mayor vincent gray has told the obama administration and congress that the d.c. government will not close in the event of a federal shutdown even though the district of columbia comes under the authority of the congress and has been treated like every other federal agency in these cases. joining us right now exclusively is d.c. mayor vincent gray. mr. mayor, thanks for joining us from the wilson building. >> thank you, bruce. i'm delighted to be here. >> we know by now you've declared all city workers essential meaning you will not send them home. have you gotten any feedback from the office of management budget? have you gotten feedback from anybody on congress they don't like this plan? >> well, first of all, we've had continuing discussions with the office of management and budget. as a matter of fact, our staff is talking with them now. we've gotten no decision one way or the on either and we tried to make clear what our position is and why we take that position. >> they haven't said yes or no. so come midnight tonight if the federal government is shut down,

now we have the mayor of washington, d.c., vincent gray. i don't know if you can see these pictures. he's approaching the microphone with cathary lenier, the blonde-haired woman you see there. >> we're going to take that image right now. i believe it's os-10. we'll take it from here, mike. that is mayor vincent gray and also the fire chief to his left and right behind him is metropolitan police chief kathy lenier as they gather. while we wait on the mayor to speak, we're watching the white house to await the word from the president concerning his economic policies five years after the economic collapse that cost so many people their jobs and their homes around the country. we will take that to you live as well. right now, d.c. mayor vincent gray. >> the yard and the immediate area beginning this morning about 8:20 a.m. a shooter entered the building 197, which is a navy sea comm d command, and began shooting. our active shooter team responded immediately there. they launched a search for the shooter and engaged at least one person along the

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mayor vincent gray was among those who spoke at a prayer service tonight at mt. caramel baptist church. darcy spencer has more on that and new information released by the fbi. >> reporter: jim the fbi released chilling photos of that gunman. you can see one of them right here. he's standing here in a hallway holding a shotgun. one man told me it was these images that brought him to the prayer service tonight. >> it was a service that drew people from different faiths coming together to remember the lives lost in the navy yard mass shooting. >> washington, d.c., although we're strong, we too grieve needless violence. >> the vigil comes on the same day that disturbing images of shooter aaron alexis were released showing him walking the halls of building 197 with shotgun in hand and close-up images of the gun he used to kill so many innocent people. >> it's frightful. once again, your heart goes out to the people who were -- who became sacrificed as a result of this. >> federal investigators say alexis was driven to kill by delusions that he was under the control of

mayor vincent gray refuses to submit a plan for keeping most d.c. employees at home should most federal agencies be forced to shut down. >> we are indicating that all of our workers will be deemed essential. >> we're actually tracking clouds and a few showers south and west of town moving north. some could get close to us later tonight. we're watching this system off the coast. >> he was prince george's county mother daughter serial killer, jason scott sentenced for another of his home invasion break-ins. scott had 85 years tacked onto his 100 year sentence. >> welcome to the virginia gubernatorial debate. >> let it be women's health centers where they shut them down. the comparison is someone who told the new york times you help me, i help you. >> anacostia is the daytime drama you can find online. >> many of the cast and crew are locals from southeast. >> he has to be the biggest character of them all. there's really nothing off limits on the show. >>> the fbi has released video of navy yard killer aaron alexis. >> but we warn you the images are d

vincent gray has another message to congress. the mayor declared every city worker essential. the looming shutdown requires d.c. to send all the workers those deemed essential. stephen tschida has the story from the capital tonight. show of unprecedented defiance, mayor vincent gray says even if they shut down, he will keep the city open. to budget standoff threatens shatter the government since they must sign off on the city spending amid d.c. may fall to the paralysis plaguing capitol hill. arrayld abruptly and an of operations and only those deemed essential previously such as firefighters and police remain on the payroll. their vincent gray sent a letter to the office of government management and budget says he's determining everything that the government does is essential. >> the mayor did what he needs to do. >> he's worried right now. >> does this mean things are going to be put off? are they going to happen? it's all up in the area? >> this letter went on to say that congress cannot even get its own fiscal house in order and they should be taking lessons from us. this

mayor vincent gray notified the office of budget and management he will not keep city workers off the job should congress shut down the federal government. congress has constitutional authority over the district of columbia. >> in the past when federal workers are sent home, the mayor has been required to keep d.c. workers off the job. bruce johnson reports it is possible city leaders could face charges and step workers still might not be paid -- city workers still might not be paid. >> reporter: d.c. mayor vincent gray is clearly defying congress in a letter to omb this afternoon refusing to submit a plan for keeping most d.c. employees at home should most federal agencies be forced to shut down. >> we are indicating that all of our workers will be dealed deemed essential. >> reporter: the district -- deemed essential. >> reporter: the district is listing all 30,000 d.c. government employees to stay on their jobs. you have the authority to do this? >> we have the authority to set a plan and that's the plan that we're setting. >> reporter: in symbolic solidarity with the mayor the d.c

