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capturing him alive was not possible. they say bin laden went down fighting. he is one of his wives as a human shield before being shot in the head and killed. >> our country has kept its commitment to see that justice is done. the world is safer and is a better place because of the death of osama bin laden. >> president obama as chief counter-terrorism adviser says the president was able to monitor the operation in real time from beginning to end. >> it was probably one of the most anxiety field times in the lives of the people who were assembled here yesterday. the minutes past white days. >> the administration says bin laden's identity was confirmed through facial recognition, multiple dna tests, and by a woman inside the compound. his body was photographed before being buried at sea, in keeping with islamic customs.
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there are questions of how the compound would not raise suspicions of pakistani officials. >> unfortunately, pakistan at times is playing a double game. >> just how much support bin laden may have had is part of the investigation. >> the counter-terrorism chief says the administration is considering whether to release a photograph of bin laden's body as proof to those who may doubt that it was him. >> the death of osama bin laden inspired some people to visit the pentagon memorial. that is where a third plane went down on september 11. david collins continues our live team coverage from there. >> although some people are using the words vengeance and justice, there is no celebrating here. this is considered hallowed ground. there is a sense of relief, and many visitors describe having a
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more fully satisfying feeling. >> i think -- high school students laid a wreath at the pentagon memorial park. this crown was claimed in remembrance of that attack on the pentagon. the inscription at the memorial entrance says the park is in honor of the 184 people whose lives were lost, their families, and to all who sacrifice that we may live in freedom. stewart took a victory lap through the memorial. he says there are days when you need to wave the flag, and this is one of them. >> the symbolic head of all this has now received his reward. though in a sense, he got off easy compared to what some many other people have suffered. >> military veteran ray mcallister of walked slowly through the memorial, reflecting on what the death of osama bin
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laden means to surviving family members. >> i am reflecting on those who died here in the families of those who are surviving, and how those families may feel today. >> for many, the pentagon is it became a religious experience. some less to themselves at specific binges. those facing toward the building represent those killed inside the pentagon. the ones facing a wave were on the plane. each contains a reflecting pool. the sound of trickling water at serenity. >> it is a beautiful place to sit in contemplation and think about what these people were doing the last day of their lives. >> just because we have bin laden, it puts closure on one event. >> a great big guy was caging people who were coming out of
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the planning area in his arms and taking them to safety. >> justice is served. >> i don't feel like justice is really serve at this point. i think it is a starting point in a trend. but there is a general consensus here that bin laden's death closes only one chapter. they say it is not over, because america is still being threatened. jayne miller joins us with more on how security has changed since 9/11. >> big changes in airport security. it was totally overhauled after bin laden and 9/11. those changes are here to stay. counterterrorism expert said the death of osama bin laden is a much needed morale boost for the u.s. and a means of sending a powerful message to other terrorist groups. >> it is the first sign in a
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long time that the united states has its act together. there are still active terrorist cells in the world, especially in yemen and somalia. we need all the help we can get, and i think this means we will get a lot more help. expect lessening of airport security. everything changed after 9/11 and law-enforcement exports -- experts say there is no turning back. >> we are almost in tears fell from 9/11, and we are still worried about this threat everyday -- we are almost 10 years out from 9/11. >> we have to keep our guard up. >> the wild card is the arab world gripped this spring by a pro-democracy movement that is shaking up the status quo. >> this is emboldened people into feeling a little more secure to participate in these
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populist and democratic movements, or does it result in an anti-american backlash where his killing is used as a sign of retribution on the part of people in the arab world? >> law enforcement experts expect to see heightened concerns over the next few days in the wake of bin laden's and death. we went inside the airport just a short time ago. from all appearances, it is business as usual. >> families who have lost loved ones at the hands of terrorists are also reacting to his death. lisa robinson is live in the studio with that part of the story. >> all of the families i talked to seem to have mixed reactions. some tell me the killing of osama bin laden gave them some relief. >> i do think of it every day. i have tried to move on.
