we've seen some progress made in misrata, and it's very clear that the regime is on the back foot. the sooner that colonel qaddafi recognizes that the game is up-- either today or shortly-- the better. >> warner: fox's visit comes in the sixth week of an allied bombing campaign under a u.n. mandate to protect libyan civilians. from the beginning, the british and french pushed for active intervention. british prime minister david cameron was first to propose a no-fly zone in libya in late february. >> it is not acceptable to have a situation where colonel moammar qaddafi can be murdering his own people, using airplanes and helicopter gun ships and the like, and we have to plan now to make sure, if that happens, we can do something to stop it. >> warner: after the u.s. took out qaddafi's air defenses in the first week, the british and french took the lead in the nato-run air strike campaign to protect civilians. the u.s. scaled back to a support role, flying a quarter of those missions. britain and france also have taken the lead in sending military trainers to assist the rebels. but

we've seen some progress made in misrata, and it's very clear that the regime is on t back foot. the sooner that colonel qaddafi recognizes that the game is up-- either today or shortly-- the better. >> warner: fox's visit comes in the sixth week ofn allied bombing campaign under a u.n. mandate to protect libyan civilians. from the beginning, the british and french pushed for active intervention. british prime minister david cameron was first to propose a no-fly zone in libya in late february. >> it is not acceptable to have a situation where colonel moammar qaddafi can be murdering his own people, using airplanes and helicopter gun ships and the like, and we have to plan now to make sure, if that happens, we can do something to stop it. >> warner: after the u.s. took out qaddafi's air defenses in the first week, the british and french took the lead in the nato-run air strike campaign to protect civilians. the u.s. scaled back to a support role, flying a quarter of those missions. britain and fnce also have taken the lead in sending military trainers to assist the rebels. but lat

there was more today in the city of misrata, at least five more people killed. government forces have besieged rebels there for nearly two months. we begin with a report from jonathan miller of "independent television news," who is in tripoli. >> reporter: misrata's city center is the front line on the battle for survival. the front line in the war against the dictator colonel moammar qaddafi. ( gunfire ) the detritus of nearly two months of heavy fighting littering the city streets it's their last major stronghold in western libya. many hundreds have been killed. now doctors say the majority civilians of misrata's 300,000 400,000 people life is getting harder by the day. there's a lack of food, medicine, safe water, no electricity. cluster munitions made in spain have been widely filmed and their use documented by human rights groups. these are lethal weapon, each carries 21 high explosive bomblets. today the u.n. human rights commissioner, a former war crimes judge, said their use against a civilan population could constitute a war crime. the libyan government

bloodshed despite the claims of the recent days the regime forces have continued to commit atrocities in misrata and the mountains. as the secretary said the united states condemns the gadhafi's continued brutal attacks on the libyan people could in violation of the resolution which calls for a call to the cost of such attacks on civilians and immediate cease-fire. the industry and shelling of the areas hasn't stopped. in the western mountains the pro regime troops have laid siege to the civilian populations apparently attempting to starve them into submission. with that backdrop i'd like to update you on two fronts. in the past several weeks, they're have been several meetings including the contact group in doha, the ministerial in berlin and the cairo meeting of the a you irritably. these meetings have reaffirmed the result of the nations to

rebels say that mortar fire in misrata killed at least three fighters. >>> the fighting in misrata also claimed the lives of two journalists. tim healtherington from britain co-authored a drama called "restrepo" about afghanistan. he and american photographer chris hondros died yesterday by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by gadhafi forces. >>> following an error that led to monday's aborted landing at andrews air force base, the faa says first lady michelle obama's plane will be handled only by air control supervisors this morning. >>> there's a new poll out this morning for republicans in the 2012 presidential election. the cbs news/"new york times" poll asked republican voters which candidate they feel enthusiastic about. 56% said no one. mitt romney got the most support with only 9% followed by mike huckabee, donald trump, newt gingrich and sarah palin. down to 4% there. >>> this morning, president obama is in san francisco where last night he spoke to well-heeled supporters and raised $700,000 for his re-election campaign. earlier yesterday mr. obama made a live town hall appearan

