. >> the terri schiavo live and hope network wants to help the family. terri schiavo was in a vegetative state and kept on life support for 15 years. her family won against her husband. the schiavo organization says that although terri's case is different, it shows a problem with the u.s. health care system. >>> colorado became the first state in the country, today, to legalize marijuana. and on this first day, there was no shortage of buyers. gabe gutierrez has more. >> reporter: under a flurry of flight, they wait for green. >> i want to be first. i've been waiting 34 years for this. >> reporter: shawn was the first customer, an iraq war veteran, who says pot helps relieve his ptsd. what's the biggest misconception about marijuana smokers? >> that we're just lazy stoners. >> reporter: darren and his son drove all the way from georgia and slept overnight in their car. >> the world is watching. >> reporter: colorado residents 21 and over can buy an ounce of marijuana. those from out of state, up to a quarter once. colorado estimates $600 million in sales

>> bobby shinnedler brother of terri schiavo in a huckabee exclusive. and buckingham scrambles to fix obama care. insurance companies scramble to comply. and will you scramble to stay insured? and plus, he's just a regular guy? why? you will find out ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, governor mike huckabee. (applause) >>> thank you. thank you very much and happy new year, everybody. and welcome to huckabee from the fox news studios in new york city. the decision of a judge in california has begin the family of 13-year-old jaha mcmann january 7th that to prove she is worth to save. she went in to have a are you teen surgery for the tonsils and instead it was the hospital that said she was bread dead and insists that life support be discontb continued. listen carefully to how the hospital spokesman refers to jaha when he answers the reporter's questions. >> their reporters and attorney have been unable to produce a physician, facility to accept a deceased body on a ventilator. if they step forward we'll do everything in our power as long as it is legal and turn

joining me now is bobby schindler, the brother of the late terri schiavo and a member of the terri schiavoshe was the face of the right to die. the family is advising the family of jahi mcmath. bobby, thank you for joining us. we know your sister was ultimately taken off life support in 2005 by her husband and that was much to your family's objection to this. president george w. bush at the time even signed legislation to try to keep her alive. so as someone whose family has dealt with this on a similar level, what kind of counsel have you been able to provide the mcmaths? >> well, we're helping this family as best we can. we have a team put together and we're doing everything we can to get jahi out of the situation with the hospital. i've got to tell you, from what we're experiencing, this hospital is doing everything in their power to prevent this from happening, to prevent jahi from being transferred to a facility that she can be -- we believe that she can be helped. and any family that's watching this case, particularly in the oakland area, i would be very troubled by the language and

new beginnings community center has ties to terry schiavo life and hope network started by schiavo's family after a prolonged legal battle to keep the brain damaged schiavo on life support. jahi's family says their efforts to move the brain dead teen are being thwarted by the hospital. with refusals to insert a nutritional tube in the 13-year-old >> before mr dolan created a fiction. a sad one. this young lady is deceased. there is unfortunately, nothing this hospital or any facility any legitimate facility can do for her. >> reporter: her family says they have a physician, transportation and a facility that will accept the girl on a vent later. childrens hospital maintains they have yet to hear from any of them. >> and turning to other news of the day, bay area water supplies are running low. 2013 were the driest year since record keeping began. over five and a half inches of rain fell last year, that is well below average. and not likely to improve soon. >> we're looking at moving forward is a possibility of below average precipitation. that is the focus predicting out. >> the firs

from 2003 to 2005, the teri schiavo case captured the nation's attention. she had been in a vegetative state for 15 years after a prolonged legal battle, schiavo's husband won the right to remove her feeding tube. another case puts the wishes of a family at odds with state law. paramedics were expecting their second child when marlese suffered a pulmonary embolism that left her brain dead. because his wife is pregnant, texas law she must be supported until the baby can be delivered. the fetus is now 18 18 weeks old and could be delivered by c-section at 24 to 28 weeks. the jumi mcmath and this case raise questions about the right-to-die and how we deal with the end of life in an aging america. these cases are rereigniting our conversations over end of life decisions. when does life end? who has the authority to withdraw life support and who has to pay for it? joining us now to discuss these questions is arthur cap lynn, the director of medical ethics at new york university. from san diego wendy patrick an ordained minister who is a deputy district attorney.

