he was killed by gun shsht wound to the head during a con phone trace with u.s. navy seals. although one helicopter was shot down no americans were injured in that raid. emily schmidt has been following the story all night long. good morning. >> for months, u.s. intelligence had focused on a suspicious mansion in pakistan. on friday, president obama authorized the mission to find out and last night, especially forces killed the u.s. number one target. >> in a nine minute statement late last night, president obama announced the end of a nearly ten-year manhunt. >> the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden the leader of al-qaeda and a terrorist who is responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women and children. >> nearly 3,000 people died in the 9/11 attacks. by the end of 2001 u.s. forces were bombing in pakistan searching for bin laden. yesterday a team of navy seals raided this mansion in islamabad pakistan. 35 minutes later, bin laden was dead. >> we are ones reminded that america can do whatever they set their mind to. >> jubi

he was killed by u.s. navywho carried out a raid in a city in northern pakistan. >> and now a u.s. official tells us that bin laden's body was buried at sea earlier this morning in accordance with islamic law. >>> law enforcement is stepping up security in case of retaliation. >>> it may be ironic that osama bin laden was killed just as a new documentary about the 9/11 attacks makes its debut. >> it was made by a teenager who witnessed the attacks firsthand. david muir reports. >> i remember the crumbling of the towers crumbling in. >> reporter: brook peters was just 4 on that day. he knew many of the firemen that rushed to the towers. raised by a single mother, she would take him to the fire house so he would have male role models. and on 9/11, it was one of those firefighters with who offered him the words he would never forget. >> grow up to be a good man. >> reporter: he saw the towers falling, the workers jumping. for years, struggled to make sense of it all. he decided to make a documentary, interviewing

we will have insight into the u.s. navy seal teams that carry out america's most dangerous missions. and entering the reactor, new video taken by robots inside japan's fukushima nuclear power plant. pakistan has rejected suggestions from the united states that it could not be trusted in advance with sensitive information about the raid to kill osama bin laden. the head of the pakistan foreign ministry told the bbc he felt the american comments were disquieting, but said there was no time to enter into recriminations. first, owen reports from is, bad in the pakistani capital. >> pakistani security personnel guarding the compound where bin laden lived. when he was behind these walls, the pakistan army says it did not know what was happening. pakistan and the u.s. both say that washington did not give islamabad any advance warning. the pakistanis have recovered documents from inside the compound missed by the americans who were on the ground 40 minutes. some images from inside have been getting to the press, revealing a little

death by u.s. navy seals. he told steve kroft of "60 minutes" today america doesn't trot out this stuff as trophies. we don't need to spike the football. the president said bin laden deserved the justice he received and to anyone who doubts bin laden was killed, the president said you will not see him walking on this earth again. >> reporter: did you see the pictures? >> yes. >> reporter: what was your reaction when you saw them? >> it was him. >> reporter: why haven't you released them? >> you know, we discussed this internally. keep in mind that we are absolutely certain this was him. heave done d.n.a. sampling and testing, and so there is no doubt that we killed osama bin laden. it is important for us to make sure that very graphic photos of somebody who was shot in the head are not floating around as an incitement to additional violence, as a propaganda tool. you know, that's not who we are. >> couric: you can see more of the president's first interview since the killing of bin laden this sunday on "60 min

>> reporter: well, they said when the u.s. navy seals left the compound after the raid, they took not only osama bin laden's body but one other person from the compound with them. they wouldn't say who that was. they also said that osama bin laden's 12-year-old daughter saw her father being killed. she's told them about that and it's the only independent confirmation they have that he's dead. katie. >> couric: liz palmer. liz, thank you. and still ahead here on the cbs evening news, reaction to bin laden's death in the heart of muslim america. but up next, the search for the missing continues one week after those deadly tornadoes. >> couric: it's been one week since those devastating tornadoes tore across the south. the death toll stands at 327 with the search still going on for victims. 30 twisters cut paths across alabama, some with winds close to 200 miles per hour. elaine quijano reports at least 75 people are still missing in tuscaloosa. >> reporter: seven days after the storms, the search for the missing continues, by air and

tonight, there are more pictures from inside that hideout where the u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s conducted the daring high-stakes raid that killed osama bin laden. nbc's stephanie gosk is there for us tonight. >> reporter: a look inside the hideout. ransacked and definitely not luxurious. everyday belongings mixed in with the aftermath of a bloody struggle, including a yemeni passport apparently belonging to bin laden's fifth and youngest wife. this video obtained by pakistani tv was shot not long after the precision assault sunday by u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s. what happened in this house that night and the years leading up to it has captivated the world and shocked the people who actually live here. today, a homeowner next door briefly gave access to his rooftop. dozens of neighbors climbed up, eager to see what they could. this is one of the best views we have had so far of the compound. you can tell that the house is large, but really in comparison to other houses in the neighborhood, it's not that big. there's a rumor flying around town today that security forces are even

