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captions paid for by nbc-universal television good evening. it is the third front americans are fighting tonight, and tonight the libya story is on the move. there have been some important developments during the day today. first, reports of some sort of a deal possibly in the works to get gadhafi out of there, but his army is still fighting hard, still not letting those rebels advance. despite the u.s. having fired off 227 cruise missiles and flying all those countless air missions. and tonight with nato now in charge of the fight, the air war, the no-fly zone, the u.s. has announced it will no longer fly combat air missions over libya starting tomorrow. we want to begin tonight with nbc s jim maceda who remains inside tripoli for us. jim, good evening. reporter: hi, brian. even as moammar gadhafi s forces gain the upper hand against the rebels on the battlefield, his regime is beginning to show signs of collapse from within. these rebels have come full circle. the ....
good evening. it is the third front americans are fighting tonight, and tonight the libya story is on the move. there have been some important developments during the day today. first, reports of some sort of a deal possibly in the works to get gadhafi out of there, but his army is still fighting hard, still not letting those rebels advance. despite the u.s. having fired off 227 cruise missiles and flying all those countless air missions. and tonight with nato now in charge of the fight, the air war, the no-fly zone, the u.s. has announced it will no longer fly combat air missions over libya starting tomorrow. we want to begin tonight with nbc s jim maceda who remains inside tripoli for us. jim, good evening. reporter: hi, brian. even as moammar gadhafi s forces gain the upper hand against the rebels on the battlefield, his regime is beginning to show signs of collapse from within. these rebels have come full circle. their drive towards tripoli began here in ajdabiya ....
Positioned snipers on tall buildings and use tanks and artillery in the city s center. the anti-gadhafi fighters badly outgunned fight back with a few weapons they have. they ve provided us with this video. saying it shows a man disabling a battle tank with a rocket-propelled grenade. those civilians still left in misrata are suffering. 12-year-old mohammed and his 15-year-old brother were wounded when mortars hit their parents home. mohammed lost several fingers on his left hand and his whole right hand. their father swears revenge. gadhafi should be killed, he says. he s not a human and he should be killed. but for now, the medical staff at one of the few functioning hospitals are struggling to keep many of the wounded alive. they lack even the basics. anesthetic, operating tools and space. some patients must stay in the ....
Officially. they left you know what, they left that to the media. reporter: born in houston, mohammed radwan is a graduate of texas a&m university. last january, he left his job at an oil company in syria to join protests in cairo against egyptian president hosni mubarak. sight of protests reporter: radwan gave an interview about the uprising. they actually went into certain neighborhoods. reporter: syrian television accused radwan of trying to export egypt s revolution to syria. as far as we know, he has not been charged. he is not a spy. he is not anybody except a young man who is full of hopes and he is full of idealism. reporter: maha is mobilizing supporters for her son s release here in cairo. family members, friends, and supporters of mohammed radwan have gathered here in front of the syrian embassy in cairo to ....
Try to raise awareness and put pressure on the syrian government for his release. this is his cousin. what happened exactly are you getting any response at all from the syrian government your cousin mohammed? no, not at all. his father has been there since sunday and he s met with officials from both the egyptian and the american embassies but i don t think he s been able to reach any of the syrian authorities or if he has, they haven t given him any information at all. reporter: the small crowd stands quietly. armed only with flowers and signs. and this mother s silent appeal to a distant president speaks so much louder than words. ivan watson, cnn, cairo. and now here s a look at some of our top stories this hour. florida police have confirmed reports that a building collapsed at the lakeland linder regional airport in florida, ....