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 for the best. They be they will come to a resolution soon. Still holding their ground . We are at checkmate. How long will the furloughs last . Congress knows that. Rob roblin, wbaltv 11 news. We are also following some inspirational stories on capitol hill. Made their veterans way past barriers at the close world war ii memorial this morning, and they did it with help from members of congress. Theirad already scheduled visit from mississippi, but when they arrived today, everything was blocked off. Lawmakers responded after receiving panicked emails to let them in. National park Officials Say they did not want to keep the veterans out, that they were acting as directed. Polls Affordable Care act out today. If you tried signing up for coverage, you probably were not successful in maryland. I tried just about an hour ago, and got a message. Marylands Health Connection has been down and still is not functioning correctly. We have been following the story. We are told that there will be glitches today. When you look at this particular situation, this was more than a glitch. This website never really got off the ground today. We started getting emails at the station around 8 00 this morning. Folks told us they simply could not get on the website, maryland Health Connection. Then folks took to facebook and twitter, just simply saying they could not get through. Like many marylanders, this man was curious about what kind of coverage she could get thanks to the new Affordable Health care act, but he got a rude awakening Tuesday Morning when he signed on to marylandhealthco nnection. Gob. Marylandhealthconnection. Gov. Website, it the sends you to another website, and you try to go forward, and it says, click for updates. The last update basically said, we are experiencing some difficulties. It will probably be up by noon. We checked it out for ourselves, and it was true. Folks cannot get through. A message was posted that the site was having technical issues and it would be open at noon. We tried again at 1 30, and got another message that the site was experiencing a high number of users and to try again. Start, but the page cap cycling for about 10 minutes before we had to close it out. It might be expected for a large number of people to crash a site, but it still does not take away from the frustration. I was looking to see what has been out there. It has been hyped by the media. Unfortunately, they are met with an hourglass or just information to try back at noon. We try to get an interview with the executive director of the Maryland Health benefit exchange to ask about the glitches, given the time to prepare, but her pr people said that it was not possible and send us the following statement while we anticipate the possibility of glitches in the early days, we are working diligently to a dress all issues as they arise. October 1 marks the beginning of a sustained, sixmonth open Enrollment Period to expand access to highquality Health Coverage for uninsured marylanders. We expect to resolve the issues by midday on october 1. She told us that these issues would be resolved midday. You tried one hour ago. It is about 5 09. We will click on the button. What do we get . We are currently experiencing a high volume of traffic. Please check back later. That seems to be the message that folks are getting. We try to see when this website with the operational and folks could signup, but as you saw, we had a hard time getting through to anyone with the Maryland Health exchange. One final note officials are expecting about 100 50,000 marylanders to sign up for the Affordable Health care act, that is when the website starts working. We are live tonight, lowell melser, wbaltv 11 news. Some other stories were following police a dangerous man is on the streets, but now they are asking for your help. This afternoon, detectives released this image to 11 news. The 22yearold is being held on assault and theft charges. He is also believed to have committed a series of Violent Crimes and putting peoples lives in danger. They want anyone who may have information on his criminal past to call metro Crime Stoppers at this number. City detectives now confirmed the man stabbed to death last night in southwest baltimore was killed by his ex wifes new boyfriend. You saw it first on 11 news last night at 6 00. Sky team was over the breaking the site with breaking news. Dennis freeman is under arrest. Police say he and the victim were in a fight when freemen pulled out a knife and started cutting. He is not charged with first degree murder. A Howard County man is behind bars tonight accused of breaking home breaking into a home. At happened along town country boulevard. Police tell us that 19yearold alan jiminez made his way into the home by cutting through a screen print a teenage girl awoke to him touching her. He ran away. Not before stealing a cell phone and a laptop. Jiminez is now being held on bond. Students sent home early today