the court takes, you know, note of a 1999 case, anderson, a very similar situation. a 34-year-old woman in a tragic accident. her common law husband fought to keep her on a ventilator to allow a fetus to jestate, but once they were able to show that woman was brain-dead, the court ordered that the ventilator be turned off because you should not be maintaining the life, so to speak, of a corpse. and i hope in this tragic case that something very similar happens tomorrow at that court hearing. >> mark, when you hear de

. >> ed lavandera is in florida. what do you know?> reporter: eric munoz and attorneys will spend this weekend waiting to hear if the judge for file an appeal in this case. they've ruled that marlise must be removed by 5:00 monday afternoon. giving attorneys for the hospital time to file the appeal. it was was an incredibly emotional experience for eric munoz and his family as the lawyers argued this. eric munoz sobbing with his family after much of the testimony. after the ruling was handed down, eric munoz couldn't speak with reporters after he left the courthouse. this is exactly what they wanted. they say this will give them the peace that they wanted for nearly two months after marlise collapsed from a blood clot in her lung after the end of november. >> this is the way we saw it. this is a sad situation all the way around. we are relieved that eric munoz can now move forward with the process of burying his wife. >> do you have anything to say? >> we also want to say that we're very, very appreciative of the courtesy of the attor

here is cnn's ed lavandera. >> reporter: fredricka, corey knowlton cares so much about the black rhinolling to spends 3ds 50,000 of his own money which is being donated to conservation causes for the chance to hunt one. but still, to people around the world, this system seems totally illogical. >> 350,000. 350,000. >> reporter: this was the scene inside the dallas safari club auction hall when corey knowlton dropped $350,000 for a hunting permit issued by the government of in a mianamibia to hunt a bl rhino. it didn't take long to get out on social immediate yae and the death threats roll in. >> i had no idea it would be this visceral, attacking my 2-year-old daughter and my 7-year-old daughter and my beautiful young wife and they'd want to kill us all and burn it. >> reporter: knowlton hired a private security team while the fbi investigates the threats against him. instead of hiding, corey knowlton wants to convince critics this hunt will actually help the black rhino population thrive in namibia. >> it's a belief in conservation from me. >> reporter: knowlton started hunting as a yo

our ed lavandera reports. >> reporter: coming this close to a black rhino is rare.00 left in the world. in the country in southern africa there are only 1700 still alive. thousands of miles away in this convention hall in texas, the dallas safari club says it has a way of helping save this an gent beast. the group will auction off a permit from the namibian government to hunt and kill one black rhino. the club's executive director ben carter says sacrificing one animal for the greater good is smart conservation. >> it's going to be able to raise more money than any other way you could do it to help provide for all the conservations needs we need for the black rhino. >> reporter: the auction sparked death threats along with a vicious debate over how to save this endangered species. critics call the auction a sad joke. marcia, tell us where you're joining us from. >> i'm sitting in nambi arksz. >> reporter: marcia is ceo of save the rhino trust and works with the namibian government to protect the rhinos. >> do you agree with this? >> i personally don't agree. this is

cnn's ed lavandera is in dallas with more this morning.g, ed. >> reporter: good morning, carol. this is already a difficult story with the details that we're learning now. gets even more difficult. the attorneys for the husband of marlise munoz released a statement late yesterday afternoon saying that even though they believe that they do nothing, they have to release this information because they do not believe this information is relevant to their case. they wanted everyone to understand the condition that marlise's fetus is in. according to the medical records, we have been provided the fetus is distinctly abnormal. even at this early stage, the lower extremities are deformed to the extent that the gender cannot be determined. the statement goes on to say the baby -- or the fetus suffers from hydrocephalous, which is fluid on the brain and also has an undetermined heart problem as well. and this is exactly the position that family members have said they do not want to -- never wanted to be in. the statement also goes on to say that quit

ed lavandera has more. >> her husband, eric and her parents all she never wanted to be kept on life supportat ever since she collapsed from a blood clot in her lung on november 26th. >> reached a point where you wish your wife's body would stop. >> so now, the family has filed a lawsuit in hopes that the court will back them up. lawyers say what's being done to the brain dead pregnant woman is nothing more than the cruel mutilation of a body. the lawsuit demands she immediately be disconnected from ventilators and that her body be turned over to the family for proper bure rall. >> we were told she was brain dead november 26th. >> her body is still in the intensive care unit. hospital officials have said they're encouraged by this development because the courts are the appropriate venue to provide clarity, direction and resolution in this matter. a hospital spokeswoman said this is not a difficult decision for us. officials at john peters hospital say they are simply following the texas hospital that overrides a woman's end of life wishes if she is pregnant. the family called that decision a

. >> and now ed lavandera has more. >> reporter: victor and christi, cory nolton says he is willing to illogical. >> $350,000. >> reporter: this was the scene in the dallas safari club when nolton dropped $350,000 from the government of namibia. >> i had no idea it would be this viseral. i had no idea they would attack my daughters and wife. >> reporter: knowlton has hired a security team. instead of hiding, knowlton wants to convince the critics this will help the black rhino population. he started hunting as a young boy. knowlton hosts hunting shows on the outdoor channel. knowlton describes himself as a passionate conservationist. old black rhinos that don't reproduce threaten. >> they are the biggest killers of rhinos in the area. they put the group of experts together. they went out and identified them as a problem. they need to be, for lack of a better term, exterminated for the species to continue. >> reporter: critics say the sanctioned hunts will only drive up the price. >> the message it sends that americans will kill the species if you throw money at it. it is more valuable

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