5 Things to Know This Morning

— -- Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning.

1. Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse Returns to the Sky

If you missed the blood moon earlier this year, another total lunar eclipse returned to the sky this morning.

The celestial sight began after 5 a.m.

The effect is created by the Earth positioning itself between the sun and the moon, creating a full lunar eclipse with a majestic red hue.

2. Gen. Dempsey 'Fearful' ISIS Could Take Over Key Syrian City

The nation’s top military leader said he is concerned that ISIS could soon take the key city of Kobani located on Syria’s border with Turkey.

“I am fearful that Kobani will fall,” Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told ABC News’ Martha Raddatz in an exclusive interview.

Dempsey said ISIS fighters have been putting pressure on the outskirts of the city “and in fact, into the city itself.” That leads him to believe “it may be about to fall.”

3. Adrian Peterson Headed to Court

Football star Adrian Peterson is headed to a Texas court today to face charges that he abused his 4-year-old son.

Peterson will plead not guilty to charges of reckless or negligent injury to a child, his lawyer told ABC News. The former MVP is accused for allegedly hitting his 4-year-old son with a switch, leaving welts and bruises. He is scheduled to appear in a Montgomery County, Texas courtroom this morning.

The six-time Pro Bowl running back remains benched from the Minnesota Vikings, on the commissioner’s exempt list while the case is pending.

4. Jennifer Lawrence Breaks Her Silence on Nude Photo Leak

A few weeks ago, Jennifer Lawrence was among the stars who had nude photos leaked on the Internet.

Now, she's breaking her silence about the "sexual violation" she and other celebs endured.

"It is not a scandal. It is a sex crime," Lawrence told Vanity Fair. "It’s disgusting. The law needs to be changed, and we need to change. That’s why these Web sites are responsible. Just the fact that somebody can be sexually exploited and violated, and the first thought that crosses somebody’s mind is to make a profit from it. It’s so beyond me. I just can’t imagine being that detached from humanity. I can’t imagine being that thoughtless and careless and so empty inside."

5. Life Expectancy in the United States Reaches All-Time High

Life expectancy in the United States is at an all-time high – 78 years and 9 ½ months, according to a report released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

According to the CDC report, “Mortality in the United States, 2012,” life expectancy for a child born in 2012 increased about six weeks from the life expectancy in 2010 and 2011.

The life expectancy for people born in 2012 was more than 81 years for females and nearly 76 ½ years for males, according to the CDC report.

“Life expectancy at birth represents the average number of years that a group of infants would live if the group was to experience throughout life the age-specific death rates present in the year of birth,” the report states.