Games and also the brandnew playoff structure that starts this year. Well get to those stories in a moment. But first, the increasingly tense standoff over ukraine. European leaders describe the crisis as dramatic, serious, and possibly headed to a point of no return. Heres whats happening on the ground right now. A British Government source tells cnn, between 4,000 and 5,000 Russian Troops are now fighting in Eastern Ukraine. The source says 20,000 additional troops are on the border. European Union Leaders are meeting in belgium to discuss the situation. Their response could include new sanctions on moscow. The European Commission president says he has spoken directly to russian president Vladimir Putin and urged him to, quote, change course. But putins rhetoric is getting even more defiant. During an appearance at a youth forum, putin called russia a powerful Nuclear Nation that should not be messed with. Our reza sayah is live for us in the ukrainian capital of kiev. So the Ukrainian Military says its concerned about russia advancing to yet another town. What are you learning . Reporter yeah, fredricka. The big concern for the of kiev is the political port city of mariupol. They dont want that city to fall, thats a huge boost to the prorussian separatist. Concern over mariupol started back on thursday. Thats when the prorussian rebels and separatists made a very surprise and sudden push. They opened another front from southEastern Ukraine, right across the russian border. They started heading west. They took over a town just 20 miles east of mariupol. If, indeed, they continue pushing west, taking territory in that direction and take mariupol, the next stop will be crimea. Of course, thats the peninsula that russia has already annexed. And if they do that, that means they will have established a land link from the russian border, all the way to crimea. We should point out, at this hour, theres no indication that the rebels are pushing west, but we do know that theyre stationed just about 10 to 15 miles east of mariupol. And then you have ukrainian soldiers fortifying their positions right in front of them. And in the city itself, the residents very concerned, fred, because some of them packing their bags, leaving, others hunkering down. It looks like this could be the next flashpoint in this conflict, if the rebels move west. And then, reza, meantime, president barack obama heading to a nato meeting this week in wales. Hes also visiting estonia. Ukraine will top the agenda, likely, in both elections. So what does the Ukrainian Government want to hear from this american president . Reporter kiev wants president obama to tell them that im here and im here to help you. Im here to provide you whatever support you need. Today, president Petrov Poroshenko in brussels made it clear what kind of help he would like. He doesnt want boots on the ground, he doesnt wan Foreign Military intervention. He does suggest that sanctions are a possible path. Thats something that the eu and washington are considering. He also asked for military technical assistance. Thats usually a very vague term, but president poroshenko, he clarified what he wants. He says he wants intelligence gathering and nonmilitary equipment. Another indication that kiev is reaching out to western europe, reaching out to washington. Now we wait to see how washington and mr. Obama, how they react. All right. Reza sayah, thank you so much, in kiev. All right. Now to questions about why britain raised its terror alert to the second highest level but this country did not. In a New York Times opinion piece, u. S. Secretary of state john kerry issued a stern warning, saying islamic militants in syria and iraq must be eliminated. He said, quote, with a united response lead by the United States and the broadest possible coalition of nations, the cancer of isis will not be allowed to spread to other countries. The world can confront this scourge and ultimately defeat it. Isis is odious, but not omnipote omnipotent. But the response from president obama has been more cautious. Cnns Barbara Starr reports on these drastically different reactions to the threat known as isis. Reporter two leaders with very different public messages on isis. British Prime MinisterDavid Cameron announcing the threat level is raised to severe in the uk. This is not some foreign conflict, thousands of miles from home, that we can hope to ignore. I dont want to put the cart before the horse. We dont have a strategy yet. Reporter president obama, not ready to commit to fighting isis with air strikes in syria. But britain clearly feeling the pressure that isis could strike it at home. The new warning means an attack is highly likely. The ambition to create an extremist caliphate in the heart of iraq and syria is a threat to our own security here in the uk. Reporter particularly worried, because it was a British Voice on the tape showing the murder of american journalist, james foley. An estimated 500 people have traveled from britain to fight in syria and iraq, along with hundreds of other europeans. U. S. And European Security services believe isis fighters are back at several locations in europe, but those cells may not be under direct isis orders. Officials wont say where the cells are. U. S. Officials say they dont believe theres a cell in this country, but are tracking about a dozen americans fighting for isis overseas. Just this week, two american isis fighters were believed killed in syria. I think our european allies feel a greater sense of urgency. I think they feel as if the threat is closer to home right now. And for us, its more of a distant issue. Reporter for now, the u. S. Plans no changes. The department of Homeland Security says its unaware of any specific credible threat from isis. Some analysts say, however, this is not the time to sit around and wait for what may be an inevitable attack. We need to understand that this is a threat now to our homeland. And we have to start designing a game plan to defeat them, as quickly as possible. Reporter u. S. Law enforcement and Intelligence Experts will tell you, one of the biggest worries they have is the socalled lone wolf