give us the background to the case against saif al-islam -- saif gaddafi. >> saif al-islam gaddafi is wanted in his role for crashing the uprising that began in february of this year in benghazi. an arrest warrant was issued in june. the libyan authorities have him held here where i am. his exact whereabouts are a closely guarded secret. but he's being held somewhere here and people i have been speaking to say he will remain here because they say they think it is safe are that were having him transferred to tripoli. what i understand is happening at the moment is luis moreno-ocampo is in tripoli and meeting with the justice minister. i was told he would be able to make saif al-islam gaddafi if he wanted but no one here knows of any plans for the prosecutor of the international criminal court to come here. but he may well be flown here by helicopter at fairly short notice. so, saif al-islam is being held here and we are told he is being well treated but that is something international human rights organizations are keen to ensure. the other thing to mention, of course, is that although

saif al-islam gaddafi was captured over the weekend and now he is in custody. he is currently due held in a western town and not go from there that we filed this report. >> these pictures were taken in libya shortly after saif al- islam gaddafi was captured. they promise he will get a fair trial. saif says he does not know where he will be held prisoner. in libya, he is told. his captors show the supplies that saif had with him while he was on the run. he also carried with him a warning, that the country would see new divisions and that the former rebels would bring no good to libya. >> regarding the people of benghazi, misrata, you consider them your brothers. you brought them upon us. go ahead and give them a couple of months and you will find out the reality but please do not deny on the day that saif al- islam gaddafi was taken prisoner that he warned you of all of that. >> he was brought here shortly after his capture. his whereabouts are a closely guarded secret. it is the process of freeing him to justice will start in tripoli with the new government and

here's some background on saif gadhafi. he is 39 years old and the oldest son of moammar gadhafi's second wife sophia. he speaks fluent english. while his father was in power he was seen as a successor. he later became an outspoken defender of his father's brutal regime. >>> on to washington now, the deadline clock is ticking this weekend for the congressional super committee. it's trying to trim the federal deficit and still no deal. the deadline is wednesday. the committee must cut more than $1 trim from the deficit. if there is no agreement, that would trigger automatic across the board budget cuts. parry murray says taxes are the key sticking point. >>> now to the penn state child molestation scandal. former football coach joe paterno's son jay is speaking out. he says his father fired after the scandal broke has had his world turned upsidedown. but he says the -- main concern should be focused on the alleged victims. >> pretty surreal, almost like the book of joeb, the perspective, one thing joe said to me throughout a

moammar gadhafi's son, saif is his name, he is in custody. libyan revolutionary commanders says he was caught near the border with niger. he's gadhafi's second oldest son and he's wanted by alleged crimes against humanity. what do we know? how does this all go down? >> well, t.j., every hour, more details are emerging about this capture. the latest we are hearing from a commander of a brigade from the western mountains, this is the area from which the fighters who retail saif gadhafi came from. we are being told that special unites from this brigade were in the southwestern area near that town where he was found in a triangle close to the border with niger. they had been on a stakeout there for the past 18 days having intel that he was there. and finally, overnight at about 2:00 a.m. pp local time, they saw a convoy moving. as they approached that convoy, it opened fire as it tried to flee and they exchanged fire for about two hours. finally, they managed to stop that convoy and they say that saif and members of his entourage surrendered to t

the arrest and capture of saif gadhafi. he was seen as the potential next leader of libya before this year's uprising and overthrow of his father. saif gadhafi was one of the few remaining high ranking libyan officials still on the run. he was tracked down and arrested today in libya's southern desert. let's get right to cnn senior editorial correspondent matthew chance. tell us how this capture unfolded. >> reporter: it unfolded after a 15 day pursuit in the south of libya, apparently saif gadhafi was trying to cross into niger when his convoy was intercepted, there was a fire fight, last ad couple of hours. after which saif and a number of other close aides were taken into custody and flown to a town in the western area, a town which rose up against colonel gadhafi, saif gadhafi's father when the uprising in libya began. he's currently being held there. the big question currently and we've seen he seems to be in pretty good shape with a few injuries. where will he be tried? libyan authorities made it clear they want to tr

