casualty count is likely to rise. three floors of the mall collapsed and there are bodies trapped in the rubble. >> there are many tears that have been shed over the tragedy in nairobi. for one family tonight, there are tears of joy. their daughter who escaped the siege at the westgate mall returned home to dulles international airport. erika gonzalez has more on what's next for them. >> a young woman is reunited at home with her father and mother after she says what sounded like explosions going off around her. tonight, they are asking for privacy as they try to regroup. she lights up at the sight of her father. this is the moment they have anxiously awaited over the course of four days. how does it feel to be home? >> i'm so glad to be here with my parents. really glad.

>> reporter: reunited after a near death escape from the 350,000 square foot westgate mall in kenya. >> i was eating on the terrace. we heard an explosion. we were in the back of a home goods store. it was pretty crazy. >> reporter: it's where she found herself when islamist militants moved in and targeted their victims killing at least 60 and injuring another 175. the shooters, too close for comfort. do you remember seeing gunmen? >> we saw a couple people but one was wearing jeans, one had a white thing on his face. >> reporter: trying to reassure citizen's safety is within reach, they said we are very near the end, #with one accord. back at home, her mom throws her arms around a child in an embrace of a parent whose child

could have been a number in a death toll. the group that claimed credit for the attack was behind bombings in uganda. >> thank you, erica. iran's president wrapped up a speech to the united nations where he said the biggest danger to the middle east is chemical weapons in the hands of extremists in syria. he said he's open to talks with the u.s. president obama also had plenty to say about iran when he addressed the u.n. today. we'll go live to new york for more on that in a few minutes. it's not a filibuster in the traditional sense, but texas senator ted cruz is more than three hours into a speech making his case against president obama's health care law. cruz took to the senate floor and vowed to speak until he's no longer able to stand. he's pushing a republican house bill that would defund the health care bill.

his effort won't stop a vote in the senate. it's scheduled to take place around noon tomorrow. without a spending plan, there could be a government shutdown. tom sherwood will have more on an effort to keep d.c.s 33,000 government workers on the job. tonight, six people have been locked up in connection with the murder of a high school football player in prince william county, virginia. the youngest suspect is 19 years old. her name is diandra samuels. she stabbed kenny diaz and killed him saturday afternoon. pat collins has more on this. pat? >> reporter: jim, the murder victim was 18 years old, a high school football player. the murder suspect, the murder suspect, she's just 19 years old. >> i can't recall a similar case that we have had involving a teenage girl that murdered someone. it's unusual. >> reporter: it's a case of

murder. the weapon, a knife. what's most surprising, the suspect. she's just 19 years old. it has people here talking. >> they don't have regard for life, these young people. i don't know what's going on. >> it's a shame. i mean, if it's true and she's convicted, then she's wasted her life. >> reporter: the victim, 18-year-old kenny diaz. a football player for woodbridge high school found stabbed to death last saturday afternoon in the acre lake park in woodbridge. charged with the murder, diandra samuels. she's 19 years old. police say samuels didn't act alone. five other people are charged with abduction in connection with the murder. three of the suspects are women, ranging in age from 22 to 29. two of the suspects are men.

this is how police tell the story. september 12th, one of kenny diaz's friends is robbed by simmons. kenny diaz and some friends come here to confront samuels and some of her friends about the robbery. one of samuel's friends pistol whips one of diaz's friends. at that point, everybody scatters, except for kenny diaz. police say he was assaulted, abducted and taken to that park where he was stabbed to death. a number of the suspects live in this apartment. one is married to the man. he says his wife is innocent. >> she says she don't do nut, i believe she don't do nothing. >> reporter: now police say everyone in this case knew each other. police say they had a common interest in drugs.

more arrests are expected. watch this space. live in prince william county, pat collins, news 4. today, a grand jury indicted a suspect in the disappearance of a virginia teenager, alexis murphy. the 17-year-old is from nelson county, virginia. today, 48-year-old randy taylor was indicted for her abduction. she was last seen august 3rd. taylor insists he wasn't the last person with alexis. earlier this week, a new person of interest was contacted in connection with the case. police are calling it a normal lead. several people are recovering after a metro bus collided with a truck in southeast d.c. this afternoon. d.c. fire ems declared a mass casualty incident because of the number of patients in the vehicles that happened on minnesota avenue and d street.

