150,000 people died in liberia, a conflict through which charles taylor, trained by gadhafi, is now in the hague for. this man had a horrible effect and was never held accountable. his war crimes were ab solved by the west with crude oil. >> the end of a man. wolf blitzer has more on this breaking story. "the situation room" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> happening now, breaking news. the death of gadhafi sparking wild celebrations in libya. a joyous victory in a bloody revolution. cameras were rolling at the secretary of state, hillary clinton, learned of gadhafi's fate. you're going to see her reaction to this stunning news. and what's next for libya now that gadhafi is dead? we'll hear from senators john mccain, lindsey graham and more. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> >>> gunfire, honking horns, celebrations in cities across libya, marking the death of gadhafi. we're following all the breaking news this hour. the man who ruthlessly ruled the country for 42

that the dictator moammar gadhafi is dead. >>> as you can hear, tripoli erupted in celebration with what appears to be a pretty brutal or an end to a brutal era. 42 years of terror seemingly ended just hours ago and now you're about to see a photo that is said to be gadhafi badly wounded and in custody and we warn you, it's pretty gruesome. >> all right, well, he has either badly wounded in this cell phone video or dead. it's a cell phone image obtained somehow by our colleagues at the french press agency. we'll point out that cnn can't independently confirm its authenticity. now, rebel leaders were excited, but a little coy when the news broke. this is what the information minister for libya's national transitional council said. >> as a big day, a big day for the libyan people. i think it's a great victory for libyan people, great victory for revolution and we know now from our sources that we have a big fish. i don't know how big the fish is -- >> you don't know who has been captured. just a senior figure. >> yes. misrata radio confirmed the big figure as moammar gadhafi himself.

communism or capitalism. publishing his personal philosophy in a three-volume green book. gadhafi always said that his goal was to change the world. but it was the way he set out to do it that amused, confused, and often infuriated. gadhafi said he wanted to unite the arab world and even proclaimed a merger with libya, egypt and syria in 1972. that merger plan fell apart. a later merger attempt with tu knee is a disintegrated. wherever he went he made a point of emfa sizing his roots, sleeping in tents, protected by an eye-catching female security detail. his speeches were legendary for both length and bombast. this 2009 speech at the u.n. was typical. >> translator: we are not committed to obey the rules or resolutions of the councils with this information because it is undemocratic -- >> reporter: what was supposed to be a 15-minute talk ram balanced on more than 90 minutes. but while he sometimes appeared a clown on the world stage, his actions were often deadly. in the mid-80s he funneled money and weapons to support the palestine liberation organization's fight against israel. the i

that these images are of gadhafi. if true, that brings 42 years of gadhafi rule to an end. his body reported being kept in one of the mosques in misrata. hi, everybody. it's good to have you with me. i'm thomas roberts. we have breaking news developing all morning from libya, where rebels claim they have killed moammar gadhafi. those reports unconfirmed by u.s. officials. these all coming from rebels. ap obtained this cell phone video from a rebel commander saying this shows gadhafi's body on the ground. we have not been able to independently confirm that. this picture taken a rebel commander's cell phone. neither u.s. officials have been able to verify this is indeed gadhafi. nonetheless, from the capital of tripoli to strongholds across the country, celebrations have broken out across libya. moments ago, secretary of state hillary clinton spoke about what this means from kabul. >> they made very clear they recognize they have a lot of work ahead of them. they have to try to unify the country, unify the militias under a unitary command. they have to disarm a lot of people who have

. what really happened? the amazing inside story of how they finally got moammar gadhafi hiding in a sewer pipe. killed in a ferocious and bloody fight. up to 42 brutal years in power. in the end, the bloody dictator was stripped of his golden gun by one of the men that he had labeled brats. we'll talk exclusively to the man that could take over and what it means for libya, the u.s., and the world. >> and it's also going to send a powerful message around not only the arab world but frankly to dictators everywhere about the dangers of hanging on for too long. >> this is a special edition of "piers morgan tonight." you're looking at dramatic video at the end of moammar gadhafi's life. the content is graphic. [ speaking foreign language] >> as you can see, it's been an extraordinary and dramatic day in libya. here's what we know. the day begins with a bloody battle. rebels finally hit the dictator's hometown of sirte. moammar gadhafi makes a run for it in a convoy and is reportedly spotted by a u.s. drone and it's fed to french air force jets. they spotted him in a ditch on the side of

