>> reporter: speaking of that vicious circle, brian, there will be back and forth tonight. if there is a glimmer of hope it's that members of congress were told, don't go far. there could be votes after midnight. >> chuck todd at the white house. let's go to the other end of town. kelly o'donnell with a late development on capitol hill. kelly, all eyes have been on the moderate republicans, some of whom think it is a suicide mission to go after a three-year-old settled health care law in this. >> reporter: well, brian, moderate republicans may be the key here. they don't want to see the government shut down and they don't want their party blamed for the harmful effects. i'm told new york republican peter king is working with a small group of nontea party republicans, more moderate who are trying to vote against their own plan from the house republicans to stop that in its tracks and then try to work with democrats with enough time tonight to keep the government opening. it is developing. it's not done yet. there is clearly a move among some moderate republicans who

don't want to see the government shut down. brian? >> as we said, either way it will be a long night. kelly o'donnell on the hill. thanks. let's take the story out of washington where the talking is going on, where what we just saw is already hitting home across america, after all, and could get a lot worse for a lot of families if there is a shutdown overnight. nbc's kevin tibbles with us from downtown chicago. kevin, good evening. >> reporter: brian, tonight as the hour approaches, thousands of americans who work in and out of government are blracing for the consequences of a shutdown. at chicago's federal building today, dozens of government workers gathered to protest a possible shutdown. elizabeth came on her lunch hour. are you worried? >> oh, yeah. yeah. i'm the only breadwinner right now. >> reporter: she works for the epa. a mother and grandmother her husband was laid off. she is frustrated, angry and worried.

>> congress need s to be turned over somebody's knee and spanked hard. they are acting like small children. >> reporter: as the business of government is poised to grind to a halt, federal employees across the u.s. head home not knowing what tomorrow brings. >> scary how we are going to pay our bills. >> reporter: it is not just federal workers. maliq sells souvenirs near the statue of liberty. >> if the statue is closed there won't be business here. less tourists. >> reporter: the most uh visible effects of the shutdown, padlocking national parks coast to coast along with the national zoo and museum s in the nation's capital. the shutdown will also put federally-backed loans for things like small businesses on hold. delay tax audits and refunds and suspend the special sup le men tall nutrition program for women, infants and children. difficult for single mother christina crowder. >> how do we feed our kids. >> reporter: services that won't be affected include essentials like mail delivery, air traffic

control and the tsa along with tax collection, unemployment, food stamps and passports. while more than 800,000 federal workers stand to lose a paycheck, the president and members of congress will still receive them. >> i think they can take those congress persons' paychecks away. >> if you feel government employees shouldn't be paid you should give up your check. >> reporter: as for elizabeth leide l, she needs to report to work tomorrow to find out if she'll be sent home. >> they are in the sandbox, kicking sand into the american people's eyes. it hurts. >> reporter: many estimates suggest a shutdown could cost the government between $40 million and $80 million a day. that could hit very close to home for many american families. brian? >> kevin tibbles in chicago for us tonight. kevin, thanks. couple other notes tonight. while bickering over this, washington politicians haven't suspended their own evident to

retape their own jobs. both parties collected almost a billion dollars in the first half of the year according to federal records. tonight they were scheduled to raise more at a big gala for the republican national committee in a government building not far from the capitol. speaker boehner was supposed to attend and cancelled. the gop turned to newt gingrich who spearheaded the last shutdown 17 years ago. democrats have their own big ticket event next week at the fair mont hotel in san francisco featuring house minority leader nancy pelosi and special guest michelle obama. millions are paying the price for the budget fight. stocks sank in new york. worried about the effects of a possible government shutdown. all three major indexes down today. the dow off more than 128. now to the other big deadline at midnight. the new health care law at the center of the showdown in congress.

