on the day. >> reporter: salaries equal $3 billion a year for federal workers in the county. $12 million a workday. what will you do with your furlough days? >> i haven't thought about it. i'm hoping that we are able to go back to work. >> reporter: if there is a government shutdown -- >> a loss of $270,000 a day in income tax revenue for every day they are closed. >> things are being impacted that i don't think congress is looking at the overall impact of what shutting down the government would do. it's not just the government in d.c. it affects -- >> all responsibilities to the constitution endows to congress, two should be fairly simple. pass a budget and pay america's bills. but, if the united states congress does not fulfill its responsibility to pass a budget

today, much of the united states government will be forced to shutdown tomorrow. i want to be very clear about what that shutdown would mean. what will remain open and what will not. with regard to operations that will continue, if you are on social security, you will keep receiving your checks. if you are on medicare, your doctor will still see you. everyone's mail will still be delivered. government operations related to national security or public safety will go on. troops will continue to serve with skill, honor and courage. air traffic controllers, prison guards, those who are with border patrol will remain on their posts. but, their paychecks will be delayed until the government reopens. nasa will shut down almost entirely. but, mission control will remain

open to support the astronauts serving on the space station. i also want to be clear about what will change. office buildings will close. paychecks will be delayed, vital services that seniors and veterans, women and children, businesses and our economy depend on will be ham strung. business owners will see delays in raise zing capitol, infrastructure permits or rebuilding after hurricane sandy. veterans who sacrificed for their country will find support centers unstaffed. tourists will find every one of america's parks and monuments from yosemite to the smithsonian to statue of liberty immediately closed. the communities and small businesses that rely on these will be out of customers and out of luck. in keeping with the broad ramifications of a shutdown, i

think it's important that everybody understand the federal government is america's largest employer. more than 2 million civilian workers and 1.4 million active duty military serve in all 50 states and around the world. in the event of a government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of these servants who stay on the job will do so without pay. several hundred thousand more will be immediately and indefinitely furloughed without pay. what will not be furloughed are the bills that they have to pay. their mortgages, their tuition payments and car notes. these americans are neighbors. their kids go to our schools. they worship where we do. they serve their country with pride. they are the customers of every business in this country. they would be hurt greatly and

as a consequence, all of us would be hurt greatly should congress choose to shut the government down. a shutdown has a real impact on real people. right away. past shutdowns have disrupted the economy significantly. this one would, too. it would throw a wrench into the gears of our economy when the gears gained traction. five years ago now, our economy was in meltdown. today our businesses that created 7.5 million jobs over the past three and a half years. the housing market is healing and our deficits are falling fast. the idea of putting the american people's hard earned progress at risk is the height of irresponsibility. it doesn't have to happen. let me repeat this. it does not have to happen.

all of this is entirely preventable if the house chooses to do what the senate has already done, that's the simple act of funding our government without making extraneous and controversial demands in the process, the same way other congresses have for more than 200 years. unfortunately, right now, house republicans continue to tie funding of the government to ideological demands like limiting a woman's access to contraception or delaying the affordable care act all to save face after making impossible promises to the extreme right of their party. let me be clear about this. an important part of the affordable care act takes effect tomorrow no matter what congress decides to do today. the affordable care act is moving forward. that funding is already in place. you can't shut it down. this is a law that passed both

houses of congress, a law that bears my signature, a law that the supreme court upheld as constitutional, a law that voters chose not to repeal last november, a law that is already providing benefits to millions of americans in the form of young people staying on their parent's plan until they are 26, seniors getting cheaper prescription drugs. making sure insurance companies aren't imposing lifetime limits when you already have health insurance, providing rebates for consumers when insurance companies are spending too much on overhead instead of health care. those things are already happening. starting tomorrow, tens of millions of americans will be able to visit healthcare.gov to shop for affordable health care. americans who lived for years with the fear one illness could send them into bankruptcy, americans priced out of the

market because they have been sick once, they will be able to afford coverage. quality coverage. many of them for the first time in their lives. some of them may be sick as we speak. and this is their best opportunity to get some security and relief. tens of thousands of americans die every single year because they don't have access to affordable health care. despite this, republicans have said that if we lock these americans out of affordable health care for one more year, if we sacrifice the health care of millions of americans, then they will fund the government for a couple more months. does anybody truly believe we won't have this fight again in a couple months? even at christmas? here is the bottom line.

