MSNBC Andrea Mitchell Reports October 8, 2013
Good day, im Andrea Mitchell in new york. We are now in day eight of the Government Shutdown that we have been told was unthinkable and wouldnt happen. Now we learn that the families of our soldiers killed in afghanistan are being denied benefits because of this colossal failure of leadership. How do you tell that to the families whose loved ones gave their lives for all of us. Joining me now author and journalist and senior fellow with council on foreign relations. Gayle, thank you very much. You have lived in afghanistan, worked with the soldiers. You know this terrain an you know how the mi...