again, secretary of state hillary clinton has a blood clot, not exactly sure where, but a blood clot has formed in her body and she's in the hospital being treated now at new york presbyterian hospital. we'll give you more updates on cnn as soon as we get them, as soon as we get them, on hillary clinton. now back to our regularly scheduled programming. i'm don lemon. >>> on the flip side. >> he's going to be the next vice president of the united states. romney's vp day may well have been the best moment of his campaign, the selection of congressman paul ryan excited conservatives in a way romney himself had not. how many moments are there in an hour and a half? the president lost all of them in the first debate. the pictures tell the story of a man who phoned it in, panicking his supporters and providing an opening for romney. and finally, the top three moments of the election best described as history-making politics. a supreme court decision upholding the constitutionality of obama care, and if that doesn't strike you as political, consider what would have happened on the campaign

they found a clot, a blood clot.t specify where the clot is located and she's now hospitalized on blood thinners, anti-coagulants as you mentioned. these are all important points. from a medical perspective, first of all, finding this on routine exam means that, you know, she didn't go in for some particular new problem or new concern. and the fact that she's on blood thinners specifically for this, really suggests to me, as a neurosurgeon we see this all the time, this is not a blood clot that's located in the brain but rather somewhere else in the body. probably the legs, for example, a deep veinous thrombosis. and that's something you would typically use anti-coagulants for. what was tough to decipher was that they didn't say whether this was related to the concussion or because she had to take rest be in bed or even just not doing much. and that could put someone at an increased risk for a blood clot or deep veinous thrombosis in the leg. that typically comes about from inactivity or decreased activity, don. >> s

there's blood flowing to the brain and there's blood flowing away from the brain.concern. if one of the areas that controls the blood flowing away from the brain becomes blocked, then the blood builds up within the brain, within the stall. and that's what could possibly cause a stroke. in this case, the particular vein they're talking about, from the description it sounds like there's enough other areas for the blood to travel. so that the blood is not building up in the brain. but still, wolf, to your point, you have to take care of that problem by giving someone, in this case the secretary of state, blood thinners. you essentially start to break up the clot that is sitting within that blood vessel. usually takes -- it can take a few months. but after that, the clot, you know, will be gone and the blood flow will be restored to normal. she's had a history blood clots in the past. in 1998, i was working the white house that time, so she has this propensity to develop blood clots. this may be another indication of that. again, this is -- you want to make sure that s

that's why the blood thinners are used, to try to thin out the blood, break up the clot and prevent that from happening. we're all speculating here a bit, in part because the secretary's office has been a little bit vague in terms of describing what's going on. but that is the most likely scenario. >> dr. sanjay gupta, thank you. >> i've got lisa lavette on the phone with me. she's our foreign affairs reporter. you travelled with the secretary of state, you watch her work, you see the pace she keeps. this is a tireless woman, not used to slowing down. >> definitely not. this is a woman who we can't even keep up with her, the pace that she goes, especially on the road, also here in road, also here in washington, really relentless. there's not someone who just lies and meets in a foreign ministry with a leader or president and has a dinner. this is someone who's constantly going on the road, meeting with civil society groups, meeting with opposition groups. having down halls -- town halls. someone who really doesn't slow down, and i think, don, she got this flu, this stomach virus during h

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they did find a blood clot.inton does have a history of such blood clots in her legs. she was treated for one in 2008 during the midterm election. she was put on blood thinners there. we haven't heard that much from the secretary's office but we understand that they have a handle on it, and they think she's going to be just fine. >> think she's going to be just fine. obviously she will have to -- she'll have to have a reduced or minimized schedule because of that? >> well, obviously, don. and the last few years secretary clinton always has been someone that keeps a frantic pace even when she was first lady, senator. the last few years, she's really been going at a frantic pace. they call her the everready bunny sometimes. the journalists that travel with her can't even keep up with her, she's always got some other group to visit. some other place to go, some other event and sometimes we could travel to three countries in a day. i mean, this is someone who really puts the pedal to the medal. she was looking to sp

a blood clot the size of your thumb, say, could obstruct major blood vessels in the lung and be fatal. >>trace: use look at her, 65-year-old woman, aside from this, is in fairly good health, what else do you worry about with her? >>guest: well, blood clots in the leg are often triggered by specific situations. the veins, the blood in the veins of the legs are propelled by the muscles of your legs so any situation where you are not moving around very much is a risk for developing a blood clot. i heard it said she logged in an amazing amount of miles as her job as madam secretary so long periods of travel, sitting if long periods of time, that is certainly a risk factor. women who are overweight have a higher risk of blood clots. women particularly who are on estrogen therapy or around the time of pregnancy are at higher risk if blood clot. any situation where you are dehydrated. she had an illness and was dehydrated which led to herred fainting and getting the concussion, that is a risk factor. >>trace: what i am curious if i can jump in, i am curious to find out because we talk about

