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for the past six weeks and a few months. it's been getting worse and worse as the pakistanis have been trying to leverage what they can against the u.s. and the uss has been increasingly apparently weak position. and where it stands now is pakistanis are looking vulnerable. they have to explain how osama bin laden was living right in the middle of one of their main cities, not only was this a sophisticated congested city but the most significant thing to note about it it was the home -- this neighborhood was home to pakistani military officers, retired officers, the city also hosts the pakistani military academy which is the main training facility. former president musharraf went through the acad. the current chief of the army was in the area just four days

ago addressing cadets. there is no doubt, i have spoken to officials from the special operations side to counterterrorism, everybody you can talk to says there is no way the pakistanis didn't know about this. and that's a question they are going to have to answer because you know, until recently the pakistanis were denying that osama bin laden was on their soil. that appears to have been a lie. >> it's going to be interesting when we hear more about that. this is such a tenuous relationship especially in pakistan. as i understand, this is your expertise, lara, it has been tough on their end because they want the support of the united states in some respects but at the same time the close relationship with the u.s. and pakistan does not always sit well with people at home. >> reporter: no, the close relationship with the u.s. doesn't sit well at all. in fact, right across pakistan there is a lot of animosity toward the united states. but you know what's important to note here, the pakistanis have been willing to help the u.s. when it comes to organizations

like al qaeda, organizations like the pakistani taliban, that threaten their existence. there is a whole host of other organizations like the network responsible for the fighting in eastern afghanistan, like the afghan taliban, the leader of the taliban who gave refuge to osama bin laden and gave him the space to plan 9/11 from his soil. and the militant organization that was created by the pakistanis as a foil to the threat they perceive from india. and the pakistanis have protected those militant groups, they are selective about who they go after. the pakistani government issued a statement this morning, making a point of how many pakistani civilians, 30,000 killed by acts of terrorism on their soil. but what the pakistanis are never honest about is they protect militants responsible for the deaths of americans. american civilians, american soldiers, i mean, american

soldiers on the ground in afghanistan have rarely if you can imagine this, erica, they have been handcuffed sent into battle because all they can do is kill osama bin laden's foot soldiers. and pakistan has protected the high command of the taliban and rarely america's enemies. and the pakistanis have never been -- never been made to answer for this. they have been allowed to put pakistani concerns first and say but this, but this, we're doing this, doing that. and it rarely is in the words of one very senior former intelligence official in afghanistan said to me, it's the grand deception of pakistan. >> we're continuing to follow that. lara logan, thanks. we want to hand it back over to kristin studio. >> thank you. early this morning the state department issued a world travel alert for u.s. citizens telling them to expect that the killing of osama bin laden will trigger

anti-american attacks. bob joins us from washington. >> good morning. >> are authorities raising terror threat levels? >> reporter: not in the classic sense. we don't do color codes but they are not raising the terror threat level per se but it's true that large sectors of the government, military bases over seas, putting on higher alert, told to keep an eye out. watch for potential retribution, retaliatory attacks. there is nothing we know of that anything is in the pipeline, but it just stands to reason that with bin laden dead that al qaeda and his sympathizers may try to avenge his death. >> that's got to be on everyone's mind. is there any indication how likely potential attack could be? >> reporter: there is no doubt that al qaeda would like to strike. we know that. that's not new per se. but there's actually two tracks here. core al qaeda of which bin laden

was the spiritual head, has been somewhat diminished. there is a doubt whether that core group is capable of the large scale attack like we saw in 9/11. the threat has dispersed. we have a robust al qaeda group in yemen, the arabian peninsula, an al qaeda linked group in somalia and north africa. and all of these would like to strike. the particular concern is over the group in yemen. they have shown an ability to attack. they tried with the underwear bomber in 2009, they tried last fall with the printer bombs found in dubai and near london. there is no shortage of bad guys who would like to attack and in some ways avenge the death of bin laden. >> this symbolic killing of bin laden. how does it diminish al qaeda's capabilities around the world? there are a number of splinter groups. does this hit them at the core? >> reporter: it does. this cannot be written off as just kind of like a small hit.

this is a large hit to the organization. after all, bin laden was the founder, he was the inspiration, he was at the very center of all of their plans and at the center of their ideology. to lose him is a gut punch to al qaeda. we'll have to see how well that inner circle regenerates. now the torch which would be passed to his number two. but i think the threat, it's difficult because the threat has been may be diminished from core group but as i mentioned, dispersed and now is wider ranging threat. and one of the things we worry about is the lone wolf, the home grown terrorist who may be all by himself, may not be linked up with al qaeda, but may be inspired to act in the name of bin laden and al qaeda. these kinds of threats are almost impossible to detect, very difficult to defend. that is most likely the kind of threat we face immediately. >> bob, thank you. >> reporter: thank you. >> let's change gears. marysol castro is here with our first check of the weather.

>> good morning chris. good morning everyone thanks. plenty of sunshine here in san

francisco. a little bit of fog in this shot outside. foggy conditions along the bay shores. highs similar to what we saw yesterday in inland spots, 79 concord and fairfield. 80 liver more, 75 fremont and 79 down in san jose. a little cooler along the bay shore, and the coast because to have sea breeze. 68 a high in san francisco, 62 pacifica thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now back to chris and erica. >> thank you very much. still ahead on "the early show," 9/11 victims react. we'll speak with the ceo of canter fitzgerald. erica. >> and chris, we'll have more on the response from the united states and around the world, reaction to the killing of osama bin laden as we continue our special coverage. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. [ female announcer ] mother's day is not for celebrating moms. it's for celebrating all they've given us. really?!

