al-awlaki was an american. this may be the first killing of an american target with no trial or indictment. >> the u.s. has done something i don't think it's done before. it has killed a citizen without any due process. this is about rule of law to keep us all safe. >> warren's organization sued to take al-awlaki off a hit list and lost. >> goes to the assumptions about is circumstances of his death and i'm not going to address that. >> an adviser 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 arm conflict or in legitimate self-defense is not required to provide targets before the state may use lethal force. >> there's no question this administration viewed al-awlaki a threat for some time. >> i consider al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula with al-awlaki as leader, the most significant risk to the u.s. homeland. >> peter king says quote it was entirely legal and from a top democrat. >>

al-awlaki is number eight. >> schieffer: all right, david martin. because al-awlaki is a u.s. citizen, some civil rights groups and republican presidential candidate ron paul question the government's right to track him down and kill him without a trial. let's go now to bob orr who will tell us what who al-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 att

it was a temporary goodbye to local imam anwar al-awlaki.headed to yemen to recruit other muscle hijackers. and atta with a multiple entry visa touch down in florida. czech republic via new jersey. venice florida where he settled with the pilot who would fly united flight 175 into the world trade center south tower. already there was a lebanese man 26-year-old sahid he would crash united flight 93 into the ground in shanksville, pennsylvania. atta and jara made this video together as their last will and testament. san diego, all started taking flying lessons. atta was constantly on the move. flying to spain in january of 2001. after his return, he and shahe moved again into this apartment in coral springs, just outside miami. were they using a support network which had been in america for decades? >> what you have in terms of a support system are another layer of people who kind of know what these guys are about but don't want to ask a lot of questions. >> andrew mccarthy was the late prosecutor in the world trader center bombing of 1993. >>

al-awlaki was born in the united states. he spoke fluent english and actively drew new recruits into al-qaeda. >> his role is the pied piper for western recruits into yemen actually will be very difficult to fill. >> but officials say al- awlaki's voice hasn't been silenced completely. his fiery anti-american sermons are still online and before his death, he reportedly wrote an article justifying attacking civilians in the u.s. and other western countries. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >>> president barack obama says that the death of al-awlaki marks another significant milestone in the effort to defeat al-qaeda. the president spoke just moments ago at fort myer in virginia. >>> al-awlaki and his organization have been directly responsible for the death of many yemeni citizens. his hateful ideology and targeting of innocent civilians has been rejected by the vast majority of muslims and people of all faiths. and he has met his demise the government and the people of yemen have joined the international commu

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, likely at cia headquarters in langley, virginia, action. operators using remote controls race the drones into position. within moments, the drones lock in on the vehicle as it sped along a roadway below. a special joint operations plane beaming back real time tracking. fighter jets in the skies as well. and at 9:55 a.m., the drones fire more than three hellfire missiles, hitting the vehicle carrying awlaki which erupts in flames. his was the only vehicle hit. another huge victory in the war on terror. >> the death of awlaki marks another significant milestone in the brooder effort to

i think he always had awlaki. was and it was now convenient for him to turn him over. >> does it put us in a stronger or weaker position when it comes to our own security? >> i think we remain in the same territory. our case for our vigilance remains. i think what's interesting at yemen and al qaeda and the arabian peninsula, when you think, suzanne, of all the money and all the effort we have in afghanistan where you just spent some time there, when -- and you compare it to yemen, yemen conceivably is much more dangerous than afghanistan. yemen is really basically afghanistan with a coastline. and yemen is close to the oil fields of saudi arabia. we remain to this exposure of terror remains as dangerous as ever. >> do we think -- i want to follow up with that line of thinking. do we think that's possible that if al qaeda used yemen as a launching pad to disrupt the oil flow coming from saudi arabia, because i think they provided anywhere to 60% to swents% of the world's oil flow in. could they actually carry out

