conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda. >> i think we can all agree this is a good day for america. our country has kept its commitment to see that justice is done. the crowds that have gathered here outside the white house, in new york, and across country, people holding candles, waving the flag, singing the national anthem, people are proud to live in the united states of america. >> usa! usa! >> it has been an historic day. good afternoon. i'm pat lawson muse. >> and i'm jim handly. it has been almost ten years since the september 11th attacks at the pentagon, the world trade center and in pennsylvania. this afternoon dna tests came back and confirmed osama bin laden was killed yesterday in a

fire fight in pakistan. >> officials say cia interrogators in secret overseas prisons kick-started the effort find bin laden. he was shot and killed in a bat bad, pakistan in a $1 million mansion. steve has the latest from the national mall. >> good evening from the national mall in washington where there have been a scattering of celebrations by tourist, local residents and of course, they're celebrating down at the white house where we have now learned that president obama first heard in august of 2010 that the founder of al qaeda, osama bin laden might be using that mansion not far from the pakistan capital of islamabad, the evidence mounted up, we are told. the president gave the green light to go last night. it's page one worldwide, america kills osama bin laden. this paper at the pentagon where 184 died on 9/11. >> just a good day to be a united states marine and american citizen.

♪ ♪ >> reporter: the commander in cheek echoed that today. >> as a nation, there's nothing we can't do. president obama gave the go order. u.s. intelligence had learned of this mansion in pakistan near the capital islamabad. video finally revealed the tall, slim, gray-haired terrorist was there. navy s.e.a.l.s heloed in, and bin laden shot back and was shot, say the s.e.a.l.s as the white house followed the action in real time. >> the minutes passed like days and the president was very concerned about the security of our personnel. >> reporter: no s.e.a.l.s were hurt. they blew up their bad chopper and left with the body aboard a u.s. war ship, dna samples, photos, a positive i.d., the navy says the al qaeda founder got a proper muslim burial at sea, and president obama addressed the nation. >> the death of bin laden marx the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort

to defeat al qaeda. >> reporter: people came to the white house and to ground zero in new york, a victory celebration at ohio state university, even harsh obama critics offered praise. >> president obama and his national security team acted on the intelligence when it came in and they deserve a lot of credit. >> reporter: but as the nation celebrates. >> justice is served. >> reporter: this was shanksville, pennsylvania, law enforcement tonight is on extra alert. >> it is a key moment that al qaeda has to avenge. >> reporter: and osama bin laden's organization is not dead. so how did the world's most wanted man hide in plain sight? not in a cave, not in the mountains, but in the mansion? senior lawmakers up here, aides down at the white house say the pakistani military has got a lot of explaining to do.

live from the marshal naunationm steve handelsman. >> steve, what has the government of pakistan sndz did they really not know that bin laden there was? >> reporter: well, you have to ask who you mean by they when you say they when you're talking about them, jim. look, this is a country that's unstable. it's got an unstable government. they murreded presidential candidate benazir butto. it is her husband who now runs the government, but a lot of people here in washington believes who really runs pakistan is the military and the isi which is their equivalent of the cia, much more powerful than our cia and the isi virtually created the taliban, jim. so does anybody here in washington believe that nobody in authority in pakistan knew that 30 miles from their capital, just measure washington. that would be fredericksburg, virginia and frederick, maryland, a big, luxury mansion and inside of it is osama bin

laden? of course people knew. what they're going try to do here now is figure out who knew and to try to separate them from the people who run pakistan's government, jim, because they say the government, at least, the president has still pledged cooperation with the u.s. war on terror, but something big went wrong there or in this case went right finally. jim, back to you. >> quickly, no sense of how long he may have been that the compound? >> reporter: well, no, but they got their intel, we are told. again, we are told by sources that it was probably by shadowing a courier. we got our intel at the end of last summer, august 2010. who knows how long he was there and that doesn't mean he was there from august last summer to when he died there last night. steve handelsman down at national mall. thank you. >> usa! usa! >> it didn't take long for

