did you think you would see the day, gadhafi's regime of 42 years would end? with other journalists to celebrate the so-called revolution of the coup that swept gadhafi to power in 1989. one of his bodyguards twisted my nipple during a press conference, so i have no fun memories during that time. i remember the isolation libyans were living under. despite that isolation and despite the shear beau tal tea of the gadhafi regime, and despite the world would look at him as a clown, they continued the revolution. it began many years ago. it did not start in february. we must encourage libyans who for decades have been trying to end the brutal dictatorship. >> we appreciate your reporting there. i want to let you know that matthew chance, who is at a tripoli hotel is reporting that there's intense gunfire where he is. as soon as we can get him. we will try to get him up and bring a live report from there. but what we do know is that he is reporting that there is intense fighting and gunfire that is taking place where a group of journalists have been trying to report

armeli, do yos is the end of the gadhafi regime? >> of course, because of the people surrounding bab al aziziya, they are speaking with the libyan army inside gadhafi's house, they need to leave peacefully. they don't want to kill the people inside because they are libyan as well. so it's -- >> all right. thank you very much for joining us. dr. nouri armeli there, who has set up a hospital and said he heard tanks shelling not that far away from where he is based in the capital, tripoli. charles? >>> now, when we return, beyond borders. we will tease out some of the impact of the end of the gadhafi regime on financial markets, in particular, the obvious one, how will it effect oil prices around the globe in nted moisturizers with scientifically proven soy complex and natural minerals. give you sheer coverage instantly, then go on to even skin tone in four weeks. aveeno tinted moisturizers. while i took refuge from the pollen that made me sneeze. but with 24-hour zyrtec®, i get prescription strength relief from my worst allergy symptom

it's been a big simible for the gadhafi regime. ng it for big progovernme-governme rallies. >> tripoli very, very happy. gadhafi is finished. gadhafi is finished. now we have freedom. >> reporter: 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 s

people saying that these were houses that belonged to the gadhafi regime, or to people who worked for him and we did see people looting today. >> sara, don't go too fa are awafar away. be careful. >>> fierce pockets in tripoli gadhafi's forces are putting up a fight. intense gunfire at the rixos hotel close to gadhafi's compound, where foreign journalists are staying, including our own matthew chance. matthew is joining us on the phone. matthew i understand the situation where you are has really deteriorated over the past few hours. >> reporter: yes, it has, wolf. it's been really difficult to get any communications out of the hotel. there's no electricity in the hotel and so we're all kind of sitting in the dark on the interior, in the interior sort of upstairs lobby of the hotel because it's a ferocious gun fight outside battle around the compound of colonel gadhafi. some of the bullets have been flying into the hotel. we've also, you know, been sort of, you know, less all of the government officials departed sometimes yesterday as the rebels began their advance into tripoli and wha

the fate of the gadhafi regime has been all but inevitable. the question is what comes next? outside the white house and in parcel bration, generations of libyans express joy as moammar gadhafi's regime crumbled half a world away. >> it's a good feeling. the taste of freedom. >> gadhafi is the worst man on this earth. >> he lies. he kills our people and now it's time for him to step down. >> reporter: on vacation in martha's vineyard, president obama was getting regular updates throughout the weekend. >> wait until we have more information. i'll make a statement. >> reporter: in that statement the president said the momentum against the gadhafi regime has reached a tipping point. tripoli is slipping from the grasp of a tyrant. the six-month civil war tookal startling return with rebel troops pushing into the capital of tripoli. this morning they were reported at the doorstep of gadhafi's compound. a government spokesman begged for a break to negotiate a peace. >> each side actually is terrified of the other side. so let's suspend all military operations, all violence right no

in the face of these protests, the gadhafi regime responded with brutal crackdowns. vilians were murdered in the streets, and the campaign of violence was launched against the libyan people, and gadhafi threatened to hunt peaceful protesters down like rats. as the forces advanced across the country, there existed the potential for wholesale massacres of innocent civilians. in the face of this aggression, the international community took action and the united states helped to shape a u.n. security council resolution that mandated the protection of the libyan civilians and unprecedented coalition was formed that included the united states, our nato partners and arab nations, and in march, the international community launched a operation to stop gadhafi and his administration in the tracks. in the early intervention, the united states provided the bulk of the firepower and then our friends and allies stepped forward. at the transitional national council established itself as a credible representative of the libyan people, and the united states, together with our european

