i'm fredricka whitfield. the house just approved to a bill to give back pay to furloughed federal workers. house republicans are expected to speak shortly, and we expect to hear from democrats later on this hour. this measure is the latest move to ease some of the effects of the government shutdown. athena jones is joining us from capitol hill. what's happening this morning? we heard the president yesterday say this is one of the peace meal deals that he would actually agree to. everything else he wants a full budget. >> exactly, fredricka. and we did expect the house to pass the bill. president said he would sign it. we don't know how soon the senate will vote on it. no votes are scheduled for today. we don't expect to hear much new. all week we've been hearing the same things. they want to bring to the vote a spending bill to fund the entire government. house republicans are choosing to take a peace meal approach, passing smaller bills funding specific programs. let's listen to some of the debate we heard o

i'm fredricka whitfield.aria gps" continues right now. >> bono does not neat an introduction but i'll give him one anyway. they have had the highest grossing concert tour in history, won more dpram grammy than any other group, but the one-word named singer is at a passionate advocate, having founded one and also red, which brings the private sector into the fight against aids? africa. it was through these efforts that bono, lindsey graham and condi rice found themselves in a bar together in liberia. that may sound lie the beginning of a joke, but it is not. what is the story? welcome to the show. what was that moment like, you know, that meeting in the bar? >> that's funny. >> two irish guys leave a bar -- you know, i was hosting in liberia, trying to show american taxpayers where their money has been spent, how well it's been spent or not, however the case may be. perhaps the surrealest moment was indeed in a very low-lit bar in monrovia. it's a country still in rubble after civil war, and seeing these very

i'm fredricka whitfield. four things crossing the cnn news desk right now.ow, he's just 20 years old. but mexican authorities say juan pablo vazquez is linked to 79 killings. among his alleged victims, a policeman, exotic dancer and innocent bystanders. he was arrested on october 8th in northern mexico but authorities didn't disclose that until this week. >>> and number two in new york, authorities are investigating a fire that killed three young brothers. the oldest was just five. the youngest four months. flames tore through the six-story apartment building in the bronx last night. the boy's mother and two sisters were treated for smoke inhalation. three other people were injured. >>> the man in charge of making sure healthcare.gov gets fixed says the website will work for most people by the end of november. he also said that a maryland tech company is now overseeing the fixes instead of the federal agency that helped create the site. the site has plagued with problems since it launched on october 1st. >>> number four, a group of high school students from

hello again, i'm fredricka whitfield.the top stories we're following in the cnn newsroom this hour. who is this little girl? police in greece want to know, she doesn't look anything like the couple claiming to be her parents and they're now under arrest. >>> florida prison officials call it a system failure, two murderers dupe the system, walking out the door and creating an intense manhunt. >>> in new york, a different search but no less frantic. in a city of 8 million, the hunt is on for one 14-year-old boy, he has autism and hasn't been seen in two weeks. >>> greek authorities are looking to help solve a mystery. this girl was spotted in a gypsy community outside athens. they were suspicious that the parents didn't seem to match up. dna testing revealed she is not related to either of them. police are trying to figure out who she really is. i spoke earlier with a spokesman for a greek charity that is caring for the little girl who talked about the confusion surrounding the case. >> we are only making assumptions, polic

i'm fredricka whitfield. carol costello has the day off. gunshots, panic and chaos on capitol hill. >> once they catch them. what [ bleep ]? oh, my god, what the [ bleep ] is up on that? >> happening before everyone's eyes, a police car slams into a barricade and wild high-speed chase that sent lawmakers and tourists scram being forcover. the surreal violence broke out and the woman was shot and toddler unarmed in the back seat. cnn crime and justice correspondent joe johns joins us from capitol hill. what do we know about how this unfolded, joe? >> reporter: good morning, fred. the authorities picked up a lot more information about the 19 hours or so since all of this occurred, but they still have questions about why 34-year-old miriam carey rammed that barricade down at the white house, then led police on a wild police chase up here to the united states capitol just two weeks after the navy yard shooting. >>> you can hear the car chase coming to an end with shots fired. two officers are injured in the chase. >> report of gunfire on capito

