>> the president went onto say it makes no sense. the president lashed out at republicans in the house demanding they vote on a bill to fund the government with no strings attached and what's more the treasury department warns of a economic catastrophe if congress fails to raise the debt ceiling allowing the government to borrow money to pay its bills. stock market slid further with the dow slipping nearly 700 points in two weeks. the house republicans insist they are working to get the government running again. >> because there is an insistence on no negotiations and no talking my way or the highway, we are here. >> house members voted to reopen parts of the government including narration national parks and cans are research but demapped some changes to the health care law before fully reopening the government so democrats say that's not good enough. this morning we know more about the midshipman from the navy academy impacted by the shut down. the school made plans to shift military members into position

held by civilian teachers. 20% of the classes have been canceled and the shut down if it last longer than a week more class also go. >> we have very talented military if a kilt here as well. we-- faculty here as well and we put plans in place where we had military faculty covering some of the classes but that's only sustainable for so long. >> that's language and physics classs are on hold and the navy air force game will happen tomorrow but other sporting events are canceled until further notice. the navy blimp is flying despite the shut down it's on a mapping mission over the skies over baltimore. it's funded by the charging of the services. the mission is in or area and will wrap up in the next few days. freebies available for the furloughed federal workers. ann twerpin dealership is offering free oil changes and the vehicle must be registered in your name. they will keep it going until the shut down wraps up. the panda cam is down and

you can't get to fort mchenry and smithsonian is closed but the national aquarium in baltimore says we are open for business. >> we have had calls of people wondering if we are open and we are. we are a private nonprofit and you know national is in our nation because we are the best in the country and naturally because of that people that visit washington, d.c. come here to visit and we have had the calls and assured everybody we are open for business. >> all right tonight you can get into the aquarium for $12 after 5 p.m. the exhibits will be opened until 9:30 and maryland zoo is also opened. that's good news and the weather is going to cooperate as well. satellite and radar not picking up on a lot in terms of wet weather. we are dry but we have a few clouds. the low clouds at the ground and we have reduced visibility this morning talking about fog. we have about 7 miles in baltimore four in easton along

the eastern shore threein york and reduced visibility is everywhere this morning. so, patchy but it's everywhere. now we look at temperatures this morning and once again we are on the mild side at 71 in the city and we have lots of 60 as cross the board from glen burnie to perry hall and annapolis. e have humidity out there. these dew points are up there so we are more humid than yesterday. let's go back to charley. new this morning a high school teacher from montgomery county is charged with sexually abusing a student. police say richard shember and a female student talked about sex at school and over e-mail. tuesday the girl's parents intercepted an e-mail from the 50-year-old asking for a nude photo. he is held on a 125,000 bond. a person is recovering after being hit by a car near towson university. this happened last night around 9:30 on cross campus drive at york road. baltimore county police say the driver stayed at the scene and the victim was taken to the

hospital and is expected to survive. an update on breaking news we brought you on good morning maryland yesterday. investigators don't suspect foul play in the death of a man found yesterday morning in robert park. reed haynie was 49 and was pronounced dead at the scene. again police don't suspect foul play. and several stores in the northeast plaza shopping center will be closed today. the fire tore through the building yesterday and investigators say the flames started in the back of frank's pizza. game stop image salon little ceasears were badly damaged. coming up, there's been a weekend and you can upgrade the smart phone. best buy is cutting price on two brands. now they are doing it and why they say you need to act fast. a scare for those planning to sign up for obama care what you

