part of a possible terror plot against the u.s. plan to coincide with the 9/11 ceremonies. two of the three people are american citizens. we will give you the latest on the possible terror threat. listen to the week the firefighters have had in texas. they responded close to 200 wildfires since sunday. president obama declaring an emergency there as homes continue to burn. and today, nasa is heading to the moon. you are looking at the rocket that will launch in a few hours. i ll tell you what the mission to the moon is all about. it is saturday, september 10th. i m t.j. holmes. it is a weekend where the country will stop and remember and mourn, but also the government telling you to be vigilant as well. we have increased security, increased scrutiny, one day before the tenth anniversary of 9/11. here is the latest. i mentioned the word credible. credible and specific. it is not yet confirmed. american intelligence networks intercepted communications from pakistan. we ar
money that as these things occur not just now but in the future we can handle them without having just borrowing more money and that s a good thing for everybody, regardless of your political affiliation, regardless of where you live in america. every night the reverend al sharpton promises to feature a lively debate of the day s top headlines. don t miss the brand new politics nation weeknights at 6:00 eastern on in the nbc, the place for politics. there are new developments in the ongoing battle for libya. the wife and three children of hunted libyan leader moammar gadhafi have fled to neighboring algeria. the exit of the family is the latest and surest sign the embattled leader has lost control of the country. spokesman for libyan rebels says they consider algeria s harboring of gadhafi s family an act of aggression vowing to pursue their extradition. rebel forces have closed in on
in just a moment. libyan government concedes that parts of the city are no longer under its control. it says 1,300 people have been killed over the past 12 hours. a government spokesman has called for immediate negotiation and a halt to the rebel assault. the libyan rebels say some gadhafi loyalists are still holding out in the capital of tripoli. but let s go to my colleague matthew chance. he and other universities have been watching these fast-moving developments unfold at a hotel where they were. matthew, tell us what it s like where you are right now. we re worried but but set the scene. reporter: well, it s a very strange vantage point we have on this tripoli crisis. as the gun battles rage outside as crowds celebrate in some parts of tripoli, we re still confined to this hotel in the center of the city. at one point earlier this evening many of the government minders who have been assigned to us, first of all they started carrying weapons and as the evening progresse
megyn: protests against the middle east are intensifying and some governments are not hesitating to crack down using deadly force. we begin in bahrain. a key american ally home to the u.s. navy s fifth fleet. riot police in the small persian gulf kingdom killed four protesters. some shot dead in their sleep as they camped in the main square overnight. pictures of libya. anti-government protesters are take together streets in several cities calling for reform. ongoing efforts to topple the regime of moammar gadhafi have turned deadly in yemen protests continue for a 7th straight day. the vilolence escalating as
loose 205 deadline. the wedding photo gone terribly, terribly, terribly wrong. oh, no way. we ll have the story and play the video on the loop. first, let s get to the news at 30 rock in new york city. there are new fears that libya is headed toward a full blown civil war. troops loyal to moammar gadhafi have launched an offensive as they look tory gain towns currently held by the opposition. over the weekend, rebels lost ground in their march toward tripoli after being driven back from a key battleground city. meanwhile, a french television network reports gadhafi is claiming the african union is sending a fact finding committee