abig impact for the cries from the few who congressman cummings say did not get their way through the democratic process we've had a few tea party republicans who have hijacked the congress. >> reporter: the new health care law isn't directly tied to fubtding the government but is being used as a bargaining chip. and the same people responsible for the government furloughs will get paid as they continue to debate. we asked congressman cummings to respond to that. >> i have no problem with us not getting paid. >> i want to know why they still getting paid. i betterget my money back. >> reporter: and congressman cummings said he signed on to a bill today that requires the government to pay employees. tonight there's also confusion among contractors and if they can use vacation days in case of a shutdown. cheryl connor, abc2news >>> thanks. now, we're still going to get our mail. themilitary will stand guard, but many services will be shut down. the parks will be closed as will fort mchenry. the panda cam at the national zoo will go dark. the national mall will also be closed and it will

cummings: mr. speaker, may i inquire as to whether the gentleman have additional speakers? mr. turner: we do not. mr. cummings: mr. speaker, i yield myself 45 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland. mr. cummings: mr. speaker, it's critical that the house pass h.r. 3223, to ensure our dedicated federal employee are made whole and receive back pay once this shutdown comes to an end. federal employees have been the subject of relentless attacks on their pay and benefits over the last three years. this bill is the least we should do. our hardworking public servants should not become collateral damage in the political games and ideological wars that the republicans are waging. and i would hope that we would have a unanimous vote because there are so many people living paycheck to paycheck and they need our vote. i'd suggest we open up the government, the entire government, so all of our employees can get back to work. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the

we have this great comment by melissa cummings.ive her a listen. >> brown loses its communication link, this drone will have to be able to successfully land itself safely and not come into any contact with humans for it to be in wide-spread settings. so to do that you have to have live automation, unfortunately it turns into a distraction problem, in that as soon as you put enough automation on board an aircraft to keep it safe then people start to get board, and you see things like texting, sleeping, like in airline cockpits where it is difficult for pilots, the same issue will come up with drone pilots. that? >> i think we definitely have to look at safety concerns. not only are these things very light, but a lot of the smaller drones are easily hackable. so that's actually what i'm talking about at the new york drone conference next week is all of the ways these can be hacked. but i want to go back to what one of the other states said about embracing this technology. nobody is talk about total ban on these drones. we want some r

(cummings) "we've had a few tea party republicans who have hijacked the congress." (cummings) "they are so concerned about the affordable care act that they are willing to shutdown the congress, deny people an opportunity to get the services that they need." mayor stephanie rawlings-blake expressed her concern over the shut down she says lawmakers' inability to compromise sets a bad example. "we're showing our children that the federal government can not function can not comprise the lessons that we try to teach them everyday theyre showing us that the people that we send to washington to do the work of the people can't figure it out. " despite the government shutdown, obamacare officially opens for business today. open enrollment is officially underway on the government healthcare page... healthcare dot gov. ((ad lib)) new online exchanges will allow you to buy policies -- even if you have pre- exisng medical conditions. there are four packages... "bronze" is basic, "silver," mid- range, and "gold" and "platinum", are high-end plans. all must offer the same coverag

cummings raise this issue and mr. werfel said -- this was a briefing if we could put up the first slide. this was a briefing given to the irs oversight board just this past may come come a second, 2013 and guess who gave that briefing? who do you think gave that briefing? the lady we have been waiting to get in front of this committee sarah hill ingram. don't take my word for it. we got the minutes from the meeting. if we could put that slider. the minutes from the meeting, affordable care act update led by sarah hill ingram director of the aca office. mr. werfel did not want her to come today and hasn't let her come for five months but look what it says she talked about. about. missing graham discussed the security and safeguard programs. the irs has a place regarding the share of data among its partners including those for the affordable paid care act program. this is exactly the lady we need in front of the congress. it just took us five months together here. >> would the gentleman yield? >> yeah that would yield.

let's discuss with democratic congressman elijah cummings of maryland.e oversight and government reform committee. congressman, thanks so much for joining us. >> good to be with you, wolf. >> i know you must be very frustrated. were you surprised to learn that apparently no one was really in charge of this website rollout, even though they had a couple years to plan for it? >> yeah, a bit surprised, but wolf, what we've got to concentrate now on is making sure that the website works and i'm hoping that republicans and democrats will see this not as a partisan issue, but as one that we have to make work for all the american people. failure is just not an option. >> let me get to that point, because your responsibility is congressional oversight. >> that's right. >> when there are mistakes in the executive branch of the government, your responsibility is to learn from those mistakes, report to the american people what happened and then hopefully we won't repeat those mistakes down the road. >> that's exactly right. >> your committee has a legitimate oversi

