samir's own father. it didn't work. but he says this is not a day to celebrate. >> some americans say this is a huge day to rejoice, he was a terrorist and now he was taken out along with anwar al awlaki. >> i'm not one that rejoices in the loss of human life regardless of whether they had it coming north. >> the online magazine sami samir khan produced was called "inspired" and included bomb making instructions and al qaeda propaganda. he traveled to yemen in 2009 on a round trip ticket but never returned. >>> and the man we're about to tell you about lived on stream water and leaves for six days. coming up how a 68-year-old man's children helped save his life after he drove into a steep ravine. treat you like a policy, not a person. instead of getting to know you they simply assign you a number. aviva is here to change all that. we're bringing humanity back to insurance and putting people before policies. aviva life insurance and annuities. we are building insurance around you. metamucil uses super har

he said samir was dangerous but he wouldn't take the next step. is samir a terrorist? >> that's a good question. he definitely was a terrorist supporter. >> reporter: but you wouldn't say he was a terrorist? >> did he actually commit an act of terror? you know, i don't think it's ever been proven that he has. >> reporter: would the words he used against people online, would that not be considered an act of terror? >> i don't know, because he was doing the same thing while he was here. >> reporter: so he was backyard terrorist while he was here. >> while he was here, i would say he should have been arrested and tried for that. >> reporter: the federal government might agree with him on that one. at one point kahn was listed as the number two guy in al qaeda when it came to propaganda. last year a u.s. representative couldn't believe we could track them down but they couldn't. if he was the number two guy, how did they let him get away when i could find him in a parking lot? >> those are the same questions i'm asking now. >> reporter: jabrile said he tried to council sam

the next step. >> was samir a terrorist?ely was a terrorist supporter. >> reporter: but you wouldn't say that he was a terrorist? >> did he actually commit an act of terror? you know, i don't think it's ever been proven that he has. >> reporter: what propaganda, the words that he used against people online, would that not be consider canned an act of terror? >> i don't know. because he was doing the same thing here. and if he was that while he was here, i would say he should have been arrested and tried for that. >> reporter: the federal government might agree with him on that. he was listed as the number two al qaeda when it came to propaganda. sue myers said she couldn't believe that they could track him down but we couldn't. if he's the number two guy how did federal intelligence let him get away? move from charlotte, hop a plain, and go to yemen? i know, molly, it's crazy. and those are the questions i'm asking right now. even so, jibril says, this is not a day to celebrate. >> reporter: there are some americans tho woul

saying samir was dangerous but won't take the next step. >> reporter: was samir a terrorist?e definitely was a terrorist supporter. >> reporter: but you wouldn't say he was a terrorist? >> did he actually commit an act of terror? you know, i don't think it's ever been proven that he has. >> reporter: would propaganda, would the words he used against people online, would that not be considered an act of terror? >> i don't know. because he was doing the same thing while he was here. >> reporter: a backyard terrorist? >> while here, he should have been arrested, and tried for that. >> reporter: the federal government might agree with him on that point. listed at the number two guy of al qaeda when 2 came to propaganda. this woman couldn't believe we could track him down yet they couldn't. >> if he was the number two guy, how did federal intelligence let him get "way, hop a plane when i can find nim a parking lot? >> it's crazy. that's the thing. those are the questions i'm asking right now. >> reporter: jibril says he tried to counsel him years ago including samir's only father.

. >> reporter: samir khan, another american member of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, and two passengers were also killed. but al-awlaki was the main target. he had narrowly escaped an earlier drone strike the week after the bin laden raid and this time the u.s. was take no chances. his hideout in a remote yemeni town was under continuous surveillance and the pattern of his daily routine monitored. carrier jets flying from an amphibious carrier off the coast were ready to take a shot if the c.i.a. drone missed. there was even an option for sending in marine ospreys with special operations forces to collect any intelligence left after the strike, but that was never used. it was all part of a secret buildup which has occurred in and around yemen as that country emerged as home to one of al qaeda's most active branches. >> this is further proof that al qaeda and its affiliates will find no safe haven anywhere in the world. >> reporter: since the bin laden raid last may, the u.s. has killed seven other senior al qaeda operatives in pakistan, somalia and yemen. al-awlaki is number eight. >> s

qaeda in the iranian peninsula, perhaps took out the bombmaker for the same group and also took out samir khan. what's your reaction to that? >> well, i think it was a very good strike. i think it was justified. i think it is very effective use of our drone technology. thing i'm waiting for is for the administration to go back and correct something they said two years ago when they criticized us for "overreacting" to the events of 9/11. they, in effect, said that we had walked away from our ideals, or taking policy contrary to our ideals when we had enhanced interrogation techniques. they clearly had moved in the direction of taking robust action when they feel it is justified. i say in this case i think it was but i think they need to go back and reconsider what the president said when he was in cairo. >> i want your reaction as well because of your group that you work, but let me just clarify what you are talking about. this was an american -- actually two americans were killed, two american terrorists that were associated with al qaeda in the iranian peninsula that were killed without

