one faction of one political party in one house of one branch of government shouldn't be able to shut down government. with still no deal in congress, federal workers are worried. >> it's definitely going to have an impact on my livelihood. our livelihood. >> reporter: she sets pollution standards for e.p.a. >> it's frustrating, but it's what you put up with as a federal employee. >> reporter: u.s. troops get paid, but 800,000 si value yan workers get furloughed. people who approve passports and visas. all the services could stop tomorrow. but the budget battle raged on and house republicans planning to vote tonight to push back obama care. >> we are confident this issue will pass. this is a matter of funding the government and providing fairness to the american people. why wouldn't members of congress

vote for it? >> reporter: president obama will not cave on the health care plan. >> the takes effect tomorrow no matter what congress does today. the affordable care act is moving forward. that funding is already in place. you can't shut it down. >> reporter: he won today's first round, the senate vote to keep government going. >> we are not going to change obama care. >> reporter: as house republicans return they vowed to force a change. the new boehner plan is to have the house vote tonight to strip out the individual mandate part of obama care. but, reid, the senate democratic leader, a former boxer said and i'm quoting, he won't be slapped around, won't be bullied to keep government operating. in other words, no deal. live from the capital, i'm steve handelsman reporting. back to you. >> thanks, steve. tomorrow, you will be able to run and walk on the mall, but

the monuments and memorials are off limits. crews plan to set up barricades first thing in the morning. they will shut off dozens of fountains across the city. that is, of course, if the government is shut down. more on the impact of the malcolming up at 6:30. the department of defense is planning for the shutdown. chuck hagel sent all workers an e-mail. military personnel will serve in a normal duty status. late this afternoon, congress voted to give the military their paychecks on time. president obama is expected to sign the bill. however, a large number of civilian employees and contractors will be temporarily furloughed. >> whether or not the government shuts down, thousands of d.c. workers will not be effected. all workers classified as essential. tom sherwood continues the coverage tonight with more on that. tom? >> reporter: jim, even if there is a shutdown, thousands of computers and visitors will pour

into the city and for the first time ever, this city, itself, is not joining in the shut down. bad news, guys. this d.c. ticket writer was on the job at 6:00 a.m. today and he'll be back on the job tuesday, federal shutdown or not. >> some people were hoping the ticket writers would be off the job. never. >> reporter: in an unprecedented move, mayor gray declared all 33,000 city workers essential. they will use reserved funds approved by congress to keep the whole government open. federal officials, so far, haven't challenged gray's decision. but the merry go round of politics on capitol hill over the shutdown is a different story for the huge tourist industry here. matty was out on her daily walk around the national mall. a retired federal worker after

41 years with the agricultural department, she feels sorry for family tourists that long ago planned visits to the smithsonian who will shut down. along with the monuments and capital closed to visitors. >> sad especially for the younger people who came to see history here in washington. >> reporter: this time of year, 400,000 visitors a week go through the smithsonian and the national zoo. >> i heard about that. we are from north carolina, so it will be a sad thing if the zoo shuts down, but hopefully they will work it out. >> reporter: about 10% of the smithsonian's 6,000 workers will stay on the job. the others will join tens of thousands of federal worker who is may stay home striking a severe blow to this region's econo economy. >> this is bigger than the last time, 17 years ago. it's difficult. >> reporter: now this whole d.c.

region could lose $200 million a day in business if the shutdown comes about. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> thank you, tom. a lot of people wondering if the government shutdown will affect the rollout of the health care plan tomorrow. president obama says it will open for enrollment tomorrow. the new exchanges will offer uninsured americans, that's about 15% of the whole country options for health care, if you get insurance through your employer or medicare or medicaid, you don't need to worry. starting tomorrow, those shopping for health care will be able to explore different price and coverage options. some compared them to travelocity online where you put in what you want and your options are displayed within minutes or seconds. tomorrow is just the first day to enroll, too. you have six months to sign up

for the option that works for you. the turmoil on capitol hill has an effect on wall street. stocks dropped. the shutdown will lead to a failure to raise the debt limit. the dough dropped 129 points, it's a drop of less than 1%. we invite you to stay with news 4 and www.nbcwashington.com as we approach the midnight deadline. there's a step forward in the international effort to dismantle syria's chemical weapons program. they landed in beirut today. the team is set to arrive in syria tomorrow. the council passed a resolution friday that calls for consequences if they fail to comply with an agreement to end the chemicals weapon program. the challenge to virginia's same-sex marriage ban got a boost. the same team of attorneys that led california's prop 8 are

