roosevelt leftwich with the story. what happened? >> reporter: the state of maryland stands to lose tens of millions of dollars in taxes and other revenue if the continues for several weeks but the most visible evidence is at the nation's front door the monuments and museums along the national mall. thousands were turned away from "the new york the most popular attraction as the world war ii memorial, a group of veterans from mississippi, who flew here just to see it, refused to be turned away and stormed the barricades. >> it makes you feel good to get the gates open for us. >> overall more than $300 million a day is being lost in taxes in cities and states because of the shutdown. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> fort mchenry remains shut down. a ranger says visitors are really missing out. >> people come here for inspiration, to learn about their history. it's the great value of the national parks in our country. >> he was newly hired in 1995 during the last shutdown. that one lasted 21 days. >>> the shut outer loop now even imp

roosevelt leftwich has details. what is the guy saying. >> reporter: you know, when a building likes capitol goes on lock -- like the capitol goes on lock down it affects thousands of people and one affect was the guy who owns this business. steve cook is the president of northeastern supply i side the rayburn house office building meeting with a congressman. while outside the driver of the black car led capitol police and secret service on the chase from the white house to the capitol building. cook says everyone d to shelter in place while authorities sorted out what was going on. >> we were probably there for 20 minutes and heard sirens and things going off. someone stuck their head in andsaid we are on lockdown, you know you are going to be here a while. >> reporter: cook says he meets with the congressman once a year to talk about issues affecting the industry. the woman from connecticut was shot dead and her one-year-old child inside the car was taken to a hospital where the child remains this morning. reporti

roosevelt leftwich is live with details on the continuing find. >> reporter: fur looking to buy a handgun or rifles in maryland, most of the gun stores we checked with say they are sold out as people rushed to buy the weapons before the law took effect. it took effect today to buy a handgun starting today, buyers need proof they have been through firearms training unless abought a gun before and have to be finger printed and pay a licensing fee. gun sales through the roof for the past year, supporters say the law will keep everyone safer from gun violence, opponents say this is an attempt to take guns away from law abiding citizens. >> they are afraid they are going to lose their rights to own a gun. >> it's a systematic approach to disarmament. it's a systematic approach to tell folks guns are bad.

roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. to read information about the laws going in the effect today, go to our web sites, abc2news.com, we have everything detailed for you, again, abc2news.com. >>> back in a bit. ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good for me around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of craving something that i can't have ♪ ♪ turn around barbara ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ try new fiber one cinnamon coffee cake. a rare tornados in washington state forcing workers to take cover quickly. the wind and rain was so hard workers thought the equipment was blowing around. the twisting formation of the clouds was a tornado. it tore off part of a roof of the building. uprooting trees. thankfully, no injuries were reported. >>> that's good news. they had it all yesterday. talking with winter weather, spring weather, summer weather, flooding, it was across the board. we have been calm, we are nice and dry, the most powerful ra

roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> law carrying the name of grace is taking affect today. she took her life after receiving on line threats. it's going to make on line crime of a child, making it illegal. ray rice and chris tia lobbied for the bullying law. death of heather five years ago prompted her law banning cell phones while behind the wheel of a law. a truck drive was texting while behind the wheel. another law impacting drivers is taking effect. if you are not buckled up, you will get stopped and it's going to cost you. you can get a ticket of $50 for not wearing a seat belt. police say for those unbuckled with a seat belt, you are now suspectable to being stopped as a primary offense. headed for them, they didn't know it was coming. cleaning up pieces of the roof and debris. yesterday morning had to run for cover. >> i think the end is near. i >> it ripped the roofing off of a business across the street and boeing plant nearby. the national weather service confirmed this was a tornado. that is unusual. >>> a tornado could happen anywhere when the conditions are fa

roosevelt leftwich is live this morning in aberdeen with the details.han ripken's other brush with trouble a year ago. >> reporter: yes. in fact police just believe the iron man's mother was just in the wrong place at the wrong time this time around. it happened late tuesday afternoon here at the nbrs bank branch here when police say a man came up to vi ripken and demanded her car at gunpoint. mrs. ripken hit the panic button on the key fob and the guy walked away but not before it was caught on a camera. police don't think it's connected to her abduction last year. that suspect is still at large but one officer saw something in the atm photo that helped police catch this guy. >> the physical description not really consistent with what we were looking at last year. >> reporter: vi ripken was not harmed. in fact she helped police give a description of the guy who tried to rob her. reporting live, roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> a deal appears to be in the works and end to the government standoff between republicans and democrats, it may soon be over f

