before gadhafi took power. the protesters were mostly friendly. they believe media coverage helped overthrow the government in tunisia and egypt, but there were a few hard stares in this city with the reputation for islamic militants. we left the city at dusk, still heading west. in the next town, we were surprised again by demonstrators on top of an armored personnel carrier, a war trophy. protesters say this armored vehicle was being used by gadhafi forces to shoot on the people. now they have taken control of it and are driving it themselves. the rebels are now armed with heavy weapons. to show they're prepared to use them, some fired guns in the air. nearby we were taken to a house to see a half dozen men, prisoners, captured three days ago during a previously unreported major battle. the prisoners, all libyans, surrendered to save their lives. they looked despondent and understandably nervous. they told us they had been fighting alongside foreign mercenaries who were summarily executed by the rebels. rebel

both tried to increase pressure on moammar gadhafi and pave the way for a post-gadhafi libya. nbc's mike viqueira has our report. >> reporter: it was a rare display of international unity. by a vote of 15-0, the u.n. security council slapped sanctions on the gadhafi regime. >> this is a clear warning to the libyan government that it must stop the killing. >> reporter: the sanctions would freeze the assets of the gadhafi family and close officials. that follows a similar move by the white house. restrict travel outside of libya and ask the international criminal court to investigate possible gadhafi war crimes, including the killing of his own citizens. sent by president obama to consult allies in europe, today, secretary of state hillary clinton said the u.s. is reaching out to libyans trying to organize in cities now held by anti-gadhafi forces. and is ready and prepared to offer any kind of assistance to a post-gadhafi government. this weekend, president obama, for the first time, publicly called for gadhafi's ouster. while backing that call, today, republican john mccain sa

gadhafi spoke again today, another strange speech. he threatened to turn his nation into a red flame. he promised to release the weapons in his arsenal to the rebels fighting for him. he also told people to dance and sing. the evacuation of americans is over. they got out safely today on a charter flight and a ferry boat. tonight most of them are there in malta. and for the first time we have someone inside tripoli in libya tonight, so we begin with the reporting of nbc's bill neely. >> reporter: in the heart of his capital, a dictator defiant. moammar gadhafi, ever the showman, determined to rally what's left of his support. it's the first time he's dared take to the streets since the rebellion against him began. here he was in green square, where his men had killed protesters, threatening more violence. i will open my arsenal, he told them. you'll have all the guns you need. the time has come, libya will become a red flame. they are words that spell more trouble. and there was trouble enough today. not far from where he spoke, the s

gadhafi has vowed not to give up power voluntarily. our next report on the nation and the fight to own it. >> the images of libyans protesting might be reminiscent of those from egypt and tunisia but gadhafi has turned to extreme measures. he is using warplanes and artillery. the regime is proving its reputation as one of the most repressive in north africa. this is not just a design for democracy that has driven libyans to risk their lives to maturity. people have simply had enough of gadhafi's eccentric and despotic rule. his power rests on the one headed for the tribes. the most influential tribe has called for an end to the violence. two others have turned against the regime. his own tribe is a minor force. one group has threatened to disrupt oil production in their area if the violence continues. the specter of unrest has raised fears about supply security pushing up prices. until now, gadhafi has been able to use income from his oil sales to buy the loyalty of the military and tribal leaders. he has also tried to placate the peop

so if gadhafi goes, will that be better or worse for us? and to dig into that question, i want to bring in christiane amanpour, the anchor of "this week," also been covering this region for more than two decades. and, christiane, let's talk about what this means for the united states. the big question is, will the oil continue to flow? will libya again become a breeding ground for al qaeda or other terrorists? i know that u.s. officials are not saying too much publicly, but behind the scenes how do you think they're balancing out these concerns? >> well, you've seen the condemnations that both the white house and the state department have issued. also remember that moammar gadhafi's oil, very little of it comes to the united states, most of it to europe, and there's no reason for that to stop flowing. in terms of terror, he was not supporting al qaeda. he actually did, in fact, condemn that. he seems to have gotten out of the terror and wmd business. don't know what will happen if there's chaos after him, but in terms also of the united sta

