with a fought snote saying "wat" what a great gift. thanks so much for watching us. we report. you decide. make it a great day, everybody. >> i just want to say happy birthday. hello, everyone, i'm jamie colby. >> i'm kelly wright. topping the news this hour, day 12 of the government shutdown. coming up, why lawmaker, may not be any closer to ending the stalemate and what it could mean for the nation's looming debt crisis. >> plus, it led what many are describing as a national disgrace. now we're going to tell you when the families of fallen soldiers are finally expected to receive their death benefits. new details on that salmonella outbreak. how far has it spread? and why doctors have been so

hard pressed to get it under control. but first, we're going to begin with the latest efforts to end the stalemate in washington. into its 12th day now. we are seeing lawmakers gathering for a special saturday session. trying to hammer out a deal. after president rejects another house plan to get everything open again. while a senate team has just rejected a plan to raise the nation's spending limit. ahead of this week's debt ceiling deadline. wrapping it up all for us, live in washington. >> there are signs that nerves are getting really, really frayed up here. we saw an example of this just a little over an hour ago, when republicans who are continuing to pass these mini funding bills, yanked one of these that would fund native american health programs. when democrats asked for unanimous consent to change the

title of this specific bill. they wanted to change it i'm not joking here to, and i quote, although we prefer a comb prehebsive, clean, continuing resolution to end a government shutdown. that is how petty things are getting up here. a more serious find of the impasse is several republicans emerged from their caucus meeting earlier this morning very disgruntled, very dismayed that the president appears to be rejecting a very promising plan put together by congressman paul ryan up here that would address some of the long-term drivers of deficit spending here. medicare, social security, a special reform to the tax code. here's what many of them had to say as they emerged from the caucus meeting to learn the president rejected the latest proposal. >> it doesn't appear as though the president wants anything except more tax revenue with tax increases yet again. >> no deal as far as we're concerned. >> while the president has rejected every offer we made. i guess wait to see what the senate comes up with.

>> meanwhile, there had been great interest on the senate side of another proposal that was put together by moderate republican susan collins of maine that would, among other things, fund the government for six months. and delay the medical device tax for two years. but the senate majority leader harry reid today gave a very dim sign and of course about what he thought of that proposal. here's harry reid. >> it's really hard to comprehend but four days from today -- unless and until a few extremist republicans, we hope it's a few, too radical to compromise, could force a default on the nation's financial obligations. >> and just moments ago, jamie, we learned that the senate did indeed reject the collins

proposal. so where does that leave us? certainly republicans from the polls we're taking a larger hit in the polls for this government shutdown. should we fail to meet our debt obligation on october 17 when we hit the debt ceiling, that may change. history is not inclined to remember the name of a few republicans who stood their ground. it does remember the name of the man sitting in the oval office when markets are roiled and some economists predict we may fall into another recession. it's the guy sitting in the oval office whose name is often remembered. >> great report, thank you. states are now the ones stepping up to fill the financial voice created by the government shutdown. arizona reopening the grand canyon today to visitors on its own dime. new york state announcing it will reopen the statue of liberty tomorrow. while several more states are also falling in line to cover

similar costs. dominic is live with more details on how the states are chipping in their own money to open up these vital landmarks. dominic. >> yes, absolutely, kelly, they are taking the responsibility here, because it's so vital to local economies there. the grand canyon will open in a matter of hours. it's taken governor jan brewer dipping into state funds and asking for local private money to pay the department of interior some $600,000 to make this happen. it will keep the grand canyon for about a week. a week minimum is what they're saying. brewer is blaming washington, however, venting in a statement last night, saying, quote, while this deal will buy us some time and bring back lost revenue to the state, i would hope our elected officials move immediately to negotiate an end to this government stand still. we cannot pay the federal government's tab for long. over in utah, the governor there was the first state leader to

try to get their parks open. he's found $1.7 million for the national park soiervice so they can keep places open for up to ten days. >> i would suggest to us all that utah is leading the way. we understand the challenges out there in washington, d.c. we've worked together to try to find a solution to make sense. it's a proverbial win-win. >> in south dakota, mt. rushmore will reopen. local businesses and organizations are throwing into the pot after the state government said they'd buy a day of operations for the monuments. they have money for ten days at the moment. mt. rushmore which bears the faces of some of america's greatest statesmen has obviously been one of the most controversial state closures if only because attempts were made by federal employees to prevent people from taking photo of the monuments even though those

