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no deal in sight on capitol hill as the clock ticks down to a government shutdown. the republican controlled house and senate democrats remain locked in a stalemate over funding for president obama's health care law. a massive sinkhole in louisiana is getting bigger, forcing some neighbors to leave their homes, and many are placing blame on a local company. >> reporter: a lot of residents, here, though, say they moved to bayou corne to live out the rest of their lives and now they have to flee. what do you say to those people? greatness coming into the yankee time for the final time here in the bronx. >> and closing act. mariano rivera makes his last appearance at yankee staiayanke,
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bringing down the curtain on a historic baseball career. captioning funded by cbs 27th, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, september 27th, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, the senate is expected to vote today on a bill to avoid a government shutdown, but republicans in the house say they aren't willing to compromise and will reject the stop gap budget measure. all this is setting the stage for a nail-biting weekend on capitol hill as attitude's deadline for a government shutdown quickly approaches. susan mcginnis is in washington with more. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. this is all about obama care. getting rid of the health care law is inside this bill that the senate is voting on today. house republicans put it in there. they said we'll fund the government if obama care is dead. now, the senate is supposed to take that bill, take out the obama care provision, send it back to the house. what happens after that is
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anybody's guess, and that is why we are now facing yet another budget showdown. the senate will likely vote yes on a bill to keep the government operating through mid-november, averting a shutdown at moment monday. lawmakers will remove part of the bill that kills obama care, something that house republicans demand. >> will you now accept a clean c.r. from the senate to avoid a government shutdown? >> i do not see that happening. >> instead they're going to consider a one-year delay of the health care law or repealing the tax on a medical device that helps fund it. >> there will be options available to us. there will not be speculation about what we do or do not do until they pass the bill. they insist they won't negotiate while the clock tick downs to a partial government shutdown. >> we want a clean krchlt r. we're going to have a clean c.r. that's what we're going to vote
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for. we're not going to play games. >> reporter: they say you should get rid of all talk of the obama health care. >> you can huff and you can puff for 21 hours but you cannot blow the affordable health care act away. >> that was a reference to texas representative cruz who also blocked an attempt to speed up the vote on funding the government, a move that angered even some republicans. >> but i'm understanding the reason we're waiting is that you all have sent out releases and e-mails and you want everybody to be able to watch. >> reporter: as the deadline approaches workers will get notices today to let them know if they'll be working during a shutdown or if they'll be furloughed. now one indication that the republicans may lose the battle over obama care, the leadership is already trying a new strategy, trying to push for a one-year delay for obama care as the price for raising the debt limit. that deadline is coming up october 17th.
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anne-marie? >> hopefully something positive happens over the weekend. susan mcginnis in washington. thank you. now to syria. the five members of the security council has agreed on a resolution. the entire 15-member council could vote today, but the resolution includes no automatic penalties if syria fails to comply. that would take a second resolution. earlier in an interview for "60 minutes," scott pelley asked secretary of state john kerry if military action against syria remains an option. >> is this idea the use of force credible anymore after the enormous opposition you saw from the congress and from the american people. no one believes that the president would go ahead and use force in syria. >> well, that was before you had the u.n. report, it was before you had the agreement in geneva, that was before you had syria owning up to its weapons, and before you had syria signing up to agree to live by a certain standard. >> well, the u.n. resolution is similar to the deal reached
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between russia and the u.s. and geneva. also at the u.n. kerry was involved in high-level meetings on iran's nuclear program. iran's foreign minister called the talks very substantive, and kerry said iran has changed its tone. vinita nair reports. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry met face to face with his iranian counter part, foreign minister top diplomats from five other nations also participated about iran's nuclear program. kerry spoke to reporters afterward. >> he did put some possibilities on the table. now it's up to people to do the hard work of trying to fill out what those possibilities could do. >> reporter: hope for substantial talks now depend on negotiations in switzerland next month. >> i'm satisfied with the first step. now we have to see whether we can match our positive words with serious deeds. >> reporter: the historic meeting here at the wall doff in manhattan is an encouraging
