says anwar al awlaki, that killing could spark attacks in the united states by home grown violent extremists. that s the same kind of bulletin that was issued after osama bin laden was killed. awlaki was killed by a cia drone in yemen. his fluency in english and technology skills made him a top recruiter for al qaeda. there are reports that the missile strike that killed awlaki killed samir k khan. he grew up in new york city and north carolina and an editor of inspire al qaeda s online english language magazine. we re hearing reports the drone attack in yemen may have also killed a third alleged terror leader. ibrahim al asiri is a saudi bombmaker implicated in a number of terror plots against the united states. athena live from washington. what more are you hearing? this is an incredible notch in the belt of intelligence, u.s. intelligence. reporter: certainly as defense secretary leon panetta said yesterday, this has been a bad year for terrorists. what we re learnin