families flocked out of benghazi to rebels in the wreckage. jubilant and optimistic, not just that they're safe, but that they have some very powerful friends on their side. the road between benghazi and as derbya is littered like this. they have been hit by french fighter jets in the early start of this no-fly zone. the truth is that colonel gaddafi's forces have not gone away and the cease fire that he declared appears meaningless. >> this is the final stretch where the rebels have been trying to advance. there were reports colonel gaddafi's forces were retreating. they hadn't, and listen to what's happened next. a tank round whistles past, fired by government troops. there was chaos and panic as the michigan turned and fled. a number were injured. some killed. this is what colonel gaddafi's cease fire looks like in the east. and this rag tag army as the rell bell-on looks like a poor match, even with the help of the west. their vision is to be a united, free libya, and every small step is greeted as a victory. but if they're to win, it mean

benghazi. they have begun airstrikes in anticipation of what we expect to be a brutal attack using air, land and sea forces. gaddafi has publicly promised that every home will be searched and that there will be no mercy and no pity shown. if we want any sense of what that might mean we only have to look at what happened in zawiyah where tanks and heavy weaponry were used to smash through a heavily populated town with heavy loss of life. and we don't have to guess what happens when he has subdued a population. human rights watch have catalogued the appalling human rights abuses that are being committed in tripoli. now the people of eastern libya are faced with the same treatment. mr. speaker, that is the demonstrable need. >> hear, hear. >> second, regional support. there must be a clear wish from the people of libya and the wider region for international action. through the transitional first to call for protection from air attack through a no fly zone. more recently, the arab league have made

yesterday, they were on the march to benghazi. >> so benghazi is safe?> they're no longer marching there. i wouldn't describe it as safe. >> you have to assume they have capability. realistically, do you think gadhafi can attack civilian aircraft targets and will do? >> he still has, what i have seen this morning, he still has some surface-to-air capability. he could attack an aircraft, including one of ours. we haven't seen large-scale indications of that after the action yesterday. he's clearly got the ability to continue to attack his own people. we're focused on that. trying to ensure his military forces don't do that. >> mustard gas stockpile a problem? >> very closely monitored. i haven't seen it as a problem thus far. >>ed admiral mullen, thank you r joining us. >> thank you. >>> we're covering the libyan crisis from all angles. up next, i'll talk to one with unique insight. >>> and later, will a new war abroad bring a new threat here in the united states? could gadhafi retaliate on american soil? i'll put that question to the former homeland secu

he is now back in the rebel stronghold of benghazi.rom there, he sent this report. >> what began as a rebellion now sounds more like a war. in the distance is a town attacked from the land and sea. hours after the u.n. resolution passed, a fighter jet was still bombing the residents and rebels of this small town. over the last hour or so, we've been listening to the sounds of what appeared to be a brutal battle between the two sides. we cannot go any further down the road. you could hear the sound of rockets and artillery lending. it is simply too unsafe. we believe the frontline has now edged slightly closer to benghazi. it is difficult to know what the tactics of colonel gaddafi are, but they seem to be applying as much pressure as they can upon the rebels before the no-fly zone is put into action. we were shown the bodies of two fighters killed this morning. this conflict has turned ordinary civilians into warriors. we know how to fight ♪ >> he is a musician by night and now a fighter by day. with a gun and a guitar, he sings a song

it seemed as though the battle from benghazi has begun. -- for been gauzy -- for benghazi has begun. fighter jets attacked the airport. within minutes, the find crowds poured out into the streets, jubilant at the news that two of the planes had been shot down. hundreds drove out of town to see the wreckage. there was none. no evidence emerged that any targets were hit or planes shot down. in a city bracing for attack, the people are just before good news. -- are desperate for good news. >> they feel confident. they are determined to go to the end until they get their demands. i am proud to be libyan. >> but this is what they are facing. we cannot verify these pictures film yesterday but we believe they were taken in a front-line town that is surrounded and under siege by government forces. the rebels have tried to force them back, so far without success. there are reports that dozens might have been killed here. it is impossible to get into the town but we reached one woman who says she has been trapped there for the last two days. >> we don't have anywhere to go. we are so scared. >