none of the injuries was serious, however. an intense training exercise at a vacant school in frederick today. this was an active shooter drill d designed -- the agents used paint gun that is fire plastic round that is hurt but do not cause injury. the exercise helps them to get their physiological responses to stress in the field. troubles at a work sight are blamed for a collapse in bethesda. it happened back in may. one construction worker was killed, another injured. a malfunctioning jack and scaffolding may have played a role in the collapse. they are deciding whether to cite the contractor for violations. maryland attorney general is now a candidate for governor. the primary is exactly nine

months from today. he says it may be his toughest campaign of his career. chris gordon reports from rockville. >> reporter: maryland attorney general doug gansler is trying to do better than the brown administration without being too critical. >> i'm not running against the governor. >> reporter: he had been considered the favorite because he's the leading fund-raiser. his $7 million campaign war chest out distances his rivals. in the past few days, brown got a strategically timed endorsement from maryland senator barbara mccull ski. >> we are well positions for this race in terms of organization and resources and having my own individual record and our vision for the state. i feel very confident. it's going to be a long race. >> reporter: he grew up in

maryland and lives in bethesda. when he was growing up, did you think he would be running for governor? >> when he was 5, he said he was going to be president one day. >> he's been there for consumers and civil rights. he's made montgomery county what it is. i think he will do that for all of maryland. >> i believe maryland needs a fresh pair of eyes and a new vision. i believe gansler can do that. >> reporter: they face-off in the june primary with history on the line. brown wants to become the first african-american governor. delegate healther, the first open lly gay governor. martin o'malley was born and raised in rockville, but ran for governor after serving as mayor of baltimore. chris gordon, news 4. coming up, another attempt

at peace in the middle east. we'll hear about president obama's address to the united nations. also ahead, a news 4 exclusive. inside the trauma center and talk with the surgeons responsible for treating the victims of the navy yard shooting last week. knowing that some of those critically injured or all of them went on to become fatalities and that we had the ability here to take care of them, that was very -- that was very difficult. >> from the firsthand account of the controlled chaos in the e.r. to the most difficult part of the day. we'll continue to follow the rescue efforts of a trapped rescue efforts of a trapped worker stuck in the mud in

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tonight. i'll show you the numbers. we have been following a story in maryland that's up in frederick county. a construction worker who got stuck in a pit, a pit of mud, up to his waist. they have been trying for more than two hours now to get him out of there. >> these are live pictures from chopper 4. the problem in this situation has been the unstable material around this construction worker, this mud and other material in there. they have had to stabilize what's around him before they can begin to try to pull him out. it's hard to see, to see the patient in the middle of all this. we believe they are trying to pull him out of there right now. >> it looks like the effort to recover that man are under way right now. there have been paramedics and others down in the pit with him throughout the course of this as they attempt to stabilize him. an awful lot of pressure that

was on him and on his legs as we noted. he was in mud up to his waist. a lot of pressure on him and we are told it's a very, very delicate operation that they are working on now. they have been underway for more than two hours. as noted, they are trying now, we understand, that they are attempting now to finally lift that construction worker out of there. we have no idea of the extent of his injuries. this is from chopper 4. >> they are pulling him out -- >> they are pulling him out. he will certainly be taken to a hospital right away. we'll have more details in terms of his condition as soon as we get the word. >> it's great they were able to get him out of there. it seems like it's been quite awhile, more than two hours. in fact, the more time went on, the more risk there was to this construction worker, the risk of exposure. it gets cold and all the pressure on his lower extremities from all that

material that was kind of crushed in around him. >> it's a tricky operation for the rescue workers as well. they had to shore that thing up to get him out of there. as noted, very delicate operation. he is out now and we assume on the way to the hospital. also tonight, just moments ago at the united nations, iran's new president said he is open to talks with the united states. that comment came a few hours after president obama offered to open a new dialogue with iran. the president also, president obama, that is, also underscored our nation's commitment to a peaceful future in the middle east. jay gray outside the u.n. now with more on the story. jay? >> good to talk to you, jim. president obama spoke for about 40 minutes here earlier this morning saying he prefers to find a political resolution to

