it's about senator mccain again. and i just feel -- i sympathize with the people of libya, what's going on right now, but i think our role right now is limited and it should stay that way i think the rest of the world needs to take a lead, and it needs to go ahead and let the libyan people decide this and give them -- you know, sure, how do you recognize rebel leaders? i mean, you might have rebel leaders in one town and then you have more rebel leaders in another town. until it's over with and this controversy is brought to a head, a conclusion, it's hard to recognize who will be a leader. host: michael on the island of manhattan, in new york, you're on "washington journal." caller: oh, yes. i happen to live 12 blocks from donald trump. in economic terms, here's what's sad. the norwegian f-16's together with the british tornado jets, both oil-exporting nations, took out three years of exports for libya. how is that helping the country? but i do want to bring out -- because i look at it in economic terms. but i do wa

senator mccain one of the libyan war's biggest cheerleaders really pulled out all the stops for this visit even it declaring the rebels his heroes i guess those shiny new drones were enough for mccain because he also went on to call for nato to step up its air campaign over libya and he says the u.s. and other allies should provide the rebels with training weapons and command and control activities right because of what could go wrong with that right who cares that we still don't really know who the rebels are who cares that we've done that numerous times before like you have got a stand and then that really didn't work out all that well now senator mccain has positioned himself as one of the leading of voices on intervention here in washington calling for the u.s. and nato to launch military strikes in libya mccain says the moammar gadhafi the long time leader there must go but oh how times have changed back in august of two thousand and nine john mccain along with other war hawks in the senate lindsey graham and joe lieberman they all made a trip to tripoli to visit gadhafi they di

more turmoil there as troops kill protesters while john mccain arrives in libya to give the rebels a boost. >>> who's watching? apple and google now both under pressure to explain why your phone is tracking every move you make. >>> holiday on hold. a lot of americans skipping this weekend's trips because of soaring gas prices. >>> shocking secret. a teenager stuns her high school classmates, announcing she's pregnant, but that's not the real stunner in this story. >>> plus, an actor we all know well with a mission that might surprise you, making a difference. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. these uprisings, the citizen revolutions we have been covering from the middle east to north africa have been popping up like thunderstorms. usually it's a slow build then an explosion of violence and then a real test of the government versus the newly empowered citizens. now it's syria. it's bubbled up there before just recently, and now it's happening again. and the government policy seems to be crack down at all costs. today, troops the

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john mccain is in lib -- john mccain is in libya showing u.s. support. the u.s. is sending in the drones. carroll. >> reporter: pam, senator john mccain calls the libyan rebels fighting moammar gadhafi his hero. he is in gadhafi to meet with leaders. as a top republican on the senate armed service committee. in the meantime president obama has green lighted the use of armed predator drones in libya. defense officials say the remote control drones started flying thursday. two will be flying over libya at all times to be able to track and fire at individual targets. >> now the president has said that where we have some unique capabilities he is willing to use those and in fact he has approved the use of armed predators. >> reporter: secretary gates says the use of drones does not signal a deeper military commitment in libya involving sending in u.s. ground troops. live in washington, carol han. >>> dozens of libyans turned out to greet the fairy. >>> our time is 5:16. apple and its iphones are keeping track of the owners every move. now it looks l

mccain ended with a flourish quoting two paragraphs from president dwight d. eisenhower's famous military industrial complex speech about the unwarranted influence of the arms lobby and the need for a knowledgeable citizenry to keep it in its rightful place. mccain suggested the only decision would be to replace military industrial complex with military industrial congressional complex in recognition of the role of congress in funding unnecessary systems like the f-22. so that was sort of the flavor of the debate. and i guess the question is, you know, if they have all this power, why did they lose? and i think there's a couple reasons. first, secretary of defense gates, a republican holdover from the bush administration, made an excellent case against it. he said, you know, first of all, there's no mission. here we are, we're fighting two wars, we're not using it in either of those wars. if we look ahead to china, even if we don't build a single more f-22, we're going to have 20 to 25 times as many sophisticated fighter planes as china has even 15 or 20 years