. >>> in less than an hour, u.s. navy seals took out osama bin laden and hauled his body away. up next, we'll have a blow-by- blow of how it all went down. >>> now, back to our top story, the death of 9-11 master mind osama bin laden. the u.s. navy seal who carried out the mission to kill the terrorists are being hailed as heroes. today, we're learning more about their dangerous mission. >> it was a 25-man platoon in two helicopters backed up by an additional 55 man doughs and two more choppers that finally killed the illusive bin laden. this surveillance photo shows his compound in friend ration for the mission, the seals trained on a full-scale replica built at bagram air force base. it was a mission so secretive, the seals were not initially told who the real target was. >> once they hit the compound, they had already simulated that a number of times. >> it was just after 1:00 a.m. monday morning, pakistan time. two blackhawk helicopters desended on bin laden's compound. the second team close behind. as the seals roped in, one of the helicopters stalled and made a hard landi

a team of u.s. navy.e.a.l.s raided the compound, shot it out with bin laden and others, and killed the al qaeda leader. late last night, president obama summoned reporters to the white house press room to announce the successful mission, which followed months of intelligence work and planning. >> a small team of americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. no americans were harmed. >> bin laden's body was recovered and u.s. officials say it was later buried at sea. the announcement of bin laden's death triggered celebrations outside the white house, at the ground zero site where the twin towers fell on 9/11, and elsewhere around the country. >>> this is the "cbs morning news." oh, bayer aspirin? i'm not having a heart attack. it's my back. it works great for pain. [ male announcer ] nothing's proven to relieve pain better than extra strength bayer aspirin. it rushes relief to the site of pain. feel better? yeah. thanks for the tip. it rushes relief to the site of pain. i

in a shroud of darkness, u.s. navy seals enter the compound finding the man behind the 9/11 attacks, and given the option to surrender, bin laden refused. after a 40-minute shootout, bin laden was dead, shot in the head. one of his sons, two koreas, and women used as a shield also died. bin laden's that is nearly a decade-long and had fallen 9/11 when 3000 people died on american soil. >> we're once again reminded that america can do whatever we set our minds to. >> for nearly a year, u.s. forces could surveillance of this compound in pakistan. ironically it is in a neighborhood filled with retired pakistani military personnel just a mile and a half from the military academy. members of the cia found the camp after receiving tips from detainees and falling one of bin laden's pour years to the location. >> we must take out osama bin laden. >> though bin laden was never seen early friday morning president obama gave the go- ahead for the special operations rate. i mean every navy seals who entered escaped unharmed. a mec

a call that ultimately led a team of u.s. navy seals right to osama bin laden's doorstep. this was when you didn't see sunday night in the white house situation room. the president and his national security team sweated out the tense moments before the words the world would soon hear. >> the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden. >> reporter: the trail began several years ago as bin laden's most trusted courier was identified by cia detainees. then last fall, that courier was spotted at this house . the family inside burned their garbage, had no phones and internet. officials determined it was osama bin laden behind those walls. >> we have actionable intelligence about high value terrorist targets and president musharraf won't act. we will. >> reporter: the entire assault took 40 minutes. as the president monitored the progress, u.s. navy seals fought their way inside the home. women were used as shields. osama bin laden found on the third floor. when he resisted, he was killed. >> concern was that bin laden would oppose any type of capture o

i'm jenna wolfe and thanks to them for performing the u.s. navy theme song "anchors away."will hear more from them. >>> we'll head to joplin, missou missouri. the memorial service for the victims of last sunday's tornado takes place at missouri southern state university. president obama will be traveling there to speak to mourners. he will also survey the damage from the deadliest tornado in decades. we'll get a live report coming up. >>> also, here she comes. sarah palin. she's making waves this morning as she kicks off her one nation bus tour. it's a high-profile road trip but will it lead to a trip it to the white house? >>> plus to italy for the amanda knox case. she was convicted of killing her british roommate and now appealing the verdict. knox is getting support from a grum of italian lawmakers. why and what does this mean for her? we'll explore that coming up. >>> and then celebrity reinventions. britney spears did it. the robert downey jr. did it. both were successful. but what about arnold schwarzenegger? can he bounce back from shame and from scandal? we'll have

