snoop good morning, everyone. welcome to news 4 midday. i'm barbara harrison and it's friday, september 30th, 2011. a major blow has been dealt to the al qaeda organization. the leader in yemen has been killed in an air strike there, along with other al qaeda members. his death is just a latest in the recent run of high-profile kills. melissa has the details. >> good morning, barbara.

a drone and jet strike was used. and anwar awlaki has been implicated in the underwear bomber plot and built a following because of the english postings on the internet. the psychiatrist killed with killing 12 peoples at ft. hood was an awlaki follower. >> he was far more inspirationalist. he got up every day with his only intent was to kill americans on u.s. soil. >> he did have links to the northern virginia and washington area. he attended work on his doctorate and in 201 served at a mosque in a falls church.

there have been a number of u.s. attempts to kill anwar awlaki but he always managed to kbet away. barbara? >> thank you, melissa. we'll continue to follow the story. right now at ft. meyer, admiral mike mullen is stepping down and general martin dempsey is replacing him. president obama will speak at the ceremony that started just a few minutes ago. serving as the principle military advisor to the president, the national security council and the secretary. general dempsey will be the first army sister to hold the highest military post in five years. the engineering doing inspections on the washington monument are talking about their daring tasks now. day three of the inspection ises are going on right now along the national mall. this is a live view of the climbers working up there right now. megan mcgrath is also there now.

megan? >> reporter: braarbara, we've h lousy weather. a lot of rain and fog. but today it's absolutely beautiful. team is out there and we can see them on two sides of the monument. they are doing their work, inspecting for cracks and weak spots. there's been a lot of curiosity about these folks and how do they feel about dangling off the monument? meanwhile, not too surprising, they are having a good time. they've become washington's hottest tourists attraction. visitors and locals come to the washington monument to watch the architects and engineers rappel down. it's fun for them, too. >> it's fun to see the overwhelming quantity of people out there to support us and see us. that is great. >> people normally don't line up to watch us.

they think we are window he washers and walk on and don't stare at us. >> reporter: this is an exclusive club. they not only have to be experts in architecture and engineering, they must also be expert climbers. able to dangle from ropes hundreds of feet up in the air and getting out there is no easy task either. dave meagerly crawls out through the hidden hatch near the top of the pyramid. >> i can tell you the hatch is 19 inches by 30 inches, approximately. and it weighs about 100 pounds. >> reporter: for everyone else, it's through the small windows. >> the acrobatics that we do through the windows and the side of the building, try not to get yourself. it's a tight squeeze with the ropes and everything else. try not to make a fool out of yourself. >> reporter: it's dangerous, tiring work.

the team was out there about eight hours yesterday. but it's also the experience of a lifetime. the chance to dangle from a national treasurer and soak in the sites. >> i like d.c., but i've never been quite as impressed with it as i was when i went out. maybe that's what it takes for me to really see the whole plan, but it was -- i really grew in my fondness for d.c. >> reporter: now, here's a look at the video that we shot this morning. this is one of the chunks of stone that they have removed from the outside of the washington monument. need to stress here that this is not a structural piece. this is a piece from the stone facade from the monument. it's in the pyramidium area. if it fell from 500 feet, you certainly wouldn't want it to fall on you. these are the kins of things that they are removing. it actually had not completely detached itself.

they saw that it was loose, cracked, and they went ahead and removed it. that's the sort of work that they are doing out there right now. when they see something cracked or loose, they don't want the chance of it falling down so they just go ahead and proactively remove it and of course they are going to continue to work their way down the monument and assess the situation, get a larger picture of how much damage there is. not a solid time on when they will be done but perhaps tuesday. barbara, back to you. >> boy, that team makes up an exclusive club. are they from around here? >> reporter: there's one person who is stationed in the office here and from all around the country. one person is from my parent's home town in wisconsin. >> wow, they are doing quite a job up there. thanks so much, megan, for that report. >> yep. turning to the weather now and the big changes coming for the weekend. veronica is in for tom kierein and joins us for the first forecast of the weekend.

