making news in america this morning, targeting terrorists. president obama lays out his plan to stop isis, the key points to his strategy coming up in a live report from washington. brewing controversy. the new report claiming someone at the nfl did see the ray rice assault video months ago plus the high-profile investigator the league has hired to find out who, what, when and where. casino crash. an overnight accident sends a truck barreling through a las vegas hot spot. the video just in. a tv news team gets startled when an uninvited guest makes an appearance. and good wednesday morning. excuse me, thursday morning, everyone. it is september 11th.

we'll go live to lower manhattan in just a moment but first we begin with president obama and his strongest words yet issuing a direct warning to isis terrorists and a call to action for the rest of the world. >> after enduring two weeks of criticism of his lack of strategy, to deal with isis last night, the president addressed the nation pulling no punches. abc's tahman bradley joins us live with all the details. good morning. >> reporter: reena and dan, good morning. with this expansion of the u.s. effort against isis the president is admitting the wars in iraq and afghanistan did not stop the terror threat coming from the middle east so he wants the u.s. back on offense. in a primetime speech from the white house, president obama announced a new offensive to eliminate islamic ex-treatmentists in the middle east. >> our objective is clear. we will degrade and ultimately destroy isil. >> reporter: it will be inside syria and the president decided to launch air strikes against targets there. no word on when they will begin. the president is asking congress

to authorize the training and arming of syrian rebels fighting sunni militants. >> we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country wherever they are. if you threaten america, you will find no safe haven. >> reporter: in iraq, mr. obama is expanding u.s. air strikes and sending 475 more u.s. troops to advise and train iraqi security forces, but he says he will not send u.s. combat troops. the president is also building a coalition to take on this threat. secretary of state kerry is in the middle east sharing u.s. plans with key allies. republicans are skeptical. in a statement, house speaker john boehner said "while the president presented a compelling case for action, many questions remain about the way in which the president intends to act." former vice president chaney says president obama is leaving the country more vulnerable to attack. >> there is a connection between a disengaged president and some very volatile situations abroad. >> reporter: the white house

wants congress to sign off on the arming of syrian rebels before it leaves later this month. reena and dan. >> tahman bradley live in washington. thank you for that. the president's address came hours before today's anniversary of the september 11th terror attacks. >> today marking 13 years since the world as america knew it changed forever and tonight, the annual tribute in lights will pierce the sky over todowntown manhattan. marci gonzalez joins us live. marci. >> reporter: hi, dan and reena. the new york city police commissioner says the terror threat is more significant than in recent years but adds there is no specific threat on this somber anniversary. [ bells toll ] >> reporter: again, today, the nation pauses to reflect. on the 2,983 lives lost 13 years ago in the 9/11 attacks.

with a heightened terror concern in the middle east, security is as always tight for today's memorial ceremonies. >> 13 years after 9/11 it's still a dangerous world. >> so that threat remains and it is constantly there. >> reporter: but the traditions continue. in new york city, where the twin towers once stood. family members reading the names of each victim sharing the emptiness the years have not erased. >> i'm just waiting for the pain to go away. >> reporter: shanksville, pennsylvania, and at the pentagon. this is the first year the 9/11 memorial museum will be open to victims' families and first responders on the anniversary. a collection highlighting the heroism, loss and legacies honored on this day. and, again, as new york's police commissioner says there is no specific threat. still, as always, there will be thousands of specialized

officers on patrol this morning. reena and dan. >> marci gonzalez, live in lower manhattan, thank you. the fallout over that explosive video showing ray rice punching his then fiancee is heating up this morning. the nfl has hired former fbi director robert mueller to lead an independent investigation into how the league handled evidence in the case. the nfl also says once that is complete his report will be made public. now, this move comes on the heels of a new report claiming an unidentified nfl executive had that video for months. commissioner roger goodell was not talking during a visit to a north carolina high school. he was supposed to attend an awards ceremony in charlotte last night but canceled and returned to new york. oscar pistorius is in a south african courthouse where he could learn the verdict in his trial as early as today. don't expect to hear a quick guilty or not guilty verdict. the judge has evaluate the testimony before she reads