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new beginnings community center has ties to terry schiavo life and hope network started by schiavo's family after a prolonged legal battle to keep the brain damaged schiavo on life support. jahi's family says their efforts to move the brain dead teen are being thwarted by the hospital. with refusals to insert a nutritional tube in the 13-year-old >> before mr dolan created a fiction. a sad one. this young lady is deceased. there is unfortunately, nothing this hospital or any facility any legitimate facility can do for her. >> reporter: her family says they have a physician, transportation and a facility that will accept the girl on a vent later. childrens hospital maintains they have yet to hear from any of them. >> and turning to other news of the day, bay area water supplies are running low. 2013 were the driest year since record keeping began. over five and a half inches of rain fell last year, that is well below average. and not likely to improve soon. >> we're looking at moving forward is a possibility of below average precipitation. that is the focus predicting out. >> the firs

network started by her family after a prolonged legal battle to keep the brain damaged schiavo on life support. jahi's efforts say their efforts are being thwarted by the hospital. >> we will not allow surgery to be performed in this facility by any of our physicians or any physician. we'll turn the body over if the family and it's turn can find a physician who would do these procedures. >> jahi's family say they have a physician, transportation and a facility to accept the girl on a vent later. childrens hospital maintains it has yet to hear from any of them. >> no tsunami, apparently no damage from a 6.6 quake hitting an island nation in the south pacific. hitting early this morning. part of the ring of fire filled with volcanos and fault lines. in hawaii look at this, a woman so thankful to be alive after a sink hole opened up and swallowed her truck. look at this, on the side there with her inside. she says it just sucked her in. days of rain weakened roads the woman was able to climb out of the window and said she hurt her ribs and is otherwise okay. >> wow. remarkable. >> time no

the brother of the late terry schiavo. also a member of the terry schiavo life and hope network.jahi mcmath. you have been advising the mcmath family during this ordeal. i feel like we should remind folks about your sister. folks who may not be as familiar with terry schiavo. she became the face of the right to die vote about nine years ago when her husband and your family battled over whether to keep her on life support. how have you and your organization been counseling the mcmath family? >> terry's life support was different from the situation with jahi. but we've been helping their family. we're doing everything we can to try to find a facility to take jahi to help her to see if she might improve. >> are we close to finding a facility? >> there's facilities available. we've been running into problems with the hospital. but i'm hoping by the hearing yesterday those problems have been taken care of and we'll be in a position to transfer her. >> this is really focused on whether jahi is or is not dead. here's part of the uniform deck willration of death act, an individual who ha

we are learning that the terry schiavo life and hope network is working behind the scenes with the family to try and get jahi moved. even though the courts are closed today, the family attorney is telling us tonight that he is burning up the phone lines trying to get things done to get jahi moved from this facility. now, there are a number of things standing in his way. several court orders, a doctor who is willing to perform surgery to get her moved. now, sam singer, the spokesperson for the hospital said today that this hospital has yet to hear from a single facility, doctor or transportation agency that will accept a deceased body and move had her to another location. jahi's uncle says they have a facility and transportation ready to go because his niece is not dead. it has been a war of words today, both sides are digging in their heels and hope time will be on their side. >> the family attorney has created a hoax, a very sad hoax that jahi mcmath is in some way alive. she is not. she is deceased by every law in the state of l.california and b every belief system imaginable. >> he wan

schiavo was at the center of a right-to-die battle after suffering brain damage. that struggle ended in 2005, when schiavo's husband removed her feeding tube over her parent's objections. >>> now to that dangerous winter storm, blamed for 13 deaths, mostly from traffic accidents. it dumped know from the midwest to the northeast, canceling thousands of flights. >>> and now to good news for football fans. there will be no local tv blackouts of this weekend's playoff games. in indianapolis, cincinnati and green bay. and just a short time ago, the teams announcing all tickets have been sold. indianapolis grocery chain brought the colts' remaining 1,200 tickets. a playoff blackout would be the first in 12 years. ouch. >>> now to florida. and a lion on the loose. a neighborhood getting a scare after a lion escaped her pen at a wildlife sanctuary. now, she's taking a cat nap to recover from her adventure. that's tonight's speed read. >>> okay. is this fuzzy math or not? the obama administration boasting about 2 million people signing up for obamacare. but think about it.

