all early this friday morning one more time. all early this friday morning may 13th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs good morning. welcome to "the early show." i'm chris wragge. fingers crossed. >> i'm erica hill, nice to have you with us this morning. it seems every day we keep hearing more and who are about the in-t the in-elligence that found osama bin laden. compound. this morning, though, that information is being overshadowed by what appears to be the first retaliation for bin laden's killing. >> and that's where we begin. those deadly bombings in pakistan, at least 80 people most of them military recruits killed. charlie dag'agata in london wit the latest. >> reporter: the taliban in pakistan has claimed responsibilities for this morning's attacks saying it was carried out to avenge the death of osama bin laden and vowed more attacks will come. two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the main gate of a military training center in the country's northwest killing at least 80 people. the attack was coordinated and its time nothing coincidence. a large number of new recruits assembled to head off to home heave. that assured militants a high death toll. the first major terrorist attack since the u.s. raid that killed osama bin laden earlier this month. the pakistani police say just because the taliban claim it's in retaliation for the killing doesn't prove they're behind it given anytime of terrorist groups that arrest get military installations in the region. >> charlie, thank you. this morning we're getting more information there bin laden's journal and we now know he sent e-mails to other al qaeda figures even though his pakistan hideout had no internet access. david martin at the pentagon with the latest for us this morning. so what additional information are we learning about this raid? >> reporter: well, we know it took 40 minutes to kill bin laden and scoop up all his files and stuff them in garbage bags. but we didn't know that this entire 40 minutes was recorded on tiny helmet cams which the s.e.a.l.s wore on their helmets and recorded everything that happened in that compound. each one of the 25 s.e.a.l.s. so that means there is more than 15 hours of videotape which can be reviewed to put together a more accurate account of what happened. >> collected in that compound, millions of pages of digital files like you've mentioned, including a 12 page handwritten journal of bin laden. what are we finding out about the information left behind? >> the journal was sort of his writings to himself about the best way to go about pulling off another spectacular attack against the united states. he said he would not use arabs this time because they a rouse too much suspicion, he'd go after trains instead of planes and he'd try to pull it off on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. he was also sending e-mails to his lieutenants and to al qaeda affiliates around the world urging them not to waste their time on small local operations but to go after the big target, the u.s. >> how was he able to e-mail his associates? he had no internet access. >> he would type out the message, download it on to a thumb drive and the courier would travel for considerable distance from the compound to an internet cafe and then load it back up and accepted it out. and the reverse would happen when he got a response back from the field. the courier always took extraordinary caution in giving away his location. he would turn off his cell phone and take the battery out of his cell phone whenever he was within 90 minutes of the compound. >> david martin at the pentagon for us. thank you. in his first interview since bin laden was killed, secretary of defense robert gates is praising president obama for giving the go ahead. and also speaking out about what it was like to be in the room with the president as the raid happened. he described that moment for katie couric. >> i've worked for a lot of these guys and this is wois one the most courageous calls, decisions, that i think i've ever seen a president make. for all of the concerns that i've just been talking about, uncertainty of the intelligence, the consequences of it going bad, the risk to lives of the americans involved. it was a very gutsy call. >> could you s >> what was it like being near him in that room? >> let's just say there wasn't a lot of conversation by anybody in the room. >> and you can see the entire interview on "60 minutes" this sunday at 7:00, 6:00 central right here on cbs. there is much talk this morning about senator john mccain's passionate speech thursday on the senate floor rejecting any form of torture and saying so-called enhanced interrogation techniques did not help find osama bin laden. senator mccain joins us this morning from capitol hill. sir, good to have you with us as always. >> good morning. >> let's set aside for a moment, because undeniably to folks in this country you are an authority of course on torture from your time as a p.o.w. setting aside that experience, why was it so important for you to speak out? >> because i'm deeply concerned about who we are as a country and what we stand for and believe in. america has always been an example and inspiration to other countries throughout the world and if we practice torture and do things that i did minutish and harm the image of the united states, it could have profound consequences in the future. >> why do you think there are such conflicting stories here? we've heard a lot of back and forth of many people insisting that enhanced interrogation techniques did lead to the information that led to owe bsa bin laden. but that's not what you found. >> this courier was identified by a person who would not have been held in u.s. custody. in fact, khalid shaikh mohammed not only did not tell the truth about this courier. he even fried tried to mislead interrogators saying he had retired and gotten married. highlighting the fact that if you inflict enough 23is physical pain on someone, they will tell you whatever they think is necessary on get that pain to stop. and through normal conventional interrogation techniques and by the way i've seen it without these enhanced interrogation techniques, we can get more accurate, more valuable information and most importantly preserve our commitments by our constitution, by the geneva con quenks convection ventions that we wil practice cruel and inhumane treatments. we didn't do to the nazi war criminals. think of what would happen if in another conflict an enemy takes americans prisoners, they will feel that they can do the sank thing th same thing that we have practiced about. >> you want to pre-sefspreserve commitments that have been made. at least 80 people now dead. are you concerned that this is in fact retaliation? >> i'm certainly concerned, but overall lesson is that this struggle against extremism is a long way from over just because we got bin laden. and to somehow think we can now withdrawal from afghanistan and not have to worry anymore, we're finding out as recently as yesterday that we're having problems with home grown terrorists. so the struggle is going to go on for the rest of the 21st century and