tim farley, host of morning briefing.ou for joining us. >> have a great weekend. >> you too. thank you. >>> we're continuing to follow this breaking news. we have word from the yemeni government that anwar al awlaki, a terrorist linked to the al qaeda movement, is dead. this is the man who inspired nadal hasan, the fort hood shooter. he also inspired the underwear bomber, the guy who tried to bring down the plane in detroit on christmas day a couple years ago. if this is true, this is big news. anwar al awlaki was supposedly responsible for radical liezing people. he was a very charismatic figure. we are following this story. we'll take a quick break and be back with more. she won't eat eggs without hot sauce. she has kind of funny looking toes. she's always touching my hair. and she does this dancing finger thing. [ male announcer ] with advanced technology from ge, now doctors can diagnose diseases like breast cancer on a cellular level. so that women, like kristy's mom, can get personalized treatment that's as unique a

tim farley, many thanks to you, host of "morning briefing" on sirius/xm radio. >> thank you. >>> women in saudi arabia cannot drive, they cannot open a bank account, but soon they will be able to cast a ballot. are the voting rules changing in saudi arabia? we'll have that ahead. >>> first, it is national pancake day. so, order up a short stack, break out the maple syrup and enjoy. or if you're heading out the door, you don't have time, maybe you can just take a few extra deep breathes as you pass by your diner. it's 19 minutes past the hour. >>> 2 is minutes past the hour. here are three things to put on your radar today. we expect to get new details on the damage to the washington monument, you know, from that earthquake that hit the east coast last month. the national park service has a news conference planned for 2:30 eastern this afternoon. >>> plus, the home sales numbers for august are coming out this morning. it's not expected to be that great today. >>> and the united nations security council is scheduled to meet this afternoon to discuss palestinian statehood. the u.s. has al