around today. i don't think it's going to be quite as hot. hometown forecast for hagerstown, washington county there, partly sunny by noontime with temperatures in the mid-70s. a look at your afternoon and how hot it may get. that's coming in about ten minutes. . >> tom, thank you. an end to the government shutdown is nowhere in sight this morning. that as lawmaker return to capitol hill. the house will get back to work at 10:00. the senate at 10:30 this morning. as of right now, both parties are refusing to budge. after last night's failed meeting, no more talks are scheduled with the president. >> the the price tag of the shutdown is skyrocketing. it's costing more than $12 million for every hour it drags on bringing the total right now to more than $662 million since the closure began monday at midnight. richard dan is live with more on what we can expect from congress

today. >> reporter: good morning. it's unclear what congress can accomplish today, but there will be meetings in the house to see if perhaps there could be a partial funding for just some different issues. one of those would be d.c. government. another issue regarding veterans. but it's still unclear how that's going to go. last night didn't go well between john boehner and the president. he says he feels the president is not willing to compromise when it comes to his affordable care act. the new health care law that went into effect. democrats say they are standing firm. >> we have divided government. democrats control the white house and senate. republicans control the house. we sent four different proposals to our colleagues. they rejected all of them. >> i can only conclude that they wanted to shut down government. i think that that has a purpose

for them. we know what that is. they want to overturn the affordable care act. it's not going to happen. and frankly, that's not what our constitution had in mind. if you don't like something, you threaten to shut down government. >> it's expected to be another quiet day here at the national mall as far as congestion because those workers are still furloughed. 800,000 workers are still furloughed. you will see a big presence as some workers say they will be out here. they want to get the message across that they want to get back to work so they want a solution. not clear if that will come today. richard jordan, news 4. it will be a busy week for the agencies that deal with unemployment placlaims. the department services says you should do initial claims online because of increased demand. the department of labor says it's already getting higher than

usual number of claims from federal workers. in virginia you'll get a special paper application to file your claim. d.c.'s only public university could take a financial hit from the government shutdown. the university of the district of columbia gets some federal funding. the board of trustees held an emergency meeting last night. the school feared a lack of funding would keep students from finishing out the semester. they are forcing a change of plans at one of the most famous theaters. they are taking the show on the road. the laramie project will be performed at the first congressional united church of christ which is about a block away. the performance will be free. the legacy panel discussion will be moved to the center for education and leadership. many places are closed during the shutdown, but there are a number of places that are still open. our web team has been working for you compiling a complete list of what's open and what's closed. just head to nbcwashington.com. you'll see the link at the top of your home page. 5:05 right now.

a northern virginia utility company is calling on congress to block parts of the affordable care act. the fairfax county water authority sent letters to virginia lawmakers. it plans to drop coverage pr employees when government plans take effect in 2018. if not it could face taxes. economists say the water company could scale back coverage to avoid the taxes. the impact could soon take a follow tol on the private sector. the company already making plans for layoffs. also letting them take the field. the action take on to make sure air force and navy football game will not be sidelined by the shutdown. good morning. we are off to a mild start in the wake of yesterday's upper 80s. right now we kept some of the warmth overnight. we're in the upper 50s to around 60. 60.

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a landmark transportation bill is up for consideration. even though it's backed by republican governor mcdonnell... ken cuccinelli joins tea party republicans to block the plan. but terry mcauliffe believes it's time to break through the gridlock in richmond. mcauliffe presses democrats to support the bill. and the bill passes. terry mcauliffe. putting virginia first. "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad." the government shutdown is affe affecting all people. it it left a nasa group of interns in california with no job and no housing. somebody tweeted a picture of a post on a bulletin board there. a community center is working to connect those interns from all over the country with programs at tech companies. >> the national intelligence director is warning that the

