page 20, a provision it is appropriated for the payment of bonnie eagle bart lautenberg, the widow ofnberg, a death gratuity for surviving family members in the next funding bill equal to the salary of the member. it's supposed to be a tradition there. you have the citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington or crew highlighting his assets were to exceed $67 million in 2011. why is this a funding priority according to c.r.e. pchltc.r.e.. now, some good news. researchers may be closing in on a way to detect one of humanity's most insidious and high profile diseases. john roberts fills us in from atlanta. >> reporter: it is the cruelest of diseases, slowly robbing patients of their memories, personality and ultimately their lives. no cure and no effective treatment. new research at john hopkins could change the future for millions of people who have yet to develop alzheimer's. >> we were able to predict potential cause of decline about six years before it began to develop. >> reporter: the hopkins team tested cerebral spinal fluid in 260 middle age people who had a history but

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senator lautenberg was one of the richest people in washington. about in, nearly $3 billion going to finish a dam project on the ohio river in kentucky. it's now quadruple its original cost estimate. it's in minority leader mitch mcconnell's home state. listen to what senator mccain had to say about this, especially that dam project. they've added money for a dam that i frankly never even heard of. they stuck in some stuff which, of course, they couldn't have gotten through a regular legislative process, and that's disgraceful. stuart: so, the day after the deal, the spending is back, the pork is back, the debts start piling up all over again. quickly to art laffer, who's got a thing or two to say, i do declare, about pork. make your comment now. >> i just loved it when you said, stuart, when you said that dam project. i love that, you're brilliant. but this is all back to normal in washington and there won't be changes until we throw them out. stuart: it is, it's the same old-same old. >> of course it is. stuart: there's no difference between now

a death benefit to the widow of senator frank lautenberg.radition in washington, d.c., if you pass away while serving in congress, congress appropriates almost a life insurance policy for you, your annual salary, to your beneficiaries or your family when you pass on, a one-year salary here. it is worth noting that the senator is worth somewhere around $57 million. and also, this is the big one here, the olmstead locks and dam. at $1.2 billion in extra spending authority. that is something that the senate majority leader says is actually a benefit to taxpayers. >> there is no need to point fingers at anyone other than we saved the taxpayers tonight about $80 billion. it does nothing to the, running up the deficit. >> so from here the bill is now law and as peter mentioned, we've got another government spending fight coming up on january 15th. we'll see what they put in that time. back to you. >> all right. cost of doing business i guess. rich edson, thanks so much. so are you even more fed up with that news that congress after learning the sp

they wanted to choose a replacement for frank lautenberg who passed away in june.heir choices were cory booker on the democratic side and steve on again on the republican side. has to be said that cory booker and just ran away with this race tonight with 99% of precincts reported. cory booker holding a 55-44 lead. cory booker has been declared the winner of this special election by the associated press. he addressed his supporters in newark, new jersey, just a short time ago. >> all of us in new jersey, all of us in jersey know this is a frustrating narrative that is infecting our politics. it's a zero-sum game mentality when they win, we lose. when we win, they lose. it's not like that. too many people are forgetting that the lines that divide us are nothing compared to those ties that bind us. it forgets the cynical attitude, for gets the idea, the ideal, the truth that we are all in this together. it is this short-term thinking, it is this obsession with immediate the electoral victories and not the enduring american values and victories. it forgets that old say

they wanted to choose a replacement for frank lautenberg who passed away in june.eir choices were cory booker on the democratic side and steve on again on the republican side. has to be said that cory booker and just ran away with this race tonight with 99% of precincts reported. cory booker holding a 55-44 lead. cory booker has been declared the winner of this special election by the associated press. he addressed his supporters in newark, new jersey, just a short time ago. >> all of us in new jersey, all of us in jersey know this is a frustrating narrative that is infecting our politics. it's a zero-sum game mentality that the fis us. when they win, we lose. when we win, they lose. it's not like that. too many people are forgetting that the lines that divide us are nothing compared to those ties that bind us. it forgets the cynical attitude, for gets the idea, the ideal, the truth that we are all in this together. it is this short-term thinking, it is this obsession with immediate the electoral victories and not the enduring american values and victories. it forg