celebrations to break out. within the hour of the president's announcement, hundreds of people crowded outside the white house and spilled into lafayette square, soon the hundreds became thousands. the crowd was waving flags and chanting usa and singing the star-spangled banner. street vendors were in the crowd within 12 hours and they were selling obama got osama t-shirts. it began friday when president obama gave the green light and then it was a coordinated 48 hours to kill osama bin laden. nbc's jim miklaszewski explains how the al qaeda leader was brought to justice. >> reporter: friday morning just minutes before departing the white house on his way to inspect tornado damage in alabama, president obama gave the order to launch the operation to kill osama bin laden. more than two days later, u.s. special operations forces attacked bin laden's heavily

fortified compound at abatabad, in a scene straight out of an action thriller, commandos closed in for the kill. on approach, one helicopter had mechanical problems, but no one was hurt. special forces teams flooded the compound and immediately came under heavy fire. it was obvious bin laden would not be taken alive. u.s. officials say armed with an automatic rifle the al qaeda leader fired on the americans who then shot and killed bin lat laden. >> then the first bang came, three other consecutive bangs came and then there was one fifth, final bang which made the whole sky orange. that's when i thought this is something really big. >> in the exchange navy s.e.a.l.s killed two al qaeda couriers and one of bin laden's adult sons. one woman who the al qaeda

gunman used as a human shield was also shot and killed. when the shooting stopped the americans loaded bin laden's body on a helicopter to be transferred to afghanistan. nearly ten years after 9/11, the operation to kill bin laden was over in 40 minutes. >> as we just reported new york city is also beefing up its police presence around town. >> meanwhile, large crowds have been gathering at ground zero since last night to mark the dramatic turn of events. michelle frandz z enjoins us li from new york with the reaction there. michelle? >> reporter: jim and pat, certainly crowds around ground zero are nothing new, but there's a twist here today. many people coming together, not just tourists, not just new yorkers and not just commuters mingling here. for some, there's a new purpose to return here or to come here today. some to celebrate. others, remembering and trying to reclaim some of what was lost.

word spread quickly osama bin laden had not only been found, but killed. and just as quickly, crowds gathered near ground zero. the sacred site, typically marked by somber remembrances each year suddenly became the focus of a jubilant celebration. cheers. >> usa! >> chants and a patriotic emotion that unfurled throughout the city.kuculminationity.culmi decade-long hunt for the man that inspired the 9/11 attacks. >> the emotion has a lot to do with the fact that for ten years we've been held emotionally hostage. >> for victims' families including chris brattin who lost his sister in the attacks, it is a day of reflection without closure. what happened here with osama bin laden is not going bring her back, obviously, but puts it in

perspective for us that justice has been served. i hope it brings some sort of comfort knowing that the main cancer has been killed. >> former mayor rudy giuliani who walked the debris-covered streets in the hours after the world trade center towers were attacked returned to ground zero expressing relief -- >> president obama which could have easily have gone wrong and he would have been the recipient of all the blame. >> meanwhile, around the city there is an increased show of force, no specific threat, leaders say, just a precaution. >> osama bin laden is dead and new york city's spirit has never been stronger and adapting yet again to change. >> and the crowds have been swelling here in the months leading up to the tenth anniversary of 9/11, just over 130 days away, jim?

pat? michelle franzen in new york. >> in the wake of bin laden's death authorities say there will be heightened security to protect 1.2 million people who take mets ro trains and busses every day. d.c. and metrotransity say there will be an increase of officers in and around metro facilities. police chief kathy linear says there have been no specific threats that the time. metrotransity officials say all passengers should be vij lantz. they say it's important if you see something to say something. >> stay with news 4 and nbcwashington.com throughout the day for continuing coverage of the death of osama bin laden. you can also follow nbc washington on twitter and facebook. there's also an hour-long "nightly news" edition tonight starting at 7:00. turning now to the weather, a cloudy someoned what we have on tap. >> it will stay that way? veronica johnson has the forecast. >> it started out with a little bit of sun and clouds are on top

