p.j. crowley, state department spokesman, i think we have traced it to the violence, to elements close to the government or the ruling party, although he added that he wasn't aware of how far up the chain those elements went. >> steve kingston speaking to me earlier. the british government's first evacuation flights have now arrived back in the u.k. some that have lived there for years now feel that egypt is just becoming too dangerous. our correspondent joined some of those heading to the airport in cairo. >> the marbled floor of a five-star hotel in cairo. nothing is normal here anymore. that's why these people have decided it's time to get out. the name check is done behind closed curtains. will is a tense moment as we pass within a few hundred meters of tahrir square. for some pro government supporters, foreigners are now a target. as we head toward the airport, i ask a british egyptian why he's leaving. >> the last 10 days, i don't know what's happening. people go crazy. every day something has changed. you can't expect what will happen tomorrow. people with machine guns. i have a fa

p.j. crowley said, "we're not trying to dictate anything..." >> with all due respect to the foreign minister, he should not be amazed if that is the word he used at our call for rescinding emergency law. we have been calling for that for years, if not decades. so again, we let's go from back to front. what we want to see for egypt, we think it's vitally impossible to egypt's future is free fair and credible elections. and we want to see a broad based open process that allows egypt to move fwd and advance to reach that objective. >> ifill: at the white house, press secretary robert gibbs reinforced that message. he said vice president suleiman and the egyptian regime must do much more than they've done so far. >> i think it is clear that what the government has put thus far put forward has yet to meet the minimum threshold for the people of egypt. and i think unless and until that process takes hold, i think you're going to see the continued pictures that all of us are watching out of cairo and out of other cities throughout egypt. >> lehrer: amid the diplomatic exchange today, the unrest in

p.j. crowley dismissed that claim. >> every indication that we have these are spontaneous, these are indigenous, these are people across the region standing up and demanding more of their governments. and in fact, in yemen, you've got a clash of protesters who want change and protesters who want the status quo. >> lehrer: in iraq today, violent demonstrations erupted about 100 miles southeast of baghdad. 2,000 iraqis demanding better services attacked government offices in the city of kuht. a top medical official reported 50 people were hurt. police denied reports they had opened fire. in neighboring iran, government supporters and opponents clashed at a funeral for one of two people killed in monday's protests. and in a speech, supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei rejected president obama's criticism of iran for using force against protesters. >> ( translated ): america can bully a country as long as the people are not standing up for it. the governments do not know that people come to power or leave power because of the u.s. one day america supports himr1te unfair, free and fair elections an

p.j. crowley. >> he did so as a private citizen. those views are his own. they do not reflect the views of the united states government. >> reporter: still president obama again stopped short of calling for mubarak to resign now in his sunday interview with fox news. >> only he knows what he's going to do. here's what we know is that egypt is not going to go back to what it was. >> reporter: there also was word today of the human cost of forcing change. human rights watch reported nearly 300 people have died so far in the two-week-old uprising. >> ifill: now to the view from the streets and the people of cairo, and to our correspondent on the ground, margaret warner. >> warner: day 14 of the popular uprising in egypt. there's no sign that the protestors in tahrir square are going anywhere. on land bought with the blood of comrades whom the throngs here now call martyrs. >> they died for us to live. >> warner: after roller coaster days of peaceful protests and mayhem a sense of promise has returned to this broad cross-section of egyptian society assembled in

p.j. crowley was asked about conditions on the ferry. >> i can only imagine. these people have been onboard the ship for now well over 24 hours. i'm sure they are uncomfortable. they slept last night on the ship. >> lehrer: relief did come today for hundreds of europeans trying to get out. we have a report from eastern libya, where qaddafi's rule has been thrown off, but the evacuations continue. again, we are not naming or showing the correspondent. >> reporter: they drove bulldozers through the walls of the barracks where colonel qaddafi's hated militia had their headquarters. no everyone comes to look. they can't quite believe what what they did. opposite, the police station burned and shot to pieces. the people of benghazi are exhaust exalted but the foreigners caught up in this couldn't wait to leave. now they don't have to because h.m.s. "cumberland" came into shore this morning. people queued to get on board. some had been living in the town others made perilous journeys from miles away across the desert or along the coast road. the children don't under

