so how all these elements will come together to be part of a new libya, it is going to be interestingit is a very fluid situation. how difficult will it be to bring all these elements together and have a united libya? >> ithink thisill be the challenge. the national transitional council says they do not want to have an islamic countr they do not want to have sharia in new libya. on the other hand, while being there, i saw a lot of the rebels are very religious. we have to observe. we do not know. it will be interesting. >> right, thank you very much for sharing your thoughts with us. >> thank you. >> seven people killed in misurata during clashes between rebels and government forces. misurata is the city in the west of bolivia that has been at the center of fierce fighting between the rebels and gaddafi soldiers but on sunday, the rebels announced that they have taken full control of the port city. that makes misurata the only rebel stronghold in the west of the country, surrounded by gaddafi pose a military. the only way to get supplies, food, and medicine to the peopl% is by boat. h

of the corporation or no let's let's turn our attention to that libya after news conference today russia's foreign minister called for and media to stop the bloodshed and the start of talks. aimed at the coalition as well do you think. you know for libyan situation it's pretty simple from from russian in. russian position we are. within the limits of should to report any if it every week to the security council of the united states is what. some countries would like to do how it's possible to implement the resolution of the support of course but from my point of view and from the point of view of my colleagues from the russian leadership we can see the upset. you know some absolute that just middle of the not some full symphony. or some just some interpretation of the official interpretation of the it was allusions on or on the libya situation so. it seems to me that it's a real violation of. very important points of the solution well for us a good to go for good right to retreat regards in the russian envoy tonight i thank you. let's hear more of what russia's foreign ministers had to say

minister is a logical end to the fighting and smooths of the new revenue president said bought a new libya itself a fresh nato air strike hit several government buildings including an ounce of corruption agency and. russian tax officials are accused of mountain vessel but next to a lawyer who died in cassidy a very good day so did not need skis dass calls the topic out private speculation medical treatment robin coming. out china is stressing out vicious plan to build its own space stations but mine car no malls within decades beijing that amended it wants cooperation with its current space superpowers but there's a worry it could lead to a new international rivalry. an update on those stories with me and ons of fifteen minutes time cuz they want the latest sports with the union. thanks alison great to have you with this this is sports today i mean a meal and these are the stories we're covering this hour. goes from. here like the lights france is a war of the truth always an aid to ryder cup beating off the bids from spain germany portugal on the. night to forget comes a series of in miss

leaders unite to call for a tunnel get down needs to go as moscow moves to mediations to inspire a new libya. the u.s. expands its religious presence in poland plowing ahead with its own insults and then shields with russia says it could stall the new arms race. the georgian on physician and international observers called on tbilisi soon investigate the brutal independence day crowds out on protesters which left two people dead. plus a form of bosnian as army chief. richard weighs extradition to the hague where he is wanted for trial over the last time the council was. everyone well can see this is r.t. line from moscow colonel gadhafi took a major blow with this week's g. eight summit in france as russia joined forces with nato allies calling on him to quit while they declared his rule in a just mess and discussed ways to broker peace and struggling euro currency was also on the critical less for the world's richest countries as aussies and he's now it rip. new world new ideas host france but that concept on the g eight table at a time when it looks like the old ways aren't working a war in

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whole international community the process returns to a political course and talks on how to build a new libya can begin as well as realizing overdue reforms and we reiterate our stones that the u.n. security council's resolutions should be carried out strictly according to the mandates and that overstepping these as we see now which should stop. all independent journalist james corden says the plan to issue a khadafi arrest warrant suggests that justice is becoming a political and military tool for the coalition in libya. it would be easy to dismiss the international criminal court's appeal for an arrest warrant for his crimes against humanity as that is something of a farce especially considering that the international criminal court's prosecutor's office now would miss that not a single member of that office actually bothered to step foot in investigate behinds against humanity with which he's charged but i think this is actually that's a very troubling precedence in the realm of international jurisprudence where we see the idea that for all intents and purposes nato geo political foreign p

