chemical reaction that left the girls covered in blisters and excruciating pain. a man in australia lucky to be alive. at the counter of a service station yesterday, watch, a white suv blasts through the front window. the driver said her vehicle reas can you imagine those are our top stories on this thursday, september 5th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. good thursday morning. we begin with president obama facing off with russian president vladamir putin at g-20 summit over syria and other issues. >> here at home the president scored a victory with lawmakers in the senate. nbc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl traveling with the president. >> reporter: shortly after landing in sweden, obama said responding to the syrian weapons attack is more a test of more than just his leadership.