this morning, opposition forces controlled 90% of the capital city of tripoli. they also captured three of khadafy's son. there were celebrations in front of the white house in washington, d.c. this morning. obama administration have recognized the rebels in the country as the government. >> reporter: six months after the libyan revolution begin, it looks like moammar khadafy's reign is close to an end. he is under siege in the capital city of tripoli where rebels are preparing for a final showdown. some neighborhoods are reportedly in rebel hands and rebel forces have taken over government buildings. the supporters are celebrating in the square, symbolic part of khadafy veem and unimaginable sight just a week ago. the destruction in the capital is evident and one of his sons was arrested but he still claims to be in control. dictator delivered a series of angry audio messages. he dismissed the rebels and urged people to fight on. i am with you in tripoli. don't allow the occupiers to put a foot in our land. i am with you in this battle as i always promised you.

tonight, the rebels claim to be preparing an assault on the capital city, tripoli. >>> now to the crisis in africa, where millions are fighting for their lives in the face of famine, violence and drought. ann curry has an extraordinary look tonight at the capital of somalia tonight, mogadishu, the danger, the high stakes and how it got this way. >> reporter: mogadishu, somalia, is the capital of chaos, torn to ruins by decades of war and anarchy. it is filled with weapons and suffocated by fear. this is where "black hawk down" happened, where somali pirates operate. it's considered by many the most dangerous place in the world, even by the battle-hardened. >> i think no one nation anywhere, no one place in the world anywhere, like somalia. >> reporter: lieutenant colonel paddy unkunda takes us through the front line of just the latest fighting. our armored personnel carrier at the ready for any sign of attack. we keep moving. ieds and suicide bombs an ever-present threat. at one stop, seconds after an ak-47 sounds off, we move quickly out of the area. peacekeepers at the moment are winni

rebels and supporters of gadhafi apparently facing off in the capital city of tripoli right now. also right now, the government spokesperson, moussa ibrahim is speaking right now. we want to dip in and see if we can see what's being said. >> capital of this great nation. and the death toll is beyond imagination. last night the number was 376 people dead and almost 900 injured. some of them, of course, are because of nato's attacks on our checkpoints, army, soldiers and our streets and neighborhoods. some other are because of the fighting between us and the rebels. today, i have confirmation from the libyan ministry of health that since the 12:00 midday and -- what it is now? it's 11:15 local time. so almost 11 hours. 11 hours of violence. it's 1,300 people killed in tripoli alone with 5,000 people injured. the hospitals cannot even cope with such death toll. so we are saying it out loud to the world that a peaceful city, these journalists lived here for a long time and they could see that life was normal and peaceful in this great city. and now it's being turned into a hellfire be

and rebels say they now control 95% of the capital city of tripoli. he big question at this point, not only what happens to muomar ghadafi, but what happens to this country, if and when he actually leaves? we will get you some of those answers from our reporters on the ground in libba we will also take a closer look at hurricane irene which is now pounding puerto rico, it is on track for florida, and that would make this, or does this make this, i should say, the first hurricane which is projected to make land fall this season. so a lot of folks out on the east coast are watching very closely, and also, back to school bargains, if they seem kind of tough to find this year, it is because they are. so we will tell you why. we may not be able to ease the sticker shock but at least we can give you some of the information behind it. >> good to know. erika, from "the early show," thanks for joining us today. >> "the early show" starting at 7:00 right here on cbs 5. thanks, erika. >>> time now is 6:52. a possible headache for the ride home. how bart is prepar

that we hearing nato airstrikes or nato sound design so you create a sense of panic in the capital city of tripoli heavy gunfire and explosions are reported in the libyan capital but independent sources on the ground say it is all part of a nato does information campaign. here in israel after the taking to the streets they say they believe the government is trying to use the conflict to divert attention away from to make the cases. this is happening as it is real economy continues its combine. with hamas ending its peace treaty with the jewish state. and we explore the events of august one thousand nine hundred one which gave birth to modern russian democracy. direct from of the heart of moscow to you this is r.t. glad to have you with us let's take a look at your top stories heavy gunfire and explosions are reported in the libyan capital according to rebel commanders it signals the start of the final onslaught on today off the stronghold but i would say nato is portraying celebrity fireworks as a battle for the capital independent journalist feeling that says the reports are the alliance is a way