reporting live, roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >>> coming up, it is the 5k for jk.te trooper jackie kline is recovering after being hit by a car during a traffic stop earlier this month. because of her love of running there is a 5k run to help raise money to pay for her hospital bills. it will be held in sykesville where she and other troopers trained. it will be held on november 10, starting at 10:00 in the morning. >>> all right, well, he is known as board walk elvis. you have probably seen him if you have been in ocean city before. since the 1960s, you have seen norman peddling around ocean city. and he was hit by a car riding his bike over the weekend. he is okay but his bike is broken. so the community is coming together. ocean city, dj batman and ocean 98 raised enough money to buy norman a new electric bike. it only took 30 minutes for them to do that. there he is. we'll be right back. they say no good deed goes unpunished. and some days it seems true. but we keep on doing the things that matter& like buying new raspberry 5 hour energy. from now to the end of

abc2's roosevelt leftwich has more. >> roxy wants to be treated kindly and have her belly rubbed -- oftenwhen she came to the humane society she was emaciated. despite what happened to her, she's loving and with make a great family pet. the cost to restore her and others, is part of why you need people to come out to dog fest. >> a lot of times they need medical care, sometime has large amount. we will get them the care they need. it can be thousands and thousands of dollars to take care of them. ed every animal gets fully vaccinated, spayed and neutered and a mi cree chip. >> reporter: this is a chance for people to not only help out but have fun with their own dog and moat some of the well trained animals up for adoption. because of the state's law, a lot of the breeds are pitbulls or pitbull mixes. they are hard to adopt out. what is cuter than a pitbull in a tutu. >> we do our best to get them ready for a home. we have two part-time trainers. they work almost every single day with each of the dogs trying to get them to learn basic commands. we can't run without the count support. we w

roosevelt leftwich is live to explain. what is this all about? >> this is for people that feel vulnerable at outdoor places. the american civil libertiesunian says such a law would push them out of the city entirely. >> i'm already in a wheelchair. i gave my life. if they eliminate that they are going to hurt a lot of people. >> it is your freedom to be in the public area. there are some -- also some protections we should have from people boeing being aggressive or in our face. >> the proposal is expected to go to the council's judiciary committee sometime next week. reporting live, roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >> what do you think? is it a good solution? if approved will it make you feel safer? join the conversation on facebook. >>> another crash involving delegate don dwyer but we're told this one was not his fault. it happened yesterday morning at route 100 in pasadena. police say the driver tried to make a lefthand turn at a red light into the path of dwyer's car. dwyer was just sentenced to 60 days in jail for operating a boat under the in

roosevelt leftwich is live in baltimore with the details. we understand advocates are celebrating the day, opponents say they will continue fighting. >> it's going to be an interesting day for a lot of folks, if you are going to purchase a handgun, -- the law goes in to effect today as you mentioned to buy a handgun today, buyers will need proof they have been through firearms training. they will have to be finger printed and pay a licensing fee and restrictions on rifles and magazines. gun sales through the roof for the past year. the law will keep everyone safer from give up violence , opponents say this is an attempt to take guns away from law-abiding citizens. >> they are afraid they are going to lose their rights to own a gun. >> it's a systematic approach to disarmament. >> i have never been prouder to be maryland until the day this passed. i feel safe knowing my children aren't going to live in a state where the best law in the country for gun violence exists. >> gun sales in the state have been so big the state police are still deali

roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> several other laws take effect in maryland, one of them is talking on your cell phone while driving. before, it was only a secondary offense, now if an officer catches you, you are going to get a ticket. the law got support from the family of heather, she was killed by a truck driver who was texting while behind the wheel. >>> if you are not buckled up for the morning commute you can get stopped and it's going to cost you. get a $50 ticket for not wearing a seat belt. if you are driving anyone under the age of 16, you are responsible for the fine. your child must have a proper safety seat. >>> a live look, across the inner harbor, a consistent run of events the past several days. beautiful weather. lynette, are we going to keep this up? >> unfortunately, i know you like the dry weather, but we need the wet weather. i will tell you the next chance for rain coming up. >>> if you are traveling up to harford, 95, nice and clear. one of the big sticking noints washington now, how will this affect you? if you are uninsured you have from now until the end o

