daring jewelry heist. the crooks got away with $500,000 in jewels. police released this video at rivertown jewelers in oxon hill. they have not caught the suspects. they entered through the roof and used a blow torch to break into the safe. darcy spencer has a full report ahead in our second half hour. a showdown over a possible government shutdown. within the hour, president obama urged the house to pass the spending bill the senate approved this afternoon. the senate version funds the government through november. it also blocks a republican effort to defund the president's health care law. if congress does not reach an agreement on this bill about one-third of the federal work force could be furloughed on tuesday. >> this grand standing has real effects on real people. federal government has a large role across the country and touches the lives of millions of

people and those people will be harmed. >> a spokesman for house speaker john boehner released a statement returning the president's accusations of grand standing. a government shutdown would impact people working, living and playing in d.c. trark and recycling would stop. so would parking tickets. you won't be able to get a drivers license renewed. the smithsonian museums and the national zoo, closed. day cares and federal buildings would close their doors. mayor gray is trying to have all city workers declared essential personnel. the federal government could reject the plan. scott macfarlane has new details. >> an hour ago, president obama revealed he spoke to the president of iran. that's the first contact between the top leaders in more than 30 years. the iranian president confirmed they talked by phone.

the conversation centered on efforts to reach an agreement over iran's nuclear program. president obama called a u.n. resolution demanding syria give up chemical weapons, a huge victory in his speech. the u.s. and russia had that deal. at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. if you ever drive in maryland, you are going to want to listen to this. new laws about using handheld devices while you are driving going into effect in a few days. if you are caught talking while driving, that means a hefty fee. adam tuss has more on the changes. >> reporter: it's so hard for so many drivers. you want to pick up the cell phone and you want to talk. you are being warned, come tuesday in maryland, if you are talking on the handheld device, well the police will pull you over. hang up or go hands free. the message dialed up loud and clear for thousands of drivers

on wisconsin avenue in bethesda. is everyone getting the message? >> it explains why i have been pulled over in the past. >> reporter: you are a bad offender? >> many times. >> reporter: now that he knows about the new law, he'll think twice, but -- >> sometimes you need to communicate. obviously the call can wait and safety is important. in our minds, the alternative is texting. >> reporter: see how they stand-up. in d.c., there are handheld and texting bans. in maryland, it moves to a primary offense tuesday. there has a texting ban. in virginia, no handheld ban, but there is a texting ban. >> i did not know that. not until you told me. >> reporter: safety groups tell us they expect enforcement to step up with the new law. get caught once, it's a $75 fine. twice, $125, three times, $175.

some local drivers say they have already paid the handheld price. >> when it first started in d.c., i got caught twice, in my neighborhood an another time my daughter's teacher was walking by. it was embarrassing. >>reporter: did it change your behavior? >> yeah. the fine is big, too. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00, some say this change shouldn't affect them at all and they are surprised it took this long to get this law as a primary offense in maryland. reporting live in bethesda, adam tuss, news 4. bikesharing is now a reality in montgomery county. the capital bikeshare opened the first maryland station in rockville today. 50 other stations are planned along metro's red line inside the beltway. eventually, more than 400 of those red bikes will be available for you to rent in montgomery county. crime numbers just in from

fairfax county show a friend. it's the spike in certain offenses that caught our attenti attention. david culver is live outside police headquarters. you combed through the numbers, what did you find? >> if you look at the numbers from 2011 and 2012, the total crimes, you would feel good about the direction the county is heading. when you look at specific offenses and we did just that, you may be alarmed. some residents we showed the numbers to were concerned. police in virginia's most populated county is not easy with more than 1.1 million residents and rapidly growing, fairfax county police keep busy. you see a lot of police around? >> yes, all the time. it's a good thing. it's always a good sign. >> reporter: he lived and worked here in the county for two years. he felt good when we told him the number of overall crimes fell last year. while the total number of crimes against persons went down less

than a percent, there were some increases. the three offenses, homicides up 33%. kidnapping abduction up 11% and forcible sex offenses almost 2.5% up. when you see the specifics, does it change your impression of how you interpret it? >> yeah. gambling is one thing, but other crimes are worse in my mind. >> reporter: he wasn't the only one with that reaction. >> things like that are more important to me, especially being a girl. i feel we are safer here than any other county. to see those numbers go up, it's scary. >> reporter: we asked the police about the specific increases. here is what they had to say about the homicides. >> these are people who know one another or have relationships already established. for whatever reason, there typically is an altercation resulting in a death. >> reporter: for the most part, they are not random killings.

