the customary $100,000 benefit they need to attend funeral costs. families use the money to fly to dover and to greet the fallen heroes. >> a hard-working fishermen on the west coast are feeling the effects. the government is no longer issuing permits to harvest king crabs. 100 boats is sitting at the docks with a full crew waiting out the impact. members of congress can still workout in style. an exclusive house gym was supposed to be shutdown along with the government. >> but that gym, known as the members' wellness center is fully open, with flat-screens tvs, heated swimming pool for lawmakers use and enjoyment. with the shutdown in its ninth day, is washington any closer to an agreement? >> we're going to get the latest right now from abc's tahman bradley in washington. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning, john and diana. president obama as opened the door to supporting a short-term

funding bill, while he negotiates something long-term with republicans. but it doesn't appear republicans are ready to go along with that. despite a ten-minute phone call, president obama and house speaker john boehnerremain miles apart on the shutdown. the president said no negotiations before the debt ceiling is increased and the government is reopened. >> stop the excuses. let's take a vote in the house. let's end this shutdown right now. >> if there's unconditional surrender by republicans, he'll sit down and talk to us. that's not the way our government works. >> reporter: the two men are locked into their positions, as the country edges closer to what economists call an economic catastrophe. in just eight days, the u.s. will run out of money to pay its bills unless congress raises the so-called debt ceiling. the markets are shocked. the dow down 900 points over the past 3 weeks. and there's fear interest rates on new mortgages and car loans will skyrocket. >> warren buffett likened the fall to a nuclear bomb. a weapon too horrible to use.

>> reporter: among those being hurt by the government shutdown, america's heroes and their families. the v.a. has furloughed thousands of workers and military death benefits have been put on hold. the government sends military families a $100,000 check when a loved one dies. since the start of the shutdown, no payments have been made. >> i'd say to those families, your government let you down. there's no excuse for this. >> reporter: thankfully, a private foundation has stepped forward to provide those families with a grant until the government funding resumes. >> abc's tahman bradley, live in washington for us. thank you. the centers for disease control recalling some of its scientists furloughed in the government shutdown, trying to deal with a sweeping salmonella outbreak. half of the people needing hospitalization. the likely culprit, some raw chicken package at foster farms facilities in california's central valley. >> one of the things that concerns cdc is this outbreak

has seven different types of salmonella causing disease. and some of those are very consistent to antibiotics. if you have severe stomach flu symptoms, you have to get checked out. >> the usda has not issued a recall. but it has marked problem packages with poeds reading p6137. p6137a. and p7632. you can find the codes at abcnews.com. a developing story out of northwestern oklahoma. a natural gas pipeline explosion. it happened in the town of rosston. the flames could be seen 50 miles away into kansas. no one has been hurt. officials tell us the fire is contained. and they're going to let it burn itself out. the cause of the explosion, under investigation. a police detective will be in court today to face charges stemming from his involvement in that road rage incident. arrested last night.

his attorney said that he only witnessed other bikers attacking that suv. but evidence shows him punching and kicking that side of that vehicle before leaving the scene. three soldiers in washington state are facing charges in the stabbing death of a fellow soldier. police say kevin gieke was stabbed through the heart after a confrontation at a military base outside tacoma. one soldier is charged with first-degree murder. the other two tried to dispose of the weapon. and starting today, some classes at malibu high school will be relocated, while investigators look at health hazards. three teachers working in the same area of the campus were diagnosed with thyroid cancer. others have experienced migraines and skin diseases. testing is under way for possible contamination for mold and termite treatment. and kerry kennedy has made an appearance in new york as a

judge set her drugged driving trial in january. kennedy was arrested last year after swerving her car into a tractor-trailer. blood tests found ambien, which she took accidentally instead of her thyroid medication. parents of schoolchildren in boston hope there won't be a repeat of the surprise school bus driver strike. an estimated 6,200 kids stayed home. the bus drivers are rebelling against the installation of gps monitoring devices. a speedup of route times and shortening of paychecks. swimmer diana nyad is in the middle of another marathon swim. >> it's not quite as long as her 110-mile trek from cuba to florida last month. but it's safer and long. nyad kicked off a 48-hour swim in midtown manhattan. >> her goal is to raise awareness and funds for the victims of superstorm sandy.

it ends tomorrow morning on "good morning america." >> she is literally in the home stretch. turning must be -- she's doing one of those kicks? >> i'm assuming she does a kick just to get herself to the middle of the pool so she doesn't have to do all of this swimming back and forth. >> man, oh, man. hang in there. not too long, she'll be on "gma." and she'll be coming out of that pool. time, now, for the weather across the nation. storm system is brewing in the west. it may bring the season's first rain to los angeles and san diego. along with showers and mountain snow, as far north as montana and wyoming. wet weather moving into north carolina, virginia, delaware and parts of new jersey. >> and the midwest is warming up. in the southwest, chilling 50s and 60s for you. fantasy presents. neiman marcus out with the christmas catalog. you have to see some of the gifts. and details about the 9-year-old boy who snuck on to a

plane. this morning, the boy's father is talking about his previous run-ins with the law. and celebration in boston that no one saw coming.