a fight against the insurgency attempting to recapture the western middle stronghold of misrata one point three zero in the capital city of tripoli joining me in a few moments and i'll bring you all. the opposition's fight against gadhafi stoppers on our expected back without me our garden rebels reportedly killed in a call with airstrike. fears over a potential terrorist attack in europe grow as security experts claim the coalition's involvement in that country the radical the spawns. japan struggles to stem the leak of radioactive water from the fukushima power plant into the ocean. of home a tsunami survivors face an uncertain future. yeah the moscow metro suicide bombing deals a devastating blow to terrorism by killing a group of high ranking militants.

but leaving downtown misrata just a new tactic from the libyan colonel? some opposition leaders worry gadhafi forces will simply slip back in in civilian clothing making them more difficult to identify, even with predator drones. but even if the games in misrata are real, they say the nato mission remains unclear. >> i don't think we've made up our own minds what we're trying to achieve. are we trying to bring down the gadhafi regime which is not give to do. we could do that in 90 days. the tough part, what do we do when gadhafi is gone? >> reporter: the conflict in libya is quickly becoming overshadowed by an explosion of violence in syria. far more reports of stability in the middle east. on friday the syrian government unleashed one of the deadliest crackdowns since the arab uprising began. amateur video shows what happened when security forces opened fire on tens of thousands of demonstrators reportedly killing around 100. even now the death toll remains unclear. saturday the security forces opened fire again shooting into crowds of mourners killing m

the air strikes follow a bloody weekend in the rebel-held city of misrata. shelling from government forces killed at least 32 people. but the rebels now claim they have control of the city. >>> a passenger on a paris to rome flight led a weak attempt to hijack the jet and have it diverted to libya. he tried to attack a flight attendant with a nail clip person he was subdued and the plane landed as scheduled. >>> oil prices have hit $113 a barrel this morning. that will mean even higher gas prices back here at home.

loyalists step up a fight against the insurgency attempting to recapture the western rebel stronghold of misrata i'm going to see you in the capital city of tripoli joining me in a few moments and i'll bring you all. the opposition's fight against drug abuse offers unexpected struck by a dozen rebels before you've killed in a coalition air strike. also on our chief ears over a potential terrorist attack in europe grow as security experts claim the coalition's involvement in libya could trigger a radical response. and japan's struggle to stem the leak of radioactive water from the fukushima power plant into the ocean off thousands of homeless tsunami survivors face an uncertain future. plus a year after the moscow metro suicide bombing russia deals a devastating blow to terrorism by killing a group of high ranking militant. is three pm in moscow this is the weekly here in archie this sunday thanks for being with us first stop the forces continue their latest offensive in western libya attempting to recapture the country's third largest city missed daughter it's the last rebel stronghold left in t

casualties rise in the battle misrata the last rebel stronghold in the west of the country was not on the side able to break the deadlock on point to see in the capital city of tripoli joining in a few moments i'll bring you more. of the embattled insurgents plead for the coalition to arm them to compensate for the lack of discipline training and manpower. that a russian pilot has said to stand trial in new york or for alleged drug trafficking of moscow maintains the man was simply kidnapped by the u.s. . that's only a matter of hours before three spacemen blast off into orbit to mark the fiftieth anniversary since you were guardians first wife. of the business side the russian government is preparing to remove ministers and other senior officials from the board of state owned corporations the move is intended to stoking best interests of russia one that coming up you know this is. nine am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me rena joshie a more than two hundred fifty injured libyans have fled fighting in the western city of misrata aboard a humanitarian ship the victims