gadhafi seized control of the country in a coup in 1969. he was just 27 years old. he became an advocate of arab unity. gadhafi wanted to be seen as an arab statesman but the word saw him instead as a laughably eccentric leader. >> hello the. i'm here today to apologize for my meech on wednesday. it was just so long and so rambly and it didn't make any sense. >> reporter: in those u.s. diplomatic cables recently released by wikileaks gadhafi is described as a mercurial and eccentric figure who suffers from severe phobias, enjoys floriamenco dancing and horse racing. barbara walters interviewed him in 1989. >> can i ask you something very directly which may seem rude. in our country we read that you are unstable. we read that you are mad. you know those things have been printed. why do you think this is? other leaders are disliked but they're not as controversial as you are. >> translator: it is not because of me that i am gadhafi. it is because of certain circumstances surrounding the issue. >> does it make you angry? >> translator: of course it irritates me. >> rep

>> 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 reports of gunfire, and street battles in other parts of the city. gadhafi vowed to defend his 42-year grip on the country, to death if necessary. but that grip continues to slip away. anti-government protesters in the city of mesrada tore down a statue of gadhafi's green book, a symbol of his rule. it's the first major city in the western half of the country to fall to anti-government forces, bringing the insurgency increasingly closer to the heart of his regime, and his power base in the capital. with no end in sight to this uprising, the fear is there will be many more leaving. more than a dozen countries sent planes to get their citizens out. >>> in other news, a high-ranking libyan government official says moammar gadhafi pers

the man who calls himself colonel gadhafi. here is nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: moammar gadhafi has always been eccentric, but on his most recent trip to the united nations two years ago, he outdid even himself. he raged on for 95 minutes and 8 seconds waving a copy of the u.n. charter and then pretending to rip it up. diplomatic cables disposed by wikileaks show that gadhafi fears flying over water, prefers staying on the ground floor, and almost never travels without his trusted ukrainian nurse. >> these statements are all designed to appeal to a domestic audience. >> despite his bizarre behavior less than two years ago, he was exchanging handshakes and dining with president obama and other leaders at an economic summit. and in 2006 it was george w. bush's state department that removed libya from its list of nations that sponsor terror. gadhafi had agreed to end a suspected nuclear program, and turned his equipment over to the u.s. he also agreed to pay millions of dollars to the families of victims of pan am 103, bom

moammar gadhafi will remain.gs will go back to the way they were. >> reporter: in a sign of growing cracks within the government, several senior officials have announced their resignation. two air force pilots defected to malta, said italian news agencies. they claimed to have fled the country after being ordered to fire on peaceful protesters. sweeping changes already transformed the middle east. two of its longest serving leaders overthrown within a month. now other countries are paying the high and bloody cost of revolution. and no leader can say he's immune. lara setrakian, abc news, dubai. >>> uncertainty over the unrest in oil-producing countries is being felt at gas pumps at home. crude oil prices have soared to $93 a barrel in early overseas trading. they jumped 6% yesterday to close above $91 in new york. moammar gadhafi's departure would have little if any impact on the u.s. economy. christiane amanpour explains why. >> reporter: you've seen the condemnation the white house and state department have iss

they are denouncing gadhafi. this is no longer just an egyptian style movement, a people's revolution. this is an armed rebellion. we drove for about 100 miles in eastern libya, we didn't see a single gadhafi loyalist. instead we saw military barracks that have been abandoned or burned down or other military barracks that are still occupied by libyan troops, but libyan troops who are now fighting with the rebels, fighting with the demonstrators. we went to one of those barracks, and we spoke to the officers. they simply refuse to fire on the libyan people. they won't fire on their brothers and sisters. they say in order to do that, gadhafi has brought in foreign mercenaries from africa. and they accuse those mercenaries of carrying out atrocities, firing on unarmed civilians in villages. and they also accuse them of mass rape. we didn't see any evidence to prove that. this is clearly an ongoing conflict. but the military is taking a side, at least in eastern libya. at that military barracks we didn't just see sol

