coming up on "early today" it was a big night for breaking bad and modern family as television celebrated it's biggest night of the year. >> president obama targets isis over syria. surveillance flights ok'd. one step closer to expanding air strikes. >> following michael brown's funeral what's next in the search for justice after weeks of unarrest -- unrest? >> and a 14 foot great white sighting off the coast of massachusetts. it's tuesday, august 26th. "early today" starts right now. good morning. i'm dara brown. last night the emmy awards honored tv's best performances and show and there was a ring of familiarity to the proceedings. nbc's stephanie stanton is in

los angeles this morning with a full wrap. >> "breaking bad." breaking bad going out on top with an emmy award for best drama. all the show's major stars taking home awards including brian cranston, aaron paul and anna gunn. they won best supporting acting honors. >> reporter: and breaking bad's star who won best honors for the second straight year and for a fourth time overall. >> i can only say that i have gratitude for everything that has happened. >> the one major drama breaking bad didn't get went to juliana margolise, for the good wife. it was also a wonderful night for other previous emwhere i winner. >> jim parsons. >> the big bang theory won best actor in a comedy for a third time and a third best actress win for julie louise dreyfuss,

sealed with a kiss from her former comedy co-star. >> he was on seinfeld. >> tying a record with its fifth straight win. >> modern family has been a big, beautiful dream, and we thank you for not waking us up. >> reporter: the set of day jew view for the amazing race that won for the tenth time. and colbert report made back to back victories for best variety series. >> he made us laugh hard. >> reporter: remembering. billy crystal's tribute to robin williams. >> it's very hard to talk about him in the past because he was so present in all of our lives. >> reporter: it was a poignant farewell on a memorable night. in addition to robin williams, the academy also honored other stars who passed away this year, including philip seymour hoffman, james garner, and sid

ceasar. reporting from the emmys from a red carpet that's being torn down i'm stephanie stanton. back to you. >> always a great night. thank you. switching gears. this morning a new threat to isis. he this comes as the president issues flights involving drones and possibly spy planes. the decision is critical as claims isis is growing. approximately 17,000 fighters across syria and iraq. syria supports the surveillance, but stops short on air strikes. >> the president has not -- >> they were sent in to capture james foal where i and others. the mission failed. 18-year-old michael brown has been laid to rest, and now a new test for the nation when it comes to policing. more than 4,500 mourners pay

their final respects to the explain teen. during the you'll swri after you'll swri, they listened to anecdotes about the 18-year-old, but speakers like national action network's reverend al sharpton also charged them and the nation to take steps to combat police misconduct. >> michael brown does not want to be remembered for a riot. he wants to be remembered as the one that made america deal with how we will police in the united states. america, it's time to deal with policing. we are not the haters. we're the healers. >> two weeks after violent protests sparked by brown's shooting death by a police officer and the handling of the investigation, a new usa today-pew research poll found that 65% of americans believe police departments did a fair or poor job of holding officers accountable when misconduct

occurs. that's compared to only 30% of americans who feel they do an excellent or good job. in louisiana a renewed sense of mistrust by the family of a 22-year-old man who police say died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound while handcuffed in the back seat of a police cruiser back in march. a coroner's report obtained exclusive i feel by nbc news says victor white iii shot nims in the front of his body and declared his death a suicide. the coroner's report contradicts the police department that says he shot himself in the back. the coroner found abrasions on his face, but failed to test white's hands for gun powder residue. the state police department refuses to release the dash cam video or indicate when they expect to wrap up their investigation. the family is deciding on whether they will file a lawsuit. former fbi director louis freehh is in the hospital this morning. he was seriously hurt after a car accident in vermont. state police say freeh's suv went off the road and slammed into a mailbox.

he was by himself, and he was flown to a new hampshire hospital. he was fbi director from september of 1993 to june of 2001. new finger-pointing in the v.a. hospital scandal. possible proof that delays were not linked to veteran deaths. the claim comes from the v.a.'s office of inspector general. it centers around 40 vets who died at a hospital in phoenix. the report says it cannot determine if timely medical care would have saved them. hospital scandal forced the v.a. box aircraft shin sen can i to resign, and a $13 billion overhaul. a great white was hanging around a beach in duxbury, massachusetts, wednesday. a state police chopper was hovering over the beast. the shark, nearly 14 feet long, forced everyone on to the sand. it eventually swam back into deeper water. one beach goer got a little creative and scrolled on the sand you're gonna need a bigger

boat. very famous line from "jaws" there. cristobal is now a hurricane as it moves away from the bahamas, and bill karins is here. what is going with this? >> we've been lucky. both coasts, the pacific and also in the atlantic, so far the storms have been mostly sea storms, but they've been churning up the water. we have large surf on the east coast, and if you are a surfer down in southern california, this is the weather for you. it's very hot in the middle of the country still, and as far as the west goes, it still remains hot innocent northwest. yesterday was near a record throughout the midwest, and notice yesterday was 90 there in portland. not as hot in areas of southern california. still clouds and moisture to deal with. a little cooler in vegas and phoenix. portland, what a summer it has been for you. one of the hottest summers ever. we'll have to wait until it's all added up, but yesterday was the 14th 90 degree day. today will be 92 and hot again. portland, oregon, will have their 15th 90 degree day. new york city and indianapolis have only had one all summer long. we also have a possibility for

