says the white house is drafting -- that the house is drafting legislation to deal with this and it could be on the floor as early as tonight. we will bring you any resolutions that come as soon as they happen. and you can go to for all of your shutdown coverage,. for equal pay today. >> the concert took lace and then the crowd moved toward the capital. that is where folks were say is a which they small sacrifice just to send a message. drove a day to get here from minnesota. the college student admits she and her family are undocumented. me, my family, my friend, everyone, this is important for all of us. we want out of the shadows. >> he knew this would happen. >> we have to somehow bring attention to this urgency. >> families are often separated from this country. >> we believe this is the mome.>> hundreds of around the l at code similar sentiment, called the american way. a rallying concert for immigrant dignity and respect. >> we want the government to handle a whole range of issues. people cannot wait anymore. say, should not come in the way of amnesty. more.have 22 million or it makes no sense to be pushing amnesty right now. >> jim mcdonnell says he thinks the whole thing should be scrapped. he does not see how immigration even has the chance to get out of the house. we do not really need more people. >> more at 6:00 from politicians on both sides of the aisle and how they plan to get an immigration reform bill through the house. >> many wondered why today's rally was allowed to be held on national park land that is supposed to be close because of a government shutdown. we will bring you that a little bit later on. >> in the meantime, a bit of a story about the weather today. a cool down now. >> finally, it feels like fall is thought -- is actually here. >> cooler weather later in the week event. the way not see much in of sunshine. cloudy skies outside the weather center. 64 degrees in arlington. 67 at reagan national. cozy -- low to mid 60's across the board. dropping into the lower 50 posts down's and then overnight into the upper 40's. an area of low pressure is slowly developing along the north carolina-south carolina coast. next four or five days, plenty of clouds, rain, and cool temperatures. >> three people died early this morning in a motor home fire. of a woman,lives her 19-year-old son, and her boyfriend. tonight, people who knew the family are devastated. jeff goldberg is live from the scene with the latest. the names of the victims in this fire by friends and a family member, but we are not making them public until they are confirmed by authorities. meanwhile, here today in this home will dasch this mobile home park in triangle is right across from the marine base at quantico. it has been a busy day for firefighters after a fire took hold in an instant. >> friend of the victims gathered to mourn, feeling shock and disbelief. to think about it. i don't want to acknowledge it. >> only 19, they say, staying in the mobile home with his mother and her boyfriend. emergency crews responded to the fire. but itsut quickly, speed and intensity were overpowering. it took the lives of two adults and a teenager. lives in one of the two mobile homes next door. there was heat related damage on windows and doors. he left for work shortly before the fire started. >> there will be a long, >> the victims were sleeping at the time the fire started, but how it started is still unknown. >> we are still at the point of processing the scene. >> if friend called him a happy guy. close friends of the teenager think only of his kindness. >> it seems so unlikely, especially at 19 years old, and then he's just gone. >> the fire chief this afternoon telling reporters he did not know whether or not this mobile home was equipped with smoke detectors. but he did say that building material made it burn faster than other structures. took away the bodies of the three deceased. this afternoon began the full investigation. >> tonight, we are learning more about the connecticut woman shot and killed by police near capitol hill. court documents reveal items police found last week during the search of marion carry's lockbox in the car. it was holding a passport, foreign currency, and a connecticut drivers license. it also had social security cards for her and her daughter. investigators have not revealed the significance of those items. >> a police chase along bw parkway. when it was over, tebow teenagers were in custody and they are an officer was sent to the hospital dasch two teenagers were in custody and an officer was sent to the hospital. >> it was a wild pursuit down the parkway, up 455, 450 here, and down chesapeake. it ended when one of the suspects was hanging out here at the taco bell was arrested. that put an end to it. but not before a pretty serious injury. the wild chase ended with a police officer on a structured. battered and bruised, his ankle broken. a witness who does not want to be identified said he watched as the stolen suv launched into that ravine and two suspects bailed out. he went down toward the right back behind the building. >> the second suspect headed off in a different direction. and in officer chase on foot. that is when he tumbled over the drainage rocks. heard the officer over the mangan hollering and screaming that he was hurt. >> he was injured enough that he had to be carried up and out by medics and fellow officers. he eventually took the helicopter ride to the hospital. she says she and her family