fine. >> then after north carolina, irene could hit new york and new england late this weekend. keep watching for latest turns in the hurricane's track. right now, a firefight is under way outside a cluster of buildings in tripoli. libyan rebels believe they have moammar gadhafi pinned down. they believe he is hiding in apartments in his compound. rebels have put $1.5 million bounty on gadhafi. he is wanted by the international criminal court for alleged war crimes. moammar gadhafi's son, wants a cease-fire to stop the bloodshed in tripoli. saadi contacted nic robertson by e-mail. >> reporter: he said he wants to negotiate a cease-fire. he doesn't want it to be syria. he wants help in the negotiations. he says he has reached out to washington and reached out to nato. he wants help in doing this. >> rebels claim they captured three of gadhafi's sons this week, including saadi. but saadi's status is not clear. the number of americans filing first time jobless claims is up again. the u.s. labor department says initial claims jumped by 5,000 last week for a total of 417,000. analysts say weekly applications need to fall below 400,000 for the economy to create jobs. and apple stock is falling today. investors are worried about the company without steve jobs at the top. jobs says he cannot longer run apple day-to-day. he will remain as the board chairman. jobs has a rare form of pancreatic cancer. he brought apple from near bankruptcy with the iconic brand of ipod and ipad and itunes. >> anybody in the world in clothing or automobile can learn from apple. >> apple's chief operating officer tim cook will takeover for steve jobs. a 4.5 aftershock rattled mineral, virginia today. near where the earthquake hit tuesday. the washington monument will be closed to tourists indefinitely. the quake left cracks in the stone. engineers say the national cathedral is structurally sound, but three of the four spires were snapped and caused cracks in the limestone exterior. american air says they will inspect the jet ways at los angeles international airport. one jetway collapsed last night. a pilot and passenger tumbled ten feet on the concrete tarmac. they have neck and back injuries. usually the judge throws the book at the defendant, but this defendant threw something at the judge. june carson slung a backpack at the judge in cleveland municipal court. he slugged a lawyer in the head. the backpack hit the front of the bench and the judge ducked anyway. >> the only time i had a concern is when the backpack was coming at me. i wasn't sure there was something that is going to come after that. i did not know if he would pull a weapon. >> june carson faced a misdemeanor trespass charge. now he has 30 days in the clink for contempt of court. along north carolina's outer banks, tourists and residents are packing up and heading to higher ground. mandatory evacuation orders are going out as hurricane irene is slamming the bahamas right now. we have jacqui jeras with the latest on irene's expected track. jim spellman is in the bahamas. let's begin with jim. you are in nassau. how is the powerful storm where are you beyond what we can see? >> reporter: hi, fredricka. it is plenty powerful. it is probably tropical storm-force winds. it has died down in the last hour or two. this storm is so big and it has been over 12 hours of winds like this. you can see what it is doing to the trees and high surf coming in. amazingly, i think, in nassau, there have been no reports of any major damage. all of the preparation have been holding. i just spoke with a couple of police officers. they have not had any trouble. no roofs off homes. unfortunately, some of the smaller bahamian islands are not doing well. whole settlements wiped out near cat island. those islands are getting pounded right now. it is not good here. it is not anything people want to be out in. so far, they feel like they have not had any major damage here. they are very glad about that. fred. >> jim, are a lot of folks who have generators or did people board up significantly? >> reporter: people have generators in their homes. in the big tourist hotels here, they are built to withstand the wind. it is deafening out here. most of the tourists along the area have gotten out. others are being hold up. locals are spending the night in the hotel. generators in people's homes. >> all right. jim spellman, obviously the weakening of our signal shows the intensifying of the storm. we will check back in with him in nassau. it is not often that america's biggest city has to deal with a hurricane, but that could be the case in days. michael bloomberg says new york city is prepared. >> new york city is prepared for the storm. we activated our command center at the office of emergency management. we are checking in with the national weather service. i spent a lot of time on the phone with mta chairman jay walder. we are in constant communication with the state and coordinating any needed resources with state officials and agencies. >> okay. it could be stay days away. jacqui jeras in the hurricane headquarters. we see it is barrelling down. irene is on the bahamas. it is not done. >> it is not done. it has a long way to go. the impact of the storm will be major regardless if we get a direct hit into the northeast or not. the new 11:00 advisory is in. our status is the same in terms of intensity, but the track has been nudged. we are at a category three storm. winds maximum at 115-mile-an-hour. the storm has pulled a bit farther up to the north. it is actually northeast of nassau where jim is. the capital avoided the brunt or core of the storm. that is a bit of good news out of this for folks down there. this is going to be moving east of florida over the next 24 plus hours. then take aim toward the carolinas as early as saturday. we are looking at a potential landfall late in the day on saturday before it continues to ride up to the north and east. notice how huge that cone of uncertainty is here. this includes a large area that we are talking about. even if we get the best ca-case scenar scenario, we will see heavy rain and strong winds. this will cause a lot of destruction and hundreds