the house will convene a half hour later. senate democrats are holding an event at 11:00 this morning. they say it will show the impact on federal workers. >> there is now concern that the showdown could last for weeks as the houses of congress lob the proposals back and forth and it's beginning to have an impact on federal workers. richard has more from the national mall. >> reporter: just about all roads leading to the main attractions on the monument are blocked off and even if you are able to get close, you are only going to find a locked gate. surprisingly enough the sprinklers were on just a few minutes ago. you can see this placard here is still wet from some of the spray that was coming up. as we walk over to the gate now, of course typically at this time this would not be open anyway, but you can see the gate is shut and the padlock is in place. this will not be opening up today. but later today lawmakers will be back trying to find a solution to end the shutdown.

the battle lines are drawn. republicans against democrats. the president said yesterday that this shutdown was caused by republicans. however, house speaker john boehner says it's the democrats who are not coming to the table to talk and come up with some kind of solution that will end the shutdown. now this is going to have an impact not only on tourists but, of course, on the workers, furloughed workers and those who are not furloughed, the essential workers. you are still going to -- those furloughed work eers will feel e impact come october 5 when paychecks will stop going out. any worker receiving some contributions for student loans, that will stop. even essential workers, restrooms will not be cleaned as often if at all. the dining rooms will not be open. and mobile devices, all nonessential federal workers are being told to turn off their mobile devices. now later today in a couple of

hours we are going to see some of these furloughed workers being brought in by their union over to the natural history museum. they have leaflets to hand out to tourists to tell them what's open and what's closed. the rule of thumb will be that any free museum or attraction will be closed. the ones you have to pay for, that will be open. it if you are planning on heading out to the national mall, you'll want to do a little res research online to make sure wherever you are going it is actually open. reporting live, richard jordan, channel 4. workers forced to take another day off will volunteer time to help tourists. the workers will be handing out leaflets directing visitors to attractions that are open. the volunteer day is being organized by two unions for federal employees. workers will be handing out the information from 10:00 until noon. the effort could continue later in the week if the shutdown continues. at 5:20 we'll show you how the government shutdown is affecting drivers. many drivers are facing roadblocks on their commutes.

it is now 5:04. molette green is at the live desk with breaking news out of prince george's county. molette? yes, eun, following this developing story where police involved shooting happened in the beltsville/calverton area. it was a deadly incident that happened just over an hour ago in the 3800 block of twin lakes drive. details still sketchy at this time. but an officer apparently became involved in some sort of altercation with a person on the scene there. and the incident resulted in that person being shot and killed by police. the officer, we understand, was not harmed. megan mcgrath is on the way to the scene and will bring us more details in a short bit, but that is the latest for now from the live desk. i'm molette green. 5:04 now. today closing arguments set to begin in the child abuse case against a young fairfax father. 21-year-old david thatcher is accused of killing one of his 6-week-old twin daughters and hurting the other. he confessed to police.

when he took the stand on monday he said he made up a story because he thought investigators would go easier on him. the infant that died suffered blunt force trauma to the back of her head. the surviving girl is living with her mother. this in from overnight, the head women's basketball coach at georgetown university and one of his assistants on leave this morning over accusations of misconduct. the university says two weeks ago concerns were raised about unprofessi unprofessional conduct and use of inappropriate language by head coach keith brown and assistant coach tim valentine. the school released a statement that reads in part, as soon as we learned of this, the university immediately started an investigation into the conduct. we are taking steps to ensure this investigation proceeds expeditiously, thoroughly and fairly. no conclusions have yet been reached. brown is entering his second season as head coach. there is a leadership shake-up at howard university. the school's president says he

will leave in december. it was dropped 42 spots in a ranking by "u.s. news & world report." the current provost and chief academic officer, a commission committee will begin a national search for a new president. new this morning, how the government shutdown is now impact i impacting a big event for president obama this week. plus, the impact on schools. the group calling on lawmakers to end this it debate before some children lose their seats ins classrooms. 5:06. tom? cool down. temperatures down into the 50s in our nearby neighborhoods and right in washington. but later today it'll feel like summer. summer. i'll show you how hot i

