gadhafi s last stronghold, reaching the heart of tripoli, celebrating on his turf and cnn was on the back of the truck to witness it all. amazing. i m carol costello. president obama telling moammar gadhafi to face the facts and give it up. the white house already hoping the rebels are ready to lead out on this american morning. all right. good morning, carol. good morning, everyone. it is monday, august 22nd. this is american morning. i m christine romans. i m carol costello. thank you for joining us. ali has the morning off. a lot going on. let s get to it. that s right. up first, breaking news, new explosions overnight coming from moammar gadhafi s tripoli compound. three of his sons are in custody but gadhafi s whereabouts are still unknown as history continues to unfold in libya this morning. quite a sight. rebel forces say they control most of the capital and gadhafi s forces in one tripoli neighborhood are negotiating their surrender. listen. talk about