i deprauded from aberdeen high school in aberdeen, maryland. the most famous graduate is cal ripken. cal ripken stadium. i think locally we don't have somebody on the national stature but we have someone on the local stature that could be just as famous, so i invite you if you turn it down, they may forgive you or they may not. i leave you with that and thank you for your time. president mazzucco: thank you. >> i'm going to give you the letters here. one for all of you. and one for the chief. on the invitation. >> cal ripken. probably better than -- >> his consecutive game streak. president mazzucco: next speaker, pletion. -- please. >> good evening. peter chernoff, san francisco, california. may 4. concerning what's going on in law enforcement, i know there's a lot of good people in law enforcement but what's going on concerns me and many of us. i see in sacramento, sac state, they have brought in law enforcement outside from their school to quell some energies from the students. it's gone on at fullerton. and anybody could google western illi

we'll pray and defeat the enemy again. >> reporter: in aberdeen, preston mitchum, abc2 news. >> well, security is being beefed up at fort detrick. there is no specific threat, but the base points to military installations around the country are all on high alert. visitors may have to undergo more thorough vehicle searches and identification to get into the commissary. >>> when those planes hit the twin towers, heroes, men and women, police and fire didn't hesitate. tonight they're sharing their stories. >> the nation and for the world, a murderer is killed. just one more battle in the war, and this war is not over. >> fire trucks roared through times square overnight as word spread that u.s. forces had killed bin laden. ten years ago 9/11, 343 firefighters died at the world trade center. >>> closer to home tonight, firefighters in baltimore county talked about bin laden's death and what it means for them. >> i am sure it puts to rest a big chapter for everybody, not only the citizens of the united states but all the family members of the firefighters that passed in the 9/11 attacks. i

aberdeen. what some of the people living there found and what they're saying about the death of osama bin laden. then at 5:45 we will sit down with a professor from the university of maryland school of social work and discuss how parents can talk to their children about yesterday's events. we have plenty more on the store whichry ot our website at abc2news.com. that's all on abc2 news.com. >>> weather-wise, quiet on the range today. radar showing all clear. take a quick look at it and you see not a thing. and that will likely be the case through most of the night i think. different story coming tomorrow. for now just some passing cloud cover and a couple of showers firing up in the areas north of the state line. central pennsylvania getting some rain right now, but fun of it here in maryland. mid 70s after starting off on a relatively cool note out there. rest of the evening the 60s. mostly sunny, though. just kind of a mild, breezy evening on the way. much more active weather we think by tomor

aberdeen's officials say an explosion and fire killed the the contractor. no other workers were injured there. a spokesperson says this is an isolated incident and there is no threat to the surrounding community in that area. >>> and police are looking for two suspects in a frightening carjacking. detectives say the man was dragged along richard highway when he tried to the victim is okay. but the schools were able to escape. >>> and the national weather service now has confirmed four tornadoes touched down in maryland during last week's storm. this one was caught on tape at andrew's airforce base in prince george's county. another tornado hit carol county. this is some of the damage left over in westminster. and two other twisters touched down. one in north western baltimore county, the other in st. mary's county. and to our south, a relief effort continues today after dozens of tornadoes devastated that region. and adam may reports volunteers are now aggressively working overtime to help provide. >>> the death toll is rising in tuscaloosa, alabama where t

one person dead after an explosion and fire at aberdeen. what happened around 3:00 p.m.illing a contractor employee. this was an isolated incident and poses no threat to other workers. 11 people hospitalized after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide. they responded around 8:30 p.m. last night and five children were showing signs of illness. they detected high levels of carbon monoxide coming from and out of service heater. more than one dozen people were evacuated until they were able to ventilate their rooms. >> cloudy skies and grain moving through the area holding the temperatures down. a couple more hours to deal with the wet weather along the eastern shore. this is slowly gliding in from the mountains in response to a warm front that will make its way in late tonight and will bring the temperatures back to above normal levels. this will lead to another round of thunderstorms. this is exactly what the people in the south do not want to see in the oklahoma, taxes, tennessee, arkansas. there are some big thunderstorms and i will detail that in the seven-day