. >> meanwhile, the terry schiavo life and hope wants to help the family.e was the florida woman in a vegatative state. she was kept on life support for 15 years. her family lost their battle in court against her husband who wanted to end terry's life support. the schiavo organization says although terry's case is different from jahi's, the girl's case shows a problem with the u.s. health care system. >>> now to a story you will only see on nbc bay area. an interview with the lone provider of a deadly house fire who took place on christmas day. the san francisco man is opening up from his hospital bed about the life that he and his long-time partner built together. the fire broke out in the victorian home on baker street. from his hospital bed patrick sperry told us his partner of nearly 30 years, randy david, has died at a local hospital. perry is recovering from severe burns on his hands. the pair spent several years together restoring the house. they had a successful shop in coal valley called the sorted rose. >> the last thing he would want is for me to

family want to help move that girl to another facility.í@"v schiavo died in 2005 and removed from lifefirst lady barbara bush was admitted to a hospital on monday after showing what appeared to be early signs of pneumonia. president obama who is vacationing right now in hawaii, relieved a statement wishing  recovery. l >>> a first for the tournament of roses parade in pasadena. take a look at that. exchanging of vowed on a giant wedding cake float. the first gayeog! we hadding e conducted during the rose parade. congrats toop them. >>> chrysler has been bought up and not by an american company. what this means for the automaker next. mayo? corn dog? you are so outta here! aah! 'cause i'm re-workin' the menu, keeping her healthy and you on your toes. [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams of protein. i see you, cupcake! uh-oh! [ bottle ] the number one doctor recommended brand. ensure®. nutrition in charge™. [ bottle ] the number one doctor recommended brand. peoi go to angie's listt for all ki

in 1990 schiavo's husband wanted to have the feeding tube removed after she was in a vegetative statebut her family battled against it. the facility where she may be transferred is dedicated to schiavo. >>> colorado is the first state in the nation to allow the sell of marijuana for recreational use. retail pot sales officially began this morning. and starting today anyone over the age of 21 can buy up to an ounce of marijuana at a licensed store. >> this certainly is something that the nation is watching us for. and the city and a lot of other entities have been working really hard to make sure that everything is done in a precise manner that accommodates everybodies needs. >> there are posters and fliers posted across the state spelling out the new rules in colorado. amongst them you cannot spoke pot in public. you cannot drive under the influence of pot. you cannot give the marijuana into anyone under the age of 21 and you can't take it out of the state. >>> a man has been charged with lying to police about the death of two dogs. prosecutors acruised jonathan christ of protecting h

it's different than terry schiavo, where the heart was beating and she had a feeding tube. than that in that she's already dead. she's already been declared deceased. i would say, you know, this is less about what is right for the family and what is right for the hospitals. this is what is right for that poor little girl. if it's already been declared she's no longer alive, i think the writing is on the wall and they're going to have to make that decision. >> i don't agree with you that the family has to make the decision. this is a tragic, sad story. i feel horrible for everybody involved, especially for the family of this 13-year-old girl who went in for something that seemed to be fairly routine and simple and then this tragedy happens. doctors, as we said earlier, don't have a duty to treat the dead. my sister's a doctor. i asked her why. she said, because there's nothing more that you can do for the body. so asking them to treat a dead body, nobody has ever returned from whole brain death, right. that's an impossible place to come back from. so asking the doctors to wo

