good wednesday morning. coming up on "early today," both sides dig their heels in for a government shutdown that could last weeks. >> we want to sit down and get this done. we don't want to close the government down. we want it to open. >> this is serious. the government is shut down. and if they think they're going to come and nitpick us on this, it won't work. >> congress needs to get their act together. obama care goes live. new details surrounding a motorcyclist who attacked an suv driver. also, california fights back against revenge porn. and snow lovers, get excited. "early today" starts right now.

announcer: this is "early today" for wednesday, october 2. >> good morning, i'm page hopkins. it is day two and still no sign of letting up. millions are feeling the effects of the first government shutdown in 17 years. it goes beyond the closure of parks and museums. did you know new patients will not be accepted into clinical research trials at the national institutes of health? about 200 pasht hu00 patients, children with cancer, will be turned away this week. the fda cannot continue review and approval of new drugs. conservation efforts to protect endangered species will stop. tracie potts live in washington. good morning. the impacts are far and wide. so much, that president obama is shortening his upcoming trip to asia? >> exactly. we learned this morning from the white house that they can't get the people in place for the back half of that trip as a result of the shutdown. the president has called the

heads of malaysia and the philippines and said, i'm sorry, i won't be there. he will be here, dealing with this shutdown and is now blaming tea party republicans for the shutdown. tea partiers insist most of the americans don't even notice the shutdown. >> they'll get their social security check. >> reporter: around the country, mothers and children have lost food assistance, some head start centers closed. cdc is no longer monitoring flu. hawaii is losing $50,000 a day because the uss arizona is closed. >> we cannot go in. it's just a big disappointment. >> reporter: the commentary is closing its naval shipyard. workers are getting rid of perishable food. >> even for hurricanes and tsunamis, i've never seen it this bad. >> reporter: 800 civilians followed at camp lejeune. >> child care, schools. >> reporter: with national parks closed, this california class had to cancel their camping

trip. >> i was sad because i really liked the trip last year and i want to go again this year. >> the joint resolution is not agreed to. >> reporter: in washington, votes that failed tuesday are scheduled again today. to fund parks, museums, veterans services and washington, d.c. only. democrats insist they won't do it piecemeal. president obama blames the tea party. >> they demand a ransom just for doing their job. >> reporter: and across america, frustration. >> congress needs to be turned over somebody's knee and spanked real hard. >> lots of people feeling that way around the country. as they try that new approach today, it looks like this could pass the house with a simple majority. this partial reopening of the government. but it will face a lot of pushback from democrats in senate. >> tracie potts, thank you.

>> the goal? to push back the date when the government runs out of its legal authority to borrow. lew says by october 17th, the nation will have about $30 billion less to pay its bills. he is urging congress to extend the nation's borrowing authority. the affordable care act officially went online tuesday. this, as new polling suggests that many americans find the law confusing and overwhelming. danielle leigh reports. >> reporter: at this call center, staff fielded an array of questions. in washington, d.c., people waited for in-person help enrolling for obama care until the website stopped working. the federally run website blamed heavy traffic when it began posting error messages. president obama called the glitches temporary. >> we are going to be speeding things up in the next couple of hours to handle all of this

demand that exceeds anything we expected. >> reporter: nate matthews is seeking insurance. his part-time job doesn't offer care. >> having a family history of lymphoma, i just think it would be a wise idea to be covered just in case anything were to happen. >> reporter: applicants must enroll by december 15 to be covered starting january 1 but they have until march 1 to sign up for health care and avoid tax penalties. in washington, i'm danielle leigh, nbc news. one of the busiest airports in florida is back open for business after a security scare prompted a massive shutdown. the jacksonville international airport was closed for nearly five hours last night. police found two suspicious packages. one in the terminal, the other in a nearby parking garage. one was destroyed after it was deemed to have a, quote, destructive nature. the fbi is involved but is not commenting on those arrests. tough talk from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he is urging the world not to

believe the warm words from iran's new president hassan rouhani. he says it's just a ploy. he insists iran is set on building a nuclear bomb. >> rouhani is a wolf in sheep's clothing, a wolf who thinks he can pull the wool over the eyes of the international community. >> netanyahu says israel will stand alone if it has to. he wants sanctions against iran. it is something he encouraged president obama to maintain in their meeting on monday and strengthen if iran keeps pursuing nuclear capabilities. rouhani says that iran has no intention of building a nuclear weapon. he said at the u.n. last week that the nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only. for a week that started out with a brutal storm and power outages in many places, things might be looking up for winter lovers in washington. that same storm that wreaked

