of the month this new reality could be six months of rehab. nic robertson is in geneva where kerry is being treated now. but i want to get back to elise labott who has new details on how the secretary will be getting home. take it away, elise. >> carol, i'm in boston where secretary kerry will be coming back to massachusetts general hospital with his surgeon dr. dennis burke, who traveled overnight and just arived on the ground i'm told by senior state department officials. we're told that he'll be traveling back to boston on a u.s. military transport plane. a c-17. that will be outfitted with medical equipment for his transport, in addition officials tell me that there will be a small amount of u.s. military personnel as a precaution along with his surgeon. now if you remember dr. dennis burke was the one who did secretary kerry's hip replacement. he will be bringing secretary kerry back here to boston to set his leg and to help him get going on his recovery carol.