Critical social programs such as wic which provides 9 million moms money for infant formula and baby food have been deemed nonessential. How am i supposed to get the extra 200 a month to pay for formula . Reporter head start is beginning to shut down across the country. In connecticut, there was no preschool program for geraldine bryants twin sons. Its going to impact them in a big way, especially academically. As far as them not being in school. Reporter trouble for military families too. Commissaries on base and post have been closed. This has a fwrood impact on the american economy. 12. 5 billion a week. 300 million a day and 12. 5 million every hour lost in productivity. Jim avila, abc news, washington. All right. That brings us to our facebook question of the day. What would you do now to end the Government Shutdown them political debate is heating up at wnnfans. Com. The shutdown has personal meaning for jodi and michael. They planned to be married at the gettysburg ampitheatre o
Health care initiative. Reporter outside washington, the shutdown is hurting hardworking americans. In ft. Wayne, indiana, the reid family is awaiting final approval for an fhabacked mortgage. But the Government Employees who would sign off on the loan are furloughed. Were in this hotel for who knows how long. Reporter head start is beginning to shut down across the country. Geraldine bryants twin sons have no preschool again today. Its going to impact them in a big way, especially academically. As far as them not being in school. Reporter while Social Security checks are not affected by the shutdown. I wanted a Social Security card. Reporter Social Security offices reduced the number of services they provide. These people can forget about getting a new card for now. Speaker boehner and House Republicans believe these budget talks should include discussion about raising the debt ceiling. The deadline to do that is october 17th, meaning that these discussions the shutdown could go on fo
Jews in europe, and how many were complicit. Its the sunday morning cover story, and then on to the rescue at sea of captain phillips, captured by somali pirates, and freed by navy seals. His story is now being reeled to in a prand new film. An unknown spally american with no real acting experience takes on a two time oscar winner in a new movie about the hijacking of a u. S. Cargo ship. Nobody even though thigh are some of the skiniest human beings youve ever seen theyre physically imposing. Were you aparade . I was afraid the whole time, yes. An american captain at the mercy of pirates. Get down and an island gem rich in treasures this morning. Just off the georgia coast, theres a Beautiful Island where wild horses race beside a mansion, the ghost gilded age grandeur. You cant help but wonder about ho such a place and who lives there, including a woman. I found a horse in back of the sand do you knows on a christmas walk in white just like this. A visit to Cumberland Island later on
A mansion, the ghost gilded age grandeur. You cant help but wonder about ho such a place and who lives there, including a woman. I found a horse in back of the sand do you knows on a christmas walk in white just like this. A visit to Cumberland Island later on sunday morning. Charles a puefkal show on broadway about Janice Joplin is currently previed. It stars a singer devoteed to joplins memory, and produced with the blessing of joplins whole family. Baby one of rocks firstnr female icons. Now 43 years after her death, Janice Joplin is making it to broadway. If it makes you feel good. She put everything we look through the scrap book of Janice Joplins career with her brother and sister later on sunday morning. Charles never fail to be bowled over by the museum where bill geist will take you. Come on and look around. You have a lot to look at. You find t. For all you know, you might be sitting just came to see. Barney smith as the louvre of toilet art. There that would be a cruel thing
To stop it. Standing up for cancer. Standing up together for our neighbors is the only way to triumph over this disease. Hollywoods biggest stars open up to help raise hundreds of millions of dollars to fight cancer. Well share their story today, saturday september 6, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this saturday morning. I am erica hill. Im alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dreier. Lester is enjoying the weekend off. He is. We are happy you are here to join us. You are part of this week long celebration of latino culture. I am glad to be with you. Im glad you pronounced your name. She can say it, just not as smoothly. It would take three minutes. Story of my life. More on that at 7 30. Right. We want to begin with the top story. The violent storms that rolled through michigan last night, several people are recovering after getting caught up in them. Sean from our station in detroi