. >> reporter: daniel hill says maximum enforcement starts as the holidays approach. including halloween. >> it will be a target night where people are going to be drinking. they're going to be celebrating and they may make the choice to drive when they shouldn't. >> reporter: scenes like this are powerful reminders that drinking and driving is just not worth the risk. >> you take the first drink, the second drink takes you. each and every drink you have, your ability to determine if you can drive goes out the window. >> reporter: the alleged drunk driver being identified by chp as 25-year-old from san francisco. it was his passenger who was killed. his name has not yet been released. live tonight in oakland for channel 2 news. >>> a number of law enforcement agencies will receive a total of $2 million in federal traffic enforcement grants next year. the biggest chunk, $6 50,000 will go to the paloma police department. the avoid the 13 anti-drunk driving campaign in the county. the rest will go for a ban on texting while driving. >>> investigators say michael brrelove

danielle nottingham is on capitol hill. linh bui has congresses members talking about what it was like during the lockdown and mary has dramatic video of the chase. we begin with danielle. >> reporter: a day focused on the government shutdown was quickly thrown into chaos. capitol police say this appears to be an isolated incident, but police are still investigating. sources tell cbs news a woman tried to ram her car through a white house barricade today. police then chased the woman about a mile to capitol hill where secret service agents shot and killed her. the chase was captured on camera. police surrounded the car with their guns drawn. then the car backed up and speeds off. a capitol police officer was injured during the chase. >> one of our officers was struck in his scout car. appears to be conscious and breathing but we're following up. >> reporter: and in officers shot, chief? >> as far as we know no officer has been shot. >> reporter: it was a massive police response. capitol hill was temporarily locked down. hous

live in capitol hill, i'm danielle leigh, back to you. >>> 4: 32. leaders at university of district of columbia is trying to come up with a contingency plan. they held an emergency meeting last night. they received federal funding. it's the only public university in the district. this morning we learned the government shutdown will not stop an event that will bring thousands of people to our area. the naval academy said saturday's soldout game will still happen. the government-funded air force academy will travel to annapolis due to a gift that covers their expenses. >>> with so many people furloughed during the shutdown, it's a busy week for unemployment agencies. if you're furloughed, the department of employment services says you should do initial claims online. maryland's department of labor also getting a higher number of claims from federal workers. in virginia the unemployment commission -- rather the employment commission says you get a paper application. the social security system will not g accepting any new applicants. there are many thin

danielle nottingham is on capitol hill with the investigation, linh bui speaks to lawmakers and denise has just released video of the chase. let's go to immediately to danielle nottingham with the latest on the situation at the capitol right now. danielle. >> reporter: capitol police say this appears to be an isolated incident but there are several scenes and police are still collecting evidence. >> sources tell cbs news a woman tried to ram her car through a white house barricade today. police then chased the woman about a mile to capitol hill where secret service agents shot and killed her. the chase was captured on camera. police surrounded the car and then it backs up and speeds off. a capitol police officer was injured during the chase. >> one of our officers was struck in his car. he appears to be conscious and breathing. we're following up. >> no officers shot? >> as far as we know, no officers shot. >> there was massive police response. capitol hill was shout down. house and congress members were told to shelter in place. mark and his wife teresa came to talk to their congressm

danielle nottingham is on capitol hill, linh bui is in washington and vic carter has witness reaction. let's go to danielle nottingham with the latest. >> reporter: capitol police say this appears to be an isolated incident. there are still several scenes and police are still collecting evidence. >> sources tell cbs news a woman tried to ram her car through a white house gate today. police chased the woman approximately a mile to capitol hill where security service agents shot the woman. a capitol police officer is injured following the chase. >> we were just told that the president has been briefed on this incident, which apparently began here when the driver of the automobile tried to crash the gate on the other side of the north lawn here at the northeast entrance. >> once of our officers was struck. he appears to be conscious and breathing. >> no officers shot? >> as far as we know no officers shot. >> there was a massive police response. capitol hill was locked down. >> i dropped down to my knees. i was like where do we go. >> house and senate member s in the middle of debating a

cbs reporter danielle nottingham joining us from capitol hill. any more insight besides both of them saying that this was a positive thing? >> reporter: not too much. we didn't hear much from lawmakers when they returned here on capitol hill just saying that it was a good meeting. both sides were able to get their points across and they agreed to continue working tonight and have further discussions about this in the future. so we still are ending this day the 10th day of the government shutdown, and we don't know when the end will be in sight. >> danielle, the gop's plan addresses the debt ceiling, but what about the government shutdown? >> reporter: that's where the problems may come in. house republicans offer that they have given to the president does not address the government shutdown until the president and senate democrats agree to negotiate. and that's a word that the white house is not using. these talks that are going on this week with the president and lawmakers, house republicans are calling them negotiations a bit, but the white hou

