there was an explosion and fire. all three were transported to the hospital. we understand that the contractor succumbed to his injuries. he died after two other employees were in serious condition. they are having what we are told are considered serious injuries but nonlife threatening. safety stand down remains in effect. track work has been suspended. calling in counselors to talk about who might need it. they're also stressing their safety procedures in the wake of this accident. now, the tri-state oversight committee and the national transportation safety board. however, ntsb is part of that furlough. we do know ntsb employees were working on investigating a train crash that happened in chicago. we're understanding also that they are to return to furlough status after that. it's unclear what will happen there. this accident remains under investigation. metro says they will have this section of track opened again by the monday morning rush. so far, no indication of the identities of any of the people

involved. we are live in northwest, derrick ward, news 4. fairfax accident killed two people overnight. a car crashed into the side of a train bridge at south van dorn street and mcguinn drive at 95. the accident shut down those streets. we're not sure how many people were in that car. no other vehicles were involved. another double fatal overnight in loudon county. a passenger in the car was ejected and died along with the driver of the motorcycle. deputies trying to figure out what caused crash. we won't see any progress this morning in ending the government shutdown, now in its sixth day. lawmakers will be in recess today. negotiations this weekend did bring something we haven't seen much of. lawmakers on both sides seeing eye to eye. brian mooar explains. >> reporter: on day five of the

government shutdown, rare moment of bipartisan agreement. house republicans and democrats unanimously voted to pay 800,000 furloughed federal workers, but only after the government shutdown is over. >> why wouldn't we do that? >> reporter: senate democrats say they'll support the bill. so will president obama. but they say they will not agree to refighting obama care and want the house gop to pass a clean spending bill. >> democrats are saying they are prepared to pass a republican budget for two months while negotiations continue. >> reporter: house democrats say they have two 200 votes and enough republican support to end the standoff now. >> will you please put your country before your party? >> reporter: republicans are blaming the impasse on democrats. >> what we are looking at here again is an administration, a president that seems to be unwilling to sit down and talk with us. >> reporter: meanwhile, with congress deadlocked and much of the government on lockdown,

tourists who came to see washington's national monuments aren't taking closed for an answer. a few are finding ways to get around the barriers, unlike their members of congress. thanks to a law that shielded the military from the shutdown, the pentagon is recalling 300,000 of its 400,000 furloughed workers. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >> the shutdown forced the american cancer society to change venues for this morning's breast cancer walk. making strides against breast cancer now is happening at six flags america on central avenue in upper marlboro. gates opened at 9:00 this morning. more tan 2,000 people are signed up. organizers originally planned to hold the walk at the national mall. st. matthews cathedral will offer a special service before the supreme court starts its new session offering prayers for grace and guidance. the red mass happeneds at 10:00 this morning on rhode island in

northwest. six of the nine justices attended last year. the supreme court will begin oral arguments tomorrow, despite the government shutdown. the high court will meet at least until friday and the justices will hear several cases this fall regarding the business community. and in the meantime, another debate will soon take center stage on capitol hill. lawmakers have just 11 days to decide whether to raise the debt ceiling. what does the budget showdown tell us about what we can expect? you'll hear from treasury secretary jack lew this morning coming up at 10:30 on "meet the press" right after news 4 today. sirens will sound as a sign of respect and remembrance to fallen firefighters. division four will turn on its sirens at noon today and invite other stations to do the same. siren blast was how fire crews notified each other if a firefighter died while in action, before radio frequencies were used to communicate. the fight against the name of washington's nfl team could heat up this week. tomorrow the new york state

native american tribe that's campaigning against the name d redskins will be here in town, in washington. they'll hold a public meeting at the ritz carlton in georgetown just as league owners start to arrive there for a meeting. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton is expected to be there, asking the team to change its name. meanwhile, president obama also weighed in on the name that some say is offensive to native americans. >> i don't think there are any redskins fans that mean offense. if i were the owner of the team and i knew that there was a name of my team, even if it had a storied history, that was offending a sizeable group of people, i would think -- i would think about changing it. >> in a statement, a redskins attorney says they do not mean to disrespect any groups of people but they have no plans to change the team's name. carbon monoxide leak at an apartment building, at least a dozen people are recovering this morning. the fire that ignited less

than 24 hours ago is now burning dangerously close to buildings on a military base. join us online. twitter, facebook. we're coming back here on the air in a moment.

