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State department spokesperson john kirby from massachusetts general hospital where we expect secretary of state john kerry to arrive this evening. thank you for being with us today. everyone is concerned about the secretary secretary's health. how is he? >> reporter: i did speak to him this morning. he's in good spirits, eager to get back on withrecovery. he's been back to work. he talked about the coalition meeting happening tomorrow. he's engaged looking forward to working through the recovery and stay at work. >> we understand this is the femur, the thigh bone. he had hip surgery. that is t...

Gupta. dr. gupta, thanks very much for joining us today. secretary kerry is 71 years old. the femur is a severe leg injury. the same side where he had hip surgery, the secretary. how serious is an injury like this for a man his age, and how long is the recovery? >> i mean this injury is a serious injury for any age person. you know the femur, the thigh bone is the longest and strongest bone in the body. so to break it you need a lot of force. so you know in someone who is older the bones can be weaker. as you mentioned, jim, he had previous hip replacement surgery. and from what i'm hearing, t...

John kerry is going be flown back to the united states to continue treatment for a broken thigh bone following an accident. kerry was in the region. rewill have lots more on his condition and what that means for those negotiations in just a bit. we have also been talking about the tragic news that beau biden has died of brain cancer at the age of 46. >> condolences have been pouring in many saying that beau was a lot like his dad. it is with broken hearts that hallie hunter ashley jill and i announce the passing of our husband, brother, and son

Says "secretary kerry is resting comfortably at the hospital in geneva and remains in good spirits. he will continue to rest throughout the afternoon. the secretary will depart geneva later this evening en route to boston for further treatment. though not medically required to do so the secretary will avail himself of an aircraft outfitted to ensure he remains comfortable and staebl throughout the flight. its use is nothing more than a prudent medical step on the advice of his physicians." cnn's senior international correspondent nic robertson is live with us in geneva. nic, what more do we kn...

Injury for any age person, and the femur is the strongest bone of the body to break it you need a lot of force, and somebody that is older, you could be weaker and he had hip replacement surgery, and the fracture was near the thigh bone so closer to the surgery, and still a significant amount of force necessary to cause that fracture. we understand he was conscious the entire time and it could be very painful and could have a significant amount of bleeding as well and given that they are transporting him to the united states that is an indication that he is stable enough for that transfer to o...