i'm andrea mitchell live from capitol hill. the death of osama bin laden may go down as president obama's most significant foreign policy achievement. now the white house and u.s. intelligence agencies are mining a treasure trove of intelligence data seized from the compound. nbc's chuck todd is chief white house correspondent and the co-host of "the daily rundown". bring us up to date. what is the white house saying on their plans, whether or not they're going to go forward with a proof of death, how they're handling all of the intelligence that they have now obtained from the compound? >> reporter: one thing that folks should realize, no decision has been made about whether to do this or not. you heard john brennan, both this morning, this is the president's chief deputy having to do with national terrorism and homeland security, you heard him say both yesterday and today that he finds it interesting that nobody -- they don't feel as if they have to prove anything because nobody in the terrorist community, folks in al qaeda a

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. >> rose: we continue with georg mitchell, the former envoy to the middle east for president obama and secretary of state clinton in his first extended interview since his resignation. >> it is very important that the arab countries in the region rise recognize that israel is there to stay and their best interest lie in a peace agreemt between israel and t palestinians which will permit a regional alliance to combat the threat from iran. >> rose: the arrestf mladic and george mitchell when we continue. who beats the odds and comes out on top. but this isn't just a hollywood storyline. it's happening every day, all across america. evertime a storefront opens. or the midnight oil is burned. or when someone chases a dream, not just a dollar. they are small business owners. so if yowanna root r a real hero, support small business. shop small. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: we learned early this morng that europe's most want fugitive has been captured. former serbian general ratko mladic was captured in an early

mitchell, you'll recall, managed to broker peace in northern ireland. he investigated the steroids scandal in baseball, but a lasting peace between israelis and palestinians? after two years of trying, he's decided it's time to move on. >>> there is news tonight about a problem destroying lives and getting worse in this country, and various states across the country are trying to figure out how to get it under control. the problem is meth labs. while some say it didn't go far enough, the state with the worst problem, tennessee, has agreed on a compromise they're willing to try at least for now and hope it helps. our report from mark potter. >> reporter: at a mobile home near a high school in tennessee, investigators say they have uncovered two methamphetamine labs. >> they can smoke it, eat it, inject it. >> reporter: down the road, they also clean up the remnants of a third lab. >> you have got to have sudafed rn to make meth. >> reporter: authorities find more meth labs in tennessee than any other state. more than 2,000 last year alone. >> to say we'r

nbc news correspondent andrea mitchell reports. >> reporter: in this sleepy military town only 30 miles from islamabad, bin laden's compound was a mcmansion with 18 foot walls topped by barbed wire dwarfing the neighbors, many of them retired military. there are other red flags. the luxury home, eight times the size of nearby houses, had no internet access or phone service. the bin ladens even burned their trash. in these cia satellite pictures, neighbors are almost next door. and less than a mile away, pakistan's military academy, the equivalent of our west point. >> it is a little incredible, and my personal view is that they certainly probably were aware of it. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence concluded it could only have been built for bin laden. so how could pakistan's army not notice? >> could be a case of eyes wide shut, which they were aware of it and decided to keep their eyes open but closed as far as americans are concerned. >> reporter: the neighborhood certainly noticed the raid, blogged in realtime on twitter by@really virtual. helicopter hovering above abbottabad at 1:00 a.

the judge sentenced mitchell to life in prison. still ahead, 25 years and one final hour. ,, guy? who claims they can give him an alibi next on cbs 5 >> smith: when her show premiered in 1986, one reviewer said the host was overweight, loud, and boisterous, throws her arms around people, and is, in a word, terrific. nothing changed in 25 years, and today, michelle miller reports, oprah's reign as the queen of daytime tv came to an end. >> reporter: after months of anticipation, the final guest of the oprah winfrey show was revealed-- it was oprah herself. >> thank you, america. thank you so much. >> reporter: the woman who for millions of viewers is more than a talk show host... >> you are responsible for your life. >> reporter: ...she's a life coach... >> love somebody. >> reporter: ...teacher. >> no one completes you. >> reporter: even pop culture preacher. >> god is love. >> reporter: oprah has interviewed 30,000 guests, turned some into top tv stars themselves. >> for open the game is the talk show but it's much bigger than that. i mean, she's a whole industry. >> she gave me

