Transcripts For KNTV Early Today 20140828

Sources say they have seized a southeastern town 12 miles from the russian border. Russian stock markets have taken a dive. Ukraines president called for a security meeting. All of it after russian tanks have rolled into two areas that were once rebel strongholds. Mother of a captured american begging isis to spare his life. Nbcs tracie potts is live in washington. Good morning, tracie. We know this comes amid reports of another American Fighting for isis. What this means is that there are now americans on both sides of this conflict. It appears Douglas Mcarthur mccain was not alone. This morning there are reports a second american has been killed fighting with isis militants in syria. The concern . Foreign fighters could go over there, get radicalized, get equipped, get trained and come back to their homeland. Reporter the u. S. Believes as many as 100 americans may have joined isis. The beheading of james foley raised concerns about another hostage. As a mother i ask your justice to be merciful and not punish my son for matters he has no control over. I ask you to use your authority to spare his life. The white house says theyre working to bring him home but will not pay ransom. It only serves to allow the terrorist organizations to finance their operations. It only puts at greater risk the lives of other american civilians. Peter theo curtis is now home. He was held by darcht radical group in syria linked to al qaeda. I had no idea when i was in prison, i had no idea that so much effort was extended on my behalf. The administration is now doing surveillance over syria and considering air strikes to hit isis strong holds. Before any air strikes, Congress Wants to get involved. They want to give president obama the okay to move forward with that air campaign. Dara. We appreciate that report. Tracie potts, live in washington d. C. Now, hurricane marie weakened to a Tropical Storm, but she still was Strong Enough to produce some pretty strong wave action. There was significant flooding. 30 miles away at seal beach huge waves made it hard for lifeguards to rescue people, including this man in black shorts, who is a lifeguard himself. The huge waves as high as 25 feet at some beaches, and rising sea water created this muddy mess for residents living near seal beach. Not everyone had a problem with these massive waves. Surf is finally up. Swells brought on by marie are expected to last through friday. In texas a dad escapes jail time after allegedly gunning down his sons killer. A jury found him not guilty. It took them just three hours. He was accused of killing jose in a fit of rage in 2012. Vanda was driving drunk when he fatally struck his two sons. They were pushing their broken down truck at the time. Hear his reaction to the verdict. A lot of weight lifted off my back. Im still destroyed. Im missing my son. Prosecutors argue that his biggest motive was grief but had little evidence tying him to that crime. A crew member on the show cops is shot dead while filming it. It happened in omaha. The crew was on a ride along with police. They were responding to a robbery at a wendys. Inside cops exchanged gunfire with a suspect. Thats when bryce deon, a sound operator, was hit and killed. We have been very fortunate over the years that weve never had an incident like this. Unfortunately this happened. An investigation has been launched. All three officers involved are now on leave. The story of ufc cornerback josh shaw breaking both ankles is a lie. Shaw came forward to School Officials yesterday afternoon and admitted the story was a complete fabrication. The original story of heroism was posted on the schools website, but it was quickly under investigation after numerous phone calls to the university questioned the authenticity of it. Its pretty clear theres been quite a bit quite a few conflicting stories out there. A Statement Released shaw admits he injured himself in a fall, but he did not specify. Usc has suspended shaw from all team activities. It is a new generation of lion king at the johannesburg joe in south africa. Theyre more like little princes. Three of them made their first public debut. The trio of lion cubs includes a rare white one, and you see it playfully swatting at the video cameras. The cubs, one male, and his two sisters have been cared for in quarantine since they arrived in july. The zoo hasnt successfully bred lions in five years. These playful cubs will live separately from the seven adult lions already at the zoo. Very cute. Nbc meteorologist bill karins is here who is also very cute. Come on. Youre going to give us a great look at the holiday weekend, right . Its not bad, actually. A lot of areas of the west look all right. Its also the start of football season in some areas too. I know a lot of schools are starting their game this weekend or something started last week. The big story is the amazing waves. Heres a closer look at Tropical Storm marie. Still a big circulation. Still going to send waves to the california coast for days ahead. Probably some even right into the weekend. We still have high surf advisories in effect from areas near Santa Barbara and south of l. A. Theyre even saying isolated waves coming ashore 20 feet high. Thats serious stuff. Well get more great pictures today. Hopefully we wont see any more damage. That storm system that plagued the Intermountain West is shifting towards colorado. In its wake, mild temperatures. Very little moisture to work with. It will try to work to the northwest. Not expecting a lot of moisture with it. Maybe seattle can get moisture out of it in the mountains or kags kadz, but over the next seven days very little, if any, rainfall in the forecast. Almost all of the west. Looks like a dry week ahead. Doesnt look blistering hot, but it is going to sthe low 90s. Areas