shutdown puts our country's security at risk. james clapper call s it a dreamland for foreign intelligent services to recruit. 70% of employees are furloughed. >> more on the shutdown for you in the second. first as we approach 5:10, want to get you up to speed on today's forecast. >> tom kierein has more on the warm weather. . >> there is capitol hill. we have just a few clouds coming over the metro area now. more clouds around. still unusually warm for october. here's how we're looking for this thursday. more like the 3rd of august. we will have temperatures reaching the upper 60s by 8:00 a.m. by noon it will be around 80 degrees and a limit more mumd. not uncomfortably humid. we should be peaking in the mid-80s throughout most of the region. we'll have a light breeze. we'll have more clouds around as

well. a look at your school bus forecast. how much longer is the heat wave going to last? that's coming in about ten minutes. still pretty good for folks traveling in our area. we'll take a closer look if you're making the commute in both directions, you're clear. also route 4, no accidents. no problems there. traveling across the southwest freeway, you can see the traffic flow getting by nice and easy. a live look crossing over the bridge. easy commute into the district. and 395 itself, nice and clear. northbound only a 12-minute drive. that's how long it will take you to get from the beltway. i can tell you southbound is clear as well. if you're taking the rails, they are all running close to schedule. >> thank you. the lack of action on capitol hill impacting more than just federal workers. the private sector company that's making plans to cut back.

also what local businesses are saying about the impact the shutdown is having on their bottom line as president obama prepares to highlight their struggles. our coverage continues after

congress will have an opportunity this morning to end t the government shutdown. a live look at the capital right now. the house will convene at 10:00 this morning. the senate will convene about a half hour later. 5:14 right now. president obama heads to maryland this morning. he will issue a warning about the impact the shutdown is having on businesses when he visits a construction company in rockville. >> reporter: president obama is going to be coming here to a business in rockville. take a look behind me here. we changed our vantage point

since we last spoke to you. you can see the bunting that's been put. in preparation. this is an asphalt manufacturing plant here in rockville. louise doesn't most of its business in road construction. president obama is going to talk about the negative impact that a prolonged shutdown and a debt ceiling debate will have on businesses like louise. this isn't just good for the economy. it's not good for business. >> one thing that i know the american people are tired of and i have to assume a vast majority of business. s are tired of is the governing of crisis. do we need to break that? absolutely. we have to stop doing that. >> reporter: the president will be speaking here at 10:40 this morning. megan mcgrath, news 4, back to you. we already saw the impact the shutdown is having on one

business. we went to pentagon city. restaurants there count on federal workers and government contractors to stay in business. >> we haven't seen the business had week. >> that shop opener says he's taken more delivery orders from people working from home. nongovernment workers could soon have to face furloughs because of the shutdown. united technologies corporation says it may have to furlough more than 5,000 people if the government is still shutdown in a month. some of those employees may not have that long. more than 2,000 could be furloughed as early as this monday in a division that makes black hawk helicopters. the kboft can't approve spending on military projects. wall street is starting to get nervous. stocks have not taken a huge hit from the shutdown, but experts

fear if lawmakers can't agree on what to do about the debt limit, that will not be the case. if congress misses the deadline, some say we could see a less severe version of the setback we saw during the 2008 financial crisis. it's 5:17 right now. one thing that the shutdown can't touch is the highly anticipated navy/air force football game. the naval academy says saturday's soldout game against the air force will still happen. you're looking at file video of previous games. the government-funded air force academy will travel to annapolis thank s thanks to a gift that covers expenses. every year thousands travel from around the country to see the rival gos head to head. kickoff is set for saturday morning. our coverage of the shut down continues immediately after news 4 today on "the today show" with an interview with president obama. he will talk about the impact the closure is having on the budget battle and the future of the country. it's now 5:17. later today supreme court

justice scalia is set to give a speech at the university of virginia. tonight's speech is part of the annual public lecture series. the institute is a nonprofit group of faculty and others founded in 2000. the nsa is opening up slightly to reveal details on spying to defend the agency. keith alexander said that they ran tests in 2011 and 2010 to see if it was technically possible to gather u.s. cell site data. that would allow them to pinpoint where cell phone users have travelled. the information was never used and the testing was reported to congressional committees. he also denied reports that the nsa snooped on american's social media accounts. new this morning, the u.s. will station new radar in japan and deploy surveillance drones next year. the moves are part of a renewed mutual defense guideline set up

