nic, you know that saadi gadhafi may have left. you apparently know him personally, you've had e-mail exchanges, et cetera. what are you learning about his where abouts? >> reporter: what we know from the minister of justice and ministerial spokesman as well is that saaad gadhafi has crossed into niger. they say he was allowed into the country for humanitarian reasons. niger is to the south of libya across part of the sahara desert. we do know and i do know from talking to saadi gadhafi last weekend, exactly a week ago today, that he has split essentially with his family, with his father and with his brother. it does seem when i was talking to him last week and he said i want to go on cnn and i want to speak to the world, essentially, but only when i have something to say. what he meant was, he was still trying to make a deal with the rebels, with the national transitional council, to bring about a cease-fire. that clearly he realizes has completely fallen apart. there is no option for that. and now it appears he has fled south of

speech on television, urging his supporters to keep fighting, saadi gadhafi told me at that point the national transition council, the rebels essentially said the cease-fire talks are off, if your brother's going to talk like that and right now according to saadi gadhafi, he believes there's no point in negotiations, that the national transition council is amassing troops to move into bani walid. he did, however, say, and this is very significant, he clearly has differences with his father and his brother saif al islam. there's clearly divisions emerging in this family. he said he is neutral, he's neither in the rebel camp nor his father's camp and is merely trying to negotiate a cease-fire. the divisions are significant. because until now, gadhafi's family have been the power brokers, the main people that have run the country. they've stuck together and now that cohesion is falling apart. >> nic, as you well know, the rebels have set a saturday deadline for gadhafi to surrender and now this development. how do you see things playing in and out libya over the next few days? >> reporte

as rebels close in the whereabouts of moammar gadhafi are unknown, but one of his sons, saadi gadhafi, is speaking to cnn. he's considered moderate. he called nic robertson to talk about the family's dwindling options. nic describes the conversation. >> i asked him specifically where his father was, where his brother saif al islam al gadhafi, the heir apparent, were. he said he hasn't seen them in two months. i asked where he was. he said he was outside ban bani walid, he was moving around, hadn't watched television much. he was relatively safe but in a dangerous situation. he said he's been negotiating with national transitional council, rebel military commanders. they have confirmed it. he's been negotiating to try to get a cease-fire for bani walid, but on thursday when his brother saif gadhafi, gave what he called an aggressive speech on television urging his supporters to keep fighting, saadi gadhafi told me at that point national transition council, the rebels said the cease-fire talks are off if your brother is going to talk like that. now according to saadi gadhafi he believes

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now according to saadi gadhafi he believes there is no point in negotiations, that the national transition council is amassing troops to move into bani walid. this is significant. he said he clearly has differences with his father and brother saif al islam. he said he's neutral, is neither in the rebel camp nor his father's camp and is trying to negotiate a cease-fire. the divisions are significant. until now gadhafi's family have been the power brokers, the main people that have run the country. they have always stuck together. now the cohesion is falling apart. >> our thanks to nic robertson for that exclusive report speaking to moammar gadhafi's son. >>> president obama tours the devastation in new jersey caused by the remnants of hurricane irene. the report right after the break. stay close. and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oil sands. this resource has the ability to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. at our kearl project in canada, we'll be able to produce these oil sands with the same emissions as

niger's justice minister says saadi gadhafi crossed in from libya in a convoy and that niger accepted him on, quote, a humanitarian a "humanitarian basis." last week he sold gadhafi he hasn't seen his father in months. moammar gadhafi's whereabouts are still unknown. >>> when we think of all of the people who died september 11th we have to remember the hundreds of children who lost their mom or dad. >> when your friends complain "oh my dad's so annoying" or "he won't let me go out" you get mad because you would do anything to have that. >> still ahead the tragedy's youngest victims reflecting on the last ten years. can i have some ice cream, please ? no, it's just for new people. hey ! chocolate, vanilla or strawberry ? chocolate ! chocolate it is ! yeah, but i'm new, too. umm... he's new... er... than you. even kids know it's wrong to treat new friends better than old friends. at ally bank, we treat all our customers fairly, with no teaser rates and no minimum deposit to open. it's just the right thing to do. >>> for the children of 9/11, today isn't just the anniversary of an americ

