we see isis as a serious threat to all of us and stand together with the united states and allies on this issue. the issue is security. the situation on everybody's mind is the ukraine and wider impact on european security. president barshenko and president putin agreed on a cease fire. i just hope it works. in the general situation we need to be clear and consistent with the language we used to describe the situation in the ukraine. as the eu under lined last weekend, this is russian aggressi aggression. the eu and the united states are ready to take fur thur restrictive measures in response to russia's behavior. russia must admit it is a party to the conflict and take genuine steps that will lead to a de escalation of the conflicted. we must also continue to support ukraine by providing the country with the assistance that it needs. when it comes to the security of our region, the united states engagement here runs deep. estonia is a close and reliable ally to the united states. we take our naet toe comm-- nat commitment seriously. very seriously. we have not sat back and waited fo

that should unite us, every single one of us shares an insidious enemy that wishes to destroy you andour family. that makes us family. the time for division is over . we are americans and unity and purpose is necessary for survival and victory. and later we can get back to hating each other when it's over. >> all right, k.g., we could put off our political differences for now, when we have an evil force against us. >> if there's ever a time to unite, this would be it, right? why can't we be united in purpose? i tell you why, there are those that -- when i see someone who's in a position like the attorney general eric holder making statements against the united states or even president obama when he addresses the u.n. and the world is listening, that doesn't move us closer together as a people, as a country and unite us so that we are single minded in our purpose to rise up against terror and defeat it in the united states. >> the president also makes apologies about the united states in reference specifically ferguson. and that we are a could have been think that has problems racially

their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists and those who make the mistake of harming americans will learn that we will not forget and that our reach is long and that justice will be served. >> as a nation we're united. and when people harm americans, we don't retreat. we don't forget. we take care of those who are grieving. and when that's finished, they should know we will follow them to the gates of hell until they are brought to justice. >> the vice president today at the portsmouth naval shipyard. the president before that in astonia. >>> and as the u.s. decides to go after isis, isis continues to attract and recruit members. just today the u.s. secretary of defense said upwards of a hundred americans are believed to be fighting for isis in the middle east. and tonight in an nbc news exclusive richard engel's been able to find one of those americans. richard's with us tonight from the syrian border in turkey. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. we've reported americans have tried to join isi

they only unite us and stiffen our resolve against these terrorists and those who make the mistakes of harming americans will learn that we will not forget and that our reach is long and that justice will be served. >> but how will justice be served and when? the president's vow now adds to the pressure of forming a strategy to confront isis and its war against the west. in the meantime, president obama approves more u.s. forces deployed to krawk. about 350 more troops will be sent to iraq. >>> good morning, paul. >> good morning, carol. >> paul, what is isis really trying to do? they know these beheadings are not going to stop the air strikes against them in iraq? >> the very minimum in order to appease the bloodlust of their sport -- supporters around the world, if they did something bigger, that could invite a much bigger western response. that could jeopardize what they are trying to achieve which is to build this islamic state, carol. >> you are saying they are not going to launch an attack against the united states? >> i don't think they are. if the united states acts in syria an

and shouldn't these acts of terror unite us as a nation. according to this democratic candidate he calls republicans worse than isis. >> it may not seem like that, but morning are better with friends.. >>> just moments ago, president obama speaking on the eve of a crucial nato meeting saying justice will, indeed, be served against isis, this as the white house confirms a second american journalist has been killed by the terror group. ed henry is live in estonia with the latest. good morning to you, ed. what is the latest and what the president is saying. >> well, very interesting because at this news conference, the president wanting to talk, you know, stopping here in estonia, just standing right now about 100 miles from the russian border because the president wants to send a signal to vladimir putin about its moves in ukraine saying look, the u.s. will stand up for nato allies like estonia right here. but instead the president got two questions at this news conference immediately on defense about isis, about the videotape, the beheading

they do not intimidate us, only unite us against terrorist. >> reporter: it will take time and effort, the president said. airstrikes continue in iraq, switch units in and out of iraq resulting from 350 more troops the there. >> it's not a group we can safely co-exist with and this is increasingly clear. >> they accuse the obama administration of dragging their feet. >> consider paying the ransom, make sure isis never lives long enough to use the money. >> president obama in estonia this morning reassuring baltic nations u.s. will protect them from russia. >> that is a commitment unbreakable. it is unwavering. it is unbreakable. estonia will never stand alone. >> reporter: new this morning ukraine says it's working for a cease-fire in russia. >> i hope it works. >> russia denies there's a deal. next, wales and the president trying to gauge what other countries will do to top isis. building that coalition before launching any military action in syria. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> students at drexel university are now back in their dorm rooms after being evacuated early this

