this is gadhafi's wife's name, amira. -- sorry. not gadhafi's wife. can you still hear me? >> yes, yes, sara. you're running the show. keep telling us what you're seeing and hearing from these rebels. just reminding viewer that sara has been reporting that the rebels are staying they're inside the compound. i don't know if we can bring up that animation. this is not a small compound, this is a large compound. it will be difficult to take, there are multiple buildings in there, and a lot of open ground, so how well entrenchntrenched a have their backs against the wall. i would imagine there's no reason to give up, they've got nowhere to go, sara. >> reporter: i'm not sure if you guys can hear me. >> we hear you, sara. go ahead. >> reporter: if you can, this neighborhood has gone wild. rebels are scream iing ala akba. this one is -- the young man who saw gadhafi's son who came to the the son of gadhafi, they say they captured and showed up last night and spoke with with our matthew chance in the hotel where the international journalists, but now they have the finals saying we

gadhafi is finished. gadhafi is finished.ter: we are in green square, and there's just a few people left, but the rebels are saying there will be a massive battle here. they do not have full control of the city. >> at the moment we are not in full control of tripoli. you can see that. >> reporter: what does this -- how do you feel about this day? you are from tripoli. why is this day important? historic day? >> historic day, because we have to -- and now we had to fight. it's my first time to handle a gun. >> reporter: the civilians are gone from here and now we also have to leave. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: what's happening as everyone starts running, we are here in the middle of tripoli. what we're seeing is rebels all over the square. there are really no civilians, mostly men with guns in the square, but we are also seeing people running. there's a lot of gunfire. they say they are snipers. the situation is very tense here, but there's a lot of celebrating going on. some of this is gunfire in the air, but people are very con

moammar gadhafi. an unprecedented move. everyone surprised. but the rebels say they are doing that because we have control of gadhafi's compound. >> how far are you from the hotel where matthew chance and other reporters are right now. allegedly under the protection of libyan government troops? >> reporter: we're in walking distance, anderson. in walking distance. we feel very nervous for our colleagues. we feel very nervous. there is a lot of honking. we have been watching the situation here and nobody really wants to be in the situation where they are under the protection of gadhafi forces, because clearly in in city, the rebels have it. we have driven through here today, and each and every checkpoint has gotten much more strict. there are more checkpoints. they clearly control much of the city, and i think right now, any gadhafi forces in and around the area would be fearful and they would be thinking that they would be fighting for their lives and that's certainly what we've seen in pockets, but e

gadhafi's whereabouts are still unknown. in an audio broadcast on state tv, gadhafi dismissed the rebels as rats, insisted he was in tripoli and vowed to fight to the end. the international criminal court confirmed the rebels had detained his son, seif. both men face charges of crimes against humanity. the 20-mile offensive to the capital began at dawn in zawiyah. gadhafi forces collapsed and melted away. libyan soldiers ditched their uniforms and fled. rebels say they plan their assault on tripoli in coordination with nato's bombing campaign in the country. nato says the transition of power in libya must be peaceful and the country must stay united. britain is urging the rebel national transition council to maintain law and order and not to pursue revenge attacks. there's already been in-fighting among rebel factions. gadhafi's hold on power may be all but over but the battle for control of libya has only just begun. terrell? >> this seems like it came out of nowhere, rebels struggled for months to gain ground and all of th

tonight's radio message from gadhafi and last night's sudden appearance by ssaif gadhafi. as it unfolds you have seen sara sidner, matthew chance, arwa damon is at tripoli international airport on the phone from the libyan capital as well. sara, i know your camera lights are causing people to shoot off their guns in celebration. but when your camera isn't on, is that the same scene? >> reporter: yes, actually it has been today. this evening it was quiet when the camera wasn't on, quiet as in there wasn't as much blasting into the air. people were just coming up and shaking our hands and handing us candy and trying to give us paraphernalia. as the night goes on, then the blasts start going and people want to show their appreciation in that way by blasting into the air and show their excitement, really. but throughout the day, that was happening whether or not we were rolling, not rolling, standing there or watch iing showing the can do whatever they want and they want to show the world that gadhafi and the regime is broken. but what you were seeing in the square earlier has

where is moammar gadhafi? >> in tripoli i guess. >> in tripoli. >> i guess. >> where in tripoli? >> i wish i know, then i can tell to get him straight away, i think in tripoli, probably in his compound, which is a stronghold, maybe one of the hospital hospitals. >> he's often gone to hospitals like it's a human shield that no one would bomb a shot hospital. >> that's right. >> you think he might be in one of the hospitals in. >> exactly, children hospitals, maternity hospitals. >> you any it's a matter of time before they find him? >> i hope so. i think to find him is a crucial matter. it's important for security. >> what will you do with him, your government once you find him? >> i think the libyan people have to answer this question. let us find him first and then the libyans will take care of him. there are two options i think there is no third one. >> what are the two options? >> he presents to the libyan court or the libyans decide to send him to the icc? >> what do you personally prefer? >> to me maybe i

