there's fierce gunfire in the capitol city. loyallests are vowing to fight on.nt said it's a promising situation. >> the gadhafi reign is coming to an end and the future of libya is in the hand of of the people. >> a gadhafi son that was said to be in custody was with pro gadhafi supporters on monday. >> we want to go and take and put our, it will be peaceful, no more blood. >> the united nations is planning for a post gadhafi era, leaders are meeting to discuss libya's future. >> the state department is working to secure funding for libya's transitional national council, they will need to secure a functioning government when the battle is over. >> we look forward to building a democratic country. >> nato hit tripoli with air strikes and they will keep up the campaign until all pro gadhafi forces give up or lay down their weapons. >>> and a sign of the rapidly changes landscape, google maps already reflects that green square in tripoli has been renamed martyr square, that was the name given the spot by the rebels when they arrived just last night. >>> in san fra

officials say libyan rebels now control most of the capitol city of tripoli and it's a matter of time before they topple gadhafi rules. there are reports that three of gadhafi son's have been arrested and some of his forces are negotiating surrounder. the rebels have set up a transitional team but there are concerns about an immediate power vacuum. >> i think problem number one is who now takes control of gadhafi's military? they have tanks, they have artillery and rockets, air defense rocket systems, surface to surface missiles. ground to air missiles. who will take control of that stuff? >> president obama issued a written statement while vacationing in martha's vineyard urging rebels to respect rights. >> as we move forward from this pivotal face, the opposition should continue to take important steps to bring about a transition that is peaceful, inclusive, and just. the leadership has made clear the rights of all libyans must be respected. >> at this point there is no word where gadhafi is but it's believed he is hiding somewhere in libya. the u.n. secretary plans to hold a meetin

. >> libyan rebels raced into the center of the capitol city of tripoli today against minimal resistance from gadhafi's loyalists. >> out, out, gadhafi. >> alan: celebrations erupted this evening on the streets of tripoli. one rebel leader claims the military unit in charge of protecting gadhafi and tripoli had surrendered and joined the resole. gadhafi's whereabouts remain unknown but went on the radio saying, he will never surrender. >> back here in the u.s.a., state department spokeswoman says gadhafi's days are numbered. >> the two uc berkeley grads sentenced to eight years on spying charms in iran say -- spying charges in iran will appeal. the lawyer for josh and shane received that letter today. the two were arrested in july of 2009 along with sarah shourd, all three say they were hiking and inadvertently crossed into iran. the families released a statement that states, in part, quote, shane and josh are innocent and have never posed any threat. we appeal to the authorities in iran to show compassion and allow them to return home to their families without delay. >> a woman struck a

. >>> new this morning in afghanistan at least ten people are dead after two attacks in the capitol city of kabul. i want to show you new video we received into our newsroom overnight showing you the after math. you can see the black smoke rise into the air. take a look at the damage. the first bomb exploded in a car outside the british council compound. the second explosion occurred after a suicide bomber walked inside the compound with a bomb attached to his vest. >>> also new this morning from australia three people are dead after a helicopter crash in the australian outback. that happened last night right after the helicopter took off. the crew members on board belong to the australian broadcasting corporation. it's believed that they were filming a documentary. >>> according to a retired american diplomat the u.s. considered pulling all american troops out of japan because of concerns over the nuclear crisis earlier this year. the retired diplomat says shortly after the march 11th earthquake it seemed no one in the japanese government was taking charge of the damage to the fukushima

. >>> now, rebels claiming they seized 80% of the capitol city of tripoli. gadhafi urged loyalists to fight back. rebels vow to hunt him down. they reported human rights abuse on both sides. pro gadhafi guards raped young boys and rebel forces are abusing children and imprisoning migrant workers. >>> health officials say residents may be able to drink their tap water tomorrow if a second water of tests comes up clean. water service is restored after a broken pump was replaced yesterday. the department of health still has not determined if the water is safe to drink. so, residents are advised to boil their water. local restaurants and delis are forced to close. >> there are people lined up to get the bread and danish. >> and now? >> nobody. >> reporter: the first round of test results today show the water is clean. the results from a second round of tests should be complete tomorrow. >>> barry bonds was back in federal court today in san francisco as his attorneys made a pitch to cheer his name. in april a jury based the verdict on bonds ram bling answer to t