of us and could get an isolated shower. there's a look at the loop and the clouds moving in over the last few making their way into areas of northern prince georges county and down through staff ford county. the shower activity is to the north and west around cumberland and areas of kaiser and somerset in pennsylvania, but could have a brief shower coming through the area during the overnight period. we're in the 70s right now. there's 80s to the south around fred ricksburg and much like betting with georgetown, coalsville in kensington, your current reading 76 degrees that the hour. by 7:00 we're at 71 degrees and i think we'll have a mostly cloudy sky by 9:00 and 11:00 p.m. and we'll drop 2066 by 11:00. just an isolated shower and we have a better chance to see showers and even some thunderstorms tomorrow as we warm things up and as things turn a little sticky around here, so it's going to be hot, it's going to be humid and maybe stormy, for the afternoon we'll

see how stormy and how long it lasts. back to you. >> thanks, veronica. >> we're just getting started on news 4 at 4:00. imagine you were living next door to bin laden. next, bin laden's neighbor tweet about the death of the al qaeda leader. michael jackson's doctor gets his wish from an l.a. judge. >> plus, as the calendar flips ahead to may it's time to start fixing up your garden. dr. jacqui

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>> there is a big accident this afternoon on 66 westbound. >> ashley linder is behind the wheel on this monday for us. how bad is it and just where, ash? >> it is really bad. 66 west completely blocked prior to 7100, but all drivers are being rerouted to route 50. they're taking drivers the opposite way along 66 east to get past this. you cannot get on 2066 at 50. those ramps are shut down beyond that 7100 or further west is fine, but 66 west completely blocked and police say it could be the rest of the afternoon. so plan your trip accordingly. big delays. back to you all. >> thank you, ashley.

the manslaughter trial for michael jackson's doctor won't happen as soon as expected. opening statements were scheduled for next week, but today a judge delayed dr. conrad murray's trial until sent september and it gives the defense team more time to prepare documents from prosecution experts. murray is accused of giving jackson a lethal dose of the anesthetic prop pol in 2009. april showers bring may flowers. it is now may so its time to really hit the garden and put the grooem green thumb to work. of course, allergies can make miss reef your time in the garden. in get health for life, how to stay well while potting your p/e tu petun petunias. there is a lot of mixing of the sexes in most yards, dr. jackie.

so you suggest limiting the number of male plants and trees. which ones are the males. >> the garden should not be just another old boy's club and the way you can tell the difference between one and the other is the females are the ones that bear fruit or bear the nuts. the males are the ones that have the tall stalks with them usually filled with pollen. you can particularly see it with pine trees. let your neighbor plant the males and you keep the females. >> when it comes to flowers, which are the best ones to plant. >> for this answer both my mother and jackie kennedy would be very happy because roses are really the best. you want them to be bright, showy, large, fragrant. that's what usually makes for the less pollen, meaning that the ones that are small and particularly the ones that are very light colored, those can have a lot of pollen. >> the whitish and greenish colored -- >> are the ones you don't want to plant. >> of course, stay out of the guard own hot, windy days. >> yes.

you should be weeding and you should be singing in the rain and you should be out there when it's cool out, for instance, this weekend was a perfect time to be planting because that's when there's lett less pollen and it all sort of washes away. >> when it comes to grasses, you say stay away from ornamental grasses and we know we're supposed to wear a mask when cutting. >> when you're cutting your grass you're not cutting the pollen on the greece grass, but when you have the big ornamental grasses that grow a couple of inches a day, they will pollinate the fluffy tops on the bushes is what the pollen of the grass is. >> so you don't cut too low? >> it doesn't make a difference how you cut your grass. most people are confused, they think they're allergic to the grass and they're allergic to the mold on the blade of the grass. when you're talking about the ornamental grasses those are the ones that you can let them grow and they can be five feet tall and have pollen at the top of them. >> you say beware of the compost pile. >> all sort of things lurk on