all in a place that's down bombs which are clearly designed to create a sense of panic in the capital city of tripoli heavy gunfire and explosions are reported in the libyan capital but independent sources on the ground say it is all part of a nato this information campaign. here in israel at the best cupcake you can do anything they say they believe the government is trying to use the conflict to divert attention away from to make take issues of. this is happening as israel continues its bombardment of gaza with hamas ending its peace treaty with the jewish state. and we explore the events of august one thousand nine hundred one which gave birth to modern russian democracy. and broadcasting a live direct from the heart of moscow this is r.t. i'm trying thomas glad to have you with us heavy gunfire and explosions are reported in the libyan capital according to rebel commanders and it signals the start of a final onslaught on khadafi stronghold but i witness is saying the gunfire is sporadic and the explosions heard are victory celebrations of gadhafi loyalists independent journalists feeling says the

libyan rebels are pressing their attack after surging into the capital city, tripoli. forces loyal to the dictator moammar qaddafi have been cornered in small pockets of the city. one of those pockets is qaddafi's presidential compound, which has not yet fallen. qaddafi, who ruled libya for 42 years, has not been found yet, but at least two of his sons reportedly have been arrested. correspondent barry peterson is with the rebel forces. >> reporter: the question tonight: where is qaddafi? his country has gladly abandoned him and most of the capital city is now in the hands of rebels. you can sum up the mood in rebel-held areas in one word: joyful. families brought their small children to be a part of it, and destroyed tanks were a photo-op of change. >> it's a new day. feel feelings of a new day. >> it's unbelievable. we're so happy. i cannot explain just to you in words. >> reporter: it's hard to believe that a mere 24 hours ago, people might have been prosecuted for gathering like this and supporting the rebel cause. now they're out celebrating, but there are still so

defected, what's the case may be, they're celebrating in the streets of several cities and one that we're watching closely is tripoli. and the capital city and you heard our correspondent jennifer griffin, when you start to see certain things happen in a country. it's fallen and if that's where the government sits frankly it's fallen and if you want it to end as judith said as quickly as possible. all right, you're sitting across the way, and your name is assad and a dictator and been in power for a while and killing your people protesting, reports have it. what are you thinking? >> i'm thinking that this is not a good day for you and i think that that's what the senator joe lieberman meant when he sent out his statement moments ago saying from damascus and syria to tehran, iran, the auto kratz have to be trembling and they must know that their day of reckoning is coming. because when you watch people taking up arms to throw off the dictator, someone like assad must know that his day of reckoning is near. >> i asked this months ago when we watched hosni mubarak exit egypt as the former president now. is this contagion? >> no, it sta

celebrating in a big way as opposition fighters say they control about 9 a% of the capital city of -- 95% of the capital city of tripoli. still tanks try to storm ghadafi's main compound. ghadafi's where-abouts are unknown. the libyan rebels top diplomat in london says rebels will turn over every stone to find him. opposition fighters have captured two of his sons. >> the big question now, the big mystery is what happens to the tens of thousands of loyal ghadafi troops who colonel ghadafi himself, just a few hours ago, said would fight until the death, to defend the libyan capital. >> ghadafi faces charges of crimes against humanity at the international criminal court in the netherlands. nato is promising to continue air strikes against pro-ghadafi forces until they all surrender or return to their bases. >> 5:01. san francisco police are searching for suspects in a fist-flying brawl at the battle of the bay. >> oh, my god. >> stop pulling hair. >> this is outside candlestick stadium. the parking lot. after the niners/raider game and inside the stands flights broke out by the end of the game. two people were shot. and

the libyan dictators is under siege in the capital city of tripoli where rebels are preparing for a final showdown. some neighborhoods are reportedly in rebels' hands and they have taken over government buildings. their supporters are pre-celebrating in the square, a symbolic part of the regime. an unimaginable sight even a week ago. late sunday night, his most powerful son was arrested. khadafy still claims to be in control. dictators delivered a series of angry audio messages. he dismissed the rebels and urged the libyan people to fight on. i am with you in tripoli, he said. i am with you in this battle as i always promised you. we will never surrender. >> in the rebel stronghold of benghazi supporters celebrated in a fight that has been deadlocked for months. president obama issued a statement sunday night, tripoli is slipping from the grasp of a tyrant. future of libya is now in the hands of the libyan people. >>> amidst the celebrations in libya, it's unclear where he is and what his next move will be. >>> there is word this morning, that new york prosecutors will likely drop a sexua

