but gaddafi's trump card is his fortune. he has raked in billions, selling libya's oil and gas, and hit in that money in accounts and investments across the globe. separating what he controls and what belongs to the libyan state is almost impossible. in austria, for instance, some 1.2 billion euros were frozen, a fraction of the estimated 22 billion euros his family is believed to control. more than enough money to wager long and bloody war against his own people. the rebels in libya, for their part, are poorly funded. so the provisional government in benghazi has been lobbying for emergency financing from western governments, especially the u.s., britain, and france. they have been getting a to help to improve their organizational fighting abilities and say they're committed to continuing their battles with government forces. our next report looks at the rebels morale. >> every day, they bring the dead to the square. today, it is a 22-year-old student killed in action against gaddafi's forces. an estimated 12,000 rebels hav

muammar gaddafi and his wife survived. nato is not able to confirm whether the leaders youngest son and three grandchildren were killed. >> the leader and his wife were in the house with other friends and relatives. the leader himself is in good health. he was not harmed. >> the strike comes as gaddafi is struggling to maintain his hold on the western part of libya. whatever his fate, the attack will likely boost morale among the rebel forces. what happened today is a joy says this man. the death of the murders will not go unpunished. -- the death of the murdererartyrers will not go unpunished. >> the youngest son spent time in germany. his fate is not known at this time. the rebels say they will only laid down their arms after gaddafi and his sons step down. >>> new numbers are released from the most recent round of storms. wednesday is being called the second deadliest day on record for tornadoes in u.s. history. at least 340 people were killed across seven states, including virginia. today, it was announced that 2011 is

this is all gaddafi weaponry? >> yes. this is for gaddafi. this is ammunition. >> but it's not just weapons left behind here. today we've been given rare access to a school turned detention center by captured gaddafi troops -- where captured gaddafi troops are being held. inside we find the guards relaxing. and in the school library some of more than 100 prisoners, their identities hidden to protect their families from possible retaliation. a local muslim cleric is in charge, the prisoners already interrogated by rebel military officials now spend their days on mattresses in the classrooms . or in a make shift clinic. this soldier says he was wounded during the battle for mizrhata. how have you been treated as a prisoner? >> very well. it's as though i'm with my family. we were told we were coming here to fight against foreigners and al qaeda. but we realized our commanders were lying, that we were fighting the people. that destroyed our morale. but if you try to escape they shoot you. >> what do you think is going to happen to you now? >> af

. >> gaddafi murdered my son. i want him to suffer like i do. >> we are begging nato to come at a good gaddafi. bomb him, kill him. >> the the fighting is far away, the people of benghazi are on edge. a few streets away, men fire their guns into the air at the funeral. [gunshots] >> i want everything the way it was before. i have not had school in three months. i can catch up on the lessons, but it is a shame that school is closed and we're missing so much. >> 15-year-old and his friends can do nothing but hang out on the streets, like all benghazi schoolchildren. where once classes would have taken place, local residents now gather to draw up a list of demands for the interim government. firearms are freely available and the residence biggest concern is security. >> we called this meeting because everything is moving so slowly. we're not satisfied. we want everything to go back to normal. young men are walking around town firing their guns. that is dangerous. we want safety for everyone. >> at the moment of the s

is there campaign against colonel gaddafi really working? and residents of world are a little bit confused. ♪ ♪ welcome once again. the former head of the imf is awaiting charges on sexual assault -- a trial with charges of sexual assault. here is the report. >> after almost one week behind bars, dominique strauss-kahn and has left prison. it is a remarkable turnaround from the former head of the imf. last sunday he was a possible candidate for french president. now charged with the attempted rape of a hotel maid, he has resigned with his position as head of the imf and faces a long trial. he got news his defense team was hoping for. >> i will grant a bail under the following conditions. the first of all after he posts the $1 million bail, he must also post the the an insurance company bond in the amount of $5 million. >> that meant he could spend some time with his family. there was a problem. he would not be residing in the upper east side manhattan apartment that his wife had rented. tenants complained about the media circles outside.