flash flooding. we do have flash flood watches in effect for some of the downpours late afternoon and areas of arizona. we'll do it again and it will keep the temperatures down, but the moisture will not make its way into areas where we really need it, and heats in california, nevada, and also dry in oregon state also after as of san diego and l.a., be careful in the water. yes, dangerous for the swimmers. you got to warn people, but the pictures from the surfers that will be out there will be pretty impressive. >> trying to catch that big kahuna, right? a serious charge of dereliction of duty. students develop a nail polish to combat date rape drugs. sfwlimplts talk about your blurred lines.

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here are stories we're following. republican senator lindsey graham had harsh words for president obama. during a response to the chairman of the joint chiefs saying he would only recommend military action in syria if isis becomes a direct threat to the u.s. homeland. graham tweeted, "the president is becoming derelict in his duties as commander in chief to protect our homeland not aggressively confronting isil wherever they reside, including syria." check this out. during mourning rush hour on i-66 in virginia the lines on the highway suddenly went skwigley, confusing drivers. officials say temporary tape laid down about a week ago peeled off from the highway. crews have since fixed the problem. as a way to combat the growing problem of sexual assault on college campuses, four north carolina state university students have come up with this.

nail polish that changes color when exposed to date rape drugs. a woman stirs her drink with her finger, and if the polish changes color, she'll know something is wrong. the product is still in the experimental stages. it's got to be hot under there. two farmers in tazz main wra have found what they believe is a 6-year-old sheep that has never been shorn. they plan to sheer it in the next few days and hope to break the record for the most fleece yielding animal. could medical marijuana be the answer to america's painkiller abuse epidemic? this study finds that states with medical marijuana laws before 2010 had 25% fewer deaths from opiate overdose. the study's author believes the availability of marijuana made more people stay away from prescription drug use. >> early today is brought to you by vagisil, the experts in intimate health. let's get down to business with cnbc's courtney reagan.

good morning, courtney. >> well, good morning, dara. amazon is buying twitch, which streams video games being played on the web for nearly $1 billion. it's the largest deal in amazon's 20-year history, and the biggest since it bought on-line shoe retailer zap pos. twitch has 55 million users last month, most of whom just watched other people playing games. warren buffett likes burgers and donuts. the "wall street journal" reports the billionaire will help finance burger king's takeover of tim horton's. the move comes as some on capitol hill call for a boycott of burger king if it moves its headquarters to canada for tax reasons. well, california governor jerry brown signs a bill requiring smartphones to come with a kill switch. it would render phones useless if lost or stolen. smartphone thefts make up half of all of crimes in california. back to you. >> thank you, courtney. rescues, firings, captains, heroes, and a whole lot more. sports is up next.

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with francis rivera. good morning to you, francis. >> dara, good morning to you. let's start with opening day at tennis's u.s. open. on the men's side top seed novak djokovic didn't disappoint odds makers vsh he showed off his strong serve and had a lucky bounce at the net. on his way to a straight set win. the rest of the high seas also avoided upsets in the men's bracket. on the women's side alec baldwin was in attendance as mare wra sharapova advanced. a bee couldn't get venus williams all of her game. she also went to the next round. serena williams makes her debut today. this comes where she discusses the wimbledon meltdown saying, no, i didn't take anything. you want to ask me if i took drugs. i didn't take drugs. i'm not on drugs. i've heard it all. i'm not pregnant. i wasn't pregnant. although i think a baby would be great. >> in the air. center field. is there room in the yard?

jones back at the wall. jones up, oh, yeah, got it! throw coming in. trying to turn two, and he got that two. he is out. >> jones wasn't the only oriol to put on a show. his teammate smashed back to back to back homers. royals win 9-1. monday was a great day at the office for captain derek jeter. kansas city honored the retiring shortstop with a heck for his foundation, and he drove if two runs to beat the yanks 8-1. tiger woods' swing coach gets a pink slip. tiger decided part ways with sean hanley after four years and no grand slam tournament win. tiger, who is battling back injuries, won't be back on the links until december for the world challenge match in florida. finally, he is one of the nation's top defensive backs and a newly named captain on a usc trojans. quarterback josh shaw saw his 7-year-old nephew struggling in a pool. what did he do? he jumped from a second story balcony to rescue the tike. his landing on concrete caused

two high ankle sprains which will keep him sidelined indefinitely. shaw said his ankles really hurt, but added that he would do it again for whatever kid it was. sidelined, but worth it. dara, back to you. >> thank you very much, francis. now, just ahead, good-looking men listen up. we might have a job right up your alley, but only if the price is right. what a day, hu? hey! morning, hank. [ male announcer ] for people who don't have allergies everyday, just on allergy days. [ sneezes ] [ groaning ] [ male announcer ] new qlearquil. the powerfully effective, take it only when you need it, so you can be you again, allergy medicine. boo! haha. all right, see you, buddy! [ male announcer ] and introducing qlearquil nighttime, the new allergy medicine for night. qlearquil. powerful sinus and allergy medicine from the makers of vicks nyquil and dayquil. glass on floors. daily chores. for the little mishaps you feel use neosporin to help you heal. it kills germs so you heal four days faster.

