captioning funded by cbs it's friday, july 21st, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." a strong earthquake rocks turkey and greece, leaving at least two people dead and hundreds injured. a fast moving wildfire is blazing its way through central california destroying dozens of homes by air and on the ground. thousands of firefighters are trying to gain control. and, mr. simpson, i do vote to grant parole when eligible, and that will conclude this hearing. >> thank you. >> o.j. simpson is getting his freedom back.

good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning a deadly earthquake has hit the gnc. the 6.7 magnitude quake was centered seven miles north of the coast where at least two people, both tourists, were killed. kose is a popular tourist destination and appears to have been the hardest hit. some 120 were injured, some caught beneath collapsed buildings. >> within seconds of it, it felt like you were almost at park with one of those illusions

where you felt like you were upside down. >> tourists ran into the streets. more than 20 aftershocks have been reported. in this country, an aggressive wildfire has now destroyed 99 buildings including 50 homes in central california. the so-called detwiler fire has burned. it's just 10% contained. some 5,000 people have been forced to evacuate. the fire remains over 30 miles from yosemite, but smoke and ash darken the sky. >> it was all of a sudden out of nowhere just plumes of smoke on the side of the mountain. blanket of orange, the sun was blocked, kind of apocalyptic. it was raining ash. it took us by surprise. the car was a blanket of white ash. >> there are 17 major wildfires

burning in california alone. governor jerry brown has declared a state of emergency. now to the russian investigation into the election and what appears to be a showdown between the president and special prosecutor robert mueller. good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. he's drawn the line saying his finances are off to investigators but it seems those investigators looking into russian meddling in the 2016 election has already cross thad line. robert mueller is looking into businesses and prosecutors at the attorney's office in manhattan who have initiated the probe have turned out what they found. >> speaking for myself, i have nothing in russia. >> they're also looking into whether there are any financial

links between president trump and his associates as it relates to russian meddling in the election. the president said veering into his finances was a red line mueller should not cross. >> the point the president's making is the investigation should stay within the confines of meddling, russian meddling and nothing beyond that. >> cbs news has confirmed a shakeup. marc kasowitz is out as a personal attorney and his spokesman has resigned. >> the new team has been pushing back against robert mueller's probe and is reportedly looking into the backgrounds of investigators to use it to pinpoint. >> it's broad and allows him to look into any matters that arise or arose directly from the

investigation. anne-marie? >> mola lenghi in washington. thank you, mola. the white house says the president has confidence in attorney general jeff sessions. that follows mr. trump telling the "new york times" he never would have hired sessions if he had known he was going to recuse himself from the russian investigation. sessions said yesterday he is staying on the job. >> we love this job. we love this department, and i plan to continue to do so as long as that is appropriate. >> sessions said it is an honor to serve as attorney general. a push by the president senate republican leaders plan a vote this tuesday as they try to breathe life back into the health care bill, but it's not clear the republicans have the vote to clear the debate. if two republicans vote against it, the bill will fail. a nevada parole board

deliberated for just half an hour before granting former football stall o.j. simpson. he'll be able to live on his nfl pension of $300,000 a year. chris martinez has more. >> reporter: the four members of simpson's parole board said exactly what he wanted to hear. >> i will vote to grant parol. >> reporter: the 76-year-old recounted his side of it. >> and i am sorry that things turned out the way they did. >> the parole board knows he had been taken it a step further. >> those comment set off a media

storm. he was later acquitted. >> i've basically spent a conflict-free life. >> there are a lot of things you might say about o.j. simpson and you might say, well, that acquittal was fair, but to say he's led a conflict-free life, i don't think so. >> simpson told the board he wants to move back to florida to be near his family. >> reporter: they also heard from one of the victims who supported his release and his daughter arnell said the conflict has been difficult for the children. simpson could be released as early as october st. chris martinez, cbs news, carson city, nevada. ahead on "cbs this morning" we'll talk to ron goldman's family about simpson's parole. the minneapolis police chief said the deadly shooting of

justine damond should not have happened. when she approached the police officer, officer mohamed noor shot her through the driver's side window. his partner said they were startled by a loud sound. she said the actions did not have to happen. >> it goes against the department, how we train, and the expectations we have for our officers. these were the actions and judgment of one individual. >> he also said a review of noor's training found no problems. the national guard has been called in to help with recovery efforts in and around buffalo, new york, after two tornados touched down. the twisters hit yesterday. one was powerful enough to lift a car and a trailer off the ground. top winds exceeded 100 miles per hour. homes were damaged, trees uprooted, and 20e6r,000 people lost power but no serious injuries are reported.

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a minor league pitcher makes a major league grab. he starts an easy double play. he risked his throwing hand to make the play, but he wasn't hurt j a rock star's tragic death, and the latest in the search for six teenaged run aways. those are some of the head lines on the morning newsstand. the "washington post" reports that two of the six african teenagers who vanished after a contest in the capitol are in canada.