as' rived in benghazi, mccain called the rebels his heroes. >>> the u.s. military has a new presence in the skies over libya this morning. predator drones. they'll provide rebel forces with air support. defense secretary robert gates announced their deployment yesterday. >> the president has said that where we have some unique capabilities, he is willing to use those, and, in fact, he has approved the use of armed predators, and i think that today may, in fact, have been their first mission. >> gates said once again, president obama is firmly against sending u.s. ground troops to libya. >>> the seesaw battle for libya continues to focus on the rebel-held city of misrata. witnesses say rebels are slowly driving snipers out of taller buildings in the city center. but gadhafi forces are bombarding misrata with mortars and rockets. at least 20 people have been killed in just the last three days. elsewhere, rebels gained control of a libyan border crossing in tunisia. >>> in syria, weeks of anti-government protests may be nearing a climax. protest leaders plan

we will not fight what john mccain is saying and john mccain will not stir up too much trouble for the administration. but he is sending that message that we want gaddafi out of there. the u.s. wants gaddafi out of there. they want to make him nervous and these drones have got to make him a little more nervous. >> so is -- so all this talk about we're not for regime change, that's just a lie? >> i think that's not a lie. i think they would very much like him out of there. they've said that specifically. but they're not going to go in there and saying we're going to kill him and kick him out of there. gwen: but internal upheaval. >> they say again and again and robert gates said that yesterday and secretary clinton said it's up to the libyan people to get rid of him. but we would like to see him go. gwen: so we move on. because as the current president is working his way through all these challenges, the republicans who would oust him are preparing to exploit his weaknesses. but they have weaknesses of their own. "washington post"-abc news poll out this week finds that less than half of

mccain got the nomination, which people did not predict. but the poll on cnn showed huckaby and -- donald trump leading, and what -- >> romney is at 11, huckaby and trump at 19. is romney is the front-runner, he's the weakest republican front-runner we've ever seen, even weaker than john mccain. this health care thing is an albatross. there's no good way to explain it. has all the same aspects every obama care, mandate, subsidies, exchange. he has to work himself up to saying it's an experiment that failed, without being too explicit about it. [everyone talking at once] >> holds on, please! what about the birth of this. >> totally ridiculous. but he is speaking to a segment of the conservative id out there. he's taking things that conservatives believe and stating them in an an inflammatory way that connects in a certain manner. but i don't believe he'll run. >> if people -- there's no certificate, but there is a record and the record is in the dependths of some city hall and they photograph it, where does it go from there? [everyone talkin

in other news senator john mccain was in libya this weekend supporting the rebels who really hate kadafi. these people hate gadhafi that's why i think there's still a hole and a chance he may crumble from within but the longer we delay the more likely it is there's a stalemate and if you're worried about al qaeda entering into this fight nothing would bring our idea and more rapidly and more dangerously than a stalemate are you frightened to death of al qaeda to please forget that i'm taking their side in the fight let's spend more money on welfare i mean the military industrial complex i mean i'm keeping america safe from terrorism i wanted to hear mccain rely on hope when well what was it he said about obama oh yeah hope is not a strategy you know but fear mongering is still a strategy for mccain's brand of big government welfare but there are those of us within the g.o.p. who don't think this kind of kinetic military action is a good idea lots of us in fact we are the ones resisting tyrants like mccain and obama and all real threats to our freedoms here at home the liberation for sure

senator john mccain met with rebel leaders there. as alan pizy reports, mccain believes the u.s.support for rebel forces. >> reporter: the battle for misrata took a side for the rebel, counting as a battlefield victory, a good indicator of why predator drones could make a difference. added to a one-day fact-finding mission by senator john mccain, this is the best week the rebels have had for a long time. mccain called the council a powerful and hopeful example of what a free libya could be. >> they need to have the sanctions that are on them on the provisional council to be lifted. they need to have a, in my view, to be recognized by the united states. >> reporter: council members think they have found a friend in high places. >> we understand the basic demands of the libyan people, so we're happy, glad, proud. >> reporter: the rebel military effort also got a vote of confidence, but not a total commitment from the senator. >> we also need weapons, but those i think could be provided by other countries. >> you don't see the u.s. providing weapons? >> i think we could facilitate a

