>> that is awesome. >> thanks for joining us. nightly news is next. tonight, the ground war in chicago. a new explosion of gun violence. 13 people shot with an assault weapon, apparently, including a 3-year-old boy. tonight we're on the front lines in the fight. on the brink of a government shutdown. tonight we look at the real-life impact members of the military wouldn't get paid, but members of congress would. the bible as portable app. chapter and verse as close as your electronic device. that explains the enormous surge in popularity. and can they really make an american classic even better? they've modernized the wizard of oz opening tonight in a theater near you and not the way you remember it. "nightly news" begins now.

good evening. sadly this week in america is coming to an end the way it started. there has been another mass shooting this time in chicago. 20 all in all were wounded. one police official is quoted in saying it's a miracle no one died. chicago's been in the spotlight for this very reason. after 500 homicides last year, more than any other city in america, police there were pointing to a 20% drop this year. but then this. the kind of violence that badly wounded a 3-year-old child among others in one of this nation's great cities. we begin there tonight with nbc's john yang. john, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this was the scene of that shooting about 24 hours ago. you can see kids are playing here again. it has been a very violent 24 hours. even though in chicago the number of shootings is down about 500 from last year, and

the number of murders this year is on pace to be the lowest in nearly 50 years. the neighborhood park basketball court looked more like a battle ground littered with wounded. 13 in all. >> i think it was like an ak, man. a lot of shots like boom boom boom boom boom. >> reporter: all are expected to survive. the youngest deonte howard. shot in the jaw. >> y'all out here killing these innocent people, kids, parents, grandparents, mothers, fathers. it got to stop. >> reporter: police say the shooting was gang related. the weapon, an assault style rifle with a high capacity magazine. >> military-type weapons like the one we believed to have been used in this shooting belong on a battlefield. >> reporter: elsewhere in the city thursday night, at least nine other shootings that left at least four dead and seven

wounded. for mayor rahm emanuel who visited today, it's not just a battle against gun violence. it's a battle of perception. >> the battle in the streets of chicago belong to the families of chicago. >> reporter: there have been more than 1400 shootings this year. that's a drop of 23% from last year. they're heavily concentrated on the city's south and west sides. gary mccarthy was the top cop in new york and newark. we spoke to him in august. >> was there anything about chicago when you got here that surprised you? >> in chicago we have higher gangs that have been around for generations. you know, the grandfather was a gang member, the father was a gang men. >> reporter: police overtime is on track to hit $100 million this year. >> it's the same officers on the same beat every single day. they get to know the good kids from the bad kids. >> reporter: the grandmother of the smallest victim says the solution involves more than just police.

>> some of us parents stop being afraid of our kids and stand up. >> reporter: and it continues, brian. just a few miles from here late this afternoon, the body of a teenager was found shot to death. >> john yang starting us off from chicago tonight. john, thanks. now to one of the other front lines in this battle. the doctors struggling to save the lives of innocent victims. as we said we started this week with a mass shooting in washington. one of the enduring moments from that tragic massacre came from a veteran d.c. trauma center doctor who spoke out against violence because she had simply seen enough of it. it turns out that doctor janis orlowski of the medstar center spent two decades prior to this in chicago. and after her comment struck a chord with so many people, we wanted to hear more from her.

peter alexander has the report. >> fourth floor, a male with a shotgun. multiple shots fired. multiple people down. >> en route to medstar. copy. >> it was actually not a nice day. it was a rainy, overcast day. >> reporter: dr. janis orlowski at medstar washington hospital center was treating a patient when she heard the news. >> one of the nurses came in and said dr. orlowski, there was a shooting at the navy yard. >> reporter: just hours later the frustration she expressed struck a chord across the country. >> i'd like you to put my trauma center out of business. i really would. i would like to not be an expert on gun shots. i heard a police officer being interviewed. he said americans are just going to have to get used to more mass killings. you know what? i refuse to believe that's our future. >> reporter: for dr. orlowski who spent two decades at a chicago hospital before coming to d.c., last night's shooting

was personal, horrifying she called it. >> you have 32 years of being on the front line of trauma, of gun violence like this. how do we fix it? >> what we have to do is we have to talk. can't just point at washington and say let those guys fix it. we have to talk as a community. we have to talk about what we're going to do for mental health. what do we do for individuals. >> reporter: even on this week day afternoon, new arrivals including a stabbing victim shot in the past 14 times. >> it's necessary work. we hang in there. we fight the good fight. >> reporter: days before the d.c. shooting, dr. orlowski turned in her resignation. in just three weeks, she'll leave emergency response to cus on health care policy. what is the lesson we can take away from what we witnessed here in d.c.? >> i hope the lesson is don't let another 60, 90 days go by and have us forget about the shooting at the navy yard. >> reporter: peter alexander, in

washington. now in washington onto the topic of politics. the wheels were set in motion in a meaningful way towards a possible government shutdown in ten days' time. the republicans in the house passed a bill that would keep the government going while killing obama care. the problem is that will never make it through the senate like the 41 other times the house republicans have voted to kill obama care. so here we go again. and both parties now get to put on a lesson in your government at work. chuck todd is at the white house for us. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. it's an annual ritual here in washington. the threat of the government shutdown. the republicans in congress, the democrats in the white house again playing a legislative game of chicken. the president ramped it up. it's back -- >> a motion to reconsider is laid on the table. >> reporter: -- another fight