anwar al awlaki is his name.ministration official is confirming to cnn that al awlaki is dead. mohammed jamjoom joins us on the phone. we know a little more at least about where he was killed. >> reporter: that's right. we have just gotten a statement from the yemeni embassy. they sent the location as to where he was killed. it was just about 140 kilometers from the capital. it happened about 9:55 a.m. local time. still not a lot more details. we're still trying to find out if the u.s. played any role in intelligence sharing. if this was a drone strike? how it happened and how they gathered the intelligence. before now, al awlaki was widely believed to be in another province in yemen. that's a special homeland. it's a province that they pointed to when they believed that's where they thought he was hiding. >> just to remind our viewers who he is. he's responsible for the underwear bomber plot back in 2009 here in the united states in detroit. he inspired the fort hood shooter that killed 13 people in 2009 as well

president obama said al-awlaki's death dealt a major blow to al qaeda. >> al-awlaki was the leader of external operations for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. in that role he took the lead in planning and directing efforts to murder innocent americans. >> reporter: u.s. officials tell nbc news that based on recent intelligence the cia and u.s. military have been closely tracking al-awlaki for weeks. today, the americans zeroed in on al-awlaki, traveling in a two-vehicle convoy through yemen. as many as three missiles fired from american drones slammed into the convoy, destroying the vehicles and killing al-awlaki and six others, including another american, samir khan, editor for al qaeda's online propaganda magazine, "inspire" and ibrahim al asiri, but officials say al-awlaki was the brains behind repeated attempts to attack the u.s. home land. the jet liner over detroit and the attempt to blow cargo planes out of the sky with explosives hidden in printer ink cartridges in october 2010. >> this country is much safer as a result of the loss of al-awlaki. >> reporter: al-awlaki's abil

al awlaki is linked to a number of attacks. he was a spiritual adviser to three of the 9/11 hijackers and had communicated frequently the american accused of a deadly shooting free at ft. hood and also linked to the so-called underwear bomber in 2009 and the attempted car bomber of times square last year. an extraordinary development and we mobilized cnn correspondents around the world to cover this breaking news story for us from the pentagon to istanbuistanbul. it's hard to indicate just how important al awlaki was to the organization, but here's a frightening reality. he may be more dangerous dead. that's exactly what our nic robertson has been covering to this point. let's go straight to you. what exactly do you know with regard to how he was targeted and is it possible to give credit to an agency at this point? >> well, i think what we just heard from fran townsend perhaps nails it down very well. that is that it can't be nailed down because nobody wants to go on the record. the past track record, however, of against al aw

so it was awlaki that was speaking to americans and awlaki that was speaking to brits, for example.hat's why he was different. and it is that sort of personal story that gave him power and the ability to bring people into the movement. because there were things that he lacked. he lacked for example, battlefield experience. he was not a commander. he didn't have the historical experience in afghanistan and the personal trust with the very senior central al qaeda figures. so he was not a bin laden level figure but he was somebody that was able to communicate with western muslims in a very unique sort of way. >> suarez: but while bin laden was holed up in abbott a bad, he was becoming more active n a way more dangerous than osama bin laden. >> in some ways. i still think bin laden served a key role as the central figure, the central strategist for al qaeda and the broader network. but more and more you heard american officials talking about the danger rising from yemen, this affiliate in yemen, in particular anwar awlaki's role in it. i think brian is right, i think his main attraction

said, this is al awlaki. we know this is al awlaki. how do we know this is al awlaki? >> i'm going to speculate. we, in advance of these kind of attacks -- obviously we've been going after these targets for a long time. we want to make sure we can make positive identification. it's no good to us if we don't know we have killed the right person. it may take having dental records -- >> it was before his father even got out to where the killing took place. it was almost instantaneous. >> if i had the specific information in terms of how the i.d. could be made, i couldn't share it with you. there's a high level of confidence that the idea is correct here. >> you're convinced it is al awlaki? >> on the basis of what i heard, yes. you wouldn't have high ranking people in this administration expressing confidence about it, unless they had rock solid proof. >> i want to play you something from ron paul, and what he had to say today about the u.s. drone attack that killed al awlaki. >> al awlaki was born here, he's an american citizen, he was never tried or charged with any cri

