News for thursday, may 15th, 2014. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well, overnight firefighters in california battled a string of fastmoving erratic wildfires that forced thousands to evacuate. Most are in San Diego County where governor jerry brown has declared a state of emergency. The most destructive appears to be in carlsbad about 30 miles north of san diego. More than two dozen homes were destroyed and more than 11,000 residents told to evacuate. The carlsbad fire is one of several fires raging throughout the state this morning. In nearby san marcos, 21,000 residents were told to leave as were the students of California State University campus. Bigad shaban is in carlsbad and has our report. Reporter at least nine fires are burning in carlsbad. This house was charred from the inside out. Why helicopters doused flames overnight, the flames have burned more than 2,100 acres. Wildfires burned across San Diego County. There are probably 30 40foot flames. Reporter dozens of homes were destroyed and thousands of residents were told to evacuate. The wind would change and it seemed like we were safe and then all of a sudden were not. We packed everything and were out of there. Theres fire over here, over here. Were surrounded. Reporter there were those who had nowhere to turn. Were surrounded right now. Reporter a long drought combined with triple digit temperatures and strong winds have made for some of the worst fire conditions in all of memory. I have lived here all my life. I have never seen destruction like we have had in may. Reporter the town chief and his team of firefighters doused this still smoking home in hopes of preventing the fire from spreading down the block. In this type urban area, we have homes that are much more densely populated with pocket canyons throughout the city. Reporter do you think youll be able to save this community . Yes, i do. Reporter the winds are expected to die down overnight, but the temperatures will likely be even hotter on thursday. And in California State Universitys nearby campus in san marcos, graduation ceremonies that were scheduled for friday and saturday have now been canceled because of another wildfire. Bigad shaban, cbs news, carlsbad, california. Meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz, says the Severe Weather conditions that triggered the california wildfires, extreme temperature, drought, and wind, will be around for a while. With the destructive day of wildfires on wednesdays and dozens of homes destroyed by the flames, here we go again. Today not much different in the setup across california. Still red flag warnings up around bakersfield, l. A. , san diego, combination of heat, of course, low humidity, and gusty winds. Again, 35 to 50 miles an hour. Some of the mountains gusting higher than 50. Weve got temperatures that will be in the 90 to 105degree range and extreme drought. Its been an ongoing story for months. Santa ana winds still a factor coming out of the east with high pressure. Were looking at 100 degrees in san diego. Even the warmth stretching right up through the valley and even into seattle will be well up into the 80s as we look toward the afternoon. Same pattern across the midwest. Lots of hot dry air. There will be some relief on may but it doesnt get there until saturday. A little bit cooler air comes in other the weekend and then by sunday, much cooler air. The marine layer takes over and hopefully the firefighters can get an upper hand on the numerous wild fares rages across california. Im meteorologist eric fisher for cbs news. Well, in the rest of the country, Severe Weather is possible from the deep south to the great lakes. Heavy rain, thunderstorms, and flash floods are possible as the storm system moves east. Several tornadoes were reported in ohio last night. One touched down east of dayton destroying several homes. Some residents were reportedly trapped in their houses. And the coal mine disaster in turkey is now the countrys worst mining accident. At least 282 miners were killed, and hope is fading for another 150 who are missing. Today rescue efforts in soma are being hampered because a fire continues to burn inside the mine. Public outrage over safety conditions at the mine is growing. Four large unions have called a strike today. Holly williams is in soma. Reporter relatives cried in anguish as rescuers carried bodies from the entrance of the coal mine, the scene of one of the worst mining disasters in turkish history. An explosion sparked a fire in the mine shaft on tuesday as more than 700 workers prepared to change shifts. Carbon monoxide killed many of them, but others are still trapped and others believe parts of the mine are filled with poisonous gas. Some of workers made it out unscathed, but turkish government Officials Say that hope that more survivors will be found is fading. Mining accidents are common here in turkey and Safety Standards are low, but the sheer scale of this disaster is already fueling public anger. In a nearby town scuffles broke out between protesters and pleerks but all relatives of the trapped miners can do now is wait. My husband is still in the mine, this woman said. I dont know whats happening. I havent heard anything. Turkeys Prime Minister visited the disaster site and promised an investigation into what went wrong. He also declared three days of national mourning. Holly williams, cbs news, soma, turkey. In south korea this morning, prosecutors indicted 15 crew members of the ferry that sank last month. Homicide charges were brought against the ferrys captain and three others. 11 others were charged with negligence and abandoned passengers. The disaster left more than 300 people dead or missing. 