right now, police are looking for two men they think robbed a liquor store last night. a-1 liquor store on martin luther king highway is near the glenarden community center. two gunmen stormed in, announcing they were robbing the place. one thief held the employees at gunpoint while the other thief grabbed the cash from behind the counter. one thief fired a shot back into the store hitting one of the workers in the leg. that person is expected to be okay. carbon monoxide leak at a

bethesda apartment complex. excuse me. >> several residents at the middlebrook apartment building on battery lane started to complain about feeling sick yesterday afternoon. fire crews were called to the scene and immediately declared it a hazmat scene and evacuated 150 people from that building. many residents weren't sure what was going on until they got outside. >> we walked outside to see the scene. people were getting helped. unfortunately, right when we walked down, a woman passed out and was taken out on a stretcher by many paramedics, so that was really frightening. >> everyone taken to the hospital is expected to make a full recovery. residents were allowed back into the building after a few hours. officials still are not sure what is wrong with that generator, but they are looking into that. today marks 15 years since a gay student was abducted and beaten in wyoming. the death of matthew shepard sparked the national movement that led to the sxngs of the federal hate crime law.

the national cathedral will hold a forum with shepard's mother. matthew shepard is a friend of mine, all part of a series honoring gay and lesbian victims of discrimination and bullying. happening today, a new focus on education. how you can join teachers, administrators and students in an important new conversation. >> incredible images coming in of a new wildfire. why u.s. troops are the ones keeping a close eye on this one. what's up, chuck? >> another day feeling more like august than october here in washington. there are changes coming, which could include strong to severe thunderstorms some time very, very soon. we'll talk about

new this morning from california, we're getting a better look at the fast-moving fire that has consumed already over 1,000 acres of land, including a marine base. started at camp pendleton, prompting an evacuation on that campus. eight fire crews are battling the blaze with help of military crews from the camp. cloaked in controversy, arizona fire chief who lost 19 firefighters in a wildfire back in december has resigned. prescott arizona city manager reportedly came to a mutual agreement for his departure. some city officials blamed frajo for the deaths of the elite kru

known as the hot shots. it was determined that the fire was unsurvivorable, clearing his name. the city decided it was best to have him leave. this morning, the town of newtown, connecticut, is moving forward with a plan to rebuild sandy hook elementary. voters approved a referendum to accept $50 million in state grant money. crews will tear down the old school and build a new one on the same property where a gunman killed 26 people last december. construction is expected to be completed in two years. nbc's fourth annual education nation summit begins in new york. it's a chance to put a spotlight on some of the biggest issues facing america's education system. nbc's education correspondent rehema ellis has a look at what the meeting hopes to accomplish. >> reporter: new york city public library is being transformed to host the nbc news

education nation summit. inside these walls, teachers, students and administrators will meet with national leader s in education, business, politics and entertainment, all to focus on the state of education in america. this year's theme? what it takes will focus on innovative ways to get american students successfully through school, go on to excel in college and beyond. from ideas such as extended school days. >> i've seen students go from third, fourth grade reading level who are juniors in high school and are at grade level now. >> reporter: to new technology in classrooms. >> go ahead and highlight that first paragraph in your i-book. >> to better training for teacher. >> they feel successful and see the success as well. >> reporter: education nation summit will open the dialogue about what's working in american public schools and what still needs to be done to help struggling schools and students. something groups like citizen

