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what more does the u.s. want out of pakistan? >> reporter: they want to interview the wives of usama bin laden. and they want questions answered as to what pakistan knew and when they knew it. they are busy checking out the treasure controversy of documents. among the items taken were videos showing him watching himself on tvp. officials say the entire intelligence haul is about the size after small college library. they want to interview usama bin ladens wives but they havent gotten t...

here in the united states. welcome to the program. this week, the whole world was transfixed by a single story. the headlines said it all. osama bin laden, the most notorious terrorist in history, shot and killed by american forces. the horror that he inflicted left an indelible mark on the american psyche, and behind me the twisted and now mangled antenna that once stood on the north tower of the world trade center here at the newseum for all to see and remember what happened there....

cover story. the declaration of independence asserts our right to the pursuit of happiness although it doesnt spell out how to go about pursuing it. we have to figure that out for ourselves as jim axelrod will explain. >> reporter: some people say happiness is a state of mind, but the fact is some states are happier than others. >> we have data on every single city and town across the nation. >> reporter: you rank those from highest well being to lowest well being. >> thats correct. >>...

Goals, not internationalist in the way that bin laden had been. without bin laden as a figure head and an inspirational figure, those affiliates may likely break off and begin to follow their more natural pursuits. >> well, lawrence, let me stay with you and ask you this question. is what is happening in north africa and the middle east a fundamental repudiation of al qaeda? in other words, is the ideology that bin laden was trying to disseminate, is it being repudiated by the islamic world as w...

Consider to be extremists who have overtly rejected bin laden and his doctrine. they have rejected his organization. we may see a slight spike in sympathy for bin laden in the immediate aftermath of his death. but fundamentally, his support in the region has gagner down. he and his organization has been left behind. theyre not even part of the conversation. its not as though those who are responsible for the spring have rejected bin laden. theyre not even thinking about bin laden or al qaeda. th...

Simply decided to let a sleeping dog lie. >> lawrence, let me turn to you. what does his capture and his being killed mean for al qaeda? is this the end of al qaeda? will they be able to survive without him? >> well, al qaeda could not end without him being killed or captured. so at least weve gotten that far. certainly the organization will endu endure, at least for a while. the number two guy will take over. hes proven to be a terrible manager. his own terror group in egypt he ran into the gro...

the trade center. over here is tower two. it was hit by flight 175. and over here is the new 9/11 memorial that will open on september 11 of this year. the names of every one of the victims of 9/11 in new york, washington and pennsylvania will be inscribed there. tonight were going to explore all aspects of the story. heres some of what were doing on the program. a man who went on the hunt for osama bin laden. >> hes probably going to end up dead pretty quickly. he says bin ladens deat...

Nation we are going to become like the west have these ideals they have, we dont want that. it is your religious duty to vote. >> sean: i was like a pariah for suggesting. within other bit of investigation, a lot of the libyan rebels are connected to al-qaeda. are we going to help al-qaeda rebels defeat gadhafi? >> it is not a surprise you did broadcast it. a fellow named lawrence wright, liberal new yorker writer, most important book in is not a surprise this is how the muslim brotherhood works...

Nation we are going to become like the west have these ideals they have, we dont want that. it is your religious duty to vote. >> sean: i was like a pariah for suggesting. within other bit of investigation, a lot of the libyan rebels are connected to al-qaeda. are we going to help al-qaeda rebels defeat gadhafi? >> it is not a surprise you did broadcast it. a fellow named lawrence wright, liberal new yorker writer, most important book in is not a surprise this is how the muslim brotherhood works...

partners to mobilize a broad coalition, secure an international mandate to protect civilians. stop an advancing army. prevent a massacre. and establish a no-fly zone with our allies and partners. to lend perspective on how rapidly this military and diplomatic response came together. when people were being brutalized in bosnia in the 90s, it took the international community more than a year to intervene with airpower to protect civilians. >> sean: what we didnt hear was anything about a...