danielle leigh joins us live on capitol hill with a list of local lawmakers making that vow. >> reporter: we wanted to find out what lawmakers were refusing their pay as some workers go without pay. we found a list. at least five lawmakers from maryland and virginia are refusing pay during the shutdown. eric cantor, john delaney is donating his pay to charity. also senator tim kain is asking his salary be withheld. mark warner and rob whitman are all refusing their pay. 56 republicans and 52 democrats are also refusing. why are they still getting paid while thousands of others aren't? their salary comes from mand tear spending. reporting live on capitol hill, danielle leigh, back to you. >> thank you. >>> the world war ii memorial is becoming a central player in this debate over the budget. for the second day yesterday a group of vet rans was allowed into the barricaded memorial but they were greeted by protesters and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle. that prompted one congressman to criticize a park ranger for not letting everyone in. >> how can you deny them access? >> it's diffi

on capitol hill, danielle nottingham, kpix 5. >>> new at 5:00, it took less than 140 characters today for twitter to unwrap its plans for the hottest tech ipo since facebook. this is what the company tweeted this afternoon. quote, our s1 will be filed publicly with the sec momentarily." that's the official paper for an ipo. and with that, we learned a lot more about the san francisco company and its finances. the company hopes to raise $1 billion with its ipo. twitter says it has $317 million in revenue last year. and as of june of this year, 218 users. today's filing could have a strong influence on investors. >> there may be something as we comb through the filing papers. there may be something lurking in those -- in twitter's ipo filing that gives us pause. >> twitter did not say on which exchange it will be traded but we do know the ticker symbol will be four characters, twtr. >>> a somber gathering tonight to remember a san francisco mother who was killed after being hit by a city truck. kpix 5's mark kelly tells us the community members are demanding to know why the driver of th

danielle nottingham reports from capitol hill. >> reporter: health and human services secretary, kathleen sebelius says computer service workers are working 24/7, to get healthcare.gov working better. >> you deserve better. i apologize. >> reporter: sebelius blamed the problems with a verizon server. but said she is as responsible. >> i am as frustrated as anyone. >> reporter: top officials also demanding to know why millions are kicked off their current health man, after the president gave assurances that would not happen. >> some bur cats in washington- - bureaucrats in washington say, even though you're promised to keep it, you're now not able to keep that plan. >> reporter: cbs obtained this internal government memo from october 27th. it discusses incomplete security testing on the website, but still recommends an october 1st launch. >> you have exposed millions of americans, because you all, according to your memo, believed it was an acceptable risk. >> the memo is an authorization for further security testing and says all consumer information entered on this site is secure. in washi

hill. lee daniels' "the butler" grossing more than $80 million and while america was preparing for the 50tharch on washington, the back story of daniels' film was the civil rights movement of the 1960. >> did you go to an all-colored school. >> i didn't go to school, mr. president. i grew up on a cotton farm. >> don't you lose your temper with that man. it'ses his world, we're just living in it. >> about time you go ahead on your own. >> i'm cecil. i'm your new butler. >> why this movie at this time? >> i didn't do it to make an important civil rights movie. it wasn't about the civil rights movement that i was attracted to. i was attracted to the father and a son love story that was something that we don't see. i don't recall ever seeing in black cinema. >> if i can't sit at any lunch counter i want, but fighting for our rights. >> it wasn't until i was on -- we shot a bus scene on a bridge where countless african-american men were lynched and we were on the bus, the freedom riders' bus, and i'm on the bus, in the bus with the kids, and i'm yelling, action and from nowhere comes the kkk, th

danielle nottingham cbs news capitol hill. >> president obama arrived in boston where he is expected to defend obamacare. >>> the nation's budgets problems are back in the spotlight. house and senate negotiators are having their first formal talks since reaching a temporary deal to end the recent government shutdown. they are now aiming to reach a long-term agreement before the temporary budget expires january 15. >>> new details on the nsa spying scandal. now we are learning they allegedly tapped phones at the vatican, as well. the nsa spied on top cardinals as they prepared to elect a new pope in march. it also reports agents listed on phone -- listened in on phone calls. the vatican says it doesn't know anything about the spying and it's not worried about it. nsa has already been accused of spying on allies and tapping the german chancellor's personal cell phone. >>> police want to speak to a man who may have seen a bay area woman in a stairwell at san francisco general. the man told a hospital supervisor he saw someone lying in the stairwell october 4, four days later lynne spald

danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> nsa chief keith alexander also said spying on allies is commonplace and a two-way street. he was questioned by minnesota republican michele bachmann. >> is it your experience that allies of the united states have spied on allies historically? >> yes. >> or even as we speak? >> yes. >> a bipartisan plan introduced yesterday would allow the government to seek records relating to ongoing terrorism investigations. >>> a 13-year-old california boy who was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy was buried tuesday, but the circumstances surrounding andy lopez's death prompted protests and calls for justice. bigad shaban reports. >> reporter: family and friends of 13-year-old andy lopez gathered at his funeral mass to say their final good-byes. many still struggle to make sense of his death. >> it makes me very upset that something like this would happen to a 13-year-old who was just walking down the street to go see his friends. >> reporter: investigators say sonoma county sheriff's deputy eric gailhouse shot the teen seven times in ten seconds

