but ceo kim jordan said the shut down is bat for her bottom line, too. >> for instance, the spring beer that we may not be able to launch at all because we're unable to get the labeling for it, all of that r & d, all of that raw material purchased. that's hundreds of thousands of dollars. and then there's lost sales. >> reporter: but biology teacher turned brewer thinks he has the answer. a beer summit. >> i can invite john boehner and give him some test batches. anybody, i would be glad to give them beer and i'm sure it would change their minds and the whole thing would be solved in a matter of minutes. >> reporter: given the stalemate in washington, who knows, wayne a couple of cold craft brews would get things moving again. al jazeera denver. >> and with us live from fort collins, colorado, kim jordan, ceo of new begum brewery. great to have you with us. maybe a beer summit is just what washington needs. let me ask you, when you first heard about the shutdown, did you foresee this happening? that you would not be able to introduce your new product? >> no, we actually had that moment

kim, al jazerra. >> roslyn jordan joined us live from washington, d.c.eard that report and the progress and syria was also being discussed in congress today. >> reporter: that's right. best senate foreign relations committee, where the u.s. ambassador to damascus, robert ford, and two other high-ranking state department officials took a barrage of questions from both democratic and republican senators about what the senators consider to be the obama administration's flailing about for lack of a better expression, when it comes to dealing with the two and a half-year-old civil war inside sear i can't remember the senators were very critical of how the administration has responded to the humanitarian crisis, they were very critical of how the administration has dealt with the opposition in terms of providing material support. military support i should say, as well as other critical support in order to try to help them replace the assad regime. they also were very critical of the ongoing effort to his try to broker what's being called geneva two, another ef

jordan, jesus christ. now talking to ryan seacrest, kanye west says he is as influential maybe along with kim as the presidenthat obama is wearing. michelle obama can't instagram a pic like my girlfriend can. check that out. back to kanye west. >> what is she wearing? >> doesn't matter. i like it. people get really hung up on the way i word things, but i'm the best. that's the bottom line. >> i can't. i can't. i cannot deal with him. i am starting to not -- i was almost able to deal with her because she was just, you know, a sex babe but now i can't deal with her. >> i'm trying to tell you, this next story. this great stuff. katy perry has topped herself. debuted at number one. her album "prism" topping the billboard 200 chart. she set a record for the largest sales week of 2013 for female artist in the u.s. selling 286,000 units in a week. congratulations to her. it is her "prism" album which is the song you're listening to which is "roar". >> did she? and she kept on clothes. are you having fun back there? you're looking good. >> the jonas brothers explained their breakup to robin williams on "gma." here's