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here's meg oliver. >> reporter: an unidentified new york couple spent more than $100,000 on in vitroertilization. when the asian-american parents had their twin boys in march, neither baby was of asian decent. the lawsuit claims genetic testing confirmed the babies belonged to two other couples. the infantss had to be returned to the biological parents. the lawsuit names co-owners of child fertility center dr. joshua burger and simon hong as responsible for the unimaginable mishap. >> if there's anybody in the world that can come close to understanding, it's probably us. >> reporter: in 2009, carolyn and sean savage experienced a similar heartbreak after learning the baby they conceived through ivf was not theirs. the savages carried the baby to term before giving him to his biological parents. >> first thing i thought of was just my heart bleeding for this other couple. and the experience they're going through and the devastation of the loss. it totally brought me back ten years ago. >> reporter: more than 1.2 million babies since 1985 have been born in the u.s. through ivf or simil
here's meg oliver. >> reporter: an unidentified new york couple spent more than $100,000 on in vitroertilization. when the asian-american parents had their twin boys in march, neither baby was of asian decent. the lawsuit claims genetic testing confirmed the babies belonged to two other couples. the infantss had to be returned to the biological parents. the lawsuit names co-owners of child fertility center dr. joshua burger and simon hong as responsible for the unimaginable mishap....
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meg oliver, cbs news, new york. >>> more than 100,000 protesters took to the streets of hong kong for a seventh weekend amid an ongoing political crisis. chaos erupted sunday night when police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters. later a mob armed with batons attacked protesters inside a train station trying to go home. 45 people were injured. protesters are angry over a now suspended extradition bill. >>> and puerto rico's embattled governor announced he will not seek re-election next year, this as puerto rico braces for what many expect to be its largest protest yet. this was the scene on the streets of puerto rico this weekend. people waved puerto rican flags and blasted music. the violent unrest came after the release of explosive text messages between the governor and his top aides. those aides allegedly made homophobic, misogynistic, and sexist comments. the president is also resigninging as the president of the new progressive party. >>> iran claims that it failed to respect mary tine rules. david martin is the only network correspondent traveling with the top u.s.
meg oliver, cbs news, new york. >>> more than 100,000 protesters took to the streets of hong kong for a seventh weekend amid an ongoing political crisis. chaos erupted sunday night when police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters. later a mob armed with batons attacked protesters inside a train station trying to go home. 45 people were injured. protesters are angry over a now suspended extradition bill. >>> and puerto rico's embattled governor announced he will not...
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here's meg oliver. >> reporter: an unidentified new york couple spent more than $100,000 on in vitroilization, but when the asian american parents had their twin boys in march, neither baby was of asian descent. the lawsuit claims the genetic testing confirmed the babies belonged to two other couples. the infants had to be returned to the biological parents. the lawsuit names co-owners of shaw fertility center, dr. joshua berger and simon hong, as responsible for the "unimaginable mishap." >> if there is anybody in the world that can come close to understanding it is probably us. >> reporter: in 2009, carolyn and sean savage experienced a similar heartbreak after learning the baby they had conceived through i.v.f. was not theirs. the savages carried the baby to term before giving him to his biological parents. >> first thing i thought of was just my heart bleeding for this other couple, and the experience that they are going through and the devastation of the loss. it totally brought me back ten years ago. >> reporter: more than 1.2 million babies have been born since 1985 in the u.s
here's meg oliver. >> reporter: an unidentified new york couple spent more than $100,000 on in vitroilization, but when the asian american parents had their twin boys in march, neither baby was of asian descent. the lawsuit claims the genetic testing confirmed the babies belonged to two other couples. the infants had to be returned to the biological parents. the lawsuit names co-owners of shaw fertility center, dr. joshua berger and simon hong, as responsible for the "unimaginable...
