It's Thursday, October 2nd.
I'm Jane Costa, and this is What A Day,
the show saying goodbye to the great Jane Goodall, who passed away Wednesday at the age of 91.
The legendary conservationist expanded our knowledge and understanding of chimpanzees and of ourselves,
too.
As a Jane, I can say that there are not a lot of famous Janes.
I mean, let's be real.
There are like two good songs about Janes, and there's one very bad album about a Jane.
Jane Goodall was not my namesake,
but I have always taken a lot of inspiration from a woman committed to learning about and understanding our world better.
So from one Jane to another, thank you.
On today's show, in a confusing turn of events,
federal officials say they plan to reopen an Obama-era immigration program.
and Israel tries to intercept yet another flotilla attempting to carry humanitarian aid to Gaza.
But let's start with the government shutdown as we start day two.
Though I'd like to note that despite the government closing shop,
House Republicans have been on vacation since last week,
while House Democrats have been showing up to work.
Here's Massachusetts Democratic Representative Catherine Clark speaking on Wednesday.
I've had one question from my Republican House colleagues this week.