attack. It is one of the most difficult threats to detect. Barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. With so much going on in the world, lately, getting away and relaxing for this long Holiday Weekend is all the more important. But there are some severe storms out there that you need to know about. Cnns Jennifer Grey has your Labor Day Weekend forecast. Fred, south louisiana, since last night, has received more than 7 inches of rain, right outside of lake charles and the rain is still coming down. A lot of rain for all of southwest louisiana and southeast texas. Rainfall totals expected through monday, could see 3 to 5 in central louisiana, 6 inches or more in southwest louisiana, and then, of course, about an inch as you head to the east. So a lot of rain for this Holiday Weekend. We are looking at the possibility of Severe Weather today. The dakotas and portions of montana. Slight risk of large hail, damaging winds, even the slight possibility of an isolated tornado. That threat rolls to the east by the time we get to tomorrow, minneapolis, des moines, and lincoln included in that. Some of our pick cities for the weekend, chicago, could be dealing with some rain today, and monday, highs will be in the 80s, new york city, today looks good, but you will be running into some rain sunday and monday. Orlando, youll be dodging afternoon showers. 92 disagrees. And a couple of those beaches out there, the farther up to the northeast you go, the better your weather will be. Well be dealing with showers around Daytona Beach and all of the gulf coast will be dealing with showers this weekend as well. Fred . Okay all right, thank you so much, jennifer. All right. Apple is known for making products that are sleek and sharp, perhaps even pretty. Well, rumors about the next iphone are not so favorable. Well show you the leaked designs. And you can decide for yourself, next. vo friday night has always been all fun and games, here at the harrison household. But one dark, stormy evening. She needed a good meal and a good family. So we gave her purina cat chow complete. Its great because it has the four cornerstones of nutrition. Everything a cat needs for the first step to a healthy, happy life. Purina cat chow complete. Share your rescue story and join us in building better lives. One rescue at a time. Your studied day and night for her drivers test. Secretly inside, you hoped she wouldnt pass. The thought of your baby girl driving around all by herself was. 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This iphone 6 is the longestawaited. I mean, we thought that the iphone 5s was going to be the 6, so people are really anticipating this. And whats so crazy about it, as you can see, so many leaks. Weve seen specs, weve seen the Patent Applications for Different Things that are inside. Weve seen all this stuff thats building up to the hype. And even yesterday, as you mentioned, i saw a review of it that said, you know, the iphone 6 is here and its ugly. And its not even here. Its not even going to be announced, officially, until the 9th of the september, 9 9, thats next month. But, you know, whats interesting, look, it follows along with the pattern of what apple does, in that, you know, the iphone and the ipad sort of have this symbiotic relationship where the ipad has a little curve to it, so now the iphone will have a little bit of a curve to it. That makes perfect sense. Rounded edges. Whats the big deal about that . Why does that ruffle feathers . I have no idea rounded edges, it fits better in your hand and it has a nicer look to it. A little bit less. Youll hopefully drop it less. And if you do, fred, it has the new sapphire glass, allegedly, which is very strong. So a little less shatter, i dont know, less shattering. Youll see less of those people that they go to use their phone and pull their finger up to find it bloody from all the shards of glass. So whats it going to do that my iphone 5 doesnt do . And again, this is what were seeing right now in the Smartphone Market place is just saturation. So that is a very valid question. Is, what is it going to do . Thats the mystery. Right, whats its magic . Weve heard a lot of things. Obviously, its going to have a faster processor and more memory inside to hold your pictures and it will be connected better to the internet and its going to run ios8, which has some new whiz bang features. Were hearing rumors, and everything is a rumor, that it may have near field communication, which is a form of wireless payment. It may finally do the Wireless Charging where you can set it down and it will charge without having to plug it in. Those will be good things, but we shall see if people will line up for them. Brett larson, thanks so much we cant wait to see whats unveiled on 9 9. All right, if youre looking for some deals this Labor Day Weekend, dont head to the grocery store. Cnns Christine Romans takes a look as whats pricey and whats not this Holiday Weekend. This weekend, maybe one of your most expensive and least expensive Labor Day Weekends in years. If youre firing up the barbecue, beware, prices for steak and hamburger have climbed about 10 since last year, thanks to low cattle supply and growing demand overseas. Pork chops are also up 10 because of a virus killing pigs. And cheese prices have climbed 7 because of higher milk prices. But theres some great news about whats cheap. Beer prices have barely budged since last year, and soda prices have actually fallen. So drink up, i guess. Another expense going down, gas. According to gas buddy, gas prices will be the lowest since labor day of 2010. Gas started falling in july. The National Average for a gallon of regular is now around 3. 40. Oil prices have been falling, despite turmoil in the middle east and ukraine. And more good news, prices are expected to keep falling in the next few months. Gas buddy predicts prices below 3. 25 a gallon by veterans day. All right, Christine Romans, thanks so much. How about this . A colorful water cart, full of chirp and families playing. Almost looks like something out of florida or california, right . Well, could you believe this is the middle of north korea . Cnn gets rare access to the secretive country, coming up. But, first, connecticut is one of our wealthiest states, but the income gap is widening fast there. 