i am joel brown now back to you. >>> hi joel frank mallicoat here in san francisco we know there is a heightened sense of security, travel alert from the state department how worried should americans be against any sort of retaliation? >> reporter: well, the nations terror alert level has not been raised there is not actionable intelligence. that is proof there is concern, real retaliation the death of osama bin laden is not the death of al qaeda. this group and terror network has grown over the past 10 years they are in 70 countries there is a real concern from counter terrorism officials. in fact, it is something the counter terrorism office here in washington spent the night working on. >> and how about the arab world? a lot of them are in revolt right now what is their reaction over there? >> well, i tell you what, it depends on which country you are looking at in fact, pakistan which is our friend our alley over there, they put out a statement supporting the killing and saying it was a victory in the war on terrorism. then of course you hear from hamas and hamas denounced the att

joel brown is in the middle of the devastation. joe. >> reporter: yeah, good evening to you. the national weather service tonight confirming what a lot of people here in joplin had already suspected. this was an ef-5 tornado, 200- plus-mile-an-hour winds, the kind of massive storm that could send telephone polls shooting like missiles that could chew up and spit out entire cars that left joplin shell shocked. >>> reporter: there is nothing left of melissa mccoy's home. >> i don't know where to begin. >> reporter: sunday's massive tornado flattened everything including the small closet where she rode out some very terrifying moments. >> it hit, mine, it was just -- the cell phone flew out my hand, and i shut my eyes as tightly as i could and that was about it. i kept screaming, please, god, please, god. >> reporter: me i could is severely bruise and add -- mccoy is severely bruised and has stitches, but otherwise she is okay. >> this is everything i had. >> reporter: her home is one of about 2,000 buildings in joplin simply demolished. the massive twister that tore through her

joel brown reports from washington where there is a growing likelihood that the white house will soone some of the photos public. joel, good morning. >> reporter: hey, sydnie and frank. good morning. we are getting a more complete picture now of how the raid went down but people around the world are demanding to see the corpse. >> reporter: it may not be a matter of if photos of osama bin laden's body are released but when. >> i

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joel brown is in washington with more on this. joel, how complicated is this surgery? >> reporter: betty it's called a cranioplasty. it probably sounds more complicated than it is but it is the biggest milestone yet in what giffords' doctors describe a miraculous recovery. doctors at this houston hospital plan to use a plastic implant to replace a piece of congresswoman gabrielle giffords' skull. >> they decided to use a fabricated segment as opposed to her original. they feel it's safer, cleaner, actually it's a better puzzle piece sort of fitting in there, if you can imagine that. >> reporter: surgeons removed a section in january to reduce brain swelling after giffords was shot in the head. she's been wearing a helmet while undergoing intensive rehabilitation. >> liftoff of the final mission of "endeavour." >> reporter: today's surgery comes days after giffords traveled to florida to watch her husband, commander mark kelly, blast off on space shuttle "endeavour." ♪ it's a beautiful day. >> reporter: the crew kicked off their first full day in space with the song cho

. >>> joel brown live in washington where president obama made that announcement last night. american forces have killed osama bin laden. today, the former al qaeda leader was reportedly buried at sea. joel. >> reporter: good morning the cia spent the last 2.5 months, plotting out this top secret plan to kill or capture osama bin laden. it ended with a gun fight in pakistan with osama bin laden and his guards, a gun fight that the world's most notorious terrorist did not survive. >> it felt like a victory party hundreds cheering and chanting outside the white house, after getting the news, osama bin laden was dead. in a late night address the president said the american military killed the al qaeda leader during a raid in pakistan. >> the death of osama bin laden marks the most significantachievement to date. >> reporter: cia started getting leads on osama bin laden in august and late last week pinpointed his location, a secure compound in an affluent suburb. sunday the president gave the final order to attack. >> after a fire fight they killed osama bin laden and took custody

joel brown live in washington, d.c. this morning. that carried out this operation could be the most secretive unit in the u.s. military. the elite counter-terrorism unit is known as seal team 6 based in virginia. only about a third of the men who sign up for the seals amphibious training make it through the grueling process. >>> and we invite you to stay with cbs 5 and cbssf.com for continuing coverage of the death of bin laden. >>> just into the newsroom, those boy scouts missing in arkansas have been found. the six louisiana scouts and their two leaders were just rescued by helicopter. they were spotted around a campfire apparently stranded by the high floodwaters there. the scout were reportedly missing sunday night. they are in the same area where flash floods killed 20 campers last summer. they have been rescued. >> yeah. good news there. 5:34. we are getting ready for a big, big warmup. lawrence, temperatures in the 80s made? >> i think we'll see 80s today. probably some of the hottest temperatures this spring easily probably fo

