memory. >> from washington, president obama talked about anwar al-awlaki's death. >> the death of anwarawlaki marks a smile stone to defeat al-qaeda. >> bill: the case raises questions unanswered. was he a key part of the 9/11 plot? did the f.b.i. manage to turn name an informant and what has been his role? one thing is clear he turned on the country of his birth and calls for jihad against his fellow americans. in the end it was the joint c.i.a. military operation that caught up with him. for fox news reporting, i'm bill hemmer.

2004, anwar al- awlaki moved to yemen. his group sent bombs described in printer ink cartridges. they were intercepted at airports. the controversial u.s. presidential order had been signed to kill or capture anwar al-awlaki. us drones have been targeting him for months. many have expressed regret that he was not brought to trial. >> there are legal precedents and a very important ones. you are targeting people and charging the will of not yet committed a crime. >> al qaeda and ems will live on. it has lost its chief recruiter, but its leader and its bomb makers are still at large. >> there have been some criticism of the killing of anwar al-awlaki by human rights campaigns. legal counsel to homeland security and explained the legal basis for his assassination. >> the obama administration has not been clear about its legal basis, but there are quite a few justifications under the law for the action that was taken today. first of all, the united states is at war without qaeda. as a result of the joint resolution of congress

anwar al awlaki was the leader of external operations for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. >> reporter: but this time it's different. anwar al awlaki was an american. this may be the first u.s. killing of an american target with no trial, no indictment. >> the problem here is that the u.s. has done something that i don't think it's ever done before. it's killed one of its citizens somewhere else around the world without any due process at all. this is about rule of law and rules to keep us all safe. >> reporter: his organization sued to take anwar al awlaki off a terror kill list and lost. the white house wouldn't offer a legal justification for targeting an american. >> this goes the assumptions about the circumstances of his death and i'm not going address that. >> reporter: an advisor to the u.s. state department explained the government's logic for killing anyone on the terrorist capture or kill list regardless of nationality. >> a state that is engaged in armed conflict or legitimate self-defense is not required to provide targets or legal process before the state may use lethal f

plus this notice of an article by anwar al awlaki, on targeting the population of countries at war with the muslims. al qaeda in its magazine says as you can see, this article by anwar al awlaki is coming soon. no, it's not. not anymore. today the united states government announced anwar al awlaki was killed in yemen. it is understood to have been by a cia drone strike. killed along side awlaki was another star from the most recent issue of the al qaeda magazine, an author of an essay of how al ckqaeda is at propagaa and how bad the u.s. is. the author of the essay, sameer khan. he and awlaki reportedly killed today by a u.s. strike in yemen. both known for their role in al qaeda propaganda and importantly both americans. not just american born, as they're being described so often today, but americans. american citizens. >> now, i want to say a few words about some important news. earlier this morning anwar al awlaki, a leader of al qaeda in the arrabian peninsula, was killed in yemen. the death -- [ applause ] the death of awlaki is a major blow to al qaeda's most active operational af

victoria contra el terrorismo en estados unidos, tenemos los detalles. >>> anwar al awlaki, uno de losda fue dado de baja, sin riesgo alguno para tropas estadounidenses, una nave no tripulada lanzó bombas. >>> anwar al awlaki, concoía de dentro la cultura estadu . >>> Él era el maestro en buscar en internet, para reclutar nuevos terroristas. >>> entre sus pupilos estaría el mayor hassad, fassad y umar abdu mutalab. >>> según este analista, la baja de osama bin laden fue el golpe más fuerte contra al-qaeda, pero esto en términos de seguridad nacional . >>> era quien manejaba la posibilidad de atentados internos. >>> pocos piensan que esto podr'ñia ser parte de posibilidades de subir la popularidad del presidente barack obama . >>>aahora se denunció la muerte de anwar al awlaki, diciendo que no es legal que el gobierno use fuerza letal contra un ciudadano que no representa amenaza de muerte inminente, es un combatiente en un grupo armado para otros, y ajusticiarlos es permitid. >>> en california, michael jackson, y su caso, los paramédicos dicen que podrían haberlo salvado en caso de hab

anwar al awlaki was considered a key recruiter for al qaeda. the new bulletin warns of possible attacks carried out by home grown extremists. reports say a saudi bomber who plotted against attacks against the united states may also have died in that strike. authorities say he was involved in a number of plots including the so-called underwear bomber case. funeral services for troy davis took place today in savannah. the georgia inmate was executed last week for the 1989 slaying of an off duty police officer and amnesty international is urging supporters to observe today as a day of remembrance. >> an anxious weekend for american amanda knox as she awaits to hear her fate. she's appealing her 2009 conviction of murder, her former roommate in italy. knock's attorney say she's a victim of overzealous prosecutors who decided her guilt regardless of reason. knox is expected to address the court on monday. >>> and two more people are dead after eating cantalope contaminated with lifteria from a colorado farm. the centers for disease control says one