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welcome back at 5:09. garage workers will still pick up trash in d.c. red light cameras are running. d.c. parking meters are in force and 911 service is taking calls. the d.c. dmv is open. mail will still be delivered because the u.s. postal service is exempt from furloughs. the social security office is open as well. and if you walk through capitol hill today, you might think it's a holiday. maybe even a weekend there for the workers on the capitol. there are no tours. most hearings have been

canceled. most aides and staffers are furlou furloughed as well. the barbershop is closed. so is the official senate gift shop. and i drove by there on my way home. it is like a ghost town. used to seeing so many people around the mall, just -- >> what about the security? >> the capital police are considered essential so they're on duty. all the other, i think two-thirds of office staff have been furloughed as a result of this. >> let's check the forecast now. 5:11. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. tom? there is the washington monument under a clear sky. live view from the city camera on this wednesday morning, the 2nd day of october. it will be feeling more like the second day of august. by 8:00 with sunshine, should be in the mid-60s, by noon, sunny and getting hot. into the low 80s. and hot afternoon to follow by mid to late afternoon we'll be

hovering in the mid and upper 80s right in the metro area. sun rises at 7:05. sunset 6:49. here are highs around the metro area. it will be a bit cooler in the suburbs and rural areas in prince george's county, in the generally low to mid-80s for highs as well as montgomery county. should be into the upper 80s across most of fakes county including arlington and alex a andrea and falls church. a look at the next seven days coming in ten minutes. how much longer will the heavyweight wave lasheat wave last? >> light volume. not a lot to worry about if you're waking up about to hit the roadways. we'll start in charles county. the commute here looks really good. 301 on the shoulder lanes near fauquier. making the commute between charles county and prince george's county clear, clear and more clear. here is a live look as you travel 301 connecting to branch avenue.

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i'm molette green back at the live desk. right now this very minute the federal government shutdown is costing all of us a lot of money. here is how it breaks down. the first government shutdown in 17 years is adding up to $12.5 million per hour. $300 million a day, about $1.6 billion a week in work and services the government is unable to perform. that estimate from the economic consulting firm ihs global, the 800,000 furloughed federal workers will get back pay when

they return. i'm molette green at the live desk. back to you. president obama is canceling some of his appearances because of the government shutdown. he and the first lady will no longer go to the gala taking place at the washington convention center. this is the first year the president has not attended the event since he was still a presidential candidate five years ago. and president obama will head to rockville tomorrow to discuss the government shutdown. the white house says he'll visit. this and the looming battle over the debt ceiling could hurt small businesses. it is now 5:16. the d.c. council passed emergency legislation to pay d.c. city workers during the government shutdown. the bill authorizes the district to use money from a reserve account that has roughly $144 million. d.c. mayor vincent gray requested to add more than $89

million in certified ref gnaw to that fund. the money can keep city certificaservices open for a couple of weeks. the move comes after the mayor declared all 33,000 district workers essential. the federal office of management and budget has not responded to the mayor's declaration. we should know by tomorrow at the latest if the navy/air force football game in annapolis will be canceled. the defense department suspended all intercollegiate competition at service academies because of the shutout. the naval academy says they will announce by noon tomorrow if the game will be played. the academy says they don't know if any games would be made up if canceled. nine couples lang to marry at national memorials in d.c. this week will have to make some na arrangements. the park service closed the memorial because of the shutdown. mi michael and his fiancee were one of the couples planning to marry at the jefferson memorial on saturday. that's the same place where they meet on their first date in 2009.

>> it's frustrating that this happened. everyone wants their wedding to be exactly how they picture it and something they can look back at years later and think fondly of. and, you know, we're not quite going to have that because of this. >> the two will now tie the knot at their reception venue. the park service says the couple and others affected can reschedule when the government reopens. in the day ahead lawmakers will join parents and teachers to stop the head start program. the federal service is closed leaving children with nowhere to go. the rally to stand up for head start will happen at 10:00 this morning at the northeast lawn on the u.s. capitol grounds. 5:18. today president obama will turn his attention to another potential economic crisis, the debt ceiling. he and vice president joe biden will discuss the issue with treasury secretary jack lew. the president wants congress to raise the debt ceiling and prevent the government from defaulting on its loans. lew warns we will hit the debt

ceiling in a matter of weeks. the men competing to make the next attorney general will make their case. they will square off in a debate in lansdowne. the candidates will answer questions from business leaders in the county. the debate starts at 8:00 this morning. in the day ahead montgomery county leaders will talk about a county council resolution supporting raising maryland's minimum wage that calls on the general assembly to to raise the state's minimum wage to $10.10 by 2016. county leaders will join state lawmakers in building momentum to pass the increase when state lawmakers return next year. d.c. police are looking for the people responsible for five violent robberies in which tazers were use etaz e tasers were used to attack victims. a man was tased and robbed. another incident on 10th and v streets northwest.

