good morning. i'm barbara harrison, and at this hour we're learning new information about the u.s. air strikes in syria. the president just spoke and a briefing is about to begin at the pentagon. angie, good morning. >> barbara, good morning. the president's comments were brief, but we learned isis was not the only group targeted with the first air strikes in syria. president obama saying the khorson group, an affiliate of al qaeda was also hit. no indication if or when we'll see more of these.

47 of them overnight. the the president says the u.s. is, quote, proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with the five countries, including saudi arabia that helped carry out the 14 air strikes. >> the strength of this coalition makes it clear to the world this is not america's fight alone. above all the people and governments of the middle east rejecting isil and standing up for the peace and security that the people of the region and the world deserve. >> the president also saying the overall effort will take time. you're looking live at the pentagon where a briefing will start shortly. as for a response from isis on the overnight air strikes, nothing yet. barbara? >> thank you, angiangie. this morning the united nations began its opening session on climate change. former vice president al gore spoke to the group at the summit

in new york city. actor leonardo dicaprio also spoke there. he was appointed a u.n. messenger of peace. president obama is on his way to the u.n. to speak about climate change. we'll have more on that later in this hour. and turning to our weather now. we have bright sunshine after a chilly morning. chuck bell is joining us with the first forecast of this midday. >> good morning, barbara. it's not going to last forever. much-needed rainshowers will move our way in the next 24 hours or so. a few clouds streaming from the south. current temperatures, though, definitely cool. they are now only in the the low to mid 60s out there. some 5 to ten degrees cooler than the same time yesterday. so it's a delightfully cool

afternoon. temperatures climbing to the 60s. most neighborhoods topping off in the low 70s by later on this afternoon. the rest of the day looks dry. sunny and cool today. needed raindrops moving in soon. barbara, back to you. >> okay, chuck. thank you. right now the d.c. council is debating a controversial new law to allow you to carry a gun in public. richard gordon joins us live to talk about it. >> reporter: this morning we have heard a lot of arguments about d.c.'s new gun law, what would be the the new gun law. however, it seems there is not a single council member that actually wants to pass a new gun law. the issue at hand is a conceal carry law to allow owners to walk around the district with a gun concealed on their body. however, there are restrictions in the proposed bill. you could not go to a government

building. you could not be near a school, bar or any establishment that serves alcohol. you could not ride on public transportation with the gun. the reason the council is forced to take some action is there was a judge that determined that d.c.'s gun law is not in accordance with what the the supreme court has said. there needs to be change to the gun laws. that's why the council is debating this. what would happen in you're in a road rage incident and someone has a gun. what happens if you're on a date and you don't know they're carrying a gun? it's all been presented here. it seems the council members don't want to pass new gun laws but they are being forced to do that. with all the restrictions discussed, this would not meet the requirement set by the court. so this is all still very much in the air. the debate has been going on for most of the morning.

there has still not been a vote on this. we're waiting to see what happens inside the wilson building. reporting live in washington. richard jordan, news 4. >> there are now two serges going on in the case of the missing uva student. the search for hannah graham and the last person seen with her. jesse matthew was the last known person to see hanna graham saturday morning leaving tempo restaurant in charlottesville. today police release lab results connected hannah to evidence found in matthew's car. >> he was the last person we can show, that we know was with hannah graham. he's got information that we need, and it's very frustrating. >> matthew is not a suspect in her disappearance, but she's wanted on reckless charging drives after speeding away from police over the weekend. and police are enlisting businesses in montgomery county to help in the search for two

missing children. jacob and sarah hoggle may have been riding inside these two vehicles around the time they went missing. they're asking businesses to check surveillance video for the cars in hopes of forming a better time line. the children's mother catherine hoggle is not cooperating with police. and right now, more signs of change at the white house. coming up, the security changes you can now see. and the message this beer maker

hey, i'm sorry. i decided i shouldn't drive home last night. i stayed at dave's. >> budweiser's new anti-drunk driving psa is going viral with 4 million hits on youtube. titled friends are waiting is a bit of a tear jerker. it shows a dog missing his owner when he goes out for a night of drinking. first it appears the man isn't going to come back, and the dog waits and waits and looks really, really sad. the psa has a happy ending with the man coming home the next day because he did not drink and drive. prince george's county lawmakers are working to stop trafficking by changing rules

