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Tripoli this morning and he is going to be meeting with moammar gadhafi in an effort to urge him to step down. weldon has been there before. in 2004, he led a congressional delegation to libya and met privately with gadhafi. weldon says that this time, he was invited by gadhafi himself. in a "new york times" op-ed weldon says it will be hard to bomb gadhafi into submission. the main goal for the trip is for gadhafi to step down. during his trip he hopes to secure an immediate u.n. monitored cease-fire in libya. for the libyan army to withdraw from contested cities and for rebel forces to end t...

Nic, how important is this visit by this former congressman? do we think it will make a difference? >> reporter: it comes at a time when there appears to be a deadlock on the battlefield and comes at a time when libya is desperate to rebuild international ties. libya has been particularly holding out the relationships with the united states. it feels it can rekindle some kind of diplomatic tie with the united states easier than with europe. comes at a time when gadhafi has sent a letter to president obama essentially saying that i see that you are stopped your air campaign against libya ending...

There it is. it's a one person thing. you would think, wow, this is going 36,000 feet down. there's no way to get a body in there. yes, chris welch is going to be the first one. literally 36,000 feet down. 36. and not just up and down. there have been two people that have been down to the bottom of the trench. they went down. they went back up. these guys are going to be able to fly around there and look around. go up the ridge. literally go up the part that makes all the the earthquakes, makes the ring of fire. and see what else is there. then richard branson is going to go to puerto rico. he...

A new twist in the war in libya. as fierce fighting continues between the rebels and forces loyal to moammar gadhafi, a former congressman arrived in tripoli with a plan to end the confli conflict. that is kurt weldon. a former u.s. congressman. he's met with gadhafi before. he hopes to work out possibly a cease fire. he thinks an interim governor may be the answer, maybe with someone sfr gadhafi's inner circle and possibly someone from the opposition rebel forces as well. we can also tell you that from our senior state department producer telling us that a letter was addressed to president ob...

Were spent out of state. thousands were spent in california, vegas, new york. even puerto rico and the virgin islan islands. a florida teen says his baggy pants saved him from an alligator attack. he was walking home monday night when a large gator took a bite out of his pants before he could make a run for it. williams says the zba tor was six to seven feet long and could have lost his leg if not for the baggy pants. a former congressman is now in libya for expected talks with moammar gadhafi. who is kurt weldon and what is his mission? a live report from tripoli after this.