we have taken it on the chin every time we turn around. national parks, museums and other attractions have been closed down. >> it is a scary thing that national parks would come under some sort of threat. >> wrecking vacations, school outings and a retirement trip for fred bartram. >> the grand canyon is something i wanted to see as a child. now i will get there and cannot see it. >> because of the growing divide in the nations capital. the arch has an average of 65 visitors per day on the weekend. if it continues, the shutdown will have a major effect on restaurants, hotels and other businesses in the downtown area. >> the american public is fed up of members of congress. a new poll shows the approval rating is at an all-time low of

10%. it turns out pay is not performance based on the hill. members of congress will still see their $174,000 paycheck during the shutdown. congressional leaders and more. this is written into the constitution the bars congress from changing its salaries. up with the latest on the government shutdown on our website. there you can see the 12 real impacts of the shutdown and read how that's actually shot -- how that actually happens. despite the government shutdown, the new affordable care act is officially up and running. open enrollment starts today. for anyone who does not already have health care coverage. this will begin january 1. open enrollment begins march 31

of next year. grab your keys and grab your bluetooth before you hit the road today. you in maryland can bust for talking or texting behind the wheel. >> many people rely on drive time to catch up on phone calls or stay on top of things at work. starting today, police can pull you over it based the you using a hand-held cell phone behind the wheel. >> this is ground for us to stop you, and this is what will happen. >> the first offense will cost you $75. the second is 120 five dollars in three feet defenders will pay $175 per pop, plus court costs. >> nearly 70 five percent of

crashes in the state of maryland were caused by distracted drivers. we are opening -- hoping the --reme thinning strengthening will enforce this. >> she is also applauding another new traffic law that requires all passengers are required to wear a seat belt. each passenger who breaks the law will also open to dollars, except in the kids under 15 in which case the driver is responsible for the extra fines. cannot legislate common sense. the reality is that these are things put in to place not only to make you safer but other motorists safe there as well. >> hundreds of other new laws are on the books in maryland, including the sale and consumption of synthetic there

one up. the new cyber bullying law requiring employers to give .orkers leave the first day of october, but if you have a look at the temperatures, feels more like the end of august or early september. 10 degrees above normal today. already at 80 degrees at the inner harbor. 77 in park bill. not quite as warm the maryland/pennsylvania line. 78 at bwi thurgood marshall's. warmis helping to temperatures this afternoon. some areas pushing into the mid- 80s. a few degrees warmer tomorrow. the details coming up.

lacks right now the department of public works crews remained on the scene of a water main break that burst earlier this morning in east baltimore. a paving contractor headed to an service line at the medical center along the 1200 block of east monument street sometime

last night. crews had to shut off a 16 inch main causing city schools to close. we are told the water main should be back in service sometime this afternoon. city police say they have a person of interest in their investigation of an early morning cutting. officers responded to write sure mands -- when they found a suffering from a cut to the chest. preliminary reports showed non- life-threatening but now the condition is unknown. still to come on 11 news at noon, [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] a police charge of man with

burglary and aggravated sexual assault. police learned the victim's mom had unknowingly encountered him a few hours before the incident when he asked her for a cigarette. right now he is being held on a $175,000 bond. alert,y's medical feeling stressed out? here is another reason to chill. stress during middle age may increase the risk of alzheimer's disease and dementia later in

life. womenchers tracked 800 for nearly 40 years to find out how common stressors impacted their well-being. multiple stressors were linked to a 21% greater risk of alzheimer's and 15% greater risk of any type of dementia. in another study, the number of baby sharing a bed with adult continues to rise. researchers found 13 point five percent of infant slept with their parents in 2010. a big jump from 6.5%. the american academy of pediatrics recommends they be sleep in the same room as their parents but not in the same bed. and new lineup of thursday comedy this follow. some of which includes the wrist -- return of familiar faces. a former will and grace actor makes his debut this week. here to talk about the show is sean hayes live in new york.

thank you for being with us. how are you? >> i am good. good to see you. you can see me. -- >> you make a single dad raising a teenage daughter trying to make it. this happens a lot and that is why it is so relatable. >> from your mouth, yes. sean saves the world. meaning my world consists of being a newly full-time dad to my daughter and new boss at work and the balance between those. those roles collide. we have not seen this since the mary tyler moore show. home,ts between work and it is really fun to have the writers come up with ideas on how the world can collide. it is really funny and i love

doing it. , there areyour other a lot of funny, relatable moments. tell us more about the cast and how well they click. lex we are really lucky. -- >> we are really lucky. linda lavin is a tony award- winning actress who plays my mom. she was alice in the 1970s. she is also similar to my real mom in life. they write her very similar. it is very relatable and fun for me to playoff of that. my will coworker comes from smash and broadway. -- my coworker comes from smash and broadway. tom lennon plays my boss. samantha plays my daughter.