marina joshie more than two hundred fifty injured libyans have fled fighting in the western city of misrata aboard a humanitarian ship victim silvio going clashes were transported to the rebel stronghold of benghazi meanwhile a khadafi amboy has told the greek prime minister that the libyan government is seeking a solution to the crisis and wants the firing to stop our correspondent policy or has more from the capital tripoli. the work of bloodshed is increasingly being used to describe the situation in the last rebel held city in the west of this country the city of misrata now according to doctors on the scene they say that one person was killed and several people were wounded in the early hours of sunday morning when the government forces renewed shelling on a building in the city and we understand from the doctors and that and to a few days ago there were number of civilians being housed inside that building they had been injured in recent clashes between pro and anti gadhafi forces but fortunately there have been evacuated before the shelling began we are also hearing from doctors that

but this is the city of misrata which is the third largest city in libya it is also the last rebel stronghold in the whistling part of this country in the early hours of this morning sunday they was the new government shelling we are hearing from doctors inside the city that at least one person was killed and several wounded now the doctors are saying that in the last week alone hundred and sixty people have been killed in the city we understand that this latest round of shelling targeted a building that until two days ago had been housing patients and other civilians who've been quilter in the gunfire but just fortunately they have been evacuated now it's very difficult for us as foreign journalists to actually get to misrata and independently confirm all verify what is happening in the city ever since fighting started more than a month ago there has simply been no outside presence allowed into that city by gadhafi forces but we are being told from doctors on the ground that between six hundred and one thousand people have been killed in more than a month of fighting now despite the fact tha

loyalists step up a fight against the insurgency attempting to recapture the western liberal stronghold of misrata i'm going to see you in the capital city of tripoli toward me in a few moments and i'll bring you will. also this hour with brady ation expected to leave for several months ahead japan's trying to rise from the rubble of the quake disaster. and on the first anniversary of the moscow metro bombings the blitz operation strikes a serious blow to terrorism in the north caucasus. a warm welcome to the week we here in archie our many sonali with the latest in a look back at the week's top stories we begin in libya where programs are few forces in the country are attempting to recapture the west the third largest city in a strong and the last rebel stronghold left in the west and has been under attack for weeks now are one of polls here in the capital tripoli with more. but word of bloodshed is increasingly been used to describe the situation in the last rebel held city in the west of this country the city of misrata now according to doctors on the scene they say that one person was killed a

loyalists step up a fight against the insurgency attempting to recapture the western rebel stronghold of misrata i'm told it's near the top of the city of tripoli be joining me in a few moments and i'll bring you. the opposition's spite against gadhafi software's on the expected setback would be a dozen rebels reportedly killed in a coalition air strike. also on r t fears over a potential terrorist attack in europe grow as security experts claim the coalition's involvement in libya could trigger our one a cold war strong. and japan struggles to stem the leak of radioactive water from the fukushima power plant into the ocean off thousands of homes the tsunami survivors face and uncertain future. plus a year after the moscow metro suicide bombing russian deals a devastating blow to terrorism by killing of group of high ranking militants. a warm welcome to the weekly here in our to this sunday on the snow way with the latest news from around the world and a look back at the week's top stories we begin with libya and pro good coffee forces continue their latest offensive in the west of the country a

casualties rise in the battle misrata the last rebel stronghold in the waste of this country was not the side table to break the deadlock on course in the capital city of tripoli joining in a few moments often you will. be in battle insurgents leave for the coalition to arm them to compensate for their lack of discipline training and now power. to russian pile of the set to stand trial in new york court for alleged drug trafficking but moscow maintains the man was simply kidnapped by the u.s. . and its only a matter of hours before three spaceman blasts off into space marking the fiftieth anniversary of you to go got its first flight will join me for more details later in the program. it is ten am in the russian capital you're watching our team of miriam joshie more than two hundred fifty injured libyans have fled fighting in the western city of misrata aboard a humanitarian ship the victims of the ongoing clashes were transported to the opposition's makeshift capital benghazi argues correspondent paul's lior brings us more on the changing front line from tripoli. fighting here on th

