Generally claimed where a person works. They willrson said process claims but might be delays for federal workers. In order to verify while offices are closed. While museums are closed to the public, there is one open for select visitors. On their flights around the country. This is the world war ii memorial. We are live from the National Mall to explain why. Not a lot of tension when it came to the veterans hitting to the barricade here. Greeting them were plenty of politicians were people argue they should have been on capitol hill working out problems. As they made their way inside, some of them and will chairs, you could see the signs and see the signs of support. This group is from missouri. Because of the shutdown, all monuments are closed, but an exception to the heroes. Other flights are being granted access to the memorial excess of the first mms i entity. World war ii veteran taking it all in. [inaudible] too emotional. When asked about the shutdown am a pretty forthcoming. It is terrible. It is terrible. This korean war that you and, a first time visiting d. C. Visitor said he has read about the Nations Capital and seen the pictures, but not the same coming from the small town of 7500. Diane anderson, watching the scene from just outside the memorial from grand rapids michigan. They should always remain open. New developments with this story. Friends of politico reporting the Republican National forittee is willing to pay roundtheclock security at the memorial. The Democratic National committee calling this a serious stunt. Veterans are now at the vietnam war memorial. Reporting live on the National Mall, abc 7 news. Coping with sequester cuts. Supporters say the Government Shutdown could make his work worse. Parents and teachers rally this morning. They say more than 50,000 50,000. Supporters say they are cleaving a close eye on the situation. I do not have income. And if they cut it, i am not sure about the future. The new Health Care Law is at the center of the fight that has been brewing on capitol hill. Rebecca cooper is in the newsroom tonight after spending the day at a Virginia Health care center trying to deal with the problems out there. Or genia is a state that opted to have the Health Care Exchange run by the federal government. Federal health care website. Patient care providers were busy meeting with Vince William county residents eager to sign up for the new Health Care Exchange with the help of facilitators like this. The online website was overwhelmed. So she went back to filling out paper forms. This is the message we got when we logged on. Thanking us for our patients, but not letting us log in. Rebecca brooks says she is grateful for the option after losing her job and not surprised or annoyed that the system got overwhelmed. This is what one couple told her yesterday, after years of not being able to afford insurance after both having diabetes. They said is we have waited many years and now we have hope. The department of health and Human Services says the system is simply overwhelmed by so many people using this system all at once. Officials insisted everyone kobe able to enroll before the january deadline. Officials say they are grateful so many people want to buy insurance under the new plan. In the newsroom, rebecca cooper. Schedulednt obama is to meet with congressional leaders and about 22 minutes from now. He will bring you developments that may come out of the meeting. It feels much more like october august and october. I would like it to cool off a little bit. Doug hill is still here. Are we going to see the temperatures stick around or what . Early next week the cold front will change things. Above average temperatures. 85 outside the belfort furniture weather center. A time lapse and you will see one of the spiders make an appearance. Eric comes. Be ready and be scared. Beautiful afternoon. 83 in gainesville. Upper 50s to lower 60s. In a swarm now. 80s elsewhere. More and more human over the next few days. Tonight in the lower 70s. Overnight a few clouds. We need rain. When is it coming . He deals in a few minutes. Thank you. Monitoring a developing story. We have learned of a horrible accident involving a church bus, killing eight people and injuring 10 others. This happens on interstate 40. A spokesperson for the tennessee Safety Department says a tire blew out. Andtruck crossed the median hit a tractortrailer. The bus overturned. Prince georges county Police Officer shot and killed and accused attacker overnight. Around 2 00 is morning a loud fight brought them to calverton. Police showedwhen up at the scene the suspect took off and seconds later they heard two shots. Not inside the apartment but x to garbage dumpsters. Residents woke up to a woman screaming get off of me. Everybody just started coming. Some Community Meetings are welcomed but this was not. Then i heard stay down. Then i heard the first gunshot. As the voice intensified, he said stay down. Then i heard the second gunshot. We know the suspect was hit. What is unclear, did the man present a threat, and if so, what . We have this large crime scene. Forensic investigators are poring over the scene. Or eight hours this kept investigators in and residents out. I could hear her say get off of me. At