it is like terry schiavo who suffered brain damage. she died in 2005 when her husband had her feeding tube removed over the rejection of her family. schiavo's brr talked about jahi's case. >> healthcare is eroded they are putting in the hands of ethics committees and they are making decisions in place of family members. we believe the family should have the chance to provide her the help to see if she can improve. the foregone conclusion she should be killed once you do that you can can't reverse that decision. >> jahi's family remains focused on her daughter and her condition. >>> the woman known as jihad jane ten years in prison for conspireing to kill a swedish artist over a cartoon that offended muslims. pauline faces a life term but was given credit for her guilty plea in the help of indicting two others. she could be released in two years for good behavior. >>> john mccain making an appearance on jay leno. while they be long to the same party they don't necessarily agree with who will run anothfo president. >> good morning to you

remember terry schiavo? her brother joins me next. coming up.lore what's new for 575 calories or less on oulighter fareu. enjoy fresh tossed. go fish. and try our new rosemary garlic chicken at olive garden. over the pizza place on chestnut street the modest first floor bedroom in tallinn, estonia and the southbound bus barreli down i-95. ♪ this magic moment it is the story of where every great idea begins. and of those who believed they had thpower to do more. dell is honored to be part of some of the world's great stories. that began much the same way ours did in a little dorm room -- 2713. ♪ this magic moment ♪ ♪ this magic moment -hit the beach in florida.ake -and a reunion in seattle.ar. [man] when hotels have unsold rooms, they use hotwire to fill them. [woman] so we got our 4-star hotels... for half price. ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e ♪ hotwire.com >>> welcome back to hannity. there are new developments regarding 13 year old jahi mcmath. after weeks of legal battles, she was released from oakland's children's hospital and is placed in a new place wher

it is dedicated to schiavo. >>> the rocky mountain state is making history on new years day.s the first state in the nation to allow the sale of marijuana for recreational use. retail pot sales begin this morning. anyone over the age of 21 can buy up to an ounce of marijuana at a licensed store. >> this certainly is something that is the nation is watching us for and the city and a lot of other entities have been working really hard to make sure that everything is done in a precise manner that accommodates everybodies needs. >> there are posters and fliers posted across the state spelling out a coup of the rules. you cannot smoke pot in public, you can't drive stone, and you can't give it to anyone under the age of 21, and you can't take the pot out of the state. >>> protecting his father who shot and killed the neighbor's dogs in september buzz they broke into his chicken coup and killed about 20 chickens. he first told animal control he killed the dogs. he now faces a misdemeanor obstruction count. his father will not be charged though because it is legal to kill dogs in ca

and now, a foundation founded by relatives of terri schiavo, the florida woman who was the center ofr the right to die. >>> jahi mcmath's family is hoping for a miracle, but getting her to another care facility is proving to be a tough struggle. dlean-year-old jahi, declared brain dead s still on life support in oakland. >> i feel so close to getting her out of here, but all we need is the one thing. >> reporter: jahi mcmath's mother and the spokesperson for children's hospital in oakland sound like they are willing to work together to assist in relocating the pllly brain dead dean another medical facility. however, the family's attorney, christopher dolan said that the hospital will not allow the routine surgery before she can be move. >> it's a trach tube to allow the family to move on, but the hospital has a strangle hold. you kent -- can't get someone in. >> they are trying to take care of a dead body. >> reporter: the children's hospital spokesperson, sam singer, said that the surgical procedures will not be allowed at childrens, but they are willing to release her. >> they need

brother today. >> bobby shindler, terry schiavo's brother will be here tonight. we'll talk about the implications of this case and why everyone, every american, should care deeply about what happens to that precious little girl jahi. >> absolutely. governor, thank you so much for joining us today. >> thank you, uma. >> all the best. >>> we want them to understand that we're not willing to trade our liberty for security, that we think we can have security that we can defend against terrorism. but that doesn't mean that every individual american has to give up their privacy. >> that's senator rand paul who's heading up a class action lawsuit against the obama administration and the national security agency's spying practices. the first of its kind, paul says the question is whether you can have a single warrant apply to millions of people. here's more on this story. >> uma, senator paul, the republican from kentucky, is putting together now an experienced legal team that includes the former virginia attorney general and basically he's hoping to cut secret courts ou