>> on the killing of anwar al- awlaki -- does the president believe a different standard applies whenaeda operatives in the same vein? >> you heard the president talk about anwar al-awlaki' death. and why that is a significant event. he was a principal leader in al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula, the most operational affiliate of al qaeda. he himself was directly involved in plotting terrorist attacks against the united states and american citizens including the so-called underwear bomber, the attempted bombing of an airliner in 2009 and a failed attempt to bomb cargo planes headed for the united states. in the overall effort, the sustained effort, to continue to put pressure on al qaeda, this is a significant fact that anwar al-awlaki is dead. questions about the circumstances of his death i will not get into. the question you just passed contains assumptions within that that i want addressed. -->> if you're going after another -- >> this goes to the assumptions of the circumstances of his death and i will not address that. >> is the administration prepared to lay out the evidence ag

is more than anwar al-awlaki. al-wahishy, and another guy who is considered one of the best bomb makers, working today. he was behind the nonmetallic explosives in the attempted bombing on christmas day, greta. >> how did he slip out of the country? i was talking to you or reading your book, and i read he was embraced as a source of information and it turps out tdevelopped into this? >> well, you're right. one of the things i lay out in the book and we discussed on your show in june is that in october of 2002, anwar al-awlaki was held in federal custody, until an fbi agent ordered his release, even though there was an active warrant for his arrest. what our fox investigative team has reported and has never been challenged by the fbi is that the bureau was trying to develop an intelligence asset relationship or track him inside the united states for intelligence. the reason that matters is because what we showed is that this information about the fbi wkt with anwar al-awlaki was never shared with the 9/11 commission

ninidal hassan had communications with anwar al-awlaki. and yemeni officials say that the so-called underwear bomb they're tried to take down a plane over christmas in 2009 had contact with anwar al-awlaki. >> he gained so much influence in al-qaeda organization. this is from our special american tourist. >> i believe he became radicalized and realized he had certain power to get followers in the way of presenting his brand of extremism to young people here in the u.s.. >> reporter: when he preached in the mosque, did he have a commanding personality? >> i hate to use out those words i would say he was ka charismatic. >> every person will have two wives. >> his specialty is painting elaborate graphic picture of the carnal pleasures that await them. >> and.... >> kelly: the american terrorist will air here tomorrow 9:00 p.m. you should see it. it is riveting. >> heather: making a public plea obama urging congress to get to work on his $447 billion jobs bill. house republicans insisting they will not consider the bill, not consider it unless

the target anwar al-awlaki, the american born cleric, propagandaist and one of al- qaeda's notorious leaders. >> earlier this morning anwar al-awlaki, leader of al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula was killed in yemen. the death of al-awlaki is a major blow to al-qaeda's most active operational affiliate. >> reporter: the president who signed the capture or kill order in april of 2010 made the announcement at a retirement ceremony for admiral mike mullen. >> bin laden is dead. al-awlaki is dead. >>> >> reporter: al-awlaki had alleged ties to the christmas day underwear bomber -- bomber and he exchanged more than 20 e- mails with the ft. hood shooter. also killed today, 25-year-old samir kahn of charlotte, north carolina, al-awlaki's web master and publisher of an online al-qaeda magazine showing recruits how to make bombs. >> this has been a bad year for terrorists. >> reporter: on the steps of the pentagon defense secretary leon pa net a thanked yemen's government and intelligence -- panetta thanked yemen's government and intelligence service. >> the yemen government has cooperated with