whole international community the process returns to a political course and taught on how to build a new libya can begin as well as realizing overdue reforms and we reiterate our stance that the u.n. security council's resolutions should be carried out strictly according to the mandates and that overstepping these as we see now should stop. i mean time trends forecast and he says the u.n. itself is blatantly allowing the coalition so violate its own resolutions. the un is nothing more than a tool of america look at have pock receive coming out of the united nations as they go ahead and they made libya with their humanitarian bombs and we have had people be so ignorant in hampton on carrying it dropping bombs on no market da fees home oh they call it is now his command and control center it says house this was supposed to be a humanitarian mission while at the same tie they turn a blind dog i see what's going on in the ivory coast with millions of refugees what's going on in the sudan and what's going on in yemen and bahrain it's the club they only prosecute who they want to prosecute and when

and in its latest endeavor the bard's air strikes into libya the fight uniting a new strategic goals back in november libya has launched the allies is the dischord some countries don't want to actually you know shoot ground targets some just hit air targets which are not. i mean in fighting it's unclear what motives are really behind the planes flying in the name of nato over the african country is that the personal aspirations of a leader the french to do is it a french forty c. or or is it a sarkozy police he. tried to convince to. induce . the leader of the. france was among the first to push for intervention france wants to get in on what i call the imperial condominiums a really kind of africa is it the showcase in a new arms race military buyers love to have weapons that are tested in war if your weapon system does very well in the war you can count on sales going up in fact the only two planes now in contention for a ten billion dollar order of one hundred twenty six planes from india are the euro fighter typhoon and the french are felt the very ones french and british allies h

>>> we are following breaking news from libya. the disturbing numbers of the storms are released today. plus, tales of survival. >> he said he was disappointed in my performance. i just saw "the adjustment bureau. >>> the white house correspondents' dinner. we will tell you who attended one of washington's most glamorous events. abc 7 news at 11:00 starts right now. >>> live and in h.d. this is abc 7 breaking news. >>> we begin with breaking news. libyan officials are reporting that several members of the family of muammar gaddafi have been killed in an air strike. richard joins us from the satellite center with the latest. >> his own spokesman is confirming that the leader escaped the missile strike. the bombing comes just hours after he called for a ceasefire in negotiations with rebel forces. the rebels called a publicity stunt. what is not clear is whether. of the'-- what is not clear is whether muammar gaddafi's youngest son and grandchildren survived. >> the rebels poured into the streets shouting for gaddafi to die tonight.

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security council should adopt a new resolution on libya was aleutian one hundred seventy three there's not invisible line operations we need a new resolution was done forces planned that all along says a leading us law professor clearly what we're seeing unfold here in libya is a pre existing war ploy by nato by the british by the french by the americans with their movie everything now is going up or in the play and which is why i believe since they have failed to our polls darkie what steps are solved far the next stage will be moving into a ground invasion and the powers have to push the international community into supporting the war and that's one author protecting civilians was the claim that grabbing the country's resources is the real goal this is one of the most the. reason transgressions of the rights of nation national sovereignty and international law that we've seen in the post-war period the west the u.s. france and britain have been called work early according to the evidence that's leaking out covertly arming the opposition to gadhafi in hopes of grabbing control of the

new reports from libya that nato air strikes may have killed moammar qaddafi's son and three of his grandchildren. we'll bring in senator john mccain of the armed services committee for the latest on that. and presidential politics-- is "the donald" trying to play the race card, and is the president trying to make trump the face of the republican party? >> no one is happier, no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the donald. ( laughter ) and that's because he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter like, did we fake the moon landing? ( laughter ) >> schieffer: it's all ahead on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now from washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning again. the more we know about these tornadoes that roared across the south, the worse the story becomes. as more bodies were found overnight, the death toll rose to 342-- 250 of them in alabama alone. that makes this tragedy the worst natural disaster since katrina, one of the worst weat

