cbs news correspondent wendy gillette has the detail. >> the aircraft carrier uss george h.w. bush and two other warships are making their way to the persian gulf, the north arabian sea. us defense secretary chuck hagel ordered the move to give president obama additional military options, as islamic extremists continue to seize towns and territory in northwestern iraq. baghdad appears to be the next target for the sunni militants, who are from an al quaida splinter group called the islamic state of iraq and the laugh and the. on saturday, thousands of men answered a call from iraq's most influencial shiite letter took pick up arms and defends the country against the insurgentsy. but the militants momentum seem to slow as the weekend began. still, baghdad is under tight security with troops, manning checkpoints. if newspapers warn residents after humanitarian crisis if the insurgents are not brought under control. >> nothing but political solution to. >> this obviously there needs to be security operations, to deal with the terrorist threat, that's inevitable. >> as the us deci

as wendy gillette reports, american battleships are moving to the persian gulf in case the u.s. decides to take military action in iraq. >> reporter: the air carrier uss george h.w. bush and two other warships are making their way to the persian gulf from the north arabian sea. u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel ordered the move to give president obama additional military options as as islamic militants continue their attack. a on saturday, thousands of men answered a call from iraq's most influential shiite cleric to pick up arms and defending the country against the insurgents. the momentum slowed. baghdad is under tight security with troops manning checkpoints. newspapers warn residents of an impending humanitarian crisis if the insurgents are not controlled. >> there is nothing but the political solution to this. obviously, they need to be security operations to deal with the terrorists threat that is inevitable. >> reporter: as the u.s. decides if it will provide military assistance, cbs news has learned that iran has sent troops to iraq to help restore stability in the reg

if convicted, effaces a possible death sentence wendy gillette for cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> and nowo the crisis in iraq. officials say heavy clashes between security forces and sunni insurgents have killed at least 21 iraqi troops. police say fighting raged for hours in a town about 30 miles south of baghdad. dozens of militants were also killed and several captured during these clashes. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news," the accusations are heartbreaking. a georgia plan is charged with the murder of his sonny young son. police say he left the boy in a hot car for hours. tonight the new details, what the father is now admitting to authorities. >>> plus, nassau -- nasa launches its latest invention. justin. >> heat and humidity return next week. i'll show you the seven day forecast coming up. >> plus, ahead in sports, a double-header between the phillies and the braves today. a lot on the line with this division rivalry you've really changed. huh? okay. uh, 2-hour service windows. give me another one. uh, our on time all the time guarantee. one more. night and weekend appointments

wendy gillette reports. >> reporter: sergeant bowe bergdahl is finally free. obama administration officials say the taliban handed over bergdahl to u.s. special forces in eastern afghanistan saturday. the 28-year-old from haley, idaho, has been held as a prisoner of war since june 30, 2009. president obama spoke saturday evening with bergdahl's parents by his side. >> he wasn't forgotten by his country because the united states of america does not ever leave our men and women in uniform behind. >> i'd like to say to bowe right now who is having trouble speaking english, [ non-english language ] >> i'm your father. >> reporter: bergdahl's recovery followed years of negotiations between the u.s. and the taliban. with the government of qatar recently serving as a go- between. qatar will take custody of five afghan detainees released from guantanomo bay prison in exchange for bergdahl. bergdahl's parents never relented on their fight to bring him home holding rallies and releasing videos. bergdahl appeared to be in good condition when he was released. he is having

wendy gillette for cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> now to the crisis in iraq a flew surge by the country's troops in hopes of taking back the city. officials say they have been able to enter tikrit but residents say the militants are still in control. >>> take a look at this wild dash cam video showing a police chase that ended in a fiery crash. this happened in san marcos, texas. authorities say an officer tried to pull over a truck but the driver sped off. that driver eventually lost control, went airborne and then the truck burst into flames killing both the driver and the passenger. >>> meanwhile in georgia, there's new information about the father charged with murder after leaving his 22-month-old son in a hot car. justin ross harris told police he used the internet to search about child deaths inside of vehicles. cooper harris died after he was left inside an suv for 7 hours. the little boy's funeral was held today in alabama. justin harris remains behind bars. >>> overseas, pope francis resumed duties today amid new health concerns following his cancellation of a planned outing. the

