. ♪ >>> next on "msnbc sunday," target libya.have taken a devastating toll. >>> and then more than a million faithful witness the beatification of pope john paul ii. >>> plus, honeymoon on hold. a possible reason the royal newlyweds are staying put for now. and a big-time laugh in at the correspondent center, where headliner, seth meyers, played the trump card. >> trump has been saying he will run for president as a republican, which is surprising, since i just assumed he was running as a joke. >> that was no joke to donald trump. wait until you hear how president obama ribs the donald. and welcome to "msnbc sunday." let's get to what is happening right now out there. pope john paul ii is one step away from sainthood. more than a million people jammed the surrounding streets for mass, and now hundreds are filing up to file past the coffin. >> msnbc's chris jansing is live in roam. another good sunday morning to you. i know pope benedict delivered mass. we will get to chris in a moment. we are having a little technical difficulty.

this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with that final photo. as we get more details about the military operation that killed osama bin laden, the obama administration is facing a very tough question, whether or not to release the final images showing the terror leader's body. >> reporter: cia director leon panetta gave lawmakers a briefing about the bin laden raid. they gave him advice about the death photos. >> it was important for the united states to release the picture of his body to confirm that he is dead. >> reporter: pinetta agreed. >> we got bin laden and i think we have to reveal to the rest of the world the fact that we were able to get him. >> reporter: it's not the cia director's call. it's president obama's. he doesn't want to spoil his big success by rushing out what the white house calls gruesome shots. >> i'll be candid that there are sensitivities here in terms of the appropriateness of releasing photographs of osama bin laden. >> reporter: more arguments against release. the dna match was reported perfect, better proof than a

i'm lynn berry, and this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned.rts right now. >>> with the country energized now by the death of osama bin laden, president obama plans a visit to ground zero and calls on washington to recapture the unified american spirit of september 11th, 2001. the question is how long will that good will last? >>> meanwhile, in light of questions about his government's competence and even his allegiance to the united states, pakistan's president zardari writes a piece for "the washington post" defending his efforts to track down bin laden. the question is how does he explain the most wanted man in the world hiding in plain sight in a suburb of the pakistani capital? >>> and more details on the stunning navy s.e.a.l. operion that led to the end for bin laden, the one the pakistanis didn't even know about until it was over. the question is what was recovered from the computers in bin laden's palatial hideout.

joining us once again, retired army colonel and msnbc jack jacobs.to see you once again. let's talk about the security here in the u.s. and abroad. what kind of impact will this have? >> probably quite a bit visibly, but not really a great deal. superficially we'll have lots of people in uniform, some of them with submachine guns and all that sort of stuff. but by and large, if the bad guys wanted to do something, they're not going to do it today in any case. they'll try something much later on. a lot of this is to allay public fears that might exist that there might be some immediate retaliation, which there probably won't be. >> let's talk a little of what we know about this historic raid. jasoc reported last night by richard engel, that's a name we're going to be hearing in the coming days. >> the joint operations, means all services, the army ranger regiment, s.e.a.l.s, the commandos, all combined into one special operations unit. and it's different from special forces, army special forces. it's probably a lot smaller force than people think. the

i want to say that our top investigative reporter here at msnbc and nbc, actually msnbc is mike isikoffrboardinging had no role in the finding and killing and bin laden. any way, thank you, jonathan alter and thank you, josh marshall and his sa cough is the best in the business. >>> up next, the commander in chief, the republican argument that president obama isn't tough or decisive is out window. so what does that mean for the 2012 election? you are watching "hardball," only on msnbc. ♪ [ horn honks ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] humble beginnings are true beginnings. they're character-building beginnings. ♪ they're hard work ethic beginnings. ♪ they're "appreciate what you've earned" beginnings. ♪ they are the purest way to gauge success. ♪ maybe the only way to gauge success. ♪ but the most powerful thing about humble beginnings is that they are... ♪ ...humbling. ♪ show where you're going without forgetting where you're from. ♪ >>> i'm hampton pearson with your cnbc market wrap. >>> stocks finished sharply lower. the dow jones industrial tumble nearly 84 points. the s & p fell 9. >>> a num

