And whats a bit of both . So hang on for a wild ride. For in nature, and in the world of animals, the truth is always stranger than fiction. Just ask the kangaroo that lives in the tree or the dog with webbed feet or the bird that can look an elephant in the eye or the frog that looks like a tomato or any other astonishing animal you might meet. Lets start with a startli statement. Thats both so false and so true. Confused . Consider this. The river or nile hippopotamus, which is the great behemoth pachyderm most of us are familiar with, as well as the much smaller and much rarer pygmy hippopotamus, dont have true sweat glands. A thick red substance from their pores called, yes, blood sweat. Okay, its not blood, and its not sweat. But it does make the pygmy hippo shine. It even creates a foam behind the animals ears. Despite being thickskinned, hippos have very sensitive skin that needs to be k kt wet most of the day, which is why, more often than not, if you happen upon a hippo in the
For don and jessica. Thats what people are talking about today. No deal on capitol hill. We are live with Tara Mergener with more. Reporter the federal government is coming to a slow down with many workers off the job and congress at a stalemate. Thousands of federal workers had just a few hours in the office this morning before they were told to go home. The budget stalemate in congress has partially shut down the federal government for the first time in 17 years. A sign that the Lincoln Memorial is turning away visitors. Lawmakers are still going at it this morning. The government is closed because of the issue ration ality of what is going on on the other side of the capital. Reporter the Senate Quickly rejected the latest temporary spending bill passed in the house because it includes an amendment that weakens the health care law. Republicans insist its their constituents that want to defund the Affordable Care act. The house legislation is perfectly reasonable. It didnt have every
Government shutdown began. Theyre more interested in playing politics than doing whats right. Democratic leaders in Congress Finally have their prize, a Government Shutdown that no one seems to want but them. Theyre obsessed with the healthcare law. And theyre obsessed with hurting this president. Reporter for a fourth time, this senate removed language, weakening the president s healthcare law from a temporary spending bill and sent it back to the house. Reporter House Republicans wanted senators to come to the negotiating table and work out their differences. The senate refused. I wont even have people sit down with the negotiators. I mean, for heavens sake. Reporter now, the house is working on another proposal, one that would fund the veterans administration, park service, and d. C. City government. President obama accused House Republicans of holding the economy hostage. Reopen the government. Restart the Services Americans depend on. Reporter in a letter to federal workers, the p
Good evening. A good number of americans probably wondered at one point today what must we look like to the rest of the world . Well actually have a sample of that in just a moment. But first, our coverage of this first full day of this first Government Shutdown in close to two decades. Blaming each other and unable to agree, both parties in Congress Gave up and went home last night, and with the president s order as the time zones played out to the western u. S. , the official word went out to begin shutting down the federal government. The financial cost of the shutdown is already being felt, along with its impact out in america, which is where we will begin tonight. Nbcs john yang is in chicago. Good evening, john. Reporter good evening, brian. On these three blocks in downtown chicago, three big federal office buildings. Today, people came to their offices left out of them, to the voice emails and voice mails, and then went home to wonder when their next paycheck would come. In chi