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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 ...

another recession. and adds new urgency to the political debate here in washington over new jobs initiatives. the dow jones industrial average was down just short of 420 points or 3.7%. the nasdaq down 5.2%. the s & p 500 down 4.5%. it is what drove the markets down that is again stoking recession fears. overseas more jitters as europe struggles to contain its debt crisis. here at home, data some see as evidence of a new downturn. weekly unemployment claims rose much more than expected...

sales of existing homes dropped. and manufacturers had been expecting a modest increase. and inflation on consumer goods was up. add in collapsing consumer confidence and you get sober advice like this -- >> 2012 could be a very difficult year. im on the camp that we have more chance of being in recession than avoiding it. so, they should be conservative right now. their confidence should be down because theres every reason out there that they shouldnt feel confident. >> getting us sta...

whats happening. thats ahead. we will have the latest on this developing story in a few minutes from now. president obama is back at the white house of a spending several hours in joplin, missouri. it was exactly a week ago that an f-5 tornado ripped through the city killing people in minutes. 5:41 central time there was a moment of silence marked by the precise instant that tornado hit. our dan traveled with the president to joplin and dan, a tough job for the president to try to li...

about 40 minutes from now. were taking a look at live pictures showing you there the flag set up, the podium set up, waiting for the president to be speaking. that will be happening momentarily. now, of course were taking a look at how the events a world away impact your security, our standing in the world. weve got a few details ahead of the speech. the president is expected to say that the post-bin laden area is a time to reject terror and extremist views. the president will emphasiz...

Help from foreign aid agencies. the united nations says its reached a deal with the government to allow humanitarian workers inside the capital, tripoli. it comes as a rescue ship ferries nearly 1,000 people out of misrata. they have been taken to relative safety of benghazi. in nigeria, demonstrators took to the streets to protest last weekends election. the winner was goodluck jonathan. some of the demonstrations turned violent. nigerias red cross is saying many people have been killed. were...

Sources in both parties there seems to be gap at most of about a few billion dollars which in the big scheme of things is not that much. another very important issue is what to cut. differences over what programs and agencies to slash. this does fall along philosophical lines. republicans say they want real spending cuts. democrats say what they are talking about when they say that, cuts that really cut too deep for people that need it the most. they say they are trying to avoid that. another ve...

The college research, and the mistake was, crossing an expensive school off the list of consideration early on without finding out how much financial aid is giving out. you really have to be on top of the paperwork and taxes and have everything in on time. even after asking the general questions, the specific requirements of one particular school differ greatly from another school. >> as april 1st draws closer, olivia and her mother are nervous and hopeful. >> reach for the sky. reach for the sk...

Layer upon layer. thousands of soldiers and militia mixed and matched in uniforms protecting the city. the fighting continues outside the city and mizratah one of two major flash points is anyones bet. that air base out there is being controlled part of it by the rebels. the other part by pro-gadhafi forces and every day and night for the past four days its been back and forth. it still remains contested. where we saw with our own eyes that opposition had taken over with forces that had bolted t...

Show that the government is not afraid of this protest. its seen it before. there are a number of flash points even here in the west and they wanted to prove that the reports of bombing and strengthening of libyan planes by people in zawiya and the strategy completely backfired and now these pictures are being shown around the world, making the opposition feel even stronger and gadhafi, no doubt, feeling even more cornered as he is here waiting things out in tripoli. back to you. >> jim maceda i...