that point i said i am going to call the cops. This woman heard the fight and called 911. She also heard the gunfire in a neighborhood full of children. Exhaustion from along the night. Hoping they light will shed more answers. Goodere is a glimmer of news to report. The woman injured in the assault expected to be ok. The woman and the suspect knew each other in some form. That is the very latest in police headquarters. I am kevin lewis. Coming up here on news at how the Naval Institution could suffer as part of a Government Shutdown. Remember that scene . Some of hollywoods most well known movies. Tonight we remember. Jackpota millions ticket sold in maryland. We will tell you where and how much it is worth. Could this behavior lead to the suspension of the womens could this behavior lead to the suspension of the Womens Basketball february, 2013. A landmark transportation bill is up foconsideration. Even though its backed by republican governonor mcdonnell. Kecuccinelli joins Tea Party Republicans to block thelan. But Terry Mcauliffe believes its time to break through the gridlock in richmond. Mcauliffe presses democrats to support the bill. And d the bill passes. Terry mcauliffe. Putting virginia fst. Im Terry Mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. Breaking news out of california. At 6 30ict will be read pm. M. M. Our time. The jury had to decide whether responsibility in Michael Jacksons death. Some of keiths rounds player are coming to his defense while admitting his techniques are not abusive. Stephen tschida has the details. We have learned prior to the suspension of the coach and assistant coach, they launched an internal investigation that one of the female ask players attempted suicide. Rat headlinestics after a video of a coach at rep hers University Led to his firing. Before the start of the Womens Basketball season, Georgetown University suspended coach keith brown and assistant coach tim valentine. Definitely unfortunate. Hopefully it is solved quickly. The investigation comes days after one of the players apparently attempted suicide. The players friends say she is home with her family and getting better. Meanwhile, other players acknowledge the tech x can be harsh. Say brown uses language that some might find offensive. I am pretty show every coach in america would swear. After repeated questions, georgetown issued a statement. It said two weeks ago concerns were raised regarding unprofessional conduct and inappropriate language in coaching the Georgetown UniversityWomens Basketball team. I think it is unnecessary, to be honest. We just want to play. We want the coach back. Georgetown university does informationany about the private lives of its students. Also, at this point we have no information that would directly link the suspension of the coach and assistant coach to the attempted suicide as one of the players. Reporting live, stephen tschida. Bikes onto something on a much broader note. We know that someone purchased a Winning Ticket for one hundred 89 million jackpot in maryland. This was sold in Anne Arundel County in severn. Is 189ghts jackpot million. The winner can choose a cash option of 100 39 million. The second jackpot sold in maryland this year. I need to spend more time maryland obviously. Me know when youre going so i can buy a ticket from you. Had many more sunny days this september and october than we normally have. In annapolis,d maryland capital city. Tomorrow kicks off the annual boat show at the city dock. We like to call it ego alley sometimes. Check it out if you are in the area. The weather sometimes early october not so nice. This time around absolutely beautiful. Looking back the past five years over the weather record. The highest temperature we have ever recorded at Reagan National , we put that up. October 1120 of 10. 87 on the hour. We may have touched that between hours. Unseasonably warm to say the least. Several more warm days on the way. Check out the time lapse. We will keep the ridge line a bellwether camera. Keeping you uptodate on the colors coming along. Because it has been so dry, a tendency to mute the colors. The dew point is comfortable right now. Moisture will rise. Will become muggy. 82 in winchester. 84 in frederick. All across the midatlantic, temperatures are very comfortable. Warmer than average temperatures at night as well. 65 down town. Through the midatlantic states, comfortable temperatures. No radical changes. Most of the eastern two thirds of the country getting in on the mild stuff. There are changes in the wind out of the west. Tonight,oves offshore intense fire. Maybe a cold front coming in sunday and monday to give us the next chance of rain. One wildcard in the western caribbean. How that might augment the rainfall. In the meantime, futurecast shows the late summer pattern. 72 in the morning. 