pandas hardly ever breed in captivity.the species of bear has arrived for millions of years, but is being pushed toward extinction. >> it is human interference that has affected them. >> the forest where they live are shrinking. even here in the high mountains of szechuan, you cannot escape the pressures of china's vast, still growing population. tour is to come by the millions to the park don't see any pandas. thethat remains are souvenirs they snap up instead. pandas survive in the wild. today you will only really see the animals in zoos. captivityanda born in has ever been taken to the wild and reintroduced successfully. so china's breeding program keeps the species alive and earn china a lot of money. pandas,a pair of grown china is paid around a half- million pounds a year. the new arrivals art straley valuable. they are handled with care -- they are extremely valuable. >> that is one very expensive piece of fluffy bear. that brings the program to a close. watch for constant updates on our 24 hour news network. you ca

pandas hardly ever breed in captivity.the species of bear has arrived for millions of years, but is being pushed toward extinction. >> it is human interference that has affected them. >> the forest where they live are shrinking. even here in the high mountains of szechuan, you cannot escape the pressures of china's vast, still growing population. tour is to come by the millions to the park don't see any pandas. thethat remains are souvenirs they snap up instead. pandas survive in the wild. today you will only really see the animals in zoos. captivityanda born in has ever been taken to the wild and reintroduced successfully. so china's breeding program keeps the species alive and earn china a lot of money. pandas,a pair of grown china is paid around a half- million pounds a year. the new arrivals art straley valuable. they are handled with care -- they are extremely valuable. >> that is one very expensive piece of fluffy bear. that brings the program to a close. watch for constant updates on our 24 hour news network. you ca

this is pandas. we don't play when it comes to our pandas in here. >>> we have a follow up about the sale of the nation's largest producer out of china. smithfield foods is based in virginia. but from this point forward it will answer to bosses over seas. they completed the big sale today. this is the largest take over of a u.s. company ever by a chinese firm. >>> we have breaking news to get you to. a child has fallen out of a window in german town. police tell us a 20-month-old fell out of a window on circle gate drive. the child was alert and conscious while being take to the hospital. right now police can't tell us how far that child fell. we have a crew on the scene. we will get you an update as soon as we get more information. be careful with your children near windows in your home. >> you never like to hear that. >>> still to come tonight, 50 years after a maryland plane crash, neighbors say we can still smell the jet fuel. and the impacts could have been much, much worse than that. we'll tell

starting to look like a panda now. on thursday the panda team was able to perform another exam. as you can see here from these photos. the cub has grown substantially and now weighs more than three pounds and is more than 14 inches long. her eyes, though, aren't expected to open for a few more weeks. her heart and lungs sound healthy and the team says she's eating well. >> she's starting to look like an actual panda. can't wait for the eyes to open. still no name. 4:57 and 58 degrees. >> still ahead on "good morning, washington" it's not even october but it's already that time again. we'll tell you where people are dealing with some heavy okay, i need a better pizza. one made with only real cheese. and dough that rises naturally. th no chemical leaveners. a pizza with premium meats. and sauce made from only real tomatoes. a pizza my family will love. (announcer) freschetta naturally rising crust pizza. freschetta. made better to taste better. >> coming up in just under 72 hours or government runs out of money. the latest on the efforts to keep the country funded. plus we're foll

was born at the national zoo we're in these critical first one hundred days the pandas life than we even name the panda yet a government shutdown will slash the zoo's operations leaving only essential personnel behind which could put the baby panda at risk peter schiff i ask you have you no heart for the baby koala well i could tell you is if that we don't raise the debt ceiling is solid the governor doesn't have any money they just have the money that they collect in taxes which is still over two trillion dollars a year i'm sure somewhere out of that two trillion dollars of revenue they could find enough money to keep this little panda alive what i'd like to see the government do is get rid of all the programs in the spending that are unnecessary and then deal with the entitlements. they take can actually cut government spending the government doesn't have to shut down the cost of operating the government including the zoo or that panda is is tiny it is a very small part of the budget most of what the government does it takes money from some people and gives it to other people who

