BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Bob Hope is said to be recovering well in a California hospital now. The legendary entertainer at the age of 98 is fighting a mild case of pneumonia. Live to Burbank with CNN's Paul Vercammen for the latest on Mr. Hope's condition. Paul, good evening.</s>PAUL VERCAMMEN, CNN ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT: Good evening, Bill. You know, they have always said that Bob Hope is tireless, and indeed he seems to be doing quite well. In fact, his doctors say that they expect he will be released from the hospital here by the end of Labor Day weekend. They also say that he is getting stronger every day and that he is requiring less supplemental oxygen, that he is returning back to his "baseline condition," as they put it. And from his doctors' characterization, Bob Hope is showing great resiliency.</s>DR. H. LEE KAGANI, ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER: I'm impressed with how quickly he has responded, actually, for a 98-year-old man. He has turned around as quickly as I might have expected from a much younger person.</s>VERCAMMEN: They have also said that Bob Hope is still being fed interveniously here. Here's the timetable, when he is released, he will go home, just about a mile and half away from here in his Taluka Lake estate, and they say it will take about three weeks or so before he is completely back to normal, but the good news is here, as doctors say, that Bob Hope is getting stronger every day, and there is light at end of the tunnel in terms of him being released from this hospital. Reporting live from Burbank, California, I'm Paul Vercammen -- Bill.</s>HEMMER: All right, Paul. And good news there. Thank you, Paul. Much appreciate it with the update there.
Bob Hope Said to Be Recovering Well from Pneumonia