And hamas after talks in egypt fall apart. This morning, i am declaring the current outbreak of the ebola virus disease a Public Health emergency have international concern. The world holt organization raising the alarm over ebola. The almost effort and longest in history. I authorized two operations in iraq. Targeted airstrikes to protect our american personnel and a humanitarian effort to help save thousands of iraqi civilians who are trapped on a mountain without food and water. The president says the u. S. Military would carry out airstrikes against the group that calls itself the Islamic State. His concern, americans in iraq could be in danger if the rebels advance toward the capitol of the kurdish region, where a u. S. Consulate in located in addition to a joint u. S. Iraqi security base. We intend to stay vigilant and take action if our personnel are threatened in iraq. He is trying to avert a cries he calls an act of genocide. Tens of thousands of iraqi families are a member of
That temporary ceasefire it gas is now going in to its last 24 hours. Egypt is hosting talks in cairo hoping to negotiate a 20 truce, hamas is demanding the lifting of the blockade on gaza but israel says fighters there must disarm first. Meanwhile the task of repairing lives and especially families of the children there has begun. Andrew simons has done more. Reporter they are playing now, but this is street therapy in a place where you never have to look far for a reminder of what gaza is going through. The team of psychologist says are trying to calm the stress of the children and others. Every child here under seven has lived through three conflicts in gaza. And this one has been the worst. With whole districts decimated, the search for bodies under the rubble was still going on. And the everpresent fear that the ceasefire could end. And the killing could start again. The intensive bombard. S have been on such a scale that gaza has never seen before. This a school that took a direc
Immigration reform. Wait till you hear what happened in court today. See why an email from the former first lady of virginia raised eyebrows. A dangerous defect in some jeep models, why owners are still waiting for a fix a year later. Good evening. Im derek mcginty. And im lesli foster. We are heading into the weekend with a yellow alert. Lets go straight to first alert meteorologist topper shutt. We have showers and storms pushing in ahead of schedule which means they get out of there ahead of schedule. Heres doppler last two hours, heaviest activity east of 95. Pretty good activity through Charles County and also now into prince georges county. Some rain inside the beltway, but the heaviest activity double kirk to waldorf to la dunkirk to waldorf to la plata, everything pushing off to the east. On futurecast by 5 00 in the morning some residual activity to Southern Maryland, fairly heavy, yellows and oranges, but everybody else has clouds with scattered showers. By 7 00 temps in the
Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well, it is the end of an era for the national pastime. Derek jeter, the most recognized player on Major League Baseballs most popular team, played his final home game in new york city. Baseball fans have followed jeter from the time he was a 22yearold rookie of the year winner to be named captain of the yankees to finishing his career with the six most hits of all time. And last night he capped it off with yet another memorable moment. Ko im has more from the captains curtain call from Yankee Stadium. Good morning, ko. Reporter good morning, annemarie. Derek jeter said he was trying not to cry when he stepped onto the batters box for the last time here. He finishes here at Yankee Stadium with the same dramatic flair that made him an allstar hall of famer. And as team manager joe girardi said, quote, you cant even dream this stuff up. Well, the script is there. The last page is in dereks hands. Reporter tied game, bottom of the ninth, a runner o
Well be live at the courthouse. Monkey in the middle. An unusual court 3w59 battle, who owns the rights to this photo. The man that puts man against beast. From 95 nbc news, this is matt lauer and samantha guthrie. Good morning, welcome to today on a thursday morning. Can we see that monkey picture one more time . I like a present with a package, a smile like that. Beyond a reasonable doubt of adorabl adorableness. Our top story is the weather, al, as you well know, those dual hurricanes barbieing down on hawaii. Only three have made landfall since 1950. Lets go to Jacob Rascone on hilo the big island, good morning. Reporter savannah, good morning, two hurricanes unprecedented backtoback. The outer edges of the first to hit only hours away. On the main island the most urgent storm prep. The hurricanes now only hours. There are long lines at cost co. Apparently theyve run out of water and toilet paper already. Shelves usually stocked with water now emthe i. Get the basic necessities, ca