their horrific acts only unite us. >> we learn the brutal video is real.ve it is the same extremist who killed james foley. our entire abc news national security team here this morning. >>> developing now, home depot investigating a brand-new massive credit card breach. data from tens of millions of customers possibly stolen and sold online. as we learn new details this morning on that hollywood hack attack, apple now saying how it happened. >> it was the most horrifying moment of my life. >> the video that shocked the country. a police officer opening fire on a minivan packed with kids. this morning the mother and her

their horrific acts only unite us. >> breaking news. we will not be intimidated. obama speaking out for the first time after another american is beheaded by isis. hundreds more u.s. troops sent into baghdad. this morning the strategy to battle isis. >>> also breaking, the white house says the execution video of steven sotloff is real. new clues this morning from the tape. who is the executioner, and when exactly was the video made? >>> cease-fire breaking this morning. ukraine says they and their president with vladimir putin have reached a deal with permanent cease-fire. russia says that's not the case. what's going on? we're live with the latest. your "new day" starts right now. >>> this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate balduan and michaela pereira. >>> good morning, welcome to "new day." it's wednesday, september 3rd, 6:00 in the east. breaking news. two major crises developing overseas. president obama is vowing justice after isis murders another american journalist. the president how has to tell us what that will mean. the government did confirm overnight

but that should united us. y single one of us shares an insidious enmemy who wishes to destroy you and your family. that makes us family. so for once hollywood, washington, young, old, black, white, left or center, the time for division is over. we are americans and unity and purpose is necessary for survival and victory. and later we can get back to hating each other when it's over. >> all right. k.g., we could put off our political ditchesfferences for right? when we have an evil force against us? >> if there's ever a time to united this would be it. why can't we? why couldn't we be united in purpose? i'll tell you why. there's people that seek to divide us as a country. and some of them are in fact in office or stepping down soon. so when i see someone who's in a position like the attorney general, eric holder, making statements against the united states or even president obama when he addresses the u.n. and the world is listening. that doesn't move us closer together as a people as a country and united us so

dbi or planning differentiate between that landlord who refuses to rent out their unit and put it on the market and using it permanently for short-term rentals and how would the department differentiate that for the people that live in their units 2 hundred and 75 nights a year can you tell the difference as an endorser. >> it came up in one of the hearings in addition to the individual that say, oh the unit for rent there's a hoax between the approach and the actual couldn't your legislation takes that out and so it makes it easier for us to be dealing with the individual that are occupying the unit so that's help so as legislators we're looking at is it offered or for rent less than 3 hundred and 65 days when we go in we're going to look at how the building is maintained but those are the things we looked at. >> how are we're going to know if a retina resident is there 2 heading hundred and 75 days a year. >> dbi - >> i understand it's in the planning that dbi has some enforcement with the 25 complaints i have today what would we put in the legislation that allows you to differentiate between a true te

their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to fight against these terrorists. they will learn we will not forget and that our reach is long and that justice will be served. >> president obama ordered another 350 military personnel to iraq. that brings the total number of u.s. troops on the ground to 820. >>> jurors will be back at it again this morning in richmond. they're deliberating the fate of bob mcdonnell and his wife. the jury received 90 pages of instructions before going behind closed doors yesterday. the mcdonnells are facing 14 counts of corruption including conspiracy, obstruction and bank fraud. they're accused of taking gifts and loans in exchange for giving political favors to jonnie williams. we will bring you complete coverage of the verdict whenever it breaks. >>> trapped by traffic. when seconds count, the new problem on the road slowing down emergency you crews trying to save lives. >>> plus common breast cancer treatment that is not as effective as many position. >>> and getting ready to send the kids off to school? chuck bell has your bus

