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im erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, countdown. >> nothing is over until we decide it is! was it over when the germans bombed pearl harbor?! hell, no! >> germans? >> forget it. hes rolling. >> and it aint over now. because when the going gets tough -- the tough get going! whos with me?! lets go! >> were with you. that was john belushi inspiring the troops in "animal house." and thats the kind of inspirational message our super committee needs to get the job done. they have five days to...

Forensic team flew into osama bin ladens compound. one official says that the team did not leave empty-handed. the search was negotiated with pakistan last week. in particular, searching for any hidden vaults in that compound. military analyst ed mccoleman is here for more cushion on this. >> good morning. >> they didnt leave empty handed. do you think they found anything important? >> we dont know but i think it is -- it should be said that this compound has been under the control now of the pa...

Front to back. with tones and highlights. its foamtastic! home haircolor, make room for foam haircolor! new nice n easy colorblend foam. your right color. its msnbc saturday, im alex witt. president obamas wrapped up his trip to europe with meetings after meetings with polands president and prime minister. mr. obama heads back to the u.s. shortly. egypt reopened the border crossing for the first time in four years. thats the main gateway between gaza and egypt. it was closed after hamas won ...

Moment for obamas presidency. >> little did we know what he knew which was that we were just a few hours away from killing osama bin laden. >> reporter: just hours earlier, the president made a final phone calle to vice admiral mcraven. >> it was very dramatic because the president basically said, you know, god speed, we have given you all we can to get the job done, now its up to you and your men. >> reporter: 7,000 miles away at a u.s. military base in afghanistan, a handful of americas elite ...

>> s.e.a.l.s would rather die than be captured. >> at the end of the day it was a leap of faith. vi . >> reporter: friday, april 29, just after 8:20 a.m., the mission begins. the president gives the go. >> the president, after a long nights sleep, basically came in and immediately told the staff, "youve got the green light." lets go. >> reporter: as president obama departs for the tornado-ravaged south, the u.s. militarys best-kept secret is under way. >> the troops were ready and in p...

>> the one glitch, the secret blackhawk helicopter tail left at the compound, we have new video obtained by the team in pakistan of the pakistani military removing tail from the compound on may 2. a day after the raid. pakistani military officials confirmed to fox it was transferred near islamabad. under secretary of defense, they talk to pakistani about returning the helicopter tail. pakistanis told u.s. officials it will happen "at some point." and we now have new details about whether this wi...

Martha: we are waiting answers on why a key intelligence briefing was just canceled by the defense department. so we were supposed to get an update on the mission that took out bin laden. sources expected some new information on what is on this computer hard drives found at the bin laden compound. no word yet on why that briefing was cancelled. jennifer griffin joins us live from the pentagon. >> reporter: what we have right now that is interesting is its the first video that we have seen of the...

>> the one glitch, the secret blackhawk helicopter tail left at the compound, we have new video obtained by the team in pakistan of the pakistani military removing tail from the compound on may 2. a day after the raid. pakistani military officials confirmed to fox it was transferred near islamabad. under secretary of defense, they talk to pakistani about returning the helicopter tail. pakistanis told u.s. officials it will happen "at some point." and we now have new details about whether this wi...

Number. the bush administration did exactly the right thing. if senator obama had been the president at the time, its quite possible we would havent had the information and result. thats a fact. you can make a moral judgment, okay, it would have been worth it not to do it and suffer the terrorist casualties but it might have resulted otherwise. in this and or instances. id say no. the first responsibility as the president is to protect americans, innocent americans and you do what you have to do...

I say name, rank and serial number. the bush administration did exactly the right thing. if senator obama had been the president at the time, its quite possible we would havent had the information and result. thats a fact. you can make a moral judgment, okay, it would have been worth it not to do it and suffer the terrorist casualties but it might have resulted otherwise. in this and or instances. id say no. the first responsibility as the president is to protect americans, innocent americans an...