[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> it is being hailed as the biggest victory in the war on terror since the death of a summit in london. you the best forces kill anwar al-awlaki, a cleric born in america but work hard to kill americans.

our 11 news reporter has the story from washington. >> terrorism experts say anwar al-awlaki was one of the most dangerous al-qaeda commanders. >> we took the lead in planning and directing efforts -- he took the lead in planning efforts to murder americans. >> based in yemen, he was found and killed by american forces remotely. officials say an armed u.s. drone fired two missiles at a convoy, killing al-awlaki and at least one of the senior al-qaeda leader. >> i love him more than everything. >> al-awlaki spoke english. he was born in new mexico. went to college in colorado. the new u.s. culture and was charismatic. he preached terror in a magazine, on the web, and once had 5000 facebook friends. always trying to recruit u.s. residents. >> somebody who has been the inspiration for a lot of those lone wolves we have already seen. >> investigators say the american army maj hassan charged

with killing 13 at fort hood e- mail back and forth with al- awlaki. it failed times square bomber admitted he was inspired by al- awlaki. in december of 2009, officials say, al-awlaki ordered the failed and warmth -- underwear bombing. and said he had parcel bombs described as printer cartridges sent to the u.s. now the american-born middle- class muslim who turned terrorists, turn america at and helped take out u.s. lives, is out of action. experts say anwar al-awlaki, the bin laden of the internet will be hard to replace. nbc news, washington. >> paramedics who responded to michael jackson's home the day he died are expected to testify today in the manslaughter trial of conrad murray. paramedics testified in a preliminary hearing that jackson's doctor never mention he had given the singer the

powerful anesthetic propofol. both paramedics' believe jackson was dead before they arrived. it is the day jack composite personal chef testified she was preparing food when a flustered conrad murray came down the staircase shout inter to get security. amanda knoxs's appeal stages in the final stage and her lawyers urge jury to look beyond a wild girl image betrayed by prosecutors. hoping to work out an italian prison has been boosted from eight forensic review that discredited the dna that was used to convict. what, city police investigating at least nine cases involving molotov cocktails since the middle of december. they are hoping someone will come forward with an erect -- information. jennifer franciotti has details. >> it was 4:00 a.m. and i heard a very loud smash. i assumed it was a break-in. i locked the door and called

911. >> latoya doesn't want to show her face out of fear of retaliation but she was shocked when police told a the noise was not an intruder but actually a molotov cocktail crashing against the kitchen window. >> i still didn't make a connection. the house caught some of -- and she told me it was gasoline in the bottle and it did with the intention of, you know, basically a homemade bomb. >> when she called me and i got up, i saw the smoke. the smoke was all upstairs as well. >> made this is actually the homeowner. she says she is grateful to be alive. between these wooden beams and her kitchen and a gas stove, a flammable object would have torched her home instantly. >> the screen is what prevented it from coming through, the bottle itself. you know, which was -- it was a god thing, he blocked it. >> but they are not alone. since the middle of the month police say eight other homes

have at flammable bottles flown it through -- thrown in a first floor window. incidents are all over the city but more than half of the northwest. >> individuals are not being targeted. they appear at this point to be very random. fortunately there has been no significant property damage and no injury. >> jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv. >> for the first time in as many months people posing as police officers forced their way into someone's home only to attack the homeowners and loot the homes. the latest happens at 330 p at -- 3:30 a.m. thursday morning, when men in uniform burst through the door of a home on hillsdale avenue and one of the people were shot in the face and is listed in stable condition. the real police say most residents should be skeptical -- that any no knock intrusion is actually a police raid. >> i hope they find them. i really do. because we are living in a dangerous world. >> it is an issue that resonates

very seriously with us. we work very hard to try to keep the city safe and individuals who tried to undermine our trust and relationship with the community pose a great danger. >> in one incident a suspect was arrested. police said the suspects was driving a silver car. investigating to accidents and we are told at least one person was killed in a crash on belair road just before 10:00. the accident shut down belair road and a few hours earlier a truck and car crashed on old york road near lentz. two people are injured. in the city officer is recovering after a three-car crash and not vernon at the intersection of west madison and cathedral streets thursday afternoon. authorities said officers suffered an injury to his leg and two others were taken to a nearby hospital with non life- threatening injuries. starting tomorrow police on the roads will be taking a tougher stance when it comes to distracted driving. as of saturday even reading a text message while you are

