after brega, they planned to head on. news of the attack 40 miles away reached us in the early morning. defenders started preparing for the possibility that gaddafi's forces would roll straight on and try to capture the space. -- this base. they were excited and nervous. defenders here have a few ancient russian takes -- tanks which the rolled out, older and less effective than the tanks which khaddafi forces are apparently using. many of these men are not just untrained volunteers. until a few days ago, they had been soldiers. the mood was defiant. "we have decided there is only one with for us to go," he shouted, "and that is the representative with forward." flying close by, and air force jet, probably russian built. this is the fourth attempt in 12 days to blow up the ammunition store. this is the entrance through which gaddafi troops are supposed to advance. people are very acceptable, as you can imagine. as it turned out, the gaddafi forces or not at the gates. they were still slugging it out at brega, where they ha

but in brega, the battle is far from over. even as the dead are mourned, many more fighters are rushing in to take their place. the opposition has rejected an offer to negotiate. leaders here in benghazi say what's the point in negotiating until gadhafi steps down. >> stephanie gosk in libya for us tonight. stephanie, thank you for that reporting. >>> during the day today, missing american robert levinson is apparently alive. and that word today from secretary of state hillary clinton has cheered levinson's family members and colleagues who have never given up their efforts to find him. levinson, a retired fbi veteran, was in iran when he disappeared in '07 while working a job as a private investigator. his case received a lot of attention, enough so that we asked mahmoud ahmadinejad about it on our last visit to iran in '08. the news today from secretary clinton, not only is he believed to be alive, but he's apparently being held somewhere in southwest asia. in a statement his family said they are tremendously encouraged by t

but back to today's major development, qaddafi's failed offensive in brega.andy clark was there and reports tonight from benghazi. >> reporter: this is the excitement of victory in the town near today's major battle, cars bearing rebel fighters braced the front line. their comrades splashed water on them and cheered. when word came in of an apparent rebel victory down road, this was a scene of wild celebration. but now these fighters are rushing to get a new shipment of weapons ready for any possible counter-attack. the battle began with an assault by government troops before dawn and included bombing runs by qaddafi's warplanes. >> reporter: by late afternoon, the rebels were on the offensive. down the road, survivors arrived at a chaotic emergency room. they are mercenaries from africa, attacking us with rockets and missiles, this man said. we tucked in behind a truck loaded with ammunition and headed for the front line. smoke was rising from an area hit by bombs, but when we arrived in brega itself, the town was back in rebel hands. we're at the center of

gadhafi's military now controls a city 100 kilometers to the west of brega. it is home to libya's petro chemical and oil refining plants. a spokesman for rebel forces told nhk they will do everything possible to bring that luf under their control. heavy fighting is likely to occur in the area. a spokesman for a venezuelan president hugo chavez said on thursday that gadhafi had accepted a proposal by chavez for international mediation to end the conflict. however, a spokesman for the rebels indicated they would reject the truce. he said negotiations would be impossible after so much blood has been shed and so many lives have been killed. >>> in the northeastern part of the country, where anti-government forces have established a foothold, a radio station is calling on citizens to stand up against the dictatorial government. nhk world has more. >> reporter: a local radio station in libya, the voice of a free libya. it used to be a state-run radio station that decide with anti-government forces beginning last night. the station director is ali ashu who is 56. pr

next to the rebel-held town of brega, a much bigger challenge. in benghazi, the opposition finally unveiled their top military commander, colonel gaddafi's former interior minister. he admitted the war had entered a crucial phase. >> we feel the enemy will have serious logistical problems and supplying the troops. >> but what about benghazi itself? surely colonel gaddafi does not have enough troops to attack the city of 1 million people? and what would he use as an air power against the civilian population here? many of the fighters were injured in attacks by colonel gaddafi's warplanes. this man was wounded friday in an air strike, in an area since recaptured from the government and 100 miles from the foul line. this man lost a hand after he was caught in an air strike. the surgeons treating him had one single message -- >> i want a no-fly zone. it will decrease the number of people injured or killed. >> listed the casualty's we are seeing our fighters. many have been cut up and air attacks. as the fighting gets closer to benghazi, there is the