it unites us. >> this comes after a frightening terror bust in australia. police arrested 15 people with plans to behead random australians and post those on line. >>> more than a decade after the case began, barry bonds' lawyer was back in a courtroom today battling on behalf of the home run king. they went before a panel of the ninth circuit court of appeal. at issue, whether bonds should have his obstruction of justice conviction thrown out. he was found guilty of obstruction after he appeared before a jury for illegal steroid use. >>> not a criminal, that's what they are saying about messages. krista hodges' tweets were inappropriate and unprofessional but didn't rise to the criminal level. tweets said i already want to stab some kids. is that bad? and references to making her trigger finger itchy. they say they have taken actions but have not given any details. >>> a rare virus that has sickened children across the country has now been reported in california. four children in southern california have been hospitalized this month for a respiratory virus

those units are used as vacation rentals around the corner from me there's additional units so 14 on one street my concern if you're sharing our home could you share it then with some of the seniors that are being evicted in my neighborhood as they're waiting for affordable housing? as we're waiting for units to be related back into the rental market so, yes this legislation does nothing to take care of the problem in my part of the city. i'm concerned about my neighborhoods and san francisco. we're long term san franciscans and so we do have a different view of home sharing and i would worry about how are you going to reimburse some of the things i think - >> thank you. next speaker. >> good evening i represent the north beach tenants committee. excuse me. thursday evening we have a productive meeting with supervisor chiu's aid amy chang one of the points we felt that the homes the units should be spriktd before the registration could be implemented to see if increase code and heath and safety to make sure that both the guests and the surrounding neighbors. we have no problem with h

their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists. >> the islamic state militants released a video showing freelance journalist steven sotloff being executed. he was kidnapped in syria last year. the masked man seems to be the same person in the video released last month showing another american journalist being killed. the man warns that the group will continue killing hostages until president obama stops air strikes against militants in syria and iraq. >> yi, tell us what's on the mind of investors today. >> there's a lot happening around the world. investors see them as geopolitical risks. when they're worried, they tend to sell stocks. when they're not, they tend to buy them. european investors, they were relieved of the possible cease fire in ukraine. the positive move headed over to wall street where the dow jones industrial average popped higher at the open. the key index only managed to edge up a touch. >> good morning, yi. the main focus are the central bank meetings in japan and in europe. is wednesday's cab gnat

and that should unite us and unite us strongly. i was glad to hear you say that you're all united, your team, all the military leaders. it was reported that general austin's military advice was to send a modest contingent of american troops to advise and assist in iraq more than the president, i think, has decided to do. is that an accurate report? >> what i would tell you, mr. chairman, is as you know and i think the president has been very clear and certainly general dempsey made this clear two days ago in our hearing before the senate armed services committee. first, the president expects from his military leaders in honest, direct evaluation of what they think and what's required to implement strategies that will protect this country. there were a number of recommendations on a number of things based on the questions the president asked of our military leaders. i would tell you this, general austin as i have said is in full agreement with the president's decisions on the resources the president has decided to use to implement t

fit into our business performer a are the planning of the commission more about land use i believe the rent control unit you're using for your business are for housing there was an exception now for 3 to 57 years practical for the growth of your business we see value growing local businesses in san francisco it's incredible your staff seems wonderful i can't support another extension that will bring you to basically having 8 to 9 years in a rent controlled business i voted against the motion last time because we were talking about a 3 year extension i would be in support of 18 months to a year to figure out. but i'm in support of having residential unit for arranged purposes. thank you >> thank you. commissioner antonini. >> yeah. it might be something i will propose as an alternate motion based on what commissioner johnson brought up. instead of the approval all the way to 2017 only march of 2007 only a few months from now. self-sounds or the that will give you time a year and a half more it will give you the 3 years that should are 3 and a half years from 2012 that's the best we can do that's probably

their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists. >> reporter: in the video isis also threatened to kill another hostage a british citizen identified as david haynes. at a nato summit beginning tomorrow in wales, president obama will try to develop an international coalition to help defeat the terror group. >> our objective is clear to degrade and destroy isil so it's no longer a threat not just to iraq but also the region and the united states. >> reporter: 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 as iraq wages war against isis. mark albert for cbs news, washington. >>> coach harbaugh and others are speaking out about ray mcdonald arrested sunday for allegedly beating his girlfriend. he practiced with the team yesterday. harbaugh has a zero tolerance policy on domestic violence. he said a player found guilty of abusing a woman would be let go. other players also spoke about mcdonald's arrest. >> you know, i d

