seeking insurance. his part-time job doesn't offer care. >> we have a family history of lympho lymphoma. >> 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. 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 was destroyed after it was deemed to have a destructive nature. fbi is involved but is not commenting on an arrest. tough talk from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu.

he is urging the world not to believe the warm words from new president hassan rouhani. he insists iran is set on building a nuclear bomb. >> a wolf in sheep's clothing, a wolf who thinks he can pull the wool over the eyes of the international community. >> netanyahu wants sanction 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 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. those folks looked like they were stuck on side of the road so it is causing some problems. >> it is amazing how people just love the first snow. >> is october a little early? or are we in a heat wave? >> in the mountains no. it can snow in areas of the great lakes and new england in october. the heat was just incredible yesterday. at least 70 degrees yesterday. the red is 80s. a couple of 90s in the desert southwest and texas. nothing has changed. they don't have to do the heating bills.

temperatures this afternoon. look how warm this wednesday. temperatures across the board just like yesterday 70s and 80s. 85 from d.c. to new york city. we are watching that area of disturbed weather. it flared up a little bit. the reason it hasn't been developing is dry air ahead of the system and humid air behind it where the showers and thunderstorms are concentrated. forecast for today not a lot of travel trouble. maybe isolated storms new orleans to miami. otherwise just another beautiful, beautiful fall day. that is your national forecast. here is a look at the weather outside your window. so today as we mentioned near record heat. temperatures in charlotte 84 degrees and sunny. humidity levels are high today. that is like a summer forecast. i don't know, 80s this wide

spread in october is pretty rare. >> i am a southern girl so i love the heat. >> this could be the warmest day for a long time. >> keep it coming. straight ahead did police overreach when they strip searched a 33-year-old woman arrested for dui. the department of education will be the hardest hit cabinet-level agency furloughing 95% of the workforce. the office of government ethics will retain just one workerer throughout the shutdown.

welcome back. stories making news on this hump day. remember this video of a welcome back. stories making news on this hump

day. remember this video of a group of motorcyclists in new york. this morning at least one has been charged with endangerment. police did not say if they were 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 flo thrown out by a judge citing the first amendment. dramatic and jaw dropping video from illinois. 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. no one was hurt. 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. keep that in the memory books. stocks rose on the first day of the month and the first day of the government shutdown. beer sales were big last year thanks to imported beers. along with ciders and malt beverages. all of that combined totalled more than $62 billion. that is something to drink to. amc is cooking up a double feature for you on november 21. tickets are on sale now for "hunger games" followed by the premiere of "catching fire". yale university does receive a $250 million gift, the largest in school history.

former board chairman graduated in 1954 and was a member of the football and rugby teams. hyundai to the rescue of the federal government shutdown. hyundai is offering to defer new car payments until january and those customers who already own a car financed through hyundai won't have to make payments until they go back to work. hopefully they get to go back to work soon. if the government shutdown lasts longer than a week expect home sales to slow since the irs won't be able to provide tax records needed at closings. shutdown fact number three today. 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 $193,400 and $223,500.

government shutdown fact number four. a herd of goats helping to graze through the poison ivy-infested gateway national recreation area in sandy hook are off the job.

let's get sports from page hopkins. >> the national league wildcard reds/pirates. reds third baseman with this sweet diving save. in the seventh pirates with this homer. the pirates get a taste of victory in the playoffs for the first time since 1992. 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 cancelled for army, navy and air force academies. hockey is back and the defending champion, chicago blackhawks, kicked it off beating washington 6-4. between the skatings a battle

leaves him on his face. the crowd is silent as he leaves the game with a concussion. he was just added to the canadi canadiens. lebron or michael? air jordan said in an interview promoting the nba 2 k 14 video game he could have beaten lebron and wade in his time. jordan did say maybe he couldn't beat kobe bryant because kobe steals all my moves. on the tonight show l.a. dodgers co-owner magic johnson had a discussion about

celebrating by wearing that. >> thankfully he didn't put it on. here is shutdown fact number five. congress's approval rating is now at 10% with a whopping 87% of americans disapproving. the highest approval in recent years was 35% in 2009.

