government releasing them, five tapes in all, confiscated by the navy s.e.a.l. team in the raid on osama bin laden's compounld. >> this one wasn't meant for release. it's showing the slain leader watching a television with pictures of himself. there are others showing bin laden in a pose, intended for broadcast. the u.s. government edited these videos and deleted the audio to omit spreading any message they might contain. >>> other big news now, the mississippi river in the u.s. here, continuing to swallow neighborhoods and towns with flood levels we haven't seen in more than 70 years. parts of tennessee under water. people in the memphis area obeying more than 1,000 evacuation notices. the mississippi is supposed to crest in memphis, nearly 14 feet above floot stage. that will happen on wednesday. so far, about eight states have been impacted by this historic flooding which meteorologists say won't recede until the end of june. mississippi and louisiana have yet to feel the full brunt of the flooding, and jacqui jeras is checking the severe weather. first, why

john, you spoke to a former navy seal? >> reporter: this is the marine's memorial club where there is a benefit. i talked to retired military and two navy seals seals. >> reporter: marines speak with a frank voice about the elimination of osama bin laden. >> this was justice and justice for the families of 9/11. and it sends a message. >> people who are our enemies need to realize that somebody is going come up and get rid of you. >> reporter: in this case it was navy seals. we talked by phone with a former navy seal who just returned from afghanistan. >> they built a mock up of the target and a secret compound where the teams practice assaulting it all day, all night for two weeks. >> they are terrific. they live, eat and breathe what they are doing. >> reporter: he did similar missions and said osama bin laden very likely had little warning. >> surprised by the time they figured out what was happening. >> i don't wish any man's death what there are some obitiaries i like reading and this is one of them. >> he said the me

the navy s.e.a.l.s are trained to shoot for the head. in this case, it's because they feared people in there might have suicide vests on and blow themselves up so they shot him in the head and did what's called a double tap. they shot him twice to ensure that he was dead. later came the dna recognition. they went room to room, as nick schifrin reported in the beginning, there was blood in the one room where they found him and they quickly removed the body after that. >> martha, that is incredible news that they recognized him. we had imagined he would take precautionary measures to disguise himself. let's go to robin, at ground zero. i can only imagine what the electric feeling is going to be as the day progresses there. you're there with chris, i know. >> we're feeling that electric feeling right now. and chris has been here all night long. saw your reports last night. at first, it seemed like police were trying to keep people at bay. the police were then like, come on in. >> we knew. the police knew. we needed this right here. ground z

we as an american people, i'm a very proud mother of a navy s.e.a.l. who willingly sacrifices his life for this country. i have adopted boys. they call me mama lee. i am so proud of them and what they accomplished. it is our national instinct to want to praise them, to sing their praises and who they are and what they do, but we should not even have known, as an american population, we shouldn't have even known it was the naycy s.e.a.l.s that went in. >> fran, i want to bring you in. howard has said he doesn't think they're pointing fingers at the media for asking too many questions, but how do you think this happened? do you think too many details were let out to the public? >> i do, randi. but i think we have to distinguish between the official briefings by jay and john brennan which howie referred to, and then all of the excruciating level of detail that's leaked out. every administration typically will do an on-the-record briefings after a major incident or operation like that. and so john brennan actually in the clip we played said he was not goin

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navy seals could inspire new attacks against the u.s. the department of homeland security issued a situational awareness alert last night. they killed the al-qaeda leader in pakistan and then buried the body at sea. >> at ground zero, people waved american flags and chanted american patriotic slogans and sang the national anthem. they were pleased to hear the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks is dead. >> turkey's foreign minister saying they are closing their embassy in libya. a mob went on rampage for a nato airstrike that rumored killed the son of moammar khadafy setting fire to the british and italian embassies in tripoli. they showed damage to the embassies and cars parked outside. buildings have been ransacked including the ambassador's residence. >>> season is now eligible for federal disaster assistance. obama signed a declaration after the storms killed 34 people in in that state. flooding problems in parts of the state. residents say the flood levels have risen four feet in the last 24 hours forcing residents to higher ground.

