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Asked most by people? >> well, i think they want to know did you really do it? some people are fascinated by that. losing 245 pounds in a year, but then i think the other one i get asked is how do you keep it off? because we know how to lose weight. there is a million ways to lose weight but keeping it off is the hardest part, especially in this country. i still eat subway but learned to eat in moderation. try to get exercise in and there is always excuses. you can have a million excuses but you got to put up and do it. >> i went to my trainer today, a genuine story, he said wow, you're looked...

I think you would see a wholesale panic, but markets have been here before. we have had 18 government shutdowns since 1976. so there is a little fingers crossed here. the first week, markets were okay. the next week, a little more unstable. i think we get to thursday and there was not a deal. you're going to see a lot more volatility. >> and gloria, let's look at that abc washington poll, the congressional republicans are not doing well, as you said. how key is this moment for the republican party? >> well, i think it is very key. we don't know how key it is going to be in the long-term, but j...

The government could pay its bills for another week or two. now if we got to the point at the beginning of november which is when there is a lot of bills like social security checks come due, then you wouldn't have an agreement. i think you would see a wholesale panic, but markets have been here before. we have had 18 government shutdowns since 1976. so there is a little fingers crossed here. the first week, markets were okay. the next week, a little more unstable. i think we get to thursday and there was not a deal. you're going to see a lot more volatility. >> and gloria, let's look at that ...

Let's look at his approval ratings, where we look at where the president is going into the fall, the latest polling by nbc news and "the wall street journal" is putting the president's approval rating at 45%. that's down from 52% in january. but a little bit better than congress' approval rating which is 12%. not going to be helped by their five-week vacation. but gene, let's look at what's happened. of course the obama administration, like a lot of second terms, they come in and everybody is excited and they think we're legitimized, we're going to really spend the next two, three years gettin...

Believe is $32 million in salary. to him it's a drop in the bucket. but the key point is here what is the message that's being sent to children? >> reporter: good point. let's talk to some of the kids here. brooke, we're going to get to the money angle in just a minute. this is big money we're talking about. but elias, you're a baseball fan. how old are you? >> 14. >> reporter: you've been following this. 14 years old. what's your take? >> i mean, i definitely agree with these guys. baseball, have fun, you know, drugs, it's just totally unfair, you know. have fun with the sport. >> reporter: l...