cbs news correspondent wendy gillette has more. >> reporter: president obama told cbs's nora o'donnelln sunday's face the nation that washington must remain vigilant about the situation in iraq. >> what we can't do is think we're just going to play whack a mole and send u.s. troops occupying various countries wherever these organizations pop up. >> reporter: it's a characterization that some republicans dismiss. >> and it's not whack a mole. this is in our national security interest. bumper sticker phrases aren't going to win this thing. we've got to be dug in for the long hall because they're dug in for the long haul. >> reporter: 300 u.s. military advisors will join 275 troops to provide security and support for the u.s. embassy in baghdad and other american interests in and around iraq. on sunday sunni militants captured two more border crossings. one leads to syria, the other to jordan. the islamic state of he can and syria oracies sis has taken control of four towns in the sunni dominated anbar province since friday. secretary of state john kerry is on a week long mission urging a

wendy gillette for cbs news. >> 22 months after the attack on the u.s. embassy in denver, khatallah is the only person in custody. sources say other militants have been charged in the case but their charges are sealed. >>> iraq's air force is on the defensive and may have deadly consequences. this air strike happened on thursday in the anbar province. that's where the city of mosul is located. insurgents swarmed the city earlier this month and pushed iraqi troops out but tonight, there's some indication the rebels have been pushed back many of them have been killed. the aftermath in mosul is grim. these photographs are of civilians apparently caught in the attack. officials say at least 7 were killed and two others wounded. the air strikes were targeting isis fighters. many mosul residents fled after isis took control of the city. the battle is now shifting to tikrit. iraqi forces have made a push in saddam hussein's hometown. officials are reporting they have retaken the city from isis but there's also reports of fierce battles taking place on the outsk

wendy gillette for cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> of course stay with "eyewitness news" for the latest on the crisis in iraq. we'll bring you updates here on television and online at cbsphilly.com. >>> and officials are pointing to the crisis in iraq for rising gas prices. in new jersey, prices have already jumped for nine straight days after falling for nine days before that. aaa reports the average in the garden state is $3.54 for a gallon of regular. in pennsylvania, drivers are paying $3.75 a gallon and in delaware, the average is $3.63. the national average is $3.68. >>> it has been 75 years since the founding of the coast guard auxiliary, the all volunteer group marked the occasion with public tours of rescue boats and fun family activities at penn's landing. auxiliary members spent many hours training at their own expense to aid the coast guard and keep the public safe on the water. >>> pope francis meantime continuing to show no fear today speaking out against the mafia in italy. the holy father visited a supposedly dangerous small town stopping at a prison and a hospital to meet

wendy gillette, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> still ahead this morning, violent clash between police and demonstrators protesting the world cup in rio. >> plus, he was the king of the top 40 countdown. local radio personalities react to the passing of broadcast legend kacie kasem. we're back if tw >>> that police officer appears to have shot a live round into protesters in rio de janeiro. police and protesters continue to battle as protests against the word cup continue. now, there were peaceful protests, but those who attempted to protect the path of police officers were pepper sprayed. >>> right now, 4:42. memorial service is planned later this week for broadcast legend casey kasem. he died on fathers day after long battle with both parkinson's disease and dementia. he was 82 years old. >>> his famous quote keep your feet on the grounds and keep reaching for the stars. that was his signature sign off. who can forget that unique voice, too. long time local radio personalities reflected on kasem's passing. >> his voice was unique, i might add, in the early years, he was turned down by ma

cbs news correspondent wendy gillette has more report roar president obama told cbs's nora o'donnell on sunday's fay the nation that washington must remain vigilant about the situation in iraq. >> what we can't do is think we're going to make wack a mole and send u.s. troops occupying various countries wherever these organizations pop. >> characterization some republicans dismiss. >> it's not wack mole. this is in our national security interest. bumper sticker phrases aren't going to win this thing. we've got to be dug in for the long haul because they're doug in for the long haul. >> 300us military advisors will join 275 troops to provide security and support for the us embassy in dag bad and other american interests in ear around iraq. on sunday sunny militants captured two more border crossings. one leads to syria. the other to jordan. the islamic state of iraq and syria or isis has also taken control of four towns in the sunny donovan mcnabb 98ed anbar province since friday. secretary of state john kerry is on a week long mission urging arab leaders to work together to defeat isi