aberdeen was already afflicted with strong winds. >> it is like last year. >> i will be flying back. in a couple days behind. >> in iceland, ash is everywhere. i imagine trying to keep it out of your car. this direction is the largest the country has seen for 150 years, and it is still going strong. >> and this volcano -- the one last year was called -- i think. anyway. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come -- teaching children some of the old words and ways. spain has started licking its political winds after the public have punished the prime minister and local and regional elections. >> celebrating an historical wind. news of the resounding victory came in. as well as winning by a record margin, they snatched key socialist strongholds. so, it was a subdued concession of defeat on election night. he called the results of a major setback. he characterized it as an expression of discontent. the papers were unanimous. a crushing defeat. spain was concerned with the recession, austerity, and job losses. it is not the kind of change these protesters month but up. they

the first british airports to be affected are at aberdeen. the passengers were hearing about the ash cloud. >> thought we'd seen the last of that last year. >> we arrived in norway. we do not know if we will manage to come back, but we will see. we are not worried. >> i am flying back and a couple of days to milan. >> in iceleandand, a dark cloud has descended and the ash has descended everywhere. this eruption is the largest the country has seen for 50 years and it is still going strong. >> it is like the building was breathing. that is how one survivor describeda tornado in missouri on sunday night. the twister destroyed or damaged more than 1/4 of the town and injured 116 people. >> a dawn like no other in joplin, missouri. the tornado took churches, schools, a hospital, and hundreds of homes. in the sea of rubble, rescuers look for signs of life in hope more than expectation, such as the scale of what happened here. and this is what destroyed joplin. a funnel of air half a mile wide. with little warning, several families to cover in a cor

. >>> this morning the army is going to demonstrate lead free bullets at aberdeen proving ground. military gave the led free rounds to u.s. soldiers in afghanistan. it replaces ammunition used since the early 1980s a live fire demo will be held at the post. soldiers will fire new and old rounds as well as a third type to compare the performance on eye dent came targets. >>> well in a few hours, baltimore county executive ken kamenetz will tour the company that makes the weight management products. in 2010 forbes said it was the number one small company in the u.s. >>> we are learning this morning just how much mondayity state two casinos are bringing in. the maryland lottery says the hollywood casino and oceans downs near ocean city made $77.1 million fortifies cal year. they -- for the fiscal year. 48.5% is set aside for state education and trust funds. >>> it's 5:56. the huge tornadoes that tore through southern states last week left damage that's going to take weeks and months to clean up. in the next hour, we will show you one town where the residents are doing all they can as

we stopped at a 24-hour super laundry in aberdeen. several people say they have family in the military. sandra johnson reflects on her grandson's service and importance of a unified country. >> our country showed a good example of how good we stick together when we go through things like that, when we had that 9/11 attack. >> we hope this brings the violence to an end. but tonight there is heightened security at military bases around the world. here we are at fort detrick at frederick. there is no specific threat, but military installations across the country are on heightened alert. visitors may have to undergo more thorough vehicle severance, may need to have id. now, we're going to bring you more on the latest developments tonight at 11. don't forget to log on to our website abc2news.com for up to the minute updates about osama bin laden and what this could mean for us. >> and on the weather front today we have had a quiet one across maryland. some cloud cover rolling in at times today. rain stale well north of us. as we take a loo

we stopped at 24 hour sire laundry on route 40 in aberdeen yesterday and ran into several people who they had family in the military. sandra johnson reflects on her grandson's service and the importance of a unified country. >> our country showed a good example of how good we stick together when we have -- when we go through things like that. when we had the 9 shsh 11 attack. >> many said they hope this brings an ento the violence. >>> and there is heightened secured security at bases around the world. visitors at fort dietrich can expect tighter security and there's no threat but military installations are on height nd alert. visitors may have to go morethorough vehicle searches and need id to get into the gym or ecomony seare. >>> police say that drugs were discovered on a man found dead in jessup but they didn't know if it contributed to the man's death. the 26-year-old was found on the 8700 block of mary lane. detectives say that he was last seen tuesday night at a relative's home following a domestic dispute. officers were called to the home wednesday for a broken window. they s

. >>> tonight we have learned the name of a man killed in the explosion at aberdeen proving ground.irefighters found his body after they put out the flames. no one else was hurt in the accident and the army is still investigating how that explosion happened. >>> more live racing could be coming to maryland. they haven't had live racing at that track in almost three years. penn national hopes to race horses there 54 days next year. the maryland racing commission will consider the changes at a meeting later this month. >>> tiger pride was on display tonight. we found plenty of students celebrating tiger fest. police tell us they did put extra patrols in that area. we are told the celebrations have gone smoothly there tonight. >>> they risk their lives everyday and today volunteer firefighters were honored for their work and some kids got to have fun, too. duracell threw a party for the fire department and raven's quarterback was there giving the department a check for 1,000 bucks. >> good to be out in the community and seeing these guys and looking at the faces of people that are out

