goes on the loose for hours, a teen who killed three of his classmates after he breaks out of prison. the nfl kicks off for the first time since the explosion of the ray rice scandal, but the league can't seem to shake the controversy over how it handled a player accused of domestic violence. and oscar pistorius escapes a murder conviction. the oliympic track star is cleared of murdering his girlfriend but still faces again.

>> it's unclear how lane and the others escaped. one escapee remains at large. school will be closed today. a week after a star player was kicked off the team, they were sharply criticized. the nfl tried to get back to business last night. the baltimore ravens and pittsburgh steelers faced off thursday night but it was hard for the league to escape the cloud of the ray rice scandal. the ravens took to the field for

the first time since firing the star running back. susan mcginnis is here in new york with more. susan, good morning. >> well, marlie, sunday in its lineup of games can't get here soon enough for roger goodell and his brass. former fbi director robert mueller is nfl knew about rice's attack of his wife before he was handed that two-game suspension. the big question when did the nfl first learn of the video shot from inside an atlantic city casino elevator showing the former ravens running back striking his then fiancee. the website tmz released it this week and "associated press" reporter rob mehdi said he heard a voice mail confirming its

receipt in april. >> the voice mail is from an unidentified woman saying that she received the video, thanking the law enforcement official for sending it, and telling him, he's right, it's terrible. >> but nfl commissioner roger goodell told "cbs morning news's" norah o'donnell nobody in the league to his knowledge saw the video before monday morning. >> we were told that was not something we would have access to. on multiple occasions we asked for it. >> ravens owner steve bisciotti told cbs correspondent he would have fired rice sooner if he had seen the video earlier. >> the question is why didn't we try harder to get it. we were told it was illegal, so we stopped. that's our biggest regret. since monday having seen that and to cut ray was -- could we have gotten the tape and i still don't have the answer to that.

>> now pressure is starting to build on if nfl. 16 fee mail senators signed a letter calling on the league to accept a zero tolerance violence policy. the controversy has lead some to question whether goodell's job might be in jeopardy. shaun gregory is covering the story for "time" magazine. >> if the owners don't trust him, that's going to cause problems. some owners are in his corner, some are buttoning it up. so let's see what the full investigation reveals. >> they'll look over the documents throughout the course of the investigation but while it's being called independent, the nfl is footing the bille cop to 15 years behind bars. debora patta, cbs news, pretoria, south africa. this morning much of the

country will is have that fall-like feeling. there are freezes from washington state to michigan and to the dakotas. large wet flakes startled tourists. blowing snow was brought to colorado where more is expected this morning. in the south heavy rains and flooding was the issue. some arias looked like rapids. 7 inches fell yesterday. at least 37 people were forced from their homes due to the flooding. >> now the fight against isis. the ccia says nay have as many 1 thousand fighters in iraq and syria. this morning they raised the terror alert from medium to high and on capitol hill lawmakers expect to vote by next week on president obama's request for money to aid and train syrian rebels. mark albert is in wachlt mark,

good morning. >> good morning, marlie, the u.s. has launch more air strikes in iraq which could quickly expand the target of the leader of isis and the group's strongholds in syria. 15 teams of u.s. green berets will soon be embedded with iraqi units to help coordinate those strikes. secretary of state john kerry is in the middle east working to build a global coalition to support u.s.-led efforts to defeat isis militants in iraq and syria. he says about 40 nations have already pledged to help. but in an interview with cbs's margaret brennan, kerry stresses the u.s. is not getting into a war with isis. >> i don't think people need to get into war fever on this. i think they have to view it as counter-terrorist activity. it is expanding the air campaign against isis forces there. unmanned drones are conducting

survey laynce over syria where the u.s. could strike next. lawmakers on capitol hill received closed door believings on the president's plan yesterday. the pentagon wants congress to approve $500 million to begin training a syrian opposition force to do battle against isis. republican house speaker john boehner said the isis threat is real and imminent. >> frafrmgly, we autd to give the president what he's asking for. >> but some democrats are worried the weapons could end up in the wrong hands. >> i don't think that a strategy to take on isis necessitates us getting involved in the syrian civil war. >> congress is expected to vote on the president's request next week. although know one here on capitol hill is calls for u.s. combat forces go into syria right now, some in congress are criticizing the president for explicitly taking that option off the tachblt u.s. homeland security secretary jeh johnson says the u.s. believes more than 100 americans are now fighting

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new york this morning the annual tribute in light resembling the twin towers illuminates the sky in lower manhattan for the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. alison harmelin reports on the ceremonies across the country thursday to remember those who died in the 2001 terror attacks. >> reporter: a bell rang out ahead of the first moment of silence at the world trade center to mark the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. >> michael patrick tucker, lance richard tamulti. >> reporter: as is tradition, family members read the names of the nearly 3,000 names. >> we love you and we miss you and we'll never forget you. >> reporter: president obama paid tribute to those killed in a ceremony at the pentagon memorial. >> we carry on because as americans we do not give in to fear ever. >> reporter: and there was

always a ceremony in shanksville, pennsylvania. every year on the anniversary the families come back to take comfort in each other. >> they're all hurting like we are, a e's never getting over it. >> reporter: maureen lost her son lenny. her younger son steven who was only 10 in 2001 grew up to become a firefighter. >> he's more like his brother and he has the same badge number that lenny had so we're very proud of him. >> reporter: maureen santora who lost her son crister also attended the ceremony. >> he's with me all the time. >> reporter: she said it's hardest not during the ceremony but in the quiet days that follow. an american aid worker infected with ebola is improving. doctors in nebraska say dr. rick sacra is responding well to treatment. he's been given blood from dr.