for hotels. they followed agents with the county's intelligence unit as they cracked down on prostitution at area hotels and motels. two bills will be presented today. one will require training for hotel employees. well, he believes the right diet can do everything from boost energy to ward off cancer and make you live longer. health icon joins us with his idea of the perfect lunch. and the diet changes you need to make today >> good morning once again, everybody. outside where the sun is streaming on down from a beautiful blue sky. it's not going to la

at the live desk. we're getting reports of a shooting at the ups facility in birmingham. the details are limited. the call coming into dispatchers about 20, 25 minutes ago. fire and ems are on the scene. right now they're unable to confirm if anyone was shot or killed. also we don't have information about a possible suspect or

shooters. so once again, a possible active shooter situation in birmingham. barbara? >> thank you, angie. and a live look at the white house. new security measures are in place after a man jumped over the fence last week and made it all the way inside the front door before he was tackled by secret service. megan mcgrath has more on the changes and how this all happened. >> reporter: as the secret service is reviewing protocols, we're already seeing changes. this low fence here that you see in front of the higher wrought iron fence. yesterday it was just in the area around the loan stone wall, which could be used to boost someone up that fence. well, today this lower second fence now runs the entire length in front of the white house. we have also seen extra patrols in the area. not just in front of the white house, but on sur raunding

streets. last night people standing on the sidewalk at 11:00 were asked to step down on the road, thus increasing the perimeter around the white house in those overnight hours. now the discussion continues about whether or not to start doing pedestrian check points for people entering the area. and there's ongoing discussion about the use of attack dogs and specifically why such a dog didn't stop omar gonzalez from getting inside the white hou. >> and this morning, there are new questions about omar gonzalez, a man who got through the front door at the white house last week. gonzalez had been on the police radar since july. he was arrested in virginia for reckless driving. during a stop police found weapons and a map of d.c. with the white house circled. gonzalez was seen last month romming around the white house with a machete, but he was not arrested. finally he was stopped on friday

after making it to the front door of the white house. why they called gonzalez a danger to the president in court yesterday. gonzalez's wife says he has no intent of hurting anyone. >> whoa goes and tries to tell the president the atmosphere is collapsing? who does that? he did. because he's not -- he's mentally unstable. >> the president says he still has complete koft in the ability of the secret service to protect him. >> just right now the president is headed to new york city to talk about climate change in front of the u.n. he'll speak about an hour and a half from now. more than 100 world leaders are there today. we'll talk about the issue and ways to address it. they plan to develop a global climate agreement by next year. just hours ago some of you rallied for action on climate change in the district. it happened in it have d.c. council quarters.

you can see people there had signs. such as fossil free. they want to council to take action on bills about clean and renewable energy. the air strikes in syria could overshadow a talk of climate change in the u.n. today, and for more hon that, we're joined by carrie dann, a political writer for nbc. good morning. >> good morning. >> would you say the air strikes in syria that we've been talking about all morning raise the stakes? >> absolutely. with the strikes launched yesterday, overnight last night, the presidt now going to head to the u.n. and say this is with real action. this isn't just talk anymore. there are five other arab nations that were a part of the strike in syria. that's bigger than most of the them thought the president would be able to put together. they will say, this is a serious threat. other allies are getting on board. let's all join together against this common threat of terror.

>> we know syria was notified about the strikes before they happened. >> a year ago the president wanted to launch air strikes against bashar al assad. supp now this time it's against isis. not the assad regime. we have a complicationed relationship with the president and the regime there. which is why it's publicized as being harmful to the own people. the state department made clear syria was notified. we did not coordinate with them. >> we expect to hear from the president again later today. is he going to talk about this? or do you think more climate change? >> today he's going to address the u.n. about climate change. tomorrow will be the biggest day for isis taking center stage. and he's going to lay out america's mission. a year ago he talked about how we were as a nation moving away from this path of war. it's going to be a very