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where she got her blood clot is critical in this. if the blood clot's in her brain, it's dangerous.ther part of the body it's dangerous because it can migrate into her brain and cause a stroke, which is the biggest concern, why they're monitoring her and the second thing it can go into the lungs and cause problems there, if it's moving around through the body. they say they're trying to get rid of it with standard blood thinner medication, cup ma din, we've heard about that, it's standard treatment. but until we know more details we don't know exactly what kind of situation she's in. >> the fact they found it and the fact she's hospitalized, obvious obviously, i guess argue for she's getting the best treatment possible. >> yes. she is being followed and that's very critical. she would had routinely, someone of her statue, someone in the united states would get a cat scan after a concussion to make sure they don't have a blood clot in the brain and i'm presuming this happened in the case. we would have heard about it if she had. >> other standard treatments for blood clots. >> surgic

in 1998 as first lady, she had a blood clot behind her knee, also treated with blood thinners. this time she has been out of the office for three weeks, working from home. >> she has had a very real accident and she's recovering from it, and she will be back. >> as we draw the lessons -- >> reporter: her concussion caused her to miss a capitol hill grilling about benghazi, the most serious crisis of her tenure. >> secretary clinton is recovering from a serious virus and concussion. all of you who know hillary know that she would rather be here today. >> reporter: and just today, a new senate report was sharply critical of the administration's security failures before and after the benghazi attack. republicans say they want to hear from clinton herself about benghazi before they'll confirm john kerry as her successor. >> i've been told by senator kerry, he wants that approach also. he needs to hear what she says so he can make comments about, i agree with her, i don't agree with her. it makes sense to have her go first. >> reporter: tonight, clinton's doctors say the secretary i

you know, blood clots are common.over 400,000 individuals in the united states annually. and there are certain situations that put us at higher risk. for example if we have an injury and we're put to bed for a couple weeks and we're 20 years of age then we maybe have a 20% likelihood of developing a blood clot. if we're 60, it may be higher, approaching 60%. so the situations put us at higher risk for blood clots. >> what about if you've had it before? the new york daily news is reporting that back in 1998 she had a blood clot behind her left knee. is a recurrence common? >> like many illnesses blood clots are really the summation of risk factors. what i mean by that is you may inherit something. you may be put into a situation and they come together and show itself. there are certain inherited things that give us blood clots at a usually low risk. then if we're put in a situation such as put to bed rest that risk can increase. if you've had a previous clot you are at higher risk of another clot when you are in a high

doctors say the blood clot is very risky. >> blood clots are serious depending where they are.he leg is more common and simpler to treat. lungs are more life threaten, into the brain of course, very, very serious if it is in the brain because of stroke and potential memory and injury to the entire brain. gregg: david lee miller is live in new york city with the very latest. and, david, what do we know about the location of that blood clot? >> reporter: gregg, the authorities have not released that information. they have only disclosed she is being treated for a clot. she fainted earlier this month and hit her head causing a discussion. the clot was discovered in a follow-up exam. the state department issued a statement. it said in part, and i quote, secretary clinton's doctors suffered a blood clot had been formed because of con caution she sustained several weeks ago. she is being treated and at new york presbyterian and can be monitored her condition over the next 48 hours. clinton hags not had any public appearances since she suffered the concussion. among the things she was

because they are thinning out her blood.it is classic and a very smart move to bring her into the hospital and observe her carefully. >> reporter: the top u.s. t diplomate was expected to return to work this week after being sidelined by a stomach virus that left her dehydrated, but she suffer the concussion after fainting due to the dehydration. this canceled her testimony on the attack in benghazi. the top two deputies testified her place.e. she has stressed he remains ready to testify before she steps down next month. >>> we're learning more about the blood clot, doctors treatint her say the clot formed in the vein in the space between thee rain and the skull, behind her right ear. but they stress they are confident she will make a full recovery. for more insight on this. let's bring in the head of the neurology department at howent university. a thanks for coming in.om first question, how does a blooa clot develop, and what are the risks? >> the blood clot develops in the veins, because of decreased flowing. it can be de

