Me. This just into cnn just minutes ago. The u. S. Supreme court decided it will stay out of the samesex marriage debate. Five states had asked the high court to review its bans. Senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin joins us by phone. So, jeffrey, why doesnt the u. S. Supreme court want to rule on any of these cases . Well, the Supreme Court doesnt explain when it declines to review so we have to infer the reason. But apparently they feel like the issue was s developing at a in an appropriate way in the lower court at the moment. There is no conflict among the lower courts, all the circuit courts that have addressed this issue have found that there is a constitutional right to samesex marriage so they dont feel the the justices dont feel like they need to solve a dispute among the circuit courts at this point. But i think in real life samesex marriage is now going to become even more available, although not yet in all 50 states. Well the five states that asked the u. S. Supreme court to rule were virginia, oklahoma, utah, wisconsin, and indiana. So if youre a gay couple married in these states, does your marriage stand . Well, in most of those states they have not been allowed to yet to have samesex marriage and i think as a result of todays decision they will be allowed to get married in those states. So i do think will that will have a substantial effect. Todays nondecision will have an effect of legalizing samesex marriage in those states, but it will not affect all 50 states which would have been the case if the Supreme Court decided the issue on the merits. So some time down the line in the future the u. S. Supreme court will take these cases under consideration . Probably at some point. But you never know with the Supreme Court. I think most people, including me, expected them to decide it this year. Obviously thats not the case yet. I think most people feel eventually the Supreme Court will have to address this question for all 50 states, but theres never a guarantee. The its just up to the justices when and whether they want to accept any case. Jeffrey toobin, thanks for your insight as usual. In another bit of breaking news to pass along to you, isis fighters are on the verge of capturing the strategic syrian city of kobani, thats right along the Turkish Border. A short time ago, the black isis flag was spotted at the top of one of the citys buildings. Now weve learned isis has raised a second flag in the city. Kobani has been besieged for days with kurdish fighters trying to hold off isis tanks and heavy artillery. For more on the isis advance and what it means, lets bring in cnns arwa damon on the turki turkish syrian border. Hello, arwa. Hi, carol. That first flag you mentioned there on a building, we saw that earlier in the day, some of the residents here that have been watching isis advance on kobani saying they believe it was hoisted in the morning. The second flag on the hilltop put up, at least as far as we are aware, just a short time ago. This is a town that had been under siege for two weeks now as isis began inching closer. Now entrenching itself in the southeastern part of the city. Just to give you an idea of how desperate the situation is, yesterday one of the top female commanders of the Kurdish Fighting force, the female unit carried out a Suicide Mission against an isis position, inflicting casualties, though numbers at this stage are unclear. The kudish fighting force inside the ypg has for weeks now ever since the u. S. Led air strikes began been begging for more additional assistance, for something to be done to stop the isis advance this city is strategic for isis in the sense that should they capture it they would have a straight logistical route down to their stronghold of raqqa but theres also the humanitarian disaster continues to unfold, these fighters, these kurdish fighters standing their ground because that is their homeland and they file to understand how it is that this coalition that the u. S. Seems to be so proud to put together has failed to come to assistance. They feel as if the u. S. Led coalition is mocking them, allowing them to become victims of this terrorist organization, caro carol. So why hasnt u. S. Air strikes targeted kobani within the city limits . Well, thats a great question. What we keep hearing from u. S. Officials is that they are concerned about civilian casualties, especially isis is entrenched within these residential areas. However, before isis managed to breach the citys perimeter, they were in fairly open spaces and this is why so many people are angry and frustrated. Last week, for example, we were watching isis battling it out on a hilltop completely exposed. Additionally, the kurdish fighters will tell you that isis has managed to mass a fair amount of its fighters but also its tanks, its armor, its military vehicles and that to get to the positions that they are in right now, they would have traveled through open terrain. You can see how open the terrain is around our position right now. And so people dont understand why the coalition did not take advantage of these situations, the convoys, the open positions that isis had taken up to take them out before they even reached the outskirts of kobani. Arwa damon, reporting live for thus morning, thank you. The parents of an american aid worker held by isis are pleading for mercy. Isis said abdul kos sins singh the next parent who will be executed. Kossigs parents wrote a letter to him in june saying im pretty scared to die. Please know we are all praying for you and your safe return. Most