of iraq a dramatic about-face. gadhafi accepted responsibility for lockerbie and gave up his chemical and nuclear weapons programs. he did not give up his many eccentricities, his elaborate outfit fears of flying over water, and a slew of female bodyguards. at the u.n. in 2009 he called president obama my son. some couldn t help but laugh. and neither could he. with abc s christiane amanpour in february, laughing at the idea of fleeing libya. leaders are calling on you to step down, to leave libya, to leave your position of power. will you do that? [ laughing ]. translator: who would leave his homeland? is there part of you that s able to smile a little bit more today? well, what makes me smile about today is that there are people who are willing to stand up and do the right thing, even
for huicane irene. on top of thatstruggling shrimpers are working fast now before the storm hits. in the virgin islands a dramatic scene after lightning struck billionaire richard branson s house, forcing his guest, kate winslet, and her family all to flee. dramatic pictures. and our other big story this morning, all eyes on libya s capital this morning, where moammar gadhafi could be overthrown at any time. but his son made a public appearance this morning, saying his father s forces are winning the battle. and there are early reports that all three of his sons had been arrested. then overnight we see one of these sons, saif, appear out there in the crowd. a lot of confusion over what exactly is going on. exactly. chaos continues. and later this half hour on top of all that a story for all you parents out there this morning with young children. we ll check out the safety tests done on crcrs to see why it s important that of course you pick the one that s best for
no. nice ease into the workweek, right? of course. i m tanya rivero. moammar gadhafi s son, saif, claims his father s government is fighting back and winning. meanwhile, there are many people worldwide who are demanding moammar gadhafi be brought to justice after decades of rocititi so much chaos there. so many questions. still not clear what the end game is going to be in all of this. absolutely. reporters certainly surprised to see saif walk up to that hotel. we heard all his sons had been arrested. now he s back out. strange. stay tuned for that. also this morning, hurricane irene, the other big story. that storm is gaining strength and could turn into a major threat to the u.s. southeast coast in just a few days. you ll see the damage already left behind in the caribbean. and later this half hour, do you think you ve had too much to drink? well, there s an app for that. turn on your smartphone before you get behind the wheel. but first, of course, the capital of
we re talking category 3 or higher with winds anywhere from 110 miles per hour or greater. then potentially making landfall late friday over the southeast coast of north carolina. rob and tanya? thanks, jeannette. and now here s a look at the rest of your weather. a stormy day in the midwest. gusty winds, hail, and flash flooding in minneapolis, chicago, des moines, and milwaukee. also stormy from st. louis to northern arkansas. thundersrms from the carolinas into the gulf coast. showers in the southwest. 93 in albuquerque. 92 in sacramento. and 76 in seattle. indianapolis at 84. omaha 91. dallas 104. doesn t ever end for the folks in dallas. 90s from new orleans to atlanta and 77 in boston. all right. our other major story this morning is unfolding drama in libya. rebels had claimed they had moammar gadhafi s son, saif, in custody, but he turned up overnight at a hotel where western journalists are staying. his sudden appearance sent the capital into confusion as rebel leaders
the world is now waiting for gadhafi. whether his four decades of rule ends peacefully or whether there s more bloodshed depends largely on him. rob and tanya? wow. and the fight is not over yet because he still has loyalists in tripoli who are going to fight to the death. absoluty. and he still has control of a southern city in libya. i guess the obama administration said that rebels now control about 90% of the country, but there s still that 10%. apparently, a scud missile was fired by those gadhafi loyalists last night. not sure what damage it may have done. but again, the fight ain t over just yet. some serious weaponry still in his arsenal. should be a fascinating end to this little chapter. as the next libyan leadership begins to take shape there are some growing calls to send lockerbie bomber abdelbaset al megrahi back to prison. al megrahi had been freed by a scottish court back in 2009, because he claimed to be dying of cancer. but in recent monthshs he s been