schools understands. a nonprofit that provides a apprenticeships to struggling middle schoolers. >> all students can learn and all students have the potential to do great things. they just have to have the opportunity to do it. >> reporter: opportunities for success, focus of a summit designed to achieve it. rehema ellis, nbc news, new y k york. >> you can be part of the conversation during two town hall meetings today. student town hall runs from 10:00 am until noon followed by a teacher town hall from noon until 2:00 this afternoon. both of those programs will be streamed live at educationnation.com and you can watch them live on msnbc. >> brian williams will be leading that conversation at the teachers town hall, too. >> excellent. another good day for kids fest out in fairfax. they all wanted to say hello to miss gradilas off. richard, they didn't want to talk to you. >> love you, chuck. >> let him have it. lot of fun outside yesterday. kids fest goes on today as well.

go on out to the fair fax county government center there in fairfax. cool treats to eat as well as a lot of food at the food court and a lot of great things for kids. take a look at the storm team 4 by 4 out there as well. amanda siegle will be out there, manning the truck. steamy start for the month of october. 73 at national airport but with 79% relative humidity. light wind out of the south at 5. wind also gradually begin to increase by this afternoon. a fairly strong south breeze by the time you wake up tomorrow. quarter mile visibility, northern-most maryland. visibility is finally starting to improve in many spots. hour or so and the last of the fog will be gone. very mild start. once the fog is away, temperatures will jump very quickly, up into the low 80s before noontime today. afternoon highs today, upper

80s. culpep culpeper, bristow, fredericksburg, stafford, could touch 90 degrees today. it will be another scorcher by october standards. temperatures 15 to 20 degrees above average. this is all coming to a crashing end tomorrow, everybody. what could be a busy weather day tomorrow. two things at play. what was tropical storm karen is just a depression now. it's an awful lot of moisture lingering in the gulf of mexico. that is going to be tapped and brought forward northbound by the very strong cold front that we have to deal with as well. so the moisture from karen gets entrained into that cold front and gets lifted right up here into the midatlantic. the combination of lift from the cold front and that deep tropical moisture out of the gulf, that could spell some trouble for us tomorrow. heavy rain possible. one to two inches of rain quite possible area wide tomorrow could come down in a real short period. as a result, your severe weather potentials for tomorrow, there's a potential for damaging winds in some of the stronger thunderstorms and there's a

potential, anyway, for some flash flooding because the rain may come down so fast and furious at times to cause localized flash flooding problems and even a low risk of a small tornado as well. very busy weather day coming together. enjoy what is essentially going to be our last real shot of summer weather around here, upper 80s, near 90 today. clouds come back in overnight tonight. be ready for a muggy start tomorrow morning. first drops could arrive during the morning rush. the real crunch will be lunchtime to dinner time tomorrow. on our future weather forecast, hit and miss showers in the morning, turning into what could be a stout line of rain showers and thunderstorms, crossing the area after lunch. this is at 1:42. by 3:00, 4:00, right through the heart of the capital beltway. by 5:00, 6:00, into southern maryland. heavy rain and a chance for embedded thunderstorms as well. be ready for what could be a very busy/messy afternoon commute home from work and school. things will clear out just as quickly and we should be in store for some great october

weather once we clear the rain drops out. so, today, hot and humid and feeling like summer. tomorrow, dealing with heavy rain and maybe some strong to severe thunderstorms. keeping you posted on that. after that, a little chance to exhale once again. temperatures back down near average. low 70s for highs and 40s and 50s for most of the mornings this coming week. >> those will feel good. >> yeah, they will. >> thanks, chuck. >> you're welcome. live to russia right now. welcoming ceremony happening for the olympic torch. look at that. >> it's happening in russia's red square. 2014 winter olympics will be held in sochi this winter. >> lit in athens seven days ago. our very own washington caps player alex ovechkin helped to carry the torch last week. great picture out there. positive part of the government shutdown, at least according to some people in town. and maryland trooper's overnight encounter, driving home the point of the move over

