good to see you. we ll be right back with you. here are your top stories. more than 100 senior taliban commanders among nearly 500 other inmates who broke out of an afghan prison last night. officials say they escaped through a 1,000 foot underground tunnel. the taliban is taking responsibility for, quote, facilitating the prison break. syria now reportedly sealing off its border with jordan as government forces launch a massive military operation in daraa this morning. witnesses tell cnn government tanks have entered that city along with 3,000 syrian soldiers, we re told by witnesses those soldiers are now going door to door, shooting people. government troops also fired on demonstrators this weekend. al jazeera reports at least five people were killed, more than 300 were detained. nearly 800 classified military documents obtained by wikileaks provide details on the alleged terrorist activities of al qaeda detainees at guantanamo bay, cuba.
the incident which happened about 40 miles away. a woman there says a man tried to grab her arm as she stepped out of her house, but he then ran away. holly bobo was last seen being led away outside of her home by a man dressed in camouflage. turning to libya now. photojournalist tim hetherington and chris hondros are being remembered and honored by their colleagues and others. diplomats joined journalists at a benghazi hotel last night for a candlelight memorial. hetherington a documentary filmmaker and hondros a still photographer, were killed this week in the besieged city of misrata. anti-government forces there are now battling moammar gadhafi s troops. for control of central misrata. as you can see in this amateur video shot three days ago the rebels have no uniforms or protective clothing. they often go up against government tanks and rocket-propelled grenades. the u.s. will supply the rebels with $25 million in nonlethal supplies including uniforms and canteens. but the u.s
reporter: we first met this woman soon after they seized control of the city. he s a big liar and he ride to lie many times. reporter: without a deal, the fighting continues. in the west, gadhafi has put a stranglehold on misrata. medicine and food are running low. government tanks shell the city nearly every day. snipers gun people down in the streets. one is a female coming and killed. reporter: nato has stepped up its attacks on gadhafi soldiers releasing he s videos of suck s susful air strikes. nato acknowledges it won t be enough to end the crisis. i want to be clear. there can be no military solution to the crisis in libya. reporter: but a peace deal
this picture is of a gadhafi rally outside the city. nato air strikes destroyed 12 government tanks over weekend and at least eight people were killed in fighting between rebels and gadhafi s forces. in ivory coast, a victory finally for elected president ouattara. the former president bab bgbagb captured today. the move raises hopes his capture could bring an end to the deadly conflict. gbagbo lost last year s presidential election but refused to honor the results. secretary of state hillary clinton says gbagbo s capture sends a strong nsignal to dictators and tyrants that they can t ignore the voice of their own people. one government shutdown averted but another budget crisis looms right around the corner.
message of stopping foreign air strikes. in libya, government tanks stepped up shelling in misrata and zintan killing at least one person. top leaders in washington are framing the debate over spending and the potential for a government shut down. on meet the press david gregory asked senator dick durbin if president obama is willing to sit on the sidelines while congress dukes it out. if the president asserted himself with the obama plan it would be rejected. congress would say, wait a minute, separate branch of government, we ll call you when we need you. at this point this is our responsibility. so a president walks a delicate line here. he doesn t want to go too far in pushing his idea but he wants to be there to encourage congress to come to the right conclusion. nbc news white house correspondent mike viqueira on the white house lawn. good morning. good morning. with the funding for the government running out on friday, can we expect more from the president as this day