before we get to the news, a school closing to tell you about. baltimore city, result of a water main break, dunbar and national academy foundation, middle school only, closed because of a water main break, students are out, staff is still asked to report in. dunbar high and national academy foundation middle school, closed because of a water main break. second celebrity eliminated from dancing with the stars. use your tv. look away. come back in 30 seconds if you don't want to know who gets

cut. a torn quad in his thigh. he did his best. ten teams remain in the competition. back next monday here on abc 2. catch that at 8:00. youtube launching musical boards, lady gaga will perform in the first time event. it's going to take place at pier 36 in new york city. it will be streamed on line. the award show will honor artists and songs that youtube fans turn insides to global hits. looking forward to that.

looking at the radar, we are dry as we look outside and see clouds. i will tell you if the dry weather sticks around and the wet weather in forecast coming up. traffic is starting to slow down, here on the west sides, interstate 70, a crash on route 175, another padonia at 83. i will have the latest and drive times coming up after the break. [ telephone rings ] good evening, this is flo. [laughs] yes, i'm that flo. aren't you sweet! licensed phone-ups available 24/7. call 1-800-progressive.

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most accurate forecast. let's look at what is going on now, manchester, as we are waiting for the sun to rise. we see light and we see clouds, this will continue through day. the day before that, as we go in to the afternoon, we are talking about temperatures on the warm side. this morning, we are mild, 59 degrees now in manchester, we should be 52-53 degrees for this time of the year. winds north west, 5 miles per hour. on to union bridge, the temperature at 54 degrees. dew point 54. humidity 100%. saturated with patchy fog in this area. long sleeves in order. we are nice and dry as of now and staying dry if you like the dry weather you are going to love the forecast.

the inner loop slowing down in the wreer. nothing to get in your way from packville to towson. traveling in lutherville, you will need to watchout for a crash west padonia. 83, that's going to be free of delays in downtown baltimore. 95looking good, 395, normal drive time, 6 minutes from the freeway to the toll plaza. northbound in rosedale, disabled car blocking a lane pulaski highway. complicating the commute 175 route 32. be the first to know about

alerts, follow me on twitter at maryland traffic. that's you time saver traffic. morning hours won't look like a partial government shutdown, one is in place. workers still have to report for four hours, limited to work related to the shutdown live securing workstation. congress failed to reach a spending deal to keep the government running as republicans try to delay the affordable care act while democrats in the administration refuse to bend. quote due to the lapse in the funding this website is not available. after funding has been restored alloy time for the website to become web. that's the usda website. we have a few examples of web sites unavailable at our website, we are up and running

at abc2news.com. megan pringle is live where the gates are locked. they are not opening today. fort mc henry is closed. what that means for people, it means no visits to the park, no jobs, no field trips for schools. we are told the park ahead of time, did think this could be a possibility it would happen and it would happen close. they let area schools know. for the 40 peopleing at the park they are uncertain about whether they are going to get paid again. the government is a huge employer in our state. 250,000 people are waking up this morning wondering are they going to get a paycheck and when. we are told they have to report to work this morning and told

most likely unless they have a essential job they need to go home. that means don't open your email or bother checking it or respond to phone calls we will get back to you. that leaves people nervous and wondering what is next? who is this going to hurt the most. listen to what some people we talked to had to say. we have a lot of questions this morning and working for you to get answers. charlie, back to you.

. workers affected by the washington navy yard shoot willing get paid despite the shutdown. civilian workers in the yard building will not be furloughed. for a lot of folks if you are looking for a -- certain types of rifles in maryland, moist of the gun stores are sold out as people really try to get ahead of the new law. the law does go in to effect today to buy a handgun starting today. buyers will need proof they have been through firearms training and have to be finger

printed and pay a licensing fee and restrictions on certain types of rifles and magazines for the rifles have to be limited to ten rounds instead of 20. gun sales through the roof oaf the past year. the law will keep everyone safer from gun violence otion. i never been proud er to be a mailed until the day this passed. gun sales in maryland have been so big the state police are trying to clear up enormous backlog of background checks. the number of guns sold in the first nine months are over

35,000. here is how it works, if you are uninsured you have from today through the end of march to choose an enrollment in a health care plan, close to 45 from which to choose. if you choose a plan by december 15th, it will go in to effect at the beginning of the year. the laws in to effect todays if you use your cell phone, its a primary offense. a girl was killed by a truck driver texting his company while behind the wheel. another law impacting drives in to effect, if you get stopped and not buckled up, a fine of up to $50 for not wearing a seat belt. so with the passengers riding in the front seat.

