north carolina. the state department of health and human services said that some of our most vulnerable citizens, pregnant women and infants and children will be affected by the wic services due to the federal shutdown. and of course, at the same time they are throwing the food inspectors, there were four soldiers killed in afghanistan, and we're not going to receive the death benefits to which they're entitled. that was solved today. a private charity, fisher house, will step in and pay, including the 100,000 death benefit to each family. the charity will then be reimbursed had when the government opens again. of course, the republicans want to pin that on the president. john boehner saying it is disgraceful. even though defense secretary chuck hagel said the benefits were not there. the department warned congress the benefits would be cut off until unless it was specifically