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today his government is praised for helping to find al qaeda cleric anwar al awlaki. coincidence? oreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty looks at whether the assassination will buy yemen's president some time. >> reporter: flush with the news that terrorist anwar al awlaki has been killed in yemen, president barack obama praises yemen for its help. >> the success is a tribute to our intelligence community and to the efforts of yemen and its security forces who have worked closely with the united states over the course of several years. >> reporter: but less than ten days ago, mr. obama was urging yemen's president to step aside. >> we must work with yemen's neighbors and our partners around the world to seek a path that allows for a peaceful transition of power from president saleh. >> reporter: saleh in office for 33 years, puts the obama administration on the horns of the dilemma. >> he can say, hey, you know, my government was sort of, my military's been part of these successful attacks on, you know, the united states should keep me in place. >> reporter: since february, sa

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awlaki. he said -- they said he was as important as osama bin laden. anwar al awlaki.ased preacher seen here online. saying he was like osama bin laden. >> translator: he reminds me, for example, the bin laden and also al zawahiri. as far as the foundations they have. >> he said, hand me over your scrolls. >> reporter: this was the same anwar al awlaki who exchanged e-mails with major nidal hasan accused of killing 14 people at fort hood. after the killings, awlaki praised hasan on his website calling him a hero. why he is so influential is a combination of birth and upbringing. born in the united states. his father a minister in the yemeni government. he is smart and privileged. he preached in a mosque in virginia. he doesn't agree with awlaki's extreme views and denounces the killings at fort hood, but it was here at this mosque that major hasan as well as two of the 9/11 bombers. the 9/11 commission reports that even before this he was on the fbi's radar. according to the commission, by the time we sought to interview him in 2003, he had left the united states. so i

government to lay out all the things that anwar awlaki has done.y be dead, but his vision and his message is not. and what i think would have been useful is to have a judicial process where you get to talk about the fact that he solicited prostitutes. you get to talk about the fact that he was sort of a hypocrite in among himself. and because of that, the fact that we weren't able to do those things-- we didn't do those things, i think we've missed an opportunity to do more than just kill him but to discredit the ideas that he pushed for years. >> suarez: brian fishman, juan-carlos zarate, thank you both. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> brown: still to come on the newshour: new fees for debit card use; admiral mullen steps down; shields and brooks; and rita moreno, still going strong at almost 80. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: thousands of demonstrators marched in syria today, defying security forces who opened fire. activists said at least 11 people were killed. video from cell phones captured the ma

drone strikes kill anwar al-awlaki friday morning in southern yemen, president barack obama called it a victory for the intelligence community. >> the death of anwar al-awlaki is a major blow to our operational a fill you' all -- and are often -- operational affiliate. born in new mexico, he served in a virginia mosque, he helped with attacks on the u.s. he had direct involvement in the underwear bomber's failed plot and had plans to blow up an airplane in 2009. >> he repeatedly called on individuals in the states and around the globe to kill innocent men women and children to advance a murderous agenda. >> reporter: president barack obama approved killing anwar al- awlaki last year and they tried unsuccessfully to get him shortly after the raid that killed osama bin laden. >> reporter: they tried for three weeks before the strike on his convoy and also killed another american who produced an online english magazine for al qaeda. his death has been considered the most significant but a week in al qaeda still reece mains a threat to national security. wjz eyewitness news. >> >> he is o

anwar al-awlaki is the most prominent al-qaeda leader to be taken out since osama bin laden. one of the most wanted terrorists is dead. american missile strike killed anwar al-awlaki. a cleric known for spreading anti-american rhetoric on line and suspected of encouraging recent attacks against the u.s. the strike hit operatives as they traveled in a convoy in southern yemen. email exchanges show they inspired the shooting at fort hood that left 13 people dead. he had a hand in training the so called underwear bomber who attempted to blow up a plane over detroit on christmas day two years ago. anwar al-awlaki believed to have played a role in mail bombs addressed to synagogues in the chicago area found on overseas cargo flights. he led al-qaeda in the iranian peninsula. that is the most direct threat to america. anwar al-awlaki was born in the united states, he spoke fluent english and actively drew recruits in to al-qaeda. >> his role, the pied piper for western recruits will be very difficult to fill. >> reporter: officials say anwar al-awlaki's voice hasn't been silenced co

