NFLER Drives "Hello Kitty" Smart Car; Anti-Obama Signs Draw Protests; Bystanders and Police Lift Car; Saggy Pants Fines Add Up
PHILLIPS: Checking stories cross country now. Take a look at this billboard and the signs that are garnering a lot of controversy in New Orleans right now. They actually portray President Obama's pretty unflattering terms. It had drawn dozens of protesters who want the signs taken down. The property owner who put the signs up isn't talking. Police in Boca Raton, Florida have released this dash can video showing the rescue of 6-year-old boy. He got pinned underneath this car Wednesday morning when he tripped and fell in its path. Officers and bystanders literally lifted the car as you can see here and pulled him out. The boy is expected to make a full recovery. Georgia's ban on saggy pants is beginning to add up for the city's coffers. In the nine months since the sag ban was instituted, the city has collected almost $4,000 in fines. More now own this morning's big story, the death of U.S.- born and radical Muslim cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki. He was killed 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. She is the 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 on Saleh and the protests that we're seeing in his country right now?</s>FRAN TOWNSEND, CNN NATIONAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTOR: Well, you know, it never went anywhere. I mean, we pushed President Saleh pretty hard, but President Saleh at the time, he was in less dire need of U.S. political support within Yemen. And so we pushed him, he felt that it was doable to accommodate us in terms of being able to interrogate or extradite Al- Awlaki. Al-Awlaki had powerful connections to tribes in Yemen and Saleh was just unwilling. And so it was a pretty frustrating thing at the time. So I'm perfectly delighted at the success of the Obama administration in terms of being able to target him.</s>PHILLIPS: And so now, Fran, before I let you go. What kind of impact do you think this is going to have on what's happening now in Yemen and the survival of its president?</s>TOWNSEND: Well, you know, I think we have to be careful about how much we attribute it to Anwar Al-Awlaki. He is an inspirational figure certainly for recruitment of operatives for fundraising and in that sense very significant. But, of course, he didn't really run the operational arm of al Qaeda and the Arabian Peninsula. Peter Bergen mentioned, as did Nic Robertson, Al-Aseri who is the bomb maker, he is still out there and so they still have a technical operational capability. And he has to be at the top of the list now in Yemen of those the Americans and Yemenis want to target. You know, I think going forward it is severely weakened by the absence of Al-Awlaki, but it certainly still a dangerous organization.</s>PHILLIPS: Got it, Fran Townsend, thanks. A chilling testimony in the trial of Michael Jackson's doctor. A Jackson bodyguard says Conrad Murray told him to pack up drug vials before calling 911. We will have a live report from L.A. right after the break. And Herman Cain, the latest GOP presidential candidate to meet with Donald Trump. So, what exactly is Trump telling these candidates? Our political panel weighs in.