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i'm meg oliver. and democratic are working feverishly to spin a long-awaited congressional testimony of former special counsel robert mueller who led the two year russian investigation interference in our last election. he spent more than five hours answering questions from two house committees and offers little that wasn't already in his final report. president trump his family and aides unleashed a tweet storm against mueller and democrats on the committee. some democratics hope it is the first step towards impeachment >> so help you god. >> reporter: democrats kicked off the long-awaited hearings by asking mueller to set the record straight. >> the president has repeatedly claimed that your report found there was no obstruction, and that it completely and totally exonerated him. but that is not what your report said, is it? >> correct, that is not what the report said. >> and what about total exoneration? did you actually totally exonerate the president? >> no. >> but under department of justice p
i'm meg oliver. and democratic are working feverishly to spin a long-awaited congressional testimony of former special counsel robert mueller who led the two year russian investigation interference in our last election. he spent more than five hours answering questions from two house committees and offers little that wasn't already in his final report. president trump his family and aides unleashed a tweet storm against mueller and democrats on the committee. some democratics hope it is the...
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here's meg oliver. >> reporter: much of the nation is roasting. under excesvethespeople waited t snaked around the block to get into a public pool. on saturday, these people got in. >> it's hot and it can make your sweat hot. >> reporter: for others, the heat is dangerous. mayor bill de blasio called for a state of emergency. >> in washington, d.c., mountains on the mall provided relief. so did paddling on the potomac. others escaped to the comfort of the smithsonian museum. the mail went out but the heat was oppressive. >> it's rough. >> reporter: at the cincinnati zoo, water roses helped eleph t elephants stay cool. the heat also buckled walks. there's more scorching days to come, here and across the globe. >> it's horrible. i never felt this hot in years. >> reporter: since the heat wave started, new york city saw three days in a row. a recent study finds by the year 2050, there may be 20 days in triple digits. and be 2085, there could be more than 40 days of over 100-degree feels-like temperatures. >> even though the lowest temperatures are co
here's meg oliver. >> reporter: much of the nation is roasting. under excesvethespeople waited t snaked around the block to get into a public pool. on saturday, these people got in. >> it's hot and it can make your sweat hot. >> reporter: for others, the heat is dangerous. mayor bill de blasio called for a state of emergency. >> in washington, d.c., mountains on the mall provided relief. so did paddling on the potomac. others escaped to the comfort of the smithsonian...
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>> quijano: meg oliver, thank you. meteorologist jeff beradelli has more on the heat wave and a new threat, jeff? >> we have one more day of heat. then we break the heat, but with a line of showers and thunderstorms. let's take a look at the heat highlights we have seen. since thursday, about 100 record warm temperatures tied or broken. look at this. heat index temperatures reached 122 in baltimore and 115 in minneapolis. low temperatures only 82 this morning in new york city, 80 in boston. that's pretty close to a normal high for this time of year. it is still hot across the northeast. feels-like temperatures over 100. that extends all the way west to places like austin, texas. here's the good news: the cold front is pushing to the south. temperatures already starting to cool down in chicago. we will break the heat in new york city during the day tomorrow, but we hold on to the heat in the middle atlantic for at least one more day. to break the heat, showers and thunderstorms moving through the ohio valley into the no
>> quijano: meg oliver, thank you. meteorologist jeff beradelli has more on the heat wave and a new threat, jeff? >> we have one more day of heat. then we break the heat, but with a line of showers and thunderstorms. let's take a look at the heat highlights we have seen. since thursday, about 100 record warm temperatures tied or broken. look at this. heat index temperatures reached 122 in baltimore and 115 in minneapolis. low temperatures only 82 this morning in new york city, 80 in...
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i'm meg oliver.ary tensions continue to rise in the persian gulf. president trump says the u.s. navy shot down an iranian drone over the straight of hormuz because it was threatening one of our destroyers. the president also announced he's ordered 500 u.s. troops to saudi arabia, which has its own issues with iran. the iranian revolutionary guard released video of an oil tanker it seized. david martin is inside saudi arabia with the latest. >> reporter: the downing took the u.s. and iran another step down a collision course toward war. the amphibious ship "boxer" was traveling the straight of hormuz when an iranian drone came too close. >> the "boxer" took defensive action against an iranian drone, which had closed into a very, very near distance approximately one thousand yards. ignoring multiple calls to stand down, and was threatening the safety of the ship. >> reporter: the downing came less than a month after iran shot down an american drone, prompting the u.s. to prepare a retaliatory strike, w
i'm meg oliver.ary tensions continue to rise in the persian gulf. president trump says the u.s. navy shot down an iranian drone over the straight of hormuz because it was threatening one of our destroyers. the president also announced he's ordered 500 u.s. troops to saudi arabia, which has its own issues with iran. the iranian revolutionary guard released video of an oil tanker it seized. david martin is inside saudi arabia with the latest. >> reporter: the downing took the u.s. and iran...