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They control what we see and what we dont see. Our first stop, the birthplace of the nations founder, a man they call their eternal president , kim ill song. This is considered a sacred place and coming here is a pilgrimage. Reporter these students traveled 23 hours to drink from the kim familys well. I want to come back again, says this 12yearold. He comes from a rural area in the far north, a far cry from the capital, the show piece of the nation. This is the most modern Childrens Hospital in the entire country. Took about a year to build, opened up six months ago, and its not just the medical equipment thats state of the art, kids pretend to be sick just so they can use the playground. There are 300 beds in this hospital, in a city of more than 3. 5 million people. Its one of several pet projects of the nations young leader, kim jongun, who inherited power from his father and grandfather before him. Another prize project, the massive water park. Finished in just nine months. Were told kim jongun meticulously scrutinized every detail of this water park. He examined the plans personally, were told, 113 times, and even at his highranking government officials test out those water slides to make sure they were safe. As these people play, the United Nations worries others are suffering. The World Food Program says many North Koreans face regular food shortages. You wouldnt know it with all the money spent on projects like this. Here, no expense is spared to put a modern, happy face on pyongyang. The rest of north korea is kept hidden from our cameras and the eyes of the outside world. Will ripley, cnn, pyongyang, north korea. And a step in the fight against the deadly Ebola Outbreak. Trials to test a new vaccine are on the fast track now. How soon theyll start and the impact the vaccine could have. All that, next. [music] defiance is in our bones. Defiance never grows old. Citracal maximum. Easily absorbed calcium plus d. Beauty is bone deep. 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And then page was caught on tape, pushing back our don lemmon, who was reporting on the protest there earlier this month. All right, some good news out of that mine collapse in nicaragua. At least 20 of the 26 trapped miners have been rescued alive. The race is on now to find the other miners. Theyve been trapped since thursday when a cavein buried them in a mine tunnel. And nascar driver tony stewart returns to racing in atlanta tomorrow. Its his first time behind the wheel since he hit and killed a fellow case car driver on august 9th. Nascar released him to race, giving him the okay. Tony stewart, that is. Investigations into the accident, however, continues, but detectives say there is no evidence of a crime. Regardless, the tragedy hit stewart hard. This is something that will definitely affect my life forever. This is a sadness and a pain that i hope no one ever has to experience in their life. That being said, i know that the pain and the mourning that kevin wards family and friends are experiencing is something that i cant possibly imagine. And were closely monitoring joan rivers condition. The most recent update we got from her daughter, melissa, is that rivers is resting comfortably in a new york hospital. Her condition remains serious. Rivers, who is 81, stopped breathing during a medical procedure at a clinic on thursday. And the west african country of senegal has confirmed its first case of ebola. According to the world health organization, the outbreak across west africa is still accelerating. More than 1,500 people have died. This latest case is a University Student now in quarantine. He somehow crossed the closed border from guinea into senegal. The crisis is causing researchers to fastrack an ebola vaccine. Here now is cnn chief medical correspondent, dr. Sanjay gupta. Fred, i want to give you some insight into how this whole scientific trial process works with regard to this vaccine. Let me preface by saying that there is no question that this has all been expedited. Theres been a fire lit underneath the fda to really hopefully try to fastrack something. Its obviously in response what hays happening in west africa now. What theyre going to do is theyve zeroed in on this one vaccine, something thats made in conjunction with glaxosmithkline and the nih. And three Healthy Volunteers are going to get this dose and then seven more Healthy Volunteers are going to get a slightly increased dose and ten more people after that. So 20 people in total. And the goal is to try to figure out, is this safe, and what is the safest dose to give . Thats the first part of the trial. And then they want to expand the trial even more to figure out, how effective is this . And that would involve more people in more countries to try to answer that question. The reality is that it will be several months before we get any of that data back, before we know if this thing actually works. While there is a lot of hope and a lot of promise around this, there are so many times, fred, when things work well on animals, but dont translate as well to humans. And given how many months it will take, it probably wont be in time for this particular outbreak. I also want to say, fred, having been on the ground in these places in the midst of that Ebola Outbreak in guinea, getting a medication or a vaccine is one part of the solution here. But then trying to figure out who should get the vaccine, how do you get to the vaccine to the people who you determine need it . These are all big challenges as well. Its very hard to get something from point a to point b. Someone once told me that if the cure for aids came in the form of a clean glass of water, it would still be difficult to rid the world of aids, because you cant get these medicines to the people who need them the most. These are some of the challenges that were facing. But well keep an eye on this trial. This would be a first in the United States and everywhere around the world. Keep us posted, dr. Sanjay gupta. A 27yearold mans sudden death shocked his parents and what they learned later about the painkillers he used made it even worse. I was more disappointed in him, making these bad decisions. But it wasnt him. It was the drugs. It was the medication that changed him. They say the number of pills their son was prescribed is unbelievable. [ female announcer ] we help make secure financial tomorrows a reality for over 19 million people. [ susan ] my promotion allowed me to start investing for my retirement. Transamerica made it easy. 