despite that the riots spread beyond the capitol city of london. teens destroyed property. it was a similar scene including manchester and birmingham. the unrest began saturday following the fatal shooting of a man by police. >>> and vallejo getting ready to open a fire house that was shut down three years ago because of the economy. the steps the city had to take to reverse the budget cuts, mike? >> reporter: just five fire houses are up and and running in the city of vallejo, this is not one of them. you can see it is closed. here there is an engine in there. but other than this, the place has been a ghost town. but the fire department is fighting back. and these bay area doors will once again indeed open soon. a chain link fence, weeds, graffiti on the wall. this is no foreclosed home. this is vallejo fire station 25. >> it has been really challenging. >> reporter: and this is vallejo resident, desiree. >> i had to call 911 when my son had a seizure. i didn't get a response for 15 minutes. >> since it has been closed, there was a challenging in covering that district. it

. >> tom: in washington at our bureau in the capitol city it's our chief darren gersh. thanks,. >> any pleasure. >> susie: still ahead, tonight's "word on the street"? "safety." bryan ashenberg of thestreet.com joins us with three defensive stocks for a volatile market. some bright spots among an otherwise lackluster july for sales as u.s. automakers shined while japanese makers continued to struggle. g.m.'s sales were up almost 8% thanks to strong sales of its redesigned chevy cruze compact. ford also higher-- its fusion, escape and explorer models all strong sellers. chrysler in with the biggest sales gain, up 20%. its jeep division saw a 40% jump in sales. but toyota and honda are still recovering from japan's march earthquake, with sales down double digits at both. with consumers worn out from the debt battle, few buyers were out today. we stopped by this normally busy ford and lincoln dealership in miami where operations manager lomberto perez says he has deals just waiting for buyers. >> right now we have incentives up to $5500 on specific cars, some lincolns, eve

it's so far away from the hotels and the capitol city. right now, the search is wrapping up, they have not found her body today, and there's no intention for a new search tomorrow. police are now going to regroup and try to figure out what they are going to do next, as they still search and hope they will actually find the body of robin gardner, whom they do believe is a victim of murder and there's a lot of evidence that could be found on that body, and of course that would crush the alibi of giordano's. megyn: it's all speculation at this point because they don't know what happened to her. i heard an interesting theory on geraldo last night, his brother, gregg, went down to aruba, did some investigating down there and said you know, at least one thought is did this woman possibly work with giordano to take out this $1.5 million -- it wasn't so much a life insurance policy as a travel insurance policy, i guess, then go on her e-mail, because it was active for a couple of days after she disappeared, and is there any possibility she might

this as rub else -- rebels take control of most of his capitol city.ll have live team coverage from tripoli on very fast-breaking developments there. [ ben harper's "amen omen" playing ] we believe doing the right thing never goes unnoticed. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? ♪ why settle for a one-note cereal? get more with honey bunches of oats. four nutritious grains come togetfor more taste, more texture, more healthy satisfaction. have a bowl of happy. jenna: high noon on the east coast. fox news alert. u.s. officials believe today of requires still in libya. that is according to the pentagon. we are so glad you're with us on this monday, i'm jenna lee. jon: i'm jon scott. rebels are celebrating in the streets of tripoli after claiming they control most of that capitol city. rebel forces of hunting down moammar qaddafi and telling him to surrender. jennifer griffin live at the pentagon with the latest for us. >> reporter: defense officials suggest that the latest intelligence suggests that moammar qaddafi has not left tr

rebel groups are closing in on the capitol city. forces. libyan government troops launch aid fierce offensive to keep antigaddafi forces from keeping control of a city 60 miles from the capitol. >> three men convicted of murders in cubs in arkansas are free. prosecutor as loued so called west memphis three to plead guilty to murder. they claimed they're innocent. but the deal heads off to a new trial. two men serving life jentss. jason baldwin was on death row, coming within three days of execution. >> we can still bring up new evidence and continue the investigations we've been doing. we can try to clear our names. only difference is that now we can do it from the outside. >> the nude bodies of the three 8-year-old victims were found in a drainage canal in the arkansas town of west memphis. >> how to keep track of where your charity dollars are going. >> and growing number of urban coyote sightings and advice >>> an increase in coyote sightings has california fish and game officials urging people to take precaution. signs have been

