Hazing, claims she was kicked out of her College Sorority for verbally and physically abusing pledges. Shes here this morning telling her side of the story. And good morning, america. Lets get right to the breaking news. The First American air strikes in syria. A new front in a long war. Missiles fired from warships dropped by air. Most targeting the isis stronghold of raqqa. But also a new terror group inside syria called khorasan. We have breaking details on how that active plot targeting america was stopped. Surprising developments. And our first, our news. Our abc news Security Team up all night tracking this story. And lets start with Martha Raddatz who is in washington. Good morning, martha. Reporter good morning, robin. This is a major escalation in the fight. It may not have been shock and awe, but the wave of air strikes that hit syria last night was the biggest we have seen in a single day since the u. S. Began attacking isis in early august. We did not do it alone and not just attacking isis. The strikes were launched from the air and the sea. Missiles and precisionguided bombs from u. S. Stealth bombers, stealth fighters, and armed drones pummelling 22 targets in syria with 47 tomahawk missiles fired from Navy Warships in the persian gulf and red sea. Very different from what weve been doing in iraq. This is almost like a desert storm. Where we went in with lots of fire power, everything the United States has, all our best gear is going into this fight. Because we have to treat it like a very highthreat environment. Reporter 14 of the targets were aimed at isis headquarters, supply depots, command and control centers, and finance centers. Stretching from the isis stronghold of raqqa where the americans and british hostage were executed and across the east to the iraq border. But eight additional al qaeda targets were hit to disrupt what the u. S. Called an imminent attack against the United States and western interests by the khorasan group. War planes from five largely sunni nations, jordan, saudi arabia, bahrain, qatar and the United Arab Emirates helped with the attacks against isis. This is the first time we have had this much participation from sunni arab nations dropping bombing on other sunnis. Its quite remarkable. Reporter the u. S. Has been flying surveillance missions, picking out the targets for the unique coalition of partners to attack isis. It was not a mission without risk. Syria has sophisticated antiaircraft systems. But it is unlikely the assad regime would want to fire on the u. S. Or arab countries since assad, too, would like to get rid of isis. And we learned this morning the Syrian Regime was notified of the attacks, which would have been to help deconflict those aircraft and send a warning to syria not to strike. George . And more from jon karl. We know the president met last week with the generals. When did he give the final green light to strike . White house officials arent saying when it precisely was. But their theyre saying he made the decision to do this way back on september 10th when he addressed the nation. And when he visited with his generals down in tampa, he went through the specifics and the details of the plan carried out last night. And then throughout the night, im told, the president was kept informed of the progress of the air strikes. But in terms of when he precisely gave that green light, white house officials arent saying. We heard many times from the white house there would be no coordination with the government of syria. But there does appear to have as martha said, some notification of the syrian government. Yes, theyre also being squishy about when and how it was transpired. The syrians claimed that secretary of state john kerry sent a letter. White house officials deny that, saying there was no direct notification coming from the secretary of state. But they did notify them through a third party, im told. And the important detail here is they did not coordinate with the syrians. Didnt give them any details. It was simply a notification that the air strikes were about to start. Thank you, jon. And joined now by the pentagon spokesman, admiral john kirby. Admiral kirby, thank you so much for joining us this morning. Was this mission a success . Yes, we believe it was, george. Were still assessing the effectiveness of the strikes that took place over several hours last night, as you know. But all indications are that we were successful at hitting what we were aiming at. What did you take out . Well, we took out command and control facilities, depots, training areas, some vehicles and trucks, that kind of thing. Mainly we were going after this groups ability to sustain itself, to resource itself, and to frankly command and control and lead their forces. Were there americans on the ground in syria assisting with these strikes . There were no americans on the ground in syria during these strikes. We have had several weeks of strikes in iraq, but isis is still hanging tough there. How long should americans expect the strikes to continue . Theyre going to continue for quite some time. Its hard to put an