saif gadhafi, the son of moammar gadhafi has been captured. we'll have more on who he is, significant can of his capture. we'll be joined by our senior international correspondent, matthew chance, at the top of the hour. >>> let me turn to presidential politics or politics in washington, d.c. the elusive deficit reduction deal. the deadline is officially wednesday, but is it already too late. joe jons live for us on capitol hill. we got at least until wednesday, but in reality we don't have that long. >> no. you're right. the deadline is wednesday. that's when they're supposed to adopt this big budget deal that's been talked about since august. it probably isn't going to happen. but we'll get to that in a minute. the important thing what you're talking about t.j., is the real sort of practical deadline is monday because by law, number one, they have to release any plan that they're planning to adopt 48 hours before they actually vote on it. the other half of it is, there's something called the congressional budget office. these are the guys wh

. >> in libya, the excitement of capturing gaddafi's son saif raises a question of justice. the jungles of eastern congo might not be your obvious holiday spot. for those that make the trek, be view is truly explosive the -- the view is truly explosive. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. tens of thousands of protesters are in tahrir square calling for the military government to step down. the leader of the military council said that he will hand over power to the next government in july. this was not met with approval by the protesters. >> they used to drum on offenses as an alarm when mubarak's men were coming. -- they used to draw on fences. the funeral of one of the dead came through the square this morning. the young men fighting the right police would like to finish the job. many egyptians do not like the street violence. they don't like the military and police trampling over human- rights either. the man that they hate the most is the head of the ruling council. >> today or tomorrow, he should go. >> the field marshal appealed on egyptian te

libyans are cheering the arrest and capture of saif al islam gadhafi. former libyan leader moammar gadhafi, tracked down and taken into custody today in the desert. libya's new leaders say they will try him there. >>> back in the u.s., a wildfire near reno, nevada, is near 65% contained. officials say they're going to let evacuated residents back into their neighborhoods today. 15 homes were destroyed and at least 40 damaged. investigators say they believe the fire was caused by electrical sparks. >>> and florida police arrested this self-proclaimed doctor. a man who dresses as a woman. he is accused of injecting a woman's buttocks with a dangerous mixture that included cement, mineral oil and super glue. the woman thought she was getting a plastic surgery-type of enhancement. she nearly died. >>> the clock is ticking as a congressional super committee faces a looming deadline. they have until wednesday to trim more than $1 trillion from the federal deficit. but could they use gimmicks to reach those goals without making cuts? listen to what our joe joh

saif al islam gadhafi, son of noe notorious dictator, was captured in a gun battle. he's been on the run since tripoli fell to the protesters. cnn's jomana karadesh joins us with more. where and how was he captured? >> reporter: we can put the pieces of this story together. our understanding from military commanders is that it was fighters from the western mountain city of zintan who had been on the hunt for saif al islam gadhafi in the southern desert. this hunt actually intensified, they tell us, over the past 18 days. these special units receiving information that he was possibly trying to flee to neighboring niger. they narrowed down the border close to niger where they thought he was staying. it was overnight, about 2:00 a.m. local time, a convoy was moving, they tried to intercept that convoy. a gun battle opened up for about two hours. finally they say that saif and members of his entourage, a different number we're hearing, either three or six, surrendered to these fighters and were transferred to the western mountain city of zintan where they're being held.

has pledged to provide a fair trial for saif gadhafi but some have their doubts that it's likely that. it's unfortunate that syphilis has been captured and i think it's sad because he will not stand. trial in media after what we have seen what their government have done all of that evolution and what the. media have done with his father rather i don't think that people who are opposing the new media we put down their weapons and i think that this struggle will continue on for . months to come years to come. not enough time for you to get involved here we're always interested in your opinion on the story if we go to our web site r.t. dot com we're asking you what's next for saif al islam gadhafi check out the numbers right here so here's a bit add up so far the majority think he'll most likely get the death penalty in libya around a third of skeptical about saif gadhafi seizure believing he could still be at large but the rest are pretty what's between two opinions that he'll be tried in the i.c.c. or he'll be killed by vigilantes before there's any chance to send him to the hague do c

