Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Im matt lauer. Good morning everyone. Im Savannah Guthrie along side al roker and Natalie Morales. Welcome to day nine of the Government Shutdown. No end in sight. Embarrassing for lawmakers in washington. We want to report some furloughed workers are back on the job. They are with the centers for Disease Control and prevention. Theyre back on the job. Theyre still not being paid but theyre brought back in because of a salmonella outbreak linked to chicken. First, todays top story that Andrea Mitchell broke. It is a story of military families caught in the middle of the political infighting. This is the live look at Dover Air Force base where behind those gates, family members are gathering for a somber ceremony as they collect their loved ones remains. It is happening about 100 miles way from washington where the outrage over the lack of death benefits for the families is one of the most embarrassing points of the Government Shutdown. We just learned that secretary of defense chuck hagel will be there as well. Lets go to Andrea Mitchell with the latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning. As the solemn ceremony takes place, on capitol hill, the story sparked outrage from lawmakers who vow to fix the now a private charity has stepped in to do what the government did not do. Take care of families of Fallen Service members. At Dover Air Force base, a solemn ceremony to mark the return of Service Members killed last week in afghanistan. Some of the families in dover paying for the flights. They did not get emergency beth benefits because of the shutdown. 100,000 to be paid within 36 hours of a death to help pay costs. The charity has stepped in to take place of the u. S. Government. Im hopeful this is a temporary measure. We are in it for as long as we need to be. Reporter the mother of Fallen Service member marine Lance Corporal jeremiah collins. For the sacrifices, i dont understand why this is a benefit that is withheld. Reporter another of the fallen, special agent joseph peters, a 24yearold officer from springfield, missouri. Serving in afghanistan after two tours in iraq. The father of a 20monthold son. His wife issued this statement. It is upsetting because my husband died for his country and my family is left to worry. My husband said if something happened to him, we would be taken care of. On capitol hill on tuesday, outrage from lawmakers. Speaker john boehner will introduce a bill today to reintroduce the benefit today. The house will act on this. Reporter gop senators john mccain and Lindsey Graham are outraged. Shouldnt we as a body, democrat and republican, shouldnt we be embarrassed about this . Your government let you down at the time of your need. Reporter family members are angry and hurt by the stalemate. The senate and white house have rejected other piecemeal bills to fix shutdown problems, this is one that is hard to reject. Savannah and matt. Thank you, andrea. We have chuck todd the Political Correspondent with more. Good morning, matt. We hear lawmakers using words like embarrassment and shame over the emergency death benefits. Is it possible that shame might force real action on the shutdown . Id like to think it would actually force a resolution on the larger issue. I think what is more likely is what andrea outlined. You will see the house act on this bill. One thing the senate and house have done while they rejected the idea of little bills like this to reopen parts of the government, anything that has had to do with the military and anybody fighting overseas, that, the president has done. He signed the paycheck law. I would be shocked if this did not immediately get to the president s desk perhaps before the close of business. Lets look at the bigger picture. We have been talking about defunding or delaying obama care. We are segueing into a heated debate over raising the debt ceiling. The tea party seems very much dug in here. Both sides seem dug in. Yet john mccain had this to say on tuesday. Let me play it for you. How is this going to end . We know how its going to end. We know how its going to end. Sooner or later the government will resume its function. Sooner or later we will raise the debt limit. The question is how do we get there . Thats a very realistic comment from a guy thats seen his share of battles. Can that mindset prevail. Reporter i dont know and if john mccain could bring any other republicans with him beyond a handful maybe there would be a resolution or we wouldnt have even been in this place in the first place but thats not where the Republican Party is today. Youre right, the tea party side of this is dug in. Now, there was a lot of heated rhetoric yesterday but behind the scenes you see shifts, john boehner is no longer talking about health care. The issue isnt there. Paul ryan who was the republican Vice President ial candidate, the House Republicans chief budget guy, he has an oped today that barely touches this issue. If you look and wonder is there quote unquote good news to find out what the end game is, there is. House republicans seem to be dropping the health care thing. The question is whether the Tea Party Folks will be okay with that. I dont think they will but it does feel like the leadership of the Republican Party is trying to get away from it. If they do, then well actually see an end game. Quickly before i let you go, the president expected to announce janet yellen today to replace ben bernanke. Do you expect smooth sailing for her in terms of confirmation . Reporter i dont. Given how the Tea Party Wing of the Republican Party feels about the Federal Reserve and youll see ted cruz and rand paul and guys like that make her confirmation hearing a fairly rough ride. Shell make it but i dont think chuck todd at the white house this morning. Thank you. Now some federal workers are back at work to track the salmonella in chicken. We have the latest from gabe gutierrez. Reporter some people have ended up in the hospital. That is raising questions whether the government could be doing more to stop the outbreak in it wasnt partially shutdown. Its back to work this morning for some furloughed cdc workers on the job battling a salmonella outbreak that involves seven strains. Some appear to be resistant to antibiotics. Since july, 278 cases in 18 states. Doctors say the outbreak is spreading quickly. A lot of this is sends people to the er. Reporter the u. S. Da traced to raw chicken by foster farms in california. It has one of these three inspection numbers. Donnie chance is worried. Ill stop buying chicken. Reporter the Poultry Company says the products are safe to eat if fully cooked. About 42 of patients have been hospitalized. The illness is reported by cdc so far may be the tip of the iceberg. Reporter after 9,000 workers furloughed, the head of the cdc sent this tweet, quote, they protected you yesterday, cant tomorrow. Microbes dont shutdown. This show s the harm that c come if you are not vigilant and watching. Reporter if the furlough, the Outbreak Division will