outright confusion. these are live pictures near moammar gadhafi s compound. there have been heavy battles raging around this building. carloads of people have been streaming out of the libyan capital. we want to bring in retired general james spider marks. if you could, tell us about what you are watching, what you are seeing. what do you make of the pictures? with the low level flying that is taking place, bombing gadhafi s compound? suzanne, what you see is obviously a representation of chaos and confusion on the ground. the fact that civilians are fleeing, coming out of tripoli should not be surprising. the rebels are about to force gadhafi s complete departure in some way. that may take hours, that may take days. we still could be a week or so away. but that type of confusion, of what happens next gets folks very, very nervous. they ve got the opportunity now to get out of town, and you re going to see them get out of town and let this thing settle out. i think you l
rescuers were hit by lightning. in a cruel twist. more tornadoes are possible today across the region. right now, the death toll stands at 116. that ties the single deadliest tornado record in u.s. history. so far, rescue crews have pulled 17 survivors from the rubble but time and the weather, now the enemies. precious hours are slipping away as bleak reality set in. t.j. holms in joplin. you went out with one of the rescue teams. what did you see? reporter: last night, i couldn t believe what i was seeing, carol. i have been covering tornadoes for a long time. grew up with tornadoes really in the south. i can t figure them out. if you see behind me. this is the part i can t figure out. that neighborhood in the short distance behind me is doing just fine. those homes are not touched. now, come with me and just a street over and this is what you see. this neighborhood taken out. still, the camera shot you are seeing right there, we can t figure out really if there was a ho
good morning, everybody. let s get your morning going. washington, d.c. versus arizona. it is on. the justice department hoping to kill the state s new immigration law before it even kicks in. a u.s. soldier now facing charges. accused of leaking this classified video. and why is breaking up so hard to do? science might tell us. you really might be addicted to love after all. you knew it was coming. the feds suing arizona. trying to stop its tough new immigration law. the law that among other things requires police to question people they think might be in the country illegally. it is supposed to kick in three weeks from tomorrow. justice department basically says hold on, arizona. you can t make your own immigration laws because that s washington s job. governor jan brewer says that s the problem. washington has not done its jobs and arizona is paying the price. we need the federal government to do their job. if they don t do it, arizona will. reporter: governor brewer
fistacuffs. because it is so chaotic and passions run so high, you do see this quite often. i don t think quite as serious as smoke bombs on the floor of the house of parliament. i can t imagine members of our house or senate doing it. maybe not on camera. another story. matthew chan, appreciate it. let s check in with rob marciano in the severe weather center. power some storms on the west coast. rob? maybe some fistacuffa on capitol hill may solve some problems. can you imagine nancy pelosi throwing some egg as cross the floor? or harry reid from the top row. that would be sweet. good morning, kiran. hope you are enjoying the weather in d.c. it is nicer today than yesterday. another weak system heading towards the mid-atlantic. won t get there until tonight. the parting system across the northeast now. that s what s left over from the severe weather that came through the past several days. pretty much heading out towards east hampton, warwick and
live pictures right now. it s wall street s most powerful firm and its most valuable commodity is trust. the question it faces this morning is critical. did it betray the trust of investment stores like you? at the core, the risky investments that led to fraud charges. investors say goldman sachs advised its clients to invest in the housing market and raked in billions of dollars when those investments tanked? goldman denies claims that it bet against its clients. the big question remains unanswered. was this practice of conflict a practice of conflict of interest? more importantly, how should goldman and other banks be regulated to protect investors in the future? we are going to keep a close eye on your money throughout the morning. later this hour, president obama looks at the soaring federal deficit and how it must be reigned in. he will call for democrats and republicans to work together on that goal. next hour, a closer look at this morning s grilling of goldman sachs.