. >> joel brown reports on what we have learned about the top secret raid on osama bin laden. good morning. >> reporter: frank, sydnie, good morning to you. lawmakers are getting more details today on that dramatic raid on bin laden's compound. it has created a moment of unity in washington at least for now about what the president has called a good day for america. >>> reporter: members of congress treated president obama to a rare standing ovation just a day after american forces took down osama bin laden. >> i want to again recognize the heroes who carried out this incredibly dangerous mission. >> reporter: today cia director leon panetta will brief lawmakers on the top secret mission but details are emerging. a lone courier apparently led u.s. forces to a hiding place in this million-dollar compound in pakistan. >> this intelligence is different. this is different than we have seen before. >> reporter: officials tracked the courier's cell phone but didn't make it easy, turning it off and removing the battery every time he was near the complex. eventually officials zeroed i

joel brown has more on the visit of president obama. >> reporter: good morning. what is clear since the raid is bin laden was not just a figure head. he continued to blot and plan right up until those american commandos came crashing through the door. >>> reporter: president obama gets the chance to shake hands today with some of the operatives who helped take down osama bin laden. he will meet privately with them at fort campbell, kentucky, where he will also address soldiers just back from afghanistan. thursday, the president was in new york city offering a personal thank you to 9/11 first responders. >> and i know i speak for military teams and intelligence teams that helped get bin laden in saying that we know the sacrifices and the courage that you show as well. >> reporter: he later paid tribute to some of the families and met with families. >> reporter: he later paid tribute to some of the victims at ground zero and met with some of their families. intel gathered from bin laden's compound show al qaeda was considering attack u.s. trains on the 10th anniver

joel brown has the latest on this one. good morning, joel. >> good morning to you. intelligence officials chased clues for years before they were able to close in on bin laden. the biggest victory yet here in washington that's got both sides of the aisle cheering. >> reporter: members of congress treated president obama to a rare standing ovation, just a day after american forces took down osama bin laden. >> i want to again recognize the heroes that carried out this incredibly dangerous mission. >> reporter: today, cia director leon panetta will brief lawmakers on the top-secret mission, but details are already emerging. a lone courier led the forces to this hiding place in the million dollar compound in pakistan. >> this compound is different than anything we've seen before. >> the officials tracked the courier's cell phone but he didn't make it easy, turning it off and removing the battery anytime he was near the complex. eventually they zeroed in on the location. two helicopters loaded with navy s.e.a.l.s swooped in and after a brief fire fight, the world's most

joel brown joins us live from washington with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are getting a more complete picture of how the raid went down at the bin laden compound but it's the picture of bin laden's corpse that many around the world are demanding to see. >> reporter: it may not be a matter of if photos of osama bin laden's body are released but when. >> it could in fact be used to try to develop a lot of the revengeful nature of what al qaeda is all about. >> reporter: cia director leon panetta says he believes the images will eventually be made public but the white house hasn't yet reached a final decision. >> it's fair to say that it's a grisly photograph. it could be inflammatory. >> reporter: the full story of the mission is still coming to light. tuesday officials revealed bin laden was not armed as previously stated and navy seals killed him only after he resisted. the seals confiscated a treasure-trove of computers, files and hard drives at the bin laden compound. the cia is now analyzing the material for any clues on potential terror plots. this i

>> all right, joel brown for us in washington. joel, thank you. >>> also in his speech, president obama had tough words for syrian president bashar assad. accusing him of murdering his own people. and he called on yemen's president to keep his promise to step down. >>> in pakistan today, roadside bomb exploded near a u.s. diplomatic convoy. that blast killed one pakistani civilian and injured ten others. the u.s. embassy says some americans in one vehicle were hurt, but none seriously. al qaeda and the taliban have vowed revenge for the killing of osama bin laden. >>> nato jets struck again today in libya. officials say at least five libyan coast guard boats and a navy warship were hit by nato air strikes in tripoli overnight. the attack came as libya was floating a new peace deal. libya says it will withdraw its fighters from cities if rebels do the same, and nato stops bombing. >>> former international monetary fund leader dominique strauss-kahn is expected to walk out of jail today in new york. strauss-kahn was allowed to post b

