obliterated. as for the air power being used it is big. a mix of u.s. fighters and tomahawk missiles all launched from air ships. firing tomahawk land attack missiles from the red sea. and one of the most crucial equations in the air strikes, the arab allies who helped. saudi arabia, the united arab emirates, bahrain, jordan and qatar. we re covering every angle this morning. we have nbc s jim maceda standing by in london. but we start with nbc s brian mooar from washington on the first wave of strikes. reporter: the pentagon confirms that president obama gave the green light for this attack, allowing his centcom commanders to put together the fine details which involved fighter jets, bombers and missiles. all of them aimed at raqqa, syria, the self-declared capital of isis and the terrorist army there. u.s. officials say the targets hit about 20 of them included had headquarters areas, fuel and weapons depots, training sites, and the united states it is said did not carr
this is the cbs morning news for tuesday, september 23rd, 2014. good morning, i m susan mcginnis. in for anne-marie green. the u.s. and five allies launched air strikes in syria. cruise missiles launched from u.s. warships and drones began last night, there were 14 in all. many of the targets were in or around the militants self-proclaimed capital in syria. the pentagon said the targets included headquarters, training facilities and a finance center. today, president obama travels to the united nations to try to rally more support for the push against isis. marlie hall reports from the u.n. reporter: the u.s. and several arab allies launched their first air strikes against isis in syria last night. pentagon said a mix of fighter jets, bombers and tomahawk missiles fired from nearby warships were used. syria said some of the strikes hit targets in raqqa. primary targets are command centers in raqqa. training facilities. and logistics, known targets. reporter: the
flag warning is set for tomorrow. we begin with debora villalon, she s in placerville, where the fire strategy is being mapped out. reporter: the weekend was overcast, and cooler, but today the sun came back out and put more heat on the fire. everyone is worried about wind tomorrow. tonight we looked at some of the homes already lost, with thousands more still threatened. the king fire story is a study in contrast. in some places, frenzied activity, chopping and shipping. clearing lines so the fire won t find ready fuel, if it makes another run. you don t just want to have a plan a, you want a backup plan, and a backup plan after that. reporter: on the other hand, a dozen small towns are desolate. absolutely still. under mandatory evacuation, even though no flames seem near. just the ever pleasant stench of smoke. this is our controlled burn that went pretty well the last couple of days. reporter: crews made major progress on the interior of the fire. do you think
this is the cbs morning news for tuesday, september 23rd, this is the cbs morning news for tuesday, september 23rd, 2014. captioning funded by cbs good morning, i m susan mcginnis. cruise missiles launched from u.s. warships and drones began last night, there were 14 in all. many of the targets were or around the militants self-proclaimed capital in syria. the pentagon said the targets included headquarters, training facilities and a finance center. today, president obama travels to the united nations to try to rally more support for the push for isis. marlie hall reports from the u.n. reporter: the u.s. and several allies launched their first air strikes against icis in syria. pentagon said a mix of fighter jets, bombers and tomahawk missiles were used. syria said some of the strikes hit targets in raqqa. primary targets are command centers in raqqa. training facilities. known targets. reporter: the video campaign comes after weeks after targeting isis in neighb
talk about how good they did we only see the first quarter. let s take a look at the day. early on we have warmer conditions. yesterday it fell to nuys. we have a comfortable range high temperatures in the mid-60s. we are expecting to, and even more today. incendy start today. cooler temperatures along thke. 52 degrees in chicago. 49 in bartlett. 42 in dekalb. satellite composite shows dry conditions. get used to it we will try today and for the rest of the workweek. we do have the chance of rain coming later in the week. but not today. today s official high will be 72. down to 51 tonight. thursday we are 75. today is the first day of fall. it will feel like summer. you don t like summer? i like fall better. i m one of those few weird people who like full better. the mccue said it. looking outside, with support from the dan ryan. in bound at 95 the on ramp is closed for at least another hour. coming in on the kennedy, another squeeze as you approach edison. there in the p