the gadhafi regime is showing signs of collapsing. the surest way for the bloodshed to end, is sim million, moammar gadhafi and his regime need to recognize that their rule has come to an end and has to come to acknowledge the reality that he no longer controls libya. he needs to relin distinguish power. suddenly, again, libya in the headlines on his vication, dan? >> that's right. and so the president has to juggle not only his domestic agenda, but also foreign policy agenda. this is, though, positive news for the administration this coming some six months or so after president obama first called on moammar gadhafi to step aside. as you pointed out, the president has been getting briefed throughout these developments. john brennan, his counterterrorism adviser has been here on the island. we are told to expect that the president will be getting a briefing first thing this morning. the president also conducted a high-level conference call last night with senior level members of his national security team, including his chief of staff,

moammar gadhafi and his regime need to recognize their rule has come to an end. gadhafi needs to acknowledge the reality that he no longer controls libya. he needs to relinquish power once and for all. meanwhile the united states has recognized the transitional council as the governing authority in libya. at this pivotal and historic time the tnc should continue to demonstrate that the leadership that is necessary to steer the country through a transition by respecting the rights of the people of libya, avoiding civilian casualties, protecting institutions of the libyan state and pursuing a transition to democracy that is just and inclusive for the people of libya. a season of conflict must lead to one of peace. the president goes on to say in a statement the future of libya is now in the hands of the libyan people. going forward the united states will continue to stay in close coordination with tnc. we'll continue to insist that the basic rights of the libyan people are respected and we will continue to work with our allies and partners in the international commu

in the face of these protests, the gadhafi regime responded with brutal crackdowns. ans were murdered in the streets, campaign of violence launched against the libyan people. gadhafi threat yented to hunt down peaceful protestors like rats. there existed the potential for wholesale massacres of innocent civilians. in the face of this a dpregs, the international community took action. the united states helped to shab a u.n. security council resolution mandating the protection of libyan civilians. an unprecedented coalition was formed including the united states, our nato partners and arab nations. in march, the international community launched a military operation to save lives and stop gadhafi's forces in their tracks. in the early days of this intervention, the united states provided the bulk of the firepower. then our friends and allies stepped forward. the transitional national council established itself as a credible representative of the libyan people. the united states, together with our european allies and friends across the region, recognize the tnc as the leg

there are fast-changing developments out of libya tonight, where come knoll gadhafi's regime appears to be closer than ever to its end. these are the aimages coming in. rebels filling green square, the capital's main square there. tonight, no word on where gadhafi is, but there are reports that at least one of his sons, saif, has been detained. the rebels also say the top military unit in charge of protecting gadhafi has surren r surrendered and perhaps joined the revolution. we do have a team on the ground tonight, beginning with abc's jeffrey kofman. jeffrey, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, david. well, this is the moment that libya has been waiting for but many libyans have been waiting all their lives for it. as we speak, the gadhafi regime is crumbling. the unthinkable is happening in tripoli. rebels are now in green square, raising the rebel flag. they are taking over government buildings. just a week ago, they would have been shot and killed for doing such things. and tonight, more dramatic developments. saif al islam, the most powerful son of gadhafi, has been arreste

against attacks and what we have seen persistently, smatically and brutally are attacks by the gadhafi regime ever since february. and nato has consistently set to that mandate. the regime is cremabling and the soonerer he realizes there is no way to win this war against his people that he has start ed tha they wamt and they deserve and they can start that sooner rather than later. are theeds are people sitting in offices, deciding the future of foreign nations. we have more than 65,000 fighting professional men in tripoli anything to thousands of people fighting with us. >> and u.s. president barack obama takes a break from his va kwags to say that tripoli is slipping from the grasp of a tyrant. prepare to engage. captain, unidentified object -- detergent chamber. that's a cascade complete pac. the best of cascade powder and gel combined in one vessel. brilliant. we're gonna need it! lasagna pan -- lower rack! fire! [ female announcer ] conquer tough foods and greasy messes. [ woman ] wow! [ crew ] yeah! [ female announcer ] cascade complete pacs. love it or your money back. a network of pos

