Are on hold, Many Americans are frustrated. A protester heckled republican congressman steve king tuesday. Democrats and republicans alike are pushing their rhetoric and strategy. These moments were captured between Mitch Mcconnell and rand paul. I didnt see an end. We are willing to compromise. We are willing to compromise. I think it is awful for say that over and over again. I do, too. I think if they say we wanted to fund it and we are willing to compromise on the late show with David Letterman Brian Williams said the country is in a very, very dark time. They have a point to make. They dont like how the place is being governed. It is a heck of a lot easier to do it from their set of seats in the house. It is a heck of a lot tougher when you bottle things up and we are where we are. Day three, complete paralysis. When i called the u. S. Capitol after we had a shooting in washington i couldnt get anybody. The government workers had been furloughed. An early winter storm hits the roc
Maryland has been confirmed. Jennifer franciotti has more to explain. Good morning. The state Health Department is saying the first case of flu in maryland has been confirmed two weeks earlier than last year. The cdc has stopped tracking influenza cases, a victim of the Government Shutdown. No one is watching where the flu is moving our whether a pandemic is emerging. Maryland and other states will continue tracking and testing locally. Without the government, there is no one linking across state lines. Us all keep a picture with what is going on from a national standpoint. The cdc has stopped tracking Food Poisoning and stop investigating measles cases. Studieshas stopped new and new clinical trials. More coming up at 5 30l. Jennifer franciotti, wbaltv 11 news. Most of the wrinkles for marylands Online Health Care Exchange has been ironed out. Almost everyone has been cap from accessing the sites because bottlenecking since it opened on tuesday. No charges will be filed for the parade
What could be a Silver Lining for the government employees. The house may vote to give back pay to those furloughed workers. President obama is not traveling to asia. He has canceled that trip to keep up pressure on congress to pass a budget bill. Hallie jackson, thank you. We have been telling you about all of the federal workers affected. That shutdown will make it hard to track this flu season. It arrived early in maryland. Jennifer franciotti has more. Good morning. Good morning. The cdc also being affected by the Government Shutdown. Saying iticials are is earlier than it is ever been spotted in maryland during flu season. The cdc has stopped tracking influenza cases, a victim of the Government Shutdown. Theyre flu surveillance homepage says it all. No one is watching where the flu is moving or whether a pandemic is emerging. A doctor says that maryland and other states will continue tracking and testing locally. Without the government, there is no one linking across state lines.
Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Im matt lauer. Im Savannah Guthrie along side al roker and Natalie Morales. Well answer the age old question, what does the fox say . And well answer the question how long will it be before you get that song out of your head. Two to three days. Sunday. Exactly. Well get to that later on. Well get right to todays top story. Theres controversy around the Nobel Peace Prize being o warded to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons and not to Malala Yousafzai. Andrea mitchell has more on that. Good morning to you. Good morning. It is surprising and controversial. It effects politics and the concern that she was too young to be awarded the most prestigious prize. She might win it in the future. It set off anger and disappointment. She has made a profound difference for women living under the brutally of
Again, county officials still out here on the scene investigating just how this happened. Well continue following this developing story. For now, live in towson, meghan mccorkell, ween Eyewitness News wjz Eyewitness News. We will keep you updated as soon as we get more information. A man who gained national attention, after broadcasting his standoff with police online, faces new charges. And for the first time, hes speaking about the case. Wjz is live at his home in waverly. Investigator Mike Hellgren talked to him shortly before a Court Appearance this morning. Mike . Reporter kai, handcuffed in a yellow jail jumpsuit and rarely at a loss for words, he said his only chance for justice is through the press. The prosecutor called him an extreme risk to public safety. Reporter the home where James Macarthur broadcast his standoff with police, is now boarded up, as he fights for his freedom. The local blogger and journalist told me before a contentious bail review, that police have a vend