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, the widow of frank lautenberg, it's interesting to see the breakdown in the bill. you asked and others asked in the white house, ed, about when is the official deadline on this debt ceiling increase and when is really the clock running out. there didn't seem to be a real answer there. >> reporter: well, jay carney did not want to answer directly today when he was pressed several times about when is the real deadline, when would we go into default. you know there are various economic experts who have suggested we might be able to move things around, we might be able to survive to halloween, november 1st, maybe it's next week. i think the point jay carney was making by not answering the question was why test this out. the treasury secretary jack lew has said once october 17th comes up, in a couple of days, basically we're going to be running on fumes. there's just going to be maybe something in the neighborhood of $40 billion and then you have to start making choices about what you pay. do social security payments go out, et cetera. the other thing they're watching i

how about $174,000 for the widow of senator frank lautenberg? senator lautenberg was one of the richest men in washington, d.c. how about obamacare? it churns on totally untouched by this deal or any other new spending or borrowing plan. by the way, thent, congress, administration officials, they keep their exemption. they get, they get a subsidy for obamacare that we do not get. how about the debt? still piling up. 17 trillion now. it will be 21 trillion by the end of the president's term. $21 trillion. so the bottom line here is, that the morning after the deal, the spending resumes. the debt continues to pile up. and the federal reserve will keep on printing money, heather. >> but, stu, we have the markets and they have not been hit harder yet, right? why? why is that? >> wall street loves spending of government money. it loves printing lots of and lots of dollars. it loves it. that is exactly, that is the lifeblood of wall street at the moment. and the market will open up this morning, it will open down but because of one particular stock, i

he'll fill the last year of late senator frank lautenberg's term. >> you didn't just vote, but you believed that your voice and your vote matter. you believe it that you don't have to resign yourself to what's wrong, but you can do something.it that you don't have to resign yourself to what's wrong, but you can do something.t that you don't have to resign yourself to what's wrong, but you can do something to resign yourself to what's wrong, but you can do something. we can do something to make it right. >> republican steve lonegan chipped away at booker's lead, but the democrat prevailed by some ten points. >>> staying in the senate, there was at least one bipartisan moment amid the late night drama. caroline kennedy was unanimously confirmed as the next ambassador to japan. the 55-year-old major campaign supporter of barack obama will become the first woman to hold that post. during confirmation hearings, she spoke of her father's legacy to improve relateses between the two countries after world war ii. japan is the united states' fourth largest trading partner and home to 50,000 american

cory booker will be sworn in to fill the seat of lautenberg. >>> on this day in 1941, mt. rushmore sculptures were completed. the carvings of washington, roosevelt, lincoln, they're beauties. jane pauley is 62 today. coming up on the "today" show, a "today" exclusive with a hero police officer in texas who was shot during a traffic stop, but got back in her car and chased down the suspects. and matt, savannah, the rest of the "today" team reveal the old-school halloween costumes. that's always fun. keep it here for more news, weather, and sports. i'm richard lui along with bill karins. have a great hallowe >> i heard there was like a bunch of cop cars out here and i was heard. i heard gun shots and i ran inside. >> chaos and commotion in the east bay as police shoot and kill a dog they say was attacking a group of people in antioch. what we learned from police coming up. >> you indetails about the shooting death of a santa rosa teenager. what the deputy is saying about the moments before he opened fire. >> and emotional greeting at sfo. a scare in the sky forces this grand

booker has won a special election to fill the seat of late senator frank lautenberg. conservative steve lonegan after an aggressive two month race. lautenberg's term was only through 2014, so booker would have to campaign again almost immediately to run for a full term. booker, who is a stanford grad, is new jersey's first black senator back here in the bay, neighbors in sausalito are honoring a popular postal worker - by putting yellow ribbons on their mailboxes. she was critically injured in a san francisco car crash last month. a woman who was allegedly speeding crashed into tina chew's car. tina is now in a coma. her teenage son kevin san died at the scene and her daughter is still in the hospital. neighbors say they'll keep the ribbons on the mailboxes - until she returns. neighbors say tina has touched many people along her route. they're hoping she can eventually come back to work. look at them with that u-verse wireless receiver. back in our day, we couldn't just move the tv wherever we wanted. yeah, our birthday entertainment was a mathemagician. because if t

booker will fill the seat left vacant by frank lautenberg. the mayor of newark beating steve lonnegan. remember chris christie arrange ed for it to go down this way, to have the election, and let the people of new jersey decide. it's been a long time since a republican has held the seat. one will not hold it now. cory booker has won the election. we are ten minutes away, we are told, from the vote in the house. how will it come down? who will stand their ground in the tea party caucus and who among the so-called main stream republicans, if any, will vote with the democrats? also ahead, why did the occupy wall street protesters get a pass from cops in the capital? remember for months on end they were out there. when america's have thes were punished by the same police department? trey gowdy joins us live next. >> that day also included as part of the order that first amendment activities would be permitted on the national mall. >> do you consider it first amendment activity to walk to a monument you helped build or is it only smoking pot at mc

