11/09/2014 ABC World News with Diane Sawyer

at the top of the hour. Time now for a look at the news as seen across

the United States a couple of hours ago, in ABC World News with David

Muir. Welcome to World News tonight, and the breaking news, on the eve of

September 11, President Obama's message to America tonight. What we

have learnt already about the planned to take down ISIS, are

Americans ready for this? Schools closing early, and you will hear

from the couple in that minivan swallowed either floods. And over

the edge, the moments of a camper sleepwalking over a cliff. And the

test tonight, are you sleepwalking without even knowing it? Good

evening, and it is great to have you with us on this is the Wednesday

night. We began with the breaking news that President Obama and his

message to America, just a short time from now, laying down his plan

to take down ISIS, the brutal killers who executed those two

American journalists. Tonight, three weeks weeks after the first of those

videos surfaced, the killers are still on the loose. Tonight, what is

that Obama will say to the American people. Just 14 days ago he said he

didn't have a strategy yet. Tonight, many are asking whether he has one

now, and what it will mean for US troops and our safety home. Our

panel join us. We begin without chief White House correspondent.

Good evening. Good evening. After weeks of muddled and contradictory

statement, the President will say tonight he has a clear and

comprehensive strategy to degrade and destroy ISIS. Under intense

pressure to prove he has a plan, the President will say tonight, I can

announce that America will lead a broad coalition to roll back this

terrorist threat. What does that mean? First, in Iraq, where ISIS

controls the third of the country, US airstrikes will be expanded. Also

more military support for Iraqi and Kurdish fighters battling ISIS on

the ground. And today, Secretary of State John Kerry met with the new

Iraqi government. The US is counting on them to take the lead in

confronting ISIS. Two this is a broad based, copperhead is a

strategy that is being laid out. It will not just be reserved for bombs

and direct military assistance `` comprehensive strategy. Then in

Syria, where ISIS has a stronghold. The President asks Congress to give

him the authority to train moderate rebels, and the President will make

it clear that he is prepared to order air strikes on ISIS targets in

Syria as well as Iraq, as one senior official told me today, the

President is prepared to go wherever necessary to defeat them. That is

prepared, he has not made that order yet and I am told it is not likely

to happen right away. 71% of Americans support air strikes

against ISIS in Iraq Tom extant in a few weeks. We had the our

correspondent. What does the President need to do? This is a

high`stakes speech. The dilemma is, the majority agree with him. He has

authorised air strikes. The majority agree on not sending ground troops.

The majority also think he has been too cautious. For the first time,

the majority disapprove of his foreign policy. He has got to

convince the country he is doing what it takes to defeat ISIS without

sucking us back into a walk, without making this America's war. `` walk,

war. The stakes could not be higher. This speech and issue will define

the final years of this presidency. Huge balancing act. All of this on

the eve of 9/11. A new alert, the head of Homeland Security and the

New York City the Leigh Skinner no warns the threat of a terrorist

attack `` police Commissioner. The threat of ISIS and recent fighting

raises concern. Our correspondent is tracking this.

Sources tell me on the eve of 9/11, we are in a high tempo moment. The

police Mission said the terror threat is more dangerous than

recently `` commissioner. He is very concerned about ISIS. The events in

Syria, with ISIS Thomas creates a new area of threat for us and not

one that is more impactful than Al Qaeda `` ISIS. J Johnson said that

ISIS have the most sophisticated social media system ever designed by

a terrorist organisation. It can reach people in the US directly and

encourage them to attack. A dangerous moment. One more note.

Last night we told you about the Americans recruited by ISIS, some

young women hoping to marry a terrorist. One of them at a

19`year`old from Colorado, pleading guilty to conspiracy. A nurse aide

hoping to use her skills to help terrorists to wage war on America

arrested in April trying to bought a 1`way flight to Syria.

