the minnesota vikings reverse course. overnight the team decides to suspend star running back adrian peterson until the child abuse charges filed against him are resolved. and california is hit with floods and fires. heavy rains from tropical storm odile leaves some towns under water while hot and dry conditions fuel dangerous wildfires. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, september 17th, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, less than 48 hours after he was reinstated by the minnesota vikings, star running back adrian peterson is once again suspended by the team.

early this morning the vikings announced peterson will remain way from all team activities. peterson was deactivated from last sunday's game after he was indicted on felony child abuse charges. on monday the team said he would play this weekend, but the vikings reversed course. the team's owners released a statement reading, quote, after further reflection, we have concluded that this resolution is best for the vikings and for adrian. we want to be clear. we have a strong stance regarding the protection and welfare of children and we want to be sure we get this right. now, peterson won't be back until the child abuse case is resolved. the vikings' owners appeared to succumb to pressures from sponsors, and the nfl is hearing it from major sponsors as well. all this while the players union filed an appeal seeking to overturn the indefinite suspension of ray race. danielle nottingham is following that. >> reporter: the nfl players'

association is fighting to get rice back on the gridiron. the league is rae viewing the indefinite suspension of rice after this video showed ray rice punching his now wife in the elevator. cbs sports correspondent james brown spoke with the executive director. >> why is the nfl appealing ray rice's suspension. >> when we look at facts and reach a determination that there are appropriate grounds to appeal any decision, any disciplinary decision, that's the role of the union, that's the duty of the union. >> reporter: the league had already suspended rice for two games and then gave rice a harsher penalty and the ravens fired him. major nfl sponsors are also expressing concern. $50 million anheuser-busch as well as mcdonald's, visa, and campbell's soup told them they're disappointed and are

watching. the nfl responded with this statement. we understand. we are taking action, and there will be much more to come. danielle nottingham, cbs news. >> a powerful earthquake struck this morning in the pacific ocean near guam. the u.s. geological survey reports that the 7.1 magnitude quake was centered 25 miles northwest of guam. the quake was more than 100 miles deep. there are no reports of any damage and no tsunami was generated. the island is a u.s. territory and it's home to about 160,000 people. and this morning s a significant threat of flooding in the southwest united states. tropical storm odile is heading over the gulf of california. there are flash flood warnings and watches posted in nevada, california, texas, and arizona. in mesa, arizona, neighborhoods that are still recovering from last week's floods are getting ready for this latest round of wet weather. the phoenix and tucson areas are likely to be hardest hit. meanwhile parts of southern california are recovering following a flood-producing

storm that hit last night. crystal cruz of our los angeles station kcbs reports. >> reporter: the fierce storms rolled through the inland empire, sweeping through communities including wildomar and flooding the streets including donna hoglan's home. >> when the lightning came down, it was hitting so close to us that it would just shake the ground and then the thunder would follow through. the wind was outrageous. >> reporter: rain came down sideways hard. street team members shot cell phone video of pea-sized hail. a tree fell into this pool. >> all of a sudden a huge tornadic burst of what looked like very, very dark, dark rain, the sky went almost grayish to black and blew right through here. >> reporter: wild summer weather also blew through elsinore school, ripping apart pieces of the bleacher, sending it onto

the football field. >> all in all, i expect to play football on friday. >> reporter: here's a photo online of the school's gymnasium flooded with water. the track flooded too. >> i've been here for 27 years. this has happened three times. >> reporter: lots of cleanup to be done around wildomar. >> it's just a crazy experience. >> reporter: a storm uprooted a 30-year-old tree in front of nicky babo's home. it fell in the front yard away from her children sleeping inside. >> i've got a guardian angel protecting my babies. that's all that matters. >> reporter: thankfully no one was seriously hurt from the storm. as for this tree, the owner has called the tree trimmer and this tree will be out of here in just a couple of days. for cbs news, crystal cruz, wildomar, california. it's not just california that's battling wildfire. they're battling wildfires. northeast of sacramento firefighters are battling the king fire which threatened 500 homes.

there are mandatory evacuation orders for nearly 250 homes and the fire has burned nearly 13,000 acres. and further north a wildfire tore through the town of weed near the oregon border. 150 buildings were damaged or destroyed and residents had little time to save themselves. anjali hemphill of our sacramento station kvor reports from weed. >> what does this look like to you? >> a war zone. >> reporter:marcus nearly escaped a wildfire in the back of his father's home. >> this whole tree was on fire, our tree was on fire. yes, it's crazy. >> reporter: more than 100 other homes in angel valley now look like lenaris's. piles of ash with scattered sign s that this once held memories. >> less than 100 feet. >> reporter: some homes feet away from the fire were spared

were splattered in pink redarnlt like jeff mullins who lost his home some years ago in the witch fire. i lost everything before. i was expected to lose it again. but i didn't. >> reporter: two churches down the road also destroyed. only a chimney and a few chairs scattered about, mostly standing. >> it's sad, seeing friends' houses that aren't there anymore, seeing property destroyed, seeing aurora flames and seeing nothing but rubble. >> reporter: brian lefleur shows us his burned and bandaged arm from riding his bike through the fire. it torched everything in its path. >> it's one of those things you watch on tv all the time and you never think is going to happen to you. fires move a lot quicker than you think. when they get started, you'd better get moving. >> reporter: it could be several days before anyone could be allowed back in here. for cbs news, angali hemphill,

