he explains all of this in an interview with steve croft of 60 minutes. >> it is important for us to

president obama told steve croft of "60 minutes" that the u.s. took the high road. >> what we tried to do was consulting with experts and islamic law and ritual to find out something that was appropriate, that was respectful of the body. frankly, we took more care on this than obviously bin laden took when he killed 3000 people. he didn't have much regard for how they were treated and desecrated but that, again, is something that makes us different. >> you can see steve croft's entire interview with the president sunday at 7 p.m. right here on cbs5. >>> and breaking news out of pleasant hill. there is a gas leak on oak park boulevard. pg&e is working to fix it right now but until they do pg&e is asking people on oak park between stevenson drive and keith circle to stay inside. also to close all windows and turn off the air-conditioning. pg&e stays that right now there is no need for any evacuations. they have also not told us how long it will take to fix this leak. we will keep you posted. >>> also tonight pg&e has the okay from the state public

the president sat down with steve croft about why the government took care to be respectful to the remains. >> 'twas your decision to bury him at sea? >> it was a joint decision, we thought it was important to think through ahead of time how we would dispose of the body if were killed in the compound. and i think that what we tried to do is consulting with experts in islamic law and ritual to find something that was appropriate. that was respectful of the body. frankly, we took more care on this than obviously osama bin laden took when he killed 3000 people. he did not regard for how they were treated and descrated. but that, again, is something that makes us different. we handled it appropriately. >> the president said he does not want to release the photos and risk turning them into tools used to fuel future terrorist attacks. >>> you can see the president's 60 minutes interview here. it airs this sunday at 7:00. >>> and the discovery of her body stunned and saddened people now maryland's medical examiner said that missing student phylicia barnes' death is a homicide. and we stay on the

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[applause] and representing croft , ron lowe, ron? [applause] we have mcdonald's and their representative did not make it and the last one on the list, ross bargo who has been with us for many years, tracy tran, tracy? [applause] tracy has not made it yet. so really, thank you very much. and for joining us and hope to see you again next year. and it's so special that our new police chief is with us. and would you like to say a few words? [applause] >> i don't think that that was actually a question. [laughter] i'm just really pleased to be here. i wasn't prepared to say anything. but just the culture and what it does for the community, it really does leave me without much to say other than thank you for everybody does. and thanks for having me. [applause] >> thank you, chief. and thank you, claudine. i hope you were able to meet some. greeters in the lobby before the event started. and you may have noticed they were selling these little pins. you see this a.p.a. heritage month pin? it's the image of the heritage month logo designed in

minutes" president obama will explain the decision to go after osama bin laden, and one question steve croft asked was, why was the terrorist leader buried at sea. >> it was a joint decision. we thought it was important to think through ahead of time how we would dispose of the body if he were killed in the compound, and i think that what we tried to do was consulting with experts in islamic law and ritual to find something that was appropriate. >> you can watch the entire interview with the president sunday on "60 minutes" beginning at 7:00 p.m. >>> the navy seals who killed bin laden are reportedly back in the united states. abc news reports that they arrived yesterday at andrews air force base. we do not know the names of the seals involved in that raid but we do know that they are based near virginia beach. >>> for more information on developments in the story, please go to our website, wusa9.com. we have a special section at the top of our home page. >>> protesters arrested with d.c. mayor vincent gray are in court today outraged about the federal budget deal. most of the protesters, in

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

the letters that arrived here at ban croft elementary other and schools were quickly isolated, away from students and staff until the fbi could retrieve them. all 39 of the letters received have printed labels and have references to al qaeda with a white powder. they're on the way to the fbi's lab in quantico, virginia, for analysis and in the meantime, school officials and postal workers were warned to look out for key clues that others were related. >> we tried to make sure it's coming from anything that looks suspicious. >> nervous at all? >> no. like i said, i have done it before and been through it when we had the anthrax thing, no, i'm fine. >> so far, no one has been hurt. the toxic substance supposedly in the letters turns out to be something more similar to torn starch and no suspect has been identified. >> and the latest letters we received, they're sending the toxins as yesterday to quantico for analysis? further analysis? >> and all the letters i received so far, all 39 of them are on the way to quantico and they have more sophisticated testing equipment there and they can ge

they join us from croft springs, louisiana, with the tough plans to save as much of the region as possible. randall. >> this has been an anxiety- filled day. 2000 people were ordered to evacuate. for sure those who remained behind will stay behind as the floodwaters begin to spread. the bay ham store in butte larose is one of more than 10,000 homes and businesses in cajun country sitting inside the morgan zsa spillway. how deep are they predicting it will be? about 12-foot, 12 to 14-foot right here. >> reporter: the army corps of engineers opened the flood gates on saturday on the mississippi. thousands of acres inside the spillway are already flooded and water will soon start showing up here outside the store leslie bay hem's father owns. >> just trying to get as much out as we can. >> reporter: with the evacuation order looming they are doing what they can to protect their property before the flood gets here. >> this is a very poor community, the people who live here are not wealthy. >> reporter: by tuesday these homes and everything else in a 3,000 square mile area will be floodd. water

