to be centered in tripoli, and it is fair to say, at least from what we could say today, that eastern libya is no longer under gadhafi's control. rebel leaders tell us they believe they control about 30% of all of libya right now, brian. >> richard engel starting us off from libya tonight. richard, we trust, as always, you'll travel safely. libya is obviously a big nation and a big prize in this wave of uprising in the region. and it's the bloodiest we've seen so far sweeping through the arab world. we just heard richard report, this is more than a protest movement or a rebellion, it's a civil war, they say, and the streets are a war zone. nbc's stephanie gosk is just east of the border with libya in the egyptian village of saloum tonight. stephanie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. well, it's the third night of violence in the capital city of tripoli. and protesters say they are closing in on their goal of regime change. but if moammar gadhafi is concerned about that, he certainly isn't showing it, at least not publicly. at night, tripoli's streets burn and gun battles rage.

we have a report now from inside eastern libya. we are not naming or showing the correspondent out of safety concerns. >> reporter: checkpoints on the road from the border with egypt. but these are colonel qaddafi's men, they're the youth who say they run eastern libya now. the doors and windows of these desert outposts are painted green, qaddafi's color, but there's no sign of his government anymore. in the first town to fall, they're celebrating still, letting off steam, defying the dictator. they burned down the police station last week. here police and army went over to the rebel side pretty quickly. this part of libya never supported colonel qaddafi. in the crowd, a libyan from a town who didn't give his name. >> we have to get rid of it. it's been 40 years of people living scared. you can't even pick up a phone to say something on the phone, you're scared of what you're saying. >> reporter: they gather on the spot where the crowd destroyed concrete monuments of the green book, the political philosophy qaddafi invented and for

it is fair to say that eastern libya is no longer under gadhafi's control. ebel leaders tell us they believe they control about 30% of libya, most of it in this northeast sector close to the egyptian border. there is still, however, heavy fighting in tripoli. richard engel, nbc news. >>> elsewhere, rescuers are racing against the clock in new zealand scrambling to find survivors. the death toll now stands at 75 with some 300 still missing. officials at christchurch have imposed a nighttime curfew, concerned that buildings could be toppled by aftershocks. the u.s. has sent a search and rescue team that includes staff from the los angeles county fire department. >>> meanwhile, the battle to balance the nation's budget is intensifying. house republicans say democrats aren't serious about spending cuts. after reject aing short-term proposal from the senate's top democrat to keep the government running. nbc's tracie potts joins us with washington with more on that. tracie, good morning. >> lynn, good morning. rejected before it's really even on the table, that top

we spent the day with opposition protesters here in eastern libya. they feel emboldened tonight, like they are on the cusp of taking down this dictator after his four decades in power. and for many of them, there's no turning back. the people here are growing in power and courage. taking the battle to gadhafi's special units and foreign mercenaries in city after city. in eastern libya, a protester took the wheel of this armored vehicle. crowds lifted weapons to the sky. meanwhile, gadhafi continues to see top officials defecting. tonight, one of his closest aides and his cousin is asking for asylum in egypt. so, gadhafi took to the air waves today, phoning into libyan tv with another rambling diatribe, accusing the u.s. and al qaeda of fermenting the uprising against him. he said the young protesters were given drugs by osama bin laden, that something was slipped into their coffee. so, who is in control of his country tonight? most libyans live near the coast. and throughout the east, the opposition is now in control and gadhafi's forces have been pu

being fought and where colonel gaddafi is being squeezed. >> there's a tradition of hostility in eastern libya toward the khaddafi regime. western libya is a much more patchy situation, which is why forces seem to be holding their own in some degree in tripoli and in the hinterland. >> who are the rebels in libya? the short answer is overwhelmingly ordinary people who have overcome their fear to take on colonel gaddafi's regina. there has been talk of rival plans taking sides. efforts by gaddafi to encourage tribal division seems largely to have failed. his own clan is overwhelmingly loyal to him. many of its members hold key positions around the colonel and his sons, particularly in the paramilitary forces and the special brigade, who are his main weapon, alongside hired mercenaries from other african countries. in the battle for libya, what is next? the fighting could end quickly of colonel gaddafi admits defeat or chooses to flee. if not, there's a danger of a prolonged and bloody fighting, a civil war with all its terrible consequences. >> thousands of foreign nationals are fleeing libya a

