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hermi his son appears to be in tripoli, he claims the city is still under his familys control. he said his father is sacred talk to him in a moment, live. sara, if you can hear me, what is the latest there right now? >> reporter: we were hearing loud booms, loud blasts, a lot of rapid gunfire. we saw tracer rounds coming over our heads very, very close to us, literally right over us. we had to take cover. so we started to wonder what exactly was going on, if there was some sort of figh...

and hello and good morning to you all. millions of americans are in the grip right now of a massive heat wave. we will tell you which states are getting hit by this heat wave and there is a danger zone here, folks. well let you know how long this will last. also, a real power workout. people are producing energy by expending their own. well tell you how this works. also, really one of our favorite stories of the day here. caped crusaders taking to the streets in one northeastern to...

"sister wives" says four wives and 16 children is none of the governments business. their new lawsuit tests this question. is polygamy somehow protected by a constitutional right to privacy? plus late word the governments credit rating could be downgraded because of the stalemate in negotiations over spending cuts and raising the debt ceiling. that warning from moodys came hours after the fed chairman gave his take on the consequences of not letting the government borrow more money. >>...

Duties and provided a resolution to engage in military wars anywhere they wanted to post 9/11. so instead of targeting and killing terrorists abroad, we were stuck in long land wars that has been the grave ward of superpowers like great britain and soviet union. even though the numbers of al-qaeda in afghanistan have dwindled to fewer than a hundred. so now we come to libya. the president insists the action is not a war but its hard to take him seriously of which he is the military is raining do...

But, well, somehow -- >> they rebuilt. >> somehow they have the energy and the courage and the wisdom to rebuild it. and i think thats going to happen now again. >> what is your message to the people of japan? you obviously one of the most famous japanese people in the world. they would want to hear from you now as some form of comfort. what would you say to them? >> were all together in spirit. and we have to start bringing out our superpowers which is the energy, resilience and wisdom that we ...

The united nations security council was in a closed-door meeting today on libya. were waiting to find out if they endorse a no-fly zone. one other note here. qaddafi has offered he said amnesty to any soldiers who turn to the rebels side if they want to return he said. he will provide them amnesty if they show regret and hand over their weapons. no word whether or not any former libyan army members have done that. jenna? jenna: so many different reports coming out of libya today. rick leventhal ...

With the superpowers that hillary clinton is participating in. you have the u.n. security council. we have all these meetings? >> i see a lot of talk, jenna. unfortunately i see a lot of talk and i dont see any kind of action that could signal to the rebels that the world is on their side in a meaningful way as opposed to just rhetorically. words at this point are cheap. the rebels need a fighting chance. i think that give the fact that the president of the united states called upon qaddafi to s...

Theres still something about -- it was a very coercive brutal dictatorship, and the fact he has so little loyalty, even among the military is frankly surprising and very welcome, but surprising. >> you wrote an article in the past couple of days where you said what is going on across north africa and the middle east is staggering because for 1,000 years arab nations have been dominated and suppressed by foreign rulers. this has simply been turned on its head in the past month. what does that mea...

To choose like choosing a favorite baby. do you think it is? >> that will be either for me to died or me to decide when im so old im -- rotting away trying to grasp at any memories i have dictating my memoirs. may be the one that sticks out. "single man" for me personally would have to come very close, as well. >> obviously, the whole issue of george vi and a lot of brits dont know much about the story but the queen mother and what happened to her. hes remained this sort of enigmatic figure that...

Marines 1st battalion stands beside a caged bird. "spider-man" is the most expensive hoe to hit broadway. but many critics are calling the $65 million production a colossal waste of money. cnns jeanne most has their most unusual reviews. >> reporter: look out, "spider-man," the musical. youve been bitten by that venomous, poisonous species theater critics. "the washington post" said no superpowers needed to sniff out this stinker. shrill, insipid mess, a musical aimed squarely at a cub scout dem...