During a Birthday Celebration. Why are so Many American women dying during childbirth . A look at a disturbing reality, especially for women of color. Golden moments. One actress prepares to make history, while not far away these hollywood veterans put on quite a show of their own. Good evening, the stalemate continues, the federal government still shut down, there was at least a meeting today. The Vice President tweeting a photo of republicans and democrats gathered around the table with him. On the plus side, theyve agreed to meet again tomorrow. They walked away with no new agreements. Beyond the federal workers not getting paid, the lengthy shutdown is starting to worry organizations who help lowincome americans. We begin tonight with Kelly Odonnell at the white house. Reporter rolling into the white house on this 15th day of a closed for business federal government. The Vice President came to lead another round of border wall negotiations, not seen, but tweeting, the president declared, i am in the white house ready to go. Where are the dems . Democrats and republicans were here, but the president did not take part himself. You put together a team of people that will work over the weekend. Reporter the Vice President , secretary nielsen, adviser jared kushner, met with capitol hill senior staff, not elected leaders, for two hours. No breakthrough. The president reacted, not much headway made today. Though aides said the conversation was productive and they agreed to meet again tomorrow afternoon. Speaker pelosi voiced frustration. The impression you get from the president that he would not only like to close government, build a wall, but also abolish congress. Acting chief of staff mulvaney tells meet the press the president is willing to bend. He has to give up a concrete wall, replace it with a steel fence in order to do that, so that democrats can say, see, hes not building a wall anymore. That should help us. With 800,000 federal workers getting no paychecks, ironically today, the Vice President and cabinet secretaries were due a pay raise. After a fiveyear salary freeze expired. This office of Personnel Management memo said, it would be prudent to keep the frozen rate. Friday mr. Pence told reporters he would not accept a nearly 13,000 raise. Mr. Vice president , you turned down your raise . Is that what you said . Reporter democratic aides familiar with the meeting said the administration refused to budge off that wall, calling that an untenable position that cannot pass congress. When they meet again tomorrow, Administration Officials say they will have the requested specific budget numbers that democrats want to see. Tonight Speaker Pelosi says the house will just start passing funding measures department by Department Next week to try to pressure the senate and the white house to reopen the government. Kate . Kelly odonnell at the white house, thank you. The longer the shutdown goes on, the greater the impact. Theres concern it might affect millions of people who depend on the government for their food. Nbcs hans nichols has that part of the story. Reporter for families that rely on federal help for food. The shutdown could leave them with an empty table. Its going to affect me, i wont be able to come in here and buy my groceries. Reporter absent a deal between President Donald Trump and congress, federal funds for Food Assistance could run out next month, affecting some of the 38 million americans who rely on the program for their basic needs. A lot of people are one paycheck away from being in the situation of needing Food Assistance, and its really a challenge for us to get people to realize how broad an issue it is. Reporter the department of agriculture has only guaranteed that eligible households will receive Monthly Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits for january, but made no promises for february. A Washington Post analysis says the program has only 3 billion in reserve, which would cover just 64 of februarys obligations. If the shutdown continues, you will literally have millions of people that will not be able to afford food. And i think this is just absolutely unconscionable. Reporter its possible states could step in and cover the shortfall in the short term. Tonight there are signs the white house is bracing for a longterm shutdown. The council of economic advisers is preparing for the impasse to affect januarys unemployment rate, due to be made public february 1st. Kate . Hans nichols, thank you. Its been almost a week since a 7yearold girl was shot and killed during a driveby shooting in houston. Today at a walmart near the site of the killing, hundreds of people gathered to support the family of Jazmine Barnes and ask for justice. Her mother, who was shot in the arm, spoke today. Theres going to be justice, i feel it at the bottom of my heart. Theres going to be justice for her because theres too many people out here