sources telling cnn there was agreement a ground operation would be best because the best option is the one that gives proof. preparations by special forces operatives were then set into motion. because of the high-value nature of the target here, this was meticulously planned. they allegedly have built a mockup of the compound. they would have dirt dived and rehearsed this mission, going through the house time and time again until their moves were completely in sync and they were ready to execute. reporter: on friday before he left to tour tornado damage in alabama president obama gave the green light for the operation. the orders, capture or kill bin laden. around midday sunday the president and top officials gathered at the white house situation room and in real time monitored the events happening half a world away. it was probably one of the most anxiety-filled periods of time, i think, in the lives of the people who were assembled here yesterday. the minutes passed like da
proof. preparations by special forces operatives were then set into motion. because of the high-value nature of the target here, this was meticulously planned. they allegedly have built a mockup of the compound. they would have dirt dived and rehearsed this mission, going through the house time and time again until their moves were completely in sync and they were ready to execute. reporter: on friday before he left to tour tornado damage in alabama president obama gave the green light for the operation. the orders, capture or kill bin laden. around midday sunday the president and top officials gathered at the white house situation room and in real time monitored the events happening half a world away. it was probably one of the most anxiety-filled periods of time, i think, in the lives of the people who were assembled here yesterday. the minutes passed like days. reporter: for families of the victims of 9/11 the wait has been long enough. after nearly ten years on the run the
completely in sync and they were ready to execute. reporter: on friday before he left to tour tornado damage in alabama president obama gave the green light for the operation. the orders, capture or kill bin laden. around midday sunday the president and top officials gathered at the white house situation room and in real time monitored the events happening half a world away. it was probably one of the most anxiety-filled periods of time, i think, in the lives of the people who were assembled here yesterday. the minutes passed like days. reporter: for families of the victims of 9/11 the wait has been long enough. after nearly ten years on the run the mastermind behind one of the most fiendish acts of terrorism is finally dead. and we re still learning new details and no doubt will be for weeks. cnn s nick paton walsh is in the city where bin laden was killed at that compound. he joins us live now from abbottabad, pakistan. nick, you re seeing the compound really for the first ti
morning, a crazy day in the northeast. feet of snow in some places out there. a monday morning nightmare for folks heading back after the christmas holiday. it s not over yet. all right. good morning, everybody, on this blustery monday. i m mike marusarz in for vinita nair. i m rob nelson. by the time the sun rises in the northeast on monday morning some areas as we said could see two feet of snow. blizzard conditions arrived in philadelphia and new york around midday sunday, and the harsh winds and rapidly falling snow shut down service at airports around the area, stopped amtrak trains between new york and new england. our coverage begins with abc s ron claiborne. reporter: conditions out here along the new jersey turnpike are absolutely terrible and they re continuing to go downhill literally by the minute. the snow is coming down sideways driven by powerful winds. 35 miles an hour and even higher at times. over at newark airport on sunday, hundreds of travelers
again until their moves were completely in sync and they were ready to execute. reporter: on friday before he left to tour tornado damage in alabama president obama gave the green light for the operation. the orders, capture or kill bin laden. around midday sunday the president and top officials gathered at the white house situation room and in real time monitored the events happening half a world away. it was probably one of the most anxiety-filled periods of time, i think, in the lives of the people who were assembled here yesterday. the minutes passed like days. reporter: for families of the victims of 9/11 the wait has been long enough. after nearly ten years on the run the mastermind behind one of the most fiendish acts of terrorism is finally dead. anderson cooper, cnn, new york. well, bin laden has been linked to a number of other terrorist attacks, both before and after 9/11, including the 1993 bombing at new york s world trade center. that killed six people. also, twin