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Bodies have already been found there. >> you see the devastation. you see the destruction and mangled cars, damaged buildings. at one site thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate as a precaution. however, there are issues with the cooling system in one of those four sites. >> so far the tsunami waves are topping out at about seven feet on the hawaiian island of maui. that came just hours after police cars rolled through coastal neighborhoods and urged people to evacuate and get to high...

Pro-gadhafi forces are unleashing major, major firepower on the strategic oil port. there are also reports the refinery was shut down after intense fighting there, but opposition forces are still maintaining ground. just west of ras lanuf gadhafis army appears to have regained control of bin jawad and near the state capital of zawiya gadhafi supporters on the street dancing, chanting, king of the kings, gadhafi and people love you. cnn has been unable to get to zawiya since monday but witnesses ...

Also, the average price of gas. it crept a little higher as you slept but oil prices seemed to have leveled off. its fat tuesday. let the good times roll in new orleans. also some powerful storms rolling in as well. sorry to be the bearer of bad news. mardi gras partiers might need to take the celebration inside. ♪ this morning, lets begin in libya, though. and what could be the beginning of the end for moammar gadhafi as the bloody clashes enter their fourth week. rebel leaders say he is ...

Were broke in this state, because time and time again, politicians of both political parties ran away from the tough decisions and punted them down the road for another day. we can no longer do that. >> im disappointed in the fact that some governors are choosing to use this crisis to sharpen their ideological acts and go after collective bargaining. we are asking our unions to do more on pensions and do more, but were not doing it by vilifying public employees. >> 18 after the hour. with us, fr...

Lets begin with what was to be the inauguration of members of parliament in afghanistan. now whats going on? >> well, theres been slight movement. president karzai wanted to postpone it for another month. he wants yet another look at fraud allegations even though the election held five months ago was certified by a commission. complaints were looked at. a million votes were thrown out. and the legislators said we are going to swear ourselves in even if you dont want us to. so this was creating a...

The fact that its gone all around on youtube. what did she go and do? she lawyered up. it is all trending today. joining mika reen win thor from hollywood with all of the above. lets begin, i was just havinging this conversation with my executive producer on the break were on season 10. >> i know, the tenth. can you believe it? ai, its back with new judges, j. lo, steven tyler of aerosmith along with new contestants. it was just pure comedy. well get to that in a little bit. all of the laughs. f...

The countdown to the countdown is on in new yorks times square. about a million people will bundle up and watch the ball drop. meanwhile, authorities are working to make sure we ring in the new year in safety. mara is in times square and nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel is here with more on stepped up security here in new york and also around the nation. mara, lets begin with you. >> well, melissa, there are 13 hours until midnight, but already the crowds are gathering here at times...

Will renew the freeze. the israeli government said they will not renew it. and palestinians announced if the construction continues in the settlements, theyre going to pull out of the talks. so, there might be a quiet understanding between israelis and palestinians and with the u.s. as well. that netanyahu may be able to continue to build in settlements that in a final peace agreement would ultimately go to israel, juliet. >> rina ninen live in jerusalem, thanks. kell. >> as you heard the stakes...

We will -- perhaps by this time tomorrow night, they might have an indication to what degree if it does do -- containment cap work. but there is no question, we have been down this road before. all of this is engineering that has been created and done on the fly. the hope is that it has been a roller coaster ride, you have seep the hope builds that one of these things might work, but i sense in this tone of optimism that we are hearing from officials tonight that perhaps they know something or t...

Update. turn to yvonne watson and gary tuchman, cnn correspondents, both reported extensively on haiti and the catastrophe. ivan, lets begin with you. i know you have been spending a lot of time with people in the camps. what are you seeing? >> i think we are seeing the struggle to survive has just really begun. six months on, these people are living in difficult, atrocious conditions. some of the optimism and the excitement from the international attention has fade. people are asking question...