looking for this man. Too much going on, man, like i say, no matter what corner we have to turn, no matter what rock we have to go under, were going to find you, man. A reward of 100,000 is being offered for information leading to that suspect. Jazmines mother says she believes all the support will help bring justice. Police in california are searching for at least one gunman who opened fire at a Bowling Alley near los angeles, killing three people. Nbcs morgan chessky has those late details. Reporter the call came just before midnight. An active shooter situation. We have multiple subjects down inside and outside. Reporter panic inside a packed Bowling Alley in torrance, california. The subject ran out into the parking lot. Shooting in the parking lot also. Reporter witnesses say what started at a fight ended in a shooting spree. I see people running, i heard gunshots. I tried to get down. My daughter and niece were right there, i told everyone to get down. Not everyone was able to. Police arrived to find three men dead. One of them ashton edwards, whose father said he tried to break up the fight. The guy just walked up there and started shooting. They shot him in the heart. Reporter this morning, families getting the worst possible news. Im so numb right now and im so angry. Reporter the mother of Robert Meekins making a personal plea to the man who killed her son. Im asking you, please just turn yourself in. I dont have my baby, and my grandson dont have his father. So i got to go home and tell this baby, hes 5, that his daddys not coming home. Reporter tonight police say four others were wounded in this shooting. Theres no word on their conditions. In the meantime, officers hope new Surveillance Video can help i. D. A suspect. Kate . Morgan, thank you. After ford announced a huge new recall of some of its vehicles yesterday, tonight we want to take a closer look at whats behind the move and what car owners can do. We get more from nbcs matt bradley. Reporter a slow motion setback for ford. The Company Announced a massive recall this week of nearly a million vehicles equipped with takata brand air bags. Metal inflaters within those air bags contain chemicals that could explode with excessive force. Ford says its had no reports of injuries. This is the latest piece in what has been a massive and huge recall. The largest ever in the auto industry. And were a long ways from seeing this problem resolved in terms of bad takata air bags worldwide. Reporter the recall includes some, but not all, models of the ford edge, ranger, fusion, mustang, mercury, milan and lincoln models mkx and mkz from the years 2010 to 2014. Antonia gonzalez plans to get her air bag replaced. Did you get a notice in the mail that you needed a recall . Yeah, i got about three or four of them. We go from underneath the glove box, well be able to take this out and swap them out no problem. Reporter the problem is parts. Each new air bag must be ordered separately to match the make, model, and interior color of each car. Its becoming a headache. Only because its not like were getting the parts in mass quantities. Reporter analysts say the recall probably wont hurt fords bottom line or storied reputation, but the inconvenience could be passed on to the customer. Matt bradley, nbc news, jersey city, new jersey. Theyre popular with kids and adults in this country and beyond. Socalled escape rooms are supposed to be all about fun. You and your friends or family get locked in a room and have to solve a series of puzzles to get out. In poland an escape room turned deadly for five girls celebrating a birthday. Nbcs sarah harmon has more. Reporter a Birthday Celebration turned into tragedy. Five girls all just 15 years old found dead after a fire in this escape room in northern poland. The likely cause according to authorities, Carbon Monoxide poisoning. The prosecutor blaming a gas leak in the heating system for the blaze, which also left a male employee hospitalized with severe burns. Escape rooms are big business in poland and around the world, with more than 2,000 locations across the u. S. Participants pay to be locked into a room and Work Together to solve puzzles in order to escape. A hollywood movie called escape room, released the same day as the fire, spotlights the trend. I think this is the escape room. We should look for clues. What are we looking for . Anything that looks like a puzzle or a code. Reporter despite the tragedy, operators insist american escape rooms are safe. Each one of our rooms has fire extinguishers, our game masters are watching each game individually. Reporter today polands interior ministry ordered safety inspections at escape rooms across the country. As this house of fun becomes a makeshift memorial. Sarah harmon, nbc news, london. Now to a surprising statistic thats getting a lot of attention, more women die during or just after childbirth in the United States than