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The helicopter pad is not far from here. a lot of police vehicles that were brought here a short time ago. this place very well known to handle trauma cases and emergency surgeries and we got an indication from congressman scalise's staff that he was in good spirits before he went into surgery and was able to talk to his wife on the phone before he went to surgery. we hope to get an update shortly on congressman scalise's condition and we are told that the shooter, james hodgkinson was not treated here. as you heard a short time ago, president trump saying he had died and was treated in george...

What are our commitment laws and how hard is it for doctors to hospitalize patients, are there available resources when they need help and talking about areas of confidentiality and barriers to that. a law in florida was recently reversed about physicians not being able to ask about gun safety in the home. that makes it very challenging. as a psychiatrist we're allowed to ask about it in terms of suicidality and homicidality but physicians are looking at the fact that 1 in 25 pediatric cases are coming in in terms of trauma cases, that's part of the hat we wear about safety in the homes, so we...

it has left a mark. in many ways, the strong connection between the battlefield and medical care at home. i work at a level one trauma center at grady hospital. some of the techniques that we use, for example, cutting out part of the skull to relieve pressure on the brain was developed in the military. in the last decade out of necessity. it is not a one-way connection. we have barbara starr who spent time with a group of doctors and medical technicians who are all getting ready to deploy. for these men and women, heading off to war, a big city hospital like the one where i work, can...

bare bones bargain. if not, payments to critters, bill payments, you name it, there is not enough income to cover all that. every month we come up $125 billion short. if we cannot borrow to bridge the cap, 40% of the monthly obligations could not be paid, and that could include social security checks due to go out on august 3rd. the stakes we just laid out are monumental, so both sides have to give ground and risk their jobs for the good of the country. what is so hard about that, right? joining me with their insights on conflict resolution are cnn contributor, pete dominic, and fami...

Hospital where american doctors are spending many sleepless nights. >> reporter: emergency cases continue to stream into port-au-prince general hospital all through the night. these tents have become the capital's main e.r. run by international doctors. >> going to try to get him some insulin to take home with him if we can. >> reporter: the trauma cases have subsided, but common ailments can kill. >> i'll wait for the malaria kit and check her. >> reporter: malaria, dehydration, even diabetes dangerous in post quake haiti. >> do we have insulin we can give him at all? we need to send him home...