county. fairfax, arlington, alexandria falls and the district. partly cloudy through the morning. temperatures by 10:00 should be near 70 and then a rapid warmup by noontime. should be into the upper 70s throughout much of the region. hometown forecast, culpepper, that will be dissipating. by noontime should be near 80 degrees with sunshine. we'll look at the rest of your tuesday in ten minutes. how's traffic? still pretty good. metro, marc, vre running with no reported delays. roadways, nice and clear around the beltway. head out to i-66 earlier this morning was tracking a couple of things. eastbound at nuttily, there was a medical emergency. that's cleared. live look at fairfax county parkway as well. had construction here again in

the right shoulder lane. that's cleared. for folks traveling eastbound, no incidents. westbound as well on 66. in fact, all the way from hey market to the beltway clear. inside the beltway clear. if you're on twitter tweet us @first4traffic. 5:02. we are five hours into the first government shutdown in 20 years. soon lawmakers will return to try to once again agree to a funding deal but the outlook is not good. we're near the national mall where we expect to see barricades go up around the memorials this morning. melis melissa. >> reporter: we're at the mlk memorial. no barricades here. as you mentioned, we drove around for about 20 minutes this morning to various memorials throughout washington. we did not see anything at this point. of course we know it's something that is going to happen here shortly. let's talk about last night. let's talk about what's going to also happen today. it has been a very bitter

partisan fight. the senate will reconvene at 9:00 this morning. at that point harry reid said he'll move to table whatever the house was working on overnight which will for all intents and purposes kill it. both sides blaming the other. democrats are saying they won't approve anything notice it doesn't change the health care law at all. they hope they can talk amongst themselves and figure out some way to meet in the middle. >> there's a way to resolve this process, and that is to go to conference and talk through your differences. i would hope that the senate would accept our offer to go to conference and discuss this. >> we have tried time and time again and they've always closed the door. the government is shut down and we are back to square one. >> reporter: though the shutdown is in effect and we have lots of federal workers not on the job, lawmakers can continue to work on the items at hand. this situation, the debt ceiling

which we'll deal with in the middle of october, at this point they'll be meeting at 9:30. we do also know that some of their staffers will be furloughed. we'll have to deal with that. live at the mlk. melissa, news 4. back to you. >> thank you, melissa. in a few hours you'll notice a lot of changes in downtown d.c. world war memorial, jefferson memorial, mlk closing. fountains turned off all over the district. restrooms locked. trash cans not emptied. park rangers not around. roads on park service property will be closed. tour buses can't drop off people. the u.s. capitol will be closed to visitors. virginia governor bob mcdonald said the federal shutdown is capable of causing problems for that state. mcdonald used $13 million in

reserve funds created by the general assembly last year. the governor can allow state agencies that rely on federal money to keep operating. if you were planning on leaving town today, you should still be able to catch a plane. air traffic controllers and airport screeners are expected to stay on the job for the moment. the state department will continue to process applications for visas and passports since fees are collected. the department is warning that embassy and consulate services both at home and abroad will only stay open as long as enough fees are coming in to support them. stay with news 4 as we follow the impact of the government shutdown and head over to nbcwashington.com for a list of things you will and will not bible to do while the government doors are closed. coming up on 5:06. a deadly rock slide. the obstacles keeping rescue teams from reaching the victims there. also ahead, we've heard a glass of wine a day is supposed to be good for your health, but we'll show you why many of you

may be doing more harm than good. good morning. partly cloudy start to this tuesday. temperatures around the beltway, nearby neighborhoods and in washington are generally in the 50s. a warmer day ahead. a warmer day ahead. i'll show y

