Reporter its unclear how long the shutdown will last. But for now, 800,000 federal workers deemed not essential will stay home today without pay. National parks like yosemite, are shuttered. Visitors who are staying in a hotel or a campground will be given 48 hours to leave. Reporter and veteran support centers are closed. Not everything will be affected by the shutdown. Overnight, president obama signed a bill to fund u. S. Troops. If youre serving in harms way, well make sure you have what you need to succeed in your missions. Reporter a tweet from president obamas twitter account, saying despite the Government Shutdown, the new Health Insurance marketplace opens for business today. John . Diana . The president s twitter account has been active all night. Have we heard anything from Speaker Boehner . Reporter we sure have. Twitter exploded on this topic. Speaker boehner placed the blame on senate democrats. Saying they are unwilling to discuss the problems with obama care. That hardl
And good morning. We begin this tuesday with the latest details on that mass shooting at the Washington Navy yard. The motive for the shootings still unknown. The facility remains open this morning with only essential personnel reporting for work. Heres the very latest. 13 people including the lone gunman are dead. Eight victims are hurt. Were learning that he used security clearance to enter that building with a rifle and a handgun. Our coverage begins with abcs Tahman Bradley near the navy yard in washington. Tahman . Reporter good morning. The navy yard reopens today for essential personnel, as authorities continue searching for clues about the suspect. Overnight, we learned that the suspect may have had a grudge against the navy. The fbi says 34yearold aaron alexis is behind the terror at the Washington Navy yard. We have an active shooter on the fourth floor. Reporter 12 people were killed and 8 injured before alexis died at the hands of police. We have the single and sole person
It was worth just about 400 million bucks. Theres only one Winning Ticket out there. Out there somewhere. It was sold in a small central South Carolina town of lexington. Last nights jackpot was the fifthlargest in u. S. History. Okay. Are you ready . Here are they, the winning numbers 7, 10, 22, 32, 35, and the powerball, 19. A dozen tickets matched the first five numbers. Theyre worth about 1 million each. Thats not too shabby. I went back and doublechecked. Me, too. No on both accounts. No on both accounts. Our other developing story, stocks surging because of a surprise decision by the Federal Reserve. Overnight, all of the major asian markets staged powerful rallies, picking up where u. S. Stocks left off yesterday. The main averages on exchanges in tokyo and hong kong were up 2 . That followed the dows rise to a record close. It climbed 147 points, about 1 . The other major wall street averages saw similar gains. Now, the buying was sparked by fed chairman Ben Bernankes announcem
Breaking news in chicago. 13 people, including a 3yearold child, shot when a gunman opened fire on a Basketball Court in a city park. That child is among the most severely injured right now. Listed in Critical Condition with a gunshot wound to the face. About 60 Police Officers were on the scene. Investigators say the shooting appears to be gangrelated. Police had stepped up their patrols after a particularly violent labor day weekend, which ended with eight people dead. And more possible warning signs missed in the navy yard shooting. Abc news has learned that aaron alexis was kicked out of the navy housing just weeks before the rampage. The reason, he had been complaining that he heard voices. And then, there was another incident at a virginia airport. A man believed to be alexis became angry after he thought a woman was laughing at him. And now, to capitol hill. And a largely symbolic vote on the budget bill thats taking place in the house today. It has no chance whatsoever of becom
We begin with the mounting crisis in syria pushing the u. S. One step closer to military action. As the u. N. Weapons Inspections Team today heads to the site of an apparent chemical weapons attack, last week the u. S. Was considering its military options. Abcs devin dwyer has the very, and he has latest from washington. Reporter good morning, diana and john. Thats right, u. S. Officials are in the midst of urgent consultations over syria. There is a growing consensus something has to be done. As for when, one official told abc news, were not talking about months. Five days after these horrific scenes of dead women and children emerge from syria, u. N. Inspectors plan to visit the site today to look for evidence of deadly poison and who may have used it. The team must be able to conduct a full, firm and unimpeded investigation. Reporter syrias government denies claims that its used chemical weapons, but a senior white house official says there is very little doubt and that allowing u.