President. Big issues remain. Irans support of syria and belligerence to syria. This is the First Time Since jimmy carter was the u. S. President. President obama said the very fact that this first communication occurred between an american and iranian president since 1979 underscores the deep mistrust between our countries. Wendy, also, wendy and jim, indicates the prospect of moving ahead beyond that difficult history. Big headline, obama talks to him. Direct communication between america and iran for the first time in a very, very long time. Im steve handelsman, news 4. All right, steve, thank you. Meanwhile, more than a third of federal workers would be told to stay home if the government does shut down. The exact details for agency are posted on each agencys website. Formal furlough notices sent out tuesday. What would it mean for our region . Mark segraves joins us for that. From your tax returns, if the federal government shuts down, a lot of things wont be around. First the good news. You will get your mail and Social Security will mail out checks. Air Traffic Controllers will show up for work. Active duty military wont get paid on time. Tax returns will only be processed if they have been filed electronically. In our area, the national zoo and the smithsonian will close. So will all the National Parks. Speaking of the zoo, that very popular panda cam could go dark. If you are just applying for Social Security, you have to wait for that application to be processed. As for government employees, only those designated as accepted will have to go to work. If you thought it would get you out of jury duty, think again. The d. C. Superior court and u. S. District courts remain open. A tribute to honor fallen firefighters is in jeopardy. The memorial is set for next weekend in maryland. Its on a federal campus, the Emergency Training center. Friends, family and fellow firefighters of 80 Fallen Heroes are planning to attend the event. A woman whose son died tells us the memorial is important to so many. You experience this tragedy and people tell you how sorry they are for your loss. But then to go to the service and see his name, to see kennys name physically on this monument, actually validated what he did. Organizers of the memorial say the cost of moving that memorial would add up to 100,000. A nightmare for several women in arlington. They woke up to a stranger in their bedroom. It happened in the same Apartment Building in the courthouse area. Jackie bensen joins us live from arlington. Reporter one victim says she woke up to find a complete stranger in her bedroom, touching her arm. Another woman told me the man kept staring at her, even after she started screaming. It was terrifying. I just screamed and screamed. Reporter the meridian courthouse is secure. How has a man been able to get into the apartments of sleeping women three times in the last ten days . On wednesday, a woman awoke to find a strange man rubbing her arm. Police believe the same man struck twice on september 15th. Both victims woke up to find a stranger staring at them. I started screaming. I screamed for about 60 seconds. He didnt say or do anything. He backed out of my room. Reporter heather says shes frustrated by the response of building management. They have suggested i have given keys to exboyfriends or friends of mine. I have never done that. Reporter her request to change the lock was done the next day. No building wide notice was posted until today. They said because it was Public Record they didnt need to notify anyone, doing so would cause a mass panic among residents. I feel guilty. If they would have notified people after my incident happened, the incident this weekend would not have happened. Reporter Police Believe the same man is involved in all three incidents. It could be an inside job. Thats something we are explo exploring as well. Reporter they denied our request for comment. They say hes a white man with brown hair, possibly asian, early 20s, medium height and wearing a polo shirt. Jackie bensen, news 4. A new look at a Jewelry Store heist. Officers released this video to help break the case open. The courtrooms stole 500,000 worth of mer chandise from the julier. In is in oxon hill. They used a blow torch to open up the safe. An update to a bank robbery we told you about last night at 6 00. We have a video of the man who robbed the bank. He wore blue medical scrubs. Police need your help identifying him. Scary moments at this hotel. Two masked men walked into this best Western Hotel on arlington boulevard in falls church at 1 00 this morning. They grabbed the 62yearold clerk, assaulted him and took money from the register, then ran off. Police say one of the men was armed with a rifle. Progress tonight in getting chemical weapons out of syria. President obama says a United Nations resolution to eliminate syrias stockpile is a huge victory for the international community. If syria does not comply to get rid of the weapons the United Nations will have to adopt a second resolution, that will include consequences. An airman was killed sunday in the red sea. He graduateed from the Naval Academy in 2001. He was 35 years old. Its not clear what caused the crash. We have breaking news from the Washington Navy yard. The news 4 iteam learned the navy was in the midst of buying new equipment when the gunman opened fire killing 12 people. The iteam obtain add copy for a contract for panic alarms and electric lock systems for the building. The plans were scrapped yesterday in the wake of yesterdays violence. We are working to put it together. Full report at 6 30. More than 7,000 workers at the navy yard have been in touch with counselors since the massacre. Special response groups visited every building at the facility. Teams of psychologists, psychiatrists, chaplins and therapy dogs are providing psychiatric first aid. There is