years is gone and a new era now begins for libya. tonight, moammar gadhafi's final moments, how he died, what his death now means, and reaction from the still devastated families of pan-am 103. >>> breast cancer. specifically why radiation treatment is back in the news tonight after so much back and forth and so many years of medical procedure. >>> and making a difference. a woman and a mother teaching kids in a tough part of town to make something beautiful instead. make something beautiful instead. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. moammar gadhafi is dead. in the end, the man who ran libya for 42 years met a violent end and, like saddam hussein in iraq before him, in the end he was found cowering, was stripped of most of his clothing and what remained of his dignity. the pictures showing his last moments alive -- fair warning -- are disturbing. there are graphic pictures showing him after death. the libyan revolution is now over. it is the middle of the night there but the streets are alive. an explosion of celebration erup

continues next on cnn. >>> tonight, the libyan dictator gadhafi dies a bloody, violent death and the people he ruled by force for four decades celebrated as a fitting good riddance. cnn is about to air for the first time, video from misrata that showed the bloody body of moammar gadhafi, quite graphic and disturbing. if you have young children in the room, you might want them to turn away it might not be appropriate for all viewers. we'll show it now. several fighters seen surrounding the corps shouting slogans. >> what you hear, shouts of god is great while others say, quote the blood of the martyrs will not be in vain. the camera tilts down, you see it there the head of gadhafi. wounds on his face, including a gunshot wound in the forehead. officials of the nur lew libyan government said he died of shotgun wounds to the head. suggests he deserves some credit for gadhafi's demise. >> our brave pilots have flown in libya's skies. our sailors provided support off libya's shores. and our leadership at nato has helped guide our coalition. without putting a single u.s. service member on

gadhafi. president obama speaking within just this past hour in the rose garden. take a listen. >> today government of libya announced the death of moammar gadhafi. this marks the end of a long and painful chapter for the people of libya. who now have the opportunity to determine their own destiny in a new and democratic libya. >> no details from the president as to exactly how gadhafi died. there are clearly many, many questions about that. i want you to take a look at that. this footage shot today in gadhafi's home town. sirte. it appears to show gadhafi in custody and still alive up against that truck. it is jumpy, hard to follow. we do see this man purportedly gadhafi, in this semi upright position. clearly under duress. quite possibly mortally wounded. the most detailed account we have thus far at cnn. detailed but unconfirmed, is that he was wound asked captured in his home town of sirte. that his captors were determined to put him in a car, drive him to misrata. there are hospitals there. and that gadhafi died in transport. and cautioned, a lot of questions here as this

prime minister moammar gadhafi. -- moammar gadhafi is dead. that's the word from libya's acting interim prime minister. we have extensive coverage for our viewers here in the united states and around the world. >> all right. wolf blitzer is in washington. i'm in atlanta. we want to welcome our international viewers around the globe. >> i'm as wfl confirmed just moments ago that gadhafi has been killed. al jazeera has given us access to video of what appears to be his body. we want to warn you the pictures are very graphic. and you can see there that this is one a video showing a bloodied body of a man believed to be gadhafi. reports of his capture and killing came soon after the rebel forces had announced that they had taken control of sirte, his hometown. the gunfire there libyans didn't wait any time for confirmation of gadhafi's death to start celebrating there in sirte. libyan rebels fired into the air as you can see a great deal of celebration there and excitement. the burst of gunfire echoing through tripoli as well as people are filling the streets. i want to bring in our