it took elizabeth smart about 30 seconds to speak her peace to brian david mitchell who chosed his eyes and sang hymns when she was talking. today he received two hive sentences without parole. smart told him he took away 9 months of her life that can never be returned, and that she will have a good life despite what he did to her. >> i told brian david mitchell today in court that whether he received his just sentence here on earth or after this earth life that one day he will have to be responsible for his actions. >> smart now 23 recently returned from a mormon mission to france. she plans to finish college and is considering a career in law. >>> sun bathers beware. many sun screens do not provide enough protection. the ftf does block the upv rays but more than half the sun screens on the market do not protect from the cancer causing uva rays. >> when we took a look at sun screens available in the u.s. we found that three out of five do not contain enough uva protection. >> the group also says that a high spf does not mean it protects against melanoma. so which products are best? loo

russ mitchell, cbs news, birmingham, alabama. >> couric: and that is the cbs evening news for tonight. i'm katie couric. thank you for watching. i'll see you tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org at wgbh access.wgbh.org . >>> you're watching cbs 5 eyewitness news in high definition. >> arrests again. what led to another round of suspects in the sleighing a german tourist near union square. >>> california needs money and it may come from you. the costs that will double in the hopes of fixing a broken budget. >>> and a summer bummer. even before school gets out, the bad news on the seasonal job front. >>> good evening i'm a will less than march -- allen martin. >> and i'm dana king. a break in a case that stunned many here in the bay area. nine months after a german tourist was shot to death in union square police have just announced they have made some arrests. joe vasquez is outside the hall of justice where a major announcement was made just a short time ago. joe? >> repo:

witnesses say mitchell got -- verdict. witnesses say the mitchell got up and lunged at the da. the prosecutor suffered a bloody nose but no other reports of serious injuries. >>> as heavy rains continue to pound parts of mississippi, a tough decision had to be made to save the town from flooding. plus, the endeavour still on the ground. what's causing them the day this and will it launch or how soon? details coming up when "good morning maryland" returns on this tuesday, may 3rd. your favorites, in pieces. moms love tulips. any second now, they are going to place me at the center of the table. edible arrangements bouquets beautiful like flowers, but unforgettably delicious, any second now... visit, call or go to ediblearrangements.com so i live claritin clear. only claritin is proven to keep me as alert and focused as someone without allergies. i get relief from my worst symptoms without drowsiness. live claritin clear. >>> and welcome back. engineers detonated he can plowss at a levey a-- explosives at a levey near the mississippi river. u.s. army corps of engineers says they

our chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell in our washington bureau has been working this aspect of the story all day. good evening. >> reporter: good evening. in the end, osama bin laden wasn't underground in a remote mountain cave after all. he was living in luxury in a suburb of pakistan's capital, on land controlled by the military, hiding in plain sight. in this sleepy military town, only 35 miles from islamabad, bin laden's million dollar compound was a mcmansion with 12-foot to 18-foot walls topped by barbed wire, dwarfing the neighbors, many of them retired military. there were other red flags. the luxury home eight times the others around it had no phone or internet access. the bin ladens even burned their trash. in these pictures, the neighbors are almost next door, and less than a mile away, pakistan's military academy, the equivalent of our quest point. >> it is a little incredible. my personal view is they certainly probably were aware of it. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence concluded it could have only been built for bin laden, so how could pakistan's army and

nbc's andrea mitchell with us tonight from our d.c. newsroom with more on this story. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. newt gingrich wanted to kick off his presidential campaign with a big splash. now it looks as though the only one getting drenched is the candidate himself. >> are you announcing right now? >> reporter: he announced less than a week ago on twitter and facebook. no chance for gaffes. >> i'm newt gingrich. and i'm announcing my candidacy for president of the united states. >> reporter: but on "meet the press," his first big interview, gingrich sided with liberals, slamming fellow republican paul ryan's plan to cut medicare costs. >> i don't think right-wing social engineering is any more desirable than left-wing social engineering. i don't think imposing radical change from the right or the left is a very good way for a free society to operate. >> reporter: ryan shot back. >> with allies like that who needs the left? >> reporter: and now fellow conservatives are taking numbers to attack gingrich. >> he cuts paul ryan off at the kne

