After she was tricked into giving confidential information about prince williams pregnant wife while the duchess was in her care. A short time ago the hospital where she worked released a statement. It reads in part, it was extremely foolish of your presenters even to consider trying to lie their way through to one of our patients, let alone actually make the call. And went on to call the actions of the australian radiation a pappal Radio Station appalling. The Radio Station has taken action against the d. J. S. We have decided this show will not return until further notice out of respect of what can only be described as a tragedy. Lets get more on the story from Senior International correspondent matthew chance. You know what . They were the worst accents ever. It was meant as a lighthearted aussie prank. Even after the station issued an apology the two d. J. S who duped the hospital were making light of it. We were sure a hundred people at least before us would have tried the same thing. Now they have been suspended from their jobs and one of the nurses they hue mail yated and fooled is dead. It is with deep sadness that i can confirm the tragic death of a member of our nursing staff, jacintha saldanha. She was recently the victim of a hoax call to the hospital. Reporter hospital Officials Say she was the nurse who transferred the prank call to the royal ward. Personal details about the condition of the duchess of cambridge who was being treated for severe morning sickness were disclosed. Two days later, saldanhas body was found a short distance from the hospital door. There had been a suggestion some kind of complaint from the royal family about the prank call may have put pressure on the nurse. But a royal source tells cnn no such complaint was ever made. This hospital rejects any suggestion that it may have disciplined the nurse for transferring the call, saying its been supporting her throughout this very difficult time. The duke and duchess of cambridge, so happy on leaving the hospital this week issued a statement expressing their deep sadness at the nurses death and thanking hospital staff for looking after them so wonderfully well. If you can believe that the uplifting news that a royal baby is on the way has taken such an ugly, tragic turn. Matthew chance, cnn, london. Former South African president nelson man dela is in the hospital. A government statement said he was admitted in pretoria today to undergo test. They say hes doing well and the tests are routine for someone his age. Hes 94 years old. Well have a live report on his condition coming up in 20 minutes. U. S. Authorities are investigating whether a man detained in egypt played a role in the attacks on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi. Egyptian authorities have detained Mohamed Jamal abu ak med. He was removed from prison after the downfall of mubaraks regime. Susan, what do we now know about the arrest of the alleged terror suspect . Hi, joe. U. S. Authorities are looking at whether this man involved in an egyptbased Terror Network is responsible for that attack on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi on september 11 according to a u. S. Official with direct knowledge of the investigation. Mohamed achmed was detained by egyptian authorities. The fbi which is conducting the investigation has not had access to him yet. Following the attack he popped up on their radar. The official wouldnt comment on what led them to him. Joe. What does this investigation mean in the big picture for the benghazi attacks . Its running on several different tracks. They are looking at a lot of different people to find out if they are connected. In this case, the man is noted as a ultra radical jihadist. 45 years old with a masters in sharia law. After the down fall of Hasni Mubarak he was released from jail and is believed to with be behind a terror Group Seeking to align with al qaeda. Now achmed allegedly confessed to traveling to libya and having joined the resistance there. But an egyptian official said he denied any connection to the attack on the u. S. Consulate or affiliation for al qaeda. At the time he was arrested he was armed with two machine guns. Hes believed to be connected to a terror cell called the nasr city cell. When it was taken down there was a huge stockpile of weapons including rocketpropelled grenades, explosive belts and investigators have work to do now to figure out his suspected role in the u. S. Consulate attack. The denials are interesting. Thanks, susan. I know you will stay on top of that. Next march the u. S. Supreme court is expected to tackle laws governing samesex marriage. It will hear two arguments, one involves the constitutionality of the defense of marriage act which denies federal benefits to same sex spouses. The case was brought by 83yearold Edith Windsor who was required to pay hundreds of thousands in estate taxes when her longtime partner died. An Appeals Court ruled that violated the constitutions equal protection clause. The Supreme Court will look into proposition 8. Striking it down could have an Immediate Impact on gay spouses denied benefits. Casey wayan introduces