be operating at 2 3 of the normal staffing levels. Back to you. Gabe gutierrez, thank you. There is a surprising arrest this morning in the case of the motorcycle gang that attacked a man driving an suv here in new york. This time is Undercover Police officer facing charges. We have nbcs Stephanie Gosk with more. Good morning, matt. This undercover officer came forward three days to officials. He first told officers he never got involved in the altercation. After the video appeared showing his role. The bikers of the family had no idea as the confrontation grew tense and violent. A new york city undercover detective was there the whole time. Moments after a biker attacked alex liens drivers side with a helmet, the video shows the detective joined in and smashed the rear window. The Police Sources say he took off on his bike as lien was pulled from the car and did not take part in the beating. The 32yearold Police Officer now faces charges of riot and criminal mischief. His undercover operation at the nypd says is deeply sensitive is over. Before the new video was uncovered, the head of the Detectives Union had concerns it took three days for the detective to come forward and admit he was there. Why did it take him so long to step up . I dont know that, but thats going to be problematic. Reporter internal affairs had been investigating a possible role of as many as five other offduty Police Officer whose may have taken part in the unauthorized rally. The story with the dramatic confrontation has unexpectedly shined a light on the most sensitive operations. An undercover detective who investigates biker gangs in florida spoke to nbc news on condition of anonymity. If you are infiltrating a group and in deep cover, you are actually living with them daytoday. Reporter for an undercover cop, there is always a danger of being exposed. There have been federal offices as well as state that have been killed when their identities have been compromised. So it can be rather dangerous. Reporter the new york detective turned himself in just as Police Released photos of four more suspects wanted for questioning. This investigation is far from over. Sources at the nypd says the detective had been involved in occupy wall street operations, but now his identity has been exposed and his badge and gun turned in and he faces possible years in prison. Stephanie, thank you. And natalie is falling overnight developments over aid to egypt. It is a sdrdemocrat mat ick shift. The Obama Administration is considering slashing aid to egypt. This is minutes mohamed had morsi was ousted back in june. This would be big for the administration that the National Security interests to keep aid flowing. Secretary of state john kerry arrived in brunei for the discussions among tensions among the dispute notiin the south ch sea. Talks at the summit will include political, economic and Security Issues and seeking to promote stability in the region. Governor Chris Christie is keeping a possible run for the white house alive. During a debate on tuesday night, christie was facing off with barbara bueno. Christie joked he could walk and chew gum at the same time. He said i can also do this job and deal with my future. A San Francisco hospital facing serious questions this morning after a womans body was found in a hospital stairwell. Two weeks after a patient went missing. Kristen dahlgren is live in San Francisco with the latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning, natalie. Still no positive i. D. On the body yet this morning. For the missing womans family, it doesnt make sense. Authorities were supposed to have scoured the area for clues. Now they are investigating a mysterious death. Hospital Officials Say they dont know the identity of the body found in the exterior stairwell at San Francisco general. For the family of lynne spaulding, who disappeared from the hospital two weeks ago, it brings anguish and questions. Her family and friends are distraught. Reporter the 57yearold disappeared on september 21st. In the hospital for just two days, she was being treated for an infection. Nurses checking her every 15 minutes. Until one check when she was gone. How could someone be in a hospital under medical supervision and leave their room unnoticed . Reporter spaulding was frail and on medication and possibly confused when she vanished. The hospital launched an investigation at the time and security cameras could not confirm she left the hospital. Her family blanketed the area with missing posters and pictures of the spunky british native who lived in San Francisco for years. Launching a Facebook Page. Find lynne. The post, sfgh has some questions to answer at the least. Nobody checked stairwells . So we are expecting some time of identification possibly later on today. The hospital says it is cooperating with authorities. One thing to note, natalie, those were emergency exit stairwells, they should have had alarms on the doors. That would indicate somebody was using them. Kristen dahlgren in San Francisco. Thank you. Emergency crews at the scene of a fire in oklahoma after a natural gas line exploded sending flames shooting in the air. It happened near the kansas border. This is amateur video shot minutes after the explosion. Several homes had to be evacuated. No one was injured and no property damaged. Some firefighters in brussels have come up with a unique way to protest budget cuts. After the cuts were announced, firefighters set up outside the Prime Ministers Office and sprayed water and foam at Police Officers who were guarding the government buildings. The firefighters are protesting the cuts to Insurance Benefits and insufficient staffing. Not quite the brotherhood. The Police Officers toilet papered the trees. Exactly. You are talking about something the folks in los angeles have not seen in a long time. It has been july 26th since they had measurable rain in california. In Southern California, in los angeles. Lets look at earth cam. 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Hey there tamron. Hey, team, we were talking about the Government Shutdown, day nine, while we have not seen major protests inside capitol hill or on capitol hill, people are feeling the sting of the shutdown. We started the ifishutdown. Over 300,000 people have chimed in. This is from a mom. She says if i shutdown, feet up, tv on, kids fighting. Ifmomsshutdown. A newspaper writer, i love this. He says this would be next weeks newspaper. Digging deeper. A blank slate. Moving on to the dentists office. He says empty dental chair. No one getting work done. If we had the luxury, if that is the right word, to do what members of congress are do, this is what our world would look like. I like that people are venting and letting their voices heard in a different way than the past. This is a new way, i think, of protests, guys. I have to say one silver lining, clever things going on on twitter. There was a hipstercongress. It is funny if you look it up. We will do that. It is not my tweet. 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