the compost pile and one of them is mold. so if you'll have a compost pile which is a wonderful thing to do with the earth, make sure you have someone else who turns the compost pile over because there are mold spores there. use the compost pile and make sure you have somebody else do the turning if you're the one allergic to the mold. >> fertilizers and weed killers can give you asthma. >> they can give you asthma, actually. if you have asthma, surely it will make your asthma worse, but it can cause asthma in people who had never had the problem before. these are caustic substances, so really be careful and when you use fertilizers and weed killers be careful to wash your hands. you can get poisoned from them. >> dr. jackie, good gardening advice. coming up on news 4 at 4:00, pentagon workers react to the death of osama bin laden as people remember the victims lost on 9/11. plus, it's all clear this afternoon, but more rain, folks, is on the way.

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>> and lots of rain. >> so the pollen at least down for right now, but dr. jackie, she always gives great tips. >> she does. timely. >> exactly. let's take a look at what's going on right now. we have cloud cover across the area and there are isolated showers to the north and west. we have a chance to see rain during the late afternoon and evening hours tomorrow. all right. we'll take a look at the temperature where it's 75 degrees right now. the humidity is at 62%. one of the things you'll notice first off is how much moisture will get thrown into the air and humid coming our way for tomorrow and that's in the beginning of the day. south wind at 8 miles per hour. from frederick and mt. erie, at 75. wa warmer to our west. kull pepper and rappahannock and mid and upper 70s for some of the inland locations. by 9:00 we're at 68. by 11:00, 66 with mostly cloudy

skies. pretty light wind for early tomorrow morning so fog possible. i don't think we'll talk about dense fog, but there will be patches of fog tomorrow with a temperature of 62 degrees there's a look at where the showers are, most of them making our way north and northeast ward, looking at the rain through ohio and especially areas of northwest arkansas. that's out ahead of the upcoming weather system which is going to be moving through our area early wednesday. until then, it will be warm air out ahead of this system and moist air out ahead of this system. as far as our showers go, we could see scattered showers tomorrow well after noon time during the late afternoon and evening hours. there's 7:00 p.m. just off to our west, better chance of showers and storms will come our way and early wednesday morning up until noon time and there's the front at noon getting east of i-59 and we'll clear out a bit, partly sunny by wednesday afternoon. for your evening, temperatures drop from the mid-07s to the

mid-06 ats. for tomorrow afternoon, ooh! it's going to be warm. get those short sleeves ready. 77 to 83 with increasing chances of rain i think after sunset. so wednesday morning is pretty wet and much clear, too, this week. 62 the high for wednesday and close to 70 on friday. >> so we need to get out there and garden tomorrow and wednesday. >> yes, if you like it cold and a little wet. >> all right. thanks, veronica. still to come on news 4 at 4:00 this afternoon, when bin laden's neighbor tweeted after he found out who lived next to him. plus what the duke and duchess of cambridge are up to on this monday following their on this monday following their fair

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metro facilities across the region. d.c. police chief kathy linear say there be no specific threats that the time. passengers should be vigilant and report any suspicious activity. >> there continues to be jubilation in new york's times square to mark bin laden's death. last night some people lit candles, other cheered and waved flags. people celebrated at the site of the world trade center. news of bin laden's death did help fuel an early morning rally on wall street, but it didn't hold. at the close of business today, the dow was down, so was the nasdaq, all in negative territory today. osama bin laden's death was comforting news for many people in the washington area who were directly impacted by the september 11th attacks. >> today family and friends visited the pentagon memorial to pay tribute to those who died. news 4's megan mcgrath has our report. >> i just brought the headline, osama bin laden is dead in honor

of my fallen squadron mate. >> reporter: tom donovan lays a newspaper on his friend's bench and snaps a photo. this is a big day. osama bin laden, the man behind the 9/11 attacks is dead. >> i come by here routinely, just to stop by and sit on his bench there, today for me was very much -- was a very special day. >> reporter: the pentagon's 9/11 memorial is a quiet, almost restful place, a place where people can sit and reflect on those lost. this morning visitors did just that, but this time with a sense of satisfaction, knowing that bin laden is no longer a threat and that justice has been served. >> just a good day to be a united states marine and american citizen. >> roland came to the memorial this morning to honor two coworkers killed in the attack. while he's happy that osama bin laden is gone, like many, he sees a long road ahead in the war on terrorism.