standoff in capitol hill, as the u.s. inches towards next week's debt default deadline continues to spill red ink all over wall street. the dow jones industrial average have fallen 11 of the past 14 trading days. considering the all-time high last month. that's a drop of 6%, for a total of 900 points. the dow opens today's trading at

14,776. and history is being made at the white house when president obama nominates janet yellen as the next fed chair. she would become the first woman to hold the high-level job. she has been vice chair of the federal reserve since 2010. one of the fed's big jobs is to distribute the brand-new $100 bills. they cost 12.5 cents to produce. that's a 60% increase over the older version of the c-note. the fed rejected over 1 billion notes because of printing errors. and it could cost $50 million or more to destroy those bad bis. >> dumper diving back at the fed. >> good idea. apple fans have october 22nd marked on their calendar. that's when the company is expected to make its new ipad announcement. all the talk right now is that apple will roll out a new version of its traditional ipad and new ipad mini. and neiman marcus christmas

book is out. among its high-priced items is a special edition aston martin, there which you can buy for 344,000 bucks. you would look good. another special gift is the $1.8 million forevermark diamond experience. that includes a 24 carat diamond and a trip to africa to trace the stone's origins. >> how much was that? >> you get a trip to africa. >> $1.8 million for a trip to africa and a diamond? >> isn't that obnoxious, to trace the stone's origins. >> will they fly my aston martin. here's how poor i am, i didn't know that catalog existed. >> now, you know how poor you really are. >> yes. when we come back, costume controversy, features a job on the line, after the school discovers what she did in the past. and one of the hottest-selling weight loss products on the market.

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north carolina, phoenix, and arizona. a 9-year-old boy snuck on to a plane in minneapolis and flew to las vegas last week. >> it's reportedly being flown home in protective custody. his parents are struggling with their troubled youngster. the boy's father says at one point his behavior became so bad he had to seek help from police. >> one particular officer said i need to discipline my son more harder. and i asked him, if i discipline my son harder, y'all will come and try to lock me up. >> the boy allegedly took a delivery truck for a joyride a few days before hopping on the plane to vegas. that ended when he crashed into a police cruiser, causing thousands of dollars of damage that the vehicle. a missing san francisco hospital patient may have come to a tragic end. the body of a woman has been found in a hospital stairwell used as a fire escape. 57-year-old lynn spaulding disappeared from her room two weeks ago.

a city-wide search turned up empty. per family and friends were devastated to learn she may have not even left the hospital. now, blamed for hepatitis and liver failure outbreak in hawaii. health officials say 24 of the 29 patients reported using oxy elite pro. 1 person has died and 11 people hospitalized. oxy elite pro was sold nationwide. and now, the feds want it off the market. the future of a dallas area teacher came to light that she modeled in "playboy." february 2011 is now a spanish teacher. probably needless to say, the situation that is getting a lot of attention. >> i just hear everybody talking about it. and then, people started showing pictures of her and stuff. >> at school? >> yes. >> students are looking for character, role models, what to

look forward to, education. but not something negative like that. >> state education officials note deweese has not done anything wrong. but texas ethics standards say teachers should be of, quote, good moral character and be worthy to instruct youth. time, now, for sports. they are celebrating in beantown, following a big win. >> here's neil and stan at espn. >> good morning, america. he's stan. i'm neil. hope you're having a good morning. tampa bay rays aren't because boston eliminated them. game four, top seven. shane victorino. jacoby ellsbury scores the go-ahead run. it's 3-1. bottom nine, koji uehara, ends the series. the red sox win the game, 3-1. they win the series, 3-1. they await the winner of the detroit and oakland series. let's check that out.

game four. detroit, needs a win to stay alive. bottom seven. a's up 4-3. victor martinez facing sean doolittle, with the bases empty. josh reddick can't get it. he wanted fan interference. but he didn't get it. that fan trying to make the catch. umpires rule it a home run anyway. top eight. a's down 5-4. roberto callaspo facing matt scherzer. got the job done. got out of a bases loaded situation. tigers win, 8-6. >> what do you think of the suit? >> looking sharp. >> feeling sharp. >> let's keep it going. >> you know what i'm feeling like, i'm going to have a good morning. and i hope you do, too, america. i mean that, right from here. that's all from here. thanks for watching. back to you. the recipe for the next video is adrenaline and a video camera. our "play of the day." >> it is the latest offering

from devon supertramp and some of his daredevil friends. not only are they flying off bridges. they're b.a.s.e. jumping out of hot air balloons. cameras rolling. a balloon, the entire time. way to go, guys. >> i didn't hear a thing you said. i was entraled with the video. look at these guys. i want to be the type of person that does that. >> i wish i was that person. but i'm all kinds of chicken. >> look at these guys. >> not going to happen. coming up next, "the pulse." scientists are revealing what they think is the best thing for a hangover. and the answer is surprising. startling health news from tom hanks. i've always tried to give it my best shot. these days i'm living with a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. at first, i took warfarin, but i wondered, "could i up my game?" my doctor told me about eliquis.