over the budget. the republican solution? a bill that would keep the government open through december but stops the president's health care law. >> our message to the united states senate is simple. the american people don't want the government shut down and they don't want obama care. >> reporter: and it's a bill that has zero chance of becoming law. >> in the united states senate, we will not repeal or defund obama care. we will not. and to think we can is not rational. >> reporter: bowing to tea party pressures, agreed to use it as leverage to help derail health care reform. >> the next ten days are very important for our country. that is doing everything we can to stop and delay and defund obama care. >> reporter: the white house has promised to veto. and touring a ford factory in missouri today, a fiery president obama almost seemed to relish the chance to slam house republicans. >> they're not focused on you. they're focused on politics.

they're focused on trying to mess with me. they're not focused on you. >> reporter: here's what will happen if there's no agreement by october 1st. non-essential workers roughly half the government workforce would be furloughed. those who stay on the job including members of the military would not get paid. instead issues ious. national parks and monuments around the country would close to tourists. many programs continue. social security checks and medicare payments. federal prisons stay open. tax collection won't stop, and neither will mail delivery. and members of congress, well believe it or not by law even during a shutdown they would still get paid. and here's the sad irony. for every day that the government is shut down, it will actually cost taxpayers $100

million a day. so it will cost taxpayers more money if the government shuts down even for one day. >> chuck todd covering the theater in washington on a friday night. chuck, thanks. and as all this plays out inside the capitol, the obama administration just opened up a big new front in the president's environmental plan announcing tough new requirements to limit carbon pollution from new power plants despite protests from some republicans who worry about the effects on the coal industry. in colorado tonight as the cleanup continues, authorities confirm more flood-related oil spills there today. more than 22,000 gallons of oil have spilled out. and with many of the roads inaccessible, it may be awhile before the crews can get to the toppled oil tanks. and because so many people refused to evacuate their homes this week without their pets, some of the chopper rescue flights out contained more pets than people at one point as we saw in a lot of the images that

came out of there today. we don't know what this says about our country these days, but if you want americans to line up in great numbers, all you have to do is come out with a new phone. the new iphone came out today. it's not all new, it's just been updated. while apple is in a fight for market share against surging samsung, the true believers spent this day in line all across this country. katy tur is at the flagship apple store in manhattan today. good evening. >> reporter: hey, brian. the crowds are here but the line has gone out because they're already sold out. as of 8:00 a.m. this morning, 1400 people were waiting in line. that's double the amount of last year which is surprising considering the phone is not that much different. there are new colors and there's a fingerprint scanner which is raising privacy concerns. right now one group is offering $50,000 to the first person who can hack into it. so long lines across the country means good news for apple. bad news is that there was some drama. this photo shows an arrest

outside of a pasadena store where a fight broke out. still apple ended today on a high note which makes the news about the blackberry that much sadder. it announced it would lay off 4,500 employees or about 40% of the global workforce. unfortunately people do not appreciate buttons or keyboards anymore. >> katy tur outside the apple store tonight, thanks. still ahead for us on a friday night, the bible. what could be the biggest change creating a surge in popularity around the world. and later, "making a difference." neighbors rolling up their sleeves getting dirty and helping each other.

from the world of religion, proof tonight that portability and popularity may be linked. they call the bible the good book. and it always has been until

now. now it's an app and a lot of people are finding what they are looking for on their mobile device instead. so as part of our series "the big idea" we get more from nbc's chelsea clinton. >> what's going on, everybody? how you guys doing tonight? [ cheers ] >> reporter: when caesar arocha delivers a sermon these days, this is a common sight. his youth congregation isn't texting or tweeting but following along on digital bibles thanks to the wildly popular bible app youversion. >> wow, they do get it. they are digging into god's word in a digital form. >> it's nice to have it on your phone. >> i can dig into god's word whenever i want to. >> i can flip open the app and then just select the book that i was looking for. >> reporter: it's been downloaded more than a hundred million times putting it in the same league as twitter and instagram. >> so it's an online church experience. >> reporter: bobby gruenwald is the innovation pastor at lifechurch in oklahoma. >> i was thinking could we be at

a moment in history where the right opportunity is there to really change how this generation engages in the bible. sort of a guttenberg moment. >> reporter: the app offers 600 versions of the bible in more than 400 languages. it comes with personalized reading plans, videos, and the ability to share favorite verses on social media. >> this is a map that's showing as people are open ing the bible app in real time. this is happening while we are talking. the pins are dropping where people are opening the app. >> reporter: youversion is a nonprofit supported by tens of millions of dollars from donors who recognize the impact it has on the next generation. >> you're going to college next year. >> yes. >> and will the bible app go with you? >> of course. i have it on my ipad and my phone. it's become so personal. it's like it's brought christianity to a higher level that the bible just couldn't do on its own. >> we're going to ask god to bless tonight and what we are doing here. >> reporter: on any given sunday expect more souls illuminated by faith and their phones.

chelsea clinton, nbc news, oklahoma city. we are back with a big change coming to "the wizard of oz." bigger, some say better than ever before, but how is that possible? there are so many things that we do on a daily basis.

