international news and comment live from moscow this is. libyans are celebrating the end of the colonel as they turn a new page in their country's history the interim government says gadhafi was taken alive in the city of sirte only to die later from wounds inflicted cheering his capture but some are now questioning that claim with the u.n. human rights office even calling for an investigation into his death of a bennett has more and his report contains graphic bloody images of the colonel. this frenzied mob is about as far as it gets from a trial at the hague. for the death of gadhafi is now being cheered around the world yes we came we saw our he died there. even by those who champion democratic justice. people in libya today have an even greater chance of to this news of building themselves a strong and democratic future i'm proud of the role that britain has played in helping them to bring that about and i pay tribute to the bravery of the libyans who've helped to liberate their country we will help them we will work with them a long way from c

support for a new libyan government. >> the death of colonel qaddafi has brought to a close a very

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to the libyan people. >> reporter: tomorrow libya's transitional leaders are expected to formally announce the country's liberation and plans for a democratic election. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >>> libyan here's in the bay area are planning to celebrate qaddafi's death this weekend. some of them gathered last night though at a middle eastern restaurant in fremont to wave flags and pray together. they were overjoyed to hear the news that qaddafi was gone. >> i was screaming. i was happy. my children were sleeping and then they said, is qaddafi dead? and i said yes, and they were laughing and so happy. >>> some were persecuted by him. they call his death 42 years overdue. >>> another rejection for president obama in the u.s. senate. a republican filibuster killed a bill aimed at helping state and local governments avoid laying off teachers and firefighters. this was part of the president's larger jobs package that was recently also rejected. mr. obama is expected to continue to try to get other parts of the package approved. >>> defense attorneys for conrad murray are expected to open their case today in los angeles. the former personal physician for michael jacks

colonel gadhafi hometown reportedly fall to the new libyan regime. these are live pictures you're seeing now from serves the last of the ousted leader stronghold where loyalists held out for a week. russia and the netherlands are teaming up to create one of the largest worlds of an old europe more than that in around twenty two minute. hello and welcome it's two pm thursday afternoon here in moscow you're watching international from moscow kevin knowing with our top stories it's a busy afternoon ok first off the nato led peacekeepers have reportedly fired tear gas at protesters at a disputed border in northern kosovo today they're beginning to remove barricades set up by ethnic serbs after they failed to do so themselves. in kosovo is going to latest from a very good afternoon to you can you hear me. do you have any yet you're on the ground there can you bring us up to date give paint a picture of the atmosphere there now we could see more violence is that still continuing. yes cavanagh absolutely these continue where we are now tension the very high

world leaders have been responding to the news of colonel gaddafi's death. >> in brussels, the european commission president said that libyans should now look to a future free of repression. >> the hope now is that today the people of libya can brace freedom, building a new democratic future. that is why we are calling on the national transitional council to pursue broadbased reconciliation that can reach all libyans and enable a peaceful tradition. >> those calls were echoed by u.s. president barack obama. >> the quick formation of an interim government and a stable transition to libya's first free and fair elections. >> the international community has already promised to support the transitional process. the german foreign minister of germany -- the german foreign minister made a pledge. >> we stand on the side of libby on the way to a better and peaceful future. we will help to relieve suffering and we will help the reconstruction effort. >> all the rebuilding libya will not be easy, the final downfall provides the opportunity to steer the country towards a positive future. >> let's bring in our washington correspondent.

