i'm christiane amanpour. abc. more than anything he wanted us to see he's not hiding but remains here in tripoli. perhaps his long stronghold. he showed no signs of a siege mentality, that's perhaps because he remains utter unconvinced there is an uprising against him. >> no demonstration in the street at all. no, no one against us. against me for what? because i am not president. they love me, all my people with me, they love me all. they will die to protect me, my people. >> reporter: if you say they do love you, then why are they capturing benghazi and say they're against you? >> it's kw, it's kw not my people. al kw. >> reporter: colonel gadhafi, the president of the united states, the leaders of britain and other leaders, are calling on you to step down, to leave libya, to leave your position of power. will you do that? >> translator: who would leave his homeland? why do i leave my homeland? why do i leave libya? >> reporter: they say that they've done it because you have ordered force against your people, sh

i'm christiane amanpour. >> reporter: abc's christiane amanpour was the only u.s.ing with libyan leader moammar gadhafi. gadhafi told her the libyan people, quote, love him and would die for him. >> if you say they do love you, then why are they capturing benghazi and say they're against you? why are -- >> this is al qaeda, not my people. >> reporter: he denied using force against his own peond refused to admit the e part of the country had fallen intds. >> when he can laugh when talking to american and international journalist while he is slaughtering his own people, it only underscores how unfit he is to lead. and how disconnected he is from reality. >> reporter: the international community took firm action against gadhafi. the european union imposed new sanctions on libya, including an arms embargo, asset freezes and a visa ban, all aimed directly at gadhafi and his family, preventing them from fleeing the country with their assets. >> it is time for gadhafi to go. now, without further violence or delay. >> reporter: the british say they're working with their al

christiane amanpour reporting from tripoli tonight. >>> and when the protesters in benghazi heard what gadhafi told christiane, they were stunned and outraged telling our alex marquardt in eastern libya that gadhafi is a liar and crazy. and the white house also reacted quickly and strongly. let's hear about that from jake tapper who is there tonight. jake? >> reporter: good evening, diane. well, i read some of the quotes from christiane's interview with colonel gadhafi to the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, dr. susan rice, and she said, first of all, it sounds just, frankly, delusional, and she pointed to the part of the interview where he laughed and said how he can laugh when he's slaughtering his own people only underscores how unfit he is to lead and how disconnected he is to reality and noting the treasury's department's announcement that it had frozen $30 billion gadhafi's assets, she noted the figure, quote they have no resources to seize. they've led a clean and uncorrupt life," she said sarcastically, of course. >> $30 billion, so any action plan yet from the white hous

"this week" with christiane amanpour tomorrow morning, and diane sawyer reports here this weekend.she'll be here for "world news" starting on monday, and don't forget "gma" first thing in the morning. for all of us at abc news, thanks for watching, and good night from japan. >> alan: this is the moment of the blast. an explosion and the wall around a nuclear rerackettor collapses. the growing concern for a nation ratted -- rattled by the friday's disaster. thousand ares still missing following the 8.9 earthquake and tsunami. the official death toll is 686 and the government says that figure could go well beyond 1,000. for those who survived, their concerns are focused on

. >> we want to bring christiane amanpour the host of "this week."reat to see you. >> good to be here. >> the president declared gadhafi must go. but what does the u.s. do now? >> well, david, that's a very good question. you remember when he was with us in tripoli just about a week ago. he said he wasn't going anywhere. he wasn't leaving the country or stepping down. now that the president has publicly said that he must go, it begs the question, is there somebody who's able to intervene, offer gadhafi some kind of deal and get him out of there? or does the president, the united states and the international community have to do something more active, have to intervene to get rid of him? once he's been told he has to go, presumably he has to go, otherwise the credibility of the united states is in question. >> you know so much of the emphasis has been on humanitarian relief. senator john mccain has been the first to talk about the no fly zone. you have him on the program tomorrow? >> indeed we do. senator mccain has been vocal in that regard. so in fa

