not supposed to smirk. >> you guys are great. that's it for today. we'll be back next week because coming up on "early today," a 115-mile-an-hour category 3 hurricane making landfall this hour. also right now, dozens of world leaders in paris meeting about the global threat of isis. and in just hours, ray rice will be front and center appealing his indefinite nfl suspension. california battles three different norman's nearly chainsawed severed left hand. and hillary lighting up the 2016 buzz at a steak fry. it is monday, september 15th. "early today" starts right now. good morning to you. i'm richard lui. breaking news. hurricane odile making landfall

right now. it is moving up mexico's baja peninsula. earlier the cat 3 storm battered cabo san lucas. the tourist spot was whacked by 115-mile-per-hour winds. yes. stay inside. nowhere to escape the storm's fury. one tourist was recording video when the hotel was hit. the fallout from odile could be big. up to 5 to 10 inches of rain, dangerous storm surges and then this. humongous waves triggering flash flooding. so when will odile weaken? meteorologist bill karins will be here in a few minutes with more information on that. leaders from more than 30 countries will be in paris today to discuss the strategy to defeat the terror group isis. ahead of the meeting, the president of iraq told the associated press it is not necessary for egypt, the united arab emirates and saudi arabia to participate in air strikes on

iraqi territory. today's summit comes two days after isis released a new video purportedly showing the execution of british aid worker david haines. prime minister david cameron announced britain will support the u.s. in the fight against isis, but will not be sending in ground troops. isis, meanwhile, earning more than $3 million each day through oil smuggling, extortion and human trafficking according to u.s. intelligence officials. nbc's tracie potts is in washington for us. tracie, good morning to you. what is expected to come of this meeting in paris, if anything? >> reporter: likely a lot of pressure from the united states, for other countries to join in. the air campaign and on the ground, great britain already said they're not sending in ground troops and not helping out with fighter jets, neither is germany, italy, france and australia said they'll help out. but the question remains, will arab countries or others send in ground troops or somehow help out with this ground effort against isis. the obama plan, to defeat isis,

train the iraqis, air strikes in syria and build a coalition. >> i think the plan has a great potential to work. >> reporter: australia says they'll help with air strikes, but germany, britain and italy will not. and who is going to fight isis on the ground? >> countries are saying they're ready to do that. the prince of jordan just two days ago said he's ready today to put his troops into syria to fight isis. >> we have countries in this region, countries outside of this region, in addition to the united states, all of whom are prepared to engage in military assistance. >> reporter: the public is skeptical. in our latest nbc/wall street/annenberg poll, six in ten americans back the idea of going after isis in syria, but near areally 70% don't think it work. >> our strategy will fail yet again. this president needs to rise to

the occasion before we all get killed back here at home. >> reporter: the announcement this weekend of a third westerner beheaded, a british aid worker, is making the situation even more urgent. and so a big part of that meeting in paris today with secretary kerry is going to be nailing down some of these countries, richard, on what they're willing to do to help. >> tracie potts live for us there in washington, d.c. thank you so much for that, tracie. the pennsylvania state trooper injured in an ambush on friday is reportedly conscious for the first time since the attack. state police are hoping to speak with trooper alex douglas to get more information about the ambush. another trooper, corporal bryon dickson, was killed in that attack. investigators continue to search the area where the ambush took place. a nonprofit group is now offering a $50,000 award for information leading to the arrest of the shooter there. nfl bad boy ray rice, he wants back in. he will appeal his indefinite suspension later today. it comes as adrian peterson

broke his silence, facing child abuse charges, he took to twitter quoting the bible. here is nbc's brian mooar. >> reporter: with the football world still debating the nfl's suspension of former baltimore ravens running back ray rice for beating the woman he later married, the carolina panthers booted greg hardy from the team's home opener, months after he was charged with assaulting and threatening his ex-girlfriend. >> he shouldn't be playing. take responsibility for your actions. >> reporter: carolina coach juan rivera made the final call. >> this is a very difficult situation that the league is dealing with right now. teams are dealing with and we're doing the best we can, okay. we're not infallible. we make mistakes. >> reporter: a women's advocacy group hired banner planes to fly over several nfl stadiums, calling for the resignation of nfl commissioner roger goodell and demanding the league go beyond suspension. >> what we need to see nfl do now is not only enforce this policy, but also stretch it to invest in women's groups that are supporting as survivors of

