Families. The house expected to pass legislation to restore these benefits despite the shutdown. Coming up several democrats are expected to hold a News Conference on the senate steps about it. Joining me now, jim miklaszewski. Mik, explain to all of us, the presence of the defense secretary, chuck hagel, at the sight of the dignified transfer at dover, what does this achieve . Reporter this is a gesture to show that the pentagon, the dod and second hagel support the troops. The problem, according to officials here, that the pay the military now act, which allowed Service Members to be paid during the shutdown, specifically mentioned that they could receive their pay and allowances, such as housing allowance, but it didnt talk about this death benefit or payments to the families of those Service Members who had died. And even though the lawyers, they put their Heads Together with the Justice Department trying to figure out how to make that work, they just couldnt make it work and they
Harpooned the whale. Now heres the thing. The harpoon has a rope attached to it and they tie the rope up to the boat. By virtue of that rope and that harpoon, that little whaling boat is now essentially tied to a very angry whale. Which weighs what, like 40, 50, 60 tons and the whale because it has been stuck with a harpoon, inevitably takes off swimming. And because the boat is tied to it, the whale is towing it, dragging our little 19th century crew in our little boat, across the waves, going more than 20 miles an hour. Our whaling boat is essentially water skiing behind a wounded, furious, huge creature, a creature that is way bigger than them. When that creature tires out and theyre able to complete the kill. Our little crew is going to be the richest crew on the ocean tonight, they got their whale. But if something goes wrong, like the whale doesnt get tired and it runs away with them on this nantucket slay ride on waves as high as houses, how long can that little crew survive tha
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A man would cross an ocean to be part of it. [music playing]. Or give at the 150 level of support and well gladly send you both the dvd and the cd of hugh laurie let them talk. The amount you give is entirely up to you. What is important is to make your contribution right now. Call the number on your screen or give on our secure website. [music playing]. Jessica hanson york hugh laurie has joined me over here with the phone volunteers and we have just a couple more minutes before we go back to the rest of the show. Now last time we talked, i asked you about romance now im going to shift to death. You said in the show that death is the minor key and that one of the things that you love about new orleans is that it looks death in the eye. Hugh laurie i mean i have no right or qualifications to say that but it does strike me that way. Thats the feeling i get. Its a city that has a very sort of honest, grown up, robust attitude to life and death and maybe for obvious reasons. It is stared
This morning in ending the Government Shutdown, now in its sixth day. Negotiations this weekend did bring something we havent seen much. Lawmakers on both sides seeing eye to eye. Brian mooar explains. Reporter on day five of the Government Shutdown, a rare moment of bipartisan agreement. House republicans and democrats and unanimously voted to pay 800,000 furloughed federal workers but only after the Government Shutdown is over. Well, why wouldnt we do that . Zwlr Senate Democrats say they support the bill. So will president obama, but they will not agree to refighting obama care and want the house gop to pass a clean spending bill. Democrats are saying theyre prepared to pass a republican budget for two months while negotiations continue. Reporter they have 200 votes and enough support to end the spending what we are looking at here, again, is an administration, a president that seems to be unwilling to sit down and talk with us. Reporter meanwhile, with Congress Deadlocked sbch of t