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>> now that the morning has unfolded what's going on down there at ground zero? what's the feel? >> it's interesting. there have been a fair amount of people with flags and chanting u.s.a. you may have heard in the background of our shots. one of the first people i spoke to is a young man who is 27, he told me he was a junior in high school at the time this happened. he had on a big what time the flag on and made a sign that said we got him. i said why did you come down. he said i just needed to be here for this moment. a loot of people feeling that way, a lot of relief. there is also concern and i would be lying if i didn't tell you especially among the folks who work here, concern about

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good morning. welcome back to "the early show" and our special coverage of the killing of osama bin laden. i'm erica hill at ground zero this morning. where you can imagine there is quite a reaction to the news. chris wragge is in the studio just up the street a little bit here in new york city. >> erica, good morning to you once again. the al qaeda leader's death is welcome news for many families who lost loved ones on september 11th. howard ludnick, chairman and ceo of kantor fitzgerald lost his brother who was one of just more than 650 employees killed in the attack on the world trade center that morning. this morning, we're going to ask what the news of bin laden's death means to him. but first let's go back to erica at ground zero. erica? >> all right, chris, thanks, as we mentioned a little bit earlier in the broadcast, that news seemed to immediately spark reaction on the streets of new

york. on the streets of washington. byron pitts was down here pretty quickly. cbs news "60 minutes" correspondent to get a feel for what people were saying, what they were thinking, and it's amazing, people just poured into the streets. >> erica, that's right. we were here early this morning at 2:00 a.m. and ground zero was panged. the chanting was deafening. >> usa! usa! >> reporter: as word leaked out, reaction was swift and nationwide. long viewed as hallowed ground for many, new york's ground zero had the feel of olympic stadium at the wee hours of this morning. chants and cheers when word spread osama bin laden was dead. but the celebration was bittersweet. do you come out tonight to celebrate, to remember, to -- >> he's dead. i'm thrilled. >> reporter: it was a night of harsh words and heartfelt words from people like diane. >> my 15-year-old son woke me up

and said mommy, turn on the tv, i think you're going to want to see this. i cried. i was shocked. i never thought i would see this day. >> reporter: she was not alone. a flash mob of nearly 3,000 people showed up outside the white house. >> i think as a muslim american, arab-american i was especially shocked, i was thrilled. >> reporter: in alabama, where people are still recovering from last week's deadly tornadoes, people took note. >> good for the u.s. troops, good for the usa. it's about time. >> reporter: and the met's/phillies game in philadelphia, patriotism trumped team loyalty. >> usa! usa! >> reporter: but the news may have meant the most to those who lost the most. >> i carry this to iraq and afghanistan with me. i never take it off. >> reporter: patrick's father, lieutenant kevin dowdell of the new york city fire department was killed on 9/11. patrick is a captain in the u.s. army. home on leave from afghanistan. so what does this night mean to you?

>> this just means it's a victory for american patriotism. it's good to see that. and just join together for a reason other than something bad. >> reporter: reaction continues to come from from around the world. this statement from the president of families of flight 93. this is important news for us and for the world. it cannot ease our pain or bring back our loved ones. it does bring a measure of comfort that the mastermind of the september 11th tragedy and the face of global terror can no longer spread his evil. >> i know you also spoke to some folks down here in the hours that you've been down here who lost loved ones here. >> that's right. we talked to one gentleman, his 26-year-old brother was an electrician here. he was killed in tower two. he said his only hope was that he could hug the soldier that pulled the trigger. >> quite a reaction. byron pitts, thank you. and joining us now from long island, new york, is new york representative congressman peter king, who is also the chairman of the house homeland security

commission. sir, good to have you with us this morning. first question to you, obviously, your reaction as soon as you heard the news, that, in fact, osama bin laden had been killed. >> it was overwhelming. the white house called me about an hour and a half before the president's speech to tell me he was going to make a speech, and announce that osama bin laden had been killed. and it took me, really, several seconds to comprehend what i was being told. because i lost so many friends and neighbors on september 11th. we've had so many near-misses since then. and i couldn't believe this actually happened. it's a great moment. and let me, as a republican, give president obama tremendous credit for what was done. he's the commander in chief. this was an amazingly successful military operation. and just want to give him the credit. this was begun by president bush, continued and carried to success by president obama. so this is a wonderful moment for america, and the president deserves full credit. >> you mention, of course, you are from long island.

you know a number of people who lost their lives, and of course, families of those victims. have you heard from many of them last night and this morning? >> yes, i was speaking to a number of them last night, especially. they were gratified, gives them a sense of closure. a sense of justice has finally been done. you know, nothing will ever erase the torment or the agony which they went through, but, no, they feel that they've definitely turned a corner, and the country, hopefully the country can now come together. but as far as the family members, there's over 150 people in my district were murdered on september 11th. many hundreds more in the areas adjoining mine. so i knew firsthand so much of the suffering. but again, unless you're one of those family members you cannot fully appreciate the agony they went through. really my thoughts and prayers are with them today as they, again, at least their sense of relieve and consolation. >> we do need to point out, and