the united states killed anwar al awlaki and a colleague who edited al qaeda's online magazine. awlaki has been linked to numerous incidents, including the underwear bomber and the murderous assault at ft. hood. along with the killing of osama bin laden, today's drone strike in yemen makes it that much more difficult for republicans to credibly call the president weak on terrorism. >>> also, a new poll shows that most people still blame president bush for the awful economy. but bush isn't on the ballot next november. president, it looks like it's time for a new strategy. >>> plus, jersey sore. amid all the talk of chris christie getting in the race comes word today that the governor doesn't really get along with the big-name democrats in his state. senator frank lautenberg calls him the king of liars. we'll ask him what he means by that. >>> and mr. president, you're on the air. president obama joined our colleague michael smerconish yesterday on his radio show today. to talk about the economy, and efforts to restrict voting rights. michael smerconish joins us later. >>> finally

even with anwar al- awlaki his killing, al qaeda and the arabian peninsula it is still a potent threatticated bomb maker ibrahim hassan as-asiri, al queda's top bomb maker behind the most sophisticate is still on the lol qaeda titans the grip yemen is threatening to become a failed state. cnn, london. >> the embrace the be warmer the bthe baby warmer. helping premature babies. [yksww >> welcome back. this new invention is helping with developing countries. >> this woman was sean for more south indian village because she was continually giving birth to premature babies. >> my husband tried to keep our baby. and put it in a box with a light bulb but it died is not an unusual practice. sometimes their role hospital can be worse. >> the potential at the greatest is hypothermia. they get too cold. >> and in this state, but three and 10 babies are born premature or with a dangerously low birth weight. to keep these babies warm is vital to their survival there is a need for a portable, inexpensive, easy-to-use and device and they found one. at stanford. that challenge at that time was to make

today, the president said that the death of anwar al awlaki was a significant milestone in the broader effort to defeat al qaeda and its affiliates. let's watch the president. >> the death of awlaki is a major blow to al qaeda's most active operational affiliate. but make no mistake. this is further proof that al qaeda and its affiliates will find no safe haven anywhere in the world. working with yemen and our other allies and partners, we will be determined, we will be deliberate, we will be relentless, we will be resolute in our commitment to destroy terrorist networks that aim to kill americans. >> let me go to richard wolffe. richard, you know, it reminds me, back in the bush era, which seems like a long time ago, thank god, that bush was always saying things in his strange way, i'm not going think a lot about getting bin laden, it never occurs to me, here's the guy he swore he was going to get the friday after 9/11. he tried to pretend that they weren't really worth going after. that we had more important you war to fight in iraq. talk about a long way car effort there. this presi

officials confirmed that the use and on manned drone to target anwar al-awlaki's convoy. it is believed that he was an important and highly active leader within the al qaeda network. he repeatedly advocated the killing of u.s. citizens and even helped to plot a tax. barack obama authorized the assassination last year. obama said that his killing was a milestone in the war on terror. >> this is further proof that al qaeda and its affiliates will find no safe haven anywhere in the world. working with yemen and our other allies, we will be determined, we will be delivered, we will be relentless and resolute in our commitment to destroy terrorist networks. >> anti-terrorism investigators have linked anwar al-awlaki to numerous attacks. two of the 9/11 hijackers are thought to have been his followers. anwar al-awlaki was never charged with any formal crimes. this raises the question of killing a u.s. citizen without due process of law. >> fighters and libya supporting the interim government there have resumed their shelling of gaddafi's hometown of sirte. they fired opposition

repeated postings on the internet, al- awlaki urged al qaeda sympathizers to launch their own homegrown attacks. juan zarate is the national security analyst for cbs news. >> anwar al-awlaki was the pied piper of al qaeda, radicalizing them and committing them the cause of al qaeda to fight fellow citizens. >> reporter: one of al-awlaki's followers, another american, samir khan, died next to him in today's missile strike. khan, from north carolina, denied his ties to al qaeda in this interview in 2008. >> reporter: are you helping recruit for al qaeda? >> no. >> reporter: not at all? >> no. >> reporter: helping recruit for terrorism? >> not at all. >> reporter: kahn fled to yemen, where he became the chief propagandist for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. his latest edition was published just this week, a tribute to the 10th anniversary of 9/11. it was that signature attack, of course, which defined al qaeda. at the time, in 2001, al-awlaki was an imam at this virginia mosque. while the f.b.i. was never able to connect him directly to the attacks, we know awlaki had at least some contact with three of the hijackers who attended his sermons. now, the death of a

