john simpson, bbc news. >> well, the air force, of course, is one approach -- one of colonel gaddafi's last assets. imposing a no-fly zone is said to be challenging. the argument is considered. >> the threat of an attack from above could be stopped if raf and american jets were flying the libyan skies, enforcing a no-fly zone. but it was said that libya could end up with democracy or in the chaos of a protracted civil war. >> one of the actions that is under review is no fly zone. there are arguments that would favor it, questions that would be raised about it, but it is under active consideration. >> america is worried about its image. hillary clinton says some in the area are fearful that america will invade. that is not going to happen. but some say their presence could bring help from britain. senior sources say david cameron it sees this as a defining policy moment and seems to enthusiastic about a no-fly zone. >> we have a situation where colonel gaddafi can be murdering his own people, and we need to make sure if that happens, we can do something about it. >> no fly zone is noth

john simpson, bbc news. >> the bbc is in the capital. a little while aago jeremy spoke to my colleague. >> is it fair to say brute force and gadhafi are prevailing now. >> brute force and clever political calculations and technical considerations on the ground as well. i think colnel gadhafi's people are getting the upper hand here about 30 miles from where i am. i can't go there freely because we are not allowed to. but we are hearing the resistance of the rebels appears to be failing in an attack by gadhafi's people. 50 tanks, children among the dead. one man saying it has been reduced to ashes. >> any way the rebels survive without significant outside help? >> i think the further away they are from the gadhafi stronghold the better chance they have. but they are not organized, don't have much in the way of weapons, don't have an air force and the heavy weapons the gadhafi people do. even though gadhafi's forces are not that strong compared to some countries, the fact is that they are stronger. you have seen these pictures of guys tryi

john simpson is there, from where he sent this report. >> some of these men are volunteers.e are regular soldiers who have abandoned colonel gaddafi for the resolution. all of them are in a high state of excitement. a short time before, and airforce plane came over and dropped bombs on the northern and southern outskirts of the town. the explosions seemed suspiciously far away from any major target, but people immediately started theorizing that the pilot has deliberately avoided casualties and is planning to defect. last week, another pilot ejected and let his plane crash rather than bomb the area. but the town's defenders are in a high state of tension, and the blastoff at random into the sky, in case there is another air raid. they are not doing this for the benefit of our camera, as they prepare themselves for the possibility of action. they are jumpy but very nervous. few of them have any military experience. we should not mistake this for a civil war. it is a single series of actions. there are planes bombing people here in order to scare them. this is becoming a front

john simpson, bbc news, tripoli. >> religion stiffens the resolve of men preparing for battle. there's a strong islamic core running through the rebel fighters. in their struggle for control of eastern libya. today, felt very different. they've been stirred by british attacks on government troops nearby. and they're finally ready to battle even if skill comes a poor second to devotion. the main road is blocked by colonel gaddafi's men. so we took a back route through the desert toward a town under siege. it doesn't look like much, but whoever controls this area holds the key to land and resources in the east. for the first time in 10 days, we were able to get into ajdabiya. the stain of smoke rising from a fight that's reaching a crescendo. this is who the u.n. resolution is supposed to protect. he's not a fighter but lives here and this morning he was robbed and shot at by government troops. he's lucky to be alive. he speaks of the terror of living in ajdabiya and wants one simple thing -- more coalition attacks. we've just come into ajdabiya itself. you can hear the sound of

john simpson send this from just outside the port. >> so far, it has been a fairly unequal contests. enthusiasm and determination versus sophisticated weaponry. so far, the enthusiasm has been holding out pretty well. the rebels have captured the airfield outside. and though they've been forced back, they certainly have not been defeated. but they have had the face mortar and artillery fire. all they have to fight back with is the occasional rocket launcher. they would have been chased away very quickly. there have been plenty of injuries and some deaths. unlike last wednesday's battle, colonel gaddafi's men had the advantage of fighting on their own ground. it started with a heavy sandstorm. the beef up their forces and prepared for an attack. it is not surprising that there is no military activity of any kind here today. it looks as though both sides simply want to lick their wounds after last wednesday's battle. >> that turned out to be completely wrong. the commanders brought up some of their properly trained soldiers to take over the front line from the untrained volunteers. the

john simpson, bbc news. >> libya has agreed to let a u.n. team into the country to assess the humanitarian situation. thousands of people have fled, many are in makeshift camps. >> as far as the eye can see, the tunisian, libya border is home to those that fled the violence. thousands of foreign nationals have been evacuated. others are stuck in this camp. people from bangladesh and nigeria. some are libyans like this man who does not want to be identified. >> we broke the wall of silence. what ever you want to think, you would be captured. [unintelligible] >> with the unrest continuing, the help of those fleeing as well as those still inside the country. there are concerns about sanitation and the possibility of disease. the appeal covers a range of humanitarian means including shelter, food security, and health care. it is based on projections of 400,000 people could leave libya. it is also estimated that a further 600,000 people inside libya might need help. >> it requires 160 million u.s. dollars to achieve its objectives. it will be rev

john simpson sent this report. >> it was an extraordinary weather -- extraordinary day, when impending defeat became an expected victory in the battle for brega. gaddafi's soldiers escaped back to their own territory. it is a big turnaround for them. i think a lot of people this morning thought that colonel gaddafi pivotman were going to roll up the coastal towns one after the other. 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

