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samantha hayes is joining us tonight and is telling us about the event, and a very special moment for a 15-year-old. >> reporter: certainly a strong sense of satisfaction among new yorkers that osama bin laden is dead. with the president's special visit today it was also yet again time to reflect on the thousands of lives lost nearly a decade ago. >> president obama paused thursday to honor the victims of september 11th. he laid a wreath and met with first responders and the families of those who were lost. rudy giuliani accompanied the president. >> this isn't partisan, republican, democrat, this is about america. >> reporter: president obama took time to hug peyton hall who lost her father on 9/11 and had written to the president. he also stopped at the engine 54 fire house which lost 15 firefighters that day. >> for him to come here and to see the faces of the firefighters that were killed on september 11 and to see the shrine erected in their honor really meant something to them. >> reporter: president obama said the event sent a message around the world. >> when we say we will ne

samantha hayes is joining us tonight and is telling us about the event, and a very special moment for a 15-year-old. >> reporter: certainly a strong sense of satisfaction among new yorkers that osama bin laden is dead. with the president's special visit today it was also yet again time to reflect on the thousands of lives lost nearly a decade ago. >> president obama paused thursday to honor the victims of september 11th. he laid a wreath and met with first responders and the families of those who were lost. rudy giuliani accompanied the president. >> this isn't partisan, republican, democrat, this is about america. >> reporter: president obama took time to hug peyton hall who lost her father on 9/11 and had written to the president. he also stopped at the engine 54 fire house which lost 15 firefighters that day. >> for him to come here and to see the faces of the firefighters that were killed on september 11 and to see the shrine erected in their honor really meant something to them. >> reporter: president obama said the event sent a message around the world. >> when we say we will ne

in washington, i'm samantha hayes. >>> joining us for more another look on the president's vision for the middle east we are joined by cbs5 political analyst. always good to see you. some were saying this was overdue saying the president should have given the speech a long time ago. was this overdue, do you think? >> i think a comprehensive plan for all of the middle east in north africa. a statement about that was overdue. and the question about israeli palestinian peace is only a part of that equation. also economic development. there is a question about nuclear weapons in iran. there is a whole question of instability throughout the other rions and democracy movements. the speech he gave tonight was in response to all of that. and frankly, allen, i don't know that he can have spoken about any one of those things until this point. we needed a little bit of time to digest that. today was probably the day to do that. >> we have an outline so people can see the basics of the plan. first of all, talking about a future palestinian state with borders based on the 1967 lines. that's defini

samantha hayes is at ground zero with the emotional visit. >> reporter: president obama paused thursdayernoon to honor the victims of september 11th. the president then met privately with the families of 9/11 victims and first responders, a moment full of meaning and emotion. >> most americans feel today this is not any kind of political issue, this is an issue to feel good about america. >> reporter: earlier in the day the president stopped by the engine 54 firehouse. the station lost 15 firefighters on september 11th. >> this is a symbolic site of the extraordinary sacrifice that was made on that terrible day. >> so for him to come here and to see the faces of the firefighters that were killed on september 11th and to see the shrine that was erected in their honor really meant something to us. >> reporter: the president's visit comes 24 hours after announcing he would not release photos of osama bin laden after he was killed. it is a decision that some disagree with saying the photos offer closure and send a message. >> this is what happens at the end to someone who threatens american

samantha hayes has more.e in louisiana of the site of rushing water means either relief or remind. state officials opened two more days. allowing mississippi flood waters to go through the 11 base in an effort to spare cities like new orleans and baton rouge. however, compromising rural areas. people are doing everything they can. >> i hope everything is going to be all right. >>reporter:jindal is saying that everything is.. >> the amount water state- wide. >>reporter: nine states, even tennessee, with president barack obama meeting officials with 11 ft. above flood the state. the expert, have already it pittsburgh vicksburg, tennessee has already suffered major damage. >> most of these homes have not ever going to be repaired. >>reporter: samantha hayes, kron 4 news. >>pam: gary radnich sports, sharks, canucks and the trhe >> kimberlee: we have a special section for brian stow. after a severe beaten on opening day. a facebook fan page, and also how his care workers are welcoming back to the bay area. www.kro

samantha hayes reports that the meeting comes after the president made statements late yesterday thatreated more tension between the two of the allies. >> following their white house meeting friday, president rob old, and the israeli prime minister talked about their commitment to each other. >> our ultimate goal has to be a secure is rarely state a jewish state, living side- by-side with peace and security with a continuous functioning and effective palestinian state. >> the relations between the two of them has been tense. in his address, he said that any future palestinian state should be based on borders that existed before the 1967 middle east war. >> the prime minister says the country cannot go back to that. >> israel is prepared to make generous compromise for peace, it cannot go back to the 1967 lines because they are indefensible. that month the group that controls gaza also outlined the president's speech. they are pushing for the establishment of their own state. they're trying to broker a peace agreement between the two sides. >> if the president wants to follow through o