were caught up in it all as the police chased the stolen car off the bw parkway around and around the walmart parking lot and then all at highng alley speed. >> when he went to the bowling alley, i could swear it was going to flip. i ran into the store. these cars, they don't care. policetually, the tracked the suspect on the loose with police dogs to this taco bell. they were 15 years old. >> they should have been in school. >> as for that park police officer, we are told he did suffer a broken ankle. he will recover. now, because of the government shutdown, police are considered essential. they say they are working and not getting paid. still ahead, it was a case that shocked the local martial arts community. today, two local fighters went on trial, accused of a vicious rape. what toyour side with expect this winter. table a camera turns the on a robber. see what happens when they dasch when the man pulled february, 2013. a landmark transportation bill is up foconsideration. even though it's backed by republican governor mcdonnell... ken cuccinelli joins tea party republicans to block thelan. but terry mcauliffe believes it's time to break through the gridlock in richmond. mcauliffe presses democrats to support the bill. and the bill passes. terry mcauliffe. putting virginia first. "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad." >> a rookie female police officer shot a man that they say was moving in to rob her. >> she said she felt she was in danger. we have more about the suspect and the officer tonight. >> we are outside d.c. police internal affairs office. and if what police believe is true, the would-be robber accosted a woman who turned out to be an off-duty d.c. police officer with a gun. say, aed once, police rookie off-duty police officer who sources tell us was a small woman stopping at a friends house this morning. she barely had time to get out of her car when police say the suspect was closing in on her. sexy he indicated he had a weapon. hereached into -- >> indicated he had a weapon. he reached into his waistband and plan to rob her. shote stopped dasch she the suspect once -- she shot the in the chest. >> the off-duty officer had only been on the street a matter of months. a police spokesman said she join me up -- joined the department last year. area saidnt in the the area is known for drug dealing, but not robbery. >> but you are not surprised gecko >> no, i'm not surprised josh -- >> but you are not surprised gecko >> no, i'm not surprised. female officer has been placed on administrative leave while the cases being investigated. the police tell us the suspect is incredible -- in critical condition. >> 7 on your side tonight with an alert about raw chicken. chicken tainted with salmonella has gotten more than 275 people sick in the last six months. it was packaged by foster farms in california. to 18tbreak has spread it states, though most are in california. the farms is not recalling the chicken and most infections came from chicken that was undercooked or improperly handled. concentrated motion dasch --centrated most concentrated motrin infants drops are being recalled. the company says the potential related to effects the recall are not likely. government says natural gas customers will pay 13% more than they did last year. you could see a two percent hike in your bill for electricity. and if you use heating oil, you will pay two percent less this year. idea what we will need to gecko >> it would be guesswork at this point. -- >> any idea what we will need this year? >> it would be a guest at this point. this is riverbend golf course in great falls. a beautiful day there. afternoonsant this even though blue skies when away . a lot of high clouds. those clouds lower and thicker aggressively over the next few days. we will get damp and rainy and chilly and windy. 66 in rockville. city, 61. very strong onshore flow in and -- on the beaches in the next couple of days. were cool, down near chilean suburban areas in the mid-40's. 45 in manassas. the reading is modified by the proximity to the water. as you go through the evening hours, more clouds through the overnight. a few spots just below the 50 degree mark. but most places in the lower 50's. 60's,atures in the low of back to the west, tons sunshine and temperatures in the 70's. an area of low pressure that the computer model has been picking up on for the past few days will slowly creep up the coast. at the same time, it interacts with high pressure. high pressure along the coastline. the wind is coming this way around the high, this way around the low. it just spins and spins. mostly cloudy and cool weather with tampa rain. rain.p there is a high-end there's the low. and there is the rain showing up. this moist ocean air will be pulled in. indira county, clear skies. this will be one of the features through tomorrow and friday. we could be stuck with this junk with the clouds and the rain. and some areas one to two inches of rain. this gives us an indication going through the day tomorrow and the rain will continue to spread west northwest. it is a coastal thing, adc thing, a home dasch hole metro thing. -- a hole metro thing. check this out. tomorrow and thursday and friday. , good chancesudy of precipitation. the best chances will be late tomorrow night and thursday night into friday morning. then sunshine and milder temperatures out in the midwest through next week. this is the fall version of what we've been through in the