. one of the cia's most wanted, an american killed. >> he was over our region. here is what people are talking about. he was born in america but shows a life of terror and while -- while anwar al-awlaki once preached in the united states reporting with more on how he was killed. >> reporter: they killed anwar al-awlaki friday morning in southern yemen. president barack obama calls it a victory for the intelligence

community. >> he is the most operational intelligence affiliate. >> reporter: he was from the most dangerous branch al qaeda born in new mexico he served in a mosque and used as influence and the internet to help plan attacks on the u.s. he had direct involvement in the underwear bomber's failed plot to blow up an airplane on christmas day in 2009 and fort hood that same year east repeatedly called on people to kill innocent men and women to advance a murderous agenda. >> reporter: he approved killing anwar al-awlaki and were unsuccessful shortly after the raid that killed osama bin laden. they tracked anwar al-awlaki

for three weeks and also killed another american who produced an online english magazine for al qaeda. anwar al-awlaki's death is the most significant since osama bin laden's but intelligence officials recognize a week in al qaeda still remains a threat to national security. in washington w j.z. eyewitness news. >> >> united states is a safer place today, that is what they are saying about the death of that american born cleric. anthony has more reaction from the house intelligence committee. >> anwar al-awlaki was a charismatic leader who inspired people to kill americans. he now has been taken over the battlefield. i'll say this after osama bin laden -- i have said this after

osama bin laden and i'll say it now, full kill americans we will find you and bring you to justice. >> the house intelligence committee believe anwar al- awlaki wanted to use poison and sign that i had to attack -- sciaenid to attack the u.s. first responders but it was still too late, paramedics tried to save michael jackson's life. gibson reports from outside the courtroom. >> reporter: he was the first par med particular to reach michael jackson on the day he died. he testified dr. conrad murray appeared frantic when he entered the singer's bedroom. >> his underlying health condition was he did not respond, i asked again what his underlying condition was he said nothing, we have nothing, simply that did not add up to me. >> reporter: he said jackson's body was cool to the touch and

that his eyes were quote open and dry. the singer guide from the powerful anesthetic propofol. he asked if he was on my medication. >> at that point he said no he is not taking anything and i just gave him a little bit of lorazepam to sleep. >> he claimed he did not have the proper equipment while administering propofol to jackson. he spoke to somebody who makes medical equipment and the machine used to monster michael -- monitor michael jackson's pulse was not intended for continuous use. >> it is designed for vital signs. >> reporter: on cross- examination, he asked johnson whether the device could be used for ten or fifteen minutes with a doctor present. >> perhaps. >> reporter: dr. murray faces

four years in prison if convicted of involuntary man slaughter ken disgibson eyewitness news. michael jackson died in 2009 while rehearsing for a come back tour. stay with us for the latest in the courtroom. they found a navel victim guilty of rape if convicted in the crime prosecutors said edmond raped a female classmate, he said the sex was won sensual and will be expelled from the navel academy. the legal definition of rape may be changing in years they are now trying to add more to the charge and some may fine this subject matter disturbing. >> reporter: advocacies say it

is too reggie to seek justice and now the push for change is for baltimore. for the first time in nearly a century, the fbi is moving to change the federal definition of rape which critics blasted as or kay i can. they are saying forceable peanut nile penetration of a me female involving anal or oral where victims were drugged under the influence of alcohol and male victims. a member of the law enforcement advisory panel they spoke about a revision in washington this week. >> rape is one of the most under reported crimes not just here but nationally because women are often a shamed and afraid to confront their attackers. we need to ensure that victims of sexual assault feel safe reporting incidents to police. >> reporter: they overhauled

sex crimes following the baltimore sun they found the city was number one in unfounded rape reports meaning the incident did not occur and there was a staggering 80% drop in rape. they reclassified from founded to unfounded and specialized a sex offense unit and since they increased nearly 70%. experts expect a similar increase in the number of sexual assault cases if rape is redefined across the country. the task force includes the police commissioner who will meet in october about a revision. a fire burning for more than an hour at the plant is finally out. sky chopper was over the scene to call for the fire of the building as it goes out just after 12 today. an employee was able to escape on his own and nobody was hurt.