wendy gillette. for cbs news. >> iraq's leader al-maliki has shown no sign he's willing to step down. his party won more seats in the newly elected parliament than any other party but not enough to form a government. >>> there are still no signs of three israeli teenaged boys abducted ten days ago. one of them frankyule holds dual citizenship in israel and the united states. israel blamed hamas for the kidnappings and his mother says she's had trouble eating and sleeping since her son disappeared. >> it's been a very hard time. it's hard to -- it's hard to breathe but we're doing it. we try not to think of the details of what he might be going through. but to hope and be very very optimistic we'll see him soon. >> over the past week israeli troops have searched the west bank for the teens. more than 300 people have been arrested but still no clues on where the boys might be. >>> and there are still no signs of the hundreds of girls abducted in nigeria by the military group boko haram. they threatened

wendy gillette for cbs news. >> iran has pledged military assistance to help iraq defeats insurgents.ne iraqi official says the country is already supplying weapons including rockets and some heavy machine guns, as well. >>> 4:47. >>> you went to half moon bay this weekend and froze. >> i was freezing! we took food for a picnic and we had a picnic in the car! ! it was too cold! >> inland is hot but the coast is cool. you will see a sea breeze along the coastline. that will keep you cool there but the valleys, wow, we are going to heat up in a hurry. out the door we go, mostly clear skies to start you out this morning. toward the afternoon, yeah, these temperatures going to be heating up in most spots today. 73 yesterday in san francisco. today you're topping out at about 76. you get to livermore, check that out, though, 98 yesterday. probably triple digits by the afternoon, 92 san jose, 82 oakland. heating up around the bay area today as the ridge of high pressure will reach its max cooling down after this. sunny and hot. just enough of a breeze to keep you cool and patchy fog. as we

cbs news correspondent wendy gillette has the details. >> reporter: the aircraft carrier uss george hw bush and two other war ships are maybe energy wear to the persian gulf from the north abe brie yann sea. chuck hagle order the the move to give president obama additional military options as islamic extremists continues to seize towns in northern western iraq. baghdad appears to be the next target from an al-qaida splinter group called the islamic state of iraq. >> on saturday, thousands of answered a call from iraqs most influential clerk to pick up arms and defend the company. the militants momentum seemed to slow as the weekend began. still baghdad is under tight security with troops manning checkpoints. newspapers warn residents of an impending humanitarian crisis if the insurgents are not brought under control. >> there's nothing but political solution to this. obviously there needs to be security operations to deal with the terrorist threat. that's inevitable. >> reporter: as the us decides if it will provide any military assistance, cbs news has learned that iran has sent troop

. >>> here in new york sit wendy gillette, what will he buff is accused every doing coming up. >> ♪ ♪♪ ♪ >> getting down in the studio, ukee katie i see you moving and grooving. even when templet sa loses they're still winning. how kept their world cup hopes alive despite a pretty tough loss. we'll explain. >> >> is a brutal attack on a mother and her toddler tries to intervene. >> i could have been dead right now. she hit me in the right spot it would have been over. >>> catherine ferrara suffered broken nose and a concussion. she used to work at mcdonald's with the suspect who police have identified as latia harris. ferrara said the fight started over workplace gossip. her two year old son was the only one who tried to intervene. >> after, that i became so much closer to my son. because it is like he didn't care what was going on, he wasn't afraid. he just wanted to defend his mom. so that's my world right there. like i love that boy so much. >> salem police are looking for harris right now she faces charges of aggravated assault and making threats against ferrara and her son. >>> i

