this is from dover air force base. d transfer that is i can taing place, the remains of four soldiers killed over the weekend in afghanistan returned to dover air force base in delaware. let's just listen in. >> okay. this is the ceremony just as a reminder, for private first class cody patterson, just 24 years old. a ranger, too, based in ft. benning, killed in afghanistan. two of the four soldiers coming back today were killed by an ied during combat operations on sunday. obviously a very emotional time for families there waiting for these bodies to come back. >> what you saw as well, entering the aircraft there, of course, secretary of defense, chuck hagel, who was leading the troops there and this is one of the ceremonies for the cargo jet arrives with the remains, they have transfer caskets. they are met by military officials and the family members and service members who wear white gloves to carry the coffins covered with the flags to a white van that takes them to the armed forces, a medical examiner. i want to b

there is an air force base and my dad served for 37 years and i grew up on this air force base and littleid i know that in 1964, the year i was born, there was a major accident in bunker hill, indiana. >> a be 58 bomber was taxiing on the runway. the runway was icy and the bomber slid off the highway -- the runway and caught on fe. one was killed but there were five hydrogen bombs on that plane. two of them were unharmed and one of them was scorched and one caught on fire and one of the melted completely into the runway. these were weapons that did not have adequate safety devices yet and in this case they did not detonate but they could have been a problem for kokomo and that base. that base had lots of other nuclear weapons on it and it was very fortunate that none of these wind -- weapons detonated. tavis: the stuff you learn about your own life. >> that base could have been obliterated. happenede story that on grissom air force base, how common are they? rex a lot more common than what we have been led to believe. the book has been based on interviews and documents i got through the f

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>> let's go straight to dover air force base. we're greeting families that are waiting the fallen to come back. what are you seeing there? >> reporter: hi michael and suzanne. in a few minutes the dignified transfer should begin. we don't know exactly when the plane is going to land. we know that these soldiers will be met by a team wearing their battle dress uniform, white gloves for a somber ceremony that's meant to honor these fallen service members. and one issue here that's not honoring these service members, we've heard members of congress say is the fact that they are not getting the death benefits the pentagon would usually pay out because of this shutdown. those death benefits include $100,000 that go to the family within three days of losing their family member as well as money to pay for burial expenses and travel expenses. one group that charges veterans has stepped in to pay for these family members to travel to dover to be here for this

there is an air force base and my dad served for 37 years and i grew up on this air force base and littleid i know that in 1964, the year i was born, there was a major accident in bunker hill, indiana. >> a be 58 bomber was taxiing on the runway. the runway was icy and the bomber slid off the highway -- the runway and caught on fire. one was killed but there were five hydrogen bombs on that plane. two of them were unharmed and one of them was scorched and one caught on fire and one of the melted completely into the runway. these were weapons that did not have adequate safety devices yet and in this case they did not detonate but they could have been a problem for kokomo and that base. that base had lots of other nuclear weapons on it and it was very fortunate that none of these wind -- weapons detonated. tavis: the stuff you learn about your own life. >> that base could have been obliterated. happenede story that on grissom air force base, how common are they? rex a lot more common than what we have been led to believe. the book has been based on interviews and documents i got through the

>> andrea mitchell, dover air force base tonight. andrea, thank you. in congress, in washington, it was the politics of this death benefit and the broader shutdown that played out for most of this day again today in congress largely an exercise, as you saw, in damage control. nbc's kelly o'donnell. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. it is congress's job to fix this mistake but nothing was simple today. with the private group stepping in, that took the political pressure off. that group will pay the benefit and when the government reopens it will be reimbursed. because that charity acted it gave the senate a chance to do nothing to solve the problem. >> how dare we not provide grieving families with the necessary support in their time of need ? >> reporter: today, every house democrat and every house republican voted to guarantee military death benefits. but what seemed like a quick washington solution spiralled into politics. even the senate chaplain, a re tired admiral, weighed in. >> it is time for our lawmakers to say enough is e

