announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning. welcome to today on a wednesday morning. i m matt lauer. good morning everyone. i m 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. they re back on the job. they re still not being paid but they re brought back in because of a salmonella outbreak linked to chicken. first, today s top story that andrea mitchell broke. it is a story of military families caught in the middle of the political in-fighting. 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
parodys online. we have a couple of these. it s amazing. unicorn. oh. i take it he didn t get the date from her? well, in fact, they have been in touch. they have been in touch. even a puppy. look at that. it s ridiculous. he is going to be here tomorrow on today. brody ryan. maybe he ll do one of these for us again. let s all do one. do you think it was a joke or is that an after the fact? i was kidding. okay. going on a little too long. that s about three seconds too long. it s ridiculous. so was the original one. come on, you do it. you try it. no, i think you ruined it for all of us. would you ever pick somebody up at a starbucks? given that we re married, no. speak for yourself, al, getting that free coffee deal today. this is your pick up line. right? this next story is just yeah, let s wade through this one a little bit. in the state of kentucky, schools have been warned that they should not let the kids take part in postgame h
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 didn t 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. i m hoping this say temporary measure and not long-term but we re 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 they re making them, i don t understand how this can be a benefit that s withheld. i will not i won t ever understand it. reporter: another of the fallen, special agent joseph peters, a 24-year-old 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 th
shade asked cool. but are they safe? that could put children at risk. and the girl with two faces. she wants to have a face like this. will the four-hour operation work? plus, the video this dude september to a beautiful woman he was trying to date. after all the mockery, exclusive, here he is. now inside edition with deborah norville. deborah: hello everybody and thank you for joining us. the justin bobber has bulked up. seems like yesterday he was just a little kid. looks like the muscles have gotten people s attention and folks are asking, what happened to justin. reporter: justin bieber incredible hulk? this photo just posted by the teen idol shows him with bulging muscles and people are wondering how he got so big, so fast. one celebrity gossip site asks out, is bieber using steroids? justin has gone from being not so toned to this. when i see that amount of size on someone in a quick period of time, steroids are the first thing i think about. reporte
don t mess with a lioness cops try to arrest a guy that decides to ignore them. almost as if he thought, if i just walk really slowly. see why that little tactic can get you tased. plus, want a new flat screen tv. we ve got the buzz word for your chance to win. remember starbucks guy. well, now, brody ryan has written a song. hear the story behind 15 seconds of fame and what s up with the girl that started it all. that s not me. i play it up that way. i m going to always seek the truth. guys, it is time for a little hard core health care. some of this video may be a little tough to watch. i will warn you there. they have this guy laying in what looks like a tattoo shop. he has a razor blade in his hand and he is making a pretty deepen significance. wait for it. did you see that, what that was? the worst part. watch what he picks up. let me see it. yes. that s a bullet that this guy pulled out of his right thigh. back in may of 2011, this man was shot