diplomats say muammar gaddafi is likely to top the list. the news comes as the united states has told libyan rebels after talks with the white house on friday that they're a legitimate an credible lock with the libyan people. the director of the international justice program at human rights watch in new york, i asked him how likely it is colonel gaddafi will end up in the dark? >> of course, the i.c.c. ironically does not have a police force to carry out its arrest warrants. i can't predict the precise chain of circumstances by which he would be arrested, but i think it's instructive to remember that melosovich never thought he would be put on trial in the hague. charles taylor, then president of liberia, never dreamed that he would actually be tried by the special court for sierra leon. so i can't predict the precise way this will unfold. i think we are seeing now increasing numbers of heads of state accused of these kinds of crimes winding up in the dark. >> the two cases you mentioned, they both appeared before the i.c.c. after the troub

>> look, gaddafi has got to go. i said repeatedly you go after the pillars of his power, that is the regimen controlled by his sons. the mercenaries he has brought in from other countries. his money. and his track. those are the four pillars that sustain gaddafi in power. i believe all of those should be targeted and aggressively gone after. you can't allow him to continue. >> chris: when you talk about the pillars, do you have any problem with going after him personally? >> well, we have legal issues, i'm not an expert on. it's stated policy that we are not targeting an individual. but we can target pillars of his power. those are what i describe and what i would endorse. >> i support what nato did. i have thought this was a good use of the mandate. this is the way to end this. thousands of people are subject to dieing the longer this tapes. no one in the world is going to replace gaddafi being replaceed, however you do it. i want to thank nato for expanding the scope of the operations and i wished we act earlier a

massive explosions are rick porter close to colonel gaddafi's compound. all eyes on the skies of europe. iceland volcanic ash cloud's head south, canceling flights. america's deadliest tornado in 60 years claims the lives of over 100 people. i'm babita sharma. thousands of dubliners and greet president obama. an mp reveals that ryan giggs is the footballer at the center of the injunction. welcome. we begin with breaking news to bring you coming to us from the libyan capital of tripoli were a series of massive explosions have shaken tripoli. three blasts coming from the direction of the libyan leader's compound. these are the latest pictures we can bring you from tripoli. i am not sure we have any sound. we can listen in to those explosions parent a libyan government spokesman says that three people were killed and dozens more wounded. our correspondent andrew north is in tripoli. >> a second set of heavy strikes we've heard. what you are hearing now is a lot of tracer fire into the sky. we can hear more planes right now. those of the heaviest strikes we'v

gaddafi's forces have been driven back. at least for now. the remains of his aerial bombardment on display. >> we decided the best way to make -- was by long-distance shelling. >> today, like everyone else here, this man is digesting the news that colonel gaddafi might be indicted for international war crimes. he has particular reason to care. on friday, a missile landed in his children's bedroom. he lost his 3-year-old daughter and baby son. >> i want gaddafi to be killed, he says. then changes his mind. no, he must be put on trial. over the last couple of days, colonel gaddafi's forces have been pushed well back. the city is no longer in range of his artillery and rockets. nato air strikes have played a decisive role here. the challenge is to find a way to build on that success. for now, the rebels say they have no plans to do more than protect their ruined city. do you need nato? >> in front of us? yes, definitely. >> britain is calling for an intensification of the campaign across libya. it will need that and more to break the deadlock h

gaddafi's forces have been driven back from the area, at least for now. the remains of his aerial bombardment on display as a monument to one man's cruelty. >> we decided the best way to make it is by long distance shelling. my father's house was destroyed, a cousin tried to get him out, but another went off and took the lives of both of them. >> today, like everyone else here, mustafa is digesting the news that counselor gaddafi may be indicted for war crimes. he has particular reason to care. on friday, a missile landed in his children's bedroom he lost his 3-year-old daughter and by by son. -- and baby son. >> i want gaddafi to be killed, he says. but then changes his mine. no, he must be put on trial. over the last couple of days, colonel gaddafi's forces have been pushed well back from the city. it's no longer in range of his ar tillly and rockets. nato and air strikes have played a decisive role here but the challenge is to find a way now to build on that success. for now the rebels here say they have no plans to do more than protect their ruined ci

