. >>> first dog bo obama has a new play mate. the white house web announces the adoption of a new dog. >>> a young whale washed ashore. why it's of special concern for this particular species. >>> live storm tracker 2, picking up thunderstorms activity right now. at 10:45, our chief meteorologist bill >>> more video tonight of the lightning that's been flashing all across the night sky in the bay area. these images were taken by a ktvu camera man in san mateo county. ahead at 10:45, our chief meteorologist bill martin will have his complete forecast and tell us how long these unusual conditions are going to stick around. >>> in marin county visitors to stinson beach were stunned and saddened by the stranding of a whale. scientists are especially concerned about this mammal's death. >> reporter: the whale was discovered stranded and struggling on this stretch of the beach in the early hours of the morning. >> we saw it breathing and sometimes a little bit moving we ran back to the house, got our parents and came back. >> reporter:

. >>> president obama spoke to reporters today fielding questions about the affordable care act, spying the national security agency and his poll numbers where his approval ratings are at the lowest they've been for 5 years. >> if i was interested in polling i wouldn't be running for president. i was polling at 70% in the senate. i took this job for the american people. >> later the first family got on board air force one, heading to hawaii for their annual christmas holiday. >>> the mayor of salt lake city performed utah's first same-sex marriage today. a federal judge struck down their ban on gay marriage. state officials are trying to get an emergency stay while they appeal the ruling. new mexico legalized it in that state one day earlier. >>> a warmer trend for the start of winter. the timing on the highs at your house this weekend. >>> letters to santa answers. the wishes mailed in from bay area children. >>> she was found dead days after calling 911. why paramedics broke a window, left a note and then drove away. >>> sheriff's officials are waiting to see if proper procedures were

. >>> the white house extended the deadline of obama care for 24 hours. for those who have no insurance the deadline is still tonight. but because of high traffic on the federal website this morning the website decided today that it will give people until 11:59 p.m. on christmas eve to sign up. that new deadline does not count here in california where if you want this state's health coverage you have less than two hours to sign up. paul chambers tells us all you need to know about today's deadline and why the enrollment was extended in some states but not here in california. >> is that how much you make before taxes? >> reporter: the calls were coming in by the hundreds here at covered california in concord. >> what is the first and last name. >> our agents were actually taking calls consistently throughout the day. >> reporter: the call center is usually open monday through saturday but yesterday people had to come in. as covered california says a record number 77,000 californians signed up for coverage this weekend alone joining those already enrolled.

. >>> more than $7,000 californians saw their health care go up. anthem blue cross raised it rates on individual policyholders saying it will lose money even with those hikes. consumer watchdog calls the rate hikes unreasonable. the advocacy group is also backing the november ballot initiative that would give the state the power to reject excessive rate increases. >>> an organic compound that has found banned products will include bpa. that means manufacturers will have to posta warning if the bpa exceeds the maximum limit. >>> quite a day today. the weekend looks like it's going to be very nice as well. today will be the warmest day all week with temperatures it got to the low 70s in some places. tracking some swell. they're headed right toward our coast. we'll see big surf especially as we get into sunday. as you get into this area, 20- foot waves big. if you look right along the coast what we have right now is teeny, it's like 4-foot. those swells are headed our way and when you get here you will notice big surf at the coast. please be careful i

reform. >> a new poll shows president obama has some challenges ahead. the wall street journal survey found mr. obama with a 52% disapproval. when asked where america is heading, 33% had positive comments and 58 negative. >>> our ken pritchett and tori campbell are headed to the capital. they will have reports continues through inauguration day on monday. >>> a major new honda recall to tell you about tonight. >> also coming up the change in security that you'll notice at two bay area airports. >> the advertised warm up has arrived. coming up the warmest day of the holiday weekend and when >>> new video now of a shooting in east oakland, police say the victim is a young man he was shot and wounded about 8:30 tonight. we're told he was conscious but in critical condition when he was rushed to the hospital. police said he was shot at least once in the upper body. the shooting took place on congress avenue and high street. witnesses say they heard two shots but said they didn't hear any arguments beforehand. >>> there is word tonight a 3- year-old boy hit b

the obama administration has limited funding to research stem cell lines that came from embryos from fertility clinic that other wise would have been thrown away. >>> president obama named his choices for director of defense. reporter craig boswell tells us now both men are sure to face tough questioning during their confirmation hearings. >> reporter: president obama makes a pair of high profile nominations. >> john brenham. >> reporter: hagel is a former republican senator from nebraska and a decorated vietnam senator. >> he will be the first person of enlisted rank to serve as secretary of defense. >> reporter: while the president's pointed out hagel's gop nomination many are lining up against the nomination. >> chuck hagel has said previously that he doesn't believe we ought to keep all options on the table when it comes to an aranian nuclear threat. >> he has not been a friend to israel and in my deal the united states should stand with israel. >> reporter: as for brennan. >> a 35 year veteran of the cia. john knows what our national security demands. >> reporter: brennan was fu