people weren't actually standing on federal land, kelly, back to you. >> that defies common sense. thank you for that report. >> a lot of this -- after days of controversy over what many have described as a national disgrace, the department of defense says families of fallen soldiers will start receiving the death benefits they're owed as early as next week. elizabeth prann. >> the pressure is now off the fisher house, a military-related charity, which stepped up to the plate this week, offering to pay the death benefits, which includes that $100,000 payment. the president signing into law a bill allowing the defense department to resume paying those benefits to grieving families. pentagon press secretary george little sent a re in part it reads, families will receive they, referring to the payments, early next week when banks reopen for business. in addition, fisher house foundation will donate $25,000 to each of these families from

its own funds. the administration says this could have been avoided if congress didn't shut down the government. >> my point all along was that, you know, the way to resolve that problem and all these problems instantly is to reopen the government. and to restore funding at levels that republicans themselves felt were appropriate for the previous fiscal year. and, you know, so that when the legislation was passed and the president was able to sign it, he did, because he felt it was very important these benefits be guaranteed. >> during the gop weekly address, however, chairman of the house armed services committee buck mckeon says the house continues to restore funding to military families and programs nationwide, putting an end to the stalemate that's really captivated the entire country. >> it's about ensuring that our troops in harm's way and their

families are taken care of. the same way they take care of us here at home. preserving the american dream. that's what this is really about. >> secretary chuck hagel saying this week he remains deeply concerned about the disruptive impact of the ongoing shutdown and what it's having on the departmental operations. jamie, back to you. >> elizabeth, live in washington, thank you so much. let's focus on something else. related to all of this, it's obama care or the affordable health care. glitches have not stopped for many people trying to sign up. since its launch, users have had trouble with the website health care.gov. the white house says a software component crashed because of the high volume of visitors and is working to fix it. but now we're hearing that some of the consumers who did log on are having problems with their new insurance companies seeing their patient information.

we are looking into all of this. more details. molly, good to see you. >> the obama administration has not released any comprehensive data on how this first week has gone. specifically how many people have successfully enrolled for health insurance using health care.gov. you've heard the reports of how many individuals cannot log on. but insurance companies also are reporting problems. according to "the washington post," determining if consumers have actually purchased health insurance plans. if those consumers qualify for tax credits. and if those consumers are erroneously listed more than once on lists sent to the companies. critic, say this leads to more confusion for americans who are facing penalties next year if they don't have health insurance. >> they're trying to do this with the threat of the fact you're going to get fined, you're going to get fined for not doing something you can't do anyway. that's why we said, why don't we

delay the fines, delay the individual mandate, as you did for big business, and you can work to get this together. it's unfair to put the american people in a position that they simply can't succeed and can't win. and that's what's happening. >> the obama administration said it anticipated there would be glitches in the system as it rolled out and said the sheer volume of people trying to log on and shop for insurance plans indicates how important the law is for the country. president, according to a spokesman, has been updated on the problems plaguing the system this week. >> i can guarantee you he knows in great detail how the website works, what the issues are, the number of people who are across the country who have been going to the website and exploring the options available to them. and he has made clear to his team that he wants them to take every measure necessary to improve the consumer experience. >> health and human services secretary kathleen seb bealious

who has been promoting the obama care and signing up for it says the online system is, quote, getting better every day. republican senator pat roberts is calling for sebelius to step down because of, quote, gross incompetence in rolling out the website. kelly. >> just got to get out those kinks. all right, thank you. you might have thought you heard the last of them but admitted nsa leaker edward snowden making a rare public appearance for the first time in months. the 30-year-old activist captured in a series of videos posted on the whistleblower website wikileaks seen accepting an award in moscow where he also addressed the audience and warned against the use of surveillance programs. here's just a bit. >> they hurt our economy. they hurt our country. they limit our ability to speak and think and to live and be creative, to have relationships, to associate freely.

and they're going to make us less safe. >> snowden has been granted asylum in russia at least for now but faces espionage charges here at home in the united states. south dakota police say the 2-year-old son of a pro football star was beat en to death by hi mother's boyfriend. the toddler is the son of minnesota viking and last year's league mvp adrian peterson. the child assaulted on wednesday. and died from his injuries yesterday. in a sioux falls hospital. the man accused of committing the heinous act is in jail. police charging joseph patterson with aggravated assault and aggravated battery of an infant. a candlelight vigil sprang up in sioux falls. peterson, would has not spoken publicly since the death posted on his facebook page, thank you to my family, my fans and my friends of other teams for their support.