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Cnns Stephanie Elam examines just how much some physicians and pharmacies contribute to this troubling epidemic. Worst day of my life. It still is. Reporter that was the morning after thanksgiving in 2011, when two sheriffs showed up at the home of robert and heidi montgomery. I knew the fight was over. Reporter their 27yearold son, adam, had died of an overdose. Described as full of energy by his parents, adam first sought pain relief in 2008 after he injured his lower back on a construction job. I just think my kid would be alive today if it wasnt for the doctor and those pharmacies. Reporter but adam wasnt giving elicit drugs off the street. He was getting prescriptions for powerful painkillers from a doctor, known as the candy man, for his habit of freely prescribing medicines. His real name, julio diaz. This was through a reputable doctor, these were supposed to be reputable drugs. Reporter the montgomeries werent the only ones focusing in on diaz. In fact, several of the medical professionals at nearby Cottage Hospital filed complaints with the medical board of california and the dea. Dr. Chris lambert was the chief of emergency medicine at the hospital at the time. We did see a majority of his patients. Reporter lambert found that patients of dr. Diaz visited the hospitals emergency room 410 times between january of 2009 and december 2010. By far, dr. Diazs prescribing stood out much above any of the other physicians in the community. Reporter in adams bedroom and car, investigators found bottles, some empty, of oxycodone, hydromorephone, and others all prescribed to adam by dr. Julio diaz. Did you see a difference as the months were ticking by . I noticed the color change in his face, his attitude, his love towards his family. That all went away. Reporter in an affidavit, the dea alleges in the six weeks before adam montgomerys death, diaz prescribed to him a total of 2,087 pills. Now vacant, this used to be the office of dr. Julio diaz, where he was overprescribing medicine. A practice the dea alleges led to the death of at least 12 people. And when did you put it together that dr. Diaz was part of the problem with adams addiction . I was seeing paperwork with hundreds of oxycontin pills. I think at one point, there was a package for 900 and then 600, and it was just unbelievable. And thats why i called dr. Diaz, because i wanted to know why he was giving him so many. And i never did get to talk to him. The dea also claims diaz wrote scripts to 866 different patients, who used 372 different pharma pharmacies. 12 of those patients were under the age of 21. Right now, we have more people that are dying from precipitation opioids than cocaine and heroin combined. Reporter sadly, adams story is all too common in america. There was over 41,000 unintentional Drug Overdose deaths in the United States in 2011. Out of that number, over 22,000 died from prescription drugs. Reporter diazs attorney did not respond to cnns repeated calls for comment. In november 2013, diaz pleaded guilty to 11 counts of federal drug dealing charges and is awaiting sentencing. He faces a maximum sentence of 200 years in jail and 10 million in fines. Thats little solace to the montgome montgomerys. If i had known then what i know now, i might have been able to save him. But i was more disappointed in him, in making these bad decisions. But it wasnt him, it was the drugs. It was the medication that changed him. Unless it happens to you, nobody knows. Its a horrible thing to happen, to lose your child. Reporter Stephanie Elam, cnn, santa barbara, california. Stephanie, thanks so much. You can find out more about the problems of addiction, just go to cnn. Com deadlyfix. And in just a few hours, cnns Brianna Keilar will have an hourlong special on addiction at 6 00 eastern time tonight. Shell talk to a panel of experts, including veteran broadcaster and recovering addict, pat obrien. All right. Moving on now to other stories this Labor Day Weekend. College football is back in action today. And its going to be a very different kind of season. Well break down the new playoff system, next. If you want to make things that move, move better, just talk to one of our scientists. Theyll show you a special glue weve developed that bonds metal to plastic. And that makes the things youre trying to move. Lighter. The less weight. The less energy. And what you save can be used for speed. For efficiency. Or just for fun. This is the Human Element at work. Dow. Im spending too much time hiring and not enough time in my kitchen. [ female announcer ] need to hire fast . Go to ziprecruiter. Com and post your job to over 30 of the webs leading job boards with a single click; then simply select the best candidates from one easy to review list. 