contractors who are tied to getting their jobs to getting their paycheck. they re tied to getting their jobs with the government so these are the people who work in the private sector industries like defense that rely heavily on federal contracts and as we know things have pretty much come to a standstill there. we are going to see carol though the impact of the government workers who were furloughed, those numbers will come out next week. as for stock this morning, ahead of the opening bell ringing in 30 minutes we are expected to see the dow jump at least into the triple digits on the glimmer of hope coming from capitol hill that lawmakers may be talking. carol? yes, they re going to talk later on this afternoon, we re going to talk about that in a minute. alison kosik thanks so much. this less than stellar economic news as the partial government shutdown drags into its tenth day but the debt deadline keeps racing closer. one week before a potential economic disaster, a glimmer o
drags into its tenth day. that debt deadline keeps racing closer. now just one week before a potential economic disaster, there is a glimmer of hope. yes, a glimmer of hope. sources tell us house republicans are working on a plan to raise the debt limit and offer a temporary reprieve to break the budget deadlock. this afternoon, that short-term plan could face its first test at the white house. republican leaders meet with the president, as strong emotions continue to ripple across washington and the world. warren buffett said using the threat of default to extract political payment, quote, ought to be banned as a weapon. i mean, it should be like it should be like nuclear bombs, basically too horrible to use. the strongest country in the world, yes, if there is some chance we do default, there could be some problems, but no nuclear war, no armageddon. that sounds terrible. that s not going to happen. right now, one of the
announcer: you re watching new day with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. welcome back. 27 minutes after the hour. we want to bring you the latest headlines. there are many questions about why a woman led police on a wild car chase in the nation s capitol. the driver now identified by sources as 34-year-old miriam carey of connecticut. she rammed her sedan into the white house barricade and then sped away to capitol hill. she was shot and killed after crashing her car with a child in the back seat. the woman s boyfriend told police carey had been acting delusional. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu offering a glimmer of hope. netanyahu says he s skeptical about the news, more moderate talk coming from tehran. he suggested he d be willing to talk to iran s new leader.
reporter: it appears colorado can t catch a break. another round of storms south of denver pelted places with hail and caused even more flooding. yet, back in boulder, a glimmer of hope as two flood victims it press on with their wedding. we decided to embrace the water. a little ho imagimage to the. reporter: they know there s always room for a happily ever after. we start our marriage this way. i don t know how we can t survive the rest of it. reporter: that bride and groom certainly would not be out here today in this rain taking any pictures. the rain continues to come down. that is slowing down recovery efforts. again, helicopters can t take off, but we can tell you there are two 80-person fema teams that are here. some of them have vehicles on the ground that can actually drive through five feet of flood waters. they re heading into some canyons and areas where they don t know if people are l still stranded in those spots. they re going to be going door to door knocki
and see how that goes down. i think they may not be the only ones doing something come the winter games. we have a follow up to the story on the chinese newborns whose parents say their doctor sold them and stole them. the latest twist in the ongoing baby trafficking scandals. authorities are investing scores of other cases. in this one thank goodness it s happy ending for the parents. reporter: a glimmer of hope in a baby trafficking scandal that s rocked china. these tiny bundles are twin newborn girls stolen by a maternity doctor and sold to traffickers. they were reunited on the weekend with their parents. the mother overcome with joy. when i met her just days ago she felt betrayed, lied to. translator: the doctor was