they're certainly known have any history as democrats you know they've been associated with the gadhafi regime for a very long time. r.t. has also spoken to abdel bari atwan who edits an arabic newspaper based in london he's saying skurnick gadhafi will definitely fall but the question is whether the rebels will be able to govern the country. could turn to a fitting state and i quote happened in afghanistan nobody can predict what will happen after we know that he would be removed from power because he cannot actually fight and he hasn't called back up abilities but the big question is you know what the position was when the first pain. the huge division is in its second with it is capable to run the country and to keep. the united states. to other news now investigators say they have new information about who ordered the murder of russian journalist anna politkovskaya five years ago well the statement follows the arrest of a former key witness in the case has now fallen under suspicion himself for organizing the killing artist peter all over joins us now with the latest. here what more can yo

some vehicles belonging to the rebels, some of the vehicles belonging to the gadhafi regime. it looks like they are taking whatever weapons and ammunition that were inside from gadhafi's forces. a major victory for the rebels today. the gadhafi regime has been weakened beyond repair. >> is it safe to say there is no longer fighting that's taking place inside the compound, that the fighting has ended? >> reporter: it is safe to say there is no more fighting that we can see from our vantage point. we do know people have been injured. [ inaudible ] we are not hearing those huge blasts and booms that we were hearing earlier today. there is fire in other parts of the compound as well. the biggest worry today, the biggest worry is [ inaudible ]. >> to the left on the screen, we are now watching pictures from al-jazeera, also of the compound, from a different vantage point. it's pulling out. you can see kind of a wide shot. >> just before that panned, the building, you could see what looked like heavy pock marking by heavy caliber weapons as well, if they pan back to the right, you c

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

and there's no clue, a senior nato official today said look, you know, the gadhafi regime is history, but we still don't have a clue as to where gadhafi himself is. and one more point. sort of a personal point, actually, those images today inside the compound of that euphoria is eerily similar to the kind of images we saw in baghdad when many iraqis remember pulled down the bronze stereo chew of saddam hussein. they took off their shoes and hit the statue as it was dragged through the street only to see in subsequent days massive looting in the capital of baghdad and we know really seven long years of war. the only difference here is that the u.s. and nato have taken great pains to try to establish some kind of rapport, contact, and with this national transitional council to have a quote, ready made government to step into fill any governmental leadership void. they aren't there yet. there are still concerns about what's next. but the priority right now is finding muammar gadhafi because as long as he exists there will still be that gnawing in the back of everybody's head that in fact

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

they're certainly known have any history as democrats you know they've been associated with the gadhafi regime for a very long time. r.t. has also spoken to abdel bari atwan who added center arabic newspaper based in london and he sings colonel gadhafi will definitely trial but the question is whether the rebels will be able to govern the country. and state like that happen in afghanistan nobody can predict what. we know about who would be moved from power because he might actually pipe and he hasn't called back up abilities but the big question is you know what that position the council will be able to first paint. divisions it's said whether it is capable to run the country and to keep as a united states. what you are to live from moscow to other news now a former t.v. witness in the case of murdered russian journalist anna politkovskaya has been arrested or retired senior police official has fallen under suspicion himself for organizing the crime are spear all over joins us now with the latest posted here so tell us what we know about this man just arrested in connection with the case. dmit

they're certainly known have any history as democrats you know they've been associated with the gadhafi regime for a very long time. r.t. has also spoken to abdel bari i want to add it's an arabic newspaper based in london he thinks colonel gadhafi will definitely fall but the question is whether the rebels will be able to govern the country. and leave you. could turn to offense that like what happened in afghanistan nobody can predict what will happen after that we know that he would be to move from power because he and i actually need to use and he hasn't called a couple of things but the big question is you know whether that transitional council will be able first painting in the face of the visions in its second whether it is capable to run the country and to keep and leave the united states. to other news now a former key witness in the case of murdered russian journalist anna politkovskaya has been arrested retired senior police official has fallen under suspicion himself organizing the crime artist peter oliver joins us now with. her so what do we know about this man just arrested in co