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5:09 right now. while museums on the national mall are closed because of the government shutdown, a lot of d.c. attractions are open like the newseum. national geographic museum and the spy museum. i believe they're all private. you pay to get into those. there are also more than 40 free tours of district neighborhoods. you can find out more about those with the walking town d.c. program through cultural tourism d.c. >> it is 5:09. the national zoo will be closed. that means the panda cam will be turned off. this is a live look at the zoo's panda cam. the camera is still up but it could go dark at any minute. the government shutdown will not affect their commitment to the safety of the staff or the animals there. a lot of animals will be continued to be fed and cared

for. >> she will finally get some privacy. >> right. >> that's an up side. >> we said the panda cam was going to be shut down and all of a sudden, up in arms. >> 8:30 is when the federal government shuts down. 5:10 now on this tuesday morning. a few clouds. >> let's check the forecast. good morning. some clouds and it's allowing you to see jupiter. that's the bright spot in the eastern sky. the temperatures are in the 60s. maryland, eastern shore, around the bay. by 8:00 we should be climbing into the 60s. by noontime into the upper 70s. sunrise this morning, later and later, that's at 7:04. then during your afternoon it will be on the warm side. in fact, by mid afternoon much of the region should be into the low 80s with a light west southwesterly breeze and lots of

sunshine. then this evening, mostly clear. temperatures during to the 60s. danella, how's traffic. good morning, tom. around the belt way pretty quiet. not seeing any accidents, no delays. checked south, easy commute. over to d.c., 295, live look as you travel southbound past eastern avenue. northbound clear as well. in fact, 295 itself as you travel between green belt all the way through southeast d.c. and throuraveling through oxen , no problems. the government shutdown could have an impact on your commute today. the changes already being made to local rail service as tens of thousands of local employees are furloughed. also ahead, what's being blamed this morning for an explosion that left several ♪

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5:15. if you're expecting a lighter commute this morning because of the government shutdown, you may be in for a surprise. all government workers will still report for work for about four hours. that includes changing voicemail messages or posting out of office messages on their e-mail. marc is making some changes because of the government shutdown. train 875 on the brunswick line is canceled. special train will leave union station at 2:00 this afternoon. train 850 on the camden line is also canceled. special train will leave union station at 2:15. the penn line will run as scheduled. vre trains will run normally. there may be additional trains this afternoon. our web team will post any changes on nbcwashington.com. this morning, all 33,000 d.c. city employees will report to work. d.c. mayor vincent gray declared all city workers essential personnel. all emergency services including

911 service will operate as normal. trash will be picked up. d.c. parking rules will be in force. unemployment checks, food stamps, tax filings and social security benefits will continue to go out. gray says the city should not face a shutdown because of the federal government. >> we're just like another state in that regard. we raise our own money. the federal money that comes into this city comes in a way that it comes to other states. we shouldn't be treated like an agency. 5:16 now. the internet buzzing with the government shutdown news right now. angie goff is here with what's trending. >> good morning. this morning many people asking that one question, why, shutdown is what people are talking about. it's everything that everyone is talking about. no surprise on twitter. the finger pointing continues. speaker boehner blaming the democrats and the democrats insisting that this is in fact the gop shutdown.

one video that's getting a lot of play this morning, however, the president's late-night message he posted online after he signed a bill to fund the troo troops. >> those of you in uniform will remain on your status. we need you to be ready. >> just checked the president's facebook and twitter very active. most government social media sites will go dark. many government websites will go down. thanks, angie. keep it right here after "news 4 today" for the "today" show starting at 7:00. take a closer look at how the government shutdown will affect you and who will wind up taking the blame. 5:18 just about now. developing story out of california. power slowly coming back to campus of uc berkeley. that's after an explosion in an underground utility closet knocked it out. that blast is being blamed on a

copper thief who may have exposed some volatile wiring and chemicals to each other there. the outage trapped about 20 people in an elevator across the property for more than an hour. one person was hospitalized but is expected to be okay. five people were killed and a 13-year-old girl seriously hurt when a rock slide sent 100 ton boulders pouring on to a hiking trail in central colorado. take a look at the debris here. the group was hiking near mount prince ton yesterday morning when the rocks gave way. that's two hours outside of denver. the 13-year-old girl taken to the hospital with the broken leg. the ages of the other victims have not been released at this point. we're told crews will head out today to try to recover some of the bodies tlapd. aviation authorities are causing a crash in santa monica, california, unsurviveable. they spent most of the night sifting through the wreckage determining how many people were on board. the pilot reported no mechanical

