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im nina dos santos. good afternoon from cnn hong kong. im andrew streechbs. youre watching cnns coverage of the battle for libyas future. opposition leaders claim rebel forces now control 90% of libya. they also say think ooer planning to move some of their power base today from the eastern city of benghazi to the capital tripoli. meantime, the last vestiges of moammar gadhafis power base appear to be crumbling. after hours of fighting, rebels finally over ran his heavily fortified...

and said lets get out of the building. >> rebels overrun gadhafis compound. >> the main fight has been won and we have to start another fight. gather the people and run the country. >> who will run libya. >> 42 years have gone by. we missed out on so much. >> its something weve all been dreaming of forever. and the sexual assault case that made headlines everywhere. and dominique strauss-khan is free. >> this case was treated as a time when it was not. >> and more of my accident thro...

in it he vowed martyrdom or victory. he said the repeat from his compound was in his words a tactical move. his spokesman promising to turn libya into volcanics and fire. he claims that tribes loyal gadhafi are making their way to tripoli to liberate the city. at the gadhafi compound loyalist gunmen trying to take it back from the opposition who captured it today. our sara sidner was there when it all. >> reporter: were having to run out of the compound now. we see gunfire coming from ...

in libya, rebels claim to control most of the capital but gun battles continue in some parts of tripoli. an evacuation boat arrived there today for stranded migrants. the vessel was sent by the international organization for migration and can carry 300 people. to the west of tripoli, renewed fighting is reported near za ware and nato says three surfaces to surface missiles were fired on monday night near moammar gadhafis hometown. nato is not aware of casualties or damage. the foreign ...

fighting to the finish. the war wages on in parts of tripoli where gadhafi loyalists continue to hold out. hello. im here at the cnn center. welcome to our viewers in the united states and right around the world of our special coverage of the crisis in libya. rebels say he was in their custody. but just hours ago, saif islam, the son of moammar gadhafi spoke outside a hotel in tripoli and his message was clear. the government remains in control of the libyan capital. >> translator: t...

stand, reports of explosions near a compound where he may be hiding. and im carol costello. a new poll predicting a tight race in 2012, whether obama versus romney, bachmann, perry or paul on this "american morning." good morning to you. it is tuesday, august 23rd. this is "american morning." we have a lot going on today here. this weather in the united states. >> thats right. >> politics and, of course the developments in libya. >> start with breaking news in the battle for libya ...

to an end. libyan rebels made fast and furious advances over the weekend. they claim they now control a great majority of tripoli. it could be a mortal blow to leader moammar gadhafis 42-year rule. some of his forces are still putting up a fight. there have been reports of tank fire near gadhafis home. there was no sign of gadhafi yet himself. the rebels are saying theyve got three of their sons and opposition leaders already are making plan to govern. [ crowd noise ] >> as you might e...

gadhafis last stronghold, reaching the heart of tripoli, celebrating on his turf and cnn was on the back of the truck to witness it all. >> amazing. im carol costello. president obama telling moammar gadhafi to face the facts and give it up. the white house already hoping the rebels are ready to lead out on this "american morning." all right. good morning, carol. good morning, everyone. it is monday, august 22nd. this is "american morning." im christine romans. >> im carol costello. ...

>r p a fierce gu or out nep out near a h international reporters are staying. reberebels say theyre making r gains, a a reuters ease report says forces were seen advancing. gadhafis government says the rebellion is failing. a government. embattled bashar al assad is giving an interview to state-run television this hour to talk about his countrys future. among other things, he is expected to discuss reforms and political and economic pressure from the west. al assad faces growing c...

two major stories happening right now. one in iowa where republican presidential candidates are taking part in the states critical straw poll. and then in south carolina, texas governor rick perry is about to throw his hat into the ring. well have live coverage of that big announcement. first we begin with breaking news this hour out of pakistan. an intense search is under way for an american kidnapped from his home in lahore. the victim is identified as warren weinstein, a developme...