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Rebel-held benghazi are skeptical. they want to see hard proof that saif al arab gadhafi has been killed. that didn't put a dapper on celebrations last night. it's not unusual to hear celebratory gunfire, but this was two hours of heavy gunfire, sounded as if we were in the middle of a war. here's what some of it looked like. it was pandemonium late on saturday night at the opposition capital of benghazi, reports came that saif al arab gadhafi, once of colonel gadhafi's sons was reportedly killed in a nato air strike. hundreds of people waving the revolutions flog, honking their horns, singing...

Describe as a medieval siege. the suffering was on the minds of thousands of people that demonstrated today in the rebel-held city of the -- the rebel sted of benghazi. >> reporter: a very energized crowd here at this demonstration in the opposition capital of benghazi. the demonstration, to show support and solidarity for the rebel fighters on the front lines and the people of western libya. places that are still firmly in the control of regime like the capital of tripoli, misrata, where there's fierce fighting over the past several weeks. for the most part these rebels still optimistic thing...

Didn't take long for those fresh images of colonel gadhafi to hit the television air waves here in the opposition capital of benghazi, in coffee shops all across town. people were gathering around the big screen and looking at colonel gadhafi appearing triumphant, but they said he doesn't -- he is not as confident as he looks. they said it is all an act. they pointed to the streets. they said not too many people were there and they said those who were there were probably paid and they said if he tried something like that here in the streets of benghazi, he would probably wouldn't make it out a...

It's interesting that the south africa president jacob zuma who met with gadhafi in tripoli over the weekend, didn't bother to fly to benghazi personally to meet with the opposition leader. reza i think is joining us now from benghazi. a lot of people are wondering why jacob zuma did not bother to go meet with the opposition leaders. he had the time to go to gadhafi's tent in tripoli. why not benghazi. >> reporter: the opposition leadership was expecting jacob zuma to show up in benghazi today with these meetings. there was a news conference scheduled today. it's not really clear why he didn't...

Operation. he's in benghazi and we're learning tonight that they are floating a political proposal out of tripoli under which at least two of the sons are say ig concern gadhafi will leave. i assume this is a nonstarter. >> absolutely, john, they have flat out rejected it. over the past 24, 48 hours, the talk that perhaps the regime is open to a political solution has been spreading here in the opposition capital of benghazi, but the rebels came out with an emphatic statement today saying any agreement that involves the transfer of power from gadhafi to any members of his inner circle is not a...