the department employs a team to battle the domestic cases. despite certain increases in offenses, residents like davis still feel safe here. >> for the most part, i haven't seen much crime out here. i'm happy about that. >> reporter: if you live or have driven through fairfax county, you have noticed the urbanization and building up. coming up at 6:00, i'm going to show you how the policing is going to adjust for the folks here in the county. reporting live at police headquarters, i e'm david culve news 4. we are going to tell you about a rainfall that is so controversial, the a vent had to be moved. >> we have new details about the navy security plans before the attack. inmates escaped from custody. the surprise is who picked up the phone and turned them in. >> doug is keeping an eye on the weekend. weekend. >> the weekend forecast, if

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she was beloved by her church. she worked two jobs and loved talking to people. tomorrow, silvia frasier will be remembered. she died after being air lifted from the shooting. she managed network security and worked a night shift at walmart. silvia frasier was 53 years old. we have breaking news right now at the live desk. scott macfarlane has new information on security at the navy yard in the weeks before the shooting. >> the navy was recently seeking new security equipment for building 197 at the navy yard. building 197. scrapped the plans yesterday in the wake of the mass shooting in building 197. the news 4 i-team as a copy of

the navy solicitation for panic alarms and electric lock system. the contract is dated september 20, 2013. the exact date is unclear. it was is sight of aaron alexis' shooting spreet. that was last monday. a navy official tells me the contract is now scrapped. instead, a sweepi inin ining re has been called for in the building. once federal law enforcement completes the investigation. it's unknown how long the rehabilitation will take. scott macfarlane, news 4 i-team. dozens of d.c. paramedics have a new medal after they were honored for their work at the navy yard. they got a medal of excellence. he says the paramedics showed just that as they helped the injured after gunfire erupted

inside the navy yard last week. a health alert for parents and student athletes tonight. a teenage hockey player is in the hospital battling a mrsa staff infection. it can be deadly if not caught and treated quickly. the student played in the northern virginia hockey league that plays all over the area. that teenager is expected to recover. climate scientists are more confident we are to blame for global warming. a report says it's extremely likely humans caused the changes in the atmosphere since the 1950s. the report warns we should expect more heat waves, floods and draughts. the u.n. is working on a deal to restrict global emissions within two years. the impact of greenhouse gases could last hundreds of years. it looked like it was going to be rainy out there today. did it? i kept thinking it's going to rain. >> that eels the thing with the

clouds. the clouds had dark underbellies today. no rain out of those at all. the clouds, they did look like they had a lot of moisture. not a lot, if you are looking outside now. you can take a look. we have the cumulus clouds with the dark underbellies. normally, it means rain. there's not enough moisture in the atmosphere. temperatures sitting at 74 degrees. the winds are calm. dew point at 53. in the 70s across the area. 70s in gaithersburg. 69 in baltimore. 70 in leesburg and gaithersburg. culpeper is the warm spot, temperature there, around 75. storm team 4 radar. nothing to show here. watch what happens when we move out to the entire eastern half of the nation. nothing to show here. maine down to florida and st. louis. nothing in our area at all as far as rain is concerned. we need to see rain. itis been dry over the past

month or two months. with the clouds, you are thinking maybe a little bit. no rain associated with the clouds. this is the satellite and radar together. no green here. the cloud cover, we have seen the clouds come through. an upper level cold pocket helping to produce the clouds today. we'll see the same scenario tomorrow. notice where the clouds are coming from. they are coming from the ocean. a north to northeasterly flow off the ocean to get in the way of the moisture. tonight, 57 in d.c. 46 in gaithersburg. 45 in frederick and 47 in leesburg. another chilly night. this is about seasonable. we are going to see more cool weather as we move through the rest of fall. high temperature tomorrow, 73 in leesburg. 70 in annapolis and 74 in washington. plenty of sunshine to the west. farther east, more clouds. a mixture of sun and clouds. the events going on tomorrow, heads up for those. if you are thinking of going up and looking at the foliage, most

of it on the low side. the finger lakes looking good there. high color for us. moderate color in parts of the mountains to the west. really, that's it. we have to wait a couple more weeks. if you are heading to the mountains, it's looking great. great for everybody. 76 sunday. temperature 77 on monday. 80 on tulz. as we move through the next seven days, as we talked, not much in the way of rain chances. temperatures going up a bit. the average high this time of year, back to 74. looks like we'll be above average each of the next seven days. an update tonight to a story that has a lot of parents concerned. we went to belmont middle school and discovered they started building a fence to keep kids from jaywalking. they captured this nerve-racking video of students playing frogger to get to school. loudoun school officials tell us the fence is an attempt to keep