no stigma, whether you are a civilian or in the military. Come in, get help, talk to folks. Make sure you understand what the challenges are and how best to deal with them. Navy Officials Say the Counseling Services will be available as long as needed. It will also be made available when some temporarily locate to buzzard point. Maryland, virginia and new jersey are trying to land a test site for drones. Today the govern of all three states sent a letter. The governors want to operate six test sites. The University System of maryland, rutgers and Virginia Tech agreed to collaborate. The faa is expected to select the sites by years end. A developing story, a judge in new jersey ruled the state must allow samesex couples to get married. A judge says since the federal government recognizes gay marriages, if new jersey does not, it would violate the state constitution. Marriages can begin october 21st. Governor Chris Christie is opposed. He had not said whether he will appeal the ruling. Tonight, a major delivery to get it done. Every crime in Fairfax County. Tonight, a look at the number of crimes in 2012 and what the police chief plans to do about it. The cell phone law is about to change next week in maryland. What you need to know before you talk on your cell phone when you are driving. Hes credited with transforming parts of the transforming parts of the district. I was honored to serve as governor of virginia. We brought folks together in richmond to focus on creating jobs and getting results. Thats the virginia way. And thats why im backing Terry Mcauliffe for governor. Terry wont let ideological battles get in the way of making progress. Terry will work with democrats, republicans, and independents to create jobs and move virginia forward. Its important for virginia that we elect Terry Mcauliffe as our governor. Im Terry Mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. We know in the cyber world, threats are always evolving. At first, we were protecting networks. Then, we were protecting the transfer of data. And today its evolved to infrastructure. Finance. And military missions. Were constantly innovating to advance the front line in the cyber battle, wherever it takes us. Thats the value of performance. Northrop grumman. Dont want to miss the forecast next. Any job is easier if you have the right tools. Today, the company that makes john deere tractors donated equipment to help with the grounds at the national mall. They announces this partnership this morning. The equipment includes mower that is run on alternative fuel. Theres a new lie briar in the area devoted to the study of the first president. The George Washington president ial library at mt. Vernon. Books and manuscript that is serve as a think tank for washingtons relevance. Washington understood there were timeless values, the revolution was fought for. We would be a great nation. Unlike other president ial libraries, this one does not receive federal funding. Back to todays top story, the looming Government Shutdown. Meet the press moderator David Gregory joins us now. When i was at mt. Vernon, they had a copy that washington made notes on. Sorry i wasnt there today. We had to cover all the craziness. It is crazy. Are we going to get sane before tuesday . The big question is shutdown or no shutdown. I think a lot of tea party folks, conservatives, senator cruz, i think they want to shut the government down. They are happy to do it and stand on principle on this. Speaker boehner does not want to do that. But hes going to have to figure out, they are going to meet tomorrow whether they send back what the senate sent them and get into a Shutdown Scenario or try to find a way to avoid it. I think the prospects are higher for some kind of short term shutdown of the government. It seems the republicans have the most to lose politically. They think that, too. The leaders think that. I think the president thinks that. If you saw the president , he seemed quite serene about it. Its the law. Theres no end game the republicans have that changes that. They dont have the votes. They dont have the votes among republicans. They certainly dont have the votes among democrats. Is the president going to decide. He amped up the pressure to say look, if we shut down the government and National Parks are closed and the audience here, federal workers get ious or sent home, you have to blame one set of folks here. Those are republicans saying we have to defund obama care or else these things are going to happen. The rebellious republicans, what do they have to gain . What do they think they are going to gain if they shut it down and dont they gain the animosity of the House Speaker . Yeah, well, but im not sure they are concerned about that. They have to there are activists at home and voters at home energized about what hes done. Standing on principle. I believe theres a feeling the conservativism has to push to the next level to really energize americans who we know are opposed to the law at this point. Because it hasnt taken effect yet. The fear is when it takes effect it becomes more popular, not less popular, even if there are problems associated with implementation of the law. Theres still confusion out there. Sack lot of confusion, no question about it. You have senator cruz. Ted cruz. Well talk about iran. Its a big story today. The president talked to not his counter part the actual king of the mountain over there. Its an important development. Right. Thanks david. See you guys. Doug joins us now. A lot of pressure on you. Look at that dramatic friday night. Isnt it nice out there . Yeah. Looks like we are trying to get rain. No rain across the forecast. If you have kids that are going to be playing, David Gregory, your kids playing soccer . I have 4,000 games tomorrow. I havent left. Im waiting to listen to what you have to say. Im glad you are still here. Im telling you, things look okay. Look outside if you have plans this weekend, really not a problem at all. Theres a lot of eventings going on. We saw 74 degrees, one degree below the average high of 75. Right now, the Biggest Issue is the fact we need rain. We are more than two inches below average as far as rainfall is concerned. A lot of people out there reseeding their lawns to get them ready for next summer. Looks like we need to water them. No rain in the forecast. 