. >> teen coverage continues from roosevelt leftwich from a man who was there at the time what is heing about the event. >> reporter: when the building like the capitol building goes on lock down thousands are affected. one of the people affected is the man who owns this business. steve cook is president of northeastern supply and was inside the rayburn house office building meeting with a congressman at the time while on the outside the driver of the black car led capitol police and secret service on the chase to the capitol building. cook says everyone had to shelter in place while authorities sorted out what was going on outside. >> we move from the outer office to a inner office and shut the doors and blinds down doors clock. >> was not afraid i felt very secure and they got it under control quickly. >> reporter: now cook says he meets with the congressman once a year or so to talk about the your ice -- issues affecting his industry. reporting live, roosevelt leftwich. >>> the government shut down continues forcing thousands out of work. meanwhile elected leaders are being paid.

roosevelt leftwich joins with us more. >> reporter: it was no end in sight, many things are shut down most visibilityible monuments and museums along the national maw. thousands of school groups were turned away from the memorials yesterday, since all of them are closed. a group of veterans however from mississippi who came up on an honor flight to visit the world war ii memorial refused to be turned away and they went past the barricades. ;oubÑ >> it makes you feel p[2 good that they got the gates open for us. >> reporter: meantime more than 800,000 federal workers are out of work. everyone from park rangers that would be at that memorial to defense department contractors overall more than $300 million a day is being lost in taxes in cities and states because of this shutdown. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> hyundai is offering a deeper discount of payments for federal workers. if they are affected by the shutdown hyundai owners could stop making car payments for as long as the shutdown keeps them out of work. the company is also running an october promotion that would allow furlo

roosevelt leftwich is live this morning with a preview. >> reporter: the president will take the case to end the government shutdown here to rockville. here's going to come to this place right here. this m. louise construction is the asphalt plant for the company. the baltimore based business is one of the largest minority and woman owned construction firms in our area. obama's press secretary jay carney says the company is an example of a business that's grown in recent years because interest rates have been low and businesses have been able to borrow money cheaply to expand. yesterday the president met with leaders to find common ground on the budget but there was no progress at that meeting. the obama administration says it fears that if the shutdown continues for any length of time, the government may default on the debt ceiling in two weeks. well if that all happens it would harm small businesses in the long-term. they employ about 200 people and does millions of dollars in business. the company paised thousands of mile -- paved thousands of miles of roads and highways. the type

national parks and open air memorials but as roosevelt leftwich is here to tell you that didn't stop the veterans. rosy? >> reporter: many things have shut down. the most visible are the monuments and museums along the natural mall. thousands of out of town tourists and local school groups were turned away from the smithsonian and lincoln memorial and world world war ii memorial as well. a group of veterans from mississippi refused to be turned away and went past the barricades. >> it makes you feel good that they get the gates open for us. >> reporter: antime more than 800,000 federal workers are out of work, everyone from park rangers on the mall to defense contractors. overall more than $300 million a day is lost in taxes being paid to cities and states because of the shutdown. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> the shutdown will impact some sporting events this weekend. the department of defense says all intercollegiate athletic competitions at service academies are suspended. that means the navy/air force football game may not happen this weekend. it was supposed to be a nationa

reporting live, abc2 news roosevelt leftwich. >>> well a young father is dead and a 20-year-old may spend 20 years in jail for texting while behind the wheel. texting while driving caused elizabeth meyers to hit and kill jonathan roberts. the state's attorney office gathered enough evidence to charge meyers with the crime. >> there was an eyewitness who saw her with her hands on the wheel and the other hand with the phone raised up and texting. there's also evidence phone records which indicate she was texting at the time. >> jonathan roberts of virginia was killed and meyers faces 6 charges including text messages while driving. according to online records the trial is set for february of next year. >>> police say speed was factor in a crash in howard county. the single car crash happened at southbound route 29 and old columbia road last night. investigators say a toyota drove off the road on the side of the road and overturned. investigators say the driver who was not wearing a seat belt is responsible because of the speed. >>> a state trooper is in critical condition this morning. 24-y

roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> overshadowed by the events yesterday congressional republicans andocrats continued their war of words over the government shut down. president obama got involved too. taking his message to rockville where the commander in chief appeared to be in campaign mode. >> the longer this goes on, the worst it will be. worse it will be. >> the president lashed out at repubs cans demanding they -- republicans demanding they vote on a big with no strings attached and the treasury department is warning of a economic catastrophe if congressfails to raise the debt element allowing the government to borrow money to pay the bills. stock market slid with the dow dropping 700 points in two weeks. and house republicans insist they are working to get the job done. >> because there is aninsistence of no noxs and no talking my way or the highway we are here. >> house members voted to reopen parts of the government including the national parks and cans are research but continue to -- cancer -- cancer research but continue to demand changes to the health care law and democra

rows velt left -- roosevelt leftwich is live. this is huge. >> reporter: it is.some of the first stores opened but when the rest open up tuesday afternoon it will bring suburban shopping right into the heart of the east side. now the 105 million dollar shops at canton's crossing is the first development of its kind on this side of town. it will be about 30 different shops and restaurants including big box stores like target and dsw and old navy. there's some room for a lot of smaller even local businesses about 2/3 of the business have opened up with the rest opening up over the next few weeks or so. the city and developers are hoping this center will help bridge the gap between the growth of neighborhood and homes and the need for quality shopping in the city n a preview last week the developers said it will create hundreds of brand new jobs for city residents. >> we created a town square that will have a lot of the smaller tenants and many of

reporting live roosevelt leftwich abc2 news. >> we have photos from the scene and you can find them throughslide show at our website abc2news.com. we will have more as it becomes available. >>> overshadowed by the events yesterday congressional republicans and democrats continued the war of words over the government's shut down. president obama got involved too taking his meage to rockville where the commander in chief appeared to be in campaign mode. >> the longer this goes on the worst it will be.

roosevelt leftwich is there and joins us live with a preview of what is to be expected for people in the city. >> reporter: yes. canton crossing on boston street near the first mariner tower, you can so the stores out here something that this side of town has not seen in a long time. suburban convenience right in the heart of the city. 105 million dollar project is the first development of its kind on this side of town. there will be about 30 different shops and restaurants here including big anchor stores like target and dsw shoes and old navy and other places. there's a lot of room for small are local businesses to get ahold of. 2/3 of the businesses have opened with the rest opening up over the next few weeks or so. the city and developers are hoping this center will help bridge the gap between the growth of neighborhoods and homes and need for quality shopping in the city in a preview last week, developers told us the shopping center will create hundreds of new jobs for city residents. now once again some of the businesses have opened up. this little block right here. the dsw and

reporting live, roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >>> week two of the government shutdown, u.s. markets are feeling the effects and the dow fell 106 points and now we're 10 days away from possibly a bigger problem, with the familiar name. the fiscal cliff. you will recall congress and president barack obama have been here before. tussling over increasing government spending limits. in august of 2011, the u.s. found itself in a familiar situation. the credit rating was downgraded by standard and poor's and also the dow dropped 600 points in a single day and a huge hit was felt by 401k's and college savings plans. so how does the president describe what would happen this time? >> in spain, catastrophic. chaos. here are some of the more polite words. and warren buffett likened the problem to a bomb. >> and the white house is can loog at the republicans not taking the debt ceiling seriously and playing with fire. and the president will not negotiate a bill to pass on the debt ceiling while speaker john boehner says the president wants to unconditionally have the surrender of republi

