the ground. imagine. thankfully everyone is safe. next, a court in yemen has sentenced u.s. born militant cleric anwar al awlaki for planning to kill foreigners. he was convicted in absentia because his whereabouts are unknown according to state-run news. he is believed to be a senior leader of the group that claimed responsibility for last year's plot to ship explosives to the u.s. in cargo planes. al awlaki has also been linked to the suspects in the ft. hood shootings and that attempted christmas day bombing in 2009. next, brett favre officially submitting his retirement paperwork to the nfl. the league confirmed that earlier today. need i say more? there is this. u.s. markets are closed today in observance of martin luther king jr., so i won't be showing you numbers on the big board, but i will be showing you allison who is still working today live with some other business news. >> yeah. >> we're working, working ladies. big news today about apple's ceo