good friday morning. coming up on "early today," did president obama sway any foreign leaders to support a u.s.-led military strike in syria? powerful payton. manning lights up the mile high sky with seven tds starting the nfl season with a bang. a powerful confession is getting a lot of buzz this morning. >> my name is matthew cordle and on june 22nd, 2013, i hit and killed vincent canzani. plus, smoking alcohol. a new trend for teens is terrifying parents. is it legal to play fantasy football for money? and betty white is doing something on tv that no other woman has done before. "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for friday, september

6th. good morning. i'm betty ngyuen. president obama is renewing list quest today for foreign support of a strike in syria. on the second and final day of the g-20 summit. in washington thursday, a cia meets csi closed door briefing on the evidence. the senate intelligence committee was shown video of the alleged chemical attack. one senator called the footage horrendous, but it is still unclear whether there is a global coalition behind a potential strike. russia, china and the european union have all condemned the attack, but they say it's too soon for military action. and concerns are rising in iran, a syrian ally. ayatollah khomeini, the supreme leader, told the state body the u.s. will, quote, certainly suffer loss if it takes military action. nbc's chief white house correspondent chuck todd is traveling with the president. in st. petersburg.

>> reporter: the handshake was friendly enough. even lasted a couple extra beats. russian president putin welcoming president obama to st. petersburg for the g-20 summit. but the formal gesture could not obscure the fact it came on the heels of yesterday's tense war of words. >> there's no doubt that, as i indicated awhile back, we've kind of hit a wall in terms of additional progress. >> reporter: mr. obama pressed on the issue of syrian use of chemical weapons during a meeting with japan's prime minister. >> i also look forward to having an extensive conversation about the situation in syria. and i think our joint recognition that the use of chemical weapons in syria is not only a tragedy, but also a violation of international law that must be addressed. >> reporter: but during the first official meeting of the g-20 representatives, putin suggested that any discussion of syria be postponed until the working dinner. >> mr. president, any progress on syria today in the talk? >> we were talking about the economy this afternoon.

>> reporter: walking alone into the dinner in an ornate palace of the russian czars, the president hoped he wouldn't be alone on syria. he conferred with european allies. they hope they'll help him make the case that it is necessary. this dinner tonight lasted over four hours. president obama was, of course, using it to make his case on syria. and they didn't break up until nearly 2:00 in the morning local time. traveling with the president, chuck todd, nbc news, st. petersburg, russia. here at home, the push for action. secretary of state john kerry says without it, extremist rebels are empowered. in an exclusive interview with msnbc's chris hayes, kerry referenced a disturbing photo in thursday's "new york times" showing seven captured syrian soldiers being executed at a rebel commander's order. >> if we don't do this, assad will have the message that he can use these weapons with impunity. we will have turned our back on

the next batch of children, on the next batch of parents. we will have turned our back on the international norm. we will have lost credibility in the world. and i guarantee you, if we turn our backs today, the picture we all saw in the paper today in the media of those people being shot, that will take place more because more extremists will be attracted to this because they'll be funded as the only alternative in order to take on assad. turning to internet security. all of those encryption codes online apparently mean nothing to the nsa. that is according to a report first seen on "the new york times" website. now what this means is that the government has the keys to unlock some of the most secure sites on the internet. everything from popular e-mail providers to software used by many big banks. the report also found the agency spends $250 million a year lobbying i.t. companies. it's all in an effort to decode encryption products. now to ohio and a youtube

video getting a lot of attention. in it, matthew cordle confesses to being drunk when he slammed into another car back in june. that crash was fatal, killing the other driver, vincent canzani. this is not the first time police were made aware of cordle and his involvement in the crash. on the night of the accident, the 22-year-old admitted to police he'd been drinking. it was backed up by medical staff who treated him. >> when i get charged, i'll plead guilty and take full responsibility for everything i've done to vincent and his family. i beg you, and i say the word beg specifically. i am begging you, please don't drink and drive. >> the video starts with cordle behind a shield saying lawyers urged him to lie about what happened. as of this morning, the local prosecutor says he remains just a suspect, but charges have not been filed. in oklahoma, a dry spring

and wet summer created a cricket swarm of biblical proportions. check this out. a larger than usual mating season has filled the air with deafening chirps and a putrid odor. i didn't know they stunk. experts urge residents of the state to be patient as they expect the invasion to last for several weeks. weeks? bill karins joins me with a look at the weather. does mother nature kind of help out with that? with the rain? >> i don't know. i think they are -- >> an odor? >> i think their life cycles take care of it. >> it's mating season, though. >> a cricket wasn't smelly, was he? >> i liked jiminy cricket. >> cute. as far as the weather in the west, thunderstorms and heavy rain around seattle and tacoma. the seattle-tacoma international airport, almost two inches of rain last night. very unusual to get this much rain this time of year from a storm system to the east of you. the western rain-wrapped storm continues right down i-5.