mayor vincent gray is clearly defying the congress in a letter to omb this afternoon refusing to submit a plan for keeping most d.c. employees at home should most federal agencies be forced to shut down. >> we are indicating that all of our workers will be deemed essential which means that they will continue to come to work if there is a government shutdown. >> reporter: the district will be sending not only its police, fire and other essential employees to work, but all 30,000 d.c. government employees would stay on their jobs. you have the authority to do this? >> well, we have the authority to set a machine and that's the plan that we're skiting. -- plan and that's the plan that we're setting. >> reporter: the d.c. council tuesday will approve emergency legislation deeming all city employees essential. >> we need to make it clear to congress that because the district is locally funded local dollars from our own residents, not federal dollars, that they can't shut us down. >> reporter: the city's own attorney general said d.c. leaders would be in violation of federal law by keeping al

we'll talk to the mayor of washington, vincent gray. the capitol responds to this terrible tragedy. >>> this morning, poll numbers on what the president faces when it comes to perceptions about his health care law, just two weeks before his team hopes millions of young americans sign up for health care coverage. good morning from washington. it's tuesday, september 17th, 2013. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. we'll get right to my fist reads of the morning and we of course begin at the washington navy yard. it's open this morning but only to essential personnel. the fbi is continuing to work the building as a crime scene, trying to pin down the sequence of events that led to the shooting deaths of 12 people. just over 24 hours ago, 8:20 in the morning that the alleged shooter, 34-year-old aaron alexis, arrived at building 197 at the naval complex, armed with just a shotgun. less than four miles from the white house and just blocks from the capitol building itself. this naval building, 197, is home to about 3,000 employees. o

mayor vincent gray governments prince -- vincent gray says governments in d.c. will not close if there is a government shutdown deeming all government works he essential. >> our government will be open tomorrow and -- works essential. >> our government will be open tomorrow and it will be open for all workers whether we have the authority to use contingency or reserve funds that are available to our city, our own money i might add that, will last probably up to as much as 15 days. that is legally permissible. >> reporter: now information a lot of you are waiting for, a government shutdown will force about 800,000 federal workers here and elsewhere to be furloughed. that includes 400,000 civilian defense workers. these workers may get their pay back eventually when it's settled. there's no guarantee. the president, his appointees, members of congress, active duty military and anyone else working during the shutdown will get paid, although their paychecks may be delayed. those include federal workers who perform critical government functions and services, national

mayor's vincent gray veto of the living wage bill.uld be a job killer, but workers group say they can't live on what wal-mart and other big stores want to pay. can the council override the veto. we are joined live this hour by two council members. >>> out in colorado a flooding threat continues as thousands more are evacuated overnight, and in new jersey, the boardwalk burns, a sea side town just recovering from super storm sandy is devastated by fire. fox 5 morning news at 7:00 start right now. ♪ ♪ >>> that is a beautiful picture this morning as we've had the humid air get pushed out by a cold front and thunderstorms, and it's going to be a nice day today. for youfor your friday september 13. >> it's friday the 13th. >> have no fear. >> we got good music. good morning, it's tony perkins. >> and i'm allison seymour. >> that is dj spice, i used to love that song.

but a short while ago wash mayor vincent gray came out and informed the public there were three shooters, one we believe to have been -- in fact two we believe to have been in some sort of military garb. they opened fire inside the washington navy yard. washington post confirms at least six people confirmed dead, the number of wounded said to be 10 and 12, although multiple sources are reporting that number may indeed grow. we are also receiving word rye anonymity from the washington from transported to that facility all with wounds to their lower extremities. also gw hospital which is located just west of the white house is reporting that they have one victim who was dead on arrival, they said they had one gunshot victim transported, they are expecting four to five more who are in critical condition. those being critical conditions both the washington hospital center and george washington hospital, considered to be class 1 trauma centers, they are geared too deal with those specific type of shooting victims. >>> all right national security correspondent j.j. green is in washington. j.j.

