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>> thank you, mr. anderson, thank you very much. >> a voice from misurata. now the latest from arwa damon in benghazi. and in tripoli, david kirkpatrick from "the new york times." arwa, you were on the front lines hours ago outside abdijaya. what did you see there? where are the rebels? >> reporter: well, anderson, they're only a short distance away from the northern gate, but that is where they appear to be slightly bogged down. the air strikes have allowed them to advance this far. they've been trying to break through gadhafi's tanks. the artillery that he has, this barrage has been raining ...

Them to advance this far. they have been trying to break through the tanks the artillery he has. this barrage has been raining down on them and they have not been able to do so. this is where we have an example of where the opposition is at a point where the air strikes have helped it gain momentum but where it now needs to fight out the last part of the battle on its done. it needs to deliver that final blow to gadhafi forces but it is here where they are struggling because also outside this area there is little they can do on the ar rilry barrage they have coming up against. but it is here w...

What did you see there? where are the rebels? >> reporter: well, anderson, they're only a short distance away from the northern gate, but that is where they appear to be slightly bogged down. the air strikes have allowed them to advance this far. they've been trying to break through gadhafi's tanks. the artillery that he has, this barrage has been raining down on them and they have not been able to reach them. this is where we have an example of where the opposition is at a point where the air strikes had helped it gain momentum but where it needs to fight out the last part of the battle on it...

Them to advance this far. they've been trying to break through gadhafi's tanks. the artillery that he has, this barrage has been raining down on them and they have not been able to reach them. this is where we have an example of where the opposition is at a point where the air strikes had helped it gain momentum but where it needs to fight out the last part of the battle on its own. it needs to be able to deliver that final blow to gadhafi's forces. but it is here where they are struggling, because also outside of abdijaya, we're hearing from the opposition they need better weapons and better ...

The country's leading pro democracy leading advocate? apparently, there have been swarms of police allegedly that have gone after him and his supporters and he now has had it gain sort of a posse of protection. what do you know about elbaradei and his situation? >> i spoke to him last night, just a private conversation on the phone. and, you know, he's got profound concerns about his safety, given the current situation. he told me, i think this is the beginning of the end of the mubarak regime, but as it goes down, it's going to get vicious. now, we've gotten reports that he has been detained ...