This is the cbs morning news for thursday, june 19th, 2014. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. This morning the last of the workers trapped at iraqs main oil refinery were evacuated. Sunni militants took over most of the plant yesterday. The workers were freed during a brief truce. The Iraqi Government has asked the u. S. To launch air strikes against the militants who have overrun much of the country. During a meeting with congressional leaders, president obama indicated he did not need congressional approval to take direct military action. Susan mcginnis is in washington where the debate over engaging the insurgence is heating up. Susan, good morning. Annemarie, good morning. So far the white house has do e dodged questions about whether the president would take action in iraq without congressional approval, but its something lawmakers here see as a real possibility. U. S. Warplanes are flying roundtheclock Surveillance Missions over iraq as militants from the islamic states of iraq and syria now target the countrys Largest Oil Refinery and continue their advance toward baghdad. Joint chief chairman dempsey told congress they have asked them to do more. We have a request from Iraqi Government for air power. We do . We do. But they say there suspect enough intelligence to tar against insurgence without targeting iraqis and civilians. Send some air power. They have been considering sending special forces to advice iraqi soldiers and gather information but they would not take part in combat. The president discussed options for increased Security Assistance with congressional leaders at the white house yesterday. After the Meeting Senate majority leader republican Mitch Mcconnell said he felt he didnt need authority from congress for the steps he might take in iraq. Senate ma jord leader democrat harry reid made it clear he would consult with congress if the situation changed. As of now the white house has not released any time line for the president to decide on a response. U. S. Officials say intelligence agencies, though, arrively trying to identify possible targets. An marie . Thank you, susan. Theyre worried about the loss of production. Usual will the price of gas goes down this time of year but its already 6 cents a gallon higher than a year ago. And in this country now, the threat of Severe Weather stretches from the Northern Plains to the ohio valley. Tornado watches are posted the morning in mississippi, north and south dakota. Heavy rains, flooding, and strong winds are possible. Last night a twister struck a small town in central south dakota. The large tornado travelled right through the heart of wessington springs. Homes and businesses were damaged, and one person injured. But everyone in the town has been accounted for. The National Guard has been deployed to help with recovery efforts. A suspect in the murder of u. S. Border agent brian terry is behind bars in the United States this morning. It was terrys murder that exposed the botched federal gunrunning sting known as fast and furious. Terry was killed in a shootout on the Mexican Border in december of 2010. Lionel meza was arraigned in a tucson court yesterday. Hes the second suspect to face a u. S. Court. And a suspect accused of the attack on benghazi a expected to arrive in the u stays in days. Hes on board a navy warship in the mediterranean. He was captured on sunday in libya and will be tried in a u. S. Court system. Khatallah could face the Death Penalty for the death of ambassadam ba ambassador Chris Stevens and three other americans. And this morning a man is being held without bail on a german arrest warran. Johann breyer has been charged with aiding in the murder of adults and childrening. Reporter the family of 89yearold breyer dodging cameras. 158 train loads, not individuals. Train loads of people. Reporter breyer admits to being a former na za. An s. S. Guard stationed in poland at auschwitz. They have an arrest warrant for slaughtering anywhere between 200 to 300,000 men, women, and children. They want him extradited as soon as possible. His guarding along with all the other guards who were in that circumstance in the battalions that he beloved to made it possible for those killings. Reporter wednesday breyers defense attorney argued hes too old, to sick, to frail to remain in custody. A federal judge found the crimes hes accused of are too great. Federal marshals apprehended him and placed him in custody on tuesday night in northeast philly, a place hes been living for nearly 30 years. Reporter they want to strip breyer of his american citizenship and have him deported. The latest was in 2003 when they learned he joined the s. Is. As a minor. Both of this womans parents and grandparents were holocaust survivors. Even if hes old and passes away, i still think he needs to be brought to trial. Reporter breyers extradition hear is in auction. Steven patterson, cbs news, philadelphia. The defective switches may affect the deployment of air bags. The affected vehicles are the dodge journey, grand care van, and Chrysler Town Country manufactured between 2008 and 2010 and the Jeep Commander and jeep grand cherokee. The chrysler investigation is part of an expanding look into air bag and ignition issues across the u. S. Auto industry. Gm has issued more than 40 recalls this year alone and yesterdays gms ceo faced some tough questions on capitol hill. Jericka duncan reports. Reporter General MotorsCeo Mary Barra did her best to persuade lawmakers that gm is changing its ways. Its difficult to face so many recalls but its absolutely the right thing to do. Reporter she said theres no longer a culture of