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Looking for oppositn members. thats got residents, of course, fleeing the eastern city in droves. they say the horror is unimaginable with bodies littering the streets. libyan leader moammar gadhafi could soon be a wanted man. a spokes mrn for the icc says its prosecutor is 100% certain a direct quote, attacks on protestors will result in charges for kriemz against humanity. tos going to take over operations in libya as weve told you, but what actually are they going to be doing and what is th...

Muslim brotherhood. >> because he was in power for, what, 30 years. >> thats right. so what is becoming worrying here is th starting to grow. whats worrying for the syrian regime anyway. >> so what options t does assad have at this point? >> he announced that series of l reforms yesterday to look into removing the emergency rule, which has been going on for decades, to increase salaries, to free up the media. and the like. but what ppens now is what were seeing with the demonstrators, theyre ini...

About 30 minutes, and then sped toward the main gate where he blew himself and his car up. this is a picture of al mehdis best friend, carrying his remains after the blast. >> if i didnhave his body in the car, i could not believe it. >> reporter: he said al mehdis suicide attacks sent gadhafi troops running, clearing the way for bel fighters to overtake the barracks. >> hes a erhero. hes a real hero. >> reporter: for oppositn forces it was a victory, made possible by al mehdi, one of hundreds o...

Protesters will mean charges for crimes against humanity. he was an oil worker, a husband, a father of two teenage girls. he also made one huge sacrifice for his country. what this man did in his fight to liberate libya on the other side. and summer is coming, which means swimsuit season is on its way. do you think that abercrombie & fitch is going too far with this product? take a look, a padded bikini top for girls as young as 8. the article the articlely ashley bikinis are for kids 8 to 1...

Heres misrata, if we trn you about 500 miles offer so to the east, thats the city of benghazi, that is the rebel stronghold. so, how did this city become a turning point in the war? cnns reza sayah has that part of the story. >> reporter: rebel fighters in street clothes, going head tohead with the libyan army tank. the amateur video purportedly shot last week a dramatic glimpse of the war for libya. pitting civilians against gadhafis heavily armed forces. despite being severely out gunned, this...

There you go. go national. go like a pro. amateur video of explosions monday in misrata. the fierce battle for misrata, libyas third largest city, has been going on now for re than a week. let me take you to the map here.

And ance, oers possibly, at will take part in what b would be called close air support or air-to-ground missions, so that gadhafis forces that are engage with rebel forces are going to have separated. thats where this other element llwi take place. so clearly its a bit confusi. >> let me ask youbout the u.s. ambassador to libya. he was just on our air speaking at a press conrence at the state aidepartment. he said that gadhafis regime is reaching out to possible h mediators and he suggested that...

Rising. i think part of it that time will play a role, but in addiumenon one of the things noticed in our documentary, when you talk to both sides, its angry, angry fight. you say, have you sat down with the other side? have you sat down and had a conversation about your issues? both sides would say, no, no, we havent. keep in mind, thiis a city of . 104,000 people. so i think to a large degree if you want to change any numbers, a dialogue is going to be the first step. >> you certainly gave us ...

You know the geography, folks. its right next to libya. this is gates first trip to the region since the coalition started striking libyas military. of course he was asked about the possibility of negotiating with moammar gadhafi. >> gadhafi has basically sworn that he will show no mercy to anybody who has been in opposition. thats not exactly an invitation to negotiate. it seems to me that if there is a mediation to be done it is, if there is a role to be played, it is wrong tamong the libyans ...

Are six nato warships started patrolling off libyas coast. what are they there for? >> theyd be there for a couple of things. first in case there were any aircraft that managed to sneak through at low level and overfly, youve got additional surface-to-air radar there and capability to tie into the air early warning system. then in addition you can intercept any libyan ships that come out that might be trying to reinforce gadhafis troops, and you could enforce an arms embargo. >> right. okay. and...