we again our coverage with alex crawford of britain's sky news with the latest from libya's capital. >> reporter: we're right around the corner from the square in relative terms and not too far, a couple of kilometers away from colonel gadhafi's compound and there has been constant mortar shelling and machine gun fire all morning, quite intensive in some stages and clearly there's a lot of instability. i think apart from the fact that many of the rebels will be extremely edgy this morning, there's obviously some elements of gadhafi regime or supporters still out there, and they are causing some problems to the rebel soldiers who ultimately will want to not only take over control of the television station but also control of colonel gadhafi's compound itself. right now, though, we're in a real period of flux where things are very, very unstable and there is still a lot of fighting going on in areas of the city. >> that was alex crawford of british sky news reporting from tripoli. >>> for now we go to charlie dagata watching the dramatic advance from london. charlie, good morning to yo

. >> that was alex crawford of sister network sky news live in tripoli. the scene she is describing a mix of euphoria and anxiety and amazement. muammar gaddafi boasted of the ring of steel he put around his capital city of tripoli. it was more like an egg shell fighters giving little or no resistance over running the most important military bases and occupying the city's central square with this epic almost instantaneous collapse the strong man muammar gaddafi appears over or nearly over tonight. the scene in tripoli is one of confusion and chaos the rebels definitely occupy that green square, their times square the center of the city where gaddafi used to exhort his people to stay strong and all of the rest of his cram. terr there are signs now the toughest military unit the one charged with protecting his own security has reportedly defected. there are still unconfirmed but persistent reports ask youing wlun from the prosecutor of the international crimes commission that the dictate other's high profile son and one time air apparent saeed islam has bee

on saturday, alex crawford of sky news joined the rebels in zawiyah. and followed them on their lightning dash into tripoli. >> reporter: street by street, inch by inch, they pushed forward. and forced qaddafi's men into retreat. the qaddafi men were out- numbered and out-maneuvered, and their wounded were abandoned as they fled. they will be on their guard for any qaddafi retaliation now, but the aim is to push on to tripoli. the rebels moved through town after town between zawia and tripoli, meeting little resistance along the way, and as they pushed forward into the capital, in just one day, the roads were choked with vehicles packed full of people who wanted to overthrow the regime. as they edge closer to the center, the residents came out of their homes in their hundreds, greeting the rebels like heroes. but there's an underlying fear of the regime and confusion over exactly where his troops have gone. this was a sight they thought they would never see-- green square in the center of tripoli in the hands of the rebels. >> pelley: we're joined now

alex crawford was there. >> reporter: this was a battle they couldn't afford to lose.t everything out to try to finish the job. street by street, inch by inch, they pushed forward. and forced gahdafi's men into retreat. with gahdafi troops some martyr square, their advance stuttered. they couldn't see their enemies, so they had to give some wait, even if -- some bait, even if it was themselves. they crossed the street knowing gahdafi's gunmen were at the end of it. >> they have lit some fires to try and create a smokescreen so the snipers don't know what to shoot at. and now they are trying to draw them in to finish the job off and move into the square. once inside the square, they had to hold it. and hold it they did. the gahdafi men were out numbered and out numbered and they were abandoned as they fled. they have waited since march and they were enjoying every second. the green flags favored by the gahdafi regime were torn down. they will be on their guard for any gahdafi retaliation now, but the same is to push on to tripoli. they faced a weakened gahdafi military.

earlier today, i asked alex crawford of sky news about the importance of zawiyah, where she is tonight. >> well, zawiyah is incredibly symbolic and significant. it's symbolic because this is the town which is an absolute linchpin in terms of supply routes for the qaddafi regime which is based in tripoli, just 30 miles down the road. secondly, it has a very significant oil refinery inside zawiyah. the rebels took control of that oil refinery two days ago. that meant that the rebels in zawiyah were able to control their own energy supply and cut it off to the qaddafi regime. >> pelley: what is next for the anti-qaddafi forces? >> well, their aim is to move on to the capital and try and take tripoli. one of the rebel commanders who is in charge of the whole western region said they have a deadline to try and finish this off by the end of ramadan and the beginning of eade, which is only less than two weeks away. >> reporter: you've been covering this from very nearly the beginning of this war and, i wonder, do you sense this is a turning point? >> very much a turning point. a real turning

