because of a once in a lifetime recession. this is not happening because of some financial crisis. it's happening because of a reckless republican shut down in washington. >> and the president continuing to speak in the county. this affects companies like that that rely on the lending arm in the shut down. all 68 district offices are closed right now. the president will continue to speak and we will have the latest on nbcwashington.com. barbara? >> the location for the speech said a lot about what can happen if the shut down continues. m lewis construction has done well, but a prolonged shut down can change that. megan mcgraph spoke to employees as they wnlt in this morning. what did they say some.

>> they are concerned the they have their jobs, but worry about what the future holds. you saw the president speaking to employees and other guests, but a few moments ago he arrived by motorcade. take a look at the video. of all of the people who work in the area offices watching the motorcade. the president is waving as he passed by the the folks lined up on the walkway. they had several facilities here in maryland including the asphalt manufacturing plant here in rockville where the president is speaking. they acquired that plant a few years ago adding jobs to the local economy. the company is doing well. they are up to 250 employees and expanding and starting to bounce back from the revegz. the president said a prolonged shut down can hurt the economy and hurt businesses and lead to job losses. the small business loans are on hold. there is no one there to process them. loans like m lewis used to bring

this planned through rockville, but that is not available to businesses any longer. we are talking to employees and say they are glad they have their jobs at this point. they are concerned what a prolonged shut down could mean. >> i really think this company has a lot of employees. it's really going to hurt if they close. >> everyone has bills. you need a job to get an income, you know? >> while the employees we spoke to said they were concerned, they knew people who actually are on furlough. they do believe that some kind of a deal will be reach and hopefully they say reached soon before it impacts them and their business here in rockville. a lot of people interested in what the president has to say. news 4, back to you.

>> thanks, megan. lawmakers in the house and senate are sticking to party lines. the strategy is to refuse to bring a clean continuing resolution to the floor for a vote. the senate passed a clean bill to end the shut down, but does not contain any of the amendments that delay or dismantle the law. the house is voting on a series of smaller bills that may resonate with the public, but are not likely to pass the senate. moments ago the house highlighted the mini bill they passed to fund pediatric cancer research at nih. >> i have seen these families. i have seen the looks on the faces when they are given hope. we have taken that hope away and we need to replace it. >> while we work out our differences here in washington, children should not be denied treatments. >> democrats demand the entire government be reopened with an

emergency funding bill. right now senate is holding a bless briefing of their own. what they say this shut don is doing to local businesses and small business owners. meanwhile more than 20 lawmakers are at a rally on capitol hill to protest possible cuts they say are not in the government's financial problems. richard? tell us what this is about. >> hi, barbara. this is an issue that is affecting millions of americans am they formed a human chain here, arm in arm. this is not only symbolic, but the issue they are protesting is called chained cti. >> we will continue to follow the senior citizens who are rallying and try to get back.

the shut down is closed and others remain open. we put a list on our website. you can find it at the top of our home page. turning to the weather. another warm day ahead. good morning. >> good morning to you, barbara. hazy sunshine outside. another warm day early october, but once again feeling more summer-like than anything. a live look outside at the national cathedral and you can see and that will be with us throughout the day. presently 78 degrees. that's already above our normal high temperature for this time of year. as we work into the early afternoon hours, 45izy sun was with us. temperatures in the low 80s. 86 degrees. a touch cooler than that.

still mild and dry and 5:00 temperatures in the low 80s. tomorrow and saturday will be warmer. just how warm can you and et cetera it to get and when is the next chance of rain? i will have the details in just over ten minutes. >> amelia, thank you. we are following a developing story in europe. the death toll continues to in the ship wreck off the italian coast. at least people were rescued when the ship carrying african immigrants capsized. maybe that's the number that were killed. we will check on that. these are the victims that were rescued, but about 200 people are missing. a massive operation is under way to find more survivors. >> on news 4 midday, work is under way on a new retailer. it is built along norfolk avenue off of wisconsin avenue. leaders were on hand to

officially break ground on the project. when completed, it will stand 17 stories high and include 250 apartments and 6,000 square feet of retail space. doors are expected to open in 2015. we will be back in a moment with more news for you. we will check the weather and we are tracking a new tropical storm in the gulf of mexico. it was just named about two hours ago. stay with us. we'll be right back.