a freak snowstorm already blanketing the midwest. you can't believe it. we can tell you it will be financially devastating to ranchers. we're going to tell you about that next. and kerry and karzai, america and afghanistan, and the negotiation over our u.s. troops staying there after next year. plus, republicans on capitol hill are behind closed doors. looking for a way out of their deadlock with the senate and the white house. >> every day, that house republicans attempt to get the president to come to the table and really negotiate a path forward for our future fiscal sanity. ♪

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welcome back. time for a quick check of the headlines. a freak snowstorm worrying ranchers in south dakota who may lose everything. the storm last week dumped up to 4 feet of snow in some areas, killing as many as 100,000 cattle which could be economically devastating for farms across the region. in missouri, a zookeeper crushed to death by an elephant. the man killed while moving the animal between barns. zoo officials say the elephant

won't be put down. and a plane door falling from the sky in california landed on a motel roof. authorities say the door was from a private plane. reportedly no one in the plane or or the ground was injured. oh, my. tough to know how long we'll be using that graphic about the government shutdown. we're now back to that budget battle in washington. just a short time ago, house members wrapped up another saturday meeting. still no deal in sight. republican leaders are trying to develop a new plan to reopen the government and avoid a first ever default. but they're suggesting that president obama is rejecting every single plan they put forward. angela mcgrewen is a fox news political analyst. david mercer, the president of mercer and associates. welcome to both of you. both sides represented today. david, you first, because we expect to hear from democratic leadership shortly. tell me, what will we hear, do

you think? >> well, i think that they'll be sticking to the message that they've been united on. which the president has laid out several times. which is that we need to reopen government. we shouldn't have been here in the first place. while we've been talking, it's now time for action. action quite frankly that could have taken place back in the spring when the speaker instead of accenting the requests, 19 of them, to have a conference on the budget passed in the house and senate, refused to do so. so we now come up with this deadline that may be very costly to the american people. i think that action needs to be taken. that's what you'll hear from the democrats in response to proposals that have been put forth. >> a temporary shutdown is one thing but a default is something else. it has global inpla i kas really in terms of where we stand in

the world financially. i want to ask you, angela, because one of the things the president has insisted is we have to pay the bills for expenses we've already incurred. >> right. >> were they part of a previous budget? because they must have happened under his watch. he's been there now this is his second term. where do those expenses come from that help us understand -- i'm not joking. how did we get to where we are now, that we owe all this money? >> because we have a president who believes we can spend ourselves out of a recession. a lot of policies that the democrat congress passed has failed us and it's cost a lot. we've had government grow. food stamps. i can go down the list of socialism, socialized programs this president has put forth. having said that, in 2011 president obama went on a midwest bus tour saying that we needed to stop the government spending and do entitlement

reform. now paul ryan and others are giving him proposals on entitlement reform but he doesn't want to listen to that now. this is groundhog day all over again. when the president went on his midwest bus tour, he was the one talking about cutting the deficit. and now we're not doing anything about it. >> david, what's at stake for this president for every day that goes on that our government remains shut down and we inch closer to the day where we could actually default? >> i think the stakes are very high for everybody including the president and the stake's incredibly high for the american people. we can't afford to set back the progress we've made in getting out of the recession by putting us back into a possible recession. higher interest rates. increased costs. as we know, it's costing billions of dollars to be even in a shutdown. if i might clarify to your earlier question to angela regarding the deficit or the debt. you know, congress has control of the purse strings.

and it's congress who went ahead with the spending and is now refusing to pay the bill that it agreed to pay earlier. that is the problem. and that's why congress needs to stand by the full faith and credit of the united states to pay the bills it itself has authorized already. >> this comes u again and again, david, where people are saying that republicans are responsible for this. let me ask you this first, david, and then angela, please respond. david, what's in it for republicans to be adamant against coming up with a resolution? what is in it for them? why would they do that? >> it's a very good question. the answer lies in the most recent "wall street journal"/nbc news poll which shows the general favorability reading of the party itself -- >> it's not making sense to me and a lot of americans.

why would they do something that would make them look worse? >> to be clear about it, the debt -- raising the debt ceiling does not add one dime to the deficit. it only says that we will pay for what we already authorized for spending. so for your audience, for clarification, it doesn't add one dime -- >> excuse me, on the debt ceiling, republicans understand the math, okay. we're talking about the government shutdown and spending cuts i think as well. angela, why is it that democrats argue republicans are doing this intentionally? what do they have to gain by not coming up? they'll be heroes if they come up with a solution that works. and they have made several proposals. what's wrong with those? >> jamie, it's all in the messaging. listen, the president is a democrat. so people are going to follow his story line. democrats are lock in step with their talking points. and republicans do not want to hurt this country.

