tahman bradley, abc news, washington. >> 4:39 this tuesday morning. what a difference we see from just yesterday morning to today. >> when i stepped outside the house, oh, i need to go in and get my sweatshirt. which i have here for jacqui. >> you need it today for sure. you could probably break out your leather, right? it is fall, we've been waiting more it. absolutely. temperatures will be comfortable this afternoon. we will make it up toward the 70-degree mark or so. but when we talk 20 degrees colder than this time yesterday, it really makes a difference. we will cloud cover in the region. you can see the cold front off the atlantic coast. we have an area of low-pressure associated with the remnants of karen and this is affecting us for the middle and latter part of the week. rainfall wise, we got quite a bit. much-needed rain in dulles. half an inch in fredricksburg. temperature wise, of 56 in d.c. hagerstown, 54 degrees. we will tell you more about what to expect in the forecast in a few minutes. let's get the latest on the roads with amanda at

the deadline to do that is october 17th meaning the shutdown could last for weeks, tahman bradley, abc news, washington. >> maryland's department of labor says it received 4,000 unemployment claims from federal workers tuesday. that's more than the state usually receives from all year from federal workers. and metro says ridership is down 22%. for now we'll continue the regular weekday schedule but each train will have fewer cars. >>> and despite the shutdown, the navy and air force game will go on this weekend in annapolis. that's because games are paid for with monies from sources outside congress' control. but that doesn't mean everything else in annapolis is operating normally. 60% of professors at the u.s. naval academy are civilians and they're furloughed. military teachers are filling in where they can but the school says that can't go on much longer. >>> a maryland mother who depend on wic are still getting that benefit. we checked with the state health department's website this morning and it tells us they are open for business. but some mothers are worried about the impact of the

live on capitol hill, tahman bradley abc news. >> reporter: when the building like the capitol goes onock down it affects thousands of people including a person from here in rosedale. now steve cook is president of northeastern supply company and was at the ray burn house office building in a meeting with congressman rube erstberger when this happened. the driver of the black car led police on the chase, cook says everyone had to shelter in place and authorities sorted out what was going on. >> we move from the outer to an inner office and shuts the doors blinds down. >> i was not afraid and felt secure in there. seemed like they got it under control quickly. >> reporter: cook says he meets with ruppe erstberger once a year to talk about what's affecting his industry. authorities are investigating exactly what the motive may have been behind this. reporting live, roosevelt leftwich. >>> a live look across baltimore's inner harbor. a 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

tahman bradley, abc news. >> three-time indianapolis 500 winner dario frankitti is in the hospital thishurt in a serious crash. and we have some cell phone video that captured it up close. [yelling] this happened during the final lap of the race in houston. his car launched into the barricade as you saw, just shattered into pieces. 13 spec spectators were hurt. he suffered a concussion, spinal fractures, and a broken ankle. he does not, despite all those injuries, require any surgery. >> 5:50 is your time. and it's national fire prevention week. and today, d.c. fire and ems employees will be handing out and installing free smoke detectors. they'll visit several neighborhoods and more than 93,000 single family homes in d.c. who are eligible to receive a free smoke detector. coming up on 6:00 here, what some of the nation's largest youth sports organizations are doing to tackle youth concussions. >> plus, how a 9-year-old boy managed to sneak onto a flight from minneapolis to las vegas without a ticket. >> and even barbie has to obey the law. find out why police ticketed the driver of thi

>> abc's tahman bradley, live for us in washington this morning. thank you. >>> new developments in the other controversy hitting the white house, the nsa spy scandal. the nsa is denying an italian news agency reporting that it spied on cardinals at the vatican as they gathered to select the pope. earlier, catholic leaders had said they were not worried about the news reports. >>> and the head of the agency says it's not true that the nsa tapped into the data centers of google and yahoo! general keith alexander said the nsa does not have access to google or yahoo! servers. >>> we're following breaking news from austin, texas, where it's been a dark and dangerous night. >> heavy rains triggering power outages, road closures and at least 11 emergency water rescues. crews struggled to reach one woman who had gone into labor. at least six inches of rain has fallen overnight in some areas. today, that fierce storm front is now on the move. accuweather meteorologist jim dickey with the forecast. >> good morning, john and diana. happy halloween. unfortunately, a rain-filled

new jersey. you can see it nearly came to the top of that street sign. >> and damaged homes, including these at ortley beach. that's where abc's tahman bradley is live for us. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning, diana. good morning, john. here at ortley beach, they're still rebuilding. this boardwalk here is new. and the sand behind me, brought in to protect buildings from rising water. all along the east coast, there's a lot of signs of progress. but a lot left to do. one year after sandy's fury, on the east coast, recovery. and the sea port is open for business, after the storm shut down 75% of the businesses. the storm shut down 85% of the businesses. on long beach, new york, there's a new 2.2-mile boardwalk, made of hardwood and concrete. it's supposed to survive the next storm. >> we made progress over the last year. but that means nothing if you're not one of the people back in their home. >> reporter: many are still rebuilding. still suffering. sandy caused $65 billion in property damage. new rules put in place after hurricane katrina to prevent waste and fraud have slowed the flow of funds. residents like patrick, say th

abc's tahman bradley. >> reporter: this morning, new promises from the obama administration, which is hard at work trying website. the president speaking in massachusetts, defended the affordable care act. >> i take full responsibility for making sure it gets fixed asap. and we are going to see it through. >> reporter: holly ferris is one of the millions of americans to visit healthcare.gov since its october 1st launch. after waiting 4 1/2 hours, she successfully enrolled. >> it can be done, yes. >> you're here to prove it. >> i'm living proof. but i'm a stubborn person. >> reporter: but holly's experience is not the norm. many who logon are greeted with error messages and delays. on capitol hill, the woman who human services secretary, kathleen sebelius, got grilled. >> we're working day and night and will continue until it's fixed. >> reporter: sebelius promises that the health care marketplace will be fully functional by the end of november. in the meantime, 15 million americans may lose the cheap policies they currently have because under the affordable care act, companies are required to provide mor