libyans living in america. derek? >> reporter: well, the news spread quickly. many libyan americans learning firsthand of phone calls from family members over in libya, the dictator that so many had come to despise, a problem no more. >> reporter: gadhafi's demise, welcome news to thousands of americans like fadi terapolsi. he was born in tripoli, but his family flid to the -- fled to the united states in the '70s. many of his extended family are still in libya. >> my entire adult life, we always said, once we go back to libya, we'll do this, and once gadhafi is gone, we'll do this. and finally, that day has arrived. we're just overwhelmed with so much emotion. >> reporter: like many other libyan-americans, he's been glued to tv coverage of cadaff's death, and celebrations around the world. >> i don't think there are any words to describe how happy we are now. and not all of us is celebrating gadhafi's death, whereas we're celebrating more of libya's freedom, freedom for millions of people. from tyranny and oppression. i'm just happy that libya is free and i can

not a new democracy in libya but a new reorganization of the libyan political and economic. institutions to the benefit of those who brought the national transition council to power it will be for the benefit of the united states oil companies for the benefit of the british and the french and perhaps the italian oil companies they're the big winners here in the meantime western leaders are celebrating leave us transition to democracy without putting a single u.s. service member on the ground we achieved our objectives what the u.s. president did not mention in his celebre torrie speech was stories of leave killed a needle strikes widespread violations of human rights are reported in today's libya there is no water. there is no. medication even oxygen in the hospital they don't tell you the situation in syria. because i've seen it i can assure you. if you send. troops to the suit you know it's it's disaster it's a catastrophe. libya is now brimming with weapons experts sakes premiss of most likely gotten their hands on the vast former east left don't tend to. transition to de

she received assurances of the new libyan leaders of their desire to move to democracy quickly. that process begins now. there are several challenges to a smooth move. the first is from radical islamists who might not want western-style political party support. they gained strength along with the fighting went on. another is from the armed militias and control of the major cities. a return to normal life should not be hard in a country with enormous oil wealth. the gunmen have seen their friends die and they are now a potential threat to a return to stability. the new id administration faces a particular challenge from gunmen who did the finest dutch artist fighting for tripoli -- who did it be hardest fighting in tripoli. the leadership does not command support right across the country. there are other tribal divisions who testified during the long months of warfare. in particular, the struggle for sirte. it has been a dirty war with prisoners shot by both sides. reconciliation might be bumpy. libya can breathe again with an overwhelming sense of hope that it can rejoin the wor

news. >> libyans continue to celebrate. on sunday, the leader of a transitional government laid out a plan for a transition to democracy. existing laws will be vilified. hillary clinton said it is important for the new libya to get off to a good start. >> i think it is important that this new government to have a democratic libya start with the rule of law and start with the accountability of. >> president obama is telling libyans new era of promise. kim dacey is live in northwest with more. >> after a few weeks of steady decline, gas prices are on the rise here in maryland. the average price is now $3.41 a gallon. high crude prices contributed to the trend. less chance for that violence to get in the way of libya's oil production. that could meet we see a drop in prices at the pump. >> once their economy and the government becomes more stable and we can see some production out of libya, we could expect to see gas prices to climb. >> to find the cheapest gas prices, you can find a link on our website, wbaltv.com. kim dacey,

the new libyan government will declare liberation tomorrow, triggering the countdown to election. adrian long has more on life in libya after the death of ousted leader muammar gaddafi. >> gaddafi pottery body is still in ms. riley. the public is being allowed to review the course. the family is demanding the body be returned to them for burial. but members of the interim government appear to be divided over what to do next. there is growing international concern over the circumstances surrounding his death. both the you in a u.s. have weighed in. the u.n. is calling for an investigation of the u.s. is asking for a full accounting. nato, which launched the air strike, has said it is going to end its operation next weekend. celebrations are continuing through the weekend. they are hoping to build up for tomorrow. the senior leaders of the transitional council will formally declare the liberation of libya. >> the transitional council also says it will hold elections for a constitutional assembly within eight months of liberation and parliamentary and presidential elections a year af