sitting at a traffic light will be illegal. the law does not apply to the use of gps or a text messaging device to contact 911. maryland state police say the offense is punishable by a fine of $70.10 point and if it contributes to an accident the fine is $110 and carries three points. a letter bearing the signatures of maryland's entire congressional delegation is heading to president obama's desk. the request to declare maryland a major disaster in the wake of tropical storm leave. the declaration would make the state eligible for fema funding. the tropical storm dropped 20 inches of rain, causing rivers to rise to their highest levels in nearly 40 years. >> we would like to forget about all of that range. it seems like it won't stop ringing. there is more in the forecast for this weekend. it currently the doppler is showing clearing skies over the baltimore area -- clear to

partly cloudy. you can see the approaching front making its way through western maryland bringing a little moisture in there as well. there is much colder temperatures behind the cold fronts. currently out of bwi airport, 75 degrees. partly cloudy skies. humidity of 40% and the barometer 29.69 and falling. and the low pressure is moving in and we will tell you what it means and we talked about snow during the last tease -- western maryland could get a little. we will take a closer look and a couple of minutes. >> coming up, a new device aims to protect people in japan from another catastrophic tsunami. lawmakers say facebook is invading the privacy. how the site is tracking what you view. first, a man missing for a week discovered by his family. where they found him and

at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >> is sovereign california man missing for a week was found alive by his family. this 67-year-old man was found last night. his car crashed over the side of a cliff last friday. he said he stayed alive by in leaves and drinking water from a nearby spring. >> here he comes. >> my brother got out of the

car and we kept screaming and the next thing we heard dad say help, help, and there he was. >> just incredible. officials believe he may have been blinded by another driver is bright headlights and swerved over the side of the cliff. a small japanese company hopes a modern-day version of no was our will protect people should they get hit by another earthquake and tsunami. it is called the noah shelter. the capsule can hold four adults. there is a small window and several breathing holes. the capsule was completed earlier this month. the company said it already sold several hundred. still to come -- a major bank is making you pay for the convenience of a debit card. details on the consumer alert. ravens fans -- if you want to travel to and away game it can be costly but there can be ways to save. >> doppler is showing this well- defined cold front that will make its way through our area the next several hours. behind it, cooler temperatures

and a little more rain. taking a look outside, 70's, taking a look outside, 70's, southwest winds 8 miles anan

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>> facebook rolls out its new time line feature in it is getting a lot of negative reviews. it documents everything you posted since this time you signed up -- and allows you and your friends the certification content. but with a twig of a few privacy features you can control who sees what post or deleted altogether. what do you think of the new feature? leave your comments on our facebook page. meantime, facebook meets capitol hill. the democrat and republican head of the private secaucus once the federal trade commission to investigate how facebook tracks where you go online even after you log out. tracy potts is in washington with more. >> when you log out of facebook and is it any of nearly 1 million sites with the like would -- with a like a button,

the site send a message to facebook you have been there. >> the a equivalent of you closing your door and hanging up -- or hanging up your phone of a person is still there in your home following you room to room but you can't see them give them a little bit scary. >> really creepy. >> it is called frictionless sharing and lawmakers called the invasion of privacy. democrat ed markey and republican joe barton is pushing a do not attract kids bill in congress. in this letter they are asking the federal trade commission to investigate facebook. the discovery comes as users adjust to other changes. >> it is not fair to have people in the position where they have to play catch up every time a company decides it wants to change something. >> facebook users say they are surprised. >> it sounds awful. >> big brother is watching. >> facebook says the tracking is part of its security to prevent someone else from logging and as you, and it is not used to target advertising. facebook says this is

unintentional and has been fixed but if you are still concerned a couple of things you can do -- use a different browser just for facebook or delete your browsing history. tracy potts, nbc news washington. >> washington, d.c., has big plans for next year's cherry blossom festival. 2012 marked the 100th year anniversary of japan giving the 3000 cherry trees to the united states. it kicks off march 20 it and will run for five weeks instead of the usual two weeks. the first lady will serve as the honorary chair. officials are asking businesses to join the festival with special decorations and lightning. >> we are starting off to a delightful afternoon. i wish i could bottle it up and hold it for the weekend. unfortunately, it can't. things are not looking good. speaking of event like the cherry blossom festival -- this weekend, a festival at -- point and the maryland million in laurel. it will be cool and

