>> we didn't have to witness this today but in our land our women has to see it into. act of terror. a brutal attack is carried out in broad daylight and officials say there are signs it was motivated by radical islam. and going home. victims of the deadly tornado in moore, oklahoma, are allowed to return home for the first time while the process of returning home and rebuilding begins. >> you go block by block, house by house picking the stuff up. this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, may 23rd, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, today the president is going to outline a new policy. the speech is also expected to outline plans for the guantanamo bay. as a prelewd, the administration acknkowledged for the first time

that its controversial drone strikes killed four u.s. citizens. major garrett has our report. >> reporter: in anticipation of the president obama's speech, the justice department admitted for your the very first time four americans have been killed in u.s. drone strikes. eric holder, the attorney general, told congress only one american, anwar ail awlawky was intentionally killed by drone strikes, the three others were described as collateral damage. drone strikes are less frequent now since 120u since president obama is turning away from this particular tool in his were on terrorism. in his speech president obama will also acknowledge he'll accelerate transfer of inmates at the guantanamo bay facility where a hunger strike is being

done by a hundred. there have only been five transfers from guantanamo bay since 2010. of the 166 inmates there now, 86 have been cleared for eventual transfer. major garrett, cbs news, the white house. british government officials say yesterday's brutal attack outside a military barracks was likely an act of terrorism. two are in custody this morning. late yesterday a right wing group that opposes the spread of islam had clashes with the police. one called the attack an eye for an eye. lucy mcdonald reports. >> reporter: british tried to control a chaotic scene on monday as two men attacked another man at military barracks. he had bloody knives in his hand. >> i apologize women have to witness this today.

you people will never be safe. >> reporter: british media reports say the victim was a soldier. witnesses say the attacker said an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth because british soldiers are killing muslims ever day. >> two men who we believe from earlier reports believed to be cared weapons were shot by police. britain's prime minister calls it shocking. >> we're looking into the full facts of the case but there are strong indications it's a terrorist incident. >> reporter: the attack happened by an elementary school where some olympic events were held last summer. >> it's really, really shocking and traumatizing and shocking. >> reporter: government leaders have called for emergency leaders to deal with a possible terror attack. the prime minister promised britain would not buck the face of fear. in london, lucy mcdonald, for cbs news. this morning it's not clear how a man killed yesterday in

florida is connected to boston marathon bombing suspect tamerlan suspect. the suspect, a chechen national like tsarnaev was being questioned by authorities when he was shot and killed. they're looking into a possible connection between the two men and a triple murder back in 21 1 2011. bob orr has the details. >> reporter: the shooting happened inside this orlando apartment complex. as fbi and massachusetts state detectives were questioning him about his friendship with accused boston marathon bomber tamerlan tsarnaev. law enforcement officials say the two once trained together at a boston area gym but evidence also shows a criminal connection involving a grisly murder in massachusetts. three men, including one who trained at the same gym, were found with their throats cut. their bodies had been cut with marijuana and thousands of

dollars in cash. no one has been charged. but sources say during questioning him, he implicated himself and tamerlan tsarnaev in the killings. as they pushed him toward a confession, he snapped. law enforcement officials say the 27-year-old mixed martial art spy der made a move. the fbi became interested in todashev after phone records connecting him to tsarnaev. they found nothing, though, connecting him to the boston attacks. todashev who had lived in the u.s. for the past several years was arrested two weeks ago on an aggravated battery charge. now they want to find out if he had any connection to anything worse including radical extremists overseas. bob orr, cbs news, washington.

says she did nothing wrong but has nothing more to say. lois lerner invoked the fifth amendment but she may be recall and she may be given immunity if she agrees to testify. nancy cordes reports. >> i have not broken any laws. i have not violated any irs rules or regulations, and i have not provide false information to this or any other con gregszal committee. >> reporter: lerner is the irs director who ordered agents to stop the scrutiny of tea party groups but she never mentioned the infraction to lawmakers nor it appears to her superiors. in a conference calls with supplyi reporters, she said she stayed quiet because it never came up.

