jam packed with hundreds of veterans, dozens of members of congress all being followed by reporters around the world. they all wanted to get inside the world war ii memorial. >> this is going to open in a couple of minutes. world war ii veterans. >> bus loads of world war ii vets are traveling to washington as part of the honor flight network that brings thousands of vet each year to visit this memorial. >> you think this may have been your one and only time to see the memorial? >> i think so. i may not be here next year. today the cofounder of the group move themselves allowing hundreds of vets, many in wheelchairs, along with dozens of members of congress to enter the memorial. just untied it and moved it.

too much fighting. too much pulling apart instead of pulling together. it's not what i fought for? >> park rangers and park police stayed out of the way, allowing the vets to enter. only the vets were lay lowed in. the rest of the public were kept out. angering this congressman from texas. >> how do you look at them and say how are you going to deny them access? >> it's difficult. >> it should be difficult. >> it is difficult. >> park services should be ashamed of themselves. >> reporter: coming up at 5:00, more of the conversation between the congressman and the park ranger. we can tell you the park service has decided the vets coming the rest of the weekend, hundreds of them are expected between now and the weekend, will be allowed to visit the memorial.

they will be allowed in but the rest of the public will not. >> right now every member of congress is getting paid. the cost to taxpayers, $10,583 per hour. you can't blame this congress. under the constitution, members can only pay for a future congress. they are pledging to donate the salaries to charity. the president is set to visit m. louis construction. the company specializes in road and asphalt construction. white house officials say it's an example of a business that could be hurt by the shutdown and looming debt ceiling fight. on the second day of the shutdown, some federal workers are volunteering time to help out tourists.

richard jordan has more now from the national mall. >> reporter: the signs of the shutdown are posted. but despite all the closings, furloughed workers impacted are still doing their part to make tourists feel welcome. this group of workers in green t-shirts are handing out guides to get around in the gridlock. there's a message behind the movement. >> we just want to make the public aware of how many people are being harmed. there's a lot of people that need to take care of the families. and it's not always to see the sights. >> i have spent several days at the national archives. i've lost three days of research time. very expensive days to me personally to be here to do this research because they decided they're going to shut the building down. >> most roads are blocked for the national monuments, but parking lots are open. the vacant spaces are a clear

sign federal workers are off the job. patrick says his wife is a contractor impacted by the shutdown. do you not start those? >> a third of federal workers are furloughed and come this this saturday, october 5th, their paybacks will stop. student loan contributions are also on hold and restrooms may not be cleaned and dining rooms and cafeterias are closed. nonessential personnel. i can't imagine how they allow this to happen to the people of the united states. it's affecting people from all over the world to be here on business. >> reporter: the furloughed workers say they're not sure how long the shut down will last. but they plan on being out here every day until it's over with likely a growing list of

closures that they are distributing to tourists. reporting from the national mall, richard jordan, news 4. our news 4 team coverage will continue to bring you the latest on the shut down developments as they come in. we also have answers on nbcwashington.com. the many questions you may have about the impact of the shutdown. >> right now prince george's county police are investigating a deadly shooting involving one of their own. police say they got a call about a woman screaming get off me. they found a woman injured. they also saw a man running from the scene. the officer ended up shooting the suspect. the woman is expected to be okay. the police officer was not injured. we have a developing story in the district right now. d.c. police tell us they have a sixth robbery case involving a stun gun. the latest one happened along georgia avenue northwest.

we're told a group of three men approached two guys on their bikes early this morning. they got away with the victims' bikes, wallets and cell phones. >> got two folks arrested last night that were involved in a robbery that involved a stun gun. we don't know that that's the same made in the other series we've had. six total. one is in a previous case. woo we'll hear from him at 5:00. >> just in, a nasty bus crash in tennessee. # scott mcfarland has details. >> reporter: new details continuing to come in. this happened just east of knoxville. the tennessee highway patrol saying there are multiple deaths in the fiery wreck. it appeared to be carrying a church group from north carolina.