bin laden had been killed by a team of u.s. navy seals in an operation but he had no qualms taking credit for it was soon announce that because of a newfound respect for muslim burial practices and a desire to keep bin laden's grave from becoming a shrine he was buried at sea raising many suspicions as to the validity of the killing itself considering that he was reported dead as early as december two thousand and one many are asking for further proof of his demise and there have been reports that his identity was confirmed by the d.n.a. but trust in the government is so low at this point that any time that evidence is withheld the narrative put forth by the government is really hard to believe but let's assume for a second to the general narrative of what occurred is true this is still an event of far greater political significance than tactical significance bin ladin was just one of many and not even near the most prominent excuses for our government to have hundreds of thousands of troops in the middle east those excuses will con

osama bin laden killed during a firefight with u.s. navy seals last night in pack sphafnlt dna evidence confirmed bin laden's identity, so there is no doubt of his death. spontaneous celebrations broke out across the u.s. there are no plans to raise the terror level but americans abroad are being warned to romaine cautious. for more on the killing of osama bin laden, log on to our website wjz.com. >>> funeral services are held for moammar gadhafi's son. he was killed along with three of gadhafi's grandchildren. gadhafi did not attend the funeral but two of his sons did. >>> here in maryland help for abused horses. that's what's needed after dozens were arrested in queen anne's county. >> reporter: zodiac is proof that an abused horse can be saved. zodiac was close to death when rescued in west virginia in october. but he practically has a clean bill of health. that's the hope for these 133 polish arabian horses. >> the horses are significantly underweight, parasites, need hoof work, dental work. >> reporter: six had to be put down. some wer

bin laden is just one tiny gem from a treasure trove of intelligence snatched up last weekend by u.s. navy seals in their daring raid. >> is about the size of a small college library. we have put together a task force to go through it. >> there are several hundred al qaeda operatives who are now in an incoherent organization. for the next year or two they will not know if they are under surveillance. >> the u.s. government is leaning on pakistan, demanding to know how the world's most wanted man was living so comfortably in a military town. >> they need to provide us with intelligence from the compound that they have gathered, including access to bin laden's three wives to they have in custody. >> former vice president dick cheney advocates a return to parse interrogation techniques such as waterboarding. >> it is a legal program, not torture. >> bin laden's death, giving new life to some old arguments on how to treat america's friends and enemies in the war on terror. senator richard lugar argues pakistan will have to remain our allies in the war on terror simply because so many terrorist

the video is among the evidence seized by u.s. navy seals. tomas ramon has more on what is being called the most valuable intelligence break ever. >> the materials taken from the bin laden compound contain a strategic play book of his plan. he was constantly thinking of new ways to attack the u.s. >> obviously the first thing when the helicopter got back into afghanistan was the c.i.a. pounced on that stuff because they knew minute by minute it was aging in front of theirs eyes. >> he worked at the national security agency. some of the materials seized included proposed attacks on water supply, rail, air, hotels and shopping centers. play book included trying to enlist minorities for class warfare. other enemies have tried and failed. >> they would be able to manipulate the chicano community or african-americans. >> by using the tool of minorities as terrorists, what he wants to create unrest. >> while the c.i.a. pores through the documents al-qaeda will be rebooting. >> safe houses will be gone and for those that survive. >> it included a wa

making headlines to source close to the investigation who knows about the items recovered by these u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s on the raid. they say that the u.s. soldiers found a stach of pornography in this particular compound. it's not clear who they belong to if indeed they belong to osama bin laden or if they belong to his son, a courier. this is certainly fodder for water cooler talk. a man may have been in possession of important nalgraphy. there has been a debate if it's forbidden and generally speaking, a muslim scholar says it is because the koran says you shouldn't go near items that would lead you to sin and lewdness and certainly pornography could fall into that. >> less than two weeks after president obama revealed that osama bin laden was u.s. policy for the middle east. the white house announcing today mr. obama will deliver a major speech on the region over at the state department. this coming on thursday. let's turn to our senior white house correspondent ed henry. he's working the story for us. a lot on the agenda for the president right now. what's the point of this major address

