that address included a plea from the white house, namely, abandon libyan leader moammar gaddafi. the white house wants the au, the african union, to call on gaddafi to step down, despite the fact that gaddafi himself was chosen president of the au and served as such from february 2009 to january 2010. president obama hopes that gaddafi will heed the words every his african union allies and step down, ending the civil war between his forces and libyan rebels. secretary clinton says the fate of libya is now in africa's hands. >> your words and your actions could make the difference in bringing this situation to finally close. >> here's the lists of demands from washington. one, au nations should call for a cease-fire between gaddafi's forces and the rebels. two, au nations should call on gaddafi to resign. three, au nations should suspend their embassy operations in libya. four, au nations should expel from their own nations any diplomat who are pro-gaddafi. five, au nations should put their support behind the anti- gaddafi rebels. question, presenting our demands to the african uni

. >>> nightcast is accusing moammar gaddafi of using mosques and children's parks as shields for his military rations and also nato admitted it mistakenly struck a column of rebel vehicle obvious an airstrike on thursday. nato offered no numbers on casualties, but said it regreeted any loss of life. >>> in argentina, police found nearly 1,000 pounds of cocaine anyway us-flagged yacht. authorities were tipped off something was amiss when the yacht diverted from its route. they found the drugs with an estimated street value of $2 million. they also found weapons and ammunition. but as for the crew, they were nowhere to be found. >>> five inmates testified today in the american student's retrial in italy. two of them said knox was not involved in the 2007 kill of heifer roommate while studying abroad and one convict says he knows because another prisoner told him so. another inmate testified and claimed it was his brother who was responsible for the murder during a robbery. knox was sentenced lasted year to 26 years in prison. >>> tributes from fans and fellow musicians are pouring in f

. >> moammar gaddafi talking -- the strange conversation he had, just mowments ago. . . >> . >> goodng, patchy little clouds around. kind of getting chewed up a little bit. giving way to sunshine, breezy and cool are conditions, 60s, 70s and very low 0s. >> time now, 8:15. for the first time, lawmakers are considering taking away all federal restrictions on pot. ktvu's allison burns is live in our newsroom, with all of the details >> reporter: subpoenas my last update an hour ago, i talked to a spokesman for the marijuana policy, a group pushing to lift the federal band on pot. there are alot of momentums to get this through congress, but it will be an uphill battle. federal drug enforcement agents would no longer be involved inning cracking down on marijuana manufacturing and use. states would make their own marijuana laws and enforce them. >> this is really significant in that it is going to end a mainly portion of the drug war that is responsible for huge taxpayer expenditure, massive incarceration -- >> reporter: congressman ron paul, oakland democratic congress woman barbara lee

moammar gaddafi caused civilian casualties. for a global ghihaad and the tsunami damage people had to wear protective gear and emergency and our equipment from a contractor. there was plans plant data from tokyo electric that they were extremely underqualified and unprepared. famous scientists say that 2 million people and displaced of flooding. a chinese news agency that torrential rains have left huge areas and provinces under water. thousands are inundated with thousands of businesses being forced to suspend operations. damages are at $772 million. with 107 people dead or missing. >> a final glimpse of the sun. a beautiful shot over the pacific ocean. when the sun returns tomorrow, it is even going to be hotter than today. i live look to the bay bridge toll plaza, blue skies and warm temperatures 80s in cambridge park at the coast it is a different story. 56 degrees in ocean beach. we have had that fog yesterday. this is just a typical pattern in the summertime. what is going to happen for tomorrow and for tuesday is that we

they believe the air assaults against moammar gaddafi is not enough to trigger the war power's resolution. however, both the justice department and pentagon lawyers think the president needs congressional support after 90 days. >>> the white house calls it a social gathering, but some business could get done today on a washington, d.c. golf course. president obama and house speaker john boehner will tee off together for the first time amidst tensions on several key issues. over the past few weeks, the two have openly disagreed about reducing the country's debt and military involvement in libya. aides to both men say they doubt a breakthrough on any issue will be made but that maybe spending time together will improve their relationship. >>> and this weekend's online video address, president obama is addressing his most important job being a father. >> between my own experiences growing up and my ongoing efforts to be the best father i can be, i've learned a couple things what auer children need most from our parents. first foremost, need our time. and more important than the quantity of h

. >>> for the first time ever a nato campaign against libyan leader moammar gaddafi apache attack helicoptersey're from britain. a defense office announced they were used just hours ago to hit two targets near the city. the use of helicopters is considered a big boost to rebel forces in libya who continue to fight against gaddafi. >>> iraqi attack against the presidential palace in yemen left five people injured, including the country's president. video captured shows smoke from the presidential palace billowing into the air. the president is said to be okay but he did suffer some minor injuries. rifle tribesmen are said to be responsible for the attack. >>> lawrence eagle eagle burrer has died. representatives of george w. bush released the news an hour ago. he was called one the most capable and respected diplomats our foreign service has ever produced. >>> a teenager who says he sold his kidney in order to buy apple's new ipad. chinese television reports a 17- year-old boy received $3400 to have his kidney removed. this shows the teenager and the scar left behind. he reportedly butt a lapt

there was no doubt at the time we intervened that if we had not moammar gaddafi would have slaughtered his own people and reasserted control over libya. he made it clear that was what he was going to do. it was clear that the people rising up for the legitimate opportunity to be heard in their government did not have the power and the force to stop him. we did. if we had not acted there was no question that muammar gaddafi would be in charge of libya and we would have shared at least some piece of the responsibility. we in the united states have the power, the force to stop a humanitarian catastrophe and chose not to act, and that's one of the most critical elements in deciding whether or not we should intervene. can we intervene in a successful way? yes, there are many countries throughout the world that face crises right now. in syria, in the sudan, in congo. whole bunch of places. most of those places there is no clear military mission that we could accomplish and achieve. in libya there was. if which intervened we could stop gaddafi from regaining control of this country. at the ti

there was no doubt at the time we intervened that if we had not moammar gaddafi would have slaughtered his own people and reasserted control over libya. he made it clear that wawhat he was going to do. it was clear that the people rising up for the legitimate opportunity to be heard in their government did not have the power and the force to stop him. we did. if we had not acted there was no question that muammar gaddafi would be in charge of libya and we would have shared at least some piece of the responsibility. we in the united states have the power, the force to stop a humanitarian catastrophe and chose not to act, and that's one of the most critical elements in deciding whether or not we should intervene. can we iervene in a successful way? yes, there are many countries throughout the world that face crises right now. in syria, in the sudan, in congo. whole bunch of places. most of those places there is no clear military mission that we could accomplish and achieve. in libya there was. if which intervened we could stop gaddafi from regaining control of this country. at the time w