ongoing problems in the middle east but was not ruling out consequences at the u.n. ease reaction is not swift and firm. >> ladies and gentlemen -- >> reporter: the president's message was direct, at times forceful, the united states will not be the world's police force, but must stay involved, especially in the middle east. >> i believe america must remain engaged for our own security and the world is better for it. >> reporter: president obama called on the u.n. to forsz syria to destroy the stockpile of chemical weapons. >> it will send a powerful message that the use of chemical weapons has no place in the 21st century and this body means what it says. >> reporter: despite speculation, there's been no meeting, a head nod or handshake between the president and the newly elected counter part who

addressed the general assembly this afternoon. >> iran seeks constructive engagement with other countries based on mutual respect and common interests. within the same framework, does not seek to increase tensions with the united states. >> reporter: president obama called on his secretary of state to meet with the new administration and dismantle the nuclear program. >> i'm asking john kerry to pursue this. the roadblocks may prove to be too great. i believe the diplomatic task must be protected. >> a task that could begin with the foreign minister here later this week. both men scheduled to be in a meeting this thursday here with their counter parts from the european union, russia and china. that's the latest from the u.n., i'm jay gray, news 4. >> thank you. doug is here with a look at the weather forecast. boy, it got a cold start to the day, but warmed up nicely.

a beautiful day. >> the coldest morning we have seen so far this year. i tell you what, warming up to 74, 75 degrees. that's not bad. tomorrow near 80 degrees. the problem is the sun is going down earlier now. you may have noticed that. >> that is a problem. >> isn't it, though? >> yes. >> sunset tonight, 7:02. tomorrow, the sunsets at 7:00 and before the 7:00 hour on thursday. yeah, our days are getting shorter, fast. 75 degrees was the high today after the low of 51. a very cool start. many of you were in the 30s, manassas at 39. frederick, 37. very cool numbers out there. take a look at this number. two years ago, a record high of 99 degrees. that's the warmest we have been this late in the season. nowhere near that number today. right now, currently 73 degrees with winds out of the north at 9 miles per hour.

a nice evening. that sun making its way down in 45 minutes. these temperatures will fall quickly. 66 in gaithersburg. 70 toward winchester. i expect temperatures to drop quickly, by 11:00, many of you, frederick, leesburg, manassas, will be in the upper 40s to lower 50s. it's going to be a chilly night. you will not need the umbrellas, you'll need the jacket, but not the umbrella. this is a six-hour loop here, actually, 12-hour loop. not a single cloud in the sky all day today. that's how nice this is. high pressure is dominating. anytime we have high pressure, it allows the temperatures to cool. 42 in martinsburg. 39 toward manassas. 48 degrees in fredericksburg. warmer along the water. 51 in annapolis. above the 50 degree mark, we have yet to drop below it. some of you below 40. tomorrow, everybody warms up and we don't just warm up a little,

we warm up a lot. 77 in d.c. 78 in manassas. 75 in frederick. this is with plenty of sunshine, and very low humidity. tomorrow, another spectacular afternoon. we have a few more of those to go, 77 tomorrow. 79 on your thursday. 78 on friday. 77 on saturday. you see where i'm going with this? >> we like it. keep going. >> 76. 78 on monday. 75 on tuesday. then we'll end the year -- no, not quite the year, end the seven day forecast with plenty of sunshine. the only caveat here, watching sunday and monday, could be a coastal storm. right now, i think it will stay offshore. this is the weekend forecast. 77 saturday, 78 on sunday. fall-like weather, seasonable sunshine. beautiful weather. a lot of festivals going on this weekend. right now, it's looking good. if anything happens to change the forecast, we'll be on top of it for you.

guys? >> thank you, doug. if you missed the live report a moment ago, we want to go back to the live pictures from chopper 4. this construction scene, construction site rescue we have been covering more than a couple hours now, it looks like the situation is resolved. we saw it a few minutes ago, we saw them remove the guy trapped in the mud. he had been trapped more than two hours in mud when he was rescued. it was about waist high. earlier than that, it was a bit more. anyway, all clear now in maryland in frederick county where they rescued a construction worker. next at 6:00, a push to make it safer to walk near railroad tracks after a deadly accident 24 hours ago. penn state university received positive news in light

of the jerry sandusky skal dal. >> i'm tom sherwood. what if the d.c. government declared 33,000 employees essential to stay on the job if.