they crossed the center median, crashed into a tractor trailer and another car on the westbound side of the road. right now the entire highway is shut down and could remain closed for the next several hours. multiple people dead. it's not clear if they were on the bus or in one of the other vehicles. i'm scott mcfarlane. he was the master of mystery thrillers. this afternoon many are mourning the southern love of a local author. and a man goes through airport security in jacksonville and tells a checker he has a bomb. we have that stunning story ahead. >> and why georgetown women basketball coaches are under investigation. and veronica, it is hot and very dry outside right now. >> that's right. our temperatures today the warmest in about three weeks. our temperatures running some 10

to 15 degrees above average. yeah. wow. who is sweating out there today? when i return, i'll show you how long these temperatures are going to stay this high. going to stay this high. and about our next chance of "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad." these are birth control pills. more than half of american women use them at some point in their lives but ken cuccinelli sponsored a bill that could have made common forms of birth control illegal, including the pill. cuccinelli was one of only five senators to support this "potentially radical intrusion into domestic, family and individual decision-making" why is ken cuccinelli interfering in our private lives? he's focused on his own agenda. not us.

o. tom clancy is being remembered as one of the most visionary story tellers of our time. he's best thoknown for his war theme thrillers. "the hunt for red october" became a huge hit. many other novels became hugely successful movies. it's unclear what caused clancy's death. he was 66 years old. long time washington news

anchor is part of a lawsuit involving a d.c. public charter school. prosecutors tell us three former managers of options charter school in northeast d.c. used nearly $3 million in school money to fund private companies to their benefit. also named to the heyward. she's accused of signing contracts while serving as chir on the school board trustees. she has been relieved of her duties pending further investigation. amazon.com founder jeff basos is no officially the owner of the "washington post." his $250 million purchase was completed yesterday, transferring owner ship from the "washington post" company to nash holdings. for the past 80 years the post was owned locally. $1 million bail now set for the man who walked into a

florida airport and told security he had a bomb in his backpack. flights are only just now returning to normal. plus, d.c. police recruits in training. we'll take you inside the new tactical training village that si

scott macfarlane is at the

live desk. they are moving the making strides against breast cancer from the mall to prince george's. it shut because of the government shut down. this event that is expected to have about 2,000 walkers will shift to six flags in upper marlboro. that's october 6 thd, which is saturday. also new numbers on how many people have visited healthcare.gov. 4.7 million visits yesterday. the call center received more than 190,000 calls. officials say they ex-president to see high volume and wait times for the next few days. we're also told people should continue to see improved performance in the days and weeks ahead. things are slowly getting back to normal after an airport bomb threat caused major disruptions in jacksonville,

florida. >> the suspect did not have a bob. sarah is reporting. >> reporter: stranded and tired passengers play the waiting game at the jacksonville international airport. >> i had to call a hotel and book a reservation for tonight to stay one more night. >> reporter: as airlines work to get them to the original destinations. flights were reroutes and planes stuck on a tarmac after a 9-year-old approached security screeners. >> the subject stated i came to the security guard and said i got a bomb in here. the subject further explained that inside his backpack, he had a device. the backpack contained a small luggage scale, two batteries and a microchip. so far there's no possible word on a motive. he appeared in court on

wednesday on charges of making a hoax bomb and a false report about planting a bomb or explosive. >> your bond is $500,000 to each count. >> another man reportedly acting suspicious was also taken into custody. officials now say the two men are not connected. >> the most important thing is we're all safe. >> and the busy airport is still feeling the effects of the shutdown. turning now to the weather, which has turned really hot. >> no, it's not. that i'm sure has a lot of folks' attention. today we saw temperatures in the mid and upper 80s across the area. we have a couple of days that could pull out higher temperatures across the area. tell me if you can find the clouds.