of thousands of people will end up without power. you need to be prepared for that. make sure you have the batteries. make sure you have plans in you cannot get in touch with people. let's show you some of that rain that we were talking about and how much we are expecting. we could see anywhere between 6 and 12 inches of rainfall. look at that core of the megalopolis. we have had flooding here in the past couple of days. we are feeling the impact of irene in the u.s. that is a little distance. it keeps wanting to do that. i had it up originally because i wanted to show you how big the storm is. it is growing bigger. the cloud shield is 800 miles. the tropical storm-force winds are 600 miles. size does matter. in a situation like this, the bigger the storm, the bigger the storm surge tends to be. that will be a great concern as this heads closer to the u.s. florida is getting showers and thundershowers. you are getting 40-mile-an-hour wind gusts. dangerous situation on the beaches, too, fredricka. rip current threat is high. the beach will erode away. >> it is deadly dangerous. people want to get out and ride the waves and board. don't do it. thanks so much, jacqui. here is a rundown of the stories we are covering first. a bounty is out for gadhafi. dead or alive. we will tell you who is offering and by how much. and steve jobs resigns as ceo of apple. we will look at how he has changed the way we live. and we will look at what is happening to apple stock since jobs' announcement. more on the man who will fill his shows. who is leading the pack in the republican presidents al poll. u give us your information once, online... 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[♪...] >> male announcer: now, for a limited time, your companion flies free, plus save up to 65%. call 1-800-sandals. conditions apply. moammar gadhafi cornered? libyan rebels say he is being hold up near the former compound. we have arwa damon with the latest from the tripoli airport. what is the latest on the rebels' claim? >> reporter: well, the fighting unit that we are with here cannot talk about what is happening in tripoli because they are very embroiled in their battle. we have heard machine gunfire and firefight exchanged around the airport complex. they do say that in the area at the very least they are managing to make gains. remember, they have been struggling for control of the airport ever since they took it over. today, they say, they finally imagined to make it to gadhafi's farm around 15 minutes away. they brought this mobile home back from it. they say belongs to gadhafi himself. they are confident about that because they have seen him riding around in it. they believe that this is possibly something he may have used in recent days. that is what they are telling us. they said when they first entered the compound, there was an intense firefight. they detained a few individuals. they were trying to clear the compound. as we move further back, there is a bathroom and kitchen. everything looks like it has been packed away. it looks as if it is fairly functional. the water works as well. from one of the back rooms, they pulled out the container that contained a gas mask in it. the bed has also been made up. both of the beds back here are made up. then they pulled this out. the basic toiletries. some products for men. quite a few products for women as well. the fact that they managed to get their hands on this. they managed to reach gadhafi's farm. that is 15 minutes away. it makes them feel like they are beginning to make gains. they have been under intense fire in the area around the airport. >> arwa, it is surprising this rv or motorhome hasn't been ransacked or looted or damaged. why is it in such pristine condition? >> reporter: well, because they actually have been careful to make sure it is not. the rebels have been going through. they have been rifling through a lot of what is here. whenever they move away, they have been taking care to lock the doors. they say they don't want all of this stuff to be removed. they want to be able to go through it right away. they plan on taking it to the south. that is where the unit that captured this is located. we have been noticed because we have been here for the last few days, that the rebels are taking care not to damage anything. at the end of the day, they realize they will have to rebuild their own country. of course, they have been going through this. there was a pair of glasses around here that has gone missing. for the most part, they are being careful to try to preserve things as they are. >> arwa, is there anything more that rebels are sharing with you about the bounty for the capture or killing of gadhafi? are rebels trying to encourage people to take one route over the other in terms of capture versus killing? >> reporter: well, the overall sense is people want to see him captured and put to trial on a public stage. they say that would be critical for libyans that want to see some justice and accountability for all they suffered for the last 40 years. when it comes to the bounty, they do feel that on the one hand, it may encourage people to who are hiding him to give him up. they will tell you that is not about money. this is about getting gadhafi himself. it is about ending a nightmarish existence for the last four decades. there was a belief among the senior commanders that gadhafi could be hiding to the east or loyalists were clearing a route for him because of the intensity of the fighting that has happened. this location was pounded yesterday. all day and all night. now we are hearing rounds coming in once again. that heavy machine gunfire is still going on to the northeast of the airport complex. >> arwa damon, thank you so much. outside the city of tripoli. now a chance to talk back on what is happening in libya. carol costello is live from new york. >> the question today is what should happen if moammar gadhafi is captured? moammar gadhafi remains at large. actually she did say that. the slippery dictator has popped up on the radio vows to fight for months or years. a gadhafi's spokesman says we will turn libya into a volcano of lava and fire. while we