qaeda and its affiliates will find no safe haven, anywhere in the world. >> bin laden is dead, anwar al-awlakis dead. al qaeda is a much diminished network. >> president obama and just retired chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, mike mullen, talking about the significance of killing one of the world's most wanted terrorists. and brit hume, political analyst, and laura meyerson and bill kristol from the weekly standard and fox news analyst, juan williams. after two years of searching, u.s. intelligence and special forces finally got their man, drone strikes friday, taking down this guy, anwar al-awlaki, the american-born cleric who was so effective in recruiting jihaddists over the internet. brit, how big a victory in the war on terrorism? >> i think it's big, if you are looking around the world for an al qaeda leader who steps into bin laden's role, though in a smaller capacity, this is your guy. and so i think credit is owed to everyone involved in this and the president on down. i think part what have is interesting about it is, one of the problems of this whole struggle against terrorist

the question for you this morning, should the united states have targeted anwar al awla awlaki? ama got osama bin laden and now anwar al-awlaki. >> he took the lead in planning and directing efforts to murder innocent americans. he repeatedly called on individuals in the united states and around the globe to kill innocent men, women, and children to advance a murderous agenda. >> another american al qaeda collaborator was killed in the al-awlaki operation. what a relief, right? not for everybody. >> if the american people accept this blindly and casually, we now have an accepted practice of the president assassinating people who he thinks are bad guys. i think it's sad. >> yes, they were bad guys. really bad guys. still, some say that's no excuse for basically murder. the american civil liberties union, which once accused obama of morphing into bush says, and i quote -- >>> although former vice president dick cheney disagrees, he praised the obama administration for targeting al-awlaki, and says that president obama should apologized for his veiled criticism of the bush administr

the attack killed anwar al awlaki, the u.s.-born chief of external operations for al qaeda's yemen branch. he had been tied to the deadly 2009 shooting in ft.hood, the christmas underwear bomber and last year's attacks in times squares. samir kahn was also killed in the strike. the u.s. hoped the attack also killed one of the top bombmakers, but yemeni officials confirm he was not among those killed. the death of al awlaki and kahn has raised questions about the legality behind pursuing and targeting americans abroad, even though with ties to terrorist organizations. in an editorial the "los angeles times" addressed the issue of overlooking rights of the citizen in a time of war. we show thank you because it captures the argument against this killing. they write even in war time the killing of a u.s. citizen or anyone else who poses no immediate danger is morally obnoxious it is also impossible to harmonize with the u.s. constitution. the fifth amendment said no citizen should be deprived of life, liberty or property without du

the state department issuing a new travel alert for americans that said in part the death of anwar al-awlaki should provide motivation for anti-americans worldwide with groups wanting to do that. >> gregg: steve, thanks very much. for an extensive indepth report on anwar al-awlaki be se to tune in tonight. the american terrorist, that is fox news 9:00 p.m. eastern time. hosted by bill hemmer. >> heather: new video of a wall street protest that shut down a major bridge this weekend. new york city police handcuffing more than 700 members of the group that okay called occupy wall street. they were demonstrating on the bridge. protestors shut down a lane of traffic for several hours yesterday and their cries against wall street continue downtown this afternoon. julie banderas is live in new york newsroom with more. >> julie: it had been peaceful up until yesterday. the group occupied wall street orchestrated a protest up to brooklyn but as they walked up to the bridge some spilled on to the roadway. then this happened. >> julie: those who don't dchbt comply, 700 people were arrested for disorder

anwar al-awlaki was an operational leader of al-qaida in the arabian peninsula. >> reporter: this is awlaki you should see it in just a moment. he lived in the united states for 21 years and had several run ins with law enforcement including an incident for soliciting a prostitute. we are now hearing from the former attorney general alberto gonzales says we have to be more transparent because clearly the u.s. president will have to consider putting more americans on his kill list in the future, martha. martha: this is a whole interesting other chapter that you've touched on a lot in your reporting and writing. thanks a lot. bill: he's still dead, though. martha: that would be the case. bill: unfortunately for those who aspire to be like him his words and his mission lives on on the internet, because he was proficient when it came to the web. martha: certainly was. bill: prosecutors calling their final witness. now the defense makes their case in dr. conrad murray's trial, and they are about to paint a very sad picture of michael jackson. martha: stick three dozen people on a flat-bed

