Reporter but stalemating and finger pointing continues on capitol hill. The president plans to invite republicans to the white house in the coming days. A short time ago, president obama said a charity will pick up the costs for death benefits for families of fallen soldiers. Complete coverage continues with jess abc cartallia, at cbsbaltimore. Com. Jess . Reporter kai, frustration is growing across maryland, as you said. And today, you sound off to wjz. After nine tays, what would you say to the president and congress about this shutdown . Its all politics. And we need to move beyond that. We need to prove that we believe in the plan we have. I cant believe neither side wants to compromise. Both want to threat their way. Nine days into the shutdown. I havent seen what they were doing. Fire everybody. And elect people that actually care about what we think and want. An Associated Press poll just released today say 62 of americans blame the shutdown on republicans. About half say presid
Evening as we have all day. Complete coverage beginning with Meghan Mccorkell who has the growing impact of maryland. Lets go to the latest from washington dc. Danielle notingham has been there all day. Reporter the first day of the shutdown is ending as it began, with a stalemate in congress, a new play by republicans and no sign of how all of this will be resolved. And the joint resolution is not agreed to. Reporter the republican controlled houses latest attempt to approve an emergency spending bill was a nonstarter in the senate. The Affordable Care act was known as obama care, and all were rejected. The house wants to restore funding to portions of the government, including Veterans Affairs and the National Parks service. The senates democratic leadership said no. Just another whacky idea from the tea party driven republicans. Reporter president obama criticized republicans about the Government Shutdown again tuesday, which was also the first day of open enrollment for obama care.
Again, county officials still out here on the scene investigating just how this happened. Well continue following this developing story. For now, live in towson, meghan mccorkell, ween Eyewitness News wjz Eyewitness News. We will keep you updated as soon as we get more information. A man who gained national attention, after broadcasting his standoff with police online, faces new charges. And for the first time, hes speaking about the case. Wjz is live at his home in waverly. Investigator Mike Hellgren talked to him shortly before a Court Appearance this morning. Mike . Reporter kai, handcuffed in a yellow jail jumpsuit and rarely at a loss for words, he said his only chance for justice is through the press. The prosecutor called him an extreme risk to public safety. Reporter the home where James Macarthur broadcast his standoff with police, is now boarded up, as he fights for his freedom. The local blogger and journalist told me before a contentious bail review, that police have a vend
As you can see, Baltimore County police are on scene investigating this. And well bring you more information as we get it. Reporting live from sky eye chopper 13, im captain jeff long. Back to you. All right, captain jeff. Thank you. Well have updates for you on this breaking news as soon as we receive them. Todays other big story, two days after an angry confrontation on a subway platform in midtown, manhattan, leads to the death of a 58year old man. The nypd makes an arrest. Terrell brown reports for wjz, the grisly scene unfolded before a crowd of cameras. Reporter two days after this now infamous confrontation, on a subway platform in midtown, manhattan, led to the death of kesuk hahn. The grisly event unfolded before a crowded station and a number of cameras. The train was about three quarters into the platform. You know, it was slowing down by that point. But then after it started slowly going to the platform, you almost heard like a thud, a thud. Like something was hit under the
Problems continue to plague healthcare. Gov. The white house wont say how many people have been able to select a Health Insurance plan. Nobody is as mad as me that the website isnt working as well it should. That means its going to get fixed. President obama said experts are working on it repairs but is not giving a target date when the software will be up to speed. There are problems throughout the site. It could take weeks or even months to fix. This is a system that was rushed out much too quickly. They didnt have a chance to thoroughly test the system before it went into operation. With one change already in the works, users will be able to view plans without having to first fill out applications with huge amounts of personal information. Tara mergener, wjz Eyewitness News. There were a few scary moiments duringy moments during scary moments during the president s speech. A lady almost passed out. After the event she thanked the president for catching her. She tweeting she went fee