nigeria accepts american aid to solve a kidnapping crisis. president obama says the u.s. is ready to do everything it can to free hundreds of girls abducted by an islamic extremist group. a dire washing on climate change. a new government report finds extreme weather like droughts, blizzards, and downpours are increasing in frequency and intensity. and stowaway survival. new video shows the moment a california teenager emerges from the wheel well of a jetliner after a five-hour flight over the pacific. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, may 7th, 2014.

good morning, good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. the u.s. is joining the hunt for hundreds of kidnapped nigerian school girls. eight more girls were abducted in northeast nigeria by suspected islamic militants yesterday. the u.s. is sending a team of technical experts but no armed forces. the kidnappings and the nigerians' failure to rescue the girls has sparked international outrage. susan mcginnis is in washington with the details. good morning, susan. >> anne-marie, good morning. the new kidnapping are bringing more attention on the nigerians' inability to rescue even wouf these girls who have been separate and may be tougher to find and the growing insurgency. now in a rare move the nigerian government is accepting the u.s.'s help and they say they can except a very, very rapid response. for three weeks they're searching to find hundreds of

girls abducted from their dorms. president obama confirmed with megan glaros of our chicago station the white house is now stepping in to help. >> we're sending in a team made up of our military, law enforcement, and other experts and we're very glad nigeria has accepted the help. >> secretary of state john kerry said he's happy they're accepting the help. >> we've been engaged but the government has had its own set of strategies if you will. >> in a video that surfaced monday, bow co-bowco ha ram threadened to sell the girls. >> it's possible, i suppose, that the girls could fall into that trap. >> on tuesday the senate lawmakers were among those to gather on capitol hill to pray for the girls.

>> this is a moral test for our world. >> all 20 female senators are pushing president obama to impose international sanctions boco haram. the immediate priority is finding the girls and then the international community will have to deal with the threat of groups like boco haram. anne-marie? >> all right, susan mcginnis in washington, thank you. they also discussed a new released report on climate change. the federal study is sparking heated criticism. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell describes it as a political ploy. the report itself is ominous. stronger hurricanes, hotter heat waves, and rising sea levels are not weather events to worry about in the future. it's all happening right now. alexis christoforous reports. >> reporter: americans are already feeling the impact of global warming in every corner of the country, and in a new federal study, the forecast is for more extreme weather.

>> areas of the countries that are all right quite hot are going get hotter. the wet places are going to get wetter and the dry places dryer. >> reporter: the report warns at the nation needs to be prepared for storms like superstorm sandy, killer tornados, and devastating droughts. >> it's clear. not only is climate change a problem in the future. it's already affecting americans. >> the national climate assessment looks at global warming impact region by region. here in the northeast, experts say a summer heat wave will likely follow one of our harshest winters on record and rising sea levels will threaten more coastal flooding. some republican lawmakers and energy groups are criticizing the reports as alarmists and say the white house wants to use it to support government overreach. >> we've always had storms. whether it's more or less, you know, that's difficult to forecast, particularly when you get down to small regions of the whole planet. >> the study recommends the u.s. change the way it uses energy,

cut carbon pollution and build infrastructure the withstand impacts of climate change. alexis christoforous, cbs newss. >> you can see more of meteorologist megan glaros's interview with president obama coming up on "cbs this morning". well, today president obama will visit communities in arkansas that were devastated by extreme weather. last week's tornado. the powerful storms ripped through central arkansas. 15 people were killed, and more than 250 homes were destroyed. the government report on climate change also warns of increased risk of wildfires. this morning the national weather service has issued an elevated to extreme fire risk warning for six states. and a new wildfire has broken out in northern oklahoma. some two dozen homes have been evacuated. that deadly wildfire in central oklahoma has now burned more than five square miles. temperatures there are expected to reach 90 degrees today and the fire is 90% contained, but one person was killed and at

