40 people work here at fort mc henry. they are not going to be getting paid. that's going to hurt, it's going to hurt for the 250,000 marylanders employed by the government. painful for them. we are talking about social security administration, tons of people work there. this is going to be tough for them as well. social programs are going to be hit hard, until this is worked out. for example, head start is going to lose funding. so are other programs, women and children, wic, funding for pregnant women who receive information about nutrition. the big question in this when is it going to end? people need to get paid. not only people who get the paychecks from the government but people who use their business to get support from federal employees. the mom and pop shops, around this area and around national sites that get tourism dollars. that's going to take a hit as well. another thing discussing in two

weeks, the baltimore running festival, the marathon, their course runs through fort mc henry. maybe they will have to reroute that. hopefully it will be. if you talk to the experts they think lit, everybody needs to get paid. we are going to have to wait and see when that happens. people here in maryland are going to feel the impact. megan pringle, abc2 news. thank you, a lot of things are closed today. some services will carry on as normal. u.s. postal service works through, rain, sleet snow and government shutdowns. if you have a court date you better show up , the court system will remain open and food stamps will be distributed. unemployment and social security checks are also still set to go out. happening today's, a number of laws go in to effect. death penalty is no longer an option. government repealed it making maryland the 18th state to do

so. people in the capital sentence maybe executed, on first degree murder is a capital offense in the state. crime in maryland to bully a childs on line. grayson's law, the teen took her life after receiving threats. ray rice and grace's mother were among those who lobbied for the law. synthetic drugs will be classified as controlled substances. the law bans the sale of possession of the chemical components for synthetic marijuana. the products sold in specialty shops and convenient stores. maryland will have the toughest gun laws in the country. opponents are trying to find it. roosevelt leftwich is live with details on the continuing find. >> reporter: fur looking to buy a handgun or rifles in maryland, most of the gun

stores we checked with say they are sold out as people rushed to buy the weapons before the law took effect. it took effect today to buy a handgun starting today, buyers need proof they have been through firearms training unless abought a gun before and have to be finger printed and pay a licensing fee. gun sales through the roof for the past year, supporters say the law will keep everyone safer from gun violence, opponents say this is an attempt to take guns away from law abiding citizens. >> they are afraid they are going to lose their rights to own a gun. >> it's a systematic approach to disarmament. it's a systematic approach to tell folks guns are bad.

>> gun sales have been so big, the state police still trying to clear up a backlog of licensing they have had to try to do. background checks. also gun sales through the first ten months of the year exceeded almost 35,000 sales of guns. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. to read information about the laws going in the effect today, go to our web sites, abc2news.com, we have everything detailed for you, again, abc2news.com. back in a bit. ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good for me around ♪

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a rare tornados in washington state forcing workers to take cover quickly. the wind and rain was so hard workers thought the equipment was blowing around. the twisting formation of the clouds was a tornado. it tore off part of a roof of the building. uprooting trees. thankfully, no injuries were reported. that's good news. they had it all yesterday. talking with winter weather,

spring weather, summer weather, flooding, it was across the board. we have been calm, we are nice and dry, the most powerful radar, not picking up on anything, we need the rain. i will show you the numbers later. as the kids are heading to the bus stop, that temperature coming in 57 grees. these temperatures will be above average this morning and staying that way towards the afternoon. as they are coming home from school the temperature coming in around 80 degrees, warmer day will be on tap as we look at the evening forecast. coming in around 58 degrees, a few clouds and slightly milder conditions once again and this is towards tomorrow. still more of the sunshine, pushing my repeat button as we will stay warm, warmer, 84 degrees, the temperatures above average over 10 degrees above average. through the next few days, this is what you can expect. not a lot of change in the forecast. if you like the outdoors and

the warmer temperatures, get out and end joy it. we have changes coming in the next several days. i will show you what is going on. you might not like the timing of it. there is a little bit of a difference from yesterday's folk to today's' foreclosure. stay tuned for that -- forecast. stay tuned for that. we have trouble on the roads. kale county, a crash winds sore, liberty, franklinville road. baltimore county, we are a crab in lutherville, on west padonia, near 83. this is 83, in the area. a calm ride as you travel from the maryland, pennsylvania state line to the bellway, jfx going to be in great shape. 695 free, up to towson. 55 miles per hour, on the outer loop, delaney valley. inner loop clear, down to 95, white marsh area. the west side, 5 miles per hour in the outer loop, frederick

road. nothing to get in your way, 95 downtown, 395, tunnel delay free. that's your time saver traffic.