keeping quiet about problems. The company has recalled about 20 million vehicles so far this year. I think the work were doing and the actions were doing with the additional recalls demonstrates how sincere we are about putting customers at the center. Reporter but lawmakers want know why only 15 employees were fire and why the recalls are taking so long. Fred upton read a letter from a 2005 employee. She was concerned about an ignition problem she experienced when she was driving a chevy impala. So when was the recall for the 06 impala announced, do you know . I believe that was part of two days ago, monday. Reporter gm says defective ignition switches have been linked to at least 13 deaths. Family members held a hearing before it. Questions need to be answered and investigations made to prevent it from happening to others. They placed pictures of their loved ones who lost their lives in crashes. Jericka duncan, cbs news, new york. Coming up on the morning new news, a tween is getting ready to tee off at the u. S. Open but not even thinks she should be there. And whats up with all these ducks . This is the cbs morning news. Back here was excruciating. When i went to the doctor his first question was did you have chickenpox . I thought it was something that, you know, old people got. John iin ice cream. Wallow im not wallowing in ice cream. Its the new dannon oikos greek frozen yogurt. Half the fat of regular ice cream. Its so irresistibly thick and creamy didnt expect you to be enjoying yourself so soon couldnt resist, mmm its such a good source of protein too no, im talking about this john, already . that was mine. Hi mom. Hi sweety. Try the new dannon oikos greek frozen yogurt. Dannon. In thailand, a stampede of ducks, and they keep coming, around 100,000 of them. The driver who shot this video thinks a farmer was taking the horde of birds to find food on the other side of the road. On the cbs moneywatch now janet yellen speaks and wall street listens, and the 411 on amazons big new product. Jill wagner is at the New York Stock Exchange with that and more. Good morning, jill zbhood morning, anne marie. Fed chair janet yellen downplays inflation affairs. Yesterday she said the u. S. Economy still isnt healthy enough to grow at a consistently strong pace without the help of the federal reserve. She made it clear the federal bank sees no need to raise the Interest Rate any time soon. The dow rose 98 points wednesday. The nasdaq gained 25 and the Standard Poors gained 15 poi points to show another high. Ceo jeff bezos introduced the new fire phone yesterday. It produced 3dlike images that uses cameras on each corner that can tell where your head and eyes are and it allows users to easily purchase items from amazon, but for now the phone will only be available through at t. When we brought the concept of fire, our new smartphone to them about three years ago, they were excited. Its built to work across many different types of mobile networks, and well see overtime. The first fire phones ship on july 25th. Anne marie . Just what i need, a phone that makes it easier for me to shop. I dont think so, but im sure other people will like it. Jill wagner at the New York Stock Exchange. Thanks a lot, jill. A ruling by the federal government could open the door to the Washington Redskins changing their name. And l. A. Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw throws one of the most dominant nohitters in major league history. Heres a look at todays forecast in some cities around the country. Pressure is growing for the Washington Redskins to change their name. On wednesday the u. S. Patent office canceled the teams trademark protection, a move that could hit the franchise in the wallet. Chip reid has the story. Reporter on the redskins practice field wednesday the players were still wearing the name and logo that has been around for decades, and, in fact, the decision does not require the team to change its name but the federal trademark board did say the redskins name is disparaging to native americans and rule thad the teams trademark of the name should be canceled. If the decision is upheld on appeal, the punishment for the redskins will be primarily financial. Without federal trademark protection, it would become much harder for the team to keep competitors out of the market for redskins gear. In a statement it was noted there was similar ruling 15 years ago that was overturned. We even seen this story before, he said, we are confident we will prevail once again. Team owner Daniel Snyder has consistently said he will never change the name, but dozens of native american tribes and civil Rights Groups have called for just that. So have 50 u. S. Senators including democratic leader harry read. Daniel snyder may be the last person in the world to realize this, but its just a mat ore time until hes forced to do the right thing and change the name. Reporter the trademark board said its ruling will not goo into effect until all appeals are exhausted. If history is a guide, that could mean years. Chip reid, cbs news, washington. Los angeles dodgers pitcher clayton der shaw had won two cy young awards and now he has another elusive line on his resume. He struck out a careerhigh 15 batters and in the nine inning with a nohitter on the line he has the Dodger Stadium on their feet. 02. Done hes done it the 26yearold ace completing first nohitter of his career in an 80 white wash. Hiss 15 strikeouts are tied for third most in a nohit game and he ooh and teammate josh beckett have tossed the only twono hitters of the season. Look at that. At the world cup the defending champions are finished. Spain, winners