law. you're watching news 4 today. welcome to first read minute. i'm dommenico. >> 800 federal workers potentially without a paycheck in less than a week or so, you know, we're already seeing a lot of other costs as well. >> on the foreign policy front, one, president obama canceled his trip to asia, at a time when the united states is trying to have more influence in that part of the world. vis-a-vis china. the office that is supposed to monitor the sanctions hitting iran has been reduced to a skeleton staff. >> shooting on capitol hill, you saw the value of the capitol police going into action. they're not getting paid. fbi agencies, cia analysts, you've got cdc, fema, a lot of other agencies are being hit as well. >> it will continue to go on

good sunday morning. do not look too hard for the redskins game today. skins at home, just like the rest of us, waiting to watch some football. washington on their bye week. they could be playing for first place in the nfc east when they travel to dallas in a week. down a level, take on virginia in six days, don't know if quarterback c.j. brown will

be in center, knocked out of the game against florida state after taking a big hit in second quarter. brown stayed on the ground but eventually made his way to the sidelines. coach randy etzel said brown suffered a concussion and will be re-evaluated later today. 63 407b. navy may be on the way to a third straight commander in chief's trophy, taking care of air force in a game that was in jeopardy due to the government shutdown. instead a record crowd in annapolis. three touchdowns from quarterback keenan reynolds. navy wins the first leg of the trophy beating air force 28-10. capitols are seeing stars. the story is how baksim didn't. disallowed on the count of goalie interference. caps fall to the stars 2-1.

caps are back home this week. carolina hurricanes are up next. that's a look at sports. i'm carol maloney. hope your sunday is a good one. government shutdown is taxing us taxpayers some $12.5 million an hour. >> how much is congress making? we'll do the math. urchle sam turned christmas grinch, the impact the shutdown could have on the holiday season. what we're learning about, no

an overnight welding accident killed one metro contractor and hospitalized two other workers. investigators are looking into what caused the incident between union station and judiciary square. those stations had been closed all weekend for track work. >> two people died in a car crash in fairfax county. the car crashed into the train bridge. it happened around 3:00 this morning around south van dorn street and mcgwinn drive. no word on what led to that crash. shutdown forced the american cancer society to change venues for its fund-raising walk today. making strides against breast cancer is happening at 10:00 this morning in about half an hour owe sochlt it's happening at six flags in upper marlboro. it was scheduled to happen on the national mall. >> another big story we're following this morning is hot weather in the d.c. area this weekend. >> that soon will change. not just yet.

we want to check in with meteorologist chuck bell, who ventured outside and you took your jacket off. >> not only that. i could have rolled my sleeves up. it's mild outside first thing this morning. hard to believe it's october. there's crunchy brown leaves on the ground and color starting to show up on the leaves but, boy, does it feel like summertime. tour camera looking southbound past the national cathedral. hazy start first thing this morning. no trouble with the big warm-up. restin camera, air traffic control tower at dulles national airport. good day to go on out to kids fest in fairfax or anything else you'll do outside today. current temperatures upper 60s, low to mid 70s. it will be a quick warm-up and hot outside today. temperatures within a whisker of 98 degrees. forecasting 88 today. hot and humid for sure.

this is it. heat and humidity coming to an end today. heavy rain likely in the area on monday. and we may have to deal with some severe weather, too. we'll talk about all that when i see you next in the cool, air conditioned studio. >> we'll make sure it's cranked down for you. >> thank you. >> new this morning, a maryland state trooper in the hospital after she was struck by a car. police say trooper jackman klein was helping another trooper during a traffic stop on route 100. the trooper had head injuries and broken arm. the driver stayed on the scene. as a reminder, maryland's move over law requires drivers to move into a lane further over from emergency vehicles. a fine of $150 if violated. the driver has not yet been charged this morning. secretary of state john kerry says the u.s. does not forget about terrorist attacks. navy s.e.a.l.s raided a somali town looking for an al qaeda

suspect related to a terror attack at a kenya mall. sources say that mission was aborted because of heavy fighting. another al qaeda leader is in custody in a separate resiaid. this one in libya. al liby was captured today. he allegedly planned the 1998 bombings in kenya and tanzania that killed 12 americans. al liby is said to be held somewhere just outside of libya this morning. frustration is mounting with lawmakers here in washington. someone has set up this an online clock that calculates just how much money members of congress have earned since the shutdown began. right now it's well over $1 million. we don't know who actually set up the website. it's called congressstillgetspaid.com. more than 100 lawmakers said they would donate or refuse their pay as long as the shutdown goes on.

