and i'm really, really proud of the partners of cantor fitzgerald. 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. you know, people don't give credit to the leaders of congress. you know, someone's got to pay for all these people going after this guy, and not stopping. two years ago they were still looking for him. and i think all of america, you saw today, all of america's really, really thankful for all of that work. >> howard lutnick, thank you. good to see you again. >> thanks. >> we'll be back with more here on "the early show" and the killing of osama bin laden when we come back. this is "the early show" here on cbs. with chili's new $6 lunch break combos. choose from a house salad or hot

president obama told troops the story of payton wall who was 4 on september 11th when her father, a cantor fitzgerald executive, called from the world trade center to say good-bye. >> payton remembers watching her mom sobbing as she spoke to her husband, and then passed the phone to payton. and in the words that were hard to hear but what she's never forgotten, she said, he said to her, "i love you payton. and i'll always be watching over you." >> reporter: her father's words stayed with her. >> i'm just honoring my father and i just feel like he is looking down on me and he is really proud of me right now. >> reporter: at ground zero last week, payton got a presidential bear hug. they talked. she'd told the president she didn't know if she would have been able to survive without the music of mop top pop star justin bieber. ♪ the president told payton he knew bieber, he said he could introduce them. that promise reported in local new york newspapers prompted a snarky blogger to write of the presidential pledge, "obama makes another promise he won't be able to make." in response, bieber tweeted, "i th

letter he received earlier this week from payton wall, who was 4 on 9/11 when her father, a cantor fitzgerald executive, called from the world trade senter to say good-bye. >> payton remembers watching her mom sobbing as she spoke to her husband and then passed the phone to payton. and in words that were hard to hear but what she's never forgotten, she said, he said to her, "i love you, payton, and i will always be watching over you." >> reporter: the white house released this behind the scenes video that shows the moments when the president and his team learned the mission was a success. >> good job. it was him this was him. >> reporter: the vice president, taking to the phones to inform congressional leaders. >> the reason i'm calling is to tell you we killed -- we killed him. >> reporter: the president thanking his cabinet and advisers for a job well done. >> fwad job, national security team. thank you leon. yeah. proud of you. you guys did a great job. >> they did. >> reporter: and george, one of the special forces in that closed door meeting reminded the president that a dog was part of

became a victims' advocate after her husband david was killed working at the financial firm cantor fitzgeraldma bin laden's demise is a testament, she says, to america's persistence and commitment and a tribute to all who died. >> i'm just so proud of our country. it might have been a long time coming but we were successful. they did it. they got them. >> reporter: carrie's mother judy was on american airlines flight 11 when crashed into the world trade center. >> it's important the victims' voices are stronger and louder than that of the terrorists and today we know bin laden's voice has been silenced. >> couric: she says her mission is to keep her mother's spirit alive. >> my mom was a big red sox fan so she brought my sister and i up to believe that anything is possible. and in 2004 when they finally won the world series for the first time in 86 years, it was her birthday. >> couric: in the wake of her mother's death, carrie produced a documentary about global terrorism that she hopes will send a message ofok non-violence to would be radicals. >> we're always upset at bin laden and other t

, there were hundreds more like howard zafkin, whose brother-in-law alvin bergsohn worked at cantor fitzgerald. he and his 11-year-old son drove down to ground zero without a private invitation to meet with the president. they watched the wreath-laying ceremony from a rooftop. even though you weren't invited in you still wanted to be down here? >> yes, and i wanted my son to experience this feeling with me. >> reporter: for all the prestige of a presidential visit, all the news of bin laden's death, 9/11 is still very personal. father to father, does it ever get easier? >> never gets easier, never any closure, my heart's always... there's a dark hole there, i always wait for him to come in the room, light up the room with his smile. until we meet again, jimmy, i love you. >> reporter: each family was also given a private moment with the president and, katie, when we asked for details they declined but said it was like having a conversation with a father or friend. >> couric: that's nice. and all those losses still so heartbreaking almost a decade later. >> reporter: for those families, katie,

president's request, also present were the widow and daughters of glen james wall, an executive at cantor fitzgerald. 14-year-old payton wrote the president about how she has handled the loss of her father. from staten island, came the widow and son of brian cannizzaro, last seen from evacuating workers from the south tower lobby. jackie says the death of bin laden brings closure. >> i feel that justice has been done. you know, he destroyed many lives that day and i just, i feel grateful that this has been done. >> reporter: christopher was only 10 months old that day. he said today he could see the world has not forgotten his father, because the president came here. >> he was talking to me about my necklace and what happened on 9/11 and what's happening here today and why he was here. he actually gave me a fist bump. it meant a lot to me. >> reporter: you want to be a firefighter? >> not really. >> i think that's because i'm too afraid. >> reporter: many survivors say sometimes it feels as though those remains are still smoldering, as if a decade had not passed. >> i can hear you, the rest of the w

. >> your husband, michael, worked at cantor fitzgerald, he was on the 101st floor when it happened.n years, did you ever think this day would actually come? >> never. i was shocked. never thought it would happen. and i never thought it would give me a feeling of closure. i didn't believe that there could be closure because my husband's remains were never found. so i didn't think that this would ever give me closure, but in a way it does. i feel better. i feel like i could, you know, put a new foot forward and maybe start a new chapter in my life. >> emotions overwhelming, especially there at new york's ground zero. americans celebrated just served and -- justice served and remembered those killed in the september 11 attacks. >>> the operation that took down osama bin laden followed years of intelligence gathering, and apparently months and months of planning. it was carried out, though, in less than 40 minutes. the administration won't give a breakdown of the specific forces used, but a senior defense official says navy s.e.a.l.s. were involved, and brandon webb was a navy s.e.a.l.

he is a doll and he lost his sister who worked for cantor fitzgerald. >> we are going to try to haveis sexy hot video. >> she wasn't thrilled about being up early. >> 3:30 she was up. >> she didn't put it that way. she used saucy language. >> she did. that's why we like her. she has a cool new video out and it is hot and steamy. look at him. >> yes. he's darn cute. she is so beautiful. >> she is. >> i'm happy they picked the most beautiful woman in the world is 41 years old. >> in person -- >> angelina jolie must be so upset. >> in person she does not look like a 41-year-old at all. >> she has the prettiest skin. his is pretty darn good. we get the picture. >> we like that picture. now we'll do royal wedding recap. how can we not? our favorite person at the end of this day wasn't will or kate. >> little grace. >> remember her? >> the goddaughter of prince william. look at her. >> goddaughter of prince william. >> later she stuck her tongue out. >> she's out. >> through the whole ceremony, any time you saw her she was scowling. she was sticking her tongue out. >> the web is having a h