announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. hello, everyone. welcome. it is friday, october 15th, and we begin with news breaking overnight where former president bill clinton is recovering in a california hospital now. he s been there since tuesday, being treated for an infection in his bloodstream. doctors say he s in good spirits and is responding well. cnn s chief medical correspondent sanjay gupta has all the details for you. reporter: what we know is that on tuesday, the president, who is in southern california for a foundation event, he was not feeling well. the former president said he was sort of fatigued, not feeling well, but it was concerning enough to him and his staff that they took him to the hospital, university of california-irvine, where he was admitted to the hospital and subsequently diagnosed with a blood infection. as they investigated further, they found that this was something known as uro sepsis. that means a urinary t
what we are learning is that the former president was out in california for a foundation event and wasn t feeling well this past tuesday. feeling a little run down, a little fatigued. but concerned enough that they took him to the hospital, university of california irvine, where he was admitted and subsequently diagnosed with a blood infection. a couple important points. the former president has a history of heart disease. had heart operation back in 2004, had stints placed in 2010. dr. shaneen, chief of medicine, said his heart is not related to his current situation in the hospital. he was also tested for covid. it s not covid. former president has been vaccinated and has received a booster shot as well. they said this was clearly a blood infection and specifically something that emanated from his urinary tract. so this is known as uro sepsis. it starts in the urinary tract, subsequently spreads to the bloodstream. it sounds like he was treated early. he was started on iv
good morning to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. it is friday, october 15th. i m john berman with brianna keilar. and breaking overnight, former president bill clinton hospitalized. admitted to the i.c.u. on tuesday for urinary tract infection that spread to his bloodstream. let s head now toe cnn s sarah sidner. she is live outside the university of california irvine medical center which is where clinton is being treated. sarah? yeah, former president clinton is being treated here. we are told by his aides that he is feeling good, that he has been making jokes, and that he, though, is still in the i.c.u. area. that is more because of privacy and security that he needs to be in the i.c.u. we know that on tuesday he was here. he was here because he was having a dinner and reception for the clinton foundation, the nonprofit organization created by the clintons, and he was starting to feel fatigue hospital who are older is not uncommon. they
i m brianna keilar with john berman. bill clinton recovering in an intensive care unit in california. the former president hospitalized on tuesday for a urinary tracten tpebgz that spread to his blood stream. sara sidner is live outside the university of california irvine medical center where clinton is being treated. sarah, what s the latest on his condition? reporter: we know former president clinton is still here in the hospital. he is in the intensive care unit. although the doctors have said that is not because he needs to be treated in intensive care. it is because that is where he can have the most privacy and security. he is said to be on the mend. he was joking, up talking to folks. they still want to give him antibiotics and fluids today. we re not sure when he will be released. he started feeling fatigued tuesday evening. he was hanging out with friend. he is here in orange county for fund raising and dinner for the clinton foundation, nonprofit organization st
good morning to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. it is friday, october 15th. i m john berman with brianna keilar. on this new day, breaking overnight, former president bill clinton in intensive care at a california hospital. intensive care unit. he was admitted earlier this week, diagnosed with a urinary tract infection that spread to his blood stream. and we re getting new images of hillary clinton seen leaving the hospital as well. joining us now, senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen and jamie gangel. jamie, first to you know, you have a new update from clinton s office about how he s doing. what can you tell us? the new update is no changes overnight. which is good news. he s continuing to respond to antibiotics and they feel he s going in the right direction. just for a little background about what this happened, i m going to left ave the medical t elizabeth, i m told by the office staff tuesday he just didn t feel well. he w