Another headline. Severe weather, tornado worries this evening and 12

days before the official start of full, look at this already. Drivers

in Canada buried in snow `` Fall. More wicked weather on the way with

23 million in the storm zone. The story behind this video with a

minivan swept away. We talk to the terrified family. How did they

survive? Our meteorologist now. Angry skies and tornado warnings

over Ohio. Students at this university hunkering down. Three

states under a tornado watch. Severe weather with baseball buys, excised

hail `` baseball sized hail. This tornado caught on camera. Out west,

details, harrowing stories of survival after days of monsoon rain.

Watch as the water on this highway swallows up a minivan. That guy is

swept up. Look again as the van Goghs over the edge, into the

underpass. `` van goes. All of a sudden, this water pushed us down

like a waterfall. It is a miracle. They survived, but there are car is

on driveable. Up north, a strong storm whipping up ten foot waves has

near record`breaking snow moving into the north country. These

residents aren't happy about the early winter. It is too early to see

the snow. Rob is tracking severe weather tonight.

The tornado we recorded earlier, with several states under threat. A

tornado watch is in effect for Indian Ohio, southern parts of

Michigan. We saw the cold air on the move.

It is part of the system from Canada.

It will head south across the border. Look at the temperatures.

High in Chicago, barely reaching the 60s. There will be snow. We have

seen snow in Montana. The earliest they have seen in 20 years. This is

unusual. Eight inches of snow. Our friends in the black ills, they will

see some white `` hills. This is four to six weeks earlier than

usual. We have breaking news to tell you that the security breach is

larger than we thought at Home Depot. 60 million customers have had

their credit cards hacked. 40 million customers had their credit

cards hacked before with Target. Our sources believe that 10` 15% of

the stolen credit cards will be used for fraudulent charges, with 2

million fraudulent charges likely. They say they are continuing their

investigation and that customers won't be responsible for the

charges. For anyone who shopped at Home Depot in the last five months

in one of their stores, they should be on alert. Now is the time to call

up your bank, your credit card company, tell them you have been

shopping at Home Depot and you need a new card.

Thank you. Now the Apple. Our exclusive behind`the`scenes with Tim

Cook, CEO, the Apple watch. It was everywhere on the front pages of

newspapers around the world. People asking if Apple's gamble will pay

off. Will people go for it? The workers hoping so are taking a

gamble. 24 hours after the moment behind`the`scenes with Tim Cook,

having revealed the new iPhone's Apple watch, factories across

America in overdrive. Racing to make cases to hold the iPhone. Listening

closely to the dimensions. Even before the phone comes out. We are

from Colorado and we have cases available for the iPhone six.

Getting their first cases and after that year, back to work. For these

cases, we travel to misery. Made in America. Determined to make their

cases here, designing new ones tonight. San Francisco, the

factory... Sowings are leather cases for your iPhone. The leather,

American too. We are busy. Even these wooden cases in Oregon

tonight. All of them hoping for a shot at your business. The new

iPhone that can take 21 selfies in two seconds. Or this one effect. How

many in that job? Lots of eyes around the world and questions

tonight about the Apple boss and what many call his oldest that yet,

high expectations and the big question now, will it pay off? How

do you convince America and the world to wear a computer on their

wrist? You can't approach technology this way. This had to be something

people were proud to wear. Last night we stepped onto the

treadmill, the watch measuring everything. Something else we won't

forget. After they let me try one on they wanted to show me something. I

can feel your heartbeat. Yes. Through your watch. I put my fingers

here and I am sending that to my friend who is wearing a watch and

you can feel it as well. That is your true heartbeat? Yes. We are not

making you nervous. Per heartbeat was perfectly normal. I could feel

it. Nice to get to know you. Nice to get to know you too. We are like

this. Much more ahead. The dramatic rescue. The American campus leap

walk in the cliff in the heartland. How they saved him. They test for

all of us. The easy way to know if you are sleeping Government

sleepwalking at night without knowing about it. `` if you are

sleepwalking tonight without knowing about it.