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They show off their best costumes in a big parade today, as we see right there. A page out of scifi thrillers and gory monsters and all that good stuff. But folks are smiling and having a good time, watching it all. All right, the temperature where you live might still be in the 90s, but theres a definite fall feel in the air. And thats because its the first weekend of College Football. Cnns Brian Mcfaden is in atlanta at a huge fan event called tailgate town. Brian, can you hear me now . Reporter hey, fredricka, im hanging out here with some of the greatest fans in the history of fandom. Alabama crimson tide, the number two ranked team up against the West Virginia mountaineers. Weve got a couple more top 25 matchups. James winton is back with most of their offensive line. Keeping an eye on the 12th ranked georgia bulldogs who take on the 16th ranked clemson tigers. Trying to bounce back. Georgias Heisman Trophy winner could be a big difference maker. And the badgers of wisconsin battle it out with the lsu tigers. This game will be a test for two new cornerbacks. Fredricka, i dont even know if i have a voice after today. These guys are keeping it loud. Yeah wait, wait, wait, wait. Wait, wait. One, two, three, roll tide. Roll tide one, two, three, go, mountaineers go, mountaineers back to you, fred. I lost it. I know. Youve lost your hearing and now your voice out there. Sorry about that. Thanks so much, Brian Mcfaden. All right, theres also Something Else thats new this season. A new way to determine which College Football team becomes the national champion. Cnn sports andy sholes explains that. Reporter its out with the old and in with the new this year in College Football. Gone is the old controversial bcs system. In its place is a new 14 playoff that the fans have been wanting for decades. The four playoff teams will be selected by this new 13member committee. And it consists of athletic directors from five different schools, a hall of famer in archie manning, a former secretary of state in condoleezza rice, and six other uniquely qualified College Football experts. Now, their decisions will be based on strength of schedule, headtohead results, common opponents, and a few other factors. Were taking a little from basketball, where the Human Element will be involved and taking a look at everything and making a wise decision. Making a decision that we think is best. The coachs poll and computers will no longer have any bearing on who playing for the national championship. And the poll that really matters will come from the new committee and it wont come out until midseason. Their final poll on december 7th will determine who makes the playoffs. Everybody will have the same chance, everybody will have the same problems in being unchartered waters themselves. Thats the goal. If you want to be a champion, you have to get in it. I think the excitement will override all those things. Reporter this season, the sugar and rose bowls will be the host for the new years day while at t stadium in north texas will be the site of the championship game. I think the demand from cities to host this event will be out of sight. It will be like super bowl competition. Reporter will the new playoff format completely end the controversy that surrounded the bcs . Probably not. Teams that finish five, six, and seven in the rankings will all have their complaints but their beef wont be as legitimate as in the past because who plays for the championship will finally be decided on the field and not by computers. Exciting stuff. Hey, one mans life could be made into a movie. But you may not have heard his name with your other baseball heroes thats because william greesen is one of the last surviving players of the Negro Baseball League. His incredible story right after this. 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At 90 years old many people would have enough stories to fill a book but no ones book would be quite like reverend william greasons, his would include stories from world war ii, the Civil Rights Movement and being in a player in the Negro Baseball League and he just added another honor to his growing list. Reverend greason in the white jacket there received a Living Legend award last weekend from the Negro League Baseball association and as nick valencia reports he truly lives up to that title. Those were the good old days. Reporter 90yearold bill greason has had a lot of memorable days, historic ones, too. What are these medals here . You have iwo jima right here and you have good conduct, you have korea, you have world war ii. And that was the president Unit Citation that was given to us. Reporter greason is a marine corps combat veteran blessed he says if only because there was a time when he didnt expect to live past 25. When i was on iwo jima and prayed and asked god if he saved me and whatever, whatever he wanted me to do i would do it. Reporter his prayers were answered. Greason eventually got off the island but its where he ended up that was unexpected. Hes only one of the only Negro League Baseball players still alive. I never dreamed that i would have been a baseball player. Nobody taught me how to play. It was a gift. Reporter a gift he shared with friend and teammate willie mays. Together in 1948 the two won the Negro League World series with the birmingham black barons, he was a pitcher with a sharp curve. I had a good downer. I threw overhand, you know . It would fall off the table, yeah. Reporter he even had a stint as a major leaguer with the st. Louis cardinals as the teams first black pitcher. Later he moved from the mound to the pulpit. Do you have a favorite spot in this church . No. Right there. Right behind that desk right there, thats my favorite. Reporter thats your spot . Thats my spot. Reporter the church greason says is his true calling. Its a joy to stand here to be able to speak to people, you know, and youre looking around the choir behind you, everythings going pretty good. Reporter but this has always been easy. It was everything else, he says, that hurt. This is the area where the bombing took place. Reporter in 1963 greason was a member here the day that the 16th Street Baptist Church was bombed. Four little girls were killed that day. Dozens were injured. Anger. Anger the main thing. See, we were angry. First of all because they were using fire hoses on people. And then they brought dogs in, you know, like you animals or something. That anger anybody. Reporter the violent attack sparked arrest and the incident stands today as a flash point in the Civil Rights Movement. Greason remembers. This is the fire hose they used on people here in birmingham. The dogs that they used. Reporter you were around for all of that. Oh, yeah. Still here. Didnt blow me out. Reporter these days as a minister its the divine spirit that keeps him going. Reverend, baseball revolutionary and war hero. Pretty interesting life by any standards. A