reporting live, samantha hayes back to you. >>> news of the forces successful operation on the compound in the pakistani city has many across the u.s. and around the world breathing a collective sigh of relief bringing an ento the 10-year manhunt for osama bin laden. this morning, abc2's linda so is live where some people are boarding a train for the morning commute to the nation's capital and linda, you have a copy of the baltimore sun in your hand this morning. >> reporter: yes, today is the day you will want to grab the paper. this is what the headline reads. one word, dead. osama bin laden if you've not heard was captured and he is dead. he was killed during a fire fight in pakistan. the announcement came last night late last night by president obama. and as you mentioned, a lot of people who are already up this morning this early, were asleep so they missed that announcement and we are talking to a lot of folks who this morning are hearing for the first time that osama bin laden is dead. and a lot of surprise, a lot of disbelief and relief surrounding the news. you know, many of th

in washington, samantha hayes. >> like conditions at the golden gate. plenty of sunshine. weather headlines with live conditions. breezy conditions to run the bay area. tomorrow, sunny, mild. breezy conditions are round the bay area. plenty of sunshine. 60s for the bayt location and 70's for the inland location. 60s for the bay location. '60s, '70s for the bay area getting to about 77 degrees. a bit chilly. 67 and happened a. 62 degrees and redwood city and 67 degrees anin redwood city and 50's expected taking a look at your 7 day, mild conditions on tap. conditions are the mid-'70s. upper 60s for the mid. as record towards the weekend, partly cloudy and as we go towards the weekend. with no-rainfall--expected for the forecast. >> the battle at the mighty mississippi is at vicksburg cresting. as sandra and though reports it is just inches spilling over from that part of town. given this bloated yazoo river is even impacting the governor's like house. she has taken precautions at her furniture store that her family has owned since 1973 and visit her store every day. >> chec

samantha heyes picks up the coverage from washington. -- hayes picks up the coverage from washington.porter: following the announcement sunday that the news is sinking in that the world's most wanted terrorist figure is dead. late sunday night, president barack obama delivered the stunning announcement from the east wing of the white house. >> the united states is conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden the leader of al-qaeda. >> reporter: a small team carried out the mission killing bin laden about two hours north of islamabad the capital of pakistan. foodage -- footage showed smoke and fire at the compound where bin laden was found. cheers erupted from ground zero and outside the white house sunday night as crowds gathered as the news spread. >> on nights like this one, we can say to those families who have lost loved ones to al- qaeda terror, justice has been done. >> reporter: the death of bin laden marks the end of a 10- year worldwide manhunt that began shortly after 9/11. and in a statement former president george w. bush said, this momentous achievement marks a vict

in washington, samantha hayes kron 4 news.ictures are much cooler today as we saw our sea breeze winds. the drop our temperatures inland by more than 10 degrees. for starting to cool down and fog is spilling over into the peninsula. it right now temperatures in the '50s and '60s and we will stay about 50 degrees over night tonight into tomorrow. the fog will make it in and push again tonight, patchy to dense fog expected but it will clear it a little quicker out there tomorrow been clear all the way back off the coast. temperatures will be warmer tomorrow afternoon. a few low seventies expected inland. thursday night mostly clear conditions, friday should also be a nice day but we do have big changes as we head into the weekend. more on that in just a moment let's look at fog out there tomorrow morning. by 6:00 patchy fog expected for the delta and inland. through the morning of fog already starting to peel back. by 11:00 in the morning virtually gone. in to the afternoon hours that fog will proceed off the coast line. tempera

samantha hayes. >> many of the victims could still be trapped in buildings.n, missouri are unrecognizable with a tornado pummeling the city sunday evening. snapping trees, and sparking a fire. >> total devastation of the hospital down, the high school down. >> the governor has employed the national guard. right now, the focus is finding the victims. >> i do not think the weekend single out one area it has battered and devastated the central portion of joslyn. >> st. john's medical center took the biggest hit. >> every window has spent been hhas >> -blown out with cars stacked all of the parking lot. >> the hospital was evacuated hospital was makeshift triage in the parking lot. >> the most populated areas in the cities and to allow people on the banks, walking wounded. is the best way to put that. >> this system of tornadoes was other parts of missouri and several other states from oklahoma to wisconsin. >> president obama received updates on the damage while aboard air force one. he spoke to the governor and has dispatched the month to help with federal reli

samantha hayes. >> imf leader, is getting out! but he can post a $1 million bail.ith house rest with armed guards. he is charged with raping a hotel maid with the least one more night in jail before a private apartment in manhattan. that 62 year- old should still be behind bars. prosecutors are not happy. he resigned from his post. from the imf. >> he might be dead, but the zero audial from osama bin laden has been praising the protest. -- and also trying to cast a role for the future of al queda. this message was recorded just one week before his death at the meat second, navy seals. >> them-when he was killed on may 2nd. with weather, and news straight ahead. >> 4:17 with 5, 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. a look of the temperatures right now. currently, 77 degrees in napa, 78 in fairfield. and nearly 80 degrees in antioch. 66 in redwood city. and 60s in los gatos. overnight, temperatures are warm to cool back down to the upper 40's/low 50's. 48 expected four napa, oakland. 49 in redwood city. a 48-degrees expected in napa. as we head into tomorrow temperatures