. >>> usa, usa, usa. >> a crowd of a few hundred greeted thousands outside the white house. scenes like this are playing out across america. >> the world is reacting from mexico to singapore and here in the united states. that is the huge story this monday morning. thanks for joining us i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. reaction from around the world but first a check of your local forecast with meteorologist justin berk. >> all right. good morning at 4:30. playing second fiddle to the weather report. but we are looking at storm reports from yesterday. 68 of them basically of high wind and hail across the deep south. arkansas east texas, they would expand that further to the east as it flares up the frontal boundary. severe weather doesn't hook as widespread as the outbreak last week but it had inject more cloud and we will try to get on the warmer side today. still showers threatening the region and will bring in the storms but tuesday night and 55 in baltimore. 58 in pax river not much of a variation and scattered showers or a thunderstorm. 72 this afternoon. our

usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! >> that is the scene outside the white house tonight. jubilation at the word from president obama that osama bin laden has been killed. we're joined on the phone now by debora burl

they cheered usa, sang god bless america, over joyed that osama bin laden is dead. >> usa, usa, usa, usa. >> reporter: they came to the white house full of american pride, waving flags, climbing trees, shouting into the night. wanting the president to hear them. many gathered here called the death of osama bin laden a major victory in the war against terrorism. >> i think he is hearing us inside. we've been screaming. >> sarah was in the fourth grade when the 9/11 attacks took place. she remembers it well. it was the day her father lost a good friend. >> i actually teched him, and he said you know, it doesn't bring the pain back for the family, but it is making strides for america and giving hope to the people and the families. >> reporter: many couldn't sit at home after hearing the news. even david arquette who was in the town for the white house correspondents dinner joined the celebration. >> amazing, as soon as i heard, we came to the white house. it's a moment in history. i'd like to thank all of the soldiers, and all of their families for all their sacrifice. >> reporter: the d

. >> usa, usa, usa! >> and amid the worldwide celebrations from ground zero to troops serving overseas, are we really any safer from the worldwide terror threat? >> even as we mark this milestone, we should not forget that the battle to stop al qaeda and its syndicate of terror will not end with the death of bin laden. >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. new details now about how they targeted and killed the world's most wanted terrorist. these are just released satellite images from the cia showing bin laden's compound in pakistan. that's where a manhunt that began in the mid1990s, long before 9/11, ended in the suburb of pakistan's capital with president obama watching in real time from the white house situation room.

. >> usa, usa, usa! >> and crowds joined to sing the star spangled banner, god bless america and even held a moment of silence. as new yorkers took to the streets near ground zero at the news of bin laden's death, so did chris gordon. >> chris gordon caught reactions from the city that bin laden attacked nearly 10 years ago. >> usa, usa, usa! >> i'm standing at the base of the world trade center, ground zero. i'm surrounded by hundreds if not thousands of young people who call converged on downtown manhattan, ground zero, with american flags flying. somebody climbed up a street pole at church street with a sign that said osama, 0, obama, 1. god bless the usa. they have lit candles. just a while ago the crowd was so big police came through and said step to the right or step to the left and they applauded the police. i haven't seen that possibly in years, going back to the day that people in the street applauded police. they applauded when world trade center crews came through here. they're rebuilding an ar

usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! >> pretty much dominated my life.these national security issues. and we're not out of the woods but this is really big. because one of my brothers called me tonight. i have two other brothers. and he said, deborah, you know i told you i wasn't going to take my american flag down until they caught osama bin laden. and i said, mark, leave it up. don't take it down until every last american servicemen and woman has come home. >> nothing will ever bring their loved ones back but certainly this is such a pivotal point, over 1000 babi are born every day with hiv. and half will die before their second birthday. but the plain truth is this can all be prevented. we can reach thehe goal of no child born with hiv by 2015. go to one dot org. together we can stop the spread of hiv frorom moer to chil we're not asking for your money we're asking for your voice. go to one dot org and join us today. we're with you when you're saving for your dreams. [ woman ] when you want a bank that travels with you. with you when you're ready for

usa! usa! usa! usa! >> in new york city thousands gathered at the site of the world trade center where the twin towers fell nearly ten years ago. the tone was patriotic with the crowd cheering "usa" and waving american flags. >> usa! usa! usa! >> it was a similar scene outside the white house where a crowd grew from hundreds to thousands shortly after the announcement. many were waving flags, singing the national anthem and "god bless america." the group grew so large it spread into lafayette square. >> tonight we have team coverage from new york to our nation's capitol help we begin with julie carey, shooee's live at the pentagon. >> reporter: for the families of those who lost loved ones, there is celebration, of course, but feelings of grief and loss are stirred anew and for one local family, coming here to visit the pentagon memorial was one way to deal with this sudden development. >> bass matty and bola bishop staid up most of the night awaiting the news they waited years to hear, osama bin laden wa

