i got an early phone call from my family in benghazi i was told around 5:00 that gadhafi was finished. i've been told from many libyans and from different parts in benghazi and tripoli and elsewhere and being an extraordinary day is beyond any way i can express. i look forward to joining them, you know, in the future. >> it certainly has. and i salute you and your family on what must be a very special day for you. thank you for being here, your special highness. >> thank you for having me. >> on the former coalition committee, sir, what a day. where were you when you heard the news? >> it certainly is a great day, for the libyan people and a great day for those who are concerned about -- were concerned about gadhafi's engagement of terrorism in the world and certainly for the united states in terms of the leadership role it played in stopping the slaughter of innocent civilians, which is how this whole process started with gadhafi bombing the innocent and then making sure we had a no-fly zone. >> is this president obama lucky or a skillful plan to get rid of top terrorists and tyrants

i wanted to go out and pick up the phone and speak to people in benghazi, speak to people in tripoli. people were so happy. i can't explain it to you. i feel finally i can go back to a free country, a country that i have loved and i have never detached myself from and i feel proud that the libyan people have done it themselves and finally we have a free libya. >> how do you see the future for libya mapping out? >> well, the future for libya is very bright. and they have always protected the minorities and of course we are now working to make it our program, work with the minorities, working with everybody and libya based on a civil society free, based on human rights and building a country. >> your role in a future libyan government? >> no, i'm not talking about government. of course i will have a role in building part of the civil society. i am a libyan and will have a right like any other libyan. we want to build rights based on an individual no matter the gender or race. but that's not my role. i think if i'm not in the government, if i am a businessman or whatever, in libya, that'

what will benghazi, what is benghazi's future?ill obviously hold that place in libyans' memories. people are wondering why the key celebration, the key speech is being held here and that does raise the question of unity in the months ahead. tripoli being the capital, this being the capital of revolution, already people talking about the different sacrifices made by different cities in this months long war and people trying to secure their place post rebellion in some recognition of the sacrifices made. so certainly, yes, the concerns about unity among the libyan people in the months ahead paramount in celebration here in the capital of the revolution, not in the capital of the country, tripoli. >> nick walsh for us in benghazi, thank you so much. just hours away from the celebrations on their day of liberation. 39 minutes past the hour now. we'll turn back to the u.s. and specialty license plates are being pushed for once again in texas. and these plates are offensive to a lot of drivers and lawmakers because, well, you can see th

he was then taken, we think, to misrata, and then we believe on to benghazi. he is a prized asset for the transitional government. he was one of gaddafi's sons, of course. he is reported to have been leading the fighting here in sirte itself. he was quite an accomplished military man of his own standings, and his captor is also and his capture is also another sign that this city is almost in rebel hands. we think 90% of the city has been taken by forces from the transitional government. but there's still pretty intense shelling and firing from a pocket about a kilometer or two in the city where those pro-gaddafi fighters are still holding out. a few this capture proves to be correct, i suppose it is another sort of stab in the heart of those supporters who are trying to hold out, isn't it? >> indeed. we don't know exactly who the fighters are. there are a lot of people being captured, being paid by the gaddafi regime or forced by the gaddafi regime to fight. of course, there are professional military fighters who are very adept. we know several people on the n

rebels in benghazi may not have been able to achieve. but what happened to nato was original purpose in libya to protect civilians not to kill gadhafi but with the libyan leader dead will the new government be what these external forces had in mind r t is on the ground in tripoli. there is a bad state of civil liberties some of the obama administration has a ton say is even worse than under the bush administration some of the former president's prisoners to guantanamo bay where many were tortured is this president stepping up the game by skipping the torture and just going straight for the kill. it's friday october twenty first seven pm in washington d.c. i'm christine freeze out there watching our team the top story this evening the united states will withdraw all troops from iraq by the end of this year president obama says all troops other than about one hundred sixty active duty soldiers attached to the u.s. embassy will be out of the country before christmas the last american soldier will call cross the border out of iraq with their

benghazi. >> lots of celebrating going on there. well, tunisia offered a glimpse of libya's future today with its first election since protests led to the exile of the nation's longtime president. turnout was simply overwhelming. officials say more than 90% of the 4 million registered voters cast ballots. some tunisias waited hours to cast a ballot. and as lines snaked around the block at some polls, they're electing an assembly, which will rig write the country's new constitution. >>> and new clues emerge in the case of the missing baby lisa irwin in missouri. we're live at the little girl's home with information on why this could help turn suspicion away from the parents. >>> and details also on a high-speed crash that left a famous motorcycle racer dead and the entire racing community in shock. you name it. i've tried it. but nothing's helped me beat my back pain. then i tried this. it's salonpas. this is the relief i've been looking for. salonpas has 2 powerful pain fighting ingredients that work for up to 12 hours. and my pharm

