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but the injustice goes on to this day. cnn's freedom project takes a special look at human trafficking in the modern world. also, into the heart of fire. look at these pictures. scientists are keeping a close eye on hawaii's volcano after a massive eruption. and satin, silk, and silver lace. add a handful of pearls, and you have the recipe for the perfect princess dress. but can you guess whose it is? we're going to begin in libya. i do need to let you know off the top that we're getting a report from our ben wedeman in the region that libyan forces are now in control of a town of benjui. people are fleeing the northern town of ras lanuf after pro-government forces attacked from the air. opposition forces fired anti-aircraft guns at the enemy planes. that attack comes amid growing concern over the humanitarian crisis in libya right now. ras lanuf has a key oil facility as we've been telling you. the united nations has appointed a special envoy. it wants the government to stop what it calls a disproportionate use of force against citizens. now, this follows a weekend of deadly clashes between rebels and pro-gadhafi forces. it was in misrata that some of the heaviest fighting took place. these are pictures from right after the battle there. troops loyal to moammar gadhafi stormed the city with tanks and artillery. but the opposition stood its ground. the defenders armed with anything from sticks to machine guns. the rebels claimed victory. but there were people killed on both sides. in fact, a doctor in misrata's central hospital says 42 people died on sunday, 17 from the opposition, and 25 from pro-government forces. 85 people were wounded. many in civilian clothing. the youngest was a 3-year-old killed by direct fire. the capital tripoli is still in the grip of the government. on sunday, the latest of several large pro-gadhafi demonstrations was held. witnesses say police searched vehicles to try to stop anti-government protesters from taking to the streets. many of the people taking up arms against colonel gadhafi have little or no military experience. so they're learning as they go along. but their weapons are no match for the government's heavy artillery. cnn's ben wedeman went on the road with a group of young rebels to gauge what training they really have. >> the prognosis for this 20-year-old wounded in battle sunday morning isn't good. he was shot during a gun battle between opposition forces and the libyan army. the intensive care unit in the hospital in ras lanuf 20 kilometers to the east usually doesn't deal with gun shot wounds. libyan-american neurosurgeon traveled from his home in charleston, west virginia, to do what he could to help his people. >> it seems to be a bullet in his brain. we don't have the facility to know exactly what's going on. but when he came, he was unconscious, and part of his brain is coming out of his skull and bleeding too. >> what are his chances? >> i don't know. >> reporter: like many of the young men who have flocked to the front full of enthusiasm. their only prior experience with war came from video games. west of ras lanuf, anti-gadhafi fighters wait to move forward. after gaining control of the town late saturday, they were driven out sunday morning. their inexperience and disorganization becoming blaringly apparent. he is learning on the job. >> actually i've learned some stuff in four days because uh spent four days right now joining the military. and you can say that the factor of fear isn't here anymore. >> reporter: he was busy studying to become a doctor. he's had a sudden career change. >> there's nobody here who has any experience. >> reporter: you have a strong heart? >> four hours. >> reporter: four hours? >> reporter: the professional soldiers are struggling to teach them the basics. >> translator: now there are retired people with experience who are beginning to lead these guys to organize them says captain mohammed, formally in the libyan special forces. because it's impossible to attack artillery. it's a lesson these men young and not so young are learning the hard way. >> reporter: ben wedeman, cnn, eastern libya. i also want to tell you about a group of british special forces who had been detained by rebel fighters in eastern libya. well, now they've been freed. the "sunday times" newspaper said the men were on a secret mission to contact leaders of the opposition. but it says the mission ended in humiliation. they have referred to the men as a diplomatic team who has experienced difficulties. he confirmed they'd been in benghazi and they have now been released. they are unharmed. well, the battles continue, thousands of people are getting out of libya as fast as they can. china says it's now evacuated nearly 36,000 of its people since february 22nd. the u.n. says about 10,000 bangladeshis are waiting for transport into tunisia. many said they had to walk to the border because libyan soldiers stole their money. and a u.s. official says four more u.s. flights took egyptians to cairo on sunday after they fled from libya into tunisia. and tunisia has been struggling to cope with the number of refugees streaming over their border. there have been days where as many as 15,000 came in. well, that's now down to around 3,000. and cnn's ivan watson is on that libyan frontier of tunisia and sent us this report. >> reporter: the people keep streaming across the border into