destruction in texas. buildings are torn apart as tornados and intense thunderstorms rumble through the lone star state. record recall. about a quarter of passenger vehicles in the united states are affected by the biggest recall in history when takata admits the airbags it makes are faulty. >> we found a sudden halt in the ship. >> a rough ride for thousands of cruise ship passengers when their own oeshen liner runs aground leaving port. >> ladies and gentlemen, bill murray. >> and saying good-bye. david letterman welcomes his last guest of the "late show" before his farewell show later tonight.

captioning funded by cbs this is the this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, may 20th, 2015. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with tornados and another round of potentially dangerous weather threatening the southern plains today. there are reports of 27 tornados touching down in texas and oklahoma on tuesday. tornado watches are posted there this morning. large hail and damaging winds are also possible. >> look at that. >> due west of north worth, one and possibly two tornados hit the texas town of mineral wells last night. the storm ripped siding from buildings, downed trees, knocked out power, and damaged two nearby churches. several streets are impassable, but there are no reports of injury. >> i seen the funnel cloud start to drop sign the small tail

touch down and things debris, flew up in the air. it looked like it picked up and then head add little bit east. >> the good news is it didn't strike earlier during rush hour as people were getting off work. now to the largest auto recall in u.s. history. the japanese airbag manufacturer takata has agreed to recall potentially defective and deadly airbags in nearly 34 million vehicles. that's one out of every four passenger vehicles in the united states. chris martinez has our report. >> reporter: the largest airing manufacturer takata has agreed to recall cars due to faulty airbags. it doubles the number of cars that have already been recalled in the u.s. >> it's fair to say this is probably the most complex consumer recall in u.s. history. >> reporter: the nationwide

recall covers certain driver and passenger side airbag inflaters that can explode with so much force it sends shrapnel flying through the vehicles. it's linked to six deaths and more than 100 injuries. angelina was hurt when the airbag in her honda exploded. >> i had a hole in my chest clear enough to see through the bottom. >> reporter: kevin dean has filed a lawsuit against takata and honda. dean and experts have test 100 airbags. the damage can be seen in the slow motion vehicle. >> this is the absolute worst automotive defects we have ever seen. >> reporter: it affects 11 automakers. consumers are now being urged to compare their vin numbers with the recall notice online and make arrangements for free repairs with their dealership. chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles.

the refugio beach in santa barbara county is closed. an estimated 21,000 gallons of oil began leaking from a broken pipeline yesterday. the pipeline has been shut but the damage is done. britney hopper of our los angeles station kcbs has more. >> whenever you're responding to oil spills, it's not an easy process. i want to manage your expectations. this could take some time. >> reporter: the waves are now black after the coast guard said a pipeline ruptured sending thousands of gallons of crude oil into the ocean just west of santa barbara. >> it's really sad. i hope they can clean it up. there's a lot of damage out there. >> the oil spill happened near refugio beach that's a popular camping spot where dozens of

cam. er were told to evacuate immediately. >> we're going to go home, yeah. we're going to go home. cut it short. >> reporter: video from our shores shows how black the ocean is and cruise working to clean it up. this is a video of two whales about to swim into the oil soaked water and continues were trying to steer them away from the oil. a photographer captured these photos, a duck covered in oil and others trying to help wildlife. >> they came down to try to save as many wildlife and marine as possible. >> it's going to get worse. >> reporter: the pipeline is owned by plains all american based in texas. they gave us a statement. plains deeply regretted this incident had occurred. our focus remains on ensuring the safety of all involved. >> i can't even imagine the cleanup that they're having to do. >> reporter: the pipeline is now secure. no word yet on what caused this rupture.

near santa barbara, california, britney hopper for cbs news. evacuation orders for two louisiana neighborhoods are expected to be lifted the morning. as many as 200 homes were evacuated when a train carrying dangerous chemicals derailed near baton rouge. no one was hurt and no oil has leaked. the engineer of the train that crashed in philadelphia had limited experience. brandon bostian had been working on the route for fewer than three weeks. the train derailed after it left the philadelphia station. it was going more than double the 50-mile-per-hour speed limit. eight people were kill and more than 200 others injured. this morning hillary clinton is called on the state department to speed up the release of thousands of her e-mails. the former secretary of state made the appeal in a rare interaction with reporters on the campaign trail in iowa.