but we begin this morning with joel brown in washington. good morning, joel. >> betty, good morning to you. the cia spent the last 2 1/2 months mapping out this top secret plan to kill or capture bin laden. it ended in a firefight in pakistan with bin laden and his guards, and the world's most notorious terrorist did not survive. chanting outside the white house, after getting the news osama bin laden was dead. >> usa! >> reporter: in a late-night address the president said the american military killed the al qaeda leader during a raid in pakistan. >> the death of bin laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al qaeda. >> reporter: the cia started getting leads on bin laden in august. and late last week, pinpointed his location. a secure compound in an affluent suburb outside of islamabad. sunday, president obama gave the final order to attack. >> after a firefight, they killed osama bin laden and took custody of his body. >> reporter: u.s. officials say three other men in the compound were killed,

joel brown in washington. thank you, joel. >>> the suspect in the bombing of a florida mosque has been shot and killed by law enforcement officers in oklahoma. samuel matthew smith, believed to be seen in this surveillance video, had been on the run for nearly a year. he faced charges in connection with the bombing of an islamic center in jacksonville, florida, last year. no one was hurt in the blast. smith was tracked to a remote state park in northwest oklahoma. >> after several hours of carefully approaching smith, fbi agents and other law enforcement officers called on him to surrender. smith confronted the agents and other law enforcement officers with a weapon. he was shot and killed. >> no explosive devices were found at the camp site, and the fbi says smith acted alone. >>> overseas, hundreds of syrian troops stormed a damascus suburb overnight. the suburb was the scene of a large-scale anti-government protest last week. it's reported the soldiers broke into homes and arrested hundreds, including women

joel brown, cbs news, joplin, missouri. >>> israel's prime minister addressed a joint session of congress today bringing his blueprint for peace with palestine. >> in any peace agreement that ends the conflict, some settlements will end up beyond israel's borders. now, the precise delineation of those borders must be negotiated. >> he is against president obama's proposal for 1967 borders. netanyahu told the president in a private meeting the issue is not negotiable. they are trying to keep the palestinians from bringing their bid to statehood to the united nations in september. >>> iran says it is a joke to use the term hikers to describe three americans charged with espionage. this morning's state tv report suggests that iran is not easing its claims despite failing to hold a court session this month. the fresh accusations come as the families. two detained hikers -- of the two detained hikers brought in a heavyweight to appeal for their release. mohammed ali joined others at a news conference in washington, d.c. >> we're here to pray that iran will hear this appeal and at last show the

joel brown has the latest in washington. >> reporter: good morning the cia spent the last 2.5 months mapping out this top secret plan to capture or kill osama bin laden. it ended in pakistan and the world's most notorious terrorist did not survive. it felt like a victory party, hundreds cheering outside the white house, osama bin laden was dead. in a late night address, obama said they killed the leader in pakistan. >> the death of osama bin laden mark it is most significant achievement to date. >> reporter: the cia started to getting leads on bin ben in august and late last night they -- osama bin laden in august and late last night they got his location of. >> after a fire fight they killed osama bin laden and took custody of his body. >> reporter: locals say this is the osama bin laden compound where the shooting took place three other men were also killed according to u.s. officials including one of osama bin laden's adult sons. the mission began with four blackhawk helicopters swooping in, one was forced to make a hard landing after mechanical failure but no one was injured in f

>> all right, joel brown in washington for us. thank you, joel. >>> the imf says it's begun the process of choosing a new leader. in the meantime, john lipsky, a former vice chairman at jpmorgan, will remain as acting director. >>> now to what appears to be osama bin laden's last recorded message to his followers. in the audio recording, a voice, thought to be the al qaeda leader, praises the protest movements in the middle east and north africa, and predicts they will spread to the whole muslim world. the 12-minute message apparently was recorded shortly before bin laden was killed by u.s. commandos in pakistan. it was released on islamic militant websites. >>> the u.s. raid on bin laden's compound has complicated america's relationship with pakistan. some say pakistan's leaders must have known where bin laden was all along. but secretary of defense robert gates says, that may not be the case. >> i've seen no evidence at all that the senior leadership knew. in fact, i've seen some evidence to the contrary. but -- and we have no ev