republicans are patriots. they do want to create a better america. however, utilizing obama care, defunding obama care, or tying obama care to the government shutdown, i said from day one you should not do. let it fall through. let the process actually work. so to answer your question, the reason why the poll numbers, david, for republicans, have gone down, you liberals are very good with your talking points on demonizing republicans and unfortunately, jamie, we're standing on right, but the bottom line is, if the president and congress doesn't come to some conclusion to reopen the government and to raise the debt ceiling, the world markets will be hurt and more americans will be hurt. >> thank you both. with respect to both parties, thing it's in everyone's interest to try to come to a resolution. >> i agree with you. thank you. >> all right, guys, great to see both of you. we often read and hear the

disturbing statistics like those kids dropping out of high school. what we don't hear often enough are the stories of remarkable kids completing school and moving forward for brighter futures. organizations like the boys and girls club of america, for example, are working hard to help kids do just that, to succeed in life. in today's beyond the dream, we focus on one of them. keon th keona nolan, america's youth of the year. the bell tolls on the campus of howard university indicating the time for the change of classes for students. it is a prestigious academic institution with a long line of graduates who have and continue to make great contributions to america and the world . one of its rising stars, this freshman student of wichita. she is the national youth of the year for the boys and girls club of america. >> i feel extremely blessed to be the national youth of the

year and i'm so pumped because now i get to represent the organization that i love. >> reporter: the organization that she dearly loved is the boys and girls club. it's a place that keona calls home. it's where she found inspiration and motivation from caring adults who served as her mentors. they, keona says, helped her and her single parent mother through some very difficult times when her mother became permanently disabled following heart surgery. keona had to work to make money, plus keep a rigorous academic schedule it the club was there to help. >> i would have never had the confidence in myself. i would have never believed that i can do this. i can achieve my deeps. and the boys and girls club had just been that foundation i needed. >> on behalf of the 4 million kids that we serve a year at boys and girls clubs of america, keona is a shining example of our program, and the evidence, the irrefutable evidence, of what we're all about. >> reporter: at howard, keona is

focused on study and being a positive influence on people she encount encounters. she is optimistic about becoming a future leader in america. and her passion for excellence is contagious. >> it's really great to have a friend who's doing such phen phenomenal things. i'm really honored and humbled to have a friend like keona because she's such a role model not only to her peers but to also other adults because her faith and drive, it really inspires you, that you can do anything as well. >> it definitely inspires me because it lets me know i can do something. >> reporter: keona's goal is to eventually become a federal prosecutor and ultimately serve as a justice on the supreme court. she's determined to help people along the way live their best lives now. the slogan of the boys and girls club is great futures start here. now you're a student at howard university where the slogan is or the motto is truth in service. how do those two philosophies connect with you as keona nolan

youth of the year? >> they go hand-in-hand with one another. the boys and girls club helped me get my start, it helped me have that great future. and the future, there's so many opportunities. but right now, truth in service at howard university, it's important to make sure that i'm giving back to my community, to make sure that i'm honest and i possess integrity in everything that i do so they both tie hand-in-hand and they're both going to make me the person that the future will appreciate. >> the future will appreciate you. she has, by the way, no matter what you're going through you should never, ever give up on hope and achieving your goals. adding there's always a light at the end of the tunnel. living her life beyond a dream. >> wonderful, they do such great work. coming up, the withdrawal plans for thousands of troops in afghanistan is now hanging in the balance. what are the dangers that the u.s. could face if a deal falls through? leaving afghanistan to fend for itself? [ paper rustles, outdoor sounds ] ♪

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secretary of state john kerry's in afghanistan discussing how long american troops will stay there. he's meeting with of afghan president hamid karzai trying to come to an agreement. now, let's talk about the implications for both nations with rick renel, former spokesperson for the last four u.s. ambassadors to the u.n. and a fox contributor. thank you for joining us. looking forward to future, 2014, our withdrawal. we've been there for ten years. can we afford and can hamid karzai afford for the u.s. troops to totally pull out as we did in iraq? >> well, let's first talk about what we need. and after a disastrous negotiation between the obama

