hicks.gen. ryder: good afternoon, everyone. just a couple of things at the top. i will get right to your questions. for the statement we released yesterday, secretary austin was transported by security detail yesterday to walter reed national military medical center to been seen for symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue. at approximately 4:55 p.m. the same day, the secretary transferred the functions and duties of the office of the secretary of defense to deputy secretary of defense kathleen hicks. deputy secretary hicks continues to retain the functions and duties of the secretary of defense at this time. according to secretary austin the doctors, after a series of tests, he was admitted yesterday evening into the critical care unit at walter reed for supportive care and close monitoring. shortly before today's briefing, we released an update from the secretary doctors at walter reed guarding his status. ensure everyone here today and those watching have the same information, i will

hicks. >> good afternoon, everyone. a couple of things at the top, we will get right to your questions. first up, secretary austin currently remains hospitalized at walter reed national military medical center and is in good condition. for the statements we released yesterday, secretary austin was transported at a proximally 2:20 p.m. eastern time yesterday to walter reed national military medical center to be seen for symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue. at a proximally 4:55 p.m. the same day, the secretary transferred the functions and duties of the office of the secretary of defense to deputy secretary of defense kathleen hicks. she continues to retain the functions and duties of the secretary defense this time. according to doctors, he was admitted yesterday evening into the critical care unit at walter reed for supportive care and close monitoring. shortly before today's briefly released an update from the secretary's doctors regarding his status to ensure everyone here today

officials confirmed his duties have been transferred to kathleen hicks.hite house and congress were notified within hours, unlike austin's previous hospital stay for prostate cancer when no one was told for weeks. katie bo lillis has been covered this story. s there a different process of notification. in terms of the health of the secretary of defense, what do we know right now? >> reporter: phil, at this point what we know is that secretary austin has been admitted to walter reed for monitoring and supportive care. the hospital saying in a statement that these latest complications are not expected to impact what is anticipated to be a full recovery from his original surgery for prostate cancer on december 22nd. and also that his prognosis for cancer remains as the hospital put it excellent. but the hospital also saying that they don't know how long he will remain hospitalized, which means we don't know how long defense -- deputy defense secretary kathleen hicks is expected to retain the duties of the defense secretary. this obviously, again, as you say,

double back on kathleen hicks. i know people are given jobs for their hopefully their merits and resumes. what can you tell us? this is a whole lot and we haven't heard from her. she wasn't the first person they notified when he was hospitalized the first time. >> the question is, did the secretary of defense tell his staff not to talk about this or did kathleen hicks not do her job? and so there are many in the administration trying to throw the chief of staff under the bus. and others saying secretary of defense told the staff not to talk about it. it was very personal around christmas holidays. we don't have all the facts. but we will. it is just too important. >> harris: you think we will. >> well, i know the armed services committee is having hearings on this to get to the bottom of this. but we need to know. it's inexcusable for the secretary of defense to have an operation to not notify the president of the united states. especially right now. >> harris: that was december. this time we're notified he has gon

hicks. hawks are still unhappy. there are villains lurking around, looking for ways to strike at our forces, and even if... on the chain of command at the strategic level is disrupted for several hours, this is not something we can tolerate in the united states. vzladei, even before the interview with vladimir putin, began recording in america. the city's architecture, its food, its service, everything is better than any city in the usa, how did this happen? utaker's father led the voice of america, was a professional propagandist, so moscow without electricity, of course, is on his conscience, but not compliments to the russian capital from carlson jr. are most feared in the united states. tucker in he did not sit idle in moscow, he visited not only the kremlin, but they write that he also met with edward snowden. what if he took an interview exposing the deep state from a former nsa employee, and what if he saved it for the elections, for the democrats this could turn out to be much worse

hicks. >> good afternoon, everyone.

hicks. she continues to retain the functions and duties of the secretary of defense at this time. according to's doctors after tests and evaluations he was admitted yesterday evening into the critical care unit at walter reed for supportive care and close monitoring. shortly before today's briefly released an update from the secretary's doctors regarding his status to ensure everyone here today and those watching have the same information, i will read that full statement. this is a statement from john mattis,, medical director and dr. gregory chestnut, center for prostate disease research. director of the medical center in bethesda, maryland. "boy j austin the third underwent nonsurgical procedures under general anesthesia to address his bladder issue. we anticipate a successful recovery and will closely monitor him overnight. a prolonged hospital stay is not anticipated, antaeus pate lisa kudrow will be able to resume his normal duties tomorrow -- we anticipate he will be able to resume his