joel brown joins us now from washington. good morning, joel. what can you tell us about the information recovered? >> well, what's increasingly clear now, betty, is that osama bin laden wasn't just a figurehead. he continued to plot and plan right up until those american commandos came crashing through the door. president obama gets the chance to shake hands today with some of the operatives who helped take down osama bin laden. he'll meet privately with them at fort campbell, kentucky, where he'll also address soldiers just back from afghanistan. thursday, the president was in new york city, offering a personal thank you to 9/11 first responders. >> and i know i speak for military teams and intelligence teams that helped us get bin laden in saying that we know the sacrifices and courage that you showed, as well. >> reporter: he later paid tribute to some of the victims at ground zero and met with some of their families. intel gathered from bin laden's compound show al qaeda was considering attacking u.s. trains, on the tenth anniversary of 9/1

joel brown, cbs 2 news. >>> president obama plans to go to new york thursday to mark the death of bin laden, visit ground zero and meet with 9/11 victims' families. >>> we are learning more about americans who pulled off the raid. they are the navy seal team 6 based in virginia they are officially known as naval special warfare development groups. they call themselves the quiet professionals. >>> president obama's top counter-terrorism advisor says it is inconceivable that osama bin laden did not have some sort of support from within pakistan. the pakistan's ambassador to the united nations denies suspicions that the islamabad government was shelleddering the al qaed leader. he says his country shared information that led the u.s. to bin laden's compound. >> we shared everything we had with you. if we knew where he was or we found out where he was, we definitely shared it with you. >> the ambassador says he has not seen anything good happening for pakistan because of its cooperation with the united states. >>> and the world first found out about the raid through twitter. a pakistani b

joel brown is in washington with more on this. good morning, joel. >> betty, good morning to you. we are getting a more complete picture of how the raid went down but it is that picture of osama bin laden's corpse that many around the world are still demanding to see. it may not be a matter of if photos of osama bin laden's body are released, but when. >> it could, in fact, be used to try to develop a lot of the revengeful nature of what al qaeda is all about. >> reporter: cia director leon panetta says he believes the images will eventually be made public, but the white house hasn't yet reached a final decision. >> reporter: it's fair to say it's a gruesome photograph? >> it could be inflammatory. >> reporter: the full story of the mission is still coming to light. tuesday officials revealed bin laden was not armed, as previously thought, and navy s.e.a.l.s killed him only after he resisted. the s.e.a.l.s confiscated a treasure trove of computers, files and hard drives at bin laden's compound. the cia is now analyzing that material for any clues on potential terror plots. this is

joel brown in washington with the latest for us this morning. joel, thank you so much. >>> meanwhile some of the worst damage by the tornado in joplin was to the city's main hospital. hundreds of windows were blown out of st. john's regional medical center. the staff had just a few moments to move patients away from the windows into sheltered hallways. the storm was so powerful that medical records from the hospital were found 60 miles away. >>> recovery operations are also under way in eastern kansas where a deadly tornado hit late saturday. the twister struck the small town of reading. one person was killed and four others injured. about 20 homes and the post office and the elementary school were damaged or destroyed. >> we're all just going to dig in and start working. we'll get it cleaned up. we'll get it back. if the building's gone, then i'll rebuild. >> most of the town is without power and residents were asked to stay out of their homes until this morning. >>> now to that volcano in iceland. it's erupting again and disrupting air travel a

joel brown, cbs news, washington. >> they just can't seem to get a break in that part of country. >> we were talking about it earlier. it's just been quite a year for weather, natural disasters. fortunately we live in the bay area where we have rain and fog but other than that, we're in good shape. kristy, what's cooking made? >> winds. very breezy outside this morning. you're probably feeling that. we have gusts that are close to who miles an hour at ocean beach, daly city close to 30- mile-an-hour gusts. the reason we're seeing all of these gusts outside is actually that there's a system that's passing through and that's bringing some showers to the north of us. it's not bringing any rain immediately to the bay area. but it's bringing cooler conditions and it will make breezy conditions this afternoon, as well. temperatures same as yesterday only into the low 70s in the warmest locations. 72 napa, fairfield, 70 livermore, 64 san francisco, 59 pacifica and almost making it to 70 in san jose today. over the next several days, wet weather back into the forecast on wednesday and they d