. >> abc's tahman bradley is joining us from washington with how those talks turned out. >> reporter: the good news is, all of the key players here in washington are talking again. the bad news, they're not any closer to striking a deal. the government shutdown enters a third day after a meeting between president obama and congressional leaders yielded no sign of progress. >> we are locked in tight on obama care. >> all we're asking for here is a discussion and fairness for the american people under obama care. >> reporter: president obama says he won't negotiate with republicans until they agree to fund the government with no strings attached. in an interview on cnbc, the president blames speaker boehner for the stalemate. >> the only thing that's stopping it is 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. in ft. wayne, indiana, the reid family is awaiting final approval for an

new talks are scheduled. >> the republicans are set to try a plan that would fund only certain parts of the government. abc's tahman bradley is live at the capitol for us this morning. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning, diana and john. there's no sign of compromise here on capitol hill. and it doesn't look like anything is going to get done. in fact, both sides are bracing for this shutdown to go on for a while. meanwhile, the public is fed up. the government shutdown enters its second day with no end in sight. across the country, anger is growing. >> i think it's crazy. i think the whole holding the government hostage over obama care is ridiculous. >> a bunch of jerks running the show up there. >> reporter: 800,000 federal workers will stay home again today without pay. about 6,700 of them civilian workers at this military base in central new jersey. >> they told us until further notice, you know, you're furloughed. when we call you, come on back in. >> reporter: local officials are worried about the economic impact. >> as these people start losing their paychecks, they're not going to spend the money in tow

new car, for now. >> i believe these budget talks should include discussions about raising the debt ceiling. the deadline do that is october 17, meaning the shutdown could last for weeks. tahman bradley, abc, washington. >> today is the last day workers >> today is the last day workers can get free duringers. furloughed government workers can get a free burger today from 11:00 in the morning to 1:00 in the afternoon, and again from 5:00 to 7:00. you will need to show your government id. >> coming up later today, the government is set to release the annual holiday forecast. we will see how the government shutdown will affect spending for the holiday season. >> the shutdown is putting millions of jobs in jeopardy in the defense industry. >> let's go to bloomberg headquarters in new york. good to see you, lin that. >> good to see you, as well. talk about the shutdown continues to dominate action on wall street. the hardest hit biby all the shutdown, a professor at nyu says there is an estimated 7 million jobs tied to defense and the sikorsky aircraft business makes black hawk helicopters. as many as 5,000 jobs or more will be furloughs. and, nsc technologies provides skilled workers. the com

. >> abc's tahman bradley is joining us from washington with how those talks turned out. >> reporter: the good newshington are talking again. the bad news, they're not any closer to striking a deal. the government shutdown enters a third day after a meeting between president obama and congressional leaders yielded no sign of progress. >> we are locked in tight on obama care. >> all we're asking for here is a discussion and fairness for the american people under obama care. >> reporter: president obama says he won't negotiate with republicans until they agree to fund the government with no strings attached. in an interview on cnbc, the president blames speaker boehner for the stalemate. >> the only thing that's stopping it is 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. in ft. wayne, indiana, the reid family is awaiting final approval for an fha-backed mortgage. but the government

abc's tahman bradley is joining us now from washington with more on this. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: rob, nice to see you back at this early hour. anger grows with each new spying. the latest from a german magazine, that america monitored the german chancellor's phone calls. some of america's closest allies are giving the obama administration an earful. they're angry over nsa snooping. german officials say they received information that chancellor angela merkel's cell phone may have been monitored by american intelligence. >> all i know is what the president told the chancellor. the united states is not monitoring and will not monitor the communications of the chancellor. >> reporter: but jay carney, said the u.s. is not monitoring and will never monitor. not that they never monitored. mexico and brazil are launching investigations, to determine if the u.s. spied on its high-ranking officials. france, one of america's oldest allies, is also upset. its government demanded an explanation after reports surfaced that the nsa collected 7 million french telephone reports over a 30-day period. the obama administration insists it's trying to strike a balance bet

new talks are scheduled. >> the republicans are set to try a plan that would fund only certain parts of the government. abc's tahman bradleyd morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning, diana and john. there's no sign of compromise here on capitol hill. and it doesn't look like anything is going to get done. in fact, both sides are bracing for this shutdown to go on for a while. meanwhile, the public is fed up. the government shutdown enters its second day with no end in sight. across the country, anger is growing. >> i think it's crazy. i think the whole holding the government hostage over obama care is ridiculous. >> a bunch of jerks running the show up there. >> reporter: 800,000 federal workers will stay home again today without pay. about 6,700 of them civilian workers at this military base in central new jersey. >> they told us until further notice, you know, you're furloughed. when we call you, come on back in. >> reporter: local officials are worried about the economic impact. >> as these people start losing their paychecks, they're not going to spend the money in town. >> reporter: according to one estimate, the g