us to a california couple with a lot riding on the issue. Reporter november 1 was a big day. Did you think four years later you would be fighting a legal battle for the rights that other married couples enjoy . On that particular day it wasnt on our minds. Reporter three days later californians voted to outlaw future marriages. Their union is recognized by the state, but not by the federal government tracy served as a 12year highly decorated army veteran. Especially after the repeal of dont ask, dont tell, there are other veterans that are going to be facing this same issue. Reporter for them, the immediate issue is spousal disability benefits for which maggie is ineligible. I look forward to a time when its a fully recognized marriage in the eyes of the federal government and that we dont have to worry about burdens that are going on in our daily lives. Reporter such as tracys diagnosis of multiple sclerosis which they have determined is related to her service in wars in iraq and afghanistan. They are suing the federal government. Tell me what you hope to accomplish in this lawsuit . Long story short i want to make sure if and when something does happen to me, if any serviceconnected issues get worse, i get sick or incapacitated that maggie is provided for. Reporter unless the federal government recognizes samesex marriages maggie wont be elg bable for 1200 in monthly Survivor Benefits if tracy dies. They also cant be buried together in a military cemetery. The justice kept wouldnt comment on the case because it is in litigation. There is an injustice. I figure we would try to do what we can to fix it. You have so much love for another person. You want to build a family, have that start with them. I cant think of anything better. This is a good civil rights fight. Reporter cnn, pasadena, california. Lets bring in our legal guys. Avery freedman in cleveland, ohio. And richard hermann, new york criminal defense lawyer joining us from las vegas. Richard, the Supreme Court has choices of cases it could take here. It decided to take these two, doma and proposition 8. Why do you think they took these and not others . You know, after this election, this issue is so ripe for the Supreme Court the jurisdictions are so split in their laws, many states recognizing samesex marriage and performing samesex marriages. Some states not recognizing them. This is the perfect scenario for the Supreme Court to step in and ultimately make a ruling. There are over 1,000 cases, joe, in which federal laws are impacted by marital status. The time has come. Its ripe. Prop 8 was on the doorstep for the Supreme Court. Here we go. Avery, we were trading emails a little bit a while ago. One of the questions i asked you was whether the Supreme Court essentially gave itself an emergency escape hatch with one of the cases it chose. Can you talk about that . Late yesterday, as you know, joe, the Supreme Court amended its grant of review when it said, we want to know about the issue of standing. Meaning does the person involved in the challenge have the right to be there in the first place. If the court doesnt then what it means in practical terms is if you dont have the right to be in court, you dont have standing, the Supreme Court though it looked like a constitutional show down never has to take the case. Its a Supreme Court rope a dope. Because they will duck out on procedural issues and that may happen here. Talking about the standing for the bipartisan legal advisory group, group of members of congress who decided to take this on and defend the defense of marriage act. Another question is whether either of these cases being decided will settle it or whether other samesex cases are coming down the pike and still need the courts attention. This is the definitive determination on whether or not the federal government recognizes a Marital Union between a man and another man or a woman and another woman. This is going to be the determination on federal law to set it straight. Richard, do you think there is a possibility the court can decide at least the defense of marriage case without reaching the constitutional question and just talk about the benefits that people get or dont get depending on whether they are samesex or not . No. I think they have to make this im sorry. Go ahead, avery. Go ahead, avery. I was going to say simply stated the court can basically invalidate doma which is a screwy law, joe. It was a compromise act signed by bill clinton. Always seemed unconstitutional. Even the Justice Department wont defend doma. So they can wrap it just on invalidating doma without answering the question of the validity of samesex marriage. Thats an easy way to do it. Thats what Supreme Court decisions often will resolve cases by. Look at the procedural issue. This is an answer the American People want. The Supreme Court recognizes that. They will make a ruling on it. This court will decide this. Hang on, guys. A wisconsin dad is on the hook for 90,000 in back Child Support. He had nine kids with six different women. What the judge said he cant do anymore until he pays up. Legal guys will weigh in on that as well. And the looming fiscal cliff. The president says raising money on the wealthiest americans could raise a trillion dollars. 