mitchell faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. his case stalled for years after state court ruled him mentally unfit to stand trial. >>> in the meantime a judge will decide if a suspect in the tucson shooting rampage is competent to stand trial. loughner is charged with opening fire at a political event at a tucson grocery store, killing six people and injuring 13 others, including congressman gabrielle giffords. the 22-year-old college dropout spent five weeks undergoing mental exams at a federal prison hospital in missouri. >>> we want to take a look at the forecast today. rain in the works but not as bad as we thought? >> every time i check it turns into more of a dud. we're not looking at a whole lot of rain today, but certainly cooler weather. it's one of those days you probably want to stay inside if you can. if you've got the day off and wanted to do some jogging or take the dog for a walk, you'll be able to later on today. we've got a pretty strong front pushing into northern california, but it's colliding with this big ri

russ mitchell, cbs news, birmingham, alabama. >> couric: and that is the cbs evening news for tonight. i'm katie couric. thank you for watching. i'll see you tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is 9news now. >>> good evening, i'm derek mcginty. tonight, no pictures but still plenty of debate about the death of osama bin laden. president obama said releasing the photos would be a bad idea. >> it is important for us to make sure that very graphic photos of somebody who was shot in the head are not floating around as an an insightment to more violence, a propaganda tool. >> president obama will honor victims

at the mitchell courthouse. the two brothers travers and tremainch -- tremaine. they set the dog on fire and an officer used the sweater to put out the flames but the injuries were too severe. the dog was euthanized at an animal shelter. first trial against the brothers ended in a mistrial. today prosecutors are going for round 2 on charges of animal cruelty and the mutilation and burning of phoenix the pit bull. once again, that trial is expected to start at 9:30 this morning here at mitchell courthouse. reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> 5:04. thanks. >>> the latest on the case against the baltimore police officers accused of kidnapping two 15-year-old teens back in 2009. the detective greg helen has been cleared of all charges. a jury found two other detectives guilty of misconduct but cleared them of the kidnapping charges. the detectives were accused of picking up the teens in police van in west baltimore during separate incidents and dumping one in east baltimore while dumping the other in howard county. >>> the death of 26

mitchell got up and lunged at the da. the situation quickly turned chaotic and people standing around the courtroom they scrambled out. it took several deputies to get mitchell under control. the prosecutor suffered a bloody nose but there were no other significant injuries. >>> coming up, a consumer alert you will want to pay attention to if you eat a lot of salads. toe nateos are being pulled from -- tomatoes are being pulled from shelves because they could be making you sick. high gas prices doesn't matter if you own a volt the amaying number of miles the car can get on one tank of gas. well, hotels know they can't fill every room every day. like this one. and this one. and oops, my bad. so, they give expedia ginormous discounts with these: unpublished rates. which means i get an even more rockin' hotel, for less. my brain didn't even break a sweat. where you book matters. expedia. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> and welcome back. a california based company is announcing a major recall of grape tomatoes. the offic

andrea mitchell in our washington newsroom tonight. andrea, thanks. >>> up next here tonight, the question a lot of people are asking. what happens to al qaeda now that its founder is gone? >>> and later tonight, we're going to go back where we saw you on friday night. we're going to revisit the struggle in the american south after those twisters. >>> as promised here, we're back with more on the death of osama bin laden. he was, of course, the founder of al qaeda as we know it, but his influence of late is open to some question, and now the question becomes what becomes of al qaeda with bin laden dead? our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has been covering, of course, this war on terrorism around the globe for a long time, many years, and has some perspective on all of this tonight. he's in libya tonight, of course. and richard, this was never an organization with a flow chart or letterhead. it's part of what we all had to get used to in the new world. >> reporter: absolutely. but they did have a second in command. and osama

mitchell was convicted last year and faces a possible life sentence. smart testified at his trial but he was not in court at the time, so today may be the first time she publicly confronts her abductor. >>> now to the florida murder trial of casey anthony. both sides gave opening statements in the case against the young mother accused of killing her own daughter. then the trial took a startling turn. manuel gallegus reports. >> reporter: casey anthony cried as her attorney dropped a bo bombshell. anthony is accused of of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, caylee, two years ago. but during opening statements her attorney claimed the death was a terrible accident. >> cayleeant knee died june 16th, 2u 2408, when she drowned in her family's swimming pool. >> reporter: defense attorney jose baez says her father george, found the child's body. the defense painted a picture of a victim of abuse, living in a dysfunctional family. >> you will hear about ugly things, secret things, when casey was 8 years old and her father came into her room and began to touch h