. >> having lost control of large parts of eastern libya, the protestors still calling for his overthrow, colonel qadafi is giving a defiant speech. he branded his enemies cockroaches and vowed he would never stand down. our correspondent reports. first to the east of the country. our correspondent is one of the first foreign journalists to enter the region and he sends this report. >> delirious scenes of joye in eastern libya where the opposition is in control. they're flying a new flag, the old royal flag. they have defaced col. gad dafi's picture. there are no representatives of the hated government anywhere near here. we found a series of opposition militias in control and it is the same story for hundreds of miles around. anyone associated with him has fled. even the army and police have abandoned him here. on the egyptian side of the border, it is almost as crazy. four of these are egyptians, thousands of migrant workers escaping from the mayhem that is libya today. it is a massacre. in the name of god, it is a massacre. the shock of what you see, you cannot go outside to get food.

every town in eastern libya was filled with protestors today.e hoping that momentum is on their side and that gadaffi will be gone in days, if not hours. the crowd greeted defecting military officers as heros. one street away a sight that would have been unthinkable just days ago. >> this is highly unusual. women in their hundreds have gathered here calling for gadaffi to step down. they have taken over a main street in the city. >> reporter: until now we have not seen any women protestors. but today this community leader had the microphone and once they started talking it seemed that every woman had a story. this woman was holding a picture of her son killed during a demonstration. >> he died at the starting of the revolution. >> we want freedom. okay. >> people were rushing to get a look at an old government building with an underground bunker built for gadaffi. expressing amazement they are already living in libya where the leader appears to be history. as we traveled from town to town today we witnessed people launching into new celebrations

. >> we will get some analysis from our correspondent in washington, but first a report from eastern libya, the scene of fierce fighting between likely armed protesters and colonel khadafy's forces. >> government buildings ablaze in eastern libya. this area is not completely under opposition control. militiamen direct traffic. shops and businesses are closed. but local people are still delighted to be rid of colonel gaddafi's rule. at an airfield in the northeast of the country, we found evidence of how tough the fight was, the runway carpeted with used ammunition. this was used to ferry and special forces and african mercenaries, ordered to shoot on demonstrators, but this is what is left behind after local villagers took them on and one. local people said they fought off well-armed government troops. they showed the determination to get rid of the government of colonel gaddafi. here is how it happened. young people surging forward, on target first, slowly at fighting -- unarmed at first, slowly finding crude weaponry. the protesters said they did not hesitate to take on the government. >

gadhafi has lost control of eastern libya, cities closer to the capital tripoli are being taken over by anti-government forces. gadhafi is holed up in tripoli, protected by hired militiamen and supporters. more anti-government rallies are planned there today. entire army units are defecting and they now control key cities. mandy clark has made it to libya and has the latest. >> reporter: this was the scene when we arrived at the main square. residents shouted, welcome to free libya. and chanted, down with gadhafi. inside the protesters' tents, young and old men fought for our attention. why are you here? why in the tent? >> we are here for the freedom. we need the freedom. >> reporter: like protesters across the arab world, they've captured the regime's brutality on cell phones. what am i looking at here? >> gadhafi shoot them. they refused to kill our libyan brothers and sisters. >> reporter: the gadhafi stronghold in tripoli it was a very different scene. his supporters took to the streets in a noisy display of loyalty, after his televised speech. but even as they did there were re

