dangerous weather hits the western u.s. a tornado causes injury to north dakota while wildfires rage in california and alaska. nigeria says its located the nearly 300 schoolgirls kidnapped by islamic militants. the military says it can't use force to free them. as the nation remembers the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice on memorial day, president obama addresses the growing controversy surrounding the medical care of americans. >> we must do more for our veterans. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, may 27, 2014. good morning, good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. a tornado in north dakota

injured nine people, one of them critically. the storm hit an oil workers camp yesterday, destroying eight trailers where the workers lived. rescue crews are searching the debris but do not believe anyone is missing. in central california this morning, a wildfire forced the evacuation of about 100 homes. it started in mariposa county, east of san francisco. at least 500 acres have burned. it's not known how the fire started. one building has been destroyed. so far, no injuries reported. firefighters in alaska hope that rain forecast for today will dampen a wildfire burning. some 250 square miles burned about 60 miles south of anchorage. the fire is 30% contained. evacuation orders were issued sunday for 1,000 homes and businesses. three men are still missing

after a mudslide in western colorado. they have been missing since sunday afternoon. a rain-soaked ridge collapsed. the wall of mud stretches three miles and believed to be half a mile wide and several hundred feet deep. it's believed the men were checking on a smaller slide when they got caught in a wall of mud. a memorial service is planned for the six victims of the california murder rampage. all the victims were students at the university of california santa barbara. classes there have been canceled for the day. the assailant, elliott rodger. wounded 13 others. three remain hospitalized. ben tracy reports on the deadly attacks. >> reporter: at the makeshift memorial outside one of the shooting south koreans, we met kendall, a soft more at ucsb. >> it's so important to remember the people we lost because, like, that's such a sad loss of life. they had so much going for them.

>> reporter: you made a point saying you don't want to talk about the shooter, you want to focus on the six people. why do you feel strongly about that? >> the fact that a horrible person came in and ruined our strong community. no focus should be on him. he doesn't deserve it. >> reporter: the first were his roommates, 20-year-old cheng yuan hong and weihan wang. he took the lives of veronika weiss. they were members of the sorority. a camera caught chris michael martinez who stopped by a deli to get dinner. he was an english major who planned to go to law school. his father talked to him less than an hour before he died. >> normally, we would end our conversations with love you son, he would say love you dad.

i didn't say i love you son because i thought he would be embarrassed saying that in front of his friends. >> ben tracy, cbs news, isla vista, california. the head of nigeria's chief of defense says his military located nearly 300 kidnapped schoolgirls. he won't say where they are and it's too risky to go in. the girls were kidnapped six weeks ago. by the islamist extremists, boko haram. susan mcginnis is in washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the pentagon has not confirmed this discovery by nigeria's military, but it could represent a possible breakthrough in the search for the missing girls. nigeria's chief of defense says it military located 200 schoolgirls abducted by boko haram. >> the good news for the girls, we know where they are. we cannot tell you.

>> reporter: the terror group kidnapped the teens six weeks ago. nigerian officials say they need to exercise caution because the girls could get killed in a rescue attempt. the country's military revealed the new information addressing protesters monday. >> with your help -- so nobody can come and save them. the military does not know what it is doing. >> reporter: people in nigeria and around the world criticized the government for not acting fast enough to bring the girls home. one activist says they were close to being released last week, but nigeria's president rejected a deal to swap the girls for boko haram members. u.s. surveillance planes including drones are in the effort to find the missing girls. the u.s. deployed 80 troops to chad that borders nigeria on the northeast. while those troops are armed,

they are there only in a supporting role. >> susan mcginnis in washington, thank you. pope francis is back to the vatican after a three-day visit to the middle east. on the way home, the pope said he would meet with people sexually abused by the catholic clergy. he said there's zero tolerance. he will meet with the victims next month. he also said he might resign, like pope benedict, if he no longer has the strength to do the job. it's unclear who is winning the battle of a major airport in ukraine. there is an unconfirmed report that at least 30 rebel troops have been killed. the newly elected president calls the insurgents terrorists and says he won't negotiate with them. charlie d'agata reports from dontesk. >> the truckload of separatists

