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National security officials including president biden about a host of issues including rising tensions in the red sea. now we dont know if that conversation happened before or after he was in the hospital. but it underscores the unusual set of circumstances here. and how critical a member he is in this administration as there are escalating tensions in the middle east. now the secretary, in a statement yesterday, conceded that he should have been more transparent. saying, quote, i also understan...

Its unclear whether he was in the hospital at that point or if it came before then. but all of this to say that this came as a shock to senior administration officials, not only because the defense secretary was hospitalized, but also because of the delay in informing the public and the white house. secretary austin said in a statement, quote, i also understand the media concerns about transparency and i recognize i could have done a better job ensuring the public was appropriately informed. i c...

Biden spoke with secretary lloyd austin. thats when the white house said the president remains confident in the secretary. this comes after learning that he was in the hospital starting on new years day. it was, the source tells us, after the president was informed about it by national security adviser jake sullivan days after the secretary was admitted to the hospital. he was admitted because of complications to a medical procedure. austin admitted during that time that he should have been more...

Medical issue. in fact i talked last weekend. and i know we put out a statement addressing. >> here is the statement that blinken just reference that came from the defense secretary late last night it reads quote i could have done a better job of enensuring the public was appropriately injured and formed i commit to doing better. it is important to say this was my medical procedure and i take full responsibility for my decisions about disclosure. here is the timeline. late friday the pentagon re...

Medical issue. >> reporter: tonight were learning more about who knew what and when, raising even more questions after the pentagon announced the 70-year-old austin was hospitalized the evening of january 1st for complications following a recent elective medical procedure. in a statement the pentagon said austin transferred responsibilities to deputy defense secretary kathleen hixon january 2nd. notably, a senior defense official tells nbc news that hicks was not notified until thursday, the 4th...

January 1st for complications following a recent elective medical procedure. in a statement the pentagon says that austin transferred responsibilities to deputy defense secretary, kathleen hicks, on january 2nd. but notably, a senior defense official tells nbc news, hicks was not notified until thursday the fourth, a full three days after austin was admitted. according to a u.s. official, thats when the pentagon also inform national security adviser, jake sullivan, who then told president biden....

Medical issues of any of their personnel due to privacy issues and hipaa requirements that require privacy in health care disclosures. he said hell try to do better. thats a good thing. i thought the most important part of that press release is when he said this was his medical issue and he took full responsibility for the disclosure decision. i admire him for that. >> general, zoo he was on -- the secretary was on the phone with the president on the day of the admission to the hospital on new y...

Florida are pushing back against some of the put abortion oballot in 2024. th florida attorney general asked the state supreme court toblock floridians from voting on an amendment to protect the procedure. more than 900,000 voters signed a petition to have it on the ballot november, that number exceeds the far -- that are required to keep it off. 140,000 of those voters or republican. the states conservative leaning supreme court is set to hear all oral arguments in february. but floridians prot...

Ballot, citing the constitutions 14th ballot, citing the constitutions14th amendment, claiming he cant run because of his role in the january 6th insurrection. thejustices of his role in the january 6th insurrection. the justices at the supreme court scheduled oral arguments for the 8th of february and the case will be fast tracked. the colorado republican primary is set up be held on the 5th of march. the trump team says they have confidence the supreme court will rule to keep mr trump on the b...

Not swayed. do you think anybody besides trump has a chance in iowa? >> no way. >> no. >> reporter: we also asked haley, will she win her home state of south carolina, she only predicted a strong finish. polls show shes significantly trailing trump. theres late word from the pentagon announcing defense secretary lloyd austin has been hospitalized since new years day at walter reed hospital. the pentagon says austin was admitted for complications after a recent elective medical procedure but re...