mccain arrived a few hours ago in the rebel stronghold of benghazi. referring to the rebels as his heroes, mccain is the top republican on the senate armed services committee and was an early advocate for u.s. military action in libya. u.s. predator drones are now providing 24-hour combat air patrols over libya. the white house said yesterday that president obama has authorized use of the unmanned aircraft. nato is still running the overall operation against forces loyal to qaddafi. but anti-qaddafi rebels say nato air strikes have not been very effective. >>> the bodies of two journalists killed in misrata will be taken out of libya today. tim hetherington and chris hondros were killed yesterday while covering violence in the city. they were hit by a rocket- propelled grenade. >>> 4:35 now. this morning a big shake-up at pg&e. peter darby, the corporate executive and president will retire on april 30 and announced that pg&e referenced what has been a challenging year. that year of course including the deadly san bruno explosion. darby will get a reti

senator mccain in libya.show his support for rebel fighters. >> my hero. >> for many lybian john mccain is the face of u.s. involvement. >> local woman who was a part of the civil rights movement. and how her work is now being carried forward by others. >> sweet reunion between a father and a daughter. another >> sweet reunion between a father and a daughter. another half hour of new a. >> good evening once again. we start this half hour over seas. at least 75 people were killed during sweeping pro democracy demonstration in sir why. government forces fired live ammunition and tear gas into the crowd. it was the deadliest day in 5 weeks in protest. intensifying the pressure on syria president. more now on martha. >> the crowds were enormous. gathering all across syria for the first time since nearly 50 year old state of emergency was lifted by syria president. protestors demanded the he said of the regime. ripping down a statue of the president's father. bracing to see the reaction of heavily armed government

senator john mccain, who was there, calling on the world to send them more help. and miguel marquez was with him. >> reporter: today, libyans welcomed john mccain, like a long lost family member. the senator had a blunt message for the obama administration. increase support for the rebels or face failure. >> great doubts that gadhafi won't go right now because it is essentially a stalemate. >> reporter: mccain, a former navy pilot, says there are several things, without putting boots on the ground, the u.s. can do to force gadhafi out. including recognizing the rebels as the official government of libya. and providing more u.s. air support. >> what does happen here will be paid attention to by other dictators who are willing to brutalize and kill their own citizens in order to remain in power. >> reporter: the visit of a u.s. senator and the announcement that predator drones will now be used here has brought renewed hope and a new energy to the rebels here. mccain's visit also prompted something novel in the arab world. a pro-american rally. miguel marquez, abc ne

should use military action in syria to stop the violence there as well after which mccain said i don't see a scenario right now or any time in the near future where the injection of u.s. or nato military action would in any way beneficially help the situation i'm sorry to say so what would be a low to show tweet yeah we're really sorry you can't get us involved in another war to me looks like john mccain's going soft night show thanks for getting in to make sure you get back tomorrow are reaganomics the reason for america's cities david sirota will be on the program to discuss in the meantime don't forget to become a fan of the alone a show on facebook and of follow us on twitter and if you missed any of the night show or any other night you know cash and all that you can dock. flash the line itself three does that is as well as the selling its entirety we have now is at first the name. will. remain you the latest in science and technology from around the world. we've got the huge earth covered. wealthy british style. out on the. market why not. find out what's really happening to the

should use military action in syria to stop the violence there as well after which mccain said i don't see a scenario right now or any time in the near future where the injection of u.s. or nato military action would in any way beneficially help the situation i'm sorry to say so what would be a lot of show tweet yeah we're really sorry if you can't get us involved in another war to looks like john mccain's going soft night show thanks for tuning in to make sure you get back tomorrow are reaganomics the reason for america's cities david sirota will be on the program to discuss in the meantime don't forget to become a fan of the lower show on facebook and of follow us on twitter and if you missed any of my store or any other night you can always catch knowledge. the flash the light shelf the repos that is as well as the shelling from entirety we have next is added first is the name. of this town song project kids. twenty five years ago the entire fifty thousand population over ukrainian town a preview of what the market wanted with three hours. because now it wants to be recently some pe

senator mccain. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i thank the distinguished witnesses appearing before us again. i know they have had a heavy and difficult schedule, and in previous month or so, so i thank them for appearing before us today. i remain a strong supporter of the president's decision to take military action in libya. it averted what is an imminent slaughter in benghazi and it has given a chance to achieve the goal of u.s. policy as stated by the president to force gadhafi to leave power. that goal is right and necessary. i agree with the president that we should not employ ground troops to accomplish it. it is for that reason i am concerned about the next phase of it. as the secretary's prepared statement makes clear, following the the transfer of authority to nato, the ud will only be playing a supporting role, namely intelligence, aerial refueling, search and rescue, and other enabling functions, but not precision strike or other offensive operations. that means u.s. military will no longer be flying strike sorties aga