also killed today -- another american -- twenty-five year old samir khan of charlotte, north carolinaal awaki's webmaster and publisher of an online jihadist magazine that shows al qaeda recruits how to make bombs.panetta says: "it was a bad year for terrorists." on the steps of the pentagon after meeting his canadian counterpart -- defense secretary leon panetta thanked yemen's government and intelligence service.panetta says: "the yemeni's themselves, have long cooperated with the united states in this effort." the president of yemen arrived back in his country from saudi arabia this weekend after narrowly escaping a terror attack that nearly killed him.(cover with video)at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, fox news. al-awlaki himself was nearly killed several times before. yemeni warplanes narrowly missed him in december 2009... ááináá may -- / just... five days after usama bin laden was killed --/ u-s special forces... and the c-i-a.../ almost killed him again --/ striking the vehicle... he was in -- / but... somehow... he escaped. 3 you... can... fight back... against crime../ ááan

you have a further in depth look of who samir kahn was. who is this man to whom this family our state department felt the need to apologize. >> you're going to get more calls after this. he was born in saudi arabia, came here as 57-year-old, grew up in queens and started blogging when he was a teenager. he was blogging under the name enchila shahid, arabic for god will make me a martyr. at any rate, he postedo gleefully -- gleefully posted blood our troops being blown up in iraq, ieds, gruesome pictures of wounded troops, would caption them, calling them names, cowards, babies. bloggers in the united states figured out who he was, outed him. he called for their deaths and the deaths of their families. finally, when the fbi was watching him, he knew that he had to get out of town, and he came out as a member of al-qaeda. he is, in fact, in yemen, the chief propagandist or was the chief propagandist. megyn: is there any question he was a member of al-qaeda in some have asked that question. >> he was the editor of inspire magazine, this gloss

anwar awlaki and samir khan and the top bomb maker was killed.eral, great to see you. >> good mornings, alex. >> so anwar al awlaki was very high on the most wanted list. he's the guy that the cia had on their top target list. he's gone. where are we in the fight against terrorist? >> well, you can argue, thank god they are cia. leon panetta, the cooperation between the military's special operations team, the j-stock effort and the agencies intelligence collection and this is going to make america a lot safer and it has. >> okay. with the killing of bin laden in may, it seems like the u.s. has come so far so fast, general. it's been said that this fight against terror is going to be a generational war but do these latest operations indicate that this may not be the case, that things could be getting wrapped up before then? >> this obama team has done a fair job. they've killed some 1100 of these people in the last few years alone. the country is safer because of this. these people are the ones that directly targeted the detroit christmas bombing,

. >> reporter: friday's attack killed american samir khan.raised concerns about targeting u.s. citizens, but former vice president dick cheney defended president obama. >> i think the president ought to have that authority to order that kind of strike, even when it envelopes an american citizen when it's clear evidence he is part of al- qaida. >> reporter: at newark libly international airport, "wjz," "eyewitness news." >> >> top yes, ma'am meni official said that it strike killed al- qaida's top bomb maker are not true. >> >> war protesters are taking over new york city. now in its 15th day, the occupy wall street movement has attracted hundreds of people to process corporate greed and inequality. yesterday, dozens tried to cross other the brooklyn bridge only to be met by a contingency of police. >> >> will he run or won't he? new jersey governor chris christy -- he already ruled out running for president, but in the last couple of weeks, he has been reconsidering joining race for the republican nomination. martin o'malley, maryland's gover

that gives you an idea about the way samir khan, and al awlaki has been living recently. >> thank youor having me. >>> another fascinating day of testimony in the michael jackson manslaughter trial. the paramedic who responded to the 911 call said it was too late by the time he arrived. >>> the latest in the amanda knox murder appeal. she could be days away from freedom. ford fusion has now been named the most dependable midsize car by jd power and associates. we go to kimberly. any thoughts on this news? i have no idea what's goin on. we are out. what was that? they told me it's the most dependable midsize sedan and they ran back into their little box. >>> still ahead tonight, a paramedic delivering damning testimony in the trial of conrad murray. why his story just did not add up. >>> an attorney for amanda knox today blasted prosecutors, saying they decided his client was guilty regardless of logic and region. knox and her forrer boyfriend are appealing their convictions for the 2007 of meredith kir mucher. they're expected to give final statements to the court monday. >>> 15 peopl