least ten homes destroyed. now, the message from three young women who were held captive in cleveland for a decade is simple. never give up hope. yesterday on the one-year anniversary of their escape, a rally took place on the street with they were held. the house belonging to ariel castro has been destroyed. craig boswell reports from washington where two of the former captives were honored. >> amanda barry and gina dejesus were the guests of honor at this washington, d.c., event. the national center for missing and exploited children recognized the women whose rescue one year ago made news around the world. >> i want to thank the center for everything they've done and that they continue do, not just for us, but for all the missing kids and their families. >> on may 6, barry, dejesus, and another woman michelle knight were rescued from the cleveland home of ariel castro after ten

years being held captive. barry broke through the screen door and went to a neighbor and called 911. >> help me, i'm amanda barry, i was kidnapped for ten years and i'm free now. >> castro was arrested and plead guilty to kidnapping and holding the women. he was sentenced in august to more than 1,000 years in prison but committed suicide in his cell a month later. both women said they are thankful for the support they've received from their families and from their community. >> if i could say only one thing, that would be this. never give up hope. because miracles do happen. >> reporter: craig boswell, cbs news, washington. coming up on the "morning news," questions about the whereabouts of toronto mayor rob ford. and in "moneywatch," foodies have a way to catch lunch. grilled cheese sandwiches dropping from the skies. this is the "cbs morning news." dropping from the skies. this is the "cbs morning news."

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cheese sandwich sellers float an idea. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. wall street is salivating over what could be the biggest ipo yesterday. alibaba, a chinese e-commerce company filed yesterday. analysts say it could easily pass the $16 billion facebook rage two years ago when it went public. alibaba makes more money than amazon and ebay combined. asian markets finished lower on a strong yen and concerns over the fighting in ukraine. tokyo's nikkei lost 3%. hong kong's hang seng dropped more than 1%. fed chair janet yellen heads to capitol hill today. she'll talk about the health of the u.s. economy. investors weren't happy yesterday. corporate earnings report sent the dow spiraling down 129 points. the nasdaq dipped 57 points. the company at the center of a deadly meningitis outbreak two years ago has agreed to a settlement. the owners and insurers of the

new england compounding center will create a $100 million fund to compensate victims. an outbreak traced back to the company's sickened 750 people in 20 states, killing 64 was blamed on tainted steroids. massachusetts senator elizabeth warren says student loans are crushing economy. so she filed a bill yesterday to let people refinance at the same rate as new borrowers. undergraduates will pay 3.86%, graduates 5.41% and parents, 6.4. warren says the new tax on wealthy americans would pay for the increase. billionaire warren buffett helped a young couple invest in their future this weekend. the oracle of omaha visited a jewelry store he owns and pulled a ring out of his pocket. he handed it to a shareholder who invests in his company who proposed to his girlfriend. she said yes. and talk about a special delivery. an australian company has come

up with a unique way to deliver grilled cheese sandwiches. by parachute. and it could come to new york city later this year. after ordering, all you have to do is go to a specific address, and your sandwich will come floating down. anne-marie? >> i mean i kind of like the idea, but i'm only 5'2". i think all the tall people will get the better sandwiches than me. i can't jump that high. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. thanks a lot, jill. straight ahead, your wednesday morning weather. and in sports, an ending to a major league baseball game like you have never seen before. and it feels like your life revolves around your symptoms, ask your gastroenterologist about humira adalimumab. humira has been proven to work for adults who have tried other medications but still experience the symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's disease. in clinical studies, the majority of patients on humira saw significant symptom relief, and many achieved remission. humira can lower your ability to fight infections,

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the midwest bringing heavy rain and thunderstorms. a slow moving storm will produce rain and thunderstorms from montana to new mexico. the northeast could get some rain, and it will be very dry and warm in the south. in sports now, two more second round nba playoff series tip off on tuesday night. san antonio, the west top seed, had no problems with portland. tony parker scores 33 points and the spurs cruise to a game one victory over the trail blazers, 116-92. and after losing to brooklyn in all four regular season meetings, miami wins the one that counts the most. lebron james scores 22 points and the heat take game one of their series against the nets, 107-86. and tonight the oklahoma city thunder hosts game two of their series against the los angeles clippers. on tuesday, thunder star kevin durant was named the nba's most valuable player. it is the first time in his seven-year career he has taken home that award.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. former white house intern monica lewinsky who is 40 years old now is speaking out again about her affair with president bill clinton. in an article for "vanity fair" she says, sure, my boss, meaning president clinton, took advantage of me. she also said the affair was a consensual relationship and any abuse came in the aftermath when