. >> president obama approved killing anwar al-awlaki last year. the u.s. tried unsuccessfully to get him shortly after the may raid that killed osama bin laden. the cia and u.s. military tracked anwar al-awlaki for three weeks before the strike on his convoy. it also killed another american, shamir kahn. anwar al-awlaki's death is the most significant since bin laden but a weakened al-qaeda still remains a threat to national security. civil liberties groups are questioning whether the u.s. had the right to kill american citizens without giving them a trial first. live at the white house, danielle nottingham. now back to you. >> all right. >>> the reaction to the death came from the northern virginia mosque where he was the imman in 2011 and 2002. andrea joins us from the church. >> reporter: an interesting statement from the mosque this afternoon. it is critical of both anwar al- awlaki's preaching of violence but for what it calls the extra judicial assassination of an american. as worshippers flocked in for morning prayers, they say their former imman's n

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

even had anwar al awlaki on a catch or kill order. get a judge to ban the u.s. government from trying to kill him. his father lost that case. joining us now is cnn international security correspondent, paula notten, who interviewed awlaki's father just a few months ago. paula, did his father believe that his son, first of all, was a terrorist? >> well, i should say that i interviewed him several months ago now. in early 2010, i have kept up repo rapport with him. his father was a defender of his son. he certainly did admit that he was not happy with his son's radical preaching of late in the last few months and the fact that he had gone into hiding in yemen. what he did not believe, though, is that he would actually promote the killing of innocence and the killing of innocent americans. but when you tried to just suppose that with with what u.s. officials were telling you every day, suzanne, it became obvious that perhaps his father was in a little bit of denial. that's not hard to understand. suzanne, this is a man who showed me bic

la inteligencia de estados unidos, era jefe de operaciones externas, se explica cómo se mató a anwar al awlakijuste de cuentas con al-qaeda, anwar al awlaki, uno de sus líderes más buscados en estados unidos, murió esta mañana como resultado de un operativo en yemen. >>> él lideró la planificación y dirigió los esfuerzos para asesinar a americanos inocentes dijo el presidente barack obama . >>> anwar al awlaki fue imán de esta mezquita en los suburbios de washington dc. >>> era propagandista para inspirar a los americanos y otros que hablaban inglés, para atacar fuera y dentro de estados unidos. >>> como su influencia el acusado de matar a 13 civiles en un fuerte en texas . >>> samir kahn, un norteamericano de origen de pakistán también murió, con otros dos miembros de al-qaeda . >>> según el pentágono 8 de los 20 miembros más importantes de al-qaeda, han muerto este año, pero la prioridad es al zawari. >>> hay todavía desgraciadamente, líderes que pueden impulsar a miembros para atacar a estados unidos y sus aliados. >>> el pentágono y las agencias de inteligencia consideran ahora que la mayo

-born and radical muslim cleric anwar al awlaki.d this morning in an air strike in northern yemen. president obama expected to talk about this death at the top of the hour but until then, let's talk once again with cnn national security contributor fran townsend, former homeland security adviser to former president george w. bush. she is live in new york. and i guess, fran, the most unique thing about talking to you is you met with president saleh. you specifically talked about this man with him. do you feel it ever went anywhere and what kind of impact now will the death of al awlaki have oneh and the protest wers seeing in his country now? >> it never went anywhere. we pushed president saleh pretty hard, but at the time, he was in less dire need of u.s. political support within yemen. he felt it was important to extradite al alackey. he had connections to powerful tribes in yemen and sal lay was just unwilling. frustrating at the time. perfectly delighted at the success of the obama administration in terms of being able to target

awlaki was and what the government thought he did. bob? >> reporter: well, bob, in many ways we could say that anwar al-awlaki presented the greatest terror threat to the u.s. and that's why the charismatic american-born radical was right at the top of the government's hit list. in openly calling for death to americans last fall anwar al-awlaki finally dropped all pretense of being just a preacher. the islamic cleric born in new mexico claimed his role as a top terrorist inside al qaeda's most dangerous franchise-- al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. u.s. officials say over the past two years, al-awlaki was at the core of three attacks against america. his e-mails helped to inspire accused fort hood gunman major nidal hasan. al-awlaki helped plot the failed underwear bomb attack on a northwest airlines jet. and he worked with al qaeda bomb makers to put explosives inside printers on two cargo planes. >> brothers and sisters, when it comes to religious freedom... >> reporter: it was al-awlaki's command of english and his understanding of american culture that made him al qaeda's most effective recruiter of radicals inside the u.s. >> this r