while at dover air force base, the shutdown hits america's bravest, fallen heroes. 26 killed in action in afghanistan or on military bases at home since the shutdown. their families denied the $100,000 so-called death gratuity. the four heroes brought home today all killed over the weekend in an ied attack. sergeant patrick c. hawkins of carlisle, pennsylvania, sergeant joseph peters of springfield, missouri, private first class cody j. patterson philomath, oregon and first lieutenant jennifer m. moreno, of san diego, her friends and family forced to raise money to pay for her funeral. >> she sacrificed for the country, for her family. why wouldn't that be taken care of? there is no excuse. >> reporter: the outrage heard and late today, the pentagon announced, on orders of the president, a contract with a civilian charity to pay the death benefits immediately. >> when i heard about this story, i told the department of defense, within our administrative powers, we should be able to get that fixed. >> this hearing will come to order. >> reporter: but a widespread problem remains unsolved

more than five years have passed since the terrifying, world ending oops at minot air force base. arch of this year, minot failed again. they said the united states was suffering from a rot in the nuclear weapons handling force. 17 officers were taken off launch control duty. in june, the commander in charge of training was relieved of his post. thanks, sir, we'll take it from here. in august, it was another air force base that handles nuclear weapons. in montana. that was their third inspection failure in the past five years. then last week, the military's number two guy in charge of nuclear weapons got fired after they found out he was using counterfeit poker chips at an indian casino. now, today, the number one guy in charge of nuclear weapons got fired, too, and it was not for the same thing. we don't know what his firing is about, but we know what it's not about. nbc news has been told his firing was not about sexual impropriety or drug use or gambling. whatever it was is said to be an incident of personal misbehavior that occurred several months ago. at this point, really, ho

. >>> in 2007, minot air force base was supposed to load missiles without the nuclear warheads on themo a b-52 bomber so they could be transferred to barksdale air force base in louisiana. the minot crew did not follow the correct procedures and it turns out they loaded the wrong missiles onto that b-52. they accidentally loaded onto that plane, six missiles with live nuclear warheads on them. the b-52 pilots, clueless about what they were carrying, flew down to louisiana, landed at barksdale and left their six live nuclear missiles sitting unguarded on the tarmac in louisiana for nine hours, until somebody finally realized, oh, my stars, these are not what we think they are. that cost the secretary of the air force the and air force chief of staff their jobs. nuclear operations were suspended because it is a fireable offense. so minot temporarily lost their right to safeguard our nuclear weapons. when minot tried to earn it back, they failed. they got an unsatisfactory rating, which is not surprising considering the finding that quote, security personnel could not be bothered to stop

the agreement came after the families had already traveled to the air force base. flown home from afghan, received in silence, punk waited only by the rhythmic footsteps of the honor guard. killed sunday during a combat mission, they represent an honor roll of sacrifice. 24 year old private first class, james cody patterson from oregon. at his high school back home -- >> coty was just awesome. he was super funny and had a great attitude. very compassionate and positive. >> reporter: but family friends were angry about the benefit freeze. >> the family not being able to receive the benefit that they are supposed to receive because they are on shutdown blows my mind. >> reporter: three others arriving, army ranger haw-h, an joseph peters from springfield, missouri. and an american legion post, veterans were furious. >> they died. they fought for their country. their widows and children should get the benefits. >> reporter: so ken fisher stepped in to pay the benefit, after seeing our report yesterday. >> they're grieving. they've suffered enough. why on earth should

this was hammered out as the bodies of the fall arrived at dover air force base in delaware today.ndrea mitchell broke the story and is with us from dover tonight. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the denial of the benefits was so outrageous and caused such an outcry that the white house was scrambling to come up with a fix and did turn to a private charity to bail them out. the agreement came after families had already traveled here to dover air force base for the dignified transfer of their loved ones' remains. flown home from afghanistan, received in silence, punctuated only by the rhythmic footsteps of the honor guard. met by secretary of state chuck hag hag hagel, the army chief of staff and secretary of the army. killed sunday during a combat mission in canada daf province afghanistan gi an improvised explosive device they represent an honor role of sacrifice. 24-year-old private first class james cody patterson, an army ranger from oregon. at his high school back home. >> cody was just awesome. he was super funny and had a great attitude. very compassi

the bodies of four american soldiers arrived at air force base in delaware today.al government shutdown blocked the death benefits that would have typically paid for their families to be there we have photos of those who died. restore military death benefits and the defense secretary chuck hagel just announced that the pentagon found a solution to the problem. with details on that. let's get to jennifer griffin who is live for us at the pentagon. went out to meet the four coffins as part of the dignified transfer today at dover air force base. he said they come up with a solution a private charity, the fisher house which takes care of wounded warriors and their families is going to pay the death benefits, $100,000 per family member killed in action. they get those benefits in the first 36 hours usually. they did not get it because of the shutdown. the fisher house is going to pick up the slack for what the defense department with its budget, the largest budget in all of the federal government could not do which is pay these families and ease some of their pain at t