john simpson escorted by libyan officials has been to see what has been happening near misrata. >> this is one of the key battlefields in this war. rebels captured in 39 days ago and have been pounded by pro- khaddafi forces ever since. now the government says a ceasefire is in operation. we had pictures from misrata last week, showing the extent of the damage. this is the main hospital. we were not taken to the center, where the fighting has been. instead, we were driven around the edge come up with a heavy cloud of black smoke hanging over the -- the edge, with a heavy cloud of black smoke hanging over the skyline. by chance or maybe not, a generator caught fire exactly as we were passing. finally, we arrived at a point about 3 miles from the center of the town. here, and expectant, noisy crowd engulfed us. >> it is hard to avoid the feeling that this is all staged for our benefit. and some of the violence here, some of the damage. >> overlooking it all was a fall outside broadcast unit from libyan television, putting up the pictures live by satellite dish. so our visit was well organ

. >> the bbc's john simpson is in tripoli and says that gadhafi is not go to be moved with the news of his defection. >> you have to remember colnel gadhafi has lost ministers before. he is now a senior figure. there have been others as well. my guess is that they will shrug it off. and whether he will be really such a gain to you must remember some people have been accusing him of involvement of the bombing and he was head of intelligence. nevertheless of course there will be people around colnel gadhafi who'll be thinking about their futures carefully. but this is a one-horse government. it is all about colnel gadhafi and the people that are loyal to him. my guess is that they will feel their future are entirely bound up with him. >> rebels in libya are retreating in the face of a military advance by government forces. hundreds of fighters fled. they have already abandoned several coastal towns in the past 24 hours. >> beginners lessons in using a rocket propelled grenade but there is more guess work than guarantees. the rebels want more weapons and the international community is sug

john since then -- simpson said this report. >> it was an extraordinary day when defeat became unexpected victory. the last phase took place here, as colonel gaddafi's soldiers escaped back to their own territory. it is indeed a big turnaround for them. a lot of people this morning but that colonel gaddafi's men were going to roll up the coastal farms one after another. they planned to head to where we work -- were. news of the attack reached us in nearly morning. the defenders started preparing for the possibility colonel gaddafi's forces would wall street bond and try to capture this place -- rolled street -- wall street on and try to recapture this place. descenders here have a few ancient russian tanks which they ruled out, older and less effective than the tanks being used by the gaddafi forces. many of these men were untrained volunteers. some were of -- summer soldiers themselves a few days ago. >> there is only one place to go. the right way. forward. >> and close to where we were standing, an air force jets. -- jet. the pilot misses the ammunitions stores, but this is the fourth

john brown and i am an alcoholic. they are recovering. they're not drunk or anything. the and tell their story. i am mary simpson. i get up and say, i am smokey robinson and i'm healed. i am free. i am lot going to claim that for the rest of my life. it was a 2.5 year period. unless you get your spiritual self to another, you're not going to beat it. i know people -- people in my family who have been in rehab 15 times. unless you get your spiritual self together, we are spiritual beings and unless you get that part of yourself together, you are not going to beat this unless you recognize the fact that you are a spiritual being and you recognize the fact that before you have heard of drugs, especially before you started doing them, you were living. you have a life and you were going along with your program and doing what you were doing. what makes you think now you have been introduced to this negativity of drugs that you can possibly not live without them? if i do not have this, i cannot go on. yes you can. you were going on before you knew about that. what i did with mine, i have never been to rahall parikh -- t

john: thanks, rhea. well, i am here with the celtic tenors. and let's start, daryl simpsonor our music a little bit as well. >> john: daryl, you're the junior member of the group. what was the biggest surprise when you actually started touring? >> daryl: i think the biggest thing for me... >> matthew: were the egos. >> daryl: the egos. absolutely. it was absolutely dreadful. i mean, i couldn't even get into the coach with these guys because the demands were so incredible. but i think for me it was the gear changes of the work that we do on stage. i'd been used to a professional operatic career, which is more prolonged throughout an evening, but with the celtic tenors it was very much slow, fast, boom, high, low, everything together. so it was really energetic. it took a lot of getting used to for me, but i absolutely am thrilled to be involved and doing this kind of work. and, of course, supporting public television. >> john: well, boy, the results are certainly terrific. and that's where we turn to you. we hope that you will call in now with your generous contributions of

john's monday night in the second round. >>> aggies finish 24-9 under head coach sand at this simpson who coached her last game today. >>> the bulldogs came within a whisker of winning the men's championship. today they became the biggest bracket buster for this 2011 tournament. butler came in the as 8th seed of the region. they take on the pittsburgh panthers in dc. andrew smith getsed go ahead basket. less than three seconds left pittsburgh has the ball but has no time-outs left. so watch what happens. butlers star guard max scores 30 points for butler. that was just boneheaded play with 1.4 seconds left. gilbert brown then goes on to make one free throw to tie it. but brown misses the sec. but hold on, folks, pittsburgh follows butler. now, nobody wants the referees to decide the final outcome. but both of those fouls seem pretty obvious. make this last one was a makeup. whatever happened robinson is all over the back of butler's man howard. with the game tied at 70 howard makes the free throw. time runs out the upset is in the book. pittsburgh the first number one seed to bite the dust. and brad stephens is pumped don't