anwar al awlaki has been killed.d that from a press release earlier this morning and the obama administration confirming this for us. this is the man who inspired the underwear bomber to bring down that detroit flight on christmas day. much more as the morning drags on. >>> talking about politics now. important primary information to tell you about. changes in florida that may certainly affect this republican primary race. let's head to washington and check in with mark preston. good morning, mark. >> hey. good morning, carol. you know, big changes -- big changes in a few hour, carol. the presidential nominating calendar as constructed by the republican party is going to be thrown out the window. this is very significant, because what it means is that republicans will very likely now, carol, choose their presidential nominee at least a month earlier than had expected. florida is expected to choose january 31st to hold their primary. this is in violation of republican party rules. what this is going to do is force sta

awlaki was the leader of external operations for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. in that role he took the lead in planning and directing efforts to murder innocent americans. >> reporter: for more on awlaki, the al qaeda off shoot he represented and where we go from here, i want to bring in cnn's international correspondent nic robertson. nic, this was a huge development. why was awlaki such a threat and a priority for the snus. >> he was an intellectual. he was smart. he was well educated. he knew how to sort of manipulate his audience and the

anwar al awlaki was known athe internet bin laden.fficials say he was behind a series of plots to kill americans including the foiled underwear bomb plot on christmas day 2009. president obama spoke about this a short time ago, calling it a major blow to al qaeda in yemen. nbc's kristen welker live at the white house for us this morning. any other reaction in d.c. today? >> hi there, craig. by all accounts this is really a major foreign policy success for the obama administration. we are starting to get some reaction from folks, including congressman peter king. and i think we have a graphic of what he said. he came out earlier this morning and i'm quoting him, the killing of awlaki is a tremendous tribute to president obama, and the men and women of hour intelligence community. i also spoke with house speaker john boehner's office, who said that they would only underscore these comments that were made by peter king earlier today. look, we'll also likely see the public react favorably to this. if you remember, after osama bin laden wa

awlaki was behind and toner cartridges, awlaki is a very, very big get.t a big blow to al qaeda. director for the asia pacific, awlaki's background, he grew up in new mexico, educated in new mexico, spoke english, knew the coloquilaismss, he understood the western mind set. >> that's a very important point, brooke. because awlaki spent a lot of time in the united states. he is an american citizen. unlike bin laden or the current leader of za raur ree, he could speak in an english accent and could appeal to the muslim living in the west. he is responsible for having inspired a number of lone wolf terrorists. those are independent terrorists who unnecessarily affiliated to al qaeda but motivated by the brand and ideology. that was very much awlaki's contribution. he was part of al qaeda's 2.0. >> you mentioned 2.0. the lone wolf plots and when you look at them closely, the suspects here, they are young, impressionable, men and women, looking for a leader and guidance as how to. how has this strike deprived them of a dirth of english propaganda leadership or

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

officials that al awlaki was dead. and, martha, they have been following him for months. >> reporter: they have, indeed, george. in fact, they have looked at a particular compound where they were certain al awlaki was. this has been going on for months. they had surveillance equipment up, watching his every move. there was a lot of discussion in the last few months between the white house and the military, especially special operations forces, for exactly how to take al awlaki out. some wanted to fire cruise missiles at al awlaki, to make sure they got him. others, drone strikes or herrier jets. in may, they tried to take al awlaki out and they missed. they fired three missiles from hairier jets and from drones. and they barely missed him. at one point, they fired at the back of a pickup truck. the military sat stunned, watching a ball of fire come up in the back of the truck. but the truck went through the fireball and drove away. from that point on, they were able to track al awlaki. they say he never left that compo