. >>> you are now looking at video from dover air force base in delaware just moments ago.f army private first class cody patterson are returning from afghanistan. his family is present, but due to the government shutdown, they have not yet received the military death benefits that the government typically sends a family after a soldier is killed in the line of action. defense secretary chuck hagel was also in attendance. andrea mitchell is reporting live from dover air force base and will have the latest on this story at the top of the hour. >>> coming up, a group of republican senators calls on the white house to move terror suspect anas al libi to guantanamo bay. we'll discuss the legal gray areas in the war on terror with the aclu. that's next. tor? not yet. but i took this new clearblue test. it's like two tests in one. oh, my god. i think i'm gonna cry. [ female announcer ] the new clearblue pregnancy test also estimates how many weeks. weeks estimator. only from clearblue. wee♪s estimator. (announcer) answer the call of the grill with new friskies grillers, full of m

there is an air force base and my dad served for 37 years and i grew up on this air force base and littleow that in 1964, the year i was born, there was a major accident in bunker hill, indiana. >> a be 58 bomber was taxiing on the runway. the runway was icy and the bomber slid off the highway -- the runway and caught on fe. one was killed but there were five hydrogen bombs on that plane. two of them were unharmed and one of them was scorched and one caught on fire and one of the melted completely into the runway. these were weapons that did not have adequate safety devices yet and in this case they did not detonate but they could have been a problem for kokomo and that base. that base had lots of other nuclear weapons on it and it was very fortunate that none of these wind -- weapons detonated. tavis: the stuff you learn about your own life. >> that base could have been obliterated. happenede story that on grissom air force base, how common are they? rex a lot more common than what we have been led to believe. the book has been based on interviews and documents i got through the freedom

the bodies of four servicemembers killed if the line of duty this weekend arrive at dover air force base today. the government would typically pay for the families to be there to welcome their loved ones. >> i'm embarrassed. all of us should be. >> reporter: the families of 17 servicemembers have already been denied benefits, including a $100,000 payment due within 36 hours. >> the death gratuity is to help with funeral costs and immediate living expenses. >> the house is expected to restore today those benefits but an agreement to end the shutdown is still nowhere in sight. >> it's pretty much the same thing every day and we're not really getting anywhere between each side. >> president obama warned republicans he would not negotiate until congress reopens the government and raises the debt creeling. >> we can't make extortion routine as part of our democracy. democracy doesn't function this way. >> republicans say first democrats must agree to spending cuts. >> we can't raise the debt ceiling without doing something about what's driving us to bo borrow more money and to live beyond our

while at dover air force base, the shutdown hits america's bravest, fallen heroes. 26 killed in action in afghanistan or on military bases at home since the shutdown. their families denied the $100,000 so-called death gratuity. the four heroes brought home today all killed over the weekend in an ied attack. sergeant patrick c. hawkins of carlisle, pennsylvania, sergeant joseph peters of springfield, missouri, private first class cody j. patterson philomath, oregon and first lieutenant jennifer m. moreno, of san diego, her friends and family forced to raise money to pay for her funeral. >> she sacrificed for the country, for her family. why wouldn't that be taken care of? there is no excuse. >> reporter: the outrage heard and late today, the pentagon announced, on orders of the president, a contract with a civilian charity to pay the death benefits immediately. >> when i heard about this story, i told the department of defense, within our administrative powers, we should be able to get that fixed. >> this hearing will come to order. >> reporter: but a widespread problem remains unsolved

dover air force base.ho are killed over the weekend in afghanistan are going to be coming home. you've got five pictures there, but four of those bodies will be returning to dover. this is what you call a dignified transfer. that's the word that the military uses. a dignified transfer. and it is particularly heightened today because the secretary of the defense himself is going to be there. chuck hagel. we've been reporting all along that this is more than likely because of the partial government shutdown. because it has meant that the families of those fallen heroes are not getting the normal death benefits that they should be. including the money that it takes to get them to dover so they can meet the remains of their loved ones. >>> this is so troubling. i'm not sure how many families of those four at least have been able to make it there on their own dime or if you've even been able to get the story. this is such an unpleasant story that i'm sure the government doesn't want us to have. >> reporter: hi.