. >> the flamboyant libyan leader sat down for an exclusive interview with our christiane amanpour. he claimed there were no demonstrators or protesters in libya. and that he was loved by all. >> okay. well, emily schmidt joins us from washington now, with more on gadhafi and more reaction from the white house. good morning, emily. >> reporter: rob and peggy, good morning to you. for two weeks now, protesters have been taking control of cit, after city, trying to oust moammar gadhafi. but it turns out his view of what's happening is about as different as it can get. despite anti-government protesters closing in around moammar gadhafi's capital city, the libyan leader insisted to abc's christiane amanpour, that there are no protesters in his country at all. >> they love me. all my people love me. they love me all. >> but if they do love you -- >> they will die to protect me, my people. >> reporter: amanpour is the only american reporter to sit down with gadhafi. he says he has not ordered his own people killed. though the u.n. estimates hundreds, if not thousands, have died. >> the i

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christiane amanpour just landed in tokyo. japanese prime minister came out and said the situation may not be as bad as feared. can you fill us in what he is saying? >> reporter: dan this is where it's difficult. there are so many conflicting reports, and they change from hour to hour. we've been here four hours now, since we landed about the time of the explosion and initial reports where there were leakages of radioactive material in that steam and vapor that was escaping. 8 times normal outside. 1,000 times inside. then the last couple hours the prime minister has been on, including his spokesman as well on television, saying, in fact, radiation is coming down. then, yet another conflicting report from a electrical company, which is saying, according to their measurements, radiation is still high and going up. so it is incredibly difficult to know exactly what is going on from our vantage point and that, confusion, is what is adding to frankly the fear factor here about what is going to be the potential fallout from this on

abc's christiane amanpour talked to gadhafi's defiant son.tion against libya this morning. air strikes could literal begin within hours. >> everybody's watching what's going to go down, and john hendren is joining us now from washington with the very latest. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, peggy. good morning, rob. opposition fighters in the lone rebel stronghold of benghazi are now on the ropes, but they have a potential life line from the international community. the world spoke out without a single opposing voice. >> translator: ten votes in favor. zero vote against. >> reporter: after weeks of moammar gadhafi's air force pounding pro-democracy fighters, the united nations approved, quote, all necessary measures to protect libyan civilians. that includes one key protection rebel fighters have been begging for for weeks. >> the security council has authorized the use of force, including enforcement of a no-fly zone, to protect civilians and civilian areas. >> reporter: the u.s., the united kingdom, france and at least one ara

christiane amanpour now with a look at the humanitarian effort. >> reporter: in the face of a nightmareven one of the world's most modern countries simply cannot mobilize fast enough against an ever-mounting series of crises. especially in the north, even the basics, food, water, electricity are in short supply. the red cross here has opened a 24-hour command center which can barely keep up. the biggest challenge, logistics. along the coast much of the basic infrastructure has been crippled. moving supplies on land or by air is severely hampered as we saw when we toured the devastation by helicopter. the red cross director showed us the worst hit areas sendai closest to the earthquake epicenter. what is the biggest need right now? >> for the moment it would be search and rescue. for the next few days and then next comes distribution of water and food and toilets for the next one, two weeks and then, well, the collection of dead bodies. >> reporter: japan does not have an army, a legacy of its world war ii history. what it does have is a self-defense force which is now facing its biggest

tonight, christiane amanpour flies over the devastation for a first-hand look. she's here with us in japan, as well. christiane? >> reporter: david, this morning, japan is on high nuclear alert. as the government races to cool down two nuclear reactors. and the government is also racing to save lives. it has doubled its rescue operation from 50,000 personnel to 100,000. with search and rescue operations now under way in many parts of the earthquake/tsunami zone, we wonder how much of the country is effected by this kind of chaos and destruction. the helicopter's taking on fuel and we're going up to the sendai earthquake zone. japan is not a massive country, but part of that sendai area is quite remote. some of the roads have been damaged. there are mountains in the greater area around there, and that's hampering not just assessment, but also relief and the delivery of supplies. on the hour-long ride to the city of sendai, near the epicenter, little evidence of the earthquake. much of the countryside appears unscathed. but as the chopper turns to the coast, the fu

