now "good morning maryland." public enemy number one dead. so now what? the white house continues to labor over whether to relee the photo positively iding osama bin laden. a second trial for two teens accused of brutally setting a dog on fire. stories of survival and volunteerism coming up on this wednesday.

time get a check of the forecast and we will say good morning to justin berk. >> we had heavy rains and gusty wind and lots of trees down. i got an update from angie to laurel saying the power is out in portions of anne arundel county. we will look into that and we have moderate rain pushing through the eastern shore right now. you just had it pushing through easton towards denton in caroline county. south of dc we have heavy rain and let's put it in motion because you have some on top bel air. moderate to heavy rain occasionally building back in across the area and i want to take you back to our northwest. look at this. we have in the yellow shading moderate rain in pourings of carroll county. reisterstown and redeveloping on top of westminster in taneytown but you have a break. and check out on our storm center weathernet. westminster, there's the last ten hours. watch the rain roll in. you are down to 46. i want to say good morning to east middle school in westminster. as we have got the battle going

on next week east versus west, west middle school and we will see if they can take over the charge for our wind for chain contest. we will talk about that coming up. let's talk about the traffic with kim brown. >> reporter: justin, traffic is picking up a little bit around the area. but fortunately not resulting in a lot of delays. not a lot lot of people on the road. you -- a lot of people on theroads. as whoa look live at the beltway -- as we look at the beltway, traffic is moving at a decent pace. no reports of major incidents along the 83s or 95 or 795. but there's a couple closures for road hazards. won't westbound route 199 -- westbound route 177 is closed as crews clear the down pole. and in owings mills a. downed tree continues to block the intersection at park heights avenue and green spring valley road. charley, back to you. >> thanks a lot. cia director leon pinetta

says a death photo of osama bin laden will be released. we are learning new details about the raid that killed the al-qaeda leader. sandra endo has more on the very latest. >> reporter: the exclusive video obtained by c. this n shows the en-- cnn shows the inside of the million dollar compound. soon after the bloody 40 minute fire fight which took his life, u.s. officials bhoaived the al- qaeda leader may have -- believe the al-qaeda lead are may have lived there -- leader may have lived there for more than five years. >> there's no place to hide. no place you can hide. >> reporter: cia director leon pinetta says he thinks a photo shows bin laden's lifeless body will be released at some point but concerns remains surrounding the graphic nature of the pictures and the backlash they could spark. questions remain as to whether pakistani officials knew bin laden was living in that compound and providing hmm a safe haven.

-- him a safe hain. pakistan has been a good -- haven. pakistan has been a good ally but -- [audio not understandable] >> after what happened. and expect to get it without serious questions being asked. >> reporter: in the u.s., law enforcement officials are on heightened alert for any possible retaliation threats. despite the stepped up visible security, officials say there are currently no specific threats against america. president obama is scheduled to come here to ground zero tomorrow and meet with family members of 9/11 victims. former president george w. bush declined an invitation to join president obama here at the site. reporting from ground zero, sandra endo for amount bc2 news. -- abc2 news. we have more on our website including information on increased security at mta and bwi airports. also you want to look at how the death of osama bin laden could affect us economically here in the u.s. all of that available for you at

abc2news.com. today is the retrial scheduled for two brothers accused of setting a dog on fire. the dog had to be put down. the first trial against the two ended in a mistrial and today prosecutors are scheduled to go for round 2. a live report is coming up on this story in a few moments. headlines from around the nation on this wednesday morning. police in which is consay the shooting of a man who opened fire on officers was -- wisconsin say the shooting of a man who opened fire on officers was justified. the video you are about to see is powerful and may not be suitable for kid. take a look. [ gunfire ] >> dramatic dash cam video shows the 28-year-old opening fire on police officers during a traffic stop back in april. he was later found dead in that red truck after the shootout came to an end. yesterday, investigators held a

news conference in which they said the officers who returned fire killing him, well, they are saying they acted correctly. police in pittsburgh have charged a juvenile in the crime. investigators say a 58-year-old you canner from pnc park was -- usher from pnc park was driving home and suffered a heart attack he he pulled over and a 17-year-old walked up and pulled the driver out and stole his wallet and drove off in the car. the driver died and the suspect will not be charged though as an adult. a squad car in florida is in need of rehe pairs after an alligator, yes, an alligator took a bite out of it. deputies arrived at the home in gainesville where it took upresidence. it was not thrilled to sea the -- see the officer so it locked the teeth on the bumper and the front tag frame busted and he let go causing about 2,000 dollars worth of damage to the car. kim imagine reporting that on

