banfield who is in for anderson cooper. ab in for ac tonight. and they let you come inside and warm up finally today. it has been a long day. we started at 4:00 a.m. and i am really glad to be in the studio. we ve got a really big show coming up. we re keeping an eye on that weather and how all those travellers are doing. they re digging their way out of that mess as well. and we re continue to follow that emotionally charged battle over jahi mcmath, the california 13-year-old declared legally dead. her family not convinced, however, and doing everything they can on get her the care that they say she needs. the family in the hospital, where she is on a ventilator have reached an agreement and we ll tell what you that agreement is. and then a world record holder at the age of 9. feast your eyes. tyler armstrong spent christmas eve becoming the youngest person to ever climb a 23,000 foot
and the judge is not going to compel them to do so and it s unclear if the family can get an outside doctor to do these procedures. as for the hospital lawyer, he said this outside of court and said he has one wish for this family. personally, it s horrible that this child has died. it s also horrible that it s so difficult for her family to accept that death, and i wish and i constantly think that wouldn t it be great if they were able to come to terms with the terrible tragic event and that i didn t have to stand here in front of you-all time after time. that was the hospital lawyer getting choked up at the end. this is such a difficult case, ashleigh. they said jahi is brain-dead, which is synonymous with being dead. clinical and emotional, dan
she s legally dead and to under score that today a county coroner issued a death certificate. that s fine but her family believes she s alive and could get better, and they are doing everything possible to keep her on a ventilator and move her to a facility where she ll get the care they say she needs and deserves. this afternoon, they and the hospital agreed on what to do next. and dan simon is in oakland and joins us now with the latest. so what was that agreement? reporter: well, hi, ashleigh. in court where this tragic case started. the two sides reached an agreement an outside medical team could come in and take jahi mcmath s body. that may sound simple but according to the hospital you re dealing with a deceased human and they say certain protocols
it s a little dramatic you had a minus 50 on the screen, alexandria. that s why kids aren t going to school monday. this is days from now. i ll remember growing up like that, minus 40 below windchill you went to school, though, right? i did. never a snow day. no jacket, no coat. no, i dressed like kenny from south park. get on that bus, kid and go. we walked, alexandra. thanks for the great news alexandra steel. i want to switch gears to the late breaking developments in a story we ve been following. it s heart breaking no matter how you look at the story. the emotionally charged legal battle over jahi mcmath. she suffered complications of a counsel removal. her doctors and a judge have declared jahi brain-dead. under california law that means