>> i think it's an important achievement for america and it's just one more step in the process of the war on terror. >> reporter: and as that war on terror continues, there are concerns about retaliatory attacks. people are urged to be particularly watchful and to report any suspicious activity. from the pentagon, megan mcgrath, news 4. family members of victims killed at the pentagon have some closure today. we on spoke on the phone with a widow of a man killed at the pentagon. she felt sorrow when she heard the news. >> i just feel like i'm stumbling over words because i'm excited. i never thought he'd be captured. it's been almost ten years. i mean, he was always eluding our soldiers. i feel all the soldiers that

have, you know, all the families that have lost because of this man, broken apart because of this one man. >> osama bin laden may have guessed just what was happening when he heard those choppers disown descend on his compound, but one unassuming neighbor was busy tweeting about noise outside his window. >> he's an i.t. consultant and he first he right, helicopter hovering above abbottabad, a rare event and then he jokes, go away, helicopter before i take out my giant swatter. >> a huge window shaking here in abbottab abbottabad. i hope it's not the start of something naft pep his tweet goes on about guesses what might be happening. people say it could be a drone. >> finally, news reaches thattish in. osama bin laden killed in abbottabad, he jokes, uh-oh, there goes the neighborhood and

i'm the guy who live-blogged the osama raid when without knowing it. >> millions of people around the globe took to social media sites. >> twitter in particular has seen a strong, steady stream of messages today. earlier this afternoon we recorded more than 2200 tweets per minute that listed osama as the topic. that's more than 40 per second. last night the trending was just as evident according to the new york times. twitter counted 4,000 messages per second during parts of the president's speech. there were dozens of responses to today's facebook question of the day. it was, quote, so you've had a chance to sleep on it. would have rather osama bin laden been caught or alive? >> kate responded to that and she writes, quote, i'm 100% fine with how it went down. >> nicklet write, quote, alive so people would have stop with

the conspiracy theorys. >> alive would have been nice, but would have presented problems. dead is just as good. >> alive because i wanted him to suffer for what he's done for to so many people, but he has had the ultimate punishment of death and he is now in the hands of god, so i'm happy either way. there's more to come on news 4 at 4:00, americans are not the only ones celebrating the death of osama bin laden. we'll get reaction from all over the world. plus federal disaster relief workers are trying to help tornado victims in

we have more now on that two-car crash oishgs-66 west at

7100 which is the fairfax county parkway. it's causing major traffic troubles this afternoon. one person has reportedly died in the crash. >> it happened about 3:45 westbound i-66 will be closed until 5:30 this evening. westbound traffic is being diverted now on to route 50. these are live pictures now from chopper 4. you can see this vehicle on its side, paper strewn everywhere. again, one person has been killed. this is all unfolding. the 7100 which is fairfax county parkway area of i-66 westbound closed until 5:30 tonight. major world leaders reacted swiftly today with relief to the news that osama bin laden had been killed by u.s. forces. >> and in some parts of the muslim world there are suggestions that people on the street are also relieved. richard engel is following that part of the story for us in libya. >> reporter: reaction to osama bin laden's death has been pouring in from world leaders.

