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additional funding is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. and by the frontline journalism fund. ( helicopter blades whirring ) >> tonight, i can report to the american people and to the world that the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children. ( cheering ) ( explosion ) >> go, go, go, go, go! >> narrator: on may 2, 2011, us special operations forces killed the world's most wanted man in a raid on a house in pakistan. the operation gave the world a glimpse into a vast and secret campaign being waged by the united states. it's known as the kill/capture program. >> all right, spot on 1-6-0. ( explosion ) >> was it good? >> roger, control. >> narrator: it's a campaign that the military says has killed or captured more than 12,000 militants in the last year. ( explosion ) using cutting-edge technology, elite teams are hunting down taliban and al qaeda leaders one by one, and taking them out

additional funding is provided by the park foundation. dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. and by the frontline journalism fund, with a grant from scott nathan and laura debonis. additional funding for frontline's expanded broadcast season is provided by the bill and melinda foda. >> smith: for six months, frontline has been investigating the secret war that made headlines with the killing of bin laden. in december last year, i traveled across afghanistan and up to the border of pakistan, together with frontline correspondent stephen grey. beyond this checkpoint, the campaign against the taliban and al qaeda is led by us intelligence. here, the cia is funding, arming and running secret afghan militia who guard the border, gather intelligence and launch kill raids against the militants. >> they're called "counter- terrorism pursuit teams," and they are groups of afghans very well paid, apparently pretty well trained, with guns, and they operate at the direction of the cia. these are direct-action, you know, go-to-

additional funding is provided by the park foundation. dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. and by the frontline journalism fund. additional funding for frontline's expanded broadcast season is provided by the bill and melinda gates foundation. >> trahant: this is a story that's been shrouded in secrecy for years. it takes place in an isolated part of alaska 200 miles south of the arctic circle. the village is called st. michael, and it's home to some 360 alaska native people. as a journalist, and as a member of the shoshone-bannock tribes, i've been writing about native americans my whole career, but little could prepare me for what happened in st. michael. many here still remember how innocently it all began. >> growing up, there's so many good memories.m9k the thing i enjoyed the most was the community gathering, the community being together as one and having fun. it was good to see people happy. >> my grandpa taught me how to hunt and fish. i used to love to go out with him, go fishing, hunting and trapping. >>

additional funding is provided by the park foundation. dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. and by the frontline journalism fund. >> smith: in late 2009, an army intelligence analyst stationed in eastern iraq logged onto a classified server. >> you see all those people standing down there? >> that's a weapon. >> yeah. >> smith: he opened a file that had been flagged by army lawyers. >> ...have five to six individuals with ak-47s. request permission to engage. >> smith: it was footage taken from a us army helicopter gunship. >> light them all up. >> come on, fire. ( machine gun fire ) >> hey, roger! ( machine gun fire ) >> keep shooting. ( machine gun fire ) >> keep shooting. ( machine gun fire ) >> all right, we just engaged all eight individuals. >> oh, yeah. look at all those dead bastards. >> smith: very soon after, daniel domscheit-berg, who was working with the whistle-blowing web site wikileaks, saw the video. >> you got a bunch of bodies laying there. >> we also have one individual appears to be wounded, tr

additional funding is provided by the park foundation. dedicated toeightening public awareness of critical issues. and by the frontline journalism fund, with a grant from millicent bell through the millicent and eugene bell foundation. >> bergman: we all die, two and a half million americans every year. sometimes, the cause of death is no surprise. sometimes, death comes suddenly-- from accidents, heart attacks, homicides. there are medical experts whose job it is to figure out why and how people die. they are called forensic pathologists or medical examiners, and they perform the postmortem, the autopsy, your last physical exam. ( saw buzzing ) one of the leading forensic pathologists in america is dr. marcella fierro. >> when i was treating live patients, i spoke with them. and when i have dead patients, i talk to them, too. >> bergman: but they don't talk back. >> they talk back to me with their physical findings and with their pathology. i ask them, "tell me your story." >> bergman: as you're cutting them up. >> i don't think of it as

and additional funding from the park foundation. committed to raising public awareness. major funding for this program is provided by: and additional funding from:vÑ and others. >> ♪ hey, hey, hey... >> tonight on frontline, they are a new generation breakingét from tradition and transforming china. these are their stories. a business woman pressured to choose between motherhood and her career. >> ♪ hey, what's up, baby? >> an internet entrepreneurúl thirsting for a more spiritual life. and a young woman searching for the mother she barely remembers. they are the stories about love sacrifice, and the conflict between the past and the future. stories of a rap artist hustling for his big break. an idealistic business man struggling against everyday corruption. and a factory worker who defies her family and marries for love. these are the intimate stories of hope and disappointment from inside a society changing faster than any in history, stories of what it's like to be young and restless in china. # ( music playing ) ojvdxgâo8:,t%y

