islamic extremists say they put another american to death. isis reportedly executes steven sotloff for retribution of continuous air strikes targeting the group. sew arrives in estonia as a show of support for eastern europe and the tensions between russia and ukraine continues to rise. 911, what's your emergency? >> i have a gun range officer that got shot in the head. >> and chilling 911 calls released from the accidental shooting of a gun range instructors by a 9-year-old girl. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, september 3rd, 2014. good morning. good to be with you.

i'm anne-marie green. islamic militants say they have executed a second american journalist as payback for continued u.s. air strikes against isis targets. the u.s. is working to authenticate this video purportedly showing the beheading of steven sotloff. it's not clear if the executioner is the same man who appeared to kill journalist james foley last month. they also threatened to kill another man, a british hostage and they say isis still holds a few americans hostage. mark al listeonardo is in washington. good morning. >> they say they're appalled and president obama may make his first public statement about this. the tensions are growing more present by the day. ahead of president obama's trip

to europe he signed off on a request to send 350 additional u.s. troops to baghdad to secure u.s. personnel and facilities there as iraqi forces wage their own war against the terrorists. >> i'm back. >> on tuesday isis sent what it called a second message to america, a video purportingly showing the beheading of american journalist steven sotloff. they say it's due to continued air strikes on isis. >> reporter: the sotloff family is grieving privately. >> the family asks for their privacy, to leave them alone. when they're prepared to speak, they'll come out to speak from their home. >> they threaten to kill another hostage. at nato summit beginning tomorrow in wales, president obama will try to develop an international coalition to help

defeat the terror group. now senator ben nelson of florida says he will introduce legislation to give president obama authorization for strikes against isis in syria. "time" magazine said, quote, he gave his life so readers would have access to information from some of the most dangerous places in the world. our thoughts and prayers are with him and with his family. anne-marie? >> all right. mark albert in washington. thank you, mark. as we reported, president obama is in estonia this morning. he's meeting with baltic leaders worrying about advances in ukraine. nato will deploy plans to deploy support. they'll seek support in fighting islamic terrorists. and now to the ebola epidemic.

the group warns the world is losing the battle against the deadly virus. the assess meant by the cdc is just as dire and now as marlie hall reports, a third american has been infected. >> reporter: another american doctor has contracted the ebola virus. the charity's president said the doctor was an obstetrician who was not treating ebola patients. the charity says the unidentified doctor isolated himself when he noticed simt toms and appears to be doing well. in august usa workers kent brantley and nancy writebol returned from liberia for treatment. both have fully recovered. more than 1,500 people have died from the disease in west africa. dcc director dr. thomas frieden just returned from a trip there and warns the epidemic is spreading faster than doctors can treat it. there is still a window of

opportunity to tamp it down, but that window is closing. we really have to act now. >> reporter: frieden is calling on governments, organizations, and private companies to pour money and other resources in west africa to help doctors treat the rapidly growing number of patients. marlie hall, cbs, new york. a potential system is brewing in the med this morning. thunderstorms containing damages winds, large hail and ice late tornados are possible in minnesota and wisconsin. some heavy downpours are also possible in the south. a few may become some flood-producing storms. yesterday there was flooding in mississippi and there were strong thunderstorms over the nation's capital. and this morning two men who spent 30 years in prison for rape and murder are expected to be released after their convictions were overturn. a judge declared henry mccollum and leon brown innocent

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service that automatically stores user data, but the very nature of cloud computing has increased the risk that what is private can become public. kevin is with lookout, a mobile security company. >> before the cloud, somebody would have to have access to your phone to get access to your data. now they can be anywhere in the world and use your data and tay your data. >> reporter: the cloud is firmly on the ground. they allow someone with a smartphone, computer as tablets and home and in the office to allow people to access their information from anywhere at any time. it can be viewed on all and can be shared with friends, families, or co-workers. and it's not just photographs and e-mails, details about our private lives including health and financial records. my records may be kept by a

doctor or something. doing know what they're serving. >> that's what the problem is. >> if it's up there, somebody may be able to find it. >> you can never rule out anything. >> reporter: by now most of us know what security experts advise, create longer complicated passwords. but just like the doctors warn us to get more skper cease, we don't always do it. on the "cbs moneywatch" it appears hackers may have also hit home depot. in a major settlement in a gulf oil spill. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. they're looking into what's being called unusual activity. multiple banks reported evidence that home depot stores may be the source of a massive new batch of stolen credit and debit cards. the company is working with both banks and law enforcement to investigate. here on wall street, investors will be watching for

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nearly identical, about 82% for both double mastectomies and lumpectomies and radiation. single mass textmys had a slightly worse survival rate. and police released a 911 calls in an incident of 59-year-old girl who accidentally shot and killed an instructor at a shooting range. our reporter reports that witnesses were desperately trying to save charles vacca. >> 911, what is your emergency? >> i have a gun range officer that got shot in the head. >> reporter: the calls came in again and again from an arizona shooting range after a 9-year-old girl with uan uzi accidentally shoots her instr t instructor. >> we need a helicopter. an balance ain't going to work. we need a helicopter. >> reporter: incident report shows that the family started a

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for theater has become a social media sensation, and it's all because of his unique opinions about the shows. jeff pegues sat down with him. >> reporter: in many ways ian armitage of arlington, virginia, is a typical kid. loves his trampoline, loves his dog. but unlike most kids, what really makes his day is the high he gets when he goes to the theater. he may just be the nation's youngest theater critic. how old are you? >> i'm 6. >> just 6. >> yes, just 6. >> and you're reviewing plays? >> yes. plays and musicals. >> he's collecting play bills from dozens of shows he's seen since 3. >> i loved the show. it was great, singing was great.

>> reporter: his reviews attracted tens of thousands of hits on youtube. he's waiting for reviews on goodell. >> i don't know if he's waiting for him, why he didn't ever come. >> reporter: but he loved "sunday in the park" with george. >> there's a time when they come together in the park. it's really cool. i'm not going to ruin the surprise and tell you who's in it but it's a super good show. you've got to see it. >> reporter: and raves about his personal favorite, "pippen." >> i love the choreography, i love the music, i love the dancing. >> my problem is when i go to a lot of plays, sometimes i fall asleep. >> what keeps me awake is usually i take naps before the show. >> reporter: theater is in his blood. his father is tony-nominated

actor youian morton and his mother lee armitage works behind the scene. >> he picks up details the way a kid does. sometimes it's about a prop or a simple thing, are they really drinking juice, are they really eating that food and he likes to learn how everything is done. >> reporter: but what matters to him is who's watching his reviews. >> i hope more kids see it and more kids want to see it. >> tonight i saw the opera. it's an extraordinary great, powerful, life-changing show. >> reporter: extraordinary for a 6-year-old who considers the theater his playground. jeff pegues, cbs news, arlington, virginia. >> i've got to remember that advice. take a nap before the show, not during the show. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," we'll have more on that possible data breach at home depot.

mellody hobson has detailed. and from the hit show "catfish," nick schulman tells us about his new book on the internet and relationships. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday, thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

we are this morning in the east oak lane neighborhood a vacant storefront goes up in flames overnight at corner of provident road and wadsworth avenue it didn't take long for fire fighters to get that fire under control no one was injury. the building was a former day care that had been closed for two years. officials are still looking for a cause of that fire. it is wednesday, september 3rd i'm ukee washington. i'm quarter von heel. here are stories we are following today. students return to council rock high school south after the accident that killed three classmates. now we have new information on who was behind the wheel. new threat from is is after the islamic extremist group beheads another american journalist. after three atlantic city casinos close and fourth preparing to shut down thousands are expect to line up today for job less