kevin, we are sorry for your loss here, but we appreciate the hard work you re doing for all of us here. kevin, thank you, sir. appreciate it. thanks, thomas. troops loyal to libyan leader moammar gadhafi have been relentlessly shelling a rebel held city and two of moammar gadhafi s seven sons may be helping to negotiate a deal to push their fare out of power. the new york times says one of the sons would then lead a constitutional democracy. the u.s. has agreed to keep bombing gadhafi s forces today answering a last-minute nato request. later this afternoon, the plan is for france and britain to take the lead. nbc s jim maceda has more for us from tripoli. reporter: well, fighting in bragr has entered its sixth day. no indication that either side are making any kind of significant ground. neither side has taken braga.