lisa, react if you would to susan candiotti's report. >> it's very disturbing.he first question i have, did joan rivers give informed consent to every procedure that occurred when she was under anesthesia? that is our right as patients in the united states. if she did not sign the document, all those forms that we all have to sign when we go into surgery for every type of procedure, then clearly there was a violation here. there could be a malpractice case. and there could be criminal charges if there was negligence. i also want to know if the doctor was supposed to be following the standard of care in that particular office, was supposed to be there, was certified. all those questions are not details. they're very important. and in this case, those may have been life and death decisions. >> help folks who are watching at home understand what does the standard of care mean in a case like this, and how will -- should there be litigation a plaintiff's lawyer attempt to establish what standard of care she was owed. >> the standard of care is what a reasonable docto

cnn national correspondent susan candiotti uncovered this. she joins me now. this is insane. >> carol, it's not the kind of behavior you would expect of any doctor to do with any patient. and a source is telling us, in fact, that staffers at a clinic are telling investigators that joan rivers' personal ear, nose, and throat doctor in fact took a selfie while she was sedated. it's one of many new details emerging now. a source tells cnn investigators are learning this -- an unauthorized procedure, a biopsy on rivers ivo cal chords was begun on the comedienne while she was sedated. staffers said they found no consent form from rivers. if so, ethicist doctor arthur kaplan says that's a red flag. >> knowing exactly what's going to happen to you is crucial to any interaction. >> the morning began like this -- our source says rivers was undergoing a scheduled endoscopy by dr. lawrence cohen, insert ago tiny camera down her throat looking for possible digestive issues when staffers say cohen saw something. while rivers was still under anesthesia, staffers told author

you heard susan candiotti reporting these landmarks are major terror targets.t doesn't surprise you, does it? >> well i think -- well, one, i'm not a terrorism analyst, but it is unfortunate that after all of these years this is something we still have to deal with. as someone who has lived in the shadow of terrorism for a long time, it makes me somewhat fearful and a bit sad. but i think that is why the message in my book is so important about empathy, about being able to look at those around us in our community and just try to be more empathetic toward -- >> toward others? >> yes. >> and now we know what was happening with isis in syria and they believe the killing was a british man. you were born in the united states but you were surrounded by the extremism of your father. how pervasive was it? how all hyphen campusing was it? >> and that is living in any sort of fanatical belief, where you feel that anybody outside of your bubble is an enemy and that level of isolation is imperative in order to get someone to go to the lengths of violation or extremism to d

susan candiotti, cnn, new york. >> dr. sherri fink is back to talk about this.imes" who often writes about medical ethics. doctor, thank you so much. i want to get your reaction to the allegations that dr. korovin took a selfie. >> clearly, it's unprofessional, it's distasteful, and i think one of the key ethical principles of medicine is autonomy. you listen to what the patient wants, and if this was unauthorized, that's just not a good thing. that's not something a professional would do. and of course, she's denying that. so this is the accusation of somebody else. >> right. those accusations are jaw-dropping when you think about the professionalism inside an operating room. we also heard these reports, you know, say dr. korovin only had the authority to observe this other doctor, but not to perform any procedures on joan rivers. is that common for another doctor just to be there observing? >> it may be, again, total speculation. but this was -- if this was her longtime doctor, dr. kovoin, joan rivers may have asked she be there in the operating room. and whet

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last night we reported what a source close to one of those investigations told cnn's susan candiotti,s stopped breathing and suffered cardiac arrest as her personal doctor, who was not certified to work at this specific clinic began performing a biopsy on her vocal chords, a biopsy that was done without rivers' prior consent. the sources also say that doctor took a selfie in the room while rivers was under anesthesia. tonight susan has more to report and new questions about whether the clinic should even be open for business. >> reporter: at the yorkville endoscopy clinic, it appears to be business as usual pending the outcome of a state investigation following the death of joan rivers. but the clinic's accrediting agency has for two weeks been calling yorkville to suspend procedures and surgeries immediately. it's the nonprofit american association for accreditation of ambulatory surgery facilities. yorkville, and more than 2,000 other medical facilities pay the group for inspections to assure the public of quality care. in some states, accreditation is the same as being licensed. >>

cnn's susan candiotti is all over this for us, following the developments.velopments, chris. a source is telling us one of the doctors involved in joan rivers' care was snapping a selfie while she was under anesthesia. cnn also learning that case is expanding. a source close to the investigation telling us, federal authorities also now looking at the clinic. a division of health and human service won't confirm or deny it. a source tells cnn, investigators are learning this, an unauthorized procedure, a biopsy on rivers' vocal chords, was begun on the comedienne while she was sedated. staffers told authorities they found no signed consent form from rivers. if so, dr. kaplan says that is a red flag. >> knowing exactly what's going to happen to you is crucial to any care interaction. >> reporter: morning began like this. our source says rivers was undergoing a scheduled endoscopy by the clinic's gastroenterologist, dr. lawrence cohen. inserting a tiny camera down her throat, looking for possible digestive issues, when staffers say cohen saw something. while i h