havoc in low-lying areas have blanketed the cascades and foothills and a beautiful display of snow. it made snowboarders happy. they used the background for a photo-op. so beautiful. >> something about the first flakes of the season. you just haven't seen it. >> so beautiful. >> by the time you get to like february, march. >> you're sick of it. >> you want the warmth and spring. as far as the west goes, it wasn't a huge snow event, mostly a higher elevation thing in some of the passes and above. we still have a little bit more wet weather to deal with. it's kind of chilly, too, setting the stage for a snow storm that will move through wyoming, portions of colorado and the dakotas in the days ahead. that cold weather system will move into the middle of the nation. one more little trough, little storm going into the northwest. high pressure protecting much of the state of oregon. cool air has arrived through central california. the white is the snow. you don't really see much out there. green is the rain.

another umbrella day out there. it's just arriving now in some portions of i-5 and will be there through the morning rush hour. from medford southward, you'll be pretty nice, and all of california and arizona, no problems whatsoever. lunch. santa rosa, no complaints. >> as we look toward the days ahead, sunshine finally for the northwest. >> thank you, bill. straight ahead did police overreach when they strip searched a 33-year-old woman arrested for dui? details next. the department of education will be the hardest hit cabinet-level agency furloughing 95% of its workforce. the office of government ethics will retain just one worker throughout the shutdown.

welcome back. stories making news on this hump day. remember that video of a group of motorcyclists in new york? this morning at least two are in custody on assault charges as well as other things. police did not say if they are going to charge the driver who ran over a biker while trying to flee. california governor has signed the so-called revenge porn bill into law. this measure mikes it a misdemeanor to post identifiable nude pictures of someone without permission. it comes with a penalty of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. a similar law in missouri was thrown out by a judge citing the first amendment. dramatic and jaw dropping video from illinois captures the

moment when a woman says her dui arrest just went too far. four police officers are seen forcibly stripping 33-year-old dana holmes and leaving her naked on a jail cell. the cops say they tried to subdue her after she became combative. her lawyers are asking for the officers to be fired and criminal charges filed. the office of david petraeus was evacuated. reports say a friend mailed a fake grenade and his secretary mistook it for a live one. fortunately, nobody was hurt there. a grandson in oregon is smiling this morning. he was searching google maps when he found a picture of his late grandmother sitting on her porch. he says his grandmother passed away shortly after that shot was taken. time now for an early look at business. for that, we turn to cnbc's seema mody. hi, seema. >> good morning, page. investors appear unphase eunfaz shutdown.

hyundai, people who lease or buy a vehicle this month won't have to make payments until january. the shutdown may not derail the housing recovery, but it could delay the mortgage process. most home loans take 30 to 60 days to close. when banks consider mortgage applications, they pull a borrower's tax records from the irs, which is closed due to the shutdown. back over to you. >> thanks, seema. sports is next. first, shutdown fact number three, members of congress will still be paid during the government shutdown. a rank and file member of congress makes an annual salary of $174,000. members holding leadership positions make between $193,000 and $223,000. we'll be right back.

government shutdown fact number four. a herd of goats helping to graze through the poison ivy-infested gateway national recreation area in sandy hook, new jersey, they're off the job. the program is run by the national park service, a victim of the shutdown. now let's get you the latest in sports. national league wildcards. reds/pirates, some highlights. in the bottom of the second, reds third baseman frazier with the sweep diving save. in the seventh, pirates russell

martin blasted the homer. pittsburgh pirates finally get a taste of victory in the playoffs for the first time since 1992. they're having fun! they face the cardinals next. the government shutdown may force the cancellation of college football games involving the military academies. travel for intercollegiate athletics has been canceled for army, navy and air force academies. air force is scheduled to play at navy. hockey is back and the defending champion, chicago blackhawks, kicked it off beating the washington capitals 6-4. montreal, in between the skatings, a battle leaves parish on his face. the crowd is silent as he leaves the game with a concussion. he was just added to the canadiens roster. lebron or michael? amount of championship rings

aside, air jordan said in an interview promoting the nba 2k14 video game that he could have beaten lebron and wade in his time. he thought of a one-on-one but it didn't happen. jordan did say maybe he couldn't beat kobe bryant because kobe steals all my moves. kobe then tweeted, domino effect. i stole some of his. this generation stole some of mine #thecycle. on the tonight show l.a. dodgers co-owner magic johnson had a discussion about his players celebrating in the stadium pool and magic promised jay he would jump in the same pool wearing only his trademark smile and that itty bitty speedo. here is shutdown fact number five. congress's approval rating is now at 10% with a whopping 87% of americans disapproving

of the job it's doing. the highest approval in recent years was 35% in 2009.

