into a barrier outside the white house. police swarm the scene. but the driver pulled away. the first shots are fired. >> shortly after they arrived, i heard the gunshots. and the car tore out of the area. >> reporter: then, the driver stops at the base of the u.s. capitol. everyone inside the capitol complex was told to shelter in place. congressmen walking outside, were told to hide their identities. >> they said take your pin off. we wear these pins around. he said, take the pin off. you could be a target. >> reporter: the driver tries to flee. and police fire into the vehicle, killing the woman. inside carey's car. no weapons but something much more alarming, a 1-year-old baby who was unhurt. two officers, one from the capitol police and one from the secret service, were injured in the chase. those brave men and women of the capitol police who stopped this threat are not being paid. they're not going to see their money until this government shutdown ends. john and diana? >> abc's tahman bradley. live in washington for us. thank you. the other major story in washington. day four of the government shutdown. some are suggesting the solutions are ramping up. >> it's costing the economy $300 million a day. that brings the total so far to $1.2 billion. jonathan karl has more on the fallout. >> reporter: the stock market sweep, nearly 700 points in 2 weeks. as washington's dysfunction spooks investors. and for good reason. the treasury department warned of an unprecedented and catastrophic financial crisis and recession that could echo the events of 2008 or worse. if congress fails to raise the so-called debt ceiling to allow the government to borrow money to pay its bills. >> the longer this goes on, the worse it will be. and it makes no sense. >> reporter: campaign-style event, president obama lashed out at republicans in the house, demanding they vote on a bill to fund the government with no strings attached. >> if the speaker of the house, john boehner, simply let the bill get on the floor for an up or down vote, the shutdown would end today. the only thing that is keeping the government shut down. >> reporter: republicans are voting to reopen parts of the government, including national parks and cancer research. but they continue to demand at least some changes to the health care law before fully reopening the government. >> because there is an insistence on no negotiations, no talking, my way or the highway, we are here. >> reporter: there's no meetings, plans, no talk of compromise. the house of representatives plans to go home this weekend. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. and all those house members make those trips back home. president obama will also be at home. the white house has announced last night that president obama will skip his planned trip to asia next week. >> the president had hoped to attend two economic summits. but he decided to remain in washington. a spokesman says it's a missed opportunity to increase u.s. exports because of the shutdown. we want to know what you want to say to lawmakers about the shutdown. send us an instagram video with the #tellwashington. nebraska, one tornado overnight. one likely twister was spotted near lincoln. it may have been on the ground for as much as 30 miles. police say one home was destroyed. people along the gulf coast are bracing for tropical storm karen. they taking boats out of the water, tying anything that could blow away. and shock stocking up on supplies. jim dickey. jim? >> karen, drifting off to the north. it's fighting off dry air, fighting shear. not all that likely it becomes a hurricane. if it does, a minimal hurricane. before it makes landfall early sunday morning. the impact, much the same, regardless. we're going to see soaking rain and flooding rainfall, as it moves its way inland. into georgia, as well. john and diana, back to you. >> jim, thank you. italy, observing a day of mourning for the victims of a terrible accident at sea. crews are searching for survivors in the waters around a small island near sicily. 114 bodies have been recovered. 500 africans may have been on that boat that sailed from libya. they were hoping for a better life in europe. pope francis was among the first to offer prayers for the shipwrecked victims. he is making a visit to assisi in italy whose name he had took. he was inspired by st. francis of assisi. 100,000 pilgrims are expected to join the pope today. the young woman who is accused of pushing her husband off a cliff is now charged with first-degree murder. jordan lynn gram has admitted to pushing cody johnson to his death. graham is due in court today in montana to face life in prison. and she faces life in prison if convicted. new this morning, software company has announced a security breach. hackers gained accounts through a sophisticated attack. customers that use i.d.s or passwords were affected. they also took source code from some of the company's widely-used products. california is joining the growing list of states allowing illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses. governor jerry brown signed the bill in front of a cheering crowd. the bill was backed by law enforcement and insurance companies. they want to make sure that immigrants are properly trained and tested before they take to the streets. it's your chance to get the cheapest iphone ever, ever, ever. where can you get one for just 50 bucks? plus, new evidence in the road rage