i see trees coming down to our left but i don't want them coming down on top of us. tornadoes tear through the central plains, killing at least one person and turning homes inside oat and more severe weather is poised to strike today. commuter hell. a train collision disrupts one of the nation's busiest rail corridors, derailing the ride to work for tens of thousands. and difficult questions facing police after an officer fatally shoots a college student he was trying to save from an armed intruder. captioning funded by cbs funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, may 20th, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, this morning recovery efforts are under way in the central plains after a severe

storm system unleashed a tornado outbreak. at least two dozen tornados were reported over four states yesterday, oklahoma, kansas, illinois, and iowa. but hardest hit was central oklahoma where at least one person was killed and dozens were injured. this tornado touched down in enmond, and that's just about a half hour north of oklahoma city. dozens of homes have been destroyed or damaged. a trailer park in shawnee was run over. a state of emergency has been declared in at least 16 counties. susan mcginnis has our report. sirens wailed, warning oklahoma residents to head for cover as tornadoes ripped through the central part of the state. this powerful twister measuring a half mile wide at time ts tore through a trailer park.

rescue workers rushed to the scene to help the injured. at least one person did not survive the storm. sheriff's officials confirm a 79-year-old man was found dead in the rubble. this woman got out just moments before the tornado hit her home. >> it just hit and all we could see was a big funnel of water coming up, and we turned around and come back and it was all gone. >> it was the same part of the system that stretched through texas. it hit outside of wichita. in iowa barns were ripped apart and sheet metal was scattered across lawns and forms. 26 tornadoes were reported on sunday and it may not be even yet. the threat of severe weather is likely through midweek as the storm system slides east. susan mcginnis, cbs news. well, meteorologist jeff berardelli of our miami station wfor says it looks like more severe weather is on tap for the plains today. >> good morning, everybody. needless to say it has been an extremely busy weekend across the plain states.

this has been the most significant outbreak of severe weather that we've seen all spring so far. taking a look at what we had on sunday storm reports of severe weather. in total, around 400 reports of severe weather, 26 tornadoes, 169 reports of wind damage or very strong winds and 180 reports of large hail. this is all due to a very cold upper-level low which is pretty typical for a setup of severe weather during the springtime across the plain states and the rocky is. and on the southeastern side of that, a very strong jet stream to the tune of around 100 miles an hour that's colliding with warm moist air and a bull's eye for severe weather on sunday is pretty much the same story unfortunately during the day on monday as well. the greatest risk for severe weather and font of tornadoes exists once again in and around

the oklahoma city area north of joplin, m. there's also chance of widespread severe weather with wind damage, hail, and also some isolated tornadoes. that extends from northern parts of texas straight up into chicago and the bad news is although the weather will be lessening, it looks like we'll be dealing with it in to the ohio valley as the whole system slides toward the east. i'm meteorologist jeff berardelli for cbs news. >> now to the investigation of the internal revenue services targeting the conservative groups. the white house insists president obama learned about the action when it was reported on the news, but this morning some lawmakers are saying a special council may be needed to get to the bottom of the controversy. sharyl attkisson reports. >> reporter: according to testimony at a congressional hearing on friday he knew about the irs investigation a year ago but an obama provider dan

pfeiffer said they knew about it for over a month. >> are you telling me a wisp of this didn't get over to the white house during an election year that there may be something going on over at the irs that we ought to find out about? >> yes, i'm telling you that. the first that the white house was made aware of it was from the treasury department a few weeks ago, not the details of what happened, not the results of the investigation but that an independent investigation was about to go on. >> if the president was so upset about this when he found out about it, why did he wait three days to say anything. >> because -- what we wait for were the facts. >> reporter: friday the inspector general said the irs targeted specific groups but the investigation didn't pinpoint exactly who was responsible. the irs is conducting a 30-day review of the entire organization. republican senator john cornyn. >> i have a very hard time believing that it was something that was cooked up between cincinnati and the irs. that's just impleasable.

