friends and family members are thankful the fisher house foundation stepped up to pay the death benefits. >> thank god the fisher house stepped up to provide money for the families to be able to -- to receive the bodies and everything. [ crying ] >> but it's stupid. >> moreno was among four soldiers killed in sunday's attack. governor brown has ordered flags at the state capital to be flown at half-staff in her honor. >>> and developing now at this hour, news out of libya where prime minister ali zeidan has been released just hours after he was kidnapped at gunpoint. he is already back at work believe it or not arriving at his office not long ago. he is expected to reveal details of the abduction when he addresses the nation a little later today. earlier, an arab news network aired this image of zeidan as gunmen took him from a hotel in tripoli. it's believed he was kidnapped in retaliation for a weekend raid by u.s. special forces who captured a libya al qaeda suspect. >>> foster farms facing a deadline today: either address the salmonella outbreak or three central valley plants will be

the fisher house foundation will provide $100,000 in death benefits to the fallen troops. this norng the remains of four soldiers arrived at dover air force base. >> the house passed today. they are meeting with house democrats at the white house right now. a very tense face-to-face conversation between d.c. mayor vin soent gray and majority reeder harry reid. when he approached reid about it directly the senator shut down gray. >> yes, jim, this was unusual. the mayor of washington crashing a press conference by the leader of the senate. >> with liberty and justice for all except the people of the district of columbia. >> mayor grey led a spirited protest asking the senate to back a republican move to free the district from the budget retrixs. a move they so far should dismiss as a ploy for democrats. when grey learned senate majority leader harry reid was standing nearby holding his own press conference, gray left his own event. he pushed into reid's and stood right by him. a rare disruption. then grey confronted reid on his lack of support. in response, reid didn't sound

the fisher house foundation will pick up the costs. at least 26 service members have died since the shutdown began. the department of defense will reimburse the foundation once it ends. >> the theory that we should shutdown the government as a negotiation tactic should never have done in the first place and it does a disservice to the men and women in uniform and all of the veterans. >> the house voted wednesday in favor of the $100,000 so-called death gratuity. it is unclear when the senate will take up the measure. >>> ten days deep and today signs of more open communication between parties but not completely. the white house invited all 232 house republicans for a meeting today but house speaker john boehner rejected the invitation. he chose 18 to attend the meeting. a white house aid says the president is expected to meet with senate democrats today. the president met with house democrats wednesday in what is being called a constructive and positive discussion. nancy pelosi says the shutdown is a sad scenario to the country. >> we

the fisher house foundation told me department of defense will still be in charge of getting those death benefits to military family members during this government shut down. >>> tonight the san carlos city council voted to drop a state of emergency declaration issued because of concerns of a natural gas line that runs through the city. yesterday, state puc told pg&e the line must remain out of service until the safety can be verified. city leaders sounded the alert after seeing an e-mail from a pg&e engineer that raised questions about the safety of a seam weld on the 83-year-old pipe and possibility of a san bruno type situation. >>> signs of winter like weather with snow in the sierra and flooding in southern california. in los angeles county both directions of interstate 5 were shut down for several hours due to flooding and mud slide. this happened in sun valley area. highway patrol spokesperson said it could have been caused by a water main break which may have resulted from a mud slide. firefighters had to rescue at least one person whose car was caught. >>> snow in the sierra is

the fisher house foundation has offered to cover advanced grants until the government can reimburse them. >>> and on the government shutdown day nine we are one step closer to the debt ceiling. president obama and house speaker boehner are still at odds. >> the only thing that i will say is that we are not going to pay ransom for america paying its bills. we are willing to pass at least a short-term budget that opens up the government at current funding levels. >> the president said if there is unconditional asurrender by republicans he will talk to us. >> an oversized credit card made a symbolic appearance on the senate floor. the fiscal conservative says this is the time to cut up the nation's credit card. house budget chairman paul ryan sent an op-ed saying if we miss this moment the debt will spiral out of control. he wants a budget agreement. tracie potts is live in washington for us this morning. my question is, is everyone else on board with what paul ryan wants? >> reporter: ryan says he wants a budget. that is what everyone wants. the issue is what are the sides willing to give