. >> usa, usa, usa, usa. >> we heard the chants all week. how a man's mission failed. we have more on the chants that never was. >>> it's cinco de mayo the 5th of may. happy birthday to you celebrating. a very special happy birthday to the handsome fella on your screen celebrating his 6th birth day. hope it was a great birthday. plus a happy birthday to samantha turning 14 years oldtoday. her mother sent in this great picture of her. so i hope your birthday is wonderful. and remember, if you have a birthday or and srsry or interesting picture, send it to us so we can share it with everybody else. and you can send in a cute picture of your pooch. we will make it the picture of the day. send it to morning show at wmar.com and provide all the important information and facts behind the picture so we can pass it along. >>> this is a time when we share community events that you e-mail to us. and charley is not here and i will give you mine. i got a e-mail about a event in cecil county. it's the spring fling festival on may 14th, 10 a.m. perryville middle school a 5k run and 1

, they sang god bless america, overjoyed that osama bin laden is dead. >> usa, usa,usa. >> reporter: they came to the white house full of american pride, waving flags, climbing trees, shouting into the night. wanting the president to hear them. many gathered here call the death of bin laden a major victory in the war against terrorism. >> i think he is definitely hearing us inside. >> reporter: sarah willis was in the fourth grade when the 9/11 attacks took place. she remembers it well. it was the day her far lost a good friend. >> i actually teched him, and he says you know, it doesn't bring the pain back for the family, but it is really making strides in america, and bringing hope to people. >> reporter: many couldn't sit at home after hearing the news, even well known actor david arquette who was in town for the white house correspondents' dinner joined in the celebration. >> amazing. as soon as i heard, we were right down in d.c., we came to the white house. it's a moment in history. i'd like to thank all of the soldiers and all of their families for all of their sa

> news of bin laden's death spread quickly including at new york mets game in philidelphia. >> usa, usa, usa the crowd learned the news in the top of the 9th inning and as you can see they rose to their feet and started chanting "usa" fans were checking smart phones as more and more details of the death wasr released. the mets -- were released. the mets win 2-1 in 14 innings. >>> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >> 5:11. 55 degrees. the floor director pointed out it was the 9th inning in a 1-1 tie. let's check it out this morning. we have cloud across the area. we diminish the rain that impacted some of your sunday afternoon activities. but more showers back to the west and it looks like those will sneak on in and creep on in throughout the morning. so we cannot rule out getting wet even though there are breaks in the cloud a mostly cloudy sky. we go from the low to mid-50s. we will push in milder temperatures aiming for 72 with an isolated shower or thunderstorms. and then it appears as if we will shoot warmer temperatures i

tempor [ chanting ] >> all: usa, usa, usa, usa, usa. >>> celebrations in times square this morning. been killed. president obama gave the word there the east room of the white house. immediately, we saw people begin to gather. celebration and jubilation. at word that osama bin laden has been killed. robin, you're in ground zero. everybody is going to work. last night, the scene was incredible. >> it was an incredible scene. our chris cuomo was here last night. it's a different mood this morning. i think it's starting to settle in. >> this is a special place. it started off for a bad reason. i think there are things to keep clear. i was here last night. no question this was about osama bin laden being dead. but the word celebration is not quite right. this was a coming together. there was muslim, christian, jew, brown, white. they were all here to be together. it was not about an eye for an eye. to me, this was about a threat being gone and a hope for a more peaceful pu fuful future. i think the emotions were compl complex. >> and very different. you said at first, police were trying

keep in mind this is after the news osama bin laden was reported dead. >> usa, usa, usa, usa. >> curfewally around 11:30 but you couldn't stop them from cheering until the early morning hours. again, sharing the thoughts of many around the u.s. happiness and jubilation the death of osama bin laden. >> there are so many images we carry in our hearts following the days after september 11th. >> coming up, president bush was in there in charge in 2001. what he did and what he had to say about our nation in the days that followed. >>> we are looking at mount airy. one of the many spots dealing with cloudy skies. we showed outu.s. naval academy. we will -- you the u.s. naval academy. we will show you more in a couple minutes. clouds are fighting their way back in. an unstable environment and it will be hard to peek out the sun for much more than a few spots at a time. the showers popping up again this afternoon. we will talk about the turbulent weather and we could have another round of severe storms tomorrow before another big cooldown coming up. we will be right back in a moment. >>> thanks