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here is meg oliver. >> reporter: nike set off a firestorm after pulling their shoes emblazoned with the betsy ross flag, an early version of the american flag with 13 stars and stripes used in the 1700s before slavery was abolished. when you look at that early version of the american flag, what does it symbolize? >> well, it symbolizes -- i see it -- i see the 13, i see the colonies, and that leads directly to slavery. >> reporter: in some cases the betsy ross flag has been coopted by white supremacist groups like the kkk. conservatives lashed out against nike. republican senator ted cruz of texas wrote, "it's a good thing nike only wants to sell sneakers to people who hate the american flag." arizona's republican governor doug ducey withdrew all financial incentive the state promised nike to vest in a $185 million factory in arizona. and former republican presidential candidate herman cain tweeted "nothing can happen in america anymore if colin kaepernick doesn't like it." >> believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. >> reporter: former nfl star colin kaepernick is
here is meg oliver. >> reporter: nike set off a firestorm after pulling their shoes emblazoned with the betsy ross flag, an early version of the american flag with 13 stars and stripes used in the 1700s before slavery was abolished. when you look at that early version of the american flag, what does it symbolize? >> well, it symbolizes -- i see it -- i see the 13, i see the colonies, and that leads directly to slavery. >> reporter: in some cases the betsy ross flag has been...
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. >> meg oliver shows us the president manages to engage in his own kind of high stakes diplomacy. >>eporter: with a foot step, president trump became the first sitting president to go inside north korea. >> stepping across that line was a great honor. >> reporter: president trump crossed the demilitarized zone that divides the koreas. they spent about a minute in the north then walked back to the south. >> a lot of progress has been made. a lot of friendships have been made and this has been in particular a great friendship. >> reporter: president trump and kim then went inside the freedom house and spoke for close to an hour. they agreed to resume nuclear talks in the coming weeks according to the press who also said he invited kim to the white house. >> we met and we liked each other from day one and that was very important. >> reporter: president trump initiated the meeting with a tweet during the g20 summit in japan. >> when i first became president of the united states, there was great conflict in this area. now we have just the opposite. >> reporter: the pope saluted the gestur
. >> meg oliver shows us the president manages to engage in his own kind of high stakes diplomacy. >>eporter: with a foot step, president trump became the first sitting president to go inside north korea. >> stepping across that line was a great honor. >> reporter: president trump crossed the demilitarized zone that divides the koreas. they spent about a minute in the north then walked back to the south. >> a lot of progress has been made. a lot of friendships have...
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here is cbs reporter, meg oliver. >> this recording captures the moment before iranian revolutionary guard commando seized an oil tanker. >> 360 degrees immediately. >> reporter: a royal navy officer insists the ship continue its course in the strait of hormuz. >> all conducting transit passage in an international strait. your passage must not be impaired. >> reporter: the efforts to avoid capture, the british oil tanker failed and shown this dramatic video iranian state police released saturday. the iranian revolutionary guard releasing this footage sunday, showing the seized tanker docked in an iranian port with the nation's flag on the bridge. none of the 23 crew members could be seen. they are apparently in iranian territory. >> iran is playing a very, very dangerous game. makes no sense that they would go after the u.k. they were trying to divide the u.s. from our friends and allies, but they are just uniting us. >> reporter: chuck schumer said on sunday the trump administration needs a plan. >> when an administration is forced to come to congress and the american people with a
here is cbs reporter, meg oliver. >> this recording captures the moment before iranian revolutionary guard commando seized an oil tanker. >> 360 degrees immediately. >> reporter: a royal navy officer insists the ship continue its course in the strait of hormuz. >> all conducting transit passage in an international strait. your passage must not be impaired. >> reporter: the efforts to avoid capture, the british oil tanker failed and shown this dramatic video iranian...