them from jaywalking. parents want more convenient crosswalks. this is the immediate solution. the fence should be finished by monday. they turned themselves in one by one after a house party. the wild night at the home of a former nfl player. it ends with an arrest. we are

tonight, half a dozen people face charges in a well publicized underage drinking party after a former nfl players house. police looked through social media accounts. the party happened in up state new york. his son started seeing tweets about it. holloway was in florida at the time.

damage to the home is estimated at $20,000. >> they had a chance and they decided that was not a direction that would work for them, which i totally did not get. >> do you have any indication they are sorry, they have learned a lesson? >> some are remorseful, some are not. >> reporter: what about the parents? >> it's a wide range. >> police are still trying to identify 300 other teens. tonight is one of the top high school football games of the year. >> jason is back from the schools and found one player who gave up his basketball dream to participate in this rivalry. >> it is. when you think about the high school, the first thing that comes to mind is the basketball program. now the football team is starting to catch up. for the last four years, they have gotten the beth on the football field. they are hoping to turn the tides. the head coach has many talented

players. one player did stand out above the rest. at the catholic high school, they have a football program that's produced many nfl stars. when you play for them, there's always big shoes to fill. offensive lineman brock rubble is up for the challenge. >> once he gets to college and football is all he's doing and gets a good meal plan and running consistently, the sky is the limit for him. >> reporter: he wears a size 20 shoe and he's 6'9", 310 pounds. rubble has scholarship offers from several colleges across the country. >> everything you get is a product of hard work. once i made the decision to play football, it wasn't me half stepping, once i realized it, i did it full go. i work hard every day. it's really worked out. >> reporter: two years ago, the game wasn't so easy. the senior almost gave up playing football.

>> it's tough. he played three sports. it's tough. he commutes an hour and a half every day. all that factored in to him not knowing if he wanted to continue football. >> i used to be a basketball player. that's what i thought i was going to be. that was one of my first dreams. after sitting down with my parents and having input from the coaches, we realized it wasn't a good idea. obviously, it's one of the better decisions i have made. >> reporter: tonight, he faces good council. rubble and the rest of the teammates haven't defeated the falcons. the trophy room is filled with accomplishments but missing the wcac trophy. that's at good council. >> they are a great team. knowing this is a good team and we are going against a good team, we have been intense. we have been focused and ready to go. >> they kick off tonight at 7:00. the game will be played at the prince george's sports and

learning complex. guys? right now at 5:00, we are in the community. >> new reaction and video after a bold jewelry heist. coming up, the pictures tell the story. how thieves got away with $500,000 worth of jewels. thousands are coming here to honor fallen firefighters. we'll tell you why a salute to heroes could be on the chopping block. police get an unexpected call when inmates make a run for it. >> they unlocked it

the headlines, three women in arlington say they woke up, found a strange man standing in their bedrooms. it happened at the meridian apartments on taft street. police are looking for him.

midnight monday is when the government runs out of funding. there could be a partial government shut down. tonight, a jewelry store heist is caught on tape. news 4 has the moment the thieves entered the jewelry store in prince george's county. >> they got away with $500,000 in merchandise. darcy spencer has more in oxon hill. >> reporter: whoever created this burglary was organized and skilled. they were able to wipe out a family business of 25 years in just two hours. here is the jewelry store behind me. it's in the rivertown commons shopping center. the burglars cut a hole in the roof of this business and lowered down some tools. they were sophisticated enough to cut the wires to the security system to get in undetected. once inside, they used a blow

torch to blow a hole into the safe. it was fortified with steel and concrete. they spent a couple hours in there, got inside the safe and sold $500,000 in jewelry wiping out everything from the family business. talking to people at the shopping center, there was also a break in at a clothing store. someone knocked down the wall of a business and stole thousands of dollars worth of clothing. let's hear from the store manager in the shopping center who is concerned. >> i locked my doors as soon as it's time to get out of there. you have to watch yourself. you know, people trying to steal. luckily, i sell pizza instead of jewelry. people are not trying to break into my store to get chicken wings and pizza. they want the jewelry, money and clothes. >> reporter: this happened back in may. police initially said they were following good leads in the case. that did not pan out. no arrests have been made.