a few miles from the now besieged town of al-brega, the counter-attack they'd feared for more than ak seemed to have started this morning. from inside al-brega, a fighter we'd contacted spoke of appalling scene. >> this terrible situation is actually slaughter. we were there nearly 100, just 20 got back and 10 still alive, we carry them with us. >> reporter: here, they're getting ready but the reality is that they are volunteers and irregulars who may have to go up against some of qaddafi's best trained troops. from here, they are sending men and ammunition down the road toward al-bregato help out with the battle there and receiving the wounded back here. but most of all, what they want to do here is stop the contagion spreading, make this effectively a frontline against any qaddafi advance. in the main hospital at ajdabiya, seven wounded in the fighting are getting what treatment is available. for the most part, they are gunshot and shrapnel wounds. the doctors here are being told by colleagues in al-brega of many more dead and injured who can't yet be evacuated. >> there are lots o

this youtube video shows the raging battle in brega. militia forces moved in at dawn with suvs and mounted machine guns. one opposition fighter in the small oil town described a massacre. terrible situation. we were there, nearly hundreds just maybe 20 get back alive. >> the ground attack was followed by air strikes, repeatedly hitting a weapons depot in nearby adabia. while injuries from the gun battle filled the local hospital, this 6-year-old boy was caught in the crossfire. it's a massacre right now. >> reporter: these aren't peaceful protesters, this is a rebel fighting force, disorganized, inexperienced and heavily armed. when news came that brega had been attacked, they rushed to the fight and pushed back gadhafi's militia. many signed up in the town of benghazi which has become the rebel capital of the east. we will win or we will die, this man says. the difficult part will be harnessing that energy and using it to create an effective fighting force. there have been 5000 people that have been conscripted so far. most have never

this morning it's unclear who controls the key oil town of brega.yesterday, it appeared that troops loyal to moammar gadhafi had retaken brega using tanks, aircraft and naval bombardment. but last night rebel forces said they recaptured the town. brega is less than 150 miles from the rebel stronghold of benghazi. state department spokesman p.j. crowley has resigned. it came after he caused a stir with comments about the suspect in the wikileaks case. crowley described the army treatment of bradley manning as ridiculous and stupid. manning is being held in solitary confinement. in a statement yesterday crowley said he took responsibility for his remarks and given their impact has submitted his resignation. >> a hacker group called anonymous released documents about bank of america this morning. they say the e-mails expose corruption and fraud at the largest u.s. bank. the documents concern improper mortgage processes at the bank which were used to foreclose on homeowners. anonymous supports embattled wikileaks founder julian assange who was forced to

they retreated also past brega. at times the gaddafi forces are also getting out of their military vehicles, getting in civilian cars to flee without being targeted. the next big test is likely to be gaddafi's hometown where his popular base is strong, as well as his military. if the rebels can take that, all bets are off. there could be a real battle here in the capital. as far as the gaddafi government goes, they are objecting, saying it's an outrage what is happening. they say the allied forces are taking sides in the civil war, helping the rebels openly. going far beyond their u.n. mandate. in order to boost morale in the field, the gaddafi government has given promotions and pay raises to all officers in the fight. chris, back to you. >> chris: steve harrigan reporting from tripoli. steve, thanks for that. joining us now fresh off of a weekend visit to iowa, possible presidential candidate and former speaker of the house, newt gingrich. welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> good to be back here. >> chris: let's

yesterday and today, they attacked brega. this is where the oil refinery, and this is where the all the pipe lines to the coast comes from. if he hit one of the pipe lines that will be disaster not only for the libyan people but it will be disaster for the environment, also. >> brown: but you've heard concerns raised about the effectiveness of establishing a no-fly zone, about the possibility, of course, drawing the military into the situation. >> well, a fly zone is a very important issue, but i have to be clear about this. we do not want any physical presence in our land. our air are free for the international community to act, and if they act, they have to act strong. no chance for the regime to come back again and slaughter civilians. >> brown: is there now a leader of rebellion with? who is is in charge and are there coherent goals that you can point to beyond getting rid of qaddafi? >> i'm not really in favor of using rebellions. >> brown: okay. >> rebellion gives different impression. i prefer to use pressure. we are n

