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Messy washington pool ticks. this is one of those issues that the right to flank wants to fight on. >> some republicans say it's time to end the program all together. they argue it's too expensive. a year's extension cost $25 billion. people have gotten dependent and they say the economy is strong enough now without them. >> when you extend benefits to, you know, 73 weeks or 99 weeks, it encourages some people to stay unemployed too long and that makings it increasingly hard nor them to get back into the work force. >> democrats say benefit checks get spent right away, spending that's necessar...

Opinion. there's no excuse for there not being one. >> johnny isakson, the republican senator from georgia. thanks very much. >> thanks, wolf. almost 5.2 million, that's how many u.s. veterans may not get benefit checks if the partial government shutdown isn't ended in the coming days. we're going live to a rally at the world war ii memorial here in washington. that's next. [ male announcer ] this store knows how to handle a saturday crowd. ♪ [ male announcer ] the parking lot helps by letting us know who's coming. the carts keep everyone on the right track. the power tools introduce thems...

I know. i spoke to a young man i know this week. he was a veteran of afghanistan. he lost both his legs in afghanistan in an ied blast. he wears two prosthetic legs. he needed to go see his technician to get his legs worked on. he was told his technician was furloughed. politics aside, this young man's technician for his legs, he can't have the appointment. there is another young veteran, 100% disabled. he lives just a few blocks from the courthouse. if if he doesn't get his next va disability check, he doesn't know how he's going to pay his rent, he tells me, because he's been unemployed fo...

Thing they want. they will take the rain but not the lightning so much. >> new developments to a disturbing story on fox report. military veterans and retired people held gaeps their will by someone who wanted to collect the benefit checks. they filed criminal charges and a river runs through it. a terminal that is. >> an airport where passengers carry on luggage, and to carry it out above the water. [ brent ] this guy's a pro, herbie. [ herbie ] there's no doubt about it brent, a real gate keeper. here's kevin, the new boyfriend. lamb to the slaughter. that's right brent. mom's baked cookies ...

A police officer aiming at the would be robber one of the bullets hit her. she was a junior. >> a lot of people came together very sad but hopefully a celebration to moving on. >> the officer did not know there were hostages inside when he entered the home. >> making it tougher for unemployment people to collect benefit checks. they want job seekers to prove they are actually actively looking for work. if the proposal cashes the state would have one of the toughest job search requirements in the country. >> this is a victory by religious freedom. they ordered all bibles be returned to state pa...