your morning commute. off to a break now. the cleanup continues down south after the wave of tornadoes swept through leaving a trail of destruction behind. coming up next, the death toll now at more than 300. hear the stories of survival and volunteerism from families who feared the worse for themselves as well as others. >> reporter: plus, it took 10 innings to get this in the book but did the orioles come away with a w? the answer is coming up when good morning maryland returns. we are first and only at 4:30 every morning.

news time 5:40. we are still learning stories of heroism and survival in the monster tornadoes that ripped through the southern u.s. a woman in alabama says her friends, family took cover in the stairway as the house was rpped apart. that family came -- ripped apart. they came through with cuts and a few scratches. >> my friend says it was the stairway to heaven but wasn't the time to go up. >> 250 people were killed and more than 2000 injured in the storms in alabama alone. those images are not going to

get old soon and they will continue to come in. justin, now news of flooding across the midwest. the central part of the u.s. is getting hammered. >> slow moving weather pattern and that's why we got the benefit of another day with sunshine and the delay of the cloud. rain is coming overnight. temperatures dropping. this is glen burnie dropping into the 40s. northwest wind 7 and the front has come through. heightest -- highest wind is 28 miles per hour. there's been some reports of trees knocked down and power out. wanted to switch this over and give you an idea of what we are looking at. i checked with bge and they have 2200 people without power in this general area. no reason for that. but some people have been complaining that the power has been out. and we know that we are not on comcast in some parts of the area as well. but that could just be an unrelated event. we have a look at wider view radar. frontal bondry coming through. we have got -- boundary coming through. and this's -- there's on the

back side of west virginia. we will have a cool wet day. we will talk about that coming up. right now, let's look at traffic with kim brown. >> reporter: better them than us. we are not too bad on the mta light rail marc train and commuter and mobility services which are on skeed yiew. no accidents but a -- schedule. no accidents. 895 at o'donnell street running well. as we look at the maps, reports of debris in the roadway northbound route 702 at old eastern avenue in essex blocking the left lane. park heights avenue at green spring valley road is closed because of a downed tree. and in pasadena westbound route 177 at long point road is closed because of a downed pole. charley, back to you. >> 18 minutes until 6. thanks a lot. jeff francoeur hit a game tying home run and drove home the winning run with a sack fly lifting the royals to a 6-5 win over the o's last night from kaufman field. the royals' fourth straight

victory. and francoeur who you saw fly ball to right. ball game over. game 2 set for tonight again in kansas city. maryland casino provide job opportunities along with an alternative form of entertainment. coming up, we look at how casino businesses are doing and how the revenue is being broken down. when it comes to getting my family to eat breakfast, i could use all the help i can get. like nutella, a delicious hazelnut spread that's perfect on multigrain toast, even whole-wheat waffles, for a breakfast that my kids love and i feel good about serving. and nutella is made with simple, quality ingredients, like hazelnuts, skim milk, and a hint of cocoa. it's quick, easy and something everyone can agree on. ♪ nutella. breakfast never tasted this good.

welcome back on this wednesday may 4th of the this morning the white house is revising and correcting details about the deadly raid in pakistan that killed osama bin laden. with a-- when the navy seals stormed the compound, they say intelligence was 60 to 80% that this was the right place. also the white house says bin laden did not have a weapon but says his wife rushed a u.s. team member and she survived but was shot in the leg. >> it was a staggeringundertaking and there was no one else, i believe, other than the american group of military warriors who could do it. >> the navy seals took computer drives and dvd frs bin laden's

hideout. they are back in washington being debriefed and being evaluated as well. we are going to get a peek at 9/11 memorial set to go up for the 10th anniversary of the attacks in baltimore. renders will be released in two weeks and wreckage from the world trade center and the pentagon will be incorporated into a memorial functioning as a sun dial using the shadow of baltimore's trade center building. the names and birth dates of the 63 victims who called maryland home that were killed during the disaster will be on there. prosecutors are hoping for a second time in a second round to produce a different result in the new trial for two baltimore teens accused of animal cruelty. the brothers are accused of setting a dog on fire in 2009. the dog known as phoenix was euthanized. sherrie johnson is live at the courthouse this morning with the latest. sherrie. >> reporter: yes, we are here live in downtown baltimore where in just a few hours that retrial is scheduled to begin

