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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 repor ....
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 liby ....
they re advancing toward moammar gadhafi s compound. ro ro nato said today fwa daffy s regime is, quote, crumbling. the libyan government denies any rebel gains and in an audio address on state-run tv, gadhafi vowed to fight to the end. reporter: you remember the million marches. i am with you. alongside with you. in this fight. we will not we re not going to give way or give up. a fierce gun battle broke out today near a hotel where many international reporters are staying. cnn s senior international correspondent matthew chance joins us now from tripoli. you have been staying at that hotel. give me an idea what you and other journalists are feeling about your safety with the gunfire surrounding the hotel. reporter: we re holed up on to one of the upper floors at the hotel. the gunfire, fredricka, isn t just outside the perimeter of the hotel. it s all over the city. the whole city is in a kind of mayhem as armed groups, rebels, gadhafi loyalists battle it out ....