. >> incredible scenes from the libyan capitol city of tripoli.hat is the green banner of moammar qaddafi being shot to pieces by elated rebels filling green square. green square with the libyan dictator used to exhort his people to stand firm against the west and all of the i am purelyists and all of the rest of it. guess what? they hated him as much as everybody else. they are firing at the symbols of his power they are tearing down his posters. they are dancing in the streets. it is like we have seen this movie before. it is cairo. it is tune nearby shaw. it's a lot of other places. will it also be syria? >> syria is the big unknown in all of this. i think it's interesting that the president of syria came out in the last couple hours is any country thinking of invading syria saying twice you are going to have your own problems. he is got to be the most nervous by on the planet similar behavior to what qaddafi was. we have finally come out and said syria, assad you have to step aside. is he next? >> judy miller is it the tipping point? it must b

a helmet reporting throughout the day from outside moammar gadhafi's compound in tripoli, the capitol city of libya. rebel forces did, of course, force their way into gadhafi's compound. this is what richard filed about that for today's msnbc nightly news. >> the battle began early this morning with nato air strikes and rebel rockets fired from afar to weaken the defenses of gadhafi's compound. there's a lot of stray fire in this area as is running gun battle is continuing. as the compound burned -- gunfire ripped across tripoli. a barrage of bullets fired from inside the compound. rebels defending their ground. then nearly five hours after the battle began, tripoli suddenly changed. we're hearing something we haven't heard all day, which is silence coming out of the compound. if you listen to it, there's really not much going on right now, and that itself is significant. there's no internet in tripoli, phone service is down, state tv is off the air, so the news was spread from loud speakers from mosques. we approached the compound, unsure if it really had fallen. >> this is one of the mai

there is concern of flooding in the capitol city. last time a hurricane or tropical storm storm affected the area was 73 years ago. they are not used to it. you can see the raging rapids. vermont didn't expect to be affected like this by irene. back to you. >> any idea how long they will be under the gun so to speak from the water? >> reporter: say that one more time? >> how long do you think it is that the state will continue to be threatened by the high water? >> reporter: oh, that's a very good question. no one is able to answer it because this has never happened in this particular area in brattleboro in southern vermont. we have talked to old timers who lived here a long time. they have never seen it and they don't know how long it will last. we do know earlier in the day this was covered with water. the water has receded. you still have raging rapids there and this isn't the only building that's near this brook. there are other buildings here, too. a lot of neighbors are scared for their houses to be affected by the immense powe

of wisconsin this year, paul walker's plan to cut union rights led to protests which filled the capitol city of madison for weeks, after the protests and political tactics, the union-stripping bill did become law in spring, but that's baring consequences, six republican state senators put up by wisconsin voters for recall. on tuesday, a week from today, those six republican state senators will have to defend their seats in recall elections against bona fide democratic challengers. what happened to protests in february and march is coming down to real voting in august. one group, we are wisconsin, who backs the democratic side in this fight announced on friday it had made more than a million voter contacts in lacrosse, wisconsin. officials say they do not know what caused that blaze, luckily no one was hurt in the we are wisconsin offices or six adjoining apartments that burned. today we are wisconsin planned to open shop again at the plumbers and steam fitters local. also on saturday, same day as the fire a voter filed a formal complaint over a mailer he got from the group americans for pros

if you happen to be in the capitol city, keep your fingers crossed, the rain may be heading your directioney are desperate. in fact, t.j., parts of the austin area, under water restrictions for the time being. they could definitely, definitely need some help from mother nature. looks like mother nature may, indeed, cooperate. >> about time. reynolds, we appreciate you, as always. >> you bet. >>> we've got somebody here we want to introduce you to. it's a little girl who had a birthday wish, but she wasn't able to be around to see that wish come true. 9-year-old rachael beckwith, all she wanted to do was raise $300 to bring clean drinking water to an african village. unfortunately, she died in a car accident before she was able to make that wish come true. but when people heard about her story, listen to what they did. her donations were at $220. people started donating and donating and donating until those donations got up to $1 million. yes, from her $300 wish to $1 million. and that count continues to grow on her web page. her mom is so proud right now of the legacy her daughter was able

