leaving hundreds of thousands of americans without pay checks. peter alexander is on the national mall in washington and has that part of the story. peter, good morning to you. >> good morning to you. that includes the 4200 workers at the smithsonian museum and national zoo. they have been furloughed as a result of the government shut down. we're in front of the national air and space museum. last week they had 88,000 visitors come here. today it will be zero. the door is locked and there's a simple message that reads we apologize for the inconvenience. >> reporter: in virginia, the shock is still hitting thomas fuller. a single father, he's an i.t. consultant and con track worker for the department of labor, among tens of thousands of federal contractors impacted. >> the frustration is because it seems like something that could be avoided. >> reporter: the message delivered in a short e-mail. the tasks that you are

performing will need to be stopped. no work. no pay. no clear end in sight. >> we wouldn't be able to get along without pay for, you know, a month or two. it would effect us dramatically. >> reporter: near boston, fred is packing his bags for a dream vacation with his girlfriend. a retirement trip he has been mapping out for years. five national monuments. from the grand canyon to zion. all are now closed. >> i'm 63 years old and i'm going to see it for the first time but now i'll get there and can't see it. >> reporter: like plenty of others, he is angry at washington. republicans and democrats alike. get it together. work together and do something because we the people are being hurt. >> that's just two of the stories with hundreds of thousands of others like it. we are been speaking to people here on the national mall all morning. there's consensus on frustration, irritation, and this morning, confusion. >> all right.

peter alexander in washington this morning. thank you so much. jim cramer is host of mad money on cnbc. good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. >> start on main street. you're the average joe or jane and you're waking up this morning and hearing the government shutdown. you're worried about your job, your economy, the 401(k). what's the immediate impact. >> people are worried about their paycheck. maybe my business is going to get hurt. so it's more than just convenience and inconvenience. this is about people thinking if they're paychecks aren't coming, maybe mine won't come. >> a lot of analysts have been reacting to this for the last couple of weeks. we had the record highs on september 18th and it's been going downhill since then. what are you expecting today? >> i think it's going to be up. >> why? >> business as usual. every time we have sold through one of these, 2011, 2012, sequester, it doesn't go down. you end up missing a great opportunity. >> so investors have reacted over two weeks.

in some ways were they also anticipating not the threat of a government shutdown but the next battle, the fight over the debt ceiling. >> that's where people are too complacent. the first punch we absorbed. the second is surprising. people are concerned that the government might default. i don't think they will. >> when we talk about the potential impact of a shutdown on the economy are we talking about it impacting it fundamentally or emotionally? >> i think just emotional for the shutdown because we have been there before. there's been a ton of them. they usually don't hurt earnings but when it comes to the debt ceiling that's about bonds. you don't mess with bonds. >> real quickly, you have been talking to a lot of ceos. these are the people running the companies that are going to deal with the new healthcare law. are they saying to you that they think it was worth shutting down the government over this healthcare. >> no, they have all pretty much gotten used to it. they figured out how to have the

paychecks adjusted. they figure if it doesn't do well they'll readjust. i don't know any ceo that thinks this is right. >> i want to mention, congratulations, 2,000th episode of mad money tonight on cnbc. >> thank you so much. the finger pointing on this began long before the shutdown. which side of the political aisle will get most of the blame this morning? chris matthews is host of hard ball and author of tip and the giper action when politics work. good to see you. >> good to be here. >> do you think this will go on for a few weeks? >> i think ted cruz brilliantly set this up. the timing no appropriations bill sign sod the government had to completely shut down. he said budget committee shouldn't meet. it's going into the debt ceiling issue. it's a one-two punch. politicians used to make deals. they don't want to make a deal this time. >> isn't the issue who ends up

feeling most of the heat? which party feels most of the blame and that will ultimately lead to a resolution here. >> our system set this up in a way, 230 congressional districts are republican. they voted against this president and for republican congressmen. they can't be defeated on this issue. they can fight to the death on this. the president was reelected again. he won the fight over healthcare but he can't stop those people because they're unbeatable in their district. so boehner is the one that's going to take the heat. >> in other words, these republicans that shut down the government are not going to pay a price for it in their own fortunes, but what about the republican party as a larger issue. >> that's the question. that's why wall street is worried and people like cramer are worried. it's the business party. they are looked out for wall street and big business. in this case big business is scared to death of what's coming in two weeks. if this debt isn't paid the united states is a dead beat. >> what part does democrats own of this. people said the president did not negotiate.

>> when you go for somebody's baby they don't negotiate over the baby. king solomon said you don't cut the baby in half if you're the mother and the president will not give up his baby. they know that. that's why this is a scary fight. they're going to ask obama to give them something he can't give them which is his healthcare plan. >> always great to get your perceptive. thank you so much. we'll see you on hard ball tonight. coming up in our next half hour, we'll have the answers to what people have when it comes to the new healthcare law. for now we'll move on and we have the story of a tragedy in colorado to tell you about. >> horrifying situation in colorado. a rescue operation for a group of hikers now turned into a recovery mission after a deadly landslide on a popular hiking trial. gabe gutierrez is there with the latest. good morning. >> good morning, the sheriff here says the five hikers are buried under tons of rock. the only survivor, a teenager,

who this morning is recovering in a children's hospital in denver. and we are hearing more about how her father may have sacrificed his own life to save hers. >> reporter: the urgent rescue operation followed a terrifying rock slide. >> there was a cliff bank above the falls and it looks like it slid off. >> reporter: five hikers are presumed dead. the lone survivor 13-year-old tracy johnson who they lifted to safety. >> looking underneath and everything of looking for anybody that survived it and i heard a small girl cry out. and i could only see her hand coming out through the boulders. i immediately went over there and started tossing off the boulders. >> reporter: he says the girl's father threw himself in harms way to shield his daughter. >> i'm glad that she survived and her dad is a real hero.