i know that you would agree with this, but the war on terrorism is far from over. this is, of course, one chapter in it. so how do you now, as we continue the fight against terrorism, how do you fight against the perception that with osama bin laden dead this may in some way diminish the threat? >> oh, we have to make it clear, this is going to be a long, hard war. we won a very significant victory in the last several days by killing bin laden. and this will put al qaeda on defense for awhile. there will be fights between the egyptians and the yemenis and the libyans, saudis that he was actually going to be controlling al qaeda. but the fact is that al qaeda has morphed, it's all around the world. it's actually, we have agents here in the united states. we have home-grown terrorists here in the united states. it's in yemen. it's throughout the middle east. so, no, this war goes on. we scored a victory. we have to make as much of it as we possibly can, and move forward. but no, we can never let our guard down. al qaeda, islamic terrorism, they are committed to destroying

our nation. our cult our and our way of life. >> are you concerned in the middle east, but are you concerned about any retaliation or attacks specifically on u.s. soil? >> we have to be very concerned about attacks on u.s. soil. or against u.s. installations overseas. we know that al qaeda will try to avenge the death of bin laden. and i can assure you that the american intelligence agencies,

>> and just ahead as we continue our special coverage here on "the early show" of the killing of osama bin laden, we'll meet the ceo of cantor fitzgerald, the firm that lost more than 650 people on 9/11, including this man's brother. he joins us right here. you're watching "the early show" on cbs.

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morning. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> when you first heard the news, if i could just get your reaction? >> well, exhale. you know, you've been waiting for this for a long time. i mean the guy got away for ten years with killing my brother, and 658 of the people who worked with me. and i know their families really well. and it was time. and i'm glad we got him. i was afraid at first that maybe he died of cancer, which sort of would have left a big open sore there. but at least we got him. >> i know there's really no such thing as closure and that's kind of a word that's being tossed around here this morning. i'm sure that does not apply for you or any family or anyone closely related to this tragedy. but what is a symbolic message like this, you know, that they did find him and the americans did kill him? what did that do to somehow ease the pain a little? >> well, you just don't like someone, especially with, you know, his big statements on tv, getting away with it, and sort of making himself look so good,

and so it was good the u.s. got him. it was good the way they got him. when i was having a talk with my children this morning and they were asking, what does it mean? i said, look, the american military, we found him. they did a spectacular job finding him. and then he fought back and you know what happens to criminals when they fight back. they end up where he ended up. >> did you have a chance to speak to any of the employees' families? >> i did. last night my phone was on fire, people calling and talking. and you know, look, it's been a very, very tough ten years. but, you know, that period's now -- you know, at least it ends with osama bin laden getting killed, and now, you know, we got to talk, and say, you know, it just brings up lots of memories. you know, they're going to show all 9/11 things today, so sort of today we'll have that feeling of a 9/11 day, which brings those families to a tough spot. >> we've got the ten-year anniversary coming up this fall. how does this change the dynamic of that, do you think, the fact that he has been killed? >> well, i think it helps. because at least there's something that says, the guy who

did this to us didn't get away with it. but the fact is, you know, the families, you never can replace a loved one. your life goes on but it's different. especially parents. parents who lost a child, there's just nothing for all of us who have children, there's nothing that would change that. and doesn't matter how old they are, doesn't change it. so the ten-year anniversary will be a day we get together. we'll spend the day together. we'll have our charity day which, of course, you've been kind enough to come and spend time. and our employees give all of their commissions to charity. and last year we raised $12 million. so that's something that we're -- is really important to us. >> you've been able to take the low of the low and bring your company back, and provide support to all these families. how is that possible? >> well, we were able to summon up the courage to do it? >> well, i guess you remember the feeling on september 11th, that all of you felt which is, i'd like to help. is there something i can do to help? and for the employees who remained, the key to help was to take care of the families of

those we lost. we committed 25% of our profits for five years to those people, to the 658 families we lost. and then we had to make money. if we didn't make money, what would be the point of that promise. we raised $180 million for those families. we paid for their health care, we paid for their health care, still. and they're part of our family. so it was sort of the rallying cry. the same thing that you felt that imagine being us. you would do it ten times harder, and you know, we've hired thousands of people, 1500 people from new york now, and we were down to after 9/11, we got all the way down to 150 people. so hire a lot of people. we brought it back. and i'm really, really proud of the partners of cantor fitzgerald. we have a public company bdc partners which has done unbelievably well, as well. >> did you ever think you were going to see this day? >> i always hoped. after awhile, ten years you start thinking that -- my fear was not that he would die, but that he would die of natural causes and sort of act like he'd gotten away with it. finally it's here. i want to thank the military. and the cia. you know, for all their work.

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california's high-speed rail >> time for news headlines from cbsa. i am sydnie kohara. a plan this week that could mean big changes to the rut of north san jose it would electrify two cal train tracks and the two systems would share the corridor. it would make it slower than originally planned but the problem would later be solved adding two more tracks. sharks couldn't ask for a better start to the playoff series with the red wings sharks scoring a hard fought 2- 1 victory at a noontime game downtown san jose yesterday. 33 saves in goal which leads the series, 2 games to none. game three is in the motor city wednesday night. traffic and weather in just a