mayor vincent gray has vetoed the controversial living wage bill that he says would have cost the cityusands of jobs. gray called it a job killer and says if he had signed it, it would only benefit a small portion of the city's workforce. >> i looked at the jobs situation. i looked at the jobs that would not be created because there's certain opportunities that simply would not -- i'm convinced of that -- that could not be created of people who would not come to the city, retailers who would not come to the city 91st place. in the first place. >> wal-mart and other retailers had threatened to pull out of the city. >> for a look at what comes next we turn to tommy wells, and vincent wan ren, and mendelson. >>> let's start with you chairman, you were disappointed with the mayor's veto. tell me why. >>> it's i the wrong economic development strategy. a good economic development is one that promotes good jobs not minimum wage jobs. people can't live, the cost of living in the district is high and people can't live in the district on the minimum wage. you just can't. in addition, i mean --

. >>> our tom sherwood will be there when mayor vincent gray pick the next cfo. tom was the first to report the mayor is choosing this man, jeff dewitt, a cfo of phoenix now. if the d.c. council confirms him, dewitt will succeed natwar gandhi. the c fo is in charge of overseeing the district's $11 billion budget. >>> parents, you might want to pay attention to how much caffeine your kids are consuming. too much could stunt their growth. plus, a developing story this hornung in los angeles after an arsonist targets several businesses. >>> also ahead, a little too close for comfort. the dramatic scene after lightning strikes at a busy football stadium. >>> good morning. storm team 4 radar showing a few sprinkles well south of the metro area. probably going to say south of washington this morning. washington this morning. areas that might get a f i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. for 30 years i've worked as an obgyn, my job is to protect the health of women. so i'm particularly offended by ken cuccinelli. cuccinelli wants to make

mayor vincent gray delivered a series of updates to the american public.he mayor is here in "the situation room." mayor first of all, our deepest condolences. this is a shock to all of us who live in this area. i know it's been a serious shock to you as well. >> it has, wolf. it's just an incredible situation. in fact, i took some time this afternoon to call every one of the families that i could reach -- >> of the 12 people who were killed. >> exactly. >> how did those conversations go? >> they were tough. they were really tough. the first person i talked to was the wife of the one resident who lived in the district of columbia. >> the other 11 lived either in virginia or maryland. >> that's right. this was arthur daniels who lived in the district of columbia and his wife was absolutely devastated. she talked about their children, she talked about, you know, where they lived, she talked about they had been married for 30 years. >> what do you say the a family like this? what can you say? >> you really can't say anything that's going to make a huge differe

mayor vincent gray nominated jeff dewitt to succeed dandy. a key question is whether the cfo will remain independent of political pressure and the mayor. >> reporter: jeff dewitt of phoenix, arizona, arriving with mayor vincent gray marking a new financial sheriff to oversee every dollar the city collects and spends. alice led the search committee. >> he's ridden in on a horse in his cowboy boots or something. >> reporter: despite the week humor and mayor gray fixing his tie, it's a serious moment. dewitt joins a city whose finances 15 years ago were near bankrupt but no longer. it has a $1.5 billion surplus. >> this city is doing better than any city in america. city or state. this isn't des moines, it's washington d.c. >>> the key issue is whether he'll maintain a strong independence required by congressional law. >> i believe he is everything i'm looking for. >> reporter: mayor gray has been criticized for unsuccessably pressuring them to boost the estimates. >> you will be independent from the mayor? >> thank you for that question. that's

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mayor vincent gray attended the service.s held just down the barracks from southeast. >> sometimes i fear there's a creeping resignation, that these tragedies are just somehow the e way it is, that this is somehow the new normal. we can't accept this. >> gridlock buster rights advocates say more needs to beet done to identify the mentally nt ill who are dangerous. the nra says it's not enough toh commit them to a psychiatric hospital. >>> it was another rough day, rough sunday for the redskins rs and their fans. the skins are 0-3 after fallinga to the detroit lions, 27-20. 27 >> for more on what is behind this awful start season we turn to the sports junkies 106.7 the fan.n. >> what is behind this? what is costing the team these games n they hav. >> we have talked about issues,, they have given 1,634 yards. they are having a terrible start to the season. i know that people wanted to kill the defense, but there were three defensive sis takes, it was rgiii, and there was a fumble, where he doesn't know how to fly for some reas

mayor vincent gray is rallying to keep the city open. because the district budget is tied to the federal budget, nonessential d.c. services would be required to shut down. mayor gray says he will simply declare all employees essential and that could face legal or even finds. >> nearly 200 to the -- took toa pennsylvania avenue talking to their her livelihood. they must accept credit and debit cards. one in four will not be ready for this by next tuesday. atcoming up on abc 7 news 6:00, the man who bought "the washington post" lays out his plan for the iconic newspaper. like the highly negative campaign for the governor of virginia and tonight the candidates face off on the same stage. we have a preview coming up in a live report. the belfort furniture weather center, a spectacular autumn day. how many more coming your way? there are so many things that we do on a daily basis. we run errands. we run to the grocery store. in fact, the average american drives fewer than 29 miles a day. the 100% electric nissan leaf goes two-and-a-half times