. >> you can see steve croft's entire interview sunday here on cbs 5. >>> pg and e has the okay from the state public utilities commission to raise rates by 7%. its compensation for having to dump the old analog meters that were still working and put in smart meters. it was originally the cpuc's idea to switch them out. this comes as a judge for the first time ever found that smart meters may not be so accurate. mark shows us one bay area couple is about to get a refund. >> this is your smart meter. >> alexi says the problems with the smart meter in his home quickly became apparent just one month after it was installed. >> my usage went up like three times or more. >> indeed the power portion of his pg and e bill was $97 in october of 2009 using the old meter and jumped to $255 the next month. alexi and his wife were stunned. >> i came to my husband and said we have to do something. >> so they did. first calling pg and e to get some answers, but after months of higher than normal bills and three separate smart meteorologists, the couple took their complaint to a law judge of the cali

. >> steve croft never asked the president was the plan all along to kill him or capture him?e intent was to? >> kill him. >> absolutely. look at all the head aches if you had him out of there alive. where do you keep him? look at all the problems we have with guantanamo. >> no problems justifying killing him certainly on this side of the world. >> no. i've got to ask you this. they had to -- at least somebody high up in the pakistani government had to have known sam bin was inside that -- had to have known that bin laden was inside that compound. >> there are some people that would have sounded the alarm. has to be somebody pretty high up with influence. >> i would think so. that's why we tread very lightly when we deal with the pakistani government. >> we may never know who this person is. why would it become public? >> someone rats him out. there is a change in the government and that's what happens. >> a couple other questions here. what happens to terrorism, al- qaida. >> they are still out there. it is more than one person. you have a number 2. he egyptian born radical.

states our phones and computers radiate us joining me to answer some of these questions is dr carey croft out educator and director of wellbeing international she's also the author of the book wireless radiation rescue craft and welcome thank you america researchers don't seem to be worried about cancer risks the world health organization said the risks are slim to none one of the missing. well there are some researchers that are concerned and i was quite horrified actually when i began researching this topic today with the governor that there are not only hundreds of studies showing clear evidence of harm her impact howzat study so there is evidence there is cause to be concerned well it's that sixty excuse me i've got to take a cell phone call or it's not a good idea. i want you to know i'm wired connection as we speak ok that's probably quite wise. is this a case of scientists then given that there's thousands of studies and we don't ever read about them in the newspapers is this scientists fudging the numbers is this the the giant you know there's basically five or six corporations or

he explains why in an interview with steve croft of 60 minutes. >> it is important for us to make sure that very graphic photos of somebody who was shot in the head are not floating around as an in sight. to additional violence, as a propaganda tool. you know, that's not who we are. >> reporter: the president says he has seen these photos and the world will not. he said without a shadow of a doubt bin laden is dead. he knows this through dna testing, facial recognition and those on the compound who identified him. meanwhile, there are bogus pictures circulating the internet, but those are doctored pictures that you will see are not genuine. mike, andrea? >>> do we think that the president's decision is likely to end the debate over showing the pictures or not showing the pictures? >> reporter: well, certainly not. the debate continues, obviously, but he said -- the president says that even if those pictures were released, some in pakistan will not be convinced that bin laden is dead. in fact they still believe he is alive. back to you, andrea. >>> surae chinn, reporting live from the p

. >> president obama told steve croft of "60 minutes" what the biggest concern was sending in those commandosre is the exchange between kroft and the president. >> what was the most difficult part? i mean, you had to decision, this was your decision -- >> yeah. >> -- whether to proceed or not and how to proceed. what was the most difficult part of that decision? >> my number one concern was if i send them in, can i get them out? a lot of the discussion we had during the course of planning was how do we make sure there's backup? how do we make sure there's redundancy built into the plan so that we ever the best chance of getting our guys out? >> when we fight in these situations we don't know the relationship with pakistanis, one village differs from another, in terms of friendliness, lack of friendliness. do people think about black hawk down, desert one. what's your worst-case situation? where the people turn on you or what? >> you have to cover every dayses. plan ever continge sill. it's all about teamwork, leadership, confidence. when you're on a team, it takes everyone to succeed. when yo

