dan diaz was married to britain menard, the california woman suffering from terminal brain cancer who openly lived out her final days advocating for the right to die. >> i still have enough joy and i still laugh and smile with my family and friends enough that it doesn't seem like the right time right now. but it will come because i feel myself getting sicker. it's happening each week. >> reporter: the couple briefly moved to oregon, where doctors can legally prescribe lethal medication. >> and my husband is such a lovely man, i want him to -- you know i understand everyone needs to grieve. but i want him to be happy. >> reporter: britain ende brittany ended her life in november 2014. >> what's worse a peaceful passing or being tortures to death? death was imminent for brittany, there wasn't anything that would change the fact that she died. the manner in which she died that's what she had control over. >> the 29-year-old became the face of compassionate choices, legalizing the option of physician assistance dying. the controversial end of life choice is currently authorized in just f

the family of britney menard is a strong advocate for it. the 29-year-old bay area woman moved to oregon to legally take her own life. menard's mother talked about her daughter's fight with cancer. >> she looked into the camera with clear white eyes and said, i'm dying and i'm going to take control of it. >> reporter: the catholic church is adamantly opposed to suicide. >>> state lawmakers are still working on hundreds of pieces of legislation at this hour before the current session ends tonight. a landmark package of climate change bills appear headed for approval. governor brown approved a key provision on wednesday after pressure from the oil industry and lawmakers. that provision had called for reducing petroleum use by 50% within a 15 years. the revised legislation requires more electricity from renewable resources and energy efficiency. it passed the assembly and is back in the senate for final approval before going to the governor. >>> lawmakers have also reached a deal to regulate and license medical marijuana. the deal calls for the

the case of a bay area woman 29- year-old britney menard inspired it. the bill would allow terminally ill patients to ask a doctor for medications to let them die. , menard moved to oregon where that state has a similar bill allowing patients to end their lives on their own terms. >>> now to san francisco and a major development in the kate steinle case. today a judge ruled that juan francisco lopez sanchez will stand trial on a second degree murder trial for -- and for being a felon in possess of a weapon. the defense says it was an accident not murder. >> reporter: a photograph flowered and stuffed animals were reminders of a life lost too young. this video captured that horrific day july 1st. people rushing to help kate steinle. the 32-year-old shot and killed while walking with her dad. >> you believe he wanted to kill kate steinle why not get closer to her. why not fire more than a single shot. >> reporter: the attorney for her accused killer juan francisco lopez sanchez says it was an accident. that he picked up the gun and wrapped it in his shirt

you can die the way britain menard did, or the way jennifer did, again with her family with the ones loves but in pai pn agony and over five days. >> i hope you get your wish to live many more years and enjoy time with your son who is a college age student out there in california. elizabeth wallner, from sacramento. thank you so much. >>> you can hear from the opposition there is another near death fighting to live, that's on "america tonight" at 10:00 eastern. we'll be right back. right back. >> saints and sinners. >> david gregory is a mo former moderator of meet the press. >> nice to be here. >> you write a lot in the book about george w. bush. how did he influence your faith? >> it happened because he heard i was studying, one of those instances where we just had some time together. i write in the book that it's kind of a striking thing to be asking a president of the united states, it was striking thing for me given i was covering him. i was eager to be speaking with him. i was interested in his own faith study. >> why him, why were you so interested in his faith? >> one of the

. >> reporter: the first time i met mario kasharo was inside menard correctional center, one of the toughestum security prisons in the country. >> can you make it 26 years in here? >> i don't want to. i don't want to sit every day thinking about how did i get here? >> reporter: the college graduate with a bright future a convicted murderer. shackled and chained to the floor. mario was locked up for killing 17-year-old brian care rick, wrongfully convicted, he said. >> are you responsible in any way for his death? >> no. >> reporter: his family determined to prove his innocence. >> there was no physical evidence, no dna. >> reporter: hired powerhouse attorney kathleen zellner. >> the prosecutors overreached extraordinarily to get this conviction. >> reporter: kathleen said the state was dead wrong from the start. and in reviewing the evidence readily available she became convinced she knew the identity of the real killer and was determined to set mario free. >> this will just be reversed outright. >> reporter: it's part of a twisted murder mystery that's haunted the small village of johnsburg

> he finds a pharmaceutical bottle that has the name daniel woloson, but it was prescribed at the menardctional center. >> they did some checking on him and found that he was on parole, and so he became a person of interest. >> 21-year-old daniel woloson campus at the time of the murder. >> daniel was working at the quad apartments, which is probably about a quarter mile away from the crime scene. >> when questioned by police, woloson said he had an alibi for the night of susan schumake's murder, that he was with a friend. >> and the officers took him to the various locations trying to find this person with whom he spent the night, were unsuccessful. >> woloson cooperated with police and provided hair samples. but the next day when police went to speak with him again, he was gone. in his room, they found a torn note. some of the pieces were in the toilet. the rest were in a trash can. >> it read almost like a suicide note. >> i don't know why it's always me. i know i can't handle prison again. i know everyone is better off this way. >> police continued to search for woloson until they ex

the inspiration came from 29- year-old brittany menard. she had brain cancer. she moved from the bay area to oregon where the law allows terminal patients to get life ending medications. >> there are certain diseases that produce horrific effects. there's no glory in suffering a prolonged and agonizing death if that's not what the individual wants. >> the bill goes to the health care finance committee. if it passes it would go to the full assembly. >>> regulation of short-term rentals such as airbnb rentals continues to be a hot topic heading into the election. ktvu's brian flores live in the castro district in san francisco with why both sides are speaking out today. >> hi, good afternoon to you. opponents of proposition f held a press conference in front of ike's sandwich shop a couple hours ago. they say proposition f is too restrictive. supporters say this is about public safety as well as economic impact. >> san francisco will soon vote on a new short-term rental law. even though the city just passed new laws regulating it. >> now this was a commercial fro