they released the video hoping to drum up leads. anyone with information is asked to call the police. i did speak to the owners inside the business. it's a very small family owned business. they did not want to go on camera, but they were able to reopen a couple weeks after the burglary. darcy spencer, news 4. police want you to take a good look at this picture. this is surveillance from the suntrust bank on old branch avenue in temple hills. this suspect walked into the bank around 11:00 yesterday morning and demanded money from a teller. he was last seen speeding away in a gold colored suv. anyone who recognizes this man, call the prince george's crime solvers hot line. >> eight hyattsville teens are okay after a car drove into them. investigators tell us the 19-year-old student lost control

of his honda civic and slammed into eight rotc students standing in formation. he was not speeding, but they did charge him with negligent driving and without supervision. he does not have a license yet. more embarrassing video. nsa sin speck tor general said some workers misused the system. some of the cases, they were spying on their spouses, boyfriends or girlfriends. those employees were allowed to retire before they could be punished. the details emerged in a letter to the senate. nsa told lawmakers the surveillance violations were unintentional and rare. someone is going around damaging cars near the fredericksburg station. according to the freelance star, there's been an increase in vandalism in the vre parking lot.

13 cases of vandalism this year where riders came back to find smashed windows and slashed tires. that's nearly triple when there were four reports during the same time last year. news 4 is learning a government shutdown could have an impact on fallen heroes. a national memorial service for firefighters. mark segraves spoke to the mother of a firefighter who calls the cancellation of the tribute unthinkable. >> for 32 years our nation honored the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for firefighters. now the federal shutdown threatens that tradition. >> how can the country allow this memorial service not to happen? >> reporter: the national firefighters memorial service is scheduled for next weekend at the memorial site in maryland. the memorial is on the campus of the national emergency training center. that's a federal facility. >> if the government will shut that down, the campus will be

closed and we will not be able to conduct the memorial service. >> reporter: the families, friends and colleagues of 81 firefighters killed in the line of duty are planning to travel here for the memorial service. cathy, whose son kenny was killed trying to rescue a family in prince george's county, knows what the memorial service means to the families. >> you experience this tragedy and people tell you how sorry they are for your loss. but then to go to this service and to see his name, to see kenny's name physically on this monument, actually validated what he did. >> reporter: if the shutdown becomes reality, the memorial service will still go on. organizers say having it at some remote location with no connection to the memorial would add insult to injury. it may be their one and only time to come to emmittsburg to

see the memorial and the bronze plate with their firefighters name. they won't be able to do that. >> i can't believe that our congress would not allow that to happen. >> how do i tell those 81 families that their nation cares for their loved one, but you can't go to the memorial to see their name. i don't have an answer for that yet. >> if the government shuts down, i can assure you that if you call 911 and call for help, those firefighters are still going to show up. they don't shutdown. >> organizers say the shutdown would force them to find new accommodations for the families traveling here. the cost for moving the service could cost $100,000. we reached out to fema and they did not return our calls. at the live desk, details on a lockdown at ft. hood, texas. >> a scary incident for a base

that went through a shooting in 2009. rumors of an active shooter forced them to shut down for a short time today. emergency officials responded and discovered there was no shooter on the base. they couldn't take chances. 13 died during the attack in 2009. major nadal hassan sentenced to death for that. police in oklahoma got a tip from escaped prisoners from an unlikely source. they were going from oklahoma to tennessee. they had to stop at a hospital on the way. one needed medical attention. while the guards were out of the van, other prisoners took over and escaped. the remaining prisoners worried they would be swarmed by police if they followed the instructions of the 911 operator. >> sir? >> i want it noted that i'm in the van right now. i'm shackled up. it's not going to look good

walking through the street. >> in a few hours, all the escaped prisoners were located. another shutdown in washington. it has nothing to do with a budget battle. a rare look at what's ahead for the southwest waterfront. we are looking good outside right now. a look at american university where the sun is beginning to shine. the temperatures below average today. wait until i s

lung cancer or lung is on the rise and other problems as well in new york. doctors are blaming hurricane sandy. doctors believe that superstorm led to more cases of pulmonary

disease in staten island. mold could be a factor. there are some of the same ailments in responders to the world trade center after 9/11. tonight, a belgian student is recovering from a coma after being pushed to drink five gallons of water. he fell into a coma two days after the event. he asked to stop drinking the water. other students forced him to continue drinking. the student who is participated in the hazing will be disciplined. a judge orders another state to allow gay marriage. >> new jersey state judge rules they must allow same-sex couples to marry. the supreme court decided the federal government must recognize it in states where they are legal. they delayed the ruling to allow the state to decide whether to