." >> colononel gaddafi is wanted r crimes against humanity. actions, not words, senator kerry defends operations to capture osama bin laden and calls on pakistan to capture the militants. coming up, high security in dublin on the eve of the first several visits by a british monarch to the irish republic. >> liftoff for the final launch of endeavour. >> counting down to the end of the shuttle program. it blasts off for the final time. >> the head of the international monetary fund, dominique strauss-kahn is facing a third night in jail after being refused bail on charges of maid. ing to rape a he is being transferred to the jail in new york. is due back in court on may 20. >> in the back of a manhattan court, one of the most powerful men in the world waits to be called before a judge. >> dominique strauss-kahn. the charge is criminal sexual act in the first degree. >> dominique strauss-kahn, head of the i.m.f., front runner to be the next french president listened to the charges against him. >> he sexually assaulted her and forcibly attempted t

do you think colonel gaddafi enjoys a lot of support in libya? >> maybe. >> the authorities are keen to show us that they are treating the prisoners of war correctly. we were not able to see the prisoners privately, but it is my general impression that they are being look after well. the same scene applies to the dead. we are taken to a graveyard for gaddafi's soldiers. >> these are our brothers and sons. they were not born our enemies. >> in a besieged city, forgiveness and restrained. libya will need plenty of both when the fighting is done. >> in more news, italian police have rescued 500 migrants packed onto a fishing boat. the migrants came from sub- saharan africa and their fishing boats departed from the libyan coast. the migrants were mostly men, but there were some women and nine children on board the boat. there was more worrying news from greece today. the rating agency fitch downgraded its bonds to junk status. inspectors from the eu and the imf says greece must do more to speed up the sale of its assets before getting more aid. in th

negÓ que se trate de matar a familiares de muammar al gaddafi. la casa blanca dijo estar al tanto de los reportes de la muerte de este hijo de muammar al gaddafi que no tenÍa un rol en la estructura del poder libio. otra hija fue asesinada en el ataque aÉreo de estados unidos en 1986. con todo y esto el gobierno libio dijo estar dispuesto a seguir la pelea. ♪ >> grupos eclesiÁsticos trabajaban hoy para llevar alimentos, agua y otros artÍculos de primera necesidad a las comunidades devastadas por la segunda serie de tornados mÁs en mortÍfera en la historia del paÍs. esta ciudad fue una de las mÁs afectadas segÚn cuentan estos sobrevivientes. >> ella se murieron familias completas. una hija y dos... la mamÁ y la hija y el papÁ. y la morena tambiÉn. y varios murieron. >> las camas, colchones, ropa... nada, nada. quedÓ todo desastre. >> segÚn expertos, las tormentas causaron entre dos mil millones y cinco mil millones de dÓlares en pÉrdidas materiales en toda la regiÓn. >> como cada 1 de mayo en los Últimos aÑos, miles de inmigra

libya, where he said that gaddafi would be forced from power or would leave. a much stronger line on syria. >> this hearing people have shown the courage to demand in a transition to democracy. president assad has a choice, he can lead a transition or get out of the way. >> the president said that he wanted to speak honestly to friend and foe. he has done that. one leading republican accused them of throwing israel under the bus. this might be approached it more in the arab world than at home. -- appreciated more in the arab world than at home. >> let's get some reaction. we will be hearing from our correspondents in ramallah, a jerusalem, and tripoli. >> here in cairo, they will certainly welcome president obama's support for what he described as the core principles which are being fought for in the middle east at the moment -- human-rights, freedom of expression and assembly. those are important to the many arabs engaged in uprisings. and there will be much more skepticism about his call for middle east peace and a new initiative on the israeli- palestinian