alex crawford of sky news was with the rebels as they entered tripoli. >> reporter: you get a sense of the feeling that people have in the city tonight. they feel liberated. that's water being thrown. they do that in celebration as well. and there are fireworks, guns going off everywhere. it is absolutely amazing sight. >> mitchell: and earlier today alex filed this report on the rebel's march toward the city. >> reporter: this was the push on to tripoli they'd promised. from dawn it began and they moved at a tracking pace. they came from all over, joining the attack on the capital. within hours they had taken the next town on from zawiri and a step closer to the capital. the mood was bullish. along the way there was no substantial resistance from the qaddafi troops, with all the evidence suggesting many of the soldiers had ditched their uniforms and simply -- >> they are running like rats so we are doing very good job now. >> reporter: it wasn't long before the next town was in control of the rebels, it all seemed to be going far better than anyone expected. they pushed on again comin

alex crawford was there. >> reporter: this was a battle they couldn't afford to lose.hey brought everything up to try to finish the job. street by street, inch by inch, they pushed forward. their advance sputtered. they couldn't see their enemies so they had to give the bait, even if it was themselves a crisscrossing of the road knowing the government was at the end of it. >> they don't know to shoot at. now they are trying to draw to finish the job off. >> once inside the square, they had to hold it and hold it they did. the men were outnumbered and out maneuvered, and their wounded were abandoned as they fled. they have waited since march for this moment, and they were savoring every second. the green flags favored by the regime were torn down. they will be on their guard for any retaliation now, but the aim is to push on to tripoli. they faced a weekend at fe military. it may not be the the same on the road into the capital. >> that was alex crawford reporting from libya. >> the summer theme parks even is almost over, but local theme parks are hiring for hauling. i

alex crawford was there. >> reporter: this was a battle they couldn't afford to lose. they brought everything out to try to finish the job. street by street, inch by inch, they pushed forward. and forced gahdafi's men into the street. with gahdafi troops in martyr square, their advance stuttered. they couldn't see their enemy, so they had to give the bait, even if it was themselves. knowing gahdafi's gunmen were at the end of the road. >> they have lit a fire to try to create a smokescreen so the snipers don't know what to shoot at. and now they are trying to finish the job off to move into the square. >> reporter: once inside the square, they have to hold it. and hold it they did. the gahdafi men were out numbered and outmaneuvered, and the wounded were abandoned as they fled they have waited since march for this moment and she savored every second. the green flags were torn down. they will be on their guard for gahdafi retaliation. they faced a weakened gahdafi military this time t may not be the same on the road -- it may not be the same on the road into the capital

now we understand from sky news' alex crawford they are on the edge of green square.re reports from those traveling with the rebels, being reported on al-jazeera and al aabyia, i'm seeing a twitter feed from reporters suggesting that the rebels have ended the home of muhammad gadhafi, as well as isha the daughter of muammar gadhafi. clearly the noose is tightening. clearly nato is concerned. they are issuing statements this evening. i'm seeing a report now that says nato -- that says it is ready to work with the transitional national council and libya must stay united. there's real concern both within the u.s. government as well as within nato that libya could splinter. they are trying to keep this transitional national council on track and united. assistant secretary of state has been in benghazi meeting with the transitional national council. trying to help them stay together as gadhafi's regime crumbles. >> gregg: i want to read jennifer griffin, the associated press reporting, we mentioned this before, we are getting further details. senior rebel officials saying

alex crawford of sky news our correspondent on the scene. has done a magnificent job and courage some of the best war correspondents on earth happen to be women. really amazing job. our process producer is live in libya. i would love to be able to say it's all over but the surrender -- we can say rebel forces in libya now appear to be firmly in control of the center of tripoli the capitol muammar gaddafi the long time dictator even as he exported terror to the rest of the world has disappeared his whereabouts unknown. what do you know anything about the whereabouts of the man who terrorized his people now for four decades plus two? >> geraldo the whereabouts of muammar gaddafi who has been in charge so long anybody's guess really. i can tell you one thing the scene changed so dramatically it went from very dangerous to tense and now it is plain erie. 20 minutes ago a british television crew turned up at the hotel we said how on earth? the drive into the hotel was spooky. they said there's nothing about buildings burning but around the hotel

now and plenty of battles still raging but if you take a look, the sights and scenes relayed by alex crawford with sky news, alex traveling with the rebels as they moved into tripoli. >> the head of the convoy hag been going on, they don't want to take anything too for granted so they have to edge it along. most of the time -- >> [inaudible] >> and they seem to be waiting, very much a feeling so far in tripoli that things have gone very, very well for the rebels, and well, they feel like they've liberated the city. they are pouring out of their homes, suddenly, it was like well, we are welcomed. we weren't sure. remember, they kept watching state television, that's what they got into their homes, day after day, state television, telling us how it was going to be a blood bath here. >> [inaudible comments] >> they seem to be rallying the troops again. it's the scene -- we're very, very close to the center, and geographically, it doesn't seem to make much difference where they are in tripoli. we've driven through the entire half of the capitol and instead of qaddafi forces and checkpoints, it's

