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

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

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

you see what appears to be saif gadhafi there. resembles the son of gadhafi.nticity of the photo. he was caught by the revolutionary fighters after a firefight in a libyan desert. according to the council, he was slightly wounded. necessity go have a warrant out for his arrest from the international criminal court for war crimes. we'll get more on this. what does the cap if you remember mean? our matthew chance is our senior international correspondent joining me now from lon godon. after all that's happened and the council getting a government in place, how relevant is the capture of saif gadhafi? >> i think if it's true this time, because of course his capture has been in angst at least once in the past in october at the height of the rebellion which proved to be not true. then i think it's obviously a good thing in terms of the ability of the kun fwun frcount move on. there's an indictment for him for war crimes at the hague. we understand from the hague authorities are now in touch with the justice authorities in libya to try and get him handed over so he

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

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

saif gadhafi the fugitive son of moammar gadhafi, british educated, well dressed, often the spokesman for libya during the uprising, he was captured over the weekend while trying to cross the border and get out of libya. libyan officials say they will ask for the death penalty for saif gadhafi. >>> here in new york city a man the nypd is calling an al qaeda sympathizer is behind bars. 27-year-old jose pimental was arrested in his apartment over the weekend accused of plotting to blow up police cars, post offices, attack u.s. troops returning from war. police said he was almost finished building bombs out of cheap materials he bought at home depot among other places. nypd had him under surveillance for over a year. tonight there are some questions about why the feds, including the fbi, chose not to get involved in this case that the nypd insists was a serious threat. >>> penn state has brought in a new and big name today to lead the investigation into how the university itself responded to the child sexual abuse allegations that led to the arrest of former coach jerry sandusky and the

some major news about one of omar gadhafi's sons, saif gadhafi. we're told he has been captured. here is a picture that has been released to us by the transitional government there saying this is, in fact, saif gadhafi after his capture. cnn is not able to independently confirm this picture. matthew chance live for us in london. matthew, we have to be careful sometimes with these reports. as you said to me earlier, this is not the first time we've heard of him being captured. >> no. in fact, the last time there were reports of his capture were back in august when i was in tripoli. and within a few hours of those reports being confirmed by the criminal courts, saif gadhafi appeared outside the hotel in tripoli where we were staying and we managed to talk to him. i think that was the last time that he was spoken to on camera by journalists up until his capture today. it does seem, though, that it's much firmer this time. that photograph has been distributed as you can say by the libbal authorities. they were the legibles, now they're the libyan authorities. it is coordinating and c

. >>> on to libya now, the question is, who will put moammar gadhafi's son on trial? saif al islam gadhafi was tracked down and arrested today in southern libya. the international criminal court wants to try him for murder for crimes against humanity. but libya's new leaders have their own plans. more now from cnn's senior international correspondent matthew chance. >> reporter: the capture of saif gadhafi is obviously a huge success for the libyan authorities. he's indicted at the international criminal court in the hague for crimes against humanity, centering on his unflinching support for his father's brutal crackdown on libyan rebels and the uprising that began in libya in february. he's accused of complicity in murder, for example. gadhafi's second oldest son is seen as a key figure who may be able to direct investigators to the billions of dollars estimated to have been stashed around the world by the gadhafi regime. obviously officials of the new libya would very much like to get their hands on that cash. the big question, though, is where will he be put on trial? t

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

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

obvious most prominent son crowd fired guns and honky or car horns to celebrate the capture of saif gadhafi was seized along with two of his aides while attempting to flee to neighboring air is wanted by the international criminal court for crimes against humanity however the leading authorities want to try him in the country and charges that the chancellor carry the death penalty and to see has pledged to provide a fair trial for say that up but some have their doubts this is likely to happen. it's unfortunate that so far this man has been captured and i think it's because he will not stand. trial after what we have seen what the new government have done or a very big. what the. media has done with his father and brother i don't think that the people who are opposing the new regime in libya we put down their work and i think that the struggle will continue on for. months to come. and we're always interested in your opinion on the story on our website r.t. dot com we're asking what's next for safe. so so far the majority think they'll most likely get the death penalty media iraq third are s

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

he will face the death penalty and saif gadhafi was the last of gadhafi's eight children on the run.rnational court in the hague called for his trial there for crimes against humanity. >>> pope benedict xvi addressed nearly 80,000 people during mass at a soccer stadium. he called for true leadership on the continent. comments that africans interpreted as criticism of corrupt leaders. clergy delivered the mass in several languages and it was broadcasted in st. peter's square. >>> spanish voters have overwhelming elected a more conservative government. mariano rajoy became the prime minister. he is expected to push drastic measures to keep spain from the debt storm that has hit the euro-zone. the country's unemployment rate is more than 20% and 45% for young workers. >>> well, a team ever california engineers claims to have created the world's lightest material. i want to you take a look at. this it's so lightweight it can sit on top of a fluffy dandelion. you are seeing it, without quashing the fuzzy fluffs. substance is made out of tiny, hollow metallic tubes arranged into a micro-la