pushing eastward along the coast, they seized the oil town of brega and headed for the last remaining rebel stronghold of benghazi. mark phillips has more. >> reporter: the anti-qaddafi rebels never had much serious military equipment, and a lot of what they did have now lies destroyed along the roadside-- evidence of a retreat that threatens to become a rout. the government advance has now moved past ras lanuf on to brega, the road towards benghazi seemed lightly defended as well. there is nothing the rebels with their light weapons can do to stop the qaddafi advance. the arab league has called for a no-fly zone, but for those anti- qaddafi forces it may already be too late. >> i expect he will kill people today. he will kill a lot of people. we don't have heavy weapons. >> reporter: this is the furthest point of advance of the anti-qaddafi rebels. the town of ajdabiyah. the only evidence they were here is a shot-up police station they had presumably occupied. the town itself is completely empty. the only sign of this conflict are some celebrating pro qaddafi soldiers. these are trop

yesterday troops loyal to moammar gadhafi's regime dropped bombs over the eastern city of brega, as they tried to retake a key oil installation. the forces briefly succeeded, before rebels beat them back. while american warships have moved closer to libya, the white house admits it's still a long way from taking any more military action. >> there is a great deal of caution that is being exercised with respect to any actions that we might take, other than in support of humanitarian missions. >> reporter: speaking before a cheering crowd, gadhafi warned against any intervention. he's threatening to turn libya into another vietnam, saying if the u.s. or another country steps in, they will drown in blood. rebel leaders are asking for outside help, they have formed their own interim government and are calling for western air strikes to kick gadhafi's regime out for good. there is now word that a peace plan has been offered by venezuelan president hugo chavez. that is now being considered. under that plan an international commission would negotiate an outcome between gadhafi and the rebel lead

they swept forward to the next town on the road called brega. they say that essentially the qaddafi... the pro-qaddafi forces are in really treat. now, they were able to take that territory because there was extensive bombing by the nato and allied planes last night that took out a lot of the pro- qaddafi heavy armor, the tanks and the heavy guns. it looks as if the pro-qaddafi forces are retreating to qaddafi's stronghold and the rebels are following. but it's pretty clear that they won't be able to take that town without very, very comprehensive and proactive support from the skies. >> schieffer: liz, thank you so much. liz palmer in tripoli this morning. good morning again. and we are joined in the studio by the secretary of state and the secretary of defense. madam secretary, let me start with you. tens of thousands of people have turned out protesting in syria, which has been under the iron grip of the assads for so many years now-- one of the most repressive regimes in the world, i suppose. and when the demonstrators turned out, the regime

>> couric: mandy clark reporting from brega, libya, tonight. thank you, mandy. we have new details about the suspect in the attack yesterday on a group of american airmen in germany. it appears the 20-year-old man had a grudge against the u.s. military. sources tell cbs news that when he was arrested, uka said "they are at war with us." uka, a radical muslim, opened fire on the airmen while they were in a bus at the frankfurt airport, killing two and wounding two others. investigators believe he acted alone and is not connected to any terror group. and there's an update tonight in a case that's become a real black eye for the navy. it involve a series of lewd tapes made on board an aircraft carrier. the ship's captain had already lost his job and as david martin reports, several top officers are about to lose theirs. >> reporter: 25 raunchy video which began as an embarrassment for the navy today produced a bloodbath. investigators recommended five senior officers, including a three-star admiral, for career ending letters of reprimand. it would have been six but

this man has lost a hand after he was caught in another air strike in the oil town of brega.eating him had one simple message. >> i want no-fly zone because the no-fly zone will decrease the number of people that are injured or killed. >> most of the casualties we're seeing here are fighters. many have been caught up in air attacks. as the fighting gets closer to this major city of benghazi, there is the potential for many more civilian casualties, particularly if colonel qaddafi's aircraft operate unchecked. this is one of many western warships to visit benghazi recently. everyone is watching 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

: but you still come to work. >> reporter: libya was exporting 1.5 million barrels of a day and el brega is one of a series of major facilities that dot the mediterranean coastline. crucially, all but one are in the eastern part of the country where qaddafi has lost. the big fear is that qaddafi will strike out to take the territory back or simply destroy what he cannot control. while we were at the terminal, we got word from the rebels that government planes had bombed the next town over. when we got there, we found the local militia frantically trying to load an anti-aircraft gun manned by an excitable officer. these men told us a weapons depot nearby has been bombed and they were now worried about a ground attack. >> reporter: in this part of the country there's real fear the revolution could quickly turn into an all out civil war. many people are preparing for that possibility and stockpiling weapons and there's a faction here that believes the rebels should take the offensive, gather forces and march on tripoli. katie? >> couric: mandy, is it realistic to think enough forces could b