welcome back to "early today" on this wednesday. we can't last forever with this warm air, right? no is the answer.

it is october and winter will soon enough show itself especially in the northern rockies. it is warm east of the rockies. the cold air billings thursday. 45 your high with rain. big storm will form in the middle of the warm air and cold air from the north. we will get snow. this is the state of wyoming. yellowstone national park a snow storm thursday night into friday. >> not everyone is experiencing a heat wave. miley cyrus is back live on tv this weekend. the wrecking ball is doing double duty as host and musical guest on "snl" and we are just guessing but there may be a little twerking going on and a few jokes about it. 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. >> what about mommy's songs? >> i would think those too. justin bieber's tour posted photos of security guards carrying him like a sultan at the great wall. >> that is how i would travel. >> all the time. scarlett johanson revealed she got a 1080 on sat test. the new york city opera has filed for bankruptcy. the final show was the performance of "anna nicole". and usher has teamed up with "sesame street" to create one heck of a rendition of the abcs.

♪ ♪ jump in the air ♪ shake is everywhere ♪ >> that will have you singing all day. i'm betty nguyen. this is "early today." we hope this is just your first stop of the day on nbc.

>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. good morning. we are off to another quiet

start. it will be another warm day. temperatures in the upper 50's and the low 60's. 56 in parkton. 60 degrees in chestertown. mostly sunny today and unseasonably warm. expect a high temperature around 85 degrees. we will come back and check the forecast going into the weekend. >> coming up on 11 news today -- we are entering day two of the partial government shutdown. both sides refusing to budge on a bill. >> we will take a look at the unexpected impact at the naval

academy in annapolis. >> health-care reform is not up and running in maryland. >> we are taking a look at the area

[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> i am embarrassed for our country. i care more about how this affects people. it is wrong. >> this is one of the most painful things i have watched. >> marilyn's congressional delegation say they are mortified --maryland's congressional delegation says they are mortified.

>> statutorily we get paid. i will vote not to get paid. >> other members of congress say they are donating their pay to charity. what part of the shutdown has you feeling steamed? >> the winner of last night's megamillions jarring. winner --e the sole last night's megamillions drawings. check those tickets. the mega ball is the number 1. congratulations, whoever you are. good morning, everybody. i'm stan stovall. >> i'm mindy basara. >> 5:01. time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. very pleasant out this morning.

>> it feels ok. we are shooting for a high of 85. the dew points are in the 50's. 62 at the airport. there is some patchy fog in some areas. high temperature of 85. i do not think we will break any records. things are going to change a little bit as we head into the weekend. time to check on the roads. >> good morning. so far so good. 55 miles per hour around frederick road on the west side and in great shape in both loops. around 11 minutes from 95 over towards the 83's this morning. the harrisburg expressway in great shape.

this is a live look on the east side of the beltway at pulaski highway. no problems to and from the key bridge. we will keep you posted on any problems. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> day two of the partial government shutdown. >> democrats and the president say it is all or nothing. >> we get the latest from tracie potts. >> good morning. they are operating with a skeleton crew of this morning. president obama maybe canceling his asian trip next week. he is blaming the tea party. insist most americans do not notice the shutdown. mothers and children have lost

food assistance. the cdc is no longer monitoring flus. hawaii is losing $50,000 a day because the uss arizona is closed. the commissary is closing at the pearl harbor navy shipyard. >> even for hurricanes or tsunamis, i have never seen it so bad. >> that is money out of their pockets. >> with national parks close, this class had to cancel their camping trip. >> i was sad because i like the trip last year. >> the joint resolution is not agreed to. >> votes are scheduled again today to fund washington, dc. democrats insist they will not do it piecemeal. president obama blames t