so what fate awaits saif al islam gadhafi we are asking your opinion right now on our web site r.t. dot com let's see how you guys are voting at the moment but so far the majority think you'll most likely get the death penalty in libya around a third of skeptical about saif gadhafi is captured believing he could be still at large but the rest are split between two options which will be tried at the international criminal court or he'll be killed by vigilantes before there's any chance to send him to the hague but you take a moment if you would log on to r.t. dot com and that's our get your vote. and watch in the weekly here on our team hundreds of arrests accusations of police brutality and dozens of injuries this is how the occupy movement in the u.s. markets two month anniversary this week officers in riot gear tore down camps and broke up mostly peaceful demos against the unequal distribution of wealth in major cities at the heart of the campaign in a crowd of activists took to the subway and tried to block off the stock exchange and evidence here has been emerging of disproporti

al islam was also court the national transitional council has since said it won't hand saif gadhafi over to the hague tribunal instead it's about to try him at home for crimes against the libyan people that could result in the death penalty following the toppling of his father at the end of the eight month civil war many questions remain about the regime saif is believed to be one of the few who knows about gadhafi his dealings with the west but political analyst and author adrian believes that saif al islam will either be silenced by the hague or the libyan authorities. what. he's learned that buffy as is a terrible choice if you'd been shot or been hanged because if you use germs in tried in libya you might end up very much in the saddam hussein way trial where he will end up being armed or he will in the you know one way or the other and if you use extra. it will not do you feel when we are of all the other we will say i was after you son as has been the constant throughout history every time somebody survives. relations we've also seen and this is all of this horrible documents

let's hear what he had to say. >> good news is saif gadhafi is arrested. and that's very important because we consider and the judge will consider him one of the most reprehensible with his father in crimes after february. he's alive. now he'll face justice and that's important news. >> reporter: and according to the report, mr. ocampo will be traveling to libya next week to coordinate efforts to bring saif gadhafi to justice. he's wanted by the international criminal court but libyans also want to see him stand trial here in tripoli. that's a matter that's yet to be resolved. >> thanks so much from tripoli. other news from overseas now. police in egypt forcefully cleared cairo's tahrir square one day after a massive demonstration there. when darkness fell police fired tear gas and warning shots. 160 people were hurt and a police van burned. gentleman back in this country los angeles investigators are taking a look at the death of actress natalie wood. actor christopher walken hired lawyer. he was on the yacht when wood went overboard back in 1981 but poli

about the regime remain saif is believed to be one of the few who knows about the death of his dealings with the west but political analyst and author adrian struggle to police that saif al islam will either be silenced by the hague or by libyan authorities. as a terrible choice between being shot or being hanged because if you use judged and tried in libya he might end up very much in the saddam hussein right trial where he will end up being or he will feel one way or the other and if he is extradited to the hague it will not be a fair trial one will of all the other the will silence the son as has any constant throughout history every time somebody survives me. uncomfortable but relations we've also seen and this is all this horrible documents how moammar gadhafi only in the last two years has shook the hands of only a radical barnard no doubt a lot of things were. a lot of very uncomfortable that the regime that information could be given by so long that that's. with r.t. live from moscow as if you could join us today still ahead here on the program money going down the drain billion

human rights watch on saturday called on libyan authorities to treat saif al islam humanely. the apparent killings of moammar gadhafi and his son on october 20th are particular cause for concern about saif al islam's treatment. human rights watch said in a statement. the international criminal court that has built a case against saif al islam for alleged crimes against inhuman nit says a decision will be made where he will face justice. >> the judges will decide but the ruleses are for the national authorities if they have a case. so we'll discuss that. i thistle in some way now, we say the difficult time was to stop the crimes and arrest him. >> el campo is expected to travel to libya next week week. many libyans say with the capture of the most wanted man comes to an end to their fears of an insurgency he could have formed to destabilize libya's fragile hold on freedom. cnn, tripoli. >> up next, three-time tour de france champion greg lemond shares his deep dark secrets about sexual abuse. steve perry will tell us how common it is in the school system. ♪ it gives me warmth.

