u.s. federal reserve starts winding down its monthly bond buying or stimulus program this month though it expects to keep interest rates low for at least another year. the world bank acknowledges that interest rates around the world will eventually begin to rise but says that will only cause minimal disruptions for developing countries. jenna, jon? jenna: pretty good overall assessment. a bit different than usual. jenna: we ll take it when we can. jon: a rosy outlook is a good thing. a new life or death battle in texas after a pregnant woman is declared brain-dead. her husband is in a fight with the hospital over whether to pull the plug keeping her alive. we ll update you on that very sad case. plus the coast guard called on to rescue a sailboat far from shore. an amazing video to show you next.
jenna: the boat was headed to british virgin islands in new york. they got the support they needed but wow. jon: coast guardsmen and women do amissing jobs. amazing rescues out there. legal life or death battle at a texas hospital. march lease munoz who was 14 weeks pregnant fell unconscious last november. since then the doctors pronounced her brain-dead. her husband says in this situation neither one of them would want them to stay on life-support. the hospital says under state law they can not pull the plug on a woman who is pregnant. casey stiegel live in dallas with an update for us. casey. reporter: it is a heart-breaking story and one that sparked a heated debate across this country. should a pregnant woman be kept alive against her wishes with the slim hope of trying to save her unborn child? now we should tell you there are some documented cases around the world where a child has been born to a brain-dead mother and
not just aerobics. not just weight lifting. something together, everything in moderation. jenna: just a little shot to prove to our viewers. you re looking tough there, dr. campbell. looks pretty serious. you like cross fit, huh? it keeps you young. jenna: that s for sure. dr. cam we, great to see you as always. thanks for having me. jenna: jon, 100 miles on the weekend no big deal. that is what dr. example says. jon: maybe on my bike. jenna: that sound pretty good too. jon: you can find seahawks fans where these days. meet marshawn pinch. he is a herm met crab. lives at seattle aquarium, a big seahawks fan known for his beach mode. he is named for marshawn lynch also known as beast mode. marshawn pinch has his little helmet to go with it. new developments with the keystone pipeline to tell you about. what canada is doing now and why the u.s. could lose that oil to
of that kind against a journalist in post-soviet russia is in fact extremely rare. jenna: it is important to point out that satter worked in russia on and off for the last four decades. russian government claims visa issues were at center of all of this. but satter believes it is because of his criticism of putin and choice for winter games and how that will play out. today he wrote an op-ed in the wall street journal and vows to keep writing about russia, quote, russians need access to truthful information, given censorship of russian media foreign sources are able to provide. first expulsion of a u.s. correspondent is an ominous sign. it is a way of closing off hope for freer right and act against russia s future and ours here at happening now we ll continue to follow the story and bring you updates as we get them. jon: police in california saying drugs found at pop star justin bieber s home are now being
disability benefits. currently veterans are required to file disability claims by contacting va. they want require them to register online or complete a handwritten note instead. something critics say will put a major strain on our nation s veterans. griffin joins us this morning with more on this. jennifer, can you explain a little bit more of that reaction from the veterans group of this proposed change? yes, jenna. the biggest change is all veterans would have to apply on a standardized form online. veterans and veterans groups are up in arms. instead of helping veterans come and will prevent older veterans who don t have access to the internet from getting their benefits and younger veterans with traumatic brain injury from easily filing a claim. we have concerns because the average age of the american veteran is 64 years old according to a study in 2011.