it got so bad, the suspects accomplice got out of the car and came over to try to calm him down. in the end, they took the victim's backpack, his cell phone, his wallet, his money and they left that man right here. >> if you would be willing to do that in this neighborhood so close to security and police, you are desperate or unhinged a little bit or you just have no fear of consequences. >> reporter: the cops are all over this case. they have enhanced patrols and have undercover things working here to get these guys off the street. live in shaw, i'm pat collins, news 4. four friends of kenny diaz are charged in connection with the murder of the woodbridge teenager. the four teens have not been identified because they are minors were with diaz. diaz was stabbed to death after the encounter. the arrests bring the number of

people charged in connection with diaz's death to 12. police say the confrontation was connected to drug deals. meanwhile, the family and friends of diaz are gathering at a viewing this afternoon in woodbridge. he's remembered for his love of video games and sports especially the redskins. his funeral is tomorrow afternoon. seven alexandria police officers will not be punished for the deadly shooting of taft sellers today. there's video showing they acted in self-defense when they killed the 30-year-old marine. mark segraves is joining us with questions that remain for sellers family. >> family members want to know why they fired at him 37 times. video shows he pulled a gun on police officers. the family says he didn't pull a gun at all.

>> i have mixed feelings about it. it doesn't add up to me. >> reporter: she describes her brother and kind and gentle. she admits he was struggling with thoughts of suicide. >> he did have issues, mental issues that stem from the military. he was seeking help from the v.a. >> reporter: today, alexandria police released the results of the february shooting that killed him. >> the officers use of force was okay. >> i want to talk to witnesses that saw this incident happen. i want to hear out of their mouths what actually happened. >> reporter: when police arrived, this is where they found sellers, crouched in this stairwell with his hands behind his back. at some point, he pulled out a gun and pointed it at police. they say there's video tape of the entire shooting showing police acted in self-defense.

>> officers engaged with mr. sellers for 11 minutes, negotiated with him and only used lethal force when he pointed at them. >> the video shows sellers pointing his gun at police. cook refused to release the video or allow reporters to see it. >> we have shown video to the family. >> we did not see a gun. we did not see him lift the gun. i saw that video tape over and over again. my brother was kind, gentle, he was a good brother, a good son, a good friend to many. he didn't just deserve to die like an animal. you know, he served his country. he just didn't deserve to die like that. >> now chief cook expressed his sympathy for the family but police did act in self-defense. jim and wendy? >> all right, mark segraves. today at the navy yard, the

healing process is helped with a unique group. these are the dogs that spent part of the day comforting workers at the navy yard. they are part of the hope crisis response team. ift's a national group looking to provide emotional support at places impacted by disasters and tragedies. the dogs have been there since saturday. eric holder says the shooting shows there needs to be changes to our gun laws. >> can't say any one piece of the plan is going to stop a specific action, a specific tragedy. it doesn't mean we shouldn't try to do nothing is illogical. so, we will continue the fight. >> holder says the laws need to respect second amendment rights as well as the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. president obama traveled to prince george's county to sell

his affordable health care act. the law takes effect october 1st. millions of uninsured americans will be able to sign up tuesday. he spoke before a packed crowd in maryland. he explained how the program worked. he ridiculed some republicans who are still threatening to block the measure shutting down the government if the act is not defunded. >> they have made such a big political issue out of it trying to scare everybody with lies about death panels and killing granny. right? i mean that's armageddon. so, if it actually works, they will look pretty bad. if it actually works, that will mean everything they were saying wasn't true and they were just playing politics. >> under the health care act, americans will pay about $328 a

month for a mid-tier insurance plan. most qualify for government subsidies. it's for younger consumers. the president and local lawmakers mention the state of maryland when describing the benefits of this health care law. our prince george's bureau chief, tracee wilkins, takes a look at that. >> i know what it's like not to have health care. >> reporter: before president obama took the stage today at prince george's community college, maryland politicians explained why they support obama care. >> i ended up with thousands of bills that were difficult to pay. like so many americans and so many marylanders, i almost lost my home because i didn't have health insurance. >> that is why in maryland, we have chosen to be an early implementer of the affordable care act. [ applause ] >> reporter: on this historic