wendy gillette, cbs news, bedford, massachusetts. >>> a businessman killed donated $25 million to hisma mater at temple university. >>> new this morning, a photos of a shark bite on a woman's leg. the 22-year-old was out tubing in the fort lauderdale area when she was attacked. she first thought she was cut by glass but the half moon shape wound told a different story. >>> more than 2,000 people were at the annual escape from alcatraz tiate lon yesterday in san francisco. the racers jumped into the 58- 58-degree water and swam to san francisco. they then raced bikes for 18 miles and ran eight more miles. andy potts won the race for the 6th time. did i see you? >> but once for "eye on the bay" i had to jump in the bay in a suit. >> you did not forget the experience. >> i was freezing for days. >>> we're going to talk about your biggest issue is muni service. there's been a worker sickout. we're trying to get a number of people calling in sick but muni said expect major delays. we just got another tweet saying that bart is honoring muni fares within san francisco, and daily city. the pr

wendy gillette, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> and it was a first yesterday, during the usa game, weathermpts the referee to take the first water break-in world cup history, players had been complaining about the heat, and in the 39th minute the referee stopped play, for everyone could get a little water rehydrate and get back at it. >> see why the uniforms were soaked with sweat. katie out on the skydeck, how are we looking today? will we be drenched with sweat, katy? >> only running around like those poor guys do. shouldn't be as humid. what's interesting to remember is that it is actually winter in brazil. crazy. nothing like a northeast winter, we know that much. right? but go ahead, talk about the tropics. so we start things off there, with nice wide zoom on the tropical satellite. we have a couple every rounds of showers, thunderstorms but no tropical activity. we have been calling for relatively quiet hurricane season, and i do i think we will wrap up the month of june without any activity, in fact, the last time we did that was back in 2004. but a lot of dry, dusty air, strong win

wendy gillette reports on what turned out to be an agonizing end for the usa. >> reporter: it all came down to the last play. portugal's player used his head to tie the game. preventeding the u.s. from automatically advancing to the next round. >> it's heartbreaking, absolutely gut-rewrenching. it's better than a loss. >> reporter: coast to coast american brs watching. thousands crowded into grant park. others filled small stadiums in wake county, north carolina. and in tulsa, oklahoma -- >> usa, usa, usa. >> and more fans showed their true colors in los angeles. hockey. >> reporter: 11 million people watched the first match against gamma making its the most watched soccer guam ever. eric lee is so happy to see a game he's so popular about get better and better. team usa gets another chance thursday, taking on germany. itt it need as win or a draw. >>> coming up on the "morning news" a wakeup for starbucks fans and the happiest place on earth. this is the "cbs morning news." my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia, thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic, widesp

wendy gillette for cbs news. >>> iran has pledged military assistance to help iraq defeat insurgents. official says the country is already supplying weapons including rockets and some heavy machine guns, as well. >>> time now is 5:44. let's check the roads with elizabeth. >> thanks, guys. and outside we go through the livermore valley. it is really backed up. this is a stalled tanker truck on the approach to the isabel exit and you can see what it's doing to the drive time. it's jumped quite a bit in the last 10 minutes up to more than a half hour now between the altamont pass and 680. it's jammed up on the approach to isabel and then it was already backed up through tracy coming from 205 right around mountain house so yeah, just a slow crawl until you get past isabel and then things clear out to the dublin interchange. maybe a few brake lights on the approach to hacienda but no big delays and once you hit the dublin grade castro valley y everything looks great. here's a live look outside. san mateo bridge all these taillights the commute direction traffic leaving the east bay still l

as cbs news correspondent wendy gillette others, militants threatening to capture even more cities. >> the aircraft carrier, uss george h.w. bush, and two other warships, are making their way to the persian gulf, the north arabian sea. us defense secretary chuck hagel ordered the move to give president obama additional military options, as islamic extremists continue to seize towns, and territories, in northwestern iraq. baghdad, appears to be the next target for the sunni militants. who are from al quaida splinter group called the islamic state of iraq and the lavont. on saturday, thousands of men answered a call from iraq's most influencial shiite cleric, to pick up arms and defend the country against the insurgentsy. but the militants momentum seem to slow, as the weekends began. >> newspapers warn residents of impending humanitarian crisis, if the insurgents are not broad under control. >> nothing but political solution to this. >> needs to be security operations, to deal with terrorist threat, that's inevitable. >> as the us decides if it will provide any military assistance, cbs