incident that involved a group of bikers and a family in their suv. this morning, the wife of the suv driver now sharing her side of the story. and rough water. a soldier finds himself in a serious situation while kayaking. and an unlikely hero comes to his rescue. welcome back. twitter is one step closer to going public in one of the most highly anticipated ipos of the year. the company has released a prospectus that shows its income is growing. but it is still losing money. twitter stock will go on sale in about three weeks. the price per share hasn't been set yet. but the company is looking to raise at least $1 billion. instagram wants to be profitable, too. ads are coming to the service. a small number of high-quality ads will appear, mixed in with users photos and videos. facebook paid $1 million to buy instagram last year. best buy is in the midst of a big sale on apple's iphone 5c. now through monday, the device will cost you 50 bucks because customers will get a $50 gift card they can use towards a new iphone. and target is about to launch a new prepaid phone service called bright spot. unlimited talk and text plans will start at 35 bucks without a contract. the service that runs on t-mobile's network kicks off on sunday. the latest hybrid burger creation, creating a lot of buzz. a chicago restaurant showing this menu item. the beef at the patty between deep-fried mac and cheese. that's kind of crazy. we'll have to sample. >> that just made my morning. >> that just did. when we come back, money mistake. a bank deposits a whole lot of cash into customer accounts. wait until you hear how much money we're talking. plus, tiger meets the squirrel. tiger woods's girlfriend decides to have a little fun with the world's number one golfer. 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>> that's right. you give it, i keep it. >> i want to get a lawyer on that. >> it is a little bit of a trillion, right. >> he was the richest man in the world for a second. the dodgers' domination is rolling into the playoffs. >> and thursday night nfl action. here's neil everett at espn. >> good morning, america. neil everett on the "sportscenter" desk in los angeles. i'm not wearing any makeup. dodgers/braves. game one of the nlds in atlanta. dodgers up 2-0, with two outs. top three. adrian gonzalez, was awful against the braves this season. off chris medellin. 4-0. that's plenty when you are starting clayton kershaw. he had an e.r.a. under 2 this season. anderson simmons there. he struck out 12 braves, went 7 innings. and the dodgers one game up, 6-1. how about thursday night football? bills and browns. both starting quarterbacks got injured. the bills are down 30-24. and jeff toole. washington state. they will not celebrate that. t.j. ward picks it. and the browns win 37-24. thursday night football on espn. this was a wild game. mack brown, you heard about how hot his seat is. he's in ames, iowa, taking on iowa state. did he just fumble? jeremiah george has the football. and, boy. they looked at this. let me tell you what happened. he was an unhappy man because not indiundisputindisputable eve eyes of the officials. mack brown and texas win by one. that does it for me here. whatever you are, do it for you there. >> all right. we'll do that. >> i can tell that his nose. >> a little shiny? pretty soon, you'll be seeing nba highlights from espn. to get warmed up, check our "play of the day." this comes from the san diego zoo. that's where this polar bare is getting dribbling lessons. he is doing most of the dribbling using his right front paw. you have to sign this guy up. he's so good. he comes up for air only once. and he holds the ball while he does. >> can be an nba center. 7'1" and 550 pounds. >> he might be able to be on the whole court. he might be called for traveling. >> five fouls, you're out, buddy. coming up next, it's "the pulse." a new musical talent taking the industry by storm. she's already number one. and get this, she's just 16 years old. and the season premiere of "scandal" did not disappoint. no spoilers, we promise. but the costume designer revealed something interesting about olivia's wardrobe. if yand you're talking toevere rheuyour rheumatologistike me, about trying or adding a biologic. this is humira, adalimumab. this is humira working to help relieve my pain. this is humira helping me through the twists and turns. this is humira helping to protect my joints from further damage. doctors have been prescribing humira for over ten years. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. for many adults, humira is proven to help relieve pain and stop further joint damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, such as infections, lymphoma, or other types of cancer, have happened. blood, liver and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure have occurred. before starting humira , your doctor should test you for tb. ask your doctor if you live in or have been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. tell your doctor if you have had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have symptoms such as fever, fatigue, cough, or sores. you should not start humira if you have any kind of infection. ask your doctor if humira can work for you. this is humira at work. ♪ i'm a slave for you time to check "the pulse." these are stories we think you're going to be talking about all day long. we start with that little bit of britney spears right there. the