those under 16 , the driver will be responsible. law carrying the name of grace is among those taking effect tomorrow. the teen took her life after receiving on line threats. grace's law makes ate crime for bullying a child on line. that law goes in to effect today. the death penalty is no longer an option in the state. the governor repealed it making maryland the 18th state in the country to do so. two men killed in the city making september 2nd the deadliest month of the year for 24 murders. june was the worst month. another attorney general proposes the state pay for all day prek for

low income students. he is running for governor and made the suggestion during a speech at salisbury university. the money would come from casino revenues and suggested families with children should be mentored by students training to be teachers to teach the kids to read. people in maryland are doing well for themselves, income data survey has the state ranked first in the list of high income states. howard ranks seconds that wealthiest county in the was the average income of more than $108,000. roger gadell's fault, that the lights went out during super

bowl xlvii. he said gadell always has something up his sleeve. do you think roger turned out the lights? the answer was the commissioner had a hand in it according to some. gadell was talking to john elway and thought he shouldn't be seeing commissioner on the sidelines. the ravens challenging kids to get up and get active as part of the football leagues play dixie campaign. they are encouraging kids to be active for 60 minute as day in fighting childhood obesity. three players will take the challenge to the middle school in elk ridge. this was getting a lot of buzz in newsroom before the show. it's a photograph of torey

smith and his wife. they are eating pasta. upon review, you got to look close, the sign says we are prego. they are expecting their first child today. they were love birds and married in june. i know what you are thinking, check out the look on torey's face. >> we have clouds trying to stream in. lots of sunshine will be had towards the afternoon. what is going on outdoors in bel air this morning. you can see the clouds but also we are starting to see brightening of the skies as well. this will carry over the parkton, a nice day on tap. patchy fog, all in all, dry day on tap. also a pretty nice they on tap. you have to enjoy it. 59 degrees now catonsville.

upper 50s fallston and stevensville. chesapeake beach. goldsboro, 50 degrees. this is what is gone on. the dry ais in placings we have the yeah of high pruthat's going to keep us that way. it's going to pump in warmer air for today. towards the west, a cold front, that will washout. its not going to play a part in the weather. we will have a cold front that does that. we have tropical storm jerry, not moving at all, station nay, and also weakening and doing to stay away from the u.s. the most accurate trend in to potion. we will see clouds through next several days and plenty of sunshine. enjoy that. that high temperature today coming in at 80 degrees. we should be and 72, 73. we want the photo tweeted at abc 2 weather. we will stay dry through saturday and bring in the

chance for rain towards sunday and also monday looking good for your wedding. trouble in arundel, a crab, route 175s at route 32. problems will persist on the beltway. down to 27 miles per hour on the outer loop at liberty road. drive times affected for those of you making the push from 79s down to 95. 15 minutes. also starting to pick up on e beltway in parkville, harford road. 13 minute ride to make the drive from 9 a 95 up to 83. traveling lutherville, a crash has been cleared. nothing to get in you way on the jfx, a nice ride to the city. school closings in

baltimore to pass along. dunbar and the national academy foundation middle school only closed due to a water main break. students are out oh, the staff is asked to report a schedule. dunbar high school and national academy foundation, the middle school water main break caused the closings of those schools for you today. top storys following for you, harry reid says later the u.s. senate will reject a house republican attempt for emergency golf spending bill to make changes to the health care law. debate went past midnight. no spending agreement has been reached. the government sits in partial shutdown. a case of road rage, a man is chased down and beaten. alexia hit the rear tire of a motorcyclist who cut him off. several bikers started to damage his suv.

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good morning, america. breaking news. the united states government is shut down now. no midnight deal in washington. just more partisan fights. >> they've lost their mines. they're trying the same thing over and over again. >> it's about fairness for the

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good morning, america. it was a dramatic night in washington. last-minute moves by congress and the white house. by it has all added up to nothing. no deal. no relief. more stalemate. the government has shut down for the first time in more than 17 years. just under 2 million workers affected right now. consequences for american families growing every day. >> we've already seen immediate impacts. these are live pictures of the statue of liberty, closed right now. the national zoo, with a closed sign. no one showing up at the e.p.a. just one of the places whe no one is going to work. >> all kinds of government activities suspended. no flu monitoring. no irs audits, either. but social security and unemployment checks will go out for now. we have team coverage right now from the white house to capitol hill. let's start with abc's jon karl. >> reporter: george, the shutdown is here. this morning, some 800,000

federal workers are being told to stay home, as government buildings and national parks across the country are closing down. overnight, there was no stopping the shutdown or the finger-pointing. >> senate democrats have offered nothing. yesterday, mr. speaker, they didn't even show up for work. >> what a shameful day this is in the history of the house of representatives. >> reporter: all of the fighting is over a bill that would fund the government for a matter of just six weeks. republicans tried yet again to pass a bill that would tie funding to delaying the key provision of the health care law. the president making any concession when threatened with a government shutdown is a nonstarter. >> you don't get to extract a ransom 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. >> reporter: there's no

negotiating going on. the president had a ten-minute phone conversation with speaker of the house john boehner monday night. their first conversation over a week. it didn't accomplish much. >> i talked to the president earlier tonight. i'm not going to negotiate. i'm not going to do that. i would say to the president, this is not about me. and it's not about republicans here in congress. it's about fairness for the american people. >> reporter: there is one thing they agreed on, the troops will be paid. >> congress has passed and i'm signing into law, legislation to make sure you get your paychecks on time. >> reporter: so, how long will it last? most people, would assume if there's a shutdown it would be for a day or two. i've talked to people on both sides, senior people, right in the middle of this, who say they have no idea how long this shutdown will go on. let's get the view from capitol hill right now. jeff zeleny is there. we're hearing the speaker and the president saying they're not going to negotiate. who is going to blink?