verdict. pistorius is accused of murdering his girlfriend in a fit of rage and claims he de dentally shot her. it was a stormy night for millions across the midwest and ohio valley with drenching rain, dangerous floods and fierce winds. a number of reported twisters hit that area including one blamed for this damage near akron. students at kept state university took cover in the hallways and parts of missouri remain underwater after getting hit with more than 10 inches of rain. well, time now to take a look at today's weather, a band of storms from southern new mexico extends up into the ohio valley. showers for the upper midwest and up to a foot of mountain snow in parts of montana and wyoming. >> yes, in september. a blast of cold canadian air cooling half of the united states. 47 degrees in billings. 50s and 60s elsewhere. hot in the southwest, 80s and 90s. a strong solar flare is blasting toward our planet after bouncing off the sun and

scientists say the worst of the particles will go above the earth likely. it's moving 2.5 million miles an hour and could whiz by us as early as tomorrow and may cause slight disturbances in satellite and radio transmissions but not expected to knock out power grids. >> not expected. the caveat always being put into these flares pointing up. >> but the iphone 6 has come out so we don't matter. still ahead, a breach that keeps getting bigger. new details about the hack at home depot and the stolen cards already being used. plus, flare-up in ferguson. another round of arrests and still unrest still taking a stand and cry protesters try to block a highway. health scare for rob ford. rushed to a hospital.

welcome back. the home depot security breach is shaping up to be huge. sources telling abc news 10% to 15% of the stolen credit and debit card numbers have already been used or will be used with an estimated 60 million accounts compromised. that is 6 to 9 million cards with fraudulent transactions, as much as $2 million this bogus charges. information about 5 million gmail addresses is posted on a russian hacker's forum. many appear to be out of date. google denies its servers were hacked and likely it was taken from other websites and in phishing attacks. the peak summer season and the nation's airline did a

better job of arriving and departing on time a dramatic turnaround from the first part of the year, the most delays this six years and most cancellations in 14 years. mcdonald's taking the next step in the breakfast wars. they want to trademark the name mcbrunch. the company won't comment on what it plans to do with it but mcdonald's does have products in other countries that might easily fit into a mcbrunch menu. check the calendar. with just 105 shopping days left till christmas walmart has unveiled its top toy list 2014. hot wheels and barbie zoom to the top along with high-tech gadgets like leapfrog, a v-temp, a smartwatch and anything related to the movie "frozen" produced by our parent company disney. >> never too early for christmas shopping. >> certainly isn't not when you have to let it go. >> nice one. when we come back, a new weapon in the battle of the bulge. the long awaited weight loss drug just got approval. attention, shoppers. people inside a grocery store

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black teen michael brown. police say some of them are facing assault charges for throwing rock, bricks and bottles from the crowd. the driver of this pickup truck may be facing charges after driving his f-150 through the glass doors of the stratosphere hotel casino in las vegas. witnesses say it didn't appear to be a mistake or malfunction. the driver got out and started swinging at some of the male patrons. police took him away, no one injured. the hotel expects to have it cleaned up by this afternoon. wildlife officials announced they shot and killed a mountain lion that attacked a 6-year-old boy last weekend, they believe. searchers used to dog to corner this lion in a 75-foot high tree and shot it. it will undergo dna to make sure they captured their target. "the new york daily news"

reported that joan rivers' procedure turned doctor -- deadly when an unplanned biopsy was performed. that clinic insists it dis not perform biopsies. such a biopsy is not to be performed outside a hospital. toronto mayor rob ford is undergoing treatment for an abdominal tumor. he has been complaining about stomach pains for three months but in the last day those had become unbearable. unclear whether he will continue his re-election campaign. the official deadline for candidates signing up is tomorrow. a new weight loss drug given the green light by the fda. contrave. it combines medications that treat depression and alcohol dependence, but contrave comes with warnings. it could increase suicidal thoughts and the risk of seizures. the bill and melinda gates

