a close call at one of the nation's busiest airports. two packed passenger jets come within a few hundred feet of a midair collision. an airliner is evacuated on the runway. 162 passengers spill out on to the tarmac when the smell of smoke fills the cabinet. >> the pilot yells, evacuate, evacuate. >> nearly 100 people are arrested in connection with the computer hacking ring that targeted nearly a half million users, including the former miss teen usa. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, may 20, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning, we are learning about a near, midair collision at one of america's busiest

airports. we have the details. good morning. >> good morning. this happened last month at newark liberty international airport. it involved two planes, one landing and the other taking off on intersecting runways. a united jet was landing on the east/west runway. by the time the jet started down the run way, the other jet was a mile away. the united jet was told to abort its landing. they came within 200 feet laterally and 400 feet vertically. 155 passengers and six crew members on the united flight. the expressjet flight carried 47 passengers and three crew. >> this could have been a catastrophic and horrific event. it was the air traffic controller who finally

recognized that these two aircraft were converging upon each other. he gave the order to united airlines aircraft to abort its landing. at that point, the other aircraft recognized, it needed, even though he was in the air, he could not climb. he kept his nose level. >> the national transportation safety board and faa are investigating. this incident on april 24th happened within 24 hours of another near midair collision. there, a united airlines jet was forced to take evasive action to avoid a collision. >> thank you. the faa is investigating a report of smoke on a flight in arizona. allegiant air flight 142 was taxiing for take off when they reported a chemical smell. evacuate. we pulled the door, push open the door.

i actually almost jumped out of the plane before the slide was ejected. i didn't know what else to do. then, you know, all the exits were opened and everyone started evacuating. >> there were 162 passengers on board. they used the emergency slides to evacuate. allegiant air says six people suffered mi yor injuries. they believe the smell came from the jet's electrical system. now, to politics. today is the busiest day of the primary so far. congressional and statewide races in six states. a particular interest are three competitive senate races. susan mcginnis is in washington with more. good morning. >> good morning. republicans are hoping to pick up six senate seats in this midterm. that would give them the majority in the senate along with the majority they already have in the house. three big contests could be an early clue as to how they will do. first and most notably in kentucky, mitch mcconnell is

expected to win against matt bevin. it depends on how well bevin does. if he picks up enough votes, that could show that mcconnell could be vulnerable. in oregon, we have monica wehby. she's facing jason conger a state representative. conger is pro-life. wehby opposes it. either one could be a tough fight. in georgia, seven republicans calling for a repeal of obamacare. they are hoping to challenge a familiar name in that state. she is sam nunn's daughter. she refused to say whether she would vote for the affordable care act. >> thank you. this morning in beijing, the chinese foreign ministry summoned the u.s. ambassador. the u.s. charged five chinese

military officials with hacking into u.s. companies. china denies the allegations saying the charges are damaged the trust between the chinese and u.s. militaries. craig boswell reports. >> reporter: the fbi issued wanted posters for five chinese military officers accused of hacking into u.s. companies to steal trade secrets. >> we are exposing the faces and names behind the keyboards in shanghai used to steal from american businesses. >> reporter: the indictment lays out evidence they targeted nuclear and solar companies hitting six big names including westinghouse and alcoa. they are accused of stealing information to give chinese competitors an edge. >> the range of trade secrets and other sensitive information stolen in this case is significant and demands an aggressive response. >> reporter: this is not the first time the u.s. accused china of sponsoring hackers. it is the first time the justice

department took legal action. >> enough is enough. >> reporter: james lewis is a cyber security expert who testified about the threat it poses to american security. >> last year, the justice department said 3,000 u.s. companies were notified they had been hacked, mostly by the chinese. 3,000 works out to be nine a day. this is the tip of the iceberg. >> reporter: china says it facts are fabricated and the charges hurt u.s./china relations. bp faces more payouts in the 2010 oil spill. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning. pled guilty to criminal wrong doing and will pay a $2.6 billion fine. switzerland's largest bank admitted they helped americans hide their wealth in offshore

accounts. it doesn't have to turn over the client names to the government. this is the largest penalty imposed in a criminal tax case. asian markets are higher. tokyo's nikkei gained .5%. snapping a four-day losing streak. hong kong's hang seng added a half percent. here on wall street, blue chips stocks didn't do much yesterday. investors turned to tech stocks. the dow up 20 points, nasdaq added 35. the federal appeals court ruling could cost bp billions. yesterday, the court said businesses didn't have to prove they were harmed by the 2010 oil spill in the gulf of mexico to collect settlement payments from bp. bp says they already paid out $12 billion in claims and are considering their legal options. chipotle is taking a stand against guns. over the weekend, a group of people brought assault weapons into one of their restaurants in dallas. the company says that created a potentially intimidating

environment. they are saying guns are no longer welcome in their stores. amazon is serious about using drones to deliver packages. look at their job listings. there are dozens including a software engineer that never takes no for an answer and an patent attorney whose qualifications include aerial vehicles and cargo containers. >> interesting. i don't know if it's going to fly. it's a bad pun. we will see what happens. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. thanks a lot. coming up, a nigerian militant speaks out. a rare interview with a member of boko haram about the condition of the schoolgirls they kidnapped last month. this is the "cbs morning news." haram. this is the "cbs morning news."

