and welcome to today on this tuesday morning. i m meredith vieira. i m matt lauer. the death of said al masri is arguably the biggest blow to al qaeda since the u.s. campaign against that terror network began. that s a big deal. he was apparently killed in recent days by a u.s. predator drone strike in pakistan. this was the man who led the group s day-to-day operations, and according to intelligence sources, managed the secret bank accounts that were used to help finance the 9/11 attacks. we ll have much more on al masri s death in a moment, including why it could be more important than capturing or killing osama bin laden. also ahead, some new details on the brutal murder of a wife and mother at a popular resort down in can dunn, mexico. an arrest warrant has now been issued for that woman s husband, the former survivor producer. we ll get the latest on that story in just a couple of minutes. we begin with the breaking news, al qaeda s number three official, sai
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