i'm always willing to work with anyone, either party to make sure the affordable care act works better, to make sure our government works better. i'm willing to work with anyone to grow our economy faster or create new jobs faster, to get the fiscal house in order for the long run. i have demonstrated this time and time again. oftentimes to the consummation of my own party. but one faction of one party in one house of congress in one branch of government doesn't get to shut down the entire government just to refight the results of an election. keeping the people's government open is not a concession to me. keeping vital services running and hundreds of thousands of americans on the job is not something you give to the other side.

it's our basic responsibility. it's something that we are doing for our military and our businesses and our economy. and all the hard working people out there, the person working for the agricultural department in a rural community helping farmers make sure that they are making some modest profit for all the hard work they are putting in. they are the person working for hud who is helping somebody buy a house for the first time. there's somebody in a v.a. office who is counseling one of our vets who has ptsd. that's who we are here to serve. that's why we are supposed to be carrying out these responsibilities. it's why we should avoid the constant bricksmanship. it's something we do in the

ordinary process of this extraordinary system of government we have. you don't get to extract a ransom for doing your job. for doing what you are supposed to be doing anyway or just because there's a law there that you don't like. the american people sent us here to govern. they sent us here to make sure that we are doing everything we can to make their lives better. to create new jobs, restore economic security, rebuild the prospects of mobility. that's what they expect. they understand there are differences between the parties and we are going to have tough bites around those differences. i respect the fact that the other party is not supposed to agree with me 100% of the time like i don't agree with them. but they also expect they don't bring the entire government to a halt or the entire economy to a

halt because of those differences. that's what they deserve. they have worked too hard for too long to recover from previous crises just to have folks here in washington manufacture yet another one that they have to dig themselves out of. so, congress needs to keep our government open, needs to pay our bills on time and never, ever threaten the full faith and credit of the united states of america. time is running out. my hope and expectation is that in the 11th hour, once again, that congress will choose to do the right thing and the house of representatives, in particular will choose the right thing. thank you very much. >> president laying out who will be impacted and who won't. it does not have to happen. it is up to the house to choose, he said today. moving on, meanwhile, here is a live look at the national mall. tonight, the park service is getting ready to put barricades up around the monuments and

memorials. it could begin tomorrow morning. jackie bensen is live on the mall with more on the prep going on there now. >> reporter: the world war ii memorial behind me characterized by the fountains these and other fountains would be turned off overnight if the government goes into shutdown. that's fountains on the national mall and smarter parks like dupont circle. i'm joined with carol johnson of the park service. how will people be able to tell the monuments are closed? >> maintenance staff is coming in tomorrow morning and barricading the memorials so that right here at world war ii, home front drive will be barricaded, lincoln barricaded, martin luther king, fdr. they will go around and turn off all the fountains. >> reporter: in addition to the pictures, the images that are not heart warming to the rest of

the world, i understand a shutdown could have a personal effect on what's called on honor flight, they are world war ii vets coming to the country. you have one coming to washington, d.c. tomorrow. >> there was an event, 200 vets were coming from mississippi for an honor flight and coming to the world war ii memorial. we have 3,000 events on the mall every year. the government is shut down, all the permits have to be canceled including that one. the honor flights are ones we love in the park service. we have a wonderful time with the vets who come here and visit. a superintendent comes out and greets them. >> reporter: not tomorrow? >> i have been on the phone with a number of honor flights. they come almost every single day. this is going to be a big disappointme disappointment. >> carol, thank you very much. what we can also tell you is that the fountains that when they go up, it will be around

the city, up on the hill, everywhere as well as the very personal, personal impact as you heard talking about the honor flights of world war ii vets. for more on how the government shutdown would affect the nation's capitol, tom sherwood is at freedom plaza. tom? >> reporter: we are on freedom plaza. that's a national park service fountain. it hasn't been shut off for the shutdown. it's been broken more than a year. the shutdown will affect the big business of tourism here. she was out on a walk around the national mall, a retired federal worker after 41 years with the agriculture department, she feels sorry for family tourists. they long ago planned visits to the smithsonian. along with the monuments and the capital, closed to visitors. >> sad, especially for the younger people who came to see

