that's the private first class cody j. patterson second deployment to afghanistan killed on sunday. his body being returned home. >> a rare moment to actually get to see this because this is something that the family had agreed to, as one of four soldiers killed in afghanistan over the weekend and it's important that you see that ceremony. explain why it is that they wanted, the country, the world to see their family, their loved one be brought home in this way. >> reporter: hi suzanne and michael. sometimes families allow this to be filmed to share it with the country. this is to honor the fallen service members. it's never a happy time. now, you see in some of these pictures that i believe are still being shown, secretary of state chuck hagel as well as secretary of the army john mckeown and general ray odierno, they have all gathered here today. the teams will be carrying out the flag-draped coffins and they will be transferred to vehicles. it's a very sad ceremony. again, meant to honor these fallen service members. and this com

, also 25, a nurse from san diego, and part of the command cultural support team. 25-year-old cody pattersonfrom oregon, on his second deployment to afghanistan, special agent joseph peters, a 24-year-old intelligence officer serving two tours in iraq, father of a 20-month-old son, his wife issued a statement about the benefits, saying yes, it is upsetting because my husband died for his country and now his family is left to worry. my husband always said if something happened to me, they would always take care of us. i am a stay at home mom, he always wanted that. >> reporter: this is kelly o'donnell on capitol hill where there is outrage. >> i am ashamed, embarrassed, we all should be. >> reporter: as congress deals with the unexpected casualty of the government shutdown. >> i would hate to look those families in the eye and say well, yeah, this is all because democrats and republicans can't

. >> reporter: the flag-draped remains of 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 veter

explosive device they represent an honor role of sacrifice. 24-year-old private first class james cody pattersonan army ranger from oregon. at his high school back home. >> cody was just awesome. he was super funny and had a great attitude. very compassionate and positive. >> reporter: but family and friends were angry b about the benefits freeze. >> the family not being able to receive the help that they should be able to receive because the government is shut down just -- it blows my mind. >> reporter: three others arrive uhhing today. army ranger sergeant patrick hawkins from carlisle, pennsylvania. he celebrated his 25th birthday a week ago. army nurse moreno, also 25. and special agent joseph peters, a 24-year-old intelligence officer from springfield, missouri, the father of a 20-month-old son grabriel. veterans are furious. >> they deserve it. they died. they fought for the their country. their widows and children who get the benefits. >> reporter: ken fisher who heads a private organization for veterans and their families stepped in to pay the benefits. after seeing our report yesterday.

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 they have to worry about where their next dollar is coming from? >> reporter: while in belleville, illinois, jefferson's restaurant posted a message on facebook offering to donate 100% of their profits today to the families of the fallen. tonig

>> reporter: the 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 afr

moreno, also 25, a nurse from san diego and part of the command cultural support team. 25-year-old cody patterson, from oregon, on his second deployment to afghanistan, special agent joseph peters, a 24-year-old intelligence officer serving two tours in iraq, father of a 20-month-old son, his wife issued a statement about the delay in benefits saying yes it is upsetting because my husband died for his country and now his family is left to worry. my husband always said if something happened to me, they would always take care of us. i am a stay at home mom, he always wanted that. andrea mitchell, nbc news. >> reporter: this is kelly o'donnell on capitol hill where there is outrage. >> i am ashamed, embarrassed, we all should be. >> reporter: as congress deals with the unexpected casualty of the government shutdown. >> i would hate to look those families in the eye and say well, yeah, this is all because democrats and republicans can't agree. >> reporter: outside the capitol, illinois democrat, tammy duckworth, the first disabled woman veteran elected to congress knows the hardship. do you feel it i

explosive device they represent an honor role of sacrifice. 24-year-old private first class james cody patterson, an army ranger from philomath, oregon. at his high school back home. >> cody was just awesome. he was super funny and had a great attitude. very compassionate and positive. >> reporter: but family and friends were angry about the benefits freeze. >> the family not being able to receive the help that they should be able to receive because the government is shut down just -- it blows my mind. >> reporter: three others arriving today. army ranger sergeant patrick hawkins from carlisle, pennsylvania. he celebrated his 25th birthday a week ago. first lieutenant jennifer moreno, also 25. an army nurse from san diego. and special agent joseph peters, a 24-year-old intelligence officer from springfield, missouri, the father of a 20-month-old son gabriel. an merge legion post in frederick, maryland, the veterans are furious. >> they deserve it. they died. they fought for the their country. their widows and children who get the benefits. >> reporter: ken fisher who heads a private organization