these dogs help navy seals during the bin laden raid. dominik garcia shows us what they can do. >> reporter: in some parts of southern colorado, the terrain is harsh. so is the weather. and that's the point. german shepherds always lived up to their name. shepherds, they were meant to guard the flock. guarding families is what alex dunbar trains them to do. dunbar knows war, he is an ex- marine. when seal team six raided osama bin laden's compound, they had a dog with them. these dogs are trained to wear breatheable body armor. they are also outfitted with a camera to stream live video to soldiers in other positions. >> they are going in and searching in case there are any bad guys. >> alex thinks there's good chance bin laden came eye to eye with a canine. >> dog was on him and we are here because the high altitude makes the dogs perform better and stimulating things. >> alex deals with german shepherds. training is done day and night tracking intelligence work. >> they can swim. they do high altitude parachute jumps. >> then there's th

new details of what happened during the navy s.e.a.l.s raid on osama bin laden's compound. what his last moments were like. and what we now know about that final showdown. >>> home with bin laden. the wives, the kids, the living room. the medicine chest. what the neighbors saw and heard. a surprising look at daily life with the world's most wanted man. >>> and, the toughest call. in the final moments, with the target in doubt and lives on the line, the go ahead decision came down to one man. so, how did he make the call? a special edition of "nightline," starts right now. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," may 3rd, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. what did they know? was pakistan involved in harb harboring osama bin laden? quote, either they're involved or incompetent, cia director leon panetta reportedly told lawmakers today in a classified breeching. pakistan called the u.s. strike an unauthorized unilateral action. it's easy to forget, meanwhile that the navy

navy seals started training in a full scale replica of the compound without knowing the target. after eight months of planning, president obama gave the green light to send in the seals not b2 bombers to get proof bin laden had been killed. just before 1:30 a.m. pakistani time, two blackhawk helicopters approached the compound. as navy seals dropped down ropes, one of the choppers stalled out but the seals continued the mission. in the white house situation room, president obama and his national security team watched real-time video of the 40- minute operation. >> very intense period of time and we were holding our breaths. >> reporter: bin laden's men put up a fight. the seals cleared a smaller building first, then moved to the main building. they shot bin laden once in the head, once in the chest. >> ultimately it came out very well and the individuals who were involved in this performed flawlessly. >> reporter: in the situation room, the president said, we got him. randall pinkston, cbs news, new york. >>> bin laden was dead for just minutes when the navy seals had to complet

sources say the navy seals grabbed 2.7 terabytes of data from bin laden's lair. should have that? enough for 5,000 hours of audio files or 800 hours of video or 600 million pages of computer text. now, the c.i.a. is working as fast as possible to find what they call actionable intelligence to identify solid targets and be assured the u.s. is poised to strike again. harry? >> smith: bob orr, thanks. president obama traveled today to fort campbell in kentucky to thank in person the team that took out bin laden. he told them "job well done." chief white house correspondent chip reid is at fort campbell tonight with the latest on that. chip, good evening. >> reporter: well, good evening, harry. the white house says the president's primary purpose in coming here was to personally thank the special forces who were involved in that mission to kill osama bin laden. the president called it one of the greatest intelligence and military missions in our nation's history. the white house said there would be no victory laps following the killing of osama bin laden but it sure sounded like one t

as well as the navy agreement will transfer the land from the navy. we talked about such an agreement between other city agencies to review and accept infrastructure. it is a long-standing partnership that we have that started when the federal government announced that the base is going to be closed. the navy conveyens agreement is a long negotiated agreement we will pay the navy $55 million as a base payment and an additional $15 million depending on certain participation levels and again in the d.d.a. obligates the developer to make these payments. this will be before the budget committee next week. because treasure island is encumbered by the public trust because we want to build housing on treasure island, that is not an allowable use under the guidelines so we are doing swaps to transfer it to parks and open space. i will turn it over to josh to cover the planning code and zoning items. >> good afternoon supervisors. among the several items that have been forwarded to you, including in the general plan, i will touch on them briefly. the adoption