that man anwar al awlaki killed by a u.s.redator drone strike, a significant kill in the war on terror. we expect the president to make a statement about that while he does the official handing over of the joint chiefs, that will happen shortly. we have the secretary of defense speaking in a moment and the president following him and be speaking with representative peter king of long island, chairman of the homeland security committee in the house and we'll speak with him about his reaction to the killing of anwar al awlaki. >>> bringing technology to the classroom and connecting kids across the country and the world, one of the technologies is skype whose ceo hopes to connect to 1 million classrooms. let me bring in the head of social good for skype and oversees skype in the classroom. good morning. >> hello. hi, alex. thank you for having me. >> we should also mention that microsoft was one of the sponsors of the education nation summit that took place this weekend and in the approval rating to acquire skype so that having

our chief investigative correspondent, brian ross has been tracking anwar al awlaki for years. and he files this obituary. >> reporter: the united states had been seeking to kill or capture al awlaki, for almost two years. >> al awlaki is a terrorist. >> probably the most significant risk to the u.s. homeland. >> we want to neutralize him. >> reporter: born in the united states, in new mexico i >> reporter: born in the united states, in new mexico in 1971, anwar al awlaki went to college in colorado, before heading up mosques in san diego and he pre virginia.emeanor in he presented a calm demeanor in a 2001 "washington post" video profile. bu profile. o but only a year later, al awlaki would move to would move to yemen, his family home and home, and the place where aut american authorities say, he began to use his internet preaching, to preaching, to influence ga terrorists to wage jihad against the united states. >> never underestimate the power of fear, especially when the enemy of allah is involved. >> he could take to them in >> he could take to them in american vernacular,

anwar al-awlaki is believed to have inspired several attacks in america. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: one of the most wanted terrorists is dead. an american missile strike killed anwar al-awlaki, a cleric known for spreading anti-american rhetoric online and suspected of encouraging recent attacks against the u.s. the strike hit al-awlaki and other operatives as they traveled in a convoy in southern yemen. e-mail exchanges show al-awlaki inspired the 2009 mass shooting at fort hood that left 13 people dead. he had a hand in training the so-called underwear bomber who attempted to blow up a plane over detroit on christmas day, two years ago. al-awlaki's also believed to have played a role in mail bombs addressed to synagogues in the chicago area found on overseas cargo flights. >>> al-awlaki helped lead al- qaeda and the arabian peninsula. even after his death, that branch of the terror network remains the most direct threat to america. al-awlaki was born in the united states. he spoke fluent english and actively drew new recruits into al-qaeda

anwar al awlaki killed in a u.s.ning testimony on the day michael jackson died as his security guard and personal chef take the witness stand in his death trial. >>> and they've become an internet sensation. we'll talk with the couple behind the flash mob proposal. >>> hello, everyone. i'm alex witt in for thomas roberts today. we begin with the biggest blow to al qaeda since the death of osama bin laden. american-born cleric anwar al awlaki has been killed in yemen. the motorcade was struck by a missile

there is either a direct or indirect tie to anwar al awlaki. i was just testifying in a trial this week down in north carolina, involving recordings of anwar al awlaki. >> he didn't have to use subtitles on his videos on the internet. >> no. they're all in english. that's the other thing. this is a guy who is taking al qaeda training manuals from saudi arabia, from yemen, and was translating them into english and making them available to an american audience. an audience that's not a large audience, but that went after this material with great gusto. >> bin laden gone, awlaki gone, abdul rahman, al qaeda's second in command killed in august. at this point, who's left in al qaeda? i mean, who's left? and who's the most dangerous of those left? >> well, here's an important part to emphasize about the death of al awlaki. al awlaki didn't have an official position in aqap, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. he was an adviser, but he wasn'ted leader, he wasn't the deputy commander. we have to understand this is not going to have a direct military imp