the latest saadi gadhafi, a former soccer player and playboy now in niger. he was accepted with eight former regime officials on humanitarian grounds. he is not the first to leave. moammar gadhafi's wife, two sons and other relatives fled to algeria. one person was killed sunday and several others injured when a balcony collapsed during a procession in mumbai, india. two women are in critical condition. the balcony was crowded with people trying to catch a glimpse of a religious idol as it passed marking the last day of a hindu festival. across the country people paused to remember victims of the 9/11 terror attacks. in new york a tree-filled plaza surrounds two fountains where the twin towers stood. one by one, the names of the people killed on this date ten years ago were read aloud. ceremonies were held at the pentagon as well. 184 people were killed when american airlines flight 77 flew right into the side of the building. in shanksville, pennsylvania -- ♪ o beautiful for spacious skies ♪ ♪ for amber waves of grain >> beautiful, isn't it? there was

they say they are not negotiating with gadhafi or any ofries sons, but the reality is saadi has taken a stark approach from his brother saif who is saying fight, fight, fight. the police is important because this shows the family is cracking. until now they have been united. saadi gadhafi a few months ago told me that he was united with the rest of the family behind his brother saif and behind his father. these are cracks indicate that they realize that the regime is well and truly over, randi. >> nic, will the me just ask you very quickly. it seems as though something is going on behind you. what is that? >> reporter: randi, these are sort of heavy anti-aircraft guns, celebratory gunfire. you might be able to hear the horns as well. there's been less of that each night now. it slowly becomes calmer and calmer. it's celebratory gunfire. the heavy rebels machines that we saw in the trees, are really a scarcity. they have pulled out of the city. the city getting back to normal. it's an indication that the rebels feel confident about their position. they actually have ammunition to waste

saadi gadhafi? he had an unremarkable soccer career in italy and his reputation in libya is that of a playboy. >>> fire evacuees in and around travis county, texas, may be allowed to go home today. 1,500 houses have been burned, two people have been found dead in a burned out neighborhood last week and six unaccounted for. officials are hoping the missing six are on vacation or perhaps staying with friends. >>> will it be the social security smackdown? tonight in tampa, republican candidates square off again after texas governor rick perry called social security a ponzi scheme and a new cnn/orc international poll shows perry far ahead of the pack. he is at 30% with romney a distant second at 18%. sarah palin who is not even in the race comes in third followed by congressman ron paul. cnn deputy political director paul steinhauser and political reporter shannon travis are with us live from tampa. paul, start with you. social security is a big issue in florida, a state with a lot of senior citizens. h

while we know where saadi is, it is still unclear where libyan leader moammar gadhafi is located. >>> 1 of only 2 survivors of the deadly russian plane crash has died. russian hockey player died of his injuries today. 37 players an staff members were killed when their plane crashed last week on their way to a game. prime minister vladimir putin joined mourners as a memorial service for members of the russian hockey team. >>> a british married couple is attacked while vacationing in kenya. a gunman reportedly burst into the couple's cottage at a beach resort near the somalian border killing the husband when he resisted a robbery attempt an then kidnapping the wife. a source close to the situation says she was taken away by speedboat toward somalia. the british government says it is doing everything it can to win her release. >>> taking the lead texas style. rick perry seems like the big dog heading into the cnn/tea party debate tonight. but do the new numbers back up his swagger? your cnn political update is next. introducing the schwab mobile app. it's schwab at your fingertips wherev

just yesterday, cnn international correspondent nic robertson had spoken by phone exclusively with saadi gadhafi, who told nic that cease-fire m since saturday to surrender, but the end of the war does not appear close and this could be a situation similar to iraq. >>> coming up next, back home in france, dominique strauss-kahn is home after a judge dismisses the assault charges against him in new york. the former imf chief was once a contender to be the next president of france. some people thought he would win. so, could he make a political comeback? >>> it's also a shocking headline. this one here. the u.s. postal service on the brink of collapse? could the post office shut down? we'll explain. >>> 20 minutes after the hour. want to get to your showbiz headlines now. several media reports put eddiey murphy as the front-runner to host the oscars next year. really? he's not a longshot. the director of his next film is also producing the 2012 oscars. i get it. we could hear a final decision this week. >>> susan lucci slams abc's daytime president in her new memoir "all my life." she play

