d.c. newsroom. >> reporter: two internet postings claim to be from al shabaab. they named six americans they claim were among the mall attackers but officials say those names don't appear on any terror watch lists. al shabaab has pushed hard to get american peoples into its ranks. until he was killed this month he was the face of the terror group al shabaab, omar hamami. president of his sophomore class in high school. he went to somalia seven years ago to join up. >> the only reason we are staying here, away from our families, away from the cities, away from, you know, ice, candy bars, other things is because we are waiting to meet with the enemy. >> reporter: reports from somalia say he was kill bid a rival al shabaab faction two weeks ago, one of roughly 50 americans, most with somali connections officials say have joined in the past seven years. three died as suicide bombers. many were recruited from the community in minneapolis where al shabaab considered americans a prize. >> it would be a perfect place to lure people. >> reporter: the group produced video

d.c. newsroom. pete , thanks. >>> we mentioned this but tonight much of the city of new york looks like a fortress, a kind of modern police state. barricades, streets shut down, automatic weapons out and visible. that's because on top of the security concerns after this kenya attack, this is the week each year of the u.n. general assembly. president obama is in town and so is the new president of iran, among other leaders. and there is a lot of speculation that the two might meet. our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has our report. >> reporter: iran's new president hassan rouhani arrived in the u.s. tonight, announcing his arrival on social media, tweeting out a picture. his first trip to address the u.n. he turned his departure from tehran into an event. a big send-off with fanfather. -- fan fare. he said he would try to show the real face of the iranian nation to the world as a nation who loves culture and peace. he tweeted, ready for constructive engagement with world to show

d.c. newsroom with the latest on the investigation. good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. more signs tonight the of the troubled mind of aaron alexis. investigators say he scratched two phrases in the shotgun he was carrying. quote, better off this way, and my elf weapon. an abbreviation they cannot explain. add the secretary of defense to the list of those wondering how a contractor like aaron alexis could get and keep a security clearance allowing entry to the navy yard after three run-ins with police and recent struggles with psychiatric problems. >> there were red flags, of course there were. should we have picked them up, why didn't we, how could we? all those questions need to be answered. >> reporter: after examining surveillance video and interviewing survivor uhs officials give this revised account of what happened inside. alexis enters building 197 with a shotgun in a bag and went directly to the 4th floor, ducked into a men's room and came out firing. virtually all of those hit were hit with shotgun blasts. he went back to the entrance, shot a security guard, to

d.c. newsroom. pete, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. investigators say aaron alexis believe he was torment ed by a form of radio waves once use bid the navnavy. cameras inside the navy yard building show alexis carrying the sawed-off shotgun he used to shoot most of his victims. >> mr. alexis was a mentally unstable individual. he was able to obtain a firearm two days before he carried out an attack that was planned to kill as many innocent siecivili as possible. >> reporter: pictures released today show alexis arriving at 7:53 a.m. driving his rental car into a parking deck. at 8:08 he walks in into building 17 carrying a backpack presumably with the gun and ammunition inside. he emerges fro the restroom, holding the shotgun, looking for victims, looking into office doors. another camera catches him coming down a stairway t with the shotgun. fired at victims on at least three floors of the building. the last video shows him in another hallway, hiding behind a corner as people rush away at the end of the corridor. he was killed at 9:25.

d.c. newsroom after having returned from an overseas trip with secretary kerry. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. kerry and the russian foreign minister, i i'm told, have discussed the idea of putting syria's chemical weapons under international control in the past. but officials say kerry's comment today was not an official formal proposal. but the russians, perhaps seeking a way out of the crisis, jumped on it. it started with the answer by john kerry in london when asked if there were anything assad could do to prevent a u.s. strike. >> sure. he could turn over every bit of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week. turn it over. all of it. without delay. >> reporter: russia, perhaps seeking a way out, chose to take him seriously. only three hours later in moscow, foreign minister sergey lavrov said if the establishment of international control over chemical weapons makes it possible to avoid strikes then we will immediately get to work with damascus. syria's foreign minister in moscow said his government welcomes the r