all wait for the hot magma to flow, the retired general says this rhetoric closes the door to the peaceful surrender by gadhafi. >> somebody needs to shoot him in the face or -- i don't know there is an alternative. >> reporter: libyan rebels have put up a $1.4 million bounty to anyone who kills or captures gadhafi. knowing the eyes of the world are upon them, they would offer gadhafi a fair trial if captured alive. the international criminal court and the haag would be at issue. you remember saddam hussein who was found guilty and hanged. the video shows people taunting him. so the talk of the question today, what should happen if gadhafi is captured? facebook.com/carolcnn. i'll read your responses later this hour. >> thank you, carol. steve jobs took apple from a two-man company in a garage to a multibillion dollar power house. now that he has resigned, we look at the legacy of a man who brought us the ipod and iphone. uh oh. i gotta go. 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[ male announcer ] they'll see you...before you see them. cops are cracking down on drinking and riding. drive sober, or get pulled over. steve jobs is one of the great innovators in the modern history capitalism. he is one of the genius marketers with ways of getting people to get interested in and buying products that nobody -- that we have not seen in a long time. apple is going to miss that. >> the man behind the ipod and ipad and iphone is stepping down as ceo. steve jobs stepped down from apple. the college dropout who co-founded apple in his family's garage will stay on as the chairman of the board. joining me is cnn silicon valley correspondent is dan simon. dan, this is a big blow to a lot of people. >> reporter: it really is. although steve jobs has been sick for some time, the news caught many people off guard. one employee telling me here on the coopertino campus this came out of leftfield. if you would leave any company for any reason, now is the time to do it as apple has never been in better shape. >> today apple is going to reinvent the phone. >> reporter: he has been called a modern day thomas edison. >> you can do multifinger gestures on it and boy have we patented it. >> reporter: others tried to emulate his style, but rarely with the same success. the apple story is well known. two kids in the garage. jobs and steve wozniac launched. >> we moved into a $2 billion company. >> reporter: in 1984, jobs introduced the macintosh. the first with multiple thoughts. sales were slow and there were internal divisions in the company. jobs was forced out. his second act a decade later is considered one of the greatest ceo tenures of all time. >> it is called the ipod touch. >> reporter: jobs brought us the ipod and a string of other life-changing technologies like the iphone and ipad. for a few years now, jobs has looked thin and frail. his health problems, including a bout with pancreatic cancer are well known. he had a liver transplant two years ago. in the letter to the board, jobs writes, "i have always said if there was ever a time i could no longer meet my duties as apple ceo, i would be the first to let you know." unfortunately that day has come. >> we have computers like the imac. >> reporter: as tim cook takes the reins, he inherits a company that has never been more profitable. jobs will become chairman of the board while the company he started enters a new phase. you can see the front page of the san jose mercury news. with everything going on in the news, steve jobs is taking up the entire front page of the newspaper. when you talk about the succession plan, apple has put this together for years. tim cook taking over. if steve jobs was the product guy and the visionary guy when it came to the attention of detail, tim cook really handled the balance sheets. made sure apple has churned out the profits for the last few years. tim cook put out a statement to apple employees. it says, "apple is not going to change." steve built a company like any other. that statement today coming from apple's new ceo tim cook. fred. >> dan, you covered a lot of apple events. you have seen jobs in person many times. what is the distinguishing quality based on your encounters? >> reporter: every time i went to one of these events, it took on the feel of a sporting event. the excitement and the crowds. people just wanting to see the latest. one thing that sticks out in my mind and i think we have a picture of this. this was during the ipad two presentation. there was a picture. it says liberal arts meets technology. the intersection. if i could give you an example that steve jobs has talked about over the years. when he was a freshman at reed college. he went to a caligraphy class. he really liked it. he took the class and turned that into beautiful typography. just because of that one class. taking the best of culture and inserting it into products. that is what apple is all about. >> dan simon, thanks so much. libyan rebels think they are closing in on moammar gadhafi. we will go live to libya for the latest on claims of having gadhafi cornered. toys ! the system can't process your response at this time. what ? please call back between 8 and 5 central standard time. he's in control. goodbye. even kids know it's wrong to give someone the run around. at ally bank you never have to deal with an endless automated system. you can talk to a real person 24/7. it's just the right thing to do. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, helps cover some of the medical expenses... not paid by medicare part b. that can save you from paying up to thousands of dollars... out of your own pocket. these are the only medicare supplement insurance plans... exclusively endorsed by aarp. when you call now, you'll get this free information kit... with all you need to enroll. put their trust in aarp medicare supplement insurance. plus you'll get this free guide to understanding medicare. the prices are competitive. i can keep my own doctor. and i don't need a referral to see a specialist. call now to get a free information kit. plus you'll get this free guide to understanding medicare. and the advantages don't end there. choos