take a look at it. we sit at 87 across the area. yes, we have sunshine. yes, we'll have sunshine around the time the sun starts to go down. by 9:00 we're clear. comfortable conditions at 11:00 p.m. if you're going out around 8:00 or 9:00, your temperatures around 76 or 77 degrees. around 11:00 still in the low 70s across the area. we're looking hard to find the clouds. for the most part it's high pressure controlling our weather. i'll take you through the next 48 hours. at the end of the an haitian, i'm going to show you way down south we'll be seeing moisture making its way north. that's a tropical system. it could get a name in the next couple of minutes. it is possible. it will mean for us a chance, maybe a better chance to see rain at the beginning of next week. mild evening for us.

here we are at 10:00. by 6:00 a.m. we're mostly sunny. folks, you will still be able to sport the short sleeves tomorrow. a very comfortable day. we saw the clouds move through around noontime. so here's the animation down to the south. this is friday at 6:00 a.m. early in the morning. we're fine. there will be moisture into the gulf of mexico. into louisiana, into mississippi. as a cold front comes east, some may get picked up here where we could have a better chance of rain. our temperatures for the low 50s during the early morning hours rising to a high of 86 degrees tomorrow. but i do think there will be areas around 8 #. maybe culpeper could hit 88 degrees.

take a look for your saturday and sunday. nice and mild. yep, summertime weather. here in fall, chance of rain on monday and tuesday of next week. >> thanks, veronica. d.c. police unveiled a $6 million new training facility. it includes a tactical village that allows officers to simulation situations in an area the size of a couple of city blocks. tom sherwood will have more on how it will help recruits and police officers. the county council held a press conference addressing the minimum wage rite. right now the minimum wage is $7.25. but city leaders say that's not enough to make a living in this day and in our region.

an honest day's work should get you an honest day pay. they will raise it to 2016. big businesses like wal-mart and mcdonald's oppose this proposal. the only winning ticket in last night's megamillions drawing was sold, and now we know where it was sold. the winner of $189 million jack pot bought the ticket at a dash in convenience store in cedric. the store will get a commission of up to $100,000. the winner has 182 days to claim the prize. and where is the love?

the government shutdown is threatening several couples planning weddings in d.c. .

the team would build a stadium on the site along i-95 just north of the virginia welcome center. the stadium would be privately financed although the city has a lot of tax incentives. and it's the end of a sad chapter in cycling. lance armstrong has returned his bronze medal from 2000 games in sidney. he admitted to using drugs to boost his performance. that prompted the international olympic committee to strip him of his medal. a developing story now. georgetown has placed two women basketball coaches on administrative leave. >> diana, the season is just about to start. >> yeah, the first game is in november. they have issues to zeal with for the team. and for the last decade, keith brown has been part of the women's basketball program. he was named head coach last

season, and in just a few weeks before the start of this season he's being accused of unprofessional conduct. brown as well as coach tim valentine have been placed on administrative leave. we were unable to speak to players about the league. while the university won't speak on camera, they did release this statement. two weeks ago concerns were raised regarding unprofessional conduct and the use of inappropriate language in coaching the georgetown university women's basketball team. georgetown takes very seriously any allegation of this conduct and the university has an established review process that carefully investigates such cases. many of brown's current and former players have come forward to defend the coach. one of his former players tells news 4 that brown has an intense style, but he never verb bally

abused any of the women. developing right now, president obama sits down with cnbc, weighing in on the deadlock in congress. that interview is just into the newsroom. have you noticed the gas prices in the region? yep, they're dropping all over the region. you're looking f

it's day two of the government shutdown and so far no agreement in sight. about an hour from now president obama will meet with congressional leaders to discuss the budget stalemate keeping thousands of federal workers off the job. steve handelsman joins us live from the white house where the president has just expressed frustration over all of this. >> reporter: the question is what's not going to happen according to president obama. the main one is house speaker john boehner. it's house republicans in the view of pretty much everybody here in washington who have closed down the government, partly closed down the government for obama care. president obama made clear what he won't do is negotiate. until republicans agree to reopen government with no