. >> vincent gray says even if there was a shutdown the business will be open to business as usual. federal law requires the government to to send non- essential employees home. he has no intention of doing that. i concluded that every employee of the district government is essential. therefore nobody will be told to stay home. i think the counsel of the district of columbia supportive of that view. >> workers would be paid with the city's contingency cash fund. it is unprecedented. active thelatest fight against congress. visit doug's gla.com -- visit wjla.com to follow. key pieces of the affordable care act will go into effect at midnight tonight. every american will be able to shop for health insurance under the new law. if you do not have health insurance you will have to get it. andou are one of the three five that will be ensured by your employer, it you can continue to be insured through a company. it could change. of also have the option going to the marketplace to see if you can get a better deal. >> kenya's government is facing the questions of whether it ignored warnings

and others, vincent gray. let's look talk to john again, the executive director of the community safety institute, mass shooting incident of survival. have you detected some similarities between what's happened here and washington, d.c, and other mass shootings that you've studied? >> well, it does seem like we're leaning more towards a disgruntled employee, somebody that was not happy with his workplace association. these things have long planning cycles. maybe five or six years ago he went to work and become disgruntle over money. they get upset about their financial condition, maybe they lose their job, blame it on their employer, maybe they lose their car or their home. instead of taking expobility for their actions -- responsibility for their actions they reach out and target individuals. ones they target individuals, primary targets we call them at that facility, we see that they have a primary purpose and start shooting anybody. that's important enough to get away from these individuals as quickly as yo

vincent gray has nine days left to sign or veto the bill at hand. in chicago former mayor richard daly vetoed a bill two years ago. vin cent beery goes to washington to interview being. >> the sun is just up, when 60-year-old charlayne rides the first of two buses to a store outside chicago. she has been working there for eight years. >> you've been working there eight years and how much do you earn? >> i learn $11 an hour. >> that is more than the $8.25 an hour minimum wage. but for charmaine, the salary she earns winds up on the u.s. poverty line. $19,530 for a family of three, barrel enough to cover rent. >> i'm a full time associate at walmart averaging between 32 and 34 hours a week. this past week i worked 29 hours. so with that, it's far below a living wage. >> wages like that are why these union-backed organizers in washington, d.c. are seeking to keep retail giants such as walmart out of the city. >> we're asking that you call the mayor and ask him to support us. >> unless they agree to pay at least $12.50 an hour. >> and we're saying hey t

mayor vincent gray says he is trying to find a way to avoid all of that. new at 6:00, president obama says the u.s. will begin talks with iran over its nuclear program, but he will not meet with iran's new president hassan rowhani. in his speech at the united nations, mr. obama says he has directed secretary of state john kerry to pursue an agreement to resolve concerns over iran's nuclear program. it has been 36 years since u.s. and iranian leaders met. believe that if we can resolve the issue of iran's nuclear program, that can serve as a major step down a long road towards a different relationship. >> as for the crisis in syria, president obama warned united nations would appear incapable of enforcing international laws if it fails to take action. >> moving back closer to home, the shooting at the navy yard is leading to security changes. the september 16 rampage left 13 people, including the gunman, data. we now know that the shooter lied about his arrest record. is requiringchange background checks to include all police documents, not just arrest reco

mayor vincent gray is expected to introduce his nominee today. the washington pot reports he is jeffery dewitt who is now the city finance director. >> a few more people face criminal charges this morning. arielle adams are in custody and both are charged in the abduction of 18-year-old kenny diaz. investigators say samuels stabbed the high school senior over the weekend, she and five other people were arrested on tuesday. police believe a string of events leading to diaz's death are drug related. a plea deal is reached in the murder of an 18-year-old. he was killed at the woodley park metro station back in november of 2012. five people recently accepted responsible for their roles in his death. we learned that chavez meyers pleaded guilty to first degree murder. he was robbed by that group, and later confronted during the fight, he was stabbed and later died. well, coaches at a high school in outvote sus spented the entire team right before the big home coming game. these are in response for poor grades and alleged cyber bullies. the coaches mad