of interior nevada still in the 90s also. Well take a peek. You want your labor day forecast . Sure. Ill give you a little peek. Im ready for it. Sunshine. Pure sunshine. Thank you, bill. Just ahead, a massive hack attack on the countrys biggest bank. Plus, the accused insider trader that was not happy to see the media. And how would you like to win a neverending supply of taco bell food for life . A lot of bean burritos. It is. Youre watching early today. [ aniston ] when people ask me what im wearing, i tell them aveeno®. [ female announcer ] aveeno® daily moisturizing lotion has active naturals® oat with five vital nutrients. [ aniston ] because Beautiful Skin goes with everything. Aveeno®. Naturally beautiful results™. Aveeno®. At Hillshire Farm spice is the spice of life. Thats why our craftsmen seasoned every sausage perfectly. So you can coax out great flavor effortlessly. 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He was headed to new orleans for a system upgrade for the Massachusetts Air national guard. Rough terrain makes the search difficult. Two women were reportedly smoking and drinking in an airplane bathroom when they became unruly and got into a fight and according to ctv not only did the flight have to turn around but it was escorted back by two fighter jets. John lennons imprisoned killer said he murdered the former beatle 34 years ago because his life had sunk into a depressive state. Chapman said he was drinking a lot and saw the murder as a way out. To pay for air fare and his hotel room. He even admits to selling his fatherinlaws Norman Rockwell painting. Police in ferguson, missouri, are dismantling their unified command post. That marked the scaling down of clashes that saw tear gas and rifles. The police chief defended those actions yesterday. Lets get down to business with cnbcs morgan brennan. Good morning, morgan. Good morning, dara. Well, the fbi is investigating reports hackers attacked jp morgan and at least four other u. S. Banks earlier this month. Reports say Russian Hackers may have been involved but the motive is unclear. Reports say the smartwatch will feature Apples Health kit that tracks users Health Fitness and goals. Gas is at its lowest level on labor day since 2010. Gas should average 3. 41 a gallon nationwide this weekend. Thats 18 cents lower than last year, and prices are expected to keep falling through midautumn. Dara, back to you. Thanks so much, morgan. Michael lucarelli apparently wasnt too happy seeing the media when he emerged in flipflops and a tank top from the new york city courthouse. He was indicted on 13 charges of security fraud and 500,000 in illegal profit. And does taco bell for life sound enticing . Its promoting their dollar menu by offering 11 everlasting dollars. Winners get a lifetime of taco bell food. And just ahead, all your sports highlights, including a major glitch in the Popular Video game madden 15. First, check out the worlds biggest food fight. The streets were awash with red as thousands of people flung overripe toe mate wroes at each other at the annual tomatino battle. An estimated 125 tons of tomatoes for some 22,000 participants during the hourlong mashup. It was inspired by a food fight between children back in 1945 in the tomatoproducing region of spain. Looks like fun. Well be right back. You got a Little Something on the back of your shoe there. A price tag danger price tag alert oh. Hey, guys. Price tag alert is this normal . Well, progressive is a price tag free zone. We let you tell us what you want to pay, and we help you find options to fit your budget. Where are they taking him . I dont know. This seems excessive decontamination in progress. I dont want to tell you guys your job, but. Policies without the price tags. Now, thats progressive. 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Now, on the womens side his girlfriend, Mara Sharapova advances in three sets, and twotime champion Venus Williams wins to advance to the third round for the first time in 2010. A bizarre moment when caroline wozniaks hair gets caught in the racket. She loses the point, but not her hair. She doesnt lose her sense of humor either. She says us women, we keep it interesting. She went on to win in straight sets. The dragons of the Little League world series were honored last night at the phillies game. This team won our hearts. Ty cummings, eric lisson, mone davis. You have shown all of philadelphia, all of pennsylvania, and all of america what our young people can do. Yes, you did. Each player also received a personalized jersey, and selectively threw out the ceremonial first pitch. In chicago the u. S. Little League World Series champs Jackie Robinson west got a heros welcome. Brought chicago to its feet. Tears to our eyes and pride to our heart. The parade ended up at he millennium park, and the recently released madden video game has a traysy twist. Did you see it . In it sends players flying through the air. Not very realistic, thankfully, but definitely entertaining. Dara, ill send it back to you. Thank you, betty. Just ahead, dead or alive. Did tony soprano get whacked in the sopranos series finale. Swrimy kimmel cooks up a minifriends reunion, and all we can say it oh, my god. E. Can make a big difference. Every time you use dawn, youre using a brand that supports Wildlife Rescue efforts. Experts trust dawn. Because its tough on grease yet gentle. You by my side makes the Little Things so good be a part of the bigger picture. And your kindness makes the Little Things that you do for me go to facebook. Com dawnsaveswildlife. [music] jackies heart attack didnt come with a warning. Today her doctor has her on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. 