i don't underestimate the importance of killing anwar al-awlaki. i think it is a victory and well deserved by our intelligence and military. but, you know, the travel notice, travel advisory, state department has sent out, is evidence that this is a long and continuing war and, it has been since 9/11 and will go on for some time. even the list of victories you have read which is quite impressive, is over a wide geographic territory which shows how dispersed the threat of al qaeda is and how it has been able to grow even since the overthrow of taliban and al qaeda in afghanistan. ten years ga. >> eric: as you say it is so dispers dispersed. does it mean they become more dangerous as they fan out and harder for us to knock them off and pick 'em off, one by one? >> i think it is a mistake to believe that drone attacks alone are going to solve the problem. as important an element of the campaign as they could be, back in the late 1990s, we used cruise missiles against suspected terror sites in afghanistan, in sudan and elsewhere. and that was obviously

washington reacciono ante la muerte del clerigo islamico estadounidense anwar al awlaki. esidente obama fue el primero en dar declaraciones. anwar al awlaki, nacido en nuevo mexico murio en yemen junto a otros miembros de al qaeda, 1 de ellos tambien estadounidense, en 1 ataque desde una nave no tripulada. el presidente obama indico que era otro hito en derrotar a la red terrorista. la muerte de awlaki es 1 duro golpe a la afiliada de al qaeda mas activa operacionalm ente. con base en yemen, por haber crecido y estudiado en estados unidos, al awlaki era considerado como 1 lider para atraer nuevos reclutas. este senor era la llave para que ellos usaran las herramientas del siglo 21 de internet, facebook, twitter, you tube para reclutar gente en estados unidos. awlaki planifico el intento de 1 nigeriano con explosivos en su ropa interior de hacer volar 1 vuelo a detroit a fines del 2009, y se comunico por internet con el autor del ataque en fort hood texas. pero organizaciones de derechos civiles y candidatos presidenciales cuestionan darle muerte a 1 ciudadano estadounidens

ray suarez has the story. >> suarez: the announcement of anwar al-awlaki's death made him the most prominenteda figure killed since osama bin laden back in may. yemeni intelligence officials said he was located three weeks ago and tracked intensively on the ground and from the air. today, u.s. drone aircraft blasted awlaki's convoy with missiles near the town of khashef in jawf province, about 90 miles east of yemen's capital, sanaa. president obama had authorized awlaki's killing almost two years ago. he hailed today's news at a ceremony for the outgoing chairman of the u.s. joint chiefs of staff. >> the death of awlaki marks another major blow to al qaeda's most active operational affiliate. >> age for yemen and the security forces that worked closely with the united states over several years. >> suarez: the 40-year-old, american-born cleric had become a major player in al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, the terror group's most active wing. but ten years ago, as a cleric at a washington-area mosque, awlaki advocated restraint. he appeared in a "newshour" report, addressing worshippers just

american born terrorist anwar al-awlaki was killed in yemen. officials say anwar al-awlaki is one of the world's top terrorist recruiters and he has ties to terror attacks. the mission is a successful operation between the united states and yemen. >>> day four today of the michael jackson death trial. two paramedics testified in the case against dr. conrad murray today. he is accused of giving michael jackson too much propofol. prosecutors say that is what led to his death. as kron 4's grant lodes explains, one paramedic says michael jackson was life less when he arrived. >> reporter: he took the stand in the trial of dr. conrad murray. lee responded to the 911 call and described the scene in the bedroom on june 25, 2009. >> when i first moved the patient, his skin was cool to the touch. when we -- took a glance at him, his eyes were open. they were dry. >> reporter: dr. conrad murray never said he gave michael jackson propofol. >> did dr. conrad murray provide you with information concerning medication? >> at that point he said no, he is not ta

the killing of american-born anwar al-awlaki, propaganda well schooled in the west. language for terror recruits. does awlaki's death wipe out al-qaeda's reach in the u.s.? we'll bring in waleid phares, it's great to gain your insights on this topic, now that awlaki is dead along with top lieutenants, what does it mean for the united states as far as al-qaeda's reach into the united states to inspire and reach out and recruit lone wolfs or operators here in america? >> well, first of all, awlaki was indeed a very important maker of american jihadist, they be organized themselves or home grown jihadists or lone wolves, he was made by the ideology and the ideology is still around. second, more or less a decade he has been working on creating the next wave of awlakis in the united states. lets assume, that this is a tactical, but it won't have a strategic implications unless it begins with the war of ideas. >> what do we have to do. one thing to have a tactical advantage and be able to take out people like awlaki, as you stated there are more out this who can fill the s