-- where a missile strike killed one of muammar gaddafi's son. the deaths have not been confirmed independently. >> we have no verification of that at the moment. it there are still reports saying we don't know one way or another. >> reporter: the report set off celebration. they called the air strike an illegal attempt to assassinate gaddafi himself. nato says they are not targeting individuals. >> the targeting policy of nato is absolutely clear and absolutely in line with resolution, u.n. resolution 1973 and it's about preventing the loss of life by targeting the war-making machines. >> reporter: but on the sunday talk show, the u.s. lawmakers said that he could be a casualty of that policy. >> and we should be taking out his commanding control and if he is killed or injured because of that, then that is fine. >> reporter: in the hours after the air strike, the united states pulled their international staff out of tripoli, vandals there attacked the italian and the british embassy and unrest is spreading. >> reporter: there will be new questio

some believe it was a deliberate attempt by colonel gaddafi's forces to target their aid mission. in the chaos and confusion, we understand that a number of people are reported to have been killed in and around the port area. ck twice had to redo because of the confusion and a number families got separated. it was initially understood that it left with slightly fewer people on board than planned. the shipping company says it took out 1300 people and has now brought them to safety in benghazi. leading thery's military action against colonel gaddafi forces in libya are meeting in rome today. speaking at a press conference before the meeting, u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said the group needs to increase the pressure on colonel gaddafi's government. >> we will be discussing how better to increase the pressure on gaddafi and those around him, diplomatically, politically, economically. how we can bring about the outcome that the people of libya and the international community seek. an end to the violence against civilians and the beginning of a democratic transition to a bett

do you think gaddafi still enjoys support in libya? >> maybe. >> the authorities are keen to show us they are treating the prisoners of war here correctly. we have not been able to talk to any of the men privately. it is my general impression that they are being looked after well. the same, it seems, applies to the dead. the rebels take us to a new graveyard research for colonel gaddafi's soldiers. >> these are our brothers and sons. there were not born our enemies. >> in a besieged city, hints of forgiveness and restraint. libya will need plenty of both when the fighting is done. andrew harding for bbc news in misurata. >> in related news, italian troops have arrested about 5. migrants south of the small italian island. the king from sub-saharan africa. -- they came from sub-saharan africa on the libyan coast. there was more news from greece after the ratings agency downgraded the long-term credit further into junk status. the move caused further concern in the markets about a possible default. in the case of dominique strauss-kahn, e

if it is not from gaddafi? we are not protecting them from tornadoes or storms or some foreign elements that might come to libya. we are protecting them from gaddafi. how can you possibly end it? if it is correct we can only succeed in protecting the people of libya by doing what we're saying we will do which is removed gaddafi. he is a danger to them. our policy is to protect them but not removed him. people can't understand this. that would be two acceptable decisions about libya. decision number 1 would be not to intervene on the theory that although it was horrible and terrible what he was doing to his people, this was not directly endangering the united states of america of the waya a wayassad and but what of it is not in danger the united states and participate in helpingassad in danger the united states and participate in helping the americans killed. the second decision was because of the location of libya being in the middle east, because the middle east is such a tinderbox and because gaddafi was enga

want gaddafi gone, it's not enough to simply sit on the sidelines and say get rid of gaddafi. what are you going to do about it? how are you going to achieve it? are you prepared to use the resources of the united states to make that happen? it looks as though, policy and the administration has been, is to hope for gaddafi's departure, not be prepared enough to make sure it happens. >> chris: would you be prepared to do enough to make sure it happens? >> i'll leave that to them. i think gaddafi -- i think the world would be better off without him. it's not clear to me that this administration is up to the task. snore -- >> chris: finally, how are you doing? how is your health? >> it's going pretty well. i had a rough patch there for a while last year. but i have undergone major surgery last summer. i've been blessed with wonders of modern medical technology and i'm getting ready to go fishing at the end of this month. working on a book. spending a lot of time with family. i haven't got many complaints, chris. >> chris: you know, i notice you have this pump. you have a battery