house by house or building by building to try and find anyone who might be left over from the gadhafi regime inside. we earlier today saw loads of folders that were obviously taken from inside of one of the gadhafi buildings. it had his son's name on it, his son's wife's name on it, and it was their medical files so very personal information, they are now taking from the gadhafi regime to prove that they have completely crippled this regime. a lot of celebrations going on here in tripoli and they say actually, the city is now almost 100% safe but i have to tell you, with the gunfire going on around us, very tense situation still here in the capital. >> sarah, we were saying earlier, those bullets come down somewhere. it's always a bit of a mystery why more people aren't hurt by that celebratory gunfire. that was anti-aircraft celebratory gunfire we heard before. one thing i'm curious about, i watched the civilians in particular scurrying in, scurrying out, taking stuff with them. obviously take cover if you need to. but it's reminiscent in some small way of baghdad. this is a tipping point i

what we're seeing here is the last gasps of the gadhafi regime. last gasps of the gadhafi military. they may be able to do some sort of post conflict insurgency small scale insurgency. by and large it looks like the rebels have finally achieved the aim they set out to achieve six months ago. >> fidel, do you agree with that. because ibrahim has made the statement that tribes are on their way to tripoli to liberate the city from gangs. >> there were no tribes, even as i mentioned right now, the tribes in sirt itself is negotiating a peaceful surrender. there will be no thousands or hundreds of thousands rallying to tripoli to save it from the rebels. i think what he's been doing now, they may be -- i agree with the general that there may be pockets of resistance here and there. it will take a few weeks to clear up the -- the city, the tripoli, maybe less, and maybe a few months to clear the rest of the loyalists, but they have no support. we haven't seen these tribes, he called them the tribal cashed, even his own tribe didn't show up. so you can te

president barack obama is vacationing on the gadhafi regime is said to have reached a tipping point. ortest way for the bloodshed to end is simple. gadhafi and his regime need to realize his reign has come to an end. the president said the future of libya is now in the hands of the libyan people. >> as the fighting rages on the ground, the white house is looking at the possible next steps after gadhafi. national council that has led the rebels so far should continue to demonstrate leadership. they should respect the right of the people. avoid civilian casualties. protect the institutions of the libyan state and pursue -- that is just and inclusive. those are all important issues thaz move to what is the next step and that is creating an interim authority. finally oil and the revenues that have been frozen that now would be give on the the tnc. all of these issues could make that transition very complicated. they will be looking carefully and hoping that the tnc will follow through on the commitments it hads already made. prescribe david cameron has released a statement on. the stateme

he says when he left, gadhafi's regime seized the family's businesses. >> we've been waiting for this day until libya is free of gadhafi. >> reporter: he says the atmosphere of rebellion is obvious in the pictures and now he wants to see a free libya. >> it's a very moving moment. you know 42 years is a long time. it's a long time. i never thought my kids are graduating and finishing school here. >> reporter: one of gatani's children samaya is also anxious. she says her family until now never thought she would go to the home she never got to see. >> so now it's like, i'm trying to find when i have free time so i can go. i'm trying to go see my family who i've never met before. it's just so, so much going through my head. now i can finally be in this place that i've called home all my life. >> reporter: her father understands but says he and many others will return home to help rebuild the new libya. >> we have to go back and contribute to this. this is a time they need help. >> reporter: and gettani says people will be surprised that he soon expects libya to be open to tourism. he say

they're certainly known have any history as democrats you know they've been associated with the gadhafi regime for a very long time. he has also spoken to one who edits an arabic newspaper based in london he sings colonel gadhafi well definitely thought but the question is whether the rebels will be able to govern the country. could turn to i think state and i think i'm stunned nobody can predict what will happen that we knew about who would be to move from power because he and i actually need to this and he hasn't got a couple of things but the big question is you know with that position council when he first came. to. the disease it's that second with if he's capable to run back and think and to keep and leave yeah as a united states. to other news now investigators say they have new information about who ordered the murder of russian journalist anna politkovskaya five years ago well the statement follows the arrest of a former key witness in the case has now fallen under suspicion self for organizing the killing artist peter oliver joins us now with the latest. here what more can you tell u