gadhafi seems to have vanished.ebels are scouring tripoli but they haven't turned up any sign of him. one of the first places they checked was gadhafi's compound. sara sidner talked to a rebel who hasn't completely crossed the compound off his list. >> so you were told that gadhafi and his special forces, the people that protect him, were inside this compound. >> yes. >> but you did not ever see them? >> maybe they are under the ground. >> you think they might be in tunnels under the ground? >> as the search goes on for the libyan leader, in an exclusive interview with cnn a former aide called for an end to the violence and talked about what gadhafi believes his job is now. >> he said that he has a job. and we have to continue our job. job is to stop the rebellions. and we have right to do so. that is what he is convincing all of that. >> meanwhile, libya's national transitional council says it's ready to take over, but its credibility has been questioned after it said it had captured moammar gadhafi's sons. soon af

gadhafi.yan rebels say they now control most of the capital. and yes, they're happy. thousands filled the streets and erupted in sheer joy after rebel trucks moving in with barely any resistan resistance. >> the rebels say they have captured three sons, including one time heir apparent saif al islam who along with his father faces charges against crimes against humanity at the international court. gadhafi's whereabouts are unknown at this hour. >> that's the mystery this morning. we want to bring in the author of "rock the bar rage and rebellion across the arab world" and an analyst at the woodrow wilson center. you have interviewed leader moammar gadhafi. where do you suppose he is? give us your best guess. >> i suspect he's trying some place from tripoli to figure out his future very quickly. the importance of the arrest of his three sons is a fact that saif al gadhafi was the one who was his political adviser and was the key figure in negotiating gadhafi's re-entry in the international comm

we talked to a former aide of gadhafi saying he doesn't believe that gadhafi is still on that compoundhead to business now? let's check in now while we're trying to reconnect there out of tripoli, alison kosik, you've been very patient, on stand by -- and i guess still good news to report, i haven't had a chance to see the numbers, but compared to last week, we are in better shape, yes? >> this is despite the report that newly built homes have dropped. so what wall street is thinking is backwards. they think with each piece it could be ben bernanke more reason to step in and possibly help the economy and prop it up. kyra? >> okay. alison kosik, thanks. >>> more from the cnn newsroom straight ahead. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possib

gadhafi is finished.ting an update now that fames of the victims to have 1988 lockerbie bombing are pressing the obama administration to demand whoever comes into power in libya is pressed to hunt down the former intelligence agent of libya who was convicted of the bombing and as you might remember, once released from scotland to return home because he apparently they said he only had a couple months to live. we've just seen video of him at a public event not that long ago. we have the washington bureau chief of the alaribyan news channel. we see the rebels not only taking over the compound, but the weapons as well. what's the situation facing the citizenry of tripoli at this point? >> if they don't restore order quickly, you may have, you know, acts of chaotic behavior and vandalism, maybe looting. so far we have not seen, heard any reports, credible reports of mass looting or mass killing or anything. but definitely unless you restore order quickly this could be a possibility in the next few days and we

moammar gadhafi's whereabouts are unknown now.rlier there were explosions near the leader's bab al aziziya compound in southern tripoli. the european union is calling on gadhafi to step down from power. the rebels say they captured three of colonel gadhafi's seven surviving sons. prosecutors for the international criminal court say they hope to put saif gadhafi on trial, but a libyan rebel spokesman said the libyan people should be the ones to decide whether to handover gadhafi's sons to the icc. >>> it's been startling for all of us watching from afar to see the libyan rebels move so quickly to tripoli over the weekend. how could it have happened so fast? jonathan mann spoke with nic robertson in washington. >> reporter: tripoli had, while we were there, while the nato bombing began and gadhafi's forces still controlled the capital, a ring of steel around it. the brigade there was controlling the capital and was able to draw on munitions from multiple bases from inside the city which have become nato's principle targets inside th

son, fleeing of gadhafi himself. in fact, team effort obviously on our jennifer griffin reporting she spoke to a senior u.s. defense official that is corroborating the same information we are getting from the white house. this official telling jennifer griffin we cannot confirm these reports at this stage about gadhafi's son potentially being captured. it is clear momentum is on the side of the rebels. we got a statement a short time ago from the u.s. state department. they say the president, and secretary of state clinton are getting regular updates on the situation. they also added that basically they believe it is important for the rebels to be thinking about what happens in a post gadhafi world. to be prepared for that possibility. the state department's statement saying that they believe that gadhafi's days are numbered. again, they don't want to get ahead of the facts. they want to let this play out. number two, they are trying to send that signal to the rebels there's a concern obviously within the u.s. govern

they can catch sure confidants of gadhafi but until they have gadhafi captured dead or alive, people are still, even in benghazi, are somewhat apprehensive. he's been a bogeyman to everyone. a chance his followers might take up arms is still very real. >> if you are in libya, you can show us the scene on the ground. you can share your story. logon to c dmchnn ireport.com. put your own safety first. if you can get to the website we'd love to hear from you. >>> this is something from a blog her libya. a blogger who has not been able to blog since april of this year, went ahead and posted something. here it is. i'm safe and well in libya. it's been a long, hard six months but i made it. the internet has been turned on and i'm slowly sifting through over 2,000 e-mails. thanks to all who have commented, e-mailed, worried and prayed for me, i will update just as soon as i can, just so busy celebrating. again, that from a blogger we've been following, really, since the beginning of the protest so great to see that post come up. >>> we'll keep you up to date on the very latest right here on

because we're not sure if gadhafi himself is there, but gadhafi's loyalists remain inside gadhafi's compound. his compound is nothing like the white house or another presidential compound. gadhafi lived on a military base and his fourss inside that military base are defending it, making a final stand. they were firing rockets and mortars out of that base today into civilian areas. that's one woen reason we haven't seen huge crowds in green irsquare, or martyr square. the rebels are convinced their next step has to be an assault on gadhafi's compound to finish his last hold on power in tripoli and across the country. >> thank you, richard. i talked to richard engel far too frequently when there's gunfire that near him. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel reporting from green square, as richard said, now renamed martyr square by anti-gadhafi forces that have taken over that country and that city. in terms of the gadhafi regime, you will see the color green referenced over and over again. and things called green by the gadhafi regime are the first things to go as gadhafi

gadhafi. there was an audiomessawed audi he vowed to fight to the drop of blood. now numerous news reports out of libya security forces are surrendering. perhaps they think it's not worth the fight. the rebel fighters pushed towards tripoli after seizing the oil-rich port town of zawiya. just 30 miles down the road from the libyan capital. our sara sidner has been covering the fight for zawiya and finally it went the way of the rebels. sara, can you hear me? >> reporter: i can. i can hear you. >> where are you now? what is the latest from your vantage point? >> reporter: we're in a neighborhood and for the past few hours seeing lots of celebratory gunfire. you can hear that behind us. more celebratory gunfire. fireworks coming from the city. people yelling, "libya is free." the rebels not only have been able to hold zawiya the past couple of days, they have been able to move in towards tripoli and now say they have made it all the way into the city of tripoli. we were actually turned around on

, saif gadhafi. has there been any reaction to the rebel leaders to this sudden reappearance? after all, he was claimed to be in rebel custody. we're join from the libyan city of benghazi, which of course is headquarters for the opposition movement. fred, this seems almost rather embarrassing for the rebels in a way. >> well, certainly seems like a reaction from people on the ground. they've been stunned that they heard that he was not in the custody of rebel fighters there in tripoli. it is something they've said at the head of the transitional council that he was in custody. there hasn't so far been any sort of reaction to this from the leadership of the transitional national council. they haven't seechb told us that they know he was ever in custody or whether they simply went ahead and said something that they had no confirmation of in the first place. i wouldn't say that it reverses momentum or anything or decreases their momentum. it is something that stunned a lot of people. of course, charles,

it's like hunting for gadhafi.e was in to other places, and there were rumors he was in the hotel where the media is, and nobody knows for sure. >> and these are the guys that did the big push across the mountains and headed for the coast, and it was like being with a mad max army, but these guys did know what they were doing. one of the commanders was an x-ray technician, and he knew what he was doing and calling the shots in what was a ferocious battle. they obviously were on a steep learning curve. it showed, when they got to the coast they headed straight for tr tripoli. >> thank you so pch. >>> a day on the job in libya can be a very intense ordeal. >>> outside, intense fighting as the rebels are trying to move in. inside, cnn's matthew chance is describing intense moments as gadhafi's men roam the hotel with guns. >> reporter: we don't know the reason, but the assumption is it's because the rebels are very close by. what we are expecting -- we can't confirm this is going to happen, but what we are expecting n

when gadhafi was in power.ow the rebels who have taken over say this is martar square dedicated to those who have died in this fight, in this revolution. they have been here. we were here with them overnight at 3:00 in the morning. it's now 3:00 something in the afternoon and they are still firing shots into the air. i should mention, though, while you have these guys firing shots into the air and celebrating, you do have still a firefight going on and we have a situation with international correspondents in a hotel that everyone has come to know about. and it's one of those situations where you do start to wonder, you know, at some point, i think, the rebels have to organize and get down to business and we're not seeing that all over the city. we do know that they are in control of much of the city, but we also know there are areas where there are still snipers that are believed to be in buildings and there are still fighting and, yet, you have this celebratory gunfire. you have to wonder why they are not gett

they say they have captured three of gadhafi's sons. the question mark is moammar gadhafi himself.an who ruled libya for 42 years is con pick us in terms of absence. no such luck to reach him. the state department has tried. let's try the pentagon. chris lawrence, what are your sources saying at dod? >> brooke, there's been a lot of speculation that perhaps he slipped out of the country at some point. but the pentagon today was knocking down that speculation. saying that from what they have seen, they believe that moammar gadhafi is still within libya. now, they're not getting into the particular intelligence assets that they may have to get that information or trying to specify where specifically they think he is. but they do believe he is still within the country. >> chris, i understand that libyan government officials were close to gadhafi, they were reaching the gadhafi folks, reaching out to the obama administration right up until the rebels started taking and claiming tripoli. i was talking to mike baker, former cia ops, he said no way in terms of negotiations, that window ha

now, muammar al gadhafi has ruled libya for 42 years. >> reporter: gadhafi took power at the age of 27. when he led against the king. he was a fierce opponent of the west initially. and he's long been accused of repressing any opposition. in 1988, libya was blamed for the bombing of an airliner over the scottish town of lockerbie. the united nations imposed economic sanctions. in 2003, libya accepted responsible for the lockerbie bombing and said it would abandon its plan to develop weapon of mass destruction. libya's relations with the west improved in later years thanks to its oil and gas reserves. gadhafi made his first speech at the u.n. in 2009 but he was still defiant. he criticized the u.n. and threw the charter to the floor. several days after the fall of egyptian president hosni mubarak in february, there were antigovernment demonstrations in libya for the first time since gadhafi took power. the protest gained momentum from senior military officers who had defected from the government. the government deployed foreign mercenaries to crack down on protesters. >> reporter: in ma

you know they hate gadhafi, they hate gadhafi's sons. if all of these individuals are captured alive and arrested, will they want to put them on trial in libya or will they hand them over to the international criminal court in the haig for trial? what's your gut tell you? >> well, i was in misratah in the main square when the icc, the international criminal court, issued its warrant for moammar gadhafi and saif al islam gadhafi, his son. now the transitional national council organized a rally where they had essentially written up boards or posters for people to hold up saying thank you to the icc. but when you actually spoke to people in the crowd, they were quite clear, they want to see these people not even necessarily put on trial. they want to see them executed. one man saying he'd like to stab him to death 100 times. on the one hand they want to show the world that they can act responsibly and follow the requirements of international justice. whether that means a trial in libya itself or in the hague, the headquarters of the icc. bu

what they say is the end of the gadhafi regime.ut major battles are still going on here as some in mohammad gadhafi's hometown of sirt refuse to lay down their arms. fred pleitgen, cnn, ras lanuf, syria >>> meantime in syria human activists say the government there has launched a new wave of arrests. the syrian observatory for human rights says 3,000 people have been thrown into makeshift jails. cnn is not allowed to report from inside syria, so we can only see what's going on through social network, youtube videos. jim clancy has this story and a warning. some images in his report are difficult to watch. >> reporter: there's little left to the imagination by syrian security forces as they mete out rough justice to captured demonstrators. these images were purportedly shot in ham arc earlier this month. human rights activists say this scene defines damascus' latest strategy in dealing with the unrest. >> the regime now has been for the last few months trying to break the will of the protestors. and they are throwing the book at it.

in the district that is still under gadhafi control. by the way, the entire town of sert is still under loyalist control. so we are still a ways away from this being over. >> libya is so different than when we try to compare it to iraq with the people resooifding in libya. it is tribally divided. in iraq it was religiously diversified between shiites and sunnis. explain to all of us as we watch the people there trying to absorb this and drink this in so desperate for their freedom, how do they trust the filter of corruption from the top? >> yes, well, gadhafi came to power in a military coup and spent the last four decades making sure nothing like that would happen to him. there's no centralized government. there's no strong military base as there was say in egypt. you have about 100 different tribes, different loyalties, the military itself is broken along tribal lines. the national transitional council has former regime loyalists, it has a number of different militia groups that don't get along well with each other or are not communic

you have tribes that have been loyal to gadhafi. the right hand man of gadhafi.tribe has always held a powerful position in government. what will they settle for now? there are more moderate liberal elements. there are other elements within the transitional national council as we know it today. and this is what may slow the sort of arrival, if you will, or the announcement of any sort of transitional government. this may be the simplest one. >> and of course what happens to gadhafi's inner circle is not the only big question here. >> french and african sources have expressed fear that some of the weapons have fallen into control of al qaeda. to kidnap westerners. >> of course they have proven they can beat the forces. >> can the rebels run? e interna. but for some of us with overactive bladder, our pipes just don't work as well as they should. sometimes, i worry my pipes might leak. but i learned there's something more i can do. now, i take care with vesicare. once-daily vesicare can help control your bladder muscle and is proven to treat overactive bladder with

and gadhafi forces are still putting up resistance particularly around his compound, but meanwhile, gadhafi'swn at this hour. we heard from president obama a half hour ago. >> the situation is still very fluid. there remains a degree of uncertainty, and there are regime elements who pose a threat, but this much is clear, the gadhafi regime is coming to an end. >> and again, that was the president just a short time ago and that does it for this edition of "newsnation" and thank you so much for joining us for the hour. i'm tamron hall and be sure to catch "newsnation" and we are live from the cbc jobs fair in miami and a lot of questions of the the job fair is working and how many people have secured interviews at this town halls and job fairs? martin bashir is up next. in hery can be taught to learn. ♪ machines have a voice. ♪ medical history follows you. it's the at&t network -- a network of possibilities... committed to delivering the most advanced mobile broadband experience to help move business... forward. ♪ morning starts with arthritis pain... that's two pills before the first bell. [ b

no gadhafi. even if i die after that moment has arrived, i will live for a moment that they will tell me there's onagan no gadhafi. that will be the best thing in my life. >> thank you for talking to us. stay safe and be careful. >> thank you so much. >> imagine what that feels like. let us know what you think. we're on facebook and "ac 360." >>> how much help has been gotten. boots on the ground? covert assistance? we'll talk to a former army intelligence commander about the possibilities. >> gadhafi finished. now, libya freedom! future of b. in here, inventory can be taught to learn. ♪ machines have a voice. ♪ medical history follows you. it's the at&t network -- a network of possibilities... committed to delivering the most advanced mobile broadband experience to help move business... forward. ♪ to help move business... forward. discover customersl are getting five percent cashback bonus at the pump... and at many of the places their summer plans take them. it pays to switch, it pays to discov

no gadhafi. even if i die after that moment has arrived, i will live for a moment that they will tell me there's no gadhafi. that will be the best thing in my life. >> thank you for talking to us. stay safe and be careful. >> thank you so much. >> imagine what that feels like. let us know what you think. we're on facebook and "ac 360." >>> how much help has been gotten. we know about air support. special air forces. boots on the ground? covert assistance? we'll talk to a former army intelligence commander about the possibilities. >> gadhafi finished. very, very happy. now, libya freedom! the future . in here, inventory can be taught to learn. ♪ machines have a voice. ♪ medical history follows you. it's the at&t network -- a network of possibilities... committed to delivering the most advanced mobile broadband experience to help move business... forward. ♪ ♪ [ country ] [ man ] help move business... ♪ gone, like my last paycheck ♪ gone, gone away ♪ gone, like my landlord's smile ♪ ♪ gone, gone awa

jim maceda has more on gadhafi's decades of rules. >> reporter: tonight moammar gadhafi is a hunted fugitive. for the u.s. and it's allies, it marks the end of a four-decade saga. by the 1980s, crushing all opposition at home, gadhafi went global with terror attacks, the u.s. its prime target. in 1986, the bombing of a nightclub allegedly ordered by gadhafi killed two marines and triggered a deadly response, air raids on libya including gadhafi's own compound. president ronald reagan has had enough. >> well, we know that this mad dog of the middle east has a goal of a world revolution, but there's no question but that he has singled us out more and more for attack. >> reporter: the 1988 bombing of pan am flight 103 over lockerbie scotland killed almost 300. gadhafi denied involvement for years but finally accepted responsibility and he paid out billions of dollars in compensation. tom ammerman died in the crash, today's news a huge relief for his brother bert. >> i never thought i would live to see the day that this killer, this coward, would be removed from power. >> reporter: just a few ye

>> could moammar gadhafi be there. tunnel underneath that hotel. >> a lot of attention on this one hotel and not just because matthew chance and his colleagues and other journalists are staying there. something's going on. we're continuing to stay in touch with our people on the ground. another developing story, officials say we could still feel more aftershocks from yesterday's 5.8 magnitude earthquake in virginia. there are reports that it was felt in 22 states, from maine to georgia to illinois and into canada. this morning, the washington monument remains closed. structural engineers will evaluate cracks found at the top of the 126-year-old landmark and figure what to do about it. >> the national cathedral closed today. three of the four spirals on the main corner cracked and fell. pending further investigation several government buildings remain closed including the departments of homeland security, health and human services, labor, interior and agriculture. the earthquake's epicenter about 90 miles southeast of w

captured two of moammar gadhafi's sons. that now is clearly untrue. how much do you now believe from what the rebels are telling us? >> well, i think it is not completely untrue, because i think muhammed gadhafi was really in the hands of the opposition forces and they gave him -- they guaranteed his security and his safety and left him at home and then he escaped. anyway, i think maybe there is -- there is something wrong with the security system of the opposition certainly, but it is understandable in a question like tripoli, a very large city with two -- almost two million inhabitants and with the opposition forces coming, many of them from the outside of the city, so mistakes can take place. but anyway, i am not sure whether saif al islam was in the hands of the opposition or not, but muhammed, certainly he was in their hands. >> thank you very much, mr. ambassador. i've actually got reza here who's an expert. put this in some kind of context for us because clearly this information as one of the people said there is par

to get rid of gadhafi.hink the risks in the days and weeks afterward is holding it together when everyone sits down to work it out and government the country. everyone says, that's what i want and i have always wanted that and have a falling out. >> in the meantime, where are the pro gadhafi forces? >> where are they? >> we continue to look at pictures from sara sidner and the team as they drove into green square or martyr square which is temp ti -- empty of the celebrating opposition opponents to the moammar gadhafi regime. libya is watching the developments closely. jill joins us live from washington. >> what do you think, jill? is this a case of the u.s. in particular and others in nato as well saying, be careful what you wish for? >> you know, that's exactly what we were talking about. now all of the sudden what they wanted to happen is happening. if you look at the president's statement it's like, okay, this is what you promised -- you, the rebels. now do what you promised. that's crucial. this is the

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gadhafi military positions. there is, for example, a refueling station, there is also an oil storage facility but must to the east there are two main military compounds. they're telling us right now they're trying to push forward very slowly, trying to see what kind of resistance they encounter before they begin to pull back. they most certainly expect a very fierce battle ahead. >> arwa, al jazeera, reporting rebel fighters are closing in within 500 meters of that compound. the opposition saying that sleeper cells have secretly armed residents helped them take tripoli. what can you tell us about that? >> that's right. we heard that from the fighters we are with. seems as if the rebels established these sleeper cells early on in the uprising in various neighborhoods and these sleeper cells, based on what we're told v a fairly complex chain of command. and the minute they received the word go, that the operation to try to attack tripoli was going to be taking place s they all rose up as well and joined in the eff

gadhafi did have them.alking about how to secure gadhafi's supply of mustard gas. fran townsend is a member of the cia external advisory committee. in may of 2010 she visited high-ranking libyan officials at the libya's invitation. also joining us is james spider" marks. first of all, mustard gas, what is it and how dead is it? >> well, it is deadly. and the issue is that he has well over i think the specific amount now is about 25,000 pound of this stuff. i don't know for sure. last count inventory before it was starting to be reduced and rendered safe, he had close to 23 tons of this stuff. so the fact is he also has precursers for seran gas. he's got yellow cake and low-enriched uranium. all of these facilities sadly are not being addressed in a very, very visible way which needs to be job one at this point, anderson. this transition is all about ensuring that this stuff doesn't end up in the wrong hands. and it doesn't seem to be getting the discussion and the emphasis that it needs to have. >> fran, a

and gadhafi remains at large. the leader of libya for 42 years is now a fugitive, wanted by international courts and no longer considered in command of his people. today gadhafi lost his compound and also his country. amid these celebrations, there was still one place that remains under the control of gadhafi loyalists, in that hotel, there are 30 western journalists being held by armed gadhafi loyalists against their will and the fate of these journalists remains unknown. >> colonel gadhafi was not in his compound when the rebels seized it, as richard said there. according to -- withdrawing from that compound was a tactical move in response to nato air strikes. a government spokesman for gadhafi threatened to turn libya into volcanos, lava, and fire. joining me now, p.j. crowely, he's now the omar bradley chair at the army war college. mr. crowely, thanks very much for joining me tonight. >> hello, rachel. >> how significant is the capture of gadhafi's compound? >> from a tactical point, is important strategicall

gadhafi's regime. the end of his rule in libya. that he should surrender. it's over for gadhafi. to note the unified nato stance, how the allies have gotten together. i would be surprised if he goes a lot further than that unless he's going to release some new information that we're not familiar with. i think basically it will be a rewrite of what he said on paper in that written statement last night. but we'll see. we'll know soon enough. it's interesting the way he's doing it. as you know, he's on vacation in martha's vineyard, randi. he's going to go before cameras. we'll get that videotape, all the networks have a pool arrangement. about 20 minutes or so after he gives it. we will hear it live. the audio only as you know and i think our viewers are are going to hear it -- hear what the president has to say live and then we'll see him make that statement about 15 or 20 minutes later once we feed -- once the pool feeds in that actual statement. >> you know, we spoke with dan lothian from the vineyard a few minutes ago. he was saying that the administration was already taking qu