that is an announcement that we expect to come on sunday in benghazi, in the east, the cradle of theprising. the members of the national transitional council who have been here in tripoli, they have flown back to benghazi ahead of that formal declaration. there'll be more celebrations across the country. then what will happen is that the ntc leadership will move to tripoli and began their interim it administration. they then have a lot of work, a lot of challenges ahead to pave the way from turning libya from a dictatorship into a democracy. a lot of work to do on forming a new constitution, then holding a referendum on the constitution. then free and fair elections in the year 2013. a look ahead for what is coming for libya. >> tripoli is quite, in place is almost deserted. it is far from subdued. the atmosphere is extraordinary. optimistic, generous, open, relaxed. it is as though a curse has been listed. but the hard work of transforming libya begins. >> the big change from dictatorship to a democratic country to a free country. this does not happen overnight, it takes a lot of ti

political leadership from benghazi in the east does not command support right across the country. there are other tribal divisions as well. that was intensified during the long months of warfare and in particular if the cruelty of the two-month struggle for sirte. prisoners have been saw by both sides and reconciliation may be bumpy. but today libya can breathe again with an overwhelming sense of hope that it can rejoin the world. bbc news. >> headlines on bbc world news. celebrations and more celebrations right through the night in libya. many questions remain over the killing of colonel gaddafi. a toddler epicenter of an outrage in china after she was run over and yet ignored by passers-by. she has now died in hospital. now back on gaddafi. the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton -- >> the death of colonel gaddafi has brought to a close a very unfortunate chapter in libya opposing history, -- libya's history, but it marks the start of a new era for the libyan people. it is our hope that what i saw in tripoli on tuesday firsthand the eagerness of libyans to begin building a n

>> remember, the rebels have been based out of benghazi. they have not moved operations to tripoli. they were waiting for this to fall so they could declare victory. i am cautiously optimistic. i think they want a better future, a free and prosperous libya. but there are pitfalls to recognize. there are armed militias. they have to be convinced to buy into a national reconciliation process. there are people who need to be rehabilitated to be part of the work force. you have destroyed infrastructure that needs to be rebuilt. self-government is always challenging. i think it will be a long road. i think it is one they are willing to take. >> think you for joining us. the exact circumstances surrounding gaddafi's final moments are still unclear. there are reports that nato air planes fired on a convoy before he was killed. there is also confusion surrounding the whereabouts of his family. the transitional authorities say his son has been killed, and another son has been arrested. our correspondent is in tripoli, where there is still confusion around the circumstances surrounding his fi

. -- benghazi. they were waiting for the country to be unified.earily one step closer toward that. i'm cautiously optimistic. i think they want a better future and a free and prosperous libya. there are some pitfalls along the way they recognize. they have armed militias. you have to convince them to lay down their arms and buying into some sort of a national reconciliation process. you have a lot of injured people that will need to be rehabilitated. you have a lot of destroyed infrastructure. roads, bridges, buildings have to be rebuilt. there are challenges. i think it will be a long road. i think it is when they're willing to figure >> ok. thank you very much for joining us. this day has been decades in the making. colonel gaddafi first seized power in libya in a bloody coup in 1969. he became one of the most ruthless dictators in the world. over the years, he controlled and tortured thousands of his own people. john simpson looks back now on the of the's rule. >> i cannot leave the honorable soil of my country. >> many people doubt that, but h

rought at this and benghazi throughout the civil war on the ground. no one can dispute the positive outcome of this day if indeed as hillary clinton mentioned, if he is removed from the picture which indeed seems to be the case today. breaking news throughout this morning in "america's newsroom." a huge day in the history of watching these countries evolve. muammar qaddafi appears to be, as hillary clinton said, out of the picture. waiting for confirmation from the u.s. government on that and our intelligence sources as was she. we'll be right back with more. gun gun. ten of 'em. perfect. add blind spot monitor. 43 mpg, nice. dependability. yeah. activate dog. a bigger dog. [ male announcer ] introducing the reinvented 2012 toyota camry. it's ready. are you? ♪ i'm not a line item on a budget. and i'm definitely not a pushover. but i am a voter. so washington... before you even think about cutting my medicare and social security benefits... here's a number you should remember. 50 million. we are 50 million seniors who earned our benefits... and you wil