that's after heavy shelling from forces loyal to muammar gaddafi. john sudworth saw the ship as it docked in benghazi. >> this was followed by the tired and bedraggles. mainly migrant workers were fleeing the chaos in the port city of misrata. this ship is now pretty much the only lifeline to that city and the outside world, and it was held offshore for a number of days because of concerns that forces loyal to colonel gaddafi had been mining the fort. when it was deemed safe to move in shortly after it docked, it was met by a barrage of rocket fire, which some of those i've spoken to, from the shipping company, say they believe was a deliberate attempt by colonel gaddafi's forces to target their aid mission. in the chaos and confusion, we happened a number of people are reported to have been killed in and around the fort area. the ship had to redock twice because of the confusion and the fact that a number of families had got separated trying to get aboard. we initially understood that it left with slightly fewer people on board than planned, but th

in fact, this city has long been a center of opposition to colonel gaddafi. he permitted the young men to fight abroad, the theory goes, because every foreign fighter was one last problem to him. -- one less problem to him. >> you will see that most of the people live a normal life like anywhere else. >> everybody here makes the same point. although colonel gaddafi has been warning the world about the dangers of extremism in cities like this, it was he who was encouraging and funding these young men to go abroad to fight. the real voice of this long- oppressed and neglected city, people say, is only now beginning to be heard. the libyan revolution, they insist, will not mean more extremism, but will be a path to a peaceful future. >> you are watching bbc world news america. still to come on tonight's program, the personal collection of paulo picasso lands in a somewhat unlikely place. we will tell you how richmond, va. became its home. hiring again, that was the news on the u.s. front last month as the numbers ticked upward. at the same time, unemployment als

these pictures have just come into us from our target at colonel gaddafi's compound. there you can hear the noise of the missiles. let's listen in to what we can hear on these pictures. [missiles whistling, explosions] we believe these are targeting the compound itself and nato lost five blasts in quick succession with in the last few hours. we also understand that earlier on, three-four hours ago, a government building itself and was targeted. these pictures showed the aftermath of the government building housing the high commission for children, which was completely destroyed in tripoli. they're no reports of casualties at this location. in terms of what we know now, it it has definitely been a heavy night of bombardment in terms of nato missile strikes in tripoli. we will keep you updated on that. stay with us. you are watching "bbc world news." >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click-to-play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding

. >> libyan officials say members of the gaddafi family dead. they claim it was an assassination attempt. >> more showers and thunderstorms ins [ female announcer ] most women in america aren't getting the calcium they need. but yoplait wants to change that. only yoplait original has twice the calcium of the leading yogurt. that's 50% of the daily value ♪ so pass on the news and we can help close this calcium gap together. to get you started, we're giving away a million free cups at yoplait dot com. the yoplait you love, now in a 4-pack. try it today. >> live, local, late breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6. >> a family in despair. a young man found dead inside of an occupied home and his 5- still alive by his side. what happened? the pieces of the puzzle let the rent for between tonight. the 26-year-old victim was found yesterday, but some believe the body may have been there for days. sheldon dutes has been following the story progresses and joins us live up from jessup with the latest. >> it appears that the victim broke a window. the po

he says that while some libyans are on a jihad at it -- on the front lines against gaddafi, his duty is to clean the streets. he teaches computer science during normal times. these are not normal times. these schools are closed for three months with no signs of the reopening. international agencies have provided crayons, games, and toys. the children are at risk of losing a whole academic year. >> they have spent at home for three months playing and watching tv and not interacting with each other. we are advocating for schools to reopen. >> at some schools are damaged, teachers are missing, and families are divided by the war. the reason that schools are closed because of solidarity with those still under gaddafi's grip in the west. >> all children in the country will resume their studies at the same time. we will not see this period as a loss of time. >> some children learn and old nationalist song the band since the 1969 revolution that brought gaddafi to power. others play their part in making the place looked better. tremendous enthusiasm and spirit that continues to drive libby'