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The museum to remember the thousands of lives lost on september 11th, 2001, will be dedicated today. The project overcame construction problems as well as financial and philosophical obstacles before its completion. Marlie hall has more from the 9 11 museum at the former World Trade Center site here in new york city. Marlie, good morning. Reporter annemarie, good morning. The museum is located seven stories underground beneath the towers footprint. The emotional footprint is a lot to bear under one viewing but thats part of the design. President obama will be in Lower Manhattan this morning for the formal dedication of the 9 11 museum. Governors of both new york and new jersey will attend along with families of the victims. On wednesday the media was invited for a first look at the powerful exhibits. They include the smallest personal artifacts. Glasses. Shoes, and keys left behind when the twin towers collapsed. Theres an enormous responsibility in taking on a project like this. Its an ethical moral responsibility to represent authentically what actually happened here. Reporter the cavernous space also holds iconic items. The survivor staircase, steel beam cross, crushed fire trucks, and the last column removed from the site covered with mementos from the workers. Anthony gardner was there for an early look. He lost his brother harvey in the north tower. That loss is felt every day in our home, in our family, but hes a part of something bigger. Reporter the planners hope the museum will be a place not only to mourn the loss of nearly 3,000 lives but also to gain a deeper understanding of how 9 11 changed our world and will continue to shape the future. Today victims, families, survivors, and First Responders will get to experience the museum privately. It opens to the public may 21st. Annemarie . Marlie hall here in new york. Thank you, marlie. Still to come, one of the worlds wealthiest men shares his stock picks. And in sports, steam . Seattle. 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[ male announcer ] for five generations, with a name like smuckers, it has to be good. Heres a look at todays forecast in some cities around the country. On the cbs moneywatch, whats driving up crude oil prices, and Warren Buffett offers investing insight. Jill wagners at the New York Stock Exchange with that and more. Good morning, jill. Good morning, annemarie. Investors on wall street are awaiting the latest report on con sumter prices today after yesterdays market pullback from record highs. The dow fell 101 points on wednesday. The nasdaq dropped 29 points. Asian markets were mixed following losses on wall street. Tokyos nikkei lost more than half a percent. Hong kongs hang seng added more than half a percent. Oil prices are on the rise. Crude oil closed at over 102 a barrel on wednesday. That is the highest Closing Price since april 24th. In part thats because of falling gasoline stockpiles at a key storage hub in oklahoma. And the tensions in ukraine also contributed to that rise in prices. And get ready for Warren Buffetts stock advice. The billionaire investor is expected to reveal his companys biggest stock picks today. Investors look forward to buffetts Quarterly Report for insights on companies. Usually he makes very few changes, buying value stocks and holding them long term. Annemarie . Jill wagner at the New York Stock Exchange. Thanks a lot, jill. In sports miami heat is are one step closer to a threepeat. Lebron james scores 29 points and dwyane wade adds 28, but veteran ray allen makes two huge plays down the stretch. He hits a threepointer to give the heat the lead with 30 seconds to play. And with nets looking to tie the game in the closing seconds, allen and james team up for a steal to close out the victory. Miami beats brooklyn, 9694, winning the series in five games. And a disputed call on a tech swing sends Seattle Mariners manager Lloyd Mcclendon over the edge. He gets ejected from the game before he even makes his way to argue with the umpire. After getting his moneys worth, mcclendon tosses his hat into the crowd. The mariners fall to the rays, 20. When we return, a look at the new shows coming to cbs this fall. And fearless feline. A little boys cat fends off his attacker. A little boys cat fends off his attacker. Been forced to flee their h. The new dangers concerns as heatwave continues. This morning a big rig slams into a San Francisco funeral home. What police are pieci together from the mayhem. Were in a drought but we discover why this bay area. And thousands like him. Cae as much water as he wants free. Join us for kpix 5 news this morning. Beginning at 4 3 good morning. Its thursday, may 15th. Im michelle,, heres a look at todays forecast in some cities around the country. Legendary radio star casey kasem has been found in Washington State early this morning. Kasem was reported missing this by his children this week. According to court papers, case. s wife had blocked the children from seeing him and moved him from a california nursing home. The 82yearold suffers from a form of dementia. Cat people everywhere are saying, i told you so. A cat in california saved a boy from a dog attack. 