d.c. newsroom tonight. good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. it's two internet postings. a group claiming to be al-shabaab. they named six americans among the mall attackers. but u.s. officials say there's no way to prove that's true and those names don't appear on any terror watch lists. even so, al-shabaab has pushed hard to get americans into its ranks. until he was killed earlier this month, he was the face of the american role in the terror group al-shabaab, omar hamimi born in alabama, syrian father, american mother. president of his sophomore class in high school. he went to somalia seven years ago to join up. >> only reason we're staying here away from our families, away from the city, away from, you know, ice, candy bars these things. it's the way to meet with the enemy. >> reporter: reports from somalia say he was killed by a rival al-shabaab faction two weeks ago. he's one of roughly 50 americans most with somali connections who have joined al-shabaab in the last seven years. three died as suicide bombers. many were recruited in minneapolis where local leaders

d.c. newsroom. that's the question of the hour for you, david. >> i've been talking to republicans, brian, on capitol hill, people close to speaker boehner who are asking the same question. what's likely now is that the house will kick it back over to the senate till we get closer and closer to a shutdown. you have a relatively small group of legislators. you have tea party conservatives in the house who don't want to give up on this obama care defunding fight. ted cruz, who you just mentioned, has been personally calling members of the house getting them energized about this saying let's stand our ground and keep this going. you have a lot of republicans who are worried about the political fallout falling all on them. and yes, this is even before we get to the debt limit fight which the president addressed today as well. >> our government at work, here we go. david gregory, thanks. we should tell you as all of this plays out through the weekend, senator ted cruz will join david exclusively on "meet

d.c. newsroom tonight. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the president's proposed air strikes did get past the first hurdle in a key senate committee today, but the president is still facing a fierce debate in the house as tea party republicans and liberal democrats joined forces against the white house. the war continued today with the government battering rebel forces near damascus. as congress fought political wars in both houses, a sharply divided senate foreign relations committee voted to support the president, 10-7, but added time limits. 90 days for military action, and to satisfy john mccain the white house has to deliver a strategy for syria within 30 days. the house was even tougher, as members asked the questions voters are asking why should syria matter to them? >> why is it always america out front? i know we've got the best military, and i'm very proud of that, but why are we out leading this again? >> ever been to the cemetery in france, you know, above those beaches? why did those guys have to go do that? because we were st

d.c. newsroom with the stakes and the status of this debate. andrea, good evening. >> good evening, brian. tonight the senate is trying to narrow the president's broad request for permission to use military force. while asking the obama war cabinet whether a limited air strike would make the situation better or worse. the president promised congressional leaders he's not asking for a blank check. >> it is limited, it does not involve boots on the ground. this is not iraq. and this is not afghanistan. >> reporter: he won the support of rival house leaders. >> i'm going to support the president's call for action. i believe my colleagues should support this call for action. >> it is really something that, from a humanitarian standpoint cannot be ignored or else we cannot say never again. >> reporter: but when john kerry got to the senate committee he used to chair, it was a different story. after a hug from john mccain and a shout out to his wife teresa, appearing for the first time since a serious illness, a withering attack. >> you tell the enem

d.c. newsroom for us tonight. pete, good evening. >> reporter: in the chaos after the shooting was reported police initially thought that more than one gunman might have been responsible. tonight they say they believe shots were fired by one man who apparently had a grudge against the navy. >> we have an active shooter on the fourth floor. i will get you an update on the building location. several victims now. >> reporter: surveillance video captured around the time of the shooting appeared to show three people with guns drawn prompting an all out search for possible accomplices. >> right now we have multiple pieces of information that would suggest we have at least two other individuals seen with firearms. >> reporter: late in the day investigators believe the shots were fired by one person acting alone who was killed by responding police. authorities say the suspect, aaron alexis, age 34, moved to the washington area four months ago from ft. worth, texas. a navy petty officer specializing in electronics, he serv

