this was the scene where a symbolic funeral was held for the leader. crowds calling signs for terrorists chanting jihad is the only way. in pakistan where the u.s. uncovered bin laden compounds hundreds of people filled the streets for a peaceful demonstration. it comes on the heels of al- qaida confirming the death of bin laden. they called on pakistanis to rise up and revolt to cleanse their country of the filth of the americans who spread corruption in it. anger over osama bin laden's death continues to spread throughout the region. our derek mcginty has been following the day's developments and you're hearing about other groups now speaking out too? >> reporter: indeed, lesli. first al-qaeda. now it is the taliban and the messages from both terrorist organizations had about the same tone. bin laden's death will be

avenged. >> reporter: the afghan taliban is praising the terror leader saying his death will not undermine the war in afghanistan. in a statement sent today the taliban says bin laden's death "will give new impetus" a statement with a similar message delivered by al-qaida today. this as president obama traveled to fort campbell in kentucky. there members of the famous 101st airborne gave president obama a warm reception and away from the cameras he also personally thanked the members of the teams involved in the raid that killed osama bin laden. and gave them the presidential unit citation. the highest honor given to military units. >> when i give the order they were ready. and in recent days the whole world has learned just how ready they were. >> reporter: m meanwhi le more information coming out now from what officials are calling the treasure trove of intelligence left behind at bin laden's

compound. yesterday an al-qaida plan to target u.s. railways for homeland security issuing a national alert. it did not focus on any specific city or rail system. >> it is a heads up. a warning. i think it is appropriate that this information was sent out to those responsible for that infrastructure. >> now, as for today's statements from al-qaida and taliban, the white house says it was not surprised by these new threats of violence. white house press secretary saying it is a reminder the country has to stay alert. lesli? >> all right, derek, thank you for that. as more details are flushed out about the takedown of bin laden, more questions emerge about the strategy behind it and the risk. president obama told steve croft of "60 minutes" he had only one concern when he made his decision to strike. >> my number 1 concern was if i send them in can i get them out? and a lot of the discussion we had during the course of planning was how do we make sure there is backup? how do we make legislature

there is redundancy built into the plan so we have the best chance of getting our guys out. >> you can watch the full story this sunday night on "60 minutes" starting at 7 p.m. here at wusathe then tune in at 11 p.m. for our national security's take on the takedown and you'll hear from families of 9/11 victims. back flow to al-qaida's possible plot against the nation's railroads. security on the rails was significantly beefed up today. scott broom is live outside of union station to tell us more on what travelers are seeing right now. scott? >> reporter: we are seeing a lot of officers, guns and bomb sniffing dogs all around union station this afternoon. and earlier today. but i also found a vivid example of some of the striking vulnerabilities in the u.s. rail system. security on amtrak today included a bomb sniffing dog that road the train from baltimore and tactical officers in full view and skeptisism

from this frequent ride nearby. >> today was the first time i saw any policemen at all on amtrak. >> reporter: two miles from the capitol this is the scene at 16th street and new york avenue northeast. this is a driveway, a road. i'm going to spin you around and behind me here is the amtrak right-of-way. yes, a road ungated, unprotected where i could drive a vehicle directly onto the railroad tracks. the question is, if amtrak and the rail system is so secure why do you have things like this? a lock on a cable here but the cable lay on the ground keeping nobody out. beyond this a track side roadway toward nearby maintenance yards. amtrak's media representative said a faded no trespassing sign is a warning for the public to stay away and compared this to the tens of thousands of places where roads

routinely cross train tracks. >> it made us feel safe to see so many police officers. >> reporter: plenty of riders said the vigilance looks good to them. >> everything is a target. what should i do? hide in a shell? we are americans. we don't do that. >> reporter: amtrak does not rely on airport-style screening, instead since 2008 they have followed a policy of random bag checks and there is an active campaign to get passengers to speak up when they feel like they see something out of place which is why i sent photos of that ungated entry to amtrak officials this afternoon. reporting live at union station, scott broom, 9news now. >> doing exactly what everybody else should do. scott, thank you. postal inspectors were able to grab four of those white powder filled letters today before they went out to dc schools but six others had to be picked up at elementary schools and high schools around the city. law enforcement sources tell bruce leshan the suspect may be the same person who has been mailing out those similar

