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Former President George H.W. Bush remains in intensive care

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    Mike Tobin reports from Houston

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Former president George H.

W.

Bush remains in intensive care in Houston hospital where he's being treated for a persistent cough and fever and a cough.

But we're told by his camp but his condition is not -- Mike Tobin is live now in Houston Mike what kind of update you have for us.

A -- -- in a position to say right now that no news is good news as spokespeople for the former president have indicated they're going to be pretty judicious with information.

Up partly out of concern that this is such a beloved former president that people will overreact with any information they get.

That being said if president de George Herbert Walker Bush is very sick and he's in intensive care at the moment.

He was admitted debt to the hospital in late November.

With a yep pretty significant case of bronchitis which -- spokespeople.

-- triggered a series of complications including AF fever stubborn fever that the former president can't seem to shake.

So he's in intensive care right now they've indicated that they're not in a hurry to move him from the hospital while he's in this condition and he has in fact 88 years old.

But we do have a line from one of the staff members kind of reflective of the former presidents dry -- saying that you can put the -- back.

In the closet and he and yes he wants everyone to remain upbeat also he has issued a statement.

On the passing of general Schwarzkopf.

He has is a statement that was approved by the former president indicating that he and Barbara Baltimore in the loss of what they call a true patriot and to -- -- -- word for word.

General norm Schwarzkopf to meet -- the -- the duty service country creed.

That has defended our freedom and seen this great nation -- almost -- Trying international crises more than that he was a good and decent man.

And it dear friend but the poll line from a spokesman for spokesman most of the civilized world is now reaching out with concern for the 41 president.

Against Mike Tobin live in Houston thank you.

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