. >>> a baby giant panda made its debut this weekend. the panda cub was born a month ago and became the first birth in the southern region this year. it's been staying with its mother ever since. zoo keepers performed the first exams on the baby panda. they say that panda is in really good physical condition. panda fans will have to wait a while before the cub makes its first public appearance. >>> geese can be a problem for many homeowners, and you know why. who you gonna call? if you're in ohio, how about the goose busters? an ohio woman made it her business to help her neighbors get rid of those geese. she does it with the help of her dog zoe. she says it doesn't take very long for geese to get the idea that zoe doesn't want them around and they leave. some customers say they just don't want the geese in their yard. others call the goose busters for health reasons. >> sometimes the kids, they can't come out and play. it's just a mess. and it's not sanitary. >> goose busters says business is growing as customers seek humane ways of get

about a month ago a baby panda was born at the national zoo. we are in these critical 100 days and we did not even name the panda. it would cut the time and risk the panda. have you no heart? >> the government has the money they collect in taxes which is still over $2 trillion year. i am sure somewhere out of that revenue they can find enough money to keep this can do alive. what i would like to see the government do is get rid of all the programs and the spending that are not necessary and deal with the entitlements. they can cut government spending . the government does not have to shut down. the cost of operating the government including the zoo where that panda is is tiny. it is a small part of the budget. most of what the government does, it takes money from some people and gives it to other people who did not earn it and generally does not belong so if they cannot keep borrowing money than the redistribution of wealth has to stop and those parts of government can be wound down but the essential government services that we all appreciate a

♪ what is cuter than a panda cub?how about 14. 14 small pandas grouped together for the first time and put on full display at the panda research base. all 14 were artificially bread between july and september and weigh from one to nine pounds. >> so cute. >> they will put on a lot more weight in the days [dramatic music] ♪ >> hey, oh! hey! what up, man? hey, you all, what up? what up? what up? what up? what up? what up? what's happening? what up? what up, dog? what up, dog? [cheers and applause] >> there he is! >> hey, what's up? >> hey, what's up? >> come on. [cheers and applause] all right. okay. hello, and welcome to millionaire. today's first contestant is so full of life, he found out he passed the millionaire audition and didn't even walk over to the producer. he danced all the way over and been dancing ever since. from jamaica, new york, you all give it up for west gordon! [cheers and applause] what up, west? >> all right, all right. >> west, so, you know-- so you--i see that you have,

but we'll see if the panda cam would go with it. the baby panda would still be taken care of.re's no word if the panda cam will survive. at the news 4 live desk. scott mcfarland. >> we can't shut down. we have to keep those coming. >> very cute. that's amazing. it's also amazing to see how some of our kids can progress when they're adopted. those who know isaiah say a family could make a big difference in his life. barbara harrison takes us to meet isaiah at his special school. spelling out his name, isaiah, may not seem like such a big accomplish. but a year ago he couldn't do this, or a lot of other things. isaiah is diagnosed with autism, and until he started being taught how to communicate, no one knew how capable he really is. >> last year he wasn't really able to recognize all the letters in his name. with repetition and colors as well. inside the classroom he showed how he can move stars, separating them by color. his teacher had him show off his other skills he's learned since being at the special school. good job. the school also has an outdoor classroom. it's one of

a panda.re able to perform another exam. the cub has grown substantially since last week. clearly eaten well. weighs more than three pounds and 14 inches long. it may look like you can see little eyes but her eyes aren't open yet, they won't open for a few weeks. her heart and lungs second round healthy and the team says she is eating well. nice to see the cub is growing and so cute. >> you know who else who has her panda shirt going on now? >> eileen. >> i know. i know. i have no words. i guess look fantastic, bright and cheery this morning. yellow on jummy, we've got the pink on autria. i saw our floor director wearing her yellow today so everyone is in yellow, amanda meadows is in orange. i'm channeling my inner panda, that's what i'm doing. let's get to the forecast because it's going to be a beautiful one today. there will be some more clouds. we're not really going to see all that much sunshine at least for the first half of the day. clouds are moving in and that's actually helping to ke

the pan that mother was artificially inseminated with sperm from two pandas and then another panda fromll natural breeding attempts prior to that were unsuccess!?e. the healthy cub born august 23 following chinese tradition, the cub will be named when5,fñ it's months old so we have about two and a half weeks. i think that's the mom there. >> we did this story and they were saying you can't determine the sex of the panda when it's born. >> it's, what, two weeks. Ñ@yrsometimes.with humans? okay, thank you for being with us. remember our next newscast is at 4:00 today because nfl starts at 5:30. you can get the latest online at nbcbayarea.com. mom... yes honey? dad told me that cheerios is good for your heart, is that true? says here that cheerios has whole grain oats that can help remove some cholesterol, and that's heart healthy. [ dad ] jan? ♪ to catch a predator, the xfl halftime show, storage for broken copier equipment, and now... dealbreakers. - liz lemon's got her very own talk show! ♪ i'm a star ♪ i'm on top ♪ somebody bring me some ham ♪ i used to sing that when i was a kid. - ye