en una carta enviada a la oficina de administracion del presupuesto federal, el alcalde vincent gray, indico su plan de declarar todas las operaciones esenciales del distrito, para evitar la posibilidad de que muchas agencias cierren sus puertas... el distrito requiere asignaciones del congreso para gastar su propio dinero, lo que significa que muchos de los servicios que operan en la ciudad funcionan bajo la voluntad del gobierno federal... mientras tanto, mas de 300- trabajadores empleados bajo contratos federales se manifestaron frente a la casa blanca abogando por salarios dignos.. estos trabajadores estuvieron en huelga por un dia para expresar su descontento sobre los salarios y las condiciones laborales que enfrentan en sus empleos..piden al presidente obama que firme una orden ejecutiva para que las empresas contratas por el gobierno ofrezcan a sus empleados mejores beneficios... .. la patrulla fronteriza revela un informe sobre el uso de fuerza por parte de sus agentes, esto despues de una serie de incidentes fatales desde el 2010... fernando pizarro nos amplia... la patrulla

. >>> news 4's tom sherwood will be at the wilson building today when mayor vincent gray introduces hisick to be d.c.'s next cfo. he was the first to report the mayor is choosing this man, jeff dewitt, the cfo of phoenix right now. if the d.c. council confirms him, dewitt will succeed natwar gandhi who held the post more than a decade. the cfo is in charge of overseeing the district's $11 billion budget. >>> melissa mollet following breaking news right now from the live desk. >> that's right. i want to show you a chopper 4 right now over the top of river road here -- this is in bethesda. this is the 8500 block over a vehicle fire, very hard to see exactly what's going on. you can see some police also, obviously some fire trucks. it looks like a bus pulled over to the side of the road. as soon as we get more information we'll pass it along. >>> news 4's danella sealock has news on the prince george's county line. >>> right now for folks traveling northbound 301 heads up north and southbound. you are going to see all of your lanes blocked near brandywine road closer to casper drive. again

. >> vincent gray, police chief lanier, and congressional delegate, authorities are working to establish a motive. the mayor gave the first information about the fatalities. notifications of next of kin underway. not all the next of kin have been notified but momentarily for those that have been notified they will release the names of some of the victims. a number of headlines. with sean henry, the bottom line. they say it's the one shooter. >> i think that was significant from an investigative standpoint. they were publicly saying what our sources have been saying throughout the day, the suspect had legitimate access to the navy yard. they are now reconstructing the crime scene and the fbi agent in charge talked about how they can look at the trajectory of bullets and try to reconstruct the scene and they confirmed in part what our sources have been telling us all day that the suspect drove on to the base. they were processing a vehicle on the base. >> to you, what did you take away from that, sean? >> indications are there was one shooter but it is still very early and there is a lot o

mayor vincent gray will keep d.c. government workers on the job even if the federal government shuts down. dubbed all city workers, quote, essential employees. federal law require nonessential employees sent home. essential employees get to stay on the job. that decision could result in fines. the mail service largely avoids affects of a government shutdown. agencies not affected by the treasury department by the u.s. postal service would be relatively unaffected. some postal employees may face a furlough. not enough to shut down the agency and you'll get your mail. >> 4:46, new this morning, a group called the american foundation for equal rights is joining a lawsuit against virginia's laws against same-sex marriage. the "washington post" reports gop lawyer ted olson and liberal democratic lawyer david buoys are teaming up. they amended the constitution to forbid same-sex marriage. and recognition of unions performed elsewhere. right now gun sales in maryland are going through the roof. it's a consequence of a new la

mayor vincent gray giving the horrific news that 12 are dead here at the washington naval yard.te of a mass shooting that took place this morning at around 8:15. police were immediately dispatched and ultimately became a massive crime scene. two individuals are still suspected shooters and on the loose. i want to bring in brian todd to give us the latest on the investigation. first of all, this is -- we're talking from a crime scene. >> that's right. we're on the perimeter of the navy yard, jake. i was just east of here on the eastern perimeter not long ago. a very heavy police presence around there. some kind of a staging area set up around there to try to go in there and clear some of the buildings. we have found from multiple sources that law enforcement agencies from various branches, the fbi and others, are working to clear the buildings and secure them. that's going to take a while. >> when you talk about clearing a building, going in and making sure it's completely empty. nobody is hiding. >> everybody is secured, everybody is accounted for. >> no wounded individuals. >>