signed by secretary of state john kerry, chuck hagel and their japanese counterparts in tokyo. the deal formalized to relocate marines to other areas in the pacific. japan will pay a third of the cost of the relocation effort. let's check in with mollet green with breaking news. >> the death toll from a migrant boat accident is rising. we're getting reports now up to 73 dead off the coast of southern italy. a 3-year-old and a pregnant woman among the dead. all of this after their boat reportedly caught fire and then sank near a island near sicily. 100 or so have been rescued so far. this area said to be a frequent destination for smugglers. that's the latest from the live desk. another leak at fukushima.

an operator there says a tank with contaminated water overflowed. 100 gallons of water spilled over 12 hours. the leak may have sent the contaminatedly kwid into. the pacific ocean. this is the second leak in less than two months. we're coming up on 21 after 5:00 on a thursday morning. 65 degrees here in d.c. already this morning. >> can't believe it it. i like it. let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein. >> the heat doesn't feel bad as long as it's not too humid. i'm looking at the record highs for the next several days. they are all above 90. i don't think we'll be that hot. october we can sizzle. record highs today all the way through the 11th of october each day in washington. the record is above 90 degrees. so it's going to be in the 80s. certainly unusually warm. the arch high this time of year is in the low 70s. right now, we're in the 50s

throughout much of virginia and many locations in maryland and west virginia. closer to washington, it's near 60 in prince georges county. generally most locations there in the mid- to upper 50s. but closer to washington, much of fairfax county is near 60. alexandr alexandria, falls church and the district. it's another short sleeve morning at the bus stop. we'll be in the 60s between 7:00 until 9:00. then it will rapidly warm up. in fact, temperatures by noon should be soaring all the way to near 80 degrees. more clouds around today. so not quite as hot as yesterday. highs reaching the 80s in mid-afternoon. and then the low to mid-60s starting off friday morning. during the day tomorrow, we'll have afternoon highs reaching mid-and upper 80s. not a record but unusually warm and partly cloudy. into the weekend, the heat wave

continues. on saturday and again on sunday, beach weather. morning lows in the 60s. afternoon highs into the 80s. then on monday as we look at the seven-day forecast, we have a likelihood of needed rain on monday. and cooler. that's going to end the heat wave. maybe a lingering shower. i'm back in ten minutes with your forecast. now a look at traffic. >> good morning, tom. we're going to start with the rails. they still look good. no delays. open and running on or close schedule. if you're making the commute this morning, still keeping my eye on the mahmoud na ses crash. it's still shut down at dumfries road. you can use bristol as a work around. really clear on the toll. from making your way past dulles, travel lanes are open. very light volume. no problems at all as you make

your way to the beltway. the commute between the toll road and both directions, it's clear. your drive times. 12 minutes from the dulles toll rad to the interchange. 5:23. we're keeping an eye on wall street after test la's stock took a tumble. they dropped 6.2% after a model sedan on fire popped up on youtu youtube. it it happened near seattle. nobody hurt here. a spokesperson said the driver hit a large metallic object and that sparked a fire in the vehicle's battery pack. southwest airlines fired the captain of a plane that landed so hard at laguardia that its nose gear collapsed. you'll remember this rush landing from july. the captain was monitoring the landing when he suddenly took over from the first officer about 400 feet from the ground. the plane landed on its nose. gear and skidded and sparked

before come ing ing to a rest a nearby patch of grass. 16 people were hurt. forensic experts are looking for new clues in. the the home of oscar pistorius. he's charged with premeditated murder in the death of hifz girlfriend. they examined the girlfriend where he shot and killed reeva steenkamp. they are reconstructing the crime scene there. he's preparing his own defense. the trial begins in march. a new study suggests older people have trouble making financial decision than young or middle aged adults. researchers at yale university posed several scenarios to people of all ages. they found those over the age of 65 made worse decisions and were less likely to take financial risks. the poor skills are not related to illnesses including dementia and more to do with the shifting value they place on risk and benefit as they age. you may want to go to sleep