in a place that sound bombs which are clearly designed to create a sense that kind of in the capital city of tripoli heavy gunfire and explosions are reported in the libyan town. but independent sources on the ground say it is all part of a. campaign. here in israel taking to the streets they say they believe the government is trying to use the conflict to divert attention away from. this is happening israel continues its bombardment of gaza with a. treaty with the jewish state. and we explore the events of august one thousand nine hundred one which gave birth to modern russian democracy.

his reign appears close to the end after rebels stormed his compound in the capital city of tripoli. today, though, local tv aired audio from the speech qaddafi delivered from an unknown location. a subdued qaddafi vowed to fight on, quote, until victory or martyrdom. >>> how about traffic and weather? kristy has what sounds like a good forecast. >> yeah. pretty good day in store. it's going to be cooler inland which is probably good news for some who want to flip the air conditioner off today and we are seeing a slight chance of some showers north of the golden gate bridge. you can see this green showing up here on our maps. that's the because of this low that's spinning off the coast but not much to worry about. temperatures outside right now are pretty mild, still 67 in livermore, 61 in vallejo, same for concord. 52 in pacifica and 59 in san rafael. we will still see some of those 90s inland. 90 high in concord, 91 in livermore, 73 oakland and 66 today in the city. full look at your forecast coming up a little later. but let's check traffic with elizabeth. >> thank you. traffic loo

but he has made himself heard after rebels stormed his compound in the capital city of tripoli. today local tv aired audio from a speech he delivered from an unknown location. a subdued qaddafi urged loyalists to free tripoli from the, quote, devils and traders who have overrun it. although rebels don't have complete control of the country the supporters are celebrating on green swear with dancing, clapping and gunfire. >>> back here at home, santa clara county prosecutors will hold a news conference this morning. they say they have new information on a 10-year-old murder case. it's believed jeanine harms of los gatos was killed in 2001. although her remains have never been found, the district attorney's office recently got a private lab test results on some fiber evidence that could potentially link a rug missing from harms' home to the vehicle of suspect maurice nasmeh shot to death by harms' brother in a murder-suicide this past january. >>> there is now a $12,000 reward to find the driver who hit and killed a san francisco attorney. chp says don casper was run over while jogg

this as rebel troops advance toward the capital city of tripoli. crawford was there. >> reporter: this was a battle they couldn't afford to lose. and they brought everything out to try to finish the job. street by street, inch by inch, they pushed forward. and forced gahdafi's men into the street. with gahdafi troops in martyr square, their advance stuttered. they couldn't see their enemy, so they had to give the bait, even if it was themselves. knowing gahdafi's gunmen were at the end of the road. >> they have lit a fire to try to create a smokescreen so the snipers don't know what to shoot at. and now they are trying to finish the job off to move into the square. >> reporter: once inside the square, they have to hold it. and hold it they did. the gahdafi men were out numbered and outmaneuvered, and the wounded were abandoned as they fled they have waited since march for this moment and she savored every second. the green flags were torn down. they will be on their guard for gahdafi retaliation. they faced a weakened gahdafi military this time t m

extended forecast, coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> in lib ray, rebel forces have moved into the capital city of tripoli and a rebel leader says military unit in charge of protecting gadhafi has surrendered. they claim at least one of gadhafi's son has been captured, but as drew levenson reports, the long-time dictator remains defiant. >> reporter: libyan rebels encountered little resistance, pushing their way into tripoli in what could be moammar gadhafi's last stand. in addition to gaining access to the capital city, the national transitional council, the governing body for the rebel forces, says they have captured gadhafi's son. [ foreign language ] >> reporter: he's seen here telling supporters he and his father will be victorious. sun, gadhafi was heard, but not seen, making a plea on state-run television. [ foreign language ] >> reporter: he said we shall never give up tripoli to the colonialists or traders. [ foreign language ] >> reporter: also on state tv, a news anchor held up a gun and declared she was ready to die, defending the station. >> reporter: while the nato-backed libyan rebels conti