one of america's top terror targets is dead. >> the death of awlaki is a major blow to al qaeda's most active operational affiliate. >> anwar al awlaki was a long way from the home when the missile found him in yemen. born in new mexico and educated in the u.s., he radicalized and became a leader in al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. implicated in many plots to kill americans, he was a top terror recruiter, awlaki's presence was felt in >> reporter: the alleged shooter, major nidal hasan is believed to have exchanged e-mails with awlaki before the rampage that left 13 people dead. awlaki is also linked to other terror plots, including the would-be underwear bomber's alleged plan to bring down a usair liner two years ago, the plot to blow up u.s. cargo planes, and the attempt to set off a bomb in new york's times square. >> i consider al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas with awlaki as a leader within that organization probably the most significant risk to the u.s. homeland. >> we had always had a tremendous concern that after getting bin ladin that someone like awlaki was a primary target because of his continuing efforts to

cu ---el ministerio yemen inform este viernes de la muerte de anwar al awlaki. man, con pasaporte estadounidens e y lider de al qaeda en la peninsula arbiga... ---vamos con cristina londoÑo. take pkg anwar al-awlaki, uno de los comandantes mas peligrosos de al-qaeda, fue dado de baja sin riesgo alguno para tropas estadounidens es. segun informes, una nave no tripulada como esta, lanzo dos misiles contra el convoy en que viajaba... al awlaki nacio en nuevo mexico, estudio en colorado, era carismatico y conocia bien la cultura estadounidense. sot: stephen donehoo/analist a militar "era el maestro para usar el internet para reclutar, para entrenar y para buscar a nuevos terroristas" entre sus "pupilos" y seguidores ciberneticos 3 de los autores de los ataques del 9/11 el mayor nidal hassan, acusado de la masacre que cobro 13 vidas en fort hood.. faisad shazad.. autor del fallido atentado en times square.. y umar abdulmuttalab , quien trato de hacer explotar un avion, con explosivos escondidos en sus interiores. segun este analista, la baja de osama bin laden fue el

had been zeroing in on anwar al awlaki's location for months. u.s. military officials determined awlaki was hiding out in a compound deep in the back country of yemen. what awlaki could never know was high overhead, american surveillance aircraft and satellites were watching that compound 24 hours a day, while armed drones flew nearby. all they needed was awlaki to step out into the daylight. they waited and waited. until this morning. awlaki, one of the most wanted terrorists in the world, walked out and climbed into a pickup truck. a huge break. as he began to drive, more than 7,000 miles away, likely at cia headquarters in langley, virginia, operators using remote controls raced the drones into position. within moments, the drones were locked in on the vehicle as it sped along the roadway below. moments later, at 9:55 a.m., the drones fired more than three hellfire missiles, hitting the vehicle carrying awlaki. it erupted in flames, but his was the only vehicle hit, a testament to the increased usage and accuracy of the drone program. >> with lase

al awlaki is targeted. a u.s. drone fires its missile and one of america's top terror targets is dead. >> the death of awlaki is a major blow to al qaeda's most active operational affiliate. >> anwar al awlaki was a long way from the home when the missile found him in yemen. born in new mexico and educated in the u.s., he radicalized and became a leader in al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. implicated in many plots to kill americans, he was a top terror recruiter, awlaki's presence was felt in the ft. hood massacre. the alleged shooter, major nidal hasan is believed to have exchanged e-mails with awlaki before the rampage that left 13 people dead. awlaki is also linked to other terror plots, including the would-be underwear bomber's alleged plan to bring down a u.s. airliner two years ago, the plot to blow up u.s. cargo planes, and the attempt to set off a bomb in new york's times square. >> i consider al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas with awlaki as a leader within that organization probably the most significant risk to the u.s. homeland. >> we had always had a tremendous concern that after getting bin ladin that someone like awlaki was a primary target because of his continuing

born terrorist anwar al awlaki. the state department is issue ewing a new alert for all americans traveling overbroad. there's an increased violence against u.s. citizens. he was killed in yemen friday in a drone attack. andrea mitchell is joining me from washington. andrea, good morning. >> reporter: the state department issued the -- because his followers will respond by retaliating against americans both here in the united states and traveling abroad. the state department warning caused the american born yemeni, the preeminent advocate of violence. his importance was he inspired lone wolf terrorists here and adept at understanding american targets because of his familiarity with the united states. intelligence officials warn that his death does not mean that al qaeda and the arabian peninsula, his organization is no longer a threat to the u.s. eliminating one person, even someone as inspirational as al awlaki was will not end the terror threat. interestingly, he was not a major presence in the air rab world. his