72 degrees. Winds 6 miles per hour. We continue to see the clouds through the early part of the evening then clearing skies. 66 in gaithersburg. 69 in baltimore. 68 in annapolis and 68 in leesburg. You may need to jacket tonight. Maybe a light sweater. Thats it. Temperatures should not fall rapidly tonight. Nothing like earlier this week. Storm team 4 radar is clear, at least in this area. Watch what happens when we pan out or zoom out. Maine back to st. Louis and down to atlanta. Not a single drop of rain. The eastern half of the nation, extremely dry. It continues to be so. I dont expect rain here anytime soon. You may have thought the rain was coming. These clouds making their way in from the northeast. That storm system helping to bring in the northeasterly flow. That continues to bring us a chance for clouds during the day tomorrow. Still looking nice. Overnight low temperatures into the 40s. This is where we have been, 45 in frederick, 46 in martinsburg. 57 in washington. Down to 51 in fredericksburg. A cool start tomorrow morning. By 9 00, 10 00, sunshine. We warm up nicely into the 70s. 74 washington. 75 around fredericksburg. Annapolis coming in around the 70 degree mark. The next couple days, if you are thinking of camping or the shenandoah valley, looking good. Low foliage. Moderate color in the mountains of west virginia. You have to go way up to get color in up state new york. The next couple weeks, this map continues to change and well update you on the fall colors. Next few days, 74 in d. C. 76 on sunday. 77 on monday. This is where things change. Notice on tuesday, 80 degrees. 81 on wednesday. 82 on thursday. 80 degrees on friday. The average High Temperature jumps to 74. It jumps down to 74. We will be well above that over the next seven days. Tuesday is october 1st. Mix of sun and clouds and summer like warmth moving in. After tuesday, we stay at 80 degrees or better right on through early next week. Looking at the extended forecast, trying to find some chance of rain out there. Ill talk more about that later. Sounds good. Thanks, doug. Coming up next at 6 00, hitching a ride. A bike expansion in time for the weekend. A controversial raffle sho. New details about a panic alarm that was planned in recent weeks. Tonight bikesharing is a reality in montgomery county. They opened at montgomery lane and maryland avenue in rockville today. 50 other stations are planned along metros red line. Eventually 450 red bikes will be available to rent. Marylands handheld device laws are getting mixed reviews. Starting on the 1st, if you are caught talking on the phone while driving, you will get a pricey ticket. Adam tuss has the story. Reporter hang up or go hands free. Thats the message delivered to drivers here on wisconsin avenue in bethesda. The message is simple. If a Police Officer sees you talking on the cell phone, the handheld cell phone on tuesday, they will pull you over. If you dont want the fine, get used to putting down the phone behind the wheel. Everyone is constantly on their cell phone. Its hard to avoid. Reporter maryland law getting tougher when it comes to handheld devices. For some, its not much of a change. She is from germany saying its forbidden. Its absolutely against rule. Reporter is everyone getting the message . See how it stands up. In d. C. , there were handheld and texting bans. In maryland, it moves to a primary event tuesday. In virginia, no handheld ban, there is a texting ban. Back here in maryland, where drivers were chatting away, some not aware the change is right around the corner. It explains why i have been pulled over in the past. Reporter you are an offender . Many times. Reporter safety groups tell us they expect enforcement to step up with the new law. Get caught once, 75. Twice, 125, three times 175. Back here on wisconsin avenue in bethesda. The message is simple. If you are on the phone on tuesday and a Police Officer sees you, they can pull you over and the fines could get hefty. In bethesda, adam tuss, news 4. The news 4 iteam uncovered new details on navy yard security late this afternoon. Scott macfarlane is here with that. The navy was seeking new panic alarms and new security equipment for building 197 on the navy yard. They canceled the purchase because of last weeks shooting. We have a copy of the specific security equipment for building 197, the building aaron alexis shot and killed people. The contract solicitation lists panic alarms and electric lock system among other pieces of equipment. The alarms would include an eight inch long magtized alarm. Panic bars trigger a siren when pushed. They described the purchase as routine and periodic security update. The purchases have been scrapped due to the september 16th mass shooting. That footage shows aaron alexis moving about during the shooting spree. Its on the west side of the navy campus. The navy yard is the listing Contracting Office for the purchase of the security equipment. Its unknown how long the rehabilitation will take. The navy doesnt specify the upgrades that are part of the work. Scott macfarlane, news 4 iteam. Thank you. 0 00 is dropping in Fairfax County. A positive trend overall. A disturbing trend among some of the more serious offenses. David culver has the report. Reporter Fairfax County residents the newly released crime stats are unsettling. Here is what shes referring to. When you add up the various offenses,