jill dougherty reports from minneapolis.

we've got to take a quick break, but jill dougherty is standing by with the rest of our reporters across for the latest on this breaking news story out of libya. is it the end of the road for moammar gadhafi, the man in charge of libya for 42 years? we know his son is in custody. the international criminal court is going to discuss his transfer to the haig. it certainly is history unfolding before our eyes in libya. we're going to take a short breek as break as we leave you with these images of the rebel advance toward the capital. under $20 crab entrees like our crab and seafood bake... or our snow crab and crab butter shrimp. my name's jon forsythe and i sea food differently. 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 symptoms. so lily and i are back on the road again. with zyrtec® i can love the air®. ask me. if you think even the best bed can only lie there... ask me what it's like... when my tempur-pedic moves... ...talk to someone who owns an adjustable version of the most highly recomm

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jill dougherty is at the state department, apparently getting new information.> yes, it is interesting. it's coming from jeff feltman, the assistant secretary of state for near east affairs. i reached him in cairo. he was in benghazi, the rebel stronghold over the weekend. he says that senior libyan officials were actually reaching out to the united states in the last moments before the onslaught began, and feltman is saying this was obviously -- or it felt it was an attempt to buy some time, to stop what they felt was inevitable. they were willing, he says, to negotiate in general, but when it came to would moammar gadhafi leave or step down, they want that's not negotiable those telephone conversations, by the way, stopped on saturday. also, feltman saying that the initial signs from tripoli, where the rebels now are, are encouraging, that there's no report of any widespread looting, no reports of anybody taking justice into their own hands for retribution. he says he's also encouraged by reports there are checkpoints for public security and safety around publ

i'm joined by jones author of a book called the demonization of the working classes thanks jill dougherty the demonization of the working classes what do you mean by that have to do with the riots i think there's been this mix which the political establishment and journalists alike embrace basically everybody in britain is middle class and all that remains of the old working class is a sort of problematic for the class what we saw with these rights advocates it's i think linked to the sense because it's helped reinforce this i this is for everyone in the class which is waiting you know which is not only lazy in fact with also violent which is how the government and right wing commentators have been trying get why is there this myth about the working class is how is it created and why the riots being blamed on them well i think what we saw in the 1980's in this country was an attack on a lot the pillars of working class britain industries that sustained a lot of communities and institutions not trade union council housing values which in communities were very strong like solidarity in favo

want to check in with pentagon correspondent chris lawrence and foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty, let me begin with you. you've been reporting that in the final -- even up to the final moments, moammar gadhafi was reaching out trying to buy time. tell us about these negotiations, if they even were -- if they even got to that point. >> well, it was people who were close to gadhafi. six people in fact who had been in contact with u.s. officials before and we are told by jeff feldman, the assistant secretary of state for near east affairs that all of a sudden there were these frantic calls coming from these six men. they were saying, look, we want to negotiate. we want to negotiate. and when it came down to it, u.s. officials said negotiate over what? they did not want to negotiate over moammar gadhafi leaving. so at that point the u.s. said come back when you get real. but the u.s. officials took it as a sign of desperation. they say that what they really wanted to do, the libyans, was to stop the rebel attack on the city of tripoli. >> chris, to you, we've been talking throughout

jill dougherty joins us now from the state department.sident obama take this action now? >> reporter: well, you know, that was a question that just came up, just came out of the briefing here at the state department with victoria newland, a spokesperson, and a lot of the questioning, randi, was exactly that. has it taken too long? has this been going on and meanwhile thousands of people have been killed? with the administration and what victoria newland is saying is they had to build a coalition, and she went back to the speech of the president back in may saying, look, we -- you know, in essence we couldn't do it alone. economically the u.s. certainly can't do it alone because all of the business interests of syria are really located in europe, so they built that coalition. in fact, she went through, randi, a list of every single country with whom the secretary has been speaking. i think i counted about 20 different countries, and then also making that point. they had to build this coalition, and here is how she explained it. >> this is