may the panda papa step forward. >> thank you, maury! >> and he has a big smile on his face. >> sleeping well. >> parents like that. >> mike, it looks nice, right? >> the first maury povich reference we have had in seven years. 68 degrees at 7:05. it will be 62 at 10:00. sunshine, a's taking on the astros. then we have the giants taking on with a temperature of 66. leyla gulen? >> we will take it over to emeryville where we have a construction project until 7:00 this morning eastbound a 80 between 80 and san pablo you will see cones out there so slow down. we have more traffic moving into the toll plaza along 80 in the westbound direction so you may want to land ahead but i thought you would be glad to know it is still moving. between highway 4 and albany we have construction wrapping up. you can see on berkeley a few extra headlights westbound direction with traffic building. kristen? >> scandalized new york city mayoral candidate weiner is defending himself after getting into a shouting match with a heckler at a new york city bakery. >

mom panda is taking good care of her cub. this is the first panda birth birth this year in the southern region of china. >>> we have pictures from another giant panda cub from washington, d.c. last week. >> they eat a lot of bamboo. >> so cute. >> i love it when you drop into your voice. so cute. >>> still ahead we'll introduce you into a bay area man who turned his passion for football into a profit. >> he's so cute. >>> to the crisis in syria, u.s. secretary of state john kerry said that hair and blood samples from victims in syria tested positive for sarin and also today officials from the white house and state department briefed members of congress this afternoon. another meeting is planned at the white house tomorrow. yesterday, president obama surprised many people saying that he would seek congressional approval for military action. though the president has the right to act without congress, asking congress makes things for complicated for him. >> there is no certainty that congress will go ahead and support this. you'

. >>> and from moose tracks to a panda reunion. we love pandas. one baby panda is cute, but try 14.his group of baby panda cubs in china have been brought together this week for the first time since their birth. the pandas were artificially bred and are being raised at the panda breeding and research base. pandas are the rarest breed of bear and remain on the critically endangered list, making this a highly unusual reunion. forty ti mes. forty ti mes. that's how often a group of house republicans have voted against obamacare, just to prove their allegiance to their party's right wing. okay - they've said their piece. but now they've gone even further... threatening to shut down the government if obamacare isn't dismantled. it could disrupt social security and veterans benefits, hurt job growth and undermine our economic recovery - tell these house republicans - enough already! >>> which political story will be making headlines in the next 24 hours. chris, i think we'll be talking about foreign policy and u.n. meetings and some that happened and this that didn't happen. you have rowh

a baby panda trying to learn how to walk. >> listen to this. nasa says its curiosity rover discovered water on mars. excited, it get to is only molecules of water in the soil. the water molecules are bound to soil particles, that means that they are more likely to be found on the rest of the planet. read more in today's journal of science. a live look at the national zoo's panda cam. now weighs more than three pounds. the mother, and they shone, it looks like she may be napping or cuddling. a full poundgained since monday. zippy covers -- zookeepers were able to give her another exam. look at this video from the cub learninga panda how to walk. this cub a lot older than our we mighthe district, be seeing something like this in a few weeks. trying to get up on its policy makingpaws, not quite it. hopefully it will start walking shortly. coming up next on abc 7 news at noon. jacqui will be back with a final look at your weekend forecast. it is a great one. >> coming up tonight on abc's woman whoory about a got pregnant and just at seven weeks pre

if you done want to be a panda, you're now a dalmatian. >> you should do it.han your ghost costume. >> yeah. >> the camera's on stage. and then -- >> on the head of the drummer. >> see what happens next "right this minute." >> and still to come, this rally fighter is about to hit the road for a good cause. but first he gets taken for a little joy ride. >> but take a look who's inside thcar. >> the familiar face that's riding shotgun. plus don't miss your chance at an ipad mini. friday's buzz word is coming up. would let me take you home.gies >>> closed captioning provided by: often that an animal will take itself to a wildlife rescuer, but in the bay area in california, a little racoon showed up just a little ways from the front door of wild care, a wildlife hospital, almost admitting itself to the treatment and care of these people. a police officer first noticed this racoon on its own wandering down the street, thought it was a little odd because it was a baby and it was daylight. so the folks from wild care spring in action and make sure this little racoon