hicks.in was rushed to the hospital less than a month ago after he tried to hide his medical condition while at walter reed. the pentagon released a statement saying the secretary was transported to walter reed hospital due to a bladder emergency. this is his third visit to the hospital, only the second, which can be classified as urgent. on sunday evening, after a series of tests and examinations. minister was transferred to the intensive care unit for supportive care and close monitoring. this is his third visit to the hospital in total, the second, which can be classified as urgent. yes, things are not going well for him, poor fellow. we learned about his next hospitalization in the afternoon; we took him there due to urgent problems with the bladder, this happens after prostate surgery. if the problem is urgent, then most likely we are talking about '. learned everything about austin, absolutely, poor pentagon chief that the most insignificant nuance in his answer can affect biden’s acti

defense secretary lloyd austin transferred his duties to kathleen hicks yesterday afternoon when a healthgon correspondent courtney kube. i understand there has been an update from the pentagon. what is it? >> yeah. we know, katy, secretary austin had a medical procedure to address this emergent bladder issue that sent him to walter reed, the hospital, on sunday afternoon. he had to undergo general an theeshs ya but expected to retake over his duties as secretary of defense as early as tomorrow. that's all according to the press secretary major general pat ryder. he went to the hospital yesterday afternoon, a little after 2:00 p.m. for this bladder issue. he underwent a series of tests and evaluations and about 5:00 p.m., several hours after he arrived, he transferred his authorities to the deputy secretary kathleen hicks. we now know that was for this general anesthesia he had to undergo. he has -- it's still not clear how much longer he will be in the hospital, but according to a statement out of walter reed one of the physicians there, he's expected to recover, this is not expected to

he's back in the us army hospital, under his second-in-command, kathleen hicks.this was reported by the press service of the military department. the released statement noted that the pentagon chief was taken to the national medical center and was placed in the intensive care unit. the release date is unknown. the press service emphasized that they would provide additional information about the chief’s condition as soon as possible. this time the boss was notified of the hospitalization chairman of the chiefs of staff committee. us military, the white house and congress. let me remind you that the biden administration only learned about lloyd austin’s previous hospitalization on the fourth day. alexander stupa won the presidential elections in finland, he overtook the former head of the ministry of foreign affairs, pek hast. former conservative prime minister of the national coalition alexander stoop became the thirteenth president of finland with almost 52% of the vote. his opponent is an independent candidate from the peck electorate. javista scored 48%. total

tonight, secretary austin transferred his duties to deputy secretary of defense kathleen hicks kate >> all right, courtney, thank you. >>> now to the bitter back and forth on the campaign trail as candidates trade verbal attacks over age, mental capacity, and military service and tonight president biden is calling donald trump dangerous after mr. trump made remarks about nato allies allie raffa reports. >> reporter: former president donald trump under fire tonight after saying he would support russia attacking u.s. allies that don't pay what he deems their fair share. >> i would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. >> reporter: his comments threatening to upend the nato alliance if he retakes the white house, and sparking swift backlash from both sides of the aisle the white house slamming the comments as appalling and unhinged and this reaction from mr. trump's sole gop opponent nikki haley on the campaign trail today. >> trump said the most irresponsible thing. you certainly don't want to give them the right to invade a friend >> reporter: haley also firing back at trum

austin transferred his duties to his deputy, kathleen hicks, and has notified the president and othersearlier this year you may recall austin was hospitalized for two weeks for complications following prostate cancer surgery. >>> investigators are trying to figure out why a woman opened fire sunday inside pastor joel osteen's mega church in houston. off-duty officers killed the suspect while two others were injured including a young boy. naomi ruchim joins us now with the latest on this investigation. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and that little boy remains in the hospital this morning as investigators try to piece together a motive for the shooting. joel osteen's lakewood church is the third largest mega church in the nation. despite this tragedy, church leaders say it could have been much worse. shortly before the 2:00 p.m. spanish worship service on sunday police say a woman wearing a trench coat entered lakewood church in houston, texas, and started firing. the shots heard here on cellphone video sent worshippers running as police say two off-duty officers confronted th

hicks now, this time around the pentagon was quick to notify the white house and u.s. government officials, a departure from his last hospitalization on new year's day, when he did not even tell the president he was in the icu for days doctors say they anticipate a successful recovery, and they expect he will be able to resume his normal duties as early as tomorrow. lester >> all right, courtney, thank you. >>> in just 60 seconds, our exclusive with the nation's top general on the defense secretary's hospitalization. his response to donald trump's nato controversy, and whether iran wants a war with the u.s >> and i have to ask you. >>> we're back now with a "nightly news" exclusive, my interview with america's top general, joint chiefs chairman c.q. brown he's facing threats to u.s. troops in the mideast, but i started by asking him if he spoke to defense secretary lloyd austin since his new hospitalization. >> not since he went back into the hospital, but, you know, over the course of the past month, even while he was in the hospital, had good communications with him.