gadhafi is now gone. he's not gone as far as we know yet, but his regime is gone. so, there's a prospect of chaos, great disorder. libya is as parsley populated country. about the size of arizona but has only about 6.5 million people. very sparsely populated. they're going to need some help. i'm not sure the european union work under the union and the arab league and african union could help but something like that. and help from the united states, yes, will continue to be necessary. particularly humanitarian aid. in a situation like this, for example, what happens to the electricity? what happens to garbage collection? what happens to those day-to-day things people expect to keep going? it's going to be very difficult to keep going without american help and the help of others. by the way, we have spent in libya over the last six months, the official, i think, is $1.1 billion over the last six months. that's military sxvrg. my stigs is it costed more than that because we used mercenary and contract help and that sort of thing. that cost $1.1 billion a month, is wha

gadhafi's compound. this coming as his regime is teetering on the brink of collapse. dhafi since the opposition rolled into tripoli over the weekend and now one of his sons says his father is safe and in tripoli. we're unclear whether he's in that compound that's been surrounded by rebels. >> that son, saif al islam gadhafi, made that statement during a surprise appearance, i think you can say, at a tripoli hotel, filled with western journalists. the opposition had claimed he was in opposition custody and he comes rolling into the hotel rixos. another one of his siblings, mohammed gadhafi, escaped monday according to the libyan ambassador to the united states. >>> both those developments a major setback in terms of morale for libyan opposition fighters. they're trying to hold on to their ground and finish off gadhafi after 42 years. >>> arwa damon has more from tripoli's airport on these new reported explosions at the gadhafi compound. >> the compound has really been the focus of some of the most intense fighting ever since rebel fighters began their initial push into

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mandate basically to protect civilians but at the same time they say the gadhafi regime is over wasn't getting rid of the gadhafi main goal so why are they going to say well these are the very interesting kind of conflicting opinions on reports that we keep getting from the ground in libya in tripoli and other places. coming both from nato who i think from our side there are to intervene in a situation they didn't quite understand and they were quite frankly caught by surprise this time around despite all the reports and they can't come up with a coherent narrative of what their mission should be in libya or why there should be should be there at all from the beginning and we're getting that as the same from reports on the ground so while some people are jubilant and around and they're saying it's all over we still have all these open ended questions and there's fighting continuing and if you hear certain reports it's even said in certain neighborhoods in tripoli so i find it's a very interesting situation on the ground but it actually reflects a bit of confusion across all camps that

saying that the gadhafi regime is clearly crumbling. er gadhafi realizes he cannot win the battle against his own people, the better. the libyan people can be spared further bloodshed and suffering. as we've been saying it is anyone's guess as to where gadhafi is. we've had reports he is in algeria. that coming from the bbc. >> right it is very significant that saif al-islam gadhafi has been captured. he's the most significant. back when gadhafi was supposedly coming in from the cold and becoming a reformer, saif made the rounds in washington. protested -- professed to be a fan of democracy but turned out to be a true thug and supporter of his father. the fact that he's been captured that the heir apparant is under control of the rebels. plus the report you just mentioned that his bodyguards have thrown in the towel. as to the report he's in algeria. there have been reports that he was ready to negotiate, leave the country. you can't to take it with a grain of salt until he actually turns up there certainly, a positive turn of events. th

but this much is clear, the gadhafi regime is coming to an end. and the future of libya is in the hands of its people. >> reporter: the rebel forces were once a ragtag band with no formal training. here, they're showing "nightline's" terry moran how they've assembled a weapon out of spare parts. >> this is the doorbell. >> yes. >> doorbell and -- >> key? >> you attach this -- >> this is -- >> you attach this to the rocket? >> yes. >> then you're using the doorbells to fire the rocket? >> to fire. >> yes, yes. >> reporter: nato and some arab countries support them with some air support, weaponry and some training. until this weekend, a coordinated attack from several sides brought them into the capital, into the very belly of the beast. the opposition says it now has most of the capital. although it warns it still does not have control of gadhafi's palace. gadhafi's forces also surround the upscale rixos hotel where we stayed, and where in these final days, foreign journalists have been barricaded in by regime holdouts. but opposition forces have m

now, nato says gadhafi's regime is crumbling. leader gabrielle giffords moammar gadhafi is -- it doesn't seem as though at this stage many are listening to moammar gadhafi, and what he has to say. my colleague ben wedeman reported extensively from inside libya and is in cairo, egypt now. one country there to the east. so, ben, i've got to ask you about moammar gadhafi. we're not sure where he is. we're hearing from the rebels two of his sons have been arrested, and we're just hearing of celebrations in central tripoli. >> reporter: well, it appears he's keeping a very low profile. we are just a little while ago -- he was making some sort of intermittent broadcast addressed to the nation on libyan tv, but right now i'm watching libyan state tv, and it seems to be experiencing some sort of interference with the signal. now, we've seen various reports that he's gone to algeria. that he's been captured. it's not at all clear where he is. of course, there are still areas of the country where he might be welcomed. for instance, in the t

