i'm betty nguyen. a government shutdown is imminent, and with three days to go, congress looks no closer to a deal. happening today, the senate will take up a short-term funding bill, but democrats plan to remove any language calling to defund the president's health care law. and it's that move that has lawmakers at each other. >> it delays obama care for one year for all american families. >> you can huff, you can puff for 21 hours, but you cannot blow the affordable care act away. >> the president says "i'm not going to negotiate." well, i'm sorry, but it just doesn't work that way. >> the tea party put them in this hole and the tea party keeps them digging deeper and deeper. >> nbc's tracie potts is live in washington with the latest. tracie, good morning. the clock is ticking. do you expect to see progress today? >> we expect to see a vote today to fund if government through november. a clean bill has nothing to do with health care and it is something that the house is probably going to reject. dem

coming up, betty nguyen will have all of your sports highlights. but first, a trivia question for you this morning. nfl teams like the giants, redskins and steelers have all lost their first three games. has any 0-3 nfl team ever made it to the super bowl? okay, ladies, whenever you're ready. thank you. thank you. i got this. no, i'll get it! no, let me get this. seriously. hey, let me get it. ah, uh. i don't want you to pay for this. it's not happening, honey. let her get it. she got her safe driving bonus check from allstate last week. and it's her treat. what about a tip? oh, here's one... get an allstate agent. nice! [ female announcer ] switch today and get two safe driving bonus checks a year for driving safely. only from allstate. call an allstate agent and get a quote now. just another way allstate is changing car insurance for good. "i" formation! "i" formation! we have got to get the three-technique block! i'm not angry. i'm not yellin'. nobody's tackling anybody! we got absolutely... i don't think this was such a good idea. i'm on it. if

i'm betty nguyen. this is "early today." we hope it's just your first stop of the day right here on nbc. >>> leading the news in australia this morning, thai airways tries a logo cover-up as it skids off the runway. 14 were hurt last night in bangkok. an official said the logos were blackened out as a part to protect the airline's image. >>> and in "the guardian" uruguayan found alive after four months lost in the andes. eating he survived the brutal mountain winter by eating sugar, raisins and rats. >>> well, topping our news, syria takes top billing as congress returns today from a five-week recess and already on day one, a house briefing right now the house is largely against or undecided on military intervention in syria. >>> 227 are against it or leaning towards a no vote. 25 are for it. 181 are undecided. >>> families in connecticut are wondering just how a swing lost power hurting 12 children at the state fair. an 8-year-old was hospitalized with nonlife-threatening injuries. the accident is blamed on a mechanical fai

sports with betty nguyen is up next. how can i be a more fun mom? hmmm. can you dance? ♪ bum ba bum ba bum ♪ bum ba bum ba bum no. no? can you make campbell's chicken noodle soup? yes! [ wisest kid ] every can has 32 feet of slurpable noodles. now that's fun. mom, you're awesome. oh yeah! ♪ bum ba bum ba bum [ gong ] [ wisest kid ] m'm! m'm! good! "i" formation! "i" formation! we have got to get the three-technique block! i'm not angry. i'm not yellin'. nobody's tackling anybody! we got absolutely... i don't think this was such a good idea. i'm on it. if we can't secure the quarterback center exchange... you're doing a great job, coach. well they're coming along better than i anticipated. very pleased. who told you to take a break? [ male announcer ] want to win your own football fantasy? just tell us. then use your visa card for a chance to win it. just tell us. always go the extra mile. to treat my low testosterone, i did my research. my doctor and i went with axiron, the only underarm low t treatment. axiron can restore t levels to normal in about 2 weeks in most men

. >>> football highlights and sports with betty nguyen. >> but which nfl quarterback has the most scoring passes in the first half of the season? don meredith, peyton manning or kirk warner? the answer when "early today" returns. >>> all right. before the break, we asked which nfl quarterback has the most scoring passes in the first month of the season. is it don meredith, peyton manning or kirk warner? the answer is b. peyton manning, has 16 breaking the record of 16 which is held by meredith and warner. let's go to betty nguyen with sports. >> i actually got that right. >> let's get to "sunday night football." the patriots stayed undefeated. tom brady under pressure. but this cannon pass that you're about to see, thompson. look at that, the game, falcons met ryan with just seconds left throws for a t.d. but deflected with the pass. they win, 30-23. >>> the seahawks beat the texans in overtime. check out this four-tipped pick. it bobbled and the seahawks get it. later, richard sherman runs into the t.d. with one shoe. >>> over to peyton manning, the man of the morning, and the unbeatable