last week three attacks occurred. take a look at this video. police say these are the three people wanted for those three attacks. they are looking into the pblt that all of the attacks are related. new had this morning, some d.c. residents stranded in jacksonville, florida, overnight, will be heading home. the jacksonville international airport back open. passengers were evacuated after two suspicious packages were found, one in the terminal, the other in a parking garage. one was deemed, quote, destructive and had had to be destroyed by the bomb squad. no planes were allowed in or out for five hours. we did just check flights here and all flights to jacksonville look to be on time today. police say no arrests made so far. just about 5:21. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here to tell us about a warm-up today. tom? #october. it will be feeling more like early august than early october as of right now, though, it's by contrast quite cool.

we have temperatures down into the 50s. here in the weather center getting a few reports of a little patchy fog in some of the rural areas of virginia where it is down into the low and mid-50s many locations there as well as out of the mountains. in the mid and upper 50s right near the bay waters and tidal potomac. look at the temperature graph today. quite a roller coaster ride from this cool start. we will be near 80 degrees by late morning. the low 80s in the metro area by noontime peaking in the upper 80s by midafternoon. the record set in 1986 at reagan national was 89. so we'll be near that record high with lots of sunshine through the day today. then the temperatures gradually drop back down through the evening into the 70s. and then bottoming out tomorrow morning the low 60s. and afternoon highs on thursday reaching the mid-80s again. just to get you back to some semblance of reality, the average high this time of year is just low 70s. this is way above average.

and then on friday another day with highs reaching the mid-80s. this october heat wave continues into the weekend as well. the seven-day outlook should be mostly sunny with highs again into the mid-80s. dare i say we go to the beach again in october? and then on sunday, too, in the mid-80s with increasing clouds. the last couple of days looking like we might get rain on sunday. that may not come in until monday into tuesday next week. that will end the heat wave with highs in the 70s. i'm back in ten minutes with a hometown forecast, first 4 traffic on this wednesday morning with danella. good morning. good morning, tom. still quiet in our area. we'll take a closer look for folks traveling along suitland parkway in both directions you are clear this morning. no issues there. checking out pennsylvania avenue. no problems there along route 4, also. now we'll head over to 395. the trip here easy as well between the beltway. only the 14th street bridge clear in both directions.

this is a live look at glebe road. your drive time now from the beltway to the 14th street bridge will take about 12 minutes. rails still check out. no delays reported along the metro, the marc, or the vre. if you're on twitter follow us @first4traffic. >> i'm following, danella, thank you. 5:23. molette green is at the live desk with breaking news out of prince george's county. eun, more details on this morning's deadly police involved shooting. there was a 911 call that came in from a female victim. now when officers arrived on the scene, a man and woman were on the scene there in the 3800 block of twin lakes drive. details still sketchy, but there was a short foot chase that ensued between this man and the prince george's county police officer. the officer then fired his

weapon, fatally injuring the man. a large area has been roped off as this investigation unfolds. we're continuing to follow this story out of prince george's county. for now i'm molette green at the live desk. the federal government shutdown affecting several roads and trails managed by the national park service right now beach drive in rock creek park is closed in the district. the c&o canal also closed. that 185-mile trail runs from georgetown to cumberland, maryland, part of the crescent trail in the district is also closed. from the trails to the rails, trains are running this morning. metro says trains and buses will be on a regular schedule. the agency says it is not a federal entity and will remain op open. however, metro says if the shutdown lasts several days and ridership drops, it could make adjustments to service. federal workers make up about 40% of rush hour riders. vre and marc trains will run their regular schedules today. 5:25, later today another

chance to learn more about proposed changes to the d.c. skyline. the national capital planning commission is hosting a public information session at 6:30 tonight at the offices in northwest. it includes allowing taller buildings in the outer areas of d.c. including anacostia and upper northwest washington. right now building construction is limited to about 12 stories. the commission will vote on the proposal on october 14. the later today arlington county will hold a second community forum on the crystal city street car project. the meeting will focus on the design plan and environmental effects of a street car line connecting pentagon city, crystal city and potomac yard. you're invited to tonight's meeting at the youaurora hills community center. it starts at 6:00. and are more fallout from the government shutdown. the big hit some is local colleges are taking due to what's not happening on capitol hill. >> and how a different set of rules could change the results of a crucial vote in congress today. plus, a steamy day on tap.

