Squad car. The most expensive apartment selling for nearly a half billion dollars. Its august 22nd. Early today starts right now. Good morning. Im dara brown. As u. S. Air strikes continue in iraq, the pentagon is presenting an ominous picture of the threat isis militants post to america. Following the death of american journalist james foley, defense secretary chuck hagel called isis a longterm threat. He said isis is more than just a terrorist group. They are tremendously wellfunded. Oh, this is beyond anything that weve seen, so we must prepare for everything, and the only way to do that is you take a cold, steely, hard look at it and get ready. Nbcs brian moore is live in washington d. C. Good morning to you, brian. What is the latest on this isis threat . Well, dara, americas top general is warning that this could be a long, difficult fight. Reporter the execution of american journalist james foley has changed washingtons focus on the terror group isis. They are an imminent threat to every interest we have, whether its in iraq or anywhere else. Reporter with u. S. Air support the iraqis are gaining background, but americas top general insists it will take more than just bombs to crush isis. This is an it has an apocalyptic end of days Strategic Vision which will eventually have to be defeated. I dont think weve seen a more significant threat to American Security since the early days of 9 11. Reporter isis is threatening to execute a second american journalist, miamibased steven soklov and calling for attacks on other american targets. Its a fight the Obama White House doesnt want, but cant ignore. Mr. Obama, i think, has realized he cant use this narrative any longer of how he is pending two wars on his iraq, and i think were going to have to settle in for a long effort. Reporter United States is now getting a first bitter taste of the terror iraqis are now claim big the hundreds of thousands. An isis threat thats growing stronger. Well, the president promises no u. S. Combat troops on the ground. The state department is now asking for 300 additional u. S. Military personnel to protect american facilities in iraq. Dara. Ryan moore reporting from d. C. Thank you for that update. They were just days from dying. Two americans affected with the ebola virus are diseasefree and home. One of them, dr. Brantley, had a lot to say here now in his own words. Today is a miraculous day. I am thrilled to be alive. July 23rd i woke up feeling under the weather, and then my life took an unexpected turn as i was diagnosed with ebola virus disease. As i lay in my bed in liberia for the following nine days getting sicker and weaker each day, i prayed that god would help me. I did not know then, but have learned since that there were thousands, maybe even millions of people around the world praying for me. My dear friend, nancy writebol, upon her release from the hospital, wanted me to share her gratitude for all the prayers on her behalf. I cannot thank you enough for your prayers and your support. Brantley and writebol were treated at atlantas emory hospital. Both were given the experimental drug First Time Ever for humans. Its not clear how big the drug played. So far the ebola virus has killed more than 1,300 people. A big target is taken out. Its in Southern Gaza in rafah. An air attack killed three hamas commanders. It is the second big hit this week. Israeli strikes killed the wife and two children of hamass military chief wednesday. Now, out west it might be the Worlds Largest vanishing act. Im talking about some 63 trill wron gallons of water thats been lost since the beginning of the year. Thats the word from the university of san diego. Hardest hit . Lake meade. Its the nations largest reservoir. Its the historymaking drought goes, on big water consumers like california will find severe rationing ahead. A huge victory for partially paralyzed olympic swimmer amy van dyke. Walking on a prayer. She did, all right. The sixtime Gold Medalist taking her first step since becoming paralyzed from the waist down. After an atv accident left less than three months ago she did it with the help of a walker and what appears to be a bionic device attached to her legs. In an interview on the today show van dyken says she has experienced feelings below her waist giving her hope she will someday walk again. Shes now home where she will continue her intense therapy. Renewed hope for treating children with autism. Scientists found that a drug that Restores Health where i connections in the brain in lab myself also reverses autisticlike behaviors such as avoiding social interaction. According to the latest government estimate, one in 68 children in the United States has a form of autism. Here is a story that might inspire you to pay it forward. A florida woman ordered a coffee from a starbucks drivethrough, and when it came time to pay, she offered to get the drink for the stranger in the car behind her. That one simple act of kindness inspired hundreds of other people to do the same. In fact, in just one day 378 back to back customers all offered to pay for the stranger in the car behind them. Fantastic. Great story for a friday. It lasted 11 hours. When it finally came to an end, they were trying to convince the person, and they just didnt get the concept. They were, like, no, i just want to pay for mine. Bill karins. Wish i was a part of that. Our national weather. Arizona had a rare, rare day yesterday. It wasnt the big epic flooding. It was cloudy. Some showers. How often is it much hotter across the southeast than it is in the desert . It was only 90 for a high temperature. Thats like a fall day in phoenix. As far as the temperatures this morning go, were still pretty mild. No problems there. Do we have any wet weather to worry about . Not a lot. We are still seeing some showers in northern portions of idaho. Were also watching a few hit and miss showers in utah and northern arizona. Over the next five days, our computer really is not projecting much, if any, precipitation for california, oregon. Just a tiny sprinkle or two there in areas of nevada. Looks like arizona has a hands for more rain along with new mexico. Not even much more for our friends for the pacific northwest. During the weekend it looks nice. If already any showers in seattle there, it would still be very light on your friday. Do not expect a lot of heavy rain anywhere. Thats your nati the phoenix area. We get rid of the storm system that produced the rain. That leaves us with a weekend forecast of got to wait. Going to make us wait. Ill tell you during the break. Ill make everyone else wait. Thats your perk. 