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sign, but the u.s. has said iran must prove its commitment with actions, not just words. earlier thursday iranian president hasan rouhani spoke. he should join there, too, without any further delays. >> reporter: israel, the only nonprolific party in this region should join there too without any further delays. >> reporter: iran is pushing for increased transparency, including more inspections as a key part of negotiations. vinita nair, cbs news, new york. u.s. officials now believe the terrorist group that attacked the mall in kenya spent a great deal of time planning that attack. officials say al shabaab may have stashed weapons in the mall prior to the attack. the number of people killed during the siege remains unclear, but so far it's believed the gunmen killed 67 people. dozens are still missing. and investigators in kenya want to talk to this woman,
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samantha lewthwaite. she is known as the white widow and was married to one of the suicide bombers who attacked the london subway in 2005. interpol has issued a worldwide arrest notice concerning a 2011 plot to bomb resorts in kenya. there is speculation that she was involved in the mall attack, but so far no concrete evidence. an international conference says it's extremely likely that global warming is manmade. the intergovernmental panel on climate change began to issue its findings this morning in stockholm. the report raises the probability to 95% that humans are responsible for most global warming since the mid 20th century. the panel is also expected to say that it will raise its previous projections of how quickly the oceans will rise. coming up on the "morning news," road test. the results of the first test focusing on a car's crash prevention system.
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the insurance institute for highway safety is out with its first ratings for crash avoidance system. it's designed to reduce damage and save lives but as alexis christoforous reports, some perform better than others. >> reporter: front crash prevention systems which warn drivers that they're about to hit something and auto breaking systems that make cars stop by themselves, can add a thousand dollars or more to the cost of a new car, but which systems work best? the insurance institute for highway safety put more than 70 new cars and suvs to the test, staging crashes at 12 and 25 miles an hour. researchers say what worked best
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is combining the warning system and auto breaking. >> there's the warning, and there's the auto brake. the vehicle stopped by itself. >> researchers say crash at 25 miles per hour between a mercedes c-class and a chevy malibu can do more than $28,000 in damage to both cars. cut the speed to 12 miles per hour and give the mercedes the auto braking system and the damage is about $5,700. so which vehicles do researchers say performed best? at the top are subaru's legacy and outback which researchers say earned perfect scores. the institute for highway safety wants consumers to get the littlest bang for their buck. alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. on the "cbs moneywatch," toyota announces a recall, and a fast food giant makes combos a little healther this. wendy gillette is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, wendy. >> good morning, anne-marie. the markets in asia were mixed
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ahead of the shanghai free trade zone. hong kong's hang sang gained a quarter percent. good news about jobs pushed stocks higher. unemployment claims fell to their lowest level in six years. last week. the dow jones strinl finished 55 points higher. the nasdaq composite climbed 26 points. a major recall from toyota. the automaker is recalling 615,000 minivans in the united states because they can shift out of park and start to roll. the models are 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2009. there have been 21 reports of accidents and two injuries related to the problem. and the world's largest hamburger chain wants to become healthier. mcdonald's will start offering the choice of substituting fruit, salad, or a vegetable for fries in their value menu. it will be offered in 20 countries including the u.s. and only water, milk, and juice will be shown on menu boards for kids.
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happy meals. but, anne-marie, it's the smell of the fries that get me every time. they smell so good. >> i know, i know. and then you're alerted and it's hard to exist. wendy gillette at the new york stock change. thank you, wendy. up next in sports, tears at yankee stadium as mariano rivera makes his final appearance. and tension in women's basketball. sealed with a kiss? give her a little smooch. women's basketball. sealed with a kiss? give her a little smooch.