>> bin laden -- >> reporter: germany and france welcoming the news, but cautioning that this will not mark the end of international terrorism. yemen said that it hopes there will be more targeted attacks on al qaeda leaders, even the vatican weighed in saying that while christians don't welcome the death of any individual, osama bin laden used religion to create divisions and hatred among people. >> what this shows is no matter how challenging and difficult and how long it takes, people who commit these acts of terrorism, who kill deliberately, large numbers of civilians, totally innocent people and we are going to carry on until the job is done. >> reporter: but here in the middle east osama bin laden's passing has a particular significance. for the last decade sooosama bi laden has been a source of shame to the region. he's brought shame to the muslim people and brought shame to the muslim religion. many people hope that now that he's gone there could be a new

phase of dialogue with the west. times are changing rapidly across the middle east right now. revolutions, waves of democracy and people in the arab world hope that with osama bin laden gone and this new political climate, perhaps a turning point may be coming. richard engel, nbc news, benghazi. the museum dedicated to all things newsworthy is getting a record amount of attention today. every day the newseum posts the front pages of around the world. outside the museum in d. drchc. many people caused the website to crash. at one point the website was getting 2800 hits per second. at last check, about an hour ago the site was still overloaded with traffic and would not load. wow! so you just have to stand out front and read it the old-fashioned way because they've got them from all over the world there. >> for the time being. when news 4 at 4:00 continues how a future bride can

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point of some rain and even some thunder for late tomorrow. let's talk about today, though, and what your evening will hold where it's 75 degrees right now. yes, we have the overcast skies and the cloud deck low and are start to thicken up a bit and wind out of the south at 8 miles an hour. a look at frederick county maryland, your temperature, 56 -- actually, it's not 56 here in the 06s. 72347 loudoun county as we come down into loudoun county in chantilly, virginia, 79 degrees, the temperature and yes, you do have a lot of moisture in the air. so fog for tomorrow morning and some isolated showers coming our way here for the evening. you can see where some of the rain is right now just on the other side of chambersburg, pennsylvania, and coming through washington county and eventually that share will hit maryland. bigger rains to the south. unfortunately, those areas that do not need it. the areas that got hit with the storms really hard around arkansas, tennessee, alabama, mississippi, they will

eventually get some storms there late tonight and tomorrow. for us, the timing on this system, well, cloud cover for tomorrow morning we'll start at 62 to 64 degrees and we could have scattered showers during the afternoon tomorrow so coming out of the 50s and low 60s with cloud cover and fog to maybe a few bres in that cloud cover er noon time, there . could be a scattered shower out to the west and the best chance under, too, fter sunset and that because we'll be heating up. fredericksburg in virginia could hit a hive 86 degrees. late tomorrow, we'll be 20 degrees cooler than by wednesday. expect showers and storms around for the wednesday morning rush. that rain should be out of here by noon time and sunshine for thursday, the high close to 78 by friday with more rain moving in. a look at upcoming weekend and yeah, some rain for the second half of the weekend with highs in the 07s. if you missed the forecast you

can get it on nbcwashington. tune to the weather channel on cable. >> thanks, veronica. the world's most famous newlyweds are enjoying a few days out of sight at a secret location in the uk. >> the royals danced, toasted and teared up friday. here's nbc's michelle kozinski. >> reporter: hopefully you've recovered. here in london it's a holiday today so everyone has plenty of time to devour every detail coming out about the after-parties. if only we had the video of william and kate dance to their favorite hits of "greease." >> english guarden in spectacular bloom that was this royal wedding was only the beginning. next, the parties and speeches and emotional william called catherine his rock and she

blinked back tears when prince harry called her his sister and said this romance inspired him and kept calling prince william the dude instead offed duke. the first dance, a rendition of elton john, when a shy william asked for something everyone can join in. a late night, here's princess beatrice leaving after 3:00 a.m. in sneakers, no sign of the hat. by next day, the couple looked serene, just before escaping by helicopter, destination unknown. somewhere in the uk, no tropical honeymoon just yet and the future king is expected back to work in the air force as early as tomorrow. the palace released the official photos. >> there's a good energy in these pictures. the energy was there because it was real. >> among other lasting impressions, the frowning flower girl. yep, an internet sensation at 3