. >> reporter: in benghazi, the biggest city in the eastern libya, or as the people here call it, free-libyais friday was a day of prayer. and sorrow. the streets that just days ago were a battleground today were filled with coffins as the residents count the high cost of freedom. every town in eastern libya was filled with protesters today, people hoping that momentum is on their side and that qaddafi will be gone in days, if not hours. in derna, the crowd greeted defecting military officers as heroes. one street away, a sight that would have been unthinkable just days ago. this is highly unusual. women in the hundreds have gathered here calling for qaddafi to step down. they've taken over a main street in the city of derna. until now, we've not seen any woman protesters. but today, this community leader had the microphone, and once they started talking, it seemed that every woman had a story to tell us. this woman was holding a picture of her son killed during the demonstrations. >> reporter: back in benghazi, people were rushing to get a look at an old government building with an undergro

. >> in eastern libya, rebels continue to gain ground and now they are organizing to form a new government. mandy clark is in benghazi, libya, tonight with the latest on those big changes and what could be next. >> reporter: this is what people power in eastern libya looks like up close. volunteers from the town of al baydah are stepping up to take jobs that the qaddafi government used to do. these men have gone from street fighters to traffic cops in just a few days. but the next step is to form a local government. >> we organize. >> reporter: protestor organizer wajdi al gueir took us to a tent where the planning gets done. young men sign up for jobs and there's a bag for cash donations. arab satellite channels provide the latest news. >> you see elections happening if in the future. >> of course, we should, people here they didn't come to the streets for money or for financial gain. they want freedom. they want elections. they want a fair system. they want a country with a constitution. >> reporter: there is a group trying to put together a provisional government on a national level. li

. >> that is our correspondent reporting from eastern libya. united nations security council is meeting this hour to discuss the situation in libya. one of the strongest calls for it to take action has come from libya's own deputy ambassador to the u.n. he has abandoned the regime and describes muammar gaddafi as a madman. we will keep you posted about developments in new york as soon as we get them. the u.s. ss it will impose unilateral sanctions on libya. the announcement came after news that the e.u. is set to deploy its own set of sanctions. a formal decision is expected early next week. the german foreign minister held talks on the issue with his italian counterpart on friday. the e.u. package is said to include a ban on arms and other goods that could be used to harm civilians as well as a travel ban and assets freeze for members of the gaddafi family. i spoke tour correspondent a short while ago in brussels. i asked if he could confirm that sanctions would be in place by next week. >> yes, something like that. i doubt that will affect col

how to run eastern libya in the next weeks and how cool or deny this search for stuart seals did because it critical cities where the. tribe comes from its own the way older rolled from benghazi to tripoli in the middle east iran yet if you conquer cities then you can circle tripoli conclusion but this is not a given because there's a lot of. loyalists that are concentrated in syria that's what so if they'd managed to do this let's see within the next week or ten days then we're going to have an assault on tripoli it's going to be horrible it's going to be civil war it's going to get bloodshed but it will be the end game but nobody knows if this is going to happen. in sao paulo brazil thanks for your thoughts on r.t. tonight it's pretty shaded. well we've libyan oil production down fifty percent as mentioned just now it's thought the jump in prices could be just the start of a bumpy ride surging fuel costs in the united states are threatening to derail the country's economic recovery as artist laura lister reports next the political price may be just too high for the a bummer administrat

in eastern libya protestor took the wheel of this armored vehicle. lifting weapons to the sky.hile gadhafi continues to see top officials defecting. one of the closest aide and his cousin asking for asylum in egypt. so gadhafi took to the air wave today about with another rambling die tribe. accusing the u.s. and al qaeda of bringing the uprising against hit. he said the young protestors were given drugs by osama bin laden. something was slipped into the cafe coffee. so who is in control of his country tonight? most lybian live near the coast. throughout the east the opposition is now in control. gadhafi forces have been pushed out. the battle for control is raging in the west. city surrounding gadhafi base in the capitol tripoli. today those battles were deadly. protesto protestor. every day lybian young and ochlt we met today. waving lybian flag before gadhafi took power more than 4 decades ago. >> have is very much a celebration. they feel like they already won. l m division between us. l. >>reporter: foreigners aren't sticking around to see how it plays out. they are gettin