the navy seals are one of the military's mast elite and resilient forces. they undergo rig royce training and carry out some of the most dangerous combat missions around the world. joining me is eric greitens, former navy sl w served in both iraq off began stand, received a bronze star for bravery. his book is called the heart and the fist, the education of humanitarian and the making of a navy seal. i'm pleased to have him on this program for the first time. welcome. >> thank you very much, charlie. >> rose: why did the navy seals, when you thought about your own history, and when you thought about the demand of being a navy seal. >> so there was a moment for me where i had to make a choice about how i was going to live. i was finishing my time at oxford and hi written a ph.d on how intnational humanitarian organizations work with kids in war zones. and i remember i was at this event at rhodes house which is this mansion on the oxford campus. a real fancy place. >> rose: cecil rhodes. >> he had started it. and i remember i walked in to rhodes's house and i

and now abc news has confirmed that among the 24 super secret navy s.e.a.l. commandos team who swept into northern pakistan and killed osama bin laden, was one super secret four-legged warrior. this war dog at the training center at lackland air force base outside san antonio is one of nearly 3,000 four-legged warriors trained by the military. but a handful of those 3,000 are even more special. and just like the human special forces teams they join, details about the breed, the specific role or names of these super dogs are not being disclosed. >> no, sir, i cannot. i don't know where those dogs came from. >> reporter: here is what we do know. this year, special operations command in tampa solicited private contractors to train 80 to 100 students and 70 to 100 canines per year. to among other duties, pursue, track, patrol and bite/hold fleeing subjects. >> a lot of it is under wraps and undercover. >> reporter: these super dogs must be the best of the best and used on this type of mission to both find explosives and help subdue targets. >> the dog has -- is a

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

and what was that every day item those navy s.e.a.l.s forgot to take to the scene? >>> top secret. the president will not release a death picture of osama bin laden. while some 9/11 families say they have a right to see it. >>> abc news exclusive. the secret futuristic flying machine that helped the s.e.a.l.s take bin laden by surprise. what was it? part of it disappeared. did it wind up with the chinese? brian ross investigates. >>> and, hope lives. a week after tornadoes brutalized the south, a joyful surprise reunion amid the devastation. >>> good evening and welcome to "world news." and tonight, we have been told that the women closest to osama bin laden are in custody and talking. his young wife, shot and wounded in the raid, and his 13-year-old daughter, who says she was there, she watched as her father was killed. and, as you are going to see here in a minute, only here on abc news, we have learned today that this raid, the navy s.e.a.l.s raid, was made possible by an astonishing flying machine few people even knew had been invented. our team at home and in pakistan is stand

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

dice jaime garcía. >>> este es el centro de e entrenamiento de las fuerzas na vea les conocida como navy seal, reconocido como los mejores preparado y encargado de realizar misión secreta por orden directa del presidente del país. >>> son gente que tiene que someterse e a un entrenamiento súper riguroso, de lo mental, de lo físico, de todo sicológico por 30 meses, más de la mitad no llega a ser. >>> fue esta unidad que con secreto y precisión asombrosa penetró a pakistán en dos e e e helicópteros para e e ejecutar en 40 minutos el operativo en que murió ossama bin laden y otros 4 personas dejando ilesos a otras 18 que habitaban en el bunker. >>> ellos practican, preparan cualquier con tino origen jay, cualquier escenario y entonces, pero nunca divulgan esto porque e ellos son escogidos para misiones secretas el carácter secreto de e ellos impide que se sepa de las mksz en que partoed participan y que últimamente han trabajado en base a la inteligencia que da cia. cada uno porta tres armas. chaleco antibalas visor nocturno, arnés y un bote de humo equipo que sin incluir un r

