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A broader mix of energies, world needs which is why we are supplying natural gas, to generate cleaner electricity, that has around 50 fewer co2 emissions than coal. And why with our partner in brazil, we are producing a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane to fuel cars. Lets broaden the Worlds Energy mix, lets go. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Breaking news as we come on the air tonight. American forces on the attack. The first wave of u. S. Air strikes hitting i. S. I. S. Targets in syria, opening a new front in the battle against the islamic terror group. For the very latest, we turn to abcs chief Global Affairs correspondent, martha raddatz. Reporter juju, this is the biggest wave of air strikes we have seen in a single day since the u. S. Began attacking i. S. I. S. In early august. And we did not do it alone. Five arab nations joining in the strikes, which pounded some 20 targets in the area of raqqa. Thats an i. S. I. S. Stronghold, and believed to be the area where those american and the british hostage were executed. The air strikes carried out by a combination of u. S. Stealth bombers and Stealth Fighters and tomahawk missiles launched from the sea. In fact, the f22 raptor, an expensive Stealth Fighter used for the first time in combat. The targets, i. S. I. S. Safe havens. Command and control and logistic centers. Twitter lit up with reports of huge explosions around raqqa. The other arab nations taking part, all largely sunni, including jordan, saudi arabia, bahrain, qatar, and the united arab emirates. The kind of coalition the u. S. Has been trying to build to go after i. S. I. S. But a big step here tonight as the u. S. Expands the fight against i. S. I. S. Into syria, where the president was loathe to go for so long. But he gave the go ahead for these strikes. And throughout this evening, he has been briefed on the progress. Tomorrow, he heads to new york and the u. N. We do expect to hear from him then. These air strikes will be ongoing. The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says the fight against i. S. I. S. In syria will be persistent and sustainable, which means this will likely continue for months on end. Juju . Martha, thanks, as always. And joining me now, abc news chief investigative correspondent, brian ross, who has been tracking the growing terror threat. Posed by these violent extremists. Brian, now that u. S. Air strikes are under way, what might this mean for i. S. I. S. . This is a ruthless group, whose members seem to enjoy their medieval barbarism. The limited u. S. Air strikes led to a round of beheadings. As president obama promised a heavier round of attacks, i. S. I. S. Escalated its threats to america, in anticipation of what did happen tonight. As i. S. I. S. Turned up the tempo on its Propaganda Machine today, with new videos of its militarylike formations, and dire threats to american civilians, u. S. Officials revealed details of a promised crackdown on westerners who want to join i. S. I. S. Or already have, like these britons who appeared in a new video today. We are working closely with our International Partners to mitigate this threat. Keep eyes on these individuals and monitor their movements. Reporter u. S. Officials said today, efforts to shut down the jihad pipeline to i. S. I. S. , will focus on boston, minneapolis, and los angeles. Cities that have already sent a number of young recruits to i. S. I. S. Basic training. The kind of young men and women, seen in this latest video, parading in uniform, with brandnew ak47s. The urgency of the coming white house push against i. S. I. S. , was underscored today by one of the terror groups weekend propaganda messages. Its chief spokesperson earned supporters around the world. If you can kill a disbelieving american or european, especially the spiteful and filthy french, or an australian or a canadian, then rely upon allah and kill him in any manner or way, however it may be. And today i. S. I. S. Followers in nigeria posted this video of a 55yearold french citizen who they said they kidnapped and would behead in 24 hours, unless the french stopped its bombing of i. S. I. S. Positions in iraq. As for i. S. I. S. Itself, it is currently believed to be holding some 15 western hoarsages, including two young americans, all of whom have been threatened with execution. Juju . Brian, is it possible that the air strikes cover for a potential rescue mission . Thats possible. We dont know that, wont know that for a while. But what we do know is u. S. Authorities said if there was any chance, they would try to mount a second attempt. We know that in flying over the area with drones and satellites in place, looking not only nor command and control centers but any indication whatsoever of where the hostages might be held. This is the first step in a major campaign. Thanks for that update. We turn to alex marquardt, who spent the day talking with refugees, fleeing the threat of i. S. I. S. Hes just across the border from syria and joins us from turkey, where there was already a mass exodus under way even before tonights air strikes. Alex . Reporter good evening, juju. The past several days have seen i. S. I. S. Pushing into northern syria, surrounding and taking over predominantly kurdish towns along the border with turkey. That has sent an unprecedented number of refugees streaming across the border into turkey. The u. N. Says more than 130,000 over the past four days. That is the biggest single exodus of refugees since this war in syria began over three and a half years ago. We met many of the refugees who told us, if they stayed behind, they would have been executed