joel brown is in washington with more, joel, good morning to you. >> terrell, good morning. whether she's running for president or not is anyone's guess. what we've learned so far from sarah palin's return to the national political scene is that this time she's going to do it her way. >> how are you? >> reporter: sarah palin strikes up conversations with everyone. >> she's good looking. >> thank you so much. >> the former vice presidential candidate won't confirm or deny what her fans really want to know -- if she's running for president. >> i don't know, i honestly don't know. we're considering much. there's a lot to consider before you throw yourself out there. >> reporter: if she does run, palin promises an unconventional, untraditional approach. she's already taking one with her east coast bus tour of historical sites that doesn't have an advanced schedule. she made stops in washington, baltimore, and gettysburg, pennsylvania yesterday when she was asked about republican contenders for president. >> the republican field is strong. it will change up a lot and i think ther

joel brown, cbs news, washington. >> now, former president george w. bush will not be joining president obama tomorrow at new york's ground zero. the president invited mr. bush to attend an observance but the former president says he wants to remain out of the spotlight during his post-presidency. >> a small, residual force should remain in effect. those are the words of john boehner. iraqi prime minister nouri al- maliki told him during a recent trip to the country that the iraqi government still needs help to close security gaps which still exist. >> pepco customers are about to get a break on their bills. starting june 1st, maryland residential customers should see their bill go down by about 15%. if you use an average of 1,000 kilowatts each month, your bill would go from about $151 down to $129. the decrease stems from a recent reduction in the standard offer service rates by the maryland public service commission. >>> massey energy is in trouble with federal safety regulators. the u.s. safety administration cited massi subsidiary for more than tw

joel brown in washington for us this morning. joel, thank you so much. >>> meanwhile, nato commanders apologized for an air strike that mistakenly killed civilians in afghanistan. saturday's attack targeted insurgents in southwest v afghanistan. the air strike was launched after a nato patrol was attacked killing a marine. the number of casualties remains in dispute. nato says nine civilians were killed. the afghan government says 14, including ten children. >>> in yemen, security forces opened fire on protesters who want president ali abdullah saleh to step down. a medical official says at least 20 protesters were killed in the southern city. protests there have lasted for days. hundreds of others have been injured. >>> former bosnian serb general ratko mladic will file an appeal today fighting his extradition to the u.n. war crimes tribunal in the hague. supporters of mladic fought with police in belgrade on sunday. they're calling for him to be released and the government to resign. many serbs consider mladic a hero. >>> and th

joel brown has our report from near vicksburg. >> reporter: the swollen mississippi river is washing away crops and swamping homes. >> our whole neighborhood devastated. >> reporter: floodwaters crept right up to diane white's front door. >> things you see on tv you never think it will happen to you. >> reporter: she's one of hundreds of north memphis residents forced from their homes, but when the mississippi reached its nearly 48-foot crest there, the levees held. downtown memphis and the city's major landmarks are staying dry. now the disaster is slowly making its way downstream. the water on the inis miss is so high right now it's spilling into the yazu river. several homes are underwater, more flooding is expected and farmers are bracing for the worst. in tunica cutoff, mississippi, floodwaters left this deer stranded on a rooftop. all 350 homes in the community are underwater, including charlotte smith's. >> i just really am in bad shape but not admitting it. >> reporter: high water is expected to force all 19 river casinos to shut down, leaving 13,000 employees without a paych

joel brown is live in joplin with the latest. >> reporter: this powerful twister was caught on tape as it tore through chickasha near oklahoma city. >> oh, no. >> reporter: the tornado swirled through the small town splintering homes leaving one person dead and several more injured. the severe weather battered oklahoma, arkansas and kansas killing more than a dozen people. and it's not letting up. today a twister took aim at sedalia, missouri. oklahoma city suburbs took a direct hit. this woman lost her home but she is grateful her family is safe. >> she is on a trip to six flags with piedmont high. my daughter is safe. and my son is safe. god is looking out for us. >> reporter: they feel the same way at this joplin, missouri church when sunday's record setting twister blew through. members were getting ready for evening services. 16 people huddled inside this small hallway and prayed. >> the door was coming off and we felt the building move and shake. it's almost like the building was breathing. >> reporter: the christ point church was one of three on this block after the tornado it's

