she had a long struggle with lou gehrig's disease. i think do you -- do we all feel that do people have regret, do we have doubt and did you have any regret after? >> no, i certainly did not have any regret after and i'd like to share that my sister nancy, being a resident of oregon, was totally aware of the legislation that existed there. and when she was diagnosed with als, lou gehrig's disease she and i began having very serious conversations. and she said, of course, she knew about the legislation and that would be a choice that she wanted to pursue. and so she did. >> marnie i'd like to ask you, there is option of the death with dignity legislation, folks there feel as if they would be using this, people could be forced or coerced into going ahead and ending their lives. what do you say about that? >> i feel so strongly that the oregon law allowed us to know exactly what the procedures were, the safeguards, the patient meets with their physician, the physician and the patient have the discussion. the patient makes a choice. and t

and when she was diagnosed with als, lou gehrig's disease she and i began having very serious conversations. and she said, of course, she knew about the legislation, and that that would be a choice that she wanted to pursue. and so she did. >> marnie i'd like to ask you, there is opposition to the death with dignity movement especially from the disability community where folks there feel as if you know, that they would be using this, that people could be forced or coerced into going ahead and ending their lives. what do you have to say to that? >> i feel so strongly that the oregon law allowed us to know exactly what the procedures were, the safeguards, the patient meets with their physician, the physician and the patient have the discussion, the patient makes the choice, and the request, there's time taken between requests, there's verbal requests as well as written requests. the patient sees another doctor, the assessment of mental capacity is done, it's -- i feel so strongly that now, vermont has this, in its law as well, in oregon it's worked for 15 years. i really feel that the statist

"lou gehrig was the iron hore." h-o-r-e. horse! see, i forgot the s. he was the iron horse. oh.doesn't make sense either. but that's good. that's a typo. that's a typo. thanks. yeah, but you would have found it eventually. yeah, but--but you found it. or someone else would have. gerard, you did it. you found something. you're doing good. i--i might have missed something else, though. i think i was distracted by that whore. it's not--it's not whore! i don't write whore in my book. hey, how did it go with gerard today? yeah, thanks for mentioning things to my mom, peppersquat. i can't get any work done. he's allergic to the pen and keeps asking me stupid questions. you gotta just give the guy a chance, you know? you try spending the day in the basement with him. he--he's got something negative to say about everything. even when i compliment him. and he keeps complaining in that nasal, whiny voice. "oh, no, i spilled witeout1/4." ha ha ha ha. what? you could be twins. what? he sounds just like you. no, he doesn't. yeah, yeah. that's you. "oh, i spilled the witeout1/4." yeah, that's

. >>> a huge crowd join the fight today against lou gehrig's disease. the three mile walk raised funds for als. the fatal disease attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. >> it brought our family really close together. if we can support other families going through the same thing, that's what i want to keep doing. >> money raised for today's event goes for treatment and research of als and support people living with the disease. >>> absolutely spectacular weather. not too hot, not too cold and a great night for a playoff game. >> i would agree. anthony, what do you have for us? >> i think all that's possible. we're looking at some warm temperatures today. it started off cool. climbing back to the mid-80s right now. 85 san jose. look at gilroy, 93 degrees. because of this heat we still had poor air quality expected for tomorrow. again, now we are tracking showers in our seven-day forecast. you'll notice the plume of moisture streaming up from the pacific. this is our next system. it's not going to rise tomorrow but by the middle part of this upc

. >>> political icon harvey milk has something in come long with lou gehrig and lucille ball. milk will be featured on a stamp next year. e he was the first open by gay man elected to office in california. next year will mark 37 years since milk joined the san francisco board of supervisors. >>> more than 100 cyclists are putting the pedal to the medal for a 60 mf mile ride to san diego. it kicked off in sausalito this morning. the cyclists are well known athletes, and 15 physically challenged athletes. the 17-day ride assists the nonprofit who assisted physically challenged to people to live healthy live with participation in sports. >> life to me is about movement and we get so much energy, so much life when we're in motion. and that's what the challenge athletes foundation does. it's done it for me and countless others. we put people in motion that would otherwise be on the sidelines. >> so far the riders have raised more than $1.3 million. >>> well it's looking like a gorgeous day in san jose. the pr premier autumn extran gan za known as pump chins in the park. it was pump

turner has als or lou gehrig's disease.and other plafs who suffer neurological conditions claim their conditions were caused by repeated concussions they received on the field. favre says he knows his career has taken a toll on his body. >> after 20 years, god only knows the toll. >> reporter: favre says for now he's trying to enjoy his retirement with his family. jericka duncan, cbs news. >>> straight ahead, your friday morning weather and in sports big papi delivers a another shot in the series, but is it enough to give boston a 2-0 series lead. but is it enough to give boston a 2-0 series lead. ♪ the only thing we have to fear is... fear itself. ♪ ♪ and better is so easy withrning you cabenefiber.o something better for yourself. fiber that's taste-free, grit-free and dissolves completely. so you can feel free to add it to anything. and feel better about doing it. better it with benefiber. ♪ [ male announcer ] laura's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today her doctor has her on a bayer aspirin regimen to help redu

