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today's the last chance for congress to reach an agreement and avoid a government shutdown, but with less than 24 hours to reach a deadline, a deal remains elusive. smoke and flames at a small los angeles airport after a small jet slams into a hanger. authorities call the crash unsurvivable. >> just get me home. and "bad's" end. millions tune in and line up to watch the dramatic conclusion of the hit tv crime series, "breaking bad."
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this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, september 30th, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we, it is d-day for the federal budget. if congress can't agree on a funding bill the government will partially shut down beginning at midnight tonight. the next move belongs to the senate which convene this afternoon. the senate leaders say they now will reject the proposal from the republican-led house. susan mcginnis is in washington with the latest. good morning, susan. >> good morning, anne-marie. so many people i'm talking to have already accepted that a government shutdown is coming tomorrow. the latest proposal is guaranteed to be rejected by the senate. the only hint of a negotiation here has been that the earlier house proposal killed obamacare, and this latest one just delays obamacare, but the senate remains adamant, and right now neither side is blinking and there's less than 20 hours to go. a partial government shutdown begins at midnight unless congress can reach a deal. this afternoon the senate will likely vote down a house plan to
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fund the government because it calls for a one-year delay of the president's health care law. that will leave house republicans just a few hours to decide their next move. >> i think the house will get back together in enough time, send another provision not to shut the government down but to fund it, and it will have a few other options in there for the senate to look at again. >> gop members stood in front of the capitol sunday criticizing democrats for not working in the hours before the shoulddown. >> the senate needs to act. why are they waiting? why aren't the doors open. >> but senator chris ma holland says bringing the deadline down is part of the strategy. >> this was a calculated strategy to drive the country to the cliff and then say, give us what we want in the affordable care act or we're going to shut down the government. >> the big sticking point remains, the president's health
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care law. neither side appears willing to budge and both sides blame each other. >> majority leader harry reid has essentially told the house of representatives and the american people, go jump in the lake. he says i'm not willing to compromise or even talk. >> almost 45 times now, the republicans have voted to abolish obamacare, not to change it or come up with any specific change. >> president obama has called for a cabinet meeting today to prepare for a possible shutdown. now, the president has said he is willing to talk about changes in the health care law, just not under the threat of a government shutdown. and, anne-marie, some federal workers i've talked to over the weekend say they've already got their notices for a possible furlough. they fully expect to go in tuesday morning and be sent home. >> it's going to be a tense few hours. thank you, susan mcginnis in washington. how would you be affected if the government shuts down? jeff pegues has that part of the report. >> reporter: if there is a
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government shutdown, the federal employees will be the hardest hit. there are hundreds of thousands of them who will not be getting paychecks, nor will they have a job to go to. but the impact will be felt far beyond the nation's capitol, especially if the shutdown goes into weeks. for example, food inspections will stop. the food & drug administration say they'll not be able to monitor food imports, including baby formula. there will be an economic impact as well. with the housing market shows signs of life, federal housing loans will not be process and tourism could suffered. national parks, the smithsonian museum, national archives, and the library of congress all would shut down, impacting restaurants. but the airports will continue to screen passengers and air traffic controllers will monitor inbound and outbound flights. medicare and medicaid claims will be processed, and the u.s. postal service will deliver mail. when it comes to jobs considered
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essential for public safety, no disruptions there. firefighters will remain on the job and patrols will continue to monitor u.s. borders. >> this is a 15-minute vote. >> reporter: late saturday the house approve and amendment that calls for u.s. troops to be paid in the event of a shutdown, but the legislation still has to pass the senate. 1.4 million active-duty members of the military are waiting for congress to act. social security checks will roll out for seniors, and a shutdown will not stop the president's health care law from going into effect. on tuesday state health care exchanges will open as scheduled. jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. a small private jet crashed as it was attempting to land in southern california. it's unclear just how many people were onboard, but the twin engine cessna was headed from haley, idaho, to santa monica, california. the airport in hailey serves sun valley resort where many celebrities vacation.