visit to prince george's community college, president obama focused on the affordable health care act. >> in the wealthiest nation on earth, no one should go broke because they are sick. >> reporter: for an hour, the crowds cheer as the president described how to access the plan. >> same way you shop for a tv on amazon, you just go on and you start looking and here are all the options. >> we know we are serving students every day who are underinsured or uninsured. >> reporter: the president of prince george's community college says this was the perfect place for the president to get his message across. >> i truly believe the middle class is going to rise from the ranks of the students we serve not only here but across the state of maryland. >> reporter: it was clear today how important the affordable health care act is to president obama. he spoke for nearly an hour

reinforcing how easy this program is. coming up, we talk with students to see if they got that message. in largo, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >> one more note about the health care law, administration officials say some may experience a few glitches when the enrollment happens on tuesday. small businesses may not be able to enroll that day. some business owners may have to mail or fax that information initially. the spanish language version will not be ready for a few weeks. coming up, no laughing matter. a comedian charged with assaulting a journalist. big traic trouble may be coming after a dangerous situation as a local road takes a turn for the worst. a movie about the beltway sniper. we talked to the movie makers

about the prosect. veronica? >> a few clouds out there right now, jim. tomorrow morning, overcast.

the erosion near a popular cut through in rock creek park is getting much worse. this is the stretch of road near east and west beach drive in northwest. the news 4 transportation reporter, adam tuss reports traffic is going to get a lot worse while crews try to fix this mess. >> reporter: the road culvert carries all types of traffic, cars, bikes, pedestrians, but the structure is crumbling. it now just drops off. today, d-dot moving protective barriers further. >> the cracks are growing wider. it's not that it's unsafe, but

as a precautionary mesh, we are moving the weight of the traffic from the area where the crack is growing to the securist part of the culvert. >> reporter: d-dot will have to shut down the busy road in rock creek park for months while a new bridge is built. closing this road for a few hours made some steaming mad. >> when you block this, we are concerned about safety issues for police and fire protection. >> reporter: the city says they are close to awarding a contract to shut it down and make a permanent fix. you are looking at the water coming through. this isn't after a heavy rain. when there is heavy rain or snow, it comes through here and does all this damage. you would never know that just up there, on the other side, there are thousands of cars that are coming across the culvert every single day. that's why d-dot says this work has got to be done. >> i have to cross here to get

to work. going around east/west highway is an enormous inconvenience. >> reporter: they have been told once the work starts, more traffic is headed their way. in northwest, adam tuss, news 4. take a last look, folks. right now the old dunbar high school is disappearing piece by piece. workers demolishing the '70s building. a new 120 high school opened last month. this site will become a football field and track for students. dunbar was the first high school in the nation for african-american students. >> yet another beautiful day and the weekend is deliciously close. >> that's right. of course thursday -- hey, we are thinking about the weekend. trying to plan it out. we need rain. we want nice weather for the weekend. we are going to get decent weather for the weekend. let's head outdoors. we have lots of blue for you.

a few clouds across the area now. we are going to see more clouds move in. i'll give you the timing on that cloud cover in just a moment. >> first your evening planner. the temperature is at 76 degrees, mid-70s, many neighborhoods throughout maryland and virginia by 7:00 p.m. down to 71 and into the 60s by around 8:00 to 9:00 this evening. 67 is the temperature. comfortable conditions. mid-60s by the time we get to 11:00, we are clear, we are cool. it's after midnight and early tomorrow morning when cloud cover is going to move into the area. no issues right now. just a few scattered clouds through d.c. and culpeper county. the deal tomorrow morning, sprinkles. we could hold on to that chance until 11:00 a.m. or noontime. by afternoon, we dry out and turn partly sunny. we get sprinkles tomorrow morning. then the possibility on saturday morning, all as a east to northeasterly wind sets up across the area.

for the afternoon, it's sunshine. friday night, clear, a few clouds back early saturday morning. we hit the mid-70s for temperatures on saturday. 75-76 degrees for your first half of the weekend. here we are across the area. frederick county, around areas like maryland and columbia and only 47 degrees tomorrow morning. 56 in town. mid-40s to the west there. upper 40s from manassas to warrenton to falls church. 52 tomorrow morning in maryland. this is what those clear, cool nights do to us, folks. allowing the trees to start to turn. look at this photo sent in from rockville, maryland. seeing just about that much col color. we are seeing more color to the west. up state new york, low color for the shenandoah and skyline drive right now. with a lovely weekend like this, a good weekend for making that drive west, if you want to.