they will arrive at dover air force base but the families have to pay for their own trip to go pick up the loved ones. one lawmaker says this is ridiculous. >> here is what is happened. this is boneheaded decision that dishonors our fallen brothers and sisters. it also does this, it breaks the trust that our government has with those men and women that serve on the front lines and are forgotten right now because of the shutdown. that 19 situation the government is putting these guys in and families and it is pure bureaucracy. it is shameful and embarrassing and need to change it immediately. bill: at least five families dealing with the sudden loss 6 loved ones. private first class cody paterson was only 24 in the second deployment in afghanistan. his commander says his future was limitless. martha: arm specialist joseph peters was on his third deployment. the commanding general says he is deeply saddened by the loss. bill: army sergeant patrick hawkins. killed in an attempt to aid a wounded fellow army ranger. martha: lance corporal jeremiah collins, jr., was just 19 years old. his fa

for now he's forced to live in a hotel near the air force base. >> it's depressing. it leaves you feeling empty. you come back here and everything is in uncertain. >> lisa knows what it's like to live off your savings. >> try not to panic. she was unable to make her mortgage payment. the bank is trying to work with her, but she's afraid she'll lose her home. >> if i don't somehow come up with a mortgage at some point. jerome wishes he extended his tour of duty. >> you're better at the combat zone than here in the nation's capitol? mark sooe graves, news 4. >>> a very strange exchange today as an irs official testified before the reform committee. he tried to mock republican efforts to demonize her. the democrats adds sarah hall if she's ever read the book "the crucible." it's about the salem witch trial. >> all right. so let's get to -- have you been consorting with the devil? >> not to my knowledge, sir. >> our reports that you fly accurate? >> greatly exaggerated, sir. >> have you been involved in any way in trying to -- our youth in salem or anywhere else? >> i ce

. >> thomas wright works at tinker air force base in the sprawling air logistics center known as building 9001. since 1984 he has been a jet engine mechanic. and while he is still on the job it's now just busywork. >> because they're to the doing anything. everybody's sitting around waiting. they don't know if they will have the money to do anything any more. >> across town timothy hibner is an faa employee and vice president of the american federation of government employees. the union that represents many of the workers at the faa center. >> my paychecks are being used for the house payment. the wife's paychecks are being used for discretionary funds. and my house payment is pulled out of my paycheck if that paycheck don't show up, then that payment don't get made. >> tim and others who are members of the faa credit union do have some of that stress eased a bit because their credit union is taking steps to help them. >> we are off in the short term lone at 0% interest, to make up for credit card payments that they may have missed. because payrolls will be disrupted. >> steve rasmussen i

in action on foreign soil, their bodies in cold coffins, loaded on to a cargo plane to dover air force base were told there would be no death benefits, no burial expenses, no money of any kind. we are the most powerful country in the world. the most militarily advanced. we deliver the worst possible news to parents. your son or daughter, between the ages of 19 and 25 was killed in action. thanks, by the way. you can come and pick up your kid' body. what? they sacrifice everything. their hopes, their dreams, their lives, leaving behind families and loved ones devastated. and the obama administration refuses to bury them? won't even fly the families in to gather their remains while they jet around on our dime? but it gets worse. congress passed the pay our military act on september 30th, hours before the shutdown to make sure that military benefits were covered. they saw this one coming. and they gave the department of defense broad authority to pay all kinds of bills. and, yet, the pentagon gives specific instructions not to make death payments. ladies and gentlemen, this didn't fall through

bodies of four american service members killed in the line of duty this weekend arrive at dover air force base today. the government would typically pay for the families to fly to delaware to witness the return of their loved ones. that money is now on hold, a casualty of the government shutdown. >> i'm embarrassed. all of us should be. >> the families of 17 service members have already been denied benefits, including a $100,000 payment due within 36 hours of death. >> it's to help with funeral costs and immediate living expenses. >> the house is expected to vote today to restore the benefits but the deal to end the shutdown is nowhere in sight. >> we're getting nowhere. >> president obama warn ed ed republicans he would not negotiate until congress reopens the government and raises the debt ceiling. >> democracy doesn't function this way. >> republicans say first democrats must agree to spending cuts. >> we can't raise the debt ceiling without doing something about what's driving us to borrow more money and live beyond our means. >> the treasury department said it will run out of money to pay