. >>> and democrat cory booker won the seat of the late senator frank lautenberg who died in june. >>millions of people from around the globe are expected to take part in the world's largest earthquake drill. and california is among the states participating. jennifer london is live in los angeles. >> we seem to be having difficulty with the live shot. one of the problems with the quake could be communications, and that appears to be the case even when the quake is fake. >>> we are going to take a look at wall street right now, this being an indication that things are back to normal. today things are back to normal as we see investors starting to sell off some of the profits they have been making over the past few days and concerns about the upcoming holiday shopping season. dire forecasts being predicted there. >>> i'm meteorologist dave warren. a look at your weather, first off we'll start across the country where the temperatures will be changing rapidly and quickly mainly in the midwest. some warmer temperatures expected here initially, and then it drops as the cold front moves thr

in new jersey, newark mayor cory booker winning the special election to replace the late frank lautenbergave to run for reelection to keep the seat for a full six-year term. >>> it is the picture that everyone is talking about. we first showed you this yesterday morning. the army ranger who lost both of his legs in afghanistan saluting his commanding officer who had just given him a purple heart. this morning we are hearing from that hero's dad and listen to what he has to say. >> he's a lovely, lovely child. lovely person, filled with honor and valor and courage. >> hargas and his wife -- good news to report -- are expecting their first child. congratulations. those are your headlines. poignant words from a father who has got to be so proud of his son. >> heather, thank you very much. go get more headlines. >> coming up, remember when the president promised that you could keep your doctor? well, not so fast. thousands of doctors have just been dropped by medicare. the pink slip comes to "fox & friends" next. >> show your american pride any time you want except cinco de mayo, the fifth of

a special election was held to fill the seat that was left vacant by the death of senator lautenbergack in july. >> i will bring more voice to the voices too often ignored in our state. i will be dogged and determined, relentless and unfaltering in my sense for all of new jersey. if you voted for me, i will make you proud. [ cheers and applause ] >> if you didn't -- if you didn't vote for me, i will work every single day to earn your trust. >> booker, who is 44 will be the first african american senator from new jersey. >>> and care line kennedy is the new u.s. ambassador to japan. all of this amid the news coming out of washington last night. the senate unanimously approved her nomination. she will be the first woman to hold that job. >>> coming up on al jazeera america, there are new details about the nsa, and how that agency helped the cia with its drones. coming up this week on techknow >> it's gonna get bumpy over here, it looks like... >> we dropped like a rock... ...and then you experience zero g's >> this is a modified dc 8 with about 28 different instruments on the outside..

such a payment is standard practice but it might be worth noting lautenberg was one of the wealthiest members of congress. roll call reported he was worth more than $50 million in 2011. finally, let's call this the edward snowden effect. the privacy and civil liberties oversight board will get $3.1 million. they are a white house oversight group set up to guard americans' right to privacy against overreach by government cyberintelligence. senator john mccain did not mince words about some of these added provisions. he told the daily beast quote, these people are like alcohol s alcoholics. they can't resist taking a drink. it's ridiculous. it's absolutely ridiculous. it shows there are people in this body who are willing to use any occasion to get an outrageous pork barrel project done at the cost of millions and millions of dollars. it's disgusting. so how did these extras get added on and perhaps more importantly, where do we go from here? here to give us an inside view on the negotiations, congressman robert pittinger, republican from north carolina, who serves on the house committe

[cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> senator cory booker whether due to replace frank lautenberg who died in june. also earlier today the senate, members what denomination of mel watt to become federal finance agency and patricia millett to the d.c. circuit court. there is more about that now. >> joining us from capitol hill he covers congress for cq rollcall. your article this afternoon says the nomination wars are officially back. what happened on the senate floor today? >> guest: well, what happened this afternoon is that there were two president obama's nomination, both congressman mel watt to head up the federal financing regulator as well as a federal appeals court judge for the district of colombia circuit, who both based being blocked by the senate thanks to a republican-led filibuster of each nominee. each nominee failed to get the 60 votes required to advance with just a couple of republicans in each case voting yes on the motion to limit debate. >> host: tell us about mel watt's nomination. democratic representative from north carolina, obama figured capitol hill. how

>> booker will finish out the term of the late senator frank lautenberg who died in june.rn in after all the results are certified and that should be sometime in early november. >>> south dakota ranchers are still reeling from a devastating snowstorm that left entire herds devastated. what we are asking for, they say don't send us blankets or food. they want you to send them pregnant cows. they need the heifers help to replenish their herds. it may take another two weeks to nail down how many cows were killed by that storm. it was a lot. >> they were reporting thousands upon thousands killed. >> it was one of the deadliest listeria outbreak in the united states that killed 33 people and two colorado farmers have worked out a deal with federal prosecutors to enter a guilty plea in that case. the brothers jensen were facing six counts of introducing adult rated food into tainted ka cantaloupes in 2011. >>> gay tifs hope a judge would make an immediate decision on a lawsuit filed by a gay couple seeking the right to we had. instead he said on wednesday the issues merit a tria

he turned away a tea party republican to win the seat of the late senator frank lautenberg. booker becomes just the fourth popularly elected african-american u.s. senator. >>> a new addition may be great for travelers but not for folks who live nearby. chicago o'hare airport has just added a new runway just two miles long. that makes four parallels and one diagonal. they can now handle 144 takeoffs per hour. the new capacity means a new plane taking off or landing every 15 seconds. it will bring noise to a lot of neighborhoods, but it may reduce o'hare's on-time percentage. they now rank last among major airports. >>> the other thing congress agreed to before leaving town last night was the title ambassador caroline kennedy. the daughter of jfk was confirmed by the u.s. senate to serve as the next u.s. ambassador to japan. it's a vital relationship for this country. japan is our fourth largest trading partner. 50,000 americans are still stationed there, many of them, of course, attached to the home of the navy's seventh fleet. >>> when we come back tonight, an american origi

he'll fill the last 15 months of the late senator frank lautenberg's term. booker vows to turn the page from the kind of partisanship that led to the government shutdo shutdown. >> i heard it all over new jersey. north to south, urban to suburban to rural, for fr democrats, independents and republicans, i heard it from everybody. they all said if we put you in washington, don't go down there to score victories for a party or for politics. but go down there to work for people. >> booker's opponent republican steve lonegan wished booker luck and then got a few laughs. >> i'm hoping god will be with him in the decisions he makes as he goes into the u.s. senate in washington, d.c.. and i said to myself, who wants that job anyway. >> he definitely did, although he's got a point there. the senator elect could take office as early as this week. he will be live, mr. booker, on "morning joe" to talk about his big win a little later in the morning. >>> intense detailed straightforward and candid, not usually words used to describe negotiations with iran. but all six p

he'll fill the last year of late senator frank lautenberg's term. >> you didn't just vote, but you believed that your voice and your vote matter. you believe that you don't have to resign yourself to what's wrong, but you can do something. we can do something to make it right. >> republican steve lonegan chipped away at booker's lead, but the democrat prevailed by some ten points. >>> staying in the senate, there was at least one bipartisan moment amid the late night drama. caroline kennedy was unanimously confirmed as the next ambassador to japan. the 55-year-old major campaign supporter of barack obama will become the first woman to hold that post. during confirmation hearings, she spoke of her father's legacy to improve relations between the two countries after world war ii. japan is the united states' fourth largest trading partner and home to 50,000 american troops. >>> switching gears now, there are new revelations on america's super secret drone program. this morning the "washington post" is reporting on connections between the program and the national security agency. those document

yesterday, he won a special election to take over the remaining 15 months of the term for senator frank lautenberg who died in june, he will be the second african american in the senate and have to run for re-election in 2014. >> today investigators from the fbi and the state attorney general's office will hold a special meeting with officers in the east bay and launch an official investigation into a shocking incident at an assisted living facility there. 14 patients were left abandoned there after regulators shut down the facility. 1 man living there edmond bascome has been missing for several days. >> mr. basscom has been a missing person many times in the past so with don't consider him at risk but the fact he went missing during this time period is concerning to us. >> bascom was last seen at the san leandro bart station friday afternoon. investigators say he is 5'10," is said to be in good health but does have a habit of walking away from facilities, he was last seen wearing an oakland's raiders shirt and a fishing hat with blue pants and black boots. >> one person suffered moderate injuries