isolated showers for early tomorrow morning. high temperatures hitting 74. 76 degrees, quantico. fredericksburg, high 75 to orange and culpeper. 75 to 76 degrees with a chance of a morning sprinkle on your storm team four day forecast, the weekend is nice. nothing but partly sunny sky. seasonable temperatures. perfect weather for the festivals going on. we have a list of them for you. i was checking them out earlier. lots going on. go to www.nbcwashington.com, check out the list. in a couple minutes we take a look at the early part of next week. coming up, can you trust the online reviews on yelp and city search? we have details that involved a commercial plane with passengers and pilots asleep at the controls. redskins joshua morgan redskins joshua morgan played around

i was honored to serve as governor of virginia. we brought folks together in richmond to focus on creating jobs and getting results. that's the virginia way. and that's why i'm backing terry mcauliffe for governor. terry won't let ideological battles get in the way of making progress.

terry will work with democrats, republicans, and independents to create jobs and move virginia forward. it's important for virginia that we elect terry mcauliffe as our governor. i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad.

hey, did you see that play? want to see it again? the next time you are watching the big game on tv, you'll be able to grab your second screen, that mobile device and see instant replays on twitter. it's part of the new partnership with the nfl, of course an ad will accompany the clip, of course. this is expected to increase the value of twitter, planning to go public very soon. the redskins wide receiver, joshua morgan plays the game for a living. >> off the field, he's had life changing moments. >> it's incredible what he's been through. you hear about all the connections he has. it's astounding. he was a student at virginia tech during the shootings.

his mother was at the pentagon during 9/11. once again, his mother was in the middle of another tragedy, the shooting at the navy yard last week. ♪ >> my mother works in that building. i haven't talked to her yet. she works in that building. >> reporter: 30 phone calls to mom and no answer. just over a week ago, joshua morgan went to practice, but his mind wasn't there. his mother was working at the navy yard at the same location aaron alexis opened fire and murdered 12 people. >> it's like 9/11, she was at the pentagon. it happened to me at virginia tech, with the shooting down there. we are too familiar with it, unfortunately. >> reporter: a seven-hour wait, then he got word his mother was alive. a scare for morgan that he doesn't like to rehash. instead, he wants to help those

affected that day. >> it's nice. >> reporter: a redskins workout with hundreds of military kids at andrews air force base. >> some of these kids are going through the same thing i went through. >> brother and sister is with the navy. they are just, you know, it was tough. it was tough for everybody. we all -- we take a posture and stand with our friends and sister services. it's just -- it was definitely a surreal experience. >> mr. all purpose. >> got that right. >> what you tell me? >> you got that right. >> he said they can't run without him. he's like quarterback and running back and wide receiver. >> reporter: he doesn't want the kids to remember that day. >> i never thought i would meet

the players i knew in the nfl. >> reporter: players hoping to send a message. it was the kids that had a message for a team that hasn't won a game this season. >> i think we should help them back, cheer on them while they are playing. it's what we should do. they helped us, we'll help them. >> we asked josh morgan the last time he did the crab. he said it was middle school. his cousin informed him his mom was okay. he sent a tweet that simply said mom's okay. jim, wendy? >> nice to hear. >> thanks. right now, a celebrity fund-raiser takes an ugly turn between a journalist and comedian with punches thrown. the day after the debate for virginia's governor, a closer look at how the candidates fared. two people behind bars

it wasn't funny. that's what witnesses are saying between an encounter between a journalist and comedian. in the end, people were throwing punches. jackie bensen has more on the comedy routine that ended with a comedian cited by police. >> reporter: the scene of the alleged crime, the d.c. improv comedy club on connecticut avenue on northwest. the event, a celebrity fund-raiser called the funniest celebrity in d.c. josh rogin live tweeted about the show, the acts including the one by the headliner, dan nainan making a joke about how asians can't distinguish between the letters "l" and "r." according to witnesses, he was

confronted and punch, rogin. he tweeted dan nainan punched me in the face. he spoke to nainan by phone. >> the other journalists. >> reporter: nainan says he was infuriated about the amateur performers. >> if you pick on me, that's one thing. why are you picking on these poor people? >> reporter: nainan was given a citation. one thing that complicated this for investigators and everyone involved is the fact there were a lot of journalists, people with twitter accounts, familiar with what happened. in northwest washington, jackie bens bensen, news 4. extensive damage to a home in bethesda after a fire spread through the second floor and on to the roof. the people inside got out before

