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we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." gunfire, honking horns, celebrations in cities across libya, marking the death of gadhafi. were following all the breaking news this hour. the man who ruthlessly ruled the country for 42 years was killed today outside his hometown of sirte. he was 69 years old. president obama said his death marks the end of a long and painful chapter for libya. >> one year ago,...

Columnist, u yeen robinson. im sure a dear friend. as i ask eugene about this. your reflections on mlk. reverend jacksons sentiments, when you share as well. >> i remember the day when dr. king was killed. i remember the reaction in my hometown of orangeburg, south carolina. what a blow it was. then, of course, the riots an the violence that followed all in 1968 a year in which everything happened. too much happened. >> what a year. >> you know, this is -- it is amazing to me. one of the sort of...

the former head of saudi intelligence, prince al faisal, talks about the osama bin laden he knew and much more. finally, how this man became this man. the most wanted man in the world. an unbelievable story. first, heres my take. i was in germany this week, and the mood there is pretty grim. europe is facing its most severe challenge since 1945. if the greek crisis morphs into an italian crisis, italy being too large to bail out, the entire structure of post-world war ii europe cou...

clinton. but not the kind of birthday youd think. on hand, lady gaga, usher and el en ellen de generes. thchlts morning on the national mall, the four-acre, $120 million martin luther king jr. memorial will be dedicated. our athena jones is in the mall right now and joins us now live. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. as you can see, the crowd is building here. in just a little while, this dedication ceremony which was postponed, as you know, from august, will begin. we e...

this is a special edition of "state of the union" this morning for the dedication of the martin luther king memorial. "reliable sources" will return next week. president obama arrived here a short time ago and will soon dlirch his tribute to dr. -- deliver his tribute to dr. king. this will close with the extraordinarily rare playing of dr. kings "i have a dream" speech in its entirety. the king family has approved its use for this one event. the president will speak the end transto th...

and emotional verdict tonight. an italian night sets amanda knox free. heres the scene inside the courtroom. >> translator: on behalf of the italian people, after having examined section 6 and 5 of the criminal procedure code -- >> as the verdict was read, knox broke down, hugged her attorneys, then was rushed from the courthouse. she and her one-time boyfriend have been in jail since 2007 when they were arrested for the brutal murder of knoxs british roommate. they were convicted of m...

eito, 27 years old, about to become a free man. both their guilty verdicts in the murder of meredith kercher, 21 years old at the time four years ago, overturned by six jurors, two judges in a dramatic moment we all saw live here on cnn. youre looking at these live pictures coming in from perugia. we want to welcome our viewers from united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer in "situation room." lets listen in right now. amanda knoxs sister speaking in perugia. >> not only did...

about criminology. ill explain. first, heres my take. americas job crisis persists, and there seems to be little we can do about it. but actually there is one area where government can create jobs even if consumers arent spending and businesses arent hiring. and in a way that is productive for long-term growth. rebuilding america. the american society of civil engineers estimates that americas crumbling infrastructure needs $2 trillion worth of repairs, upgrades, and expansions. with...

and finally, the bold truth about criminology. ill explain. first, heres "my take." americas job crisis persists, and there seems to be little we can do about it. but actually there is one area where government can create jobs even if consumers arent spending and businesses arent hiring. and in a way that is productive for long-term growth. rebuilding america. the american society of civil engineers estimates that americas crumbling infrastructure needs $2 trillion worth of repairs, ...

amount of fema funding in this short-term spending bill. fema announced today that its able to basically stretch the funds that they have in this federal disaster relief fund which is helping recovery efforts for all the natural disasters the country has been facing. theyre able to stretch the funds to make it through the end of this week, which is a different estimate, which is a better picture than theyve been painting previously, that they felt the coffers were going to run dry earl...