appeal. governor chris christie wanted tote r voters to decide. at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. firefighters and guns. we'll tell you about the controversial raffle that had to move out of one communi

disapproval from the county won't stop a group of volunteer firefighters from raffling off shotguns. >> they are taking their fund-raiser elsewhere to raise thousands of dollars. >> tracee wilkins has our report. >> reporter: without question, the volunteer fire department is committed to saving lives. that message is clear. prince george's county fire officials worry the department's image would be tarnished if they raffled guns to raise money. >> we just were very uncomfortable with the gun show held at a public safety agency. >> last year, the volunteers moved the raffle to charles county and they are doing it again this year, except this

time they are teaming up with the brian road department. the fund-raiser will be held at their firehouse. i spoke with the chief. he did not want to go on camera, but explained part of the reason for the fund-raiser is that facility there. it's dated and talked about that truck that is more than 15 years old, meaning it's way beyond the expiration date. >> not trying to deny anybody their constitutional rights. we felt uncomfortable with the message. things worked out. they were able to conduct their fund-raiser in a neighboring jurisdiction. >> reporter: tickets are $45 and there will be beer at the event along with a long list of shotguns and rifles they are going to raffle off. i spoke with a spokesperson for charles county government. she tells me this is perfectly legal because they have all the permits necessary. that means no live ammunition when the weapons are being raffled. i'm tracee wilkins, news 4.

the national rifle association is adding its two cents to the virginia governor's race. the group will spend a half million dollars worth of ads against democrat terry mcauliffe. beginning monday, they will target mcauliffe for the progun stances. the ads will air online and television. it's to benefit ken cuccinelli, a long time gun rights advocates. there are changes ahead when it comes to going to the doctor. >> it's part of the affordable care act. it changes the way we are treated by our doctors. doreen gentzler takes a look at the laws four biggest impacts. >> patients will begin to get the right care from the right person at the right place and the right time. >> reporter: the affordable care act isn't just about health insurance. it's going to change your experience at the doctors office. dr. reid is president of the

american academy of family physicians. one of the changes is more on prevention like screening, flu shots and medical tests will be free. >> this is huge. a lot of what goes on is that diseases manifest because we don't have people coming in for prevention. >> reporter: with many more people having access to health care along with an ageing population and more medical students going into specialty fields, experts say another impact of the aca could be a shortage of general practitioners. they are anticipating a shortage of $50,000 by the year 2020. that could mean number three, the person seeing you at the next doctor's appointment may not be your doctor. some question whether it's a good thing. >> there are a lot of things that can be done in my office that doesn't require the physician. you may see a nurse practitio r practitioner, a p.a., maybe a nurse visit for blood pressure check.

a lot of chronic disease and prevention can be handled by many members of the team. >> reporter: for some things, you may not interact with your doctor at all. they transition to electronic medical records. >> that means to go ahead and have access to patients where you can access your record, ask me questions. you can take care of things before you come in so we can focus on them. >> reporter: doreen gentzler, news 4. starting next week, americans will be able to purchase their own insurance through a government run marketplace or health exchange. to learn more about the health exchanges go to www.nbcwashington.com and search aca. let's take a live look at union station. tomorrow is the 25th anniversary of the station's grand reopening. that was 1988, union station has seen steady growth with the addition of retail stores. commuters have access to the

local metro, as well as amtrak and commuter bus lines. 37 million people commute through there a year. >> let's take a look at the weather. doug? >> how is it looking for the weekend? >> good. if you are going out, no matter what you are doing, here, the mountains, toward the beaches, it's a great time of year to head to the beach. the evening planner, as the sun goes down at 6:58, before the 7:00 hour now. we are talking about us losing two to two and a half minutes of daylight each day. we'll be down to 70 at 7:00. 67 by 9:00 and 64, clear and cool for this friday evening. if you have plans, maybe a dinner out or going to the movies, should be great no matter what kind of plans you have. >> high temperatures tomorrow, 71 in germantown. upper marl bore row, 72. annapolis, 70 degrees, too. one of the events to take a look