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morning, it is back to square one as every proposal was defeated yesterday. the senate can convenience at 10:00 a.m. the house at 10:30. senate democrats are holding an event at 11:00 to show the impact the shutdown is having on federal workers. and things are not only heating up on capitol hill but across our region as well. the storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein tracking record heat for today. morning, tom. >> august in october. right now it's feeling like autumn. we have temperatures down into the 50s throughout most of the region and that includes just about all of virginia, all of maryland and west virginia. now closer to washington our ne nearby neighborhoods are generally right down into the mid and upper 50s and right on the tidal potomac and right object on the bay. it's in the low 60s under a clear sky. here is how we're looking for the day, the morning hours, lots of sunshine. still on the cool side through about 8:00. the low to mid-60s. but then quickly warming up by 10:00 with sunshine into the upper 70s. by noontime right downtown washington should be in the low 80s.

elsewhere upper 70s to near 80 by noontime including hometown forecast location laurel in prince george's county. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at the afternoon highs expe expected. now, danella, how is traffic? good morning, tom. we're going to start with the rails in the first 4 traffic center. the no reported delays there. train number 890 a minor five-minute delay. over to the vre, fredericksburg line a 10-minute delay because of csx train in front of it causing that ten-minute delay. around the beltway still anyways and clear. we'll head out to route 50 in maryland. if you're making the commute from the bay bridge heading inbound, lanes are open. outbound nothing but green. as you continue to the bowie area, even heading to the beltway. no accidents, no delays. inside of the beltway looks nice and clear. a live look for folks traveling to new york avenue. no accidents to report. aaron, over to you. danella, thank you.

it is 5:31 right now. congress will try again today to end the government shutdown, we hope. republicans and democrats are blaming each other for the shutdown which is costing hundreds of thousands of federal workers paychecks. tra tracie potts is live on capitol hill now with more on this. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: there's a new strategy to get certain parts of the government running again like our national parks and museums, certain veterans benefits and money for the city of d.c., for the district. that was voted on last night, but it failed. today reapians are going to bring it back under a new rule, a different rule, that would allow a simple majority only, li likely to face a pushback from democrats in the senate even if they do get that passed today, the president is blaming the tea party for all of this. >> the shutdown is not about deficits or budgets, this is about rolling back our efforts to provide health insurance to folks who don't have it. >> we want fairs this.

we want fairness for all americans. we want a budget agreement that gets the debt under control. we want to grow the economy and that's what we're here to do. >> reporter: republican aides say they thought the votes would pass yesterday, the votes last night, for particular parts of the government to be restored. they did the not. we'll see what happens today when they bring it back under new rules. aaron? >> tracie potts on capitol hill, thank you. today some federal workers furloughed by the shutdown will volunteer time to help out tourists. they will be handing out leaflets outside the museum of natural history directing visitors to attraction that is are open. the volunteer day is organized by eunions for plyees. they will hand out information from 10:00 to noon. this morning some parents are vowing to break into padlocked parks that are closed because of the shutdown. many children were greeted by signs like this one at lincoln park on capitol hill yesterday.

that park and several others are run by the national park service which is closed for business right now. many parents we spoke to say closing a playground is a step too far. today the board of trustees at the university of the district of columbia will hold an emergency meeting. members will talk about the effects of a government shutdown. that meeting will happen tonight at the school's president teresa s sullivan wrote a letter to students about her concerns with ongoing research projects funded by federal grants. sullivan says the school is working on temporary options to keep the research going in the event of a prolonged government shutdown. now coming up at 6:15 this morning, nbc enthunews' politic editor will tell us when it might come to an end. you can visit nbcwashington.com for news and analysis of the