d.c. newsroom to start us off. hey, pete. good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. the fbi director james comey says the surveillance video and physical evidence show that nearly half an hour passed from the time the shooting started until the police teams found aaron alexis and fired back. the fbi director says alexis began firing his shotgun shortly after 8:00 a.m. in a fourth floor hallway. comey says alexis was wandering the halls hunting for people to shoot with no signs of targeting anyone in particular. washington, d.c. police say the first call for help didn't come until 8:21 with units then dispatched. >> we had a report on the fourth floor, a male with a shotgun, multiple shots fired. multiple people down. >> reporter: after killing an entrance guard and taking his handgun, officials say, alexis continued shooting in upper hallways. comey said he fired the shotgun until running out of shells he carried in a cargo pants pocket, then switched to the handgun. there is no evidence, the fbi says, that alexis fired from the upper floors down into the atrium belo

d.c. newsroom tonight. chuck, good evening. >> reporter: good evening.nother day of dysfunction and squabbling in washington as the clock ticks down for the potential government shutdown. republicans trying to defund the president's health care law to do this shutdown. but guess what, even if they avert the shutdown, it's a deal that will actually cost you more money. >> reporter: at a rally in suburban maryland today an exasperated president. >> we are not going to submit to this kind of total irresponsibility. congress needs to pay our bills on time. congress needs to pass a budget on time. congress needs to put an end to governing from crisis to crisis. >> reporter: the republican speaker, just as frustrated. >> the president says, i'm not going to negotiate. well, i'm sorry. but it just doesn't work that way. >> reporter: time is running out. >> every hour that ticks by puts our country closer to a shutdown. >> reporter: tea party republicans ted cruz and mike lee continued to delay the potential compromise, angering members of their own party. >> it

d.c. newsroom. >> thank you, harris. good evening. the rank being democrat on the committee elijah cummings released a report on behalf of his staff today. he found the state department investigation was quote one of the most comprehensive reviews ever conducted. >> i've seen no evidence, none whatsoever, to support these reckless accusations. could the contrary, witness after witness told committee, the committee that the report was, quote, penetrating, specific, critical, very tough, and quote, the opposite of a whitewash. >> congresswoman jackie spyier complaining angrily that republicans are ignoring the briefings the full committee is receiving and plainly ignoring the fact of what happened that september 11th. >> as it was with secretary clinton, we had very clear evidence, full and complete to our conversation, that the authority of responsibility, the accountability, rested with the people we identified. >> and that was ambassador pickering. also today, republicans really sharpened their focus on the arb, which is the accounta

d.c. newsroom to start us off. hey, pete. good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. the fbi director james comi says video and physical evidence show nearly half an hour passed from the time the shooting started to the time officers found aaron alexis and fired back. the fbi director says alexis began firing shortly after 8:00 a.m. in a fourth floor hallway. comey says alexis was wandering the halls, hunting for someone to shoot with no signs of targeting anyone in particular. the first call for help didn't come until 8:21 with units then dispatched. >> we had a report on the fourth floor, a male with a shotgun, multiple shots fired. multiple people down. >> reporter: alexis continued shooting in upper hallways. comey said he fired the shotgun and then switched to the handgun. there is no evidence, the fbi says, that alexis fired from the upper floors down into the atrium below. but it wasn't until half an hour after the shooting started, the fbi says, that the first officers to enter the building found him and had him in their sights. >> they could hear gunfire. bec

d.c. newsroom. pete, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. investigators say aaron alexis believe he was torment ed by a form of radio waves once use bid the navnavy. cameras inside the navy yard building show alexis carrying the sawed-off shotgun he used to shoot most of his victims. >> mr. alexis was a mentally unstable individual. he was able to obtain a firearm two days before he carried out an attack that was planned to kill as many innocent siecivili as possible. >> reporter: pictures released today show alexis arriving at 7:53 a.m. driving his rental car into a parking deck. at 8:08 he walks in into building 17 carrying a backpack presumably with the gun and ammunition inside. he emerges from the restroom, holding the shotgun, looking for victims, looking into office doors. another camera catches him coming down a stairway t with the shotgun. fired at victims on at least three floors of the building. the last video shows him in another hallway, hiding behind a corner as people rush away at the end of the corridor. he was killed at 9:25