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back in march we ran a piece, john oliver sat down with the man who now becomes the new libyan government'ssador in washington so we thought let's take a look back, if you will. >> ally ali aujoli was the libyan ambassador for the unitedded states. he worked for qaddafi for 40 years until-to-wokes ago when he resigned in protest to work with the rebels. >> qaddafi made it very easy for me to quit his regime after he what he did to libyans, i feel like first time i can say what i like, what i believe. >> do you think you acted a little hastily. you only gave him 40 years. >> well, i don't work for qaddafi. i worked-- worked for libya. >> right. >> qaddafi, i don't know him very well. i met him maybe two times, and with other people. >> qaddafi is one of the most eccentric death-- in the middle east. this leather phrased ukrainian nurse loving lunatic has been in power since 1969. >> people must ask you all the time, what is qaddafi like. >> qaddafi is-- is a strange person. >> i get it myself. what is jon stewart like, and i tell people he's [bleep] crazy. >> you can use the same expression

as news spread, libyans took to the streets to celebrate. this report is from tripoli, and contains graphic images of viewers may find distressing. >> it was the moment they had been fighting for so long, khaddafi critically wounded, flung into the back of a truck. jubilation among forces loyal to the new authorities, who have paid a heavy price for this. here is where gaddafi was found two months after he went into hiding and his capital fell to rebel forces, the man who repeatedly called his opponents "rats," found in a drain pipe. the graffiti reads "here lies gaddafi, the rat." >> we shot him. somebody shot him by gun, 9 millimeter. >> gaddafi. gaddafi. >> victorious fighters brandished the golden pistole of the man who said he would fight to the end. the fighting has been so fierce in sirte, gaddafi's hometown, how they must've been protecting somebody important. but few expected to find khaddafi hiding in the place in which she was going, on which he lavished his country's wealth. news was announced on libyan television, a proud moment

full of a formation of a new government in the drafting of the constitution for the post that i think future looks uncertain as ethnic and tribal divisions in merge among libyans once united in revolution and then there's nato which is winding down its military intervention while its members rush to secure lucrative oil deals for the new. season the snowy is in tripoli with more. not too long ago it was handshakes and hugs now its head and his family and a lot of. foreign involvement fact that he was always portrayed as a great guy you also played a lot of banking with western powers. graphic gruesome footage of kidnap you went viral as news of his death spread after months of being number one and nato hit list under the banner humanitarian mission. we came we saw a guy. thing to do with. libya and you see claims he was killed in crossfire but edited video begs to differ here clearly wiping blood from his head then clearly dead it's a little amusing the footage shown on t.v. proves that he was captured alive and well and after that he was killed. well the pressure is growing for an investigation to find out if he died as clinton put it or was executed a un hum

months followed by the formation of a new government in the drafting of a constitution for the post gadhafi future looks uncertain as ethnic and tribal divisions among libyans once united in revolution. and then there's nato which is winding down its military intervention while its members rush to secure lucrative oil deals with the new media. is in tripoli with. not so long ago it was handshakes and hugs now it's his head. and his family and a lot of tales to tell about foreign involvements and fact that though he was always portrayed as a great guy who you also played a lot of banking with the western powers. graphic gruesome footage of gadhafi went viral as news of his death spread after months of being number one on nato is hit list under the banner humanitarian mission. we came we saw he died. have anything to do with your visit. libya's and t.c. claims he was killed in crossfire but edited video begs to differ shown here clearly wiping blunt from his head then clearly dead look at the footage shown on t.v. proves that he was captured alive and wounded and after that he was killed. well the pressure is growing for an investigation to find out if gadhaf

leader moammr gadhafi has been captured in >>> back to breaking news. libyanelevision is reporting this morning that libyan leader moammar qaddafi has been captured in sirte. however, we do not have this confirmed. neither the pentagon nor the white house has come out to confirm the capture of qaddafi just yet. we are getting conflicting information. a national transitional council military spokesman reports of qaddafi's capture and says they are only rumors and added that it's doubtful that qaddafi was even in or around his hometown of sirte. cbs is working to confirm whether this information is true and as soon as we learn if this rumor is true or not, we'll bring it to you live. >>> in the meantime u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is calling for a three- way partnership between the u.s., afghanistan and pakistan. the goal is to fight insurgents and bring them back into society, those fighters who are willing to accept clear guidelines. clinton made the announcement today at kabul at a news conference with afghan president hamid karzai. >>> thousands