we mentioned in the northwest another umbrella day today. it improves from here. not forever but at least toward the end of the week. then as we go into your thursday, that storm system kicks out. it's not going to be warm. it will be cool behind that storm. at least it will be dry, in the 50s and low 60s in many areas.

by the time we get to the weekend, is there another storm onhe horizon? not at the beginning but sunday there will be another chance of rain in the pacific northwest. as we get going through okay, once we get to november, we start heading into the season where even california will start getting some of these storms. there's no signs of that any time soon. >> good. let's enjoy some of this weather n. entertainment, bill will be excited about this. miley cyrus is back on tv this week. >> i am the biggest fan. >> i know you are. the wrecking ball is doing double duty as host and musical guest. >> i'm do getting the haircut, too. maybe not the half shirt. >> we'll slip that. >> maybe some twerking going on "snl." jay-z is front and center on "vanity fair" where he says daughter blue ivy is his biggest fan saying when she hears his music she says more, daddy,

more. justin bieber's tour posted photos of security guards carrying him like a sultan at the great wall. really? honestly. talk about -- i don't know. can't even think of the word. scarlett johansson revealed she got a 1080 out of 1600 on her s.a.t. test. i guess it worked out well for her. >> it's not horrible. >> she wasn't a scholar. >> not a surgeon. >> it worked out well for her anyway. the new york city opera has filed for bankruptcy. the final show was the performance of "anna nicole". brooklyn academy of music about, who else, anna nicole smith. interesting team. >> interesting cast. >> yeah. and usher has teamed up with "sesame street" to create one heck of a rendition of the abcs. ♪ h twice i shiver covered in ice

j everybody jump l would you like to shake it everywhere move your body to the letters you know abcs are moving you ♪ >> wow! >> you have little kids. do they watch usher? >> no, but they watch the sesame street videos. there's three or four performers who have done the abcs in their own different ways. >> how does he rank? >> i'll have to test it today with my little focus group. >> it's kind of an honor for these celebrities. >> oh, yeah. >> all the biggies do it. >> katy perry, adam sandler, millions of hits, millions of clicks. >> absolutely amazing. i'm page hopkins. this is "early today." we hope this is just your first stop of the day here on nbc.

leading the news in "usa today" this morning dad who saved girl in rock slide remembered. dwayne johnson covered his 13-year-old daughter, gracie, when a rock slide crashed down killing him, his wife, a sister and two cousins. and a bizarre story in the huffington post. giant asian hornets are killing people in china, breeding in larger numbers. according to "the guardian," 28 people died and hundreds injured. they have been reported here in the u.s. gross. that's like my nightmare. some sorries you my story i missed. we have learned that a small plane crash in california killed four people. crews pulled victims' remains from the charred wreckage

tuesday. it ran off the runway and hit the hangar. and an alarming trend in south africa. the number of rhinos poached reaches a record annual high already 704 by the end of last month. their horns sell on the black market for higher than gold. and in zimbabwe, ivy poachers poisoned watering holes, killing 90 elephants. >> that's horrible. >> terrible. >> don't look. and who survived a nail through the heart? these are real x-rays of eugene rocco, a carpenter from minnesota. he was building a deck when he accidently shot himself with a nail gun. remarkably, the nail did not pierce a thing. the doctor also prescribed rocco to buy a lottery ticket. he has a couple lives left, i think. a bit of a dicy situation in oklahoma city. a natural gas leak forcing an evacuation. >> looks like water.

>> fumes can be seen shooting into the air after crews accidently cut a high pressure gas line. residents were evacuated as a precaution. looks like a geyser. >> normally we get these stories where blocks or houses blew up because of leaks like that, never just saw it ruptured. one match would just -- >> it's extraordinary. they had to get everybody out of there. also it's time for a look ahead and a look back. a financial summit meeting at the white house today. president obama will talk with treasury secretary jack lew and heads of big banks about the debt ceiling. on this day in 1967 thurgood marshall was sworn in as the first african-american justice of the u.s. supreme court. and happy birthday to kelly rippa. she is 43. actress lorraine of "the sopranos" turns 59. keep it here.

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. . . new this morning, day two of the government shutdown. no signs the two sides will come to an agreement any time soon. new details about what's happening in washington because of it. the shutdown not only affecting federal workers but kids as well. a popular school trip canceled, leaves bay area students from us sfrated. it wasn't smooth sailing for the launch of covered california. why the website was forced to shut down. we are blessed here in the bay area. it always feels like smooth sailing outside. a nice crisp start this wednesday, mid-week, october 2nd. this is "today" in the ba i.