strings attached. the president made clear he's upset. he made that clear in an interview with our colleague, john harwood, cnbc's chief washington correspondent. here's the president late this afternoon. >> during the course of my presidency i have bent over backwards to work with the republican party. and have purposely kept my rhetoric down. i'm known for being a calm guy. sometimes people think i'm too calm. am i kpexasperated? absolutely. this is unnecessary. >> reporter: he said he's willing to talk on the budget, on obama care, but not under these circumstances. this could become part of the

debt ceiling fight. he told john harwood he won't negotiate on that either if the republicans do what they did in this crisis and threaten a default. >> steve handelsman, thank you, steve. amid the cries for the government shut down, we heard from those hoping that it drags on. we headed to culpeper today. we found a variety of opinions on the shutdown, but the majority of those we spoke with are all for it. >> it's time we start standing up for the things that we actually believe in and say, look, enough is enough. we need to stop this craziness and get back to the way the country was supposed to be. >> coming up you'll hear more from those supporting the closure and why they think it will leave the country better off. several couples who dreamed

of getting their nuptials in the national memorials will have to make new plans. michael and his fiancee were one of the couples planning to get married there on saturday. the place holds a special spot in their hearts because they wept on their first date there in 2009. >> i mean, it's frustrating. it's frustrating that it happened. everyone wants their wedding to be how they pictured it. we're not quite going to have that because of this. >> the two will now tie the knot at the reception location. they say they can reschedule the wedding when it reopens. 24 weddings are scheduled on the mall in october. the government shutdown is affecting tourists overseas. it was established by congress in 1923 to honor the service and sacrifice of u.s. armed forces.

the commission operates and maintains 24 cemeteries overseas as well as two dozen memorials. they are all closed to visitors because of the shutdown. >> i couldn't understand the stupidity of why people would close an important memorial. for people who gave their lives to give freedom to other people. thousands of americans killed during world war ii are buried in the cemetery. our news 4 team will continue to bring you the latest shut down developments as they come in. we also have answers to many questions you may have about the impact of the shutdown. >> a brand new health study shows a frightening tie between

depression and disease. we'll have details. >> plus, hands-free fried chicken. kfc gives us a new way to eat chicken. >> it's 87 outside now. temperature drops to 80 by 7:00 p.m. it will be hard to think of fall when we have temperatures this high. coming up, the latest updated map of the fall

people who are depressed may be three times more likely to develop parkinson's disease. the findings come out of a ten-year study. researchers are not sure if depression is an early symptom or an independent risk factor. older patients with depression difficult to treat were most at risk. a second student at virginia commonwealth university has tested positive for tuberculosis. the school's leaders say they're not worried too much about the disease spreading. >> we now know the names of the five people killed in that deadly rockslide in colorado. the only survivor of the accident is 13-year-old gracie johnson. >> her father, mother and sister all died on the hiking trail.

now more on how the local community is gathering around her. >> reporter: overnight a tribute to a family lost in ininstant. >> definitely shocked forever. i can't imagine it. >> in central colorado the shock is still settling in. five bodies, all relatives just recovered after a massive rock slide on a popular hiking trail. the father, dwayne johnson, a high school football coach, his wife donna coached track. their oldest daughter was a high school senior. her cousins, 10-year-old and 22-year-old were visiting from missouri. the sole survivor, 13-year-old gracie johnson is nursing a broken leg. her father shielded her from 100-ton boulders. >> that would be dwight.

his family and girls first. >> today this town is finding strength in each other. today the u.s. forest service said the popular colorado trail will remain closed until at least spring. right now a jelly fish invasion shuts down a nuclear reactor. plus, his military thriller were turned into massive block busters. busters. when we come back, an