>> boy, oh boy, if you've been outside, you can feel how fresh and clean feeling the air is. a few high clouds but for the most part, a good looking day. 67 is the temperature. light wind at 8 miles per hour. here's a look at some of the light clouds that have been moving through. they are piling up to the west. that's what is moving in through the afternoon. by the afternoon, turning mostly cloudy again, but a good chunk of today we'll get through just fine. in fact, this weekend, you know, we're talking about some showers coming in and, in fact, that weather system may try to linger. but at least today you can enjoy. 78 in montgomery county and gate thers berg and sterling only at 73. the cool air into the 60s near hagerstown and winchester. it's the wind tonight that will drop. a high of 75 degrees and then heading down on into the 40s by tomorrow morning.

but as we head through midnight, mid-60s with some cloud cover around. back to you. >> sounds kind of nice. thanks, veronica. this amazing video is of an explosion on rhode island avenue while a crew was responding to a call. luckily no one was inside at the time. a volunteer fire crew put out the fire and investigators are looking into what caused the ambulance to catch fire. >> new today in d.c., police are investigating a triple stabbing that happened around midnight at the intersection of 4th and h streets. three people were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. police are questioning two people that may be connected to the stabbings. this could be a case of self-defense. and now to a crime alert for people who take early morning

runs in arlington. a man attacked a woman alongside i-395 early yesterday morning. she was jogging along a popular path when investigators say a man came up to her, knocked her to the ground. we're told that he kicked her several times and then touched her in inappropriate place in a sexual way. other joggers called the crime disturbing. >> you know, we're aware of incidents happening. i mean, we live in northern virginia and i think we're aware, we know our neighbors are aware and we tackle it as a team. >> we usually walk in pairs for safety reasons because we know it's dark and not a lot of people are out at this time in the morning. >> police don't have much of a description to go on. they are asking people in this area to report anything that they see that is suspicious. and we've got a traffic alert for you. drivers using the left exit from loop in fairfax county, exit 49c, it's closing as early as

today. tracee wilkins reports. >> reporter: there are major changes coming to i-495 for drivers trying to get on 66. this sign is trying to get folks ready for the fact that instead of getting to the left, to get on the 66 from the left-hand exit, you need to start getting used to using the right-hand exit. come tomorrow morning, that's going to be your only option. i want you to see way down the road there from exit 49 c what used to be the left-hand exit on to 66. they are going to close that down to make that an excess point for hot lanes that they are still developing. they know that this is going to take time for drivers to actually get used to all of these changes that this project is bringing. and the folks who are developing this project are aware of that. >> this is a permanent change but we know for drivers that they are used to making that left exit. but the benefit of this is, instead of having all of that weave and traffic jockeying from the right and working their way to the left and all of the

slow down that that creates, we think by having the right exit, that will help with traffic flow at this interchange. >> reporter: now, these jersey walls are going to help you. they are going to shift the walls over to the left and where i'm standing right now, this construction area, this is going to be where traffic will be flowing tomorrow. so you're going to be moved to the right-hand lanes from i-495. now, know that, again, this is going to start by tomorrow morning. drivers, the thing to remember is, instead of getting over to your left, get over to your right if you want to get on to 66 from 495 north. i'm tracee wilkins, in fairfax, news 4. >> and traffic is moving again on southbound 95 in prince william county after a serious accident there. it happened near exit 160. all lanes had to be shut down for a while for a med devak

helicopter to land. the lanes have since reopened. the time right now is 11:11. a car plunged off a 200 foot cliff. wait until you hear how long he was stranded there. plus, new bank fees. you'll want to

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spending days trapped at the base of a cliff. he was driving on a windy road in southern california when his car plunged 200 feet off the side. his family found him at the bottom of this cliff and he was still alive. we stopped at every ravine and the next thing we heard was dad screaming help, help. and there he was. >> he survived by eating leaves and drinking water out of a nearby creek. rescuers found a second car right next to his car that had plunged off the same cliff. that driver, unfortunately, had died in the crash. and now to decision 2012. the presidential field could grow once again. new jersey governor chris ris stooe says that he is considering a run forever president.