our forces are almost in benghazi.on, it will be too late. >> brown: meanwhile, secretary of state clinton in egypt today said she hopes for a u.n. vote on an international response no later than tomorrow. also today, the "new york times" reported four of its journalists are missing in libya. they disappeared tuesday while covering the rebels' retreat in the east. to update the overall situation we're joined again by dirk vandewalle. he's an associate professor of government at dartmouth college and author of "a history of modern libya." so how has qaddafi been able to seemingly turn things around and retake these towns? >> well, i think originally we had all anticipated that as the uprising proceeded that this would turn into a longer conflict which eventually this international community would have a chance to weigh in. but it now seems that the qaddafi has managed very skillfully to keep around him not only the revolutionary guards, he has also managed to keep bringing in mercenarys from subsaharan africa and overal

how long are we going to be protecting benghazi for? think people are waiting to see more details and what will come out of the summit in paris tomorrow. certainly, a lot of talk about the lack of clarity of the un resolution. also, there has been a bit of a mixed message as well, because the u.n. resolution is very much designed to protect civilians and do nothing else, where a secretary clinton and president obama emphasized -- secretary clinton said almost the opposite which is that the goal is to do almost th-- the gt rid of gaddafi. >> it has been said already by one of their allies. >> that may be the case. the u.s. is being very, very cautious. it wants to be tough, but it does not want to be seen as playing a leading role. it may have to play a leading role simply because it may be that it will have to be involved very heavily in terms of the military, depending on what the operation will look like. we will find out soon. but the u.s. -- the thing about the arab uprising is that they are home grown. the obama administration is v

four days ago gadhafi vowed to level benghazi. "we are coming. we are looking for the traitors," he said "and shall have no mercy or compassion. "it's been terrifying the last few days," this man told us. as the day went on, the crowds grew, by late afternoon a rally of hundreds had formed. after days of attack the people of benghazi are back out on the streets not just celebrating but leaving benghazi heading west taking the fight to the gadhafi forces. their message, they welcome the international air strikes. women came out to join the men on the streets. celebrating the operation. "if the rebel, the british and the americans will not kill him, the women of libya will fight gadhafi forces," this woman said. more than 600 miles away in tripoli, forces loyal to gadhafi tightened their grip on the capital checking everyone coming and going. earlier today president obama remained unclear about just how long the united states would remain involved, in this, its third war in a muslim country. >> obviously the situation is evolving on the ground. the

in benghazi!> but this is not a done deal. there's no sign of panic in benghazi. defend yans is more like it. -- defiance is more like it. >> we want to show it's be true, nobody is coming to benghazi. plus it's all women so we are showing that women have, you know, ideas and they can talk out in this revolution and even after this revolution, you know? >> it's one month since the revolution in libya began and it all started in this city. but tonight it's come back to their doorstep and victory feels more elusive than ever. >> soldiers in bahrain are enforcing a night curfew and have taken up positions in the capital of man -- manama. the american secretary of state, hillary clinton, condemned the use of force against the demonstrators. security forces in siria arrested people as they broke up a demonstration in damascus. it was the second time in 24 hours demonstrators had defied a ban on demonstrating in syria. they were calling for democratic reforms. just a reminder of our main news, growing c