loyalists kept up a fight against the insurgency attempting to recapture the western liberal stronghold of misrata i'm going to see in the capital city of tripoli joining me in a few moments and i'll bring you will. japanese officials predict months of leaks from the fukushima power plant as workers struggle to plug a damaged reactor radiation levels in seawater groundwater surrounding the plant have reached ninety thousand times the legal limit. and in the look at the week's other news in a major anti-terrorist operation russian security forces killed seventeen militants in the north caucasus and this comes as moscow marks one year since the metro suicide bombings that left thirty eight dead and over one hundred injured. three am in moscow i matras are bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on our team we start off in libya where rebel forces are engaged in a heavy fighting with pro hockey forces in and around a key oil town of brega meanwhile could offer us troops are keeping up pressure on ms rob libya's third largest city and a major of rebel stronghold in the we

casualties rise in the battle misrata the last rebel stronghold in the worst of this country what's not the side table to break the deadlock on points in the capital city of tripoli join me in a few moments and often you will. be in battle insurgents plead for the coalition to arm them to compensate for the air lack of discipline training and manpower. to russian pilot is set to stand trial in a new york court for alleged drug trafficking but moscow maintains the man was simply kidnapped by the u.s. . and the soviet matter of hours before three states may have lost off into orbit marking the fiftieth anniversary of beauty got its first flight. i mean business because russian partners to make a new attempt to walk from sixty billion dollars ship swap with state owned last details coming up in our business bulletin. on pm in the russian capital you want you are tea with me rena joshie more than two hundred fifty injured libyans have fled fighting in the western city of misrata aboard a humanitarian ship the victims of the ongoing clashes were transported to the opposition's makeshift capi

used to describe the situation in the last rebel held city in the west of this country the city of misrata now according to doctors on the scene they say that one person was killed and several people were wounded in the early hours of sunday morning when the government forces renewed shelling on a building in the city and we understand from the doctors and turn a few days ago there were number of civilians being housed inside that building they have been injured in recent clashes between pro and anti gadhafi forces but fortunately there have been evacuated before the shelling began we are also hearing from doctors that in the last week alone hundred and sixty people have been killed in misrata itself from these battles are being told by doctors that in a month of fighting between six hundred and eight thousand civilians have been killed in this city certainly the rebels have been in control of it for more than a month now but we are seeing increasingly is that the government troops are intensifying michelle in and more and more looks likely that the city will forward to the hands of gadhaf

to step up a fight against the insurgency attempting to recapture the with the middle stronghold of misrata i'm going to tear in the capital city of tripoli joining me in a few moments and i'll bring you more. japanese officials predict months of leaks from the fukushima power plant as workers struggle to plug a damaged reactor radiation levels in seawater and groundwater surrounding the plant have reached many thousand times the legal limit. in this week's other news a major anti terror operation the russian security forces still seventeen militants in the north caucasus this as moscow marks one year since the metro suicide bombings that led dozens of more than one hundred injured. six am in moscow bring you today's top stories in a look back at the week's news here on our t. we start off in libya where rebel forces are engaged in a heavy fighting with forces in or around a key oil town of brega meanwhile cut off these troops are keeping up the pressure on ms rock libya's third largest city over the last major rebel stronghold in the western part of the country our correspondent policy lea

loyalists take up a fight against the insurgency of tensions recapture the western liberal stronghold of misrata on point to here in the capital city of tripoli join me in a few moments and i'll bring you more. plus japanese officials predict months of leaks from the fukushima power plant as workers struggle to plug a damaged reactor radiation levels and seeing water and groundwater surrounding the plant have reached many thousands times the legal limit. plus in a major anti terror operation russian security forces killed seventeen militants in the north caucasus this has moscow's marks one year since the last metro suicide bombings that led dozens dead and more than one hundred injured. it's seven am in moscow i met trezeguet good to have you with us here on our team with today's top stories and a look back at the week's news we begin in libya where rebel forces are engaged in heavy fighting with procrit aki forces in around the oil town of brega meanwhile it off these troops are keeping up the pressure on miserables libya's third largest city and a major rebel stronghold in the western part of

