rob nelson. >> and i'm peggy bunker. moammar gadhafi remains defiant and adamant as ever even though his compound was targeted last nightrebels can expect even more help from international forces today. >>> also ahead, as the number of dead from japan's earthquake and tsunami may now top 18,000, rescuers still finding miracles. a survivor buried under her refrigerator for days. she and her grandson found alive. >> hopeful for a lot of people who haven't had any good news. >>> also, a "world news now" follow-up, a college wrestler born without a leg, now he's a real champion. >> against all odds. keep dreaming, whatever that dream is. >>> before we get to that, moammar gadhafi is vowing, quote, a long war. he says he's ready to battle the allied military forces that have already destroyed libyan defenses with some pretty punishing air attacks. >> one of those attacks hit very close to home. a missile blasted into a building on gadhafi's residential compound. karen travers is in washington with the latest on the libyan operation. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, rob and peggy. u.s. officials are claiming early suc