pay and several hundred -- others will be furloughed without pavement of course what will not be furloughed are the bills, their mortgages, tuition payments and car payments. these are our neighbors, kids go to our schools worship where we do, serve their country with pride. they are the customer of every business in this country and they would be hurt greatly. as a consequence all of us would be hurt greatly. so a shutdown will have a real economic impact on all people right away. past shutdowns have disrupted the economy significantly. this one will, too. it will throw a wrench into the gears of our economy at a time

when those gears have gained traction. five years ago right now our economy was in meltdown. today our businesses have created 7 1/2 million new jobs over three 1/2 years. the housing market is healing and our deficits are falling fast. the idea of putting the american people's hard earned progress at risk is the height of irresponsibility and it doesn't have to happen. let me repeat this. it does not have to happen. all of this is entirely preventable if the house chooses to do what the senate has already done and that is the simple act of funding our government without making extraneous and controversial demands in the process, the same way other congresses have for over 200 years. unfortunately, right now house republicans continued to tie

funding to the government with ideological demands like limiting a woman's access to contraceptives or delaying the afd -- affordable care act after making promises to the extreme right of their party. let me be clear about this. an important port of the afd harford takes effect tomorrow, no matter what congress decides to do today. the affordable care act is moving forward. that funding is already in place. you can't shut it down. this is a law that passed both houses of congress, a law that bears my signature larks law that the supreme court upheld as constitu law that voters chose not to repeal last november larks law that is already providing benefits to millions of americans in the form of young people staying on their parent's plan until they're 26, seniors getting

cheaper prescription drugs, making sure that insurance companies aren't imposing life time limits when you already have health insurance. buying rebates for insurance. those things are already happening. starting tomorrow tens of millions can visit healthcare.gov. so americans with the fear that one illness could send them into bankruptcy, americans who have been priced out of the market because they've been sick once, they will finally be able to afford coverage, quality coverage, many of them for the first time in their lives. some may be sick as we speak and this is their best opportunity to get some security and some

relief. tens of thousands of americans die every single year because they don't have access to affordable care act. despite this, republicans have said if we lock these americans out of -- affordable healthcare one more year if we sacrifice the healthcare of millions of americans, then they will fund the government for a couple more months. does anybody truly believe we won't have this fight again in a couple more months. at christmas. here's the bottom line. i'm always willing to work with crun, either party to make -- anyone, either party to make sure the affordable care act works better, to make sure our government works better. i'm always willing to work with anyone to gre our economy, get our -- grow our economy, and i

have demonstrated this time and time again. but one faction of one party in one house of congress in one branch of government doesn't get to shut down the entire government just to fight the results of an election. keeping the government open is not a concession to me. keeping vital services running and hundreds of thousands of americans on the job is not something you give to the other side. it's our basic responsibility. it's something that we're doing for our military and our businesses and our economy and all the hard working people out there, the person working for the agriculture department out in some rural community who's helping some farmers make sure that they're making some modest profit for all the hard work

they're putting in. thr heat person working for hud who's helping someone buy a house for the first time. a va office who's counseling one of our vets who has ptsd. that's who we're here to serve. that's why we're supposed to be carrying out these responsibilities. that's why we should be avoiding these constant brinksmanship. it's something we do in the other far pri process of this extraordinary system of government that we have. you don't get to extract a ran some for doing your job, for doing what you're supposed to be doing anyway or just because there's a law there that you don't like. the american people sent us here

to make sure we're doing everything we can to make their lives better, to create new jobs to restore economic security to rebuild the prospects of upward mobility. that's what they expect. they understand there are differences and we will be having feets around those differences and i respect the fact that the other party is not supposed to agree with me 100% of the time just like i'm not supposed to agree with them. they also expect that we don't brengt entire government to a at or the entire economy to a at just because of those differences. that's what they deserve. they worked too hard for too long to recover from previous crises just to have folks here in washington manufacture yet another one that they have this dig themselves out of. so congress needs to keep our government open, needs to pay hour bills on time and never