in addition to all the casualties in misrata, thousands more are stranded in that city under siege, many of them foreign workers. terrell? >> joel brown in washington, thank you. >>> meanwhile in syria the movement against president bashar al assad is escalating as is the deadly government respon response. there are reports the government troops stormed the damascus suburb overnight killing at least 1 more people. on saturday, at least 12 mourners attending a funeral in a damascus suburb were killed and on friday at least 100 people were killed by syrian security forces. it was the bloodiest day since the anti-government protests began some five weeks ago. >>> there's been a massive prison break in afghanistan. carried out by the taliban. more than 450 prisoners escaped from the main prison in kansas har. the taliban dug a tunnel into the jail. the tub was over 1,000 feet long and took over five months to rain, in the same areas, could lead to flooding. officials in missouri credit the tornado warning system with saving lives when a powerful twister hit on friday. up to 100 homes were de

casualties rise in the battle misrata the last rebel stronghold in the west of this country which neither side able to break the deadlock on point two in the capital such as turkey join in a few moments and often you will. be battling insurgents plead for the coalition to arm them to compensate for the lack of discipline training and manpower. of russian pilot is said to stand trial in a new record for alleged drug trafficking but moscow maintains the man was simply kidnapped by the u.s. . and it's only about her of hours before three space met blast off into orbit marking the fiftieth anniversary of beauty got its first flight. this is r.c. coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshie more than two hundred fifty injured libyans have fled fighting in the western city of misrata already humanitarian ship the victims of the young going clashes were transported to the opposition's makeshift capital benghazi as the u.s. agrees to support nato during airstrikes on monday the death toll across the country continues to mount artie's correspondent paula sleazier brings us more from tripoli. the f

loyalists kept up a fight against the insurgency attempting to recapture the with the rebel stronghold of misrata i'm points here in the capital city of company join me in a few moments and i'll bring you will. japanese officials predict months of leaks from the fukushima power plant thousand workers struggle to plug the damaged reactor of radiation levels in seawater and groundwater the surrounding the plant after each many thousand times the legal limit. at other news this week a major anti terror operation russian security forces pill seventeen militants in the north caucasus this comes as moscow marks one year since the metro suicide bombings that left dozens dead and more than one hundred injured. five am in the russian capital i'm mad treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on r t we start off in libya where rebel forces are engaged in heavy fighting with appropriate off you forces in or around the key oil town of brega meanwhile cut off these troops are keeping up pressure on his iraq to libya's third largest city and the last major rebel stronghold i

and have requested something area human rights groups warn that gadhafi has seven weeks seen on misrata left over a thousand dead and put the city on the verge of a humanitarian crisis meanwhile the libyan government is urging nato to begin dialogue as the aerial bombardments continue over the capital tripoli as fighting enters its second month many fear of the countries involved in the intervention may face a severe backlash at home. if nicolas sarkozy hoped intervening in libya and the oil for the coast will boost his popularity is both fired he's no boy for the most unpopular president in the history of france's fifth republic according to the latest opinion polls the main beneficiary has been. head of the national front party she's expected to knock him out of next year's presidential elections sarkozy wants pledge france will never again kill people in africa le pen told me he's broken out from this. so that this will be seen as a possibility of action by france by behaving like a well it's policeman deciding who's bad and who's good the president's policies a myriad of former coll

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that it has successfully managed to bring its first shipment of humanitarian aid to the poorest of misrata there onboard are doctors medical supplies food items the world food program saying that this one is starvation a very significant humanitarian corridor that will help alleviate the crisis unfolding there in misrata now we have been hearing reports as well that two russian journalists who work for a popular russian newspaper as well as a russian television crew has been taken by rebel fighters in just a short time ago the editor of one of the one of the editors of that used paper confirmed that he had spoken with his journalist via satellite phone and they said that they were on their way to benghazi now this is strange response we know this is the first time that journalists have actually been taken by the opposition forces they are usually the one that provide cover to the journalists most in a sign bit with the rebel fighters and that is how they are able to report on the frontline we at this stage know that gadhafi has at least four foreign journalists and that is usually the situ