the attack came as libya was floating a new peace deal. libya says it will withdraw its fighters from cities if rebels do the same, and nato stops bombing. >>> former international monetary fund leader dominique strauss-kahn is expected to walk out of jail today in new york. strauss-kahn was allowed to post bail after he was formally indicted for an alleged sex attack on a hotel maid. ines ferre has the story. >> reporter: dominique strauss-kahn smiled at his wife and daughter after the judge made his decision. the ex-imf chief was granted bail at $1 million. he'll spend another night in jail before serving home detention. >> it's a great relief to the family to be able to have him with them. >> reporter: his wife and daughter hurried out of the courthouse thursday. strauss-kahn now faces a seven-count indictment for an alleged sex attack on a hotel maid. at issue in court, the banker's potential as a flight risk. >> he has the personal, the political, and the financial means to flee and evade law enforcement. >> and the idea that he would

around the world and a review of all week this is archie glad to have you with us the latest news from libya now the u.n. is that withdrawing its staff from tripoli after angry mobs target its offices following a nato airstrike that killed colonel gadhafi is youngest son and three grandchildren the bombing has once again raise questions about whether the alliance is exceeding the u.n. mandate and is targeting the libyan leader. and in our review of the week's top stories russia blocks one condemnation of syria saying foreign meddling will only stoke a potential civil war china india and lebanon are also expressed reservations saying it diplomacy it must be the first course of action. on the twenty fifth anniversary of the nuclear disaster and international funding gathers over seven hundred million dollars for a new dome to contain it will still deadly radiation and speaking out the commemoration ceremony president again have called for new rules to make atomic energy safer. up next we'll get an exclusive inside into the unrest in the middle east and north africa in our special interview. wh

to some other news in libya nato jets have attacked the government weapons dept just southwest of the capital tripoli came as forces loyal to moammar gadhafi launched a wave of attacks on mental health care is across the country this fighting has been reported in the city of misrata the last rebel stronghold in western. says it's critically low on food and supplies one sort of interim military in crisis despite almost daily bombing runs the russian jets have been lightly raked the duffys siege of the city and artie's either bennett reports some nato nations are finding it hard to justify the cost of the campaign. for those who joined the fight in libya the cost of conflict is quickly taking off denmark's one of just six nato members conducting an strikes to enforce the no fly zone it's six f. sixteen fighter planes a racking up a hefty bill of thirteen and a half million dollars a month to anticipate in a numbered i was considering them doubt we aren't that many nation that is using fighter planes. this take us for example they're using drones they have had tomahawk missile but i don'

am i more news from libya today, the government they're released four foreign journalists who have been held for six weeks in detention. among them was claire gillis. her parents appeared on this program appealing for their daughter's release, and her mother says she is ecstatic and looking forward to seeing her. now, to afghanistan, where least 25 people have been killed in two separate incidents. first, a suicide car bomb aimed at police cadets left 13 dead. in the north of the country, a dozen people were killed after thousands turned out to protest an overnight raid by nato in which demonstrators claimed civilians have been killed. >> running through the streets, chanting, "death to america," thousands of angry locals came to protest what they saw as the killing of innocent men and women. they carried the bodies of the dead with them. nida said that those killed were insurgents, but the demonstrators, including some government officials, were adamant that the dead were not taliban. this man said, "for your helicopters came to our village. first, the besieged our homes. then they kil

power, precision, cutting edge. >>> celebrations in the rebel held areas of libya today at the news that the son of moammar gadhafi was killed. it's raising new questions about the nato mission there and whether western powers might take a more direct approach at removing the dictator from office. i am happy to have our guest here today. let's talk about the libyan government which is calling this an assassination attempt on gadhafi. will this escalate tensions? >> the tensions are pretty high. the question is what can forestall a long civil war, which is a nightmare scenario for the nato forces and not great for the united states. you remember a week ago, lindsay graham, the republican center from south carolina called on the allies to cut off the head of the snake, and this would certainly seem to be in that pattern. >> let's go back to the beginning. the original intent of the mission. is there a different tone here? it was not to take out moammar gadhafi, it was to secure the civilians being brutally besieged upon? >> that was not the stated mission, but the unstated mission was to t