joining the lawsuit. it's a denial of recognition of union sanctioned in other states. voters in the commonwealth approved it in 2006. ken cuccinelli says he will defend the law. the justice department is suing the state of north carolina. eric holder announced that today. it alleges the tough new voting rules in north carolina restrict access to voting and discriminate against minority voters. it's the latest effort by president obama's administration to strike down the most powerful aspect of the voting rights act. a guy driving drunk hit a number of cars along the beltway in maryland. it's a miracle nobody was seriously injured. chopper 4 was over the scene as officers arrested him. they pulled a cooler and a bunch of beer cans out of his car.

he hit two cars, then drove to montgomery county and silver spring and hit several other cars. a win is a win. a win is a win. even if it's against the oakland raiders. it was a much happier mood at the park toot. jason pugh is out there with more on a much needed win. what do you say? >> you are right. this was a much needed win for the redskins. you know what? they finally get that "w," the 1-3 headed into the by week. i want to give you an injury update on running back alfred morris. he injured his ribs in yesterday's game. he left early and suffered bruised ribs. he had an x-ray on the ribs. they came back negative. it's good news. mike shanahan is happy with the "w" but knows the team must improve each and every week going forward. >> you always feel good when you

win. it's the objective. the football team is realistic. they know what type of effort we have to have to get to the next level, what type of play we have to do consistently to win a division. the sky is not falling. you have to go back and do the little things the right way. if you have that mind set and players believe in the work, you have a chance to overcome anything. >> reporter: so the redskins going to the by week this week at 1-3. up next is the dallas cowboys. coming up later, dianna russini sits down with chris cooley for the first cooley report after a redskins win. vance? >> thanks, jason. next on news 4 at 6:00, details on a fire that shut down the bay bridge. we are learning about what started it. a father of four murdered in the district. we report what his mother is saving about her son's life

saving work. >> reporter: if the government shuts down, so does the potomac river for boaters. i'll have the story, next. i'll have the story, next. doug, a nice i was honored to serve as governor of virginia. we brought folks together in richmond to focus on creating jobs and getting results. that's the virginia way. and that's why i'm backing terry mcauliffe for governor. terry won't 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. it's important for virginia that we elect terry mcauliffe as our governor. i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad.

way the next couple days. the forecast is coming up in a

minute. local high school athletes will feel the impact of a government shutdown. a lot of students spend time training on the potomac. if the shutdown happens, many boathouses along the rivers will be forced to close. mark segraves has a look at how they are preparing to handle this. >> i never would have thought it would have impacted our team. now that it is, i really don't like it. i really just want to rep. if they shut down, we can't do that. >> reporter: this boathouse like many is on federal property. that means the boathouses and the boat ramps will be closed, as the teams are gearing up for competition. >> we have good high school teams. we have georgetown, gw. if they win races, during the time of the shutdown, it will be

amazing. >> reporter: the teams have been told they can get their boats. once they are out of the boathouse, they can't come back until it ends. it's not the lesson he wanted to teach his team. >> they are learning life lessons. unfortunately, this is another one they are going to learn about government. it's not nice. >> it's damaging. we can't get on the water and practice and do what we love to do. >> reporter: this man came down when he heard it would close. >> it's the last chance we will get to row until the shutdown is over. >> reporter: this man will take his boat home with him. >> i'll put it on the roof of my car and shuttle it back and forth. >> reporter: it's not just the crew teams that will feel it. tourists or anyone coming down to rent a canoe or stand-up board are going to feel it. >> i didn't think something like this, something we take for granted every day that we take

in, it never occurred to me the shutdown would affect every day life. >> reporter: the key bridge boathouse will have to close. bad news for the 40 employees who work here and the thousands of customers who come every week. most of whom are shocked a private boathouse has to close because of a federal shutdown. >> i had no idea. it's bringing it closer to home. we are not federal employees. we never thought it would impact us. i can see now, it's going to impact everyone. >> at thompson's boat center, mark segraves, news 4. the national zoo will be closed if there's no agreement. that means the live panda cam is going to be turned off. the live video stream gives them a chance to watch the mom cuddle her new cub. the animals will still be fed and cared for, of course, despite the shutdown. a generator caused the fire under the deck of the chesapeake