the fisher house foundation told me department of defense will still be in charge of getting those death benefits to military family members during this government shut down. >>> tonight the san carlos city council voted to drop a state of emergency declaration issued because of concerns of a natural gas line that runs through the city. yesterday, state puc told pg&e the line must remain out of service until the safety can be verified. city leaders sounded the alert after seeing an e-mail from a pg&e engineer that raised questions about the safety of a seam weld on the 83-year-old pipe and possibility of a san bruno type situation. >>> signs of winter like weather with snow in the sierra and flooding in southern california. in los angeles county both directions of interstate 5 were shut down for several hours due to flooding and mud slide. this happened in sun valley area. highway patrol spokesperson said it could have been caused by a water main break which may have resulted from a mud slide. firefighters had to rescue at least one person whose car was caught. >>> snow in the sierra is

this would continue except for the fact a private charity, the fisher house foundation, has offered to pay the death benefits, demonstrating what is so great about this country. joining me now is the chairman and ceo of the fisher house foundation, ken fisher. mr. fisher, thank you very much. thank you for so many reasons. i was talking to one of the family members, shannon collins, last night, the mother of jeremiah collins. to the fact you have stepped up for these families, for those who don't have the resources is so extraordinary. tell me how you reacted to this and why you came forward. >> well, it was really seeing -- somebody had sent me a link to the story you did. that's what made me aware of this situation. and this was one of those decisions, andrea, that i wish i had every day, which is the no-brainer kind i had mobilized my board almost immediately, and some time shortly thereafter i received a phone call from senator mansion from west virginia asking if fisher house would step up and actually fill this gap. fisher house has always been about family, so you know, it was s

the fisher house foundation is now offering to give those familys a temporary grant until the government can pay them. >>> there's new reaction tonight after the news 4 i-team reported the house of representatives still has access to its members-only gym. staffers on the hill tipped off the i-team that the fitness center is open during the government shutdown. now two democrats are introducing what they're calling the new spa act that stands for the shutdown priorization act. that would prohibit the member gym from operating during a shutdown. congressman patrick murphy of florida and bill foster of illinois say members are able to use their gym, the sauna, and the steam room and that john teter janitors are we quwe required t clean it despite the furloughs. >>> to our weather now. it's dry out there tonight, but it's not going to be for long. nor'easter is moving in and it could dump several inches of rain on us. storm team 4 chief meteorologist is tracking the changes. doug? >> the changes are moving in. temperatures are only in the upper 60s. tomorrow they will be lower. and this is w

restore those benefits yesterday and defense secretary chuck hagel announced that for now the fisher house foundation will make the $100,000 payments to families whose loved ones have died in the line of duty this month. the pentagon will reimburse the fisher house foundation when government reopens. >>> an investigation into fires in three d.c. ambulances last august says each of them was accidental. a fire in an ambulance parked outside washington hop center has been blamed on an electrical malfunction. then two fires happened august 13. one may have been caused by flammable liquid leaking on to a hot manifold. the other was found to be just smoke. the man who ordered the investigation deputy mayor paul quandra says with these findings no further action is needed. >>> supporters of abortion rights are celebrating a small victory in virginia. a judge will allow a lawsuit filed by a falls church abortion clinic to go forward. the lawsuit challenges new regulations from the state board of health which subject abortion clinics to many of the same standards imposed on hospitals. lawyers representing fal

late word that the fisher house foundation would pay the death benefits came as welcome news. >> thank fwod the fisher house stepped up and has provided money for the families to be able to receive the body and oefrg, but it's kind of asinine. >> she was among four soldiers killed in sunday's attack. governor brown ordered frags at the state capitol to be flown at half staff in her honor. >>> a south carolina man has taken it upon himself to keep washington war memorials in shape. chris cox calls hems the memorial myly sha. he says he'll keep it up until the shutdown is over. >>> as that shutdown drags on, a small group of house republicans will meet with president obama tomorrow at the white house. it comes as gop leaders consider a short-term increase in the debt limit to avoid full default. when the government runs out of money next week. today it was house democrats who met with the president. they left united in their message. >> there will be 220, 230 votes to open this government tomorrow. it takes one person to allow that vote to come to the floor, and that is speaker boehner.

