when americans are attacked, no matter how long it takes, we will find those responsible and we will bring them to justice. >> american special forces capture the suspected mastermind of a deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, but now the white house faces criticism over its decision to try the suspect in civilian court. tv's dr. oz comes under fire. the celebrity doctor is grilled by congress over his support for weight loss pills. >> i don't get why you need to say this stuff because you know it's not true. amazon comes calling to the smartphone wars. the online retail expecting to announce today its next generation of handheld devices. and a remarkable athlete takes his sport to new heights.

captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, june 18th, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. the alleged mastermind of the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, will be tried in a u.s. civilian court. ahmed abu khatalla was captured. susan mcginnis is in washington where there's sharp debate over how to handle the suspect. susan. >> good morning, anne-marie. here's the essence of the e-mail. some want him held at guantanamo bay and interrogated at length. some democrats say the u.s. federal court system is the right place to gain intelligence from him and bring him to justice. u.s. officials believe this is a

photo of ahmed abu khatalla. the libyan militant who was on his way to the u.s. to face trial for his alleged role in the deadly 2012 attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. it's the first arrest connected to the assault that killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. >> when americans are attacked, no matter how long it takes, we will find those responsible and we will bring them to justice. >> u.s. military commandos tracked khatalla to a small seaside villa south of benghazi. following months of planning, they captured him sunday without firing a single shot. khatalla is report lid on a u.s. navy ship in the mediterranean where a special intelligence team is interrogating him. >> we're looking for a couple of things, his particular role in this attack and then, of course, any particular information he can provide about others. >> many democrats support white house plans to prosecute

khatalla in the severalian justice system, but some want him sent to the military prison in guantanamo bay, cuba. >> we're going to have more of these high-risk targets from time to time. gitmo is the place to keep him. >> some express frustration over how long it took to arrest him as he was often seen in public after the attack. khatalla faces three criminal counts so far. he could face the death penalty if convicted of killing a person in the course of an attack on a federal facility. anne-marie? >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. this morning sunni militants attacked the largest oil refinery. later this morning president obama is scheduled to brief top congressional leaders on possible u.s. military action in iraq. they're expected to announce strategies but not announce a final plan but he's not expected to approve air strikes. on tuesday the iraqi ambassador to the u.s. warned if no action is taken, a thousand bin ladens

could emerge from the chaos. the white house is pressing the iraqi government to be more inclusive, but this morning the two main muslim sects at the heart of fighting appear to be declaring war. clarissa ward has more. >> reporter: on the road to mosul they left as iraqi soldiers fled. this video shot by a local journalist for a french news channel offer as rare glimpse of life in the city one week after it was taken over by the al qaeda splinter group isis. the markets are opened and well stocked but masked gunmen roam the street. a long line snakes outside the isis recruiting center. here in baghdad there is also recruiting as thousands of volunteers join shiite militias. rallies like these are now a daily occurrence. these fighters told us they consider it a sacred duty to defend their city. across town markets were far quieter than usual.

most people in baghdad don't believe that isis will come marching into the city, but what they fear is a surge in the number only bombings, and this city already averages about eight a day. this general is a spokesman for the interior ministry, the department in charge of iraq's internal security. >> i will go and liberate our cities. >> reporter: he denies iraq is in the midst of a sectarian war and that volunteering for the shiite war is a dangerous idea. when you create these shiite militias -- >> we don't have militias. >> reporter: you do. i've seen them. >> we must liberate iraq. iraq for sunni and shiites. >> reporter: but we may already be seeing a new wave of sectarian killings here in the capital.

the bodies of four young men presumed to be sunni were found in a neighborhood that is controlled by a shiite militia. their bodies had numerous bullet wounds. this, of course, is a chilling reminder of that period in 2006 and 2007 when sectarian death squads terrorized the city. clarissa ward, cbs news, baghdad. a line of severe weather moved from the plains east overnight, threatening the upper midwest with another day of potentially damaging weather. severe weather warnings are posted in iowa, minnesota, and wisconsin. and this large tornado touched down in northeast nebraska late yesterday. it's the second day in a row that a master twister hit the area. it struck in a largely rural area and there are no immediate reports of injury or substantial damage. last night's tornado struck about an hour north of pilger, the small town that was devastated by rare twin storms on monday.

