A Killingworth family is mourning the deaths of two of their pet goats after a bear attacked and killed the livestock.

Cathy was the owner of 5-year-old goats, Chole and Zoey.

On Sunday morning, Cathy and her husband were on their deck enjoying their morning coffee in what started off as a typical weekend day for the pair.

Cathy’s husband, Rob, decided to cut wood near the family’s storage house while Cathy went back inside.

Suddenly, Cathy heard an irregular scream coming from one of her goats and took a glance outside.

She noticed that there was a black object in her goat’s pin and realized that it was a black bear.

“I started screaming ‘There’s a bear attacking the goats, there’s a bear in the pin, in the goat house’,” said Cathy. “I was just standing there crying hysterically and shaking because I felt helpless.”

Cathy’s son heard her screams and ran downstairs to find out what was happening.

“I told my son what was happening and telling him to go find Rob,” said Cathy.

Cathy’s son and husband began making their way to the pin and noticed the bear was inside.

“My husband saw the bear and went inside to get his hunter’s rifle to scare the bear away,” said Cathy. “By the time he came back the bear was gone.”

The Killingworth family called Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection after realizing that the bear had a green tag.

According to DEEP’s website: “Ear tag color indicates the year the bear was tagged. For example, a bear with green tags was handled in 2019, and one with orange tags was handled in 2018, regardless of age, gender, or reason for tagging.”

DEEP officers arrived on scene and began searching for the bear in the deep section of Cathy’s backyard.

Meanwhile, Cathy and her family went to check the condition of their goats. Zoey didn’t make it, but Chole was still alive.

“We rushed over to Chole and we tried to console her and try to get her down on the ground to assess what was going on,” said Cathy. “We called our vet to come and help Chole because we didn’t know if she would make it.”

Chole suffered severe injuries including a broken neck, shoulder and multiple ribs. She did not survive.

DEEP officers searched the woods but didn’t find any traces of the bear. They told Cathy and her family that they have the right to shoot the bear if it attacks their livestock or them.

Three hours later, the bear returned and went back into the pen.

“My husband sees the bear climb up the tree and back into the pin and started going after our livestock,” said Cathy.

Cathy’s husband followed DEEP’s orders and fired a single shot, killing the bear.

“It’s devastating it was like watching a bear eat your family member,” said Cathy.

Cathy says bear sightings are a growing issue in the state.

“It’s because we’re overpopulated and there’s not enough food for them to eat,” said Cathy. “It’s because we’re building more and more houses and coming into their environment.”

Steve Martins lives right down the street and says he’s already taking steps to keep bears from his pets.

“We lock them up at night but I know the bears are out doing the day,” said Martins. “Luckily, we work right here at the house.”

Cathy is asking for more attention and awareness to prevent a similar outcome.

“There is no public announcement about the going on and that’s what we were all talking about in the neighborhood,” said Cathy.

DEEP advises the following if you come in contact with a bear:

“Remain calm and observe the bear from a distance. Do not approach or try to get closer to a bear. If the bear is unaware of your presence, back away or make noise which will often cause the bear to flee. If the bear is aware of you and does not flee, talk to the bear in a calm voice and back away slowly. Never run or climb a tree. If the bear approaches, be offensive. Make more noise, wave your arms, and throw objects at the bear. Black bears rarely attack humans. However, if you are attacked, do not play dead. Fight back with anything available.”

Starting on Tuesday you need to be 21 to purchase tobacco products in Connecticut.

"People [vape] in school. They leave class, they do it in class," said student Britney Diakpieng.

For many students around the country vaping is something they're seeing every day. It's why Gov. Ned Lamont says raising the age limit from 18 to 21 to buy tobacco products in the state is so important. At a news conference at Platt High School in Meriden on Tuesday, the governor spoke to students about the new law.

"There's a lot of great ways you can have a hell of a lot of fun, but stay away from these substances especially these illegal substances," said Lamont. "We certainly know that the illegal vaping products are deadly."

There have been hundreds of lung illnesses and more than a dozen deaths linked to vaping, but no single ingredient or product has been linked to all cases. NBC News recently had lab testing done on 10 knock-off marijuana vapes and found a pesticide linked to hydrogen cyanide in all of them.

When it comes to raising the age limit, some students say they doubt it'll make a big difference on who vapes.

"Bringing the age up is a really good idea, but people will still be able to get it regardless," said student Treasure Ransom.