we have much more on the panda cub online.any time and search the waord, "panda." >>> police are investigating the deaths of three young peep. coming up, the dangerous drug that is growing in popularity and could be responsible for those deaths. >>> plus, we are getting updates on the 64-year-old woman trying to swim from cuba to florida. she's just miles from the shore but there is a serious concern for her at this hour. we're going to explain. and your back to school back to workweek forecast. that's still ahead. storm team 4 tells us if the summer heat will stick around. [ female announcer ] when you asked us to remove high fructose corn syrup from yoplait original and light, we were like, "sure. no problem!" and you were like, "thanks, but what about thick & creamy and whips!" and we were like, "done and done! now it's out of everything yoplait makes." and you were all, "yum!" and we're like, "is it just us, or has this been a really good conversation?" and you were like, "i would talk, but my mouth is full of yogurt." yop

the giant panda cub is two weeks ago.est results show the proud papa lives in the same zoo as the mom. she was artificially inseminated from sperm from two pandas so the pa turnty was not certain. can you clearly see the resemblance. the new cub will be engaged when she turns 100 days old falling around thanksgiving. >> giant lcd is up in south korea. wow, it lights up street in the shopping district. it is about 700' long. that makes it the 4th largest display of its kind in the world. >> you cannot even tell if it is day or night. >> next, a long-distance basketball shot. the guys who climb up a building to try one >> coming up at 4:00, a popular piece of fruit is now being blamed for causing severe burns on several young california girls. we will tell you how. "7 on your side" puts detergents to the test to find who delivers dazzling results. >> a group calling "how ridiculous" did something incredible making a basketball ship from 321' up. it is going, going, going -- boom! it took 52 attempts to make the shot. keep i

es que un inmenso globo aer aerostÁtico, con forma de oso panda, cayÓ a la calle.leyes y miles de millas que los separan. >>> para los compaÑeros de rodrigo guzmÁn, los videojuegos no son una perdida de dinero, viajaron a mÉxico. no pudieron regresar sus padres, y el niÑo, y crearon un juego para estar con rodrigo de forma virtual. >>> jugamos, construimos cosas juntos, vamos con diversiones juntos. >>> le llaman el mundo de rodrigo. >>> estamos jugando (nombre en inglÉs), con el, su juego favorito. >>> un lugar seguro para conectarse sin que los separen las leyes de inmigraciÓn. >>> el gobierno tiene que protegernos, no solo de leyes, tienen que humanizarse mÁs. >>> los amigos de rodrigo hicieron lo posible para humanizar al gobierno, juntaron firmas, hablaron con congresistas, le escribieron al presidente obama. >>> los padres estÁn orgullosos. >>> a esta corta edad, tienen la posibilidad de ver que si hacen algo ahora, pueden hacer cambio. >>> rodrigo estÁ por internet. >>> estoy feliz que hagan esto por nosotros. >>> expertos de leyes migratorias, dijeron que l

. >>> we have an update on the baby panda. how veterinarians describe the cub's behavior during her most recent checkup. plus -- >>> new this morning, putting your car to the test. the models with the highest ratings for crash warning systems. >>> and honoring the people who save lives during the washington navy yard shooting. the special ceremony today for the paramedics who were there. >>> sweater weather on this friday morning. good morning. right now temperatures are down into the low to mid-50s around the metro area. quite a bit of cloudiness. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. i'll have your friday >>> we just got our hands on the test results to find how effective crash avoidance systems really are. the insurance institute for highway safety tested dozens of vehicles with forward collision warning or auto brake systems. seven of them earned the group's highest safety rating. they are the cadillac ats sedan and srx suv, the mercedes c-class sedan, subaru legacy and outback wagon and volvo s-60 sedan and xc-60 su