end date on it. But the guidance from the a commander in chief is pretty clear. Were going to take the offense to isil inside iraq. You will continue to see as yesterday, more air strikes inside iraq in support of Iraqi Security forces. And separate strikes against another al qaeda affiliate. In another part of syria. Khorasan. What can you tell us about that . Khorasan is an offshoot of al nusra, an al qaeda affiliate. We had very good indications that this group, which is a very dangerous group, was plotting and planning imminent attacks against western targets to include the u. S. Homeland. It was on that basis that we struck those targets inside syria. Let me press on that. You knew of a possible attack against the United States homeland . We knew there was active plotting going on for an attack on the u. S. Homeland. I wont be able to go into much more detail than that, but we were aware of it. But do you believe that that threat was eliminated . We believe that the individuals that were plotting and planning have been eliminated. And we will continue to assess the effectiveness of our strikes going through today. Admiral kirby, thank you very much. Thanks for having me. Big headline, plotters taken out. Really takes your breath away, thinking about that. But as you and the admiral just mentioned, the other threat, the terror group that many believe is a bigger threat to the u. S. Abcs brian ross is here. He has many more details on that. Good morning, brian. Reporter good morning, robin. Khorasan is a shadow we group of 50 sfigtefighters that the u. S. Admiral kirby said, considers far more dangerous than isis. Officials believe they are using a facility in syria near aleppo to attack american aviation using a new generation of undetectable explosives. The u. S. Alone carried out those eight air strikes against that group, including training camps, explosives, ammunitions, and communications facility, and command and control facilities. The group my grated under the command of a wanted terror leader with a 7 million u. S. Bounty named muhsin al fadhli. You said undetectable explosives, what more can you tell us . Reporter they were in the final stages of putting them in toothpaste tubes or clothing dipped in liquid explosives that could explode on an airplane and not be detected. Unlike isis, this group tried to keep their existence and hideout secret. News agencies, including abc news, were diskounched frcourag reporting on this in the last few days for fear of showing them how much information that the u. S. Had about them. But its reassuring how much information the u. S. Did have on this group . Yes. Absolutely, inside the operation. And amy with the other stories. We begin with more breaking news from the middle east. Word that israel shot down a syrian fighter jet. Were braking into programming right now. The president about to speak on the air strikes in syria overnight. Lets pause so the rest of the country can join us. Announcer this san abc news special report. Attack on isis. Now reporting, george stephanopoulos. And for those of you just joining us, president obama about to address americas first air strikes in syria. Launched overnight. The u. S. Pummel over 20 targets. And another terror group, an al qaeda cell called khorasan. Officials tell us they were actively planning a plot on u. S. Soil. The planners were killed. George, you can expect the president to underscore the huge significance of the fact that five arab allies took part in air strikes overnight. The white house is saying proves it is not matter of the United States being at war with isis. But isis being at war with the world. And most importantly, the arab world. The timing is extraordinary. The president leaves immediately after he speaks today to go to new york to the meeting of the United Nations general assembly. Hell be pressing hard for a resolution of the Security Council to force people to crack don on foreign firgts moving from country to country. There was information given to syria before the strikes. The ambassador to the u. N. Telling her counterpart. The United States officials stress there was no coordination with the government of syria here. The United States has been very much opposed to assads regime. Heres the president. Good morning, everybody. Last night on my orders, Americas Armed forces began strikes against isil targets in syria. Today, the American People give thanks for the Extraordinary Service of our men and women. In uniform, including the pilots who flew these missions with the courage and professionalism that we have come to expect from the finest military that the worlds ever known. Earlier this month, i outlined our strategy to confront the threat posed by the terrorist group isil. As part of the campaign, i made clear the United States would take action against targets in iraq and syria. So the terrorists cannot find safe haven anywhere. I said america would act as part of a broad coalition. We have been joined by saudi arabia, the United Arab Emirates, jordan, bahrain, and qatar. America is proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with