>> irs commissioner steven miller said his technical adviser told him the name but he says he doesn't remember it. there are two more hearings this week in which congress will try to get the answers. sharyl attkisson, cbs news, washington. for the first time the head of the "associated press" is speaking out about the government's secret seizure of reporters' phone records. on "face the nation" yesterday gary pruitt said the government was trying to send a clear message. >> if you talk to the presentation, we're going go after you, we're going go after these leaguers. >> i don't know what their motive is, but i can tell you their actions are unconstitutional. >> pruitt called the action unconstitutional. he said the ap is considering legal action. on the "cbs moneywatch" gas prices jumps and yahoo! takes a big gamble with tumbler. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more, good

morning to you, ashley. >> good morning to you, anne-marie. asian markets were higher after the japanese markets made their assessment. tokyo's nikkei added 1% while hong kong's hang seng rose about 2%. wall street stocks closed higher for a fourth consecutive week driven in part on encouraging news about the economy. the dow was up 235 points for the week. the nasdaq gained 62 points. gasoline is up 11 cents over the past two weeks. the lundberg survey of field prices shows the average price for a gallon of regular is $3.66 nationwide. problems at three refineries have caused prices to surge in the upper midwest. drivers in the midwest are paying an average of $4.27 a gallon. jpmorgan chase and chairman and ceo jamie dimon could lose one of heise titles this week, but it may be all for show. shareholder groups want to strip dimon of his chairman job and give it to someone outside the

back. some members of the board of directors could also be ousted. investors are angry over the bank losing $6 billion. shareholders will vote on the issue tomorrow. the proposal is nonbinding. yahoo! could announce as early as today its plans to buy tumbler, a microblogging site for about $1.1 billion. the reported all cash deal would give yahoo! a bigger audience to self more advertising. tumbler makes little money despite its popularity. and "star trek:into the darkness kwds" was top at the bach office. the "star trek" debut bumped ""iron man 3" into third place. "the great gatsby" in third. >> ashley morrison here in new i saw thank you, ashley morrison here in new york. well, the only winning ticket for the $600 million jackpot was sold in a town 30

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focusing their attention on a section of broken rail as a possible culprit in the accident. they don't yet know if the crash broke the rail or the rail caused the crash. metro north workers removed a piece of rail from one of the damaged trains before an engineer slowly eased it down the tracks. they gave them permission to move the trains even as their investigation continues. they still have to repair the tracks and the overhead lines, and that is not a quick process. >> we have about 2,000 feet of track that was in some cases completely destroyed by the force of what happened here. that all needs to be replaced. new track, new overhead power, new signals in some cases. it's going to be a lengthy job. we're essentially building a railroad from scratch. >> when you say lengthy, are we talking days? >> yes.

it's going to be several days. the only advice we can tell you right now is we don't expect to have service back on the line for several weeks. >> reporter: which means the derailment will affect thousands of lives. the mta says 30,000 people ride each day on this rail. they plan to offer bus service to help the commuters but they will depend on a large number to tick their own cars to work, joining the others on the i-95 corridor which is already a nightmare at rush hour. well, adding to the commuter crush, amtrak also suspended its service between new haven and new york city. amtrak says there's no estimate for how long it will last. straight ahead, the tragic shooting of a love extra university student. the kpam pos remembers her at graduation as the police investigate what went wrong. hofstra student. maybe today you'll run some errands,

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ribbons at hofstra university graduation ceremony in memory of 21-year-old andrea robello. >> our hearts and our thoughts and our prayers go out to her family, her friends, and her classmates. >> reporter: just before 2:30 friday morning police were called to the home she shared with her twin sister and other students because of an alleged armed robbery. >> there's a gun pointed at them and there are hostages. they have guns pointed at their he heads. >> reporter: victoria lives four doors down. >> i heard screams and there were police officers outside. it was the most horrifying scream i ever heard in my entire life. >> reporter: really. >> it was awful, awful. >> reporter: police say the gunman identified as dalton smith demanded money and jewelry from the students. when police arrived, he put robello in a headlock then aimed his 9 millimeter pistol at one of the officers.

>> at that point the police officer fires several rounds. the officer eventually fired eight rounds in total. seven of those rounds struck our subject. one of those rounds struck the victim. smith was killed. robello later died at the hospital. today mourners left flowers at the home as a crime scene worked inside. police won't release the name of the officer who fired the shots but says he's a 12-year veteran of the force. he's on leave with the department. they have ordered an internal investigation. police have been asked whether that officer followed protocol but said they won't be answering those questions until after the investigation. as for smith, he has spent the last nine years in prison and was wanted for parole violation. terrell brown, cbs news. union daledale, new york. president obama is back in washington after giving the commencement address. on sunday mr. obama urged the 500 graduates to improve the lives of other people.

