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quote, he could be planning for a last stand. another saying it could be -- he could put civilians in the crosshairs. but both officials say they just don't know what form a final offensive might take. recent nato airstrikes are clearly upping the ante. our people there are telling us they are under way again tonight. loud explosions being heard in tripoli within the past hour. opposition forces telling us they're making use of the air attacks to try to make progress on the ground. those forces in zawia, fierce artillery fire could be heard today. opposition fighters telling our repo...

libya's moammar gadhafi on the brink of defeat which is good to hear, but possibly planning a final offensive against libyan civilians which could be chilling. the prospect of a blood thirsty, unpredictable and mentally unstable dictator lashing out, barbara starr broke the story. one u.s. official telling her, quote, he could be planning for a last stand. another saying it could be -- he could put civilians in the crosshairs. but both officials say they just don't know what form a final offense it might take. recent nato airstrikes are clearly upping the ante. our people there are t...

case from new york. >> reporter: this is being reported by state run media and specifically a judiciary source talking with them tell iing the that the two hikers that remain in prison now, shane bauer and josh fattal, have been sentenced as you said to eight years. it is five years for spying as they put it, the words, cooperating with the american intelligence service. and three years each for illegally crossing the border into iran. now, this information, according to the lawyer, for the hikers, they have not officially -- he's not officially been told this yet, so he's still wait...

would-be republican rivals rick perry and mitt romney, including one comment that some see as disrespectful to the president. and we talk about terrorism as the world prepares to mark ten years since 9/11. the president says that kind of spectacular attack may not be the biggest threat right now. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. breaking news, political headlines, and jeanne moos, all straight ahead. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." president obama on a bus tour through the united states midwest. he's been reaching out to rura...

children inside was swept away. flooding was so bad, rescuers couldn't see the vehicle until the water receded. >> we were right over top of the vehicle that unfortunately the victims were in and never knew they were there. the bottom of the boat would scrape against the top of the car. >> another person is still missing. police say 11 people climbed trees to escape rushing water that was nine feet deep in some places. in wisconsin, strong winds flipped cars and big trucks on to their sides. one man died when the roof of his trailer collapsed. the national weather service is sendin...