meanwhile the if the so liberation ceremony will take place in benghazi later today back as global pressure grows to find out whether gadhafi was killed in crossfire or executed join me and he's now in tripoli from words each. new york's occupy wall street protests go on despite more arrests inspiring copycats protest a call for social and economic change across asia europe and the middle east. and the launch of a full inquest into the death of former russian agent alexander litvinenko would lead to some uncomfortable revelations about britain's intelligence service. knew and in moscow why not try as i can tell you with us here on r t our top story there is a growing international pressure for an investigation into exactly how libya's ousted dictator moammar gadhafi died the u.n. expressed concern over video footage taken following his capture showing khadafi taken alive before he was killed meanwhile nato said it's winding down its bombing campaign in the country artes and he's in our way has the latest from tripoli. the n.t.s.b. is saying that gadhafi was killed by a bullet wounds also co

record of the national transitional council is that it successfully made the arms disappear from benghazi within a couple of months of the revolution there and the way it did that was to was to ensure people security i was in tripoli last month there were a lot of guns on the street but there were also some policeman and the situation was really settling down and going to a big celebration of martyrs square lots of women and children out in the evening for that celebration the way you get rid of the guns in the hands of the public is to ensure security and i think the n.p.c. has a good record on that the question of this. is there and using the right on that all right tell you want to jump in there just because we saw the same exact situation in afghan. we saw the same exact situation in afghanistan where. everybody has weaponry certainly it's possible to build a civil society out of a heavily armed society the united states guns for every man woman and child in it and yet you know the streets are not are not running with blood so clearly it's possible but that said we are talking about i

meanwhile the emphasis so liberation ceremony will take place in benghazi later today that as local pressure grows to find out whether good job he was killed in crossfire or executed joining me and he says no way in tripoli from. new york's occupy wall street protests to go on despite more arrests in the styrene copycat demonstrations calling for social change and economic justice in europe and the middle east. the launch of a full inquest into the leak of the death of former russian agent alexander litvinenko lead to some uncomfortable revelations about britain's intelligence services. a lot of i am in moscow i mattress or good to have you with us here on r t our top story there is growing international pressure for an investigation into exactly how libya's ousted dictator moammar gadhafi died and u.n. expressed concern over a video footage taken following his capture that apparently shows could be taken alive before being killed meanwhile nato said it's winding down its bombing campaign in the country artie's i mean way has the latest from tripoli. the n.t.s.b. is saying that gadhafi was k

expected to announce the symbolic liberation of libya later today but it's set to happen in the city of benghazi not in the capital but what's the reason for this. well just a couple of days ago there were shootouts here and clashes between the troops and the loyalists and i think it's fair to say that security situation in tripoli is far from untended if you will it's still very chaotic in a sense but at the same time very relaxed unexpected in terms of the n.t. see as to exactly why they decided to be a part of that reason of course would be it's very clear is because it was course the first original stronghold of the rebel forces but also because it's very wary a situation here no one knows what could happen if that official ceremony of liberation was held in the capital with that said the mood here is quite celebrate story lots of people honking their horns hazard lights on it's very different from what we saw when mubarak was ousted in terms of singing songs down the street a lot of people walking around plainclothes people with semiautomatic an automatic weapon sitting into the air so the

she's in benghazi. >> correct.he and my older brother. >> just visiting. >> and trying to get some information regarding my father's dpirisappearance. >> have they said anything? >> i tried to get ahold of them. i was unable to. i'm assuming they're out celebrating with every other libyan. >> everyone else. >> explain to me your father. he was an activist. >> correct. >> and why is he in a prison in libya? >> he was a throat ceat to gadh of course. he was part of the national front for the salvation of libya. and he did a lot of traveling. did a lot of these things. basically to promote democracy for libya. and he was a threat to gadhafi. he was kidnapped by the security service and handed over to the libyan secret service and imprisoned in the prison there. in 1993, to '95, we were smuggled, a few letters from my father were smuggled to us. >> do you have memories of your father at all? >> yes, i have slight memories of my father. >> now that the regime is done, do you know if your father is still in prison? is he