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this morning a check of the maryland health benefit exchange website shows it's up and running. the state's online marketplace for health insurance launched tuesday and the volume of people trying to sign up caused

a problem. steps were taken to improve performance and is said to be working better. so many people eligible for health care under the law crooks see this as a golden opportunity. and this morning, karin caifa is working with aid advice how to avoid the possible scams. >> reporter: president obama makes it sound simple. >> just visit health care.gov and compare insurance plans the same way you shop for a plane ticket on kayak or a tv on amazon. >> reporter: but for many americans, the affordable care act can be confusing. and there's a new wrinkle. >> people are believe the government has shut down and what do we do? need to act quickly to get our information and quickly to take advantage of the care act. what if it goes way a. -- goes away scamers know that. >> reporter: among the most common scams phone calls from people claiming to be from the federal government chairman they need to verify personal and financial information for affordable care cards. the cards of course don't

exist. online the coalition against insurance fraud warns of fake exchanges websites and phishing. >>. e-mails appears to be from a exchange or government official you open it and click on a link that could install malware on your computer or take you to a bogus exchange site. >> reporter: fake sites snag personal data and financial information like credit card or banking numbers. whether the scam arrives at the front door on the phone or in an inbox the better business bureau says don't let anyone pressure you. >> look at what your options are and make the best decisions for you without being scared or pushed into it through fear by a con artist. >> reporter: after all coverage under the exchanges won't begin until january 1st and enrollment is open until march 31st. in washington, i am karin caifa. all right. let's talk about the numbers this morning. we are mild. at 66 degrees right now in glen

oak and arnold is at 65. 61 mount airy good morning. manchester is at 67 and 64 in centerville. easton at 63. so these temperatures are going to keep creeping up going throughout the day. satellite and radar not picking up on a whole lot in terms of the wet weather but we have patchy fog and a lot of spots so give yourself enough time on the roadways. as we are going to be under the influence of high pressure once again, mild we do have the warm front that moves through overnight. so we will be in the warm sector for today. the humidity will be out there and also just a slight chance for maybe a popup shower but all in all we will stay dry for today. let's head to the tropics because we are now talking about tropical storm karen. yesterday we teeter to thered on it and figured it would be a tropical storm. winds sustained at 65 miles per hour moving north northwest at 9 miles an hour. and look where this goes yes, the gulf coast definitely that's where it's going to make landfall heading towards the rest of today. but the remnants by this time

of karen will move into our area as we head toward the beginning of next week. so with that, it's going to be bringing us a lot of rain. we need the rain and we don't want it all at once. also, we have a cold front that's going to be work its way in here as well. so you have the remnants of karen and that cold front yes could be putting down a lot of rain. that's what we can expect as of now. abc2 most accurate future trend not picking up on a whole lot. heading towards the weekend another dry weekend on tap and another warm weekend on tap as well. by lunchtime the temperatures at 81. and since we are going to have another nice day send us tweet us at abc2 weather a lovely photo. as we head through the next few days, this is what you can expect. warm feeling like summer by saturday we will be at 86 degrees and by sunday, 85. you can stick around for the next several days. let's check the traffic now with mike. >> reporter: thanks. good morning. here we go. friday. it's friday. nothing on the roads thus far this morning. 695 -- excuse me? >> friday. >> reporter: i am sorry i am

trying to talk myself into this one. give me another 15 minutes and i will get more spicy. 695 north side of the beltway look good. traffic is really an easy go thus far. looking at 695 baltimore national pike looks good. construction related delays. 59 southbound past exit 74 we have an issue. 95 northbound at exit 67 near the white marsh mall construction related delays and 83 northbound past exit 33 also construction related delays. we will take you to 95 northbound past exit 33 south of the city there's some construction related delays. drive times this morning not bad lots of green on the screen. 95 southbound between 895 harbor tunnel throughway and fort mchenry toll plaza taking you about 6 minutes. another check on traffic and weather in less than 10 minutes. mike, he needs royal farms coffee. consumer alert adobe systemswhich makes photo shop software says the are attack

exposed million's private information they took names and credit card numbers to close to 3 million people. adobe says kust inners are notified and -- customers are being notified. grand theft auto game should run more smoothly. they released another update to the game coming out today. the patch will fix the issues that keep players from progressing past the tutorial and supposed to keep the game from deleting characters you build. two weeks after hitting the market best buy is slashing the fries for -- price for iphone 5 c from now until monday you can get it for 50 dollars you will get a 50 dollar gift card with the phone that can be applied to the $1 unhad been device and -- 100 dollar device and offer a similar deal on thesamsung s #. a cans new cancer-- a new cancer center is coming to our area and fido goes to church sort of. how the maryland spca and

catholic church r teaming-- are teaming up this afternoon. and only the force of nature can bring these folks back to work during the furlough. we will head to the gulf where they are bracing for tropical tomorrow karen. we will have the possible path and how it could affect us in the days ahead. mike are you awake? he is on the graphics. we are back in a bit.

