One person is missing and seven crew members were hurt

A Japanese oil tanker exploded sparking a huge fire off the country's west coast. One person is missing and seven crew members were hurt. Charlie Rose reports.

• May 29, 2014
• 00:18

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says it's time for the FBI to investigate the Veterans Affairs hospital scandal and calls for VA Secretary Eric Shinseki to step down

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says it's time for the FBI to investigate the Veterans Affairs hospital scandal and calls for VA Secretary Eric Shinseki to step down.

• May 28, 2014
• 04:10

About 100 homes near Yosemite National Park are under a mandatory evacuation, while a wind-whipped fire burned 248 square miles in Alaska

About 100 homes near Yosemite National Park are under a mandatory evacuation order as a wildfire grows, while a wind-whipped fire burned 248 square miles in Alaska. Norah O'Donnell reports.

• May 27, 2014
• 00:28

Arizona firefighters battling a huge wildfire are expecting it to triple in size

Arizona firefighters battling a huge wildfire are expecting it to triple in size. Fire crews are planning to let the flames burn through steep canyons walls where conditions are too dangerous. But officials say that it will break out to safer firefighting terrain. Anthony Mason reports.

• May 24, 2014
• 00:46

A prime tourist spot in Arizona is in flames

A prime tourist spot in Arizona is in flames. CBS News' Carter Evans reports near the fire zone in Flagstaff where conditions are starting to improve.

• May 23, 2014
• 02:09

A look back at what we've been covering on “CBS This Morning"

A look back at what we've been covering on “CBS This Morning.”

• May 22, 2014
• 01:16

Thousands of people in central Arizona will have to leave their homes at any moment if a fast-growing wildfire gets too close

Thousands of people in central Arizona will have to leave their homes at any moment if a fast-growing wildfire gets too close. CBS News' Carter Evans reports from Flagstaff, where firefighters say they are getting no help from the weather.

• May 22, 2014
• 02:27

A wildfire has burned 450 football fields near Slide Rock State Park in northern Arizona

A wildfire has burned 450 football fields near Slide Rock State Park in northern Arizona. Norah O'Donnell reports.

• May 21, 2014
• 00:23

A California teen is being lauded after running into a stranger's backyard to prevent a wildfire from spreading

A California teen is being lauded after running into a stranger's backyard to prevent a wildfire from spreading. Chris Simmons, 17, and several others ran through a police barricade to stop a fire in San Marcos before it spread from the backyard to the home. Simmons then left a note, telling the homeowner to "return the favor to others." KFMB-TV's Matt Johnson reports.

• May 19, 2014
• 01:36

Nearly a dozen fires scorched 39 square miles in southern California

Nearly a dozen fires scorched 39 square miles in southern California. Norah O'Donnell reports.

• May 19, 2014
• 00:19

Damage from wind driven wildfires in Southern California now tops $20 million

Damage from wind driven wildfires in Southern California now tops $20 million. Firefighters appear to be gaining the upper hand in some places, but the trouble in the San Diego area is not over yet. Ben Tracy reports.

• May 17, 2014
• 02:26

Heavy rain continues moving east, raising the risk of flash and urban flooding from the Carolinas through New England

Heavy rain continues moving east, raising the risk of flash and urban flooding from the Carolinas through New England. Also, temperatures are cooling in the West from record highs, bringing fire danger levels down. CBS Chicago station WBBM's meteorologist Megan Glaros tracks the latest.

• May 16, 2014
• 01:03

Two thousand firefighters are now on the frontlines in San Diego County, hundreds of whom had been prepositioned based on the forecast of high winds and extreme heat

Two thousand firefighters are now on the frontlines in San Diego County, hundreds of whom had been prepositioned based on the forecast of high winds and extreme heat. In the past two weeks, Cal Fire called up 25 engines and 100 firefighters, moving them south from Central and Northern California. Ben Tracy reports.

• May 15, 2014
• 01:44

A fire that started Wednesday afternoon and quickly spread caused evacuations of homes and California State University, San Marcos, Calif.

A fire that started Wednesday afternoon and quickly spread caused evacuations of homes and California State University, San Marcos, Calif. CBS News national correspondent Ben Tracy reports on how crews are trying to contain the fire.

• May 15, 2014
• 01:14

Iceland volcano erupts for the first time in 6,000 years

A volcano southwest of Iceland's capital Reykjavik erupted for the first time in 6,000 years. Officials say no one was hurt and there was no need to evacuate, as the closest town is six miles away.

• Mar 20, 2021
• 00:22

Firefighters are battling nine separate wildfires Thursday morning

Firefighters are battling nine separate wildfires Thursday morning. Thousands evacuated their homes. CBS News' Carter Evans reports from Carlsbad, Calif., where homes and an apartment complex have been destroyed.

• May 15, 2014
• 03:00

Tens of thousands of people had to evacuate their homes Tuesday night in San Diego due to a wildfire scare

Tens of thousands of people had to evacuate their homes Tuesday night in San Diego due to a wildfire scare. The evacuation orders were called off a few hours later. CBS News' Carter Evans reports.

• May 14, 2014
• 01:58

An explosion and fire at a coal mine killed at least 205 workers, with hundreds still trapped inside

An explosion and fire at a coal mine killed at least 205 workers, with hundreds still trapped inside. The Turkish government said its hopes of finding more survivors are diminishing. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports.

• May 14, 2014
• 02:16

White put himself in the line of fire to assist his fellow soldiers when their platoon was ambushed in Afghanistan in 2007

Former Army Sgt. Kyle White put himself in the line of fire to assist his fellow soldiers when their platoon was ambushed in Afghanistan in 2007.

• May 13, 2014
• 01:50

Mother jumps out window saving son from fire

As a fire roared though their Haverhill, Massachusetts apartment building and trapping them, Christina Simoes had to think fast. She grabbed her 18 month old toddler... and jumped out from the second story balcony.

• May 12, 2014
• 01:24

A wildfire burned dozens of homes in Texas and caused thousands of people to be told to evacuate

A wildfire burned dozens of homes in Texas and caused thousands of people to be told to evacuate. CBS News' Omar Villafranca reports.

• May 12, 2014
• 01:03

Gayle King reports on new surveillance video showing one of the residents buying $650 worth of fireworks and several gas cans before the fire

Authorities in Tampa, Fla., are working to confirm the identities of four people found shot dead in a mansion fire. Gayle King reports on new surveillance video showing one of the residents buying $650 worth of fireworks and several gas cans before the fire.

• May 9, 2014
• 00:29

Florida investigators are working to learn who deliberately set a deadly fire at a mansion

Florida investigators are working to learn who deliberately set a deadly fire at a mansion owned by former tennis star James Blake. Manuel Bojorquez reports on the massive fire that fire officials are calling "unusual."

• May 8, 2014
• 02:33

The main highway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas is open Wednesday

The main highway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas is open Wednesday. The interstate was closed for more then 24 hours after a bridge under construction caught fire. Norah O'Donnell reports.

• May 7, 2014
• 00:15

A bridge fire in California shut down a section of the main route connecting Los Angeles to Las Vegas

A bridge fire in California shut down a section of the main route connecting Los Angeles to Las Vegas. The freeway is expected to be closed for several days. CBS Los Angeles station KCBS's Joy Benedict reports from the scene.

• May 6, 2014
• 02:06

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