The designated survivor for a president's address to Congress starts the day as a Cabinet secretary and ends it that way, too, God willing.

MIAMI - A former Miami police officer was sentenced Friday to 45 days in jail for attacking a nurse at Jackson Memorial Hospital while on duty. Lester Bohnenblust, 51, must also serve three years of probation after his release and perform 100 hours of community service. Bohnenblust's relatives were in tears Friday as Miami-Dade County Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez handed down his sentence. Bohnenblust, who had been with the Miami Police Department for more than 20 years, has since been fired. Nicholson told reporters outside the courtroom that he was pleased with the sentence and thought the judge was fair.