few more words from the lord. Thats all i want. Just to stand a few more times and Say Something important. Reporter nick valencia, cnn, birmingham, alabama. Wow. What an extraordinary life reverend greason. What an inspiration. Thanks so much. Thank you for watching. Im fredricka whitfield. Brianna keilar has more from the cnn newsroom in new york starting right now. Thanks, fred. You are in the cnn newsroom. Im Brianna Keilar. Brutal isis militants are reportedly selling abducted iraqi girls and women to other isis fighters in syria. A ukbased Monitoring Group reports isis considers adducted girls to be slaves with the spoils of the war with the infidels. In the meantime secretary of state john kerry has written a strongly worded oped calling for other nations to help the u. S. Defeat isis. Kerry writes air strikes alone wont defeat the enemy. A much fuller response is demanded from the world. In this battle there is a role for almost every country. Some will provide military assistance direct and indirect, some will provide desperately needed humanitarian assistance. Lets go to the white house now and bring in correspondent erin mcpike. Shes following this story, in john kerrys oped it seems to be downplaying the impact of air strikes alone. How does this play into the plan the white house is working up right now to deal with isis and syria . Reporter first of all, it buys them time. Because, of course, the pentagon is trying to develop a plan and a strategy for the white house. The president has looked at some things but is still weighing options and they havent determined what that strategy will be just yet. What this oped does is lay out what secretary of state john kerry wants to do to get other countries on board for a larger international coalition. So, we know that president obama will be traveling to wales next week for the nato summit where he will be conferring with foreign leaders. Secretary of state john kerry and defense secretary chuck hagel will be trying to rally allies there and then hapgle and kerry will be traveling to the middle east to confer with middle eastern leaders to try to get them on board. And then later in september the United States is hosting the presidency of the u. N. Security council and they will apply further pressure on foreign leaders so that the United States does not have to act unilaterally. Brianna. A lot of opportunities for the president to enlist international help. And its interesting, erin, the president changed his travel plans so he would be in washington so he would be at the white house today. When he changes his plans, it doesnt go unnoticed. Why did this happen . Reporter it may be a couple of Different Things. One may be optics you remember when he was on vacation in Marthas Vineyard he came back for a couple of meetings for a couple of days. There may have been some meetings today. We dont have an official readout from the white house just yet, jut whus press secretary josh ernest said the president wanted to come back and spend some time with his family and do a little bit of work. Erin mcpike at the white house, thank you. Well, most isis fighters on the front lines are men, but there are plenty of women working for isis behind the scenes including possibly an entire brigade of female isis militants in syria. Correspondent brian todd is looking in to why women are joining isis. Reporter the terrorists of isis dressed in black armed, and some have observed them wearing burke kas, human rights observers say women have joined the ranks of isis. Were told theres one group of women that operates in the isis stronghold in syria. If your daughter will serve in this brigade, thats something that will protect you, will protect your family. Reporter hes a former spokesman for the Free Syrian Army a rebel group which is a rival to isils. He said friends of his have had female relatives pushed into isis. Observers from the u. N. And Amnesty International tells cnn isis uses women primarily in a policing role, patrolling the streets and cracking down on other women who are not wearing conservative enough clothing. They also help at checkpoints where their male comrades are not allowed to touch women coming through. They are very useful because they will be able to check any woman coming through and be able to detect any sort of enemy combatant coming through the checkpoint. Reporter including men trying to sneak through checkpoints dressed as women. And they say the women go on house raids. They need the women to search inside the womans clothing and the bedrooms. Reporter isis has demonstrated a, quote, diabolical flexibility in pursuing its goals and is open to using women tactically to advance them. Does that include fighting on the front lines . Females do not fight for isis. There is no theological reason for a lady to be allowed to take up arms against men on a battlefield within isis very, very austere, extremist interpretation of islam. Reporter why would a woman join this brutal terrorist group . Experts who follow the region say personal security and small salaries are factors. Particularly when the alternative is to be displaced to turkey or elsewhere and have to work as a prostitute to get money for your family, women join because they have relatives in the movement. They have networks within their communities were a part of that movement. Women join because theyve been raped. Reporter there seems to be little, if any, empowerment of women in all of this despite the lure of security, money and responsibility, one activist says isis created these female brigades to terrorize women. Brian todd, cnn, washington. You can learn more about isis and the terror that theyve spread across iraq and syria like recruiting children and training them to be killers. We have those stories and more on cnn. Com. Well, the fight for territory in Eastern Ukraine is heating up. No one seems to be capable of stopping this conflict that seems to grow worse by the hour and well be speaking with someone who has been on the ground in ukraine and has seen these problems first hand. [ female announcer ] we help make secure financial tomorrows a reality for over 19 million people. [ alex ] transamerica helped provide a lifetime of retirement income. So i can focus on what matters most. [ female announcer ] everyone has a moment when tomorrow becomes real. Transamerica. 