their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists. >> reporter: the president used some of his strongest language to date to describe the u.s. goal of defeating the terror group also known as isil. >> our objective is clear and that is to degrade and destroy isil so it is not longer a threat not just to iraq but also the region and to the united states. >> reporter: but later, the president stepped back from that language. >> if we are joined by the international community, we can continue to shrink isil's sphere of influence, its effectiveness, the financing, its military capabilities to the point where it is a messengerrable problem. >> reporter: white house officials explained the president meant that before isis can be destroyed, the u.s. and its allies must manage to degrade its finances and roll back its territorial gains. it remains unclear if mr. obama will expand air strikes against isis from iraq into its stronghold in neighboring syria. today, the president called for a united front. >> it is very important from

in one instance, separatists units using intimidation of ransom took a pastor, his family, and severalh members hostage, holding them hostage for $50,000 before the village could come up with the money they were executed. so some pretty depressing reading in this report from amnesty international. >>> the german parliament has commemorated the beginning of world war ii with a speech by the polish president. he spoke in berlin to mark the 75th anniversary of germany's attack on poland. he says it's a miracle the nations have overcome the hatred. >>> a massive explosions at a chemical factory happened near holmes. >> reporter: the blast tuesday evening was heard for kilometers around. some 300 firefighters battled the blaze at the chemical plant in northern germany. some factory buildings were completely destroyed. several homes in the town were severely damaged. locals were asked to stay in doors because of the heavy smoke. a local railway line was blocked for several hours because of the incident. the plant recovered solvents to make paint. germany now has the world's fourth biggest ch

on the ground it will be very difficult for the united states and its low kicks ally to his defeat isil. >> zeina, thank you for that. live in beirut for us>>> syria's ambassador to the united nations has told al jazerra he was given advance warning of the air strikes and the iran was also told about the operation. however questions are still being raised over the will he we gal at this of the strike. >> reporter: the diplomatic spotlight is now here to the united nations, world leaders here, president obama now here in new york. and the issue of isis. but they are supposed to be talking about climate change we are looking particularly at the reaction of the syrian government to the air strikes on syrian soil. certain from damascus they issued a statement saying that there there had been a letter from john kerry. the u.s. saying they didn't accepted any letter to get clairclarification i spoke to te syrian ambassador a man that is close to assad. he told me they played by the rules, they informed us. he said this he was told by samantha power the u.s. ambassador that the air strikes were going to take place. i asked him did you give them

ownership and permit information we insist there are a public library open registry of open units being used if we want to change our properties we have to apply for a permit often we have to invite our neighbors between a block and allow them to come we insist that our tenants at a minimum receive written permission we carry insurance for specific buildings to protect in the event of fires and liability insurance to protect our insurance didn't protect the buildings and hotels yet if one of the tenant hotel guests gets hurt who will they sue if the hotel unit should so one million dollars of liability insurance. supervisor chiu's office said they'll not attempt to violate our leases, however, they've limited the landlord right to enforce the violation when we discover a platform of like this being used thank you for the opportunity. >> thank you very much. next speaker. . good afternoon. i'm jimmy live in the portal district 11. first of all, thank you supervisor chiu for taking on this issue it does need to be done but i think it needs to be done in a way that's constructive and in a way t

this unites us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against terrorists. >> rebound is in europe meeting with key allies including british prime minister cameron to discuss the strategy. in the united states critics say it is the weak foreign policy that is contributing to the rise of the terrorup. the obama administration has carried out 100 airstrikes g.p.s. isis in iraq and they holding another british journalist and is believed two american aid workers. >> news from ukraine, the president says he and russian president vladimir putin have reached an agreement on a cease-fire in eastern ukraine. forces have been fighting since april specific not released. president obama said a cease-fire is what everyone wants. >> if, in fact, russia is prepared to stop arming, training in many cases joining with russian trips, activities in ukraine and are serious about a political settlement we all hope for that. >> two day summit with nato's 28 nations begins tomorrow in wales . aftershocks rattle the north bay including 2.6 earthquake at 3:18 this morning. centered five miles s

