Bottom of the hour now, welcome back, everyone. Im randi kaye. Victor blackwell is off today. Here are five stories were watching this morning. In our first story a royal prank takes a tragic turn and now two australian radio hosts are off the air. This after the nurse who took a prank call from the deejays about the pregnant duchess of cambridge committed suicide. The nurse who had worked at king eduard xii hospital for two years leaves behind a husband and two children. The tapes which contained information on agents and investigations were accidentally left in a pouch on a subway. It actually happened in 2008, but the tapes never been found and an investigation is under way and changes to Agency Protocol have already been made as a result. Lawmakers demanded answers after the deadly attack on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi, libya. Well, now they will hear from secretary of state hillary clinton. She will testify before a House Committee on a state Department Report on the september
Has a deep passion to do everything that he can to protect our veterans. Madam president , the other quality that mr. Mcdonald brings to this job is that he has been the c. E. O. Of one of americas leading corporations which a company which has tens and tens of thousands of employees. His more than 33 years with Procter Gamble gives him the tools to create a wellrun and accountable v. A. In other words, he will bring the tools of a c. E. O. In a private corporation to the v. A. , a huge bureaucracy which needs a significant improvement in accountability and in management. As we begin debate on mr. Mcdonalds nomination, i believe it is important that my colleagues understand the realities that he will face in leading the v. A. Madam president , the v. A. Operates the largest integrated Health Care System in the United States, with over 1,700 points of care which include 150 hospitals, 820 communitybased outreach clinics, and 300 vet centers. In fiscal year 2013, the v. A. Provided 89. 7
Emancipation hall in the Capitol Visitors Center and so forth. The presiding officer is there objection to proceeding to the measure . Without objection. Mr. Reid i ask consent the resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, and there be no intervening action or debate. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to s. Res. 2 527. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk Senate Resolution 527, congratulating the members of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and so forth. The presiding officer is there objection to proceeding to the measure . Without objection. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid considered made and laid on the table. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to s. Res. 528. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk Senate Resolution 528,
Free the palestinians. Expect to be ready for a state in two years. That was meant to say, if we are successful and somehow become ready, in the sense of being able to govern ourselves effectively and handle obligations responsibly and seen this way by the International Community and, therefore, effectively answering the questions that were really put forward in 2001 and 2002 and 2003 and all that. If we were able to do this and reduce this whole issue to occupation period, not occupation but the idea was that this was going to be Strong Enough to bring about the transformation necessary to settle the solution. What the problem wasbility inspiring ourselves to get ready for statehood in three years and tell the people beforehand. The idea was not to try to say, we took a test and passed it without announcement. But to preannounce the. That was an important part pof it. To go out and say and this is what we did in august of 2009, two years we expect to be rae t ready for statehood. We a
Contact with thomas eric duncan, the first patient diagnosed on u. S. Soil. An alert from United Airlines to people on his flight, this after reports that he fell in after helping a sick liberian woman. A patient in hawaii put in isolation over possible ebola concerns. Here is nbcs jay gray. Reporter still in its lags inside this dallas hospital, thomas eric duncan, the first patient diagnosed with ebola in the United States continues to fight for his life. Were categorizing his condition as serious but stable. Reporter he showed no symptoms when he left west africa on september 19, days later he was sick and made his first visit to texas Presbyterian Hospital where he told an intake nurse he just traveled from liberia, an obvious red flag. Duncan was sent home with a prescription for antibiotics. Regretfully that information was not fully communicated throughout the team. As a result the full import of that information wasnt factored in to the clinical decision making. Potentially put