boya -- i was taken to meet boya and then about 15 minutes outside of the capitol city immediately i didn't know my partner to well. i thought i was being ambushed or something because why are we going to meet him 15 minutes outside of the city in an abandoned field? and my partner told me that -- >> host: this is yours a moly partner? through the journalist -- >> guest: yak. explained that he was worried about tuberculosis because boya apparently had tuberculosis. i don't think that he actually had it but he was extremely and is heated and so mohammed was afraid and had this paranoia about tuberculosis it wasn't just this one incident. so i met boya at the farm and at first he was completely disdainful. first of all he was to get it. i'm about 6-foot five, and he was at least six of our six-foot eight, extremely thin, and the essentially wouldn't even look at me. he didn't even look at the when he shook my hand he said a grumbling as i interviewed him for about an hour grumbling looking at the sun and said the day was almost over. he was quite disdainful and afterwards i realized af

at night in libya where the rebels have been celebrating after gaining control of much of the capitol cityoints and renamed green square martyr square, and meanwhile gadhafi is nowhere to be found. and the u.n. is urging them to build a government through peaceful and just measure. >>> and the congressional black caucus is holding a jobs fair in miami tomorrow, and it is part of the people's initiative and made three stops across the country and while the national jobless rate is 9.1%, it is higher in miami, miami-dade, and unemployment is at 13% in broward county and 9.6% there. and joining me is the broward county mayor. thank you for your time. >> thank you for having me. >> and the governor says that florida is key to the presidential election, but it will be boil down to the job situation in the state and throughout the country, and what do you believe is preventing us from seeing an improvement in the jobless numbers? >> well, unfortunately, we have been told to work smarter and smaller and when you are working smarter and smaller, you are eliminating jobs. >> and that is one of the

this report was filed before rebels moved in to the capitol. >> reporter: rebels shouting after claiming the important city just 30 miles from the capitol. the battle over this city and it's large oil refinery ended with gadhafi's army being pushed back toward tripoli but not without claim lives, two dead bodies laid in the square? the center of the city, others died in the hospital or suffered term wounds in the fight that lasted ten days. to give you -- if you look around every single building has massive damage, you can see what appears to be bombings, collapsed buildings, this hotel and other buildings that have taken heavy fire but the rebels say they have been able to push out forces and for that they have nato to thank. >>> was this by nato? >> yeah. by nato and this place by --. >> reporter: nato bombed the city city? >> yes. a lot of snipers here and we lost a lot of rebels. we win now. >> reporter: by late afternoon rockets beyond the eastern gate continued to land in the city though less and less frequently. still fighter was itching to speed toward the retreating army down the road that connect

the sounds of gunfire and explosions rocking that capitol city. joining us now on the phone live from tripoli fox news producer toddick. there are reports that moammar qaddafi's compound has been breached. have you had an opportunity to confirm that? >> yeah, jon, we've been speaking to a number of our news desks and watching the same pictures that you're watching and it seems like the rebels have made a dent in the compound and that they are trying to get inside and take the fight to the moammar qaddafi camp there. certainly from where we are from our vantage point, we can hear the sounds of the battle going on, loud explosion, tank fire, small arms fire. it's quiet here, so it sounds very close. we are getting even indirect fire probably from that battle landing near the hotel. certainly there is a major confrontation happening there, and it could be, you know, crucial in this struggle for control of this country, skwr*pb. jon: but nobody knows where today of requires inside that compound, right? >> jon we don't. last night we had a surprise vis

developments coming out of libya at this hour, the rebels, basically about 95 percent in control of the capitol city, hunting for the leader moammar qaddafi. what happens if he falls, which is certainly looking to be the situation? what comes next for libya? >> gregg: plus, from the battle ground overseas to a violent west coast brawl, have you seen this? this is unbelievable. embarrassing. deplorable. shots fired out on the streets, right outside of a sports arena moments after this fight broke out in the stadium. we're live in the golden state. >> it was pretty scary. that's why we left, me and my friends, because of the fact that we didn't want to okr fact that we didn't want to okr get caught in the parking lot. gregg: a horrific site during a michigan air show, a routine stunt goes horribly wrong, a wing man trying to transfer from a small plane to a helicopter loses his footing and falls 200 feet to his death. witnesses say he was trying to get his hand to a strap, the plane suddenly pulled away before he was able to properly secure himself. the man had been performing aerial stunts, we're tol

