Dr. Jack Sava, director of trauma services at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, says he's encouraged by improvement in the House majority whip's condition but will require additional surgeries following attack on GOP congressional baseball team
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise remains in critical condition after Wednesday&apos;s shooting attack but doctors are encouraged by his improvement over the last 36 hours, the director of trauma at MedStar Washington Hospital Center told reporters on Friday.
The lawmaker&apos;s vital signs have stabilized and doctors have controlled his internal bleeding, Director of Trauma Dr. Jack Sava said.
“The congressman’s status remains critical. We are encouraged by the improvement of his condition in the last 36 hours,” Sava said, adding Scalise will require more operations “to manage abdominal injuries and other bone injuries.”
Scalise was injured along with four others in the shooting at a Republican congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va. Sava said that when Scalise arrived at MedStar, he was in “shock” and had an “imminent risk of death.”
“I think that his risk of death is substantially lower than when he came in—when you think of the word critical, he was as critical as you can be when he came in,” Sava said.
Scalise sustained a single rifle wound, entering his left hip and passing through toward his right hip, also known as a trans-pelvic gunshot wound. The round did substantial damage to bones, internal organs, and blood vessels according to Sava.
Scalise has received two surgeries for his injuries since Wednesday, including a surgery on Thursday in orthopedic trauma to repair a broken bone in his leg. Sava said Scalise remains in the Intensive Care Unit in critical condition.
MedStar Washington Hospital Center Director of Trauma Dr. Jack Sava speaks during a news conference in Washington, Friday, June 16, 2017, about the condition of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. who was shot in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, during a congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) (AP)
Sava told reporters that predicting Scalise’s length of hospital stay was “difficult,” but said it would be for a “considerable” amount of time, “presumably weeks.”
“An excellent recovery is a good possibility,” Sava said. “It’s my job to be pessimistic, I feel a lot more confident and a lot more optimistic than I did two or three days ago.”
Sava also updated on the condition of U.S. Capitol Police Special Agent Crystal Griner, who sustained an ankle gunshot wound. Griner remains in the hospital, but Sava said she is “in good condition” and “in good spirits.”
Wednesday’s shooting left five people wounded, including Scalise; Griner; Tyson Foods director of government relations Matt Mika; Zack Barth, a staffer for Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas; and Special Agent David Bailey.
“On behalf of Steve and our children, I want to thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts for the incredible amount of prayers and warm wishes we have received since Wednesday&apos;s events,” Mrs. Scalise said in the statement.
"We are especially appreciative of the strong outpouring of love and support from our neighbors, friends, from Louisiana and across the country, as well as from President Trump, Vice President Pence, and all of Steve&apos;s colleagues who have reached out to us during this most challenging time.”
Mrs. Scalise thanked the first responders, and said the family is “forever grateful for the heroism” of Griner and Bailey.
The Waldorf Astoria launched an amnesty program for all its sticky-fingered guests who may want to have a change of heart. (Waldorf Astoria)
One of the world&apos;s most famous hotels is calling all thieves to return free souvenirs they may have pilfered over the years--no questions asked.
New York&apos;s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel is holding a two and a half month amnesty program to get back any items that may have been taken --or as the hotel likes to say --"secretly checked out" -- from 1931, when the hotel opened on Park Avenue, until 1960 for their archives.
From now to Sept. 15, the hotel is offering forgiveness of your sticky-fingered habits. In exchange the hotel are being asked to include a brief description of the item and the approximate date it was taken.
Some of the most coveted items would be from the hotel&apos;s high tea service, banquet elements, old postcards, literature about the hotel, as well as those from the cocktail terrace--which held Cole Porter&apos;s piano.
"The amnesty program has two goals: to provide us with the elements as we build our archives," Matt Zolbe, director of market at the Waldorf-Astoria, told FoxNews.com. "And to project the Waldorf to Generation Y through social media."
Since 2006, the hotel has had lobby displays depicting their innovative telecommunications systems, room service, private bathrooms, and their complicated key system. The displays were formed after "cleaning out a dusty closet in the hotel."
Though the Waldorf has many items already stored in its achieves, the hotel hopes to gather more relics detailing its culinary feats. The Waldorf-Astoria famously concocted the world&apos;s first Waldorf Salad, as well as Eggs Benedict, and Red Velvet Cake.
The items gathered not only have to do with the hotel&apos;s history, but the history of those who possessed the items. Zolbe said that many times, the items belong to past hotel employees.
"With great regularity, people reach out to us to inquire if they&apos;d like to buy the items they have from the hotel. Often, it&apos;s after a loved one&apos;s passing when someone finds these items," Zolbe told FoxNews.com.
The "Host of the World" hotel also wants to gather items from its famous supper club. CBS aired a radio show at the club which included performances by Bennie Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra.
This is the first time the hotel has offered the amnesty program. You can view photographs and documents detailing the history of the hotel here.
The company building the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline is urging a federal court to speed up approval of its plan to lay pipe under a Missouri River reservoir, arguing Tuesday that further delays could add millions of dollars each month to the cost.
Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners and a subsidiary turned to a judge for help to get final approval from Barack Obama&apos;s administration for the four-state pipeline rather than wait for President-elect Donald Trump, a pipeline supporter, to take office.