the anti-gaddafi coalition meeting in rome pledges millions for the rebels. mahmoud abbas takes the palestinian initiative for an independent state to berlin and talks to chancellor merkel. and president obama plays a -- lays a wreath at ground zero in new york city. >>> western and arab countries opposed to muammar khaddafi have pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to help help the libyan rebels. ministers have made the pledge at work today. among them, the u.s., france, britain, qatar, and jordan. the aid is a boost to the disorganized rebels who failed to capitalize on the nato bombing campaign against khaddafi. >> they're trying to support a transfer of power from the gaddafi regime to the rebels. >> the first is the implementation of a temporary financial mechanism in order to deliver money to the national council. the second out, is the determination -- the second out, is to maintain pressure on gaddafi. >> they stressed the money made available was not to be used for weapons. that this will be used for salaries, medication, medicine, and food. and t

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some of the strike appeared to have targeted colonel gaddafi's compound. france announced it and the u.k. would deploy the attack helicopters to escalate strikes. nato is enforcing a u.n. resolution to protect libyans following the uprising against the libyan leader's rule. >> explosions light of the night sky over tripoli. around 20 nato air strikes hit the libyan capital in the space of half an hour. these appear to be the largest air strikes since nato began bombing in march. casualties were rushed to local hospitals. doctors worked through the night to treat those hurt in the attack. >> the injured have been taken to two different hospitals. this is one of them. some of them were treated and have gone home already. they experienced light injuries. some have more serious injuries. that is what you have seen. >> these strikes, as britain and france are expected to deploy attack helicopters. president obama visits europe on a trip likely to be dominated by libya. after weeks of stalemate, nato appears to be stepping up the pressure in an effort to break t

and there has also been domestic questions about why the president, who was so quick to throw gaddafi under the bus, at the same time has been so restrained in dealing with a regime that has far more american blood on its hands and get off the's regime ever had. >> you raise a lot of questions about american foreign policy. in the president's speech tomorrow, he is going to try to lay out what america's vision for the middle east is, but judging from what we have seen with libya and syria, it seems there is no unified american foreign policy, just in case of if you have strong friends like syria does with the russians, you get away with it. >> naturally, is a dilemma. america has strong core values and at the same time, strategic interests. we supported regimes that were automatic -- autocratic large law because they were supporters of america's core strategic initiatives in the middle east. at the same time, arabs are looking for american ideals and aspirations to help guide them. while at the same time we have to protect those core interests, every country does, what the president i

this is video from gaddafi's son's funeral. he was the second youngest son of muammar gaddafi's eight biological children. >> this morning, the son has broken through the clouds, at least partially. temperatures at to be hot jumped to 68 degrees. we had a couple of sprinkles earlier, and we look at the radar-satellite, nation. you can see sunshine pushing into maryland. there are also clouds and a western maryland. out on the far left side of the screen, you can see activity at the ohio river valley. this will get closer to us over the next day or two. we cannot take the chance of rain out of the forecast at the moment. forecast details for the next day or two or op- -- for the next day or two are up ahead. . >> today marks another day of pain for recovery, cleaning up the mess that tornadoes left behind homeland security secretary janet napolitano visited the region as people do whatever they cut for families lost everything. >> worshipers and alabama gathered on a concrete slab, all that is left of the church once a year. --

