President Biden was bugging out during arare interviewthat aired early Wednesday.
The handsy 80-year-old commander-in-chief reached out and brushed an insect off meteorologist Stephanie Abrams’ chest in an awkward moment during his chat with The Weather Channel.
Biden — who has long been accused of being overly touchy — was dodging a question about why he has not declared the climate a national emergency when he spotted the errant insect crawling on Abrams’ suit jacket.
“Oh, you’ve got a bug on you,” he muttered, quickly reaching out and flicking the critter off Abrams’ upper chest.
“Thanks, appreciate it,” the interviewer said, before rapidly stirring the conversation back to climate.
Biden has previously vowed to “be more mindful” of personal space after being accused by several women of inappropriate hugs, rubs, and caresses.
President Biden reached a hand and touched Weather Channel meteorologist Stephanie Abrams’ upper chest after spotting a bug on her suit during their sit-down interview.The Weather ChannelPresident Biden has been accused in the past of being “overly touchy.”The Weather ChannelDuring the interview, Abrams grilled Biden on whether he was prepared to declare a national emergency on climate change.The Weather Channel
He blamed changing “social norms” for his behavior now being frowned upon. “I get it. I hear what they’re saying, I understand it and I’ll be much more mindful,” he said in 2019.
Just before the unexpected entomological interruption, Abrams grilled Biden on whether he was prepared to declare a national emergency on climate change — a move that would unlock temporary executive powers to ramp up renewable energy production, free up federal funds for disaster relief and curb oil drilling and US investment in fossil fuels.
“Already done that,” Biden shot back. “Nationally, we’ve conserved more land, we’ve moved in to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord. We’ve passed the $360 billion climate control facility. We’re moving. It is the existential threat.”
If Biden declares a national emergency on climate change, it would unlock temporary executive powers to ramp up renewable energy production, and free up federal funds for disaster relief.Weather Channel“Nationally, we’ve conserved more land, we’ve moved in to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord. We’ve passed the $360 billion climate control facility. We’re moving. It is the existential threat,” Biden said during the interview.Weather Channel
Abrams further pressed the 46th president on the issue, asking him: “So you’ve already declared that a national emergency?”
“Well, practically speaking. Yes,” Biden replied.
Back in the studio, a host of The Weather Channel’s America’s Morning Headquarters fact-checked the president live on air, noting that “despite requests from some Democratic leaders, the President has not yet declared a national climate emergency.”
New York City cancer doctor Krystal Cascetta, who shot and killed her 4-month-old daughter before fatally turning the gun on herself, is thought to have been driven by postpartum depression, according to a new report.
Sources told CBS News that investigators are eyeing possible mental health conditions — including severe postpartum psychosis — in the heartbreaking murder-suicide Saturday at the 40-year-old Mount Sinai doctor’s million-dollar home in Somers, Westchester County.
“It was absolutely heartbreaking to hear this news,” advocate Adriana Pentz told the outlet.
Medical professionals and mental health activists say the condition is believed to impact at least 20% of all new moms.
Dr. Cathrine Daniels, a psychiatrist at Westchester Medical Center, said the condition, “really does not discriminate based on education, or age, or how badly a woman wants a baby or wants to be a mom.”
Investigators believe postpartum mental health conditions may have been a factor in Cascetta’s death.Dr. Krystal CascettaDoctors and advocates say the condition impacts about 20% of new moms.CBS News
Daniels says that because of this, it’s important to shower new moms with love and support and watch over them in case they start to struggle.
“With an eye towards women seeming very anxious and concerned about the welfare of the baby, women doubting their own ability to adequately care for the baby, and a real sort of sadness and disinterest and withdrawal,” Daniels said.
Activists working to spread awareness of postpartum mental health issues have found hope in zuranolone — the first FDA-backed drug to treat postpartum depression, which gained approval this week.
Adriana Pentz told CBS the news of Cascetta’s death was devastating, and recalled her own struggles with postpartum depression.CBS NewsPentz described feeling withdrawn from her surroundings after giving birth to her first child.CBS News
“I think what’s so significant about this — it brings attention to and progress to this area of treating postpartum depression, which gives all of us a lot of hope,” said Pentz, who struggled with postpartum depression a decade ago after giving birth to her first child.
“I started to withdraw from my surroundings. I was feeling very nervous. I became very worried about my daughter,” she recalled of her own nightmare experience.
Investigators have not publicly shared what they believe led to the horrifying tragedy. Social media posts from Cascetta, 40, and her 37-year-old husband, Tim Talty, appeared to show an idyllic and successful life since their 2019 marriage.
Investigators have not publicly shared what they believe led to the horrifying tragedy.Talty Bar
State police said the Hematology-Oncology specialist died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at about 7 a.m. Saturday after apparently shooting her child.
“A preliminary investigation revealed that at approximately 7:00 a.m., Krystal Cascetta entered her child’s room and shot her baby and then turned the gun on herself,” state police said in a statement.
“The scene is consistent with a murder/suicide.”
The horrifying incident took place at the $1 million Westchester home Cascetta shared with Talty.
Police said the scene was consistent with a murder-suicide.G.N.Miller/NYPost
It’s unclear how old the couple’s daughter was, but social media posts suggest she was born around March.
Cascetta graduated from Albany Medical College, according to her biography on the Mt. Sinai website, where she was given an award for the compassion she showed when dealing with patients.
She completed her residency at Hofstra North Shore LIJ School of Medicine at North Shore University Hospital, where she earned a similar award.
Cascetta and her husband had been married since 2019.Instagram
At Mount Sinai, Cascetta specialized in breast-cancer research, a passion her husband said was inspired by the death of her mother’s best friend from the illness when she was in middle school.
“When Krystal was in 8th grade, her mother’s best friend passed away from breast cancer,” Talty wrote on the website for his company. “It was this life-altering event that helped Krystal decide that Medical Oncology would be her specialty.
“The people closest to Krystal will tell you that being a doctor is in her DNA,” the Talty Bars website continues. “Krystal, herself, will tell you that she has wanted to be a doctor for as long as she can remember; that even as a child she could be found wrapping her dolls in gauze.”
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, is at home after being hospitalized following a fall. "Senator Feinstein briefly went to the hospital yesterday afternoon as a precaution after a minor fall in her home. All of her scans were clear and she returned home," her office said in a statement. The 90-year-old lawmaker has suffered health problems recently but has rejected calls to resign, saying she'll remain a senator until her term ends in January 2025.