reporting live in rockville, roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> as megan just said the president mete top four congressional leaders at the white house. trying to find a way to get out of this stalemate for the continued government shutdown. we learned last night the hour long meeting didn't produce any real solutions with house speaker john boehner saying the president onlyants a straight budget with no proposals involving the health care law. harry reid said he and fellow democrats are through playing the little games end quote. the president says he will not negotiate with republicans until they agree to fund the government with no strings attached adding that he blames speaker boehner for the continued stalemate. >> the only thing that's stopping them is that john boehner right now has not been willing to say no to a faction of the republican party that are willing to burn the house down because of an obsession over my health care initiative. >> and what proved to be one of the more bizarre turns on the house floor wednesday. california democrat george miller repeatedly accused t

abc2 news roosevelt leftwich is live this morning. >> reporter: the asphalt plant of m. lewis construction in rockville. it's one of the largest women owned and minority owned businesses in the state. now obama's press secretary jay carnie says that the company is an example of a business that has grown in recent years because interest rates have developed and been very low and businesses have been able to borrow money cheaply to expand. the president met with congressional leaders today to find common ground but there was no problem at the meet -- progress at the meeting. if the shutdown continues for any length of time and the government detalls on the debt ceiling in two weeks it would harm small business. massachusetts lou's employs about -- m. louise employs about 200 people. the company saved thousands of miles of road and highways and does a lot of very big projects in maryland and other states. they are the type of projects that could be put on hold by state and local government if the states do put the projects on hold because of no money coming from the federal

roosevelt leftwich is live with what we need to know. how does it look out there? >> reporter: the water has been stopped. but if you take a look behind me here, you can still see the crews are on the scene. and that this chunk of this road is closed and it is not exactly what you would call clear. the water is coming out of the pipe, the 24-inch main burst in spectacular fashion with water shooting into the sky on putty hill avenue. and baltimore city water was out here quickly. and worked for most of the day rerouting the water and repairing the damaged line. but what remains is well, some brown water coming out of the faucet. and for many people, they just say that is just

roosevelt leftwich. >> if you need help selecting and planting trees, a certified arborist can give you guidance. check with the international society of agriculture. once you gather the location, call 811 to schedule an underground safety inspection. also, avoid planting trees that would grow large under power lines and fruit trees should not be plant nor the avenuement because fruit will stain. >>> the law that was hard are on her. >> and sor re to break the news. your mom doesn't make the best lasagna, at least one man thinks so. why his cheesy dish may be at the top of the list. oq3e!tk0 >>> 19-year-old caitlyn hunt ac sheriff's deputy plea deal for having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old. >> hunt has always insisted the sex was consented. hunt said she was being targeted because she was in a same sex relationship. watch "20/20" tonight and keep it here for us. >> all new at 6:00, city police are working way too much and that comes at a cost, not just in money but the toll it's taking on your police department. and take that la crosse stick and stick it to sar coma. the woma

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2. >>> if you've been furloughed and use the train to get to work and don't want to pay for train trips to dc you're not using? marc train tickets are nonrefundable but you can get your money back on a weekly ticket. you have to mail it in on the friday the week before you plan to use it. they are nonrefundable based on the number of unused days. >>> furloughed federal employees can buy or lease a new hyundai without pay for several months. >>> federal employees will be home from work again today without pay. people who work in public health and safety are exempt. however, there are a few jobs that may also surprise you that are on the list. almost 3,000 airplane safety inspectors could be furloughed. people who inspect food imports for the food and drug administration are out of the office right now. so are federal employees who issue auto recalls through the national highway traffic safety administration. >>> the shutdown could impact some of the weekend's sporting events. now you know it's getting serious. all athletic service competitions were suspended at ser

reporting live roosevelt leftwich abc2 news. >>> 5:34 and last night's public meeting on the harbor point was canceled because of the government shut down. councilman craft was set to host a presentation by the developer to talk about what's coming for harbor point. according to the published reports ground break something on hold and rest -- ground breaking is on hold. >>> we are told revenue at maryland live was up 58% from just a year ago. of course they added a new poker room so that would drive the traffic in. statewide you see it generated more than 65 million in the month of september alone. >>> to put food on the table for so many families who can't afford it. and today the maryland food bank will be honored for that. the comptroller will present a proclamation to the maryland food bank recognizing them for continuing the work to end hunger around the state. this is coming on the heels of a very successful campaign for hunger action month. beyond by other local leaders -- joined by other local leaders the presentation will be at the food bank on heal thorp farms road. the programs