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i agree with what representative cummings said. obama care has passed and was signed by the president. and has been ratified by the supreme court. but since then, the president took it upon himself to delay the employer mandate, and under what rationale can he do that, for those who fall under the employer mandate, but not the individual mandate, and also for those who are members of congress and employees. so the people, they're simply trying to level the playing field, make it fair for everybody. that is what speaker boehner said, they want to fund obama care, and delay certain aspects of obama care because it simply is not ready for prime time. >> they have started the vote on the floor right now, the legislation that would delay the individual mandate, purchasing the health insurance through the exchanges. cornell, go ahead and respond. why not go ahead and accept this latest request from the house of representatives in order to prevent a government shutdown? if the employer mandate has been delayed by the president a year, why

congressman cummings, i appreciate your time. there's division within the democratic party over whether the administration should give people more time to sign up for health insurance. your colleague congressman barrow, a course of senate democrats. why is that a problem given the rocky rollout. >> first of all, i think we need to elect the folks that are working on this clear up this website problem. we just heard this morning in the commerce committee all of the witnesses on the panel said they believe they can have it corrected in a timely fashion. >> what's sufficient for you? >> well, it will be in the next month or two. clearly they were asked that question by ranking member waxman and they clearly stated they could get it done and get it done in a way people would be able to enroll. keep in mind we're on the 24th or 25th day out of 100 and some days. it's going to be okay. i believe that. again, the president clearly wants to make sure those people who this program was meant to benefit do benefit. i believe if he came down

cummings raise this issue pvc is not the right person. let's put up -- this is the briefing. put up the first light. this was the briefing given to the irs oversight board just this past may, may 2nd 200013 pier because it gave the briefing? who do you think? believe we have been waiting to get in front of this committee. don't take my word for it. we have the minutes from the meeting. we can put that slide that. the minutes from the meeting, affordable care act of state led by sarah hall abram, the director hca office. so he did not want her to come today, is not let her come for five months of a suit was given after a brief the irs. liquidus is to talk about. she discussed the security and save their programs the irs doesn't place regarding the sharing of data among partners when including those for the affordable care program. this is a clearly needed front of the congress. it just took us five months to give her your. >> the gentleman yield price of be happy to. >> you said that i was trying to stop the heart of a? disease say that? >> we have a letter indicating he did n

congressman elijah cummings joins us next.tay with us. [ lane ] are you growing old waiting for your wrinkle cream to work? neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair has the fastest retinol formula. to visibly reduce fine lines and wrinkles in just one week. neutrogena®. >>> as we have seen, the president is in brooklyn, promoting a new model for secondary education. his health and human services secretary is deep in the heart of texas, promoting the new option for millions of uninsured. enrollment in health exchanges through the affordable care act. earlier today, touring a health center in austin, kathleen sebelius naturally faced questions about the troubled rollout of healthcare.gov. >> now there are very specific diagnostics in place. there will be some updates and metrics on a regular basis. it is far from optimal, but as the president said on monday, health care -- the affordable care act is a lot more than a website. >> indeed, it is. and the secretary helped some texans enroll in person at that health center today. and as for

let's go back to congressman elijah cummings.sman, what is this republican addiction to bimonthly chaos and fraught circumstances for the economy of the united states? >> i think it's basically to hold congress and the nation hostage. and to create these so-called emergency situations, so as to extract the things that they want, things they could not accomplish through the regular legislative process. they want to do it through the back door. >> so what are we going to do? are we going to deny veterans' benefits again in six weeks? are we going to deny meals on wheels? are we going to throw children off head start every six weeks? is that where we are? >> unfortunately, that is the concern of the democrats. keep in mind, martin. we now have 30 republicans who have come out and said they would vote with all of the democrats to have a continuing resolution, a clean continuing resolution, which would, of course, open up government immediately. and, again, we -- and i agree with the president. you cannot function with regard to a con