i am fredricka whitfield. welcome to the third hour on the cnn newsroom. straight ahead, the top stories we're following for you, the u.s. admits it's spying on some big allies, tapping phones and e-mails, snooping on friends france, germany, even mexico. right now, activists are gathering in washington, d.c. to protest our spying policies. a live picture now from the protest. their message, stop watching us. >>> and it has been six years since madeline mccann vanished. now that police reopened the investigation, we take a look at some of the disturbing avenues they could be now looking at. >>> and hundreds of dog deaths linked to treats made in china. what's being done to get these tainted treats off the shelves? >>> anger over claims the nsa is spying on people around the world is spilling into the streets of washington. people are rallying right now in the nation's capital. their message, very clear, stop watching us. erin mcpike is live for us in washington. erin, what are we expecting to see as people continue to gather there in washington at this ral

i am fredricka whitfield. welcome back. here are the top stories we are following in the cnn newsroom. who is this little girl? police in greece want to know. she doesn't look like the couple claiming to be her parents, and they're now under arrest. >>> and florida prison officials are trying to live down the embarrassment of two murderers that simply walked out of jail using fake documents. a massive manhunt now under way. >>> and look what happened while the government was shutdown. a and nasa workers sat home. in space terms, this asteroid fly by wasn't exactly a close call, but it will be back. >>> greek authorities are looking for help solving a mystery. they're trying to identify a little blonde girl found outside athens with a couple who claimed to be her parents, but investigators quickly discovered the man and woman are no relation to the child. ateek a shoeburg is joining us. how do they begin? >> reporter: it was incredible. theyound this little girl when they went into the roma village, unrelated t

i'm fredricka whitfield. a couple of mysteries topping the news today. we begin with an international search of the identity of a little girl. she was discovered in greece where a man and woman claimed to be her parents but the couple was part of the roma or gypsy community out of athens and they were suspicious that they would have a blond-haired, blue-eyed child. dna testing revealed that the girl is not related to either of the parents and so now authorities are trying to figure out who this c r

i'm fredricka whitfield. a couple of mysteries topping the news today. we begin with an international search of the identity of a little girl. she was discovered in greece where a man and woman claimed to be her parents but the couple was part of the roma or gypsy community out of athens and they were suspicious that they would have a blond-haired, blue-eyed child. dna testing revealed that the girl is not related to either of the parents and so now authorities are trying to figure out who this child really is. finding the girl's family could be a big challenge for investigators. cnn law enforcement analyst tom fuentes is joining me to talk about that. tell me how they go about this. a, the little girl is in the custody of a child advocacy group. they did the dna testing of the people claiming to be the child's parents. is it going to be as simple as reaching out to parents who have reported their child missing somewhere like 2009 i understand is when they believed this child may have come into the custody of those in greece? >> hi, fredricka. well, in t

. >>> i am miguel marquez in for fredricka whitfield.cnn newsroom. >>> after what appeared to be a brief ceasefire, angry rhetoric returns to washington. 12 days of the government shutdown with house members likely heading home. the white house is looking toward the senate for a way out of the crisis. we're covering all angles. >>> plus an incredibly powerful storm slammed into india's east coast. the cyclone is rivaling the record books for the worst storm the region has seen. millions are preparing for the worst. >>> is it possible to be too drunk to kill? that's the argument three drivers are making, they want their murder convictions thrown out. >> we begin on capitol hill where talks between the president and john boehner have hit a brick wall. not much may get done today in the house to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling, in a way that's because members may go back to their districts, leaving only the gop leadership in town, but october 17th is next week. that's when the debt limit ceiling is hit and the governm

. >> let's go to fredricka whitfield waiting to start the next hour of "newsroom."hutdown continues on day four and now day five. >>> that's right and we're going to continue to watch. perhaps we'll hear from other representatives of the u.s. government. i.e., the president or even other members of congress later in the morning. and we're also keeping a close watch on lots of severe weather making the news this weekend. people on the gulf coast are bracing for tropical storm karen, while people in the heart of the country are trying to recover from a blast of storms. tornadoes hitting in three states and a destructive october snowstorm slamming another. plus, we'll talk about new developments in the biker investigation. one source tells cnn