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>> because a wonderful friend of mine who is very active in the national park foundation has organized an event and wants me to come and do it. >> philadelphia, harvard book store, and the tour as listed is closed later in june in new hampshire. >> yes. >> how do you feel about this? >> i love it. >> why? >> i like to meet the people that read my work. i like to see what is going on in these different places. i enjoy talking to audiences, and particularly audiences that are a mixture of generations. i guess it is the irish in me. >> maybe i missed it, but you didn't answer my question about whether you are going to do another book. >> no, i didn't. [laughter] >> what is your thinking? >> i'm thinking all the time about it. something happens when one of these ideas just clicks, and that's it, and i can't explain what that process is. i just know that is what i want to do. it will happen. it will be different. i've never undertaken a subject that i knew a lot about. i didn't know much about john adams. i knew a certain amount. i wasn't an adams scholar, 0 or a truman scholar, or a brookl

stephanie says it appears early last week, more than one thief ripped the port from its aging foundation while park officials were waiting for a fix, the thieves returned friday possibly using these two by fours to get it out of the park. >> people have become desperate. >> she believe the thieves skipped town and plan to sell it at a scrap yard she can only hope they realize there is nothing more valuable than history. >> the past shapes the future when we lose that we get disconnected. to our history. >> oakland police are investigating this incident we have learned the thieves did leave behind some evidence we have been asked not to say what but it could hell within the investigation. live in oakland, cbs 5. >>> another civil suit for pg&e over the deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno a representative for homeowner james franco filed a complaint in san mateo superior court. mr. franco was one of eight people killed in the blast. they say poor maintenance and construction resulted in the explosion it seeks unspecified damages and jury trial. >>> can't kick the habit? why you may want the blame

it will cost about $8 million, and it will be paid for by the park service foundations and corporate sponsors like the giants. >> 75 tributes to this wonderful bridge. and the whole community will be involved. and ultimately, we will have a visitor center and historical museum at the bridge. that is the ultimate goal. but really just an opportunity for us to celebrate the incredible icon of the golden gate bridge. >> on its 75th birthday a two-day festival will be held at the city's waterfront may 26th and 27th. that's next year. the bridge will remain open during that celebration. upgrades and improvements will also help with the upcoming america's cup event, which takes place 2012 and 2013. >>> it is graduation season. but there was a graduation of a different kind today. it was put on by agents of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives. and the graduates were elementary school kids. nbc bay area's damian trujillo was in morgan hill, where the long arm of the law today gave several dozen kids a hand. >> reporter: this is a graduation of a different kind. >> these

parking. so they elected to dig down to the dents supporting soil and build a foundation on the dance material below the bay mud. so that is a rock site, rock expedite -- rock excavation.

park for 90 years. first, thieves ripped it from its foundation and they came back another day to actually remove it from the park. a representative from the park's department says the thieves probably want to sell that relic off to re-psychlers for its scrap metal. >>> a marine has been killed in combat in afghanistan. the 43-year-old leaves behind a wife and three children. meanwhile, the military is testing new technology to save the lives of soldiers on the battlefield. we have a story you will only see on cbs 5. . [nat snd] imagine this >>> mission activated. mission activated. >> reporter: you're looking at the full of battlefield -- future of battlefield medicine. imagine this robot four wheeling its way to a wounded soldier. >> treating patient number 4. >> now treat about that same robot assisting or in some cases even replacing human medics on the ground. >> it saves lives, i hope, because it saves times. >> reporter: there's a team of racegoers conducting some field experiments. from a small tactical headquarters, they simulate battlefield conditions. robots deployed with the soldiers either o