official says they are still advancing on benghazi. harry? >> smith: david, what happens if these qaddafi forces keep moving toward benghazi? >> reporter: benghazi is what one pentagon official calls a red line. if qaddafi attacks it, that would trigger military action. >> smith: david martin at the pentagon. thanks. qaddafi has ruled libya since 1969, locking horns with eight u.s. presidents. one of his trademarks is to keep everyone guessing about his next move and he seems to be sticking to that strategy. mark phillips is in tripoli tonight. mark? good evening. >> reporter: harry, it's been vintage qaddafi. it's been confounding, it's been confusing and it's been confrontational and for a while today it seemed that qaddafi was setting the agenda in this conflict again. his army was poised far final he said conclusive assault against the rebels in benghazi. he had gone on t.v. calling the u.n. action madness. "if the world went crazy, qlab would go crazy too" he threatened. buten this his foreign minister strode into a room to deliver a gre

those fighters are pushing ahead but benghazi is not safe. pocks of qaddafi loyalists remain in the city. they were shooting at civilians from this vehicle yesterday. one motorist shot back and killed them. rebels later torched the car. >> they are in the city and we are fighting them as much as we can. >> these men were driving when they came under fire from qaddafi forces. there was a cease-fire, so we thought we were safe, he says. it's not safe for government forces either. many were killed in street battles over the weekend. rebels are thankful for the protection from above but the ground battle, they say, is one they must fight on their own. mandy clark, "cbs news," benghazi. >> in his first public comments, defense secretary robert gates said tonight he expects the u.s. to hand over control of the military mission to the coalition in a few days. he spoke briefly about libya on the road in brazil. chip reid is traveling with the president in rio de janeiro. >> it's being called the split-screen presidency, on one side the military opera

you went to benghazi and other places. what did you see? what whatdid you decide you needed to say to the french president? >> first of all, i saw the prime minister at the beginning of the the beginning of a bloodbath, i saw young people badly armed in front of the very strong and very savage mercenaries army. this is the first point, an army of mercenaries waging a war against the civilians of libya. some planes bombing civilians, i saw the beginning of mass legislature. number two, i met the free libyans. they are not angels but they are good guys, honest-- i had great and long talks with them. i perceived, i understood that they are today real possible alternative, that they are not involved in-- and we should support them. i called my president, president sarkozy, and i told him i met some guys who are the equivalent in libya of what general de gaulle was for france 60 years ago-- free libyans. would you, president of france, accept to receive them, to host them for a few hours? president sarkozy replied, "yes, of course." so a few day

council was when colonel gadhafi went on the air and said he would be merciless when he stormed benghazi and that was in the middle of his offensive his counter offensive pushing the rebel forces the insurgent forces back and he went on the air and said we will go room to room house to house we will be merciless and so at that point. because of various pressures that have to do with domestic french politics british library or whatever the world global television i mean global television is a force in itself for moving people in certain directions there was this decision this has to be put a stop to and the basis of getting it through the security council and then again the meeting in paris was that this is not a gene change this is protecting the civilian population well you can argue and i would pray that is the case that if in order to protect a civilian for instance benghazi was being heavily shelled by artillery and tank fire civilians ok so the airstrikes wipe those forces out but the same thing is happening elsewhere and it could be argued that if if you white out if the air strike

the row to benghazi is in front of them. not long ago, this town was taken by a rebel force that seemed to be pushing west to remove colonel gaddafi from power. this is all that is left of that hole. if there is going to be foreign military intervention, it is too late for the rebels here. opposition fighters say that the city is already under bombardment from the air. this was an attack on the city airport, a preludin to becoming a ground assault. colonel gaddafi is reported to giving an alternate -- the alternative to continued resistance. a ceasefire to give rebels a chance to surrender. in tripoli, those who speak at all speak with one voice. patriotism dedication to the leader are fused. libya and gaddafi are the same thing and an attack on him as an attack on the country. >> are reuniting the country under colonel gaddafi's leadership and control. the if there are any opposing views, they dare not speak their name in this atmosphere. >> that has been a swift and brutal reversal of fortune. in libya, they are on the ver