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this comes after days of heavy fighting against troops loyal to gaddafi. there have been reports of celebrations on the streets of misrata. a government spokesperson has denied the claims of success. our correspondent has a story about the fighting. >> they have managed to take control over the airport. gaddafi's forces have control over a small part. it is not safe completely. at any moment we are exposed to long-range rocket attack. >> state television has shown pictures of gaddafi meeting with officials. they say these are from wednesday even though this cannot be independently confirmed that this would be the first time that the libyan leader has been seen in public since the 30th of april when a nato airstrike in the capital killed one of his sons. thousands of students have staged a demonstration in aleppo. reports say security forces used batons to disperse the protesters. earlier reports suggest that the army has been shelling residential areas in the city of homs. human rights groups say that 18 people have been killed. journalists have been banne

all of the international political pressure on the pataki regime -- gaddafi regime to ensure that gaddafi steps down and the regime allows a peaceful transition to democracy and accommodation of the legitimate demands of the libyan people. that is how we have defined this. and i do not sense any fatigue on the contrary, we have just had a meeting today at its headquarters and the participants -- it has been a reaffirmation of the strong commitment to our operation. >> [inaudible] i just wonder if you are concerned at all about talks of a deadline for the military operation. >> what we have decided is exactly what we defined in berlin when foreign ministers mapped -- met. we did find three very clear military objectives. when these objectives are met, the mission is accomplished. that is a strong desire for all of us to see the mission accomplished. i am not able to fix a date when the the three objectives will be fulfilled. but its objectives guide our operation. an agreement among the participants that the three objectives defined the links and the scope of our operation. >> do you feel

if it is not from gaddafi? we are not protecting them from tornadoes or storms or some form elements that might come to libya. we're protecting them from gaddafi, so how can you possibly resolve this. how can you possibly end it? how can you follow it and make logical decisions about it? be as if it is correct, and we are there to protect the people of libya, then we can only succeed in protecting the people of libya by doing what we say we're not going to do, which is removing gaddafi. the only to do this is to remove him. he is a danger. but our policy is to not remove him, so nobody can understand this. i think there would of been two acceptable decisions about libya. decision number one we have been not to intervene on the theory that although it was horrible and terrible and awful what he is doing to his people, but this is not directly in danger in the united states of america the way that assad and ahmadinejad in danger the united states and have participated in getting americans killed in iraq. the seco

he says that while some libyans are on the g hard on the front line against gaddafi, his islamic duty is to clean the streets. he teaches computer science in normal times. these schools have been closed for three months with no sign of them reopening. international agencies have provided crayons, games and toys. children are at risk of losing much of an academic year. >> they have spent at home now for three months watching tv, not playing or interacting with each other. they need to come back to normality and routine. this is the beginning. >> some schools are damaged. families are divided by the war. the main reason that schools are closed is solidarity with those still under gaddafi's group in the west. life is on hold until western libya is liberated, no matter how long that takes. >> so that all children in the country will resume their studies at the same time. then we will not see the period as a loss of time. >> some children learn and old nationalist song, banned since the 1969 revolution that brought gaddafi to power. others play their part in making the place looked better.

the conflict with colonel gaddafi deepened the divide. on one side, western countries with a smattering of arab backing have confronted the leader militarily. only russia opposed to the strikes on gaddafi, the odd one out in the g-8 grouping. countries like china and india have signaled their unease in another nation's sovereignty. >> what we will see is a further discussion about syria, afghanistan, and how to coordinate their response and how to respond to these actions in the north africa and middle east and also have to help consolidate with those that have already occurred and had to support civilian-led changes. >> the question is, have they been given a new lease on life? the once richest nations can no longer claim economically to shift but the promise of change in north africa and the middle east has given a new purpose this year to their meeting. >> a judge in the u.s. has ruled that the man accused of the shooting rampage in arizona which the u.s. congresswoman deborah l. giffords was wounded is not competent to stand trial. --

