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1:30, and now were are told between 1:30 and 2:00, and so should be any time. and we know that osama bin laden had been identified by facial recognition and by one of the wives in the compound in pakistan, and now the presidents decision not to release the death photos of osama bin laden, and so we will find out exactly what is behind that and bring it to you as soon as the briefing gets understoodway. we have new details a bt the night that the raid went down. a pakistan source says that one ...

In many ways. the united states needs pakistan to get the taliban to the negotiating table in afghanistan, to get to negotiate a settlement there, to help united states forces to leave afghanistan. on the streets here, theres mixed feelings. theres mistrust with their own government. many dont believe bin laden was in the compound. that this is a story put out by the united states and by their own government here. there are many other people here who say, look, bin laden could have got away livi...

The transcript, and he gave a name and it is the correct name, but unfortunately when the transcript was put on paper, an error was made in transcribing that name. john brennans, i think that we have corrected that and what he said was accurate. >> and was any other person dead or alive taken from the compound and transported from the scene by u.s. personnel? >> no. >> and then on tomorrow, is there -- does the president have concern about possibly exploiting 9/11 families? does he want to keep ...

I spend long hours with her checking her heart rate, administering her medication, and just making her comfortable. one night britta told me about a tradition in denmark, "when a person dies," she said, "someone must open the window so the soul can depart." i smiled and squeezed her hand. "not tonight, britta. not tonight." ♪ breaking news. we are just learning that president obama does not plan, does not plan to release the photos of osama bin laden, to prove that he is in fact dead. the de...

The presidents decision not to release the photos? >> this is going to cause some consternation here, because this is a city of half a million people, and he said that 400 to 500 lawyers have been demonstrating today against the compound here, and they dont believe, and the lawyers dont believe that bin laden was living there. and that the one thing that he said that would change his mind and change the minds of the lawyers and other people in the city, he said would be traffic evidenc -- photog...

Facial recognition, visual recognition, the naming of him by individuals on that compound that osama bin laden was shot and killed on sunday night. he is dead. they think americans feel a great sense of closure because of that. >> is there any other -- i understand that the photographs are off of the table. are there any other evidence of his death that might, that you are still considering releasing, and that the president is still releasing whether it is video of his burial at sea, whether the...

>> okay. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. before i take your questions, id just like to say to you that the president has made the decision not to release any of the photographs of the deceased osama bin laden, and rather than, or rather, first, i will give you the language that the president used when he was recently interviewed about an hour ago to explain his decision. this is an interview with cbs "60 minutes", steve kroft. the president was asked, well, he said that they were discussin...

Take? >> he was very pragmatic about it. weve heard from a lot of u.s. officials today who have been very critical of pakistan and its role. what president carter was saying is that we really have to see both sides of this. first of all, theyre a nuclear power. we need them desperately in the war on terror. they have not been perfect friends to the united states. but it would be even more risky, more dangerous if we were to isolate ourselves, or isolate pakistan from our administration. he says ...

Years. in a mission that dramatically minimized collateral damage and civilian casualties that was pulled off without any casualties among american personnel, and it resulted in the bringing to justice of osama bin laden. we have enormous regard for what was accomplished on sunday by those men. >> they are american heroes, but i just didnt know if -- >> well, again, i refer those questions to the defense department. >> again, last question, any attempt by american officials to interview, questio...

Ladens daughter. nic robertson joins us from abbottabad from the compound. nic, what are you hearing today from the pakistanis? >> reporter: well, pakistani intelligence sources, senior source says that bin ladens daughter, who they say is aged 12 to 14, saw her father being shot by the navy s.e.a.l.s, as they approached him in the upstairs room in that compound. theyre also saying that they are treating some of the wounded from that compound, which according to u.s. officials would be bin laden...