senator mccain. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i thank the distinguished witnesses appearing before us again. i know they have had a heavy and difficult schedule, and in previous month or so, so i thank them for appearing before us today. i remain a strong supporter of the president's decision to take military action in libya. it averted what is an imminent slaughter in benghazi and it has given a chance to achieve the goal of u.s. policy as stated by the president to force gadhafi to leave power. that goal is right and necessary. i agree with the president that we should not employ ground troops to accomplish it. it is for that reason i am concerned about the next phase of it. as the secretary's prepared statement makes clear, following the the transfer of authority to nato, the ud will only be playing a supporting role, namely intelligence, aerial refueling, search and rescue, and other enabling functions, but not precision strike or other offensive operations. that means u.s. military will no longer be flying strike sorties aga

senator mccain was greeted by a lot of people there. they care rid american flags. this is the reb bell stronghold of benghazi. the senator said he is there to get on-ground assessment of the situation. he urged more military support for libyan rebels, primarily in the forms of weapons and trading. he said he calls the rebels his heroes. >>> a police investigation continues into a shooting in the city of pittsburg. two people were wounded and stray bullets littered the street. investigators have not released information about the arrest. >>> in toronto, canada, a man has been charged with first-degree-murder in the death of a chinese exchange student. the girl was chatting with her boyfriend in china by web cam when the boyfriend said she let a man into her apartment and began struggling with him the woman was later found dead. the suspect is a 29-year-old man who once attended the same university as the victim. >>> the number of illegal immigrants in california's jails and prisons jumped 17% in 2003. a new federal audit said more than 100,000 illegal immigrant inma

i think that's very much what it appears to be and we can see that actually from john mccain who is on the board of the international republican institute and the new york times just calmly admitted in mid april that the international republican institute is one of the organizations that has been funding these so-called spontaneous grassroots uprisings in the arab spring so he obviously has a vested interest in what he's talking about there and i think we've seen the president in libya with the way that the sanctions speaking in a no fly zone became bombing but not to get rid of gadhafi and then and then that was changed when obama and sarkozy and cameron can be joined in the international herald tribune and yes they will not stop until gadhafi is gone and now you have people like william hague calmly floating the idea that could have you must be assassinated and so we see the exact same type of buildup that that's going on in libya starting now with the idea of sanctions and other types of un led. sanctions and other such activities against syria james you mentioned that john mccain w

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after a surprise trip to libya, senator john mccain says it's hard to see really who is winning. mccainone of several critics questioning nato's tragedy and demanding more direct action by the u.s. military. but the administration stresses there needs to be limits. >> this is a pretty bloody situation. and it has the earmarks of being a stalemate. now we hope that gadhafi will crumble from within, but hope is not a tragedy. >> we have been very clear what we would do, and we have done it. >> while the united states has scaled back air cover missions, it stepped up attacks with unmannedrretoda drones. the rebels say they're willing to supply all the manpower in the fight, but they do need more arms and more money to win. >>> that's the sound of protesters in yemen shouting no when asked if they're tired of demonstrating. thousands of protesters stood their ground today in the capital, even though opposition leaders reached a deal with regime leaders. president ali abdullah le agreed yet to transfer power to his vice president. in exchange he and his sons will have immunity from prosecuti

meanwhile arizona senator john mccain arrived in libya a few hours ago. he is meeting with rebels trying to oust that country's leader moammar qaddafi. >>> "good friday" weather not bad. patchy fog out there this morning and temperatures in the 40s and 50s in most spots. more clouds throughout the day today and we have a weak system off the coast bringing with it more clouds. you can see a clear start but here come the clouds across the pacific. just a weak ridge out here isn't going to hold the clouds back. they are going to come racing over the top of that ridge and yup, we have mostly cloudy skies toward the afternoon. so later today, this system comes onshore, doesn't look like it will bring rainfall but this one right here for the weekend, that could bring a couple of drops just some real light stuff but it looks like at least a slight chance of some showers. temperatures are expected to be into the 60s this afternoon. not bad at all. 65 san jose mostly cloudy. 64 morgan hill. 62 union city. much of the east bay going to see clouds. temperatures are