Businesses like Songbirds Vape and Smoke Shop in West Hartford say the new law will certainly impact their bottom line. They estimate at least 30 percent of customers were between 18 and 20 but say almost all who turn to vaping do it to try and quit smoking.

"It makes it difficult for people who might be over 18 that have been smoking since they were younger and are trying to get off cigarettes," said manager Alex Keenan.

Some lawmakers want the governor to take it a step further - state Sen. Saud Anwar (D- South Windsor) wrote a letter to Lamont requesting an executive action to ban the sales of vapes and vaping products for the next four months. 

"Vaping products are marketed and sold in nearly 8,000 flavors and come in many different sizes, types and colors. Some resemble pens, small electronic devices such as USB sticks and other everyday items. The products are often compact and allow for discreet carrying and use – at home, in school hallways and bathrooms and even in classrooms. Because of this, these potentially dangerous products have become extremely appealing to our youth and have become the most commonly used tobacco products among middle and high school students," the letter read, in part.

A third person has died of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Connecticut this season, officials from the Connecticut Agriculture Station said Tuesday.

Officials said two more human cases of EEE have been confirmed in Connecticut and one of those people has died.

The patient who died is from East Haddam, and fell ill in September, the Department of Public Health confirmed. The other patient is from Colchester and fell ill in August. 

Two other people - one from East Lyme and one from Old Lyme - have already died of EEE this season.

The virus has been detected in mosquitoes in 17 towns - Bethany, Chester, Groton, Haddam, Hampton, Killingworth, Ledyard, Lyme, Madison, Middlefield, North Stonington, Old Lyme, Plainfield, Shelton, South Windsor, Stonington, Voluntown. It has also been found in horses in Colchester, Columbia, Montville, Salem, Sterling, Voluntown, and in birds in North Stonington.

EEE is rare but can be deadly. According to the CDC, 30 percent of cases are fatal, and survivors often suffer brain damage.

Many towns across the state have taken precautions against EEE, including ending outdoor activities before dusk.

State health officials are encouraging residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites by limiting outdoor activities between dusk and dawn, when mosquitoes are most active. If you have to be outside, officials recommend wearing long sleeves and pants and using insect repellent.

Mosquitoes will continue to be active until the first hard frost, officials said.

East Hartford Police say they respond to between 280 and 320 domestic violence calls a year. In a partnership aimed at bringing that number down, they have partnered with Interval House.

According to their web site, Hartford Interval House is the largest domestic violence agency in Connecticut, providing counseling, safe house protection and court advocacy. They will now have associates embedded with East Hartford Police several days a week.

“By being embedded with the East Hartford Police, our victim advocates will be better able to communicate with officers about the cases,” said Interval House President and CEO Mary Jane Foster.

Police say this partnership will help expedite domestic incident screenings and offer on-site training, helping officers identify signs of domestic abuse more quickly.

Prior to this partnership Interval House associates were not housed in the same facility as the police and the communication process, discussing and evaluating cases, could take days. This partnership is said to streamline that process.

“The communications will be much more efficient,” explained Foster. “We will be able to work much more directly with a much larger number of victims.”

According to recent statistics published by the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence, there were more than 38,000 domestic violence victims in the past fiscal year.

“At least a third of all cases in the state of Connecticut are domestic violence related and we want to see that number come down," said East Hartford Police Chief Scott Sansom.

Police say this partnership will make them more familiar with cases. Interval House says this is essential, because interaction with a police officer for the very first time sets the tone for everything that follows.

“There is no more dangerous time than when a police officer is called to the scene of a domestic issue,” added Foster.

There have been dangerous domestic cases in East Hartford, including a September incident resulting in one man being shot by East Hartford police after the man attacked his wife. East Hartford leaders say addressing domestic violence is a priority.

“Statewide there’s over 38 thousand cases each year,” said Mayor, Marcia Leclerc, “East Hartford is not immune to any of those numbers.”

Since 1981, the month of October has been annually recognized as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

On October 3, 1979, a pilot with no guidance from the ground made a decision to abort his landing. That pilot’s actions would save lives and go down in Connecticut's history.

“There’s a fairly well known story. A United Airlines flight I think it was a Boeing 727 a commercial jet liner of that era was on final approach to Bradley during the storm,” described Nick Hurley, curator of the New England Air Museum.