ryan cummings of our phoenix station met her at the gym. >> reporter: working out is not easy.ears to become a top competitor and tons and tons and tons of lifting. >> every day is not leg day because i'm not an idiot. >> reporter: competitors train every part of their body from their core to their calves. >> so i look good in my clothes. so i fit in my clothes, and i love it. it is a good stress reliever for me. >> reporter: 37-year-old barbie thomas started to compete in 2007. >> i said what the heck. i'm going to go for it. >> reporter: that determination might surprise you and even inspire. >> get a trainer real quick to help with my next exercise. >> reporter: barbie's routine is different than most. >> i was 2 and a half and i got in to a transformer. the electricity went in through my hands and out through my legs. >> reporter: doctors had to amputate her arms and didn't think she would survive. >> i think god had a different plan for me and spared my life. >> reporter: she is now a fitness competitor on the national level. >> i got some funny looks the first time i comp

earlier i spoke to missy cummings who has been researching the drones since she was a female fighter pilot in the late 1980s. i asked her if she was surprised by all the negative attention that droangs have -- drones have received. >> i'm not really surprised. there's an innate fear that humans have that somehow the world is changing rapidly by machines. i think it's important to recognize that people feel uncomfortable as technology starts to push forward in ways we've not seen before. but there's no argument that drones in lots of applications like crop dusting they are far superior and can beat human capabilities. and so for those applications we absolutely should replace human pilots. >> what do you think drives that fear? do you think it's a concern that these drones will spy on americans? do they have a misunderstanding what these drones can actually do? >> i think we do in america particularly as opposed to other countries. i do think we value our autonomy more and we don't like like like the idea of being on camera all the time. particularly in europe where people are used to

cummings: grant the gentleman an additional minute.he speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. hoyer: i thank my republican colleagues for recognizing that pain in bringing this bill to the floor. another constituent of mine end at pax river saying the shutdown. as we are doing, we must reopen our government and could do so today, this hour, but until the majority allows a vote on the bill to reopen the government, let us at least provided the dedicated patriotic federal employees who want nothing more than to go back to work with the peace of mind that they will still be paid for their service. i want to thank mr. moran. he has been an extraordinary leader on behalf of federal employees. congressman connolly, steve lynch, others on the republican side who have been aligned on that effort as well, surely, we the board of directors of the greatest enterprise on earth can take care of our employees and give them confidence that they deserve and i thank the speaker for the additional time. and i yield back the

cummings, it was a problem because mr. beale, based on evidence based on the suspicions that were given to us on february 11, it's clear to us there was a lot of evidence pointing to a massive fraud against the agency. and a lot of this evidence was available should have been referred to as much, much earlier. specifically the problem we had with the office of homeland security, the gentlemen are representatives of the office interviewed mr. beale twice and did three other contacts with them, and that's basic one-to-one in law enforcement investigations. can never interview the target investigation until you have all your facts in a row. our investigation was severely hampered because mr. beale was alerted -- >> heads up. >> exactly. >> finally, just to give credit where credit is due. this fraud has been going on for decades under both republican and democratic administrations, is that right? >> that's correct, sir. >> but it was administrator mccarthy the finally exposed it, is that right? >> to my knowledge, ms. mccarth

missy cummings is interested in drone technology when she was serving in the navy as one of the first female fighter pilots in the u.s. it's an impressive resume. professor cummings thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> it's not a new technology. >> it's new no t to americans. drones have existed in the military for 60 years. >> you started your research in the late 80s as we mentioned how has it evolved. >> i started my research by being a hands on pilot and i spent ten years in the military. and one of the reasons i left and got into the unmanned vehicle research because i saw how amazing computers were. and this was in the 90's at controlling aircraft and landing aircraft carriers i knew something big was coming. >> you saw a need for it. when i saw how well planes could land themselves in the 90s on aircraft carriers and how well missiles could precisely hit their tie target i knew those to technologies would come together. >> are you surprised with the negative attention that it received? >> as a person that researches the psychology of human interaction and technolo

joining me now is congressman elijah cummings andmy sh michel cottle. thank you both for coming on the show tonight. congressman, 30 hours from the beginning of a default, and house republicans pull their bill after the right wing heritage action group urged a no vote. what do you make of this. >> well, reverend, if you look at the heritage memo they sent to republicans, it is all about the affordable care act. they are still upset with it. they're trying to destroy it. what they're saying is, look, the bill that boehner is presenting does not have the kind of provisions that we want -- it doesn't address the affordable care act and kill it, so we don't vote for it. so basically what's happened is that the republican party has allowed the tea party to control it in the congress. they and the heritage foundation, they are controlling everything. and at the same time threatening -- they've already shut down the government for 15 days, reverend. 15 days at $1.6 million a day. over $2 billion a already. and then at the same time, reverend, they are threaten