talking about the leader of libya for 42 years, moammar gadhafi. rebel leaders in libya say that he is dead, but the white house and the state department have not been able to confirm either that he has been captured or killed. we do have a gory cell phone picture. it's being circulated by the rebels. again, we have not independently confirmed this photo is gadhafi. the rebels say it's proof that he's dead. they report gadhafi was wounded in both legs and captured in trying to flee his hometown of sirte. nato reports they did hit his convoy. that's where adrian is this morning. >> reporter: it's been a long haul for the fight for freedom in libya. the rebel forces say they've got gadhafi. we've not been able to confirm whether this is true. they're also now saying that gadhafi was killed in the process of being captured. he was believed to have been found in sirte, which is his hometown and strong hold of gadhafi loyalists. apparently, they made a push this morning that lasted about 90 minutes and then finally took over. we were on our way down from misrata to sirte, when we started he

these are new pictures from al jazeera television. this is gadhafi after she was shot, but before he died. rebels reportedly found ka dafy in a hole after a gun fight that lasted about 30 minutes near his hometown of sirt. gadhafi's son and defense minster also killed in the gun battle. pictures of gadhafi's body almost immediately appeared on at least two arab outlets. there shots of what appear to be the former leader lying dead in the street. joining me now is kristen welker. we are waiting for president obama to speak. what are we hearing from the white house behind the scenes? >> that's right. we expect president obama to speak momentarily. he will speak for a matter of about 10 minutes. he will reference reports that the white house has heard from officials in libya about the fact that gadhafi has been killed. he will also reference the fact that they have been in contact with source there is on the ground. they are diplomatic sources and they have confidence in the reporting they are geting for libya. the white house proceeded with an abundance of caution. they didn't want

in the streets of sirte, gadhafi's hometown, have been full of dancing and rejoicing. that's where gadhafi was reportedly found in his hole, seized by rebels and shot dead. again, cautious officials are not yet confirming the details. indeed here is hillary clinton earlier reacting with surprise and skepticism to the news. >> wow! >> unconfirmed. >> unconfirmed, yeah. unconfirmed reports about gadhafi being captured. unconfirmed. yeah. we had a bunch of those before. we had, you know, had him captured a couple of times. >> in the words of libya's prime minister, no hesitation. only we have been waiting for this moment for a long time. for more, let's bring in two experts on the region. with us one of the world's most distinguished war correspond epts, janine digiovanni. joining us from paris and the "new york times" columnist nick christoff. good afternoon to both of you. nick, a 42-year dictatorship broad to a bloody end. were you surprised at how gadhafi met his fate? >> well, it looked for a while as he might indeed be in sirte and seen that it was going to fall at some point. s

left us, one of the oddest was gadhafi preparing for a speech trying to decide whether to appear with his coat buttoned or unbuttoned. now that he's gone, maybe we can stop asking how can a dig nater like that look at himself in a mirror. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> that's it for me, thanks for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues next on cnn. >>> tonight, the libyan dictator gadhafi dies a bloody, violent death and the people he ruled by force for four decades celebrated as a fitting good riddance. cnn is about to air for the first time, video from misrata that showed the bloody body of moammar gadhafi, quite graphic and disturbing. if you have young children in the room, you might want them to turn away it might not be appropriate for all viewers. we'll show it now. several fighters seen surrounding the corps shouting slogans. >> what you hear, shouts of god is great while others say, quote the blood of the martyrs will not be in vain. the camera tilts down, you see it there the head of gadhafi. wounds on his face, including a gunshot wound

for an american diplomat since moammar gadhafi was forced from power. >>> new developments out of lib libya. reuters is reporting the transitional government forces are claiming to have captured moammar gadhafi's hometown and the last major stronghold front line commander says they are trying to chase down any of gadhafi's forces trying to run away. the takeover comes almost three months after gadhafi was ousted from power. >>> there has been a fourth arrest in the case of four mentally disabled adults found locked in a basement boiler room last weekend in philadelphia. 32-year-old jane mcintosh is facing multiple charge including kidnapping. she is the daughter of linda ann weston who has already been arrested in the case. police say the suspects held their victims captive in an apartment house basement so they could steal their social security checks. >>> prosecutors at the michael jackson death trial set to rest their case today against jackson's doctor, conrad murray. final witness presented dramatic testimony, showing jurors a video of showing how to administer propofol properly