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The rest of it, everybody else looks nice. San francisco, no problems. Mid 70s. Right through the holiday weekend. Sacramento, youre very warm today at 94. A couple of degrees cooler, but very seasonable as we go through the holiday weekend, and the final stop in the beautiful san diego. Today is actually a warm day for you at 85, and then we go back into the upper 70s. Theres not many spots that will be complaining for the holiday weekend. Thats a nice bright forecast. Thank you, bill. Now to entertainment news. Jimmy kimmel surprised guest Jennifer Aniston last night by bringing out her friends costar courtney cox and leada kudrow. He recreated the set of the hit show and wrote a fan fiction script for them to perform with himself playing ross. I dont know. Because i wrote the script, and there is no joey anymore. Thats why. What happened to joey . Yeah. Where is chandler . Theyre not in the script. Theyre dead. Everyone down at central perk is talking about how good you are at making love. Yeah. Youre said to be so good at it that sometimes i wish you would make love to me. Well, monica, i cant make love to you. Youre my sister. Darn. Always good for laughs. In more news Warner Brothers is going to open up an exact replica of central perk. Do you remember the coffee house where the gang hung out . It will be in new york city where the comedy took place. Rappers p. Diddy, rick ross, the game, and other collaborating on the song dont shoot. Its a tribute to michael brown, the 18yearold who lost his life many ferguson, missouri. Proceeds will be donated to the life brown memorial front. Did tony soprano die in the final episode of hbos the sopranos. Show creator david chase finally answered the question. Sort of. But not really. In an interview chase originally stated that tony survived in the finale, but soon after the interview chases publicist quickly corrected the article and said his explanation was misconstrued and that it was not what he meant. Away what did he mean . He said no, so no no, he didnt die. Seven years later, can you believe, were still discussing whether tone yoi soprano i dont get it. He said no, no, he lived, but now he is backtracking and the article said that he wanted to leave the creative idea. Why did he say no to the person in the first place . Well have to go back and find out why. Im dara brown, and this is early today. We hope it is just your first stop of the day on nbc. Ifyou may be muddlingble withrough allergies. Nger. Try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. And zyrtec® is different than claritin. Because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. Zyrtec®. Muddle no more™. Just you. With the when gray creeps in do you lose it all . Not you. New touch of gray mustache and beard reduces gray without getting rid of it all in just 5 minutes. For the perfect gray look you want. New touch of gray mustache and beard. Leading the news, on nbc news. Com nasa green lights giants sls rocket but launch slips to 2018. Nasas heavy lift launch into deep space is expected to cost about 7 billion from now until its liftoff. Nasa wants to use the sls to sendas naults to an asteroid by 2025, and to mars and its moon into 2030. In the u. K. s daily mail scientists managed reverse bad memories by blasting brain cells with light. M. I. T. Scientists experimenting with myself have discovered the brain pathway that links memory to emotion. Experts say the research could one day be the treatment for post Traumatic Stress or phobias. Some other stories were following here. Intolerant, lacking in compassion, stuck in the past. Those are some of the scathing ways in which women are describing the gop. The results were obtained from a large scale product about womens views of the party. The report also says virtually 50 of women have an unfavorable view of the gop compared to 39 who have an unfavorable view of democrats. The project was commissioned by conservative groups, crossroads gps and American Action network. And in the u. K. Imagine finding this in the bedroom you barely use. Boy, you fwots to open the door more often. A gigantic occupied watch nest. It likely took months to build this, and an exterminator took care of it. You dont believe it unless you look at it. That doesnt look normal at all. He said when he removed the quilt, an explosion of watches came out. Thats not outside the house. Well, you are about to meet the fastest dog on two paws. He is a pom rainian, and he set two records, fastest ten meters on hind legs, and his stats will be in the 50th book of Guinness World records. Lets just say that he does very well. Look how he can also ride a skateboard, shake hands, and stamp his autograph. Too cute. Now its time for a look ahead and a look back. On this day in 1963 more than 250,000 people listened as the reverend Martin Luther king jr. Delivered his famous i have a dream speech in front of the lincoln memorial. Federal forest officials are expected to finalize a deal on 52 square miles brought in by last years wind fire. Loggers cut down and removed dead wood. Environmentalists argue that the land provides a crucial habitat for wildlife. Im dara brown. Thanks for watching early today. Hope you have a terrific thursday. From nbc bay area, this is today in the bay. Well good morning everyone, happy thursday, 4 30 im scott mcgrew. Laura garciacannon is on assignment, lets check on the forecast with christina loren, good morning. Good morning to you vicki, scott, everybody at home. You made it to thursday, also known as friday eve before holiday weekend. And temperatures are really comfortable this morning. Were in the 60s on the east shore. 59 degrees. Return of the 50 in san francisco, and 61 degrees to kick off the day in the south bay. It is going to be warm out there again, touching on the low 90s out in the north bay for today. Mid80s again in the south bay, and 81 degrees along the peninsula