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Children. it is the stark reality of indias economic imbalances. the well-off citizens of aurangabad are aware of the plight of theyre not so distant neighbors. they hope their efforts to attract more industry to the city will bring more jobs and, in turn, lift more of their countrymen out of poverty. cnn, aurangabad, india. cnn will take you on a journey inside india all this week. you will get an up-close look at the worlds second populous country, one that is fast becoming a global business...

Was in the early left stage. >> in 1979 -- again, im not drawing too many comparisons, you go back and look at the press, the hostility from plight political class in 79 and 80, it was vicious. >> well, from the left, for sure. >> from the media. from "new york times," "washington post." >> i mean thats true. but conservatives regarded him as a transformed figure of the american party. >> do you thing trumps going to win -- run? >> not win, run. hell be in the debate, i would say. >> okay. >> in...

In the course of the monumental contribution that he made. well, the short answer is yes and no. yes, in the sense we have an african-american president, african-americans are doing better than ever, some african-americans in terms of the businesses and professions. obviously no legal segregation anymore. politically we have a record number of african-american elected officials. the barriers have broken down to any formal segregation and discrimination. however, thats only part of it. if dr. kin...

Those levels are twice as high as the u.n.s recommended level for evacuations. we could learn more about u.s. military involvement in libya during hearings on capitol hill today. the defense secretary and also joint chiefs of staff are expected to testify before the house armed services committee. meanwhile, libyan leader moammar gadhafi has suffered a major setback. larry jacobs reports. >> reporter: libyan foreign minister flew to england and resigning his post to protest regimes attacks on ...

Advance west would not be possible. in tripoli on saturday, a bizarre scene at a hotel filled with international journalists. this woman burst in screaming she had been beaten and gang raped by gadhafis forces. look what they did to me, she cries, my honor was violated by them. libyan officials initially claimed she was a mentally ill prostitute her family maintains shes a lawyer. government minders snatched her away, throwing a bag over her head. she was dragged to a waiting car. she warned, if...

Despite massive attention to her plight and the government claims of her release, her family says she mains locked in a government compound and no journalist has seen or heard from her since. by sunday, opposition forces continued their push west, taking ras lanuf. and the oil-rich town of abregga without resistance. new video appeared of opposition forces capturing gadhafi forces. >> the fate of the prisoners is unknown. on monday, opposition forces

We would be able to see her. thats what the government official said. but i dont think anyone here is holding their breath because we have heard that sort of statement from government officials before. they often just dont follow through, don. >> so nic, i have to ask you this then. do you think well ever see her again? >> reporter: i think that the fact that she was brave enough to come here and tell the world her plight and this was an incredibly brave step, not just to put her face on camera ...

Facility but she was safe and well, and that she would be pushing criminal charges against the people responsible for brutality against her and that we would be able to see her. thats what the government official said. but i dont think anyone here is holding their breath because we have heard that sort of statement from government officials before. they often just dont follow through, don. >> so, nic, i have to ask you this then. do you think well ever see her again? >> reporter: i think that th...

She was sane and at a police facility and safe and well. and that she would be pushing criminal charges against the people responsible for the brutality against her and that we would be able to see her. thats what the government official said. but i dont think anyone here is holding their breath because we have heard that sort of statement from government officials before. they often just dont follow through, don. >> so nic, i have to ask you this then. do you think well ever see her again? >> r...

Heroes of this tragedy. theres no individuality of any sorts here. its a combined effort completely by the communities in each of the different districts and town that is have been hit by this disaster. >> dominic, is there one photo of yoursz that youve taken that stands out to you, one that you think kind of sums up the plight of whats taken place there? >> its been really hard. i think any photographer or journalist who is covering such a huge event struggles with really explaining what we se...