leezza, leezza, leezza, he love her very much. admire her and i'm proud of her because she's a black woman of african origin". isha? >> thanks, john. >>> as libyan rebels continue the fighting, warfare in some sections of tripoli, the rebels have expanded their fight east of the capital to the important oil towns of al brega and ras lanuf and is moving towards gadhafi's hometown. >> reporter: as muammar gadhafi's forces continue to crumble, rebels are on the move in the country's east. as rebel fighters are about to head to the frontline, it's only a few kilometers in this direction over there we've been able to hear the thumps of artillery in the distance. they say their ultimate goal is to take the town of sirt, which is one of the last strongholds of gadhafi. this amateur video the fighters gave us shows them facing off with progadhafi militias near ras lanuf. the clips show intense gun battles with the rebels ultimately winning out and taking the area. >> i promised my family i would not come home until we defeat gadhafi, this

leezza, leezza, leezza. i love her very much. i admire her, and i'm proud of her because she is a black woman of african origin. gadhafi gave condoleezza rice a diamond ring, a lute, and a locket with his engraved image inside. and also his green book, which is his political manifesto. no word on whether he mouthed call me as he was leaving. white house officials can't keep gifts, so they are probably in a warehouse somewhere. >>> coming up, governor florida rick scott had a bright idea. test welfare recipients for drugs, and kick users off welfare. welfare people obviously use more drugs, right? results are in, and rick scott has failed. >>> and it took just one word to bring verizon back to the table and end the strike. we'll tell you what it is, just ahead. >>> and can we just see that photo album again? thanks. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but i

. >> well, he loved to call her leezza. and l-e-e-z-z-a, and shortening her name.g for her. >> and in any case, i am sure it was not reciprocal in any case. we should talk more seriously about the threat to the east coast, and the storm and the political impact potentially as the president copes with yet another crisis on his vacation week. >> another crisis in august as we have beeen talking about, august is not the kindest month for president obama, and it is due to hit atlantic city tonight, and the state of virginia has already declared a state of emergency, and reminding people that when states of emergency are declared, you need to have that in order to unlock a lot of the local and particularly federal -- what's the word i'm looking for -- monies and material that will be needed to cope with any kind of damage that might be the result of irene. >> jonathan capehart, thank you very much from leezza to irene, i tell you. everybody, be safe. that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." tamron hall, my colleague has a look at what is next on "news

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