same famously sexy singer says she wants to tone down her image. >> spears says now sha she's a mother, she finds it hard to play sexy pop star and mother. she found it hard to sex up for her latest video. and ended up cutting some of the racier stuff. a pop star from new zealand is shattering records. she's known as lorde. and her debut single is called "royals." it soared to 100 on the billboard chart. her first album came out monday. >> lorde, is a singer/song writer to watch because, you're going to see her later on on "good morning america," where she's going to perform her number one song. quite a song, too. and don't you worry. we're not giving away any of the plot lines from last night's season three premiere of "scandal." but it was all the rage on social media overnight. >> we're hearing from the show's costume designer in "cosmo" she says the outfits are picked on her situation, when she doesn't know what she's doing, she wears gray. if she's in a lot of trouble, she wears black and white. something to keep in mind for the rest of the season. she wears black or white, beware. >> that in the back of her minds. i like that. finally, from the president cup golf tournament in ohio. >> cameras catch lindsey vonn taking the squirrel. and she puts him on tiger's back right here. check it out. >> tiger seems a little irritated by the whole thing. from what we've been told, he warmed up to sammy later on. they found him earlier yesterday and kept sammy around all day long. >> crack a smile, tiger. my asthma's under control. i don't miss out... you sat out most of our game yesterday! asthma doesn't affect my job... you were out sick last week. my asthma doesn't bother my family... you coughed all through our date night! i hardly use my rescue inhaler at all. what did you say? 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[ female announcer ] only aveeno daily moisturizing lotion has an active naturals oat formula that creates a moisture reserve so skin can replenish itself. aveeno® naturally beautiful results. checking our top stories. a dental hygienist from connecticut has been identified as the woman police killed as she let them on a high-speed chase from the white house to the capitol. the family says she was suffering from postpardon m depression. she has been identified as carey. day four, now, of the government shutdown. no formal negotiations are scheduled. but several reports suggest there is some movement on capitol hill towards a possible solution. and a hurricane watch is in effect from louisiana to florida, as the gulf coast braces for karen, which is a tropical storm churning in the gulf. today's weather. mostly clear in the east. severe storms in the center of the country. heavy snow in the rockies. finally on this friday, fandom for the fab four for a really long haul. this is a story we're talking 50 years in the making. >> two girls wanted to meet the beatles way back when. and they tried to get in touch with them back then. john donvan picks up the story from there. >> reporter: december 1963. they were four guys that had just broken out over the ocean. their first number one hit in the u.k., "please, please me." ♪ as i please be you >> reporter: they were two british teenagers trying to figure out how to meet the boys. barbara, 18, lynn, 17. the way to meet the beatles was to go high-tech. reel-to-reel recording. the message they sent, this is the original. >> hi, boys. two of your fans here, sending you a tape. >> my name's barbara helmor. 17-year-olds old. >> my name is lynda johnson. i'm 19 years of age. >> this dream is just to come around the back and see you. but i suppose that will never happen because we can always live. >> reporter: then, they put it in the box. here it is, this is the original. addressed to where the boys were playing next. and near the town where they were born, they casted upon the postal system, where it floated somehow for 50 years, while the music changed, from "yellow submarine." to "long and winding road." and on and on, until it landed in a flea market. this bbc show was notified by the guy who bought the tape and listened to it. barbara and lyn had lost touch 40 years ago. and the reporter got through to paul mccartney, who did the right thing and answered his 50-year-old fan mail with a letter to them. thanks very much for your lovely tape. it finally got through. better late than ever. great to hear you found each other after all these years. keep enjoying the music. >> awesome story. that's what's making news in america this morning. p. >> stay with us for "good >> live in the and i broadcast centers, this is good morning washington on your side. >> straight ahead, the dust is settling on capitol hill. we've got everything you need to know this morning as police investigate that chase that ended with a deadly shooting. >> and, new details in the search for answers. what miriam casey's family is now saying after she tried to ram the white house and the capitol with her baby daughter in the car. good morning, washington. it is friday, 4:30. i'm jummy olabanji. >> i'm scott thuman. first, we will get a check of your weather and traffic, but we will start with jacqui jeras to talk about the temperatures. >> it is warm again today. we're looking at 80s on the way and a mild start. a little bit on the muggy side. take a look at the rooftop camera there. dew point is at 63 so they're close together and with the calm wind it looks