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pas, still -- milpitas. your usual slow traffic on to the stand. getting more crowded northbound lanes as you pass the coliseum. a 23 minute drive between hayward and all the way downtown oakland. your commute is okay sluggish stretches southbound 280 through daily city other than that 101 looks good. here is christy to check your forecast. >> thanks e less bit. sunny skies, a lit -- elizabeth. sunny skies a little bit of fog. today will be a beautiful day similar to what we saw yesterday in terms of temperatures and clear blue skies that will be the picture for the next several days. as you look at our extended forecast sunshine will be hanging around as well. a big bump in temperature wednesday, highs 80s. inland spots, breaking into 80 at the bay. that cooling trend continues friday, saturday and sunday temperatures at that point high 60s low 70s

and good morning. welcome back to "the early show" on this monday morning as we continue our coverage of the killing of osama bin laden. i'm erica hill at ground zero this morning. where you may be able to hear in the background here just over my shoulder, there are chants of usa as people continue to react to the news which, of course, was confirmed just before midnight last night. and from that time, there have been people down here at ground zero pouring in to the streets as they react to the news. that is just one of the angles we'll be covering for you as we bring you the very latest on this story this morning. chris wragge is in the studio in new york. chris, good morning again. >> erica, good morning to you once again. also coming up on "the early show" we'll talk to new york senator kerstin gillibrand who has been one of the biggest supporters of 9/11 families since the attacks. we'll talk to what bin laden's

death means to her state. the official word of bin laden's death came from president obama in a late-night address to the nation from the white house. and cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plant begins our coverage this hour. bill, good morning, once again. >> chris, good morning to you. this began to play out months ago. it was september when the president was informed of intelligence about a possible high-value target in afghanistan -- in pakistan, rather, and the intelligence developed over a number of months, meetings in march leading up to a final meeting on sunday afternoon in which the president gave the go-ahead. he got the news later that obama had been killed and here is what he told the nation last night. >> small team of americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. no americans were harmed. they took care to avoid civilian casualties. after a firefight, they killed osama bin laden, and took custody of his body. >> president obama spoke with former president bush, who

congratulated him, and also with former president clinton. and there was a demonstration out here at the white house. people began to stream into pennsylvania avenue in front of the white house almost as soon as the announcement was made. by about midnight, 1:00, there were 2500 people here, and the guards at the gate said they didn't really disperse until about five o'clock this morning. the mood was ebullient outside. inside it must be, as well, but they're presenting a much more sober public face. chris? >> all right, cbs' bill plante for us at the white house this morning. want to now go back to the pentagon where cbs news national security correspondent david martin has the minute by minute details of how the daring attack unfolded. that left bin laden dead. david, good morning once again. first i want to ask you, confirmation of the actual burial of bin laden. we have information on that now? >> yes. we can confirm that bin laden has been buried at sea from a u.s. navy warship. that would probably be in the indian ocean. muslim custom calls for burial

within 24 hours of death. and that happened. muslim custom also calls for returning the body to the family. but in this case, the family lives in saudi arabia, and the saudis didn't want to have anything to do with bin laden's body. >> let's talk about the precise nature with which this operation was executed. choppers came in. this, by all accounts, was a surprise attack? >> it was. it took 40 minutes on the ground. but they did encounter organized resistance. u.s. officials say that the people living in that villa seemed to have a plan for what they would do if and when this day ever came. however, they were caught by surprise. one of the helicopters was too badly damaged to fly out again. but it was not hit by ground fire. it suffered some sort of mechanical failure. but that left one helicopter. so the entire commando team, which was about a total of 25, had to cram into this one

blackhawk helicopter, and, of course, they had to bring bin laden's body with them. a total of five people were killed in that compound. but, bin laden's body was the only one brought out. >> and there is no word of any u.s. casualties here? no u.s. casualties to report? >> no word of any u.s. casualties. including injuries when the helicopter that suffered that mechanical failure had to make a hard landing. >> all right. cbs' david martin at the pentagon for us this morning. david, thank you. now let's go back to ground zero and join erica hill. erica? >> chris, thank you. we're talking a little bit this morning about how many americans are actually celebrating this news, celebrating the death. some guys behind me drove down because they wanted to be here for this moment, drove down from cornell. but people are also very focused on the threat here and there was some concern, and you talked about this a little bit, about whether or not there could be a potential terror response from al qaeda. for more on that now, we do want to turn to bob orr, cbs news homeland security correspondent. bob, as you're looking at this, where exactly does the threat stand this morning for this country?

>> well, erica, it's very hard to say precisely. we don't know of any imminent, credible threat against the u.s. the intelligence sources i've talked to and counterterrorism sources that i've been speaking to say there's nothing in the pipeline that they see directly. but we have to point out that, it's obvious that al qaeda would like to avenge the death of its leader. so retaliatory strikes down the road have to be expected in some fashion. al qaeda generally is a parent organization that takes time to plan and strategically map out its attacks. so any kind of large attack could be on down the road. the most immediate threat probably comes from a lone wolf, a homegrown terrorist, who wants to act in the name of al qaeda. and that's the kind of threat that's very, very difficult, if not impossible, to detect and defend. >> and is there increased concern, as well, for american troops who are overseas, specifically in afghanistan at this point? >> well, military bases, u.s. bases around the world have raised their level of alertness. and in addition the fbi has now sent out to all of its joint

terrorism task forces across america a bulletin saying let's be on our toes. be on the lookout for any kind of evidence or intelligence that suggests something could be in the offering. there's also a very significant threat. we've talked about many times here, from yemen. from al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. this is a group that is intent on attack the west, attacking u.s. interests around the world, and particularly would love to hit the usa. they tried to do that with the underwear bomber in 2009. they tried last year with explosives hidden in printers. they will try again. and there's a leader there, anwar al awlaki who is now, in some ways, the biggest guy in al qaeda. certainly the new spiritual leader, if you want to put it that way. >> yeah, i mean we've definitely been hearing more of him in the last few years. let me ask you, because there was a little question about this morning, why kill osama bin laden rather than try to take him into custody to get information from him? >> well, i'm not sure he has any kind of intelligence value in terms of answering any questions. that's problematic to start with.

