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fine. then after north carolina, irene could hit new york and new england late this weekend. keep watching for latest turns in the hurricane s track. right now, a firefight is under way outside a cluster of buildings in tripoli. libyan rebels believe they have moammar gadhafi pinned down. they believe he is hiding in apartments in his compound. rebels have put $1.5 million bounty on gadhafi. he is wanted by the international criminal court for alleged war crimes. moammar gadhafi s son, wants a cease-fire to stop the bloodshed in tripoli. saadi contacted nic robertson by e-mail. reporter: he said he wants to negotiate a cease-fire. he doesn t want it to be syria. he wants help in the negotiations. he says he has reached out to washington and reached out to nato. he wants help in doing this. rebels claim they captured three of gadhafi s sons this week, including saadi. but saadi s status is not clear. the number of americans filing first time jobless claims is up agai
residents to get out or get ready. walking free from the hotel. christine romans. 33 journalists are out this morning and are talking after a terrifying ordeal. held at gunpoint by gadhafi loyalists growing more desperate by the second. the end of an era at am. i m carol costello. steve jobs, creator force behind apple, resigns. what will this mean for the company? the change the way you live on this american morning. good morning to you. it is thursday, august 25. welcome to american morning. every day, it has been something else. something big happening. we want it to stop. i know. i need a flashlight, batteries. this hurricane is dodging all over the place. it is making landfall someplace. through the bahamas right now. east coast of the united states trying to figure out where it could land. category 3 storm delivering powerful blows to the southeastern and central islands. it is 115-mile-per-hour winds, heavy rains causing extensive damage. in some case
broker a ceasefire. meantime, a bombshell in the business world to tell you about. steve jobs steps aside as apple s ceo. we ll hear who s in line to replace the long-time leader. and hurricane irene batters the dominican republic, is over the bahamas and is heading towards the united states. full coverage of all these stories is straight ahead. captions by vitac battles, bounty and an offer to broker a ceasefire. we begin this hour with developments from libya. fighting continues to rage in the capital as rebels take on pockets of resistance. gunfire can be heard in the streets. clearly intense scenes playing out there. among the hot spots, the tripoli airport which has seen some of the most intense fighting. rebels are in control there, but they re now fighting gadhafi loyalists just east of it. one thing we re not seeing, any sign of this man, muammar gadhafi. but a benghazi businessman is hoping to change that. he s offered a $2.5 million bounty. and now one
not terrorist. qaddafi was he was a mass murderer. bill: he was a terrorist, is a terrorist. all right, colonel, always good to see you. thank you very much. plenty more ahead as the factor moves along this evening. some republicans believe barack obama has morphed into jimmy carter is that a fair comparison. is it legal on a scandal at the universal of miami. apparently football players there were provided with prostitutes. we hope it wasn t during the game. and we hope you stay tuned to those reports. hey ! chocolate, vanilla or strawberry ? chocolate ! chocolate it is ! yeah, but i m new, too. umm. he s new. er. than you. even kids know it s wrong to treat new frien better than old friends. at ally bank, we treat all our customers fairly, with no teaser rates