of all know that we love you and our hearts ache for you to be granted your freedom so we can hug you again. Like our son, we have no more control over the u. S. Government than you have over the breaking of dawn. We implore his captors to show mercy and use their power to let our son go. Aid worker alan henning is being mourned in his native britain after isis beheaded him last week 200 british mosques appealed to isis to stop the execution. A u. S. Marine is believed to be the First American casual any the operation against isis. The navy has identical Corporal Jordan spears as the marine presumed lost at sea. He mailed out of an mv22 osprey when it lost power. It took off from the uss may king island in the persian gulf. Another crew member went into the water and was rescued. The ospreys pilot was able to gain control of the aircraft and return safely to ship. The director of the fbi is warning the khorasan terror group, a lesser known al qaeda affiliate, is plotting an attack on the United States and its allies. Heres what james comey told cbs 60 minutes. Khorasan was working and may still be working on an effort to attack the United States or our allies and looking to do it very soon. I cant sit here and tell you whether their plan is tomorrow or three weeks or months from now. Given our visibility we know theyre serious people bent on destruction and so we have to act as if its coming tomorrow. Cnns evan perez joins me with more. I against the air strikes against the kobani group werent effective . Carol, the fbi director has to worry some of these guys are escaping these air strikes. As a matter of fact, they know some of them are still alive and plotting against the United States. He made reference to americans who have come bag and sources tell me that there are two dozen americans coming back from the United States after going to serious. Some groups may have been helping proassad forces so the fbi is having a hard time tracking those people in may there was an american who came back and went back to syria and carried out a suicide bombing, carol. And the worst part is the fbi didnt know about it until he had done the bombing. On another topic, comey called out the chinese for aggressive and widespread efforts to hack americans. Tell us more about that. Carol, this is a big problem for the fbi. They foresee the day that terrorism will be a sect dare concern to the National Security area to these hacking attacks from china and other countries and heres what he had to say in 60 minutes yesterday. There are two kinds of Big Companies in the United States, there are those whove been hack bid the chinese and those who dont know theyve been hacked by the chinese. The chinese are that good . Actually, not that good. I liken them a bit to a drunk burglar, kicking in the front door, knocking over the vase while theyre walking out with your television set. Theyre just prolific. Their strategy seems to be well just be everywhere all the time. Theres no way they can stop us. Carol, the problem with that analogy is the fbi has very little hope of ever putting in prison these hackers if they work for the chinese military. They indicted five members of the pla, the Peoples Liberation army, for hacking into very Big American Companies and theres pretty much no way those people are ever going to see the inside of a u. S. Courtroom, carol. Evan perez reporting live from washington this morning, thank you. Still to come, two people here in the United States being treated for ebola. One just arrived this morning, now the cdc chief is going to the white house to talk all things ebola. Jim acosta is there. Good morning, jim. Good morning, carol, does the voogs the right battle plan to prevent an Ebola Outbreak here in the u. S. . The president wants an answer to that question. Hes meeting with top officials at the white house later today. Well have a live report coming up in a few minutes. Thats right. Its just that im worried about you know hidden things. Ok, whys that . No hidden fees, from the bank where no branches equals great rates. So i can reach ally bank 24 7, but there are24 7branches . Its just im a little reluctant to try new things. Whats wrong with trying new things . Feel that in your muscles . Yeah. I do. Try a new way to bank, where no branches equals great rates. A freelance photographer infected with ebola is bakt in the United States for treatment. The plane carrying ashoka mukpo arrived in nebraska a short time ago. Hes the second american who will be treated at that american hospital. Martin luther ki mukpo was diagnosed in liberia while working with chief nbc news correspondent dr. Nancy snyderman. Snyderman says hes in good spirits and eating and drinking on his own. As for the first person diagnosed in the United States, Officials SayThomas Eric Duncan is not being treated with a special serum. They say it may worsen his condition. Hes fighting for his life after his condition was downgraded from serious to critical. He flew all the way from liberia to dallas. His case now has the cdc consideri ining enhanced screen at major u. S. Airports. Were looking at all options to protect americans because thats our number one priority. We do that 24 7. The first thing we did was to implement control measures in every airport in west africa, every patient who leaves, every person who leaves has their temperature monitored. The patient in dallas had a temperature of 97. 