intelligence official told me that anwar al awlaki and al qaeda in the arab peninsula there in yemen were, in fact, and still, in fact, considered the most serious deadly threat, terrorist threat against the united states homeland today. and taking out anwar al awlaki in this manner is a significant blow to al qaeda's ability to recruit, because awlaki ooze an american-born cleric could communicate over the internet to thousands of possible foot soldiers in the united states without ever getting any feedback, he had the ability to communicate and reach out to them in a language that they understood in an effort to gather some support, and, in fact, encourage attacks against the united states here at home. >> and he used to have a congregation, he was an imam here in suburban washington in virginia. he was known to the pentagon after 9/11, and, in fact, been interviewed, never tagged. but apparently was even further radicalized in jail in gemmen in 2006 and 2007. what are the major hits that he attempted to make against the u.s.? >>> one of the facts is that al qaeda, the al qaeda ope

and last year, youtube actually removed multiple clips of awlaki trying to incite violence. >> it was an opening, his -- was victory. >> anward preacher seen here online. his followers say he's like osama bin laden. >> he reminds me of for example osama bin laden and also zawahiri. soft spoken and the knowledge they have, the foundations they have. >> he said, hand me over your scrolls. >> this is the same awlaki who exchanged e-mails with nadal hasan. after the killings, he praised hasan on his website, calling him a hero. why awlaki is so influential is of upbringing. his father was a minister in the yemeni government. he is smart and privileged. he preached in virginia. he doesn't agree with awlaki's extreme views and denounces the killings at ft. hood, but it was here awlaki met major hasan as well as two of the 9/11 bombers. the 9/11 commission reports that even before this, he was on the fbi's radar. according to the commission, by the time we sought to interview him in 2003, he had left the united states. >> up next, "reporter roulette." >>> what michael jackson's doctor said at the death scene, hurricane gaining stre

drone killed anwar al awlaki in an air strike today. a major blow to the al qaeda affiliate that's been called the greatest operational threat currently to the united states. >>> in politics time is running out for chris christie to make the final call. ballot deadlines are losing. is he born to run? we have new reporting this morning. and, sure, there's florida and ohio. but could germany really hold the keys to president obama's chances for re-election? we'll explain. good morning from washington. it's friday, september 30th, into the third quarter of 2011. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. let's get right to my first reads of the morning. we're going to begin with the news out of yemen. anwar al awlaki, an american born, self-described cleric and one of the world's most wanted terrorists has been killed in yemen, his death a damaging blow to al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and a major victory for the united states and the intelligence community in particular. in some respect it's as significant as the killing of osama bi

result of the loss of al-awlaki. >> reporter: al-awlaki's ability to inspire and recruit potential terrorists was considered his most dangerous weapon. >> anwar al-awlaki was by far the most effective communicator al qaeda had. >> reporter: al-awlaki was the inspiration between army major nadal hassan's shooting spree that killed 14 soldiers and a failed attempt by the so-called times square bombing. terrorism experts fear, even in death, hundreds of his internet postings could breed potential terrorists at home. >> given the fact that so many of his recorded sermons are out there, that he's a powerful icon he may be as much trouble dead as he was alive. >> reporter: in some respects u.s. officials consider al-awlaki a more insidious threat than osama bin laden himself and fear that a lone wolf may be lurking somewhere in the u.s. preparing to retaliate. savannah? >> jim miklaszewski at the pentagon. thank you. >>> until recently michael lighter headed up the national terrorism center, a top adviser who was in the room on key decisions the last few years including the raid on osama bin laden. he joins us now. good to have you here. >> nice to

air strike has killed anwar al awlaki. the u.s.orn 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

drone strikes killed anwar al-awlaki in southern yemen, president barack obama calls is a victory for the intelligence committee. >> he is the most active operational affiliate. >> reporter: he was a top al qaeda operative in the arabian peninsular, he spoke flaunt english, iraqi used his influence and the internet to help plan attacks on the u.s. he had direct involvement in the so called underwear bomber's plot to blow up an airplane in 2009 and a shooting rampage in fort hood that same year. >> he repeatedly called on people around the globe to kill innocent men women and children to advance a murderous agenda. >> reporter: he approved killing anwar al-awlaki last year and the u.s. tried under success fully short -- unsuccessfully shortly after the raid of osama bin laden. >> reporter: they tried for three weeks and he killed another who produced an online english magazine for al qaeda. anwar al-awlaki's death is considered the most significant since osama bin laden's but they recognize a week in al qaeda still remains a threat to national security. >> reporter: in washington danie