history here in washington. >> reporter: this time of year, about 400,000 visitors a week troop through the smithsonian museums and the national zoo where crowds flocked to see the giant pandas. a shutdown would close the whole zoo and cut off the popular 24 hour panda cam focused on the new cub. come back tomorrow, it might be closed. >> i heard about that. we are from north carolina so, it would be a sad thing if the zoo shuts down. but, hopefully, they will work it out. >> reporter: overall, of the smithsonian, 6,300 workers, only 600 will remain on the job during the shutdown for security and care and feeding of the animals. >> it's a pity and a shame that we, as smart as we are can't count our figures to come up with a way to keep the government running. >> reporter: tourists and locals

alike, be warned, the d.c. government including ticket writers won't be shutting down. mayor vin sense gray declared all 33,000 city workers essential for public safety and services. coming up at 6:00, more on those ticket writers and the effect of the shutdown, if it comes here in the nation's capital. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. we will be staying on top of this impending shutdown and how it could impact you on www.nbcwashington.com. you can find a break down of what you can and cannot do. we will post the latest on what's happening on congress an facebook and twitter. a d.c. family is searching for answers after someone shot and killed a man who wanted to devote his life to helping others. >> it happened on a street in d.c. that neighbors complained about for some time now. pat collins is live outside the seventh district police station

in southeast. patrick? >> reporter: wendy, the battle, the father of four boys, shot and killed in a place some call the graveyard street. devar battle wanted to be a medic. he completed emergency medical training course. september 24th, he registered to become an emt. four days later, devar battle shot and killed in the 3000 block of 30th street southeast. he was 34 years old. now i talked to his mother but because of what happened, and because of where it happened, she asked that we not show her face or reveal her name. >> it destroyed me, really. i mean the loss of a child. he had a good heart. he loved people. he really had no enemy's that i knew of.

>> reporter: the murder scene, the 3000 block of 30th street southeast. some of the people who live here say there have been so many shootings here that so many people have been murdered here, they call it the graveyard street. hear now from larry who has been living in this neighborhood more than 20 years. seems like everybody on the street knows somebody who got killed. >> i know several. three or four, i talked to them one night, the next morning they were dead. they call it graveyard street, it's a good name for it. >> reporter: devar battle grew up here but his mom moved him away because it was too dangerous. he kept coming back. he had a lot of friends here. look at the names and signatures on the r.i.p. poster, near the murder scene. >> i hoped i pulled him away from there and the people in the area he knew and was comfortable

with. that's what i guess kept him from coming back. >> drew him back. cost him his life. >> yes, it did. >> reporter: a vigil tonight for devar battle, 7:00 p.m. at the murder scene. live in southeast, pat collins, news 4. tonight, we have learned that a generator is to blame for the fire under the deck of the chesapeake bay bridge. drivers took pictures. the bridge was closed two hours and cars had to be backed off the bridge. the fire did not damage the bridge itself. >> we had another amazing day. we need rain. >> yeah. >> we don't think about it on days like this but we are at a deficit. it's getting serious. >> we had a lot in june and july. august and september, almost nothing. one or two days of rainfall. right now, sitting 2.5 inches below average. we need to see rain. continuing on this fantastic weather pattern, more sunshine. yes, we need to see the rain,

but when you consider the fact we have been seeing nothing before great weather, i don't know where the rain is coming from. it's not coming anytime soon. temperatures 75 degrees, plenty of sunshine. wind southwest at 7 miles per hour. something else to take into consideration, here we are, early october. october starting tomorrow. heading through fall, take a look at the average temperatures. this will kind of get you. i know it got me looking at the numbers. the average high temperature, 74 degrees at the beginning of october. by the end of november, by the end of next month, the average high drops to 52 degrees. that's how cool we get and that's how fast we do it. we go from summer into late fall, early winter as we move toward late november. how about that? dropping nearly 20 degrees or more than 20 degrees in the next two months. currently, 75. 72 in gaithersburg. 79, near 80 in culpeper. the areas along the eastern