. >>> the president made an unexpected announcement on the health care law known as obama care. the president has agreed to delay the requirement to companies with 50 or more employees provide health care coverage for their workers or face fines. business groups had objected to that and the white house said they heard their concerns. now the requirement will go into effect in 2014 instead of this come -- take effect in 2015 instead of this coming 2014. >>> prisoners were removed because they were vulnerable to black fever. medically at risk people are most vulnerable to that fungal infection. >>> it just opened a month ago and already a popular new roller coaster at great america has been shut down. but as ktvu's robert handa tells us it's not because of safety concerns. >> people lined up only to be turned away today at great america's popular gold striker. the immense 104-foot high wooden roller coaster opened at the start of june to rave reviews but has been shut down since yesterday due an ongoing conflict with a neighboring company over noise. >> we're all excited you know

. >>> eventually a little obama care at the white house did the giants absolutely no good yesterday as their season has turned into a full blown tire fire. now having lost eight of the last nine. philly fans not thrilled with their team either. they came in having lost eight straight covering their faces. pablo two out single to right. a little flair. the rbi and it's a 2-2 game. barry zito cannot win on the road. he's 0-7 away from at that time lasted only 3-1/2. taken here by carlos ruiz, two run homer. barry not for long. take it away in the 6th inning. michael young the 2-run homer. 7-3 your final. giants have lost eight out of you're on timeout leo! ♪ ♪ some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof. some things will. save up to 20% on an ikea kitchen. >>> i guess if you think about it probably had to happen like this for bryan wilson. couldn't just wind up with any other team. no he'll continue his career eventually as a dodger. the boarded one, we should call him the blue bearded one now. eventually impressed dodger power the bee. as what he said to giant fans, just remember the

health care plan. while some celebrate medical expansion, the hope that past medi-cal costs were gone. >> that's enough to cause the hospital to shut its doors. >> reporter: shay says nursing facilities such as jewish home in san francisco may be forced to lay off staff because of cuts to medi-cal. reimbursement rates this as more people will be on medi- cal. >> more patients into the system and fewer providers to care for them. >> reporter: times are too uncertain to restore more health programs. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now on the state budget. it increases child care and preschool funding by more than $100 million. $63million is being restored to the state court system. but that's less than court officials and some lawmakers had wanted. the budget takes effect on monday. >>> wall street rallied again today. the third day in a row the dow rosed 115 points and closed above 15,000. nasdaq added 25. investors liked news that consumer spending and incomes were up last month th

. >>> president obama is scheduled to deliver a speech in the south bay tomorrow. he is expected to outline what he sees as the successes of his health care reform measure. ktvu's robert handa tells us now it comes at a time when santa clara county is looking at a report of how many people are still uninsured. >> reporter: many people at santa clara medical center will listen carefully to president obama's speech tomorrow in san jose. for many people boils down to affordable health coverage. >> it's expensive. i know. it's very expensive and it's hard when a person doesn't have the you know the right income so if they don't have that income they can't get taken care of. >> reporter: the report today shows 35% of people under 35 years old lack health insurance. >> we see 20 to 30% people uninsured. we're really excited because this means they'll be able to see a doctor. get preventative health department care services and maybe use our emergency room left. >> reporter: the number of unemploymented has gone from three to 13 with more specialized plans that can reduce

. >> paul ryan's plan is to eliminate obama care. >>> sources tell us that our report has persuaded the nfl to consider genetic tests for players. a health and science editor john fowler broke the story last month of a cheek swab test that its innovators say will show bio analysts for brain damage. roger goodell now says the league wants to learn more about those bio markers. thousands of players are suing the league charging they did not do enough to protect players. >>> in europe, a late winter storm shut down travel in several countries. europe's third busiest airport cancelled hundreds of flights and more cancellations are expected tomorrow. >> and in england hundreds of drivers were stranded for up to 10 hours on ice and snow covered highways. in fact, some drivers simply abandoned their cars which just added to all the problems. >> in china the number of dead figs found in a river in shanghai has doubled reaching 6,000. chinese officials say they're testing the water for six common swine viruses but that it remains safe to drink. the pigs are believed to have been dumped by farmer

care. >> this republican budget once again takes an idealogical uncompromising approach to addressing that budget challenge. >> reporter: the president does not typically visit lawmakers often on capitol hill, but he's headed back again on thursday to meet with senate republicans and house democrats. in washington, jennifer davis, fox news. >>> pittsburg and bay point residents will have a chance to turn in guns for cash. police will pay $50 for weapons that don't work, $200 for semi automatic handguns, shotguns, and rifles. and $300 for assault weapons. santa clara county is holding its second gun buy back event on march 23. this is video from the county's last gun buy back early this month. the second event will be held in san jose. they're offering $100 for handguns and $200 for assault weapons. >>> finally, an end date for the devil's slide project. when you will be able to drive through those $400 million tunnels. >> there's real pride over the pope's choice >>> after seven years and more than $400 million, two new tunnels on highway 1 now have an opening date. the tunnels run be

