we begin this morning with a storm threat. tropical storm isaac is still hundreds of miles away from the u.s. coast, but the possibility of a direct impact has florida officials urging residents to prepare now. nbc s kurt gregory has the latest. reporter: wind and rain in puerto rico, a glancing blow from tropical storm isaac as the system meanders across the caribbean. warnings are in effect for the dominican republic and in haiti, where aid groups are mobilizing to assist the thousands of people still struggling in makeshift shelters 2 1/2 years after an earthquake destroyed the capital city. the next 24 hours will be very critical for the population of haiti, and the international red cross is extremely concerned. reporter: concern is spreading throughout florida as well. the latest projection map shows the state feeling the storm s force as early as sunday. in cape coral, firemen wasted no time in securing a storm curtain around city hall. to protect the glass and
then, what was andres breivik thinking? the oslo killer was in court this week. we ll analyze what he said next. and can europe survive? can the euro survive? should the u.s. government slash its budgets the way european governments are? i was in london earlier this week and sat down with a star-studded panel to sort things out. but first, here s my take. watching the apec summit in hawaii last week, i had a feeling we were entering a new phase of global geopolitics. for decades now, those summits have been occasions for asian countries to worry about and wonder about the u.s. commitment to asia, how strong is it, whom does washington back, will we stay engaged. the obama administration has made clear that america is in asia for good and might increase its presence in the region. but the real concerns are no longer about washington but rather about beijing. countries in asia and around the world are wondering and worrying about china. watching china s somewhat aggressive
captions paid for by nbc-universal television good evening. as we come on the air tonight, there are some fast-moving developments in libya where it appears rebel fighters have begun the battle for tripoli, what may be their final push to topple the government of moammar gadhafi. there had been reports of gunfire and explosions in the capital this evening. but there s also confusion over the whereabouts of gadhafi himself amid persistent rumors he may have fled the country. american officials say they are hearing the exact same rumors but cannot confirm them. let s get right to our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel is in thanh, libya. reporter: good evening, lester. rebels started firing wildly in the air when they heard the reports that gadhafi had left the country. but even the rebels here do not know if those reports are true. we can confirm that fighting has begun inside tripoli itself in at least three neighborhoods after the rebels made major advances earli
good evening. as we come on the air tonight, there are some fast-moving developments in libya where it appears rebel fighters have begun the battle for tripoli, what may be their final push to topple the government of moammar gadhafi. there had been reports of gunfire and explosions in the capital this evening. but there s also confusion over the whereabouts of gadhafi himself amid persistent rumors he may have fled the country. american officials say they are hearing the exact same rumors but cannot confirm them. let s get right to our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel is in thanh, libya. reporter: good evening, lester. rebels started firing wildly in the air when they heard the reports that gadhafi had left the country. but even the rebels here do not know if those reports are true. we can confirm that fighting has begun inside tripoli itself in at least three neighborhoods after the rebels made major advances earlier today. after a week of some of the most inten
to us how the judge came to this ruling all of the years later? well, they have had a number of appeals these three, and finally last fall the arkansas supreme court said there should be a new hearing because of some problems with the original trial. dna evidence was offered that provided no match whatsoever between the crime scene and these three defendants, and there were allegations that the supreme court in arkansas found troubling about juror misconduct and police misconduct and what the defense attorney said here is that the i case had no case, and no physical con ynection between these three men and the crime, and they came up with a theory of a satanic killing, and the evidence of that was also very weak. so what you had tamron was a problem for both sides. the defense wanted out, and they wanted the three men released, and all this state would agree to was a new trial in which the defendants would then have to take another gamble at whether they would get convicted