bridge. drivers took pictures yesterday as they sat in long back ups. the bridge was closed two hours. cars had to be backed off the bridge. engineers inspected the bridge and there was no structural damage. >> it's a challenge to go across the bridge forward, i don't know that i would like to try it backwards. what a beautiful day to end september. >> we have had back-to-back weeks and looks like we are going to have back-to-back-to-back weeks. it's been on the dry side. as we move into october, we are going to see something we haven't seen a lot of, temperatures rising into the mid-80s, potentially. high temperature today, 76 degrees after a low this morning of 56. once again, like we talked last week, nice and cool mornings, warm afternoons, beautiful weather. we don't get nice stretches like this too often.

at least not two, three weeks of it. we need to see rain. 2.5 inches below in rainfall for the month of september. that trend is going to continue. 74 degrees, winds out of the south at 3 miles per hour. this is something that is kind of interesting. heading through fall, i want to show you the average temperatures in the washington, d.c. area. 74 right now as we start october. look what happens the next two months. the average high next month, down to 52. a 22-degree temperature drop between now and november 30th. we are talking big-time cooling weather the next couple months. as far as what we have going on right now, not bad at all. 70 in gaithersburg, 70 in annapolis. 79 inland near culpeper. the warmest temperature in the area today. storm team 4 radar, nothing to show here. we are high and dry. not a cloud in the sky over our area. clouds are trying to move our way. because of the mountains, they are blocking them from coming in. a few may come through the blue

ridge. the rest of us on the dry side. temperatures dropping to 60 in d.c. 48 in frederick and 49 in leesburg, about where they should be. above average. tomorrow, well above average. the average high, 74. we get to 82 in d.c. 80 in frederick. 81 in leesburg. 82 in culpeper and back to winchester, 78 degrees. another great day tomorrow. back to the shorts. 86 on wednesday. 83 on thursday. 84 on friday. a few more clouds thursday and friday. that's it. look at the weekend. 85 on saturday. saturday looks great. sunday, right now, looking good. a frontal boundary will bring us a chance of a shower, maybe a thunderstorm late sunday into the daymond. that's really the only chance we have for rain to come through here. highs on monday, 75 degrees. once again, the next six days look to be 80 degrees or better. we are going to be running ten

degrees above average as we make our way through the month of october. guys? >> sounds good. we are learning more about the train crash that left dozens injured in chicago as police work to figure out what a train was doing on the tracks. chan ♪ for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/dcmetro.

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helping others cut short. how a grieving mother is remembering her son two days after the murder. in just about a half hour a vigil will get under way for a father of four shot and killed over the weekend. it happened on a street in southeast d.c. that neighbors say have a history of violence. it took the life of a man devoted his life to helping others. pat collins is at the police district in that area with more. pat? >> reporter: doreen, he had four sons, ages 13, 8, 7 and 5. devar battle. they say he was drawn to a dangerous place. it has dire consequences. we begin with story now with words from a neighbor. >> i been his neighbor 24 years. i stay in the house. >> reporter: larry lived here a long time. he knows what it's like.

gunshots and police tape. no stronger to the 3,000 block of 30th street southeast. it's so dangerous some people here call it the graveyard street. seems like everybody on the street knows somebody who got willed on the street. >> i know several. i know three or four. i talked to them that night, the next morning they were dead. if they call it graveyard street, it's a good name for it. >> reporter: last night, the street claimed another victim, 34-year-old devar battle. he wanted to be a medic. he completed the emergency medical training course. september 24th, he registered as an emt. four days later, he was shot and killed on 30th street. now i talked to his mother today. but because of what happened, and because of where it happened, she asked that we not show her face or use her name. >> it destroyed me, really. the loss of a child.