it includes coverage now for younger adults who are victims of als lie lou gehrig's diseaser end stage kidney problems. there are changes made all the time and when the changes were made for the prescription drug coverage there were enormous problems. >> it sounded the it sounded the this sounds now. and after a few months we were beyond it and now man after many years in the program we love it. >> we watch to see if the government will be able to fix this part of the program. congressman good to see you again. thank you john. >> a community in southwest chicago says every time the wind blows dust comes into their homes. now residents have had enough and environmental groups are stepping in. >> from her second floor apartment suzzana gomez can see mounds of black soot. >> you see how it's much thicker not like regular dust. >> because of concern of what is in the air she tries to keep her kids indoors. >> it's hard to breathe around it and in the summertime you can see it stuck on your skin. >> these piles of crumbly powder are a by product of petro petrom refinement. >> the united sta

it raised funds for als, more commonly known as lou gehrig's disease.cks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. one family told us a loved one recently died of als and that's why they were out today. >> it brought our family close together and if we can support other families going through the same thing, that's what i want to keep doing. >> money raised through today's event goes to treatment and research of als and to support people living with the disease. >>> another beautiful weekend to get outdoors and for some, that meant bluegrass under blue skies for day two of the three-day hardly strictly bluegrass festival in golden gate park. ♪ >>> this marks the 13th year of the festival founded and paid for by banjo investment panker warren helmand. he left behind an endowment. dozens of bands, bonnie raitt, steve martin, patty griffin and emmy lou harris. one of the best parts of this, it's free. >> i come every year. nothing beats this. how do you beat free music and great bands? how do you beat that? free. this is what we need, a pick me up in ameri

john arthur, who had lou gehrig's disease, and his husband tied the knot in maryland clear this year order to ensure they were legally wed before the end of arthur's life. a federal judge leader ruled arthur's death certificate must his has been as the surviving spouse, ensuring they can be area next to each other on arthur's family plot. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. >> welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. president obama is scheduled to meet with his pakistani counterpart later today amidst rising tension around the restaurant strikes in pakistan. the meeting between obama and pakistani prime minister nawaz sharif comes as amnesty international has released a major new report on how u.s. drone strikes kill civilians in pakistan am aware it says some drone killings may amount to war crimes. the group reviewed 45 drone strikes that occurred in north waziristan since january 20 12. it found at least 19 civilians were killed i

i suffer from als, also known at lou gehrig's disease. it sucks but i've got it. about it. to have girls like this backing me up, they touched a lot of hearts, raised a lot of money. >> we've done the walk, and then for mickey himself, at some point, it comes down to doing more than you can do when you're physically with someone and the red sock is a tribute to him. >> for coach mickey, we always start with the left foot forward because we're starting by putting someone else in front of us. >> i know he's going to be with us forever. >> it's just hard to see someone that you care about, like, have to go through such a struggle every day of his life. >> it's very difficult to come. it's like you hurt over my shoulder. it's hard not to come because they give me something to get up and look forward to. i just hope they know how much they mean to me. >> what a team. what a team. >>> all right, two secrets raids targeting international suspects. one was successful, one was not. coming up, we're talking to a former navy s.e.a.l. about what went right, what went wrong. t

half ago he he hurts his leg, goes to the hospital, finds out that he has, unfortunately, als, or lou gehrig's disease. this past december he loses his business because he could no longer operate, and today he lies in his living room almost totally paralyzed and barely able to breathe on oxygen. . he and his partner adopted a 19 -- a child 19 years ago and is now 19. his department is employed by the department of defense. he's furloughed. so my dear friend and his partner do not know how they're going to pay his mortgage as he lies in his living room gasping for air. this is not the america that we know. i have another constituent who told me that he for two years -- a young lieutenant in a local police agency, local law enforcement agency -- after two years of applying and going through all the applications to enter the federal bureau of investigation, 11-week training program here in washington with 211 of the most selected and highly chosen people throughout 48 states and 24 nations arrived last monday and tuesday, they closed down the f.b.i. training facility. all the instructors were fur

and it's signed by both booth and lou gehrig. >> we're going to return to phone calls. next up, joseph in south dearfield, massachusetts. hi, joseph. >> hi, i'm wondering if the panel is aware of calvin coolidge's great, great grandson, clark coolidge, who is one of america's great eest livg poets. i haven't heard any mention of them and he's a quite important figure in literature. >> thank you very much. that would not be a direct line. because calvin and grace had john and calvin jr. john married the governor of connecticut's daughter. they had two daughters. olivia and cynthia. cynthia had chris and lydia had jenny and john. the next generation is coming along. john has two children, jenny has two children, chris has two children and i hear his two sons love baseball. >> so the coolidges left the white house to return where afterwards? >> they returned to north hampton, massachusetts where coolidge had begun his career as the county seat attorney if you can imagine. they went back on their house which is half of a two family which is not much distance to the sidewalk

was given to john coolidge, the son of grace and calvin, and it is signed by both babe ruth and lou gehrig. going to return two phone calls. next up is joseph in massachusetts. caller: hi. i'm just wondering if the panel is aware of calvin coolidge's mark-great-grandson, coolidge, who is one of america's greatest living poets. i haven't heard any mention of him. he really is quite an important figure in american literature. i will take your response often. host: thank you. how many grandchildren did calvin have? aest: that would not be direct line. calvin and grace had john and calvin junior who we heard about. florence trumbull, the governor of connecticut daughter. they had two daughters, lidia and cynthia. cynthia had chris. lidia had jenny and john. now, the next generation is coming along -- john has two children. jenny has two children. chris has two children. i hear his two sons love baseball. host: the coolidges left lighthouse to return to where? guest: they return to northampton, massachusetts were coolidge had begun his career as a county seat attorney, if you can imagine. ,hey