we begin with nbc's miguel almaguer.

miguel almaguer, nbc news, pomona, california. >>> so this is day four of the shutdown. it seems really no close to being solved than it was at this time last night. kelly o'donnell has an update tonight on where the showdown stands. >> reporter: this lunchtime stroll became the president's message event of shutdown day four. >> how's it going, everybody? >> reporter: forced to cancel his four-country trip to asia. president obama and vice president biden visited a local sandwich shop. >> i'm happy to have negotiations with the republicans and speaker boehner on a whole range of issues. but we can't do it with a gun held to the head of the american people. >> reporter: a flash of anger today

miguel almaguer, nbc news, utah. >>> still ahead tonight, fighting breast cancer.est about to be made widely available. tonight one family's courageous battle. how knowing her family history saved a woman's life. >>> and later, a downtown building demolition and the moment something went very wrong caught on tape. >>> it was this past may that angelina jolie stunned the world when she revealed she'd had a double mastectomy and drew new attention to the brca gene associated with the dramatically increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer. now the biggest medical leave network, quest, said it will offer a test empowering more women and their doctors to make the best choice for treatment. our report tonight from chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman. >> we're going back home. >> reporter: barbara hawkins was finishing treatment for breast cancer back in 2010 when she got a late night call from her daughter sarah. >> i felt a lump in my right breast. i crumbled on my bathroom floor. i just started bawling. first person i call, my mom. >> reporter: what went through

miguel almaguer, nbc news, pomona, california. >>> so this is day four of the shutdown. it seems, really, no closer to being solved than it was at this time last night. kelly o'donnell has an update tonight on where the showdown stands. >> reporter: this lunchtime stroll became the president's message event of shutdown day four. >> how's it going, everybody? >> reporter: forced to cancel his four-country trip to asia. president obama and vice president biden visited a local sandwich shop. >> i'm happy to have negotiations with the republicans and speaker boehner on a whole range of issues. but we can't do it with a gun held to the head of the american people. >> reporter: a flash of anger today from house speaker john boehner who claims the white house is keeping score. >> we get the wall street journal out, it says we don't care how long this lasts because we're winning. this isn't some damn game. the american people don't want their government shut down, and neither do i. >> reporter: boehner referred to this quote from an unnamed white house official on the length of

miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> overseas more than 60 people were killed in iraq. most of the victims died when 11 vehicles blew up within 40 minutes in and around baghdad. about 7,000 siecivilians have b killed this year in iraq. >>> in afghanistan, at least 18 people were killed today by a roadside bomb in the eastern part of the country. the victims were in a small bus traveling from one village to another after a wedding. most of the dead were women and children. >>> back in this country, an arrest this weekend after injur carnival in north carolina when the vortex ride malfunctioned as riders were getting off. authorities say the critical safety devices were tampered with. the operator of the ride was arrested and will be charged with assault with a deadly weapon and inflicting serious bodily injury. it's game four of the world series tonight with the talk going into it about the call that brought last night's game to an abrupt and bizarre finish. it gave st. louis a win over boston. it also had a lot of fans wondering about a certain baseball rule. nbc's ron

miguel almaguer reports on it. it ended in the death of a father of three. >> reporter: it started as a routine traffic stop outside portland, oregon. >> please get back in the car for me. >> reporter: in seconds -- >> sir, get back in the car for me now. sir! >> reporter: the exchange became deadly. >> sir! >> reporter: investigators say john allen ii opened fire on a state trooper for no apparent reason. >> sir! >> there were words exchanged on the side of the freeway, but it happened very quickly. >> reporter: he was in the army, he appears to empty his clip. the state trooper, who survived was amazingly just shot once. allen took a bullet to the chest, but stayed on his feet. >> shots fired. i have been hit in the side, i'm okay. suspect left. >> reporter: allen was found slumped over in the car a half mile away. also in the vehicle, his three children, 10, 13 and 15 who were not injured. >> it's upsetting because he was trying to take his children on a road trip. >> reporter: the case into the dramatic shootin