a big part of the law will start to take effect tomorrow when people without health insurance can sign up to buy coverage. our new poll with the kaiser family foundation shows 70% say they are very or somewhat worried they will have to pay more for health care or health insurance. 62% of those without insurance say they are confused about the new law. our chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman sat down for an exclusive interview with the woman in charge today, health and human ser vises secretary kathleen sebelius. >> with all the run-up time to the eve of this, why the confusion today and why not more enthusiasm? >> i think it still isn't real for a lot of people. there is a lot of confusion. >> is that your fault? >> i think we bear part of the responsibility of not being able to get through a lot of the noise. >> one of the big concerns is as

numbs were tossed out there we don't know how things are going to fall and that the middle class may really take out on the chin. >> the middle class, i would say, depending on where that middle class employee works, has been taking it on the chin. >> when the president says this is the cost of your cable bill or your cell phone bill that's not quite true. >> 6 of 10 people will have the choice, if they choose to make it. the choice of a policy for under $100. >> the back end hurts. >> it's a debate. do you want to have protection for every change-up, every visit, everything you do or do you have a situation where you are making a determination where you and your family don't use medical services that much and you want to make sure you have protection if something goes terribly wrong. >> is it conceivable to you that the number of a $5,000 or $6,000 deduible for a middle class family is a feasible number? >> well, i think families can

make a budget choice. if that isn't something they can pay for -- and a lot of people couldn't pay that out of pocket -- they will want a lower deductible. >> what does success look like? >> i think success looks like at least 7 million people having signed up by the end of march 2014. >> this is coming tomorrow. people without insurance can start signing up to buy it. tomorrow, october 1, the benefits then kick in january 1, 2014. you will have until march 31 of next year to enroll. i think a lot of people will start to look at health care.gov where you can look at the marketplace in your state and explore options for your coverage. there are a lot of options out there. i think people are going to be a little overwhelmed when they see what the new marketplace looks like. >> what a time beginning with the 24-hour period. dr. nancy snyderman, thank you. >> you bet. as the president tried to

manage his end of the budget showdown he met for several hours with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu days after the president's phone call with iran's president. netanyahu said to keep up pressure on iran to dismantle the nuclear program and said iran remains committed to the destruction of israel. he's expected to deliver the same message tomorrow at the u.n. in new york. in chicago tonight, several dozen people are injured, though not critically, thankfully, after a frightening train crash during the morning rush. two trains collided head on. officials say one was in a railyard for repair. somehow it rolled out of the station. no one at the controls. it was doing about 20 miles an hour when it hit the other train head on. the ntsb is investigating. tonight the head of one of the largest construction companies in all of southern california and his son are believed to have been on board in a fatal crash of a twin engine cessna that

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rescued from the nairobi mall, including 4-year-old portia, a moment captured in this iconic image. dad philip was miles away in north carolina on business, as his family lived through a nightmare. how long were you trapped? >> three and a half to four hours. it was terrifying. >> reporter: catherine and the three girls had come down the main escalator. this escalator in ruins after the four-day siege. >> there was a loud explosion, sounded like breaking glass. then people started screaming and running. then i grabbed the girls and started just running. >> reporter: the two boys were trapped in the grocery store. here is that store after the siege. the most intense fighting happened here. these exclusive photos show the mall ravaged by gunfire, explosions and fire. after becoming a battle zone. >> reporter: portia laid down flat as she could on her stomach, put her hands in her ears and laid there for hours

motionless and quiet . >> trying to stay alive. >> reporter: local businessman b abdul haji came to the mall to help his brother. when he spotted the waltons he called to portia. >> i held my hands out, asked her to run and she just ran towards us. at that point i thought she was very, very brave. >> reporter: what do you say to her to convince her to go? we teach our kids not to go to strangers. >> i think she knew it was a chance to get out. >> reporter: you're a father of four yourself. >> she's the same age at my daughter. >> reporter: catherine and the girls got out and learned the boys had already escaped. haji and the waltons now share an intense bond. >> love him to death. you know, when we met him for the first time after this started, i put my arms around him and started crying. >> reporter: a family with a brave little girl and a stranger who came to the rescue. ron allen, nbc news, nairobi.