chavez served in the u.s. navy and founded the united farm workers in the 1960s and as the work continues through the foundation. he died in 1993 and named his compound near vicalia a u.s. historic. >>> a local company now about to go public, hauling in some big time money. business and tech reporter skod budman is linked in to the upcoming deal. i remember in the old days you used to come in here after going to all of the ipo parties. >> one after another. who knows, they may be coming back. linkedin may be the first to rip through the area. the company expects to raise around $340 million by selling stock warning weaker than expected sales. a setback for android phones. virtually every android phone out there is susceptible to attacks if you use anandroid phone, you use only protected spots that you know and trust. >>> your favorite online video game may have looked like it was hacked into today. but, no, it was supposed to have flying unicorns and sheep on motorcycles. because today the hottest company was taken

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he died in a gunshot wound with u.s. navy seals. no americans were injured in the raid. now live from washington, d.c. >> for months, u.s. intelligence had been focused on a suspicious mansion in pakistan and some signs that bin laden could be inside. president obama authorized the mission to find out and u.s. forces took out the number one enemy. >> in a nine minute statement late last night. he announced the end of a nearly ten-year manhunt. >> the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden the leader of al-qaeda and terrorist who is responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women and children. >> nearly 3,000 people died in the 9/11 attacks. by the end of 2001 u.s. forces were bombing in afghanistan searching for bin laden. yesterday a team of navy seals raid this had mansion in pakistan. 3 minutes after a fire fight that bin laden fought back and he was dead. >> we are ones remind that had america can set our mind whatever we set our mind to. >> jubilant crowds were outside white house and celebration continued in times square.

>>kimberlee: legendary name was used by u.s. navy seals to report that osama was killed.in the native american community. the stick a look at the movement on line. getting people to change the profile pictures to a total of geronimo as a form of protest and to honor him. if this is one of the tweet us calling for action. are going to check out of facebook post of the asking people for a change to honor geronimo. a lot of people on facebook part are calling for people to change the profile pictures, there are lots of people who have changed the pictures. here's the post. 142 people like this post, it has 31 comments. a lot of people changing the profile pictures. native american leaders including those of the tried to descended from geronimo are asking president barack obama to issue a formal apology and explanation. >>catherine: stay with kron 4 for continuing coverage of the death of osama. coming up at 4:30 p.m. a look it to members of the close on the family that were inside the compound during the raid. >>jacqueline: all live look outside this afternoon, a few clouds

. >> good evening, tonight the u.s. navy seals who killed osama bin laden are back on u.s.he secret we weapon they used. a stealth helicopter. >> before they left the compound was to blow up the damaged helicopter that had to be left behind, setting off a huge fire, and we know why that was so important. aviation analysts say is that the remnants reveal that they're part of one of the u.s. navy's most guarded secrets. a stealth helicopter whose existence was only rumored and it had never been seen in public before. >> this was the first time we have seen one. >> the analysts say that the photos that emerged on the at the time reveal that it's no ordinary helicopter. >> they have a disc over the rotors to muffle the sound and deny radar signature. >> neighbors say that they did not hear the helicopter sunday night until they were directly overhead. this is what a standard helicopter sounds like of. this is the sound of an earlier experimental version of a stealth helicopter. >> it sounded like it was going in the opposite direction >> not key is a secret heavily coated fabri

the president gave the order for the u.s. navy.e.a.l.s to go in. >> after a fire fight, they killed osama bin laden, and took custody of his body. >> reporter: the fbi confirmed it was bin laden through a dna match from one of his sisters, who died in boston of cancer, whose brain was taken into custody for just that purpose. u.s. officials say the pakistani military was not informed of the operation beforehand. there will be a lot of questions about that, how they could not know what was going on in the compound. >> you saw hamid karzai say, this proves what we have been saying all along, that he was not in afghanistan. >> they were inside for 40 minutes. the rest of the time was spent scrubbing the place for more information. >> done by navy s.e.a.l.s. >> our own martha raddatz has been covering this from the beginning. he's been on the phone nonstop. tell us what you have learned. >> reporter: when they entered that compound, they didn't know what room osama bin laden would be in. there they were, the navy s.e.a.l.s came face t