secretary of state john kerry said iran will have to prove it is not trying to develop a nuclear weapons program. it's the first time he spoke about it since the prime minister called iran's new

president a wolf in sheep's clothing. andrea mitchell sad down with him yesterday. >> you don't want to be in the position where this radical regime has these wild ambitions gets away with building the weapons of mass debt. >> it's not words that will make the difference. it's actions. >> netanyahu said he is willing to give diplomacy a chance as long as the u.s. keeps the pressure on iran. for a third day, world war ii veterans are in town visiting the memorial, but the scene is different today. this is live. mark, what's happening? >> that's right. the scene is a lot different here today. the crowd is gone and not many protesters. about 50 vets from new mexico, world war ii veterans flown in by the flight honor foundation that brings them every career to visit this memorial.

they are being allowed in. they can come in as a matter of first amendment rights. there park rangers telling everyone else they can't come in. moments ago we saw an iraq veteran trying to come in. he was physically stopped from getting by and tried to force his way in. he said he was an iraq veteran and his father who is now dead served in world war ii and came here today to honor his father and turned away. there no protesters except one lone guy with his sign and message to congress. you will see the tourists who are not being, loued in today. not the pack in congress or hoards of protesters on either sides of the issues at the world war ii memorial today. news 4. >> thank you, mark. if you live if d.c. and want to sign up for the affordable

health insurance, you can get help. the link is offering the first free information session today. you will learn how to search and compare choices and enroll in the plan of your choice. the meeting will be held at the library along benning road in northeast d.c. from 3:00 to 7:00. state and federal officials are hoping you have an easier time signing up for the health care coverage today. the white house said within the first few hours, more than 6 million people tried to logon. some said to come back later or they have a long delay in connecting to the state sites. the open enrollment period will last until march 31st, 2014. they are hoping to sign up 7 million people in the first year. a bold move in virginia, a utility company plans to drop health insurance for the

employees. the affordable health care act takes will effect. according to the "washington post," the water authority sunday letters to virginia urging them to block the new law. they said they will face heavy taxes because it offers a higher tier of health coverage for employees. they say the water company plans to avoid the taxes by scaling back the insurance plans. let's start with what the president said. he said it's the only thing keeping the government shut down at the meeting last night. >> trying to shift the blame and make sure that people understand what is actually happening here in his view.

that's a big key thing as to whether they will move off the stand and something has to change for obama care in order to get the government back up and running. >> is it really the failure of leadership or maybe that he felt there was a leader boehner. keeping the republicans of one mind. >> it's interesting to see what led up to this. there was an interesting piece this morning by a conservative writer in the washington examiner about if they brought a resolution to the floor, it would have a majority of republicans supporting it. at this point he is not doing that and republicans are asking what is the end game and why? some think it could be because he wants to restart the talks of a grand bargain and get the debt ceiling off the table and get something happening. reiterating the president

doesn't want to negotiate and trying to convince the 30 to 50 tea party members that we can't do anything else. let's move on to something else. you saying they have a strangle hold on the party? >>. >> you look at people in washington as to why are they doing what they do? they are trying to keep their job. if speaker boehner wants to remain speaker, a lot of people are thinking maybe this 30 to 50 members of the tea party would have so much grass roots support they could try to oust them. you saw from ted cruz, there were conservative members who were upset because just him speaking out, their offices were flooded with people saying they were not conservative enough. >> let's talk about what's going on at the world war ii memorial. folks trying to get in. >> i was struck by randy from

texas, the congressman who went up to a national park service employee who is manning the gates saying the national park service ought to be ashamed of itself and the stunt yesterday going to the hill saying we can pay for security. someone wants to get into the zoo. what are you going to do and more importantly about nih or the fbi or other factions of the government. they actually do work and are important agencies. the democrats are saying you can't pick and choose what you want. you need to hold that. >> it is hard to see. >> it is very difficult. i would like to hear more of who they blame for this. >> the rest of the nbc political team, check out first read on in f about, c news.com. we are looking atd a gorgeous day and we have amelia siegel