. >>> "thursday night football" highlights and all your headlines with betty nguyen up next. but first, our trivia question. put on your thinking caps. with a threat of a government shutdown looming, how many times has the u.s. federal government shut down before? is it seven, ten, 13, or 17 times? the answer when "early today" returns. >>> all right, before the break, we asked how many times has the u.s. federal government shut down before? is it seven, ten, 13, or 17 times? the answer, since the modern congressional budgeting process took effect in 1976, there have been 17 different government shutdowns. 17. the longest one was in 1995 and in 1996 and it lasted 21 days. >>> now let's get the latest from betty nguyen on sports. good morning. >> yeah, we're all hoping that there's not another government shutdown. let's move to "thursday night football." 49ers versus the rams. niners quarterback colin kaepernick got things going in the second quarter with a touchdown pass to anquan boldin, who made the extra effort to score, and later, he connected with vernon davis for his se

i'm joined by betty nguyen and bill karins. about stuff that shines and glitters? yes, this is a whopping diamond. it's as big as an egg. look at that. where would you wear it? i could wear it plenty of places. this is the world's largest white diamond. it's going on the auction block. it is 118 carats. they found it in africa back in 2011. it was originally before it was cut 299 carats. but they're expecting to get somewhere around $30 million. >> i actually would expect to be more expensive than that. certainly i'm not in this category, but there are a lot of people in the world that can afford $30 million. >> just put on their mantle. >> exactly. melissa milano is making a point. as soon as things start getting interesting, she accidentally kicks the camera and it moves over to a newscast and the whole rest of the clip is a report about syria and when's happening in syria. so she's getting people to click on it. >> she's a marketing genius. she's thinking just because she's beautiful that we'll watch it. >> and they have ind

i'm betty nguyen. bursts of gunfire suggest the bloody siege in kenya could be far from over. and just minutes ago at least three large explosions rocked the west gate mall. smoke is rising above the skyline. you see it in the picture on day three of the standoff and hostages are still reportedly inside that mall. at least 68 are dead. 175 injured including u.s. citizens and this morning, investigations into possible american involvement in the plot. nbc's ron allen is in nearby. he filed this dramatic report amid gunfire a short time ago. >> reporter: there's every indication they're trying to bring this siege now entering its third day to an end. we've seen a lot of police and military activity here on the perimeter. we're several hundred yard as way from the entrance to the mall but still able to ex-hear explosions and gunfire which gives you an idea of the intensity of what's going on down there. the government now insists it has control of most of the mall and that the gunmen are confined to a very small area and believe there are anywhere from 10 to 15 gunmen and perhaps

i'm betty nguyen. that defiant stand by senator ted cruz is now over but the threat of a government shutdown is still very real and if that happens, democrats are already pinning the blame on that tea party senator. nbc's trac tracey potts is live washington. he doing a lot of talking to each other? >> it's a lot of ping-pong back and forth. four days before the deadline for the government shutdown monday, ted cruz talked and talked to prevent a vote that happened anyway and at the end of that vote it looks like democrats and republicans are still at odds. ted cruz finally sat down after 21 hours. >> this was all about elevating the debate in the public. >> it was a big waste of tile. >> reporter: now the senate's on track to pass a budget that will likely include money for at fordable care act, that's sure to go nowhere in the house. democrats say they'll fight for it. >> anything that diminishes the affordable care act is not anything we want to support. >> we cannot rely on the commander in chief to

good morning, i'm betty nguyen. >>> russia proposes syria hand over its chemical weapons. it is a main development and it could avoid a strike. but president obama is skeptical saying he'll, quote, take wit a grain of salt. more on the president's hard sell for military action in a moment. >>> first, hour new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll and tracie potts is live in washington. good morning. help us understand does the president face an uphill battle looking at these poll numbers? >> reporter: no question. they came out at midnight. you can see there is overwhelming opposition to any sort of military action in syria. right to it. first of all, what are americans thinking about the decision that congress has to make? 58% said they want congress to vote no only a third, 33% say they want congress to approve military action in syria. now, the president's taken a hit on this. his own approval rating on syria is at 28%. that's down 7% in a month. overall, his approval rate something at 45% which actually ticked up just a small bit and then finally, the big question that's

. >>> i'm betty nguyen and this is "early today." we hope this is just your first stop of the day on nbc. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning. we are off to another cool start. we are not expecting any rain. upper 40's and low in most spots. 53 in rock hall. a mix of clouds and sun. there will be some cloud cover today. and temperature between 71 76. stay with us. >> 49 degrees at the airport. >> northern parkway and york road look much different today after a fiery crash yesterday. >> a big payday for the woman claiming she was sexually harassed by john leopold. >> do you like green eggs and ham? i do not like them, sam-i-am. bedtime. senator reed's stories on the senate floor. reaction from maryland senators. >> a much better commute this morning. we will update you on any we will update you on any so, um, do you want to come up for a coffee? yeah. 'kay... uh... good. so... so, uh... you make yourself at home and i'll be... yeah. right back. sure. (gasp) oh,