as pipes driedup. What caused a wider outage and when you can expect the faucets to be running again. The new cell phone law proposes fines, but a baltimore couple is it is time to put that cell phone away. Starting today, marylands new law allows police to pull you over, and drivers can face fines if you are caught while texting or calling with the cell phone in your hand. One baltimore couple is trying to convince lawmakers that stricter penalties would be a stronger deterrent. Barry simms is live with an update. Law callsow, the new for fines of 75 to 175. The couple is pushing for jill for jail. I think it is a good first step. They hope marylands new law will discourage drivers from using handheld cell phones while behind the wheel. But they say they are on a mission, seeking a stricter law. I think the law needs to are on yourif you cell phone and you cause a crash, that it is not an accident, that it is a willful act. Around this time of year, the couples son would probably be out riding a skateboard in the park near his home. He was a good kid. It is still a little hard for me to talk about. Oldake was only five years when he died in december 2011. He was sitting in the backseat of his parents car, which was stopped in heavy traffic from the northbound ramp of i83. Jakes sister alix was seriously injured. The 24yearold driver who slammed into the car at 62 Miles Per Hour caused a four vehicle wrecked and admitted he was on his cell phone. Records show the driver had been texting 12 minutes before impact. Baltimore county prosecutors charged him with criminally negligent homicide, but the case ended with the driver paying a 1000 fine for traffic violations. Jakes parents want stronger laws for this type of distracted driving. We think it needs to be treated exactly like drunk driving. If someone gets in a car and willfully picks up a phone, willfully sends a text message, and they cause a fatality, then that penalty should be exactly what happens when you are caught drunk driving and it causes a fidelity. It is not really about the punishment. It is really about prevention. By the time it gets into the court, it is already too late. Someone is already seriously injured or somebody has died. But to say they are talking to lawmakers and they hope to have a bill ready for the next legislative session. Reporting live, barry simms. Now your 11 insta weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. Early october in when average highs during the afternoon are only in the low 70s, but today, we were up in the low 80s at most locations around the area. Even western maryland, mild. Upper 60s to 70s from allegheny into washington counties. You can see 83 degrees in downtown baltimore. 83 around college park. A little bit cooler on eastern shore. Even those locations pushing towards the 80 degree mark. A little bit of cloud cover will develop this afternoon. That will dissipate early tonight. The forecast for this evening is calling for mostly clear skies. Um furtively cool, lows ranging from the 50s and the suburbs to mid60s downtown. Very pleasant, some arelike october evening for you. Sunset at 6 49. 81 at bwi marshall. A big storm over the atlantic barely brushed the coast of new england and is now pushing over towards the northern atlantic rhythm highpressure now dominates the weather pattern up and down most of the eastern seaboard and right back into the ohio valley where temperatures are warm all the way back to kansas city. That is 83. Then you get past the cold front and you get into some more typical october air. Some of the subtle ash unsettled conditions in the pacific northwest. Some unsettled conditions in the pacific northwest. See on instaweather plus futurecast, mostly clear skies. Lots of sunshine tomorrow. Cloudytake, some partly conditions. Friday, there is the possibility of an isolated shower popping up amid some of these clouds. No significant rain chance here until late in the upcoming weekend. Enjoy it. Sunny skies, 8186 tomorrow. Sunrise at 7 04. Sunny day. Temperatures are going to feel like summertime. Forday forecast calls westerly breezes, waves around one foot, water temperatures in the low 70s. 5 11, high tide. Western maryland mountains, temperatures getting up into the 70s for a couple of days. That is quite warm for them in early october. Eastern shore locations, highs and 80s. 84 degrees or so wednesday and thursday. Maybe a little bit cooler on the shore of the bay. Coastal areas, a westerly breeze will keep you cooler. It will allow temperatures to warm into the low 80s even on the beach at ocean city. A Tropical Storm hanging on. It looked like it was going to fall apart, but now more thunderstorms popped up today. It is still Tropical Storm, but barely. Nearly stationary. The winds are only 45 Miles Per Hour. Looks like jerry will hang on for a little bit and start to drift up as we get into the weekend. The wind strength remains quite low. That is an indication of a quiet Hurricane Season thus far. The Hurricane Season goes until the end of november. 