developments from the month lines of libya, rebel forces making big gains and closing in on the capital city of tripoli reportedly taking full control of the key oilsy of brega, and gaddafi is planning to leave the country. i'm jamie colby, keep it right here on fox. have a good day. >> european market meltdown not helping to calm down our markets. major bank stocks plummeting there. fears that it's growing over here and whatever is ailing them is going to be a big, big problem here. the whole contagion, how real is it? >> i don't think we're in 2008 area right now. i think our banks are much better capitalized and we don't have triple-a mortgage backed securities and mortgage backed securities rated triple-a and considered on our balance sheets and something else that's modern day nefarious. >> if you have a big french bank that goes down, i'm sure we hold that paper here, could a big french bank go down. yes, here is the thing, if france gets downgraded and bonds will get downgraded and people won't be buying french bonds unlike u.s. bonds and those banks, if you saw the stock market, and they're ham

market is no longer in control of libya in a swift offensive rebel forces stormed into the capital city of tripoli confronting heavy gunfire from the last remaining forces loyal to gadhafi and twenty four hours later the city was in rebel hands downtown tripoli is now a war zone with armed soldiers patrolling hotels and snipers posted up on rooftops but rebel forces say they now control most of the capital city as for where gadhafi himself is holed out no one knows n.p.r. is reporting that gadhafi may be trying to seek asylum a nation like russia that report has not been confirmed khadafi now joins other hours to dictators like hosni mubarak in egypt ben ali in tunisia and ali abdul sell a in yemen who been forced out of office in this arab spring coincidentally the four men were seen osing together for a photo ten minutes ago in libya no more smiles this time around president obama spoke this afternoon in the most recent developments coming from libya. for over four decades libyan people had lived under the rule of a tyrant who denied them their most basic human rights now the celebrations that w

airstrikes or nato sound bombs which are clearly designed to create a sense of panic in the capital city of tripoli now what we're hearing that happens today is that the. rebels in libya. channels they created sun sake. themselves inside claiming that they were inside and create and of course the media then mainstream media and the western media in particular and these reports which creates a sense of panic among the libyan people so they went inside. in fear and then a number of armed gangs and march which are essentially sleeper cells of rebels inside inside the c.c. and began firing randomly and setting things on fire and threatening ordinary people that if they did not join them that they would be assassinated they then took. the streets which were empty as i said because people with scads inside their homes which created the sense that they were. in the process of capturing the city then what happened is that of course that many people in tripoli have been by the government and so these people came out to defend the capital and then the government spokesman came out and insisted that the situa

. >>> another big story we're following, libyan rebels have taken the capital city of tripoli and captured two sons of muammar gaddafi. the u.s. has recognized the rebel forces and the legitimate government in libya. drew levinson on what is next for libya. >> reporter: celebrations are being held in cities across libya. rebels now control much of tripoli. muammar gaddafi's strong hold for more than ho years. but, now, the dictator's whereabouts are unknown, causing thousands to cheer in the streets, in a statement, president barack obama said "the people of libya are showing that the universal pursuit of liberty and freedom is far stronger than the iron fist of a dictator." the rebel's surprising 1-day advance into the capital comes after 6 months have a locked civil ward. they met little resistance, some government forceses reportedly fled, show even shedding their uniforms. >> they are running like rats so we're doing good. >> they grabbed gaddafi's two sons. just an hour before one told supporters he would never surrender. libyan state news andre iguodala says they want them to set up

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the city. they also stepped up their defenses in the eastern city of benjarwat. the council is working to launch a transitional government and asking for international assistance. while battles continue in the libyan capital of tripoli, the ulrich city has lost its luster. >> reporter: the economy boom raises money. but now one of the largest cities in north africa is almost like a ghost town. clashes continue but there is hardly anybody walking the street. i don't see any stores open for business. this morning i went to the square in the center of the city. the square is a symbolic place for gadhafi's loyalists where they gather every day. scorched cars lay abandoned here and empty gun cartridge litter the ground. residents were sweeping up. a gadhafi port above the square once looked down upon everybody below but it has been removed and they fired at the spot. check point, a new addition across all the city streets. as the soldiers loyal to him are on the run, they are searching each passing car. and as the city is now quiet, tensions remain here. there is still speculation that gadhafi loyalists might launch a desperate last stand. nhk world, tripoli. >>> the syrian government has intensified its crackdown on dem