>>> next on msnbc saturday, inside the compound. new details are expect the today about osama bin laden's hideout. plus, who's next? who will be al qaeda's new leader and how will the terror group try to seek revenge? we have a series of live reports and the latest analysis on the death of osama bin laden. >>> also ahead, river rising, the mississippi overflowing its banks and the worse may be yet to come. we'll go live to the flood zone. >>> and wedding plans for a music giant. paul mccartney decides to give marriage another try. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to msnbc saturday. i'm alex witt. it's 11:00 a.m. here on the east coast, 8:00 a.m. out west. let's get to what's happening right now. in one hour, the pentagon is expected to release new details on osama bin laden and possibly video of the terror leader at his compound. they will discuss what they have found in the search through thousands of documents and computer files discovered at bin laden's house in pakistan. meanwhile, "the new york times" reports the obama admin

i want to say that our top investigative reporter here at msnbc and nbc, actually msnbc is mike isikoff said waterboarding had no role in the finding and killing of bin laden. anyway, thank you, jonathan alter and thank you, josh marshall isikoff is the best in the business. >>> up next, the commander in chief, the republican argument that president obama isn't tough or decisive is out window. so what does that mean for the 2012 election? you are watching "hardball," only on msnbc. >>> i'm hampton pearson with ag. i've been looking at the numbers, and i think our campus is spending too much money on printing. i'd like to put you in charge of cutting costs. calm down. i know that it is not your job. what i'm saying... excuse me? alright, fine. no, you don't have to do it. ok? [ male announcer ] notre dame knows it's better for xerox to control its printing costs. so they can focus on winning on and off the field. [ manager ] are you sure i can't talk -- ok, no, i get it. [ male announcer ] with xerox, you're ready for real business. [ male announcer ] with xerox, an accident doesn't have

i want to say that our top investigative reporter here at msnbc and nbc, actually msnbc is mike isikoff said waterboarding had no role in the finding and killing of bin laden. anyway, thank you, jonathan alter and thank you, josh marshall isikoff is the best in the business. >>> up next, the commander in chief, the republican argument that president obama isn't tough or decisive is out window. so what does that mean for the 2012 election? you are watching "hardball," only on msnbc. te >>> welcome back to "hardball" this past week has cemented the president's commander in chief capabilities most people think and they were in question during his campaign for the presidency. does this help him? does this help him gear up for 2012? the bump could fade by next november in the polls but what about the achievement? steve mcmahon is a democratic strategist and todd harris is a republican strategist. gentlemen, i want you to watch something from the golden oldies if in february 2008, not a million years ago, during the democratic primaries for president. senator clinton ran an attack ad against

and msnbc terror specialist. roger let me start with you. the idea of a retaliation has been something on the front of all of our mind on this side of the camera. i'm sure it's something you've been monitoring and thinking about how serious is this threat in the next couple of weeks? >> yeah, chuck. this is the number one priority of the counterterrorism community right now. i don't think al qaeda had a contingency plan for a series of attacks in the event bin laden was killed. i think there are two real possibilitys. the first is individuals who had no direct affiliation took matters into their hands and launch an attack. middle east and southeast asia. pakistan and yemen in particular. what director panetta was guesting at al qaeda's central organization to the extent they have an operational capability will try to put together a plot that will launch to avenge bin laden's death. that's a mid to long term concern. the good news is we won't take our foot off the accelerator against al qaeda. we'll continue to po

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go to msnbc to see it. watch fox. >> and what is interesting to me, i attribute to to lack of displinn. goes ophrah and fundraisers and they are not understanding from a presidential reelection point of view they need to go away. >> he goes on ophrah and airs . ing and making opening joking remarks. >> when you are president you have to have discipline. >> meaningless funny comments before. >> they are taken seriously. >> and so now the birth certificate is settled are we turning our attention to donald trump's finances. he would release if the president trotted out the birt certificate. >> that's what the wall street journal called for . now mr.c trump wants transparency see if he's heavily lecheraged as the u.s. treasury. >> draft records when he had a high number in the viet number and he had deferments and a medical exception and so donald trump release your medical records. >> you are not joining in. >> and we have to take a break. check out our new website and keep an eye on the stories and go behind