much of eastern libya now belongs to the opposition. >but it is still too soon to tak of victory. but the frustration goes on. state tv has been doing its bit to prop up the regime. the leader accused al qaeda. >> this is international terrorism. do not listen. your sons should realize the magnitude and the gravity of what they are doing. >> irascible and unpredictable, he compared himself to the queen. >> there are people that have been in power longer than me, like the queen elizabeth of britain. and nothing happens to her. >> is hard to believe there is a revolution here. this is through the lens of state tv. others have also reported that the city is calm for now, but one of his key henchmen has defected. the news is getting tighter. >> the situation is fluid and volatile. the picture they paint is pretty mixed with some towns under the control of the forces and others still being fought over. a day of mass protest is still being planned for tomorrow. he is looking increasingly desperate as he clings to power. >> thousands of foreign nationals are freeing libya -- fleeing liby

. >> there seems a joy in eastern libya where the opposition is in control. they are flying the old royal flag of libya. they have even defaced gaddafi's picture. >> there are no soldiers here. no reason -- representatives of the hated government. >> we found a series of opposition militias in control. it is the same story for hundreds of miles around. anybody associated with gaddafi has fled. on the egyptian side of the border, it is almost as crazy. these are the egyptians. thousands of migrant workers escaping from libya today. >> it is a massacre. in the name of god, it is a massacre. you cannot even go outside to get food. you just turned straight back. >> local people thronged around us to express their fury at colonel gaddafi. >> help us, please. please help us. >> they believe that colonel gaddafi is finished but they believe he will reap terrible vengeance before he is removed from power. >> the un security council has condemned the use of violence. hillary clinton likewise. both have called for those responsible to be held to account. barbara is that

and look at these images in eastern libya where opposition forces have taken one of the presidential palaces, discovering among others things, books on sorcery. we will get to it all tonight, but we begin with christiane amanpour, now on the ground, leading our coverage from tripoli tonight. >> here we are in tripoli, the libyan capital at the heart of the stronghold of moammar gadhafi. what some say may be his last major hold-out. we arrived at the airport aboard one of the few commercial airlines coming from europe. what we saw at the airport was a scene of reality, a sea of humanity outside. looks like workers who have come here from all over this part of the world, from the middle east, from other parts of africa, and who have pitched up at the airport for the last several days with no tickets and very little money. they're there with blankets. they have what little food they can muster. they're sleeping. we saw people sleeping, some pitching makeshift tents. huge piles of garbage. there are libyan police patrolling the area. they're trying to get into the airport, but they're no

a very different story in eastern libya, where the people have taken the country's second biggest cityunding area. >> we are taking control of everything, traffic, security, utilities, everything. >> reporter: today, our team traveled from the egyptian border to tubruq. egyptians streamed across the border. migrant workers coming home from libya, carrying whatever they could escape with. we weren't able to drive into libya, so we're walking. unlike the other road that goes into egypt, which is chock full of people, this one going into libya is desserted. we arrived in libya as darkness fell. a sign in graffiti greeted us, down with crazy gadhafi. dark, bumpy roads gave way to small towns where civilian men patrolled and life was surprisingly normal. it was clear who is in control and what they think of gadhafi. >> if he is really king why do the people not want him? >> reporter: people here say they don't have basic necessities or a voice. so, they vow to continue fighting until they overthrow their leader. for "nightline," i'm alex marquardt in libya. >> the libyan revolution continue

