Involved in the redskins name debate. Why this discussion is far from over, next. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] we begin with developing news from dallas, where Health Officials say a nurse who tested positive for ebola received a camp transfusion from brantley, the doctor who survive the ebola disease. In our area says that Health Care Workers are not prepared to deal with the disease here. Tom roussey has more. Severalve already had ebola false alarms in the district, and she tells me tonight she and her colleagues are worried if the real thing comes here they will not be ready. I love what i do. She is an emergency room nurse in d. C. If a suspected ebola patient came to her hospital, she does not feel ready. We dont have enough knowledge or training, and we dont have the right equipment. She is a member of National Nurses united, serving nearly 2000 nurses, surveying them to
Released a breakdown of how much the shutdown has already cost d. C. 1. 5 million in meals for seniors. And 23 million in temporary assistance for lowincome families. More from our interview with the president coming up at 6 30. I asked him what he would say to federal employees who are caught up in the middle of the mess. Thats interesting. But anybody paying attention cant help but notice the obama care. That was the big thing all of last week. Today from several Different Directions it seems the republicans stand to delay or destroy the Affordable Care act has been set aside. That may be a sign of progress. Confrontation on capitol hill caught on video today. D. C. Mayor gray got in majority leader harry reids face. Tom sherwood was there and joins us to tell us more about this. Jim, this is just not the way they do things on the senate side. And harry reid, he wasnt happy. Mayor gray led a spirited protest today, asking the Democratic Senate to back a Republican House move to free
In 1998, she was admitted for a clot behind her right knee. She had a stomach virus earlier in month, became dehydrated and passed out, causing the concussion. She cancelled a trip abroad because she was not feeling well. She was not well enough to appear on capitol hill to testify on the september 11th attack on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi, libya. Shes been treated with anticoagulants. Doctors want to monitor her medication over the next several hours. Dierdre bryant, abc news, new york. And to our other major story, the looming fiscal cliff. Lawmakers worked through the night to try to reach an agreement. Without a deal, taxes are set to go up for just about every american. Tahman bradley joins us from washington with more on the stalemate. Tahman . Reporter john and paula, good morning. Tension is growing here in washington, after weekend talks failed to lead to a deal. If there is no breakthrough today, the country will go over the cliff. Talks continue but this morning, there
Muller sitting in for rob nelson. And im paula faris. It looks like secretary of state Hillary Clinton will be celebrating the new year from a hospital bed. During a routine checkup for an earlier concussion, doctors discovered she had a blood clot. Hes abcs dierdre bryant. Reporter secretary of state Hillary Clinton was admitted to the hospital on sunday with a blood clot. Her doctors discovered it in a followup exam for a concussion sufferered earlier in the month. With time and with medication, the clot will dissolve. It wont propagate further. Wont cause a clot to the lung. It will recover someone that has this will recover fully. Reporter this is not the first time shes been diagnosed for a blood clot. In 1998, she had a clot behind her right knee. She had ha stomach virus earlier this month. She cancelled a trip abroad because she was not feeling well. She was not well enough to appear on capitol hill to tpt on the september 11th attack on the u. S. Consulate in libya. Doctors wa
Joggers braving the weather. Less than inch fell in maryland. As temperatures dip below freezing, officials warning drivers to take it easy. Storm team 4 meteorologist kim martucci is here with more. Not much snow fell at d. C. A trace at reagan national. If you go north of frederick you get to 3 inches or more. The storm is leaving us. We said goodbye to the flurries a while ago. That is where ski country is. Heres what is next for us. Gusty winds on the way picking up overnight. This sends the wind chills into the teens tonight. It will feel like the 20s tomorrow. When i see you next well talk about a hiccup in the weather system coming our way for new years day. Thanks, kim. New tonight, a 19yearolds death in Fairfax County is being called a homicide. We know the name of the victim, xavier stringfellow. He was from manassas. Darcy spencer has new details on the investigation. Reporter a Fairfax County Police Officer discovered the scene. A van slammed through a wall and traveled up