>>> right now on "msnbc saturday," new intelligence. we are awaiting a briefing from the pentagon where we are expecting to learn more about what was found inside osama bin laden's home. we have a live report from the pentagon. >>> rising river. memphis braces for the wrath of the mighty mississippi and even more severe flooding. >>> swarming the store, dozens of teens are accused of walking into a store at the same time and swiping items right off the shelves. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm alex witt. welcome to "msnbc saturday." 10:00 a.m. on the east coast, 7:00 out west. while the pentagon is expected to release new information on osama bin laden today. officials will discuss intelligence gathered from the trove of handwritten documents and information, all found at his pakistani mansion. it appears the obama administration is looking for answers. "the new york times" reports the white house is investigating members of the pakistani government who could have known about bin laden's home. officials have reportedly demanded names of

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. >>> good morning, live this morning from washington, d.c., so welcome to "msnbc sunday." we begin in libya, a nato missile strike apparently killed moammar gadhafi's youngest son and three of gadhafi's grandchildren happening in the capital of tripoli. gadhafi and his life were allegedly inside that same compound but they escaped unharmed. >> the attack resulted in the martyrdom of brother saif gadhafi, 29 years old and three of the leader's grandchildren. the leader himself is in good help health. >> let's go live to tripoli and mike who's there for us. nato not confirm that news thus far. what are you hear being this air strike? >> reporter: nato is confirming there was an air strike. part of the bombing campaign here in tripoli. what we do confirm there was this bombing attack last night. they were brought to this compound. we saw in this compound, two houses virtually destroyed. saif gadhafi was killed and three of gadhafi's grandchildren, all under the age of 12, were also killed. none of that confirmed by the way. just that there was an air stri strike. assassinatio

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so it's very good that he's on msnbc. that's very helpful. that i am honored, truly honored to accept the damn those conservatives award on behalf of eddie shultz. now, ed, one thing i want you to get straight, my lawsuit isn't about health care, it's about liberty and we'll see you at the supreme court. god bless all of you. thank you. ♪ >> thank you, vice president cuccinelli. it has a ring to it, i have to admit it. let me give you in thank yous. i can't thank everyone but do have a thank a few people. the production work for verizon television and c.p.r. productions in the back, i want to thank all the young ladies who were involved in so many aspects, bonnie linkboard, melissa lopez, our beautiful trophy lady rihanna and jamie sullivan and all their staff, the people who put the event on today, tom dolab, david bozell, james nolan, larry goley, that whole staff and brent baker and his staff and tim graham, fish noise. they're all true heroes. now, ladies and gentlemen, we come to the quote of the year. you've seen the five finalists. we

msnbc's chris jansing is live in rome. six years after the late pope's funeral, he still draws huge clouds of faithful from all around the globe. describe the moment when the tap strae covering his painting was revealed. >> reporter: they knew the moment that tap strae was unveiled, that officially pope john paul ii was one miracle away from sainthood. it was six years ago we heard the same shots in this square, and it may seem like they waited a very long time for this moment, and it's lightning speed in church time, because there has never been anybody beautified faster. and perhaps more, it has been said than any other living human being, he was seen as he travelled the world. so now the wait is on. when will he become a saint? it could be several more years. there are people who waited decades and centuries. i don't think that you can expect that in the case of pope john paul ii. >> you know, chris, something quite extraordinary, the nun at the center of the miracle with the pope, she was there and took part in the ser

you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. >>> the "new york times" stopped the presses sunday night as news broke that u.s. forces had killed osama bin laden. only the third time that's happened at the "the times" in 43 years. the other two, march 48, 1968. it was a sunday when l.b.j. ruled out running for re-election. and election night back in 2000. unfortunately, didn't get the election right. "hardball" back after this. ♪ [ male announcer ] how could a luminous protein in jellyfish, impact life expectancy in the u.s., real estate in hong kong, and the optics industry in germany? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason 80% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. >>> i know that unity that we felt on 9/11 has frayed a little bit over the years. and i have no illusions a