a fatal accident on a busy stretch of roadway is under investigation right now. the crash happened between mt. vista and ford road. one person was ejected from the car and died on the scene and the road is now back open. vandalism, sky chopper 13 is over the sports field at bear creek elementary and you can see it is torn up by somebody driving illegally on the field. they say it is the second time this month they found such vandalism. there is a reward for information leading to an arrest. the humidity is gone -- humidity is gone and back outside it is cooler much like the september it has been. bob is here with the updated numbers from our weather center, hey, bob. here is why clouds came in, a front has gone through the region and our winds are going back to the northwest,

temperatures dropped about 4 degrees in the last hour and i found one little shower around cedricsberg. now if you are heading out this weekend, big thing coming up sunday ravens game it's going to be chilly temperatures near 50 so dress more like a november night rather than october night. a much cooler weekend, yes there may be scattered showers, we will tell you where and when, when we come back. christie has more on traffic, christie? >> reporter: there will definitely be some headaches traveling on the bent way right over to baltimore, it will take at least 15 minutes to get by and on the inner loop to route 40 in that direction. stop and go from delane any valley road to providence road

and several accidents to report main street on bond avenue. east park avenue south hanover at jeffery street in baltimore city, let's go and take a live look and as you see a lot of congestion add if he had rick road. -- frederic road, not a bad drive at all. this is brought to you by lamb and in -- laments and we have it all for you 775 bills, back over to you. the up they are harbor is home to an eagle, here is a live look at the ship right now. it is open to the public from 10:00 to 7:00 tomorrow and sunday. 9295-foot -- the 295-foot ship is the largest tall ship.

majestic looking isn't it? >> it is. maybe the sales will go up. it looks like they have one but it is pretty. on eyewitness news at 4:00, nobody likes needles but getting a flu shot will help. will you be fined for wearing baggy pants. tense moments a child pinned under need the car, how it happened and who came to the rescue. getting you updated on the first warning forecast, stay tuned. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

. incredible video to show you, a young boy is trapped under the car, a man pulls the boy to safety, the six-year-old fell in front of the

approaching vehicle while on his way to school, he is expected to recover. a brawl breaks out after a florida -- florida football team. they begin to slow punch it, the ball happened after a handshake between the two turned into tension, no criminal charges will be given to the players involved but the athletic association says incidents like this will leave post game procedure. the health watch, pain foul for -- painful for adults for the first time this year, here is more on the new needle. felipe gets his flu shot every year. >> it does in deep to the muscle and you can feel it and

it is sore for a few days. >> you may want to choose a less painful option this year. it is a smaller needle that does not have to penetrate as deep. >> it goes into the muscle itself, this one goes into the skin as opposed to the muscle. some people will be more willing to get the vaccine. >> he gave it a shot. >> much better, barely felt it at all. >> he has a smaller dose but gives the same protection. unlike the traditional flu shot, it is only a few hours versus a few days. >> it is not a needle going deeply into you, it is more like a little stick. it can be a serious health hazard if you are older. >> reporter: it is recommended

everybody over six months old get a flu vaccine. right now the needle option is available to adults ages 16 to 5. the new needle can cause skin reactions including redness and skin reaction. ongoing fears of another recession let's look as the closing numbers. the s&p 500 down 29 nasdaq off 25. alexis christoforous has tonight's money watch up day >> reporter: wall street closed the book on a disaster rouse third quarter, nasdaq all lost 10% this quarter and it is the first time since they peaked apt the end of 2008. the government reports suggests

consumers are dipping into their savings to pay for things. using your debit card may soon cost you. starting next year bank of america will charge a monthly fee to make up for purchases. they will loose because of new federal regulation. they are calling for an investigation into facebook. two visited what is known as cookie even after they logged off the account. facebook has stopped the practice but they still want authorities experts to investigate. u.s. securities including moodies abercrombie and 15 and some don't even handle their

own. that is money watch, i am alexis christoforous. >> i think when i saw my little cousins jumping into the group and start dancing, i immediately spotted my parents and i thought oh, my gosh, something special will happen to me today. >> it happened when he decided he would core yes graph a dance for his girlfriend. the crowd danced to can't take my eyes off you and the crowd is looking forward to the first dance together at their wedding. >> i am guessing she said yes. >> i guess she did. eyewitness news at four, a well,the of health benefits for

teens who hit sack early. wait until you hear what his blood and alcohol level was. understand updates and weather is on all ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