with us to tell us about it. is it going to last some. >> it is going to last into the weekend. if we don't get rain, we are looking at two weeks of rainfall across the area. temperatures today in the mid 80s. we are going to see the temperatures climb through at least saturday. we are already at 78 degrees. we had the dew point up there. that's where we talk about humidity. the dew point temp itture above 65 and most of us are feeling humid, but this late in the season. it is humid with the dew point temperature of 60 degrees. you can see the heat index at 80 degrees. hazy sunshine across the area. 66 cool degrees and 73 in gaithersburg. 73 up in frederick. 76 over in annapolis. like i said, we are warming into the mid 80s and keeping cloudiness around. part low sunny or hazy sunshine.

with future weather just after noon, still dry and clouds. that's still the case in that evening commute. as far as the weather is concerned, that's not impacting the drive home. this afternoon temperatures warming into the mid 80s during your evening. we are still mild. 8:00 temperatures in the upper 70s. you are thinking about having dinner outdoors, it's going to feel summer like for that as it has been. we are also continuing to talk about recently named tropical storm ken right now. maximum sustained winds with the storm is 65 miles an hour. you can see it here around the yucatan peninsula to the east of cuba right now. off to the west of cuba right now. as it makes its movement towards the north northwest at about 12,

it is expected to slow a little bit. intensify potentially to a category one hurricane during the evening hours on friday. right now expect it to make landfall early in the morning on sunday. we are looking at the grand isle louisiana. new orleans is under a tropical storm watch. this may interact with the cold front moving in later in at this time day on monday, bringing tropical moisture into the area. we will continue to keep an eye on tropical storm karen. back here tomorrow, a high of 87 degrees and partly sunny skies. for saturday another cloud-sun mix. highs on saturday near 80 degrees. sunday we are still on the warm side. then for monday, rain is likely. right now it's looking later in the day and cooler. a high temperature of 78. we may get additional rainfall as karen mixes into the cold front and maybe an isolated

shower on tuesday and next wednesday we will keep it dry and more october-like with temperatures in at this time low to mid-70s. >> you ready for fall to come back? >> i am. i will have the latest for the fall forecast if you are making a drive. >> the leaves are going to start changing. thanks a lot. still ahead, empty restaurants. coming up, how the government shut down is hurting local businesses. the piz taste test with a twist. here's a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com. and when you get up -- can i play?

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minutes and once after they watched a 90-minute movie. the men tired 13% faster after the computer test than after the movie. even though their muscles were equally fresh. it looks like an exhausted mind can make you feel tired all over. you probably knew that. right now there is plenty of room on most metro trains even during the morning rush because of the shut down. the changes they are making because of the lower ridership. we are getting new information on a bus crash that killed eight people and injured more than a dozen others. and storm team four meteorologists will look ahead to the next chance of rain. stay with us. we'll be right back.

february, 2013. 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." >> lawmakers are wrapping up on capitol hill.

the shut down is causing thousands of americans to live without the paycheck and the potential to lose their jobs. they also talked about the small business administration and the impact the shut down is having on the lending practices. >> they are 150 loans that are not going to business every day. $93 million shuts down. the president also wrapped up his speech in rockville and said the only thing standing in the way of opening the federal government is house speaker john boehner. house republicans are working to reopen portions of the government including nih and the park. president needs to compromise. follow the latest on news 4 and nbcwashington.com. barbara? >> if you want to see the impact the government shut down is having on local businesses, head to pent gon city. restaurants count on federal workers and contractors to keep

them in business. when we stopped by the restaurants here today, we had plenty of empty tables. >> we had them supposed to be here for happy hour. >> one economist said the shut down is costing the local economy about 200 milli$200 mil day. they are protesting possible cuts they say are not the way to fix the government's financial problems. >> so many people turned out in front of the capital arm in arm, forming a human chain. this is symbolic because what they are protesting is called chained cpi. this would free social security benefits so it would not account for a change in the cost of living. whatever the benefits are now, that's how they would say it's president obama's plan to combat