now the inspiration came from menard who was suffering of terminal cancer. >> there's certain diseaseshat produce horrific effects. there's no glory in suffering a prolonged and agonizing death if that's not what the individual wants. >> reporter: next the bill goes to the health care finance committee if it passes there it would go to the full assembly, a similar measure already cleared the state senate. >> reporter: sheriff deputies in humbolt county says a call for a disturbance led to a lot of contraband. deputies seized weapons, hash oil and suspected meth. neighbors were involved in a dispute and an accusation that one was stealing marijuana from another. they wound up arresting three people. they're identified as 52-year- old steven tilsner. christina tilsner and jennifer tasiani. >>> pope francis shook up the catholic church once again today by announcing priests are now authorized to forgive women who have had an abortion. up until now women could be excommunicated for having an abortion and could only be exhauled by a bishop. >> reporter: the catholic church viewed abortion a

. >> reporter: it was the story of menard who moved to oregon to use the right to live law. the governor already vetoed a bill to ban low flying drones. theissue of drones carries legislation. a bill to require pipeline inspections as a result of the oil spill off the santa barbara coast. the legislature also sent bills to the governor to ban public schools from using red skins on names. >> unfortunately we've allowed the names to remain in our midst for generations. it's like we've forgotten the history. >>> today the assembly rejected a measure to curb the forfiture. >> reporter: one mayor greenhouse gas bill failed today and the governor already took a hit when a 50% reduction in gasoline use was cut from a bill in the face of conspiracy government opposition. >> this is a titanic strug that tie tan -- titanic struggle that will will go on for years and decades. but ordinary people will triumph. >> reporter: what's left is expected to move to the governor and earn his signature. the big question mark is the right to die legislation. governor brown is not indicating if he

bill was inspired by brittany menard who had terminal brain cancer. 29 years old and moved from the bayy say many never use the prescription. state senate expected to pass the measure. the bill would then go to governor brown's desk. >>> claims of new york city police officers using excessive force. coming up in our next half hour, the incident involving a former professional tennis player that led to an internal investigation. >>> the memorial of flight 93 that's about to open in pennsylvania. >>> good morning, looking at this commute that's not too bad as you pass mission. we'll tell you a little more coming up. >>> like clock work, three and out, fog arrived. daily city and san francisco. for others it's going to be a hot one. we'll have the break down of the temps on this thursday. . >>> time is 5:44. tomorrow will mark 14 years since the 9/11 terrorist attack that changed america back on september 11th, 2001. today a new memorial for those that were on flight 93 will open. brian flores in our stud yoe to show us what the memorial looks like, it's beautiful, dave. it opens today in

oregon's death with dignity act which became the topic of debate earlier this year when brittney menard moved from california to oregon to kill herself. >>> the graton restaurant and resort will have a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off a $175 million expansion project. it opened about 2 years ago and draws large crowds. >>> it's a home that's pulled out of the stone age and this morning you can put a bid in to buy it. if you have ever driven north on 280 by hillsborough you have probably seen the flintstone house. mark kelly gives us a glimpse of what's inside. >> she said, um, i want to create a work of art within a work of art. >> reporter: and that is exactly what architect eugene did in 2007 when the homeowners appointed him to remodel the flintstone house. >> we created something that has never been done before. >> reporter: here's a rare peek inside. the kitchen looks pulled from the pages of a dr. seuss novel but whimsy is what the homeowner wanted eugene to create. >> there were no boundaries or limits. >> reporter: inspired to stretch his skills, eugene drafted these plans fo

this is what clintons do, they denied and she started denying in march, then they argument they have menard summer and what we're going to see if she will beg for forgiveness and this last batch of e-mails is going to make every attempt to be that figure. she is thrilled these came out before labor day because this will all play out, she did that everyone is on vacation and luggage that it hillary will apologize. maria: what do you think of all this? >> senator brown honestly is being generous when he says incompetence. what we are seeing the one 25 classified e-mails across the server her behavior is dangerous. she put the nation in danger. the other gentleman late out her history from the beginning of this conversation in the spring is why the majority of americans look at hillary clinton and thing she is a liar, dishonest, not to be trusted and that is what we see play out with this e-mail scandal. hillary clinton has not been forthright, she has not brought the true forward and the american people said we did not trust her. >> the sheer volume of e-mails and the fact that it is so munda

let's welcome alex wiselet from the wiselet foundation and scott menard global chief investment officer waislet's global citizen award is just one way to join and enlist others to end extreme poverty by 2030. and i am honored to be part of that. >> wow! it sure is a star-studded evening, and it's wonderful to see some friends and fellow aussies like hugh jackman here to support the cause. the real stars, of course, are those people at the grassroots level around the world working tirelessly to help bring an end to poverty. i created the waslet's global citizen award in partnership with the global poverty project to shine a light on their work and to help them do even more. we're inspiring one to inspire many. now, after losing a brother and a sister to hiv-aids, this year's winner has worked tirelessly for 14 years to help thousands of orphans who have lost their parents to this terrible disease. he has succeeded -- he has succeeded by building schools, introducing sustainable farming, and empowering mothers and grandmothers. please welcome the winner of the 2015 waislet's global citize