tunisia. more than 100,000 people have fled in the last two weeks and more keep coming. they are met by tunisian volunteers who hand out food and water. and this is important because these refugees are hungry and thirsty and frightened. many of them tell us that they haven't had any access to food and water for days and they've been charged exorbitant prices for transport to try to flee the fighting in libya. >> i'm so very hungry. >> reporter: why? >> i never eat anything. >> reporter: no for food for four days? >> no food. >> people are afraid to come out. >> reporter: yeah. >> they are afraid because of the libyans. >> reporter: what are the libyans doing? >> attacking. >> reporter: attacking who? >> foreigners. >> foreigners. >> reporter: all foreigners? >> yeah. >> reporter: why are they attacking west africans? >> the leader brought mercenaries. >> reporter: mercenaries? >> yeah. >> reporter: why are you here today? >> they are human. we should do this. >> reporter: yeah. >> i'm a student. i should do this. i'm here to help people. just for helping people. >> reporter: this is the first stop for the flood of humanity that's been streaming across the border into tunisia. a transit center of sorts across the road over here is a virtual tent city of thousands of tents. and many of these people are likely to spend days and nights waiting there until the governments or until aid organizations find some way to transport them back home. ivan watson, cnn, near the tunisian border with libya. coming up, slavery in the modern world. it's been around for thousands of years. some human rights groups say it's worse than ever before. stay with us for more on that. not funny. act my age? 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and what exactly does a modern day slave look like? it's an eye-opening piece. >> reporter: slavery, a word that evokes powerful emotions and conjures differing images. >> excellent. >> reporter: to some, it can be the heroics of hollywood. >> what have we here? >> a gift from the governor of sicily, sir. >> reporter: to others, it's a bitter reality of a more recent history. families toiling away in the fields of the american south. >> the picture they have in their mind are slaves in alabama in chains in a cotton field. but, you know, even at that time when people wore chains, it was pretty rare because you can't get good work out of people when you chain them up. >> reporter: though the chains are certainly gone now, slavery is still very much with us. >> there's an image that i have of a fellow walking with the bricks. and all you see is this haze of dust. and to me, it really captures the every day, you know, life for these people. >> lisa christine is a professional photographer traveled the world documenting slavery. >> i want to blow the lid off this thing. and to show what is occurring in the world. >> reporter: christine works with the american-based charity group free the slaves. kevin bales is its co-founder. >> the rule of thumb that we use any time we're confronting a case of slavery. we're saying, is this slavery? we say, can these people walk away? >> reporter: according to bales, there are more slaves today than at any point in human history. part of the reason, he says, is simple economics. >> the slave of the past, say in alabama in 1850 would've cost in today's money $40,000 to $50,000 for a very average person who knew how to work in the fields. that kind of slave today can be purchased in a number of countries in the developing world for anywhere between $10 and $50. if they get injured, sick, it's cheaper to buy a new slave than it is to treat the ones you've got. >> we have to do whatever he want to do. >> reporter: she knows better than most how victims of slavery are treated. she was once a slave herself. >> every day in the brothel is beatings, having clients, no water to clean. >> reporter: she escaped. today the cambodian woman rehabilitates other young women forced into prostitution across southeast asia. this girl arrived at a women's shelter run by her organization several years ago after she says she was brutally raped by several men. she is just one of the 7,000 young girls that somali has taken in over the past two decades. children she cares for as her own. >> you know, i have my little girl. today she's 7 years old. she had been sold four years old to a pedophile. today she has hiv/aids. one day she said mommy, when you go out, you tell the man please, a few minutes of pleasure they kill me. i don't want to die. >> reporter: for christine, the realization of the scope of modern day slavery like the slabs these boys frare forced t carry -- >> they're literally carrying these huge pieces of slate. in fact, the slate is almost as big as their tiny bodies. there's some sweetness and deep sadness to it that they don't know anything else and that they're forced to do that. >> reporter: cnn, atlanta. >> the photos are hard to look at, but it's important to know. and there are success stories, we should let you know. when it comes to fighting modern day slavery. one example is in israel where the government has launched a campaign against sex trafficking. cnn's kevin flower joins us from jerusalem. how did they turn things around, kevin? >> reporter: well, reggie, that's right. it was a very serious problem. and to recap what that was. there was some 3,000 to 10,000 women a year being trafficked into the sex industry