-based correspondent miguel almaguer reported the good news to us tonight. this is the fire that burned 400 square miles in and around yosemite at one point charring up to 50,000 acres a day. fire officials it started when a hunter's campfire spread. in all this fire cost $127 million to fight. >>> still ahead for us tonight on a friday evening, olympic dreams. about a hundred days until the games begin. the women of the u.s. team, including gold medalist lindsey vonn are in the midst of a incredible comeback. >>> and later, the ringo mystery solved. he asked for help to find these folks. now some of the young faces in the photo have come forward for a trip down memory lane. >>> let's turn our attention outside for a moment as we are just about a hundred days away from the winter olympics in sochi in russia. among the u.s. olympic hopefuls who have been training for the games year round, the women of the u.s. alpine ski team. some of them, including lindsey vonn, working their way back from some devastating injuries. chris jansing tonight on sports and siste

miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> things should be quieter tonight for people living in san francisco. want to show you a live look at the bridge. early this morning, one of the fog horns on the golden gate bridge mall functioned. so it was just blasting nonstop. it started about 2:00 in the morning. crews finally turned it off by 3:00 in the morning. they say the repairs were made once the sun was able to come up. >>> did you see it? we had a penembral eclipse tonight. that's when the sun, the earth, and the moon align so that the moon is actually hidden. tonight's event just a partial eclipse which made sections of the moon darker and a deeper color red. unfortunately for us, it wasn't that easy to see. the best view of in europe, africa, and the middle east. if you missed the celestial sighting, you'll have to wait six months for the next one it happen. >>> our meteorologist, rob, put in a request to go to africa to do his weather. i suppose you're here with us -- >> no, no. happy to be here. right now, clear skies throughout the day. might have felt like it in the african desert. t

for "today," miguel almaguer, nbc news, highland, utah. >>> there is a new twist this morning in the florida case where two girls i arrested for allegedly cyberbullying a 12-year-old classmate who committed suicide. the stepmother is under arrest herself after a violent video surfaced. we warn you this is tough to watch. maria schiavocampo is here with more. boy, the twists keep coming in this case. >> reporter: it is kind of unbelievable. good morning everyone. the stepmother's arrest is not related to the bullying case. she is facing charges after police say she beat a 14-year-old and other children in her care. and, once again, we want to note the video you're about to see may be disturbing. this morning, 30-year-old vivian vosberg is facing child abuse charges and neglect after being arrested friday. police say it stems from this video posted on facebook in july. according to the pope county sheriff it shows she is punching a boy's head while another boy is lying on the floor seemingly unconscious. >> that appears to be a normal way of life and they are laughing and cussing and t

for today, miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> and now cnbc's mary thompson joins us. good morning. >> good morning. twitter is filing to go public in a $1 billion offering. it has yet to turn a profit but has over 200 million users that tweet more than 500 million times a day. >>> the longer you wait the more you pay for airfare. if you wait until the end of the month to make your reservations, budget an extra $140. >>> it's day four of the shutdown and on day three the markets tumbling with the dow at a month low. >>> thank you so much. things got squirrely at a golf event in ohio thursday as the day's competition at the president's cup was winding down. lindsey vonn borrowed a wild squirrel. aapparently the squirrel defriended him and she put the little critter on the back of tiger woods who didn't seem too amused right there. wasn't playing clearly but at first didn't look too happy about that but then later tiger looked like he was much more relaxed as the squirrel hung out there on his shoulder. became a little friendly. >> al has a serious question. >> what's th

miguel almaguer, nbc news, pomona, california. >>> joining me now for more is republican congressmanhanks so much for being here this afternoon. >> good afternoon, mara. >> you just heard some of those sad stories where people's well-being and health are at stake. what's your reaction to these stories. >> well, that's precisely the reason why in the rules committee and on the floor of the house we have passed many of those bills, head start and the wik program attracted a significant number of democratic votes to those bills. i guess it's a big question why those won't be taken up in the united states senate. last saturday, pay for soldiers was passed unanimously on the floor of the house. the senate did take it up, did pass it, it was signed by the president. today we passed the pay for furloughed federal employees. that passed unanimously in the floor of the house. i expect the senate will do that on a voice vote perhaps this weekend. my prayer is that the president will sign that, as well. but every other aspect of the appropriations process is copping through the rules committee.