ago, 65% of republicans were excited about the candidates for president, including juliani, john mccain, as well as others, including mike huckabee. and this is a low number. i agree with you that victory has a fragrance all its own. if somebody starts winning a bunch of primaries, there will start to emerge and be seen as more exciting. but this is a real problem. i point out, in spite of donald trump's telephonic retelling of one of america's most prominent columnists, and the new york times poll, he got 25 percent favorable and 46% unfavorable.

the crucial words there for mccain were "crumble from within."rsations with the foreign policy team of obama is that they're really not hoping the rebels can take over the country, they're hoping there will be defections, and that's why the predators are there, to make sure if you're a gadhafi lieutenant driving around, you're not sure who's up in the sky ready to hit you. so we're ratcheting up the pressure and i think that's probably the right thing to do. >> one of the big topics trending as we've been monitoring it throughout the program -- we've been on tweet deck. libya's certainly been one of those topics. gas prices something a lot of people have been talking to me about in the course of the program, as well as the debt ceiling. and here is this tweet from zach moeller -- "for those of us looking for jobs, budget fight is secondary in u.s. economy." this is really interesting, gene, because that linkage between the two has not really been made very well by either party so far. >> no, it hasn't been made. and actually, i think both parties

mccain has been critical of the president's decision to allow nato to enforce the u.n.-ordered no-fly zone. meantime, president obama approved the use of unmanned drone to attack government ground forces in libya. >>> he went from corporate manager to activist. this morning, the man credited with sparking the egyptian revolution is here in the bay area. now, he has a new mission. here is abc7's lisa amin gulezian with the man who became the face of the democracy movement. >> i amen egyptian who thought of doing things different way. >> he's many things. google exec, activist and top of the time magazine list of 100 most influential people in the world because of this. the political revolution in egypt that let to ousting of hosni mubarak. this 30-year-old became symbolic leader of change organizing the first massive protest in tahir square, through a facebook page. he came to plug and play, start-up incubator to talk about it. >> a tool to educate people on what is going on and how bad the situation is. never envision it would happen but it did. while he is in silicon v

. >>> coming up next at 5:00, what senator john mccain has to say about the fighting in libya after a surprise visit to that

yesterday mccain said. i think we can do the same thing we did in the afghan struggle against the russians there are ways to get weapons in without direct us supplies supply. let's arm the rebels even though we have no clue clue who they are just like we arm the afghans back in the eighty's that worked out really well with give you know some of the nod all as weapons and they eventually went on to become the taliban that we currently are fighting a war against. i think i figured it out john mccain solutions are always about continuing wars not end you. and the very very ugly republican oklahoma state representative sally occur in the state house yesterday passed a proposal to limit it from the live action in defense of that measure representative sally kern offered and roche's argued about how black people simply don't work as hard as white people she said i've taught school i saw a lot of people of color out of the study hard because they something government would take care of them. with racist talk like

. >> schieffer: senator mccain just came out of libya. he said we need to take qaddafi out. do you agree with that? >> i agree we need to support the multinational coalition that the arab league and the african union and the u.n. put in place. we need to give it a little bit of time. i think the squeeze play that we are applying more and more pressure to qaddafi with military action, with an embargo will eventually succeed. >> schieffer: do you think we should recognize the rebel government in libya, senator blumenthal? senator mccain seems to think that would be a wise thing to do. >> we need to be very cautious about who exactly the rebels are. and i think one of the contributions of senator mccain's trip is that we know more about them. he certainly has given his personal view that they are legitimate, that they are not al qaeda, and that would certainly blend support that we should recognize them, but at the same time the people of libya should decide who their government is. >> schieffer: what about you, senator kirk? do you think we ought to recognize that rebel govern