is a charity, a well known, well respected charity for vets and their families called the fisher house foundationthat will step in and do what government is supposed to do. this was hammered out as the bodies of the fall arrived at dover air force base in delaware today. andrea 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 jame

is a charity, a well-known, well respected charity for vets and their families called the fisher house foundation. they will step in and do what the government is supposed to do. this was hammered out as the bodies of the fallen arrived back at dover air force base today. we begin with andrea mitchell. she's with us tonight from dover. good evening. >> reporter: good evening. the denial of benefits was so outrageous and caused such an outcry that the white house was scrambling for a fix. 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 t

a deal with the private charity fisher house foundation to pay survivor benefits. the government will reimburse when the shutdown is over, if it does end and i'll talk to a fisher house board member montel willia williams. both sides seem far apart as possible. i want to bring in two congressman, republican james lang ford, chairman of the policy committee and james heinz. gentlemen, welcome to you. let me start with you james. we have spoken a few times through this process. you two are standing next to each other, which i guess is a vaguely encouraging sign, but is there any real sign of movement here or has everything moved to, now, a debt ceiling debate which will be resolved around that deadline? >> i think it's more likely we'll have debt ceiling and cr conversation, obviously, we wish this would have been resolved a week ago and get this done or two weeks ago so we never walk into it. the closer to the debt ceiling, let's do some of this probably not long term but short term to get resolution and negotiate and get things solved long term. i would like to get

. >> today, the obama administration announced it worked out a deal for the fisher house foundation to make payment to the families, usually about $100,000 each until the government shut down is over. we're told her body is in the process of her body being returned to her family. the department of defense will still be in charge to get those death benefits during this government shut down. in san francisco, eric rasmusen, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the shut down also threatens disabled checks. if they don't get their monthly checks they'll be broke. >> the government shut down's creating an unusual situation at the grand canyon. nearly 2 dozen people have been given tickets to enter during the federal closure. park rangers says some people have been caught attempting to break-in. each citation carries a mandatory order to appear in federal court. >>> the head of uc berkeley had words of encouragement for 200 students at richmond high school. >> we know already you are material for college at the highest level. >> chancellor nicholas dirk urged to students to take harder classes. six are

program for survivors known as taps has directed widows seeking assistance to contact the fisher house foundation and army emergency relief. of course, we've included a link to this site on cbsbaltimore.com. we're live tonight. i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, jessica and mary. we invite you to stay with wjz for complete coverage of the capitol conflict. we will continue to bring you live reports from washington with the latest on this budget deal. >>> one of the two u.s. navl academy football players facing a court marshall for actual wants the leader out of the case. >> reporter: an attorney for josh tate wants michael miller to reaccuse himself saying he's bias because of pressure to combat sexual assault in the military. tate and are classmate are accused of assaulting a female mid shipman in 2012. she did not want to pursue charges and testified she had no memory of being assaulted and on heard second-hand she had sex with several people at the party. the superintendent decided a third mid shipman will not face a court marshall. he was facing aggravated sexual assaul

the fisher house foundation will officially pick up the costs of the payments the government shutdown halted. at least 26 service members have died since the shutdown began. the department of defense will reimburse them. the president says he will not wait for congress. >> the theory that we should shut down the government as a negotiation tactic should never have been done in the first place. and it does a disservice to all the men and women in uniform and all those veterans who sacrifice for our freedom. >> the house unanimously voted wednesday in favor of the $100,000 so-called death gratuity to families within three days of a soldier's death. but it's unclear when the senate will take up that measure. >>> okay, so we are ten days deep now, and today signs of open communication between parties. but not completely here. the white house invited all 232 house republicans for a meeting today. but house speaker john boehner rejected that. instead, he chose 18 select members to attend the meeting including himself and majority leader eric cantor. white house spokesman jay carney says the