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as the jet landed at santa monica last night, witnesses say it blew a tire, skidded off a runway and slammed into the storng hang ar. the plane and the hangar burst into flames. >> there's no survivors. it was impossible to ge into the hangar. it was collapsing when we got there. >> it's unknown if anyone was in the hangar. and flash flood watches and winter weather advisories are posted this morning in washington and oregon. it brought record-setting rain in the northwest. a storm system is also hitting the area with strong winds. record rainfall totals were reported across western washington. there have been strong winds and rain in seattle, which got hit with storms on saturday and sunday, and the winds knocked down trees in oregon. overseas now, united nations weapons inspectors say they will use every means possible to destroy syria's ability to manufacture chemical weapons. inspectors in damascus continued their inspections yesterday.
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when they were done, the team responsible for destroying the stockpile will begin their work. speaking at the hague yesterday, they say they will smash equipment, blow up missiles or run machines until they become inoperable. and during an interview with italian tv on saturday, syrian president bashar al assad said he will abide by last week's u.n. resolution without any limit. assad said syria complies with every treaty it signs. >> now, the family of a man stabbed to death following a san francisco giants game is asking for the public's help. jonathan denver, a los angeles dodgers fan, was stabbed to death last wednesday after a giants/dodgers game. a fight broke out between a group of dodgers and giants fans. denver's family believes someone videotaped the brawl. >> i'm making a plea to the public, asking that anyone who may have witnessed the incident to come forth so that both families can have some measure of closure.
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>> 21-year-old michael montgomery was taken into custody but then released. his father says montgomery acted in self-defense, but police say they don't have enough evidence to press charges. coming up on the "morning news," sibling reunion. a sister and brother meet for the first time decades after searching for each other. this is the "cbs morning news." this is the "cbs morning news." d have been working with viva, people have been daring them to clean up tough messes. my fans think a paper towel can't handle this. ♪ that is tough when wet. [ peggy ] grab viva and break the rules on all your tough messes. so i should probably get the last roll... yeah but i practiced my bassoon. [ mom ] and i listened. [ brother ] i can do this. [ imitates robot ] everyone deserves ooey, gooey, pillsbury cinnamon rolls. make the weekend pop.
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cindy murray and robert willi williamson hadn't seen each other since childhood when their parents split. they have the same father but different mothers. murray, a navy commander, had been looking for williamson for years. recently she discovered that he was in the navy as well. she tracked him down. >> it was emotional. i looked for him for a long, long time and here he is. it's just great. it's overwhelming. >> murray and williamson say they plan to spend time getting to know each other. on the "cbs moneywatch" now, apple's profile on the rise. and a jientd leap for spacex. gigi stone is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, gigi. >> good morning, anne-marie. the threat of a government shutdown sends stocks tumbling in asia. tokyo's nikkei lost 2%. hong kong's hang seng fell 1.5%.
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the dow jones industrial ended the week down 192 points at the end of the week. apple's now the world's most valuable brand. according to a company, apple has knocked coca-cola from the top spot for the first time. the report estimates apple's brand value of more than $98 billion. the outspoken owner of the dallas mavericks mark cuban is going to court today for insider trading. cuban is expected to testify in federal court in dallas. he's accused of using inside information to sell stock in a small internet company. prosecutors say he avoided $750,000 in losses. another boost in the race for private commercial space exploration. spacex launched an upgraded version of its falcon 9 rocket from the california air force base yesterday. the rocket placed a canadian weather satellite into orbit. spacex has a contract with nasa to make a dozen unmanned cargo
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missions to the international space station. it hopes to carry astronauts in several years. and a sequel was the winner over the weekend at the box office. "cloudy with a chance of meat balls 2" where meat balls and vegetables and cheese come to life and earned $35 million. last week's "prisoners" earned $11 million, and "rush" pulled in $10 million. anne-marie? >> i hear good things about "rush." straight ahead, your monday morning weather. and in sports, it's not a no-hitter until someone scores. the unlikely ending to a pitcher's no-hit bid on the last day of baseball's regular season. wow...look at you. i've always tried to give it my best shot. these days i'm living with a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. at first, i took warfarin, but i wondered, "could i up my game?"
