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i'm denise koch at the peach bottom nuclear power plant. in light of the disaster at 2 fukushima plant in japan we asked ourselves how safe is nuclear power? 1979, 3-mile island, pennsylvania. 1986, chernobyl in the soviet union. right now, japan. radiation spews from the crippled fukushima n uclear plant, the outcome unknown. it may be difficult to relate to catastrophes as far away as the soviet union until you remember there are three within an hour of baltimore. 3-mile island, peach bottom, and calvert cliffs are all nuclear plants, that leads us to wonder if they can ensure our safety. wjz was recently granted a rare opportunity to go behind the high security fences at beach bottom, 45 miles from baltimore t plant operators agreed to show us what they do to prevent an accident. >> over here is our emergency one. >> reporter: we get ab hind the scenes tour. >> we have a tremendous amount of back up equipment here to only combat a problem if one should occur. the emergency cooling tower is one of those. >> they have those in fukushima? >

. >>> good evening i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here is what people are talking about. >>> osama bin laden was found hiding not in a cave but in a sprawling compound in pakistan. tonight we're staying on this story with complete coverage. kai jackson explains how osama bin laden was found. >> reporter: after a methodical investigation, officials became suspicious of no phone, or internet to his compound. once president oe obama knew it was him, he gave the go. they arrived at a million dollars compound of osama bin laden. >> there was a woman who shielded osama bin laden from the oncoming fire. >> reporter: navy seal forced shot osama bin laden to the head. >> all of a sudden you had to go into plan b and they did it flawlessly. >> reporter: no contact was pakistani officials. osama bin laden was quickly buried at sea but he was identified by one of his wives, dna and facial recognition technology. >>> news of bin been's death spawned celebrations across america. crowds gathered in front of the white house and at annapolis. >> when

i'm denise koch reporting from the white house. that story coming up. >>> checking for more of these stories on today's breaking news eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> crucial evidence osama bin laden shot dead. could the white house release photos of his body? >>> plus what we now know about that deadly raid in pakistan. >

i'm denise koch reporting from the white house. that story coming up. >> these stories and all of the breaking news. wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 start now. >>> remembering yeardley. the lacrosse star murdered ann year ago. >> the emotional tribute at the high school where she touched so many. >> i'm vic carter. >> i'm denise koch. people are talking about tonight. the crime caused shockwaves

. >>> hello everybody i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. >> maryland leaders are warning you tonight to be on the look out. that is after dozens of schools received letters containing a suspicious powder. kelly mcpherson has the investigation and what you need to be aware of. kelly. >> reporter: four months ago the state was on guard because of suspicious packages, now again tonight maryland emergency responders are asking everyone especially schools to be on the look out in the mail. >> reporter: 37 letters with suspicious white powder have shut down 28dc schools this week. >> and all the teachers were like, this isn't a drill, this isn't a drill. go, go, go. >> i touched the powder but i touched the envelope, there was some writing inside. it was from north texas. it said al-qaida, fbi. >> reporter: and the evacuation was cancelled after officials discovered the powder was not dangerous. >> if they get these things and they find they are not quite comfortable with them to isolate those into an area and call 911. >> reporter: this latest mail scare comes four months after two incend

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. >> and i'm denise koch. here is what people are talking about. it was a daring mission years in the making that included spies and the most elite of the u.s. armed forces. but tonight we're learning the white house wasn't 100% sure they had osama bin laden until he was killed. kai jackson has the story. >> reporter: authorities surveillanced the home for months, but it could not say 100% that it was osama bin laden. still they took the chance. it was impossible to tell whether it was osama bin laden. analysts zeroed in on the pattern of family life of the family in the main building. it was the same number of bin been's family. the family never left the fort. >> it was one of the most gutsiet call of any president in my memory. >> reporter: they moved up to the second and third floors where they found osama bin laden and his family. the white house says the terrorist leader resisted but he was unarmed. >> i think we always assumed from the beginning that the likelihood was that he was going to be killed. perchance if he were to be captured. i thi

i'm denise koch. >> i'm vic carter. >> osama bin laden is dead and the impact of that statement is beginning to be felt. our coverage continues. wjz is live in washington. mary bubala has more on the spontaneous celebrations after the news became public. >> reporter: it is such an emotional day for so many, for those in washington, d.c. we're close to the pentagon and of course those in new york city, the site of the 9/11 terrorist attack. we have more from ground zero. >> reporter: they joined thousands of people visiting ground zero as news of osama bin laden's death raced around the globe. >> it's a victory for the rest of the world, but for us it's personal. >> reporter: her brother john died in the twin towers on the other side of this gate, a devastating loss made worse as the hunt for osama bin laden dragged on for nearly 10 years. >> to have someone who promotes hate and evil, i'm glad that he's dead. i'm glad he was killed and i'm glad he was shot in the head. >> reporter: his woman also lost a brother. for her the day is birth sweet. >> it's not like i'm happy that somebody died. b

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> one step closer to solving a mystery. phylicia barnes was the victim of a homicide. weijia jiang has more.

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. >>> pakistan under pressure. the country faces growing criticism for allowing bin laden to go undetected for so long. this comes as protestors supported killing. charlie d'agata has the latest for wjz. >>> supporters of osama bin laden said prayers at a funeral service in central pakistan. but it quickly turned into an anti-american protest. any friend of america is a traitor, they shouted, and osama is alive. supporters still called the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks a hero. he fought against the only super power in the world, he says, osama's sacrifice is a milestone. the compound where the navy seal shot bin laden dead is now locked up. pakistani officials will only say that surviving family members are in safe hands and will be handed over to their country. but some want pakistani officials to explain how osama bin laden was able to live under their noses. some pakistani officials say that it's because of the u.s. >> reporter: they are pressin

. >> and for bob and mark, i'm denise koch. thanks for watching wjz, maryland's news station. don't go away, there's much more ahead on the cbs evening >> smith: tonight, the clues bin laden left behind. why u.s. intelligence believes he's given them the best chance in years to destroy the heart of al qaeda. i'm harry smith. also tonight, the commander in chief tells the team that got bin laden... >> job well done. (cheers and applause) job well done. >> smith: u.s. navy seals. what it takes to become the best of the best. and nearly a quarter of a million new jobs, but the supply can't keep up with demand and the jobless rate jumps back to 9%. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening, katie is off tonight. al qaeda finally acknowledged today that osama bin laden is dead and the

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. >>> building anger or osama bin laden's death. anti-u.s. anger is building. and bin laden's family is providing more information about how the terror leader spent his days in hiding. >> reporter: one of bin laden's wives said she lived in this house in abada bad for six years. and she never left the upper floor. it can explain how the al qaeda chief managed to elude authorities for four years. he was cash-strapped in the final days and had given more control to al qaeda's number 2 man. some still don't believe osama is dead because they've seen no proof. >> there was no osama there, he says. america is just creating this drama to attack muslims and pakistans. al qaeda calls on pakistanis to rise up in revolt. hundreds hit the streets, chanting go, america, go. saying the u.s. raid was a violation of pakistan's sovereignty. >> reporter: pakistani officials say u.s. special forces were operating within its borders without its permission. the u.s. ca