past weeks. day after day of sunshine and then day after day of clouds and deafness. the halloween controversy. who wants to shut down the halloween house, calling it a trick and not a treat. >> d.c. officials talk about a problem in the cities ticket ranking process. how you could benefit from a hearing held today. >> and is it open or is it close gecko >> why was this group granted a permit on national parkland when so many other permits have been rescinded because of the government shutdown? usck suzanne kennedy is with to explain. what is the deal gecko -- what is the deal? >> it is not exactly what you would expect to see at a facility that you would -- that is supposed to be shut down. the national mall is supposed to be closed, yet in the heart of the national park and immigration rally is taking place. the 130 six acre facility has been closed since the shutdown began last tuesday. justermit being issued three days ago. >> it is about petitioning government. it is clearly protected under the bill of rights. it is our constitutional right. >> after veterans were given access to the world war ii memorial last week, the park service decided it had to allow all first amendment activities. the 24s really for couples who were issued permits to be married on the mall and at the monument. thousands gathered for today's rally. relieved that the event could take place. >> it doesn't matter whether it is open or closed. this is what we have. take it not going to back now. >> but some people find the decisions on the use of the parks and landmarks inconsistent. >> it sends a strange message. >> it is dysfunctional at its best. they should just get back to business as usual. police were here today to do crowd control. not, the 300e national park service employees who normally work on the national mall. in northwest washington, suzanne kennedy, abc news. >> still ahead, a robber with a gun and a man with a machete. >> the nfl commissioner speaks publicly on the hot button debate. >> and a local rape case haunts the highly competitive world of mixed mart >> a high-profile rape trial got underway today in d.c. >> to members of a local martial arts community stand accused. >> since we brought you the story back on new year's eve, this has caused quite a bit of uproar. today in court, the only thing both sides could agree on was that there was a lot of alcohol involved on new year's eve. 35secutors argued that on a minute tape, what you see is a crime that went on and on and on. but then the defense came on and said it was consensual. are onujitsu fighters trial for their lives after a new year's eve party ended with a young female fighter accusing them of vicious rate. the event was caught on surveillance video inside a parking garage next to saint matthews catholic church northwest. all three are connected to the world renown martial arts studio in camp springs. inlace or as it was said court, no sexual relationships are allowed between fighters. but that night, which began with a party at a downtown nightclub, ended prosecutors alleged, with the underaged girlfriend drunk. the parking garage video shows her falling, her head hitting the ground, all the while, they the other two held her up and raped her. the prosecution said this the prosecution will also say that one of them told her before he left, i'm sorry, i may stick. -- -- the said defense said they had consensual sex and that she was into it. this tape, more than 35 minutes long, there is no audio at all. body language is going to be what jurors will have to look at. we also learned today that one of the accused, matthew maldonado, apparently at one point during this incident, took out his own cell phone and recorded 20 seconds of video and there is audio that will be played in court. >> police identified the man who set himself on fire at the national mall and then later died. he was 64-year-old john constantino of mount morris you jersey. new jersey. his family said he suffered from mental illness and they do not believe his actions were politically motivated. >> a check on today's other top stories. governmentf the shutdown. president obama spoke at a white house conference this afternoon. he said he's willing to negotiate with republicans on their priorities, but not under the threat of economic chaos. house speaker john boehner says president is the -- is seeking surrender oning the part of republicans. a couplefficials say and their teenage son were sleeping when a fire started. all three have died. the cause is under investigation. say a off-orities duty police officer shot a suspect who was attempting to rob her. the suspect was shot in the abdomen and is -- and is expected to survive. the officer was not hurt. >> the government shutdown is affecting a number of businesses from hotels to restaurants. we will have a look at that and more. the city has done a pretty good job of getting a lot of conventions to come to town and as part of that, a lot of people -- will betheir unable to bring their family members among but as far as the mall, that is not happening. many convention goers changed their plans because of the situation in d.c. altered his plans to bring his wife and kids along for the trip. >> they were hoping to see the white house and the capitol, although the memorials. destination d.c. are keeping a close eye on the shutdown developments as well. they have worked hard to schedule plenty of conventions and visitors to come to town. the shutdown is