is entering an agreement with fisher house foundation. the issue has sparked outrage across the country over the last few days but the fisher house president said he is not interested in pointing any fingers. >> from our perspective, it is not about assigning blame about why this isn't getting done or who is at fault, it is all about meeting the needs of the families. >> so in short, the fisher house plans to continue the government's policy of paying $100,000 to the families of the deceased servicemen and women and according to the website, the non-profit is best known for building houses on the grounds of v.a. medical centers and so families have a place to stay when their family member is receiving treatment. >> you may have heard about some services and workers are back in business despite being part of the shutdown. >> so the big question, who decides what stays shut and what doesn't. we asked debra alfarone to find out. >> figure out the government, this can't be easy. sometimes it may seem like this is how our country makes its deci

late word that the fisher house foundation would pay the death benefits came as welcome news. >> thankisher house has stepped up and has provided money for the family to be able to receive the body and everything, but it's kind of asinine. >> governor brown ordered flags at the state capitol to be flown at half staff in her honor. >>> we first got wind of this last night and told you about it, but today president obama officially nominated former uc berkeley professor janet yellen to be the next chairman of the federal reserve. >> thank you, mr. president. i am honored and humbled by the faith that you've placed in me. >> yellen is currently the fed's vice chair. she taught economics at berkeley and was once the head of the san francisco federal reserve. if confirmed by the senate, the 67-year-old would be the first woman to head a major central bank. >>> this is coming into our news room tonight. gun menino kidnapped the prime minister of libya. an a rxab news network got prime minister as the gunman took him from a hotel in the capitol. no word yet who kidnapped him or why. in the tw

announced up those families each will get the $100,000 they are entitled to with help from the fisher house foundation. the pentagon will reimburse the charity when the government reopens. earlier today the white house said the president was disturbed to learn that the families of fallen soldiers were not receiving death benefits during the shutdown. >>> a south carolina man armed with a leaf blower and public mower is taking it upon himself to fill in for national park service co-workers. chris cox calls himself the memorial militia picking up trash, clearing leaves and mowing the lawns near lincoln, world war ii and korean war memorials. cox wants to make sure the national mall is in good shape in advance of this weekend's million vet march. >>> we are following breaking news out of west virginia tonight where a man opened fire on the federal courthouse in wheeling. the u.s. marshal service says that man fired 15 shots, maybe 20 with an assault-type rifle from a parking lot across the street. security officers fired back and killed him. one person was hurt by the shattered glass, nobody else injured

. >> late tonight the fisher house foundation offered some financial help to these families. and in washington today, the president said he would negotiate with republicans if they raised the debt ceiling and ended the shutdown. >> we can't make extortion routine as part of the democracy. >> the president said if there is unconditional surrender by republican he's will sit down and talk to us. that's not the way our government works. >> if the shutdown continues into november, survivor benefits paid monthly to soldier spouses could be in jeep jeopardy. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >>> first lady michelle obama canceled a bay area fundraising group because of the shutdown. she was supposed to arrive in los angeles on friday and then be in the bay area for the weekend. one of the planned events was a brunch event sponsoredded by nancy pelosi. tickets would have gone for $32,000. the democratic party said it was not right while hundreds of thousands of workers are furloughed. >>> the cdc said they slowed their discovery of a salmonella outbreak. the labs are now back open toni

the fisher house foundation will make payments to military families from its own funds. this decision came right after the house voted to restore the payments. the charity will be reimbursed when the shutdown is over. >>> families of 26 fallen service members have been affected by the delay in benefits since the shutdown. one is first lieu tenant -- lieutenant jennifer moreno. moreno and three other soldiers were killed in an attack in afghanistan on sunday. their bodies were brought back to the u.s. today. moreno's friends and family had to raise money to pay for her funeral. >> she sacrificed for the country and for her family. there is no excuse. >> a memorial service for moreno took place at usf. she graj -- graduated before enlisting in the army. >>> breaking news, armed rebels captured libya's prime minister and currently holding him in an undisclosed location. this comes as groups are upset about a u.s. special forces raid that lead to the capture of a libyan al-qaeda suspect fnlt. earlier this week the prime minister called on the west to help stop militant groups