sworn in on capitol hill this afternoon, after winning a special election to replace the late frank lautenberg of new jersey. now, booker will then head to the white house to have a private meeting with the president. >>> and if he gets there after dark, take a look at what he's going to see. the white house is orange for halloween. and it's decorated with spider webs and pumpkins. the president and first lady welcome trick-or-treaters there tonight. >> that looks really great. yesterday, "sesame street's" elmo and rosita paid a visit. they helped the first lady and some schoolchildren harvest vegetables from her garden. >> very nice. local kids and kids of military families will be welcomed by the white house. very exciting for them. happy halloween. >> happy halloween. >>> sounding the alarm. an eye-opening report is once again bringing attention to concussion risks for young athletes. >>> plus, a sexting scandal unfolding this morning. the number of schools and students involved is causing concern. >>> and caught on camera, a wrong-way driver slams into cars and a whole lot more. [laughing]

special election became necessary when long-time senator frank lautenberg died in june. >>> and almost as soon as the debt deal came down people started lining up of course for alcatraz. small crowd waited along the embarcadero to buy tickets for the rock late yesterday afternoon. >> we pulled over just to take a look at the pamphlets and the gentleman said i think we are going to be open and we saw the news vans. something is going on. here we are booking. >> alcatraz tours resume today. and visitor centers and campgrounds were reopened at yosemite national park. roads, public areas and the rest of the park old up on yesterday. >>> bart leaders and union workers have been up all night negotiating a contract deal since 10 a.m. yesterday. the trains are operating right now. at about 10:30 last night the unions decided to keep working today. >> negotiations have been continuing. the parties are totally engage. some progress has been made. and the parties have authorized me as they had on the two prior nights to advise that on their interests and for the good of the public interest, train

newark mayor won a special election last night to fill the last 18 months of the late franklin lautenberg's seat. >>> a construction worker is fighting for his life this morning after falling in a hole that is 20 feet deep. the construction site is at 15th and constitution in northwest. crews had to use a crane to pull him out last night. he was alert when he was taken to the hospital but again he is fighting for his life this morning. >>> the six flags over texas amusement park is blaming independent contractors for a deadly accident on its roller coaster. a woman was ejected from the ride in july and fell to her death. now her family is suing six flags for negligence. the company said it didn't build or design the ride. it says independent contractors are responsible for the passenger restraint system that failed to keep the woman inside the ride. >>> do well and get a big pay raise. perform poorly and get the boot. that's how d.c. public school teachers are evaluated and a new study says it's working. the stanford university study shows teachers are improving their performance because of

the winner will serve the remaining 15 months of the term held by frank lautenberg.next guest says the senate deal is a big loss for americans on the conservative movement. joining us is president of citizens united. this has been an ugly spectacle by any stretch of the imagination or standard. it is worse for the republicans? >> thank you for having me back. it is a tough situation. you have americans out there who really are not focused on what the essence of the problem is. they are focused on the government being closed, the debt ceiling is going to be breached. and those are important things. but they are not looking at the root cause and that is what the republicans were trying to do. in my book, the mainstream media, which i believe is media bias, i think that that is where they held the president sell his message. john boehner, time and time again, going to hear he read with all of this is being told now. i think it's a bad deal. this is a kick the can down the road kind of deal. we are not dealing with their financial problems. lou: but here is the deal. the

they are racing for the seed for frank lautenberg, who died in june. a measure requires anyone who applies for a handgun permit to demonstrate a substantial reason for carrying the weapon outside the home. current requirements filing the second amendment. this law is different from the new gun control laws which recently went into effect. should parents use technology to keep track on their parents. --on their kids? we have more on keeping kids safe. >> they may be young, but in a few years, these kids will be asking for smartphones. that is not something these parents like to think about. >> they are able to connect with more people without you knowing and that is scary. >> developers are looking for ways to keep parents happy. [siren] it is a loud noise for a problem that is getting our attention. be safe lets parents track their kids. think of it as high-tech piece of mind. >> they can ask mom and dad and they can check in and let the parents know where they are. >> a growing startup is getting a lot of attention from the security business, which in