[laughter] msnbc's -- >> berman was suspended for donating money.ishment seemed rather harsh considering the slap on the rest of larry king got after giving a bfalo nickel to the campaign of chester arthur. cnn replaced larry king with peirs morgan this year. out with the old, in with the who? rick sanchez, few are gone, but you are forgotten. not everyone is leaving, anderson cooper is still over at cnn. i love watching reports from the field. you can tell how much danger he is in a buyout like his clothing is. if he is in the yellow slicker, is a hurricane is still offshore. if he is in a khaki vest, he is in the greens all in baghdad. if you ever see anderson cooper with his shirt off, turn off your television and run. [laughter] msnbc has a new slogan this year -- wayne forward. i get -- lean forward. chris matthews yells like an auctioneer in a wind tunnel i never watch "hardball." i need to get a little closer to this. now more than ever, it is clear the media is changing. even bloomberg news is on the twister with an impressive 220,000 follow

"andrea mitchell reports" up next right here on msnbc.allenge. [ horn honks ] yo, my friend, come on down here! what do you think about that proglide? yeah, this is great. this thing is fantastic. it feels good on my sensitive skin. i don't feel like i'm shaving. [ male announcer ] fusion proglide is engineered with gillette's thinnest blades ever... it feels like it's doing the work for me. [ male announcer ] ...so it glides for less tug and pull. it was smooth! this was fantastic. i'm having way too much fun with this razor. [ male announcer ] turn shaving into gliding with fusion proglide. i'm a believer. he is a believer! yeah! [ male announcer ] gillette fusion proglide. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," burden of proof. should the white house release the cture of bin laden's body? >>> correcting the record, the white house now says bin laden was not armed and cia director leon panetta tells nbc's brian williams on "nightly news" the navy s.e.a.l.s had a license to kill.

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msnbc suspended the host for a week.says about laura ingram. >> what are the republicans thinking about? they're not thinking about their next door neighbor. they're just thinking about how much this is going to cost. president obama is going to be visiting joplin, missouri, on sunday. you know what they're talking about? like this right-wing slut, what's her name, laura ingra ham? yeah, she's a talk slut. >> shultingram slammed the pres on fox news for touring ireland while tornadoes were devastating the u.s. she accused of obama being disconnected and tone deaf. let's bring in howard kurtz, he joins me now from d.c. howard, schultz come out, apologized to ingram appaologiig for vile and inappropriate language. he offered to take himself off msnbc for an indefinite period of time without pay. what's your take on this? >> well, i think he was lucky, to get away with just being off the air for one week. a lot of broadcasters might have lost their jobs by saying something so stupid, offensive and i agree with ed schultz, i

so it's very good that he's on msnbc. that's very helpful.ored, truly honored to accept the damn those conservatives award on behalf of eddie schultz. now, ed, one thing i want you to get straight. my lawsuit isn't about health care. it's about liberty, and we'll see you at the supreme court. god bless all of you. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, vice president cuccinelli. it has a ring to it. you got to admit it. let me say some things very quickly. i can't thank everyone. i have to thank a few people. the production work, verizon television, and c.p.r. productions in the back. i want to thank all those that were involved in so many aspects of this, bonnie, melissa lopez, our beautiful trophy lady, rihanna. i want to thank, jamie sullivan, all their staff, the people that put -- tom, david bozell, james, that whole development staff. brent baker and his whole staff. tim graham. they're all true heroes. now, ladies and gentlemen, we come to the quote of the year. you've seen the five finalists. we go down to four. meathead doesn't get anyt

"the last word" with lawrence o'donnell right now here on msnbc. >> nbc pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski said this morning that when it comes to reporting on the military, quote, it is an absolute truism that first reports are always wrong, and you accept the fact that there's going to be a change narrative. tonight, it's time to change the narrative. again. >> america will ensure that justice is done. >> his killing was appropriate. >> osama bin laden is dead, and you'll just have to take his word for it. >> photo, no no. >> it's breaking news right now. savannah guthrie reporting from the white house. >> the president has decided not to have these photos released. >> the photos of osama bin laden -- >> described to me by several sources as ghastly. >> the photograph of his blown up face. >> a gaping wound over the left eye. >> brain tissue. >> no real strong drumbeat for releasing it. >> it's not necessary. >> i personally think it's morbid. >> i support the president's decision. >> i share the president's view. >> lindsay graham said he respectfully disagreed with the president's deci