here in israel. to work in prostitution rings. now most of these women hailed from the former soviet union. and the problem was so bad that they talked about auctions taking place where these women were often bought and sold. and as often is the case in prostitution, these women were not able to escape. often times they were locked up, their passports were confisca confiscated, and also subject to drug addiction, as well, creating the vicious cycle that they were not able to get out of this. and it became such a big problem that by 2001, reggie, israel ranked at the very bottom of the u.s. state department's report on countries' efforts to battle human trafficking. so that was a real wake-up call for people here and officials here in israel. and what happened was a combination of efforts by the government and law enforcement, specifically we saw the israeli police here set up special units to combat the problem. there's also greater coordination with non-governmental organizations who are helping the victims of sex trafficking. so the government and law enforcement could understand this problem better. but perhaps one of the most important initiatives was the passage of a law, separate law that created a crime for trafficking women into the sex industry. now, that was a law separate from prostitution laws. and that really helped judges and helped prosecutors meet out stiffer punishments for this sort of activity. within the past decade, reggie, what we've basically seen here, what the israeli authorities say is almost the entire elimination of women being trafficked from overseas into the sex industry here in israel. >> to be able to do that in a decade seems impossible. but i guess they were able to do it. and we'll see how that model plays out throughout the rest of the year. that's kevin flower reporting for us live in jooerusalemjerus thanks, kevin. coming up later in the show, we'll find out what slavery looks like in south africa and southern asia and what's being done now to end it. you're watching "world one" live from cnn center. a former president of france goes on trial. details ahead from our correspondent in paris. plus, two of the nba's best squared off on sunday as the lakers look to remain unbeaten since the all-star break. the sports news in just a minute. announcer: naturals from delicious, real ingredients with no artificial flavors or preservatives. naturals from purina cat chow. share a better life. we get double miles on every purchase. so we earned a trip to new orleans twice as fast! bebebebebebaaa! we get double miles every time we use our card, no matter what we're buying. i'll take it. and since double miles add up fast, we can bring the whole gang. fire! 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kobe was the lakers' main man and back to lamar odom after the fast break. brian had 17 points in the first half alone. the lakers outscoring the spurs in the first three quarters. and even when this accident happened, when ron artest was trying to retrieve a ball, that didn't even slow them down. kobe finishing with 26 points, five assists, seven rebounds, and the lakers win it 99-83, a very big win. all right. well, let me tell you about another big sports story from this weekend. this one coming to you from the premier league. that all changed on sunday at ann field. of course, there is no team that liverpool would rather beat than manchester united. but there was certainly a big ask. the home side took full advantage of united's defense deprived of their first choice. ferdinand. he scored a hat trick. there was little consolation. liverpool romped to a 3-1 win. well, the result left ferguson absolutely fuming. he had nowhere to vent. he'd already imposed a media blackout after the match refusing to share his thought. now, not even mutv, the team's own tv station could nab an interview. he did that because in the last match the united play, ferguson publicly criticized the referee who worked that match, which was against chelsea and charged with improper conduct by the english fa. so as far as he's concerned, no more talking to the press. let's take a look at what's happened with the table after that fixture. at the summit there, you can see the man united they are three points in front. but the gunners do have a game in hand. chelsea can put heat on monday, as well, as the blues visit. for chelsea, it should be an easy win. but as we know with chelsea this season, nothing is a given, reggie. >> so nice to talk to you. we never got to work together. >> no, we don't. it was fun. it was a fun introduction. >> see you next time, whenever that happens. time to look at what's trending on social media right now. at number three. this man right there. and it's not good news for england cricketer kevin peterson. he has to withdrawal from the cricket world cup because of a hernia problem. he tweeted and says "he's absolutely devastated and is sad to leave india" as i'm sure most of his fans are feeling the same way. let's go to number two. luxury buy, lvmh is buying the family-controlled italian jeweler. the deal valued at $5 billion. they own around 50 other brands including louis vitton handbags. and at number one, prince andrew is a big talking point online today. the british press is criticizing his relationship with american billionaire jeffrey epstein. a lot of people are questioning whether he can keep his role as trade envoy for the uk. we're