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Thing. >> why? a lot of home made things here. this is home made, too. >> this is home made. >> this one? >> this was from a helicopter. >> yes. >> we got it. i rode in the cars. >> you took it off the helicopter. >> yeah. >> and you put it on a car. >> yeah. you know what this is for. you know the motor. >> basically a crossbow that fires molotov cocktails. >> yes. and tnt sometimes. >> youre shooting this at people who have mortars and tanks. youre shooting this at tanks. >> yeah. this one we ...

to be gadhafi. reports of his capture and killing came soon after the rebel forces had announced that they had taken control of sirte, his hometown. the gunfire there libyans didnt wait any time for confirmation of gadhafis death to start celebrating there in sirte. libyan rebels fired into the air as you can see a great deal of celebration there and excitement. the burst of gunfire echoing through tripoli as well as people are filling the streets. i want to bring in our own barbara st...

About the booming population and the booming desire for energy in china and in india, and i have had people say, $5 a gallon easily and over next year. what do you think? >> well, candy, that is a huge concern, chinese demand continues to increase. almost double digits now. 15 years ago, the chinese werent on the radar, now theyre half of what the u.s. consumes and so that is certainly a key impact. even if u.s. demand does fall, the chinese seem to be there to pick up the slack and so not only ...

Almost instantly you realize that you were actually at a government checkpoint and we had few -- we had pretty much no option ss. >> thats got to be the worst feeling, see the green vehicles, theres a level of organization here, these arent the oppositions forces, these are gadhafis people. >> and you cant turn around and go back, because you assume they would open fire. you look more suspicious if you try to run away. so we just sort of -- we made a decision to go forward, and at some point, yo...

Information. where are gadhafis forces, whos in charge, what also to find out who is in charge on the rebels, whats going on with them. >> and so, fran, a president signs one of these, you have experience being in the white house situation room, in terms of back and forth communication, if they want to go beyond, say, their initial mission. if they see something and want to take some actions, how does that work in terms of getting authority? whats in and whats out? >> john, the presidential find...

Imagination. i know you have been asking the government to take you there. they finally did. two questions. what did you see and maybe even more importantly what were you not allowed to see? >> reporter: lets start with what we couldnt see first. that was the center of the city where the opposition, the rebels, are, the sieviae i civi the city. we couldnt go there. the government wouldnt let us. they gave us on the ground about i would say 30, 40 minutes maximum. this was a government-organized ...

To see a very different turn in the battlefield with many opposition members telling us they are increasingly concerned because they say they are determined to fight this out until the very end, but it does seem as if this quick victory they were hoping for is going to turn into a long and bloody battle. >> its an important point you made. momentum hasnt slowed but reversed. natos commanders saying today that there were signs, elements of al qaeda and hezbollah are now part of the opposition for...

There? some are saying we arent litting gadhafi hard enough s. that what youre hearing there in washington? >> yes. the prk republicans are taking the president apart over libya, all going in different directions. thats one of the reasons the criticism hasnt gained more traction. youre hearing some republicans like john mccain and others say the president should escalate the mission, do more to get rid of gadhafi. thats not what youre hearing from possible presidential contend contenders. they s...

>> cnn did not shoot this video but witnesses describe especially heavy fighting there today with libyan tanks shelling residential areas, calling the scene, and im quoting, absolute carnage. i want to go live now to libya, to arwa damon. arwa, i know your travels took you to ras lanuf earlier today with the opposition forces. talk to me about what you saw, and was that at all anything like what we just saw in the video from misrata? >> reporter: yeah, brooke, the oppositions are really getting ...

Washington. take a listen. >> there are persistent rumors that gadhafi really has very few friends, and its likely that at some point they will crack and he will either leave, be killed, whatever. is that something that you think is a pretty good possibility, that may happen? >> as i look at the situation in libya, senator, you can see a wide range of possibilities out ahead of us that run from a static stalemate to what you just described, gadhafi cracking. i think that if we work all the eleme...