early tonight. a new study finds a tired mind may lead to a tired feeling body. british researchers compared the physical endurance of ten men. once after they played a difficult word game for 90 minutes and once after they watched a 90-minute movie. the men tire 13% paster after the computer test than after the movie even though their muscles were equally fresh. does that make sense? >> so thinking wears us out. >> and. you don't get enough sleep you can't think as well. it goes hand in hand. >> of course, it does. 5:25 is the time. had to think about that. >> we're staying on top of the government shutdown for you. tracking that. taking frustrations over the government shutdown to the source. the demonstration planned on capitol hill in the day ahead. congressional pay another hot button issue with hundreds of thousands of workers off the

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the government shutdown is in its third day and an outlook to the end is bleak. a more than hour-long meeting between congressional leaders and the president overnight failed to produce any signs of progress. the president will take his message to louise construction. the white house says it's just one example of a small business that could be hurt by this shutdown. and the lack of federal employees is having an impact on another local business. metro says a drop in ridership is forcing it to reduce the number of trains it's putting on the track. >> tracking developments on capitol hill, at the national mall and a business in montgomery county being put in the spotlight. first, let's turn to our weather and meteorologist tom kierein. >> no record today. we came within one degree yesterday. the record for washington each day all the way into the next

several days probably generally in the low to mid-90s. probably not going to make that. we'll have highs reaching the 80s today. it's in the 50s now in the region. it's a bit of a cool start. you may need some long sleeves but you will be shedding those and going short sleeves by mid-morning. by noontime, we ought to be up around 80 degrees. we'll have incleesing clouds as well. it's going to be a partly sunny afternoon. that should keep our temperatures a little cooler than yesterday. hometown forecast chantilly is going to be in the upper 70s there many western fairfax county by noon. we'll have a look at how hot it's going to get in the region. >> good morning. still quiet in our area. the beltway is seeing nothing but green. the parkway clear in both directions. we'll head up to i-270. the commute all the way down to rockville, pretty clear as you

make past clarks burg road. no construction or delays. nothing but green. the traffic flow is very clear. connecting to the beltway, in montgomery, clear as well. this is a live look at i-270. as you make your commute on the inner loop heading towards i-95, easy nine mf minute drive there. outer loop looks good as well. 5:32 is your time. a growing list of lawmakers is vowing to give up their paychecks during the government shutdown and many are from our regi region. danielle leigh is live on capitol hill with more. >>. >> reporter: good morning. with thousands of workers not getting paid, we wanted to find out what law make. ers are giving up their pay. there are 108 of them that we found. 56 republicans, 52 democrats and among those are fife lawmakers from maryland and virginia. eric cantor is giving up his

pay. also john delaney. he's donating his pay to charity. tim kain asked his salary be withheld. also mark warner and representative rob whitman. why is their salary not being automatically revoked? well, lawmakers are being paid. their paid comes from mandatory funding. that's why it's not revoked like we saw happen with the federal workers a couple days ago. i'm danielle leigh, back to you. >> thank you. 5:32 now. a group of senior citizens says it it will protest potential fallouts from the government shutdown today. they plan to form a human chain outside the capital. president obama and some lawmakers could see this as an opportunity to cut social security benefits. more than 20 members of congress were invited to this rally. it begins at 10:00 this morning at the house triangle. you may not see many protests here.

this is culpepper virginia. our or thor spent yesterday in that area. some of the people say this shutdown may not be. so bad. >> when you think government shutdown, is it a bad thing for you right away? >> not for me. i think that it probably should have happened a long time. >> the shutdown is having an impact on culpepper though. the film archives is closed right now. >> the biggest question people have is when will the shutdown end? lawmakers don't have a good answer. richard jordan is live with what we can expect from congress. >> reporter: there's not a lot of optimism for congress today. many people are not expecting them to end this shutdown. we are expecting some movement in the house today. members will be looking at individual aspects of funding. for example, they will look at