mark misch -- mitchell. the labor representative with the california nurses association representing the nurses at the cal campus of st. luke's and in san mateo county. one of the observations i made sitting here is in all the renderings there were no scars -- cars and i think the street scapes and placid, you know, atmosphere will actually be very different since van ness is u.s. highway 1. it is the way that i go when i go up to november ato to visit those nurses -- novato to visit those nurses and i know it does not look like that during waking hours. the other observation i wanted to make as someone who just toured the mills peninsula which is going to open this sunday, built by sutter as -- tanned -- and has a very similar aesthetic and the state is actually considering thrage it because they put the -- put the lab and food service in a different building not built to the seismic standards not required of an acute care facility. so there's glitches. when they say there are two separate things they're ac

the state court found mitchell mentally il and up unfit to stand trial. here's what she said later. >> i told brian david mitchell today in court that whether he received his just sentence here on earth or after this earth life, that one day he will have to be responsible. i was happy for the opportunity to say what i felt i needed to say. and i am thrilled it's over. >> in arizona, a judge ruled that mass shooting suspect jared lee loughner is not competent to stand trial. loughner is charged with killing six people, wounding 13, including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. the judge said he based his decision on mental evaluations of loughner who has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. loughner is going to be re-evaluated in september when he's due back in court. remarkably, very different outcomes in two high profile cases. i talked about both to jeffrey toobin and dr. sanjay gupta. sanjay, how do they determine if someone is mentally competent enough to stand trial? >> well, in this case, it was two experts, a psychiatrist and a psychologist wh

it took smart about 30 seconds to speak her peace to brian david mitchell, who closed his eyes and sang hymns as she spoke. yesterday, he received two life sentences without parole. smart told him he took away nine months of her life that can never be returned, that never affect her again and that she will have a good life despite what he did. >> i told brian david mitchell today in court that whether he received his just sentence here on earth or after this earth life that one day he will have to be responsible for his actions. >> smart is now 23 recently returned from a mormon mission to france. she says she plans to finish college and is considering a career in law. >>> the walt disney company has withdrawn its application to trademark the name seal team 6. that's the same name. elite navy team that killed osama bin laden. okay. seal team 6, disney, not sure if that goes together t had applied for the trademark rights two days after the military raid in pakistan. the company pulled the plug on its application after the navy moved to protect naming rights. >>> all right, folks. just g

brian mitchell is being sentenced today gary smart said she will be in the court room when mitchell is sensitive. >> this is video from the scene where a lot of nerve is accused of shooting dead be deferred. competency hearings are being held to see if he can stand trial. and now look outside as you can see traffic is starting to back up will be right back in just a few minutes >> welcome back is now 4945 and an remorse storms devastated the midwest again oklahoma, with kansas or. several people as hysteria of storms or in the area rescuers are still picking through the rubble looking for survivors in joplin survivors are sharing their stories. >> everything you think is real and solid and then it blows up. >> is catholic priest talk shelter in a bathtub at laid there and just prayed led by will be done >> 946 is the time renowned we want it to traffic right now. the entire roadway is not now blocked malty crash malty lanes this big rig is confirmed on top of another vehicle. traffic is now backed up all away to the bridge over. no indications that this is going to be cleared at any ti

this week brian david mitchell is set to learn his fate. as liz beth smart says she is ready to face him for the final time. >> i'm not sure what i'm going say yet. oh i'll guess we'll see when the time comes. >> he was convicted in utah and jury rejected his insanity defense. his sentencing will end the nightmare that begin in 2002. >> this woman has spent the last eight years of her life being traumatized and work go through this healing process. >> on that night he broke into the smarted house an affluent neighborhood in salt lake city. he kidnapped 14-year-old smart from her bedroom she shared with her sister. he held her cap if i have for nine months repeatedly raping her. they bus tid ted mitchell and reunited smart with her family. >> her inspirational story can captain evade the nation as they watched the 14-year-old victim grow into an adult advocate. she is now 23 a poised young woman evidence of the rock solid spirit. she completed a mormon missionary trip in paris where she shared her story of survival. >> but her saga has one f