. >> eastern libya. this area is completely under opposition control. militiamen arrest traffic. shops and businesses are closed. but local people are delighted to be rid of colonel gaddafi's rule. we found evidence of how wars are fought. the space was used to ferry in special forces and african mercenaries, sent to shoot demonstrators. but this is all that was left behind. until local villagers to gone these illegal troops as one. local people tell us that protesters armed with sticks and stones fought off well-armed government troops. this shows the determination of the people around here. here is how it all happened. young people searching -- surging forward, unarmed at first, eventually finding crude weapons elsewhere. some died here. they did not hesitate to take on the government. >> we must protect our home. we must protect our family. so we have to do something. >> this, he told us, was when the helicopter gunships opened fire on them. and he also filmed as colonel gaddafi said his air force to bomb his own people. near the airfield, this building was destroyed in the bo

. >> the biggest city in eastern libya, the people here call it free libya, this friday was a day of prayer. and sorrow. the streets that days ago were a battleground. today were filled with coffins as the residents counted the high cost of freedom. every town was filled with protesters. people hope that the momentum is on their side and gadhafi will be gone in days, if not hours. the crowd greeted militaries as heros. one street away, a site that would have been unthinkable just days ago. >> this is highly unusual. women in their hundreds have gathered here calling for gadhafi to step down. they have taken over a main street in the city of durna. >> until now, we have not seen any woman protesters. but today, this community leader had the microphone. and once they started talking, it seems that every woman had a story to tell us. this woman was holding a picture of her son killed during the demonstrations. >> he died at the starting of the revolution. >> we are ready. there's no way. >> people were rushing to get a look at an old government building with an underground bunker. expre

. >> one man is important because he has been prominent in the military command of eastern libya ever since 1969 in one way or another, and another of the key figures has been a more prominent, if you like, political figure. he has also taken the side of the rebellion. >> there are multiple eyewitnesses who are saying and mercenaries are being employed by muammar qaddafi. if this is true, they have second thoughts about the regime, and i do not expect the libyan army to be different from the tunisian army or the egyptian army the basically forced mubarak and ben ali out. >> he may be spreading himself by those who want to stand by him, especially as things worsen. >> i think he needs to go back to a tribal center to organize an effective force that is then going to come back and demonstrate to the populations of tripoli where the power really lies. >> in libya, the tribal battle for influence is important. in the second biggest city where the protests started, it is home of a rival tribe. maneuvering his way around the klan based politics for so long, he now looks to be facing his gre

soldiers. 1988, the bombing of pan am flight 103. 270 kills. 1996, the massacre of 1,200 prisoners in eastern libyaing an anti-government uprising. yet, that style has managed to distract the world. it's as if the role of bah foon was an artful cover. take his 2009 appearance before the u.n., when it looked league his igs lake from the world stage was finally over. he was given 15 minutes to speak. he took more than 0. and in the process, he tore up a copy of the u.n. charter. many were appalled but just as many were amused. he is fay lousily awkward in interviews. never looks anyone in the eyes and prone to long periods of silence. the u.s. assessment of the colonel was laid bear by wikileaks recently when it published diplomatic cables. he was called eccentric. and the cables note that he presides over a famously track shus family that is dysfunctional and powerful and marked by internal struggles. that family comprises seven sons and one daughter. their high-living antics, fast cars, pet tigers, are fueled by a reported billions of oil wealth stashed around the world. he seemed in his older year

. >> government buildings on fire in eastern libya. this area is not completely under opposition control. militiamen direct the trafficked. shops and businesses are closed, but local people are still delighted to be rid of colonel gaddafi's rule. at an airfield in the northeast of the country, we found evidence of how tough the fight was, the runway carpeted with used ammunition. this was used to ferry and special forces and african mercenaries, sent in to shoot on demonstrators, but this is all that is left behind after local villagers took them on and won. local protesters say people armed with sticks and stones fought off well-armed government troops. it shows the damage -- the determination to get rid of the government of colonel gaddafi. young people surged forward, unarmed at first, slowly finding crude weaponry from somewhere. at least four people died here, but the protesters who filmed the scenes said they did not hesitate to take on the government. >> it is a war. we must protect our homes and families. we had to do something