. >> repealing obama care means more jobs and lower healthcare costs for the american people. >> the first vote was about substance. the second was about keeping government open. we want to remove all doubt, that for whatever our disagreement on some of these bills, it was worth it. >> it leaves in place $85 billion in cuts to the pentagon and domestic programs. >>> new at 10:00, a series of concerted needed to raise money for the america's cup is raising concerns among those who live near the san francisco waterfront. amber lee attended a community meeting tonight, where organizers are trying to ease concerns about noise, traffic, and security. >> reporter: we're at pier 29. the concerts will be held at an amphitheater set to go up beyond this fence in less than two weeks. the first concert is scheduled for may 31. organizers say a series of concerts are needed to help pay for the races. a largely free event for the public. >> it's going to be a great experience for everybody. >> reporter: this is an artist's rendering of the amphitheater that will hold the concerts. it will also be

president obama will speak at that event. in the names of officers who recently died will be added to the memorial. money raised from the bike ride helps maintain the monument. >>> the affordable care act was passed a few years ago, yet many americans still don't know exactly what it covers. in a story we first brought you at 5:00, jana katsuyama breaks down in plain language what it does, and who it helps. >> reporter: it's about three years since the affordable care act was signed. many people still aren't aware of new benefits that might benefit them. >> i don't even have any idea how to access it. >> reporter: we dug into the 900 plus pages, and found that many preventive health procedures, vaccines, even some medications you can get for free. dr.elizabeth renner says it is needed. >> i actually had a mother ask me, do we really need to give this child this immunization now? because we're still on our deductible. >> reporter: the aca passed on march 23, 2010. all health insurance plans created since then are required to c

. >>> the obama administration says the fixes to the health care website were slow due to computer crashes but the experts working on the site say it is working faster now and should be running smoothly by the end of the month. only six people managed to enroll on october 1st and 3 million more tried to access it. the white house said those numbers are unofficial and it will release an accurate count in the next week. >>> alliance health has been removed. it was set up to offer no or low cost coverage to alameda residents. alameda alliance could get back into the exchange at some point. it was one of a dozen plans offered. >>> a mountain lion that attracted a lot of attention back in may when it was rescued from an acuaduct has now been killed by a cat. the big cat was known to researchers as 39m. it was caught, tagged then released. yesterday morning the cat was hit by a vehicle on highway 17 near vine hill road. researchers hoped to learn from its death and protect other animals. they're working with agencies to develop protective measures such as wildlife bridges to keep the animals saf

today, the obama administration announced the first official numbers. it said 106,000 people have selected health insurance plans in the first six weeks. the administration had hoped for half a million by now. here in california, the covered california website has been far more successful than the national website. an estimated 6 million californians still don't have health insurance. ktvu's allie rasmus tonight on the progress and why many people haven't signed up. >> reporter: when michelle boseman gets sick there's only one place for her to go. >> the emergency room of course. >> reporter: using the emergency room for regular healthcare is exactly what state and federal health officials don't want people to do. it's supposed to help the uninsured sign up for coverage under the affordable care act. she signed up, but didn't follow through. >> a hassle. i don't like the hassle. >> reporter: the cover california website went live on october 1. in the first month, 30,000 californians enrolled. since november, it's picked up with another 29,000 signed up.

. >>> president obama said he is trying to fix the botched roll out of the affordable care act today he proposed a solution to a problem that's been haunting him. the president said he wants people losing their insurance to be allowed to keep their health plan for another year even if those plans don't comply with the new law. president obama repeatedly promised if people could keep their plans if they liked them. he also admitted he fumbled the roll out. >> but we always knew this was going to be hard. there's a reason why folks who have tried to do it for 100 years and hadn 't done it. and it's complicated. >> reporter: tomorrow the house is scheduled to vote on a republican bill that allows people to keep their health plans even if they don't comply with the law. the senate is considering a democratic sponsored bill to reinstate similar coverage permanently. premiums could go up. >>> state attorney general camela harris shut down 10 health care website that is were made to look like california's but she says are deceptive. one of those had been highlighted here on ktvu. the first

consumers who the trojan horse who's underbelly is poisonous. >> reporter: president obama did offer a similar plan for those with cancelled policies. but it was limited to one year. today he met with insurance company executives to try to convince them this will work despite their skepticism. >>> california's health exchange says it's unclear how the president's directive will affect people here who have had their policies cancelled. they're analyzing the options. >>> stock markets ended the week with more gains and new record highs. the dow set a record after increasing 85 points and is now getting very close to the 16,000 mark. the nasdaq reached its highest point in 13 years adding 13 points. >>> a judge in san francisco ruled that a billion dollars lawsuit against standard and poors can move forward. the lawsuit is aimed at recovering money the state's pension system lost in the collapse of the housing market. attorney general camala harris claims pension officials bought mortgage backed securities because standard and poors had rated them as aaa. but s & p argued their rating i

