in the nato. when tripoli fell in august, gadhafi disappeared. the libyan people now have a responsibility to build a tolerant and democratic nation. reporter: revolutionary forces still need to deal with fighters that remain loyal to the former leader, but without gadhafi. they see an easier path to the future. reporter: tara mermener, mergener, wjz eyewitness news. libyans all over the world are celebrating the fall of their former dictator. news of cal daffy gadhafi s death spread quickly this morning. many are learning about it in phone calls from family members woare over who are over in libya. reporter: gadhafi s demise, welcome news to americans. terapolsi was born in tripoli, but his family spread to the united states. many extended family are still in libya. my entire adult life, we ve always said, once we go back to libya, we ll do this. once gadhafi is gone, we can do this. and finally, when the day finally arrived, we were just overwhelmed with