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. two hikers were lucky to be alive after being stranded today. a coast guard crew was sent in to rescue the man and woman. they used a basket to pluck them from the deep snow. no word now on the condition of the hikers. one of the world's largest nuclear reactors is powering back up this afternoon. it was shut down over the weekend by jelly fish the plant produces 10% of the electricity produced by sweden. a huge, gigantic group of jelly fish clogged the pipes that helped cool the plant. this event has happened before at nuclear facilities in the

u.s. and around the world. right now after 24 hours on the run, a virginia man accused of running a meth lab is finally behind bars. 55-year-old david thorsted was arrested in pennsylvania. on monday police found a fully functional meth lab in his mobile home in rhoadesville. that's in orange county. police took an unknown amount of crystal meth from the house. several guns were also taken from the property. news 4's scott macfarlane at the live desk. up next, new developments and funding for washington, d.c. the u.s. house just passed a mini funding bill. this funds d.c. until december 15th at the current level. the bill moves to the senate with the president. it is far from clear if the president will pass the senate. we are also learning more about a bus crash in tennessee we told you about a few minutes ago. now eight people confirmed dead. more than a dozen injured after

the crash on i-40 near knoxville. the bus was carrying a church group. right now the bus appears to be traveling eastbound when it crossed the median and crashed into a tractor-trailer and another car on the westbound side of the road. the bus overturned. the truck caught fire and the entire highway is closed and will likely remain so for the night. at the live desk. i'm scott macfarlane. soldiers, spies and espionage. all things that made tom clancy's stories hits in the literary world and also on the big screen. >> the author passed away last night at the age of 66. mark barger has a look back now at his impressive career. >> tom clancy's goal had been simply to write one book. but he wrote more than 20. his high-tech cold war thrillers sold more than 100,000 copies and made him among the most popular authors of his time.

>> people write about people who believe in something. people with a sense of duty, with a sense of mission, who will make the world better in some way. >> reporter: his success started in 1984 with "the hunt for red october." later turned into a movie, it was the first of several books featuring cia hero jack ryan. >> i got information from those interviews. none of it is classified. it's all in the open. really a matter of doing good research as a reporter does good research. >> reporter: it fascinated readers. the pre9/11 thriller dead of honor included a jumbo jet crashing into the u.s. capitol. films based on the novels became

box office hits. even video games took inspiration from the high stake story lines of clancy's work. >> i write books. i tell stories. i try to keep them current. >> clancy's newest book, "command authority" is set to release in december. mark barger, nbc news. well, summer is back, and it sent veronica right out of here. >> that's right. where it is very hot and crunchy out there, too, vj. >> that's right. 87 degrees is the temperature that you would feel really if you were living in tampa this time of year. so hello tampa. thanks for coming to visit. the warmth everybody is talking about. but more of an impact on the area is how dry it's been. since early september rainfall is down more than 2.5 inches, and with most of our lawn in the shade, not seeing many brown patching but you may be seeing them on your lawn. we're going to talk more about the rainfall.

check out the temperature. 87 degrees. that's our current reading. the record high is 78 degrees. the dry condition having an impact on the fall color, allowing the leaves to drop early. moderate color down through elkins and the high spots of west virginia, already seeing some peak colors showing up. a good weekend coming up to take in the fall color. even friday, your forecast for the overnight, erm morning period, 66 degrees is where we will be at 5:00 a.m. and with the clear sky, it's going to be moonlight. nothing like the northern lights. look at this. it was in minnesota last night. those autumn colors filled the night skies. including blue, green, yellow,

red. those are caused by the particles hitting the earth's atmosphere from the sun's atmosphere. our temperatures tomorrow are back to feeling like august. maryland with a high of 86 tomorrow. dry conditions, no rain. and we may have little bit of a light breeze coming our way tomorrow. torl's wind will be out of the east. annapolis, too, a little cooler at 81 degrees and the easterly wind will also provide us with a few more clouds. 87 in manasses. a warm one again. tomorrow's temperatures could be slightly higher in the southern neighborhoods than today. for sure that could happen in many of the communities south on friday. saturday and sunday, 88 and 89

degrees but with the promise of rain at the beginning of next week. and coming up, doug kammerer will have a look at the potential rainfall coming up from that weather system. today virginia officials plan to crack down on poachers during this year's oyster season. they have increased dramatically during the last ten years. marine police tell us they will search by air, land and water. oyster season kicked off today in the state. the company that brought us the double down is amping up efforts to get people on the the gochlt kfc launched go cups to make it more convenient for people in cars. they retail for $2.50 and include potato wedges.