hill. the government shutdown is now in its third week. congress has a thursday deadline to raise the country's borrowing limit. nbc bay area's danielleeigh is on capitol hill where there's more and more pressure. >> reporter: hope for a deal now lies with the senate where many lawmakers are frustrated a big deal has eluded them. >> all we do is start and go, start and go,nb and then we st and then we stop and never get going forward on a real long-term deal. >> reporter: several senators are back to pushing for a bipartisan-led plan that met resistance over the weekend. that would reopen the government and raise the let limit through january, give republicans some reforms to obama care, and democrats less ability in dealing with automatic spending cuts. >> it takes in consideration everyone's needs and concerns. >> reporter: still, many lawmakers are hesitant. senator bob corker is staying optimistic. >> i hope by the end of the day we'll have an agreement. >> reporter: other lawmakers are trying to calm the fears of financial leaders. >> if we go past nnwednesday, is not a default. it's going past a deadline. we will not default an

danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >> and the white house is reminding people while the website is being improved there are three other ways to apply for coverage. >>> president obama is now urging congress to pass immigration reform before the end of the year. now the legislation has been on the back burner for months, most recently overshadowed by the shutdown. >> obviously just because something is smart and fair and good for the economy and fiscally responsible and supported by business and labor and the evangelical community and many democrats and many republicans, that does not mean that it will actually get done. this is washington, after all. >> the senate has passed a measure to provide an eventual path to citizenship for those in this country illegally and it would tighten border security, but that bill has gone nowhere in the republican controlled house. >>> a california congressman came to the rescue of a woman on a flight from d.c. to dallas this morning. congressman paul ruiz is an e.r. doctor by trade. a woman suffered some kind of medical emergency on board, so t

meghan mccorkell has the massive impact on maryland, but let's go right now straight to danielle nottingham on capitol hillve with the latest there. >> reporter: there's not much time left and congress has been stuck in the same cycle all day, threatening the first government shut down in 17 years. >> the motion is agreed to. >> the house voted on its latest spending bill about four hours ahead of the midnight deadline for a government shut down. like the previous version, the bill delays part of the affordable care act. >> i dare you to do that. >> reporter: there was no shut down of rhetoric and partisan sniping on capitol hill monday as lawmakers made their cases to colleagues from the floor and to the nearest cameras outside. >> this is a matter of funding the government and providing fairness to the american people. >> peek of boehner, pass our bill -- speaker boehner, pass our bill. >> one faction of one party in one house of congress in one branch of government doesn't get the shutdown the entire government just to refight the results of an election. >> reporter: the battle over the budget could jus

live on capitol hill, danielle nottingham. >> complete coverage continues with derek valcourt, live with the impact the shutdown is having here in maryland. >> reporter: hi, kai. the locked gates here at fort mchenry. just the tip of the iceberg, when you consider this is one of the states with the highest percentages of federal workers. >> hey, hey, what do you say? >> reporter: the workers at the perry point v.a. hospital are not subject to a government shutdown. they are protesting nonetheless. >> this is not how you run a country. >> reporter: a sign of solidarity for tens of thousands of marylanders who are now without work and without the paycheck that comes with it. joining the from test, pulla. she says john winger berd, also among those waiting for word from congress. >> it's crazy that a relatively small group of people can have a big impact because they can't come to an agreement. >> reporter: all of that means as much as $5 million in lost tax revenues for the state for each day closed down. 937 civilian faculty and staff have been furloughed. even the weekend's navy-air forc

live on capitol hill, danielle nottingham, now back to you. >> thank you, danielle. our complete coverage of the government shutdown continues with derek valcourt. he has measure on how it is impacting workers here in maryland. >> locked gates here at fort mchenry, just the tip of the iceberg for maryland, which is home to one of the state's highest percentages of federal workers. >> reporter: john has plenty of time to walk his dogs around baltimore now that he and thousands of others are on a forced furlough. >> it's a massive impact of your hours stop and your paycheck stops all of a sudden. >> reporter: social security administration headquarters, woord lawn. fortfort meade. ashdean -- abkeen proving ground. -- aberdeen proving ground. in fact, lost wages from those federal workers means the state of maryland will lose an estimated $5 million in tax revenues for each shutdown day. governor o'malley said in this year's maryland budget, we set aside funds to lessen the impact of sequestration. we have flexibility on how to use these funds and are assessing our opti

