Under Gadhafi News Today

performing her former co-star kevin costner who we havent heard from so far this week, kevin costner will be speaking during the funeral services for whitney houston. and her former husband, bobby brown, has now officially been invited. susan candiotti is in newark, new jersey, this morning. susan, authorities are also making special arrangements to try to maintain some security, also maintain a perimeter around the new hope baptist church since so many will be in attendance? >> report...

Just imagine, i think certain os in the u.n. are kangaroo courts. the human rights commission was formerly chaired by libya, under gadhafi. if they get observer state -- will allow the palestinians to use the u.n. as a political tool will create a backlash at home risk u.n. support by the american congress. if they form a government with hamas, hamas is a terrorist organization. that will end u.s. help to the palestinian people because the day they form a government hamas as a meaningful player,...

Just imagine, i think certain os in the u.n. are kangaroo courts. the human rights commission was formerly chaired by libya, under gadhafi. if they get observer state -- will allow the palestinians to use the u.n. as a political tool will create a backlash at home risk u.n. support by the american congress. if they form a government with hamas, hamas is a terrorist organization. that will end u.s. help to the palestinian people because the day they form a government hamas as a meaningful player,...

but not allowed to circulate inside syria. >> the brutality that is being committed in syria against innocent people, against policemen and the syrian military. never reported. >> i have to say thats not true at all. we have a reported on the deaths of the security forces. we know about a number of the people have been security forces. but a large number have been civilians, demonstrators, pro democracy activists and children. who are these armed gangs? i would love to see this. >> the...

who is in harms way needs to prepare for the worst and pray for the best. >> let me assure you that we are not overreacting. we need to be ready >> if you live in one of these areas, spend time with precaution. >> battering the bahamas. in nasa, jim, what has the damage been there? >> reporter: candy, a little a little bit of palms here with high wind and strong rain. here in nassau, the main tourist areas, no damage or floods whatsoever. the power lines -- [inaudible] they are so conf...

forces in libya are free tonight. late word of a new kidnapping and last ditch battles that may be linked to moammar gadhafis escape plan. and cnn goes inside the virginia nuclear power plant near the epicenter of that historic quake. we have a lot of questions about nuclear safety and whether the east coast is prepared if another big one hits. wolf blitzers off today. im joe johns. youre in "the situation room." hurricane irene is bearing town on the bahamas with winds of up to 12...

thing. cnn newsroom continues right now with randi kaye. >> hi there, suzanne. thank you. well, three major stories on the radar this hour. starting with a major hurricane. category 3 irene batters the bahamas and eyes the carolinas. chad myers is watching that. a hostage ordeal is over in tripoli, but the fighting goes on, and moammar gadhafi still out of sight. and washington surveys the damage from the earthquake that shook the east coast almost 24 hours ago. i want to start w...

unexpectedly stealerized and is in front of cameras in tripoli. the opposition forces claimed they had him in custody. apparently not. in any case, not anymore. heres some of what he had to say. >> translator: there have led through the sea and through other means, people who are sabotage and you could see the people of libya are standing and had to have break the spine of those gangsters and rats, just -- today we will go in the hot spots of tripoli -- in tripoli an and we will reassu...

heres some of what he had to say. >> translator: there have led through the sea and through other means, people who are sabotage and you could see the people of libya are standing and had to have break the spine of those gangsters and rats, just -- today we will go in the hot spots of tripoli -- in tripoli an and we will reassure the people that things are fine in libya. now were going to go on a walk about in tripoli and in the places where they said there has been -- they have actual...

moammar gadhafi has not been found but his son has reappeared. heres video from a short time ago. safe, unexpectedly materialize in front of cameras in tripoli. the opposition forces have claimed they had him in custody. apparently not. in any case, not any more. >> translator: gangs of people who are sabotagers and you could ski the people of libya are standing and have broken the spine of those rats and gangsters and today, well go in the old hot spots of tripoli, in tripoli, and wel...