their job. >> but as the finger pointing continues, americans are feeling the impact. an estimated 800,000 civilian federal employees are furloughed. >> people have bills, they have children in college, they have things they have to get paid. >> it's not just pay checks, but national parks and monuments that are closed... and millions of people who depend on food assistance are directly affected. both sides have postured with offers, but nothing good enough to move the budget ball anywhere. >> let there be no mistake... this is about thirty of the farthest right tea party people that is hijacking speaker boehners caucus. its the tip of the dogs tail wagging the body poltic. >> i got elected in 2010 and those other got elected in 2012. we got elected to stop obamacare. there are some of us paul who believe this thing is so destructive that we have to do everything to stop it before

it really gets a foothold in the nation. >> the longer this shutdown continues, the worse the effects will be. >> for as many people as this affected on day one, it's not hitting the majority of americans... yet. that's because social security, medicare and unemployment benefits are still being paid. air traffic control, military salaries and most veterans benefits are still funded. and you are still getting your mail. but as far as the shutdown is concerned, the drama continues from both ends of pennsylvania avenue with little hope that this will end soon. >> and even some republicans are split. >> you are starting to hear more of that now. >> world war ii veterans from the chicago area and across the country are among those dealing with the negative impacts of the government shutdown. wgn's julian crews has more on them, and others who are already feeling the effects here in chicago. >> we've had them on our list for two to three years, and

they have been waiting and calling to see how they're doing on the list and if they're coming up to the top of the list, or we invite them to fly with us and they can't because they're wife is sick or, sadly, their children are sick. so this is their chance... their day. >> mary pettinato sets up what has come to be known as "the honor flights" out of chicago, transporting 90-year-old veterans to washington d.c. and the world war ii memorial. she's worried that tomorrow's group will be denied access due to the government shutdown. >> we booked this flight six months ago with southwest and we've got the food, the drink, the doctors, the nurses, the logistics... >> veterans from an honor flight from mississippi had to talk their way past the barricades, nearly missing out on a richly deserved opportunity. the government shutdown also impacting present- day troops. >> it's going to be devestating if this thing lasts very much longer. >> they're dual-status national guardsmen, working full-time for the state of illinois as military mechanics, aviation technicians, and other capacities. but their paychecks

come from the federal government. captain dustin cammack is like many others here; he's been deployed to combat zones in iraq and afghanistan, putting his life on the line in the service of his country. >> it's not just six days spread across six weeks. it's your entire paycheck. it's five days a week of pay gone, and it's going to have a big impact on a family's income, and the communities that they live in as well. >> hundreds of others who are paid by the federal government are being furloughed in the chicago loop. at the federal building, scores of workers are shutting down their computers and packing up belongings; told to leave their workstations when the furlough officially kicked in at noon. it's the same story... no paycheck and no word on how long they'll be out of work. >> it has affected me seriously. i think that it's unfair and they need to get it together. >> and we've seen people get emotional about this. not knowing when you're going to get your next paycheck would be

unsettling to most anyone. now it is said that congressmen kirk, quigley, and foster will meet the world war ii veterans tomorrow in d.c. they want to make sure that they don't get locked out of the memorial. in lincoln park... julian crews, wgn news. >> that was wgn's julian crews reporting. a delegation of illinois politicians is expected to meet the veterans at the world war ii memorial in washington tomorrow to make sure the veterans get in the memorial. >> government shutdown or not, state and federal-run insurance marketplaces began today as scheduled, and there were glitches. problems included delays and even website crashes for president obama's healthcare law... glitches which the president acknowledged. >> consider that just a couple of weeks ago, apple rolled out a new mobile operating system. and within days, they found a glitch, so they fixed it. i don't remember anybody suggesting that apple stop selling iphones or ipads, or threatening to shut down the company if they didn't. >> delays on the internet were due to high volume as almost 3 million people tried to get on the federal website called healthcare.gov >> as for the illinois health insurance marketplace, it jumped off to a good start. "get covered illinois" says it only saw a few minor glitches that were quickly fixed. it also