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a teenager who stowed away on a jet bound from california to hawaii is speaking publicly for the first time. since his death-defying flight back in april. 15-year-old yahee abdee survived the more than five-hour flight inside the wheel well of an airlines jet as it flew from san jose to maui. surveillance video shows him staggering out of the wheel well in a in hawaii and wandering around the tarmac. in an interview with betty yu of our san francisco station kpix, abdee describes his flight. >> reporter: did you know where you were at this point or were you disoriented? >> i knew where i was at, but if i wasn't dehydrated, i would

have continued the trip. i was asking one of the guys who works there for water. >> abdee said he wanted to travel on to africa to be reunited with his mother. on the "cbs moneywatch" now, amazon offers something new today and honda unveils an electric car you don't need to plug in. jill wagner's at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. today's the day the tech world has been buzzing about for months. amazon is holding an event in seattle to unveil a mysterious new product. >> i don't think i've ever seen anything like that. >> oh, my gosh, that's crazy. >> that's super awesome. >> rumor has it the device is a 3-d smartphone. we'll find out later today. we'll also find out what fed chair janet yellen has to say about the u.s. economy today. she'll hold her second news conference after the federal reserve ends its two-day

meeting. investors will look at when the federal reserve might raise short-term interest rates. here on wall street the dow rose 27 points. the nasdaq rose 16. asian markets were mixed despite gains on wall street. tokyo's nikkei gain 1%. hong kong's hang seng lost a fraction. general motors' ceo mary barra will be back on capitol hill this morning. the house committee is expected to grill her on the latest round of recalls and ask her about gm's internal reports that looks into why the automaker took more than a decade to fix a deadly ignition defect. another huge bank has agreed to pay a huge fine over allegations of mortgages. suntrust will hand over nearly $1 billion. half of that will go to consumers who owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth. the justice department says it expects more settlements in the future.

and honda is testing the car of the future. not only does the electric car park itself in your garage, you don't have to plug it in. it recharges wirelessly. cameras and sensors have to be installed to make sure the car avoids obstacles. honda engineers hope to have it on the road in the near future. anne-marie? >> all right. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. thanks a lot, jill. straight ahead, dr. oz goes to capitol hill. the doctor host fights allegations he plugged weight loss aids on his show. capitol hill. the doctor host fights allegations he plugged weight loss aids on his show. ...exclamation point... happy smiley face? yes, i did! did you know that more people prefer viva® vantage over bounty? no... i'm gonna show you why. it stretches... stretch...stretch. it has a stretch. it stretches! oh, i wish my jeans had that kind of stretch. [ laughs ] you use that stretch to get the scrubbing power. i think that's the cleanest spot on my table now. can you do the rest of it? wow, that's awesome. right? yeah! [ abbey ] new viva® vantage. the towel more people prefer.

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>> and you are being made an example of today because of the power you have in this space. >> reporter: senator claire mccaskill criticized dr. mehmet oz for using his television fame to promote weight loss pills. >> it's call yacone syrup. c-buck thorn and now i have the number one bio to burn your fat. >> i don't get why you need to say this stuff because you know that it's not true. >> i actually do personally believe in the items that i talk about in the show. i passionately studied them, in an attempt to engage viewers, i use flowery language. >> it's call sensa. >> reporter: both sensa and pure green coffee have been fined by the federal trade commission have fined them. they often use clips from his show without his permission to promote a product. he says the biggest mistake he's made is not telling viewers who

to trust. >> i should have been savvy enough to say -- and i kick myself. i should do it in the future. i should say here's the companies i trust. they're not going to scam you or go buy their products because they're not going to scam you or make illegal claims. >> reporter: dr. oz told the senate subcommittee he will be part of the solution. he maintains he has never endorsed the specific brands nor has he received money for the sale of any supplements. jericka duncan, cbs news, new york. when we return, soaring on four wheels. you'll meet an athlete who's taking his sport into rarefied air. this is the "cbs morning news." rarefied air. this is the "cbs morning news." dad. how did you get here? i don't know. (speaking in russian) look, look, look... you probably want to get away as much as we do. with priceline express deals, you can get a fabulous hotel without bidding. think of the rubles you'll save. one touch, fun in the sun. i like fun. well, that went exactly as i planned... really?

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nation hits a wall, namely mexican goalkeeper guillermo ocho ya. he makes a series of unbelievable saves including a deflecting a header from brazil in the first half and stopping another close range opportunity in closing minutes. ocho ya frustrated brazil throughout the game and mexico comes away with a point in a scoreless tie. when aaron fotheringham showed up at a california state park, no one expected him to take flight in his wheelchair. years later he's a star athlete who performs around the world, and as manner weuel bojorquez r, he's helping similar competitors soar to new heights. >> reporter: in a world of extreme sports, there is no one like 22-year-old aaron fotheringham. >> he's in a wheelchair. he's confined to his wheelchair. to me i'm like i'm not cnfined. i'm riding it like it's a skateboard or bike and i'm loving it.

