you can see little kabul market just next door. and just down at the end of the strip mall another nonprofit islamic education center. we spoke briefly to a man hurriedly headed to prayer this morning. he did not want to comment for our story, but someone who did speak to us on camera giving us his reaction on the death of bin laden. a middle east history professor from stanford. he says it's symbolic and a blow to al qaeda morale. the threat of al qaeda is not gone. >> well first like all americans i imagine i'm happy he's been killed. i would have preferred he be put on trial, but if not this is next best. >> reporter: the executive director of a nonprofit group right here in fremont which pushes understanding between muslims and the u.s. sent out a statement about five hours ago as more details continue to come down about bin laden's death. he said "with major chapter of the war on terror closed by the death of osama bin laden, we hope for a new chapter of dialogue and peace between the u.s. and muslim world." his organization's

the afghan community experienced hate crime. >> little kabul, mussay their religion has a bad name andy blame bin laden for that. there are prayers that the terrorist death means no more innocent lives lost. >> we have a hope, god willing, a lot of the senseless killings will stop. >> all of those countries have been killed and innocent people. >> and the afghan coalition center is the largest organization here in the u.s.. it is one thing left that many afghans want. proof. >> they wonder if he is really dead or not. they are hoping that he is, osama bin laden was not a muslim. he was a mass murderer. >>> and you can hear they are not mincing words tonight out here. there is talk in the country about whether the reaction of bin laden's death is cell braatory and certainly that talk continues to go on out here in kabul. but i met a afghan man who said he's throwing the party and inviting 70 friends to celebrate bin laden's death. abc 7 news. >> thank you, secellia. >> this is pictures powered by youtube. they were taken in union city where there is a memorial. visitors paid respects in

hear and around the little kabul one thing left that many afghan want. proof. >> they wonder if he's really dead or not. they are hoping that he is because again, osama bin laden was not a muslim. he was a mass murderer. >>reporter: well, you can hear that they are not mincing words at all tonight out here. now there's been a lot of talk around the country about whether this reaction to bin laden death is considered celebratory and certainly that talk continues to go on out here in little kabul but i met one man today. afghan man is throwing a party and inviting 70 friends to celebrate bin laden death. reporting in fremont, abc 7 news. >>> u.s. intelligence officials say osama bin laden made propaganda tape shortly before he was killed and they expected it to surface soon. unclear whether it's an audio or videotape but intelligence analyst say it's working its way through al qaeda media pipeline. could surface at any time. they say when bin laden made the tape there was no way he could have known his day were his numbered. >> computer programmer who live

we have reports from washington, d.c., to sfo, to little kabul in fremont. but first let's go to ktvu's kraig debro. he's at the b.a.r.t. station. good morning kraig. >> reporter: good morning, dave. there is a little bit of extra security onhan. the reason -- well you just heard part of the reason, that threat of -- threat of the al qaeda member. this is a federally funded operation made up of b.a.r.t. officers. the group was scheduled to do a training exercise. in the wake of what's happened, that training exercise has been put on hold. 18 members are on the job on a daily basis but more will be riding b.a.r.t. trains today. what is new today are the number of extra employees wearing yellow vests joining law enforcement. b.a.r.t. also wants riders to serve as -- as eyes and ears. >> i never had my doubt. i think justice is served one way or another in this life. >> reporter: the move on extra security is -- is against the retaliation attacks that have possibly been threatened in the wake of osama bin laden's death. this moving, the west oakland station is j

. >> here at little kabul market. fremont has the largest concentration of afghans anywhere in the united states of america and reaction out today, similar to where you might get to any place in america. >> first thing you might notice is the man carrying goat carcasses through the door but the reaction was typically american. >> he killed a lot of our people. exploit our people. he was big devil. so it's a big relief. >> worry about retaliation against relatives. there was a renewed hope and prayer for peace? >> we have a hope that god willing, more senseless killing from afghanistan and pakistan, all these people have been killed, innocent people were killed here innocently. we don't want that to tonight. >> for those that lost loved ones on 9/11 on the flight 93. there is also a sense of relief. >> my son was killed on september 11th and the lives of so many people were snuffed out on that day. it is such a glorious day that a measure of justice has been reached today. >> for jack, whose pregnant wife was cold that

. >> here at little kabul market. fremont has the largest concentration of afghans anywhere in the united states of america and reaction out today similar to where you might get to any place in america. >> first thing you might notice is the man carrying goat carcasses through the door but the reaction was typically american. >> he killed a lot of our people. exploit our people. he was big devil. so it's a big relief. >> worry about retaliation against relatives. there was a renewed hope and prayer for peace? >> we have a hope that god willing more senseless killing from afghanistan and pakistan all these people have been killed innocent people were killed here innocently. we don't want that to tonight. >> for those that lost loved ones on 9/11 on the flight 93. there is also a sense of relief. >> my son was killed on september 11th and the lives of so many people were snuffed out on that day. it is such a glorious day that a measure of justice has been reached today. >> for jack whose pregnant wife was cold that flig