nonetheless, i think we are seeing the end of the gadhafi regime.s that benghazi crowd have to find a new heros of the revolution that helped out elsewhere and to not only create tribal balance and inclusion but to deal with the many pocket of reassistance that came together to bring down this regime. that will be a complicated affair. when dan rather was speaking about water and infrastructure and waste collection, the government in benghazi has done a very good job of creating a model where people in their provisional councils have functional responsibility, looking at those issues. they have been simulating the last couple of months what a successor government to the gadhafi regime may look like. that doesn't mean it will be easy, but i think it is impressive to see what they have put in chase. >> steve clem mondays from the new america foundation. hi blog is the washington note. thank you so much. looking forward to talking about this. appreciate it. >> thank you, rachel. >>> joining us is professor at the university of michigan and author of en

and also, i'm very concerned also about those people who did support the gadhafi regime. people who were supportive and thought that they enjoyed whatever his rule did. there are people like that. there are people who did support the regime in this city and in other cities. and how it is that they will be let into this discussion on how this country can move forward. i think the national transitional council has that in mind. they need to listen to many voices. you hope going forward that those people aren't targets of violence or even possibly, you know, death. people are very angry with the regime. and you see that in their faces when they suspect someone is a supporter of gadhafi. >> sara sidner, i thank you very much very much. >>> how you should prepare for hurricane irene. met an old man at the top asked him if he had a secret and the old man stopped and thought and said: free 'cause that's how it ought to be my brother credit 'cause you'll need a loan for one thing or another score 'cause they break it down to one simple number that you can use dot to take a break b

things called green by the gadhafi regime are among the first things to go as richard just described and as you can see here, the aforementioned green square in the capital of tripoli has been renamed martyr square you can see on google maps, the white writing there behind the label. that happened hours after they took control of the capitol. this right here, this is the flag of libya under moammar gadhafi, do not adjust your screen, it's just a green flag. so in addition to renaming green's square in tripoli, they are also replacing that all-green flag with this, the pre-gadhafi flag that you have been seeing in the news footage out of libya in this revolution. so long green square, so long green flag. this is libyan state-run television. for months they have been broadcasting moammar gadhafi's speeches. in this instance, what you see here, yes, that is one of their news anchors brandishing a gun on television warning the rebels they will never win and they will never take control of that state-run television station. the television station is now effectively gone. this is the last

choke off the supplies and, therefore, weaken the regime, but the real goal here is to move into the city. move into the capital, and move out gadhafind his regime. that is what the rebels have been asking for. they want him to go, and if they -- if they have to do it by force, they say they will do that. there's a lot of optimism. we heard from a commander earlier this week that he believes they will be in tripoli in the next few weeks at the end of the month. >> and, sara, don't answer the question if you're worried about your safety, just say good-bye, but it's impossible not to know of the gunfire behind you. what to make of that? >> reporter: yeah. so, here's what happens. oftentimes and as you've seen throughout this war, when there is celebrations, a lot of times there are lots of people with guns, and people get very happy and very excited. and they start firing, and it's something we all have to contend with obviously. i mean, for our own safety, we're always kind of looking over our shoulder and trying to listen to make sure it's not coming our way, but sometimes it is. and a lot of times it's just enthusiasm on the parts

we were all expecting -- i think perhaps if we're honest -- the gadhafi regime was eventually going to crumble but we didn't really expect that it was going to crumble at this rapid pace. and yes, i mean colonel gadhafi is sort of -- i think the suspicion is that he may have something up his sleeve. they've said repeatedly that they have tens of thousands of armed professional soldiers. 65,000, i was told today in fact. a very precise number. those troops according to government officials just earlier today saying that they're committed to defending this country, they're committed to defending this city. we haven't really seen that much of them, have we? and so either it was bluster or, as you say, those soldiers have decided not to fight or something's going to be coming up in the hours ahead. >> time and time again, too, we would come across the allegations, the speculation of large numbers of% na mercenarier neighboring african countries. we came across four from chad. we interviewed one of them and asked him, he had a dead comrade with him in the back of a rebel pick-up. so how muc