he has won a special election to fill the seat of the late senator frank lautenberg. an aggressive two month race. lautenberg's term was only through 2014, so booker would have to campaign again almost immediately to run for a full 6 year term next fall booker, who is a stanford grad, is new jersey's first low >> coming up on the kron4 morning news. we are going to have the latest from the scene of an apartment fire out of redwood city. kron4 terisa estacio is live at the scene. >> plus, tourists are back at alcatraz island this morning. here is new video of the line. [ laughter ] he loves me. he loves me not. he loves me. he loves me not. ♪ he loves me! that's right. [ mom ] warm and flaky in 15, everyone loves pillsbury grands! [ girl ] make dinner pop! so i should probably get the last roll... yeah but i practiced my bassoon. [ mom ] and i listened. [ brother ] i can do this. [ imitates robot ] everyone deserves ooey, gooey, pillsbury cinnamon rolls. make the weekend pop. >> welcome back. the time is 9:30 a.m.. we are following a developing story out of redwood cit

tomorrow is the special election to fill the seat held by the late frank lautenberg.s the video from president obama former alaskan governor sarah palin campaigned for lonegan in new jersey. >>> they believe if they can convince trump to run, he would be a dynamic candidate and he may be the only republican with the name recognition to pull off beating cuomo. right now trump says he is not particularly interested. >> i'm sure he'll run just like every other time that he's run for office. oh, wait. >>> walmart may have to absorb the costs of shopping spree. giving customers temporarily unlimited balances on government funded cards in stores in louisiana. it happened saturday. this is amateur video of it right now. the shopping carts were overflowing. look at that! shoppers were, obviously, excited. the store shelves were completely wiped out. >> computer glitch. >>> retirement may ab word for many americans. a survey founds 82% of those 50 and older plan to keep working into their golden years. 43% say they have less than a hundred thousand dollars to get them through

to finish the term of late frank lautenberg.a vote closely watched by both parties which have put big names behind their candidates. and it's been painted as a referendum for what's happening in washington. a double-digit lead for booker. >>> we're hearing just how scary it was when a south florida wound up trapped and dangling from this railroad bridge. we showed you this picture. 55-year-old woman wanda, walked under the bridge after completing a breast cancer walk. she wasn't supposed to be there. the bridge is closed to pedestrians, seemingly she had no chance to get away when the bridge went up. that's when the onlookers started calling 911. >> a bridge is going up and a woman is standing on it. >> the bridge is open. >> the bridge is open and she's on there? >> yes, she couldn't get off. >> so what they did is bring a ladder out to get the woman down. the railroad company is considering filing trespassing charges against the woman. get this, her friends say that the woman is legally blind. >> i wonder if the railroad compa

he will complete the 15 months remaining on the firm because of the death of frank lautenberg back in june. >> because of this call to service i move to one of our toughest streets and begin my work with one of emergennew jer toughest greatest most determined people in this city to prove the truth that america can be great for every american. >> booker will have to run for reelection next year in order to keep the seat for the full six year term. >> dallas mavericks owner mark cubin is found not guilty of insider trading. they accused him of dumping shares after being tipped off by ceo. it saved him from a 1 $50,000 loss. after she had harsh words for the prosecutor. >> she lied over and over. i said i wouldn't be bullied. she tried to be a bully. she sat there and looked at me and when she couldn't get her way and try to bully me she backed down startied shaking. at one point i thought she was going to cry. he has an estimated net worth of 2 and a half billion dollar. >> new information that could help in the search for a boy with autism who has been missing for 11 days. new york cit

frank lautenberg once told me he carried a knife in his sock in case he had to deal with a problem.y at its finest. >> the only story coming out of jersey will be chris christie and the size of his victory. >> chris christie will have a bigger margin of victory than cory booker. you get to go first on your plug. >> fisher house for stepping up when the government failed to do its job. >> good. and short. well done. john stanton. >> for the birthday girls in the buzzfeed bureau, rosie and especially kate who held it down while i was laying on a beach in hawaii for the first week of the shutdown. >> thanks a lot for that, john. >> again, the government employees, just keep their heads y up. it's day ten but keep going. >> these are all nice shameless plugs. that's it for "the daily rundown." chuck will be back tomorrow. coming up next, it's "chris jansing & company." that's why you take charge of your future. your retirement. ♪ ameriprise advisors can help you like they've helped millions of others. listening, planning, working one on one. to help you retire your way... with confidenc