the pandas made their first public debut. all of them were bred artificially and being raised in two separate glass delivery rooms. everyone can admire their cuteness. the 14 cubs are going strong. they were born between september and july. one already weighed almost nine pounds. it doesn't get much cuter than that, bill. >> no, i didn't know they were doing that with pandas, artificial -- >> yeah, adorable. >> save the species. >> that's right. >>> time to look ahead and a look back. firefighters in southern california will try to get the upper hand on a fast-moving brush fire. it's burned at least 48 acres. the cause is still under investigation. >>> and on this day in 1961, walt disney's wonderful world of color debuted here on nbc. ♪ >>> happy birthday to --. happy birthday to them. >>> i'm paige hopkins, and this is "early today." have a terrific day. >>> it is day four of that standoff at a mall in kenya. we're getting conflicting reports of what's happening inside. security forces say they have the upper hand, but mili

mama panda is doing a great job keeping the baby healthy. it made its first debut to the media yesterday. they can can not confirm the sex of the baby for a year but they are guessing it is a girl. >> why is that? >> that was pretty cute. >> where are they getting it is a girl? not being too much of a big fuss? >>> hey, it is a really interesting day. seeing pictures via facebook and twit stkper e-mails. people are asking what are these things in the sky that look like flying saucers? we showed them to you last night and we got more photos again today. take a look at this. this was sent to us by eric from concord. looks like a ufo, right? >> yes. paula in san jose sent us photos as well. this is in the book, looks like a ufo. a lenticular cloud. there is a live look at the weather camera looking at the clouds out there. and when the moist air condenses it forms that kind of cloud. it is have dramatic this evening. we are seeing the moisture, now, it moves into the bay area from the south. livermore 78 degrees. sanfrancisco, in the middle 60s

panda. >> ryan: and laura? >> rids b, panda. >> ryan: we have two pandas. it is b.ho admitted this week that she had a fling with jay leno when she was 25 saying that she was a good kisser? >> ryan: 2-1 in the bout here. going down live. lawyer in the money chair, what did you say? >> b, kathy lee gifford. >> ryan: nathan? >> d, sharon osbourne. >> ryan: we have a d and a c. what's correct? sharon osbourne is right. nathan out in front, by two. >> ryan: laura trying to catch up. nathan hits a doubler, stop the bout clock right there. that makes it two-point question, laura. if you get it wrong he will get double the points f you answer it correctly you will get double the points. you can also double back. five seconds to make your choice. start the bout clock. >> i think i'm going to double back. >> ryan: doubling back! four-point question. nathan you're forced to answer this. five seconds. how confident are you? >> pretty confident. >> ryan: okay. >> i said d, salzburg. >> ryan: is it d? he gets the four points, it is. inside 200 seconds, questions are worth two po

the panda's obviously more important. this is breaking news from the national zoo here in washington. officials say there the 2-week-old giant panda cub is a girl. she's described as being healthy and active. we're so happy about that. >>> senator republican leader mitch mcconnell got his shares of shachallenges in washington e syria, health care reform and the budget. he's got challenges back home. he's facing two political opponents. democratic candidate allison lund renn grimes and matt blevin. he is trying to knock mcconnell out in the gop primary. since bevan entered the race in july, the two men have traded multiple attack ads. bevan labeling mcconnell a career politician. keep in mind, it's rare for races to get this ugly this early. the kentucky gop primary won't take place until next may. matt bevin joins me now. thank you for being on the program. >> pleasure to be here. >> mitch mcconnell has not staked out his position on syria. a lot of people are chalking that up to the fact that you are challenging him. if

a on-year-old giant panda from san diego. congratulations! >> maury is not seen at the zoo. trading is underway after a nasdaq glitch left investors unable to see quotes from bay area companies because of an outage on the server. trading continues but investor could not see the quotes for companies with simples from pc to sbz including zynga. another glitch halted trading for three hours the find out how the nasdaq is going. >>the top education folks things he could have the answer to teens would fall asleep in class. education secretary duncan says districts should consider pushing back the first bell in starting school later, especially high school. the later start could help teens get the sleep they need from classroom saying the decision is up to individual schools but he is urging superintendents to consider research that suggests well rested kids are better students. >> the company behind the popular cake cups is brewing up a new offering: soup. green mountain roasts is everyone paing with campbell to release new cups t

