them from african countries and some arab countries were crowded into a wooden boat that capsized some five miles off the coast. this is a city to the east of the capitol tripoli. you have fischer men helping in the rescue operation. they say many on the boat were women and children. at least 134 according to the libyans were rescued. one body was retrieved. anywhere from 1 oof to 150 people are still missing and they re presumed dead. this is, of course, one of the latest of these deadly incidents that we have seen. the numbers have significantly dropped, the numbers of people who are making this desperate journey, this really dangerous journey across the mediterranean to reach europe. the numbers have significantly dropped since 2017 after some
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was last seen south of tripoli where he was attending meetings, kamis, his boss, has now been killed here, but that is indeed the last sighting of colonel qaddafi and the search continues, gregg. gregg: dominic di-natale, thanks. jenna: democratic congress man democratic congressman dennis kusinive has said been invited by qaddafi to help the solution. you ve been invited, you say. why didn t you go? first of all, it s a little problematic going to meetings where bombs are dropping everywhere. i have supported the african union approach towards trying to resolve the conflict, and also, came up with my own plan as a result of my involvement, and also, challenging the war in the congress, i ve been contacted by people who have ties to both sides, and you know, there are people on both sides who want this resolved without further
who may be in need of damage control after irene? plus graphic new evidence of brutality by moammar gadhafi and his inner circle. this just as we re hearing his wife and several children have now escaped libya. the pressure now growing to make sure gadhafi himself doesn t get away. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. raging water in the northeast so powerful it can sweep away cars and swallow up homes. right now vermont is devastated by the worst flooding in decades. cnn s amber lyon joins us from brattleboro in vermont. set the scene a little bit, amber, for what s going on. what are you seeing? what are you hearing? reporter: well, out here, wolf, had i been standing out here earlier yesterday, i would be completely under water. i want to come here and show you this brook right here, this is pretty much representative of what s across this state. this is wet stone brook, flowing more like a river now. it s about four feet wider than usual and look over her
it is not just increasing the borrowing power but doing it just as tom coburn said, conditioned on reforms to deal with a $14.3 trillion debt. that is what the markets want. gregg: chris stirewalt. great to see you. thanks. you bet, gregg. jenna: in libya the civilian death toll rising after proqaddafi forces unleashed a brutal assault on misrata. this is one month after nato resolution greening intervention in libya. david lee miller from capitol of tripoli. david? reporter: jenna, nato is keeping up pressure on qaddafi forces. yesterday alone there were 60 nato airstrikes. among the things targeted we are told, hangars, arms depots, radar installations and missile launchers. according to libyan television, earlier today there was a nato airstrike just southwest of the capitol tripoli. meanwhile qaddafi forces continue to, defight these