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 shutdown ends. this-year-old army special agency joseph peters also killed in afghanistan a few days ago. his friends upset about the payments being frozen. >> it's absolutely ridiculous that his family was lose ugh their son, husband. they shouldn't have to worry about that right now. >> reporter: now, a senior official here at the defense department, wolf, says that hagel warned without officials and congress several days ago when the shutdown was imminent that the death benefits would not be paid. there was even a news briefing for reporters on that very fact. >> barbara, there's other potential serious new represented to the shutdown for those who have served in the military. >> well, the next disaster looming is for veterans who will likely not get their november 1st benefits check. the secretary today said november 1st, it is possible more than 5 million veterans, th

restore survivor benefits for families of fallen soldiers and the non-profit organization the fisher house foundationwill front the money. meanwhile, frustrated d.c. mayor vincent grey begs city leaders to put his workers back on the job and tempers flare. >> we have our own money. >> i'm on your side. don't screw it up. >> what does that mean, don't screw it up? senator reed, what do you mean don't screw it up? the mayor is asking for the city's budget. >> grey confronted senate majority leader harry reed. he's fighting to keep the city government in business by exempting it from the on going shut down. >>> stealing from the u.s. postal service. two post office managers are busted by the fbi for an alleged bribery scream. we explain how the scam was uncovered. >> reporter: the grass is high at the post office in the waverly neighborhood of north baltimore and weeds grow at the pikesville branch despite the thousands of dollars spent on landscaping contracts authorized by the branch managers. much of the work was never done and parnell and wright would instead collect check after check and bribes fro

. >> reporter: later, the pentagon announced the non-profit fisher house foundation will underwrite theeath benefits for now. there were other small signs of growing movement toward ending the standoff. the president met with all house democrats this afternoon, and planned to meet with a small group of house republicans tomorrow. and in th

word that the fisher house foundation would pay the death benefits came as welcome news. >> it thank god the fisher house stepped up and has provided money for the families to be able to -- to receive the body and everything. [ crying ] >> but it's kind of assinine. >> moreno was among four soldiers killed in sunday's attack. governor brown has ordered flags at the state capital to be flown at half-staff in her honor. >>> president obama made it official: he nominated former uc-berkeley professor janet yellen to be the next chairman of the federal reserve. >> thank you, mr. president. i'm honored and humbled by the faith that you have placed in me. >> yellen is currently the fed's vice chair under ben bernanke, whose term expires in january. yellen taught economics in uc- berkeley and was once the head of the san francisco federal reserve. if confirmed by the senate, the 67-year-old would be the first woman to head a major central bank. >>> 4:39. coming up, a teacher tirade caught on tape. why she says she ended up cursing in front of her students. >> just a jar's worth of trash for a

congressional leaders met and a charity called the fisher house foundation announced it would pick up the cost associated with the suspension of death benefits for fallen members of the military. >>> many on wall street are sure officials in washington will work out a deal to raise the nation's borrowing limit and avert another financial disaster but one of the biggest money market mutual fund makers appears to be hedging. f fidelity is serving off the debt due around the nation will hit the credit limit next week. the company remains confident it says that the debt ceiling issue will be resolved but said it's taking precautions to protect investors. >> for business leaders, the gridlock in washington can't end soon enough from wall street to the boardroom, they are calling for a resolution in washington. >> you were elected to lead the country in all issues, all of the people in country, not just your constituents. you need to basically listen to the will of the people. we need to stop fighting yesterday's elections and we need to move on to solving tomorrow's problems on the long-te

the fisher house foundation will make payments to military families from its own funds. ision came right after the house voted to restore the payments. the charity will be reimbursed when the shutdown is over. >>> families of 26 fallen service members have been affected by the delay in benefits since the shutdown. one is first lieu tenant -- lieutenant jennifer moreno. moreno and three other soldiers were killed in an attack in afghanistan on sunday. their bodies were brought back to the u.s. today. moreno's friends and family had to raise money to pay for her funeral. >> she sacrificed for the country and for her family. there is no excuse. >> a memorial service for moreno took place at usf. she graj -- graduated before enlisting in the army. >>> breaking news, armed rebels captured libya's prime minister and currently holding him in an undisclosed location. this comes as groups are upset about a u.s. special forces raid that lead to the capture of a libyan al-qaeda suspect fnlt. earlier this week the prime minister called on the west to help stop militant groups in liby