a terrifying ordeal ending for dozens of journalists who are in the capitol city. armed men of moammar qaddafi held them hostage in a hotel. members of the fox news crew included in that group. tadik joins us live -- we lost his live shot. we will try to get him back. remember, yesterday we had a phoner who was saying he was laying on the floor, at the time he was on the floor of the hotel room trying to stay away from doors and windows so that he was not in danger and would not be hurt, that the firing was coming in towards the hotel from 400 yards away i believe he said, and now today we learn that indeed they were in great danger. thankfully that appears to have resolved successfully and we will try to get tadick back up to us so we can follow-up with him on the latest today from tripoli, to him just as soon as we have him. moammar qaddafi's exact whereabouts at this point remain unknown. there have been reports that he's claiming that he was walking around the city of tripoli. it's also unclear when he left his heavily fortified compound in tripoli which served

what you're watching is the fallout in the capitol city of madison and now we're wondering about theolitical fallout and how it affects 2012. matt kibbe is with us, from the wisconsin reporter. matt, good morning and thank you for your time. >> maybe it's on the local level, the national level, what does yesterday's outcome tell us, matt? >> well, america was watching yesterday. this is a series, an unprecedented zeroes of -- series of elections of what is next for the political scene. but to read too much into this is difficult at this point. if people were expecting a seed change, they did get the status quo last night. that is to say, a continue ation, slight majority for the republicans, and as majority leader scott fitzgerald said, a continuation of the polices that were at the center of this controversy. bill: there was $30 million spent on this from both sides. you had money pouring in from every corner of america how is the political establishment gauging this outcome, matt? >> well, i think the republicans see this as a validation of some of the programs and the progress the

you know what's happening in libya, the rebels claim to have captured qaddafi's compound in the capitol city of tripoli, after several hours of fierce resistance, thick black smoke and the sound of heavy explosions filling the air. qaddafi, however, still nowhere to be found. the people expected to run the new government there are talking, and in just the last few minutes saying they want to put qaddafi on trial. it was a question about whether that was the goal or not. we'll have a live report from tripoli in moments, first, though, this alert: >> it's a weather alert a. monster storm is now on track to be the strongest hurricane to hit the united states in three years. and the federal emergency management agency is saying that the entire u.s. east coast should be alerted right now to hurricane irene, as it approaches from the south in the next few days. if it hits georgia directly, they're saying it would be the first time in 100 years georgia has seen that. welcome to "america live", everyone, i'll megyn kelly. the entire east coast is on alert as hurricane irene barrels towards the unite

presentation did happen in brutal ways, and it happened because lincoln was very aware that the capitol, the cityf washington, could not be cut off. if that happened, it might really be game over for the north, and the very beginning of the war in the first weeks of the war, pro-confederate marylanders made a very concerted and very nearly successful effort to cut off washington in exactly that way, and i do think that lincoln's -- i don't hold lincoln up as a demagogue, but i think that his suspension of habeas corpus can be argued today, but i think he felt he had good reasons for doing what he did. >> thanks. >> i'll stay on this side and then come back over here. >> thank you. if you look into the heart and minds of the average american, not the studied historian, the average guy or gal who stands at the lincoln memorial admiring longe, do you think the average american admires a love of lincoln because he played a significant role in ending slavery because he played a significant role in keeping the union together or because of this magnificent ora he has in terms of his political, spiritual

it started in the heart of the city, in the commercial capitol part of the world. people looting right in front of you. the police unable to do a lot because they go off to other areas to contain. and the looters return and keep doing what they want to do. and carrying out electronic goods and raiding banks. the police were successful at moving everyone out of the center. but by that time disturbances popped up and hamsburg has had disturbances since the 80s. and when we went there there were burning and cars on fire. and there a police station was set on fire. and police were there in force with dogs. but it seems where they move, the people creating these disturbances seem to move around them. one thing i did speak to a shop keeper in hansworth and they are asking people to come out and protect the businesses. because the police can't cope with all of this. >> what is the feeling in the community, when they see things like this unfolding. you mentioned the protest in birmingham, it has that history, hasn't it? >> it has, one man said earlier, i have seen this bef

city. they stepped up their offensive near gadhafi's home town. the national transition council is working to launch a transitional government and asking for international assistance. >>> while battles continue in the libyan capitol of tripoli the oil-rich city has lost its luster. ucido futori has this report. >> reporter: the economic boom with its oil money. but now one of the largest cities in north africa is almost like a ghost town. sporadic clashes continue, but there is hardly anybody walking the street. i don't see any stores open for business. this morning, i went to green square in the center of the city. the square is a symbolic place for gadhafi loyalists where they gather every day. scorched cars lay abandoned here. empty gun cartridges litter the ground. residents were sweeping up. a gadhafi portrait above the square once looked down on everybody below. but it has since been removed. checkpoints are a new addition across all the city streets. as the colonel and soldiers loyal to him are still on the run, militia supporting the transitional national counl are searching each passing car. and the city is now quiet, tensions remain here. there is still speculation that gadhafi loyalists might launch a