from ground zero to the white house, pure elation. [ chanting ] >> all: usa, usa, usa! >> he was the face of evil for so many families of 9/11. the man behind that day and other attacks. he taunted the u.s. from faraway hiding places. but he couldn't hide forever. >> a nearly decades long mission to find bin laden now complete. >>> good morning. it is the news that some people thought would never come. >> osama bin laden was shot in the head and killed by u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s in an upscale city not far from the capital of pakistan. >> after confirming his identity by dna match, his body was buried at sea just hours ago in accordance with islamic law. we begin our coverage with emily schmidt in washington this morning. >> reporter: rob and peggy, good morning. for months, u.s. intelligence had focused on a mansion in pakistan. and suspicions that osama bin laden could be inside. friday, the president authorized a mission for the forces to go in and find out. yesterday, special forces finally killed their number one target. in a nine-minute statement late last night, the pr

. >>> usa, usa, usa! >> and many people reacted with pure joy and jubilation. f new yorkers flooded the streets after news of bin lad laden's death. >> and crowds joined to sing the star spangled banner, god bless america and even held a moment of silence. as new yorkers took to the streets near ground zero at the news of bin laden's death, so did chris gordon. >> chris gordon caught rio from the city that bin laden attacked nearly 10 years ago. >> usa, usa, usa! >> i'm standing at the base of the world trade center, ground zero. i'm surrounded by hundreds if not thousands of young people who all converged on downtown manhattan, ground zero, with american flags flying. somebody climbed up a street pole at church street with a sign that said, obama, 1, osama, 0. they've been singing god bless america, america the beautiful, star spangled banner, god bless the usa. they have lit candles. just a while ago the crowd was so big police came through and said step to the right or step to the left and they applauded the police. i haven't seen that possibly in years, goin

usa! usa! usa! usa! (cheers and applause) >> stephen: i know who i am voting for in 2012. wow, i am sure that won back all of newt's supporters that haven't just watched the dexter marathon. you're welcome, newt. go get em, buddy. folk, swimsuit season is right around the corner and there's one place i always turn for my fitness tips, the house of representatives. (laughter) just check out this month's issue of the very not gay men's health magazine. that's illinois republican aaron schoch showing off his six-pack abs. and if you look closely you can also see his pathway to prosperity. (laughter) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: now congressman schoch is partnering with men's health to promote a fitness initiative called the fit for life summer challenge encouraging all americans to get fit for life until september. then we turn back into-- then we turn back into alfredo-based life forms. i applaud congressman schoch for using the power of his office to raise awareness of just how ripped he is. of course this isn't the first time i laid eyes on aaron schoch. i spoke with

some of the crowd chanting "usa, usa" aware of the news. >> usa! usa! >> the mets and phillies were in the top of the ninth inning when most of the fans heard of the terrorist's death. the entire stadium broke out of chants of usa. many can be seen checking cell phones and passing information on to other fans. in a fitting end to night, mets won what turned out to be a symbolic game in 14 innings, 2-1, the final score. >>> and tom was asleep when all of this happened. he woke up to a busy morning. you've got a busy day in the weather center as well we've got changing weather. >> that's right. a few clouds around this morning. this morning we now as we approach the noon hour have had the cloud cover breaking up in many locations. sunshine breaking out. there's a plane approaching washington national airport over the jefferson memorial coming down the potomac river there now. it's coming out of a partly cloudy sky now. a little sunshine breaking out. potomac still muddy with all of the run-off from the recent rains. right now at reagan national, it's at 65

usa! usa! usa! >> oh, yeah. fans spontaneously broke out in chants of "usa, usa" during the game. t as "the new york times" reports, the players were apparently the last to hear the news. >> on 9/11, the new york city fire department lost 433 of its own and the family still bears the scars. fire commissioner at the time was on the scene to witness some of bin laden's carnage. he now joins us live on the phone. welcome. >> hi, carol. >> i've heard so many people who woke up this morning to say, did i hear that right, osama bin laden dead? did you have the same reaction? >> yeah. so many different reactions. so much excitement. it's a good thing. it's a good day. >> we heard from barbara starr that this was a kill mission. in other words, the u.s. government wanted osama bin laden dead. are there any regrets that he wasn't brought back to this country alive to be tried? >> not on my part. i'm really glad that we don't have to go through that charade and the danger it brings to other people and the pain -- this will be quick for the families. this is -- i doubt you'll see too many fir