d.c. newsroom. andr andrea, good evening. >> good evening. polls show the majority of americans oppose military action in syria. but as john mccain found in phoenix, people who turned out for town hall meetings are totally against it. >> you see the president's policy change almost by the week, the days or the hours, but how much is the life of american servicemen worth? to me, it's worth a whole lot. >> there's no contemplation of putting a single american serviceman or woman -- >> you say that now. >> reporter: people brought signs and props. >> you really realize what you're getting our -- what you're getting our country into? this is what i think of congress. they are a bunch of marshmallows. >> i got your message, pal will. >> reporter: even syrian americans disagreed. this man who supports military action was shouted down. >> this is america. i have right to speak! >> you can do it by diplomacy and negotiation, not bombs, senator mccain. enough is enough! we do not want another engagement in the middle east. >> i would much rather use o

d.c. newsroom why a tweet may have alerted authorities of possible ties. >> the terrorist group responsible for the mall attack tweeted the names of the gunman. or least who they say are the funmen. there are reports that some may have been americans. al-shabab named nine americans on his twitter page. i just got off the phone with the fbi. if i asked if they were look into the involvement of americans. they would not comment. fbi officials are on the ground in minneapolis looking for family members of those named by the terrorist group. congressman peter king says it's no surprise al qaeda linked groups are trying to recruit americans. >> as we see these are terrorists that go beyond their borders and this attack in kenya was extremely sophisticated. probably the most sophisticated attack since mumbai. >> reporter: the twitter page has been suspended. reporting live in washington, jacqueline fell ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new video showing a powerful typhoon in southern china. knocked over trucks, damaged hundreds of houses, and downed trees and power lines. china's government news agency r

d.c. newsroom, the syrian president says it's not because of u.s. military threats. kyla?er: he says he's willing to give up his chemical weapons because of the -- of russia's proposed plan. this comes as secretary of state john kerry is in swissertland to meet with russian leaders coming up with a game plan to get international leaders in charge of those chemical weapons stockpiles. the goal, to get the gas out of syria and to a place where it can be destroyed safely. i spoke to several bay area members of congress about the talks. >> mr. putin, now it's your credibility at stake. you said you can do this, go do it. >> reporter: also new this morning we've learned the cia is already giving the syrian rebels anti-tank weaponry like rocket-propelled grenades on top of guns. i did reach out to the white house about assad talking about only getting involved because of russia's help and not because of u.s. threats. i'm working on that for 8:15. kyla campbell. ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 7:14. russian president vladimir putin in an opinion piece in the new york times

d.c. newsroom with the reason the fbi may be tied to this attack.acqueline. >> reporter: measures of al- shabab claiming responsibility for the mall attack they are claiming americans were involved. the terrorists group turned to twitter and named the gunmen who stormed into the west gate mall saturday. we're hearing reports three to five of those gunmen are americans. i just talked with the fbi and they were unable to confirm their involvement or tell me if those claims are legitimate. the group's twitter account has been suspended. and authorities here in the united states are checking with the families of those named. the fbi is in minneapolis where two of the americans may have been living the minneapolis st. paul area is one of the largest somalia populations in the united states. >>> a panel on climate change is preparing to brief world leaders on what they call a global warming hiatus. the earth's average surface temperature has failed to rise. right now the climate change upon created by the united nations is attempting to agree on a reason

d.c. newsroom to explain what the white house is doing to pressure congress. >> reporter: the white house is in talks with more than 85 senators and more than 165 house members trying to answer their questions and also persuade them to support military strikes. when congress returns to capitol hill today there will be closed door classified briefings for both the house and senate. lawmakers will be shown a 13 minute video of what feinstein says proof of chemical weapons in syria. meanwhile secretary of state john kerry is wrapping up a trip to europe. there is no question that al- assad's regime was behind the deadly attack. >> they came from all regime controlled territory and landed in opposite or not controlled opposition. >> reporter: what kerry said assad could do to end the possibility of strikes. i'm working on that story for you at 6:15. live in washington kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 news. >> protests for and against him tear action in syria is being held in the bay area. tonight deem demonstrators plan to protest outside of nancy pelosi's office. code pink protestors also rallie