another casuality of the government shut down we are not going to get the monthly jobs

report this morning. the department labor says they are too shorthanded to give the information and no word when or if this most recent report will be released. furloughed fema workers are heading back to work to help with the gulf coast as they prepare for tropical storm karen. no word on how they are going to be recalled how many rather karen is expected-- recalled. how many rather. karen is expected to hit this weekend and could bring wind and rain to our area. right now all eyes are on the gulf coast because they are accustomed to but it never gets easy. >> you are right. and you can see the path. models all in place and we like to show you the spaghetti models because they are close together. so when they are close together like that well that means that they are in good agreement. you can see the path there so it takes it to the gulf coast that's where it will make landfall. with that it will dump plenty of ran across the area. we will have the remnants of

karen but also we will have a cold front moving into the area as well. so you heard me say that we need the rain. this should make up for that rain. as we look at bus stop forecast, we are starting off on a foggy note. temperatures on the mild side. look at this. in the mid to upper 60s as we head towards the afternoon. it's another warm day and a very humid day on tap. high temperatures coming in around 85 degrees and by tonight, we will be at 62 degrees partly cloudy and mild and this is what it look like heading towards tomorrow. 86 feeling like summer and the 7-day forecast brings that rain in here as we head toward the beginning of next week. and dropping off the temperatures as well. let's check the traffic with mike. >> reporter: you are talking about fog. let's show you fog. this is 95, we think underneath the 152 so thus far not bad but the foggy commute you know. be smart out there this morning. low beams a must. 695 at baltimore national pike looks good looking south of

town at present moment. this is howard street and in the city between north avenue and west shea street there's construction related delays and as you hop off the jfx you mayencounter delays. 195 outside bwi westbound at exit 1 seeing construction related dela not a big deal. no crashes to bring to your attention. and here's park and go as you jump onto 70 both the west and eastbound lanes looking good. speeds sensors clocking in between 6206-- 62 to 65. 83 past cockeysville right up to the maryland pennsylvania line. another check on traffic and weather together in a little bit. charley to you. friends and family will say bye to angel chiwango a viewing will be held at funeral home on york road. funeral is tomorrow. we are getting a closer look inside a cancer treatment center in harford county. it will begin treating patients

monday. the 60 million dollar facility will provide advance therapies and clinical research trials in a centralized location. you can get a sneak peek at mission barbeque restaurant in canton tonight. it's a charity event to sample the minimum men-- man you items from 5 to 9 for a fee. the event benefits the wound warrior project. the restaurant officially opens its doors on monday. and today is world animal day and there's a special event to celebrate archbishop lorie will bless the animals at the maryland spca. it's the first time elvis itshelter. st. francis is a pay the ron saint of animals. the archbishop will be there today at 2:30. coming up this morning, the government shut down is in full swing with 800,000 people now without a paycheck this morning. coming up at 5, we will tell you war group of federal workers have to show up and they are not getting paid but the people they are protecting

they are being paid. also we are hearing from politician and workers affected by the shut down. what about the kids? a 3-year-old is going to sum it up for you and i would be willing to bet the wisdom he is going to impart is something we could all learn from. back in a bit.

