on them. the brigade had been operating in a high-intensify combat zone inside gaza on friday. the idf says the three hostages had either managed to escape or were abandoned by their hamas captors. meantime, another hostage has died while held captive by hamas, according to the israeli prime minister s office. her death means there are now 129 hostages who remain in gaza, 21 of whom have died. a source tells cnn that the head of israel s intelligence agency is expected to meet with qatar s prime minister to discuss getting hostages released. right now, families of the other hostages who remain in gaza are holding a rally in tel aviv. alex marquardt is there. how are people reacting to this accidental killing of three hostages? reporter: there s shock, sadness and so much anger. there s a lot of desire for the families and friends of the hostages for the government to are bring those hostages home as soon as possible. we just got the news of a 27-year-old who died in hamas c
stand, reports of explosions near a compound where he may be hiding. and i m carol costello. a new poll predicting a tight race in 2012, whether obama versus romney, bachmann, perry or paul on this american morning. good morning to you. it is tuesday, august 23rd. this is american morning. we have a lot going on today here. this weather in the united states. that s right. politics and, of course the developments in libya. start with breaking news in the battle for libya this morning. the arabic news network al arabiya reporting explosions near the compound where moammar gadhafi is believed to be hiding, this coming as the regime is teetering on the bring of collapse. nobody has seen gadhafi since the opposition rolled into tripoli over the weekend. his son, saif al islam, made a surprise appearance after the libyan opposition claimed they captured him. he showed up at a western hotel with journalists and spoke to matthew chance and said his father is alive and