Protestors try to block wall street ahead of todays United Nations meeting on Climate Change. Some say big business holds the key to fixing the environment. The church intensifies or the armed gunman accused of ambushing two Pennsylvania State troopers. We are live in the poke co mountains with the fear many people there are feeling. We have confirmed new details this morning on u. S. Airstrikes inside syria. The u. S. And coalition of arab nations using fighter jets and armed drones targeting training camp, and headquarters. The u. S. Military went after alqaeda linked fighters near aleppo. There is as growing cries along the turkish border. 130,000 syrian kurds crossing that border. Thousands more may follow. Theyre trying to escape Islamic State of iraq and the levant. We are live in washington this morning. As the u. S. Takes the fight into syria, what are we hearing out of the upon the gone . Defense Department Officials say the decision to launch strikes was made yesterday. This
Father of a man shot and killed by Richmond Police says two different stories emerge. Thank you for joining us. Richard perezs family says last sundays shooting was underand want the officer involved prosecuted. Cornell bernard spoke with the perez family and is live in richmond. Reporter friends and family of richard petey perez is gathered here at nichols park in richmond after his funeral today. Theyre demanding justice for his death. I raised my son well. He had respect for the law. Grieving father, rick perez, says his son didnt have to die last sunday after getting into a confrontation with a Richmond Police officer here at uncle sams liquor store. Only guilty of one thing, that night, and that was being intoxicated. The family of richard petey perez held a News Conference after their sons funeral, along with their attorney, john buris, police say 31yearold wally jensen, six year veteran of the force, saw perez at the liquor store, acting bell illini gent. When the officer asked
A dramatic race against the clock to save them. Dozens of people plunging into a ranging river to try and save them. And you wont believe what happens next. And good morning, america. Love that story about the Good Samaritans. They did the right thing. We have a lot to get to this morning, including a big, live event. Were kicking off upgrade your morning. Surprising people all across america. Giving them something to make their morning a little better and challenging you at home to do the same. We have Cameron Mathison out and about. Hes about to make the morning drive less expensive for hundreds of commuters. Our team all revved up to help him. Later in the program, talk about upgrades. Sofia vergara and Kerry Washington. Thats an upgrade for us here. Theyll have surprises for lucky viewers here and at home. Lots of excitement ahead. Lets get right to the growing misery overnight. Breaking details on the three missing Afghan Soldiers. They were last seen at a mall on cape cod. Author
President obama will reportedly seek new International Standards to stop the recruitment and funding of extremist militants. That huge wildfire burning east of Sacramento California is showing little sign of showing down. In suburban detroit, the tornado ripping through a neighborhood, damaging dozens of homes. Pennsylvania police are closing in on the suspect in the deadly ambush that left one trooper dead. Eric frein hid in the woods. The secret Service Plans to boost its presence and surveillance at the white house after two concerning security breaches. This is every parents worst nightmare. Police in charlottesville, virginia, are trying to track down a person of interest in the disappearance of a missing student. Its been a week and we cant find her. The ravens will address a report that clayims the team now from the outset he knocked out his then fiance. Climate change around the world. Residents on edge last night while police and wildlife officials chased down a mountain lion.
Live. And tv scare. As many as 700 newborn babies potentially exposed to tuberculosis. Parent are lining up to get their infants tested. This monday morning, september 22nd, 2014. Announcer this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Good morning, welcome to today on a monday morning. Im matt lauer along with hoda kotb, al roker and tamron hall. Lenny kravitz was practicing in the studio. I was taking a picture of matt taking a picture. Do a song in our studio a little bit later on. Let us turn to the top story the search for the three Afghan Soldiers who wept missing off a National Guard base in massachusetts. Nbc pentagon correspondent Jim Miklaszewski has more on that. Good morning to you. Good morning. These three Afghan Soldiers, two captains and a major were on a saturday night field trip to a shopping maul in cape cod when they simply disappeared. The three soldiers were in the u. S. To take part in an annual Training Exercise at the National Guard base there in cape cod