Piloting Flight 220 that day was Captain George Deihs, a former Army pilot with 25 years of experience with United Airlines.

“Obviously, conditions were terrible it had been raining most of the day it was very very dark but the pilot was still confident he could land on runway 6,” Hurley said, narrating the tale.

What Deihs didn’t know was that an F4 tornado was about to cross Runway 6, the same runway he was about to land on.

“He could barely see a thing visibility was terrible the winds were really straining the aircraft and all of the sudden he learned he was completely alone because everyone in the air traffic control tower fled,” Hurley explained.

That left him with no choice but to abort the landing.

“He opened up the throttle he pulled the nose up and basically went full power to pull out of the storm,” Hurley said.

Deihn, who is now retired, is credited with saving 114 lives that day. Deihs now lives outside Chicago.

He, his daughter and his son spoke with NBC Connecticut about that October day.

His son Jay and daughter Susy helped him recall the day.

“He had pulled up during a tornado and basically the entire airport was wiped out and good thing he did pull up we have a bunch of letters,” they explained.

Passenger wrote letters to Diehs thanking him for saving their lives.

“One passenger did say they say they saw the funnel cloud outside the plane and thought this is it you know time to say my prayers.”

While United Flight 220 climbed back into the sky, the tornado carved a path of destruction through Windsor Locks.

“The damage is multi-millions. All aircraft over on this side of the airport including the air museum with the older aircraft is completely wiped out it’s really a sad sight to behold,” Leo Cordier, the former airport manager, told reporters after the storm.

“It was a direct hit on the museum it couldn’t of been worse if we had planned it that way unfortunately,” Alan Reed said.

Reed, who is now a volunteer craftsman for the air museum, worked just around the corner at a machine shop when the tornado hit.

“We could hear people yelling and screaming all over the place,” he said. “We walked out to the front of the building out by the main road and looked down the road and just couldn’t believe it, it was like a bomb went off.”

Forty years later the air museum is bigger than ever with over 55 aircraft on display throughout three large hangars, and the story of United Airlines Flight 220 continues to be a highlight of that day.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated his attacks on Democrats' impeachment efforts, referring to the inquiry as a "coup," NBC News reported.

"As I learn more and more each day, I am coming to the conclusion that what is taking place is not an impeachment, it is a COUP," he said.

The House last month launched a formal impeachment inquiry stemming from a July 25 phone call between Trump and the Ukrainian president as well as a related whistleblower complaint.

A top Republican senator Tuesday defended the whistleblower at the center of the Democrats' impeachment inquiry following repeated attacks from President Donald Trump, NBC News reported. 

"This person appears to have followed the whistleblower protection laws and ought to be heard out and protected. We should always work to respect whistleblowers’ requests for confidentiality," Sen. Chuck Grassley, head of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, said in a statement.

Grassley also pushed back against what's become a GOP talking point — that the secondhand information the whistleblower offered should be discounted.

A state senator is calling for a temporary ban on all vaping products in Connecticut in the wake of multiple illnesses in the state and more than a dozen deaths across the country.

The state senator behind this is also a medical doctor who says until more can be learned about what’s causing these lung issues and death, it’s time to put a pause on vaping in Connecticut.

“We have to realize that we have a vaping epidemic in this country,” said Sen. Saud Anwar, a Democrat who represents the 3rd District.

Anwar says the recent deaths across the country stemming from vaping-related lung illness send a clear signal – using these products is not safe and no one should use them until we know more.

“If there was a medicine or a pill that was contaminated or had a problem or some poison in it and people were dying from it, wouldn’t we take an executive action and stop that right away. So that’s how I look at it,” Anwar said.

In a letter sent to Gov. Ned Lamont Tuesday, Anwar requested executive action establishing a four month ban on selling all vaping products in the state, much like the current short-term ban in Massachusetts.

But that could mean disaster from people who make money on the popular products.

Mohamed Abdul Gaffor works at Hartford Smoke and Vape and said a ban on vaping would shut the business down.

“Most of the stores depend on vape stuff. I think after one week, we’d have to close down,” Gaffor said.

Some non-smokers had a different opinion, saying they’d be glad to see the products gone as long as they continue to cause health issue and addiction.

"Everybody knows its unhealthy. Everybody knows that," Stanley Henderson of Hartford said.

"Banning it to a certain time I think is good for them to do a little bit more research on it," William Sanchez of West Hartford commented.