firefighters arrived. this is on kingswood road. medics took one firefighter to the hospital for treatment of a minor injury. the cause of the blaze, still under investigation. the search is on for a man who robbed a bank in prince george's county. it happened before noon near oxford drive in temple hills. a man wearing medical scrubs walked in, gave a note to the teller. the teller handed over an undisclosed amount of cash. we are watching that massive warehouse fire in the midwest. chris gordon has an update at the live desk. this fire has been burning for the last couple hours in detroit, michigan. fire officials say they plan to let it keep burning. let's show you live pictures now. it's happening inside an abandoned factory on the west side. the good news is no injuries have been reported. detroit firefighters are getting help from firefighters in another town but since this

building is abandoned, they say they will allow it to keep burning while containing the flames. our sister station in detroit says viewers are calling from 30 miles away saying they can see the smoke. again, the important thing, no injuries to report on the fire. at the live desk, i'm chris gordon. the after math of a critical debate. did the candidates for the governor of virginia set out what they planned to do? julie carey was a panelist. they really went after each other with sharp attacks. >> everybody has seen the ad, so you know their themes. ken cuccinelli tries to make the case former dnc chairman mcauliffe doesn't have the experience to be governor. mcauliffe says cuccinelli is too extreme. no surprise those accusations came up last night. terry mcauliffe started with a

lead in the polls especially among women. his objective, to hold the ground. he casted his opponent as someone who limits the rights of women and gay virginians. republican ken cuccinelli paints mcauliffe as someone who trades on political. he doesn't have the experience to be governor. >> we would have to change the state's motto. >> reporter: he was able to capitalize once on that theme. it came when asked about repealing the amendment barring gay marriage and replied he would sign a bill to lift the plan. >> it actually doesn't happen in the form of a bill. it's a constitutional amendment. it never comes to the governor. >> reporter: he used that to push his narrative, he's the mainstream candidate. >> equal rights for gay

virginians. my opponent attacks gay virginians. >> reporter: there was an education question where the candidates were thrown off. do they support changing virginia's law to let schools open before labor day? >> tourism and business is too important. >> reporter: cuccinelli sponsored it on behalf of the school board. >> children outrank tourism. >> reporter: by the way, in the wake of the debate, terry mcauliffe picked up the political action committee. they are putting their support behind him. coming up at 6:00, how they handled a surprise question and it had to do with the redskins. >> thank you, julie. virginia high school students are making strides in s.a.t. scores. the state average for the college entrance exam is up to 1528 this year. virginia is higher than the national average by 21 points in

reading, 14 in writing and eight in math. maryland s.a.t. scores went down for the third year. the average is 1483 there. d.c. students below the average 1400 but it's higher than last year. virginia governor says the higher scores are due to stricter standards in the classroom. cutting stake in gm, which it hoemed during the economic turn. what taxpayers are losing in the deal, a deal that bailed out the u.s. automaker. a commercial jet filled with a commercial jet filled with passengers, both ♪ for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/dcmetro.

♪ for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/dcmetro. a multibillion price fixing scheme targeted car dealers and cost you more to get a new car.

several companies and executives agreed to plead guilty to conspireing to fix products sold to american companies. eric holder announced the case and says the overseas companies agreed to pay $1.5 billion in criminal fines. honda, toyota, ford, gm and chrysler were victims for the seam. >> they targeted united states consumers. as a result of these conspiracies, americans paid more for their cars. >> it's unclear how much it added to the price of the cars. the treasury department is launching sales of general motors stock. the government owns 7% stake in gm. in 2009, they received a 61% stake in the company in exchange for the $49 billion bailout that kept them afloat. the treasury department sold off

800 million gm shares and says the remaining shares will be sold by april 1st. taxpayers are likely to lose $10 billion on the deal. two brothers paying the price for a deadly listeria outbreak. they did not adequately clean the cantaloupe on their farm. two years ago, that tainted fruit killed 33 people, made more than 140 others sick across the country. still to come tonight on news 4 at 5:00 -- >> how many people have you killed? >> sorry. >> the director behind the controversial movie on the beltway snipers tells why he decided to make the film. i'm liz crenshaw. how often do you buy your lunch? a new survey shows you over time how much it really costs. my story is coming up. hey, everybody, we have mild sunshine where it's 76 degrees. tomorrow morning, cool, overcast

and could be seeing a little wet weather in parts of our

it was a horrifying three weeks in october, 2002. they were on a shooting spree that killed ten people in our community. tomorrow, a new film opens in our area. it tries to tell the story from the perspective of those gunmen. aaron gilchrist sat down with the two men behind the movie. >> three bodies. more than that. >> a depiction of the men who brought terror in our lives, "blue caprice" is based on the beltway sniper attacks. don't expect to relive the assaults. >> it focuses on the relationship between the father and son. >> reporter: alex moore wanted to explore how violence is an expression in america. over 20 days in october, 2002,