lawmakers say they asked her repeatedly about rumors of targeting in hearings and meetings last year. >> miss lerner, would you be willing to answer questions specifically made under oath before this committee? >> i decline to answer that question for the reasons i've already given. >> reporter: after lerner pled the fifth, she was allowed to leave. >> the witness and counsel are dismissed. >> reporter: over the objection of republican doughty. >> she just testified. she waived her privilege. you don't get to tell your side of the story and not be subject to krs compassio-kpam nation. >> they said they would bring her back soon to get her to try to get her to answer those questions. nancy cordes, cbs news, capitol hill. today the national boy

scouts decide today. about 1,400 members of the scouts' national council will cast ballots. scout president wayne perry says the resolution should be approved. well, coming up on the "morning news," tallying the tornado damage. we will go live to moore, oklahoma, as residents take on the tremendous task of rebuilding their lives. this is the "cbs morning news." it's the smaller powerful sheet. one select-a-size sheet of bounty is 50% more absorbent than a full size sheet of the leading ordinary brand. use less with bounty select-a-size. theyhe leading ordinary brand. start hu. scholl's for up

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oklahoma officials say all 24 victims from this week's killer tornado have been identified. ten are children. recovery efforts in the hard hit oklahoma city suburb of moore are under way. the twister tore through 13,000

homes, several schools, and a hospital. president obama plans to visit the area sunday. bigad shaban is in moore now. good morning, bigad. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning to you. twisted metal still line many of the streets here, and while the death toll isn't expected to rise, the sense of loss is tremendous. of the 24 victims, the oldest was 70 years old. the youngest, just 4 months. kyle davis was one of ten children killed in the monster tornado. he died at the elementary school along with others. 4-year-old karina and her infant sister cindy died in their home when the twig every tore apart. their mother was helpless to save them. in all the tornado claimed 24 lives. the first funeral will try today. >> we cry together, we'll

continue to cry but we'll heal too. >> reporter: many of them got their first look wednesday of what the tornado left behind. an estimated 13,000 homes are now damaged or completely destroyed. >> i wouldn't have been able to pick out anything here. >> reporter: you were thinking, you know, you look around like your house is supplying poelsed to be there and it's not. this is supposed to be here and it's not. >> yeah. >> everything has just retuturno rubble. >> reporter: they say they're ready to build but he's looking to come on. >> to come out of this house and look out wouldn't be the same. >> like an elephant, one bite at a time. that's literally what you do, go block by block, house by house picking the stuff up. >> reporter: the officials estimate it cost as much as $2 billion worth of damage and

while the city manager believes the cleanup effort could take months, he estimates it could be another five years before life here in moore, oklahoma, is back to normal. >> bigad shaban in moore, oklahoma. thanks very much, bigad. neath ore f the oklahoma schools destroyed by the tornado has safe rooms or shelters. there's no law in oklahoma requiring it. yesterday the governor acknowledged a state fund to accept donations for construction of safe rooms. statewide, only about 100 schools have them. they're expensive, topping a million dollars, and usually built in new schools, leave older schools defenseness. >> it's not a safe enough place for kids with an ef-5 tornado, 200-mile-an-hour winds. everything above ground is going to be taken off. >> reporter: now, straight ahead, your thursday morning weather. and in moneywatch, why it pays

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winds. northwest texas and western oklahoma face the brunt of the storm. expect showers and thunderstorms across much of the northeast and along the southern atlantic coast. well, the long memorial day weekend is fast approaching, and that means millions of americans will be headed to the highways. aaa predicts more than 31 million people will drive 50 miles or more, and they'll be paying more to fill up their cars. pump prices recently reversed a downward trend, rising 7 centses in the last week to climb to a nationwide average of $3.66 a gallon. on the "cbs moneywatch" now, fed chairman ben bernanke rattles the markets and a pay raise for america's ceos. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, anne-marie. created confusion among investors. yesterday morning fed chair ben bernanke told congress it's too soon to wind down the program of

buying bonds to ease long-term borrowing costs. but yesterday afternoon notes revealed that some fed policy makers want to scale it back as early as june. bernanke's comments along with china's weakness sense it down. tock owe's nikkei plummeted 7% while hong kong's hang seng lost more than 2%. the uncertainty with the fed program put stocks on a roller-coster ride. the dow tumbled 80 while the nasdaq lost. the company secured a $2.25 billion loan. the beleaguered retailer is fighting to win back customers after a plan to turn around the company backfired. and this shouldn't come as much of a surprise. the paychecks of ceos for large american companies are bigger than ever. compensation rose by 6.5% in

2012, boosting average earnings to nearly $10 million a year. surprisingly, women actually earn more, $11 million compared to $9.5 million for men. cbs's topped the chart as the best compensated ceo. he made more than $60 million last year, though it is down 12% from 2011. the only thing i'm the ceo of is my house and i don't get paid anything nr fa. >> same here. ashley morrison in new york. thank you very much, ashley. when we return, an 80-year-old becomes the oldest to reach a top record but it may not lat that long. and a game thriller between the heat and the pacers goes to overtime. [ horn honks, bump ]

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., heavy thunderstorms.