. >> reporter: rebels in libya say today they finally caught saif gadhafi.the 39-year-old had been hiding in the desert apparently traveling with bedouins in a two car convoy this morning a 4 x 4 when he was surrounded by a rebel unit and surrendered without firing a shot. he had only a few thousand dollars with him. he was wearing traditional bedouin clothing including an elaborate turban that covered his face. when the rebels took him, they put him on a plane and flew him to the mountainous town. when that plane arrived a russian cargo plane, it was surrounded by a mob. some of the people very angry. 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 y

. >> 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

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 th

. >>> saif gadhafi has been captured. >>> penn state university police say they've referred another alleged incident of indecent assault to the attorney general's office. the center daily times quotes a police official as saying an alleged assault by a known individual took place in an outdoor swimming building. >>> and chinese demonstrators smashed rerefrigerators, protesting what they say is a design flaw that makes the doors hard to close. that's one way of doing it. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,796 after adding 25 points on friday. but the s&p was down a fraction and the nasdaq lost 15. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei lost 26 points while in hong kong, the hang seng dropped 265. there will be no holiday mood this week on wall street. just euro debt gloom. expect light volume, which lately leads to volatile swings on headlines. the headlines data includes tomorrow's preliminary report on the nation's economic output. traders will watch for signs from spain. over the weekend, that nation'

their goals, he says, is to see saif gadhafi face justice.ve the rights to take over the case. but first, they have to prove they have a genuine case against him and that their proceedings would meet icc standards, then the court would grant them the right to hold this trial on libyan soil. erin? >>> she was the best liar i've ever seen. >> was it imperfect justice? or was there reasonable doubt? that's what we're left with after casey anthony was found not guilty. of the 2008 murder of her 2 #-year-old daughter, caylee. former assistant attorney jeff ashton was part of a team that prosecuted anthony this summer. revealing new details about the case in his new book "imperfect justice." jeff ashton is outfront with us tonight. thank you very much for coming on the program. you give a lot of details in the book. and i want to get straight to the bottom line that so many people have because so many people in this country were riveted by the case. what do you think is the most important reason that you lost? >> well, i think as i discuss in the b

their goals, he says, is to see saif gadhafi face justice.s who have the rights to take over the case. but first, they have to prove they have a genuine case against him and that their proceedings would meet icc standards, then the court would grant them the right to hold this trial on libyan soil. erin? >>> she was the best liar i've ever seen. >> was it imperfect justice? or was there reasonable doubt? that's what we're left with after casey anthony was found not guilty. of the 2008 murder of her 2 year-old daughter, caylee. former assistant attorney jeff ashton was part of a team that prosecuted anthony this summer. revealing new details about the case in his new book "imperfect justice." jeff ashton is outfront with us tonight. thank you very much for coming on the program. you give a lot of details in the book. and i want to get straight to the bottom line that so many people have because so many people in this country were riveted by the case. what do you think is the most important reason that you lost? >> well, i think as i discuss in

celebration in the streets of benghazi as saif gadhafi was captured. >>> firefighters in reno have thee 65% contained. 15 homes were destroyed by the fire. >>> and six of the top gop candidates are taking questions now at the thanksgiving family forum in iowa. mitt romney and jon hunts man are skipping that event. back to the beltway sniper. >>> a woman was getting into her car, something blew up. she has blood coming out of her nose and mouth. >> blood is coming out of her nose and mouth? >> yes! >> so that would be five fatal shootings, five murders within the last 15 hours. >> the last shooting of this morning happened about 10:00 at a gas station in kensington. a woman was shot and killed at the shell station at connecticut and knowles avenue. chris gourden is there with the latest. chris? >> the woman killed here at the kensington shell has been identified as 25-year-old lori lewis rivera of silver spring. >> after losing his children in a custody battle with his ex-wife, john allen muhammad is left alone and bitter in washington state. >> john muhammad just fell apart when his ch

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 how warm are good that you only in the last two years has shook the hands of tony blair were rattled by no doubt a lot of bins wouldn't go to a lot of very uncomfortable their information would be given by so that the. just out on a quarter past the hour here in moscow you without say spain is shifting right to attemp