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the cleveland indians locked up one spot with a 5-1 win over minnesota. it's the first postseason appearance for the tribe since 2007. tampa bay scored six runs in the first inning but survived the scare. toronto gets to within a run late in the game but rays closer fernando rodney gets out of a bas bases-loaded jam. in the end, rays win, 7-6. it's their 91st victory of the year. the rangers win their seventh straight game. coming from behind to beat the angels, 6-2. that sets up a tiebreaker game for tonight. tampa bay will travel to texas for a one-game playoff to get into the playoffs. the winner faces cleveland in the wild-card game on wednesday. tomorrow, cincinnati and pittsburgh will play their national league wild-card game. a playoff appearance wasn't in the cards for the miami marlins, but they ended the
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regular season in memorable fashion. henderson alvarez pitches nine no-hit innings against detroit, but the game was scoreless heading into the bottom of the ninth inning and a single run would give alvarez the hit and the no-hitter. they would load the bases with two outs. >> a no-hitter in the bounds. here he comes. it's a no-hitter. henderson alvarez. miami wins it! >> the winning run comes home on a wild pitch. miami wins, 1-0, and alvarez completes the no-hitter on the last day of the season since 1984. there's a stat for you. in the late nfl game, the new england patriots stay perfect. tom brady throws a pair of touchdown passes and they win, beating the falcons, 30-22. it's the first time new england has started 4-0 since their near perfect 2007 season.
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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., sunny, 77 degrees the high. atlanta, sunny as well. st. louis and denver, lots of sunshine. but in seattle, mostly cloudy today. 59 the high. well, sometimes crime does pay. just ask the creators of the hit drama "breaking bad." millions of americans did tune in. for the series finale. don't worry. no spoilers here. >> i saw you on "charlie rose." it was great. >> the drug crime drama has grown into a big cable network hit amc over its six seasons. fans of the show in southern
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california lined up to watch the finale at the hollywood forever cemetery. they paid $4,500 to join the cast and crew with the money going to charity. some wore hazmat suits in tribute to chemistry teacher walter white who was a chemistry teacher who turned drug kingpin. it's the show that introduced us to walter white, a mild-mannered chemistry teacher. mild-mred >> reporter: it's the show that introduced us to walter white, a mild-mannered chemistry teacher and cancer victim who descends into a world of drugs and violence. in 2008 when the show hit the airwaves, only 1.2 million onviewers tuned in, but word of mouth and media gave it a following. and when it began streaming on netflix, it grew.
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>> i don't think our show would have lasted beyond season two where it not for streaming video on demand and folks got to chat online with folks all around the world. >> reporter: gone are the days of gathering around the tv set. people watch what they want when they want and can view the entire run of a series in a matter of hours or series before it ends. mickey o'connor is the editor in chief of tvguide.com. >> think we want to be part of the experience, the live television experience. i think we want to catch up and watch the latest episode with even else. >> reporter: michelle has watched every episode on netflix and says the series finale is bittersweet. >> i'm torn because i want to know what comes and what happens and we've been waiting forever but i don't want it to end. >> reporter: and her binge watching doesn't end with "breaking bad." she admitted there are other shows already lined up.
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terrell brown, cbs news, new york. some of our cbs colleagues stayed up late to watch it. "cbs this morning" anchors charlie rose and gayle king stayed up to watch it. gayle posted it on instagram. look at that picture. this the is "cbs morning news." instagram. look at that picture. this the is "cbs morning news." am i interrupting something? another viva dare. our fans think there's a rule that a paper towel can't handle this. fans? now that's tough when wet. [ peggy ] grab viva and break the rules on all your tough messes. this is what they do for fun. woah! what? it's called a smoky eye.
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>> good morning, everyone. i'm gigi barnett. we will have the top head lines in just a moment. first let's go over to tim williams for a hudson river crossing at today's forecast. >> good morning, gigi. >> it's looking to be a pretty nice start to the day. temperatures mild, in the 50s right now. going up to a daytime high of 75. a mixture of clouds as well. tomorrow, 80 degrees, partly sunny and warm. we did say 80 and we go up from there. we will have the complete forecast for the first days of october coming up. >> in the news this morning, a major fire shuts down part of
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the bay bridge, the cause and what investigators are saying today. a showdown on capitol hill as the clock clicks down to a crucial deadline. will the federal government close? the answer is coming up. a stunning loss in buffalo. we will have highlights and reaction ahead. news, weather and the first traffic report of the morning in a couple of minutes. ,,,,,,,,
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