the wounded man is being handed to armed fighters reportedly showing that gadhafi then after he was killed. rebels say this is the body of the 69-year-old ex-dictator, now gadhafi's death may have occurred is unclear although rebels say it followed an extended fire fight. the us has not confirmed his death but we did get a candid look at hillary clinton as she was shown the reports earlier today. >> wow. >> unconfirmed. >> unconfirmed. unconfirmed. unconfirmed reports about gad hffy being captured. unconfirmed. yeah. we've had -- we've had a bunch of those before. we have had him captured a couple of times. >> that was hillary clinton, she was in kabul at the time. now to adrienne mong live in misrat misrata. tell us what you're seeing on the ground and in your travels today. >> reporter: well, we were actually on the road to sirte when we had to turn around when we heard reports that gadhafi had been captured and killed. basically the only thing we could be certain about since we were unable to independently verify these reports was the sense of jubilation everywhere on the road, f

the death of their former leader gadhafi today. he was attacked and killed by his own countrymen in his hometown of sirte. good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. president obama could speak at any moment. amy hollyfield joins us from fremont where she just talked to a family from libya. >> reporter: the family was proudly -- proudly has the libyan flag on display. family members stayed home from work they are too distracted, happy and overjoyed. they cannot stop watching the footage about gadhafi's death. the libyan exile didn't believe it until he saw the picture of gadhafi's bloodied body. that's when he really realized the nightmare was finally over. >> it with was a big relief. it has been overdue for 42 years. that's you know not a short time. it is a life. >> reporter: he came to the united states for college in 1974. once he graduated he wanted to return home but realized he couldn't because of gadhafi's rule. his family is still there. during his reign gadhafi took over his parents' business and threw his brother in prison. >> at within time he criticized

gadhafi has been captured and later we learned he was killed and his body was going to be brought to misra misra misratah, we're now heading back. we've heard that he's being brought -- has been brought to a morgue. we expect to see large celebrations on the street. misratah was the scene of fierce fighting earlier this year. there have been a lot of celebrations even along the road, celebratory gunfire and lots of militia men stopping to show us the video footage that you mentioned. it is rather gruesome and we haven't been able to independently confirm but it shows the body of what looks like gadhafi, either in the back of a vehicle or on the ground shirtless with blood around his head. he appears to have a bullet hole in his neck or back of his head. we met militia men that reportedly saw the bodies of his son, also in the back of an ambulance. and then we -- militia men with tokens of items that belongeded to gadhafi including a ring and hat and 9 millimeter gun and bottle of shampoo taken from his hideout in sirte. >> as you're mentioning, the u.s. government has not confirme

gadhafi means a black era has come to an end forever and across the country, libyans celebrate under to the morni in hours firing off guns and blasting off car horns. dna tests confirm the corpse was, indeed, gadhafi and the international criminal court is allowing his burial in an unmarked grave. tomorrow libya's liberation will be formally declared and the transition to democracy and a new government will officially begin. cnn crews are in place around the world for all of you from the pentagon to tripoli from abu dhabi to london. we are tracking every single development surrounding the death of moammar gadhafi. let's begin with ivan watson. two major challenges here. rebuild from war while reinventing itself as a democracy. what is the first step for the transitional government? >> they say they're going to be celebrating what they call liberation day on sunday. now, for the first time, libya is waking up without moammar gadhafi, as you said, in nearly 42 years. one of the officials from the transitional national council says over the course of the next month a new prime minister sho

the death of their former leader gadhafi today. he was attacked and killed by his own countrymen in his hometown of sirte. good morning, i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. president obama could speak at any moment. amy hollyfield joins us from fremont where she just talked to a family from libya. >> reporter: the family was proudly -- proudly has the libyan flag on display. family members stayed home from work they are too distracted, happy and overjoyed. they cannot stop watching the footage about gadhafi's death. the libyan exile didn't believe it until he saw the picture of gadhafi's bloodied body. that's when he really realized the nightmare was finally over. >> it with was a big relief. it has been overdue for 42 years. that's, you know, not a short time. it is a life. >> reporter: he came to the united states for college in 1974. once he graduated he wanted to return home, but realized he couldn't because of gadhafi's rule. his family is still there. during his reign, gadhafi took over his parents' business and threw his brother in prison. >> at within time he criti