jill dougherty with the latest on the fighting. also the secretary's harsh words.erms number one of how many people have died, it's so hard to know. there is very little information coming out. but it could be, you know, hundreds. the secretary has said that 2,000 so far, they're confident in saying, unfortunately, have died in syria, period. and she even mentioned yesterday when she talked about this, a 1-year-old child. i mean, this is affecting men, women and children. bur brooke? >> how likely is syria to follow the ambassador's request to stop the violence? >> not likely at all. nothing has worked so far. although when you mention the ambassador, he was back here in washington, remember, ambassador ford is the one who went up to that city of hama and was mobbed by syrians happy to see him. he came back to washington for meetings and he's back again. and they're making it clear at the state department he's going to continue to talk directly to the government and warn them the violence has to stop. and then also, almost more interestingly, he's going to continue

. >>> next let's go to jill dougherty live at the u.s. state department. news came after months and months of blood shed in syria. the administration calling for the departure of al assad. let's listen to hillary clinton. >> the people of syria deserve a government that respects their dignity, protects their rights, and lives up to their aspirations. assad is standing in their way. for the sake of the syrian people, the time has come for him to step aside and leave this transition to the syrians themselves. and that is what we will continue to work to achieve. >> here's the question, jill. is the administration backing up these words with deeds, with actions? >> they actually are. they call them the toughest and they are the toughest sanctions so far that the just has levied on syria. and what they're going to do is freeze syrian assets under u.s. control or jurisdiction. they're going to forbid any americans from having any business dealings with syria. and then finally they'll ban any serial oil or petroleum products. so those are strong steps and they're

jill dougherty, cnn, the state department. >> aening lo, difficult road ahead for the ntc. >> yes.nd a few questions ability their credibility right now. >> absolutely. >>> oil is the main economic driver of libya's economy. >> that industry has ground to a halt. we'll look at how that's affecting the global oil market and what the future might hold. vrrooom...vrrroooomm vroom vrrooom vrrroooomm vrrroooomm vrroom vrrrooomm vrrroooooooommmmmm mmmm mm. new splenda® essentials™ no calorie sweetener with b vitamins, the first and only one to help support a healthy metabolism. three smart new ways to sweeten. same great taste. new splenda® essentials™. >> a libyan rebel leader told reporters that even though there is still some resistance, the six-month battle for control of libya was all but over. rebels stormed the presidential compound in tripoli after hours of heavy fighting. celebratory gunfire rang out as rebels carted off weapons, knocked over statues of moammar gadhafi. meanwhile, reuters news agency reports gadhafi was heard on a local radio station. it reports that in his radi

jill dougherty live at the state department now.o, what do you hear from the state department about what a new libya will be like? >> well, you know, there's a short-term and a long term. right now you have the fighting and as that transition occurs origins at least, it's very important that the tnc, of course that's the transitional national council, which has been leading the rebel movement, is doing everything that it says it would do and that is to be as democratic as possible and create next a democratic structure. so, if there were reprisals or retribution, that would be a big problem. let's say that they began unilaterally shooting gadhafi supporters. so, the -- i just was in communication with a senior u.s. official with direct knowledge of what is going on, and this official says that the news reports from tripoli are encouraging. so far, the people are avoiding retribution. that's one. and then the state department issuing a statement and listen to exactly how it's phrased. assistant secretary of state jeff feltman visit t

jill dougherty joins us live from the state department. hi, jill. so, who's going to manage this?well, it's going to be the ntc, the ntc is a work in progress. as we know it's the opposition, the rebels leadership, political leadership, and they are going to be creating, at least that's the plan, they're going to be creating a transition government, a transitional authority, which would then, you know, put in place elections and the constitution. but sometimes we focus on the fighting on the streets, but what's really important, really important, to the people of libya, is getting essential services back on. water, electricity and other things. the state department is focuse s as they said in a briefing, focused like a laser in speeding up the amount of money they can get to libya. now, that would be money from the international community, some of it would be for humanitarian concerns, health concerns, et cetera. the other part is that 30 roughly $30 billion ta was frozen by the u.s. and now they want to unfreeze. here's how victorian newland, the spokeswoman for the state departm