we can't let afghanistan return to a base for it attacks on the united states of america. and by the way, when someone inflicts torture on someone, it does great damage not only to the person who receives it, but also the person who engages in it. >> an important discussion to have. senator john mccain, appreciate your time this morning. >> thank you. turning now to the rising mississippi river. as early as tomorrow, federal engineers could open a massive spill way on louisiana to take some of the water away from baton rouge and new orleans. it that happens, hundreds of thousands of acres will be flooded. dean reynolds is in baton rouge on the banks of the mississippi with an update on the situation for us there. >> reporter: well, bat ton roug is clearly one of the cities authorities are trying to save. it is seriously threatened by the bulging mississippi river, so maybe as early as tomorrow, possibly a couple days from now, the army corps will open one of the spillways and this is opened at morganza, louisiana west of here to relieve that pressure it has to be done. >> what does this mean for the areas right in the path of this morganza spillway? >> reporter: well, as you said earlier, it will be a nightmare for them. they will be flooded out. it's mostly farmland, it's about 3 million acres of mostly farm land will go under all the way to the gulf of mexico. 25,000 people will be affected. but many more will stay dry do place for the people? is there any type of vak sayin s evacuations planned yet in. >> reporter: people are being told to leave their homes in the area near the spillway because they're going to be inundated. but here along the river in baton rouge, you can see this sort of orange tubing behind me and those things are called tiger dams. they're basically trying to raise the level of the levee here in case the spillway operation, which hasn't been tried in 38 years, fails. >> dean, thank you very much. we'll keep everybody updated on that situation because it's still weeks away from no longer being an issue. >> want to take a look at some of the other headlines we're following for you. jeff glor has a look at that for us. >> good morning everyone. the price of oil and gas are both up again. oil prices rose to nearly $100 a barrel this morning in asian trading and the average price of regular gasoline is now at 3.$38 a gallon, 18 cents higher than a month ago. though down slightly from just earlier in this week. rising energy costs are likely to be a key issue in next year's election. so on capitol hill yesterday leaders of the five largest private oil companies were grilled by senate democrats, who want to repeal the tax breaks that oil companies get. >> i don't think the american people want shared sacrifice. i think they want shared prosperity. and what we have to offer -- >> oh, no -- lovely statement. but do you understand how out of touch that is? >> the oil executives argue that raising their taxes could cost jobs, and they say lead to even higher gas prices. now, the latest on the 2012 race. another potential candidate for president, indiana governor mitch daniels. some republicans believe he might unify gop voters. and last night daniels spoke before a crowd of supporters at a fund-raiser for the indiana republican party. >> this whole business of running for national office, i'm not saying i won't do it. you know my friends know -- >> cbs news political correspondent jan crawford was there for that speech in indianapolis. she joins us this morning. jan, good morning to you. what are we hearing about mitch daniels this morning? >> well, good morning, jeff. i mean people here think it's more likely than not that he's going to run. that, of course, could be wishful thinking. but what is clear is that he is under intense pressure to get into this race. he's been assured the backing of some of those big-time, big-money donors, that supported george w. bush and from key republican governors. sources tell cbs news that the popular new jersey governor chris christie has told daniels that he will support him. as will other popular governors. mississippi haley barbour, and even wisconsin's scott walker and congressman paul ryan. but everyone says here that his wife, cheri daniels, is critical that his decision on whether to get into this race, she's kind of been a reluctant first lady. she does not like politics. and as an example, an indication of how pivotal she is to this decision, former first lady laura bush, cbs news can now confirm, personally called cheri daniels to offer her encouragement, give her some advice on what her role on a campaign and possibly in the white house might be. jeff? >> meanwhile, jan, can we talk quickly about mitt romney. because he's got this delicate dance, as you know. he spoke yesterday, he supported health care reform in massachusetts but he's against the president's health care reform. is there any way this issue doesn't stay with him this whole race? >> well, i mean, we saw prominent conservatives yesterday saying that he just cannot put this behind him. he can't distance himself from the president's plan. he is saying that his plan is different. let's take a listen to what he had to say yesterday in michigan. >> our plan was a state solution to a state problem. and his is a power grab by the federal government to put in place a one size fits all plan across the nation. >> many people are saying, and observers are saying, that the real groundswell of support you're seeing from mitch daniels across the country just reflects this dissatisfaction with the republicans field, the lack of enthusiasm, even for its presumptive front-runner who is mitt romney. >> all right, jan crawford. jan, thank you very much this morning. >> thanks. >> by the way, it's friday the 13th, as erica and chris mentioned off the top. some people suffer from an irrational fear. it's called frigga-triskaidekaphobia. the word comes from frigga, the name of the norse goddess for whom friday is named. and triskaidekaphobia, irrational fear of the number 13. 16 minutes past the hour now. is it bad that i'm flying later this morning? >> no, no, not at all. >> not at all. >> what's your flight number, 113? you'll be fine. it was fun knowing you. >> good luck, guys. >> let's bring in marysol castro right now, talk a little weather here. this is something a former english teacher, could you spell that for us -- >> listen, journalists and english teachers, terrible spellers. great grammarians. good to see you guys. let's take a look at an area of the country that really does not need any more thunderstorms. of course i'm talking about the mid-mississippi and lower mississippi valleys. this is a very slow-moving storm in the last 48 hours. folks there have seen 550 report >> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now back over to chris and erica. >> marysol, thanks. >> still to come, the hollywood ripper. we're going to talk to the brother of one victim. >> also ahead, the housing slump. how falling mortgage rates could make a difference. looking for the silver lining. this is "the early show" on cbs. this is "the early show" on cbs. 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