just one of the bizarre twists in the case now known as the west memphis three and it s not over yet. we have 30 seconds. you tell us you are ready for us to have this conversation. why congresswoman maxine waters is ready to unleash on the president and why the president s new promise to promote diversity has anything to do with her comments. we ask. camera three. it is right here, right now on cnn. good evening, we start with breaking news out of libya tonight. rebel forces say they have begun their offensive on the capital. the libyan government denies it. moammar gadhafi went on tv tonight to rally supporters and urge them to fight. straight now to senior international correspondent matthew chance who is joining us from tripoli. what s the latest? reporter: it got a lot quieter outside over the past hour or so, don. we have been hearing these intensive burst of gun fire, clashes between these rebels and the armed forces, the gadhafi loyalists that have been
continuing with brooke baldwin. don t go far. i want to talk to you about that piece in mississippi. hello to you. good afternoon. i m brooke baldwin. let s begin where drew sort of left off there. you know what, you need a scorecard today. or maybe a traffic cop to keep up with the presidential hopefuls. i m giving you a map. des moines, iowa, ground zero ahead of the iowa straw poll. des moines, iowa, flooded with republican candidates. plus, yep, sarah palin. she turned up, arrived there just a short time ago. she is not, i repeat not in the race, at least not officially. why else would she be in des moines? sarah palin is in iowa. but not the front-runner. no, mitt romney left eye wachlt he bolted iowa. today he s in new hampshire. the state he s banking on to help clinch the nomination. as we broke the news on in show just yesterday, south carolina is awaiting rick perry, the texas governor set to announce tomorrow in charleston. that yes, he is getting into the race.