the deficit. that would could for $340 billion over ten years. these seniors here say they don't want to balance the budget on their backs. >> they changed my last moment on earth. more complicated that more people have given it blood, sweat, and tears to get the social security benefits. they are talking about cutting the benefits. if anything we should be lightening. don't mess with us. >> the alliance for retired americans that put this together came up with estimates as to what the cost would be forcing your citizens by age 75. benefits would be down $660 a year compared to today. at 85 the benefits are down $1150 and by age 95 down $1,600 a year. the seniors say that may not seem like much, a few hundred

here and there, but they worked hard in order to receive the benefits and it could make a difference in their day to day lives. reporting from capitol hill, news 4. >> metro is feeling the effects of the shut down. we took pictures on the orange line during the rush hour. the trains are usually packed. business is down 22%. it's only running six-car trains now and mixes in-car trains during the rush hours. you won't notice a difference if you take the train today or tomorrow. rail services are keeping their current schedules through the end of this week. they said it will let riders know later today if they will operate on the f schedule tomorrow. >> in annapolis, one event will go on as scheduled despite the shut down. this saturday is highly anticipated against the air

force academy and will go on as planned. they have a gift that covers expenses from the air force that is funded by the government. it's not clear who is behind that quarter million gift, but a lot of folks will be happy to see the game. while many things are not happening, there things that are. for instance, you can still get a social security check if you are signed up. if you never received one, you cannot sign up now. we have a detailed list of you can and cannot do during the shut down. you have a list of what's open and what's closed. click on the link at the top of our home page. condolences are pouring into north carolina to a church that had several parishioners killed in a horrific bus crash. it was carrying a group of seniors back from an annual event in tennessee when it veered across the highway median and crashed into an suv and

tractor-trailer. people died and six were seniors on the bus. one was a tractor-trailer driver. 14 other people were hurt and two are in critical condition today. >> a rash of stun gun robberies in d.c. d.c. police are searching if are a third suspect in the most recent incident. two teenagers were arrested for the stun gun robbery that happened yesterday morning at this gas station along georgia avenue. this is the 6th stun gun robbery ten days. they don't feel safe. >> we think other people are having stun guns and that's scarier to think that the community should grant it. >> police say if someone is trying to rob you, don't put up a fight. it's not worth getting hurt. >> eight students are charged

with vandalism. some students are accused in two separate incidents at north stafford high school last week. both happened before the two schools's football teams played each other. they are all facing misdemeanor charges. we can check in and enjoying this nice warm weather. rain coming our way any time soon? >> not any time soon. we are looking for rain later in the day on monday. dry through the weekend. there is a nice breeze here in front of our station. temperatures in d.c. now in the upper 70s. 78 over in prince george's county. also in the upper 70s and rest on and dulles at 74. getting into the later afternoon and early evening, temperatures will be in the mid 80s and then low 80s. why don't you plan on taking a

drive out towards the mountains. this is a look at the fall foliage. we are starting to see peak conditions being reported in the higher elevations of west virginia and high color around frostburg. another event going on this weekend. some of us at storm team 4 will be there throughout the weekend. details on what to expect there throughout the weekend. barbara? >> thanks and we will see you shortly. despite this week's warm weather, it's time to bring your workouts indoors. steve hayes has a quick work out using two different types of fitness balls. good to see you, steve. you brought megan with you today. >> megan is the manager of the boston's gym. >> you get a good work out every

day i bet. i guess you have been using a lot of the balls that you brought. the bosu ball. that means what, bottom side up? unless why working out with these are so good for you. >> it allows you to balance yourself. working out with the kettle ball, we will show you a couple of exercises. >> these are the kettle balls. >> these are two or one. >> you work on the shoulders and you bring it out like this and he is going out like that. not only is she loosening up, but working the shoulders and the arms. also you are getting that body lean. >> why is that better than a dumb bell? >> this handle allows you to

grip it and the angle is being able to pull it out. you can rotate. >> you want it towards the front and not the side? >> it's going towards the side when you loosen up the arms. the exercises you can do towards the front. >> how much weight should you use? >> three to ten pounds. >> that's it? what's megan got there? >> megan is strong. she has the 15. >> in starting out, both men and women should start with three. >> that's shoulder. they need that. >> you have to be careful with the shoulder. no doubt. it's all about lifting in this direction. >> we will show you the other one? we will go from awe r a kwat. >> this is a bosu ball. >> you are doing a three three and one. you go from a squat to a curl.