. what a beautiful day. >> fresh air, it was beautiful. >> we had a lot of sun this morning, clouds came in around noontime and now we have a cold front that is going to change the weather quite a bit this weekend, temperatures will be heading down and so if you are used to these nice warm conditions, it will radically change, temperatures are beginning to fall down, dew point is low at 70 degrees, northwest winds at 8 indicating 2965 currently heading steady

and right now only 46 in oakland, they will be 36 and they could see a few snowflakes. 77 and you can see with the warm air still residing to the southeast, as we go west already into the 60s and that had tip overnight and probably in most places 50 overnight so much cooler. upper 60s in westminster, northwest wind going through the region and it will bring on that much cooler air mass and the problem is with this chilly air coming in overhead, we have an area of low pressure sitting over the great lakes and it will be parked over pennsylvania new york over the next couple of days and what that means is from time to time, we will have clouds,

totally overcast skies, maybe a brief sprinkle or shower and when you get all this cold air a lot of, it reacts and you get clouds forming so there is a chance saturday, sunday maybe a scattered air moon showers. look at that low, it sits around pennsylvania new york before it finally dies out and moves out but just prepare yourself for a much cooler week. prepare yourself for 15 to 20 and it will clear out later on cooler around breezy some upper 40 much cooler and look for a brief shower. we will come back and take a look at the rest of the weekend in a few minutes.

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. 4:29 thank you for staying with eyewitness news, here is what people are talking about at this hour, an amazing

survival story from california, a 65-year-old man is trapped in a ravine after his car falls. >> reporter: david was trapped in a mountainous ravine after his car plunged 200 feet, he managed to survive on creek water and whatever he could find to eat before crews pulled him to safety. >> his vehicle landed near another car that apparently went over the same road in los angeles that driver did not survive. >> he went off and landed next to a vehicle that had been there a lot longer than he was down there. >> reporter: he underwent surgery to be repaired and he also has a broken arm and multiple fractured ribs. >> it is astonishing he did as well as he did. when the store became apparent

i was actually shocked at how well he was doing. >> reporter: his children were worried and when they last spoke to him they figured out where he last used his cell phone. >> we stopped at every ravine and my brother got out of the car and the next thing we heard my dad say, help, help. >>reporter: family members went down to help him but ended up getting caught themselves. despite his injuries he is in good spirits. roads in that area have sharp drops and cliff's over the side. another court appearance for the bus driver blamed for a deadly crash in virginia, marry is in the -- marry is in -- mary has more in the news... >> reporter: he admits falling

asleep and the bus bound for new york overturned in richmond virginia overturned, they dropped one misdemeanor charge, they called the crash a tragic accident, they raised concerns about overworked bus drivers who are not getting enough sleep. >> dozens of people on that bus were also hurt. they are brewing over the extinguish of a man -- extradition over a man released, eventually hijacking a plane with a group of militants and fleeing the united states. he wants to spend the rest of his sentence in portugal and not go back to the united states and prosecutors are expected to fight this. prosecutors begin the

rebuttal explaining why they believe the u.s. exchange student is guilty of murder. here is more from italy. >> reporter: amanda knox for one of her final days of her appeals trial, they are asking to put her behind bars for life. they told jury records, she slit the throat of her former ruth roommate for no reason at all. her folks say it is tough to sit in court every day. >> they will attack her personally because they have no evidence and it is hard to lines to. >> reporter: they are -- to listen to. >> reporter: they are attacking police for sloppy handling of the crime scene. >> it is a luck of accusations because they have no proof of what they are saying so the fantasy is no concern because there is no evidence in the room. >> reporter: friday prosecutors argued knox covered up the