. >>> president obama is scheduled to visit california. the visit comes after the botched roll out of the health care law. just as the president's approval rating has hit a new low. >> reporter: even if he doesn't stop by for a sandwich. nina los is excited to see the president. >> very exciteing to see the president, i hope i stay open. >> reporter: nina's cafe living across the street from the jazz center. crews today put up no parking signs after organizers raised eyebrows by cutting some ticket prices in half. seats were marked down to $500. >> it's great to be able to offer them to folk who is want to see the president and want to support him but don't have the capacity to pay a four figure plate -- them to folks who want to see the president. >> reporter: the private appearance at the betty ong recreation center. >> all of us who give him checks always encourage him to do something like that but he has the hardest schedule in the entire planet. >> he is trying to resuscitate the broad comprehensive immigration form that was in the se

. >>> president obama's self- imposedded deadline for the health care website to be working, is almost here. by midnight tomorrow he has said he wants the government website to be working for most people, 80%. since it launched october 1st that site has been plagued with problems and teams of experts have been brought in to try to fix them. >>> developing news in scotland where a police helicopter crashes on to a pub. >> how these knock offs will >>> developing news from scotland a police helicopter has crashed on the a crowded pub. there are numerous casualties but are not saying if anyone is dead. three people were onboard the hell copper and an unknown number -- helicopter and an unknown number of patrons are trapped inside. witnesses say about 120 people were inside at the time. work is under way to try to prevent that building from collapsing. >>> as the holiday season heats up, experts say counterfeiters are working overtime, making phoney versions of popular gifts. what is being done to catch the fakes. >> it looks exactly like a regular set of beats head phones. >> reporter: on

plans because of the affordable care act. he promised people wouldn't have to give up their plans if they didn't want to. >> i am sorry are finding themselves in this situation based on assurances they got from me. >> on nbc news the president said he assigned his team to find ways to close the gaps in the law. republicans up their attacks. >>> the senate passed a bill outlining work place discriminations against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender but it may end there. it took the support of democrats and republicans for a final vote of 64-32. advocates call it a major victory. senate majority leader harry reid said 80% of americans believe it is against the law. >> well it isn't already the law but that is what they feel so let's just do what they already thinks exists. >> speaker of the house john boehner said it is not necessary and says he will refuse to allow it to come up for a vote. 22 states already have laws that ban work place discrimination based on sexual orientation. 16 states prohibit discrimination. >>> the

to tell her about new work protections for the nation's nearly 2 million home care workers. >> oh my goodness. >> how are you, good to see you. >>> the president first met paulene beck six years ago during his first campaign. he spent time with her as she cared for a man in his home. new regulations are set to take effect on january 2015. >>> a chance of showers on the way. in five minutes, chief meteorologist bill martin bill martin is back with his complete bay area forecast. >>> and a bay area city considering a strict secondhand smoke ordnance. >>> and it's not too soon to talk about the a's magic number for clenching a spot in the play offs. the a's just beat goglossophobia, is the fear of public speaking. ♪ ♪ the only thing we have to fear is... fear itself. ♪ ♪ >>> city leaders and residents are meeting at this hour to discuss a possible smoking crack down in walnut creek. new at 10:00, ktvu's cara liu is live to tell us where smoking could soon be banned. >> reporter: this area across from city hall near a cafe and business complex is popular for smoke breaks but now

they want to strip the affordable care act, known as obama care out of the budget. >> we will deliver a big victory in the house tonight. then we'll move it to the senate where it belongs. >> the president has said repeatedly, he's standing firm. the senate majority leader says political gamesmanship will have consequences for americans and the economy. >> the economic consequences of the government shut down are deadly serious. >> we will provide a huge number of votes for clean lifting of the debt limit. it only takes some republicans to do that. this is playing with fire. >> we're voting to fund government minus a certain small amount for obama care. they're the ones wanting to shut the government down. >> reporter: the house is scheduled to vote on its spending plan tomorrow. which will fund the government through december 15 at current spending levels, and only if the affordable care act is defunded. >>> more details now. treasury secretary jack lou warned the government could go into default by late october if the debt ceiling is not raised. a new poll says 73% of americans say

but democrats say it's a recipe for a shut down because republicans know gutting obama care makes it deaden dead on arrival. >> a measure designed to shut down government. it could have no other intent. >> reporter: the bill now goes to the senate where funding for obama care will likely be reinstated. it then goes back to the house where members expect to be voting on it next week. in washington, craig boswell, fox news. >>> on wall street today stocks retreated from their record high early this week. the dow gave back 185 points, the nasdaq lost 14. the turning point came when the house voted to defund president obama's health care reform law. >>> blackberry has announced that they will lay off thousands of workers. blackberry says it expects to report a quarterly loss of $9 billion next week. >>> bmw recalled thousands of its recent models. bmw is recalling five series cars. that includes m5 and 550i models sold between 2008 and 2010. the auto maker says there's a problem that can cause the rear lights to fail increasing the risk of a crash. no accidents have been reported. dealer

