Against i. S. I. S. And syria had begun. We have been waiting for weeks and here it is tonight. Jon ooh, its so anticipated it was the iphone 6 of wars laughter its expensive, a little bigger. A little more unwieldy than you thought it was going to be. laughter its going to be at least a twoyear commitment. applause kind of feels like you just bleep the last one. laughter but at least its not the watch. So how did the new Product Launch go . They attacked i. S. I. S. Targets four locations in syria, headquarters, buildings, storage facility, finance center, supply trucks, Army Vehicles and training compounds. Jon i. S. I. S. Has a finance center . I. S. I. S. Has been in existence for, like, a month. They have a finance center . No, no, that is for bombings and mass killings. You want Small Business loans, thats down the hall. So we hit four location force a very narrowlyfocused, minimalist approach. They described the strike as very successful and only the beginning. We also got a men
Would be a good start. Lets get to our road map and start things off with the markets. Extending yesterdays losses, disappointing Economic News and air strikes in syria are setting the tone for the morning trading. Also weighing on the market, the Obama Administration makes its move to counter inversions. The rising trend of American Companies leaving for lower taxes. Shares of takeover targets such as medtronic, shire and abbey are moving this morning. We may be getting closer to two large transactions. Allergan is in advanced talks to make its own deal to defend off valiant alachemann. Alachemann is already redding to sue. Yesterday nasdaq posting its worst sessions since july 31st. Dip ing dipping to a 2014 low. China rose slightly. You have the u. S. And arab allies launching attacks against islamic militants in syria. President obama due to make a statement on the u. S. Strategy against isis later this morning. Coming up at 11 00 a. M. Eastern, becky quick is going to interview fo
Plans to try to rebuild it. And hats on. One of the biggest superstars in Country Music, Kenny Chesney, celebrates his new album with a live concert. Were making room for the no shoes nation today, tuesday, september 23rd, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today. 7 00 a. M. On the west coast on a tuesday. Im matt lauer along with hoda kotb, who is here while savannah is on maternity leave. We have al roker and Natalie Morales as well. Raise your hand if youre happy Kenny Chesney is here. Me that is a great crowd. Nothing to put you in a better mood than seeing this. We have a concert in our second half hour. Paul l paula deen will talk about where she is headed. Our top story, the first wave of u. S. Air and missile strikes on isis strongholds inside syria. Were waiting for the president to speak. First to nbcs Jim Miklaszewski live at the pentagon. Reporter the first wave i
Second day in a row. The pentagon says more than 160 bombs and missiles have already been launched. President obama addressing the United Nations and pushed for support against isis. Tensions spilling over again in the streets of ferguson missouri. Where Michael Brown was killed by a Police Officer last month. The new protests came after a fire destroyed a street memorial to brown. Police issued an arrest warrant for him. Hes been on the run since saturday when he sped away from police. There are mao more than 7,000 firefighters battling in california. Flames have burned 139 square miles. 12 homes were destroyed. Her entire life 40 years, just down the toilet. Coke, pepsi and dr. Pepper say they will reduce the calorie calories in their drinks. A police chase in so cal. Forcing it into a spin. The buccos and all that matters. Its being called the coffee cup salute. Its not a latte salute but its a chai salute because thats what he drinks. When youre around a guy whos so good at what he
8. Pam as kron4 news reported earlier. The Golden Gate Bridge Labor Coalition. Which called a strike a week ago. Now will strike again at the end of the week. Pam kron 4s alecia reid is live in San Francisco alecia were hearing this strike will have an impact on commuters . Reporter 13 unions of the Golden Gate Bridge and highway to district, dense and heard but servicers and the mechanics. Its who they represent. The Labor Coalition said they made it very minor Economic Movement creek they do not want to come to an agreement anytime soon print this strike is lingering and possibly happening later this week. Unlike last week strike, the strike will affect commuter sprit making it a very nasty comment. Comment. Commute it seems like it will happen now that it will affect the to the teachers print it will impact the entire district or possibly one area or just the bridge. Reporter from the golden gate transportation district speaking with the representative they state that they are very