on capitol hill, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> there's been much made of the closing ofhe world war ii memorial in washington, as veterans travel to visit it. the president of the republican committee announced it would pay to keep that monument open for the next 30 days. >>> wjz live at navy marine corps stadium in annapolis. derek valcourt with more on how the shutdown may force the cancellation of the highly anticipated navy-air force game. >> reporter: online rumors were flying all day that the game was, in fact, a go for saturday. navy officials say that is not the case. those rumors were not true. they say the decision was not made yet. but the decision should be made by noon tomorrow. >> reporter: tents are already going up outside of navy marine memorial stadium. even though the state -- fate of the game hangs in limbo, no one more surprised than the players. >> that would be crushing i mean, it's a huge game we all look forward to very much. >> i watched the video of how it would affect you. and i never thought it would get anywhere near football. >> reporter: i

danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> within the last 30 minutes or so, the top two leaders in the senate have expressed optimism about a deal. trading was down most of the morning. the dow up 65 points. >>> people getting social security are getting a raise. although it's a small one. it will be a historically small increase. it will come in january about a 1.5 percent or $17 a month. >>> in today's health watch, bad sleep habits could cause bad behavior in young children. according to a new study in the journal of pediatrics. u.s. researchers tracked the bedtimes of kids up to age seven and compared the findings with progress reports from parents and teachers. they believe the irregular bedtimes upset the body's natural rhythm. >>> people with heart disease that took care of their mental well being for two year are 50 percent less likely to have a heart attack or die from their disease. scientists looked at nine studies. and patients that took part in talk therapy, music therapy, relaxation exercise or prayer did the best compared to those who did not. >>> help is on the w

danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >> president obama invited house democrats to the white house later today to discuss the budget crisis and debt deadline. republicans may be headed to the white house later this week. >>> key senate democrats are expected to enthusiastically support janet yellen. in confirmed, yellen would take over from ben bernanke when his term as chairman of the federal reserve ends in january. she would be the first woman to head the federal reserve and one of the most powerful women in the country. >>> a group of house democrats was among 200 people arrested during an immigration rally on capitol hill. those arrested included georgia congressman john lewis. lewis has been arrested five times while serving in congress. the demonstrators are pushing for lawmakers to move forward on immigration reform legislation. >>> later today we could learn the identity of a man whose body was found floating in lake alcorn in columbia, maryland. there were obvious signs of injury or foul play. the medical examiner is conducting an autopsy to determine how the young

danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >> many of you have told wusa9 that if federal workers aren't getting paid, capitol hill lawmakers should suffer the same fate. apparently some of the politicians agree with you. here's what some local lawmakers tell us they're doing with their salaries during the shutdown. senator mark warner is donating his salary to the federal employee education and assistance fund. virginia's first district congressman rob wittman is giving up his pay. another virginia republican scott rigell tells "the washington post" he's donating his salary to the wounded warrior project and maryland democrat john delaney who represents the sixth district says he'll donate a portion of his salary to charity. >>> it's a big college football weekend and the good news is this saturday's military academy football games will happen despite the government shutdown. that means you navy fans can still enjoy the much anticipated air force-navy matchup in annapolis. the teams will be allowed to play because the games are paid for with nonappropriated funds and were planned and pa

danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >> investors seem to have the same hope that political leaders have. the stock market rallied for a second day. the dow was up more than 100 points. the facebook founder bought four homes that surround his home. in palo alto's pricey neighborhood. as kpix shows us, the billionaire isn't afraid to pay a premium for privacy. >> today was a pretty normal day in suburbia. on edgewood drive. it was trash day. cindy walks dogs in the neighborhood. with one look at facebook founder, mark zuckerberg's estate, she knows he treasures privacy. >> there's a lot of bushes that cover the doorway and a big gate. >> it seems he is taking that to a new level. he spent $30 million buying up four neighboring houses, three of those are behind his house on hamilton. he bought one for $14 million. that's half the size of his house for double the price. >> yeah, this is probably an atypical situation. >> james says this probably won't affect the neighborhood's home prices. he says the median palo alto price is heading up already. it's a seller's market and it's true ev

live on capitol hill, danielle nottingham. now, back to you. >> danielle, thank you. complete coverage continues now with derek valcourt, who is live with the impact that this shutdown is having here on maryland. and it's a big one, right, derek? >> reporter: no surprise, maryland is feeling the brunt of this shutdown. and that's becaused -- because maryland is one of the states with the highest percentage of federal workers living here. >> reporter: john has time to walk his dogs around baltimore, now that he like thousands of others are on a forced furlough from his nasa job. >> it's a massive ive pact. your hours stop and your paycheck does as well. >> goddard space flight center and p.g. county. aberdeen proving ground. and almost every federal facility in washington. in fact, lost wages from those federal workers means the state of maryland will lose an estimated $5 million in tax revenues for each shutdown day. governor o'malley said, in this year's maryland budget, we set aside funds to lessen the impact of sequestration. we have flexibility on how to use these