. >> we're not going to balance the tea party anarchists who deny the fact that obama-care is the law. >> let's see if harry reid is willing to shut down the military, just because he wants to force obama care on the american people. >> it is expected the senate will restore the healthcare money, then send the bill back to the house. congress must pass a budget by midnight, september 30, to avoid a government shut down. >>> on wall street, stocked declined tonight. the dow industrials lost 49 points. the third straight losing session for the dow. the nasdaq lost 9 today. the chrysler group filed for an ipo today, 15 years after going private. the auto workers own about 41% of chrysler. fiat owns the other 59%. they want to own the rest of chrysler but they and the uaw have not agreed on a price. >>> apple says it sold 9 million phones over the weekend. people lined up last weekend to get their hands on the iphone 5s and the less expensive 5c. one reason for the boost in sales, this was the first time newly released iphones were immediately available in china. apple stock rose $23, or

truth of how obama care is failing the men and women of america. >> there will be no filibuster today. filibusters are meant to stop people from voting and we are going to vote tomorrow. >> if democrats and republicans cannot agree on a budget a government shut down could happen on monday. >>> worries about a possible government shut down drove the dow lower for a fourth consecutive session. the dow lost 66 as investors weighed the likelihood that congress would fail to come up with a budget. >>> the street.com reports twitter wants to avoid the glitches that plagued facebook last year when it went public on nasdaq. twitter expects to raise $1.5 million with its ipo. >>> excentric software developer mcaffe is planning a return to silican valley. the 67-year-old says he's planning to launch a cyber security firm. he says it would allow for a whole new internet that would be impossible to hack. mcafee founded the software that bares his name. he is now living in portland after fleeing from belize where he is wanted for suspicion of killing a neighbor. >>> and it's some of the best views

after railing against president obama's healthcare plan for 21 hours. the republican was comparing the affordable care act to dr. suess's green eggs and ham. crews wanted to defund the obamacare act. dianne feinstein is pushing a bill that would help stay ahead of drug manufacturers. the use of bath salts and synthetic pot have exploded, and so have calls to poison control centers. drug makers are able to skirt the law by changing the formula of the drugs. senator feinstein says the bill would make it easier to prosecute dealers. >>> the new video of the d.c. navy yard massacre as it was happening. now at 10:45, products delivered to your home in hours, not days. we put google shopping express to the test. >> tunnel drivers might have noticed something different this week. it's not just the longer traffic backups. we'll show you what caltran is doing that's bound to get your attention. >> >>> it was slow going on highway 24 through the caldecott tunnel in the afternoon and evening commute. it wasn't because of an accident or construction. only on ktvu 2

. >>> obama care comes to california. the first look at the new system guiding patients through the twists and turns of employment. >> giving second graders a second chance. what a south bay teacher did during a test that got the entire school penalized. >> and in 90 seconds, a glimmer of hope after an entire community goes without hot water goglossophobia, is the fear of public speaking. ♪ ♪ the only thing we have to fear is... fear itself. ♪ ♪ >>> a neighborhood in san jose has been plagued by gas leaks for more than a week. and it's made life difficult for people who live there. maureen naylor live at the oak street estates near 237 to tell us when their last wait for gas service will finally be over. maureen. >> reporter: frank for the ninth straight night the properties here do not have the natural gas service. but we learned there is a time line to end this long going outage. for more than a week this tree lined community has been anything but serene. >> this is day number eight. >> reporter: day number eigh

that's not going to happen. >> president obama says the health care exchanges will open on tuesday, october 1st, even if a government shutdown occurs. >> men and women in the military would be paid with ious. the members of congress would still get their paychecks. 41% of federal employees would be furloughed. all national park service sites would be closed. the bigger impact would come on october 17th if the debt ceiling is not raised. the government would then go into default. >> the threat of a government shutdown put a damper on the stock markets today. analysts say investors are waiting to see what happens in washington, d.c. over the weekend. if there is no deal, stocks could fall even more monday morning. >>> a san mateo company ring central rang the bell for the new york stock exchange. it includes cloud based communication centers that funnels phone calls to different devices reaching workers in and out of the office. the initial public offering was a success. it closed at $18.20. >> this police force is shrunk by 400 officers in the past few years. why new recruits may not fill hi

act or obama care and the new insurance options rolling out october 1st. but as the date approaches, warnings and reports of fraud have been popping up. >> some courts are doing their best to accommodate people by lying that they'll go to jail unless they sign up right now. these are very menacing scams. >> reporter: some scams include calls by people posing as a government official or people promising to help you navigate through the information for a fee and fishing for your personal information. >> they're asking for credit numbers, social security numbers, addresses and all the ingredients of a identity theft. >> reporter: looking online we found this website covered california.com. based on the name you might think it's the same's official website but it isn't. the real one is actually covered ca.com. we did some digging. and learned that the domain name is registered to a regis moore from tennessee. we put in calls to mr. moore. i just have a few questions about your website. >> reporter: when we reached him. moore told us he's been an insurance agen

plagued by glitches that rustrated health care seekers, resident obama took the site ffline and they are going to fix it. president obama saying the glitches stem from the strong visits to the site. >> sharply higher prices for milk, cheese and butter if the new farm bill isn't signed into law by january 1, the u.s. agriculture will be forced to revert back to laws driving up the government purchase it and driving up the cost for everyone. ápólçw?tóo >> well, fur looking for something to do with the family this weekend check out this thrill show put on by the baltimore county fire department. >> you can watch a live burn and go far ride in the fire truck, and it's all free. >> baltimore county firefighters respond to a burn but it's a controlled burn, a practice run for the thrill show on alaskay highway. >> get to see the kids in the neighborhood. they love thrill shows, and to see the live fire burns puts a smile on their face. >> one of the things you will see on saturday is called the firefighter talent involving running up five flights of stairs and dragging bodies and drag