government shutdown. 5:34. if you had trouble using new online exchanges to find a health insurance plan we can explain why. at least 2.8 million people visited healthcare.gov yesterday. yesterday was the first day you could enroll in a plan that is part of the affordable care act. online health insurance exchanges in our area are getting huge response. more than 3,300 people set up accounts. one exchange crashed almost as soon as it opened because of high demand. a police involved shooting out of prince george's county. megan mcgrath with the latest. megan? >> reporter: well, good morning. we're standing here in the parking lot at the lighthouse apartment complex incal v calve. you can see there's quite a lot of police activity as they cordon off the area. this is a fatal police-involved

shooting. happened very early this morning. apparently an emergency call came in from someone here in the area saying there was some sort of unknown trouble that was taking place out here in the parking lot area, that caller saying they could hear a woman screaming get off 0 of me. officers arrived here on the scene. they encountered a man and there was some sort of a confrontation. not a lot of detail at this point. we're hoping to get an update here. there was some kind of a confrontation between that man and an officer. there was a foot chase and things led into a wooded area. it's a rather large scene cordoned off. in that confrontation, the officer discharged their weapon. i spoke with someone who lives in the apartment complex, they reported hearing two shots from their apartment. the person, the man here in the parking lot, was struck and died on the scene, we are told. now whether that person was armed, what the nature of the

confrontation was, all of that still under investigation and, again, we are expecting very shortly to get an update and we'll bring you the latest as soon as we get it. reporting live in calverton, megan mcgrath. the domino effect on the economy if the shutdown lasts longer than a week. plus, some of the perks congr s congressional lawmakers are getting despite the furlough on government workers. and reaction from the white house, what the first lady had to say about the ongoing debate on capitol hill. feels like you a it tum now but it'll feel like summer by noontime. temperatures now in the 50s around the beltway and our nearby suburbs. your forecast for the

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days to close. but, if it goes longer, closings would be delayed. the big holdup is the irs here. when banks consider a mortgage application they pull borrowers' tax records directly from the irs. time to check our forecast again. it's been feeling warm out there. >> yeah, it has. tom kierein is keeping an eye to the sky and on the thermometer. what do you have? >> it's all clear this morning. that's a live view from our city camera overlooking washington on this wednesday morning and it's mild right inside the beltway most locations are generally around 60 degrees. outside the beltway in the nearby suburbs generally in the 50s and the rest of maryland and virginia into west virginia also in the 50s. a few areas getting a little patchy ground fog in some of the rural areas and as we get through the morning a rapid warm-up. 60s by 8:00 a.m. by noon should be in the lower 80s right in washington and in

the nearby suburbs should be in the upper 70s near 80. then most of the region mid and upper 80s by midafternoon. here are highs expected right in the metro area. should be low to mid-80s right inside the beltway and low 80s for highs elsewhere in the rural areas. now, danella, how is traffic? good morning, tom. still a really easy commute for folks waking up hitting the roads. as you travel the beltway in virginia you are clear in both directions, no accidents and no delays. over to the beltway in prince george's county, this is in college park. the out er loop head to go montgomery county, that's clear. the inner loop and head to the wilson bridge, no issues there. crossing of the wilson bridge itself, easy drive. seven minutes from the wilson bridge to vandorn. we'll shoot back over to the rails. metro clear. brunswick east, still seeing a ten-minute delay on

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♪ for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/dcmetro. we are covering breaking news at 5:45. this is chopper 4 over the scene of a police involved shooting in prince george's county in the calverton section of beltsville, maryland. police tell us that an officer and another person got into some sort of altercation. the person was shot. that person is can dead. the officer not hurt. day two of the federal shutdown and it's costing us a lot of money. $12.5 million per hour. $300 million a day. of that's about $1.6 billion a week. that's how much the government

is losing in work and services not performed because of the closu closure. consulting firm ihs global insight compiled the numbers. it is still unclear whether the 800,000 workers furloughed will get the back pay they deserve when the government gets back up and running. the shutdown is affecting roads and trails managed by the national park service. >> many trails are popular with cyclists and walkers. beach drive is closed north of broad branch. the c&o canal is closed. the trail runs from georgetown to cumberland, maryland, and part of the capital crescent trail in the district is also closed. today metro says that trains and buses will run on a regular schedule. the agency says it is not a federal entity and will remain open. metro says if the shutdown lasts several days it could make adjustments to service.