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good to have you with us >> thank you for having me. >> you heard what professor cummings had to say about the drones and the capabilities. do you agree with her it's a more effective approach >> i definitely agree with her that the capabilities for drones far out just are so much more expanded than what people have. >> that's the reason we are concerned is because technology, surveillance technology makes everybody's information incredibly vulnerable and drones are just the next extension of that vulnerability. >> we talked about the legislation. how important is this drone legislation? >> absolutely vital. when you think about technology, it's just getting more and more advanced and the only way to stop what the technology can do, what information it can collect is going to be through legislation. for example you don't want law enforcement to be able to put a drone over the city square and track somebody's every day movements whether they go to the doctor or the psychiatrist or the dentist, to the school. these are all very personal details about a person it can paint a picture of

alone brooks, hotels me that -- alan brooks, hotels me that westbound 80 is jammed up from beyond cummings approaching carlson because of the closures earlier because of the propane leak. it's still shut down. the carlson exit from eastbound 80, again, all lanes of the freeway remain open. we have also been talking about that vegetation fire that happened last night at yerba buena island. fire crews are back on scene and looks like they may be dealing with a flare-up because they have shut down the treasure island exit from westbound 80. this is beginning to back up some traffic for west 80 on the bay bridge. you can see already traffic is stacked up at the pay gates from beyond the 880 overcrossing. but good news for mass transit. still no delays for bart. the ferries, caltrain and ace are on time. >>> good morning. let's step outdoors this morning where you will need a light jacket or even a sweater because currently our air temperatures span from 47 degrees in santa rosa -- oh, boy, just dipped down in the last couple of minutes to 45 now. 59 degrees in oakland. we do have partly cloudy

here's what congressman elijah cummings said. >> we have sadly, and it pains me to say that, sadly a republican party at war with itself and it basically has suspended government, it's suspended our democracy, it's suspended almost any kind of order. >> just to give you a review of what happened yesterday, it started around 11:00 a.m. john boehner coming out and announcing he's got his own plan to open the government and avoid default. then late last night or late night, rather, it turns out he can't get the votes. the tea party conservatives didn't think the deal had enough in it. heritage action opposing the plan and so did moderates. a great line from jake sherman in politico we were reading this morning. boehner, can tor, mccarthy face an ongoing dilemma. the house gop conference is like a balloon. squeeze it in one place and a problem pops out somewhere else. so, joe, looking at this balloon, what does boehner do right now with it? >> he's going to -- it's going to pop in his face. i mean he has to give up on this now, and i think he knows it. your reporters are saying so. this

. >>> joining me now is congressman elijah cummings.gressman, welcome to the show. >> good to be with you. >> my friend, you're in congress. the president has been over backwards to be bipartisan. so tell us what the real lesson here is of these republicans who fail to not only be bipartisan, but to do anything that would help the nation get on a more healthy and, if you will, progressive path. >> i think you state it very clearly a little bit earlier. keep in mind, we have now had some 45 votes, and those votes were to destroy the affordable care act. they have pushed for defunding it. and they have pushed for delaying it. but all of it is about trying to kill it. and it's so interesting, revere revere reverend did ison that suddenly we have these naysayerers saying we're in trouble, i'm so afraid, we've got to throw it out. that is not the america that i grew up in. it's simply not. we are a can-donation. and so we have some glitches. we'll work those out. but the president is absolutely right. this is far far more than the website. i

. >> reporter: 36-year-old jo couples is hearing cummings is hear the heartbeat of her first child after struggling to get pregnant for 3.5 years. >> when you get older time is running out. dark days where you think it's never going to happen. >> reporter: jo says a simple procedure before her ivf treatment did the trick. doctors at knotting ham used endomeet trial scratching endometrial scratching. >> british and brazilian scientists say the optimal time to have the scratch is one month before iv treatment. in a study 77 women received the scratch. the pregnancy rate jumped to 49% from 29% in those with the procedure and nearly doubled the number of live births to 42% from 23%. doctors say they are not sure why the scratch works. but one theory is it wakes up the womb. >> by causing a little bit of damage the womb fixes itself. >> reporter: jo says the scratch was painful but well worth it as she waits anxiously for the birth of her baby boy. tina kraus, cbs news, london. >> researchers in britain say they will keep studying the scratch technique with trials on more women until their fi