a hospital dedicated to terri schiavo is going to help her. the family has until january 7 now that will take jahi. >>> well this is not what you want to come home to. a home security camera captured the moment a suspected drunk driver came crashing down on top of a ford mustang. mark kelly shows us it left white a path of production. >> reporter: the suspected drunk driver made his way down grove way in a silver sedan at 5:30 this morning. the driver, according to the neighbors hit a parked car in front of one of these homes but the story doesn't end there. he continued on. let's walk on. he landed on this fence, flipped over the fence, over the silver bmw, and landed right there. on that 66 ford mustang. now the homeowner here heard the crash, came out, and called 911, but tells me this is not his car, this is his brother-in- law's who is overseas. >> my brother-in-law, he came. you know. some other car landed on top of that. >> reporter: the driver was sent to the hospital. we don't know the extent of the injuries but this is certainly not

remember the terri schiavo case in 2005. doctors said she was in a persistent vegetative state. but when doctors diagnose a patient as brain dead, there is zero chance by definition that he or she will ever live again, one does not rise from the dead. so in this case, legal experts say it could come down to the rights of the fetus, the condition of which is not clear to anyone. the woman's family says it may have gone without oxygen when she passed out. and her husband says he's doing what his wife would have wanted. hospital officials say they are simply following the law. casey steegal is following the story live in our dallas newsroom. did doctors say this baby could be born healthy? >> shepard, yes it k i talked to dr. mark siegel earlier today, he's a member of the fox medical aid team, and he tells me if those doctors at john peter smith hospital in fundamentalist worth where it is all playing out wait a few more weeks until the fetus is at a viable state at around 24 to 26 weeks, it's possible that babe could be delivered by cesarean and live. right now the mother is at 2

her family is getting support from the terry schiavo fed work. kept alive for nearly 15 years on a ventilator in a case that made national headlines. >>> ariel sharon's health has taken a turn for the worse. sharon had been in a coma since a stroke in 2006, but doctors say several of his org know ans are now failing. the career has stretched across 65-year then as. >>> barbara bush is spending the third night in the hospital and she's being treated for pneumonia. president obama and the first lady are sending good webbes. >> she is blessed to have her family and a fighting spirit that will have her feeling better soon. >> a rarity with twins. these guys were born within three minutes of each other, but in two different years. >> little lorraine was born at 11:58 p.m., her brother, brandon was born new year's day, 12:01 a.m. to be exact. they weren't expected for another 20 days, but after a complications doctors had to perform an emergency c-section. everyone is doing well. something that runs office and has a keyboard. but i wanted a tablet for

. >>> the terry schiavo life and battle network is in the battle of the life of jahi mcmath continues with the life network getting involve td. the organization saying they have been helping the family. as they try to transfer the girl to another hospital. doctors say there's no chance the teenager will come back to sharon. >>> the former prime minister of israel took a turn for the worst on wednesday with a spokeman saying his health has deteriorated. he's been in a coma since 2006 after suffering a stroke while in office. >>> the rose parade played host to a same-sex marriage on wednesday. the first ever to occur during the event. it took place aboard the aids health care foundation float. >>> the 2014 mayoral race will have its first candidate, that guy, current mayor, rob ford. you may remember mayor ford as the man who ran on the platform of saving taxpayers' money and admitted to smoking crack. and does dancing, too. >>> fiat plans to take full control of chrysler with a $4.35 billion deal to buy the rest of the car company. the auto maker will purchase the 42% stake owned by a

. >>> terry schiavo health and network have come forth. she died in 2005 after more than a dozen court appeals to keep her on and off life support. this tragic case began on december 9th when jahi mcmath went in for routine tonsil surgery. on december 20th a judge issued a restraining order to keep children's hospital from taking jahi off of a ventilator. yesterday that order was extended until january 7th. the state appeals court refuse to order the hospital to insert feeding and breathing tubes and gave both sides until friday. >>> ktvu has been covering new information in the deadly asiana airline crash. the san francisco fire department has agreed to hand over video from helmet camera and fire trucks to the family of a teenage victim. the family plans to sue the city over their daughter's death. federal investigators concluded she was hit by a fire truck responding to the crash of asiana flight 214 on july 6th. >>> passengers of a delta airline flight was forced to evacuate this morning because of an engine fire. happened as minneapoli