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,,,, here is a look at today's forecast in cities around the country. authorities launched a global crackdown yesterday, arresting nearly 100 hackers. the fbi says they belong to a group that used a virus that makes taking over a computer easy. elaine quijano explains how the virus works. >> miss teen usa!

>> reporter: miss teen usa 2013 kassidy wolf was a victim of a hacker using the malicious software called black shades rat or remote access tools. authorities say last year, a hacker used wolf's personal computer web cam to take nude photos of her and threatened to use them online if she didn't send more photos. instead, she went to police. u.s. attorney was familiar with black shades, which infected over 500,000 computers. >> for $40, the black shades rat enabled anyone, anywhere in the world to instantly become a dangerous cyber criminal. >> reporter: here is how it worked. hackers bought the program. they then sent victims an infected e-mail. once the unknowing victim clicked the e-mail, the hackers were in. >> the black shades rat allowed users to remotely and secretly

gain access to everything on the victim's computer, including photographs, documents and passwords to online accounts. >> reporter: the remote access tool gave them access to the web camera and recorded their key strokes and allowed them to send cyber ransom notes. this one says your computer has been hijacked. your private files are impossible to access. it threatened victims to pay up or lose access to files permanently. kassidy wolf's hacker was arrested and sentenced to 18 months in prison. one is cooperating with authorities. authorities say they were using the software to steal from others. elaine quijano, cbs news, new york. a russian billionaire may shell out the biggest divorce settlement in history. a swiss court ruled for him to give his ex half of his fortune,

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the biggest dinosaur ever may have been discovered in argentina. it's called titanosaur. it's huge. 62 fetal. 132 feet long. it dwarfs a full-grown man. it weighed about 176,000 pounds, as much as 16 african elephants. it will take years before they uncover the entire skeleton. many college graduates look back on their years as the best time of their life. one member of the class of '14 might agree with that. wyatt andrews has the story. >> reporter: this is not the story of a 70-year-old going to college, it's the story of how this 70-year-old went total emergence at the university of virginia.

that's him in the orange wig leaping up and down at a uva basketball game. this is jerry rushing on a flag football team named for him. you could also find jerry at his fraternity and at the library working on his thesis. four years ago at 66, he decided not just to get a degree, but live the undergraduate life. why did you make that choice? >> couldn't see doing it any other way because i missed it. the first time around, i was too stupid and too self-absorbed and destructive to realize what i was giving up. >> reporter: two things had to happen. his wife had to give permission for the adventure. no problem, she said, but they would not live in the dorms. he needed to blend in with 20-year-olds. no problem there, either says a classmate. >> he understands us. he's young at heart. >> reporter: what the students all saw was a man enjoying every

second of his second chance. here is his teammate, dana. >> he has energy, got everyone pumped up. >> reporter: you are in your 20s and he's feeding you the energy? >> surprisingly, yes. >> reporter: is there a message for people in their 60s who think it's over? >> it is not over until you say it's over. i have become the man that i always hoped i would be. i feel more empathy and sympathy i feel everything deeper through this experience. no matter how old you are, the world is in front of you, not behind you. >> reporter: when jerry held his diploma and classmates cheered, you understood why he was embraced. he wasn't an old guy starting over in college, he was one of them, starting the rest of their life. wyatt andrews, cbs news, charlottesville, virginia. >> he's a grand dad and a grand grad.

congratulations. coming up, the indictment of chinese officials in a hacking case. we'll get reaction from mike morrell. the use of drones in africa and the son of the late roy orbison singing with their dad. that's it for "cbs this morning." i'm anne-marie green, have a great day.

your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. and i'm frank mallicoat good morning, everyone. it's tuesday, may 20. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. it's really early. nearly 4:30 on your tuesday.

a little traffic and weather. lawrence karnow's favorite day of the week, by the way. >> absolutely. >> tuesday. >> because i slept 12 hours last night so feeling good, guys. >> i don't believe it. [ laughter ] folks, going to get interesting. look at the low moving overhead in the bay area. we could see a couple of thunderstorms we'll talk about that coming up. >> and we have several chp issued wind advisories one for the altamont pass. bay bridge, dumbarton, carquinez bridge. we'll let you know how it's going so far for the morning drive coming >> all right. thank you, elizabeth. breaking news now. this morning in san jose, crews are on the scene of a fire in the city's evergreen area. firefighters were called to a home on sandpoint drive about 2:30 this morning. they arrived to find two vehicles on fire outside the home. crews quickly put out the flames and determined the fire is suspicious in nature. the people who live at the home say they have recently hit by burglars. some developing news in the east y