in many lessdeveloped countries. The cdc says the numbers are particularly worrisome for africanamerican women. Nbcs Kristen Welker looks at this issue through the heartbreaking experience of one family. Reporter when kyra and Charles Johnson first met in 2004, they planned to spend forever together. Kyra challenged me to be a better person in every aspect of my life. Reporter they were overjoyed when they welcomed their first son, charles. Hes so handsome. Reporter their second son langston soon followed, delivered through a routine csection after a healthy pregnancy. It was april 12th, 2016. Hey, langston. Reporter their celebration quickly turned to concern, though, when charles noticed blood in kyras catheter. He alerted doctors, but says minutes turned into hours. Im begging and pleading for them to do something. Reporter finally, he says, after 10 hours, doctors decided kyra needed surgery. But it was too late. Kyra hemorrhaged to death. She was 39 years old. Never imagined i would be sitting here today and that we would have left the hospital without my wife. Reporter about 700 women die each year in the u. S. Due to pregnancy or delivery complications. And africanamerican mothers are four times more likely to be victims than white women. Dr. Valerie montgomery rice says the causes of Racial Disparity arent fully known. I definitely think that there is a level of unconscious and conscious bias that occurs in medical settings. Reporter Charles Johnson has turned his tragedy into action. Helping to pass the preventing maternal deaths act. It became law last year. It requires states to review every pregnancyrelated death. Charles other fight, making sure his boys remember their mother. The toughest question my sons have ever asked me is, is mommy mad at me . Why wont we she come home . Reporter his answer, mommy is in heaven and loves you forever. I think kyras legacy will be one of being able to show people that regardless of the circumstances, that love always wins. Charles says his message to the medical community, listen to women when they Say Something doesnt feel right. Its so heartbreaking. What can hospitals do . Hospitals across the country are starting to develop protocols to deal with emergencies like kyras. Cedarssinai, the hospital in los angeles where kyra passed away, says they cant comment on specific cases, but added it thoroughly investigates any situation where there are concerns about a patients medical care. Charles is speaking out to try to save lives. Such an important conversation, thank you so much for the story. Still ahead tonight, with jobs easier to find, there may be another problem for some parents, finding child care. Also, veterans of the Silver Screen still going strong in their golden years. I know all about this one. If youve ever tried to find child care, you know it can be difficult. A new report says that more than half of us live in socalled child care deserts, where access to care is limited or nonexistent. In indiana the problem is worse than the national average. One mayor says its bad for the local economy and has made it his mission to find solutions. Nbcs ron mott has more. Reporter mackenzie miles had her second child over the summer and is back to work, in crawfordsville, indiana, relieved her newborn has a spot at a relatives day care. I actually tried other avenues before i chose the day care that were in now, and all of them were full. Reporter its a familiar complaint in this city of 16,000 and surrounding communities, especially for younger parents just starting out professionally. There are a dozen licensed child care providers in the entire county, and its making hiring workers that much harder for employers. Lots of people have wanted to come here, but, of course, if they cant find child care in this community, were not going to be able to get them to come to work at wabash college. Reporter mayor todd barton has put the issue high on his agenda. The last two years weve really been struggling with this workforce issue. As weve struggled with that and tried to identify root causes, this really seemed to come out on top as a possible cause. Reporter the mayor has pulled together School Administrators and Business Leaders to find a solution to the problem illustrated by sparsely attended job fairs. Its the exact opposite challenge barton faced when first elected seven years ago. From no jobs then to no people now. When the economy is rolling, its hard to staff all the positions. Reporter do you consider this a crisis . Its not a crisis yet, but it could become a crisis. Reporter a crisis mckenzie miles avoided for the time being. Its a constant struggle. I dont think well have a break until our kids can drive and take care of themselves every day. Reporter thanks to family ties. Ron mott, nbc news, crawfordsville, indiana. Up next, how a familiar face is about to make history at the Golden Globes. This has been