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." >> yemen claims it has killed one of al qaeda's most influential figures, anwar al-awlaki. a filipino maid makes legal history in hong kong, possibly paving the way for permanent residency for thousands of foreign domestic maids. burma's president orders a halt to a controversial dam project. he says it's contrary to the will of the people. hello and welcome to "bbc world news" with me, david eades. also coming up in this program -- spain works towards building the first-ever old people's home for gay pensioners where occupants can feel free to be themselves. and how do you deliver the mail in a city without a map and without any street names? well, we're out with the postman of kabul to find out. >> thanks for being with us. we're going to start with that news, which has just come to us, that the defense ministry in yemen has told journalists that anwar al-awlaki, an american-born clerwhoik became one of al qaeda's most influential figures, has been killed. this report has not yet been independently confirmed. nonetheless, we obviously are working hard on it, in particular

the american-born cleric anwar al-awlaki is said to have inspired terror plot on both sides of the advantage. -- the atlantic. according to officials, he was killed today when his convoy was attacked by an american drone. >> eloquent, inspirational, anwar al-awlaki exhorted his followers to attack americans and other westerners. he has been killed, along with his companion, in a u.s. air strike. >> this is further proof that al qaeda and its affiliates will find no safe haven anywhere in the world. working with the minnesota and other allies and partners, we will be -- working with young men and our other allies, we will be resolute in our commitment to destroy terror networks. >> a drone target him. >> he thinks that he is the king. >> it was his american upbringing helped him carry his violent message to audiences and the west. his influence reached far beyond the villages where he was hiding. he used the internet and phone calls to directly inspired others to attack western targets. like the nigerian bomber who flew to detroit. the attack on the british -- the british airways worker, conv

earlier this morning, anwar al- awlaki, was killed in yemen.applause] the death --the death is a major blow to al qaeda'most- actives operational of cilia. he was the leader of the external operations for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. he took the lead in planning and directing efforts to murder innocent americans. he directed a failed attempt to blow up an airplane on christmas day in 2009. he directed a failed attempt to block u.s. cargo planes in 2010. he repeatedly called on individuals to kill innocent men, women, and children to advance the murders agenda. the death of anwar al-awlaki marks another significant milestone to defeat al qaeda and its affiliates. the success is a tribute to our intelligence community and to the efforts of yemen and its security forces who have worked closely with the united states over the course of several years. his organization has been responsible for the deaths of many yemenis citizens. this has been rejected by the vast majority of muslims and people of all faiths. the governor and people of yemen ha

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you the best forces kill anwar al-awlaki, a cleric born in america but work hard to kill americans. our 11 news reporter has the story from washington. >> terrorism experts say anwar al-awlaki was one of the most dangerous al-qaeda commanders. >> we took the lead in planning and directing efforts -- he took the lead in planning efforts to murder americans. >> based in yemen, he was found and killed by american forces remotely. officials say an armed u.s. drone fired two missiles at a convoy, killing al-awlaki and at least one of the senior al-qaeda leader. >> i love him more than everything. >> al-awlaki spoke english. he was born in new mexico. went to college in colorado. the new u.s. culture and was charismatic. he preached terror in a magazine, on the web, and once had 5000 facebook friends. always trying to recruit u.s. residents. >> somebody who has been the inspiration for a lot of those lone wolves we have already seen. >> investigators say the american army maj hassan charged with killing 13 at fort hood e- mail back and forth with al- awlaki. it failed times square bomber a