defense secretary chuck hagel stood along side an honor guard as her remains rooifed at dover air force base. moreno is from san diego. she was described as humble and hard working. u.s.s. says she's the daughter of a single immigrant mother and has two sisters and a brother and rotc scholarship helped her attend college to become a nurse. the university plans to ask her family how they would like to have moreno honored on campus, but there's already talk of a scholarship being established in her name. flags will remain at half staff in her honor for the rest of the week. >>> we also have new detail on the body found at san francisco general hospital. a devastating con fir mag and now a family is demanding answers. hospital officials say the body found in a stairwell on the fourth floor"fz is liz spaldin the woman who disappeared from her hospital bed september 21. so how did she go unnoticed for 2 1/2 weeks? we're live at the hospital where officials spoke but did not answer any questions. cheryl? raerl that's right. hospital officials only making statements today. and that was frustrating

that same air force barricks dover air force base, suffered furloughs for hundreds of airmen and their families. we've worked out a budget that was have replaced it and avoided those sequester cuts. but instead, mured to compromise, our -- in order to compromise, our majority leader agreed to ads 70 billion cut. when i see house republican leaders go on tv and say, democrats won't negotiate, democrats won't compromise, i have to say that's not the case. that's not the facts i have before me. we have compromised. we have negotiated. and in fact we have tried for months on this floor, more than six months, to get to compromise, to get to negotiation, to move this thing forward. instead, would fin we find whenn inch, they take a yard. there are some in the other party suggesting if they aren't granted a great big wish list, they'll force us to default on our debt. we keep hearing from the other side about the need to compromise and negotiate. i couldn't agree more. the whole way this body is supposed to work is by following the rules, following the process, going to conference, negotiatin

>> reporter: this lance corporal's remains were brought monday to dover air force base. >> he becameo become somebody. and he became a brave marine. >> reporter: but his family and others will not get pentagon funding to go to dover to meet their loved one. the program is frozen until the shutdown is over. funeral and burial expenses won't be reimbursed. a $100,000 cash payment to survivors stopped. amy miller works with grieving families. there is concern for those that don't have a lot of money. >> the benefits are especially critical because they do provide them with the ability to make decisions quickly. >> reporter: her 22-year-old brother christopher was killed in iraq in 2007. >> there were a number of unexpected expenses that we had not anticipated in our lives because we certainly had never thought my brother would die. >> reporter: some republicans say the pentagon already has the authority to pay the benefits. but promise a quick piece of legislation to make sure that happens. pentagon officials are adamant they need the legislative fix to get the money flowing again. and

their families finding last minute funding on their own to travel to dover air force base.awmakers have said themselves they are ashamed. colonel oliver north was on the front lines with these men and women for years is very emotional about this. he says it is very painful for the families and their soldiers. >> this isn't about the government shut down. it's about whether the commander-in-chief gives a dam about the mor-- gives a damn ab those serving. it's about the moral of those families. it does not take an act of congress to authorize this travel by the families that are dead or wound. all it takes is a commander-in-chief with a conscience. >> house lawmakers are planning funding for the payments. reports have been that private foundations have stepped forward to help these families in need. heather and ainsley back to you. thanks elizabeth. >> as we enter day 9 if you are counting of the shut down no signs that it is close to coming to an end. president obama and speaker john boehner faced off in head to head news conferences. doug luzader following the story out of

dover air force base in delaware, they meet the flag draped remains of their loved ones. >> it is hurtful. >> the money is also critical for funeral costs and other expenses. >> there are these expenses you have to take care of that you never thought you would have to take care of. now you have this extra level of, oh, my gosh, how am i going to pay for any of this? forks outongress benefits, a charity has stepped up to provide short-term funding. karen travers, abc news, washington. >> starting today, thousands of for load cia workers are being told to come back in the name of national security. on monday the pentagon recalled more than 300,000 for load -- civilian workers. >> the d.c. government used its money to stay open during the shutdown, but time and money is running out. brianne carter has more on this urgent situation. bri? >> take a look behind me at thecapitol. many of them are d.c. residence. during the shutdown, the government has been unable to use taxpayer dollars to pay for operations. he has been using funds they need to pay the city bills, but in a few days, that will n

