And im reena ninan. We begin with the breaking news from eastern syria, missile strikes and air strikes thought to be led by u. S. Forces hit isis targets this morning. There were earlier assaults on oil refineries, sending giant plumes of smoke into the air. Those had been providing as much as 2 million a day to fund isis operations. The fbi has identified the isis militant behind the mask in the gruesome beheading videos. Tahman bradley joins us. Reporter good morning. Several developments. More u. S. Air strikes, this time against the isis money source. And the manhunt is heating up for the masked killer of western hostages. This morning the fbi believes investigators have identified the masked man seen in the chilling videos. They declined to name the suspect but vowed to bring him to justice. Hes known as jihadi john, speaking with a british accent. They are using voice and facial analysis and studying the back drop. Computer illustrations are constructing a composite of his face.
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No doubt at all. Hollywood ending. One of baseballs alltime greats going out with an unbelievable finish that had everyone watching, holding their breath. Derek jeters final game in Yankee Stadium. How the captain went out in a way thats just too perfect. Trying to my job. So thank you, guys. And good morning, america. What a night at Yankee Stadium. Just listen. Take the field for the final time. Through you know it had been raining all day long and it stops right before the game. Just at that moment he takes the field at Yankee Stadium one last time. Much more on the captain coming up. But begin with the neardisaster in the sky. Two passenger planes forced to turn around because the airport where they were scheduled to land had shut down early. Abc reena ninan is here with that story for us. Good morning. Good morning to you. Those two passenger jets were scheduled to land afternoon midnight. Luckily they were short flights, when they got to wilmington, North Carolina, the pilots had
Character . What they reveal tonight. Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a thursday night. And that major development. What we learned from the fbi today. Top u. S. Officials confirming tonight they believe they have now identified the man behind this mask. The killer from those horrific isis videos, killing those american hostages. Lets get right to abcs Pierre Thomas tonight, who was at the fbi today. What did you learn . Reporter david, i spoke with the fbi director today. And he said the u. S. Now knows who that man is. The barbaric video is haunting. A masked man standing above doomed american journalist james foley. The man in the mask known by the nickname jihadi john. Sources say authorities have used a variety of techniques to try to learn his true identity. Listen. The isis radical speaks in a british accent. You have plotted against us. Reporter that voice has been compared to known recordings and intelligence officials have been allowing informants to li