sources confirm anwar al awlaki is dead, killed in a strike in yemen just hours ago. this, of course, comes five months after the death of osama bin laden and is another major setback for al qaeda. anwar al awlaki was near the top of the u.s. terror hit list. the american-born cleric in the past two years had become increasingly influential at the core of the al qaeda franchise in yemen. al awlaki was linked directly to two terror attacks on the u.s. in 2009, first the ft. hood shooting in texas, e-mail exchanges between awlaki and accused gunman hasan shows he was involved. he was also linked to a plot to bomb an airliner. abdel mu tallan trained at the camps. u.s. drones took a shot at awlaki and narrowly missed in may, but this morning, a u.s. strike apparently found its target, a convoy carrying awlaki and other operatives was targeted and hit near the town of khashef. tribal sources say he was killed by missiles fired by u.s. drones, but u.s. officials will not confirm that level of detail. the death is a major blow to al qaeda. as a charismatic speaker fluent in

anwar al awlaki's recordings will live on the internet for years to come. that's all it takes to radicalize people. >> does that mean no more big operations like 9/11? >> that's the hope. that's the hope. but i don't know -- >> let's not jinx it. let's not make bragging points about the future. thank you so much, evan kohlmann, for coming on. and thank you, as always, richard wolffe, on excellent commentary on a big, good day for america. it's always better to win when you're up against bad guys. >>> up next, a new poll shows most americans still blame the bad economy on bush. that's good for president obama, but how much longer can he count on that? especially since bush is probably not going to run against him next time. just kidding. this is "hardball," only on msnbc. in america, we believe in a future that is better than today. since 1894, ameriprise financial has been working hard for their clients' futures. never taking a bailout. helping generations achieve dreams. buy homes. put their kids through college. retire how they want to. ameriprise. the st

the fact that anwar awlaki wanted to rival osama bin laden and that is the picture they painted of the complete story. the fact that anwar al awlaki and the picture of the man who was a very much a radical for many people on the internet. randi? >> paula, thank you. appreciate that inside story from the family. thank you very much. >>> coming up, now that florida has moved its primary date, what does this mean for the gop and the country as a whole? your political particular ser next on cnn. we're cracking down on medicare fraud. the healthcare law gives us powerful tools to fight it... to investigate it... ...prosecute it... and stop criminals. our senior medicare patrol volunteers... are teaching seniors across the country... ...to stop, spot, and report fraud. you can help. guard your medicare card. don't give out your card number over the phone. call to report any suspected fraud. we're cracking down on medicare fraud. let's make medicare stronger for all of us. . >>> florida is making some big moves that could affect the gop. let's check in with paul steinhaus. what is happening?

awlaki. >> we know it was code named operation troy. for the last two weeks the cia and the joint special operations command had kept a very close eye on anwarl awlaki. they knew where he was, they were essentially waiting to get a clean hit, no civilians nearby. no undue damage. that's what happened today after keeping their eyes on him for two weeks. this has turned out to be not all that dissimilar from the osama bin ladin assassination. they were leading some of the targeting efforts to go after him, working hand in hand with the cia. we know that troops, special operations, special operations from jsoc were on stand by ready to go into yemen if there had been a downed pilot or any u.s. personnel at risk. they were not called in, but jsoc was into this all the way hand in hand with the cia. candy? >> so i think -- i have this feeling, barbara, like so many things, we'll be hearing more and more details coming out. thank you so much for that. joining us now to mull this over from a political point of view. i have been fascinated all day by this dancing on the head of the pin that the administration is doing. which is, we got him, we got h

. >> anwar al-awlaki had connections to our area. derrick ward is live at the mosque where he preached and jim is at the pentagon. jim, we are going to begin with you. this is a big one, isn't it? >> it is. u.s. intelligence and military officials considered anwar al-awlaki a serious threat. not only was he inspirational in terms of inspiring potential terrorists here in the united states and recruiting them directly or indirectly, but he was operational. responsible for actual attempts by al qaeda. the only attempts really, since 9/11 to attack the homeland. in the 2009 christmas day underwear bombing, in a plane over detroit and an attempt to load explosives and carry them into the united states concealed inside printer ink cartridges. both of those operations failed. u.s. intelligence officials say that anwar al-awlaki woke every day with his only intent to kill americans on u.s. soil. wendy? >> how did they know how to hone in on him? >> there was an increase in intelligence. reports that some saudis provided intelligence as well