administration and nuri al maliki in iraq and the fact that we no longer have any troop presence in iraq or any base, i think it's very important that we have something in afghanistan. we worked too hard, kelly. we've made too many sacrifices. too many lives have been lost. for the united states to not have a base in the region, you know, in afghanistan. at least at this point we need a base in afghanistan. we have 50,000 troops there, as you said. we're looking to have 10,000 on a base that can conduct some sort of global anti-terrorism activities and operations. that's not too much to ask. frankly, it's going to help president karzai beat back al qaeda and the taliban and other radicals and it's going to make afghanistan move forward. by having u.s. presence in the area not conducting on the ground door-to-door-type

operations, but having a base there is going to help president karzai. he needs to realize that. >> next door to afghanistan of course is pakistan. which is not always the most friendly -- on the most friendly terms with afghanistan. we know the taliban can move back from pakistan, back into afghanistan, along with the al qaeda influence. and it can just be a whole mess that for ten years our troops have been able to tamp down. >> well i think there's a difference between having 10,000 troops on a base and conducting door to door operations. that's what we're looking for and that's what we're trying to do. having the u.s. presence there is going to be able to really say to al qaeda and the taliban and others, look if you get out of hand, we're there, we're going to try to do something about it, but really the day-to-day operations of trying to move afghanistan forward needs to be the responsibility of the afghans and president

karzai. it's not the united states responsibility. frankly, i'm not sure that afghanistan was the better choice between iraq and afghanistan to have a base. iraq is a much more strategic place for the u.s. troops to be. it would have been a better place to have troops and, you know, frankly than we wouldn't have to negotiate with the afghans. we could just say we've got a base in iraq. since those negotiations failed, we have an obama administration that really viewed both iraq and afghanistan as a political tool. president obama just sent all troops home and he's not really thinking about the global war on terrorism. that is going to bacome back to haunt us later. we've seen in north africa what happens when the u.s. looks the other way. so we absolutely need to make sure that the sacrifices we've made in afghanistan mean that we get a base there. >> rick, thanks. you're so right about what happened in iraq. we appreciate your comments. thank you.

well, brigadier general pete dawkins is a decorated soldier, a heisman trophy win, rhodes schooler and graduate of the united states military academy. now he has a room that's dedicated to him at the histos c store thayer hotel. it's all part of a special tribute to some of west point's most distinguished graduates. senior correspondent eric shawn has more on the special dedication. >> reporter: it has been the defender of our democracy since 1802. the venerable u.s. military academy at west point, new york. now guests who check into the historic hotel thayer on the academy grounds can sleep in roofs dedicated to some american icons, west point graduates who have gone on to become leaders in the military, business and other professions. >> i want people to understand one thing, i'm not dead yet, okay. >> reporter: the latest tribute is for pete dawkins, retired

brigadier general who saw combat in vietnam. dawkin is a grade iridiron lege. his room is number 411. >> what i would want and what i think most of the people whose names are on these roofs would wish for, is for people to understand how potent, how powerful, how formative, our time at the military academy was in fashioning the people that we came to be. >> i was amazed at the history that i didn't know. some very private letters that are now hanging in some of those rooms. and conversations. and you really get a sense of the person. >> >> reporter: the rooms are not only dedicated to our nation's notables but also contain personal keepsakes of their lives and careers. this is the general martin e.

dempsey room. current chairman of the joint chiefs. some of his personal military mementos. serving in afghanistan. and there's a guest book. one guest wrote, congratulations on another great tribute. oh, yeah, beat navy. >> this place, west point, is about ethical leadership. and we're trying in these rooms to demonstrate people with ethical leadership over their careers. >> reporter: photos of him as a cadet and a breathtaking view of the scenic hudson river. about one-third of the hotel's 150 suites have been named while others await sponsors. the first female west point graduate to become a general has a room. others include general macarthur. astronaut buzz aldrin.

norman schwarzkopf. thomas jefferson. dwight eisenhower are waiting to be sponsored. general george s. patton gets the bar. for the west paint cadets, the rooms are a reminder of who has come before. >> what we did was not for us but it was to be part of something bigger. we ended up being patriots. >> reporter: west point and the hotel thayer, a lasting tribute to those who serve. >> a great story. cominge ining up, a salmone outbreak gripping the nation. why doctors say their treatments aren't working as well as they used to. when you have diabetes like i do,