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welcome to msnbc saturday. i'm alex witt. it is 9:00 straight up in the east coast. let's get to what's happening right now out there. the public will get a new look of information about the compound where osama bin laden lived. pentagon is expected to release new tails about his life and what officials are learn prosecuting the trove of information found inside of that compound. meanwhile, "the new york times" reports that the obama administration is demanding the names of high-ranking pakistani intelligence operatives to see if they might have had any knowledge of bin laden's whereabouts. and u.s. officials confirmed a drone strike in yemen this week. the first in that country since 2002. targeted the radical cleric anwar al awlaki. it does not appear al awlaki was killed but others may have died. one of bin laden's wives is reporting new information that could make relations even more strained between the u.s. and pakistan. stephanie gosk is live for us in islamabad, pakistan. good saturday morning to you, stephanie. what are we learn being this? >> reporter: good

>>> well, i'm lynn berry and this is "first look" on msnbc. tuned, "way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> new details this morning about what really happened during those 40 minutes inside osama bin laden's compound in pakistan, suggesting navy s.e.a.l.s met almost no resistance after the first few moments of fighting. the question is, why are the white house and pentagon giving different versions of the story that should be easy to tell. >>> meanwhile, president obama decides not to release the photograph of bin laden's corpse going against the public advice of his own cia director. the question is, do you really think a photo would satisfy conspiracy cooks? >>> and for a little comic relief, the nation turns again to will ferrell. the question is, what announcement did will ferrell's george w. bush make from inside a dallas area sizzler to steal some thunder from president obama's big news. it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning, i'm willie geist and t

i, of course, am contractually obligated to attend the msnbc party tonight.rybody knows how that works. president obama makes the kool-aid and everyone there drinks it. too close to my home? this are actually unscheduled parties happening tonight. fox news is having a party so make sure you bring your driver's license and long form driver's license. but if you are blonde, don't worry about it, just bring that dine thadynamite smile. the new york times party used to o be free but tonight apparently there is a cover. so like everyone else i will probably just go to the huffington post party. and the huffington post party is asking people to go to other parties first and just steal food and drinks and bring it from there. don't get me wrong, i love arianna huffington. especially her voice. she sounds like a woman who would be sitting up in bed with a sheet wrapped around her as james bond is walking out the door. will i see you again, james? and the afterparty is going to be crazy. i mean it won't be good, andrew brightbart's heart but it will be crazy. i met ja

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it is good he is on msnbc. that is helpful.y honored to accept the "damn those conservatives award." ed, one thing i want you to get straight, my suit is not about health care. it is about liberty. we will see what the supreme court. god bless all of you. [applause] >> thank you, vice president. [applause] it has a ring to it. you have to admit it. i cannot thank everyone. i do have to think a few people. the production work in the back. i want to thank all the young ladies who were so involved in so many aspects. melissa lopez, our beautiful trophy lady, rhiannon. jessica, all of our staff. the people -- david, larry, that whole staff. brent banker with the news and analysis division. they are all heroes. now we come to the clip of the year. you have seen the finalists. we are going to give awards without using meathead's name. i want to invite back up to the stage the three presenters and the five except yours. please give them a round of applause. andrew, ann coulter, eric, mark, phillips, steve king, -- do we have everybody

. ♪ >>> welcome back to msnbc. i'm contessa brewer. at least 16 people were killed in syria today. the day of defiance protests. thousands across the country are calling for an end to the current regime. >>> sony's ceo is apologizing for the inconvenience caused by a security breach. personal information from more than 100 million people might have been exposed. >>> the fbi is investigating 30 suspicious letters sent to d.c. schools yesterday. they contained a white powdery, nontoxic substance. other schools in the u.s. have received similar letters. >>> and tomorrow is the 137th running of the kentucky derby. the race is considered wide open. there is a 70% chance of rain. and oh, by the way, it's sort of america's version of time to wear our crazy hats. >>> republicans held their first presidential debate of 2012 last night, but just a handful of the nearly dozen potential gop candidates bothered even to show up. and the ones who were there, not exactly considered top tier at this point. among last night's debaters, tim pawlenty and an ex-governor who wants to legalize pot, and a

