It. Today president obama is going to take his message to the people and give a speech here. During that speech the president will outline the key components and explain what it means for middle class americans. Now the speech isnt for several more hours. At 6 00 the white house is expected to release more information about the specifics of what the president will touch on during that speech that, again, will happen at 6 00 this morning. We will bring you those details coming up at 6 02. Reporting live, megan mcgrath, news 4. Eun, back to you. Meantime lawmakers this morning getting ready for a plan to pass a budget and avoid a government shutdown. Last week the republicancontrolled house passed the budget that virtually defunded the new Health Care Law. With that bill expected to fail, the house now drawing up a new plan that would instead raise the debt limit. That, though, could only delay some problems. Lawmakers have another deadline october 17 where the country could default on i
About his Controversial Health care law that goes into effect in less than a week. This is happening in a packed novak fieldhouse in prince georges college. October 1st, tuesday, the Health Insurance market places are going to be open and that means and sign up for insurance on one of the exchanges. There is a lot of confusion about who is eligible. How is it going to happen . How will it affect people . What will it cost. President barack obama is speaking here. He is explaining the Affordable Care act. Take a look here inside the packed novak fieldhouse. You can see that he just started to speak a short time ago before a full house there. He is going to be breaking it down. The president will be speaking in simple language, explaining the care act and how it will affect the middle class. The president is going to tell people what to expect when they go online to enroll. He is going to discuss what the Affordable Care act means if are people who have insurance. Take a look at this vid
Capital beltway. Traveling i95 in virginia still watching an earlier crash there northbound at joplin road. Watching two of your left lanes and it is causing quite the a delay. The trip out of quantico you can expect a sixmile backup. Aaron and eun . Thanks, danella. It is now 6 02. Melissa mollet is following breaking news in syria from the live desk now, melissa . Trying to get more information on this for you, again, a mortar round on or near the u. S. Embassy in damascus. This is information we are getting from nbc news in syria. The russian embassy, of course, that compound was hit on sunday, september 22nd but, again, a mortar round has hit on or near, they say, the u. S. Embassy in damasc damascus. More information as we get it at the live desk. New this morning were learning about a speech the president is getting ready to deliver this morning in Prince Georges County. He is heading to a local college to talk about Health Care Reform. What we know now could be a very frank spee
People charged in connection with diazs death to 12. Police say the confrontation was connected to drug deals. Meanwhile, the family and friends of diaz are gathering at a viewing this afternoon in woodbridge. Hes remembered for his love of video games and sports especially the redskins. His funeral is tomorrow afternoon. Seven Alexandria Police officers will not be punished for the deadly shooting of taft sellers today. Theres video showing they acted in selfdefense when they killed the 30yearold marine. Mark segraves is joining us with questions that remain for sellers family. Family members want to know why they fired at him 37 times. Video shows he pulled a gun on police officers. The family says he didnt pull a gun at all. I have mixed feelings about it. It doesnt add up to me. Reporter she describes her brother and kind and gentle. She admits he was struggling with thoughts of suicide. He did have issues, mental issues that stem from the military. He was seeking help from the v.
Peter, good morning to you. Reporter matt, good morning to you. Simply put, everyone is looming in on next thursday. If congress doesnt reach a bug dell by then, federal agencies close. It is also the first day when uninsured americans can sign up for the president S Health Care law. With the clock ticking, here is where things stand. Its getting down to the wire. Lawmakers have barely 100 hours to agree how to keep the government funded or shut it down tuesday. Republicans remain deeply divided. Senator cruzs 100 hour talkathon, quickly dismissed by john mccain, which insisted it is not worth shutting the government down over opposition to obamacare. But we not as hard as we could in a fair honest manner and we lost. Reporter in northern virginia, people are being more contemplative about it. People will say they will think before they boy a volvo. Reporter a shutdown could mean furloughs, tense of thousands of workers have to settle for ious instead of paychecks. The National Museums