80 by midday tomorrow. Increasing cloudiness. Monday and tuesday cold front and a possible system to augment the rain. Back to clearing skies and a touch cooler by wednesday. Not be turningay colors but we are. We have seen a lot of paint around here. Wearing pink for cancer. Coming up, more on Jackie Gerace decision to prevent rest cancer. New developments in the biker road rage incident that set a man to the hospital. He was now being charged in the vicious attack. Is there are many areas affected by the Government Shutdown that you may not even think up. Max talks are closed and affecting more than just voters. We are live to explain why. Likes the National Park service slows the boat are slows the boat dock. Some question why. Some question that it makes no difference. It does mean that taxi service here has stopped. Harbor at the georgetown the taxi can come to a crawl and let people look at thing. They have shut down the harbor. One regular taxi rider calls the federal concern artificial. I think the administration is trying to make this as painful as possible. The alexandriabased company that operates the service as a beenof georgetown has required to lay off eight employees. It is very frustrating. You feel very frustrated. Losing money is but losing visitors to alexandria. Disappointed in our government. System shutdown. We moved to alexandria where crews have been kind enough to lend. It is not affected. Closure isly this extended to neighborhoods. Hillncoln park on capitol the closed signs are up. Nobody is paying attention to it. Parents and kids found another way in, and they are enjoying their park as always. Live from northwest washington, sam ford, abc 7 news. , the legacy of maryland native and the best selling author, tim clancy. They were set to get married there until the Government Shutdown. What the couple is now facing as date approaches. And when you get up can i play . No you dont even get football. [ male announcer ] when youve got 100 fiber optic fios, you get it. Americas fastest, most reliable internet. Its the ultimate for downloading, streaming, and chatting. That guy all over the football field. Thanks, joe. If the running backs dont start picking up the blitz, the quarterback is going to have a long night. Is that your sister . Look, are you trying to take my job . Maybe. [ male announcer ] switch to a fios triple play online for just 89. 99 a month guaranteed for two years. Plus, your choice of a 300 amazon. Com gift card or a 300 visa prepaid card with a 2 year agreement. 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Are pitchinghers in when they can. This can last only so long. Going into next week, if the shutdown continues and we continue to go without civilian faculty, he will see a drastic increase in cancellation of class. Another major issue is sports. All team travel has been halted. Men and women soccer games have been canceled. Now the worry is whether the saturday Football Game will be shut down, too. Wrecks canceling the game would be awful or the economy and community. Josh cohen says even though the u. S. Our boat show will bring crowds to town all weekend, the Football Game means millions. There are restaurants that have been quits planned. Hundreds of hotel rooms booked. You cannot get a hotel room because of that game. Annapolis, people say politics do not make sense. [inaudible] have everything they want. No sense of compromise. There has to be a happy medium. Like here in annapolis, one of the things really annoying people is the fact that the Football Game does not operate on government funds. Athletic Academy Association is like a High School Booster association. Except in this case it stands to lose 4 million. The final decision will be made midday tomorrow. Rex thank you. We want to know how the Government Shutdown is affecting you. Ande go to our website, ismit tidbits on how this impacting you. Much more on the shutdown coming up tonight at 6 00. New developments tonight in the road rage incident that was caught on camera in new york city. The biker who slow down in front of the suv, sparking the Chain Reaction of events appeared for the first time in arraignments. In the meantime, the mother of one of the bikers run over by the suv driver is speaking out. She says her son is in critical condition. [inaudible] to walk. Er going never going to walk again. They are alsoy looking into the conduct, even though they believe he did deal threatened. In the meantime, one biker who turned himself into police was released without charges at this time. Jerry sandusky will not be getting a new trial. A Pennsylvania Appeals Court turned him down. Coach was accused of sexually assaulting 10 boys. He argued his lawyers did not have enough time to prepare for trial and the judgments handle jury instructions. He plans to appeal for the state supreme court. Bestselling author and maryland native, tom clancy, has died. He owned a home in baltimore. He is best known for his popular novels that turned into blockbuster movies. He was one of the worlds bestselling and bestknown authors. Tom clancy was just 66yearsold when he passed away yesterday in a baltimore hospital, leaving behind in tenths storylines and characters. [inaudible] hunt for red october 1 put him on a New York Times bestsellers list in 1985. Ronald reagan said he could not put the book down. He started as an insurance salesman that had a great love of the military telling his publisher about u. S. Intelligence with such incredible detail and accuracy. Where do you get that information . I call it connect the dots. This is true in this is true. Just connect the dots. The military brought him respect of other