warship today on behalf of a navy seal that died back in 1995. his mother maureen murphy christened the vessel. >>> a unique cheer before starting every single game. why they choose to chant one, two, three, body parts. >> reporter: players on this team take to their field of dreams. >> one, two, three. body parts. >> reporter: t thousan ds of miles from the battle field. with wounds that seem to heal right in front of the fans. >> this is a great group of guys. very resilient to come out here suffering losses like we have and to get back out on the ball field it is amazing. >> reporter: this is the wounded warrior amputee softball team. >> when i was in the hospital i just basically wanted to get out of there as fast as i could. >> reporter: some arms and legs may be artificial but the guts and spirit is genuine. >> we were injured but we are coming back after it. we are still active guys. >> reporter: especia lly their pride in the work of their navy seal commrads. >> a lot of these guys joined the surface pose 9/11 and they are over there sear

imagine being part of that navy s.e.a.l. team on the hunt to kill or capture bin laden and then come face-to-face with him. on a near moonless night packed into two specially outfitted blackhawk helicopters, the most elite navy special operations team, s.e.a.l. team 6, hand picked and experienced, headed for the mission of their lives. the target, this sprawling compound surrounded by walls reaching nearly 20 feet high at points. the s.e.a.l. team, 30 to 40 men, flew low beneath the radar and undetected in the darkness, descending on the compound. the plan was to repel from the helicopters. but one of the blackhawks stalled. forcing a white knuckle hard landing outside the compound. >> we are very good at making it up on our feet because something will always go wrong. >> reporter: the s.e.a.l.s then moving toward the compound. they began a room by room search. in a smaller building first where they found the wive and children of two of bin laden's trusted couriers. next, the larger compound, where gunfire erupted. two men,

navy seal raided this compound. earlier today, american military officials aboard the uss vincent buried his body at sea. this was a momentous day for america but no question that this event has special meaning for the families of bin laden's many, many victims from the innocent men and women who perished in the attacks on our embassies in kenya and tanzania to the 17 american servicemen bruteally murdered aboard the uss kroal t cole to the thousas slaughtered in new york city, washington, d.c. and a field in pennsylvania on september 11th, 2001. joining me now with reaction a rudyr new york city mayor rue giuliani. a great day for america. >> a great day for america and a sense of vippe vindication aa sense of satisfaction that is this s a to describe sean man who real di really deserve. even though it doesn't bring your loved ones back there is a sense of fulfillment that justice has been done. >> one of the greatest things in all this and president bush said this and gro you said thie will find you, we will hunt

david martin tells us very few who try to become a navy seal actually make it. >> navy seals are known as super fit, super tough with a little rambo thrown in. the seals who killed bin laden operate on a whole different level, literally. they are what is known inside the pentagon as a tier 1 course, reserved for only the highest priority targets like bin laden or a loose nuclear weapon. >> they are the force to be called away first. >> a best seeling author was the first commander of what came to become seal team six. a counterterrorist force founded in the wake of the 1980 failure to rescue americans held hostage in tehran. >> it's been 30 years they have been practicing and doing counterterrorism missions. you really have a well oiled machine when you send them out. >> howard was a member of seal team 6 in 1993. shot three times in the infamous black hawk down fire fight. but then he has been through the tough seal boot camp which is about much more than just extreme fitness. >> those classes routinely start with 130 people and graduate 25. 25 that graduated have one thing, mental to

navy seals say they found 23 children and nine women inside that compound. they used plastic zip ties to detain them. the women and children were then turnedded over to pakistani authorities. >>> and late this afternoon, cia director leon pineta says that he believes a picture of osama bin laden's dead body will be released. the white house received three sets of photographs from the raid. they include a picture of osama bin laden's head with a big gash between his eyes. there's also pictures of his burial at sea. >>> some people are questioning if osama bin laden is really dead or if it's a huge white house hoax. experts say conspiracy theories are like gossip. but there are some people who say they are not conspiracy theorists but also don't believe osama bin laden is dead. >> if they blew up his building any way why would he have bullet holes in his head. it makes no sense to me really. >> people with less education are more conspiracy theorists because they've learned more about how the details work. >> reporter: goldman school of public privacy says tha