having an impact. for those that are not able to choose their plans, we are preparing them with information on things they can be doing in washington off a city is coming record year for tourism, an estimated 19 million visitors come to the area. those numbers are starting to take a hit. the numbers have dropped more than 25% from just last week. the reservations at the dubliner pub highlights the problem. pre-shutdown, it was packed. there have been many cancellations. >> there are few people having lunch and dinner. >> you have heard the impact on bars and restaurants and hotels. had seen reductions in banquets as well as lunchtime businesses. just the start of it, many assumed. >> we want to get a check on the traffic situation. we are monitoring the roads. witht so much of a problem the sunshine today. today, traffic is going ok for the most part on 66 west. just a bit of volume here and there headed out toward fairfax city. not so bad out of tysons corner. only a couple of stretches of slow traffic this afternoon. 395 northbound over the 14th street bridge and the southwest freeway. out of action for the next few days. let's take a look at what it looks like on the beltway. the outer loop is running well handy into tysons this afternoon. heading into tysons this afternoon. up, a local haunted house that draws hundreds of visitors is being shut down by the county. >> the nfl commissioner here in washington >> the nfl commissioner is now weighing in on the redskins name debate. what theith commissioner had to say about the name controversy. >> the nfl commissioner is here with nfl owners meeting. the meeting wrapped up just a little while ago. nfl commissioner roger goodell did speak with us and confirmed he will meet with members of the oneida indian nation next month over concerns of the nickname of washington's football team. oneida has led the charge to get the name changed from redskins because of the derogatory racist term. redskins have a long tradition and a hail to the redskins as part of that tradition. to recognize that different people have different perspectives, and clearly that is true here. the redskinst in and i'm confident that they are sensitive to their fans, to the views of the people that are not only their fans, but not their fans. they did speak with reporters briefly after their meetings. when asked about the redskins come i simply said all we focus on is our game with dallas sunday night. >> up next, going after a would- be robber. his weapon of choice? a machete. don't fill the meter and you get one of these. what if it is a mistake? >> tonight, new developments in the case of the nine-year-old boy who went to las vegas without a ticket. his story of stealing cars and sneaking into a waterpark. it was revealed that the boy's left him at minneapolis airport, and there is an investigation as to whether she helped him get on that plane. the prosecutor said the boys too young to be charged with a crime. officials are still investigating the security breach. a shop owner turned the tables on a would-be robber and it's all caught on surveillance video. he pulled out a machete on a robber that had a gun. he chased him out of the store and all the way across the parking lot. the video shows the robber actually fired a shot that newly hit the clerk in the head. but he's there to tell the tale. i would not have expected a knife much less a machete. how does the dmv handle challenges to ticket? >> it left breast and and officials questioning how fair the process really is. -- it left residents and officials questioning how fair the process really is. the law would like to see the dmv give him people more time to challenge a ticket, whether they do it here at the municipal center in person or online. also, for the dmv respond to challenges faster. if you want faster response, that will require more staff, they say. do not want the government to issue a ticket to someone who is -- who should not get a ticket. comes to challenging a ticket in d.c., it is guilty until proven innocent. >> are people being treated fairly? >> i have reviewed hundreds of these cases. in many cases, i believe they were not. >> i had to go to 7 on your side to get some help. >> joslyn johnson told d.c. councilmembers about her challenges with three tickets. $400 from her tax refund was seized. pending more still than a year later. and she's not alone. there were seven -- several people that received citations. one elderly woman got them for a car that was not hers. an arlington woman was ticketed for parking illegally. >> we do not have a lot that we can say and we have to go through so many hoops. -- promptedt count a council to call for today's hearing. >> people not only have to get a fair shake, but they have to believe they are getting one. 7 on your side give us the momentum to focus on this to make it better, so thank you. >> the dmv acknowledges there is wouldor improvement and support some kind of legislation. they do not necessarily like the bill that was started over the summer. let's say you get a ticket like we did today, nowhere on here does it direct you where to go online to find out what evidence you would need to provide to challenge this ticket if you felt it was given in error. she would like to see that added to the ticket so that could be part of the legislation as well. but don't expect it to become law until next year. >> thank you very much. say thank council to you, you really hustle. what's coming