In 90 seconds. This is major news coming out of the vatican. Breaking news, Pope Benedict xvi set to step down. Hell step down february 28 the last pope to freely resign within the 13th century. What a tornado. Its going to cross the interstate. It crossed the interstate. At least 15 tornadoes were reported in alabama and mississippi. A huge twister. Several buildings on the Southern University of mississippi campus hit. This is surreal. Meanwhile thousands are still without power after the massive snowstorm hit the northeast. There are reports another big storm is coming. Are you ready for that. I dont even want to think about it to tell you the truth. A milliondollar award is now being offered for the capture of crist ter dorner a former lapd officer suspected in three killings. Senator Lindsey Graham will hold up the nominations. Until president obama talks about the benghazi attack. Im not going to stop until we get to the bottom of it. Thousands of people are stranded after an eng
John kerry can aboutingbecoming secretary of state is a sign of strength for this administration is being celebrated all over the world. Senator hagel . Nor hagel. Sorry. As head of your security, were bringing in a highly trained team of professional body doubles. They look nothing like me. Some of them are black. Theyre not fooling anybody. Well, neither are you, homey. Welcome to cbs this morning. While you were sleeping in the west Pope Benedict xvi made a startling announcement telling vatican cardinals that he will resign at the end of this month. After nearly eight years in office the 85yearold pope says hes no longer Strong Enough to do the job. Reaction is pouring in from around the world and we begin our coverage with alan pizzey in vatican city. Reporter good morning. The announcement took a lot of people by surprise yet it is said the pope had discussed this two weeks ago with two or three people who are very close to him. The pope said he made this decision after long and
>r p a fierce gu or out nep out near a h international reporters are staying. reberebels say they re making r gains, a a reuters ease report says forces were seen advancing. gadhafi s government says the rebellion is failing. a government. embattled bashar al assad is giving an interview to state-run television this hour to talk about his country s future. among other things, he is expected to discuss reforms and political and economic pressure from the west. al assad faces growing calls to end his brutal five-month crackdown on opposition protesters. the families of two american hikers sentenced to prison in iran are holding out hope for leniency. iran has handed down eight-year sentencing for josh fattal and shane bower. they were accused of spying. in a statement their fame say, quote, we appeal to the authorities in iran to show compassion and allow them to return home to our families without delay. prosecute rors are asking the woman to meet with them tomorrow.
i ll get a live update from tripoli. in china, vice president joe biden says the u.s. will never default on its debt. i ll have more on what he s saying about the u.s. economy just ahead. and for many members. u.s. military, returning home is just not complete. well, until they get a hero s welcome from man s best friend. their dog. a very special welcome to all the servicemen and women who are watching us right now on the armed forces network. let s get right to it. we begin with libya where moammar gadhafi s government and rebels are offering very different takes on hats goi s w in that country. opposition leaders say they ve taken they are revolution in tripoli. one of gadhafi sons say they are losing every battle. cnn personnel say it seems like some of the most intense yet. before taking the fight into libya s capital, the rebels pushed government forces out of the key city, the oil refinery city of zawiya, about 30 miles from tripoli. cnn filealed this report and
and government officials call rebel claims lies. we ll have a live report just ahead. take a look at this. we re tracking tropical storm irene. there s a chance the storm could affect the u.s. we ll tell you where it s headed. a soccer team scattered for safety after gun shots ring out in mexico, sending crowds ducking for cover. we ll show you what happened and what sparked it. we begin in libya, and our correspondents this morning say gun battle in tripoli. this video is from another city just 30 miles from tripoli. one of gadhafi sons says the rebels are losing every belgts. a senior u.s. administration person says obama has been briefed on the situation in libya from his vacation spot. the raising of the white flag we will not talk about, and it s nauz because of islam, this is rejected by the people of libya. i want to get the detail from our man on the ground, our international correspondent with cnn. matth matthew, what else are we hearing from the libyan gov