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WRC NBC Nightly News October 7, 2013

The brig of this warship. The u. S. S. San antonio deployed in the mediterranean. Anas al libi will remain there for weeks. Interrogated by the cia, fbi without miranda rights. And then brought to the u. S. For trial for his role in the planning of the 1998 bombings of the u. S. Embassies in kenya and tanzania. His capture was a bold snatch and grab in this up scale tripoli neighborhood. U. S. Troops surrounded his car in broad daylight. His son showing where they smashed the car window and dragged him from the vehicle. Reporter his wife said she watched from her window. U. S. Officials say the bombings have all the fingerprints of middle east terror. Reporter the 1998 bombings were al qaedas first strike against u. S. Targets, a wakeup call. The Embassy Bombings were al qaedas coming out party. It was al qaeda saying, we are here. We are targeting you. We are going to kill americans. Reporter among more than 200 dead, Army Sergeant kenneth hobson. His widow debra today. It is soothing to know the government is still after them and methodically and deliberately going after them. Reporter its been a long time coming. We will use all the means at our disposal to bring those responsible to justice no matter what or how long it takes. Reporter like israel after munich the u. S. Has hunted down the 22 suspects indicted in the Embassy Bombings. Nine are now dead including osama bin laden. Three are still at large including bin ladens successor ayman al zawahiri. Ten are in custody. Now joining them, abu anas al libi. An arrest 15 years in the making. That was the operation in libya. Almost at the same time there was another raid. This one in somalia. That one targeted al shabaab, the terrorist organization that carried out the attack on the mall in kenya last month. This operation in somalia was even more daring. Navy s. E. A. L. S on an attack craft, a small boat did a Beach Landing under cover of darkness. They had three smaller vessels with them. They got on shore, approached the compound of one of al shabaabs leaders. As they set up around the edges there was a man. They didnt know who he was. He was smoking a cigarette. This man saw the navy s. E. A. L. S there, went casually inside pretending nothing was wrong, alerted the militants who stormed out of the building opening fire, compromising the mission. Suddenly, more people started arriving. The s. E. A. L. S decided it was too complicated. They were overwhelmed. There were civilians. They had to re treat the area and they didnt get their man. Richard engel. Thanks. Here in this country, day seven of a Government Shutdown, a growing number of americans are feeling the effects and meanwhile an even scarier deadline faces the nation that could have a direct impact on almost every household. We have two reports on this tonight beginning with our chief White House Correspondent chuck uh todd. Good evening. Reporter good evening, brian. The Government Shutdown, it doesnt appear an end is in sight but the ominous deadline has to do with the debt ceiling. Without action by congress it means the government couldnt borrow money to pay bills like Social Security or even interest on the debt. Defense secretary chuck hagel ordered most of the civilian pentagon staff back to work today. The catch no actual paycheck until the government is reopened. When that happens, its anybodys guess with neither side budging today. There is not a subject that i am not willing to en gauge in, work on, negotiate, and come up with common sense compromises on. We are not going to negotiate under the threat of a prolonged shutdown. Now the American People expect when their leaders have differences and we are in a time of crisis that well sit down and at least have a conversation. Really, mr. President. Its time to have that conversation. Reporter but the Government Shutdown showdown is nothing compared to the potential economic peril if political leaders dont agree to raise the debt court of appeal ing in the coming week s. If that end s up stopping because the government doesnt have money to spend or cant borrow, everybody is going to feel that. Reporter heres how it could hurt you at home. Shopping for a car . The 0 or low interest car loans, gone. Thinking about refinancing your house to lower your mortgage payment . Forget about it. Mortgage Interest Rates could skyrocket. Your debt load could increase. Why . If you pay interest on Credit Card Debt you will pay more thanks to Interest Rate spikes. Given that the president cranked up the debt ceiling rhetoric today. We are not going to negotiate under the threat of economic catastrophe. Reporter the debt ceiling fight is still down the line. For now its affect ing the lives of americans. Chuck todd, the white house. This is john yang in kentucky. Where about 90 of skyline chilis workers come from irs workers. Lunchtime now. And we have four tables. What would it normally be like . Packed house. Reporter sharita earns 2. 13 an hour plus tips. On a good day she used to take home 100. It was rough. Last week was rough. I had a day where i made like 9 total. Reporter thats barely enough to support her children, ages 11 and 7. Im not making tips then i im not making bill money. Reporter the shutdown is hitting hard in covington where 5,000 people work for the irs. Nationwide 90 of the agencys workforce is furloughed. Steve stevens is president of the Northern Kentucky chamber of commerce. Sooner or later somebody has to blink. We have to get a resolve to this issue. It affects real people and real businesses. Reporter Goldman Sachs estimates the shutdown is costing the economy 225 million a day. Thats more than 9 million an hour. Its not just money federal employees arent spending. Its work they are not doing. The shutdown is keeping patty spicer sleeping on her sons couch instead of moving into her new home. This is ridiculous. I had all these plans. Reporter her mortgage is backed by the Agriculture Department and there is no one to finalize it. She was to close today. I want it solved so i can get on with my life. Reporter two families caught in the crossfire of washingtons budget battle. John yang, nbc news, coven ton, kentucky. Two american philanthropists are stepping in and doing what the government is not. Their private foundation is providing up to 10 million in emergency funding for headstart programs in six states which will allow about 7,000 low income kids to get back to the classroom. This extraordinary offer comes from laura and john arnold of houston, texas. Shes an attorney and former oil company executive. He is an investor. In a statement they said they believe it is especially unfair that Young Children from under privileged communities and working families are paying if price for the shutdown. They hope government gets back to the work soon. The Supreme Court was at work today. First monday in october, first day of the new term. Among the big cases they are taking on, money and politics. In a case they will argue tomorrow and it could eliminate all limits on contributions to candidates. Right now the law limits how much a contributor can give to any single candidate. 