his son, mohammed gaddafi, sent out a tweet not very long ago, saying that he's fine and that he has been, he's being held by the rebels, but he's not being harmed and it's not clear whether he's in fact the one tweeting, but those two sons appear to be in under the the control of the rebels. this, this obviously, evolving situation in tripoli will be watched closely across the region and assad of syria will be taking note of what happens to the libyan leader, and, but again, u.s. officials watching just like you and me, as things, as things unfold live on television. >> yeah, you bring up an excellent point, for assad in syria and you've seen so many of the protesters put down still and the protests there against their government and this region it's been called the arab spring, whatever name you want to put it this region is really afire with the spirit of revolution as we watch this live. breaking apart in libya, signs of the government and one of the things i'm looking at associated press and wires right now. al gentleman syrjgentleman-- al-jazeera, you're talking about the signs

here is a quote from mohammed gaddafi. he had 7 sons.ounding my house and i am at home they are still outside. he said on the phone they would guarantee my safety they are besieging my house. the gun fire is inside my house he says before the line was suddenly cut off. he later clarified they are unhurt. clearly he is arrested before he is behind bars in tripoli assuming it is not a hoax. they are quoting the guy and we can reasonably assume they had the right guy on the telephone. we are going to have lots more from this very dramatic event. libya one of the world's great oil producing nations for six months has been nothing but chaos and civil war. now it appears the good guys we hope have won. we will be right back. as a home, there are things i'm supposed to do. like, keep one of these over your head. well, i wasn't "supposed" to need flood insurance, but i have it. fred over here chose not to have it. ♪ me, i've got a plan. fred he uh... fred what is your plan? do i look like i have a plan? not really. [ female announcer ] only floo

gaddafi's son, mohammed spoke to al jazeera. >> the absence of wisdom and what brought us here today. differences could have been solved very easily. >> and rebel leaders say he was not harmed. the government insists it's still in control. >> tripoli is well protected and we have thousands upon thousands of professional soldier who's are ready to defend this city. >> gaddafi called in to libyan state tv dismissing rebels as rats, urging those loyal to him to fight on. pentagon officials say they believe gaddafi has not yet left libya but where he might be is now anyone's guess. >> the bbc released footage of a reporter and crew coming under attack as they tried to enter contribute yoly this morning with a convoy of rebels. >> well, the correspondentent and his crew made a very fast get away. they say pro-gaddafi forces used an antiaircraft cannon. he says he's not sure how many were injured or killed but says the crew is okay. >> and there is a group affiliated with the tea party is demanding president obama censure a congress woman for what they call comments. >> i'm not afraid of th

gaddafi's son is free and at liberty in tripoli? >> i think first of all that he was under control and that he's like his brother mohammed. this is the first time to do something like this. they're learning as they go along. i don't think you'll see another communique until they are actually in chains somewhere. it's going to take time for them to learn. did they make a mistake? yes. premature? indeed so. the real thing is how did they escape and why did they escape? that is the problem we have to deal with. >> appreciate you joining us. thank you very much for that. as rebels continue to battle government forces in several areas of the capital tripoli, the bbc's correspondents, paul from benghazi. >> certainly a lot of jubilation here. in the early hours of the morning, everybody was watching on their televisions in tripoli. came out on to the streets firing their own volleys of automatic fire. i expect there will be a similar scene tonight. there's also relief, because this is the home of the revolution where it began, and in the early days, at least, the outcome seems very far from certain. there is also a quite sober