usa! usa! usa! usa! >> i was happy that all those people were there. >> reporter: this changed her views of the president. >> i was not a supporter. but i have a new found respect, definitely. i can't say end this, because it's never going to end, but it definitely puts like a cap on part of it. and i definitely feel better. >> reporter: there had been harsh criticism among the surviving families against obama who had never been to ground zero as president before. but now that seems to have changed. with the death of the mastermind of 9/11 attacks, many express their hopes to put a period to the decay of grievance and sadness and turn a new page of life. mika ebara, nhk world, at ground zero, new york. >>> next we go to our bureau in bangkok. >> greetings from the thailand capital. we begins bulletin with the asean summit. the international community will be closely watching whether asean can successfully resolve conflicts between its members. after the killing of osama bin laden on monday the world's mo

usa! usa! usa! usa! >> in case you couldn't hear it, they were chanting usa, usa, usa.e nation. on the other hand, the few muslim demonstrations we've seen appeared to be more defiant than celebratory. as ceo of the cordoba initiative, feisal abdul rauf tries to connect the muslim world and the west. welcome, imam rauf thank you for joini ining us. let me ask a direct question. is it possible to rebuild a frayed relationship between the islamic world and the united states? >> it's an absolute must. and there's no question that the muslim world and america has shared enormous interests. the united states has enormous interests in the muslim world and the muslim world has enormous interests in the relationship with america. in my travel and meetings with heads of government in the muslim world, with heads of business organizations, with think tanks and with common folk, the general consensus is that no one can afford to have a bad relationship with america. it is my hope and clear understanding that what happened with the death of bin laden and what we're seeing in much o

visit remax.com today. >>> usa, usa, usa! wds gathered outside the white house and around the country celebrating the death of osama bin laden. overnight we learned new information about how the terrorist leader was killed and where his body is right now. good morning. i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. celebrations around the country started with this announcement from president obama. >> the united states has conducted an operation that killed obama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda and a terrorist responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children. justice has been done. >> this announcement finally brought some sense of closure for everyone who lost loved ones on 9/11. while bin laden's death marks a major turning point in the fight against terrorism, president obama made it clear that the fight is not done. in just a few minutes we will talk with jim at the pentagon. he pulled an all-nighter gathering new information about the attack on bin laden. first, we want to talk about the weather. >> tom kie

we're hearing that all over the country, usa, usa, usa. ainly hearing it outside of the white house on pennsylvania avenue at the north gate of the white house. we approach the tenth anniversary of 9/11. it's now past 1:30 a.m. here on the east coast of the united states and the crowds are only getting bigger and bigger at the white house and folks are just coming up and chanting bin laden is dead. so many americans thought they would not be able to celebrate as they are right now but it was almost exactly about two hours or so ago when the president of the united states walked into the east room of the white house and made the announcement. >> today at my direction the united states launched a targeted operation against that compound in abbottabad, pakistan. a small team of americans carried out the operation with courage. no americans were harmed. they took care to avoid civilian casualties. after a fire fight, they killed osama bin laden and took custody of his body. >> that was the president later on. we'll play the entire statement tha

usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! >> pretty much dominated my life.one of my brothers called me tonight. i have two other brothers. and he said, deborah, you know i told you i wasn't going to take my american flag down until they caught osama bin laden. and i said, mark, leave it up. don't take it down until every last american servicemen and woman has come home. >> nothing will ever bring their loved ones back but certainly this is such a pivotal point whatever you're going through, we're here to listen... to provide help and hope when you need it most. visit your life your voice dot org for e-mail and live chat, or call anytime 1-800-448-3000 (tdd#1-800-448-1433). it's your life. it's your voice. use it.

even fans who met phillies game if philadelphia, began chanting usa, usa. >> in san francisco, police told us the city is on hiden alert. there's no sesk threat what is being done as precaution rnghts exactly. the sfo tells us, there was no heightened relief in sfo. we didn't see the crowds in washington, d.c., justin plaza or union square. perhaps with so many pain, the u.s. government is not celebrating with pain but hope. >>> they were unaware san francisco police are under a heightened alert. >> i have to say i'm shocked. we have been waiting 10 years to hear the good news. maybe this is a break. maybe this is what we need. even human death, someone who had regard for human life. i can't say i will cry too much. >> i'm glad to move upscale in the top ten, to get him out of the way. >> i'm very happy that i come to the conclusion. for the country, to know there's now peace. and that there's justice. >> these two visitsers from mum buy, india. >> it's really when we heard about that, we targeted the joke now that we confirmed the news, this has happened, very good news. being in ind

