. >> for more on all this, we're joined by nbc news terrorism analyst, roger cressey. roger, we're told that the u.s. is already sharing some of the intel from bin laden's hideout with other countries. are officials essentially racing against the clock for fear some of this material is going to get dated or stale quickly? >> i think that's right, lester. what we have here is we have actionable threat information. and that by sharing it with our allies, they may be able to take information they already have in their possession, piece together what we discovered in bin laden's compound and learn about potential plots. so it's putting the pieces of the puzzle together. there is a bit of a race against time involved here. >> the official u.s. narrative is that he was still somehow in charge of this operation, this al qaeda operation. and drawing up plans for attacks. but yet nothing major has happened, no follow-up attack to 9/11. was he discovering that his network was unraveling? >> well, lester, we've had tremendous success over the past ten years. we have pounded al qae

joining us now, nbc news terrorism analyst roger cressey to address that and the pakis n pakistani question. roger, let us begin immediately today, as a new yorker, the more security on the bridges, more security on the subways. how much more real is the threat to those of us who live in new york, or those who might live in washington or other cities, los angeles, san francisco? in the hours and days following this news? >> dylan, i don't think it's significantly higher. what you're seeing with nypd in new york and other major metropolitan police forces is the standard abundance of caution. they don't have credible, specific threat informationing. they're doing what they think is in the best interest to create a sense of deterrence if in fact there's something they don't know about. al qaeda, if they had contingency plans on the shelf in the aftermath, it would be focused in the middle east and south asia. they don't have the capability to reach into the united states in a sleeper cell format or from a strategic reach in from the middle east. so i think the threat level is quite low right n

thank you is much, roger cressey. thank you, richard engel. up next, reaction from family members who lost loved ones in those 9/11 attacks. let's go back to the scene of the crime. this is "hardball" only on msnbc. [ male announcer ] capri sun 100% juice, with a full serving of fruit in every pouch, is a choice you can respect. [ creaking ] other choices... launch me fellas. [ male announcer ] nope. capri sun 100% juice. >>> before speaking to the country late last night president obama called his predecessor, former president george w. bush to tell him of the news u.s. forces killed bin laden. bush released a statement congratulating president obama and calling the news a mementos achievement and a victory for america. and former vice president dick cheney generally a vocal critic of obama's foreign policy had this to say. >> it's also a good day for the administration. president obama, his national security team, acted on the intelligence when it came in and they deserve a lot of credit, too. >> good for him. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] doctors

let me bring in nbc terrorism analyst, former white house counterterrorism official roger cressey. in a place like this, we have this google map, when you get down to the street level, it shows a bus stop right around the corner. there is a playground nearby. how can anyone be satisfied with pakistan's level of counterterrorism activity when you find out bin laden was living smack dab in the middle of a community in the secure fortress. where were the questions? how could they not know that? >> there will be a lot of questions about what they did or did not know. one reason why we decided not to tell the pakistanis in advance what we intended to do was fear that someone would have been tipped off, which has happened in the past, with other operations on the afghan/pakistan border. this is a case where he was hiding in plain sight, but you got to know where to look in order to figure out where he was. it is not like he was taking his daughter down the corner for a walk on a daily basis. there is two elements to keep in mind. one, the united states government is fully aware the pakis

. >> colorado senator mark udall and nbc terror analyst roger cressey. thank you so much for your time tonight. >> cenk, thanks for having me on. >> all right. >>> and now, when we go forward, we have got a year after 9/11, george w. bush said he is truly not that concerned about bin laden. did you know that? we have got the tape for you. so why are republicans come out of the woodwork to praise him for bin laden's killing? i'm going to put an end to that nonsense. >>> and the united states has given $20 billion to pakistan since 9/11, yet the world's biggest terrorist was living there for years. isn't it time to reassess that policy, as senator u tall just said? senator frank lawton berg of new jersey says yes as well and he is coming up next. look who's early! [ female announcer ] prepare to ace your dental check-up. fight plaque and gingivitis and invigorate your way to better check-ups. new crest pro-health invigorating clean rinse. >>> what does $20 billion buy you? apparently it doesn't buy you trust. the complicated relationship with pakistan. tha