park. eye now it's gone. >> reporter: stephanie says it appears early last week more than one thief ripped the port from its aging foundation while park officials were waiting for a fix, the thieves returned friday, possibly using these 2x4s to hoist the port out of the park. >> it is very upset that will people are stealing things for money. we know the economy is bad and everything is all messed up right now, but that's still no reason. >> reporter: he believes the thieves skipped town with the monument and plan to sell it at a scrapyard. she can only hope they realize there is nothing more valuable than history. >> and the past actually shapes the future. and when we lose that then we get disconnected to our history. >> reporter: oakland police are investigating. and the park officials are asking metal recyclers to be on the lookout for this massive brass ring. they say it should be pretty obvious, dana, that something of that sides and magnitude did not come out of somebody's badge to be recycled. >> it's really disturbing. chrisjanuary, thank you. >> in the search for a cure there is a bay area man who may hold the sec

parking. so they elected to dig down to the dents supporting soil and build a foundation on the dance material below the bay mud. so that is a rock site, rock expedite -- rock excavation. this is part of the temporary shoring system that retains the walls of the excavation and prevents the building, other buildings from falling into the hole. >> where were we? >> we were driving around in the marina. we were looking over the perfectly flat marina green, at the whole marine area, which is also perfectly flat because it was artificial filled from the 1915 exposition. >> that is correct. it was hydraulics and pumped in from the bay. same principle, they built a dike on the outside it, and then pumped in the sand. and as we all know, in 1989, a lot of damage. lawrence can speak to the concept of soft story problems with the buildings, and the look of viable soil. in perfect concert with each other, you get major damage, sometimes collapsed. that is the subject of -- i guess we did a video of that about a year ago? >> would try to pick up all the hazards. >> this is recreation of the natural landsc

neighborhood events. 86% of the survey respondents supported the concept of foundation and corporate support to help the parks and recreation -- keep park and recreation facilities well maintained and opened. supervisor chu: quickly, on revenue strategies that people have brought out, are you in the process of evaluating some of those, whether they are possible to implement, or are you and lamenting them already? -- implementing them already? >> it is a combination of both. we had an intern from san francisco state this spring who went and photographed a number of different sites and were putting together actually some marketing materials so that when people utilize our website, they can have better access to what a wedding experience would be like at a variety of our venues. more special events and concessions and parking amenities is obviously a conversation we have been having for a while, and we continue to work at the iowa community-a brick or part-appropriate ways. a lot of folks did talk about a ballot measure to generate revenue. a lot of folks in this community meetings talked about benefit from amer

he runs his charitable say hey foundation, he also makes regular trips to at&t park to offer baseball tips to the many young players who still idolize him. >>> two lucky california sea lions are showing off their new home today at the san francisco zoo. >>> stylish knight and help reare both blind and may have led a tough life but now they are eating, sunbathing and enjoying life in the new pool. silent knight was discovered suffering from a gunshot wound. henry was found starving on a beach in crescent city. the maim malnursing center nursed them both back to health and they are ready for visitors starting today. >>> an update to a story we brought you earlier this week. after more than three year aspart a sacramento family is finally reunited with their dog this morning. video from oakland animal service shows a poodle named lou reunitedded with his family. he turned up wondering the streets of east oakland and thanks to an id chip they tracked down his owner. >>> the new information is emerging from the osama bin laden take down, how much the cia spent monitor in the compound from

the park that worked at was formally known as the hunters point community foundation. we did several programming for kids in the neighborhood. i also have a background in politics on both sides of the day here in san francisco and oakland. i have done fund-raising for different candidates. i have work experience with the federal reserve bank of san francisco. i am most proud of the work i have done for myself. i started a business called power forward, a social media and public policy consulting firm. >> why did you choose to return and live in san francisco? what motivated you to run? >> what motivated me was my love of san francisco. i see the changes that are happening. i see people picking cans out of the garbage. i see that there is no neighborhood grocery store. i see that small businesses are coming and going. they have not been able to sustain themselves. from my work experience in working for the city come in the mayor's office and in the nonprofit, i had a good sense of what the challenges were. as i looked on the horizon, i see more challenges coming. i thou

park. v.i.p. tickets will be sold online with proceeds going to the robin hood foundation.arity targets poverty in new york. >> he's everywhere lately and steven tyler who is a new judge on "american idol" is enjoying the fame. he's releasing a new single called it feels so good. and a book, there's a noise inside my head bother you" tells all about his substance abuse and subsequent stays in rehab. the lead singer for aerosmith says he's clean and sober now. >> mao's last dancer follows the life of a poor chinese boy to become a ballet dancer. the fan has been banned in china because it spotlights the repress of the chinese government. >> we should never forget it is still very much of a communist state so they're still paranoid about anything could potentially challenge that communist party's political power. >> mao's last dancer is out on dvd today. that's your eye on entertainment, sandra hughes, cbs news, hollywood. >>> good morning and thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m., i'm andrea roane. >> we're glad you're here. i'm

