up with our spotlight on magazine series octoberrtune magazine" edition, and inside is a piece by erika frywho joins us from new york this morning. how to stop ebola. that fry, your story says a little-known industry, plant made pharmaceuticals, has had the spotlight put on them because of ebola. what is the -- what our plant made pharmaceuticals? guest: good morning, greta. drugs andcturing plants has been around for several decades, but the been on the really front of the pharmaceutical industry, so how this works as there are viruses that can be we usually usend tobacco plants, so tobacco plant viruses, which have been reprogrammed with, you know, proteins ore for antibodies you want to make, and then at the plant grows, it produces the antibody or drug, and you have your medication. host: are tobacco plants the only plants that are being used? and why tobacco plants? plants aretobacco the most commonly used plant leafy, they are produce a lot of biomass, so they also grow quickly, so you can produce the drug quickly. also has advantages because of the history of the tobacco plant. we kn

erika fry joins us to talk about drugs made from tobacco plants that can be used to treat illness. as we mentioned the house and senate are back in session tomorrow for the lame duck session of the 113th congress. both bodies coming in at 2:00 p.m. eastern. here's a preview of what to expect. >> the 2014 mid terms are over or just about over in most races anyway and we look ahead to the lame duck session. we're joined by "the hill's" rebecka cra chabat. looking ahead to the 113th lame dung session, the headline is, funding bill will wait until december. you write the timing would give lawmakers a day or two to debate and vote. they've got a deadline in december. what is that and what will be included in this omnibus bill? >> they basically have a day or two based on what i've been told by people at the house appropriations committee to pass an omnibus spending bill that would fund the government through the rest of the fiscal year which would be to the end of next september. the problem is that the spending bill that lawmakers approved in september expires on december 11, which is

erika. yep, just such fun morning out here, at the national dog show, actually happening, this saturday and sunday, and i'm join by the host, david fryd. >> yes, it is great. >> this just happened for us, 1500 dogs, 175 different breeds, varieties, fun activities for the family great time. >> and so many breeds, you mentioned 175 breeds, represented in the show. this is kutone -- >> impressed. >> i took spanish, how about that? tell us little bit about this breed? >> native madagascar. they were with the kind of native traders there, who use them to barter for things, with european traders, which is how these guys got to the continent, then from thereto this country. so been around few years, now newly recognized just finally did all the things they need to do to be recognized. >> so little cotton balls format a gas car, what it boiles down to. >> i want to introduce couple of owners here. eileen, justine, you have few of the, and talk to us how you prepare these dogs for the show. >> well, there is a lot of groom that goes into preparing these dogs shall for the show, and of course we train them with confirmation, show ring, where t