says by 3:30 today, it had roughly 70,000 visitors. wgn's robert jordan has more on how people in illinois are trying to sign up. >> the high out-of-pocket costs that i've accrued over the past four years are going to be reduced because now i'm going to have an actual, credible healthcare plan going forward. >> jason kaufman has spent the last four years living in fear because of a pre-existing health condition that kept him from being able to become insured. now, he says he won't have that worry anymore. >> i'm now an independent contractor, and so... i've not been sick in the past four years, but because of the pre- existing conditions and i'm an independent contractor, i've been continually denied from private healthcare. >> some days are called historic and this one actually is. this is very special day for health and wellness in the land of lincoln. >> if you are an illinois resident and wonder if you are elligible, you are. if you do not currently have health insurance, visit "get covered

illinois" to learn about your coverage options. some physicians say the new health act will save lives. >> from my perspective as a cardiologist, we know that the vast majority of heart attacks and strokes, which are the leading causes of death, can actually be prevented. >> that means saving untold numbers of lives just from heart attacks. and those diagnosed with cancer, who haven't had insurance, now have other viable choices. >> people who get diagnosed with cancer often times get the treatment they need and move on to live healthy, productive lives. that can only happen if they have that access to care and the treatment needed to get the cures they need. >> but while governor quinn was praising the new start-up today, there are still many small business owners, politicians, and others who oppose obamacare are are happy to see republicans in congress do all they can to stop the act in its tracks. nonetheless, this is the law of the land and its implementation has begun.

>> i already registered this morning before i came down, actually. hopefully today they can answer some follow-up questions that i have. >> there are 24 hour 800- numbers and websites where you can go, some of which are government funded, to find additional information. or you can simply go to wgntv.com/healthcare and you'll be directed to any of the health sites where you can get additional information. outside the thompson center... robert jordan, wgn news. >> coming up, the rippple effect of yesterday's cta crash. delays and crowded trains as investgators try to figure out how it happened. >> plus, a 3-year-old girl abducted from an apartment complex in the northwest suburbs... then returned. tonight, the search for the person who took her. >> the blackhawks are back on the ice. we're live at the home opener. >> and the warm weather continues, but tom skilling says we could see rain later this week to cool things down.

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officials continue investigating how an out-of-service cta train could roll out on its own, slamming into another train a mile away. the investigation is causing back-ups and confusion for blue line riders. some experienced dangerously overcrowded train platforms and more than doubled commute times. the cta made some service changes to reduce the waiting time between trains, including more short-run trains and shuttle buses to the oak park and forest park stations. >> police in suburban mundelein are trying to find a man who abducted a 3-year-old girl for about a half hour, and then returned her. investigators are also trying to figure out what happened to the child while he had her. wgn's julie unruh is live in mundelein tonight. julie? >> this is a tough one. police certainly want to know what happened in that 30 minutes. and they are running tests. they are asking as many people as they can but remember that she is only 3 years old. the good news is that she was not returned with any obvious signs of trauma but police said they have never seen anything like it. >> in my 19 years of being police officer, i don't recall

an offender bringing a victim back to its crime scene. >> chief eric guenther, trying to make sense of a crime that doesn't really make sense at all. it was 5:30 pm monday when a 3-year-old girl, following her mother and her 9-yea-old sister inside this apartment complex in the 500 block of deepwoods drive, found herself trapped inside the vestibule with her sister... a stranger also among them. their mother was only steps away. >> there's a short conversation 10-15 seconds..car in the vicinity. that is when the offender grabbed her and took her back to his vehicle. >> angelica watched the whole thing from her balcony. her 11 year old daughter translated for us tonight. >> she was on the balcony talking to her brother when the black car stopped here. >> police arrived on the scene almost immediately. in that time, alberto swall said two teenage girls told him that they, too, had been approached by the same guy in this 4-door hyundai... a black, maybe blue car, with after-market wheels

that make it stand out. >> they said this guy who snatched the baby had approached them and asked if they want some candy. they said no. >> while investigators were still on the scene, the offender came back. cops were floored to learn the girl had been dropped back off at the complex and slipped away without a trace. >> really the last thing in our minds is that this guy was coming back to the scene. >> but he did. >> you can tell on a video that she is clearly distraught and confused and she runs away from the car and towards another apartment building that is not hers. >> the girl was reunited with her mother right away. tonight, children fill the streets and fliers fill every doorway of the deepwoods apartments, warning of the abductor still on the loose. >> this man took advantage of a little 3-year-old... take her..she was with other childret he aggressively took her. that is horrible. this is so sad.