cummings said it. you said it exactly right. what these people in washington and these republicans led by eric cantor appeased by boehner and by mcconnell until recently have allowed to happen. you could not have been morel consequent. >> well, thank you, carl. carl sends a message, you know. >> it's amazing grace. >> the crap around here. i love carl, i love having you on. it's always fascinating. there is a lot of people watching today. >> it's like a kum baya moment. >> people are watching thinking this was a great segment. i am bitterly sorry about one thing, can you say mccarthy. >> a scorched earth. >> gone mccarthy scorched earth. >> scorched earth democratic party is now the example of segregation. >> all right. carl, it's always great to have you here. >> thank you so much. coming up, more us. . >> how the bhes in washington impacts the upcoming mid-terms and beyond political strategist david axelrod and mike murphy break down the balance of power. >> murphy is mad and he's pissed off. [ music playing ] [ male announcer

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cummings. >> the thing i'm sitting here and listening to all of this and i listened to what mr. jordan just asked you. it is troubling. you have a family? >> yes, sir. >> you married? >> yes, sir. >> children? >> not my own. thank you. >> the reason why i ask you that is sometimes i think we forget that public employees are human beings. simply trying to do a job. people who could probably go out and n the private sector and make more money. and you gave 31 years. that 31 is just ringing in my head. that's a lot of time. i want too go back to something mr. conley said. you -- i want you to know, you may very well be attacked here today, but this is really not about you. this is bigger than you. and i want you to understand that. thank you very much. >> i appreciate the gentleman's comments and he is exactly right. it is not just about miss ingram. it's about americans who have to comply with this act, and i would just point out this, too. lots of people underneath these rea tasks have families as way and had their personal information bandyy'd about like it wassing wassing in, t

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did a production of the sea gull at classic stage company in new york with diane weist and allan cummings and i played pauline in a. adam rath came to see the play and offered me a role in his play kindness, which they did at play rights horizon. it kind of snow balled. a playwright or director would see me, offer me something else. i have been hungry for this kind of work because in television and film, specially now when you are older there's -- >> that's the cliche, they say women of a certain age has a very hard time getting cast in the kind of roles she wants. especially for a serious actress. i think about the way cable has revolutionized television where all of the action is not just on paid cable but sometimes basic cable, new series where it's the homelands of the world or go back to the sopraninos and six feet under and kind of the evolution of those kind of shows forward. you would think that the serious work that you do might have a home on television and non-traditional roles might be available. >> it hasn't happened that way for me very much. people who are much more famous

. >> reporter: jenny cummings says it's driving tourists to other destinations. inn's damian hall says just two of the seven rooms are booked tonight. what is open, is misleading. this sign greeting visitors. the parking lot is closed, the beach is open. >> the bathrooms are also closed. so you have to kind of know your way around, if you're going to be comfortable here. >> reporter: with no convenient parking, it takes a little creativity to get comfortable. businesses are hoping signs like this, that are meant to give tourists a head's up, won't also scare them away. >>> government belt tightening is also taking the wind out of fleet week in san francisco. this week, businesses are not expecting the throngs of visitors. fleet week usually brings millions of visitors, but with the big event scrubbed because of the sequester, businesses are having to re-evaluate their bottom line. >> these people are going to make less money, that's all there is to it. >> businesses say it simply can't make up for the big crowds of fleet week. >>> two bay area scientists are join

graduated summa cum laude and her family realized quickly that something was wrong because she usuallyhowed up at a particular time, as she is going to grad school. she didn't show up. police searched the school, found blood in the bathroom and the whole unseemly thing unfolded. >> just awful. and really unimaginable. don lemon, working the story for us. thank you for that. live in massachusetts for us. i want now bring in our live cnn legal panel, joey jackson. let me start with you. there's an interview. there's video. all i can say is that video is extraordinarily powerful, as can be interviews, if you get your miran miranda. >> sure, yeah. as long as it was a knowing and intelligent waiver, a juvenile can give a statement just like an adult. massachusetts essentially says this. if you're 14 years old and charged with almost any crime we'll put you in the juvenile system because we agree that the neurology of juveniles is such that they're less liable for crimes unless you're charged with something really bad like first or second-degree murder. in that case, you are an adult. and if

