making news in america this morning, international manhunt, new efforts under way to find the terrorist to murdered journalist james foley, plus, new details about the failed rescue attempt and an e-mail sent from the captors to foley's parents before his death. flood emergency. severe weather rocking parts of the country including a resort that was submerged in a flash flood. plus, a mudslide trapping people overnight. firefighters seriously injured while taking part in the als ice bucket challenge. some got a sudden encounter with a giant shark. good morning, we begin with

defense secretary chuck hagel raising the alarm about isis. >> the sobering new warning about the imminent threat becomes as a hunt is under way for the militants who murdered journalist james foley and threatened to kill a second american journalist they're still holding hostage. susan saulny with the latest. >> reporter: a new long-term military offensive opening in the battle against militant islam in iraq and possibly syria as the international hunt for the brutal killers from isis who murdered james foley intensified and the extended operation to crush the group and bring foley's captors to justice. >> isil clearly poses a long-term threat. >> reporter: u.s. military officials expect isis, also known as isil to stage new offensives in iraq and elsewhere

even as the fbi and the justice department pursue criminal investigations. >> we'll work with our law enforcement and intelligence and military partners to try to bring justice to the foley family and bring the full forecast force of the united states to bear on these sav rajs. >> reporter: the concern over steven sotloff. isis had demanded a ransom of $10 million for james foley, something the u.s. refused to consider. >> the mission was executed flawlessly after a significant period of preparation and planning and rehearsal. and it turned out that the hostages were amolonger at that location. >> reporter: he described them as barbaric saying they are a threat to every american interest and beyond. >> susan saulny, thank you. we're also learning more about an e-mail that foley's

captors sent to his family. his parents received it on august 12th, a week before the beheading. they warned of foley's impending death as a result of american air strikes in iraq and failed monetary negotiations. moving on now to the ebola outbreak and sighs of relief over a suspected case of the disease in california. >> late last night doctors in sacramento announced a patient there does not have the virus. ebola was considered possible because the patient had recently traveled to west africa. meanwhile, 33-year-old dr. kent brantly is starting his first full day away from the atlanta hospital where he was cured of ebola. he was the second of two american missionaries who were treated there. nancy writebol left the hospital on tuesday. their doctors say both survivors pose absolutely no risk to the public. on his way home brantly called it a miraculous day. >> i'm thrilled to be alive, to be well and to be reunited with my family.

as a medical missionary i never imagined myself in this position. [ applause ] >> reporter: brantly's doctors say it's unclear if the experimental drug he took, the serum known as zmapp hims him recover or he improved on his own. heavy rains in eastern pennsylvania triggered flash floods in wayne county near scranton. they rushed into this resort. these dramatic photos were sent in by a viewer of our affiliate in scranton. no word on how much damage was done or whether anyone was injured. meantime, parts of washington state hit hard by wildfires are now seeing flash floods and mudslides. more than an inch of rain in an hour triggered this flood. a roadway washed out. more wet weather is on the way for much of the country. heavy rain also blanket the rocky mountain states up into the cascades and midwest. thunderstorms will also rumble over the ohio valley up into the northeast and down to the

southeast and into florida. new this morning a united express flight from columbus, ohio, to chicago had to make an emergency landing in indianapolis. the pilot noticed smoke in the cockpit shortly after takeoff. and decided not to continue the trip. everyone on board evacuated safely. the cause of the smoke is still under investigation. also new this morning, two men now formally charged in this hostage standoff near chicago. those charges include attempted murder and sexual assault. both men were on parole when they allegedly took two women and six children hostage. one is a convicted murderer who was on electronic home monitoring as a condition of his parole. well, some good news now, nearly two weeks of racial tension in ferguson, missouri, appear to be easing. >> 134 days after the shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer, the violence and unrest in the streets appear to have subsided. abc's tahman bradley is in ferguson with the latest. >> reporter: with the national guard withdrawing and businesses

re-opening ferguson appears to be returning to normal. but the nightly street protests over the death of michael brown continue. >> there's no getting rid of us. >> no, it's not going to stop. we got to keep going. got to keep going. >> reporter: mixed in with the crowds clergy and community leaders working to keep the peace. >> we also are here to make sure everybody stays safe. >> reporter: 11:00 the street. that's captain ron johnson talking to demonstrators as he does every night, thinner crowds and peaceful demonstrations tonight. order may be restored but captain johnson says the local police force must change. >> the police have to get out and be in touch. if they don't take heed to what the law enforcement are doing and all of this week, they will fail. >> reporter: the cause for a new prosecutor in the case tips. they're demanding robert mcculloch who has deep family ties with police recuse himself. >> people have made a statement

