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That was located in a secure area in afghanistan where they drilled relentlessly, continuously to perfection in this mock compound. it was exactly like the compound that they did the raid on. down to the millimeter. there was also -- central intelligence agency had men in the area working in that region, plain clothes, moving local. they speak the language. most seals are fluent in two or three languages. for example, language qualifiable. we're language qualified and guys can look the part and be the part, but also this region had -- it was an area where the pakinstani military had a heavy pr...

Capture of bin laden was geronimo. we're getting new insight into the scene in the situation room during this. this shows the president and his security team watching it play out in realtime. officials tell nbc news president obama was presented with four options for the operation back in march. once the plan was established, officials say the special ops teams had two practice runs at a mock compound here on u.s. soil. joining us now from the pentagon, nbc news chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. jim, good morning. >> good morning, willie. >> we've got a headline on the front of "t...

Ground zero this week to mark the milestone with the families of 9/11 victims. last night lawmakers from both parties applauded the president's success, praised the commander in chief was quick to pass on. >> i want to begin recognize the heroes who carried out this incredibly dangerous mission. tonight it is my fervent hope that we can harness some of that unity and some of that pride to confront the many challenges that we still face. >> reporter: with osama bin laden dead and buried at sea, aides say the commander in chief called some on the navy s.e.a.l. commando team and heard their story...

Lawrence is following all of this for us. all right, chris, what's the very latest? >> reporter: well, wolf, we have now learned that the national security team was able to see some realtime video of this assault taking place from the white house situation room. the assault involved four choppers, about two dozen commandos, and they were in and out within 40 minutes. but that's because this special ops team practiced assaulting a mock compound several times. and they were told going in, don't expect these people to surrender. they will fight you hard. and true to that, osama bin laden died wit...