>> reporter: fotheringham was born with spina bifida, a a spinal cord defect that left him without the use of his legs. even h even as a baby, his condition didn't slow him down. he was learning new tricks at the state park. in 2009 he landed the first ever wheelchair double back flip. >> when i landed the double back flip was the best moment of my life. >> reporter: you're motivated by the fact that people are saying you can't do this or you shouldn't do this. >> when someone says you shouldn't or you can't, kind of makes you want to do it even more. very that's why last year he entered california's so-called mega ramp. >> i'm in the air so long, i'm getting my frequent flyer miles and having fun and then the landing is the hard -- the scary part. >> that was operator error. >> reporter: he's never down for long. this promotional video shows fotheringham as a star performer in extreme sports show.

he goes by the nickname "wheels." but it's at events like this one outside dallas where he really connects with fans. >> are you treading? >> yeah, i'm treading. >> reporter: fotheringham has teamed up with volunteers to encourage children in wheelchairs to push the limits. 11-year-old luka cuna lost his left leg when he was hit by a garbage truck three years ago. what would you say is the biggest thing you learned from him? >> never give up. if you fall, eat it hard, get back up, and do it again. >> there's so much happiness floating around. it's keel seeing what these kids can accomplish and breaking all the stereotypes. >> reporter: fotheringham is now thanking about his next trip that will impress an audience already impressed by the fact that while he cannot walk, he can soar. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, irving, texas.

coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a little league baseball program's big impact on a new jersey town. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." anne-marie green. ,,,,,,

videos from singer adele and other artists could be blocked on youtube soon. google which owns youtube says it's beginning a new subscription music service and has signed dozens of labels, but some artists say they aren't joining because youtube's licensing agreement is unfair. today customs and border patrol agents will give access to buildings where they are holding foreign children crossing into this country without parents. tens of thousands have entered illegally this year. vicente arenas reports. >> reporter: we spoke to these boys in a family's apartment in washington, d.c.

how hold are you? >> 17. >> reporter: how old are you. >> 15. >> reporter: how old are you? >> 12. >> reporter: they asked us not to use their names. their families paid $9,000 to have them brought from the border. they crossed the rio grande river alone. what was the worst part of the journey for you. [ speaking foreign lang ] >> reporter: crossing the river. the boys come from san pedro, the city with the highest murder rate in the world. they say they had to escape gangs that shot their older brother. you were afraid you were going to get killed. >> si. >> reporter: yes, he told us. they had already told me that they were going to kill me. they're among a wave of children who have crossed into the u.s. without their parents. more than 47,000 have come here illegally since january. the boys we met flagged down a border patrol agent once they entered the u.s. [ speaking foreign lang ] >> reporter: they took our shoes, he told us, and they put us in a car.

they were taken to a center like this one where they were able to call their mother who's been in the u.s. for five years. were you ever afraid when you were coming this way? yes, he said. there are people who have come here to die in the desert. you come with fear. the boys spent three months in a chicago shelter before reuniting with their mother. is it hard to talk about these things? >> si. >> reporter: yes, it's hard, he said. the boys are waiting for a deportation hearing to be scheduled. the border patrol expects 40,000 more immigrants like them this year. vicente arenas, cbs news, hyattsville, maryland. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more on the arrest of the suspected leader in the benghazi attack. we'll hear from former deputy cia director mike morell. finally a 1 cent stamp was auctioned off yesterday for $9.5 million.

the 1856 stamp from british guiana is the only one of its kind. it's now the most expense inniv stamp ever sold and the buyer wants to remain anonymous for now. don't want to put that on a letter by mistake. that's the "cbs morning news" for this morning. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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can we say that on wednesdays ? >> yes, we can! boy, i feel good today. lots of sleep. we're ready to go and spring is quickly winding down. >> i don't believe him! [ laughter ] >> lots of sunshine coming our way. a little hazy toward the coastline. we'll talk about that coming up. >> all right. heading to the roadways right now, accident-free. we have some construction but so far, so good. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. no delays as of yet. ank you. ght, gianna. >> i took the first plane i could find that was going to go west. >> a kpix 5 exclusive. the bay area teenager who stowed away to maui talks. yahye abdi plans to leave soon to live with an aunt in minnesota. he is at a foster home in the south bay. he talked exclusively with our betty yu. >> can you believe that you survived that kind of trip? >> uhm, no. >> reporter: he is the boy who stowed away