the american army is currently commanded by his deputy, kathleen hicks. this was reported by the press service of the military department. the released statement notes that the pentagon chief was taken to the national medical center, he was placed in the intensive care unit. the press service emphasized that they will provide additional information about the chief’s condition as it becomes available. this time a... the tests that went on until 2016 became known from documents found in the basement of one of... the paper was found by builders during the restoration of the building. the list includes large corporations from the usa, great britain, belgium, switzerland and other countries, including fizer, astra-zeneca, johnson and johnson. envelopes with drugs without names were also found, boxes with containers for biomaterials with addresses of recipients in foreign laboratories, as well as thanks to the ukrainian side for such cooperation. cybersportsmen from the russian team. since before we became champions of the top tournaments in poland in the game

the american army is currently commanded by his deputy, kathleen hicks.reported in press service of the military department. the released statement notes that the pentagon chief was taken to the national medical center and was placed in the intensive care unit. the press service emphasized that they will provide additional information. the boss's condition as it appears. this time , the chairmen of the us joint chiefs of staff, as well as the white house and congress, were notified of the pentagon chief’s hospitalization. let me remind you that lloyd austin's previous hospitalization in the administration biden was recognized only on the fourth day. the bank of russia has released three commemorative silver coins dedicated to the electronic warfare troops. they are produced in an edition of 5,000 pieces each. on the reverse side of one. one of the coins depicts the emblem of the electronic warfare department of the general staff, a printed circuit board is placed in the background, and on another coin there is a beautiful electronic warfare complex agains

the pentagon says he has transferred his duties to his deputy kathleen hicks. it is unclear how long austin will have to stay at walter reed. he was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year. his doctors say his bladder problems is not to interfere with his excellent prognosis. >>> one of the largest mega churches in texas, police say a woman armed with a long rifle began shooting inside the lakewood church in houston. two offduty officers responded and she was killed. a 5-year-old boy is in critical condition and a man was shot in the leg. joel osteen spoke with the stress. >> we will continue to stay strong and move forward. there are forces of evil but the forces of god are stronger than that. >> he also praised the fast response of law enforcement saying this incident could have been a lot worse. >>> a district journal in oklahoma has resigned after it was revealed she spent an excessive amount of her time on her phone during a murder trial. in addition to the scrolling on social media, she texted her bailiff inappropriate remarks about members of the court,

hicks, the press service of the military department reported.eased statement noted: this time, the chief's hospitalization was notified by the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff of the us armed forces, the white house and congress. let me remind you that the biden administration only learned about lloyd austin’s previous hospitalization on the fourth day. alexander stupa won the presidential election. in finland he overtook the former head of mita peck vista. former national coalition conservative prime minister alexander stoop became the thirteenth president of finland with almost 52% of the vote. his opponent, independent candidate peka haavista, scored 48%. a total of nine candidates took part in the election campaign. let me remind you that in finland the president is elected for 6 years; for more than two consecutive terms, the term of office of the council will begin. it's already march 1st. now about the situation in the rostov region, where more than 200 emergency crews are restoring power supplies. because of the freezing rain , two

the pentagon says he has transferred his duties to his deputy kathleen hicks. it's not clear right now how long austin has to stay at walter reed. the secretary was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year. his doctors say the bladder problem is not expected to interfere with austin's, quote, excellent prognosis. >>> ahead of an anticipated ground offensive, israel has conducted preliminary air strikes in the southern city of rafah in gaza. palestinian authority reports dozens killed. hamas is threatening to withdraw from hostage negotiations if israel pushes into the city with ground forces. the israeli army says their forces rescued two hostages seized on october 7th. for the latest, let's go trade to claudio lavanga. claudio, good morning. let's start with the hostages. what do we know about them? >> good morning, frances. well, in israel, a spokesperson for the israeli defense forces said the israeli soldiers stormed a heavily guarded building in rafah and managed to rescue the two hostages and fly them out of gaza. well, now they were named as 70-year-old