it's believed to be saif al-islam, but the u.s. department still insists it can't confirm reports of the capture. the 39-year-old facing charges of crimes against humanity for his role in his father's bloody crackdown. this is a developing story today. we're following it live from jerusalem. what do you think? can they confirm it's him? >> they seem to be certain in libya that this is him. a lot of surprise that he was apprehend, but not killed. libya's justice minister said he will in fact face the death penalty. saif al-islam gadhafi was the only one of gadhafi's eight children still on the run, and libyan officials announced today that he was captured in the rugged desert. saif al-islam didn't face the horrible fate that his father did, something he was worried about, we're told. the 39-year-old was captured by libyan fighters. he's faced many close encounters. he managed to escape a nato airstrike on his convoy the day before his father died. his future isn't certain. officials at the international criminal court will decide ne

and we are interested in what you think is waiting for gadhafi is captured son saif so go to our web site r.t.l. com to participate in our latest where all this take a look at what we've got there are now so so far as you can see the overwhelming majority predicts he will receive the death penalty and leave you slightly less than that and a quarter rather say he will not live to see his trial as too many leave begins one to rethink some of the responses do not believe that saif al islam was in fact captured and remain convinced he's at large while a few of you still think he will get a trial they hate whether they are or not so you can let us know what you think on this issue by logging on to our web site r.t.l. com and letting us know what you think. now as the date for the u.s. troop withdrawal from iraq nears questions are raised over billions of dollars that have reportedly been wasted or stolen during a military intervention a record number arrests of record number of arrests rather have been made for individual soldiers making cash on the side the big players behind the losses

saif gadhafi is wanted for crimes against humanity. run since august, since before the fall of the capital, tripoli. we are hearing outbursts of celebratory gunfire, people honking their horns celebrating what they have been waiting for for a long time. >> all right. jomana with the news for us. cnn continues to work to confirm, but the word is that saif gadhafi, you probably recognize that face, he was visible during the time of the uprising, speaking on behalf of his father and the government at the time. but the word is saif gadhafi has been captured in libya, possibly trying to flee but has been captured. >>> we will turn back to politics here in a moment and the rise of newt gingrich. up in the polls, with just six weeks to go until the iowa caucuses, but can he keep this up? stay with me. rt. my mother said, "well, maybe we ought to buy this hot dog cart and set it up someplace." so my parents went to bank of america. they met with the branch manager and they said, "look, we've got this little hot dog cart, and it's on a really g

regime still on the run has been captured in a country south that comes just days after gadhafi son saif al islam was also caught the national transitional council has since said it won't hand him over to the hague tribunal instead it's about to try him at home for crimes against the libyan people that could result in the death penalty market off its most influential son was seized and the south of the country on saturday along with his aides as they try to escape to neighboring share following the toppling of his father and the out of an eight month civil war many questions about the regime remain saif is believed to be one of the few who could answer it and political analyst and author adrianne so good she says saif al islam will be silenced by either the hague or the national transitional council. as is a terrible choice between being shot or being hanged because if he is judged and tried in libya he might end up very much you know saddam hussein like trial where he will end up being or he will then the one will be out there and if he is extradite. it will not be a fair trial or the o

well we're interested in what you think is awaiting his captured son saif so you can go to our website or to cong to participate in our latest web polls. well so far the overwhelming majority predicts that he will receive the death penalty in libya slightly less than water see the world not live to see this trial as too many as too many we want revenge some of you did not believe that say well islam was in fact captured and remain convinced he's at large while a few of the respondents still think you will get a trial at the hague either fair or not so let us know what you think by logging on to our website r.t. dot com place now what you think on this issue. as the dates for the u.s. troop withdrawal from iraq nears questions are raised over billions of dollars out of reportedly been wasted or stolen during a military intervention while a record number of arrests have been made for individual soldiers making cash on the side of a player is behind the losses remain at large our correspondent going to check our reports. not everyone leaves a war zone and keep moving the number of people