really saved her life. >> reporter: around 11:00 a.m. monday the group was hiking about 120 miles southwest of denver on a popular trail to the agnes vaille falls in the san isabelle national forest. it's a 14,000 foot peak. the slide was several football fields wide. some boulders bigger than cars. >> there are rocks in there that the engineers estimated weigh over 100 tons. >> the sheriff says recent rains and freezing temperatures may have made the terrain unstable. >> we are at a bit of a loss right now just exactly how we're going to move the boulders. >> the recovery effort could resume later today once engineers determine that the ground is safe. meanwhile, authorities have not publicly identified the five hikers who died. natalie. >> such a add story there. gabe gutierrez, thanks. at least two people were killed when a fuel tanker

crashed and exploded into a ball of flames in australia. it was loaded with 5,000 gallons of fuel when it rolled and burst into flames. this was north of sidney. flames shot 100 feet into the air. at least five people were taken to the hospital and buildings in the area were evacuated. at least five people were taken to the hospital. more proof that the show must go on no matter what goes on. this is the lake travis high school band from texas performing at a halftime football game. watch as one of the saxophone players falls down and then a domino effect creating a chain reaction. five of the other guys fall down tumbling on top of each other on the pile. all of them pop back up and everybody kept on playing. >> and nobody got hurt. >> can we call them a marching band after that? >> i have eyes in the back? mr. roker is back with a check on the weather. >> yesterday we were telling you about the severe weather in

washington state. we have proof of it. we had a tornado touchdown about 7:20 a.m. yesterday in frederic frederickstown, washington. one tornado knocking trains off their tracks and causing a lot of damage. the good news stois today, we h a gorgeous day. beautiful weather. take a look at the sunrise in boston. you can see sunny skies. the charles river, a gorgeous day there. a big area of high pressure that's dominating in the east. that's good news. we'll see sunshine there but this cold front is coming in. that's going to make for a big change in our weather. temperatures are going to be dropping ahead of this system. look at these temperatures. chicago 82 degrees. 76 in st. paul. st. louis 76. 85 degrees, behind the front, temperatures really drop. into the 50s. there's another big storm that's going to be coming across out of the pacific northwest.

that will bring winter early this fall. [fans cheering] ♪ ♪ take back the night! ♪ come on, use me up until there's nothing left. ♪ ♪ take back the night! ♪ dizzy, spinning, sweating, ♪ you can't catch your... >> good morning. this warm and dry weather pattern will continue through the end of the week. a mix of clouds and

we got your october outlook coming up in the next half hour. guys, back to you. >> al, thank you very much. outspoken billionaire and nba owner mark cuban will be in court today as he fights insider trading charges. >> good to see you. opening statements in the civil case that's turned into a knockdown drag out fight between federal regulators and the billionaire turned reality tv star. >> worst presentation ever. i'm out. >> reporter: often larger than life, billionaire mark cuban crushed contestants on shark tank, busted moves on "dancing with the stars" and paraded referees as the owner of the dallas mavericks. but now, cuban is walking into a different court in texas as he faces federal insider trading

charges. >> i'm excited about this, to finally come to court. i won't be bullied. >> reporter: the securities and exchange commission says cuban committed fraud in 2004 after investing in a small internet search company called mamma.com. the sec says cuban sold his entire stake in the company, 600,000 shares after learning the company's ceo was planning an offering of new stock. by selling when he did, cuban avoided losses in excess of $750,000. cuban says he did nothing wrong and any information he had was not confidential. the sec's lead counsel says we look forward to the start of the trial and cuban says he's not backing down. >> the thing i'm really looking forward to is shedding some sun right on how the sec works. >> reporter: he could face a penalty of $2 million. a tiny fraction of his estimated network of $2.5 billion.

>> he has to be spending millions of dollars. he could have settled but he clearly believes there's more at stake here. he is out to prove a point. >> seven women, three men were chosen as jurors. the trial is likely to last about three weeks and cuban is expected to testify. something he says he's excited to do. that $2 million fine, he's paid $1.5 million to the nba in crimes for criticizing officials. it's a drop in the bucket. >> interesting to follow that. >> here it is. all right, willie. let's check in with carson daly. he made his way out to the plaza. good morning. >> good morning. we have been asking you to send us your thoughts on the government shutdown and we have gotten great responses. let's read a couple now. dear congress, thanks for the shut down and lack of pay, we the public, your bosses, will return the favor at the polls. rebecca says i took a vow to stefsh public and i'm sitting at home without a job today.

who are you getting paid to serve? good thoughts there. >> you're very handsome. >> thank you, judy. >> i think all of this amounts to is the republicans are against president obama. they don't want the president to be successful. i think he is the best president we have had in a very long time. i think they need to work together. they knew for a long time it was coming to this. how about they don't receive any paychecks just like everyone else. >> good thoughts. thank you, judy. mike has a big gig here tonight in new york. keep sendsiing us your thoughts >> if you call carson handsome, he will read them on the air. >> all right, carson. coming up, moments of terror for a young family that were chased down. the dad beaten by a group of bikers. what a good samaritan did that could help lead to some arrests in this case. >> why sandra bullock says her

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in baltimore. >> good morning. i am stan stovall. hand-held cell phone use is now a primary offense, meaning you will be pulled over by police if they see you doing it. a first offense means you will pay $75, a second offense, 125 dollars, and if you try three of more times, you will have 175 fewer bucks in your wallet, plus court costs. a true that passengers are buckled up because drivers and customers will pay fae are not. wearing a for not seatbelt. here is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> we are tracking an accident in glen burnie. it is at eight avenue. otherwise, let's look at those delays in the area. when the six miles per hour from .he beltway to the 895 split

southbound 83, slow from york road to the parkton region. this is the northeast corner at harford road. that back up begins on 95 and continues towards the dulaney valley road exit. this is what looks like an old court. filling up on the west side outer loop. over to you, tony. >> once again, the weather is quiet. a few high, thin clouds to start the day. no rain expected. 57 at the airport, 56 at sykesville. 56 degrees and jerod so. -- in jarrettsville. alito mostly sunny skies. high temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s. average high is 72. 84 on wednesday, 83 on thursday. still near 80 on friday. cooler over the weekend with a chance for some rain on sunday and monday.