slow movement slow flow of blood.lood is clotted in that area and if not treated it can in that area cause other problems. but why this happens again we have to speculate t could be first of all, we hope it is not related to any malignancy, is one of the conditions, we know pregnancy or giving birth is not the case. in some patients who are a smoker and on birth-control pills there is a tendency to form that blood clot. >> in the case of mrs. clinton we know that during an earlier illness she became light-headed fainted and then hit her head and cuncussed. could it be a side effect of the concussion. >> concussion in adults it is not a known cause of venous signus thrombosis. in children sometimes it makes them sus-- susceptible. and given it is an uncommon condition, five in a million it is not a common condition at all. so i doubt it was directly related to concussion because in general it is not known to be caused by that. but among possible causes again you are allowed it to speculate, it would be ruled out some o

slow movement, slow flow of blood. blood is clotted in that area and if not treated, it can in that area cause other problems. but why this happens, again, we have to speculate t could be first of all, we hope it is not related to any malignancy, is one of the conditions, we know pregnancy or giving birth is not the case. in some patients who are a smoker and on birth-control pills there is a tendency to form that blood clot. >> in the case of mrs. clinton we know that during an earlier illness she became light-headed, fainted and then hit her head and cuncussed. could it be a side effect of the concussion. >> concussion in adults it is not a known cause of venous signus thrombosis. in children sometimes it makes them sus-- susceptible. and given it is an uncommon condition, five in a million it is not a common condition at all. so i doubt it was directly related to concussion because in general, it is not known to be caused by that. but among possible causes, again, you are allowed it to speculate, it would be ruled o

they want to give her blood thinners to prevent a blood clot but they're afraid to on someone who's smack third head recently so they're going to observe her very closely in the hospital. >> lots of questions, jon lapook. thank you. as we mentioned congress goes back to work to try to avoid the fiscal cliff. if there's no plan by moment and we go over, economists will predict we'll go back into recession. >> taxes would increase $2,400 a year. their social security taxes would also go up on average a thousand a year and some 2 million jobless americans stand to lose their federal unemployment benefits. in all, the congressinonal offie says an estimate third degree.4 million could be would jobs in 2013. >> reporter: senate leaders hoped to have an agreement by yesterday. they didn't. negotiators were here late last night and it does appear they're now much closer on that main issue which is the bush tax cuts and who gets to keep them. the question is whether the two sides can make it the rest of the way before tonight's deadline. senators filled the halls sunday hoping they'd have a deal t

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now she has been given blood thinners for this blood clot and those blood thinners will take effect and will actually take a few months before they dissipate the blood clot and doctors, as i said will keep her under close observation. >> marlie hall at presbyterian hospital this morning. thank you. >>> meanwhile the final day of fiscal cliff negotiations. hopes of reaching a wide-ranging deal to avoid automatic tax increases and spending cuts is all but gone. without a plan in place by midnight it will cost americans an additional $536 billion. spending would be reduced by $110 billion, and the cuts would be felt in all areas of the government. economists have warned that going over the cliff would cause a spike in unemployment and trigger another recession. this morning the senate reconvenes with the aim of reaching a smaller deal one that might spare millions of americans from paying higher taxes. danielle nottingham is in washington with the latest. dab yell, good morning to you. >> good morning, terrell, vice president joe biden is now in on negotiations. senate minority leader mitc

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clinton has had a blood clot in the past. in 1998, behind her right knee, after a year of heavy travel. this clot comes at the end of the most demanding period of her life, as she recently told abc's barbara walters. >> are you exhausted? >> i am. to be honest, i am, because when i do something, i really want to do it. i want to do it to the best of my ability. that means i pretty much work all the time. >> reporter: but what is unclear tonight is whether she will be able to return to her full time role at the state department before a new secretary of state is sworn in. clinton's doctors say she will be released from the hospital once the proper medication dose is determined. they do say she is making excellent progress and they are confident she will eventually make a full recovery. she is reportedly in good spirits, david, engaging with her doctors, her family and her staff. >> that is encouraging to hear. we know chelsea was there earlier today. martha, thank you. i want to bring in dr. richard besser, also covering this.

