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and a story here in the united states that certainly deserves your attention tonight. [ gunfire ] >> boy, look at that. how a frightening hostage situation ends when the s.w.a.t. team opens fire. hello, everyone. i'm don lemon. thanks for joining us. we start tonight. this is tripoli just a short time ago. take a look. [ gunfire ] >> loud explosions ring out in libya's capital city. it is midnight right now in that country and in the midst of all this unrest this is what libya's state-run government broadcasting is running right now. it's a tale of two very

different realities. we'll show you that in a moment. as we go on air, the libyan army is announcing a second cease-fire, yet moammar gadhafi's group is blasting fire into the night skiet. there was already a cease-fire in place and libyan forces just ignored it. that's why the u.s. and other countries got involved to enforce the agreement. the no-fly zone is now in place. allied air strikes have done major damage to libya's fixed air defense systems, that's according to another u.s. official. the u.s. and britain have fired 124 tomahawk missiles on key sites. the u.s. is only one of the countries taking part in this. france and great britain have taken major roles. italy, canada, spain, belgium, denmark, norway, and qatar also involved. it's difficult to say just how many people have died here before coalition attacks began.

gadhafi's troops reportedly killed 95 people in the assault on the rebel stronghold benghazi. you're looking now at these dramatic pictures of what's left of a libyan military convoy after a coalition attack wiped out -- wiped it out near the city. it's unclear where moammar gadhafi is right now. he has. appeared since the coalition attacks started, though his voice has been heard on libyan state tv. cnn's nic robertson was there when the shots began in tripoli, and it was perhaps the most dramatic moments in this crisis. i want you to take a look. stay with us. we're going to take our time with this and show you, just in case you missed it, how it all unfolded on our air last night. look.

>> reporter: very heavy -- >> if you're quiet for just a moment, let's listen wherever there's a window or an opening and see if we can hear it. as of now we don't. is it still going on? >> reporter: it's still going on at the moment, don. let me get a little closer. yeah. you might be able to hear it now. >> we can. we can. let's listen a bit, nique. >> reporter: it's the sounds of heavy anti-aircraft gunfire over the city of tripoli here. we heard it sporadically several hours ago, now hearing it much more -- in a much more sustained

fashion. >> and, nic, if i can jump in just for a second. aisle let you continue. nic robertson is reporting. that's possibly artillery fire. you're looking at live pictures from tripoli. this is from the camera near the location where nic robertson is. nic, continue, please. >> reporter: we're hearing gunfire. this gunfire has seemed to have followed on from several loud explosions. they could have been missile explosions. don, what i'm going to do is get myself to where that camera is, if you can just give me about one minute. >> nic, you go ahead and get into camera position, and we're going to let our viewers view it. nic robertson is in tripoli.

he's joining us by telephone but he's going to get himself in camera position. what you're looking at is tripoli, and it's believed to be gunfire happening in tripoli and also possible mortar fire, and as nic robertson has been reporting, this all happened, it seems to be, in response to the coalition and allied forces, of course, the u.s. being one of them, firing on libya today and also french aircraft in the area in place. britain sending in aircraft as well. france also helping out in this. and they will all join the coalition forces in the air at least. president obama, the u.s. president has said no ground forces. he's not promising that now. let's listen in a little bit to the firing and the unrest in tripoli.

[ gunfire ] >> for those of you just tuning in, i want to welcome our viewers in from around the world. you're watching cnn's breaking news coverage, the unrest in libya. what you're hearing, firing going on in tripoli right now. cnn's nic robertson covering that part of the story for us. he is in tripoli. he's our senior international correspondent. nic is getting in place so you can see him. he's in the corner of the screen. as soon as nic is available to speak to us, we'll get him live. nic, when you're ready, jump in. i'm not sure if this camera can hear us. if so, we'd love to see the pictures that nic was showing us

before. >> reporter: the sounds are heavy of anti-aircraft gunfire. as i was reporting to you, that gunfire came after we heard several loud explosions here. it is in the city. now, about 2:35 in the morning, heavy anti-aircraft gunfire seems to be subsiding at the moment. it had come quite literally within the last ten minutes. it was very quiet in the city. we'd had sporadic gunfire, then a couple of loud explosions followed by that heavy antiaircraft gunfire, which has subsided for the moment, don. this is what we're hearing in the city at the moment. >> and perhaps the most dramatic moments in this conflict so far. that's how it unfolded live last night right here on cnn. and as the battle heats up,