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changed everything because for generations of american movie watchers, it had everything. it was genuinely scary, magical, happy and sad and it remains all those things to this day. >> it's captured the imagination of audiences for 75 years for the reason that every movie and every book that lasts does. it's an amazing story. >> reporter: it had special effects that were revolutionary. only today can we appreciate how special they were. especially considering it was mostly shot inside these sound stages in hollywood where the witch's trap door survives, but not much else. among the last of the surviving munchkins, jerry maron of the lollipop guild got his hollywood star just this week at the age of 93. ♪ we wish to welcome you to munchkinland ♪ >> reporter: the movie opened in 1939, before the start of world war ii changed everything. fdr was president. a new airport opened in new york called laguardia.

gm unveiled a new invention called automatic transmission, and the jefferson memorial was not yet built. yet when movie-goers first laid eyes on this technological marvel, they thought they had seen the future. >> it was a revolutionary film. it did things with color, sound and story telling that movies had not done before. this was a fantasy blockbuster. >> reporter: just like its cast members, the movie had heart, and brains and courage. a young girl from kansas named dorothy gale. a good man who was a bad wizard. a good witch and a very bad witch. there was a tornado that would today be an f-5. there was auntie em and the ruby slippers and the flying monkeys and toto too. there is also the great oz folklore. the barely visible equipment and technical slip-ups. the fact that w.c. fields was originally supposed to play the wizard and buddy ebsen was the

tinman until he had a nearly fatal reaction to the aluminum skin. it's estimated the wizard of oz has been seen more times than any other film. and perhaps that's why some are wondering if that's why it needed to be in 3d. the imax version will run for only a month and requires special glasses. the original film will always be around and just requires imagination. there are lessons in the movie that endure about trust and good versus evil, but mostly about going home. >> and i'm not going to leave here ever, ever again. because i love you all. >> an amazing film. a sentimental journey really, a part of american history. but it never got the oscar for best picture because the year it came out, another film got in the way. it was called "gone with the wind." up next after a break, they call themselves the mud slingers. but there's nothing at all bad about what they're doing and how they're making a difference for others.

finally tonight it's been a long week for a lot of folks in colorado. for many of them it means starting over completely after digging out what nature has deposited. but there is help out there. people like those you're about

to meet who are willing to dig in and make a difference for those who need it. their story tonight from nbc's joe fryer. >> reporter: it's typically not a compliment to call someone a mudslinger. until now. >> just being there to give them a hug while i'm taking out buckets of mud is what i have been up to for the last five days. >> reporter: these eager volunteers have spent the past week cleaning the filthy flooded basements of total strangers. earning the nickname mudslingers. >> this is in our own backyard. the people that are here, we are the people that would never go on with normal life while their neighbors are hurting. >> reporter: while most of the work involves good old-fashioned elbow grease, it's actually modern technology that's making all of this happen. >> we need to start assembling our larger teams. >> reporter: from a makeshift command center, volunteer dispatchers use social media to find out who needs help and who can help. >> you could use more than four people potentially?

>> reporter: they post information about locations in need. >> we need bodies, shovels. >> reporter: within minutes a wave of helping hands. some unafraid to spend hours emptying a crawl space that's muddier than a pig pen. >> i see a light at the end of the tunnel. >> reporter: here they are helping debbie setlock whose house sat in feet of flood water. >> might be saveable. >> it's amazing to see the community rallying together to support and care for one another and help one another out. i have just never seen anything like it. >> reporter: you could call it the power of social media, but really it is the power of people. >> obviously mother nature is very powerful. when you watch what humanity and what human nature can do, that's just as equal, in my mind. >> reporter: selfless neighbors giving mudslingers a good name. joe fryer, nbc news, boulder, colorado. and that's our broadcast on a friday night and for this week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we of course hope to see you right back here on monday

evening. in the meantime, have a good weekend. good night. right now at 6:00, hours after his arrest a 49ers star player back on the practice field. thanks for joining us. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> raj and jessica are off tonight. 49ers linebacker aldon smith is out of jail tonight after his arrest for dui. the incident happened in san jose around 7:00 this morning when the football player crashed into a tree. we have team coverage tonight.

matt is live at team headquarters in santa clara. chief investigative reporter has the legal fallout from his arrest. we give with marianne favro, live in san jose, the site of the crash. >> reporter: yes, janelle, this is where aldon smith crashed his truck around 7:00 this morning. you can still see the deep tire marks here on this front lawn. behind that is the tree that he crashed into. and neighbors say when they found him, smith was still inside his truck, but smoke was pouring out of it. san francisco 49ers linebacker aldon smith was booked into santa clara county jail this morning on suspicion of driving under the influence. san jose police arrested him after he crashed his truck into this tree in a silver creek neighborhood around 7:00 this morning. kim's husband called 911. when she went outside, she said smith's truck was on her lawn and smoke was$ñ pouring out of