weed, california. a new york man is facing charges that he tried to aid islamic militants in syria and iraq. mufid elfgeeh pleaded guilt. he was intighted by grand jury. he was allegedly trying to aid isis. federal authorities say he encouraged three people to travel to syria to fight with isis and two of the three were fbi informants. and the house is expected to vote today on president obama's proposal to train syrian rebels to fight isis. the president heads off to talk strategy. susan mcginnis is in washington. good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. the u.s. launched five air strikes in iraq on tuesday. the president still says he will not commit u.s. ground troops to this fight, but on tuesday his top military adviser wouldn't rule it out. president obama will hear the military's strategy to defeat isis when he meets with top

officials today at u.s. central command in florida. while the president has promised american forces will not have a combat mission in iraq, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey told a congressional committee tuesday if needed he will recommend just that. >> if we've reached a point where i believe our advisers should accompany iraq troops on attacks against specific isil targets, i'll recommend that to the president. >> the u.s. is considering air strikes from iraq into syria. >> destroying isil will require more than military efforts alone. it will require political progress in the region and effective partners on the ground in iraq and syria. >> the house is expected to vote today on the president's request for $500 million to arm and equip moderate rebels in syria. in the senate secretary of state john kerry will testify about the u.s. efforts to defeat isis. about 40 countries have joined

the fight. the president has stressed the need for a comprehensive approach to degrade and ultimately destroy isis. now, after dempsey's testimony, the white house reiterated the president will not deploy u.s. combat troops in that area, anne-marie? >> all right, susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. police are searching for the suspect in the shooting of two pennsylvania state troopers. they describe as eric matthew frein as armed and extremely dangerous. more than 200 officers are looking for frein in the delaware state forest. bryon dickson was killed friday. his family was given an honor flag tuesday. coming up on the "morning news," getting a lift into space. nasa awards big contracts to companies who send astronauts to the space station. this is the "cbs morning news." the u.s. is getting closer to launching astronauts back in the states.

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in massachusetts another lucky break for the pilot of a small plane that crashed near in massachusetts another lucky break for the pilot of a small plane that crashed near a small airport. 80-year-old pilot murray randall lost control as he landed on a grass strip yesterday. randall survived and was taken to the hospital. in 2004 he had to land with only one wheel near a house, and in 2011 he also survived a crash into trees near the airport which he owns. tomorrow scotland votes on whether to end its union with great britain, which has stood for 307 years. mark phillips is in scotland to get a sense of which way the decision is headed. ♪ >> reporter: in the high stakes referendum in scotland, everything is political, even drinking. at the twas dog pub you order a

yes beer if you're for independence, a no if you're against it. it's bob shields' private opinion poll. >> i call it vote with your trust. >> reporter: here the yes vote is ahead, but across scotland, polls show the vote is too close to call. alex salmond, the "yes" campaign leader feels history is on his side. >> this is the example of a country that's been progressing for a hundred years. >> reporter: but it's a potentially bumpy road. >> i am very, very, very concerned. >> reporter: mike younger, a finance director at a distillery can't even say what currency they would use. you don't trust their optimism? >> i think the optimism is oddly misplaced. >> reporter: not just the business is doubtful. several foreign leaders including president obama say they prefer the uk to stay

whole. there are a lot of reasons why the united states might want its most consistent ally to stay united and strong, but there's no bigger reason than this. this is where britain's nuclear fleet is based and under an independent scotland, it would be gone. former nato secretary-general george robertson has called independence a calamity. >> we move into very uncharted and dangerous waters if we go down this route. >> reporter: the debate has split scotland and split families. maureen mccormick is a no. daughter katherine is yes. >> united kingdom is a big happy family and i don't think we should break it up. >> reporter: but you don't think so. >> i don't think we're such a happy family at all, no. >> we're happy. >> absolutely we could stand a no. absolutely. >> they have one more day to convince each other who's right. but will the two sides be talking on friday? the debate has heated up, even

become bitter over the past few days. the vote is expected to be extremely close and the turnout extremely high, perhaps even approaching 90%. mark phillips, cbs news, edinburgh. >> 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

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nearly 4:30. a little traffic and weather. you were talking about rain yesterdad maybe -- >> yeah. we're getting close now. that low system is making its way closer to the coast so there is a slight chance we could see scattered showers as early as this evening in the north bay, more for the rest of the bay area and could get interesting the next couple of days, maybe some thunderstorms. liz, i know you like those. >> things busy on the roads, as well. this morning, a few crashes out the door nothing causing significant delays. the one in livermore is off to the right shoulder. we'll have more coming up. >> thank you. well, it could be days before some northern california fire victims are allowed to go back into their burned-out neighborhoods. quite a mess. strong winds blue the fire through the city of weed on monday afternoon. evacuation orders are still in effect. thre