hicks, to the world nearest and a brief hold hold of calvin kept him, has died into the car accident. his coach was also killed in the crash, which happens in kenya. kept him was 24 years old. he won the 2023 chicago marathon with a will. rick, old performance around is mocking the 45th anniversary of the as lemme career pollution february. the 11th 1979 was the combination of the uprising which toppled the monarchy. the role of the shop was replaced by n. as lubbock republic. this site security for the pro government really is being held in the capital to run in toronto. so jabari has more of an important day for the establishment here. it's always been used to highlight it's achievements and rally the people around the ideologies which fuel the revolution in 1979. but it's going to to much we'll see or hear from a crumbling economy, rapid unemployment and includes will track down on the sense many radians are frustrated, but the ones that did come out here today did so. so one reason it's our duty to participation this resolution is the result of lots of blood that was spilled. the

hace unas horas, le transfirió su autoridad y funciones a la subsecretaria de defensa, kathleen hicksario dijo tener planes para evacuar a los miles de palestinos que están desplazados en este lugar por la guerra. el posible ingreso del ejército israelí genera preocupación mundial porque podría provocar cuantiosas pérdidas de vidas humanas y volviendo al plano nacional, esta tarde 2 barcos chocaron cerca del puerto de miami tras el incidente. al menos 13 personas fueron llevadas al hospital. en la cena, otro grupo recibió atención médica por heridas menores. la cantidad de lesionados provocó un gran operativo de varias agencias de emergencia. juan camilo holguín, de telemundo miami, nos tiene más información. buenas noches. la condición de salud de las víctimas a esta hora se desconoce, pero las autoridades dijeron que fueron más de 20 13 de ellos fueron transportados a un hospital cercano y los otros tratados en la escena? el accidente de navegación cerca del puerto de miami involucró un barco recreativo que partió de bayside. in the afternoon. un portavoz del departamento de rescate

the pentagon says he has transferred his duties to his deputy, kathleen hicks. it's not clear rightright now how long austin has to stay at walter reed. the secretary was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year. his doctors say the bladder problem is not expected to interfere with austin's, quote, excellent prognosis. >>> donald trump is under fire for his comments about foreign policy on the campaign trail. while speaking at a rally in south carolina. the former president threatened to upend the nato alliance if he is elected back into office, potentially giving russia a green light to attack u.s. allies. nbc's alice barr joins us now from d.c. alice, good morning. these comments quickly drew a lot of backlash. >> they certainly did, frances, and good morning to you. mr. trump's comments go against a key article in the nato agreement, that an attack on one country within the alliance would be considered an attack on all. president trump has often been critical of nato, questioning how much other countries have been contributing. this weekend he went even furth

hicks, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. the white house and congress have been notified. now austin is scheduled to travel to europe this week for a nato meeting. no word yet if that will be canceled. andrew m, thank you. >> now to super bowl 58. in overtime time thriller. the 49 ers at one point led by ten points. but chiefs quarterback patrick mahomes proved once again he's the best in the game. and at 28 he's blazing a new trail into the history books. >> congratulations this morning patrick mahomes says it's official. >> there's now a dynasty in kansas city. >> it's the start of one. we're not done. >> the chiefs winning their third super bowl in five years, this time in overtime, becoming back to back nfl champions as the first team to do it since tom brady and the patriots 19 years ago. it's mahomes third super bowl ring and his third super bowl mvp award. >> and yeah, just know that the kansas city chiefs are never underdogs. just know that tempers were running high for the chiefs in the second quarter when they fumb

. >> reporter: austin has temporarily returned the responsibilities to his deputy kathleen hicks. >>ct the secretary will resume his normal duties tomorrow. >> reporter: both austin and canceled his scheduled trip to europe for nato dfense administrators and that aid to ukraine in the war against russia. austin will have to participate in the ukraine conference by video. it's a setback in what was already a slow recovery. how confident are you that your recovery is going to be complete enough to continue in what everybody recognizes is a very demanding job? >> nobody recognizes it more than me. it will just take time. >> reporter: do you know how much time? >>> no, they can put a number n terms of days. >> reporter: despite the convocations his doctors say that the chances of beating the cancer are still excellent. when the white house was asked if the president has any concerns about austen's ability to continue in the job, the answer was not at all. norah. >> norah: dan martin at the pentagon, thank you. there's breaking news in the race for president, also a new cbs news poll out

however, he had to cancel the trip and hand over his powers to deputy kathleen hicks.ew meeting in the ramshtein format is scheduled for february 14. a large-scale fire broke out at night in moscow. it was burning in the area of ​​the gazpromnaft oil refinery. the flames in the sky were seen by residents of several districts of the russian capital. the tower was probably on fire factory eyewitnesses they write in social networks that an ambulance and two fire engines went to the place, but the local authorities claim that there were no fires on the territory of moscow, and no information about the victims was received. crimea in the dialogue of centuries to the 10th anniversary of the occupation of the peninsula , an exhibition about the history of crimea was opened in lviv. visitors have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the culture of the indigenous people and dispel myths about the crimean tatars. more details in the plot. a variety of colors, textures, sounds and aromas. all this immerses the visitors of the exhibition in the atmosphere of the peninsula. you

