our long national nightmare is over. letterman is retiring. >> final farewell. a star-studded send off for david letterman. the "late show" host retires from a career in comedy with a final show filled with laughs. >> i'll be honest with you, it's beginning to look like i'm not going to get ""the tonight show"." a break in the case in a washington, d.c. family killed in their home. police are on the hunt for a suspect and prepared to charge him with four counts of murder. the united states releases thousands of documents seized from osama bin laden's

culture. the show left fans misty eyed and laughing. don champion is at the ed sullivan theater where a chapter of history is now closed. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, the late show marquee is still lit

up. it was jam packed running 17 minutes over the usual hour. fans of letterman still wanted more. >> the only thing i have left to do, for the last time on a television program, thank you and good night. >> reporter: after more than 6,000 shows, 20,000 guests and countless laughs it was david letterman's final farewell. foo fighters played a song he requested over decades of television history. "the late show" as we have known it since 1993. >> i'll tell you, it's beginning to look like i'm not going to get ""the tonight show"." >> he packed in laughs. >> our long national nightmare is over. >> our long national nightmare is over. letterman is retiring. >> you're just kidding, right?

>> reporter: a parade of presidents on the show and constellation of stars helped letterman with his top ten list. >> the category top ten things i have always wanted to say to dave. >> dave, did you know that you wear the same clone as moammar gadhafi? >> i have always found you to be a bit of an overactor. [ applause ] >> reporter: letterman reached into the past sharing some of his funniest moments. >> how is mommy? >> good. >> what's mom my's name? >> i don't know. >> welcome to taco bell what do you want? >> two cheese melts. >> wait a minute. slow down. try again. take it from the beginning. what is it you would like for

lunch? >> reporter: before the show letterman waved to fans hoping to make it in for the good-bye. those lucky enough to be inside witnessed the bittersweet moments of tv history. >> i was the last person to get in. one of the folk that is work here said you are the last person to get into the last show. >> reporter: in closing remarks, he shared gratitude and the millions that tuned in for decades. he thanks his wife and son and letterman asked for one thing. >> do me a favor, save a little for my funeral. >> reporter: it was a great show. of course, as one chapter closes here at the ed sullivan theater another will open when steven colbert will take over as host of "the late show." >> thank you very much. praise for letterman is pouring

in. betty white tweeted, we love each other so much. i will miss him so. look out, i'll find him. coe nan o'brien who took over said it's absurd to thank david letterman for all he's done in a tweet, but that's the world we live in now. president obama said it tv won't be the same without dave. an arrest warrant has been issued in the suspect of a murder of a washington family. the family and their housekeeper was found dead thursday. susan mcginnis is live with the details. good morning susan. >> reporter: good morning. this is the house where the bodies were found on the second floor. the house later set on fire. this happened last week. now, a break in the case as the police are able to pinpoint the suspect thanks to a slice of pizza. >> reporter: police are looking for darren william wanted in

connection with arson case in the nation's capitol. he is 5'7" weighs 150 pounds. police matched him to dna found on the crust of a domino's pizza ordered to this mansion. the order came to the home as this man, his wife 10-year-old son and housekeeper were being held captive and possibly tortured. >> when a child is involved it shakes all of us. >> reporter: he came to the house, delivering a package containing $40,000. they are looking into it that the money was an extortion payment. the house, located minutes from vice president joe biden, was set on fire. the bodies of all four victims were found. >> injuries discovered.

blunt force. >> reporter: police have not said how the suspect is connected to the family. the funeral for the three family members happens june 1st. three teenage daughters were away at boarding school at the time. >> thank you susan. an omaha police officer, the mother of a premature baby is dead after a shootout. she died at a hospital shortly after the confrontation wednesday, which left the suspect dead. she is the first omaha police officer killed in the line of duty in more than ten years. investigators at the scene of the deadly biker shootout in waco texas recovered over 300 weapons and still counting. they reopened the shopping plaza where the violence broke out. so far, 118 handguns and assault rifles and 157 knives have been identified. many hidden.

guns inside a chip bag and a toilet. >> these are gang members carrying extremely violent weapons and committing violent acts in our city. >> nine bikers killed in the shootout. some 170 bikers are under arrest being held on $1 million bond each. new water restrictions may be enacted in drought stricken california. the director of the water board will decide whether to accept and offer by a group of farmers. they are willing to give up a fourth of their available water. in change, they want guarantees the state won't restrict the remaining 75% for more than a century. meanwhile, the oil spill off the california coast is five times worse than originalliest mated. a 24-inch pipeline burst tuesday. the pipeline company now says

