wjzhd and wjz.com baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties to your neighborhood. now, it's complete coverage. it's wjz io maryland's news station -- maryland's news station. hello, again i am don scott. >> i am jessica kartalija knee begin with breaking news where a tractor trailer struck an overpass over the inner loop of the beltway. we are over the scene. captain mike good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. we are at the inner loop at park heights avenue where around 9 this morning, a piece of heating and air conditioning oversized load you can see one of the two identical pieces of equipment transported along the fast lane of the beltway struck the bridge overpass where park heights overpass is the beltway. and it caused the metal underneath the bridge to twist slightly. you are seeing state highwayinspectors inspecting

the underside of the park heights avenue bridge. now for a short time, the beltway was completely closed in the inner loop. now they have allowed two lanes to pass by as the state highway workers continue the inspection one lane of northbound park heights avenue is continuing. so if you in the area, you will be able to get north of the beltway. on park heights but expect delays in the area. the beltway for most of the morning was grid locked and stopped for some period of time. people looking to get off and figure out a way around this. now we are told the backup extends back to security boulevard as you see two lanes are getting by but it's very slow. state highway officials continue their inspections and no injuries as a result of this damage to the bridge but it's unclear how long the bridge inspection and or repair will take. back to you on tv hill. >> thanks captain mike over park heights and the beltway. we will bring you updates on this story on air and online at

wjz.com. al-qaeda acknowledges the death of osama bin laden for the first time. the warning coincides with the president traveling to kentucky to thank the crews involved in the raid that killed their leader. here danielle nottingham with the latest for wjz. >> reporter: al-qaeda confirms osama bin laden is dead. in an internet statement tight led you lived as a good man you died as a martyr, the terrorist network warns that the group will retaliate against americans saying "the blood will be mingled with tears. new video released by the white house shows the moment before and after president obama announced bin laden's death sunday night. after the speech, he congratulated the national security team. >> you did a great job. >> reporter: today president obama travels to kentucky to thank the u.s. service members responsible for taking down al- qaeda's leader. he is meeting privately with

them at fort campbell addressing soldiers back from afghanistan. new details are emerging about how the u.s. tracked down bin laden. the cia reportedly kept a safe house near the count -- compound where a small team of agents kept a watchful eye. intelligence gathered from the compound shows al-qaeda was considering attacks on u.s. trains, on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. handwritten notes listed major american cities like new york and los angeles as targets. and suggested that al-qaeda might strike on a holiday. >> july 4th, and new year's eve new year's day potential target dates. that's interesting because al- qaeda usually attacked when it's ready to attack and not governed by the calendar. >> reporter: but officials stress that the idea is only in the planning stages and was not operational. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz "eyewitness news." >> the al-qaeda statement says bin laden recorded an audio message last week and that

message will be posted online soon. please stay with wjz as more information is discovered all the time for the latest any time log onto wjz.com. what appears to be good news for job seekers this noon. the ecomony may be recovering but companies are said to be hiring again. in fact according to the u.s. labor department, companies are hiring workers at faster pace than the past five years. according to the latest report, the ecomony add 22,000 jobs last month. that's 50,000 more than analyst had predicted. and wall street is responding the dow is up triple points and s&p and nasdaq posting big gains at this hour. it's the end of an era in college park. the campus still reeling after basketball head coach gary williams announces his retirement. wjz is live outside cbs radio in mount washington. sports director mark viviano joins with us more. and i am sure he dominated your radio show this morning. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely

he has. in fact, reaction coming in from across the college basketball world from gary williams coaching peering's like mike krzyzewski at duke to former maryland players like wallet williams and fans many who have been calling in to the radio station today. many of them just saying, thanks, thanks to gary williams for 22 years of service to make maryland basketball meaningful again. >> for all the tarp pins as well -- terrapins as well. >> reporter: a national championship. first ever for the maryland men. it will go down as gary williams' crowning achievement. the accomplishment made the more feelingful since made a winner of his almamat. er -- alma mater after inheriting a team ravaged by scandal them struggled to capitalize on the gory missing out on the post season. william cas criticized by some for shortcomings in recruiting regarding his retirement,

williams said in a statement, it's the right time. my entire crier has been an unbelievable blessing. i am proud of the program that we have built here. together, we did something special." >> i am upset aboutive a been a fan as soon as i was born and i am really sad. i hope it can be good next year. >> it changes the experience here like i don't know if we will be a basketball school. >> i am sure people there can definitely lead us back to our glory days. >> it's going to be a surprise and a different scene out there. >> reporter: and as surprisey as the retirement announcement was, he confide in close friends that actually a year ago he pondered calling it quits. but gave it one more year. now he is done gary williams to speak at press conference in college park at the comcast center, the arena that his success helped build. we will get insight tot decision to step down after

what many believe is a hall of fame coaching career. back to you for now. >> all right. mark, thanks. of course we will have more on the story today at 4 and 5 and 6. more suspicious letters sent to schools in dc today after similar ones triggered major security shutdowns. 30 schools were evacuated or put on lockdown after each received a letter containing white powdery substance. police say four more letters were collected from schools andanother four from circulating centers. no toxic substance was in the let'sers. the -- letters. all the schools reopened. and it's a beautiful day outside not just because it's friday the week's end. look live outside right now and you see a few clouds up in the blue sky but lots of sunshine. so can you count on this same sort of stuff for the weekend? marty bass is in the outback in the seersucker and tim williams over in the first warning weather center good afternoon. >> good afternoon. it's definite lay very nice