. >> late tonight the fisher house foundation offered some financial help to these families.nd in washington today, the president said he would negotiate with republicans if they raised the debt ceiling and ended the shutdown. >> we can't make extortion routine as part of the democracy. >> the president said if there is unconditional surrender by republican he's will sit down and talk to us. that's not the way our government works. >> if the shutdown continues into november, survivor benefits paid monthly to soldier spouses could be in jeep jeopardy. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >>> first lady michelle obama canceled a bay area fundraising group because of the shutdown. she was supposed to arrive in los angeles on friday and then be in the bay area for the weekend. one of the planned events was a brunch event sponsoredded by nancy pelosi. tickets would have gone for $32,000. the democratic party said it was not right while hundreds of thousands of workers are furloughed. >>> the cdc said they slowed their discovery of a salmonella outbreak. the labs are now back open tonigh

the pentagon says it will reimburse the fisher house foundation after lawmakers resolve this shut down. you have to add beer impacted by the shutdown. they are closed. that could prevent seasonal beers from hitting the shelves. micro brews where big business. >> reporter: it is. one place affected is gordon beers. it has several new labels waiting for permits are on hold. for those of you that enjoy seasonal beers, you might not be tasting them any time soon. >> just another way that a government shutdown effects every day life. >> reporter: beer drinkers are talking about it. a government shutdown effecting their chances at trying new seasonal suds. >> we live in california so we don't have any seasons. we need the pumpkin spice indicators. that will be a shame we can't try new things. >> reporter: it's responsible for approving new applications for brews and labels. because of the government shutdown nothing has been approved. this could effect the brewing company if it goes on any longer. >> once we open our new brewery we'll be making lots of new seasonals and being very creative a

the fisher house foundation will officially pick up the cost of the payments the government shutdown halted. at least 26 service members have died since the shutdown began. the department of defense will reimburse the foundation once it ends. president obama says he will not wait for congress. >> the theory that we should shut down the government as a negotiation tactic should never have been done in the first place. it does a disservice to all the men and women in uniform and the veterans who sacrifice for our freedom. >> the house unanimously voted on wednesday in favor of the $100,000 so-called death gratuity for families within three days of a soldier's death. it is unclear when the senate will take up the measure. >>> we are ten days deep and today signs of more open communication between parties but not completely. the white house invited all 232 house republicans for a meeting today. but house speaker john boehner rejected that invitation. inste instead, he chose 18 select members to attend. including himself and majority leader eric cantor. jay carney says the president is "d

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 the government which failed to fulfill what secretary hagel called "this most sacred responsibility." >> pelley: david martin at the pentagon for us, david, thank you. the secretary of veterans affairs had a warning today. eric shinseki told congress if the shutdown lasts until late october nearly four million veterans will not receive disability compensation due next month. others won't get their pension payments. it is hard to imagine americans' opinion of congress getting much worse but it just did get much worse. in a gallup poll a month ago, the approve rating was just 19%. now it's down to 11%. remember how we got here. republicans agreed to fund the government but only if they cou

department to scramble for a work around, they are now relying on a veterans nonprofit called the fisher house foundationout benefits until the government is reopened. >> i am hopeful that this will be a temporary measure and not a long-term measure but we are in it for as long as we need to be. >> reporter: defense secretary hagel says his department will reimburse fisher house for the costs he also expressed his percentage outrage and embarrass think over the issue is and is urging congress to restore funding to federal government. juan carlos molina, al jazerra. >> the white house says president obama was disturbed to learn about those military families being denied survivor benefits and that his administration hopes to find a solution soon. president obama announced an historic choice not next chief offed the federal reverse, janet yelyellen send thursday if confirmed sh she would be the ft woman to lead the most powerful central bank. she says the economic recovery still has a way to go. >> more needs to be done to strengthen the recovery. particularly for those hardest hit by the great recession. w

the fisher house foundation will make payments to military families from its own funds. is decision came right after the house voted to restore the payments. the charity will be reimbursed when the shutdown is over. >>> families of 26 fallen service members have been affected by the delay in benefits since the shutdown. one is first lieu tenant -- lieutenant jennifer moreno. moreno and three other soldiers were killed in an attack in afghanistan on sunday. their bodies were brought back to the u.s. today. moreno's friends and family had to raise money to pay for her funeral. >> she sacrificed for the country and for her family. there is no excuse. >> a memorial service for moreno took place at usf. she graj -- graduated before enlisting in the army. >>> breaking news, armed rebels captured libya's prime minister and currently holding him in an undisclosed location. this comes as groups are upset about a u.s. special forces raid that lead to the captur oft fnlt. earlier this week the prime minister called on the west to help stop militant groups in libya. >>> three poultry