there is a back and forth battle for brega.ing qadhafi warned that thousands of libyans woel die if nato force intervened. he also says he doesn't run libya. he says the people do. >> we will take our fingers and the eyes of anybody who dares challenge this fact. >> qadhafi also vowed to fight until the last man and last woman to defend libya. this morning a tanker exploded on a highway overpass in the libyan capital of tripoli. it's unclear if there was accidents or if that tanker was deliberately targeted. it's estimated more than 140,000 refugees have fled the violence in libya. the u.n. says the situation at the tunisian border has reached a crisis point now. this morning the british and french government said they'll airlift egyptian refugees strand ted border back to egypt. the first flied is scheduled to leave today. >>> an oil tanker filled with libyan crude for the u.s. market is in off shore limbo this morning. that ship is just off port arthur, texas, near the louisiana border. it's unable to offload its oil, though,

live from the libyan town of brega turns into a bloody battleground world position finds a government sheaves class for the second day in a row reports suggest colonel gadhafi has ordered air strikes over the oil rich town all the countries that witnessing the most deadly of all the arab revolts with over two thousand reported killed during more than a fortnight a fight to international community has condemned the harsh methods used to crack down on the opposition this comes as the u.s. the boys. troops of the two warships already approaching libyan shore was a move that is raised fears of foreign intervention meanwhile the un has warned of the growing humanitarian crisis on the stand this he and water where hundreds of thousands are stranded after fleeing libya. reports from tunis is the capital struggles to cope with the huge influx of refugees. some one hundred eighty thousand people have fled libya with seventy five thousand of them already reaching here interim is yet another thirty thousand are waiting at the border to follow through now throughout the day tuesday resumed writin

the road outside brega has become a firing range for the much more powerful government artillery. but these fighters are driving straight into it. within just a few minutes, qaddafi's big guns open up. suddenly, the rebel trucks are screaming back across the desert, the drivers with their feet on the floor, and the gunners firing futile shots at an enemy they can't see. in an army with no command structure, the fall back is followed by arguments about why the attack failed and we see a demonstration of how ill- discipline in these ranks could be fatal. on the road, the trucks are still racing back, and the rockets are now covering the retreat. well, the rebels are responding to the government's artillery with their rockets, and on the assumption that those rocket batteries will then be targeted by the pro-qaddafi artillery, we're moving back every time they're fired. there's more panic, more chaos, and it's time to move again. we've defeated soldiers who will live to fight another day. although in this part of the desert, it is far from clear how many days this revolution has left

libya meantime the battle for the oil rich east continues with reports of airstrikes over the town of brega rebels claim they took one hundred gadhafi supporters hostage during the fighting the country's witnessing the most deadly of all the arab revolts with over two thousand. reported killed during more than a fortnight of fighting so far the international community has condemned the harsh methods used to crack down on the opposition this comes as the u.s. deploys troops to do with ships already approaching libyan shores a move through the foreign intervention meanwhile the un has warned of the growing humanitarian crisis from a chilled new zealand border where hundreds of thousands are stranded after fleeing libya paula fleer reports from tunis tonight as the capital struggles to cope with the huge influx of refugees it's now see. some one hundred eighty thousand people have fled libya with seventy five thousand of them already reaching here intern is yet another thirty thousand are waiting at the border to follow through after what today thursday there was a new fighting between governm

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. >>> libyan rebels control the port city of brega after they have forced moammar gadhafi's forces tominder of brutality of the regime. this woman claimed to have been arrested and gang raped by gadhafi forces. they quickly overpowered the woman and a hood was thrown over her and she was dragged off. as you may know president obama will speak to the nation tomorrow about u.s. military involvement in libya. we will carry his remarks here live at 4:30 p.m.. >>> in the bay area, san francisco police are investigating a fatal shooting that took place in a parking lot near a south of market nightclub earlier in the morning. it was just about closing time when two men were shot on sixth street between mission and market streets. one man was rushed to a local hospital but later died. second victim is in the hospital. his injuries are not life-threatening. no information has been released yet on a suspect or motive. >> the barry bonds perjury trial moves into second week with kimberly bell is expected to testify about physical changes to bonds' body during the time they were dating between 19