. >> the remains of coddie patterson and others arrive at dover air force base this morning. servicemen familyies are norm -- families are normally given $100,000 but now that's cut off. >> i'm embarrassed. >> how republicans are expect ed to vote on a measure today that restores those funds. at a hearing this morning veterans of secretaries affairs said more than $6 billion in veterans payments could be in jeopardy. >> the va will not be able to ensure of november 1st checks to more than 5.18 million beneficiaries. >> the u.s. government has now been partially closed for 9 days because congress can't agree on a temporary funding bill. >> republicans are insisting on negotiating changes to the new health care law before passing the bill. democrats and president obama say any talks must come after. >> we're not afraid to negotiate. we need someone to negotiate with. >> this government is simply not defined to function with one party refusing to talk to the other. >> another battle is also looming in washington. if congress does not agree on a deal to increase the nation's debt

private first class cody patterson and three comrades killed in afghanistan, arrived at dover air force base. family members were there for the solemn ceremony but were told their survivor benefits have been suspended because of the partial government shutdown. amy niburger-miller lost her brother in iraq in 2007. she now helps families when a loved one is killed in action. >> and this is money that helps pay for household bills and the light bill and the car payment and other bills because a service member's pay is cut off after they are deceased. >> reporter: the house voted to restore benefits wednesday afternoon. and the defense secretary announce they would get full benefits with help from the fisher house foundation. the defense department will reimburse the charity when the government reopens. >> if the shutdown doesn't end soon, it could also take a toll on veterans. the veterans affairs secretary told a house panel, next month's disability checks may be halted for about 3 important 8 million disabled veterans. >> what is best for veterans is a budget for the entire government. let u

both of them are on furlough from wright-patterson air force base. they're still trying to recover from losing six days pay each because of the sequester. >> even if we end up getting reimbursed for the time off, it's too late. we need money now. >> reporter: something like 7 month old harper's $300 emergency room visit for an ear infection could be a financial disaster, a hard reality they'd like congress to understand. >> i have to pay the price because you don't agree. >> reporter: frustration growing in families paying the price for gridlock in washington. nbc news, chicago. >> the white house is still trying to fix a lot of glitches people are experiencing trying to sign up for online exchanges. there is been a traffic jam in 36 states where the internet is the only option. 6 million people have tried to log on so far. we don't know how many have managed to enroll. we do know a lot of them have seeing the same frustrating screen message that reads we have a lot of visitors on the site right now please stay on this page. the white house is promis

both are on furlough from wright patterson air force base. >> just because our paychecks stop doesn't mean bills stop. >> reporter: they are trying to recover from losing six days' pay each because of the sequester . >> even if we are reimbursed for time off, it's

defense secretary chuck haigel made a rare trip to dover air force base for the tribute. families had to pay out of pocket. death benefits were not paid because of the government shut down. but hours afterwards that did change. the federal government voted to restore the immediate $100,000 death benefit to families of vet trans. the shut down continues and there are more than five million checks will not go out november 1. >> the government shut down affecting services in the bay area. though not as fire dir as what veterans are coping w for more let's go go live in san francisco. leanne? >> well, i have to tell you that a lot of disappointed people this afternoon, many asking us why the cliff house was forced to close when a restaurant just up the hill from here, which also stands on federal land is allowed to remain open. well... we found out why. jim madden made a sign and stood in front of the restaurant, closed because of the shut down. the resident said he felt the need to criticize both political party autos they're like children in a school yard having a brawl. an

troops killed in afghanistan were returned home today at dover air force base in delaware.their families have not received the $100,000 death benefit due to the partial shutdown here in washington. it's just one of the many indignities that veterans are suffering under the furloughs. congressman of the chairman armed committee is joining us. thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you, wolf. >> let me get your quick reaction to what we heard from jay carney. the president was you be set when he learned that the death benefits would not be provided to those families of military service members killed in action. have you been informed that this has already been resolved? will it be resolved? >> we never thought it was going to be a problem. we passed pay our military act over a week ago when there was talk of a possible shutdown. we thought that would cover any kind of contingency like this, that the military would be unaffected. when we found that this was not so, that they were interpreting it differently, then we brought a bill to the floor. it's already been debated. in