ever threaten the full faith and credit of the government. time is running out. my hope and expectation is in the 11th hour once again that congress will choose to do the right thing and that the house of representatives in particular will choose to do the right thing. thank you very much. >> president obama talking about what government services will be impacted and what will not be impacted if that deadline happens at midnight. >> we've been through that drill before, seeing the shut june coming for weeks. jeff layinger is live in the -- hager is live in the studio with the potential impact. >> the president just alluded to it. the entire government will not come to a standstill. the mail will still run. soldiers will stand guard handle entitlement checks will be delivered but maryland will feel the impact more than most other states. the deadlock on capitol hill may

accompany something the british did not, shutting down ft. mchenry. >> it's hard to believe that the guys can't get their heads together. >> reporter: if the government shuts down, the national parks service signaled they would close all of its parks but some visitors didn't mind. >> me personally, i'm not a fan of obama care f it takes shutting down pacialtion i'm for it. >> reporter: the insistence of republicans to post point affordable care act and the democrat's refusal to consider it have forced an impact. >> i think it's a very good chance that there will be a shutdown in government. we've had a few tea party republicans who have hijacked

the congress. >> at stake for maryland with its quarter of a million federal workers, furloughs and hit to the economy with an estimated $15 million per day. baltimore's mayor stephanie rawlings-blake said it sndzs the wrong message. >> we're showing our children that the federal government cannot function. they're showing us that the people that we send to washington to do this, the work of the people can't figure it out. >> reporter: some people aren't happy that members of congress won't get paid. jeff hager, abc2 news. >> if there is a shutdown it will not impact all government workers. aberdeen progress of ground is telling people to show up. a government shutdown will

affect government contracts differently. it's not just apg. maryland is home to ft. meade. a good place to find them is at michigan barbecue. they sing the national anthem to support support -- show support for the country. >> this should never happen. the government should never shut down. they're supposed to have people in place that know how to deal with. all they are worried about is taking care of themselves and not the people. >> this looming shut june has people fired up over social media. it's trending on twitter. we'll continue to follow this conversation throughout the night. the affordable care act, really, is at the center of this shutdown debate. the landmark legislation is scheduled to roll out tomorrow. many americans are confused, but what does this mean.

>> if you're a senior with medicare or get your health insurance from your own employer, tomorrow need -- means practically nothing. it's a date that applies to the 800,000 uninsured in our state. enrollment in the healthcare exchanges open. you will have from october 1st to march 31st to study and enroll. there are basically four companies in maryland offering about 45 different healthcare plans. the state already set up a framework to help people navigate through this process with six different regional teams. the one for maryland includes baltimore city, anne arundel and anne arundel county. counselors are ready to help them. >> if you have employer based health insurance, you can keep

it. if you're a seen crr with medicare, you can keep it. if you're uninsured, there are a couple options available. >> coming up at 6 we'll explain a few of those options as well as deadlines you may need to know and how to take advantage of the in order to navigate this new mandate. all right. let's ghoat that breaking news update on the fire that sparked the bay bridge. investigators spent the afternoon on the bridge. they're trying to zero in on the accident that tied up traffic for hours. >> the state marshal's office said they can't rule out criminal activity but they -- they can rule out criminal activity but can't say for sure what caused it. it happened in a work area under the bridge. investigators from the state fire marshal's office and the maryland transportation authority spent the day looking into what sparked the fire. the answer could come later

today. the fire marshal's office said there's lap chance the cause -- a chance the cause could be undetermined. the bridge has no structural damage and is safe. now the transportation authority says there was paint stored in the area where the fire happened and there was a construction crew in that work zone but three were all gone by the time the fire started. >> well, come tomorrow, grabbing your cell phone behind the wheel will be a law othe past. >> a new law puts the brakes on it. one family has pushed for this change for five years. >> reporter: for kim and russell herd it's more than a new law taking effect. they said it's a step toward ending distracted driving deaths and perhaps saving the heather in someone else's life. >> new that it's hands free -- >> reporter: it's been five

