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Between supporters of the country's self declared president and his challenger, who is recognized by the international community as the legitimate leader. control over a number of cities is now shifting hands. the united nations says almost 1 million rez debsidents have fle country and at least 25 people have been killed just this month. another story we're watching today. health officials are trying to determine if a bacterial infection spread intravenously caused the deaths of nine alabama hospital patients. 19 people were affected in total. although the bacteria can prove fatal, investiga...

Barrier not only in alabama compounding pharmacies, but across the country? >> donald williamson, thank you so much for joining us and giving us more on this story in alabama. alabama state health officer, the director of public health. >> it does underscore the problem that there's not much you if you're receiving an i.v. can do. if you're receiving what they were receiving in the i.v., you're in bad shape, so you don't have much of an option. >> and he said that they have to be able to trust that if it says sterile, it's sterile. and so it seems if this happens, there really isn't that much ...

Of that speech. >> we are watching closely. they are trying to get to the bottom how this could happen. nine critically ill patients died because of tainted i.v. bags and bring you latest on that as well. let's begin in libya. the last 24 hours have not been kind to the rebel fighters. they have been driven from positions in eastern libya an area they control. we are highlightings the town of ras lanuf in the middle. on the left is tripoli and on the right you have benghazi. they are under assault this morning again from pro-gadhafi forces in that area of ras lanuf where the oil pipelines go...

>> couple of quick headlines for you now. nine people are dead. 10 others have a dangerous bacterial infection at six alabama hospitals. health officials are investigating whether the cases are linked to contaminated i.v. fluids but say there's no further risk of exposure. a mother accused of embezzling $100,000 from her local pta was the pta treasurer at a new york school and allegedly wrote herself huge checks for fertility treatments as well as for her private business. that's a no-no! steve? >> it is. college acceptance letters are arriving in the mail and decisions most are due by may 1st...

As we discussed, however, this was a totalitarian state where it might be in people's interest to show up in favor of the government. trying to get out images showing people are on its side. but the u.n. says 37 people have died in deadly crackdowns. here at home, a deadly bacteria infecting 19 patients in recent weeks. and officials say it came from contaminated i.v. bags that were supposed to be feeding these patients used at six different hospitals. well, now nine of the infected patients have died. the cdc is stepping in to investigate whether the bacteria caused those deaths. elizabeth ...