but i think there's a concern that if he's in custody, if he's alive, it makes him an even larger mythological figure. there's the whole question about detention, where do you hold him? what do you do with him? i mean, do you put him in guantanamo for example? that's a whole complex series of problems that i think the u.s. would just as soon not have to deal with. i think we know what osama bin laden was about, we know the kind of plots he was behind. his intelligence value was probably not that great. and whatever the u.s. did, they didn't want to make him a larger figure. a larger martyr than he already is. >> bob orr for us this morning. bob, thanks. we want to turn now to cbs news chief foreign affairs correspondent lara logan, who has been following this very closely. lara, there's a lot of talk about what pakistan either did or did not know. and some concern that it seems that pakistani government may not have known that osama bin laden was hiding there. is that really possible, they had no idea that he was, in fact, in this compound? >> you know, no one that i've

spoken to believes that, erica. from counterterrorism officials to military commanders, generals, to special operations commanders, to operators, people who know this region. it's just inconceivable that osama bin laden could have been hiding out in this city, which is, i mean, so -- it is absolutely crawling with either retired military officials, or military cadets, or active military personnel. and in that very neighborhood. and you know, david martin touched on this. this compound was eight times larger than any other building in the area. there is just -- i mean, it's just improbable to think that people living in that city, let alone members of the pakistani military establishment, had no idea, and never asked a question about it. if it came to the attention of u.s. intelligence, it certainly would have come to the attention of pakistani intelligence. and their intelligence services, and their military brass. and you know, most of the officials that i speak to now

really have this feeling that pakistan has been laughing at the u.s. laughing in the faces of the americans because they've known all along that osama bin laden is there. i mean, they've even stood up and said, at times, that you know, osama bin laden is not in pakistan. well, not only is he in pakistan, but he now turns out to be right amongst the military establishment itself. and so you know, in fact, what are officials are saying, counterterrorism officials particularly are interested in, is what pakistan's going to do to dig themselves out of this hole. traditionally any time there's been some american pressure put on them, a high-profile visit, for example, they deliver some al qaeda leader. and you know, what's notable about this, erica, is not just what the president has said, not just what the pakistanis are saying. i mean the president said deep inside pakistan. those were carefully chosen words. let there be no mistake, this is not on the afghan border, this is not something that just happened to be. this is deep in the heart of pakistan, where osama bin laden was found. number one.

number two, this was an american operation. even the pakistanis are not in their own statement trying to claim any kind of responsibility or participation in this. and there was a nod from the president in his statement about intelligence sharing. not specifically, you know. nothing specific or huge or significant enough to make this a joint effort. and that is seen by most of the officials i talk to as a nod to the pakistanis, as a way forward. what are you going to give us now? yeah, you know, you say that you share intelligence with us. well, what are you going to do next? and that's what u.s. officials are most interested in. >> so it almost sounds like in some ways, lara, because this has been such a tenuous relationship over the years, there are billions of dollars, tens of billions of dollars in u.s. aid that goes to pakistan but there's always been this delicate dance as to whether or not pakistan is really in this fight along with the united

states. in some ways, then, do these developments actually give the u.s. an upper hand in that relationship? >> yes, no question. it gives the u.s. the opportunity to take back the upper hand. because they haven't had the upper hand. i mean, really the u.s. has been led around by the nose by pakistan in this relationship. particularly, you can imagine, that senior officials within the pakistani establishment, military and intelligence, knew all along that osama bin laden was there. this compound was built specifically for him. i mean, can you imagine that something of this size and the nature of it, with all the high walls, and all the thick walls that were inside, and then all of that was designed to protect a high-value target. that's why it came to the attention of u.s. officials when they looked at it. and you know, it's not just the activity itself. it's the absence of activity. absence of normal signs. like, you know, normal trash collection. normal telephone communications. it's all of that. if the u.s. knew about it, it seems inconceivable that the pakistanis didn't know about it. >> lara logan, chief foreign affairs correspondent. lara, thanks.

we do want to shift gears just a little bit. we know you are getting ready for your day and your week on this monday morning. we want to send it over to marysol castro who is back in the studio with a first look at the weather this hour. >> good morning, erica. turns out that we start off may a lot more tranquilly than we

thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now here's chris. >> marysol, thank you. coming up next, more reaction to the killing of osama bin laden. we'll hear from one of the biggest supporters of the family members of the 9/11 victims. new york senator kirsten gillibrand when we come back. this is "the early show" here on cbs. woman: and everything there is to learn is learned. man: till the heroes retire and the monsters return to their dens... woman: and all the plots are wrapped up. man: till that day...