84 and sunny to partly cloudy skies, wednesday, thursday. A little more cloud cover with a minimal risk of isolated showers pop in a friday. We are back to dry conditions on saturday, and finally a decent chance at rain from sunday evening into monday and tuesday. That may not our temperatures back into the 70s. How do you get a teenager to communicate with you . You tax them. Textinged parenthoods Program Provides information that teens need onthefly. How well that organizations Texting Program organizatio program is working. Community says enough. They had the video to make their case. That story is coming up in a few minutes. A federal judge makes a quick decision regarding marylands new gun control laws. Back to School Tomorrow for students to Baltimore City schools, after the buildings were shut down because of a water main break. Officials confirm it was a paving contractor that hit a service line. That force another main to be shut off on impacting service not only at Dunbar High School and National AcademyFoundation Middle school, but also at a local business. Crews spent the day repairing the break, and service has been restored to all affected. Alert,ights medical planned parenthood is connecting with teens in their preferred form of communication, texting. The organization launched online chat and Texting Services in 2010, saying the need for teens to have access to answers is now, just when a counselor is free. Three years later, planned parenthood is calling the program a success. They reached more than 250,000 people in that time. You can contact planned parenthood anonymous anonymously online, or send a text to 774636. Termresults from a long study on womens hormone therapy show that the risks outweigh the benefits. Researchers saw an uptick in risk before. Now longterm trials found that women have an increased risk of stroke, blood clots, and other problems. However, risks were lower in younger women. Temporary hormone replacement therapy may be appropriate for some women. Is an ambitious goal, wiping out tuberculosis in children worldwide. Health Officials Say they are taking it on. It is hard to pin down just exactly how many cases there really are, but childhood tb is so often confused with other illnesses. Means up tos, that 90 of cases probably are not being reported. Tb is a treatable, bacterial disease spread by coughing or sneezing, but Young Children typically do not pass on the bacteria. It is the second leading killer in Infectious Disease or is after eight. The Government Shutdown threatens the jobs of those who vived the navy yard should navy yard shooting. I am jayne miller live in fells point. It is a video that is nothing short of discussing. A Fells Point Community activist is making sure city hall sees it. That story, next. Live, local, latebreaking you are watching wbaltv 11 news at 5 00 p. M. With stan stovall and donna hamilton. Your insta weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer, and sky team 11 covering breaking news where you live. Wbaltv 11 news at 5 00 pm continues now. [captioning made possible by Constellation Energy group] is the video that got a Fells Point Community demanding a response. That is a busy street about to be used as a toilet in broad daylight. It is a disgusting video by all using a, a man caught public alley taking care of his private as ms. Private business. Jayne miller is live in fells point with the details. Donna, that video shows one incident that based on what we have seen in person, it is not isolated. Taken friday, just after 11 00 in the morning. The location is an alley off broadway in upper fells point. It shows a man looking perfectly comfortable picking his spots and dropping his pants. All of what comes next is recorded, but we figured you get the idea. It is a health hazard. It is disgusting. The president of the Community Association says he saw the same alley yesterday. All the evidence says it is being used as a sewer. It is like a third world country. We should not expect it as a community or as a city. Video to thee community to the city hall yesterday. Problem, he says, has gotten worse in the last year. He knows a drug treatment clinic is up the street and there is a sib kitchen nearby. Both seem to be magnets for the wrong kind of behavior. We saw one man yesterday swaying on the corner. I think we have gotten to the point where we are saturated with these types of services in theneighborhood, and when circulator came in, that also helped bring people to the community into the neighborhood that normally may not have been here. I actually love the circulator. I use it quite frequently. But that was something i noticed myself. What to do . Anthonyommissioner betts promised a strategy to reclaim the citys public spaces. We saw an officer making the rounds in fells point today. A meeting tonight with city officials is to consider other options. Are they homeless . Are they drug addicted . Do they have Mental Health