the affordable care act. >> millions of unsured americans can start shopping for insurance an online marketplaces. >> my name's max. >> reporter: max was dropped from his health insurance because of his pre-existing condition. >> i have asthma and allergies. >> reporter: courtney says she can't afford it. >> the thing i need is good maternity coverage. >> reporter: we heard from so many of you. >> will i have more affordable health care? >> reporter: all part of the 48 million americans who do not have insurance. about 15% of the population. >> how do i sign up? and when does the coverage begin? >> reporter: just a few hours ago, you were able to logon to this website, healthcare.gov. everyone regardless of age, gender, income or pre-existing condition, will be able to get insurance. and if you don't want to buy or have been delayed because of

expense, you have until march 31st, six months to purchase a plan or face a fine from the government. >> i want to be covered like everyone else. >> reporter: we're finding out how good of a deal this is. but for people like max, he can breathe easier now, knowing he has a choice. >> i want to have a safety net. >> reporter: the big mystery revealed. we know how much the plans are costing and the details involved. today will be tracking the process for these folks. helping them to understand what questions they should be asking and who they can trust throughout this process. diana and john? >> thank you. breaking overnight, students at the university of california at berkeley were evacuated following an explosion from a power outage. officials say the blast may have been caused by an underground copper wire theft at a campus substation last week. it may have caused more damage than initially thought. fire crews had to rescue about 20 people stuck in elevators

because of the outage. a suspicious train crash outside of chicago has left commuters bumped and bruised. an empty train slammed into a parked train, filled with riders. they have never seen or heard of any train rolling down the track on its own. a 13-year-old girl is the lone survivor of a rockslide in colorado that killed five members of her family. the group were hiking along a trail when rocks came crashing down on them. according to the sheriff, the teenager said her father jumped on top of her at the last minute, saving her life. she was pulled from the rubble and taken to the hospital. two marine corps generals have been fired for negligence after a deadly attack on a u.s. base in afghanistan. they for cited for failing to protect camp past yen. they waged a visual battle that

left two marines dead and others injured. one piece of legislation that was achieved before the shutdown. caroline kennedy has been approved to be the next u.s. ambassador for japan. she sailed through her confirmation hearing. and her approval by the full senate is expected. scattered thunderstorms along the gulf coast. showers and snow in the pacific northwest. ideal conditions, mostly everywhere else. sunny and dry. >> you can leave the jackets and coats at home. 80s and 90s across the south. you'll need the extra layers in the midwest where the highs will barely hit 60 degrees. notice fast food isn't so fast anymore. the new proof that drive-throughs are getting slower. and motorcycle madmen. a violent high-speed chase, all of it caught on camera. plus, a pre-dawn mystery in the big apple. two men parachute into the city.

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welcome back. all the uncertainty in washington isn't doing your financial investment any favors. with a loss of 128 points yesterday, the dow has lost ground on 7 of the last 8 trading days. the shutdown could have a bigger impact than the one '90s. it's expected to last longer and the unplace of employment rate is 2% higher now. the value of your investments may be going down. but so is the price of gasoline. the national average for unleaded is $3.43 per gallon. that's down 7 cents since last

week. the largest drop was in the midwest, down 11 cents. ikea will start selling solar panels at its stores in britain. the installation and maintenance of these panels is included. ikea says selling them in u.s. could be next. it's a big day for grand theft auto 5. access to the multiplayer version of the game will be available online. that means that players can create their own avatars and team up with grends. grand theft auto 5 is available for x-box and playstation 3. how fast is your fast food? not as fast as it used to be apparently. mcdonald's clocked its slowest average drive-through speed at 3:09. wendy's was the fastest at 2:14. chick-fil-a, the slowest, at 3:23. those are just a couple of seconds apart. not a big deal. >> the fire department, the work to shave off the seconds. >> if you want a big mac, are