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In ferguson calmer crowds dominated the scene following a week of chaos. There were just seven arrests and none of those were from ferguson. There were no molotov cocktails. No fires. No shooting. We did not see a single handgun. The calm has come after National Guard pulled out. Captain johnson went on to describe how the community is taking back their town. On the table today you see a coloring book, you see crayons. You also see a sock puppet. The kids that were there today gave me this sock puppet before i left, and it can bring a smile to our face and hope to our hearts, and we can see a table with a coloring book, a box of crayons, a sock puppet instead of weapons and molotov cocktails. 13 days after he was shot, Michael Brown will finally be laid to rest on monday with the reverend al sharpton giving the eulogy. The bodies of 20 passengers are back in malaysia. They were on mh17 when it was shot out of the sky over ukraine. 298 passengers and crew were on board. In kentucky an ice bucket challenge goes bad. Two firefighters were injured. One writically. They were spraying water on people when their ladder got los to power lines, shocking them. Also in kentucky two million fresh hams. Three groups paid for it at a charity event. It weighed 15 pounds divided by two million and its almost 126,000 per pound . Wow. Trouble with the gop. Paul ryan wont sit next to House Speaker john boehner. The reason . He smells like smoke. Ryan says its because boehner lights up cigarettes way too much. He is going to hit. He is going to hit. Going to hit. In britains dash cam video of a crash. An elderly man was on the wrong side of the road. The cop decided to use their car as a barricade. One of the officers was hurt, but will be okay. Stocks jumped again, but the do you returning above the 17,000 mark. According to yahoo, the worlds most expensive apartment could sell in monaco for almost a half billion, yes, billion, dollars. Its called the sky penthouse, and it includes 38,000 square feet with five levels, a kitchen on each level, and, get this, a water slide that goes from a dance floor to a pool on the terrace. With the, forbes is out with its ranking of which nfl teams have the best fans. The green bay packers, number one, followed by the denver broncos, new orleans saints, noor new england patriots, the ravens, the colts, cowboys, and Steelers Steele tied. Seahawks and at number ten, da bears. Well, mariah carey and nick cannon confirmed the major news. Plus, all the sports highlights leading into the weekend. Well be right back. Oh the name your price tool you tell them how much you want to pay, and they help you find a policy that fits your budget. I told you to wear something comfortable this is a polyester blend whoa uh. Little help . I got you unh its so beautiful man should we Call Security . No, this is just getting good. The name your price tool, still only from progressive. 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They beat the diamondbacks last night. Its brought their winning streak to ten consecutive games. They did so in walkoff fashion for the fifth time in six past games. Its only three wins shy of the franchise record. To new york and the yankees take on the astros. Top of the seven. A fall ball goes in the stands. We know him. Thats chris rock. The comedian makes an honorable gesture giving the ball to a young fan there right next to him. The yankees go on to win 30. It came down to two popular teams in the Little League world series. The phillies against the team from chicago. Bottom of the first. They hit the mound, and a wild throw to first gives chicago the early lead. And at the top of the fifth chicago up by two. Phillies Kyle Cummings with a solo homer makes it a onerun game. Theyre able to hold the lead eliminating philly from the tournament. Chicago will face nevada on thursday. The usa championship game at 3 30 p. M. Eastern time. Week three of the nfl preseason kicked off last night with the steelers and the eagles. Steelers running back bell and they both cleared the play following charges on wednesday. A scare where i moment when eagles wideout Jeremy Maclin buckled his knee, and he goes down. He will walk it off, and he will return to action later. To the second half. Steelers rally from down 240, but the eagles dont go on to win it 3121. A massive kilbasa stirred in bread and smothered in were cheese. It will cost you 20, and not sure how many calories. Probably the biggest food coma, though, if you dont share. Mountain biker cam attempted to break the Guinness World record yesterday. The first dirt Mountain Bike back flip. No way he nails it. He nailed that jump. 45 miles per hour. The fourstory 100 feet in the air. Easily crushing the previous record of 78 feet. Way to go. Dara, back to you. Thank you so much, francis. Just ahead, the passing of a visual master. 