domestic violence. >> reporter: also suspended, adrian peterson. he was arrested on child abuse charges for allegedly striking his 4-year-old son several times with a tree branch. meanwhile, in san francisco, ray mcdonnell took to the field two weeks after being arrested for domestic abuse. he has not been charged. for the nfl, week two of a season clouded by controversy. brian mooar, nbc news. damaged, but not down and out. that was hall of fame golfer greg norman's message to fans on instagram after getting in a chainsaw accident. from his hospital bed, the two-time british open champion called himself one lucky man and jokingly said he still had his left hand. you see, the very next morning norman posted this picture thanking his supporters and saying here i am at the scene of the crime with my new fashion statement. nor aremman was cutting back trn

his florida home when the weight of a branch turned his head toward his chainsaw. he cut his wrist, missing an artery by a fraction of an inch. he could have lost his hand had the chainsaw been running at full speed. good thing that didn't happen. parts of california burning, crews are battling several wildfires in silverado canyon. no more mandatory evacuations and the fire is 50% contained. the bad news, 1500 acres have been burned so far. in northern california, two new fires flared up, one 60 miles east of sacramento, the other near yosemite national park. both forcing evacuations and barely contained. across the country, fires torched 2.8 million acres, half the size of new jersey. bill karins joins us now. bill, you know, i was in california over the last three days, and the heat was up there. all the reporters were getting the call, be ready. you might have to get out there to report on the -- >> yeah. what is interesting, we had this fire we have to report on. as a whole, we vice president

h -- haven't had the acreage burn. we have been lucky. let's look and show you what happened last night. of course, in cabo san lucas, that was really who took the brunt of the storm. it is still dark there. communications are very difficult in and out of the area. and, of course, when the sun comes up, we start to get the reports in, we show them to you, but it is going to be a devastating blow by all accounts. it was hit extremely hard. as far as what happened, it was about 9:45 p.m. west coast time, category 3, 125-mile-per-hour winds and the eye went right over cabo san lucas. they got the brunt of the storm. and as you can see, a wider shot of it, this storm will slowly weaken as it heads to the north. this is the official forecast from the national hurricane center. it should be this high. tomorrow, still be a category 1 hurricane. will do some damage along its path. the most extreme damages already taking place and that was right in the cabo area. the other question, how much rain will fall from this in the desert southwest. some moisture will get picked up into arizona and new mexico.

not today. that shouldn't be until about wednesday at the earliest and definitely thursday. that's your either. very hot conditions in interior, california. this is going to be one of the hottest stretches for l.a. they had all summer long by the time it is done. >> odile not going to be leaving a lot of rain in california, though they need it, huh? schu the actress that was handcuffed by cops because of pda. plus, hillary clinton's appearance at an iowa steak fry turns in a political frenzy. you're watching "early today." on my journey across america, i've learned that when you ask someone in texas if they want "big" savings on car insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak...

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folks yawning, getting up out of bed. welcome to all of you joining us here on "early today." there are 785 days until the 2016 election. just in case you were counting. and for the first time since her 2008 loss, hillary clinton was back in iowa, the key battleground state as many of you know. at senator tom harkin's annual steak fry, she teased a crowd of 500. >> well, hello, iowa. i'm back! and, of course, there is that other thing. it is true, i am thinking about it. but for today, that is not why i'm here. i'm here for the steak. look, i get excited about presidential campaigns too.

but those campaigns only happen every four years. >> well, daniele watts of "django unchained" said she was handcuffed and detained last week partly for kissing her partner, a white man, in public. she was mistaken for a prostitute by police while fully clothed in a parked car. now, she refused to show i.d. in that situation. police say later no crime had been committed and the couple was released. scotland's independence vote is thursday. for the first time the queen of england broke her silence. she told someone yesterday after a church service that scotts should think or should quote think very carefully about the future. miss new york won the miss america competition last night. she sang pharrell's "happy," and, yes, she flipped the red cups.

♪ bring me down time to get down to business for monday. marriott is placing 160,000 envelopes in hotel rooms it encourage travelers to tip their maids. marriott's ceo is suggesting anywhere from $1 to $5 per night is suitable. later today, general motors will be in the news. attorney ken feinberg will announce how many deaths and injuries he has tied to gm's faulty ignition switches. gm said there are 13 deaths and 54 accidents, but many including the national highway transportation safety administration believe those numbers are much higher. if you're looking for the bigger iphone 6 plus, apple says you're going to have to wait about a month. but the regular 4.7 inch iphone 6 is still available this friday. sarah jessica parker and husband matthew broaddrick are selling their townhouse, only $22 million for that thing you see there. the place is just 25 feet wide,

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shoulder injury. the redskins, despite all that, able to dominate at home, 41-10. another injury, a.j. green sidelined early with a ligament strain in his foot. his injury not expected to be serious, good thing. the bengals beat atlanta 24-10. and, yes, even more hurt. miami's knowshon moreno dislocated his elbow and is expected to miss several weeks. but then later in the game, buffalo up 9 had-3, this happen >> stiller, near side, along the numbers. has some daylight. he could go. he's going to go untouched! touchdown! >> gone. spiller taking it end zone to end zone, 102 yards. buffalo wins 29-10. billy her shaw outplayed rory mcilroy to win the pga championship. he pocketed a cool $10 million for winning the fedexcup honors and another $1.4 million for winning his first tour

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dolphin tale 2 came in second there, grossing $16.5 million. is beyonce pregnant? when the couple was performing in paris, jay-z reportedly changed a line in his song with i replace it with another one and changed it to this because she's pregnant with another one. with a vote deciding scotland's independence days away, the simpsons grounds keeper gave reasons why scotland is fine on its own. >> scotland is the home to 2,000 -- a country rich in oil, we also make a good whiskey and we spell whiskey right too. >> there you go. i'm richard lui. this is "early today." we hope it is your first stop of the day right here on nbc.

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leading the news in the wall street journal, obama plans major ebola offensive. the president is expected to detail plans on tuesday to boost the effort to mitigate the ebola outbreak in west africa including greater involvement of the u.s. military. daily mail. andy sullivan hits hole in one at klm open and his prize is a trip into space. now, asked whether he would be taking the 30 minute ride into orbit, the 28-year-old brit said, quote, i'm not sure yet, i'll see what the missus says. would you do it? >> no. >> i'm a little scared of heights myself. >> safety. >> all that together. an american in north korea will serve six years hard labor. matthew miller is 24. the country's supreme court ruling he entered the country illegally to commit espionage.

miller is one of three americans being held there right now. yet another example of pope francis' quest at making the church more opened. he married 20 couples at the vatican. some had already been living together and had children. he called for an end to the church's obsession with things like homosexuality and instead wished for an increased focus on mercy or risk collapsing, quote, like a house of cards. bill murray has a reputation for being just a normal guy. he stopped by a birthday party this weekend. his antics and dancing were all posted on facebook. just coming by. how about that? no shave november is still a couple of months away. some english men are ready to show off their facial hair right now. men groomed themselves for the british beard and mustache championship. the competition included three categories, mustache, partial beard and full beard, worthy beards are evaluated on strength, bounce, growth, design and presentation. now, this is serious business. have you seen any of the documentaries on this?

>> no. >> i think every year you and i talk about this. this say life long mission. they train, the beard. >> yes, it is a cult. congratulations, by the way. i heard you agreed to do the no shave november thing. all for charity, that's great. >> it will be like one long hair and a big curl, probably right here. >> can't wait to see it. >> in an inauspicious place for my face. that rhymed. president obama will award the medal of honor at the white house. benny g. atkins will be honored for his actions as an intelligence sergeant in the vietnam war. army specialist ford donald p. sloat will be honored post hewitto humously for his actions. and andrew is st. curbing will receive the medal for gallantry in action ture during the battle of gettysburg in the civil war. i'm richard lui with bill

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