. >> cnn foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty is at the state department. jill, we heard some strong words. any action to follow? >> no action because really what they have to do is get the syrian government to protect these diplomats. it's not just the u.s., candy. it is -- the french have gone through some similar things. but so far, these incidents seem to be escalating. listen to what secretary clinton said specifically about protecting those diplomats. >> this attempt to intimidate our diplomats through violence is wholly unjustified. we immediately raised this incident with the syrian government and we are demanding that they take every possible step to protect our diplomats according to their obligations under international law. >> so that is the u.s. position, candy, is that this is basically ginned up by the syrian government, having people coming out to attack or do something to the u.s. ambassador and others. now, the syrian government says that these are just people who are motivated by this interference, as they would put it, by the u.s. governm

ambassador's jill dougherty reported earlier but the french ambassador. what are they trying to do. >> they're feeling pressure. they have enormous sanctions by the united states, the europeans and others are putting pressure on china and russia to join this as well. they're feeling the pressure. robert ford is getting under their skin. and clearly they don't quite know what do. there are also things happening here. the syrian embassy here has been accused by the state department of collecting information on a family members in the united states of syrians. and then intimidating those family members back home. so there is this dynamic here. i do expect at some point in time the syrians are going to pull the plug on this and what we call png, you know, expel the ambassador. but that also has geopolitical ramifications for syria. so this is a very difficult dance that we're in. >> go ahead. >> that panicking, you see, they are really feeling the heat now because i think they understand that the united states, this administration is now quite serious in oppo

so they'll be back in communication with the rest of the world. >> jill dougherty live in tripoli foruch if you're watching that it story, certainly it's hard not to be affected by it. so many of our viewers touched by what's happened at that zoo to the animals. if you want to help, here's how you can. just log on to cnn.com/impact and see how you can help. >>> checking some top stories now. iran has officially opened its first nuclear power plant. western leaders worry that iran is developing a nuclear weapons program, but iran says the new plant is just for civilian use. it's eventually expected to supply about 2.5% of iran's electricity. iran says the plant was built to international standards. russian engineers helped build it and at a joint news conference in tehran, russia's energy minister says his country looks forward to working with iran on other nuclear energy projects. >>> one of moammar gadhafi's sons has left libya. saudi arrived in the country and has been accepted in niger. the location of moammar gadhafi still unknown. >>> one of only two survivors of that deadly russ

jill dougherty is live at the state department with the details. jill what are you hearing there?on directly about this today, and she's demanding the syrian government protect diplomats as is required by international law. but these incidents do seem to be escalating. >> reporter: u.s. ambassador to syria robert ford, in another confrontation with angry supporters of president al asad, like this one in august. the latest in damascus, as ford and his colleagues met with a syrian opposition lead. >> the ambassador and his party entered the opposition leader's office, they secured the door, and demonstrators actually beat on the door, and while they were there, i believe it is when they called the syrian security forces to come. >> reporter: describing it as a violent mob, the state department said the crowd damaged embassy vehicles, breaking windows. north the ambassador nor his colleagues were injured. secretary of state hillary clinton called the attack ugly and holy unjustified. >> this inexcusable assault is clearly part on an ongoing campaign of intimidation, aimed at not only

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our jill dougherty has this report. >> reporter: enas helped win the libyan revolution, but she's notworking at tripoli's urban planning agency when the conflict began. government security agents suspected her of helping the rebels target gadhafi forces in the capital, which she now acknowledges. she was arrested and thrown in prison, and she agreed to retrace those painful steps with us. our first stop, the interrogation center where she was beaten and held for almost three weeks. i was questioned in this room, i slept here, she says. i used to hear voices and screams of people who were being tortured. now, did they threaten you here? is this where they threatened you? yes, they told me they weren't going to rape me, she says, but they had ways of making me talk. and there would be screaming, and you could hear the voices? >> yes. >> reporter: downstairs, we see the filthy cells where the men were held. enas was transferred to the notorious abu salim prison. did they let you go outside? she was ordered to be executed september 1st. one week before that, rebels took tripoli and freed