portland has gotten steady rain. 0.75 inches overnight. doesn't really go much past portland. as far as the storm goes, it will be moving slowly away over the weekend. and down in the south, still humid and hot by southern california standards. just plain old hot in the desert areas. today's forecast still more on and off rain for seattle to portland. clouds will keep you cooler. very hot in the desert areas. we'll see afternoon storms because the humidity is high from vegas to phoenix. and l.a. into the low 90s. some of the hottest temperatures of the summer season. thbetter day in the northwest a the storm exits. >> so it's hot in southern california, too. they are saying that it's very humid by their standards.

they're not used to it. >> i like the heat, though. i want summer to last just a little bit longer. under arrest for exposing 300 sexual partners to hiv. the smoking alcohol trend that every parent needs to know about. flirplus, the one thing tha guaranteed to move stocks today. "early today" is back in two.

now to some other stories making news this morning. the female midshipman who accused three former naval academy football players of sexual assault is now suing the academy and its superintendent. her attorney says the superintendent vice admiral michael miller intervened in the case trying to protect himself and even encouraged her not to report the alleged assault. a man in missouri is under arrest after admitting to police he exposed approximately 300 sexual partners to the hiv virus. under missouri law he could face life in prison for knowingly exposing people to the virus. fear of rejection is supposedly

the reason he never told his partners he was hiv positive. investigators announced thursday the hugely destructive wildfire near yosemite national park was caused by an illegal fire started by a hunter. that blaze, which is 80% contained, is the fourth largest wildfire in california's history and has cost over $80 million to battle. george zimmerman's wife shellie filed for divorce thursday. according to her attorney, the decision was made because of, quote, disappointment. and three people are lucky to be alive after escaping a sinkhole in downtown oklahoma city. the car they were in just dropped as the earth opened up beneath them. luckily, they were able to climb out of a back window. turning to health news, it's a deadly new trend that parents need to know about. teens inhaling alcohol to get drunk. investigative reporter dave

elias from wbbh in southwest florida has the details. >> there's a lot of, like, rumors of parties, but, i mean, it seems like a really bad idea. >> reporter: young people turning their dorms and basements into laboratories. >> sounds like it might be toxic. >> reporter: all for a quick buzz. >> it immediately gets into the blood stream and goes to the brain. so it does happen very, very quickly. >> reporter: with how-to videos on the web, the word is getting around quickly, which worries doctors. >> there's no studies. we don't know what the long-term effects are on this. and that's the scary part. >> reporter: smoking alcohol doesn't even require a flame. it's about inhaling alcoholic vapors like these that doctors say can be deadly. we're not going to tell you how exactly kids are doing it, but we will tell you, their reasons are unfounded. some think that inhaling vapors will avoid a dui charge. >> the way that you got drunk was by inhaling it. the way you'll get caught from a dui is by exhaling it. >> reporter: others think they can avoid the calories.

>> if you inhale the vapors or if i stick a line in you and give you alcohol through your vein, you are still going to get the calories. >> reporter: a toxic trend that doctors want to stop before the fad gets out of hand. >> let's hope it doesn't get out of hand. now for business news and seema mody. good morning. >> good morning. the all-important jobs number will be released today at 8:30 eastern. the u.s. economy is expected to have added 180,000 new jobs in august with the unemployment rate at 7.4%. this could be a make or break number as it is the latest report we will get before the fed meets in two weeks. jpmorgan is getting out of the student loan business. that's another story wall street is watching. the nation's largest bank sent a memo to colleges notifying them they'd stop making new student loans in october. new survey shows ecigarettes use -- ecigarette use has doubled among middle and high school students but their growing popularity is prompt something real health concerns

among doctors. back over to you. >> seema, thank you. so you football fans, time to listen up because forbes asked this question. is it legal to play fantasy football for money? about 20 million americans draft fantasy football teams. many of you probably already have. and the short answer, according to "forbes" contributor mark edellman is in most cases playing for money is entirely legal under federal law but since states look at the law differently, you should consult your local laws. and have a good team so you can win. straight ahead, peyton manning gets the nfl season off to a monster start. plus all your sports highlights. that's next.

all right. let's get the latest in sports now. the nfl season started out with a bang. but it was in the form of lightning that delayed the opener by about a half hour. once the action got under way, raven joe flacco connect forward the first score of the game for the defending super bowl champs. ravens running back ray rice also got on the board, but then denver quarterback peyton manning poured it on with seven touchdown passes, tying the league record. and the brn cos get payback for last season's playoff loss to baltimore. broncos 49, ravens, 27. we got some guys that will compete. julius thomas, really his first nfl game. a couple awesome touchdown plays. along with wes welker.

he's as good as we thought he was. our defense can answer the bell without some of the top guns. those guys got a lot of pride. tip my hats off to them against a good offense. that was pretty impressive. >> peyton was impressive also. a fight broke out during a philadelphia eagles practice as controversial wide receiver riley cooper tangles with cooper. earlier in camp, cooper used a racial slur. andy murray slammed his racket on the court. so frustrated. looking very mcenroe-esque. the defending champion lost his ninth or to ninth ranked stan wawrinka. this issure inry's earliest exit at the open. with the score tied top of the tenth at yankee stadium, shane victorino bath against joba chamberlain and a check swing was not called a strike.