>> these little girl has been questioned by police and checked out by doctors but no professionals can ascertain whether she has been physically harmed or not. test results should revealed more with time, and so should surveillance cameras. tonight, a chicago police are inside working with detectives here trying to create a sketch of this offender and they hope to have won to deliver to the public by this morning. >> a woman from coal city is suing the lasalle county sheriff's office after she was strip searched during a dui arrest. attorneys representing 33-year-old dana holmes provided this video to the chicago tribune. she was booked in may after her blood alcohol level registered nearly three times the legal limit. three males and a female wrestled her to the floor in the lock-up after she appeared to show some resistance. all of her clothes were removed and she stayed naked for two minutes before being given a blanket. her attorney, terry ekl, points out there is no mention in police

reports of holmes hiding a weapon or drugs, which is required for a strip search under state law. >> opening night at the madhouse on madison... fans line up as the hawks raise another banner. >> also, why the cubs are apologizing over a tribute to the late ron santo. and later, how some blood pressure medications can help people through chemotherapy. with hotwire's low prices, we can afford to take more trips this year. hit the beach in florida. and a reunion in seattle. when hotels have unsold rooms, they use hotwire to fill them... so we got our four-star hotels for half price. ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e... ♪ hotwire.com

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>> you got that right. as exciting as what is going on in there, for what fans got to witness earlier outside here. the cheers are deafening as the stars come out... crawford, sharp, toews... the crowds of breathless fans, this sea of red, lighting up with each new arrival. >> i was excited to see all of them, really. i got some great pictures of shaw and kane getting out... >> who are you most excited to see? for me, it was bobby hull. >> bobby hull, yeah. he's a legend. >> that legend, number nine, walking by his own statue on his way from the limo to the united center, past a red carpet celebration of hockey royalty young and old. fans have come from across the state, and all over the country, to see it. >> i'm from san diego. life-long hawks fan.

>> i'm super pumped about coming up here. we had to take off work a little early, come up here, go to the billy goat... >> what's knocking off work a little early when memories of *this are still fresh in your mind? the team's last stanley cup win seems like the day before yesterday to those who partied in chicago's streets and now wait for history to repeat. >> we're gonna do it. not a problem. >> we're gonna have another championship coming back to chicago. >> the blackhawks are up at the second intermission 3-2 against washington. we will talk about that in sports coming up. this is also being called the single most talented sports team ever assembled in chicago. we are live from the united center . >> the cubs season is finished and they're cleaning house... literally. some fans are outraged over what the team tossed into the recycling bin.

for example, these giant cards that fans signed for the family of the late hall of famer ron santo. it was from the 2011 cubs convention. the event was held just months after the third baseman passed away. santo died of bladder cancer in december 2010. the cubs say its an unfortunate mistake, and apologize to any fans who were offended. the team also says it shouldnt have happened. >> coming up in your medical watch... a new drug in the fight against breast cancer is approved for use, even before surgery. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu lashes out against iran in a speech at the united nations. >> and later, meet the couple who's big wedding plans were ruined by the government shutdown. >> here are tonight's winning lottery numbers...