however, he had to cancel the trip and hand over his powers to deputy kathleen hicks.ew meeting in the ramshtein format is scheduled for february 14. a large-scale fire broke out at night in moscow. it was burning in the area of ​​the oil refinery factory to gazpromnafta. residents of several districts of the russian capital saw the flames in the sky, probably the tower of the plant was burning. eyewitnesses write on social networks that an ambulance and two fire engines went to the scene. however , local authorities claim that there are no fires in moscow. planned works are taking place at the enterprise. russia and belarus were not allowed to participate in the world hockey championship, which will be held in the czech republic in may. she reported about it. international ice hockey federation. in addition, belarus will definitely not play in the selection for the 2026 olympics, where it was supposed to be in the decisive rounds one of ukraine's rivals. for the a countries... this is the third suspension from international hockey tournaments since the start of the fu

hicks. >> we anticipate the secretary will be able to resume his normal duties tomorrow. >> reporter: but austin canceled a scheduled trip to europe for a meeting of nato defense ministers and of the coalition which provides aid to ukraine in its war against russia. austin will have to participate i the ukraine conference by video. it's a setback in what was already a slow recovery. >> how confident are you that your recovery is going to be complete enough to continue in what everybody recognizes as a very demanding job? >> well, nobody recognizes that more than me. it will just take time. >> how much time? >> no. they can't put a number on it in terms of days. >> reporter: despite the complications, austin's doctors say his chances of beating the cancer are still excellent. when the white house was asked if the president has any concerns about austin's ability to continue in the job, the answer was "not at all." norah. >> david maurnts at the pentagon, thank you. >>> there's breaking news in the race for president. also there's a new cbs news poll out tonight that shows former presi

hicks. now, this time around the pentagon was quick to notify the white house and u.s. government officials, a departure from his last hospitalization on new year's day, when he did not even tell the president he was in the icu for days. doctors say they anticipate a successful recovery and they expect he will be able to resume his normal duties as early as tomorrow. lester? >> all right, courtney, thank you. >>> in just 60 seconds our exclusive with the nation's top general on the defense secretary's hospitalization. his response to donald trump's nato controversy. and whether iran wants controversy. and whether iran wants a war with the u dupixent helps you du more with less asthma. and can help you breathe better in as little as two weeks. dupixent is an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma that's not for sudden breathing problems. dupixent can cause allergic reactions that can be severe. get help right away if you have rash, chest pain, worsening shortness of

he's through his deputy kathleen hicks in texas to off duty. police officers have killed a woman during the shoot out in the church worship. as in houston, rushed for cover when she opened fire with a rifle, 3 people were wounded, including a 5 year old boy who was upon thing with him. the motive for what happened is on clear the shooting house and in one of the largest churches in the us own device. so that pretty pastor joe austin listening post is up next time rob madison. stay with us. i don't know just here the a settled time upfront takes on the big issue that is of posted to what is happening now. it has a question about 5 unflinching questions. rigorous, the bank that he added to 2 days the another. i couldn't think is taking place. augusta. nothing goes into garza without us. we have permission. nothing leaves golf though with offers roles. permission allow me to push back for a moment. demanding of these fires, demanding an end to the root causes of all of this violence upfront. without 0 practice, danis have gone to the poles in a critically important election. what will be l

hicks saying in the us and 2 people including a 5 year old child have been wounded following the shooting at a texas church. local police say a woman, armed with a rifle, enter the building with a young child off duty police officers who are working as security at the venue shelter and killed a woman and enjoy the child. the church belongs to celebrity pasta, joel austin, and is one of the largest religious venues in the country. both office officer and aged in gates striking the female seas deceased here on the same unfortunately, a 5 year old kid was here and is a critical condition at all. local hospital was a 57 year old man who didn't have anything to do with it. i don't think was shot in the lead these, they can treatment in the hospital to the europe in union has of senate goals authorities to guarantee fundamental freedoms. often days of violence between protest as and security forces. a 16 year old will show from the headroom. demonstrations in the southern city, it's the fed desk during the valleys which began after president monkeys south postpone this month's election. he says

