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I mean, i really did. i started shaking. things were flying all over the car. >> the bus driver approaches as a shaken hummel gets out of her car. >> it's the scariest thing ever. i was in tears. >> the driver's fired for violating his employer's policy. though plagued with constant pain and high medical bills, betty jo hummel considers herself lucky to be alive. for distracted drivers, hummel has some advice. >> pay attention to what you're doing. pay attention when you have so many lives at stake. it shouldn't happen. it shouldn't happen. august 2001, ontario, canada. local residents witne...

palestinians and one israeli soldier. gilad shall late is free after being held for five years. officials handed him over to the egyptian authorities a couple hours ago. egypt is expected to transfer shalit on to israeli custody. israel set free hundreds of palestinians held in its jails today, tuesday. a total of a thousand are expected to be released as part of this exchange in two groups. an initial group of 477 palestinian prisoners are going free on tuesday in exchange for sergeant major shalit. matthew chance is at the border crossing in gaza. he joins us live with the latest. ...

since osama bin laden. the breaking news this hour, we're learning more about the air strike in yemen that killed anwar al-awlaki. first, a reminder of why this american born cleric was so dangerous. president obama says he took the lead in planning to murder americans. he's been linked to those terror suspects of the decade including the so-called underwear bomber, the accused ft. hood attacker, three of the 9/11 hijackers and the man who allegedly tried to blow up a car in times square in new york. we have in depth coverage of the mission to kill al-awlaki and the implications. fir...

To al qaeda ideologically was also connected to two of the individuals that planned the worst terrorist attacks we've ever seen. >> reporter: there's no evidence he knew of the 9/11 plot but al awlaki's neighbor remembers his ominous good-bye. august 2001 he comes and he says, we're leaving. what was the conversation? >> he said "i'm going back to virginia." he said, "shortly after that i'll be going back to yemen." i said do i hope you'll be coming back to san diego soon. he says, no, i won't be coming back. he said in a little while he said you'll understand why. >> reporter: traveling cross...

That al awlaki met an associate of this blind cleric imprisoned for plotting to destroy new york city landmarks, and it's all there that these two potential 9/11 terrorists met. >> the accessory was also kecked to two of the individuals that planned the worst terrorist attacks we have ever seen. >> reporter: there's no evidence he knew of the 9/11 plot, but al awlaki's neighbor remembers his ominous good-bye. august 2001, he comes and says, we're leaving. what was the conversation? >> he says i'm going back to virginia, and then back to yemen. >> i said, i do hope you'll be coming back to san ...