Has shaken her state to the core. And our fair and balanced Political Panel debates some tough talk today from senator ted cruz on obama care and whether it will lead to a government shutdown. We begin with a fox news alert. Syria has agreed to allow u. N. Inspectors to visit the site of a reported chemical attack. The u. N. Inspectors were already in syria to investigate reports of earlier poison gas strikes against civilians. Until now the assad regime has denied the inspectors access to the site of wednesdays alleged attack outside damascus that killed hundreds. A senior white house official today says there is already very little doubt that poison gas was used. Secretary of state chuck hagel saying the military is preparing for a range of potential options. President obama has asked the Defense Department to prepare options for all contingencies. We have done that. And, again, we are prepared to exercise whatever option if he decides to employ one of those options. Elizabeth joinin
Contracted ebola from Thomas Duncan. Hes the liberian man who died from the disease last week. Health officials calling this a clear breach of Infection Control protocol. That is despite claims that the nurse wore protective clothing while treating duncan. Bryan llenas live from our new york newsroom. Can you explain this breach in safety protocol and what is being done to prevent this from happening again . Good evening, heather. The nurse treated and had extensive contact with duncan on multiple occasions during his second visit to the hospital. She wore her full protective suit, a gown, gloves, mask, and shield, while caring for him. And yet she still got infected with ebola. So now the cdc is sending additional staff to Texas Health Presbyterian hospital to investigate where they say a clear breach in safety protocol took place. Theyre particularly concerned about how workers are taking off their personal protective suits after dealing with an ebola patient. Its a highrisk task tha
Depending on who you ask to talk about income inequal can i, the moral economy, as Bernie Sanders likes to city. This event coming one day after the big debate in brooklyn. Just a few days before the big new york p New York Primary. There were a lot of questions on whether it was smart for Bernie Sanders to leave the state and the country with so little time before big votes were cast here. But obviously senator sand heer thought it was an important moment. Just a few minutes ago we spoke to reporters and said the reason he went is the issues are crucial to him. He also spoke about his admiration for pope francis. He said pope francis speaks about many of the things he thinks are crucial, not just income inequality but also the fight against climate change. We recorded the entire speech he gave. That sound will come to us in just a few minutes as well. Joining me now to discuss what just happened in the vatican and the ramifications for new york, im joined by jeff zeleny, also with us
Them this weekend. President trump said we could have an appointment by friday before heading on his first foreign trip as president. This is happening as the administration is trying to put out a fire storm after james comays ousting. White house counselor Kellyanne Conway said that is not the ca case. Independent of that, his Deputy Attorney general who oversees the fbi, thats his job, he came to that conclusion on his own and made the recommendation. Now, i would also point out that everyone is saying james comey was investigating. No, he wasnt. The fbi was investigating and they will continue to investigate. Laura we have Fox Team Coverage on all of this. Caroline shively is in washington with the latest on north korea. First we go to kevin on the north lawn and we have heard the president would like to fill the post at the fbi by friday. What is the hurry . I think a couple of things. They feel this is a position they can fill with relative ease and find a very highly qualified ca
Than a dozen candidates and interviewing at least eight of them this weekend. President trump said we could have an appointment by friday before heading on his first foreign trip as president. This is happening as the administration is trying to put out a fire storm after james comays ousting. White house counselor Kellyanne Conway said that is not the ca case. Independent of that, his Deputy Attorney general who oversees the fbi, thats his job, he came to that conclusion on his own and made the recommendation. Now, i would also point out that everyone is saying james comey was investigating. No, he wasnt. The fbi was investigating and they will continue to investigate. Laura we have Fox Team Coverage on all of this. Caroline shively is in washington with the latest on north korea. First we go to kevin on the north lawn and we have heard the president would like to fill the post at the fbi by friday. What is the hurry . I think a couple of things. They feel this is a position they can