he headed back up the steps to the u.s. capitol. >> sir. >> yeah. >> we are not a department for the government. we have our own money. we're simply trying to be able to spend our own money. >> i'm on your side. don't screw it up. >> reporter: what does that mean, don't screw it up? senator reid, what do you mean don't screw it up? the mayor is asking for the city's budget. mr. mayor, how did you take that? >> i have no idea what that means. >> reporter: rare local tension to which eleanor holmes norton and darrell issa stood shoulder to shoulder to allow the district to let the bills continue to be paid. >> the bill the mayor is talking about tomorrow simply unlocks the district's ability to spend their own locally derived money. >> free d.c.'s money! >> reporter: mayor gray says payments to charter schools, metro and healthcare providers might not be made without the 6 billion local dollars tied up now in the stalemate between the president and democrats in congress and republicans. >> this piecemeal spending over legislation makes no sense. we hear appropriate anger from ants in d.c. >> reporter: democrats -- from people in d.c. >> reporter: the confrontation on the steps ended this way with california senator barbara boxer filling in reid. >> i just want you to know and my friend eleanor to know that we've got to open up this government for all the good people in d.c., maryland. >> we're not a department of the government. all we're asking is to spend our own money, our own money, not the federal money. >> why don't you support opening up the government? >> reporter: it appears at the end of day nine all three groups are backed into a corner, democrats, republicans and d.c. officials. mayor vincent gray says there's enough contingency fund money left to last until perhaps tuesday. bruce johnson reporting from the u.s. capitol for wusa9. >> reporter: i'm bruce leshan on capitol hill where both sides are hinting at a possible way out of this shutdown logjam. [ applause ] >> reporter: a big round of applause from democratic senators from majority leader harry reid who insists he is not wavering. senators from maryland and virginia detailed the pain this shutdown and debt ceiling deadline is having on our reason none particular. >> we're willing to -- on our region in particular. >> we're willing to negotiate. all we need to do is pass a short term funding resolution. >> reporter: but leaving the conservative republican study committee lunch, maryland congressman andy harris said reopening the government and raising the debt limit even for a few weeks would come at a price for the president and the democrats. >> would a short term deal work for you? >> well, for instance, raising the debt ceiling short term, sure, as long as we have spending cuts included in it. that's fine with me. >> reporter: on capitol hill, bruce leshan, wusa9. >> one thing the democrats and republicans can agree on is that families of fallen military members should receive death benefits during the government shutdown. the house did vote to restore those benefits this afternoon and defense secretary chuck hagel announced up those families each will get the $100,000 they are entitled to with help from the fisher house foundation. the pentagon will reimburse the charity when the government reopens. earlier today the white house said the president was disturbed to learn that the families of fallen soldiers were not receiving death benefits during the shutdown. a south carolina man armed with a leaf blower and public mower is taking it upon himself to fill in for national park service co-workers. chris cox calls himself the memorial militia picking up trash, clearing leaves and mowing the lawns near lincoln, world war ii and korean war memorials. cox wants to make sure the national mall is in good shape in advance of this weekend's million vet march. we are following breaking news out of west virginia tonight where a man opened fire on the federal courthouse in wheeling. the u.s. marshal service says that man fired 15 shots, maybe 20 with an assault-type rifle from a parking lot across the street. security officers fired back and killed him. one person was hurt by the shattered glass, nobody else injured. authorities are still trying to figure out why he'd do such a thing. abortion rights advocates won a small first step victory in their fight against virginia's new strict abortion clinic regulations. before today's hearing they held a rally at the arlington courthouse protesting those regulations which require abortion providers to meet hospital facility standards. providers say those measures are onerous and too costly. attorneys for the falls church health clinic which brought the lawsuit say the attorney general intimidated the board of health into not grandfathering those existing clinics. >> we obviously felt they overstepped their bounds in pushing the board to adopt a regulation the board was not inclined to adopt. >> the judge said he thought the case should get a full hearing so that appellate courts can ultimately decide the matter. president obama officially nominated janet yellen to be the next federal reserve chair. yellen is the fed's vice chair and is an advocate of the massive bond buying program that's been in place to help bolster the economy. if she's confirmed by the senate, she'd succeed ben bernanke and be the first woman to head a major central bank anywhere. it was a rough rush hour this morning for maryland drivers. a deadly crash closed the baltimore washington parkway four hours. a vehicle hit a man around 5 a.m. in the southbound lanes near route 175 in columbia. traffic was detoured for hours while police did investigate. then there was this, trash truck overturned dumping its load on the outer loop of the beltway at the ramp for the vw park a. boy, if that wasn't bad enough -- parkway. boy, if that wasn't bad enough, a car then slammed into the mountain of trash. traffic was backed up to fedex field. a 50-year-old man is recovering from injuries he suffered when he fell 15 feet down a vent shaft in arlington. he was walking in the 900 block of north wakefield street when a grate he stepped on collapsed. a ladder, ropes and basket stretcher was used to rescue him. topper, what's up? >> we got the rain in northwest, a little heavy, steadier. the rain has enveloped all of the metro area and heavier rain is on the way, a yellow alert tomorrow and friday. we'll tell you if we improve by the weekend. >> up next the redskins getting ready to take on the evil dallas cowboys, but today's owner dan snyder has something to say to everybody who says the team ought to change that the team ought to change that name. 