. >> and i hope both houses of congress step forward, listen to the people and stop obama care, the biggest job killer in this country. >> senate leaders say it's all up to the house. >> i think they should think very carefully about their next step. any bill that continues to play political games and force a government shutdown. with three days left, political observers stay stakes are high. >> no one can predict what the consequences will be. that said, republicans may pay a big price for this. >> so far house republican leaders hint they may not approve the bill to keep the government open but are expected to meet to remember tomorrow to discuss their next steps. in weeks, wbal-tv 11 news. nicole killion. >> as the start of the enrollment nears, the better business bureau has a warning. they say don't be fooled by scammers wanting to trick you about the health care law. they will claim they are from the government and say you've been selected to receive an insurance card but before they can mail the card they need to verify your personal info like your bank account and the better busines

a picture ofted himself -- to president obama appealed house republican leaders to take action to avoid a government shutdown on the heels of the senate vote to approve funding legislation approved after stripping out a provision to the affordable care act. several house republicans are vowing not to give them. >> our answer is now. >> why would we want to do that? a if congress is not approve short-term spending bill, there will be a government shutdown on midnight tuesday and of congress do not increase the borrowing authority, we will hit the debt ceiling around october 17 which means america cannot pay its bills. >> maryland officials are flipping the switch on a new plan to make drivers pay. on tuesday, drivers that pastor state told without paying will be subject to stiffer penalties. uses license plate information and those that -- drivers have 30 days to pay. they could have their registration suspended. the new laws take effect on tuesday. >> i guess it is easier to have an e-z poass. >> still ahead, dr. tim hammond answers your pet question. we will take you live to mount vern

he is still battling members of congress over obama care. >> the one unifying principle is making sure that 30 million people don't have healthcare. >> in martha's vineyard president obama looking for a break from the heat. wbal-tv 11 news. >> a maryland man is one of the longest surviving heart transplant patients. >> after marrying his wife he was diagnosed with cardio cardiomyopat cardiomyopathy. we meet the team of doctors behind that life saving transplant. >> the showers sitting down to the south in virginia but a few may make it up into maryland toda wow, i've been claritin clear for 10 days! when your allergies start, doctors recommend taking one non-drowsy claritin every day during your allergy season for continuous relief. 18 days! 17 days! 22 days of continuous relief. live claritin clear. every day. >> the time now is 5:36. there's a live look outdoors in the city. that's the sun rising it will be up at 6:16 this morning. we are in dawn right now. if you have a chance you may want to look outside this morning. if you have clear skies you may get a glimpse of the meteor show

whether it's abortion and obama care as well as gun control. >> all right, david. thank you for joining us this morning. >> don't forget you can watch meet the press here at 10:00 on wbal-tv following our news at 9:00. >> and the pope giving his final blessing from his studio room window. pope benedict says even though he is retiring from his position, the first pope in 600 years to do so, he said he will continue to serve the church in a way that is more suitable to his age and strength. he is stepping down this thursday. >> coming up the spca joins us with a pet for your home. >> and we're talking -- taking tax questions. >> by tuesday our next chance for rain. details coming up in your >> good morning. i'll get to the forecast in just a little bit. but first i don't know if you guys heard that big boom. that was the implosion of the bg&e gas tower. they were destroying it, because it's no longer in use. it's right across cold spring lane right across from the jfx. i was asking people on twitter, and some said they heard it from clarksville. we heard it here on t

. >> another says i was proud to call him friend and his loss is a death for everyone who cares about equal opportunity for all. rev and dobson was 89 years old. >> well, many took to the streets keep the spotlight on gun violence and back obama's push for stricter gun laws. but demonstrators are finding ways to demonstrate their own passion for the issue. >> thousands joined a quiet march through the streets of washington to send a message to washington about gun violence. among those in attendance, about 100 parents from newtown, connecticut, the scene of last month's deadly elementary attack. >> i feel hopefull, cautiously optimistic and i hope this is just the start of a bigger movement to keep not only our children safe but the citizens. >> the rally was one of several organized in cities across the united states. from san francisco to new jersey. >> i'm hoping that the power of regular people will actually assert itself in contrast to the lobbying power of the n.r.a. >> the national rifle association says its gearing up for an all-out battle insisting that gun bans make no one s