3 when he left. He didnt become ill for about four days after he arrived. Later today the man you just heard will head to the white house. Cdc director dr. Thomas frieden is expected to brief president obama on all thats going on with the ebola fight here at home. Cnns senior White House Correspondent jim acosta joins us at the white house. Hes following that story. Good morning, jim. Good morning, carol. Thats right. President obama meets with dr. Frieden from the cdc. He also meets with members of his National Security team later today to talk about u. S. Efforts to deal with the Ebola Outbreak. One measure under consideration, you just mentioned it, is to have the cdc do screening at airports where travelers may be coming in from west africa. One cdc official told me over the weekend they want to make sure any new screening is worth the disruption to travelers. And that was also a consideration that was mentioned by dr. Anthony fauci of the nih when he was on new day earlier this morning. Heres what he had to say. The discussion that is under way right now and all options are going to be looked at is what kind of screening do you do on the entry end. Namely, when people come in here right now. And thats something thats on the table now and the discussion is, is that extra added layer of screening going to be worth the resources that are put into doing it . Now, the other thing being discussed, carol, is which airports to put this screening at. It has not been determined which airports would have this additional screening and official caution over here at the white house that no final decision has been made but, carol, one interesting and perhaps worrying development that dr. Fauci mentioned in that interview is that the federal government is out, completely out, of the zmapp medicine, that treatment that has been help to feel people who have had ebola so far here in the u. S. And dr. Fauci said told cnn earlier this morning it may be another month or month and a half before additional doses of that treatment, that zmapp medicine, is available for use. So we might just have to hang on until the medicine is ready, carol. Jim acosta reporting live from white house this morning, thank you. Still to come, if you love extreme couponing you will not like one Grocery Store chains new policy. Business correspondent alison kosik has what you need to know before checking out. Good morning. Good morning, carol. The crackdown could be in the works. It looks like some people are pushing the limits and Grocery Stores are saying wait a minute. Ill have details coming up. Whos going to do it . Whos going to make it happen . Discover a new energy source. Turn ocean waves into power. Design cars that capture their emissions. Build bridges that fix themselves. Get more clean water to everyone. Whos going to take the leap . Whos going to write the code . Whos going to do it . 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I hadnt been successful. Quitting smoking this time was different because i talked to my doctor and i. I got a prescription for chantix. Along with support, Chantix Varenicline is proven to help people quit smoking. It was important to me that chantix was a nonnicotine pill. The fact that it reduced the urge to smoke helped me get that confidence that i could do it. Some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. If you notice any of these, stop chantix and call your doctor right away. Tell your doctor about any history of Mental Health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. Dont take chantix if youve had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. If you develop these, stop chantix and see your doctor right away as some can be lifethreatening. Tell your doctor if you have a history of heart or blood vessel problems, or if you develop new or worse symptoms. Get medical help right away if you have symptoms of a heart attack or stroke. Use caution when driving or operating machinery. Common side effects include nausea, trouble sleeping and unusual dreams. I am very proud. I love myself as a nonsmoker. Ask your doctor if chantix is right for you. Popular Grocery Store chain publix is trying to track down on extreme couponing. Really . Business correspondent alison kosik is with us. Why . You sound so disheartened get used to it. I wouldnt be surprised, carol, if the coupon crackdown becomes a trend, especially since many of these extreme couponers push the limits of whats allowed. Not only does it wind up costing the store money but for those waiting in line behind somebody with a stack of coupons, that can be annoying. Guess what . Publix is putting its food down, changing the amount of coupons it will accept. This begins on october 18. I spoke to a publix in south florida. Someone picked up the phone in Customer Service and told me extreme couponing is getting out of control so they are cracking the whip. At publix you can only use eight of the same coupons per trip. You cant print out the same coupon 50 times. It will also limit how many dollaroff coupons you can use. Lets say 10 off 100 purchases. You can only use one a day. Theyll limit how much people can save and save the company money. Thats really the point there. Publix is, however, a store that is a little more lenient than others. Most Grocery Stores have restrictions in police. Win dixie doesnt allow coupons that are greater than the value of the items. Kroger only accepts five manufacturers coupons on an item at a time it sos more restrictive than publix so lets say you have six boxes of tide and six coupons, you can only use five coupons, carol. So sorry to burst your bubble there. I just know some people, they get free stuff at Grocery Stores because of extreme coupon