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here's a look at today's here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. new york today sunny with a high of 70. thunderstorms in miami. sunny in chicago, and dallas will be sunny with a high of 90. los angeles, sunshine. after more than 1,100 games, five world series titles, and countless memories, mariano rivera made his final appearance at yankee stadium. baseball's all-time leading closer is retired after sunday's season finale, but last night he got one final chance to say good-bye to the yankee faithful. >> number 42, mariano rivera. >> reporter: mariano rush rah made the jog from the yankee stadium to the pitcher's mound with metallica's music "enter sandman" playing one more time.
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but it was an unusual situation for the man whose job it was to preserve ninth inning leads for the yankees. rivera came into the eighth with tampa bay trailing 4-0. >> and he gets out of a jam here in the eighth. >> reporter: and with two outs in the ninth inn, yankee manager joe girardi sent two of rivera's long-time teammates out to the mound. >> time to go. >> reporter: derek jeter and andy pettitte were handed the task of taking the ball from rivera, remving him from the game. the yankee great sharing an emotional embrace with one another before a tearful rivera tipped his cap to yankees fans. after the game he talked about how important it was to have his teammates with him on the mound. >> i was so thankful they came out, you know, because i needed them there, and they were there. >> reporter: after taking a curtain call to a thunderous ovation, rivera collect add handful of dirt from the yankees
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pitcher's mound, a souvenir for his 19 years in pinstripes. >> he made my job fun. he made my job easy. but probably more important than that, he made all our lives better, and we'll miss him. >> now, rivera retires as the most prolific closer in the history of major league baseball. his 652 saves are the most of all time. the closest active reliever would need more than 300 saves to match him. and commissioner bud selig is also retiring. he's led major league baseball since 1993. in that time revenue has grown more than six-fold to $6 billion a year. he also oversaw the strike that forced the cancellation of the world series and baseball's steroid era. he will step down in january of 2015. in "thursday night football," san francisco breaks a two-week losing streak. 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick throws two touchdown
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passes as part of a 28-point run. san francisco beat st. louis 35-11. >> and finally the play between two of the wnba's best players is getting heated, and don't expect them to kiss and make up. in last night's playoff game between phoenix and minnesota diana taurasi gets bumped by seimone augustus and she responds by giving augustus an unwelcoming kiss. both players were given fouls. game two of the this series is sunday night. who know as what could happen. when we return, a sinkhole scare. a growing sinkhole is forcing residents to move out before their homes get swallowed up. sinkhole scare. a growing sinkhole is forcing residents to move out before their homes get swallowed up.
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why the suspect's father sat was self- defense. he's charged with killing af state student getting off ai bus... but what police found may suggest he was planning something bigger. and if bart and unions can't avoid a strike...maybe this can. how he's stepping in on thee of riders. join us for kpix 5 news this
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morning... beginning at 4:3 good morning. it's friday, ,, here's a look at here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., a high of 74 and sunshine. mostly sunny in atlanta as well and st. louis sunny. but showers in denver today, and seattle can expect rain.