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back to the news now. and our top story. major parts of the federal government are shut down this morning after lawmakers could not resolve their differences. thousands of federal workers are being told to stay home. >> all 59 national parks and federal offices are closed. but troops in uniform will continue to serve and be paid on time, despite late-night action on capitol hill, there's no new talks scheduled. police are investigating an extreme version of road rage. >> the encounter sent a toddler to the hospital with knife wounds. linzie janis has the details. >> reporter: watch as 30 bikers take over this new york highway. surrounding this range rover. one of the drivers seems to stop short. the suv hits him, breaking his leg. within seconds, the entire group grinds to a halt. they surround the suv. police say attacking the car and slashing its tires. and that's when the suv takes off, plowing over some of the

bikers. watch again. police say the driver in the car with his wife and young daughter was afraid for his life. then, a high-speed chase. the bikers in hot pursuit. at one point, they catch up. one biker tries to open the door door. but again, it speeds away. the chase ends on the streets of manhattan. the driver, trapped in traffic. the bikers surround the car again. this one, smashing the driver's side window with his helmet. >> he's taken out of the car. he is assaulted. he received some stitches at the hospital. >> reporter: police are trying to track down those bikers. and pouring over every second of that video. linzie janis, abc news, new york. now, to a terrifying case of road rage. this one also caught on tape. this is on a kentucky interstate. a driver decided to tape a lincoln driving dangerously. the passenger window opens up and a gun, here it is, aimed

right at him. luckily, he was able to slam on his brakes and avoid being shot. the man from indiana has been arrested for that incident. police in new york are searching for two mystery parachutists who jumped from 40 stories before landing near the world trade center site. investigators trying to determine which building was used as the launching pad in the pre-dawn hours. there aren't many clues. >> they were scene walking away from the location. no banners. no notes. >> if the two parachuters jumped from a nearby skyscrapers they would join a group of b.a.s.e. jumpers, doing this all over the world. october is breast cancer month. and the entire abc news vision is going pink. a new abc news poll on breast cancer awareness shows that one in four women aged 50 years or older have never had a mammogram. one in eight women will get breast cancer in her lifetime.

and 80% of those have no family history of the disease. later on this morning on "good morning america," it's going pink. one of our anchors will do a live mammogram. you can head over to our website, abc news goes pink.com for more on breast cancer awareness. time for sports. and the playoff picture for major league baseball is set. and drew brees puts on another show. >> here's neil everett at espn with all of the details. >> good morning, america. neil everett in los angeles. a couple undefeated teams in new orleans. drew brees and the 3-0 saints, against ryan tannehill and the 3-0 dolphins. sproles set that up from a pass from brees. and the pass for tannehill. and jabari greer jumped it. the ensuing drive, it's sproles again. he had 7 catches 114 yards in the first half and 2 touchdowns. brees, four touchdowns overall.

it's a tiebreaker. it's not a wild card game. tiebreaker between the braves and rangers. the winner gets cleveland in the playoffs. the loser will get a tee time. teeing off in the top of the third. evan longoria. it's 3-0. that was plenty for david price. 5-2, nelson cruz back from suspension. that's not going to leave a mark. price, complete game. four strikeouts. the rays win 5-2. and they clinch the second a.l. wild card spot. there's a new podcast on espn radio, hosted by our linda cohn. it's called "listen closely." give it a listen. have a great day. another couple gone from "dancing with the stars." this one a fan favorite. and next in "the pulse," jimmy kimmel hits the streets to see if people know that much about obama care. funny stuff, folks. stay with us. ♪

