Libyan Rebels News Today

Further U.S. assistance to the Libyan rebels should be dependent on conditions on the ground.

The rebels discovered an album full of Rice photos in Qaddafi's compound

Everything was paying attention to tornadoes last week when this thing passed out of the senate, and it was like, ho-hum, of course were arming the rebels. >> if they want to protect american interests, they should put the rebels and the regime and negotiate with china and rush and push them towards geneva. >> geneva is the conference that was announced after john kerry went and visited rush. >> and after long negotiation with the russians. the russians didnt want to hear about it, and today the...

Region? >> its -- actually, the visit of mccain is already upsetting, because it comes in in a very delicate moment where we are trying to push both sides to negotiate in geneva. there is no possible outcome of the civil war, we know that. but this photo, and of course mccain is going there in the midst of a private negotiation, posing with the rebels, sending two signs. one, i dont care about the negotiations, i want to go and arm, and no matter what, america will arm. so it sends a message of ...

fine. >> then after north carolina, irene could hit new york and new england late this weekend. keep watching for latest turns in the hurricanes track. right now, a firefight is under way outside a cluster of buildings in tripoli. libyan rebels believe they have moammar gadhafi pinned down. they believe he is hiding in apartments in his compound. rebels have put $1.5 million bounty on gadhafi. he is wanted by the international criminal court for alleged war crimes. moammar gadhafis s...

who is in harms way needs to prepare for the worst and pray for the best. >> let me assure you that we are not overreacting. we need to be ready >> if you live in one of these areas, spend time with precaution. >> battering the bahamas. in nasa, jim, what has the damage been there? >> reporter: candy, a little a little bit of palms here with high wind and strong rain. here in nassau, the main tourist areas, no damage or floods whatsoever. the power lines -- [inaudible] they are so conf...

World headquarters. a line of storm has already killed at least 19 people, sweeping across the mid-atlantic region this evening. a tornado roared through north carolina this afternoon, killing two people. a tornado watch has been issued for the richmond, virginia, and washington, baltimore areas. governors have declared states of emergency in oklahoma, alabama and mississippi which were hammered earlier. police are searching long island for a potential serial killer. the remains of at least ...

Adults. facebook.com/carol cnn. >> common theme, grow up. thats what i keep hearing. >> sit down and come up with a compromise. be mature adults. >> lets see if this happens. thanks. top of the hour, lets get you up to speed. retreating libyan rebels return today as both sides in the civil war are signaling possible concessions. sources tell cnn that the libyan regime is floating a political solution, one that ends with moammar gadhafi stepping aside. at the same time, rebel leaders across the c...

Has sent additional officers into rebel strongholds. the operatives are gathering intelligence to help guide nato air strikes and work with anti-gadhafi force. sources also tell us cia officers helped rescue a u.s. airman when a fighter jet crashed last week. as the rebels struggle to hold their ground in libya, on capitol hill, u.s. lawmakers are pushing for answers at a series of congressional hearings today. defense secretary robert gates and admiral mike mullen the joint chiefs of staff ch...

Ken robinson is someone who has direct experience in this kind of work including stints with the special forces and the cia. he joins us now from washington, via skype. ken, thanks for being with us. just how does the cia conduct an operation like this one? >> randi, the first question that they normally ask through the national security council is not could we, but should we? because its extremely complicated. in libya itself right now, there are four big pie issues. protecting and questions, d...