new institution and government. they said the laws that contradicts libyans would be vanished. ading the process of a postconflict transition in libya say a parliament and presidential vote will take place within a year. in the meantime a new interim government and elections drew constitutional assembly sometime in the next eight months. david piper, fox news. >>> in other news of the world tonight a historic day in tenesia where voters cast ballots in the first election since the ousting of president ben allie. he was forced out following mass demonstrations. more than 90% of registered voters turned out for today' election. results are not expected until tomorrow or tuesday. >>> in vatican city, a man climbed up to the top column and called to the pope where is christ. the man then proceeded to burn a bible. vatican police and bishop were able to talk the man back inside. it's not clear who the man was or what he was trying to convey. pope benedict was unaware of the man and continued mass. >>> and yesterday a white shark killed a houston man. some feared that a man eating sha

have been living off the country's massive wealth, using it as a private piggy bank, which the new libyan authorities want back. saif is wanted by the international criminal court for war crimes. gadhafi's glamorous daughter aisha has been hiding in algeria with some of her siblings, but libya's new rulers have asked for her extradition. and another son, saadi, is under house arrest in the african nation of niger. why didn't he stay and fight until the last man? >> he tried to fight. and the last time, i think, he finally realized that his father and brother were never going to give those people the freedoms they wanted. >> reporter: now that the people of libya have the freedom they wanted, the world watches to see what they will do with it. certainly what the united states is going to be looking for is the national transitional counsel, trying to unify the factions which have been fighting gadhafi. >> much more on "this week" i assume. >> absolutely. >> christiane, thank you. >>> when we come back, the people he stole from may never forget bernard madoff. no one is more angry than his f

very warm welcome to you this is our life from moscow with the weekly libyans are celebrating the beginning of a new era with the death of colonel gadhafi he was gunned down in unclear circumstances on thursday the incident sparked international calls for an investigation with allegations the ousted libyan leader was executed a leaked video portrays a man opposing that he shot could be twice in cold blood and urine his capture in the city of claim is supported by a post-mortem was discovered to pull it calls on the colonel's elections analogy to be held in libya within eight months followed by the formation of a new government and the drafting of a constitution over the post gadhafi future looks uncertain as ethnic and tribal divisions emerge among libyans once united in revolution and then of course this nato which is now winding down its bill. three intervention on its members rush to secure lucrative oil deals with the new libyan authorities i think it's annoying our reports from. not so long ago it with handshakes and. now it's his head. and his family and a lot of. foreign involvement factor th

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so far, the new libyan government has shown little interest in getting to the bottom of the matter. more than 300 bodies, some with their hands tied behind their back, were collected from a cross search and buried in a mass grave. libyan officials have been slow to confront accusations of atrocities by their fighters despite repeated calls for them to do so. there are no names in this graveyard, only numbers. 572 so far and still counting, that's because the graves contain the bodies of alleged mercenaries. most of them were killed in the fighting, but some local officials freely admit were summarily executed. the governor of this prison in misrata thinks that amounted to justice. there was no mercy for foreign mercenaries this shaikh says. the nearly 500 prisoners he holds seem well treated but this man said that in another prison, he had been brutalized. they just assumed you were pro gadhafi and beat you up? >> yes. >> reporter: how badly were you hurt? >> very bad. very bad. you know? no humanity. >> reporter: no humanity? >> yes. >> reporter: libya's new rulers are at risk of b