many federal workers are breathing a sigh of relief this morning. most pentagon employees are headed back to work. employees should be exempt from the furlough because they provide support to military personnel. 300,000 will return tomorrow with full pay. defense secretary chuck hagel made the decision to bring them back, based on the pay our military act, recently signed into law. and with the smithsonian museums closed, more people are visiting the newseum. they've seen double the walk-in traffic compared to the same period last year. it's on pennsylvania avenue and 7th street. unlike smithsonian museums, visitors must pay an entrance fee to get in. the shutdown could scare away shoppers this halloween. national retail federation predictions shoppers will spend about $5 less than last year. individuals will spend about $75. the shutdown could also affect the rest of the holiday season. new projections show the impact

on seasonal workers. chris klakkam has more on those numbers. >> reporter: the national retail federation makes clear the forecast could have been better, were it not for the hang-ups in washington. only a marginal increase of 3.9% in sales this holiday season compared to last year. >> considering everything that's happened with the economy, the government sutdown and the constant wrangling in washington we believe 3.9% is pretty optimistic. >> reporter: however, the federation says the longer the upheaval in washington, the lower sales will be. they're holiday sales projections line up, but neither are as high as the forecast from consulting firm deloit, which sales will rise between 4% and

4.5%. >> retailers, the holiday season is approximately 20% of the industry sales so you can imagine how important it is to really get that number right. >> i'm sorry, it's too early for christmas. >> can expect earlier than usual promotions because this holiday season will have fewer peak shopping days than last year. there's only 25 days between black friday and christmas this year compared to 31 days in 2012. that may also affect seasonal jobs. target plans to hire 70,000 employees, but that's about 20% fewer than last year. >> you can find out more about the government shutdown impact by logging on to our website, nbcwashington.com. and stay with news 4 for continuing coverage. wind and rain, big changes

as you head back to work and school. chuck bell is headed back into the studio with your forecast, next. damage still expected from that tropical system in the gulf, even though it seems to be losing its punch. how lots of student complaints led to a major change on the lunch

our wednesday's child today is a wonderful young man who, at 13, is thinking about some day becoming either a lawyer, veterinarian or maybe even a police officer with a canine partner when he grows up. he is hoping to be adopted by a family who will be committed to him and never give up on him succeeding in life. >> i want you to meet benny. >> nice to meet you. >> he loves the idea of working

with dogs. >> fairfax county police operation support bureau, officers welcomed 13-year-old benny. what he was really impressed with was max, a member of the fairfax county police canine squad. >> he loves dogs. he likes cats, too, but is partial to dogs. >> foster care specialist is hoping to find a permanent adoptive family for bennie. >>. how is school going? >> grachlt i'm always getting a's? >> that's fantastic. what's your favorite subject? >> math and science. >> keep your hand like this, drop it down, okay and then take your hands like this. >> bennie caught on quickly for the commands for dog training. he would love to have a dog some day at a home with a mom and tad. >> he has his heart set on

looking for a family. >> i just hope i can get a new home so i can stay somewhere for witness. >> tell me about the home you would like to have. >> where i can eat all my meals, where everyone cares about me and won't let go of me under any circumstances. >> they had gifts for bennie to take home. but the best part of the visit was the memory that bennie would get to take home of max and the hope that one day soon he would have a family with a dog like this one. barbara harrison, news 4, wednesday's child. >> if you have room in resource home and your heart for bennie or another child that's waiting call our adopt hotline 1-88-to-adopt-me. whirlwind weather week, snow storms and unusual heat. extreme conditions across the country. meanwhile, here at home --