members of the military were spared furloughs. service member paychecks will keep coming. civilians were not so fortunate and that has some military leaders offering apologies. >> we are sorry you will be going through this and we really do want you to know that you have our sympathy. >> that is bill knight who issued this message. the base will remain open. >> the shutdown isn't keeping. >> after touring the memorial yesterday, police tape in hand. the men and women visited part of an honor flight paid by

donations. they were met with locked gates but were eventually moved and police stood aside so veterans could enter and reflect and remember. >> this is absolutely beautiful. >> many of the veterans also expressed frustration calling it absurd. >> this morning in prince william county a judge will hear from lawyers trying to get an accused drug kingpin off death row. he was convicted for the murder for hire. the prosecution is accused of coercing a key witness during a trial and an appeals court is trying to figure out whether wolf should be released from prison. he has been on death row since 2002. this afternoon a d.c. high school teacher will be sentenced for receiving child pornography. prosecutors say he sent and

received explicit fphotos of himself to male students at mckinley tech in northeast. solano was a science teacher and track coach. he faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. this afternoon d.c. mayor vincent gray will open a new police training facility. the new facility is on the grounds of the old mpd shooting range in southwest. d.c. police chief kathy lanier says the new building will provide realistic simulations for recruits and officers. today's ribbon cutting ceremony kicks off at 1:00. we are coming up on 5:50 on this wednesday morning. tom is back here with us. we are looking for record heat today. >> we've been reveling in this autumn weather the last couple of weeks. it's been cool and dry, invigorating. summer is coming back. >> summer lovers had their crying towels out.

they can put them away. it's feeling autumnal down into the 50s throughout most of the region. that includes our nearby neighborhoods in prince george's county, montgomery, arlington, alexandria, falls church, in fairfax county, mid to upper 50s and 65 on the warmer waters of the potomac. the district of columbia, most locations, all the neighborhoods there are in the upper 50s. and around the bay and on the eastern shore, most of those locations are generally in the 50s as well. and the school bus stop forecast for the morning, we will have our temperatures by around 7:00, 8:00, generally low to mid-60sss as the school buses will be out so you can wear short sleeves this morning and lots of sunshine. sun rise at 7:05. we could have near record heat by midafternoon today. looking at the records for the next several days, let's join chuck bell now. good morning. tom, good morning to you and good morning, everybody. we keep actually very good records here in the weather

office. i'm holding the october 2007 calendar in my hand. why? because that's sort the of the b benchmark for how warm can it actually be in october? that's the record rm with aest october, 2007. we had three days in the 90s and 15 days, 80 or warmer, that finished nearly ten degrees warmer than average. we've been warm recently and we're going to stay within the next couple of days. our best shot at breaking or tying a record will be today. we're forecasting 88. the record is 89. we'll be equally warm as you know, tom, the next couple of days. the difference is the records are a little bit higher, 92 the record tomorrow. 94 the record on friday. and 96 the record on saturday. that one goes back to 1941. we are going to be warm, tom. i don't see any 96s, do you? >> it is amazing how hot it is, chuck. we are going to keep this going into the afternoon. there's your temperature graph. a rapid warm-up through the morning. though it's cool now by mid to late morning upper 70s. by noontime low 80s.

upper 80s, near that record high chuck was talking about, by midafternoon. then it will gradually drop back down into the 70s through the evening under a clear sky and then tomorrow morning we should be down into the low 60s, afternoon highs on thursday, again, into the mid-80s. and we're going to repeat this on friday, partly cloudy, morning low 60s, afternoon highs into the mid-80s. average high is 72. so this is way above average. then on saturday, bright and sunny for outdoor activities. go to the beach. yeah, we're talking beach weather into the mid-80s on saturday and then sunday increasing clouds. right now our next chance of rain looks to be probably on monday and into tuesday and it should be cooler, too, with highs in the 70s and morning lows, low to mid-60s. and you can stay connected with mae on twitter and on facebook and get all the updates and share your photos there, too, and stay up with the weather 24/7 with our storm team 4 mobile app. you can get it free. download is googleplay and on