gadhafi's justice minister, who just resigned, warned that gadhafi would do anything to hold on, including using weapons of mass destruction against the people. it's suspected that the regime has stock piles of mustard gas. looking at the map, the noose is tightening. the opposition controls not just the east, but now key western cities near tripoli where gadhafi's army of mercenaries is gathering. and then there are the defections. gadhafi's cousin and key aide. and in an unprecedented move today, libya's ambassador to the u.n. had this to say. >> you can not be a leader or a king or a president while you are killing your people. >> reporter: we were in the east today, where the protesters were jubilant. they think gadhafi's downfall is imminent. >> it's a matter of days, hours. and i think we will be successful. >> reporter: as for gadhafi, he spoke again today, another strange tirade, calling on supporters to dance and sing and prepare to defend libya. all signs point to a battle to the end in tripoli. diane? >> alex, thanks to you. to dance and sing. and as alex just pointed out, the u

gadhafi blamed the turmoil spreading across the country on al qaeda. he made an audio address on thursday via state-run television. >> gadhafi said the people of libya have it within their power to change things for the better through committees. he emphasized libya will never witness what happened in tunisia and egypt. amid escalating fighting between pro and anti-government forces in libya, the international organization for migration says at least 30,000 people have already fled the country. the iom says most of those leaving the nation are returning home to neighboring tunisia and egypt. some countries expressed concern of immigrants flowing in from libya. up to 400,000 refugees could cross the immediate trainian. after president benali was forced from power. libyans living in foreign countries are deeply concerned about the fate of their family and friends back home. many are doing whatever they can to stay in touch. and they're showing how upset the way their country's authoritarian leader is handling the unrest. nhk's yasushi kudo has the story.

anti-gadhafi, anyone, even pro gadhafi people. everybody is getting shot at. i mean, i don't know what the situation is right now. >> brown: you referred earlier to the speech last night by his son. >> right. >> brown: was there any surprise there... he raised the specter of a civil war. any surprise in him doing that? any surprise in the level of ferocity with which the government is fighting back now? >> i mean, yes. i mean, it's surprising. we all knew that gadhafi was capable of heinous acts of brew brutality but i think honestly nobody expected, even the professor would say that nobody expected what's happening now. the thing that i'm most afraid of is that people will look at libya now and they'll say what they predicted was right. it's unstable. there's civil war. there's just chaos and the libyans need a strong man like gadhafi but i think people really need to understand that it is the gadhafi regime and the gadhafi family that has caused all of the chaos and all the violence that is happening right now. >> brown: professor vandewalle, what would you

gadhafi we will bury you they shouted.uch defiance in the capital almost unthinkable to this uprising which began only last week. just outside of tripoli, another sign of the crisis confronting libya's regime. soldiers joining protesters 30 in the town 30 miles from the capitol. these pictures can't be verified but it seems that the rebellion is now on gadhafi's doorstep. and now small groups are on converging on tripoli itself. this checkpoint, many long coats defending the city itself. when we started filming openly, the guns suddenly disappeared. instead, the militia ripped up a demonstration in support of 41 years of doll colonel gadhafi's rule. >> and when we spotted three helicopters, heading off towards trouble, defectors or not we don't know, they made it impossible for us to film. >> everything -- everything is peaceful. >> and libya loves him. >> all the people in libya love gadhafi? >> is mr. gadafi going to survive as your leader? >> i think so. there has been violence down the road here. >> i don't think so. >