. >>> before libya's revolution many people thought saif al islam gadhafi would be the country's next leader. but tonight moammar gadhafi's son is in custody, his fate in the hands of men he once described as rats. jamana kardashe looks at his fall and what's next for him. >> reporter: a day of celebration in libya. many calling it the true end of the gadhafi era. once the heir apparent to his father's iron-fisted rule, now saif al islam gadhafi is a prisoner of war held in an undisclosed location in the western mountain city of zintan. he was caught in the remote southern deserts of libya. it appeared he had been seeking to escape into neighboring niger. after an hours-long firefight, these fighters from ziltan hold up the silver rifle taken from his hands. libyan officials say he will soon be transferred to tripoli, where they want him to stand trial. the new interim prime minister reassuring the international community that his country is capable of providing a fair trial. human rights watch on saturday called on libyan authorities to treat saif al islam humanely and to hand him ov

and libyan authorities claim they've captured one son saif al islam but there are already question marks over the likelihood of the high profile figure facing a fair trial also this to. the reaction to yet more heavy handed u.s. policing against demonstrators as officers pepper spray seated students of a california university who were peacefully protesting against social inequality and she wished him hikes. hello it's nine pm saturday night here in moscow you're watching r t with me kevin and first this gas and stones are flying once again in tahrir square as riot police and protesters clashing cairo state television says over one hundred fifty people have been injured the protesters have been taking to the streets protesting against the military rulers who've been in control now since president the. with talk of in february demanding withdrawal of the proposal would declare as the military the guardian of secure will get to see the protest was raised by the islamist muslim brotherhood and supported by some secular activists to discuss this now let's turn to pepe escobar columnist and co

now we are interested in what fate you think is waiting for gadhafi is captured son saif so go to our website r.t.o. khan to participate in our latest poll so so far the overwhelming majority predicts he will receive the death penalty in media over water say he will not live to see his tribe ask too many libyans one revenge some of you do not believe that saif al islam was in fact captured and remain convinced he's of large while a few of the respondents still think you will get a trial of the hague whether they are or not so you can have your say on this issue by logging on to our website r t v dot com. as a day for the u.s. troop withdrawal from iraq nearest questions are raised over billions of dollars that have reportedly been wasted or stolen during the military intervention while a record number of arrests have been made for individual soldiers making cash on the side of big players behind the losses remain at large i correspond to check out reports. not everyone needs the war so he can be the number of people indicted and convicted by the us for bribery fraud and there in iraq

also the libyan authorities capture of moammar gadhafi son saif al islam and already suggest he could face the death penalty but there are question marks over the fairness of a trial conducted in the view. of. the reaction to yet more heavy handed us police against demonstrators as officers pepper spray seated students at a california university who were peacefully protesting against social inequality and she wishes hikes. it's why i'm here in moscow kevin oh and thanks for being with r.t. our top story tear gas and stones have been flying once again in tahrir square as riot police and protesters clashed in cairo state television says over two hundred people have been injured people been taken to the streets protesting against the army rulers who've been in control since president mubarak was toppled in february they're demanding he would draw all of the proposal that declares the military the guardian of constitutional legitimacy to protest was raised by the islamist muslim brotherhood and supported by some secular activists has called pepe escobar is a columnist and correspondent fo

libyan authorities claim they've captured moammar gadhafi son saif al islam one of the colonels most influential family members who was being lined up to be his successor. spain in the spotlight as the next possible victim of the spiraling e.u. crisis while exploring costs soaring there's little hope the upcoming parliamentary election will bring salvation. seven pm in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on our t.v. our top story the latest people to feel the sharp end of police crackdowns on the occupy protesters california university students who had set up tents on campus police in riot gear used pepper spray at least one woman suffered chemical burns as a result the officers response was because the students refused to move when ordered artie's guy looks through the footage and walks us through the police actions. student think they were peaceful we protesting social inequality and tuition hikes when they were surrounded by police and pepper sprayed the footage coming from there is it's astonishing to see how a police officer use their pepper spray on students who w