4yearold jeremy was riding his bike in front of his bakersfield house tuesday when out of nowhere a neighbors dog attacked. Luckily for jeremy a family cat named tara responded quickly and chased off the dog. I remember her hitting the dog, but seeing the video and seeing exactly what she did and chased that dog away, seeing her turn to check on jeremy and then returning to him, she is my hero. Jeremy required ten stitches in his leg. The dog is now in quarantine and will be euthanized. Cbs has unveiled its new lineup for the 2014 2015 season. Five of the eight new shows will debut this fall along with more nfl football. Alison harmelin has details on the shows youll be watching next season. Reporter americas most watched network is adding new shows this fall including the sunday night drama madam secretary. It stars tea leone who juggles diplomacy along with being a mother. This is a risk you cannot afford to take. I had to have a conversation with my 12yearold son. Im going to be real busy now. He was really cute. Miller said to me, mom, im so proud of you. Reporter the new monday night drama is scorpion. Its based on a real life eccentric genius and his team of brilliant misfits who work as Homeland Security consultants. It sounds like catastrophe is imminent. Reporter also getting big buzz is spinoff ncis new orleans. Its going to be really fun to get down to new orleans and create our thing. Reporter new to the wednesday lineup, the psychological thriller stalker. It follows the lapd threat assess mnlment unit tackling ca like voyeurism. Ive about been pitching this to friends and family and telling everyone what its about and everything is excited. Reporter cbs is also celebrating a huge touchdown they scored earlier this year. Nfl thursday night football kicks off september 11th, on cbs. Later this fall comes the new comedy called the mccarthys. Its about a loud sportscrazed family who discuss sports with their dad. The celtics are the green ones and theyre playing the miami. The miami what . Sound machine. Thank you, everyone czech republic. Reporter cbs chairman les moonvez will announce it later this week what the show makes its debut. Alison harmelin, cbs news, new york. Coming up after you local news on cbs this morning, more on the dedication of the september 11th memorial and museum. Im annemarie green. This is the cbs news. Im annemarie green. This is the cbs news. Let me get this straight. [ female voice ] yes . Lactaid® is 100 real milk . Right. Real milk. But it wont cause me discomfort. Exactly, because its milk without the lactose. And it tastes . Its real milk come on, would i lie about this . 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His this morning, Veterans Affairs secretary Eric Shinseki testifies before the senate Veterans Affairs committee. Hell face questions over allegations that some veterans hospitals have secret waiting lists to hide the delays veterans face when making medical appointments. As many as 40 allegedly died waiting for care at a phoenix v. A. Clinic. Meantime a federal investigation clinic confirms theyre being overmedicated in hospitals. The problem was discovered as widespread. Jim axelrod has the story. Reporter Lance Corporal jeremy brooking was just 19, a marine serving in iraq, when this sniper bullet tore through his chest in 2007. I actually died twice. They brought me back to life. Doesnt come any closer than that to us not sitting here talking right now. No, sir. Reporter but brookings says his real nightmare began when he got back home to indiana. In your view, where did the most dangerous place on earth actually turn out to be . The v. A. Reporter the v. A. s answer for his physical and mental trauma was drugs, lots of them. 23 different types of pills, easily over 100 different pill as day. Most of those were narcotics, anxiety meds, and sleeping meds. And how much were you sleeping. 23 out of 24 hours. Id wake up to eat, sleep, and take more pills. Reporter he and his wife tia begged the doctors to take him off the pills and try a different form of treatment. And what were they saying to you . We dont do that. What do you mean we dont do that . We dont get people off narcotics or drop their prescriptions. Reporter the v. A. s Inspector General found that 93 of longterm narcotics patients were also on a sedative called benzodiazapine. When mixed with narcotics, the two drugs put patients at an increased risk of fatal overdose. Only 9 of patients taking narcotics were seen by a pain clinic, and lesscotics patients drugs had their medications reviewed by v. A. Staff. A private doctor took brooking off the v. A. s two dozen medications and prescribed him just one which treats pain while fighting narcotic dependence. I cant count how many friends ive lost due to narcotics. Youve lost more friends from the service here at home due to narcotics than you did in combat . Yes, sir. Since we broke this story, the v. A. Says its reforming and 40,000 veterans are now being prescribed narcotics. The Department Also says more comprehensive Pain Management approaches are being implemented at v. A. Hospitals around the country. Jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. Coming up after your local news on cbs this morning, we will go to carlsbad, california, for an update on the wildfire emergency. Thats the cbs morning news for this thursday. Im annemarie green. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. Good morning. Its thursday, may 15. Im michelle griego. Hi, everyone. Im frank mallicoat. Its cool down. Cooler temperatures are on the way. Look whats off the coastline a little fog, too. Nice. Well talk about that coming up. Better sleeping weather. Thank you, lawrence. Out the door we go. Both directions of 37 are closed by 39 out to the sonoma raceway. Well show you alternates and check the commute coming up. We begin with breaking news he in San Francisco where a big rig crash caused a fire at a funeral home this morning around 12 30 a. M. At a building on Market Street near sanchez street. 18wheeler crashed into sullivans funeral home and Cremation Services resulting fire reached two alarms and burned for more than an hour before the crews got it under control. The trucks driver and passenger were brought to a hospital with minor injuries. That stretch of Market Street does remain closed at this