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october in 8 years. we may close to 80 degrees today. we had some beautiful fall colors out there today. take a look at these pictures. people ask why these jet contrails stay around ... they are moist when they win theilinger. in southern wiscons, here are some more fall colors and the sunset. this is a beautiful sunset. and this picture of the spider webs covered in dew. have a look at the spectacular shot ... and look at this beautiful sunset ... and from minnesota,

we have this picture. it looks kind of quiet and damp as the weather begins to change. here is a sign of the developments this afternoon. we got rid of the clouds this morning. watch how they evaporate. a large area of the state starts out covered and low clouds and fog and bend it shrinks from either side. that is because of the key thing on either side. it we evaporites the moreevaporates the misture.t 79 degrees at o'hare airport. that was warmer than last year when we hit 66. it was the warmest opening day to october in 8 years. are around the area, there were many 80 degree

temperatures. rockford had an 84 degree high-temperature today. one of the warmest october openings in the years. 71 degrees in and out on when at this hour so it is nice out there. the cold air is coming into the west and this is going to set up the biggest storm we have seen so far and will bring the southerly wind in here to warm up later in the week. it will also bring much-needed rain. cooler leg wind will come in tomorrow. there is a front that is going to turn today's southerly wind to the east and then the one thing to become back thursday and friday. here is how that works. the wind will blow from the east tomorrow, it will move off, and then the gulf begins to open. look at these clusters of showers. this storm

will begin to step up and there will be a big blizzard a snowstorm out on the plains. it will bring rain here later in the 75 degrees at the lakefront but these inland and then we go into the '80s for much of the state. friday gets a little warmer ... look at the 86 degrees in peoria. imagine the energy in the atmosphere with the cold air down the backside of this storm and the jet stream going overhead. that will bring some thunderstorms into the area and will bring down some strong wind and downpours. here is a review of where the showers will be when we wake-up thursday morning. you can see how they are clustered here. you notice the isobars from rapid city west

into montana and wyoming. we are seeing it snow totals of 48 in. in the mountains of wyoming and montana. those are at the highest elevations. that gives you an idea of the power of the storm. there are wind advisories are around the great lakes and here are some of frost and freeze warnings with a winter storm warnings out in idaho and wyoming. and they had a big storms on the west coast as well. it is that time of the year with these air masses clash. tonight it will be cloudy and mild. the wind will blow in north bike morning. tomorrow, partly sunny and a little cooler especially along the lake. low 70's at the

beaches and 78 degrees at o'hare airport. more clouds and maybe some thunderstorms tomorrow night with a low temperature of 65 degrees. thursday will be warmer with some scattered thunderstorms, the 50-60 percent of the area could get one before the day is over. and then partly sunny and windy on friday. we will talk more about the thunderstorms on friday that it all. there is also some activity down in the tropics that we will talk about. >> more coverage of the ongoing government shutdown is still ahead, including how it could affect the world of college football. and later, an online retailer plans a holiday hiring blitz. with hotwire's low prices, we can afford to take more trips this year. hit the beach in florida. and a reunion in seattle. when hotels have unsold rooms, they use hotwire to fill them...

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planned to tie the knot in spots that are now closed are finding they're out of luck. >> we wanted to see the grand canyon, we wanted to get married on the edge of it ... that was our dream for a while. we put in the order for our permit a while ago and just the fact that we are being told that we can use the park in our own country for us to get married and ... one of our national treasures. >> and take a look at this... frustrated visitors to national parks, among the first places hit by the shutdown, giving our nation's leaders a piece of their minds. nature lovers arriving at maine's acadia national park found the place closed and a sign reading "congress you suck." >> a developing story... the jacksonville, florida airport was evacuated due to suspicious packages. police cars were blocking off the roads around jacksonville international this evening. authorities say one package was found in a garage and another in a terminal. two people have been taken into

custody. some planes were diverted and some passengers were taken to hotels. they were told to check with their airlines for flight updates. sraeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is warning the world not to trust iran's new president. the israeli leader calling the iranian a wolf in sheep's clothing on the subject of nuclear power. >> he is a wolf in sheep's clothing. as a wolf who thinks he can pull the wool over the eyes of the international community. >> netanyahu declared that israel is ready to stand alone to deny tehran a nuclear weapon. iran's envoy immediately responded that his nation's nuclear program is for energy only. >> the iranian nuclear activities are and have always been exclusively for peaceful purposes. >> iranian president hassan rouhani made a splash last week at the u.n. with his moderate remarks. he also shared a phone call with president obama, the