well if you need flu shot this weaning could be the perfect time. the department of health is holding super saturday cline

nicks baltimore county tomorrow between 2 and 10. get a free flu shot and one of 7 different location on a first come first serve basis and doctors say everyone older than 6 month should be getting the shot. >> the flu doesn't know your age or your race. it doesn't know your's 15 if you get -- be you're 15. if you get infected you will be sick. >> har ford middle and other schools. add a few for r more items to the week -- you may want to add a few more items to the weekend grocery list. fall comes in with super foods for example pumpkins not just good for jack-o'-lanterns. >> the seed are high in zinc and that's one mineral that some of us are deficient in and it is very high in something that has been found to reduce

the risk of breast cancer in women. >> sweet potatoes are a healthy choice. doctors say brussel sprouts are good for people fighting breast cancer. try pom granats to decrease the risk of prostate cancer. it's the end of the era one of the well-known business it is closing its doors. you will find out who as good morning maryland at 5 begins right now. >> you're watching the station that works for you now good morning maryland. >> we start off on a dry note and it's going to be a mild day with temperatures in the upper 60s right now. as we head towards the weekend, i will have the forecast coming up for. you now let's check the traffic with mike. >> reporter: hey good morning. a lot of fog this morning just be aware of that. we are watching the fog sensors. new issue in towson this is loch raven boulevard. a report of a car into a building. we will confirm the story with the newsroom a lot of

construction related delays to talk wouldn't traffic side. we will talk-- talk about on the traffic side. charley to you. we have got more breaking news this morning and an update on everything that happened in washington yesterday. so much attention being paid to the nation's capitol for what's going on on capitol hill and the building involving republicans and democrats and the government shut down. now the talks of the debt ceiling raised and president obama weighed in on the matter yesterday in maryland. but yesterday, there were tense couple hours when the car was running wildly through the national mall. we have new information on that right now and tayman bradley is live with the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. a lot of chaos here. the city is jumpy after the navy yard shooting. this time not a gunman but a woman driving recklessly. 47 minutes of chaos in washington. a high-speed chase and lock down of the u.s. capitol. police say 34-year-old myriam kerry is responsible for the frightening moments.

overnight police descended on her stanford connecticut home looking for clues. her family members tell abc news she was suffering from postpartum depression serious enough to requirehospitalization. police visited her childhood home in brooklyn. >> smile on her face and didn't seem like there was a problem. >> reporter: the driver of a black sedan rams into a barrier outside the white house. police swarm the scene but the driver pled away. first shots are fired. pulled away first shots are fired. >> the car tore out of the area. >> reporter: a chase up pennsylvania avenue. the driver stops at the base of the u.s. capitol. everyone inside the capitol complex was told to shelter in place. congressmen walking outside were informed to hide their identities. >> they said take the pen off. we wear these pens around and so he told me to take the pen off because you could be a target. >> reporter: the driver tries to flee and police fire into the vehicle killing the woman.

inside kerry's car no weapons but something much more alarming. a one-year-old baby who was unhurt. two officers one from the capitol police and one from the secret service were injured in the chase. those brave men and women of the capitol police who stopped this threat are not being paid. they won't see their money until the government shut down ends. live on capitol hill, tahman bradley abc news. >> reporter: when the building like the capitol goes on lock down it affects thousands of people including a person from here in rosedale. now steve cook is president of northeastern supply company and was at the ray burn house office building in a meeting with congressman rube erstberger when this happened. the driver of the black car led police on the chase, cook says everyone had to shelter in place and authorities sorted out what was going on. >> we move from the outer to an inner office and shuts the

doors blinds down. >> i was not afraid and felt secure in there. seemed like they got it under control quickly. >> reporter: cook says he meets with ruppe erstberger once a year to talk about what's affecting his industry. authorities are investigating exactly what the motive may have been behind this. reporting live, roosevelt leftwich. a live look across baltimore's inner harbor. a continued run of great weather. some clouds as we moved into the afternoon hours but it was warm. could changes be on the way. >> yes change is on the way especially as we head towards the beginning of next week. because we are talking about tropical storm at least the remnants of a tropical storm. i will detail that later but let's talk about what's going on as you head out this morning. the temperatures once again on the mild side. we are at 67 degrees right now in stevensville and we are working with this morning we have patchy fog out there. frederick's temperature