not one indictment has ever been issued to anyone in the gadhafi regime. our government has never tried to prosecute him. all the energy of the u.s. government and the u.k. government frankly has been to do commerce. moammar gadhafi years ago was actually rewarded for everything that he had done with billions of dollars of oil contracts. you should go to my website, betrayalforoil.com and see what has happened in order to pursue justice and accountability with moammar gadhafi. what these people have done, the freedom fighters have done right now up until this point in only six months is phenomenal. >> excuse me, may i ask you just very quickly, because we're running out of time here. if you had a choice in the way that the american s.e.a.l.s had a choice with osama bin laden of killing moammar gadhafi or bringing him back to justice, which would you prefer? >> moammar gadhafi should be brought to justice and i think that it's important that the u.s. government does not try to broker a deal to find him asylum or grant him immunity, but he should be adjudicat

it's a gadhafi regime. he was running the country for 40 years from that place. he rebels' control. some early reports not confirmed yet that there are in the house of gadhafi and they raised the rebels banner. the libyan flag, the new flag. they have raided gadhafi's house. nothing to confirm that. we hear those people are inside gadhafi compound. >> alfred, we know that the influence of social media had such a big influence on the arab spring. are you monitoring any of the social media websites to see what's being said? >> yes, on the facebook, on the twitter they are saying they are close. right now as we speak it's just happening. i have to monitor more. right now as we speak, rebels inside the compound. i think it takes some time just to communicate. >> alfred, we'll continue to watch. according to the websites that you're watching control has been taken over the compound itself raising up the new flag, the new colors there. we're going to be back with much more on msnbc talking also about what's going on with dominique strauss-kahn as well. now in a manhatta

in the face of these protests, the gadhafi regime responded with brutal crackdowns. dered in the streets, a campaign of violence was launched against the libyan people, gadhafi threatened to hunt peaceful protesters down like rats. and his forces advanced across the country, there existed the potential for wholesale massacres of innocent civilians. in the face of this aggression, the international community took action. the united states helped shape a u.n. security council resolution that mandated the protection of libyan civilians. an unprecedented coalition was formed that included the united states, our nato partners and arab nations. and in march the international community launched a military operation to save lives and stop gadhafi's forces in this their track -- in their tracks. in the early days of this intervention, the united states provided the bulk of the firepower, and then our friends and allies stepped forward. the transitional national council has established itself as a credible representative of the libyan people, and the united states together with

so obviously the gadhafi regime has fallen. e question is, where is moammar gadhafi, where is his family? people still don't note answer to that, but certainly the rebels have had a major victory today, a historic moment in the capital tripoli. >> and sara, what do the rebels plan on doing next? they do indeed have the compound. it is theirs now. gadhafi still nowhere to be found. what's their next step as you speak to them? >> reporter: that is the difficult part, because i think right now what's happening is they're really trying to concentrate on any pockets of the city that are still problematic, any pockets of the city where they still see the people who they consider enemies, that is those that were fighting for gadhafi. we did see also, to show you what the tension was like outside that compound, we did see them with a man who had his arms bound behind his back. they were walking him out of the compound. and then there was some kind of argument and suddenly we saw one of the -- one of the rebels pointing a gun, pointing a

. >> for the gadhafi regime, this is the final chapter. the end is near, and events are moving fast. what's clear to everybody is that gadhafi is history, and the sooner he realizes it, the better. >> lungescu also said nato will continue implementing its mandate to protect civilians for as long as necessary and that the united nations security council commitment. she denied the possibility of deploying ground troops adding that in the post-gadhafi period nato will be in a supporting role and will have no troops on the ground. >>> libya's opposition forces have asked the united nations chief to provide assistance for the creation of a new country after the fall of the gadhafi administration. a u.n. spokesperson said mustafa abdel jalil, the leader of the national council, made the request to ban ki-moon during a telephone conversation on tuesday. the u.n. chief stressed the importance of libya's national unity after the collapse of the gadhafi government. the spokesperson announced the u.n. secretary-general will host an emergency internati

