Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Im matt lauer. Good morning everyone. Im Savannah Guthrie along side al roker and Natalie Morales. Welcome to day nine of the Government Shutdown. No end in sight. Embarrassing for lawmakers in washington. We want to report some furloughed workers are back on the job. They are with the centers for Disease Control and prevention. Theyre back on the job. Theyre still not being paid but theyre brought back in because of a salmonella outbreak linked to chicken. First, todays top story that Andrea Mitchell broke. It is a story of military families caught in the middle of the political infighting. This is the live look at Dover Air Force base where behind those gates, family members are gathering for a somber ceremony as they collect their loved ones remains. It is happening about 100 miles way from washington where
But a private charity stepped in to do what the government did not do. Take care of the families of fallen u. S. Service members. This morning a solemn ceremony. Some families paid for the flights themselves. Because of the Government Shutdown they didnt get death benefits. 100,000 normally paid within 36 hours of a death to help cover immediate cost. The charity has stepped in to take the place of the government. Im hoping this say temporary measure and not longterm but were in it as long as we need to be. The mother of Jeremiah Collins back home in milwaukee. For the sacrifice our kids are making at the age that theyre making them, i dont understand how this can be a benefit thats withheld. I will not i wont ever understand it. Reporter another of the fallen, special agent joseph peters, a 24yearold intelligence ofcer from springfield, missouri serving in afghanistan after two tours in iraq and the father of a 20 month old son. His wife ashley issued this statement. It is upsetting b
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