regiment armory this morning. for about 100 dual status employees, the government shutdown means they're being sent home. >> i am a little upset. i am concerned specifically for the people who have bills to pay and they live paycheck to paycheck. it is kind of disturbing to think people might not be able to pay their mortgages or buy groceries for the kids. >> this is the letter that officially notifies you that you are being furloughed. i need you to sign it. the maryland national guard public information office, the three dual status federal employees were signing their furlough letters. all three are trying to be positive about the situation and hope it will be resolved quickly. >> my wife and i, we are going to take this day by day, and we will be prepared for anything as it comes, just like we have been in the previous years. >> according to the lieutenant colonel, national guard troops who are deployed and on active duty will continue to be paid,

while those who will be attending drills or are on a reserve status will not. are getting ready for deployment and training for government will continue to train and will get paid, but the ones who are normal drilling status, like the majority of us, will not be drilling this weekend and will have to postpone it until the future. >> and they won't get paid. >> like many other federal employees, those who were sent home from here today are hopeful that some compromise can be reached and the government will get back to business as usual. >> we never know what is going to happen in washington, but we hope for the best, and maybe they will come to a resolution soon. i was here for the last furlough back in the 1990s. it will work out ok. >> still holding their ground? i guess we are pulling for the best thing. we are at check made. >> how long will the furloughs last?

only congress knows that. rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> our team coverage of the shutdown and the impact on you continues online. see what is getting shutdown as the process continues, and also the top 20 things to know about a shutdown. that is on our website, wbaltv.com. >> if you tried signing up for health coverage under the affordable care act today, you may have noticed it was almost impossible. even later this afternoon, anyone who signed onto marylandhealthconn ection.gov were greeted with error messages at one point. we got another error message that said the site was experiencing high traffic volume. one man told 11 news he ran into the same issues. >> i went on the website, and it sends you to another website from maryland. -- youthere, and then it try to go forward, and it says click for updates, and you kind of scroll to the bottom, and the

last update basically said, we are experiencing some difficulties. it will probably be up by noon or something like that. >> representatives from the maryland health benefits through tonight told us statement that there were problems with the website that would be fixed as soon as possible. there is more information online. you can try our subsidy talk to later to compare premiums and tosidies, get answers frequently asked questions, and see the different premiums state-by-state. look on health-care reform at the top of the wbal -- wbaltv.com page. >> a federal judge today blocked attempts to stop maryland's new gun control law today. the judge denied the request. david collins was in the courtroom and he joins us live from the federal courthouse downtown. he has more on what happened. david? >> this is far from over.

gun rights advocates will press for a permanent block on the law. the judge even predicted that this letter may ultimately end up in a higher court. does the judges decision speak for itself? >> yes, it does. >> are you pleased with that outcome? >> i do not have anything to add. blakeeral judge catherine refused to stop maryland's new gun control law from going into effect. second amendment activist say their court battle is not over. >> this is not a ruling on the merits of the argument. the fat lady has not sung. she hasn't even taken the stage at grade and we now have a framework for how we are going to move forward and how these plaintiffs are going to be able to press their case. blake denied a separate request, seeking a 90 day delay in implementing the fingerprint licensing aspect. >> this is a great day for public safety. >> the judge chided gun rights groups for winning until the last minute -- for waiting until the last minute.

office pointed out that the maryland general assembly determined that anymore assault style weapons is in the public interest. they can cause mass casualties. an is a reasonable fit between public safety and the second amendment. opponents argue that limiting magazines to 10 bullets amounts to an unconstitutional ban on commonly used firearms. the judge declared the law prohibits a subclass, an entire class, of weapons. it does not impinge on the right to keep what is already been purchased or prevent individuals from buying other illegal guns. -- other illegal guns. -- other legal guns. noted the irony. >> how busy have you guys been? >> busier than we have ever been ever. >> the next step? the judge will hold a conference call with attorneys to determine when to hold a hearing on the

merits of the case or a permanent injunction. reporting live from federal court downtown, david collins. >> maryland's new cell phone law is being hailed as a good first step by a baltimore couple seeking even stricter laws and tougher penalties. air that lost their five- year-old son jake in december hit themhe driver who because the four vehicle accident on i-83 and admitted he was talking on his cell phone when the crash happened. jake's parents say that type of distracted driving should be considered similar to drunk driving and the punishment should include jail time. >> we think it needs to be treated exactly like a drunk driver. if someone gets in their car and willfully picks up a phone, willfully sends a text message, and they cause a fatality, then that penalty should be exactly what happens when you are caught drunk driving and it causes a fatality. >> jake's parents say they have