errors before landing. they said the cleanup would be slow thanks to the government shutdown. a deadly crane crash in singapore killed two people. more deaths are expected. concrete slabs being used to balance a crane off the top of the building slid off senti ise the crane off the side of the building. four other people remain in the hospital. two months ago a similar issue occurred but no one was seriously hurt in that incident. it is now up to the naval academy superintendant to aside whether three former navy football players will face sex assault charges. the officer who presided over a hearing has forwarded his recommendations to vice admiral miller. the alleged victim is suing miller. her lawyer says he favors football players. it is 5:19. happening today a strong statement is expected from israeli prime minister. prime minister benjamin

netanyahu will address the israeli community at the u.n. he's supposed to talk about the nuclear assets in iran. he doesn't believe they have given up on their quest for nuclear weapons. last month had a sam rouhani sat down with nbc news. they're focusing on nuclear power. we are coming up on 5:21. weather and traffic every ten minutes on the 1s. >> let's check in with tom kiernan with the forecast. warming up? >> yes. all is quiet. we have just a few clouds floating over the metro area. that was a live view from the nbc 4 city camera. here in the storm team 4 weather center, reports are coming in. it's in the 50s throughout most of the region. that includes most of west virginia, virginia, and maryland. near 60 on the tidal potomac in reagan national. it's in the upper 50s prince

gorges county. mid 50s montgomery county. generally mid 50s fairfax county. arlington, alexandria, falls church generally in the upper 50s right now. the school bus stop forecast this morning for students, milder, in the 50s to around 60 degrees. sunrise is at 7:04. just a few clouds coming through and a light wind. as the day progresses, we'll have our temperatures progressing. hour by hour it will be changing. by 10:00 it ought to be 70. by noontime, the upper 70s. by the afternoon, low 80s. then this evening temperatures drop back down into the 70s through the evening and bottom out near 60 by dawn on wednesday. during the day tomorrow should be a sunny day. afternoon highs though reaching the mid 80s. and we're going to keep it warmer than average here all the way into the weekend. on thursday, another day with

sunshine. afternoon highs reaching the low to mid 80s. then on friday, partly cloudy. afternoon highs again low to mid 80s. then over the weekend, saturday will repeat that. we'll have afternoon highs. low to mid 80s on saturday and partly cloudy. then a front coming in giving us a possibility of some passing showers. looks like sunday evening into monday. i'm back in ten minutes with a hometown forecast. first 4 traffic with danella. good morning, tom. i-95 in virginia. nothing but green. clear for you. as you head towards the bridge, no problems crossing over it. no issues to report. the interchange, absolutely clear. folks traveling i-95 this morning at prince william parkway, light volume. no issues to report. if you're taking the rail, still

checking them, the rales check out with no reported delays. metro, marc, vre, all looking good. a newborn baby did not survive a crash on the fairfax county park way. the pennsylvania couple was driving on the parkway when another driver was coming down it the wrong way and hit them head on. that collision put the woman into labor. she safely delivered the baby but it only survived a few hours. the man who was driving the wrong way on the park way was killed on impact. more trouble on capitol hill, but this time it has nothing to do with the shutdown. a water main break at 2nd and maryland northeast cut off water to 40 apartments and shut down streets. crews worked through the nights to make the repairs. some apartments might still be without water this morning. d.c. water believes everything should be up and running again later today. 5:24. starting today the fairfax county fire department and rescue will wear pink shirts. they're sporting the new garb

from now until october 14th. they'll wear purple wrist bands in support of the fight against domestic violence. it might be time to take a minute and breathe. high stress levels in middle aged people may increase the risk of alzheimer's and dementia later in life. 800 women were tracked for 40 years and found women who had multiple stressors in their life had a a 21% greater chance for alzheimer's and a 15% greater chance of dementia. the study was focused on women but they say the same could be said for men. how much wine you drink depends on the glass. they had volunteers pour themselves a normal glass of wine. when they were given a wide glass, they poured 12% more wine. they poured more wine when holding the glass instead of placing it on the table. researchers say this is significant because people may