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when i saw the scene that the millions of americans crowding the white house or screaming usa usa usa to that game i was just thinking of the real costs involved with hunting down the man and i'll say i don't believe for a moment all of these stories that have been coming out the burial at sea sound bite so she put it mildly and so i don't even i heard him and then you did for your own it's for that but let's just accept the story and think of the costs that has gone into hunting down this man you know if you look at american two thousand and one the dollar is collapsing at the last twenty five thirty percent of its value economically speaking by any measure whether by the stock market or unemployment or anything we are any significantly worse position than we were ten years ago if you look at the cost explicit cost of the wars somewhere in the order of one and a half trillion dollars if you look at the security state that's been constructed the most obvious aspect of the tip of the spear might be the t.s.a. but it's actually something that involves a hundred thousand people event sec

usa! usa! >> celebration at ground zero. how new york city is reacting to the news. >> reporter: good morning, i'm christie smith live in la fayette at the crosses. those who died fighting the war on terror. >>> as we look at the san francisco bay bridge this morning, it's monday, may 2nd. this is today in the east bay. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. it is 4:30. osama bin laden has been killed in pakistan. we are going to talk to brian moore, who has the very latest from washington. >> reporter: this is where osama bin laden met his end. not in a cave, but a suburban mansion in pakistan. the world east most wanted terrorist and the master mind of 9/11 taken down by u.s. forces at the order of president obama. >> the united states killed osama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda. a terrorist who is responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women and children. justice has been done. >> usa! usa! >> reporter: celebrations erupted outside the white house. it was important to bring a wicked murderous person to justice. >> reporter: at ground zero in new york, towns large and small across the country what can be described as patriotic rallies. for those who lost loved ones, it's a day of closure. >> for nearly a decade, bin laden taunted the united states. u.s. intelligence received a break last august. >> it was far from certain and took many months to run it to ground. >> reporter: the president gave the go ahead. >> they carried it out the extraordinary courage. after the fire fight, they killed osama bin laden and took custody of his body. >> reporter: the end to an extraordinary manhunt. bin laden's body has already been buried at sea. brian moore, nbc news, washington. >>> you saw the reaction from ground zero. around the world, around the bay area, the news stirring pride and belief. muslim group care condemned the terrorist attacks after it happened. from care, we h

these little kids who were running climbing up a little pole and the crowd would go from chanting usa usa to jump jump jump jump jump so i don't know how much logical thinking there was ok it's fair to say that the kids they were in the white house were just as drunk as everybody on the media last night or especially john king john. lastly there is already a movie in the works and this is actually this is by kathryn bigelow who did the hurt locker and it's about killing bin ladin and not about this specific you know it leads to went after him actually got the job done but it was from a couple years ago when they were still trying to get him in afghanistan do you think this is just going to be now a number one hit was supposed to be the bad ending movie right where they didn't get bin laden suddenly they had their little hollywood ending serves them on a silver platter so you know it's a great hollywood they would supposed to do when they got to hollywood ending they didn't want to lie and that's horrible well there should better put the thing in the can pretty soon before the story starts

usa usa they don't know what happened on nine eleven they don't know where osama bin laden was or is or anything to do with the actual hope in the geo political relevance of what happened the possibility that it was a false flag attack and that's because we have dumbed down i pad instant gratification culture that is obsessed with dancing with the stars and american idol they've got to wake up they've got to get involved with what the government's doing may have to challenge official narratives they have to look at what's going on with this country now only with the wars in the middle east pit current economic situation all the sudden the dollar is going to stabilize because we've got the bogeyman well that'll last a week or possibly a month but then the same old unemployment and the same old housing prices is going to continue to work viscerally this country and are we going to still be chanting usa usa usa yeah we will because we are all but the media constantly part of superhero we wanted

usa. great day for usa. >> reporter: in philadelphia, instead of the game, baseball fans were glued to their phones. while some broke out in chants of usausa! new york city mayor michael bloomberg called the killing of bin laden a critically important victory and nowhere was that victory felt more than here at ground zero, where nearly 3,000 people were killed in the attacks. >> now that he's finally dead, it's -- it feels good. >> reporter: michael carroll lost his father, a firefighter, on 9/11. he said bin laden's death won't ease his pain but it does bring some closure. >> to feel excited about somebody's death, we have feeling, but when it comes to him, it's all right. >> reporter: for many americans, this is a day they waited for for nearly a decade. a moment some thought would never come. and with the celebration, a cold, hard reality, many saying that osama bin laden's death is important, but the threat continues. reporting live from ground zero, i'm randall pinkston, back to you, betty. >> all right, cbs' randall pinkston, thank you for that. there is more continuing coverage of the death of osama bin laden, that's just ahead.