much of eastern libya now belongs to the protesters. they know it is still too soon to talk of victory. the struggle for freedom and the little prosperity goes on. state tv has been doing its best to prop up the regime. today, gaddafi phoned in to accuse al qaeda of planting the protests. >> o osama bin laden is duping your son. this is international terrorism. my brothers say this to bin laden and his followers. you listen to bin laden. >> and unpredictable, khaddafi -- gaddafi went on to compare himself to the queen. >> there are people who have been in power longer than me, like queen elizabeth of britain. and nothing has happened to her. >> it is hard to believe there is a revolution here. this is tripoli, seen through the lens of state tv. others have reported the city is calm for now, but the scars from the battles fought your deep. tonight, one of the key henchmen has defected. the news is getting tighter. the situation is fluid and volatile. the picture these people paint is mixed, with some towns are under the control of anti-

rebels tell us that the oil fields in eastern libya are now being protected and controlled by army units that defected from gadhafi. >> richard, we know that some in the libyan military are leaving the job, two of them parachuted off the job today and let their jets crash rather than bomb fellow libyans. but gadhafi still has some power to bring to bear. he could ask or order his navy to strike, his air force. this calls for speculation, but how and when do you see this ending? >> reporter: when is very difficult to know. but both people -- people on both sides, pro gadhafi and anti-gadhafi think this will end badly. the protesters say the only way for this to end is for gadhafi to be killed. he says he won't leave the country. people close to gadhafi believe he is capable of carrying out a massive kind of attack against civilians in order to try to force them to give up this rebellion. >> richard engel after another harrowing day of travels across libya. richard, you and your teams continue to stay safe. we have a closer look tonight at gadhafi and his family. the father has ruled for o

but what we're seeing -- eastern libya has already torn away from gaddafi so we're starting to get a view into what -- what a new libya could look like. but again, this is -- [everyone talking at once] >> who is on the ground over there? >> this is three provinces of empire. in the east and the south, and you've got -- and the reason that device in the east now can't get to the west to help them, i talked this morning on television, there's a 49 in the center of the country which is strongly pro-gaddafi. >> think gaddafi should be taken down? >> everybody thinks he should be taken down. >> taken down now? >> it could come apart. nonow.w. the answer is >>> issue work to organizing for america. >> as more protestors come from nevada, chicago and elsewhere, i'm not going to allow their voices to overwhelm the voices of the millions of taxpayers from all across the state who know we're doing the right thing. >> the right thing is republican governor of wisconsin scott walker's state budget bill. the bill is designed by governor walker to close wisconsin's projected $3.6 billion deficit fo

just a little while ago in one city in eastern libya, and i saw a supermarket open. there were some stores, a video store was open, so there's some semblance of normal life. there's not a curfew or anything like that. there don't seem to be any shortages of food or petro or anything of that sort. there's still, of course, communication problems. but by in large, despite all of the changes that have occurred, life is fairly normal, although you see lots of demonstrations. we got caught in a very large anti-gaddafi demonstration where the demonstrators were so enthusiastic, it took half an hour just to drive very slowly through the crowd. there is this fence here that, after 42 years, people can finally express themselves and sometimes they express themselves so much that you simply don't have time to listen to everybody's individual story and their individual grievance against the 42 years of muammar gaddafi. >> what are the circumstances that will bring him down? >> possibly the most critical support for his regime has been tribal alliances, through a variety of sort

meantime, eastern libya is firmly now in the hands of the opposition, and leaders there are in the process of forming their own interim government. gadhafi's sons spoke publicly this weekend, saying that the nation was falling into civil war, but also calling the pro-democracy revolts in the middle east, quote, an earthquake that cannot be stopped. >>> federal investigators plan to begin three days of hearings this week on the san bruno explosion and fire, hearings that could impact pipeline safety laws throughout the state and the nation. the pge pipeline explosion killed eight people and destroyed more than 30 homes in december. 10 employees of pg&e are expected to testify and youan watch it live online as well. the mayor and city manager of san bruno plan the attend the hearing also. tuesday's hearing is set to focus on the way pg&e operators. wednesday's hear shotgun deal with state and federal oversight. and then for thursday the plan is to review industry-wide technology. >>> a christian church in san francisco that broke off from its national church 16 years ago officially rejoined

