laith abutaleb's internship has been put on hold as a result of the shutdown. abu-taleb says: "i'm not to sure if i'll be able to get credit for it or not but i don't want to put myself as a victim because people can't afford to feed their families, it's definitely a big problem needs to be solved as soon as possible." among some of the other deals around town... cavalia's acrobatic horse show odysseo at the national harbor is offering a shutdown rebate-- 50% off all tickets sold through october 8th. straight ahead... treating cardiovascular disease. why hitting the gym... may be the best medicine. ((break 3)) d@agree -- that exercise is good for you. but john roberts looks at whether the benefits of working out -- are even greater than what is commonly acknowledged? it's the first time anyone has done a head-to- head comparison between exercise and drugs to treat cardiovascular disease. remarkably it found that in almost all cases, exercise was just as effective in preventing death as front- line medications. in patients with stroke - exercise was actually mor