The willis report where consumers are our business starts right now. Well there is a little less laughter in the world tonight. Comedy legend joan rivers has died. The funny lady was a trail is blazer for female comediennes, she poked most fun at herself. At age 81 joan rivers went into cardiac arrest last week during an outpatient proper and went on lifesupport. What went wrong . We have a doctor from the beth israel medical center. Doctor, great to have you here with us. I want to start by just asking, how common is it for a patient to have a heart attack during a procedure at one of these Outpatient Clinics . How often does that happen . It does not happen very often. Usually in these Outpatient Clinics doctors are fully prepared to handle eventualities like cardiac arrest. It is ctually a very rare event. Usually the patient stops breathing because of a drug, because they have a medical event like a stroke, or they actually have a heart attack due to the stress of the proper. Liz j
Voters. We go to a place where teenagers are casting their own ballots. Election day 2013 still not over, but that isnt stopping the speculation about the future. Polls are closing at this hour in several western states. In the east the most closely watched races have been decided. Republican chris ychristie has been reelected by a wide margin. Terry mcauliffe wins the governors race in virginia. Hes speaking to supporters in virginia right now. Voters in new york city have chosen a democrat to succeed michael bloomberg, bill de blasio. Voters have made decisions about gun control, higher taxes and the minimum wage. We have reporters covering all the major races tonight. We begin in new jersey. The issue really wasnt who would win, it was by how much. Would Chris Christie get a big enough mandate to propel him into a strong position for the 2016 race for president . The republican won by a landslide over democratic challenger barbara buono. A few minutes ago he spoke to his supporters.
A new job may be in the white house one day. From were references to washington to turn on their tvs to see what they are doing in new jersey. He said time and time again he is always some one that gets the job done. I will promise you tonight, that i will not let anyone, anything, any Government Party or any governmental entity get between me and the completion of my mission. The numbers for Govenor Christie are astonishing. He had 60 percent of the vote he also won the womens vote in new jersey. He was up against a female democratic contenter. Content contender. He tied the his pa hispanic votd did well with young people and 31 of the democratic vote. If Govenor Christie is not a contender for 2016 he is a politician that need to be taken seriously for the next few years. In virginia terry mccollof. Mike viqueira has the story from virginia. Mike mcculloff won. It had hil him winning five to e reports. Tim couc kuchne. Wililli. And he was out spent by 15 million. He had the help of n
Good morning, and welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie cy. The 2013 election brought major surprises, but for avid political watchers and the offyear voting was a tasty appetizer for the main courses to come, next years midterms and the race for the white house two years later. Voters picked new leaders in cities and states across the country. Most of the National Focus was on new jersey and virginia, where governors were chosen. New jersey incumbent Chris Christie was reelected in a landslide. Hes viewed as a Top Republican challenger to Hillary Clinton in a potential 2016 president ial matchup. In virginia a powerful clinton ally, Terry Mcauliffe narrowly beat republican ken cuccinelli. Virginia has been a battleground state in the last two elections. New york city elected its first democratic mayor in more than two decades, bill de blasio. In detroit mike dugan is the citys first white mayor in 40 years. Al jazeera has all the election details. In a race widely seen as a refe
Over the hills with a wind advisory in the mountains. Any prospects of rain coming up. Thank you, lisa. Justify one day after a Fatal Shooting at lax, a scare for passengers at sfo. Police board a plane and escort a man off a jet blue flight. Nick smith has this story that you will only see on abc7 news. If a plane is going to go down, this plane is going to be destroyed. Thats what one passenger told us he heard a man overhear him scream during a jet blue flight 1136. He said is so cloud and buoyant, that he caught my attention. He spoke with the passenger, alex alexander, who caught part of the scary and confusing moments on my smartphone. My hands was shaky, my heart was racing. The flight was in route to sfo from long beach. Patrick said as soon as the flight crew became aware of the flight, they called Airport Security who had police meet the plane when it landed. Take a look. Officers board the plane and immediately identify and escort the passenger off the plane. Why are you tak