a golden year for sandra oh, the greys anatomy actress moved on to her own critically acclaimed series killing eve, making history along the way. At this weekends Golden Globes, oh will mark another milestone. She talked to nbcs kathy park about it all. Reporter after more than 20 years in hollywood, sandra oh will make history at the Golden Globes. Its a moment. I think its a moment for change, yeah. Reporter becoming the first asian to host a major american awards show. Oh will pull double duty. Shes also a nominee for best actress for the series killing eve. I know youre a psychopath. Reporter sharing hosting duties with andy samberg, oh wants to highlight hollywoods other diverse casts. From the black panther table to the crazy rich asian table. These are faces that i feel many people have just been so starved to see. Reporter minorities make up less than 30 of the characters on screen in popular films. Asians just 6 . Change is incremental. Its not really core tore keep propagating a cycle of predominantly white male movie talent. Reporter but movies like crazy rich asians starring a majority asian cast broke Box Office Records and scored two golden globe nominations. At last years emmys, oh proved the evolving storyline hits home. Hi, mrs. Oh. Mr. Oh. How much does it mean to have their support . Theres a pressure in the asian community. Ultimately my parents couldnt and didnt stop me from being who i am. Im eternally grateful for that. Reporter even our conversation, a reflection of the change she champions. This experience right now for me is tremendous. It makes me feel very, very, very happy, because theres an immediate kinship here. I feel like i can feel change happening, because were talking. Reporter a star setting the stage for the many shades of hollywood. Kathy park, nbc news, los angeles. You can watch the Golden Globes tomorrow night at 8 00 eastern, 5 00 pacific time right here on nbc. When we come back, well visit hollywood veterans Still Producing mustsee tv. Finally tonight, on this weekend of the Golden Globes, theres a tv station in Southern California whose programs get rave reviews. Its on 12 hours a day, showcasing the best work of those who produce it. Some of them happen to be hollywood classics. Joe fryar got a look behind the scenes. And action reporter they say show business is the toughest business to get into. Okay, cut. Reporter turns out, its also pretty hard to leave. It sticks to your feet. Its hard to shake it, isnt it . Its hard to shake it, you dont want to shake it. You know what i mean . I like doing it. Reporter hans spent his career in hollywood. He wrote star trek episodes and was an assistant director on the set of splash. Now he lives in a Retirement Community near los angeles run by the Motion Picture and television fund, a Silver Screen safety net supported by the industry. A place filled with folks who work in tv and film. Were thriving here because were still doing it. Even though some of us have been retired or semiretired, or just tired. Reporter you see, many of the residents work on shows that air on a closedcircuit tv station here called channel 22. Its basically a platform for the residents to do whatever it is thats going to give them purpose and drive for the next day. Reporter they produce 12 hours of original content each day. Sometimes they discover they can do things they didnt have a chance to do in their careers. Reporter like 92yearold betty jean mcguire. And i got to tell you, im a happy camper. Reporter as an actress, she starred in numerous hit series, including growing pains. Helping your old grandma carry some boxes reporter now shes producing a channel 22 interview show called beganfest. To have the opportunity to produce, to get to interview people. Wow, wow, wow thats pretty wonderful. Reporter as for hans, hes now writing a script about his grandfather. What does it mean for you to live here . It means selfrespect. It means that i can still feel like im doing something valuable, that i can only do. Reporter because even in retirement, the show must go on. Joe fryar, nbc news, woodland hills, california. Wow at 92. That is nbc nightly news on this saturday. Im kate snow. For all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. Weathering t storms. A onetwo punch, being felt acro right now at 6 00, weathering the first of two storms. A one2 punch across the bay area. Thank you for joining us, i am terry mcsweeney. And i am aunusuanoushah rast where do things stand right now . We had gusts about 35 Miles Per Hour in san jose. Rain is starting to fall around downtown. Towards pleasanton and livermore and isolated showers here near South San Francisco and sfo. The trend is that the next eight hours will be decreasing showers but not lasting long. Our next storm cranking up offshore. Could see gusts over 45 Miles Per Hour. The rain starting first in the north bay. And we will see heavier rain