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obama has to kentucky to thank some of the navy seals who captured and killed osama bin laden. the president travels to fort campbell, ky later this afternoon to meet 2000 troops back from afghanistan. the white house says that while there, the president wants to express his gratitude to those who took out the world's number 1 terrorist. >> him coming here and actually interacting with the soldiers is a huge expression of support. >> the president's visit comes as additional details emerge into the raid on the osama bin laden compound. >> al-qaeda did not need graphic photos to prove to them that osama bin laden was killed. they released a statement on lumber they confirm that the al qaeda leader was killed. it was also a rallying cry for supporters. they call on all moslems to avenge his death and continue to attack americans. they also: pakistan in particular to rise up and avenge

his death. >> [unintelligible] >> in this country, there have been a number of protests around the country today. people are in the streets and they are making two points -- they say their sovereignty was violated by the united states raid on the compound. they also say their government in charge is merely puppets of the united states. >> in the wake of information seized during that raid, officials in new york are beefing up security on the subways. the cia show the documents showed that al qaeda was planning on attacking rail. intelligence officials say the attack was being planned for the 10th anniversary of september 11.

you can find this all on our home page, wbaltv.com. officials shut down parts of the bellwether's monday after a tractor-trailer slammed into a bridge. the tractor at the park heights avenue bridge over the inner loop around 10:00 this morning. traffic had to be detoured so the bridge could be inspected. no word on injuries. baltimore city police are trying to figure out how the body of a woman ended up in jones falls. she was discovered after 10:00 this morning partially in the water under the jfx. there are no signs of foul play but the death is suspicious. an autopsy will be determined. county leaders say last year's statistics show crime decline for a fourth straight year. overall, crime is down 5.4% and violent crime declined 5%.

>> this video is from a grocery store near east baltimore. you can see two suspects strolling into the start pointing a gun. >> the results of their work can be seen in the numbers of this report that we have outlined in front of us. they are felt in the lives of every resident of this county. >> the county credit's innovative technology, pro- active police, and the partnerships with other state agencies for a continued drop in crime. >> an alarming spike and robbers and baltimore city has officials concerned. there have been a dozen robberies in the past month. jennifer franciotti has surveillance video of the latest attack. >> this video is from a grocery store near east baltimore. you can see two suspects strolling into the store, pointing a gun at the cashier and taking off with the cash register. it happened at 2:30 in the afternoon on april 13. that is the same week that two armed men went on a sunday

morning crime spree, robbing at least 10 stores and gas stations in the city over four hours that we have seen an increase in robberies throughout the city. >> there have been 139 robberies throughout the city this year compared to 75 last year. police have implemented a commercial robbery taskforce where officers visit targeted areas in the city and talk to business owners about security and investigate open cases. >> we are offering safety tips. we hope that they are able to help us in reducing these crimes of violence then i good working video system is one of their tips. the grocery store robbers are wearing hoods and their faces are covered by investigators hope something about the suspects will stand out. >> we are hoping that somebody will recognize their mannerisms and help us lead to an arrest. >> the task force has been in

effect a little over one month and police say they are making some progress. >> in less than one hour, university of maryland head basketball coach gary williams will formally announce his retirement. we go live to the comcast center. is this a surprise? >> i guess we should have known this is coming. many of us thought gary williams would never leave as head basketball coach at the university of maryland. he is the face of a program he took from the deaths of the dog house to the 2002 national championship. at the age of 66, he says enough is enough. in about one hour, he will announce his retirement. keith cavanaugh joins me now. how surprise for you to learn of this? >> the chairmanship a trustee

was the elusive grail that no one could deliver the university of maryland. -- the championship trophy was the elusive grail that no one could deliver to the university of maryland accept gary williams. if jordan williams left this year, he got married last week. he bought a house in the suburbs. there have been little signs. jordan leaving put it over-the- top. if he had come back, gary would have come back. >> as far as the future, you believe there is a front runner? >> sean miller from arizona is the front runner. i would be shocked if this did not happen. he has local ties in maryland and he is a top five national recruiter and we know what he did at arizona. he is a tremendous recruiter and tremendous coach.

he wants in and his buyout is only half a million dollars record. there is a long list but the elite of the late national coaches are clamoring to get in here. this could be done monday or tuesday. >> thank you so much. they have encouraged the public to attend and some students are filing in and we will carry it live at 1:00. >> our live coverage of the gary williams press conference begins at 1:00 on the wbal plus and it will be live on our website, wbaltv.com. why the recession had little to no impact on the top ceo's. why researchers believe obesity all among expectant moms can stunt and into its growth. contents of thousands of jobs but unemployment rises.

mixed news from the u.s. labor department. >> we have a tricky forecast as far as the weekend is concerned. we thought that maybe mother's day would be full of rain but now we are not so sure.

