families have been fleeing to this town. meanwhile, gadhafi counter attacks going on in misrata, about 200 miles from the capital of tripoli. misrata is important. the third largest city there and an important economic hub. the opposition has been celebrating. gadhafi and his government saying something different. take a look at what you re seeing here. people have been celebrating the victories for gadhafi. saying they believe his claim that foreigners and al qaeda are responsible. nic robertson live for us in tripoli this morning. hello to you again. there s been so much talk about the fear of civil war. are we there yet? if not, how close are we? reporter: well, when i interviewed moammar gadhafi s son on friday night, he told me the country s not civil war. i said what is civil war if it s not what we re seeing? he say this is is when the people begin to fight the people. and everyone in this country is