. >> plus, who is your daddy is in the panda's daddy, anyway. the smithsonian making revelations about a two-week old panda cub. >>> a popular piece of fruit being blamed for causing burns on several california girls. we'll explain what happened. >> at 4:12 time to take a look at afternoon commute this, is skyway in downtown sab fran. -- san francisco. it's bumper to bumper and not a heck of a lot better going towards 101 south. >>> google asking a judge to stap a standing lawsuit it does the scanning to determine which ads to show you on the browser. google says users should expect and plaintiffs it violates state and federal privacy and wire tapping laws. abc 7 news david louie was in court today and will have a live report coming up at 5:00. >> the battle for china's smart phone market heats up, yahoo unveils a new logo. >> emily chang joins with us today's after the bell report. hi, emily. >> well, chinese smart phone maker beats apple to the punch. the company outsells apple in china with smart phones will offer a television that connects t

right now there are less than 2,000 giant pandas in the wild. >> see how big the diapers are on the pandas? if you thinking of heading to the beach or this or, we have a big head's up. at 5:00, the trouble you could find yourself in before you release the danger. >> water main break turned homes and streets into lakes with the mounting cost months after it happened to repair the damage. >> this tremendous cost to california of truants [ hans ] toaster strudel! [ angelic music plays ] don't overthink it. [ hans ] warm, flakey, gooey. toaster strudel! faster than kenny can dodge a question. honey, how'd that test go? [ female announcer ] in just 60 seconds, you've got snack defying, satisfying mmm. totino's pizza rolls. mm-hmm. hmm. [ female announcer ] zero to pizza. pronto. now in two bold new flavors! >> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> hope you had a great week. thank you for start your day with us. >> it feels like fall out there especially because there is aibility of moisture. >> remember last friday and thursday we talked about wet weather last night throug

cam which lets everybody check in on the new baby giant panda is going to be turned off. >> he's right there. >> reporter: tian tian, the sire of the new panda baby gave quite a show to national zoo visitors today as he humbered toward them and stuffed bam -- lumbered toward them and stuffed bamboo leaves into his mouths. >> he's precious. >> reporter: a lot of the visitors changed their plans today so they didn't miss out. >> we were fearful the shutdown would happen. so we planned our day at the zoo today because we weren't sure where tomorrow holds. >> our very first trip to washington. we've changed plans to make sure we might see all the things that might close. >> reporter: what about the  animals? will sloth bears get their mealworms to eat? will the elephants, cheetahs and zebras get fed? yes, of course. >> the animal staff is considered essential. the animals will get fed, framed and cleaned up after. >> reporter: but the rest of the staff, those in food service, people in maintenance or parking, guest services and exhibits all will be furloughed. >> that's sad because the c

great >> coming up next, the update o the national zoo's baby panda.ofo the first win of the season? why rg3 thinks they are on then verge of a victory.tory >> we're expecting temperatures ini the 70s this afternoon and a should be some afternoon after sunshine.hi i'll have the details on your friday forecast and the weekend forecast and steve hershorn will have your traffic.  >> here's your live look thisur morning -- >> lovely. >> yeah?ea >> yeah, i think it is ross ros lynn. and we can see the air forceir for memorial.ri >> a nice start to the day, a, cool start to the day we'll have more on that in a moment from f tucker. >> meanwhile, we are getting --- >> oh! oh! look at that! t so cute!so >> we're getting another look at the national zoo baby panda here. the cub is now three pounds and a little more than 14 inches long.long zoo vet said her heart and lungn sound very healthy. her eyes will not open for an r while yet. wh il>> i love this!his! >> adorable! >> did you see the one the otheh day curled up with mama?am that was the best

be able to check on the panda cub. social security, medicare, and unemployment payments will still be made on time. your mail will still be delivered. control and tsa employees would also stay on the job, allowing airports to stay open. metro would continue running its normal service, but if ridership falls below certain levels, some changes would be required. we will continue tracking all the developments on capitol hill and how it will affect your life . we wearing any new stories as and weppen on wjla.com will have the latest on abc 7 news tonight at 11:00. rolloutrow's critical of the new health-care exchanges , they are aimed at the 38 million americans who are uninsured or underinsured. in the price of premiums and adoptable's. experts say that everyone should take a look, even those who are happy with their current plan. able to compare what you could get on the exchange with what you're getting for your employer. >> those who sign up by december 14 will have covered starting on january 1. you have until the end