murder and falsely accused somebody else. falsely accusing her it would lose the chance at justice. her return is he cannabilitily what knox's family is counting on. >> it is stressful but she will get out of there and be okay. >>reporter: knox is expected to address the court before jury records make their -- jurors make their decision. >> prosecutors now want a life sentence. a body found floating in the elk river, police say it had been in the water for some time. officials have no reports of missing boaters or swimmers and they are working to identify the body. they are looking for major new restrictions on what you

can do with your mobile phone behind the wheel. here is marry. >> reporter: -- mary. >> reporter: they will be allowed to pull people over they see texting behind the wheel. it has been ill legal for more than a year but under current law it is a secondary offense. state lawmakers changed texting to a primary offense this year, tickets are up to 1 point on your license. back to you. >> reporter: 20% of all crashes involve distracted drivers. >> military drivers will be allowed on military bases and that involves don't ask done tell bans in the military. they finished the inspection of the earthquaked

damaged washington monument, work is expected to be completed tuesday. the main priority is to remove any loose and moving debris so that it does not injure anybody and should be open late next week. cooler weather could be moving this way, it has been a pleasant day but will the weather be changing. first morning weather is up. in this band clouds came in with a cool front or cold front and temperatures now beginning to fall. take a look, the only shower activity associated with this front down across northern virginia down from fredricksberg may get to chris but it is pretty much it. now if you are heading out this weekend, much cooler air has dropped into the 60s and 70s and if you are going to the ravens game, prepare yourself

for a pretty chilly night. a lot of clouds even a scattered shower on the early evening, temperatures around 50 degrees but dressing for cool temperatures. all right, thank you. let's check with christie. a lot of congestion on the roadway especially on the west side of the belt way, you are looking at 30 minutes from the jones expressway over to the national pike, it is still sluggish over to -- route 40 over to harper road. congestion on the harper expressway and 70 westbound is bumper-to-bumper to mariesville road. at the polasky highway east of mg avenue, south hand over --

hannover over jeffery. that is on the belt way at frederic road, that traffic report is brought to you by lamb and in, they have it all for you -- laments, they have it all for you. still striking, chaos causing grieve and why they are protesting. >> brain injuries, we will show you cutting edge gear. and typical autumn conditions, will the weather cooperate for your weekend plans, here is more. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

. today the powerful storm forced 300 people to the prove

fins, officials say at least 43 people have been killed and 30 are missing. they are expected to make landfall in vietnam late tonight and saturday morning. a donation in japan, they say somebody left a bag containing 10 million yen in a restroom. that is nearly 130,000 in u.s. dollars and an unsigned note went to them saying it should go to those who need it. if nobody claims it, the money will go to the red cross. protesters shouted at auditors, take your bailout and leave, public workers tried to block international officials to discuss the economic crisis. their approval is critical to receive it's next bailout

package. without the cash greece said it will go bankrupt. they have not moved forward with promised reforms. taxi drivers are protesting their reform to allow more competition. this man says i just finished paying off my cab, now i will lose it and also my home. greek's haven doored more than a year of budget cuts while hiking taxes. the success for failure of greece's bailout could make or break them. they have declared a strike, air traffic comptroller's will join it -- couldn't controllers will join them. a california baby is in the hospital after consuming cocaine. the baby had eaten the drug and now the mother and uncle are in

jail. the baby is recovering and is in protective cuss day >> one police officer gets caught driving drunk, that is with nearly two decades on the job, he blew five times more than the legal limit. they found the man slumped over the seat, the officer pled guilty and is getting help in rehabilitation. new information in the connecticut home invasion that ended in the murder of her daughter -- and a -- murder of a mother and two daughters. >> one gas cans was found under her clothes. it created a distinct line into the second floor bedroom where the girls had been tied with pantihose.

he faces a possible death sentence in convicted. the gas accelerant is to blame for the unusual low burn patterns. prosecutors are expected to rest their case in court monday. one yosemite slipped while hiking and loses his thumb. the australia man was on the captain cliff when he fell a few feet. a helicopter rescued the young hiker. the hiker's friend found the thumb and doctors were able to reattach it. going to bed earlier may help your kids keep off the bounds, they find children who go to sleep early more likely become less obese, the study found it is not how long children sleep but what time they go to bed with what helps

with weight. the kids who woke up early participated in more physical activity. it is something some high tech machines are helping to accomplish. a new helmet gives kids a protective edge. here is more on the cutting edge gear that is transforming the game. >> the crack of the bat can be cause for celebration. with a picture it is terrifying. >> so yeah, there is not a whole lot of reaction time to be able to defend yourself. >> he is living proof of that. >>reporter: he took a line that nearly killed him. >> the skull fracture that gunner sustained is in the shape of a baseball. >> reporter: he knows the feeling. >> it is scary because there is a kid this tall and it was pretty intense.