joel brown has more. >> reporter: it felt like a victory party. hundreds cheering and chanting outside the white house after getting the news osama bin laden was dead. in a late night address, the president said the american military killed the al-qaeda leader during a raid in pakistan. >> the death of bin laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation'sert to defeat al-qaeda. >> the cia start getting leads on bin laden in august and late last week pinpointed his location, a secure compound in an affluent suburb outside of islamabad. sunday, president obama gave the final lure to attack. >> after a fight, they killed bin laden and took custody of his body. >> u.s. officials say three other men in the compound were killed including one of bin laden's adult sons. the mission began with four blackhawk helicopters carrying about two dozen special operatives. one was forced to make a hard landing after mechanical failure but no one was injured. in fact, no members of the military were harmed during the mission. the manhunt for bin l

joel brown at the kennedy space center. good to see you. >>> rahm emanuel takes office as chicago's new mayor today. the former white house chief of staff returned to chicago when mayor richard daly decided not to seek a seventh term. vice president biden will attend today's swearing-in. >>> coming up on the morning news, las vegas gets ready to lose another landmark. >>> plus controlling the fat in your body. scientists discover the master switch gene linked to obesity. this is the "cbs morning news." . if you have painful, swollen joints, i've been in your shoes. one day i'm on p of the world... the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my rheumatologist told me about enbrel. i'm surprised how quickly my symptoms have been managed. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervou

. >> thank you, joel brown from washington. >>> 5:02. the dying wish of a terrorist, a kuwaiti newspaper says it has seen a copy of bin laden'sit is reportedly dated december of 2001 and specifies bin laden will. did not want any of his wives to remarry. it also contains advice to bin laden's children not to join al qaeda. the paper has not indicated though how it obtained the document or if it in fact was able to authenticate it. >>> stay with cbs 5 and cbssf.com for continuing coverage of the death of osama bin laden. >>> hundreds of drunk driving suspects in the south bay could get off free because of a glitch. kiet do is in san jose to explain the problems with some breathalyzers. >>> reporter: hundreds of suspected drunk drivers could now walk free because of a problem with a very popular breathalyzer used by many police departments across the country including san jose police. in fact, san jose police exclusively uses the so calls alco sensor 5 made by intoximeters. the problem is that they have been developing condensation inside

joel brown at cape canaveral florida. >> time 6:05 a.m. terrifying moments for passengers forced to make an emergency landing in singapore. cathay pacific airbus 330 headed to djakarta had to turn back the singapore because of engine trouble. about 20 minutes after take off, passengers reported hearing two sharp bangs and then violent shaking. it then awe fire on the plane. the plane managed to land smoothly all 136 passengers aboard were evacuated. >>> in just a few hours, injured giants fan brian stowe coming home to the bay area more than 6 weeks after he was attacked in los angeles, elizabeth wenger is at san francisco general hospital where he is expected to arrive. >> that's right some time before noon is when stowe is scheduled, expected to arrive at first we want to let you know we just got off the phone with the los angeles police department regarding a search for suspects in the beating case for stowe nothing new as far as arrests, no new arrests but they have scheduled a news conference tomorrow they say they will be putting up

joel brown is in new york with more. >>> president obama delivered the news just before midnight in washington that u.s. forces have tracked down the world's most wanted terrorist and justice was finally served. >>> the president announced the u.s. military killed aosama bin laden and has his body. >> the u.s. has been hunting the al qaeda leader for nearly 10 years since he masterminded the attacks on u.s. soil since september of 2001. the cia has been following the intelligence lead and closed on bin laden and pakistan late last week. after getting the go ahead, u.s. forces took aim inside a complex near pakistan's capitol. outside the white house, hundreds gathered chanting usa, usa. u.s. officials are concerned about al qaeda backlash, the fbi and state department are warning u.s. citizens about the potential for antiamerican violence. concern from retaliation, assuring that the body of al qaeda is being handled in accordance to muslim tradition. >> while bin laden has become a household name to americans, his trail has been going on. >>> it was september 11th, 2001. the day the world look

joel brown is there with the latest. >> reporter: there is nothing left of melissa mccoy's home. >> i don't know where to begin. >> reporter: sunday's massive tornado flattened everything, including the small closet where she rode out some very testifying moments. >> it hit and the cell phone blew out of my hands and i shut my eyes as tightly as i could and that was about it. i kept screaming: please god, please god. >> mccoy is severely bruised and has stitches but is thankful to be alive. >> this is where i started out and where i ended up. it felt like i was airborne a couple of times. >> reporter: was this everything that you had? >> yes. >> reporter: her home is one of about 2,000 buildings in joplin simply demolished. the massive twister that tore through here is the deadliest tornado to hit the u.s. since 1950. >> we have raised the ef scale rating to greater than 200 miles per hour. it is now an ef5 rating. >> with dozens of people still missing, search teams are using rescue dogs as they pick through the debris. construction crews are using heavy equipment to remove some of t

