robert beatty: about the size of a eraser head, really. and the interesting part about that was that it was a drop that had fallen straight down. keith morrison: indicating to the troopers that she'd been hurt somehow before she got anywhere near the edge of the cliff. with it being five or six feet away from the cliff's edge, it was real apparent to me that we no longer have some accidental death. this was a homicide. keith morrison: but, because there was no sign of a struggle at the crime scene, no weapon, nothing more left behind, it was obvious this would be hard to solve. so, though eventually they told karen they agreed with her bonnie had been murdered, they wanted her to keep that information secret. fat chance. by then, karen was telling anyone who would listen what she thought. and she was not about to stop. so you spoiled it for them? yeah, i did. i got in trouble constantly for me getting involved in the investigation and also-- opening your big mouth to the media. yeah. keith morrison: she was troubled by something else, too.

beattie was named acting under secretary for public diplomacy and public affairs his acting role does not require senate confirmation. geoff: as we reported, robertedy jr's nomination to lead the department of health and human services cleared the senate finance committee today. senators voting along party lines. it now heads to the full senate for a final vote. republican senator ron johnson of wisconsin sits on that committee, and i spoke with him earlier today. thanks for being with us. sen. johnson: thanks for having me on. geoff: it was a fairly intense pressure campaign from trump administration officials and mr. kennedy himself. your colleague, senator bill cassidy, who happens to be a physician, said that his yes vote came with conditions to ensure the public's continued access to that. take a look. sen. cassidy: to this end, mr. kennedy, and the administration committed that he and i would have an unprecedentedly close collaborative working relationship if he has confirmed . we will meet or speak multiple times a month. this collaboration will allow us to work well together and therefore to be more effective. geoff: that raises the quest