different message. he's going to be talking about a traf threat tomorrow. >> there's an interesting report coming from the hill about the lack of time lawmakers spend on the job. tell about that? ? >> this is a perennial complaint about congress. the argument lawmakers is we need to spend talk being at home, getting to know the people that we represent. that said, the same report worked out these members of congress are pulling down about $608 an hour for the time they're on the hill making decisions and voting on things. congress congres' approval rating is in the low teens. >> thank you, carrie. good to see you. for more on carrie, check out first read on nbcnews.com. and the right now governor mcauliffe is in the middle of a

whirlwind tour. he's now in arlington to make appearances at three separate events. the governor will head to d.c. to make remarks at the chefs for equality event. arlington is getting ready to commit big money for a new streetcar line. at a meeting today. county board members will consider awarding a $26 million contract for preliminary engineering and design work. omaha based hdr engineering is expected to get the contract. the streetcar line would run on columbia pike and there would be another line in crystal city. hdr was also used in the district for its streetcar project. >> beauty secrets from around the world. what women are doing differently in africa, europe and the middle east. plus, a pastor took matters into his own hands to stop a thief from strikes again.

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the nats are back home. they take on the mets tonight. now october banners are already up on light posts all around the stadium.

playoff tickets sold out inform 17 minutes yesterday. there's still standing room opportunities. you get those tisks on the day of the game. you can also buy on third party sites but be prepared to pay up. right now a special event is going on at nats park, but nothing to do with baseball. commissioner is there along with members of the front office from both the capitals and the chicago black hawks. as soon as we see those uniforms we're going to post the pictures for you at nbcwashington.com. the winter classic takes place on new year's day. a gun wielding pastor helped nab a thief in texas. he got so sick of the same woman stealing from him he took the matters into his own hands. he set up empty boxes as bait outside his home in texas, and sure in you have the thief came snooping. just as she went for the boxes,

holmes ran out of his house with a gun in his hand. >> i came out of my house. she turned the corner here. she met me and my gun. and i put her on the ground and began to tell her what she was doing. she said she wasn't. she was looking for a dog. i said guess what, you just found your dog. >> the woman cause caught on surveillance camera several times but police were never able to catch her in person. the local police department says they recovered several stolen items from inside her home. some new information. the pentagon briefing is just wrapping up on the u.s. air strikes in syria. what we learned about the way targets were chosen in military operation. plus, how ticket changes could cut down on mistakes and we're in need of rain. chuck bell is back to tell us when we could see that in the seven-day

the pentagon just released new details about america's first air strikes in syria. director of operations lieutenant general saying that the first wave of attacks the u.s. did, they did them alone, targeting an al qaeda affiliate group that was an imminent threat. >> intelligence reports indicates the khorasan groups was in the final stages of

attacks on major targets, potentially the u.s. homeland. >> with the second and third wave of attacks, five arab partners aided the u.s. we doe know a mix of fighters and tomahawk land missiles were used. targets hit. the pentagon saying, barbara, last night's strikes were only the beginning. back to you. >> thank you, andrea. temperatures took a nose dive overnight. right now temperatures are still in the 60s. chuck bell joins us with a look at what we can expect the rest of the week. hey there. >> hey. good morning. bright sunshine right now. near perfect weather. no doubt about that. it's cooler than average. but still we'll take it after the warm weekend we've had and the warm month of september to this point. but it was a capitol hilly start this morning. clear skies. the breeze dropped most

locations into the 40s by early this morning. downtown locations stayed generally down into the upper 50s and low 60s. those are the weather headlines. wooil check outside with the current conditions. it's a nice day to be outside. a northeast brooez will gradually turn back around to the south by later today and tonight as an area of low pressure starts to come up the eastern seaboard. the weather impact for the remainder of the day will be virtually none. just sunshine and seasonably cool temperatures. 60 at dulles airport. 60 downtown. 64 in annapolis and prince george's county. as you're waiting for kids to come home from school, full sunshine. temperatures up near 70. get outside and burn off energy,