while no word is on where's moammar gadhafi is, one of his sons has surfaced, saadi gadhafi seen with nic robertson. government officials confirm that the third son of moammar gadhafi is there and he was allowed to crossing the border. he told cnn a couple of days ago he has not seen his father in months and he supports neither his family's longtime rule nor the opposition figures now in front of libya. he promises to hand over suspects wanted by the international criminal court that includes gadhafi family members. >>> and while tripoli fell to opposition fighters last month, cnn correspondents, producers, cameras were finally able to look around freely without the libyan handlers, the minders. we showed you this story just a couple of weeks ago on the abandoned tripoli city zoo and the animals that survived air strikes, near starvation and worse sufrg. that two-minute piece energized animal rescue experts all around the world to rush in to help. here is cnn's jill dougherty. >> reporter: in a city slashed by war, a tiger fights for life. >> vitamins, please. >> reporter: osama, a si

state department says niger has or will detain saadi gadhafi, son of moammar gadhafi. he told nic robertson he's there to check on libyan citizens. >> he says he's on a humanitarian mission. that's why he left libya for tunisia. he says thousands have fled, afraid of the national council, afraid of what will happen, he says. >> gadhafi could have do's wifed two other sons went to nigeria last month. >>> the new miss universe from an goal amp -- angola. lopes says her smile is her biggest weapon. plastic surgery? nope. lopes says she loves her body just the way god made it. >>> and here's your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. today's question -- is it time to walk back tax deductions? carol costello joins us from new york. hi, carol. >> reporter: i'm still laughing about her smile is her biggest asset. that is one of them. let's get to it. the jobs plan the president wants congress to pass and like right now, like it doesn't look good. republicans like parts of the plan but don't like how the president want to tax the rich to pay for it. yes, mr

. >>> libya's new political leadership is sending an official to get saadi gadhafi. >>> president mahmoud abbas told palestinian people a short time ago state hood is their right. abbas plans to ask the united nations to declare palestine a state next week over the objections of israel and the u.s. >> -- to demand our legitimate right which is become a full member of the united nations as a state of palestine. we will take with us as a palestinian people the suffering of our people and to end the historical prejudice against our people. >> the obama administration says it will veto the move. washington says palestinians should achieve statehood through peace talks with israel. >> we believe strongly that the road to peace and two states living side by side does not go through new york. it goes through jerusalem and ramallah. >> president abbas says he'll personally harnd the petition for statehood to u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon on monday. >>> a new patent law stream lines the patent process. the white house predicts the easier the process is, the easier it will spur corporate innov

saadi gadhafi is not considered a high profile target by interpol. >>> and i gallon of gas, $3.67, up six cents from two weeks ago. but the survey says that rise is not a trend. >>> signs point to a selloff with wall street just about to open for the day. about two minutes away. we have allison at the stock exchange and also christine romans in our new york bureau. two big stories going on. christine, let's start with you. those fears about the greece default definitely impacted the numbers on friday. and more than likely will impact them today as well. >> and the fears that were at work in the market on friday kyra, only through over the weekend. the new property tax for greek citizens most likely will mean strikes and people taking to the streets. and you have the tug of war between the rich countries in europe and the countries in trouble in europe like greece, and that's really wearing at the very foundation of the european union. and that's got a lot of people very, very nervous. french bank exposure to greece's problems. and also all of this debt turmoil in europe has raised the

son saadi has also fled tunisia while the whereabouts of libya's fugitive leader who vowed to stay in the country until the very end remain unknown. about a hundred people have reportedly been killed by florida pipeline kenya's capital of nairobi more than eighty were injured and rushed to nearby hospitals tipline passes through a local slum first on monday morning with the suspect some of the victims may be draining fuel from that height when the fire started. and there's been an explosion at a nuclear facility southern france one person has been confirmed killed and several others injured officials earlier warned of a possible radiation leak but say no missions have been detected in a facility handles nuclear waste with low levels of radioactivity. probably back out with a recap of our main news for you very shortly in the meantime marina's here with the latest business update as promised stay with us live here in moscow. hello and welcome to business here on r.t.l. deals worth more than three hundred million dollars have been signed during the visit of the u.k. prime minister david