a genius kid who knows everything and we do not know why. she is amazing. to get along great with you. good chemistry. going to be great. thank you for joining us. sean saves the world premieres this thursday) on wbal-tv is 11 at 9:00. weatheryour 11 insta plus forecast. >> good afternoon. temperatures running 10 degrees above normal today. we could tack on a few degrees warmer than that by tomorrow and the next day. a few clouds passing by. we do have a few more clouds towards garrett county. the mark -- the mounds will be the one area dealing with the cloud coverage.

basically high pressure in control. generally clockwise flow. winds mostly out of the west. cold front way out of the west. tofalls apart and dives up the north. basically we will not see many impacts. we will have to wait until the week until we see a significant chance of precipitation. westerly winds helping to warm the temperatures this afternoon. moves down the mountains, it compresses. that causes the air to warm. this is why some of the spots with a stronger northwesterly winds are really seeing temperatures jump up. that is why we are close to 78 at bwi. 80 degrees downtown. if you look elsewhere, places in the 70s. low to mid 70s towards

westminster. temperatures will very depending on who has been northwesterly winds. .ooler in the mountains through your afternoon, a few clouds. we push up closer to 82 at the airport. downtown a few degrees warmer than that. we get into 9:00, already down into the 60s. mild tonight. same case tomorrow. 62 downtown. four tomorrow, add a few more degrees. from 81-l -- anywhere 86. it will feel slightly more humid. that stream going towards the north pushing the cool air into canada. are arty see temperatures

diving into the pacific northwest where it is only a 47. we do expect a drop in the temperatures by next week. low 70s for the highs on monday. engel here to answer your plants and gardening questions. we have some larger plants. they are really cool plans. ravens fan. this person wants to know what our purple plants i can be used in my garden? cap flint hill are here. you can find the occasional mom.

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and six. the maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> a vet is back. the warm weather continues. ready to bring the swimsuit back. 80s for the next couple of days. lots of sunshine for this week. notice how we are up to 84 by tomorrow. cooler next week. a chance for rain saturday night and beyond. >> thank you for joining us

[dramatic music] ♪ >> oh, hey! how are you, baby? good. what up? what up, dog? what up? what up? what up? what up? good to have you. what up? what up? what up? what up, dog?

what up, von? come on, baby. yeah! hello, and welcome to millionaire. we got another exciting show for you today. it's double money week, y'all! [cheers and applause] all this week, contestants have a chance to double their cash on just one question. and starting the game off is a banker from charlotte, north carolina. y'all give it up for von stokes. what up, von? >> i'm ready. >> what up, man? >> what's going on? >> looking good, brother. now, i heard this is all due to a reason. you're looking so svelte right now. what's going on? >> i joined a new workout group back in june, and i started out, like, 267... >> nice. >> down to 238. >> looking good, man. >> came out there as a-- they gave me a nickname. i was a big slab of meat called rib eye. >> they would call you rib eye. >> now i feel like a piece of sirloin. >> oh, yeah. i don't even know-- you got such a great name,

i don't even know why you need a nickname. von stokes! >> [laughs] >> and starring von stokes. in a world where life goes wrong... von stokes! >> ah, i love it. >> rib eye. i like it. rib eye, and you losing the weight, yeah, is good. you don't want to get too small. you don't want to have your nickname as salad. [laughter] rib eye is one thing, but you can't be out playing basketball, talking about, "salad, toss me the ball!" like, eh... well, you're looking good, man. all right, so this is what we're gonna do. let's see what the money we have for you in round one, all right? here we go. it's all of the money. we're gonna have the computer randomize all of it. jambalaya. mix all that money up. these are all of the categories to all of your questions right there. randomize that for me, guys. all right, everything is all shuffled. now, let's see where your double money is. ooh! [cheers and applause]

so we know where your double money is. von, everything is all shuffled. are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> audience, are you ready? [cheers and applause] let's play millionaire! [dramatic musical flourish] ♪ here we go. with its color determining its effect on superman, which shade of kryptonite once caused him to have gay tendencies and use the word "fabulous"? [laughter] it just could be-- i don't know this episode. do you? batman, that cape is fabulous. >> [sighs] i'll go with "a," pink. final answer. >> like, it just seemed... it seemed like if you had...

>> a little feminine. >> like, a little gay kryptonite. a little pink kryptonite will do it. >> that's right. >> you know what, von? you're right, baby! pink was the correct answer. >> whoo! >> let's see the money for von, man! $7,000. >> yeah! >> right there. von, so here we are right now at your double money question. so whatever money's under there, guess what we're gonna do. we're gonna double it. >> that's right. >> that's what that mean, double money. >> i like it. >> i like overexplaining stuff to people. it's like saying you're smart. so we're gonna double it, von. >> double sounds so good. >> so it's gonna be this money, and then it's gonna be that same money right on top of it. >> let's go. >> here we go! this is your next question, man. during a meeting with nelson mandela, which actress began crying when the statesman told her she had "put south africa on the map"?