on capitol hill, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> the republican national committee says it will pay to keep the world world war ii memorial open for the next 30 days. >> as we have been telling you, the government shutdown is having a widespread impact across maryland. it includes the service academy and sports fans. complete coverage continues with vic, live in the newsroom. >> reporter: as of right now, all service athletics are suspended. if the shutdown doesn't end by noon tomorrow, navy will call off its big showdown with the air force on saturday. navy is expecting a record crowd for the rivalry game. and the cotton bowl team was going to be honored. it's a difficult situation for navy's coach. >> there's a lot of different things. this game is a big name for us, but not only for us. but for the city. it's tough for everybody involved. and i'm sure there's hotels and hotels and restaurants. a lot of people will be affected. >> reporter: it also affects army's football team and are the athletics. >> stay with wjz for complete coverage of the government shutdown. we'

danielle nottingham, kpix 5, capitol hill. >> stock prices surged yesterday as a sign of a compromise emerged in washington. today they continued to rally. let's check the numbers. up nearly 76 points. >>> fremont police want your help finding two people caught by surveillance cameras. police say this man and woman are behind a brutal gold chain robbery that put a 70-year-old woman in the hospital. the suspects stalked the victim inside a walmart and attacked her in the parking lot. they slammed the woman to the ground and dragged her before taking her gold necklace. they got away in this silver hyundai. >>> a major airline lost a dog and apparently isn't concerned about it. the last time anyone from air canada saw larry the dog alive was at sfo. his flight up to british columbia monday was delayed so an air canada employee took the tan and white greyhound out of his kennel for a potty break but then the dog escaped. the handler says she warned the airline to be careful. >> all italian greyhounds or almost any dog and especially an italian greyhound is going to be scared. their only d

danielle lee is on capitol hill right now where lawmakers already are starting a new round of budgettalks. >> thank you. >> reporter: it was a celebration as vice president joe biden thanks epa employees for returning to work after spending days at home without pay. agriculture tour secretary john vilsack made an extra effort. his employees are happy to be back, but also frustrated. >> this sent a game. these are real people's lives. >> reporter: tours resumed at the capitol, and park rangers remove barricades from national memorials just in time for a group of students visiting from minnesota. >> we're thrilled. it worked out. >> reporter: relief can be short-lived. the deal funds the government for just three more months, and extends the country's ability to borrow to pay its bills for less than four. president obama expressed his hopes for the days ahead. >> let's work together to make government work better instead of treating it like an enemy or making it work worse. >> reporter: already the house and senate budget chairs met about a long-term fix. >> we believe there is common

it's senior vice president was one of those testifying on the hill today. as danielorts the company has worked with the canadian government and healthcare providers in the past. >> this is a really interesting company. despite having 70,000 employees and contracts all around the world, billions of dollars in business, it isn't that well known in canada. primarily because it doesn't deal with congress supers. in you look at its website, technological services from everything from banks to insurance and of course it works in the healthcare sector. >> it has done very well on is stock market, it is well regarded. it is considered to be one of canada's show case companies. cans canada's largest company. >> but the current problems in the u.s. aren't the first time it has faced challenges with governments and health kay. the canadian providence last year terminated a contract to build a diabetes data base. >> the corporation, couldn't connect its systems with the systems that exist in the public health care system here. which serve ooze population of 13 million people, an

danielle nottingham cbs news capitol hill. >> tomorrow will be the 12th day of the government shutdown, and we're six days away from the government running out of money to pay its bills. that could result in an unprecedented default. >>> well, the government may be closed, but it's not going to stop lady liberty from welcoming her visitors. the statue of liberty will reopen to the public tomorrow. new york state will pay more than $61,000 a day to reopen the landmark. san diego will pay just over $15,000 a day to open mount rushmore for a 10-day period starting on monday. >>> also tonight people on twitter are fired up against air canada after a mixup at sfo that left a dog missing. fliers of larry the greyhound have been posted near the airport. that dog was let out for a potty break on monday and then ran off, disappeared. kpix 5's bryan webb is live at sfo tonight with the latest response from air canada. bryan. >> tonight the airline is apoll jiegz for the incident and insisting they're still looking for the lost dog. they're probably looking for a way out of this public relations

on capitol hill, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> well, there's been much made of the closing of the world war ii memorial in washington, d.c., as veterans travel to the city to visit it. the republican national committee announced this afternoon, it would pay to keep that monument open for the next 30 days. the. >>> the government shutdown may force the cancellation of this saturday's highly-anticipated naval-air force game in anap 08iss. -- annapolis. complete coverage continues now. derek valcourt has more on the game many are talk about. >> reporter: rumors were flying that the game on saturday was a go. but navy officials say those rumors just were not true. they say the decision to play has not been made yet. but that decision is expected by noon tomorrow. >> reporter: tents are already going up outside of navy marine memorial stadium. even though the fate of the game hangs in limbo, no one more surprised than the players. >> well, that would be crushing. i mean, it's a huge game that we all look forward to very much. >> i watched the video. and i never thought it would,