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Today was cutdown day in the nfl and the deadline for cuts was 4 00 p. M. Eastern time. Sam, of course, is the first openly gay player drafted by the nfl. He was the seventhround pick of the rams but he was also considered a long shot to make the team. He could still be picked up by another nfl team and well keep you posted throughout the day on that. Concern over russias action in ukraine continues to grow, european leaders are meeting in belgium today to discuss possible new sanctions against moscow one leader saying this could lead to, quote, a point of no return if a political solution isnt found. A cnn team saw Ukrainian Forces strengthening defensive positions on the eastern outskirts of the city reinforcing checkpoints, digging trenches along roads leading toward the russian border, this coming a day after shas foreign minister denied accusations that russia troops crossed into ukraine despite these images. Joining me is osce spokesman to talk about this. Last time we spoke you were in ukraine and youve been there several times in recent months. Talk to us about how this situation has changed. Has it gotten worse obviously . Hi, brianna, good to be back to you. Yes, theres definitely been an escalation in the violence. We now have a group of monitors from our special Monitoring Mission to ukraine in my real poll and theyve just reported to us, in fact, just a few minutes ago, that theres definitely a lot of activity backing up what your correspondents have been saying in terms of ukrainian troops digging in and Building Military barriers and protection for themselves and in addition they spoke to ukrainian soldiers on the ground and i guess you could call it trepidation because of the sense we got was that they feel far more outdone and on the rebels side they reported seeing tanks, armored personnel vehicles and missile launchers so it sounds like a very unbalanced situation right now on both sides. Can you talk a little bit about some of i guess you would say the semantics of this. We see u. S. Officials who are reticent to use the word invasion. They arent using it. Weve heard the word incursion. Yesterday i was told by a u. S. Official that this is an effort by russia but not calling it an invasion. Why isnt that . And how does it change the imperative to act if you do use the word invasion . Yeah. Well, you know the mission well enough by now, weve been on the ground there for four months and what weve been doing is documenting month by month a gradual kind of escalation not only in terms of the violence but also in terms of the type of military equipment that weve seen, unidentified individuals carrying around. It started with lightly armed individuals, and then it went up to mobile missile launchers. Thats the first thing. The second one, of course, is the shelling that is going on right now. We have a team in i know were having some technical difficulty there with michael. Lets see if we can get that back. Do we have that signal . All right. Unfortunately we dont. We really appreciate michael speaking with us. The fallout from questionable Police Actions in the aftermath of the death of Michael Brown continues after another officer retires. You may remember the st. Louis county Police Officer dan page from a video that surfaced. This is showing him ranting about president obama amongst a lot of other americans. He was also seen pushing cnns don lemon during protests in ferguson earlier this month. Reporter weve been standing here all day lets go. Come on, lets go. Reporter thats whats happening here. So people are here and theyre standing on you can see whats happening. Weve been standing here all day. They told us to come here. I cant move. Now, the lieutenant who threatened and pointed an Assault Rifle you see him here at protesters he also retired this week and a third officer in a nearby city was fired after making what his police chief called very inappropriate Facebook Comments about the protests. Well, joan rivers spent a lot of her life on stage and thats where she was the night before she was rushed to the hospital. A man in the audience says that she told a joke that thinking back is just chilling now. And about a half hour from now dr. Sanjay gupta looks at the new front line of isis online. In the battle against isis were seeing big social media sites like youtube and twitter start to pull down content thats posted by these terrorist organizations. So, how do they decide where to draw the line . And when kids do get exposed to this sort of thing on the web, how should you handle it as a parent . What to do when the news becomes too much. We got that at 4 30 eastern. Las, they think salmon and energy. 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She looked out at the audience and she said, you know, im 81, you know, im i could go at any moment. I could just go over. That was her term go over. I could just go over right here and you would all look down and think its part of the show. Reporter he snapped this pic from his front row seat a hardcore fan aka joan ranger and he even got this one with the queen of mean just after the show around 9 30 p. M. , he said she was the picture of health. This was the classic joan, tough, funny, outrageous. The best ive ever seen her. Truly i was really surprised that she just gave everything. Reporter hours later early thursday morning she was at Yorkville Endoscopy a facility specializing in digestive disorde disorders. By 9 30 a. M. During what should have been a routine outpatient procedure, she stopped breathing and went into cardiac arrest and was rushed to nearby mt. Sinai for emergency care. How shocked were you when you heard the news . Absolutely. World turned upside down. 911. Reporter in recent days the 81yearold has been in tiptop form. No indication she was ailing. Here she is taking the als ice bucket challenge on e entertainment last week. Okay. Joan. Everybody. Security