shore and the bay, cooler. temperature there 70 degrees in annapolis. storm team 4 radar, nothing to show. we are dry. where is the rain? back to the northwest and washington state through florida. around us, we have nothing but sunshine. we saw clouds move through earlier today. now the sun and to the west, more clouds. they are not making their way to the mountains. we stay on the clear side. mostly clear skies tonight. another cool night. temperatures about where they should be. 60 degrees in d.c. 51 in gaithersburg. 48 in frederick. martinsburg, 49 degrees. annapolis 59 degrees. tomorrow afternoon, temperatures will warm up a lot. we're talking mid-70s today, tomorrow low 80s. 82 in d.c. it's five to ten degrees above average. 78 in winchester. 82 in culpeper and 83 in fredericksburg with plenty of sunshine. the next couple days, sunshine and warm.

86 on wednesday. that should be the warmest day of the week. 83 on thursday. clouds thursday and friday. for the weekend, 85 on saturday then watching a frontal boundary that could give us rain sunday, but the likelihood is most likely on monday. that is something we are going to watch out for. hopefully we get the rain we need. for the next couple days, enjoy it. the weather is looking nice. all right. a virginia father is on the trial for the death of one of his twin daughters. why a medical condition could be

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♪ for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/dcmetro. we have breaking news on the washington hospital centered around the shootings. a d.c. police officer that was shot has been releaseed from the hospital that's scott williams. he survived after two officers carried him down the stairs and got him to the medics that day. he was the last survivor in the hospital and tonight he is now out. >> good news. >> yes. >> we took four weeks, but the redskins are finally in the win column. dianna russini joined cooley on

the field as the team members came in off the field. >> chris, you have to describe to me the difference in this locker room compared to when you have been sitting here. >> they are so excited. it may not have been a pretty win, but it was a win and a much, much needed win. i'm going to address the fact i'm wearing this silly thing on my head. i switched from a redskins hat to a rally cap. now i have to wear it the next couple weeks. >> reporter: not a good look. >> this is unbelievable. they can turn it around. they get a lot of confidence from this win. i don't care if it's matt flynn or who you have to have a good game to say hey, we are good. this is what it will take for them to get better and better throughout the season. >> reporter: they came in today with eight sacks and today they totalled six. what differences did you see in

their play versus the last three weeks? >> they were able to put pressure throughout the defensive line. you see ryan bowling them back. very good in those past situations. itis better than the run downs. they have third long plays. you don't get the third and two and three and four. you put them in a longer situation and it's easier to put your legs back, put your hand down and get after the quarterback. >> reporter: a play where they were barrelling through, but he fumbles. do you remember watching that play, understanding what he was trying to do there, which was just keep going? >> he has a lot of pride as a runner, a ball carrier. if you watch him, he finishes all the way through the whistle. there are times you have to realize i'm not going further and getting down is best not only for yourself, but the team.

he'll get that. he's giving outstanding effort and you hate to see that happen because of the way he's working on the field. he has to get down there. he knows that. chris sporting a new look. how do you like that? >> it's in these days. when we come back, the clock ticking down on capitol hill. the government shutdown is looming. we have more live team coverage. >> find out what the white house is doing about the battle over obama care that has hundreds of federal workers faces furloughs. >> who took off with a commuter train and crashing it? we have more details on the collision in chicago that is now a crime scene. a couple teenagers are banning

a fast forward through the top headline. >> the house is set to vote on another bill that ties government funding to a delay in president obama's health care reform law. the president spoke out 30 minutes ago. erika gonzalez has an update. >> the president called this threatened shutdown the height of irresponsibility. he's accusing the tea party members of the republican party of holding the government hostage because they don't like health care reform. >> all of this is entirely