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meg oliver reports. >> reporter: in 2017 judge james toriano ruled then a 16-year-old boy accused of raping a drunk teenaged girl should have leniency because he comes from a good family, attended an excellent school, and was an eagle scout. the judge expressed concern whether the victim's family had considered the devastating effect a boy in an adult court would have on his life. but he was warned against siding with privileged teenagers. cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman. >> i find the words of this judge to be absolutely appalling. >> reporter: prosecutors say the boy took cellphone video of the alleged rape in the basement at a pajama party and sent a text to friends reading when your first time having sex involves rape. new jersey law allows a juvenile they're accused of a serious crime. the judge says the traditional case of rape generally involved two or more involved a weapon and a shed or shack. >> it should not matter what his background is, if he's rich or poor, black, brown, white, or yellow. the judge only looked at the boy's background and did not think what he did w
meg oliver reports. >> reporter: in 2017 judge james toriano ruled then a 16-year-old boy accused of raping a drunk teenaged girl should have leniency because he comes from a good family, attended an excellent school, and was an eagle scout. the judge expressed concern whether the victim's family had considered the devastating effect a boy in an adult court would have on his life. but he was warned against siding with privileged teenagers. cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman. >> i...
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meg oliver, cbs news. >>> i.c.e. to deport thousands of immigrants. >> plus this man wanted for stealing from a chick-fil-a. how he managed to trick employees and get away. >> that plus the all important forecast has some changes in the future as we have coit tower in the foreground and that constant reminder to be on your best behavior, alcatraz. be right back. >>> new revelations about i.c.e. in the bay area. a report shows the feds use oakland international airport for years to deport people even though oakland is a sanctuary city. i.c.e. chartered nearly a thousand flights out of oakland between 2010 and 2018. those flights carried nearly 43,000 people. that includes about 27,000 who were being deported and 16,000 being transferred to detention centers in other parts of the country. oakland officials are now looking into whether those flights violated the city's policy not to cooperate with immigration enforcement operations. >>> the federal agency says in a statement, i.c.e. made an internal operational decision
meg oliver, cbs news. >>> i.c.e. to deport thousands of immigrants. >> plus this man wanted for stealing from a chick-fil-a. how he managed to trick employees and get away. >> that plus the all important forecast has some changes in the future as we have coit tower in the foreground and that constant reminder to be on your best behavior, alcatraz. be right back. >>> new revelations about i.c.e. in the bay area. a report shows the feds use oakland international...
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i'm meg oliver.ll of asia is waiting on the response from beijing, after thousands of protesters come to articlement in the beginning. riotice hru up and police is there. hong kong has never seen this happened before. hundreds of yourself protesters furious at its gott. they broke through the doors and called on the city's leader to step down. they demand she revoke a bill that would add extraditions to the tomorrow storm. this is unprecedented. looking at the signs, the vandization, onlily crrieie will not leave this place until they are forced out or the demands have been met. the protesters spent three hours occupying the government building. hong kong's police officer condemned the yush and may be on their way with teargas. people here are getting ready with umbrellas and umbrellas they are expecting. just after midnight the police made their advance. after 30 minutes, all protesters had fled, some seriously. monday's rally was a contest of peaceful nearby. just a few hours ago, hong kong's carri
i'm meg oliver.ll of asia is waiting on the response from beijing, after thousands of protesters come to articlement in the beginning. riotice hru up and police is there. hong kong has never seen this happened before. hundreds of yourself protesters furious at its gott. they broke through the doors and called on the city's leader to step down. they demand she revoke a bill that would add extraditions to the tomorrow storm. this is unprecedented. looking at the signs, the vandization, onlily...