unfortunately on and off showers. 77 downtown, 75 at the airport. 80 in salisbury. way out west, frost byrd, 55, oakland, 52, and a chance of snow this weekend for oakland and a deep creek. watch out. as far as the rest of the day is concern for us, sun and clout with a slight chance of a shower as the cold front starts to move through. southwest winds -- his 71 to 76 degrees. there is a cold front. well defined. behind it, very cool air. i outlined its you can see it better. unfortunately we are talking about 20 degree temperature differences behind this thing. this low right here is really the culprit that will bring us some of the moist weather -- on and off showers. not a complete washout but a couple hours here and there. and up to kind of and when you.

behind this, the good news is next week very high pressure that will move in once the front moves out and it will bring some the likely fall weather for us. los 70's next week. something to think about. just talking about the temperatures. here is baltimore, 75. you can see the temperature difference behind the cold front. low 50's all the way behind it and unfortunately it is coming our way for the weekend. future cast will show the cloud cover right now. best chance of rain probably around 8:00 or 9:00 whether france starts moving through and we see the majority of the wet weather starts to form. it clears up a little bit tomorrow but again, some spotty showers. this is what i am talking about way out west. you can see the tip, the southwest tip of maryland, it kind of get in here are around mchenry and oakland and deep creek. it is not going to be and accumulating snow, probably in excess of sleet and snow and

freezing rain. news of what we see in december or january. but this is something they need to be watching. but i did not think any danger as far as accumulations. but it might be neat to see some snow flakes -- not even october. we have one more day. but for those of you like snow, head out west. partly as the clout it is evening. chance of a shower. winds out of the northwest 5-10 miles an hour. 49 degrees to 54 degrees burden not a -- a complete washout tonight but you will need a jacket if you are heading out. everyone wants to know what the raven's forecast will be. as we said -- 50 is this weekend. 40% of rain tomorrow. 30% during the game. it will be really good football weather but there is a chance there will be a little rain. bring a poncho. be prepared. monday as the front starts to move out, 63, and moving into

next week -- mid 70's. >> if you use a bank of america debit card to pay for purchases be prepared to pay a little more. starling -- starting early next year it plans to charge customers $5 monthly debit card feet. however, customers will not be charged if they only use it at an atm. wells fargo has been testing a $3 b in select markets but neither bank says whether they will make it permanent. fixed mortgage rates for -- at a historic new low and likely to fall even farther. freddie mac said the average rate of a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 4.01% this week, the last time wall -- long term rates were lower was way back in 1951 when most of the long-term home loans last the 20-25 years and average on a 15-year fixed mortgage dropped down to 3.20% this week. economists say it is the lowest rate ever for the loan.

maybe your favorite football team is doing somewhat better than expected that you are giving serious thought to go to an away game but holding back as the cost of travel. check out this report. >> are you ready for some football? >> we are deep into the fall rituals at professional and college stadiums but the cost of getting there can make winners feel like losers. 10 air fare increases this year alone have been especially hard on travelers to smaller airports that often serve college towns. >> the small regional airports are serviced sometimes by one, two, three airlines which reduces competition and will kick prices up. >> flying into bigger, alternate airport, can save a lot. >> even if you got to rent a car and drive a couple of hours to the game -- >> other travel experts also say

there is an advantage to staying at a hotel fairly far away from the stadium. >> 10, 30, 50, 60 miles from town. >> there you will have a better chance finding better hotel rates and more availability. >> looking to get their share of game day cash, some hotel -- hotels and restaurants offer free shuttle service. >> chris clanton, wbal-tv 11 news. >> next, your maryland lottery midday pick 3 and pick 4 numbers and another check of the forecasts. first, a look at how wall street is performing.

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followed by 3. your final member for york pick 4 game is 6. making your pick 4 numbers 8136. maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> you mentioned the s word. >> way out west. no accumulation but they may see flakes. . will get whether nerd on you those in the day may see possible water spout. of the water temperature is warm and upper air temperatures around 30 degrees and called a lot of left so they could see waterspouts as a possibility. for the rest of the day today, nice, but this evening the front moves through and you can see tomorrow temperatures drop. but nice next week. >> all right, cool.

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