they wanted to kill saif on the spot.very similar to the way that his father moammar gadhafi was killed by crowds of rebels. the rebels this time, however, surrounded him forming a human chain. they say he will be treated as a prisoner of war. he will likely be transferred to libya to be tried inside libya by a libyan judiciary. when that transfer will take place remains unclear. richard engel, nbc news. istanbul. >> and still to come at 5:00, alcatraz like you've never seen it before. the historic project that will make the prison even more visible. and vampires are stuff movies are made of but what about younger looking skin? the bizarre sounding procedure promising to smooth out those wrinkles. including starbucks. it's the way to brew everyone's favorite cup in under a minute. way to brew! >>> anyone who has ever done a restoration project knows it can be a real chore. now try it on an island with nearly a hundred foot structure there. they're restoring the water tower at alcatraz. nbc bay area's joe rose ato jr. show

libya believes that saif al-islam in public money remains. a few thousand and a carhe of rifles. his future is uncertain and officials say they will decide where saif al-islam will be tried. westerners are worried that libyans will not hand him over and their fledging government is not mature enough to try him. he may be tried first in libya and move over to the criminal court. he will certainly face the death penalty. >> a food recall for the main ingredient in salad. 5,000 bags of lettuce contaminated with via colori and people in 15 could be affected. and plus, someone didn't bother to do their job and because of that a murder suspect is freed tonight and a heart broken family seeking justice. >> she drowned after falling off of her yacht and e natalee wood case reopened . focus shifts back to the boat where investigators tracked down splendor. [ male announcer ] want to achieve more with your money? pnc virtual wallet gathers your spending and saving in one place. credit and debit purchases, checks, bills, and oer financial information. i

well paperweights saif al islam gadhafi we are asking your opinion on our web site right now at r.t. dot com that's a look at the numbers now so far the majority think that he'll most likely get the death penalty in libya but a third of skeptical about saif gadhafi is captured in the first place believing he could still be at large for the rest of pretty much a split right here two opinions that is the one that will be tried at the i.c.c. or he'll be killed by vigilante's before there's any chance to send him to the hague going to iraq you've got communists of your photo. watching the weekly on r.t. now hundreds of arrests accusations of police brutality and dozens of injuries the occupy movement in the u.s. markets two month anniversary this week officers in riot. top down come some broke up mostly peaceful demos against the unequal distribution of wealth in major american cities at the heart of the campaign in new york a crowd of activists took to the subway and tried to block off the stock exchange evidence has been emerging of disproportionate police action in response to the bro

. >> the capture of said -- saif gadhafi. he's accused of complicity and murder, for instance, and other crimes. saif da-da fi who was colonel da ga fi's second old esson was seen as a key figure that can direct them to billions of dollars that have been estimated to be stashed around the world by the gadhafi regime. the big question, though, is where will he be put on trial? there is that indictment at the hague that was discussed. the international concern is that saif al islam does not meet the same fate as his father. he seems to have avoided that at the moment but prosecutors for the hague are set to travel to libya your jenltsly to help decide saif gadhafi's future. mathieu chance, london. >>> syracuse basketball team took the court without bernie fein. it's been levels against the coach by two senior ball boys. ed lave an dear rah joins us live. ed, what was the mood like there? it was interesting and the mood permeated throughout the community. i don't people feel like they have enough based on what they know, based o

so what fate awaits saif gadhafi what we're asking your opinion on this on our web site r.t. dot com that's a look at the resulting screen so far what we can see the majority think you'll get the death penalty in libya run a fifth believe you'll be killed by vigilante's before there's any chance of sending him to the hague and sixteen percent are skeptical about saif gadhafi is captured believing he could be still at large and minority thinks he'll be tried at the international criminal court level to r.t. dot com and submit your vote. hundreds of arrests accusations of police brutality and dozens of injuries this is how the occupy movement in the u.s. markets two month anniversary this week offices and right here tore down camps and broke out mostly peaceful demos against the unequal distribution of wealth in major american cities hard to campaign in new york a crowd of actually took to the subway tried to block off the stock exchange and been imagining disproportionate police actions speak to the race listed california a group of students staging a sit down protest with pep