kiddos because tomorrow the rain chances come back up. if you're going to take the bike out for a little ride, nice and cool. might need a light jacket. you'll need your helmet if you're riding around, especially in downtown washington. here's a check of the future weather forecast. mostly sunny afternoon is coming our way for today. by 5:00 this afternoon, a little increase in cloud cover. by 11:00, skies going from partly to mostly cloudy. it will be chilly, but not as cold as last night. and then rain chances staying away from us during the morning. here we are by 7:00 tomorrow night. so the rain chances tomorrow are highest from i-95 to points south and east into southern maryland and the eastern shore. but at least a low chance for a few sprinkles out towards

interstate 81. it's coming from way down south. rain showers in the carolinas and georgia. that's where the moisture is coming from. it will come back up here by later on tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night. thursday the most rain will come. here we are back on future weather now. cloudy skies with showers in place. and then taper off by mid to late thursday afternoon. and the good news is we're setting up for a dry weekend. and dry, not only dry, but warm as well. there's your first check of that seven-day forecast. 73 today with sunshine. and a little bit of a rain chance in the afternoon. by friday, sunshine and 78. and both days this weekend back to a taste of summer in the 80s. >> oh, great. right now the expresslanes on the bellway and virginia for

free. if you registered first. we had to sign up last week to try out the promotion that happens this week. you can take the lanes for free any time provided you have three people in your car. d.c. is changing how it issues the tickets to cut down on mistakes. they are planning a software upgrade to require officers to put in the tag number twice. it comes against complaints too many tickets are written for the wrong vehicles. the upgrade should be completed in the next couple l of months. an update on breaking news. let's go back to the live desk. what's happening, angie? >> yes, we have an unfortunate update to that breaking news. let's take you live to the scene. you're looking at cars.

you can see police are near where the scene of the crime happened. we're talking about a ups facility where three people have been killed. have been shot. police and responders still investigationing. our nbc affiliate reporting that the shooter was a ups employee. still no word on what would have motivated this or reason behind the shooting. back to you. >> making the decision. how a young teacher decided to start carrying a gun to class. plus, he's become an alternative health icon. we're talking about dr. andrew

fears of losing your job could raise your chances of developing asthma. if you think you're likely to lose your job, you're 60% more likely to develop asthma than those who feel they have job security. this could be the reason of so many problems breathing during the recent economic crisis. well, he believes true food is the best diet and has taken that message across the country through his tv appearances, books and restaurants. we're talking about dr. andrew

wild. he's joining us this morning with more on what he means when he says true food. good morning. we have a lot of people tuned in to hear you today. >> good. >> tell us about why you need it here. >> well, it's true food kitchen. it's opening today in fairfax. this is the first one really on the east coast. and what's it about? >> it's real food. it's food that tastes good. that's simple. that's not done in super fancy preparations, bold flavors but also conforms to cutting edge nutritional diet. >> do we have toed a joust our taste and forget about the flavors we're used to? things like butter and that. >> we use some butter. minimal compared to other restaurants. it's primarily great tasting food. it's based on my anti-inflammatory diet. which i think is a tweaking of

the mediterranean diet. but this is food that people like. >> as you make this wonderful kale salad, you'll talk to us about anti-inflammatory and the things you've been telling us will make us live longer. get started with what we're making. >> i first tasted this in italy. now many rest rents are serving versions of it. this is black kale. a variety of kale from italy that's sweeter and better tasting than in kinds of kale. you take this in central stocks. it's all over the place now. and kale, you know, all greens are good for us. i never would have thought americans would be eating dry kale. >> is it the same as collared greens? >> it's not. kale is one of the primary cabbage family vegetables.

these have very powerful cancer fighting ingredients in it. >> even the iceberg lettuce? >> that's not a green. by greens i mean things like spinach and kale and collards. the secret is this is the kale chopped up. and the dressing ingredients here have all been mixed. normally i would put them in separately. fresh lemon juice. very good quality extra virgin olive oil. let me give you a tip about extra virgin olive oil. very good olive oil when you taste it. at the end of the taste, it catches the back of your throat. it has a peppery bite. that's a sign of good. that's an anti-inflammatory compound. the secret of the salad is to let the kale sit in the dressing.

