WATCH LIVE: Obama To Deliver A Statement At 12:45 PM ET

President Barack Obama speaks about the situations in Iraq and in Ferguson, Mo., Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, in Edgartown, Mass., during his family vacation on the island of Martha's Vineyard. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Barack Obama is expected to deliver a statement Wednesday at 12:45 p.m. ET from Edgartown, Mass., the White House said.

Obama was expected to address the killing of American journalist James Foley by militants with the Islamic State extremist group.

Watch live below via NBC News: