they are about to be transported up to gaza city where a huge rally is being planned by hamas. we expect upward of 100 million people, -- sorry, 100,000 people, in the center for a big rally. hamas is betraying this as a big victory. we have had emotional scenes. many of the relatives have not seen their family members for 10, 20, maybe even 30 years and people here describing this as a joyous day. a very different view, of course, from in israel -- in israel these people are regarded as murderers, terrorist, but here they are regarded as heroes and abetting a heroes' welcome. >> you have spoken to some prisoners. what are their stories and what did they make about the deal, one soldier, 1000 palestinian privet -- prisoners? >> i asked some of the prisoners, did they have any and buffeted for a gilad shalit whose plight who, after all, the same as theirs, freeland do not -- denied for many years. they said, look, how -- why so much attention on him when there are 6000 palestinian prisoners? only one elderly gentleman i mets, he was waiting to see his nephew be released, and he

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. >> reporter: well, right now there are tens of thousands of gazans on the street of gaza city inndreds of prisoners who made it back into the gaza strip this morning. now, several hundred prisoners are going to the gaza strip. they were met initially at the rafa crossing by a smaller ceremony. they were met by the hamas prime minister. and these prisoners are being greeted as concurring heroes in a way, and we saw something similar happening in the west bank as well where a slightly lesser number of prisoners were released, but still over 100, and they made their way ultimately to the political capital where they were greeted in person one by one by the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas. it is interesting to note that president abbas and then the hamas party in gaza, they're both trying to capitalize on the political fortunes of these prisoners being released. and we actually saw abbas speaking to the assembled palestinians alongside west bank hamas political figures stressing unity between the two parties. now, it is worth noting to our viewers that these two parties

it's nothing compared to the welcome they're likely to get in gaza city. for days there have been preparations under way for a mass and public parade. we're expecting hundreds of thousands to turn up later today to give the prisoners their official welcome to gaza. that will take place in perhaps several hours from now, charles. >> okay. matthew, thank you very much. joining us live from what is a lively seen at the crossing point. amazed no one has fallen over that guy rope next to you. this deal has been half a day in the making. one of the men at the heart of the negotiations has been the palestinian chief negotiator aracat. he told us earlier how important today is. >> i'm the chief negotiator, talking to israelis about prisoners and we could not convince them. now hamas managed to do this. today let's not go into this, let's stay on the high ground. it's a his tore day. let's feel with those families. i'm a father, i know the feeling of many, many fathers and mothers, many wives, many sisters. let's let this day go without any picky politics. it doesn'

buses ferry them into gaza city and into ramallah and other locations on the west bank. the terms of the deal dictated exile for some of those released. hamas runs gaza and holds the palestinian prime minister's office. this evening hamas leader addressed throngs in gaza city. he said, "i want to say to those that are still inside, we did not forget you. your freedom is in our hands and, brother, this is a new example of negotiations and a new way for palestinians." and in cairo the supreme leader of hamas declared his group had won a signal victory over the israelis. >> let netanyahu explain why he signed the deal. let him lie, say anything, let him say we made concessions but the israeli public knows who made the real concessions. >> ifill: earlier the palestinian president spoke in ramallah. his fatah party controls the west bank along with much of the palestinian governing apparatus. >> we thank god for your coming back safe, healthy, to your families, to your brothers, to your homeland. we call on the israelis to release this new group of prisoners and fulfill their

. >> but in gaza city, hamas preparing a huge rally to welcome home prisoners they regard as heroes. hamas compromised to make this deal. they backed down over the release of some of the biggest names -- named palestinian prisoners. they wanted to boost their popularity, particularly against the palestinian president, their rival, mahmoud abbas. but a thousand prisoners for one israeli. hamas are portraying this as a huge victory. the faces of the palestinian prisoners are not instantly recognizable. the same cannot be said for shalite. today the young soldier's ordeal should be over. but israel's conflict with hamas will go on. >> the somali islammist insurgent group has called on kenya to immediately withdraw its troops from somalia in order to avoid what it called bloodyt. after the kenyan government said the group was behind a recent space of kidnappings. >> among those kidnapped in recent weeks were two spanish health workers from this, the world's largest refugee camp on the kenyan somali border. the kenyan government blames the islammist insurgent group for the kidnappings and

members to give them a first official welcome before they move on to the much more public parade in gaza cityands, if not hundreds of thousands of people in that mass parade in the center of gaza. as you can see here, for example, people who have been in prison for so long. the emotion of it all. being reunited with their families. you can see he joined arms with him. >> and now we have matthew chance in gaza city. matthew, we just heard the report from fred pleitgen saying that the israelis are feeling like the deal was lopsided. how is that resounding on the palestinian side? >> reporter: i don't think they are taking any notice of that criticism. i think they would probably say it's a reflection of the realities on the ground. the reason for the 1,027 palestinians have been exchanged for one israeli soldier is one israeli soldier is all the palestinians held and the palestinian -- i'm sorry. the israelis have about 6,000 palestinians in their jail. so they were able to negotiate the release of far many more than just the one they handed back. certain three there were none of the concerns h

