and john babbington of "the "associated press"." and john babbington of "the "associated press"." >> live from our

and john babbington of "the "associated press"." >> live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week" with gwen ifill. corporate funding is provided by -- >> we know why we're here. to connect our forces to what they need when they need it. to help troops see danger before it sees them. >> to answer the call of the brave and bring them safely home. >> around the globe the people of boing are working together to protect. that's why we're here. >> corporate funding is also providing by, prudential financial. additional funding for "washington week" is provided by the anenburg foundation. the corporation for public broadcasting and through contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> once again live from washington sitting in for gwen ifill this week gloria borger of cnn. >> good evening. what a week as reporters scrambled on sunday with word from dramatic news of the president, 57 million americans tune in to hear president obama announce the death of osama bin laden. >> for over two decades bin laden has been al-qaeda leader and symbol and has continued