earlier i talked to the host of "issues with jane sevelez-mitc l velez-mitchell velez-mitchell." do some men get a thrill out of not getting caught? oh, i got away with it. >> some of the bad boys like tiger have gone into rehab, the addictive cycle is to take very high-risk behavior because that supersizes the rush and the high. so when you're doing something bad and you're taking a risk at the same time, there is an adrenaline rush like no other. and from an addictive perspective, they may be subconsciously doing these very high risk things, simply to get that rush. >> and what about, do some of them want to get caught? i know when you're an addict, maybe that's a cry for help when you go to the very bottom. is this a cry for help from some of these guys? >> well, i think you have to separate the conscious from the subconscious. consciously they're trying to keep everything quiet. but subconsciously they're doing things to self-sabotage because ultimately it's very, very stressful to carry around a toxic secret. it is like carrying an albatross around you. so there's a part of

middle east envoy is stepping down after two years on the job george mitchell decided to leave after growing frustrated over the impasse in talks between israel and the palestinians according to the resignation president obama called him a tireless advocate for peace senator mitchell also helped broker an accord in northern ireland in the late ninety's. we invite you now want to trip across russia where you can stay just where just as you are though as our close up team brings you the most exciting stories of life in the world biggest country. and today we continue exploring the volgograd region in russia's south it's along the banks of the older river the longest in europe it also gives the area its name the rivers played an important role in the life of the russian people and in the country folklore it's known as mother volga archy's tom barton explains why the giant waterway is so precious to the russian heart and its pocketbook. it runs deep through the russian soul it does provide inspiration for songs and poems and is the country's main north south functionary and decades ago s

envoy to the middle east is stepping down after two years in the role george mitchell explained his decision by growing frustration over the impasse in talks between israel and the palestinians accepting the resignation of president obama called him a quote tireless advocate for peace mitchell also helped broker an accord in northern ireland. well with the u.s. debt ceiling already at a staggering high almost half of america is now refusing to buy the proposals to raise it still further and rather government struggles for a compromise now a resident in new york laurie harnessed asked people in the big apple what they would do. if the u.s. stocks borrowing money it could negatively affect the whole world economy if it continues to borrow money it could accumulate a burden that's too heavy to carry so as the us best approaches the debt ceiling of over fourteen trillion dollars that congress just put into place in two thousand and ten should it can fit or raising meant that feeling even more this week let's talk about that do you think they should raise the debt limit again i'm not sure they sh

. >> the judge said there was not enough evidence to prove that timothy mitchell was wrongfully killed when the police raided the apartment. the two officers were caught nup a growing scandal and now mitchell's family wondered what happened in the apartment. three years ago a special team of narcotics o

envoy to the middle east is stepping down after two years on the job senator george mitchell is reportedly resigning for personal reasons this comes amid growing frustration at the talks between israel and palestinians accepting the resignation president obama called him a tireless advocate for peace mitchell also helped broker in a quarter northern ireland in the late ninety's. with the u.s. debt ceiling already at a staggering high almost half of america is now refusing to buy the proposals to raise it further but the government struggles for a compromise our resident in new york laurie harford has asked people on the streets of new york what they would do. if the u.s. sparing money it could negatively affect the whole world economy if it continues to borrow money it could accumulate a burden to have it carry so as the u.s. fast approaches the debt ceiling over fourteen trillion dollars that congress just put into place in two thousand and ten should it can it or raising that that feeling even more this week let's talk about that do you think these did raise the debt limit again i'm not

our chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell in our washington bureau has been working this aspect of the story. >> in the end, osama bin laden wasn't underground in a remote mountain cave after all. he was living in luxury in a suburb of pakistan's capital, on land controlled by the military, hiding in plain sight. in this sleepy military town, only 35 miles from islamabad, his military compound was a mansion with 10 to 18-foot walls topped with wire. there were other red flags. the luxury home eight times the others around it had no phone or internet access. in these pictures, neighbors are almost next door in the military academy, the equivalent of our west point. >> it is a little incredible. my personal view is they certainly probably were aware of it. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence contend it could have only been built for osama bin laden. so how could army and spies not have known? >> it could have been a case of eyes wide shut where they kept their eyes wide opened bup closed as far as americans were concerned. >> there are a lot of questions asked about the role of

