weighing in on baggage scales, how accurate are they? we put them to the test. 24 hours after the discovery in death of osama bin laden we now know special forces and pakistan dropped in by helicopter what they did and how they killed america's public enemy number one. the man behind the 911 terrorist attacks. >> let's go to cnn. >> he was one of the most wanted men in the world but after u.s. operation in pakistan the fbi has marked l. kyte a leader osama bin laden as deceased. in

a word, geronimo was the code used to inform white house officials that of some of was killed. >> i want to recognize the heroes who carry out this incredibly dangerous mission as well as all the military and counter-terrorism professionals who made the mission possible. >> it involves four helicopters and about two dozen commandos on the ground was praised even by president obama as political opponents yesterday. >> this makes our engagement in places like pakistan and afghanistan more important not less. >> after celebrations at the white house and at ground zero, visitors continue to pass by december the world trade center once stood. for some lost loved ones on 911 the occasion is

less so laboratory and more about reflection. what is next for a al-qaeda? >> al kyte has franchise itself out. >> the crowd that we saw today thousands of people, it has gotten pretty quiet but the people that were streaming through your seem to be evenly split between euphoria and there was a real sense of bittersweet as about this news. >> we will have many more details on how this all wind down in a few minutes. a

temporary memorial set up around the crash site of flight 93, they returned several times in the last decade to agree to those who lost their lives and another woman said justice has not been served. that is the flight that prevented the terrorists from crashing the plane. family members reacting with gratitude that osama bin laden is gone but also loved ones are still sorely missed. >> with the front-page headline nearby and their daughters pitcher watching over them, they are grateful for osama bin laden death. their daughter christine was a manager at the window on the world restaurant, they hoped with osama bin laden gone the suffering of others

will end. >> he is another guy off the map and this is wonderful. >> this man lost his daughter at the twin towers as well. >> it's no not going to bring her back, it's just another chapter in the bigger scheme of things. >> his gratitude goes to the special forces on the mission to get in lawosama bin laden. >> as a military dead this man is proud of what was accomplished. his marine son died in afghanistan late last year he and his wife were coming back from a memorial as

the news broke. >> i just figured it was a matter of time. >> tempered by knowing that their daughter and some other children will never come home because of a man who is now gone. >> you miss her terribly because she was a wonderful person, a daughter, a friend but she helped everybody. >> public reaction to osama bin laden's chilling haskilling and causing a lot of different reactions. >> live at the 911 memorial: >> their thoughts are focused

more on the nearly 3000 victims and how osama bin laden the hunt began. they have been coming here all day less to mark the death of a terrorist mastermind and to remember the victims of 911. . >> the country came together and all the flags started flying. this memorial was the scene of a somber field trip for high- school students digesting the news about osama bin laden next to a beam from the fall in world trade center while offering some perspective. >> >> i feel like a lot of americans are relieved that at the same time it's bittersweet but the casualties that suffered. >> we have been out looking for him for so long but the same time i think we forget about all of the innocent lives that it

has caused. >> actually coming here where they might be more willing to talk about their feelings, >> one of the things president barack obama made a point to say that osama bin laden's killing was not an attack on islam. >> local muslims expressing their relief over his death in their condemnation of the al- qaeda leaders tweezetwisted ideology. >> others already moving on. >> this is a momentous occasion for the u.s. it's another step to recovery for us and i think it's a good thing for us in the

nation. >> he didn't just hijack planes, he hijacked their religions. osama bin laden was buried at sea in accordance with muslim law requiring burial within 24 hours. it's one of those moments that bring people of different political beliefs together, a sentiment echoed over and over. >> >> the navy seals went through to rehearsals last night before carrying out the raid. >> the initially considered bombing the compound but decided on their riskier helicopter mission because president barack obama wanted proof that he was dead.

>> al-qaeda lives on. chicago was on alert as always but some greater security measures are in place. >> there has been no specific threat reported against chicago or illinois, that is the word from the state to director of emergency management but there is concern that osama bin laden followers could seek revenge and that president barack obama home town could be targets. some state and local agencies are repairing for a the possibilities. paying attention closely to synagogues and mosques. cta resend security bulletin to employees to make

short trainedtrains and buses are safe as people remain extra vigilance. t. at chicago's airport did psa said you will see security measures like additional random screenings and canine teams and some measures you may not see like the detection officers. travelers we talked to are alert to but not worried. -security at tonight's bulls game had bomb sniffing dogs. >>security at the lake use in a

gun has been punched up with security round the clock since october. >> we're constantly struggling to insure that every person who enters into this building is secure and at the same time, creating a warm and inviting community. >> and with osama bin laden death just like after 911 everyone is being asked to be on alert and to report anything suspicious. >> when we come back, chicago has a new top coming up, ron emmanuel. and it may get warmer but maybe not tomorrow.