d.c. government and whether or not to fund that or veterans affairs individually. however, democrats are saying this has to be done all together in one swoop. however, the negotiating goes back and forth. last night house speaker john boehner says he was not optimistic after meting with president obama. the president is not willing to budge on his health care law. and boehner says that will be critical in the negotiations. that's a big part of what led to this government shutdown. many people say it's the biggest part of what led to the shutdown. now there are still those workers on furlough. 800,000 of them. many of them will be coming here to the national mall today. they want to rally and get the attention of congress that they need to move fast because many of them say if they miss out on their paycheck, that could lead them in a serious financial bind. many of the monuments and museums will be closed today

here at the national mall. reporting live, richard jordan, news 4. >> the shutdown is hitting the d.c. area hard, but there are still plenty of things that are up and running. what can you do? we're breaking it down for you. go to nbcwashington.com. there's a complete list of what's closed and what's open. you'll see the link at the top of the home page. the government shutdown is sparking a lot of outrage across the country. who is to blame who americans seem to be pointing the finger at. sparking anger on the national mall. what a congressman told a park service ranger that has people talking today. 5:35. it's a cool start after we hit the 80s yesterday. temperatures have dropped back down 30 degrees since yesterday afternoon into the 50s throughout much of the region. it's going to heat

beep-bop-boop-bop boop-beep. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. 5:38 right now. the shutdown is costing the government millions of dollars a day and may cost republicans votes as well. many polls before the shutdown found most americans blame the gop for the budget battles. . we haven't seen any numbers from after the shutdown started. >> it could impact turnout at a popular fundraising. the making strides had to move

to six flags america. the american cancer society initially planned to host the event at the national mall. that's technically closed. more than 2,000 people signed up to attend and it raises money for breast cancer testing and research. a lot of people had to change their venues. want to talk about the weather right now. one of my friends just tweeted me it's 54 degrees in laurel. >> things will warm up. tom kierein has more on our forecast. >> the thermometer has whiplash. we have been going up and down. 30 degrees warmer there yesterday afternoon in the mid-80s. right now in the suburbs, many of rural areas is in the 50s. mid-60s by the bay. away from the waters, it's in the 50s this morning. 50s into the mountains.

we have more clouds that will begin to move our way. more clouds around. increasing clouds this morning. by 8:00 a.m. near 70. we ought to be hitting the mid-80s by mid-afternoon. sunrise at 7:06. back down into the 70s through this evening. how much longer will the heat wave last? we'll look at your seven-day forecast and the latest foliage report in ten minutes. now to turn. still pretty good in our area. especially on the rails. all running on or close to schedule. over to the roadways, if you're making the commute in our area, we'll take a closer look for the folks traveling along 210. if you're making the commute heading to prince georges county, local roads look great. i'm not seeing any accidents. as you continue through the beltway, it's clear. even a live look crossing over the bridge in both directions. no accidents to report. your drive time traveling the wilson bridge will only take you

seven medicines. not bad at al all. ville a report of an accident at i-95 at prince william parkway. back to you. a montgomery county company taking center stage in the government shutdown today. president obama tries to put the focus on small business. >> why the shutdown created some fireworks in the race to be the next lieutenant governor. at 6:00 a.m., the big impact the shutdown is having at unemployment offices. unemployment offices. stay with

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welcome back. happening right now in nigeria's capital, emergency crews are rushing to the scene of a passenger plane crash. reports say the small plane crash landed in the domestic terminal at the airport. we're not sure yet of all of the

details. there may have been as many as 20 people on board. witnesses say it was not a large jet. lots of smoke coming from the runway make iing it it very tou for firefighters to get to the scene. that's the latest now from the live desk. lawmakers will return to capitol hill in just a few hours with questions mounting over whether they will be able to break a dead lock over the budget. one thing is certain after last night's failed talks at the white house. there are no more meetings scheduled with the president. today president obama will warn businesses of what they can expect if this shutdown continues. he will visit a construction company in rockville. megan mcgrath is live there with more. >> reporter: you can see behind me, preparations are in full swing for the president's visit this morning. you can see the stage, the chairs, the flag that's been put up here. the president is going to use the backdrop of the construction materials to illustrate his