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

his name is anwar al awlaki. he was accused of planning or inspiring several terror plots here in the u.s. we'll get right to cbs news u.s. homeland security correspondent bob orr with us from washington. >> reporter: u.s. 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 car

al-awlaki has been swifted.ron paul is helping reignite the debate over whether the united states should kill its own citizens without the due process of law. congressman called it an assassination. >> he is an american citizen. he was never tried or

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,

if awlaki, the american says it's okay, then it must be okay. so i think he may have been much more dangerous as a religious figure. >> chilling messages from him. that is for sure. drew griffin, thank you so much. >>> before we move on, i want you to know about our security clearance blog. it is your online source for the best reporting and analysis of terrorism, intelligence, military matters, and diplomacy from washington and around the world. it is really, really interesting. check it out. you can find it at cnn.com/security. and you can follow the tweet at@national security cnn. >>> other stories developing. the pentagon has issued new rules allowing military chaplains to perform same-sex marriages. chaplains can perform weddings for same-sex couples but only if allowed by state lieu and if permitted by the chaplain's religious beliefs. the marching orders come ten days after the end of the don't ask, don't tell policy that kept gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military. >>> the u.s. economy is headed for another recession. the

has been after al-awlaki for years. the yemeni government announced he had been killed last year, only to admit he was still alive. officials are confirming statements from the government in yemen saying that anwar al-awlaki has been killed. saying a bigger blow to al-qaeda than the killing of bin laden. >> it is 4:32 now. motorcycle club member in custody on charges of killing the leader of a south bay hells angels chapter. the suspect was caught here in san francisco. amy hollyfield is live in the city to tell us more. >> reporter: the chief is very proud that his department is the one who found this guy. because an officer didn't like weigh saw here on follow some street near division. last night a man sitting in his car in a dark spot, acting suspiciously. the officer asked for his id, ran his name and realized he had found a man wanted for murder. 53-year-old ernesto gonzalez is suspected of killing the president of the san jose chapter of the hells angels, jeffrey pettigrew, killed a week ago in they have the susp

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

. >> i love him more than everything. >> al-awlaki spoke english. he was born in new mexico. went to college in colorado. the new u.s. culture and was charismatic. he preached terror in a magazine, on the web, and once had 5000 facebook friends. always trying to recruit u.s. residents. >> somebody who has been the inspiration for a lot of those lone wolves we have already seen. >> investigators say the american army maj hassan charged with killing 13 at fort hood e- mail back and forth with al- awlaki. it failed times square bomber admitted he was inspired by al- awlaki. in december of 2009, officials say, al-awlaki ordered the failed and warmth -- underwear bombing. and said he had parcel bombs described as printer cartridges sent to the u.s. now the american-born middle- class muslim who turned terrorists, turn america at and helped take out u.s. lives, is out of action. experts say anwar al-awlaki, the bin laden of the internet will be hard to replace. nbc news, washington. >> paramedics who responded to michael jackson's home the day he died are

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

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

awlaki. an american born terrorist. >> he's considered number one on our most wanted list. at least until we got him. >> killed overnight in yemen by a cia led air strike. michael is a national security expert at the brookings institution. >> there's no doubt that any one person is crucial. this is as good of a hit as you could have and up there with . >> this is further proof that al-qaeda and its affiliates will find no safe haven anywhere in the world. >> u.s. officials say anwar al- awlaki inspired the failed christmas day 2009 plot to blow up a commercial jet over the u.s. and the fort hood massacre, 14 shot dead in the fall of 2009. army psychologist major nadal hassan is charged in the case. >> as a u.s. born extremist, too, he also had the added ability to understand a little more about our country. perhaps some of its weaknesses, and yes, he seems to have been a good pack tigs as well. >> ten years ago, al-awlaki served in falls church where members say he railed against u.s. foreign policy in the middle east and its unconditional support for israel. >> we may beli