. >> fremont little kabul is home to largest afghan community in the u.s. stan owns this little market and says bin laden death came as well come news. >> avenues big devil so big relief. >>reporter: many here left their homeland years ago. they still resented him for turning afghanistan into a home base for terrorists and later a war zone. >> unfortunately they use that beautiful land and finally finally it's over. >>reporter: but now that l bringing back memory of 9/11 along with it, many in the muslim community worry that anti-muslim sentiment will resurface. it already has in portland, maine where vandal targeted a local mosque spray painted osama today, islam tomorrow. this is executive director for care, the council on american islamic relations. >> historic day for the u.s. it should be a union finding moment for so many communities and yet there are still individuals throughout who would perpetrate that kind of an action. >>reporter: members of the muslim community want to reiterate that bin laden was not an accurate representation of their faith. th

kabul, afghanistan. he's learning a little bit more about the sound waves that come from this kind of information comingtelligence briefing taking place simultaneous right now. and other reports that have trickled out over the past couple of days that perhaps people in afghanistan are also responding to, particularly that a phone call between this courier and osama bin laden may have been really that key, stan, to intelligence being able to nail osama bin laden at that compound at that time. >> reporter: yeah. and the more information we get, fredricka, the more we're learning about this operation. people are starting to peete piece it together. from the afghanistan side, the more it would seem to implicate pakistan. because you have osama bin laden clearly living there for some years, it seems. out walking around inside his compound. the compound itself, from the information that we've been able to receive and the video that's being posted, is obviously a significant structure. and being as it was positioned near military installations, near where many pakistani general s or retired military officers l

they say six killed, 26 injured when a suicide bomber attacked a military hospital here in kabul that was a little earlier this morning. now, we've also heard from other intelligence officials but they say there's a concern that there's a second suicide bomber that's running around in that hospital and may try to detonate himself and they are trying to catch that suicide bomber. the taliban as you mentioned has claimed responsibility for this attack but they have a different version of events. they say two members went to this hospital. one of them did accomplish his mission of blowing himself up. the other was shot by security force its and their mission is over. the taliban is saying that 51 people were killed as a result of this attack. a lot of rapidly moving developments this morning and a lot to find out in the next few years. officials do believe that casualty figures will increase during the day. >> what is this place and would there have been a reason for americans to have been there? >> reporter: t.j., as far as we know no reason for americans to be there just afghan security forces. thi

kabul this morning. >>> a weather update. severe weather in the south. gusty winds, isolated tornadoes. there's flooding around little rock, memphis, louisville. up to a half foot of snow in the northern rockies. and cascades. showers in the pacific northwest. windy across west texas and new mexico. >> meanwhile, 57 in albuquerque. 83 in phoenix. 78 in sacramento. 57 in chicago. 54 in dallas. miami, 85, atlanta, 82, new york, 68. >>> the news of bin laden's death is boosting overseas stock markets. we'll have the numbers coming back. >>> and also this morning, bracing for possible retaliation. what the fbi told abc news overni >>> welcome back, everyone. it's the top sthe the world this morning. al qaeda leader, osama bin laden, has been killed by u.s. forces during a firefigh pakit if pakistan. after confirming his identity by a dna match, his body was buried at sea according to islamic tradition. >> a lot of people didn't think this day would come. but it is here. unfortunately, bin laden's death has raised fears about a possible retaliation against americans abroad. the state department has just released a warning

kabul. syrian security forces are dead at least eleven of the central city during the last funeral i think of the protesters. some interest from the crackdown that's been turned a little prayer. an assistant stalemate between the present regime and its opponents most of the international media has been banned from the country since the uprising began three months ago making it impossible to independently verify it's not just under fissions. two landslides that hit a malaysian all from major killed sixteen people one of them children a tragedy happening just south of the other nine other people were pulled alive from four meters of sludge landslide struck first off the children finish their lunch break only heavy rain for the area has been brilliant. iceland's most are two volcano has erupted after being some of the seven years a large plume of smoke and ash is stretching into the river experts say it's unlikely to cause the kind of widespread disruption witnessed throughout europe last year and other countries cocaine as well top of the rest localised flight has been imposed. and you can check out our website r.t. dot com for more stories from the bottom to get to the

little progress so far in reaching a compromise. also around the world slide at least six people have been killed and over twenty injured after a suicide bomber struck from a hospital in kabul the attackers blew himself up inside a tent filled with medical students eating their lunch it was a military hospital two attackers were believed to be in there one of which detonated explosives while the other is thought to have got away alive the taliban has claimed responsibility for the bombing. in spain thousands continue to protest against the pre-election ban on mass gatherings of people camped out overnight in madrid central square cheering and chanting anti-government slogans the demonstrators gathered to protest high unemployment and government economic policies the protests began a week ago and spread across the country. twenty children and four adults have been buried by a landslide that have been lazy and often is just south of the capital kuala lumpur six pupils in a warden will fold out with serious injuries but the bodies of five boys have so far been recovered from going heavy rain for was cited as the cause of the landslide the tragedy struck during the afternoon wh