. >> there were celebrations in gaza city as well.families welcomed home more than 400 pelestinians released from israeli prisons. israel has promised to release another thousand in the next month. >>> president obama went through key states selling both his jobs bill and reelection. the president appeared before a cheering crowd at a community college in james town north carolina. he said his jobs bill will provide funds to rehire layed off teachers. the president also pushed for a millionaire's tax surcharge to help fund the $447 billion plan. >> it's going to take time to rebuild an economy that's built to last and built to compete. an economy that works for everybody not just for folks at the top. >> the president also fueled up at a restaurant shaking hands, hugging and chatting with diners there. >>> senator republican leader mitch mcconnell said that the president was promoting himself not his job's plan. >> the president has i think become convinced that the economy is not likely to be much better a year from now. so he has st

. >> huge international story here today, celebrations in both gaza city after gilad shalit was set freefter five years. israelis gave back 1,000 prisoners in exchange for just this one prisoner. >>> and it's been described as a dungeon of horror. it's out of philadelphia. that's coming up. luck? i don't trade on luck. i trade on fundamentals. analysis. information. i trade on tradearchitect. this is web-based trading, re-visualized. streaming, real-time quotes. earnings analysis. probability analysis: that's what opportunity looks like. it's all visual. intuitive. and it's available free, wherever the web is. this is how trade strategies are built. tradearchitect. only from td ameritrade. welcome to better trade commission free for 60 days when you open an account. >>> a father-son reunion five years in the making. hamas soldier gilad shalit, embracing his father today. clearly he didn't want to let him go. >> translator: we can say that we have experienced the rebirth of a son. i would like to thank everybody that has come here today, that has come to support and to welcome gilad so wa

and now the news from gaza city. how is the prisoner release going down? >>reporter: it is as though they won the super bowl. you might be able to hear the gunfire and hopping behind me. it is a celebration. as you minutes, one israel soldier in exchange for more than 1,000 palestinian prisoners not only killed industries but some kill american citizens and it is considered the most lopsided deal in israeli history but 80 percent of the population of israel supported this deal. the mvp of the prisoners created hamas military wing in the 80's, and he is calling for more palestinian prisoners to be releaseed and gaza saying that translated to kidnapping more israeli soldiers. >>shepard: thank you. more americans are having problems paying back the money they have borrowed with bad numbers from the big banks and 162 games, two rounds of playoffs to get to this point. minutes from now the texas rangers have a teamwork out at busch stadium. tomorrow, game time, the weather? wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour with temperatures in the low 40's! [ male announcer ]

matthew chance is in gaza city for us tonight. i know it was an emotional story there as well. ebrating tonight? >> reporter: erin, there have been huge celebrations in gaza tonight. tens of thousands of palestinians gathering in the main square, welcoming the released prisoners in an almost carnival-like atmosphere. the hamas militant group which runs gaza and which negotiated the exchange for gilad shalit is calling it a victory for all palestinians and vowing to find ways to force the release of the thousands of other palestinians still held in israeli jails. erin? >> matthew, thank you. >>> and now to italy where a milan judge today cleared italian prime minister silvio berl us cone ney a $45 million tax fraud case. becky anderson is in london tonight. becky, obviously if berl usconi escaped indictment, that's good for him, but does it put an end to his legal troubles. >> reporter: a judge today decided there was noe not enough evidence to pursue this against mr. berlusconi, but he still faces three active trials in milano charges including corruption, tax fraud and accusati

cnn international correspondent matthew chance joins us on the phone from gaza city. obviously, we're having trouble getting in touch with matthew. we'll try to restore our contact. again, this is causing a lot of controversy in israel because of the sheer number. more than a thousand palestinian prisoners who have been held for a variety of attacks are to be released in exchange for this one israeli soldier who has been held now for some five years. family members of israelis who have died in terror attacks have been speaking out saying that the price for this young man's freedom is just too high. matthew, maybe now joining us on the phone, matthew, what's the latest? has this exchange actually occurred? >> reporter: not yet, anderson. it's going to take another three hours, we expect, before the first palestinian prisoners are released from the israeli jails near the egyptian border where the exchange will take place shortly from here in the gaza strip where i am speaking to you now. even those timings are not absolutely confirmed because both israelis and palestini