u.s. navy seals conducted the operation dubbed geronimo. they say bin laden was not armed but did resist capture. according to white house officials, his wife rushed one of the seals and was shot in the leg but not killed. it is also uncheer if women were used as human shields. >> they certainly resisted the raid and they put themselves against the salters, whether or not they were trying to shield or attack is still unclear. >> president obama and his national security team watched as the raid happened. however, cia head leon panetta says mr. obama did not see the moment when bin laden was shot dead. panetta says there was a heart- pounding period of 20 minutes in had they didn't know exactly what was going on. >>> the debate over releasing the photos of bin laden continues this morning. the white house describes the photos as gruesome. if they are released, some say they could spark even more anti- american sentiment in the muslim world. on the other side of the argument, many in pakistan openly question if bin laden was actually killed.

not in a cave but a mansion in pakistan by a team of u.s. navy seals. our coverages starts in new york. >> good evening, four months before the 10 year anniversary of the terror attack in shanksville, pennsylvania and here in new york city and washington d.c., the most wanted man in the world osama bin laden is dead. president obama said ben bin was killed after a u.s. firefighter in pakistan. >> it was the news that americans and allice waited for 10 years. >> tone, i can report to the american people and world that the united states conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda and a terrorist responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women and children. >> and osama bin laden and the al qaeda network became household names after the september 11th attacks. bin ben's face was synonymous to the growing awareness of terrorism here at home. >> there was a posted out west that said wanted dead or alive. >> bin laden was enjoying himself. raising those carrying out attacks and saying they were overjoyed when they

chavez served in the u.s. navyand founded the united farm workers of america in the 1960s. his work continued through the foundation. he died in 1993, and this past march the u.s. parks service named his compound in california a u.s. historical landmark. >>> a stunning arrest in new york. one of the most powerful financial brokers in the world is charged with violent sex crimes at a manhattan hotel. dominick strauss kahn was arrested over the weekend for attempted rape. tonight he's held at a detention facility in new york after prosecutors convinced the judge that strauss kahn would be a flight risk. she denied bail and ordered him to remain in jail. he's accused of assaulting a hotel maid over the weekend. >> he restrained a hotel employee inside of his room. he sexually assaulted her and attempted to forcibly rape her. >> he controls a trillion dollars. he was also set to run for president of france. now he's facing charges of attempted rape, sex abuse and several other criminal counts. >>> next at 6:00, the sec

but no one knew for sure what the u.s. navyould find behind the walls of the compounds which was on a dirt road when the president gave the go ahead on friday. >> he had to evaluate on the strength of the information and then made what i believe was one of the most gutsiest calls of any president in recent memories. >> surely after 7 p.m. east coast time on sunday two helicopters in pakistan dropped into osama bin laden's compound. elite forces from the navy seals team 6 stormed the $1 million home. osama bin laden and his supporters resisted, though it's not clear if osama bin laden himself fired a weapon. the al qaeda leader master mind of the 9/11 terror attacks was killed with two shots. a number of other people were also killed, including one of osama bin laden's wives who was used as a human shield. there were tense moments when one of the american choppers stalled, had to be abandoned. it was blown up by the commandos and a replacement was flown in. amateur cell phone video shows multiple fires at the compound. pakistani

and so he got american justice delivered by the u.s. navy seals and moments thereafter he received devine justice delivered by god ammighty and we know, i'm a christian and perpetrator of faith as is our family and there is a heaven and there is a hell. and osama bin laden knows all about that now. >> yes, he does. i think i know where your son got his courage from. thank you so much for being with us. we really appreciate it, david beamer. and you know what, your son is a role model for the ages. thanks for being with us. >> i'm so thankful that the families of most recently the 40 seals cannot only celebrate the victory but know what their loved ones did and the fact that they came out of their alive. that is a great blessing because my heart goes out every time that someone is lost in this war and we must remain vigilant because it is not over. >> that is a good point and a sober reminder. thanks for being with us. >> coming up, former cencomm commander tommy franks is here with reaction to the death of with reaction to the death of osama