the capital city tripoli. rebel forces are reportedly taking control of neighborhoods in the capital. they are pushing for the overthrow of libyan leader mall marc gaddafi. >> let's leave it at that. that was a political activist in the libyan capital of tripoli. let me update you, our viewers, an incredible night of events. you are looking care at a rebel stronghold where thousands of people are pouring out onto the streets. wereo of gaddafi's sons arrested. another son surrendered. al-jazeera was earlier playing an audio message from the libyan leader where he was urging his supporters to fight the rebels are approaching the center of tripoli. listening in to al-jazeera for just a moment. >> but go back. what are those tumultuous scenes in the rebel stronghold. talk about what has been happening there. >> what has been happening is that after the evening, people have started to come out to the streets. they started the celebration 24 hours ago. the news came through that the uprising had begun. >> the u.s. st

rebel forces appear to have surrounded the capital city of tripoli and the city is under siege. we're seeing the heaviest fighting in six months of this conflict as forces loyal to moammar qaddafi are resisting the rebel advances. qaddafi addressed his followers last night by radio, but his whereabouts remain unknown. joining us now is senator mccain. senator, thank you so much for joining us. you have been to libya twice this year. you were one of the original proponents of military action. is this qaddafi's last stand? >> absolutely. it's a matter of hours, if not days. once our u.n.... our nato forces, under the leadership of the british and the french and others, became more heavily engaged with the use of air power, i think it was something that was going to happen. so i believe that it's nearing the end. it's going to be a big challenge forming a new government, uniting a country that has never known democracy. we've seen the difficulties with other countries who made this transition, but we will be rid of a guy who the blood of americans on his hands. we will be rid of a

. >> in libya this morning, fresh fighting has erupted in the capital city of tripoli.t comes after moammar khadafy's son turned up free despite claims that he had been captured. his son says his father's loyalists will fight back. >> jubilation in tripoli has turned to fear and uncertainty. rebel forces had control of most of the capital. it's clear that moammar khadafy's 42-year grip on power is close to an end. but where is the libyan dictator? that is still unclear. u.s. officials believe he is still in the country potentially hiding in tripoli. earlier this year in an interview, khadafy stopped at the notion he would flee. >> for you to step down, to leave your position of power. would you do that? [ laughter ] >> who would leave his homeland? >> rebel forces claimed they captured his son but early today he reappeared in tripoli, defiant and greeted as a hero. >> this is our country. these are our people. >> fierce fighting still wages in parts of tripoli as khadafy loyalists make one final stand. yesterday president obama was cautious. he declared khadafy's rule w

as the rebels in the capital city of tripoli, 48 hours after they took green square, today was the day they breached the gadhafi fortress. the compound. so we will have reporting as our own sara sidner went inside as have the rebels seizing items from their 42-year leader moammar gadhafi. still the question remains, where is he? we're on that. but first, i want to begin with this earthquake. i have on the line me, sergeant david sclosser with the u.s. park police. sergeant, tell me in terms of the beautiful monuments in our nation's capitol, are they all okay? >> caller: we certainly experienced a rather unusual event in d.c. the monuments in the memorial, such as the washington monument, the jefferson memorial are all okay right now. first reports from one of the officers at the washington monument was that some stones may have come loose. we've evacuated all the monument and memorials. d.c. traffic is notoriously bad. but we've instituted an even traffic pattern which heads the traffic out of town. i'm not sure about the operations of the subway system. what their status is right now

we are also learning the rebels have reportedly entered the capital city of tripoli. they are now allegedly within two miles of the city's center meeting little resistance along the way. they may already be there. dominic di-natale streaming live from the tunisia/libyan border. top of the hour now. bring our viewers up-to-date. >> reporter: we are uncertain of the exact location of colonel gadhafi. the bbc world service is reporting that he's in algeria. that corroborates with news we were hearing today that he arrived friday is what we heard. apparently, rebels got news of a convoy of 15 land critesers that crossed the southern tunisian border with libya. they believe that was him leaving the country back in the early hours of friday morning. heading to algeria. that's what they had heard. that's what many of them believe to be fact. they believe that he left the country sometime ago. whether that is true has yet to be confirmed independently. given the fact that his son saif al-islam has been caught outside a hotel in the city. he was the head of the army, he was the