city. >>> the capitol of tripoli was calmer today, there were still gun battles though. >>> the firefight you aring looking at here is near a hotel why journalists are staying and there's dead bodies littering the city, the rebels are going door to door to look for gadhafi. >> in a southern neighborhood, rebels pushed on and ran into gadhafi fighters and retreated. there's hundreds of abandon dead bodies at a hospital, civilians included. >> new information tonight about the death of a young south bay marine who military investigators said was hazed before his death. the officials want to understand what happened to him. harry lewis shot himself in afghanistan after brutal hazing. he wrote a message on his arm saying this was the right choice. >> the family is devastated. we were shocked to hear how he died. >> lou grew up around politics, his uncle was a mayor. and the family asked honda to help. he has concerns about the new sudden transfer, and why did the captain say peers take care of peers. >> it sounded like they had permission to harass him. >> paul fong a friend of the family is

city. >>> the capitol of tripoli was calmer today, there were still gun battles though. >>> the firefight you aring looking at here is near a hotel why journalists are staying and there's dead bodies littering the city, the rebels are going door to door to look for gadhafi. >> in a southern neighborhood, rebels pushed on and ran into gadhafi fighters and retreated. there's hundreds of abandon dead bodies at a hospital, civilians included. >> new information tonight about the death of a young south bay marine who military investigators said was hazed before his death. the officials want to understand what happened to him. harry lewis shot himself in afghanistan after brutal hazing. he wrote a message on his arm saying this was the right choice. >> the family is devastated. we were shocked to hear how he died. >> lou grew up around politics, his uncle was a mayor. and the family asked honda to help. he has concerns about the new sudden transfer, and why did the captain say peers take care of peers. >> it sounded like they had permission to harass him. >> paul fong a friend of the family is

mainland this weekend and the nation's capitol is one city caught in the line of fire. scott mcfarland is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with how the federal government is preparing. scott. >> reporter: first off states of emergency in effect throughout this region. in maryland, in delaware, and in virginia all train service canceled outside of washington, d.c. beginning this weekend and the opening of the martin luther king junior memorial postponed indefinitely. too dangerous. too many people. a quarter million would have been outdoors during the worst of the storm. the monument is open today for those that arrived early for the memorial ceremony. meantime the federal emergency management agency deploying millions of bottles of water and cots. fema's number two official told me for irene money is no object. >> right now our main concern is life safety and responding to disasters. we are not holding back on this one thing we are doing is responding to disasters and money is not an issue. >> reporter: we expect much more from washington, d.c. later this morning. fema

that's the state of the main artery going up northeast as it goes through our capitol city. thank you very much. >> well, senator, that is a visual that we need to be reminded of, and i think senator inhofe talked about the tragedy when a piece of concrete fell on a young mom and she's now gone. this is our responsibility frankly, this committee's responsibility. i think when we get to our mark up before we leave here, i think we should get a few paragraphs of this example and others to keep it in the front of our minds from alabama to california and every other place that is a stark reminder that really is life and death and safety and movement of goods and services and freight and everything with. senator sessions? >> thank you. we had some top appointments to the defense department and budget member had to tighten belts like everybody else, and we're all in that mode, and i think that we need to do the best to maintain the kind of funding this committee proposes whether we can do that or not, i'm not sure. wii in worse -- we're in worse shape financially than most realize

this is a city trapped in the city even though businesses are shuddered. one footnote, the capitol building, the pentagon, not as full as usual. congress is on recess. this is a city that's half empty, anyway, perhaps forefortuitous timing. >> yeah. scott macfarlane from our washington, d.c. bureau reporting live. thank you. >>> b.a.r.t. protests -- turning back to regular news -- becoming a regular event -- there have been four protests and now there's talk about another one. allie rasmus has more. >> reporter: well, this group "anonymous" is calling for another protest on monday, also at 5:00 at the civic center station. they started to send out treats -- tweet to the their followers. the people taking part in all of these demonstrations are upset about two things, b.a.r.t.'s decision so shut off cell phone service and the b.a.r.t. police shooting death of a man at civic center station last month. during last night eight protest, civic center and b.a.r.t. and san francisco police arrested 45 people. >> you know, i don't have a problem with people speaking up for what they believe