cummings. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cummings: as ranking member of the committee on oversight and government reform, i rise in strong support for paying our federal workers, but i oppose the parliamentary gimmicks being used by the majority to consider h.j.res. 89. this resolution would ensure the more than 1.2 million dedicated federal employees who have been required by their agencies to work during the government shutdown will receive their paychecks on time. these committed men and women have been at their duty stations without pay for eight days since the republican extreme ifments -- extremists took hostage of our fellow sitens. it -- citizens. it is only fair and right that we pay them for the services they have rendered. they have mortgages, student loans and children in college and have to provide for their families and they need their pay zhrep checks. the ouse passed h.r. 3223, retroactive fairness in pay act. which would give back pay to federal employees as a result of this government shutdown. a republican

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. >> reporter: 36-year-old joe cummings is hearing the heartbeat of her first child. after struggling to get pregnant for 3 1/2 years. >> dark days. you think it's never going it happen. >> reporter: joe says a simple procedure before her ivf treatment did the trick. doctors used a technique called endometrial scratching. >> we put a device through. and take it in small samples. so it's straightforward. painless. >> reporter: british and brazilian scientists now say the optimal time to have the scratch is one month before ivf treatment. they studied 158 women who had undergone unsuccessful procedures. 77 received a scratch. in the women who had the procedure, the pregnancy rate jumped to 49% from 23%. and nearly doubled the live births 42% from 23%. doctors are not sure why the scratch works, but one theory is, it wakes up the womb. >> by causing a little damage, the womb sort- to regenerate and fix itself. >> reporter: jo says the scratch was a bit painful but well worth it as she waitsacious anxiously for the birth of her baby boy. tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >

cummings, help the republicans understand, it's time to get my husband and son back to work. >> i think it's very troubling that our congress can't make a decision to keep our government working that's a basic responsibility that they have. >> i would tell them, it's not fair to lay off these people and you still get a paycheck. if federal government workers don't get a paycheck because. shutdown, you should not be able to also. >> reporter: the people we spoke with felt that the affordable healthcare act is the law and should not be used as a bargaining trip by-- chip by congress. vic? >> we invite you to stay tuned for more on the latest on the negotiations and of course the impact here in maryland. >>> the u.s. naval academy sexual assault case is in the hands of the superintendent. three navy midshipmen, accused of raping a female midshipman. the alleged victim in the case has filed a lawsuit, arguing miller is likely to be biased as superintendent of the school and should recuse himself from the case am. >>> two up, two down. a federal judge denies requests for restraining orders o

cummings, help the republicans understand, it's time to get my husband and son back to work. >> i think it's very troubling that our congress can't make a decision to keep our government working. that's a basic responsibility that they have. >> i would tell them that it's not fair to lay off these people and you still get a paycheck. if the federal government workers don't get a paycheck because of the shuts down, you should not be able to also. >> and the people we spoke with felt that the affordable healthcare act is the law and should not be used as a bargaining chip by congress. >> stay with wjz. for complete coverage of the shutdown. we will keep you updated on deal negotiations and the impact here in maryland. >>> it is hard to believe that it's the beginning of october outside. it's warm and the sun is out with a few clouds around. athletes are taking full advantage of this opportunity to train and work out. people were out today in swarms, enjoying the warm weather. not only playing d dick golf -- disk golf, but playing and rung. in harford county, some inects is -- inscects --

. >> reporter: elijudge cummings believe wills the problems with the website need to be fixed. but he believes it already saving lives and saving some people a lot of money. >> be patient. there are a lot of people saying a lot of negative things about the affordable care act. but they've got to remember what the motives are. the people who have stood on the sidelines, traying to fund it, destroy it, delay it. if they just spent a little bit of their time trying to help to make it the best that it can be, so that they might serve all of our constituents, we'd be far better off. >> that was derek valcourt reporting. now, those who don't enroll will face a tax penalty of $95. >>> halloween celebrations are under way, including at the national aquarium in baltimore. and what better way to celebrate than carving pumpkins, under water, with 20 black tip reeve shark circling. the daring dave's name is emily anderson. and she is carving a shark design into that pumpkin. of course, the sharks insisted upon it. oh, my goodness. i think she just petted that shark as well. >>> baltimore c