they killed ten people in maryland, d.c. and virginia before they were caught sleeping in the blue caprice. actor isaiah washington took on the role reluck tanltly. >> they had the same bias i had about him. he's a monster, he's this and that. no way i'm going to touch this. it's not what people think it is. >> reporter: the film opens with an abandoned lee malveaux who becomes a father figure and tor meanter. >> how many people have you killed. sorry. dad! dad! >> reporter: it travels down a twisted road of manipulation and brainwashing. >> want to try it? the kids a natural. >> not trying to provide easy answers. only trying to create an intense humane dialogue. >> reporter: washington had a physical reaction and was

overwhelmed with the movie when he watched it. there are thoughts many find familiar like it or not. >> humanity, that, as an artist is what i was going for. if we get it right, people will be in conflict or add odds with what they think they know. >> reporter: the last ten minutes of the movie addresses the sniper attacks about as much time as those of us who lived through them could handle. aaron gilchrist, news 4. >> it opens tomorrow at two theaters, the west ends cinema in d.c. and the afi silver theater in silver spring. let's check out the stories trending online today. >> a dramatic rescue on the train tracks. a hiker finds more ice than expected on a glacier. >> not one, but two pilots asleep in the cockpit. authorities aren't identifying the airline, yet. the commercial plane was capable

of carrying 350 passengers. the pilot said they were short on sleep. they began alternating 20 minute naps, then eventually both fell asleep at the same time. auto pilot was on. the pilots reported the incident after it happened. this is a video making the rounds on the internet. three strangers save a man. the man who fell said he had a couple drinks to celebrate passing the medical boards. he doesn't remember anything elsz. thanks to a few strangers, he's expected to be fine. a french mountain climber found a treasure troef of jewels on a glacier. they were in a medal box, worth about $330,000. however that box is believed to be from the wreckage of an air india plane crash from five decades ago. the french government is trying to find the rightful owner. if no one comes forward, the

mountaineer may be able to keep the jewels. >> you are not bored with the weather, are you? i hope not. if you are, take a look at this image. it's butte, montana. they have winter storm warnings. they got 18 inches of snow. it's piled up in the national weather service there. they could get another two. then rain by monday. around here, oh, we are wishing for a little bit of rain for those areas that are starting to get drier and drier. for the weekend, you wanted sunshine. for the evening, moonlit. we drop to the mid-60s by 11:00 p.m. a chilly start to the day tomorrow. upper 50s to 60 degrees. we could have a little bit of wet weather around here. chance of sprinkles starting at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. we'll keep that going until 11:00 a.m. to noontime. temperatures throughout the area, not too bad. 47 degrees in kensington. prince george's county, that

area, new carrollton, largo, 45, 55 degrees. chevy chase, upper 40s for you. again, a chance for sprinkles. i don't think it's enough where you want to carry the umbrellas. it's hit or miss and pockets of sprinkles until 11:00 a.m. or noontime when the temperatures push into the upper 60s. we'll hit a high of 76 or 77 degrees. mostly sunny by tomorrow afternoon. here is a look at the temperatures across the area. bethesda, good afternoon to you. oakton, 76 is the high temperature tomorrow. 76 in alexandria, camp springs pushing into the mid-70s. big weekend for the fairs going on. a lot of festivals. low to mid-70s with morning sprinkles on friday. calvert county fair, prince frederic, maryland. that is a good one to go to. early part of next week, we are dry after a very fine weekend in the mid-70s. in fact, coming up, this time

next week, the next best chance of rain. upper 70s. humid. could get showers and storms next week at this time. back to you. >> all right. >> a legal debt collecting scheme involving text messages. online reviews. are they real? going out to eat at lunch? it may be costing you more than you think. liz crenshaw is here with much more. >> going out for lunch costs money. we'll talk about that in a minute. we begin with text messages used in illegal debt collection scheme. a california based debt collector will pay $1 million to settle charges brought by the federal trade commission. they say the collector used english and spanish text messages to collect debts without proper disclosure. he says he lied about portraying his company as law firms who could sue and garnish victim's wages. the government found they revealed debt to consumers

families, which is illegal. if you have ever wondered if an online review of your favorite restaurant was fixed or doctored up? you are right to be skeptical. the new york attorney general is cracking down on companies that wrote fake reviews. many of the businesses reached out on craig's list to ask the public to write those positive reviews for cash. fake reviews popped up on sites like yelp, google local and city search. writers were paid between $1 and $10 per review. they have to pay $350,000 in fines to the state of new york. want to know how much it's costing you to eat out every day? it will make you want to pack your lunch. americans who eat lunch out spend nearly $1,000 a year. the survey says people who eat out twice a week, they spend about $10 for lunch.

