NYC congressman open to 9/11 families viewing bin Laden photos

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) said a private viewing of the photos of Osama bin Laden's corpse should be considered for families of the 9/11 victims. 

"I want to do everything I can to bring closure to those families," Weiner said Friday on CBS's "The Early Show." "If there is some way to accommodate their interest of seeing it [the photo] without wide distribution, I would be open to that."

President Obama announced earlier this week that he would not release the photo of bin Laden's body, citing fears that the images could inflame violence in Islamic communities across the globe. 

Weiner said he supports the president's decision to withhold the photos from the public.  

"There is no First Amendment right to see these gruesome pictures that might inflame passions overseas," said Weiner. "We have DNA evidence, we have Navy SEALs saying he is dead, we have al Qaeda saying he is dead. Look. He is dead."