. >> the french president, nicklas sarkozy talked with the prime minister by phone. he along with the french foreign minister praise what they call, the determination and courage of the libyan rebells. >> translator: it is obviously for us i matter of great satisfaction. we want to help the libyan people rid themselves of a dictatorship. france took risks but these were calculated risks and the cause was just. >> we also heard from u.s. president, barack obama, the president warned of the danger of reprisal as power changed hands and the importance of reconciliation. and he had a message for moammar gadhafi . >> i want to emphasize that this is not over yet. as the regime collapses, there's still fierce fighting in some areas. and we have reports of regime elements threatening to continue fighting. although it's clear that gadhafi's rule is over he still has the opportunity to reduce further bloodshed by explicitly reling kwishing the power and causing throws that are fighting to lay down their arms for the sake of libya. >> we have this report on how the u.s. could