says it has confirmed that the tends to tame one of colonel gadhafi son saadi is one of thirty two people close to libya's deposed leader to a fled there in the past ten days the news comes amid ongoing fighting between rebels and lawless troops in bani walid one of connell's one of the colonel's last strongholds and get that the supporters have ignored a rebel deadline to surrender which expired on saturday the whereabouts of libya's fugitive leader remain unknown. about one hundred people have reportedly been killed by far the pipeline and kenya's capital of nairobi more than eighty were injured and rushed to nearby hospitals to set the pipeline of pasta through first on monday morning officials suspect some of the victims may have been draining fuel from the pipe when the fire started. every president has authorized his deputy to discuss a transfer of power with the opposition from his months of political turmoil triggered by massive protests against the country's long time ruler more than a thousand people are believed to be killed during the clashes between government activists and s

niger's justice minister says that saadi gadhafi was accompanied by eight former libyan officials and was accepted on humanitarian grounds. earlier this month, he said that he has not seen his father or brother for two months. they are both wanted by the international criminal court for crimes against humanity. >>> the national september 11 memorial will open to the public for the first time today. it's still of course an active construction site at ground zero. so visitors will need reserved passes well in advance to be allowed in. the 9/11 memorial museum is set to open at ground zero a year from now. >>> a brand-new cnnorc poll shows that texas governor rick perry is way ahead of the gop field now. perry polling at 30% nationwide, easily beating mitt romney at 18%. but the candidates will chip away at perry's comments on social security tonight at the cnn/tea party debate in tampa. >>> and now let's head to ali velshi, who is in tampa ahead of that debate. good morning, ali. >> good morning to both of you. we are live at the florida state fair grounds, the site of tonight's big cnn

meanwhile, one of gadhafi's sons saadi told a dubai-based satellite news channel on wednesday that he has been appointed by his father to negotiate with the national transitional council. arabic "we admit that they represent a segment of society, and that their demands are legitimate and we should negotiate with them. but they too should recognize that we are the legitimate government and they should negotiate with us." however, another son of gadhafi, saif al- islam, said through an audio statement broadcast on a syrian -owned satellite channel... that no one is going to surrender and over twenty- thousand pro-gadhafi defenders are ready to fight the rebels. english "well, it's not surprising now that the remnants of the gadhafi regime are in a confused state and are giving out different messages. and so, yes, we have heard from different gadhafi sons, through the media, over the last 24 hours: messages of surrender, messages of defiance." while rebels flatly dismissed the remarks by ghaddafi's sons,... the two conflicting messages show that the failing regime is running out of time.

saadi gadhafi called our nic robertson to say he's ready to negotiate a cease-fire. he's considered a moderate compared to other members of his family and said he has not spoken to his father or his brother in two months. >>> amanda knox's effort to overturn her conviction for the murder of her roommate in italy is entering its final stretch. her appeals hearing resumes today and you'll remember new dna analysis is calling her conviction into question. >> zain verjee live in london. good morning. this trial has been simply fascinating, especially after the most recent sort of scientific or forensic evidence there. >> it really is. and this is going to be a pivotal week, the final stretch. the defense and the prosecution are going to present their final arguments. what happened, critically, the last time was that independent forensic experts were brought in to analyze two really, really key pieces of dna evidence. the first was a knife that was found with amanda knox's genetic material on it. what these experts said, that was just too small, they had questions, too, a

