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Government officials to zawiya from tripoli. we have seen army running checkpoints, and once we got into the center of the town of zawiya, a large demonstration, large anti--gadhafi demonstration, people saying he's a blood sucker, that he should leave. they are flying the old flag of libya the opposition has apparently taken control of the center of zawiya. they have taken over tanks, and there are people in the crowd with weapons. we talked to soldier who's said they have changed sides. they are on the anti-government side. they are fearful of a government crackdown. what is slightly strange...

>> the gadhafi family has a plan, fight and die. if there is a libya without strong man moammar gadhafi, what would it look like? >> very tribal and primitive. as a result of that, there will be infighting amongst the tribes that can culminate in a civil war. >> ali is a libyan living in london. more confident of his fellow countryman's ability to avoid chaos. >> we will form a government by ourselves. the libyan people will died and do it by ourselves. we will have a government to run the country and after that, they will follow steps where, you know, to have a better future, better life for ...

This morning. how much pressure are these evacuees putting on libya's neighbors? >> reporter: well, let's take janusia. we know 40,000 people crossed the border just since monday. and yesterday, 10,000 libyans amassed on the border. they are in dire straits. this putting more strain on a country that's just undergone its own revolution. and egypt, 1.5 million expats living in libya. they have had bumpy relations over the past 30 years, they have mainly improved, particularly in latter years under hosni mubarak. there are a number of business deals, but 1.5 million egypt now scrambling to try a...

Moving in. you have islamism on the rise, and you have absolutely no governance to speak of whatsoever. >> gadhafi deliberately got rid of any alternatives to his regime a long time ago so no organized opposition group. and the army won't step in and take control like in egypt, it's divided. gadhafi kept the military unorganized and weak so he could maintain control. one major worry, the oil reserves. it would likely be controlled by powerful rival tribes that the west will have to woo. no matter the challenges, protesters in libya say they want brother leader gone. >> the libyan people are no...

Line if you will. the area that they say they feel they can control at the moment. it's a relatively small area in the center of the city here, but they have a very, very large anti-government flag flying high over the center of city here. the center of the city has fallen to his opposition, randi. >> any specifics on how they feel about gadhafi? >> they feel that he's taken advantage of the country. they feel that he and his family have made money while they have suffered, i talked to one soldier who says i served in chad to the south of libya. in sudan for the libyan government. i have been ...