. >>> plans for a new libya. pposition groups reveal what they will do in a country without gadhafi. >>> also, the surprising poll indicating there's a new republican front-runner in the race for the white house. >>> a new start for an injured sea lion. >>> some of that patchy fog has returned. 50s, 60s by the beaches. inland upper 70s, but cooler weather will take us into the weekend. >>> we have breaking news out of tennessee. officials in memphis are going door to door urging residents to evacuate ahead of river flooding. tennessee is dealing with severe flooding. here's a look at an airport in meme fills. you can see it's completely under water. it flooded when a nearby levee failed. they tried to reinforce it but it still gave way. all the planes were moved to a different location before the breach. >>> we have new details about the tapes and military operation -- intelligence and military operation to get bin laden. president obama will meet with the team that killed bin laden. >> reporter: this week has bee

news, paktika, afghanistan. >> smith: in the battle for libya, new signs moammar qaddafi is losing his grip on power. five libyan army generals turned up in rome today saying they and scores of other officers have defected. and in tripoli, qaddafi himself appeared on t.v. for the first time in weeks to welcome a delegation offering him one last chance to escape. allen pizzey is there. >> reporter: south african president jacob zuma arrived to this eccentric pomp and clamber signature of the regime of colonel moammar qaddafi. this peace mission is seen as a last-ditch effort to find a diplomatic exit for the libyan dictator. the crowds chanted "we want qaddafi" but the man himself was nowhere insight and zuma was whisked away in a convoy surrounded by south african soldiers and police. hours later, the two men strolled into an ornate hall believed to be part of the much- attacked compound known as bab al-azizia. it was the first time that qaddafi has been seen since may 11. that's not least because nato warplanes have picked up the pace of air strikes and british planes are being armed with powerful b

now, here are some other stories making news now. >> libya's foreign minister has apologized to the united nations for ransacking its offices in tripoli. mobs angry about reports that one of moammar gadhafi's son had been killed in an air strike and ransacked offices. they damaged a british and italian embassy. >> pope john paul ii has moved a step closer to saint hood. 1.5 million pilgrims crowded st. peters square to attend the beatification mass. it was one of the largest masses in history. >> there will be no space shuttle launch today. nasa officials say the "endeavour" probably won't lift off until after may 8th. engineers need to repair a faulty heater system on the shuttle. >> our live team coverage of the death of osama bin laden will continue in two minutes. >> we have more reactions on outside the white house last night. bree: sis, help me create my oasis. marcy: ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. wow, you look great!

as nato stages new attacks against covert office forces in libya the leaders of the coalition of finding the country's cost increasingly hard to bear plus. iraqi people that wanted us out and we stayed there for their own good that's nothing. and democratic in a job america's actions in the middle east are distorted by its continued presence in iraq despite promises over through. the area watching our t.v. broadcasting live from moscow welcome to the program. is marking victory day sixty six years since nazi germany was defeated in world war two but events of commemoration and celebration will be taking place across the country including a traditional ground military parade on red square you can watch it all unfold here on our team real special coverage throughout the day. of the war claimed the lives of around twenty seven million russians leaving a lasting scar across the entire country. reports now from the colluder region. and killed thousands. include go one hundred and fifty kilometers southwest of most k the city an important strategic point in the german forces attempts to conque

chooses to engage in a new conflict like a libya or an iran over the next twelve months this is going to help obama because american voters generally won't change leadership during a hot conflict and that would really solidify his chances for reelection in two thousand and twelve the number of analysts who have said that on the program that since bin laden's death was announced that the u.s. might use it as a justification to expand the war on terror how do you think this will affect the u.s. foreign policy. i think initially you know you have to look at the u.s. in terms of from two thousand and one the u.s. britain nato countries have erected like a security state so we have terror warnings come out or a bin laden video comes out then we go into high alert so the security services will say there's a high threat level right now we've seen exactly this immediately after obama's speech we've gone to the a.b.c. c.b.s. major media networks reporting that it's a heightened state of alert and people must be vigilant in case someone wants to avenge the death of osama bin laden so in that in