>> let's check in with chuck. >> when it's snowing across the great plains it is

a big change to fairfax county school lunches has people scratching their heads this morning. last school year the system opted to serve 100% perfect beef

pattis to their students instead of those with extra ingredients in them, which they had been serving previously. they changed it back to the old burgers this fall. students were complaining that the burgers looked and tasted different and eventually stopped buying them. when asked, a school spokesman said that the students are the school's customers and they needed to be happy with their food. nbc's fourth annual education nation summit begins in new york city. leaders from across the country will discuss how to solve some of the biggest problems in our classrooms at two townhall meetings. student town hall meetings start in a few minutes at 10:00 and run until noon. that will be followed by a teacher town hall from noon until 2:00 this afternoon. both will be straeeamed live at education nation.com. extreme weather this weekend from a blast of crippling snow in south dakota to a tornado outbreak in nebraska and iowa.

weather channel's jim cantore shows us what's going on. >> massive wedge tornado. >> destruction across nebraska and iowa as at least nine powerful tornadoes, some a mile wide, rip through rural towns. ef-4 tornado in nebraska, with winds up to 200 miles an hour. the mayor and residents assess the damage. >> you get this feeling you've been punched in the gut. a lot of people's hard work is destroyed this morning. >> sifting through belongings. >> i picked up stuff for my buts. now it's my turn, i guess. >> it all happened so fast. >> reporter: working at a john deere dealership when the storm approached. >> by the time we got to the bathroom, the building was falling down around us and there was nothing we could do.

>> reporter: the other part of the storm system left cities paralyzed in the west. >> lot of snow, no power, very cold house. >> reporter: more than 80 people were stranded in their cars as heavy snow and 70-mile-per-hour winds made highways impassable. 400 miles of highway shut down across the region. snowfall records were shattered. lead, south dakota, got 43.5". in rapid city, 19". the old record was 1.4" for the day. trees full of leaves pulled down power lines throughout the dakotas, leaving 50,000 residents without electricity and heat. >> i don't have a generator. i don't know what we're going to do. it's kind of a bad situation. >> that was jim cantore reporting. we're also tracking what's left of tropical storm karen. the storm was downgraded to a tropical depression with sustained winds of 35 miles per hour. karen is stalled off the louisiana coast. as it approaches land, the remnants could bring a

three-foot storm surge. mandatory evac wags were lifted. karen doesn't seem to be muchative factor around here. >> she will play a role in our heavy rain threat for tomorrow. big plume of tropical moisture will be forced up the eastern seaboard. as a result of that moisture coming north and seriously strong cold front coming in from the west tomorrow promises to be a very busy weather day here in the midatlantic. that could impact not only your commute but also a couple of other folks reaching out to me on twter. @chuckbell4. what about air travel tomorrow? get on an earlier flight tomorrow, go ahead and book yourself on the morning departure instead of the afternoon departures around here tomorrow. by tomorrow afternoon, the weather could go downhill fairly quickly. you know how the eastern seaboard gets when it starts raining from new york, boston, atlanta. get out of town as early as you can on those flights tomorrow

morning. it is 73 with humidity still near 80%. it sure feels like summertime out there. summertime will last one more day, everybody. that's today. the big changes arrive tomorrow. cooler weather after that. it's near 70 in northern maryland. panhandle of west virginia, low to mid 70s now in parts of the shenandoah valley. southern parts of faulkier county, quantico in the mid 70s and beautiful southern prince george's county, brandywine, down to waldorf. mid 70s already. high temperatures today, upper 80s to near 90 in a few neighborhoods. heat index is up close to 90 degrees. current airport delays, no troubles in and around here just yet. all green airplanes for now. tomorrow afternoon, the affects up and down the eastern seaboard could be kind of strong. fall color, not a lot of color in the metro area just yet. already some good color starting to show up. fall western maryland into the high mountains of west virginia,