in the burning wreckage alongside him was another al qaeda operative and another american citizen, samir khan. khan, of pakistani decent, was the editor of awlaki's online mag seen called "inspire," used to spread his message of terror. this afternoon, the president called awlaki's death a major blow to al qaeda. >> this is further proof that al qaeda an its affiliates will find no safe haven anywhere in the world. >> reporter: born in 1971 in new mexico to yemeni parents, awlaki went to college in colorado, eventually working in mosques in san diego and virginia. he was once considered a moderate, even asked to help the u.s. government reach out to muslims. in this 2001 "washington post" video, awlaki appeared calm. >> i mean, islam is a religion of peace. >> reporter: but it was just a year later that he moved to his family home in yemen, creating incredibly influential online videos, preaching jihad against the united states. >> awlaki's chief contribution to the network of al qaeda is that he's an american. and he can talk in the american have knack ewe lar to potentially disaffected

however, they were able to read "inspire" magazine that was published by samir kahn, who was also killedand listen to his sermon and look at the videos produced over the internet and join the organization. >> it's amazing that this guy and this other one, both who were killed today were sort of at the epicenter of a lot of the recent attempts in the united states. >> yeah, absolutely, and his influence goes way beyond the arabian peninsula. i mean, the underwear bomber abdulmutallab is a perfect example. abdulmutallab attends a mosque where al awlaki is imam. he becomes so impressed by awlaki that he goes to yemen. he gets recruited by awlaki in yemen to blow up an airplane over detroit during christmas '09. that gives you an idea of the global influence that awlaki did. if we didn't kill him today, in five, ten years from now, it could have been the next bin ladin. >> it's interesting, though, i've seen some of this stuff on the internet, i don't see him as being this huge, great charismatic figure. what was it, do you think? >> it was his ability to communicate al qaeda's rhetoric, bin

of course, two close lieutenants of his from al qaeda on the arabian peninsula, samir khan and a bomb maker respectively. they were killed. the president lauded the operation at a speech retirement ceremony at a retirement of the joint chiefs of staff on friday. he said it was the most actively operational wing of al qaeda and puts a serious dent in their operational capability. alex, you've been reporting on this, on the fort hood shooting, the christmas day bomber, other potential attacks, times square as well. seen as a victory by the administration and many others around the world. the questions persist, was it legal? this morning, a former congresswoman a top member of the intelligence committee heading the woodrow wilson center has called for release of a justice department memo that gave the legal justification for the killing of al awlaki. alex in. >> okay. mike, thank you very much for that heads-up. something to be vigilant about today. >>> protesters on wall street are accusing the nypd of tricking them into breaking the law. several hundred were arrested as demonstrators m

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 70s i promise, aaron. >>> dozens of people are out of their homes tonight after a two alarm fire tore through an apartment complex in laurel. more than 20 apartments at the berkshires at briarwo

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 u.s. states going back frankly before some of the turmoil that we've seen there, the relationship in sharing intelligence. >> reporter: the yemen president arrived back in his country from saudi arabia this weekend after narrowly escaping a terror attack that nearly killed him. al-awlaki had nearly been killed several times before, warplanes narrowly missing him in december, 2009 and in may five days after bin laden was killed u.s. special operation forces and the cia almost killed him again striking the vehicle he was traveling in, but somehow he had time to escaped. this time he didn't. at the pentagon jennifer griffin, fox news. >>> the appeals tr

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 due process of law. if al awlaki had been arrested in america rather than assassinated in yemen, he would have had an incontestable right to a trial. former vice president dick cheney praised the obama administration for another high-profile win

it also killed samir khan, a pakistani american who was a top english language propogandist. they're calling it the single most effective blow on al qaeda since the war on terror started. >>> more than 1,000 people attended a service for davis, who was executed last week for the 1989 killing of a savannah police officer. his case drew international attention after seven witnesses who testified at his trial later recanted. the death sentence also drew pleas for clemency from the pope and former president jimmy carter. davis' final words included a denial of killing officer mark mcphail. >>> keep those phones away if you're driving in maryland. the new texting law allows police officers to pull a driver over if they see them sending or reading messages on their phone. you could get a $70 fine or point on your license. before today they needed another reason to pull drivers over before giving a ticket for texting. >>> still ahead on the broadcast tonight, a dangerous and daring development for a worker at the washington monument. but that is not why inspections were suspended to

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also killed was american-born cleric samir kahn who produced an online english language magazine for al qaeda. >>> a big jump in the number of sexual assaults reported on the stanford campus but the school says it isn't as bad as it seems. students reported 21 tax last year. that's a 75% jump from 2009. 13 of the attacks were rapes compared to 5 the year before. >> i personally haven't. felt anything but safe on campus, but i know there are instances in which some girls have been put in really uncomfortable situations? >> a campus spokesman says that doesn't necessarily mean there have been more attacks. only that more students may be coming forward to report them. >>> the men accused of beating giants fan bryan stow outside dodger stadium appeared in an l.a. courtroom for a preliminary hearing today. 29-year-old louie sanchez and 30-year-old marvin norwood have already pleaded not guilty to mayhem and assault charges. stow meanwhile continues to improve. within the past week, he has begun speaking more and even went outside for the very first time since the attack. >>> the suspected