nato launched a missile to one of gaddafi's compound and blew it up. celebrations erupted outside of the compound. there are reports that an attack killed one of gaddafi's son and three grandchildren. though his son's funeral took place today, the rebels aren't buying the story. to get revenge, gaddafi's friends destroyed the british and italian embassies in libya. seems like a good idea. then the british authorities banned the libyan ambassador from the country. now gaddafi is waging war on itly because of the colonization attempts. this is a guy with major amounts of cash. he is going to fund terror all around the world. while libya trades major international ips dents for the rest of the world, our handling of the kinetic military operation in libya is upsetting what we used to know as our allies as tenuous as they might be now. saudi arabia was reportedly very upset with the specific targeting of muammar gaddafi because it sent a message to rebels that the only way to get real change is kill the leader of your country. on the heels of the newly for

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the crowd chanted we want gaddafi but he was nowhere in sight. he was whisked away by south africa soldiers and police. hours later the two men strolled into an ornate hall believed to be part of the much- attacked compound known as balance abaziza. that was the the first time he has been seen. british planes are being armored with bunker busting bombs to predict that his reign of tractor would be end soon. five against told a press conference in rome they were joining the libyan rebels and that 120 officers and soldiers had deeffected in recent days. and now, it seems, the peace mission has fallen flat. on libyan and south african television gaddafi said he was willing to talk a a ceasefire, but made no mention of stepping down. in effect what scuttled the last efforts. >>> on this memorial day president obama attended ceremonies at arlington national cemetery. tomb of the unknowns. he he nation owes a debt ♪[ music ] . >> the president paid tribute to the men and women killed in action, placing a wreath at the tomorrow of the unknown. he said

gaddafi may crack. he may crack. but this could have been over a long time ago if we brought the full weight of the american air power to bear on him. it's unfortunate. >> chris: now another aspect that you call for is you continue to say that the u.s. should recognize the rebels national council as the legitimate government. >> yes. >> chris: of libya. defense secretary gates continues to say that there is extremist elements among the opposition. >> well, i would say to secretary gates -- you know i have great admiration for secretary gates. but i say secretary, the best way to get extremist element in the lead among the rebels there, the liberation forces is a stalemate. that is the way extremists come into power. these people are professor at the university of washington, he's their finance minister. a guy with doctorate from the university of pittsburgh. are there people who are muslim, not exactly who we would like in this fight? of course. but the reason they're in the fight they hate gaddafi who brutalized the

rebels rejected a cease-fire offer, saying gaddafi lacks credibility. >> we don't believe there is a solution that includes him or any member of his family. it is well past any discussions. the only solution is for him to depart. >> of libyan spokesman today called the attack on gaddafi a war crime. there is more to come on 11 news tonight. locals head out to celebrate spring in towson. just hours before a historic lift off, the space shuttle endeavour's launch was scratched. the latest on repairs and when the spaceshot life finally blastoff. plus, how some people are looking to break a world record. details, next. >> a small band of showers is moving through west and central pennsylvania. nothing to worry about this point, but things will change as we head into sunday and monday. we head into sunday and monday. i will navigating today's real estate market is complicated. you've seen the signs. that's why having the right real estate agent is more important than ever. at remax.com, you can find experts in short sales or bank-owned properties or commercial real estate, agents who can

colonel gaddafi has lost all legitimacy it says, he must go. that is significant because even russia has signed up to it. >> know there are signs that the momentum against gaddafi is really building. so it's right that we are ratcheting the military, the economic, and the political pressure on the gaddafi regime so we can enforce resolution 1973. >> but it's the scale of the g8 ambitions to help north africa that may be what the summit is remembered for. whether they'll be able to deliver given the extent of the challenge is a test that is still to come. >> next week leaders from the world's 40 biggest cities will meet in brazil to talk about climate change. chairing the gathering will be new york's mayor michael bloomberg. nearly 70% of global co2 emissions come from cities. as governments fail to step up to the task, it's cities that are really tackling global warming starting with his own town, mayor bloomberg has been trying to turn new york into the big green apple. in 2007, for example, he pledged to make the city's iconic cabs environmen

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