i was made a scapegoat in order to protect his powerful position. and the teenager who stowed away in the wheel well of a jetliner could end up facing criminal charges. california authorities want to know more about how 15-year-old yahya abdi made it onto the flight last month. betty yu of our san francisco station shows us the moment the teen emerged from the hours-long ordeal. >> reporter: he dangles his legs and then drops to the tarmac from the wheel well of a hawaii airlines plane. that shadowy figure is yahya abdi, a boy stowed away on a flight from san jose to maui. the they show him wandering the tarmac. he wanders toward the front of the plane and later appears in front of a worker in a yellow vest. he appears only as by disoriented after managing to survive sub-freezing

temperatures and low oxygen levels. >> what we're doing is doing a follow-up investigation. >> reporter: since yahya flew back to the bay over the weekend san jose police have been trying to talk to him. >> our hope is we can find out all the intimate details about how he went about getting onto the tarmac, what his mental thoughts were, what was in his mind when it happened, what was his intent. >> reporter: his family said they still haven't seen him. >> we lost him and we miss him so much, i can't believe what he did to himself. >> reporter: police confirm that he's now in the custody of the santa clara county department of family & children services. >> we were just informed recently that he does have legal counsel, so, again, that kind of presents a whole other issue in itself. >> that was betty yu reporting. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," best-selling author dan brown joins us in the studio. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." uthor dan brown joins us in the studio. i'm anne-marie green.

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great grandson, an 11-month-old baby boy who was in the back seat. his mother is marie buzzard. >> and they said he's paralyzed, and, you know, as a parent, that's like -- you can't even comprehend. if my kid can't walk -- he just learned. >> reporter: trenton buzzard was kept sedated for two weeks after the accident. until late last year, he needed tubes to breathe and eat. now 6, trenton has a wheelchair, though he prefers to crawl. his father, robby buzzard. >> jan come pick up the car and took the car from her uncle's house and we never heard anything of it. >> they took it away and never said anything to you. >> never said a word to us. if the air bags was able to deploy, i believe they'd be standing here today. >> reporter: this report filed by the national highway safety administration ten-month safety crash shows the cobalt ignition switch was in the accessory position means that the air bags, power brakes and power

steering was not working. did they ever say i'm sorry. >> never, never. not even a phone call, i'm sorry, nothing. >> reporter: the buzzards say they're speaking out in part because they don't want others to go through what they have. >> this is a lifetime problem for my son. not only for me and my wife but for him. he has to live with this every single day of his life, and that's not right. >> regarding the lawsuit filed on tuesday gm issued the statement. while we can't address specific suits, mary barra and others have expressed regret and deep sympathy for all those affected by the recall. this week gm is resending a letter to owners of recalled vehicles insisting the cars are safe to drive as long as only the key is used and nothing else on the key chain. jeff glor, cbs news, new york. well, coming up after your

local news on "cbs this morning," more on the search for the kidnapped school girls in nigeria. we'll get analysis from mike morell, former deputy director of the cia. plus, the latest on the protest over the beverly hills hotel. and best-selling author dan brown joins us in the studio with his new book. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ptions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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>> i do. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. time for weather and traffic. i can feel the energy on this "hump day." >> everybody is all fired up today. >> hello, hello, hello ooooo! >> should be a nice day ahead. it will be breezy but not as windy as yesterday. in fact, looks like high pressure beginning to sneak into our skies just a couple of patches of coastal fog. hey, you know what? the weekend is not far away! and that weekend is looking good, too. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and wednesday we can officially talk about the weekend. we're actually waking up to a "kcbs traffic" alert in danville, two lanes blocked southbound 680 between he will fer 680 at el cerro. we'll tell you where it's slow coming up. >> thank you. a mountain lion attracts a crowd. it was cornered. watch this. about 300 people showed up to watch in mountain view. the mountain lion crossed busy california