. >> we used to see the briefings from gadhafi loyalists and the press spokesman see this, moussa ibrahim, they've all left. seif al islam is under arrest, we used to see him show up at the rixos hotel all the time. none of the senior officials are still hiding out there as far as you know? >> reporter: well i mean i can guarantee you they're not still hiding out here. it's totally deserted apart from the gunman i can tell you. the officials left 24 hours ago. moussa ibrahim left with his family, other people, broadcasters from state television were here, broadcasting from the basement of the hotel, from the makeshift studio, they've left, left their cameras there, left the sets there, left all of their desks and chairs, equipment and things like that, left it all there, they just completely vanished. we don't know where they've gone. the assumption is there's some safe house close by for them where they've relocated but we can't possibly confirm that, we're not allowed to get out of the gates of the hotel so yeah, more or less we're pretty much on our own with the exception of those guar