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not warnings at least. advisories are up. 10 to 15 foot waves coming through. active hurricane season in the pacific. those waves are coming up today. they should be peaking this afternoon, so just keep that in mind heading to the beaches, especially near l.a. forecast for today, hit and miss flash flood watches. flash flood potential, i should say, in arizona and new mexico. maybe even in vegas too. look how warm it is again in the northwest. we do this for one more day, and then much cooler weather is going to arrive. chance of showers too in the northwest as we head towards the extended period of the upcoming holiday weekend. maybe two more days in the 90s possible for portland. if are you going to do it, go big. >> go big, go bold, or go home. >> very well said. >> thank you very much, bill. now, we'll move to some emmy news, and celebrities were trying anything to avoid traffic to the red carpet this year. mad men writer tom smutz wrote his bike to the event while -- >> jim where i kimmel tweeted this picture of him and his wife riding the l.a. metro.

you can see kimmel sporting rainbow suspenders in honor of the late robin williams. when the celebrities got to the red carpet, well, sar wra silverman, when being interviewed by e, opened her purse to reveal her liquid pot. the pen is perfectly legal in the state of california with a prescription, and, well, heidi klume, used the network's manicure camera but to twerk. she may regret that. hayden -- >> great dress. >> she gave up the big secret. we know she's having a baby, but now we know she's having a baby fwirl. >> did you see the picture of sophia tsh. >> they're calling it the joke that failed miserably. no one listens to the president when he gives a speech, so it was sped up, but he gave a two-minute speech, and she sat on the pedestal. some people were calling it sexist and that it was uncalled for. >> she said it was fun spshgs she had a perfect time, and it's part of the awards ceremony, so get over it.

works for me. >> works for you? in other news, mike epps know for his role in "the hangover" is apparently the lead in the wrup coming richard pryor bio pic? >> leading the charge is ashton kutcher earning $26 million in year. john crier is second earning $19 million, and in third how i met your mother star neil patrick harris. he earned $18 million. and "the price is right" they're looking for its second male mogdz. the show is starting a nationwide search for a model willing to sell -- willing to help sell some cars. >> hmm. why not? see, i didn't even realize they had the first male model. i guess i was sick that day. i missed that. i haven't watched in a long time. >> i'm dara brown. this is "early today." we hope it's your first stop of the day on nbc.

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bloomberg. islamic state now resembles the taliban with oilfields. isis may be making more than $2 million a day, thanks to a steady stream of revenue sources, including oil sales, kidnappings, smuggling, and extortion. and from u.s. news and world report, vatican says ex-ambassador has no immunity and could be tried for sex abuse by dominican court. yosef wislski was found guilty by a vatican tribunal. some other stories we're following for you. >> an israeli air strike nearly levelled a 13-story building in

gaza. five missiles hit the high-rise. two palestinians were killed. 20 were hurt. a problem for moscow. associated press reporters say convoys of military weaponry and spies have been coming from the direction of russia into rebel-held ukraine. rebel fighters also describe how russian border guards did nothing to stop them. nature wroe and ukraine issued moscow of covertly shuttling weapons to separatists, and russia denies the allegations. now to kentucky and a little help here. a sinkhole swallowed up the back end of a fire truck. this gets worse. the truck was part of a funeral. two firefighters were inside. fortunately, no one was hurt. tough one there. >> you're doing this next one. >> yep. competitors snoshgelled in more than just masks and flippers. yes, it was the world's snorkelling championship. they swam in the muddy bog in full costume.

>> you would do it. >> oh, sure, why not? the world bog championship winner wore a classic wet suit. they finished with a time of one minute and 22 seconds. >> you don't get in that video. bogs usually don't smell so good. a lot of sulfur. kind of stink where i. >> you're just -- you're traveling in mud. anything like mud brings people out. it's a fwood day. >> tough mudder. it's time for a look ahead. attorneys for wisconsin and indiana are set to defend their state's gay marriage bans before a federal appeals court in chicago. civil rights advocates had halleninged both state's bans violated gay couple's rights to equal protection. judges struck their respective bans down in june. star trek actor chris pines, his birthday, he is 34, and actress melissa mccarthy of "bridesmaids" turns 44. i'm dara brown. thanks for watching "early

today" with bill karins. have a great day.

good tuesday morning, it's 4:30 i'm sam brock. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. lots to get to this morning. first your forecast with christina loren. >> hey, good morning, kris, sam, everybody at home. happy tuesday to you, we're going to get another beautiful day. and then we're going to crank that heat getting into your wednesday and thursday. cease the day. starting out in the upper 50s to low 60s all across the board. really nice start here at ocean beach, we are going to see the fog settle in. and in pleasanton, getting low cloud cover this morning as well. ly take you through that all important forecast for today, even more important, we have a hoy