-sanked air attacks this evening, libyan leader muammar gadhafi has declared a cease fire. libyan forces have been bat dted by french war planes and u.s. missiles launched from french warships. brian moore has the latest from washington. >> reporter: with a second day of fighter jet attacks and missile strikes, european and american forces have blinded muammar gadhafi's air defenses, crippled his air force and now are threatening to pound his army into submission. >> we judge the strikes to have been very effective in significantly degrading the regime's air defense capability. >> reporter: the libyan leader threatened a long, bitter fight. hours later, he declared the second cease fire in less than a week. in brazil, president obama declared libya's fate will be decided by libyans. >> the change they seek must be driven by their own people. >> reporter: and he's drawn sharp boundaries for the u.s. military. >> the president has been very clear that we're not going to put any boots on the ground. this isn't about occupation in any way, shape or form. >> reporter: the united

we are he had to fight muammar gadhafi. the libyan people will -- when we will -- where we will choose -- but look. you think that you are going to take -- and have victory against -- my language -- i should resist. that is old language. not victory or defeat. it is our must. our duty. to fight. we'll never surrender. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you for the very, very warm words and courageous words. now the floor is for the journalists. to give them the opportunity. can the mic -- here? the other mic -- where is the other michigan ic? -- mic? i have two mics? one on this side and the other mic? i would like everyone to recognize himself or herself first and then address whoever they want from the panel. yes? >> [speaking foreign language] >> considering under what umbrella i'm going to work now. i think that will discussed very carefully with the united states department of state and we already have the -- realized that we will be active to work here and actually i have the authorization about maybe 10 days ag

the leader of libya, muammar gadhafi is the standing his ground. in an interview with the bbc has denied there is wide opposition to his role. the european union agreed to sanctions against his regime today. the western world is discussing ways to persuade him to step down. almost a week since the earthquake amid such terrible damage in christchurch, new zealand. it now looks like parts of the city may be off limits for months. as funerals were held for some of the victims, experts said that possibly one-third of of buildings they have to be raised to the ground. -- may have to be razed to the ground. >> imagine the feeling of terror act as the earth beneath you begins to shake. peter simmons knows all too well what it is like. he was in a cinema with his wife when the earthquake struck, bringing the building down around him. >> i was wedged, fairly tightly wedged under the seats in front. the seat had collapsed and all gone down. my wife managed to get to her feet and she went out to try to find somebody to help because i could not move. i was wed

a time western powers have frozen the accounts of muammar gadhafi and other senior figures in libya's government the u.s. alone has blocked thirteen billion dollars the largest amount of foreign assets ever seized an american sanctioned action but as artie's loyalists are reports now history suggests maybe it may never see its money again after the international wealth crowd. but as the violence continues in libya the u.s. sends warships and more troops in that direction fueling speculation of a military intervention and meanwhile western countries may have already launched a war against colonel moammar gadhafi as north african regime most countries consider. the freezing of assets. of. the weapons here the foreign assets of either libya the country or khadafi and his family that some estimate to be almost one hundred billion dollars it's believed to be spread across the globe oriel money invested in the country's sovereign wealth fund everything from a stake in the company that owns the financial times newspaper to land near the spanish resort town of marbury are being developed into

international criminal court is launching an investigation into the actions of libyan leader muammar gadhafi and some of his supporters for alleged crimes against humanity it's the first time the courts launched a probe into an ongoing event in libya itself the battle for the oil rich east continues with reports of airstrikes over the turn of gregory rebels claim they took a hundred good supporters hostage during the fighting the country's witnessing the most deadly of all the arab revolts with over two thousand reported killed during more than a fortnight of quite. international community has condemned the harsh methods used to crack down on the opposition this comes as the u.s. deploys troops to two warships already approaching libyan shores movements raised fears of foreign intervention. has warned of a growing humanitarian crisis from a true museum border where hundreds of thousands of stranded after fleeing libya after u.s. policy are reports no from trueness recur but all struggles to cope with the huge influx of refugees. some one hundred eighty thousand people have fled libya with se

reporters will talk about the president's comments with muammar gadhafi in the situation in the country. is that a plaintiff in the u.s. millet terry to ask potentially rapidly in libya at the. c-span 2 that are 1:30 eastern. until then, journalists and political analyst at the salt lake club discussed the dumping them egypt, libya and the middle east. contact with the foreign media's coverage of the antigovernment protest in the role of the son of libyan leader muammar gadhafi. this is about 90you minutes.stii >> sir, your name? t >> what is your take on theuld u humanity -- can i ask you tohe hold the mic closer? there's a fallout if sanctions are put in place? please remember in iraq, in december 50,000 children died during the sanction period while it was put in place. your take on both. followed from the violence, as for the sanctions. >> thank you. >> who'd like to start up? what is your fear of what the humanitarian impact would be for the sanks -- sanctions or indeed just ongoing violence? >> honestly, i don't think it's anyone like to advocate for like sanctions affecting the p

gadhafi needs to step down from power and leave. >> reporter: president obama toughened his rhetoric after the escalation in libya. for a second day muammaradhafi's war planes launched attacks near libyan rebel force who's were holding an oil region west of tripoli, the capital. no word on what, if anything, the jets hit. by the fighter jet had to be ordered by the libyan strong man. >> the violence must stop. moammar gadhafi has lost legitimacy to lead and he must leave. those who perpetrate the violence against the libyan people will be held accountable. >> reporter: president obama ordered u.s. military aircraft to help evacuate foreigners from libya. but he has not ordered u.s. war planes to attack libyan war planes that take off, grounding gadhafi's air zone with a no fly zone. two senators said let's do it. >> i argue for the no fly zone and i think we could achieve it. >> reporter: but it would not be risk free for u.s. pilots. >> not as simple as throwing up a -- moving an aircraft carrier and deploying a bunch of planes. you have to take action to make sure you have air dominance. >> reporter: action to eliminate gadhafi's senses

throngs of gadhafi supporters in downtown queens where they hide things this i think is what's going on you know all the people are here of course just of the support for our leader muammar gaddafi was one of the higher but examine this it's not just what's being hidden it's also what's actually being seen. as a us. one sided picture of the. situation which kills the media with the idea that there is freedom fighters involved in media and that there is a government regime that in and atrocious terrorist government for the last since one thousand nine hundred eighty this is nonsense he had to just get up he said. do you mean it would be afghanistan. the bullet is clearly not in tripoli and just this clearly we still media has been a little too quick to get just so just see tripoli. and for more on this now we are joined live from tripoli by our teams paula so we are standing by so paula it seems that there is some kind of internal game going on in libya what else have we heard about the possible negotiations between khadafi and the opposition. it's not some kind of internal game with. all the one hand we hearing from opposition groups that one is in talks with him they sa