coalition forces have a wide array of weapons to use in this campaign. for that let's go to cnn's chris lawrence at the pentagon. >> reporter: u.s. and british forces launched the first tomahawk missiles from ships and submarines in the mediterranean sea. why shoot from there? because in the western part of libya, moammar gadhafi had surface to air-missiles that could reach up to 180 miles offshore. >> most of them are on or near the coast, a fact which made their destruction vital to the enforcement of a no-fly zone. >> reporter: are american tuque hawk miss miles can be reprogrammed in flight. in there was a risk of casualties, operators could change the target after launch. but the navy did not use that ability, confident it was aiming at military targets. moammar gadhafi says the strikes killed civilians. the defense told us if you don't have to reprogram your missile, you're very confident in what

you're hitting. >> it was very successful. taking out mohs of his air migs. >> reporter: by sunday it was safe for planes to fly. b-2 boxers and fighter jets. these are more mobile and went off gadhafi's ground forces, firing on tanks and even infantry units to force them back from benghazi. >> if they're advancing on to opposition forces into libya, yes, we will take them under attack. >> reporter: enforcing a no-fly zone across the country, that could cost up to $300 million a week. a limited no-fly zone over northern libya, perhaps less than $100 million a week. so the decision was made to concentrate on northern libya, in around area that stretches from benghazi to the capital of tripoli. even though smoke was seen near his headquarters sunday night, u.s. military officials say there is no mission to take out one man.

now, the admiral told us that basically if gadhafi was in a place that the u.s. military was targeting, say, inspecting a surface-to-aramis aisle site, then the military wouldn't necessarily know he was there. but that said, the admiral says gadhafi is not on any target list and the military is not aiming at his compound. don? >> all right. excellent reporting from our correspondent chris lawrence. now that the air systems have suffered major damage from allied air strikes, what the's the next military move on moammar gadhafi? i can call for help. and paper trading. free practice trading that helps me hone my technique. complex options. and free tutorials. online or in person. can a trading site really make a difference? if it can't, why are you trading there? number one in online equity trades: td ameritrade.

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>> and you're looking at a live broadcast from libyan state television. those are the images they're broadcasting live on the left of your screen. they say it's live. we don't know if it's live or not. it's in stark contrast to reality of what's on the ground. we'll continue to monitor state television in libya here for you throughout the evening on cnn. the coalition enforcing the no-fly zone insists its protecting civilians. so the rebels in benghazi -- here to help us answer those questions right now is cnn

contributor wesley clark. he joins us now fromlile rock, average will the rebels be satisfied with the way things are, general? >> i would thing they won't be satisfied. the rebels won't feel secure and safe as long as gadhafi's in power and they'll be particularly concerned about groups and the cities overrun by gadhafi's forces. however, given the term of the cease-fire resolution, it doesn't seem to be possible for them legally. the whole point of the cease-fire resolution was to compel a cease-fire, so gadhafi's forces made a target by violating the terms of that cease-fire resolution. they paid the price. the no-fly zone is still being, i gather, cleaned up by some overflight, probably some military activity tonight. we'll see continued presence of

coalition aircraft in the air and off the seas, but it really passes to the diplomats now to figure out how to move forward on this. >> but the no-fly zone is in place. it just needs tweaking, correct? >> that's the indication to us. normally there are mobile radars, radars on mobile anti-aircraft systems. we know libya has some of these. when they come up, they're a nuisance, they're a threat as admiral courtney said. prefer to fly around them rather than against them. so unless they make a nuisance of themselves, maybe they'll escape being struck. >> so where do we stand now in this battle? >> well, thing we stand where people wanted it to be. gadhafi can't use heavy weapons against the opposition. i suppose he could launch an infantry attack inside benghazi

if he can sneak troops in there if it's not detected in the air. he can fire from the ground. he's going to continue to consolidate and clean up the remains of the opposition in the cities that he's occupied. we don't have any independent means of what's happening there other than nic robertson in tripoli. intelligents agents have identified, arrested or in the process of doing those, people who took part in working for the opposition. it's up to the diplomats to determine where it goes from here. this is the achievement of the essential condition that was sought, the goal that was announced, the protection of the civil populous. so it could be that it goes into the direction of a more legal action. there ee a criminal court action under way. evidence will have to be collected on this and presented. and gadhafi might -- and his family might be indicted for their crimes. but it's pretty much stable

