christmassy. the executive director of reach across america, the group behind the tree, tell us about the importance of the tree. what it has signified, who has come to see it first. the importance of that tree and by the way, the organization, our mission is to remember, honor and teachment the significance of the tree was a teaching tool for children. we wanted to teach them to come and see the lights and ask the question why? and the flak reads, to honor veterans from any religion, from actually any conflict, but the fact that they re away from their families and that s what the sacrifice is. that s what we want to do do was have that opportunity to teach. steve: so two years ago in 2011, you sponsored the tree right there. you took out a million dollars insurance policy so that anybody got injured there with the tree, the town would be absolved of any wrongdoing. out of curiousity, who wanted you to put that there? the world war ii veterans. we have a battle of the bulge
you do not hold people hostage or engage in ransom taking to get 100% of your way. steve: outrageous rhetoric from the white house and democrats over the government shutdown. so is the washington stalemate really a hostage situation? elisabeth: we decided that we re going to ask a former member of the elite nypd hostage negotiation team that question. this is deemed by the democrats here and our commander in chief a hostage situation. correct? that s the amazing thing. you have the commander in chief who is claiming he s being held hostage. it s amazing. hostage is like we have a barricade situation, when you have someone who doesn t want to come out of the white house and talk. steve: the message out of the white house is clear: i m not going to negotiate. so as a hostage negotiator, that makes your job a little tougher. incredibly tougher. one of the things you always want to do is establish commonnallity, establish conversation. he doesn t want to talk.
making everybody sick. brian: the good news is we can t log on and get it any way. fantastic. steve: all right, judge, thank you. pleasure, guys. brian: coming up straight ahead, you want to know how to fix the shutdown? your answer around the cooler. a hostage negotiator is next. elisabeth: forget pushes to ban the sport. one man says america s kids needs football now more than ever. fighting constipation by eating healthier, drinking plenty of water, but still not getting relief? try dulcolax laxative tablets. dulcolax is comfort-coated
the weekend. significant rainfall for many people not just along the coast but even a little farther inland across eastern parts of pennsylvania. locally up to six inches of rain and believe it or not, we have another storm farther west across parts of the plains we are expecting to see severe weather today, damaging winds, large hail and isolated tornadoes a concern across the plains. we ll keep an eye on that as well. steve: thank you, maria. meanwhile, got a question for you. what makes a good action movie? a hero? a damsel in distress and an epic car chase. brian: how are they made? anna kooiman find out. from squealing tires to j-turns, i m taking you on a wild ride this morning ph memphis, tennessee. everybody loves a good car chase scene in a movie. what goes into these? i can t believe it i m getting behind the wheel. how did i do? we ll find out. i got a need for speed.
the steve: over $1 trillion in cuts. this is a bad time made even worse by the dysfunction we re seeing. no one can figure it out. veterans are looking for leadership. if they want to show leadership on this issue, thank goodness we ve got the fisher house. duncan hunter was right. why should a private organization step in and fill this role? it is an indication of how our government feels about that final sacrifice families give. and we can t find $100,000? it s an absolute out rage. steve: it is outrageous. pete, thank you very much. 28 minutes after the top of the hour. coming up, an ordinary couple doing extraordinary things that have never been done before. a husband and wife both donating their kidneys but not to save each other. the details coming up. elisabeth: plus everyone loves a good car chase but how does hollywood pull it off? anna kooiman getting behind the wheel.