president obama is calling the killing of anwar al-awlaki a major blow to al qaeda. he was killed this morning in yemen. some have called anwar al- awlaki more dangerous than osama bin laden. >>> d.c. police said the death of a washington university graduate student might not have unfolded as initially reported. patrick casey died after being punched and hitting his head outside of the d.c. mcdonald's. instead of trying to break up a fight, he might have from the first punch. no arrests have been made. >>> some key testimony candidate for the prosecution and the michael jackson death trial. when paramedics that he might have been able to restart michael jackson's heart if conrad murray had called 911. conrad murray has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter. >>> marion barry's annual turkey giveaway will go on as scheduled, but this year, there is a twist. recipients have to pre registered and made some very specific criteria. >> i am outside this baptist church, where marion barry told his turkey giveaway every thanksgiving. this year, most of the turkeys wil

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 obama is. 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. >>> president obama genuined our colleague, michael smerconish, on his radio show today. michael smerconish joins us later. >>> finally, let me finish tonight with a night millions say they'll never forget. >>> we start with another victory for president obama on the war on t

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. >> reporter: word of anwar al- awlaki also death spread quickly through the church mosque where he served until 2002 when the current imam took over. >> i think the immediate words that came out of my mouth were they got him. >> it was inside this mosque that anwar al-awlaki preached to major nidal hasan, the man responsible for the fort hood massacre calling him a hero after the attacks. >> in our religion we are not supposed to kill nobody. >> reporter: he directed the man accused of trying to detonate a bomb on a detroit- bound plane. >> we muslims in america are peace loving, law abiding tax paying citizens. >> reporter: many muslims believe the series of post-9-11 attacks forever tarnished their image. >> always perceived as possible terrorists, as threats. as possible members of sleeper cells. it's not fair. >> reporter: the statement from this mosque was highly critical of the assassination of a u.s. citizen by americans. we are concerned the attack sends the wrong message to law- abiding people around the world. live from falls church, andrea mccarron, 9news now. >> not eve

anwar al-awlaki killed by an airstrike in kpwhrepl men.log, facebook and youtube videos born in new mexico. he knew how to connect with westerners. three of the 9/11 hijackers attended his services at a san diego mosque. he communicatedded with the gunman in the fort hood shooting in 2009 -- where 13 were kill. also connected to the so-called underwear bomber who planned to bring down a jetliner by detonating explosives sewn into his underwear. he was the first u.s. citizen to be on the cia target list. another american samir khan was also killed in the same airstrike that took out al-awlaki. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> finally check on weather and traffic. >>> multiple layers of clouds, cool breeze off the ocean means cooler weather again. good morning. step outside, mild, upper 50s to low 60s, oakland 64 and 63 in novato. temperatures cooler than yesterday not as dramatic as we saw yesterday. low to mid 60s along the coast into san francisco mid to upper 60s richmond and oakland low to mid 70s bay shore and south bay near 80 east bay

military launched a drone strike at a convoy in the eastern province of yellen aimed at killing anwar al awlaki. nbc has been told by a senior official that in fact anwar al awlaki is dead. he has been an elusive target for years, many drone strikes and other missile strikes were aimed at awlakiie but he always managed to escape and with this news today this would be a huge victory in the war against al qaeda. senior u.s. military and intelligence officials have said for some time now that al qaeda in yemen and the arabian peninsula poses the most serious terrorist threat to the united states, because not only are they committed to attacking americans in the u.s., but they also have the wherewithal to do that. matt? >> mik, let's make sure we understand awlakiie's role in the terrorist network. do american officials say he actually took part in the planning of attacks against u.s. interest or did he merely inspire some of those attacks by his words? >> no, absolutely. he was considered a hands on operator for al qaeda involved in every aspect of attempts to kill americans. he was behind that ch

the al qaeda leader called the most dangerous man in the world, the american citizen, anwar al awlaki, who used his knowledge of u.s. culture and u.s. language to recruit terrorists. so, how did they find him? we have full team coverage tonight, and we're going to begin with abc's martha raddatz, who is overseas, has gathered gripping details from her post tonight, the war zone of afghanistan. >> reporter: the u.s. had been zeroing in on awlaki's location for months. in their sights, a compound deep in the back country of yemen, where u.s. military and intelligence operatives were certain the american-born terrorist was hiding out. 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, with two other vehicles, thousands of miles away, like