joel brown has more on the announcement from president obama and the reaction. >> reporter: it felt like a victory party. hundreds cheering and chanting outside the white house after getting the news osama bin laden was dead. in a late night address, the president said the american military killed the al-qaeda leader during a raid in pakistan. >> the death of bin laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al- qaeda. >> the cia started getting leads on bin laden in august and late last week, pinpointed his location. a secure compound in an affluent suburb outside of islamabad. sunday, president obama gave the final order to attack. >> after a fire fight, they killed osama bin laden and took custody of his body. >> reporter: u.s. officials say three other men in the compound were killed including one of bin laden's adult sons. the mission began with four blackhawk helicopters swooping in carrying about two dozen special operatives. one of the helicopters was forced to make a hard landing after mechanical failure but no one was injured. in fact, no

joel brown. >> while bin laden became a household name his trail of terror began years earlier. terrell brown on the man who used his family fortune to train militants. >> reporter: it was september 11th, 2001, the day the world looked on in horror as the twin towered lay mortally wounded. it was also the day osama bin laden became a household name and al-qaeda a household word. as most mourned bin laden was seen gloating. >> make no mistake the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts. >> reporter: 's hatred for the united states started long before 9/11. in the 90s he ordered muslims to kill americans anywhere they could be found. >> all americans are our enemies, not just the ones who fight us directly but the ones who pay their taxes. >> reporter: he was born in 1957, son of a construction magnet with close ties to the royal family. one of 50 children he fathered 24 with five women. he inherited 25 million when his father died. those who met him describe him as quie >> reporter: his anger was fueled by the united states presence during

joel brown shows us the damage in joplin. >>> reporter: the trail of destruction stretches for milesn joplin, missouri. dozens are feared dead after the massive tornado tore through this town of 50,000 sunday leveling entire neighborhoods. >> one minute it was just barely sprinkling. the next minute, boy, just the whole world just upside-down. >> reporter: residents say there was little warning before the monster storm blew in, flipping over cars and twisting metal around trees. when the storm passed, emergency official rushed in heavy equipment to sift through the rubble and search for survivors. but phone power lines are down, making the operation even more difficult. the national guard has been called in and missouri's governor has declared a state of emergency. president obama issued a statement late sunday expressing his deepest condolences to the victims' families. he also directed fema to help with response and recovery efforts. the joplin twister was just one of several tornadoes that barreled across the midwest this weekend. >> if it comes this way, run. >> reporter: a famil

joel brown joins us now from new york. >> can you give us a little rundown of what's going to take place today, joel, and what we can look forward to? >> reporter: good morning. yeah. the white house has real thrilled us so far what not to expect. no big rousing speeches from ground zero, no big photo ops with 9/11 family members. the president will lay a wreath this afternoon and meet privately with 50 family members and a group of first responders. the president aims to give new york its own moment of justice, a cathartic moment. but it seems to be a balancing act not to appear as if the president is taking a big rousing victory lap around the city. >> but joel, we know you're in washington and the president is getting ready to leave there in an hour or so. even though there is not a planned speech and not a planned fanfare, what does the president hope to accomplish with this visit? >> reporter: i think it's that moment of catharsis that we heard about yesterday at the white house. really giving people a chance to come and mark this moment, what was a big moment after 10 years of grie

. >> joel brown joins us now from washington, d.c. there's also word that three of bin laden's wives are also being interrogated. what can you tell us about that, joel? >> reporter: yeah, a lot of news going on, frank and sydnie. good morning to you. first that statement from al qaeda here it is. this is what they put out on the internet this morning. it's complete with the group's terrorist bravado. for the first time al qaeda confirming that osama bin laden is dead then says that the leader's blood will not be wasted and the group will continue to attack americans. meantime, though, president obama back on the road today marking the accomplishment of bringing bin laden to justice. >>> reporter: president obama gets the chance to shake hands today with some of the operatives who helped take down osama bin laden. he will meet privately with them at fort campbell, kentucky, where he will also address soldiers just back from afghanistan. thursday, the president was in new york city offering a personal thank you to 9/11 first responders.