concerns . We want to identify each of them and figure out a better strategy for everyone. That meeting in fells point starts in about 25 minutes. It might be well attended. One city official is considering installing a very slick looking public toilet. It is something that they use in portland. Loo. Called the portland a 49yearold man has been arrested for the incident in the video. Reporting live, i am jayne miller. Thank you. Here is a look at some other stories were following. Police have a person in custody after a stabbing early this morning. City Police Responded around 5 00 a. M. To the 7eleven on the corner of reisterstown road in west belvedere avenue. There they found a man with a cut on the left side of his chest. He was taken to an area hospital where he was first reported to have nonlifethreatening injuries. Employees of the Washington Navy yards building 197 are back at buildingght, not at 190 seven. Officials confirm that the employees who worked were 12 people were killed last month will not be affected by the Government Shutdown. The order came from the secretary of the navy himself. The six pointrded 4 Million Contract to a colorado from to repair and restore extensive 6. 4 Million Contract to a Colorado Firm to repair and restore extensive damage. Across america, thousands of federal workers went to their offices and labs to pack up their personal items and leave. Some of the most visible signs of the shutdown are at our Nations National parks, museums, and monuments, including the famed arch in st. Louis. Theave a closer look at effects of the big green that continues in washington right now. The bickering that continues in washington right now. We are nearly through the first full day of the Government Shutdown. The gateway arch and old courthouse have been shut down in st. Louis. That is a scenario that is playing out in several towns and cities across the country right now. The iconic gateway arch stands as a memorial to those who forged to pass through adverse conditions and conflict to open up the west. Becauset is closed lawmakers in washington cannot agree on a way forward. Is simplelout tourists like us want to see a Great Monument of the country, and we do not get to see it. Nations most our enduring symbols of freedom is on lockdown. That is why you come here, for that. It is a big disappointment. Frustration stretches across the country right now, defined by blocked off national parks, chained up gates, locked buildings and museums. Last time i was at the air and space museum was 1960. Unfortunately, on this trip i will not be able to see it. These sixthgraders from cincinnati are still making their threeday field trip to washington, though now they are not sure what they will actually get to see. It is a shame. For some kids, this is the only opportunity they will have to see the nations capital. For federal employees, the shutdown is much more personal as Congress Continues to argue around to argue. Around 800,000 are not sure when they will see their next check. Millions will continue to lose out. One thing most can agree on, regardless of where they fall in the ongoing debate, is that the longer this shutdown continues, the more severe the effects will be. In st. Louis, wbaltv 11 news. We are also learning at the shutdown is causing a fumble in college football. The department of suspended intercollegiate athletic competitions at its three service academies. That means saturdays soldout game between the u. S. Naval academy and air force may be in jeopardy. The decision will be made by noon on thursday as to whether or not to postpone or cancel the game. We are hearing from many of you who are affected by the shutdown. One husband will be furloughed and things will be tight. Says he is a contractor on the technical team. I will have to lose pay. We invite you to share your comments with us on our facebook page. It was certainly a shocking attack in manhattan. It was all caught on tape. Why police say bikers assaulted a man with a toddler in the backseat, and who is under arrest now. A federal judge takes 10 minutes to decide whether to put marylands new guncontrol law on hold. Details, new at 6 00. Covering the nation, one biker arrest in the second biker detained in new york city after police say they were part of a large group of bikers that chased and attacked the driver of an suv. As is the shocking video of the incident recorded by a helmet camera, posted on youtube. It shows a large group of bikers surrounding and stopping the suv on manhattans west side highway. The lease say some of the motorcyclist attacked motorcyclists attacked the suv. The biker chased the range rover with the 33yearold man, his wife, and their twoyearold daughter inside. The bikers ended up breaking the window, pulled the father from the car, and eat him. He was treated and released from the hospital. A 28yearold is charged with Reckless Endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child. Terrifying. Five people including a