d.c. navy yard was being treated for mental illness. brian flores joins us now from our newsroom with how the shooter's background is coming into focus. >> reporter: investigators say it's going to be some time before they piece together a motive but we are learning more about his background and it is shedding some light on why he may have acted the way he d. the ap through u.s. law enforcement sources reports that 34-year-old aaron alexis was being treated for a host of mental illnesses that included hearing voices, paranoia and even a sleep disorder, that he was being treated by the v.a. since august. sources also tell the ap he was a buddhist monk who had fits of rage. he also complained about the navy and felt he was being discriminated against. we are learning he was a former navy reservist who was also discharged after misconduct. he was killed along with 12 other people during yesterday's shooting at the historic washington navy yard. the f.b.i. says he was working as an i.t. contractor, was able to hold a security clearance and he also had a valid pass which allowed him e

d.c. newsroom to tell us the findings about the latest polls. >> reporter: cnn asked people who they thought in washington was acting like a spoiled child. 47% of people polled say president barack obama is asking like a spoiled child. nothing to brag about but those numbers are better than congress. 58% of those polled say congressional democrats are acting like spoiled children. that rises to 69% for republicans in congress. and it's no surprise people are fed up. without a deal by midnight tonight or 9:00 pacific, many lives will be impacted. national parks will close and that means workers are sent home and tourists are not spending money in the local economy. hundreds of thousands of federal workers get furloughed. the military still shows up but they don't get paid. lawmakers on both sides of the oil are working to provide paychecks for military personnel during a shutdown. some services like mail delivery are not affected. what a shutdown would mean for people who count on social security, disability and food stamps, i'm working on that story for you for 7:15. live in washington, ktvu

d.c. newsroom, the claims are backed by new information this morning about california's food stamp program. >> reporter: california receives more federal food stamp aid than any other state in the country. this morning the "sacramento bee" reports california has one of the lowest rates for spotting food stamp fraud. estimates show fraud accounts for more than 1% of all food stamp spending nationwide. in california, that would amount to about $70 million in illegal activity every year. california moved forward with a fraud reduction program in december, but the "sacramento bee" reports federal officials found the state delayed implementation. later today the republican controlled house plans to vote to cut $40 billion from the food stamp program over the next decade. this happens as the number of people in the bay area relying on food stamps doubles. i'm working on that story for you for mornings on 2 next hour. live in washington, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is of:16. face -- is 6:16. mark zucker burke said the obama administration's spying programs crushes innovations in other countries

d.c. newsroom. catherine? >> well, thank you, harris.ate homeland security issuing this advisory that the committee will be holding a hearg in the immediate future to investigate how the government conducts security clearance reviews and whether contracting as a process is making it less secure, quote: we also need to examine what the oversight process is. once an individual obtains a security clearance. we want to make certain that agencies have access to the right information, and are asking the right questions, and getting the right answers. and based on statements this week, the clearance issue is bipartisan. missouri democratic senator claire mccaskill wants to know how people like aaron alexis who was arrested on gun charges in 2004 and 2010 and for disorderly conduct in 2009 are able to get and keep security clearances. she wants answers from the office of personal management, also known as opm, which oversees federal background checks. mccaskill asked for records backing up the navy shooter's approval and renewals specifically wh

d.c. newsroom to explain how you'll be affected. >> reporter: pam, without a deal by midnight tonight or 9:00 pacific, that shutdown kicks in. the first places to close are national parks. we know in california national parks bring in more than $3 million a day for the local economy. also many federal law offices would shut down and hundreds of federal workers or rather hundreds of thousands of federal workers face furloughs. the military must show up for work but they won't get paid. some programs that are not impacted, people who collect social security and disability, they'll still get their checks but lawmakers do warn of possible delays. and people who count on food stamps will still get that help. the latest crisis on capitol hill has people pointing their fingers. in a cnn poll released this morning, 46% of people polled say they would blame a government shutdown on congressional republicans. and 36% would blame president barack obama. the poll also asks people who in d.c. was acting like a spoiled child. i'm have results from that question for you for 6:15. live in washington, ktvu