in south memphis, danny lee mitchell wades through his basement. but he's staying put-- more afraid of looters. >> we got two evacuation notices but, you know, you have to think for yourself. >> reporter: mitchell is exactly what emergency leaders don't want-- holdouts in harm's way with the river cresting within hours. in neighborhoods like this one where you can only see the roof tops, the misery is rising with the water. the mississippi will crest for as long as a week so it could be two weeks before all this water goes away. in memphis, the focus is on three bloated tributaries, so overwhelmed by the mississippi two of them are actually flowing backwards. all that water's pressuring and testing the city's flood protection system like never before. in small teams, 150 engineers walk the levees looking for soft spots and leaks. and the u.s. army corps of engineers promises its system will hold up. >> there is no potential possibility of any failures on the mississippi river levees. >> reporter: but to corps critics the levee system is a man-made

middle east envoy senator george mitchell stepping down after two years on the job he's reportedly resigning for personal reasons this comes amid growing frustration at the talks between israel and palestinians accepting the resignation president obama called mitchell a tireless advocate for peace he also helped broker in a court of northern ireland in the late ninety's. we now invite you want to trip across russia but you don't have to pack your bags just join a close up team as we bring you the most exciting stories are rife in the world's biggest country. today we continue exploring the volgograd a region in the south of russia it lies along the banks of the volga river the longest in europe but also gave the area its name the river played an important role in the life of the russian people and in known is known in the country's folklore as mother of older artie's tom barton explains why the giant waterway is so precious to the russian heart and economy. the mighty bold that runs deep in the ocean so it has provided inspiration for songs and poems just the country's main north south centr

about george mitchell's own frustrations within the administration. i know recently you have hamas, then you have the palestinian mainstream organization, fatah, talking to each other trying to move the peace process forward. you have egypt now talking to hamas as well. the administration saying this is a terrorist group. we don't think that any of this is progress. certainly seems as if the administration has been put in a position now where it doesn't really know what to do next or what kinds of steps are appropriate at this time. >> reporter: yeah, and how exactly to bring the key parties together given the added confusion you just mentioned. i mean, look -- it should be underscored that george mitchell has long been a public servant beyond the senate, spending many, many hours flying to northern ireland to broker that peace, and has spent many, many hours over the last two years flying back and forth to that region, as has secretary of state hillary clinton. so there's a commitment to try to get something done from this administration. nobody shou

good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. first to the white house where the president is now said to be leaning against increasing -- releasing pictures of bin laden's body as we learn more about what happened in the commando raid. nbc's chuck todd, chief white house correspondent, joins me now. co-host of "the daily rundown." what is the latest today, leaning against, leaning for and what are they saying about the picture release? >> reporter: look, the white house is still -- one thing we do know is that some definitive decision is going to come today. the last thing they want is this dragout and have this should they or shouldn't they? we know everybody on capitol hill is weighing in on this at this point and so there is a belief that they need to have a sort of -- some cloture on this decision. we know that secretary clinton, secretary gates, defense and state department both seem to be arguing against a release, really it is leon panetta at the cia who has been the most outspoken in the national security team of being i

of course with the peace process, george mitchell's resignation and his envoy underscores how more abundant the peace process seems. this is a hard place for the president to come and look at those numbers that you showed in the poll. across much of the mideast, favorability to the united states is 20% or more in that poll. why does that matter so much? it matters because there democratic movements and the rulers of the countries are having to pay a lot more attention to the attitudes on the streets they mean more today than they did a year ago. >> that young activist and blogger is smart for 24 years. one of the reasons we don't trust the united states is because you support one country, let's say bahrain that is a friend and they can have a crack down, but when someone else does it, it's bad. she called it hypocrisy. how does the president deal with that? >> that's another question. he is clearly used today to set it up and be tougher on syria. that removes some of the hypocrisy. i don't know how he comes up with a coherent plan. i think this is going to be difficult in the near term to g

smart says mitchell robbed her of nine mondays of her life. >> i told brian david mitchell today in court that whether he received his just sentence here on earth or after this earth life, that one day, he will have to be responsible for his actions. >> smart was just 14 when she was kidnapped. >>> frightening moments for five passengers aboard this small jet in arizona. the plane skidded off a runway and over a cliff while attempting to land at a sa doe na airport. all aboardwalked away unharmed. >>> some relief may be ahead for new york drivers. the state senate voted to eliminate the gas tax for three holiday weekends this year saving drivers 33 cents per gallon. the plan still has to pass the state assembly, something many doubt will happen. disgraced former imf chief, dominique strauss-kahn has some lavish new digs and large. he moved into the 6800 square foot town home where he will wait for his sexual assault trial to begin. this three-story posh pad sits in new york's upscale tribeca neighborhood and comes complete with a spa, a gym, a home thee a fer and even a bar. deb feyerick

