didn t see his family, didn t see his wife. but they tried to make it as normal as they could, having a high-security compound in the middle of abbottabad. is the u.s. with or without the help of pakistan any closer to getting al alaki in yemen, running this al qaeda in the arabian peninsula? i know that the u.s. tried to kill him with a drone strike a couple weeks ago, almost got him. can t talk about the specific details, but when you look at his trek threat and why it s a unique threat, he has complete understanding of american culture. he was born in new mexico? born in new mexico, lived in virginia for a period of time, in the south for a period of time. he understands america and has used that to his advantage to try to recruit people who have those blue american passports. so is the u.s. any closer? he s under a lot of pressure, i will say that. and legally the u.s. can kill
this hour, concerns that there are potential targets at risk by cutting homeland security funds. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin with deadly new clashes today in syria as security forces try to break up anti-government protests in a number of cities. human rights activists say that at least 34 people were killed. they say to end the crackdown or get out of the way. here is arwa damon. reporter: wolf, when we see the images coming out of syria, the path that the regime continues to take seems pretty clear. they are aiming to clear. a voice yells off camera. this is video said to be from the city of hopes, which has seen many protests in recent weeks. it was posted to youtube. cnn cannot verify its authenticity or when it was shot. but one opposition activist told cnn on friday that the security forces fired straight in crowds of demonstrators and the syrian human rights information link reported a mounting death poll throughout the day. a simila