years and eight months but for kim and russell herd, it seems like -- she was killed instantly. >> reporter: their daughter 26-year-old heather was newly engaged and headed to meet a wedding planner when an 18-wheeler smashed into a line of cars stopped at a red light. >> i went from excited about planning a wedding to planning a funeral for my daughter. >> reporter: the news that followed wasn't any easier. >> he never applied his brakes. he was tejting-- texting his company. when he got out of the rig, he saw everything that he did and said oh, my god, i was texting my company and i didn't look up. >> it's unbelievable to me something as simple as a text message or a phone call would end my daughter's life at 26

years old. >> reporter: now for the past five years they've been working in heather's memory to put the brakes on something they're calling extremely preventible. >> how could someone die this way. we really decided right then and there that no one that we knew would die this way again. >> reporter: they said ending hand held phone use while driving is a step in the right direction but the key is enforcement and they don't plan to stop advocating soon. >> each family has a heather in their life. it may be a son or a daughter, a husband or wife. weave just want to protect the heather in your life. >> reporter: again, the law that takes effect may make it illegal to hold your phone while driving it. will be a primary offense meaning no matter what you're doing, talking, texting or using gps, you could be pulled over

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all right. a sunny scenario from most of the state to beyond the key bridge in dundalk to the bay bridge. of course, had to deal with that fire last evening. now, this is calm clear on the bridge and beyond over the chesapeake. the wind is light and variable. the sunset at 10 before 7:00. the next day planner for tomorrow, you will like your tuesday, warmer. we'll push 80. some spots in the state, some of

the suburbs around d.c. could hit 80s. it was low 70s except for the mountains where we were stuck in the 60s. relative humidity bone dry making for very comfortable conditions. the low humidity holds up. there will be some cloud cover at times into the day tomorrow. we'll call it a mix of southern clouds. we will stay dry and much the same on wednesday. what we'll see is really a diffuse or frontal boundary just drifting through, won't bring any fresh cool hair but will bring some cloud cover over the next 48 hours. clear skies the rest of the evening where your plans take you. look for a very clear and calm scenario the rest of the night. at the surface you do see high pressure is in control of the mid-atlantic up through maryland and southern new england but a coastal run offshore and system in canada las drifting to the north -- also drifting to the

north. this is washing out, basically won't be there by the time we get into the delay tomorrow. so the front stalled and the two air masses mix and you don't have a front anymore. what we have is this, a new name tropical entity. say hello to tropical storm jerry with winds 40 miles an hour. actually a well defined circulation in the center. perhaps jerry will strengthen, but the movement is to the east. it's already 2,000 miles off ocean city. not a lot of concern. tonight down to 54. a few clouds and not has cool. your two degree guarantee. we're going to push 80. clear, warming up though, significant warmup it. looks like on wednesday should get a nice southerly wind surge and the low 80s hang tough into the and of the week and the

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a small plane crashes and investigators are working to determine just how many people were killed. they don't expect to see any sphieferls-- survivors. officials said the plane veered off, slamed into a storage hangar and burst into flames and then the hangar collapsed. witnesses say at first the landing looked normal.

>> it -- >> the plane is buried. ntsb investigators have not yet gained access to the aircraft. >> well, if you don't work for the feds you may have avideod furloughs. >> but that doesn't mean it won't cost you. we'll explain what it means for your wallet.

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the sun will dominate for the rest of the evening. a few clouds offshore. some out in the mountains. basically it's a dry calm scenario. the next several days we'll keep this going. temperatures in the mid-50s. we climb into the upper 70s. some spots perhaps could touch 80 degrees for an hour or so in the afternoon. overnight cooling off into the low 50s, upper 40s but a nice recovery. we'll have much more