he had a good heart. he loved people. he really had no enemies that i knew of. >> reporter: devar battle grew up in this neighborhood, but his mom moved him away because it was too dangerous. devar kept coming back. he has a lot of friends here. look at the names and signatures on the r.i.p. poster near the murder scene. >> i hoped i had pulled him away from there and the people in the area he knew and he was comfortable with. so, that's what i guess kept him going back. >> reporter: drew him back? >> yeah. >> reporter: cost him his life. >> yes, it did. >> reporter: there's a $25,000 report posted in this murder case. live in southeast, pat collins, news 4. >> thanks, pat. a video seems to show that there was no one at the controls of a commuter train that collided with another train near

chicago. transit officials say the empty train slammed into another one full of passengers that stopped in forest park. at least four dozen people were injured, a section of one train car was crushed. the national transportation safety board is investigating. it said it is focusing on the signal system, first. >> roll this out. if it's not signal, it's not -- then look at operations. it might be a human factor. >> the empty train had been in service in the rail yard. american airlines is gearing up for a hiring spree to get out of bankruptcy. they plan to hire 1,500 pilots in addition to putting all the pilots who were furloughed back ton the jobs. 1,500 new flight attendants will also be hired. they want to exhibit bankruptcy. they need to clear a federal antitrust lawsuit that goes to

trial in november. coming up tonight, a last minute run to the gun shop. tonight, a report on how lawsuits could have an impact on maryland's new gun law. the government shutdown pla.

the government scheduled to shut down for the first time in 17 years in five and a half hours now. congress needs to keep our government open, needs to pay our bills on time and never, ever threaten the full faith and credit of the united states of america. time is running out. >> that was president obama at the white house just over an hour ago. with only about five and a half hours left, there's still no deal in sight with the house and senate at odds. immediately after the president spoke, he met with cabinet members to talk about the possible shutdown. tonight, we are learning about how much federal workers stand to lose in the face of a government shutdown. tracee wilkins is live at the irs office to break down the numbers for us. >> reporter: this is one of many federal installations in prince george's county. they have nasa and joint base

andrews as well. 16% of the people who live in prince george's county work for the federal government. that's going to mean less money circulating in this county. >> if people have already cut back, you know. they are not spending as much as they used to spend. >> reporter: the recession changed a lot of people. now workers are facing an impact on income. >> it's going to be a huge impact. i'm a contractor. it's going to be a heck of an impact in this area. >> reporter: we spoke to workers who live in prince george's county. they are all hoping for the best. >> the last time they had a shutdown, it was 21 days. this go around, we hope they can get their collective thoughts together before midnight tonight. >> reporter: salaries equal $3 billion a year for worker who is live in the county. it averages $12 million a workday. if there is a government shutdown, officials say they are

looking at a loss of $270,000 a day in income tax revenue for every day they are closed. the real impact will be inside those workers homes. >> it's not just the government in d.c., it affects everything. it's a trickle down effect. >> reporter: a federal em employee eye working in d.c. and lives in capital heights sees it as a positive. >> instead of getting up and going to work downtown, we will get up and go to breakfast in pg county. it's not a bad thing on the whole slons it's the short term, not the long term. >> reporter: that's another way to look at it. remember the housing crisis really impacted people who live here negatively. the idea of something else impacting their income, there are people not happy about it. i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >> thanks. new reaction coming in on

the impact of a government shutdown on virginia. jim handly at the live desk now. >> two virginia leaders are speaking out and they are not holding back. bob mcdonnell says there is plenty of blame to go around. he believes obama care will fail. it's wrong to shut the government down over this issue. he says virginia is as prepared as it can be. the state will miss out on federal funds and tax revenues will drop if workers are furloughed. virginia has a fund it can tap into. the governor does not plan to do that unless a shutdown goes past october 4th. then he'll re-evaluate. tim kaine is also frustrated with a shutdown. >> there's no reason to wrap up their opposition to the affordable care act with the shutdown of the government, the greatest nation on earth. it's unfathomable to me.

>> there's no way there will be a spending bill that does not address the affordable care act. work is expected to go until midnight. that's the deadline. at the live desk, i'm jim handly. >> thanks, jim. people out of the monuments and memorials while the shutdown takes effect. jackie bensen found out it could have an impact on one special group of tourists. >> reporter: the bubbling fountain that is contribute a feeling of grand will be turned off along with other fountains. no trash pick up, no bathrooms and no park rangers to help people make the most out of their visit to the capital. in limbo, 200 world war ii veterans from mississippi who plan a special observance here tuesday. it's known as an honor flight. >> we enjoy the people who come