miguel almaguer is outside criminal court. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning.ecutors more than six years to build their case and now go to trial. for the next five weeks there should be plenty of drama in the courtroom. there's allegations of deceit, betrayal, and of course, murder. >> this case is a puzzle with many pieces. >> reporter: during opening arguments, prosecutors portrayed dr. martin macneill as a calculating killer. a man that told fellow inmates he could get away with murder. hard to believe for so many that considered him the picture perfect family man. >> he gave her drugs and sleeping pills to get her to pass out and die. >> reporter: a physician and a lawyer, he married a beauty queen, had eight children, but his wife came crashing down when his wife michelle was found dead in the family home. >> fallen in the bathtub. >> who's in the bathtub? who's in the bathtub? >> my wife. >> reporter: michelle's death was never ruled a homicide but macneill's own daughter has long accused her father of murder. >> he killed my mother who was my best friend

for "today," miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> we have mary thompson with the latest on the news. >> twitter is yet to turn a profit, but it has over 200 million users who send over 500 million tweets a day. the longer you wait, you have to wait longer for thanksgiving reservations. you will pay an extra $5 a day. if you wait until the end of the m month, budget an an extra $140 for the reservation. back to you. >> mary thompson, thanks so much. >>> things got a little squirrely at a golf event in ohio on thursday as the competition was winding down at the presidents cup. lindsey vonn borrowed a squirrel from davis love iii. she put the critter on the back of tiger woods shoulder. he did not seem too amused. he wasn't playing clearly. he did not look too happy. later, tiger looked more relaxed as the squirrel hung out there right on his shoulder. became a little friendly with the squirrel. >> al as a series of questions. >> what are you doing with a spare squirrel? >> borrowed the squirrel? >> the squirrel became friendly with davis love iii during a rain delay? >> maybe he

miguel almaguer has more. ♪ coca-cola things go better with cocoa cola ♪ >> reporter: in the 1960, coca-cola. >> red bull gives you wind. >> reporter: these days the soda aisle has gone high energy. ♪ now a new taste for an emerging trend, relaxation drink. >> i started buying them on campus. >> reporter: stressed out college senior david litman eases the grind with a nearly $4 drink that helps reduce anxiety and rest. >> i was looking for an option to help me sleep at night. that's why i started trying them. >> reporter: in the past five years, more than 150 drinks promote relaxation, using ingredients like melatonin. the relaxation drink promotes an amino acid commonly found in green tea, but it would take 15 cups of green tea to get what's in this one can. so far, there has been little results in the industry. >> people think it's a magic pill or in this case, a magic drink, while we really don't know. >> reporter: while research is thin the profit margin can be huge. in 2012, relaxation drinks raked in $32 million. that's a drop in the glass to the $6 billion energy drink market. >> i th

miguel almaguer los angeles. >>> belgian media report that six racing birds tested positive for drugshen one top piano john was sold for $400,000. >> the white house had a pink glow in honor of breast cancer awareness month. the white house blog urged us to find a cure. >> he ended up in the hospital after charged by a run away bull and knocked to the ground while directing traffic. the bull escaped from a nearby farm and went on to stock nearby alley ways but it was cornered and tranquilized. >> okay. we have the running of the tamron right here. >> piageons on steroids, runnin all over the place. >> now we can send it over to al. >> where are you, al? where are you? >> security. >> security. >> oh, wait. my people. they didn't do it for me. >> that's because they're afraid. very afraid. >> i'm very tired. >> good run. gold. >> you're so cute. >> i just want a hug from you. >> let's show you what's going on as far as your weather is concerned. wow. our pick city of the day, fort worth, texas. a gorgeous day today. plenty of sunshine. you've got showers and thunderstorms tomorrow and