>> so you can drink your chicken. congress is nearing a default, the prices at the pump are offering some relief. it looks like the trend is spreading across the country. adam tuss has been cruising the streets in maryland and virginia looking for the cheapest prices in town. adam? >> reporter: with so many things in life you have to shop around to find the best price. look what we found out here. a gallon of regular going for $3.09. have you noticed the prices coming down? low threes on the board all around the region. here at the citgo where frank was filling up -- >> you have to have the gas buddy app. this is one of the cheapest here. basic supply and demand, more

fuel around, not as many people driving long distances. the average for a gallon of regular, $3.77. you can do better than that if you look. >> i'm glad you pointed out how low they are. it made me very happy. >> christy, who travels for work, says the prices can't come down fast enough. >> i'm traveling to richmond, virginia, or to jersey for work, there's a big difference on filling up your tank. >> reporter: if you get creative with supermarket points, you can get it below $3. take a look across the street. if you get a car wash also, $2.97. stay with us. we're going to look at the prices you're telling us about all across the region. adam tuss, news 4. a stunning attack caught on video. a group of bikers pull a man out of his suv and beat him. today new

the government shutdown is affecting the chicago transit train crash investigation. crews removed two trains from the crash site overnight. due to government shutdown no updates about the crash investigation. we do know police are working to find out how an empty unmanned train rolled down the tracks

causing the collision. more than a dozen people were hurt in the crash. and we're following new developments in that confrontation between a bunch of motorcyclists and the driver of an suv. a confrontation caught on video. one of the bikers is now charged in the case. but another rider who was taken into kus by has been set free. as shelton reports, authorities believe he may have actually tried to help the victims. >> reporter: police sources say the charges have been dropped against this biker. police identified him as 42-year-old allen edwards and arrested him after he turned himself in tuesday afternoon. edwards remained in police custody for most of the night but has since been released. even though you can see him smashing in the back window, law enforcement sources don't think he was part of the attack against the driver. they also say edwards has been cooperative with the investigation. these bikers were in town for an unapproved motorcycle event over

the weekend. they created so much raucous that the nypd received more than 200 phone calls about this. someone posted this camera to youtube where it's been viewed 4 million times. this is the biker who stopped short in front of the suv, causing the driver to bump him. when the driver tried to get away from all this, he ran over another biker. he suffered two broken legs and other severe injuries. his mother is understandably upset and demanding justice for her son. >> for the police not to accept that and charge this man for what he did to my son is unbelievable considering what happened to him. but what about my son? >> now the driver of the suv was taken to a hospital and got stitches in his face. he hasn't been charged yet. the search for other suspects, the other bikers continues. live right now at 5:00 we're

monitoring the white house where congressional leaders from both parties will be talking about the shutdown for the first time. they'll be talking with the president. plus, federal workers fed up. they may be off the job. but they are working over time during the government shutdown to make their voices heard. and some are going toe-to-toe with lawmakers. >> it's been constant. the government won't do its job and pass a budget. >> good afternoon. i'm wendy rieger. >> and i'm jim handly. here are the details how we know them. in 30 minutes president obama will meet with congressional leaders at the white house. the house is trying to fund popular parts of the government. they passed the bill that includes funding for the district. but now it has to go to the senate for approval. as opening of the national parks and museums hangs in the balance. but at this hour there are no signs of progress to reopen the

government. >> now frustration is reaching a boiling point on the national mall. one confrontation between a congressman and a federal worker happened within earshot of veterans who flew in to see a memorial in their honor. news 4's mark segraves joins us with that story. mark? >> reporter: wendy, thousands of the veterans, most from world war ii, many in wheelchairs are traveling here to visit the world war ii memorial. they're expressing their first amendment rights. but they said the rest of the public must stay out. and that did not sit well with one congressman from texas. >> how do you deny them access? >> it's difficult. >> it should be difficult. >> it is difficult. i'm sorry sir. >> park services s