meanwhile, gadhafi's third son... saadi... has entered niger. a spokesman for niger's government says... saadi entered niger on sunday... in a convoy with nine other people. he added that saadi "has no status at all" in niger..., indicating that he has not been granted refugee status,... which would guarantee him certain rights. greece has come up with a plan to meet its deficit goals for this year. the imposition of a new property tax. the embattled european country needs to raise 2-billion euros to avoid defaulting on its debts and to receive new aid packages. our song ji-sun has details. the greek government announced a new property tax plan sunday to cover a 2- billion euro shortfall in its budget targets this year,... which athens has promised international creditors in exchange for receiving fresh aid. in a news conference, finance minister evangelos venizelos said that the decision was made during an extraordinary cabinet meeting... amid growing fears of that greece could default in the weeks ahead. the tax, which will be collected throug

son saadi is one of thirty two people close to libya's deposed leader fled there in the past ten days news comes amid ongoing fighting between rebels and loyalist troops in body walid one of the colonel's last strongholds get half the supporters of ignored a rebel deadline to surrender which expired on saturday the whereabouts of libya's fugitive leader remain unknown. about a hundred people have reportedly been killed by far the pipeline kenya's capital of nairobi eighty were injured and rushed to nearby hospitals are said to pipeline passes through a local slum burst on monday morning official suspect some of the victims may have been draining fuel from the public when the fire started. and the president ali abdullah saleh has authorized his deputy to discuss a transfer of power with the opposition follows months of political turmoil triggered by massive protests against the country along. with the thousand people are believed to be killed during the clashes through anti-government activists and security forces. by the way you can access all news at any time on our website it's alit

we begin with a report for moammar gadhafi, crumbled empire in libya, his son, we're told, saadi, a former playboy fled to niger. we'll be joined now by cnn's ben we'dman with the latest on that. ben what can you tell us? >> reporter: yes, don. we know from the justice minister of niger, saadi, the third son of moammar gadhafi, 37 years old, traveled into that country with eight other so-called minor libyan officials. they were granted refuge there on a humanitarian basis. so saadi is not really the big fish that libyan officials are hoping to catch. they're most interested in saif islam the other brother and the man they call the big fish, moammar gadhafi. don? >> cnn's ben wedeman. thank you, ben. >>> moving on to talk about the 9/11 anniversary in new york and washington and pennsylvania. a day of solemn remembrances on the tenth anniversary of 9/11. [ moment of silence ] >>> a moment of silence at ground zero this morning at 8:46. that's when american airlines flight 11 crashed into the north tower exactly ten years ago. the start of the worst terror attack in u.s. history. now the sit

son al saadi had crossed into neighboring need share to join other family members have fled because of themselves is now on interpol's most wanted list said in a recent ordering a message that he's still in libya and won't leave and as. very few notional reports say the fighting does not end soon for him to kill. a city celebrates more than ten days of even capital has been rejoicing in the dictator's fault. the way he wanted to hand he's portrayed here in the central square for his rules forty second anniversary but we put our flag up instead we won we are so happy without it it seems in the last weeks rebel fighters have fired bullets into the air the were shot during this sort of tripoli early august the reveal phenol very very forward. mr gaddafi. gadhafi is viktor toward. he told old to be more lovely with the people of the we know you see the love him all of us what a president is that we don't know or get that we don't know what i don't like with a lower case but away from jubilant crowds we meet those who are not so pleased. and tripoli's slim district historically pro khada

moammar gadhafi's son, saadi confirms that he has crossed the border and is now in niger. he says he is on an humanitarian mission. a statement from colonel gadhafi himself says, "we cannot surrender libya to imperialism, so we have no option but to kill until victory and to destroy this attempted overthrow." the middle east's first civilian nuclear power plant officially opened for business today. it's in iran. and if you thought you'd never see bipartisanship in washington again, take a look. ♪ god bless america ♪ land that i love ♪ stand beside her ♪ and guide her >> less than an hour ago on the steps of the capitol, democrats and republicans, members of the house and the senate, gathering to sing "god bless america," that to observe the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. >>> when we come back, an exclusive conversation with vice president joe biden. his thoughts on this republican presidential field gearing up for 2012, and a recent suggestion that perhaps the strongest candidate for president isn't named obama or biden. [ male announcer ] members of the am