in the process of capturing the city then what happened is that of course many people in tripoli had been on by the government and so these people came out to defend capital and then the government spokesman came out and insisted that bit situation had been. had been brought under control and so as a result now in green square. compounds in masses have come out and because they feel safe again and as i said nothing of celebrates a. political analyst who's in tripoli says some sporadic attacks may actually be happening but in his opinion part of the psychological warfare. the main point of the attacks in tripoli were just for right it is to break down the moral here and cause panic in fact the media here at the rixos hotel where i stay at actually it's called the swiss and now has been part of this this information campaign they're talking about airlifts the mainstream media would happen to be involved i can tell you right now reuters put out a release that was widely quoted one point national was killed here days ago when nato was intensely bombing civilian infrastructure and it didn't mention the same thing we need to structure i want to have well they q

for espionage and illegal entry. >> rick: reports of heavy gun fire and explosions in the libyan capital city of tripolis rebels close in on the main stronghold of moammar gadhafi. >> arthel: and new leads into the disappearance of a utah woman missing for nearly two years. police now scouring through the mountains of eastern nevada for any sign of susan cox powell. her husband remains a person of interest. >> rick: an alarming development in america's health care system. doctors and hospitals all over the country are running out of a lot of very important drugs causing them to delay treatment or postpone surgeries. the shortages include medicine needed for a number of life-threatening illnesses, including cancer and bacterial infection. caroline shively is live in washington. what drugs are not available and how did this happen? >> a number of drugs, rick. drugs used to treat breast cancer, colon cancer, ovarian cancer, leukemia and types of bacterial infections. many are a couple of dollars a pill. normally. but the price increased to 20 times that in some cases. the majority of the shortages are beca

overnight so it's not sound poems which are clearly designed to create a sense of panic in the capital city of tripoli now what we're hearing that happens idea today is that the. rebels in libya. channels created by al jazeera post which is that the sense that the media conspiracy against media they created sun sake footage of themselves inside. they were inside and created and of course the media then made the media the western media in particular and i'll just repeat it these reports which creates a sense of panic among the libyan people so they went inside. in fear and then. later on in areas like. in the prairies a number of armed gangs and much of the surface tension the sleeper cells of people inside inside the city and began firing randomly and setting things on fire and threatening both unary people that if they did not join them that they would be assassinated they then took the city took the streets which were empty as i said because people were scared seaside town homes which creates this sense that they were. in the process of capturing the city then what happened is that of course many pe

rebels now claim to have control of most of the capital city of tripoli. today, there are still scattered gun battles with forces loyal to ghadafi and he is nowhere to be found. three of his sons have now been arrested. world leaders as well as nato officials are calling on ghadafi to relinquish his power. >> the ghadafi regime is clearly crumbling. the sooner ghadafi realizes that he cannot win the battle against his own people, the better. >> nato says it will keep up an air campaign until all pro-ghadafi forces surrender or return to their barracks. warplanes have hit at least 40 targets in the tripoli area in just the last two days. >>> oil prices are likely to fall if there is a regime change in libya. that's because of expectations that production will resume after grinding to a halt because of the conflict. today in london, the price of crude fell $1.51. analysts say an end to hostilities could knock $10 off the price of a barrel. >>> and with all of that news out of the middle east and all of the volatility in the world economies, let's see how wal

gahdafi and his two sons may have left the country as rebel troops advance toward the city of tripoli. today they seized a coastal city 30 miles from the capitalwas there. >> reporter: this was a battle they couldn't afford to lose. and they brought everything out to try to finish the job. street by street, inch by inch, they pushed forward. and forced gahdafi's men into retreat. with gahdafi troops some martyr square, their advance stuttered. they couldn't see their enemies, so they had to give some wait, even if -- some bait, even if it was themselves. they crossed the street knowing gahdafi's gunmen were at the end of it. >> they have lit some fires to try and create a smokescreen so the snipers don't know what to shoot at. and now they are trying to draw them in to finish the job off and move into the square. once inside the square, they had to hold it. and hold it they did. the gahdafi men were out numbered and out numbered and they were abandoned as they fled. they have waited since march and they were enjoying every second. the green flags favored by the gahdafi regime were torn down. they will be on their guard for any gahdafi retaliat