. >>> in libya revolutionary fighters captured saif gadhafi. he was picked up by revolutionary fighters in the southern desert. 39-year-old was once considered the heir-apparent to colonel gadhafi of the it's if gadhafi will be turned over to the international criminal court in the haug or tried in libya as members of the transitional government want. >> we have good courts and he a very good system. >> southern libyan fighters had reportedly been following the younger gadhafii for weeks and decided to make their move when she learned he would try to escape perhaps to tawana. tunisia. >>> snowfall helps to slow the spread of a wind-whipped fire in this reno neighborhood. >>> and 'tis the season, the city asking for your help to make sure children enjoy the holidays. the 10:00 news continues in 90 seconds. ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone, you just snap a picture, hit send and done. chase quickdeposit. take a step forward and chase what matters. ♪ we just keep on k

saif al islam was also a court the national transitional council has said that it will not hand saif gadhafi over to the hague tribunal that is about to try him at home for crimes against the libyan people that could ultimately result in the death penalty following the toppling of his father at the end of an eight month civil war and many question. 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 h

rebels also are showing off a trophy they say they found with the son saif gadhafi. id the same thing after moammar gadhafi was captured. they showed off a gold pistol that belonged to the former leader. >>> russian prime minister vladimir putin has this macho man image he likes to play up. here's his latest. there he is. that is the russian prime minister playing hockey now. he's number 11 out there. can you make him out. he's 59 years old. a former kgb spy but he is going to be running for his old job as russian president. this is part of his campaign. we have seen him in a lot of different poses, if you will. he's been playing sports, he's been doing a little judo, some motorcycle racing. now the plan plays hockey. >>> coming up next, tiger woods. his struggles in golf have been well documented lately. hasn't been playing so well. a lot of people were very critical when he was pick by the captain on the u.s. presidents cup team. well? take this, folks. guess who just clinched the tournament for team usa? that story coming your way in just a moment. >>> also coming

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.

. >>> in libya revolutionary fighters captured saif gadhafi. he was picked up by revolutionary fighters in the southern desert. 39-year-old was once considered the heir-apparent to colonel gadhafi of the it's if gadhafi will be turned over to the international criminal court in the haug or tried in libya as members of the transitional government want. >> we have good courts and he a very good system. >> southern libyan fighters had reportedly been following the younger gadhafii for weeks and decided to make their move when she learned he would try to escape perhaps to tawana. tunisia. >>> snowfall helps to slow the spread of a wind-whipped fire in this reno neighborhood. >>> an [people chatting] everyone, it's $37 a piece. paying with your smart phone instead of cash. that's a step forward. with chase person-to-person quickpay, you can send money directly to your friend's checking account. all you need is their email address or mobile number. don't worry honey, i'll show you. thanks everyone. so take a step forward... and chase what matters. >>

libyan officials announced that saif gadhafi was captured in the rugged desert. in his final days on the run, he was seeking to avoid the gruesome death his father faced. the 39-year-old was captured by libyan fighters. he faced many close moments. he managed to escape a nato air strike on his convoy the day before his father died. his future is now uncertain. officials at the international criminal court said they will decide next week where saif al-islam will be tried. meanwhile, breaking news continues from egypt. tear gas seems to be covering tahrir square this afternoon, more than 500 people were injured. thousands of police clashed with protesters for control of the square. this comes after security forces tried to stop activists from staging a long-term sit-in. on friday, tens of thousands of people gathered at the square to denounce egypt's ruling military council. the latest round of violence happening just a little more than a week before egypt is expected to hold its first elections since the ouster of former egyptian president hosni mubarak. >> rick:

berlusconi who says mr gadhafi is hand so no doubt a lot of things were really go through here it is a lot of very uncomfortable that the regime's own information would be given by saif al islam gadhafi the son so i think he will one way or another besides i've been through life imprisonment or through execution or through some of the lynching parade as we saw with one more of the duffy only a month ago in libya just briefly there if he was sentenced to death how would the international community react to that what would it do for the entities reputation and indeed for a country supposedly in transition to being a democratic country what would it not be harmful to libya's reputation well but i don't think anybody cares about what reputation of being or not this basically has to do with it basically has to do with more modest the idea of introducing a goal the dinar it has to do with the fact that under gadhafi libya central bank was in the pendant of the international banking cartel so justice is not part of the formula the international global power elite care much what the image of libya will be or will not be besides executions on the part of the markets as we see

saif gadhafi has been captured trying to sneak out of lib.ister promised a fair trial for him, calling his capture the crowning moment of the uprising. >>> and the clock is ticking down for the super committee. the 12 members of congress have two days to find $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction. i'm alex witt. more news later. we'll see you in one hour on msnbc. >>> it is early morning on a june day in the tiny texas town of iraan. 250 miles northwest of san antonio. inside a small tin-roofed house, a massive fire erupts. soaring flames begin consuming the structure within minutes. four people are inside. including 40-year-old oil field worker ernest ray willis and his cousin billy willis. elizabeth belue and another woman both in their mid 20s are also asleep in the house. the group are guests of the home tenants who are out for the night. following an evening of drinking, they've all decided to sleep over. the flames awaken ernest willis. >> i woke up in the early morning hours, i don't know, 4:00 or so. and the house was on fire. so i ran t