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reacts to his time in office. the u.s. attorney said sometimes the defendant was as subtle as a freight train he spoke on behalf of the government. goldstein emphasized what look lloyd pitch got all of those alleged schemes he asked do think they found a big bag of cash hidden somewhere? they found nothing because in fact there is nothing. the jury itself took more than a week to pick and in the end 12 jurors and six alternates, 15 women and three men 14 caucasians.

>> there is very low diversity on that jury when you look at it. >> the defense claims robbed walked away penniless and what's the crime? successful or not they call it illegal, it's not that complicated like many criminals he wanted the money. >> the pass of st. could just got a little clearer for pope john paul the second. >> a wgn investigations why some passengers may unfairly pay heavier price for [ male announcer

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the church of st. to barnum layout is a special place of prayer for polish people all over the world. his bones and relics are here, the martyr who was murdered for bringing catholicism to poland is a symbol. >> the world has changed. and the world would be different today if we lived by the gospel he preached. >> cardinal george put the events of their journey in perspective and the man who inspired so many. appreciating

this day and newly baptized catholics who read scripture at mass and the chicago and from poland to met people from all over the world on his pilgrimage to the beatification. >> he always wanted to bring more people together and that's why he traveled the whole world. >> even though she traveled so far and never saw the beatification live she's thankful. >> i was so glad that i was able to pray with people and there were no barriers. >> love and forgiveness is what john paul preached even as t for gave the man who tried to kill him. considering the message of forgiveness colonel george

reacts the death of the man who ordered his followers to kill so many americans. in the scripture tells us that the one who lives by the sword will die by the sword, osama bin laden lived by the sword and he will die by the sword. it was the hope of pope john paul the second navajo of the masses who came to rome to give homage to the man now called blessed. >> he transformed poland. >> the doors of st. peter's are closed tonight as the remains are placed under the altar at the chapel of st. sebastian, to keep the energy of the beatification alive they have put up a facebook in twitter page bringing the witness and teaching of the new blessed to the web. as we conclude our coverage will put a lid on our web page. >> digging deeper to fly but you

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it is freezing outside. >> is cool and you are not going to like to borrow. welcome to make. this istomorrow. welcome to maine. may. we were normal but about six degrees below the temperature for normal. we're missing a a big rain. look at the days with a graying, 17 of them in april and if you an ad in traces of rain we had 20-30 days that rained last week so now it is let's but now it is cool. chile

northeast winds to lock in tomorrow. look what happens this month, we go from 64-75 on the temperatures. we see anywhere from 1-3 in. of rain coming down. there are frosted pfizer is in effect an hour northwest suburbs. all of this area in blue is under frost advisory but that their flood warnings downstage. there's a big block still taking place up to the north, you see the way the chesstree this kind of circumvent that cool air. at least we don't get torn at thunderstorms. tornadic thunderstorms.

we hit 59 degrees today but these temperatures are far from above normal from this time of year and there is a lot of cool air left over from winter up to the north. temperatures are in single digits at this hour. look how cool it is tonight it feels a little nippy but it even in madison wisconsin it was 39 tonight. but at least is suppressing the big rain and storms. the blue and purple areas are and inshore and a half or more. laval has had over 20 in. of rain in that time period.

tomorrow night we could get temperatures down and the '30's and once the clubs break up late tomorrow night there might be a little better frost out into the western suburbs. we are a 11 degrees cooler than we were 24 hours ago in this area. that means it will be cool especially. there is our big storm passing south of us. this is a cool air mass that is selling down right over us. these clouds are on the north end of that rain system passing south of us tonight. it won't be

all day rain but if you get under one-year notes you will know it's been raining all day. it's 42 degrees tonight with a brisk northeast wind coming in. look at the reins in dallas tx. this big corridor of rain that reaches up to the ohio valley. these are rain totals down state and they approach or exceed 2 in.. this is not what folks in need. for tonight

mostly cloudy and cool is the forecast low temperatures going down to 40 and we expect northeast winds to be blowing all my lawn at six to 16 mi. per hour. to our extensive cloudiness chance of a few afternoon sprinkles, temperatures are 10 degrees or more below normal. a beautiful day on wednesday mostly sunny little milder, a high of 61 with 50 at the lake shore. and i stay friday. we will have the mother's day forecast coming up in a bit. >>, and at the ticket counter not on purpose. those baggage scales are weighing on our mind.