it appears that gadhafi and his country are unraveling. the message that met us as we crossed into libya today, graffiti that reads, hand by hand, down with crazy gadhafi. a large part of this country now firmly in the control of the protesters. we're about 15 minutes inside the libyan border and we've been stopped at several checkpoints where they've been asking for our passports. but it is civilians who are doing the asking. there isn't any military or police in sight. those we spoke to saga d say ga has failed them. "people need everything," this man said. there are no hospitals, no medicine, no jobs, no food." >> he only did one thing. he tried to catch the authority, he tried to catch the oil. he just thinks himself as a leader for africa, but he is nothing. >> reporter: just to the west, signs of a nation on the cusp of all-out war. the libyan military trying to destroy the protesters. a helicopter gun ship fires on the people. a fighter jet streaks across the sky. below, the wreckage from bombings. at a hospital, the injured civilia

gadhafi should step down, resign? >> he has to. he has to. he has kept his power by force and the killing and mass killings all over. i mean, the humanitarian -- i mean the crime against humanity. >> the envoy said he has asked the u.n. security council to quickly start talks to resolve the situation. >>> in neighboring egypt libyans protested in front of their embassy and called for gadhafi's immediate resignation. some 200 demonstrators shouted anti-government slogans such as "it's the last day for gadhafi and the next outgoing dictator should be gadhafi." >> he mentioned yesterday about separatism. there is no separatism in libya. we are all one people. we are all very unified. and our one cause is to get rid of him. and that's it. >> reporter: young egyptians supporting the libyan uprising also took part in the rally. >>> the u.s. department of state has ordered all diplomats and their families at the embassy in tripoli to leave the country. only emergency personnel will remain. the department issued the evacuation order on monday. it not

in libya hundreds protest against the gadhafi regime in tripoli as opposition forces prepared to make a final assault on the council. other nations scramble to evacuate their citizens from trouble libya but almost ex types are eager to get out some are reluctant to leave behind the lives they're used to. the oil is a most valuable resource on the planet today and who controls it is extremely important unrest in the oil rich arab nations pushes fuel prices higher with predictions the u.s. might step in to stop its own fragile economy from skidding into troubled. business all prices go on fears that unrest in north africa and the middle east and spreads to the top of use of saudi arabia and us examine if this could have an impact on the price of gas turn we in our business bulletin for economics. and as britain's prepare to tell all the latest national census there's deep concern the u.s. firm collecting the data could dish out to the american intelligence agency by law . seven pm in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on our key our top story gunfire has been heard on the

gadhafi, we will bury you, they shouted. and the now rebel army commanders small groups converging on tripoli itself. this checkpoint is on the way too, za too. when we started forming openly, the guns suddenly disappeared. instead the militia whips up a demonstration in support of 41 years of colonel gadhafi's rule. there is only one moammar gadhafi and only one libya, they chanted. when we spotted three chinook helicopters headed off towards trouble, they made it impossible for us to film. just come now from there and everything is peaceful. >> all the people in libya. >> is mr. gadhafi going to survive as your leader? >> i think so. i think so. he is going to get a lot of support. >> reporter: there's been violence in zawiya just down the road here. >> if army defectors get as far as this, the capital will lie before them and the noose will have tightened further on the gadhafi regime. from one of his sons, save gadhafi telling us everything is calm with no casualty and no attacks. when i asked him about the loss of libya

but rebels say gadhafi is holding libya hostage. u.s. officials say the dictator is armed with chemical weapons and has a sovereign fund of $32 billion, more than enough to buy mercenaries and loyalists. thousands of foreigners are still trying to escape the fighting and get away from libya's apparently irrational leader. >> it's just been constant. constant shooting. >> reporter: a british warship evacuated its nationals from the port in benghazi, but the airport in tripoli remains crowded and chaotic, full of people desperate to leave, afraid of what gadhafi might do. benghazi, brian, is firmly under rebel control, and the rebels here tell us they believe they have enough force, enough momentum to push out gadhafi in a matter of days. >> richard engel from benghazi in libya tonight. richard, thanks. you saw the people trying to leave. these are very tense times for more than 100 americans stranded in libya and for their families back home in the states who are finding it very tough to get realtime information about their loved ones. th

gadhafi has vowed not to give up power voluntarily. our next report on the nation and the fight to own it. >> the images of libyans protesting might be reminiscent of those from egypt and tunisia but gadhafi has turned to extreme measures. he is using warplanes and artillery. the regime is proving its reputation as one of the most repressive in north africa. this is not just a design for democracy that has driven libyans to risk their lives to maturity. people have simply had enough of gadhafi's eccentric and despotic rule. his power rests on the one headed for the tribes. the most influential tribe has called for an end to the violence. two others have turned against the regime. his own tribe is a minor force. one group has threatened to disrupt oil production in their area if the violence continues. the specter of unrest has raised fears about supply security pushing up prices. until now, gadhafi has been able to use income from his oil sales to buy the loyalty of the military and tribal leaders. he has also tried to placate the peop

from the rest of control away from gadhafi of most of libya they are in control of the majority old country starting out in the in the east of the nation in benghazi that's where they have a main stronghold they've spread that influence across the country leaving really only tripoli the capital in the hands of it duffy loyalists now there are those gadhafi loyalists that have been firing at protesters and it's a billion using live rounds also mercenaries in the capital who have been using violence against these people wanting gadhafi out of power now the son of colonel gadhafi saif has said in a television broadcast that he and his father will not leave tripoli a life they will not leave libya a little i while they were alive so would be his that they are trying to make a final stand as it were against these these protesters who want to see kind of gadhafi step down that tripoli at the moment is ringed by tanks there are there are soldiers on the streets there now these soldiers have been told have been warned by the united kingdom today that if they don't defect from gadhafi they c

the video position forces closing in on colonel gadhafi and some experts predict revelations about his relationship with the west should he be tried at the hague. brings you an exclusive report from the heart of libya foreign faced by foreigners drops in the violence and chaos some of whom are unable to leave plus. the oil is also why it will be soldiers on the planet today who controls. a string of deescalating on the rest of the arab world ascent the price of black gold skyrocketing setting the stage for a new toilet brush slide lobel powers. and a public outcry in the u.k. over the involvement of controversial u.s. security contractor earl darkie martin in britain's national census reigniting a debate on confidentiality and ethics. coming to you live from our studios in moscow you're watching r t thanks for joining us opposition forces in libya say they are planning a final assault on the capital tripoli well it's essentially the last part of the country that remains under the control of longtime leader colonel gadhafi and protesters say that his days in power are now delbert a rece

in libya colonel gadhafi has a grip on power of these to be slipping away as anti-government protesters claim to have control over most of the country's major cities. and this violence spreads through all the oil rich middle east the world faces a surge in fuel prices threatening to drag economies into a new meltdown. and. the wiki leaks founder slams a british justice for handing him over to sweden sparking accusations of hypocrisy over how the u.k. those facing a far more serious charges. plus it's a race for the hearts and minds of all the limping facts as russians are set to choose the mass going for the two thousand and fourteen winter games in sochi. global news a live from moscow this is r.t. violence continues to spread across libya as anti-government protesters are back on the streets demanding an end so you can talk about these rule reports also suggest that in the capital tripoli security forces are arming civilians loyal to the regime and it comes after scores were killed there on friday as army forces once again opened fire on rioters bringing the death toll now to well ove

but now gadhafi's browal side has emerged once again. this time, flying in cargo planes full of african mercenaries who don't even speak the language to do his dirty work. trained killers gunning down residents and protesters in cold blood. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> and we are feeling the effects of what is happening in libya here at home. libya is the 17th largest producer of oil in the world. and there are shockwaves in the oil pricing. the price of oil jumped 8.5%. the biggest one-day jump in nearly three years. and gas line here at home hit the highest price ever posted in the month of february, $3.19 a gallon. >>> and now, we turn to that high seas hostage drama we have been tracking since friday. it came to a tragic end today. four american missionaries handing out bibles as they traveled are all died. somali pirates had stormed their yacht and jim sciutto has traveled through somalia and he brings us the details on this sad ending. >> reporter: the u.s. had been negotiating face to face with two of the pirates when,