sources tell our sister station in new york that christie may have a change of heart after the outpouring of support across the country this week. the decision from the governor could come as early as this week. >> he's getting the money, he's getting the -- >> meanwhile, jon huntsman is on the move. he's closing his campaign headquarters in florida and is moving it to new hampshire. he's trying to score an upset win in the nation's first primary. well, it appears that michelle's bachmann presidential campaign may be in trouble. some reports indicate that she's almost out of money as she struggles to survive her tumbling poll numbers. power was shut off at her campaign headquarters because of unpaid bills. well, it could be a sign of the times. pretty soon it's going to cost a lot more to use your debit card.

bank of america plans to start charges customers a $5 monthly credit card fee, $60 a year. a spokesman for the company says they will be charged if they use their debit card for a purchase in any given month. purchasers will not be charged if they use their card at an atm machine. the fee will start next year. the fee can't come soon enough for bank of america. >> bank of america and most banks is that they are now going to lose a lot every time you swipe to make a purchase with your debit card and now they can only charge 24 cents. that's going to mean a billion dollar loss in fees. >> also testifying $3 monthly fees. they will make a decision on whether to roll this out or not.

>> so it sounds like it's just a matter of time before they roll that out. >> yes. so, thank you for the weather change. it's nice out there. >> it looks like fall. we can all tell the change in the air. >> it's in the air. the humidity is gone. >> good. keep it away from us for a while. >> and you might want to break out the coat by the weekend. as far as your weekend goes, 69. the temperature and wind back to calm. looking for a breezy afternoon. humidity at 65% north of the area we're at 70 degrees. in gathersburg and 73 in fredericksburg, virginia. here's a look at the radar. we have a few very, very light

showers. these are not reaching the ground in hagerstown. as far as the overnight goes, as we go through 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 p.m., mostly cloudy sky, in northwest lowden county. 64 degrees by 9:00 and upper 50s by 11:00 p.m. and then another 10 degree temperature drop and by saturday midnight, 59 degrees. by the time we get to tomorrow morning, around 50 degrees in the beltway, maybe 53 or so. just a little higher if we hang on to that wind. pittsburgh and detroit and 54 degrees. high temperature around 57 degrees. folks, that is the average temperature for mid-november.

so very chilly air. watch that blue. that's the cold as it sinks all the way down to the south and hitting our friends down through the carolinas. 42 in charlotte for the start on sunday morning and 44 in atlanta, georgia. we'll be starting out in the 40s. unfortunately, it looks like there may be cloud cover holding through sunday. maybe even more light showers coming through the area on and mostly cloudy and showers for the afternoon mainly on saturday. light showers east of i-95. washington and low pressure system that next little one swings on through, pennsylvania through that area, we could see it spin still around the area and less with a weekend cloud cover and you want to prepare for the weekend coming up.

winds at times gust up to 15 and 20 miles per hour. cloud cover for your evening, chilly and breezy and upper 40s to start. and definitely on the choice side this weekend. and you might see that hang on. >> time to pull out the jackets. thanks, veronica. it's now 11:21. the first lady pulled off her secret shopping trip to a local target store. first, here's a look at what is hot on nbcwashington.

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survival of the human spirit, joining us this morning to talk about the production l les miserables. >> thank you. >> it has to be hard. the numbers are incredible. nearly 60 million people in 21 languages have seen this show, making it one of the world's most popular musicals ever written. how hard is it to go on stage every night knowing that? >> well, mark is great. we have -- we do a great show. i think we both feel so privileged that this is a show that has become a huge part of our lives. >> it is. you know, the show is not -- went you have to do it every day and you get yourself ready to do it every day, you don't think about how many people have seen it. you think about the people that are going to see it right now and that's what we try to focus on, i think. both of us, pretty much. >> and you play the role and you've done it 3,000 times.

3,000 times. you must feel like that character. >> i do. i feel like that i embody the character a bit. it's not that i've spent 19 years in prison or anything like that but after you've done it for a period of time, and you understand the story, i understand it very well and how the director wanted it told, so that's how i got the call. >> it's easy or hard knowing how many people will be seeing it for the second, third, maybe even tenth time? >> i think both mark and i have the benefit of knowing that we're doing something that we're proud of. we're doing characters and work that we're proud of. whenever anybody comes to the show, we don't worry how we're going to do it in comparison because the show is so great. and we've done all of the right work on it and i think that we go out there and say, this is what we're doing. the response has been incredible. we're very fortunate. we could be doing shows that are not as heavy or rich with

