[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> more details have been uncovered about the raid that killed osama bin laden. that is their big story at noon, the planning and execution of osama bin laden are becoming more clear. days after the death of osama

bin laden, big questions of just how the al qaeda leader was hiding for so long in a walled compound eight times bigger than anything around it in the suburbs of islam about -- of islamabad. >> there was assistance that help facilitate contact between bin laden and his aides. >> of the cia got a nickname for one of his couriers in an interrogation of high-value targets. they involve enhanced interrogation techniques. let's make no bones about it appeared >> the nickname came from the 9/11 mastermind who was often waterboarded as part of his questioning. officials were able to figure out later who that career was. >> it means that our intelligence people were able,

over a significant time, to bring together all of these threads. >> president obama walks the raid and fall in real time. >> the additional release of information or any type of photographic evidence is something that we have to take into account in terms of what the reaction might be to it. >> lawmakers from both sides reacted. >> there was a time to celebrate the result of america. >> when we put our best and brightest to a task and believe in them, we can do anything. >> a 12-year-old boy in pakistan has seen the events unfold for himself from a roof. he saw the leader's compound. it is one of the biggest compounds in the area could the occupants were secretive, hardly going on, and having food and

other supplies brought to them. even though he was in sight, he never saw a man looking like believe in. here at home, while some are celebrating the death of osama bin laden, others are remembereding to their loved ones. -- are remembering their loved ones. one woman continues to work to keep her sister's memory, working to create a memorial for her and the others who lost their lives. >> they saved countless lives. we do not know how many. it is crucial that we help people remember that and give them a place where they can go to remember that. >> construction has already started on the memorial, a dedication scheduled for december 10. you can find out how to donate to the flight 93 memorial on their website. an islamic leader is also sharing his concerns.

mil says that, while it is great to recognize this victory, we should not let the celebration called the bigger picture. >> the picture of general terrorism. the picture is of the political instability, economic instability, the financial instability, all of these combined. these are the grounds for any kind of chaos and anarchy. >> he insists that the focus be on the continued efforts. for the latest on the raid, the to our website, wbaltv.com. you can find a slide show pictures that give you a closer look inside the compound were bin laden was gunned down near a 23-year-old man is recovering this afternoon after having been shot. that is in west baltimore. there is no word of any suspects or motive at the time. the investigation is ongoing. an hon. -- and a rondell -- ann

arundel, the unidentified woman is listed in serious condition this afternoon. there is no word on a possible motive. forces loyal to gaddafi have been using a hidden wrote to ship supplies to their hideout in the mountains of western libya. they have fired dozens of rockets onto the road going to the ohio. shelling has caused the road to close. it was focusing on cutting the lines between gaddafi and his troops. >> so far, so good. rizzi and warm this afternoon. temperatures will make it into

the low-80's. look at the hd doppler. we can see thunderstorms on the other side of the mountain. they are moving to a very unstable air mass. we could see some severe weather this afternoon and into this evening. the next few hours will be dry. 77 degrees at the airport with a south wind at 12 m.p.h. we will get to 82 degrees before the thunderstorms command. -- before the thunderstorms come in. >> a tornado of the destruction across of an, australia. cars were overturned the funnel cloud cut aid three-mile path of destruction, hitting a shopping mall, eight supermarket, and hardware store. -- auckland, new zealand. efforts continue in the south

following the tornadoes that hit there. it is a race against time to clean up as much as possible and get tarps down before bad weather comes again. it is not just people in the south helping each other. the tuscaloosa city volunteer help line has gotten calls from as far away as california and new hampshire from people wanting to help. >> we are coming to the realization that this process will be difficult. it will be painful. and it will take a lot of time for us to make it through. >> the university of alabama student school year ended early because of the weather. if you would like to help survivors, log on to our website, wbaltv.com, were you will find information on how to help. wheels of pictures on the devastation and a slide show explain it -- we have pictures on the devastation and a slide show explaining how the

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>> if you have a plant or gardening question, you can e- mail id and your pet pictures to wbaltv.com, or you can also postville on our family page. you can also -- or you can also post your photographs on our family page. a field of talented singers auditioned for a chance to sing for talented coaches. >> how are you. >> how are you? >> overwhelmed. but it is a great overwhelmed. i could not be happier. very, very, very excited. >> you performed in front of -- how did you feel performing in front of such a well-known artist?

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>> thank you so much. take care. >> you can see the nbc hit show "the voice." coming up this afternoon at 4:00 p.m., in her first tv interview in over five years, shania twain talks about her childhood. that is today at 4:00 p.m. on an all new oprah. if you have ever wanted to be on the show, there is an opportunity. you can watch it here at 4:00 p.m. to get the word of the day. then fill up the form on our website. you could win a free trip to the taping of one of oprah's final shows. >> the word of the day today is "warm" in the weather department. so far, it has been a pretty nice day. the temperatures are slowly climbing into the 50's this morning and into the 70's this afternoon. it is 77 degrees at the airport.

we have seen some sunshine peeking through that high-thin cloud deck. usually, we want the sunshine. today, it is just a helping to create some instability in the atmosphere. we have a coal plant and some thunderstorms on the other side of -- cold front and some thunderstorms on the other side of the mountains. this should intensify as they move to these. they are unstable with temperatures moving into the 80's and the dewpoint into the 60's. there it is a chance for severe weather later on today. this front is stalled right now across western pennsylvania and into ohio. this is the dividing line between the summer air mess we're in and the winter-like air mass in the great lakes. were they bump together, that is where you get the activity. that collision could happen this afternoon and into this evening. the storm prediction center thinks that the bull's-eye for severe weather around the

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