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all revealed thursday when the federal court unsealed classified documents. >> here on wall street investors will be watching for the commerce department report on august retail sales. the dow lost 19 points thursday, the s&p gained a point. the nasdaq was up 5. radioshack warns it could file for bankruptcy. the struggling electronics chain reported a second quarter lost or more than $137 million. radioshack is exploring other options in talks with its lenders, shareholders, and others to come up with what was called a long-term solution. and burger king is introducing an all black burger. the cheeseburgers are made with black buns, cheese, and sauce. the bun and cheese are colored with bamboo charcoal, and the sauce contains soy sauce and squid ink. this is only available at burger king branches in japan though, not at in the u.s. marlie? >> all right.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. in sports the baltimore ravens host the pittsburgh steelers in the debut of "thursday night football" here on cbs. megan alexander has more from m&t bank stadium in baltimore. >> reporter: the last time these two met was on thanksgiving last year. baltimore won that game. but last night the ravens needed a win to even their record after an 0-1 start. baltimore opens the scoring late in the first quarter with a short touchdown catch by owen

daniels. he then extends the ravens' lead in the third quarter with a scoring his second touchdown on a throw from joe flacco. >> touchdown and for the second time tonight, woen daniels. >> reporter: and late in the fourth quarter, baltimore running back justin forsythe helps put the game within reach. baltimore would add a field goal to make it 26-6. that would be the final score. after the game ravens receiver steve smith explained how the team addressed the ray rice controversy this week. >> at the end of the day we're football players but we also are men, and people go through things and you have to kind of compartmentalize things. it's tough, but at the same time you have to come to work and feed your family. >> reporter: so the win brings the ravens' record 1-1 while pittsburgh falls to 1-1. these two teams will meet again in week nine. for cbs news, i'm megan alexander in baltimore.

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america paused to remember the victims of 9/11 on the anniversary of the attacks thursday. in the aftermath of the tragedy, a fou americans paused to remember the victims of nine on the anniversary of the attacks on thursday. in the aftermath of the tragedy, a foundation was started to pay it forward with acts of kindness. anna werner reports. >> reporter: at this farm raising in bethel farms, oklahoma, charlie sadler is working around the clock. what do you think everyone here has in common? >> a big heart and great sense of humor. >> reporter: sadler drove 26 hours from his regular job as a new york city police officer to help rebuild the one-day ranch, an animal rescue center. the barn was destroyed last year in one of the tornados that ripped through oklahoma. megan hadley is the owner. >> it was condemned.

we were not allowed to have animals or people in that building ever again. >> reporter: hadley had no means to rebuild it. that's where charlie sadler came in. the two connected through "the new york says thank you foundation." the group was started after 9/11 by new yorkers who wanted to thank people all over the country who helped the city heal. every year the foundation chooses a community affected by a natural disaster, and their volunteers help rebuild something that was lost. why do you guys do this? >> to put a smile on somebody's face who's in a bad spot, to make them feel good. that's what it's all about. >> reporter: sadler knows about loss. his close friend, new york fireman joe hunter, died on 9/11. as a tribute to him in 2005 sadler joined the new york police department. then in 2012 he lost his long

island home to hurricane sandy. "new york says thank you" volunteers helped sadler rebuild his house. now he's in oklahoma returning the favor. >> so you know what it feels like today. >> i've been on both ends. this end is a lot more fun. >> reporter: some 1,000 people from 18 states came to share in this act of kindless. people call this paying it forward. >> mm-hmm. >> what do you call it? >> this year it's a huge blessing for us, and next year we'll be paying it forward. i'll be wherever we go. i'll be doing this from here on out. >> they say no matter what or where the disaster, they'll show that help and hope are never far away. anna werner, cbs news, bechtel acres, oklahoma. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the newest developments in the ray rice case. norah o'donnell has details. plus, analysis of the oscar pistorius verdict. rikky klieman will be in the

studio. and an exclusive interview with the new ceo of target. brian cornell on moving the company forward in the wake of last year's data breach. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm marlie hall. have a great day. thanks for watching. i'm marlie h thanks for watching. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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always do traditionally, roberta gonzales got a look at the r. weathe >> he is doing his sleep research right now, frank mallicoat. that's what he would be doing. good morning, everybody. heading out the door, we have temperatures in the 50s and the 60s. and what you can expect today another hot day in our inland areas. we'll talk about that and, of course, a "spare the air" still straight ahead. >> we have a full freeway closure in effect in san leandro. there is a detour to get on the freeway. we'll tell you all about your friday drive to work coming up. one woman died after officers found her with blunt- force trauma on the sidewalk in san jose on oakland road at 2:22 a.m. >> the sjpd homicide unit says the woman died shortly after officers arrived there and no suspects in custody. developing in ohio, a teenage killer broke out of prison