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at some of the beautiful sunrises sent in by our viewers. if you've got one to share use the #todaysunrise. i'm matt lauer with savannah guthrie, al roker and natalie morales. >> first government shuttown in 17 years is now happening. congress failed to agree on a bill to fund the federal government. >> the campus of the university of california berkeley had to be evacuated overnight after a power failure linked to the theft of a copper wire. 20 people were trapped in elevators during the initial outage. >> and obamacare begins today giving millions of americans a chance to sign up for health insurance coverage. >> coming up, we'll walk you through the five things you need to know and do as the next phase takes effect. >> and then oscar winner sandra bullock will be here. her new thriller set in space

and we'll talk to her about it. >> we'll begin this half hour with the search for dozens of bikers who terrorized a family on a highway here in new york city. it's a startling case of road rage and it was all caught on tape. kristen, good morning. >> good morning. it all ended right here on this block. a group of motorcycle riders dragging a man from his suv and beating him in front of his wife and child. now police are asking for the public's help. overnight they released photos and they're asking you to take a closer look at this video that's now gone viral. >> reporter: the video was captured on a motorcyclist helmet cam and posted on youtube. police say what it shows is that group of bikers terrorizing a 33-year-old driver with his wife and 2-year-old daughter in the car. the motorcycles surround the

black range rover. one of the bikers is bumped as they go out of frame. ray kelly says other bikers lashed out at the suv. >> he is surrounded by 20 to 30 bicycles or motorcycles i should say. they take their helmets and they start to dent his car and apparently his tires are slash there with a knife. >> the biker group is known to police. according to commissioner kelly they were in town for the hollywood stunts rally. a event that took over times square last year and had police on high alert this time. they received 200 complaints. lee an was one of those that called 911 in the moments before the bikers stopped in front of them. his suv surrounded and leann sped away running over a motorcycle. one of the bikers was struck

breaking both of the motorcyclists legs. that sets off a wild high speed chase that lasts more than 50 blocks. they stop briefly. one of the bikers pulling open the door as she steps on the gas. the suv is forced to slow and then stop in traffic and that's when the bikers attack again. one using a helmet to smash the driver's window. another goes toward the backseat as the tape ends. but police say what is not shown is him being dragged out and beaten and his face cut within view of his wife and daughter before police arrived. now he was treated and released. he got stitches. i spoke with someone here for the motorcycle rally. he did admit it was anarchy and traffic laws were broken. there was a good samaritan that came in at the end and that group tracked the group to a

nearby gas station. police are now looking at the surveillance video to try to get more information, savannah. >> all right, kristen, thank you so much. >> horrifying. >> i'm not sure anarchy and fun belong in the same sentence. if there were 200 come planlts they were out and causing trouble. >> police are continue to follow that. >> surveillance camera on the west side highway as well. so you know they'll be caught. >> let's get a check of the weather right now from mr. roker. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by white house black market. wear that works. >> and we're watching the tropics. there's an area right now, the national hurricane center gives a 50% chance of development right here and it's going to be making it's way through the yucatan and somewhere into the gulf. we'll watch what happens because we could be looking at something

by friday effecting the gulf coast. october outlook is out. much above normal temperatures around the great lakes and above normal temperatures into the southwest. precipitation-wise, dry in the rockies. the western third of the country above normal temperatures, same in the northeast and then as we move into precipitation most of the country looking normal and mountain >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start on this tuesday. we will wind up in the low 80's this afternoon.

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you sort through the information with a special series called ready or not. dr. nancy snyderman is the medical editor and jean chatzky. but who has to buy into these exchanges. >> if you get your healthcare through your employer you don't have to borrow about it. if you buy it individually you want to shop on the exchanges because it's the only way to tax into tax breaks and if you don't have healthcare for you at all this is for you. >> if you're on cobra right now you'll find out it's cheaper to be on these exchanges. >> how long do i have? >> registration starts today. it goes through may of next year but signing up this fall is smart because the benefits kick in january 1st of 2014. >> you have to sign up by december 15th to get those benefits. >> let's talk about the classes of coverage. we have bronze, silver, gold and platinum. what's the big difference in the

exchanges? >> the big difference is with the cheaper ones, the bronze and the silver plans you pay less up front but you pay more out of pocket in the back. when you go platinum you're going to pay more up front and less on the back end. >> okay. >> we have been hearing a lot about penalties. how do they bill me and penalize me if i don't sign up? >> $95 is the penalty this year. it can go up to $240 for a family. they'll get you when you file your 2014 taxes. >> incrementally it's going to go up every year. for a lot of young people that have to come into this to make it an economically viable model, i hope a lot of young people are going to say why waste $95 and get nothing versus $150 of insurance. >> that makes sense. >> exactly. >> let's talk about one of the big criticisms of existing health insurance.

if you have a pre-existing condition you either get shut out and it's hard to buy insurance or you pay exorbitant fees. what happens under the new plans? >> the pre-existing conditions will be covered. there will be no more lifetime caps on coverage which is another big issue and you won't pay more. >> does it make it illegal for a company to try to charge you more if you have a pre-existing condition. >> you cannot do it. >> absolutely. >> so women have been paid more for healthcare than men. illegal. we have been denied healthcare for pre-existing conditions, illegal. mental healthcare coverage now covered and you can keep your children on your insurance until the age of 26. i should say these thing versus been in place since the law into place. >> what about another hot topic. that's preventive care. does this plan help you avoid those conditions by getting preventive care? >> it covers preventive care even at the bronze level. that's not something you'll have to come out of pocket for.

>> what's the down side here? >> well, the down side is going to be will i be paying more for what i have in the past? and the middle class is sort of saying i don't understand where the numbers are going to come. will i maybe have 4 to $6,000 out of pocket and even they have said yes, you may which means you have to go shopping. everybody should be on the computer looking at these exchanges. >> what we have been saying for years is that bankruptcies, more bankruptcies are caused by health emergencies than any other factor. you get in there, you might have $6,000 out of pocket but it's not going to break you. >> yeah. >> i think i said march, it's may of next spring. but between october and december do your homework. this is the magic window. >> all right. thanks ladies. still ahead, are you tired of getting annoying automatic phone calls? the new way to block them once

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a little dance break there. there she is. what do you guys think? that's going down in style. she makes her own video to say so long boss. i'll see you next time. >> do you think that's going to make it easier or harder to find her next job. >> she's a producer of viral videos and that video has gone viral. >> she may get the interviews but certainly i think a lot of employers will be thinking attitude and maybe a little attitude. >> that might be a good one to ask our viewers. >> yeah, we should. i would like to know how people if they were going to go out in style what they would do. her boss, despite her quitting just volunteered to pay her for the month of october. so he's a good sport.