the bbc's john line is in eastern libya. >> there's still a fear that go gadhafi's forces could mount attacks here in the eastern part of the country. though, all the regular army and all the police here have all defected en masse to the opposition. >> reporter: in the west, the capital of tripoli is a war zone. forces loyal to gadhafi are firing on anyone and everyone. >> it's a massacre. there are bodies laying on the street. and none of us dare to go near those because there's a mosque very near us. and we have seen the snipers get on there today. >> reporter: today, a river of humanity flowed out from libya into egypt. carrying whatever they could on their backs. ? a border crossing. right over there, libya. all of these people are egyptians who have been working in libya, now coming home to escape the violent. "the army was shooting at the people with live bullets," this man told us. blanlss rushed to the border to collect the wounded, as tents were set up to accommodate those fleeing. many were emotional as they took stock of where they just came from and tried to figure out whe

getting his forces in his tribal strongholds to the west and will launch a counter offensive in eastern libya. >> mandy, the president here in the united states, of course, has spoken out, calling the attacks on demonstrators unacceptable, outrageous. have those words from president obama made it to the streets of libya? >> reporter: it certainly has to the people we have spoken to here in tobruk and found it very encouraging and believe the international community is backing them and that will give gadhafi a moment to pause so he wouldn't commit war crimes on his people if he knows the world is watching. >> mandy clark in tobruk, libya, thanks. >>> joining ous phone is an american citizen who just left libya and made it safely with his family. is everyone safe, brad, and okay this morning? >> yes, they are. >> were you afraid for your life or for the lives of your wife and your son? >> i'd rather not discuss that at this point. >> when you were able to leave and leave that compound, you saw some pretty graphic things on the streets. can you describe for us what you saw? >> yes. on the way to

for "nightline," i'm alex marquardt in eastern libya. >> our thanks for that.rotests in tripoli friday and no signs that gadhafi is giving in. all the makings of yet another deadly day. that is our report for tonight. from all of us at abc news, good night, america. >> dicky: up next on an all-new "jimmy kimmel live" -- owen wilson. >> talking about world war ii and stalingrad now? >> jimmy: and tonight, heidi makes her prediction for best picture. >> jimmy: kelly ripa. do you get any say? >> hey i bet jimmy kimmel is available. >> dicky: and music from adele. >> jimmy: possums helping rhinos. it's a beautiful thing we

they have it taken much charge of eastern libya pretty much. heavy gunfire is reported this morning. at airports jam. americans are being evacuated by ferries. they're still caught up in the violence. more as it becomes available. >> reporter: the key for the reformation. they have shot and killed when demonstrators in yemen. the death count is at 12. they're trying to end the president's power. poverty is the main reason for these protests preconceived protested smashing car windows. tuesday night at taft winded 11 people. on to bahrain, the king is visiting the ally of saudi arabia. they're saying and caking calefa is responsible for the flood of the capital. they're trying to read it the dynasty b ofah rin. open it will not spread to saudi arabia. >>darya: a ton as 630 a m p billing back with more does a couple of minutes. do not go with. >>pam: president of, is sending his good wishes to brought emmanuel. he had a runaway victory over five rivals. the president said this statement " his victory was well deserved. " he had resigned in 2010 t