>> reporter: jay is one of the first to wear a new pitcher's helmet made by f-h-1. >> it protects the front tell pills and side tell pills and that -- temples and that's all the protection you need. >> it fits right over the ball cap and experts think eventually it will replace the batter's helmet. >> they put the new helmet to the test last weekend and it is safe to say it is a home run. >> i went against really big hitters and pitched my all. >> they hope one day through the widespread use of the helmet, pitchers will use them as much as they use their beds. they inn tended to ban the

baggy draws. it applies to anybody wearing pants more than three inches below their hip. since then they have collected more than $4,000 fines. they expect to bring in more than $50,000 for the end of the year. reality show star holly madison has put up a million dollar insurance policy on her breasts. she said she has made a living on her assets on her breasts. madison says the investment will protect herself and her colleagues from losing any money. caught in love and more on the top scandals that shook hollywood. >> we are counting down the top 5 hollywood love try angles and here is a sneak peak. >> they seemed like a happy couple. >> what do you remember most

about our first date? >> i remember we missed a lot of the game because the whole time you were kissing me. >> they married in 1997. >> how would you be without me? >> i am okay without you, but i am much better with you. >> he has fallen in love with a 29-year-old named kate walsh. >> she found out about the split in a phone call and said he was done with our marriage. >> he said no but there will be soon. >> his divorce was final and kelsey and kate married 15 days later. also tonight on the michael jackson death trial, and the weekend trial coming up here on

entertainment tonight. much cooler weather coming up, bob has the updated ,,,,,,,,

. you know, it is really greensville in october so it is a nice weekend. you know it is supposed to feel like fall and this weekend it will. we will actually jump ahead a month and it will feel more like november than october this weekend. this front went through right around 1:00 or 2:00, they see it off to the east of our region, a few showers and heavier showers developing up front and just west a bit. a few sprinkles, one little shower not far from the delaware line, so a few showers, we always saw a sprinkle or two and right now we are dropped down to 71. it was in the mid-to-upper 70s, dew point well at 77%,

northwest winds coming in the barometer, beginning to rise 5.6 inches only 46 right now, they will be in the 30s and they will see their first wet snowflakes late tonight early tomorrow morning, 500 feet, we'll see a few of those, 77 and 79 still where it is warm and that's where we are getting the showers temperatures and contract... now that we have that northwest wind and it was bright and sunny and now it is off to the east. we will deal with some clouds and we will finally begin to clear out, at least partly cloudy skies. it pretty much dissipated and the problem is this front is expected to hang up again along the east coast. one has low pressure developing

off the east coast heading back towards new york and pennsylvania in other words, retrograding because the jetstream will make a dip like this because it has no pressure to the north or the west, some clouds this weekend, you have to at least have a chance of a shower on sunday and even on monday. it had be breezy and chilly all weekend long. the day temperature is actually pretty mild at 73. becoming partly cloudy, clouds and sunshine only near 60 if we get there and look for a shower popping up in the afternoon and in the evening begins to quiet down a bit and all that air

aloft helps to create showers. >> thank you bob. still ahead in eyewitness news tonight... >> the significant death of an al qaeda lead, the congressman explains just how important it ,

. in the national spotlight as the fbi considers big changes, that story next. a message for every driver,

taking the punishment if you are caught. the news a 5:00 starts now. . terrorists taken out, the u.s. kills a top al qaeda leader, his plans to kill innocent women and children... >> a most wanted terrorist dead, he is an american who planned attacks on his country and once worked in a mosque miles away from maryland. here is more reaction from local intelligence leaders but