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Carolina. we're moving on to libya. american journalists who have been held by gadhafi loyalists in a hotel are now free. they've been held by gunpoint by gun-wielding guards who refused to give up their post despite the rebels elsewhere in the city. they were freed just moments ago, though. this is what we heard. [ gunshots ] >> it's still raging between rebels and fighters there in libya as this continues to wage on there. these people loyal to colonel muammar gadhafi there. the libyan leader is vowing to fight until victory or death, releasing a radio statement early this morning. but 24 ...

Is. hours ago he issued a radio statement urging families in tripoli to arm themselves and fight, fight for him and his regime. it doesn't look like that's what's happening. we've heard he when the rebels arrived in the city, his forces simply melted away. >> a rebel leader, saying the unit is fine to protect gaddafi has joined the revolt. his own guards have defected. fox producer is on the ground in tripoli joining us now by phone. and very interesting situation going on right now, because as you have described, not all of it is celebration. >> that's right, harris. i mean, we're still in a ...

Whereabouts remain a mystery. nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engle is in tripoli with the latest for us. richard, good morning. >> people are still here, firing guns in the air. they've been doing this since yesterday when rebels entered gadhafi's compound. for the first time we've heard from gadhafi himself. he issued a radio statement on which he called on his supporters to take up arms. he called on people in tripoli to rise up and to cleanse the city -- that was the word he used -- to cleanse the city of rats. by rats, he's certainly referring to rebels like members of the opposit...

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