. >> we are finally -- >> reporter: the opposition is said to be in control of much of eastern libya, but further west the battle against ruler moammar gadhafi rages on. his security forces are striking back at demonstrators as they closed in on the capital of tripoli. in a phone call to state tv thursday, gadhafi blamed the revolt on osama bin laden and accused protesters of being hopped up on drugs. tens of thousands of foreigners are trying to escape the crisis. u.s. officials are still waiting for the weather to improve to evacuate americans by ferry. but people who are making it out are relieved. >> if you think of the thousands who were at the airport yesterday, and the people around the country, and i know a lot of people everywhere, the underlying feeling is fear. >> reporter: president obama called the leaders of britain, france and italy last night to discuss the crisis. the white house is considering a wide range of actions against the regime. >> there are no options we're taking off the table. but what we're focused on are the options that we can take to affect the situati

. >>> meanwhile in eastern libya rebel forces have a strong hold and alternative governments are beginning to emerge. citizens are taking over jobs that have been done by government employees, local politicians are working to set up council, run day-to-day affairs and rebel-controlled areas. opposition leaders say they are already working on setting up elections. >>> today, secretary of state hillary clinton will meet with her european counterparts to make the case for tough sanctions against libya. clinton arrived in geneva last night. she'll meet with foreign ministers for britain, france, germany and italy. the u.s. wants to see the sanctions already in place against libya, including travel bans and arms embargoes are enforced, and also provide humanitarian assistance for libyans leaving the country. meanwhile, the u.s. navy has moved several ships into the red sea to prepare for a possible move into the mediterranean sea, depending on what, if any, military options are approved. as of now, no u.s. military action has been ordered. >>> british and german military planes pull off secret

with moammar qaddafi's opponents controlling most of eastern libya now, and closing in on the capital in the west, he ordered another counter-attack today. there were reports of heavy fighting in cities near tripoli forces loyal to qaddafi in an effort to hold on to territory, opened fire on a mosque occupied by anti-government protesters. in a rambling phone call to state tv, qaddafi said al qaeda and osama bin laden are behind the uprising. meanwhile, the exodus of foreigners continued today, the tripoli airport jammed with people trying to get out. more than 160 americans will remain on aboard a ferry set to leave tripoli for malta as soon as the weather clears. cbs news correspondent mandy clark is in libya tonight and begins our coverage. >> reporter: libyan rebels were taking joe rides today in armored vehicles seized when the army in the eastern half of the country gave up the fight. in tobruk, we got a firsthand look at the power vacuum left behind, a people's militia on the side of the protesters gave us a tour of the weapons depot they were guarding. the ground was littered

. >> reporter: the first friday prayers in what they're calling the capitol of liberated eastern libyae sheik says we're not against colonel qaddafi's tribe but his regime. they pray in front of the courthouse, the center of the revolution in benghzai. coffins are brought through the crowd. people who have died of the wounds they sustained last week when government forces shot demonstrators. he was imprisoned at 16 and held for 7 years. last week a sniper shot him as he joined the protests. >> ( translated ): i call on anyone from benghzai who is healthy and able to carry arms to go and liberate tripoli. because we are nothing without tripoli. >> reporter: the picture is his brother hanged by the regime, while he was permanently injured in prison. >> ( translated ): my father was a pioneer of education in benghzai. and the reward he got was for one son to be hanged and the other crippled. >> reporter: the man many credit with starting the uprising in benghzai by calling a protest for legal rights stands on the courthouse roof and can't quite believe his eyes. did you think it would be

. >> that is our correspondent reporting from eastern libya. united nations security council is meeting this hour to discuss the situation in libya. one of the strongest calls for it to take action has come from libya's own deputy ambassador to the u.n. he has abandoned the regime and describes muammar gaddafi as a madman. we will keep you posted about developments in new york as soon as we get them. the u.s. says it will impose unilateral sanctions on libya. the announcement came after news that the e.u. is set to deploy its own set of sanctions. a formal decision is expected early next week. the german foreign minister held talks on the issue with his italian counterpart on friday. the e.u. package is said to include a ban on arms and other goods that could be used to harm civilians as well as a travel ban and assets freeze for members of the gaddafi family. i spoke to our correspondent a short while ago in brussels. i asked if he could confirm that sanctions would be in place by next week. >> yes, something like that. i doubt that will affect