there, but at least gadhafi's loyalists remain inside gadhafi's compound. now, gadhafi's compound is nothing like the white house or another presidential compound, gadhafi lived on a military base and his forces inside that base are defending it, they are making a final stand, and they were firing rockets and mortars out of that base today and firing them into civilian areas. that's one reason why we haven't seen huge crowds here in green square or as it's called now martyr square, but they are still coming out and the people in this square, the rebels are convinced their next step has to be an assault on gadhafi's compound to finish his last hold on power in tripoli and across the country. rachel? >> thank you, richard. i talk to richard engel far too frequently when there's gunfire that near him. richard engel reporting from what used to be called green square but has been renamed martyr square by the anti-gadhafi forces that have taken over that country and that city. in terms of symbols of the gadhafi regime you'll see the color green referenced over an

and such that gadhafi will give up.and the pressure is political, you know, he has increasing isolation and it's isolation and as the rebels come from tripoli from the mountains up to the coast. >> if i could follow up also, it's been reported that the u.s. had suggested in its talks with the gadhafi government the possibility of gadhafi staying in the country. is that something that you're still willing to offer to them? >> well, our position is that it's a decision for the libyan people and their future government where gadhafi resides. >> in your talks with the tnc, have you gotten a sense that they would accept gadhafi to stay? also i have another but i'll start with that one. >> that's a highly controversial issue within the tnc right now. and as you've seen, they flip flopped a little bit on that and that's because there's activity views and the tnc is trying to be responsive to the street and i'm not sure they've reached a final decision. you know, the two basic arguments, one, he should go because if he's allowe

you have tribes that have been loyal to gadhafi. the tribe that the head of intelligence is from. >> that tribe has always feld a powerful position in government. what are they going to settle for now. will the and politicians that i have talked to who fled libya say that the political maker and triable make-up is very diverse. this is what made -- may slow the sort of arrival, if you will, or the announcement of any sort of. the military phase is not over and may be the simplest one. >> many governments around the world say they know who the rightful leaders of libya are. >> people who came to the rebel side. former libyan ambassador to the united nations. some of them like the general who was recently killed, senior figure suddenly killed very recently over the past few weeks was a loyalist to gadhafi. to switch sides you have libyan businessmen in the united states and other countries. they have joined the national council. they have been able to lobby the state department. it expects the national council to be a transition to so

gadhafi is gone. we don't want him anymore. the end. game over. >> a libyan government official announced just a few minutes ago that moammar gadhafi's forces can hold on for a long time in tripoli and warns that a humanitarian disaster looms as rebels enter the capital. >>> we're going to take you, by the way, to another country. to mexico. and a soccer game unlike any other. [ gunfire ]. >> there players and fans run for cover. no weather event that sent them seeking for shelter. >>> for anyone who loves words, guess what? the dictionary is getting a few new ones. put on your jeggings and get ready to retweet. nationwide insurance, talk to me. should i bundle all my policies with nationwide insurance ? watch this. on one hand, you have your home insurance with one company. and on another hand, you have your auto with another. and on another hand, you have your life with another. but when you bundle them all together with nationwide insurance, they all work together perfectly and you could save 25%. wow... it's all in the wris

many have family ties to the gadhafi regime and put their eggs in the basket of colonel ga day gadhafi loyal advances, particularly in the east of the city, government officials confirming that the government lost control a few hours ago. the eastern suburbs of tripoli. as i say, fierce fighting. of course, all areas including the center of the city as well, perceived by the people in the contacts we've had here in the hotel as very negative developments indeed. obviously, the situation in tripoli is much more patchy, much more varied, but the reports west of the city as the rebels have come in from zawiya, they've been greeted by some of the residents and celebrations that the rebels have come in. obviously that's not the case for many -- not the case for -- obviously that's not the case from any of the residents. >> if you need to stop, matthew -- matthew, if you need to stop and listen to what's being said, please, do so. we want you to be safe. we don't want you to broadcast live any images that might get you in trouble at this very crucial stage in this story in tripoli. >> actual