105,000 gallons of crude oil may have been released. clean up crews are working to clean the beaches and save wildlife. this morning, isis controls part of the ancient city of palmyra. smoke billowing over the famous city along with the sound of explosion and fighter jets. the ancient ruins are one of the world's most important sites. it is home to gas and oil fields. republican presidential candidate, rand paul yielded control of the senate after a patriot that took place last night. he called nsa data collection an intrusion on privacy. he finished talking 11 hours later. coming up on the morning news, osama bin laden's reading list. which books and documents turned up on a raid in the terror

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jonathan vigliotti reports. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence officials say inside osama bin laden's hideout in pakistan were shelves filled with american books. he had "obama's wars." how-to books on terrorist attacks. u.s. officials recover handwritten letters that urged followers to carry out attacks. he wrote the focus should be on killing and fighting the american people. there's even an application form. one question do you wish to execute a suicide operation with space for an emergency contact in case the recruit became a martyr. they found thousands of documents in his hideout in may, 2011. letters showed bin laden hoped to make his son the haireir.

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are involved. >> as a consumer you are between a rock and a hard space. you have a safety defect that could cause a severe injury yet you can't do anything about it short of parking your car and waiting for the part's availability. >> experts say you shouldn't disable your air bag. you should receive a notice. you can check the safercar.gov website. the largest banks agreed to pay more than $5 billion in combined fines for manipulating foreign currency rates. jpmorgan chase, citigroup and barclays pled guilty. switzerland's ubs will pay a separate penalty. they used chat rooms for currency trades. on wall street stocks

surged following the release of the fed. the dow lost 27 points s&p dropped nearly two points and nasdaq rose over a point. mcdonald's shut down a restaurant near the illinois headquarters headquarters. it closed because of traffic concerns. mcdonald's said they would raise the starting wage to a dollar above minimum wage. they say that's not enough. >> jill wagner at the new york stock change. thank you, jill. a military plane is flying its fourth mission into space. it lifted off from cape ka knave ral car royrying the unmanned plane into space. itis operated robotically. the purpose of the plane is a secret. when we return lebron james

delivers a promise to cleveland. the nfl eyes the return to the city of angels. president obama strikes a pose z. this is the "cbs morning news."

here is a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. in sports the cleveland cavaliers take game one of the eastern conference finals. eight three-pointers lebron james adds 31. cleveland beats atlanta, 97-89. game two is friday night.

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the tallest skyscraper in the western hemisphere one world trade sent ner new york is 1776 feet. next week visitors will be able to catch the incredible view from the observation floor. anthony mason got a sneak peak. >> reporter: a step back in time. >> i want you to see the elevators. >> reporter: the rise to the 102nd floor is a visual history lesson. >> this is what it looked like. >> reporter: visitors see new york city's transformation from wetland wilderness to modern metropolis. >> this is 47 seconds. then, all of a sudden at the

top. >> reporter: a video show builds the suspense. >> reporter: on a clear day, visibility seems endless. you can see a empire state building statue of liberty and brooklyn and manhattan bridges. they will not see reminders of 9/11 unless they look down at the memorial pools below. >> this space was to be used as a first bump. we put it back up. now, looking forward to a future with promise. >> reporter: the observatory spans the top three floors. >> reporter: at the sky portal you can look down at the streets below. this is a video of you 1700 feet, straight down. >> from the top of the spire.

>> reporter: remember the elevators? the ride down feels more like a flight simulation as passengers are sent on an aerial tour around the building. it's just as stunning at night. anthony mason cbs new york. >> pretty cool. hotel rooms going high-tech. how one chain has cutting edge hospitality. how sleeping more may help you lose weight. the ceo of music streaming service spotify joins us in the studio. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. i'm anne-marie green. we will leave you with more of david letterman's top ten list and performance from foo fighters. >> top ten things i always wanted to say to dave. >> i have no idea what i'll do when you go off the air. i just thought of something.

i'll be fine. >> thanks for letting me take part in another hugely disappointing series finale. [ applause ] >> dave i'll never have the money i owe you. ♪

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