i'm concerned about what is going on in benghazi. again, referring to the map, the libyan forces are pushing up from the south and pressuring the rebel stronghold in benghazi. my fear is if benghazi falls, it could threaten the rebel organization and the rebel movement. so it will be very important to have coalition airplanes supporting the rebels and making sure the libyan forces don't overrun the city of benghazi. >> a lot of tricky passages ahead. we thank you colonel, and of course, one of the big questions is who are the libyan rebels the u.s. and the coalition forces are now fighting to protect? alex marquardt is with the rebels in eastern libya. alex. >> reporter: good evening, diane. tonight, the rebels got exactly what they have been pleading for for weeks. international air support against a much better armed gadhafi forces, and tonight, the rebels feel like the tide is once again turning in their favor. a fighter jet plunged to the earth today as the opposition capital of benghazi came under attack by gadhafi forces. they

the rebel stronghold city of benghazi thanks very much indeed. well russia's foreign minister says the international coalition is acting outside the limits of the un resolution on libya sergey lavrov is also demanding independent verification into reports of civilian casualties in the foreign forces assault that syria has the details. from the very start russia has been a reluctant participant in the what is going on in libya at the moment what worries the foreign minister right now in his statement he says that it appears that coalition forces are taking sides in his worries come amid a nato statement saying that they will stick to the books and do what is stipulated there no more no less well let's look at the un resolution it says there that it authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians will their words all necessary measures could be open to interpretation but protecting civilians is definitely stated there as the goal and so what worries the a russian government is that the offensive is going beyond just protecting civilians that

, brian. >> richard engel in benghazi, libya, for us tonight. richard, thanks. >>> there's more to report tonight on a part of this libya story that surfaced over this past weekend when a libyan woman purposely sought out western news media at their hotel in tripoli to tell a harrowing story of being assaulted by gadhafi loyalists. while there are still a lot of questions tonight about exactly what happened, what we are learning is disturbing, like the incident itself. nbc's jim maceda has the latest from tripoli. >> reporter: it was a rare act of bravery fueled by despair. this libyan woman, reaching out on her own, to a group of foreign reporters as they ate breakfast saturday morning. pointing to bruises on her face, she yelled "gadhafi did this." and even as hotel security restrained her, she screamed out her story. how she was stopped at a checkpoint outside tripoli, held for two days by those she called gadhafi's men, who she says gang raped her and beat her. by then, even the waitresses were turning on her, calling her a traitor, trying t

from the capital city in a few moments and i'll bring you more and here in the rebel stronghold of benghazi the opposition celebrates its. reported we even to go back to his hometown find out all the details in just a few moments. to arrests in connection with generals don't have a airport bombing in moscow and an anti terror operation in russia's volatile republic of english. and a radioactive for tony and is detected in the soil navy paralyzed fukushima nuclear plant elsewhere in japan shattered communities struggle to lay files of tsunami victims to rest. this is live from the russian capital where it's now ten pm and eight pm in libya where there are conflicting reports about just how far west rebels have advanced towards the libyan capital tripoli the opposition claims it controls gadhafi hometown but reporters say the city is still in government hands well a little earlier i spoke to our correspondents even to spin off in benghazi and point to slip in the capital tripoli. lisette is a sense of panic here in the capital city there's almost a sense of fear that you can touch the reports

. >> these things, okay, attacked benghazi people. they destroy completely. >> reporter: with renewed confidence, now the rebels are on the offensive again. on a highway outside tobruk, we saw rebels heading to the front line. they kissed their flag, and showed us weapons they have seized from gadhafi's smashed army units, including ammunition and rocket launchers. we've decided we will either die or live in dignity, he said. there's a lot of bravado here. the rebels fired guns in the air, but they don't even know who their commanders are, and barely know how to load their weapons. minutes later, rebels drove off to the front, flashing victory signs. but this is what is still happening when they reach it. rebels quickly wounded and killed. their strategy seems to be let western military power carry them to tripoli. there are two groups of rebels, brian. there are the volunteers, the people without any military experience, and they seem to be heading to the front lines with very limited success. and then there are the units from gadhaf