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our christiane amanpour shows gadhafi forces covering up the reality on the streets. >>> floods and fires. rising water threatens the entire midwest, while florida is burning. >>> made in america. are you sure your home is filled with american goods? we show one family the truth and what a shock tonight. >>> and, surprising life. the unexpected story of america's pioneer pinup girl, jane russell, who died yesterday. >>> good evening. the last time it happened in america, it was 1963, and john kennedy was in the white house. we got answers to some direct questions about women in the united states. what are their paychecks, their opportunities and their obstacles? well, now, tonight, almost 50 years later, those questions have finally been asked and answered once again. a huge new report on american women, where gains have been made, where ground has been lost. and we have two correspondents on the case tonight, elizabeth vargas and jake tapper, who starts us off at the white house, where the study was released just today. jake? >> reporter: that's right, diane. good evening. the white hous

tonight, his son, and closest adviser, saif gadhafi, has talked with abc's christiane amanpo amanpour. it's an abc worldwide exclusive. saif is also in tripoli, and we begin here with his reaction to the offensive. >> we were surprised that, you know, the americans and the british and the french attacked libya. attacked five cities. terrorized people, children and women were so afraid. president obama, we thought he was a good man and a friend. he is bombing libya. >> reporter: will colonel gadhafi step down? will he step aside? >> step aside, why? i mean, to step -- again, there's a big misunderstanding. the whole country is united against the armed militia and the terrorists. the americans and other countries, you are supporting the terrorists and the militia. that's it. >> saif gadhafi tonight. in an abc news exclusive. >>> so, has the offensive changed the picture on the ground in eastern libya for the rebels? tonight, in some places, celebration. though, in others, gadhafi's army still on the attack. alex marquardt is in eastern libya tonight. >> reporter: good evening, david. th

abc's christiane amanpour has a different perspective after taking an aerial tour. >> reporter: with search and rescue under way in the earthquake and tsunami zone, we wondered how much of the country is affected by this kind of chaos and destruction. the helicopters taking on fuel and we're going up to the sendai earthquake zone. japan is not a massive country. but part of that sendai area is quite remote. some the roads have been damaged. there are mountains in the greater area around there. that's hampering not just assessment but also relief and the delivery of supplies. on the hour-long ride to the city of sendai, near the epicenter, little evidence of the earthquake, much of the countryside appears unscathed. but as the chopper turns to the coast, the full extent of the devastation reveals itself. huge swaths of land along the coast remain under water. we fly past this massive plume of black smoke, billowing 3,000 feet into the air. the petrochemical plant below has been burning since the earthquake struck. and oil is spilling into the water. the government says it's already re

well, you saw that interview with christiane amanpour. yesterday, you called gadhafi delusional, accused of slaughtering his own people. he's continuing to attack rebel forces today. you listen to him and he sounds like a man who's not willing to go. are you hearing anything through diplomatic channel which is would suggest he could be persuaded to go? or is this a fight to the death? >> good morning, george. good to be with you. i think the international community has joined with the people of libya, expressing their outrage at the killing and slaughtering and the frankly crazy behavior we've seen out of colonel gadhafi. the international community is going to keep the pressure on. the european union adopted strong sanctions yesterday, joining the united states, which has seized $30 billion in gadhafi-related assets. there's military contingency planning under way for humanitarian and other contingencies. we're going to keep the pressure on gadhafi until he steps down and allows people to express themselves freely and determine their own

exclusive with our christiane amanpour. the libyan leade

thank you for your reporting. >>> we know christiane amanpour is there, as well.hristiane? >> reporter: robin, you know, there's several dozen american workers who were at the fukushima plant. and they were refurbishing one of the reactors. we caught up with a couple of them, who are now in tokyo, trying to leave, after that experience. one of them agreed to talk to us on camera. not about the nuclear plant because he's prevented from doing so under his contract. but about the terrifying earthquake. japan's worst earthquake and the tsunami that followed, dealt a knock-out blow to the cooling systems at the fukushima power plant. and barely 24 hours later, an explosion of the first reactor destroyed the outer wall. american, greg henderson, had just left the plant when the earthquake struck. now, he's at this tokyo hotel, trying to get out, after his harrowing experience. >> when i got to the hotel, it goes -- like a big smack up against the wall. i'm sits in a chair, about like this. and it just throws me in the chair to the floor. it keeps rumbling and shaking an