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pulse," stories you'll be talking about with other people today. we start with the kardashian family marriage on the rocks. there is much of a surprise here. >> kris and bruce jenner report they have been separated for an entire year. and they say they're much happier this way. they insist that the scenes on "keeping up with the kardashians" are genuine. and there's no animosity teen them. the family has been rumored to reup their tv deal for $40 million. have a conversation with mr. ryan seacrest. my family is way more interesting. tom hanks revealed some serious medical news. he has type 2 diabetes. >> she's sporting a slimmer new look. he's been battling high blood sugar for decades. his doctor told him if he got down to a's high school weight, he would be perfectly healthy. >> he joked that's not going to happen because he weighed 98 pounds in high school. it was something apparently former stars of "baywatch" had

to pay attention to. >> millions watched the show, and the buff bodies and the suits. as they get ready for the 25-year reunion, we're learning a couple of the old contracts. >> we have this in ours, too. it's a stipulation they had to remain within a five-pound weight range. any fluctuation beyond five pounds meant big trouble with the producers. who knew? >> if that was in our contract, i would have been fired long ago. and what's your go-to cure for a hangover? coffee? hair of the dog? researchers in china found the best way to get rid of the awful feeling is to drink sprite. >> the lemon-lime soda did the best job of breaking down the alcohol in the body. sprite, the winner. >> all these years. i wish i had known. >> soda's good. as long as it doesn't have caffeine, right? >> i guess so. and a crazy idea can either make you kind of famous

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death benefit payments to families of fallen soldiers. a private group has agreed to pay the benefits until the shutdown is over. fire officials in southern oklahoma are keeping an eye on a gas pipeline explosion. flames can be seen from 50 miles away. no one has been hurt. furloughed government food scientists being called back to deal with a salmonella outbreak. packaged chicken may be to blame for sickening people across 18 states. rainy along the mid-atlantic coast. warming up for the midwest. stormy from southern california, stretching north to montana and wyoming. want to make sure that you have some kind of protection. and finally, it's win or go home for the st. louis cardinals and the pittsburgh pirates. they play their season-deciding game five in st. louis. >> for one family in pittsburgh, tonight's game will have to go a very long way to beat what happened before game four on monday. we get the bruises and the

benefits from reporter mike clark. >> reporter: this major league welt on jacob's forehead is evidence he was not paying attention during batting practice. >> my mom's going to kill me. so, yeah. >> reporter: jacob was holding up his cardinals ball cap trying to get autographs of the pirates' enemies. >> i was trying to get wainwright's autograph. my sister saved my life. it hit off my sister's wrist and then hit me in the head. >> reporter: his sister, michelle, took the brunt of the impact. she has the mark to prove it. >> a split-second, a ball just came. and i saw it at the last minute. and put my hand out of the way. it wouldn't hit his head. but it only deflected off him a little. >> reporter: a group of cardinal players saw it happen. >> they came over to me. and they asked if i was all right and everything. i said i was fine. >> reporter: jacob's really fine now. his favorite player, david freese, signed the 11-year-old's

jersey. and a dozen players took turn signing his ball cap. we wondered if taking one for his team was worth it? >> considering all the autographs, yeah. >> reporter: as the jefferson middle school student left the game with his sisters, danielle and michelle, and his dad, ray, jacob admitted to having conflicting feelings. >> i wanted the pirates to win because they haven't won in 20 years. i wanted the cardinals to win because of david freese, of course. >> of course. >> smart kid, huh? >> he's such a good interview. he made the story. how many times have you -- >> yeah. i'm glad it happened. cool hat, buddy. >> pretty cool. good for him. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great wednesday.

>> straight ahead, police are on the look out for three suspects after a home invasion. we will tell you where it happened. plus, a proposed bill could give family i'm sorry our area some financial breathing room. everything unedged to know about the living wage bill now on the table. good morning to you, washington. it is wednesday, october 9. i'm scott thuman. >> i am's jummy olabanji. good morning to you. let's get to the forecast with jacqui jeras. >> good morning. why can't i get through a wednesday without thinking, hump day. how about it. the start of what is going to be ugly, cool and wild weather the next few days. 58-degrees is our temperature. a breeze north northeast at 10 miles per hour. a coastal low-pressure system is heading towards us. cloud cover, so very overcast