The request letter to the governor asks for executive action, not legislation, so a decision to support this ban could come immediately.

The governor has not officially responded to the letter, but in a press conference earlier in the day he commented that he did not have the authority to take executive action regarding flavored vaping pods.

Former employees of a troubled Connecticut animal rescue say there were told to lie about sick animals and conditions at the facility, and worry that state inspectors didn’t do enough to help.

The founder of Tails of Courage Animal Rescue has been written up twice for animal cruelty and a manager was arrested on similar charges while the rescue was in Danbury.

The rescue is currently under investigation for adopting out sick puppies after reopening in Wolcott this year.

NBC Connecticut Investigates requested and obtained prior investigative documents from the Department of Agriculture into Tails of Courage that show its troubled history. Despite having a history of violations, Tails of Courage continued to receive their animal importer license until they voluntarily surrendered it this summer.

Former Tails of Courage employees Sian Hirtle and Melanie Dzamko say they’re not surprised when they heard the latest allegations about their former workplace, this time in Wolcott.

“To know that this is a dog that maybe you spent four to five days on trying to help it live and to know that his little, dead body is in the freezer right next to you while you’re adopting out his siblings,” Sian Hirtle pauses shaking her head, reflecting on her experience.

Hirtle and Dzamko say they tried to make a difference while working at Tails of Courage in Danbury.

“I wanted to leave, but if I did I knew the next employee that gets hired in my place is probably just going to go along with it,” said Dzamko, “We were all young, wanted jobs, and wanted to make a difference.”

Both women say their complaints to the rescue’s founder Kristan Exner about the overwhelming number of animals, the conditions, and puppy care were ignored.

“Kristan would make it seem that this is how it is for rescues everywhere,” said Hirle.

“People would ask us, you know, why didn’t we report this? Why didn’t we call anyone else? And the reason why is because the people that we’d be reporting this to would come and inspect our kennel every two months, so we saw them all the time anyway,” said Hirtle, “They knew exactly what was going on.”

Hirtle and Dzamko said that after they quit because they felt they couldn’t change the conditions, they told Danbury detectives about their experience and concerns, like their boss telling them to lie about sick dogs, while police were investigating Exner and Tails of Courage.

“’If it’s positive lie and say it’s negative.’ This is about the parvo test,” read Hirtle from her text messages between her and founder Kristan Exnar, messages she said she gave to police as evidence.

Danbury Police Department’s investigative report notes these same texts, “Exner also texted to (redacted) regarding testing the animals for Parvo: ‘But lie and say it’s negative…’"

“It is hard being 16-17. We’re not veterinarians. We just have the training which has been given to us, which is very little,” said Hirtle.

Earlier this year, animal cruelty charges against manager Krystel Lopez were reduced to reckless endangerment and breach of peace after an investigation into Tails of Courage in Danbury December 2017 led to her arrest.

Lopez was sentenced to two years of probation as part of a plea deal.

According to documents obtained from Danbury Police, they attempted to charge Exner with animal cruelty too, but their arrest warrant was denied.

State Rep. David Michel is the House Democratic Chair for the Legislators for Animal Advocacy Caucus. NBC Connecticut Investigates showed him pictures from past investigations into Tails of Courage that we obtained from a Department of Agriculture documents request.

He said he would never live or let someone else live in those conditions. “Neither my voiceless friends, my cats. I would never. This is horrendous,” he said.

“I’ve heard so many stories where animal cruelty goes to court and then nothing happens, I would say the judicial system, as well as DOAG, I don’t think are doing enough,” said Rep. Michel (D - Stamford).

“We have technically good laws on the books. The cruelty statues are written very broadly,” said animal advocate Annie Hornish, the Connecticut state director of The Humane Society of the United States.

“I think state agencies, animal control officers, need to start enforcing the laws. The courts need to take them a lot more seriously than they have in the past.”

When asked, both Hirtle and Dzamko said they thought the Department of Agriculture was ignoring the issues at Tails of Courage.

“It makes you wonder where else they’re ignoring problems and Tails of Courage the problems were huge,” said Dzamko.

A lawyer for Tails of Courage said no one from the organization is willing to comment at this time.

The Department of Agriculture spokesperson said they couldn’t comment on an active investigation.

They said regulations for animal shelters should soon be put into place under a current law, so they have the ability to do random inspections on animal shelters.