he will take the seat that was left vacant when senator lautenberg died in june. >>> $690,000 fraud scheme by a former n.f.l. player irving fryer. he allegedly obtained five home equity loans in six days using his mother's house as collateral. investigators say he allegedly failed to disclose the existence of any other loans and didn't make the payments. >>> the shutdown is over and the money is flowing once again. >> but there were a number of ugly moments along the road during the government shutdown showdown and looming the default deadline. we highlight some of the lowest points. >> hello, america. >> reporter: let's begin to perhaps the ugliest. politicians capitalizing on world war ii vets trying to visit their memorial. they were met with barricades so protesters tore them down and piled them up in front of the white house. >> this is the people's memorial. why is the federal government spending money to erect barricades to keep veterans out of this memorial? our veterans should be above politics. enough games. >> reporter: but senator ted cruz did not address what came after. confe

the candidates in a special election of the seat of the late democrat steve lautenberg are cory booker and steve lonegan. this is one hour. >> good evening. welcome to all of you. we are one week away now from election day like no other and of course the stakes are huge. we are honored to be on the campus of rowan university and we want to thank our partners who have made all this possible from the philadelphian inquired as well as telewindow and the candidates. they are here democrat cory booker mayor of newark new jersey and the republicans steve lonegan former mayor of pagoda. i will be asking them questions along with their panelists with david of news for new york and jonathan tamari from "the philadelphia inquirer." each candidate will have a minute to respond to questions. we will give them a 152nd of bill to let him know they are about to run out of time. some of the questions have come from you the viewers and we really appreciate your help. your work is not quite done though because we want to encourage you all to live to be about today's using the hashtag njsen. we encourage

there's some criticism about things that were added in, propings, from the death benefit to the lautenberg family to the kentucky laws. was this crisis the right time to add thing this is that didn't have anything to do with reopening the government. >> my members have some of the same questions, not certainly in terms of the death benefit to the lautenberg family but when you have a c.r., it is an appropriation and this, yes, would be the normal place for them to do something like that. now, we in the house are always suspicious of the senate when they want to go first and what are they doing over there but i think the questions i asked because my members were asking those questions, as an appropriator, i understand, when you have a continuing resolution, it is all of the appropriationers in preceding year and this was consistent with what would be in a continuing resolution. >> but people look at it and say, is this the right thing do do, to add these? >> i think it was just a continuation of what went before. whatever it was, it was not enough to say, we're not going to open up governme

polls today voting in a special election to fill the seat of the late democratic senator frank lautenbergker is the front-runner facing republican steve lonegan. >>> the f.d.a. is recalling an antibiotic because of particles found floating in it. it is called destrose. it could cause blood clots. be careful. >> a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. first the good. a ten-year-old new jersey girl being treated for cystic fibrosis is getting her wish to meet pop star selena gomez. the star's publicist reached out to make it happen. next the bad. a teacher in the u.k. banned students from handingçyá%óÑ out birthday party invitations unless the entire class is included on the guest list. the teacher believes leaving out classmates could have a serious impact on the children. finally, thejf ugly. neighbors in a small english town came together to stop a car thief, but they didn't just stop him. look. they trapped him in the car that he was trying to steal until police arrived. >> time for your brew on question of the day responses. earlier in the show we were telling you about a study that

in this chamber and one who is no longer with us, our late colleague and friend, senator frank lautenberg. he and i worked against many who did not want to provide new jersey the disaster relief we needed. we were in the midst of a debt ceiling debate, fiscal cliff, at the end of a congressional session, and even after sandy relief had passed the senate, with bipartisan support, the house republican leadership chose not to immediately bring the relief package to a vote, unnecessarily delaying our recovery from sandy by six weeks. there were those in the congress who believed that even in times of disaster and crisis, we're on our own. i don't believe that, mr. president. i believe, as i just said to my distinguished colleague, we're all in this together. and in times of crisis, we come together as a community. that's why when the state of new jersey submitted its application last march to use $1.8 billion in federal sandy relief to help thousands of homeowners and small businesses rebuild, the obama administration, through h.u.d. secretary donovan, approved the application the following m