first high-level contact between the u.s. and iran in decades. >> pope francis is urging reform, and desires to have a church with a modern spirit as he begins a three-day meeting with eight cardinal advisors. it's expected to be a brainstorming session to revamp the vatican bureacracy, by doing more to help the poor and reaching out to the young, the old, and non-believers. boston's cardinal sean o'malley is the only american cardinal among the eight advisors. change is already happening in the church as the secretive vatican bank released an annual report for the first time ever. italian prosecutors are still investigating the bank for alleged money-laundering. net earnings at the bank went up almost $117 million last year. >> the biker who left a man bloody in new york has turned himself in. the nypd says 28- year-old christopher cruz has been charged in the assault of an unidentified man on sunday. after the man accidentally injured members of the group "hollywood stuntz," cruz pursued him. the victim was allegedly afraid for the safety of his wife and 2-year-old daughter, also in the car. cruz was caught on camera bashing in the car's window. cops say cruz and others then dragged the man

out and beat him. >> mark cuban is in trouble with the securities and exchange commission. cuban, billionaire owner of the mavericks, is accused of insider trading. in 2004, he avoided a $750,000 loss when he dumped his holdings in the company "mamma.com" he says the information he had was not confidential and did not prohibit him from trading his shares. the suit is civil, not criminal, which means cuban faces no jail time. he could, however, be forced to pay a fine. >> big honors for first responders who went above and beyond the call of duty. next, checking in on the valor awards. >> and later in sports, the flashbulbs were popping tonight at the united center as the blackhawks raise their championship banner to the rafters. we are live at the united center for game 1 of the se[ indistinct conversations ]

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chicago lawn neighborhood. he also called on chicago police and the department of family and support services to work together toward a strategy for responding to the city's 200,000 annual cases of domestic violence. >> how is that forecast looking? >> it starts to warm up again after a brief cool off. it is extraordinary that we are in the first week of october with temperatures like this. it is still 73 degrees at o'hare airport. the dew points are higher than their work last night which will lead to low clouds. that will keep the temperatures up. the dew point produces 64% humidity. the mold, it was high today. you are going to see big numbers show up on the screen. that is in

conjunction with the big ball storm. the heaviest rain will be to the north. this puts over an inch down in our area over the next several days although the amounts vary widely. that is how it happens. you do not get even distribution. looking at an average give you the general trend of the storm and this could be one of the biggest storms in a while. there is a risk of severe weather. watch this storm come together. these colors represent wind. where you see the yellow and pink, that is worth of wind is strong. watch how this storm out on the plains wraps up and puts us on the warm side. but there is a lot of wind on the backside and it will snow in the rockies. that is the first time this year we have seen it with a system like that. a weather system like that. the

vote warm air will be with us for a couple more days. that is friday right there, and even saturday night stay warm. and on sunday, much cooler weather comes into the area. in the meantime, this is the system being watched down in the gulf and it looks like it will be going into the gulf of mexico and may strengthen. we will be watching carefully in the days to come. 78 degrees tomorrow with no severe weather than the. just the wind blowing from the east. 81 degrees on thursday with scattered thunderstorms. the same thing for friday with some very nice weather and unseasonably warm. storms will arrive later in the day. the northwestern homecoming game is on saturday and there could be some showers in the area. and for the chicago bears, maybe a sprinkle but a cool day. only in

the low 60s. >> the holiday season is almost upon us, and amazon is getting ready. the internet retailer will hire 70,000 full-time temporary workers to help cope with high order volume during the holidays. that's up 20,000 from last year. these new employees will work at one of more than 40 amazon warehouses across the country. amazon isn't the only retailer ramping up for the holidays; walmart and target will each hire over 50,000 seasonal employees this year. >> they went above and beyond the call of duty... >> and tonight, they're being recognized for their exemplary service. chicago's "100 club" is presenting its 33rd annual "valor award" to officers, firefighters, and paramedics. the recipients this year are from the wilmette and chicago fire departments, and the chicago and chicago ridge police departments. the valor award is the only civilian award that is permitted to be worn on the recipient's uniform in every municipality in cook county.