"this week" host christiane amanpour recently interviewed the man president reagan once called the mad dog of the middle east. christiane joins us. we understand you just got off the phone with his son, saif. what is gadhafi's strategy right now? >> well, i just asked him precisely those questions, will he leave? will he step aside? he said -- saif, his son, said, no, he won't, and he keeps saying that they are just fighting to protect the people of benghazi. that's their -- that's their -- that's their statement. i also asked him, would they carry out threats of retaliation, and saif said, no, that is not our target. bianna? >> christiane, spreading outside of libya, is there a growing sense that america's reputation in the region could take another hit given that they're intervening in libya now, but if you look at bahrain, and yemen, two strategically important countries to the u.s. are experiencing increased bloodshed among their own civilian population and could this perpetuate accusations of hypocrisy on the u.s.' side for not intervening? >> well there certainly are questions as

we'll have much more later on "this week with christiane amanpour." me

>> alex, i want to ask jake tapper at the white house and christiane amanpour about these things. christiane, let's start with gadhafi. defiance again tonight. has any nation given him an exit possibility, something he might accept? >> there have been negotiations before all this started, before the no fly-zone to try to get him to step aside, but he's refused. one of the complicating issues is that his possible war crimes have already been referred to the international criminal court, and that basically leaves him no way out. beyond that fact that he's always said i will not leave. >> jake, limited intentions can lead to long wars, as we know. what is the white house saying about an exit strategy, a firm exit strategy? >> president obama told congressional leaders yesterday that the kinetic activity that the u.s. is involved in, the fighting will be a matter of days not weeks, and then the u.s. will come back to a support role for other countries to enforce the no-fly zone so they do not envision a long-term military commitment, just rather long-term perhaps support role in the op

i want to bring in christiane amanpour now. the anchor of "this week." you sat down with moammar gadhafi within the last month and you have talked within the last 24 hours to his son. is there any chance he'll back down? >> reporter: from what they're saying, no. from what they're saying, we're going to die here, we're not moving. we're not moving anywhere, my people love me. however, since this u.n. resolution has passed, you've had the foreign minister say, cease-fire. you've had them say, we have no intention of going into benghazi. when they are just on the outskirts. and last night, before the resolution, gadhafi really threatened them, saying, we'll show no mercy so, it's possible that he could stop and pull back. the question is, what will be enough for the u.s. and its allies? >> at one point, the defense minister threatened to take down commercial planes. >> reporter: and as we know, back in the '80s, that is what happened with lockerbie, the pan-am 103. and of course ronald reagan once sent bombers against libya, for terrorist actions that liby

we're going to begin with the anchor of "this week," christiane amanpour. ristiane, i know you spoke to gadhafi's son overnight. what are you hearing about this latest move? >> they're very defiant, as usual. customary gadhafi bravado. saying it's not going to happen. it's not going to change. but it seems that the u.s. is trying to do a last-ditch effort to prevent a slaughter in benghazi. and saif gadhafi said, don't bomb us. it was very strange. listen to what he said. >> we want, even americans, to help us get rid of the remnants of those people and have a peaceful country. we want you to help us 20, you know, middle east democracy. more freedom. being peaceful. but not to threaten us with air strikes. we will not be afraid. >> and he said whatever happens is not going to cause his father to leave office. >> but i couldn't help but when we were listening with george. if you're waking up this morning and you hear that his father is considering shooting down passenger planes. american passenger planes. is he serious about that? >> well, the defense ministe