online video game world war croft has more than 12 million active players in that could be a world ofd for japan. from now through july there's to buy a limited edition pad in the game for $10 could they could purchase a hatchling as a companion. all money will go toward relief efforts in japan. >>jacqueline: pretty nice out there today, temperatures going to warm into tomorrow. i will have details on the heat wave coming up. >>pam: >>now, at 6:30 p.m. tonight's big stories in one big block of news. more crews, more stories. right now, today's top story. >>jacqueline: a heat wave heading into tomorrow but will be short-lived. temperatures and running in the '70s and certainly nice today, a little cooler close to the coast but as we head into tomorrow that will change. the next couple of days are definitely going to be on the warm side. hot on the inland valleys, low 80's for the bay shores and most of his close to the coast. our sea breeze winds kick and thursday afternoon greenback fog and cooler temperatures friday. the cooling trend will continue over the weekend. our recent >>haaz

interviewer steve croft. they did it this afternoon. >> did you see the pictures? >> yes. >> what was your reaction when you saw them? >> it was him. >> why won't you release them? >> you know, we discussed this internally. keep in mind that we are absolutely certain this was him. we've done dna sampling and testing. and so there is no doubt that we killed osama bin laden. it is important for us to make sure that very graphic photos of somebody who was shot in the head are not floating around as an incitement to additional violence, as a propaganda tool. you know, that's not who we are. >> so did the president make the right call? here he is rendering judgment that it would inflame the muslim world and really serve no purpose. the president is basically, i think, telling the american people and the rest of the world the integrity of the mission can stand on its own merits. the photo will not be released. it's gruesome. he is recognizable, no doubt, but taking the moral high ground and respecting the dead and not making a further spectacle of the anguish this countr

to celebrate it all, i'm standing here with rusty croft. the host of "sand masters." to create. a monsoon rolled through this morning. this thing is still standing. >> number one question all over the world, what happens when it rains? this is what happens. not much. >> it's remarkable. we have remarkable video of this being built. what exactly goes into creating this out of 60 tons of sand? >> we had to bring in the marines to help us get the compaction done. we throw it in a box, mix sand and water, you hack it. >> how do you find out if you're good at something like this? >> when you're on "good morning america," you know you're pretty good. >> you guys all bring different talents here to this. >> i like neurotic details. i like figures. >> i'm a utility figure. >> it's a new show on the travel channel. you're excited for it? >> superexcited. we've been all over the planet for the last few months. creating incredible sculptures everything from a circus to a working coffee machine. >> reporter: where does this sand go to when it's done? >> it will be donated to new

. >>> by the way president obama sits down with "60 minutes" steve croft for his first and only interviewth of osama bin laden. watch the president's interview on "60 minutes" this sunday at 7:00, 6:00 central. >>> former president george w. bush has declined an invitation from president obama to participate in tomorrow's events at ground zero. a spokesman says the former president wants to stay out of the spotlight. >>> and prince charles is in washington and met last night with several wounded u.s. soldiers. he is scheduled to meet later today with president obama at the white house. it is 8:06 and we head back over to erica and chris. guys? >> jeff, thanks a lot. >> thank you. >>> marysol castro is standing by with a check of your weather. good morning again. >> this weather report sponsored by 21st century auto insurance. the same great coverage for less. >> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now here's erica. >>> just ahead, we know you can find old friends on facebook but what about finding a new kidney? meet a woman who gave a facebook friend the gift of life. this is the

president obama said it himself that he's not going to release a bin laden photo telling 60 minutes steve croft who he taped an interview today that he would not go forward witness. i can tell you from talking to senior officials here they've been worried about a backlash. we have hundreds of thousands of troops all over the world. we have american diplomats serving in difficult places. so far after the usama bin laden killing we have not seen a huge backlash. there is great concern whether you aggravate the situation and make the situation explosive that is currently not explosive. we live in a world where photo leaks out this is a wikileaks era whether you like it or not. some argue they will eventually get out, why not release them now. i was told jay carney is not talking to people before the briefing. he is making final preparations before the briefing. there will be questions pro and con about the release. we expect to get some about president obama's trip tomorrow to ground zero in new york city. the president will lay a wreath there, meet with first responders and meet with 9/11 familie

the president spoke to steve croft about sunday's attack he called the longest 40 minutes of his life. >> i want to go to the situation room. what was the mood? >> tense. >> people talking? >> yeah, but doing a lot of listening as well. because we were able to monitor the situation in real time, getting reports back from bill mccraven, the head of our special forces operations as well as leon panetta. there were big chunks of time in which all we were doing was just waiting, and it was the longest 40 minutes of my life with the possible exception of when sasha got meningitis when she was 3 months old and i was waiting for the doctor to tell me she was all right. >> were you nervous? >> yes. >> what could you see? >> we were monitoring the situation, and we knew as events unfolded what was happening in and around the compound but we could not get information clearly about what was happening inside the compound. >> and that went on for a long time. could you hear gun fire? >> we had a sense of when gun fire and explosions took place. >> flashes. >> yeah. and we also knew when one of the