Captioning funded by cbs this is the cbs morning news for thursday, june 19th, 2014. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. This morning the last of the workers trapped at iraqs main oil refinery were evacuated. Sunni militants took over most of the plant yesterday. The workers were freed during a brief truce. The Iraqi Government has asked the u. S. To launch air strikes against the militants who have overrun much of the country. During a meeting with congressional leaders, president obama indicated he did not need congressional approval to take direct military action. Susan mcginnis is in washington where the debate over engaging the insurgence is heating up. Susan, good morning. Annemarie, good morning. So far the white house has dodged questions about whether the president would take action in iraq without congressional approval, but its something lawmakers here see as a real possibility. U. S. Warplanes are flying roundtheclock Surveillance Missions over iraq as mi
Fox 29 news in hd brought to you by x finity the future of awesome. Breaking news now at 10 00. The black bear strolling through south jersey for several days shows up in a big way tonight. The creature looked down on a growing crowd in burlington county. Then hit the ground and took off again. And fox 29 is there for it all. This story is breaking as we go on the air tonight. That bear is causing a commotion right now. Good evening, im iain page. Im dawn timmeney the bear is on the move in westampton and thats where fox 29s thalia perez is live right now. Thalia . Reporter good evening, dawn and iain. It is very difficult to keep up with this bear tonight because he has been all over town. I spoke with Police Moments ago who tell us that the bear was last seen where we are at the dear Wood Country Club this is right on the border of westampton and mt. Holly. We couldnt believe what we saw. The bear was running. It jumped over the persons gate cut through the backyard. Maurice how well
Wednesday night in for diane, and we do begin with that record heat. The map says it all tonight, more than half the country with temperatures above 90. Many places nearing 100. Records shattered. Paramedics on alert because the first round of heat is often the toughest on your body. As we mentioned, some schools are letting children out early. Then there was this in the heartland, that monstrous tornado touching down and it is relentless, hitting in nearly the same place. Were on the ground there, too. We begin with the heat and how long is this going to last. Heres abcs linzie janis. Reporter three days until the official start of summer, and the east coast is already breaking records. The mercury in philadelphia hitting 94 degrees. Its ridiculous, pouring sweat. Reporter philly so used to snow days, instead sending kids home because of the heat. At the womens u. S. Open in pinehurst, north carolina, fans struggling to stay cool. At high noon, washington d. C. Was the hottest city in