"this week's" christiane amanpour, joins us from london. christiane, i know you saw this too over the weekend, gadhafi calling into libyan state television saying this is where we're staying, we'they're going return defeated. this seems to be a leader digging in this morning. >> that is his public stance. we're not going anywhere. we were born here, we are going to live here. we're going to die here. and i asked his son that, as well. and he said no. my father is not stepping aside. not going anywhere. others think he might fold after a few days of the bombardment. and here in london, of course, actively taking part in the parliament behind me, they are retroactively voting for this military intervention. >> his son, his closest adviser over the weekend. and we were struck by what he told you. president obama, we thought was a good man, a friend, is now bombing libya. are they maintaining the u.s. is on the wrong side here? >> well, yeah. when i spoke with gadhafi, as well, he spent a lot of time how they like president obama. how president

we want to go to our reporter, christiane amanpour in tokyo. christiane, what has happened?s hour? >> we rat the tokyo airport, the narita airport that serves tokyo. and according to authorities here, there was an explosion at that nuclear power plant. at the airport, there are live pictures on local television here, showing and demonstrating what the building looked like before the explosion. and what it's looking like since the explosion. according to the local authorities, there was some kind of an explosion in one of the reactors. they say it's the first reactor of that plant and that it collapsed. they say only the external skelton remaining. and they say according to local television here, that four people have been injured and taken to the hospital. amongst those, two reactor engineers. now, what the television is doing and what authorities have been doing is alerting people that, according to them, radioactive material is in the air. to close all openings and to close them with wet towels. even some 12 to 14 hours ago, they were saying that anyone within three miles

rebels say the attack on gadhafi's columns came just in time but saif gadhafi told abc news's christiane amanpourhe americans are supporting the wrong side. >> the americans and other western countries, you are supporting the terrorists and armed militia. that's it. >> reporter: libyan state tv showed what it said were civilians wounded by the coalition air raids. it aired a statement from colonel gadhafi -- >> translator: you are not capable of a prolonged -- for a prolonged war in libya. we consider ourselves ready for a long war. be aware of that. >> reporter: the next phase will be the no-fly zone, which will stretch from tripoli to rebel-held benghazi. and the top third of the country. it's an operation that will involve hundreds of aircraft. >> we will continue to support the coalition. we'll be a member of the coalition. we will have a military role in the coalition but we will not have the preeminent role. >> reporter: the pentagon insisted on sunday that gadhafi himself is not the target. and u.s. officials emphasize the international coalition is growing. rob and peggy? >>> now, preside

. >> did you have an urge yourself when christiane amanpour was in egypt? >> i what i did go there but she was christianne on port. she has interviewed more bark more than i have. if anybody can get through that square and get to mubarak, she can. >> let's take a quick break so we can remind our viewing and listening audience is that this report and i am talking with diane sawyer of abc's world news. women, do you feel that women in the business have a fully arrived? do they feel they have to break ceilings and all? >> i think that women have arrived in many ways in many venues. by and large, the business part of what we do is not as accelerated as the on air part of what we do. i always think that some of it has to do with you are on tv and you can see who is doing what. you can make your decision on the air. there is a feeling that some local stations that it is still sometimes a bit of a struggle. around the globe, it is inconceivable mountain that we should climb together, linking arms to climb together. looking ahead judy woodruff and thinking about th

christiane amanpour had an exclusive interview with egyptian president hosni mubarak. was also offered and interview with mubarak but we decided to go with alex trebek and kim kardashian, instead. i think we made the right choice. that stuff is boring. this is night three of the massive storm that has snowbliterated much of the united states. that's a word i made up this afternoon in my office. i was very proud of myself. snowbliterated. feel free to use that among your friends. they'll think you made it up. there's a lot of snow falling and it's very cold. finally, america's extra layer of fat comes in handy. take that, michelle obama. it was so -- it was so cold in washington, d.c. today, john boehner's tears were freezing before they even hit the ground. [ laughter ] take a look at this. this is -- this is the side of the highway in new hampshire and -- that's what they call perpendicular parking. it's very difficult. i failed the driver's test twice because i couldn't do that. one of the cities that has been hit hardest by the storm is chicago. anybody here from ch