wendy gillette on what war against isis effected everybody beyond the middle east. >>> iraqi troops fire -- >> reporter: iraqi troops fired back as they tried to take back the former home of saddam hussein. they are trying to coordinate the ground and air strikes. militants led by the group known as islamic state of iraq and syria captured the city earlier this month. president barack obama says they are not just a threat in the middle east. >> we have seen europeans who are sympathetic for their cause traveling in this and now they may travel into iraq and then they come back and they have european passports they don't need a visa to get into the united states. >>> a former director of the cia went furtherer. >> this is a dangerous thing we are seeing unfold. not september 11th but it certainly in the same area code. >> reporter: the group released an audio recording that is as it is changing its name to islamic state and called on people to pledge their ooh leaguance. many went fleeing and now thousand are returning home. >> rehave to be courageous -- we have to be courageous and defen

. >> all right, wendy gillette in new york, thank you very much. >>> the buzzes created, andrea, it created a lot of fans in the sport. >> reporter: it certainly did, anne. we're talking about a lot of people that wouldn't be here at golden gate fields to take in this magical moment, that of course didn't happen, the moment california chrome lost though, the air just got sucked out of the room. it was the name on everyone's lips at golden gate fields. the horse with a california pedigree that this track can call native son. >> it captured the country, because this horse is, kind of the everyday man's horse, they only spent 10,500 and they got a horse that won the kentucky derby. >> reporter: the usual suspects at golden gate field outnumbered this saturday by a sea of fancy hats, purple and green, and even california chrome-themed foods. >> so, i hope to take these down south, get them signed. by sherman, and espinoza. >> reporter: the california chrome movement has introduced a new audience to the beauty of the sport. of horses. >> california chrome, belmont park, number two, $5 to win. >>

wendy gillette reports. >> iraqi troops fired on suspected insurgents in tikrit as the military try to take back the former hometown of sa dddam hussein. they captured the city earlier this month. president obama says the militants are not just a threat in middle east. >> we've seen europeans who are sent to help with their cause traveling into syria and now may travel into iraq. then they come back. they've got european passports. they don't need a visa to get into the united states. >> this is quite a dangerous thing that we're seeing unfold here. it's probably not 9/11 but it's certainly in the same area code. >> reporter: the jihadist group released an auto reporting sayisa saying it's changing its name to islamic state. they sent christians in iraq fleeing this week. now thousands are returning home. >> we have to be courageous, stand up and dpeenld our rights. >> reporter: the residents thought the extremists would overrun their individuals in the city of mosul but for now the fighting has stopped. >>> blade runner oscar pistorius is back in a south african courtroom this morning

cbs news correspondent wendy gillette reports, militants are threatening to capture even more cities. >> the aircraft carriers, uss george h.w. bush, and two other warships, are making their way to the persian gulf in the north arabian sea. chuck hagel ordered the move to give president obama additional military options, as islamic extremists continue to seize towns and territories in northwestern iraq. baghdad, appears, to be the next target for the sunni militants, who are from al quaida splinter group called the islamic state of iraq and the lavant. saturday thousands of men answered call from iraq's most influencial shiite cleric to pick up arms and defends the country against the insurgent. slow as the weekend began. still baghdad is under tight security with troops manning checkpoints. newspapers warn residents of an impending humanitarian crisis, if the insurgents are not brought under control. >> there is nothing but the political solution to this. obviously there needs to be security operations to deal with the terrorist threat, that's inevitable. >> as the us decides if it w

. >>> wendy gillette, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> remembering the king of the top 40 countdown.roadcast legend casey kasem died today after a long disease with parkinson's disease an and dementia. he was 82 years old. keep your feet on the ground. long time personalities reflected on his legacy. >> his voice was unique in the early years he was turned down by many program directors because they thought didn't have radio voice. because he didn't have that base see sound. as they say. from his time period. but he proved them wrong, didn't he? >> it's not how heavy you are. it's how long you're heavy so casey kasem was the heavy weight in his unique format in the business for not decades but generations. >> in recent years kasem was at the center of a bitter family feud between his second wife and his children from his first marriage. kasem is survived by four children. >>> stay with us. still ahead a mom who says she and her daughter were humiliated on flight from new york to boston is now getting an apology that she's been asking for. we'll tell you why jet blue airlines is now s