others on the ground say the city is still in government hands when i spoke to our correspondents in benghazi in the capital tripoli. this it is a sense of panic here in the capital city there's almost a sense of fear that you can touch the reports are so comforting and that is what is making people here so distrait is why now we hear that the rebels are thirty kilometers away from gadhafi hometown of sirte the next hour we hear that they've been pushed back a hundred kilometers the frontline no doubt keeps shifting but in the early hours of this morning monday we actually heard that the rebels were inside the city itself they were never supposed to get this far and that is why talking to people here in the libyan capital there's a sense of almost amazement that the labels have advanced this far the no doubt the freights and the claims by the rebels that the ultimate goal is to be trippin he is why some in the capital city are starting to respond by saying they will be a bloodbath now we've been hearing from search itself that at one stage we could have a few soldiers they will holding up whi

that is what is coming from a resident in benghazi. a curfew after troops backed by tanks on wednesday. caroline hawley reports from the capital of bahrain, manama. >> a state of emergency was declared, in the military moved in. -- and the military moved in. controlling all roads leading to per square. -- pearl sqaure. -- square. tents were set on fire. most of the men and women camped out here were from the shiite section. some are no longer willing to tolerate this challenge to its role. -- rule. one area has become a ghost town, with only the military on the streets. and this is the roundabout now. the u.s. has condemned the use of excessive force, and hillary clinton has said bahrain is on the wrong track. >> our soldiers want to bring stability to the country. we want to go back to see bahrain as we know it. >> but that may be hard with the blood that has been spilled. one person was shot. there was gunfire in various parts of bahrain today. troops were at the hospital where we filmed yesterday. at one point, no one, not even ambu

what are you hearing outside of ben fwauzy benghazi you?we heard there was still bomb after the cease-fire. >> sreenivasan: do people you talk to trust qaddafi's offer to create a dialogue with the opposition? >> not at all. people on the street don't believe he will keep the cease-fire. one man said we don't trust him. he only respects power. >> sreenivasan: james foal freglobal post reporting from benghazi via skype. >> suarez: now to our newsmaker interview with susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations. i talked with her earlier this evening from the state department. ambassador, welcome, has the new resolution come in time to save the libyan opposition? has the qaddafi army already won the battle on the ground? >> well, ray, the resolution passed yesterday by the security council was swift and very strong. and it makes clear that qaddafi must immediately cease-fire and halt any attacks on civilians. president obama this afternoon issued a very clear ultimatum, consistent with that resolution, that there must be an immediate

our forces have almost reached benghazi. whatever the decision, it will be too late. >> he was referring to a un debate over imposing a no-fly zone over libya. the red cross has withdrawn its staff and has asked both sides to protect civilians. >> members of the german parliament have held a debate on the situation in libya, and the possibility of a no-fly zone over the country. some members of the opposition are in favor of such a measure, but the german foreign minister has cautioned against it. "german foreign minister

richard is back safely in benghazi tonight and is with us from there tonight. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the rebels have the will, they have the numbers, but they don't have the equipment or the discipline to take on gadhafi's forces where they're dug in, as we saw for ourselves firsthand today. the road outside benghazi today is a graveyard of gadhafi's armored vehicles, destroyed by western air strikes. after an hour and a half driving south flanked by desert, we reached the rebels' front line. there are no trenches or sandbags, just men poorly armed, who want to fight. the front line is about five miles outside the town of ajdabiya. smoke can be seen rising from ajdabiya in the distance. gadhafi still has tanks and artillery in the town. the rebels watch with binoculars but can't advance. outgunned, the rebels say they are killed whenever they approach gadhafi's forces. we have light weapons, he has tanks, complained one man. another rebel showed me he isn't actually armed at all. >> it's a toy gun. >> reporter: this is amazing.