the threatened shutdown of the federal government would affect thousands of local d.c. government workers. now, some city leaders have come up with an unusual plan. they are thinking about declaring all 33,000 city workers essential. that would keep them all on the job. as tom sherwood reports, that could cause serious legal trouble for the city. >> reporter: the d.c. councilmember has been in in

office since january but itching to defie congress on the looming federal government shutdown. congress oversees the district. >> it doesn't happen anywhere in the country, no city, state, county. nobody is affected the same way we are. >> reporter: the city workers are worried, too. >> i mean, i think it's messed up altogether. >> it's not good news. it's not good news at all. we hope the government will settle this thing soon. >> reporter: d.c. councilmembers are planning a unique action on monday the shutdown deadline, they plan to pass emergency legislation to declare 33,000 city workers essential meaning they can all stay on the job. >> we raise $7 billion a year to spend on services. for us to be prohibited from spending that money and having to close down the government because congress can't agree with the president is ridiculous. >> reporter: that would mean the

city shut down dmv services, trash collection and close libraries and curtail many day-to-day operations. >> enough is enough. our budget is our budget and our money is our money. >> reporter: despite the tough talk, they said the move could be illegal and prompt congress to take punitive action. >> to have the counsel act in the way it's described, which is to thumb its nose at the federal government. it risks criminal prosecution. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. d.c. police chief cathy lanier revealed a second police officer was shot at the navy yard. his vest saved his life. he took two rounds in the chest, but was not hurt. another officer is still recovering in the hospital. he was treated at med-star washington hospital center.

for the first time, they shared their story about treating the injured with news 4. >> it was a slow day at the unit. we were going through and getting everything signed off. >> reporter: this is what the trauma center looked like last monday morning, quiet, empty, until the first call came in at about 8:50 a.m. >> multiple shots fired, multiple people down. >> we heard various reports of numbers of folks who had been injured and they couldn't be evacuated yet. >> reporter: that's when ten teams were assembled, a collection of surgeons, doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists and chaplins. >> we assembled all the trauma teams already. we were waiting for word that people would start arriving. >> reporter: the describes the scene as controlled chaos, something the doctors and nurses are trained to deal with.

they have handled past mass casualties like the train derailment from june, 2009 when doctors treated nine victims. then 9/11 when victims of the pentagon were brought here. >> to the untrained eye, it seems like a mess. trauma is very organized. >> reporter: they all had multiple gunshot wounds, two released so far. one remains in the hospital, the police officer who was shot in both legs. his prognosis is excellent. this trauma surgeon treated the patients. >> we are kind of glad we were able to help everybody that came in. at the same time, there were a lot of losses. >> reporter: there were 12 lives lost altogether. lives they never got the chance to save. >> as trauma surgeons here, knowing that some of those critically injured or all of them went on to become

fatalities and that we had the ability here to take care of them, that was very, that was very difficult. >> coming up tonight on news 4 at 11:00, we'll hear more from the trauma team on how they were ready to save more lives, but the patients never came. moments ago, a man was freed from a trench. it happened in maryland. it took workers more than three hours to get the man out of the trench. ropes and boards were used to secure the trench. at one point, as much as 1,000 pounds of pressure were on the man's lower extremities. hot air was pumped in to help keep him warm. we are trying to figure out now how this happened and we'll have more details on that and on the workers condition in our

broadcast tonight at 11:00. three people, including a driver were killed today following a wild high speed chase in baltimore. it started after midnight when they tried to pull over a car. the driver took off. that started the chase. it ended when he hit an suv at the intersection. both cars went down an embankment and burst into flames. two of those were killed in the car being chased. a third a passenger in the suv. the driver of the suv is said to be in critical condition. tonight, the death of a man hit and killed by a commuter train is raising safety concerns in maryland. it happened yesterday along route 1 in hyattsville. there are too few places to cross the tracks, so they have created their own pathways. >> in order to address that problem, a bridge and or when it was originally set up, we didn't say what it was going to be, just a crossing.