already contacted lawmakers and planned to have a bill ready for the next legislative session. mainill to come, a water issue caused to baltimore city schools and a business to shut down. we will fill you in on the status of the main next. ina stabbing turned deadly southwest baltimore. we will tell you the circumstances surrounding the case. >> the ravens are on the practice field tomorrow. the team is feeling optimistic about a bounce back in miami. more on that in sports. >> we will see how long the summer-like

>> baltimore county police say they need your help and linking a baltimore man to a series of violent crimes. in policer-old is custody and is charged with assault and theft. authorities believe he has committed a series of violent crimes, putting people's lives in danger. anyone with information is asked to contact metro crimestoppers 7-lockup.l seven justyear-old was stabbed before 6:00 on the 3600 block of benson avenue in southwest baltimore. he was pronounced dead at the scene. we are told that a 29-year-old was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder. freeman is the current boyfriend of the man's extreme schweiz. >> a water man -- the man's estranged wife. >> a paving contractor hit service line at a medical center

in east baltimore. that is located on the 1200 block of east monument street. a 16-inch main needed to be shut off, causing national academy foundation and dunbar high school to be closed. the locations are expected to be back open tomorrow. >> now your 11 insta weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. to 80 degrees officially added bwi marshall, not since the 13th of september or so, but today, we warmed up to 83 degrees. the morning low, 51, right on target for typical lows this time of year. that 83 degree reading is certainly more summer-like than what you would expect in october. the record high, anyone -- 91. we see temperatures that are still close to the 80 degree mark and places like hagerstown, westminster, frederick.

79 degrees in cambridge. that is pretty warm for the late afternoon. so in the mid-70s across the west virginia panhandle and down into parts of northern virginia around charlottesville. signs ofshowing dissipating to the south and east. more clouds anticipated as the evening rolls along. 55 in the suburbs. 65 in downtown baltimore. light winds and a sunset coming up at 6:49. high-pressure south of us will continue to pump in the summer- like air for a couple more days. there is a front west of chicago, but this high is strong. it will keep it to the west of us until maybe the weekend. there is some cool, unsettled weather over the pacific northwest. eventually, our temperatures will start coming back down, but probably not until the early part of next week. until then, keep your summer shorts and flip-flops handy. it might even turn a little more humid the next few days. honey skies tomorrow. temperatures well up into the 80s.

friday, a week weather disturbance coming through. the clouds increase a bit. there might be a sprinkle or a spot or two. untill have to wait perhaps sunday evening into monday for any significant rain chances. sunshine tomorrow, 81-86 degrees. sunrise at 7:04. your bay forecast hall's for westerly winds with waves around one foot. water temperatures in the low 70s. mountain temperatures, up in the 70s. it is warm for them. eastern shore locations in the 80's. coastal areas, including the beaches, temperatures in the 80's. the air will be coming across land and off the ocean -- instead of off the ocean. a little bit warmer for wednesday and thursday. tropical storm jerry looked like it was about to disappoint -- dissipate, but it flared up this afternoon. it is still maintaining 45 mile an hour winds.

it is not moving much. it is expected to drift towards the northeast towards some cooler waters. that will keep the storm relatively weak as a minimal tropical storm. tropical forecast, 84 for wednesday and thursday. the slight risk of an isolated sprinkle or brief shower on friday. back to partly cloudy and warm conditions to start the weekend. and chances go up sunday evening. the potential is there for some moderate rain, maybe the best rain we have had in a while, humming through on monday or tuesday of next week. >> now 11 sports with 11 sports director jerry sandusky. >> it looks like the weather for outdoor practice tomorrow. as the ravens return to the practice field, they will have something we haven't seen since the early days of training camp. a full set of receivers. the knee injury to jacoby jones. last week, they got thompson back, and he suffered a concussion. john harbaugh remains optimistic that thompson will play this week. brown suffered a fight injury in

buffalo. a healthy group of receivers could go a long way towards having a more productive offense sunday in miami. it has hurt us, there is no question. we are down legs. it is hard to run the way you want and to work on the things that you want to work on, but you have to do it. it will be good to get those guys back. we will get jacoby back. i really feel like marvin and brandon will have a chance to practice. that will help us. >> the ravens will see a dolphins team in miami that got thrashed last night on monday night football. drew brees broke up the dolphins' secondary. gave the saints a 7-0 lead. third quarter, the right defensive end, smashing right. a lot of fun on sunday. the dolphins have given up 18 sacks in five games.