we saw a portrait of gadhafi on the wall. proof that for now, the colonel still controls his capital. just outside the lounge, a desperate scene. migrant workers seek refuge and safe passage home. hundreds and hundreds, if not thousands op people hoping to get out. there is garbage and food all over the place. they've come here, it seems, because they are unsure of what is happening in the city itself. how many days have you been here? >> maybe four days, five days. >> reporter: with no money, no airline tickets, little hope of making it on to a flight, these people have no idea how much longer they'll have to campout side, as mounds of garbage pile up beside them. we've left the sea of humanity behind. some soldiers were guarding the entrance of the airport. now we're driving into tripoli itself. so far, no signs of conflict. after the eerie calm of the streets, a colorful neon welcome at the designated journalists hotel. a surreal skaen since we've been told that the city was now ringed with tangs and pro-fwad ha gadhafi fo

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 pushed out. the battle for control is raging in the west, in the cities surrounding gadhafi's base in the capital tripoli. and today, those battles were deadly. and who are the protesters? every day libyans, young and old who we met today. waving the libyan flag from before gadhafi took power more than four decades ago. despite the fury directed at gadhafi by these protesters, this is very much a celebration. these people feel like they've already won. >> we are one

today, gadhafi on state tv refused to acknowledge the uprising. he has said foreigners are in the country to cause chaos. >> this is a very serious development and we are afraid that a human rights catastrophe is actually unfolding as i speak. >> reporter: meanwhile, there are reports the rebellion is moving closer to the capitol of tripoli, trapping people in their homes. >> please, please, please, please, we need your help. we need your help to help us. please. do you hear the guns? oh, my goodness. >> reporter: one of gadhafi's sons spoke on state tv, saying the military has been defending itself against separatists who are trying to divide the nation and that media reports have been exaggerating the problem. and here across the border in egypt, a crowd converged on libya's embassy in cairo. many there worried about and barely able to reach family back home. >> i have managed to talk to one of my uncles. the others, the cousins, i don't know anything about them. i tried to communicate with their cell phones. i hope that they are still alive. i

security council voted unanimously to impose these sanctions on the gadhafi regime that will take the form of a travel ban a dense colonel gadhafi himself as well as others close to him an acid free zone could be and is in a circle the sixteen names on this list is also an arms embargo placed upon libya now the resolution it was brought forward by france the u.k. germany and the united states also contains a referral to the hague to the international criminal court there so that they can look into allegations of crimes against humanity committed during the two weeks of violence that we've seen in libya governments around the world have been doing the best to get their citizens out of the country but it's also being libyans trying to get out of the country as well one hundred thousand are believed to have fled across the border either into tunisia or here to egypt where i am now many of the nations around the world think also suspending their diplomatic ties with tripoli we heard today on sunday that france suspends their diplomatic ties with tripoli the russian embassy in the capital

in libya hundreds protest against the gadhafi regime in tripoli as opposition forces prepared to make their final assault on the capital. of the nation a scramble to evacuate their citizens from troubled libya but momos the experts are eager to get out some are reluctant to leave behind the lives they use. the oil is the most valuable resource on the planet. who controls is extremely important restively oil rich arab nations pushes fuel prices are with predictions that the u.s. might intervene to stop its own fragile economy from skidding in the trouble we report that. has britain is prepared to tell all in the makes us national census there is deep concern that the u.s. firm collecting the information could dish out their data to american intelligence by law. you're watching out eight pm moscow time welcome my name is kevin though in our top story tonight gunmen gun fire has been heard on the streets of the libyan capital as hundreds of opposition protesters gather to call for an end so colonel gadhafi is rule there are also reports of pro-government forces launching airstrikes on fo

, the loyal nurse so often at gadhafi's side, has left. 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

on see gadhafi protesters take control over most of libya as the country slides from. the even crisis triggers the oil price hikes and threatens to derail global economic recovery there is concern in the u.s. over how it will affect the situation at home. the u.k. is under fire for the court decision to extradite join us to sweden which experts say exposed as they can prophecy of a justice system that provides asylum to a number of suspected more criminals and terrorists. basic truth you should read through a soil because if anybody can come here provided you. provided i got lots of money . out of the files straight from the first race of the twenty fourteen winter olympics as a winning mascot for the sochi games is due to be announced later. this is are to live from moscow with me marina joshie the bloodshed in the arab world continues as the leading army is once again reported to have fired live rounds at protesters and crippling forces loyal to longtime leader colonel khadafi are said to have lost control over most of the country's territory and some theory it could

gadhafi and his forces hang onto the capital.orts that thousands of foreign mercenaries are gathering around the city to hold it. a very different story in eastern libya, where the people have taken the country's second biggest city and the surrounding 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 he

where imposes sanctions on colonel gadhafi as more of the country comes under the control of forces opposed to the libyan regime. and as crisis in the region drives thousands of north africans from their homes italy is calling on the e.u. to help big cope with waves of immigrants. and the wiki leaks founder is to be extradited to sweden on sex crimes allegations appealing the ruling julian assange says the case is simply a pretext to get into the u.s. for a quick trial. and america has its wings clipped with the last flight all the space shuttle discovery the shuttles are to be decommissioned soon. obama's new space program astronauts will have to rely on russian spacecraft to take them into orbit. with r.t. as we highlight the stories that made headlines this week now the un security council has slapped sanctions on libya's leader moammar gadhafi and ordered an investigation into crimes against humanity following the bloodshed in the country for one thousand people have been killed in almost two weeks of the uprising against the regime let's not live to watch he's correspondent peter all o

forces holding most of the country gadhafi holding the capital of libya or the top u.s. their former u.s. diplomats has said that the country is slipping towards complete chaos. gadhafi has made sure that no there is no other power source the army is not power or the army is not a force for stability it was a very small middle class very few were educated people in egypt so we were looking at a prospect of water chaos in libya there we were in tunisia and in egypt and now it's a very fearful thing if it continues to get worse and worse and so wardrobes and not just a few thousand but tens of thousands of people were killed. we're looking at the complete disintegration of the country. well coming from an international community within condemnation for what's going on in libya the united states this a sheet sanctions against the gadhafi family and top libyan plays this is this is that they've waited until the majority of their citizens are being out of the country before they'll be able to do this also the united kingdom and other nations following suit we are promising to

libyan leader muammar gadhafi refused to step down. he said he would rather "die a martyr" than leave the country, and he called for new attacks on his opponents. the u.s. demanded libya end its crackdown. secretary of state clinton said the bloodshed is "unacceptable." a powerful earthquake devastated christchurch, new zealand, killing at least 65 people. and the u.s. military announced somali pirates had killed four americans from a yacht that was hijacked last week. and to hari sreenivasan, for what's on the newshour online. hari? >> sreenivasan: in this week's political checklist, political editor david chalian talks to gwen about the labor standoff in wisconsin, the spending showdown in congress and the chicago mayoral race. find that on the rundown blog. we talk to ray suarez for a preview of an upcoming series of reports on guatemala. it's health issues, violence, and poverty. plus, are the ocean's predator fish, like tuna, cod, and grouper, in a population freefall? our science unit looks at a recent study that examines predict