meaning than this one. and we've been -- so we have benefited from it throughout our whole lives. >> now, this is a new production but are there any surprises for people who may have seen it five years ago? >> the story is the same. it's a story of redemption and grace. it's two opposing opinions of god's grace and that particular story, maybe it's old testament, new testament, it's a bit new with regard to its -- >> the technologies that they've introduced into this one have brought it forward. >> can you quickly tell us about your character? >> he's a cop. that's how i play him. i play him as a cop. i just want him to be a straight-up cop so it's not easy to make him the bad guy. he's not thevil villain. he's just doing his job. >> and john? >> he's this redemption that you

get to see on stage and the rest of his life is devoted to god. >> and people leave uplifted, don't they? >> we hope. >> well, you see from the applauses. let me remained people, it's at the opera house through october 30th. thank you for coming to see us. thank you. it's now 11:28. coming up in the next half hour of news 4 midday, the paramedics that rushed to michael jackson's side the day he died, and hear what the bodyguard had to say right after his death. right after his death. and marion barry and a give

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at 11:31, here's what is going on right now. a u.s. air strike has killed anwar al awlaki. the u.s.-born terrorist was implicated in a foiled underwear bombing plot. witness accounts on the day that michael jackson died showed an attempted cover up by dr. conrad murray. he's the physician on trial for the death of michael jackson. testimony today is from the

former jackson's bodyguard. >> this is michael jackson's bodyguard on the job protecting the pop star. but on june 25th, 2009, there was nothing alberto al have a resident could to do to save his boss. he's the prosecution's key witness on the stand thursday. alvarez said when michael stopped breathing, dr. murray gave him some viles. >> he reached over and grabbed a handful of viles and reached out to me and said, here, put these in a bag. >> prosecutors say that dr. murray was trying to hide evidence before calling 911 and recruited alvarez to help. >> he pointed to the iv stat and said put that in the blue bag,

at the bottom of the bag there was what appeared to me like a milky white substance. >> that milky white substance, prosecutors say, was the powerful anesthetic, propofol. >> what did you think that those were being packed up for in. >> to go to the hospital. >> reporter: but prosecutors say that the drugs never made it to the hospital and dr. murray repeatedly lied to emergency workers, concealing the drugs, they say, and covering up his crime. >> this evidence in conjunction with other evidence is that he didn't care. all he cared was about himself. >> is it possible, mr. alvarez, that you are confused about the timing of these particular events? is that possible? >> no, sir. >> reporter: the defense claims dr. murray asked alvarez to call 911 immediately and alvarez

says, that part is true. he said, alberto, hurry, we have to get him to the hospital. we have to get an ambulance. >> but alvarez admits that he did not call right away, distracted by michael's children. there they were, prince and paris, standing in the doorway watching their father die. >> paris screamed out, daddy. >> jeff rosen reporting. the paramedics who rushed to his side will take the stand today and the defense will say that jackson gave himself the last dose of propofol that caused his death. the appeal of amanda knox is wrapping up. a verdict could come as early as monday. but not before knox addresses the court. knox is serving a 26-year sentence for the murder of her roommate back in 2007.

the popular newspaper "the onion" has always done a good job of making fake news sound surprisingly real. yesterday, "the onion," reported that armed men were keeping children hostage. the site posted a fake picture of house speaker john boehner with a young hostage as well as video of the young r hostage situation. posting updates to the story throughout the day, capital police say that they understand "the onion" satire but it wasn't very funny. we're going to check again with veronica johnson with the latest on our forecast. >> you know what they say, the sunshine doesn't last long enough. by the afternoon, the clouds will start moving in.