it's an average of $18 a week. $936 every year. visa says men outspend women for lunch on a weekly basis by 44%. before i go, i want to talk about a story i have airing at 11:00. hailing a taxi cab has gone high-tech. a lot of people are using phone apps to catch up with taxi cabs. they have only approved a handful of apps that are to be approved. find out if the taxi app you use has been approved. that's tonight on news 4 at 11:00. see you then. stay awake with me. >> we will. they are calling him dr. ma gyver. what to do when the heimlich maneuver didn't work. ahead in minutes -- >> reporter: the affordable care >> reporter: the affordable care act and a surcharge of 5

i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. for 30 years i've worked as an obgyn, my job is to protect the health of women. so i'm particularly offended by ken cuccinelli. cuccinelli wants to make all abortion illegal ... ... even in cases of rape and incest.

... even to protect a woman's health. i want a governor who's focused on schools and creating jobs, not someone who wants to do my job. who's ken cuccinelli to interfere in the lives of women across virginia? today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site.

now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers.

a doctor is being called a hero after performing a track yacht my. he did it using a pocket knife and pen. we have more on the tense moments inside a california restaurant where it all unfolded. >> it was a great evening. >> reporter: with kern county leaders in the restaurant including the state senator. >> i was sitting at a table of six and he suddenly jumped to his feet, went behind a woman and asked her if he would like her to do the heimlich maneuver. >> reporter: she was choking on

her piece of stake. >> yes, he had a napkin in front of her face. >> reporter: her husband and a mark waiter attempted the heimlich maneuver, she still wasn't getting oxygen. >> people were getting worried. her lips were turning purple. >>reporter: that's when the doctor stepped in. >> he asked for a knife and did the surgery there. >> it involves making a small incision in the windpipe and inserting a device to allow air to flow. >> they called 911. >> reporter: with the assistance of several other doctors, she started breathing on her own. >> she regained her color. by the time the fire department showed up, she was sitting up and alert and alive. >> i'm glad and everyone else

involved is glad she's safe. >> reporter: safe and according to family and friends, doing well at home. >> she's been a leader in our  community. she's loved. she has done so much for our community. i don't think any of us are ready to let her go. >> the director of the national institute of health happened to be in the restaurant at the time and assisted in the surgery. >> right now at 6:00, an i-team exclusive. a new growing trend among graffiti artists and the targets are national parks. >> 30 shots fired at one suspect. a decision about the justification about the shooting. >> smokers in virginia and maryland could have to pay extra, a lot extra for health insurance. good evening, i'm wendy rieger sitting in for vim advance. >> i'm doreen gentzler. we begin with avoiding a

government shutdown. there are furious efforts on the house and senate sides ahead of a vote scheduled for noon hour tomorrow. the potential deal comes as news 4 learned many workers are being told if they will be furloughed. steve handelsman is on capitol hill with the latest activity. it's changing by the minute. >> reporter: everybody in our town knows, you have a deal and it's not done until it's done. tomorrow, a senate vote. it has to go back to the house where they passed a measure the senate wouldn't pass. with five days left, the maneuvering is frantic. there's certain to be a nasty fight in a few weeks over the debt ceiling. maybe, maybe not in the next few days. with the government shutdown still possible on tuesday over obama care, the president was out selling his controversial plan that kicks off on tuesday. >> knowing you can offer your

family the security of health care is priceless. now you can do it for the cost of your cable bill. probably less than your cell phone bill. >> reporter: this was maryland. he said insurance in this state will cost $80 a month for a single 25-year-old. $164 for a family of four. that would help the economy. the president said republicans know it. >> once it's working well, i guarantee you, they will not call it obama care. >> reporter: republicans in the house vow to kill it. >> i think obama care is the biggest threat to our budget and our culture. >> reporter: many in the gop would postpone the showdown. >> we are not going to shut down the government. >> reporter: 59% of the public said no to funding obama care if it leads to a government shutdown. >> it may mean americans say it's the law, we might as well see if it works for awhile. they are willing to give it a try. >> reporter: two weeks looms a