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By doing that alone we raise almost trz z 2 trillion. Increasing rates will hit Small Businesses that produce 60 to 70 of the new jobs in our country. Most americans agree with the president. A majority say they are okay with raising taxes on people with incomes over a quarter million a year. This poll is one of three surveys out over the past week and a half to indicate the public gives a thumbsup to raising taxes on high earners. The polls indicate a big partisan divide with democrats and independents supporting such a move and a majority of republicans opposed. The polls also suggest that most people want cuts in Government Spending as part of a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. Not when it comes to entitlements. According to three new surveys a majority say no to raising the eligibility age for medicare. Does the public think politicians in washington will hammer out a deal before the end of the year deadline . Americans appear divided. A plurality in one poll say yes. A plurality in another are pessimistic. One thing most people agree on they want both sides to compromise to get a deal done. Joe . Cnn Political EditorPaul Steinhauser. Thanks. Coming up, a story and you ask yourself how could this happen . A baby girl caught in a custody battle between her biological father and the adoptive parents who said he never knew she was put up for adoption. Our legal guys weigh in on the case. Save you 15 today if you open up a charge card account with us. Announcer we all love a good deal during the holidays, especially identity thieves. They can open an account in your name and go on a serious spending spree. Do you have cufflinks . Mmhmm. Gold ones . Announcer not on our watch. Were lifelock, with the most comprehensive Identity Theft protection you can buy. Go to lifelock. Com or call 1800lifelock today. [whoosh] lifelock relentlessly protecting your identity. Alright, family photo. Charlie stop punching your brother. 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A judge didnt agree and ruled in favor of terry saying the fries had no justification for withholding teleah from terry. Utah. You follow the rule of law. They are buying and selling children is whats happening here. In this case they went too far and took a child away from a married father. Reporter she was born in march of 2011. Her mother and terry who was in the military had marital problems. A month before she was born he left for military duty and his wife cut off communication. She went behind my back and gave up my child for adoption. Reporter terry has been trying to get her back since june of 2011. The freis say terry took almost no efforts to find her whereabouts after birth. He never requested an update on her health and wellbeing and say they consider it abandonment. She couldnt talk on the phone at the time. How could she know who she was talking to . Avery friedman is in cleveland. Richard herman joins us from las vegas. When you look at a situation like this the first thing you ask is if there is a policy problem here. Do either of you see a policy problem that there is a rule where the left hand isnt telling the right whats going on . Avery . You know, joe. You know about going to law school. But the truth is i dont see a policy issue at all. The fact is every married mot er or father has a constitutional liberty interest in their child. Judge mcdade wrote a 48page opinion saying what the Adoption Agency did in refusing to turn over the child essentially was he said it was indefensible. Even though the child will suffer because the child is going back to the natural father. There is no claim. Jared and kristy freis basically are saying god is on their side. God is on the side of the child here. Legally, the child, i think, is going back to the natural father. Richard, what about the issue of abandonment . Yeah. Thats a nice argument to make here except for one thing. The biological father was duped and defrauded by mom of the year who told him she lost the child at birth. The child was then placed with this Adoption Agency. During the course of the adoption proceedings this biological father called the Adoption Agency and said, listen, i understand you have my daughter. I want her back. Give me the information about her. The Adoption Agency said, no. Were not going to disclose anything to you. You cannot underestimate the power of the Mormon Church in utah who feel they determine the best interests of the child and that should be with a husband and a wife raising the child. Thats the problem. Thats not our case. The judge deemed this case indefensible. It is the people who have the child ought to be incarcerated. The child must be returned to the biological father. You cant blame the church. I think this is just a battle between two people who love this child. Judge mcday did the right thing. We all know the main thing controlling here is the best interest of the child. Do you think a court ruling taking the kid back to the father is the best interest