it takes the bitterness out and softens the leaves. >> fresh lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt and red pepper flakes. >> and you're not anti-salt. >> it's the easiest way. not eat refined and processed foods. >> is this hot peppers? >> red pepper flakes. that's already in here. >> is that good for you? >> it's very good for you. it stimulates metabolism. >> so let this sit for how long? >> well. this needs to be tossed. i don't have a tosser here. let the kale sit for at least 30 minutes. and it changes color. the bluish color disappears. it becomes green and the leaves are softer and the bitterness comes out of it. and then at the very end i'm going to add to this a light sprinkling of bread crumbs and p

parmesan cheese. so fat is okay? absolutely. >> i see you have avacado in the other salad. >> in the food pyramid that i have. you know what's at the top of that? dark chocolate? that should make a lot of people happy. >> that certainly mags me happy. we want people to know we're going to have you all week long with a lot of tips for healthy eating and living longer. we're so happy you came here. >> thank you for inviting me. >> the recipe for this is on our website at nbcwashington.com. beauty secrets from around the world. >> i got in trouble with nbc security for writing profanity on matt lauer's dressing room wall. >> is meredith vieira telling the truth?

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paula deen is opening up about the racist remarks that torpeded her career. she shared the lessons that she has learned.

>> words are so powerful. they can hurt. they can make people happy. my words hurt people. they disappointed people. and frankly i disappointed myself. and for that, i'm so sorry. i'm so sorry. >> a year ago a leaked deposition revealed she admitted to using a racial slur. in the immediate aftermath, companies like target, wal-mart and the food network dropped dean's endorsement deals. she says she's moving forward with a documentary about herself. tomorrow she's launching a new subscription based website called the paula deen network. we're looking at beauty secrets from around the world. we have tips from europe, the middle east, africa, and everywhere. we know there's beautiful women with very special ways of keeping themselves that way in other parts of the world.

let's start with the middle east and india. what did you bring to us from there. >> well, frankincense is very popular there. it has healing properties and it has -- it's a yellowish resin that comes from a tree. it helps with healing. it boosts call gin. is it taken internally or put on the skin? >> it's placed on the skin. it's burned. because it's like an insengs as well. so it's used in different capacities. >> can you get it here? >> i believe you probably can. i haven't seen it. i believe you can.o google that. how about africa?

yes, and this is not just eating watermelon. we know it's primarily water. but taking the pulp and mixing it with rosemary and water and sugar, it tends to be a nice hydration treatment for the skin. >> putting it directly onto the skin. >> putting it directly on the skin. exactly. >> what else in africa? >> well, there's a tree that i had a chance to see. they call it a sausage tree. they use it for lightening the skin. it's a lightening preparation that people use on their skins. >> you cut those and rub the root on the skin? >> yes, and it's called the sausage tree. >> and anything from the eastern part of asia? >> yes, pearl powder. very, very big. a lot of geishas keep their skin

very white. a lot of that is pearl powder. it gives glow of the skin. but it's great for hydration of the skin. >> any skin tone can use pearl powder. >> now it's actual pearl and not mother of pearl. mother of pearl is the lining of the shell. i'm talking about crushed pearls. >> i think i've seen that in stores before. and you say they use algae in europe? >> everybody has heard of lumiere. you pay $200 for a half ounce jar. but algae has a lot of properties for healing. they think it can repair dna. it gives sun protection. it tightens the skin. it hydrates the skin. it does a lot. >> does it have to go through

any special processing? >> yes, and what's probably in the product is very, very minute amounts to get the properties that i'm talking about. so you're getting way more volume of the algae. >> wow. secrets. we've got to go through to get them i guess. >> some, yeah. >> thank you so much. we'll remember those when we're traveling. >> yes. >> thanks a lot. our time is 11:50. coming up, a teacher making a decision to arm herself? decision to arm herself? we'll talk to you about others

deciin fairfax countylf? we'll talwe had to cutt others a lot of waste. we consolidated offices. started sharing printers. we can walk a few feet. replaced computers, but kept the monitors. they still work fine. we even discovered that the phone company overcharged us by three million dollars! i approve this message because congress doesn't need another right winger. they need someone who can balance a budget. oh, and we definitely didn't need so many government studies.