think they're having one serving of win and they're actually having two or three. you fill it up to the top, aaron? >> no. never that. well, the next time you find yourself craving some fast food and you're in a hurry, you might want to find a wendy's. it apparently has the shortest drive through time. that's according to qsr magazine. you'll spend 2:00 getting your order, you'll spend 3:10 at mcdonald's, 3:30 at burger king. they're the only one to improve their time. why the slowdown? more menu options to choose from. >> you think you know what you want and you get to the drive through and you have all of the options. you want to add a sundae, french fry. >> every single time, no variety. >> we're changing this, aaron. we're getting you on board. >> man of habit. a threat of a government shutdown not enough to get republicans and democrats to

compromise. >> both sides pointing the ginger this morning. a look at the negotiations ahead and what needs to happen to reopen the government. new problems for the proposed purple line. what has some people so upset. summer like 60 degrees for now. how long this summer like weather will stick around with weather and traffic on the 1s. and if you can't be with us on television you can watch "news 4 today" on the go with your smartphone or tablet if you download the nbc 4 washington [ mom ] in my family, we're big cereal lovers. so we just look for this g. 'cause general mills makes over 40 yummy flavors that are 130 calories or less per serving. and they're packed with vitamins and minerals. from lucky charms to cheerios. over 40 cereals. 130 calories or less. [ laughs ] ♪ [ female announcer ] hey ladies. you love it. you've got to have it.

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first though, the calendar says october. might feel more like oh, junish maybe. storm team meteorologist tom kierein tracking the forecast. >> we're going to rewind the calendar a couple of months. it will be feeling more like maybe late august, early september.

the highs are reaching the mid 8 80s. temperatures in the 50s. we have a few clouds through and they'll be with us through the morning. temperatures rapidly warming up. by 8:00 in the low 60s. by 10, should be near 70 degrees. by lunch and noon hour, upper 70s much of the region. dress accordingly. a cool start but a warm finish. hometown forecast, damascus, northern montgomery county, partly cloudy and into the mid 70s. a look at traffic with danella. good morning. good morning, tom. first 4 traffic center tracking a clear commute. good news for folks waking up travel between the baltimore beltway and the capitol beltway.

295 checks out. i-95, we'll take a live look. if you're traveling between 216 southbound to the beltway is clear. northbound as well. i-95 itself between the beltway, no accidents, no construction for drivers. as you travel along i-270, clear here as well. no delays just yet. if you're heading southbound all the way to rockville, here's a live look. no accidents, no delays, no construction. aaron, over to you. danella, thank you. congress will return to capitol hill basically back at square one. after a day of sending resolutions back and forth, lawmakers aren't any closer to settling their differences. nbc's tgrai ssi pots is live. >> reporter: good morning. we have a federal view here. what's going on on capitol hill today. the senate is coming back this morning. this afternoon around lunchtime. the house comes back in. they have another chance at this after they were unable to come

to any sort of resolution last night, speaker boehner after it was pretty clear we were going to see a government shutdown, he appointed eight people to a conference committee. today we'll see what the senate plan is. >> i would hope that the senate would accept our offer to go to conference and discuss this so that we can resolve this for the american people. >> we'll come back and try it again. >> hope we'll be able to open it tomorrow, that's my hope. >> reporter: democrats and republicans are at odds over health care. the affordable care act. ironical ironically, a big chunk of the affordable care act starts today. aaron. tracie potts on capitol hill. as tracie mentioned, it takes effect today. americans without health insurance can start shopping for

insurance through the exchanges. the obama administration hopes 25 million americans will have some kind of insurance eventually. most americans are still confused about what this means. according to the new kaiser family foundation, more than half the people say they're worried about the new law. dr. nancy snyderman asked health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius about who's to blame for the confusion. >> reporter: with all the run-up time to the eve of this, why the confusion today and why not more enthusias enthusiasm? >> i think it's still not real for a lot of people. there is a lot of confusion. >> reporter: is that your fault? >> i think we bear part of the responsibility of not being able to get through a lot of the noise.