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here's meg oliver. >> reporter: in 2017, judge james troiano ruled a then-16- year-old boy accused ofing a drunk teenage girl should have leniency because he "comes from a good family, attended an excellent school, and was an eagle scout." the judge expressed concern whether the victim's family had considered the "devastating effect" a trial in adult court would have on the boy's life. but in a scathing reversal in june, a new jersey appeals court warned judge troiano against siding with privileged teenagers. cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman. >> i find the words of this judge to be absolutely appalling. >> reporter: prosecutors say the boy took cell phone video of the alleged rape in the basement at a pajama party, and sent the video to friends with a text message reading, "when your first time having sex was rape." new jersey law allows a juvenile to be tried as an adult if they're accused of a serious crime, but judge troiano said that a "traditional case of rape" generally involves "two or more males using a weapon, sometimes in an abandoned shed or shack, circumstances not mat
here's meg oliver. >> reporter: in 2017, judge james troiano ruled a then-16- year-old boy accused ofing a drunk teenage girl should have leniency because he "comes from a good family, attended an excellent school, and was an eagle scout." the judge expressed concern whether the victim's family had considered the "devastating effect" a trial in adult court would have on the boy's life. but in a scathing reversal in june, a new jersey appeals court warned judge troiano...
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here's meg oliver. >> reporter: nike set off a firestorm after pulling their shoes emblazoned with theoss flag-- an early version of the american flag with 13 stars and stripes used in the 1700s, before slavery was abolished. when you look at that early version of the american flag, what does it symbolize? >> well, it symbolizes-- actually, i see the colonies, and that leads directly to slavery. >> reporter: in some cases the betsy ross flag has been co- opted by white supremacist groups like the k.k.k. conservatives lashed out against nike, republican senator ted cruz of texas wrote, "it's a tod thing nike only wants to sell sneakers to people who hate the american flag." arizona's republican governor, doug ducey, withdrew all financial incentives the state promised nike to invest in a $185 million factory in arizona, and former republican presidential candidate herman cain tweeted, "nothing can happen in america anymore if colin kaepernick doesn't like it." >> believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. >> reporter: former n.f.l. star colin kaepernick is the face o
here's meg oliver. >> reporter: nike set off a firestorm after pulling their shoes emblazoned with theoss flag-- an early version of the american flag with 13 stars and stripes used in the 1700s, before slavery was abolished. when you look at that early version of the american flag, what does it symbolize? >> well, it symbolizes-- actually, i see the colonies, and that leads directly to slavery. >> reporter: in some cases the betsy ross flag has been co- opted by white...
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i'm meg oliver.ential candidates will crowd the stage again tonight for round two of the debates in detroit. there are so many people running the democratic field the debates were split in two. ten candidates faced off tuesday night, another ten will debate later today. four others did not make the cut. the headliners last night, massachusetts senator elizabeth warren, vermont senator bernie sanders, south bend, indiana mayor pete buttigieg, and former texas congressman beto o'rourke. here's some of what they had to say when pressed on key issues like health care, immigration, the economy and their view of president trump. >> right now we have a dysfunctional health care system. 87 million uninsured or underinsured. $500,000 -- 500,000 americans every year going bankrupt because of medical bills. 30,000 people dying while the health care industry makes tens of billions of dollars in profit. five minutes away from here, john, is a country, it's called canada. they guarantee health care to every man, w
i'm meg oliver.ential candidates will crowd the stage again tonight for round two of the debates in detroit. there are so many people running the democratic field the debates were split in two. ten candidates faced off tuesday night, another ten will debate later today. four others did not make the cut. the headliners last night, massachusetts senator elizabeth warren, vermont senator bernie sanders, south bend, indiana mayor pete buttigieg, and former texas congressman beto o'rourke. here's...
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meg oliver is following the case. what a disturbing development.the fertility clinic knew about the embryo mixup and tried to concealed it. they claim to have fulfilled the dreams of tens of thousands of aspiring parents in 22 countries. this couple says it shattered theirs. >> reporter: after spending more than $100,000 on in vitro fertilization treatments, an unidentified couple succeeded. when they gave birth in march the american parents were shocked to found neither baby was of asian descent. the lawsuit confirms the babies belonged to two other couples, forcing them to give the babies up to their biological parents. they don't know what happened to their two embryos that should have been implanted. the lawsuit names co-owners of cha fertility center dr. joshua berger and simon hong as responsible for the unimaginable mi mishap. according to ivf expert jake anderson -- >> it's an ago nyenizing process to grow embryos. it involves 200 different steps. when you assume this happens to thousands of patients every year in that laboratory, you have
meg oliver is following the case. what a disturbing development.the fertility clinic knew about the embryo mixup and tried to concealed it. they claim to have fulfilled the dreams of tens of thousands of aspiring parents in 22 countries. this couple says it shattered theirs. >> reporter: after spending more than $100,000 on in vitro fertilization treatments, an unidentified couple succeeded. when they gave birth in march the american parents were shocked to found neither baby was of asian...