did happen with some very brutal ways, and it happened because lincoln was very aware that the capitol, the city of washington couldn't be cut off. if that happened it might really sort of be the game over for the north and the very beginning of the of war in those first weeks pro confederate maryland made a very concerted and jerry nearly successful effort to cut off washington and exactly in that way. i do think that lincoln -- i don't hold him up as a demagogue. i think that his suspension of habeas corpus can be argued about today but he certainly felt he had good reasons for doing what he did. >> i'm going to stay on this side because people have been lined up and then i will come back over here. >> thank you. >> if you look into the hearts and minds of the average american, not a study the historian, the average guy or gal at the lincoln memorial lab miring lincoln. do you think the average american admirers, loves lincoln because he played a significant role in ending slavery? because he played a significant role keeping the union together or because of this magnificent he has in terms of

did happen with some very brutal ways, and it happened because lincoln was very aware that the capitol, the city of washington couldn't be cut off. if that happened it might really sort of be the game over for the north and the very beginning of the of war in those first weeks pro confederate maryland made a very concerted and jerry nearly successful effort to cut off washington and exactly in that way. i do think that lincoln -- i don't hold him up as a demagogue. i think that his suspension of habeas corpus can be argued about today but he certainly felt he had good reasons for doing what he did. >> i'm going to stay on this side because people have been lined up and then i will come back over here. >> thank you. >> if you look into the hearts and minds of the average american, not a study the historian, the average guy or gal at the lincoln memorial lab miring lincoln. do you think the average american admirers, loves lincoln because he played a significant role in ending slavery? because he played a significant role keeping the union together or because of this magnificent he has in terms of

and this is the first time in the six-month-old uprising the libyan capitol has come under assault. the rebels captured a nearby city, and say gadhafi troops gave up little resist steep. the vacationing president obama have been following the activities in libya. >> a fire broke out in western marin county. the fire burned three acres and is not fully contained. firefighters say heavy fog made it difficult to fight because the fog combined with smoke made it hard to pinpoint the location of the fire. >>> you might want to watch out for road closures overnight in the east bay. caltrans is closing all eastbound leans of interstate 580 in livermore from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. the closure will be between airline -- airway boulevard and north liver livermore boulevard. crews will be removing a temporary structure that helped support the bridge during construction. >> an air show turns tragic as a plane crashes into a field in front of dozens of spectators. >> a flashflood turns deadly in pittsburgh of. >> the phone wars are eating up as going takes aim at the iphone. that's next. >> leigh: hi there i'm leigh glaser. outs

capitol grounds, new york city's central park .. >> i thought i had read everything about olmstead and to read his book. it is a fabulous and fun book to read and i was pleased justin asked me to ask him a few questions about olmstead. i learned so much in this book and i learned a lot about the history of that time period which is a fascinating time. before the civil war, was happening in this country and happened after words. i am not sure we could still produce this genius of place but justin martin has written two biographies. one about alan greenspan and one about ralph nader. he lives in forest hills gardens in a beautiful place in queens and was designed by olmstead's sun. >> frederick law olmstead junior. >> difficult to be more casual. not charlie. anyway, it is fun to be here and write off the bat i was a little surprised to see that you were -- had written these books about ralph nader and alan greenspan who are controversial in their day and time and still alive and kicking. then you pick olmstead who was pretty well thought of -- by the time he died, an interesting guy. wh

did happen with some very brutal ways, and it happened because lincoln was very aware that the capitol, the city of washington couldn't be cut off. if that happened it might really sort of be the game over for the north and the very beginning of the of war in those first weeks pro confederate maryland made a very concerted and jerry nearly successful effort to cut off washington and exactly in that way. i do think that lincoln -- i don't hold him up as a demagogue. i think that his suspension of habeas corpus can be argued about today but he certainly felt he had good reasons for doing what he did. >> i'm going to stay on this side because people have been lined up and then i will come back over here. >> thank you. >> if you look into the hearts and minds of the average american, not a study the historian, the average guy or gal at the lincoln memorial lab miring lincoln. do you think the average american admirers, loves lincoln because he played a significant role in ending slavery? because he played a significant role keeping the union together or because of this magnificent he has in terms of