he told graduates with degrees in law and medicine to extend a hand to those in need and he had this message to those graduating with a business degree. >> ask yourself what broader purpose your business might serve in putting people back to work or transforming a neighborhood. the most successful fields i know didn't start out intent just on making money. rather they had a vision of how their product or service would change things and the money followed. >> mr. obama was later awarded an honorary law degree. when we return, some senior citizens enjoy their prom 73 years in the making while an nba star finds a prom date while. this is the "cbs morning news." and the doctor said, cindie, you have shingles. he said, you had chickenpox when you were a little girl... i said, yes, i did. i don't think anybody ever thinks

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join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:3 good morning. it's monday, may 20th. i'm frank ,, here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., thunder showers a high of 82. atlanta and st. louis expect thunderstorms. in the afternoon for st. louis. denver, a chance of showers. seattle, mostly sunny.

in sports, the detroit tigers squander a big game by miguel cabrera. the reigning mvp scores three home runs against texas. it's the second three-homer game cabrera has done in his career but the rangers' david murphy puts his team ahead for good with a win, 11-8. the spurs get out to an early lead. tony parker helped san antonio gain a 17-point lead in first quarter. he finishes with 20 degrees as the spurs take over memphis, 105-83. the miami heat hosts game one of the eastern conference finals against indiana on wednesday but over the weekend heat star dwyane wade was a guest at a south florida high school prom. wade surprised nicole a big fan

who asked wade to her prom on an internet video. after the dance wade said he had a blast. looks like it. some folks in connecticut brought a new meaning to the term senior prom last night. hillhouse high school's class of 1943 finally held their prom 73 years later. they never had their special night because so many were enlisting in the military to fight in world war ii. they would come back to the school to say good-bye. it brought the war very close to us. >> the class of 1943 originally had about 1,500 students. organizers were hoping to get about 70 at last night's prom. one question who's bringing the keg to the after party. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the future of flying and why it may involve having a co-pilot on the ground. plus, legendary rocker john fogerty in the studio. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news."

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civil rights leader medgar evers is best known for fighting for votes rights, but he also played a pivotal role in changing media. 50 years ago evers made an appearance on tv. randall pinkston reports. >> reporter: when medgar evers was fighting for civil rights in mississippi he could not get on local news in his home state. his wife. >> your wife was a member of the naacp. was he ever asked to comment on civil rights matters by tv stations? >> in mississippi? >> reporter: yes. >> no, of course not. >> reporter: as the civil rights movement grew, the dominant point of view on wljb.

>> these range all the way from blackmail to bribery to threats. >> reporter: evers asked for equal time but was turned down for six years. >> reporter: what kept your husband going? >> his determination to do whaefrl he could possibly do to turn this state and help the nation accept us at citizen extends with full licensed citizenships. >> reporter: evers sued the city of jackson to deseg regate schools. then on wlbt jackson mayor albert johnson criticized evers as outside agitators. he was granted time to respond may 20th, 1963. the setting is different but this is the room where medgar evers made his historic speech at wlbt. it was the first time mississippians had seen a local african american's perspective on the civil rights.

many were outraged. >> wlbt. >> what are you people of mississippi going to do just stand by and let the [ bleep ] take over? >> they'd better get his black [ bleep ] off or i'm going to come up there and take him off. >> his groundbreaking speech made him a more visible target. >> if you challenged any tradition, certainly in mississippi, your life was on the line. >> reporter: one month after his tv appearance, evers was killed by an assassin's bullet. his efforts began the process that opened the doors to people who had been shut out. that's me in the blue blazer and orange shirt. i got my first job on wlbt in 1971 anchoring the 10:00 news. the station became and remains an industry leader in diversity and it began with medgar evers. randall pinkston, cbs news, jackson, mississippi.

coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning" we'll go live to oklahoma for an update on the deadly tornado outbreak, plus reaction to the irs scandal. we'll get more analysis from john dickerson. that's the news on this monday morning. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com www.vitac.com

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time now just about 4:30. >> i had my fingers crossed. >> well, let's do traffic and weather out of the gate on monday. lawrence, it looks like a great day. >> i haven't checked my numbers. i could be the rich one. this could be the hottest day of the week. temperatures expected to soar right now only in the 50s. but by this afternoon, you will be surprised how warm these temperatures are going to get. we'll talk about that coming up. >> was number 2 someone in san jose? >> is that right? >> i thought so. >> i wasn't in san jose. i thought it was ken meissner who did our pool. i don't know. we're talking about roadwork this morning up and down 880 between high street and 66. we'll let you know when it wraps up plus the rest of your bay area commute coming up. >> thank you. breaking news in east palo alto. a teenager dies in a triple shooting. it happened on the 2800 block of fordham. police say 20 rounds were fired just before 11 p.m. last night. three people were hit inside a car. the person who died