>> i want the e-mails out. no one has a bigger reason for it than i do. i respect the state department. they have their process that they do for everybody, not just for me. but anything they might do to expedite the process ihearti heartily support. >> they rejected a proposal to release the e-mails by next january, instead wanting a rolling release. isis has gotten their hands on dozens of vehicles and weapons in iraq. they left it behind when fighting. video shows a helicopter saving military under siege. the u.s. air force may use air strikes to destroy the equipment. this morning texas investigators continue to gather evidence from the biker scene on sunday's clash. the shoot-out killed nine people and wounded 18. police say it was triggered by a

parking dispute and someone running over a gang member's foot. a cruise ship with thousands of passengers is free this morning after being stuck on a reef for hours. the norwegian "dawn" was on a round trip cruise from boston when it was grounded. >> the norwegian "dawn" is now free. the cruise ship hit a reef and was stuck off the coast of bermuda for over six hours overnight before a rising tide managed to push it back into deep water. rachel hansen is on board the ship. >> the captain came over the p.a. system and told us he lost steering on the cruise ship and as a result we ran up on a coral reef. >> reporter: it spent three days in port. it spent three days in port. cruise line officials say the ship temporarily lost power but

later was fully operational. throughout the ordeal many of those on board remained in good spirits with shows taking place and dinner served as planned. >> when the captain came on and said he wouldn't be moving until tomorrow the dining room erupted in cheers. >> reporter: others are still prepared for the unexpected. >> we got together our belongings things we could fit in a bag, licenses money, cell phones. >> reporter: the cruise ship has dropped anchor off the coast and will wait for a full insuspension before resuming its voyage. susan mcginnis, cbs news. coming up on the "cbs morning news," bill murray takes the cake as he says good-bye to the retiring david letterman. this is the "cbs morning news." says good-bye to the retiring david letterman. this is the "cbs morning news." with certain diabetes pills or daily insulin your doctor may be talking about adding medication to help lower your a1c. ask your doctor if adding once-a-week tanzeum is right for you. once-a-week tanzeum is an injectable prescription medicine

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>> where am i going to go? >> i don't know. >> these people don't know who i am. >> i've got my own problems. >> i can't get over this. >> a late show surprise. david letterman's most frequent guest regis philbin dropped by tl ed sullivan theater to say good-bye. philbin made more than 120 appearances. of course, tonight is letterman's final show, and last night dave was joined by another one of his favorite guests, bill more are. don champion is at the ed sullivan theater with more. good morning, don. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. you know, bill murray was dave's first guest here on the late night show back in 1993. he appeared 43 more times after that and it was always must-watch television. >> and it's a pleasure to have him as our next to the last show guest. ladies and gentlemen, bill murray. >> reporter: and last night he did not disappoint. murray burst out of a cake with

a jump suit and goggles. he proceeded to smear vanilla frosting all over letterman. he deliver add montage of the "late show" over the last years and then murray had one last gag. >> everyone is trying to get you to stay and not give up. we just want more, dave. more. >> more? >> more, more, more. >> thank you. >> good. >> thank you very much. >> i'm just going to be one person to try to organize this, if you'll excuse me. >> help. i need some people to help me. will you help me?

what led a group of people . >> reporter: what a great moment. murray led a group of people singing a song asking letterman to stay. his appearance was followed by the last singing guest, bob dylan. here at the ed sullivan theater fans are still holding out hope to see letterman's final show here tonight. there are stand-by lines, but as you can imagine, those tickets are extremely hart to come by. anne-marie? >> i bet, don champion, at the ed sullivan theater. you can assure yourself you'll be able to see his last farewell. it promises to be an hour of laughs and surprises and maybe a few tears. the final late night show with david letterman can be seen here tonight at 11:35, 10:35 central. straight ahead, back in the fryer.

