John mccain warned democrats to turn it down. Lets stop this. Lets stop it, sit down, sit or consider the speakers proposal. Wase said john benard brave, dealing with the tea party and the debt ceiling. We should not get anywhere close to it. We are close now. Warned veterans groups area message, defaulting is not an option. Just a day and a half left and the ball is still in the houses court with the democratically controlled senate waiting. Are learning some latebreaking details of washington. A spokesman for john banner says the house will vote tonight to reopen the government and avoid a default. Stay with us on air and on the line online as we continue to monitor the situation. In Baltimore County lycee a gun man is on the run. Details are still coming in but we can confirm a serious shooting in woodlawn. Sky team 11 was over the scene at Cambridge Court and investigators do not have a suspect description. The victim is a mail but his agent name remain unclear. Another homicide is
In washington, danielle nottingham, wjz Eyewitness News. Thank you, danielle. Wjz live complete coverage continues with jessica kartalija. Shes live in washington. She speaks with a local federal worker about the shutdown. Hi, jess. Hi, kai. It is incredibly quiet here on capitol hill. But for one maryland worker, he tells me hes still coming to work, afraid of what might happen if he doesnt show up. Reporter two weeks into the government shutdown, and roger ryans still punches in, every day. I mean, i get up to go to work, knowing that im not going to get paid. And i have no idea that two weeks from now, if ill be able to make my mortgage payment. Reporter maryland has the second highest amount of Government Employees per capita. As an employee communication officer, ryan is not getting paid. But hes hoping eventually he will. I dont know when i think that would be an excuse to be let go. Im considered essential. Whatever that means. Reporter the exact number of furloughed workers is
Mergener, wjz Eyewitness News. And federal workers will get backpay for the days they were out. Wjz live complete coverage of the impact of the Government Shutdown continues. Linh bui talks to local federal workers who are relieved to get their jobs back. Linh . Kai, relieved is absolutely the right word. Many of them just so happy to be back. Today, around baltimore, it was business as usual for federal employees. Reporter the gates are open at fort mchenry, and its busier than usual. Were just delighted that we can finally come to fort mchenry. Reporter like other national monuments, the fort closed down during the Government Shutdown, affecting about 50 employees. Overwhelmingly. Happy to be back open. Tina capetta says theyre busy catching up, as workers deal with the stress from the furlough. Everyone should be relieved to be back to work. But i think that theres still some of those emotions run high. Reporter at the Social Security Administration Building in woodlawn, federal wor
Program had come under fire after some said they were injured during Training Exercises. Well be sure to investigate that as well. Now, again, what we do know, a trainee, allegedly shot during a Training Exercise out at the Rosewood Center in owings mills. We know that they were medivacced here to shock trauma and are being worked on at this point. Well bring you the latest details as soon as they become available to us. For now, back to you on tv hill. Wjz, as jessica said, will continue to update you on this developing story throughout the newscast. Pope benedict xvi will celebrate Ash Wednesday mass at the vatican tomorrow. It will be his last public appearance before the pontiff steps down at the end of the month. Danielle nottingham reports for wjz have the vatican. Reporter the crowds in st. Peters square are speculating about who will replace Pope Benedict xvi. Some feel the time has come for more diversity in the Catholic Church. I think it will be good to have a black pope. Im
Believed to be hiding. This after a deadly shootout with officers. This is a dramatic ending to a weeklong nightmare. Reporter flames poured out of the cabin where Police Believe Christopher Dorner was holed up. Police found themselves in a shootout when they swarmed the area tuesday afternoon. Cbs reporter carter evans was near the scene and recorded the gun battle on his cell phone. I hear some screaming. Reporter through deputies were shot in the exchange, one of them has died. Enough is enough. Its time to turn yourself in. Its time to stop the bloodshed. Its time to let this event and let this incident be over. Reporter officers were responding to a report of a man matching dorners description driving a stolen truck in the mountains. He crashed the car and then took off into the forest. Reporter security here is tight. People must clear checkpoints like this one. Officers found his burned out truck. The former officers had been on the run since last week when he alleged shot and k