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department on the job front recorded 244,000 jobs were added and that is an increase for the first -- third straight month. the hiring of resort is widespread in the retail, financial, and education sector. despite the additional jobs, the unemployment rate rose to 9%. people who had stopped looking for work resumed their search for jobs. a new report shows ceo's of the nation's largest companies were paid better last year than in 2007 when the economy was booming. the typical compensation for standard and poor's fortune 500 ceo was $900,000 in 2010. meantime, the value of stock options also soared last year. hitting rock bottom or losing a loved, what hollywood is

offering this week and on the silver screen + is the school staples getting a bad rap? >> we are trying to promote healthy food awareness. a very goodtting example for them. >> a healthy debate on whether chocolate milk is a way for kids to get calcium or report choice filled with sugar. >> we have pretty much clear skies over the entire state right now. there is some rain moving our way. we are in the high 60's and it is dry out there, winds out of the south at

>> babies born to of these mothers may be at risk for iron deficiency. prenatal higher levels make up about half of what is it for a baby's growth and low iron is associated with impaired brain development. women with the highest bmi are likely to have babies born with

iron deficiency duke to poor iron absorption or because these babies tend to be bigger and don't get enough iron for their size. it is a good fight that could get messy, chocolate milk in school lunches has been sweetening school lunches for generations and it is coming under scrutiny. some say it has to much sugar. >> seventh grader says he often makes the lunch room with a chocolate milk, says. >> it is really good. >> his launches could be less leches and more wholesome. >> why do we have to supplement them with sugar at school. they get so much sugar. >> angela just returned from my mom congress on learning in washington, d.c. where there was a lot of discussion on the issue. she admits her kids eat sugary food on occasion but says the school should serve as a role model for healthy choice is. >> we are trying to promote

healthy food awareness but yet we're not setting a very good example for them. >> they are getting their calcium that way if they take the chocolate milk. >> the cafeteria manager argues that chocolate milk as more nutritional value than a can of pop. >> doing away with it, i think, the kids would not drink it. >> richard disagrees with that. he drinks plenty of white milk at homes but he has trouble with the does not get chocolate milk at school. >> i get really tired. >> he says the chocolate treat makes the day a little easier to swallow. >> meantime, combining exercise with academics seems to benefit children in more than one way. researchers have a program mixing physical activity and class instruction. the program had children walk on a treadmill and even to a rock climbing wall while working on math skills and geography lessons. >> now, your instaweather plus

forecast. >> today will be a great day to get some exercise as the sun will be out, the low humidity so enjoy it. everyone says when you are doing things like that, testing, normal is good but we are normal. the inner harbor it on the dollar yesterday, 71 degrees. 48 is the normal low. i think we will do about the same today. current temperatures are in the high 60's right now. on the eastern shore, 68 degrees at ocean city. for a west, the coolest temperatures are in oakland at 54 degrees. as far of the rest of the day, we will see increasing clouds and possibly some showers at around 7, 8, 9:00 this evening. that is just a possibility.

it is in the normal range. who has teary eyes? it is brutal out there with the pollen. trees are at 1128. it is a total of two hundred 56 which is considered very high. that is why you are suffering. our current weather shows this very clear picture of the state. that will continue through much of the day as he watched the system far out west. there will be a little bit of shower activity to the south of us but at a high pressure in the atlantic is keeping most of the moisture from coming in from the south. that is why is making things not as bad as far as grain is concerned. we will have another system that will bring us agreed monday or tuesday. we had thought that maybe tomorrow we would see a little

bit of shower activity but the future castor showing some around 3:00. the way the models are going, this might be some high cloud cover with precipitation that really will not hit the ground. we can put rain chances at about 20%. at around noon tomorrow, this is a warm front that we thought would bring us shower activity during mother's day which is to the south of us now. that may move up into our area in the next 24 hours. we will keep rain chances at 30%-40% for mother's day. tonight, increasing clouds, possible showers, temperatures 48-55 degrees and going into mother's day, this graphic is great. clouds with a few showers but lots of love for mom. and we will keep the rain chances 30%-40% for mother's

day. we are into the 70's next week starting on monday through thursday. >> here is this weekend's box office preview. >> >i take from new york power. they got hit rock bottom in "thor." chris hemsworth plays the god. he lands on earth where he meets natalie portman but soon he is forced to take up the hammer of the gods to defend the humans against dark forces from on high. it is rated pg-13. sparks fly and not the good kind in "jumping the broom."

there's an old saying about marrying the whole family comes into play and a blue-collar family meets the upscale family and turns their exchange of vows to an exchange of blows. it is rated pg-13. ginnifer goodwin hesitates in " something borrowed." her best friend played by kate tons and tax on every impulse. she winds up in gazed toward true love. it is rated pg-13. that is the box office preview. >> just 14 shows left in the farewell season of "oprah." this afternoon, tom hanks and julia roberts make their farewell appearance at 4:00.

you can watch oprah and when, wash today at 4:00 to get the word of the day and complete the form and our website and you can win a free trip to the taping of one of her final shows. today is the last day you can enter the contest. up next, your maryland lottery pick 3 and pick 4 lottery and we will check with the forecast again. let's see how wall street is performing at this hour. stay with us.

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visit your local retailer to get your scratch off games today. here is your pick 4 drawing. 0 followed by 4 and the next number is 8 and your file number is 6. the major pick 4 numbers0486. let yourself play. look at have a final our weather. >> today is not bad but it will be iffy as we head into the weekend. i would watch tom tomorrow morning to get the final call on this. temperatures should be in the 70's tomorrow and it should get

nicer. it is a tight system. >> alright, thank you. thank you for joining us at noon, have a great weekend.