danielle nottingham cbs news capitol hill. >> during the federal shutdown, there are a few food yous might not want to eat. no. 1, imported splifrp from southeast asia. that according to busby. it's considered a red flag food that's almost always supposed to be inspected. also on the list tilapia from china, a fish that federal inspectors often reject. take special care to thoroughly wash imported fruits and vegetables as well as leafy greens and thoroughly cook all eggs, which may contain salmonella. >>> a faefrt bay area beach is back open after being closed for ten years. a budget crisis forced the 11-acre park to close back in 2003, but this spring, the city council voted to reopen it. since then, volunteers have been working hard to clean it up and get it ready. >> just exciting. this is a special time for me right now. i'm having a special day so i needed to come and get a little bit of this kind of beauty and this kind of peace. >> the department of public works installed new picnic tables and barbecue ace long with a wheelchair accessible path and parking lot. >>> traffic on

live on capitol hill, danielle nottingham, kpix 5. >> danielle, it seems like all eyes are on raisingebt ceiling right now but these are two kind of separate but intertwined issues. what about the shutdown? any word on ending that? >> reporter: and that's where the problem may lie here. the offer that was brought to the president today only sets open a conference to discuss negotiations and budget issues to re-open the government. and again, the president's just looking for a clean bill to re- open the government and raise the debt limit. senate democrats are working on some legislation that does that and also today senate republicans have a lot of meetings amongst themselves ahead of this meeting at the white house tomorrow so perhaps they were also talking about a way to get closer to re-opening the government but right now it seems the house republicans are focused just on the debt limit and then having negotiations before they will re-open the government. >> and the strategizes continues on both sides of the aisle. danielle nottingham live in washington, d.c. for us, thank you. >>

but we begin with danielle nottingham, reporting from capitol hill, with the latest on the standoff. >> reporter: the flag-draped remains of private first class cody patterson and three comrades killed in afghanistan, arrived at dover air force base. family members were there for the solemn ceremony but were told their survivor benefits have been suspended because of the partial government shutdown. ami niberger-miller lost her brother in iraq in 2007. she now helps families when a loved one is killed in action. >> and this is money that helps pay for household bills and the light bill and the car payment and other bills because a service member's pay is cut off after they are deceased. >> reporter: the house voted to restore benefits wednesday afternoon. and the defense secretary announced the families will get their full benefits, with help from the fisher house foundation. the defense department will reimburse the charity when the government reopens. >> if the shutdown doesn't end soon, it could also take a toll on veterans. the veterans affairs secretary told a house panel, next

danielle nottingham has the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: house republicans are oftenning the president a short-term e tension of the debt limit as a way to end the budget standoff. >> it's time for leadership. it's time for these negotiations and this conversation to begin. >> reporter: gop leaders are taking a proposal to the white house that includes extending the government's ability to borrow money until november 22nd. in exchange for broader budget negotiations. the white house is open to the idea. >> reporter: if a clean bill raising the debt ceiling for six weeks were to hit his desk, he would sign that. >> reporter: the treasury secretary came to capitol hill thursday, to warn lawmakers there would be irrevocable damage to the economy if they fail to raise the debt limit by october 17th. >> reporter: democrats have concerns about another short- term fix. >> for however long it is, five, six weeks, then come thanksgiving, we're going bab -- to be back in the soup again. >> it would lead to negotiations to reopen the government. >> we are meeting the president halfway.

danielle nottingham has the latest on the shutdown from capitol hill. and jessica kartalija has citizens sounding off to government leaders. we begin with danielle. >> reporter: the flag-draped remains of private first class cody patterson and three comrades killed in afghanistan, arrived at dover air force base. family members were there for the solemn ceremony but were told their survivor benefits have been suspended because of the partial government shutdown. amy niburger-miller lost her brother in iraq in 2007. she now helps families when a loved one is killed in action. >> and this is money that helps pay for household bills and the light bill and the car payment and other bills because a service member's pay is cut off after they are deceased. >> reporter: the house voted to restore benefits wednesday afternoon. and the defense secretary announce they would get full benefits with help from the fisher house foundation. the defense department will reimburse the charity when the government reopens. >> if the shutdown doesn't end soon, it could also ta

danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> a secret service agent and the metropolitan d.c.e officer were injured during the chase. both are expected to recover. >>> that shooting on capitol hill overshadows the government shutdown. president obama said today the shutdown could all come to an end with a vote on a short-term spending bill and the president says house republicans won't let that happen. meantime house republicans are pushing a strategy to re-open parts of the government. >>> yosemite national park is officially off limits to visitors. everyone had to be out by 3:00 this afternoon because of the federal government shutdown. >>> baseball's post-season has begun. once again, bay area fans have their sights on a world series victory. but this time they will have to look to the east. kpix 5's john ramos has the story of the oakland a's standing in the spotlight. >> it's a great time of the year. anytime you're playing in october. >> reporter: as the a's warm up for tomorrow's play-off game and put the finishing touches on the coliseum, something is missing. the tarp