here who they were built for. it is a shame they won't be able to get to see it. >> reporter: in the end, police will not be able to prohibit people from walking on to the actual monuments and memorials. but, the experience of coming to the nation's capitol, seeing all this beauty the way it's supposed to be will be absent from that visit. jackie bensen, news 4. in a matter of hours, maryland will have one of the toughest gun laws in the nation. some gun owners are fighting it down to the last second. they will be in federal court trying to stop the law from being enforced. chris gordon joins us with the impact the fight over guns is having in maryland. >> reporter: in maryland, finding a handgun to buy these days is difficult. paul and anna drove from their home in carroll county to the maryland small arms range in prince george's county. >> pretty much all the gun

stores in our area sold out. you know, nobody has any glocks or any weapon. they are sold out. >> reporter: this will give you an idea how busy the stores are. this year alone, they have sold 106,000 guns compared to 70,000 last year. that was the previous record. the buyers are trying to beat maryland's new gun law that goes into effect tomorrow requiring fingerprinting of handgun buyers, gun safety training. it bans the sale of assault style weapons and limits magazines to ten bullets. >> i don't want to have to go through the class, the fingerprinting or all that. >> reporter: gun activists are going to court tomorrow to ask a judge for a temporary restraining order allowing them time to challenge the new maryland gun law. many here are rooting for the restraining order to be granted. >> i would like to see, have the lawsuit, the implementation of

the new law. i don't think it's necessary, a lot of provisions of it are necessary. >> reporter: the state of maryland thinks the judge should deny the request because it says the court challenge will ultimately fail. chris gordon, news 4. new driving laws will take effect in maryland tomorrow as well. talking on a handheld cell phone will become a primary offense with an $83 fine. everyone in the vehicle will be required to wear a seatbelt. children under 4'9" required to be in a safety seat. drivers will be required to move over if emergency vehicles are on the side. next up, the fda gives the green light for the first breast cancer drug used before surgery. a local father charged for the death of one of his daughters. we'll hear what his lawyers say happened. the drugs are legal to buy in stores, but just for a few hours. a personal push to make the

drugs illegal. >> how we looking, doug? >> good. look at the harbor toward the

alexandria looking good. what about the rest of the week and the first week of october? i have the forecast. a crackdown on synthetic marijuana begins in a matter of hours in maryland. that drug is known as k2 or spice. it will be illegal to sell it anywhere in the state beginning at midnight. officials in montgomery county say it can contain unknown substances that can be dance rouse and deadly. a local mother said her 22-year-old son went numb in the fingers, face and leg after taking k2, then killed himself. >> and my son's last wish was to

save at least one life and with this law, definitely he has saved at least one life. >> k2 is already illegal in the virginia and the district. any retailers caught selling it face fines and could go to jail. nine years after his death, pope john paul ii will be declared a saint. pope john paul ii and the late pope john xxiii will be cannonized april 27 next year. it is highly unusual for them to be con nonized on the same day. it's a gesture to promote community. a development in the fight against breast cancer. federal regulators approved the first drug to be used before surgery. it's called progeta. it's for women at high risk of having cancer spread.

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twists and turns in court as a father accused of causing the death of one twin daughter and injury to the other took the witness stand in his own defense. it's a bizarre case that got more complicated when the father said his confession to police was a lie. julie carey has the story. >> reporter: david thatcher jr., helping to carry his lawyer's file boxes after a day in court he hopes will convince jurors he's innocent. he confessed to hurting the twins because he thought police would go easier on him. he says he hoped a confession would clear the way for relatives to visit the surviving daughter fighting for her life in the hospital. news 4 learned of this case last year in the search warrant documents. they described the death of her and her twin. they were born prematurely to

his live-in girlfriend. they made frequent visits to a pediatrician. thatcher and the baby's mother called 911 then one stopped breathing. she died ç inj sister%6y];w9 admitted to the same hospital. the hea9 showed a he injuries from bruises on the leg to a stab in the eye. he says he made it all up. the attorney said why confess? thatcher, i thought it would be better to tell them what they wanted to hear. his attorney, did you ever do anything to hurt or injure your daughter? thatcher, no. they found evidence of blunt

force trauma, they said ct scans showed they had encephalitis, something that could cause brain hemorrhages. they believe she died from a lack of oxygen. closing arguments are scheduled for wednesday. in fairfax county, julie carey, news 4. transportation security administration officers have a lot of questions for a couple passengers busted at dwi. you can see the number of fake ids found in a carry on bag on friday. lots of them. the paraphernalias were identified as two men from nevada. in addition to the fake ids, they had fake credit ,s it's not clear what they were doing. show, "the blacklist," you are going to see something special. check this out. >> 60 people confirmed dead and others injured. >> you did great. i saw your lead-in to a certain