by i. S. I. S. They came with what little they could carry. And angrily told us that the u. S. Is doing nothing to stop the i. S. I. S. Advance. That is before these air strikes started. Many of the refugees in turkey will be happy to see the air strikes carried out by the u. S. And the other countries. At the same time, it could set off a new wave of refugees, fleeing for safety from those areas where i. S. I. S. Is operating. The u. N. And turkey already preparing for many more refugees to cross the border. Juju . Alex, thanks. Our thanks to alex marquardt, reporting from the region. Stay tuned to abc news for all the latest on these breaking developments. Up next for us, the anguished parents of a missing College Student speak out as more than 1,000 Volunteers Join their urgent search. Now police are looking for the man last seen with her. What evidence do they have . 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I cant imagine what this familys going through. I was talking to her mom the other day and its just really sorry. Reporter the 18yearold secondyear student at the university of virginia disappeared ten days ago. This is every parents worst nightmare. Reporter and now the one man who might know the most i believe if Jesse Matthew was the last person she was seen with before she vanished off the face of the earth. Reporter has gone missing too. We want to talk about his interactions with the sweet young girl we cant find. Because he was with her. Reporter tonight police are poring over evidence they took from his apartment. Shirts taken from the house . Clothing, articles of clothing, i specifically dont know what they were. My conversation with the detective was very brief. Reporter they issued an arrest warrant after an incident with police but they havent named him a suspect in the mysterious disappearance. Its kind of hit home that this is something that can really happen. Before it was more stories and warnings. Now its a real person whos gone. Reporter it all began ten days ago on a friday night after a tough week of classes. There were parties on every corner and graham like so many students was ready to have a good time. This is the last place her friends remember seeing her. At a party at this apartment complex called camden plaza around 12 15. At around 12 45, video outside of mcgradys irish public shows her crossing a small overpass alone. Just before 1 00 a. M. Cameras show her running but doesnt appear anyones following her. A little while later another camera sees her at this downtown mall. Now you can see she was being followed. Police say the man following her was in fact a Good Samaritan who they dont believe was a suspect. Concerned she was intoxicated, he says he backed away once he saw her looking very comfortable with someone who looked like a friend. That friend, police say, was 32yearold jesse leroy matthew, a nurses aide working at the university of virginia hospital. You can clearly see this black male with dreadlocks cross to the other side of the mall, then he travels eastbound behind her. Reporter finally, in this video, police say you can see him walking beside her out of frame. The very last image that exists of Hannah Graham. Its been a week and we cant find her. But somebody knows where she is. Reporter we know they went to this restaurant and bar on fifth street called tempo. This is where the timeline grows cold. Police believe they might have gotten into this orange car. His car was seen leaving the area on video. And we have every reason to believe that miss graham was in that vehicle. Reporter over 1,200 volunteers began combing the area looking for evidence that might bring her home. It didnt take long for police to meet matthew, seen in this facebook photo. First they searched his home and then seized his car on friday. But they didnt arrest him. He walked into Police Headquarters saturday. He got inside, he asked for a lawyer, we found him one. And i dont know any more about his interaction with Hannah Graham than i did when he walked in. Detectives dont know any more about the interaction he had with that young girl. Any more than the moment he walked in. So i hope and pray that we might have opportunity to talk to Jesse Matthew again. Reporter thats when police say he dangerously sped away in his car and the police who were tailing him decided to let him go. That may have been on purpose. He may take you to potentially a body, evidence, a weapon. Whatever it might be. A secluded location. They panic, destroy evidence or leading you to evidence, so let him go and see if he leads them to more evidence. Reporter and this afternoon, they were back at his apartment. Taking out bags to be sent to a lab. I think what theyve done is gone back to see a number of things. Are they armed now with more information . About potentially what happened or could have happened . Are there areas of his living quarters that didnt get adequately searched, items that belong to her . Its sort of all the above because the real key in this case, obviously, is how can they link her disappearance to jessie . Reporter this isnt the first disappearance in virginia. The list of missing is long. So many cases. Families crying out just like the grahams. This year alone, 116 missing in virginia. All under 20 years old. I think the whole idea of holding somebody hostage for weeks, months or years is probably not a realistic hope. Its happened. Weve talked about these cases in the recent past. But its not a common thing. When they disappear like this, and we dont hear anything for days, weeks or months, the presumption is something has happened to them. Reporter Virginia Police underline they have issued a warrant for Jesse