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or alive, they say. one of his sons still at large, is sending e-mails to our nic robertson. nic just got another one a few minutes ago and he joins us shortly. in the meantime, heavy fighting today in tripoli. take a look. street battles all day. this is from the capitals eastern neighborhoods not far from the airport. the field in opposition still taking heavy shelling from nearby loyalists. in the last hour or two, the two sides have exchanged artillery throughout the day. opposit...

>> hes running for reelection. hes sago owe im saying hes got a lot of explaining to do about the economy if thats what hes out talking about. i dont think the folks in iowa are going to be real excited about unemployment rate where it is and the number of americans who are out of work. this president has been an ab jekt failure when it comes to the economy. >> republican candidate michele bachmanns bus will be in dpreenville and spartanburg, south carolina, today. today is the natio...

isnt this august, not supposed to be a lot going on. >> dont you wish one day wed say theres nothing going on, go home. >> change the channel. a lot has to do with the economy, up first president obama talking jobs in the heartland of america. the president is in iowa this morning. no straw polls. no campaigns -- its a campaign stop. its a campaign-style trip through three mid western states. hell meet with a group of farmers and small business owners today. hes been making his pitch f...

this scene played out across scandinavia earlier today. people pausing to remember the victims of that attack. as norway mourns we are hearing more from people who risked their lives to save others. our cnns michael holmes caught up with one of them. >> its not a huge boat. how many people did you put in here? >> the first round i believe it was 14. >> reporter: 14. >> yes. and then i had to address the oldest one and said you have to stay ashore. i promise i will come back and get you...

Basis. >> reporter: william dempsey is an emergency room doctor in scranton, pennsylvania. >> ive never seen a drug progress from never heard of, never abused, and never seen in a period of three months to becoming an epidemic. >> reporter: so how easy is it to buy? >> these are bath salts. >> i heard about those, yeah. >> reporter: using a hidden camera, one of our producers went to this so-called head shop in new york city. >> 80 bucks? this little tiny thing? >> for $80. >> dude, they fly out...

To sell and buy in most states. >> im seeing two or three cases of bath salt abuse on a daily basis. >> reporter: william dempsey is an emergency room doctor in scranton, pennsylvania. >> i have never seen a drug progress from never heard of, never abused, and never seen in a period of three months to becoming an epidemic. >> reporter: so how easy is it to buy? >> these are bath salts. >> i heard about those. >> reporter: using a hidden camera, one of our producers went to this so-calleded head ...

Neighborhood. he is filming men in black 3. they dubbed the trailer the monster that ate soho. the city ordered them to move it. this is a town where a lot of movies are filmed and people are pretty accommodating. but that really takes the cake. >> thats bigger than two new york city apartments, maybe three. the oracle of omaha making a trip to scranton. billionaire investor, warren buffet, will guest star on the season finale of the office. he is going to be a potential replacement as office ma...

Pakistan showing the compound engulfed in flames after u.s. helicopters and about two dozen navy s.e.a.l.s. took out the 911 mastermind with pretty amazing precision. >> im down here at ground zero where people started gathering when the news started to trickle out. this is where americans died. you can see the jubilation in the crowd. they numbered in the thousands, probably a couple thousand people at the height, started to dwindle down as the police started to push the crowd back a little bit...

Feeling of jubilation. >> fascinating that so many young people partook in the celebrations at universities across the country. these young people were, what, 9 or 10-years-old when the tragly happ -- tragedy happened on 9/11. why do you think theyre so into this. >> reporter: i ran into students, they said they were from scranton. they had heard the news there, it had erupted on their college campus. then they quickly got this their car and came to new york because they felt this is something t...

For one, you still have the first lady and, of course, you still have joe biden. what can i say about joe biden that hasnt already been said incorrectly by joe biden? i imagine having joe biden as vice president is kind of like taking your blue collar dad to a fancy restaurant. hes more comfortable at the olive garden, he talks a little too loud, mispronounces the sauces and youre always tempted to lean over to the later and say, im sorry about him, hes from scranton. mr. president, if joe biden...