one opportunity leading to another. and another. we all have a hand in it. because opportunity can start anywhere, and go everywhere. let s keep it moving. greta: there s much more ahead but first to our new york newsroom. reporter: forces loyal to qadhafi retaking zawiyah key city near tripoli. loyalists chasing rebels out of the town after days of shelling. qadhafi forces strengthened their hold on tripoli always a qadhafi stronghold. secretary of state clinton is set to meet with libyan opposition leaders in the next few days. president obama says all options remain on the table including a no-fly zone. dozens of homes burning to the ground as grass fires rain through the oklahoma city
latest. reporter: uma, it has been a day of heavy fighting. the most significant battle taking place 25 miles to the west of the capital in tripoli. the control has changed hands twice in the past 48 hours. government forces, early this morning about 6 a.m. they attacked and machine guns. it is not clear who is in control now. dark clouds are rising above that city. you can only imagine the state of those 200,000 civilians caught in the middle. in the meantime in the east, fighting continues and the rebel forces are making more progress in the east. they are moving forward. they ve taken control of the city on the way to qadhafi s hometown. there s still 400 miles out. fighting continuing on the east and west here in tripoli this city completely under government control. calm today, yesterday a small
undeviateing stance against qadhafi. then trying to marshal forth with that i toe would be the second step. uma: how important at that time u.s. get other allies onboard with moving forward? is this a fantasy to think other countries would help us? why not call in the arab league or other european nations to put the pressure on qadhafi to go? we should be putting pressure on other nations to do so. whether they will do that is another matter. as you know the so-called allies of the united states have not always been cooperative. you may remember when reagan sent planes into libya to attack libya he could not get air rights over france. no question there may be difficulties. i think that initiative ought to start. not only should it start, it seems that the united states ought to take the lead in providing that kind of initiative. uma: how assess our spoken to opposition forces in nations like libya, egypt and other countries where in the
libya are reporting advances. rebel forces are celebrating the capture of a major oil port. opposition troops are pushing west towards qadhafi s hometown in the west pro-domestic violence troops launching a new attack close to tripoli. dozens have in today s fighting. could a man living in a peaceful connecticut neighborhood be the east coast rapist? marshals believe they have dna evidence linking aaron thomas to a string of reaps spanning over 12 years. thomas was arrested yesterday. nfl players and owner are taking the weekend off from collective bargaining negotiations. both sighs decided to extend their current agreement both sides decided to extend their current agreement until next friday. major details, including rookie wage scale, benefits for former players and adding two games to the regular season. those are some of our stories making news right now.
leaksville, mississippi. uma: actor david arquette is saying he s okay after a head-on crash. witnesses say he swerved into oncoming traffic after a car stopped short in front of him. yesterday no one was seriously injured. after he tweeted i into aç car accident, but i m fine, luckily i have dragon s blood running through my veins. that of course a reference to charlie sheen. the 39-year-old has had a tough few months. first separating from wife courtney cox then going into rehab. qadhafi s violent crackdown on the opposition in libya has killed hundreds. the pressure is growing on the international community to do something about it. has the time come for u.s. military intervention? we will talk to one man for his expertise. celebrating turns into tragic moments after making the game winning shot.