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Gadhafis home. and his then 15-month-old adopted daughter was killed. they say he was injured. so 1986 at that point reagan goes, enough, ive had enough. 1988 we have the lockerbie bombing. >> which he came out this week that -- >> that he said, exactly. that was his retaliation. then the u.s. imposes sanctions on libya which only gets dropped in 2003. but the real turning point happens after 9/11 because gadhafi sees whats happening to saddam hussein and goes i better cooperate. and he does, he...

Perished. he grew up a very poor kid. he then joins the military, the federal constitutional monarchy over there, but theres 95% illiteracy in libya. when he comes to power in 1969, he overthrows the king. some of the things he does was he makes education very popular. social welfare. and you look at a man and say how was he in power for 42 years? theres certain things he did that certainly he invested in his people. however, during that period, you saw anti-western sentiment grow. he purged gro...

President obama issued an executive order last night placing new restrictions on libya. the the sanctions are intended to keep the libyan government from having funds. the united nations security council meets to consider harsh sanctions aimed at colonel gadhafis regime. they could impose a travel ban among some other things. shooting suspect jarrod loughner has been moved ahead of his hearing next month. he is accused of shooting 19 people, including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. six peop...

Inside libya, protesters continue to take to the streets. clashes with pro-government forces are contending in and around the capital tripoli. but much of the rest of the country is relatively quiet now. leader moammar gadhafi made another appearance on state tv warning protesters he may escalate the violence against them. heres how one protester described the situation in the capital city. >> i start hearing people shouting. i joined them, and we went maybe for 100 to 150 meters. and then the s...

The cadillac srx. we dont just make luxury cars, we make cadillacs. 37 minutes past the hour. moammar gadhafis long time grip over libya seems to be loosening by the minute even though hes telling his people that this is a day to celebrate and dance. the reality is, he is facing a popular uprising like nothing hes ever seen before in more than four decades in power. were taking a look back at the colorful and ever controversial libyan leader. >> colorful and ever controversial. when we look at...

And it was fun for the players. they actually asked him several questions, quizzed him about players on the team. and joey correctly identified who wears which number for every single player on the team and whats the cutest part about it, they asked the 5-year-old how long hes been a blackhawks fan and he replied six years. >> do the math there. >> so hes really good to interview, maybe not math just yet. >> super, super cute. >> hes coming your way. hes going to be our next sports anchor. >> ok...

Really was a very coordinated effort. we saw this official release from the state department that you actually sent us showing it was very coordinated. now theyre saying theyre unaware of any large pockets of americans who might still be there. its also interesting the timing. the u.s. waited -- the white house waited until all of those americans were onboard that ferry before they did anything in terms of sanctions. >> thats right. there was a real concern that moammar gadhafi would take hostag...

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3 feet of snow there through the weekend hours. next 36 hours, well show you whats happening. nice and dry for you in the nations midsection, but a bit on the cool side for spots like st. louis. mix of sun and clouds here, atlanta, back up in the carolinas. in the great lakes, lake effect snow action, temperatures ranging mainly in the 30s for chicago, 32 the expected high, 13 in minneapolis, 69 in atlanta, 78 degrees in new orleans, 63 in albuquerque. we wrap it up where we started in san franc...

From one massive anti-government rally in southeastern libya. you can see people waving that giant flag there. well, that was the national flag before gadhafi took power. earlier, i talked to an american teacher. she evacuated on that ferry to malta. and she told us about the worsening situation there that weve seen on the streets. >> well, you know, things deteriorated really quickly. i met with the board on sunday afternoon and we opted to continue running the american school because we didnt ...