>> it's planned as part of the whole foods development project. a poll by nbc 4, nbc news and a college on the virginia governor's race might leave people scratching their heads. the same people who believe ken cuccinelli has a better experience to be governor. they favor his opponent to win the election. among likely voters, the latest numbers have mcauliffe leading 43% to 38% with 8% for the libertarian candidate. julie carey looks now at what voters have to say about the impact of two scandals on the race. [ applause ] >> reporter: for republican ken cuccinelli, the gifts he took from a ceo have been a drag on his campaign for months. he defended them then wrote a check for $18,000 to charity for the value of the gifts. for terry mcauliffe, his start

up company cast a shadow on him. the mz mz plant that hasn't met promises. to many voters, it's too much to sort out. >> that kind of stuff, i don't think the voters are interested in that. i think what the voters are looking for are tax breaks, education and transportation. >> reporter: our poll shows when it comes to cuccinelli, 29% of voters say the star controversy gave them a negative view of the gop nominee. 24% not much of a difference. the green tech has a slight impact on mcauliffe. 22% say it didn't make much difference. >> i can't blame mcauliffe because of his business going south. >> reporter: here is how they view the scandal.

>> it's a wash. they cancel each other out. >> reporter: they weighed in on mcdonnell's troubles. 52% of registered voters have a favorable view of him. 33%, unfavor blg. it's dipped eight points since the last poll in may. one final very interesting finding, though virginia's governor is limited to one term, voters were asked who they would choose if it were governor mcdonnell and terry mcauliffe, mcdonnell would win. >> one thing that is interesting is cuccinelli's -- do we know whether his controversial mess, if i may coin a word, is having an impact on what voters think

about cuccinelli. >> here is the interesting thing. he's a pastor, never been elected. he said controversial things and will defend it. he polls the best of all three republican candidates. he's polling in around 41% of likely voters. that's the interesting thing. voters, still, are just now tuning into the all the contests and picking up the details. both lieutenant governor's race and the other, voters admit they don't know enough about the two candidates. >> they know about the negative stuff they see in the tv ads. >> we haven't seen ads on those two yet. they will be coming. >> lots of them, too. thanks. nbc will broadcast the first live debate between the candidates tomorrow evening. it's sponsored by the fairfax chamber of commerce and news 4. the debate will be 7:00 p.m. it will be streamed live on www.nbcwashington.com. next on news 4 at 6:00,

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♪ for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/dcmetro. last? i have the forecast. hello, everybody. take a look at this shot. this is from the reston camera to the northwest, frederick county, maryland. sugar lo mountain, 1,282 feet. this is where we are. this is reston town center. you can see the clear shot we have. a very clear sky. it allows the temperatures to go down quickly. the kennedy center, 73 degrees,

clear, nice condition. 66 by night going down to 59 degrees at 11:00. it will get cool fairly quickly. that's in the city. most of you in the low 40s at that time. 74 right now in rockville. already 64 in gaithersburg. 72 in dulles. leesburg, 72 degrees. no rain to talk about the radar is dry. it's going to stay that way for a couple nights. only 40 in gaithersburg, 45 in fairfax. 48 in buoy. stepping out the door tomorrow, you are going to need the jacket through around the 8:00, 9:00 hour, then things get warmer and temperatures tomorrow will get a lot warmer. take a look at these numbers into 70. 76 bethesda, 78 in alexandra and 78 in the district. highs in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday, looking good. >> you're on a roll.

thank you, doug. a shortage of road test examiners is causing hundreds of drivers a lot of time and the district money. the department of motor vehicles is contacting drivers with appointments and asking them to reschedule. d.c. had been paying for testers from virginia picking up the cost for their hours, travel and hotel stays. there's no word on what the final tab is likely to be. virginia needed the testers back. the district is down to two road examiners until they can finish the hiring process for more. coming up at 6:00, devices placed at local atms. thieves are trying to steal your information. we are going to talk hockey. the caps dishing on their new division. at

6:00. police say these two guys are thieves, they sale. they have been staeling money in maryland and the district. mark segraves reports. >> reporter: police in montgomery county say these two men have been targeting atms in bethesda and chevy chase. so far, all have been bank of america. >> at this point, detectives believe they may be working in other jurisdictions. >> reporter: they attach a device known as a skimmer. it records all your information. the suspects come back to the atm later and remove it, then they come back for your cash. >> we don't have an exact number of victims. victims are still contacting us. other victims may be unaware their information was comprom e compromised. >> reporter: there are a few ways to protect yourself when

using an atm or any device that takes your credit or debit card. inspect the machine. notice anything unusual like scrapes or scuff marks or tape along the outside of the machine. this part of the machine where you insert the card is loose, avoid that machine and alert your bank. >> we hope someone out there will recognize the suspect and contact us. >> reporter: police won't say which exact locations were hit. a spokesperson tells news 4 they have notified all their customers who may have had their information compromised. mark segraves, news 4. a lot of people talking about our football team and what they are saying is not all that kind, is it? >> no, and the problems for the

