i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, capitol hill. >> thanks, steve. >>> it's called the fire challenge.online game has deadly consequences. teenagers are setting themselves on fire and filming it. >>> plus, she almost got away with a scam that took advantage of local families. new at 5:00, >>> do you know what your teenager is ined in online? a disturbing trend called the fire challenge. several young boys and girls have been severely burned playing it. keith garvin has the latest. all right, obviously there's a problem with the package there. basically, what the report shows is this is a game teenagers get involved in online and share the videos on social media sites in which they set themselves on fire. facebook is deleting all the fire challenge videos from its w >>> well, right now at 5:00, fast cars, expensive watches, racy e-mails. more jolting evidence today in the trial against virginia's former first couple. >>> storm team 4 is tracking showers in the washington area and they could be just the start of a wet weekend. >> first, a wild and deadly crash on the beltway. state polic

we begin now with steve handelsman on capitol hill. steve. >> thanks. humanitarian air drops go, today's operation ordered by president obama, was small. as air strikes go, today's, again ordered by the president here in washington yesterday, ten in all at latest count are still pretty tight, but a line has been crossed. >> just some smoke was seen and a small flash, but the first air strikes made history. the u.s. back in combat in iraq. the 500 pound bomb came from these fa-18st off the carrier george h.w. bush. those pilots circled back and struck again. four more fa-18 strikes later today, and two from u.s. drones. the target was isis fighters moving towards irbil, the capital of iraqi kurds, u.s. allies, american diplomats, and military advisors are there. >> top priority of the wraits is security of our people. we have people in irbil, and if we see an advance, we're going to hit it. >> reporter: isis is now a big army, well armed and motivated. can some bombings make a difference? >> this is not decisive use of military power. we're not on the gr

i'm steve handelsman, news 4. >>> pope francis is grieving the loss of three family members.he vatican says the pope is profoundly saddened by the news that his nephews, wife and two young children were killed in a car accident in argentina overnight. the family was returning from a vacation when their car collided with a truck. the pope's nephew is critically injured. pope francis is asking all who share in his grief to unite with him in prayer. >>> few would recognize his face but most would know his booming voice that introduced the lineups on "saturday night live" for more than four decades. >> it's "saturdayight live." don pardo died last night. he was hired by nbc in 1944 and went on to grace newscasts, game shows and tv programs. in 2010 he was inducted into the academy of television art and science's hall of fame. pardo was 96 years old. >>> it is apparently a growing sport, shooting down drones. check out the safety risks. >>> and a new item from mcdonald's coming to a grocery store near you. >>> nationals forecast tonight, thinking about heading out to the game look

steve handelsman has the new developments. steve. >> thanks. let's clarify. sources tell nbc news this was basically a double strike by the same war planes and the same pilots. common in warfare. you tropical some bombs. you reassess. you come back. you to it again. so it is a double strike. not really a double set of strikes. at least according to the information nbc news is getting. a lot of people here in washington, especially officials,realize a line has been crossed. >> the air strikes made history. the first u.s. combat action in iraq since 2011. >>> the pilots cirqueled back and struck again. the target was isis fighters moving towards erbil, the capital of iraqi kurds, u.s. allies. american diplomats and military advisors are there. >> top priority of the united states is the security of our people. we have people in erbil, and if we see an advance, we'll hit it. >> isis is now a big army, well armed and motivated. can some bombing make a difference. >> we're not in the area. i don't think we know what we're doing. >> president obama promised no u.s.

i'm steve handelsman, news 4 washington. >>> veronica johnson is joining us now. the rain is moving in. itis not the last we are going to see of it, right? >> for awhile, we are going to stay wet. until 10:00, 11:00 p.m.

i'm steve handelsman, news 4 washington. >>> veronica johnson is joining us now. the rain is moving in. itis not the last we are going to see of it, right? >> for awhile, we are going to stay wet. until 10:00, 11:00 p.m. >>> the kindness of strangers is keeping family off the streets. red instead of their noses, he says he and his officers use their eyes to inspect cargo into the port of baltimore. >> we are in the front line in preventing the introduction of tests. >> the stakes are high. coffee prices skyrocketed because of this, coffee rust. a fungus that destroyed almost half coffee plants in south america. that is why you are paying so much more for your daily cup. >> it will affect how much you pay at the grocery store. they are going to pay more because there's less production. >> reporter: he doesn't want something similar to happen here, but it requires patience. so much patience. >> we go through a lot of this by hand. >> reporter: they are not just searching through the contents, they are looking at what it came in from the boxes to the palettes. they i

our team coverage begins with the steve handelsman on capitol hill. >> that is the message here in washingtonand from the president up on martha's vineyard. the u.s. pressure on isis may now increase after the sickening ritual murder of an american journalist on behalf of isis by a jihad fanatic who literally speaks our language. >> bring some awareness -- >> jim foley's family got confirmation from the fbi, that the video is authentic. and more disturbing to some because the isis executioner speaks english. >> james wright foley an american citizen of your country. >> 21 months of hope end in tragedy. >> he was a great(od] american. >> foleys hold out hope for another u.s. journalist held in syria. steven sotlof kidnapped last year. his life depends on what the u.s. now does in iraq. where u.s. air strikes are driving isis forces back. president obama said today no god would stand for what isis is doing and the u.s. will remain relentless. >> when people harm americans anywhere, we do what is necessary to see that just sis done. >> images of the journalists killed on the job cover a wall at