to bob mcculloch and back and have no confidence in his ability to be fair. >> he has no plans to step down and will stay on unless the governor removes him. a grand jury is reviewing evidence but it will take months to decide whether darren wilson will face criminal charges. it was quiet here overnight only seven arrests then's credit community leaders to helping to lower the temperature. >> tahman bradley live in ferguson, thank you. former virginia governor bob mcdonnell says there is no way he and his wife conspired in a corruption scheme because they had barely spoken to each other for years. he outlined highly personal details of his troubled marriage and testified it was his wife who was in constant contact with the owner of a dietary supplement company accused of trading gifts for privileges. a federal judge has declared that florida's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and the ruling says the ban approved

by voters in 2008 violates the rights of equal protection and due process but the judge issued a stay delaying the effect of his order to allow for appeals. to the little league world series now and the team from chicago which has booked its place in the u.s. title game. >> the boys from the south side scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning last night against mo'ne davis and her team from philly and held on to the lead from there. now they can look forward to a rematch against the kids from las vegas tomorrow. full highlights laettner this half hour. well, coming up, christmas in august? the retailer that's already stringing the lights and decorating the tree. ice bucket challenge gone wrong. the mishap that sent firefighters to the hospital. plus, a hospital on high alert after a couple is seen using fake babies to get into the maternity ward.

welcome back. well, with the stock market surging wall street will be listening when janet yellen speaks at a big financial conference and traders will look for hints from yellen about the timing of interest rate hikes. her speech comes as the dow begins the day above the 17,000 mark for the first time in a month. with the s&p 500 at a record high. united airlines says it's giving its on board dining an extensive overhaul. the carrier is upgrading its food and beverage choices but only for passengers in first and business class. the changes include new salads, sandwiches and wraps as well as sparkling wine. it will all be offered on shorter and regional flights. if you've always wanted an iphone now may be the time to

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we're getting our first look at a haboob that struck in california's coachella valley. powerful winds tha blinding wall of sand. the storm is plamed for downing injuring at least onn. now for a look at your morning road nditions, commuters can expect to see flooded road as cross the rocky mountain states into the upper midwest and great lakes and ohio valley and northeast. more western roads for southern georgia and florida. >> flying today, airport delays possible in d.c., detroit, chicago, mneapolis and denver. well, in kentucky four firefighters were injured after helping a college marching band do their ice bucket challenge. the two men who were in that truck's bucket were seriously hurt. they were shocked by elecity after the truck's ladder got too close to a power line. >> they were flown by helicopter to a hospital in louisville. no students were hurt. and the utah woman who

knowingly drank ice tea, an industrial cleaning solution in it is listed in good condition. she can talk a bit and police have finished their investigation and have asked prosecutors to determine if charges should be filed. harding's husband is hoping something good can come of it. >> i just want my wife to be okay. you know, that's really all i'm thinking about now. it really is. we're doing this because other reasons we said earlier, we want to get the word out for people to be careful. we want there to be change so no one else ever has to go through this again. >> the local district attorney says it will take several more days to review the evidence and make a decision about possible charges. police in central california -- in california central valley are investigating a frightening incident. a couple carrying fake babies trying to access a maternity ward. they tried entering the highly secure unit twice carrying life-like dolls but were spotted by a security guard and escorted

away. the problem for police, so far the pair has not committed any crimes. we have a consumer alert this morning that is sure to result in frustration among expectant mothers. "consumer reports" is telling pregnant women to avoid all tuna. this directly corrects recommendations of the fda and doctors' groups earlier to eat more fish including canned light tuna but "consumer reports" says since most women may not know what kind of tuna to eat they recommend avoiding it all. a review of recent medical studies is throwing cold water on the idea that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. at least in terms of weight loss. several studies involving hundreds of people have found that metabolically speaking breakfast is just another meal. the bottom line is if you're hungry when you wake up. eat something if . if you're not don't. amy van dyken-rouen is making good on her vow to walk again standing up here after

that atv dent and walks with the help of a walker in a device that aids her legs. her hashtag, one step at a time. this weekend marks 25 years since pete rose was banned from baseball for life. now with a new commissioner taking over, the game's most pr r had lawyers would accept a lifetime suspension. i have no idea why >> baseball fans are divided on whether rose shod be let back in the game. te those little leaguers we mentioned then the big boys from the nfl. here now with hose highlights our friends at espn. >> good morning, america. i am. little league world series, mo'ne davis and her team from pennsylvania taking on illinois. davis played first base and third base. she wasn't eligible to pitch. she can't handle that one there. from the pitcher. and that's going to help two

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