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>> getting word of an accident on eastbound 175. piecuch caton avenue, crash clearing from the scene there. joppa road in trumbull road, vehicle fire. another problem of note, route seven and philadelphia road shut down a jones road to to down wires. eastern avenue and kane street, accident to avoid. another problem at orleans street caroline street. }) heavyin break, 2 traffic from 95 towards the towson region. 21 minutes on the west side from 795 down. sonic there as well. that is playing a role in the delays this morning. this is what it looks like at harford road. that backup stretches to 95. heavy traffic in both directions on the northwest corner of the beltway. tony, over to you. >> a few high, thin clouds to

start the day. the weather pattern is not going to change much over the next few days. the winds will shift to the west. it will be another warm day today. light jacket to start the day. by the afternoon we will make it into the low 80s. 54 at the top of the hour in rising sun. but with a mostly sunny skies. warmer than yesterday. high temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s. it will get warmer tomorrow. 84 on wednesday. 83 on thursday. your 80 on friday. -- near 80 on friday. the chance for rain goes up and th

it's 8:00 on today, coming up, a massive government sh

shutdown. how will it impact your lives? plus the one question patients should ask their doctor. >> plus sandra bullock talks gravity, g-forces and george clooney. >> i'm from the south and i'm from the north. >> we love you. >> hi memphis, tennessee. >> good morning. >> we want to say hi to our five granddaughters. >> hi, granddaughters. >> good morning, everyone. welcome back to "today" on a bright cheerily tuesday morning. i'm savannah guthrie along side matt lauer, al roker, and carson daly. i have to say we have more exciting people in our crowd. >> yes.

>> orlando bloom and ian are here with the new trailer for the next hobbit movie. >> that's going to be huge. >> oh yeah. >> oh man. >> what was it over a billion. >> 1.1 -- >> okay, you're calling me a liar for .1 billion? i'm just kidding. also a reminder, next month we have miley cyrus on the show. she is going to perform outside for us and she'll sit down and talk about some of the controversy that seems to have formed around her in the past months. so we'll talk to miley cyrus as she performs live on the plaza. that's monday here on today. >> you may be wondering about our surroundings here. this is for a series called fact or fiction. are you a good consumer of the information you see on the internet or television. can you tell when something is a hoax? we have seen a lot of internet hoaxes. later on this morning we'll start this thing where we do a

real story and fake story and carson will help us figure out if we can tell the difference. >> it's cool. it's fun. matt is going to start today. you have two stories. >> which one is the real one? >> i can't tell you. >> let's get a check of the weather forecast from mr. roker. >> first, gnnatalie with the re news. >> americans are beginning to feel the impact of the government shutdown that began overnight. congress failed to pass the spending bill because of a dispute over obamacare. peter alexander is outside one washington attraction that's now closed. peter, good morning. >> good morning to you. you said it, we're outside the national air and space museum. here's what happens. the doors are closed. closed today due to the government shutdown. we apologize for the inconvenience. how did we get here? congress is bitterly divided stuck in a stalemate with republicans looking for ways to delay the implementation of the president's healthcare law. 800,000 federal workers

furloughed. national parks and museums closed. services suspended from small business loans to payments for low income women and children and veterans could see their benefits effected. you have to pay your taxes but your tax refunds could be delayed and consider the plight of the 24 couples that made plans to get married here on the national mall, at the lincoln memorial and some of the other monuments over the course of this month. the national park service says even though they made the plans and got their permits one year out, if the government is shutdown, those events will be cancelled. >> a lot of disappointed people around there. peter alexander, thank you so much. although house republicans insist that spending can be linked to a change or delay in obamacare, the president said monday he will not trade healthcare reform for a budget. house speaker john boehner says the best path forward is for both chambers of congress to convene a committee for their differences.

>> it's time for the senate to listen to the american people just like the house has listened to the american people and pass a one year delay of obamacare and a permanent repeal of the medical device tax. >> and house speaker john boehner says the best path forward is for both chambers of commerce to convene a committee to resolve their differences. >> in a frank interview, pope francis says too many leaders of the catholic church let themselves be sickeningly flattered by aids. he called the vatican court the lepracy and said he considered turning down the nomination. his comments came as he prepared to meet with cardinals to discuss vatican reform. a 13-year-old girl was the only survivor of a rock slide that killed 5 hikers monday in central colorado. rescuers say the girl's father sacrificed his own life by using his body to shield his daughter.

efforts are underway to recover the bodies of the victims. an explosion and power outage forced a campus evacuation. it took place at an underground electrical vault where they were fixing damage caused by the theft of copper wire. one person was hospitalized for burns and fire crews had to rescue 20 people trapped in a elevator. >> lolo jones is bulking up for winter. the winter olympics. he is vying for a spot on the american bobsled team and she packed on 27 pounds of muscle since running in london last year. she is reportedly eating about 9,000 calories a day with a diet that includes, get this, four double bacon cheeseburgers. and she wants to add a few more, apparently, to give her enough power to push a 400 pound sled. she still looks good, though. 8:06. let's go back outside to matt, savannah, and carson, guys.

>> thank you so much. >> now, let's get the forecast from al. >> what a great idea. glad i thought of it. twins celebrating your birthday. >> yes. >> what's your names. >> katina. >> jen. >> where are you from? >> tampa florida. >> happy birthday. >> thank you. >> good to see you guys. seeing double. pick city of the day, orlando, florida. we're seeing beautiful, universal -- of course universal theme park. the greatest theme park in the country. thursday, a threat of storms. 86 degrees. as you look, you can see we've got a gorgeous mid-section of the country. show you -- right now let's go to our earth cam and new orleans, louisiana. gorgeous day there. no problems. we're looking at more showers and thunderstorms later today. plenty of wet weather in the pacific northwest. sunny skies. gorgeous weather here in the northeast. windy conditions here in the plains. >> good morning.rees today ineg

this warm and dry weather pattern will continue through the end of the week. a mix of clouds and and that's your latest weather. >> thanks so much. coming up next, is the debbie downer at your job -- and we've all got one -- bringing down the entire office? >> then at 8:16, we've got oscar winner sandra bullock in the studio. she will be talking about her brand new movie gravity. it is a good one. >> and at 8:31, the man that just became the first-person to drive 3 million miles in the same car. there it is. more on that. but first, these messages. [ male announcer ] if you can clear a crowd but not your nasal congestion,

