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to be gadhafi. reports of his capture and killing came soon after the rebel forces had announced that they had taken control of sirte, his hometown. the gunfire there libyans didn't wait any time for confirmation of gadhafi's death to start celebrating there in sirte. libyan rebels fired into the air as you can see a great deal of celebration there and excitement. the burst of gunfire echoing through tripoli as well as people are filling the streets. i want to bring in our own barbara starr who's live at the pentagon for the latest there. barbara, give us a sense of what we know. wha...

resistance from pro-gadhafi forces. correspondents are reporting on the ground. cnn's sarah sidner is hunkered down in green square and matthew chance is in the city's hotel, the same hotel where senior libyan officials just fled moments ago. our first correspondent in tripoli, nic robertson, he is in our washington bureau and national security contributor, fran townsend is in new york and zain verjee is following international reaction from left knee done. dan lothian is with the president on martha's vineyard and barbara starr has the military perspective from the pentagon. all r...

And i think we can -- we can -- this is, you know, hi -- there' civil servants there, there's no reason to think it'll slip into anarchy like somalia. the international community has got to figure out a way to put convincing pressure on gadhafi to stop this mass murder. >> who has influence over gadhafi at all? what little influence there might be. but outside of libya, who has the most influence, would you say? >> i don't think there's any individual country. this is a situation where the russians or chinese or even egypt. gadhafi has friendships based on personal loyalty. the president of ni...

Assistant secretary of state, now the editor of the "bloomberg view." always good to have you here with us. some people seem to be jumping ship, if you will, when it comes to gadhafi's regime. he's had several members of his government to step away from him, come out publicly. the military now we hear about defections. is this disturbing when it comes to stability in the country? >> yes, there's no question that libya's going to be chaotic for some period of time. how chaotic is the question. it seems to me that gadhafi has prepared himself for many decades for this kind of moment by hiring se...

Just what the radiation from a cell phone may be doing to your brain. and why you may want to make that next call from a land line. this is "american morning." and good morning to you. glad you're with us on this wednesday, it's february 23rd, i'm kiran chetry. >> i'm t.j. holmes. we want to start in libya where moammar gadhafi is sending a clear message to those who oppose him. libya's former interior minister has been kidnapped. recently resigned to support the anti-government protesters. despite his defiant tone, gadhafi appears to be losing some of his grip, at least, in parts of his cou...