, usa, usa. >> lots of smiles and plenty of chairs outside the white house. even before the president spoke tonight as word leaked out that osama bin laden was dead, crowds pressed against a fence outside the white house. many of you see here that they are carrying flags and cheering the news. >> the news of his death is raising security questions at sensitive facilities including airport. we are live at oakland airport where we are trying to find out how this is affecting operations there. any changes? >> reporter: i can tell you i have talk to managers here and when i asked them about any extra security measures, the answer from both people was not yet. that certainly indicates they are aware of the situation and thinking it could change. i can tell you that the u.s. state department has issued a worldwide travel alert. that was really shortly after president obama made his comment to the nation tonight about the death of osama bin laden. the state department has put all u.s. embassies on alert and has warned about the enhanced potential for anti- american

usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! ful. >> geraldo: bret i have no doubt but that this party will go well into the evening and i call on the officials at george, washington, university to postpone tomorrow's final as. remember, i took the bar exam on the day after they landed on the moon. i know how unfair that was. this is bigger than the moon landing. this is huge. >> bret: geraldo rivera. >> geraldo: more of this electrical charge. >> bret: geraldo rivera who can capture the emotion in front of the white house. all right. you can capture the emotion outside the white house and the scene outside times square also as you can see there a gathering of people. 1:10 on the east coast. we have some new information from our national security correspondent jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. jennifer? >> well, bret we now can report that the operation took place exactly at 3:30 eastern standard time. 15:30 eastern standard time. took place. there were four u.s. helicopters involved. one of them experienced mechanical

. >> usa, usa, usa. >> reporter: within minutes of the president's speech, jubilant crowds gathered outside the white house. >> i am shocked. >> reporter: the celebration continued in times square. and the first family members of 9/11 victims began to weigh in. charles wolf's wife died in the world trade center. >> we beat them at their own game. we didn't give up. >> reporter: the search for bin laden began under former president george w. bush who says in a written statement no matter how long it takes justice will be done. president obama warns however there is no doubt al-qaeda will continue to pursue attacks against the u.s. overnight, state department issued a worldwide travel alert and police departments all across the country say they are stepping up security. but officials tell abc news as of right now, they are hearing of no specific threats against any specific targets. reporting live in washington, emily schmidt, abc news, now back to you. >> all right. thanks so much. reaction pouring in this morning all over the world. maryland congressman elijah cummings said america is a str