p.j. crowley. at live coverage at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. the house is not in session, but the senate has been working on legislation related to the health-care repeal a law. we heard from our reporter covering the story. the issue of health care is once again being debated in the u.s. senate. what are they talking about? >> they will vote on an amendment offered by senator mitch mcconnell could there is also an appeal for a tax reporting requirement in the bill that even president obama says they want to do away with. >> what is that the likely outcome of those votes? >> we don't expect the repeal vote to succeed. a budget point of order against mcconnell's comment raises the requirement to 60. it looks like all the democrats will stick together in opposing the repeal. and the tax reporting provision, both parties are for it. it is an amended by debbie stabenow from michigan. we expect that when to succeed. reiddn't majority leader say a week ago that it would not make it to the floor? what changed his mind? >> he did, and part of the agree

p.j. crowley. in the meantime, today's state department briefing is underway,.j. crowley is -- p.j. crowley is there offering remarks about the the prettial unrest in libya. the obama administration will throw it weight behind the european effort to expel libya from the u.n.'s top human rights body to look into alleged atrocities committed by the qadhafi regime. here's live coverage on c-span2. >> good afternoon, everybody. sorry i'm late, i apologize. [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible] >> i take it back. [laughter] >> there you go. >> before we get started, i have a couple of details about recent conversations that president obama has had with foreign leaders. first, since the readout was sent last night fairly late, i just want to make sure that all of you know e last night around 8 p.m. eastern the president spoke with mexico president calderon. president obama expressed appreciation for the strong investigative work of the mexicans to arrest one of special agent zapata's alleged killers, and president calderon expressed appreciation for the cooperation of american agencies

p.j. crowley started his briefing with reporters. he will answer a lot of questions about egypt. live coverage here on c-span. >> mubarak is akin, -- a king, not elected. >> jordan is a significant partner in the region. king abdullah, just like his father and like president mubarak, have been strong supporters and participants in the efforts to pursue middle east peace. notwithstanding the ongoing change or transformation that may be occurring across the region, our interest remained the same. it is our interests a bad guide our relationship. we have very strong relationship with king abdallah. we look forward to working with his new cabinet. we have a strong partnership because we have many shared interests. >> does that mean that monarchs are safe? in nepal, a popular uprising took down a monarchy. you have monarchs who enjoy u.s. support. from morocco to bahrain. i am wondering if it is different if they are attending -- >> our message to george route is our message to egypt is our message to -- jordan is our message to egypt is our message to yemen. we want to see political

p.j. crowley would not comment about the cia connection saying davis is a member of the administrative and at the embassy and enjoys full diplomatic immunity. >> this relatively small issue could be the straw that breaks the camel's back. and sets back relations between the united states and this important country. >> reporter: davis's fate is complicated by being arrested in the strong hold of the anti-opposition party making it harder for the government to accept american demands that he be allowed to come home. ann? >> andrea, thank you. chicago residents vote for a new mayor today to replace richard daly. rahm emanuel, a front runner, must get more than 50% of the vote to avoid a run-off. the countdown is on for discovery, its final voyage was scrubbed since november due to cracks in the external fuel tank. lift-off is now set for thursday. it is now 8:04. now back inside to meredith, willie and al. >> we're awake now. >> what happened? >> well, a gentleman behind the barrier there and as we started to talk he said -- you caught the words. >> i've got god's gift to music or -- >> hurle

p.j. crowley. >> i'm entitled to 20 minutes anyway. you've moved up. [inaudible] [laughter] >> okay.good afternoon and welcome to the department of state. a number of things to talk about before taking your questions. secretary clinton will meet this afternoon with foreign minister of brazil, and i would expect there will be two primary issues they talk about. first of all the president's upcoming trip to brazil next month which will be an opportunity for our cooperation and partnership in important areas of mutual interest. and secondly, since brazil is currently the president of the u.n. security council, they'll have the opportunity to talk about libya, reflect on yesterday's very strong statement from the u.n. security council, and is discuss future steps of the international community can take. staying in this region, today marks the one year anniversary of the death of our land of orlando the part of the mile, a cuban political prisoner who died following an 11 week hunger strike calling for the release of his fellow political prisoners in cuba. he was a courageous you managing