you have to make sure it's properly inflated. you are working the quad muscles. >> does it come inflated? >> you do, but you have to get to to the point where it feels comfortable or you will go too low. you will fly right out. >> the instructions when the purchase it would explain that. if you are just starting out, you won't do both together. when you start out working on a bosu ball, you want to do just that. are there exercises that are helpful to toning the body 1yju on that? >> let's show them. all right. ready? and down. without even using the weight. >> it works the core and any time you are squatting like that, you bring the core, hips,

abs, right into place. >> what is the advantage of being on the ball rather than the floor should. >> it makes you have to use your core muscles. >> i see. >> is that hard to do? >>. >> it is. >> here's your tip for today. >> this is national breast cancer month and everyone should get checked up and also to check with your nutritionist. a lot of nutrition is good for preventive care. >> we are glad to see you and look forward to your next visit with us. good to meet you. the show must go on. coming up, actors taking their show on the road after the government shut down shuts down their theater. plus the lawmakers donating the paychecks during the shut down. we'll be right back.

according to the "washington post," 108 lawmakers are refusing the pay that includes five from the d.c. region.

eric kantor will put their pay in escrow. they plan to donate the salary to donate to charity. tim cain will have his check with held. senator mark warner will contribute to an education assistance fund and virginia congressman rob whitman will donate during the shut down to move charity. with so many people furloughed in the shut down. if you are furloughed, they said you should do your initial claims online because of increased demand. they have claims from federal workers. in virginia they said you will get a special paper application to file your claim. the shut down is forcing a change of plans at one d.c. theater. one of the most famous theaters, as a matter of fact organizes at the ford theater will take the show on the road and be

performed at the united church of christ about a block away. that performance will be free. monday's panel discussion will be moved to the center for education and leadership across the street from the theater. big losses on wall street again. let's check in with josh for the latest. josh? >> hey, barbara. stocks suffering triple-digit losses. all major indeces in the red. investors cashed about the impasse in washington now in day three. uncertainty over when this impasse will get settled. what impact it will have on the markets yesterday. in an exclusive interview, president obama warning wall street that the government shut down could be worse than others. it's flat with the jobless claims that increased by 1,000, lower than projections. on the other hand, u.s. nonmanufacturing declined to

54.4 in september. that was a larger decline than expected. company news, blackberry shares are slipping despite an upgrade with smart phone maker shares. they are moving higher on solid earnings. they posted a 96-cent profit despite a weak top line. it will rise 3.9% outpacing the gains. that could impact shopper spending now saying the shut down is not impacting consumer plans, but it could if it goes on for a while. barbara, back to you. >> thank you, josh. our wednesday's child is a wonderful young man who at 13 is thinking about some day becoming either a lawyer or maybe even a police officer with a canine partner when he grows up. he's hoping to be adopted before

that by a family that will be committed to him and never give up on seeing him succeed in life. meet benny. >> hi. >> hello. >> nice to meet you. he loves the idea of working with dogs. >> at the police operations support bureau, the officers welcomed 13-year-old benny to have a look at the operations that go on here. >> benny, this is the officer who is a member of our motor squad. >> the officer showed off the techniques if are motorcycle patrolling and benny was impressed. >> that's cool. >> he was really impressed with mac. a member of the fairfax county canine squad assigned to the officer. >> he's a great dog. down. >> when the officer comes to see if benny wanted to see what max can do -- >> i would love to. >> he loves dogs. he likes cats too, but he's partial to dogs.

he would like a family with dogs. >> the care specialist is hoping to find a permanent family for benny. he followed directions and then benny tried it. >> how is school going? >> i'm always getting a's. >> really? that's fantastic. what's your favorite subject? >> math is science. you doing well? doing well in all subjects. >> yes. >> you made the honor roll? that's wonderful. >> third year in a row. >> take your hand like this and go see? >> benny caught on quick low to the commands. he never had a dog, but would love to have one some day at a home with a mom and dad. >> he has his heart set on being looking for a family. he is really smart and he knows what you need. he can tell you.