during the investigation, one source told susan candiotti that rivers stopped breathing and suffereds her personal doctor who was not certified to work at that particular clinic, performed a biopsy without rivers' consent. that doctor also reportedly took a selfie while rivers was under an esthesia. >> reporter: the clinic's crediting agency has been calling to suspend procedures and surgeries immediately. it is the nonprofit american association for accredidation of the facilities. yorkville and more than 2,000 other facilities pay the group for inspections to assure the public of quality care. in some states, accredidation is the same as being licensed. >> it shows you're a member of the club in good standing and you're recognized to be good at what you do. >> cnn has exclusively obtained letters written by the accredidation group to the clinic. and we've learned to the federal agency that governs medicare payments stating yorkville is in quote, immediate jeopardy putting it on immediate suspension adding it must stop procedures and surgery until the accredidation questions are set

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susan candiotti has more on the latest. >> reporter: hi,ue1 anderson, tonight, the doctor is pushingto the investigation tells cnn that did.fers tell authorities she é cnn getting this statement from a source close to the doctor. dr. corbin denies that the doctor took a selfie with joan rivers. the source also denies the allegation that the doctor performed an lpunauthorized procedure on rivers. well, we now have more informa>i9 on what investw'!tors were told happened inñr the room. one witness says when the doctor took a selfie she made a commenó that joan would "get a kick out and there was more from the sourcew3 about the procedures td day. staffers tell authorities that it went like e1this. dr. corvin begins with a procedure that involves looking down the throat. it can involve axd biopsylpçó ta tissue sample. t?bd8endoscopy, inserting a cam down her throat. he sees qsomething. then h[d attempts to do another procedure presumably to investigate, at that point,fá fá rivers' vocal chords swell. she goes into arrest. the statement says that the doctor was not certified to doe tha

susan candiotti has been working this story for us. the stars, who is this woman? >> her name is dr. gwen korovin and she's widely known as the ear, nose, and throat doctor to a bunch of celebrities. one of her most favorite clients is singer celine dion. it's really quite remarkable. today on television, wendy williams showed a video of her own with dr. korovin on a spot she did with the doctor. there are many actors and performers, including hugh jackman, lady gaga and john mayer. the stars cited, in their words, her amazing work. many celebrity pictures line her office walls. today, the doctor's lawyer issued a statement following our reporting on the alleged selfie. it reads in part, "dr. korovin is highly experienced, board-certified and revered by her patients." because of her personal and professional policy, she does not publicly discuss her patients or their care in treatment. the statement goes on to say, privacy laws forbid her from discussing her patients and, therefore, she will not comment on all of the media reports we'v

cnn's susan candiotti has more for you. >> reporter: at the yorkland endoscopy clinic it appears to be business as usual pending the outcome of a state investigation follow the death of joan rivers, but the clinic's accrediting agency has for two weeks been calling yorkville to suspend procedures and surgeries immediately. it's the non-profit american association for accreditation of ambulatory surgery facilities. yorkville and more than 2,000 other medical facilities pay the group for inspections to assure the public of quality care. in some states accreditation is the same as being licensed. >> it shows you're a member of the club, that you're in good standing and recognized to be good at what you do. >> reporter: cnn has exclusively obtained letters written by the accreditation group to the clinic and we've learned to the federal agency that governs medicare payments, stating yorkville is in "immediate jeopardy" putting it on emergency suspension, adding it must stop procedures and surgery until accreditation questions are settled. one letter was written to dr. lawrence cohen, who c

. >> susan candiotti has more for us. rivers' ear, nose and threat doctor is popular with celebrities even featured in sell even dion's documentary seen examining her vocal cords. now the doctor is pushing back against allegations she took a self-we the comedian while she was under anesthesia. in a statement a source close to the doctor categorically denies the doctor took a selfie with joan rivers and categorically denies the doctor performed an unauthorized procedure on river. a different source tells cnn staff at the clinic told investigators she did take a photograph of rivers while she was sedated and she made a comment, paraphrasing here, that joan would get a kick out of this. more from that source about the medical procedures that day. staffers tell authorities the doctor begins with a laryngoscopy, a procedure that involves looking down the throat. next the medical director does an endoscopy inserting a camera down the throat and into the stomach. he sees something, he then attempts to do an laryngoscopy presumab