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hill police on a dangerous chase. police say she made delusional comments about conversation with the president. danielle noting ham it has latest from capitol hill. >> 9 months before miriam kerry rammed her car into a barricade she told police president obama put her home under electronic surveillance and was communicate being him. she predicted he would put the city under a lock down. >> dilution allution -- dill lugsal statements. >> kerry was not armed when she went on a high speed chase from the white house to the capitol. her 1-year-old daughter was in the backseat. police say they opened fire on kerry because using car a weapon as a weapon. >> why she made the four and a half hour trip with her daughter is still unclear. >> dr. bryan evans, a doctor said kerry worked this his office for 2 years before she was fired last year. >> sometimes it just doesn't work out. there's nothing unusual about her leaving our office. >> sources tell cbs news kerry had fallen and hit her head last year and after wards her behavior change. relatives and friends suggest she was battling depression. danielle nottingh

danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >> at this hour, the house is still debating the bill. a vote is expected shortly. cbs news reports it has enough support to move on to the president for signature tonight. >>> stock surged as word of the deal came down. the dow was up 200, s&p closed four points shy of its all-time high. >>> many bay area businesses have been feeling the heat at the shutdown. their livelihoods depend on the government re-opening soon. the owner of city grill said he never saw his restaurant this slow in 7 years across the street from oakland's federal building. he relies on 3,000 workers to stay afloat and says this month he won't break even. gofers week it was bad. second week it dropped more and this week is just like way more. >> at first he sent half his workers home early but now is cutting all seven employee hours including thinks wife. he adds when the government reopens it will still take weeks for federal workers to pen is money with him since they haven't been paid in a while. >>> it may not be a huge surprise that a last-minute deal was struck

danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >> the first lady is canceling her upcoming visit to thea because of the shutdown. michelle obama had plans to attend three separate democratic party fundraisers this weekend. two were private events on saturday. sunday, mrs. obama was set to speak at a brunch hosted by house minority leader nancy pelosi at the fairmont hotel in san francisco. >>> and tomorrow, president obama is set to nominate former berkeley professor janet yellen to be the next head of the federal reserve. yellen the fed's vice chair would replace ben bernanke whose term ends in january. if confirmed, she would be the first woman to lead the world's most powerful central bank. yellen taught at uc-berkeley's school of business for more than 30 years. >>> a fresno mail carrier is fired tonight after he admitted to tossing out letters about obamacare. he got caught when a man noticed something unusual at an apartment complex. this is a snapshot of the inside of a fresno apartment complex's garbage. it's filled with mail about obamacare. and witnesses say the mail was dumpe

at daniels' home in the oakland hills, family members told me they're planning a memorial service for possibly later this week, but that the coroner had not yet released his body. chris shepard's family told me they're flying his body back to his hometown in new jersey where he has family and planned to have funeral services there. he belonged to a union that was not on strike but some of its members, including karen fwrget have joined the picket line. she recalls daniels' sense of humor and shepard's dedication to his work. >> i knew them as human beings and i cared for both of them. and their death is a terrific loss. >> reporter: and tomorrow, federal investigators plan to speak with b.a.r.t. managers and learn more about the safety procedures at b.a.r.t. there was no outside-facing video from that train, but the inside-facing video of the cab has been sent to washington, d.c., to be analyzed by the ntsb. the ntsb says it would take between four and ten days to complete its investigation. live in walnut creek, monty francis, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> of course, we'll hav

danielle nottingham, cbs news capitol hill. >>> hundreds of thousands of federal workers are looking for more than an increase in the debt ceiling. they want the government restarted. bruce leshan has been talking to them. hey, bruce. >> reporter: these are people who are going to be missing paychecks the next few days, no pay whether they are working or furloughed. >> put us back to work! put us back to work! >> reporter: hundreds of unionized federal workers rallied at the capitol in a driving rain. led by their democratic allies who were pushing the republican speaker to bring a clean spending bill to the house floor. >> we cannot stop the rain, but john boehner can stop the shutdown! >> open up the government. give us a vote, mr. speaker. give us a vote! >> reporter: the gop led house has already unanimously passed a bill to guarantee back pay to federal workers, but that bill has yet to move through the senate. >> could lose my car, could lose -- to be put on the street. >> reporter: like a lot of americans, many of these federal workers are living paycheck to paycheck. carlos r