bobby shinder who is the brother of terry schiavo. bobby, thank you for joining us.rt with you, the spokesman for children's hospital in oakland. he said it is unfortunate for the schiavo foundation to play on the idea that jahi might come back to life in a highly emotional case. this case has a lot of controversy much like your sister terry's case did. why did you decide to get involved with the mcmath family? >> i don't think we are giving the mcmath family any false hopes. all we're saying is that the family should have the right to make the decision to provide jahi with the help to see if she can improve before you make the decision to end her life. this is a mistake that can't be reversed. and the family should be the one making the decision and not ethics committees and hospital boards. we are seeing it more and more today where these hospitals, these ethics committees are making decisions instead of families when it comes to certain medical treatments, particularly when you have hospitals who have a financial interest involved. you can see why this could be ve

last time social conservatives ideology was really pushed in the republican remember in 2004, terri schiavoey intervened. those kinds of things and not help the party. they lost very badly in the following elections. democrats are able to take control of the house. there is a strong memory of that still. that is one of the reasons social conservative issues have been quite dormant in the house. we heard evidence of that just by talking to him about that issue. i do not think they will this year. i think it will be a struggle. >> the interesting thing about his view of congress, he is happy with a do-nothing congress. digitss has single ratings. calm --iew shared among and services that it is better congress is an active? >> absolutely. a lot of republican theory is that federal government should do less and should not be intervening in people's lives. they should not be passing as many bills as they're passing, whereas democrats believe the opposite. democrats are in the majority. they're in session more. they believe it is the role of government to help people. republicans believe conserva

mean while, the terry schiavo network is working to help her family.ional headlines. >>> a former banker accused of faking his own death to cover up a multimillion-dollar theft appeared before a judge this morning. the 47-year-old was arrested on tuesday during a traffic stop in georgia. he had disappeared in 2012 after prosecutors say he moved about $21 million to hide his thefts and losses from investors. now they've got him. >>> still ahead here on "news nation" -- >> we're making history. nobody else is going to be able to say this. think about this. >> colorado, america's new cannabis capital. the cold weather and snow wasn't enough to keep people away from opening day. so what do you think of legal marijuana sales? it's our "news nation" gut check. this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. and now i've got to take more pills. ♪ yup. another

the mcmath family getting some help from the family of terry schiavo.a right to die battle. that struggle ended in 2005 when schiavo's husband removed her feeding tube over her parents' objections. and now to that dangerous deadly winters storm. the snow storm has been blamed for 13 deaths, mostly from traffic accidents. the storm dumped heavy snow from the midwest to the northeast, closing highways and canceling thousands of flights. and now, to good news for football fans. there will be no local tv blackouts of this weekend's playoff games. in indianapolis, cincinnati, and green bay. and just a short time ago the teams announcing that all the remaining tickets have been sold. the packers say fans and corporate sponsors bought the last 1,000 tickets and cincinnati grocery chain bought the coltsment remaining. cincinnati another grocery chain and proctor and imammable bought the last tickets. playoff back blackout would have been the first in 12 years. ouch. florida, lion on the loose. a lion escaped her pen at a wildlife sanctuary. after a search, the

it is a organization that was founded after the case of terry schiavo. a judge has ordered children's hospital oakland to keep her on the ventilator until tuesday. >>> new at 11:00, a tip lead police to a bizarre discovery near an east bay park. oak ped la -- oakland officers found a skull on a paper plate surrounded by beads. the coroner said it could be native american remains. officers found the skull out in the open near children regional park. you can see them taking pictures of those remains. their investigation continues. >>> developing news in eureka. staff found a priest dead in the church rectory and tonight police launched a murder investigation. his body was found in st. bernard church after he failed to show up for morning mass. he was a popular priest who taught religious studies at humboldt state university of the . >> he was a friend of mine and a tremendous person in this community. he is a tremendous person and this is a tremendous loss for our community in general. >> police say a violent crime took place, but they would not reveal how