mccain called the members of the transitional national council a powerful and hopeful example of what a free libya could be. >> they need to have the sanctions that are on them, on the provisional council, to be lifted. they need to have a... in my view to be recognized by the united states. >> reporter: council members think they've found a friend in high places. >> he understands the basic demands of the libyan people so we're happy. we're glad. we're proud. >> reporter: the rebel military effort also got a vote of confidence, but not a total commitment from the senator. >> they also need weapons, but those, i think, could be provided by other countries. >> reporter: you don't see the u.s. providing weapons for them at this stage? >> i think we could facilitate, as we did in the afghan conflict against the russians, but i think other countries are able to do that. >> reporter: in the senator's view, what the rebel fighters need most are anti-armor weapons, targeting equipment and, above all, better communications. as big a morale booster as senator mccain's presence was, the simple

i think i figured out john mccain solutions are always about continuing wars not ending. and the very very ugly republican oklahoma state representative sally kirk the state house yesterday passed a proposal to eliminate the from of action in defense of that measure representative sally kern offered and roche's argued about how black people simply don't work as hard as people she said i've taught school and i saw a lot of people of color out of the study hard because they suck big government would take care of them. with braces talk like that i'm afraid to see how you run your classrooms and it's very clear. that impenetrable wall that our founding fathers built in between church and state is starting to crumble today conservatives around the country with the crude help of corporate x. hacksaws are chipping away piece by piece at this wall of separation and they're not going to be satisfied until the entire thing comes crumbling down to see exactly what's going on at the church of florida or the republican controlled state government is letting corporations suck money out

carol. >> reporter: senator john mccain calls the libyan rebels his heros. he himself this morning got a heros welcome. as a tough republican he has been pushing for u.s. military intervention to remove moammar gadhafi from power. the purpose of his trip is to meet with rebel leaders. in the meantime president obama had green lighted the use of drone proditors. they began flying thursday. two will be flying over the country at all times. >> the president has said that where we have unique capabilities he is willing to use these and in fact hi has approve -- he has approved the use of armed predators. >> we are sending in the drones but secretary gate says it doesn't mean we are sending in troops. live in washington carol han. >>> last night in libya a greek passenger fairy arrived in ben gad city. it was carrying the bodies of two photo journalists. they were holding these banners showing support for the united states for britain, and the families of those journalists. >>> california's jails and prisons increationed by 17% since 2003. now according to a new

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but the bombing of pan am flight one hundred three you heard everyone from john mccain to progressive t.v. host ed schultz using that as an excuse to justify this u.s. bombing the fact is though that. the u.n. security council resolution one thousand seventy three that was passed was very narrowly passed because five very powerful countries china russia brazil india in germany. abstained their populations represent a majority of the citizens of the world as represented on the security council so i think that the united states also was engaged in some reactionary politics here and the feeling that we had to do something to show the relevance and i also think the obama administration was probably afraid of having part of its legacy be like that of president clinton's that rwanda was happening and you failed to stop it so i think on the one hand libya was a convenient way to show that the u.s. was taking action in the middle east in the midst of all these uprisings on the flip side of it you have tremendous repression going on in yemen you have the u.s. support for the corrupt monarchy i

we know it's necessary to help as much as we can. >> mccain says all should recognize the newly formed government as legitimate voice of the libyan people and is urging them to provide council with every appropriate means of assistanc assistance. >>> in syria today, witnesses say 11-year-old boy is among 49 people killed in the bloodiest day of that uprising. security forces fired live bullet and tear gas on prodemocracy demonstrations across the country and launched crackdown on month-long uprising against the authoritarian government. more than 200 people have been killed. >>> the remains of a petaluma soldier who died in world war ii will be buried with full military honors this afternoon. simms died in a plane crash in himalayas in 1943. he and crew members were transporting supplies to chinese forces battling the japanese. according to the "press democrat" a mountaineer found remains in 2003 and dna sample from relative resulted in a match. >>> new york to los angeles. still ahead, the cross-country road trip three guys are taking in a yellow cab. plus -- >> everybody was shocked.