mitchell held the post for two years. he brokered the accord that ended years of bloodshed in northern ireland. >>> president obama wants to increase domestic oil production. in his weekly radio address, mr. obama said he wants to extend existing leases off alaska and in the gulf of mexico. mr. obama has come under increasing criticism as the average price of a gallon of regular hovers around $4 nationwide. his announcement comes following passage of three republican controlled house bills that would expand offshore oil and gas drilling. >>> speaker of the house john boehner is delivering the commencement address at catholic university today. but not everyone at the washington, d.c. school is looking forward to it. a letter signed by dozens of faculty members says boehner has one of the worst records in congress on programs for the poor. it also asks boehner, who is a catholic, to refamiliarize himself with church teachings on the subject. >>> shirley sherrod reportedly is going back to work for the department of agricult

at 14 she was forced out of her bed at night point it taken away by mitchell. nine months later she would--nine months later she was rescued. >>: christie look har >>: christie lazard is a front runner in the position for the imf. the first woman who will hold the top job if she wins the election. 1/2 carat >>: contra costa n alan he can teach cts are continuing their search around golden gate recreation area near fort point. >>: more severe weather, as you to unseat sen and midwest. at least eight people died in storms if that have ravaged discipline it all,. in kansas, two people were killed when an operative trees planted to and. two people killed ark. she it twisters half's the dallas and several northern texas >>: we can see the rain heading down 101, pockets of heavy rain here in the therefore the most part, a light rain shifting south of santa rosa. her also see a few less bodies showers along highway 37 as you head towards a vallejo and we're picking up a few showers on the peninsula. we are watching this cell into its way in and moving through the gate

good morning. >> and i'm russ mitchell. very nice day in new york city. >> absolutely. >> hope it's nice where you are, as well. our top story this hour, the former head of the international monetary fund is getting a taste of just how far he has fallen from grace. dominique strauss-kahn is under house arrest here in new york city. after one luxury apartment building rejected him when he was released from jail yesterday. cbs news correspondent michelle miller is outside the building where strauss-kahn is temporarily staying. michelle, how unusual is this type of arrangement? >> highly unusual. but consider the case. a high profile individual with access to millions, charged with some serious crimes, attempted rape, sexual assault. his defense team says, look, he did not belong on rikers island. the bail should not be a punishment. but prosecutors say, he was a flight risk. he was arrested on board a plane heading to paris. ten minutes before takeoff. that he needed to have insurance -- that they did, that he was going to sh

. >>> up next, "andrea mitchell reports." >> thank you, contessa. next, al qaeda threatens to retaliate as you've been discussing. we have dick lugar and anthony wiener. >>> plus, the best jobs growth in five years despite an uptick in the overall rate, markets are relieved there will not be a double dip. >>> and my interview with rahm emanuel in chicago. that's all next on "andrea mitchell reports." [ dennis ] it only took two minutes for this town to be destroyed. to a little girl who lived through it, this is more than a teddy bear. it's a step towards normal. it's why allstate catastrophe teams not only have hot coffee and help for grownups... they've also handed out more than twelve thousand teddy bears to kids. people come first... everything else is second. that's allstate's stand. are you in good hands? and i was a pack-a-day smoker for 25 years. i do remember sitting down with my boys, and i'm like, "oh, promise mommy you'll never ever pick up a cigarette." i had to quit. ♪ my doctor gave me a prescription for chantix, a medication i coul

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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. chuck todd and richard engel are here. chuck, extraordinary tee tails, the fact this was under way, the secret was kept. and what we now is how they pursued this trail. >> reporter: well, i mean, we could -- there is -- it started seven years ago in, as far as this particular mission, though, the first tip started eight months ago, last august. and from there, and that's when they felt as if they identified this compound, identified this courier to bin laden that they believed that they were finally on the trail to where bin laden was. and then it really ramped up in the last six weeks. the president himself heading up