join the fight for the takeover of the airport. these are the men president-elect called terrorists. top priority, he said, is to regain control of this embattled region. despite air strikes from ukrainian jet fighters and attack helicopters, the separ e separatists dug in. we are less than a mile from the airport itself. we watched this pro-russian gunman pick up in the wooded area around the airport. you can hear gunfire and explosions going off. fighter jets have been roaring overhead. gunfire forced people to duck for cover from bullets flying in every direction. the ukrainian military's response at the airport is the largest since trouble in the country's eastern region three months ago. it came as a shock to neighborhood residents. i can't reach my home because the helicopters are shooting

everywhere, this woman told us. i'm so afraid, i don't want to die, her friend said. we are peaceful people. why are ukrainian forces attacking us? it's not clear whether the president-elect has had any hand in the military operation at the airport. he's not supposed to be officially inaugurated for a couple of weeks. he's called for a crackdown on armed separatists here. he says it should take hours, not months. charlie d'agata, cbs news, ukraine. coming up on the morning news, collision caught on tape. a truck stuck on tracks meets an oncoming train. this is the "cbs morning news." an oncoming train. this is the "cbs morning news." your rheumatologist o about a biologic... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain. this is humira helping me lay the groundwork.

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major drug company fizzled and the top five stolen cars in america. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning. pfizer is pulling the plug on the bid to buy astrazeneca. they made the announcement yesterday. last week, they rejected pfizer's $119 billion buyout offer. it was pfizer's third attempt to buy the british company. pfizer must now wait six months to make another offer. asian stocks were mixed. tokyo's nikkei lost a quarter percent. the hang seng lost a fraction. the markets reopened after the long holiday weekend. investors will keep a close eye on consumer confidence and home prices. the dow gained 63 points on friday and the nasdaq added 31. the makers of thin mints and tootsie rolls want to make sure their products aren't being used

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jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. as the nation marks memorial day, president obama addresses the scandal around v.a. hospitals. the military raises awareness of a way to remember america's fallen heroes.

here is a look at today's forecast in cities around the country. president obama marked memorial day by paying tribute to the men and women who died serving our country. he laid a wreath at arlington national cemetery. ♪ after honoring the fallen, mr. obama spoke about the scandal at the v.a. hospitals. >> as we have been reminded in recent days, we must do more to

keep faith with our veterans and their families to make sure they get the opportunities and benefits they have earned and deserve. >> president obama also said u.s. troops in afghanistan will come home by the end of the year. one way to remember the military members who made the ultimate sacrifice is with a special pin. craig boswell introduces us to a gold star wife who wants to make sure no one is forgotten. >> reporter: he wants more americans to know about gold star lapel pins. >> this is it. this is the symbol. no one knows. >> reporter: she's working to increase awareness about the pins. her husband, john, was killed in iraq in 2006. >> i lost my husband that day. i lost a heck of a lot more. i lost my identity. >> reporter: she found a new identity. >> honor our fallen military heroes. >> reporter: the army recently

lost public service announcement that is help the pin get noticed. >> when you see those pins, they are real survivors, they are not actors. >> reporter: melissa is waiting for her pin. >> it will mean his life is recognized to me. >> reporter: her son, tim, was a special forces ranger who took his own life last year. stalter hicks will get a different pin, given to the next of kin. >> it's personal to me in a way because it's coming in the mail. maybe it's because his was a suicide. >> reporter: she says both pins have the same powerful meaning. >> they both have a gold star and represent service and sacrifice. that's what we honor. >> reporter: she's taking her message across the country. craig boswell, cbs news, arlington, virginia. when we return, the l.a. dodgers dance with history. this is the "cbs morning news." history. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪

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here is a look at today's forecast in cities around the country. in sports, the miami heat are in control of the nba's eastern conference finals. game four in the series, lebron james scores 32 points and the heat top the pacers, 102-90. miami holds a three games to one lead and can return to the finals by closing out the series tomorrow night in indiana. the los angeles kings take a 3-1 series lead in the nhl conference finals.

l.a. scores three times in the first period to put the blackhawks on the ropes early. the kings win, 5-2, and can end the series in chicago tomorrow. the los angeles dodgers were six outs away from history monday night. one day after pitcher josh beckett threw a no-hitter against the phillys. joshers starter takes a perfect game into the eighth inning. he retires the first 21 cincinnati batters he faces and records one more out as the reds rally in the eighth. the dodgers hang on to win, 4-3. no team in major history has pitched back-to-back no-hitters. a fan at a chicago white sox game earns her souvenir. a woman snags a bat that slips out of the hands of tyler flowers. another fan gets out of the way and makes a one-handed grab. look at that.

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the colorado symphony found a way to reach new audiences and raise revenue. five months after the state legalized reckuational marijuana, the symphony held the first pot themed fund-raiser last week. barry petersen reports. ♪ >> reporter: this was an only colorado party from bach to pot. >> this is colorado. >> reporter: in the one state where it's legal to buy marijuana for recreational use, they decided this new era could get them new support. people were free to byop, bring your own pot. >> we saw this and it seemed like the perfect opportunity to

support the symphony and support the legalization. >> reporter: now, sean can be a smoker and supporter. >> let me tell you a secret. this is not the first time i have been at a symphony event with cannabis. >> reporter: this is one of three symphony fund-raisers. >> i'm a fan of the symphony. when i get a chance, i come. then i thought, this is the start. >> reporter: did you come here to smoke pot. >> i can't believe he's asking that. >> reporter: party oger, jane west has been planning corporate events for 18 years. >> a good cause, a good buzz. >> reporter: now her company throws cannabis themed parties. >> there's a lot of misconceptions what a consumer looks like. we are breaking those here tonight. >> reporter: the symphony builds this as classically cannabis. before the first high note, the city of denver almost killed the buzz. it sent a letter urging them to

cancel. selling tickets to anyone was allowing people to smoke in public, which is against the law. the symphony made access by invitation only and the city gave its okay. >> people are speaking about the symphony and it's creating awareness for our orchestra. >> reporter: this is the director of development. do you worry you might turn some people off by doing this? >> absolutely. we have heard from people and we absolutely respect and acknowledge everybody. >> reporter: at $100 per person and extra donations from sponsors in the marijuana business, the symphony raised a cool 50 grand. >> i couldn't be happier. >> reporter: will you give money to the symphony again sometime? >> absolutely, yeah. >> reporter: on this night, high society successfully met high times. in colorado, marijuana now means more mozart.

barry petersen, denver. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a war of words between top veteran groups and a lawmaker over the v.a. hospital scandal. nancy cordes has the latest. and news by china to cut air pollution. that's the cbs news this morning. thanks for watching, i'm anne-marie green, have a great day. watching, i'm anne-marie green, have a great day. ,,,,

mallicoat good morning everyone, it's tuesday, may 27th. i'm michelle griego. >> hi everyone, i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 4:30 on your tuesdayful kind of feels like a monday to moe.

i don't know why. >> i wonder why? >> yeah. >> welcome back. hey you know we got some fog along the coastline this morning. just some patchy fog right now but the winds will be kicking up and temperatures likely to be much cooler and talk about that coming up. southbound 280 reopened to traffic. so you can use 280 or 101 now. leaving san francisco. we also have an overturned accident in pleasanton and going to tell you about that coming up as well. all right thank you. today is the day of mourning at uc santa barbara. classes are canceled and a memorial is planned for the -- planned for the six students killed friday night. the parents of victim george chen from san jose joined other mowners in ayla sis -- isla vista. >> we don't want our kids to get hurt. it's just -- it shouldn't happen to any family. [ inaudible ] >> should have taken what happened in that story and steps to stop i