usa, usa. officials worried about al- qaeda backlash, the fbi and the state department are warning citizens about the potential for anti american violence in revenge for the death. 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 the gulf war. he funded and trained militants first in sudan and then in afghanistan. militants killed soldiers in somalia200 killed when embassies were bombed. >> been been and his military commander are charged with plotting and carrying out the most heinous acts of terrorism and murder. >> reporter: his trail of terror continued in to the new century. a plot to bomb lax failed but they succeeded on the cole. in the wake of 9/11 the united states attacked afghanistan to try it find bin laden. terrorists blew up trains in madrid and buss in london many believe those for revenge of them supporting the war in iraq. most of the world, bin laden's name will always be known with hate and his face that of evil. to others he is a martyr. terrelle brown. >> in san francisco police chief told us late tonight that he has placed the police department on high alert. he is in the city and we are told there is no specific threat but it's a precaution. >> absolutely. you know after so many years of tragedy, frustration and pain people seemed unable process the news. it's taking a while for the news to sink in. >> does --. >> i have to say i'm shocked. we have been waiting ten years to hear good news and maybe this is a break. maybe it's what we need. i mean any human death is a tragedy but someone who had so little regard for human life i can't say i will cry to much. >> i'm glad, we can move up the scale on the top ten, get him out of the way. >> i'm a new yorker and i'm happy, i have come to this decision and i think it's good for the country that there no now peace, to know the man who did so much destruction; there is justice. >> it's hard, we thought it was a joke, now that we have come from the news that it has happened, this is a very good news. very good news for the whole world and being in indian we are more happy because we were most troubled by this terrorism. it'll be able to reduce the terrorism but not to that extent because there are so many people connected to that. >> reporter: good news tempered by ten years of harsh reality, a battle that hasn't ended. >> that's good for the end of lots of hurt. thank you very much. nobody thinks the wars over but it's a milestone. >> very happy. glad to hear it and i hope that it means good things for our future. >> reporter: analysts have been going every direction that terrorists might take in the future but for now i think the people we talked to just hope the tide has turned. >> thank you. >>> one of the four planes hijacked on september 11th was bound for sfo. it crashed in a pennsylvania field. over the years we have come to know many of the family members of the people on the flight and we just spoke to one man who lost his pregnant wife on flight 93. >> reporter: i'm here at lauren's place, dedicated to the member of lauren. she was a resident here at the time of the attack. she was on that plane that went down in a pennsylvania field, that is when passengers decided to fight the hijackers and prevent the plane from slamming in to another building. lauren's husband said news of bin laden's death is bitter sweet. >> it was a shock, you know, i kind of expected this day to come earlier. then almost gave up hope it would come at all. i'm not for violence but i do want to thank those who were vigilante on behalf of lawyer ken our unborn child and all those who were lost that day and everybody lost to a terrorist act. it's not just ours, it's worldwide, we need to stop it. >> reporter: he said that he is not at all celebrating the death of bin laden but he said it's another chapter closed but he isn't celebrating and what makes it worse, his wife was carrying their first child. >> . >> i was just thinking about that. that child would have been almost nine. thank you. >>> joe joins us now. thank you for being here. >> pleasure. >> for a long time we have known that bin laden was not handling the daily operations of al-qaeda . how big a deal is this? >> first let's -- we talk about al-qaeda as if it's one big organization and some of the groups that we are facing in places like iraq aren't necessarily al-qaeda but are franchises or extensions so different groupsn. that sense the daily operations aren't necessarily what bin laden was in charge of but i daresay it's likely that many of the other functions have been delegated. his number two by the way, is -- more than likely the person who has been calling more of the shots and will be the focus for american forces and international police forces to go after. i'm sure he is probably in pakistan. in bin laden was there he is probably too. >> we talked act the second in command. bin laden had almost mythical like qualities. do you think we will see a leader like that? >> you know, i don't know that the second is that kind of person. i will say some of the qualities about osama bin laden made him mythical and for frightening to an american audience, we would get the videos, some of those qualities was the fact that he seemed very calm, he didn't look or sound crazy when he spoke, he would pop up, he was -- we have played some of the videos tonight and the other -- of him speaking calmly into the microphone and much of that was not the sort of i shoot it with my camera phone. they were designed to send a message to us and the east. the bit on the horse back was timed to involve a muslim holiday that involved the horse that mohammed went to heaven on. he was making a comparison between himself and mohammed. he knew how to talk and very calm when he spoke and for an american audience it made him for of a bogieman than if he had been screaming at us and foaming at the mouth. >> he seemed to enjoy the cat and mouse game. >> we talked about president bush. they had a very interesting relationship. he -- in 2008 bin laden released a video where he talked about why he attacked on 9/11 and he did nothing but assault the character of president bush. the strange thing was he needed bush as a recruiting tool for al-qaeda in the same way bush made use of the where on terror and been bin laden to get reelected. i don't want to say they need each other but they fed off each other. he has been a part of our reality for the last ten years now through two administrations and if you go back to clinton really three. his passing is not insignificant. it doesn't mean that al-qaeda is finished. >> we have been showing as you have been speaking these live pictures, people out there, they are celebrating but they are out together -- acknowledging that this significant day has come. washington dc, ground zero, how is this playing do you think across the world? >> i think that any time people see us chanting usa, usa they are -- in other countries there will be a lot who will groan and say the united states thinks that it's to much of itself. i think in this particular instance the united states gets a pass on this. people understand that this is a little bit of an eye for an eye, getting our pound of flesh for 9/11 forgive the expression. in this instance it's not likely to be the negative reaction. the more interesting thing, goes back to the previous interview we just had that -- with the individual who lost his wife. anyone who lost a loved one when they watch a murder trial and someone is convicted knows when that person goes to the gas chamber you never get your family member back. we can chant but those three thousand are still lost and we will never have them back. >> our continuing coverage on cbssf.com and cbs news.com where you can -- or you can wake up tomorrow with the early edition. that starts at 4:30 tomorrow morning wal-mart . we will be right back. ,,,, [ banker ] mike and b

usa! usa! usa! >> pretty remarkable scene on tv here. he learned the news from a text message, then got a confirm about 30 seconds later from his producers before announcing the news to the crowd. >>> all right. it's a monday afternoon, and a nice one at that. let's turn things over to jeff ranieri to find out what the rest of the week will bring. >> if you liked what we had this weekend, i think you'll like each and every day especially as we head into wednesday. some of the warm spots today, pleasantton, 83, walnut creek 82, and san jose 79. gilroy and morgan hill mid-80s today. we are starting to see some cooling near the coastline. a little bit of an onshore flow, still holding on to some heat in the east and also the south bay. right now livermore, one of the warmer spots with 78 currently right now. so as we take a look at tonight, we are going to see breezy conditions at the coastline, a few clouds, nothing major. tuesday, stays warm, plenty of 70s, and here's where it gets great. if you want some hot weather, a few 90s possible i