cam. >> and helps set up some ads that you, mhp can run against the pandas. >> republicans hate pandan the adorable care act. >> it's black and white! >> like the president! >> what?! >> okay. >> give that panda a black and white cookie. i think we did four panda jokes. >> we did it. now we're done. >> here's the facts. there's a lot of talk about how john boehner needs the republican caucus and he has to satisfy the tea party. that's not literally true in terms of the house vote. all he needs is 17 republicans to come along for a bipartisan funding bill. what is that funding bill? well, it's a continuing resolution, that's why they call it a cr, which means it's not actually an annual budget, it won't actually solve these problems. it's a band-aid for six weeks and we can replay this whole thing over, because that's what the republicans have been pushing. and what is the funding levels? these are the sequester level funding cuts, as many members of the house, democratic side, were saying last night in the debate. what does that tell us about the standoff? republicans won. they beat o

what it looks like for a panda cub to learn to crawl. that's coming up after the break. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] it's time healthy gets a dose of happy. new yoplait greek. bye-bye, stir. so long, sour. hello, happy. it's time to lick the lid again. ♪ >>> a propane tank explosion at a u-haul facility. no one was hurt. crews are putting water on the tank to cool it while the propane runs out. of course, we do have a crew on scene, and we will update you at 5:00. >> we want to leave you with a giant dose of panda. i know you love it. >> you remember bambi tried to walk on ice. this giant panda cub is sort of doing the same, except she's trying to take her first step. she was born in july, and her caretakers seem to think she's strong enough to actually walk, but it looks more like she's crawling around. >> she can do anything she wants. >> she's just precious. now, she's the first cub born to her parents who were presented as goodwill gifts to taiwan of china. >> how is that on a cute factor? >> ten. have a great weekend. [telephone rin

. >> all right, this afternoon we are taking a live look at the panda cam.ohn -- mei xiang taking .ime with her new cups -- cub meanwhile, take a look at this pandemonium here in china. 14 panda cubs. they have these 14 little babies, and that is fantastic. >> can you imagine if you were in that room? awww. the weather is fantastic, great for a stroll. temperatures in the lower to middle 70's. tomorrow it will be mostly sunny, and we have full sunshine into the weekend. i do not know if you want to call it a boring forecast, but it is pretty good. >> [dramatic music] ♪ >> hey, oh! hey! what up, man? hey, you all, what up? what up? what up? what up? what up? what up? what's happening? what up? what up, dog? what up, dog? [cheers and applause] >> there he is! >> hey, what's up? >> hey, what's up? >> come on. [cheers and applause] all right. okay. hello, and welcome to millionaire. today's first contestant is so full of life, he found out he passed the millionaire audition and didn't even walk over to the producer. he danced all the way over and been dancing ev

a live look at the panda cam. will it be a victim of a government shutdown? >> a school bus crash in maryland left several students -- and a woman airlifted. the bus was headed to ignore point in an suv hit it davis road this morning. the mostriver had significant injuries. is expected to be ok. the bus driver and some of the students were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. you will have to wait even longer if you want to take a road test. most until canceled october 11. about 800 customers will be affected by the change. the dmv flaming a staffing shortage. -- blaming a staffing shortage. the secretary of the army is about to sign off on strict new rules regarding tattoos and grooming for soldiers. under the new policy, new recruits will not be allowed to have tattoos that show below the elbow and knees or above the neckline. they will be required to pay for the removal that violates the policy. this is expected to be policy and 30-60 days. firstddict making his published comments since stepping down. making hisedict first published comments since st

i mean, it wasn't as if a female panda was out whooping it up with every panda bear in town.y much stuck with one suitor. but 16-year-old tian-tian was laying down on the job, but not with her. his big passion is bamboo. but when it comes to sex, well, "the new yorker" did a deliciously detailed article called "bears do it," but pandas in captivity often won't. the article quotes an expert calling tian-tian and mei xiang reproductively incompetent, saying she gets into the pancake position, flat on her stomach, legs outstretched. and rather than doing what you'd think he'd do naturally, he steps on to her back and stands there like a man who has just opened a large box from ikea and has no idea what to do next. eat the box is our guess. so, what do you do when your panda bear barely performs? you artificially inseminate. but for good measure, two pandas contributed to mei xiang's insemination. ti tian-tian and dow-gow, a romantic romeo who's never had his technique questioned out at the san diego zoo. so, who came through? they swabbed the cub's cheek to check the dna, and ju

