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Was going to break into that and i got an e-mail and immediately switched to fox news to learn that indeed, bin laden had been found, and, was dead. wow, what great news. alisyn: it was fascinating, fascinating, this morning, to hear how the intelligence operation came to fruition and turned out, friday morning, just before the president left to tour the storm ravaged south, he gave the order, to put the trigger on this very daring operation and frankly, it went as well as anyone could have imagined. no americans were harmed. >> and the president decided not to do it with an annihilation bombi...

Eastern town of brega. it is unclear whether it was from eastern forces or progadhafi forces. nic, what can you tell us about this? >> reporter: well, as far as tripoli is concerned, on several occasions today, at least two occasions, we have heard aircraft flying overhead. on both of those occasions, we have heard what sounded like heavy explosions coming immediately after or just before we have heard the aircraft. it is not clear exactly what is being targeted in and around tripoli. this is the first time we have heard explosions here that sound like a bombing raid. the first time we have he...

Libya. >> it is conjecture but i have to say the image of a week ago of a bunch of young men... martha: shooting into the air. >> sitting on the top of trucks and every time a qaddafi tank came they jumped out and ran away and threw down their guns, but now they seem to be making advances. i have to assume, someone's covert operations are working there, whether the brits or french. maybe the egyptians. somebody is giving a little structure. martha: they didn't suddenly get their act together and figure out how to fight back qaddafi's forces and, we'll learn more about that as the story unfolds...

Partially destroyed in 1986 after that u.s. bombing raid in retaliation. outside of the house is a giant gold clenched fist crushing an american plane. this statute is where qaddhafi has held a number of public rallies since the military campaign and has become a symbol of libyan defines. journalists were taken on a tour of the sprawling compound. the underground bunker had been inspected as recently as january by a swiss company who has been linked to saddam hussein's bunkers underneath his palaces. i had a conversation with a former member of congress that met with qaddhafi three times. he s...

Hem hostage. >> and the reason that president sarkozy of france has been so much more forth coming and outspoken on the issue, the french and rest of the european companies have many thousands of internationals in-- it's true that americans might be uniquely vulnerable, but on the other hand, the united states, has unique leverage over the libyans. >> wait, what is the leverage? we don't really talk to gadhafi very much. the argument is we don't have any levining, what i keep reading in the papers and we have something called the 6th fleet and the 6th fleet can destroy the libyan navy, can des...