back to you guys. >>> thanks monika. here's a look at what's new this morning at 5:10. 234 india rescuers are trying to reach at least two dozen people trapped in the rubble of an apartment building. the five story building collapsed shortly after down in the southeastern part of mumbai. it's the latest in the string of building collapses in that huge city. including one in april that killed 72 people. >>> secretary of state john kerry says the united states is not yet ready to lift sanctions against iran. he met with iranian diplomats yesterday at the united nations but he says he wants a verifiable process in place to make sure iran does not produce more nuclear weapons. full interview on "60 minutes." >>> a medical emergency led to an emergency landing for a united airlines flight overnight in boise, idaho. a spokesman for the airline says a member of the flight crew became ill passengers said they were told it was the captain. the flight from houston eventually took off again for its original destination of seattle.

>> thanks, monika. see you in a little bit. the federal government is expected to shut down tonight at midnight because as we've been reporting all weekend, the house and senate cannot agree on a spending bill. >> it's about 14 hours and counting. the sticking point remains, an amendment to remove funding for obama care. delia goncalves is live on capitol hill with the latest. any signs that any side is willing to give in? >> reporter: lawmakers are back to work later today and we are hoping that a compromise will be reached but get this? the house is back at 10:00 a.m. the senate, they don't return until 2:00 this afternoon to continue this contentious debate that many say has really become a dangerous game of ping- pong. in the overnight hours, saturday, house members left the hill after a vote to now delay obamacare by a year and repeal the tax on medical devices. the senate has yet to send that bill back refusing to approve a proafl that would change the president's signature health care law. senate majority leader harry re

monika? >>> if you're planning to head here on the beltway through oxon hill, you're in good shape to the wilson bridge leaving 210 but branch avenue heading north into the district is closed down between camden and southern avenue in southeast. you'll want to take nailer road instead. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. >>> gas prices are falling just like autumn leaves. right now they're on a 23-day slide. the national average is $3.46 a gallon. the lowest average since january and gas prices are 35 cents less than they were this time last year. record high refining in the u.s., shrinking consumer demand and slumping crude oil prices are reasons behind the fall according to gasbuddy.com. drivers are also getting a break because gas stations have switched from their summer blend to winter grade which is about 10 to 15 cents cheaper. good news. >>> ah, miss piggy and kermit will finally be together next to the frog she loves. the famous puppet will join kermit the frog at the nantz mao se

monika will have another update in a few minutes. have some bad issues going o. weather wise some early clouds, nice afternoon. high 74 to 78. michael? >> in the news right now, the death toll in the pakistani earthquake we've been reporting about has risen to 348. an additional 552 people were injured. this is a 7.7 magnitude quake. hit the southwestern region ever the country. rescuers are struggling to hit the hard hit areas where it is the largest and most impoverished region of the country. >>> starting in november louisiana will no longer offer the ged. state leaders say it simply costs too much. instead they're going to offer something called the hiset. that stands for the high school equivalency test. the company which administers the s.a.t. will administer the new test. >>> she's in some of the most famous cement in hollywood. sandra bullock immortalized now outside the historic chinese theater along hollywood boulevard in california. george clooney who costars with her in the new film "gravity" was also there for her honoring. >>> it is 6:57. time to an

here comes monika samtani. timesaver traffic with building volume on this wednesday morning. >> yes, especially on the inbound side of i-66. a live picture from our sky 9. this is the accident i was telling but. inbound 66 right here at route 234. all the activity there on the left shoulder and now we're widening the shot and looking at the delays. so if you're just heading out the door and you're one of those commuters that actual you take this route, you'll either want to reconsider and use an alternate route like route 29 or get out the door fast because this is what you're going to have to deal with. even though the lanes are open, the damage is double. let's take a look at -- is done. let's take a look at maps. inbound 66 at route 234, the accident on the left shoulder. now over to the north side of town. we're in good shape on the beltway. outer loop slowing down into silver spring. no issues on route 29, 95 or 270. we'll take a quick look live outside one more time and here on the outer loop, you'll find

monika? >>> on the beltway here at st. barnabas road, it's nice and quiet but coming in from southern maryland using branch avenue, that is shut down with an accident between southern avenue and camden southeast. you can use nailer road instead. by the way, marc penn line 401 is running 15 minutes late out of bowie. >>> at 5:12, here's a look at what's new this morning. more gunshots have been heard this morning even though kenya's president says a four- day standoff with terrorists is over. 67 people are known to have died and dozens more bodies may be buried in the rubble of a shopping mall in nairobi. a national three-day mourning period is now under way. >>> police are investigating a shooting spree in west virginia. six people were injured. this happened just before 9:00 last night at a housing complex. none of the injuries is believed to be life threatening. investigators say they recovered a gun and magazine but at last word no arrests have been made. >>> president obama is back in washington but he did not meet his