search is on to find baltimore public schools a officer. alonzo announce head would be stepping down to teach at harvard. edwards has been filling in as the interim ceo. the meeting starts at 6:00 at the baltimore polly technical school. october is national domestic violence awareness month. today in baltimore, leaders from around the region will gather to talk about what is often seen as a private matter. chris canty from the ravens will be the keynote speaker. . you will be able to ride your skate board in ramadan thanks to a grants. they will work on a first phase. the ground breaking ceremony will take place at 4:00, the parks expected to serve more

than 100 kids a day. time to get out the stylish sweaters and head to the charm city for fall fun. the month long celebration of the arts features 200 free events including concerts, dance, workshops, film, music and theater. held in conjunction with the national arts humanity month recognizing the importance of culture in our country.

satellite and radar, clouds moving. in not picking up on much need rain. that's not in the forecast any time soon. it is in the seven-day

forecast. i will show you that in a matter of moments. rain back off towards the west, not much of it. we are seeing high pressure building in across much of the nation. with that area of high pressure, we are going to stay dry, warming things up for today. we have a cold front back towards the west, this cold front will washout before it gets to us. we will have a cold front working in here as we head towards the weekend. this is what is going on, the tropical tracker, let me step out of the way. tropical storm jerry, it has died down a bit. you can see it's weakened. because it's reached in to a hostile environment, winds sustained 45 miles an hour, it's not going anywhere. it's stationary at this point in time. the most accurate trend not picking up on anything for today or the next several days. no need for rain gear but make sure you have the sun shades. we will need them, lots of shun in the forecast with the temperature 75 degrees by lunchtime.

tweet us, we want to see a beautiful photo at abc 2 weather. 82 by thursday, staying dry through saturday. now a cheg of the traffic with loren. there are a few things you need to watchout for this morning. lutherville, west padonia road, problems persist if kale county, a crab. some of the main lines, 795s free of delays, 60 miles per hour, south, owings millses beltway high speed 555 miles per hour, on the outer loop at old court road. no problems to interstate 70. east side, west of pairing parkway, nice and clear. 11 minute ride up to 86789jfx, free of delays downtown. nothing to get in your way from the beltway to fayette street. that's your time saver traffic.

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eric enjoys riding his long treks. this journey he started in florida and ended up in up state new york. just miles from the finish, someone stole his bike and most of his belongings but that's not what he is upset about losing he was angry about losing his camera. a family lent him a bike to finish the trip. coverage continues this morning on the government shutdown, what impact it could have on you. we will hear from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle about why they couldn't reach an agreement and where we go from here.

good morning. the republican controlled house and president obama have come close to this in the past but in the end, they have always avoided a shutdown. not this time, though. at the stroke of midnight the u.s. government partially

shutdown. congress worked but failed to break the sand off over the the health care law. house republicans are pushing for a meeting with senate negotiators to work out a deal that would change the affordable care law and fund the government for six weeks. >> i would hope the senate would accept and discuss this to resolve this for the american people. >> harry reid says he will only agree if the republicans pass a funding bill without changes to obama care. >> we will not go to conference with a gun to our head. >> it's unclear how long the shutdown will last. for now, 800,000 federal workingers deemed nonessential will stay home without pay. national parks are shuttered. >> visitors staying in the hotel or a campground will be given 48 hours to leave. >> veteran support centers are closed. not everything will be affected by the shutdown, overnight president obama signed a bill

to fund u.s. troops. >> if you are serving in harms way we will headache sure you have what you need to -- we will make sure you have what you need to succeed in your missions. >> reporter: the new health insurance marketplace is open for business today. team coverage continues with megan pringle, live at fort mc henry where they are talking about the shutdown, how it could affect us here in maryland. i think we hear the news and think what does this mean for me and maryland. kids, so many of them head over here to fort mc henry for a field trip or lesson about the war of 1812. those lessons will be taught in the classroom because the park is closed for the government shutdown, that's case for a lot of places not only in maryland but around the area. talking about the national

mall, the national zoo, and that's going tow to effect the businesses around the area. this is going to cost a lot of money, not only for the businesses but the people employed. fort mc henry, 40 people at the park. they will be impacted by this. of course, the maryland workers who are employed by the federal government, 250,000 people. a lot of them are learning the tough news. they don't need to report to working, don't check email or do anything, the nonessential joss are going to be cut for now. that's going to hurt a lot of people. >> it is hard to believe, the country as success successful and poweringful as this. >> a lot of us are wondering as we hear the news and process, what does