preventable, if the house chooses to do what the senate has already done, and that's the simple act of funding our government without making extraneous and controversial demands in the process. >> house speaker john boehner says a stand alone spending bill without delaying the health care is not going to happen. i'm erika gonzalez. >> thank you. the house bill goes one step further than the one rejected by the senate. the new provision, it makes health insurance more expensive for members of congress and the people who work were them. >> peter alexander joins us live from the white house. what is the angle here? >> reporter: here is where we stand now. this is more of the game of ping-pong. the senate says no, the house tries again. the latest incarnation as you indicated would force congress members, their staff and white house staff to have to buy their

own medical insurance without subsidies and government help. it would force a delay for all individuals who are required to buy their health insurance, specifically those uninsured. it is another nonstarter for the senate. in fact, as soon as the white house heard about it, they said they would veto it. >> where does it end? >> reporter: it's a good question. it doesn't look like it's going to end by midnight. if it does, a lot has to happen in a short period of time. the president is trying to ramp up the pressure on republicans, trying to make it clear before the american people that right now, in his words, a small group within one party, the republican party, in one house, the house of representatives is basically holding the country hostage to use his language effectively right now. even if they do solve the present situation over the budget, in a couple weeks from

now, we are likely to do it all over again with the debt ceiling that's basically the nation's credit card, it's borrowing limit. it's set to, well, reach the limit by october 17th. >> i have a question. does anyone in the house or the white house, is anyone going to suffer consequences from this back and forth? >> reporter: it's a good question. specifically, essential versus nonessential, you hear them talking about that. it's the essential employees that will be allowed to stay at work in terms of federal workers. nonessential workers will be  forced home. they will be furloughed. we asked specifically who it applies to. it's not exactly clear at the white house. some of the people most impacted by this, wendy and jim, are the people who can least afford it. the people who make the least. some of the hard working people within the congress and here at the white house including the youngest members of the star.

>> thank you. the news 4 team is covering this story from every angle. we will keep you up to date. along with continuing online coverage with the impact on our area at www.nbcwashington.com. maryland's new gun law goes into effect tomorrow. some gun owners are fighting to the end to try to stop it. this new law is one of the toughest in the country. chris gordon reports on the arguments made by both sides of the gun battle. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: here at the maryland small arms range in upper marlboro, the new gun restrictions are illegal. >> we have a right to own a gun and for their own protection. >> reporter: as of tomorrow, the maryland gun law requires fingerprinting of gun buyers, bans the sale of assault style weapons and limits magazines to

ten bullets. >> i don't want to have to go through the class or the fingerprinting. >> reporter: these are the latest court papers filed this afternoon as gun advocates are prepared to go to federal court asking a judge for a temporary row straining order to stop the tough new gun control law from going into effect. the state of maryland argues the challenges are made too late and the court should deny the request to set aside the assault weapons ban and the limit on high capacity ammo clips. there's been a high demand to buy guns here before the law takes effect. the maryland state police background checks that should take seven days now take 115 days. >> we are getting cleaned out. sales out of sight. the busiest i have ever seen it. >> reporter: there's the issue of how to enforce the new restrictions. >> they have a firearms unit that work directly with the state police and we are tied

into their systems so we'll be assisting them and ensuring the laws are enforced fairly. >> reporter: they fear the new laws will force their customers to go to nearby states like virginia, pennsylvania and delaware to buy guns. chris gordon, news 4. new driving laws take effect in maryland tomorrow, too. talking on a handheld cell phone becomes a primary offense with a $75 fine. everyone in a vehicle is required to wear a seatbelt and children under 4'9" required to sit in a child safety seat. drivers required now to change lanes for emergency vehicles on the side of the road if it can be done safely. all of this talk about the government shutdown, but the president said his american health care act is still moving forward. finld out what

sister in d.c. with the threat of the government shutdown, there are a lot of questions surrounding the president's health care law, mainly, will it still happen. the short answer, yes. main parts of the affordable health care act will move forward even if congress doesn't come to an agreement. starting tomorrow, you will be able to apply for coverage.