going to talk about him later on as we talk about how that could possibly affect the royal wedding coming up. more of the top stories and great behind the scenes videos and photos at facebook.com/w1cnn. and you are watching "world one." how a former president ended up in court. >> you don't remember the bad things, you just remember the good things. >> despite the fact we didn't like him as a president, some of us, we like him as a man. >> france awaits the trial of jacque chirac. plus, a royal wedding dress takes center stage. and no, it's not kate middleton's. we'll tell you who did wear it just ahead. hello again. you're watching "world one" live from cnn center, i'm reggie aqui. government forces in libya have launched an air strike on the oil town of ras lanuf. opposition forces replied with anti-aircraft gunfire. and we're told many families are fleeing the area. now, if you go further down the coast. the city of bin jawad seems to be under control of government forces. on sunday, the united nations appointed a special envoy to libya to tackle the growing humanitarian crisis. and the japanese government is reeling from the latest in a series of scandals. maehara, the foreign minister quit on sunday after revealing he received a political donation of $3,000 from a korean friend who is not a japanese citizen. japanese law forbids political donations from foreigners. 48-year-old maehara had seen as a possible future prime minister. and a shocked poll shows the french president would lose an election if it were held today. the survey suggested that far right leader maria lapenn, that gives her 20% of the vote. her popularity has gone up since she distanced herself from some of the provocative comments associated with her father, the previous national front leader. attention is also on france's former president jacque chirac. he's about to go on trial on corruption charges that date all the way back to the 1970s. now, it's alleged he used public money to pay people working for his party between 1977 and 1995. he had enjoyed immunity from prosecution during his time as president. chirac faces up to ten years in jail and a fine of $100,000. we should note the former president denies any wrong doing. let's go live to paris now with our correspondent jim bitterman has been following this story. we understand jacque chirac will be in the courtroom some days and not others. with know he's been having some health problems of late. i guess my big question to you is, why is this happening now? didn't he already have a settlement with the city of paris years ago? >> reporter: well, in fact, the city of paris decided to drop its civil interest in this trial basically after about $3 million, 2.2 million euros paid up by jacque chirac's party and himself to account for the money that was spent by the city for those effective employees. the employees basically -- 21 employees supposed to be working for the city that were used by jacque chirac's election campaign when he was running for president. in any case, the city's been compensated and dropped the civil interest in the case. but nonetheless, the prosecution and some civil groups are interested in pursuing this. so jacque chirac is going to be -- he's not going to be in court today, he will be there tomorrow, but today's going to open up with procedural arguments. the defense lawyers -- and there are nine other defendants other than jacque chirac. they're going to argue that the statute of limitations has run out on this. it happened all so long ago that there's no interest at all in having a court ruling and putting the former president in jail. >> i'm curious about the popularity of the former president especially as compared to the current one. >> reporter: well, exactly. in fact, after that poll you just mentioned, it's amazing. because jacque chirac left office with low poll ratings, but now one of of the most popular political figures in france now that he's been out of office for about 3 1/2 years. so now, in fact, the current president as that poll indicated you just read is having his own difficulties. >> i do want to ask you about his health. there have been a lot of questions and rumors about how jacque chirac is doing today. >> reporter: well, in fact, there were these rumors he was suffering from alzheimer's, but after the rumors came out, he made a point of confronting some of the camera men and reporters standing outside of his house. and he was perfectly lucid and made perfect sense, and basically they're denying it, the family's denying any kind of health problem that will keep him from appearing in court. >> as you say, today is the open of the trial. we'll see if it proceeds past today. and if it does, he should be in court tomorrow. appreciate it, thanks, jim. move to weather now. heavy rains causing flooding in parts of the u.s. and snow is in the forecast for the northeast. jennifer delgado with the details. i thought this was supposed to be spring. >> i know, spring still a couple of weeks away. but certainly dealing with heavy rainfall across parts of the u.s. as you said, we are dealing with flooding, especially through the midsection of the u.s. as i'll show you, we do have warnings in place. you can see from tennessee all the way up towards the northeast. and this is because we've been dealing with some heavy rainfall in addition to snow melt that's been happening over the last several days. let's go to