fihy sewer. 42 years, gadhafi ruled through fear, torture and terror. tonight, not just libya, but the the world is a safer place. good night. >>> piers, thanks. good evening, 10 p.m. on the east coast. breaking news tonight and in just a minute, an exclusive account of moammar gadhafi's last moments on earth. this comes just outside sirte where gadhafi was born and where today he was flushed out of hiding. this is new video that we got it a few hours ago. it's a better angle. you're watching the chaos. that is the first time that we are seeing this video. it's another angle of the video that we saw earlier. he is being picked up and put into the back of a pickup. let's watch. [ speaking foreign language ] gunfire >> what happened in the next few moments is unclear, he was finally killed. how he died, we do not yet know. didn't take long for the death photos surface. we want to warn you, they are very graphic. gadhafi is indeed dead. the photos come from misrata where he was taken and killed possibly while trying to escape, possibly in a fire fight between captors and support toers

found out that moammar gadhafi might be captured or dead or captured then dead. at the time earlier today it was unclear which. >> wow. >> unconfirmed. yeah, unconfirmed. unconfirmed reports about gadhafi being captured. we've add bunch of those before. we've had, you know, have had him captured a couple of times. >> that very, very, very pregnant woman you saw handing secretary clinton her black brry there in that footage, that's fame fours being one of the secretaries senior aides for a long time now and also famous incidentally for being married to congressman anthony weiner. i know, like a weird detail. but it was a small snapshot, a strange set of detail we got thereabout how the news of moammar gadhafi's capture or death spread around the world. even at the highest levels of government. once the news was confirmed that gadhafi was not just captured but in fact dead, it immediately came clear that there would never be an isratine. remember that? that is the solution to the palestine issue rather than negotiating a two-state solution, iz real and palestine, gadhafi's big innovat

geist1. you do what the young yankee fan who found gadhafi does and text the word "awake" followed by your response to 622629. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this friday, october 21st. a lot to tell you about today including secretary of state hillary clinton in pakistan admonishing the government there to crack down on the terrorists in their midst, you know, terrorists like osama bin laden. plus, if your two teams stink, you might as well have a good old-fashioned brawl to spice things up. ucla and arizona throw down on a thursday night. the bizarre story that led to this fight ahead in sports. first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. two months after being run out of power in tripoli after 42 years, moammar gadhafi was killed yesterday. early reports of his capture were met with guarded optimism. witness secretary of state hillary clinton who received the news as she prepared for an interview in kabul, afghanistan. >> wow. >> unconfirmed. >> unconfirmed. unconfirmed reports about gadhafi being captured. unconfirmed. we've had a b

>>> now that dictator moammar gadhafi is dead, what is next for libya? this hour we'll take you live to libya for a closer look at what's ahead for the transitional government. plus, what is nato's plan, and what about the billions in assets? >>> an update, too, on that jetblue flight attendant that made headlines when he cursed out passengers and then jumped down an evacuation slide. >>> and bank customers outraged when they find out their bank statements were mixed up and sent to someone else's house. >>> good morning you to, happy, happy friday, it's october 21. i'm carol costello joining you live from new york. >>> wild jubilation among libyan in their homeland and around the world on the death of moammar gadhafi. gadhafi was captured alive yesterday, pulled from a drainage pope in his hometown in sitter. his final moment -- in sirte. his final moments were bloody. the transitional government said gadhafi was killed in crossfire after his arrest by rebel sources. one senior international correspondent, dan rivers, is in libya with more. we want to report you, though, his rep

final moments of colonel moammar gadhafi and what he was wearing at the time of his death. >>> he was once the most feared man in libya. he bank rolled terror that whether or not a flame packed with americans right out of the sky. his own citizens accused him of torture and murder. but today the former dictator, moammar gadhafi, is reported reportedly dead. >> somebody shot him. >> tonight unfolding information from the ground in libya. >> there were reports that 100 vehicle convoy tried to escape the city. >> and the wild celebration to mark a new chapter in this nation's history. and first from fox this thursday night, we knew him by many different names. king of kings, mad dog of the middle east, now moammar gadhafi seems to be just another dead dictator. one destined to be more than a forgotten footnote in the new regime. this video appears to show the very last moments of gadhafi's life 6789. he's covered in blood, staggering from a truck and even though one man shouts, we want him alive, gadhafi is likely well aware that he's about to die. here is how the extraordinary moment ca