they're certainly known have any history as democrats you know they've been associated with the gadhafi regime for a very long time r.t. has also spoken. and it's an arabic newspaper based in london he sings colonel gadhafi will definitely fall but the question is why there are the rebels will be able to govern the country. yeah. a failed state like what happened in afghanistan and nobody can predict what will happen after we knew that there would be removed from power because he and i actually need and he has and could pick up abilities but the big question is you know with that position the council will be april first came. the disease it's the same with he's capable to run back on thing and to keep and leave the united states. to other news stories now here on our t.v. investigators say they have new information about who ordered the murder of russian journalist anna politkovskaya five years ago the statement follows the arrest of a former key witness in the case has now fallen under suspicion himself for organizing the killing party's p.r. all over has the latest. very latest to come out f

despite also saying the gadhafi regime is now a thing of the pockets. of revolutionaries son jim is growing daily in syria fears are mounting the political crisis may be spiraling into a religious one. palestinian alert israeli defense forces reportedly prepare for an ark wising ready to hand out tear gas and stun grenades to some worse as the you want to vote for a palestinian state. and american oil drives in mobile and russia's rust never strike a story corp deal paving the way for a joint or real exploration of the gulf of mexico to russia's vast arctic. located is here with a sports update right here there's been a mixed day for russia at the world look a lot of championships in south korea right i have to say yes that's right yes double olympic pole vault. fails to reach the podium but trying to beat the defending champion to take gold in that sense one more and that's plus just the sports that's coming up next. i would thank you for joining me for the early evening sports news and here's what's coming up. looking up russia coach dick advocaat dem

gadhafi was isolated with a small number of supporters. any regimeave supporters because they have enormous pat ronnage and enormous amount of money. basically what you're seeing is a uniting of opposition groups, tribes against gadhafi. that's why. mo matter how long this lasts, the result is predetermined. gadhafi's regime will fall. >> what we've seen the ntc and benghazi, they're essentially government in waiting. should we, fareed, should we expect that these fighters who swarmed into tripoli from the west pre come natalie, let the ntc waltz in and take the shots. how will that work? >> reporter: that's a crucial question. we don't know because this is a loosely coordinated effort. clearly, the ntc is now trying to establish some rufls the road. they're not trying to sweep in and say we're the new government. what they're trying to do is establish some rules, such as very -- no reprisals, no revenge, minimizing the looting. this is all very, very important. the ntc seems to have looked at iraq and is trying to do exactly the opposite of what hap

not credible based on your knowledge of the region and what the gadhafi regime has left? >> it's simply not credible. we're all seeing the pictures from tripoli. the rebels are able to enter tripoli without much resistance. it's hard to imagine this is a devious plan by gadhafi. one thing i would say is, we should be careful not to expect clean breaks between the phases of this. i think sarah is exactly right. the fighting may not completely end before we need to move into the second phase of rebuilding of transition. >> let me ask you, i don't want to make the too fast comparison to iraq, but it felt in a lot of ways for people, until we captured saddam hussein and we saw him, the war wasn't over for people. do we need to capture gadhafi and have the picture of moammar gadhafi in, if not u.s. hands, nato hands for there to be closure or does that matter in terms of the region this process is moving forward, whether he's -- we've got him captured or not? >> it's an important indication of the fall of the regime overall. there are a number of things we can begin to do as th

gadhafi's son made a dramatic appearance in tripoli, to prove rebels had not captured him and the gadhafi regime is still in power. we arm ourselves today and confront the rest today, god willing. hundreds of pro-gadhafi supporters crowded around saif al islam to receive weapons to fight the rebels, and a pep talk to not give up. he said his father is safe and well in tripoli. and declared the government is winning the battle against the opposition. rebel fighters swept in to tripoli two days ago, triggering massive celebrations. libyans are hoping to see the end of gadhafi's 42-year reign. president obama is pledging america's support to libyan rebels as they look to form a new government. but he acknowledges the fight is not over. >> there remains a degree of uncertainty, and there are still regime elements who pose a threat. but this much is clear, the gadhafi regime is coming to an end. >> reporter: but gadhafi allies are refusing to give up. nato says government forces fired three scud-type missiles from the colonel's hometown toward the rebel-held city of misrata. rebel commanders claim th