wear waiting for a statement from benghazi.mation minister of libya speaking a short while ago to dan rivers as we con to look at the pictures on what's proving to be a historic, dramatic day for libya. let's look at the scene here where people are just driving up and down the streets of sirte. firing their guns in the celebration upon the news that they believe glmoammar gadhafi s been captured or wounded. it is unclear for sure, for 100%, exactly what is the situation. we are waiting for word from an official statement from benghazi to tell us what exactly is going on and the circumstances in which he may have been captured, killed or wounded. the information minister is saying a big fish, that's all he's saying for certainty. according to reports on misrata radio has been captured. as we watch the celebrations here on the streets, let's bring in juan. you know a lot about this region and libya here. what does this mean for libyans who have -- for 42 years have been living under the rule of moammar gadhafi? >> it could be the

crowds in benghazi cheer the official end of the qaddafi regime. allen pizzey shows us the devastation in the dictator's hometown. with u.s. troops coming home from iraq for good, anna werner samples reactions around the nation. and the st. louis slugger, cynthia bowers has the story of cardinal's first baseman albert pujols joining babe ruth and reggie jackson in the record books. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. president obama is pledging u.s. help for turkey in the wake of that country's devastating earthquake. today's magnitude 7.2 quake hit the far eastern part of the country near the border with iran. more than 100 people are confirmed dead thus far, and authorities fear the death toll in the remote region could reach 1,000. mark phillips has more. >> reporter: the ground shook for 30 seconds. the quake registered 7.2 on the scale, strong enough to cause serious damage. it was felt over an area of hundreds of square miles. and it was shallow enough, about 15 miles b

meanwhile the official liberation ceremony will take place in benghazi later today that has global price or grows to find out whether gadhafi was killed in crossfire or executed telling me anything only to believe the words. the orcs occupy wall street protests go on despite more arrests inspiring copycat protests to call for social and economic change across eastern europe and the middle east. and the launch of a full inquest into the death of former russian agent alexander litvinenko could lead to some uncomfortable revelations about britain's intelligence services. ten am in moscow i matras are good to have you with us here on r t our top story there is a growing international pressure for an investigation into exactly how libya's ousted dictator moammar gadhafi die the u.n. expressed concern over video footage taken following his capture showing khadafi captured alive before he was killed for more on this we're joined by our jesus and our way of life for us in tripoli hello a nice so libya is being urged to be transparent about the death of gadhafi tell us more about that. that's rig

wells in benghazi may not have been able to achieve their objective nato's when mandate was to protect libyan civilians but it quickly became to get rid of gadhafi and prop up a government which is now in power only thanks to this. support of the allied forces and i think we'll see. not a new democracy in libya but a new reorganization of the libyan political and economic institutions for the benefit of those who brought the national transitional council to power it will be for the benefit of the united states oil companies for the benefit of the british and the french or perhaps the italian oil companies i'll do the big winners here in the meantime western leaders are celebrating leave us transition to democracy putting a single u.s. service member on the ground we achieved our objective with the us president did not mention his celebrate where he speech was stores the believed in still the needle strikes widespread violations of human rights are reported in today's league there is no water. there is no. medication even oxygen in the hospital they don't turn the situation into it. bec

the crowds, 10,000 and more, now forming in benghazi, libya's second largest city. the nerve center and was, of the rebels and the action against muammar qaddafi. can you imagine, 42 years, this is a nation that has never had a democracy. never had free and fair elections. never knew what it meant to really be free. and, now they say they are with the eradication of the gadhafi regime, they are celebrating. though all the controversy over the way gadhafi's killing went down and expect to have elections upcoming and hope to have a government in place within 20 months, the national transitional council says they will cede power to whoever is democratically elected. on this sunday in libya, we're following it live. >> jamie: incredible live pictures, and we'll be going back and forth to show you what is going on in libya and we're also learning new details about an incredible story, there was a shark attack off the coast of australia and an american diver was killed and we'll tell you who he was, they've now disclosed his identification. and what his friends actually w