>>aberdeen's competition team is taking on neighbouring edinburgh's canon belles in a roller derby league match. twelve girls on the track - but more than double that number of officials just to keep order. >>oxide: there are seven referees and then there's 14 people on top of that officiate in other ways so keep track of the scores and the penalties. >>reporter: roller derby has its roots in the 1920's and 30's in the united states when they were run as paid endurance races during the depression. but since the start of the new millennium the sport has been re-born - predominantly female ... fun but full of aggression. >>muriel: roller derby is overwhelmingly a female sport -with more than 600 women's leagues in over 20 countries. it arrived here in uk from the united states in 2006 - and in just five years more than 70 leagues have rolled out nationwide. no wonder it claims to be the uk's fastest growing sport. >>reporter: but for many in this 250-strong audience following the action can be tough. >>spectator: i think it's very exciting - but it's a bit complicated and difficult to follo

. >>> new details on the deadly explosion at aberdeen proving ground.say there was a contractor killed after a fire broke out inside a lab. firefighters found his body after they put out the flames. the army is still investigating how the explosion happened. >>> some bad parents will spend this mother's day behind bars. baltimore sheriffs deputies arrested 22 people in a child support delinquent ring. five of those arrested are women. >>> preparing for the worst. marshal airport held a disaster drill, practice for a real life crisis at the airport. >>reporter: dozens of wounded passengers and crew members, at least 125. coming to their aid, first responders of several agencies. >> an engine blew, caught fire. >>reporter: the wreck is a simulation, but officials say that could become reality, so separation is key. every three years the faa requires commercial airports to conduct a full-scale drill. the goal today, a speedy accurate response. >> we'll go through and sit through everything that crosses your mind and take notes of what needs to be better ne

. >> reporter: the city of aberdeen is a close-knit community where folks know their neighbors have ailitary connection. >> i have an uncle and cousin in the military. >> i have a grandson a marine in the marines. >> reporter: at the 24 hour super laundry on route 40, sandra johnson reflects on her grandson's service ants importance of a unified country. >> our country showed how good we stick together when we go through things like that when we have that 9/11 attack. >> reporter: from meat ball subs to steak salad town pub and executive was watching. >> when we saw people chanting, we didn't get it and on the news came the ticker that said that bin laden was killed and we were all just dumfound. >> reporter: with a 21-year-old daughter enlisted in the navy she understands the hard sheps of war but gratified justice has been served. >> i thought when i heard the news that they buried him at sea in how appropriate because he can live in a lost world forever. >> i am sure that if anything happens, we will do it again we will come together again and pray and we will defeat the enemy agai

this is all taking place at an army post in aberdeen. >>> back here, thousands of drunk drivers may beowed off the hook in the south bay because of a problem with the police breathalyzer. the problem is with the outsenser device that's what you are looking at right -- at right now. the santa clara district attorney's office is reviewing almost 900 dui cases. but we did talk to san jose police just within the past hour. they tell us that the breathalyzer is not the main method officers use to determine if someone is drunk. we realized on what the officers observed based on their training and experience on objective symptoms. so this is a tool -- a tool that supports their operations. >> police tell us, as soon as they receive word about a problem, they sent the breathalyzer back to the manufacturer. they are now using these older models until that problem is -- problem is fixed. >>> take a look at this. a ten-foot alligator taking hold of a florida sheriff's squad car. this happened as deputies were responding to a situation in gainesville, in florida. you can see a deputy eventually pu

the first british airports to be affected are in scotland, aberdeen disrupted by strong winds.it when we arrive in norway. we don't know if we manage to come back, but we will see. no, we are not, we are not worried. >> reporter: in iceland itself, a dark cloud has descended and the ash is everywhere. imagine trying to keep it out of your car. this eruption is the largest the country has seen for 50 years and it's still going strong. david shukman, bbc news. >>> the ash plume did force president obama to leave ireland earlier than scheduled. the highlight of the first day of his european trip was a visit to the hometown of his great, great, great grandfather. he met his closest remaining irish relative in a stop at a local pub for, yeah, a pint of guinness. mr. obama is now in london having meetings today with british leaders before a state dinner. and sleepover at buckingham palace. >>> can't go to ireland and not have a pint of guinness. >> got to do it. >> there you go. >>> from the current president to the former one. for this we go to white sox rangers game last night in t