gadhafi. pockets of resistance remain in parts of the capital tripoli. the leader of the opposition national council told reporters in benghazi on wednesday that it will launch a new administration to replace gadhafi's as soon as possible. he spoke the day after anti-government forces seized gadhafi's military compound in tripoli, effectively bringing his reign to an end. the council plans to transfer its base to the outskirts of tripoli soon. >> translator: we are offering a bounty of $1.7 million for whoever captures gadhafi. >> he also said that the council will grant special amnesty to government officials if they hand in gadhafi or kill him. but with fierce resistance by gadhafi's troops continuing in the south of the capital on wednesday, and gadhafi himself still at large, the rebel administration is not in the clear yet. >>> in tripoli, several foreign journalists held under house arrest by the libyan government have been released. some 35 reporters from the bbc, cnn, and other media w

we like to talk about dictators like gadhafi as being crazy but in gadhafi's case we mean it quite literally. this is an unstable man. he's not someone who thinks clearly. and whereas maybe 24, 48 hours ago there was some hope of some kind of negotiated settlement whereby gadhafi could, perhaps, go to zimbabwe or south africa or venezuela, i think that time is now over. for the life of me i can't figure out how this ends without gadhafi in a body bag. >> and what timing are we looking at, do you think, for this to be completed? when will gadhafi be gone looking at the situation the way it is now. >> with the rebels in control of some 80% of the capital city of tripoli, it's only a matter of time. i see things moving very rapidly at this point. let's be clear, it's not over. we're talking about this as being over. we're talking about the rebels as having captured tripoli and talking about what's next these are important questions but it's not over yet. >> no, 43 years and he's not going to to go without a hell of a fight as he's always made clear. >>> one of the worst crimes of the regime. th

the gadhafi regime is coming to an end. and the future of libya is in the hands of its people. >> for more perspective on libya and what this means, we're joined by two foreign policy experts. nicholas burns is a former u.s. ambassador to nato and robert kagam is senior fellow with the brookings institute. thank you both. let me start out with moammar gadhafi. are there any options for him at this point? nick, i'll start with you. >> i think there are very few options. even a couple weeks ago, he had the option of making some kind of a deal. the european government wanted to make a deal where he might even stay in the country if he gave up power. other governments are willing to take him. but if he's still in the country, i don't think there's any possibility of another government taking him. he's going to have to make a fateful decision. does he fight for the last person, does he hold out saddam hussein-like and hope his proceponents will fight with hi. or should he resign. and it's an important question because how the wa

>>> tonight on "nightline" -- good-bye gadhafi? tonight, a scrappy army of american-backed rebels is poised for victory in libya. with gadhafi in hiding, christiannnnamanpour on how yet another arab dictator has gone from this -- [ laughs ] -- to a man fighting for his life. >>> plus, little cover girls. supremely provocative poses by girls as young as 10 are sparking outrage. they're seen in the pages of french "vogue" adorning the t-shirts that have triggered a lawsuit against american retail chain. today, the man who took those photos defends his sexy shots. >>> and wing walkers. this terrible accident draws new attention to an incredibly dangerous aerial stunt. what makes the people who take this kind of risk tick. >>> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin t tight in libya. a country in the midst of revolutionary change. the country's capital, tripoli, was swept with chaos and confusion as u.s.-backed rebel and forces established a foothold. for 42 years moammar gadhafi has ruled the country with an iron fist. tonight, h

moammar gadhafi has vanished. but with control of the palace, the insurgents say they control 85% of the city. the victory, however, took a turn as residents were looting the compound and celebratory gunfire turned interest chaos. >> this is the first part of the eastern gate. there are large black holes in the gate. the sun is setting in this area just behind us. it's starting to become darker. over here, you're seeing them, these are cars that belong to the gadhafi regime. they're sitting on here and blowing off rounds on the top of them. it's a low security -- i'm going to try not to get hit by any of those rounds. then if you go just over here, you see the people streaming through the main gate [ gunfire ] that's all the way into the compound. [ gunfire ] >> streaming in the main gate of the compound. a lot of smoke coming from the compound. you see these huge walls. these were supposed to be protective walls. it gives you the sense of the power of the gadhafi regime. this honestly is the nicest part of the ci

is against gadhafi. and that's my pleasure. >> that's ali al jalii, ambassador to the u.s. new libyan government to the united states of america. thank you very much for being with us this morning. >> thank you. >> david ignatius, the ambassador suggested there could be elections within a year. he said they just need some money freed up. perhaps a rosier picture than experts see over the next month in that country. >> the ambassador was very optimistic. he said all the right things. the truth we have to raeb is that nobody can predict with confidence where this will go. and it becomes even more important now for nongovernmental organizations, for the state department and other foreign services to work with the libyan transitional national council to structure these things. it won't happen automatically. and i think we need to start thinking about this process in the arab world, as the abe rabs transition, where it's going to take a lot of work. while i was hardened by what the ambassador said, i'm sure p