to the center of benghazi. the rebels attacked the tank, they were firing on it with pistols and rpg's and if that air strike hadn't begun just a few hours later, this city may very likely have been lost. >> all right. richard engel in the rebel headquarters city of benghazi. richard, thanks. >>> president obama is trying to shore up his support for the mission in the u.s. while pointing out today during his trip to central america that the u.s. is in this because the arab league and others asked for it. more on that angle of this story from our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell in our washington newsroom. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the president tried to reassure americans tonight that the u.s. will turn over the lead on libya in the coming days to an allied coalition. today he did speak to both britain's prime minister cameron and france's president sarkozy, trying to work around objections from turkey, arab countries to have nato be in charge. instead, nato will

leaving him now, on the outskirts of benghazi. but tonight, things are at a turning point and colonel go da fee could face international intervention. earlier today he took to the radio to warn the opposition in benghazi of a looming offensive. we're coming, he said. we're k looking for the traitors and shall have no mercy or compassion. his son and close political adviser warned the international community. military operations are over, he said. within 48 hours, everything will be finished. our forces are almost in benghazi, whatever the decision, it will be too late. whether or not it's come in time, ton resolution means a no-fly zone will be established by neutralizing gadhafi's air defenses and it also authorized force to be used against gadhafi's troops if they appear to be threatening civilians. while the u.s. is in favor of the resolution, president obama is uneasy about using force in another arab country, while the u.s. is already fighting two wars in the middle east. >> i'm not a fan of foreign intervention but in this c

. >> reports of talks between rebels in benghazi and colonel gaddafi said forces in the east. faced by devastation, japan faces all long-term crisis with thousands without shelter in the cold. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. my name is mike embley. coming up later for you -- a call to martyrdom. the online video showing pakastani children acting out a suicide bombing. and it looks like true love, but is it? why sham marriages are on the rise in britain. hello to you. the syrian president tries to calm his country. he has ordered the release of everyone detained in the current unrest. he has also promised to lift wages and possibly emergency rules in place for 50 years. it is reported thousands attended the funerals of people killed when security forces fired on anti-government protesters wednesday. >> shocking scenes on the streets, the troubled southern city at the center of the unrest. shot down by gunmen. the bbc cannot independently verify the image is posted on social network sites. but security forces were b

bbc news, benghazi, libya. >> good to have you with us. still to come -- how does a community cope with almost complete obliteration? first though, our correspondent has been hit you the -- has been to the port of sendai, near the epicenter. >> this is the first full working day since the tsunami hit last friday and it has caused a surge in rescue operations on a massive scale. there are still thousands of people unaccounted for. the official death toll overall is a result of what happened, around 1500 people. that is expected to rise quite sharply in the next days and weeks. as rescue teams manage to get out to those outer lining, remote coastal areas they still have not been able to get to. about 100,000 army personnel, along with 250,000 police and other rescuers are part of the relief effort. it is on a huge scale, as i say, and the prime minister has suggested the problems of this country are as bad as was the case back in 1945. the situation has not been worse since the second world war. after that of course, the fear of the populati

are shot down over benghazi that the rebels claim the jet belongs to them. does belong to the rebels tell me this how will the international forces act if the no fly zone is imposed under the resolution to have to shoot down the rebel planes as well is that correct. while it does say no flights within libya so. i mean i think the whole thing is a mess so the resolution itself is full of holes like that. because i think you have to question the whole process and once you start in the process the. arab league contradictory and full of then you end up with more and more pitfalls along the way when you say quite frankly i will oppose the resolution states the resolution one hundred seventy three it states that quote any and all action may be taken to protect civilians in libya seems rather a broad scope of a resolution that. well exactly but that's that's the point i'm making but you can interpret so many things and then i mean what on earth you mean by protecting civilians. presumably it means protecting civilians from both sides because there are. suggestions

