chemical reaction that left the girls covered in blisters and excruciating pain. a man in australia lucky to be alive. at the counter of a service station yesterday, watch, a white suv blasts through the front window. the driver said her vehicle reas can you imagine those are our top stories on this thursday, september 5th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now with john muller and diana perez. good thursday morning. we begin with president obama facing off with russian president vladamir putin at g-20 summit over syria and other issues. here at home the president scored a victory with lawmakers in the senate. nbc s chief white house correspondent jonathan karl traveling with the president. reporter: shortly after landing in sweden, obama said responding to the syrian weapons attack is more a test of more than just his leadership.
this morning on world news now showdown over syria. president obama prepares for what could be contentious meeting with russia s president. also this morning, patients who survive brain surgery only to contract a rare deadly disease. investigators say a piece of equipment could be to blame. and you swipe they steal. a warning if you use your credit card to pay for gas at the pump it is called skimming. and it s a crime that s exploding. we will show you how to make sure you don t get ripped off. and just days after his dui, it seems that lamar odom may be getting the help he needs. the story in the skinny. it s thursday, september 5th. from abc news this is world news now with john muller and diana perez. good thursday morning, everyone. i have to say one of my biggest concerns, i live in new jersey, i hand over my credit card.
there are severe outcomes that would engulf us. while i think it s great we can share and let s not forget the nuance. each side has pros and cons. making the most informed decision is predicating upon listening to the arguments. it shouldn t be a scarlet letter, but rather a sign of thoughtful decision making. by arguing the merits of a response, it proves we are a country that prides freedom of speech and the deliberation of a duly elected representative. at the ends it is those values that are more transform tiff than any military could ever be. that s it for the cycle. martin, it s all users. thank you to your family for yourself. good afternoon. it s thursday, september 5th, and as congress considers how to respond to syria, the president goes in search of support from international allies at the g-20 summit. president obama in
ever after. it s unicorns and rainbows. good morning. it is thursday, september 5th. welcome to morning joe. with us on set we have msnbc and time magazine senior political analyst mark halperin. what? national his beard. what is that? oh, my god. how long has he been gone? long enough to grow this. big fan of halperin? in the cave and just woke up. i think it might work. i don t know. scary. three hours to figure it out. oh. okay. national affairs editor for new york magazine and msnbc political analyst john heilemann. he s here too. he looks the same. yeah. and msnbc s thomas roberts. hi, mika. welcome back. glad to have you on. i feel like i m sitting next to my favorite political science teacher. or your uncle. what is this? the most interesting man in the world. those commercials.
long overdue for a hurricane. we re tracking it all this morning. the watch of the future? the samsung smart watch. will it revolutionize the tech world? your new day continues right now. what you need to know it means the final closure. it means we can move on with our lives now. what you just have to see. this is new day with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. good morning, welcome back to new day. it is thursday, september 5th. 8:00 in the east. we ll hear from the families of ariel castro s victims reacting to the news of his suicide with a mixture of rage and relief and