some video coming out of the midsection of the u.s. this is out of indiana. that might look like a lake to you, but this is part of indiana that's dealing with flooding there. roads are basically impassable in some areas. and it looks like some rivers are going to crest on tuesday. right around 13 meters, about 2 meters above flood stage. and the problem is, we are going to see more rain working into the forecast. and that is going to potentially make the flooding situation worse through parts of the midsection. we're talking about illinois as well as indiana. as i show you what's happening on the radar, wouldn't you know it? we have another storm system coming through that's going to bringing some rain to those areas that don't need it. but we're also tracking that same storm system pushing off towards the east. and that is bringing some snow as well as some sleet and wintery mix through parts of the northeast. that's going to wind down and push out of the area. now, i want to shift gears for you a little bit. and let's talk about what's been happening in hawaii. and i know reggie's going to be very interested in this. well, this video as we go to it coming out of kilauea. this is showi ining there's som volcanic eruption happening there. this happened on saturday as well as into sunday where one of the craters actually collapsed. and that sent the lava about 25 meters into the sky. and the problem is, this is right near the hawaii volcano's national park. officials had to shut this down because potentially they had that sulfuric dioxide in the air. as i take you back over, you can kind of see the area here. also want to point out the dots showing you actually recent earthquakes have been happening across the region. so far, about 150 have been reported and that lava is still erupting. so, of course, we'll be watching that area. i know that is your home area. >> that is. i have family that live on the big island. and they are proud of you right now because you did great -- >> no, they're proud of you. >> no, you did great with the p pronunciatio pronunciations. the hype surrounding kate middleton's wedding dress is reaching a fever pitch. but another royal gown is also attracting attention. we're going to show you after the break. >> i just love the straight lines. looks very severe, but it's offset with this precision beading. and i just love the fluidity of this. it's just beautiful. that's a recipe for failed investing. open an e-trade account and open doors, seize opportunities, take action with some of the most powerful yet easy-to-use trading tools on the planet. all built to help you maximize the potential of every dollar you invest. successful investing isn't done by throwing ideas against the wall and hoping. it's done by lowering your costs and raising your 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was up on the table. the prototype for the royal wedding dress of 1923. it was all hand done. >> exquisite. i've come all the way from oxford to see it. >> i just love the straight lines. looks very severe, but it's offset with this precision beading. and i just love the fluidity of this wrap. it's just beautiful. >> reporter: the bride was the 22-year-old lady elizabeth, the groom, prince albert, duke of i don't recollect. in long life her title would change, duchess of i don't recollect. the bride was a commoner as she was then. and like then, time the nation needs cheering up. and the wedding will be in late april at westminster abbey as it was in 1923. >> i think she ought to go for something slim and elegant. i don't think she'll going for the flounces of the previous princess. >> reporter: back in 1923, elizabeth bose lion was given a choice of three dresses. she chose this one, the finished wedding dress was marginally longer. an assistant from the auction house kindly modelled for us. the bride wore a waxed wreath. on her big day, kate middleton may put her hair up and wear a tiara. the 1923 dress had a floaty feel, it sold for $6,500 at auction. we don't yet know who is designing kate middleton's dress. but it's fair to assume she'll be spending rather more than that. nick glass, cnn, bristol, in the west of england. >> all right. so the royal family has set up a website to keep everyone up to date on the wedding plans. very 2011. it does raise the question, though, why are they being so secret about the dress? mark saunders is joining us now to talk about this fever pitch as we say about this dress. so do we have any idea, really, who this designer is going to be? there are all of these rumors it's going to be alexander mcqueen, but they're saying, no, not us. >> this began wednesday morning when the sunday times splashed on this story. they're not a tabloid, they play in a premier league and don't normally get things wrong. if we are to find out any more, i think it's going to come from the same sources from the press. the fashion world, very difficult to keep a secret, though the house of mcqueen has denied it as you've said as has sar sarah burton herself. i've spoken to a royal source yesterday who said they've dreaded this story. because if they categorically deny it, then the next question will be, well, is it armani, gucci, lady gaga? and then by process of elimination we will discover who is designing this dress. but katherine middleton is insisting it is kept a secret. we won't know until the wedding day at least. >> if it's lady gaga, i think