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but i do think that in creating that climate, christiane amanpour had a lot to do with it, and i thanker for that. of -- then most important of all we are joined today by the president of the republic of croatia, ivo josipovic, who is a lawyer -- and this is very important to me -- a composer. and it's important because he has to, now, compose a future for his country and for the region. and, finally, the president of the nation at the center of all of this, president izetbegovic who is an architect, and he has to build his way out of where we are. president izetbegovic, obviously, was proceeded in the leadership by his father, now deceased, who was a person with whom i had the honor to work and whom i had the honor to visit in the hospital not long before he passed away. he was a magnificent person. this family has played a great price -- has paid a great price to serve and struggled for the integrity of its country and for its future. so i thank president izetbegovic, i thank president josipovic and jim steinberg, and i'd like for them all to come out now for the second panel. thank

"this week" with christiane amanpour starts now. >> good morning, i'm jake tapper. christiane is off today. >>> some major developments in libya. rebel forces have scored a key victory taking back the oil town of brega in the east. they continue the push west. abc's alex marquardt is in benghazi. alex, what is the mood where you are? >> reporter: good morning, jake. a lot of excitement, gunfire, and honking on the front lines. a quick advance toward the west was expected following the stalemate that was broken. this took people by surprise. opposition leaders here telling me today that they're hoping that the rebels will slow down a little bit to allow them to regroup. and to allow the senior military officials to take over. the next town is gadhafi's hometown. they don't know what kinds of weapons he has there. in tripoli, a disturbing scene. it reminded us of the brutality of this regime. a woman burst into a hotel. that houses a lot of foreign journalists. she said she was arrested and raped by gadhafi forces. security forces in the hotel tried to silence her. the

>> i wanted to go there, but she is christiane amanpour. i interviewed mubarak, but she has more than i have. >> she is extraordinary. let's take a quick break so that i can remind our viewing and listening audiences that this is "the kalb report" and i'm talking with diane sawyer of abc's "world news." women. do you feel that women in the business have a fully arrived, and they don't any longer feel they after by the ceilings? and -- have to break ceiling? they have arrived? >> they have arrived in many ways in many venues. by and large, the business part of what we do is not as accelerated as the on-airport of what we do -- on you can see who is doing what's on television. you can make your decision on the air. there is a feeling that it is still sometimes a bit of a struggle. heaven knows around this globe, there is an inconceivable mountain that we'll have to climb together. looking at a duty woodruff and thinking about those days, i wonder how many women there were out on those convention floors. not so many of us were there. i do beli

. >> announcer: from abc news, a special "this week" with christiane amanpour, disaster in the pacific, live from tokyo, starts now. >> hello, again, and we are here live broadcasting from tokyo, where the government is scrambling to deal with this massive crisis. an earthquake, a tsunami, and a nuclear disaster. the prime minister said on television that this is an unprecedented crisis, the worst challenge this country has had to deal with since world war ii. we're here near the narita airport. the staging ground for u.s. and other international help rushing in. the government is concerned about a second meltdown at a second reaction, and a possible explosion there. it's playing down the idea of leakage of nuclear radiation. and we're going to talk about that. we're going the talk about what we saw today. my team and i went to the north where most devastation has been. my colleagues have reached some of the worst hit areas. as aid officials are also reaching those areas for the first time. we'll have all that in the broadcast. >>> later, jake tapper, my colleague, will turn to all the