they are saying that they control most of the capital city of tripoli. united nations secretary general just spoke out and said that the u.n. stands ready to extend all possible assistance to the libyan people once the fighting ends. take a listen. >> i call on gadhafi's of forces to cease violence immediately and make way for a smooth transition. the international community will protect civilians from harm. >> he also announced that later this week he is going to hold a major meeting with several organizations including the arab league, african union and european union to discuss what to do next. in the meantime, muammar gaddafi is nowhere to be found. the pentagon believes he is still in the country. >> we are back in a couple of minutes. here is a live look from the roof on van ness >> the owner lost most of her possessions, ph.d. dissertation went up in smoke. the smoke detector was a difference between life and death. >> onto bay area weather. we're waiting for the fall to clear. louisa hodge has more on your forecast. >> here is a shot at a downtow

and heir apparent safe at the rebel held town of the ghazi rule forces are advancing into the capital city of tripoli and are now closing in on him and he has not surrendered and is not expected to so one tyrant here will lose power but we don't yet know who or what will fill the sewing power vacuum but rest assured that something will one could hope that. the people of libya move closer to the concept of liberty at least more than than what we see in the media with the constant praise for democracy but to assume that this will be the case puts a kind of a glossy ignorance over the whole situation and at best after all there were many reports that a great number of the soldiers and libyan in the libyan rebellion have previous ties to al qaeda operations in iraq. at least so-called al qaeda operations in iraq the libyan rebels now closing in on the throne are just one faction of the transport there were others in there have already been clashes between them the problem is that it's it's hard to discern just how many factions of people are already vying for power in the wake of the libyan rebel rebelli

. >>> today, rebels fought to keep their newly won positions in the capital city of tripoli. >> the rebels set up headquarters inside muammar qaddafi's military compound but are under attack from forces loyal to the libyan leader. fierce battles have broken out in the streets. the u.s. says that it shows muammar qaddafi's power is slipping and that he must resign and be brought to justice. >> the libyan people need to make a decision how to do that. but the situation they brought on their happeneds hands or brought to justice should conform. >>> a group of tripoli businessmen are offering a 2 and a half million reward for his death or arrests. >>> and journalists held against their will were freed from a blackout hotel in tripoli today. >> awful thing. >> reporters and photographers cried and hugged one another as they were reunited with their colleagues. government forces had held them at gunpoint for five days. the journalists said they were in a nightmare because they didn't know if they would be questioned or killed. >> the whole country, the whole city is celebrating its freedom. and

the capital city. thousands of rebels were reportedly seen closing in on tripoli today. ocked the city and battles raged outside a hotel where international journalists are stationed. the libyan government denies the rebels are making any gains, but a government official who asked not to be named concedes parts of the capital city and its suburbs are no longer in government hands. in an audio address broadcast on state tv today, gadhafi called on all libyans to stop colonizers from taking over tripoli. >>> on to mexico now where soccer players and fans ran for cover yesterday when gunfire rang out. watch this and listen. this is in northern mexico. automatic gunfire sent everyone in the stadium scurrying. a police station nearby was under attack from gunmen. no one was killed. but it certainly shook up the soccer fans. the players with fwood reason to react that way. their town sees a high level of drug cartel-related violence. >>> saturday night football turned into fight night in san francisco. oh, my goodness. the game between the 49ers and their cross bay rivals the o

the capital city. there are questions about who would give that order. if we see that. plus, sources are telling cnn, just before the rebels stormed the city of tripoliafi's people made a desperate attempt to reach out to the united states. we're live at the pentagon next. >>> as the rebels are spreading out through the capital city of tripoli, the control of libyan national television. they say they have captured three of gadhafi's sons. the question mark is moammar gadhafi himself. the man who ruled libya for 42 years is con pick us in terms of absence. no such luck to reach him. the state department has tried. let's try the pentagon. chris lawrence, what are your sources saying at dod? >> brooke, there's been a lot of speculation that perhaps he slipped out of the country at some point. but the pentagon today was knocking down that speculation. saying that from what they have seen, they believe that moammar gadhafi is still within libya. now, they're not getting into the particular intelligence assets that they may have to get that information or trying to specify where specifically they think he is. but they do believe he is still within the coun