right now, militarily. >> thank you, sir. >> thank you. secretary of state hillary clinton plays a pivotal role in the war against libya, and we'll take you behind the scenes of her diplomatic efforts. that's next. not someone else's. can we start with realistic goals please? and research that's strictly third party. show me how to keep more retirement money in my pocket. now, and down the road. those are my terms. those are my terms. those are my terms. then this is your place. td ameritrade. where millions of investors plan for retirement on their terms.

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mission and senator john mccain said the president waited too long. jill dougherty says the secretary of state hillary clinton played a pivotal role and she joins us now from paris. jill, pivotal. can we add the word "critical" to it as well? >> reporter: well, yes. very important, no doubt, and certainly pivotal. don, i just wanted to start with the latest, though, from paris today. the news is that the aircraft carrier, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier left today from the port and it is headed to the mediterranean and it will be taking part in this military operati operation. so the french once again bringing in their own fire power. and as you heard just a couple of minutes ago from general clark, this is certainly diplomatic fire power. hillary clinton is not only the nation's top diplomat, but she's also a politician, and when she was in the senate she dealt a lot with defense and military

issues, and she's bringing all of those skills to the plate in dealing with libya. hillary clinton is the nation's top diplomat, but she's also a politician, and she's using both of those skills in dealing with libya. as french fighter jets hit the skies over libya, even secretary of state hillary clinton seems stunned by how quickly events were unfolds. >> this is a fluid and fast-moving situation, which may be the understatement of the time. >> reporter: it was just over a month ago that libya pro-democracy demonstrators took to the streets of tripoli and the country ice iron-fisted moammar gadhafi issued a crackdown. secretary hillary clinton issued the first u.s. response. the world is watching the situation in libya, she said, with alarm. the opposition, although making gains was massively outgunned.

its leaders asked the united states and the west for help. with hillary clinton delivering the message the administrationism posed economic sanctions, closed the u.s. embassy in libya, ordered the libyan embassy in washington to shut down. for the most part the president left it to clinton to do the tough talking. >> gadhafi has lost the legitimacy to govern and it is time for him to go without further violence or delay. >> reporter: behind the scenes as mr. obama's military advisers urged caution on a no-fly zone, clinton's officials say join u.n. ambassador susan rice who has pushed for it with the broadest possible authority and international support. the turning point, the u.n. vote demanding gadhafi stop attacking his people and authorizing a no-fly zone as requested by the arab league, plus military action to back it up.

and clinton outlined the administration's end game. this past friday, clinton, just back from european trip, turned right around and headed back to paris for a last-minute summit called by french president nicholas sarkozy. so another good example, don, of that today was that meshing of the military and the diplomatic. the libyans once again said they were going to abide by a cease-fire, but already a couple of days ago secretary clinton said they would have to see what matched on the ground. that was basically repeated by the pentagon today, that they have to see action on the ground, that the international community wants, before any change would happen before this mission would certainly be pulled back. don? >> jill dougherty in paris for us. thank you, jill. we eat annual date the latest developments from libya.

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in effect. coalition planes are patrolling the area to detour air attacks on civilians. in japan a grandmother and teen-aged grandson rescued nine days after the earthquake and tsunami. more on that dramatic story in just moments. but first, japanese officials have put the death toll at 8,450. nearly 13,000 are missing. at the crippled fukushima power plant, electricity has been restored. workers hope to have water pumps working again to reactor two. in a speech in rio de janeiro, president obama made a brief announce. he said they're taking a stand against a regime intending to brutalize its own people. back in the united states house speaker john boehner is calling

on him to detail more goals in libya. in haiti it's presidential election day. it's round two. the election is a runoff between a former first lady and a popular singer. campaigning for her last night, hip-hop singer wyclef jean who considered running for president, get this, he was shot in the hand. he was treated and released from a hospital. for the first time since she was hot, congresswoman gabrielle giffords spent time with her brother-in-law who just returned from the international space station. scott kelly, like her husband mark, is an astronaut. you'll recall she was shot in the head during an appearance in tucson. a police officer killed in the line of duty. you have to see this video. unbelievable. it happened following a dramatic shoot-out, all caught on camera. police say a gunman opened fire