>> nearly 1/3 of the people say they're angry about the affordable care act. here are some of the important dates to remember about the new health care law. first, you can start enrolling today. coverage won't begin until the first of next year. enrollment closes at the end of next march. most americans will have some type of health insurance. >> you'll have questions about the new health care law. we tried to answer as many questions as we can on nbc washington.com. search affordable care act. the maryland state fire department is trying to figure out what sparked this fire under the deck of the chesapeake bay bridge. a local firefighter says a generator may be to blame. the bridge was closed for about two hours. the fire did not damage the bridge. 5:34 right now. there is concern this morning that certain businesses along the proposed purple line are being given preferential treatment. last week it was announced that a deal was struck with the columbia country club and chevy

chase to shift the purple line route 12 feet on the club property. that's in return for the club dropping its opposition to this project. two council members say the deal gives the impression that powerful private groups are getting special attention. leg get says they are working with multiple groups to address concerns with the line. a warning for drivers today as they get ready to head to work. the new laws you need to know before getting behind the wheel this morning. also ahead, tired of dealing with the annoying row bow calls? the new tool that could silence them for you. good morning. long sleeve weather now. temperatures in the low to mid 50s throughout most of the [ female announcer ] these are the crescents you love on a holiday.

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that's still too long. >> listening to that warning for sure. let's talk about the forecast. we've been seeing beautiful days. i guess it will stay that way. >> feeling a little bit like summer. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein here with the forecast. tom? >> indeed, warming trend for the week into the weekend. temperatures into the 50s. partly cloudy. a little bit of patchy fog in some of the rural areas. patchy ground fog. temperatures by 8:00 should be into the low 60s. a partly cloudy morning but by noontime you can shed the jacket. it'll be comfortably warm, into the upper 70s by noon and i think it's going to be hitting the low 80s much of the region during the afternoon with sunshine and light wind coming in out of the south and west. sunrise is at 7:04. sunset at 6:50. the warming trend continues.

and a detail on that. the tropics getting more active. that's coming in 10 minutes. danella, how's traffic? >> the first 4 traffic center still pretty quiet in our area. for folks traveling along the dulles toll road, leesburg, you're traveling towards the beltway, our travel lanes are open. live camera, folks traveling past 28 sully road in both directions, you are clear. clear commute connecting to the belt way and traveling the belt way between the dulles toll road and the american legion bridge, your volume is increasing on the outer loop. inner loop looks good. no major delays just yet. >> thank you, danella. 5:40. a local utility is offering options for workers being furloughed. also ahead, changes for drivers caught by one of those speed cameras in the district. the new fine structure that could save you money or cost you more. >> then ahead at 6, virginia named number one for business. the incentives that led to that

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16 before the hour. we are now in the midst of the first government shutdown in nearly two decades. here's how we got to this point. the house sent three resolutions to the senate. the latest one passed just after 1:00 a.m. it still includes a one year delay of the health care law. ironically, part of that law which prompted this fight still goes into effect today. president obama sent a video message to the troops last night promising they would continue to be paid. there are a lot of questions about how long the shutdown will last, what will finally break the deadlock and who will ultimately take the blame. casey hunt joins us from the

d.c. bureau to break down the shutdown. >> reporter: good morning. thanks for having me. >> what happens next? >> reporter: we're going to see the senate come in this morning and just continue this brinksmanship that we saw late into the night. so at about 9:30 this morning they're expected to reject what the house sent to them, which was a proposal for a conference committee. then it's right back to where we've been all along, which is gridlock. neither side is willing to budge. so at this point the question is how much political pain is it going to take for one side or the other to give in. >> and if this is going to be gridlock, what will ultimately break the stalemate, casey? >> reporter: well, at this point many republicans, moderate republicans, republicans in the senate believe that the gop is going to take the blame for a lot of this, that the pain that americans feel and the longer this goes on, the more painful it will be, the more it will affect the stock market, issues like that, the more americans will see it in their day-to-day lives. the question is does that get to