military death benefit this week because of the shutdown as their loved ones arrived at dover air force base in flag draped caskets, a place ironically where charles would greet the fallen. >> this country should love our families, not to do that to us. >> reporter: the fisher house foundation in rockville, maryland, has stepped in. >> we always look for opportunities where we can make a difference and we can be part of the solution. >> reporter: in aberdeen, maryland, surae chinn, wusa9. >>> buy one, get one free and help end the government shutdown at the same time, that's what starbucks is asking customers to do today through friday. ceo howard schultz came up with the idea. anybody who buys another beverage gets one tall coffee free. schultz says the offer is a way to help people connect with one another even as we wait for our elected officials to do the same for our country. we'll have much more on the shutdown at 5:30 including a man whose retirement is in jeopardy. we've got an entire section on our website, www.wusa9.com, and we've also got a running total of what this shutdown is c

they will eventually be transferred later this week up to dover air force base. and they told me there that they are aggressively working with organizations like fisher house to provide the funds necessary for those family members to travel to dover for the dignified return sometime later this week. so -- and as one official put it, look, despite the shutdown, we're going to take care of our military families, no matter what's going, this is not part of the quote, no matter what's going on up in washington. >> jim miklaszewski reporting from the pentagon for us. thanks so much. >>> happening this hour on the hill, the house veterans affair committee holding a hearing which they're looking at the impact of the shutdown. among those testifying is secretary eric shinseki of the u.s. department of veterans affairs. joining me is retired admiral joe sestak, now a u.s. senatorial candidate. sir, it's good to have you here. as you know we remain a nation at war and service members risking their lives on a guarantee from the u.s. that their families will be taken care in

we will be looking at livermore coming in at 78 degrees. 79 for brentwood and 77, travis air force basein fairfield. the wine county hooks nice. leaves are beginning to turn up there. that is their response to the cool weather. 74 at runner park. along the shore, very near the vault. p g, and e will build the power 81 degrees. extended forecast, a lot of sun ahead. the temperatures will warm to the low 80s by tuesday, wednesday, thursday. next week it will begin to cool off. in the meantime, sunshine and plenty of it. not much in low cloudiness. if you can swing it, not bad at all. middle october. >> are you about personalizing all of them? >> 88 a story in the '60s. [ laughter ] >> yes. thank you very much. >> yes. dennis is here, and i don't know, familiar faces on the opposing team today. yes. against the raiders and the 49ers. it was former bay area quarterback against both teams. we will show you who they were and how they did. what jim harbaugh was on display for 60 minutes at the stick. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 49ers has been their shortat ot..today, >>> well, the 9ers were home. did y

remains of private first class cody patterson and three other fallen americans arrive at dover air force base this morning. families of u.s. service men and women killed while on active duty are normally given $100,000 for travel and funeral expenses. but that money is now cut off because of the budget deadlock in congress. >> i'm embarrassed. all of us should be. >> reporter: several private groups are paying expenses for families and congress is expected to vote on a measure that restores those funds. the secretary of veterans affairs says more than $6 billion in veterans payments could be in jeopardy. >> if the shutdown does not end in the coming weeks, we will not be able to assure delivery of novaceks to -- of november checks to more than a million beneficiaries. >> reporter: the u.s. government has partially been closed for nine days because congress can't agree on a temporary funding bill. republicans are insisting on negotiating changes to the health care law before passing the bill. democrats and president obama says any talks must come after. >> we're not afraid to negotiate but we

. $100 thoushlg to help cover funeral costs and travel to dover air force base to witness the dignified transfer of their loved ones remains. in north carolina be food assistance for poor women and children cut off. and 27,000 furloughed government workers have signed up for unemployment as they go without pay. just eight days until the united states could default, president obama phoned house speaker john boehner. both sides indicating the divide is as deep as ever. >> you got to stop repeating this pattern. >> reporter: but later president obama appeared in the white house briefing room opening the door to negotiations if republicans agree to a short-term solution to reopen the government and increase the debt ceiling. >> if there's a way to solve this, it has to include reopening the government and saying america's not going to default, it's going to pay our bills. >> reporter: how long might a short-term measure last, four to six weeks, one gop source telling cnn. republicans may agree if the president promises to negotiate. but it's far from a breakthrough without some sort of conc