troops to afghanistan going on a decade and in its latest endeavor garbs air strikes into libya despite uniting our new strategic goals back in november libya has launched the allies into discord some countries don't want to. you know shoot ground targets some. air targets which are not. amidst the in-fighting it's unclear what motives are really behind the planes flying in the name of nato over the african country is that the personal aspirations of a leader france was among the first to push for intervention friend who wants to get in on what i could. come to many i'm a really kind of africa is it the showcase in a new arms race military buyers love to have weapons that are tested in war if your weapon system is very well in the war you can count on sales going up in fact the only two planes now in contention for a ten billion dollar order of one hundred twenty six planes from india are the euro fighter typhoon and the french for a fell the very ones french and british out. allies have been flying over libya. is it the opportunity to oust the khadafi regime that is u.s. policy that often needs to go

news. aattacks in libya, bombs hit a home of moammar gadhafi, leaving his son and three grandchildren dead. >> reporter: officials took journalists on a tour of a bombed out home where it killed one of moammar gadhafi's sons and two grandchildren. the body of 29-year-old son. >> still unconfirmed reports. we don't know one way or the other. >> reporter: the reports set off celebration, libya called it an illegal attempt to assassinate moammar gadhafi. nato says it is not targeting individuals. >> it is absolutely clear, in line with resolution 1973 and it is about preventing the loss of civilian life by targeting moammar gadhafi's war making machines. >> reporter: moammar gadhafi could be a casualty of that policy. >> we should be taking out his command and control and if he is killed or injured because of that, that's fine. >> reporter: the u.n. pulled its staff out of tripoli. uncrest is spreading. -- unwrest is spreading. >> reporter: there will be new questions today as they intensify efforts to remove moammar gadhafi from power. >>> russia criticized the air strike. they said it costs

today they are talking about how not to lose an old war in afghanistan and a new one in libya. >> of the talks focused on how soon they can safely get troops out of afghanistan and how they can secure victory in libya without sending troops in. it was david cameron who led an barack obama the considered and hesitated a. more than two months on, they are still in power. >> we should be turning up the heat in libya. i believe the pressure is on that regime this incredible set -- i believe we should be turning up the pressure. and we'll be looking at all the options for turning up the pressure. >> he stressed to the limits of what could be achieved given their decision. but how they would not invade. >> there will not be a lot of and the pressure that we are applying. once you rule out ground forces, there are going to be some inherent limitations. >> from there, he progressed to parliament to become the first ever u.s. president to speak in westminster hall where after hundreds of years, monarchs have been honored or lay in state. >> the former prime ministers lined up to hail a man th

yet today they are talking about how not to lose an old war in afghanistan and a new one in libya. >> the focus on how soon they can safely get troops out of afghanistan and how they can secure a victory in libya without sending troops. does the president was determined to make amends. >> since david took office last spring, i believe we have spoken and least two dozen times. a whole host of issues we see eye to eye. >> i got to of the president well. i've come to value not this is leadership and courage but for all the big international issues of our time, he brings thoughtful consideration and reason. >> it was david cameron that led to an barack obama that considered a and hesitated. more than two months on, the colonel as still in power. hashemi you plan to escalate the war in libya by sending ground attack helicopters? can you confirm that the united states will confirm that mission alex. >> we should be turning up the heat in libya. the pressure is on the regime. the rebels have successfully liberated him and cities. i believe we should have been turning up the pressure. he will

new span. early next year, there will be another realignment for westbound traffic. >>> in libya, new signs thatmmar gaddafi is losing his grip on power, tonight rebel forces rejected a purported truce offer from the libyan leader in his last minute effort to escape. this comes as some of his top military leaders are jumping ship. allan advertisey is in tripoli. >> he arrived to the palm happen and clam or that is a signature of the regime of muammar gaddafi. his peace mission is seen as a last-ditch effort to find an exit for the dictator. the crowd chanted we want gaddafi but he was nowhere in sight. he was whisked away by south africa soldiers and police. hours later the two men strolled into an ornate hall believed to be part of the much- attacked compound known as balance abaziza. that was the the first time he has been seen. british planes are being armored with bunker busting bombs to predict that his reign of tractor would be end soon. five against told a press conference in rome they were joining the libyan rebels and that 120 officers and soldiers had deeffected in recent days. and now