2600 per election cycle. Now to the frightening crash that shook the world of auto racing and injured one of its best known racers, threetime indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti. Tonight we have a new view of the crash from the perspective of someone in the stands at the point of impact. We are learning more about the technology being credited with potentially saving a lot of lives here. Our report tonight from our National Correspondent kate snow. Reporter it was the last lap of the race. The indy car grand prix of houston. What spectators saw from the stands is nothing short of stunning. This Youtube Video shows threetime indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti rounding the corner at more than 100 Miles Per Hour and coming straight through the glass. The replay on the Nbc Sports Network wasnt much better. That is a thundering blow. Reporter the car is clipped by another and explodes into pieces as it slams into a wall called the catch fence. It leaves you speechless. Reporter 13 fans were injured, mostly with cuts and bruises. Two were treated at a hospital. It went everywhere. It was almost like something exploded. Something im going to remember. Reporter one spectator at the curve said he thought his life was over. Thought the barricade was coming down. The wall held but debris came flying over. This crash shows that its impossible to completely protect the spectators using the catch fencing as it exists now because its a visible something you can see through. Reporter after the death of dan welden, catch fences were improved. Earlier this year in daytona more than two dozen fans were hurt when a car hit a fence. Dario himself tweeted it was time to work on an alternative to catch fencing. There has to be a better solution. His impact was cushioned by a carbon fiber drivers compartment. Hes hospitalized tonight with a concussion, two spinal fractures and a broken ankle. But hes alive. Kate snow, nbc news, new york. Still ahead for us tonight, an american success story. You dont hear often these days how some students in this country are outperforming much of the world in math and science. Well find out how they are doing it. Later, defying gravity. After a blockbuster opening weekend, questions about how much the movie got wrong. 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This week marks our annual summit looking at the state of education in america. We call it education nation. In its fourth year now. We kicked it off over the weekend with a teacher town hall and continued all day today and will tomorrow, talking about what it takes to help students succeed. Tonight weve got a look at a huge change thats coming to americas schools. Its called the common core curriculum. It is not without controversy. Our chief education correspondent rehema ellis has our report. Reporter across the country opposition is mounting against a new set of higher academic standards known as the common core which many teachers say are being imposed too quickly. Here in chelsea, just outside of boston, they are embracing it. We are learning about volume and mass. Reporter massachusetts toughened its own standards 20 years ago and criticism was fierce. We stayed the course. We tweaked the path every so often but we kept the goal of high academic standards in closing the achievement gap. Reporter today massachusetts test scores rank it first in the nation. If it were a country, 8th graders would rank sixth in math and second in Science Behind only singapore. Do you feel challenged here academically . Definitely, yes. Challenged to the extreme. Reporter the 1993 reforms included putting more focus and money on urban schools, requiring everyone to take algebra and pass a state test to get a high school diploma. Its working to change the way we are teaching kids. Were asking them to think differently. We are asking teachers to teach them differently. We need to record the data. Theyre good at helping and explaining things. Reporter given the controversy over how to fix americas schools its what massachusetts did not do thats also significant. There were no vouchers for private schools, no meritbased pay for teachers, and no automatic shutdowns of failing schools. Even in chelsea where students come from 66 countries and speak 35 languages, they are seeing improvement. As i move back, my chart line goes up. So this has to do with math . Yes. Because math is part of science as well. Math is everywhere. Reporter its everywhere. Everywhere. Reporter teachers focus on handson learning. They dont just have to know the science. They have to be able to use it. They help us learn new things every day. Reporter raising the bar for students in the classroom to promote success. Im here across from the New York Public Library where nbcs education nation has been taking place and theres been a lot of talk about massachusetts. While massachusetts has had a lot of academic success, people say there is still plenty of work to do. 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The New York Times called her a woman who helped liberate people from hours of household drudgery. Thats because 50 years ago Ruth Benerito of new orleans helped discover Permanent Press and wrinklefree cotton clothing was born. She was a ph. D. A chemist, holder of 50 patents, but wash and wear was her game changer. She taught until the age of 81. She was 97 when she died on saturday in louisiana. The new moie gravity is off to the biggest october opening in film history. Reviewers agree it is a remarkable film achievement in 3d and imax to boot. When the reviewer is an astrophysicist with a twitter account, look out. Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson tweeted notes to the film makers over the weekend like, nearly all satellites orbit the earth west to east yet all sate

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