the point where they come under so much pressure that they're willing to pass a temporary funding bill that doesn't include any provisions that affect the president's health care law? that's the line in the sand that democrats have drawn. >> will this hurt the democrats politically or just the gop? >> reporter: it could hurt the democrats. at this point it doesn't look good for any members to be participating in something like this. the democrats think they have the upper hand. that's part of why you've seen the democrat take such a hard line with the president not negotiating on this. >> thanks so much for joining us this morning. >> reporter: thanks. pepco is trying to help customers affected by the government shutdown pay your electric bill. customers can make special payment arrangements. there are several options including an energy assistance program and an extended payment plan that does not assess late payment fees. you can make arrangements by calling 202-833-7500. stay with nbc 4 at 7:00 as

the "today" show takes a closer look at how the government shutdown will affect you and who will wind up taking the blame here? that's coming up after "news 4 today." starting today there are new rules for drivers hitting the roads in maryland. news four's megan mcgrath is driving along rockville pike with what you need to know before you hit the door. >> eun, we've pulled out the live drive cam early this morning. the traffic is pretty light this morning. we are expecting things to pick up here shortly. as people head out of the house in maryland, you want to keep in mind that there are some new laws that take effect today. one of them involves these things, hand held cell phones. beginning today, talking on a hand held cell phone you can be pulled over for that. it becomes a primary offense today and you can bl ticketed. now previously you had to have some other traffic violation that the police would stop you for and they would tag on the cell phone violation on top of

that. not anymore. talking on your cell phone hand held, that's enough to be pulled over and ticketed. the tickets will sting a little bit. first offense is $75. $125 for a second offense. if you get caught a third time, it goes up to $175. now there are also some seat belt laws that are taking effect here in maryland today. starting today, everyone in the vehicle, regardless of age or where they're sitting needs to be buckled up. for example, an adult sitting in the back seat, you have to wear a seat belt. another law geared towards keeping kids safe, all children under 4'9" need to be in a child safety seat. police will be out there enforcing these laws this morning. reporting live from rockville pike, megan mcgrath, back to you. >> thank you. new laws in maryland, the state is cracking down on

synthetic marijuana. that drug, k 2 or space is illegal. any retailers caught selling k2 will face fines and potentially jail time. maryland's new gun law goes into effect today. the new regulations ban 45 different kinds of assault rifles and magazines that hold more than ten rounds. you'll also have to be fingerprinted when you go out and buy a gun. today private citizens and groups will be in federal court to prevent a law from going into force. they were challenging the law on constitutional grounds. >>andria taxi cab drivers are protesting fees. several increases have them upset. they're not striking yet but say it is a possibility. one driver that we spoke to said the bigger issue isn't that they're not being heard, but that their wants aren't being taken seriously.

>> our issues haven't been taken seriously. >> each taxi cab driver says he or she starts the day in the red. the drivers won't get to take any money home until after they pay all their weekly dues, which could be as high as $300. 5:50. in the day ahead the virginia department of transportation will hold a meeting about the bi-county parkway. the ten mile highway would relocate the route out of the ma nas sass battleground park. it's happening on john champe high school in aldie. we've learned that gallaudet university's chief diversity officer has filed a lawsuit against the school. the washington post is reporting

that angela mccasskell is saying she was discriminated against. the school demoted her when she was reinstated. past problems with d.c.'s employment agency have apparently cost the city more than $1 million from the federal government. the washington post reporting the labor department rejected a request for $1.4 million. it claims the city's department of employment services has not done enough to address issues it had last year. that's when we learned more than 100 city workers received unemployment benefits while they were still working. the district wanted the $1.4 million to help crack down on fraud. it is now 5:51 this morning. fairfax city police are looking for anyone who may have come in contact with a rabid bat. they picked up the bat after a neighbor on farr oak circle after reporting that children were playing nearby. the animal was euthanized. want to turn our eye to tom

kierein now to get the forecast. >> this time of year we talk about hurricanes threatening the east coast. we've not had any. it's been a long time since that happened. we have great color. this is in allegheny west, virginia. this is nbcwashington.com. checking on that is chuck bell. >> good morning, john. feels like summer. we know that hurricane season officially goes to the end of november. what has been a real break, we've not had a major hurricane, category 3, 4, 5. we've not had a major hurricane hit in almost eight full years. the last time we had one was october of 2005. that was hurricane wilma. that was the same year as katrina and rita. it's twice as long as the second longest hurricane drought. high pressure is protecting us

