governing from crisis to crisis. we have to stop doing that. let's get a budget that allows people to plan over the long-term, that allows us to deal with our fiscal problems in a sensible, reasonable way. >> so far wall street has virtually shrugged off the d.c. dysfunction. stocks rose yesterday and futures are flat this morning. now to what was supposed to be three days of singing, laughing and preaching turned tragic. eight people were killed when a north carolina church group bus blew a tire and flipped over after slamming into a tractor-trailer and suv. 14 people are injured. >> in my 17 years probably the most serious instance i have ever been a part of. this is involving three vehicles and the dynamics.

>> people were crying and hugging one another. six are said to be members of the young at heart senior program. parisheners say they were shaken. now to benjamin netanyahu's warning to the world, iran cannot be trusted. he spoke with andrea mitchell on the heels of his u.n. address. >> you don't want to be in the position where this regime with with wild ambitions but nice spokesman gets away with building weapons. these iranian people, the majority of them would -- they are governed not by rouhani.

>> iran's new leader, hassan rouhani has suggested he would like to strike a deal on a program one he says is for pe e peaceful purposes. netanyahu says rouhani is, quote, a wolf in sheep's clothing. it was an extremely close call for one bicyclest england. the biker ignoring a railroad crossing gate. just before she crosses the rail a massive commuter train going nearly 75 miles per hour barrelled down the track just before her quick reflexes make it a very good lesson. probably the lesson is if the barricade is down you should not try to cross. >> she went like this.

>> bill karins is here with the forecast. >> we have a lot to cover. in the tropics we are likely to have tropical storm karen today. hurricane hunter aircraft flying through this. it is heading for the gulf of mexico and then the northern gulf. there is a lot of dry air in the western gulf and a dip in the jet stream. you can see moisture northward. most likely a strong tropical storm heading for the northern gulf on saturday. also strong storms rolling down from omaha. in wisconsin wet weather. we have a snow storm on the way for wyoming. be prepared for that tonight into tomorrow. that is your national forecast.

that snow storm is going to get all of the attention in the days ahead. we are going to have the first snow storm of the season at the same time as a tropical storm heading for the gulf. areas of wyoming, nebraska, south dakota. >> seems so early to be seeing snow. >> 66 degrees today and then 30 tomorrow. if this government shutdown continues private sector jobs will also be lost. we'll tell you where. plus about 108 members or 20% of our elected leaders in washington are offering to donate their hefty salaries to charity during the shutdown.

. welcome back. now to other stories making news this morning.

police say the bomb scare tuesday that shut down the jacksonville airport was all a hoax. a 39-year-old man has been arrested and charged. a biker involved in the motorcycle melee in new york city was arraigned on assault charges. one remains in the hospital after being run over by suv. aig live was not responsible for michael jackson's death. after a five month trial jurors cleared the company of negligence when it hired dr. murray. the family of legendary radio man casey kasin are taking to the streets in l.a. and the author behind some of the best thrillers of all-time has died. tom clancy passed away overnight

after a brief illness. "the hunt for red october" was later made to a film. turning to business news, the government shutdown is causing a negative drag on stocks. a number of america's top financial executives met with president obama at the white house to discuss the seriousness of the government shutdown and the urgency of raising the debt ceiling. >> there is no precedent for default. we are the most important economy in the world. >> there is no debate that the seriousness of the u.s. not paying its debts, whether social security checks, small business loans all the way to the treasury notes and bills is the most serious. united technologies says it may have to furlough more than 5 5,000 employees if the government shutdown continues

into next month. the cost for a gallon of regular gas has dropped six cents in a week. aaa says the nationwide average is $3.39. the companyt that owns rental car companies says it plans to hire 11,000 new workers next year. enterprise holdings adds the most will be in management training positions. later today the national retail federation is expected to forecast a rise of almost 4% for november and december sales. coming up sports with betty nguyen is next after the break. first, did you know the government shutdown is impacting people trying to enjoy autumn's beautiful fall foliage. sites like virginia's skyline drive are closed until congress gets its act together.