and i know you've got this exclusive interview with gadhafi's son. did they give any indication to you that their father might be willing to consider peacefully stepping aside? >> reporter: not at all. they haven't wavered, especially saif al islam. he is the eldest son and has a lot of political involvement in libya. they keep saying we were born here, we live here and we'll die here. even when i asked about the new sanctions that have gone in, no, they say, that will have no effect. they know, though that they're standing here in what is their last stronghold on the mediterranean coast to the east has fallen they know that this is a pretty tenuous position to be in. and i asked last night will there be a new regime? >> if you are strong, they love you. if not, say good-bye. and it's good. we get rid of them, hypocrites. >> do you think they'll get rid of you? >> no. they want to join the revolution. they are -- excuse me. the people -- they blame us. they're angry with us because of them. it is because you are employing those people, we're angry wi

libya are calling for a final push to oust the regime but there are concerns that a trial of colonel gadhafi could expose sensitive backroom dealings with various western nations. are to bring some to an exclusive report from the front of libya on the border faced by four nurses out of the violence and chaos some of whom are unable to leave plus. oil is the most valuable resource on the planet today and who controls it is extremely important the escalating on the rest of the arab world has sent the price of lot told skyrocketing setting the stage for a renewed oil wash by global powers. a public outcry in the u.k. over the involvement of controversial u.s. security contractor along with martin in britain's national census to a debate on confidentiality and ethics. coming to you live from our studios in moscow you're watching r t thanks for joining us now opposition forces in libya say they are planning a final assault on the capital tripoli it's essentially the last part of the contrie that remains under the control of longtime leader colonel gadhafi and post protesters say his days in power

in libya opposition forces close in on colonel gadhafi but some experts predict revelations about his relationship with the west should he be tried for me. and our t.v. brings you an exclusive report from the parts of libya on the border faced by foreigners trapped in the violence and chaos some of whom are unable to leave plus. oil is the most valuable resource on the planet today and who controls it is extremely important the escalating agressor of the arab world has sucked the price of black gold star rocketing setting the stage for a new the oil rush by global power. and a public outcry in the u.k. where the ball went to a controversial if you want security contractor laclede margin in britain's national census reigniting a debate on confidentiality and ethics. and russia's proposal we can balance that just signed agreements with the slew of foreign companies try the end of this year we're in business in twenty minutes. from our studios and also you're watching r t thanks for joining us opposition forces in libya say they are planning a final assault on the capital tripoli it's es

in libya opposition forces close in on colonel gadhafi some experts predict revelations about his relationship with the west should he be tried in the hague. brings you an exclusive report from the heart of libya on the base by foreigners trapped in the violence and chaos some of whom are unable to leave. the oil is the most valuable resource on the planet today and who controls that is extremely important yes collating on arrests in the arab world has sent the price of black gold skyrocketing setting the stage for a new to oil rush by global powers. and a public outcry in the u.k. over involvement of controversial u.s. security contractor lockheed martin and britain's national census reigniting a debate on confidentiality and ethics. two pm in moscow i matter as a good to have you with us here on our t.v. our top story opposition forces in libya say they're planning a final assault on the capital tripoli it's essentially the last part of the country that remains under the control of longtime leader colonel moammar gadhafi and protesters say his days in power are now numbered receipt a u.n. re

signs tonight that the end might be near the end of moammar gadhafi's rule. catherine heenan, kron 4 news. >>> dry weather the next couple of days, rain will be back later this we >>> authorities are investigating graffiti messaging threatening president obama and jerry brown. the messages stated that both men must die. >>> from medwood city to oakland, we have crews all over the bay to bring you the news that affects your world. >> reporter: in daily city, gunfire led to a police stand off with a pair of suspects who barricaded themselves in this home. six hours into the stand off, s.w.a.t. broke a window in the home to throw a phone inside. that's when the suspects surrendered. police say they found weapons and ammunition. >> reporter: police had problems with their radios not working this weekend. officers responding to a shooting experienced heavy static and transmission problems. the city said the radio failure was due to bad weather ask the age of the antenna. in january the mayor said problems with the radio system had been identified and fixed. >> rep