these operatives in this case, u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s are trained in infiltration into the target and clearing the target precisely, be able to clear roomsing take out enemy targets, protect civilians, gather intelligence and get out of there quickly and effectively. it went textbook operation. that's always not been the case in the past, chris. this is a big victory for the u.s. and u.s. special operations forces. a classic operation done perfectly. >> great, michael. let's go right now to bob. bob, do we have a sense of how much they were caught by surprise? were they confronted with gun play as they arrived? was this a shootout for the second they got there? did they get the jump on them? >> no, they come in quietly. they had no idea this was coming. once the flash grenades start flying, it's too late. you neutralize everybody in a building like this. there's nothing they can do. someone might pick up a gun and you shoot them. the word is right, michael's right. textbook. this is a brilliant operation. i've been part of ones

jim miklaszewski reports on why the top flight u.s. navy blue angels were barred from flight on this graduation day. >> reporter: they're the u.s. military's premier precision flying team, the blue angels. thrilling crowds for more than 60 years, but it came close to crashing down this week. it happened at an air show this sunday in lynchburg, virginia. in perfect formation, the wing tips of the faa jets appeared to almost touch. at 600 miles per hour, the slightest mistake could be catastrophic. at this point, four of the angels planned to execute a crowd pleaser, the diamond barrel roll break, as they have done hundreds of times before, the naval aviators enter a steep dive. as they pull up, the commander in the first plane realizes they're too low to the ground and they're forced to break off the maneuver. this is what the barrel roll is supposed to look like. as the jets separate in what looks like a starburst formation. in the incident this week, as the blue angels come out of their dive, navy officials say they're dangerously close to

u.s. navy seals found osama bin laden in a bedroom and shot him.ortedly there are photographs of bin laden with a gunshot wound right above his left eye. president obama and his advisors were actually able to watch the whole 40 minute mission in realtime. many watched c.i.a. director on a video screen narrating from headquarters in virginia what was happening far away in pakistan. in these photographs here from the white house situation room you can see them they're waiting to hear one word, geronimo. that was the code word that osama bin laden was either captured or dead. >> i want to again recognize the heros who carried out this incredibly dangerous mission as well as all the military and counterterrorism professionals who made the mission possible. >> now president obama was given a standing ovation. look around the room there. this was a dinner for congressional leaders last night. the ovation from both democrats and republicans. the president says he's hoping the lawmakers can harness this current spirit of unity to take on the many challenge

the u.s. navy video shows navy seals being trained. the white house has not decided whether it will release images of bin laden's death, his body or burial at sea. the navy commander emphasized in an e-mail that the fight against terror and sharing too many details about the overnight raid could endanger future operations. >> president obama will visit ground zero in new york on thursday to mark the death of bin laden and honor the september 11th len victims. the white house released the pictures showing president obama in the situation room yesterday. the u.s. could have bombed the compound but the president wanted to make sure there was a body so they could verify that the u.s. killed or captured bin laden. >> it is especially meaningful for those who lost loved ones on 9/11. vick lee has the story. >> dan part of that story is here in san francisco. some of the many victims lived here and in yesterday's developments gave their families a sense of peace. >> on the day after her sister was killed. gloria brought flower tots mausellum

and knows that its access to the high seas can be shut almost instantly by the u.s. navy. and third, we see an iran whose energy production has peaked and with the economy it supports is steadily declining. in cold war terms then, iran is fully contained by opposing powers but then again so is iraq and that did not stop an unnecessary disastrous war. ah, you might say, but what if iran gets a nuclear weapon, my answer there is no if about it. iran will get a nuclear capability. if we had been serious about stopping it, we would have stopped our european allies from selling iran the necessary elementary technology in the 1990s. the iranian leadership, moreover, has heard nothing from washington, israel, and much of nato for the past 20 years except threats of regime change and preemptive strikes, has experienced little but reality of u.n. sanctions and most recently has seen more than 400 u.s. congressmen and senators turning on their own president by standing and cheering a 2010 speech in washington by benjamin netanyahu calling for a war on iran. it has also seen, as we'r

second of all, if i were one of those u.s. navy seals on that operation, i would not want to have evidence they would use against me in some kind of international criminal court. you and i both know that's the kind of thing that happens in this crazy world we live in. so, not releasing the photos of bin laden, quite frankly, i think to satisfy the interest of a lot of different people, when we know he is dead, and there is no need to go any further about it, i don't think you need the photos. >> sean: well, i actually think the world does need the photos. by the way, i have full confidence. i have every belief, 100% sure that they got him. i think it would send a message to every two bit dictator around the world. one of the things that frustrates me though is they already -- the enemy already hated us. and it seems like this hypersensitivity as it relates to the photo, america can handle the photos we showed. even if he is shot in the face, and it's gruesome, we handle hue day and saddam hussein's hanging. if you look at the buria