cody patterson on his second. jennifer moreno volunteer for special operations forces in afghanistan. before the shutdown, congress passed a bill authorizing the government to keep paying and supporting the troops, but the language, according to the pentagon's interpretation dnot permit payment of the death benefit air, fact which senator carl levin warned about ahead of time. >> there are other unthinkable outcome on the government shutdown on our security. family members of military members who die in combat would not receive death benefits during a shutdown. >> reporter: the unthinkable happened, and you know what came next. the blame game. congressman duncan hunter sent this letter to defense secretary chuck hagel blame the pentagon for a careless legal interpretation that resulted in mistakenly denying payments. private charities have stepped forward to cover the families' expenses, and congress is scrambling to reinstate that death benefit. that could solve the problem but not erase the shame. >> pelley: dav

a dignified transfer ceremony for cody patterson. his remains will arrive at dover air force base in delaware. he is one of four u.s. soldiers killed in afghanistan on sunday. >>> congress could vote today on a bill that makes shaur patterson's family receives death benefits they're due. because this it government shutdown survivors of service members killed since october 1 will not get money to pay for funeral expenseses and travel to dover. tracie potts is live on capitol hill with more. good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. the fact these families aren't getting money has enraged lawmakers, democrats and republicans, and they're hoping it to do something about that today. people who fought and died in afghanistan, fought overseas for our country, not getting money for their families, not getting money to travel to dover or for funeral expenses, lawmakers want to fix that. house speaker john boehner says they thought that was part of the military pay act that they passed but the pentagon said they didn't interpret it that w

pf th c cody patterson and jennifer moreno of san diego.n't that be taken care of. >> reporter: the outrage heard and the pentagon announced a contract with a civilian agency to pay for it. a more widespread problem remains. they warned congress more than 5 million military veterans and their families won't get november benefit checks if the shutdown continues. >> the soldiers and their constituency have lost the war. >> reporter: only federal facilities are supposed to remain open. a fit congress is important, but essential? his advice was shut down the gyms until the madness ends. jim avila, abc news, washington. >>> and we do have some braking news from libya where the prime minister has been kidnapped. armed rebels took him from a hotel in tripoli to a convoy of waiting cars. they had threatened to retaliate but it is not known whose behind the kidnapping. >>> in an extremely rare move, president obama has relieved a top military commander from the duty. he's being investigated from using $1500 of fake gambling chips at an iowa casino.

and cody patterson, an army ranger from oregon on his second deployment to afghanistan, special agent joseph peters, a 24-year-old intelligence officer from springfield, missouri, serving in afghanistan after two tours in iraq, father of a 20 month-old son, his wife issued a statement about the delay d benefits. yes, it is accepting because my husband died for his country, now his family is left to worry. my husband always said if something happened to him, we would be taken care of. i am a stay at home mom, which is what our husband wanted. he wanted me to take care of our son. andrea mitchell, nbc news new york. >> reporter: this is kelly o'donnell on capitol hill, where outrage spread quickly. >> i'm ashamed, embarrassed. all of us should be. >> reporter: as congress works with an unexpected casualty of this government shutdown. >> i would hate to look the families in the eye and say yeah, well, this is all because democrats and republicans can't agree. >> reporter: outside the capitol, illinois democrat tammy duckworth, the first disabled veteran elected to congress knows the hard

containing the remains of private first-class cody patterson.the five american troops killed in afghanistan over the weekend. defense secretary chuck hagel making an unannounced appearance to this solemn ceremony at dover air force base. witwhat the military officially calls a dignified transfer. but many americans feel the fallout from the government shutdown is treating the families of fallen service members with little dignity. that's because the families of american troops killed in action are not receiving the 100,000-dollars in emergency death benefits typically paid out within 36 hours to help pay for costs like funeral services. shannon collins is the mother of marine lance corporal jeremiah collins, also killed in afghanistan last weekend, but returned home in similar fashion on monday. >> for the sacrifice that our kids are making, at the age that they are making them, i don't understand how this can be a benefit that's withheld. i will not -- i won't ever understand it. >> reporter: retired colonel david brooks agrees. he's a family f

but today the honor paid to private cody patterson by defense secretary hagel and other top-ranking officials in a ceremony at dover air force base in delaware was overshadowed by shame. hagel himself said he was "offended, outraged and embarrassed" that the government which sent patterson to war had reneged on its commitment to fair for its family. the senate chaplain began the day by asking god to "cover our shame." >> when our federal shutdown delays payments of death benefits to the families of children dying on far away battlefields, it's time for our lawmakers to say "enough is enough." >> reporter: by mid-afternoon, lawmakers in the house had voted 425-0 to reinstate the death benefits. but by then, hagel had already worked out a deal with a private charity, the fisher house foundation, to make the $100,000 payments until the shutdown ends. thanks to charity, none of the families of the 17 service members killed since the government shut down-- including the three who came home from afghanistan with private patterson-- should suffer financially. what has suffered is the reputation of t

