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Latest on these new battles that we're seeing today. >> reporter: good morning, alex. well, we sort of had to depend on what we're hearing from either the rebels' side or the gadhafi side. and what we're in the middle of is a propaganda war. you see people celebrating in the streets in tripoli? they're being told that gadhafi forces are making great advances, that they have taken over zawiyah. state tv is reporting gadhafi forces are near benbenghazi, wh we are here. we hear from rebels that they're continuing to move west towards tripoli. the truth is actually somewhere in the middle. there a...

That brega what's happening is the first set piece, the first major set piece of the civil war. you've got two opposing libyan sides, two forces armed, they have weapons, they've got tanks. one side has war planes, they share the same objective, which is the oil refinery and natural gas facility in brega, so this is really it. yesterday was a bad day for the pro-gadhafi forces. they took brega at dawn, they lost it by noon. the rebels held it overnight, today there were more air strikes trying to soften up the terrain but there were no ground forces coming back in from the gadhafi side to reta...

Part. they're going at it like a kind of mini stalingrad. overnight, there are reports that a number of anti-aircraft artillery and tanks on the gadhafi side fired and launched some troops, unknown how many, to try to retake that town for a second time. they were repulsed. they were pushed back. this morning, it's still in opposition hands. the people of tripoli are feeling more and more fearful. some in a total state of denial. maybe all they see is the libyan state tv with a lot of supporters waving green flags. but many we talked to say this isn't a problem. it's not an uprising. we'll get ...

Run have re-gathered and gathering out around town and one week ago they were fleeing from. >> shep: is there a sense that how long gadhafi can hang on to that city? >> reporter: shepard, they have hid their hit by british an french jets but on the battlefield there is mismatch in arms. one side the gadhafi side has tanks, the other side still has pickup trucks. things could really change if coalition forces continue to attack those supply strips. this is a long desert supply line. without ammunition or fuel the gadhafi troops will have to surrender or retreat. >> shep: you've been here throug...

Two at the top. what can you tell us? >> reporter: this carpet's been laid out here for about five hours here. we've been standing here watching it. we were told at one point that moammar gadhafi would show up. we're still waiting. that's the expectation. the government officials, when they verified it happening, and this hotel didn't even know he was coming quickly ran around, scurried around, got everything ready. and now everyone's waiting. so this is typical. this is typical gadhafi. he's been known to keep people waiting for several days. we may be ahead of a long wait. >> nic, these rumo...