Certain. The government is about to shut the lights. Barring a lastminute breakthrough, heres what happens at the stroke of midnight. About 800,000 federal workers deemed nonessential will be told not to show up for work tomorrow. All National Parks and monuments will be closed. If you need to get your passport renewed, do it today. Many passport offices will be closed. Many in the military, including the more than 1. 3 million on active duty are considered essential and will remain on the job. They likely wont get paychecks until an agreement is reached. The department of Homeland Security will furlough about 14 of employees. Its not a complete shutdown. The Social Security administration will continue the write checks to requitirees. The checks will get to you normally. So will your bills. Medicare and medicaid ben fish qulars be covered. The department of health and Human Services will furlough almost half of their employees. Members of congress and the president and Vice President
New at five. The family of a navy veteran is expressing gratitude. Now that hes been found safe. The search for derek sell ended just a couple hours ago. We first told you about his story early this week. The 30yearold was last seen december 17th at San Francisco General Hospital. Kron4 was there when the mans father broke the news that his son is ok. From the San Francisco Police Department the detective notified may that they had seen the broadcast he was a move tothat she was reported to be okay. My heart is besti am grateful to everyone for making this happen. Maligned earlier this morning. Teams of volunteers. From the bay area and out of town. Fanned out across San Francisco to look for sell. They say theyre relieved that hes been found and are asking for privacy for his family. A man from the bay area has been killed in an avalanche in wyoming. It happened yesterday near a resort in jackson hole. The man michael kazanjy was sking down the back country with some friends. Thats wh
Signals that will communicate the results is being installed in the sistine chapel. The hope is a new pope will be in place by easter. People are bracing themselves for the biggest storm of the season as snow blows in from the dakotas. Up to a foot of snow could fall by the time its over tomorrow. Abcs ginger zee says it starts with a messy morning commute. Minneapolis wakes up with just a couple of inches. Through the day, up to a foot in some places. Chicago is the next target. The storm goes south and east. In the midatlantic, the track gets uncertain. We could see a big snow for d. C. Or just west into parts of virginia. Now it could be the heaviest snow for d. C. In two years. And forecasters even say philadelphia could be in the line of fire. Queen elizabeth is in the hospital battling a stomach illness in the hospital. Her schedule for the week has been cleared as a precaution. She arrived at the hospital by car yesterday. Shes at the same hospital where Kate Middleton stayed la
His mother spoking out about the painful moment she says little jonah was assaulted on a flight. The immediate action taken against an executive under fire. Watch out. This woman going one on one with great white sharks. Sh can hold her breath for almost six minutes. Get ready to meet the shark whisperer. Only on gma. And good morning to you, america. On this president s day. You can see, george is off. Glad to have amy robach here and paula faris. Hey, robin. 48 hours now. Until that 4 00 a. M. Alarm means business. Robin roberts back in two days. Looking forward to it. A lot of big headlines for you today. Gas prices up almost 50 cents a gallon in the last month alone. And were going have the latest on Oscar Pistorius. The fifth day in jail for the olympic hero. He focuses on defending himself against the charges he intentionally murdered his model girlfriend. Explosive new details that challenge his explanation for her death. And Danica Patrick, the first woman to ever take the pole
Jonah was assaulted on a flight. The immediate action taken against an executive under fire. Watch out. This woman going one on one with great white sharks. Sh can hold her breath for almost six minutes. Get ready to meet the shark whisperer. Only on gma. And good morning to you, america. On this president s day. You can see, george is off. Glad to have amy robach here and paula faris. Hey, robin. 48 hours now. Until that 4 00 a. M. Alarm means business. Robin roberts back in two days. Looking forward to it. A lot of big headlines for you today. Gas prices up almost 50 cents a gallon in the last month alone. And were going have the latest on Oscar Pistorius. The fifth day in jail for the. He focuses on defending himself against the charges he intentionally murdered his model girlfriend. Explosive new details that challenge his explanation for her death. And Danica Patrick, the first woman to ever take the pole position for the daytona 500. So shell be first on to the racetrack next sun