vincent gray. this news conference. >> rpt frepresentative from the park police, and homeland security. >> good afternoon. i should say good evening at this point. it has been a very long day. very tragic day. in the district of columbia. we all are deeply saddened by the events of the day. we wanted to take this opportunity to -- brief you've as much as we can. we really don't have a lot of new information as the this investigation continues to -- to unfold. we are still seeking the identity of the person identified as having been in -- i guess a drab, olive-colored uniform. the man of 50. you heard the description earlier of that person. again, i want to extend on behalf of the entire city, those who are with us, our heartfelt condolences to the families of those who -- were killed. e in this horrific tragedy. 13 fatalities. 12 on site and the shooter and then one at the hospital. we don't have any known motive at this juncture. there are those who asked us whether terrorism was involved. we have

mayor vincent gray along with the d.c. police chief, cathy lanier, and fbi chief there. they didn't have much more information. still looking for one more person, saying it's a person of interest. but judging by their tone and how they're not answering a lot of questions about that, it is possible you're just dealing with one shooter here who is now deceased, identified by them as aaron alexis. we'll continue to cover this as we look live at the white house. the white house and capitol hill now flying flags at half staff after this mass shooting in washington, d.c. we'll be right back. [ male announcer] surprise -- you're having triplets. [ babies crying ] surprise -- your house was built on an ancient burial ground. [ ghosts moaning ] surprise -- your car needs a new transmission. [ coyote howls ] how about no more surprises? now you can get all the online trading tools you need without any surprise fees. ♪ it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. i remember thinking there's a lot i have to do... check my blood sugar, eat better. start insuli

mayor vincent gray will succeed in protecting city workers from a shutdown. he has designated all city employees as essential to keep them on the job. the white house budget office has final say on that issue. d.c.'s attorney general says the mayor could be arrested for spending any money congress hasn't authorized even local tax dollars. >>> we are working to cover every angle of the shutdown showdown as the deadline approaches including how it could affect your commute. more on that coming up on "news 4 today" plus the latest on the shutdown on nbcwashington.com. >>> coming up on 4:31. we want to get you up to speed on the forecast. here is tom.

mayor vincent gray is speaking outspei about the recent test scoresscos sphrt district's public and charter schools. councilmember david catania say the numbers were inflated by using an old grading system wit the new test. they weren't aware the old grading system was used and it was a decision made by the office the state superintendent. >> i'm going to follow with wha is theywi think is the best. they are the experts on this. and i do think that our childre are making progress. pro there's no question about that, and they will continue to make progress, so we will look at this, and we will be at the hearing that is going to beto conducted on this, but we're no going to be dissuaded from the -- >> councilmember catania plans tocata hold a hearing to find ot why the old system was used. it's scheduled to take place this thursday. >>> d.c. police are looking for the vandals who toppled a stone monument of the ten commandments.ndment the monument weighs about 850 pounds and sits out in front of ou the headquarters of the fh and action and christian outout reach ministry. m the group installe

mayor vincent gray, thank you for your time, sir.nks again. >> thank you. >> again, the city continues to move forward. there's a baseball game that's supposed to happen here, that's going to happen here this afternoon at 1:00. that game that was rescheduled from yesterday, the nationals taking on the braves. it will be a doubleheader. meanwhile, as i just indicated, not far from here the white house, as you can see, flags there, flags at half staff at 1600 pennsylvania avenue and across the country as well by order of president obama. they will stay that way through friday in memory, in memory of the lives lost here at the washington navy yard. stay with us, we'll be right back after a quick break. play close. good and close. discover the new way to help keep teeth clean and breath fresh. new beneful healthy smile food and snacks. he'll love the crunch of the healthy smile kibbles. you'll love how they help clean. with soft, meaty centers, and teeth cleaning texture healthy smile snacks help keep a shine on his smile. it's dental th

that coming from washington, d.c., mayor vincent gray less than an hour ago. the shooter was killed by police and police chief kathy lanier says they still don't know the motive for the shooting. the dead suspect was a 34-year-old texas man who used a former employee's i.d. to get into the navy yard. officials say there are two more suspects or at least persons of interest at large. two men, one white, one black, both of them wearing military-style uniforms and that may explain why that caution going out at the u.s. capitol where the sergeant in arms is telling nbc news that he's recommending a shelter in place situation at the u.s. capitol. we will, of course, keep you posted on that. back to you. >> all right, scott, thanks very much. just a terrible story. >> you know, the navy yard is only three miles from the white house. it's only two miles from the capitol. so it's very close proximity to those critical areas. so i'm not surprised they're putting in place that shelter in place order for some of those critical portions of washington, d.c. >> of course we