christiane amanpour talked to colonel gadhafi's son after the no-fly zone resolution was approved by the u.n. christiane, thank you for coming in. colonel gadhafi has sent a letter, calling the resolution invalid. did it come too late? can anything be done to stop the penetration into benghazi? >> well, i'll tell you what, looking at the nation reports, if his forces are in benghazi, it's quite hard to see what a no-fly zone would do. and whether, in fact, it would, in fact, help in the benghazi situation. apart from that, they are saying there's a meeting in paris today, which could be a trigger that could start the order for any kind of no-fly zone. >> and the president was very adamant about waiting to see an end to the bloodshed there. he also pledged we would not see u.s. troops on the ground. how can the two come forward? >> well, u.s. troops are not going on the ground. however what is clear, this is not a u.s.-led operation. this is being led and championed by the british and the french. the u.s. is going to play a part in it. and you see the president, really almost bend over

for that we're going to bring in "this week" host christiane amanpour from washington just back from libya where she interviewed colonel moammar gadhafi. good morning to you. i want to begin to ask you about your guest, john mccain, on this morning, who is calling for the establishment of a no-fly zone in libya. is this a viable option for the u.s.? >> well, look, we're really going to ask him about that and see how viable it could be. you know there is a lot of discussion about it. there are many people who are saying that would cause military intervention in order just to be able to establish a no-fly zone. and others who say that, frankly, there should be some kind of show of force, some kind of deterrent to prevent the libyan air force putting its jets in the sky. so far what we know is the air force is using those jets against either rebel forces or, indeed, ammunition dumps or airfields held by the rebels. >> well, and mccain goes on to suggest that the revolutionary movement could be extended throughout the region, not just libya. you've been covering the region for many years

as our christiane amanpour found out, so much more is needed. >> reporter: "i need food, i'm running most urgent priority is getting food and water to any who may have survived. after that, the grim task of collecting the bodies. christiane amanpour, abc news, tokyo. >>> and our coverage of the disaster in the pacific continues later this half hour. we'll take a look at nuclear energy, exactly how it's made and what really leads to a dangerous situation at a power plant. you can stay tuned for "america this morning" and also "good morning america" for live updates from japan. >>> another big headline we're following is another fatal bus crash in the new york city area. at least two people, including the driver, died after a luxury bus crashed near east brunswick, new jersey. the bus was on its way to washington, d.c. from new york after a weekend crash that killed 15 people. that bus also headed to new york from a casino. investigators looking into saturday's crash and they want to know why the driver was behind the wheel in the first place when his license was suspended. >>> a space

my name is christina, and poor. -- my name this christiane amanpour.t is wonderful to have our first panel with these women from these incredible, energetic countries that have finally decided that enough is enough and have done what everyone has asked them to do -- stand up for freedom, stand up to be counted, take to the streets and say they will not live without the rights any longer. let me introduce our distinguished panelists and we will get to our conversation. next to me is an egyptian poet. she was doing that way before these uprisings began. she is fighting an end to the horrible practice of female genital mutilation as well as standing up for female rights in egypt. next to hurt this sussan tahmasebi, an iranian rights activist. she is working to and gender based discrimination in iran. she has won many awards for her work. next to her is a saudi arabian activist and writer. she has lost several campaigns for women bought the rights in her area. she is committed to pursuing that. it is not an easy task in saudi arabia. next to her is the bel

we'll be looking for you on sunday because jake will be filling in for christiane amanpour on "this week." he will have an exclusive interview with former defense secretary donald rumsfeld. david. >> we'll be watching jake. thanks, robin. >>> we're going to turn to the alarming story we've been talking about the air traffic controller who was not only alone but asleep on the job in washington, d.c. as two planes were landing at reagan national airport, getting no help from the tower. so, we asked just how many airports out there count on air traffic controllers working by themselves. jim sciutto broke this story. he has new information on that number this morning. how many airports, jim? >> reporter: well, good morning, david. federal officials looking into two things actually. fatigue and staffing at airports. this controller fell asleep on his fourth-consecutive night shift. but crucially, there was no backup in that tower behind me. a situation we found at some 30 airports around the country. this morning faa is urgently reviewing staffing at some 30 airports across the country, with