this season. there's another named storm out here. this is tropical storm jerry. over the next couple of days the high pressure will head it towards the azores. mild morning where you are. stepping out your door you'll be walking out to the 50s. it's been in the 40s the last several mornings. it is in the 50s, across maryland, the bay, our nearby suburbs. later this afternoon the metro areas will be climbing into the low 80s with a light wind and lots of sunshine through the afternoon. temperatures this evening will be dropping back down into the 70s through the evening hours under a clear sky. by dawn tomorrow we'll be near 60 degrees. during the day on wednesday, afternoon highs reaching the mid 80s. record high is 89. we'll come close to that on thursday and friday. warmer than average. temperatures will continue into the weekend, too. highs in the 80s each day all the way into saturday.

then increasing clouds sunday. next chance of rain not perhaps until sunday late in the day and perhaps lingering into monday. i'm back in ten minutes with a hometown forecast. first 4 traffic with danella. good morning, tom. we'll start with the rales. metro, vre, they're not reporting delays on the marc brunswick east 890 are experiencing a 9 minute delay. heads up over there. traveling around be our area, still pretty light volume. not really seeing accidents to warn you about. we'll head you out i-66. heading towards the beltway, your travel lanes are open. no issues for you as you travel through centerville. here's a live look past route 50. drive time from fairfax county parkway will take you 11 minutes to reach the park way. i-70, chopper 4, southbound at shady grove. very light. northbound, no delays just yet. your volume is increasing southbound. eun, over to you. it is 5:54. the 23.5 cents a gallon gas tax

is going away. it's being replaced by 8.3 whole fuel tax. virginia eliminated the state's gas tax were not being paid. it's unlikely the customers will feel any less pain in the pump. new traffic fines and rules go into effect. the fine for speeding 11-15 miles per hour over the limit will be $100. the fine for speeding 16-20 miles over the limit will go up $50 to $150. the fine for going 21-25 over the limit also increases $50 to $200. however, the fine for failing to make a complete stop before turning will drop $50. street sweeping violations will be $45. owners will now need to pay all fines and fees before getting a boot removed or getting their car released from the impound lot. before owners would only have to

pay for penalties connected to the tag number. 5:56 now. some montgomery county workers could see a bump in their paychecks in a proposal goes through. mark elridge will introduce a bill which would raise the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to 1 1$11.50 an hour. initially he was going to propose a $12 minimum wage. there is a gold rush for apple's newest gold colored iphone. that gold iphone 5s is in such popular demand right now, people are willing to pay hundreds of dollars on websites like craig's list and ebay. one bidder was ready to pay $10,000 for one iphone. fortunately the seller canceled that bid. the 16 gigabyte version sells for $669 on apple's website.

it won't be available until later this month. you might be able to say good-bye to all of the robe bow calls. a website called nomorobo.com. that's a cloud based system. the writer who wrote this had a good time. >> i want you to say it again. >> it operates like a cloud system that blocks the ring service. the free service detects whether it's on the line with other callers. nomorobo says it's careful to block illegal calls. there's a new app to keep up with your children. features include new calendars, lunch men use, emergency alerts and contact information for school board members. app available on itunes and google play. our coverage of the government shutdown continues at 6:00. we're live at the national mall

right now at 6:00 a.m., much of the federal government is closed. hundreds of thousands of our neighbors are about to lose their paychecks. the fight at the capitol wrapped up not too long ago. >> stand up to your country. stand up for america. >> should members of congress get a better deal than every

other american? >> we are live on the national mall right now checking to see whether our city's landmarks are closed at this hour and show you what to expect in the showdown in congress today. plus, right now, health care exchanges are online. for the first time many people who could not afford health insurance will have access. for the next hour we will break down who this change will impact most, the glitches expected and the deadlines you need to know about. >> first, storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with your forecast. >> it is in the 50s most of the region. it's still rather cool. you need a light jacket or long sleeves as you head out the door on this tuesday morning. we have a little bit of patchy fog. some of the rural areas of maryland or vir begginia. generally ground fog. as we look at the day ahead, we'll have our temperatures rapidly warming this morning. by