it is a organization that was founded after the case of terry schiavo. a judge has ordered children's hospital oakland to keep her on the ventilator until tuesday. >>> new at 11:00, a tip lead police to a bizarre discovery near an east bay park. oak ped la -- oakland officers found a skull on a paper plate surrounded by beads. the coroner said it could be native american remains. officers found the skull out in the open near children regional park. you can see them taking pictures of those remains. their investigation continues. >>> developing news in eureka. staff found a priest dead in the church rectory and tonight police launched a murder investigation. his body was found in st. bernard church after he failed to show up for morning mass. he was a popular priest who taught religious studies at humboldt state university of the . >> he was a friend of mine and a tremendous person in this community. he is a tremendous person and this is a tremendous loss for our community in general. >> police say a violent crime took place, but they would not reveal how

it is a brain injury treatment observation founded after the case of terry schiavo at center of a nationwide legal debate over life support. jahi mcmath has been on a ventilator at children's hospital oakland for three weeks from complications from tonsil surgery. a court order expires on tuesday. >>> transportation company uber say they are not too blame for a deadly accident in downtown accident on new year's eve. a six-year old died when hit by a honda s.u.v. in a crosswalk on tuesday night. her hour and daughter were critically hurt. this morning, police released this picture of the 57-year-old driver who identified himself as an uber driver and is facing vehicular manslaughter charges. uber denies it was an official trip and said we can confirm this did not involve a vehicle or provider doing a trip on the uber system. >>> a large board approved a revised contract settlement reached after two union went on strike. the board vote the 8-1 in favor of the deal negotiated regarding paid family leave. the new deal drops the clause granting union members up to six weeks of family leave. offic

community center on long island, a brain injury treatment organization founded after the case of schiavo the woman at the center of a nationwide legal debate over life support. a judge ordered children's hospital oakland to keep jahi mcmath on a ventilator until tuesday. >> police are investigating a bizarre discovery near an east bay park after a tip when a human skill was found on a paper plate. the coroner says it could be old, possibly native american remains. officers took pictures after finding the skull in the open of the park. >> there is a murder investigation after staff at church found a priest dead inside the church. the reverend's body was found yesterday inside st. bernard church after he failed to show up for mass. he was popular and taught religious studies we at humboldt state university. >> he was a friend of mine. he is a tremendous person in the community. a tremendous person. this is absolutely a tremendous loss not only for the parish but for our community, in general. >> police say a violent crime took place but would not say how he died. they released information

terry schiavo. a judge has ordered children's hospital oakland to keep her on the ventilator until tuesday. >>> new at 11:00, a tip lead police to a bizarre discovery near an east bay park. oak ped la -- oakland officers found a skull on a paper plate surrounded by beads. the coroner said it could be native american remains. officers found the skull out in the open near children regional park. you can see them taking pictures of those remains. their investigation continues. >>> developing news in eureka. staff found a priest dead in the church rectory and tonight police launched a murder investigation. his body was found in st. bernard church after he failed to show up for morning mass. he was a popular priest who taught religious studies at humboldt state university of the . >> he was a friend of mine and a tremendous person in this community. he is a tremendous person and this is a tremendous loss for our community in general. >> police say a violent crime took place, but they would not reveal how

and now the family of terri schiavo has joined the fight. >> helicopter to take them home. >> thanks, everyone! >> dozens of people trapped on a research ship near antarctica are finally going home. rescue helicopters began picking up 52 researchers and tourists early this morning. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> that's the only thing they missed all day, folks. >> your realtime captioner is mrs. linda m. macdonald. >>> good morning, everyone. it's thursday, january 2. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 5:00 now. get you out the door a little traffic and weather. we're two for two, lawrence. another beautiful day. >> yes. probably the warmest day of the week as we have high pressure building in overhead. these temperatures today some places near 70 degrees by the afternoon. probably going to see that towards santa cruz and the monterey bay. numbers going to be hazy sunshine, 60s inside the bay. some low 60s mostly sunny toward the