toddler on recovering tonight from injuries after a violent rampage along a popular new york city bike path. It happened early this morning along the hudson river. Police say the suspect, an emotionally disturbed man, started slashing people with scissors just after 8 00 is running. To victims are stupid survive, although right now one woman is listed in critical condition. Authorities are calling it a troubling trend of city violence violence and city parks. An explosion in an underground utility vault led to a power outage at uc berkeley. The campus evacuated overnight and evening classes were canceled. The explosion caused minor burns to four people, and 20 others had to be freed by fire crews after being stuck in dormitory elevators during the outage. A campus spokesperson believes the outage was caused by copper theft. With anxiety on high because of the Government Shutdown, there is a good piece of news when it comes to your wallet. Lower gas prices. They are down at 29day lows. What experts are predicting for the next few months. Believe it or not, you are looking at weather conditions right now in parts of the u. S. , while most of us are welcoming fall, this really does of winter is ready to go. Where it is all happening, coming up. Our fall has changed into a summerlike weather pattern. We will see how here is a look at what we are working on for 6 00. Government shutdown day one. We take a look at the ongoing battle over the budget in washington and how the entire ordeal is impacting u. S. Citizens. The first aid for marylands new guncontrol law. We will have these stories a tonight, colorado Officials Say they have recovered the bodies of five hikers who were buried under tons of rock. According to the sheriffs office, five extended and we members were killed while hiking near mount princeton. And what isolorado considered very safe area. Some of the boulders were as large as the car and weighed more than one ton. Amazingly, a 13yearold girl survived. She was pulled from the rubble with a broken leg and airlifted to a hospital. Looking underneath a bunch of rocks and everything, looking for anybody that is surviving. Out,rd a small girl cry and i could only see her hand coming up through the boulder. I went over there and started tossing off the boulders. It is believed that the girls father threw himself in harms way to save his daughter. I, one hiker is still unaccounted for. Slow changing of the seasons. A wicked weather is already touching down in parts of the country where the snow is coming awn and coming down with vengeance. Take a look at conditions in washington state. Three inches of snow along with a thick coating of ice on area roads. It is catching people way off guard. State transportation officials have reported at least 10 semis spinning out of control. Also there is attraction car advisory for drivers. Traction car advisory for drivers. Some people being idiots. [laughter] sometimes the strop and the stronger the storms are out west, the nicer it gets in out east. For now, forget fall, we are in summer mode here. Degrees since 80 the middle of september, but today, we went up to 83 at bwi marshall. That is 11 degrees warmer than normal for this first day of the month. 72 is typical for the october 1 type. Mid 80s in some spots the next couple of days. 1015 degrees warmer than normal. Record high, wed got we would have to get up to the 90 degree mark. I dont think we will get that one. Certainly, it will feel like summertime. Already six, the record low. The moody nine up around 79 up around westminster. Checks inte airport at 75 degrees. Eastern shore, feeling like summer as well. Cambridge, salisbury, upper 70s to low 80s in most locations. Fairweather cloud cover will come through the area today, but that is a regis a painting and drifting off to the south and east of us is already dissipating and drifting off to andsouth to meet the bus east of us. 55 in the suburbs. 65, downtown. The winds will probably diminish to under five miles an hour near the center of this High Pressure cell, which again is going to continue to produce this weather tern for tuesday wednesday, thursday, friday. Over the weekend, we may see some of that unsettled weather arriving here, but itll take several days. Until it gets here, temperatures will be above normal. 8186 degrees tomorrow. That is a warm day. Sunrise at 7 04. Forecast calls for westerly breezes at 510 Miles Per Hour. Water temperatures in the low 70s. 5 43 tomorrow afternoon, low tide. September is usually the most active month for hurricanes. 