little progress in reaching a compromise. but you take it to some world music at least six people have been killed over twenty injured after a suicide bomber struck the main military hospital in kabul one of two attackers bloom stuff up inside a tent filled with medical students even their lunch sack of suspects thoughtful got away the taliban's plans responsibility for the bombing. in spain thousands continue to protest despite a pre-election ban on mass gatherings people camped out overnight at madrid central square cheering and chanting anti-government slogans the demonstrators gathered to protest high unemployment and government economic policies the protests began a week ago and spread across the country. today children four adults have been buried by a landslide that hit a malays in often is just south of the capital kuala lumpur six pupils in a boarding report there were serious injuries while the pollies of five boys were also recovered i'm going heavy rainfalls cited as the cause of the landslide the tragedy struck during an outdoor music lesson in the school grounds. of the six one suit bloodshed and political standoff while a somewhat tyra's been sworn in as the presiden

little progress so far in reaching a compromise. and check out some other world news now briefly at least six people killed in a beautiful city start from a struck the main the christmas spirit in kabul an attack approved inside a tent that was filled with medical students eating lunch two attackers were believed to be in the hospital at the time one of them detonated explosives while the other states of the where life taliban claimed responsibility for them. in spain thousands continue to protest despite a large election ban on mass gatherings people camped out overnight in madrid central square cheering and chanting anti-government slogans the demonstrators gathered to protest high unemployment and government economic policies approaches become a week ago and spread across the country. thirty children four adults have been buried by a landslide that hit them a lazy an orphanage just south of the capital kuala lumpur six pupils in a war and we're told there were serious injuries the bodies of five boys so far being recovered ongoing heavy rainfall was cited as the cause of the landslide tragedy struck during the afternoon the children were practicing provisional lay drums in the sch

little harsh on pakistan, but they clearly are not the support we need to do this. and by the way, when did nation building become our responsibility? we didn't go there to make kabulent there to get a mass murderer. we have now killed th ed thaed murderer. and the notion that we would uproot every last terrorist there, even if we did -- >> the president says we'll begin the drawdown of troops this july. that's coming upon us very closely. you don't think we ever should have had the increase? >> the drawdown, you had this great discussion of opportunity. people need to understand this. given our need to reduce the deficit, not to zero, but to bring it down, either we substantially reduce meerks worldwide military commitment $150 billion a year for afghanistan and iraq, over and above the 500 and some odd billion pentagon budget or we cut medical care. that's the opportunity cost. so staying in afghanistan is not a free good. >> what would you do in afghanistan? would you leave -- vice president biden -- to a certain extent, vice president biden early on in the president's debate about what our policy should be articulated what you're saying now. saying send in cove

no shutting down of the pipeline in kabul, for instance, of this applies to the afghan war, nor cancellation of the strategic dialogue that is still scheduled a little later this spring, is a good sign. it means that they got out of the system. perhaps that's the reason serious attempt at trying to find a way to begin a dialogue with the united states. again, i do want to go back also if i may to the question about the role. the vernacular me, particularly in pakistan and to some extent in india is competing for space. so pakistan has over 60 channels that are clamoring for a very narrow band of audience. and each one tries to outdo the others. so it's like, you know, if you have msnbc and fox and you multiply that by 10, that would be what pakistan and to some extent india has. and so, they are constantly trying to drum up the public in one way or the other. and you don't find the considered analysis that should be there that will help people understand. this is part of the process of maturing, and perhaps they will get over it. >> add one thing to it. my first reaction to the question, or to the statement coming out is, what's new? how may times h

kabul this morning. >> we're cheering but not getting overly excited. there's no illusion here that the killing of osama bin laden and any way shortens this war. and there's littlet pakistan is saying all along that the strategy ought to be adjusted left by the villages and the houses of afghanistan and more attacking in what he calls the safe haven of pakistan. and, in fact, both the taliban and the afghanistan government here acknowledge that many fighters and weapons and funds come across that very porous border. in fact, the afghans have said they intercepted and killed and wounded another 25 taliban fighters just last night. the taliban, for its sake, says it's prepared to continue the battle here, that the death of osama bin laden in their words will heighten emotions and not diminish them. cheering here at the base of osama bin laden and saying it's time to go home -- but not so fast. erica? >> in kabul, thanks. >>> chief foreign affairs correspondent lara logan. going to get to lara in a minute. but first i want to give you an inside look at the compounds there. where osama bin laden was found and killed. liz got a look for us this morning. take a look,

there is no shutting down of the pipeline in kabul of supplies to the afghan war nor cancellation of the strategic dialogue that is still scheduled a littleater this spring is a good sign. it means they have got it at of their system and perhaps now there were be some serious attempt in trying to find a way to begin the dialogue with the united states again. i do want to go back to the question about the role of the media. the vernacular media, particularly in pakistan and to some extent in india is competing for space. pakistan now has over 60 channels that are clamoring for a very narrow band of audience. each one tries to outdo the others. it is like you have msnbc and fox and you multiply that by 10. that is exactly what pakistan and to some extent india has. they are constantly trying to drum up the public in one way or the other. you do not find the considered analysis that should be there to help people understand. this is part of the process of maturing, and perhaps they will get over it. >> my first reaction to the statements coming out is, what is new? how many times have we gone through that where we have done something, make a