shepard: phil keating live, thanks. as partial government shutdown drags on, thousands of transportation security administration employees continue work without getting any pay at our nation s airport. trase gallagher reporting. reporter: nationwidnationwide are about 52,000 airport employees. t.s.a. workers make about $40,000 a year. many are paycheck to paycheck employees and no end to the partial shutdown. lot of them are scrambling to pay the bills. there s a lot of anxiety out there amongst the workforce. really we aren t sure what will happen. reporter: as a result, lot of t.s.a. workers have admitted looking for outside work and calling out sick. it s being dubbed the blue flu.
with all 50 attorneys general on board. now at least seven are out, including california and new york. all because they believe the deal is too sweet for the banks and treat homeowners like this, neglected and abandoned. critics don t expect nearly enough to cover the crisis. it is a drop in the bucket and i don t believe it s worth the deal with the devil to give up our rights to bring the proper actions against the banks. the banks and lenders contacted by us all declined to go on the record and talk to us because these negotiations are still ongoing. according to sources reportedly this deal is closer than it s ever been. could happen this week or next week. the question remains whether the 43 states still on board stay 43 states. shep? shep: phil keating live, thanks. i should say the chicago marathon was over the weekend. thousands and thousands of
failed when he tried to get lazzaro secret what he told investigators back then allegedly about this sexual molestation committed by her father george. the judge denied it saying that was hearsay so the jury didn t hear about it. shepard: phil keating live tonight in dond downtown orlando. thank you. if you caught american idol last night on the big fox network. you know there was a lot of drama with one of the finalists. the word is she lost her voice before the show. had laryngitis. made a pretty big deal about it they did. live in los angeles for a preview of the big idol finale. that s coming up next.
importantly, no media, shep? shepard: the judge setting some deadlines though right, phil? it sounds like is he getting sick of this. yeah a little bit of resignation in his voice. he said monday morning, 9:00 a.m., on orange avenue, upstairs behind me where i am here, the orange county courthouse on the 23rd floor, opening statements will get underway. at this point though, we only have 11 jurors still picked, cleared by both sides. that means we still need one more juror as well as 4 to 8 alternates that means also jury selection resumes in the morning and most likely will go friday into saturday, shep? shepard: phil keating live tonight in central florida. thank you. for years scientists have been able to find out whether all that coffee we drink is good or bad for us. they have told us both repeatedly it s good for you. bad four. choose the day and the survey you will get the answer you want. today there is a new one. a bit more important, i think. according to research ares
shepard: possibility of perjury charges against casey s mom but sounds like now that s not happening. no charges against cindy anthony. tampering involving a defense witness who may have been coached what to say on the stand. incidentally that witness never did testify during the trial. as for cindy anthony it certainly appeared obvious to anyone watching the trial that she did per jerry herself she is the one who searched for clor fill and chloroform in 2008. days later in state s rebuttal co-workers testified that her records prove she was at her work desk at the time. legal experts say they are not surprised she is not being pursued on the perjury charge. they say lying family members rarely are, shep? shepard: phil keating live tonight in south florida. thanks. president obama putting new pressure on republicans tonight in standoff against raising the united states debt limit. he says if there is no deal on this thing by august the 2nd, three weeks from today, senior citizens