one strike targeted the oil port of brega.ke the city yesterday. anti-government rebels held their ground. rebel leaders want the u.n. to launch air strikes against those government troops. >>> bp announced this morning there will be no bonuses for executives who had responsibility for operations in the gulf of mexico during last year's big oil spill. that includes former chief executive tony hayward. >>> law enforcement officials in texas say college students thinking of hitting the beach in mexico this spring break may want to think again. cbs news correspondent don teague has more from dallas this morning. don, good morning. >> good morning, jeff. for the second year in a row authorities here in texas have warned college students to stay away from mexico for spring break, saying they can't protect tourists who are caught in the crossfire of mexico's drug war. >> reporter: for thousands of college students, spring break is an annual, week-long party, featuring beaches, bikinis and beer, and for many, that means mexico. but t

the target, brega, was an airstrip that belongs to an oil complex on the mediterranean coast. in the nearby town of ajdabiya, 14 people have died in fighting between rebels and government forces. in the u.s., some members of congress are calling for a no- fly zone over parts of libya. but the obama administration says the u.s. cannot rush into a move so severe. >>> 5:13. it hasn't happened since the dinosaurs disappeared. could the earth be facing another mass extinction? >> a long time ago. plus, what the super bowl our last days of pro football for a while? the major deadline looming for the nfl and what it means for our bay area teams coming up. here's a ,,,,,, ♪ it's the way you bring out the sun ♪ sunnyd! ♪ it's the way you make it all fun ♪ know who makes the day sunny? my mom and sunny d! i love the taste. mom loves the vitamin c. and now it has 40% fewer calories than most regular soda brands. sunnyd! ♪ make today a sunny day! sunnyd is giving away a prize a day for a hundred days at facebook.com/sunnyd ♪ [ male announcer ] unrestrained. unexpected. and unlike any hybr

arrestados y una explosión dejó casi 40 muertos y también hubo heridos por fuego cruzado en la ciudad de bregao para miles de personas que han logrado pasar la frontera con libia para llegar hasta aquí en buscado un avión principalmente a egipto vietnam, y desde el aeropuerto las filas de personas con su cosas se alargan después de cruzar la frontera con libia llego tan en autobús y buscan cualquier rincón donde esperar o descansar, los pasillos son dorm tars, y orz a un filas del refugiados y han eevacuado más e 500 a esta hora. >> y creo que trabajamos al máximo la capacidad y dando a mejores servicios. >> la gente come lo que puede. >> los locales están abiertos pero no se han visto afectados porque en este número de invierno es bajo, y para comerciante es más importante ayudar, en medio del tu multo y la espera se elevan voces de agradecimiento, la mayoría se reste hablar, solo quieren volver a casa. >> tengo muchas ganas de regresar a casa, mis padres están muy preocupados por mí. >> mientras llega el momento de abordar el avión un fuego era juego de carta ayuda a sobrellevar la situación

much further east in brega, they're feeling the pressure of the regime too. this was the town's small hospital 24 hours oofplg the rebels are outgunned by gaddafi's man, and the regime seems to be outthinking them too, using its resources effectively to move hard against the rebellion. today the doctors were leaving. reports from the front line are con cuse -- confused, but with gaddafi's men move pg forward, they aren't taking any chances. >> it's not safe. there was a raid here and we were targeted and it's not safe here. we cannot work. >> outside, up to now neither side has had the power play to overwhelm the other but without foreign help, the morale of the rebels, one of their strengths, is taking a toll. holding on to what they have is tough enough. there have been protests in the east of saudi arabia where demonstrators were calling for better treatment for the country's minorities. in the capital, riyadh, protests were expected but a heavy police presence was the only sign of unrest. one person's been shot dead in yemen where tens of thousands of ant

gaddafi's forces are battling for control of the oil port brega. analysts are already beginning to doubt whether saudi arabia could fill the gap. crude oil traded in london at $115 this wednesday. these prices will choke off the economic upswing in europe if they persist. >> the oil facility is a prized both gaddafi loyalists and his opponents want to win. it is one of the key oil refineries in libya. only the security guards remain. hundreds of workers have fled over the past few days. for weeks, libya's oil output has been minimal. but that has not led to shortages worldwide. many countries hold massive reserves. germany has enough for around three months. even so, oil analysts are nervous. if unrest spreads across the arab world, there could be further interruptions in supply. the world is dependent on oil from the middle east and north africa. it is 36% of the global supply. around 20% comes from europe, russia, and asia. much of the rest is produced in north and latin america. saudi arabia is the only oil- producing country which could increas

