jim. >> axelrod: mike albert in washington, thank you. eight climbers are missing tonight on washington's mt. ranier. the last time they were heard from was wednesday and at that point they were 12,800 feet up. they were expected back yesterday. later, google's search for a way to comply with europe's new on- line privacy rule when the cbs evening news continues. googled yourself and who hasn't, as it turns out there's a court. it resulted in an on-line form that asks google to remove embarrassing information. what that could mean for googlers here. >> five years ago syracuse college student peter kissler couldn't get an internship despite a 3.9gpa. it took a google search to find out way. >> i found out i shared a name with a bunch of criminals. >> instead of looking for a job he listed his college friend to start a company to improve on-line reputations. how long until you'll see things changing on your google page. >> it could be a week or it could be six weeks. more and more important to really have control over what people can find a

i'm jim axelrod. in the the 13 months since becoming the head of the catholic church, pope francis has developed a reputation for straight talk on issues he feehe feelsstrongly about and ns going to question that reputation after his trip to southern italy today to a stronghold of an especially brutal branch of the italian mafia. there at an outdoor maz, the pope declared the mobsters are now excommunicated. as allen pizzey reports, it's been more than 20 years since a pope took on the mob. >> reporter: stepping boldly where angels might, indeed, fear to tread, pope francis used a mass in the heart land of onest most violent mafia organization. "they are not in communion with god," he said. they are excommunicated. pope john paul ii made similar condemnations of the mafia in sicily in 1993 and the mafia responded by bombing several churches in rome. the italian police say virtually everyone here knows who is connected to the mafia and they are too terrified to admit it. the ndrangheta are deeply invol

." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axlerod. this is our western edition of the broadcast.he libyan man snatched near benghazi and suspected in the consulate that killed four americans, including ambassador chris steven, is now on american soil. under heavy security in washington, d.c., ahmed abu khatalla made his first appearance in federal court this afternoon and pleaded not guilty to charge of conspiracy to provide support to terrorists. for the last two weeks, khatalla had been held and interrogated on a navy ship before being flown by helicopter into washington this morning. mark albert begins our coverage. >> reporter: the entire hearing took just ten minutes in a heavily guarded courthouse blocks from the capitol. flanked by u.s. marshals, khatalla appeared in federal court in a dark hooded sweatshirt and dark pants. he was not visibly restrained and raised his right hand to take the oath. through an interpreter, khatalla said he understood the charge against him, a one-count indictment of conspiring to provide support to terrorists. khatalla's appointed attorney en

i'm jim axelrod. u.s. secretary of defense chuck hagels that ordered an arcraft carrier and two other warships to the persian gulf as militant in iraq have taken control of large sections of the northwestern part of the country. hagel says the ships, including the carrier uss "george h.w. bush," will give president obama added flexibility in protecting american interests there. meanwhile, iraqis-- iraq's prime minister nouri al-maliki is rallying shiite supporters to fight the sunni insurgents and iraqi troops and shiite militia fighters apparently slowed down the militants' progress today. we begin our coverage tonight of the crisis in iraq with clarissa ward in baghdad. >> reporter: in baghdad's shiite enclave of sadr city, men answered the call to fight jihad. taking up arms against the sunni enemy isis, who now control two of iraq's main cities. they've threatened to take the capital as well, and today security forces in baghdad were on high alert. thousands have poured into recruitment centers and shi

for now, i'm jim axelrod in new york. here at cbs news, thanks for joining us and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org murder. tonight: a bay area p her son's >>> it was a minor fender- bender that ended in murder. tonight, a bay area mom's mission to keep her son's case from going cold. >> plus, a big bay area city is trying to get its red light camera program back up and running. >> and a happy ending to the frantic search for a little girl lost all night in the forest. kpix 5 news next. ,,,,,, >>> your realtime captioner is linda ald. son his life. one year later: >>> it is my absolute duty to find justice for him. >> a minor fender-bender cost her son his life. one year later she is on a mission to keep hope alive for finding his killer. good evening, i'm brian hackney. >> i'm ann notarangelo. brian webb is at the presidio in san francisco where

jim? >> axelrod: jonathan lowe, thank you. we're learning more tonight about a dramatic rescue in the mediterranean sea made by the u.s. navy when one of six boats full of people trying to flee africa and get to europe started to sink. two u.s. navy ships made a bee line for all six boats. hundreds were saved. some had already gone overboard. here's alan pizzey. >> reporter: search-and-rescue helicopters hovered over a disaster in the making. an italian patrol plane spotted six rickety boats jammed with illegal migrants, one of them sinking. the u.s. navy ships bataan and elrod, in the area in case americans needed to escape from libya, came to the rescue. thousands of migrants risk the perilous crossing from north africa to europe every month fleeing poverty, war, and in some cases, persecution, with no idea who their passengers were, the u.s. sailors frisked everyone who came on board. among those saved were a mother and her baby, a sign of just how desperate people are for a new life. for many, the crossing is just another

." >> good evening, i'm jim axelrod. the prosecutor in new brunswick, new jersey, is charging a truck driver with death by auto. just after 1:00 this morning, tracy morgan was airlifted from the keep of the accident on the new jersey turnpike just north of trenton. he was on his way home from performing when his limo was hit from behind by a tractor trailer. vinita nair picks up the story. >> reporter: police say a trabtor trailer park slammed into the back of morgan's chauffeured limo bus, overturning it and causing a chain reaction that involved six investigation. comedian james mcnair, one of morgan's writers, was killed. four other bus passengers are in critical condition, including morgan, who was taken by helicopter to a hospital in new brunswick, new jersey. his publicist released this statement to cbs news-- "his family is now with him and he is receiving excellent care. we don't anticipate much of a change in his condition today." morgan was returning from a live performance in delaware, part of a multicity stan

and jim axelrod with the d-day debacle kept secret for decades. >> reporter: they went down with the ship? >> i'm sure there are 300 people on the ship right now, dead. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> dubois: good evening. scott is off tonight. i'm maurice dubois. this is our western edition. the prisoner exchange controversy is following president obama on his trip to europe. in poland today, he defended his decision to release five high- level members of the taliban held at guantanamo in exchange for u.s. army sergeant bowe bergdahl. asked about bergdahl's actions before he was captured in afghanistan, the president had this to say: >> regardless of the circumstances, whatever those circumstances may turn out to be, we still get an american soldier back if he's held in captivity, period, full stop. we don't condition that. >> dubois: members of congress are angry they were not notified in advance of the release of the prisoners from guantanamo. last night, through a top aide, the president sent congressional leaders an apology, but n

it was just part of duty. >> reporter: jim axelrod, cbs news, frederickson, wisconsin. >>> coming upis morning" more on the call on bowe bergdahl. jan crawford has the latest from washington. >>> plus, plans to build the so-called space fence to monitor dangerous space debris. >>> and comedian john oliver journey joins us in the studio. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. i'm anne-marie green. thanks for watching. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. griego. and i'm frank mallicoat >>> good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, june 4. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. it is nearly 4:30. have a little and traffic and we kick it off with mr. lawrencela, ladies and gentlemen. >> yes. thank you very much. hey, guys. we have some changes. we have some clear skies in the valleys, high pressure now building in. and those temperatures going to be heating up at least in spots. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and we have a lot of overnight roadwork out there including the northbound lan

jim axelrod reports this time it's camaros. and steve hartman "on the road" with chris rosati's father's day gift to his daughter. >> he wants me to have a wonderful life. i wouldn't trade him for a million dollars. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. once again, an american president is weighing military options in iraq, this time to try to preserve a democracy created at the cost of thousands of american lives and billions of american tax dollars. islamic extremists have seized large parts of iraq. they're getting closer to baghdad this evening, and the government there is pleading with president obama for help. today, the president responded. >> we will not be sending u.s. troops back into combat in iraq, but i have asked my national security team to prepare a range of other options that could help support iraq security forces, and i'll be reviewing those options in the days ahead. >> pelley: he's confronting a war between two bra

jim axelrod, cbs news, new york new york. >> pelley: and that's the cbs evening news for tonight.d -- use patents. and he's >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. >>> a bold move by the ceo of tesla telling everyone go ahead, use our patents. he is promising he won't see. good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm veronica de la cruz. the electric carmaker has hundreds of patents on batteries and other key features. kpix 5's simon perez is live at tesla headquarters. simon. >> reporter: this may not be as altruistic as it seems at physical blush. one marketing expert said tesla had no choice. there is no future in being a neat manufacturer of really expensive cars. >> he is trying to create the android for electric cars. >> reporter: this professor says tesla's ceo elon musk's announcement that the company will share its patents and won't sue people who use them has a lot of parallels with the cell phone battle with apple and android. >> tesla is exactly the opposite of apple strategy. >> reporter: apple says here's our product, take it or leave it. a lot of people take it. c

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and jim axelrod with the d-day debacle kept secret for decades. >> reporter: they went down with the ship? >> i'm sure there are 300 people on the ship right now, dead. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

jim axelrod reports this time it's camaros.nd steve hartman "on the road" with chris rosati's father's day gift to his daughter. >> he wants me to have a wonderful life. i wouldn't trade him for a million dollars. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

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jim axelrod is here with a story you'll see only on "cbs this morning." echt is only 32 years old but has already sustained a concussion that required eight months of rehab. retired from football, he's now fighting a new battle to do what he can to save what's left of his memories. >> and i will remember your smile and laughter -- >> reporter: ben utecht remembers writing these words to his wife and young daughters on an airplane. >> with the brim of my hat tucked down to cover the tears coming out of my eyes on this plane, writing this love letter this song. you will always be my girls. probably the most difficult thing i've ever had to do. ♪ and i will remember your smile and your laughter ♪ >> reporter: he put his love letter to music and asked his family to help him make the video. ♪ you'll always be my girl ♪ >> reporter: but this is not just a high-end home movie, they're memories for the day he finally loses his. >> one of the things that scares me the most is to be trapped in a coffin inside my mind. to be surrounded by people that i know and that

. >>> when we come back jim axelrod with a sailor's friend in the night for 2 1/2 centuries. >> the lighthousegreen gets jabbed by the coach in the black jersey and then he grabs his neck and falls to the turf. but he's okay. he got up and argued again. >> what if he was and then recovered. what if he -- >> i think he's a faker. he's a faker. >> guys can hit you in the right place and take your breath away. >> okay mama gayle. >> tony, you agroorks right? anybody, anybody. okay. moving on. a beacon on the new jersey coast -- why would you fake that? >> because you get more time and attention. >> all right. a beacon on the coast marks a major milestone. the lighthouse at sandy hook harbor is the oldest standing. jim, good morning. >> it's not just america's oldest standing lighthouse. it's america's oldest lighthouse still in operation. the lights went on here back in 1954 254 years ago today. sandy hook lighthouse than historian tom hoffman. >> how many steps have you got here? >> you've got 95 on this staircase. >> he's been giving tours here since 1975. >> how many times in 35 years have you