durability last election john mccain didn't talk to the "new york times" at all. chris: he had reason though, didn't he? [laughter] >> at the same time, the mainstream media will still be doing the stories that drive the agenda. >> look, we're all being tested now. the survival of this so-called mainstream media has to do with quality. if you assemble a bunch of questions and go to a candidate and say look, i'm see, i really want to ask about this and you take them as seriously as they take themselves, and believe me that he -- they all take themselves seriously, and you have done your homework and you are fair-minded and neutral, they are going to engage. when i've done these books on bush and obama, i send this, i hate to disclose trade craft here but i send in 20-page memos saying this is what i want to ask about. people say well, you're tipping them off. i say yes, i want them to do some homework themselves and be fully engaged. i think you can do that with lots of work and -- but if it's just "we'd like to come in and chat about the news of the day," we'll --

senator john mccain is in libya today meeting with rebel forces. he was warmly greeted by many people carrying american flags. mccain has been an advocate for libyan rebels. >>> carrying the bodies of two photo journalist killed covering the fighting. dozens showed up to greet the fairy. >>> going door to door and looking for sex offenders. >>> well how much these protestors shove out just to attend president obama's fundraising dinner and what they were asking for. >>> good morning, westbound 24 traffic looking pretty good on the way to oakland. we'll tell you more straight ahead. >>> good morning, to you. we've made it to friday and we're sweetening the deal here. dry conditions. partly to mostly sunny skies. slightly warmer in the afternoon. >>> the heavy winter storm could mean dangerous northern california reservoirs and river this spring. safety experts are reminding boaters to always wear life jackets and warming -- and warning swimmers water can make you tired fast. >> sheriffs office. >> they went door to door looking for sex offenders vio

hearing from our politicians obama is being obviously rather silent on this in terms of the john mccain's and joe lieberman's and lindsey graham says the blank is always to be. normal are more i mean who am i trying to convince here do you think the american people are actually convinced when they sit at home on sunday morning and watch these these news shows or is are they going to think themselves the salt political moments thinking john mccain lindsey graham is not thinking they're all trying to score political points there may be half a dozen people on both sides of the aisle democrats and republicans who are actually thinking and their thinking is drowned out by the rest of them who are trying to make political points out of their little point that we're talking about with with defense contractors with the military grants political points right now there are even more per go on than that they're trying to make points against the president or for the president because this is the political season already we're trying to line up and have a campaign two years out and these are points th

>>mark: senator john mccain is in libya meeting with rebel forces.e of the supporters of the u.s. military intervention in libya. saying rebels fighting are his heroes. mccain is a top republican on the senate arms committee and said he's there to assess the situation. on man creditors are providing 24- hour patrols over libya as president barack obama approved the use of these armed drones on the armed forces for the first time since american turned over the operation in they go back 8 1/4. the rebels have been complaining that nato air strikes have been largely ineffective. defense secretary said the creditors will limit the u.s. role but will provide additional help to nato. he insists u.s. boots will not touch libyan soil. japan >>darya: said they had brought up an extra budget. the parliament is expected to pass the budget next the government will allocate about a quarter of the budget to fix the roads to and the courts damaged by the earthquake and tsunami. they said the cost of the desert could reach $309 billion. the most expensive natural di

or something along those lines and so what we have is this stalemate and we have people like john mccain saying and talk a little on the rebels which may not even be the most important thing training the rebels as much as arming them and we are going to have a situation where we'll have we may have this little state that used to be libya cut it in different parts with the date of the united nations being here in force. and well supposedly advisers now on the ground there as well or at least going there from italy and from the u.k. i just also want to ask a quick question obviously there was a lot of chaos because obama went into libya without asking for congress's approval there's a sixty day period at some point after the sixty days he's going to have to ask for some money for some proof approval is a need do you think that they're going to say yes well a little over the first person the first person asking the constitutional issues my understanding is that if congress is interested in pursuing its responsibilities with regards to the war powers act which of the sixty two sensors or the

libya has seemed to have reached a stalemate and yet we still have of course the people like john mccain in our world are saying that we should arm the libyan rebels we should do it just like we did in afghanistan but i don't understand because i think that at the end of the day that didn't really work out so well that you know it is really seems like a terrible idea and it has become clearer and clearer that the fears of the people who were the targets critical of the intervention. are really being demonstrated to be right here there was no plan there was no set of objectives here that anybody had any idea for an end state where you know gadhafi would be caught or we would have some sort of partition or something along those lines and so what we have is this stalemate and we have it right john mccain saying things like that let's arm the rebels which may not even be the most important thing training the rebels is much more important than arming them and we are going to have a situation where would that we may have this little state that used to be libya cut it in different parts with th