then all the way back to the oil town of brega, in less than a week. just a few days ago, this was the scene of celebration when the town fell into rebel hand and the front was moving quickly to the west. now the rebels seem to be in full-scale retreat and are telling us not to go any further because qaddafi forces are approaching once more. rebels are starting to show their combat fatigue, outgunned and regularly outflanked in the field, they lack any sort of military strategy or leadership. >> reporter: they desperately need command and control if they hope to make any battlefield gains. they are eager to take ground but are quick to flee when they face any real fight. one simple problem here is communication. networks are down, satellite phones are rare, and there's not a two-way radio in sight. it's difficult to know how the rebels are communicating. erica. >> hill: mandy clark, mandy, thanks. and with the rebels steadily losing ground, the debate over arming them grows louder, but as david martin reports, the obama administration has good reason t

this morning, rebels have taken another city which is called brega as they push toward the capital. meanwhile, there was an extraordinary scene in tripoli itself involving a woman who claimed she was raped by gadhafi's henchmen. alex marquardt is on that story. >> reporter: this woman, clearly distraught, burst into a tripoli hotel housing foreign reporters. "look what gadhafi's militia did to me" she cried. a scratched and bruised iman obeidi claims to have been arrested at a checkpoint, tied up and later gang raped. there was a scuffle. a hood thrown over obeidi's head. borzou borzou daragahi from the "l.a. times" was there. >> one woman picked up a knife from one of the tables and started threatening her with it. she just kept saying, no, no, no. she was fearless. clearly, something really awful had happened to her. >> reporter: at first, a government spokesman said she was drunk and mentally ill before saying it was possible she was raped and they would investigate. a violent remainder of gadhafi's authoritarian rule which the rebel fighters are trying to end. after a stalemate

spore rad dick fighting has been reported though outskirts of brega. gadhafi spoke to mark the establishment of the current political system. >> we will never accept being under the control of other nations. we are ready to enter a bloody war and thousands will die if the u.s. or alternate attacks. >> reporter: the anti-government force held a news conference in benghazi. >>> translator: we call on the united nations security council to denounce countries which support gadhafi. >> the insurgent forces have called on the international community to conduct air raids on the bases being used by mercenaries hired by gadhafi. >>> insurgents in libya are hoping the international community will impose a no-fly zone over the country in order to prevent gadhafi forces from carrying out air strikes against civilians. should a no-fly zone be created, military aircraft violating the area could be shot down. a simt no-fly zone was established by the international community to protect the curd issue minority in northern iran during saddam hussein's rairng. secretary

rebel spokesman has denied claims that government troops have regained control of the oil port of bregaand are now pushing towards bengazi. >> gaddafi's sources bombarded rebel positions in and around this key town. >> airplanes came and bombed people. look. a bomb landed there. we are civilians. we are not militants. >> pictures from libyan state television suggest things are back to normal, apparently retaken by government troops on sunday. but the rebels say a bitter battle is still being fought for the town and its oil terminal. britain and france have pushed for a no-fly zone. >> we're having technical difficulties, but let's just have a quick recap of the main developments for you at this hour. engineers are working around the clock to stabilize the situation at the fukushima nuclear power plant, but they say they cannot rule out a reactor meltdown, and an explosion occurred at reactor number three earlier on monday. however, authorities say the core container remains intact. >> nuclear fuel rods in the reactor unit number two have been reexposed. the rescue operation on japan's n

but now they have lost the town of brega. we begin the coverage from further down the coast. >> revolution 101 -- beginners' of lessons in using a rocket- propelled grenade. but there is more guesswork here that expertise. the rubble -- the rebels want more weapons and the international community is suggesting they might get them. what is missing here is training and leadership. >> if we get the new weapons and someone training as, maybe we can do something to push him back. but with this old weapon, we can do anything. >> who is actually in charge? >> no commander here. altogether, we are talking together and we make the plans together. but maybe he is with us -- i don't know how it looks like. i don't know anything. >> you just heard some names? >> it just names. >> some generals have defected to the rebels, but they're not leading from the front. instead of command-and-control, we saw confusion and infighting. something they did not want us to film. >> the rebels are moving out now. they have been reloading their weapons a