at, clarendon day tomorrow. 8:00 going for the run, 59 degrees. good running weather. plenty of sunshine around 11:00. between 2:00 and 5:00, temperatures are looking good. an event for st. jude, i'll be there. come visit me. we'll talk about a fashion show for st. jude hospital. come out there. as far as the radar is concerned, nothing to talk about. d.c. metro area, same tomorrow. 73 in alexandria and 74 in fairfax. northern virginia on the nice side tomorrow. the coolest spot gaithersburg. back toward warrenton, 72 degrees. 73 in culpeper. 73 in orange. quantico 72 degrees. the next couple days we are going to warm up. the average high temperature is 74. we are going up to 76 on sunday. sunday is a great day. if you have the kids, maybe a baseball game, a t-ball game looking good there. 77 monday. october 1st hits and the temperatures go up to 80

degrees. i think we get a little above that wednesday and thursday. the highs low 80s. nice and warm. the great stretch of weather continues for the next seven days right there. guys? >> thanks, doug. when we come back, a woman getting death threats because of what she posted on facebook. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood at the national aquarium in downtown washington. it's open all this weekend. it's open all this weekend. the bad 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.

here is what's trending today. a kansas woman is jobless and receiving job threats after she post add controversial post on facebook. she says she did not consider the military heroic and criticized military personnel for expecting discounts. she quit her job after an altercation about the post. >> i made people so mad, which

we do live in a military town and get a lot of military business at the theater. that's my frustration. people started attacking me with the altercations like oh, you hate america. i let them think what they want to think. i didn't feel like defending myself. >> she wants to move on with her husband and child. >> it's hard to imagine our lives without it. the popular website is now 15 years old. here is a reminder of what it looked like back in 1998. they offer a wide range of services and products. on the 15th anniversary, they announced they made search results more relevant. there's no kissing in basketball. two wnba players received double technical fouls for a friendly peck last night. they have known each other since middle school.

they have been playing against each other in minneapolis. the commentators and fans found it amusing. the ref didn't like it. this is your last chance to see the national aquarium in downtown washington. it's closing monday after the 81 year run. tom sherwood pay as last visit. >> reporter: the 2:00 alligator feeding is always a popular part of the national aquarium. what did you think of the alligator? >> fun. >> reporter: would you like to go in there and feed it? >> yes. >> reporter: what would you dad say to that? >> i don't think so. >> reporter: gators to translucent jellyfish and fish of all shapes and colors and turtles riding piggy back and yes, snakes. the national aquarium has been in the basement of the commerce bidding since 1932. it's closing monday as part of a

major renovation of the building and no new home has been found. northern virginia resident was bringing her baby daughter for one last time. they have been here dozens of times. part of the 200,000 that come every year. she doesn't know what a fish is. >> she loves coming here, seeing them move around and seeing the sharks. she was supposed to have her birthday party here. it got canceled. >> reporter: this family stationed in germany happened upon their find. you are among the last visitors except the people that come this weekend. do you recommend they come down? >> i do. i do. we have seen a lot of cool things here. >> reporter: j. bradley here 15 years is the last curator for the aquarium. >> it's an intimate experience. you can get up close to the exhibits. >> reporter: now the gift shop has marked down deals. the staff start packing up the

equipment. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. right now at 6:00, the weekend witching hour is upon us with the government shutdown getting closer. as congress reacts to a late friday speech from the president. new concerns in a popular area for women as an intruder gets into several apartments. now one says her building is not doing enough. new at 6:00, a look at a local library fit for the nation's first president. good evening. i'm jim handly. >> i'm wendy rieger. jim and doreen are off tonight. the jobs and paychecks, so many people in the area try to avoid a government shutdown. two deadlines are looming and looming large. the impact will be ig nif cant if the deals are not reached. a temporary deal must be done by tuesday and long term by october 17th. steve handelsman is live on capitol hill with more on this. >> reporter: thanks. after the senate voted the

president's way, the president warned the house and he warned the tea party they could shut down government, but they can't kill obama care. >> the bill, as amended is passed. >> reporter: as the senate voted to keep government going, most republicans accepted they could not defund the president's health care plan today. >> they deserve better than the government shutdown. >> reporter: they can't stop the launch of obama care on tuesday. >> it's not going to happen. they will be open for business on tuesday. >> reporter: tea party senators vowed to shutdown. >> the only thing we want to shutdown is obama care. >> obama care is a train wreck. it is a nightmare. >> reporter: with three days to go until the cut off to paychecks to u.s. troops and millions of other federal workers, democrats called the process in congress a nightmare and called out the tea party. >> you want to create chaos.