pfc cody patterson, joseph peters, jennifer moreno and patrick harkins. picture of her husband serves as a reminder. >> i think it's hard for a lot of people to understand because it doesn't directly affect them. they don't know that they're still, that there's still guys coming home injured with life-altering injuries. there are some who are not coming home. they've paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country and they don't know. >> reporter: he is recovering in san antonio where taylor has been at his side anticipating a blessed event next springs. >> we're very excited. i'm very early in my pregnancy. it's still very early to us. i feel good. >> reporter: she says her husband is in good spirits. that he's a strong guy. that he's doing well and that they are thankful. >> i'm fortunate that he's here. i'm fortunate that he's still alive and that we still get to have our life together. >> reporter: harry smith, nbc news. >>> that's our broadcast on a wrens nigh wednesday night. thank you for being with us. >>> thanks for joining us on this wednesday. i'

the family of private first class cody patterson was here. that was the one family that was authorized coverage. the fact that members of the military and their families are not being protected by this grateful nation for their ultimate sacrifice has really outraged the country. >> it is outrageous. to paraphase, i don't think anybody can underestimate the intelligence, dedication, sensitivity or prague mattism of the american government. it's almost as if there's nothing that they will do or not do that will defy your sensibilities. it is outrageous and something i hope they're going to do something about it. it just points out how -- what a lack of focus the american government has. by the way, on both ends of pennsylvania avenue. what a lack of focus the government has on the needs and requirements of american citizens. i hope this particular situation will get redressed very quickly. >> and we have this quotation. peter alexander provided this from the white house today. the obama administration, the department of defense informed congres

hawkins of carlisle, pennsylvania, sergeant joseph peters of springfield, missouri, pfc cody patterson of 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 benefit 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 more widespread problem remains unsolved. veterans affairs secretary eric shinseki, warning congress today more than 5 million military veterans and their families won't get november benefit checks if the shutdown continues. georgia eaves served in korea, her military pension is all she lives on today. >> if i took care of my soldiers the way they took care of their constituents

private 50 class cody patterson was one killed on sunday. the remains of all four are being flown to dover for processing. the families are usually there, but it's rare for the secretary of defense to be. they call it a dignified return ceremony. no word on whether hagel's visit has to do with the families not getting the death benefits because of the shut down. they want to make sure the families receive the benefits they are due. the service members killed since october 1st to pay for funeral expenses and to travel to dover. it is $100,000 that comes about three days after the soldier dies. we will have more on the impact on veterans. right now, crews are cleaning up after a mess on the outer loop in green belt. about four hours ago, the tractor-trailer overturned right at the exit. as you can see another car is involved. police tell us that tractor-trailer was carrying trash. we are learning to hear how it will be cleaned up. traffic just got moving again on the southbound vw parkway. a car hit and killed a man in the road near the exit f

. >> reporter: the flag-draped remains of 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. ami niberger-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 announced the families will get their 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 3.8 million veterans. >> what is best for veterans

> it was a somber ceremony today, chuck haigel there to meet flag dash draped casket carrying cody patterson, killed in afghanistan. since the shut down began, 26 u.s. service members died, six in afghanistan. because of furloughs at the pentagon, paper work is piling up and families of those service members are asked to sacrifice even more. they haven't received a so called death benefit, a $100,000 payment usually issued within three days of notification of death. >> it's unthinkable these would not be available. >> thanks to a military charity, they will be. the fisher house foundation will provide benefits. when the shut down ends, the pentagon will reimburse the charity. >> this should rise above political divide. >> to those say it's a minimal impact, remember the families. >> the funds are available for families to travel to dover and for funeral costs and expense autos just hard to think they're going to go through this, one have one more thing to worry about. >> the secretary issued a warning and says if the shut down drags on, va cannot guarantee checks will go out to more than fiv

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. veterans affairs secretary eric shinseki, warning congress today, more than 5 million military service veterans and their families won't get november benefit checks if the shutdown continues. georgia eaves served in korea, her military pension is all she lives on today. >> if i took care of my soldiers the way they took care of their constitute