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a pentagon statement said he had transferred his duties to his deputy, kathleen hicks.iagnosed with prostate cancer, but did not immediately inform president biden of his condition. he apologised to the president and said new departmental procedures were in place to avoid a similar mistake. two off—duty law—enforcement officers have killed a woman who opened fire at a houston megachurch on sunday. two people were injured, including a child who was with the shooter. the church — formerly a sports arena — can host more than 40,000 worshippers, and is led by celebrity pastorjoel osteen. a former deputy prime minister of australia, barnabyjoyce, has been filmed apparently drunk, lying on his back in a street in canberra. mrjoyce, who is still a member of parliament, said the embarrassing incident happened when he fell off a plant container he was sitting on while talking to his wife on the phone. he said his condition was the result of mixing prescription medication with alcohol. the head of nato has strongly criticised donald trump, after he suggested at a campaign rally h

kathleen hicks was holiday season in china as close to one and a half 1000000000. people celebrate luna new year trying as late as i'll hoping they'll be going on a spending spree to give a much needed boost to the world's 2nd largest economy. found to be long has moved from beijing for the 1st time, so he's quoted 19 restrictions were lifted with a chinese called pimples. fairs are back in there, bustling in b, j, sending everything to employees to land. could box a search because it's especially on a patient that they can afford to spend like this or do that in the lab, but i would do 1000 my utah wait. i was any planning to buy one stick, but it 50 wants to. so i decided to buy 2. despite the 4 year highlighters vendors have not raised prices. and some are even offering discounts. deflation, which could lead to higher unemployment and shrinking profits is a constant worry for the world's 2nd largest economy. stop price as last month. and there's the deepest decline. this is a 2019 national crisis consumer spending.

hicks, and that's set for me, elizabeth put on them for this half hour of news, but to stay with us upfront as coming up next. thank you for watching the laws and take a supervisor of the united states, the taurus guantanamo and background detention centers, and it's so cold war on terror now, human rights activist campaign for the release of the last i've gone have been one time. i'm will be retraces of steps. we visited his nice nurse. that's the echoes of background. with this documentary on a jersey to israel's assault on gaza enters its 5th month. the depth holding the enclave continues to rise and humanitarian crisis deepens. so when will the killing stuff and what is the missing, yahoo governments, long term strategy. and this week's upfront special, i left the former director of the side frame probably the same. however you thank you so much for joining us and upfront. i am happy to read you this evening since the start of israel's assault on guys a israel's stated aim, has been to destroy from us. yet despite being foremost into this war, we're entering the 5th month and dr

. >> reporter: he has temporarily overturned the response abilities of his office to his deputy kathleen>> we anticipate the secretary to return to normal duties tomorrow. >> reporter: but austin canceled a scheduled trip to europe for the nato defense leaders that provides aid to ukraine in the war against russia. austin will have to participate in the ukraine conference by video. it's a setback and what was already a slow recovery. how confident are you that your recovery is going to be complete enough to continue in what everybody recognizes is very demanding job? >> nobody recognizes it more than me. it will just take time. >> reporter: how much time? >> no, they can't put a number in terms of days. >> reporter: despite the complications, austin's doctors say his chances of beating the cancer are still excellent. when the white house was asked if the president has any concerns about austin's ability to continue in the job, the answer was "not at all." norah. >> norah: david martin at the pentagon, thank you. there's breaking news in the race for president also a new cbs news poll out

hicks.y, we were in 7:00 show this happened in middle of discusses secretary's health. your thoughts on him transferring those duties. >> first, i'll reiterate, i want him to come out healthy and be resolved quickly, transferring duties is a big deal. i min to get into the last hour and elaborate on, personalities matter with the big decisions, you have a had the who went against all of the advisers and his president, when it came to military use in afghanistan, or military force in afghanistan. you want to know, thats people who he hand-picked and put around himn ' understand him, you have to believe that due diligence went to picking your secretary of defense, i don't know if it went to picking every under secretary or deputy secretary it changes the decisions that can be made. if we were attacked by 3 countries we're worried about at any given time. >> we're -- still continuing to cover th the medicals is peck -- aspect, we were talking withd nicole saphier about her ro rod this. >> we're

in the meantime he has transfer duties to kathleen hicks. last month he came under heavy criticism for failing to notify the white house and the public about an unexpected hospitalization after hit complications from an initial surgery for prostate cancer in december. the pentagon will be holding a briefing where we expect to learn more about his condition. now i am joined by a urologist at orlando health. maybe you can help us understand this a little bit. it sounds like they are saying that this is suggestive of something. maybe they don't have a full grip on what is happening here but, an emergent bladder issue and as a result he is in critical care. what could this be? >> when we actually think about what could be going on we need to take a look back and ask what happens during a prostatectomy. he had his surgery on december 22 they take the prostate out and reconnect the bladder with the rest of the urethra. fast forward today to this emergent bladder issue it could be a few things. it could be he is not able to urinate so where he was

