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tripo tripoli. is its leader, moammar gadhafi, going to stay and fight or could he possibly leave? and weve just gotten this dramatic video showing armed rioters shooting at police in the british city of birmingham. so whats the latest in that investigation? well have a live report. lets get right to the breaking news of iran. iranian state television is reporting that two americans accused of spying have been sentenced to eight years in prison. shane bauer and josh fattal were arr...

Thats another reason why they just dont feel like they can let family members in there to identify bodies. >> there is another case you have been following specifically as well. right? >> reporter: thats right. there was another man who was on this morning we got. james williamson. we spoke to his daughter yesterday. she was looking for him and thought he was deceased. we got this list this morning and i talked to her a short time later. he is alive. he was out volunteering with local relief gro...

and all eyes now on the phrase "one nation" in the gop race to the white house. just ahead, new signs those words could be sarah palin is running for president. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." but first, a heartbreaking development in joplin, missouri. all week weve been bringing you wrenching stories of those missing in the tornados wake, while at the same time holding out hope they might still be found alive. one of them, 16-year-old lance who was in his car when th...

Mobilize. an influx of money would make all the difference. >> reporter: every bit of progress depends on donations. >> of course people should give. its part of our humanity. its what enables the red cross and other relief groups to be able to do what we did. >> in a country that gives new meaning to challenging conditions. susan candiotti, cnn, new york. >> a lot of competitors brave the heat to compete in todays new york city triathlon, including our very own dr. sanjay gupta. there he is in ...

Well. >> don, have fun today. see you later. >> they put muscles or clams in each of the tanks, they had all the team flags. paul the octopus got it right, 8 for 8. >> he is a german octopus. >> yes. the man in charge of the $20 billion fund to help oil spill victims is now saying that the program will give people up to six months emergency funding all at once without requiring that they sign some sort of waiver promising they wont see bp. kenneth feinberg also told candy crowley on "state of ...

Relief groups say they are handing out three tons of food and thousands of blanket and sleeping bags. three 6-foot waves crashed into a cruise ship. it killed two people. the abnormal waves broke several windows of the ship. and captain sully s sullenberger is retiring. he made the emergency landing in new yorks hudson river. sully, who is 59 years old, says he will continue to be an advocate for aviation safety. and president obama is signalling democrats to move ahead without republicans...

Relief groups that are trying to bring supplies to haiti it has been six weeks since the devastating quake hit there and until now, relief supplies flowing into the country have not been taxed. but now, government officials in haiti are trying to change that could they be trying to profit off the aid? soledad obrien joins me now with more on this new development. soledad, this is surprising. >> reporter: yeah it is really surprising. in effect, jessica if could you pick a country that does not n...

Recover in this home now. so obviously, a good ending for her, but i can anticipate your question, jessica, and a lot of other peoples questions. obviously, hundreds of thousands more people like jessica still in port-au-prince, still around haiti tonight, jessica. >> sanjay, thanks so much. >> thank you. and tonight, there are reports of a new obstacle still facing relief groups that are trying to bring supplies to haiti. it has been six weeks since the devastating quake hit there, and until ...

So obviously, a good ending for her, but i can anticipate your question, jessica, and a lot of other peoples questions. obviously, hundreds of thousands more people like jessica still in port-au-prince, still around haiti tonight, jessica. >> sanjay, thanks so much. >> thank you. and tonight, there are reports of a new obstacle still facing relief groups that are trying to bring supplies to haiti. it has been six weeks since the devastating quake hit there, and until now, relief supplies flowi...

Coordination, transportation, and distribution. you can assure us every dollar raised for haiti will go to haiti. >> 91 cents of every dollar that we raise. we have a bit of overhead. 91 cents of every dollar we raise will go to haiti. >> that nine cents is for what? >> general operations, overhead, pays salaries, keeps the lights on, et cetera. >> reporter: that efficiency measure does rank with top relief groups. to get there, the red cross is cutting expenses. the government has imposed a sal...