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homer of the year to help the nationals to a 2-1 win. and a japanese mountain climber is now the oldest person to climb mount everett. the 80-year-old reached the summit today. it is his third time climbing the world's tallest peak, but his record may be short-lived. an 81-year-old climber from nepal is preparing for his ascent next week. and a day after pledge doeg nate a million dollars to relief efforts in moore, oklahoma, kevin durant paid a visit to the tornado-ranched town. the oklahoma thunder star met with fans. the arena is about ten miles north of moore. "cbs morning news" continues next. memorial day sale get half off shorts and tees and our lowest price ever on this craftsman propelled mower plus get 150 dollars back in points this is something super. this is sears

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. good morning. welcome to wusa9. today is thursday, pre-friday. may 23, 2013. i'm andrea roane. this month is gone, flying, amazing. >> hard to believe. we're in the soup again. good morning. i'm mike hydeck. thanks for joining us. good morning, monika. sleeveless is no problem today. >> howard, give us the report on women's fashion. how should they dress? >> frizz alert. open toed shoes. going to be raining at times.

shoes that can get wet. sleeveless is not going to work this weekend. weather wise we have showers and storms today, especially this afternoon. there will be some around this morning as well with highs 75 to 80. yesterday had mid- to upper 80s and the thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. by the way, yellow alert today because you got outdoor plans, they're going to be tough to get in, especially late in the afternoon plans, sports activities. that's going to be real tough to get those done today. high 75 to 80. south winds 10 to 15. some of these storms have some heavy downpours and will be on the strong side this afternoon. we're looking at the moisture flowing from south to north. thunderstorms have diminished somewhat during the overnight. locally we have showers scattered about. more so down south of i-64 but even here as we head into anne arundel county and prince george's county, we've got some showers along 301 not far from

fort washington, headed into northwestern areas in charles county. a few sprinkles scattered in montgomery county, back toward fairfax and manassas as well. we have to watch this stuff here. this is all moving north, northeast. temps are way up this morning in the 60s and low 70s once again. let's go to monika now with your first look at timesaver traffic on this thursday morning. >> i feel like it's a big repeat of yesterday in materials of the sinkhole we've been telling you -- terms of the sinkhole we've been telling you about downtown. it's still closed 14th street between pennsylvania avenue and new york avenue. i've been on the phone with ddot to get an update now. the update is it's going to be closed at least throughout the day today. an underground concrete piece fell on to a sewer line. that's why the repair is so complicated. d.c. water is working on this for 24 hours. round the clock to get this fixed up. again 14th street is shut down between pennsylvania avenue and

new york avenue. let's go to our next live shot. at least we have no issues to report here on the northbound side of i-95 in spring field. pretty normal as you come up to 395 to the 14th street bridge. we'll end with a live look on the other side of town. inner loop there's construction that was before kenilworth avenue. it was just cleared up. you're good to go on the beltway in prince george's county. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. grieving family and friends continue to search for answers this morning. hundreds of people gathered in alexandria's del ray neighborhood anxious to learn more about what led to julian dawkins death. >> police say deputy sheriff craig peterson shot and killed the 22-year-old. the young man was well known and it's creating raw emotions. >> it's up to us as a community to come together. >> reporter: that's exactly that these crowds are trying to do following the death of julian dawkinss.

these neighbors believe this was all the result of a street dice game that let to a bitterly dispute and led to gunfire. >> he doesn't care no weapon. when he comes to you, all he has is a joke. for this man to pull out a pistol and shoot this brother is wrong. >> reporter: 44-year-old craig patterson is believed to be the other person involved in the altercation. he's said to be a 17-year deputy with the arlington county sheriff's office. >> i don't know who this off- duty officer or sheriff or whatever he was. i mean, i've been in this neighborhood, we've been in this neighborhood over 20, 30 something years and i've never seen this guy before. >> reporter: the 22-year-old's distraught mother described her son as a young man who was dedicated to his job at public broadcasting system or pbs. the crowd of mourners stayed at the shooting all trying to remember a life cut short. >>