their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists. those who make the mistake of harming americans will learn that we will not forget and that our reach is long and that justice will be served. >> of course, very difficult topic for the americans and indeed everybody watching developments in iraq and syria. president obama did state, though, the u.s. air strikes are having a positive impact. >> the threat from isis is something else which will be discussed at the nato summit. the threat to the whole region and potentially wider. at one point he said our aim clear, it is to degrade and destroy islamic state. and he was asked if that's what he really meant. he seemed to back away from that slightly saying we are confident that over the long-term we can reduce their sphere of influence in all sorts of way and make it a manageable threat. it is something we need, all of us, to focus on very clearly. >> okay, chris. for the time being, as always, thank you very much. chris morris there, just going over what president obama has

their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists. >> reporter: the isis commander abu bakr al baghdadi and his key deputies are prime targets for the u.s. and so is the hooded british speaker seen in the hostage videos. >> i'm back, obama. >> reporter: and others from isis not seen but clearly part of the execution and video team. >> and those that make the mistake of harming americans will learn that we will not forget and that our reach is long and that justice will be served. >> reporter: in the search for clues, some of the recent gruesome isis videos offer unintended leads. here the camera pans and briefly catches a glimpse of one of the isis camera operators. and then another isis fighter, part of the all important propaganda team that records and distributes the brutal video. >> the act of communication that follows the act of violence is almost as important if not more important than the act of violence today. . >> reporter: a spokesman for the family says sotloff died as he lived, core agely. >> reporter: now the

their horrific acts only unite us. >> just last week president obama said he had not yet developed a strategy for confronting the islamic state in syria. the criticism is getting louder. >> we can't wait forever. the longer we do wait the stronger eye kiss become isis becomes. >> he's very cautious. perhaps in this instance too cautious. >> the president of the united states is in denial or overwhelmed. >> it's france, it's the brits. it's the other countries that need to work with us, including countries like saudi arabia and that region. >> last month president obama authorized airstrikes against the islamic state in iraq. he says this limited military campaign has been fruitful, and the plan for now is to degrade and destroy the insurgency so it's no longer a threat to iraq, the region, or the united states. on wednesday he issued a warning. >> those who make the mistake of harming americans will learn that we will not forget and that our reach is long and that justice will be served. >> did the killing of americans speed the shift of public opinion away from the cautious war-wear

united nation's general assembly. and this one during a time of increasing international uncertainty. eric shaun joins us live. what did he say? >> heather, the president and first lady are attending the lunchion. but earlier in the speak in the august chamber in the united nation's he called on the other nations to have a forceful response against terrorism and extremism and vowed that isis would be destroyed and called it a network of death. during the 38 minute speech, the president admitted there is an unease and saying that the only language understood by killers and the language of force. and he praised the coalition and attacked isis and calling for a broader coalition. and said muslims must reject extremism and vowed that the u.s. would not be an upping power. >> we will use our military might in a campaign of a strikes to roll back isis. and we'll train and equip forces fighting against the terrorist on the ground. we will work to cut off their financing and stop the flow of fighters in to and out of the region and already over 40 nations offered to join this coalition. today, i ask the world to join i

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their horrific acts only unite us and stiffen the resolve to take the fight against these terrorists. >> ias is holding hundreds of people prisoner. the attempt failed. >> the man who appears to kill him speaks with a british accent and that is fueling concerns that they are training the next generation of international terrorist. >> be islamic state is actively recruiting foreign fighters with social media campaigns and their tactics are working. recruits from across europe including countries like germany and bosnia have gone to fight in syria and iraq. >> european citizens that leave could bring back what they've learned when they return home. >> an early-morning raid in northern bosnia, authorities arrest exchange suspected islamic militants. bosnia has grappled with homegrown jihad is for years after an influx of foreign fighters, and hundreds are heading back to the middle east. >> the suspects are believed to be involved in financing organizing and recruiting bosnian citizens to head for war in syria and iraq. ask many more have made their way out. 2500 are from europe, another

. >> they're horrific acts that only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists. >> reporter: president obama attends a nato summit tomorrow where he will work to build international support for possible strikes against syria against the militant group known as isis or isil. >> our objective is clear. that is to degrade and isis so it's not only a threat not just to iraq but also to the region and to the united states. >> reporter: some lawmakers say the president is moving too slow. they want swift action, including bombing runs against isis leaders hiding in syria. craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. >>> a doctor treating pregnant women is the latest american victim of the ebola virus in west africa. he is said to be doing well and in good spirits in isolation in liberia. world health officials announcing they may,underestimated the outbreak. researchers at the national institutes of health have already received the green light for human tests on an ebola vaccine. the department of health and human services has authorized a $25 mi