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members of those lost on 9/11 and helping first responders who have health problems related to ground zero. we've seen a number of the images this morning of the people celebrating here in new york and also in work and other parts around the country. what does this mean for the people of new york, in particular, to have something like this happen? >> well, it's a moment of justice for new yorkers. so many people lost loved ones on 9/11. and this is an opportunity for them to celebrate a victory against terrorism, against those who perpetrated the attacks on the people they love. and i was just watching some of the clips from people who were at ground zero last night when the news broke, and they said, we will never forget 9/11, but we will also never forget may 1st. so it's a moment of triumph. i think is very important for new yorkers. >> yeah. to see this, and to see this kind of emotion, you deal a lot with firefighters, families, first responders. i know you've spoken with some. what is their general sense and their feeling? >> i talked to one of the great advocates who literally came to washington week after week to knock on doors to make sure

these first responders could get the basic health care they need, to survive, and to, you know, afford the terrible treatment they need for these -- the diseases they have. but he just said, he's been up all night because this has been something that he's fought for that, you know, all of his colleagues have been wishing for. but it's, you know, some measure is a measure of closure. some measure is a measure of justice. but they just feel like it's one that's a great thing for all of us in america today. >> you've spoke with new york city policeman ray kelly this morning. what is the heightened security now going on in this city? >> as we know from the news reports commissioner kelly has made judgments about the increased risk that the city will face. you have to recognize since 9/11 there's been 12 terror attempts. and because of our extraordinary police force, our fbi, and all those folks on national security we've been able to thwart those attempts. so he wants to make sure everyone stays vigilant, that if you see something, report it. even a year ago, just tomorrow, is the attempt on times square.

and that was reported by a regular guy, a regular street vendor who saw something, reported it, and that allowed our police force to keep new york safe. so people need to be on alert, and law enforcement are making the adjustments that they feel are necessary. >> what was your reaction when you found out that he was killed? >> oh, just extraordinary joy. i think president obama has showed dedication, resolve, he has never given up on this issue. president obama has made sure this was a priority for our intelligence services, for our military, and this operation, i think, made a huge difference. and you know, we have terrorism on every front. al qaeda has metastasized into an international organization that some remote operations from pakistan, yemen, worldwide, and so this victory is very important in our quest to keep america safe and to really prevail against terrorists and terrorist forces across the world. >> can i just ask you real quickly about the relationship with the u.s. and pakistan? it seems by all accounts that he was hiding in the open.

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good morning, so far no big issues across the san mateo bridge, free flowing across the span. bay bridge looks okay as well typical commute backed up into the mcarthur maze. all right, mass transit riders getting word of delays both directions, apparently there was a suspicious package found

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welcome back to "the early show." celebrations at ground zero showing you pictures of that last night on the news that osama bin laden had been killed by u.s. forces. very early local time in pakistan. much of that feeling continues here at ground zero this morning. we are down here getting a feel for that reaction. there you can see it there. just ahead we're going to speak with some families, some families who lost family members on -- on 9/11. we'll speak with them. get a sense of how they're feeling on the news this morning. we're also going to check in with the former head of intelligence from the iraq war to get a closer look at this -- at this raid that took osama bin laden's life. how it happened. and -- and how they -- how they were able to make it happen and

seemingly fairly quickly in the grand scheme of things. we'll have all of that as we continue our coverage here from grund zero. chris wragge is in the studio in new york. >> good morning to you once again. also we're going to visit a new york city fire house that lost a number of men on 9/11. they're still feeling the impact nearly a decade later. so we've got all that coming up here on "the early show" in the next few moments. first we want to get another

>> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now here's erica. >> mary, thanks. for relatives of 9/11 victims, the news of the killing of osama bin laden marked a new chapter

in the healing process. but it certainly does not end that process for them. lauren was 14 years old when she lost her father, a new york city firefighter. ray here at ground zero, john cartier lost his brother james who was working on the 105th floor of the south tower when the second plane hit. good to have both of you with us. >> thank you for having us. >> lauren, how about you? >> i was shocked.

i mean, it's been ten years. i wasn't really expecting it. but, i mean, i think what needed to be done was done and the troops did it amazingly. and when you first got that call i'm sure it was a little, you both mentioned to me in the break it was a little shocking. wasn't exactly what you were expecting. lauren, what is this -- nothing replaces the loss that you have both experienced. does it help at all, though, as you work on this process every day? >> it doesn't really. it doesn't bring anybody back. there's no closure. i mean, it's the same as yesterday, only today he's dead. >> i think that it allows us, also, to transition to a different level of thought. you know, we now know that this man will never hurt another american again. anybody in the world. i mean, this guy he perpetrated crimes against human beings, didn't matter who you were, what country you were from.

whether you were an american or from england, so, it -- there is a level of comfort knowing that our boys went in there, nobody got hurt. that's key. none of our guys got hurt. and that he will never again be able to maximize even going to the bathroom. >> so it is some solace in that. >> absolutely. >> if nothing else. have you spoken, have either one of you spoken, lauren i'll start with you, with any of the other families? i know so many families have come to know one another because you shared this, this tragedy, which in some ways is very helpful. have you spoken with any other families since the news came out? >> i haven't. i found out that 1:00 in the morning and got a car right out here to do this. so i haven't really spoken to anybody, other than my mother and my husband. >> what do you think about all the people down here? john, you come down regularly. your brother's bike is in the museum not too far away. there are a lot of people down here and they've been here since last night. >> it's awesome. i'm loving it. the level of patriotism.

the fact that everybody -- everybody's happy that this man is now gone. you know, we're united here. we're united against terrorism. we're united against anybody who would go and want to do and act like this again. you know, whatever it takes to protect our country. and it's nice to see the flags out. i mean, my flag is in front of my house 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. and it's not a little flag. it's a big flag. so, you know, i'm glad to see the flags out. i'm glad to see the people. and you know, again, we appreciate you allowing us to put a face to today. my brother james, he was 26. you know, just going to work. you know, it's just another to let people know who they are were. >> important enough not toer to get, not to forget your dad ray and your brother james and the thousands of others as you

mentioned. thank you both for coming down this morning. i want to head back now to chris in the studio. >> erica, thank you. the attack on the world trade center killed 343 new york city firefighters and nearly ten years later, they're still recovering. cbs news national correspondent jim axelrod joins us now from a fire house that was especially hit hard on 9/11. jim, good morning. >> good morning, chris. since the news broke last night that osama bin laden had been killed, the emotions have been plain to see in and around many parts of new york city, as we've been showing you all morning. but, nowhere did the feelings run more deeply than they do in fire houses like this one behind me. of course, the fire department of new york was the agency hit hardest by the 9/11 attacks. 343 firefighters were killed. we're standing in front of the fire house which houses engine company 54, ladder company 4, battalion 9. they lost 15 men just at this fire house alone during the attacks.