we're going to hear from the mayor of washington, vincent gray. we're going to hear from the chief of naval operations who actually lives at the navy yard. so in the complex right behind me. we're going to hear from the secretary of the navy, from defense secretary chuck hagel, then, of course, from the president of the united states. they'll also read all of the names of those victims. karen, one thing i should note. this is actually a pretty tight-knit neighborhood here. the marine barracks are just a little bit of a distance away from the navy yard. the marine corps is, of course, part of the the president of the navy. for people who live around here, seeing people in uniform, marines, sailors, is really not an uncommon experience. as we've been standing here waiting for this to begin, we've heard people walk by on the streets yelling, go navy. wearing blue and yellow ribbons. the community is clearly remembering and honoring these victims today. >> it really has -- i mean, that whole area, i know many have talked about this. but that whole are

mayor vincent gray and some city council members were arrested three years ago for protesting congressionalhority over city affairs. it could happen again if the d.c. council follows through with a threat to pass a bill declaring all city workers essential and thus able to work during a shutdown. >> i think we ought to basically ignore the fact that the federal government is being shut down. we should not respond to the office of management and budget at all. >> reporter: if there is a federal shutdown, d.c. would be treated like other federal agencies. >> if it comes to it, are you prepared to be arrested? >> absolutely. >> reporter: police, fire and other essential workers would report to the job. schools would remain open. dmv, libraries and other non- essential services would be shut down. the d.c. plan would defy the congress by having all agencies open with all city employees still collecting their city checks. are you concerned that members on the hill, at least some might see this as just blatant defiance of the congress which has authority over the city's budget. >> they might but

the mayor of washington, d.c., the mayor vincent gray, will be among my guests. also, i'll speak with a top u.s. navy commander, a spokesman, on what the lessons are that need to be learned. thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in washington. "the lead" with jake tapper begins right now. >>> what were the voices in aaron alexis' head telling him before he murdered 12 people in cold blood? i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the national lead. hearing voices, sleepless nights, a history of gun arrests, pieces of the navy yard killer's back story are snapping into place, but does any of it account for his actions? the dead. we now know the names of all 12 of them and as we search for answers, we will not forget them or the three who were wounded, including a d.c. police officer who will have to fight to walk again. and alexis had a valid i.d. to get in but how did he have so much time to stalk his victims in the navy yard? a government audit claims that cost cutting may have relaxed security. our guest, a member of the house armed services committee who

. >> mayor vincent gray walked in with thanks for the departing de cfo on and praise for the new cfo hopeful. >> i do think that the candidat that we have found to replace him is exceedingly well qualified. >> jeffery dewitt has been the cfo for the city of phoenix since 2009. he took that position at a time when phoenix was one of the hardest hit cities from the great recession.ssio >> suddenly, you got a 25 percent cut required, threrch million dollars budget deficit and all the challenges that goe with that. >> reporter: but he helped to turn around phoenix, making theg city more efficient, reducing, costs and turning that deficit into a $2 billion surplus. >> have you $2 billion in invest investments. >> you got to help us achieve that. we are one of the . >> reporter: dewitt has big shoes to fill. gandhi got a praise for helping to turn d.c. finances and a improve the credit rating. there's also criticism. remember her ye hair harriet wad recently they uncovered auctioning off residents home.. >> he would take the city to the next level. >> reporter: confirmation hearings should

mayor vincent gray vows to keep city workers on the job declaring all district government operations essential. there's been no response so far from the office of management and budget to the mayor's plan. >> president obama spoke by phone today with his iranian counterpart president rouhani. president obama told reporters at the white house he believes it is possible to reach a comprehensive solution over iran's nuclear problem. >>> later tonight members of the u.n. security council could meet to vote on a resolution eliminating syria's chemical weapons. the legally binding framework demands that syria abandoned its chemical stockpile and allow chemical weapons experts to have complete access to get some inspections going on, but if syria fails to comply, the council will need to adopt a second resolution to impose some consequences. >>> kenya's military calls the massive collapse that helped in the four day siege at a nairobi shopping mall, that word today from a top ranking government official in kenya who also confirmed troops fired rocket grenades into the mall. autopsies will s