point about the impact that the shutdown is having on small business. s. this is a drawn out situation that the economy is going to be impacted. that businesses will be negatively impacted. now this is a female and minority-owned business. a construction company that does a lot of business in asphalt and road construction. the white house says it's an example of a company that's done well in recent years because of low interest rates. so the business has been able to borrow cheaply. but if the shutdown continues, the president today in a few hours is going to make the case that the economy will be damaged and that businesses will be damaged as well. and that all of that will trickle down to the american worker. the president expected here in the rockville in a few hours. reporting live in rockville, megan mcgrath, news 4, back to you. >> thank you. 5:46 right now. the republican national committee is offering to use its

own money to keep a popular memorial open. >> the republican national committee has put aside enough money to hire five security personnel full-time to keep the world war ii memorial open. >> the chairman actually had a $150,000 check with him when he made the announcement. many veterans honored by the memorial have supported the republican party and it wants to do what it can in the face of the shutdown. he also challenged democratic chair to offer up funding as well. the offer also shows to what extent the memorial has become an unlikely hot bed for debate over the shutdown. for the second day a group of veterans on an honor flight tour were allowed into the barricaded memorial. that prompted one lawmaker to criticize a park ranger for not letting everyone in. >> how can you deny them access?

i don't get that. >> it's difficult. >> it should be difficult. >> it is difficult. >> park service should be ashamed of themselves. >> i'm not ashamed. >> this woman is doing their job. i'm a 30-year veteran. i'm out of work. >> the reason you are is mr. reid -- >> no. it's because the government won't do its job and pass a budget. >> 800,000 federal workers are forced to stay home today. all memorials and monuments and museums remain closed. the show must go on at one of the most famous theaters. organizers at ford's theater are picking up their show and moving it somewhere else just a day before their opening performance. they are moving to the united church of christ, which is a block away. that performance starts tomorrow and will be free. monday's lincoln legacy panel discussion will be moved to the education and leadership just across from the theater. and our coverage of the shutdown continues immediately

after news 4 today on "the today show" with an interview with president obama. he will talk about the impact the closure is having on the budget battle, jobs and the future of the country. a northern virginia utility company says it will not offer health insurance for employee when is the affordable health care act takes effect. according to "the washington post" the fairfax water authority sent letters to lawmakers urging them to block the new law. the water company says it will drop health coverage in 2018. if not it could face taxes because it provides expensive coverage to workers. economists say the water company could scale back coverage to avoid the taxes. if you live in d.c. and want to sign up for the affordable insurance, offering the first free in person information session today. you'll learn firsthand how to search for health plans, compare choices and enroll in the plan you choose. the meeting will be held at the library along benning road from 3:00 until 7:00 today.

virginia's republican lieutenant governor candidate is back wag from comments he made two years ago. e.w. jackson says he opposes the government shutdown even though he shouted cut it or shut it in 2011. his opponent brought up the issue during the debate last night. jackson says the circumstances were different two years ago. he also called the impact devastating on virginians. they are accusing republicans of trying to keep thousands of virginias from voting next month. the party filed a lawsuit claiming the names were put on the list that's supposed to prevent fraud. this was no accident. they say it was politically motivated. the lawsuit was called faceless. today many prince georges county, a man charged in connection with a police officer's death will be in court. police say he helped steal the car involved in the chase with officer adrian morris. the 23-year-old officer died when his cruiser ran off i-95 in

beltsville and crashed. police say mitchell was a passenger in the other car and neil was the driver. neil's manslaughter trial expected to start early next year. eight students in virginia are charged with vandalism. according to the fredericksburg freelance star, the students are accused in two separate spray painting incidents last week. the students are all facing misdemeanor charges. this morning we're getting a look at the d.c. police department's new state of the art training facility. look at the tour they went on yesterday. the $6 million complex includes a tactical village that allows officers to simulate real life situations in an area the size of a couple city blocks. because it is indoors, they will be able to use it year round. >> i feel for the guy who has to simulate being attacked by a dog. >> it's part of his job.

