derrick ward, news 4. >>> now, wildlife experts estimate the baby osprey will be able to fly in another. >>> date night tonight for the president and first lady, mr. and mrs. obama hitting the town for dinner at tosca, an italian restaurant. been a busy day. the first lady delivered the commencement address at northern iowa. we called over to find out exactly what the first couple had for dinner and the manager of the restaurant told me, they don't release that sort of information. >> no, no. >> but we have it on good authority one had a pasta dish, one had a seafood dish. >> i've eaten there twice and it's -- i would say magnic but that's the wrong language. >> a good day to be out. >> a great day. we've had a few sprinkles. those are trending downward so a mostly dry day coming up for mother's day. today turned out to be a reasonably nice day to be outside. one of the fun things you can do, yes, embassy open house day for the european union. up and down mass aef. wonderful day outside. i went by 20 or 30 embassies on my way to the office today and i saw line after line after line. thi

derrick ward reports now from mcpherson's square. >> the information the gleaned from material foundosama bin laden's hideout, for local law enforcement it comes as no surprise but it's still being taken seriously. >> those of us that have been doing this for many years, the targets and interests of al qaeda and many other terrorist organization have always centered around identified targets and transportation being one of them. so that's one of the things that over the past several years we've put a lot of effort into ensuring our security. >> the information didn't say anything specifically about mass transit systems. they said rail, but metro was a rail system so they're not take anything chances and they're stepping up security as well. >> metro has continued its already-stepped up security and today at the mcpherson square station, transit police with dogs keep a watchful eye on their rail system. meanwhile, back above ground they're on the lookout for anything amiss on or around the track beds. new info speaks of the idea of tipping trains by tampering with tracks or loosening

derrick ward, news 4. >>> another setback for nasa. the new reason the shuttle launch has been delayed once again. darcy? >> reporter: craig, the avon walk for the cure just wrapped up here on the national mall. we're going to hear from one survivor who had a very aggressive form of breast cancer. she was able to beat the odds and participate in the walk, that's coming up. >>> also tonight, seth myers kept the crowd entertained and the donald is not laughing and now taking aim at the comedian. >>> clouds a-plenty out there today but raindrops a-few. how long will this pattern stick >>> the launch of the space shuttle "endeavour" has been delayed again until at least the end of the week now. nasa was hoping to launch the spacecraft tomorrow but technicians are still working to fix a problem with the heater system. mark kelly and the five other astronauts returned to houston. however kelly's wife, wounded congresswoman gabby giffords remains in florida. >>> a teacher from frederick, maryland, has just been named the best in the nation. m

derrick ward has our report. >> reporter: among these first responders to the pentagon on september 11thng that bin laden is gone, but that relief is tempered with reliving of the day that everything changed. >> it's a different kind of feeling because you try to bury a lot of what happened on 9/11, and this just kind of opens that sore back up. >> reporter: at the pentagon mremorrial today a few more visitors than usual at this time of year, but now people come with the knowledge that the man behind the september 11th attacks is no more. >> it was a long time coming. wish it would have been southeastern, glad it wasn't later. >> reporter: this was their wegd anniversary, they chose to share it with those memorialized here. >> on september 11th i worked for american airlines. i was one of the ones checking in flight 77. i knew the cockpit crew, the flight attendants and wont passengers was our station secretary. she was on it, and i recognize a lot of the names. >> reporter: and others wandered silently or sit silently and contemplate the reason for this place and the reason for coming o

news 4's derrick ward joins us live from union station this morning with more on train day and the heightened security from a new terror threat. derrick, can you tell from your vantage point? >> reporter: well, of course, there has been a heightened sense of security, ever since 9/11, and we've learned in recent days, that there had been the idea, at least, of doing something with the rail system. as you can see behind me, security is something we've gotten used to in this town since those events and something we've come to live with. of course, it is heightened, indeed, because of those events. but national train day is a day to celebrate the rail system. we want to take you back to last year's event. we have some pictures of the event. it's an all-day event here at union station that will be getting under way in just a few. it's actually held on this day to commemorate the inception of the transcontinental railroad, 142 years ago when that idea was hatched. and in the ensuing years, the rail system has been central to the growth of this nation, especially the westward expansion. if you look

as derrick ward explains, he was honored for not only success but for what he did after he left the battlefield>> reporter: another name added to the ward. his wounds came during the '68 tet offensive. he rushed from cover to the line of fire to help a fallen comrade. >> at first he resisted about, but then suddenly jumped up and ran to go get his friend and he could never explain why he did that. as he got to his friend he felt like someone kicked him in the back. >> reporter: paralyzed from the waist down and after coming home and going through arduous physical therapy he would take up yet another fight for the cause of disabled veterans. his new theater of operation, department of labor here in washington and worked with other wounded vietnam veterans, others who understand how the wounds that maime can plague their victims far behind the field of conflict. >> some of it just takes a long time. the injuries catch up with you, particularly parapledgia. >> reporter: it caught up with sabatere 40 years after being wounded and now recognition for a nation with men and women once again in the lin

derrick ward is there live with details. >> reporter: most of the information that's been coming outhat we've gotten from those sources refer to rails, metro rail, of course, is a rail system and we did check in with folks over at union station about some of the efforts going there and there are stepped up efforts on metro rail. the terrorists don't split hairs so neither will those who are trying to thwart their efforts. >> it was a plan with no apparent action associated and not each a plot. still, the information gleaned from what was reported to be handwritten notes and other sources at bin laden's compound pell spell out the idea of tampering with tracks and other rail infrastructure to cause a derailment on an unspecified u.s. rail line. passengers at washington's union station were aware of that information. >> it's good to than we have access to that information so that steps might be taken to further secure the safety of all americans. >> i guess i'm just not worried. i'm used to living like this. i'm hopeful that we'll all be safe. >> reporter: likewise, d.c.'s police chief

news 4's derrick ward is at the memorial this morning with more on that. >> reporter: good morning. we are indeed on the grounds of the vietnam veterans memorial. folks are gathered for one of the names added today. this is army specialist charles sabateer. he was wounded in 1968, but his name is being added today. the story behind that is testimony the costs of war aren't always paid immediately. army specialist charles sabatier is from galveston, texas, and he was severe lly wounded in comba in the ted offensive in 1968. 41 years after the offensive, he died. his death was deemed to be a result of his wounds, and his name is being added to the wall. now, we spoke to a gentleman who's known him for the past 30 years. >> we worked together since early 091970s. both of us were shot in vietnam and came back and working for an organization called paralyzed veterans of america. we don't forget. that's why we're here today. >> reporter: so he led an active life in between the time he came home and the time he died. that is testimony that is battles aren't always left on the battlefield.

news 4's derrick ward joins us this morning from the cathedral of st. john the apostle and more. >> reporter: this is a big time, especially for catholics. a person many of us have known in our lifetime is now on the way to sanshood. indeed, pope john paul ii is one step closer to saint hood. hundreds of thousands have converged on rome to take part in the beatification mass for pope john paul ii. it's one of the ceremonial way stations on the bath to sainthood. he was one of the most popular popes. almost immediately after his death, talk of this day and what lies beyond it, sainthood, began circulatin circulating. the speed at which it has happened was as unprecedented as the popularity of this pontiff. we did get reaction from local catholics. >> he was such a loved figure worldwide. he seemed to have a real connection with people. it made sense there would be eventually an outpouring of support for him to be a saint. >> he was an outstanding pope, outstanding person. did he a lot for humanity. it's to be expected of this. >> and the church needs an