obviously when a member of congress, mr. yoder of kansas, is nude in a foreign body of water, that would raise some eyebrows in some quarters, one would think. it's not a terribly usual thing to hear about in d.c. that an elected official while overseas, especially in israel, a holy site to many religions, would jump into the water naked. that's not totally something that we have seen in the past. >> plus the fact he's totally nude in front of other colleagues and at least one colleague's daughter. part of the reason these politicians were in israel was to gain credibility. the sea of galilee is where jesus walked on water. does this just destroy all credibility or will this blow over, do you think? >> reporter: it's unclear. these things take on a life of themselves sometimes and mr. yoder has made statements. he's on the front page of "the kansas city star" today in his home. so this is something that might have legs. and mr. yoder has spoken on the record about it. it's unclear whether he will have to again. these trips have lo