. >>> i'm betty nguyen. this is "early today."hope this is just your first stop of the day on nbc. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. good morning. we have a little bit of cloud cover to start the day we do not expect any rain. 57 in catonsville. 57 in chestertown. temperatures will be about this afternoon. a mix of clouds and sun. and temperature between 71 76. >> coming up on 4:57. >> coming up on 11 news today -- >> innocent people did not do nothing. >> police are on the defense and after a wants answers fiery crash kills three people. >> more arrests, less crime. the mayor has stats to prove him wrong. >> sometimes bank robbers strike twice. some accident causing early-morning problems on the west [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. [indiscernible] >> police are facing accusations car andic

. >>> i'm betty nguyen and this is "early today." we hope this is just your first stop of the day on nbc. >>> ken cuccinelli and terry mcauliffe republic to face off in their first debate. >>> plus, you are looking live at the senate floor this morning where senator ted cruz and his supporters have been speaking through the night in an effort to derail the president's health care law. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this wednesday, september 25, 2013. let's take a live look outside at 4:26. a cool start today and another lovely fall morning. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with a look at the forecast. >>> good morning. we have a mostly clear sky in washington. we have some high clouds drifting in just to our south. and temperatures, well, they are chilly again. similar to yesterday morning. we were down into the mid-40s. it's low to mid-40s across much of northern virginia. had much of maryland. frederick down to 41 degrees. that's the cool spot. ri

. >>> i'm betty nguyen. this is "early today."hope this is just your first stop of the day on nbc. >>> right now at 4:30, president obama is ready to use a local college campus to help build support for his health care law. >> i won't need on the job training. >> my opponent has spent most of his career in a social ideological agenda. >> terry mcauliffe and ken cuccinelli exchange jabs. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this thursday, september 26, 2013. a live look outside rate now. 4:26 is your time now. 61 degrees. getting a little warmer as we go through the week. >> it's like a heat wave already. meteorologist tom kierein is here with your first forecast. tom? >>> good morning. we have a cloudy sky over much of the region this morning. oducing a few sprinkles near re fredericksburg to near charlottesville. this had will be stay iing to o south. just a few sprinkles here in northern spotsylvania and to culpepper. elsewhere right around the bay just to the the west

i'm betty nguyen. on this final day of september, the deadline to a government shutdown can now be measured in just hours. and by all accounts, neither side is closer to a dole. president obama met with senior staff sunday, but critics say it might be too little, too late. nbc's tracie potts is live for us this morning in washington. good morning, tracie. is there any hope left that this can be avoided? >> reporter: well, there's always hope, and it's possible they can come up with something to prevent the shutdown, but it's not looking probable. we're not seeing the type of work behind the scenes that typically happens when there's some sort of compromise in place. and the senate, they're not even coming back to work until this afternoon. >> the senate? they're not here. >> reporter: they're back this afternoon likely to reject the offer on the table. republicans say they'll fund the government and prevent the shutdown only if the health law is delayed one year. >> there's a time and place to debate o

good morning, everyone, i'm betty nguyen. a showdown is set in the senate. democrat also try to avoid a government shutdown and keep president obama's signature health care law intact but senators ted cruz and mike lee are leading the charge against that effort giving you live pictures from the senate floor, the republicans are still speaking in an effort to prevent a vote. senator cruz started this just before 3:00 on tuesday afternoon and to tracie potts live in washington. what's expected to happen today. >> reporter: what was expected to happen was this vote about an hour after the senate goes into session. these two are trying to prevent that from happening. this all-night talk-a-thon could end up leading to a government shutdown. >> i intend to speak till i'm no longer able to stand. >> reporter: at 8:00 last night when he apparently ran out of things to say. >> do you like green eggs and h ham? >> reporter: earlier mike lee took over. >> the american people have never been enthusiastic about obama care. >> reporter: but he was back and supports the pl

. >>> coming up, dylan dreyer and betty nguyen will be here, "first buzz."you what caught ourize next. u know your heartbun keeps coming back? that's how it works. you take some tums®. if heartburn comes back, you take some more. that doesn't make any sense. it makes plenty of sense if you don't think about it! really, honey, why can't you just deal with it like everybody else? because i took a pepcid®. fine. debbie, you're my new favorite. [ male announcer ] break with tradition, take pepcid® complete. it works fast and lasts. get relief from your heartburn relief with pepcid® complete. see who does good work and compare costs. it doesn't usually work that way with health care. but with unitedhealthcare, i get information on quality rated doctors, treatment options and estimates for how much i'll pay. that helps me, and my guys, make better decisions. i don't like guesses with my business, and definitely not with our health. innovations that work for you. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. ♪ because an empty pan is a blank canvas. ♪ [ woman #2 ] to

i'm betty nguyen. that defiant stand by senator ted cruz is now over but the threat of a government

good morning, everyone, i'm betty nguyen. a showdown is set in the senate.

i'm betty nguyen. on this final day of september,