we're following several developing stories right now. the u.s. launched air strikes against isis mill teitants in s. stay with news 4 and nbcwashington.com for updates. investigators are expected to release details of evidence linking missing uva student hannah graham to car owned by matthew. they want to ask him questions

about hannah's disappearance. he's wanted for reckless driving after speeding off from police. and the d.c. council is debating a controversial measure to allow you to carry guns in public. a vote on the measure could come at any time now. and we'll keep you updated throughout the day. >> a teacher who carries a loaded gun to class every day. her principal, student and parents didn't know until now. she worked in collaboration with carnegie night news 21 on this story. >> 27-year-old special education teacher casey hansen can hit a target at nine feet. with 90% accuracy. >> i never grew up in a family where we had guns. no, that's not me. >> that changed after the death

of 26 innocents at sandy hook elementary. >> as a teacher, i took it personal. >> and she resolveded that would never happen in her classroom. >> i took a conceal carry class. i thought this is it. i've got to do it. >> casey's home state has the most lenient laws in the nation. allowing school employees with just a few hours of training to carry a concealed weapon to school. so state data bases are checked daily to make sure people carrying those weapons are not in trouble with the law. now, each morning as she packs her school supplies, casey also packs heat. a loaded 380 semiautomatic pistol that she affectionally calls the pink gun lucy. >> if a bad guy comes in, i'm not going to go running after him. but if he comes in my classroom, i'm going to take charge, and i'm going to defend my students. >> what can can your little bitty pink gun do? >> it can definitely surprise

him and stop him. >> casey's' struck which are and a gun lobbyist. >> almost without exception we see that the carnage, the death has stopped by the time the police get there. or it aults ends with the very first person, very first good guy that shows up with a gun. >> but not everyone agrees. >> bringing a firearm into the school by someone untrained and unprepared for a violent situation can only increase risk to the students every single day. >> stop! drop your weapon! >> i see your hands shaking. >> yes. >> as you're about to do it. is that just nerves? >> a little bit. >> even though it's a piece of paper up here. >> yeah. a lot of adrenaline. yeah. >> and this hand is just going to accompany it. >> when it's my turn. >> and command. stop! i see what she means. that was terrifying, to be honest with you. your heart is racing.

>> good. that's exactly what you want. >> he was quick to point the to stellar safety records in schools. but an elementary schoolteacher injured herself after her gun went off accidentally. the incident took some by surprise because utah is among the states that don't require teachers to tell anyone that they are armed. >> did you tell the principal or other teachers you were carrying a gun? >> i did not. >> what about parents. they don't know. >> they're going to know now. >> yes. >> are you worried a little bit? >> i am. i am worried. but i hope they see i'm a responsible teacher. i want what is best for the the children. >> that's going to bring up a lot of conversations with people, i'm sure. you bet it is. rain chances ramp up starting tomorrow. medium chances in town. higher chances to the south and

east and your seven-day forecast. immediate rain chances from the second half of tomorrow. tomorrow night into thursday afternoon. and then after that, sunny, warm and dry. back to the 80s for this coming weekend. >> you got to taste that kale salad. it's actually good. i did not expect to like it. it's on our website. nbcwashington.com. and that's news 4 midday for today. thanks for joining us. tune in for news at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and tonight at 11:00. we'll be back tomorrow morning with news 4 midday. hope you plan to join us. until then, have a great day. we'll see you in the morning.

>> eve: no, you're not hearing me, marybeth. paige hasn't said a word about these photos. >> marybeth: well, she's bound to talk about it sometime. >> eve: no, i can tell that that is not gonna happen, and for me to even bring it up, well, honey, i'm just gonna have to tell her that you told me about it. >> marybeth: no, no, please, mrs. larson, paige will hate me. >> eve: oh, no, she won't. she might be mad for just a little bit, sweetheart, but you know, she'll forgive. she always does. you know paige. what we've got to do is just make her realize that jj deveraux's-- i got to go. she's coming in the door. okay, bye. >> paige: hi, i have to just got to get my bag. what's wrong? >> eve: what's going on with jj? >> jj: come on, man, you hung out with her a lot. what's her last name?