on wednesday, gadhafi's son saadi told an arabic tv station he's willing to negotiate a surrender. if turning myself in would stop a bloodbath, i don't mind doing it, he said, without revealing his location. but in a separate call, another son, saif al islam, once heir apparent, says he and his father will fight on. the leader is good. we are in libya. we are fighting, he said. >> the fact he sent his wife and three of his children to algeria tells me now he appreciates that there is no return to the past. the gadhafi rule is over. the gadhafi dynasty is over. >> reporter: where could gadhafi be? he might be holed up in tripoli, a city of two million. or in his hometown of sirte. another possibility, another gadhafi tribal stronghold. analysts suggest more likely, it's that gadhafi has fled to central or southern libya. it has pockets of loyalists and is difficult terrain. few roads, vast deserts, oasis, caves and canyons. the region is also closer to the borders of algeria, niger, chad and sudan, giving gadhafi more options to escape the country. rebels say if gadhafi is caught he

fighters ignored the surrender deadline given by rebels that expired last week the colonel's son saadi had also fled any share while the whereabouts of the man himself colonel gadhafi who vowed to stay in the country till the very end remain unknown. but one hundred people have reportedly been killed by a fire at a pipeline in kenya's capital nairobi more than eighty were injured and rushed to nearby hospitals witnesses said the pipeline that passes through a local slow burst monday morning officials suspect some of the victims may have been draining fuel from the pipe when the fire started. yemeni president ali abdullah saleh has authorized a deputy to discuss transfer of power with the opposition it follows months of political turmoil triggered by massive protests against the country's long time ruler more than one thousand people are believed to have killed during clashes between anti-government activists and security forces. so you can all find all the latest news any time on our website r.t. dot com here's what's a click away right now. ninety. afghans unaware of the september ele

fighters ignored the surrender deadline given by rebels that expired last week the colonel's son saadi also fled in the share of the whereabouts of the man himself bowed to stay in the country till the very end and remain unknown. about one hundred people have been reportedly killed by fire in a pipeline in kenya's capital nairobi more than eighty were injured in rushed to nearby hospitals witnesses said the pipeline that passes through a local slum and burst on monday morning officials suspect some of the victims may have been siphoning fuel from the pipe when the fire broke out. there was an explosion at a nuclear facility if the syllabi in mark you in southern france one person confirmed killed several others injured officials earlier warned of a possible radiation leak but say no emissions have been detected the facility handles nuclear waste with low levels of radioactivity. yemen's president ali abdullah saleh has authorized his deputy to discuss transfer of power with the opposition as follows nonce a political turmoil triggered by massive protests against the country's long tim

fighters ignored the surrender deadline given by rebels that expired last week the colonel's son saadi had fled tunisia where while the whereabouts of libya's fugitive leader himself who vowed to stay in the country to the very end remain unknown. about one hundred people have reportedly been killed by a fire at a pipeline in kenya's capital nairobi more than eighty people were injured in a rush to nearby hospitals witnesses said the pipeline passes through a local slum and it burst on monday morning officials suspect some of the victims may have been draining fuel from the pipe when the fire started. back now to our breaking news story the explosion at the nuclear facility in mark you'll in southern france one person reportedly killed several injured emergency crews are on site and warning of a possible radiation leak the explosion came after a fire in a storage area for way to radioactive waste according to a figure a newspaper reports the facility is in the garden region in the south of france it's a measure site involved with decommissioning nuclear facilities and operates a pressu

earlier reports suggest other members of the family and some associates have also fled there but with gadhafi now on the run journalists are content says nato is contradicting the initial aim of its mission. we have now nato was main rebel commander in tripoli who was a former friend of the so-called jihadi so this is really the big news that we have today which and hardly any of the news news networks are covering it the world has to learn that the west will never give up its domination of the globe without devastating and taken the rest of the world to war in as much so doing the main lesson for them and how do we develop our effective internationalism against aggression of the west the lessons of oversleeping by the west because of what they've done in libya. you know gadhafi has more of a social support in libya than the taliban do in afghanistan unlike of coniston libya is this neighboring europe so with the resistance that is raging and will lead them to want to go in in libya i think europe needs to watch its back. turkey has warned israel it faces a growing isolation in the region as