up at 6 p.m. >> gordon peterson has that answer. >> he's not talking about tickets, but the mayor of d.c. is jumping into the fire over the government shutdown. his message to the nation's top elected leaders tonight at 6 -- 6:00 p.m. newse will have breaking as well. we will see you in a few minutes. >> we will see you at 6:00. >> i can finally get that pumpkin spice latte. >> you will definitely be able to do that in the next few days, because temperatures are going to be cooler. ats is the time lapse damascus elementary school. locatedincidentally is in damascus, maryland. a crazy coincidence there. through the day, the clouds thickened up a bit. the color changes are very subtle, if any. maybe because it has been so drive for late summer and early fall. 65 in frederick. here is the weather future. this area of low pressure will slowly spin and develop and interact with high pressure. that will result in cool, damp weather. in fayetteville. latewill be ideal through tomorrow, thursday, friday, through the weekend. cool temperatures and eventually some gusty winds through saturday. when the pattern breaks, we will pounce back into -- bounced back into sunny october weather. new "agents of agents are pushed to their limits. and then watch the goldberg and then trophy wife and then at 10 p.m., scandal and then stick around for abc 7 news at 11:00. ) skin have the day off today, but that does not mean they are on the couch. they were out in the community programing a great where more than 600 high school football players met with current and former players to discuss good grades, higher education, and life after football. a lot of the players are taking the time to give back. and many high schoolers took the time to be there and listen. and even though the redskins on the field today, believe me, they were thinking about dallas. it is one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports. franchises have won 27 combined division titles, eight combined super bowls, and young found out today from his driver that he is thinking just as seriously as the players. >> this is what we do. half my friends are cowboys fans. the rest of them are redskins fans. now on getting to know what you guys on the inside feel like. it is pretty cool. >> that is a dysfunctional family. around the watercooler today, a major topic of conversation is the jets win over falcons last night. antonio come party had his right .rm held an incredible first down. injured his foot. he may have to miss the rest of the season. but what a grad and what a cool -- what a play to go out on. but that is a huge loss. >> montgomery county wants to shut down a silver spring haunted house. >> they have woken more than 4000 people into their home. but that could end. we explain why a court order could end this holiday -- halloween display. >> the sights and sounds are impressive. eight attractions on a quarter acre of land. will probably have zombies in here. >> this big -- this year's decorations were sprouting up. a 37 page restraining order, a cease and desist, arrived in the mail friday. stomach when you have people hating on you. you are trying to do something for the community. it hurts me. >> neighbors say it creates a traffic hazard in an area where there is limited parking and few sidewalks. her house is not zoned for commercial use, even though the event is not -- is free. >> no one wants to seem not accommodative, but a number of people saw this as an accident waiting to happen. says, -- true, she citing a public record of safety. year,ent is open 5/9 the created for families with children. -- the event is open five nights a gear, created for families with children. stuff.s fun to see scary but they have taken away my rights, my due process. they will beay before a judge. until then, they will continue prepping the yard, confident this gate will not be closed for good. >> and that is it for abc 7 news at 5:00. coming up at 6:00 -- >> let's get down to work. >> the president said today if there is unconditional surrender by republicans, he will sit down and talk to us. that is not the way the government works. >> neither side is giving ground. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> this is abc seven news at 6:00 on your side. a showdown over the shutdown, tonight, president obama says he's willing to negotiate with republicans, and but only once the government is back open and the debt ceiling has been raised. >> john boehner quickly rejected that message, leaving hundreds of thousands of government another day. >> not so crowded these days with a number of staffers on for low, but that has not have -- not slow down the bickering on both sides. democrats and republicans are continuing to trade verbal jabs. going into the second week of the government shutdown, frustration over political stalemate is evident when the president says to members of congress -- >> lord knows i'm tired of it. >> people are at their wits end. republicans want democrats to negotiate with them. >> the way to resolve this is to sit down and have a conversation to resolve our differences. >> top democrats insist they are willing to talk as long as republicans take the threat of a shutdown or debt default off the table. should be something i nonnegotiable. everybody should agree on that. >> the standoff hitting hardest here in washington where the district's budget. d.c. mayor vincent gray pleaded once again, saying our citizens find themselves innocent bystande