today, there was a hearing in the case. cnn s george howell joins me with the latest. so what did the court recommend at this hearing, george? reporter: well, anderson, as you mentioned, both the toddler and the 17-year-old mother, both of them placed in the same foster care home. but we ve learned there are restrictions. for instance, the mother will not be able to see her son without supervision. and anderson, we also know that neither of them will be returning to the home where they once lived. so, child protective services stepped in last week. but not, they say, specifically because of this video. have they been watching the house before? reporter: right. and that s something we learned in court today. in fact, cps, they ve been looking at this family, tracking this family, concerned for several months. they were concerned about issues of gun violence, allegations of gang members going in and out of the house, and also, recently, we know that the toddler s father was killed
question that we ve been trying to track down, when will the toddler when will his mother be placed into this foster care home? will it be tomorrow? will it be next week? right now, that s still unclear. but, again, the one thing we do know is that both of them will be in the same foster care home under supervision. george, appreciate it. a lot to talk about with our justice panel, sunny hostin and mark geragos. sunny, what do you make of this? is this the best thing for the mother and the child? i do. and we have to remember, the mother is a child as well. she was only 17 years old. so to have them together and to not rip apart that part of the family is very important. in these kinds of cases, the issue is, what is in the best interests of the child. and you have two children here. so what is in the best interests of the mother and what is in the best interests of the 2-year-old. and i think this is probably the right way to go. mark, do you agree with that? you and sunny oft
today, there was a hearing in the case. cnn s george howell joins me with the latest. so what did the court recommend at this hearing, george? reporter: well, anderson, as you mentioned, both the toddler and the 17-year-old mother, both of them placed in the same foster care home. but we ve learned there are restrictions. for instance, the mother will not be able to see her son without supervision. and anderson, we also know that neither of them will be returning to the home where they once lived. so, child protective services stepped in last week. but not, they say, specifically because of this video. have they been watching the house before? reporter: right. and that s something we learned in court today. in fact, cps, they ve been looking at this family, tracking this family, concerned for several months. they were concerned about issues of gun violence, allegations of gang members going in and out of the house, and also, recently, we know that the toddler s father was killed
provoked to curse and say unkind things. behind the video there is another more personal story to tell about a 2-year-old boy being raised by his now 17-year-old mother who lived with her 19-year-old sister and their 38-year-old mother recently incarcerated on gun charges. we learned there were other children in the house, as well. county attorney believes there was a constant danger. some of the danger we have seen previously was the history of gang involvement. there was a shooting involved that one of the children was injured by shrapnel from shots fired. reporter: in court the state took action. cameras weren t allowed inside to see the teen mother who appeared for a custody hearing. the 17 year old wibe placed in the same foster care home as their son. they won t be able to return to the home where they lived and the mother will only be allowed to see her son under
not everyone sees it that way. meanwhile, child protective services got involved, removed the toddler and three other minors from that home, including the toddler s mom, who s now 17. today, there was a hearing in the case. cnn s george howell joins me with the latest. so what did the court recommend at this hearing, george? reporter: well, anderson, as you mentioned, both the toddler and the 17-year-old mother, both of them placed in the same foster care home. but we ve learned there are restrictions. for instance, the mother will not be able to see her son without supervision. and anderson, we also know that neither of them will be returning to the home where they once lived. so, child protective services stepped in last week. but not, they say, specifically because of this video. have they been watching the house before? reporter: right. and that s something we learned in court today. in fact, cps, they ve been looking at this family, tracking this family, concerned for severa