, it unites us. >> more than 40 other countries have now joined the coalition to battle terrorists in syria and iraq. >>> we have new details on an incident at the how many of san francisco 49ers defensive tackle ray mcdonald. mcdonald is being investigated on accusations he hit his pregnant fiancee last month. police were called to mcdonald's home on bentley ridge drive just after 8:00 p.m. it says an engaged couple were in an argument when the woman grabbed a firearm registered to her fiance and held it at her side. when he threatened to call 911, she put the firearm away and fled. she did not make any threats or point the gun. >>> larry ellison is retiring from his role as the chief executive of oracle. he is the only ceo the company has ever had. he is also the highest paid in the country. and in an unusual move, ellison is being replaced by two senior executives. abc 7 news reporter david louie has the story. >> reporter: one thing is very clear, larry ellison is not sailing off into the sunset. he will continue to wield considerable power here at oracle. but by giving up his

closer together as a people, as a country and unite us so that we are single minded in our purpose to rise up against terror and defeat it in the united states. >> the president also makes apologies about the united states in reference specifically ferguson. and that we are a could have been think that has problems racially and i don't know why he needed to make that statement at that time. i don't think that was the place. >> i don't think you could say -- >> you asked me and so i provided you the answer. did you not like it? >> it's not a statement against the united states. >> addition disparaging us as a country. >> i do a monologue on unification and you're fighting, it's amazing. that was incredible. >> what are you looking at? >> i'm looking in stunned amazement. >> draw a line. >> i guess that was a lousy idea. can i try and unite a little bit? >> so president obama decides he's going to go ahead and do these air strikes against isis in syria. and the big question is was he going to remain in iraq or go into syria without the syri

. >> their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists. >> florida senator says he will introduce legislation authorizing the president to will be air strikes now against isis in syria. >>> the damage from napa's 6.0 shaker is still evident all over town. the governor has now asked president obama to issue a major disaster declaration to speed up federal aid to the area. the work to rebuild napa's badly damaged downtown is already begun. some buildings are expected to re-open within a week. >>> today the third international conference on earthquake early warning systems starts at uc-berkeley. alex padilla wrote the law which requires california to create a statewide early warning isn't. the lieutenant governor and san francisco mayor will also attend stows a last-minute push today to keep a bay area hospital in full service operation. supporters of san pablo's doctors medical center are holding a rally. hospital staff members are among those calling on the chair of the contra costa county board of supervisors to integrate

their or hifk acts only unite us and stiff fin our resolve to take the fight against these terroristsose who make the mistake of harming americans will learn that we will not forget and our reach is long and that justice will be served. >> top of the hour, welcome to "morning joe." that was president obama in estonia in the past hour talking about isis and the latest -- >> a horrific video. a lot of people shaken up by it, obvious obviously. i got a friend calling me yesterday afternoon asking me after the beheading whether new york was still a safe place to raise their kids. i know you got a call from a friend who was --

how is it that this belief can unite us, regardless of our differences? it's because of conviction.hat feeling inside that links so many from the far corners of the earth to the closest reaches of our neighborhoods. faith is all around us. >> everything hanging in the balance now. >> faith springs from a glorious past forward to a promising future. the faith that those who not so quietly defeated rivals and redefined record books would inspire their breatherin to reach such accomplishments. this their minds, they envision. in their hearts, they believe. and because of that, they're certainly known as "the faithful." >> i remember being on the red carpet. we premiered the movie "american hustle" in new york. i said i couldn't go to the game, i'm on the red carpet, supposed to be taking pictures, promoting this movie. but i had this game i had to watch. it was the last five minutes. ♪ >> meet jeremy renner, born in modesto, california. he's as faithful as they come. at times, maybe too faithful. his passion for the 49ers, hike the passion he exudes on acting, leaps off the screen at v

and their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our results to be united against theseterrorists. >> obama had not laid out a concrete plan to destroy the group. richard engel is following the threat of a u.s. born extremist. he joins us from the syrian border of one american who tried to get involved with isis. just ahead in our next half hour. >>> now to a gram new outlook in the ebola outbreak, just as we hear a message of hope from one of the infected patients, the cdc is said the outbreak is likely to spread to more countries. the virus is spreading faster than health workers can keep up. the third patient is dr. rick sa sackra. a missionary from massachusetts. today dr. nancy writebol who is now free of the virus says her faith in god played a big part in her recovery. >> there are many mornings i woke up and thought i'm alive and many i thought i'm not going make it anymore. >> she took an experimental drug to help recover. it's unclear if dr. sackra will come to the u.s. for the same kind of treatment. >> he was close to deplecomplet trek down the u.s. coast. he

