That child was found on the side of the road saturday naked and with her head shaved. We are live in hamilton at scene of that kidnapping. Reporter some good news to report. The 2yearold was released from boston Childrens Hospital earlier today. There are still a lot of Unanswered Questions around this case. Police are saying that they believe the former babysitter kidnapped the girl from her home. Wbz is not showing the girls photograph or using her name because of the sensitivity of the case. Abigail hannah the 21yearold who kidnapped a girl she used to baby sit. She previously attended gordon college. Officers say that she broke into the family home early friday morning and took the 2 yearold. When the childs parents woke up they realized she was gone and called police. Driving by and i just saw the child sitting there in the leaves. Reporter the girl was found hours later eight miles away on the side of the road in raleigh. Tom crosby and his wife found her. I tried not to [inaudib
Engaged can have an impact. Just really make sure that everyone that isnt paying attention that goes out and votes has at least some information and im always pushing people to try and get that extra knowledge so they can have an informed vote, whichever party they vote for. Another thing i wanted to say is with the state of the union address, i was listening to the last couple of guests you had on the constitution. I just want to say that i think it is important to recognize that the congress and the president arent always supposed to work together. I think there is to be some amount of gridlock. And an executive order i think it has to be used to a certain amount. But to the amount that the president has said in the state of the union i think expands upon his power as the president. Host thanks for the call. We had a lengthy discussion on the constitution and the federalist papers and the use of executive authority by the president. If you want to respond. Guest i think the amount of
Medicare or medicaid patients. Dose to 60 of the work we is in this population of patients. I do notpendent know if that is the right word but im going to use it how dependent is the u. S. Health care system on the federal government and moneys from medicare and medicaid and other sources . Medicare represents about 23 of the 2. 4 trillion spent every year in health care in the country. Edicaid is another 16 i think the latest figures i have seen are about 39 of the 2. 4 trillion is medicare and medicaid. It is a major component of the health care spending. How would you describe the relationship between the mayo clinic and the federal government . We have had a long relationship with the federal government. Many, many decades working closely with them to advise them on policy and regulation and sharing our model. We believe our model of coordinated care focus on the patient provides better efficiency, safer care, better outcomes, and overall with lower cost. We have sure those message
400,000 children are in the foster care system, and theres great improvements in terms of reducing the numbers of children in foster care, and increasing the number of children who find permanent and loving homes. We should acknowledge and be proud of the advances that have been made, particularly the focus on supporting youth as they age out of the system. The fact of the matter is majority of foster care parents are loving and supportive individuals who open their hearts and their homes. Foster care patients can be the better angels among us, and they deserve to be recognized for incredible difference they make in the world every day, but far too many children dont have that benefit. Even for those incredible chance is protecting young people in foster care from the threats of the outside world is a very big challenge. Statistics tell us that foster children are especially vulnerable to those who seek to exploit children. As congressman pallson has told us. The National Center for ex
And jihadist islam more generally enjoy another victory over a superpower. I think there are many jihadists in afghanistan and around the world who believe that they successfully confronted the soviet union and defeated it. That empowered the movement in ways that have become extremely dangerous for us not only in south asia, but worldwide. And we cannot end up leaving the region in a situation where they can draw the same conclusion that now theyve defeated the United States as well. That is something that i think we ought to keep in mind as a strategic consequence of the way they manage the transition. Theres another point that i want to make. Getting afghanistan right does not require overinvestment on the part of the United States. Its very important to understand that what we need to do for success in afghanistan does not require us to bankrupt the United States, it does not require an openended, uncontrolled commitment of resources. Which is unpopular with the American People. Wh