34 of all the main storms typically formed during the month of september. As we get into october, and that drops by half. Storms inf the main that particular season tend to develop in the month of october. The season goes until the end of november. He still picked up a few tropical systems then. We are certainly passed the peak. A system, Tropical Storm jerry, not very impressive. It almost falls apart and flows up again this afternoon. A tropicalre barely storm strength, 45 mile an hour winds. It is not expected to get stronger as it begins to move north and east. Storm is nearly stationary, but by the end of the weekend, it should be pushing off towards the eastern atlantic. No threat right now to any major land areas. The sevenday forecast, summer like highpressure, mid to low 80s for wednesday and thursday. There is a slight chance of an isolated shower on thursday. On friday. Showers developing in the evening on saturday. A good chance for rain on monday and tuesday of next week. In tonights consumer alert, the Government Shutdown is no delay in merger between American Airlines and us airways. Weeksvernment sued just before the merger was to take place on antitrust grounds. Now the department of justice asked for a trial which is set to begin at the end of november to be postponed. The department of justice says the shutdown events them from preparing for the trial. Gas prices have now fallen for 29 days straight. Aaa says that the National Average for a gallon of regular gas is 3. 49. That is the lowest since january. In maryland, the average price is 3. 35. It happens to be . 35 less than this time last year. If the trend continues, aaa says the price could drop another . 30 by christmas. Thanks these are on the rise. Are on the bank fees rise. Surcharges,sis also up. So our overdraft fees. Somehow, there is a bright spot. Baltimore ravens near the top of the lowest atm fees. Near the topranks of lowest atm fees. A new survey shows that drive through times are slowing down. The average drivethrough speed from order to pick up his nearly 181 seconds. That is eight seconds slower than last year. The study looked at seven major fast food chains, including mcdonalds and taco bell. Chickfila was the slowest and wendys was the fastest. We have to decide. Something really exciting is taking place right now all over the city of baltimore. Dance, theater, music, history every day this month for free. Today,g this day organizations are offering hundreds of fun activities with no cost to you. The monthlong celebration is called freefall baltimore. Aside from the concerts and performances, individual artists are also being encouraged to create programs that highlight their creativity and work within the community. Just in time for halloween, officials have announced they are opening of the Edgar Allan Poe house for the month, also for free. For more information on what you can do and see, you can go to our website wbaltv. Com. Gun advocates are 20 today after a federal judge denied their request to delay marylands new guncontrol law. We break down the ins and outs of the law that goes into effect today. First cershat happens to ra after they are done racing . I have the details straight ahead. What happens to all the horses that run the races like the preakness . Are done racing, their future is questionable. Many of them are put down. A local nonprofit is hoping to change that. Kim dacey has the details. Old alyssa has been riding and training her thoroughbred governor jack for eight weeks. He is running really well. He is running really fast. I had to practice almost every day. Been practicing, trying to get her to run like a racehorse, but become more balanced. Governor jack used to be a racehorse, but not of his career is over, he has another chance to shine. A nonprofit has made it their mission to find new purposes for resources. If nobody wants them, it is like dogs and cats that are unwanted. What do you do with them . Can leave theme out in the field will leave them out in a field. Many are euthanized. Many thoroughbreds retire from racing at four or five. These horses are still very valuable and can do things like play polo, do police work, and when to do jumps like governor jack. 26 of these exhorses and their trainers will be showcasing their skills this weekend for the first ever thoroughbred makeover. It is a showcase, but it is showcasing the training. They have had the horses all summer. It will also be showcasing some famous horses that are for a breast off the track. These are all horses that graze at least once and now have a chance to have second careers. The point of this whole thing is to show that these horses can have second careers. They are hoping the event will help raise awareness about the issue. I think it is really important to see these horses. They have such an athletic ability. For more information on the event this weekend, you can find a link on our website at wbaltv. Com. In davidsonville road, kim dacey, wbaltv 11 news. After three months . They are smart. That is all for us at 5 00. Here is a look at what is coming up at 6 00. The battle over marylands new guncontrol law. What a federal judge decided that left some in the courtroom speechless. Details, straight ahead. I am debra winger live in washington. People say it is not fair. Why does congress get paid during the shutdown . That story, coming up. I am sally kidd on capitol hill. The federal government shuts