Rep. Flood (R-NE) says GOP does not want shutdown

Rep. Mike Flood, a Republican, represents Nebraska's 1st Congressional District. He joins LiveNOW?s Andy Mac to discuss the ongoing shutdown of the federal government. The shutdown comes after Congress deadlocked on a spending deal and marks the first government shutdown in nearly seven years.

70 coins pulled from white alligator's stomach in Nebraska

Last week, Thibodaux, a 36-year-old leucistic alligator at the Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, underwent a procedure to remove a stomach full of coins. Leucism is a condition that causes partial loss of all types of pigmentation.