08iss. Annapolis. Complete coverage continues now. Derek valcourt has more on the game many are talk about. Reporter rumors were flying that the game on saturday was a go. But Navy Officials say those rumors just were not true. They say the decision to play has not been made yet. But that decision is expected by noon tomorrow. Reporter tents are already going up outside of Navy Marine Memorial stadium. Even though the fate of the game hangs in limbo, no one more surprised than the players. Well, that would be crushing. I mean, its a huge game that we all look forward to very much. I watched the video. And i never thought it would, you know, get anywhere near football. Reporter its not just football or any navy sport. But the entire naval academy, impacted by the shutdown, with 933 million. Classes where military instructors arent able to substitute have been canceled. Some of us have showed up and studied. Others were told to not go to class. Reporter tickets to saturdays game have sol
Just like the house has listened to the American People. Reporter if there is a partial government shut down, passports will be delayed. Federally backed mortgages and gun permits wont be processed. And about 800,000 federal workers would be forced off the job without pay. Danielle nottingham, wjz Eyewitness News. And very soon were going to hear from president obama on News Conference about his comments on everything that has happened today in this budget battle. Remember, government shut down would have far reaching implications for the state of maryland. Local jobs, we have so many federal workers here, and it would have minimal impact on others. It would affect our National Parks as we heard, things like the smithsonian museum. Over all the responsibilities the constitution endows to congress, two should be fairly simple, pass a budget and pay americas bills. But if the United States congress does not fulfill its responsibility to pass a budget today, much of the United States gove
And the talks about the Government Shutdown just nine days away. Lets end this shutdown now. Lets put people back to work. Reporter the president called House Speaker john boehner, reiterating, hes willing to talk about the budget once they push this through. The members of the house of congress dont get to do this. Speaker john boehner wants the president to sit down and negotiate. Theres never been a president in our history that did not negotiate over the debt limit. Never. Not once. Reporter republicans argue the debt limit is the only leverage they have to get democrats to reign in government spending. What theyre learning is the no obligation loan. They want no strings attached. Reporter if the debt ceiling isnt raised by october 17th, the u. S. Will run out of money to pay its bill. And economists say it could throw the country back into a recession. In washington, danielle nottingham, wjz Eyewitness News. Senate democrats are planning a vote this week to provide new borrowing,
Danielle nottingham reports for wjz, from capitol hill. President obama and House Republicans are Standing Firm with the partial Government Shutdown in its 8th day. And a deadline to raise the nations debt limit, just nine days away. Lets stop the excuses. Lets take a vote in the house. Lets end this shutdown right now. Lets put people back to work. Reporter the president called House Speaker john boehner tuesday morning, reiterating, hes willing to talk about the budget after Congress Passes bills to fund the government and increase the debt limit. Without any conditions. Members of congress and the House Republicans in particular dont get to demand ransom in exchange for doing their jobs. Reporter Speaker Boehner said he does not have the votes to pass a clean, temporary spending bill or raise the debt limit. He wants the president to sit down and negotiate. Theres never been a president in our history that did not negotiate over the debt limit. Senate majority leader harry reid call
Were sent home tuesday. We need our jobs. Reporter on capitol hill, the finger pointing continued. Democratic leaders in Congress Finally have their prize, a Government Shutdown that no one seems to want but them. Theyre obsessed with the healthcare law, and theyre obsessed with hurting this president. Reporter for a fourth time, this senate removed language, weakening the president s healthcare law, from a temporary spending bill and sent it back to the house. Reporter House Republicans wanted senators to come to the negotiating table and work out their differences. The senate refused. None of us want to be in this shutdown. The way to se resolve differences is to come and talk. And as you can see here, nobody is here to talk. President obama accused House Republicans of holding the economy hostage. Reopen the government. Restart the Services Americans depend on. Reporter in a letter to federal service workers, the president said they had become punching bags in a partisan fight. Repo