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we are back at 8:11. savannah had to run off and do a shoot we'll see thursday. we may finally be able to eat in peace. that's because of a new website that promises to block those annoying and often illegal robocall. the site is called nomorobo. >> love it. >> it's free to sign up and the service aims to hang up on robocall before they invade your home. >> signing upright now. >> i like saying it. >> nomorobo. >> can't forget that one. >> we'll put it on the website. >> trending at the wall street journal, a simple but

provocative question and one you probably don't think you need to ask but have you washed your hands? hospitals are urging patients to ask their doctors and nurses because strict hand washing is the best way to reduce infection but hospital staff only follow the rules about 50% of the time. >> you're the patient and you have to ask the doctor. >> did you clean up? did you scrub up today? >> al stands outside the men's room at nbc and says did you wash your hands. >> it's crazy you're in a hospital. germs, people are sick. doctors and nurses are only washing their hands 50% of the time. that's not good. >> all right. he's going to be breaking out in a sweat over that one. >> trending on twitter, is this the best gift you'll ever give somebody that just had a baby. j. crew launching a baby line. among the adorable dresses, bibs and shoes, a onsie costing 178

dolla. it's perfect for babies with sensitive skin or pocketbooks but you can also get a cotton one for $25. >> government shutdown, that's the money you're spending for a onsie? trending on google. do you know someone like this. >> oh, hey. >> hey, pluto, hi. must be fun to work here. although the biggest job after working in a theme park is that you must live under constant fear of deadly terrorist attacks. >> that is rachel playing the famous debbie downer character on snl but a lot of us actually know someone like that and it's having an effect on our work. a new study finds that negativity tops gossip, laziness and passive-aggressiveness as the worst in a coworker.

50% say they confront their coworker. >> i'll be the one that's annoying and smiling in their face hoping that turns it around. >> she's a happy person. >> that gets on your nerves. >> exactly. that's the idea. >> all right. that is what is trending today. let's move on to a movie that has a lot of people talking. the new thriller is called gravity. sandra bullock plays an astronaut stranded in space. some are already calling this a game changer. take a look. i'm detached. >> grab ahold.

hey, sandra, welcome back. >> thank you. >> this is not my first movie. >> really? >> i went to the screening yesterday and i sat there thinking how did they do this. >> yeah. >> you were weightless through the entire movie, basically. you're floating. there are objects floating not just past you -- i can understand how the computer could do that but then they're bumping into you and then spinning -- how did they do this? >> many, many different ways. we had the light box. we had hanging from wire riggs. we had a tank where you were submerged about 20 feet. >> this light box, nine by nine feet. you spent huge amounts of time in there. talk about how it works. >> you are clamped in from the waste down. there were led lights all around you. there was a whole camera on an arm that used to make the cars for detroit that would come hurling at you and you in slow motion did the upper half of

your body. >> was this ridiculously time consuming to shoot? >> yes and no. ridiculously time consuming in the best way in that you have to adhere to all the things they needed you to do. start in a certain place and end in a certain place so it would cut together. >> several things jumped out at me. first of all, you're in every frame of this movie basically but not only are you in it but often times you're alone. you're acting opposite nothing and the camera is right there on your face. how tough was that? >> it kind of reminds me of being at home, you know. >> no one to talk to. >> at home, just a camera, act out things. you know, it was -- it was lonely but every time i say that i say it was the perfect set up for feeling lonely, feeling lost. feeling frustrated because it was such an unnatural experience. you had nothing you were used to. in the end once you started using it instead of fighting it all the time it made it what it

was. >> also with your breathing. can we talk about your breathing in this movie. give me a sample. >> no, because i prefer not to pass out. it was a series of hyperventilation moments because you had to get to a certain level and because we shot a lot of things out of sequence i would start listening back to what we shot before and get the breath to that place so it was authentic. >> see i closed my eyes a couple of times in the theater and i kept imagining we were in a lamase class. >> i did give birth twice. >> twice during the movie? >> yes. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> oh, you took off the glasses. this is big. >> by the way, the 3-d glasses were fantastic. i don't want to sound lecherous here. >> that's hard for you. try it. >> because you know me.

you are in incredible shape in this movie. >> that's all cgi. it is. >> i don't think so. >> yeah. >> i don't think so. you must have worked out like crazy. we did. it was definitely a group effort. two great australian trainers that had the system down. they were dancers and they knew what i needed to do to get in shape so i wouldn't get hurt so i could do the wire work and everything they needed me to do. so i wanted her to look a certain way. it was just every day. but nice job to have. >> not bad and just explain to me why this was so scary for you. the quote that's going around here is it was scary for you on every level to shoot this, why? >> because i had no idea how to do it. >> after all the movies you made. >> no one in that room making this movie had any idea of what each day would be and if it would work. i had no one to help me that was a human being except when george was there. >> george clooney. i don't know if we mentioned that yet. >> george clooney and even then

they were separated a lot and only had each others voices. it took you out of your comfort zone. >> i don't think you have to be a fan of outer space and space exploration to love this movie. as a kid i remember being at summer camp and watching man land on the moon, 1969. you were. >> 4. >> i was 12. when the apollo missions would go my dad had a contact at nasa and he would get me the medals for all the missions. >> you had a good dad. are they gold? >> they're gold but don't walk away with them. this was right up my alley. >> these are amazing. it plays into these fantasies we've all had about space. not the future but futuristic things that are completely unfamiliar and the director puts such an emotional story to it. so it's not just sci-fi. it is a sci-fi that just has a really strong emotional story to it. >> speaking of emotional

stories, i watched you the other day, congratulations you were immortalized in the hollywood walk of fame. was it a thrill? >> it was a thrill because my son was there. i always wave these things off and i go it's no big deal and you try not to make a lot out of it but having him there made -- he's made everything sweet. >> but it surprised me because you have been very private. you don't put him in situations where there's going to be a lot of cameras and there was a situation where there was going to be a thousand cameras. >> it was a really conscious decision. we had one made for him at home. whoen he came home he did his own hand and footprint and wrote his name and we're going to put it at the front of the house. this is something that later on when he hates me and i'm an embarrassment i'll say let me show you what we did when you were younger and how much you liked me at that time. he was okay with being there. >> it seemed to me a few years

ago you went into a vault. after a tough time in your life. are you coming out of that? >> oh, totally. >> a little better to talk about things. he looks adorable. >> he is. he's delicious. >> and this movie grabbed me by the throat. you're fantastic. good to see you as always. >> thank you. >> gravity opens on friday. let's go to natalie. >> all right. thank you, matt. well, from science fiction to fantasy, this is a big day for fans of the hobbit film. >> that's right. the new trailer. two of the cars are with us now. good morning to both of you guys. >> good morning. >> orlando, last time we saw you, ten years ago, lord of the rings and you're stepping back in character. what was that like? >> it was a joy, actually. i had such a wonderful time playing the character to begin with and to have had the call to come back and get to wear the blonde wig and pointy ears was wonderful. he's a great fun character.