the itunes store. now let's check our traffic on this wednesday morning with danella. good morning. good morning, tom. traveling around our area, still nice and clear. if you're waking up about to hit the roadway, not a lot to worry yourself with. traveling i-95 out from stafford, these travel lanes are open. earlier crash at fairfax county parkway, the left shoulder lane. that's long gone. no delays so far. a live look now. fairfax county parkway traveling northbound. also hov lanes check out, southbound is clear as well. drive time easy from quantico. 23 minutes. your average travel speed around 58 miles an hour. heads up if you're taking the vre of the tracking a delay. at one point it was ten minutes. now it's up to 20 minutes. so if you're traveling the fredericksburg line, train 302, you are still seeing a 20-minute delay. metro and vre look good. >> danella, thank you. there is some relief for hyundai owners, they are offering to

defer new car payments for federal workers on furlough because of the shutdown. under the program people who buy or lease hyundai cars this month won't have to make payments until january. those who already own a car won't have to make payments until they go back to work. this is part of the company's hyundai assurance program. hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be home today because of the government shutdown. but members of congress will continue to receive their salaries. the news 4 i team found some other benefits lawmakers will continue to receive. they'll still have access to free parking spots. the congressional cafeteria, bank, and post office will remain open as well. 5:54 now. local businesses are trying to make the shutdown you more bearable for federal workers. pork barrel barbecue is offering all government employees a free pulled pork sandwich for each day of the shutdown. furloughed workers can get a free burger and to stay in shape balance gym, especially after all that food, is offering free

access in all three locations during certain hours. we have a link to some other offers. you'll find it under local news. the government shutdown isn't just the talk of the town here in d.c., it also has hollywood offering up some opinions. george clooney talked about the shutdown. he applauded peter king and others who he said, quote, guys on the right who are trying to get the government back up and running. he also said he believes, quote, cooler heads will prevail. we could hear more views from clooney on the situation this morning. he will visit our friends at "morning joe" on msnbc at 7:30. a reminder if you are one of the hundreds of thousands of furloughed workers sitting at home today, you cannot check your work e-mail from home. according to the "washington post" it is illegal to check your work e-mail during the shutdown because of the anti-deficiency act that was first passed in 1884. federal agencies say if you check your work e-mail you could be fired. we want to break down the

government shutdown by the numbers for you. >> 255 -- the number of new cancer is patients who will not be allowed to start their scheduled clinical research trials at the national institutes of health. a shutdown means no new studies will be started at nih because everyone who works there is a federal employee. 60 -- that is the percentage of americans who say it is more important to keep the government running than to make changes to president obama's health law. 15 -- that's the number of white house staffers who will stay on the job during the shutdown. and we're hearing from a woman who stood with president obama as he briefed the nation on his new affordable health care act, amanda barrett is from the district. her health insurance costs are $1,200 a month. but that will change since she is enrolling in the new program. >> with a little investigating, i think it will be $300 or less. that's a huge amount. the other thing is that because i have ms i do an infusion once a month that costs $5,000, so there's no way i could not be covered.

>> barrett says she came back to d.c. to start a business, and she is hiring. >> our coverage of the government shutdown continues through the next hour. the cuts still to come for federal workers already on furlough. and as the fight picks up on capitol hill, we'll talk to an expert about how long the fight may last and what could finally bring it to an end. at 5:57 we are following some breaking news for you out of prince george's county. megan mcgrath on the scene of an officer involved shooting. you are looking at a live picture right now as the police presence continues there. we'll tell you what we're learning about a 911 call that put police on the scene here and what led up to an officer there firing his gun. plus, weather and traffic on the 1s. a warm-up in the washington region is going to feel more like summer. "news 4 today" continues right after this.

5:59. news 4 is live on the national mall. we'll break down the sticking points in this debate and tell you the changes still ahead for federal workers on fur lay.

breaking news in prince george's county. megan mcgrath just aride on the scene. she'll tell us about the chase that happened before the officer pulled the trigger. >> first to tom kierein with your if being that could break a record. >> it's feeling like fall now. temperatures under a clear sky are still in the 50s in much of the region. that includes just about all of maryland and west virginia. it's up near the bay waters near 60 and near the tidal potomac. nearby suburbs down to the mid and upper 50s now just past 6:00 on this wednesday morning the. temperatures really jumping as the morning progresses. by 8:00 a.m., mid-60s. by then by 10:00 we should be in the mid and upper 60s. right in the city we should be in the low 80s, should be the