today warplanes struck the oil port of brega. it appears the target was an airstrip that belongs to an oil complex on the mediterranean coast. qaddafi loyalists are reportedly holding three dutch marines who were trying to rescue dutch workers from libya. and in the united states, some members of congress are calling for a no-fly zone over parts of libya but the obama administration says the u.s. cannot rush into a move so severe. >>> in the bay area, undercover officers are in the hot seat after a drug bust at a residential hotel in san francisco. some of them are even accused of perjury. surveillance video has been released of two incidents in the henry hotel. they happened on the fifth floor hallway. in fact first video the public defender says the cops just barged in without permission. he claims the officers also misrepresented that search in police reports. >> we are talking about violations of constitutional rights. and officers who lied about violating these rights. >> in the second video, the officers entered that hallwa

brega and ajdabiya were the latest cities to fall. still photos show rebels and civilians fleeing the area under heavy shelling from qaddafi loyalists. the rebels hope to regroup in benghazi which they still control. and coming up next, putting their lives on the line. the 50 workers still on the job at that damaged nuclear plant. nuclear plant. [ female announcer ] sometimes you need tomorrow to finish what you started today. for the aches and sleeplessness in between, there's motrin pm. no other medicine, not even advil pm, is more effective for pain and sleeplessness. motrin pm. is more effective for pain and sleeplessness. everything is better with swanson broth in it. an essential ingredient in any kitchen. swanson 100% natural chicken broth. wonder where the durango's been for the last two years? well, it toured around europe, getting handling and steering lessons on those sporty european roads. it went back to school, got an advanced degree in technology. it's been working out -- more muscle and less fat. it's only been two yea

armed rebels in burned-out trucks line the road as fighting continued over the massive oil facility in brega. the opposition in libya has fought off moammar gadhafi's forces for two days. >> we are strong. >> reporter: this amateur video shows heavy gunfire in the wide open desert where rebels could only duck for cover. gadhafi's attacks included bombings by warplanes. his son told the media those raids were meant to scare off the rebels, not to kill them. but opposition leaders have asked foreign powers to intervene with air strikes against gadhafi's forces. the united nations and the international community are moving cautiously on the subject of military intervention. president obama said all options are still under discussion, including a no-fly zone over libya. the u.s. continues to move forces closer to libya. the president authorized u.s. military aircraft to help egyptians evacuate. but the administration is trying not to get sucked in to a mideast conflict. the president's hope is that gadhafi will head off a bloody stalemate and make way for new leadership. randall pinkston, cbs ne

earlier, rebel forces regained control of two key oil ports, ras lanuf and brega. nato is assuming command of all aerial operations in libya from the u.s. and tonight president obama will address the nation to discuss the u.s. mission in libya. joel brown is in washington with more. joel, good morning to you. >> terrell, good morning to you. white house officials say the president's speech will build on the case that he's been laying out for the last ten days or so. he'll argue that libya does matter when it comes to u.s. interests and that the administration's actions helped avert a catastrophe. tonight, president obama will try to convince a skeptical public and congress america's mission in libya is working. he'll deliver a nationally televised speech just a day after nato agreed to take full command of the operation. and at least one u.s. warship reportedly left the region. >> i think the military mission has gone quite well. >> reporter: the obama administration touted progress. following another weekend of air strikes. coalition forces hit targets in tripoli,

they've also had to leave two critical oil ports, brega and ras lanuf. the u.s. navy launched a new barrage of cruise missiles at targets near tripoli and nato takes command of the operation today. joel brown is in washington with more. good morning, joel. what's the latest? >> betty, it wasn't even a close fight. gadhafi forces routed the rebels, proving again to many, they don't stand a chance without the coalition's help. the u.s. starts handing over control of the military operation in libya to nato today. in the past two days, the u.s. stepped up its assault on the country, launching 22 cruise missiles at weapons storage sites around tripoli. >> gadhafi knows exactly what he needs to do to stop the constant bombardment that he's under. >> reporter: representatives from more than 40 countries attending a summit in london, led by secretary of state hillary clinton, agree there's only one solution. that libyan leader moammar gadhafi step down. >> gadhafi has lost the legitimacy to lead. so we believe he must go. we're working with the international community to