a 43 yard touchdown. 35-10, saints at home. fourth quarter, rob ryan turning up the heat. the third interception, as the ball fluttered in the air. picked off. saints beat the dolphins, 38-17. the ravens are headed to south florida on sunday. the texas rangers have started to made -- to make heartbreak for their fans. two trips to the world series, no titles in the past three years, and a seeming lock on the wild card this year, and still october arrives for the rangers, now out of the playoffs. so much for home field advantage in arlington. the rays beat the rangers in the play into the playoffs. -- a inning, evan longoria two-run home run into the bullpen. the rays of, three-zero. cap of the seventh, two outs, two on -- a soft liner to center

-- ruled and out. the replay showed the ball bounced before the catch was made. it is not cost them the game. winds, 5-2. they advanced to the al wild- card. the season ends with frustration once again for the texas rangers. stick around, tom has a last look at the changing

>> here is a look at what we are working on tonight. atling the impact -- a look how the government shutdown is affecting marylanders, including throwing a wrench into football games and classes at the naval academy. plus, it is disgusting to them -- disgusting video. we are also with state police's new traffic law -- with state new traffic law -- with state police

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day forecast -- summer warmth, 84 degrees, wednesday and thursday. we need a lot of rain here. it is getting very drive. it looks like a decent chance sunday night into monday morning. >> thanks for joining us, everybody. >> we will see you back here at 11:00. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

on the broadcast tonight, paying the price for this government shutdown, a lot of americans out of their jobs and paychecks, even some world war

ii veterans were told they were closed. how long does this go on? the health insurance is a big demand, and for some, hard to sign up. and a tragedy in the colorado rockies, as an avalanche killed a family. and the new pope revealing the vatican secrets and then some for the first time, nightly news begins now. good evening, a good number of americans probably wondered at one point today what must we look like to the rest of the world? we'll actually have a sample of that in a moment, but first, the coverage of the first full day on the government shutdown, the first in two decades, they gave

up and went home in congress last night, and with the president's order as the time zone played out in the west, the official word went out for the shutdown, the cost is being felt in its impact in america which is where we'll begin tonight, nbc's john yang is in chicago, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian, on these three blocks here in downtown chicago, three federal office buildings, today, the people came to work to out of office messages, and then went home to wonder when their next paycheck would come. in chicago, epa employee elizabeth lile left her office this morning to apply for unemployment benefits. >> right now, i'm terrified. i'm terrified to the point where okay, what is going to happen? >> shutdown is not the way to go. >> reporter: we first met her

yesterday when she joined other workers to protest the shutdown. >> congress needs to be turned over somebody's knee and spanked real hard because they're acting like small children. >> reporter: it is a feeling shared by hundreds of thousands of furloughed workers around the country. at the agriculture department in washington. >> it is a mess, congress needs to get their act together. >> reporter: for now, federal programs that affect millions of americans are shut down, including nutrition benefits called wic, for roughly nine million pregnant women and new mothers. like this mother and her daughter, savannah. >> if i didn't have wic, i would basically have to drop out of school and work to supply the formula and food for my child. >> reporter: head start services stopped for about 19,000 low income children. without them, this student, victoria thomas, will need to find a baby-sitter for her

daughter, faith. >> i have to take out loans to help pay for it and it puts me more in debt. >> reporter: nearly 400 parks and museums, including yosemite, are closed. tourists making plans a while back are disappointed. >> we were disappointed, we came from maine and had this planned for over a year. >> reporter: also shut out, the flu center just as the flu season begins, on the other hand, social security benefits, food stamps and veteran's benefits, along with food stamps, will continue. air traffic controllers will stay on the job. agencies like the post office that have their own funding will stay open. and the president gets paid, much to the annoyance of this mother. >> congress needs to grow up, i mean, to be honest with