those that have mixed reactions to americans generally see pictures like this and hear us saying usa, usa, usa, it is the kind of reaction that somebody who is hungry about a well fed hungry person says about gloating in front of them and the rich get richer. but in most people around the world, they will give the united states a pass on this because osama bin laden was the symbolic face of evil for us. he was our arch-other. and his passing today is down to an emotional reaction in this country. i think most people, even the muslim countries understand that and probably sympathize. >> what about the conspiracy theorists out there who say i need proof, i want to see pictures of the body and i know the press secretary of the president was pressed on that and didn't exactly answer the question but do you think those need to come out? not only for americans but for arab countries and muslim countries? >> they were so quick to say, we buried his body at sea. >> well, my guess on this by the way, my informed opinion if you like about this is that they wanted to prevent the very kind of reaction you

usa! usa! usa! usa! >> hundreds of people were there waving flags and singing the national anthem. there was an impromptu moment of silence. >>> the news of bin laden's death has a special meaning to families here in the bay area that were directly affected by the 9/11 attacks. they were on united flight 93 bound from newark, new jersey. they fought back and lost their lives in the process, but saved hundreds of others. damian trujillo is live in union city where there is a memorial to heroes of united 93. he had reaction from the mother of one of the passengers. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. the larger stones commemorate the victims of flight 93. this one, in particular. you can see some folks showed up overnight and dropped off candles and flowers. none of the victims on flight 93 was from union city. this is one of the most compelling memorials of the victims of 9/11 anywhere across the country. flight 93 was headed to sfo from new jersey. it reported somewhere over ohio, four hijackers took over and redirected to the east coast. mark bingham made a pact to char

usa, usa. plenty of red, white and blue could be seen. a smaller celebration began in times square. it was the same scene at washington d.c. at the white house. right now all is clear. not many people gathered, but last night a huge crowd similar to the one at ground zero couldn't help but celebrate bin laden's death. >> usa, usa,. >> this crowd started forming right as the president began his statement last night announcing the death open bin laden. it quickly grew into thousands. renditions of the star spangled banner could also be heard there. last night's crowd may have been the largest to gather spontaneously at the white house since president obama's election night victory in 2008. now we did learn overnight that bin laden was buried at sea. a u.s. official who spoke anonymously did not say where it occurred, but islamic practice and tradition calls for a burial within 24 hours. the sea burial was decided according to the spokesperson because finding a country willing to accept bin laden's remains would have been difficult. now the raid on bin laden took place in pakistan. u.s. forces entered the terrorist leaders compound yesterday. this is video showing the compound on fire shortly after the raid. u.s. forces reportedly shot bin laden in the head during a 40 minute long fire fight. it's believed t

some people walk by saying usa, usa, usa!. >> i'm not worried too much i think we'll be ok. m about to hop on a plane now. >> reporter: your comments on the huge news that came down late last night? >> i'm surprised it took this long. i thought they were caught him a while back. >> i travel all the time. i leave my fears behind. i trust it will work out otherwise i would now move. i am thrilled with the news. i was listening to the radio, how young people went to ground zero. i think that brings hope, i am hoping that it will bring some unity. >> will: the travel alert issued by the white house last late saying people should be aware and careful for those traveling abroad. they're encouraging people locally to keep their eyes and ears open. coming up we will get more reaction. >> darya: thank you, >> mark: ? police increasing their vigilance police department is warning officers to be alert to possible demonstrations. police will pay attention to transit stations and other areas where people gather to protest. it is a cautionary measure. >> darya: last day we spoke with nancy

. >> usa, usa, usa. >> this video shows you a crowd near the white house. some people gathered shortly before mr. obama's statement and the crowds cepped kept growing and growing throughout the -- kept growing and growing. they waved flags and sang songs when hearing the news of the death of osama bin laden. fbi can be -- he was on the most wanted fbi list prior to september 11th. >> ♪ oh say does that star spaingeled banner yet wave ♪ >> it's a celebration in a spot long known for tragedy. here you can see a crowd gathering at ground zero early monday morning shortly after the president announced bin laden's death. 9/11 attacks, the mastermind by bin laden brought down the twin towers and claimed more than 3,000 lives. 2700 of those lives lost at world trade center at ground zero. >>> it was a similar scene in boston as cheers range out through the streets. dozens of people gathered and the -- at the boton common shortly after the president's historic ad. boston common shortly after the -- boston common shortly after the president's announcement. >>> presi