years old. and then there's pippa. causing an ongoing global stir with the facebook page devoted to, let's say her appearance from behind. more than 100,000 fans, some say how about pippa and harry? >> i don't think pippa is harry's type. he's a gentleman who prefers blonds. >> he did say he was inspired. a spectacle, celebration and an embrace of tradition, but with sif simple, sweet, true love at heart. >> that dress catherine wore by sarah burton is no longer one of a kind. fashion label abs has already sewn the first replica. >> you knew this was going to happen. designer adam schwartz began sketching and sewing on friday just as soon as he saw was kate was wearing and they finished in just hours. abs is known for selling look a

like of celebrity dress wes much smaller price tags independent gown will retail from $500 to $800 and it will show up in bridal shops and department stores next month just in time for the summer wedding season in case you want to get your hands on one of them. >> coming up next on news 4 at 4:00, an alligator causes a big problem for a police officer. >> also ahead, patriotism at its finest as americans celebrate the death of osama bin laden. coming up tonight on news 4 at 5:00, a close call in northern virginia today. what sparked the destruction that reduced this home to rubble. >> plus look years younger without surgery, the 20-minute treatment that's cheaper than botox and promises dramatic result sgloos stick around for news 4 at 6:00, another setback for the launch of endevour. find out if congresswoman

osama bin laden's death has inspired a surge of patriotism. more and more people are buying american flags, pins and postcards. dozens of specialty t-shirts celebrating his death have started appearing for sale online and on streetcorners less than 12 hours after the news broke. in florida, authorities got a taste of just how tough alligators can be. >> and one gator in particular got a taste of a cop car,

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the deadly tornadoes that hit the southern u.s. are now officially in the record books. >> a government report estimates that there were more tornadoes in a single day last week than any other day in history. >> jay gray spent time with one family in hard-hit alabama. a family that vows to rebuild. >> the cleanup and recovery continues across the south today. >> i've been in it for four days now and it's just -- i'm still shaking my head. >> reporter: fire fighters would normally go door to door here, but most of the doors are gone now. in some areas there are windows, but for the most part they must push through the rubble to check on the safety and welfare of survivors.

>> i wanted to come by and try to make sure to do anything we can to make something like this. there's nothing you can do other than moral support. >> reporter: a handshake, a hug. that support means so much right now to so many. the attack late last week was so swift -- >> lieutenant was saying, like, ten seconds. if it had lasted that lornng, i wouldn't even give it that long. it will take years to recover. timothy king, his wife and two young children were somehow able to walk away from this mess. >> it's -- it's beyond comprehension that, i mean, we were able to just walk out of here. i've still got figure it out. like i said, nothing shy of the grace of god, that's it. anything else -- it would be a lie. >> reporter: they must lean on that faith now as they struggle to deal with what's been left behind. still w their lives sprintered and spread for miles, the

resolve for many here is unshaken. >> the spirit of the people is what's amazing. they'll rebuild and make it better than it was. >> i want to build this place back brick by brick, just the way i had it. >> though most understand things will never be exactly the same. they can't. >> the only thing that matter s you know, as long as you can look your loved ones in the eye and they can look at you and you can still hold them, that's it. nothing else matters. >> reporter: it is perspective that comes with the pain of all that is lost, a pain that just like the recovery here will take years to work through. in tuscaloosa, alabama, jay gray, news 4. >> that's news 4 at 4:00. >> stay right there. news 4 at 5:00 begins now. >> tonight at 5:00, the most

wanted man in the world is dead, killed by u.s. forces in pakistan. >> our country has kept its commitment to see that justice is done, the world is safer. it is a better place because of the death of osama bin laden. the news sparked celebrations from coast to coast. >> usa! usa! >> and brought closure for families who have lost loved ones. >> for ten years we've been held emotionally hostage. >>. good evening on this day after, everyone, i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. wendy is off tonight. we begin this evening with new details about osama bin laden's death. about 24 hours ago a team of u.s. commandos breached the highly secured compound in pakistan where the al qaeda terror leader had been living. authorities say he was practically hiding in plain sight, possibly for years, and white house officials say president obama watched the