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hour, extensive live coverage of the fight for libya. and the hunt for the man who held an iron grip on the country for decades, will gadhafi and his inner circle be brought to justice? president obama is warning the fight for libya is not over yet. cnn is using its global resources to cover the latest gasps of a brutal regime and deadly civil war. to our viewers in the united states and around the world, im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." libyan rebels say their rea...

moammar gadhafis grip on libya appears to be ending. rebels say they control 80% of the libyan capital today, pockets of gadhafi fighters are holding out. they still control this hotel thats home base for foreign journalists. gadhafis whereabouts are unknown. his loyalists continue to defend his compound. rebels keep rolling with no major resistance. they pour into the street to celebrate after they have taken much of tripoli. >> we were outside the windows screaming. everyone realized...

Live on libyan state television and file footage. >> yeah. hasnt happened in tripoli certainly to this extent. there have been a number of rallies but not these numbers we are seeing broadcast right now on the state controlled television there in libya. obviously, the regime of gadhafi trying to rally the supporter who is are still there in the capital and those who still support gadhafi, whatever their number may be. >> coalition leaders say times unaring out for moammar gadhafi. >> how the sit...

How long before gadhafi potentially moves some of his military close to mosques, close to hospitals, close to those red lines where, you know, coalition forces will not bomb? he knows all of these practices. he knows what to do. and i think what one has to anticipate is in these opening hours, again, you see the great diplomatic statement on the ground, on the scene on a practical military level. its going to get a lot tougher. it always does. >> we start talking about gadhafi moving his forces ...

Into public enemy number one. bombings in rome, vienna and then a disco in west berlin frequented by americans, all linked to libya. the u.s. retaliates. >> at 7:00 this evening, eastern time, air and naval forces of the united states launched a series of strikes against the headquarters of terrorist facilities and military assets that support gadhafis activities. >> reporter: that attack left 100 libyans dead, including gadhafis daughter. some believe for revenge he responded with a bomb aboard...

Scruples, morals. >> reporter: in the early 80s, tensions between the u.s. and libya intensified. >> we know that this mad dog of the middle east has a goal of a world revolution, muslim fundamentalist revolution targeted on many of his own arab compatriots. >> reporter: after years of minor scrimmages of u.s. and libyan aircraft, gadhafi turned into public enemy number one. bombings in rome, vienna and then a lis coin west berlin frequented by americans, all linked to libya. the u.s. retaliates...

Targeted on many of his own arab compatriots. >> reporter: after years of minor scrimmages of u.s. and libyan aircraft, gadhafi turned into public enemy number one. bombings in rome, vienna and then a disco in west berlin frequented by americans, all linked to libya. the u.s. retaliates. >> at 7:00 this evening, eastern time, air and naval forces of the united states launched a series of strikes against the headquarters of terrorist facilities and military assets that support gadhafis activities...

There are a number of different battalions, different commanders, some of the sons of gadhafi have personal security services, battalions in some cases they personally command. there are reports of other battalions in benghazi that crossed over and started supporting the protesters. yesterday we saw two of the tribe who have provided protection for the gadhafi regime over the years saying they will no longer support gadhafi. so the picture of support for and against gadhafi is very much along tr...

Rats, they deserve to die. he tells the nation to go to the streets tomorrow to support him. he says that libyans can have whatever constitutional system they want. more than 50 are reported dead since sunday and that does not include yesterdays bloody attack on protesters. there are reports coming to us from libya from nbcs richard engel that the army has switched sides, now standing with the people. yet gadhafi insists this is his country. with me now, bob windrum. where do we stand in what th...