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private first class cody patterson, lance corporal jirm collins and private angel lopez.se brave americans sacrificed for this country. and they get this? they get this? the whole debacle once again points out that president obama's leadership capacity is in steep decline. we saw it in the syrian situation. we are seeing it again in the government shutdown. a new associated press poll says that the president's job approval rating has now slipped to 37% lowest point in his tenure. while the majority polled continue to blame the republicans the gap is closing. poll most liberal in the country. backed president obama all the way. must have pained them to release this poll. and the headline they put out buried the lead. the headline says poll, g.o.p. gets the blame in shutdown. so you can see how fair the a.p. really is the entire obama care government shutdown thing is a catastrophe. there is no question obama care is not ready to be rolled out. all the evidence says that if the president would simply admit it and delay the individual mandate for aer yoorks the impasse would

the body of pfc cody patterson whose family gave permission to show the transfer.casket arrived with the bodies of three other american soldiers killed in afghanistan on sunday. their remains were greeted by defense secretary chuck hagel but some of the families had to pay their own flights to the ceremony because of the government shutdown. they did not get emergency benefits, $100,000 pays within 36 hours of a death. however, maryland based fisher house foundation stepped in to cover the cost the government would not pay. >> fisher house has always been about family. so it was just -- it was something i felt compelled to do. >> right now congress is working on a fix. the house is expected to vote in the next hour on a republican measure that would allow the pentagon to pay death benefits during the shutdown. a new ap poll shows 62% blame the shutdown on republicans in congress. 49% say president obama and democrats in congress share the blame. the poll also shows this incredible number, congress has an approval rating now of just 5%. the president is at 37%. all

remembered as honest, brave and a hero. 24-year-old special agent joseph peters, private first class cody patterson was just 24 years old, remembered as someone who would have been successful at anything. marine lance corporal jeremiah collins, junior, and jennifer o mor o moreno. and duncan hunter, a member of the armed services committee and is himself an iraq and war veteran. representative hunter, good to see you, i know you served three tours of duty, we thank you for your service. how did this happen? >> megyn, here is what happened. i want to take you back to 2004, the iraq war was going on, i was in fallujah, and they were sending money to bring back the dead soldiers in rented car go airplanes, there was an iconic picture of these being forklifted out of dover, delaware. that is the type of decision they make. they said you will no longer do that, they will have a military escort back to their hometown. so fast forward nine years, here is what happened. this is a boneheaded decision that dishonors our fallen brothers and sisters. it breaks the trust with the men and women who served on the

pfc cody patterson, sergeant peters, first lieutenant jennifer moreno and sergeant patrick hawkins. hopes the picture of her husband serves as a re minder. >> it's hard for people to understand because it doesn't directly affect them. there are a lot of people who don't have anyone in their family in the military and they don't know. they don't know there are still fights being fought. they don't know there are still guys coming home injureded with life altering injuries. they don't know people are l laying life on the line and paid the ultimate price for their country. people don't no . >> reporter: taylor has been at his side. together anticipating a blessed event next spring. >> we are excited. i'm very early in my pregnancy. so it's still very new to us. i feel good. >> reporter: taylor said her husband is in good spirits, that he's a strong guy. that he's doing well. and that they are thankful. >> i'm very fortunate that he's here. you know. i'm fortunate he's still alive and that we still get to have our life together. >> reporter: harry smith, nbc news. >> that is our broadca

a dignified transfer ceremony for private first class cody patterson. his remains will arrive in dover. he is one of four killed in afghanistan on sunday. 5:31 is your time now. congress could vote today on a bill to make sure patterson's family receives death benefits. because of the government shutdown survivors of service members killed since october 1 won't get money to pay for funeral expenses and travel to dover. tracie potts live on capitol hill now with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. lawmakers are really upset about this saying it was never their intent for people whose loved ones died fighting for this kun are country fighting in afghanistan. they expected that it would cover the is your vafr benefits but lawyers at the pentagon read and saw that differently and now those benefits have been withheld from 17 families so far as a result of this shutdown and we're hearing outrage from democrats and republicans here. >> it's shameful and embarrassing. there are no words to describe the situation. at least that i'm capable of

