is the author of "rita moreno, a memoir."o talk to you. >> thank you. >> i want to be here when i grow up. >> me, too. the final installment in the series, "latino americans," runs tonight on pbs. >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day: the first day of a federal government shutdown passed with hundreds of thousands of workers furloughed and numerous parks and agencies shuttered; congress remained deadlocked on a bill to reopen the government; and uninsured americans began signing up for health insurance under the affordable care act, but technical problems made for long waits. >> woodruff: online, even though the health care marketplaces are finally open, we know many of you still have a lot of questions. so, our health reporter put together a little cheat sheet: how to enroll, who's eligible, what kinds of plans are available, plus a look at the different types of state exchanges. you can find that on our homepage. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. and that's the newshour for tonight. on we

actress rita moreno has put her life story into a new book. ray suarez caught up with her yesterday. >> suarez: born rosita dolores alverio in small-town puerto rico in the midst of the great depression, moreno headed to work as an entertainer at 13 and was on broadway and in hollywood before she was 20. she was awarded the presidential medal of freedom by president george w. bush in 2004, and the national medal of the arts by president obama. the library of congress has called her a living legend. ♪ >> suarez: she is one of the few performers in history to win an emmy, a grammy, a tony and an oscar. now, after a long career and a long life, rita moreno can take the long view, and she does that in her new self-titled memoir. rita moreno, great to see you. >> you, too, ray! >> suarez: i sat down with moreno in washington. she says for today's rositas, breaking in is still hard. >> it's different. it's different, and it's better. but, you know, i have to say-- and i'm quoting ricardo montalban, who really said it best a number of years ago, but i

. >> ifill: plus, ray suarez sits down with entertainment legend rita moreno as she looks back at the challenge of her first days as a performer. >> i wore too much makeup, and i did all of that "conchita lolita" stuff. you know, i wore very tight dresses and then would be offended when... when men would make remarks about me. >> woodruff: those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ >> moving our economy for 160 years-- b.n.s.f., the engine that connects us. >> the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: our lead story tonight: much of the federal government was dark after congress failed to agree on a stopgap funding bill. republicans refused to budge on their demands to

. >> y ni el cierre parcial del gobierno federal detuvo a rita moreno la legendaria actriz asistiÓ a en las que Él es cargado por sus guardaespaldas cruzando la muralla china ya que estÁ de gira en ese paÍs. >> y la famosa sala de conciertos de disney en los Ángeles celebrÓ su dÉcimo aniversario con artistas invitados. >> las estrellas desfilaron por la alfombra roja el director musical gustavo d y su esposa fueron parte del concierto y se emocionÓ al verlo. >>. >> (en inglÉs). >> soy una angelina de segunda generaciÓn y vengo aquÍ regularmente, me siento afortunada de estar viva y disfrutar de su mÚsica. >> por Último les tengo en exclusiva el adelanto de la pelÍcula con los actores... vea la nueva adaptaciÓn de esta clÁsica historia esta vez con increÍbles efectos. >> tm bueno como ven este segmento llegÓ una vez mÁs lleno de noticias del espectÁculo para ver mÁs recuerde entra todos los dÍas a primerimpacto.com asi que no se vaya que en solo minutos regreso con la informaciÓn del tiempo y ahora volvemos con ustedes ahÍ a los estudios. >> maravillosos resumen, gracias jackie te esp

descent received a star on the hollywood walk of fame this summer, jennifer lopez, rosario dawson, rita morenoew that one, didn't you? >> of course he did. >> maybe it's because we're in new york. jenny from the block is the most famous puerto rican to come out of the bronx and make it big in hollywood. she was also the first latina to earn $1 million for her role in selena. >> she was? >> yes. >> okay, good. back across to kath. >> from phoenix, which of the following hispanic musicians has not been inducted into the rock & roll hall of fame, jerry garcia, herman santiago, carlos santana or enrique iglesias? >> enrique iglesias. >> smart crowd over there. >> the hall of fame has inducted a ton of hispanic heavy hitters. carlos santana may be the most popular with his song "smooth as rock." >> love that song. back across to kath. >> remember we met this lovely lady earlier outside on our plaza. according to the u.s. census, how many people identifying themselves as hispanic live in the united states, 17 million, 24, 53 or 102 million? >> 24 million. >> more than that. you're going to love -- s