frightening but apparently harmless letters going back to 2008. sources say he has mailed hundreds of letters to governors, to hospitals, to schools and federal agencies all across the country. >> they want to insight fear and targeting schools is a very good way of doing that. >> someone is disturbed like this and send these letters off to schools and to hospitals and governors. it is a very disturbing thought and i hope they go out and find that person. >> postal inspectors say their ability to trace letters back through the mail stream has improved considerably since the anthrax attacks of 2001 but have yet to catch this guy. the 16 year old that stabbed a teen at the zoo on easter monday was back in court today. the accused is charged as an adult facing two counts of assault to kill -- with intent to kill i should say and police say he stabbed another teen four times in a chest during a brawl at the zoo. his father was in court today and he was not happy when we

tried to talk to him >> kiss my black [ bleep ] >> the 16-year-old accused is behind bars and due back in court later this month. after 22 years on the court, terps basketball coach saying a tearful good-bye today. our brett haber was there. >> for a third of his life he poured his heart into maryland basketball. a mixture of tears and laughter as the terps legend said farewell. a list of possible replacements coming up later. doppler radar. thunderstorms to the north and west of town. one rolling towards frederick, one crossing over 270. we will come back and track those and we will track the weekend forecast for mom.

and next, jayna murray's last words. i spoke with his brother and he shares with us the last message she sent to him days before she was killed at a bethesda clothing store. 9news will be back.

news from yemen. the leader of al-qaida in the peninsula who once served in falls church, virginia, at a mosque. he was not hit. more coming up at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. right now the brother of murder victim jayna murray who was murdered is remembering his little sister as an adventuring spirit. he talked to us via skypi.

>> hugh murray recalls learning of his sister's death. one of the biggest jolts of his life. then two months later a surprise package that she post marked four days before her murder and arrived in the middle east. >> it just confirmed that she was thinking about me and that she really cared. not that i ever had any question in that. >> hugh says he hopes to keep his sister's memory alive through a foundation he started in her name. a woman charged in the rutgers web cam spying case that led to the suicide of a classmate will avoid jail time. if she stays out of trouble charges will be dropped in three years. one of two former rutgers students is accused of spying on an intimate encounter with another man. the clemente family agrees with the punishment. if you are waiting for somebody to get to their destination. monika samtani will tell you how long it will take to get

there. >> may take awhile. we have got the yellow light because we have a couple of things to tell you about. i'm going to start off with southbound route 210 right here at the beltway. the two center lanes are blocked there. stay to the right and left to get around it. let's take you over to the american legion bridge. if you're planning to head on the southbound side of the region bridge there has been a disabled vehicle in the left lane. authorities have not only set up flares but an arrow board as well causing delays coming south from 270. elsewhere. 66. distinct right here on the eastbound side not causing much of a delay. westbound you've got a bit of a slow down heading for route 123. and will the weather cooperate for mother's day? coming up next, topper shutt has the forecast. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. ♪

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bring out their mother's diary. surviving the holocaust and sharing her story with britany morehouse. >> my parents told me before their arrest. >> reporter: a diary written by a 16-year-old girl in paris who survived the holocaust. >> my parents were sent away and they wanted me too but my father told them that i was on vacation and i was sleeping on the top floor. >> reporter: a story that gives chills to her husband and four children knowing the fate of her parents. >> they were killed. my parents were taken away on september 14th and they were dead on september 18th. that's how it went. they were just put in the gas chamber. >> reporter: she now tells her table in a as a matter of fact manner. >> i tried to cross the border

into france and twice i didn't succeed and the third time a friends of my father had taken a guy from paris and he said take your brother and sister and i said my father said the war would be over by christmas. he said no, it won't be. and we made it to france. and then he took us to lyon and made it into france one day before the germans occupied it. >> reporter: decades later france gave her a $23,000 payment. she donated all the money to a teaching tolerance program. >> and this is the note you got when you entered switzerland. >> reporter: britany morehouse, 9news now. >> she met her husband in holland but they raised their family here in dc. she taught french at the university of maryland and she is now retired. >> new labor market numbers are in. might depend whether you see the glass half full or half

empty. private business created 260,000 jobs. biggest monthly gain in more than five years. on the other hand unemployment rose just a bit from 8.8% to 9% even. at 5 p.m. we showed you flooding in memphis. now take a look at the water logged area of a large section of interstate 40 closed in both directions because of the floodwaters there. topper, look at that. this is the area between littlerock and memphis. they are monitoring what is going on. they are not moving. transportation officials say extensive flooding has closed many of the highways in the state. >> almost as bad as 1993 in terms of the whole midwest. it is close. >> massive. back here though, pretty good. a lot going on tomorrow. march for babies. >> nationals park. get there at 8:30 a.m.

