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bin laden's home movies. a different, almost bizarre side to the al qaeda killer. tonight, behind the scenes of the terror network. >> good evening. and thanks for joining us. i'm adam may. these videos reveal an almost vain side of the mastermind of terror. watching him dye his beard and practicing scripts. inez feray has more. >> reporter: one of the videos shows osama bin laden in a bare room, huddled in front of a television set, wrapped in a blanket. he clicks on to news of himself and watches the al-jazeera network. it's unclear when the video was shot but it appears to be

inside the compound where navy seals shot him. in the video, bin laden's beard is streaked with gray. three other clips show him rehearsing to tape an al qaeda propaganda video. in those, he appears much more commanding. he is also better groomed and his beard is dyed black. one of them is an outtake, in which he appears to make a mistake reading his line. another is in front of a crude, wrinkledded sheet. >> what they're trying to do is to start a narrative offensive against al qaeda. they're trying to send a very clear message, by first undercutting the image of bin laden as a mythical figure. >> cia director leon pineta said american people expected to hunt down bin laden, and quote, we delivered. >> reporter: on the tape was also something that was never released. a senior official says it was

shot last fall. they decided to release pictures without audio to prevent the videos from being used by al qaeda. the last time bin laden was seen on videotape was in 2007. in new york, ines feray, wjz eyewitness news. >> and this also includes phone numbers and documents that have not been released. students are walking near the homewood campus at st. paul street and 33rd early this morning. that's when the driver hit them. police arrested the driver and at last check, those two students are now in stable condition. a promising young student murdered. police still trying to find the person who killed her. wjz is live at city police headquarters this evening. suzanne collins takes us to the funeral for phylicia barnes. >> she planned to come to baltimore, but she disappeared. and only recently was her body

found in the susquehanna river. >> reporter: at a church in conniers, georgia, the family and friends say goodbye to phylicia barnes, the murdered 16-year-old. >> this saturday time where everybody needs everybody. >> reporter: the teen's family greets supporters. a video of phylicia, a gifted and talented student is placed before those who filled the church. >> reporter: a counselor and schoolteacher speak about felicia's good spirit, and her love for theater. >> she was the type of student who would light up the room with her smile and bubbling personality. >> phylicia was one of those students who was highly motivated. she had clear goals and sought out every opportunity in her high school. >> reporter: a family member reads a poem written by phylicia's mother. one as if the teenager herself

is speaking from heaven above. >> if all of you knew how much fun i'm having, living with my father god, for you, all of you would be glad. so please, for me, don't cry, it's only a temporary goodbye. >> reporter: phylicia barns disappeared on december 28th from her sister's northwest apartment in baltimore. >> be sure to stay with wjz for complete coverage of the investigation into phylicia barnes' death. we'll let you know as soon as police make any arrests. some bad parents will be spending mother's day in jail. sheriff's deputies arrested some. in all, this group owes over $300,000 in back payments. that sweep is held every year in the days leading up to mother's day. bge says electricity rates are falling this summer. that means you can expect to see a slight break on your bill

next month. if you're trying to save even more, you're urged to turn your thermostat up a notch. you can save for every degree you turn up the air conditioning. quite a disaster drill. bwi thurgood marshall airport preparing. >> reporter: a crippled aircraft on a bwi runway. surrounding it are dozens of wounded passengers and members. coming to their aid, first responders from several agencies. >> the final takeoff. and an engine blew. and the plane basically caught fire. >> the wreck isn't simulation. but bwi officials say if it becomes reality, separation becomes key. >> every three years, the faa requires commercial airports to conduct a full-scale drill. the goal today, a speedy, accurate response. >> we will go through. and we'll sift through everything.

and start to take notes of what seems to be done better next time. >> paul weeder is the executive director. he says it took months to plan. and everything is perfectly timed. there are people who write and record everything that happened. and others look for safety. but nothing happens without the volunteer. the person today would could be the-- could be the real thing tomorrow. >> it gives me crdz in -- confidence in the men and women who are responding to things like this. >> at the airport, i'm gigi barnett, wjz eyewitness news. and that simulation did not cause any delays or cancellations. the sun still shining bright. a beautiful spring day out there. let's check in with piece bernadette woods. >> the timing of the rain so far has been pretty good. it held off to last night, got out of here today. and we did see the sunshine for most of the day. there are more showers popping up. and they are drifting out to

the southeast. couple of these batches will make their way across maryland. especially happening to the northwest of pennsylvania. a couple of different chances for showers. but not all-day rain events. and we will have your mother's day forecast coming up. >> more live racing could be coming to maryland. pen national wants to bring racing. they haven't had a live race track at prince george's county in almost three years. they hope to host 54 days there. well, they risked their lives every day. and today, some volunteer firefighters were honored for their work. duracell, the battery company, held for volunteers. and ravens. still good to be out here in the community to see these guys. and looking into the faces of people that are out there. and they're really saving lives and doing a lot of things for the community.