clinton is being treated for a blood clot in her head.margaret brennan is at new york presbyterian hospital and good evening, margaret. >> good evening to you, rebecca. secretary clinton and her top aides are inside this hospital. we now know she is being treated for a blood clot inside her head. according to a statement just released by her doctors, quote, this is a clot in the vein that is situated in the space between the brain and the skull behind the right ear. it did not result in a stroke or neuro logical damage. this comes after clinton was hospitalized on sunday. this was former president bill clinton leaving the hospital this afternoon where his wife will remain for at least another day. the 65-year-old was last seen in public on december 7 in northern ireland where she spoke about life after her retirement from the state department. >> i look forward to coming back and having some time just to relax and spend a few hours talking with friends and thinking about things besides public life. >> reporter: clinton develops a stomach

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the typical sort of blood clots that are treated with blood thinners are something known as dvt, for example, you may have heard of this, deep vein thrombosis. it's something that often occurs in the deep veins of the legs. it can be treated with anti-coagulation. when one of these forms, you can treat that and dissolve it. that's what you want to do. the concern is, if it breaks off, it can actually travel through the body and into the lungs. that's called a pulmonary embowlism, and that could be a dangerous situation. again, we don't know where the clot is. it could also be in some of the veins around the head. we're still awaiting those details, suzanne. >> sanjay, from what we do know, do we suspect this is something that's very serious? >> given the fact that the initial concussion she was actually told she could stay at home. she went in for an exam yesterday. my guess is, given that it was on a sunday, it wasn't a routine exam. she may have had some particular thing she wanted to get checked out. now the doctors are saying that it will be 48 hours in the hospital, that fits, s

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the problem is that concussions, when they lead to blood clots, the blood clots are not usually treatedg treated. if she has a blood clot that occurred because she was sitting around or something, they would treat that with blood thinners and that would be fine. but there may be more to this story that we don't know. we'll have to watch it the next few days. as they say they're keeping her under observation to maek sure she's okay. andrea? >> let's hope for the best and thanks for the update, robert. >>> raising taxes on the wealthy is separating the two parties as the deadline to the fiscal cliff draws to within hours. unless aan agreement and reached and approved by congress by midnight, $500 billion in tax increases will begin to take effect and more than $100 billion will be cut from defense and entitlement programs. some analysts warn that could trigger another recession. >>> a quick roundup of what has you talking online. 2012 has been a huge year for movies but christian slater starred in playback with horrible returns that cost $7.5 million to produce but earned only $264. the d

so the last thing you would want to do is thin their blood. so trying to figure out what could have happened here. she had some sort of concussion two to three weeks ago she fell and hit her head. at that point i'm sure they did some kind of brain imaging, a c.a.t. scan for mri to the head. at that point she must have had no bleeding or so little they were able to observe her outside. in the last few days she had maybe symptoms or routine c.a.t. scan or routine mri, and they saw a clot. this clot would have to be inside the brain tissue in one of the blood vessels. it's important to supplying the brain with nutrition. we're not talking about one of the bleeding that natasha richardson had underneath the skull. so at that point, there's reason to give anti-coagulation blood thinner would be to prevent another clot from forming if you think she's at increased risk. the thing that would give you an increased risk of bleeding would be, i'd say -- again, i don't know her case -- an irregular heartbeat like ate ril fibrillation or something that wou

doctors discovered a blood clot and they are concerned about that. reporter marley hall has more now from new york. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton will spend new year's eve in a new york hospital after doctors found a blood clot. the state department issued a statement, saying in the course of a follow-up exam, doctors discovered a blood clot had formed stemming from the concussion she sustained weeks ago. the 65-year-old got her concussion after fainting at home in mid december. the secretary had been battling a stomach virus she contracted during an overseas trip. doctors say the blood clot's location will determine how serious the threat is to her health. >> two possibilities. one is she developed blood clots in her legs as a result of being on bed rest after her concussion. those would commonly be treated with anticoagulants. a second possibility is she developed a subdural hematoma, which means as a result of the blow on her head she broke a small blood vessel on the surface of her brain. >> doctors have prescribed blood thinner

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