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Has gone far enough? the time has come to let jahi go? >> what people are those? >> we've heard from viewers, from the hospital. >> have them have their kids change places and see if they feel the same adjourn. >> reporter: they say say'll go to court again if need be. a spokesman says the family is spreading false information and false hope. we'll follow the story. >> thank you. actually, let's get more on this now with dan shore, a former prosecutor and eevangeline gomez, a defense attorney. every day we learn more from the family and the hospital and barbs thrown at the family. where are we...

You had two experts that said she has irreversible brain death. >> at least two. >> and a third one, an independent expert, that was chosing by the judge who had the same report. she is dead under california law so the hospital is not required to perform a medical procedure. >> can they stop the family from moving her? can they come with their own doctor. >> gentlemen the debate has changed. the court ruled the hospital does not have to continue life support. but now they have another place that will continue life support, and the issue is, can they perform the procedures that are necessary to...

Letting everybody know, i think, what happened. >> yeah. all right. moving to this now. a northern california family is asking for prayers this christmas morning after a second doctor determined that their child was, in fact, brain-dead. a judge in oakland says 13-year-old jahi mcmath should be taken off life support. she suffered complication was tons tonsil-removal surgery. her parents have until december 30th to file an appeal. the decision came after an independent neurologist examined her. >> unfortunately, the medical condition of jahi, as mentioned, she meets all of the criteria for b...

Said in the past that he doesn't believe brain death means true death. the hospital wants to take her off life support. the family, however, refuses to accept the diagnosis. they went to court friday to stop the hospital. the mother told the judge she believes her daughter wants to live. >> i feel my daughter is on death row because i don't know when you are going to pull the plug. i'm praying on it, give her more time and hopefully everything will work out in her favor. i know my daughter wants to live. she enjoyed life. >> reporter: she underwent a tonsillectomy on november 9 but began bleed...

There are reports that the family is seeking a physician out of the university of toledo, i believe, who has experience with brain death and in his indication is that she is breathing on a ventilator, there some viability for her. i think the courts will allow maybe the family a little leeway to exhaust their avenues and to come to terms with the fact she is not going to get better, she is brain dead. but -- like philip said, the courts don't want to get involved. want the parties to work it out and give the families the time they need and being the holidays, it has to be devastating for them....