just a short time ago. he and the first lady boarded air force one to go to wilmington. the white house says mr. obama will honor delaware s former attorney general as a remarkable son, father and public servant. cnn national correspondent sunlen serfaty is going to be with us in a bit. but we do want to get right now to douglas brinkley and talk to you, douglas, if we could, please about beau biden and the legacy that he leaves. well in some ways it s fitting that today s d-day. because day of we think of as a great day of military service and beau biden, who had an opportunity to stay in politics stay in delaware make money, work in a law firm decided to dedicate his life to public service. in his mind that meant joining the national guard. that meant becoming a major in the armed forces and serving overseas duty in iraq. so doods funeral will have a military feel to it. but it s also he was a religious man. a child of roman catholicism. somebody who believed in god and
tense standoff unfolding in hong kong and the latest on the secret service investigation. but we begin with growing concern over the first ebola patient diagnosed in the u.s. according to dallas hospital officials, thomas duncan s condition has been downgraded to critical. we ll go live to dallas for the latest in just a moment. also, the american free lance photographer who contracted ebola in liberia is expected to arrive in nebraska tomorrow for treatment. he was working for nbc when he was diagnosed. he is the fifth american known to have contracted the disease. right now in this country, the focus remains on thomas duncan. the cdc says at least nine people had close contact with duncan and none of them has displayed any symptoms. as many as 40 other people who may have had contact with duncan are also being monitored just to be safe. this case has raised questions about the united states ability to control the spread of ebola, but the head of the cdc says health officia
wing. two staffers out after past domestic violence. john kelly, president trump reiterating his offensive meant of sexual misuse and conduct. the vice president hinting at a shift in u.s. foreign policy, saying there could be direct talks between washington and north korea without preconditions. what the talks could be like and what prompted the change of heart. this week is kicking off on capitol hill as congress has the president s budget. it is hot off the presses. immigration overhaul. he says the administration rolls out the trillion dollar infrastructure plan. everyone wants to repair roads and bridges, but no one knows how to pay for it. jeff is at the white house. it s been six days since rob porter resigned. this monday morning, we are still talking about that because we have not been able to get a clear, coherent and consistent version of events from the white house. what is the latest you can tell us? reporter: as you point out, day six of the rob porter saga an
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