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the navy seal foundation received $6,000 on monday alone. there are some days when the group receives no donations. many of the donations came with notes thanking the seals for their service. the foundation provides help including paying for funerals, moral services and scholarships for the children of navy seals. >>> we found today that some people are already making a profit from osama bin laden's death. coming up at 6:00, a look at what many consider the morbid new product popping up in the online marketplace including some from a bay area company. >>> now as always we continue our coverage on our website ktvu.com. look for the special osama bin laden section on our home page. it includes demonstrations of osama bin laden's compound. and as new information comes in, we are updating that section constantly. >>> and pg & e is making -- >> reporter: pg & e discovered the problem, and yesterday they announced it. the meters overcharged customers an average of $40. pg & e plans to give those customers a refund. and offer customers a free inhom

the navy said a s.e.a.l. can fire more ammo in one training session than some troops do their entire careers. historically, 75% of those who start training never actually finish. but the success rate is rising. that's in large part because the s.e.a.l.s are targeting men more likely to succeed. unconventional athletes like water polo players, there are no women in the s.e.a.l.s and most are white. according to the "washington post," they've stepped up the increase in the numbers of the minorities in the ranks. there are fewer than 2,600 s.e.a.l.s in the world. according to a former s.e.a.l., the guys who don't make it to the training are the rambo type. you have to function awe ton mossly, or you won't last for very long. getting on the special team means you establish yourself as a mature and steady operator with a real-world track record of high stakes sensitive missions. that is pretty darn impressive. >>> well, when we come back, how many americans do you think use food stamps to get by? 10 million? maybe

the dog was strapped to a navy s.e.a.l. tracked down someone who was hiding or even run after a suspect twice as fast as even a navy s.e.a.l. >> pretty incredible if you think about that. >>> also while the white house decided not release photos of osama bin laden, today reuters distributed graphic pictures that it said showed bin laden's son and two couriers that were killed in the raid. the photos are too graphic for us to broadcast in their entirety. so we're just showing you pieces of those photos >>> the raid on bin laden's compound has revealed the military's super secret new weapon. before this the existence of a stealth chopper had only been pretty much a rumor but as brian ross discovered it flew navy s.e.a.l.s right there to bin laden's hideout. >> reporter: the last act of the navy s.e.a.l. team before they left the bin laden compound was to blow up the damaged helicopter that had to be left behind. setting off a huge fire and now we know why that was so important. aviation analysts say the remnants of the aircra

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they say he did not have a weapon but his wife rushed a navy seal. she was shot in the leg and survived. very latest on the stories coming up at 6:00. >> city of oakland has agreed to pay $900,000 to settle two separated cases involving alleged police misconduct. oakland will pay $550,000 to a 15-year-old boy who was shot in the back by a police officer in july of 2007. he went through five surgeries at a cost of more than $400,000. >> in the other case they will pay $350,000 in attorneys' fees for people that accused police of unlawfully searching their home where marijuana was being grown in september of 2008. >> landmark internet legislation has been approved by a state committee. it's designed to help you protect your privacy online. the industry calls it a job killer. do not track bill would be able to opt out on online habits doing business in california. it's similar to the do not call registries now in place nationwide. >> i want to share that information i can but to have companies do it and let you you not know it's scary. >> the bill is to

osama bin laden was unarmed when the navy seals burst and shot him to death. his wife did not die but the white house says she was shot in the legs. tonight the same navy seals are back here in the united states. >> aside from the word of his killings, no other proof has been provided of mission. questions over the legitimacy assassination are now circulating. >> ken molestina spoke to washington yins about that and he is live now with more. >> reporter: you know, derek, many washington yins that i spoke to had many opinions on this issue. and while thousands were quick to react to the news of his killing and celebrate throughout the country and here in washington, many are still saying we'll believe it when we see it. >> tonight i can report to the american people -- >> reporter: by now, we've all heard the president's words. >> the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda. >> reporter: we've all seen the digital animation of how the raid on the compound has believed to have gone down. navy seals repelling o