i want to take you back to where we have a few high clouds making its wau through the west. it's thickening and it's going to head in for the afternoon. so sunshine, it will be fading. we'll get up into the 70s. 72 in frederick. high temperatures about 73 to 75 degrees as cloud cover comes in. that will be holding the temperatures down. breezy into the 70s. a look overnight, very light showers by midnight and then early tomorrow morning, very chilly in the h the mid-40s and a few showers coming its way by 7:00 a.m. we'll take a look at seven-day forecast and weekend events in just a couple of minutes. >> veronica, thank you. three new traffic laws will go into effect tomorrow in

maryland. one of them, police in maryland can pullover and ticket drivers if they are caught sending or reading text messages behind the wheel. under the existing law, that means they have to have a reason to issue a texting citation. under the new law, anyone can be fined $70 and receive one point on your driver's license. nearly 40% of all adults confess to reading a text message while driving. the second law, as a result in part of a deadly accident over a year ago. natasha was killed while riding her bike in largo. her bike was later found still attached to the cadillac escalade that hit her. at the time of her death, maryland's manslaughter laws were considered too lenient. now lawmakers created a new misdemeanor offense called

manslaughter by criminal defense and is punishable by jail and a fine. >> the intent is that the person who does a hit, kill, and run gets more than $100 in fines and more than a traffic ticket or two. >> and the third new law will require use of interlock devices. that's when the ignition system is connected to the breathalyzer. it will directly impact repeat offenses. starting tomorrow, you'll have to pay more at the dmv in the district. the agency is more than doubling its fees for several services. it's raising fees from $7 to $20 for duplicate driver's license and learners permits and identification cards, change of address the price for parking is going up as well. a residential parking permit is

going to increase to $35 unless you're a senior citizen. it will cost you $25 if that's the case. board members overseeing the historic washington theater say it's uncertain how long the theater can stay open without support from the district. the board member says that the theater has just $50,000 in cash on hand. the theater's monthly operating cost is $60,000. >> well, there's no "if" on capitol hill this weekend after 44 years, it will close. sunday, okd 2nd will be the last day. they will auction off memorabilia online starting

october 7th. this is d.c.'s oldest irish bar. the hawk and dove will no doubt be packed. redskin players and coaches are not taking this game lightly. head coach mike knows that there's a difference between going in the off week one and going in it 2-2. >> you don't want to go into it 2-2. you want to go in it 3-1. it's a very talented football team, probably the best young quarterback that came along in a long time. they have a lot of talent. and they gave us their last year. and so we've got to put our best shot forward and go out to get the job done. >> the redskins are in a three-way tie at the top and kick off against the rams at 1:00 p.m. on sunday.

>> i'm moving out. >> no. no. >> i'm your mother, adam. >> no. exactly. that's why. >> joseph's life has turned upside down in the comedy drama "50/50" and struggles to and friend diagnosed and "50/50" is rated r. starring in the drama "dreamhouse," the house was part of a brutal murder in the past and the group tried to piece together the puzzle and are shocked by what they discovered. "dreamhouse" is rated pg-13. and what's your number, she

will be alone forever and she heads out in the search of her exes to figure out who she out to be with. also starring in this movie is mikael. "what's your number" is rated r. at ft. meyer, a change of commander is going on. army chief of staff is replacing admiral mullen. president obama is speaking. let's listen in. >> and u.s. cargo planes in 2010. and the united states around the globe to kill innocent men, women, and children. to the death of awlaki, marks a

defeat al qaeda and its affiliates. furthermore, a course of several years, awlaki and his organization has been directly responsible for the deaths of many citizens and targeting of innocent civilians has been rejected by the vast majority of muslims and people of all faiths. he has met his demise the people of yemen in a common effort against al qaeda. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and a terrorist organization going forward we will remain vigilant against any threats to the united states or our allies and partners. make no mistake, this is further proof that al qaeda and its

afail it's a will find no safe haven anywhere in the world. working with yemen or in aluf in or commit terrorist aimed to kill americans and to build a world in which people everywhere can live in greater peace, prosperity, and security. advancing that security, it has been a life's work of the men that we honor today but as mike will admit to you, he got off to somewhat shaky start. just 23 years old, commanding a small tanker when he collided with a buoy. as mike later explained in his understated way, when you're on a ship, colliding with anything is not a good thing.

