ask unanimous consent the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. barrasso: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i rise today to oppose the nomination of dr. dr. vivek murthy to be surgeon general of the united states. surgeon general is known as america s doctor. americans have great respect for this important position. they expect their surgeon general to be someone who has substantial experience in helping patients, helping them improve their health and in helping them reduce their risk of illness and injury. this important position has been vacant since july of 2013, so about a year and a half. it s far too long, and it s been completely avoidable. now, we have seen how the obama administration has struggled in response to important health issues like the ebola crisis. america should have had an experienced doctor in the job as surgeon general to lead our fight against ebola. and to take
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i should tape record everything she says and listen to it and take notes as maybe i can process all of the excellent information she provides. give the warmest welcome to my great friend, kellyanne conway. [applause] hi iowa. thank you congressman king for the great introduction. thank you mom for writing it. [laughter] i am having a great day, how about you? they asked me if i minded speaking after marsha blackburn and donald trump and i said i mind if they are hungry. i m glad that you are eating. carrying on. this is a remarkable event to me. i think this is how you connect to people and run for president of the u.s.. you take your case directly to the voters who decide your fate and the fate of the nation. and i heard that there were 1200 committed ticketholders and about that number on a waiting list we came about 7:00 this morning and people were lined up outside. you had record attendance, waiting lines, people outside the door, lined up and i think steve king is the
across the country, the logical first thing to look for was, well, we have an enterovirus d68 cluster of patients that people are noting. is there any relationship between that infection and acute muscle weakness? reporter: in some parts of country it looks like there is a relationship but the cdc isn t sure. that s why they re asking hospitals like c.h.o.p. to report all cases of acute muscle weakness for testing. and, again, the most important thing for you to know as a parent, if your child experiences sudden acute muscle weakness in one limb or in the face, you should call your doctor immediately. i asked about the prognosis of the three children who are being treated here. and the fact of the matter is, doctors don t know. they say this specific thing that is happening to these children is brand new. they are treating them with steroids and they re hoping for answers quickly. live at children s hospital, lu ann cahn, nbc 10 news. and nbc10.com has a whole section ded
what in the world were you thinking? well, clearly i wasn t thinking. u.s. soccer star hope solo at the center of that huge firestorm speaking out for the first time this morning about her off-the-field trouble and her hope for the future. and good morning, america. we have a lot to get to this wednesday morning and we begin with that american sniper verdict. the jury got the case a little after 7:30. by 10:00 they had a verdict. eddie routh convicted of murdering chris kyle and his friend chad littlefield. of course, this case made so famous by the movie american sniper, you see bradley cooper playing chris kyle right there. and six of the jurors will be joining us in an abc news exclusive taking us inside their deliberations, but first abc s ryan owens has the latest from stephenville, texas. good morning, ryan. reporter: good morning, robin. it did not take this jury long to decide they did not buy the insanity defense. they only had the case for about 2 1/2 ho