and libya's mommar gadhafi remains defiant, after telling our christiane amanpour this week, he is staying. americans across this country, now paying, by some estimates, $75 million more a day to fill their tanks. on capitol hill, federal chairman ben bernanke spoke of the unrest in the middle east and north africa. >> it would threat overall economic growth and to price stability. >> so many watching bernanke's words so closely. he did predict a possible jump in inflation, though a temporary one. and he said the economic recovery will continue. but as you know, when it comes to gas prices, american families and discretionary spending. when they have to spend more at the pump, they can't spend elsewhere. >> thanks very much. >>> let's get more from jake tapper at the white house. picking up on the economy. chairman bernanke said no long-term threat to the u.s. economy, unless this is sustained for a long period of time. is that the white house view? and is there anything they think they can do about it? >> reporter: administration officials with whom i spoke this morning, say they believe

tonight, christiane amanpour is leading a fabulous discussion, where she's taking some of the women fromoing to be exciting. i feel like i should take out an insurance policy because there's all these women who are totally in their own countries -- >> and playing a leading role in many of the demonstration. organizing them, behind the scenes, as well as being out on the streets. >> that's what's exciting. what you see in the arab world, is women are demanding to have a place at the table. they are saying, this democracy cannot be a democracy unless we are a part of it now. and that's an immense step for women. >> thanks for telling us about it. and congratulations. and for launching the new "newsweek." >> it's evolving. going to be very exciting, week by week. >>> let's go out to times square. and sam. what have we got out there today? >> good morning, george and elizabeth. how many of this group is from pennsylvania, taking a tour? >> i think five of us. >> all from your school. say it. >> st. mary's pennsylvania. >> i know somebody wants to say good morning. >> good morning. syracuse.

. >> announcer: live from the newseum in washington, d.c., "this week with christiane am amanpour, target libya" begins now. >> as we begin or broadcast, the united states is at war in a third muslim country, libya. we'll take you there live in a moment. abc's team of correspondents is covering every angle of the story. i'll have an exclusive interview with moammar gadhafi's son, and close adviser, saif. i'll be joined here in the studios by chairman mike mullen. to discuss what's being called operation odyssey dawn. >>> but first, the latest headlines in the fast-moving story. a defiant moammar gadhafi is promising a long war, one day after the united states and a broad international coalition launched military strikes on his country. british and american ships and submarines fired 112 cruise missiles on more than 20 targets on the coast. b-2 bombers took out targets. all part of the largest intervention in the muslim world since the start of the iraq war. there are plans to impose a no-fly zone to keep gadhafi from firing on his own people. sunday, tripoli shook with explosions and anti

the discussion that kathy and jim were having about the role of the united states and what christiane amanpour said, we have the biggest census in the american government for praising the role of diplomacy, development across the whole government. it is recognized as important to our national security by bob gates who has been wonderful. always found in my experience the defense secretary consistently advocated for a bigger development budget for the state department. because he believes it. we have seen in president obama's administration the economic agencies all recognizing this is central to america's ability to increase exports and increase our economic standing in the world to do this kind of investment. and we have made almost no progress in congress. the last election signals a big move the other way. madeleine albright and sandy and robert talking about how to preserve what we have. why is that? that is an area of democratic politics. if you took a poll and asked the american people how much of our budget we should spend on development assistance they would say between 3% and 5%, no m

. -- my name this christiane amanpour.t is wonderful to have our first panel with these women from these incredible, energetic countries that have finally decided that enough is enough and have done what everyone has asked them to do -- stand up for freedom, stand up to be counted take to the streets and say they will not live without the rights any longer. let me introduce our distinguished panelists and we will get to our conversation. next to me is an egyptian poet. she was doing that way before these uprisings began. she is fighting an end to the horrible practice of female genital mutilation as well as standing up for female rights in egypt. next to hurt this sussan tahmasebi, an iranian rights activist. she is working to and gender based discrimination in iran. she has won many awards for her work. next to her is a saudi arabian activist and writer. she has lost several campaigns for women bought the rights in her area. she is committed to pursuing that. it is not an easy task in saudi arabia. next to her is the belo