alex crawford of sky news our correspondent on the scene. she has done a magnificent job and courage some of the best war correspondents on earth happen to be women. really amazing job. our process producer is live in libya. i would love to be able to say it's all over but the surrender -- we can say rebel forces in libya now appear to be firmly in control of the center of tripoli the capitol muammar gaddafi the long time dictator even as he exported terror to the rest of the world has disappeared his whereabouts unknown. what do you know anything about the whereabouts of the man who terrorized his people now for four decades plus two? >> geraldo the whereabouts of muammar gaddafi who has been in charge so long anybody's guess really. i can tell you one thing the scene changed so dramatically it went from very dangerous to tense and now it is plain erie. 20 minutes ago a british television crew turned up at the hotel we said how on earth? the drive into the hotel was spooky. they said there's nothing about buildings burning but around the ho

alex crawford of sky news our correspondent on the scene. she has done a magnificent job and courage some of the best war correspondents on earth happen to be women. really amazing job. our process producer is live in libya. i would love to be able to say it's all over but the surrender -- we can say rebel forces in libya now appear to be firmly in control of the center of tripoli the capitol muammar gaddafi the long time dictator even as he exported terror to the rest of the world has disappeared his whereabouts unknown. what do you know anything about the whereabouts of the man who terrorized his people now for four decades plus two? >> geraldo the whereabouts of muammar gaddafi who has been in charge so long anybody's guess really. i can tell you one thing the scene changed so dramatically it went from very dangerous to tense and now it is plain erie. 20 minutes ago a british television crew turned up at the hotel we said how on earth? the drive into the hotel was spooky. they said there's nothing about buildings burning but around the ho

alex crawford, sky news for cbs news. >>> bank of america is reportedly cutting 3,500 jobs this quarter. part of a restructuring at the nation's largest bank that could eventually see as many as 10,000 jobs laemted eliminated. the second time in a week severe weather caused a stage to collapse in belgium, thursday, a thunderstorm flattened tents and pulled the roof from a stage at a concert there. at least five people were killed. 140 were hurt. >>> meanwhile, sugarland performed for the first time since that stage collapsed at their concert at the indiana state fair last weekend. in new mexico, last night, the band paused to remember the five who died in indiana and all of those who were hurt. >> in honor of those people who were wounded in those beautiful lives that were lost, we ask you to stand and join us now in a moment of silence. ♪ >>> we've got great stuff showing up outside, low clouds surging well onshore, a slow burnoff, cooler numbers coming your way. looks like temperatures running 10 degrees below the average across parts of the bay area. 50s right now, cloudy skies, clou

. >> megyn: here i believe this is alex crawford, also inside the compound. let's take a listen to her. >> [gunfire] >> and they are -- they were coming under attack and started running. we started to dismantle and run with them. but they clearly are under attack, if they're -- if there are any qaddafi forces left and there doesn't seem to be any sign of them because the gunfire is coming from the opposition fighters, in the buildings around the roads, where they were -- they had taken up positions, and were trying to shoot people or any of the fighters who came close, but now, this is very much in the control of the opposition fighters. i mean, they have free reign of the compound, they're wandering all over the place, and in and out of the compound. you can probably see it, it gives you a slightly bigger picture. the fire you can see to the right of the building is the tents where colonel qaddafi conducted his interviews, you can see the trees, that's now being put on fire, as has, well, most of the tanks around here. it's going to take a bit of a while to

alex crawford spoke to some of the rebelsly before their -- rebels shortly before their advance on theke part, and they want to fire, and they want to battle. all of these people have one thing in common, they want to get rid of gadhafi. listen, how do you think things are going? he speaks a little bit of english, tell me, mohamed, how are things going, do you reckon? >> we have justice goal, yeah. and i think -- [inaudible] [speaking in native tongue] >> reporter: three tanks on the other side of the wall? >> yeah, yeah. and now we are trying to clear the area. we have some snipers over the high building from this area close to the -- [inaudible] >> reporter: has anyone managed to get inside the compound yet? >> exactly i don't know. >> reporter: no, okay. are you taking many injuries? i've seen some injuries but not very many. >> are our side we have, i think, just two. [speaking in native tongue] [gunfire] >> reporter: my colleague in london is asking how do you feel it's going? how do you feel in your heart about -- [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] >> reporter: okay. okay, tha