>> coming up... almost forgotten amid tonight's hoopla, the blackhawks had a game. the hawks looking for a fast start against the capitals. >> and we'll tell you who'll be negotiating with joe girardi's agent tomorrow. dan roan is next with sports. first, let's check in on what's coming up on arsenio tonight. >> mark, micah.. tonight, comedian margaret cho joins us. we also talked with rich is and from the nfl network. and gary clark jr. is here. that is just clark jr. is here. that is just minutes away. a relaxing trip to florida... you know, just to unwind. but we can only afford one trip this year, and his high school reunion is coming up in seattle. everyone's going. then we heard about hotwire and realized we could actually afford to take both trips.

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defense of the stanley cup tonight on the west side. the regular season opener against washington was almost an afterthought as the hawks raised their championship banner before the game. quite a sight before the game tonight, a championship tribute video playing on the scoreboard. and then all of the players get the spotlight introduction... duncan keith brought the cup to center ice and then captain jonathan toews held it up for the fans, and then finally the final piece of last season's championship... stanley cup banner number five is raised to the united center rafters. and minutes after the banner was raised, they dropped the puck on the 2013-14 season... and it didn't take the blackhawks long to get on the board. niklas hjalmarsson shot and brandon bollig outfought the caps defenseman in front for the first goal of the season... 1-0 hawks four minutes in. alex ovechkin tied it, but then 24 seconds later it's patrick kane putting the hawks back on top. 2-1 hawks after one. tied at two in the 2nd, hawks on the power play. brent seabrook as he's falling to the ice, it's 3- 2 hawks. in the third, washington was able to get the lead. tied at 3, mike green lined it up and mikhail grabovski tipped it in, 4-3 caps. but the hawks tied it and then johnny oduya gave them the lead. 5-4 hawks late in the 3rd. they are right now trying to kill a penalty that the

washington capitals have. but blackhawks still have the lead at 5-4. the bears enjoying their normal tuesday off. the undefeated saints coming to soldier field on sunday. the bears did work out six punters today at halas hall, obviously not very happy with the production of adam podlesh so far this season. bears running back matt forte meeting with chicago firefighters this morning on the lakefront. forte is partnering with duracell to donate 50,000 new quantum bateries to power critical equiptment for local first responders. of course the only question on the firefighters mind... how are the bears going to beat the saints this weekend? >> i am looking forward to playing them this coming sunday. hopefully there will not be as fast as they are on the turf. our defense has its work cut out for them with a quarterback like drew brees. we have our work cut

out for us. we can limit turnovers and controlled the ball throughout the game, i think we can win it. >> on the wgn morning news this morning, devin hester joined pat tomasulo to talk about his new charity endeavor "anytime 23 empowerment center inc". the bears return man also talked a little football and how much more comfortable he is this season solely focusing on the return game. >> i can concentrate on one simple thing, i can worry about the receiving side and return is to cover positions. now i can focus on the kickoff. i can really spend more time trying to get a better understanding of my purpose and what they wanted to do to get the job done. >> and tomorrow, the agent for joe girardi will be meeting with yankees gm brian cashman. cashman is expected to make an offer to girardi's agent, chicago-based steve mandel. the yankees are expected to offer

girardi a raise as they attempt to keep him in new york. they are not giving him up without a fight. girardi's contract expires october 31st, so the yankees could deny the cubs permission to speak to girardi. and it looks like pittsburgh is 42 defeat cincinnati tonight to move on. right now, the black hawks are holding on in the final minutes at the united center at 5-4. >> that's the news for this tuesday night. we're happy you shared time with us. i'm micah materre. >> i'm mark suppelsa. updates on wgntv.com for all of us here, have a good night. as a kid, i made a list of all the places i wanted to visit. i'm still not going to make it to mars, but thanks to hotwire's incredibly low travel prices, i can afford to cross more things off my list. this year alone, we went to the top of the statue of liberty... and still saved enough to go to texas to a real dude ranch.

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