event that happened in the second episode. you did a great job. >> 60 people are dead. >> we could have told him that. he plays a guy named harold. ladies and gentlemen, do not miss doreen's appearance in tonight's second episode. that show is on at 10:00 tonight here on nbc 4. what do you want them to be sure to do? >> not blink. that was pretty much the whole thing you saw right there. i'm glad that guy in hollywood thinks i know how to play a d.c. newscaster. >> is that why you are a new trailer out back? did you notice that? >> double wide. >> she's got a trailer out there. >> it's all in my contract. >> the walk from your trailer was a-okay today. we'll show you how things are outside right now. there's one of the fountains that would be turned off during the shutdown if it happens.

this is in front of the capital. i want to talk about october. of course, october, the first day tomorrow. october 1st, coming up. this is what we are going to be seeing. the average high drops from 74 tomorrow to 64 by the end of the month.0b .zy)x>0b 56 to 46. for some of you, the average low is in the upper 30s in the subur suburbs. sunset, 6:50. we lose 1:15 of sunlight during the entire month of october.7:0n it's going to get on the cool side. not yet. the sunshine, the sun is going down. 70 degrees by around 7:00. 67 by 9:00 down to 63 around 11:00. a little bit on the cool side. ad.ittle bit on the cool side. this time of year, it could get cooler. 78 right now in rockville. 66 in gaithersburg. 69 in reston. camp springs, 67 degrees. nothing on the radar.

the radar is dry. that's the way it's going to stay for the next few days, too. probably the next week. we need to see rain. there's not much in the forecast, though. here are the high temperatures. 76 today to 82 tomorrow, the first day of october. 81 in alexandria. 80 toward bethesda. temperatures five to ten degrees above average. nice and warm for sure. same deal tomorrow. thur temperatures upper 70s to >>8x about the fall foliage, low color look ca the weather as we step through the weekend. thursday, friday, saturday, highs in the low to mid-80s. >> we love it. thanks, doug. thanks, doug. i guess you can call this

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what's up with that, jason? what do you think? >> reporter: advance, the reason the guys aren't getting excited, the win came against the back up running back, back up full back. the skins were supposed to win and that's what they did. redskins atnfc 1-3 record, it3cn

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gooddivision. this win is very, very big for this team. it helps so much going into two weeks from now. >> i think this is a great football team. i think they played poorly. i think there's a corner that they maybe started to turn, and they know they are a good football team. it's the confidence or spark. or the swagger, has to come back for these guys. >> who would you give the mvp? >> it's a tough question. a ton of guys play outstanding. finally has a game where you think, yes, this is the person i know. then i look at robert playing more offensively. roy makes a couple plays at the end of the game to get this team in the end zone. if you think about where he had the long catch, then a fantastic run to get into the end zone. really that spark that ignited the end of the game, the

offensive play strong. i'd give it to roy. >> chris, i know nothing about fashion, i struggle, but i don't know -- what is this? we have something in common. >> i know nothing about fashion. i have been wearing my redskins cap to every game. they were down again. i said i'm going to switch it up to the rally cap. switched up to the bandana and they won. >> do would you wash it? >> i will wear a bandana for the rest of the season. fortunately, i don't sweat much. no, i'm not going to wash it and i'm going to wear it every game. i will embarrass myself in the booth with not being professional. if we are winning -- >> hopefully the lucky bandana holds true for chris cooley when the redskins face the cowboys two weeks from now. >> like the commercial said, it's only weird if it doesn't work. so, wear it on,

on our broadcast tonight, the shutdown of the federal government now hours away. chaos in washington. a lot of american families are about to pay the price. tonight, is there any chance they will cut a deal? it's here. the other big deadline at midnight. a major part of obamacare kicks in. millions have to sign up. because there is still confusion tonight, we'll take your questions to the woman in charge. > getting out alive. an nbc news exclusive. the story behind the unforgettable image from the mall in kenya. a young girl, her family was trapped, and the man who came to her rescue. and the call of the wild. a spectacular event that draws families from across the country. is this year's show about to be cancelled? "nightly news" begins now. led? "nightly news" begins now. good evening. it appears likely now that,