afternoon shaping up. temperatures tell part of the story. average high for this time year is around 71 degrees. we are at 67 right now going into the early afternoon. 68 in ocean city, 67 in elkton. 57 in oakland and as we look at first warning live doppler radar, we have a good bit of clear skies as high pressure is in control of our forecast. but poised to the west to move on in, it's another bit of a system that's going to be moving in some parts of it later this evening. it's front that's going to have showers associated with it. and that will definitely play into our weekend ahead. for more on that, we send it over to marty. hi. >> thanks very much. good afternoon everybody. let's start with the evening. we have a chance of thunderstorms in spots late this afternoon this evening. garden variety and springtime weather. there are watching -- there are not watches or warnings or advisories and if we were in a risk category there would be a special weather statement when we call the counties in kind of a tan colored. as it comes later this weekend,

there's going to be unsettled weather to move our way. we have been discussing this for mother's day over the past two days. the bad news is the forecast has not changed. the good news is we stopped bleeding and the forecast has not gotten worse. details with meteor will gist tim william shortly. now back inside. >> thanks. before he tepees down -- steps down robert gates will address the graduating class of the u.s. naval academy in annapolis. secretary gates is scheduled to speak at the academy graduation ceremony three weeks from today on may 27th. after four and a half year he will leave making him the 4th longest serving pentagon chief in history. >> surprising it's a short-term but one of the longest. still to come, on wjz"eyewitness news" at noon... >> more protesting in syria. thoughts are -- thousands are taking to the streets despite a

governmental crackdown. drunk with laugh. a passion called a call to the police. another look outside with a beautiful spring day. stick around. your complete first warning forecast is still coming up. complete coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija, and first warning weather with marty bass and meteorologist tim william. it's wjz maryland's news st promise me low prices.

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a violent day in syria as government troops open fire on thousands of protesters and thousands took to the streets for an end to the regime of the president. witnesses say soldiers fired on protesters killing at least six people. this comes as united nations works out a deal to end u.n. teams into the country and they want to assess the impact of a bloody crackdown on protests. a marriage proposal in florida may have worked but it came at a cost to someone else. two people came home to find the words will you marry me allison spray painted on the garage door with a dent to go along with it. allison spray painted yes the homeowners are not popping bottle of champagne because they had to play to replace the door. >> i don't think they will be invited to the wedding being

either. -- wedding, either. still ahead a. few clouds outside as we -- a few clouds outside. what nice day for a sail. what about tomorrow? the complete forecast is 2 1/2 minutes away in. but first last night's multimatch numbers.

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overnight hours. but overall, the weekend is not too bad. at 67 right now. 40 is the dew point. humidity is at 37% with a south wind at 12 miles per hour. a nice light delightful spring breeze out there. 29.96 is the barometer reading. 57 in oakland. 63 in cumber lan. 65 hagerstown and on the shore temperatures approaching 70. we have 68 in patuxent river and ocean city. everyone else is in the mid-60s going into the early friday afternoon. so these winds are coming in from the south and southwest. you know what that means, it brings in warmer air when the winds are coming in from that direction. so he, we are going to be going up through the afternoon. we will be tapping into temperatures that are pretty moderate although in the immediate area, here, up and down the mid atlantic we are the warmest spot in maryland. # 6 in atlanta and -- 66 in atlanta and the mild temperatures are all around us. so we are not going to change not going to fluctuate too much in the temperatures. we are watching is a very weak frontal bondry that will move

on through here with parts of the energy here late tonight and into late this afternoon and into tonight. it's going to bring through some chances of showers and maybe thunderstorms. widely scattered. see how broken up it is. and we will see the chance to stay with us through sunday. on saturday, we get a bit of a break. this energy moves through tonight and then on sunday, well another chance of scattered showers as we look into mother's day. it's not going to be a mashout but have a plan b in place should showers come through. 8:05 is the sunset time. small craft advisory through 8. 73 degrees today so we will heat up. thunderstorm in spots wit widely scattered. 46 tonight and a couple thunderstorms partly cloudy and tomorrow 74 periods of clouds and sun mostly dry for tomorrow. five-day forecast coming up in moment. >> thanks. and if you are looking for something fun to do this mother's day weekend, rememberthere's plenty baseball. o's are back in town to kick off a 6-game home stand. you can catch sunday after. >> he a game against tampa at 1

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let's go ahead. >> all right. orioles magic feel it happen. >> 7:05 tonight. chance of thunderstorms. i am not too worried bahrainout. it will be mild with 68 game time temperatures 7:05. we will talk about the weekend how about going into next week? sunshine. 72, 70 and 74 degrees. >> how about today's cbs prime time lineup. at 10, another episode of blue bloods with tom selleck and "eyewitness news" at 11. >> can i say something?

>> sure. >> to my mom last night my first mother's day and she never gets to watch the show and i am so excited and for all the moms out there, you guys hopefully this rain will go away and bring flowers. >> you can work with it. >> my wife says she wants to go camping for mother's day at neiman t

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