good to see you, thanks, brian. the brookings institute measured the effectiveness of our lawmakers in washington. they concluded if the 113th congress was a sports team, they d be on a record breaking streak of futility, some had a success for bills making it out of committee. ted cruz had the top percentage, .875. senator tim johnson was the top democrat, 3 of his 6 bills survi survived. patrick leahy, tom carper, rand paul, all made the top six. a full list is on the house on msnbc.com. me music on. woman: welcome to learning spanish in the car. passenger: you ve got to be kidding me. driver: this is good. woman: vamanos. driver & passenger: vamanos. woman: gracias. driver & passenger: gracias. passenger: trece horas en el carro sin parar y no traes musica. driver: mira entra y comprame unas papitas.
left in two days ago, but we know they were found in fairly good condition, according to the local sheriffs office. we just got off the phone with them. they said they are en route to a local hospital by ambulance. they would not or could not say at this point the nature of any injuries they might have beyond saying that they re in fairly good condition, all six of them. we also spoke with the hospital just a few minutes ago. they had not received any of the patients yet. they said they should be arriving at the hospital any moment. they had no details about what, if any injuries, they were anticipating. but obviously a very incredible story, as you mentioned. 200 searchers over the last couple of days looking for this family. i have to be honest. it did not look good after two nights in temperatures that dipped below 20 below zero. somehow, they have managed to survi survive. it will be interesting to hear
the va is also warning that if the government shutdown doesn t end through the last two weeks of october that could result in delays of the next round of benefits payments including disability compensation, gi bill living sty pennipends and survi and veterans and families starting with the november 1 payments. so we have hnot had clarity on veterans, active duty, veterans, families this from veterans affairs spokeswoman, torrie dylan is bad news. we ll keep you posted. at a ford dealer with a little q and a for fiona. tell me fiona, who s having a big tire event? your ford dealer. who has 11 major brands to choose from? your ford dealer. who s offering a rebate? your ford dealer. who has the low price tire guarantee, affording peace of mind to anyone who might be in the market for a new set of tires? your ford dealer. i m beginning to sense a pattern. get up to $140 in mail-in rebates when you buy four select tires with the ford service credit card.
in other words, we re going to survi survive, we re going to survive and some day we ll thrive again. it is. it s the worst thing that could ever happen. i have cried every single day since matthew died. that s actually a good thing. grief is a good thing. it s the way we get through the transitions of life. i find if i don t cry, then you stuff it. i have a saying, when i swallow my emotions, my stomach keeps score. if i don t talk it out to my wife, to god, my friends, i will take it out on my bodies. as guys, men, we don t do grief very well. we don t like the negative emotion. grief is a good thing. grief is the way we get through the transitions of life and been helpful to me. on the morning that matthew died, you both had this strange sense of foreboding. you d been with him the night before. he was a troubled boy. i will come to the mental health
the town is demolished. stick together and rely on each other. don t you want to see another tornado from that view ever again? that s good enough. thank you so much for joining us. i appreciate it. thank you. immediately after monday s disaster, an oklahoma shelter business reported a ten-fold increase in phone calls about having a safe room for an underground bunker. everyone wants them now. gary spotted one among the ruins of a destroyed home. look at this. the people that lived in this house survived. they left well in advance. if they did not, they would have survi survived, also because they had this heavy, metal storm shelter. you open the door and take a look inside. you can see it s very cramped inside. plenty of room to survive. walk down the steps with your family. you could probably fit seven or