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

i think the navy seals were surprised at what they found. there were more documents and equipment than they expected. things like computers, hard drives, files, cd-roms, et cetera. so there was quite a bit to not only take back but now to exploit. so analysts are now looking at information, looking at that data to find plots of attacks as well as other information for al qaeda leaders. >> couric: all right, juan zarate, juan, thanks so much. there were demonstrations in places like yemen, syria, and libya, but they had nothing to do with bin laden's death. few protestors seemed to view the al qaeda leader as a martyr. mandy clark reports tonight from benghazi in eastern libya. >> reporter: in the nearly ten years since osama bin laden went into hiding, the arab world has changed in ways no one could have predicted. a whole generation of young people took to the streets to battle corrupt dictatorships. but they are demanding democracy not bin laden's brand of extremism. >> i don't think that al qaeda or other similar jihadist movements have m

the navy s.e.a.l.s handcuffed people with plastic zip ties before killing bin laden. and the white house today says the photograph of bin laden is gruesome and releasing it could be inflammatory. good afternoon, everybody. welcome to news 4 at 4:00. i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. this afternoon, president obama met with his cabinet where loud applause could be heard outside by the media. also today, the obama administration says it's weighing the pros and cons of releasing a picture of a dead osama bin laden. >> we're also learning new details this afternoon on how the al qaeda leader was killed. news 4's steve handelsman starts our coverage at the white house. >> reporter: president obama made the call to send in the s.e.a.l.s. now he's got to decide what if anything, to send out to proof bin laden is dead. should he release photos of the terrorist's corpse or videos of bin laden's burial at sea? team obama is cautious, concerned about inflaming the muslim world. >> the additional release of information or any type of photographic evidence is something that

s.e.a.l. >> these navy s.e.a.l.'s when they go into this situation, osama bin laden bin is a high value target, but let's say this was the same situation involving somebody else and perhaps wouldn't be as high profile. is it the same thing or do they treat somebody like osama bin laden bin differently than another target? >> well, brian, the thing is to get the s.e.a.l.'s, aviation, helicopter drivers, intelligence resources likely involved to get them onto the target safely, to execute the mission successfully and to get everybody home safely. so in this case or i should say in those cases all missions are conducted the same way, considerable planning, preparation, rehearsals. i would guess that in this case the s.e.a.l.'s, the special operations helicopter personnel and the others that were associated with the execution of the mission likely rehearsed for this weeks, if not months to get ready. something this significant could not go wrong. >> that said, it seems like it's human nature that something always goes wr

the city will receive land from the navy in fairly large chunks. there will be an additional chunk that makes up half the island. we, in turn, passed that on to the developer in two block increment. they have given us plans that have been approved to say that they are building things that are consistent with approval. that is to say yes, the infrastructure they are proposing is consistent with our infrastructure program with financial guarantees that the developer will build up. dda also includes housing plans, infrastructure plans, and jobs programs that we talked about. the agreement is our agreement with the treasure island home was developed initiative. we have formulated this plan over the past decade and we owe them a lot of credit. lies with our 1996 agreement with them, the main components being that we provide them with subsidies to build units for new housing. we would also support them in their training efforts, including funding from the project. the navy agreement memorializes the purchase of treasure island made it over 10 years. we p