>> i need a new home so i can stay somewhere for once. >> me about the home. >> somewhere where everyone cares about me and won't let go of me. >> they had gifts if are benny to take home. photos and a coin and a hot motor squad t-shirt, but the best part of the visit is the memory that benny would get to take home and the hope that one disoon he would have a family with a dog like this one. >> if you have room in your home and heart for benny or another child who is waiting, call the special adoption hotline to adopt me. search wednesday's child on nbcwashington.com. it's 11:50 and coming up, the area's best pizza even for those who eat gluten-free. another check on the warm forecast. we'll be right back. [ mom ] in my family, we're big cereal lovers.

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in today's weekend scene, some of the area's best pizza with a twist. "the washington post" is here with highlights for us. we are talking about a different kind of pizza. pizza that is gluten-free and that's not easy to find. >> no and a lot of people adopted that diet for allergies or dpluten intolerance or lifestyle reasons. you can get a fantastic pizza in the district and virginia and maryland. >> it tastes better than regular pizza? >> that's debatable. some can eat everything and they have varying opinions, but we found the best. >> let's talk about pete's pizza. we have vegan pizza and they have a great gluten-free crust

with rice starch and they mimic that crust without meat. >> you can get either type. >> they sell it in one side. what about rustico? >> it's a great option in articling and alexandria. they are using a chick pea-based flower. they use different things and they are very up on how to treat fleeten-free. >> it's called fireworks pizza. they have both times there as well. >> fireworks pizza is out of of lysburg. if you have more than one fluten-free eater, you can order a large. this is personal sized. lots of toppings. you can eat yours like everyone else. you a pizza eater?

are. >> and i am also vegetarian so i pile mine with veggies. >> we eat a lost pizza here. thank you very much are going us about those. try the gluten-free ones. for more ideas for the weekend, logon to the nbc washington guide on "washington post".com. what kind of day is it going to be? let's check in what stories we will be working on if are this afternoon. we have a preview of things to come. >> i love pizza too. coming up is the center of the funding battle. new clinical trials will not begin because of the government shut down. details on how some patients are worried their lives are on the line. coming up at 5:00, the government shut down is impacting the commute in different ways. transportation reporter is hitting the road and the trails

to find out how. that's tonight on news 4 at 5:00. >> we will be watching. thank you. it's time for a final check on the forecast with amelia who joined us today. >> we will jump ahead to the weekend. myself, chuck bell, julie and david will be there throughout the weekend. 10:00 to 7:00 on saturday and 10 to 5 on sunday. the weather is looking warm. you are 90 degrees on saturday and sunday a high of 84. a little bit humid for today. tomorrow on into the weekend. high temperature today of 86 degrees. our next chance of rain on monday. later in the day mainly for timing. it is looking like rain is likely and otherwise cooler. a high on monday of 78. by wednesday of next week, we are more average and october-like. >> thank you. it looks like it's going to be a nice weekend. where are you going to be? >> fairfax this weekend and find

all the details on that at nbcwashington.com. >> thanks a lot. that's news 4 midday for today. we thank you for joining us and tune in for the news at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00. plan to be with us then. have a trask day and see you in the morning.

♪ >> stand by billy and kit, we're live in five, four, three, two, one. [applause] >> woo! >> we have so much scandal going on this morning. we have our own scandal here. we'll turn right to the couch for the scandal. tonight, we are -- 8:30. now, ricardo. welcome! on nbc tonight at 8:30. >> oh. the battle is on. and, it's like six degrees over