getting close to peak. peak foliage season in the shenandoah valley around columbus day weekend or the weekend after. it does represent an awful lot of moisture, which will be drawn northbound by this approaching cold front. as a result, all that tropical moisture up the eastern seaboard and a serious cold front, that same front that dropped the snow in south dakota. that front means business. cold front on tropical moisture is a classic setup for heavy rain around here. and that's what i think may happen tomorrow afternoon. severe weather threats tomorrow, bit of a flash flood threat. haven't had a lot of rain lately. we could get so much rain so quickly tomorrow, we could see urban flash flooding. damaging wind and even a low risk for a tornado tomorrow as well. be very weather aware as you make your plans for your monday. the morning commute doesn't look like a problem.

it's lunchtime to the afternoon commute tomorrow. that's the bullseye timeframe. near 80 before heavy rains settle on in. monday sunset to about monday midnight, everything starts to clear up once again and we go back into a dry pattern. it will be dry with temperatures much closer to average, highs in the upper 60s and 70s and lows in the 40s and 50s. most of the upcoming week looks dry. i would like to give you the dry forecast for columbus day next weekend. >> we'll be watching. thanks. thanks. >> superstar that could have students at uva compete be to be head

>> happening today, 4,000-mile journey completed. darryl and roseanne mooney on a cross country trip to the nation's capital. today they'll finish their ride at the occoquan regional park. they're riding to raise awareness for wounded warriors and those with conditions such as ptsd. all are welcome to cheer them on as they finish their trip. a ceremony was held friday night at the park. working harder than ever to be at the top of the class this year, the school just announced

denver broncos quarterback and super bowl champion peyton manning will be the key speaker this spring. his wife is a uva alumni. last-minute wedding changes. one same-sex couple tied the knot at the national cathedral because they couldn't get marry on federal property as they planned. they are offering couples to marry at their gardens for free. two couples were married there yesterday. 24 couples were scheduled to get married on federal land this month. they can reschedule their wedding once the government reopens. memorials and monuments remain closed because of the shutdown today. it didn't stop visitors from checking out sites. people protested and others crossed over the barriers to get a closer look. gridlock here in washington gave the folks at "saturday

night live" plenty to work with gl we knew that was coming. "weekend update" found there was plenty of losers and winners amid the shutdown. >> winner, canada. senator ted cruz was born canada. while we were worry about iran, china and north korea, a canadian shut down the u.s. government. well played, canada. >> meantime, host and musical guest, miley cyrus, poked fun at her controversial vma performance. next week, actor bruce wi willl hosts with musical guest katy perry. surprisingly, everyone said it was really good and her musical performances were spot on. >> she's an entertainer. you have to give her that. >> this is all leading up to the release of her album. public relations crafted, i guess you could say. >> well put.

the shutdown is not the only big political story right now. hot button issue that has protesters at cities across the country. >> to make the government health care website easier for to you access. fire in a metro tunnel earlier today killed a metro worker.

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a deadly fire overnight in a metro tunnel. people involved, plus what may have caused the sparks.

that was one of several incidents that happened overnight. those stories in just a moment. but first, let's talk about your sunday forecast. >> can you get away with shorts and short sleeves again today? let's check in with meteorologist chuck bell. good morning, chuck. >> hey, good morning. yes, indeed. shorts and maybe even flip-flops. t-shirts. hats are recommended. snow cones are recommended, your favorite flavor of ice cream at the ice cream parlor today wouldn't be a bad idea. it will feel like summertime for one more day, everybody. view from our tower cam looking southbound. washington monument right there. lot of low-level humidity and haze in the atmosphere will look and feel like summertime today. temperatures warming to the middle and upper 70s as of the 10:00 am hour. it will be a warm one today. temperatures in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees. heat index values hovering around 90, staying mild all afternoon today. a mild one. have the umbrellas ready to go, even if it's not raini