walk starts at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning will be fine. the rest of the weekend just a couple showers here an there. let's start with the big picture. we actually have some showers out there right now. quite frankly this one up to the north is i think a severe storm. i think it has some hail in it. heavy rain. lightening. no doubt about that. we are looking at -- look at this heavy rain. southwestern sections of montgomery county. it will crossover shortly and go across 270. remember, if you hear thunder go indoors. just as simple as that. we will zoom in and some showers down to the south. primarily this is the lone ranger here so to speak. a pretty heavy storm. rainfall rates 1 to 2 inches per hour. moving out to the northeast at 30 miles per hour. did have some hail just to the north. crossing 28. it is going to eventually head here an crossover 270. we will back out a little bit and kind of get your bearings. pretty big storm and it could actually end up producing some hail and strong gusty winds. where will it go in the next hour? it will crossover right through

irvana right over the area. risk of thunderstorm over the next few hours. quite pleasantdown. 69 in arlington. 68 also in bethesda. some 70s. 74 in rockville. 71 in great falls. here's the deal. a few showers this weekend. not a washout. early showers tonight. saturday morning great for gardening or the march for babies. do that. good news, mild all weekend. for tonight, shower or thunderstorm possible. partly cloudy and cool. 46 to 54. winds west-northwest at about 10. now tomorrow morning fantastic. partly cloudy and pleasant. need your shades. 40s and 50s. winds west-northwest at 10. tomorrow afternoon kind of like today. clouds come back. still mild. but a shower or a sprinkle possible. high temperatures in the lower 70s. next seven days. for mom a couple of showers.

mainly south of town. really not bad. temps around 70. warming up on monday and tuesday. mid-80s on wednesday and thursday. isolated thunderstorms on thursday. temperatures despite the clouds on friday still in the middle 70s. watershed day for gary williams. >> hard to believe today was the last time he will walk through that tunnel. sad for a lot of people there. not all coaches get to walk away onnary own terms. there he is walking away from that tunnel. possible list of replacements. is vince young coming to the redskins? hmm. 9sports is next.

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it is time for 9sports with brett haber. the best sports in town. in a conference that already had dean smith and mike shashesky when he got there gary williams got there too. 22 years of building a program. loyalty and dash of madness. he took maryland basketball from ruins to greatness. today they all gathered to honor their leader as the coach stepped away after two decades chanting his name as they did every night at comcast center. he addressed the crowd and had to stop several times to hold back the tears. >> i would just like to thank

first of all -- [ applause ] >> better hold that, that might not be the last time that happens. i have seen coaches where they just stayed too long. and so if you leave a little early it is better than leaving late. it really is. >> williams first came to maryland as a student in 1964. he was the point guard and captain on bud milligan's team that won the sugar bowl tournament in 1967. dozens of the friends he made along the way came out to honor gary including past players. >> i like him leaving on his own terms. nothing more he could do for maryland. he is a great guy. still going to be around. i'm just really happy for him. >> the way he did it here, above board, no questioning of

the program. nobody can argue with that. >> kevin anderson would not address the search to replace gather today but three names surfaced. arizona coach shawn miller. jay write from villa nova. keep an eye on the third one. a vermont assistant. apparently the tennessee tight ban -- titans. the skins are the front runners to pick up the quarterback. young is a two time pro bowler but ran afoul with titana management and publicly arguing

with his coach. just what mike shanahan needs. nats moving on to florida. where am i from? florida. jordan zimmerman going six strong. all righty. time to reveal this week's dc high school game of the week. we are going to the district for this week's baseball game. wilson tigers going for their ridiculous 19th straight dc title. that will be or lead game tonight at 11 p.m. finally tonight the ugliest golf swing on earth. charles barkely in birmingham. hitch and glitch. look at the end of his golf club. >> is it gone if. >> missing something. the head of his club. as topper likes to say he hit the big ball first. the earth. >> the earth. >> and he disconnected his clubhead from his stick. and that's unfortunate. >> so hard to watch. >> tragic, really. >> all right. that's it for us. the cbs evening news with katie couric is up next. derek will be here at 7 p.m. to all the moms out there,

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