i tell the story because mike has told it himself, to men and women across the military. he has always understood that the true measure of our success is not whether we stumble, it's whether we pick ourselves up. >> president obama is is speaking about a u.s. air strike that killed anwar al awlaki. still ahead on news 4 midday, how the first lady pulled off a

marion barry's turkey give away is coming with a few strings. be prepared to show up at a few meetings. there he is requiring people to preregister and attend three community meetings or every psa meeting from october to november if you're a parent of a school-age child. barry tells the washington post that last year it was a distribution mess where some people were left turkeyless. the give away is on november 26th this year. new concerns today involving produce. this time, a california farm is

voluntarily recalling bags of chopped rom main lettuce because of possible listeria contamination. the decision comes after a random test sample by the food and drug administration. they tested positive for listeria. the farm says the lettuce was distributed in up to three western states. however, there are no reports of people getting sick. listeria has been blamed for 16 deaths across the country. it's 11:49 now. coming up, the idea of temporary marriages. how about that? plus, meteorologist ver john ka johnson will

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of the news like that, welcome, tommy mcfly from 97.5 fresh -- 94.7, fresh fm. >> 94.7. >> great to have you with us. let's talk a little bit about that. >> it's amazing. so, yes, first lady michelle obama got doggie supplies and everyone is like, i can't believe that no one recognized her. when you go into target, i want to get the eggs and shampoo and get out of there. lady gaga walked past me and people taking out. >> you figure that out but you don't in any of the photos how close they were. >> they are far enough that people don't even know her, i'm sure. >> is that the cool place to shop? >> i think so. so that's cool. by itself.

they have home goods and stuff like that. >> absolutely. and now they are going to be slammed. >> let's talk about the marriage of demi and ashton. what is going on? >> on their sixth wedding anniversary, allegedly he cheated with a 23-year-old blond bombshell. of course she freaked out and the media freaked out and they have been playing girl games on twitter. she unfollowed him and he unfollowed her and they are twitting cryptic things at her. which is funny because that shows their age. he tweeted a '90s rap song. i don't remember the exact lyrics and then she tweeted a greek sonit. showing you the difference in the maturity levels and age levels. >> would it surprise you if this marriage broke up? >> they have been together for

six years and seem to be in love with each other. about 49,000 years apart and it's different that it is working for them. >> she's got kids about his age, right? >> yeah, absolutely. >> some lawmakers in mexico are tryinging to create a temporary marriage license because there's so many divorces. what do you think about this? >> i don't hate this idea. the marriage license is the only license that you don't have to renew. you have to renew your driver's license and hunting licenses and all of those. so the marriage license is, to death do us part. they want to make a two-year marriage license. it basically would be a contract that after two years you decide, it's not working out. i'm going to take my things. here's how we split it. or we renew and renegotiate the contract. >> the only problem is kids. >> got to be the kids' clause. >> all of those things.

>> i don't know about that one. >> finally, let's talk about ladies on the big bucks list. >> i was so happy to find out that tina fey made the most in hollywood. >> that's not surprising at all. >> she certainly deserves it. you look at the rest of the list, they are all great and accomplished and skillful and spectacular, but tina is a writer, producer, she's got it going on. whereas marci cross and eva longoria, they are actresses. >> tommy, thank you from 94.7 fresh fm. >> thank you. here's a preview of things to come today. >> coming up today at 4:00, the latest from the manslaughter trial in the case of dr. murray. paramedics talk about details

hidden from them when they were treating mr. jackson. and the engagement is off now. hugh hefner's ex fiancee is trying to load that engagement ring. why she wants to get rid of the ring now. and then on news 4 at 5:00, food trucks are parking all over the city. we know that. but sometimes finding the one you want can be a challenge. now two recent college grads have come up with a solution. that tracks your favorite food truck. we'll share with you tonight. join us tonight at 4:00. >> thank you, pat. time now for a final check on our forecast. here's veronica. >> well, i promised you weekend events. outside cutting the grass. we'll be able to squeeze that in. 70 to 75 today. it will be cool and breezy as clouds increase and mostly cloudy for the evening as we follow the mid-60s. breezy again. keep that in mind. the annual star gaze by northern

virginia. astronomy club takes place at crockett park. 3:00 to 11:00, it's rain or shine. it starts at 3:00 and you'll get a chance to ask a whole lot of questions as far as the forecast goes for the weekend, showers move through as you can see from saturday. high temperature on saturday, like mid-november around here. >> wow, can't wait. thanks a lot. great having you here. >> that's news 4 midday for today. thank you for joining us. be sure to tune in at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00. all through the weekend we have news. i'll be back here monday morning at 11:00 for news 4 midday. be sure to