martha raddatz, abc news, washington. months on end. and from this coalition built on this, the u.s. is the only non-arab country that has so far committed to this kind of effort. other countries have said they d potentially join along on this but for the large part it s that coalition of arab countries and the u.s. we should also note from what we ve heard from u.s. officials there is no specific threat targeting a plot targeting the u.s. we know of from isis. however, 65% of americans support going after isis in syria with more sustained air strikes. they are behind this idea of getting them there in the middle east. you just never know. you worry about the lone wolf, how much of a recruiting target this could be. fresh an the minds are the beheading videos and more videos of this military camp coming out from isis showing exactly how they train. it s a very serious, very dangerous threat that obviously is being confronted. president obama said we re going there to end thes
this morning on world news now breaking news in the fight against isis. air strikes in syria are now under way. the u.s. and arab allies currently taking action launching missiles at key targets. we re live with the latest developments. and new information on a fence jumper at the white house. the weapons he apparently had with him and his previous run-ins with the law, all while president obama speaks out about the secret service. and major health scare. hundreds of children potentially exposed to tuberculosis. the hospital worker that may have spread the deadly disease and what the tests are showing. it s tuesday, september 23rd. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning. i m reena ninan.
that was one of the biggest points domestically that both members on capitol hill and everyone else frankly was wondering whether or not the united states was going to go it alone. what do we know about the coalition support? do we expect other countries to join in? reporter: the administration has been adamant they are not alone. they are one of six partners. the five others are jordan, saudi arabia, bahrain, qatar and the uae. and not just providing support but actively taking part in what s being called a kinetic operation. they are actually dropping bombs as well. we could see this alliance expand. we know france and australia are participating in iraq. britain has said they re willing to take part in this fight against isis. none of those three western countries have said yet they will be joining this operation in syria but it s certainly something that could happen. alex, give us a sense on the ground. do people feel this is going to make a difference? you ve been on the bo
fled to turkey in recent days trying to outrun that violence. abc s in turkey talking with some of those families. reporter: flooding across the border on an unprecedented scale. they ve fired tear gas and water cannons to try and control the border. the black flag of isis now clearly visible from turkey as they surge north with heavy weapons, tanks and artillery. isis is closing in on that town across the border in syria sending thousands of its residents fleeing here into turkey and several hundred of them now essentially stuck in the middle of nowhere. if you stayed and isis came to your town, what would happen? cut off your head? alex marquardt on the turkey/syria border. a passenger tried to open an exit door in flight from boston to los angeles.
i m dan kloeffler. a lot to get to on this tuesd morning. on that white house intruder, not the first time he s had a run-in with the law. we re finding more information that could have raised red flags earlier. details about his past, incredible, remarkable. also the big news this evening, overnight we learned about the air strikes taking place. felt like almost like the lead-up in the 2003 iraq invasion, shock and awe. chairman of the joint chiefs dempsey says this will be a persistent campaign. we ll begin with that. president obama moving forward with the next stage on the fight against isis. the pentagon announced the u.s. is leading a group of arab allies inside syria targeting up to 20 locations, most in the city of raqqa. abc s alex marquardt is in turkey and joins us live by phone with the latest. alex, good morning to you. reporter: good morning, dan. that s right. most of those 20 strikes concentrated around the northern