there was such grand scale loss. numbers that still leave new yorkers shaking their heads as we come up on the tenth anniversary of the attack this september. new york city's fire commissioner sal cassano put out a statement last night, osama bin laden was responsible for killing 343 members of the fdny on september 11th, 2001. tonight, in fire houses throughout the city, our members are grateful for the news, and thankful to all the brave members of the u.s. military that had a role in this successful operation. obviously other first responders share that feeling this morning. the port authority police department lost 37 officers on 9/11. and the new york city police department lost 23. chris? >> cbs' jim axelrod for us this morning. jim, thank you. and for more perspective we're joined by james han lynn a former new york firefighter and co-director and executive producer of the documentary 9/11 which first aired in 2002 right here on cbs. james, good morning. >> good morning, chris.

>> when you first heard the news that bin laden was killed was it a sense of relief? a sense of justice? >> i think it was more of a sense of justice. justice had been done. it's not relief, because it's -- it kind of brings you straight back to that day, and makes you kind of relive the what happened that day, and everything that was lost, and, you know, the kind of tragedy of it. it kind of brought me back to that. >> have you had a chance to talk to some of your other firefighter brothers in the last couple hours to kind of sense what their reaction gauge, what their reaction was, how they're feeling? >> i did last night. i spoke to a few firefighters, and it kind of was a more somber talk that we had about it. no one was really cheering or, or really happy about it. it was more like, well, he's gone, good riddance. you know, it's -- it's a good

thing that he won't be around anymore to preach hate, and to kind of cause harm to anybody, and it's -- and then to watch it on tv and see all the celebration that i'm here in los angeles, back in new york, it was a little surreal, the situation. >> what do you think about that, though, when you see the pictures of people here at ground zero in new york and the people down in front of the white house cheering and waving the flag and things like that? >> you know, i think it brings closure for a lot of people. you know, i wasish -- i kind of looked at it and saw a lot of young people and it made me think, you know, how they must have been affected at such a young age, to have all of this kind of affect them now years later. you know, they're 21, 22 years old these kids and they're out there and they're cheering, and i think sometimes, because i was

a fireman, and involved in a different way, i kind of lost perspective of how many other people in this country sometimes are really affected. i usually think of the first responders, and the firemen and the police officers, and the port authority and the families. and it's a day that really changed america on a lot of levels. and i think we're seeing it in the people out there. and releasing this. and kind of getting some kind of closure. >> how do you think the ten-year mark of the attacks, the anniversary coming up, how do you think it now changes with the fact that bin laden has been killed? >> you know, we've been doing the update for the ten-year anniversary for the cbs documentary. and we started asking the question, you know, to several of the guys. we've interviewed everybody and said, you know, hey bin laden is, you know, still out there. does that have any effect on you? and overwhelmingly the guy said,

the day's not about, you know, osama bin laden? the day was about, you know, loss and sacrifice and heroism. and i think now maybe that he's gone, i think that -- i think it will bring closure and i hope it brings closure to a lot of families. but i don't think it -- i don't think his death and him being gone really will change how a lot of firefighters feel about that day. you know, for them, it's not about him. it's about something else. and, you know, we lost 343 firefighters that day. but we've lost, you know, many, many more since that day to cancers. we recently lost two members of my fire house to multiple cancers that are directly related to that day and the cleanup. >> well, james, we appreciate you taking the time and sharing your thoughts with us this morning. >> thank you very much. >> good to chat with you.

now let's go back to erica at ground zero. erica? >> all right, chris, thanks very much. since this story broke, as we've mentioned to you several times, people have been pouring in to ground zero. they were in front of the white house. jeff glor came down pretty immediately to get a feeling for why people had come down and jeff, you've been talking to them for hours now. and it's interest the reactions that they have. >> it's like a makeshift village or community that's really cropped up here. new york ground zero, people coming for their own reasons, but all because of one piece of news that osama bin laden is dead. some people came as soon as they heard last night. some people showed up during morning commute this morning. here's what they are saying today. >> i haven't been to ground zero since 9/11. like -- >> you just didn't want to come back? >> no. i can't handle that -- the people that we lost. and then the people that we lost sending in to save the people.