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our final story tonight is about an event that takes place only at this time of year inside yellowstone national park. it draws american families from all over across the country. because of what's happening in washington right now, sadly -- and somewhat unbelievably, this year's show might be cancelled. the story tonight from nbc's harry smith. >> reporter: every fall for just a week or two, you hear it -- an eerie call that echoes through the valleys and canyons of washington national park. if you're an elk, that's a love song. hearing the elk is one thing. getting a good look back here in the wilderness, not so easy. but, boy, is it worth it. it's mating season up here and the bugling bulls are letting

other males know they should not even think about disturbing their h their harems. >> eerie at first if you don't know what it is. being from los angeles, we don't hear that often. it was very cool. fascinating to see that. >> reporter: at park headquarters, a herd has set up camp which makes elk viewing easy. beware the amped up bull el ings says the ranger. >> we have had people injured before. we have had a lot of cars damaged. you have to watch when you exit a building. look both ways so you don't step in front of a bull el ing. >> reporter: even with summer family traffic long gone, autumn is a busy season. rooms are hard to come by. for julie mckin non, her trip to yellowstone is an annual ritual. for her friend martha, it's her first time. >> when you hear the el ik bugl

what do you think? >> it's like the spirit of the forest. it echoes through the trees. >> reporter: what does it mean to see these animals this close. >> it puts you back in touch with nature. it's just amazing. >> reporter: a visit to yellowstone affirms our belief in america as a special place. if the government shuts down, so will the park. and that's a shame. harry smith, nbc news, yellowstone national park. let's look at one more beautiful thing. this is in a troubled place. our cameras picked up another gorgeous sunset tonight in washington. the question there is when we see the sun again tomorrow morning will it rise over a city paralyzed by a government shutdown? again, it will be a long night. that's our broadcast on a monday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we of ms

highway nightmare, the family in the suv surrounded by

dozens of angry bikers. the chase, and the brutal beating. then, after the big breaking bad finale, inside the national meth epidemic, how it turned a beautiful woman into this. and the hero sea captain played by tom hanks, meet the real captain courageous. plus, get me to the church on time. and lingerie line for real women. plus, the safest car in the world. for the super rich. now, "inside edition," with deborah norville. hello, everybody. thanks for joining us. it was a horrifying scene on a

new york highway as a gang of motorcycles surrounds a family in an suv, ending with an angry confrontation that left the father injured. paul boyd has more. >> reporter: terror as a driver and wife and wife and 5-month- old son is surrounded by bankers, he found himself in a nightmare situation. a helmet cam captured the whole thing, cops say the bikers deliberately brought traffic to a halt on one of the busiest highways in america, the west side highway in manhattan. the range rover driver pulls away in apparent panic and runs over a bike. here it is again in slow motion, the range rover takes off with the bikers in hot pursuit, they roar up the highway that runs along the west side of manhattan. two miles further on, the

motorcyclists force the range rover to a stop. a furious biker actually yanks open the door and the range rover driver takes off again. the bikers give chase, this time through the streets of manhattan. finally, the range rover comes to a halt, a biker stops, pulls off his helmet and smashes in the window. >> if i were that father i would be absolutely terrified, the worst nightmare. >> reporter: this gives over motorcycle rider a bad name, absolutely, to them it's a social event, a big laugh. >> reporter: this is the couple at the center of the drama, in the range rover with their son on their first wedding anniversary. police say the dad was treated for cuts and released this morning from the hospital, they say none of the bikers were injured.

the bikers are believed to have been taking part in an annual mass ride known as the hollywood block party. this was the unbelievable scene at last year's event, hundreds of bikers turned times square into their own private playground. tourists can't believe their eyes, as the never ending stream of bikes brings the crossroads of the world to a standstill. check out the huge cloud of smoke as bikers burn rubber. it's not the first time a biker group has blocked the highway, in southern california some 400 motorcyclists shut down i-10 so one of them could propose to his girlfriend. many people two have seen the horrifying new video are backing the range rover driver, don't threaten a man's family, says one, another says he had his family to defend. we asked former nypd officer patrick brosnan