the plane has been shot down near the libyan rebel stronghold of benghazi witnesses report renewed shelling despite colonel gadhafi is assurance of a ceasefire. it could be the move that sponsors question france the united states and you know inching a decisive strike on gadhafi regime under a united nations resolution to meet want to see it from the libyan capital in a few moments formal. washington if used to cherry picking where it intervenes rapidly mobilising for libya while innocent civilians die and other nations torn by internal strife. because the radiation risk rose japan struggles to save its crippled nuclear site eight days after the nation was overwhelmed by a powerful earthquake and tsunami and. the promise signs asia new japan's nuclear power is now being called into question thanks ations safety. for. one pm in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on our t.v. our top story there are conflicting reports from libya where fierce fighting is allegedly underway in the rebels' main stronghold the city of benghazi but libyan authorities claim khadafi troops had nothing

far from the town of ajdabiya which is just seventy kilometers rates of the rebel stronghold of benghazi there have been a number of coalition air strikes in and around which certainly does the jets that the coalition is afraid there could have his forces are closing in on this town and also they do not want i just to forward to the gadhafi forces now the terrain that a group of fighters are fighting on is working against them it is essentially one highway image is that it is very hard for them to get supplies and certainly at this stage it does seem as if this coalition is strikes are making very little difference on the ground gadhafi is winning the war but certainly he has been dealt a psychological blow to his foreign minister recent koussa has defected and he is currently in discussions with the british intelligence not koussa has been the foreign minister of this country since two thousand and nine he headed the libyan intelligence agency for some fifteen years an acquisition and him the nickname of the man of the day if he is gadhafi the right hand man he is trusted by gadhafi but

their role to give up their posts was prescribed to them those who were in libya especially in benghazi are hostages of the situation even those who set up the so-called interim council it does not exist it's just about a group of people who had never met or even known each other before what happened to me and ghazi hundreds of ansar accords so they became hostages of the situation of bandits assault of representatives from the authorities and told them at gunpoint either you're with us and tell the media what we tell you to tell or we will deal with you in the same way as adults are how we were cut off your head all the victims would call us before doing what the rebels would ask them if they were telling us about being threatened following does our current method promising to cut their heads off to dismember the bodies and i thought i was and children those the bandits forced the people to take their side so we advise them to do with the rebels tell them in other words they were forced to do thus succumbing to force although they despised it they said it had made our alaska near what

heading back to benghazi we passed a tourist attraction. hundreds have flocked from the city to see what remains of one government artillery division. celebratory gun fire rattled all around but there was anger too. these tanks were sent to destroy them and their city. the air strike came in the nick of time. >> they think it's okay to attack benghazi people. they destroy it completely. >> we would like to say thanks to the united nations and for all of these people because if it's going to be like face to face with this, it will be carnage. >> reporter: back inside benghazi, we stopped at the hospital. the chaos continued as casualties from the front kept coming. this man answered the call for volunteers this morning. an hour later caught in a shelling he lost both his arms. and just a few feet away, another awful story. five-year-old mow hack ed ahmed writhing in pain. his family's car came under shell fire on saturday. his father and brother were killed. his mother lies critically ill beside him. even if libya does win its freedom they w

this is one of many western warships to visit benghazi recently.tching to see if the west engages actively to curb colonel qaddafi's forces. >> now back to japan and around the world there's been an amazing outpouring of support for those affected by the earthquake and tsunami. from international rescue teams to individual donations, millions of reaching out to help. but in the united states, it's been a tense wait for some japanese-americans who still haven't heard from family and friends who lived in the hardest hit areas. this story from new york. >> it's an anxious time for new york's japanese community. those who came here to make a new life are now consumed by the crisis back home. in the east village, i met takeshi, who, like so many others, is watching what's going on with a growing sense of unease. >> most of my worries are my friends. >> have you heard anything from your friends? >> no. i tried to reach him maybe 10 times, calling and emailing, but, no response. >> it's been an agonizing few days for the japanese community in new york. fi