"The declaratory relief Dakota Access Pipeline has sought seeks to end the (Obama) Administration&apos;s political interference in the Dakota Access Pipeline review process," the company said in a statement Tuesday.
The Army Corps of Engineers referred a request for comment to the Justice Department, which did not immediately respond.
The Corps on Monday called for more study and input from the Standing Rock Sioux before it decides whether to allow the pipeline to cross under Lake Oahe. The 1,200-mile pipeline that&apos;s to carry North Dakota oil through South Dakota and Iowa to a shipping point in Illinois is largely complete except for that stretch, which will skirt the tribe&apos;s reservation. The tribe says the pipeline threatens drinking water and cultural sites.
The Corps in July granted Energy Transfer Partners the permits needed for the project, but it said in September that further analysis was warranted, given the tribe&apos;s concerns. Its announcement Monday came amid speculation that federal officials were on the brink of approving the crossing. ETP last week began preparing equipment to bore under the river.
"Dakota Access has been waiting long enough to complete this pipeline," the company&apos;s CEO, Kelcy Warren, said Tuesday.
The company said in court documents that the delay has already cost it nearly $100 million, "and further delay in the consideration of this case would add millions of dollars more each month in costs which cannot be recovered."
ETP disputes that the pipeline would endanger the tribe and Warren noted earlier that Army Assistant Secretary Jo-Ellen Darcy had informed company officials and Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault that the Corps&apos; previous permit decisions "comported with legal requirements." ETP contends that the Corps has no legal justification for the delay.
Hundreds of protesters gathered Tuesday morning outside a work staging area west of Mandan, North Dakota, and disrupted freight train traffic by putting a pickup truck and tree branches on BNSF Railway tracks, Morton County sheriff&apos;s spokesman Rob Keller said. It wasn&apos;t immediately clear how many trains were affected.
Mandan is about 50 miles north of a camp where hundreds of protesters have gathered in recent months to oppose the pipeline. The camp was quiet early Tuesday, with many people having left for Mandan. Some people were erecting large tents with stoves in preparation for colder weather and snow forecast for later in the week.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is an environmental attorney and president of the New York-based Waterkeeper Alliance, which seeks to protect watersheds worldwide, was expected to visit the camp Tuesday. Activists were also calling for demonstrations at Army Corps of Engineers offices and the offices of the banks financing the pipeline construction.
Stewart-Haas Racing co-owner Gene Haas is in the early stages of pursuing a Formula One operation for the 2015 season.
"We have responded to the FIA’s ‘call for expression of interest’ regarding a Formula One entry on behalf of Haas Racing Development," Haas said in a statement issued on Thursday. "We respect the FIA’s evaluation process and will share more details in the coming weeks."
Formula One announced in December that it would entertain new team owners. Haas is one of three applicants competing for the license. According to reports, Colin Kolles and Stefan GP are the other two candidates.
Haas, 61, has expressed interest in F1 for several years. After he founded Haas Automation in 1983 and grew the company to one of the top CNC manufacturers, Haas entered the NASCAR ranks in 2002. He became a full-time operation the following year and expanded to two cars by 2007. Following the 2008 season, Haas CNC Racing folded into Stewart-Haas Racing with Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart becoming a co-owner of the organization.
In a completely separate entity from SHR, Haas is currently using the working title Haas Racing Development for his F1 interest. Gunther Steiner, who was involved with Red Bull Racing as technical director and Jaguar prior to that, is working with Haas on the application process.
For potential technical alliances, Dallara has been mentioned for the chassis while Ferrari and Mercedes are realistic engine options. Haas is currently the only NASCAR owner who boasts his own wind tunnel — Wind Shear — which opened in 2008.
After the FIA reviews the applicants, a second round of interviews is expected before a decision would be made in March to accept one or any of the candidates.
Today we're styling Sheila's prompt: A graduation outfit, in honor of her son who graduated over the weekend! Perfect right? But first a recap of last weeks Style Persepctives: A Blazer and Sneakers. Many of us were surprised with how much we loved this prompt, I know it's one of my favorites, and something I NEVER would have put together myself.
I decided to chose my newish (although you've seen it in other posts, but I haven't put it up on a Wednesday, so it doesn't count right?), dress from...I'm not even sure where it's from...
My hair, I love every crown braid that ever was. There's just something so feminine about it, that I love. Perfect for a graduation in my opinion, off the face and you can easily throw it in a low pony tail in case it gets too hot.
I also put together some perfect graduation looks for either the graduate or an attendee. Something about short dresses just screams graduation to me. So most of these looks are very Spring/Summery shorter dresses.
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Friday for Disneyland I wanted my hair up and out of my face...I forgot to take a picture of the front just by myself...so this is what you get, super cheesy faces.
Saturday, my MIL was in town and we were just hanging out, so I threw it up in my new favorite top knot.
Sunday I did this style, my cousin saw this on IG and wanted me to try it. While it didn't look exactly like the girls hair, it was pretty darn close. I need to get less fly aways, so when I puff out my fishtail at the end, it does what her hair did. Maybe next time.
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