>> it's a new insurance company own and and operated by the affordable care act known as the obama affair we will be on the travelocity of health care. so people who annual guess to travelocity or expedia, and be able to choose different options including care first, etna and evergreen which is a non-profit health insurance company owned and operated by its companies. >> anyone can access that? >> yes. we're targeting particularly those with working class incomes 30,000-$80,000 a year. we'll -- >> it will still be less expense i than other companies. >> so what if anything is there ? >> this coop program was set up to have competition between the insurance companies. maryland there has not been a new insurance company in 30 years. the coops were set up to compete with them but at the last minute they cut out future -- and be less competition and clessdepomp so this continues to be, but for now it's a viable option? >> yes. it will be available starting october 1 to enroll in that program. >> all right. let's switch gears a little bit and talk about what's happening with the flu. we're see

it has been a difficult week for the obama administration in terms of responding to these controversies. how do you think the president's long-term agenda and big items like health care and immigration reform could be affected? >> part of it is a discipline within the white house use a dennis mcdonough he doesn't want to spend more than 10% of white house time on these matters. they've got to overcome a pretty energized republican opposition. it is now galvanized by some of these issues like benghazi and the irs. the president has thrown the idea of taking on the federal shield law to better protect reporters who are trying to publish government secrets. on capitolall churn hill but how quickly will they get into campaign mode on these issues that preclude action on immigration or the budget with the debt ceiling fight coming up. >> thank you so much. don't forget, you can watch "meet the press" 10:00 a.m. right here on wbal. an elderly couple is recovering after they were hit by a car in baltimore county. it happened on harford road at 9:30 last night. and 80-year-old man suffered seri

obama care and want the house g.o.p. to pass a clean spending bill. >> house democrats say they are prepared to pass a republican budget bill for two months. >> house democrats say they have 200 votes and enough support to tend spending standoff now. >> will you please put your country before your party? >> the republicans are blaming it on democrats. >> we are looking at an administration, a president that seems to be unwilling to sit down and talk with us. >> meanwhile with congress deadlocked and much of the government on lockdown, tourists who came to see washington's national mon meents aren't taking closed for an answer. a few are finding ways to get around the barriers unlike their members of congress. brian moore, wbal-tv 11 news. >> defense secretary chuck hagel has ended at least some of the debate over which federal furloughed workers should be back on the job. pentagon employees have become part of the working group after on 300,000 were ordered furlough. >> and college football fans still got to take on a mi

so will president obama but will not agree to re-fighting obama care and they want the house g.o.p. to pass the spending bill. >> democrats are ready to pass a republican budget but we are not going to re-fight obama care. >> will you please put your country before your party? >> the republicans are blaming the impasse on democrats. >> what we are looking at here again is an administration, a president that seems to be unwilling to sit down and talk with us. >> meanwhile with congress deadlocked and much of the government on lockdown, tourists who came to see washington's national monments aren't taking closed for an answer. a few are finding ways to get around the barriers unlike their members of congress. brian moore, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the pentagon is back to full strengths despite the partial government shutdown. chuck hagel's decision to order nearly all 350,000 back to work is based an bill supported by both republicans and democrats and signed into law by the president putting about half of all furloughed federal employees back to work. >> tonight a bunch of new laws in effe

obama care is moving forward. it will not be de funded or derailed. what next for senator cruise and others who are following him who want to disrupt the limitation of obama care. and i think there's a wider debate, too, about when the law is legitimate and when do we get out of this business of government crisis. there is lots of things to do this morning. it will go to the senate then what? was yesterday's move by the house moot? >> it could be. the senate is saying they have an opportunity to do. it is hot potato. the house could decide what it is going to do then. it sort of becomes a staring contest. the deadline hits and the government shuts down and it has that sort of effect. there are other things that could be done to de fund it or delay it a year. what i think is important to note is republicans are sticking to their stand to delay or de fund. democrats don't want to deal. democrats won't have this debate if it involves delaying or de funding in any way. meanwhile october 1st the law goes forward so does the shut down. >> i have to ask are

fast movements on capitol hill obama care is leading the standoff ted truz mate a poll de. annistic developments with eye han ran. >> good morning. it is 9 s:41. here's a lack at ocean city. you can see a few people down by the boardwalk and the water. too chilly to be really swimming but nice enough to stick your feet in the water. 68 degrees at ocean city. 51 at bwi. the wind are mostly calm and high pressure in control right now. the high pressure system is what is giving us very nice weather right now. it will stay that way for the next couple days. with the temperatures anywhere from the low 60s along the eastern shore dropping off to frederick and hagars doun. you may need a light jacket as you step out. otherwise we will be shedding the layers as with he go through the afternoon. scattered clouds on the so satellite otherwise dry across the state. if you are watching us a few days ago you would have heard us mention a slight chance for rain today. that is off the table. watching this not only a storm off the coast but a storm front to the west. neither one will affec

you also have guests representing health care, military life and immigration. along with the apple ceo and mrs. obama will be accompanied by the parents of a teenager killed in chicago. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >> desperate times call for desperate measures. that is the message from mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. she is looking for new ways to bring in revenue including having city employees contribute to their own pension. >> baltimore's pension system for civilian workers is the only large system in maryland that does not require an employer contribution. that must change. >> the mayor wants to reduce the property-tax rate. >> who will be elected to follow the pope? kim dacey joins us live in north baltimore with more on the story. good morning. >> good morning. baltimore's archbishops is commending pope benedict for acting in the best interest of the church. now people are talking about who may replace him. speculation is mounting about who people will think will replace him. the pope has to be a unifying figure to the whole world and be able to bring