security reporter then there was rivers walking out on a recent cnn interview. Stop it with and you do this and youre mean and youre that. You are not the one to interview a person who does humor, sorry. Are we serious . Reporter feisty and tough as ever. Love for the razor sharpwitted rivers pouring out. Actress Marlee Matlin urging rivers to get well and, quote, moon the doctors for us while you are recuperating. And so looking forward to joan rivers jokes about this. And zachary quito tweeted no one is ready to go on without you, lady. Her fans agree. Joan rivers is necessary. We love her. We love you, joan. Reporter Miguel Marquez, cnn, new york. And a quick sports note, tony stewart was back on the track last night three weeks after hitting and killing a fellow driver. He also spoke publicly about the incident for the first time. He said this has been one of the toughest times in his life. This is something that will definitely affect my life forever. This is a sadness and a pain that i hope no one ever has to experience in their life. That being said, i know that the pain on the morning that kevin wards family and friends are experiencing is something that i cant possibly imagine. Stewart hit and killed driver kevin ward earlier this month after ward got out of his car on a new york dirt track. Police say their investigation of the incident will continue for several more weeks. Like a buzz saw going off in your hands, thats what one gun expert described the firing of an uzi machine gun as, that helps explains how a 9yearold ends up killing her instructor with an uzi and making some question why she was allowed to fire it to begin with. When i had my first migraine, i was lucky. That sounds crazy, i know. 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Reporter a 9yearold girl learning how to shoot an automatic uzi by an instructor. All right. Go ahead and give me one shot. All right all right. Pull on it. Reporter those fateful last words, all right, full auto. He just put the gun on fully auto and he tells her that and his left hand is holding the bottom of the magazine where it should be on somewhere closer to the top of the weapon. She looks very uncomfortable holding the weapon and when she pulls the trigger he loses the grip on the bottom of the magazine and gets muzzle rise and winds up getting shot. Reporter the Sheriffs Department says the recoil from the powerful weapon sends the gun out of her control over her head. 39yearold instructor charles vaca a member of californias National Guard died later at the hospital. She probably hit the full auto, wasnt expecting the recoil that she got and was completely surprised by it and lost control of the weapon. Reporter whats it like when the shots come out . Describe it. Its going to be like a buzz saw going off in your hands. Reporter the outdoor shooting range bullets and burgers advertises on the highway. Stop in, fire a machine gun and enjoy a meal and their rules fitting within arizona law allow children 8 years old and up to shoot the guns. I would want to see a little bit more experience from the girl and to see the girl was a little more comfortable handling singleshot weapons before giving her a fully automatic weapon. Reporter the Mohave County Sheriffs Office has determined there will be no charges, but other states have decided these accidents could be crimes. In 2008 in massachusetts a 9yearold boy accidentally shoots himself at a gun show while also firing an uzi. His father records it all on video. But it is the show organizer edward flurry charged with involuntary manslaughter. Find the defendant not guilty. Reporter flurry was acquitted but as a result the victims home state of connecticut now makes it illegal to give or sell machine guns to anyone under 16. And just last year in new jersey, anthony senatoris 4yearold son shot his 6yearold neighbor to death and now hes been charged with six counts of child endangerment. He rejected a plea deal which included prison time. Oh, it was beautiful. I could hardly wait to try it out. Reporter children and bb guns were once the stuff of christmas tradition. I always had a bb gun as a kid. Reporter but an uzi . Uzi was designed by Israeli Military industries for the idf, Israeli Defense forces. Reporter a gun made for the battlefield in the hands of a child with deadly consequences. Jean casarez, cnn, new york. Some people are calling for that whole video of that tragic accident to be released saying we should all witness just what these guns are capable of. Agree . Disagree . Were going to talk about that with ben ferguson and Mark Lamont Hill coming up. Updating you on news this hour michael sam the first openly gay player drafted by an nfl team has been cut. The st. Louis rams announced they were cutting sam earlier this hour. He was a seventhround pick. He was considered a long shot, but he played well in the preseason and he could still be picked up by another nfl team. Im Brianna Keilar in new york. Cnn newsroom continues at the top of the hour. Right now should terror groups like isis be allowed to post tear fifing videos on youtube . Its sanjay gupta, m. D. Got a lot to get to this half hour including a fascinating look at pain pills. If youve ever taken one, what did it do to your brain and your body . Plus, something i thought about a lot recently now that im a dad of three schoolage children, how early should school start . How early in the morning can kids even learn . We got a wakeup call about wakeup calls. But, first, the images on the internet, you may have come across some of the more gruesome ones yourself including the beheading by isis. They are a media savvy terrorist organization make no mistake the likes of which we really havent seen before not even with al qaeda. To talk about it i want to bring in brian stelter, hes joining us from new york. Thank you for being on the program, brian. Thank you. Its a modern terrorist group i guess for lack of a better description. They are all over social media. Theyre trying to intimidate people. Theyre trying to recruit people and they are trying to appeal to a subset of millennials. They pose some real challenges. Im c