navy s.e.a.l. team who pulled off the high-stakes raid that killed osama bin laden. the president went to ft. campbell, kentucky, where halfway around the world, we're still learning more about the raid, what was grabbed, the official confirmation of bin laden's death, and a potential threat to all of us once again. we start off with two reports tonight, beginning at the scene, ann curry on the ground in pakistan tonight. ann, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. and confirming osama bin laden's death today, al qaeda is clearly trying to reinvigorate its jihad and send a message that its war on americans will go on without him. at the same time, u.s. intelligence officials tell nbc news bin laden was fully engaged in al qaeda operations at the time of his death. coordinated protests announcing the u.s. raid that killed osama bin laden struck multiple cities in pakistan today. as al qaeda reacted for the first time, threatening americans on it official media website. quote, soon, with god's help, we shall flip their celebrations into sorrow and their

a stealth helicopter carried the navy s.e.a.l.s to the compound. more on that coming up later in this half hour. >>> all this as new york city prepares for the visit of president obama later on today. security is extremely tight, as president obama plans to lay a wreath at ground zero. he will visit the firehouse where so many members were lost on september 11th. >>> and emily schmidt joinsousen the the latest of the decision not to make the photos public. >> reporter: president obama says he will not use the photos of osama bin laden's body as trophies. doubtful they were convince skeptics. certain, they would incite violence. president obama's visit to ground zero today will mark the death of osama bin laden in his pakistani compound, in a way the president has decided, no picture of bin laden's body ever will. mr. obama told "60 minutes" he will not release those photos. >> 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 of additional violence, as a propag

good job, navy s.e.a.l.s. please be alert, be cautious at all times. >> i think it's a wonderful victory for america. i think it's gonna give us a lot of appeal for peace in the future. >> despite the fact that b.a.r.t. says this is a typical day. the move is a caution against the retaliation attack. following the death of osama bin laden. in fact, federal officials had ordered trains at train stations. local computer trains, their operations are to be on a high alert because of a potential retaliation attack. b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t. says they've not received any -- b.a.r.t. says they've not received any threat. back to you. >> thank you. >>> well, security at airports after the bin laden announcement is on the minds of a lot of people this morning. allie rasmus joining us. she's at sfo with details of a worldwide travel advisory. >> reporter: that advisory was issued by the u.s. state department last night. it's a worldwide travel alert that warns all u.s. citizens living and traveling abroad that there is an enhan

i think the navy seals were surprised at what they found. there were many documents and equipment than they expected. things like computers, hard drives, files, cd-roms, et cetera. so there was quite a bit to not only take back but now to exploit so analysts are now looking at information, looking at that data to find plots of attacks as well as other information for al qaeda leaders. >> couric: all right, juan sar rattay, juan, thanks so much. there were demonstrations in places like yemen, syria, and libya, but they had nothing to do with bin laden's death. few protestors seemed to view the al qaeda leader as a martyr. mandy clark reports tonight from benghazi in eastern libya. >> reporter: in the nearly ten years since osama bin laden went into hiding, the arab world has changed in ways no one could have predicted. a whole generation of young people took to the streets to battle corrupt dictatorships. but they are demanding democracy not bin laden's brand of extremism. >> i don't think that al qaeda or other similar jihadist movements hav

el navy elite seal team 6 flew in on 2 blackhawk helicopter. the target this sprawling compound sounded by high walls topped with razor wire. the plan as two repel into the compound from the choppers. but one stalled forcing a hard landing outside the compound walls. the seals made their way inside and found bin laden in the main building. they shouted at him to surrender but he resisted. they aimed straight for his head. giving the weapon a double tap of the trigger he was hit in the head and in the chest. the president monitored the entire operation in real time from the white house situation room. watching and listening to the fire fight. >> it was probably one of the most he anxiety filled periods of time i think if the lives of the people who were assembled here yesterday. the minutes passed lake days. >>reporter: before leaving with bin laden body the seals blew up the cripple chopper and used a black up aircraft to evacuate. the mission was originally set for saturday night the night of the white house correspondent dinner but bad weathe