Matthews arrest for reckless driving but not for the disappearance. They hope that brings him in. They warn the public this is far from over. I dont want anyone out there in this Community Still looking for Hannah Graham to get tunnel vision just because we have a name. Reporter friends and family are Still Holding on to hope that this student, this daughter, will return. Her parents speaking out for the first time this weekend. Shes enormously precious to us. Somebody knows what happened to hannah. All we want to do now is to bring hannah home safely. And i appeal to anybody who knows anything, please, please help us. Reporter for nightline, im Steve Osunsami in charlottesville, virginia. Our thanks to steve for that report. Stay with abc for the developing details in that story. Next up for us, move over, dogs. Man just might have found a new best friend. Were revealing the secret life of cats and the hidden messages behind those meows. What theyre really trying to say may surprise you. We ed her fever. You raise her spirits. We tackled your shoulder pain. You make him rookie of the year. We took care of your cold symptoms. You take him on an adventure. Tylenol® has been the number 1 doctor recommended brand of pain reliever for over 20 years. But for everything we do, we know you do so much more. Tylenol®. Come on, try a little nothing is forever theres got to be Something Better than in the middle me and cinderella we put it all together we can drive it home with one headlight [ male announcer ] great rates for great rides. Geico motorcycle. See how much you could save. Okay. Think about this. Do cats have superpowers . Can they save not only their own nine lives but yours, as well . My catloving coanchor, dan harris, revealed surprising truths guaranteed to make sure you never think of your feline friends the same way again. Want to say hello to the camera . Reporter as a dude who loves cats, i spend a lot of time defending myself against haters. But this new documentary from nat geo, called the secret life of cats, provides me with useful ammunition. Think cats are hopelessly wussified . This cat may have saved her owners life. She left the stove on. The place would have exploded when the heating came on at 4 00 a. M. But basil smelled trouble and woke his owner up. He went like that. One little claw. And i knew there was something wrong. He is my hero. Arent you, hey . Reporter think cats dont care about anybody other than themselves . This blind and partially deaf dog lived most of his life in bed. Until he found a seeingeye cat. He seemed to know there was a need there somehow. I dont think ive seen some get along as well as these two. They rely upon each other. In that same way. Here we are, with a compliant gus harris. His ears are back. Hes looking displeased. Reporter nat geo sent this veterinarian to my apartment to meet my cat. One thing thats surprising. Once in a while, one of the cats will rub against me. I always thought that was a sign of affection. But its actually not. Its saying, youre mine. Im marking you. Reporter as the film explains, cats need to mark everything and everyone with their scent so their world stays familiar to them. Were going into the closet. Reporter while two of the three of my cats spent the interview hiding in the closet. Why do they like being in little spaces . They like being secure. They like to know whats around them. Reporter the documentary is filled with fascinating facts about cats i never knew, even though i lived with these creatures my entire life. Why do cats do that thing when they give you an unsolicited massage from their paws . It stems from when they emerge from the womb deaf and blind, and they have to knead their moms belly to find her milk. When they do that to you, theyre recreating the comforts of kittenhood. And what are the whiskers for . They are sensitive navigation tools. Even blind cats can find their way around, using whiskers the way blind people use a stick. And we all know cats pretty much always land on their feet. But nat geo used highspeed cameras to see how they do it. Youll see a cat in less than ten seconds. All of a sudden you realize, oh, heres down. And they get the front end oriented correctly. Then the back end gets into position. They extend their little legs, get their claws out. When they hit the ground, theyre not going to slip. Arch their backs so they have that spring in their suspension system. Its like, oh, okay, fine. Survived that one. Reporter this cat, sugar, survived a fall from the 19th particular of an apartment in boston. They looked all over. No broken bones at all, just light bruising to her lungs, thats it. No chipped teeth, nothing. No scratches. Reporter this film with all of its secrets and moving stories, may play its little part in eroding the p. R. Problem facing cats. Many times people think theyre aloof. And theyre really not. Theyre just a different species. A whole different animal. They are loving. Once you get to know them. Theyre not going to love like a dog. But they have great senses. When you bring them into a house, its always for life. Reporter for nightline, this is dan harris, in my apartment. I didnt think he could be even more obsessed. The secret life of cats airs thursday, october 2nd, on nat geo wild. World news now is coming up soon with overnight breaking developments on u. S. Air strikes against i. S. I. S. In syria. And tune into Good Morning America tomorrow for a full report, as president obama travels to new york for the u. N. General assembly. Thanks for watching abc news. Good night, america. Have a good one. Ood night. Dont wait for awesome. Totinos pizza rolls. 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