let's bring in our foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty for the latest. at is the latest, jill? >> honestly if you thought libya was tough getting rid of moammar gadhafi, syria is a whole other ball game, much tougher, and the u.s. has very little influence, but international pressure now may be building. the slaughter in syria is galvanizing the obama administration. >> we they to date the government is responsible for the deaths of more than 2,000 people of all ages. >> assad's action placed syria and the region on a very dangerous path. assad is on his way out. >> reporter: so far officials stop short calling for asaid to step down. a senior administration official tells cnn top aides want president obama to say those magic words, but the state department is holding back, concerned that if the president publicly makes that demand and assad stays in power, mr. obama and the u.s. could end up looking weak. >> i come from the school that actions speak louder than words. >> reporter: meanwhile, after a brief confirmation hearing in washington. >> the syrian

let's bring in our foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty working the story for us. you also learned about a last-minute appeal, jill, by gadhafi to the united states. what's going on? >> really some fascinating stuff, wolf. right now that the briefing today here at the state department they said that 90% of the city of tripoli, the capital city, is in the hands of rebels but they say there's another big battle looming, and that's a political battle for a functioning democracy. right up to the last minute before libyan opposition forces launched their assault on tripoli, officials close to moammar gadhafi reached out to the u.s. in a desperate attempt to stop the attack, that's what a senior state department official tells cnn. assistant secretary of state jeffrey feltman says there was a "sense of desperation" an attempt by the regime to buy time. the libyans claim they wanted to negotiate, but refused to talk about moammar gadhafi leaving power, he says. now as the rebels try to consolidate their military gains in tripoli, the opposition national transitional counci

cnn's jill dougherty has the story. >> reporter: he's hooked on baseball and started playing ten yearshelping him recover from the biggest passion of his life. his family forced to leave their home in the fukushima nuclear plant. it helps me to play baseball, he says. it helps me to forget everything else. here in northern virginia, he and other japanese teenagers who love baseball are taking part in the state department's exchange with japan. all of them lost pets in earthquakes that happened in march. they live in shelters, temporary housing, or relatives ever since. the baseball fields that they used to play on at home in japan are gone so they play on empty lots. >> the japanese people have shown great resilience and are pulling together to support each other at this time and sports is a way to bring people together. >> baseball icon cal ripken tells me he wants to tap into the magic of sports. >> it does have a powerful healing mechanism. so many times you don't know how to articulate a message of caring but certainly through sports we're able to communicate that message. >> 14 ye

we want to go to jill dougherty live for us at the state department. jill, how soon do you think the u.s. may be calling for president al assad to leave? >> well, soon. nobody knows. we will probably hear from the white house, from the president on that. but you can hear in everything that other officials, senior officials say at the state department, at the u.n., et cetera, they're getting very close. i mean, it is a matter of time. i think you would have to say at u.s. behind the scenes, and publicly, has been really trying to drum up a lot of support diplomatically, to get other countries to come onboard. and especially some of the northeast, the arab countries that normally might not want to say something about president assad. he's been his own worst enemy in that sense. every time people look at the screens, you see what's happening in syria. based on that now, the united states knowing that the arab world is coming around to this and is supporting them really feels that it's going to be very close. >> that's interesting. so perhaps because of ki

joining us live from the state department is our foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty.ning. this is the age-old issue, when the u.s. is somehow involved in the overturning of a regime somewhere in the world about not being entirely clear on who it is who's replacing that regime, and to what degree they get the assets of the old regime? >> right. well, you know, for a while, ever since march when this began, they've been talking with the body that now really effectively is in charge because, obviously, gadhafi is not in charge of the country at this point. so that is the nts, national transitional council. the u.s. in the initial stages they have a lot of doubt about them and still kind of a desperate group of people. they believe they are working for a democracy and they are now in charge of a lot of parts of the country, so they have to get the money to them. we expect this week that they are going to be, they hope, to be announcing that they will be -- that they are going to be unfreezing 1 to $1.5 billion of the $35 billion that u.s. froze and that was in order to ke