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Time for your weekend forecast. I think a lot of you are going to love this forecast. Storm system kicking up through northern arizona. Will bring additional showers and storms today through the four corner region. Intermountain west. Hit and miss storms. Seattle, this is probably looking a lot worse than it will be. Mostly cloudy skies. A few showers. Not horrible. Portland, not bad. 76. Were not looking at any big warmed building. Were not looking at any rormz headed your way either. Its a really nice weekend. Temperatures, 94. Its pretty cool considering typically its about 100 or plus from the Desert Southwest in vegas all the way down to phoenix and tucson, and l. A. , about 81. San francisco, 7 had. Even as we go into sunday, it looks like two great days in a row for just about everyone. A nice late summer treat. Thanks for sharing that secret, bill. It wasnt much of a vsecret. It is great news to have great weekend weather ahead. The drama if i stay is released along side zachs comedy are you here. The football film when the game stands tall and sin city, a day to kill for starring bruce willis, jessica alba, and many more. This film noir should keep you on the edge of your seat. Chris pratt star of guardians of the galaxy went to the Childrens Hospital of l. A. For a special screening of the film. After the movie . Yes, pratt dressed up as his guardians character and cheered up patients throughout the hospital. Nick cannon confirms that he and mariah carey separated and have been living apart for months. Mariah carey has given no official word on the details of their situation. Miley cyrus is being banned from performing in the dominican republic. A Government Commission reported that cyrus often undertakes acts that go against morals and customs as their reasoning. Joining the showings of roseanne and will and grace, we tv has ordered a channel next year. Couples have sex inside a box and then address their issue with a panel of experts afterward. Vh1 has dating naked. Lets just who its no holds barred at this point. Sex in a box. I dont know. There supposed to be a comedian and psychiatrist all on the set at the same time. Well have to see. Im dara brown, and this is early today. We hope its just your first stop of the day on nbc. Whats my advice for healthy looking, radiant skin . A good nights sleep. And aveeno®. [ female announcer ] only aveeno® positively radiant face moisturizer has an active naturals® total soy formula. One of natures most effective skin tone correctors. It helps reduce the look of brown spots in just four weeks. And for stubborn spots, theres new aveeno® targeted tone corrector, with vitamin a added for faster results. [ Jennifer Aniston ] aveeno®. Naturally beautiful results™. News from the associated press. Former ap photo editor tony massey died. His career spans 38 years. He covered such notable fingers like Martin Luther king jr. And he was 80 years old. Activists throw eggs at former minister cavallo. Argentinas former minister received the want so warm welcome at the university of argentina. He was able to duck down and avoid a direct hit. Many believe his policies went to argentinas economic collapse in the early 2000s. To some stories we are following for you. The american flags taken from the Brooklyn Bridge last month will soon be returned to new york police. Two german artists previously claimed responsibility for taking the flags and putting white ones in their place. A deal was reportedly worked out on the American Embassy in germany to return them. Zirchlg the army is expected to announce changes to its strict tattoo policy while the specific changes have not been announced, it should soon be easier for them to move up in the rank. Too much tv and internet could be lowering kids social skills. In the study kids who were kept away from Electronic Media for five days were better at reading other peoples emotions than kids who kept up a normal amount of screen time. Snoo in those five days those parents wont bonkers. This spotted an adorable red panda cub having play time with its mom. The red panda displays tender love and care to her cub. The cub was conceived at the japanese zoo and still has its gray coat. They have no relation to the giant panda. In fact, theyre more similar to racoons and weasles. They do look like a raccoon, though. They can hang out in trees. They dont roll the same way. Now, its time for a look ahead. A Court Hearing will be held in the case against Texas Governor rick perry. The governor was indicted last week on two felonies. Abuse of official capacity and coercion of a public servant. He has already pleaded not guilty, and is not required to attend. Whether by plane, mat esht ward, or moving truck, wake county, north carolina, is expecting its millionth resident today. County officials were able to do the math based on an average growth rate of 62 people per day. Happy birthday to kristen wig, who is 41, celebrity chef giatta, 44, and ty burrell turns 47. Im dara brown. Thanks for watching early today. Have a fantastic friday and a great weekend. Today in the bay. And a good friday morning to you, its 4 30, im sam brock. I think you stressed that friday a little, right . Well if you didnt, we would. Im laura garciacannon. Right christina, she has a look at the friday forecast. Yeah, we made it together. And you know what, its going to be an absolutely lovely weekend all across the bay area. Temperatures right now, comfortable, were in the 60s just about everywhere. 62 for concord. 63 in oakland. And there is some fog out there this morning, especially right by the water. Heres san francisco, mostly clear for now in pleasanton. Between about 7 00 and 9 00, low clouds. Here in san jose, so clear you can see the slither of a moon
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