president obama touched on the automatic spending cuts last night. the pentagon might not have enough funds to pay for the military's health care if those cuts happen on march 1. the president bypass congress to boost the nation's cyber security. he said nuclear plants are all vulnerable to hacking and do need more protection. shares of sourcefire jumped 7% in anticipation of that news. another wow yesterday for the dow. the dow is now sitting at the highest level of the year. futures this morning are pretty quiet. netflix beefing up original programming. it already has "house of cards." there will have the first original tv series for children. a false the adventures of a snail that becomes superspeed the -- it follows the adventures of a smell that becomes a super speedy. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> good morning. we're starting out with some quiet weather. 32 at the airport. 31 in randallstown. it should be dry but chilly this morning. a mix o

it had been stalled over a debate about whether illegal immigrants should get health care benefits. the full senate will take a look at an immigration bill. there is a break for lawmakers. hallie jackson, thank you. >> president obama will be in annapolis today to deliver the commencement address for the u.s. naval academy. jennifer franciotti has a preview of the ceremony at. >> we are here at the ceremony. the midshipmen will hear from governor martin o'malley e and the secretary of the navy. a big day for families. more than 30,000 family members are expected to be here. your son is graduating today. tell me about your son. >> he is a pistol. i am so proud of him. i cannot tell you what it takes to graduate. i am so proud of him. words cannot say how proud i am. >> it is such a big day. there is a lot of uncertainty that goes with this proud moment. uncertainty. hawaii.son is going to >> i am proud of my nephew. i don't know the words to use. >> you're glad he is not going to iraq or afghanistan. >> he we get to see him every other weekend. >> we are proud and happy for you. " we

president obama will be in maryland today. he will visit prince george's community college where he will talk about health care reform. if you have health insurance, you are considered cover under the affordable care act. you can make a weekend trip to washington, d.c., on a marc train starting december 7. the penn line will make six trips on sunday between penn station and union station. >> now weather and traffic on the 1's. >> good morning to you. we have an accident still clearing on 795 on the southbound side just prior to the beltway. leadingis just a mess up to the accident scene. take 140 as your alternate. 17 minutes on the west side. here is what it looks like at frederick. eastbound 70 seeing delays into the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. we do have a little bit of cloud cover to start the day. more clouds than yesterday. we will start in the 50's and make it up to 74 degrees. it should be mostly quiet in the great lakes. 70 in new york. a nice day in denver. stay with us. >> welco

i mean i know it's about obama's health care plan. but the republicans are the ones making us bend over. so, i'm not sure -- [ laughter and applause ] yeah, exactly. well, and because of the shut down, even the smithsonian institute is closed. and as a result tourists who come to washington and want to see historical relics are now being sent to john mccain's office. [ laughter ] ♪ oh, you can see the effects of the shutdown all over town, it's terrible. president obama now down to just one teleprompter. that's how so bad it is. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] it is so bad the animals at the national zoo are being auctioned off to hometown buffet. that's how bad it is. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] it is so bad, iran will be forced to negotiate with dennis rodman. that's how bad it is. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] i'll tell you, it's hurting everybody, rick. it's hurting everybody. in fact, nancy pelosi and john kerry are being forced to use the same botox needle. that's how bad. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] at the tsa, they're making passe

today michelle obama told fat kids, "you're on your own. eat a damn happy meal. i don't care."

into week two, house republicans say they are earg to negotiate with president obama. but they're not giving up on their fight to use a budget bill as a way to chip away at obamacare. >> i thought the fight would be over the debt ceiling. but i work with my members and they decided let's do it now. and the fact is this fight was going to come one way or the other. ted cruz a pivotal figure in this fight that the democrats will have to bend before october 17th when the government hits its spending limit. >> the debt ceiling has been among the best leverage that congress has -- >> the treasury secretary says that is playing with fire. >> on october 17 that will exhaust our spending capacity and have nothing else in the drawer. >> the house unanimously agreed on saturday to retroactively pay furlowed government workers but those paychecks won't go out until after the shutdown is over. how long that might be no one can say. moore.brian mooar -- >> while the furlowed workers are getting paid, the longer the shut down drags on the longer those employees will have to wait. st

. >> i rise today in opposition to obama care. >> he stood and talked on the senate floor since 2:40 pm to draw attention to his support for a house republican bill that funds the government but caps off funding for the affordable care act. >> it is not working. governments the closer to a shutdown. the senate will still vote to put the health-care reform money back into the bill and with that another stalemate. lex i will fight with everything i've got, every ounce of power that i have until i die to make act ise formal care fully implemented. the affordable care act is implement it. lex barbara mikulski did not hold back on her discussed with her fellow politicians. >> it was never meant to be a vehicle for controversy will, youocative stick it to legislation. >> a matter who is to blame, a shutdown will hurt maryland. will beary people reporting to duty. >> andy harris could not be reached about 10 degrees. he did vote for the house bill -- thatds the rest defines the affordable care act. >> a water park turned into an emergency in frederick county. freeing a construction worker t