highranking fans. Colin powell will said he lost a dear friend today. Adding his favorite novel was clear and present danger. Games are with page. Among the 17 novels that appeared on this m the sellers list. Best sellers list. He will always be remembered as one of the greatest authors of our time. We still do not know his cause of death. He leaves behind a wife and four children. And left behind quite a legacy. We want to get a check on the traffic situation. How is it looking . Lindsay of volume on 66 headed westbound headed in the sunshine from the beltway. All lanes are open. Not doing too badly at all. 270, all the traffic on the Montgomery County side. Andinner loop headed north through bethesda and silver spring. A crash on the outer loop of the beltway after New Hampshire avenue but before university boulevard. Traffic is squeezing thigh to the right. Taking a look at cameras to see what it looks like on the beltway right now. Plenty of volume as you move in both directions. I95 traveling southbound. Every slowdown headed south past the express lane merge. Back to you. How a numberhim a of weddings are being affected by the Government Shutdown. Just what is he giving and nine . How he is getting local students to eat healthier. Intwo men come face to face to eat healthier. Intwo meall the chickenface in your Grocery Store is inspected by the usda. But perdue a asked them to go further. They verify that all our chickens are cared for in a clean, safe environment. And fed an allveggie diet. No other Chicken Company does this. But at perdue, we believe in a better chicken. Well, at perdue, we say you are what you eat. Eats. So we feed our chickens an allveggie diet, including corn and marigolds with no added animal byproducts. Hormones. Or steroids. Because at perdue, we belie in a better chicken. Trying out carrots tomatoes and corn, but what about the tough stuff . Any parent can tell you that would be a challenge. Are you ready to get started feature friday. Todays vegetable is broccoli served three ways. Would you believe the kids actually compete to be the first in line to try the broccoli . That is right, broccoli. They were all weird, but i think the best one was asian broccoli. The d. C. Central kitchen that prepares 5000 meals for easy low income schools every day. On this day students are voting for their favorite rock clay concoction. Next month it will be on their menu. The one thing we are going for is exposure, showing there are a variety of vegetables out there and they might like them if they give them a try. Howard thomas is the executive chef at the school and says the students are enjoying the vegetable so much he is taking it a step further. To teach them to be even healthier and learn how to cook for themselves. All of the students will be given a recipe card for todays winner, the asian broccoli so they can make it at home any time. Will make me go into a young man and healthy. Grow into. This takes place at a Different School each week. Each month a different vegetable is feature. Thear they have like two of three recipes for every vegetable they have tried. Pop i told us you need them to be big young men. Coming up next. Healthy and have done a lot of research. There is really nothing that should limit me in the future. What is next for jacqui jeras should limit me in the future. What is next for jacqui jeras after february, 2013. A landmark transportation bill is up for consideration. Even though its backed by republican governor mcdonnell. Ken cuccinelli joins Tea Party Republicans to blockhe p plan. But Terry Mcauliffe believes its time to break through the gridlock in richmond. Mcauliffe presses democrats to support the bill. And the bill passes. Terry mcauliffe. Putting virginia first. Im Terry Mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. When this week we have been telling you about how Jackie Gerace made a really big decision to prevent rest cancer. She has decided to have a double vasectomy. It is a rare procedure actually on the upswing nationwide. Doing well. Predrivertional day. Ofeone who has a high risk Hereditary Cancer but has not gotten it yet. Fight being tired and sore she says she has no regrets about having both removed. Just one day after heard double preventive mastectomy, Jackie Gerace leaves the , mike. L with her husband i want people to know it is not for everybody but it is for was keep all first i really against it. I was like you could be the one who doesnt get it, but as i watched my other daughter go through all of her surgery, i knew it was the right decision. How are you . A week after the vasectomy,he met with her surgeon anxious to hear if they had found anything that. No cancer, but a small tumor was removed. If left alone, a 15 chance. There is no signs of infection. We will put fluid in on the left side. This Plastic Surgeon is reconstructing jackies breast. Eventually they will be replaced with implants. Shey the end of december could be all finished. For jackie him a no regrets. My biggest concern is my daughter because i do not want her to feel like she will have to do this someday. She Hopes Research will come up with less drastic ways to keep Breast Cancer at bay. I want women to be proactive. Insurance will cover a lot more