msnbc contributor and managing editor of postpolitics.com chris sill lis cillizza in person.hoose from this week. lots going on. >> osama bin laden. he had a pretty bad week. >> a lot of people said why not osama bin laden, he's dead. yes, that is true but we tried to do a little more nuance. who i went with was donald trump. this is someone whose been in the news. he was in a split screen on every cable television network. he was in new hampshire. barack obama was in the white house press room. barack obama releasing his long form birth certificate, donald trump declaring victory. the white house correspondent's dinner, i sat near donald trump, did not laugh. >> now in retrospect we see the president's take on trump. what was the president thinking? he had already given the kill order or the go order. let's watch a bit of president obama's riff on donald trump. >> you, mr. trump, recognize that the real problem was a lack of leadership, and so ultimately you didn't blame little john or meatloaf h you fir meatloaf, you fired gary busey. and these are the kind of decisions tha

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>>> right now on msnbc saturday, what did they find? new insight expected today on the intelligence recovered from osama bin laden's secret compound. >> we are going to ultimately defeat al qaeda. we have cut off the head and we are going to defeat them. >>> paying tribute, president obama meets navy s.e.a.l. teams and thanks team six, thanking them for the attack on osama bin laden. >>> the falling prices, why the cost of gas and groceries could soon go down. >>> love me do. a former beatle gets ready to give marriage another go. >>> plus, derby day. we have a live report on favorites for the run for the roses. good morning, everyone. i'm alex witt. the pentagon is expected to release in ssome new details to about the trove of intelligence gathered at osama bin laden's secret mansion in pakistan. it could include details of what life was like for the terror leader inside that compound. meanwhile, the new york times s confirmed a drone strike in yemen this week, first in that country since 2002 targeted the cleric anwar al awlaki. the e

msnbc's keith old olbermann was suspended from his show.t seemed harsh compared to the slap on the wrist larry king gave after giving a buffalo campaign to the campaign of chester arthur. cnn replaced larry king with piers morgan this year like the old expression out with the old, in with the who. rick sanchez, you are gone but forgotten. not everyone is leaving. anderson cooper is at cnn. and i love watching hill him report from the field. you can tell how much danger he is in by how tight his clothing is. if he's in the bulky quell yellow slicker, thes a hurricane stilloff shore. if he's in the khaki vest, he's in the green zone in bag ded. when he's in the child-size white t-shirt, bullets are flying, he's pulling kitten out of the rubble. so what i'm saying is if you see anderson cooper with his shirt off, turn off your television and run. my friend and colleague from msnbc, brian williams, is here tonight. he was coming because tonight as the element he most respects in an evening, cameras. i'm not saying brian loved being on tv, but w

michael sheen is an analyst with msnbc news. good morning.st question, how will the use all of this intelligence that's been gathered? >> i think they will use tonight two ways. first on the offensive. they will take any bits of information, names, phone numbers, aliases, to have -- investigations, undercover operations, trying to unravel the organization. penetrated and attack it. defensively you may get information how they are going to attack us and adjust whether it is civilationation, key spots in the zbloyts it is important to know we have not heard anything firm, anything definitive, say, on the anniversary of 9/11, tenth anniversary. we know the anniversary and dates like that are important in the al qaeda world. >> they are but i think from my experience most serious attackers are not going to go by any kind of anniversary. they have their own operational tempo and serious terrorists are going to try to -- time them to maximize their successful -- success to operate. if they are hurried by certain dates and trying to respond to this

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bob bear, former cia field officer and msnbc terrorism analyst. michael sheehan, former special forces officer himself. mike, i want to ask you, how did we get bin laden? let me go now with a picture of how this happened. as we understand it. here's how our elite special operations forces got the most wanted terrorist in the world. approximately 24 navy s.e.a.l.s repelled into bin laden's heavily guarded compound from two helicopters. in a nail biting moment, one of those choppers suffered a mechanical failure. the s.e.a.l.s, the blue dots on the screen, proceeded with their assault. bin laden, the yellow dot, used one of his wives as a human shield. she was killed. he fired on u.s. forces and was killed, himself, with a shot through the left eye toward the end of the fire fight. a backup helicopter arrived on site. u.s. commandos loaded bin laden's body onboard and blew up the crippled chopper before leaving. the entire raid took 40 minutes, some of that time was spent searching the compound for more intelligence. there were no u.s. casualties. a

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