casualties rise in the battle for misrata the last rebel stronghold in the west of this country which neither side table to break the deadlock. in the capital so just me talking in a few moments when you will. be battled insurgents plead for the coalition to arm them to compensate for the lack of discipline training. pilot is a step to stand trial in new york for alleged drug trafficking but moscow maintains the man was simply kidnapped by the u.s. . and its just a matter of hours before three spaceman blasts off into orbit to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the guidance first space flight. for the details later in the program. this is our to you live from moscow now more than two hundred fifty injured libyans have fled fighting in the western city of misrata all of this a humanitarian ship the victims of the ongoing clashes were transported to the opposition's makeshift capital benghazi and now as the u.s. agrees to support nato during air strikes on monday the death toll across the country continues to mount. now has more from. the fighting here on the ground seems to be located in

he hasn't attacked government forces in the city of misrata. former justice minister heads the national council in benghazi. he met with u.s. special envoy on friday. he was in benghazi to try to broker a cease-fire between the rebels and gadhafi. there could be no cease-fire unless forces loyal to gadhafi stop attacking the rebels and withdraw from towns and cities. the senior government officials have started deserting gadhafi. libya's information minister and the speaker of the congress have left for tunisia. the officials show that gadhafi is rapidly losing power. >>> the japan sumo association has punished 22 wrestlers and one stable master for a bout-fixing scandal. >> translator: it's a great pity that we have to punish so many of our members. it's an extremely severe punishment. >> the association's executive board decided on a series of punishments from an outside investigative committee. 19 wrestlers were asked to retire. six are in the top tier division. three people who admitted involvement were suspended for two years. >> translato

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briger itself there have been no major in strikes for twenty four hours while in misrata monday afternoon was the first time they were in strikes after thirty six hours we are hearing of an impending humanitarian crisis in misrata where residents say there is no fuel or electricity no food no water and that they are simply trapped the tween the fighting and the clashes between pro and anti gadhafi forces. falsely reporting there and coming out here on r t brits then theory their government. takes the money away from us and should be spending the money. i know my anger across the u.k. is mounting amid accusations of britain's model of democracy just isn't worth. the never ending prizes and afghanistan is the outcome of international intervention and that's according to the deputy foreign minister of iran muhammad ali. countries from outside the region that have military bases here intervening in our affairs they try to change the interaction between governments and people in the region and the changes that are taking place in the arab world in the reaction to that the west and the u.s. lea

in the battle for libya, moammar qaddafi's forces are pounding the city of misrata. the last rebel stronghold in the west. evidence is mounting that the libyan government is using cluster bombs, they were banned by 127 countries. >> the firing that's been coming in here has been pretty random. >> mitchell: and again that was kim sengupta of the independent. still ahead on tonight's cbs evening news, meet the senate's gang of six trying to build bridges on the budget. >> mitchell: congress has begun its easter recess one day after house passage of the republican plan for cutting the fiscal 2012 budget. the democrats have said it's a non-starter the senate but a small group of senators has been quietly working on find middle ground. whit johnson introduces us to the gang of six. >> reporter: the bitter divide over how to fix america's finances just keeps getting wider. >> we have to use a scalpel and not a machete to reduce the deficit. >> rather than building bridges, he's poisoning wells. >> reporter: but working quietly behind the scenes is a group of senators known

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human rights watch has been on the ground in misrata in benghazi. but there are cities that are still in darkness where we know that there is terrible fighting going on there and indiscriminate warfare node journalist, no information coming out about it. there is still a lot that we do not know and we must continue, as tim did, to pay attention and turn our eye to that terrible conflict. >> the president of yemen has rejected opposition calls to resign quickly. for more people died in anti- government protests. he accuses his opponents of conspiracies and coups. >> the temperature in yemen continues to rise and boil over. security forces again confronted protesters in the capital. thousands of mainly young people have been on the streets demanding the immediate resignation of the president. he has offered to go when his presidential term ends in two- years time. but that is not good enough for the protesters. the security forces responded by firing tear gas and stun grenades and opening fire on the crowds with water cannons. >> if the government con