and when you threaten the united allies, it doesn't divide us, it unites us. we pull together.stand together to defend this country /39@ on the ground in syria as part of this1 campaign against the terrorists isis. he mentioned the expanding air strikes in iraq, expanding outside just the northern region where the kurds are taking that fight on the ground. those troops are going to be trained by arab nations. he did not name them specifically, but we know that saudi arabia is going to be training these fighters outside of syria, and then they'll be used to fight on the ground. there are still a lot of questions up on capitol hill about this fighting force, and even the president himself just a short time ago, a few weeks ago referred to the free syrian army as an incapable fighting force of dentists, pharmacists and farmers. now the strategy relies heavily on this force, getting it trained up to be the boots on the ground. the president reiterating that american forces will not be on the ground in a combat role, even though they will be on the ground as advisers, and thatidz se

their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists. >> so is military action against isis in syria still a possibility? >> i think it is. of course when you're talking about degrading and destroying a terrorist organization, that means going where they are. and of course some of them are in iraq and there have been u.s. operations that have been taken there, but where the united states really hasn't gone yet is syria. there are some legal complications. does the united states need a war authorization for military force in syria. that's an open question. but clearly president obama's remarks today were very, very tough. >> the president is now on his way to a summit in the u.k. britain has already made a statement, its prime minister did, about the isis situation and what it plans to do. do you think we're going to hear more about isis when these two are together? >> i think so. of course this is kind of a european matter. many of these isis fighters have their home countries from europe. great britain apparently is the home

their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorist. >> freelance journalist steven sotloff was kidnapped last year in syria. militants from islamic state released a video earlier this week showing him being executed. it resembles one released last month showing the murder of another american journalist, james foley. a masked man speaking in a british accent appears in both videos. he warns that the group will continue killing hostages until obama stops air strikes against militants in syria and iraq. >>> leaders in china have gathered to look back. they attended what they called a victory ceremony to mark japan's surrender in 1945. ♪ state run media broadcast the event live. all seven members of the politburo standing committee including president xi jinping and premier li keqiang took part. authorities announced earlier this year that they decided to designate september 3rd, victory day. one day earlier in 1945, japanese leaders officially surrendered to allied forces. president xi later delivered a speech at a symposium. h

we need a leader who will unite us. >> i'm the only city of oakland elected official who was born in oakland and has been working in this community my entire life. >> reporter: but an influential group of public faith leaders backed joe tuman as their choice. >> the three people emerging to the top bus tumam, washer, and segel. >> reporter: being the front runner has put a target on her back she says. >> when you see the mud slinging, that is because people are afraid i'm in the lead. >> reporter: polls are showing undecided voters at anywhere from 19% to 40%. experts say they could be the wild card in the race. in oakland, christin ayers, kpix5. >>> and tonight, the mayor of oakland has done a 180 in a messy dispute over the trash collection. she agreed to give a billion dollars waste management contract back to the old company. the one that lost the bid. stay tuned. more details of this coming tomorrow. >>> and we are just now getting word scotland will stay part of the united kingdom. voters rejected a referendum. sharon chin, what is the reaction at the pub? >> reporter: well a l

their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists. >> reporter: fighting the militant group isis on their territory in syria will take time and effort the president said. air strikes continue in iraq and now the pentagon will switch units in and out of iraq, resulting in 350 more troops there to protect our embassy. >> it's not a group that we can safely coexist with and i think this makes it increasingly clear. >> reporter: sotloff's friend accuses the obama administration of dragging its feet. >> time to consider paying the ransom and making sure isis never lives long enough to use the money. >> reporter: president obama is in estonia this morning reassuring baltic nations the u.s. will protect them from russia. >> that is a commitment that is unbreakable, it is unwavering, it is eternal, and estonia will never stand alone. >> reporter: new this morning, ukraine says it's working toward a cease-fire with russia. >> i just hope it works. >> reporter: russia denies there's a deal to stop the violence. next stop for the pre