and they're very selfless and courageous. >> that money will be used to buy life-saving equipment. also batteries for smoke detectors. and still tonight on wjz eyewitness news. a daring rescue in dangerous waters. take a look at this incredible video. we'll tell you the reason why the heroes didn't have much time to enter their fame. we have entered into a few phase of civil rights. a surprising person who refused to fly with these two muslim men. i'm mike schuh, in clifton park. the community came together to help save a garden, near and dear to mayor schaefer's heart. their story when eyewitness news continues.

an airplane crashes into the sea, killing everyone on board. 25 people were traveling on the indonesian plane when it missed the runway by 500 feet and hit the water. at last report, 15 bodies have been recovered. indonesia has a number of small, regional airlines that are known for their poor safety records. two muslim men kicked off. the men were already seated on a memphis flight when a delta supervisor got on the plane and asked them to leave. they say they were told that the pilot was uncomfortable, having them on board. ironically, the men were actually on their way to attend a national conference on the

issue of islama phobia. >> it shouldn't happen with any other person. regardless of religion. regardless of color. regardless the profession. >> that delta flight is operated by a subcarrier, atlantic southeast airline, asa, they have apologized buyer that whey saul -- what they call an inconvenience. a leopard attacks a 7-year- old boy. police say the first grader was on a field trip at the zoo, when he climbed under the security rail and under the leopard enclosure. that's when one of the leopards reached out and grabbed the boy. he suffered deep scratches to the neck but is expected to make a recovery. a 97-year-old woman saved from floodwaters. the elderly woman almost swept away. the water gushing alt 40 to 45 miles an hour. two national guardsmen jumped into action, saving the woman's

life, and today, one of them was deployed to germany. on this mother's day weekend, a tribute to moms who raise their children in baltimore city is now being reborn. mike schuh takes us to a forgotten garden that is blooming once again. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: occasionally, you can add by subtracting. >> a lot of things were very overgrown. this whole area was very overgrown. >> reporter: volunteers have taken all of that away, revealing an 85-year-old garden, a garden maintained by mothers. mayor schaefer revitalized it. but again, neglect claimed this proud hilltop. >> i just feel like this is a jewel hidden in the middle of the city. and it was kind of forgotten and neglected. >> reporter: so now, another try to restore faded glory. instead of the city taking the lead, the community has stepped up. >> so we just started coming out on weekends, doing some gardening and cleaning it up

ourselves. that's when we got the ball rolling. >> by taking symbolic ownership of the care of this box, the community is strengthened. >> why is it important? well, i think human nature is to clean the community. >> you're got to turn off the computer, turn off the tv. you have to get outside and get your hands dirty. and for me, that's difficult. >> reporter: dedicated to mothers. now appreciated by all. >> reporter: organizers are looking for corporate support. at clifton park, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you on tv hill. >> looks so much better already. if you'd like to become involved, the group has sort of a facebook page. it is called the friends of mother's garden. and current and former ranks teamed -- ravens teamed up to battle lou gehrig's disease. the former player on the ravens' super bowl winning team was diagnosed with als back in 2007. the money raised from this run helps people and families affected by that disease. it was a beautiful morning for so many events in the city this

morning. they had the connecticut race at the museum there at the highway. just goes everywhere. and also i had the privilege of emceeing the motors -- mothers against drunk driving 5k walk. and everybody had nice sunshine. and it was a perfect walk. >> what a great day. and it was really difficult to get through the city. sun has been in and out of the clouds last couple of hours. still 70 degrees outside. it's a beautiful evening. there is a chance for a couple of showers. and we'll have that forecast when we come back. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable

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a nice, cool breeze. >> so busy downtown. >> we've had so many cloudy days. >> really? really? >> but rainfall amounts aren't huge. just the clouds have been around. >> yeah? >> really. in case you didn't know. >> it was raining the last, like three weeks. first warning doppler radar, there is still some rain out there. fortunately for us, look, it's all around us. nothing on top of us. but the thing is, these showers are drifting off to the southeast. when i put it into motion, this batch will be eventually crossing the border and heading in our direction. there are a couple of showers already. and just scooting around hagerstown at this point. so we'll switch it over and show you what has been going on. a very unsettled weather pattern. but the thing is, not all-day rain events here. now, the clouds are building up. they are drifting by. but these will eventually die down. then what we're going to look at, these winds starting to die down also. tonight, as far as temperatures

go, we had a beautiful afternoon, temperature-wise. still 70 degrees in baltimore. 68 in d.c. and so far, we did top out at 71 degrees. right on par with our average. but we're going to drop down to the 50s overnight. as a lot of those averages do start to die down. but this storm track is still on top of us. and there are a few more pieces of energy lined top come in our direction. today, just one round. and tomorrow, another round moves in our direction. you can see very widespread. not everybody getting it. but the chance for a couple of showers tomorrow. again, not an all-day rain event. just the chance out there. then, what happens. and another one is going to take i a similar track. although it may stay away for a couple of days. we're holding off. holding down, actually. not huge ones, but they do exist. we put it together for a forecast. winds turning around to the northeast. only 5 knots tomorrow. showers out there right now.

they'll probably be dying down. tomorrow, the rain comes together, it's 72 for our high. mix of clouds clouds and sunshine. chance for a couple of showers. then we kept it pretty dry the next couple of days. because these are just chances. tomorrow, again monday and tuesday. and temperatures all the way -- while, pretty much stay in the mid-70s. not too bad overall. we're going to see sunshine out there. adam? >> that looks great. >> unlike? >> unlike our birds. >> yeah. >> another one down the tank today. >> what is going on with that. >> i can't see anything else. i can just show you how that helped the demise today and more, once we come back.

stan is here with our wjz the sports report. and i think the terps are getting closer. >> well, closer. not quite there. no official move from the university itself. but it does appear the maryland terps are leaning towards current arizona coach sean miller. now, my confidence will soar. tells me that ravens' owner and one of former coach gary williams' best friend, steve bisciotti, of the ravens, already sent a jet back. to announce miller's hiring. it has yet to be confirmed. but we'll see what the suns say and we'll keep you informed. downtown at the yards today. plain baseball. not too high above a child's comprehension. one of those days, orioles starting pitcher jeremy guthrie is always going to remember to try to forget. against tampa bay birds. earned 7-runs en route to a

final, 8-4. outscored, 14-4. and got a score there. now, hoping to avoid this week by tomorrow. >> just couldn't take advantage of it. it's a rare opportunity. i can't say anything. but especially starting pitches to tampa out there. meantime, kudos go to the loyola university of maryland women's lacrosse team. and 2011, big east conference champion someone. -- championship. later, the greyhounds. grace gavin. she set a new school record with a 227th school goal. loyola wins bid for the tournament. baltimore county, towson, division 3 men on the pacifickesque campus of goucher college, where they took on scranton. in a very important match. and as fate would have it,

scranton beats goucher, 12-8 in the league tournament final. finally, nba play-offs. dallas mavericks, stealing the wrath of back-to-back champs, los angeles lakers, chandra brown. dirk nowitzki could not be stopped. he had 32 points. the mavs hit 32 in the fourth quarter alone, totally. and make its 98-92. l.a. is one game away. best of best, defending champs. one game away from being swept, as the mavs lead the series, three games to none, in the best of 7. tonight, we'll show you local aau basketball, featuring 14 15- year-olds. and we'll tell you who won the kentucky derby, which should be running almost any moment from now. >> don't blink. you'll miss it. and that's a pretty good source you have here, on the possible replacement on williams. >> there's a real connection now. and i want you to remember the

name terrell stog land, freshman point guard, from tucson, arizona. >> thank you for the insight. be sure to watch the cbs primetime lineup. 48 hours shows us how three women are using facebook to investigate the disappearance of a friend. that's immediately followed by wjz's eyewitness news at 11:00. and coming up tonight, at 11:00 here on wjz. a woman trapped in the nevada mountains, survives on trail mix and water for seven weeks. tonight, the search for her husband, who left on foot, looking for her. also, relief from pumped up prices right around the corner, possibly. when the prices could drop. and how much you could expect to save during the summer driving season. that's tonight at 11:00. and finally tonight, dreams come true for a world war ii veteran. 85-year-old bob cotter from california, sky-dived for his birthday. he said he wanted to be a paratrooper back in the war. but he didn't meet all of the requirements. so today, he finally got his chance to jump out of a plane.

speaking of jumping. one of our favorite reporters here, suzanne collins, jumping out of the tv station here. this is her last night, after working here for 27 years. we want to thank her for all of her years of service. >> she's out working. >> she is working on stories until the last minute. and suzanne has been an amazing edition to our newsteam. and we wish her the best on her new job. >> we're excited for her. sad for us. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable

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