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let hayes go to jill dougherty, working this part of the story for us. >> you know, the tnc, the anti-gadhafion is winning the war, but can they win the peace? that is the big questions. the mood in paris today was time is of the essence. hillary clinton flew to paris for what used to be called the libya contact group, now dubbed the friends of new libya. that circle of friends is growing. nearly 70 countries have recognized the anti-gadhafi forces political leadership, the national transitional council, as the country's interim legitimate leaders. >> the international community will be watching and supporting libya's leaders, as they keep their commitments to conduct an inclusive transition, act until the rule of law, and protect vulnerable populations. >> reporter: even as moammar gadhafi remains in hiding, inciting supporters to keep up the fight the rebels must now yikly transsession from a ragged band of fighters into a government capable of winning the peace. securing the country, restoring power and water, and ultimately holding election. right now, the ntc needs money, an initial $7 b

she spoke to jill dougherty in an exclusive interview. >> judy gross last saw her husband alan in a cubanourt nearly sick months ago. she said that husband of 41 years has gone from a vigorous 62-year-old to a gaunt, pale old man. how concerned are you about his health? >> very, very concerned. he's so frail. and now he's lost over 100 pounds. and when i saw him, i could see his bones sticking out. >> alan gross is an international development worker. the state department says in cuba, he was providing internet equipment to the island's jewish community. a cuban court found him guilty of trying to subvert the cuban government and sentenced him to 15 years in prison. >> i respect the kovsovereignty cuba. i have learned from my parents and through experience that respect is something someone must have in order to receive. >> judy gross reads from a statement that her husband wrote by hand and delivered to a havana court in marge. >> is that what he sounds like? >> oh, yeah. yeah. it's very outgoing, very confident. very moral, very ethical. >> alan gross loves music. >> so these are jumt in

cnn foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty looks at whether the assassination will buy yemen'ster: flush with the news that terrorist anwar al awlaki has been killed in yemen, president barack obama praises yemen for its help. >> the success is a tribute to our intelligence community and to the efforts of yemen and its security forces who have worked closely with the united states over the course of several years. >> reporter: but less than ten days ago, mr. obama was urging yemen's president to step aside. >> we must work with yemen's neighbors and our partners around the world to seek a path that allows for a peaceful transition of power from president saleh. >> reporter: saleh in office for 33 years, puts the obama administration on the horns of the dilemma. >> he can say, hey, you know, my government was sort of, my military's been part of these successful attacks on, you know, the united states should keep me in place. >> reporter: since february, saleh has been trying to put down an arab spring-type uprising. just this week, protesters were gunned down by yemeni security

. >> jill dougherty for us.all street journal" gives white house candidate john huntsman a boost? >>> today's jobs numbers couldn't make people feel good who are stressed out by the economy. brianna keilar stand buying for us. new poll numbers and an insight into what people think. >> reporter: they are very scared. that's the bottom line. that's why the stakes are so high for the president's speech unveiling his jobs plan on thursday night. 8 in 10 americans polled in this recent cnn/cnn international survey say they believe the economy is currently in a recession. also take a look about what the priorities americans think the obama administration, the president, that they should have. this poll showed 68% said the obama administration should be focused on creating jobs. 30% much less said it should be focused on reducing the deficit. if you look at republicans, they're about split half and half on whether they think creating jobs or reducing the deficit should be a priority. this is a poll we released yesterda

our foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty is at the state department, she's been digging on this story. what are you learning? >> wolf your know, the political pressure here in the united states has been building to put the haqqani network on that list of terrorist organizations. but what really put force behind the argument is a violent action by the group itself. >> reporter: violent attacks in afghanistan, american blood spilled. >> haqqani operatives planned and conducted that truck bomb attack as well as the assaults on our embassy. >> reporter: now u.s. officials tell cnn, secretary of state hillary clinton is on the verge of designating the al qaeda linked haqqani network as a foreign terrorist organization. one official says, i think you'll likely see some action fairly soon. >> this step is long overdue. >> reporter: behind the scenes, u.s. officials tell cnn, the decision has been debated for months. the treasury department already has targeted individual members of the terrorist group for sanctions, freezing their assets. publicly, the state department says, the secret