. >>> private first class cody patterson returned home on wednesday to his final welcome.fer at dover air force base. a pfc, patterson is one of the 26 troops killed since the shutdown began. their families denied military death benefits because the government deems nonessential, a story that has sparked outrage a across the country. this afternoon, the senate passed a house bill to reinstate the survivors' benefits. the longer the shutdown lasts, veterans disability benefits and pension remain in jeopardy. how's that for a thank you? helping families of the fallen transition back to civilian life is the focus of a new book "thank you for your service." it's the work of pulitzer prize winning journalist david finkel, who joins us now. for this book, you embed with members of the same battalion back home, including a widow who calls the death benefit blood money on her bad day and oops money on good days. does this speak to a larger problem within society, this lack of appreciation for our troops? >> well, i think the phrases she uses, blood money and oops money, sums up a

private first class cody patterson, u.s. army. and lance corporal jeremiah ollins, u.s. marine corps. 36 hours after they were killed their families were notified that our government would not pay death benefits because of the government shutdown and when i heard about this yesterday morning, i simply could not believe it was true. i asked my staff to look into the matter and find out if it could possibly be true. unfortunately they confirmed that indeed we had denied these benefits. we took immediate action and along with a bipartisan group of members representing the districts where these fallen heroes livedved rward and introduced this legislation. as has been said, the bill will provide funding to pay survivor benefits and cover the funeral costs for these military families and all service members who may give the ultimate sacrifice during this shutdown of our government services. god forbid that any other family should be put in this situation again. it is absolutely abhorrent that we would leave our military families without assistance when they are at their most v

cody patterson, patrick hawkins, jennifer moreno, and joseph peters, all four of those.remains. they have not yet been officially identified. that will happen once they hit u.s. soil. athena jones you're on sight there. were they able to get the family members there today? any of them? >> reporter: well, there will be family members here. i will tell you that they're not paying to these families because of the shutdown. those clue $100,000 that go to these families within three days of losing a family member, as well as travel expenses and burial expenses. i can tell you that a group that serves veterans, the fibber house, has stepped in to help pay for some of these families to be able to come here and be here today. fibber house says they'll be paid back once this is all sorted out. the issue here is that the pentagon says that the law that was passed just before the shutdown began to pay our military act that made sure that troops were going to get paid, that does not give them the authorization to pay out these death benefits. this is something that has caused a rare

benning, georgia, also private cody patterson, assigned to company b third battalion, 75th ranger regimen fort benning. lieutenant marino, 25, assigned to madigan medical center lewis-mcchord washington, assigned joint special operations task force, special agent joseph peters assigned to 286 military police department, cid, 5th military battalion, italy. all four service members called by an ied while in combat operations in afghanistan. thank you very much, gayle. thanks for your reporting. thanks for your continued attention to military and afghanistan. >> thank you. this is such an important story. those are all people who have families just raling and our hearts go out to them. >> thank you for all that. what do lawmakers say? how doe just the continuing standoff. one was from wisconsin, joining me is wisconsin republican shawn duffy, member of house committee on the budget. congressman i'm not ascribing blame any place other than to the entire system here. how do you respond to the mother of corporal collins? >> first off my heart and prayers go out to the families who have lost lov

soldiers killed over weekend, joseph peters, 24, cody patterson age 24. your reaction to this fallout from the shutdown only being discussed now after an excellent report from andrea mitchell. i think people think it is sickening to be honest with you. >> i think it is heart wrenching to know newly we reefd families will not have benefits when they need to bring families together to grief. >> john, we talk with you often and you're a passionate guy and my team told me this is something you would really wanted to speak out about and we wanted to get your voice. what are vets telling you? >> i've gotten a lot of calls today, obviously. one of my buddies called me and did a couple of tours in iraq and called it the ultimate disgrace. i'm embarrassed today standing in front of the capitol. this $100,000 is important, supposed to come with the casualty assistance, $1200 of indem knit for the families. i can imagine, it's absolutely a shame and i think it's the absolute example why we need to completely fund the government. when we try to piecemeal this thing,

the remains of army private first class cody patterson are returning from afghanistan.ily 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 meaty tenders and crunchy bites. a confident retirement. those dreams, there's jus

many in washington will tell you the government is failing to do that. 24 years old army ranger cody patterson came home to his fame at dover. as defense secretary chuck hagel paid his respects. killed on his second deployment for afghanistan, his colonel called him a courageous soldier. unbearable grief made much more because the government shutdown left them without benefits. condemnation from all political leaders. >> lord, when our federal shutdown delays payments of death benefits to the families of children dying on faraway battlefields, it's time for our lawmakers to say enough is enough. >> reporter: publicly the white house was promising the president wanted to fix the tragedy for the families that had become a pr disaster. > he was not please the to learn of this problem. >> reporter: as hagel stood on the tarmac, top aides were urgently working on a solution. the pentagon signed a contract with fisher house foundation, a private organization that helps war wounded. fisher house will pay the families' bills and a $100,000 death benefit. the government will pay it back when the shutdo