these nations on the behalf of our common security. This is not americas fight alone. Above all, the people and governments in the middle east are rejecting isil and standing up for the peace and security that the people of the region and the world deserve. Meanwhile, we will move forward with our plan supported by bipartisan majorities in congress to ramp up our effort to train and equip the Syrian Opposition, who are the best counterweight to isil and the assad regime. Over 40 nations have offered to help in this effort to confront this terrorist threat. To train and equip iraqi and Syrian Opposition fighters. To cut off isils fitnenancing. To counter its hateful ideology and to stop the flow of fighters into and out of the region. Last night, we took steps to stop plotting by seasoned al qaeda operatives in syria known as the chorasan group. It must be clear to anyone who would plot against america and try to do americans harm that we will not tolerate safe havens for terrorists that threaten our people. Im pleased that there is bipartisan support for the actions weir taking. America is always stronger when we stand united. The unity sends a message to the world that well do what is necessary to defend our country. Over the next several days, ill have the opportunity to meet with the Prime Minister of iraq and with friends at the United Nations to continue to deal with the threat to obvious peace and security. The overall effort will take time. There will be challenges ahead. But were going to do whats necessary to take the fight to this terrorist group. For the security of the country and the region and for the entire world. Thanks, god bless our troops. God bless america. Are americans in danger living in the United States . The president will leave the white house now, come to new york, for a meeting at the Clinton Global Initiative this afternoon. The United Nations general assembly. I want to go to Martha Raddatz. Martha, the president saying the United States will do what it takes. It will take some time. U. S. Officials do believe that the strikes last night were a success. They believe they were successful. 22 air strikes. We dont know how many missiles or bombs were involved in that. There were about 50 tomahawk missiles. How many the bombers released is unknown at this time. It was a significant strike to the swath of territory in syria. And they do believe, again, that it was successful. Not only against the isis targets but the khorasan targets as well, the Al Qaedaaffiliated cell. The president saying that was a group plotting against the United States. The plotters were eliminated. Martha, thank you very much. Well return to leg lar programming. Much of the country, that is Good Morning America. You can get the latest on abcnews. Com and on world news with david muir later tonight. Announcer this has been a special report from abc news. And this morning, new information about who police think is behind some of the troubles. There were two rival groups of mainly chinese men and women who were trying to oneup each other up to their place in line. It escalated. And the fight became quite large. Reporter investigators say its part of a scheme to buy phones here in the u. S. And sell them for five, even ten times as much on the black market this china, where they have yet to go on sale. Vendors on the streets of beijing reportedly selling an iphone 6 for 1034, seven times what it costs here. An iphone 6 plus even pricier at over 2,400. One even reportedly going for 3,250. The United States saying many times they would not coordinate with the government of syria. There was some notice to syria and u. S. Officials tell us that the syrian fwochlt did not interfere with the american air strikes at all. Thats right. U. S. Officials defensive about this. They say they were not asking for permission from the syrians. They were telling the assad regime, really warning them not to interfere with this operation, giving that notification. They were not asking permission. Not coordinating. They didnt give details about where the strikes would be. It was a notification by way of a warning transmitted, george, by the u. N. Rep the u. S. R representative at the u. N. The president going to the United Nations. The u. S. Saying they dont need u. N. Authorization for these strikes. To robin. More flash flooding across new mexico and other areas. Yes, el paso, texas. 5 to 15 inches of rain. Another half foot or so falling. One person at least has died in the floods. And look at the pictures. From carlsbad, new mexico, its not just water. But mud and debris. A lot of damaged homes in that area. This is the water vapor satellite, the moist air ahead of the trough. Heres the brown, the drier air thats going to filter in, already happening. Thats why phoenix to 102. Some showers left today, but by tomorrow, much drier in those areas. Ill give you a look at the west coast, too. Where muchneeded rain is coming in. As far south as San Francisco. Good for the fires. Your local Weather Forecast in just 30 seconds. 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