it is our hope that what i saw in tripoli on tuesday firsthand the eagerness of libyans to begin building a new democracy can now begin in earnest. i want to underscore the commitment of the united states to supporting the libyan people as a friend and partner as they embark on this new democratic path. >> our correspondent is traveling with secretary of state. she is in pakistan at the moment in islam tabad. kim, with hillary clinton, we are in a situation where gaddafi is dead. i suppose that suits the administration. >> this is something that certainly suits the libyan officials for starters. mrs. clinton was there. her trip was timely. the news of his death came the day after she visited. it soothes everybody because everybody would like to see a new page for libya -- it suits everybody. this will enable them to move forward. but there is a concern about some instability that remains, the possibility that there might be some more violence. we interviewed hillary clinton yesterday and i asked her whether there was concern about the fact that gaddafi had laid the ground for insurgency whether

danced in the streets and fired guns in the air once the news circulated. >> libyan exiles living here are making plans to fly home in cases for the first time in mer than 30 years. abc 7 reports and and they were awakened when the news began breaking in libya. they were glued by al jazz yeara showing images kill bid rebel forces. exiles living in the bay area have seen families suffer at the hands of him. >> at one time, he -- criticized the government. they and tried to you know... revolt against gaddafi. they put him six years in prison. >> the regime fell, he hid, barricaded in his hometown, protected by loyalists. today, libyans showed off his gold resolver, a symbol of his demise. software engineer has been supporting opposition for 30 years since coming for his master's degree and says this is the start of a new era. >> they -- they can say what they want. >> he plans to seize his family in december. and was there in tune for the first time in 33 years preparing to go again. and his daughter anxious to go as well. >> the children of exiled all over the world a

news to me. the way, how he was killed, this is something else. the libyan people, i can assure to you, and the ntc, they want him alive. they want the libyan people to have the chance to ask him questions and i think even the americans want to see him alive to ask him questions about what happened to the americans who are being killed by the terrorist. and you can see that he was bleeding when the first time we saw his redo of the photo after the captures. >> ambassador, thank you very much. >> yeah, to me -- >> thank you very much, ambassador. >> yeah. thank you very much. okay. >>> joining me now for his first interview since moammar gadhafi's death is his highest prince whose family was overthrown by gadhafi 42 years ago. thank you for joining me. what a moment for you and your family and your country. >> i was giving a speech in rome. i couldn't sit still. i wanted to go out and pick up the phone and speak to people in benghazi, speak to people in tripoli. people were so happy. i can't explain it to you. i feel finally i can go back to a free country, a

secretary-general has not ruled out a future role in libya, saying, quote, if requested, we can assist the new libyan government in the transformation of democracy. the last of moammar gadhafi's eight children still at large. sayif has reportedly crossed the libyan border into niger according to an official. fearing for his life, apparently, he's brokering a deal to hand himself over to the international criminal court where he could be charged with war crimes. >>> still ahead here on "way too early," carlton fisk in 1975. bill buckner, 1986. kirby puckett, 1991. now david freese in 2011. last night's game six was historically great. but the cards still have to win another one tonight for it all to mean anything. full highlights and reaction ahead in sports. >>> plus, snow on the ground for halloween? you'd better grab a shawl with that sexy nurse costume. looks like it could be a white weekend for a lot of you. the forecast when "way too early" comes right back. >>> a message to president kennedy was long and ramramblin. but for the first time, mr. khrushchev acknowledged soviet missiles. he argued

winding down its military intervention on its members rushed to secure lucrative all deals with the new libyan authorities but he's nice to know he is in tripoli wouldn't. not so long ago it with handshakes and hugs now it's his head. and his family and a lot of. foreign involvements and that fact that he was always portrayed as a great guy you also played a lot of banking with the western powers. graphic gruesome footage of get after you went viral as news of his death spread after months of being number one on nato hit list under the banner humanitarian mission. we came we saw god. have anything to do with your. libyan and t.c. claims he was killed in crossfire i didn't really you know begs to differ show here clearly wiping blood from his head then nearly dead took a look at the footage shown on t.v. proves that he was captured alive and wounded and after that he was killed. total pressure is growing for an investigation to find out if gadhafi died as clinton put it or was executed the un and human rights organizations should all push not only for investigation or death or could certainly t