on officers investigating an assault. listen. [ gunfire ] >> boy. heavily armed s.w.a.t. team members had to rescue a woman from that shooting. here you see her res coug him there. when the barrage ended, two had been shot, police found the man inside his home of a self-inflicted wound. it is sunday night and it's time to get you ready for the week ahead. we begin with president obama's very busy weekly schedule. i'm ed henry. he wants the focus to be on jobs, jobs, jobs because the fact that trade can mean u.s. jobs pat home. instead it could mean jobs in japan and libya. i'm poppy harlow in new

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this is a reality of what's happening on the ground in libya, in north after ka, in the middle east. in terrell days of a libya uprising we spoke a brave young man about the chaos in benghazi. he spoke with me late at night on day when he had watched friends die. even then he fretted that death could come at any moment. tragically it did come for him on saturday when he was killed by a sniper's bullet, and in the last few weeks, well, he made it his mission to tell the world about the revolt by any means necessary, and cnn's arwa damon is going to join us from eastern libya with the very latest on how the brave young man met his fate. but first part of my conversation with him. you believe your life is in jeopardy just by making this call and talking to us now.

>> of course, i do. they've already struck down two. this is not mine. this is just a random card that was given to be able to speak to you. >> thank you so much and be in touch and be safe, okay? >> i'm not going to be sure i'm going to be tomorrow. there's going to be another with you tomorrow hopefully. i haven't got the confirmation. >> hang on. do you believe it's that bad that people won't survive overnight? is it that bad? >> my friends have died already and also other people died. i don't know what's going to be worse, to you. >> and he told me during that conversation he didn't think that he would make it to morning. make it through to the morning. cnn's arwa damon joinis us now.

arwa damon, he did make it through to tell us what was going on. it's a sad story but it tells what's happening where you are. >> reporter: it tragically is, don, and mohammed is one of those people who literally risked their lives and paid the ultimate price to get d news out, news of what was happening in his own country. he was one of those bright inspiring minds. everyone who met him grew to respect and admire him. here in benghazi he's considered to be a hero. he was 27 years old, a technology wizard who managed to rig cameras up and live steam video and what was happening around libya which at the time was a black news hole for many organizations like or very own because we did not have access to information and we did not have reporters in the country.

he husband one of those many people with his eyes and ears on the ground, risking his life ads he did to you over the phone. also he managed to get those pictures out by by passing those fire walls. he was one who passional@ly believed in the cause for a free and democratic libya, and he did end up paying the ultimate price yesterday. he was killed when gadhafi forces entered the city of benghazi. he was shot by a sniper, according to his wife and supporters, when he decided to go out into a neighborhood where he had heard that rocketfire had killed a number of children. he, himself, was an expecting father. his wife was pregnant with their first child. and, don, i'd just like to share one of his favorite quotes. and that is a candle loodss nothing by lighting another

candle. >> how old was he again? >> okay. a young man. we're not sure exactly of his age. i think arwa mentioned it earlier on. again, he is a hero to many in that land and he joined us here risking his life on cnn to tell us what's going on. thank you, arwa. we appreciate it. an incredible story from japan. an 80-year-old grandmother and her grandson are rescued nine days after being buried beneath the rubble. and he's... not so much. well, for a driver like you, i would recommend our new snapshot discount. this little baby keeps track of your great driving habits, so you can save money. [sighs] amazing. it's like an extra bonus savings. [ cackling ] he's my ride home. how much can the snapshot discount save you? call or click today.

all right. sosome peoplp some peoplso miracle.p as we to devastation following an earthquake and tsunami. buriburier buried albu0 80-year-old grandmother and her 16-year-old zbrandson were rescued. even though they had no power they were able to survive on'food in the refrigerator. police say the boy was able to crawl up on a roof where rescuers were able to spot him. when we come back, some heavy hitters of hollywood answer the call for donations. [ robin ] quality and reliability are more than words here.