But that law was passed in 2017, and two years later those regulations still are not being enforced.

A water main break has closed part of a road in Westport on Wednesday morning.

Police said there will be alternating one-lane traffic in the area of Charles Street and Franklin Street due to a water main break.

Repairs are already underway, but authorities said they are expected to take some time.

Commuter traffic in the area is expected to be affected.

Drivers are asked to be patient and to leave extra time to get to the train station, work or school.

We have a warm start to the day today with summer-like temperatures before temperatures crash this afternoon.

It will be mild and muggy during the day. Temperatures should hit the low 80s this afternoon ahead of a cold front.

If the cold front arrives earlier than expected, we could stay in the 70s before temperatures start falling rapidly.

The cold front will also bring scattered showers and downpours this afternoon and evening. There is a chance for isolated thunderstorms.

The warm and humid weather this afternoon will have a double digit temperature drop in a matter of hours throughout the evening.

Temperatures continue to fall throughout the day on Thursday. Temperatures will be in the upper 40s and lower 50s tomorrow afternoon with clouds and scattered showers.

You can get the latest forecast anytime here.

A pedestrian is in critical condition after getting struck by a car in New London on Tuesday night and the man accused of driving has been arrested for driving under the influence. 

Police said 37-year-old Michael Meare, of New London, was driving a vehicle near the entrance and exit of the New London Mall when he collided with a pedestrian around 10:15 p.m.

According to police, the pedestrian was initially pinned underneath the vehicle. The pedestrian was hospitalized and is listed in critical condition.

After the crash, Meare was arrested for driving under the influence, police added.

The investigation is ongoing.

One person has been taken to the hospital after a crash in Hamden Wednesday morning.

Tweets from the Hamden Fire Department say the crash happened in the area of 2891 State St. and one person was extricated and transported to Yale New Haven Hospital.

The scene is clearing, but fire officials urge drivers to seek an alternate route.

What is the EEE virus that you've heard so much about the last few months?  EEE stands for the Eastern Equine Encephanitis virus, which can be transmitted to humans from an infected mosquito.  Three people have died from EEE in Connecticut this year and another person has become ill.  Towns like South Windsor are now having to take precautions.

Who is Most at Risk for EEE?

All residents of and visitors to areas where EEEV activity has been identified are at risk of infection. People who engage in outdoor work and recreational activities in endemic areas are at increased risk of infection. Persons over age 50 and under age 15 seem to be at greatest risk for developing severe disease when infected with EEEV.

Before this year, no human cases of EEE had been reported in Connecticut since 2013, according to the Department of Public Health.

What are the Symptoms of EEE?

It takes four to ten days after the bite of an infected mosquito to develop symptoms of EEE, DPH says. Severe cases of EEE virus infection result in encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain.

The incubation period is 4 to 10 days.

Symptoms of systemic infection include:

• Chills
• Fever
• Malaise
• Arthralgia (joint pain)
• Myalgia (muscle aches and pains)

Is There a EEE vaccine?

There is no human vaccine for preventing EEE and there is no specific antiviral treatment for EEE.

What do You do if You Think You Contracted EEE?

Consult your healthcare provider for proper diagnosis. Diagnosis is based on tests of blood or spinal fluid, according to the CDC. These tests typically look for antibodies that the body makes against the viral infection. Severe illnesses are treated by supportive therapy which may include hospitalization, respiratory support, IV fluids, and prevention of other infections.

How do You Prevent EEE Infection?

• The best ways to prevent infection include:
• Use bug spray
• Wear long sleeves and pants/Cover bare skin
• Avoid spending times outdoors during or after dusk until dawn

Is EEE Always Deadly?

How Common is EEE?

Are Instances of EEE Rising This Season?

As of late September, instances of EEE occurrence are actually on the decline though the disease is still a threat.

So What Will Help With EEE?

Mosquitoes are cold-blooded and cold air from winter will slow them down and decrease their activity.  The first frost of the season will help put them into a deep-sleep or hibernation, but true relief won't come until a true freeze.

Where has EEE been Found?

EEE has primarily been found in the southeastern part of the state this year.  Some of the mosquito species that tested positive for the virus are known to bite both people and horses.

A Hartford police officer who was nearly killed on the job last year has been promoted.

Officer Jill Kidik was promoted to the rank of detective on Sunday.