d.c. newsroom, president obama spoke a moment ago about what he wants congressional approval for a military strike. >> reporter: we just heard what obama had say to -- had to say to nancy pelosi and dianne feinstein. >> the military plan is propotional, limited. it does not involve boots on the ground. this is not iraq or afghanistan. >> reporter: they expect to hear more from the white house. but barbara boxer and more of the senate relations commit ewill hear from chuck hagel, john kerry and martin dempcy in a hearing in four hours from now. the chemical attack killed 400 people. president obama could authorize a military strike without congressional approval but he wants congress to vote. >> this is obviously the most serious vote you can take as a member of congress because you are putting people's lives in harm's way. there's always ramifications. >> reporter: israel said it conducted a test missile launch in the sea in connection with the u.s. assad has a warning to the u.s. and any other countries that want to strike syria. i'm working on that story for you at 8:5. >> thank you. >>>

d.c. newsroom with these conflicting reports surrounding a tweet. >> reporter: al that -- al- shabab tweetedes who they believed are involved some are believed to be americans. now, this terrorist group has actively recruited americans. their twitter page reportedly run by the group also tweets in english. state department deputy deputy spokeswoman hart says the u.s. is ready to assist kenya in finding the gunmen and holding them responsibility. the fbi is not commenting whether they are investigating the americans for any possible involvement. reporting live in washington, jacqueline fell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> want to check in with sal. boy, quite a bit going on for a monday morning. northbound 101 tori and dave closed between san ra min and atherton -- san ra min and atherton -- san marin and atherton avenue. southbound 101 traffic is very slow. although southbound 101, the commute direction at this time is open. northbound 101 is closed as you approach atherton avenue near san marin drive. you can see the purple section there. that's closed. the chp has not given us a time when they e

d.c. newsroom.obama says he's encouraged by the new president. >> reporter: enkushed by the leader's new -- encouraged by the leader's new attitude. president obama is directing john kerry is pursue a new agreement with iran. he points out that roadblocks may prove to be too great. president obama says he's determined to prevent any development of a nuclear weapon. iran denies it's seeking such a weapon. >> if we can resolve the issue of iran's nuclear program that can serve as a major step down a long load for a different relationship, one based on mutual interests and mutual respect. >> president obama and hasan rouhani are not scheduled to meet today. however, the white house says it has not ruled out the possibility, even just a handshake could be a first encounter between iranian and u.s. leaders in more than three decades. reporting live in washington, jacqueline fell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> later today, president obama and former president bill clinton will appear together in new york. both

d.c.. >> just into our newsroom, one day after the horrific shooting in washington, new information is emerging about the shooter, the victims and how this tragedy unfolded. we now have the 911 calls. >> we have a report on the fourth floor, a male with a shotgun, multiple shots fired. multiple people down, we're still waiting for the scene to be secured. we have an active shooter. >> the rampage ended with the shooter and 12 others dead. we also have new details about one of the victims he has local ties. michael arnold attended stanford's school of business in 2007. he was a navy veteran and avid pilot. his mother remembers him as a loving son, husband and father about. >> it's not real. it's not possible. it's not possible that they shot him for no reason. he loved his country, he loved the navy. he loved flying. he was just a happy burn. >> arnold's mother says he was building his own small plane and planned to fly it from his home in virginia to his family home in michigan before his 60th birthday which would be next year. >> we're learning new details about the gunman. he called rhode isl

d.c. area remain on lockdown and we're continuing to follow this here in the newsroom and washington, d.c.get it. back to you. >> all right. >> thank you. >> down to sue now. >> we have more developing news here. we are hearing, bob pisani is hearing from a source and we confirmed it with the post behind us, the nasdaq has halted trading in options. >> apparently there is a problem with the system pricing options here. so -- >> that's how it started the last time. >> the reporting authority, the authorities that actually goes out and puts out prices on the options, apparently is having problems. we're getting reports some of the options exchanges are not working properly. trying to work through it right now. >> problem with the options price reporting authority. >> yeah. >> is the formal term for it. they -- the nasdaq has halted trading in options at this point. developing story we're working on president the guys at the post helpings us out with that. appreciate it. bob, i'll let you go so you can work on it and continue watching the markets. i'll send it up to you. >> thanks very much.