that is a baby panda. it looks like it's got the shakes. it was born a few weeks ago at the national zoo in washington, d.c. it took a paternity test for the mom to fake out what that thing was! we'll be back. [ male announcer ] this is claira. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for her, she's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with her all day to see how it goes. [ claira ] after the deliveries, i was okay. now the ciabatta is done and the pain is starting again. more pills? seriously? seriously. [ groans ] all these stops to take more pills can be a pain. can i get my aleve back? ♪ for my pain, i want my aleve. [ male announcer ] look for the easy-open red arthritis cap. >>> our fourth story "outfront" exposing hundreds to hiv. tonight there's a sense of panic in a community outside of st. louis because a man told police he may have exposed 300 people to hiv. his name is david lee magnum, he arrested last month after his partner tested positive for the virus. "outfront" legal analyst pal callan. i

we e ear talking about the -- we're talking about baby panda at the national zoo. but mother and daughter are healthy and doing just fine. following chinese tradition, the baby panda will be named once it turns 100 days old nap will do it for this edition of al jazeera news. i'm in new york. thanks for watching. up next, real money with ali velshi. you can join us online on al jazeera.com. i'll talk to one regulator who did her job to keep your money safe and find out why what happened then can happen now. >>> plus i'll tell you what the fastest growing job category in america and why it not be for you. >>> and why tough times in emerging markets could spell trouble for small american businesses that we count on to build jobs. i'm ali velshi and this is real money. this is real money you're the most impor p

. >> that is a great >> we are taking a live look at the national zoo's panda cam. they didn't have a name yet. this is just a picture of cuteness. if the federal government shuts down at midnight, it he panda cam will go dark here at the zoo will the close. the animals will be fed and cared for. >> he is just speechless. mouth open. let's talk about the weather. it is a great chance to go for a walk. temperatures in the 70's. the upcomingim for ramatic music] [cheers and applause] >> hey! hey. what up? what's up? oh-oh-oh-oh! hey, hey, hey, hey! what's good? >> hi. >> hi, loren. come here. how you doing? [cheers and applause] yeah. hello! and welcome to millionaire. we got a big show for y'all today. back by popular demand, it's double money week! [cheers and applause] yeah. every day, contestants have a chance to earn double the amount of cash on just one question. and there's nothing i love more than kicking it off this week with a 24-year-old grad student who could really use the dough. from ithaca, new york, show some love for loren loiacono. what's up? [cheers

. >>> panda cubs hanging out together. they were artificially bred and this is their public debut. they were born within the last three months and said to be all doing very well. the breeding reserve does rent the pandas to foreign zoos for a million dollars a piece. >>> finally the muppets have taken manhattan and conquered space and now they're heading to the smithsonian. more than 10 arrived at the museum of american history. the family of muppet creator jim henson made the donation. the group that includes miss piggy will join oscar the grouch who was hanging out,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >>> coming up next on the light show with david letterman. cher. thanks for joining us. .

the national zoo announced today that the panda cub born two weeks ago is in fact a girl.ss it's not always that easy to tell. sometimes it takes a little while. another thing we did not know who is the father of this blob that one day will be a very cute panda. the reason this was in question, two different male pandas were used as donors to artificially inseminate the mother. so the zoo had to conduct a paternity test. it confirmed the father is a 16-year-old panda and long-time resident of the national zoo. in keeping with tradition, the cub's name will be announced 100 days after her birth. >>> it's been 761 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? private employers added 176,000 jobs last month. this is a good sign. economists estimated employers added about 185,000 jobs last month. >>> now the fifth story, the real truth about striking syria. it might be about iran. some say if the president does not act now after laying out his red lines, iran will be emboldened and plow ahead with building a nuclear bomb. others say if he do

these are real panda cubs. they were brought together for the first time since their birth.hey were artificially bred in china. they are being raised in two delivery rooms. at the taipei zoo, the giant panda cub has grown three teeth. she's getting bigger every day. remains happy next to her overprotective mother. >> so cute. >> she's been watching this video all day. >> good night. >>> on the broadcast tonight, under siege. now in its third day, dozens are dead. and tonight the fbi is looking into reports americans are among the attackers. >>> also tonight, beating cancer. a team effort works the best. doctors say it's almost as important as the medicine itself. >>> also cleared for takeoff. big changes are coming in terms of the devices we're allowed to use while in the air. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. it's been hard to know what exactly has been happening inside an upscale shopping mall in