nel. so far no, credible intelligence has been made public. rebels solidified control over tripoli. gun battles trick ailway. for now, the taps are dry. gasoline has driven to $20 a gallon. another problem is what to do about the lockerbie bomber abdelbaset al-megrahi. released on compassionate charges two years ago. he says he is dying of cancer, slipping in and out of a coma. extra division, the new got says is out of the question. is it a rule of law you can t take someone to court twice for the same crime.
i m ali velshi, one of irene s last stops dealt one of its hardest blows. parts of vermont completely unreachable as rivers start to roar. one official describing the aftermath as awful. cut off in carolina. i m carol costello. thousands who ignored evacuation orders stranded on the outer banks. emergency supplies heading there by ferry today on this american morning. good morning. it is monday, august 29th. you lose track of it on these type of weekends when so much happens. there is a lot going on for a lot of people who say we missed we dodged the bull letsz, a lot of people who didn t dodge any bullets. whoever says that is not listening to the chainsaws humming in connecticut, vermont, new jersey, all the way up and down the northeast coast. i think people thought it would be worse. we re lucky we dodged the bullet. i expected so much worse. nobody in western jersey dodged the bullet when you look at the towns and water still raging. everyone is clear there
over tripoli and heading toward tripoli to symbolically take control of the capital. but as you can see, there is still fighting and particularly around the airport area and until the gadhafi loyalists put down their arms, this is still a very dicey situation. i think it could go for days, if not weeks, if they can t gain control of it. the real issue is where is gadhafi, and this appeals to him to keep fighting and chasing down the rats, in his words. that is the most alarming thing today. we continue to watch and wait and see. thank you, andrea. the former libyan ambassador to the united states joins us to talk about this. it s nice to have you on, sir. as andrea was just pointing out, gadhafi is still at large. if he is captured, do you expect libyans want to see him stand trial for what he s done over the decades, or do you suspect they just want to see him reach a swift end? the libyan people would very
in libya, rebels claim to control most of the capital but gun battles continue in some parts of tripoli. an evacuation boat arrived there today for stranded migrants. the vessel was sent by the international organization for migration and can carry 300 people. to the west of tripoli, renewed fighting is reported near za ware and nato says three surfaces to surface missiles were fired on monday night near moammar gadhafi s hometown. nato is not aware of casualties or damage. the foreign minister is to fly to benghazi today to meet officials of the national transitional council. the chair of the alliance of nations is there to deal diplomatically with the libyan conflict. andrew? charles, meanwhile, moammar gadhafi is nowhere to be found. one of his sons, his chosen success, saif gadhafi has reappeared. he unexpectedly presented himself in front of cameras outside of tripoli hotel. libyan rebels had claimed to have him in custody. but clearly, free and able to move about, sai
we all want to be ue fore rick. we have to watch very closely. this could be baghdad all over again in tripoli. if we start seeing lawlessness and looters and all that going on captain nash pointed outrightly so we have a humanitarian effort you have the western tribes fundamentally took over tripoli. what is the relationship with the eastern tribes going to be? we are going to have power struggles there. the international community to include the muslim league, the u.n., nato. what role were they going to play to get a country working again and functioning. there are so many unknowns there and so many challenges. let s be ue fore rick tonight and we have huge challenges in front of us. i couldn t have said it better. general thank you. i want everyone to know that fox news is going to stay with this