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kfc's colonel sanders returns to duty. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. los angeles is the largest city to adopt the $15 an hour minimum wage. the city council approved the measure yesterday. it raised the $9 base wage to $15 by the year 2020. small business owners are critical of thea. many claim they'll be forced the lay off employees or leave the city altogether. on wall street stocks were mostly lower as the price of crude oil dropped for the fifth straight day. the dow managed a slight gain, finishing 13 points higher. the s&p fell from its record high losing 1 point. the nasdaq dipped 8 points. nearly seven in ten americans have received at least

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gallons of oil spewing into the pacific ocean.. what we're learning about the damage... plus-- a high school accused of discriminating against girls.. the policy some are calling a double standard... and-- one down... three to go.. the warriors come out hot to rally past the rockets in game one of the western conference finals.. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:30.

here's the latest forecast in some cities around the country. in sports, the golden state warriors battle back from a big deficit to take game one of the nba's western conference finals. james harden scored 28 points for houston. the rockets led by 16 in the first half, but the warriors charge back. mvp steven curry pours in 20 points. game two is tomorrow in oakland. and in minnesota timberwolves were the largest winner in the nba draft lottery. it's the second straight year the t-wolves will hold the number one picks. drama in the nhl playoffs as chicago and anaheim duel in one

of the longest games in hockey history. andrew shaw thinks he has the game winner the second overtime when he heads the puck into the net, but that's against the rules and the goal is waved off. in the third overtime the blackhawks score a more traditional goal. marcus kruger tallies the game after they play nearly an entire extra game. chicago wins 3-2 and ties the series up at one game apiece. meanwhile the nfl will change the way points are scored starting this subpoena. they plan to move the line of scrimmage for extra point kicks from the 2 yard line back to the 158 yard line. the idea is to make the one kick more difficult. kickers made more than 99% of their attempts last year. two-point conversion tries will still be from the 2-yard line. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a special broadcast from atop one world trade center. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news."

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here's another look at this morning's top here's another look at this morning's top stories. 27 tornados were reported in texas and oklahoma yesterday. the town of mineral wells west of ft. worth sustained substantial damage, but no one was hurt. more severe weather is expected today. the japanese airbag manufacturer akata has agreed to recall airbags in nearly 34 million vehicles because they're potentially defective.

it involves one of every four passenger vehicles in this country, the largest auto recall in u.s. history. the faulty airbags are responsible for six deaths and more than 100 injuries worldwide. and cleanup operations under way following an oil spill off the central california coast. an estimated 21,000 gallons of oil escaped from a broken pipe. the oil washed ashore at a state beach near santa barbara. in north carolina an off-duty army captain is being called a hero. other the weekend he risked his life to save victims of a fiery car crash. marlie hall has his story. >> reporter: an explosion sent flames into the air above the scene of a two-car accident in north carolina with people trapped and one car on its side and on fire. it was just the kind of place you'd hope to find a superhero and that's exactly who showed up. off-duty army captain steve

voglezon wearing a captain america t-shirt rushed toward the fire. >> steve, a big strong guy, he was incredible, and he gave us courage to get into there. >> reporter: voglezon and others used fire extinguishers to get into the car. >> i grabbed his torso, two others grabbed his leg and then the other leg and took him about 200 feet away from the fire. >> reporter: voglezon said it was all in a day's work. >> i took the oath to help serve the united states in foreign domestics. when i was there, i realized i was the only one there at the time who could help, so i ran toward to see what i could do. >> reporter: witnesses say what he did was help save three lives. marlie hall, cbs news. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," we'll broadcast live

from one world observatory atop one world trade center. we'll give you a behind-the-scenes tour ahead of the official opening next friday. plus a talk with new york city mayor bill de blasio and part 2 of our interview with actor george clooney. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. we'll leave you now with some of bob dylan's performance on some of last night's "late show with david letterman." ♪ ♪ you kissed me and went on your way ♪ -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com -- captions by vitac -- www.vi

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we have the marine layer hovering over our little area here in the bay area. good to see you. that's the golden gate bridge. good morning. >> good morning, it is wednesday, may 20. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. 4:30. let's find out more about the marine layer. when he's it going away? >> -- when is it going away? >> not soon. it will weaken over the weekend but it's not really very defined but it's deep. it will produce drizzle across the bay area today. especially for the morning commute. streets will be damp. right now 50s. later today partly to mostly cloudy skies. temperatures 50s to 70 degrees. we have the holiday forecast but good morning, liz. >> good morning, roberta. out the door we had one bad wreck in pinole that just cleared. now it's roadwork in both directions on the nimitz freeway between marina