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us a couple tips on where to even begin to know what their financial situation is. >> you're right, it's a initiative that hits close to home. we've had clients that have been with us sometimes more than a decade and then all of a sudden we start to notice that something's not quite right. they're not understanding some of the financial advice or decisions. it's a great time to get the kids involved. but you're going to get a lot of resistan resistance. >> they want to be independent. >> i would encourage then, get involved. there's a lot that can be done. one of the most important things you can do is get a power of attorney in place. the older generation -- we've done a lot, you know, to pass on the assets to heirs, wills in place, but weem done nothing to protect ourselves during the, you know, while we're alive. those are just a couple places to start. >> think the power of attorney is a great place to start. will allow your children to sign things to take better care of

you. as an attorney, i always recommended a living will, to be able to make health decisions. in addition to that, what documents should you say to the folks, haey, mom, dad, i need t sit down and see what you've got. >> probably talk to somebody like yourself, you know, an attorney would be great at that. in terms of consolidate -- >> what does that mean? >> we get clients in from other firms and we find they have 30, 40 accounts spread out. stuff gets lost in the sauce. i would encourage the kids or loved one, get involved. meet the financial advisers. go to the bank. because that's probably a place that your mom and dad hang out at. learn about ways going on there. because what we're finding is the generation, the older generation, is the most susceptible to fraud and that's where people prey. >> sometimes when you go to that bank with your loved one, the person they've been dealing with for 30 years will say, you know,

mom's -- >> not quite right. >> exactly. so you learn. basically, learn about the accounts. consolidate the accounts. and then what about if your folks need money? they own their home, they paid off their mortgage 20 years ago. what about a reverse mortgage? >> a reverse mortgage can be excellent. i would understand the terms and explain to your parents this is not an unlimited atm. you're basically slowly selling your house to the bank. and they need to understand that. but it can be very good to get the kids involved. so they help them decide whether or not the interest rate they're going to be paying or the equity that's being taken out of the home, whether it's happening too fast or not. >> so the bank gets equity, you get cash. it can be useful. >> or downsize, you know, maybe consider selling the home, the big house. the kids are gone. >> another tough thing to convince the parents. great advice. there's a lot of information on this. you can read a lot of stuff that dave's done too. dave nelson, thank you. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] progresso's so passionate about its new

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new health concerns over the outbreak of salmonella across the u.s. a shocking 42% of people fin infected have been hospitalized. linked to contaminated chicken. this strain is resistant to

antibiotics. this doctor is chair at a hospital and professor of the urology department at the school of medicine. thanks for joining us. this is very important. because i understand that 13% of these particular people have been affected could also face an illness that could lead to death. >> yes, the number you mention which is really important is 42% of these patients. about 278 of them have been con tap nacon tap nated and infecte. they've been hospitalized. that's usually not the case with salmonella. this is the kind of bug you would get, you would get sick for an few days, and after a week or so, you're going to be fine and this will pass with just fluid and rest. so the reason why this is going on is the key word, the buzzword, antibiotic resistant. typically when something like this will come in, you give tet row cycline and they do just fine. now we're seeing more are being

resistant, they're bouncing to the hospital. 13% were extremely sick. the good news is there has been no fatalities. no mortality or death which is really great news. we want people to know about the symptoms which starts with diarrhea, chills, fever and then some abdominal cramps. after a few days, if you don't feel well, go see your doctor. people of concern are pregnant women, auto immune people, inmui inmunty problem in children. those are the ones we have to be careful. >> that's about twice we would normally see for a salmonella outbreak. and the key is they're resistant to anti-biotics. when we see these kind of symptoms, how do we present it? >> there's a culture of using a lot of anti-by the yiyot being r farms, and that's getting into our foot system, and it's

causing even antibiotic in our hospital. we're seeing more of this resistance. cook your children to 106 degrees. no cross contamination. and i love chicken. i eat a lot of it. but you got to be careful about not to really keep your food away and make sure you refrigerate it well. if you don't feel well, go see your doctor. we may have to give you multiple anti-biotics. don't take it unless you absolutely need it. we'll talk about it more and more. >> mention sunday "house call," takes place tomorrow with you. >> can you show up tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. for "sunday house call." have a great afternoon. thanks so much. if food doesn't look cooked, please don't eat it. >> i hope you followed my instructions, jamie. >> thank you, doctor. thanks to all of you for

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up next on "the journal editorial report," week two of the government shutdown leaves both sides scrambling to end the stalemate. so who's bearing the brunt of the blame? plus, is janet yelli ining good the economy? what president obama's fed nominee means for your money. and a pair of terror raids ends with a big al qaeda capture in africa and reignites the political debate over guantanamo bay here at home. welcome to "the journal editorial report." i'm paul gigot. as the parties work around the clock to end the standoff, it