he's the action elf. >> it doesn't seem ten years older does he. >> no. >> spry and young as ever. >> he has been telling us during this interview to touch the scarf. >> yes. >> i wore it in the movie. i wasn't allowed to do any magic with it. >> what is it about this movie. the first installment came out last year. 1.1 billion. at the end of the day for movie goers why do they strike such a cord? >> the hobbit movie is based on the book that's been a best seller for 50 years. it's one of the greatest stories ever written and peter magic has turned it into three films and very true to the book and very true to the spirit of lord of the rings. that's what people will see this in this movie. lots of action. legolis is back and gandolf has a bit of a go. >> let's not keep the fans waiting any longer.

let's look at the newest trailer for the hobbit. here it is. >> it will not end here. with every victory. >> he's grown very fond of you. do not give him hope where there is none. >> you had no right to go into that mountain. >> we've been blind. in your blindness our enemy has turned. >> i found something. >> what did you find. >> my courage. >> good, you'll need it.

>> all right. >> there we go. >> talking low, i like that. >> i had a beard on. >> yeah. >> and a wig. >> yeah. >> a pointy hat. you got the pointy hat. you had pointy ears. i had pointy hat. >> how is the tone from the second different? >> action packed. >> well, the thing is we made these three hobbit movies at the same time. so we don't know where one begins and where one ends. >> it must be confusing. >> it's really a bit of a treat because you shoot the movie and you go this could be kind of great. you have these moments i was hanging upside down with wires on a green screen and spent hours stabbing at things in the air and you say this is going to look great at the movie and you say it looks better than i thought. with peter jackson. that's the good news. with peter these movies work so well for him because he takes the story from his brain, this crazy imaginative brain he has. >> he has a fabulous cast of

actors. too long to mention but lead by martin freeman that plays bilbo. stupendous actors and that's going to lift this movie up and peter told me this was his favorite of all the movies he made so far. >> can't wait. >> orlando, ian, thank you. >> good to have you guys here. >> nice to see you. >> straight >> this is the wbal tv 11 news in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. here is sarah caldwell. >> still trying to wrap the

rush-hour up. will start on southbound 95, the one having the biggest impact. before the fort mchenry, down to 11 miles per hour. this is a live look at it. it is impacting traffic. coming towards us is southbound traffic. left wing closed, maybe more than that right now. fayette street, we have a crash. at 29 and st. john's lane. route one,75 and tracking a crash. philadelphia road shutdown. orleans street, watch for a modern main break -- what -- watch for a water main break. 28 minutes on the outer loop. 21 on the west side outer loop. as you travel here on the northwest corner, this is what it looks like to delays in both

directions on the northwest corner. over to you, tony. >> weather is nice and quiet. a few high, thin clouds this morning. plenty of sunshine during the day. temperatures are getting a little bit warmer. started out in the low to mid 50s. unseasonably mild. partly to mostly sunny. high temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s. all most 10 degrees below average this time of year. at thursday. it will cool down over the weekend. chance for rain will go up by sunday. back with another updated 8:56.

we're back now. it's 8:30 on a tuesday morning, the first day of october 2013. the weather says late summer we're going up to 80 degrees today. that's nice news for the crowd gathered in rockefeller plaza. nice to have them here. i'm matt lauer with natalie morales, carson daly, and al roker. savannah had to take off for a shoot a little early this morning. >> we're straight ahead putting ourselves, our audience and you to the test in a game we like to call fact or fiction. >> that's right. sean hayes is going to join us for that too. we're constantly bombarded by information on television or online and it's hard to tell what's real anymore. >> sean is real. >> there's sean. he's going to help us out. one story is legit and one is bogus and you at home and those

of you in the plaza are going to help us. >> speaking of information we have been bombarded with we're talking about the government shuttown took pla shutdown took place at midnight. you asked people to share their thoughts. >> number one trending topic. >> keep them coming. >> #dearcongress. >> also, eat pray love with a run away seller and hit movie and now she is out with her first novel in 13 years. it's a beautifully written story. >> we have a lot to get to but can we say hello to herb gordon. he was the first-person ever to drive one car 3 million miles. nice to see you. >> you too. >> you were here in 2002. you had written this volvo 2 million miles. tell me about every one of the last million. how did it go? >> went along just fine.

>> how does it feel to break that milestone? >> pardon me? >> how did it feel to break that milestone? just terrific. i'm getting used to it. it's the third time around. >> you have been all over the country, 49 states. >> 49 states. >> just haven't been to hawaii. >> countries in europe. >> exactly. so this car has a lot of soul for you. >> a lot of memories. it's been terrific. >> how do you keep a car running at 3 million miles? >> well, you buy a quality car to begin with and then quality owners manual. people that wrote the book and the people that built the car. >> how many engines? >> same engine that came with the car. >> how much for it right now. >> take it home today. >> 4 million miles. >> congratulations. >> 1966 volvo. beautiful car. >> very cool. mr. roker. >> let's see if you got nice driving weather for you. starting off with today,

gorgeous weather up and down the east coast. rain through the lower gulf. rain in the pacific northwest. nice and toasty in the southwest. tomorrow, more gorgeous weather up and down the east coast. a few hit or miss showers with thunderstorms down through southern florida. more rain, cooler weather through the pacific northwest. sunny and hot from texas into the southwest. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start on this tuesday. we will wind up in the low 80's this afternoon. >> did you know you can get your weather any time you need it on

the weather channel or weather.com online? did you know that? very good. is that fact or fiction? matt. >> all right. al, thank you very much. you like that? sean hayes won an emmy for his role as jack mcfarland. >> you take it. >> on will and grace and now he's back with sean saves the world while raising his teenage daughter. sot. >> sot. >> i just got a new and very weird boss. there are all sorts of things we could be exploring together. sharing our feelings about. oh, there it is. >> okay. there is something i want to know. >> great. is it how i'm coping with my new boss. >> if you're gay then how did you and mom have sex? >> what was that? >> hey, sean, welcome back.