, moammar gadhafi, one of the longest serving dictators in the world is now dead, killed in his hometown after months in hiding. >> the news confirmed by libya's prime minister is changing the landscape of the country and impacting politics throughout the world. we are waiting for a special report any minute from the nation's capital, but first, nbc bay area's steve handles it man is live in washington, d.c. this morning with the latest on the capture and death of gadhafi. >> marla, and jon. good day to you. here in washington, any moment now, president obama will come out into the rose garden at the white house, no doubt to not only confirm that the u.s. government now officially is saying that moammar gadhafi is dead, but to comment on it because in the view of many worldwide, the dictator is gone because of what barack obama did, and there's satisfaction here in washington today because a limited u.s. role, a limited u.s. military role seems to have come to a satisfactory conclusion. if the cell phone video is graphic, but it's shaky and for hours, u.s. officials were scrambl

>>> this is "world news." and tonight, the fall of gadhafi. the libyan dictator behind one of the most infamous terror attacks on u.s. citizens, killed after two months in hiding. how he was caught, what he was carrying and his last words. we have team coverage, including abc's christiane amanpour, the last american journalist to interview him. and barbara walters, who went toe to toe with the strongman at the height of his power. >> in our country, we read that you are unstable. we read that you are mad. >>> beasts in your backyard. the loopholes that let lions, tigers and bears live nearby there are more tigers in american neighborhoods than the african world. a brian ross investigation. >>> deadly delay? why did steve jobs refuse a surgery that might have saved his life? >>> and, catch of a lifetime. why is this 6-year-old smiling? the firefighter who made a perfect catch. call him mr. clutch. >>> good evening. for more than four decades, he ruled libya with flamboyance and fear. but tonight, after months on the run, moammar gadhafi is dead. his last moments were caught on tape

♪ >>> a lo largo de libia miles celebran la muerte de gadhafi, y el presidente obama belicita a los rebeldes. el jardinero de rommey dice cÓmo ataba a sus empleados. >>> en estados unidos escacean los maestros hispanos. >>> este es su noticiero univisiÓn. ♪ >>> hoy hay un dictador menos en el mundo, gadhafi muriÓ en un enfrentamiento con rebeldes, esta muerte forma parte de la llamada primavera Árabe que terminÓ con dictadores en toda la regiÓn. comenzamos con las imÁgenes brutales, duras, de la muerte de gadhafi. ♪ >>> desde antes que se confirmara la muerte de gadhafi los libios celebraban, la primera fue esta fotos, aunque las condiciones que rodeaban su muerte no eran claras, lo Único que se sabÍa es que era en su ciudad natal. horas despuÉs este video se publicÓ en internet, y con una camisa ensangrentada los reportes hablaban que habÍa muerto a causa de balas. pero fue este video que arrojÓ dudas de como habÍa muerto, claramente con vida pero herido es empujado con violencia, muestran a un grupo de hombres gritando dios es grande. y gadhafi pareceresistirse.

gadhafi captured ask killed this morning. >>> celebrations in libya, this as rebel troops overtook his hometown of sirte ending an eight-month rebellion that toppled his government after 42 years in power. >>> this morning the latest from libya, plus reaction from u.s. officials and from around the world, we'll also take a look back at his life, his reign and his many conflicts with the u.s. and its allies. early this thursday morning, and its allies. early this thursday morning, october 20, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good thursday morning to you. 7:00 a.m. on the west coast and 10:00 here on the east, i'm erica hill. >> took over libya when he was 27 years old, but it appears moammar gadhafi has not only been captured, but killed. >> we want to begin this morning with breaking news. libyan's leader for 42 years when he was driven out of power over the summer. i want to show you a photo that i want to warn you, is graphic. it was released this morning and it shows gadhafi wounded or dead. pentagon officials tell us they cannot tell exactly that there has been no official confir