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thing. cnn newsroom continues right now with randi kaye. >> hi there, suzanne. thank you. well, three major stories on the radar this hour. starting with a major hurricane. category 3 irene batters the bahamas and eyes the carolinas. chad myers is watching that. a hostage ordeal is over in tripoli, but the fighting goes on, and moammar gadhafi still out of sight. and washington surveys the damage from the earthquake that shook the east coast almost 24 hours ago. i want to start w...

need folks to leave. ive been in there when planes have entered airspace and they told us to leave the capitol. during this instance, there was no such warning, there was no such direction from capitol police. it happened so quickly that the evacuation orders were given simply by word-of-mouth. by whatever office you were closest to. that was my experience just outside the senate chamber right above it. >> lisa with the latest from the capitol. wolf blitzer standing by for us in washin...

is really prepared for this kind of quake or worse, and the other breaking news story were following, bullets flying from moammar gadhafis compound in tripoli, only hours after it was captured by rebels. cnn goes inside the compound as chaos, looting and celebrations unfold. were following a very dangerous and uncertain situation in libya right now. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." millions of americans on the east coast and beyond heard the ground rumble and felt buil...

90% of contribute ptripoli. one of his three captured sons has escaped. lets he get the late frst from libya and sara sidner. first tell me whats going on there in zawiya. >> reporter: we were hearing a lot of loud booms, a lot of what sounded like mortar fire. there was definitely small arms fire. it sounded like this was a firefight and we went and checked it out. and we think that we have confirmed, weve only talked to one of the rebels who has not been down at the square, but we th...

viewers in the united states. we begin with breaking news out of libya. the sun is rising on what appears to be a new day in libya. however the square is quieter now. snipers would be in that area of the city. here are the latest devel developments. >> broadcast yet another pep talk to his supporters. tro >> i am with you, alongside with you in this fight. we will not give up. >> it appears that gadhafis body guards did not share his conviction. insists that nato fighters returning the...

green square is right on the coast there. gadhafis compound, a few miles away has taken a pounding from nato air strikes. today is the scene of ferocious gun battles. for now its still in the regime control. and as for the libyan dictator, he may still inbound hiding or on the run, but three of his sons are in custody. and that included the man on the left, and he is wanted for crimes against humanity, just like his father. and then rebels also captured this woman, a well-known anchor ...

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. ...

resistance from pro-gadhafi forces. correspondents are reporting on the ground. cnns sarah sidner is hunkered down in green square and matthew chance is in the citys hotel, the same hotel where senior libyan officials just fled moments ago. our first correspondent in tripoli, nic robertson, he is in our washington bureau and national security contributor, fran townsend is in new york and zain verjee is following international reaction from left knee done. dan lothian is with the presid...

want to remind you quickly. were getting the president on camera. his remarks and statements on libya. were getting that turned around for you. as soon as we do, well play it for you on cnn. check the clock, 3:00 eastern time. 9:00 p.m. in tripoli. the libyan capital now 90% controlled by western-backed rebels. thats according to the u.s. government. rife with rumors as to the fate of moammar gadhafi. for 42 years the countrys undisputed, unbalanced leader, thats where were going it st...

in just a moment. libyan government concedes that parts of the city are no longer under its control. it says 1,300 people have been killed over the past 12 hours. a government spokesman has called for immediate negotiation and a halt to the rebel assault. the libyan rebels say some gadhafi loyalists are still holding out in the capital of tripoli. but lets go to my colleague matthew chance. he and other universities have been watching these fast-moving developments unfold at a hotel wh...