abc2 news roosevelt leftwich will have more this morning coming up at 5:00. >>> president barack obamatiate with republicans. and there is other more catastrophic deadline approaching. abc2 news that ann bradley is in -- tahman bradley is in washington to explain. >> reporter: the government shutdown enters a third day after a meeting between president obama and congressional leaders yielded no sign of progress. >> we are cked in tight on obamacare. >> all we're asking for here is a discussion and fairness for the american people under obamacare. >> reporter: president obama says he won't negotiate with republicans until they agree to fund the government with no strings attached. and in an interview on cnbc the president blames speaker boehner for the stalemate. >> the only thing that's stopping them is the john boehner right now has not been willing to say no to a faction of the republican party that are willing to burn the house down because of an obsession over my health care initiative. >> reporter: outside washington, the shutdown is hurting hard working americans. and fort wayne,

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >>> republicans and democrats have not made any significant progress in getting the federal employees back to work or raising the debt limit. the plan by senate democrats to increase the government's borrowing ability by 1 trillion is drawing very little support from the g.o.p. and the white house is threatening to veto a proposal by republicans to create a working group. to tackle the deficit issue. >>> treasury secretary jack lous is expected to talk to members of congress to talk about raising the credit limit. he will likely reiterate his warning that the government is risking more than the credit rating if the debt ceiling is not increased. social security payments and veterans benefits could be in danger according to lou. that deadline is set to expire october 17. >>> president barack obama will nominate janet yellen to serve as the next chair of the federal reserve. the announcement will be made this afternoon. if yellen is confirmed by the senate she will be the first woman to head the central bank in its 100 year history. she currently serves

reporting live roosevelt leftwich. >>> a young father is dead and 20-year-old may spend 10 years in prison for texting behind the wheel. police say that the simple text message caused elizabeth meyers to cross route 3 and hit and kim another man. a 39-year-old named jonathan roberts who was on a motorcycle. the crash happened back in march. but the state's attorney's office gathered enough evidence to charge meyers. >> there was an eyewitness who saw her with her hand on the whole and the other hand with her phone raised up and texting and that he also evidence -- and there's also evidence phone records that she was texting at the time. >> john roberts was from virginia and killed in the crash. meyers faces 6 charges including text messaging while driving and according to online reports, a trial is now set for february of next year. >>> the teenage hit by a car and left forked it along liberty road three weeks ago is out of shock trauma. 18-year-old michael hatfield has long way to go. ness rehab learning to walk again. the woman police say hit him and left the scene is in custody this mor

for the latest on what the shutdown means for maryland here's roosevelt leftwich.you tell us? >> reporter: maryland is feeling it worse than many other states because thousands of federal workers live here. the state stands to lose tens of millions of dollars in taxes and other revenue. with no end in sigh

reporting live, roosevelt leftwich. >>> a live look across baltimore's inner harbor. continued run of great weather. some clouds as we moved into the afternoon hours but it was warm. could changes be on the way. >> yes change is on the way especially as we head towards the beginning of next week. because we are talking about tropical storm at least the remnants of a tropical storm. i will detail that later but let's talk about what's going on as you head out this morning. the temperatures once again on the mild side. we are at 67 degrees right now in stevensville and we are working with this morning we have patchy fog out there. frederick's temperature

reporting live, roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >>> an update on a man found dead in the harbor. city police have identified him as a 58-year-old named douglas page. he was found near the 800 block of south caroline street yesterday morning. police do not suspect foul play and they say page lived in the area. >>> and howard county, police are working to identify the body of a man found in lake elk horn. police say the person was found -- the body was found near the 2700 block of dock side lane yesterday morning. right now no signs of anything suspicious. the body has been sent to the medical examiner's office to determine the cause of death. we will keep you posted what they find. >>> three people are behind bars accused of human sex trafficking in two separate cases. craig anderson faces human trafficking and assault charges and police say he forced a 24- year-old woman into prostitution for close to two years and the woman managed to get to the sykesville fire station for help and identified anderson as a man taking her to different states having sex for money and it is back pa

roosevelt leftwich is live in canton and this is something people have been