One of the rules that i was thinking about is that whoever is in the Minority Party, they be given three opportunities in one year, every year you get three opportunities, the minority speaker can bring a bill before the floor. Because with the tea party and all of the other people who are moving this ship, they are closing the government down. I believe if the minority speaker would be given like three opportunities to bring a bill before the floor, i think this could stop some of this gridlock. Guest they do actually have that power today to allow that. I know as democrats weve tried to make that happen procedurally and its been moved out of order. There has been may be seven or eight opportunities for republicans to put that in order and to allow the clean continuing resolution to come to the floor to reopen government. I think its the right thing to do. When i think about whats happening not just in my district but around the country, its really devastating not just for federal wor
Debate. The deadlock on raising the debt limit could touch off a new reception recession. The Government Shutdown could affect flu season. Quest that has officially arrived. State Health Care Officials say it came two weeks earlier than last year. It seems early weeks have seen the first during the flu season. Just as the flu season started, the cdc stopped trapping tracking influences cases. The flu surveillance homepage says it all. No one here is watching where it is moving or if a pandemic is emerging. No one to sound the alarm. I am very concerned for the experts we had here. What is it that might be happening . Maryland and other states will continue and tracking and testing locally. Without the feds, there is no one linking across state lines. It helps us all keeping a picture of what is going on from a national standpoint. Quest there are no cdc researchers analyzing this years viruses to come up with a recipe next years vaccine. The shutdown could make you sick in other ways,
Employees were signing their furlough letters. All three are trying to be positive about the situation and hope it will be resolved quickly. My wife and i, we are going to take this day by day. You will be prepared for anything as it comes, just like we have been in the previous years. According to the lieutenant colonel, National Guard troops who are deployed and on active duty will continue to be paid. Those who will be attending drills or are on reserve status will not. Those getting ready for deployment and training for deployment will continue to train and will get paid. But the ones that are normal drilling status, like the majority of us, will not be drilling this weekend, and we will have to postpone it until the future. And they wont get paid. Like many federal employees, those who were sent home here today are hopeful that some compromise can be reached and the government will get back to business as usual. We never know what is going to happen up in washington, but we hope f
Charges in the drowning deaths of two divers. The deaths happened at the super pond Training Facility back in february. An update on the Sexual Assault allegations about three former Football Players at the Naval Academy. A judge will not order a man to recuse himself in the case. She did not find grounds for the military to interfere in the preceding. Sought to ber was removed from the case. The judge noted such a move would be unprecedented. The partial Government Shutdown anderson its second week this morning. Senate democrats plan to introduce a bill to raise the debt ceiling before the deadline. Terme republicans want long cuts. Hallie jackson will have the latest on the shutdown in a live report in just 10 minutes. The Maryland Health Care Exchange has been open for one week today. Encounteredhave glitches and delays have not easily been able to sign up for coverage. There have been 170,000 visitors, 10,000 or so phone calls. Enrollment stands at about 320 people. There are some
Physical chains. ,t is psychological chains where they may be experiencing an adult paying attention to them maybe for the first time in their lives. To help moved to want combat this problem are encouraged to help supporting the 5k race in kingsville. For more information on that race and its cause, you can go to our website, wbaltv. Com. Hanover, live from david collins, wbaltv 11 news. Now, in norfolk, a charge in the death of some at the aberdeen proving ground. This was back in february at the socalled super pond. Five sailors were given administrative punishment for their roles in the death, and one receives the punishment, and the four others who would not were charged with dereliction of duty today. Tonight, the loss of military death benefits due to the shutdown is turning out to be a symbol of the dysfunction in the capital, and now an embarrassed congressman is moving to handle it. Steve handelsman has the latest in washington. The evening, from capitol hill. It was such an