for the case of two brothers. those twin brothers are accused of setting a pit bull on fire and later had to be euthanized. the twin brothers were 17 at the time of the incident. police say that the twins set the dog on fire and an officers used her sweater to put out the flames but the injuries were too severe. dog was euthanized in pennsylvania. the first trial against the brothers in february ended in a mistrial. jurors deliberated for two and a half days but didn't reach a unanimous decision. today prosecutors are going for round 2 on charges of animal cruelty and the mutilation and burning of phoenix the pit bull. so once again, that trial is expected to begin about 9:30 this morning here at courthouse. reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. 12 minutes until 6. today a baltimore county teen will be honored. 15-year-old will receive an award for helping to save his family during a house fire. charl yiey smelled smoke and

helped to get his brother and grandmother out of the house in essex. now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. looking back to yesterday and the highs hit the 2 degree guarantee but we did end up with more sunshine. it turned out to be a nice afternoon. humid as the strong wind pump in more moisture. temperatures to the south in to -- mid to upper 80s. 50s on the other side of the front from pittsburgh westbound and it has built into the area this morning down to 52 early morning. and baltimore 40s outside the beltway a sign of chillier air spying in with frontal bondry and moderate rainfall as well slow moving front going to take a good chunk of the day to try to pivot through the area and this is anything but the normal day as we have seen the high temperatures close to midnight in the low to mid-60s and temperatures will recover back into the upper 50s this afternoon. normally we do 70 in the afternoon and there are the

splits on the records. 34 in the low end and 2001 bringing us a high mark of 906789 may get a chance to see the sunset as this system pulls out. a flare-up of more showers and storms possible especially as we head in through midday. this is just a general time frame with the future radar to give highlight the computer model. the rain tries to depart the baltimore area but it is a morning rain and scattered showers and on the tail end here and trying to build in dry air working through the latter part of the day. upper level part is swinging through. more cloud cover tomorrow developing in the afternoon and we can't help but see the advance of the next system throwing clouds our way on friday as well. for today, 57. that's where we go back this afternoon. and we have seen the high temperature in the lower 60s but it's morning rain and then scattered showers in the afternoon with a slow departure off the delmarva by later in

the day. tonight 42. we could get enough clearing to see the sunset after the 8:00 hour and better chance of clearing overnight but with the cool pocket of air overhead we can't help but redevelop the clouds. self-degree instructing sunshine cool air aloft and sun and 65 had do it for tomorrow. extend the outlook heading in through the holiday weekend, 69 friday. and we will try to push 70 over the weekend. an isolated thundershower saturday. more's day not a washout. but there will be scattered showers sorry mom aiming for a high into the 70s. clear clear. >> reporter: so far we are accident free however we do have a handful of road hazards around the area that could slow you up on top of the falling rain, road spray and a messy commute so far. looking at 95, a steady stream of volume in the southbound lanes. no major problems or even any major delays to let you know about. as we look at the maps, we have

a disabled vehicle affecting the northbound lanes of the fort mchenry tunnel. also fire activity at west baltimore and north carlton street that could be blocking lanes. a downed tree up in owings mills blocks all direction of park heights and green spring valley road. cope that in mind. in esect northbound 70 # at old eastern avenue debris blocks the left lane and still in pasadena the downed pole affecting the westbound lanes the mountain road at long point road. crews are working to get that opened. we have more news, weather and traffic coming back when "good morning maryland returns after this break. when it comes to getting my family to eat breakfast, i could use all the help i can get. like nutella, a delicious hazelnut spread that's perfect on multigrain toast, even whole-wheat waffles, for a breakfast that my kids love and i feel good about serving. and nutella is made with simple, quality ingredients, like hazelnuts, skim milk, and a hint of cocoa.

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now "good morning maryland." new information overnight in that special ops raid that took out osama bin laden. we will tell you what the government is now saying happened behind the command walls. and the very latest on