. >> reporter:er the ri er thterr president chose to send u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s instead of bombing it to the compound, so there would be no doubt of the bin lad bin l al qaeda leader. but pictures were deemed too gruesome to show and not in the best interest of the country. there does not seem to be widespread doubt that bin laden is dead. the taliban acknowledged his death in vowing revenge against america. we will attack both u.s. and pakistan, a taliban spokesman said. today, despite the threat, the scene outside the bin laden compound was almost festive, with large crowds milling about, amazed their neighbor was the world's most wanted man. officials told abc news that while he was here, bin laden dyed his beard to cover the gray and was found with the equivalent of $800 sewed into his clothes. and two american phoemergency p. his discovery in this city was a reminder of just how far off earlier u.s. intelligence estimates were about his location. >> if we could find the cave he's in, i promise you he would be brought to justice. wherever he's hidin

the u.s. navy ship from which his body was buried at sea. when asked about the timetable, the press secretary said that the administration is weighing several factors before they make a final decision. >> there is not, as is reported, there is not some broiling debate here about this. there is simply a discussion about what the appropriate action should be. >> reporter: the final call on this is going to be made on whether or not to release the photos is going to be made by president obama himself. and u.s. officials say that they have set up a task force to examine a large amount of treasure trophy, if you will -- treasure trove, if you will, of intelligence gathered at bin laden's compound, and they could be an added blow, brian, to al qaeda after the killing of osama bin laden. >> a lot of questions following the killing of osama bin laden. the head of the center of intelligence committee wants pakistan's government to say why it never found him when he was living in a suburb of the nation's capitol. >> i think we have to know whether the

u.s. navy seals raided bin laden's compound on sunday in pakistan and killed the terrorist. pakistan says it is now reviewing its relationship with the united states as a result of the raid. >>> let's go to drew levinson in new york where the president will meet with families today. >> reporter: president obama arrived here in new york this morning. the first place he wept, a fire station hard hit on 9/11. he's expected here at ground zero in about an hour and a half, and it will mark a significant point in history as the president meets with the families of those who died on 9/11. engine 54 in midtown manhattan was president obama's first stop on his visit to new york. the firehouse lost 15 men on 9/11. firefighter christopher santora was with engine 54 for only two months when he was killed on 9/11. his parents and other relatives are meeting privately today with the president at ground zero. >> it's a very somber place to be, and i see this as a cemetery, and this was where my son died. so for me this will always be a cemetery. >> reporter: the president will place a wrea

. >>> the u.s. navy seals team that killed bin laden said it would have taken him alive if it were possible. the situation room, president obama and his national security team tensely watched live real video of the 40 minute operation. the top counter-terrorism advisor said each minute [ indiscernible ] felt like a day. one person in the room heard a commander on the ground say geronimo, ekia, enemy killed in action. at one point the president said, we got him. >>> if al qaeda does retaliate, the most likely target might be europe. the accused mastermind of 9/11 khalid sheikh mohammed reportedly said during interrogation at guantanomo that if bin laden cast captured or killed the terror group would set off a nuclear device hidden somewhere in europe. retired army general and former president of the monterey institute of international studies predicts a reprisal is likely in the near future. >> stay with us for continuing coverage of the death of osama bin laden. >>> back in the bay area, pg&e feeling the

twice by the u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s, once in the chest, once in the head. releasing the photos will not show who we are as a country. there's concern that it could cause osama bin laden ice followers to incite violence. >> stay with us for more including live reports at new york city and get the latest information any time on our website. >> tom kieran is not here joining us in the studio to talk about today's forecast. tom? >> check your iphone. what month is it? >> 46 degrees? >> oh yeah, holy cow, it's cold. >> early march rather than early may. our temperatures around the region are down to the low 40s. the radar scanning the skies. no more precipitation. 47 at reagan national. down to the mid 40s now in arlington, fairfax, prince gorges counties, montgomery counties as well. off to the north and the west. 40 degrees in the mid 30s in western maryland and many locations in virginia. a few spots could have freezing temperatures in the next couple of hours. it's in the blue zone all the way down as far south in to northern tennessee. the partly cloudy to