. >>> joel brown has more on who is about to jump into the presidential race and who is taking a waitee approach. >> reporter: palin made a roaring start to an east coast tour, fueling speculation she is preparing to run for the republican presidential nomination. she and her family hopped on motorcycles to take part in rolling thunder, to honor veterans. >> it is a gratitude we owe our veterans. >> reporter: it is not political so the estimated 250,000 participants had mixed reactions about her presence. >> it is about unity i don't hear that coming from sarah palin. >> reporter: her tour of historical sites moves to a bus ending in new hampshire. >> she is testing the waters out delivering her message and seeing what kind of reception she gets. >> reporter: she could shake up a race still very uncertain she gave no indication yesterday she is going to run and yet to build a campaign organization unlike other republican contenders. >> mitt romney is expected to make a formal announcement he will run thursday. >>> former pennsylvania governor is expected to run. >>> only about 50% of

>> all right, joel brown in washington for us this morning. thank you, joel. >>> joining us now is cbs news national security analyst juan zarate. juan, thanks for being with us. >> my pleasure, betty. >> first i want to ask you about this. details are still emerging now, but what can you tell us about the operation? >> well, it seems that american officials had intel leads and trails starting in august, leading to this compound well within pakistan, near the capital of islamabad. what president obama said last night was that they started getting more fidelity with respect to the intelligence, and got enough information that they thought bin laden was at this compound, a fairly large compound, and decided to execute, kill or capture operation led by u.s. special forces. this was u.s. forces alone. not with pakistani forces. the information was being kept very closely held. within the u.s. government. when i worked in the bush administration, that was typically the case when you were talking about sensitive sources, and high-value targets like b

here's joel brown reporting for "wjz" on what investigators now have from osama bin laden's compound.rter: the raid in osama bin laden's compound lead to more evidence than u.s. officials ever expected. five computers, a dozen hard drives and 100 computer disks were recovered. the seals grabbed handwritten notes, weapons and personal items that could reveal key clues about other high ranking al-qaida leaders and potential terror plots. >> along with the body of osama bin laden, another intelligence find. 500euros and phone numbers sewn into his clothing. now intelligence is digging into those numbers, mapping out a network of terrorist communications. >> who was talking to osama bin laden? who was he communicating with and directing? are there other links and known fulls tied to that? >> reporter: details continue to emerge about the 40 minute firefight that ultimately took out the al-qaida leader. when the seals finally found him. children ran out of the room, osama bin laden's wife rushed commandos, she was shot in the leg. that left osama bin laden alone, face to face with the seal

in washington, joel brown, wjz "eyewitness news." >>> as you saw, reaction to the death of bin laden started even before the president made the official announcement and wjz nava if a gee he outside the world trade center, morning andrea. >> morning don, morning everyone. crowds gathered to celebrate at the white house and at ground zero in new york city but there is also the question this morning what happens next. [ chanting ] >> reporter: crowds began gathering at the white house even before the president addressed the nation. by midnight the streets were full of people waving american flags and singing patriotic songs. it was a similar scene in new york near the site where the world trade center fell almost 10 years ago. news of bin laden's death also sent a shock wave through the top levels of government. maryland congressman dutch ruthlessburg service a ranking member of the house intelligence committee. we spoke to him about the war on terror. >> if you want to kill a snake you cut the head off. we've got the snake an we cut the head off with the death of bin laden. this does

. >> joel brown the latest republicans about to jump into the race and those taking a wait and see approacher: former alaska governor sarah palin made a roaring start to an east coast tour fueling debate she is about to run for the presidential nomination. she and her family hopped on motorcycles to honor veterans. >> have a safe ride. >> it is a debt of gratitude we owe our veterans. >> reporter: it is not political so the estimated 250,000 participants had mixed reaction. >>> this is about unity i don't hear that coming from sarah palin. >> reporter: her tour of historical sites moves to a bus ending in new hampshire. >> she is testing waters, out delivering her message seeing what reception he gets. >> reporter: she could -- she gets. >> reporter: she could shake up a race still very uncertain she gave no indication she will run and yet to build a campaign organization. mitt romney is expected to make a formal announcement he will run thursday former pennsylvania senator rick santora will launch his campaign next month and jim polenti is working to build name recognition. >> only 60% of