back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. >>> the f.b.i. has now released some disturbing video from inside building 197 during the navy yard shootings. >> this video is part of the evidence agents are using to try to come up with some answers on why gunman aaron alexis opened fire. delia goncalves is in our satellite center with more on what investigators have learned. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, jessica, mike. some of those answers, aaron alexis was a deranged and dangerous man who was hearing voices and committed acts of violence prior to the shooting at the navy yard but reports of those acts of violence and his mental state never made it to top security officials in time. i have to warn you, the surveillance video you're about to see is difficult to watch. the day started off pretty normally. aaron alexis driving that vehicle used his i.d. to enter the navy yard just before 8:00 a.m. but then police say he sell bammed his sawed off shotgun in a bathroom and his manhunt began. the video showing him roaming the third

back to you mike and jess. >>> thanks monika. time right now is will:40 and -- will:40 and i'm watching your money. it's happy friday. the dow and s&p 500 snapped a five day losing streak following better than expected news on the job market. the number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a six year low. and of course that's evidence fewer companies are laying off workers right now. checking out the numbers -- >>> two brothers under arrest named in one of the nation's deadliest outbreaks of foodborne illness in 25 years. eric and ryan jensen owned jensen's cantaloupe farm in colorado. they're accused of selling contaminated melons that led to a 2011 listeria epidemic. it killed 33 people. jensen farms has since gone bankrupt. >>> facebook stock owners are laughing at everyone who jumped ship. laughing all the way to the bank. the social media giant's stock topped $50 a share for the first time yesterday. it's now up 88% this year. the company went public at $38 a share last may only to see its stock fal

let's go to monika samtani and find out how the early commute is looking. >> no problems to report here on the beltway in silver spring. nice and light. this is a great time to go to work between 95, georgia avenue and 270. and all of your northern corridors coming in from 95, baltimore, 270 frederick are incident free. back to you guys. >>> the time right now is 4:41. i'm watching your money. it may not feel like it when it comes time to pay the bills but we're all a little richer theoretically. the term reserve says the net worth for u.s. households jumped 2% this spring to nearly $75 trillion. gains in home and stock values accounted for much of that increase and we're going to have to see if americans will put any of that money back into wall street today when the opening bell rings, the dow and s&p 500 will try to snap a five- day losing streak. the dow lost about 60 points in trading yesterday. starts this morning at 15,273. the s&p 500 was off by about four and a half points. the nasdaq was down by 7. >>> it's raining money. california's minimum wage is going up for the first tim

. >>> thanks monika. the senate is expected to vote this afternoon on an emergency spending bill which is intended to at least to try to avert a possible government shutdown next week. the senate will likely remove though a house provision in that bill that is slated to defund obamacare. >> the house would then have until midnight monday to vote on its version. delia goncalves is live on capitol hill with more on a republican effort to delay obamacare by at least one year. good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning jessica. house lawmakers will be working through the weekend now proposing a second bill so the u.s. does not default on its loans in mid-october. but here's the catch. they will only increase the debt limit if the health care law is delayed by one year. making sure perhaps republicans can still stall obamacare even  if the final budget bill puts funding back in that health care law. still, texas republican ted cruz, you may remember him, that talk-a-thon senator? well, he's not willing to

. >>> thanks, monika. the senate is moving toward voting on a house budget plan which includes as we've been talking about the elimination of obama care. >> it's expected the senate will reject the plan meaning a federal government shutdown could be under way this time next week. delia goncalves is live in northwest outside d.c. mayor's office with more on the local impact. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea and mike. the mayor is hoping that cooler heads will prevail on capitol hill but in the meantime he is preparing for the worst. that means later today, he will announce the city's contingency plan. that's because district residents stand to lose the most in this fight. why? well, capitol hill, congress still controls d.c.'s budget. and any stalemate on the hill means the city gets hit hard. the senate is expected to return the budget proposal to the house without the provision defunding obama care but house members are digging in their heels and say they are intent on defunding obam