it moved on into the evening into a big street party in the center of gaza city.everal hundred prisoners who have been released in this first batch of returnees from israel. >> i take it hamas sees this as a major victory over israel. >> reporter: it does and it's been characterizing as a victory not just of hamas, but for all of palestinians. it's not just hamas members who were released in this prisoner swap deal. it's all the sort of main palestinian factions. even some israeli arabs. it's meant hamas can say we don't just represent the islamists, we represent all palestinians. investing is a major boost for their image and popularity amongst ordinary palestinians. wolf? >> let's go to northern israel right now. he was given a very, very warm welcome as we returned to his hometown after more than five years in captivity. for more on that, here's fred. >> reporter: freedom after more than five years in captivity as he crossed into israeli territory, but his first words recorded before the handover in an interview with egyptian tv. i received this news a week ago

we drove from gaza city to rafah, where hamas's armed militant wing lined the streets. hamas says multiple armed convoys were sent out this morning so israeli intelligence surveilling the skies wouldn't be able to decipher shalif's exact location of captivity. the red cross was standing by prepared to check the prisoners. the prisoner families arrived shouting, our regards to hamas's military wing. among the prisoners being released, founder of hamas's military wing as well as militants who kidnapped and killed israeli soldiers and civilians like those involved in this suicide bombing attack on a sabaro restaurant in jerusalem that killed 15 people. more than half a million people are expected to take place behind me in a big celebration for those prisoners release. it is definitely a sense of carnival and joy in the streets of gaza. john? jon: reena ninan, reporting live from gaza. so much joy in that part of the world as well as across the border in israel. you're looking live at pictures from the hometown of gilad shalif. he was a young israeli soldier only 19 years

from the middle east, a live look at thousands of palestinians celebrating in gaza city after israelwith his family, in good health. he's been healed captive by hamas since he was captured in 2006. his freedom coming at a bitter price for israel. he was set free in exchange for more than 1,000 palestinian prisoners being held in israel. many of them hard core terrorists serving life sentences for attacks that killed hundreds of israelis. 477 were freed today. another 550 will be released in two months. >>> the first pictures of a filthy basement in philadelphia where four handicapped adults were held captive in the dark with little water and a bucket for a toilet. the ring leader, linda weston, allegedly robbed the victims social security checks while they were being held and police fear the scam has gone nationwide. >> we also got information pertaining to almost 50 other people that she had social security numbers for, other types of personal information, all those people have to be tracked down. >> gretchen: weston, along with eddie wright and gregory thomas, charged with kidnappi

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. >> we struck regime forces approaching ben gaza to save the city and the people within it.e hit gadhafi's troops in neighboring -- allowing the opposition to drive them out. we hit gadhafiy's air defenses which paved the way for a no-fly zone. >> just over a month later, a nato missile strisz kills gadhafi's youngest son while key figures condition to defect. in august with the rebels closing in on tripoli, he calls libyan state television and is barely audible in telling followers to liberate the country from his opponents claiming "the blood of martyrs is fuel for the battlefield." rebel forces enter tripoli with little or no resistance. since then it's a steady combination of nato air strikes and a better-organized and more determined rebel force committed to finding and cornering gadhafi. today, finally their task is complete can gadhafi is gone. just an hour ago i had the opportunity to speak with the libyan ambassador to the united states on this historic day for his nation. ambassador, i imagine this is a poignant and profound moment for yourself. >> it is of course.

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gaza through egypt. i was in egypt in a city, there were a lot of check points because people are afraid of these weapons. there's a proliferation of weapons throughout the region. >> fran will be back with us in a bit. still to come, what was the role of the u.s. spies and drones in the death of gadhafi? the chairwoman of the u.s. intelligence committee joins us. >>> tonight's truth, did the candidates who want to take president obama's job have anything to apologize now that e maki ng tomrows li clockwork. ♪ for all the different things our customers planned for. like a college education. or, the perfect wedding. ♪ ♪ i love ya, tomorrow! [ male announcer ] we're making them a better financial future. what can we make with you? transamerica. transform tomorrow. yeah, maybe not. v8 v-fusion juice gives them a full serving of vegetables plus a full serving of fruit. but it just tastes like fruit. v8. what's your number? [ inner voice ] establish connection. give me voice control. applications up. check my email and text messages. hands in position. airbags. ten of 'em. perfect. add blind spot monitor. 43

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on the claim that gadhafi might have threatened to invade one city in libya i mean well where was nato when israel performed a massacre in gaza where is nato today when saudi arabia is performing massacres in bahrain. eleven million dollars won't will not cover the damage done in libya let's look at what the u.s. wants from libya looking at it from history from a strategic point of view what kind of relations is the u.s. looking for with a country now they want. heavy control over the resources of libya. well as you know already america russia to china and many others large interests economic interests in libya which is actually amazing because gadhafi was doing everything that the west wanted in fact he was wasting his people's money on investments in a soccer team in italy a financial times those are not in the interest of the libyan people i don't know what the lesson is supposed to be for other leaders around the world of what more can you do for the west the gadhafi was doing well so get tough he's out of favor the interim leaders currently in favor of course they are only the must be stressed interim leader is why is th