facts. well, security disaster, coming out of the civil war in libya. the u.s. government, raising some serious questions about 20,000 missing surface to air missiles. coming up, details on who may have them and the potential attack they can now carry out. plus, a new report on the war along the u.s. southern border. two retired generals say it is a war. we are lose a war we are losing and not taking it seriously enough. not just that but mexican drug cartels are gaining ground right now. we have the latest. we had dr. vehiclers pass out some photos that were randomly taken from his county s area with hundreds of people being murdered on u.s. soil. the one who why you would be in denial on this issue is beyond me.
remember baghdad bob? they have a lot in common. khadafy s compound has been taken over and the people of libya who don t know what the future will bring know their enslave ri by what they called the mad dog is over. if he is on the run, we don t know. we re at the compound. he can t do anything. where is he? we are looking for you. where are you? rebel forces claim they have taken control of dictator sprawling compound. look at this thing. you can see how big it is. there are seven buildings on this thing. this follows hours of fierce fighting a day after opposition leaders marched into tripoli with almost no resistance. pockets, yes, and regime loyalists did refuse to yield.
off but nobody was underneath them nobody got hurt. trains are running fine. airports are reopening. earth shook and now its okay. and during all of this and incredibly historic event is taking place in libya. the dictator has had people, his own citizens come into the compound where he has had wild parties and negotiated for decades. they ve gone into his bedroom and taken his things and they are now walking on the streets in the mad dog of the middle east clothing hats and carrying his books. a dictatorship is falling. assad in syria must be shaking in his shoes. an event of real national interest. we ll be covering the history unfolding in libya right after this.
fire but off in the distance perhaps near the airport which is under rebel control, we have been hearing very large explosions. it could be artillery or mortars while symbolic by the rebels is true, the fighting here is not over. we are hearing loud explosions in the distance. heavy fighting with trained forces and heavy artillery going in tripoli. shep: it s safe to assume that there is no way to assess how many fighters there are and how long this might go on. at this point its wait and see game, right? reporter: two tough questions how many fighters on the ground because that number is changing dramatically. we saw hundreds of fighters eager to the take place could be a land stand for khadafy forces and take place in celebrations afterwards. people coming from libya or
sees the security at this point, depending on what happens in egypt. is it going to be continue to be at least semi friendly or sit going to turn hostile to israel? with respect to syria if they see syria is now taking actions that may pose a bigger threat to them. much remains unresolved at this point. i can tell you that everyone is going to look now to see what syria is doing, what iran is doing and we have to do more of that because iran and syria together really are the problems we have to contend for with the future. shep: william cohen, always a pleasure. thanks so much. our coverage of the up are rising in libya will continue throughout the day. until this is over, where is moammar khadafy? there is absolutely no question among those who covered this for us for weeks and months on end