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to an end. libyan rebels made fast and furious advances over the weekend. they claim they now control a great majority of tripoli. it could be a mortal blow to leader moammar gadhafis 42-year rule. some of his forces are still putting up a fight. there have been reports of tank fire near gadhafis home. there was no sign of gadhafi yet himself. the rebels are saying theyve got three of their sons and opposition leaders already are making plan to govern. [ crowd noise ] >> as you might e...

90% of contribute ptripoli. one of his three captured sons has escaped. lets he get the late frst from libya and sara sidner. first tell me whats going on there in zawiya. >> reporter: we were hearing a lot of loud booms, a lot of what sounded like mortar fire. there was definitely small arms fire. it sounded like this was a firefight and we went and checked it out. and we think that we have confirmed, weve only talked to one of the rebels who has not been down at the square, but we th...

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...

gadhafis last stronghold, reaching the heart of tripoli, celebrating on his turf and cnn was on the back of the truck to witness it all. >> amazing. im carol costello. president obama telling moammar gadhafi to face the facts and give it up. the white house already hoping the rebels are ready to lead out on this "american morning." all right. good morning, carol. good morning, everyone. it is monday, august 22nd. this is "american morning." im christine romans. >> im carol costello. ...

want to remind you quickly. were getting the president on camera. his remarks and statements on libya. were getting that turned around for you. as soon as we do, well play it for you on cnn. check the clock, 3:00 eastern time. 9:00 p.m. in tripoli. the libyan capital now 90% controlled by western-backed rebels. thats according to the u.s. government. rife with rumors as to the fate of moammar gadhafi. for 42 years the countrys undisputed, unbalanced leader, thats where were going it st...

the process, for that, i want you to take a look here. i will not try and walk you through it. its a mess. the bottom line is 917 billion dml spending cuts with a special committee in charge of finding $1.5 trillion cuts by the end of the year, and the debt limit rises by $900 billion now, and $1.5 later. already, there is one potential wrinkle here. the nonpartisan budget congressional office says the plan would cut spending only by 1.5 trillion, not 2.4 trillion. we are following all...

Harry reid up on the hill. and the president sort of marginalized here. this is a very classic universities bully pulpit. and you know, i dont think he can say a whole lot beyond what he said before. i mean, a lot of people have hit him i think properly so for giving in on most every point. i mean he is essentially waved a white flag of surrender to the republicans and they say, haha, we refuse yoursurrender be we want even more. he has gone as far as he can, that much is very clear. this is mo...

and travelers squashed by major airlines. >> but first, to the desperate race against the clock to secure what president obama is calling americas national credit card. the country could face unprecedented default if congress is unable to agree on a deal to raise the nations debt ceiling. failure to do so could downgrade americas debt rating and could be extremely damaging for global economy purposes. lets get all the angles. weve just learned the president will be addressing the natio...

expected to roll out a plan to cut spending by $2.7 trillion while raising the debt by 274 trillion. reids plan would not include tax increases which republicans refuse to consider nor would it touch entitlements. my colleague, dan lothian is watching it all from his post at the white house. dan, what is the presidents position first on raising the debt in installments? >> reporter: he want it is to go through 2012 and there is a sense at the white house and treasury department in part...

From new york. >> it ended where it began. where he launched his political career two decades ago. democratic congressman anthony weiner said he hoped to remain in office but acknowledged to falling victim to his own doing. >> the distraction that i created made it impossible. today im announcing my resignation from congress. >> even in surrender, he was heckleed. he phoned nancy pelosi, making the decision after his wife huma returned from her overseas trip. he said congressman weiner exercised...