believe me, that is saying something. this has been the worst fire season in texas history, and this is the worst of more than 35 fires burning right now. it s southeast of austin in bass strup county. and 1,000 other homes are threaten threatened. firefighters are attacking on the ground and in the air. and chris welch is in the thick of it. are they making any headway at all? caller: not exactly. this is a very bad day for fighting a fire to put it lightly. officials here caution, you know, they asked everybody to evacuate yesterday in the hardest hit areas. this fire continues to move south, moving through neighborhoods. now, thankfully this is one thing i think we can be thankful for, moving into areas that are less populated. and they expect the number to grow today. i want to give aquick look at the plumes we have been looking at today. we have seen the smoke rise and fall as it goes through the thicker woods, as it goes through grass. you see less smoke and more as i
you re a democrat or a republican, maybe not so sure. it s a good opportunity for you to hear from these candidates in extended form as they offer a presentation, answer some questions. the republican congresswoman, michele bachmann of minnesota is here. the georgia businessman herman cain, the former speaker of the house, newt gingrich. the texas congressman and libertarian ron paul and the former massachusetts governor, mitt romney all appearing at senator demint s at this forum in south carolina. missing, the texas governor, rick perry. at the last minute he decided to go home because of wildfires affecting his state. we ll get straight live to the event in just a moment. first, let s get a preview in a sense of how much this matters in a very busy september. this event here today, three presidential debates. including a tea party debate presented by cnn on october 12th, tampa, florida. yes labor day 2011 but a big impact had month on the presidential race for 2012. let s
i m wolf blitzer. we are watching breaking news, history unfolding in libya. we are following breaking news. we will be in the hours ahead as developments continue. it is early monday morning there in libya. moammar gadhafi is under siege from rebel forces. the rebels say they have two of moammar gadhafi s sons captured. we have pictures of saif. the international criminal court at the hague has an arrest warrant for him. now we are told in the heart of tripoli s green square which they have renamed martyr s square. we heard moments ago that some of them are pushing back with word that gadhafi forces may be going to reenter that part of the city. the government has been saying 1,300 people have been killed over the past 12 hours. our people on the ground have seen no evidence of that though. one of our reporters with the rebels say there are no signs of pro government forces on the streets of tripoli at the moment. our colleague matthew chance is holed up in a hotel in
viewers in the united states. we begin with breaking news out of libya. the sun is rising on what appears to be a new day in libya. however the square is quieter now. snipers would be in that area of the city. here are the latest devel developments. broadcast yet another pep talk to his supporters. tro i am with you, alongside with you in this fight. we will not give up. it appears that gadhafi s body guards did not share his conviction. insists that nato fighters returning the city into a held fighter. blamed nato for all those who had lost their lives in the fighting. every drop of libyan blood is the responsibility of the western world. and especially nato s countries. so we will hold mr. obama, mr. cameron morally responsible. for every single death that takes place in this country. nick one of the astonishing things is the way the libyan army has dissolved, especially in tripoli zits. what lie with the can you tell us about it? sort of a ring of steel aroun
from cnn world headquarters we continue our coverage of breaking news. we welcome our viewers watching from the united states and around the world. the battle has gone on for half a year. now rebels have closed in on libya s capital, apparently ending gadhafi s 42 years in power. and forces say they are now in control of most parts in tripoli. rebel forces now say three of colonel gadhafi s sons have been arrested. no one could guess that this city would have fallen so quickly. from the west of tripoli, rebels entering from the town and being greeted by celebration. celebrating the fact that the rebels have come in. also according to the governments earlier in the day, the rebels controlling some eastern suburbs as well. the big question has been what s happened to the resistance that was meant to be taking place that was promised by government officials, by gadhafi himself. there were tens of thousands of well trained soldiers committed to defending this city. in som