for those who enroll by december 15th, new insurance available by the start of next year. the reason why it's not impacted by the shutdown, you may be asking. money for the program does not rely on appropriations for americans. this is a first for all americans. >> you have never, ever been able to do that in the insurance market. you have never been able to do much price comparisocomparison. you have never been able so see what the policies offer and what the fine print says. this will finally be a brand-new day. >> we have a section of our website dedicated to what you should know about the health care law. find it by searching affordable care on www.nbcwashington.com. in news 4 your health, a first in the treatment of breast cancer. it involved perjeta. it's approved as the first drug

to treat breast cancer before surgery. women who receive it reduce the size of tumors dramatically compared to traditional drug combinations. smaller tumors usually mean less invasive surgery down the road. the team that brought down california's proposition 8 is challenging the same-sex marriage. they are representing two gay men turned down back in july. the virginia attorney general says he would defend the ban against this lawsuit. voters approved the commonwealth same-sex marriage ban back in 2006. a violent train the "l."

we are just getting new information in from the amanda knox retrial from florence. knox and her former boyfriend are in a plea trial. today, the court accepted a request to run additional dna test after a court order discredited it because it was too small. neither knox nor her boyfriend are expected to go for the trial. a father took the stand in

his own defensz. he's accused of shaking and abusing his 6-week-old twin girls. julie carey reports his confession to the police was a lie. >> reporter: david thatcher leaving court after telling jurors he confessed to hurting his baby girls because he thought the police would go easier on him. he wanted them to permit relatives to fight for their life. news 4 first learned of the unusual case last year in the search warrant documents. 6-week-old twins were born prematurely to his live-in girlfriend. thatcher testified she would have choking fits and both had trouble eating. june 7, 2012, thatcher and the

baby's mother called 911 when she stopped breathing and soon died after. her sister was admitted to the same hospital. they saw the crucial piece of evidence, a video tape confession. in it, thatcher admits to hurting his baby girls describing in detail how they received injuries from bruised legs to a poked eye. he failed a polygraph exam. on the stand, he told jurors he made it all up. he asked why confess? he said i thought it would be better if i told them what they wanted to hear. his attorney, did you ever do anything to hurt or injure either of your daughters? thatcher, no. while medical examiners report shows evidence of blunt force trauma. ct scans show they had encephalitis, it could cause brain hemorrhages.

the defense rested their case. closing arguments don't begin until wednesday. in fairfax county, julie carey, news 4. what the doctor for the defense says caused the death. a man is charged with driving drunk and slamming into multiple vehicles. chopper 4 over the scene as officers arrested the man and pulled a cooler and beer cans out of his car late this morning. the driver hit two cars in forestville and kept going toward montgomery county hitting several more cars on the way. no one was seriously hurt. an off duty officer was able to stop the suspect. a crazy rush hour commute. two "l" trains were on the same track. the train was empty with no driver and slammed into another train full of passengers. that train stopped in forest park. at least four dozen people are nursing their injuries. a section of one train car was

crashed. they are trying to determine how the empty train was able to move down the track without a conductor. a major development project is expected to bring more places to live, work and shop in rockville. officials broke ground today on the two for twinbrook project. it's on 26 acres near the twinbrook metro station. more than 1,000 residential units there, shops, restaurants and office space. it will be anchored by a brand-new grocery store. >> we hope with the addition of safeway and over 1,000 new residents, the community continues to grow and evolve into a desirable place to work and call home. builders say they will include affordable housing units as well. october is about to kick off with warm numbers. >> no rain in the forecast, doug. >> not the immediate forecast. we have it on day seven, that's

a long time away. let's see how things are. reston, the rest of town center looking good. the current temperature out at the airport sitting at 75 degrees. a nice, mild day today. that's actually the average for this day, around 74, 75 degrees under mostly clear skies. sun goes down at 6:52. the temperatures going down, too. 7:00, 67. by 11:00, 63 degrees for us. temperatures around the rest of the region here, in the metro area, 80 degrees in rockville. the number seems high. 72 in reston. 70 degrees over toward annapolis. cooler closer to the water. that's the way it's going to remain. i think we are in for a warm up. storm team 4 radar, no rain to talk ability. here is what i'm talking ability. the temperatures tomorrow, prince george's county. arlington, alexandria, 81 degrees. burke and fairfax county, 82