than you might realize. By the way, a new gene test available now. It is called rest next. I love that term. We are going pink for Breast Cancer awareness month. I can see Robin Roberts adapting that term. Shes plays an attorney with standing date night with her two best friends. I will go along to kimmys piano bar thing if that is alright with you. Let me email you an address and a photograph from five years ago when i was at my physical peak. Modern familyter and followed by 11 news. I cannot wait. One of my favorites. Meteorologist night. Doug hill, what do you say. No real changes coming till monday. For a hive. Highest temperature in october in washington. High pressure will shift offshore. Do not see any prospects of rain until we get to monday when a cold front approaches from the west. A lot of its around that. It is not a tropical depression. The moisture will move out into the gulf. In a turn toake it the northeast. A boost and the possibility of this point. Next look ahead to the seven days, warm and muggy. And shes increased chance of showers and storms monday and tuesday. Back to you. Lex thank you. Thank you. Who wouldve thought this would have an effect on sports around here . It looks like despite the Government Shutdown the military academy will play football this weekend. There is a plan in place that will allow army, air force and the Naval Academy teams to suit up. The cost of the games would be paid through nongovernment funding. Yesterday the Defense Department suspended sports a cousin of the shutdown. It will play Boston College in football. Maybe it supposed to take on air force. The final decision will be made by tomorrow noon time. In the meantime, almost certain all other service Academy Teams sports will not be playing. There is a game slated or this afternoon between the air force soccer team. Ready to play but it did not happen. Or was soccer being played at american university, just not the hope that kind that eriksson was hoping for. Due to the Government Shutdown, this afternoons game was shut out, cancel. You are pumped up where every game. Going on,re problems the navy can handle that. You let everyone know in prepared each day to be focused and ready to perform at the highest level on that particular day. Having a canceled that particular day is tough. Billy walker is retire retired air force. He is hoping this game will be played as scheduled. Not, they will be going into the armed forces and be faced with much greater diversity than the canceled game. They will learn to carry that forward into their career. If that is the worst thing that happens, they are pretty lucky. American and navy. I said air force. Like you are forgetting. Wrecks coming up next on abc 7 news at 5 00. She has something new, old, and even bar road weary why the we have been reporting on how federal workers are being affected by the Government Shutdown, but what about brides and grooms . Whowe spoke with one couple may have to postpone their i dos. Is no stroll along the majestic marble. Instead they grip each others hands because otherwise they fall apart. Knowing this is where our wedding was going to be and now it is not happening is really devastating. Two years ago came a regretful rsvp, not the one of the 100 25 guess but from the National Mall and memorial parks. Ex it is cut and dry you cannot have a large gathering on the mall. It has to be terminated. This translated into lost deposits and a frenzy of what to tell guests flying in today. That is when the blushing bride used language that makes a sailor blush. Couple whoe to the says their love affair bloomed among the cherry blossoms. Lex we had our first date at the jefferson memorial. Had our first date at the jefferson memorial. Place, barricades and police tape. Crashed. Ing has been by lawmakers. A great example of unintended consequences. Just one of them. The couples who reception venue is now offering a location for the wedding and now seen Television Networks have come courting, it appears they will do this on live tv. At the tidal basin, robert liles , abc 7 news. Thank you. That is it for abc 7 news at 5 00. Average of the Government Shutdown continues at 6 00. Coverage of the Government Shutdown continues at 6 00. This seriously damages our ability to protect the safety and security of the nation and its citizens. Frustration and dire warnings. Abc 7 news starts at 6 00 starts right now. From the abc 7 broadcast center, this abc 7 news at 6 00 on your side. Nationsis hour, the top elected officials are at the white house. Trying to find Common Ground in an effort to reopen the federal government. Standoff is the demanding that the other change its tune in order to reopen the government. In850 thousand employees unpaid limbo. The National Parks remain lows. The district Unemployment Office says it is swamped with requests for assistance. Is a solution in sight . Beginslberg reprints coverage. As the meeting gets going, distressing signs. Few locksg find a away. It is painful. This many many this morning many of those sitting in on a press conference talking about the negative repercussions for local residents. These are the faces. How am i going to put gas in my car . How am i going to prove food on the table . This has to