. >> thanks, monika. >>> it is 6:12. in the news right now, a 60- year-old woman is the last person missing after massive flooding in colorado. yesterday the body of the 79- year-old woman was found on a river bank and she was identified as evelyn starner. her death brings the toll to about eight. >>> california forestry officials are searching for the cause after brushfire that broke out just east of los angeles. it's called the madre fire. it quickly scorched dozens of acres and forced officials to close several nearby roads. at last report very little of the fire is contained. >>> most caregivers know a napping child usually means a less cranky child later in the day. >> but a new study shows another benefit for a midday snooze. improved learning skills. marley hall has more. >> reporter: children at the bright horizons preschool in manhattan go down for a nap every afternoon. >> on your mat, sweetheart. >> reporter: a new study shows napping can help improve learning. reseven -- researchers tested the memories of the

. >> thank you, monika. >>> it is 4:40. time for your first your money segment of the morning. >> good morning, jessica doyle. >> good morning you to. kind after choppy day yesterday. some things fell. some things rose. shares of blackberry rallied after the largest shareholder fairfax international says it wants to buy the one-time leader in the smartphone industry for nearly $5 billion but the rally did not extend to the rest of the market. worries over the budget battle in washington sent stocks lower for the third straight day. the dow slid 49 points. the s&p 500 and nasdaq both took slight hits dropping 8 and 9 points respectively. >>> looking for work for the holidays? well, wal-mart plans to hire 55,000 workers this holiday season. 10% more than last year. but wal-mart appears to be a lone exception this year. most retailers, including target and kohl's, plan to hire the same amount of seasonal workers as last year and some plan less. they're bracing for cautious consumer spending over the holidays and believe many p

let's toss it over to monika samtani on this beautiful monday morning. agoing to put a little damp other things i think. >>> imgoing to start with a beauty shot. by beauty shot no incidents here southbound 95 at route 198 coming in from laurel. everyone is just moseying along to the beltway. once you're on the beltway, oh, no, there's an accident on the inner loop at braddock road and it is blocking off the two left lanes so heads up for that let's go to our maps. if you're planning to head southbound on i-270, you're going an average of 31 miles an hour at route 109 old hundred road. southbound side down toward clarksburg and then the pace picks up in germantown and rockville. out to the other side of town on the northbound side of 95, that's been kind of a mess because of an earlier accident at triangle. it was moved to the shoulder and should in fact be gone by now but left all of the slow traffic for you trying to get into triangle early this morning. we're going to end with a live look one more time outside here in springfield. not too bad heading o

monika samtani, it's early friday. you must have nothing but good news this hour. >>> i have nothing but good news and i just wanted to stay that way. good morning everybody. we've mad a rough rough -- had a rough rough week in terms of road issues and right now we're nice and calm i'm happy to say. go ahead and take the extra sip of coffee if you're up this morning already and watching us and i have great news on # 6 from manassas to centreville to fairfax. dulles toll road as well. nice and calm and no problems on the beltway west of town. what about south of town? let's take a live look here in virginia on the northbound side of i-935 and again a few people out and about but no problems trying to get on to 395 and the 14th street bridge. back to the maps and this time all the way to the east side. looking good on the bw parkway in from laurel. route 50 and from annapolis. there had been some construction clearing up on the inner loop near arena drive and a live look in college park where traffic is nice and quiet. a

monika? >>> if you're planning to head on the beltway on the north side of town, things look great in silver spring on the beltway between i-95 and i-270. the top stretch of 4935 in great shape. -- 495 in great shape. no issues at this time. i'm have information on an accident out of glen bernie in a few moments. >>> justin timberlake completes his 2020 experience and taylor swift is headed to the big screen. >> suzanne mr cez has -- marquez has those stories and more. >> reporter: taylor swift jumps to the big screen. the country crossover star is the latest addition to the upcoming movie "the giver." meryl streep and jeff bridges star in the movie. alicia keys, john mayer rocked the great lawn in new york's central park. they gave a free concert as part of the global citizen festival marking progress in the fight against poverty. the new york film festival kicked off with a star studded weekend. tom hanks and cast members from the real life pirate thriller "captain philips" walked the red c

let's turn it over to monika samtani. timesaver traffic. looking as good as the weather? >> pretty good. not as good as the weather, no. he's giving me that look like see, i've got you. it's early in the morning. it's really not that bad but not as great as the weather. we'll take that i like this weather this week. if you're planning to head on the westbound side of 66, there is a construction zone just like yesterday at route 28 in centreville. two right lanes are blocked there and it's scheduled to be there till 6:00 this morning. 95 in great shape just like the weather. no problems to report from triangle up to springfield and 395 to the 14th street bridge. we'll take a live look in springfield on the northbound side of 95. very light here. let go back to the maps to the top side of town. looking good on the beltway between 95 and 270 and one more last live look outside at the beltway in college park and prince george's county. back to you. >> thanks, monika. >>> as they continue to look for what led to the shooting rampage at the navy yard, the f.b.i. is now starting