cities is that c-span.org/localcontent. >> next on booktv, justin martin recounts the life of frederick law olmsted. reports on his numerous designs which include the u.s. capitol ground, new york city at central park and emerald necklace and is work as an abolitionist. this is an hour and 20 minutes. [applause] >> i ran prospect park for 30 years. i thought i read everything there was to know about frederick law olmstead until i read justin martin's book. is a fun book to read and i was pleased to ask him a few questions about olmstead. i learned so much in this book. i learned a lot about the history of that time period which is a fascinating time. that time from before the civil war, what was happening in this country and all the things that happened afterwards. i am not sure we could produce the genius of place. justin martin is a highly praised biographer who has written two great biographies. one about alan greenspan and one about ralph nader. he lives in forest hills gardens in a beautiful place in queens and was designed by olmstead's sun. >> rick. >> we need to be more casual. not charlie. it is fun to be here. i was surprised to see that you were -- h

in d.c., 80 miles away, tremors paralyzed the city, buildings, including the capitol and the fox news channel, evacuated. alarms sounded, lights flashed and everyone ordered to evacuate office buildings. some saying it felt like a plane hitting the build. eerie and frightening reminder of 9/11. in new york city more than 300 miles from d.c., people in times square with on -- were on edge as the ground began shaking. jetblue terminal began rumbling. televisions rocking, flights temporarily delayed. police evacuated buildings downtown and kept people gathered at a park. a.m. trains temporarily halted. cell phone service shutdown as calls flooded the system. i was a terrifying afternoon. not everyone felt the ground shaking on the east coast. it depends upon where you were when the quake struck. right after the tremors hit d.c., we hit the streets to ask around. >> i thought it was a train. then i look up and i see bricks -- stuff start falling. i saw bricks and dust from the roof and i kept running. >> greta: did you feel the quake? >> yeah. >> greta: you live around here? >> i live in

you said, they'll be trying to put a stop at three consecutive nights of riots around the capitol and other citiesround the u.k. as we more than 500 have been arrested, over 40 police officers have been hurt in all of this. the violence first broke out saturday after police shot and killed a 29-year-old father of four, people very upset about that, but other riots seem to be upset about government plans to cut benefits and public sector jobs, but what's happening in the u.k. seems to be random people, rioting over a bunch of different issues, rather than one single cause, almost using the violence in london as an excuse to riot in other places around the country like birmingham and bristol in the south and liverpool in the north. the rioters are organizing using text messages and social media so police are monitoring those outlets, they're setting fires to buildings and retail stores. you just saw the pictures we showed you, they're pelting police officers with bottles and fireworks. the police holding cells in london are full. so officials are hoping for a much quieter night tonight. we just got

city. also, the capitol building. it overlooks and you can see the beauty of our city. host: that is the mayor of frankfordt, kentucky as we spend the weekend looking at history and literary life on our c-span channel. every month this year, we are visiting a different southeastern american city to tell you more about their history and the literary life. frankford, kentucky this weekend. all you can spend time with us brought back to your calls. -- hope you can spend time with us. back to your calls. florida come up ne -- florida, up next. phyllis, a democrat. caller: i am in the insurance state of the country. most of this, in my mind, happens at the state and local level. fema comes in when there is a disaster, along with the red cross, to help people and give them small amounts of money, but that is taken out of your insurance when your insurance company and find it comes in to tcash a check. we got flooded three times and fema mate as -- fema made us tear our house down. when they say that you live in an aria of you are getting flooded over and over again, they chan

. >> reporter: in east palo alto a city that used to be known as the murder capitol of the united states their worries are more are serious. >> uneasy about the shootings. if you're going to drive by a street are you going to be in the midst of a shooting. >> reporter: tonight they celebrate ad common goal. keeping their neighborhoods safe. >> there is nothing, a better safeguard in the whole world than having good neighbors. makes you feel really safe. >> especially now with the violence that's been going on. it is nice to know that everyone still cares about one another and this is a time for us to come out and say it is okay. >> reporter: her ex was murdered in palo alto seven years ago. she believes her city is getting safer more that now people come forward if they witness violent crime shoo we try to get it before it happens. if your street gets too busy and you see more than one activity you come out and say hey, i'm here and i see you. you've got to leave. >> reporter: this home used to be used for drug dealing and prosecution but last year during national night out neighbors boa