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Dead, so letting her die is not really the concept. but can you take her off of the ventilator? i think you can. surrogate decision makers make that decision with their doctors every day, not just in texas, but around the country. >> brooke, there are about 30 states across the country that have similar laws to this on the books. of that, theres a small group of about 10 or so states that have the strictest laws, texas is one of those. but i spoke with their attorneys last week and theyre resear...

Not backing christies reelection. in one of the newly released e-mail exchanges, the executive director of the port authority wrote "i will get to the bottom of this abusive decision which violated everything this agency stands for." a port authority fushl who was appointed by christie replied "on way to office to discuss. can be no public discourse." the response, theres been no public discourse. that exchange is the root of the issue. was there a coverup by crist teess people. as this scandal ...

Im good with the 162. >> how do you hand out the ban to one person and not give anything to the other people doing the same thing? if you talk about just arod, i think its too harsh. >> i think its ridiculous. i think if they gave him anything, it it it should be 50 games at the max. >> whole career should be out. not enough. >> i think he deserves it. i dont think there should be doping in. baseball. >> during the entire arbitration process, alex rodriguez was allowed to play ball. that may not...

And the surrounding areas are impacted not just for economic concerns, but also for health concerns and just for their daily lives. so it really is a problem there right now. >> well keep following it. erin, thanks a lot. alex rodriguez got some bad news. his suspension was shortened, but not by much. still a full season. a punishment for his involvement in the drug scandal and it could be enough to finish his career in baseball. jason carol has the latest. >> this decision is very disappointi...

Ventilator? i believe he can. surrogate decision makers make those kinds of decisions with their doctors every day. >> reporter: she was 14 weeks pregnant when she collapsed. the fetus is now almost 20 weeks. the family says the fetus still has a heartbeat but its not clear if it can even survive. in the meantime, eric has to standby and watch his wife trapped in a position he says she never. ed to be in. >> i cant say enough about her. everything i do will be short of what she was. i cant do he...

Dead, the hospital has the law all wrong. >> if she is brain dead, she is already dead. letting her die is not the concept. can he say take her off the ventilator? i believe he can. surrogate decision makers make those decisions with their doctors every day. >> she was 14 weeks pregnant when she collapsed. the fetus is almost 20 weeks. the fetus still has a heartbeat, but its not clear if it can survive. in the meantime, eric has to stand by and watch his wife trapped in a position he said she n...