i was a schiavo on sunday and i saw guys lining up with fuse the laws of missing. cocktails and noise and weapons of every single man attacking police in every way they codes and i return from that we've been on the internet checking the news and it has been reported immediately that the us has introduced sanctions against the ukrainian government. police and government are being criticized but to be there on the ground it's it's absurd to reconcile that with what you see which is highly military lines that in fact i've been in city hall just proceeding events these guys were getting militarized were getting mobilized they were getting ready to go into war they knew exactly they were receiving briefings they were receiving instructions on that basis of going into war they went in on that basis and they went to that end to effectively instigate a civil war in ukraine and i think it would really be too dangerous to say that we have at the moment isn't a degree of civil war in ukraine or a foreign groups are gaining momentum in ukraine as those anti-government protest

a facility in new york is advising jahi's family it's dedicated to terri schiavo. the florida woman who ignited a fierce end of life debate. the family has until january 7 to find a facility that will take the girl. >>> 2013 ended with two deadly shootings in oakland. the first one happened just after 9:00 near 22nd avenue and east 20th street. 21-year-old college student ashley walker was killed while sitting in a car with friends. police say that someone opened fire on the group. then about 15 minutes later, a 13-year-old boy was shot and killed near 104th avenue and walnut street in east oakland. he died at the hospital. police have no suspects nor motive for either shooting. >>> san jose ended the year with an increase in the homicide rate. 44 homicides reported in 2013, the third straight year of 40- plus murders. richmond had 16 homicides in 2013 its lowest number in decades. >>> coming up tonight at 6:30, police tell us what happened to turn things around. >>> other bay area headlines, about 100 people gathered at fruitvale station in oakland today to mark t

>> bobby shinnedler brother of terri schiavo in a huckabee

a foundation started by terri sh schiavo's family is helping. as john blackstone reports, the mcmath case is raising the same complicated and emotional question about when life ends. >> reporter: jahi mcmath's family is searching for a facility to take their daughter who is brain dead after surgery for a ton sill lengthmy. her family is fighting for her to have a tracheotomy to insert a breathing tube so she can be moved. >> i feel like i'm dying because i want her to see 2014. >> reporter: in a letter the hospital wrote performing medical procedures on the body of a deceased human being is simply not something children's hospital can do. the family's attorney christopher dolan says they're looking for a doctor to perform the surgery. >> we just ask that you would have the compassion and good medical ethics to abide by this mother's wish and reach out to us. e-mail me. >> reporter: hospital spokesman sam singer. >> there's a very difficult catch-22 that the mcmath family attorney has created, which is that he keeps wanting people to believe this

schiavo's family wants to help move the girl to another facility.cade-long battle to remove her from life support. >> thousands attended this memorial service for claire davis, the 17-year-old shot in the head in november. her father tearfully told the audience he and his wife have forgiven the gunman saying he didn't know what he was doing. >> vladimir putin is vowing to intense security across russia ahead of the olympics, this comes on the heels of the twin terror attacks this week that killed more than 30 people on a bus and in a train station. russian police detained dozens of people, in anti-terror raids, the olympics 36 days away. >>> new york city has a democratic mayor for the first time in 20 years. bull de blasio was sworn in. you can see former president clinton doing the honors and he promised to even the economic playing field, taxing those who make more than half a million per year to pay for universal pre-k and afterschool programs and told the wealthy don'tarery the tax increase on average would amount to less than $3 a day. >>> it'

>> bobby shinnedler brother of terri schiavo in a huckabee

. >> a california girl found brain dead is getting help from the terry schiavo life network is workingfamily. you probably remember she sparked a national debate when doctors and family members battled over whether or not to remove her from a feeding tube and let her by. they are trying to get her transferred to a long-term care facility where she can remain on life support despite them saying there's no hope for her recovery. >> a banker who faked his own get to avoid wire fraud charges busted for traffic violation. avery lee price is accused of funneling millions of dollars into his security accounts and stealing the money and hiding his trading losses. he was last seen boarding a ferry boat in florida back in 2012. a judge declared him dead a year ago. the fbi never sfoped lo stopped looking at him. he was stopped on a highway for having tinted windows. they found out he was wanted by the fbi. >> your favorite drink may be an indicator of political orientation. absolute and gray boos vodka while republicans are more likely to saver wild turkey and jim beam. someone who chooses wine