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airport scale tipping the scales over 50 lbs. will add more feet to your flight and airlines say it's to offset handling costs and higher fuel consumption but how accurate are those scales? pulling out his clothes on the floor of o'hare airport was and in his travel plans, he had no choice, it was over the 50 lb. weight limits. he either pays another $60 to american airlines or... airlines can charge anywhere from 40-$200 for overweight luggage. but how do you know if that number is correct to mark at o'hare and midway airport this city is responsible for ensuring the accuracy. city inspectors will check annually

and when there is a complaint >> we have the option of issuing them a notice or to issue a citation. >> both united and american use private scale companies, with all of that oversight you think the scales were correct. we asked this man to waive this dumbbell his skill is tested and certified for accuracy by the state. the dumbbell reads 50 but it's actually >> 51.10 lbs.. >> we tested again this time at the university of chicago. >> we have 51 lbs. even. >> scale after scale were on the mark 51 lbs.. but not all of them, a midway scale reached just over 52 lbs.. one for air

canada actually read the last at 48 lbs.. it was at united we found the most problems, one red 52 and half while another totaled 55 lbs.. the biggest discrepancy is a scale that a 60, a whopping 9 lbs. heavier than it should be. any passengers using that scale could be paying an extra $100 unnecessarily. they stand by their results saying that we regularly perform our own internal inspections using outside vendors to maintain accuracy and quality. despite the efforts to scale could be off and there's little recourse for the harry passengers. to avoid tipping the scales consider these options: way your

luggage before check-in at home on your own scale pack and empty backpack in your luggage and checked another airport scale or complain to the city. this family heading back to greensboro got their luggage had to the scales at 50 lbs. exactly. >> we dodged the bullet. >> after we contacted the city inspectors also checked the united skills and they said accurate. so seems to be he said she said bottom-line is you have options and try it. >> and 9 lb. difference. >> stirring rendition of the

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anthem took on special meaning tonight at the bulls' game. jim cornelius perform to the star spangled banner tonight. >> wonderful sight. >> it's a little gray tomorrow and the wind will be coming off the lake, it will be cool too. it warms up a little bit on wednesday as the sun comes back in the area, which have been missing big rains today and had some blowoff clouds from that precipitation system. look at these rains stacked up downstate, huge amounts of rain all you're talking about rivers up to 12 ft. above flood stage.

there is our way of moving on to the east tomorrow, see the showers that developed in our region? once the cool air polls easton was a high-pressure ridge comes in on wednesday and we will lighter winds of the lake. a better chance of scattered thunderstorms on thursday. even our model says picking up that precipitation. the systems are lined up after the west, we have a little bit of a break right now that it's possible we will have some more action there's quite an active storm approaching from the west. we still get up to 67. 51 degrees tomorrow. then

thursday, 63 degrees across the area. friday is 67. and mother's day, partly cloudy may be a thundershower but not all the rain. we will keep you up on that mother's day forecast as the week proceeds. >> courtesy of the chicago tribune shares tonights photos of the day. >> the evolution of policing very simply is to reduce crime and two in partnership with the community, it will be a force multiplier. >> the speech last night was part of our pledge, one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

>> looks like it's going to be that flood of records that we are trying to protect against so we are going to get to 60 on the cairo gauge. >> [cheering] >> more photos on our web sites. >> round 2 in game 1 the bulls tried to slow down atlanta. >> while the white sox come into a five game losing streak. what's all this? big news! we have another way to help you save. oh, really? how? by bundling.

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other ideas tonight. shot 51 percent against the league's best defense and won game 1. the former bull had a big part in that crawford had 22 points tonight. in the second quarter the bulls rallied had 17 in the period and in the third derrick rose got going and the bulls had a two-point lead there. he was 5.5 at a three-point range 34 points to lead the talks. to add injury to insult at the end of the game with a few seconds left rose stepped on the foot of jamal crawford as they were traveling the clock out and he walks into the x-ray room the

bulls lose this one. the coach tom is at the podium right now. >> it's too guys draining a bunch of long-range shots for them. >> i think it was a compilation of things, i think the intensity wasn't right the start of the game was pour, in terms of ball pressure and challenging shots in terms of showing help so there wasn't one aspect of the defense that was good. and they are too good of the shooting team to play like that. once they got that lead they're hard to slow down. >> any update on derrick? >> i haven't had a chance to

speak with the doctor yes on not quite sure. >> we will find out more about derrick rose tomorrow. 34 points as the atlanta pulls a surprise here in game one. sox fans, we think you can rest easy tonight. that losing streak is about to come to an end. in the fourth ending one pierre protecting a 1-nothing lead. bottom half paul konerko agnon second home run of the year. it's then 3-nothing in the seventh inning. alex breaks out of his slump for a moment, that is a solo homer for him. right now in the ninth is

6-2 and the white sox in front of baltimore. the cubs opening a three game series against the dodgers tonight in getting off early. this goes for eight double for soto. we should mention that tomorrow derrick rose is expected to be at the league mvp, there will be a ceremony assuming that he will get the trophy before the game on wednesday we just hope that tomorrow he's not coming to the ceremony on crutches but we will have more on his condition. the bulls lose game 1 and they will try to bounce back on wednesday night. >> updates on wgntv.com from all of us have a great night we

will see you back here tomorrow.

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