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i think there are things that remind you. >> john wesley says the killing of osama bin laden brings back all kinds of memories. he is still healing from a loss of his fiancee, sarah clark. the teacher was on flight 77, the airliner the terrorist crashed into the pentagon on 9/11. >> there is some solace in the fact that at least for the children who had in their mind that this bad guy did this, the fact that we can say to them that america is on the case, i think that is important. next he was spirited. he had an infectious sense of enthusiasm. >> kathleen is talking about her brother. he was on the 104th floor of tower two when the world trade
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towers were struck. at the time he was 29, and already a vice president of an investment banking firm. his mother said she will never get over losing her son, but the killing of bin laden gives her something. >> i felt a sense of relief, to extend that at least this much is done, that justice has been done. >> it is as renewed confidence in the whole government. i am so proud of this government now. >> i went to bed feeling a little bit of insecurity that day had not felt since september 10. >> i think it is important that americans remain vigilant, because there will be some response from the terrorist networks to this. i am concerned about the american soldiers who are still in the middle east fighting.
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>> family members say they are concerned about what the 10th anniversary of the attacks might bring but say they will not dwell on it and are moving forward with the maryland 911 memorial being unveiled at the same time next year. >> we have special coverage on wbaltv.com. see the newspaper front pages across the globe, pictures from inside the white house during the mission, and also the compound where bin laden was found. there is a link at the top of the home page. brian williams will host a special one hour edition of the nightly news from ground zero. >> new details after a man's body was found in a jessup home, his young son by his side. >> the world of sports reacts to
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the killing of osama bin laden. in the nba, it translates into additional security measures. >> some showers and thunderstorms moving in this direction again. the forecast is coming up. 72 degrees at the airport right 72 degrees at the airport right now, 74 [ male announcer ] looking for a complete picture of your money? meet pnc virtual wallet. it comes with a calendar that shows you all your finances at once. it lets you know when your money's going out. and when it's coming in. it even tells you when you're running low. we call that danger days. it's built to help you see your money in a whole new light.
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exxon needed tells after man's body is discovered in a jessup home, his son alive by his side. 26-year-old najib abdullah was last seen with his son tuesday night after a domestic dispute at a relative's home. abdullah and his son were found in a closet. >> he had been in the dark. when he came out, his hands were
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gripping like this like he had been holding onto his father. >> police say there is no trauma to of doulas body, but drugs were found on his body. the child tonight is back home with his mother. two people are recovering after they were stabbed at a carnival outside a mall. the fight was caught on cell phone video about 10:00 saturday night. a third person was injured because of the assault. four people were arrested for disorderly conduct. police are investigating a shooting at the windsor in in woodlawn. police said the man was shot around 12:30 p.m. yesterday and was taken to the hospital. no word on any possible motive. >> baltimore county police have identified a couple involved in a domestic dispute in randallstown. police say neil eigen brown shot himself after shooting his wife.
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police were called to the home yesterday and they found brown dead from a gunshot wound. melissa brown was rushed to shock trauma in critical condition. a woman walked into a 711 in woodlawn last thursday. police say she showed a gun and demanded money, but ran off and another customer entered the store. if you have any information on who this woman is, you are urged to call baltimore county police. >> it has been nearly one year since yeardley love was found murdered in her off-campus apartments in charlottesville. her former boyfriend, george huguely, is now charged with her murder. tonight at 11:00, i sit down with some of her closest friends as they remember her and reflect on their loss. >> there is not a day that goes
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by when i do not think of yeardley love. >> we are so fortunate to have her in our lives. she forever changed all of us. >> tonight, an exclusive and personal conversation with her circle of friends. that is tonight at 11:00 on 11 news. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> cloudy skies across the area today and satellite imagery shows some cloud cover through the overnight. the clouds have not produced a lot of rain around here and have not prevented the temperatures from getting back above normal today. a warm weather pattern even with the cloud cover today. a few widely scattered showers, a brief thunderstorms across three western pennsylvania and is now fizzling out, but there is more where that came from. later tomorrow, the shower chances will increase.