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a town in southern louisiana is struggling to find its footing after the earth opened up. in bayou corne agiant sinkhole is swallowing landscapes an sinking homes, and as adriana diaz reports, it's forcing families to flee. >> reporter: it looks like something from a science fiction story. it's swallowing trees hole and threatening 150 homes. that's why nearby janet and gerald merritt are packing the last of their things from the home that they had planned to live out the rest of their lives. >> it's painful, physically, mentally, emotionally. >> reporter: the swamp went from this to this, a sinkhole the side of 20 football fields. bayou corne sits on sa salt
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zone, a layer of salt deep underground. that's where the company mines salt. part of the cavern wall collapsed taking the ground above it with it. the pressure is now sending dangerous natural gas bub ling into the air. texas brian is installing wells to volume out the gas but that could take years. a lot of residents here say they moved to bayou corne to live out the rest of their lives and now they have to flee. what do you say to those people? >> i definitely share their pain and feel their pain. we were as surprised as anyone that this occurred. >> reporter: texas brian gives residents $850 a week to get out. some think that's not enough and have filed a class-action lawsuit. the merritts took a buyout and are moving to baton rouge. >> looks like i'm just going to be in baton rouge until my time runs out on this earth, you know? >> reporter: the natural setting that drew residents to bayou
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corne is now driving them away. adriana diaz, cbs news, bayou corne, louisiana. bayou corn ee is now driving them away. adrian diaz, cbs news, bayou corn, louisiana. (pop) (balloons popping) i can see the edge of my couch! (balloons popping)
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a united fght to seattle was diverted to idaho last night after the pilot suffered a heart attack. paramedics met the plane in boise and took the crew member to the hospital. flight 1603 later took off, and the 161 passengers made it to seattle. well, starting next tuesday, the new state health insurance exchanges open for business, and in each state counselors called navigators will be on hand to help with the online enrollment process. but as mar strassmann reports these navigators have become the latest target over the obama care. >> reporter: in florida there are eight navigator organizations. adrian madriz works at a
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facility in miami. >> a patient navigator is somebody who provides unbiased information about the plans in marketplace. we cannot make any kinds of recommendations one way or the other about the kinds of plans that are offered therein. >> reporter: the $67 million program is funded and regulated by the federal government. navigators must past 20 hour of training before they can help guide people through websites called marketplaces or exchanges that detail the different coverage options. >> there's a significant portion of the training devoted to making sure that patient navigators are aware of the sensitivity of the information they'll be dealing with. >> reporter: the medicare program has used similar counselors in all 50 states, but florida is among 14 states that have replaced restrictions on navigators that require training and licensing requirements. >> you know, it's like somebody who does your income tax. you want them knowledgeable about what they're doing. >> why do states like georgia need to jump in when there are federal regulations in place?
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>> yeah, there are federal regulations, but we thought that there needed to be an extra step. you can't take somebody off the street without adequate training. >> reporter: but critics say the real reason states are regulating navigators is to obstruct the controversial program. >> the problem is obama care. >> reporter: last month georgia state insurance commissioner ralph hutchins said this at a republican party gathering. >> let me tell you what we're doing. everything in our power to be an obstructionist. >> reporter: hutchins declined our request for an interview. >> was there anything obstructive in the law you helped pass in georgia? >> no. >> reporter: there was nothing in that bill that was intended to thwart obama care. >> no. we can't thwart obama care because it's the law of the land. >> reporter: there are 60 navigators in georgia. as of friday, only one had been
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licensed. mark strassmann, cbs news, atlanta. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," details reached to get them to give up its chemical weapons. we'll get reaction from senator john mccain. plus an american soldier on a mission to help an afghan translator. and director tyler perry reveals what he wrote in a note to self. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
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>> your realtime captioner is mrs. linda m. macdonald good morning, everyone. it's friday, september 27. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. it is nearly 4:30. there is a friday feel in the air. >> yes! feeling good today. getting excited for the
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weekend. we have some great weather coming our way this weekend in fact lots of sunshine still red flag warnings are up in the bay area. the temperatures in the 40s and the 50s. we'll have more on that coming up. >> easy for you to say, lawrence. we are going to talk about the san mateo bridge. westbound traffic is all good fine at the san mateo bridge, no accidents out there and very light traffic all around. we'll have another look at the drive into work in a few minutes. >> so far, so good. thank you, liza. 4:30. we begin with breaking news out of san francisco at this hour. a father and his 2.5-year-old child have died in a house fire overnight. the fire started about 1:30 on 18th avenue near pacheco. firefighters broke in and found heavy smoke. they pulled out a family of four. the mother and grandfather were taken to the hospital, they are in critical condition. investigators are not calling the fire suspicious. we have a crew gathering information. they are at the scene right now. we'll bring you the latest coming up at 5:00. some live pictures of a big hay fire in

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