because of his past record, allen could face significant time in prison if he were found guilty in trial. 15 years on both charges i m like hell no. you get it down to five or less i ll sign it. reporter: though he is holding out for a better deal he is anxious to leave the jail because of another piece of news. he just got word his mother is gravely ill and fears he will never see her again because she lives far from san antonio. she has lung cancer real bad. in and out of the hospital, pneumonia, oxygen, breathing machines. man, you know, even though i guess people think i m cold hearted looking at my tats, in a way i am but i won t be able to see my mom before she passes on. if he accepts a plea deal he could request a prison closer to his home and possibly see her again. since i have been in the hospital so much lately it scares me. i was in there 14 days in february with pneumonia, almost
a hospital. and wasn t functioning as a hospital. so you know they have to find they have to make place for patients wherever they can. they re performing operations in rooms that aren t sipically used for operations. and right now i m in a tent city outside where so many people are living. thousands of people all around me here living not necessarily because their homes are destroyed but because they re worried that they could be still with these tremors that are ongoing. going back to that little girl that you performed surgery on. did you have the right surgical tools to be able to do that? somewhat. you know what s interesting is that they do have generator power in this particular hospital. the facility functioning as a hospital. the problem is it s very unclear how long that power is going to last. so they don t use it for things like particular operations that may require a lot of power. they re trying to keep the breathing machines the
am told. when the first earthquake happened people are frightened and they decided to evacuate that hospital obviously the patients. they brought them into this other smaller building. there are patients inside the building also many many patients outside as well. it s tough to really track how many there are. then as these aftershock these tremors continue to happen. each time they have to make a decision. do they bring everybody that s inside outside again and keep in mind there are patients who are on breathing machines on ventilators. so it s a big process each time. one of these aftershocks happens, to try to physical out if it s a big aftershock how significant is it going to be how much do we evacuate again. there was a smaller tremor, a major one i m sure yesterday registered about 6.8. a very significant aftershock. that s what they re worried about. they are trying to do their work
the company says there was one report of a piece of glass in the jar but they re trying to be cautious here and that s a good thing. it s a very good thing. legal victory for general motors regarding defective ignitions. a federal judge says they can t be sued for problems that originated before it emerged from bankruptcy six years ago. that could shield gm from billions of dollars in lawsuits. an appeal is likely. defective ignition switches in more than 2.5 million cars are blamed for at least 80 deaths. health headlines. sleep apnea leads to restless nights for many americans but the loud snoring may be the least of the worries. a new study found a link between breathing problems like apnea and dementia. researchers at nyu say people who go untreated for the disorder tend to experience dementia up to 12 years earlier than those who use breathing machines. that s interesting. there is an urgent warning for pet owners. a rare deadly strain of the flu
to leave the jail because of yet another piece of news. he just got word that his mother is gravely ill and fears he will never see her again because she lives far from san antonio. she s got lung cancer real bad. she s in and out of the hospital. pneumonia. she s on oxygen, breathing machines. even though people think i m cold-hearted, and, in a way, i am. i want to be able to see my mom before she does pass on, you know? if allen quickly accepts a plea deal, he could request a priv closer to his home and possibly see her again. i almost died, so, you know, just ask god for forgiveness and he will help you. and one of the letter she wrote in there, she said i ll never forget you. if he doesn t accept a deal, he might have to be acquitted to see her. and even he feels that s a long shot.