. >> ifill: and followed up with bombing raids on tripoli and benghazi. >> we have done what we had to do and, if necessary, we shall do it again. >> ifill: 45 libyans were killed, including qaddafi's adopted daught athe family compound. what had by now become a cycle of retribution between the u.s. and libya climaxed two years later in the skies over lockerbie, scotland. just before christmas, 1988, pan am flight 103 was bombed, killing 270 people in the air and on the ground. libya was directly tied to the attack. qaddafi denied complicity, even though libyan intelligence agents were later tried, and convicted, for the bombing. but more than a decade later, the libyan government paid millions of dollars to families of the pan am victims. and in 2003, just days after the capture of saddam hussein, qaddafi made another important overture to the west. >> today in tripoli the leader of libya, colonel moammar al- qaddafi, publicly confirmed his commitment to disclose and dismantle all weapons of mass destruction programs in his country. >> ifill: that decision paved the way for renewed di

rebels in benghazi may not have been made before she broke the old joke. but one of them tomatoes original objective in libya to protect civilians not to kill gadhafi gone with the libyan leader dead it will the new government be what these external forces had in mind. there's a bad state of civil liberties some of the strange to say some say is even worse than under the bush administration so a lot of former president sent prisoners to guantanamo bay where many were tortured is this president stepping up the game by skipping the torture and going straight for the kill. good evening it is friday october twenty first eight pm in washington d.c. i'm christine freeze out there watching our team. well today marks the end of week five of the occupy wall street protests and there are no signs this movement is slowing down in fact they continue to gain steam as more and more americans sympathize with the movement today also a new group of protesters are taking a page from the occupy wall street handbook. this is what to look like in harlem today outside of the ha

. >> only when the gadhafi mercenaries were on the outskirts of benghazi, threatening civilians, that the president finally agreed to participate. even that was botched. first seeding most of the operation it nato allies and god bless them for trying, but they do not have the military capability to finish the job. >> but reacting to gadhafi's death on fox news this morning, rubio was certain, certain, that it was europeans who finished the job. >> i'm glad it's all working out. ultimately this is about the freedom of the libyan people. but let's give credit where the credit is due. it is the french and british that led the strike and probably led to the strike of gadhafi's capture or to his death. >> such amateur guess work could not survive this fast fast-moving news day. nbc news learned it was a u.s. predator drone that fired on the 15-vehicle convoy. gadhafi escaped the attacked fleet and fled to a drain pipe where he was captured by rebel forces. it is not clear if he died from wounds at the airstrike or at the hands of his libyan captors. joining me now, andrea mitchell, and mos

then within the end to see another officials these were the rebels again this fight for feeding in benghazi earlier this year that there will be a power struggle between them and most of those very well armed so that's one of the security one of the security challenges that the country is now facing among other things much of the country has been destroyed there are tremendous challenges let's not forget that prewar in libya had one of the best living standards on the entire continent some people say that in fact it had the best in terms of life inspect expectancy child mortality rates there were great social benefits and secure the inside health care program and so once the dust settles and people start realizing for instance sixty percent of the country right now tells you how running water is going to rush on fire at least here in the capital i'm sure it's much much worse in other parts of the country there's no running water and sponsoring topics they were fighting stop will choose one of the country's main our water systems which was completely destroyed and still being disputed who de

residents filled the streets in the eastern city of benghazi sunday. president obama urged the fledgeling government to respect human rights and secure weapons as it works towards free and fair elections. >>> meanwhile, as president obama's jobs bill remains load blocked in congress, he's prepared to launch a fresh initiative aimed as helping americans hold on to their homes as well as cash strapped students. brian, good morning to you. >> good morning. later today, we're expecting president obama to reveal a new battle cry, we can't wait. it's aimed at congressional republicans have have bottled up his jobs bill in the senate. the idea here is the turn up the heat, turn the public against congress and finally get them moving. also today, the president is expected to be in las vegas, the epicenter of the housing bust where he is expected to announce new rules for federally guaranteed mortgages designed to make life easier for people who are upside down and trying to get right side up again. wednesday, the president will be in denver announcing policy c

it was in february when riots broke out in benghazi after the arrest of human rights activist who wasorking to free political prisoners locked up by the gadhafi regime. just one week later, anti-gadhafi rebels took control of misrata and the security council and european union imposed sanctions including an armed embargo and a ban on travel to libya. on march 16th, the french television to pronounce everything be over in 48 hours. the very next day, the un authorizes a no-fly zone and improves the u.s. of all necessary measures to protect civilians. three days later, president obama told americans the u.s. will take action. >> we struck regime forces approaching ben gaza to save the city and the people within it. we hit gadhafi's troops in neighboring -- allowing the opposition to drive them out. we hit gadhafiy's air defenses which paved the way for a no-fly zone. >> just over a month later, a nato missile strisz kills gadhafi's youngest son while key figures condition to defect. in august with the rebels closing in on tripoli, he calls libyan state television and is barely audible i