how are you. >> what happened to katie? >> katie? >> it's been awhile since you've been here. >> how many years. >> when was the last time you were here, 7 years ago? >> look at you with the hard hitting questions. yes, seven years ago. >> will and grace has been off the air seven years. i'm sure you had people say do a sitcom for us. why now? >> i had a lot of friends and fans say when are you coming back to tv and i thought what an opportunity to make those four people happy. but why now because i just waited for the right thing and the right time and, you know, you have to go away long enough for people to miss you. if you just did show after show after show it would get annoying. not you. you do it every day and people can't get enough of matthew lauer. >> will and grace -- wait one second, i have sandra bullocks questions and i would like the same questions. >> your body looked amazing in what i saw.

seriously, when you took the astronaut suit off. >> yeah. >> and you were just in the underwear, it's unreal. >> you have that on repeat. me in my underwear. >> you worry people are always going to compare this sitcom to what you did on will and grace? >> well, i don't live my life worrying about it but certainly it's been discussed but i mean, you're always going to get compared to the last thing you did and you're only as good as the last job you did. but i know, who knows, this is completely different. it's a completely different character. >> he's also gay. >> yeah. >> but you call this series post-gay. >> yeah. because it's the fifth most interesting thing about the character. just like it always should be. it's not about your sexual orientation or the color of your skin or whatever. there's many aspects to the character. it's a more grounded real person than the other character in will and grace. >> we're happy to have you back.

>> it would be great if you came on like you did in will and grace. >> one of my favorite moments. >> that's great. it would be crazy if we have a clip right now. >> no, we can do that at another -- >> oh, wait, what -- >> that was the live show. >> that was one of your live shows. >> look at that. >> by the way, where in the world are matt lauers -- >> anyway. >> welcome back to nbc and in new sitcom. good to have you here. >> thank you, pleasure. >> you can catch the series premiere of sean saves the world this thursday at 9:00, 8:00 central on nbc. sean is sticking around because we're going to play fact or fiction. >> i didn't have a choice. >> no, you did but you made the wrong choice. how smart are you at deciding if

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in this digital age with the constant flood of information it can be hard to know what's real and what's not. we're taking part in a challenge with our studio audience and all of you at home in a game -- everybody say it with me -- called -- >> fact or fiction. >> well done everybody. here's how it goes down. each day this week one of our anchors will bring you two stories. one is a true story and the other is total fiction. everybody here, of course all of you at home will try and figure out which one you think is fake. we have al roker, sean hayes. natalie morales. matt is here first to present two stories. matt, give us your first story and if matt appears in the video tape you're about to see that doesn't necessarily mean that story is real. >> that's a good point. you have to watch these stories carefully. grocho marks never wanted to be a part of a club that would have

him as a member. well, after hanging out with two guys from upstate new york, i know exactly what he meant. the iron man competition takes grit, stamina and the will of a champion but a new sport heating up in america makes the iron man look like child's play. >> it's an extreme sport. there's risks to it. >> forget the ironman, this is extreme ironing. anyone can go hiking but not anyone can go through and actually hike and then iron. it's very unique. >> iron is heavy. so you want to make sure it's not going to come up and hit you. >> founded in england in 1992, attorney mike kelsey formed the sports first american chapter. the goal, iron in extreme places. they even hold try outs. >> we prefer that the people

realize themselves that this is not for them rather than us. usually it's clear. >> a bunch of people with irons and ironing boards. >> always game for a new challenge, i accompanying the ironers on an outing in new york central park and try to keep an open mind. >> the idea that this is a sport. >> it's a sport and art and a fine line between the two. >> but somehow within minutes i'm speaking their language. >> you're short on time. you can always put a sports jacket over the rest of the shirt. >> and the cuffs. >> the collar first and then the cuffs. >> the board balance is important. >> i quickly master my first solo attempt and dominate syncoironing. >> do you get severely burned? >> a couple of close calls. >> and realize why they wear all that head gear. >> careful. careful. >> oh. >> don't worry. i got a helmet. >> as the day unfolds it becomes clear that my new friends have big plans for their pressed

shirts. >> you can see any one of the current olympic sports with an iron in the hand but right now we have to focus more on the county fairs. >> are you going to try this again after today. >> yes, as soon as you guys leave i'll be back at this. >> all right. there's extreme ironing. the first of two stories matt brings us today on fact or fiction. quick thoughts from our contestants. al, give me a thought. >> i noticed that matt didn't like to do pleats. >> sean. >> two quick things, one is that was -- this is a long very game show. the second thing is i know matt and that seems like a long thing to do just for a bit. >> so could be real is what you're saying. >> all right. >> the irons weren't plugged in. it's not very effective. >> oh, attention to detail. >> details, details. >> matt. story number two. >> here we go. it's about a man that found true inspiration after his world was turned upside down. take a look.

>> this actually has diamonds on it. >> beautiful idea. >> most busy executives don't have time to just hang around. >> beautiful. >> but at new york's upstart academy being bottoms up tops the agenda. >> it took two months to get the team in but our board room brainstorming was going nowhere. >> called inverted yoga the practice was the brain child of the psychologist turned yogi. >> i founded my own practice but did my best thinking when i was inverted. >> now his upstart academy is taking corporate america by storm giving dozens of companies new perspective on their business. >> teams here come up with everything from deli meats to smartphone data plans. >> he runs the most buttoned up studio on the planet but it's by design. >> they associate the suit with big ideas and take that back to the office with them.

>> barbara heads up marketing for the credit card division of her bank. >> there are hundreds of cards out there and we have to differentiate ourselves. >> exhale through the nose. >> my feet are starting to tingle. >> these corporate acrobats spend the day inverted though they are allowed short breaks every six minutes. he guides them through. >> well, they're upside down but the logic is right side up. >> there's science to back it up. according to a 1996 study researchers at johns hopkins found that subjects with spinal pain treated with inversion therapy were more adept at problem solving than their upright counter parts. >> a lot of people get a huge kick out of it. >> how long is this class? >> it's a whole new way to innovate as long as they can find their way back up again. >> that is a story of upstart academy. or extreme ironing. your two choices.