. >> reporter: friday's attack also killed american samir khan, chief propaganda, publishing an online jihaddist newsletter. civil liberties groups raised concerns about targeting u.s. citizens, but former vice president dick cheney defended president obama. >> i think the president ought to have that authority to order that kind of strike, even when it involves an american citizen, if there's clear evidence that he's part of al-qaeda. >> reporter: experts say al-awlaki's death is a blow to the terror network, but al-qaeda in yemen remains a threat. cbs news. >>> well, republican presidential candidate herman cain is talking about challenge eric perry these days. >>> an end of an era for 60 minutes. andy rooney makes his last regular appearance tonight. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, reports that fellow candidae rick perry's family leased a t had a >>> republican presidential candidate herman cain reacted to reports that fellow rick perry's family rented a camping ground that had a racially charged name. >> there are some words that do not basically inspire the kind of negativity like that particular

. >> re: and who cass samir khan. >> samir khan is an american born, grew up in north carolinand new york city. and he was the itor oan on-line english an gauge magazine called inspire. they have come out with half a dozen issues so far. anit's basically a very slick publication that's again appealing to an english language audience, particularly young audience. and basically it offers not only articles that are inspirational trying to get people to go and create, go to jihad but it's very practical tips of how you can create a bomb in your kitchen, for instance, if you needed to. and go out and carry out attacks against americans in the western-- in the west in general. so it both has an ideaological component and they're trying to inspire a new generation of jihadies particularly on-line but it's also got a very practical value to it as well that concerns counterterrorism officials a great deal. >> rose: john miller have been invved in antiterrorism activities with the lapd as we as with the fbi. tell me who he was, awlaki, and in a sense, give me the kind of journey he took from t

automatically i didn't have given the visitors the lead in the first half with a great strike but later on samir nasri was brought down in the box he scored the resulting penalty to add france the necessary points to send them to the european championships while bosnia you'd never qualify for a major tournament into the playoffs. and elsewhere months united counting the money of it it has hinted he could soon be calling it a day on his international career the twenty nine year old serbia defender is taking full responsibility for missing what could have been a life saving second half penalty for his country serbians needed to win in slovenia to leapfrog a stunning a into second spot in group c. but on the stroke of half time conceded a cracking goal by the to and did it so his feeble strike on the spot saved and said this qualifying hopes were dashed. so let's round up all the teams that are qualified joining highest ukraine in poland russia and france england were already there denmark a three zero after beating portugal two won in a winner takes all encounters a top group h r sweden's treaty w

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automatically and inject i had given the visitors the lead in the first off with a great stride botts later on samir nasri was down in the box he scored the resulting penalty and france the necessary points to send them to the european championships while bosnia was never qualify for a major tournament into the playoffs. elsewhere much to united kept in the money of it it has hinted he could soon be calling it a day on his international career the twenty nine year old serbia defender is taking full responsibility and missing what could it be lifesaving second pot penalty for his country the serbians needed to win in slovenia to leapfrog a stunning a into second spot in group c. but on the stroke of hoff time conceded a cracking goal i brought it to the kitchen and did it so his face was by full sized. why fine. so let's round up all the teams that have qualified joining host ukraine and poland russia and france england were already that denmark through to beating portugal two won in a winner takes all encounter to top the group h. one sweetness three to win over the netherlands for the qualified mea

. >> look, the individual who was killed along sooird of him, the other american, samir khan published an article, why i turned traitor to america. other articles 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 have one of these weird little third world trials in absentia, where you try the person before you target them. >> look -- >> what is he talking about? >> there's no mystery here. there's no trial. this is someone who has acknowledged the role. there's no question about the guilt. >> we're going to go back to richard. it looks to me like -- let me go to richard first. it seems like the cia is doing its job under petraeus, following up on the excellent work done by leon panetta. >> it is

. >> reporter: also killed in the vehicle, another american citizen, samir khan, who edited awlaki's terror-inciting online magazine, "inspire." awlaki was once considered an inspiration for the ft. hood shooter the attempted times square bomber and played a major role in the attempted bombing of an american-bound jet liner. today, we spoke to the cousin of one of his victims that was 21 and pregnant when she was killed at ft. hood. >> i'm glad he's gone and we can move on with our lives. >> reporter: u.s. officials also tell me tonight that while awlaki was able to use the internet to effectively get out his message, it was those very website that, in part, helped the u.s. track him down. diane? >> martha raddatz reporting from afghanistan on how they tracked him down. but a question. could this mark the beginning of the end for al qaeda? abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross has been tracking awlaki for years and tells us what his death means. >> reporter: the man who u.s. officials said posed the greatest threat to america was a true 21st century terrorist. harnessing