veteran's charity is offering to pay death benefits during the government shut down, the fisher house foundation in maryland says it will make the payments until it can be reimbursed by the defense different. it could help her family, her body is being returned to family maybes in san diego. >>> there is a job fair on the peninsula today for veterans and military spouses from 10:00 this morning until 1:00 this afternoon at the hyatt regency san francisco airport located there. the u.s. chamber of commerce operates this program, it is called hiring our heroes, more than 45 employers are expected to attend that job fair. >> yeah, time now is 4:39, coming up another massage parlor busted for prostitution in the south bay and this one is close to an elementary school. >> pets getting poisoned, the warning from local vets about an alarming trend. >> good morning, right now traffic is doing pretty well in many areas, we will tell you more about the morning commute on all the bay area bridges. >> well, yesterday's system brought rain for some, not for us. but down in southern california one more kind o

is a charity, a well known, well respected charity for vets and their families called the fisher house foundation. they will step in and do what government is supposed to do. this was hammered out as the bodies of the fallen arrived at dover air force base in delaware today. we begin here tonight with nbc's andrea mitchell who broke the story. she 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 hagel, the army chief of staff genere odierno and secretary of the army mchugh. killed sunday during a combat mission in canada daf province afghanistan by an improvised explosive device they represent an honor

. >> late tonight the fisher house foundation offered some financial help to these families. and in washington today, the president said he would negotiate with republicans if they raised the debt ceiling and ended the shutdown. >> we can't make extortion routine as part of the democracy. >> the president said if there is unconditional surrender by republican he's will sit down and talk to us. that's not the way our government works. >> if the shutdown continues into november, survivor benefits paid monthly to soldier spouses could be in jeep lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >>> first lady michelle obama canceled fundraising group because of the shutdown. she was supposed to arrive in los angeles on friday and then be in the bay area for the weekend. one of the planned events was a brunch event sponsoredded by nancy pelosi. tickets would have gone for $32,000. the democratic party said it was not right while hundreds of thousands of workers are furloughed. >>> the cdc said they slowed their discovery of a salmonella outbreak. the labs are now back open tonight. 278 people in 18

the pentagon signed a contract with fisher house foundation, a private organization that helps war wounded. fisher house will pay the family's bills and a $100,000 death benefit. the government will pay it back when the shutdown ends. but for veterans, a looming disaster if the shutdown continues much longer. more than 3 million receive disability checks that may not come on november 1st. many new veterans from iraq and afghanistan still waiting to be approved for disability payments will have to keep waiting. >> roughly 1,400 veterans a day are now not receiving decisions on their disability compensation claims. >> reporter: if the mess in washington isn't solved, the v.a. will not be able to pay $6 billion due to more than w5 million people expecting checks. including veterans, their surviving spouses and children on november 1st. on the death benefits, pentagon officials insist they told congress, they told white house officials that the death benefits would not be paid if the government shut down. some in congress said they didn't get that information and that the pentagon should have

in the meantime, though, the fisher house foundation has offered to cover advance grants until the government can reimburse them. >>> and on government shutdown day nine, we are one step closer to the nation's debt ceiling. if congress does not raise it, economists say the results would be catastrophic. both president obama and house speaker john boehner are still at odds. >> the only thing that i will say is that we're not going to pay ransom for america paying its bills. we're willing to pass at least a short-term budget that opens up the government at current funding levels. >> what the president said today was if there's unconditional surrender by republicans, he'll sit down and talk to us. that's not the way our government works. >> and take a look at this. an oversized credit card even made a symbolic appearance tuesday. republican senator tom coburn cut and ripped the display to express his frustrations with america's debt. the fiscal conservative says it's time to cut up the nation's credit card. house budget chairman paul ryan pinned an op-ed in today's "wall street journal" saying,