diplomats abroad have not been paid during the shutdown. many had to come to work anyway to handle this trip. for some requiring very long hours. one source familiar with the planning tells cnn, i have been outraged. why was this necessary? this wasn t a matter of national security. pompeo described the trip as a working one for his wife as well. she meets with the medical officers. she will tour housing. she will write up her thoughts and comments after that. i wish i had time to do those things. reporter: susan had a state department employee dedicated to tending to her schedule. at each location she had her own state official and security to travel with her to meetings. she also required that staffing and security to shop at a local market, which sources say made her late for the next flight, keeping the secretary and his team waiting on the plane at least a half hour, plus a crowd of officials waiting at the next stop.
market, which, sources say, made her late for the next flight, keeping the secretary and his team waiting on the plane a half hour. plus a crowd of officials waiting at the next stop. another issue raised is what kind of notes and readations exactly susan pompeo will prepare, as the secretary said she would. he takes his wife and gives her responsibilities. gives her support. and taking that away from those same men and women. during the shutdown. during the time when they are particularly it sends a terrible message about a double standard. one set of rules applies to me. another set of rules applies to the working men and women of this department. reporter: while it s not that common for secretary s spouses to join them on these trips, it has happened. it s important when they do, they have an itinerary that is justified for the trip. that they re having engagements of their own. they re providing meaningful
i did it all by myself. okay, nothing further, nothing further from the truth. reporter: poking fun before the oscars, too. oh, hello, hi. welcome to my home. i m just doing a little house cleaning before i go off to the oscars. reporter: after the win, her team waiting. and that frances mcdormand moment, after her oscar. if i may be so honored to have all the female nominees in every category stand with me in this room tonight. reporter: the nominees, the women on their feet. and afterward, the other four best actress nominees embracing. on stage hi, meryl. i want you to be my momma one day. one day.
attached to that. we saw that a couple of years ago. the real risk though is if the united states defaults, that sets off all kinds of problems for people s retirement accounts, the bond markets, all of those repercussions that are real world and damaging. and so leadership tells me they don t want to see that happen but we are up against another of those showdown. will it be one of boehner s last acts or a new speaker s headache? kelly odom on the hill, among our members of our team waiting. kelly, we re going to keep an eye and keep this picture on the screen as we await speaker boehner. we ve been told it will be within five minutes in that window. so we will not stop looking at that doorway. we re going to bring into the conversation a veteran in government service and republican politics, dan senor, who was foreign afairs advisor to the romney effort last time around. and has come to know paul ryan very well. dan, this tug-of-war between all
it is pretty amazing. you saw them dripping with sweat, and carrying the women that couldn t walk down the stairs. y all were the welcoming committee? yes, yes. reporter: this was the team waiting at lenox hill hospital, taking inpatients. there s no practice for this, never. reporter: no practice but perseverance and pride in what they were doing in those dark hours. happy ending? definitely. it s all about passion. reporter: passion for those who helped. and parents who are forever grateful. david muir, abc news, new york. the parents have quite a story to share with that kid. [ laughter ] all right. when we come back, change gears, lighten the mood a little bit. it s been a long week for everybody, and we ll see what s shaking in the skinny. yes, you are watching world news now. announcer: world news now continues after this from our high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing