coming up on "early today," baseball's biggest star goes out with a bang. >> base hit to right field. here comes richardson. here's the throw from markakis. richardson is safe! derek jeter, in his final game, with a walk-off sile! >> it couldn't have been scripted any better. plus, the fbi says they know exactly which americans are interested in fighting with isis. eric holder resigns as attorney general. who's in line to replace him? a frightened woman escapes an intruder by hiding on her roof. it is friday, september 26th. "early today" starts right now.

>> good morning. i'm dara brown. it was a big night in the bronx as yankees captain derek jeter put on the pinstripes for the last time at yankee stadium. >> number 2, derek jeter. >> the hallowed voice of the late bob shepherd fills yankees stadium on number 2s final night as a player in the bronx. jeter's first at-bat a 3-1 pitch just misses a homer but brings in the run. score is 2-1. top of the ninth. the captain takes the field for the last time with a promising lead, but the os tie it up at 5, giving jeter another go at bat. >> base hit to right field! here comes richardson. here's the throw from markakis. richardson is safe. derek jeter ends his final game with a walk-off single! >> a storybook finnish the bronx for the 20-year veteran, getting a final w at yankees stadium

with a 6-5 victory. an emotional captain post game. >> couple times i almost lost it, you know, first inning i was saying please don't hit it to me. this is all i've ever wanted to do and not too many people get an opportunity to do it and it was above and beyond anything that i've ever dreamt of. i don't even know what to say, i mean, it's just -- i've lived a dream. since i was 4 or 5 years old. part of that dream is over now. >> an amazing night for jeter. in his career, he won five world series championships, voted mvp in 2000 and sixth on list for hits in his career. the yankees finished their series in boston where he won't

play short stop but will play a role in each game to thank the fans. as world leaders continue to take on isis, the fbi is learning more about the number of americans believed to be fighting along site terrorists. one recent reports claims there have been more than 100 americans who tried to head to syria. the fbi says there is only about 12 americans actually fighting in the region. the fbi is also saying it now knows the identity of the man seen in isis videos beheading two american journalists and a british aid worker. neither the man's name or nationality have been released. great britain is still considering what role it will play in the war against isis. a short time ago, prime minister david cameron spoke in front of parliament and asked for lawmakers' approval to join u.s. led air strikes in iraq. >> left unchecked, we will face a terrorist caliphate on the shores of the mediterranean and bordering a nato member with a declared and proven determination to attack our country and our people. >> meanwhile, u.s. led air strikes continue in isis

controlled areas of iraq and syria. military leaders say several small oil refineries have been crippled in the strikes, and more will be targeted in the next few days. we get more from nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel from the syrian border and nbc's bill neely in northern iraq. >> reporter: an alleged isis oil refinery, destroyed by an american air strike. one of at least 41 bombings against isis in syria in 24 hours. but isis isn't stopping. a website backing the group released video claiming to show isis fighters firing heavy weapons at the syrian town of kobani. it's home to 400,000 kurds. if kobani falls, it will be a humanitarian disaster. these refugees from kobani are determined not to let that happen. these men have decided that now is the time to fight isis. while the u.s. is carrying out airstrikes, they want to be the boots on the ground, and many of them don't expect to survive.

the u.s. has been looking for ground partners in this war, these men, encouraged by this action, are taking action to defend their own country. richard engel, nbc news on the turkey/syria border. this is bill nealey in irbil northern iraq with kurdish troops who have isis on the run. they've retaken hill tops held by isis, destroyed their vehicles, cleared them from villages all with the help of u.s. air strikes, this one on an isis position in the last 24 hours. on the front line they show me the isis target they'll attack next. the kurds are weary, battle hardened, but in need of heavy weapons, then they say they can drive out isis faster and for good. bill nealey, nbc news, irbil, northern iraq. so how worried should somebody way riders are be this morning after an ominous claim by iraq's prime minister yesterday? french and american agencies

insist they have no information about an alleged plot to attack subways in the u.s. and paris. however, at the united nations, iraq's prime minister said captured islamic state militants told intelligence agents about such a plot, but according to a senior obama administration official, this is the first time they're hearing about this. as world leaders meet this week at the u.n. in an effort to reassure the riding public, new york's govern, the city's mayor and police commissioner each rode the subways yesterday. attorney general eric holder is stepping down and now the big question, who is stepping in? according to politico, at least two of holders are rumored successors have already said no thanks. that's massachusetts governor devil patrick and sheldon whitehouse, both democrats. during yesterday's announcement, president obama called bittersw. in an article titled why holder quit, thrush says holder is leaving unarguably the highest

perm no personal note of his tenure. just after his well received calming the shift in ferguson, missouri, after the riots. it could end up being the hardest one for president obama. it is an experience that will bond a south florida father and his son forever. two days after collapsing in his home, joseph charles is walking around and doing much better. on tuesday, he was at home with his son and suffered a medical emergency. this quick thinking kindergartner got on the phone and dialed 911. jeremiah told the dispatcher he was scared but take a listen to how brave and calm he was during his call. >> my dad, he's on the floor. i'm calling because this is a real emergency. >> he fell to the floor? >> yes, but he said he's not going to really die. he said he doesn't feel good. >> a true hero to his dad, and

i'm sure his classmates feel the same way. in convenient i cvenice, ca rescue caught on tape. a woman was asleep when she heard someone break into her home, she rushed out on the roof and called police. turns out a homeless man had broken in and actually followed her out the window to the roof. a short time later, the fire department arrived with a ladder and police were able to get the woman down. suspect soon followed. he was arrested and charged with burglary. moving on to weather now, nbc meteorologist bill karins is here with what is shaping up to be a perfect friday. >> nice day. coast to coast, traveling, not many airport problems whatsoever. everybody is pretty mild and if not hot. and yesterday was 97 degrees in montana. well, we did deal with that little bit of rainfall in california. yesterday, officially, at the san francisco airport we picked up about .42, almost half an inch of rain. we didn't see much of this

moisture make it any further south than that. look at the water, different imagery than we usually show you. this shows you the moisture in the air. we have what we call a trough moving through the west and that's what sparks showers and thunderstorms over the upcoming weekend in the inner mountain west. may see a sprinkle or two in the northwest. in general, if you get heavy rains over the weekend, it will be shifting through the rockies, through mountainous terrain. areas like salt lake and billings and casper, temperatures will be falling and chance of showers and storms. we're looking at a really nice end to the week, especially sunday, really from everywhere, all coastal locations especially. that's your national northern nevada go, that's where you have the chance of afternoon storms next three days. so in the west, in the inner mountain west, the least ideal

forecast in the entire country. you're not going to find a major travel destination with any trouble at all. >> sounds like sunday is going to turn out to be a great day for football and football fans. thank you, bill. so selling adult sex toys to recoup tax revenue? we'll tell you which state is doing it. the aftermath of a disturbing police shooting at a gas station. you're watching "early today." ♪ ♪ this collection is close to my heart. it's inspired by the city i love. ifyou may be muddlingble withrough allergies.nger... try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin.

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this morning on "today," carrie underwood stops by studio 1a before performing at this weekend's global citizen festival here in new york city. and she'll share new details on her upcoming album. in sports, thursday night

football, redskins/giants, both tied with 1-2 records at the bottom of the nfc east. eli manning finds larry dunle in the end zone, three times in the half, making fantasy owners very happy. they lead 24-7 at the half. third quarter, second and goal. manning finds rubin randell in the end zone but the ball gets knocked out and into the hands of the redskins. the giants get the ball back with an interception of kirk cousins. manning with four tds for the night as they improve to 2-2 with a victory. to college, texas tech took an early lead against oklahoma state. that doesn't last long as oklahoma state fires away to get to the 45-35 win. the more accusations are being made against the nfl regarding the ray rice domestic assault. the associated press is reporting a law enforcement officer sent the elevator video of rice hitting his fiancee to the league's security chief in april. jeffrey miller released a

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leading the news on msnbc.com, ferguson police chief tom jackson apologizes to the mike brown family. >> i'm truly sorry for the loss of your son. i'm also sorry that it took so long to remove michael from the street. the time that it took involved very important work on the part of investigators who were trying to collect evidence and gain a true picture of what happened that day, but it was just too long and i am truly sorry for that. >> the unarmed teen's body remained in full view of the public for four hours before it was removed. chief jackson also apologized for the way ferguson police treated protesters. last night, police in riot gear were back on the streets offer if ferguson after a

protest watch became violent. chief jackson was marching with protesters when a scuffle broke out behind him. four people were reportedly arrested. some other stories we're following today. deputies in south carolina are investigating a shooting between two alleged burglars. witnesses told investigators this man, anthony jeffcoat, shot his accomplice during a fight over items they had stolen in recent home burglaries. a woman in maine, she got quite a surprise after rescuing a baby turtle. turns out the little guy has two heads. >> needs two worms. >> the woman named the turtle frank and stein. wildlife biologists say two headed turtles are uncommon but not unheard of. >> they're normal around nuclear disasters. >> they are found in the wild. and remember the guy who raised $55,000 so he can make potato salad? well, now he is turning his kickstarter campaign into an entire festival calling it potato stock 2014. it will take place in columbus, ohio, and the event will feature

lots and lots of potato salad. i'm not a big potato salad fan. not my thing. would you volunteer to be tied to the tracks of a wooden roller coaster? not for me. a world renowned escape artist wowed the crowd as he chained himself to the tracks to see if he could escape before the cars came around. dean gunnerson had 58 seconds to breakthrough all the locks and jump out of the way. he did it with only two seconds to spare. >> i had trouble watching something like that. >> i was on the edge of my seat and out of breath just holding it to see if he could make it. >> you would be rooting for him, though, right? >> absolutely. like the old trains, the black and white, help me, help me. now time for a look ahead. the international space station has three new crew members this morning including two russian cosmonauts, a u.s. astronaut. the journey took six hours from liftoff. i'm dara brown. thanks for watching "early today." we hope you have a great friday.