foundation which has been severely damaged. >> i received an e-mail alert from a volunteer at lakeside park. >> the thieves brought the monument to the recycling plant and oakland. looking to cash in. >> since he was given a heads up, he stalled them what the oakland police were called in. >> he thought that he could sell the peace and get cash for it. i put it to the side and i notified iopd. >> the oakland police say that michael paradise of san jose calif. was arrested on the scene for being in possession of stolen property. in oakland, this is kron4 news. [music] >> the skies had cleared out over the bay area, but we're still dealing with isolated showers, with see them in the north. let us assume in. there are pop-up step-- thunderstorms. also over the hills over the santa cruz mountains. the temperatures are warmer than what we saw yesterday. of course because of the rain did not have much time to warm up in the afternoon. the temperature is in the '60s and the upper 50 along the coastline. the temperature is up to 11 degrees even 14 degrees warmer than yesterday's temperature. three more degrees warmer and hayward and 1

foundation. he died in 1993, and this past march the u.s. parks service named his compound in california a u.s.. >>> a stunning arrest in new york. one of the most powerful financial brokers in the world is charged with violent sex crimes at a manhattan hotel. dominick strauss kahn was arrested over the weekend for attempted rape. tonight he's held at a detention facility in new york after prosecutors convinced the judge that strauss kahn would be a flight risk. she denied bail and ordered him to remain in jail. he's accused of assaulting a hotel maid over the weekend. >> he restrained a hotel employee inside of his room. he sexually assaulted her and attempted to forcibly rape her. >> he controls a trillion dollars. he was also set to run for president of france. now he's facing charges of attempted rape, sex abuse and several other criminal counts. >>> next at 6:00, the secret to curing obesity. scientists say they may have found a major clue. >>> good evening. it's cold out there with our latest wild winter blast with temperatures even in the 40s already in the north bay, and we did have win

he runs his charity, say hey foundation, and makes regular trips to at&t park, hands out baseball tipsto fans. >>> technology is great when gadgets are working but as one tech said they can annoy the heck out of you when they're not working. to eliminate password forgetfulness, eliminate it. when the wi-fi keeps des appearing, change the wi-fi. for laptops, dirty battery connections can reduce power. she says you should turn off your computer and wash the contacts with rubbing alcohol. >>> mother's day is this sunday. you may want to consider a twist to the traditional bouquet of flowers. they're letting people adopt a rose at the san jose rose garden. the price is $50 and includes potpourri and a personalized inscription next to the adopted rose. for more information, visit the website grpd.com. >>> you might -- after two years apart a family is reunited with their dog. we have the video in a few minutes. >> talking about the ups and downs on the show. ♪ ♪ membership rewards points from american express. they're a social currency with endless possibilities. >>> now former governor arn

fish and wildlife service, the national park service, rocky mount elk foundation, and the national rifle association. they deserve our full support to expand their fraternity to colleges, campuses, all across the nation. responsible shooting makes it better kids. you know, it makes better teammates, it makes better students. shooting and hunting fosters better leaders and better managers of natural resources. shooting makes america better. and as 60 minutes found out, it makes us safer because it makes better soldiers. please watch. >> last month was the most lethal for america yet in afghanistan and most of the americans were killed by the deadliest weapon in the enemies are so, the roadside bomb, or ied. an improvised explosive device. ied still more than 40 american and coalition forces in october alone up from five, two years ago. in response the u.s. military has gone on the offensive, surgeon destroys nations are carried out across afghanistan bby a small army of elite units called -- only volunteers are allowed to serve on those teams because the nation is so dangerous. >> in worl

foundations are not deep enough. the consequences could be significant during an earthquake. >> the tunnel opened that whole section up to development. did that lead to park side? >> west portal is right here. it this slope. westport open up this whole area down here, with the reservoir. the tunnel was built and two different ways. one of them was cut and cover, the other was a tunneling machine. as they came close to the side of the hill, they dug down vertically, took out the dirt. they took the dart -- they took the dirt and replaced it as phil -- fill all along the lower part of market street. they filled in the ravine. >> thank you all very much. that was a heck of a tort of san francisco. thank you for your attendance. we hope to see you every third thursday right here.