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man i hope you said no. just stop by this one columbus day sale... ...and save up to 25 percent on appliances, electronics, furniture, and more. christopher columbus wants you to have an lg 60- inch hdtv for just $799. and samsung front load washers and dryers are just $699 each. if you ready to get in, get out and get on with ... whatever it is people do on columbus day, come to h.h. gregg. we know the best deals, so you don't have to. nobody expects the jags to upset denver, but jacksonville will have plenty of opportunities to narrow a likely wide margin. trent richardson, opponents have run well versus the chargers. indy wants to control the ball and keep andrew luck upright. the eagles are just as likely to give up dozens of points as to tally that many. rookie qb mike glennon will get shots to get this in the air. williams is the better bet to score. russell wilson, the titans have greatly improved. that's fine by the seahawks and wilson who should be happy to let their defense pound tennessee into submission. knowshon moreno, the broncos have made it a habit to involve his backups ronnie hillman and montae ball. marques colston, be ready for a dud. this update was brought to you by usa today sports fantasy football. dan snyder addressing the name change controversy, in a lengthy letter today to season ticket holders snyder says he hopes those offended by the name can try to respect what the name means to the team, its fans and native americans. snyder says while he respects the opinions of those who want the name changed, the team cannot ignore its history. he writes after 81 years the team name redskins continues to hold the memories and meaning of where we came from, who we are and want to be in the years to come. a representative of the oneida indian nation, the tribe that launched the change the mascot campaign issue, issued a response that says the marketing of this racial slur has very serious political and public health consequences for my people and native americans everywhere. it is clear mr. snyder does not understand those consequences. in the spirit of the dialogue mr. snyder says he is willing to engage in, we are inviting him to join the nfl delegation in its upcoming meeting at our homelands. meanwhile the redskins are getting ready to face those cowboys sunday night. >> guess what. as bad as this year has been with a win the washington redskins could be in first place in the nfc east, go figure, sounds crazy, but diane on, explains how at redskins park. >> reporter: with the bye week behind them the redskins are preparing for a game sunday night against the cowboys, a team they've played 107 times. the most recently, the last week of last season with the nfc east title on the line. that was then auto, rei redskins 28-18 win to -- then, a redskins 28-18 win to make the playoffs. this is now. alfred morris is back at it coming back from ail bruised rib. >> my rib is fine. if they want to take shots, that's fine. i'm not going to look forward to that, but it's part of the game. >> reporter: kai forbath has missed three games with a groin injury but says he's good to go. were you 100%? >> i haven't felt pain the last three times i've kicked, so i'd say. so. >> reporter: robert griffin, iii is ready for his fifth game under center following january knee surgery. some say he's still shaking off the rust. he'll get to show where he is under the sunday night lights against their biggest rival. >> coming off the bye didn't matter who we were playing. obviously we know the magnitude of this game being the redskins/cowboys. they'll be pumped up ready to go, sunday night everybody watching. everyone will put their best foot forward. for us it's not about the other team anymore. it's about us. >> reporter: griffin returns to his native texas and hopes for a repeat performance of what washington did to the team last season. that is, they swept dallas. from redskins park diane roberts, wusa9 sports. >> oh, for the memories, last season, yes. well, do you think the redskins will beat the cowboys sunday night? log onto tellwusa9.com and let us know. we're hope for the best. >> any given sunday is what i like to say. topper made a good point. the eagles would have to lose to maintain and get that first place. >> the two and three record. it makes no sense. >> we'll take it. >> it shows how bad -- >> if i watch, they'll lose. >> you were banned from watching. >> thank you. we are looking at a tremendous amount of rain heading our way over a protracted period of time, so don't anticipate any flooding. let's start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, temperatures in the 50s, 58 downtown. when the rain started, the air cools a bit and winds out of the north, northeast at 12. they'll be with us 10 to 15 through tomorrow with higher gusts on the bay. hold that thought. here is the radar. rain is overspread almost the entire metro area and it moved into southern maryland much earlier. you folks actually had patches of heavier to moderate rain denoted in yellow and orange across much of st. mary's and calvert county pushing back into charles county moving north and west. this is as far as it is now just to frederick, almost to i- 70 between baltimore and frederick all the way through loudoun county running into jefferson county into west virginia not far from berkeley springs. temps, 50s, 55 bethesda, arlington, 56 in old town and 55 in waldorf, temps uniform and cool. so yellow alert tomorrow and friday, 1 to 2 inches of rain possible, maybe some spots with 3. the next three commutes will be wet, possibly the next four and gusts 20 to 40 miles per hour possible on the lower bay, small craft advisory posted. 2:00 tomorrow morning heavy rain, at least moderate south of town. everybody has rain. it will be a wet commute tomorrow morning. by thursday morning 9:00 you're at work, still have moderate rain across parts of the metro area north of town. coming home tomorrow, yup, roads wet and then into thursday evening we still have rain and showers across the metro area with little pockets of yellow, heavier rain, and friday morning guess what, another wet commute going to work with more rain. how much rain will fall between now and saturday morning? quite a bit. one model thinks over 2 inches downtown, 3 inches in culpeper and maybe 3 inches in leesburg. right now we feel the soil can hold it. we've got 50s across the board tomorrow, rain across the board, 58 by 1:00, an umbrella and jacket good idea. 66 on friday, a little better, nothing heavy and then some showers on saturday, temperatures around 70. next seven days should not be a washout for the terps game and by sunday ravens game a little better, temperatures around 70, maybe in the low 70s, chance of a shower, monday, tuesday and wednesday back in the mid- to upper 70s with a few showers tuesday and wednesday. we'll monitor the fact we're getting 3 inches of rain, but right now no flood watches. >> that's great news. grad you planted your grass seed today. -- glad you planted your grass seed today. still ahead, halloween is coming, but one local neighborhood is heading to court over okay, i need a better pizza. one made with only real cheese. and dough that rises naturally. with no chemical leaveners. a pizza with premium meats. and sauce made from only real tomatoes. a pizza my family will love. 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