degrees. inside the district, 82 tomorrow. nice and warm for sure. temperatures running five to ten degrees above average for tomorrow. that's the same case for the rest, la ray and winchester and shenandoah. looking good. temperatures in the upper 70s with plenty of sunshine. the mountains looking good. if you are thinking of getting out to look at the fall foliage, here is the area. low color around the region. now seeing moderate color in frederick county and virginia. you have to go north to see peak color in up state new york. 82 tomorrow. 86 wednesday. we stay in the 80s thursday, friday and saturday. temperatures on saturday up to 85 degrees. next best chance for rain comes late sunday into the day on monday. of course, we'll keep our eyes of course, we'll keep our eyes all over that one

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>> how a pair of teens are taking a stand for students everywhere. right now, a man in north carolina is awaiting extradition for the murders of a brother around sister here in the district. officers arrested kevin walker pick chired here in winston salem yesterday. he killed this aspiring singer and her brother july 20th in northeast. a mother and her 2-year-old chirld are recovering after they

were hit by a car in georgetown around noon. this was 26th and "p" street. it's not clear if they were in a crosswalk. the driver of the black mercedes stayed on the scene. we have a tragic update on a wrong way accident in fairfax county. a man was going the wrong way on the fairfax county parkway when he crashed into a car with a pennsylvania couple. the pregnant woman went into labor prematurely. the baby died. both parents died. police are investigating if alcohol played a role in the crash. tsa busted passengers after they spotted fake ids in a carry on. they had a number of new york state licenses with credit cards that investigators say all phoney. police pulled the two from security and cited them. they have been identified as two

men from nevada. two local teenagers fighting back against bullies. they have begun a campaign to empower peers. >> they are calling on people to stand-up for their friends. how the power of friendship can make a difference in a victim's life. >> reporter: these two middle schoolgirls never imagined it could happen to them. last school year, they found themselves the target of bullying. >> they made it hard to walk through the halls and get our stuff and have it easy to go to classes. >> it was confusing and like why are you doing this? >> reporter: they are both 13. they say the bullies spread hurtful messages behind their back and used social media to reach friends and classmates and turn other students against them. >> the scared seventh grader comes out. >> reporter: it might sound out like typical teenage angst, this can cause lasting damage. >> their education.

it impacts their growth. >> reporter: studies show a third of all students between the ages of 12 and 18 are bullied in school. there's noticeably more bullying occurring in middle school. because of the association with depression and suicide, the center for disease control considered it a public health problem. >> a child can be bullied once. that can be sufficient because of the vulnerability of the child. >> reporter: they wanted to take the strength away from bullies. they started i'm a friends, not a bully or bystander. it gets other kids to stand-up to bullies and reach out. >> you are strong and going to be friends with them. >> reporter: the girls are developing a website to let other students know they are not alone. >> anyone can be a victim. >> reporter: to provide a resource for information and

support. they are sharing these green bands with their signature slogan, i'm a friend, not a bully or bystander to spread the message. >> we are trying to empower kids to be there. >> reporter: in hopes they will become a symbol of solidarity and hope. eun yang, news 4. right now at 6:00, the president pleaded with congress to get a last minute deal done to avoid government shutdown. we have your covered on how the shutdown will impact millions of people here in our area and all over the country. from museums to monuments, a long list of closings. the president's health care law will take effect tomorrow. what it means for tens of millions of americans. good evening. i'm jim vance. >> good evening, i'm doreen gentzler. a shutdown show down. bills have been going back and

forth between the senate and the house. 800,000 federal employees will not be working tomorrow. here is a look at what's happening on capitol hill. harry reid says house republicans need to, quote, get a life and accept obama care will not be defunded or delayed. house republicans aren't making a move. president obama wrapped up a news conference outlining all the agencies affected. the president says the shutdown doesn't have to happen. it's something he repeated several times during the news conference. steve handelsman is on capitol hill monitoring the voting and negotiations. he had a live report. >> reporter: good evening. here on capitol hill, the bill is back in john boehner's house. there's a plan to keep government going through midnight. it pushes back on obama care. the president, himself, pushed back, boehner, the republicans and particularly the tea party who backed the plan.