newsroom. >>> a debate over food stamps in washington, d.c. hits home in the bay area. the house wants to cut billions of dollars from the program. and even though the bill may not get past the senate, just the thought of it has bay area families nervous about how to feed their children. jean elle joins us live in san francisco with their perspective. jean? >> reporter: people who rely on food stamps, as it is, they cannot walk into a supermarket and buy whatever they want because their benefits run out before the month is over. tonight, they are worried about the future and how they will get by. >> you buy carefully. what can i afford? cheese is out. fish is out. potatoes. carrots are cheap. >> reporter: 62-year-old thad signed up for california's food stamp program. $200 a month doesn't go very far. >> i've learned to live on potatoes and scraping by. it's no fun. >> reporter: while evans struggles -- >> while unemployment declines, food stamp still increases. >> reporter: members of congress voted to cut the federal nutrition assistance budget by 40 million. these me

newsroom, rebecca cooper, abc 7 news. thanks, rebecca. should the government shutdown, d.c. mayor vincent gray is rallying to keep the city open. because the district budget is tied to the federal budget, nonessential d.c. services would be required to shut down. mayor gray says he will simply declare all employees essential and that could face legal or even finds. >> nearly 200 to the -- took toa pennsylvania avenue talking to their her livelihood. they must accept credit and debit cards. one in four will not be ready for this by next tuesday. atcoming up on abc 7 news 6:00, the man who bought "the washington post" lays out his plan for the iconic newspaper. like the highly negative campaign for the governor of virginia and tonight the candidates face off on the same stage. we have a preview coming up in a live report. the belfort furniture weather center, a spectacular autumn day. how many more coming your way? there are so many things that we do on a daily basis. we run errands. we run to the grocery store. in fact, the average american drives fewer than 29 miles a day. t

newsroom i'm paul wagoner. >> now a story you heard first on fox 5. d.c. mayor gray has vetoed the living wage bill that would have forced large retailers to pay employees $12.50 an hour and wal-mart said they would not build three stores if the bill became law. >> police need help finding the shooter in this surveillance video. it took place at a strip mall in belts ville. the suspect fired at a group of people standing outside -- somehow no one was hurt. >> a dog in south carolina helped catch the family apps abusive baby-sitter. we'll tell you how. also he used to be one of the most powerful men in the world. david petraeus is learning how tough it is to being a teacher. >> what's the a dog in south carolina helped catch an abusive baby-sitter. parents thought something was suspicious when their baby-sitter acted aggressively toward the person watching their son. >> it started with cussing then you hear slap noises and his crying changes from a dis veries -- distress cry. >> the 21-year-old baby-sitter will serve jail time and will be

d.c. and lifts the veil off of politics. >> let's go with another show. i think "newsroomr to the old model 60 west wing," ted, much more earnest, much more idealistic. >> yeah, but i would say that it is still -- i would still say that aaron sorkin, the creator of this show, is still cynical. i'm going to use that word again, cynical about the news business. i think that he is in his essence, you know, has moments in the show where he is trying to blame the news business for some of the problems, especially this instantaneous cycle we're in. >> exactly -- >> but the whole theme this year is about making a mistake, going with a story like -- what was it called -- "tailwind" where they got the story completely wrong about the military, and these people are so grief-stricken, they all want to quit over it because they felt like they had betrayed the audience and their profession. i thought that was very idealistic most of the show, ted. >> i think that this actually was a much stronger season this year than last year -- >> so, it wasn't cynical. >> -- by having this kind of

george sundborg was back at work in the newsroom of the fairbanks news-miner when the wire service teletype rang and wrote out a short dispatch from washington d.ce united states senate had passed the alaska statehood bill that afternoon by a vote of 64 to 20. as newspapers delivered the word, celebrations spontaneously broke out across the new state. a week later, president eisenhower signed the alaska statehood act into law. >> a helicopter carries president eisenhower to the white house from his gettysburg farm for the unveiling of a new star. the president has the pleasure to bring a new state into the union: alaska, the largest of the 49. with national and alaskan officials present, he signs the proclamation, using six pens for the historic document. >> narrator: the road to statehood had taken many twists and turns in 92 years, but for 55 alaskans, the ceremony in washington must have reminded them of another ceremony, the day they signed the alaska constitution in fairbanks. >> looking back 50 years, being in the constitutional convention, working on the constitution, was the most important and most creative thing i've done in my life. >>