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i'm stan verrett. this is neil everett. some of the other baseball races sort of anti-climactic. the royals and tigers, though, they're getting it on. >> what he says. they had a rain delay and during that rain delay research cams up with the pitchers against the tigers and those are the numbers he cams with. verifies like a champion. james shields pitching like a champion. i mean, he's 19-5 on the road since joining -- doesn't matter what the weather is like. could be fine, it could be raining. he had 8 ks, seven innings two hits, no runs and kansas city had three runs. j.d. martinez third time in the game, royals first place a.l. central. pirates and phillies, pedro alvarez out for the rest of the season. pirates involved in a wild card chase in the national league. andrew mccutcheon with the play of the day. 3-2. off jerome williams, ben revere

jumped for it but couldn't get it. look at mccutcheon. he was a track guy in high school played some football too. and he has got an inside the park home run. 23rd home run of the season as the pirates take it, 6-3 over philadelphia. believe it or not that's mccutcheon's first inside-the-park home run in the major leagues. he are yous fast and he's still young. >> i believe it because you would not tell a lie. >> no, back to you. thank you, guys. one final note from the world of sports. this time from a vancouver golf course where play was unexpected stopped. >> stopped not by a greens official but a baby bear determined to put on a show. apparently the flagstick on the 15th hole seemed like a perfect dance partner so dance he did to the delight of bystanders and his bear buddies. >> that's when you go to the 19th hole and just forget the game and call it a day. >> no. most men don't. they want to continue through. they can't let it go. >> captured on camera.

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further. all proceeds of his jerseys would go to pediatric cancer research. >> 24 hours still's jerseys sold more than any bengals jersey ever and the website crashed. >> a great cause and great outpouring there. well, a new los angeles laker's point guard jeremy lin likes to pull pranks. saw the unveiling of his wax 23ig in san francisco as an opportunity. lin surprised a number of visitors. >> let's face it. they shouldn't have been touching the display anyway. his uncle was fooled as he tried to take a selfie. not his mom. she caught on right away. apparently the wax figure couldn't hold a candle to the real jeremy lin. you can't fool mom. >> mom always knows. i don't even think they have the signs that says do not touch. it's an interactive -- >> oh. no prank on the set of a

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>> hello, everyone, i'm matt o'donnell, 4:27 thursday, september 11. we're following several developing stories. a police chase ends on a septa train tracks in delaware county overnight. we have new video and details just coming. developing overseas a judge is reading the verdict in the high profile oscar pistorius murder trial. we're remembering 9/11 on the 13th anniversary of the attacks. the search is on for a man who attacked a woman man the northeast. well, finally this morning the first ever invictus games under way in london. hundreds of wounded military men and women from 13 countries are competing in nine different events. >> the games are the brainchild of prince harry who hit the

driving course with fellow war veteran jacob emmett to show us why the games are so important. [ applause ] >> the game, they just, they give me a new goal. they give me something to reach for, athletes that know what misery is, what a life-altering experience can do to you. leaves me speechless honestly. in afghanistan i was in muse kayla and i was shot in the face, unconscious for five minutes. after being shot i was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury and post straw mat is stress disorder. i had a hard time speaking for awhile and it was difficult for me to think of what i was trying to say. i had to relearn how to walk pretty much. >> i appreciate it. >> the least i can do. >> getting to drive for prince harry, that was -- that was -- that was incredible. i thought i would be navigating for him but he was kind enough

to let me drive. i think he could see me kind of licking my chops when i looked at the land rover and he -- sure enough, he let me drive and he navigated and i mean, we did a great time. >> nailed it. that one bit that's catching everybody else out, absolutely nailed it. >> to be able to sit next to him and watch him drive and see that grin from ear to ear knowing what he's been through or roof idea of what he's been through that just says we've done the right thing basically. >> he was very spot-on with his directions. >> yes. >> it was fun. fun competing. >> oh, yeah, babe. it was a blast. >> not bad for someone shot in the head. >> yeah. >> i appreciate it. >> yeah! whoo! >> just don't ever give up. you know, no matter what happens, make it to bedtime and when you wake up the next morning try it again. >> prince harry said he was actually motivated after seeing the wounded warrior games in the u.s. >> determination and courage. right

>> we are following several developing stories on this thursday, september 11. a traffic stop turns into a high-speed pursuit through delaware. we have the details and the video. >> this morning the firestorm over the ray rice domestic violence case continues to grow. we're hearing from the owner of the baltimore ravens for the first time. >> today is the 13 bt anniversary of september 11th. america will pause to remember the 3,000 people who were