playing phone tag. here's what he said. listen to this. >> i know you're asking about president clinton. i've been exchanging calls. he seems to be -- god willing, doing well. and so when i talk to him i'll let you all know. >> reporter: again, of course, cause for concern here. a big scare. this week for friends and for family, for the nation onlooking. seem he will be discharged at some point very soon. could be even today and we'll know more within the next hour or so. hallie? >> steve patterson. stay close to a camera. bring you back when you get new information. and that restrictive abortion law. asking the supreme court to put the law on hold again. the latest request comes a day, remember, after an appeals court reinstated the law a third time. nbc's julia ainsley is following this. folks not immersed in this, feels a little like a ping-pong