a long government shutdown can cost all of us as proven by the '95-'96 shutdown which lasted three weeks. switching gears now to the latest in sports from my friend betty nguyen. >> not shutdown here. it is game on for the u.s. military academy as the government shutdown will not effect this saturday's game. army will play at boston

college. a senior defense officer confirmed saturday's matchup between air force and navy will go on. before the game was confirmed united airlines was ready to help tweeting we hate cancellations so we are offering to fly air force to this year's air force/navy game. in the wildcard game tampa bay beat the indians. rays pitched an impressive 6 2/3 innings of shutout baseball. so many upton's. supermodel kate upton was hoisted by the upton brothers of the atlanta braves, b.j. and justin. the blond beauty graced the swim suit edition cover twice making

this her first time on the cover of a regular issue of "s.i." san francisco 49ers dante witner hasn't been taking his punishment lightly. after a fine of $12,000 he says he is changing his name to hitner. derrick rose stars in a new adidas commercial. he hasn't played a game in over a year. he suffered a torn ligament in his knee and seems to have his stride back. it is whiffle ball time on ice. the penguins showed support for pirates first playoff appearance in years.

this was some of the penguins first time playing the sport. that looked awfully difficult. >> sliding on the ice and whiffle ball looks complicated. >> it can be dangerous. actress drops paternity bomb shell. woody allen.

allen. winter storm. this isn't just your average variety of winter storm. this will be significant. winter storm warnings around billings. we have a big watch area. right now we have snow in the higher elevations near montana. tonight into tomorrow as this storm really grows -- i mean, this is a wide spread, this area from casper to rapid city is a foot plus possibly. we could be talking power outages. >> a foot in october. turning to entertainment, the finalal coroner's report for actor cory monteith has been released. it states he dried from alcohol. number one on billboard hot 100 list with her song "royal".

she is the youngest artist to top the chart since 1987 when tiffany had the top spot for "i think we're alone now". brittany spears has something to say to congress. she tweeted new lyrics. go call the police, go call the governor. someone tell congress to get to work. after a 17 month battle with cancer the radio host will be talking about her struggle later on the "today" show. universal pictures announced ted will be hitting the screen again. who is your daddy? mia farrow says her son ronan may be frank sinatra's child and not woody allen. sinatra would have been 78 at the time of conception but based

on photos they look a little close. i think the son ronan, on the left, looks just like mia farrow. i don't see the father's presence. >> who would you rather be your dad? >> frank sinatra much cooler than woody allen. no offense. this is mara schiavocampo and this is "early today." we hope this is just your first stop of the day on nbc.

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continue today. this morning it is warmer than yesterday. temperatures in the lower end of the 60's. a mix of clouds and sun. no rain. it will be unseasonably warm again with a high temperature around 84 degrees. we will come back and check the forecast for the upcoming weekend. >> 63 degrees at the airport. >> congress is messing with a lot of people. this is trickling down to everyone. in, anddown, locked maybe going nowhere. why progress to reopen the government looks stalled. in maryland, they are flooding the unemployment division.

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[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. >> why is a close? some national emergency? no. a manufactured temper tantrum. three of atering day partial government shutdown. the gop wants to open some departments. the democrats are sticking to a hard-line.

>> that gridlock has thousands employees filing for unemployment. the navy football team will play its game this weekend against air force. the game is paid for by funds from outside sources. predator whoolent needs to be taken off the street now. >> police searching for the latest public enemy number one. he is accused of stabbing the mother of his children and is still out large. good morning. i'm stan stovall. >> i'm mindy basara. >> 5:01. time for traffic and weather together on the 1's.. humid than itre was yesterday. the temperatures are going to be

about the same. temperatures in the low to mid 80's. 62 at the airport. the dew point is 58. we are shooting for a high of 84 degrees. a mix of clouds and sun. the average high is 71. we'll check the forecast for the weekend in just a few minutes. >> good morning. a nice start out there. no incidents. 95 down per hour on towards the fort mchenry. looking good here on the outer loop over toward harford road. delay free on southbound 83. 64 miles per hour down towards the beltway. 11 minutes on the southwest side.

outer loop traffic is up to speed at this hour. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. bracing for day three of a partial government shutdown. there was a high level meeting last night that did nothing to end the government shutdown. >> hallie jackson joins us to explain. >> without much movement, there is frustration that the shutdown is here to stay. the nations top leaders faced the cameras after facing each other. >> we had a nice conversation. >> that light talk is not translating into action as hundreds of thousands of federal employees are stuck at home.

the shutdown spurred on by tea party conservatives. a all we are asking for is fairness for the american people under obamacare. >> that is not what our constitution had in mind. if you do not like something, you threaten to shut down the government. do ist we are trying to to get the government opened as quickly as possible. >> democrats already passed a bill to end the shutdown. >> i am exasperated. this is entirely unnecessarily. >> quit acting like a bunch of year-olds. act like adults. >>