it was just too much. >> for you as a construction worker, i have to ask, coming to work today. >> it's chilling. it's bone chilling. that's the best way to describe it. mixes the hair on your arms stand up. we're doing our job. >> i came not to celebrate death but to celebrate hope and our future, and this is such a huge moment. it's a new dawn, and i want america's future to be better. and i want to take this moment and turn it into a positive. >> i think it's worth stressing the point that what's interesting here, erica, not just the people who came down because they heard the news. but also the people who were here who were supposed to be here, because, as we mentioned -- by the way, construction continues right behind us. >> yes. >> to this day, all those workers are here today. >> that's right. they are. and a number of people, too, just making their way through, kind of stopping for a minute on their way to work this morning. you were here on september 11th. you were covering this story then. a very different feeling among the people here than ten years ago. >> it is a very different feeling. i think on that day, it was -- i

would say the overriding emotion was fear. and today it's hope. but that said, i think there are some of the same owe motions, and that is that day when you were here, what you felt was a lot of people concerned, what might come next? >> right. >> are these attacks over with? and i think today, one of those concerns is over the retaliation. i asked some of the workers about that, they said that's not going to stop me from coming to work. >> i talked to some of the workers, too, and one of them said it's not going to stop us from coming to work. we're here. that's one of the days we can show we're here and come to work every day. but there is say little bit of concern. we can't ignore that either. as much as there is a hope and there is a real sense among a number of people that this is very good news, there is a concern, and for that obviously is an angle we'll continue to follow. >> which is why everyone is on guard, not just around the country and around the world, but especially in places like this today plp >> new york city police presence we learned has been upped at the city's subway. not because there was any news

of an immediate threat but just because they wanted to be vigilant and concerned. and more and more people out today, as we follow it. >> and these people, they know about that. we see people down here, everyone taking pictures. >> and we should mention, too, it is, i think, it is exactly:46 right now and that is the time the first plane hit. and so, it's an interesting time to be down here this morning. >> it's an especially poignant moment to be here at 8:46. and by the way, even more so coming up the tenth anniversary, 8:46 this coming september 11th. >> and that's something that a lot of people are thinking about this morning. jeff, thanks. and we will continue our coverage. there is much more to come from here at ground zero, and from our studios in new york. chris hand it back over to you. >> all right, erica, thank you. a small team of navy s.e.a.l.s carried out the secret raid to kill osama bin laden. joining us is retired army major general james "spider" marks who served as a senior intelligence officer during the war in iraq.

good morning, sir. >> good morning. >> as a former general and someone who has intimate knowledge of these types of special ops situations, let's talk about how long something like this takes to plan and just the precise measure with which it needs to be enacted. >> well, what we're finding out right now is that the intelligence work that went in to identifying the target, and really working the details of it began years and years ago. and we should not be surprised by that at all. in fact, our intention now will be on what took place on the ground, how this thing went down, the incredible precision, the real accuracy of what took place. but what preceded all of that was an incredible amount of very difficult, often very boring, but necessary meticulous, intelligence work that brought us to this conclusion. so a lot of hard work by a lot of agencies, and a lot of sharing in order to make this right. >> the president was informed back in august that they might have information as to whereabouts of bin laden. how difficult has it been to put a plan together, given the

necessary times to man it and plan it all out so there are no american casualties, but at the same time, the fear that bin laden could escape from exactly where they think they've got him located? >> exactly correct. when you put this in rather imprecise terms, what happened is, probably the cia had a source, found a guy who was close to a guy who was close to a guy. in other words, you have to work your way in to the precision of what's ultimately going to cause you to pull the trigger, make the decision to go. so in order to build this plan, it starts months and months in advance. obviously there was a determination to give it to the s.e.a.l. team folks. they then worked the details. and as that intelligence got tighter and tighter and tighter, clearly the president was involved in every step along the way. but the s.e.a.l.s do this for a living. these special ops guys are incredibly trained.

basically, it's brilliance in the basics. they don't do anything that's super special. they just do everything they're supposed to do. the blocking and tackling exceptionally well. and then you keep it very closely held within a tight-knit group, pull the trigger and make it happen. >> once the president gives his final approval to go ahead with the mission, how long does it take start to finish to enact? >> as we understand the president gave the green light on friday. he probably established 72 or 69-hour delegated authority down to the director of the cia and said, within this time period you've got to make it happen. because if you don't, conditions are going to change, word's going to get out, et cetera. then, it's simply a matter of assembling the team, which has been rehearsed many, many times on this precise target. so they've done this in advance, in their heads, and on the ground in secluded locations. so when they execute, it really is simply a matter of staying focussed, it's like a machine going about the business. the heartrates don't go up. they stay very focused.

they do what needs to be done and then they get it done. in fact, we're hearing that they were on the objective no more than 40 minutes. i would argue that they probably had the objective secured within about five to ten minutes then had to do some quote, cleanup operations to make sure they were at the right place, they had the right guys, and then they evacuated. >> it's amazing that they also lost one of the two choppers involved in the mission and no casualties to report as of now. general james marks, we thank you for taking the time this morning. >> thank you. >> stay with us. we'll be right back. you're watching "the early show" here on cbs. i am a sneeze whisperer.

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good morning we have some big traffic tie ups along irving street van francisco police activity irving street is completely shut down both directions between 7th and 9th avenue the bomb squad is investigating a suspicious package a brief case found outside a con venn convenience store, closures -- convenience

store, there are closures, traffic is a mess on lincoln. muni's line impacted by this as well. expect delays shuttle buses are running. bay bridge toll plaza still backed up into the mcarthur maze and sluggish all the way out towards the s curve, towards the tunnel that is your traffic for an update on your forecast. thanks elizabeth. beautiful blue skies in store today, plenty of sunshine taking a live lookout side the trans america, we will see blue skies inland and around the coast fog and breeze this afternoon as well will keep temperatures cooler there but the rest of the bay area looking great over the next several days high 80s by wednesday going to see it cool down a little bit by thursday and then friday, saturday and sunday when we start to see a cooling trend temperatures at that point high 60s low 70s for today, get outside beautiful day to enjoy the sunshine.