good morning, monika. mike, mike, mike. >> i had a t-shirt years ago cha -- that said i'm scary without a costume. more of the same going o. our next chance of rain sunday. sunday. it's a sliver of a chance later in the week but the next significant chance of rain will be sunday. after a nice weekend we have a pleasant day ahead. a cold front is on the way but it has hardly any moisture to work with. 27 by noon. going to be perfect this afternoon. winds not so bad either. southeast, southwest, 5 miles an hour. so very comfortable day with a high of 77. even this evening looks good. 8:00 down to 70 degrees. some high clouds coming through tonight into this morning. that's about it right now. there's the front way back here so in the mountains, there could be some isolated showers later on. fog a bit of a problem manassas through fauquier county, warrenton, culpeper, down toward orange. visibilities in some cases down to one half of a mile. in the metro we don't have much in the way of problems although you'

back to you, andrea and mike. >> thank you, monika. >>> we're less than one week away from a potential government shutdown. president obama's health care reform is the reason the deal can't get double. republicans want to pass a bill but one that doesn't fund obama care. >> the democrats of course say that's a non-starter. that's not going to happen in the senate. texas senator ted cruz doesn't care. he is going to speak nonstop till he can no longer stand. he is of course wanting to defund obama care at all costs. he took the floor yesterday at around 2:40 in the afternoon and take a listen. >> to make them dependent on government. madam president, i cannot tell you how many times i have said thank the good lord, that when my teenage was a -- my dad was a teenage immigrant-- >> he is still talking. that's him live on the floor. he's been talking close to 14 hours now. he's doing anything he can to try to get this thing defunded but he's alone. there are people in the republican party haven't been backing him. the senate will vet on a new budget and it -- vote on a new budget and sent

monika samtani, your hair is looking lovely this morning. >> thank you, howard. so is yours, what's left of it anyway. watch out for the accident at route 15 in fauquier county. apparently it involves a tractor-trailer and we're going to be making some phone calls to figure out what's going on there. it happened about two hours ago so hopefully it should be in its clearing stages. there is a construction zone on the southbound side of i-95 in dumfries. northbound looks fine. triangle into wood willing bridge and -- woodbridge. and this is near edsall road headed toward seminary and the 14th street bridge you're going to be just fine as women. gets go -- as well. let's go back to the maps. 2730 in -- 270 in good shape. the beltway is looking fine as well all the way into silver spring. we'll take a live look in college park. no delays on the inner or outer loops in prince george's county. back to you. >>> the clock is ticking. congress has seven days to pass a new budget or the government will be forced to shut down. the senate began debate on the budget bill mond

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. >> president monika zajac? president mazzuco. >> here. >> and commissioner dejesus. chan? >> present. >> kingly, in route, i believe. commissioner loftus? here. >> woel come to the meeting and we have a heavy agenda tonight and we have matters that we have to deal with regarding, the special police officers and we have matters that we have to do in the closed session, regarding disciplinary matters in against the city which are in the closed session, but we do have important presentations of certificates of appreciation and in addition to the usual reports from the occ and the police department and we will have a lot of reports from the commission and a lot of activity since the last meeting, but before, and before i proceed tonight and before we adjourn in honor of the memory of certain people, former officers or people that are good to the san francisco police department and before we start tonight, i would ask the chief, to lead us in a moment of silence in honor of the memories of those officers and firefighters who died in nine 9/11 in new york like our officers they

the twin engine plane tookne off from idaho and wept off the ride side of the runway at santa monika municipal airport then it went straightnt no a storage hangar. it caught fire and destroyed the building.di investigators are trying toing figure out how many people were on the plane or inside i the hangar and what may have caused the crash.. u.n. weapons inspectors arepect on their way back to syria in hopes of getting rid of that country's abilities to manufacture chemical weapons by november 1. syrian president assad claimslai he will comply with the plan vowing to rid his country of its estimated 1,000 ton chemical arsenal by thee middle of next year.e >>xt we've learned when the vatican plans to name two former popes saints.nts pope franes announced aprilil 27th of next year will be the canonization date for blessed pope john paul ii and pope john the 23. sainthood requires theres evidence of two miracles. pope john paul ii has those in the curing of a woman with parkinsons and the successful s of another woman with a brain aneurysm. pope onthe 23 has one miracle attributed to h

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