. >> kathleen hicks has assumed austin's duties.h officials didn't say how long he would be staying at the hospital, he has taken classified and unclassified communications systems with him. sanjay gupta has more. >> typically, especially in the wake of having had prostate surgery, it means that someone who's unable to empty their bla bladder. it's known as urinary retention. it can be really painful and cause a lot of abdominal pain but it can also cause other symptoms in the body. people can drop their blood pressure. they can have heart rate abnormalities. this was described as an emergency so, you know, in addition to the pain he may have had some of those other things going on there. just, again, the time line of this just to remind you, it was an early december that he was first diagnosed with prostate cancer and december 22nd when he had the operation, scheduled it over the holidays, some people do that. the it sounds like that operation went well. he was discharged the next day. it was a couple weeks later, january 1st, not

he transferred functions to deputy defense secretary kathleen hicks. earnings with a focus on beverages and banks. a chance to see how european consumer confidence in the strength of asia's markets impact the biggest companies. joe easton has the details. what should we look for? joe: we will look for a continuation of what we have seen, earnings have been weak but well-received. when a company beats expectations by a small amount of the shares go crazy and rally. when they miss, the market as we expected it, so they do not fall much. expectations have been low. you mentioned sectors like stellantis in the car space. cars not doing badly, wages is the issue. in the aerospace we've got airbus. reports they are cutting output guidance due to supply issues. and drinks, we've got behind again, the spirit space absolutely hammered by inventory in the u.s. being too high. beer is well priced at the moment. potential he that could still be strong. will people trade down as the cost of living gets worse? that's another thing. we finish off with natwest which p

>> kayleigh: kathleen hicks, nowhere near washington, d.c. here are tough words for houthis, for iran, listen to this. >> the president will not tolerate attacks on american troops. the houthis continue to do things that are very irresponsible and illegal. we will call upon iran to quit or to cease supplies the houthis. we will respond when we choose, where we choose and how we choose. >> kayleigh: why -- tammy doesn't he look in the camera and say, if you harm the head of an american, there will be hell to pay. that is not sufficient. >> tammy: yeah. this is a very good example of why all of this is happening in the first place. you have messages sent from the afghanistan debacle onward, they have no idea what is happening or they are afraid. it is an afraid american administration. when you have that word salad and it is like asking ted bundy to stop. we don't have a crew that is looking for you, will you please stop for a little while? that will not happen. what you have as a result, we're not going to put up with american troops being att

hicks.y, we were in 7:00 show this happened in middle of discusses secretary's health. your thoughts on him transferring those duties. >> first, i'll reiterate, i want him to come out healthy and be resolved quickly, transferring duties is a big deal. i min to get into the last hour and elaborate on, personalities matter with the big decisions, you have a had the who went against all of the advisers and his president, when it came to military use in afghanistan, or military force in afghanistan. you want to know, thats people who he hand-picked and put around himn understand him, you have to believe that due diligence went to picking your secretary of defense, i don't know if it went to picking every under secretary or deputy secretary it changes the decisions that can be made. if we were attacked by 3 countries we're worried about at any given time. >> we're -- still continuing to cover t the medicals is peck -- aspect, we were talking withd nicole saphier about her rod this. >> we're 7 wee

he was admitted yesterday and transferred his power to kathleen hicks.nd middle east raising questions about about how this could impact president biden's policies. >> that matters, nuance could determine what biden decides to do. >> brooke: lloyd austin was in the hospital january 1. he did not typeset president biden or his deputies on january 15th and was released from the hospital working from home and returned to work at the pentagon on january 29th before returning to walter reed yesterday. lloyd austin was supposed to travel to brussels tomorrow. it is unlikely he will make that trip. >> todd: bring in dr. dr. nesheiwat. when you hear bladder issue what alarm bells go off for you? >> it is normal to have a complication after surgery. my concern, however, this is secretary austin's second complication, second time he's have be to be merge hospitalized. this could you due to age. some campcasions are infection, underary tract infection, underary retention, which can be painful. back to infection, is a huge concern. last hospitalization he had fluid

he transferred his duties to kathleen hicks.iticism for failing to tell president biden he was hospitalized for prostate cancer treatment in december. >>> police are looking into why a woman opened fire at a megachurch. police say the woman walked into a lackwood church in a trench coat with a child. the child and another map were shot, but officers shot and killed the woman. >>> today is the deadline for donald trump to appeal. if appealed it would be heard by the supreme court and likely delay the trial. >>> what a two-state solution could look like. >>> tonight jon stewart returns as host of "the daily show" and comedy central after he stepped down in 2015. he'll only host as of now on mondays with a rotating lineup for the rest of the week. i cannot wait for that. more on these stories and all day on cn and cnn.com. don't forget to download everything podcast. >>> a new report discloses nearly half of migrant animals are declining. what's to blame for it? manmade climate change. >> can you tell people what the major threats