one is fact. one is fiction. again, thoughts, al. >> well, you know what, i have seen the upside down stuff and it was a study. so it must be true. >> sean. >> yeah, i'm going to -- i saw questionable acting in that. >> you're not sure. >> i have done inversion yoga myself so i think that's true. >> okay. we'll give you guys a second to think about it. >> everyone in the audience hold up the sign of the story you thought was fiction. the one you think is fiction. the one you do not believe. >> a lot of people changing their minds. people don't think the extreme ironing is a real story. we'll see and if you're at home right now we want you to weigh in as well. you can log on and vote today.com, tweet us #extremeironing or upstartacademy. the one you think is fiction. we'll find out how our contestants voted right after this. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

all right. back now with the results of fact or fiction, the game where we have to spot the fake story. is it either extreme ironing, the wackiest of hobbies or the other. 70% thinks extreme ironing is the fiction story. 30% think it's the upstart academy. let's go down the line. al, extreme ironing. >> upstart academy, sean. >> that's the fake one. >> and nat, you're saying the ironing. all right, matt. >> just a reminder, most of the people here thought extreme ironing was fake. >> al said but the upstart academy there was a study. there was a study from johns hopkins university. we put the picture of johns

hopkins upright on the screen. there was a picture of the university with a palm tree. john hopkins is located in maryland. there are no palm trees. it was a marketing director who talked about it. her name was eslaf spelled backward. the false story was the upstart academy. extreme ironing is real. it is a real thing. it happens. >> that's unbelievable. >> unbelievable. >> order in the game show. >> come on. >> and the yoga thing. >> man, you should do this in hollywood at somebody's house. >> we're going to have two more stories tomorrow. >> what? >> can you come back sean? >> we should mention the end of the week the host with the most

points gets $5,000 for his or her favorite charity. sean, way to go. you're the leader so far. >> up next, the woman behind the book eat, pray, love releases her first novel in more than a decade. what took her so long?

she is back with eat, pray,

love that was made into a hit movie in 2010. well, now, gilbert is out with her first novel in 13 years. it's called the signature of all things. elizabeth gilbert, good to have you back. >> thank you. thanks for having me back. >> first novel in 13 years. were you nervous about diving into this? there's a lot of research that went into this book. >> it's a big book. i wanted to write the novel i love to read. a big sweeping multigeneration epic that takes place with many family members involved. so i did a ton of research on 19th century to write the book. it was fun. i'm a geek. so i geeked out on that. >> you could see the geekiness in the description of the mosque. >> my character is a bold independentexplorer. so i did learn a lot about it and as a passionate gardener it was exciting to dive into that. >> you called what happened after eat, pray, love a tsunami.

does that intimidate you? the reaction you'll get with the book? because it is different for you? >> yeah, in some ways it's the same. it's a woman's story and asks what is her purpose, how do we find our journey in life? how do we answer our prayers through travel. but it's a novel so it's different so the hardest thing for me was to write the book that came after eat, pray, love, committed but once i broke the smell with that i felt really expansive and free and i thought i want to go back to where i started off as a writer, writing big imaginative fiction. >> you still tackle love, marriage, relationships. she gets divorced and sets off on these world travels looking for samples of moss. >> yeah and answers about her own personal life as well. >> how do you feel. >> how do you feel about the institution of marriage. >> i like my marriage but famously i'm married to a man

who says a woman's place is in the kitchen with her feet up and glass of wine in the kitchen watching her husband cook dinner. >> is that who you are. >> i'm the one with my feet up and glass of wine watching my husband cook dinner. we have a very different relationship. he's a great champion of me. it's wonderful. it's rare to this day that women have somebody behind them that says you go back in the world and make a name for yourself and i'll be home supporting you. that's the relationship we have. it's been wonderful. >> how do you think this book is going to be received after all the tsunami of eat, pray, love? >> i don't know how it will be received but i know how it is offered. it comes from my heart for my readers. i wrote it for them with a lot of love. >> it's beautifully written. it's a gorgeous epic. thank you very much. elizabeth gilbert. it's called signature of all things. we're back with much more on this tue

>> this is wbal tv 11 news in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. there may be a government shutdown but the affordable health care act is in place. 400,000 marylanders eligible to participate can begin signing up for coverage. benefits begin january 1. health officials say that things could get tricky if the shutdown could get tricky if the shutdown continues

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rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to today on this tuesday morning. it is the first day of october, 2013. >> hard to believe. >> it's october. >> it's october. >> doesn't feel like october, though. >> it's nice out there. >> do something about this. >> how great has he been? >> he's been amazing. >> it's been all me. >> he has a lot to do with it. >> my 6-year-old daughter fully believes that al roker controls the weather. >> my 10-year-old was like are you going to meet al. >> my daughter uses his full name. al roker. >> i'm brooke shields. it's one word. >> i'm willie with al, natalie, brooke's back. we don't need to introduce ourselves. the government shutdown as many expected at 12:01 this morning. the first government shut down in 17 years after democrats and republicans in congress made the new budget, the republicans did on whether obamacare remained

funded. the deadline was missed so the shutdown is in effect. no solution in sight. >> correct me if i'm wrong but even with the shutdown it still goes into effect. >> yeah enrollment today. >> that money was already set aside for obamacare. >> but they were trying to defund -- the republicans in the house wanted to defund obamacare in exchange for a new bundget fr this fiscal year. >> but now 8,000 people furloughed. some things closed national park services, officers of the department of housing, labor, energy, commerce, the smithsonian. >> but congress still gets paid, right? >> they get paid. >> and military. >> well, that makes sense. >> special measure was put into effect to ensure that the military continues to get paid. >> air traffic control. >> social security, medicaid, private museums like the places like that. >> what are people not getting

paid, though, that work for the government. >> right, we talk about this in the abstract but these are real people effected by the decisions made in congress. this is one woman that works for the epa. here's her reaction. >> congress needs to be turned over somebody's knee and spanked read hard because they're acting like small children. they are in a sand box. and they are kicking sand into the american people's eyes. and it hurts. >> and that's a sentiment -- >> well said. >> well said. >> it does seem childish in a way. i don't know. i feel so bad when i see so many people affected by it. day in and day out, you know and that's what i feel terrible about. >> they have to come to a solution and they have to come to a solution quickly and this game can't continue. it's not about politics. it's about people's lives. >> it's going to fan out and effect everything and everybody and soon that's not going to be

maintained. >> congress is at a 10% approval rating. >> i'm surprised it's that high. i'm actually surprised it's that high right now. >> 10%. >> speaking of maybe some people should quit. >> yeah. >> i'm anxious to hear what you say about this video. a 25-year-old woman quits her job over interpretive dance to kanye west's song "gone." this has gone viral. take a look. [ music playing ]