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it seemed like a bluff. we know this area of libya where the plane originated from is a security mess. there is a void there. there is no government in libya that's functioning properly. >> how far is this from the actual terminal? >> three miles. the run way in the local airport where the plane originated from is three miles from the terminal. you can imagine the security nightmare there. libya has a history of violent incidents on planes. just in december two planes were shot at while on the runway in tripoli. this was a politically motivated act. pro gadhafi supporters. two want to be more involved in the political process in libya. i think they wanted out. >> are they just trying to send a message? what did they think they would accomplish with this? carrying fake weapons. >> they wanted to get out of libya. it was bizarre as the passengers came off the plane they were shaking hands of the hijackers who never took their cell phones. it doesn't appear the passengers were in danger.
special envoy sent by gadhafi to talk not only to the greek government but also envoys, representatives of the u.s., france, and british governments about with messages basically from gadhafi about how he sees the situation and how the air strikes should be ended. there's no sense at all that this is about gadhafi's end game himself. but it certainly is a good time to be talking about diplomacy now and to be launching balloons because the situation on the battlefield has clearly become a stalemate. you've got nato now warning both sides, pro-gadhafi forces and rebel forces they will be attacked from the air if they attack civilians or threaten civilians on the ground, which effectively means that gadhafi forces will not be able to retake benghazi in the east, and rebel forces will not get close to sirte or tripoli in the west. what you have is a front line moving back and forth depending
already filled. cool bike. because the business with the best technology rules. it's scary. 20 past the hour. time now to take a look at the morning papers. we'll get to that. we'll get to that in politico. the guardian and state international says both rebels and pro gadhafi forces have perpetrated killings, kidnappings, and torture during the six-month-long uprising against the libyan regime. the group says rebel government officials have shown willingness to improve prison conditions and avoid future abuses. >> the "new york times", kenyan officials estimate more than 100 people may have died in a fire. >> this is incredible. >> while trying to scoop up oil from the leaking pipes.
250,000 gathering in israel's three largest cities, angry over the rising cost of living. the rallies marking the end of a protest movement, initially targeting soaring housing prices quickly evolved into a wide range of economic issues, including the cost of food, gasoline and education. negotiations taking a dangerous turn in libya. rebel leaders say talks for a peaceful surrender has failed at one of the last pro-gadhafi strongholds. tribal leaders in the town had until sunday to surrender. they refuse to back down. now rebels are said to be waiting for the green light to launch what may be a final attack. dominic natale is in tripoli with the latest. >> reporter: that could be happening any moment now. rebels waiting to move,
expect they will slash health benefits once federal insurance exchanges begin in 2014, and gold is down $100 an ounce. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. martin? the future of libya is up for grabs after the fall of moammar gadhafi. while gadhafi loyalists continue to fight the world looks on and wonders if libya will become the next incubator of democracy in the region or if it will become the latest breeding ground for anti-americanism. evan coleman joins us. evan, just a short time ago, libya's intelligence chief quit and declared his allegiance to the rebels, so which way does libya turn after gadhafi now? >> i wish we knew for sure. i mean, it looks to me that the government will be a pro-western government. certainly looks like one that will be amenable to work with nato and the united nations, but it's very hard to tell. i mean, right after saddam hussein was overthrown in
rebel allies into the compound earlier today. some looted the compound. outside, rebel fighters climbed on a bronze statue of a fist clutching a u.s. f-16 fighter jet, a sculpture gadhafi commissioned. that was after the regime sush vooifed the 19 6 u.s. bombing. survived the 1969 u.s. bombing. throughout tripoli, pockets of loyalist forces continue to resist rebel advances. rebels say battle in tripoli have left more than 400 dead. last night, gadhafi's son spoke with reporters at the luxury rixos hotel and with reports where fighting continued outside and pro-gadhafi gunmen in the lobby refused to let the journalists inside leave. saif said his father is in a secure location in tripoli and claimed the loyalists are winning the battle and said "to hell with the icc."
earlier today. some looted the compound. outside, rebel fighters climbed on a bronze statue of a fist clutching a u.s. f-16 fighter jet, a sculpture gadhafi commissioned. inside the compound and throughout tripoli, pockets of loyalist forces continue to resist rebel advances. rebels say battle in tripoli have left more than 400 dead. last night, gadhafi's son spoke with reports where fighting continued outside and pro-gadhafi gunmen in the lobby refused to let the journalists inside leave. saif said his father is in a secure location in tripoli and claimed the loyalists are winning the battle and said "to held with the icc." the international court with a warrant for his arrest. a nato spokesman urged caution
alive and well and appearing in fact at pro-gadhafi rallies. and now to a stunning about-face from new york prosecutors investigating the dominique strauss-kahn sex case. they are expected to request that all charges be dropped during a hearing later this morning. >> this after they announced monday that they no longer ç believed the hotel maid accusing the former imf chief of assault. abc's scott gorborg has the latest now from new york. good morning, scott. >> reporter: good morning, rob and tanya. prosecutors didn't say anything publicly before they filed papers asking the judge to drop charges against dominique strauss-kahn. but in those papers their reasoning is clear. they wrote "if we do not believe her beyond a reasonable doubt we cannot ask a jury to do so." the crimimal case that began with a bombshell, an accusation that dominique strauss-kahn sexually assaulted a hotel housekeeper, is now heading for a quiet ending three months later. his accuser, nafissatou diallo, appeared next to her attorney. >> manhattan district attorney
gadhafi's compound. gunfire and explosions have been heard in the area. pro gadhafi forces are putting up a fierce fight. the long time dictator is still nowhere to be found. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in tripoli. >> reporter: we are about a mile and a half away from gadhafi's compound. it's called a compound. that is where a final battle or what could be a final battle in this war is taking place. the rebels have brought in reinforcements and they are attacking the compound. smoke can be seen rising from the compound itself. we've heard explosions, what sound like incoming artillery rounding exploding inside the compound and coming out of the compound, some of them going off right in this area where we are right now. in addition to those artillery shells going back and forth, there have been exchanges of gunfire, heavy exchanges which would imply there's some up close fighting going on right around the compound itself. now, while this battle takes
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