he transferred his duties to his deputy kathleen hicks yesterday afternoon.is scheduling some of his important parts of his schedule, which indicates he believes this treatment will last at least a few days. >> and we're not hearing how many days he will be in the hospital. >>> right now nikki haley is on the campaign trail in south carolina, as donald trump is spending his day before a florida judge. and this morning, nikki haley, i think the strongest we've ever heard from her, slamming donald trump for her controversial comments on nato and comments about her husband, who currently is overseas serving in the military. listen. >> you mock one veteran, you're mocking all veterans. but this is a pattern, dana. he's done this over and over again. the closest he's come to harm's way is a golf ball hitting him on a golf cart. these men and women sacrifice for us every day. they're willing to shed blood. that's the values that made this country great. and anybody that excuses what he continues to say against the military is hugely mistaken. >> with us now, democr

he transferred his duties temporarily to deputy secretary kathleen hicks.mes after he earlier apologized this month for not telling the white house of a prostate cancer diagnosis. >>> a judge has ordered elon musk to testify again into a probe of his purchase of the purchase of x, formerly known as twitter. this is after musk refused to attend an interview that was part of the investigation. he purchased it for $44 billion. the sec sued in october 2023 to investigate whether he followed the law. >>> jeff bezos is selling nearly 12 million shares of amazon stock. the stocks were grouped in five blocks between $1 million and $3.2 million. he listed the proposed sale of 50 million amazon shares around february 7 with an estimated market value of $8.5 billion. he stepped dunes ceo in 2021. >>> new numbers point to signs that it may be getting easier to make it in the bay. home sales in san francisco down last year. fewer homes sold in 2023 than any other year since 2005. experts say mortgage rate hikes and shifting buyer trends are behind that drop. according t

deputy defense secretary kathleen hicks assumed austin's duties and although officials did not say how long austin would be staying at the hospital, he has taken unclassified and classified communication systems that are required for work. >>> the u.s. national transportation safety board confirms there was precipitation at the time of saturday's deadly helicopter crash in california's mojave desert. the crash killed all six on board, including two leading figures in nigeria's financial sector. here's the latest. >> reporter: the ceo of a major nigerian bank was among six killed on a helicopter crash friday. herbert wigwe, his wife, eldest sons were on board the flight access bank said in a statement. while the former chairman of the nigerian exchange, abimbola ogunbanjo was also on the aircraft. it crashed at 10:00 p.m. central time and burst into flames near an interstate in california. the devastation has plunges the nation into mourning. wigwe and ogunbanjo were referred to as exceptional business leaders and condolences were extended to the families. wigwe was described as a colos

deputy defense secretary kathleen hicks has assumed austin's duties, and although officials did not sayow long austin would be staying at the hospital, he has taken unclassified and classified communication systems that are required for work. >>> the u.s. senate has taken a step closer to passing a more than $95 billion foreign aid bill with crucial assistance for ukraine and israel. the senate voted sunday to advance the critical bill with 18 republicans backing the package despite opposition from former u.s. donald trump. it comes after republicans blocked a wider bill that included a bipartisan border deal. if the bill is eventually passed by the senate, it's unclear whether house speaker mike johnson would hold a vote on it. the bill is also expected to include humanitarian assistance for civilians in gaza, the west bank, and ukraine. >>> former u.s. president donald trump's controversial comments on nato are facing intense criticism from world leaders. the former u.s. president told his supporters at a campaign rally that he would tell russia to do, quote, whatever the hell they wa

kathleen hicks has assumed his duties. he's taken classified and unclassified systems that are required for work. >>> police in texas trying to figure out why a woman armed with a long rifle entered the championship of famed televangelist joel osteen and started firing. authorities responded and killed the woman. she entered the church with a young child who was struck in the exchange of gunfire and is now in critical condition. it's unclear if the child is related to the shooter. one man was also injured. this happened in one of the largest mega churches in the u.s. osteen says it happened in between services, which likely kept more people from being hurt. >>> it was quite the super bowl finish in las vegas. the kansas city chiefs defeating the san francisco 49ers in overtime, with a patrick mahomes touchdown pass to hardman. the halftime show didn't disappoint either. r&b singer usher took to the field with a show-stopping spectacle. he was backed with vegas show girls and acrobats, as he sang some of his greatest hits.

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