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checking out our top stories. major parts of the federal government shut down at midnight after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on new funding. no new talks are scheduled. and today marks a major milestone for the affordable care act. millions of americans can begin shopping online for health care coverage. and copper wire may be to be

blame for a explosion. today's weather. most of the country is going to be sunny and warm and dry. but you can expect some scattered thunderstorms along the gulf. and we have some rain and some snow, even, for the northwest. get those rain -- that rain gear ready. finally this morning, one fewer dancer in the ballroom. when the scores were tallied last night on abc's "dancing with the stars," it was a bit of a predictable outcome. >> and probably merciful, given the condition of the contestant that got ousted. george pennacchio has our update. >> reporter: dancing with an injury is never the right formula to win "dancing with the stars." after a torn quad, bill nye was all but sidelined this week. he did his injured best out on the dance floor. but it wasn't enough. fewer votes than last week and

tied for last place judges' scored this week, knocked him out of the competition. >> it's disappointing. but it's almost certainly for the best, considering the condition of my tendon. >> reporter: brant daugherty who danced with a sprained ligament in his foot, took the lead this week. they scored triple 9s for their quick step. >> i think we avoided the math year. >> for second, christine in a millian. they re-enacted the exhaustion they felt after their fast quick step. just a point away, elizabeth berkley lauren and val chmerkovsk chmerkovskiy. >> i was eecting an 8. >> we saw a three-way tie for sixth place. triple 8s for leah remini and tony dovolani. >> we're doing better next week. this will be our first ball

dance. >> gosh. >> that was the wrong dance. >> nope. see? oh, no. >> oh, no. >> reporter: the dance of the night was not the cha-cha. lack of hip action landed jack osbourne in ninth place. followed by valerie harper who lost her way. but still got a standing ovation. in los angeles, george pennacchio, for abc news. >> there's so many good dancers. >> i was riveted. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." . identify never been prouder to be a maryland until the day this passed. >> abc2 news is working for you breaking down the list of laws taking effect today.

breast cancer awareness month begins. we will tell you about that coming up on this tuesday, october 1st. i'm charley crowson. imagine we begin with a check of the folk with lynette charles. dealing with dry weather once again. pretty comparable this morning. temperatures above average. jessup temperature 54 degrees. 53 edgewood. frederick 56 degrees. the calm winds out there this morning. those will pick up west towards the afternoon at 5-10 miles an hour. terms of the wet weather, we are not seeing much of that. the most powerful radar is nice and dry, has been dry for a while. that will continue through today and beyond. mid-morning 63 degrees, 75 degrees, sun and clouds by lunchtime. now a check of the traffic with

loren. we are off to a nice calm tuesday morning commute. howard county, interstate 70 clocking in 65 miles per hour, eastbound columbia pike. you are not going to have problems to the beltway. traveling west, frederick. 95 also in great shape. no delays to dc. northbound travel we are looking at nice green drive times. 100 up to the beltway, 6 minute ride. outer loop 795, down to 95, that will take you eleven minutes. east side, 11 minute ride as well to travel from 95 up to 83. the federal government touched in to a pumpkin for the 18th time since the carter administration, the stalemate between democrats and republicans led to nonessential offices closing doors. lawmakers failed to reach a

deal on a resolution to keep the government open for the foreseeable future. the house passed the budgets that included defunding or delaying obama care which begins today. struck down each proposal refusing to tie the budget to the health care law. >> the idea of putting the american peoples hard earned progress at risk is the right of irresponsibility and doesn't have to happen. >> i didn't come he to shut down the government. >> among the services affected you might have a tougher time renewing passport and if you are a veteran, services maybe disrupted. what won't be impacted most law enforcement aimsies like the fbi and dea will keep operating. americans appear to be fed up with congress and has approval rating of 10%. this morning, megan pringle is life in fort mc henry to explain what it means for many

in the state of maryland. >> reporter: we are life outside of fort mc henry, one of the examples of places affected by the shutdown in maryland. the park is closed. no towists tourists or paychecks. the paychecks for the 250,000 marylander whose work for the government. that's going to definitely affect them as wells that economy. that's what will hurt ryland the most. >> the bill collector is not going to want the government closed down. >> i want to know why they are still getting paid. >> i have no problem with us not getting paid. >> reporter: they are still getting paid. that has a lot of americans upset this morning. a lot of people here in maryland. i know people are wondering when is this going to