down as political maneuvering and fingerpointing continues. [captioning made possible by Constellation Energy group] you are watching wbaltv 11 live, local, latebreaking. This is 11 news at 6 00 p. M. At midnight last night, for the first time in 17 years, republicans in congress chose to shut down the federal government. Let me be more miss more specific. One faction of one party in one house of congress in one branch of Government Shutdown major parts of the government, all because they did not like one law. That was the president speaking from the white house earlier today, responding to the partial Government Shutdown. That is our big story tonight. The shutdown has forced some 800,000 federal workers off the job and without pay. Members of congress continue budget. To debate the 11 News Reporter rob roblin has how the shutdown is impacting the maryland National Guard. Wiener new deborah has reaction from marylands delegation. First, we have the latest on how Close Congress is to reaching a compromise with sally kidd. We heard from the president again today, urging the house and senate to break their stalemate. There are no indications that will happen anytime soon. Closed for business. This dog does not hunt. The cow has left the barn. Congress cannot agree. Speaker boehner and his bad band of tea party radicals have done the unthinkable. Democratic leaders finally have their prize. The only thing they can agree on is that the other side is to blame. President obama and harry reid wanted the government to shut down, do not believe the rick nash shut down. Do not believe the Republican Leadership harry reid wanted the government to shut down. Do not believe the Republican Leadership. Shut down the government over an idea logical crusade to deny Health Insurance to millions of americans. Senate rejected a last minute vote from the house to negotiate in conference committee. Wont eveness, they sit down and have a discussion about this. To make the point, House Republican for raise held a photo op at the table with empty chairs. The goal is to sit down and talk. There is no one here on the other side of the table. Reid, calling it a good day for the anarchists. The government is closed. The gop message to democrats . The ball is in your court. The democrats can bring the ball back and start to negotiate. Senate Democratic Leaders say they are not going to sit down and talk until the government reopens, and at this point, it is not clear how or when that will happen. On capitol hill, sally kidd, wbaltv 11 news. Thanks. The last Government Shutdown was in the winter of 1995 between republicans in congress and democratic president to clinton. It lasted into the new year. Also in washington, 11 News ReporterDeborah Wiener checked in with the maryland delegation to hear the response to the shutdown. This shutdown has raised a lot of questions about politics and democracy and paychecks. Shutdown or no shutdown, Congress Gets paid. This is a republicandriven shutdown. Do you see, at any point, you capitulate in . Not on the fairness of all issues. This is american fairness. This is equal treatment under the law. While maryland lawmakers battle it out on capitol hill, they will be paid, even though federal workers will not. That just bugs a lot of people. Statutorily, we get paid. There has to be legislation offered. That legislation is offered, and i will vote not to get paid. Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger says he wants federal workers to be paid retroactively when the shutdown is over. Do you think is fair that congress should get paid while all of these federal workers with what i am giving the same answer. I have not even thought about the issue yet. My focus is on making sure that we take care of these employees and they get retroactive pay. Congressman andy harris shared his plans with us. I am donating my pay to charity. I think that is right. I think people ought to have their pay withheld, returned to the treasury, or donated. Crisis Pregnancy Centers in the district. None of the lawmakers we spoke to could predict exactly when all this will end. The fight that has linked the Affordable Care act and the federal government the federal budget. And all my years in government, this is one of the most painful things i have watched. Is it really about obamacare, or is it just about obama . I think a lot of it is about obama. Anybody in the right mind knows that. Whatever the motivation, this pay issue really blew up on social media today. On my facebook page, there was a lot of talk about it. There was this viewer who wanted me to ask the delegation this where do you plan on working after the next election . Live on capitol hill, Deborah Wiener, wbaltv 11 news. We continue our Team Coverage with rob roblin. With how the net with how the National Guard is dealing with the shutdown. Across the state, there are 669 federal technicians who actually work for the maryland National Guard. Today, they all were laid off. Deskswere many empty