in libya, the city of misrata came under heavy shelling again from moammar qaddafi's troops. we have a report from emma murphy of "independent television news," who is in libya. >> reporter: they hurry through misrata's devastated streets in search of sanctuary and supply. both are limited. this town is under siege and under relentless attack. reports suggest 13 people were killed in a 90 minute bombardment by qaddafi loyalists close to the port. doctors believe humanitarian boats on their way in were deliberately targeted. the port is the only supply route into misrata and so they are arming their fishing boats in benghazi for the 36-hour journey to smuggle goods in. within a few hours this boat will be en route to misrata taking with it the aid for the people but also the weapons the rebels so desperately need if they're to hold the town against qaddafi's forces. load of weaponry and ammunition is being brought to the port to resupply fighters. it's hidden amongst food and water which is also in desperately short supply. >> we support our people by sending food medicine and

we cannot say we averted a mass atrocity in ben gaza onghazi to one in misrata. that is not success. the longer this drags on, the greater the risk. the longer the imbalance on the ground may shift to gadhafi or some tragic event may fracture the coalition which may be difficult to hold together over a prolonged period of time. i know that the u.s. military has a heavy load on the back right now and the men and women in the uniform are doing everything that we ask of them with the unique honor and effectiveness. we must not fail in libya and i say this as someone who is familiar with the consequences of a lost conflict. we did not seek this military operation in libya, but we were right to intervene. we have to deal with the world as it is, and if the demands of the great power are taxing the supply of it, we need a debate about increasing the size and capability of the force and not taking decisions that increase the risk of failing in the mission in a country that is now at the center of the most consequential geopolitical opening since the fall of the berlin w

the air strikes follow a bloody weekend in the rebel-held city of misrata. shelling from government forces killed at least 32 people. but the rebels now claim they have control of the city. >>> a passenger on a paris to rome flight led a weak attempt to hijack the jet and have it diverted to libya. he tried to attack a flight attendant with a nail clip person he was subdued and the plane landed as scheduled. >>> oil prices have hit $113 a barrel this morning. that will mean even higher gas prices back here at home. it also means near record profits for oil companies. it's making a lot of drivers out there very angry. emily schmidt joins us from washington. with more on this story. hi, emily. >> reporter: later today, the government is due out with its new fuel gauge report. almost certain to show us how much these price are continuing. some places, $4 gas now a distant memory. the $5 mark within view now. across the country, sticker shock is setting in. >> this is the first time paying $75 for a tank of gas. >> it's around $95. it's unbelievable. >> reporter

nearly all are from misrata in western libya. misrata remains surrounded by gadhafi's troops who are allegedly brutalizing people. >> there is rape. there is beating. >> reporter: but in benghazi, the city saved by western intervention, today a rally to complain that nato isn't doing enough to help the rebels defeat gadhafi. demonstrators here in benghazi said they are not interested in a political compromise being floated in tripoli in which gadhafi's sons would take over and then transition to democracy. people here think it's simply not credible, brian. >> richard engel back in benghazi, libya, for us. richard, thanks. >>> meanwhile, again today there were angry anti-american protests in afghanistan over something that happened two weeks ago here in the u.s. that got very little attention, if any at all, until the lid blew off overseas and people were killed in the violence because of it. the incident here was a koran burning by an anti-muslim pastor in florida, but how word spread overseas and how that violence erupted is a s

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so, it is taking on average about a day for a ship to go from benghazi to misrata. the sailing time is shorter than that but there are things depending with the securities situation allows to enable them to get in. >> [inaudible] >> by road, there are roadblocks so again, securities and major issue. not the status of the roads themselves, so it is really impossible to say. it is really only just over 100 kilometers for example from the border to tripoli as one example and from the egyptian border to benghazi, again, it isn't that far. but it entirely depends on the security situation and the state of emergency. >> [inaudible] the security to be considered the council to understand what's happening here the libyan government is failing to protect its citizens so i understand you want to be there but referring to the libyan government that tripoli, the regime has still the legal entity of the government [inaudible] is a government of libya that still controls use of an opposition in libya that controls part of libya. that's the situation. [inaudible] >> you can call i