times the volume by 8,000 because i don't have oxytocin.m sober and that's all i have left. >> really? >> yeah. so if i get in there and really set up shop and hug for 25 seconds, that's 22 seconds of oxytocin. step one, get after that. and i can't believe that you don't want your body to be flush with the women because that's all i want from the second i wake up. >> yeah. but i was used to not touching women for a long, long time in my life. all through my school years. there is a lot of not touching women. it's where i'm most comfortable. >> it's like home base for you. >> i'm weirdly more comfortable hugging men than hugging women. >> you may have a fear that you may inadvertently get an erection were with the guys or women? >> with the women. because you're not afraid at all with the guys is my assumption since you married a female. i witnessed it. >> it's really not that. i don't want them to think that i'm getting weird pleasure out of it. >> why? everyone should be getting weird pleasure out of it. it's a freebie. it's all we have, p

snuggling releases oxytocins which reduces stress. nothing like hanging out with a strin jury.now. >>> americans are expected to spend less on halloween this year. found this people plan to spend $6.9 billion on costumes, candy, decorations and greeting cards. that's down 14% from last year. but up from 2011. breaks down to 7 $75 per person. 1.4 on costumes. and more than $2 billion on the important stuff, the candy. >> important stuff. the costumes are important too. >>> there is word from washington an end to a government shut down could be worked out today. >> financial reporter jason brooks. >> good morning. we're hoping to get good news or at least talks on going in washington between republicans and democrats on trying to get the debt ceiling raised before the deadline in just two days. the u.s. could default sending the world into another financial crisis. and right now there's wait and see. hopes the deal will be reached so we don't have that deadline passed. apple is heading across for next retail chief. next chief of retail operations. focus and innovative approach. b

oxytocin helps us identify and connect with other people. >> role of fathers. >> i think fathers playell me what a father can do if he sees his daughter closing down and feeling anxious, lowering her self-esteem. >> the first thing is recognize it. be aware of it. pay attention. if your daughter's sleeping habits are changing or social habits are changing. be in touch with it and reach out. have a conversation. be able to talk about it and offer her a way to. >> okay. thank you both so much. the bottom line here, talk to your kids, pay attention, be involved in their lives and a particular shout out, i think to men to be involved with their daughters. also, coming up, we're going to take a look at bob hope's house. it played host to stars and presidents and we'll take a >> this is the wbal tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. happy purple friday. i am mindy basara could let's get the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> still monitoring a few problems for your friday morning commute. less than 100 in glen burnie at i-97, accident just in. tiny orchard parkway, watch for

oxytocin helps us identify and connect with other people. >> role of fathers. >> i think fathers playe what a father can do if he sees his daughter closing down and feeling anxious, lowering her self-esteem. >> the first thing is recognize it. be aware of it. pay attention. if your daughter's sleeping habits are changing or social habits are changing. be in touch with it and reach out. have a conversation. be able to talk about it and offer her a way to. >> okay. thank you both so much. the bottom line here, talk to your kids, pay attention, be involved in their lives and a particular shout out, i think to men to be involved with their daughters. also, coming up, we're going to take a look at bob hope's house. it played host to stars and presidents and we'll take a >>> good morning to you. it is 8:26. this breaking news, of course, is the bart strike. no trains are running and more people, of course, are on the roads. let's get an update from mike. good morning, mike. >> good morning. good morning. you know, the brunt of the commute all focussing on the approach to the bay bridge. let