of the 2010 cup, fall to chile, 20. The shocking outcome falls to the fame to netherlands and its eliminates spain from the knockout round. It touched off a celebration. The victory also assured chile a spot in the knockout round. When we return, conflict on the course. Why the worlds number one golfer doesnt think a sixth grader should tee off at the womens u. S. Open today. It could hurt your teeth. Me tha my dentist has told me your enamel is wearing away, and that sounded really scary to me, and i was like well can you fix it, can you paint it back on, and he explained that it was not something that grows back, its kind of a onetime shot and you have to care for it. He told me to use pronamel. Its going to help protect the enamel in your teeth. It allows me to continue to drink my coffee and to eat healthier, and it was a real easy switch to make. Worst morning ever. [ angelic music plays ] toaster strudel best morning ever [ hans ] warm, flaky, gooey. Toaster strudel heres a look at todays forecast in some cities around the country. The u. S. Womens open gulf tournament tees off today in north carolina. Among the women swinging for the top prize is lucy li. Bigad shaban takes a look at the youngest woman every to qualify in the womens open. Reporter with just four Years Experience lucy li is the newest gulfer in the u. S. Open. Shes also the newest person. Li is only 11 years old. I try not to think about it. Im just a young player trying to do the best i can. Reporter she qualified last month after coming 2 under par in Half Moon Bay in san francisco. Her career has already taken her to augusta national, home of the masters. So what is this sixth graders favorite part about playing t p . The food. With the nationals i like the tacos and the sliders. To qualify for an open at 11, what to you do one. Reporter world number one said shed like to seeley gain more experience before playing at the highest level. If it was my kid, i wouldnt have let her play the open qualifier at 11, but thats just me. Reporter but li says she halls all her priorities set. I just want to play and have fun and play the best i can. I dont care about the outcome, but i want to play and learn. Reporter the lesson begins when she tees off thursday morning. Well, coming up after your local news on cbs this morning, new technology to make air travel safer. Im annemarie green. This is the cbs morning news. Wella, wella, wella, uh tell me more, tell me more. Twizzlerize your summer fun with twizzlers. The twist you cant resist. Spain gets a new king today. King felipe takes the crown this morning in ma trade. He succeeds his father giancarlos who advocated for almost 40 years on the throne. The low key ceremony was attended by lawmakers and members of the royal family be but no foreign leaders were invited. A woman in canada took her life into her own hands. She did not agree with her doct doctors decision. She took a lifesaving selfie. Reporter it was a night like this one. Stacy was at home watching tv when it happened. The whole left side of moye body went very numb and tingly and in my head im like this is a stroke. Im like i cant be having a stroke. So she went to a local hospital for help. Dodge to doctors said it wasnt a stroke. They told me it was stress related and told me to manage my stroke. Reporter when it happened again a few days later in her car, the 48yearold did something. Now im taking a picture for an example of what happens. Reporter using her smartphone she taped her own symptoms. Its always tingly on the left side. Reporter you have the wherewithal to turn a camera on. Yep. What possessed you to do that and why . Because i just needed somebody to see what was happening when im telling people this is happening, theyre saying this is stress. Im like i know this is not stress. Reporter her video was eventually shone to doctors at toronto west hospital. This small area we see here, thats the area of injury. Reporter and stacys selfdiagnosis was confirmed. Shed had a mini stroke, three of them instead. Reporter things that we typically think of with older age, diabetes, high cholesterol, is happening more and more often in young people so young patients can present with stroke. Relief that somebody finally believed it was not stress. My tongue feels very numb. Reporter stacy is now at home recovering and that video she took, her local hospital has asked for it to have a look at it and learn from it. That was cakas roussy from c newss reporting. Coming up after your local news on cbs this morning, a live report from iraq on the growing violence and a close look at president obamas military options. Plus a marines incredible act of heroism. What Lance CorporalKyle Carpenter did to receive the medal of honor today. A rags to riches story, a conversation with the cast of jersey boys. Thats the cbs morning news for this thursday. Thanks for watching. Im annemarie green. Have a great day. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com u good morning, today is thursday, june 19th im erika von tiehl. Im natasha brown. Ukee is off today. Here are stories we are following for you. Thunder pounding rain and flashes of lightening, all throughout our area overnight. Eyewitness news in University City overnight where we caught lots of folks running for cover. And this is what it looks like on storm scan three the tail of the storms there, still making its way throughout the region but that thunder and lightening woke me up, you. Definitely. What is going on here. It moved through quickly. It did move through quickly. Right on cue, we go on the air and storms are basically done at this point. Mother natures alarm