. >>> i'm fredricka whitfield with a check of our top story.icted murderers now behind bars again after they were mistakenly released from jail. officials in florida say they got out with forged documents. nick valencia is following this story from panama city, florida. nick, how were they captured? >> joseph jenkins and charles walker appeared by video conference from the bay county jail where they're being held. the judge said that they're being held without bond on one count of trying to escape. they were arrested yesterday, fred, in panama city beach at a motel after a tip from an acquaintance tipped officials off. they were unarmed when they were captured. officials tell cnn they were waiting on a ride to come from atlanta. it's unclear where the two men were expecting to go from there. fred? >> thanks so much, nick valencia. we'll get much more on this developing story at the top of the hour, 2:00 eastern time in the "newsroom." i'm fredricka whit fiefielwhitf. >>> after the events of the last few weeks, america could certainly stand to l

. >>> hello again, i am fredricka whitfield. here are the top stories we're following in the cnn newsroom. it may not be a hurricane, but tropical storm karen could still be a huge problem for the gulf coast. a live report straight ahead. >>> the cleanup is under way as storms slam the midwest. we have a report that twisters touched down in three states. homes are destroyed and power is out. >>> and two bikers allegedly linked to a clash between bikers and an suv driver are now in police custody. they turned themselves in. we learned there was also an off duty undercover police officer riding with the group during that attack. welcome back to the newsroom. we start in washington. the house unanimously approves a bill to give back pay to furloughed federal workers. it is the latest move to ease some of the effects of the government shutdown. athena jones joining us live from capitol hill. athena, we heard from lawmakers on both sides after the vote. what was said overall? >> hi, fred. just as you mentioned a couple hours ago, the

we turn it over to our colleague, fredricka whitfield. take over. >> do not move. all right.uckle punch back to you. have a good day, guys. good morning. and soon to be afternoon to everyone at home. the top stories we're working on right now, a huge rally expected in moments in washington d.c. not over obama care or the government shutdown. but spying. the fallout over reports the u.s. snooped on 35 world leaders. many of them our allies. >>> the new york police department and high end department store are under fire. two ppl

. >> let's hand it over to fredricka whitfield. hey, fred. >> great. thank you, guys.in tomorrow morning. we're covering a lot today. we'll have many top stories in the next hour. florida prison officials call it a system failure. that's putting it mildly. two murderers duped that system, walking out of the door and triggering an intensive manhunt, and then, in new york, a very different kind of search, but no less frantic, in a city of 8 mi

i'm fredricka whitfield. carol costello has the day off.h, my god, what the [ bleep ] is up on that? >> happening before everyone's eyes, a police car slams into a

i'm fredricka whitfield, thanks for hanging out with me afternoon. i'll see you here tomorrow.ng out with this man, yeah. >> i watched the nischelle story. we have short memories as americans, don't you think? >> yeah, i guess. it depends on what. >> it depends on what, right? >> for me usually it's every day. i forgot what i had for lunch today already. >> all right. i'm just talking to you because there's something in the prompter that i don't recognize. this is not -- there we go. okay, now it's fixed. >> now you can take it away. >> fred, have a great one, see you. >> okay. >>> all right. there we go. the right words are on the screen. hello, everyone, i'm don lemon, thank you for joining us. it's the top of the hour. i'm here in new york. protesters are sending a message to the nsa, the old fashioned way, not waiting for someone to spy on their e-mails but going straight to capitol hill today, no eavesdropping necessary to figure out what they want. the rally was organized by a group called stop watching us, a coalition of more than 100 groups from the political left and t

thanks so much, i'm fredricka whitfield. hey, a fox of our own, that don lemon. there he is.veryone. sorry. you stole the words right out of my mouth, speaking of foxy, fred, va-va voom, you are looking great today. >> okay. >> am i embarrassing you? >> foxy fits you much better, don lemon. >> thank you. takes one to know that. we'll say that. >> have a good one. >> you as well, fred. >>> hello, everyone, thank you so much for joining us. it is the top of the hour. i'm don lemon. of course, this is "cnn newsroom." we're following two big stories right now. first, mother nature on a tear. tropical storm karen has, well, it has stopped. just spinning in place. deciding where it wants to go next. we'll go live to the gulf coast just ahead here on cnn. >>> meantime, in california fires are now being fueled by 50-mile-an-hour santa ana winds. >>> in the midwest -- at least 18 tornadoes ripped through nebraska, iowa, and south dakota, and there's a threat of more to come. >>> and look at this. one south dakota weatherman says he hasn't seen anything like this in his 30 years of bro