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meg oliver, what's next?eople are very upset about this. >> reporter: an appeals court overturned the judge's decision warning him about expressing bias toward privileged teenagers. the case could move to a grabbed jury where the teen would be treated as an adult. victim advocates say this is the latest example of judges seemingly protecting accused rapists rather than their alleged victims. critics are slamming new jersey judge james troiano's ruling say he was too lenient toward a 16-year-old boy accused of assaulting a girl at a party. prosecutors said the teen shared video of the alleged incident and texted friends saying, when your first time having sex was rape. but troiano described the suspect as an eagle scout saying he came from a good family and was doing extremely well in school. cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman. >> it is remarkable in this day and age that a judge could look at the facts of this case and not consider this situation a serious enough crime that would warrant this young man bein
meg oliver, what's next?eople are very upset about this. >> reporter: an appeals court overturned the judge's decision warning him about expressing bias toward privileged teenagers. the case could move to a grabbed jury where the teen would be treated as an adult. victim advocates say this is the latest example of judges seemingly protecting accused rapists rather than their alleged victims. critics are slamming new jersey judge james troiano's ruling say he was too lenient toward a...
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meg oliver is in new brunswick, new jersey just outside new york city. i understand a construction crane collapsed during the violent weather there? >> reporter: that's right. the crane crashed into this house behind me sunday evening in what neighbors describe as a fast moving storm. fortunately, no one was inside at the time. but more storms are expected today following a weekend of widespread, extreme heat and humidity that cut off power to more than 46,000 people in this region alone. severe thunderstorms breaking the weekend's sweltering heat wave are now threatening millions from tennessee to new england with heavy rain and flash flooding. in colorado and ohio over the weekend fast moving water inundated roads and back yards. powerful winds brought down trees from minnesota to michigan. damaging homes and causing power outages impacting hundreds of thousands. >> and i came home to all of this and finding everybody safe, thank goodness. >> reporter: during a storm in new jersey heather harris says she and her circumstances college roommates were awa
meg oliver is in new brunswick, new jersey just outside new york city. i understand a construction crane collapsed during the violent weather there? >> reporter: that's right. the crane crashed into this house behind me sunday evening in what neighbors describe as a fast moving storm. fortunately, no one was inside at the time. but more storms are expected today following a weekend of widespread, extreme heat and humidity that cut off power to more than 46,000 people in this region alone....
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meg oliver with how they're preventing to spread the infection and how it could be inevitable. >> reporterrgest amount. it's deadly for people with compromised immune systems, as one chicago family learned after their mother died in february. less than a year ago, stephanie sowell was celebrating. >> it was infallible she wouldn't make it to the wedding. it was in june. >> reporter: 64 when she died, suffered from lupus. the auto immune disease was under control but when she started having breathing problems, she was admitted to a chicago area hospital. within weeks, she contracted canada auris. >> the doctors asked for a family meeting and it was four, five of us, and 13 doctors. that's when we knew, kind of, it was bad. it was bad. >> reporter: instead of attending the june wedding, stephanie watched him take his vows in a sterile hospital room. >> that's the one time she cried after she had found out she wasn't going to make it to the wedding. >> reporter: a few days later, stephanie died. >> the trumpets had been sounding for some time this is a real problem. >> reporter: the doctor at
meg oliver with how they're preventing to spread the infection and how it could be inevitable. >> reporterrgest amount. it's deadly for people with compromised immune systems, as one chicago family learned after their mother died in february. less than a year ago, stephanie sowell was celebrating. >> it was infallible she wouldn't make it to the wedding. it was in june. >> reporter: 64 when she died, suffered from lupus. the auto immune disease was under control but when she...