we'll have real problems, mark. let's talk a little bit about the invite and the actual day of the wedding. because as you know, prince andrew is back in the headlines with a series of scandals. and i know his ex-wife, the duchess of york is not coming to the wedding. do you think it'll affect his invite? >> i don't think that will happen. many people say he should've taken a backseat 25 years ago when he married sarah ferguson. they've stumbled from one disaster to another. which culminated in last year's pr disaster when sara was secretly filmed trying to sell access to prince andrew. that comes under review every six months and the government are hinting they're going to turn the gas down a little bit, which i think means he will be taken a backseat. but as far as the wedding invite. no, both his daughters are going. it is his nephew getting married. i think we can safely say he will be there. but in something of a low-key capacity. >> that may be best. we appreciate the insight. and also the lady gaga throwing her name in the ring. we'll see what happens with that. thank you very much. and we are going to be right back with "world one." nationwid. talk to me. should i bundle all my policies with nationwide insurance ? watch this. on one hand, you have your home insurance with one company. and on another hand, you have your auto with another. and on another hand, 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worldwide are children. according to human rights organizations, child trafficking is also a huge problem in south africa. and that's where we find more. help us define what we're talking about here. where are the problems there in south africa? >> reporter: you know, reggie, the strength of south africa's economy really has become a source, transit, and destination for trafficked women, men, and children. it's very easy to lure struggling africans with fake promises of a better life. but some of the more heart breaking stories are stories that have to do with children. and there has been extensive research in this field. they say that young children, young boys and girls are brought into south africa, even from rural parts of south africa into the cities. some of these girls are sexually exploited, some forced to work as domestic servants. and some of the boys you'll see on corners of streets begging, they're forced to become child beggars. and even more disturbing, children brought into south africa from neighboring countries such as zimbabwe and malawi and rural parts of south africa. and used for ritual killings. children used for their body parts. very, very disturbing. south africa doesn't actually have an anti-human trafficking law. the bill at the moment is before parliament and human rights activists are hoping this bill will be passed very, very soon so that traffickers can get those just desserts. at the moment, traffickers are being tried with whatever is available, whatever legislation is available for prosecutors to use, reggie. >> yes, and this is as we say going to be a yearlong investigation where we'll be seeing stories from south africa. we appreciate your reporting. thank you. our investigation of slavery extends around the world. so from south africa, we now go to india. and cnn's sarah sidener. >> reporter: india is said to have the majority of the modern day slaves. the vast majority of the people in this situation are known as bonded laborers. essentially, these people become the property of wealthy landowners because they or their forefathers have borrowed money from the landowner. the landowner expects them to work off the debt, but the debt never seems to go down. for generations, there are people working for no wages, only a little bit of food to sustain themselves. many of the people in this situation are from low cast, they have no education, and they have no real power so they often just don't know to fight against this. now, india does have laws that forbid this type of activity. and police every now and then go in and raid places to pull people out of this life. but, unfortunately, this is still widely practiced, especially in rural india. there are groups, though, both local and international, a group called free the slaves is working in this area. they have managed to free entire villages. but they say the process is a long, hard process. it takes up to three years to free a village. and it means constant attention. they have to put in schools, make sure that people know what their rights are. and frankly, it's very easy to pull someone physically out of a situation, but very difficult to change mind sets that have been there for generations. >> and you can find out more about this cnn initiative by heading over to cnn.com/freedom. you'll find more stories and videos about slavery today. and a wealth of facts about human trafficking. and if you want to take a stand, you can by taking part in our i-report freedom project challenge. you can find all of that at cnn.com/freedom. you're watching "world one" live from cnn center, i'm reggie aqui. we want to give you another look as we leave you of these amazing pictures from my homeland of hawaii. a fresh eruption flows fountains of lava into the air. you're watching "world one" here on cnn. on this "american morning," you're going to be paying even more to get to work, to get the kids to school, gas prices making their second 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