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today, there is nothing in the precipitation column on the almanac today. the normal high temperatures is up to 70. that is typical for this time of year. 74 officially at bwi marshall. the pollen count continues in a higher range. the allergy season is in full force, especially for tree pollen. expect a significant warmup, even though it was warmer than normal today and it will be warmer tomorrow and humid, too. 81 in college part, a little color of near the pennsylvania line. mostly cloudy and will not collage that much tonight. a chance for a shower or thunderstorm with allied
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southwesterly breeze. the normal high is only about 70, so we are not much below that for the lows tonight. the band of cloudiness to the west is associated with another slow-moving cold front. it is still kicking up some nasty thunderstorms in the deep south. a slight chance for a shower passing through early tonight, then mostly cloudy and relatively mild. a mix of sun and clouds tomorrow leading fault to a chance for a a thunderstorm. noticeably cooler for the middle of the week. tomorrow, a one-day warmup. south-southwest winds at 10 miles an hour. southerly breezes on the bay tomorrow may gust of to 20 knots, so small craft advisory for the afternoon. since the showers don't hit the
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bay area until the late afternoon or evening, it should get up into the low 80's. tomorrow night the rain showers and thunderstorms chances increase. the lower eastern shore has a nice day coming your way tomorrow. 69 on the beach, but it looks like the rain will hold off until much later tuesday night. look at the big temperature dropped from 82 tomorrow to a high of only 59 on wednesday, with showers likely. the best day of the week looks to be thursday before the scatter charts return friday. mainly saturday night and sunday chance for showers on the weekend. >> now, 11 sports with gerry sandusky. >> the orioles winning streak has -- win tonight we put them over the 500 mark for the first time since april 15. 22 runs in the first three games
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of their series with the white sox. they will go for a four-game series sweep in chicago tonight. that only pull that off twice in the past 15 years. once last season in texas and before that the last one happened in 1995 in chicago. jeremy guthrie gets a start for the orioles. burly lost his last three starts this season and has lost his last three starts against the orioles. no sense giving the nfl teams and grade support their drafts. the ravens only had a couple of hours to spend with their top picks, jimmy smith from colorado and torrey smith.
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the nfl lockout forced the team's out of the owings mills facility on saturday. it remains guess work on when we will see the ravens rookie class on the field for the first time. that a court of appeals will decide this week whether the current temporary stay becomes permanent. if that happens, the lockout will last at least until the owners' appeal hearing, and that could wipe out the rest of the nfl off-season. on to the nba. nba players been part of their day discussing the killing of osama bin laden 319 players tweeted about it this morning, but the league wants to prepare for more than just a garage of social media. the nba announced it will require all fans attending playoff games to pass through metal detectors at all arenas. they want security measures on
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heightened alert in preparation for retaliatory acts. the nfl's no. 1 draft pick will compete to wear no. 2. he wore the number two at auburn last season but now that he plays for the carolina panthers, he has a conflict. the carolina quarterback already wears no. 2 for the panthers and does not sound ready to give it up to the guy the panthers drafted to take his job. now."d "it's mine the panthers have not assigned new and a jersey number and they probably will not until the end of the block out. stick around for the forecast, right after this. now it can stop pain from any angle, with no mess. [ male announcer ] icy hot spray. relief that's icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away. and no mess.
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>> families of 9/11 victims continue to react to the killing of mastermind osama bin laden. plus, how the u.s. was able to track him down, and also the tweaks from a man who witnessed the entire attack. plus, people in the south begin the road to recovery after that epic storm system that made history. we will have details
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>> the normal high 70 degrees. we are little above that today and will be well above it tomorrow, up to 82. showers come through to help cool things off wednesday. a nice looking thursday before some showers return for the end of the week. a definite improvement in the weather conditions. when the normal high is 70 degrees, we are starting to see a change. >> stake in for a special one- >> stake in for a special one- hour edition o
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