danielle nottingham reports from wjz capitol hill. >> reporter: law enforcement tells cbs news nine months before miriam carey rammed her car, she told connecticut police that president obama had put her home under electronic surveillance and that she was communicating with him. carey told police she was a profit and predicted the president would put the city of stamford under a lockdown. >> dilutional statements that president obama was listening to her and communicating and so on. and they're going back over those reports that if any of that could enlighten them. >> reporter: carey was not armed when she lead police from a high-speed chase to the capitol. her 1-year-old daughter in the backseat. police say that they opened fire on carey because she was using her car as a weapon. her daughter is now in protective custody. investigators believe that carey drove straight here to washington from her home in stamford on thursday. but why she may the four and a half hour trip with her daughter is still unclear. >> reporter: dr. brian evans in connecticut said that she worked as a hygienist for

danielle leigh is live on capitol hill with more. >>. >> reporter: good morning.ting paid, we wanted to find out what law make. ers are giving up their pay. there are 108 of them that we found. 56 republicans, 52 democrats and among those are fife lawmakers from maryland and virginia. eric cantor is giving up his pay. also john delaney. he's donating his pay to charity. tim kain asked his salary be withheld. also mark warner and representative rob whitman. why is their salary not being automatically revoked? well, lawmakers are being paid. their paid comes from mandatory funding. that's why it's not revoked like we saw happen with the federal workers a couple days ago. i'm danielle leigh, back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:32 now. a group of senior citizens says it it will protest potential fallouts from the government shutdown today. they plan to form a human chain outside the capital. president obama and some lawmakers could see this as an opportunity to cut social security benefits. more than 20 members of congress were invited to this rally. it begins at 10:00 t

danielle nottingham reports for wjz from capitol hill. >> reporter: government contractors came to capitol hill to answer lawmakers' questions about the problems with healthcare.gov. some lawmakers use personal examples to illustrate their point. >> i got this. after 41 minutes. please log in again. >> we're not excited. nor are we pleased with what we delivered on october 1. but you know, in principle, it worked. >> reporter: the contractor said the obama administration made the decision to go live with the website. and more testing could have identified flaws. >> certainly more testing always helps projects like these succeed. >> reporter: republicans argue, the bungled rollout points to bigger problems with the affordable care act itself. they want it suspended until the problems are fixed. >> reporter: democrats say americans are getting coverage online. but want healthcare.gov working as well as other popular websites. >> reporter: amazon and ebay don't crash the week before christmas. and pro flowers doesn't crash on valentine's day. >> reporter: thuous is optimistic the problems wil

danielle nottingham reports for wjz from washington. >> designers of healthcare.gov came to capitol hill to face lawmakers questions. . >> it's about whether americans can have affordable health care. this system is not helping in this debate. >> problems on the site range from consumers not being able to log onto initial insurance cost estimates that are way off the mark. contractors who built the site told lawmakers their individual parts worked as planned and the website's launch was in the hands of the government run centers for medicare and medicaid services known as cms. >> cms has the ultimate decision for live or no go. >> republicans contend the problems with the website are a sign of larger problem with the health care reform law. democrats just want the website fixed but are losing patience. >> joe mansion wants to shelve the deadline for a year. >> there shouldn't be a fine or penalty. this should be a transition year. >> the white house is giving people an extra 6 weeks to enroll without having to pay a penalty. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> hea

daniels. they were working on the tracks when they were hit and hilled by a b.a.r.t. train. a policy that makes workers responsible for their own safety may have contributed to the accident. b.a.r.t. discontinued that policy shortly after the workers were killed. san francisco police are looking for a witness in the baffling death of lynn smalling -- lynn smalling -- lynn spaulding. >> we hope that finding that witness will result in morances to this tragedy -- more answers to this tragedy. >> the witness is described asian, 30 to 40 and wearing a blue dress shirt and hospital identification. he may have had on a tie. police are asking anyone with information to give them a call. >>> employees at a union city bakery warehouse had to scramble to get away from a fire. the fire started around 5:15 inside the sterling food plant on western avenue. there were about 25 employees inside the building at the time. they were able to get out safely and a sprinkler system went off which helped contain the fire. crews had the fire out in about 40 minutes. no word yet on a cause. a sister

danielle nottingham reports for wjz from capitol hill. >> the obama administration official who oversaw the launch of the government's healthcare exchanges is apologizing for the disastrous website, and promising service will improve. >> the bottom line conclusion is this healthcare.gov website is fixable. >> marilyn tavener says more than 700,000 people have filled out applications online. but the administration won't release enrollment numbers online. >> how will you know how many people will be enrolled? >> we'll have that next november. >>> we've got to 44 votes. 48 votes now. of you trying to dismantle the legislation. you call that cooperation? i don't. >> republicans use the hearing to argue the problems go beyond the website. and that the healthcare law is not as advertised. >> the white house.gov website says if you want to keep the healthcare insurance you want, you can keep it. now they're being told they can't. that's a lot. >> reporter: cbs news is learning that insurance providers are dropping more than 2 million people, and sending them into the government's exchanges. th