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its deals with russia. hena daniels is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, hena. >> good morning, anne-marie. here on wall street stocks barely budged yesterday following news that the european banks didn't change its stimulus policies. the dow joents fell 29 points. the treasury department hid the energy giant yesterday for reckless disregard following deals signed with russia's largest oil producer. secretary of state rex tillerson was exxonmobil's ceo at the time. they say the fine is unlawful and capricious. both sears and amazon stocks were up after they said they would start selling appliances. so-called smart appliances that

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a surreal chapter is added to the legacy of a famed surrealist. 27 year after his burial, the body of salve va door daily was exhumed yesterday in spain. a court demanded dna samples to settle a paternity case. a woman claims to be his daughter wants part of his estate. biologists are trying to get to the bottom of a severe crab shortage in chesapeake bay. as weijia jiang reports the problem affects the kwquantity d the. >> he bushels 17 bushels every weekend. >> the smaller crabs are fuller and sweeter. >> reporter: but it's not only demand that determines is up

play. it's also nature. state officials in maryland and virginia recently released alarming data from the dredge survey which measures the overall crab population. it shows the bay has nearly 100 million fewer krus stations than last year. watermen like captain tuoma do their best to protect future harvests. >> i could keep females. you never do. if you keep all the females, you're killing next year's populati population. >> reporter: it's helped. while biologists are concerned how many female crabs arethe water, they're concerned. the youngest are the lowest on record. >> all of the young ones are laying on the bay. the tides, currents, storms, can take the eggs or the larval

stages, float them out in the asian and maybe they don't come back to the bay. >> reporter: officials are shortening the commercial crabbing by ten days. here picking crabs is not just a summertime tradition. >> peeling the part in the middle, peeling the shell off and getting the gills and intest tins out and then finding the meat. >> it's a way of life, cbs news, annapol annapolis, maryland. a vertical leap that would impress basketball scouts. a humpback is caught on camera jumping clear out of the indian ocean. divers who spotted it off afr a africa's coast say the whale weighed 40 tons. coming up on "cbs this morning," civil rights experts are condemning a controversial program in tennessee that has some inmates trading time for vaccinations. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news."

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our top stories this morning, early this morning a deadly earthquake caused extensive damage to a greek island off the turkish coast. at least two people, both tourists, were killed on the island of kos. panicked tourists rushed from hotels and spent the night outdoors. at least 120 others were injured. and the trump administration is looking at how to discredit the investigation led by special counsel robert mueller into russia's meddling with the u.s. election. that's according to the new york 250i78s. and according to the "washington post," mr. trump has been seeking the advice on the possibility of pardoning his aides, family, and even himself. car companies are rasing on to get self-driving cars on u.s. highways, but what are the new

rules of the road? it seems like federal regulators are playing catchup. here's transportation correspondent kris van cleave. >> reporter: starting next year a largely autonomous audi is hitting the highways. this fall students at the university of michigan will be hopping on this driverless bus across campus. carmakers are promising mass market fully self-driving vehicles by 2021 and tech companies like google and uberwill be putting cars out. what's not ready are the rules. scott keogh from audi. >> we need to set laws that are unified and there needs to be less p.t. barnumism. >> as this technology gets out

on the road, we want to make sure it is safe, that it truly is ready for prime time that the concept behind this bill is to try to make, create some certainty and clarity so people know what those rules are going to be. >> reporter: that could happen in the coming day. republican senator john thune and democratic senator gary peters will determine safety and guidelines. >> do you feel real deadline pressure to get this done? >> it's only a matter of time, and that horizon is coming very quickly at us, and i think we vo to be prepared for that. >> hopefully we with get around the fact that this is incredibly exciting technology that's going to save literally tens of thousands of deaths. the number of deaths have shot up. they can drastically reduce that number by eliminating one of the factors in 90% of the crashes,

human error. kris van cleave, cbs news, washington. coming up on "cbs this morning," some prisoners in tennessee are getting out of jail earlier than expected. ahead, the controversial program that's cutting their time in exchange for vasectomies and birth control implants. >> and these scientists are catching sharks to save them. what do their tagged efforts reflect. plus -- ♪ despacito >> "despacito" is taking over the world. how this catchy hit is taking over as the songs of the summer. you're not going to be able to get that out of your head now. get that out of your head now. this is the "cbs morning news." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

>> breaking news, a double shooting leaves a man in a wheel claire overnight. >> and developing this morning, a strong earthquake rattles turkey and greece, at least two people have been killed. we'll show you more of the the damage coming up. >> finds another cool place to be today, excessive heatwave in effect, hazy, hot, humid conditions continue into the weekend. at least it is the weekends, good morning, today is friday, july 21, and i'm rahel some man. let's gather check of traffic and weather katie and meisha. >> katie, the heat, the heat, the heat. the good news is the roadways are looking nice. we have a few accident, construction this friday morning, but overat