newsroom i'm paul wagoner. >> coming up next comedian is arrested after a confrontation at the d.c. improv club. he went after man in the audience. >> you're on the do not call registry so why are you still getting automated phone calls. the feds are trying to crackdown to keep your phone from ringing. >> a mother is outraged. she says older students videotaped her second grader while he was in the rest room. >> chef, you seem less tense since you got spark unlimited business checking from capital one bank. my stress has vanished. my old business checking account really pushed my buttons. transaction limits? more fees? are they bloody insane? horrible! come on! getting spark checking has made your cooking tolerable. [ male announcer ] switch to spark unlimited business checking from capital one bank and get unlimited transactions. limit the stress, unlimit your business. red's my color. what's in your wallet? red's my color. i was honored to serve as governor of virginia. we brought folks together in richmond to focus on creating jobs and getting results. that's the virginia way. and that's why

newsroom, jay korff, abc 7 news. takingd.c. council is steps to keep the district government running if the federal government shuts down. legislation introduced today would declare all d.c. employees essential, allowing them to continue working and be paid during a shutdown. eleanor holmes norton spoke on the house floor, calling on congress to exempt d.c. workers from the federal budget dispute. >> new information on the shooting rampage that left 12 people and the gunman dead at the navy yard. naval sea command is telling employees they will not be able to retrieve their personal belongings out of the building for some time. the message released this afternoon says that the building sustained heavy damage and remains an active crime scene. once the fbi releases the building, movers will be brought in to remove equipment and .ersonal belongings the navy is telling employees who left their cell phones in the building that they should start looking for a replacement. >> the department of justice and fbi are defending the decision to release surveillance video from inside building 197. that video shows aaron alexis roaming the building before the rampage. it released the

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newsroom" is hot these days. also has these undertones of washington so d.c.mmy voting goes. >> they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but hollywood likes nothing better than a success which is why we have follow-up one and two and three and four and five and six, what are we in fast and furious, something like that. so would you think we'll see more political shows in the future? i don't know how there could be more. >> you're absolutely right, we're going to see more and more of these. of course the shows didn't win in the big categories, we should note, as far as best drama series, best comedy series, but i do have a theory as to why that may be. there's no category for the horror show that is washington these days. >> maybe that's next. the hill's judy kurtz on the morning after the emmys. i'm sure you were up late. thanks for coming and talking to us. >> that's for having me. >> that's going to wrap up this hour of jansing & co. mar a is up next filling in for thomas roberts. ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ a

d.c. is about to roll out a radio and ad campaign to help you. and we are in the newsroom to break it all down for you.u. hi, karen. >> reporter: for starters as of january of next year, peoplee are required to have health insurance or pay a penalty. the district is seth up an online marketplace, for thoseac who don't have insurance or feel under insured can shop forr affordable healing care. despite the reports to the contrary, come foirveght there will befoctober firstthere will. >> you might be surprised who is walking around the nation's capital without health coverage. >> do you have health insurance. >> i don't at the moment. >> does that worry you? >> yeah, i plan to have some with the new exchanges. >> i have several people that don't have health insurance, inu people who have their ownr business or small business. >> now here is opportunity toppt get people much-needed healthth insurance. >> i never thought that much about health insurance, but if f had an accident or got sick, bui now thatck, d.c. health net is here, i got a plan. >> you will see the ads soon on

newsroom." i'm wolf blitzer reporting. the latest on the deadly shooting at the washington, d.c.yard, the white house says president obama will attend a memorial service this sunday for victims of the shooting. 12 people were killed, eight people were wounded in the rampage. defense secretary chuck hagel today announced a review of military installations worldwide. we're also learning that the fraternal order of police for the navy yard issued a complaint about security. brian todd is joining us with more on this part of the story. what are you learning, brian? >> reporter: wolf, i just spoke to a police officer named anthony nili, an official with the fraternal order of police for the naval district of washington. on the phone he complained to me essentially they didn't have the enough police officers navy yard police officers assigned to duty on the morning of the shootings. he said they had only five deployed at the time with one officer coming in who had been on an overnightshift joining back in to respond to the shootings. he said they needed twice that many as least because