he trains for it it it. >> let's turn to tom kierein and talk about the warm weather we're seeing in october. many of us are loving it. >> it feels like summer, but it's looking like autumn. here's your forecast map for the weekend. we're going to have some moderate cover on the mountains. already near peak color in the adirondacks. and only just a little bit of spotty color right now. we usually get our peak color around the metro area around hallowe halloween. right now teeratures are in the upper 50s to mid-50s in the rural area. right around 60 degrees. inside the beltway right in washington, it's in the low to mid-60s as well as right by the bay. it's in the 50s. highs this afternoon into the low and mid-80s. maybe not quite as hot as yesterday. we will have more clouds around. we will have a light wind coming

in out of the south and west. after we reach the 80s this afternoon, temperatures will gradually drop back down into the 70s this evening. getting mostly cloudy and by dawn tomorrow down to the low 60s. during the day on friday, partly cloudy, another warm day. highs reaching the mid- to upper 80s and more of the same on saturday and again on sunday. probably more clouds around on sunday. and as we get into monday, some rain coming our way. that will end the heat wave. might have a lingering shower or two. otherwise drying out. highs in the 70s next week. how is traffic? tracking an accident on i-95. this is in the hov lanes. as you travel northbound this morning at fairfax county parkway, you'll see the crash. i'll give you a live look now. the accident does involve a motorcycle. it's off to your left shoulder lane. emergency response workers are on the scene.

one of the fire trucks is moving out of the roadway. so one still remains. in the hov lanes, you have to stick to the right lanes to make your way around that accident. also keep an eye on the manassas crash. i'm back in ten minutes hopefully with a live look to that area right now. >> thank you. 5:54. covering northern virginia today, you'll get a chance to weigh in on a highly debated highway project. the virginia department of transportation will have a meeting about the by county parkway project. that new ten-mile stretch would link prince william and relocate route 234 out of the heart of the manassas battlefield park. leaders will hold the public meeting tonight in mahmoiguel almaguer -- manassas.

>> we have more on that story. still trying to get through hal wean. >> reporter: it starts earlier and earlier every year. the national retail federation predicts holiday sales will rise 4%. the group says economic concerns could impact shoppers' spending plans. their forecast hinges on whether congress and the obama administration can resolve their differences over the budget and debt ceiling. facebook is offering free internet access in hotels and retail stores. users would be able to check in at a hotel without having to go to front desk by simply signing in on facebook on their smart phone. retailers could deliver promotions to shoppers who log on when they walk in the door. more and more reasons for us to get on facebook. >> like we need anymore. kayla, thank you. 5:55 now. we're learning of another strike. sl this one against an effort to

bring minor league baseball to virginia. the atlantic league released its 2014 schedule and there is no sign of game schedules for the louden hounds. they hoped to join the league next season but owners only broke ground on a stadium in june. little has been done and construction is not expected to be done until late next year. the stadium would also be thoem a minor league soccer team. in the next hour, we'll keep you informed about the government shutdown. what to expect in the fight in congress today. and we have new information about the shutdown's impact on metro. news 4 will explain the change we're seeing on the rails for the first time this morning. plus we're in the middle of a fall warm-up. how hot it will get today. that's coming up in weather and traffic on the 1s.

right now, gates all along the national mall are locked and so are lawmakers. neither side is budget ong the government shutdown. the big fight coming this morning. and many just a few hours, the president will make his shutdown argument at a construction company. >> why the white house thinks that company is a business that could lose because of the

stalemate. plus we're seeing changes on metro service because of the shutdown. what you need to know if you're about to leave to catch a train. let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein to explain the warm weather. >> this october heat wave continues today. but not now. temperatures in some locations have dropped 30 degrees since yesterday afternoon. we are down into the mid-50s in some of the rural areas. closer to washington, it's near 60 degrees. right on the potomac. and as the morning progresses, students at the bus stops can wear short sleeves. . in the 60s around 7:00. and by noontime, we'll have it warming up all the way to near 80 degrees. more clouds around. and as we take a look at our hometown forecast location, montgomery county, silver spring, there by noon should be partly sunny and the upper 70