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Always his view that the u.s. was the leading cause of oppressi oppression, injustice and conflict and thought one way to get u.s. forces, get rid of u.s. presence was to kill as many innocent civilians on u.s. soil as possible. but whats interesting, according to "the washington post" report today, many al qaeda affiliates didnt see eye toee with him in that strategy. >> that is so interesting. i want to ask you, too, about the play book, as the journal is being described, and the compound is a...

Particular dates. the documents also show that he had contact with some of his senior officials. for example, amman al zawahiri, the number two man. but that communication was not always effective. the only way he could communicate apparently was putting information on these flash drives and sending them out, obviously very time consuming process. so some scary details in these documents. but the fact that al qaeda over the past ten years has been ineffective an the fact that there was never any...

How do we -- and what tactics do we use to show people for the farce that we see this as. >> well, thats a very good point, because we dont have to enjoin ourselves in using propaganda at all. propaganda is when youre trying to perpetuate myths and stereotypes. in this case all we have to do is show bin laden for what he was. have i been to his residence in afghanistan and jalal bad. very small, very awes steer. you can almost respect him. ive been to the caves in tora bora. this man wanted to g...

Tornadoes. there is a large portion of this county that is untouched by the tornado, but that twister followed a killer path and this is the same twister that hit here that originated in alabama, started there, came all across there, crossed over into southern, rather northern georgia and then here across into tennessee, as well. and thats the same one that traveled all that distance and managed to claim 34 lives here in the state of tennessee. so, this little town and where im standing now is t...

Another this nash says they did save his place. >> have to come from somewhere else, they probably would have got over here and burned this house up, too. >> shepard: nobody hurt. california a college student north of san diego says she believes somebody stole her service dog which helps her with anxiety. the woman claims a man startled the dog outside a laundromat and it ran off. she and her boyfriend have been putting up fliers asking for help. she says a woman did call claiming she saw the do...

In libya. the aftermath of nato air strikes on moammar gadhafis compound in tripoli. supporters claim it was an attempt on the libyan leaders life. nato said the site was a command post. and from bombs to bloodshed, elsewhere in the region. escalating violence to the east in miss ra to as rebels battle gadhafis forces for full control of that city. there are reports gadhafi now using foreign fighters against his own people there, easier to get someone from another country to kill your own people...

Incredible to think no reports of fatalities yet. whats the latest? >> well, we are out in the neighborhoods doing a recon. the area took in several square miles multiple subdivisions. we did deploy multiple strike teams and a search and rescue team and incident action plan went into effect last night where we established a command post and started handing out assignments going street by street and house by house to handle the emergency. we did have a few transports to the hospital. nothing majo...

Locally. so statewide, were looking at just under 2 million acres that have been burned since the first of the year. yesterday alone, we had ten fires start up, they were smaller fires, 522 acres total, but winds are starting to -- im out in merkel, texas, at the command post, and we have winds that are picking up again today, so -- also we had two lightning strikes. with the moisture so low, last night, we had, believe it or not, a tornado just 10 miles north of where we were at the the command...

To prevent the fires from spreading or destroying any more homes. this is the command post, you can see behind me in strawn, a small community here, population about 700. we are about an hour west of fort worth. over the weekend, this entire town was forced to evacuate because of the extreme wildfire dangers here, but last night, because of the winds that shifted where these folks were able to return home, but these wildfires, i got to tell you, have consumed 7000 acres, theyve destroyed dozens ...

Pictures youve seen slamming into coastal fishing village towns taking away everything in its path. one japanese town was reduced to rubble. then the rubble burned. people are deciding whether to leave the pain and loss behind them or to stay and rebuild and fight. here is cnns ken law. >> reporter: the view of the town stops you in your tracks. everywhere you look, the improbable, the unsalvageable. much of the town of 16,000 reduced to this. first the earthquake and tsunami, then a gas explo...