then on the next pitch, victorino lined a single and jake obi ellsbury was, check this out, safe! can you believe it. safe at home. boston hangs on for a 9-8 win. in baltimore, not many fans turned out for the orioles game against the white sox. that's because thousands went to the inner harbor for the big nfl kickoff event to watch their beloved super bowl champion ravens in denver. again, unfortunately, they lost that game. just ahead, what do vin diesel, princess diana and "blurred lines" all have in common? find out next on "early today."

first with the bad news. the worst weather in the entire country this morning is on i-5 with the rain from portland up through seattle through the puget sound. the good news that over the weekend that weather will improve. sunday looks gorgeous there. still hotter than we'd like in many desert areas. let's take you through the forecast as we go throughout the weekend. on saturday, portland clears out. still a few showers up there around seattle. still very warm in the desert southwest. san francisco, by the way, looking very warm over the weekend compared to how you've been this summer. 81 on saturday. 79 on sunday. should be a beautiful weekend for you. still warmer than we'd like, though, in many areas. still like to cool off just a little. people like the heat but you don't want to be uncomfortable. >> humid. that's the killer. in entertainment news. vin diesel's "riddick" is hitting theaters. it's the third installment of the action film series which diesel now owns. the action, or the actor

bartered his cameo appearance in the "fast and the furious: tokyo drift" for ownership rights to the riddick character. naomi watts looked stunning as she walked the red carpet for the world premiere of "diana" in london. she plays princess di in the biopic which tells the story of a whirlwind romance between diana and a pakistani surgeon. the oscar goes to angelina jolie. she's been selected to receive the governor's award. she along with angela lansbury, steve martin and piero tosi will receive the honorary statues for their bodies of work and philanthropy. betty white can add guinness world record holder to her tremendous resume. the golden girl's 74 years in the business has earned her the record for longest female television career. love betty white. all right. and tom hiddleston, best known for playing loki in "the avengers" and thor plays a nice

guy on "sesame street." the actcor dangled a chocolate treat in front of the cookie monster to teach a lesson about delayed gratification. ♪ we're going to be singing that song all day now. thanks, guys. according to billboard, robin thicke's hit song "blurred lines" was a tune heard most at barbecues and beaches all summer long. rounding out the top five of the summer, "radioactive," "get lucky," "we can't stop" and "can't hold us." this is "early today" we hope just your first stop of the day on nbc.

in "the washington post," man accused of taking inappropriate photos of women at the lincoln memorial. u.s. park police say a virginia man used a telephoto lens to shoot up skirt photos of women sitting on the memorial's famous steps. shame on him. in "the wall street journal," 2020 olympics, madrid, tokyo or istanbul? it talks about how all three finalists face hurdles as the international olympic committee prepares for a final vote tomorrow. also leading our news this morning, president obama renews his quest for foreign support of the u.s. military strike in syria today. the second and final day of the g-20 summit. but it's still unclear whether there is a global coalition of support. russia, china and the european union have all condemned the attack, but say it's too soon for military action. a horrific story in new york

city. 19-year-old roman pirozek jr. was performing a trick on a remote control helicopter when something went terribly wrong. he lost control and the helicopter's blade struck him in the head, killing him instantly in front of his father who taught him how to fly. neighbors tell wnbc that he was a world recognized remote controlled acrobatic flyer. and homeland security secretary janet napolitano steps down from the obama administration today to lead the university of california system beginning september 30th. in oklahoma, it's a punishment one 8-year-old boy won't soon forget. young malachi peterson got suspended from school for fighting with another boy over a girl. so to teach him a lesson, his mom made him stand on a busy street holding a yellow neon sign that said, i picked a fight because i'm a bully. malachi said holding the sign

made him think maybe no one wins a fight. >> did he get the girl? >> that's a good question. was it all worth it? bullying is never worth it. >> no fighting is ever worth it. time for a look ahead and a look back. nasa blasts off tonight in virginia. a minotaur 5 rocket will launch an unmanned mission to the moon to study the lunar atmosphere. that's interesting. and a reunion to mark the integration of new orleans schools in 1960. ruby bridges and charles burke shared their memories of the day when he was a federal marshal escorting her to class. happy birthday to kate middleton's sister pippa. the big 3-0. "saturday night live" alum jane curtin turns 66. and roger waters of pink floyd is 70. now here's what's coming up on the "today" show. a young woman's incredible story of survival and triumph after being held captive by somali gang members for over a year. keep it right here for more news, weather n sports. i'm betty ngyuen. have a great weekend.

a san francisco parks worker accused of running over a mother, killing her and then leaving the scene. why neighbors say they aren't surprised. new details on an nbc bay area exclusive. a second lawsuit has been filed against 49ers star aldon smith. happening now, president obama meeting with the top world leaders at that g-20 summit. what he's doing behind the scenes to try to get support for military action in syria. a live look outside this morning, looking at san francisco. it looks pretty darn clear. nice weekend, very warm. it's friday, september 6. this is "today in the bay."