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good morning. i m brandi hitt. i m dan kloeffler. here are some of the top headlines we re following on this wednesday morning on world news now. government investigators found no proof delays in care caused veterans to die at a phoenix va hospital. but they found widespread problems that the va is promising to fix. a full report in a moment. two americans have been killed in action while fighting alongside isis militants in syria. the latest, a young minnesota man who went to college in san diego. it is a frightening trend, the brutal terror group recruiting americans. officials aren t sure if the rough surf churned up by hurricane marie contributed, but a surfer was found unconscious off malibu pier. he died later at the hospital. the high surf expected to reach a peak today. and just ahead of the long
isis, according to a rival syrian group. an estimated 100 americans have been recruited to fight for jihadist groups in syria including isis. i feel like i am still dreaming. i am thinking like i am in the dream world. reporter: earlier this summer, the syrian al qaeda group said an american from florida carried out a suicide bomb attack for them. he left behind this threatening video for fellow americans. you think you are safe, you are not safe. reporter: abc news confirmed that president obama has authorized surveillance flights over syria. u.s. officials have said they need more information before they could launch air strikes against isis, the terrorist organization that has been gaining ground in iraq and syria, and that just last week executed american journalist james foley. there was no news from isis about the fate of american journalist steven sotloff and two other americans held hostage by the group, including a young female aide worker. isis is also demanding a $6.
the chicago bulls and the koran. but the white house confirmed that mccain had been killed in syria while fighting for the brutal terror group isis. in a twitter message earlier this year, mccain who said he converted to islam a decade ago, wrote of his isis warriors, stand strong, we will soon be one. a cousin said mccain lost his way. i felt like he may have lost his identity because all of this is not him. reporter: an estimated 100 americans have been recruited to fight for jihadist groups in syria, including isis. i m feeling like i m still dreaming. i m thinking like i m in a dream world. reporter: earlier this summer, the syrian al qaeda group said an american from florida carried out a suicide bomb attack for them. he left behind this threatening video for fellow americans. you think you are safe. you are not safe. reporter: as brutal and outrageous as the killing of american journalist james foley was, isis presents even a greater threat to the u.s.
syrian group. an estimated 100 americans have been recruited to fight for jihadist groups in syria including isis. i feel like i am still dreaming. i am thinking like i am in the dream world. reporter: earlier this summer, the syrian al qaeda group said an american from florida carried out a suicide bomb attack for them. he left behind this threatening video for fellow americans. you think you are safe, you are not safe. reporter: abc news confirmed that president obama has authorized surveillance flights over syria. u.s. officials have said they need more information before they could launch air strikes against isis, the terrorist organization that has been gaining ground in iraq and syria, and that just last week executed american journalist james foley. there was no news from isis about the fate of american journalist steven sotloff and two other americans held hostage by the group, including a young female aide worker. isis is also demanding a $6.6 million ransom for the am