Last week, Detective Kidik was also awarded the Medal of Valor by the Connecticut Police Chief's Association. It's one of the highest distinctions an officer can receive.

Kidik was stabbed in the neck while responding to a dispute last year. On Thursday, May 17, 2018, she was called to the Spectra Boutique Apartments on Constitution Plaza after getting a report of a landlord and tenant dispute.

After Kidik spoke with an employee about the complaint, police said she went up to the tenant's ninth floor apartment, where she was violently assaulted.

Kidik was stabbed multiple times in her neck and suffered injuries to her jugular vein. She also had a partially severed trachea and injuries to her face and eye, officers said.

She was admitted to Hartford Hospital in critical condition and underwent several surgeries.

Her attacker was immediately arrested and remains jailed in lieu of $2 million bond, according to police.

Kidik is a 13-year veteran of the Hartford Police Department.

Prosecutors in Florida filed an appeal late Tuesday to challenge a judge's decision to toss out video evidence that allegedly shows New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft paying for sex acts at an illicit massage parlor in Jupiter.

The move came after Palm Beach County Judge Leonard Hanser ruled in May that all videos in Kraft’s solicitation case must be suppressed. In his 10-page ruling, Hanser wrote that detectives and the judge who approved the secret installation of cameras that captured Kraft’s alleged solicitation at the Orchids of Asia Day Spa didn’t do enough to minimize the invasion of privacy to other guests.

Prosectutors argued in the appeal that Kraft should only be entitled to surpess video that was obtained unlawfully, claiming to have legally obtained evidence of Kraft's alleged offenses.  

Kraft was among the two dozen men who were charged following a multi-county crackdown on human trafficking in South Florida.

Prosecutors alleged that Kraft visited the illicit spa two times in January. He allegedly visited the Orchids of Asia just hours before flying to Kansas City to see the Pats play in the AFC Championship Game.

Kraft, who has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor solicitation charges, issued a public apology to fans in March. 

Police are searching for a suspect after multiple car burglaries in Rocky Hill on Wednesday morning.

Officers said they are searching in the Dividend Road and Main Street area of town.

According to police, one suspect with a stolen vehicle has already been apprehended and they are now searching for the second suspect.

The suspect they are looking for is described as a man with a gray sweatshirt and no shoes.

Authorities do not believe the suspect they are searching for is a threat to public safety.

If you live in the area, officers said to expect increased police activity including police K9s.

Anyone who sees anything suspicious is encouraged to contact Rocky Hill Police Department at (860) 258-7640.

A UConn student is in the hospital after falling out of a window at a residence hall at the University of Connecticut in Storrs late Tuesday night.

UConn police and fire department were called to a residence hall in the Northwest complex around 11:30 p.m. after getting a report that a student had fallen from a third-floor window.

When crews arrived, they said they found one student on the ground below the window. A second student was found in a room in need of medical attention, authorities added.

According to school officials, both students were taken to Windham Hospital. The student who fell from the window was transferred to Hartford Hospital for an additional evaluation. Both are in stable condition.

The incident remains under investigation.

Firefighters are responding to Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks on Wednesday morning for an incident involving a plane.

State police did not release details about the incident.

Smoke could be seen coming from near the airport.

This is a developing story. NBC Connecticut will update this story as details become available.

Bernie Sanders underwent a heart procedure after the Democratic presidential candidate was found to have a blockage in an artery on Tuesday night, the Sanders campaign announced Wednesday. Sanders is canceling campaign events until further notice. 

Sanders, 78, experienced some chest discomfort during a campaign event, his campaign said. Following a medical evaluation and testing, a blockage was found and two stents were successfully inserted.

He is conversing and in good spirits, according to his campaign.

"He will be resting up over the next few days," Jeff Weaver, senior adviser to the Sanders campaign, said in a statement. "We are canceling his events and appearances until further notice, and we will continue to provide appropriate updates."

They did not say where he is being treated.

According to his campaign's Facebook page, Sanders was scheduled to attend a Las Vegas Grassroots Fundraiser on Tuesday night at an undisclosed location. He also had events scheduled in Las Vegas on Wednesday and California on Thursday and Friday.

The Vermont Senator was just in New Hampshire on Sunday and Monday, holding a series of campaign events.

This isn't the first time he has had a medical issue while on the campaign trail. When he was running for president in November of 2015, Sanders underwent an outpatient hernia repair procedure.