team is they are so team wide. widespread, we should say. it's not just the quarterback. we are being inundated with what's wrong with the redskins. two examples, usa today, big spread on the down and out defense. the wall street journal blames the offense. the caption, despite griffin's bum knee, washington clings to a running man's scheme. griffin admits he needs to run. time after time on sunday, he was chased down by defenders he could have easily blown by last year. meanwhile, in three games, defense has given up the most yards in nfl history. they have missed too many tackles. they can't stop teams when they need to. both sides of the ball need a lot of work. which is worse? depends on who you ask. >> the positive side of it is the offense was able to, you know, move the ball on third downs, something that, you know,

that's what we have to do. the negatives are, can't beat ourselves when we have a chance in defense. we didn't put the ball in the end zone. we end up losing the battle. >> we have to be tough on ourselves and make more plays. we have to make more plays, tackle. you know, we have to do a lot of things a hell of a lot better, no secret about it. nobody is going great. we have to figure out what's going on and get it right. >> bringing in the special teams, too. up next, the raiders qb is questionable. in the fourth quarter, knocked out of the game. see that? it's like running into a brick wall. a helmet to helmet hit. he was diagnosed with a concussion putting his status against the redskins in doubt. pryor tweeting, i do not

remember much. good hit by whoever it was. i heard our team did well. to baseball, we have just learned the health status of manny machotto. he suffered a serious knee injury. it looked like it. an mri determined minimal ligament damage. he should be good to go by spring training. the washington capitols dressed for success at the media day. they were talking about playing in the metropolitan division. penguins, flyers and rangers are now opponents. going deeper in the postseason is always the goal, they have to worry about just getting in. >> it's going to be tough, but fun. it's not going to be like you are going to win 29 games in a row and feel like okay, a win in the playoffs. it's going to be hard. battle for each group, each

team, you know, looking forward. >> brings a new dynamic to this side of, you know, the conference and -- but, you know, we are prepared. we are ready to go. we don't worry about what the other teams are doing or how the conference is structured. we worry about what we can control. >> caps open up the season one week from tonight in chicago. in college football, the ncaa announcing it will restore penn state's football scholarships next season. penn state goes from 65 to 75 scholarships next year, then the full allotment of 85 by 2016. >> we are going to be the best team today, all right. and eat breakfast, of course. blue team, one, two, three. >> that's rg iii a

self-proclaimed military brat hanging out at andrews air force base in maryland. 15 redskins players helped at the military challenge. some participated in the fitness drills like josh morgan doing the crab here. morgan's team did not win here. it means so much to him. >> the connection with my family and my brothers have been in 15 years, been overseas five times. i know what it eegs like for his kids to be away from family. people don't understand. they think they are out there having fun overseas, traveling the world. they are putting their lives on the line so we are able to do what we do every day. >> reporter: coming out here on your day off. >> this is what you want to do. if i wasn't doing this, i would be home playing play station. this is more productive. >> definitely. >> more fun. >> thank you, carol. chopper 4 is live over the scene of a fire at a pepco

facility. fire crews were called to the report of an explosion. they are looking into the possibility of a blown possibility of a blown

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more on www.nbcwashington.com throughout the evening. a national honor for the district's neighborhood. thisoldhouse.com named it one in the nation. they are getting a nod for reasonable prices, at least by washington standards. it's wardman style town homes. they have the green line for transportation and new businesses popping up. rock creek church road to the south. kennedy street northwest to the north. congrats to petworth. >> that's the end of the broadcast for now. i have to take a couple seconds to wish a happy birthday to my partner here.

on our broadcast tonight, an nbc news exclusive inside the mall massacre at the height of the siege as entire families run for cover. and now the dramatic end after four days. and an american survivor back home and talking about how she made it out of there alive. high stakes at the u.n., amid heavy security, a fort in new york city, the american and iranian presidents on the same stage, the same day. the fry wars, a big name in fast food calls it a game changer. french fries with less fat, fewer calories, but is it all too good to be true? and making a difference with a very special family day at the zoo. "nightly news" begins now. good evening, tonight, thankfully, it is all over now. the siege i