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 completely. his fiery anti-american sermons are still on line and before his death, he repor

a key operative, anwar al- awlaki has been killed in yemen.trong reaction out of northern virginia from the mosque where he preached a decade ago. >> andrea mccarron joins us from falls church with more. >> reporter: the current imman issued a statement this afternoon saying anwar al- awlaki will no longer spread his hate speech to muslim youth provoking them to engage in violence against americans. >> providing enough security to meet with the community. >> reporter: this is the voice of

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

los 20 más buscados de la red terrorista . >>> hoy otro ajuste de cuentas con al-qaeda, anwar al awlakiesultado 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 mayor amenaza son los lobos solitarios, terroristas domésticos, inspirados por líderes como anwar al awlaki. >>> es momento de

after killing bin laden, i think awlaki was really the number two target. no one was more important to protecting the united states. it wasn't just him being an inspiration -- >> okay, that was not ron paul. let's go to this question. it seems to me if someone's in the field, their operations, they're doing operations, not just propaganda, it seems to me you've got a good case to bring them down. >> yeah, look, the individual who was killed alongside him, the other american, sameer chan, published an article in al qaeda's magazine "why i turned trader to america." other articles in that magazine that he authored included "how to build a bomb in the kitchen of your mom." when you start publishing material like that, when you start encouraging terrorist attacks, when you align yourselves with people that are building underwear bombs and trying to bring down u.s. airliners, i don't see where the argument is that you have lack due process. you have identified yourself as an enemy combatant. i mean, it's pretty clear. >> i guess ron paul should say we should hav

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

al-awlaki is really significant because he's a radicalizer. he's been able to reach out, particularly to those acceptable to radicalization in the united states, brings an, and other countries, through his use of the media, through his use of sermons, his ability to speak english fluently. he's been very effective at inspiring people to fight for al qaeda, linked to far fort hood shooting in the united states, linked to the printer cartridge plot, which targeted the u.s. particularly. but also, a number of other issues, the so-called underpants bomber. all of these plots came out of yemen in the last few years, and yemen has been seen as one of the most dangerous places for al qaeda to be operating. >> perhaps in a political domain here as well, because president saleh looking for friends, that's the onus on the international stage at the moment, pretty good timing from his perspective. >> that's right, because there's been pressure for him to go, from within the country but also diplomatic pressure. yemen has been getting violent again. i thi

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

al-awlaki was call the bin laden of the internet. islamic lecturer with a blog, facebook page and youtube videos. he was born in new mexico holding dual citizenship. he told followers they did not need permission to kill americans, just kill them. some did listen. he was close to three of 9/11 hijackers. he was tied in the gunman in the fort hood shooting in 2009 that kill 13. also connected to the attempt to bring down a jetliner over detroit christmas day 2009. >> awlaki is a terrorist. >> we want to neutralize him. >> taking him out of the picture is a major achievement in terms of american security >> reporter: u.s. officials say al-awlaki connected to young people many drawn to al-qaeda training camps by his message. two months ago defense secretary panetta say the u.s. was within reach of defeating al-qaeda and the capturing or killing of maybe 20 al-qaeda leaders could turn the tide this morning, there is one fewer. live in the newsroom, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> the prime suspect in the murph the san jose hells angels l

hood, was an awlaki admirer. as soon as we get more information, we'll pass it along. >> melissa, thank you. >>> important information for parents this morning. students at payne elementary in southeast washington are temporarily relocated today because of a power outage. buses will take students from the school along "c" street to eastern senior high along east capitol street in northeast. the students will be returned back to payne elementary for dismissal today at 3:15. all after school programming is cancelled today. officials expect the power to be restored by monday. >>> new from overnight, d.c. police are investigating a triple stabbing. this happened in the 400 block of "h" street northwest outside the judiciary house apartment building. three people were taken to the hospital. we don't know their conditions at this time. police are questioning two people who may be connected to the stabbings. authorities tell news 4 this could be a case of self-defense. >>> now to decision 2012. the gop presidential fiel

and al-awlaki apparently killed in a drone attack.

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