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in the aftermath of the disaster in japan, some heavy hitters in hollywood have answered the call and donated money and lots of it. but some critics are asking what took them so long. the host of hln's "issues" with

jane velez-mitchell has an opinion on why donations are lower than expected. jane, you've lived in l.a. for a long time. you have lots of friends, lots of people there. this fear of radiation, is it real? >> they are certainly panicked and that's par for the course, particularly in los angeles. i live there for 18 years. i lived there through two major earthquakes. a lot of people just picked up and moved out of the area. others stocked up. i see this as a wakeup call. look at the two big catastrophes we've dealt with recently. the gulf coast oil spill and the earthquake and tsunami. this is all about problem atica sources of energy. we need to thing about renewable

energy, solar power, wind power, there are ways to create energy without putting human race at this kind of risk. >> and the environmental as well as we have learned. here's what i want to know, and i think a lot of people are asking the same thing. after haiti, after indonesia, after katrina, so many celebrities stepped up. they had fund-raisers and what have you. what's going on? i haven't seen it with japan? >> well, there are a couple notable examples of generosity. sandra bullock. she has donate add million, and i say bravo to her. now, of course, she's worth about $60 million, so that's a very small sliver of her net worth. i really feel that more and more celebrities and average americans should be stepping up to the plate. we need some kind of a concert, something to galvanize people. people have been in such shock, and it's been such breaking news, i don't think people have had a chance to really catch their breath and say let's do

something because we're all sort of reacting to the unfolding crisis and wondering where's it going go next? >> you know, i was talking to someone, you couldn't have written this, an earthquake and then a tsunami and then a nuclear catastrophe. but my question is where's the telethon? where's the telethon. >> maybe because of what you said, i don't know, but i haven't seen a big telethon for japan. >> there should be. we have what we call dough nar fatigue. we've had crisis after crisis after crisis, it seems. there are only a certain number of people in a recession economy still crawling out of a recession that has disposable income. so many people in america are suffering economically right now, so i think that there is a certain amount of donor fatigue going on right now. >> all right. "issues" with jane velez-mitchell airs every night at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. thanks, jane. president obama delivers a

speech but takes heat back home for what he doesn't say about the war in libya. a live report from brazil is straight ahead. and we want to leave you, before we go to break, this is what libya broadcasting is broadcasting live right now. don't know what's going on. but listen for a bit. and then we're back in a moment. >> judge alex, lauren lake, fantastic job. see you all later. a japanese student studying in california is desperate for information about her family whose entire village destroyed by the tsunami, she fears the worst, but then an unusual source provides her with the miracle she's looking for.

she says for three days she scoured the internet for information and just cried. then a friend of hers in japan sent her a link to a youtube

clip. it showed her sister standing on a balcony at the family home holding a sign that said, we are all safe. >> i cried and i kind of screamed and my house parents woke up and they thought it was bad news. so they were really worried about me, what happened? and then i answered, they survived. so we were so excited and cried a lot. she's my older sister, she has a paper and she said it's my family name, kosaka. so she tried to, like, to get someone to notice. it means we are all okay. and she said, please tell my younger sister in america we all survived. >> absolutely amazing.

akiko is now trying to get word back to her family through the media and the internet to let them know that she got the message and knows that everyone's safe. she gave a cnn news crew this message in japanese hoping it will get through to her loved ones. i saw your video and thank you very much for being alive and thank you very much for being worried about me when you are in such a tough situation. akiko says she watched that video over and over again, despite her joy, she's worried that both of her grandparents in their 80s, concerned about their health. the death toll in japan is rising, 4,000 people are dead and 8,000 still missing after the massive earthquake and tsunami. and possibilities of a radiation leak. tonight a nancy grace special report you don't want to miss. what can you do to help the victims? that's 8:00 eastern right here on hln. and finally tonight, a mother is upset because a judge has removed her 3-year-old daughter from her custody.

this just days after the woman's infant son died in his crib. this mother is in extreme now in foster care. you've got a mother using drugs and family services making more than one visit to that home. nobody wins in this case, but it's about more than that. here's my point -- this is a case about survival and safety. the system is acting in the best interests of that 3-year-old child. it takes an extreme case in the best interests of any child to be removed from her home and separated from her mother. but this is an extreme case. one child is dead and this mom has a documented history with family services and she's using drugs. now mom is crying, but she needs to stop crying and stop using. be responsible, mom, do whatever you're ordered to do so someday it will be in the best interests of that child to be back in your

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