. >> let's get to the breaking news, mayor vincent gray says officials still, still are looking for a potential second suspect in the mass shooting here at the washington navy yard. it is not clear if that person was actually involved. all very murky right now. police are asking people in this area to stay indoors. while the search continues. authorities say 12 people were killed. when at least one gunman opened fire in the naval facility earlier in the day. the shooter is dead. he has been identified as 34-year-old aaron alexis of texas. just a little while ageshgs the navy secretary, ray mavis told me alexis was a civilian it contractor with the u.s. navy. authorities say they do not have the motive. they don't know what led to this mass shooting. here at the navy yard. let's bring in justice reporter, evan paris, doing reporting on what is going on. first the suspect, 34-year-old alexis, what do we know about him? any criminal record? >> we know that, there have been previous incidents. as happens in the scenes. now the fbi is going to go back and look at every one of those inciden

mayor vincent gray informed that he plans to keep all city workers on the job and the d.c. council on tuesday will approve emergency legislation to pay those workers from the city's reserved funds. stay with wusa9 for the continuing coverage of the looming deadline. we'll have the latest developments for you 24/7 on wusa9.com and of course the wusa9 app. >>> the burgundy and gold had to go on the road to oakland to find the cure, but tonight the team has their first win. dave owens is here to tell us. >> i don't know if it's the beginning of something great if it didn't start well and ended better. we were talking about it early, it wasn't pretty. it won't go down as one of the prettier wins, but the redskins are flying back to washington with big smiles on their faces. you don't get the extra point for style in the nfl, but robert griffin and the gang saying all the right things. we're not going to panic, we're going to get the jobs done. now early, the raiders were scooped. just like that, it's 7-0. raiders jumped up 14-0 and then the redskins got it going. slipping this

mayor vincent gray has a plan to keep things moving even if the federal government does indeed shut down. yesterday he deemed all city services as essential which means the government -- local services will remain opened regardless of what the federal government does but there is a chance that the workers will not get paid. chief financial officer of the district says he's not growing to violate the law by authorizing payment to all of those city workers but it may not be his problem to deal with anymore anyway. "the washington post" says mayor gray plans to name jeffrey dewitt as d.c.'s new cfo. two officials spoke to the paper noun mousily and -- anonymously and a new cfo is expected to be announced at noon. >>> the f.b.i. has joined the investigation into the mall massacre in kenya. agents are collecting the fingerprints and d.n.a. of the victims and attackers to determine their fashionialties. al -- nationalities. al-shabaab has claimed responsibility for killing more than 60 people. >>> the death toll in pakistan has climbed to 348 people after an earthquake struck the country on tu

vincent gray has just arrived hud ling with the police chief kathy lanier. i'm sure he's getting the latest information. what we know, wolf, is that there was a shooting at the naval yard and at least ten individuals have been -- were shot in that. we're told that one shooter is down by one source, another source says it's more than one shooter and both shooters are down. there's conflicting informationings from washington hospital center, we're told they have three victims there. one man, the metropolitan police department officer who was shot and two women, all three of them are the prognosis is good. and the medical personnel who are speaking said it appears to have been the wounds of a semi-automatic weapon. evan perez, cnn reporter at the justice department says that the elite atf, bureau of alcohol tobaccoen an fire arps unit that assisted in and preending is tsarnaev after the boston attacks has been dispatched to the scene earlier today and trying to get the shooters here as they did so ably in boston and cambridge after the boston marathon attacks.

. >>> mayor vincent gray trying to work around a government shutdown and keep employees on the job by calling all district employees essential workers. >> are you willing to go to jail for this? >> i'm expecting and hoping that our plan will be approved. >>> top stories tonight, it was supposed to be a routine afternoon of drill practice. instead it turned into chaos for eight high school rotc students run over by an out of control car. >> now that 19-year-old driver is facing several charges. it happened at northwestern high school in hyattsville after 6:00 this evening. our ken molestina picks up the story from there. >> reporter: imagine this for a second. all eight students are rotc students mark along in formation along the side of the school when all -- marching along in formation along the side of the school when all of a sudden a car plows through them. this amateur video taken shows the panic that set in of at eight students were left injured and on the ground after being hit by this honda. >> it was driving in the direction of a very bright sun glare. at the same time there

it was approved by the city counsel two months ago, but today their mayor vincent gray called it a job killer. >>> still ahead on the program, tieing ceo pay to company performance, is it working? that's coming up. but first, how the international markets closed today. >>> there has been a big push to tie company performance to ceo pay and a study takes a look at whether it's working. mary thompson joins us with more on the finalings. so, mary, is it working? >> this is interesting. this was a survey done and it looked at performance-based grants made from 2008 to 2010 and found in 2/3 rrds of the grants, the ceo met or ex seeded expectations. however you don't have a bunch mark to compare it to and don't know how a company performed in paper forms in past years using other types of pay. >> and this is a good year to perform well. the economy was improving, stock market was booming, easy for ceos to meet targets. >> that was part of the issue with performance based pay because that was driven by the economy. you have to take it with a grain of salt when you see them meet of exceed thes