you can count on us. >> one of the nation's most wanted terrorists, american born cleric anwar al-awlakias killed in a drone strike in yemen. the u.s. is picking up the drone campaign in yemen, somalia and sanctuaries for al-qaeda offshoots and challenges the legality of that american campaign. for more i'm joined by bret stevens and matt, so, matt, it looks like he was killed by some type of air strike, probably a drone. how important is this to u.s. security? >> it's a huge thing and really caps an incredible year in counterterrorism, a triple crown with bin laden was killed in may and this summer, the got a guy rahman, the number two of al-qaeda, one called and told me he was like the general manager of al-qaeda and-- >> the operator. >> right. >> and awlaki is it the next generation of al-qaeda. very charismatic, fluent in english, knew how to use the web and magazine to recruit the terrorist like the guy that tried to set off the bomb on the plane coming to detroit. >> the underwear bomber, umar farouk abdulmutallab. >> he was included in every major attack including 9-11, he he was

anwar al awlaki was killed in yemen. he directed the failed underwear bombing attempt on christmas in 2009 and had a hand in the failed attempt to blow up u.s. carbo planes in 2010. u.s. officials say the strike killed one other person who is al qaeda's top saudi bomb maker. president obama called it a major blow to one of al qaeda's most dangerous affiliates. >> al qaeda and its affiliates will not find a safe haven in the world. >> anwar al awlaki was the ema'am at a mask in falls church. >> i think people need to become more knowledgeable about the variouses in each religion about the extremists and those who are just practicing to be honest individuals living a good life. >> there are concern that this drone strike sets a precedent for killing american citizens without due process of law. the washington post report that the justice department authorized the strike in advance and there was no dissent of the legal gality of killing saw alackey. >>> there is chaos in the 2012 primary schedule. the decision sent iowa, ne

military reason to strike that killed anwar al awlaki. it also took out two other top al qaeda figures. intelligence officials say yesterday's strike in yemen killed saudi militant, al asiri. he created the underwear bombing and also killed samir khan. officials are calling it one of the most effective single blows to al qaeda since the war on terror began. >>> a dramatic change in our weather. most of us had to break out the umbrella at some point, teen coats for a lot of people. chuck bell is in the "weather center" with an update. >> wow what a cool down we've had across the area today. temperatures this afternoon struggling to get into the low and mid-50s. current temperatures with still a lot of light rain coming down in the mid-to-upper 40s. fredericksburg and far southern maryland have escaped by staying above the 50 degree mark. plenty of light to moderate rain showers mostly west of i-95. we'll talk about how much more rain we'll get. there's your "day planner" for tomorrow. chilly. staying in the 50s again tomorrow. sunshine in

the death of anwar al-awlaki marks another significant milestone in the effort to defeat al qaeda. the success is a tribute to our intelligence community and to the efforts of yemen and security forces. anwar al-awlaki and its organization have been directly responsible for the deaths of many yemeni citizens. his hateful ideology, targeting of innocent civilians, have been rejected by the vast majority of muslims and people of all faiths. he has met his demise because the government and people of yemen have joined the international committee and a common effort against al qaeda. al qaeda it in the arabian peninsula remains dangerous, but we can -- weakened terrorist organization. make no mistake, it is further proof that al qaeda and its affiliates will find no safe haven anywhere in the world. working with yemen and other allies and partners, we will be determined, relentless, resolute in our commitment to destroy terrorist networks that aimed to kill americans. >> up next, a white house briefing. the major topic of discussion was the killing of the leader of al qaeda in the arabia

are you bothered by the cia taking out anwar al awlaki.erry is taking heat right now for the name of a texas hunting lodge he's leased that's known to some, according to "washington post," by an ugly racist name. the question is did governor perry know a

are you bothered by the cia taking out anwar al awlaki.erry is taking heat right now for the name of a texas hunting lodge he's leased that's known to some, according to "washington post," by an ugly racist name. the question is did governor perry know about that name? >>> and a great day for detroit as they upset the evil cowboys. do the lions have staying power and can the tigers take out the yanks? it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning. i'm willie geist. this is "way too early," the show that is the